The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1869, Page 7

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD THE PROPOSED FRENCH REGENCY Eugenie and Prince Napoleon Disa- greeing on the Subject. Minister Sickles’ «‘Threats” in Regard to Cuba Alarming the Spaniards. Expected Abrogation of All Stay Laws in Virginia. ‘Bamored olution of the Mystery of Sir Jolin Franklin and His Crew. ANNEXATION MEETING FRANCE. IN QUEBEC, Napoleou’s Appearance as a Convalescent wiflculties of the Regency. LONDON, Sept, 14, 1869, ‘The Parisians are persuaded that the Emperor is feoovering, although a marked alteration in his @ppearance is observable. There is great anxiety in to the regency. By law the Empress is it Quring the minority of her son. It is gen- orplly believed thatthe Emperor desires to promote @ good understanding between the Empress and Prince Napoleon. The idea of entrusting @ share of the regency to the Prince is aiscountenanced by some, Witile tints are current that the Prince's ab- on boad his yacht is connected with the plang Others tn his behalf, if not directly with his own, Prince Nupoleon’s American Sympathizers. Lonpox, Sept, 14, 1869. Journat des Devata, of Paris, referring to the feceht mecting of Americans in London, held for the of congratulating Prince Napoleon on bis Uberal speech in the Senate, says:— little more and it would be considered there some danger in speaking. This congratuistion Sulogy. carried too far. The speech of Prince leon showed sense, shrewdness, eloquence moderation; but no pert! was braved. To have such a speech ten years ago would have been act of courage, But there 1s no boldness now in elite tue Senate what everybody but the Senate ry SPAIN. Sickles? Communication Effect. Lonpon, Sept, 14, 1869, Pho Mncdrida correspondent of the London Times ‘writes as follows:— Altherio the Spanish government and the press Dave unwisely adopted the plan of concealing unta- ie ale Cuban news. But the £poca bas now broken eye Gonoral aud Ls 6 silence, and startied Spaniards by making a ent of the actual facts, and by vehemently Grging tie despatch of troops and the union of mon of sil parties, so that the government may we {ree to save Cuba. The news of Gen- ral Sickles’ proposal to recognize the Cuban nts as belligerenta has caused as much ex- itement as if he threatened to tuxe the part of the bana. it had the effect to make funds fail to the Aowest point which they have touched for the past saxpeen years. The despatch of General Sickles ras Bot yet been published. Whatever its moral efect mey be, ‘he remonstrance of the United States has unquestionably terrified the Spaniards amazivgly, 4a English View of the Cuban Question. Lonnoy, Sept. 14, 1869. Tee Times, in an editorial on the Cuban question, aayei— By American negotiations for the cession of » beeing failed it must be because the sum ten- ‘was deemed mnsuflicient, or the Washington ent dreads the opposition of those who feel ( that Cuba must fall into the lands of the BSiatesand deem it folly to incur Mability. The nish favecamans bas been admonished to 6 4 end to the insurrection or give up the island terma, If these circumstances have ipted the Madrid government to pl its eard for the Antilles and stake all on ft, & cannot be congratulated on its resolution. Bt ition of Cuba cannot be achieved by hof will it result from a series of victories. ps Tay hold the seaports, but the inland regions ‘wii be against them. Armed columns may traverse daland. but can nowhere establisn a permanent ting. With the exception o1 a few traders, Spain has no friends in the island. Prim and Serrano Dave often told the Cortes that the loss of Cuba ts a question of time. For four months they pater | the most advantageous terms. ig to be Loped that wisdom and consistency will @nable them to see that it is good to be rid of the asiand on any terms, and cause them to consider before wasting men and money which they cannot spare in tue furtherance of an enterprise which will ver yiclt a hundredth part of what it bas already araliy Cost, Spanish Action. Panis, Sept. 14, 1869. Létters trom Madrid assert thata fleet of tron- Olads will be sent to Cuba in November tn case the ‘United States recognize the insurgents, The Spanish feb. bog stops all telegrams which It does not Ee" 9, espectally those concerning Cuba. Barcelona Diario hopes that, notwithatand- we the action of the United States, Spain will know OW to maintain her flag and her dignity. Napoicon and Gencral Prim in Council. Panis, Sept. 14, 1860. The Emperor gave an audience to General Prim yesterday. GERMANY. A Sud Accident and Many Lives Lost. BERLIN, Sept. 14, 1869. At Konigsberg, during a festival in honor of the ‘wisit of tho King of Prussia, the railings of a bridge whioh was overcrowded with spectators burst and Many persons were precipitated into the river. Twenty-four bodies have been recovered. AUSTRIA. The Jewish Question. VIENNA, Sept. 14, 1809, Princo Charles of Roumania has arrived in this @ty. He iad an audience with the Emperor Francis at which the position of the Jews in the alities Was discussed. He subsequently had interview with the Chief Rabbi of Vienna. BELGIUM. A Bonaparte Visit. BRUSSELS, Sept. 14, 1969, “ne Napoleon Bonaparte has arrived tn this ty. ROME. Enativh Ideas of the Papal Council. Lonpon, Sept. 14, 1869, , ‘The London Times to-day pro-tows that the Kou. ‘Wenical (‘ouuell will not sit longer than three woeks, ‘and will declare the infaliibility of the Pope ov the of an English Cardinal prelate. It also be- ves tho recent syllabus of the Pope will be made GS ne the assumption of the Virgin will be pro- ued. IRELAND. Political Agitation Renewed, Dubin, Sept. 14, 1860. Ad Immense meeting was held at Dundalk yester- Gay of those favorable to the release of the Fen: fan prisoners, it is estimated that 20,000 peopte Wore present. The meeting was addressed by promi- Bent speakers. a Viceregal Promincs. DUnLIN, Sept. 14, 1860, The Lord Lieuténant, in repiy to a deputation of the olty corporation, said her Majesty's government ‘was attentively considering the jan’ questi na The polonse of the Fenton prisoners, “U™tn NEW - ENGLAND. Severe and Disastrous Storm. -.. LONDON, Bept, 14, 1800, A heavy storm provailed yes + not only throughout England, but on the continent, Tele- graph wires areor have been prostrated in every direction, and reporta of marine disasters are con- stantly being received, The regular cable route to Valentia, Ircland, has been deranged, and messages to and from America were forwardea by way of Dublin, The inman steamship City of Limerick, Captain Phillips, from Antwerp tor New York, was compelled to put into Queenstown In a leaking condition. ‘The E. ‘hompsoa, from Liverpool for Baltimore, and the Lucretia, from Liverpoot for Montreal, also experienced heavy weather, aud were obliged to put into Queenstown leaky. A United States Ex-Mivister on His Goverue mount, LONDON, Sept. 14, 1869, Mr. Washburne, formerly United States Minister to Paraguay, has written a commuaication to one of the London journals on Presideat Lopez, of Para- g@uvay. He says his opinions have undergone no change. He recites tne barbarities of Lopes, and saya thore are but few foreigners now tn Paraguay, and they are only permitted to live because they are usefal to the Dictator. If they succeed in making their escape they will have to thank the fortune of war only and not the protection of their own gov- ernment. The Democratic Agitation=Mere About Madamo Stowe. LONDON, Sept. 14, 1869, A meeting of persone tn favor of granting pardon to the Fenians now under sentence was held to-day im Clerkenwell, Arrangements have been com- pleted for a monster demonstration on Monday next, Lord Byron’s steward denies the truth of Mrs, Stowe's statements, Ocean Yachting. Lonvon, Sept, 14, 1869. ‘Tae Good News hopes that when the ocean race 1a revived vessels of nearly equal tonnage will be matched, and their size be about 300 tons. If this is done heavy weather will be no great impediment, and the result will be more satisfactory and a truer indication of tke sailing qualities of the yachts of each country. Ald for the Avondale sufferers. ‘ Lonpon, Sept, 14, 1868, A subscription has been started here on behalf of the widows and children of the miners ktlled in the Avondale colliery, near Scranton, Pa, Doncaster RaceeOpening Day. LONDON, Sept. 14, 1869, To-day was the opening day of the Doncaster race meeting. The running is thus reportea:— The Champagne Stakes of 50 soverel, If forfeit, for two year olds, colts 122 lI fill Ibs., the owner of the second horse fo save bi stake, fifty-one subscribers, were won by Mr. Merry’s ' Sunshine, by Thormanby, out of Synbeam; Mantilla second and Sir Joseph Hawiley’s b. t, d; Ser, out of Madame Fylentime, third. six started. ‘The Glasgow Stakes of 80 sovereigns each, 20 for- felt, for two year oid colts, 122 ibs., wag won by 8! C, Legard’s b. o. by Blair Athol, out of Terrific, beat- ing Mr. Keavington’s b. c. Jarnac, by the Flying Dutchman, +. 61 souette. ‘Yhe Filly pwkes of 30 sovereigns each, 20 forfeit, for two year old fillies, 122 1bs., was won by Frivolity, Mr. Satinde’s b. f. Agility, iy ‘Adventurer, out 0! Mandragona, second, and Mr. G. Jones’ b. f, Cestus, by Newmunater, out of Ayacanora, third. ‘Tho betting was 2 to 1 against the winner and 6 to Leach against Agility and Cestus, Only three ran. The great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 sovs, each, 15 forfeit, with 200 sovs, added, second horse to receive 50 sovs. and third to save his stake, was won by br, c. Géant des Batailies, 4 years, by Voltigeur, out of Sweetbriar, by a length; Mr. Johnstone's oh. c. Ar- gyle, 3 years, by Aaventurer, out of Itch, second; and Mr. G. Hodgman’s b. c. Paul Jones, by Bacca- neer, out of Queen of the Gipsies, third. Eleven ran. The hei | before the race was 12 to 1 against the winuer, 3 to 1 against Argyle, and 11 to 1 against Paul Jones, ‘The Doncaster Plate of 100 soverel; and upwards, was won 5, Sir F, Johnstone's b. h- X13 6 years, by Geveral Williams, out of Lambda, by aneck; Sir ©. Legard’s b, h. Vespasian, 6 years, by Newmiuster, out of Vesta, second, also by a neck, and Mr. Drevitt’s b. f, Choral, 4 years, by Wild Day. roll, oat of Chantress, third, Eleven ran. ‘fhe bet- ting before the race was 4 to 1 int X! wl against Vespasian and 12 to 1 against Choral. ‘The Stand stakes of five sovereigns each, fifty added, for two years old and upwards, weight for , Were Won by Mr. Bromsgrove’s ch. c. Ismail, three years, by Oxford, out of Egyptian; Mr, John Day's b. 1, Roxana, two years, by Caractacus, out of Rosabel, second, and Mr. J. Usborne’s b, c. Inon, by Carbineer, ont of Interduca, third, Six started. ‘The betting was even on Ismail and four to one each against Roxana and Inon. s each, 3 years old Departure of a Supposed Filibustering Expe- dition from New Bedford=A Schooner Puts to Sea with the Men on Board and ts Pur sued by the United States Authorities. New BEprorp, Mass., Sept, 14, 1869. Last evening, about ten o'clock, 2 watchman dis- covered three gaugs of men—numbcring inall about ninety—msking for the wharves. Ia reply to ques- tions they told the watchman that a Spanish steamer was to mect them here and take them to sea, but did not state their destination. Shortly after eleven o'clock they were taken from Merrill's wharf ina schooncr. Information was at once Eye Aa! a to the police siation, also to the Collector of the Port and to Mayor Piei The crew of the revenue cutter Active were inmediately transferred to the steamer Helen Augusta. <A posse of the night watch was placed on ard also, and, with Collector Grinnell, the Helen Augusta started in pursuit of the schooner, The wind was light, and, uniess the steamer to take the men on board was near by, there are strong probabilities ef their capture. The Suspected Schooner Overhauled—She is Brought Back to Port=Thirty Men Cap. tured. New Brprorn, Sept. 4—9 P, M. The steamer Helen Augusta overhauled tho schooner Penekes, Captain Flanders, at nine o'clock this morning southeast of Noman’s Land, with about thirty supposed Cuban recruits, who were Peeing to be taken off by a vessel from New ‘ork. They were not armed, and made no resist- ance to the ofiicers. They seemed to be under com- mand of a Cuban officer. Captain Flanders was taken on board the steamer, and the schooner was taken in tow and arrived here at noon, and now lies under the guns of the cutter, with all hands on board, Captain Flanders states that he was ignor- ant of the design of the party, as they engaged him vo take out a tishing party. Uneasiness About the Steamship Cleopatra. HAVANA, Sept. 14, 1869. The steamship Cleopatra, of the New York and Mexican Steamship Company's line, from Vera Cruz via Sisal, which was due at this port om the Oh inst, ws not yet arrived, and fears are enter- tained for her safety. No intelligence has been received in Havana of engagements between the troops and insurgents, Havana Commercial avd Financial Markets, HAVANA, Sept, 14, 1869, Sugar—Operations are limited, owing to a scarcity of the classes demanded for shipment, Holders demand an advance. eg eit on London, 1634 per cent B chore ge on Paris, 3a! percent premlum; on United states, sixty days’ signt, in gold, 6 a 645 od cent premium; short sight, § per cent premium; sixty days’ sight, in currency, 204, per cent discount; short sigut, 19% per cent disconnt. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONRY MARKET.—LONDON, Sept. 14—4:30 P. M.—Consols closed at 92% for money and 98 for account. American securit quiet and steady, Vanited States five-twenties af 1 8: 18673 (old), 82%, ; ‘67's, 812{, Erie Railway shares, 28; Illinois Centrals, 045g; AUantic and Great Western, 29, FRANKFORT BOURSE, KeORT, Sept. 14—7:30 P. M.—United Staves tive-twenty bonds closed active aud firm at 874 for 1862's, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKeT.—LIveRrroor, Sept. 14—4:20 P, M.—The cotton market closed dull and irregular. iddiing uplands, 18)¢d.; middiin: Orieaus, 184d, ‘The sales were nominally 8,00 bales. Yesterday the sales were 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were taken for export and _specuiation. TRADER REPORT.—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 14.—Market for goods and yarns at Manchester fat and nominal. HAVRH CovToN MARKET—HAVRR, Sept. 14,—Oot- ton closed heavy, both on spot and afloat; tres ordi- naire, on spot, 1571. per owt. Li¥grpoor,’ BREADSTOFS MARKRT—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 14—4:20 P. M, -Wheat—White California quiet and unchanged; No, 2 Red Western, 0s. 04. Re- celpts of wheat at this port for the last three days, 40,000 quarters, of which 85,000 are American, Flour tet. Gorn, 298. 6d. per quarter for European. eas, 448, per 04 Ibs, LIVERPOOL, PRODUCR MARKET.—LIVRRPOOL, Sept. 14—4:50 P. M.—Tallow, 47a.gd. per cwt, LONDON MARKEIS.—LONDON, Sept. 14—4:30 P, M.— Sugar on spot, 80s, Od. @ 408,; afloat, 288. Od, @ 200, PeEPROLRUM MARKRT.—ANTWERE, SOpt, 14.-—Petro- Joum is firs, but unchanged, THE PACIFIC COAST. Retarn of Mr. Seward from Alaska—Traces ef Sir John Franklin. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18, 1809. Mr. Seward has return from Alaska, He has in- Proved in beaith and is in excelient spirits, A heavy shock of earthquake occured at San Louls Obispo yesterday. A light shock was felt at Sacra- mento to-day. A party, vouched reliable, writes to the Bulletin from San Buenaventura that @ document had been found on the beacn at that place on the 30th of August, very badly mutilated. On the document was found & request for the finder to forward tt to ee rinted in etx commercial lang on the mi rf ver ion was lea with wi desertion, under K, M. to? had succeeded in pencnlog: the above latitude an tude, where they found relics of the late Sir Joan Ross, The document states that the had wintered off Beachy Island in 1846 and 847, and that Sir John Franklin had died on the lish of June, 1847. 16 contains many intereating in- Cidenta connected with the expedition, Movements of Mr, Seward—The San Diego and Gila Railroad. SAN FRANCIS00, Sept. 14, 1860. Mr. Seward to-day attended the opening of the Ninth Industrial Exb/bition at Mechanics’ Institute. He also visited the public schools on invitation of the Board of Education, Mr, Seward leaves to- morrow by the steamer for San Diego and returns overiand, probably to participate in the breaking of the ground for the Jan Diego and Gila Railroad. He is expected to depart from here on the Panama steamer on the 30th inst. for Mansanilla, where pre- parations have already been made for his trans- Dortation to the City of Mexico under an escort, The Mexican Consul to-day writes to his govern- ment to prepare for Mr. Seward's reception. Generals rang and Sedgwiok leave hero to- morrow for San Diego to inaugurate the work on the San Diego and Gila Railroad. Funds sufficient to buuld the road to Gila river have been subscribed, VIRGINIA, Effecte of the New Coustitution—The Stay Laws Abrogated—A Financial Ruin in Prose pect. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 1869, The following despatch bas been received from Richmond:—The debtor olass tn the State, it seoms, have voted against their own interest inadopting the new constitution. By ite provisions tio Stay law, which has saved them from Mnancial rain during the last three yoars, is abrogated, and the Legisia- ture is proliibited from passing any Jaw to stay the collection of debts. This will bring most of the Jand property in the State under tne hammer of the shel for as soon a8 the State is reconstructed and the new constitution becomes the law the sheriffs, who have been held in check by the repeated military extensions of tne Stay law, will at once proc to execute the judgments against ell parties, ae the only relief that can be afforded them wil through the doubtful medipm of the insignificant homestead exemption provided for in the Constitution. It will be a source of much hard. ship to ali who owe heavy debts and have large judgments recorded againi im. Had the election een conducted on tke merits of the constitution, and had tts various provisions been fitly discussed Instead of being confined to the disfrancnising and test oath clauses, it is probable the entire debtor class would hay its adoption and preferred to remain under military rule, which could have in the iuture as 16 has in the past extended the Stay Jaw and saved their broperty from sale at a sacri- fice. A large portion of the judgments are in favor of Northern creditors against merchants here, who i} hora hold judgments agatost tne farmers and Plauters. THE NEW DOMINION. Annexation Meeting in Quebec—A Gloomy Picture of Canadiana Affairs—Annexation the Only Hope of the Dominion. Quennc, Sept. 14, 1869. At an annexation meeting held hero on Sunday afternoon the following resolutions were adopted:— Fivst—For many years past we have seen with deep regret our real estates sink rapidly, our ship- butlding interests disappear, perhaps forever; our magnificeut water powers, the greatest in the aggregate of any singie locality on this continent, rush wildly past our doors, and our youth, the flower of our cen fying to the United States in countless thousands trom the desolation which seems to have marked our city as Its own. Second—tThe differences existing between the de- pressed condition of this Dominion and the ever-in- a Prosperity of our neighboring republic has impelled us to the conclusion that the difereace has ita rise not in an imaginery bounaary line, but in the working of the instituttons of the two countries, Third—It 1s, tnerefore, the deliberate opinion of this meeting that steps should be taken at once towards addressing the imperia) authorities, through tia Excellency the Governor General, a respectful peultion praying to be informed whether a nearly unanimous desire on the part of the inhabitants of the Dominion for ita incorporation with the territory of the United States would not receive from the British people the same gractous reception as was accorded not many years ago to a like request from the inhabitants of the Jonian islands for a union with the kingdom of Greece, Messrs, O'Farrell, J. Willan and McAvoy spoke at length on the subject, and the meeting, after nam- ing 8 Committee to carry out the resolutions, broke Up wito three cheers for annexation and three more for Mrs. O'Donovan, to whose approaching arrival O'Farrell called attention. fhe crowd was very orderly in its conduct, and except from a few no marks of disapprobation were evinced. ‘fhe police aid not interfere. Sudden Departure of the Hornet from Halifax. HALIrax, Sept. 13, 1869, ‘The steamer Hornet put to sea hurriedly last night. She shipped a lot of hard characters at this port at high wages, and took on board a quantity of coal. ‘There 16 litte doubt that she is bound for Cuba. MAINE ELECTION. BErast, Sept. 14, 1869. Returns from ali the towns in Waldo county, where Hiohbora resided, give Chamberiain 8,133; Smith, b teed Hichborn, 306. Last year, in these towns, Ohamberiain had 1,188 majority. Repubit- can representatives are chosen in every district éxcept one. MISSOUR!. Resolutions of the Army of the Tennessee on the Death of Rawline—Sult Against a St. Sag Sr. Louis, Bept. 14, 1969, Ats meeting of the officers of the Army of the Tennessee, held last night, resolutions were adopted declaring their great sorrow for the death of Secre- tary Rawlins, sympathizing with his family in their bereavement, with the President in his private and official loss, and expressing the opinion that Con- gress ought to erect & monument to the memory of the deceased asa fit expression of national grati- tude and honor. Asuit has been commenced in this city against Phil, H. Reidel ex-City Auditor, for $3,000, alleged to have been withheld by him when he was retired from oMice. NEW YORK. Departure of a Heavy Tow for New York— Fatal Affray at Schonectady—Arrest of Exe press Robbers. ALBANY, Sept. 14, 1869. Two of the heaviest tows that ever left this city started for New York to-day. They consisted of seventy ‘five boats, carrying 440,000 bushels of grain, ‘Thirty-five more boats await towing steamers, ‘Two men, named Peterson and McInall, engaged in @ quarrel at Niskayuna, near Schenectady, Satur. day evening, when the latter stabbed the former, causing death on Monday night. McInall was ar- rested. It {3 reported that New York detectives have ar. rested parties implicated in the rabbery of the express wafe on the Central Ratiroad a fow weeks since, OHIO. Excltemont In Cincinnatt Over the School Question=The Bible to be Retained in Pub- lic Schools, CINCINNATI, Sept. 14, 1860. The Schoo! Board continued its session till near Midnight last night. A committee was appointed to confer with the Catholic Church,anthorities con- corning the terms upon which the Cathoiics will fend their children to the public schools. A resolu- tion to exctude the Bible from the schools was latd on the table. Petitions protesting againgt excluding we thd signed by over 10,009 perayns, ware [re WASHINGTON.| Tho Political Influence of the Adminis- tration in Texas. Removal of Conservative Office-Holders and Appointment of Radicals. The State “Obstructions to Commerce.” Commissioner Sargent’s Decision Against the Collection of State Tonnage Dues. WasHINaToN, Sept. 14, 1869, General Suliivay, Inco Minister to Colombia. In the paragraph which appeared in the HzRaLp to-day relative to the departure of General Sullivan from the United States of Colombia 1t is represented that he was recalled. This isa mistake, Genera! Sullivan resigned, and to-day received s letter from the Secretary of State regretting that he could not remain as United States Minister to the United States of Colombia, General Sullivan had tenaered his resignation on a former oocasion, but tt was not accepted, The Guillotine at Work in Toxas. Captain W. A. Saylor, of Bryan, Texas, has been appointed special agent of the Post Omice Depart ment for Louisiana and Texas, in the place of Hobbs, removed, Saylor is a republican, of the Davis school, and it is understood that this is the beginning of a complete sweep of the Hamilton men now holding federal oMice in Texas, as nearly all the ofMictals tn Texas are Hamilton men. A new get will goon be appointed. Governor of the Soldiers’ Home. The contest for the snug little position of Governor of the Soldiers’ Home has been finally settiea, Neither Emory nor Carroll, nor Thomas gets the big plam, but Colonel Arthur T, Lee, of the regular army, who has been Deputy Governor for over two years, and who is thoroughly Mtted in every way to aischarge the duties with grace and ability, carries off the prize. Colonel Lee was appointed yesterday by the Secretary of War, on the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners, and Colonel H. W. Freedly has veen made nis deputy. The appoint ment gives satisfaction to army officers and every- body in Washington. Executive Appointment. The President has appointed William Amesto be Collector of Internal Revenue for the First district of Rhode Island, vice L. B. Frieze. Colored Clerk in the Patent Office. Secretary Cox has appointed a colored man on the examining corps of the Patent Ofice. Colored Children in Public Schools. At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the pub- lic schools, held this evening, an application from white and colored persons for the establishment of @ school in the northern part of the city for both white and colored children was refused by a vote of six to seven. The application was referred to the City Counctis for their action, The word “white” ‘still exists in the school laws, Duties on Foreign Imports, Acting Secretary Richardson has addressed a let- ter to A. D. Shaw, United States Consul at Toronto, Canada, relative to the subject of the dutiable valug of malt imported tato the United States from tne Dominion of Canada, saying the law declares the duties on imports shall be levied on the actual mar- ket value of the wholesale price thereof, at the period of exportation to the United States, in the principal markets of the country whence exported, and the department holds that this value refers to the valuo of the merchandise in open market, unin- fluenced by any peculiar condition growing out of special regulations in a foreign country. Cancelling Tobacco Stamps. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de- cided the blank space for the name of the party cancelling tobacco stamps, the new issue, must be filled with the nan: of the manufacturer of the to- bacco, and not the name of the proprietor. Issue of New Fractional Currency. There have been delivered to the United States Treasurer new fractional currency, completed and ready for issue, the following amounts to dat Ten cent notes.. $1,226,000 Fifteen cent notes. 635,500 ‘Twenty-five cent notes 807,500 Fifty cent notes...... 622,507 $2,691,507 Te Acting Secretary Otto, in a case where the heirs of Indian soldiers were concerned, decided that the dependent orphan brothers and sisters of half blood are equally entitled with those of whole biood to the pension granted on account of service. Personal. senator Cole, of California, who lately returned from St. Domingo, had a long interview with Secre- tary Fish to-day. Southern Pension Commissioner. ‘The commission appointed by tne Commissioner of Pensions to visit Tennessee, Missisaippi and Ala- bama to investigate certain claims for pensions presented from those Statea will leave here on Thuraday and proceed to Chattanoga, where they will commence their labors on the 20th instant. There are nearly four thousand oases, mostly col- ored, which are awaiting action by this commission. Internal Revenue Seizures. ‘The lst of seizures reported at the Internal Rev- enue Bureau includes the names of 120 firms, and, as usual, most of them were engaged in the whis- key or tobacoo business. STATE TONNAGE DUES. The Question of their Legality Before the Commissioner of Castoms—Decision of the United States Supreme Court—Harber Masters’ Feos Declared Ilegal—Their Col- lection Forbidden—Correspondence on the Subject. WASHINGTON, Supt. 14, 1869, About a month ago I sent you a brief account of a movement, inaugurated by Captain . RK. Barnes, agent of the Shipowners’ and Captains’ Associa- tions of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and New London, to prohibit the collection in the New York Custom House of certain fees not allowed by law. These are harbor master fees, health fees and State hospital tax. A correspondence on the subject has assed between the Commissioner of Customs, N. Bargent, and Collector Grinnell, of New York. was brought about by the following letter of M Barnes to the Secretary of the Treasury :— ‘ASHINGTON, August 11, 1869, To the Hon. SFORRTARY OF THR TREASURY :, DEAR SIE—I am an ayent of the Shipowners and Cap tains’ Assootation of New York, Bostou, Philadelphia and New London, Conn, I wish to repros to you that in the Hioure only the clearance ofticer colle which no other oustoma officer collects in the -viz,, harbor maater fees, benith fees and State hich t¢ probiblved. b; o"Annered is the collect, and which t« probibt y nnexed is the Clearance bill of the Custom House, also the decisions in re- gard to the State laws. T hope, as an act of justice to com- heres, you will prohibit the same from belng collected here- atter iu the New York Custom House, Yours, ac. r ¥. BARNES No, 654 Eleventh street, west, Washington, D.C. This letter was referred by the Secretary to N. Sargent, Commissioner of Customs, for action. On the 131 of August Mr. Sargent addressed the fol- lowing letter to Collector Grinnell:— TREASURY DRPARTNENr, > OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, August 13, 1869.) Sin—The secretary of the Treasiuy has reverred to me « im by Me. ©. F. Barnes, agent of the Ownere and Captaitm’ Associations of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and New London, representing that the clear- ance officer in New York certain fees not eoumer- ated in the Customs’ Fee bili—namely, harbor master's fees, health officer's fees and ti jospital tax, Mr. Barnes ao- companies his letter by a bill and receipt or the fees paid on the clearance of (be schooner B. F, Lowell, of which the fol- lowing Is a copy :— SOHOONRR BP, LOWRLA. Custom House, New York, ey State Fompltal tax, all of which are fllegal tax reseed to i eume 20h S231 Ses Measurement. ermits United States’ hospital money. State hospital money. Deaths. Desorter * =| i= s2e Total Oath—crew list. . Stamp... Grand total. . Rocoived pay! uy attention, ti ou at Looe by ihe Yor i 1 tan poottully to press the Yope that te gollegtion | ure, In dolivertn, inion of aaid:— "We think ft quite clear, sulation of com- therefore (for reasons given), that the merce a us comes within by the act before tw the ust be reversed.” (See Sixth BL) PoFntor tnese dectsions the fees objected 5 are wholly legal, and. it will hardiy be ‘necencary to. disect ‘that they shail in no instance hereafter be colicctod. Very reapect‘ully, your obedient servant, To Momus H. Gninwatt, Coliector of Uustous, New York y. In reply to the letter of Collector Grinnell, written by him in answer to the above, addreased to Secre- tary Boutwell and by him referred to the Commis- sioner of Customs, Mr. Sargent writes as follows:— ‘TREASURY DEPARTMENT, t Orrice oF COMMISsIONER om sree Ph gn ttre the pote ‘of and trananaitt aokno: e and transmitting to hii By fete to yon Teiating to the collection of certain fees for ° ilicers has, with the other Dapers i ‘been referred to this oflce. i fer that ou rect justi. om: the oldest employe of the Coston House runneth not to” the contrary. You refer to and Curnteh copies of a correspondence between the at and the Collector of ig a tly to the satis- ‘apparoatly Tt is not denied that this was the beg leave to remind you that since collect one class of these fees—their legality. made the subject of judicial deciston in Court of the District of Columbia and the Supreme ‘the United States, as I stated in my letter of the reasons for col- Supre Gourt 18th, and that in both eases the courts decided that such fees were illegal: that le to say, harbor masters’ foes. Whether the fees of the Health Officer and the Btate hospital stand upon the same footing remains to be similarly tested. Under this state of the case the collection of harbor masters’ fees cannot be justified by oa however ancient, or any ent beretofore. Tho law has beon by the highest judicial tribunal ot the coun! ite dectsion a! must_bow, whatever inconvenience {individuals may arise from. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, N. SARGENT, Commiaslongr. Ones H. Gxiwnart, Coiléctor of Customs, New York 7 The ies Boerd on the subject has also been pee to Collector of the Customs at Baiti- ore, — TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFrIoe OF COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, 2, Srtn—Your letter, dated Fo eo 20, addresent io the Becre- tary of the Treasury, and enclosing a letter to you from A. 3. Huggins, agent of the Merchants and Miners’ Transports: tion Company, and also a letter to you from ‘Thomas B. An- drews, agent of the Baltimore and Savannah Steamship Oo th of these LeGmplain of ‘certain. feew, taresy or “port complain o} in fees, taxes toi "imposed upon and collected of the lines of steatners Foapectively represent by the city authorities of Balt more and Bavannah, and their object {s to ascrtain whether such feos, oF “port tonnage duties” are legal ‘The question whether State or municipal authorities have the right to levy and collect harbor masters’ feca of vessels entering the ports of any State or cliy claiming thie right ber ‘Supreme Gourt othe D trict of Columbia in 1867, upon the claim of the harbor master of the city of Washington, of fifty cents for “port tonnage" of the sloop Nautilus, Captain 0. B. Barnes, master avd owner, of 940100 fons.” Mr. Justice Wylie, in delivering the opinion of the court, after argument, aafd:— +" the laintifr in of the sloop Nautilus, a vessel ed 1m the coasting tradi inst him was. fc ot Afty cents and costs, yet he las gonsidered it big duty to bring the case before us ting @ quesuidn which is of general 1 vouwors visiting this port, Section ten of the first article of the constitution of the Untied States declares ‘tno State shall, without the consent of Congress, lay an {mpost or duties on tmnports or exports, except what miay be for the use Of the Tresaury of the United States, and all such laws sail be subject to the revision and control of Congress." It fur- ther declares that no State shall, without the consent of Con- lay ay duty on tonnage, to. The frst question for jetermination 1s whether these “harbor fees," as they the corporation law, are duties on tonnage which the corporation is prohibited from collecting without the consent of Congress. The Judge then proceeds to consider thie queation, and baving shown th r feea” were neither more nor less than “tonnage,” have beon gross inco ferred on Sur are osiled in tn tho conveyance those imports and exports. It follows, therefore, that the or- ginance i question fs_» violation of ‘the constitution of the nited States. * * * * The ti ubatanttally a duty, notwith: me, * * The atanding it {s called by aditferent ni ind, ment of the juatice (ofthe peace) must ie reversed. Tle judgment of the justice peace was adverse to the owner and master of 1 |, who appealed therefrom. ‘The Supreme Court of the United States, at its December term, 1887, in acase brought before it by writ of error to tho Supreme Court of Loulstana, decided that “a atatuie of a State enacting that the masters and wardens of a port within ft should be entitled to demand and recetve, in addition to other fees, the sum of five dollars, whether called on to per- form any’ service or not, for every vessel arriving at that port, it. regulation of Gommerce within the meaning of he constitution, and algo a duty on tonnage, an fe unconstitu- tonal and void.” (Sea 6 Wallace’s Reports, 31.) ing the optnion of the Court Chief Justice Chase sai the act of the Legislature of Loui commerce can hardly be doubted. deliver: upon every entry. In the case o} between port and ports in the adjoining St: ama and Texas it becomes a serious burden, an ery mis- ecom: un burden, and works chief against which the constitution intended to protect com- merce among the States.” T have quoted freely from the opinions of the jud, decided ene important oases to enable you an: terested in the question involved to fully comprehend what the law really is as interpreted by our highest judicial tri- bunals. I bave not taken ft upon myself to decide anythieg, but only to call upon collectors, and other officers of customs, to abide by the decisions of our courts as the; known to them. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, ARGENT, Commissioner. Tosoux L. Tuomas, Jr., Collector of Oustoms, Baltimore, 4 who all tn- are now madé ‘The captains and ship owners have been*endeavor- ing for years to direct the attention of Congress and the Secretary of the Treasury to the abuse com- plained of, but, until recently, without much suc- cess. The following petition relating to the subject was presented on forty-two aiferent occasions in Congress last session:— To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF i GENTLEMEN—Your potitioners, captains and owners of vessels and citizens of the di‘ferent States, respect{ally re- Present that they are captains and owners of vessels of all Clasaea and tonnage, engage! in the coasting, ioreign and fishing trade of the United States, duly enrolled, registered, or licensed, and of whtch th f thirty cents per ton to the co! ferent porte where they belong; also fees for uocesury papers and United States Hospital money. fow the different States, cities and seaport towns have enacted harbor tonnage tax laws, pilot license end half pilot ace laws, port warden fee | ‘oyster tonnage tax laws, State hend money fee laws, State hospital tas laws, health fee ‘amount of frelght laws and quaran- pointed harbor iasters, pilot mans ters, wardens, quarantine collectors, oyster tonnage tax collectors, State hospital tax collectors, State head money fee collectors, one per cen’ iectora and health fee collectors, a ent of ton- nace taxes, inthe manner as set forth in the annexed bill contrary t6 the laws of the ( nited States for the regulation o! commerce, And your petitioners pray the juterrention of Goneress to protect all engaged in navigation, from al teen! exactions, Andasin duty bound your petitioners wili ever pray. 3 TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Albert Morgan, cattor of the Boston Sunday Ex- press, was arrested yesierday, charged with libel on State Constable Moses Brigg*, He gave bail in the sum of $500. Amos P. Wood, an officer in the Massachusetts State Prison, was severely stabbed on Monday even- tpg by @ convict named Daniel Burke, who was servi twenty years’ sentence for burglary. Track laying has been commenced at Cheyenne on the Denver-Pacific Railroad. The work is ex- pected to progress two miles per day. Another murder occurred in Philadelphia yester- day afternoon, While in a political dispute in a tavern in Frankford Samuel Shuster was struck by og McGaughtin and died tn a few minntes after- ward. WAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Lieutenant Commander Arthur KR. Yates 18 or- dered to duty a8 Inspector of ail materials and sup. plies at the Boston Navy Yard; Master A. H. Vatl and Ensigns H. H. Parsons and Jerome B. House, to the Gettysburg; Master /Frank Courtis, to duty in the Pactiic fect; Surgeon John S. Messersmith, to duty as president, and Surgeons Kaward Shippen and FE. R. Denby, as members of a board forthe hyaical examination of candidates for admission to ihe Naval Acaslen ur nv, Powhatan; Paymaster Robert Pett chasing paymoster at Piiliadeiphia: Murray, to special duty at New York Emory, to duty as lspector of provisions, &c., at the New York Navy i.ard. Commander Wiliam F. Spicer 18 detached from duty a# inspector of supplies at the Boston Navy Yard, and ordered to remain ou duty as equipment oMcer of that NEW YOAK STATE HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY. ‘The regwar semi-annual meeting of this associa tion was held last evening in room 24, Cooper in- stitute, Ag its regular session commences to-mor- row but little business was transacted, the matn purpose of the meeting being to partake of @ colla- tion, which was served up about ten o'clock In the ante-room of the Schoo! of Design. Several ad- dresses were delivered during the festivities. Neariy one hundred jeading physicians were preseni, among Whom the more celebrated were Dra, H. M. Sinith, Hunt, Fuligre’, Kellogg, McMurray, Lora, Hawks, Bowen, Wright, Seybold, Richardaou White, Dowling, Allen, Wilder, Dunham, Bal and Haligck, of New York oity aud Brooklyn, oMecers of the State Society are as follows: Willlapt Wright, of Brookiyn, President; Dr. Paing, of Aibany, Secretary, and Dr. W. ay le, Brgoklyn, Treasurer. Dr, Wright, the President, ry ch, welcoming the fraternity present. ‘he ageeches were warmly received, and the mvet- journed e hour. . will commence at ten o'clock in ‘ine regular sess! to-morrow morning, when medical subjects and essays of vital Interest to the modical world will be brought up Kad thoroughiy vigouseet, a BILLIARDS. ie for the Champion:bip Between Foster and Deery~The Latter tho Winner. Tho great match game—1,500 points, carroms, pusa. shot barred—for the championship and $500 a side, between John Deery, winner of the diamond cue im the tournament of 1969, and Melvin Foster, came of last evening at the Hippotheatron, Fourteente street. There was an immense gathering present, several Jadies being among the number, Deery wom the lead and played for safety by sending hig balls close to the lower cushion, Foster failed to count. Deery then made nine an@ played inside the line for safety. Foster took the mace and missed, leaving the two reds well foe Deery, who made 6 off them and pocketed himself accidentally. After making a fine “round-ther table’ shot Foster opened the fourth inning by missing an easy carom, the balls being close together at the time. Deery took the mace at this and made a magnificent bank shot, and then missea- an easy carrom, leaving the balis bad for Foster, however, by splendid play, succeeded in maki 54 off them before missing. In ithe eleventh innit Deery found the balis in bad position, and used mace, but falled to count, leaving the two reds welh for bis opponent, who, succeeding in making corom and, by delicate play, to balis ther, nui ing an score stood at this point, Foster 256, ™ The latter succeeded in running the two reds and left the balla all in the line, tried a bank, but failed to count, when in and made 61. The play was not vei either side up to the nineteenth inning, shy of one another, and working more for than geo ee ut in this Cig chance at the balls ai ning—Foster, 5} ry, lowing inning Foster made” 30 and 33, Foster in the next inning made only 9, Deery, by exceedingly fine play, mi ing the score stand—Foster, latver’s friends, who had been up the game rather downcast, began t but were somewhat nonplussed in the next inni by Foster making 135, thus making the score 607 te- In the ay Deery = spurt and run up 87 fore missing by pocketing his ball after makings carrom, the game standing aythe close of the ie seeer ot 1,215; Foster, 1,071. Im the sixty-sixth inning the former made a run of 48, at which the score stood—Deery, 14,08; Foster, 11, The seventy-second inning was Lone bee making 6 and leaving the balls within the line after missing, which nonplussed Foster, and ne failed te count. In the last inning Deery made 51 jus wine 0, ning the game. Tne 3. ¥V tt, a3 ghe E Deery wher run 60, 872; y, 353. T! to this to feel _jub! ne: 12, 7, 36, 6 9 2 1—tat SE TORN TERT DEER b pee AAR eae 5, Gtk Bo co, 18's be Hh Sate ait akg Soke wae ‘The betting in the pools previous to the game was 8 to 1 on Foster. A LADY AMONG THE CUBAN PaTRIOTS,—Abous fourteen of the Cuban patriots from Macon, Ga. ranging in age from fourteen to twenty y yoara of a and who were captured at Eufaul +9 Withor ane gun, returned to Macon on Monday of Ii week, Among them was discovered one of the fale sex dressed in men’s clothes, She is a widow, hey huspand paring been killed at estan ate and is about twenty-four years of age. She had smitten with the person of one of the patriots resolved to accompany him and share his dangers. MAILS FOR EUROPE The Cunard mail steamship Ruasia will leave this port on Wednesday for Liverpool. The matla for Zurope will close at the Post Omlee at twelve o'ciock M. 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