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NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Volume XXXIV. — = —— AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Mth street,—HkeMann, THE ParsripiGirareun. BOOTH'S THEATRE, 234 st, between Sth and 6th avs— Bir Van WINKLE. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND ATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afternoon aud evening Performance. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—TH® QUREN OF Beawts; on, THE OLD Woman Tuat LIVED LN 4 SHOR. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth avonuo and Twenty- fourth sireet.—DREAMB fRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave- nue.—ENGLISH OPERA~THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. NIBLO’S GARDEN, ,Broadwa; RAILROAD TO RUIN. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and Ith street.— Tak SOuOOL FOR SCANDAL. FoaMosa; ox, TOS GERMAN STADT THEATRE, Nos. 45 and 47 Bowory— GenMan Orexa—TnE MaGio FLUTE. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tue Dati PLANK— ‘Tur 81x Deouens or Crime, FAEATRE COMIQUE, 51¢ Broadway.—Jocgisse, THR Soaoien. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of Eighth avenue and 284 atreet.—ParurE. WAVERLEY THEATRE, No. 720 Broadway.—A G2aND Vauery EXTERtAINMENT. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brosaway.—Tur Drama oF UNOLE Tom's CABIN, STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street.—Tam FRANKO FAMILY GRany IvaveuRaL Concent. MAS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Rrookiya.— Houe—A Bugacn oF Promise. CENTRAL PARK GARDE! tb ata. —PoruLAR GARDEN Co! ay., between §8ih and ERT TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, Wl Bowery.—Comro Vooalt8m, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &c. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway.—Eraro- PlaN MUNSTRELSY, NEG! sk. BRYANTS' OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Buildinz. Mth at —BaYAnis’ MINSTRELS—NeGno Ecornrstoirres, &0, HOOLES'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn. —Hoouey’s MINGTRRLS—THAT TROUBLESOME Bor, £c. GREAT EUROPEAN CIRCUS, Fulton ay., between Smith and Hoyt sts., Brooklyn.—GYMNAstics, EQUESTRIANISM. NEW YORK NUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— BOIRNOE AND ART. LADIES' NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 630 Broadw FPRMALEs ONLY LN ENDANOR, TRIPLE SHEET. (a ry THE NEWS. Europe. Gable telegrams are dated September 16. General Sickles’ note to the Spanish government on the Cuban subject was still commented on in England. A leading London journal says the “aggressive policy of the United States cannot be Justified by the attitude of Spain towards Cuba,” snd that ‘We are on the eve of serious events.” General Prim was to have a second sudience of Napoleon. Prim telegrap.ed from Paris to Madrid advising the Cabinet to hasten the despatch af army reinforcements to Cuba. Mr. Burlingame was preparing to leave Paris for Stockholm with the members of the Chinese Embassy. The Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, is dead. Another agrarian murder was per- petrated in Ireland. Lord Clarendon was tn Paris. It is said Napoleon declares a strict non-interven- tion in the affairs of Spain and Cuba. Our special correspondence by mail from Furope supplies matter of a yery varied and interesting character, in useful detail of our cable telegrams to th@4th of September. The letters from Florence, St. Petersburg and Constantinople demand attentive perusal. Turkey and Egypt. By special telegram from Constantinople, by way of London and through the Frencn Atlantic cable, we have a detail of the points of the official note which the Snitan of Turkey addressed to the Viceroy of Egypt through the Grand Vizier, defining the line of tributary duty of the Viceroy, and assuring him ‘hat when itis complied with his Majesty will be glad to see him in Constantinople. Cuba. Admiral Hoff had an interview with Secretary Robeson and Admiral Porter yesterday on Cuban affairs, It 1s claimed that the Admiral’s sympathies have always been with the Cubans, but that his in- structions required him to remain strictly neuttal, and it would have been obviously unseemly for him to indulge in any demonstrations favorable to the Insurgents. He thinks the struggle will be a pro- tracted one unless some outside interference takes place. ‘The rumored European alliance to protect Cuba ts Stil! a subject of discussion in Washington, and the Ouban representatives contend that something Accidedly favorable to that island will emanate from our State Department in a few days. Miscellaneous. Loring and Fay, of the Harvard four, arrived in Boston yesterday morning. No public reception will be given them in Boston until the return of the remainder of the crew. Blaikie has been appointed Pardoning Clerk tn the office of the Attorney Generai at Washington. The President rematned in Washington, Pa., yes- terday, and wi!l hold a reception for the townspeople on Saturday. The Clinton House and two residences adjoiaing, in Saratoga, were destroyed by fire last nignt. This ig the first fire that has occurred at Saratoga this season. Secretary Boutwell has between $80,000,000 and $00,000,000 in gold in the Treasury, but will not Probably be tempted into selling at present. He is better able to resist Wall street combinations if he holds enough gold in reserve, A plot nas been set on foot, it is charged, by radi- cal office-holders in Virginia to have the question of admitting that State go over without action in Con- @reas unttl the session commencing in 1870, It is Proposed to get up evidence of outrages and frauds by the Walker party, and by the aid of filibustering in Congress and references to the Reconstruction Committee have the whole question adjourned. By this means the present ofice-holders will be per- mitted to serve at least twelve months longer. The originators of the scheme, it is said, receive the strong support of both Butier and Boutwell. wis Carter, the negro man who was buried by the caving 1n of a well at Jamaica, L. L., on Wednes- day, is stil alive nearly forty feet under the surface. A two inch iron pipe was run down to him and he breathes and converses through it. He bas now been more than thirty hours buried and ts without food, but a large gang of men are at work digging him out. Commissioner Delano proposes to reassess in- comes and has appointed a iarge number of assiat- ant assessors, who are to commence work in the Jarge cities at once. The Washtagton Express and the National Invetti- Gencer are to be revived conjointly on Monday asa democratic journal. A colored man in Washington City, named Albert Hicholas, yesterday morning murdered hia wife and mother-in-law by beating their braing out with @ hatchet, Consul Dudley, at Liverpool, informs the State De- partment of @ dangerous and infectious cattle dia- ease that has made its appearance in England. It attacks the hoofs usually, and then breaks out in the moath as the cattle lick the hoof. It can be commu- nicated from one animal to another of a diferent Nearly 400 students have applied for admission fmto the entering class of Cornell University at Ithaca, and the class will namber 320, Almost every State in the union ts represented, and there @re several students from Europe and the West Indies, Six additional professors havo been chosen, rights of Spain.” they will form a coalition for sustaining Spain NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1869.—TRIPLE SHERT. —— Returns from 283 towns in Maine give Chamber lain 38,968, Smith 28,259 and Hichboom 3,754, The total vote of the State will not exceed 85,000, and Chamberiain’s majority over both opponents will be about 8,000, On the local ticket the republicans have carried every county except Knox and Aroostook. ‘The election in Colorado on Tuesday passed off very quietly, and, as far aa heard from, resulted tavorably for the repuolicans. The City. In the Barrett murder case yesterday the Ooro- ner’s jury returned a verdict against the prisoner, Ellen Utt, who was committed, She protested that although she had taken the knife from the trunk Bome one else haa taken it from her hand and stabbed the deceased, Five inmates of the State Lunatic Asylum at Auburn were brought to the Tombs yesterday to be sent to their county asylums, All of them were con- victs who had gone mad tn prison, and most of them appeared to be dangerous. One of them was an old man, whose term of twelve years and six months expired yesterday, He was allowed to go free, not being insane. The stock market yesterday was excited over another large decline. Gold was very quiet between 1364 and 136. The Inman line steamship ity of Antwerp, Captain Mirehouse, will leave pier 45 North river at one P. M. to-morrow (Saturday) for Queenstawn and Liverpool, The mails for Europe will close at the Post Office at twelve M., 18th inst, ‘The National line steamship Virginia, Captain Forbes, will sail at half-past one o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) from pier 47 North river for Liverpool, calltng at Queenstown to land passengers, &c. ‘Tne steamship Europa, Captain McDonald, of the Anchor line, will leave pier 20 North river at twelve M. on Saturday, 18th inst., for Glasgow, touching at Londonderry to land passengers. The General Transatlantic Company’s steamship ‘St. Laurent, Captain Lemarte, will sail from pier 50 North river at one o'clock on Saturday for Brest and Havre, The mails for France will close at the Post Office at twelve M. to-morrow. The steamship General Meade, Captain Sampson, of the Merchants’ line, wili leave pier 12 North river at three P.M. to-morrow (Saturday) for New Orleans direct. Prominent Arrivals in the City. General W. C. Squire, of the United States Army, and J. B, Blair, of Western Virginia, are at the Astor House, Count Jules L, Morrie, of Montreal, and Judge Cc. L. Sandford, of Schenectady, are at the St. Charles Hotel. M. Delfosse, Belgian Minister, and 0, W. Peabody, of Boston, are at the Brevoort House. Judge Colt, of Connecticut, and General W. Mc- Pherson, of St. Louis, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, General J. G. Foster, of the United States Army, is at the Albemarle Hotel. General J. B. Gordon, of Georgla; General Albers J. Myers, of the United States Army; Major Patter- son, Captain Bates and Mr. McKenzie, of England, are at the Hoffman House. General Albert Pike, of Arkansas; Colonel ©: H. Todd, of New York, and E. 8. Gould, of Troy, are at the Coleman House, Sefior Charles Schliber and Sefior M. Omi, of Cuba, and Colonel G. Furlong, of Milwaukee, are at the St. Julien Hotel. Colonel E. Reed, of New Orleans; Colonel Folger, of San Francisco; General R. Davidson, of Provi- dence, R. I.; Judge J. B. Terrill, of Indiana; Captain W. E. Webb, of St. Louis; R. H. Clark, of the United States Navy, and General J. Roberts, of the United States Army, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. General J. G. Blunt, of Kansas; General L, A. Sheldon, of New Orleans; T. M. Scovell, of New Jer- sey, and R, M. Bailey, of Boston, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Prominent Departures. Colonel James R. O’Beirne, for Washiugton; F. Blackburn, for Philadelphia; Genera: Stewart and General Williamson, for Arkansas; Colonel E. Sebiey, for Syracuse; Major T. Spaulding, for Boston; H. G. Luther, for Providence; General D. B. Sackett, Colo- nel A. Worden and J. T. Thomas, for Philadelphia; General E. 0. Babcock and Count Faverney, for Washington. % Cuba—The Time for Action by the Adminis- tration. Our European telegraphic news gives us a repetition of the old story of another tripartite arrangement or coalition of the Powers of Europe to secure the possession of Cuba to Spain. France and Austria have taken some action against the policy and views of the United States with regard to Cuba, and that in reply to circular sent by Spain to the different nations, relative to the communication of the This time, it is said, that England, American Minister at Madrid, these great Powers have answered favorably to “the It has been said even that in “her rights.” All this comes, too, at the time when General Prim has been having interviews with the Emperor Napoleon. Then, as a supplement to this news, and in a certain way to give color of truth to it, we are informed by a Madrid journal that General Prim had sent from Paris a telegraphic despatch to the Spanish government declaring that he would not hesitate at any sacrifice to subdue the insurrection in Cuba. Then, again, a portion of this news has been contra- dicted. Now, the question arises, what do all these reports and this agitation signify or portend ? Simply. this, that the Cuban question bas assumed an important character in Europe as well as in America, that Spain is troubled about it and looking round for support, and that it is fast culminating to a solution, It is the natural fermentation of ideas and in- terests on the subject on the eve of a crisis. Some of these reports, doubtless, are canards, or are manufactured from prejudice to the United States or for political purposes, Still there is at the bottom evident hostility to the mediation of the United States in Cuban affairs and to the proposed purchase of the inde- pendence of Cuba through our government. But this talk about a tripartite coalition is non- sense. Neither France nor England, and, least of all, Austria, will go into any such Quixotic enterprise. Whatever the feeling or wishes of the Emperor Napoleon and the British govern- ment may be with regard to the Cuban ques- tion, they will not risk any difficulty with the United States abont it, It will be remembered that a tripartite treaty of France, England and the United States to secure the possession of Caba to Spain was proposed to this country during the adminis- tration of Mr. Buchanan, and that it was promptly and properly rejected by the United States, Times have changed greatly since that period. This mighty republic has devel- oped a power and strength little dreamed of before. Napoleon burned his fingers too pain- fally in the imperial Mexican experiment to venture again upon any active interference in the affairs of America as in hostility to the American policy of the United States, Eng- land has too much at stake and is too wise to interfere, and she knows well enough that her interference would only arouse the American people and government to more determined action in favor of the independence of Cuba, As to the talk of endangering or weakening our position on the question of the Alabama olaims, that is a mere bug- bear. Wo are in no ‘hurry to setile these claims. We do not and ball not admit that there is any parallel between the action of the British government in recog- nizing the belligerency of an integral portion of this republic and any action that we may take in the case of a neighboring American people fighting to throw off the despotic yoke of a European Power. The time must come when the opportunity will arise and we shall have the power to settle the Alabama claims in our own way. This bugbear will not deter the people and government of the United States from sustaining Cuba and from carrying out a great and cherished American policy on this hemisphere. But if we may judge from the tone of the leading press of England no effort will be made to frustrate the action of the American government or to pre- vent Cuba from becoming independent. As to Austria, it is sheer nonsense to speak about her interference. The rumored tripartite coa- lition is a canard and an impossibility. Spain may bluster and be foolish enough to send out to Cuba iron-clads and fresh troops, but she is not so stupid as to think of war with the United States should this country recog- nize the independence of the Cubans, She has enough to do at home, and no nation would lend her a helping hand. Not that we have much confidence in the wisdom of Spain; for she foolishly fought to the bitter end and ruined herself to no purpose in her wars with the South American colonies, and ,it is possi- ble she may do the same in the case of Cuba. Nor is this country under any obli- gation to Spain to forego its policy towards Cuba; for during our civil war she proved herself unfriendly in joining at first the coalition against Mexico and republican institutions and in her attempt to subjugate San Domingo, as well as in the war upon the South American republics, We have made a most liberal offer to Spain for the independence of Cuba and wish to maintain friendly relations with her, but we owe her nothing—no considerations beyond these—and should study only our own interests, the cause of humanity and the progress and perpetuation of republican institutions on all American ter- ritory. Peru has set us an example in recog- nizing the independence of Cuba, and this great republic should not be slow in following it. Indeed, it is a question if our government ought not to have been first and to have set an example to the other American republics. But the time has come and events have so culmi- nated on this Cuban question that the adminis- tration will prove itself weak and lacking fore- sight if it does not at once take decisive action for the independence of Cuba. The public mind is ripe for it—the people expect it of the government. Sooner or later the independence of Cuba must come, and delay on the part of the United States will only complicate the question and lead to more bloodshed and de- vastation on the island. Prolonged negotia- tions and red tape diplomacy can accomplish nothing. Prompt and decisive action by Gen- eral Grant's administration is the only solation of the difficulty. Sgoretary Bourweut iv Watt Sreeet.— The Secretary of the Treasury has done a commendable thing in making a leisure visit to Wall street and giving audience, as he did yes- terday at the Sub-Treasury, to the bankers, both public and private. Speculation is so rife in financial circles, and the stock gambling fraternity have of late become so powerful, that serious detriment is threatened to the mercantile interests in the fall trade. The “bulls” and ‘‘bears” are waging a bitter war against each other, and the Secretary of the Treasury is invoked to assist one or the other side. The ‘‘bears” in gold say there is no way out of the difficulty except to sell gold. The ‘‘bulls” in government securities want him to buy more bonds. The merchants wish him to keep the money market easy or they cannot get through the fall activity without bankruptcy. It behooves Mr. Boutwell to act independently of the cliques and stockjobbers and do only what the requirements of sound business demand. Bosu.—It is reported from Europe that Spain has appealed to the great Powers, her neigh- bors, on the subject of the despatch sent by Minister Sickles regarding Cuba, and that the Powers have returned answers ‘favorable to the rights of Spain.” Will the monarchies of France, Austria and England, that hardly dare venture war between themselves for their own rights, venture a contest with this republic for the rights of Spain? Nonsense, The only advice Spain has received from her neighb ors is the advice from England to give up Cuba. “Sell,” says John Bull; ‘‘get something, for all will soon be gone.” Austria has no more princes to spare, with poor Max gone. As for France, her Mexican bonds are not yet paid. Sixry-ztant Taovsanp children were pre- sent on the first day of the opening of the public schools in this city—a good sign for the future. Only the primary departments are reported as overcrowded. If a larger propor- tion of the very young are taught—if parents take their ehildren from school at an early age—the Board should make provision to teach all that may be sent even then. Tae Czar aNd THR Popg.—The report is repeated that the Czar has forbidden the attendance of Russian bishops at the Ecu- menical Council. He wishes them to under- stand, no doubt, that the Czar is the Pope of Russia, Busy 8 Bres—All the democratic cliques and factions, in preparation for their State Con- vention at Syracuse next Wednesday. It seems to be generally understood, however, that the democratic incumbents of the State offices to be filled will be renominated, and that the only difficult job of the Convention will be the party platform on the nigger question. KNOoKED IN THE HEAD For THR PRE6ENT— The national temperance movement as an in- dependent political party, Five thousand yotes in Maine will hardly carry it across the Hudson, Pai writes to Madrid that he ‘will hesitate at no sacrifice to subdue the insurrection in Cuba.” He feels his backbone very stiff in Paris. AGRICULTURAL JuBuLeRs—The State fairs now in progress all over the country. Thirty thousand people at the Elmira grounds yester- day. The Wool Trade and the Wool Clip of 1860. Every great nation should manage to raise enough within its own mits to feed and clothe comfortably its own population. A few of the luxuries of life in addition might make the people more contented and happy end the love of their native land more general and enduring. ‘These propositions are particularly true of tte United States, whose products of breadstuffs afford food and nourishment to its citizens in bounteous quantities, with a large surplus for export to other less favored lands; whose cotton crop furnishes ample quantities of the raw material for domestic manufacture and allows a large percentage to be sent abroad to be worked up in foreign looms, enriching at the same time one section of the country and infusing prosperity into the manufacturing pur- suits of another; and finally, whose wool pro- duct enters largely intoa share of the benefits of industrial vocations, of local trade and the comfort and health of the people. It is in regard to the latter article that we propose to utter a few words at this time. Reliable accounts recently received agree that the wool interests in this country are suf- fering at this time from some cause difficult for those not intimate with the trade and woollen manufactures generally to understand. A number of heavy failures of wool houses occurred during the month of August last, and several large mills are at a standstill. The wool clip for 1869 is estimated at one hundred and thirty-seven million pounds—a falling off this year of forty million pounds as compared with that of last year, when it reached an ag- gregate of one hundred and seventy-seven mil- lions. Yet in the face of this reduction in the domestic supply prices rule low and business is comparatively stagnant. To quote from authentic sources, ‘‘the condition of manufac- turers as a class is quite unsatisfactory, many of their productions being sold at prices quite unremunerative, A year ago the best among them were making but little, while others were losing. At the present time their products generally are selling relatively lower than ‘last year, and none but the most skilful can possibly thrive.” This will prevent any advances onthe raw material and aug- ment the dulness that now prevails. In the West the abundant harvest and in some locali- ties the diminished clip of wool are prominent considerations for stiffness in prices; while the more controlling features of the question which in Eastern cities absolutely rule the market are scarcely perceived. It seems to be a settled conviction with those who aver that they are not inclined to take a gloomy view of the subject that wool cannot advance permanently in price unless the manufactured goods lead the way. This is one side of the question. But the whole matter is one in which the people, the consumers, are largely interested. The sea- sons when the prices of woollen and cotton goods, of breadstuffs and provisions, and house rent are low, are the blessed seasons of plenty, pleasure, comfort and contentment to the masses of our population. Combinations and conspiracies may exist among monopoliz-. ing corporations to keep up the prices of the necessaries of life, as we have seen attempted in the frightful experience of the past week in the case of the Avondale coal mines in Pennsylvania, and as we seo daily in the operations on the Gold Exchange, the great doorway upon which are hinged all the great commercial operations of the day. We hope we shall have no occasion to complain of combinations on the part of wool operators and manufacturers to oppress the people with heavy prices for woollen goods necessary to be used more extensively during the ap- proaching winter months than at any other time of year. But when our eyes glance toward New England and we see the organs of the overshadowing manufacturing corporations of that part of the country bolstering up the wool market, talk cheeringly of the great increase within a few years of the wool trade in Boston—heing from over thirty-three thousand bags of domestic wool in 1856 to nearly two hundred and thirty- seven thousand bags in 1868—and when we reflect upon the almost unlimited resources of the West when this year’s crops come fully into market upon a short wool crop, we con- fess, when we take this view of the subject, that things look dubious for the interests of the wool wearer and consumer, no matter what aspect they may bear for the interests of the wool operator and manufacturer. It is Pretty certain, unless the tariff on wool and woollen goods be repealed altogether, that the stoppage of two-thirds of the woollen tills in New England would not depress the prices of cassimeres, cloths, blankets, carpets, ready made clothing, women’s and children’s dress goods, or any other article into which wool is woven. On the contrary, such suspensions, from the scarcity of supplies that would follow, would inevitably tend to enhance prices rather than lower them, and thus inflict a severe pressure upon the purse of the poor. On the whole, we do not see that the sufferings of the Wool interests will long continue, or that such sufferings should be stalked before the next Congress as a bugbear by which to frighten timid Congressmen into an increase of the tariff on wool. In the meantime let the growth of the article be encouraged in the United States; for the more of the native article that is grown the better for American commerce, American manufactures and the whole Ameri- can people, A Dam Acast THE Detvar.—In Eng- land there is a society already formed called the “Property Protective League,” the object of which is to prevent the “confiscation” of property by the extension to England of the principles of government found in the ‘‘dises- tablishment” law. They see what is coming, but how long will their little “league” stay the great tide of the future ? A Hist 1o Brorngr Breoner.—‘‘Lead us not into temptation” will probably be the prayer of the burglars in reference to the new silver communion service of Plymouth church (twenty-six pieces) which replaces the old set stolen some weeks ago. Stoxs oF Sxorssiox—From the Woman's Suffrage Association of women. Some of the dear creatures are beginning to doubt whether the suffrage would confer any real practical benefit on women, and whether the women's millennium, after all, will not come in by some other road, Prince Napoleca’s Speech. Our readers ino position to of the inerits > a is Inte apéech of Le Brince Napoleon. As we said yesterday, it is a good speech from a certain point of view. The point of view, however, means something. What is the Prince's point of view? It may be that of the Emperor, it may be that of the people; but it is not that of the Senate. The Senate, however, is a servile body and does not go for much. It is a body of the Empe- ror’s own creation, and it cannot but bow to his will The change of sentiment which this body has experienced on this very reform ques- tion is proof positive on this matter. If we did not know the kind of work the Prince had done already we might have thought that he was wildly revolutionary and that this last speech betokened immediate revolution. This laet speech of Plon Plon, however, has not de- ceived us. It was a feeler. The Emperor now knows better than he knew before what France wants. This is a gain. But this is not the only gain. It is something for France to think that the Prince may be ia the Empe- ror’s confidence and that the Emperor is dis- posed to be more liberal than his advisers, and in favor of a course which they will not sanc- tion. Looked at and judged from this point of view the apeech of the Prince is an unmistakable gain to Napoleon, and, what {s better, to his dynasty. In a short time the new constitution will come before the Corps Législatif in some form or other, The Corps Législatif cannot be more liberally dis- posed than the words of the Emperor's cousin imply that he himself is, and that probably the Emperor is willing to become. Whether these speculations are true or whether they are not, this, at least, is certain—that the Emperor, without any sacrifice of dignity, can make larger concessions to popular demands if such demands are made. We have no right to look for an honest speech from any such quarter. If Napoleon should be suddenly called away from the cares of State Prince Napoleon would become an important personage. The Em- press might drive him from France. But that would not lessen his influence; out of France he might be more powerful than in it. One thing must be admitted as settled: the Prince has gone in for advanced liberalism. If the power should ever by any chance come into his hands he will stand committed, as he stands now committed, in favor of popular rights and against imperialism. If the Empe- ror endorses the views of Prince Napoleon he must, we think, be sorry that he is the author ofa “Life of Julius Cesar.” The Burepean. Government Telegraph System. s The European governments appear to have discovered the value of taking the telegraph lines under their control, and they have learned also that the public are very extensively the gainers by the operation, While England has taken the initiative in assimilating the tele- graph to the postal system, equally good re- sults are observable in Belgium and in Switzer- land, with regard especially to money orders. In these countries, for instance, as it is pub- licly stated, the plan. used is simple, and very much like that which at present prevails with post money orders, Two similar forms have been filled up in the same way by the remitter ; they show the amount of money to be sent. The postmaster receives these cards and the money. He stamps one of them and gives it back to the sender, to add anything he may wish by way of telegram. It is then sent to the telegraph office, and the receiver, by ap- plying with the telegram at the district post office, obtains the money. In England the money order system will probably be more simplified, if we can credit the statement that the plan decided upon is this: That three kinds of offices will be os tablished—offices of deposit, sub-telegraph offices and head telegraph offices. In the first messages will be received; they will also be collected in straggling districts by the post messenger and the mail cart driver, The sub- telegraphic offices will be in connection with a central office, from which they can be sent all over the country. The chief offices will act like the General Post Office in the case of letters—will forward messages collected at the minor stations and by them obtained at the various depositories. This is a programme from which we might learn something upon matters of detail, There can be no doubt about the principle of the thing. Sooner or later our government will have to take the management of the tele- graph into its own hands, and the sooner the better. Whether we shall adopt the systems which prevail in England, Belgium, or Switzer- land, will, of course, be a matter of conveni- ence. Our government is supposed to know the plan best guited to the advantages and convenience of the people in this country. There {s material for study in the recently de- veloped facta upon this telegraphic question, and it is to be hoped that the administration will not go to sleep upon it, Trovsre IN Lanoasatrg.—All the Lan- cashire mills are set up in the first place on a given state of facts, and operated with a very small margin for possibilities, Any consider- able change of the relations of trade in the wrong direction must therefore be disastrous, Just now the price of the raw material is high, and the price of the manufactured article, on account of competition and a full market, is not correspondingly advanced ; hence trade is depressed and Lancashire cries out, A Satvrary Lesson—The opinion and de- cision of Judge McCunn in the case of Henry Frothingham vs. The Bloomingdale Insane Asy- lum. We have too many cases of the confine- ment of sane people as lunatics, and some cor- rective legislation on the subject is needed, Stamervrt Oversiont.—The Boston Com- mon Couneil was to visit our city and our city Council did not know it, and so lost the chance for a grand spree in the entertainment of the Bostonese. People must sympathize with the aldermanic stomach in this loss, Srronarr Toax Rum—The “almighty nigger” in Maine. The temperance party in the “Pine Tree State” is aot worth a ‘‘pine tree shilling.” Goof vor Brooxtyn—Her now Fire De- partment, Brooklyn is getting on with all the modern improvements. We shall have to annex Brookiya by apd by, Gevega Grant m Pennayiyama.—t is gurmised in certain quarters that General Grant’s special object in travelling about in Pennsylvania, though he makes no political speeches and joins in no party parades, is to assist in the re-election of Governor Geary. If so, what of it? Geary did Grant a good turn at Chattanooga, and Grant is a soldier who believes that one good turn deserves another. ple presence of General Grant anywhere in the country revives the drooping republicans we Moreover, im the fact that the sim- have the best evidence that he has the people with him, and that he in hia quict way is master of the situation. CUBA AND PERU. Serenade to the Peruvian Minister—Addreases by mor Cisneros, Colonel Freyre, Seucr Raiz and General Acosta. Two weeks-ago the news waa Mashed across the wires that the republic of Peru had recognized the independent republic of Cuba and had extended to that infant nation the right hand of fellowship among the nations of the world. Thia fact waa en- couraging to the Cubans resident in this olty and was accepted by them as an augury favorable to he ultimate success of tne Ever Faithful Ite, The Cuban Junta of tnis city, not desiring to altow this ocour- rencd. to pass without a auitable token of Gratitude, decided to express their thanks to the Peruvian Minister to the United States, Golonel Manuel Freyre. Colonel Freyre, who 9ud- ceeded Mr. Garcia in, the mission to this countey about four months ago, has been passing the sum- mer months at Morristown, N. J., and was expected to arrive in this vity last Monday, and arrangements were made to tender him the proposed demonsira- tion upon that date. A Committee of Arrangements, consisting of Sefors Cisneros, Mora, Basora, Fesser, Aldama, Mestre, Bramoats, gd and Valente, was appou! and arranged a pri Tnotuded. @ procession from ‘Cooper “instivute, with music, fireworks, &c., and a serenade and public rocenene: to the Minister at the Gramercy Park At that time, however, Minister Freyre was pre- vented by a slight indisposition from returning to this city, and the demonstration was poatponed untal last evening, when it took place in accordance with the programme indicated above. At eight o'clock an immense concourse of Oubans assembled as Washington square, and, forming in pavceselon, treet, marched up University place to Eighth through Fighth street to the Cooper Mnstitute, where they were joined by @ band of twenty pieces, and, preceded by this music, the line of marok was again formed for the Gramercy Park Hotel, at the cornor of Thirteenth street and Gramercy Park. About 400 men were in line, and the procession was brilliant with torohlights, Chinese lanterns and fire- works. At the head of the procession was a line of standard-bearers, carrying flags of Ouba, the United States, Chile, and of other governments which had expressed sympathy with the cause of Ouban inde- pendence, the Quban flag being upon the right and that of the United States upon the left of the line. At the hotel a brilliant assemblage was [aoyeeebend including the gentlemen of the committ tioned above, Sefors Lemus and Bassora, Prestdens and Secretary of the Cuban Junta, Colonel Alparo and others, There were also present in the parlors a large number of ladies, members of the joa’ Junta Patriotica. Previous to the arrival of the pro- cession a magatficent Cuban flag of silk, with the lone star beautiiully embroidered in white, was pre- sented by the ladies of the Junta to the wife of the Minister, and was suspended in & prominent post- tion in one of the parlors, ‘At half-past nine o’clock the procession came (a sight, and, after marching around the Park, halted ‘vited guests proceeded up stairs to the parlors of ae inister and were presented to lum by Mr. ‘eager. ‘The address of welcome was made by Seiior Cla- neras, who said the nignt bad for Cubans an im- hepa solemnity, They came to salute his Excel- ency with two motives—one to manifest to the re- public of Peru their most profound gratitude, aod the other to congratulate his Excellency upon Peru being the first country to demonstrate justice and wisdom in this affair, The ot Cuba could not have expected differently of Pel for their political interests were closely allied, because the cause of Cuba was not only that of America but of humanity, liberty, civilization and mght, and on the complete triumph of America de- pended her security. The recognition of Cuba was an act demanded by the civilization of tho world. It was an act of justice, because the | eon occupied the fotos part of the igland while the agents oi the Spanish (ent were confined to a few towns from which it was impossible for them to escape. The war was not a war of party nor per- gonai ambition, but olely for liberal principles. speaker then reviewed briefly the campaign tn Cuba, and the many privileges offered the Cubans by the patriot government, and paid an eloquent tribute to the menjwho,had, in the face of every obstacle, or- ganized and maintained a beneficent government on all the territory held by patriot troops, conclud- ing with @ brilliant peroration upon the future of Cuba and America. When the murmurs of applause with which the speech was received had somewhat subsided Col- onel Freyre responded briefly, thanking Sefior Cis- neros, and, through him, the Cuban residents of the United States for his Kind reoeption. Peru, he sai had felt it to be @ duty that she owed to Cuba to herself to recoguize the independence of that country for two reasons, and in recognition of two grand principles, that Cuba had enunciated those of independence from the thraldom of Spain and of the abolition of Lets within her territory. Now, he declared, slavery finds for itself no foothoid on tue continent of America. With the spurning of that system by Peru, Brazil, Cuba and the United States, all forms of slavery in America were for- ever dead. These remarks of Colonel Freyre were delivered with much earnestness and tmpressivencas, and were received with shouts of “Bravo,” ‘Vive la Peru’ and “Vive y Libertad,” and at the conclusion of the speech, in response to cheers from the multt- tude below, which now comely filled the street along the whole length of the hotel, the party ap- peared upon the balcony, and the flags of Guba, Chile and the United Statea were produced and sus- penaed therefrom. Brief addresses followed from Dr. Ruls, Generat Santos Acosta, Minister of Colombia, and others. The enthusiasm was unbounded, and cheers for whe United States, Cuba, Peru, Chile, and groans for Spain and Spanish rule were vociferated with zest and followed in rapid succession. In the committee room 2 collation been prepared, and after the addreages had been completed the social portion of the demonstration was inaugurated py the toast from Sefior Fesser, of Peru—“{t has now end for the second time in Its history repulsed the tyranny of Spain.’ This was drunk standing, ana the remainder of the evening was spent in a socal and delightful manner. In an adjoining parior the wife of Minister Freyro dispensed hec charming hospitality to the ladies of the Junta, who were present to the number of nearly 200. The display of toilets was very brilliant, and the saloon of the ladies successfully rivalled in inter- est the gathering of soldiers and diplomats in we adjoining room. ENADE TO 8. 8. COX, A Churacteristic Speech. Several hundred of the political friends of Me. 8 8. Cox, member of Congress for the Sixth district, proceeded to his residence in Twelfth street last night, neaded by Wallace's band, for tne purpose of welcoming him home from Europe. After the band had performed several appropriate pleces Mr. Cox appeared at the door, and after the cheers had subsided said that he thought he was over salt water, but his eyes were filled with it. When he became @ candidate for Congress last fall he promised to do his utmost to further the interests of this imperial city, but fAnding that some relaxation was neces- sary he set sail fora kinder sky. He hoped he had come back with renewed heaith and strength to fulfil ail his B gene ‘While he was away tn Africa Mr. Cox said he found it interesting to study the African question, where tt was purely indigenous. Napoleon has practised tn Algiers with poor suc- cess the reconstruction plans ad in the United States—that of pinning civilli communities to- gether by the bayonet. After reviewing the condt- ton of Europe ae Mr. Cox sald while he was in Spain he saw that the people were pro- gressing in the knowledge of self-government, and were becoming more and more attached to muni- cipal and local institutions, Applying his remarks he said that it was singular that we have taken four years to consider the question of amucaty for polt- Ucal offences, and have done ene: while Napoleon, the autocrat, the tyrant,. par- doned ail those who rebelled against his au. thority. The people there are advancing in power. In Staly aiso the people are progressing in knowledge of self-government and are repudiating centralization, It is strange that, with these exam - pies before it, the government of the United States still maintains a mili despotism over the fairest portion of the country. Through some legerdemain or trickery the people in Washington mai to loa Virginia, Texas and other States pinned ‘down by ihe bayonet. (Cheers.) dG wo spproech. ing elections, Mr. Cox said that he had he: white in jeenatown—for he had been to Ire- land and kissed =the atone—(faint cheers)—toat the democracy had carried Callfornta, and he had no doubt whetever that Asa Packer would aw Pennsylvania. in New York the result was cerkain. A larger demo- cratic vote would be polied this time than when laat year John T, Hotman—(cheers)—was carried to the jubernatorial chair. But all over the country new laeues Would have to be presented and old ones for- gotten. The questions of labor, monopolies, the tart and class legistation will have a first ptace, Mr. Cox waa cheered at the conclusion of his a 4 The crowd accepted hfs invitation to drink and stormed the honse in a twinkling, where refreah- men were provided for the tuiraty. blarnoy in front of the hotel. The commitiee and adew in- +

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