The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1869, Page 5

ai i FROM ALL PARTS OF 132 WORLD Napoleon’s Position Towards the Papal Council. Spanish Revolutionary Lead- ers in France. Nhe German Arctic Wix- ploring Expedition. ENGLAND. A Home Rowing Match—The Supply of Cote tou. Lonpon, Sept. 3, 1869. ‘The rowing match between Walter Brown, of Port- Me., and Renforth, the present champion, for “She championship of the Thames, has been declared “off.” A match has been arranged between Brown and Sadler, the ox-champion. The Cotton Trade~Demand and Supply. Lonpon, Sept, 3, 186% A correspondent in to-day’s Times, speaking of calamity in the cotton trade, says that it was ‘ing to an increase of the consuming power at a ime when the raw material was decreasing. He that it would be folly in the American plan- to grow 5,000,000 bales of cotton, at double the ex- of land and labor, when the same profit will realized from half that amount, He is certain Shat a well arranged trial must convince the spinner Bf the benedt of co-operating in growing. FRANCE. Napoleon’s State of Mexlih—British Opinion of Hia ludisposition, Parts, Sept, 3, 1809, The health of the Emperor ts improving. Lonpon, Sept, 3, 1869, _ Public opinion continues sceptical with respect to he Emperor Napo'eon’s health. The impression ‘prevails that his real condition is concealed, and this ig not likely to be weakened till the Emperor ‘ If is seen driving into Paris. The Zimes to- ny BRY8:— ‘pe Lrg erage of the Empcror js a gain for the a a8 made them feel that nations must ive individuals and their destinies must not on one lite, It will be the Emperor's fault if piabpaltion be not a gain for himself and his yeasty. He musi suffer no relapse to find him un- + he must admit the poasipiiity of the orid’s going on without him and honestly endeavor Ro sot it eg To achieve this he has only to make jood Prince Napoleon’s words and must base the pire on @ policy unreservedly liveral, ugenle at Home~Spanish War at Napoleon’s Door. Panis, Sept. 8—Evening. The Empress has arrived back at St. Cloud. She das abandoned her Eastern journey for the present, Marshal McMahon has not arrived here, as before Yeported. He 1s till in Algeria. Pezuela, the Count of Cheste, has gone to Vichy. General Prim is there, and it is said Cheste will chal- lenge him. Bank Return. Panis, Sept. 3, 1869, The bullion in the Bank of France has increased Dearly 6,000,000 francs since last week. GERMANY. The Arctic Exploring Expedition. Berwin, Sept. 3, 1869, . Advices were received here to-day trom the Ger- ‘man Arctic expedition. The first 10ce was en- countered on the 12th of July, in latitude 74, longi- tude 10, west. The coast of Greenland was sighted geventeen days afterwards. The expedition had ex- pertenced adverse winds and much mist The ‘Weather was colder than in 1863, All on board were well. SPAIN. Hoping for Don Carlos—Carlists Surrender. MapRID, Sept. 3, 1869. The following news {s oMfcial:—Fifty-nine mem- ers of different Carlist bands in Catalonia have faken advaniage of the amnesty proclamation and S#urrendered themselves. Paris, Sept. 8, 1869. Itis now said that Don Carios has returned to Paris. Feeling Towards Napoleon. MADRID, Sept, 3, 1869. Tho journals of this city comment varionsly on Napoleon's refusal to see General Prim. The Jbena, however, says that an interview has not been sought, and that General Prim’s visit to Paris waa solely on Private business. Zoulla was received av Valladolid with great en- thusiasm. “AUSTRIA. United States Consular Representation. , VEINNA, Sept, 3, 1869, . Mr. Royce had received his exeguatur as Ameri- can Consul. The Americans here are much gratified ‘that the United States was the first to be recognized ‘Under the new rule admitting consuls to other towns than the capital and seaports. ITALY. Communication with New York. A British company proposes to establish a reguiar ‘ne of steamships between Naples and New York, ROME. Rocruite for the Papal Army. Rome, Sept, 3, 1869, ‘Papal recruits continue to arrive. French Imperialism and the Council. Panis, Sept, 3, 1869, It is reported that the French government has de- ‘lined to send a representative to the Ecumenical Mouacil, RUSSIA. Diplomatic Visit to France. Paris, Sept. 3, 1860, Prince Gortschakoff is expected here soon. TURKEY AND EGYPT. ~ wise eeuvoe The Sultan Holdiug the Treasury Key. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 8, 1869. The Sublime Porte has stipulated with the Khedive of Egypt that the latter is to contract no European Joan without his sanction. MISSOURI. Selzure ef Dry Goods Belong! Fuller. Sr. Louis, Sept. 3, 1869, ‘Twenty-four boxes and eleven bales of dry goods, fn transit for Ottawa, Kan., were seized to-day by the aheri under attachment by the First National Bank of Washington, againt Perry Fuller, to satisty ® claim of over $10,000. The goods were purchased to Perry in New York, ILLNESS OF SEMATO? FESSENDEN. PORTLAND, Me, Sept, 8, 1869, Senator W. P. Fessenden & % fesniying i here for eral days with stoppage of the bowels. This Ing efpecame so much worse that It was feared he could not live throngh the day, and this evening be Ablii remains tn the same critical condition. ‘on the cle by Mrs, Stowe in relation to Lord and Lady Byron, writer, after commenting én the char- acter and position of Lord Byron, considers Mri. bie story @ faithful reproduction of Lady ‘atement to her solicitors. The latter do ifeating a desire to discredit, but It is impossible that not hesitate in "aan! do not contradict the story, Mrs, Stowe understood once and forgot afterward the substantial part of thé statement, but ic is per- fectly possible and probable that the wife was a vic- Um of delusion. Wecan find nothing incompatible with such a hypothesis; on the contrary, the story unintentionally confirms it, We have vainly searched to see what Lord Byron saia and did to confirm the suspicton of guilt, and only find vague expressions that the wife was fully convinced, The fact 1s startling, but not the less so when we remember that she thought him in- sane. We canDot conjecture how the wife came to entertain the suspicion; but can easily understand how, once entertaining it she first imposed on hresely and then on Mrs. Stowe. It would only be what thousands of unhappy wives have done before, to have suspicions of exceptional enormity. This quite accounts for the doubts of her husband's sanity, and the low opinion his own confessions may have led her to form of his morality, The Pall Mall Gazette says on this subject:— ‘Whatever may be the reasons that determined Mr, Wentworth and his sister to pontrcne the publica- con of Lady Byron’s papers, Mra, Stowe cannot be such @ serious offender if the f Soyeken seriously thought of pein them, ‘The solicitors, in their letter, recently published, 6 no charge of in- acuracy, Dut Of incompieteness. ‘The inference is that Mrs, Stowe’s statement is correct, but tnat more remains to be told. The London Post also has an article on the ques- tion, wherein the writer says:— Aa Lady Byron’s will committed her pepess to the care of trustees under certain conditions, and as Mrs, Stowe was not one, her story ts ent Sree tous ahd unauthorized. She has commit a breach of confidence reposed in her, and the offence, Le her own showing, does not admit of extenuation, ‘There was no error of judgment in the matter. It 1a for Mrs. Stowe to explain her motives. 1¢ does not signify whether Mrs. Stowe was ignorant of the terms of the will or not, the violation of confidence, the outrage on the dead, the disregard of the teel- ings of the living, are the same. She ought to know that the public conscience cannot be so oftended with impunity. CUBA. Supposed Fillbustering Stenmer at New Orleany—Spanish Detectives Watching Her~Her Ostensible Destinatlon—Conside- rable Excitement. New ORLEANS, Sept. 3, 1869, The Clyde-butit blockade runner Lillian is lying at the levee in the lower part of the city with steam up. Sho has taken on board thirty days’ coal and thirty days’ provisions, as well a8 a double crew, Hor cargo 18 @ mystery. Six Spanish detectives are watching her. Her ostensible destination is Cedar Keys, Fla.; but it 1s believed that she will try to steal away ia the nigut and bring up off the Cuban coast, ‘There is considerable excitement here about her. OCEAN YACHTING, Looking for the Yacht Moteor in England. LONDON, Sept. 3, 1869. Some uneasiness is experlenced here to-day, and along 4 very wide circle of persons, in consequence of the non-arrival of the yacht Meteor, {the yacht Meteor sailed from this port for Europe on Friday, August 20, She left her anchorage oif the Club House at Staten Island at three P. M, on that day.) The Proposed Ocean Yacht Race OM. LONDON, Sept, 3, 1860, The yacht race between Vice Commodore Bennett's Dauntless and Mr. J. Ashbury’s Cambria, whicn was fixed for the 16th of September, will not be sauled on account of the equinoctial gaies, Log of the Yacht Sappho. We have been furnished with the following partic- ulars of the recent voyage of the yacht Sappho from this port to Queenstown:— The Sappho left the lightship off Sandy Hook at seven A. M., July 28, and arrived in Queenstown harbor at nine o'clock Monday, August 9, thus mak- ng the passage in twelve ‘a, Dine hours and thirty-six minutes, She was off the Old Head of Hinsdale at twelve days, seven hours and fifty-one minutes. The weather throughout, although fa’ able, was not such as would have been wished ‘or very fast run. The weather was ealm off the Banks, prevatied for eight or nine days, making it and fc impossible to take observations, sceseneenss vaganeg, | we me -|40 29 88)78 21 00) -; 40 88 83167 27 Oo} "}41 98 88161 82 00} a8 83 Go] e6 86 0a 44 41 89/54 96 15 45 20 98151 25 15) 46 25 747 10 18 42 6 40/4 Ga 45 149 81 18185 21 15) 58 62 66/29 88 15} 1]80 6B 49/34 14 80 ‘Aug 8.15 07 Bult? 06 00 ‘Aug. 9 (50 48 26(10 19 15} Aug.) = ~_ TOU. evecereceeseeeeee ss 2807 REMARKS, be 28—Freah breeze; running 9 to 14 knots; good weather. July 29—Fresh breeze; thick fog; run 47 miles in three ours. July 30~Making 16 knots; wiad died away cal ay BL—Light breeze; foggy; got a glimpse o ude, August 1—Light breeze; devse fog; at 8 P. M. nearly calm. August 2-Nearly calm; going one knot at7 A. M. ; thick fog. Au August 6—Fog and rai August 7—Fresh breez Angust 8—Overcast; misty ; fino breeze. ‘August 9—Overcast | blowing a fresh gale, ‘August 10—Arrived at Quecostown, EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MonkY MAnkET.—LoNDoN, Sept. 3— P, M.—Consois closed at 93 for both money and t! account, American securities closed at the fol- lowing quotations:—United States flve-twenties, 1862, 8375; dO., 1866, Old, 8355; do., 1867, 82%; Erte Rail- way shares, 28%; Illinois Centrals, 041;. Panis BOURSE.—Paris, Sept. 3.—Rentes, T1f. 500, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3—4:30 P. M.—The cotton market closed iy. La iplands, 135d. a 13%d.; middling Orleans, 13% ne sales of the day have been 10,000 bales, 4,000 of which were taken for export and specu- lation. The sales of the week have ea, of which 11,000 were taken for export and 15,000 on speculation, The stock in port ts estimated at 413,000 bales, of which 94,000 are American. The market is a shade firmer. The stock at sea, bound to this port, is estimated at 493,000 bales, of which 11,000 are American, STATE OF TRADE.—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3.—The market for yarns and fabrics at Manchester is quiet but firm, Sept. 3—~Even- HAVRE COTTON MARKRT.—HAvRE, ing.—Cotton closed quiet and unchangea, both on spot and afloat. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFYS MARKRT.—LIVERPOOL., Sept 3—P, M.—The receipts of wheat at this port for tre past three days have been 40,000 quarters, of which 22,600 are American. Flour, 268. @d. per bol. aoen: canal. Corn, 308, 0d. per quarter for an. LONDON MARKETS.—LONDON, Sept. 3.—Tallow, 40a, 6d. & 468, per cwt. Sperm oil, £92 per ton. Re- fined petroiéura, 14. 78. a 1s. 144d. per gallon. ir buoyant at 408, a 403. 9d, per cwt. No. 12 Daten standard, on the spot. PRTROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWERP, Sept. 3,~Petro- leum is firm but unchanged, HAVANA MARKETS. HAVANA, Sept. 3, 1869, Exchange on the United States, sixty days’ sight, currency, 21 per cent discount; short sight, currency, 1915; gold exchange on the United States, short sigtit, 6 a6 per cent premium. ‘PRESENTATION TO EX-POLICE PRESIDENT ACTON, Thomas C. Acton, ¢x-President of the Police Board, was yesterday the recipient of the testimonial bere- tofore described in the HERALD, trom his old asso. ciates and subordinates, The presentation took place at the residence of Mr. Acton, in Saybrook, oun, Me H in A. Kennedy was one of tho fore- host mé® At the ceremony, and was accompanied by ear’ i the prominent police officers in tho force, Speech ware made, ag of course, a band of music was on the ground, aud singing also enilyenod the sae. Reception by the President at the Union Hotel, Saratoga Springs ~ —_ ‘ . SaRaroaa, Sept. 3, 196% The President passed the day mostly in his cottage, receiving afew friends, At a quarter paat nine o'clock this evening be left his cottage to give a re- ception to the many tex)porary residents still here, At au early hour the ladies, {n full feather, attended by their gentlemen escorts, began to throng the capacious parlor of the Union Hotel, until there was scarcely standing room, and those who came after nine o’clock were compelied to find placea on the ptasgas of the hotel. At the hour named the Prest- dent, accompanied Mrs. Grant, resting on the arm of A, T. Mia Nellio Grant, on the arm of Gen- eral Porter, who arrived here this evening, and Master Jesse Grant, following his mother, appeared on the main piazza. The band in attendance simul- tapeously struck up the “Coronation Maroh.” As the President passed through the long lines of ladies and gentlemen ranged on either aide, every token of respect was shown him. With his ft family around him he took a position in the south parlor of the hotel. The crowd approached in two ranks, were fatroduced and passed op, ‘The scene was exceed- ingly brilliant. ‘fhe array of beauty, profusion of jewels and elegance of toilet of the ladies appeared to good advantage under the bright light cast by the chandeliers. The President remained in the parlor nearly two hours, The political quartet who came here with such a rush yesteraay lofi with an equal.aumber of sore heads this ovening. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. A boy, five years old, son of Joseph Bowera, of State street, Atbany, was run over yesterday by @ Span of horses and instantly killed. Miss Sivila Walker, while walking on the Boston and Concord Railroad track near South Acton, Maas., yemrentay aftergoon, was struck by an ex- Press train and instantly killed. The paper mill of George Benton & Son, at Ben- nington, Vt. was burned on Thursday night. ‘The Heed on the mill and stock is $40,000, partially tn- A freight train on the Lebanon Springs Railroad run over a laboring man named Martin Leonard, on Thureday night, two miles above Chatham, N. Y., killing him inatantly. A freight car Fedele | to tne Albany and Boston Railroad Company, while standing at the depot tn Hudson on Thursday night, was entered and a quan- tity of goods consigned to parties at Canaan were stolen. The amouue of the Joss is not ascertained, The case of A. J. Ulman, whose distillery near Baltimore was seized a few weeks since by the reve- nue Officers for compounding liquors in a cisiern room, has been compromised by the Revenue De- partment—Ulman paying $20,000 and ail costs, Five representatives of the Grand Togas and Grand Encampment of Odd Fellows of the State of peter fron will leave Baltimore by rall to-day, to at- tend the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the United States at San Francisco. ‘The manager of the London Imperial Fire Insury pany, of Vhiladelphia, on Thursday paid $250," the loas by the late whiskey fire in that guy, leaving & balance of $64,000 to be paid tn a few ay 8. The Roston city authorities arrived at Providence penearaay: morning and went down to Narraganset jay for a clam-bake, ‘Their special train made the run from Boston to Providence—forty-three milee— in fifty-eight minutes, including a stop. The body of Davia Waguer, a well known con- tractor of Rochester, was found floating in the river below the upper falls at that city yesterday noon. He was seen alive and well about nine o'clock on ‘Thureday night. It is supposed that he fell from the railroad bridge while making his way home. In the town of Oswell, N. Y., on Thursday, a fare mer named Joun Reynolds was stabbed several times by a neighbor named Russel Woolver. Reynolds ex- pired almost immediately. The diMculty aroze from alleged trespasses and other land troubles. Woolver ig undergoing Judictal examination to-day. Tho vault of the Lime Rock Bank, at Rockland, Me., was broken into by burglars on eta Seen first picked the lock of the Western Union Telegraph office, adjoining the bank, and from thence made an opening of abont eighteen inches in diameter through @ brick wall into the bank vault, The attempt on the bank lock was unsuccessful, but it was disar- Tanged so that the bank officers have as yet been un- able to open the safe, The burglars left their tools behind, including a signal line extending into the street and intended as a guard against surprise, AURORA BOREALIS. Shortly before twelve o'clock last evening the northern horizon begun to be illuminated with the auroral light, At dtteen minutes after midnight the auroral arch extended from the north-northeast to the north-northwest horizon, appearing at times un- ugually brilliant, A few auroral clouds, sireamers and electric waves accompanied the display. Tho Aurora as Obacrved at Utica. Urica, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1860. At eleven o'clock this evening a luminoua bolt of great brilliancy was observed extending from the western horizon to beyond the zenith. It resembled the one seen @ few evenings since and noticed at the time quite extensively. SOCIETY OF KMICKERBOCKERS. Musical Celebration Last Evening. The society of Liollanders Laving for its objects the promotion of poetry, science, music and the general cultivation of friendly ang Social feelings, met last evening at the New York Casino, 61 East Houston street, and had a very enjoyable time, At eight o'clock the performance commenced with the Die Kapelle chorus, Macniersnes, “Airs varies van Dobler voor de piano,” by Mr. D, de Boer, wno de- serves much credit for the Veatpagi! he has brought the chorus performance. “By het Kerkportael," from noted Dutch bird, was recited vy J. Yau Waardt President of the Society with a vigor and eloquence of enunciation exceeding many ‘of our American displays in a similar line. Mr. G, Roermoester sung two pieces for a tehor voice in a style not far re- beady from the finish of our great tepors Brignoll and Stefani. Mr. Dodesmalt, who combines clo- quence with music, recited a poem and gave one of the inspiring songs of oid Rolucland. 8. M, N. Calisch, the facetious and eminently humorous character of the occasion, gave @ description of skating in Holland in olden times, A8t, but not least, Mr. Wirtz gave en ex- cellent rformance on the clarionet, which was well received bythe audience. The perform ance on the whole was a complete success; the sing- ing was admirable and almost without a flaw; the solos were exceedingly well rendered, and the piano and violin Pee nce of Mr. de Boer were above criticism. The Society may well be congratutated On its great success last eveuing. It is new and in- experienced, though by all the laws of history no society should have a better claim to antiquity on Manhattan Island than the Society of Holland ers. The following are the principal officers of the society:—President T. van Waardt, Secretary D. H. F, Dodesmalt, Treasurer T. ©. Wartz, Musical Director D. ae Boer. At midnight the Society, aiter enjoying @ very picasant evening, adjourned, POLICE TRIALS. An Officer Charged by Mr. Bergh With Per- Jary. Commissioner Manierre yesterday heard evidence in about sixty complaints against officers, nearly all of which were for petty offences, in which the tincs ranged from one to five daja’ pay. The case of Henry Bergh, President of the Socicty forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, against John Burke, patrolman of the Forty-second police precinct, for perjury, excited much interest, It appears from the evidence that on the Poth of August Mr. Bergh. and omficer Campbell, of his office, found atiached to a coal cart in Brook- lyn a horse wich @ large lacerated sore under the collar, Burke was called, the collar raised and the sore shown to him. With a great deai of reluctance Burke made the arrest and repremanded the boy in the presence of Mr. Bergh and others for driving the animal in that condition, The driver waa taken be- tore Justice Walsh, when Burke swore that the skin of the animal was not brokep. On the cross- examination of him Mr. Bergh asked, “Will you swear in the presence of the ever-living God that the skin of the anima. was not broken?’ being put twice, and ine to tne testimony of the prose- cution being ‘Yes, 1 so assert,” Mr. th produced four or five witnesses, who testified as to the nature of Burke’s evidence, as well as to fact that they examined the sore and saw Bur! xamine it, and the skin was broken and @ surface of three inches laid bare to the flesh. The defence made swrenuoua efforts to establish the fact that the skin was not broken, but some of its witnesses sustained Mr. Bergh’s allegations in nearly every particular. Others denied that tne officer swore before the Jus- Uce that the skin was broken. The case was referred to the Board, Mr. Manierre remarking that the Poilce Commissioners Were determined ty compel all officers of tle force to co-operate with the society over which Mr. Bergh exercises supervision, GISASTER ON THE LAKES, The Propeller Boscobel Burned—One Man Drowned and Angiber Missing—The Baat a Total Loss. D&TROIT, Sept. 3, 1969. The propelier Boscobel, Captain Hodges, of the New York Central line, caught fre this morn- ing below St. Clair, The boat was run upon the Canada shore, where she continued to burn and will prove a.total loss. The Boscobel was bound to Chicago and had ten passengers, wlio were ail saved, but they lost all their effects. George Ely, the second engineer of the stoamer, finding it im- possivie to reach the deck, jum Overboard and was Umpwned. It is feared iat uge of the Growen autterd a tala, WASHINGTON. SECRETARY RAWLINS SERIOUSLY ILL. GEORGE WILKES FOR CHINA. Attorney General Hoar’s Opinion on the Virginia Matter, NO TEST OATHS REQUIRED. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 186% ‘The Political Parties in Toxas. A citizen of Texas. who is @ democrat and bas long occupied a prominent posttion on the bench of that State, arrived here @ few days ago. He gives what, in view of all the circumstances, may be oon- sidered an tmpartial account of the status of political Parties in Texas, Aithougn he bas been a resident of the State for over thirty years, he was a Union man &li through the rebellion, and has been among those who, after the war, favored an immediate acceptance of the situation. He corroborates the statement made a few days ago by General Clarke, the repablican candidate for Congress from the Gal- veston district, and says that the party lines in Texas are being distinctly drawa. Jack Hamilton, he alleges, ia in no sense @ republican candidate, and no well informed person tn Texas regards him as such. ‘Whatever votes he gets will be from such of the democrats as propose totake part ip the campaign and a few negroes in the isolated counties. Hamilton, whose record morally and politically is well known ia Texas, has added nothing to it, this gentleman says, by the manner in which he secured his nomination, It was done, he alleges, through s combination of railroad and other rings in which Hamilton is interested, and through the connivance of Governor Pease and one or two other gentlemen, who expect to be elected to the United States Senate in case Hamilton is successful. A large number of democrats will nelther register nor vote because they will not support Hamilton and cannot support Davis. The solid men of the democratic party, who are old residents of the State, are opposed to Hamilton on account of his wholosale de- nunclation of the Texans last winter at the North. This gentleman says they do not trust him and cannot forgive nim; besiaes they are anxious to get the State back to her proper position in the Union, and they think this can be accomplished better by the election of Davis than of Hamilton, be- cause the former is believed to be in favor with the administration and Congress, while Hatnilton’s standing at Washington ia regarded as doubtful. ‘The democrats who are opposed to Hamilton talk of running a candidate of thelr own, If they decide todo this Jamea Armstrong, of Jasper, or Judge Hancock, of Austin, will probably be selected. If Hamiiton be elected Governor he will be a candidate for the United States Senate. The other candidate, my formant says, will be General foynolds, the commander of the district, who is understood to favor Hainilton’s election as Governor. This gentle- man is of opinion that if General Reynolds keeps his hands otf and the full republican vote is polled Davis, who is said to be a pure man personally and Poltticaliy aud well itked, will be elected. The posi- tion occupied by General Reynolds gives him great influence, and the result of the ciection is, to some extent, in his hands, A Case of OfficesHolding Limitation—Ken- tucky Politics. The President has appointed Colonel Jesse. M. Bayles Postmaster at Louisville, Ky., vice Dr. Speed, who has been in office eight years. This appoint- ment, itt ts stated, ia tn accordance with @ deciara- tion of President Grant some tine ago, that certain persons who have held office eight years must give piace to others who have suffered by the war, pro- vided they are equally eompetent for the postition. ‘The condition of political affaira in Kentucky re- ceived some attention atthe late Cabinet meeting, with a view to changes in the principal oftces, aud to bring the incumbents fully in acoord with the administration. George Wilkes for the Chinese Mission. It ts stated here in diplomatic circles that the person selected by the President to succeed J, Ross Browne a8 Minister to China 1s George Wilkes, of New York, and it ia expected that his nomination will be announced in a few days. Wilkes 18 now in Europe, but it is understood that he ts desirous of going to China and will accept the appointment, Ben Butler as a Watchdog of tho Trensury. When Supervisory Architect Mullett was in Boston making arrangements for the erection of the new Bos- ton Post Office, he found all of a sudden that the own- ers of stone quarries and the dealers in marble in ana around the *fub’ had raised their prices far above the usual rates, They did this, of course, with a view to take advantage of the government's neces- sities. Mr. Mullett was ina quandary. He wanted the marble, but did not feel like paying a million dol- lars for it over and above what it was worth, In his dilemma he cailed upon Ben Butier and stated the case to him, Butler reflected for a few minutes and then suddenly exclaimed, “I have it.” Turning to a gentleman who was present he said, “You go down to —~'s, Dear my place at the seashore, and buy his marble quarry there.” The result was that the bar- gain was completed, the quarry purchased and the government Will got all the marble i¢ wants at the price originally offered, General Market Valuc of Imported Mere chandise—Decision of the Treasury Departs ment. The following decision ia reference to the general market vaiue of imported merchandise has been apuouuced;— TREASURY Derantarnt, Sept, 2, 1969. Sin—Iam fo receipt of your letter of the with ‘wit, ta which you state that you have receiv ner Deaiach- land, from Southampton, a consignment of 269 bags of Cey- lon coffee, to the invotce and entered value of which the Appraiser at New York added three pence sterling per pound to make market value, that being the daty which would have beep payable on aad Coffee tp London had It gone into c sumption there, It appears that the value expressed n the involce by whioh entry of the cofee in question is made was the value thereof in bond in England, and not of the article of merchandise in upen market, uoinfue! y any per vc condition growing out of special regulations in w foreign country. 10 value at which articles pasa from the producer or maiiufacturer Into consnmption is uhqnestionably the gene- ral market value. I am of inion, therefore, that the addi- Ulon of thuee pence per pound by the Appraiser was correct, and, under the circuinstances, itis final, Had you request as reappraisement within the time prescribed, the Collector would have granted it, though ta view of the inw and reguin- tions it appear to me'the result would not have been diter- out. Lau very respecttu Fe RIGHARDBON, Acting Secretary. To Jaen Buaxn, Eaq., New York. The Supply of Fractional Currency. One hundred and thirteen thousand dollars in fractional currency was received at the Treasury De- partment this morning from the bank note printing companies in New York. By noxt Thursday they will commence a daily remittance of $187,000 in small notes, and by the lat of October they will begin to deliver the new one and two dollar note Bonds to the Western Pacific Railroad, The Treasury Department to-day issued to the Westera Pacific Railroad $320,000. worth of bonds, Resignation of a Collector. Collector of Internal Revenue Eddy, of the Ninth Indiana district, has resigned. Condition of Secretary Rawlins. Secretary Rawlins was very fil last night, but towards morning there was a decided improvement in his condition, Though stilt weak from last night's attack of sickness he ts more comfortabie to-night. He tg attended by Dr. Bliss. Surgeon General Barnes and Dr. Morris sat up with him last nigit. Departuro of Colonel Stokes. Colonel Stokes leaves for Tennessee to-morrow. He will go to Knoxville to report to hts republican friends the result of his mission here an& to consult for future action. He expects to return ta @ coupie of weeks. ° The Proposed International Fair, A preliminary ineeting of the prominent eitizens of the District, was held at the City Hall thts evening to consider the project of holding a grand taternational fair here in 1871. The remarks of those present were highly favorable to the undertaking, av tt was con fidently predicted that the busineaa men of Wash- ington Woyld give tineral ald. A aertes of rowglus tee oxiizens to inquire invo the feaalbiity of enter. ing into the PfPowed project and to report at 8 meeting to be be! A an carly day. eebatiecan Tay Test Gite IN MRNA, Abstract of Attorney General Hox!’s Oplus lon—The Oath Not Required=The Constitue tlen to be Approved by Cougress i the Legisiature to Ratify the Fiftcenth Amoud- went, WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 1869, The War Department yesterday received Irom At- torney Generat Hoar his opinion relative to politicat affairs in Virginia, and has transmitted the same to General Canby for his information and guidance, It depends upon the istter to make the full text pablic. ‘The Attorney General says that the Legislature must, aa a pre-requisite, submit the constitution aad their action thereon to Congress for approval. {n this the test oath will mot be required, If the con- stitution and the action of the Logisiatat be approved, tne Legislature then becomes the Legislature of the State of Virguila, and A ml nd sions of the constitution Axing the qualifications of members of the Legisiature neces- sarily bere requirements of the reconstru tion acié being thus superseded so far as Virginia is concerned, But before such approval by Congress, Virginia not being in all respects a State of the Union, the Legislature, as ® provisional bedy, can- not pass lawa Without its members taking the test oath, The reconstruction acts require tne ratifica tion of the fifteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States before the Stato can be admitted to representution in Congress. There is uo question a Swenson will be ratified by an overwhelming jority. Probable Action of General Canby—The Leg- isluture to be Assembled Soon. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 1890. It is ascortained from sources deemed reliable that Geueral Canby will soon prociaim the resuit of the late election in Virginia; that on the fourth Tuesday thereafter the Logisiasure will meet, and that the test oath will not be exacted; but that the Legisla- ture will not be allowed to act on questtons beyond those required by law preliminary to the recognition of the State by Congress—the latter including the ratification of the fifteenth amendment to the constt- tution of the United States. Iam authorized to deny the statemont emanating from a Washington paper and now in general circulation that General Canby Ja preparing @ report to the President, pitching into the social, moral and political condition of the people of Virginia. General Canby’s opinions of the people of Virginia, as expressed by himself, are more flattering than otherwise. He gharacterizes them asa poaceabie, law abiding people who are generous toa faul Rejotcing In Richmond over the Attorney Generals Decision. RiIcnMOND, Va., Sept, 3, 1569, There ta great rejoicing this morning over the news telegraphed here yesterday of the expected ar- rival of Attorney General Hoar's opinion against the requirement of the test oath. General Canby expected, but did not recetve, Mr. Hoar's opinion this morning. AQUATIC. Exciting Amateur Boat Race on the Mudson Between Feuron and Lo Roy=Fenron tho Winner. New Hamburg, N, Y., Sept, 5, 1869, In the early part of last month, after a good deal of talk on the subject, two highly reputed amateur oarsmen of this section of the country, both of whom have won several brilliant victories against other competitors, were matched wo row two races, each for $250 a side, and the first of the contests was fixed by agreement for September 1, to take place on the Hudson river, opposite this village, ‘This race was to be in shellboats, to be rowed be- tween the hours of four and six o'clock P. M.; dis- tance three miles, The second race was to take place at Yonkers, in seventeen-feet light working boats, same distance, at a tame to be designated hereafter, The contestants aie Henry Fearon, of the Vesper Boat Ulub of Yonkers, and Henry &. Le Koy, of tae Shatemuck Club of Poughkeepsie. Fearon has been the winner in seven out of eight matches since he aspired to eminence as av oarsman, and Le Roy had conquered three antagonists and never experienced defeat. The former is twenty-nine years of age and weighs about 140 pounds, while the latter is only twenty yoars old and turns the scale at 139 pounds. On Wednesday last, the time originally fixed for the first race, the water was too rough, and the affair was postponed until the following day, Bad weather a second timo interposed and large num- bers of peraons on each day were disappointed, To day, however, the winds and waves were favor- ab'e to a most propitious degree, and accordingly the contestants early put themselves in trim, and ten o'clock A. M. was decided upon for the start. The early trains brought large numbers of spoct tors, among them several professjonal oarsmen, and uite an array of celebrated amateurs, many la- ies aise being present, The pore « i piers were crowded by the spectators, and al fiegn, Tuingtes ast ten the judges, Messrs. madge Van nsselaer for Le Roy, aud George K. Medway tor Fearon, took up their position in a boat off the south dock. 'The cohrse lay gouth, or with the stream, # mile and a half to the stakeboat and return. Charles Peverelly waa chosen as referee. Fearon appeared tn a beautiful shell 31 14 feet long, 1144 inches wide and 64 inches aeep, built by finn: self. His colors were magenta. Le Koy rowed In a paper sheli 30 feet in length, 12 inches wide, 6% inches deep and weighiug forty pounds. His colors were white. Both men were in superb condition, and Le Roy’s breadth of shouider was particularly remarked, Fearon has been training under “Josn’? Ward at Carth: Landing, and Le Roy has been re- ducing himself from 149 pounds to his rowing weight under his tramer, Morton. About balf-past ton the start was given, I having choice of position on the shore side, Roy at once took a handsome jead of several | in the firat quarter of a mile. Fearon, however, now began to bend to his work, and a mile from the starting point had reduced the gap to a length, Gradually he drew up on Le Roy and lapped him on turning the stakeboat, and at once swept to tho front, and maintaining his advantage during the whole return run, came iu a winner by six lengths, in 22m, 578. When Le Roy reached the judges’ atand he claimed foul; therefore the judges’ boat remained tn tie stream waiting the arrival of the lower stakeboat judges. One of them (Myers for Le Roy) stated that the roweré came to the stakeboat together, Fearon Japping Le Roy's boat, and on the turn striking it. ‘Tis evidence gave the raceto Fearon, as the ou side boat tn turning has no right to turn ahead of inside boat uuless the former has clear water, a decision was announced from the piazza of Van Anden’s hotel on the dock, Le Roy saya Fearon’s boat struck his three times, but the evi- dence was not to that effect, and of course the eas "se decision had to be in accordance witn the roof. ? Fearon during the race pulled at no time more than thirty-nine or forty-strokes per minute, while Le Roy frequently made “spurts” of forty-six or forty-seven. ‘The race certainly showed Fearon to ve the better man, An attempt 14 being made to match Le Roy against Fearon in #notner shell race, Mr, Medway, Fearon's backer, says he will match him against Le Roy tn a five mile race at Yonkers for $500, Fearon to give Le Roy a start of haifa minute, The match may be made, but it looks like risky work on tue part of Medway. Club Boat Race on Dundee Lake Yesterday. A scrub race came off yesterday afternoon on Dundee Lake, near Paterson, between the H. M. A, and Dundee clubs, in compliance with.a challenge from the former club. The Dundee Club rowed their large eight-oared barge, with the following crew:—H. Waters, G. 8. Boice, John Murray, Robert Hopper, George Low, Aleck Beckwith, J. C. Paulisen, J. F. Bolce and J. Newton. coxawain, The H. M. A. Club manned their aix-oared gig with the following crew:—K. 8. Hayes, George Oakman, M. Clark, William Strange, H. V. Butler, Jr.; Jonn Hopper and J. J. Atterbury, coxswaiu. Several hundred spec- tators lined the shores to witness the race. ‘The boats got wel! oif together at the rate of thirty-four strokes to the minute, The race was from the Mar- Ket street bridge to the dam—a distance of about @ mile and a halt. Both boats kept company until about hall over the distance, when the Dundee barge began to creep abead, and with @ strong pull tan aged to react the winning point nearly thirty rods ahead, ‘The match was not for any staied prize, but excited much interest on accouns of veing the first upon this body of water since the organization of tho Paterson clubs. BASING A SUNKEN VESSEL. About a week or two ago was sunk at tae pier foot of Delancey street the steamboat New Haven, an old craft that had been afoat for thirty-four years, Yesterday it was decided to bring her again to the sarface. For this purpose a centrifugal pump.of the Andrews pattern was placed on sugh parts of the decks of the vessel as were not under Water to any great extent, baing propelled by an oscillating engine, The use of @ centrifugal pump for the pumping out of vessels is no new thing, but the one nsed yesterday was something new, imasmuct as it was of larger dimensions than any that have as yet been eo into requisttr There were avout ow) tons of water in the steamboat, and her lower decks were submerged when the work of raising her began. ‘The pump was set to work, and in fifteen minutes had ralaed hor to the surface and pumped out ail the water that the suction could got Hold Of ejecting it atthe rate of 10,000 gations & minty, here were & largo aMMber of persons OO 10 Wari, who seomel to mantles, @ groal deal of Uletesy ie tue experiment, | _ TRE WORKINCHEDs mon. ey ‘Tho regniar fortaightiy meeting of the Working- men’s Union was beld last evening at No. 261 Bowery, Mr. Nelson W. Young presiding. fhe at- tendance was somewhat linnted. After the transaction of some routine baatness, @ delegate from the Laborers’ Union stated that one ef the “bosses” had tried to reduce the wages from $2 75 to $2 50a day, and that the men struck, but that the “bogs,” having another job on hand, wanted the men to coma back, The men refused to returm nd the anployer Was compelled to ‘The announcement was grected The deiegat? continued to state thas (tim among the foremen to em- jive) pry? ore WAS B ploy non-society men fustead of the regular society men, and he requested the other branches of the orgauization to uso their tanec’ against them, A delegate from Bricklayers’ Uniou, No. 2, re ported that trade was comparatively dull. Unforte- nately they had beer forced to dvpart from thete rales to work with ‘“scabsa.’? Recwtly, however, & hi had taken piace and the me’ Were returntmg to the old landmarks. Tre oa alluded to tee course pursued by No. 4 in taking work which No, 8 had refused, in fact, when No, 2 wats Out No, « went im ‘The delegate from Bricklayers’ Union, No, 4, them proceed to justify the courae parsued by 44s branok Of the Unton, aud denied the allegations set fords by the representative of Union No, 2. ‘Thi! portion of the proceedings elicited a very heated dia [Ussi0R, A delegats trom the Clothing Cutters’ n Oxt ab tracted the attention of the mecting by refer ing the proceedings which the body with Which na) Was connected had taken, Mr Jussur, from the joiners and stated that he had been to Troy and found thas strike of the collat laundresses had terminated, also observed that there had been no misap peor eae. uon a funds as represented, and that the $e! bad nh expended to sustain the strike; that tried tO establish a co-operative iaundzy, bub wad not yet succeedod. Sudsequently a discussion ensaed referring toe Mir, Jessup as a delegate to the Labor Congress at P detphia. Mr. Jessup made his report, bus attr warm debate it was decided not ty receive @ WAke te had been well ventilated. Mr. Luckgée then replied to vertain attacks whiok: had been made upon him by @ delegate whe cen- sidered himself tnsuited in having Susan B. Anshouge appointed on a committee with hta. Some routune business having been tremeaoted, the meeting adjourned. ‘er ris MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES The benefits of Gosche and Lovy, at Central Park Garden, take place early thia month, The pro grammes wii be specially interesting on both oeyoa- stone, Mrs, Mina Geary Fitzpatrick will have & farowel- benefit at Steinway Halt on the 15th inst, previous to her departure for Europe, where she wul atudg under the celeprated maostro, Ardilt. ‘The following matinees are announced for to- day:— Rip Van Winkle,” at Booth's; “Play,” at- the Fifth avenue; “Sea of Ice," at the Grand Opora House; “Hiccory-Diccory-Fox,” at the Oly: :. “Massaniello,'’ at Wood's Museum; “A Life's venge,’’ at the Comiqu Queen of Hearts,” at the ‘Tammany; Varieties, at the Waverley, and Varieties at bg Pastor's Opera House. Enough for one day, surely. With the ending of next week Mr. John F. Owena’ succesaful engagement at Wallack’s comes to an end, and the theatre closes for a tow days to permit of necessary repairs Pre Raraeny to opentng for the vegtar season. Tue thea're will reopen oa or about the 16th inst, with a new sensation and with moat of the old favorttes in the cast, ‘The members of the Wallacklan company are to assemble at the (heatre on next Monda If no unforeseen accident occurs to mar tho plan of our operatic managers New York city will not be entirely in want of music during the fall and winter, + We are to be favored with & double-breasted splurge of Engtish opera by the Richings. Rosa troupes, & series of grand oconcel hh grand opera at the Catacomps and German classical opera at the Théatre Frangats, The . man opera will be given during the month of No-~ vember, and Nr. Wertheliaber, who, by the by, 1 the head and frontof this ofending, sailed for Burope om ‘Thursday for the purpose of organizing a firat clas opera company, Negotiations have been gott on for several months with many leading artuts bots here and in Kurope, and we are assured that only talent of the highest order will be imported. All the available artists of aoiity in this vicinity—the debris of defunct German opera troupes—ha' already been secured; but the Focine py will be com- posed principally of such new faces as have achioved successes at the leading theatres in Kurope. Upot the whole New York is promised music enough te put it safely over the holidays without the ald of opéra bouge or even Italian opera. THE RECENT SHOOTING BY CAPTAIN FOSS. His Victims Declared Out of Danger=He Discharged on @5,000 Bail. Contrary to expectations Joho Harrison, Jr., and Adelia Adams, living respectively at Nos. 236 Madi- son and 108 Koosevelt streets, who were shot im South street, near the foot of Koosevelt, on the 2ist ult, by Captain Samuel Foss, of the sutp Pacific, are in a fair way to recover, Directly after the oc- currence the ante-mortem statements of both par- ties were taken, and they believed thelr lives were in imminent danger; in fact, both Mr, Harraon and the girl Adelia thought they were about to die, Since then, however, bel have been recovering gra- dually, and Dr, Alexander B. Mott, in attendance upon the wounded parties, recently certified thas Mr. Harrison was totally out of danger of hts life from the effects of the wounds, and in the doctors. opinion the girl 1a inno danger of losing her Ufe from the effects of the wound she received in her abdomen. ‘his being the case the counsel for Ca) tain Foss yesterday applied to Coroner Fiyan release him on batl, and the application was granted. The Coroner required Captam Fosa to give $5,000 bail for his future appearance, and Mr, Lemuel Brown, a shioptug merchant, living at No. 78 West Fourth street, became his surety, Mr. Browa does. business ac No. 9 South William street. A.=—Brooklyn Brinch of the NEW YORK HERALD, 146 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN, Op eapectaily ‘for the ae commodation of ealdenta of Brooklyn, for the reception: of ADVE RTISEME and for the DELIV HOUR, TS, SURSCRIPTIONS and ati RY of HERALDS AT AN BARL! A.—Ladion’ Faces Enameled nee, the aration for wale, with instructions, by M. 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