The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1869, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. ney THLE RAPHIC NEWS F EGYPT. TOE SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD wie, | Heavy Crop of Cotton. Blection of Directors by the Fisk and Ram- FROM LOnDon, Sept. 7, 1860, sey LIntereste—Iujunctions Served on Both ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD Prince Gortschakoff in Paris and Na- poleon Convalescent. ®urrender of the Last Armed Carlists in Spain. Citizen Toleration in Cochin China. THE SUSQUEHANNA RAILROAD ELECTION, BOTH BOARDS CHOSEN. FRANCE. The Emperor to Visit Paris—Condition of His Health—Prince Gortechakot! in Paris. Panis, Sept, 7—Kvening. The Emperor will come to Paris to-morrow. Za Presse says the condition of the Emperor had improved a little since yesterday. Hus strength has tmcreased and pains have diminished, but it ts not believed that he will be able to go out of doors to- Gay. The Emperor yesterday sighed most of the ecrees presented to him in bed. To-day he received M. Rouher and the Ministers bearing the Senati Gonsulium, which had just passed the Senate, ‘The Moniteur complains that it is diMcult to ob- tain any authentic advices of the Emperor's condi- fon to-day. No doubt the variations of the tem- perature have exercised an unfavorable influence, Yetarding the progress of convalescence and render- 4ng the pains more severe. The Empcror was unable to walk out yesterday; but he passed an easy night. Gh the meanwhile Dr. Ricord has again been called to attend his Majesty. Prince Gortschakoff has arrived in Paria. Napoleon at Work. Paris, Sept. 7, 1869. ‘The Journal Opiciel to-day contradicts the aiarm- @g rumors of the Emperor's heaith, saying:—The BWmperor attends to his affairs daily. He has suffered geme from rheumatism; but at no time has his Condition been such as to cause the least anxiety. Tho Senate Session Closed. Paris, Sept, 7, 1669. “The sessions wf the Senate have been closed. ENGLAND. Napoleon’s Health and Prince Napoleon’s Position. LONDON, Sept. 7, 1869. The London Times, in an article on the French situation, says many think Prince Napoleon’s speech ‘Was only a feeler to arrive at a knowledge of men’s minds. If so it was promptly answered. The clamor raised places the real liberal aspirations of France beyond a doubt. The Prince’s speech may ‘be taken as the programme of the Imperial govern- ment, such as must arise when the present men and Principles are removed and when the constitution 1s reformed on the basis of national sovereignty, mumicipal self-government and ministerial respon- aibility. Prince Napoleon’s part in the new order of Gepends on the chances of the Emperor's recovery. Should the Emperor live, a liberal Ministry with Prince Napoleon at the head would be an experiment worth trying. if the Emperor’s ab- gence from the Cabinet 1s to be indefinitely pro- fonged, tt is diMcult to see who could dispute the Meytenancy of the empire with Prince Napoleon. Whe present crisis in France cannot be without grave @onséquences, and the Prince has placed himself in @ position in which it will be no good policy for the Emperor to dispense with or overlook him. The French Atlantic Cable—Harwood Dis- charged. LONDON, Sept, 7, 1869. Captain Sir James Anderson has withdrawn from bis connection with the French Cabie Company. Paul Bagley sailed to-day on the steamer Aleppo America, to lay before President Grant his cor- lence with Mr. Gladstone and others on the of the Fenian prisoners. Bee vronesn against Harwood, arrested in New Fork on charge of fraud and brought liere, has been withdrawn und the prisoner discharged, SPAIN. Opinion of General Sickles? Mission—Native Feeling Towards Cuba, MADRID, Sept. 7, 1869. The Epoca to-day states that General Sickles nas fens & note to the government representing that Phbiic opinion in the United States will shortly com- pol the recognition of the Cuban insurgents. The £Zpoca urges the despatch of the last man and the expenditure of the last dollar rather than lose @ubs. Itsuggests that meetings be held in every ¢@own to show the state of Spanish feeling on this question, and concludes with a declaration that the Joss of Cuba would dishonor the revolution. Other journals urge the despatch of troops to the island. Much uneasiness exista on this subject, and the fande are falling. The note of the American Minister referred to 1s Merely a protest against tie cutions without trial in Guba. It intimates that Spain cannot carry on the war there in a way repugnant to the civilized world, and that Americans, in the name of humanity, Might find it necessary to recognize the insurgents, The Rogent to the Loyalist Bishops. Maprip, Sept. 7, 1869. The Regent has issued a decree ordering that a @troular expressing the thanks of the govern- Ment be sent to those bishops who have complied with his late drcree against disloyalty of the clergy. He directs that the replies made by gome of the other bishops be considered tn Council ‘of State, view being had to the institution of crimi- mgl procecdings. Ten of the recusant bishops are @rdered to appear before the supreme tribunal. Binal Dispersion of the Carlist Insurgents. MADRID, Sept. 7, 1869. Bstartus, at the head of a band of thirty Carlists, (was yesterday defeated by a body of tie national troops near the city of Gerona. ,bstartus himself escaped and fled to the mountains, but many of his mon were captured. This is the last Carlist band fxnown to ve on Spanish soil. It 1s reported that there are 400 Carlists at Perpig- Ban, on the French borders, ready to enter Spain. @he government has taken measures to prevent ‘vob entry. * GERMANY. mentary Progress. BERLIN, Sept. 7, 1869, At the next session of the Prussian Diet the liberal party will introduce @ proposition for ministerial re- @ponsivinty. Prussian Parli SWITZERLAND. The Roman Council Question—Military Neue trality. Berns, Sept. 7, 1969. ‘The Swiss Federal Councli have declined to take part in the jotnt action proposed by Prince Hohen- Johe, the Bavarian Prime Minister, with regard to the Ecumenical Council. ° Recruiting for the army of the Viceroy of Egypt ‘Ras been forvidden in Switzeriand, Despatches received from Alexandria report the cotton crop in the intertor of Egypt as excellent in quality and quantity. COCHIN CHINA. Citizen Franchises by Birth. Lonpon, Sept 7, 1869. Despatches from India state that half of the Mu- nicipal Councti of Saigeon, in Cochin China, ts here- after to be chosen from tne French and Americans born tn the country, while the native Anamites and Chinese are made eligivie to the Council. . ELECTRIC CABLES. Work and Receipts of the French Atlantic Cable—Manafstture, Insulntioa and Sub- mergence of WireeHeavy Against Light Cables. Lonpon, Sept. 7, 1869. The following appeared tn the money article of the Times ot Friday morning:— It is understood that the trafic of the French At- lantic Oable during the first week it was 0; produced @ net sum for the company of £577, and during the second week £749, and the number of messages Was 277 and 321 respectively. The subma- rine afd subterranean cables at Brest were jomed up On Saturday last, and the whole line is now cer- Ufled to be in exeeilent working order. The leading article in the Times of Monday on the boat race was telegraphed at full le by tue French cable, and appeared next morning in New York. The annexed note addressed to the new India, Australia and China Telegraph Company by Sir William Thomson notities, apparently, another step towards insuring the prospect of successful submergenve:— LaRGs (oy Greenock), August 30, 1869. Dear Sik—A plan for electric test at sea has recently occurred to me as available with Mr. Varley’s form of cable, which will give @ s¢- curity against faults not attainable with any form-of cable having mictal in ita outer cover- ing. According to ig plan a fault e: ta the coiled part of the cable on board ship an merely producing an addition vo the general leak- age, scarcely recognizabie as due to an incipient u ul make @ sudden and decisive indication afcer Lt passes out of the tank and before it reackes the stern pulley. The alarm will thus be given at the right time to stop the egreas of the cable and cut out the fault with a minimum of risk anddelay. The great advantage of thisin respect to the complete success of a cable laying expedition, is amply illus- traten by the history of the Atlantic expeditions of MP hope togive you foll details of my plan, with jope to give you o1 lan, experimental proofs of correctness, in pone ume to allow 1 to be used tn your undertaking. I rei yours, faithtully, WILLIAM THOMSON. JAMES For, Esq., Secretary India, Australia and China telegraphs. ‘The disposition of the public to pay attention to telegraphic enterprises is attended by the usual re- sult of @ multiplicity of projects being hurried out; but the events of 1866 are not yet syfliciently remote to admit of the prospect of danger. The French Atlantic cable being only a few weeks old, a new one from Ireland to Nova Scotia, of a lighter descrip- tion, to cost £450,000, is now talked of, which is to do the work of the existing cabies at half price. If the capital could be found and the line successfully laid the suareholders would, probably, be informed within & month that anew one, of still lighter con- struction would be proposed, which, at a fur- ther reduction of fifty per cent in_ the tariff, would still be expected to prove hly, remunerative, That the progress of electrical science will ultimately cause the cables of the present day to appear cumbrous can hardly be doubted, but much further experience will be ne- ceasary before any very costly experiments in that direction can be ventured upon. it is affirmed on good authority that during the last eighteen years there have been eight thousand miles of light cable laid, some covered with light wire, two consisting of India rubber cone alone, and others protected with hemp and other substan but that no line of this description has been found to last longer than one year, while in some cases the period has been a few weeks only. All the cables now in working order are of the strong and heavy form, and there seems no exampie of any kind that can be cited to justify the adoption of the light principle. THE PACIFIC COAST. Excitement Over the San Francisco Election— Opening of the State Fair—Return of an Astronomical Party from Alaska. SAN FRANOISCO, Sept. 6, 1869, The ofictal returns of the First ward have been counted, giving McCoppin (Mayor) a majority of eighteen votes. The Board of Canvassers has ad- journed unti! nine o’clock to-morrow morning. The democrats are confident that McCoppin is elected. The indep endents threaten that McCoppin shall not be permitted to assume office if he is counted in. There 13 much excitement in the city. The State Fair opened to-day; it is a success, There is a splendid snowing of stock and the at- tendance Is large. Professor Davidson’s scientific party has returned from Alaska. The result of the expedition is satia- factory. The party visited a region of the country never before penetrated by white men, GEORGIA. Trial of the Cuban Fillibusters at Macon. Macon, Sept. 7, 1869. The examination of the Cuban recruiting agents commenced to-day before United States Com- missioner Morrel. United States Attorney Melledge is the counsel for the prosecution and ex-United Staves Attorney Fitch for the defence, Great interest 1s felt in the result, particularly b; the parents of the younger recruits. ‘The court ad- journed until to-morrow out of respect to the late Secretary of War. VIRGINIA. Order by General Canby for an Election in Alexandria to Fill Vacancy © House of Delegates=The Disasters on the Coast at Nortolk. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 1869. ‘The following has been received from Richmond:— General Canby to-day issued a spectal order to hold an election m the county of Alexandria on Tuesday, the 28th day of September, 1869, for the purpose of filling the vacancy occastoned by the death of James T. Close, member elect to the House of Delegates. The election will be conducted in all respects in contorinity with the provisions of Generali gel No. 61, of May 21, 1809, and the laws,appended thereto. The rematns of Captain Ellis, his wife and those of the crew of the British bark Ezra, wrecked on Body Island, were washed ashore and have been buried. The gtr of the crew who escaped are now in Norfolk in charge of the British Consul. The cargo of the ship 1s @ total loss, and the efforts of the wreckers to get her out of the breakers have been unsuccessful so far. It is also peat that the English bark Eliza Ann, the wreck of which has been reported in the HERALD, 18 a total loss, To-day there is another vessel reported ashore, making the third in the last ten days near Norfolk. ‘The cause of these disasters is mainly attributable to the want of lighthouses or lightboats in the vict- nity of the island at the entrance to Chesapeake bay, the coasts of which are very di rous. Prior to the war there used to be lightnouses on these Fea las were destroyed and have never been replaced. MARYLAND. Fall of a Building and Loss of Life in Balti- more. BALTIMORE, Sept. 7, 1869. The partition walls of a large new brick building at the southeast corner of Charles and Chase streets gave way this morning, wrecking the building, which was almost completed. Several bricklayers and hodcarriers were at work in an upper story and four of them were buried in the ruins. Three of the men have been rescued; they are severely cut and otherwise injured. The fourth man, named Benjamin Locks, colored, a hod- carrier, was dead when taken from the ruins, MASSACHUSETTS. Home for Aged Men in Boston—Arrest of the State Liquor Agent=Firemen’s Festival. Boston, Sept, 7, 1860, Forty-one thousand dollars has been subscribed and a fine estate purchased in Springfield street for a@home for aged men. Additional subscriptions to the amount of $12,000 are being made to fur- nish it, Washington street is to be extended to Haymarket square, and Portland street to connect with Wash- ington, near Elm street. Coiwnel Brodhead, State Liquor Agent, was be- fore Commissioner Hallet to-day on complaint of Colonel Lyman, collector of the Ninth district, for gelling liquors to town nts without revenue stamps. He was held in $1,000 bail for trial, whe defendant claims that the liquors sold were original packages and required ‘The Goodwill 1 coenent of Trenton, N, with McClurg’s (Philadelphia) band, arrived thi morning via the Fall River route. They come as questa of the Charlestown firemen, who received them magnificently, and are omitting nothing to render thoir visit agreeable. that Their Ticket is Elected—The Governor Orders Suit to Be Brought to Determine Which Board is Rightfully Elected. “ALBANY, Sept, 7, 1869. ‘The election for directors of the Albany and Sus- quebanna Railroad Company for the ensuing year took place at the ofice of the company, in this city, at noon to-day. At fifteen minutes before twelve o’clock @ stockholders’ meeting was convened in the oMce of the company, and Walter 8. Church, of Albany, was called to the chair. An injunc- tion had just previously been served on the old inspectors, enjoining them from serving a8 inspectors of election, on the ground that they were not stockholders when elected, as required by law. James Oliver was chosen secretary of the stock- holders’ meeving and resolutions of censure were passed upon Mr. Kamaey, the ex-president of the road and his co-directora, who had been en; with him in counselling and abetting the recent acts of violence. At twelve o'clock Hamilton Harris, Joseph Bush and James Oliver were chosen inspec- tora of the present election and proceeded to re- ceive the vote. The firat vote cast was by W. J. A. Fuller, who voted upon 3,000 shares, of which he had appointed receiver. The next vote was cast by Hamilton Harris, who voted on 9,000shares. After theae 12,000 voles were It being then two minutes past twelve o'clock, Judge Allen protested, the Ramsey interest, alithe proceedings. Additional votes were cast and the voting progressed quietly until sixteen minutes past twelve o'clock, when Mr. A. J. Van- Geepoel. of New York city, served the inspectors with an injunction. By this time the votes of the anti-Ramsey party were all in, or nearly 80. At twenty-seven minutes pase twelve the Ramsey party opened their polls with three new inspectors, and Were about to commence to receive votes, when Thomas G. Shearman, of New York, served them with an injunction from Judge Clerke, of New York city. ‘This was not regarded, and the Ramsey party commenced voting and continued to vote until eighteen minutes past three o’clock, when they an- nounced that they had received 10,742 votes, and that their ticket was elected. At one o’clock Hamilton Harris, inspector of the anu-Ramsey party, declared the polls closed. The votes were immediately canvassed and the result announced, to wit:—That the following persons hay- ing received 13,400 votes each were declared duly elected Directors for the ensuing year:—Charles Courter, Jacob Leouard, Ropert Banks, James McQuaae, Charles B. Lansing, David Wilber. Samuel North, Azere Chase, Walter 5. Church, Joseph Bush, James Fisk, Jr., Jay Gould and Alonzo Everts. Certificates of election were made out, and the new directors immediately organized and elected Walter S. Church president. They then demanded possession of the road from the Governor, who, however, thought it best to invoke judicial action, and Simao the Attorney Gene- ral to bring a suit in the Seventh (Rochester) district, in the name of the people, to determine which board of directors is rightfully elected; pending which litt- gation the road will be run by a receiver, to be ap- pointed in this new suit. The foley ae is a Hat of the directors claimed to be elected by the Ramsey party:—J. Pierpont Mor- , Robert H. Pruyn, Joseph Hendricks, Wilitam . Rice, Joseph H. Kamsey, Minard Harder, John Westover, John Oook, Jared Goodyear, Elias R. eee Harvey Hunt, ira E. Sherman and Rodney A. ‘The police were present, and the best of order pre- vatled throughout the proceedings. No violence nor angry feeling was exhibited by the adnerents of either party. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, Sept. 7—4:40 P. M.—Consois closed at 93 for both money and the account. American securities closed firmer. United states five-twenties, 1862, 88; do., 1865, old, 82%; do., 1867, 81%; ten-forties, 75%. Erie Railway shares, 23%; Illinois Centrala, 945. Panis BouRsK.—Panis, Sept. 7—6 P. M.—The bourse closed flat. Rentes, 701. 250. FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKFORT, Sept. 1—Even- 5 .—United States bonds closed active and firm at LivgRPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 7—4:40 P. M,—The following are the quota- tions:—Middling uplands, 133¢d.; middling Orieans, 13%d. @13%4d. The sates of the,day have footed up 5,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken for export and speculation. STATE OF TRADE.—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 7.—The mar- ket for yarns and fabrics at Manchester 1s heavy. HAVBB COTTON MARKET.—HAVRE, Sept. 7.—6 P. M.—The cotton market closed flat for cotton on the spot, and quiet adoat; tres ordinaire on the spot, 161}g francs per cwt. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, 20 P. M.—Flour 268. per bbi. for Western canal. Corn, 298. 6d. per quarter for Euro- pean, Wheat, lis. 2d. per cen! for California White, and 98. 10d. a 108. for No. 2 red Western. LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKBT.—LIVERPOOL,, Sept. 7.—1 P. M.—Pork, 1008. per tierce of 304 ibs., for extra prime mess. LONDON MARKET.—LONDON, Sept. — 7.—-Sugar buoyant, both on the spot and afloat, Refined pe- troleum, 18. 33g. per gallon. PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWERP, Sept 7.—4:20 P. M.—Petroleum is quiet and unch; ILLINOIS, The Pharmaceutical Association in Chicago. Ourcaco, Sept. 7, 1869. ‘The Amertcan Pharmaceutical Assoctation com- menced its annual session in this city this afternoon. Delegates were present from all parts of the country. This being the first convention of the kind ever held in the West, it will be an important one to Western druggists. In con- nection with the meeting, a magnificent exposition of cheinicals, and chemicai and pharmaceutical ap- paratus and aopilances was held dn a smaller hall near the main hall, All the large manufacturers and the mose prominent cities of this country are well represented, of which Philadelphia takes the lead, both for excellence of articles and variety of assortment, Chicago ranks second; New York, Boston, Cincinnati and st. Louis are also well represented. England, France and Germany are represented by magnificent displays from the leading houses in those countries. PENNSYLVANIA. End of the Wayr Famine=The New York Steamer Relieving Philadelphin—Opening of the Schuylkill. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7, 1860, At two o’clock this afternoon, connection having been completed at the Fairmount Water Works, the pumps of the fire and wrecking steamer John Fuller were set to work discharging their full ca- an 8,000 gallons per minate, into the reservoir. niet Engineer Graff to-day raised the blockade of the Schuyikiil Navigation Company, and thirty boats have been passed through, thus opening navigation, which has been suspended since August 14. MAINE. The New England Fair at Portlaund=Health of Senator Fessenden. PORTLAND, Sept. 7, 1869. The New England Fair opened to-day. The weather is warm and overcast. The display of cattle is very om and of horses larger than a any previous exhi- n. Sir John Young, Governor General of the Canadian Dominion, arrived this morning and was called upon by Mayor Putnam and a large number of citizens, ‘Senator Fessenden remains about the same. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Governor Senter arrived in Nashville yesteraa: Affairs in Tennessee are very quiet. Crop pros- pects have improved, especially in cotton. A fire occurred at Navasoto, Texas, yesterday morning which destroyed property to the amount of $45,000 Senator Sumner has been invited to preside at the Massachusetis State Repyblican Convention, which meets on the 22d inst. Sam Collyer, of Baltimore, yesterday accepted the challenge of Charles Doherty, of Richmond, for a prize fight, to place place in Virginta. A telegram to the Richmond Despaton from Farm- ville announces the burning of the Presbyterian Fe- male Academy, with the furniture, ltbrary, &c. F. E. G. Lindsay, Postmaster at Raven's Nest, Scott county, Va., was arrested and taken to Rich- mond yesterday for alleged robbery of the matis, A freight train on the Galveston and Houston Railroad, in Texas, fell through Clear Creek bridge e] on Monday and was smashed. No lives were lost. Mr. George Hewson, & cartman, was drowned tn the river at Albany yesterday afternoon. His horse backed the cart, witn Mr, Hewson on it, off the dock. Judge Jere. 8, Black, of Pennsylvania, has brought suit in the sum of $25,000 against the Loutsville and Nashville Railroml Company for injuries sustained somo time during the early part of the summer. Gtivert Hall, of Portland, Me., in attempting to famp on a gravel train, on the Portland and Roches- tor Kailroad, on Monday morning, fell between the cara and both his legs were severed from huis boay, causing his death. A suit for libel, with damages latd at $10,000, was entered yeaterd: d summons served on Colonel Mann, the proprietor of the® Mobile Regis- ter, for all defamation of the char- acter of Mr. Putnam, the Superintendent of Public Schools in that city. The offence ch: ig the publication of @ communication from 4 distinguished citizen charging Putnam with hav- ing been indicted for embezzlement. Like suits have been instituted against Colonel Forsyth, of the Register, tho author of the communication, WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 1369, Telegraph Concessions in China. Mr. J. Ross Browne has informed the Department Of State that no concession has been made by the Chinese government to any treaty power, company or individuals granting any privilege for the con- struction of telegraph lines within the limits of the Chinese empire, and that, so far as he knows or be- Heves, none 18 contempiated, Regulations at the Port of Valencia. The United States Consul at Valencia has for- warded to the State Department the following rates of ballast contained in the regulations at that port, which are deemed peculiarly useful to the merchant marine of this country, as the majority of American vessels entering Valencia with cargoes clear in ballast:—Sand, fifty cents per ton of 100 kilos; stone, one dollar per ton of 100 kilos; water, sixty cents per pipe, delivered on Forfeiture of a Distillery in Iowa. Supervisor Drummond, of Iowa, Minnesota, Ne- braska and Dacotah, in the case of the distillery of J.C. McCoy & Co., seized by him some time ago near Davenport, Iowa, has obtained a judgment for forfeiture. THE WAR WIDOWS. ‘The September Peusion Paymente—Organiza- tion of the Peusion Agencies and Amount of Disbursements—Arrest of War Widows— Frauds on the Pension Department. ‘The semt-annual payment of army pensions, which commenced on Saturday at all the pension agencies throughout the Unived States, ts still going on every day at the New York city agencies, where large crowds of pensioners assemble each morning vefore the city is fairly astir, and watt throughout the iong exhausting hours of noon for the little an- nuities handed out by the busy agents. The first week of these payments is always charac- terized by an overwhelming rush of pensioners, and the clerical force of the offices is taxed to the utmost until the most needy cases are paid off, when the business settles down to a steady pace, with com- paratively few payments per day. There are two offices in this city for the payment of army penstons— one under the Custom House, in Exchange piace, for widows, orphans and other relatives of deceased soldiers, and the other under the Sub-Treasury, in Wall street, for tne payment of «remy invalid pen- sions. THE wipows’ Pension Agency above mentione@ is under the direction of General W. H. Lawrence, who, after serving with gailaniry in the Army of the Potomac until 1863, was placed in command at Columbus, Ky., and was the only colonel mentioned in General Gran¥s final report of the war. This omice employs five clerks and disburses to widows, orphans and other relatives of deceased oficers and soldiers about $1,000,000 per year, one-half the amount | this ol paid to ass. Of = pensioners = im _ the whole State. The annual increase amounts to about 350 pensioners, involving an additional disbursement of $70,000 over that of last year. About fifty names are strack from the list per an- num in consequence ot death, marriage other causes. Payments were made on Saturday to 420 penstoners, and amounted to $25,000; on Monday to 325 pensioners, receiving $24,000, and yesterday to 300 cases, who also received about $24,000, in conse- quence of there being more relatives of deceasea ofiicers than on the previous days. The payments for tnis month will reach $375,000; but after $200,000 have been paid the rush will cease and the number of cases fai day will be small. Suspicions having been aroused chat some of the parties receiving pensions were not entitied to them, by direction of the Commissioner of Pensions officers were placed on duty at the Diary ate g authority to arrest such as might attempt to fraudu- lently optain pensions. ARREST OF WAR WIDOWS, Warrants were issued some days ago for the arrest of a number of war widows for fraud, and Petits three were captured. Their names are liza Hill, Mary Ennis and Ann Leonard. They are held as prisoners of the United States government, and are charged with having been married since the issuing to them of their pensions; that they drew the pensions due them as widows of soldiers de- ceased during or since the war; that they made oath that they were still in widowhood, and that they thereby made false depositions. The follow- ing is the affidavit upon which the arrests were made:— Jobn J. Rung, of the city of New York, being duly swot deposes and aays that be fs at presents Slere ts teatbeeaion Ottice in said city, for the payment of widows and others; that assuch clerk he is informed and believes that M: Ennws, Eliza Hill and Ann Leonard, pensioners of the gov- ernment of the United States, have been married respectively, as this department is informed, since the issuances to them Of said pensions; and, further, that the sald Ann Leonard, Mary Ennis and Eliza Hill have appeared at the office where this deponent is a clerk, and have there drawn the pensions due them on or about ihe 16th of March, 1869, within said district respectively as widows of soldiers during or since the late war for the suj of the rebellion; since the date of thelr sald remarriage each of them then and there in the Southern district making oath that they were atill living in widowhood, as required by the laws of the United States; whereCore this deponent charges tne sald Mary Ennis, Ann Leonard and Elisa Hill with having wilfully and mallclousiy made. a false depos!- tion, by knowingly and wilfully making oath as af 1 contrary to the statute of the United States in such case made And provided, and ail with intent to defraud the United es. Ann Leonard admitted that she married seven months ago, The women were released on bail of $500 each to appear for examination. Among the amusing incidents of the day was the reply of a juvenile inmate of an up town orphan asylum, who, upon being asked if he understood the nature of an oath, preparatory to his being sworn, replied, ‘Yes, when you swear to alie stick to it.” ‘here are several rooms connected with the office for the accommodation of persons awaiting their turn to be paid off, and business is despatched with as much regard to the convenience and comfort of pensioners as circumstances will permit. Nearly all the cases who have presented vhemseives are the relatives of deceased soldiers, the oficers’ widows and orphans waiting for the rush to subside. INVALID PENSIONS. The office for the payment of invalid pensioners, located in the basement of the Sub-‘'reasury, is under the charge of Colonel G. M. Van Buren, of the Sixth New York cavalry. Colonei Van Buren also served with distinction in the Army of the Potomac, which he joined as a captain, and was twenty months a prisoner in Richmond. Six clerks and seven ex- amining surgeons are employed in this office, and the disbursements amount to about $400,000 per year, pald to 3,200 pensioners. There 1s an increase of 400 pensioners over those of last year; thirty have been struck from the rolls on account of death or termination of disability, 100 have been recommended to the Pension Office at Washington for increase of pensions, and 100 names have been forwarded to this agency by the Commis- sioner of Pensions for reduction, in consequence of decrease of disability, On Saturday 322 pensioners received $19,880, on Monday 240 received $15,000, and the payments yesterday were the same as on the preceding day. The crowd at the agency is always large in the morning; but Colonel Van Buren having adopted the plan of issuing tickets early in the morning to the extent of his payments for the day, those falling to get tickets retire, leaving toe lucky ones to procure their money with gome degree of comfort. Payments commence at seven A. M. and close at six P. M. In cases where the invalid is unable to go to the office Colonel Van Buren visits him and pays him at his place of resi- dence, As tn the case of General Lawrence's office most of the pensioners now presenting themselves belong to the rank and file, and after this week, when the crowd becomes less, tie officers, among whom are Generals Max Weber, Kagan and Stough- ton will be patd. : There have been some frauds in this department, where men pensioned for gunshot wounds have since their discharge from the service contracted rheumatism or pulmonary complaints and obtained from examining surgeons certificates that their dis- eases Were contracted in the army. Reference to the original papers in the een. of each man for nsion exposes these di ancies, and prevents in most cases the consummation of the attempted fraud, Another class of fraudulent pensioners con. sists of men who have obtained the documents of deceased pensioners and draw pensions upon them. Colonel Van Buren 1# now engaged in investigating cases of tnis Kind, and expects wo break up the fraudulent operations in his department. POST OFFICE RETURNS. ‘The following report shows the total number of foreign letters sent from and received at the general Post Office in this city during the months of July and August, 1869:— SENT. July. August. British.... o 199,156 185,966 Bremen and Hamberg. 102,899 North German Union.. 43,407 Frenct 64,563 Beigium.... 3,085, Netherlands 5,108 9,667 4,474 34,380 453,000 British 164, Bremen and Hamburg. 13,737 North German Union. 60, 673 French. 65,276 Belgium 3,228 Netherlands 4,594 Swiss. 13,338 Italian 5,360, West Indies, & 41,465 Total..... 362,303 Total for July 146 Total for Augusl +» 816,912 GAMA COM. secs eesceeeesnnernnerenennn sss shy Ghh 067 NATIONAL EXHIBITION. Thirty-cighth Industrial Exhibition of the American Lnstitute—The Opening Ceremonics To-Day—Great Rush of ExhibitersHow the Empire Rink Looked Yesterday. The American Institute will to-day throw oper to the pubite the doors of the wmpire Rink, on Thitd avenue, corner of Sixty-third street, where te thirty-eighth annual industrial extiibition is to com- mence and to continue to the 30th ef October next. Each year the public exhibitions of the Institute have been of increasing interest. The number of exhibitors became steadily larger, and’the spect- mens of the art, the genius and handicraft of the Amerizan people were not only more numer- rous from year to year, but also more interesting, giving the surest evidence of the rapid and unbro- ken progress of the people of this country in tne arts and sciences step by step with all other civilized nations. THB BUILDINGS, Keeping this fact in view the Board of Managers of the Institute felt convinced that, as in former years, the exhibition for the present will again be superior to all those preceding it in point of the num- ber of articles and spectmens exhibited, as well as in their artistic skill and ingeniousness of their con- struction. It was, therefore, a wise forethought which led then to make ali arrangements for the ex- hibition which ts to open to-day on a scale of unprecedented extensiveness. They have se- cured the Empire Kink, probably the largest building of its kind in che country, covering nearly 42,000 square feet of 8) . But even this did not appear sufficient, and for the accommodation of heavy machinery an additional building was erected, joiming the rink towards Second avenue, enclosing ‘about 15,000 square feet of surface, and outside of ‘this still another structure was put up for the fire- places and boilers, to generate steam, that the ma- chipery may be kept in motion. Yet, from present appearances, the fact ts evident that with all this vast are offered for ex- hiviting the products American arf and industry there will not be room enough. ‘The applications of exhibitors bave been 80 numerous, brag tm the machinery depart- ment, it became necessary to encroach upon the space allotted to other groups or branches, and some of the machines exhtbited, as a “positi motion loom,” ‘warp drying machine,’ a ‘bu: ing picker” and other wool cleaning machines, have been placed in the main building, in the middie of the raised rear platform. The power to set the machinery tn motion will be supplied by two huge engines, one trom the Novelty Works of this city, already in its place yesteraay afternoon, and one a Corliss engine, built by Wiiliam A. Harris, with the “Oorliss cut off.” This 1s a perfect giant in ita way, of seventy horse power and a flywheel fourteen feet 1n diameter, weighing six tons, or over 12,000 pounds. ‘The reception of the goods began on Wednesday of last week, the Ist day of September, and quite @ mamber of clerks were kept busy at the Superintendent’s office, entering the articles as they were received, registering in proper books the names of the inventors, Pe ducers or manufacturers, as well a8 of the exhibi- tors, delivering receipts and ordering the articles to their proper places. Yesterday was an especially busy ony. The time limived for the envering of articles for competition expired with last Sventin, and as a matter of course the crowd of exhibitors was greatest on this the last day. Oarts and trucks of all kinds, express wagons and vehicles of all unaginable descriptions crowded the streets in front and at the sides of the rink, unloading boxes and trucks of all sizes and weights, baskets and crates, furniture and machinery, all destined to fill the space within and to delight the million of visitors expected during the continuance of the exhibition, THE STATE OF PREPARATION WITHIN. A visit to the rink yesterday was well worth the time it required, although the state of preparation for the opening of the exhibition was quite back- ward as yet. in the machinery department tue brickwork was not yet finished on which the bollers are to rest, ety ig said that from four to five day: will be requi before this department shall ha‘ been ut im complete running order. All over building everything was yet in complete disorder, Here one could see a@ dozen well dressed young men to arrange on tables and on stands woollen goods of American manufacture, from Lawrenceburg, um Indiana; {rom the Hockanum Company, of Rockville, Connecticut, and trom the Rock Company, of the same place, all of them creditable to American industry, and fully equal to any European article of similar style. All along the southern side of the building ranges, ovens and furnaces, portable gas generators, soda foun- tains, locks, safes, refrigerators, agricultural imple- ments and machinery, ail manner of household goods, articles of luxury and necessity, infact every- thing that human juity could suggest, was be- ing unpacked, cleaned, dusted, placed in order aud moved about from here to there, til it was found to be in the most favorable position. A very tnterest- ing feature, and which will undoubtedly attract the attention of the fair sex in no small degree, 18 a col- lection of American silks, manufacturea in New Jersey, ag rich in color and as solid in body as any brought from France or England. Several hundred workingmen were engaged with hammer and saw and nails aud paint, w prepare everything for the opening hour to-day and for the scrutinizing eye of the public and to arrange all arti- cles so that they may present the best views of their shape and value. One thing, however, was re- marked. There is @ collection of what may be called “monumental signs,” such as Indians for cigar stores, a King Gambrinus for a lager beer sa- loon, &c. gAmong them is also @ wooden statue of General Grant for a cigar sign, m full regimentals and guadily painted, and immediately benind aud half hidden by it a “naiad” for a garden ornament, whose head peeps through between the legs of Gen- eral Grant as uf playing at ‘hide and seek.” THE OPENING. The formal opening ceremonies will be held this evening, although the Rink will be accessible to visitors {rom the hour of noon. The board of man- agers regret that they were unsuccesstul in securing the presence of Chief Justice Chase, of Charies Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, and of secretary Boutwell. Nevertheless, the official proceedings will be conducted in @ manner worthy of the occasion, and addresses will be made by ae Hail, Judge c. P. Daly and Mr. Horace Greeley, latter being the president of the institute. HOW TO REACH THR RINK. As there will undoubtediy be a great rush of people days and evenings during the present and the coming month, to visit the exhibition, it may be well to state that the Empire Rink is within easy reach from all parts of the city and from all the fer- ries, People from Long Isiand and also from Jersey on landing from the fervies can take the Beit Rail- road cars, which will take them from elther side of the island to Third avenue and Fifty-ninth street, from whenee the rink is oniy four blocks to the north. The Third and also the Second avenue rail- roads will run a large number of extra cars to ac- commodate visitors, and the crosstown roads con- nect with these two avenue lines at many points. The permanent classification of the articies ex- hibited in seven departments, each subdivided tuto many groups, has heretofore been pubitshed in the BRALD. THE ASSASSINATION IN PHILADELPHIA, Critical Condition of Mr. Brooks—$6,000 Reward Offered For the Arrest of the As- snssins—Several Arrests of Suspected Parties Made. PHILADELPAIA, Sept. 7, 1869. Mr. James J, Brooks, of the United States Revenue Department, who was shot by unknown parties while in the liquor store of John Keenan, on Front street, near Arch, yesterday afternoon, was in a very critical condition this morning. He experienced much pain during the night, and is bleeding in- wardly. ‘The ball entered near the shoulder.blade and passed into the chest, cucting one of the lungs. Last evening Mr. Brooks stated that he had re- ceived many threatening letters during the past two weeks and frequent warnings. His reply to the lat- ter was that when the government gave him orders he would leave the city and not one moment before. He said that he had received communications offer- ing to set him up in business if he would leave the revenue department, and 1s fully satisfied that this was a act-up job, a8 he saw this very carriage in front of Mr. Keenan’s store last Saturday. He was on kindly terms with Mr. Keenan, and meeting him yesterday morning told him he intended to look over his books, Mr. Keenan told him he was un- Welland going home, but his boy would show him the books at any time. Mayor Fox visited Mr, Brooks about ten o'clock last evening, and ascertained from him his beliet that he could not recover. While in this condition Mr. Brooke’ affida’ ante-mortem declaration waa declaration was taken, and upon the informa- tion thus obtained warrants were at once issued for the arrest of certain parties believed to be impil- cated in the attempted murder, ‘A number of men charged with complicity in the attempted assassination of Revenue UMcer Brooks were brought betore the Mayor this afternoon, where testimony Was taken. Among those arrested were Keenan, proprietor of the stote where the deed was done, and his son, The following teatumony was elicited this afternoon:— John Stockton, liquor dealer, was heard, three weeks ago, to say that he knew when and where Brooks would be shot. Thomas Aiken, directly after the shooting, left his revolvers, directed to Stock- ton, in the store near by Keenan’s, where Brooks was shot, He was heard to say he was giad Brooks had been shot. Robert Hamilton, a notoriously bad character here, was partially identified as the man who drove the assassins away in a cab, and he was positively identified as having been tn that vicinity with a cab shortly before the shooting. It was also proven that he bad shaved off his mustache since yesterday morning. Keenan, the proprietor ot the store where Brooks waa shot, was held on the am- davit of Brooks himself, the contents of which has not been disclosed. Keenan's son was discharged. ‘The others were heid for a further hearing, without bail. The government oMcials at Washington have offered a reward of $5,000 for the arrest of the per- petrators of the outrage. The Mayor has also offered * meng reward of $1,000, Inspect TOOKS Was, until within a year ago, & regident of Newark, N. J., and was imspector of the Fifth New Jersey district. His wife and og Newark only about three mouths ago to join Lip. AQUATICS. Regatta of we New Jersey Bonting Associae tion at Newa.’? N. J.-A Fine Day, Good Sport aud a Las? Attendance—The Sixe Oared Race Wou XY ‘he Atlantis, of Ho- boken. eo The veautiful Passaic fiver at Newark, N. J., was the scene yesterday of an exceedingly pleasing and enjoyable rowing regatta, being the sedotia annua display of the New Jersey Boating Association, which ushered itself into existence @ year ago at the game place, under aaspices of a very favorable cliaracter. A finer river for such sport is zowhere te be found in New Jersey than the Passaic, and the accessibility of Newar® from the farthest points highly recommend it as a saftable plats for hoiding a State regatta. It may be well to state, however, that the inducements to clal from distant pointe were not great. Though tt is really straining spomt to call the af- fair of yesterday a “State regatta,’ inasmuch as the Clubs present formed only an totuy of those'in the State, and were entirely from one vection, tt truth to say that in every other respect it" was successful in an eminent degree and refected* credit om ite managers. ‘The hour announced for the firat race’to start was two o'clock, but it wanted only a few*minutes of three before the first “Go” was called by-Generat & T. Hatfleld, who acted as starter and referee. Lome before this time crowds of people began w swarm” along the western shore of tue river. On the site side, which is mostly taken up wkh lum- ber wharves and manufactories, every available int _was,also seized by “Young” and mid- le aged America, of both sexes, amt by the time the race was fairly commenced there must have been at least 3,000 spectators sent. The judges—Messra. ©. J. Tnoms and J.-P. Probst—withyReferee Hatfleld, Commodorew.{Tag, of Hoboken; Vice Commodore E. B. Vanderveen of Newark, and Secretary E. A. Condit, of Newark, with many other gentlemen, occupied the sidop Katie, Among the other gentlemen Serie were fir. R. N. Crane, of the Nereid; Mr. W. H. H. Beebe, of the Alcyone, of Brookiyn; Mr. Geo! W. Fore meyer, president offthe Waveriey Boat Club, of New York, and representative of the Atalanta, ‘Colambia and Gulick clubs, allot New York. Mayor B. Peddie was also present. The arrangements, im charge of Mr. David S. Crowell, of the Passatc, were: excellent. The first race, a single skull, two mile dask, started at exactly two minutes to three o'clock. There were three entries—Menasrs. J. Livingston, G. Munson and H. A. Hier. The latter got away with the lead, and, but for his fovtboard having broken before the first half mle had been made, the proba- bilities are that he would have given the others a tight rub, As it was, he hauled out, and the race was continued py Livingston and Munson. It was won by the former in 18m. 63., Munson coming past in 18m. 463. Considering the stiff breeze that was biowing against the tide, causing @ rough, choppy sheet of water, the time made was not con- sidered bad. ‘The chief interest of the aay’s sport centred om the next race, which was @-three mile pull betwee two slx-oared boats—the Atiantics, of Hoboken, and the Passaics, of Newark. The start was a splendid one, as was, indeed, the entire race. Both crews hugged each other all the way up, around the stake- boat and down. Two more evenly matched crews could not well be got together. The was won by the Atlantics in 21m. 248.,the Pass: coming sharp after in 21m. 4738. or four and a half boat lengths. The plaudits of the spectators were liberally given to both victors and vanquished. The names of the crews are:—Atlan- tics—Joseph Russell, Charies Spulman, Jr. Joseph Struthers, L. D. Smith, G. Courvoisier, Joseph Ben- son; J. Richards, coxswain. Passatcs—H. W. Nason, E. v. Vanderveer, E.N. Crane, Joseph Burrougus, John hay es C. Benedict; Frederick Nason, cox- swain, The Atlanitcs rowed in their shell bottom gig H.S. Magrane, while the Passaica used their boat Kclipee, lormerly owned by the Harvards. The third and last race was a bges contested double scull two mule dasn, for which only two entries were made by a quartet of Joes. In one boat there were Joe Livingston and Joe Strruthers, and im the other Joe Benson and Joe Russell. The two last won the race in itm. 53i8., while the others shot past the Leth ong boat in 17m. 5668... The race elicited much enthusiasm, Prizes tn:the shape of gold badges were subsequent- ly delivered to the victors on shore by Mayor Peddie, who took occasion to make a few remarks in his usual eloquent and very impressive style. The spien- did eight-oared barge Dundee, Captain I. F. Boice, of Paterson, well represented the latter place. GROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. PRIMARY ELECTIONS.—The Democratic and Repub- lican General Committees of Kinga county met last evening, but no business was transacted beyond mading arrangements for holding the primartes. Fire IN HAMILTON STREET.—A fire broke out, from some cause unknown, in the tobacco factory of Hodges & Lane, on Hamilton street, near Park avenue, at half-past two o'clock yesterday morning. ‘The structure, which was of frame, two stories im height, was owned by William B. Hodges, whose Joa 18 $300; insured. The loss on stock and fixtures ig about $1,500; tusured in the Exceisior insurance Company for $1,000. Tag TAIRD AVENUB IMPROVEMENT.—Argument was heard yesterday in the Supreme Court, spectal term, before Judge Barnard, on the application of the Brooklyn Improvement Company to continue the tpjunction previously granted the applicants re- straining the ard of Water and Sewe: Com- missioners from interfering with the work of con- structing a sewer along Third avenue. The Court refused to continue the injunction, thereby accord- Ing @ victory to that Board, the question of the con- stitutionality being under discussion. Deatd RecORD.—There were 203 deaths in this city during the week ending September4. Of thia number 29 were men, 37 women, 71 boys and 66 girls; 60 were infauts under 12 months; 160 were born tn the United States, 33 in Ireland, 12 in Ger- many, 4 in England and remainder in various coun- tries. The mortality was highest in the Sixtveeath ward, the number being 28. Cholera infantum car- ried off 32, pneumonia 10, convulsions 13, consump- 21; croup, cancer, bronchitis and disease of the kidneys 4 each; miasma 15, dysentery 7, whoop cough 5; measies, typhoid fever, typhus fever an diarrhea 2 each; smalipox 1. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The Cunard mail steamship China will leave this port on Wednesday for Liverpool. The mats for Europe will close at the Post OMce at half-past six o’ciock that morniag. Tue New York Herap—Edition for Euarope—wilt be ready at six o'clock. Persons wishing to have copies mailed to their friends can leave their orders with the clerk tn the counting room of the HERALD on Tuesday. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six cents. Died. N.—At Paterson, N. J.,on Tuesday, Septem- 7, JAMES JACKSON, in the 66th year of his age. His friends are invited to attend the funeral, om Friday afternoon, at two o'clock, from his late reat- dence, No. 77 Ellison street, Paterson. [For other Deaths see Eighth Page.| Ale.—smith’s New York Pale Ale. Prize modal awarded at Paris Exbibition, 1867, Brewery, 240 West Bigutesatt tre wes A.—Ladies’ Faces Enamelled ; also the Pro- eration for with instructions, by M. LAUSSON, 160 roadway. Back Agnin.—The Tide Has Turned, and leaaure seekers are looking homewards. We note this fact in connection with another equally significant. KNOX ts about issuing his fail stvie of Gentlemen's Hats, As usual, he expects to be in advance of his Cin apron and inafew days will invite attention to a brillian' cisplsy of headgear at his popular store, 213 Broadway, corner of Fulton street. Cristadoro’s Unrivalled Hair Dye.—Sold and applied at his wig and scalp factory, No. 6 Astor House. Cherry Fectoral Troches are something raw, good and pleasant for a cold or sore throat. Everdel’s, 302 Broadway.—Wedding, and Visiting Cards, Monograms, Crests, Initialled Note Papers. Most stylish in the city. Every Honest Physician Should Recommend MIDDLETOWN MINERAL SPRING WATER Scrofula, Cancer, Humors, Ri K Dyspepsia, General Deb! atl ng to blood fi rities or ne J. J: JOSLIN, Treasurer, Middletown Mineral Spring Com- ny, Middietown, Vt., or L. X. SORIPTU RE, 199 si iway, jew York. Send for testi F Yass Printing of Every Desci ene lest Clase Tice Job Printing Becabliaheneas, 6 Nassaustreet. Furniture—First Clase at Low Prices, at KELTY'S furnit: ‘oadway, opposite Boud atreat, Elegant Fall Styles at Valls, Gents’ Hi Mi Fultoa street. Gourand’s Oriental Cream, 81 50 Por. Bot- tle, 48 Bond airoat, late of 453 Bronaway, and druggists, Just Out—Cherry Pectoral Troches, fe city and bronchitis, For sale by youn reer lage place. Pgs Md ay t, gold edge, 44 China edge, 44 piecom, Tw ‘dwelve Wines to u _— paltérn, ‘ovo cult glaes Frult Boil a addr: recoipt wer by express C. 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