The New York Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1869, Page 6

ee eee 6 NEW YO! WAY AD 3RALD ANN STREET, Ii _ aA 1 § GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. XXNivV. o, 273 FTENNOOH AND EVE now -—-Mazerra--Tan Dies's Soi GRAND 0 Sie treet. coraer ot Lighth aveaus and on New Brovaway.—Tae STRELTS OF WAVER. Vaxiry THE TAMM wan RENpE eenth strect.—IX10N-—ToT; oR, and 6th ars.— Fifth avenue and Tioaty NIBLO'S 3 Tae RAwnoad 4 , Broadway.—FORMOSA; O02, woop, ‘Tbirt WALDACK'S TABATR 4, Progra COMIC at 2 BRYANTS’ OPERA Tah ot. —Bayanis’ M. SAN FRAN. Pian Miver NEW YORK CIRC WRIAN AND GYMNAgT SHOKN TRAN AND G¥RN AMERIC. ND EXHIBITION, Empire Skating Ki Open day and evening, HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn,—Far Moam 10, 4. ‘e NEW YORK MUSEUM OF GOIRKOY AND Ast ANATOMY, 613. Bro: way. — LATS’ J Brondway. — Db Ss ONLY LW é MOF ANATOMY, 620 wesday, October 6, more extensively endorsed by th opentug the par t yesterday ¢ teor Horaet siouid be d at Wilmug til an iute her 1 that y the tigation can be made MisceNaneous, 1 yesterday, the Langian Speaker. In tie Domiuated oy the W uses entered a protest his duties without ov Grinnell is to be removed ts without trarh. ‘The consolidation e} Jeraey shore caine otf consolidation of Je Bergec, while Hoboken, and Greenville went A warrant was ttadale, in Jersey City ye Hail, the Arctic explorer, on the charge of mu ing Patrick Coleman, a seaman, at Repulse Va, the Arctic regions. Colciman was a mutineer. Recorder refused to grant the warrant on the want ol jurisdiction, The negroes who were ejectea from the theatre In Washington sned out a warrant yesterday against the managers for a viol of @ municipal law. The latter were arrested during the day and gave bail. A justice of the peace in Georgetown, D. C., has decided that the collection of tonnage dues by ine Corporation of that city in Ulegal and unconstiin- tiona’. During a game of base bali between the Eckfor¢ and the Olympics at Washtogton yes! y a flelder of the Olympics was attacsed with an epii ig, the new the towns along the ay and resulted ia the Hadson City and y, Weehawken ad Japan, sailed Chifla on Monday. panese Consul at San mister Delong at @ dinner Broo Francisco, sionaries for China and ong the passengers ch sailed from San Japan and $00 C on board the steamer China, Francisco last Monday. The car shops of the Vuion Pacific road at Onaha w » fcernoon, A party British mines discovered te ns of three emigrant Wagons and near them the skeicions of a woman and com: children who were murdered by the Biack- fect indians & year ago. At the next meeting of the New Dominton Parita- ment application will be iaade to tucorporate a com- pany with powers to build @ tunnel under the Detioit river, at Detroit, to connect te Great Western Kaliway of Canada with the Michigan Ceutral Railros ‘A meeting in ‘altri canton independence was held at Waverioe: day. Among the speakers who advocated the measure was the Hon. sonn Young, Governor Geuerai of the Dominion of Canada. Two boys, Named Edward Smith and John Con- way, bave been arrested in Puiladelphia on charge of murdering Jou Hughes, by stabbing him to the heart, on Sunday morning. The evidence of their guilt is very stroug. ‘The prize fight between Sam Collyer, of Baitimore, nd Charies Doherty, of Richmond, which was to have come off on Jamestown Island, Va, yesterday, was abruptiy terminated by the stakeholder giving up the stakes to Coliyer kn consequence of Doherty \t. being over weigh! ie ensgs The laborers and masons of the day division at ‘work en the new lost Office were paid off yesterday, Mra. Jane White, of No. 12 Bedford street, powsoned herself py taxing cyanide of potassium in her husband's photograph gallery in Sixth avenue yesterday on secount of a quarrei about some tri vial matter with her husband. Anegromannamed Fry was attacked by Peter Rooney and severa! other persons at the corner of Bighth avenue and Twenty-second street yesterday morning and several shots were exchanged between the parties, one of them striking Rooney in the breast and killing him. Fry was avrested, John R, Felton was found dead yesterday in his room in No, 31 Bend atreet, the louse where the famous Burdell murder was committed In Judge McCunn’s court yesterday a man named Yaber appeared and said that nearly two weeks ago he came to this city from Minnesota with his wife and three cniidren, and on his arrivai he sent them $0 a boarding house, while he remained at the depot to attend to his baggage. On receiving the baggage he proceeded to the boarding house, but heard that his family was not there, aud after NEW YORK HE to the Penitentiary for three montis. Judge MeCunn immediately ordevod te production of the Parties in court. ‘The stock market yesterday was frm. GC vauced 60 130M, but closed finally at 139 Pr mont Arrivuls in the City. Major General J. Hooker, of the United States Army; A. J, Wilkinson and A, G. Marten, of Lon- } don, and ©. B, Parkinson, of Matanzas, are at the Brevoort House, Dr. Warren Stone, of New Orleans; Richard Nev- ins, of Columbus, Olio, and A. R, Manning, of Mo- bile, are at te New York Hot Professor W. Watson and ¢. Thomas 1. and H. B. Pearce, of the Westminster Hotel, Colouel A. McDonald, of Albany; Major Keys and ad ad- 8, of Boston; jelphia, are at C.H. Abbott, of Lowell; Colonel F, Tompkins, of New York; M J. R. Stevens, of Hartiord; Colo- nel B.S, Tarner, of Washington; General §S. A. Gil- bert, of St. Pauls, Minn; Captain J. L, Shaw, of Nebraska; Major J. Barrows, of Oregon, and Mr, Bernstett, of Alavama, are at the Metropolitan Rotel, Hon. Captain Ward, of the British Legation, is at the Clarendon Hotel, I Schriver, of Washington; Captata J. Gal- of Philadeiphia; Judge Endrus and R. N, , of Syracuse, are at the Astor House, Young, of Florida; H. P. Ward, of lowa; . ytou, of Troy, and Wm. Puller ‘Tufts, of London, Gngtand, are at the Coleman House, surgeon J. Cooper McKee, of the Gnited States ; E. Hobart, of Boston; W. R. Robeson, of sland, and ©, H. Stockton, of the United States Navy, are at the Hoffman House. A. N, Ramadell, of Newburg; W. Bowen, of New London; R. 1. Sherman, of Buifalo, and H, A. Polhe- tus, of New Rochelle, are at the Glenham Hotel. Coouet D. N. Welen, of New York, and G, W. Benticy, of New London, are at the Albemarie Hotel. Prominent Depariares. Genera! Franklin and Major Plunkett, for Mart~ ford; Edward King, for Boston; Judge Skinner, for Chica, eral A. Kelley, for St, Louis; Mejor 0, Crumiey, for Phitadetphia; Colonel EB. Cheny, for Troy; Colone! Samuel Smith, Mr. Robeson and wife aud the Count and Countess d’Aerschot sailed in the stgamer Westphalia for Earope, and Captain Skrines, of her Britannic Majesty’s Seventy-eighth mont, in the steamer City of New York, for Haitax, The Cuban Question Culminating. As far as the policy and action of the U d States are conceraed the Cubdsn question is culminating. If we look at this question as it now stands—at the efforts of goverament through General Sickles to sin the independence of Cuba; at the declaration of our Minister to the Madrid goy- eroment that the time is near when the United States will have to recognize the Cubans as boiligerents; at public sentiment here; at the well known sympathy of the President, the Cabinet and Congress with the Cubans; at the increased activity of Spain to crush the insurrection; at the prolonged and so far suc- cessful struggle of the Cubans to acquire their independence, and now at the Cuban priva- teer, the Hornet, falling into the hands of the United States authorities, as well as at the difficulties surrounding the Euterpe and the Spanish guuboats in our waters—it is evident the adminisiration is brought to a point when its policy and purpose with regard to Cuba must be made known. A purely nega- tive policy is no longer possible, though an affirmative policy in favor of the Cubans would not necessarily lead to a rupture with Spain or to a participation in the straggle, The time is near when the United States must either recognize the Cubans as belligerents or abandon them to thelr fate. The case of the Hornet may bring this qnes- tion to a practical iss: At any rate it pre- sents a very curious case and involves nice poin's of international law. It is admitted that this vessel is a priva- teer and under the Cuban flag. Yhe argunent is made on our side that and ctil! take ils own time about recog Jubaas as belligerents or independent. question to be the correct one, (he aluiniséra- tion necd not bo embarrassed i the least. Then, again, it is iusinuated that vie govern~ mont knew of the Horaet going into one of our ports, and that this is a part of tho programme for bringing about the speedy recognition of the Cubans. The truth is, we think, the Hornet near port, The terrible storm that swept to exhaust a large portion of her coal. Of course, in the absence of more detailed iufor- mation, this question cannot be decided; but the view we take appears to ba the most rea- sonable one. A few timid and shorisighted people appoar to be alarmed at the idea of the United States recoguizing the Cubans as belligerents. They imagine it may lead to a war with Spain. Why should such a recognition lead to war? Recognizing belligerents where the fact of belligerency exists, as in the case of Cuba, has never been considered by the nations of the world as a cause of war. Spain would not be so foolish as to make it so. Proud as the Spaniards are thoy would not bea so crazy as to go to war with this country on such a question. There is another class of timid and short- sighted people—though a limited class—that fear the recognition of the Cubans would damage our case in the Alabama claims, and some such thought, perhaps, may have made the administration particularly cautions and slow about taking action in the matter, But there would be no parallel between tue case of England recoguizing the South at the begin- ning of the war and the recognition of the Cubans after they have carried on thoir war of independence over a year and have been gain- aly, ing ting the view we have taken of the | was in distress and compelled to put into some | along our coast was sufficient to disable her or | Mis Accusers. Genoral Grant and Tho Wall sir ’ rumors of Genoral Grant's liance with the bull ring on gold have been whittled down iato the published statement of famed Fisk, Jr., concerning the various con- ferences of said Visk with Mr. Corbin, the President's brother-in-law--conforences which signify thet Fisk has been tempting Corbin with a golden-winged fly, and that Corbin, perhaps, las been playing round the glittering bail, and which farther signify that Fisk, in | presuming that Corbin might, could or would do so and so, presumed too much. That Fisk did fsb for Corbin we are satisfied from the President's statement that the Evie financier, en voule to Newport, applied even to him for a little private information in behalf of Jay Gould as to the financial intentions of the goverament—information which Fisk learned at once would not be fair and could not be given, The upshot of this whole matter involving the President in the bull ring is this, that the President, on the first information of their plot, broke it all to pieces on his order to “‘gell five millions of gold,” and that Fisk and his confederate bulls, in their splendid calcu- lations of running gold up to two hundred, bad no foundation to stand on, as to the non-intor- ference of the goverameat, But still the President's accusers are harp- ing upon the string of his acceptance of houses and lots, and horses and cows, and boots and shoes, and cigars and cheroots, and what not, as circumstantial evidence that he is using and abusing his high office to enrich himself, We heard an intelligent English traveller remark the other day that large and generous-hearted as are the American people iu taeir public and private contributions to deserving men and good works, the Congress of the United States is the meanest legislature in Christendom in reference to the meritorious servants of the ing ground all the time. Besides, the circum- stances in the case of Cuba and the conduct of the war there are very different to those con- nected with the rebellion in the Sonth. How- ever, all nations are governed very much by their interests in such cases, and we have io that of Cuba both the cause of republican liberty and a broad and comprehensive Aineri- can policy to promote. Yorkville and Rarlem Waking Up. It is one of the queer features of the age to see the residents of a part of this city agitat- ing to secnre for themselves facilities for accesa to the business part of town at least equal to those possessed by people who live half way across the State of New Jersey. Here is a man, for instance, who actually lives in the city—and several miles from its upper extremity, too—but it takes him twice as long to get to his oftice ia Wall or Broad street as it takes a man who lives twenty-five miles distant in the rural districts. Paterson is nearer to our City Hall than Harlem is, and Yorkville is further from the same point, practically, than Flush- ing. Many persons cling with peculiar tena- city to a residence in the cily, on impressions formed long ago as to the inconvenience of living out of the cily, This, moreover, is their home—all their friends live in the neighbor- hood—they have some property near by, maybe—and they love the bustle of life here, and do not want to be driven to an exile in the suburbs. It is with peculiar chagrin that these persons, as they have been gradually pushed up town, have seen themselves quite change places with people who live across the rivers in regard to their distance from busi- ness. They used to be so handy, and could laugh with such gusto at men dependent on the ferryboats. But how the man who comes in on a ferryboat can pity the citizen who must as the United States have not recognized the Cubaus as beligerents the Hornet must be regarded and treated as a pirate—as having, infact, no recognized flag. But is this so according to the law of nations? The bellige- rency of the Cubans has been recognized by two independent nationalities and regular governments—by two American republics, and one, that of Peru, has recognized the independence of the Cubans. The flag, then, has a legitimate existence in a part of the world. It is for the United States govern- ment to say whether it will recognize and act upon that fact, alshough belligerent rights have not been accorded by itself to the Cubans, or will ignore the ection of the South American republics. During the civil war in this coun- try the Alabama and Shenandoah put into the ports of countries where the governments had not recognized the Confederates as bel- ligerents. It will be remembered, for exam- ple, that one of these vessels, if not both, went into the port of Lisbon when in distress and for supplies, though Portugal herself had not formally recognized the belligerent rights of the Confederates. It was enough for the Portuguese government that other nations had done so. Other examples might be cited, but that is unnecessary. This is sufficient as a precedent, and, we think, sufficient to show the international law governing such cases. Can not the United States act upon this, then, in the case of the Hornet? Judging from our Washington despatch, published yesterday, the President and his Cabinet take this view of the matter. Twenty-four hours is the time allowed for a vessel of such a character to remain in a neutral port, though the time may be extended under extraordinary circum- stances, particularly where the vessel has been detained and prevented from getting supplies by the authorities themselves. The inter- national law or usage in such cases is based upon humanity, and the United States can properly act upon it without being snbject to the charge of doing a hostile or unfriendly act toward Spain. The Hornet, or Onba, as it is now called, cleared from a British port (Halifax), and if even the British government could, under the Jaw of nations, pursue and capture her, which may be doubtful, our government is neither required to do so nor to detain her, provided come in a Third avenue car, ‘‘hanging by the straps,” as the indignant people of York- ville say. We sympathize with the people of Yorkville, who have taken earnesily in hand the matter of a remedy for their “‘evil communications” with town, We see, however, but little help for them, The thing that has been is the thing that shall be, at least for a very great while, The rural districts have the start of the upper end, not only in railroads already built and ferries in the bargain, but in homes at the outer end of the route that may be twice as fine for the same money as the home one may have on this island. It is this fact that takes off the pressure for up-town communication, and leaves the thonsands that must go by the horse cars to go in discomfort and misery, It is good for the people to agitate as the Nine- teenth warders do, but if they fancy that they can agitate half so effectively as the horse car companies do they are mis- taken, Companies that have such a mine as the monopoly of up-town travel at six cents a head will accept no change from any source. Weare not aure, moreover, but it is a democratic policy to have things as they are. Suppose it does drive people out of the city. Is that not taking away so many votes that would certainly be cast against municipal abuses? Willthe clasa of people who want comfortable homes support the Tammany slate, right or wrong? Hardly. But the want of steam communication through the whole length of this city remains a disgrace and a conditio1 limiting our growth. ‘ A Great Day for Jersey. Ovr neighbors across the river held a con- suliation yesterday as to the best method of elevating Jersey to a position like that occu- pied by the great metropolis. ‘Union is strengtil” was the password in the ‘‘City of the Hill,” and it echoed everywhere at the polling places in Jersey and Bergen cities. There was a large majority in favor of consoli- dating Jersey, Bergen and Hudson cities, and these are now virtually one city, The weiss beer territory, otherwise known as Hoboken, decided to remain out in the cold, and it is most likely it will soon supplicate for admission and repent of its folly, The water eupply wiil barely be sufficient for the new city, so she leaves after the usual time allowed for agtting supplies, Nor does it matter where this vessel had been or what ports she cleared from before, Her last clearance is the only one that can be considered, There are many speculations with regard to the Cuba putting into the port of Wilmington, Some intimate that there was treachery on the part of the officers and that Spanish gold was used suc- ceasfully, This is very doubtful, Others think that after 9 few months Hoboken will be cut off from the supply. The price of Jager may go up, but the masses will realize when too late that they made a grand mistake, We bid our young neighbor a hearty welcome, and predict that the day is not far distant when it will overrun the swamps and control a terri- tory much larger than our great metropolis. The name of the Hackensack meadow will yet be as honored as that of Manhattan Island. the object was to bring the government of the United States to a direct issue on the Cuban aoarching the city eight days for tuom he found that “ ahey had boon convicted of petty arcony aud vent question; but this is not likely, as the govern- mont oag either detain or let the Hornet go, New York and Brooklyn may ask to be annexed, aud the capital may be transferred from the Potomac to the Hackensack, Rejoice and be glad, yo men of Jersey! country. And this is true. Take, for exam- ple, the rewards of England to the Duke of Wellington and compare them with tho rewards of our Congress to General Grant. Honors, estates and money were showored upon Wellington until he was made one of the richest of England's nobility. General Grant, on the other hand, for services which can only be valued by the value of the life of this great nation saved, is made, frst, by Congress, General of the Army, and secondly, by the people, President of the United States at a salary of twenty-five thousand a year, which is less than one-fourth tho official income of the Sheriff of the city of New York. Private citi- zens, ashamed of (he meanness of Congress, club together and buy a house for General Grant in recognition of his great services. A sensible man he accepts the present, for he has a grow- ing family to provide for. Nor does he turn his back upon his friends. Their voluntary and patriotic interposition has made him easy in regard to the future—a duty neglected by Congress. He could not have felt easy upon the chances of the small savings, if any, from his pitiful salary of twenty-five thousand a year as President of the United States. And what more had he to expect from Congress, after the refusal of the Senate to pass Sum- ner’s bill providing a pension of five thousand 8 year to the widow of the murdered President Lincola? The bill .failed from the base and paltry excuses of economy employed in Congress to cover up their scan- dalous schemes of spoils and plunder, and Mrs. Lincoln, in order to live with some show of respectability, has felt constraincd to fix her home in 2 cheap and unpretentious village in Germany. General Grant, then, in accepting the pres- ents made him from his grateful fellow citi- zens, has acted like a wise man. Under all the circumstances he would have been a fool to decline these generous offerings. He is not an avaricious man, or he would have been rich long ago. In coming into the White House, however, he felt the pressure of his poverty, Relieved upon that score, for his desires in this direction are modest, he is free to devote his whole mind to his public duties, and in this view we commend the wisdom of the course he has pursued in accepting the grateful testimonials from his fellow citizens They are gratified, he is thankful; and the only shame there is in the matter may be charged to the meanness of Congress. A Righteous Verdict, The members of the police force frequently become the objects of censure for dealing harshly with people who come into contact with them in the discharge of their duty; but they do not half often enough get credit for the good they perform, or the risks that they run in suppressiag rowdyism and protecting the peaceful portion of the public from the dan- gerous classes of the community. A case occurred near Greenpoint on the 24th ult., where an unfortunate woman was brutally attacked by a gang of raffians, She cried for help, and a policeman was promptly on the spot in response to her cry. On his approach the assailants fled, leaving their victim lying beside the railroad tracks. Policeman Knox called upon them to halt; but one of the gang replied to his demand by firing at the police- man and cutting off his index finger with the bullet, Policemen, no more than any other men, do not like to have their fingers shot off, and it would be quite natural that officer Knox should return the fire, even if his sense of duty did not impel him to arrest the flight of the criminals by the only means at his com- mand—his revolver—for the transaction occur- red in a wild and dreary locality. One of the scoundrels was killed by the weapon of the police officer—a fact which is not to be RALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1869.—TRIPLE § quarter of the city, infesta the community like 4 pestilence, The police are entitled to the earnest support of every respectable citizen for the risks which they run both day and night. People who love the peace and quict of their homes and dostre to enjoy safe transit to and fro, certainly cannot refuse their sym- pathy to (he members of tho police force, While we approved at the time the course of the judge who condemaed Real to a severe penalty for the murder of policeman Smedick, 80 do woe now endorse the verdict of the covoner's jury which exonerates officer Knox from all criminality in ridding the world of a criminal detected in the commission of an atrocious act. In fact, wo have arrived at that point at which the safety of the community demands that the police must be protected, whenever they do not exceed the bounds of deplored, because it appears that this neigh- vorvood has long been infested with a gang of vagabonds who made travel in that vicinity dangerous not only to foot passengers but to the drivers and conductors of the horse rail- road running on that line, who have, on pre- vious occasions, been attacked and robbed. Therefore the coroner's jury rendered a righteous judgment when they ‘exonerated officer Knox from all blame for the killing of Nicholas Rannagan in discharge of his duty.” Whatever peccadilloes may be laid to the charge of the police—and they are a good many, no doubt—these can be settled betweea the members of the force and the Commis- sionera, and they are eo settled every day ; but it is clearly the interest of the public to sustain the police in the uniform discharge of their duty, standing as they do fearlessly and manfully between us and death at the hands of a semi-savage class, which, almost in overy duty, When they do they stand as other citizens—tiadle to justice, Our City Evening Schools. On Monday evening our city evening schools opened auspiciously. The happy effects of the registration and classification of applications for admission during the past fortnight were manifest in the very large attendance of pupils, particularly at the evening high school for males in West Thirteenth street. At this high school the course of study embraces English grammar and composition, roading and decla- mation, penmanship, bookkeeping and arith- metic ; algebra, geometry and astronomy; American history and political science, the latter including a knowledge of the constitu- tion of the United States, the State constitu- tion, with the outlines of municipal and inter- national law; architectural and mechanical drawing, practical mechanics, navigation, and, under certain conditions, the French, Spanish and German languages. Of the evening schools of a more ele- mentary class there are fifieen for males, eleven for fmales and three for colored pupils, All are well attended by scholars whose ages or avocations prevent their going to day schools. The adult classes have proved very attractive to that large class of persona whose hours of labor are such as to enablo them by these means to supply the defects of their early education, Mr. Thomas Boese, clerk of the Board of Education, in his official report for 1867, hore convincing testimony to the benefi- cent influence of the evening school system. Ho is right in saying that it constitutes an im- portant part of the educational institutions of the city. ‘The tendency in our day to dimin- ish the number of hours given to physical labor is giving time and opportunity for mental improvement to thousands who have hitherto been cut off from such advantages. The advanced age of the pupils, as compared with those of the day schools, brings with it greater maturity of judgment and a more just estimate of the value of the opportunities which the school offers, After making all allowances for the exhausting effects of previous physical labor upon the nervous system thore still remains a capacity for improvement which, whenever the will of the pupil is fully aroused, leads, under judicious training, to the most valuable results.” Mr. Boese mentions the fact that in several localities large numbers of for- eigners attend for the purpose of learning what the late Mr. Secretary Marcy insisted on call- ing ‘the American language” In one school, on the east side of the city, no less than four hundred Germans attended in 1867, with this praiseworthy object. This is vastly more sensible than the recent attempts of a few of their compatriots to force into our public schools the obligatory study of the German language. At this late day it would be almost super- fluous to expatiate on the recognized indis- pensable advantages of the diffusion of useful knowledge among the citizens of a free repub- lic. But we cannot refrain from paying a well merited tribute to our city evening schools for contributing largely toward multiplying and extending those advantages. A similar tribute is due to the Free School of Science, which, with one thousand pupils on the register, also opened on Monday evening. The course of siudy in this school at the Cooper Institute is somewhat like that in the Evening High School, inckuding pure and mixed mathematics, natural philosophy, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, drawing and other branches of a thorough aci- entific education. Mr, Peter Cooper has gen- erously donated the sum of twenty thousand dollars toward enlarging, during the present term, the stock of instruments for facilitating the studies of the mechanical arts. All must rejoice in believing that the Free School of Science and the evening school will powerfally counteract the pernicious influences of the resoris of vice and frivolous amusement which disgrace our metropolis. Corbin and Fisk, Jr. We havo received the following note from Mr. A. R. Corbin, the brother-in-law of Presi- dent Grant, in which it will be seen he denies the statements of Mr. James Fisk, Jr., charg- ing him with complicity in getting up the late gold corner :— Ocroner 5, 1969, To THE EpiTor or THR HenaLp: I never exchanged ® word on financial matters, either verbally or in writing, with Mr. James Fisk, Jr., from the commencement of the gold specula- tion until it broke on Friday noon; nor within that period did 1 ever authorize any human bdeing, either verbally or in writing, to buy or sell gold for we or for any one else, A. KR, CORBIN, SAMBo AT THE PLay.—It seems the darkies in Washington have so much superfinons cash in their possession that they are making up a purse to contest in the courts the right of managers of theatres to prescribe where they shall sit. Truly the nigger is not much oppressed if he gets cash at that rate, We should not wonder if, when all their money is spent, it would come to just this—they have the same right to go to the theatre as any citizen has, but when there they must obey the rules of the establishment as other citizens do, and one of the rules is that they shall sit in allotted places. PENNSYLVANIA _ POLITICS. PHILADELVMIA, Oct, 5, 1899, A large republican meeting waa held this evening in front of the Union League House. Judge Strong presided and made aatirring apecch. Le announced that Secretary Boutweil had been recalled to Wash- ington by his oficial duties, but expressed a willing: ness to address the people on Saturday eveaing If a suitable room could be ontained. Bpeeshes were made by Charles Gibbons, Senator The,gor and other eminent speakers. The meeting w%s closed with o alspiay of dreworks, WASHINGTON. Argument in the Prize Cases, Farragut The Suit Against the National Theatre. ision Against the Collection o7 Tonnage Dues. De WASHINGTON, Oct, 5, 1869, Another Bohemian Canard Spoiled--Collector Grinvell ia Great Favor with the Aduinise tration, The story published in a New York paper yester+ day among ita Washington despatches about Ool- lector Grinnell being in danger of removal from oMce turns out to be a mere romance. No charges whatever agaiust Mr. Grinnell have been forwarded here; and the fact ts that his administration of affairs at the Custom House so tar has given entire Satisfaction to the President, Secretary Boutwell and the New York merchants as a body, There ts a little army of sore-heads turned out of office or disap- pointed in obtaining places under the Collector who are very noisy and very willing to injure Mr. Grin- neil with the authoriues here, but thelr efforta are perfectly fruitless. Secretary Boutwells Pennsylvania Campaign. Secretary Boutwell was yesterday prevented by the effects of the storm from reaching Philadelphia to speak last night. He has telegraphed to his poll. tical friends there, in response to their invitation, that he will address them on Saturday night, he being unadie to leave Washington before that time. Executive Appointments. The following appointments were made to day:— Gustavus G, Jarecki, of Pennsylvanta, Consul at Augsburg; Francis Lenon, of the District of Gotum- bia, Marshal of the Consular Court at Hankow, China; Ciarimundo Martina, of Porto Praya, San- Wago, Consul at Santiago, Cupe Verd Islonds. Bea: Jamin B. Emery, Collector of Internat Revenue fot the Third district of Mississippi, Unconstitutionality of Tonnage Dues, The question of the constituttonality of tonnage dues imposed by a municipal body has just been decided here against the Corporation of George- town, A test case was raised horé, One Abra. ham Foote resisted payment of tonnage duce imposed by an ordinance of the Corporation of Georgetown. The matter was brought before a local justice, Mr. Plant, who, after maturely constd- ering it, decided as foliows:—‘After an examina- tion of authorities quoted by counsel for plaintiat and defendant, lam of opinion that the Mayor and Corporation of Georgetown have no right to the Money obtained through an act of their own, which has been decided to be unconstitutional, and, thore- fore, give Judgment for plaintiff for thirty-Ave dol- lars debt and interest.’ The Farragut Prize Money Case. To-day, in the Equity Court of this District, Judge Olin, the case of Admiral Farragut against the steamers Metropolis and other vessels, was argued. ‘Tits sult ia a friendly one, and comes up on @ state ment of facts and law, that the court may make # partition of the head money for the capture of ves- sels by the Western Gulf squadron, under the Prize actof 1864. General B. F, Butler appears for Admi- ral Farragut, Mr. Ashton for Admiral Porter, Mr, N. Wilson for Admiral Bailey, Mr. Carringvon for the United States, and Hughes, Darver and Peck for various other parties. Interference with the Mails nt Havana. A paragraph was recently published that Consul General Plumb had informed this government of an apprehension that the Spanish authorities in Cuba would interfere with the United States mails, No such interierence, however, has taken place, and therefore no case has occurred requiring any direct action on our part. There 1s no doubt that persons at Havana are subject to search where tnero is reae gon to suspect they are in possession of corres- pPondence inimical to Spain, and from this has probably arisen the apprehension expressed by Me. Plumo. The Supreme Court, - The Supreme Court to-day adjourned until to-mor- row, there being no quorum present, Messrs. Chase, Cligord, Davis and Swayne were at their posta. One more judge was necessary for a quorum. There was a large number of distinguished lawyers in the court room to-day. Associate Justice Miller will, it is expected, arrive here to-morrow, thus making a quorum for the transaction of business, Arrest of the Managers of the Natioual Theatre. ‘The managers of the National theatre wore arrested to-day ona warrant sworn out by the negroes who. were ejected from the theatre last Saturday evening. The warrant was based on the law passed by the City Councils, allowing negroes admittance to all parta of the theatres, the same as whites. The mauagers were taken before a justice of the peace and gave bail for a further hearing. As already {ndicated in these despatches the matter is tobe taken to the courts for the purpose of tosting the law. Disappearance of a Revenne Collector, A report from the Sixth Tennessee district an- nouuces the mysterious disappearance of Collector BE. T, McGee. Fears are entertained that he has been assassinated, Cousuls Recognized. ‘The President has recognized Leon de la Cava aa Consul of Venezuela at Philadelphia, and Borique Mediana y Blasco Vice Consul of Spain at New Orleans, Selzare of Iiicit Stills in Virginia. Supervisor Presbery, of Virginia, has received and forwarded to the Revenue Department reports from. one of the squads of the Fifth cavairy, Captain Burns, piloted by Collector Wilcox, to the effect that they have seized forty stills and about 1,000 gallons of spirits, and arrested thirty-flve men found ope- rating the stilis. Treasury Disbursements, The disbursements from the Treasury Department during the month of September were as follows:— Clyil and miscelianeons, War Departinent Navy Department Indians and Pension The above does not include the warrants for redemption or payment of interest upon the pubdlio debt. Lecture by J. Romeyn Brodhead on the Life and Times of Jacob Leisler. The New York Historical Society began its series of meetings for the season last evening, A paper was read on the occasion by J. Romeyn Brodhead, the subject being ‘The Life and Times of Jacob Letaler.” The lecturer, after having explained to his audience the merits aud demerits of the charter system of government as it existed in the colonies. in the time of Leisier, and referred to the state of the public fecling in che colontes concerning the Prince of Orange's movements In England before he had ascended the throne, detatied the manceu' 1 of Jacov by which he became commander of the | fort im the harbor. Wicholca By. reason of Leisler's } success, Was deposed, and sodn afterwards set saik | for Kngland, The letter from the King addressed: to Nicholson came to band ahortiy after tie latter's, departure, and the powers that were oj ib and. took upon themseives the exercise mereka mental authority. Mr. Brodhead vhen ref to. the destruction of Schenectady by the Canadians ang the blame that xs attached to Leisier’s adminjatra- tion on accounfof it, the pce bag ce as aw, incapaciiy had much to do with tt, He also spore at length of the appointment of Henry 3) ue Governor, and the determined stand which er im, the result of which was the ‘sur- sage et tho latter, atter all his soldiers hed w/oan- doned him in the forg. Leisier, on being put on trial refused to piead unff it was definitely ne whether or not the royal letter addrossed to Nichol- son, aud which he bad opened, had not red. upon him power and authority to act as he haw hen it was decided that {t had uo given him Figeed ereoot Naor ra executed on the t soon afterwards, how known as the corner of Frankioxt streak tad Priuting House Square, where he was also buried. The lecturer considered (he exeoution of Leisier & great political mistake. It made @ martyr out of an usurper, and laid the foundation ror chose divisi among whe le which soon afterwards deatroy the general harmony which had 1p to that time pro- valied among them,