The New York Herald Newspaper, October 12, 1869, Page 3

; NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1869—TRIPLE SHEET. VIVA CUBA. The Anniversary of Cuban Independence. CELEBRATION AT COOPER INSTITUTE. A Salute, Fireworks and Speeches. Sunday was a day dear to every Cuban patriot’s heart. On the 10th of October, 1868, the first blow of the present Cuban revolution was struck atSpan- teh dominion in the little town of Yara; and as the American heart glows with the memory of Lexing- ton, 20 did Cuban bosoms thrill with patriotic pride on this, the first anniversary of their independence. ‘When we remember the enthusiasm with which the people of the United States have annually celebrated the 4th day of July we can Teadily appreciate the zeal of the Cubans in ‘this the first year of their republic, won on many & Beld no less bloody than those whose names shine ‘upon our monuments of the Revolution. The Cubans m New York and other foreign lands in celebrating their country’s birthday could point to a long and brilliant record of battles in the cause of liberty. ‘The flag which they hoisted by the side of the Stars nd Stripes had been baptized in the blood of a heroic péople struggling for freedom; and in con- templating their ardor and devotion our minds are carried back to the days of our nation’s infancy, when Americans fought in the same great cause, and won ail the honor and glory we boast. It i# interesting, now that Cuba seems to be rid- @ing herself of her oppressors, to look back upon the repeated and fruitless efforts of her people to shake off the galling Spanish yoke. In 1819 the firat patriotic movement was commenced by Felix Varela, @ Proiesaor of Philosophy in the Havana University. The secret operations of Varela and nis associates were from time to time detected and frus- trated until 1830, when another attempt on his part resulted im the execution of several of his party, In 1837 ne renewed his efforts, but the result again proved ansuccessful, and Varela was exiled and died in the United States. Other Cuban patriots, including Juan Hernandez, the poet José Maria Heredia, Enuleto Placido and Valdez, an intl- mate friend of Varela’s, lost their liberty and their lives in subsequent revolutionary attempts; and in 3860 the ill-fated Lopez added another to the already eg. ist of executions for efforts to liberate the a Lopez landed at Cardenas, captured the city and held it twenty-iour hours, but being compelled to abandon the piace in August of the same year, he landed at Los Posas and conducted a brilliant cam- pagn ol twenty-one days.. Coumpeiied to surrender, @ capitulated upon terms of protection and free exit from Cuba, but the treacherous govern- Ment violated its pledge and executed Lopez, his American leaders, including Crittenden and Keen, the Hungarian Generals Gutay and Pragay and a great number of men, Since the Lopez expedition humerous attempts at revolution have been made in Cuba and the adjacent islands, all having for their obsect the establishment of a Cuban repubiic; but in each case the leaders were either executed or exiled from their country, The revolution of 1868 com- menced in the Eastern district of Cuba and spread with wonderful rapidity, Ceapedes, Lemus, Agramonte, Aguilero, the Cis- peros, the Quesadas, Hernandez, the Cavadas, Pe- raita, Castillo, Rubalcaba, Fesser, Figueredo, Zam- brana and hundreds of other wealthy, educated and prominent men in Cuba had been premeditating a Fevolution for years, Cespedes had uiready retired from Bayamo and active lie to the seclusion of his sugar estate, the Demajagua plantation, near Map- ganillo, On the 9th day of October, 1868, he was surrounded by Francisco Aguilera, of Bayamio; Julio Peralta, of Holguin; Rubalcaba, now Minister of Justice; Pedro Figueredo, of Bayamo, and 500 armed Cubans, some of whom were his own slaves whom he had liberated that same morning. After perfect- ing a hasty organization, they marched to Yara, nine mi.ea distant, surprised the small Spanish garri- son of twenty men, entered the plaza and raised the flag of revolution. From that small beginning the patriots soom made rapid and important advances, increasing their forces to about 30,000 men, and winning a number of hard fought batties, the most ye of which are Bayamo, Baire, Cavagan, Las Minas, El Kio Salado, Holguin, La Cuava, Maniabon, Givara, El Ramon, Cavalito, Gu- anaja, Cubita, San Miguel, Manati, Sabana Nueva, Puerto Padre, Baga, Ciego de Aguila, Santa Cruz, El cobre, Yateras, Guisa, Puerto Principe, Moron, Jiguani, Jaguey Grande, Trinidad, Ariamo, Las Tne Palma Wings a te ne sore ¢ anniversary of Cuban independence occurring on ce ey Was Appoihted for gelebrating the event {n this city. ‘The Cuban fag Was dispic. ¢4 rom many of the hotels and private residences, an at five o’clock a salute of 100 guns was fired in the City Hall Park. During the firing of the Salute one of the men, named Nanbrod Munn, engaged in loading the guns, had nis right hand blown off by a premature Gischarge. Dr. Lake attended to the wounded man and had him conveyed to his home, corner of Goerck and Third streets. The meeting at Cooper Institute was a brilliant Qifair. The lecture hall was handsomely decorated with flags of the United States and Cuba, and ‘wreaths of evergreens were twined about the ease The faia was occupied by the mem- ra of the Junta and other distinguished Cubans, and every portion of the apartment was densely crowded, the assemblage extending out into the es. After the display of freworks in front of the Institute, Sefior Lemus called the meeting to order, and ina very few words of allusion to the purpose of the meeting. introduced the first speaker, Mr. THomas Duaay, who on coming forwara was warmly received. He said:—The cause of Cuba is the cause of republican liberty wherever on tle hab- {table globle men advocate the undying principies, ‘Wherever peopies struggle to be free, no man ciatm- ing fraternity with his feliow men can stand aloof or Feinain indiiferent in the contest waged in behalf of human rights. (Applause.) A year has come and ne and the Cuban patriot stands unconquered on is battle flelds; nay, triumphant in the face of flos- tile a ind, shail add, indifferent America. Iknow the spirit of my countrymen: their hearts are in the cause of Cuban imdependence; they have cheered the triumphant march of the gallant Ces- pedes and his patriot bands and the hesitating policy of the administration, exercised in deflance of the voice of Congress and the will of the American peo- ple. (Appiause,) Before Heaven Spain stands the gulity compeer of our national foes abroad. Her } onge in exile, her ancient foundations heaving in @ Uhroes of revolution. On the tsiand of Cuba she has prociaimed her primcipies. Ste has deciared her par, —death to the creole, slavery to the blac! Shali the flag of Spanisn cruelty, shall the flag of extermination wave beneatu she shadow of our starry banner—shail OCuvan liberty be ground to powder under the tn- vaders’ feet in the grandeur of an inspired pur- pose, in the last extremity of nations, Cuba appeals to the God of battles and the civilization of the age. Do you believe she wiil falter in the path of her ap- pointed duty, or short of annihilation her patriot sons will compromise their birthright and their blood’ If you do the apostacy of your natures will rise hereafter in judgment against you, and crushed beneath every honest foot will be your ignobie fate, The American, of native or foreign birth—be he I’res- ident, Cabinet Minister, Senator or Representative, or private citizen, of high or low degree—wno, in the battle of freedom against tyranny, of rit against wrong, of humanity agajnst savage barbar- ity, of Cuba against Spain, stands neutral or indierent, is a traitor, so steeped in base ingratitade and damning selfishness that tne crime of an American Arnold grows radi- gut in hia detested presence. (Applause.) ‘To every dungeon door of Cuban incarceration on the soii of this republic will [nail the protest of the free, and across every Cabinet order of arrest will [ write the words of Virginia's patriot statesman, the inspired author of our immortal Declaration, who, detying the King and Parliament of Engiand, and acknowledging alone the King of kings, deciared that resistance to tyrants was obedience to God. (Applause.) Inthe name of iiberty, for which our lathers perilled life, property and fame; in the name of Union, baptized in their children’s biood; in behalf of the brotherhood of nations and te rights of man 1 protest against the in- action of official authority In witnholding to this Jate hour the accordance of belligerent rights to the straggling jonality of Caoa, (Applause.) Con. 48 has spoken; let the President execute. When he voice of the American people is heard at the rtals of the capital action snust characterize the executive and his Cabinet. The Spanish Ministe; points to @ neutrality hia government long since violated, and asks our defence to its broken man- dates, and the administration halt in the execution of Congressionai purpose, The silence of the gov- ernment in this momentous matter will end in abaine and degradation. What raised the soldier to the seat of government power and honored him as the nation’s choice but the same undying cause for which the Cubans fight to-day? (Applause) The ground of Cuban liberty as holy as the ground our fathers trod; and, believe me, the flowers that bloom on its bloody surface no eae goid can wiit, no Castilian treachery can blight. Applause.) Sball those who emulate the deeds of a jontgomery, a Lafayette, a Pulaski, @ DeKalb and a Steuben steal from these free shores at midnight and, disguised, aid @ people in throwing of the oppressive yoke? No Ly no treachery, no deceit can wean the creole from his holy cause. For the first time in the history of the world the black man and the white man are united in a common cause. Does any man doubt se of such combination? Fighting homes, tor liberty, for their lives, aon they not achieve? Rather than that Cuba now shall fatlin the holy cause of liberty we will trample the hollow treaty of Spain's deceitful neutrality beneath our feet. (Applause,) The speaker concluded by saying that the cause of Cuba had Heaven's approving ‘smile; for in that island would be built the fabric of republican government, whose foun ations would be jaid in the eternai principles of universal » cemented by the 6) of her nobie sons and con- secrated by the sacrifiea offered up on the altars of Cuban Uberty in the name of the Great Jehovah and the rights of man. (Appianse). Seilor AGRAMONTE Was then introduced and spoke in Spanist, of whteh following is a translation:— Fellow Citizens— When so many eonspicuous Aimert- can orators have advocated our holy cause in patriotic assemolies, when this illustrious people demonstrate to us their sympathies and offer us Supplies it would be ingratitude not to express by appropriave acts the just tribute of our recognition. No day can be moregolemn than this to manitest the grateful sentiment of the heart; for to-day the Cuban does not think, nor discuss, nor can he deceive—he only feels. Look to him for words, and you will oni. discover an anxious gaze and aecumulal emotion whieh strives w break ite restraint, but in his intelligent eye you May read 4n graphic conceptions, “Than! ‘American people, noble and generous champions 0! liberty; thou givest me the affectionate hand of brother to animate the Pas of my impulses and to assist mein breaking the chains of corruption, of degpotism and anety wih which the most fero- cious of tyrants would oppress me.’ (applause) ‘To you also, magnanimous Peru, heroic Mexico, illustrious Chile and valiant Bolivia, who bave received us into national communion, and to all the other independent States of the American Continent who send us your aympa- thies in significant accents, we consecrate our thanks which in this solemn day rise with emo- tion frem the soul. If we have lived for centuries under the ignominy of inquisition, under the halter of lencennon, and under the dominion of the most hameless of emperors, our instincts as republican sons of America fiave awakened and our soldier! pride has been aroused to cast off the rags of servi- tude and put on the majestic dress of sovereigns, What day is this which thus thrills the feelings, ab- sorbs the mind and silences the voice of the Cubans? it is the anniversary of his glorious independence, the commemoration of an event without example in the history of opp! people, and of an epic written tn in- delible characters by the sword of brave men to give to their brothers a country which they had not, and liberty, imprisoned until ‘then in the chains of despotism. (Applause.) Country) liberty! Who can define the magic of those celestial, those har- moutous and suplime accents? Who can measure the extent of their moral power over civil- ized many Who has not contemplated your material influence even in the savage? nly to the Cuban was it demed to touch, or even tnink of reaching, those deliclous fruits which by intuition he understood and desired in silence, and for which he suffered the horrible punishment of death if he presented himself at une splendid feast of American nationalities, Three centuries—almost four—has his martyrdom been endured; a dozen times has he sought relief from his torments, and as often has his’ generous blood flowed on the scaffold erected by nis lron-hearted oppressors, ‘The speaker eloquently portrayed the sufferings and heroigm of the Cuban army in the present astraggie, and concluded with a brilliant peroration upon the sacrifices of the Cuban people in contribut- ing aid to their cause. (Applause.) lajor KENT read a teiegram received from Phila- delphia and a cable despatch from Ireland, grecung the Cubans assembled. He also read a tele; from Judge Sloanmaker, of Philadelphia, stating that engagements prevented him from participating im the anniversary which to every lover of liberty should have the reverence and respect of our na- Uonal anniversary of independence, ‘The following was read from the Cuban Junta:— That we, the people of Cuba, together with auch citizens of the United States, do hereby tender our heartrelt thanks to his Honor the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen, togel of New York, for the sympathy ‘an rendered in our struzgle. May the just G many days, the bread that they have cast upon the America and Cuba—God and Liberty—one and eternal, for- ever. (Applause.) Mr. ALGRRNON O'SULLIVAN next addressed the meeting, and expressed his hope that the anniver- sary of Cuban independence would long continue to be celebrated. Sefors Mestres, Bestanes, Valiente, Palma, the Pastor of the Spanish church, and others, delivered orations, which were loudly applauded. Mr. DanieL J. Leppy then came forward and was mtroduced by Sefor Lemus. His speech, which was very pointed and exceedingly eloquent, was greeted with loud and snthosiastic cheering. He was fol- lowed by the Rev. Father Kerrigan, Sefor Eurlque Pineiro, private secretary to Sefor M. Lemus; Mr. J. R. Fellowes, Sejior Carilo Villaverde and Senor Raphael Pambo, all of whom were most warmly received and whose spirit-stirring addresses were reeted with delight and earnest approbation. at intervals the band played martial and inspiring airs, Which contributed not a little to the great and un- flagging enthusiasm which throughout charact ed be CP sings: which terminated shortiy after ten o'clock. A Cuban Martyr. Theodore Mina, residing at the corner of Goerck ana Third streets, had his right arm blown olf by the premature discharge of a cannon in the City Hail Park yesterday afternoon during the ce.ebration of the first anniversary of the Cuvanrevoluuion. He was taken to the Oity Hospital. Celebration in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11, 1869, ‘The friends of Cuba to-day held a large and very enthusiastic meeting to celebrate the first anniver- sary of Cuban independence. Mr. Lantesiebar, {Paracas of the Junta in this city, delivered a speech in * Spanish. eI ~ ory a 2 7 en oP Gelebratlag the Cuban Anniversary in Balti- more. BAaLtTIMore, Oct, 11, 1869. The first anniversary of the Cuban revolution was celebrated to-day by a procession and an oration at Masonic Templ THE CUBAN PRIVATEER. The Case of the Steamship Cuba—Protest of Commodore Higgins—The Vessel Armed and Put Into Commission at Sea=The Case Still On. WILMINGTON, N. C., Oct. 11, 1869, The case of the Cuba opened this morning by Mr. G. P. Lowery, of New York, who appeared with Colonet George Davis, late Attorney General of the Confederate States, and Judge O. P. Mears, of this city, for the Republic of Cuba, by reading the com- mission of Commodore Higgins as an officer of the Cuban navy and also a formal protest by him against the exercises of jurisdiction by the civil courts over his ship, she being @ public ship of war of a recog- nized nation, After stating the character of the vessel Commodore Higgins solemnly protested in the name and for the honor of Cuba against any de- tention or interference with his ship. The conclu- sion of the protest was as follows :— And now having, for the dignity and honor of the republic of Cuba, made a protest against the exer- cise of a jurisdiction over public 3, Unknown among nations, and being willing and desirous to have the truth known to al! nations, persons, and particularly the citizens of the United Stat Li do declare that {t is untrue that the said vessel has, in any of her preparations, offended against the neutrality laws of the United States of America tn the manner charged, or in any other manner, and aver that the said vessel is now tn the same condition in every respect as when ste was purchased from the government of the United States in the month of June, 1869, except a few immaterial alterations not relating to her character or use as a war ves- sel, and except, further, that the said vessel since the suid urchas ana while = out of the limits of the United States, and more than twenty days alter the departure therefrom, and after we had entered a British port and had been their seized by the public authorities, examined and discharged, and iad cleared there- from, and then, and not till then, was she sold and delivered to the republic Of Cuba and was fitted out and armed upon the high seas and beyond the jurts- diction of the United States and all other nations; that all the proceedings aforesaid, so far from being in disregard of the right and dignity of the United States were conducted in a careful and true respect therefor and ander the sanction of weil established principles of public laws, EDWARD HIGGINS, Commodore Cuban Navy, commander of Cuban steamship Cuva. In order to allow the government time to produce witnesses United States Gormmissioner Rutherford continued the case until Saturdayqnext at half-past ten o'clock, < 3 a MR, BOUTWELL AND THE NATIONAL DEBT. To Tug EpiToR OF THE HERALD: — Mr. Boutwell in his speech in Philadelphia on Saturday evening says that our national debt now amounts to $2,450,000,000, and advocates its pay- ment in gold. Now, gold 1s at @ premium of thirty cent; so that our debt if paid in coin must now regarded aa amounting to the sum of $3,186,000,000. Mr. Boutwell’s liberal policy ang: Tents our debt by the snug little sum of $755,000,000, How much gold is there in the country with which to pay tne aforesaid debt? THE AVONDALE RELIEF FUND, The following sums have been collected by the gentlemen named below, in Westchester county, and handed to us to forward to the Avondale sufferera:— Mr. Louis Broste... Mr. Jacob Hi yer. Mr. Louis Eiche.. Mr. Frederick Uni. Mr, R. Zimmermann. Total .....+6 SCALDEO TO DEATH, Adeiaide McCacton, two years of age, residing with her parents at No. 360 West Twenty-fftn street, fell into a pan of boiling water, at half-past five o'clock flag afternoon, and was scalded to death. The Coroner Wasgnotified, and will hold an inquest this morning. REGISTRATION. First Day of the Meo‘ing of Inspectors of Reg.stry—Mode of Registratioa—The Oaths to be Administered in Case of Objections—Native and Natu- ralized Citizens--The Places of Rogistering Voters in This City and Brooklyn. To-day, according to the laws of the State, is the first day on which the registry inspectors meet to enter the names of alt legal voters of their respective Gistricta in the books of registry prepared for that purpose. The inspectors meet at nine o'clock this morning at the piaces designated in the list below, which are also the polling or voting places at the enguing election, at which the registry inspectors act also as election inspectors, These oMciats a appointed by the Metropolitan Board of Police Com- missioners, a8 are aiso two canvassers and two poll clerks for each election precinct. They are sworn in by the chief clerk of the Police Board previous to their first meeting and take no other oatus. Their duty is thus briefly described by the Legislature to be “to ascertain by proper proofs the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage.’’ THE DUTY OF THE CITIZENS. It should be understood by each legal voter in the city that to entitle him to vote his name must have been entered on the registry lists for the year in the Particular precinct within the limits of which he resides, Thatone has voted for years at the same poll, that his name is borne on the poll and registry list for the last and previous years gives him no right to vote at the ensuing election, unless he has his name again registered, Yo effect this the voter must appear personally before the Board of Registry at their appointed meetings and procure the entry of his name on the list. THE DUTIES OF INSPECTORS. They are to meet for the first time to-day, as already stated, at nine o'clock in the morning and elect one of their number for chairman, whereupon they are organized as the Board of Inspectors of the precinct for the year. The law is indefinite as to the hour of closing the session on the first day, but the “Election Manual,” prepared by the ‘Bureau of Elections of the Metropolitan Police District” as a series of instructions to the inspectors, says that they “should sit until nine o'clock in the evening if electors asking registration are until that time in sufficient number to occupy their time.'’? This, again, is rather indefinite, and leaves a good deal to the discretion of the inspectors, as was seen last year, when at some of the precincts the inspec- tors held out until nine o'clock, while at others they closed registration at sunset, and at others at six o'clock P, M, As the law is positive in prescribing the duration of the session of inspectors for the meeting on the Friday and Saturday just preceding the day of election, for the “revision, correc- tion, addition and subtraction” of the registry lists, and fixes the close of the meeting for nine o'clock . M., 1t would seem to be the duty of the inspectors to sit until that hour on the tirst day also, In Buch of the precincts, where at the last election the number of votes cast exceeded four hundred, the inspectors are, by the law, to sit another day (to- morrow), for the reception and registry of the names of voters. fo ascertain the fact they will have to consult the fall lists of last year and be guided by the number of voters entered upon them. But there is some difficuity about 1t this year. In several of the wards the precincts were changed; in some the number was increased, in others it was lessened. The consequence of this change by the Common Council 1s that in these pre- cincts the poll list of last election furnisnes no sure guide, and hence the inspectors, in some of those cases, will have to rely upon their own knowledge ofthe numver of votes cast within the previous limits of the precinct, And it would seem to be their duty to give the citizens and voters the benetit of any doubt on this subject and arrange for anotier day’s session. In districts where no change was made since last fall the poll books of tie election of 1868 are decisive. THR MODE OF REGISTRATION. A citizen presents himself to be registered. He gives hts nawe and address, the latter being the number of the house where he resides, and- unless he be challenged by one of the inspectors or by another elector present in the room, his name and address is received and entered on the book. If the citizen's right to be registered be questioned he may insiet upon being sworn, Whereupon the chairman of the Board gf Inspectors administers the tolowibg sor PaeLiMinadl Orit ON OMALLENGR. You do swear (or afirm) that you will fully aud aly answer all such questions as sbali be put to you touching your place of residence and qualifications as an elector. The chairman then may put the following ques- tions:— What fs yourname! What is your age young man)! Where do you now reside’ you resided in this ward? Whi of residence before Are you a nati further proceedin, ized citizen will be detaile presently.) e or are you directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending on the resuit of the next election? How long have you resided in this district ¥ Do you now reside ta this election district ? ft these questions are § ractorily answered, the name is registered: if objections stil! remain to be explained, the inspectors should state them to the cluzen offering to register, and if he take the fol- lowing oata his name must be registered:— You do swear (or aifirm) that you have been a citizen of the United States for ten you or naturalized case ident of this county; that you bave been ® next preceding this day a resident of this for thirty di Assembly district (or ward); that you are now @ resident of id of this ward election district, e not made any interested in any b next election. In the case of a colored man the “property clause’’ 1s added to the oath, that the person swearing that for one year preceding he has been and now is seized and possessed of a freehold estate of the value of $250, over and above ail debts and encumbrances charged thereon, and has been actually rated and paid a tax thereon. NATURALIZED CITIZENS. If to the question given above the person asked shall answer that he isa naturalized citizen, he may be further interrogated on that subject as fol- lows:—When were you naturalized? Where? Before what court or office: Where are your , and are not dire ety. ‘or wager depending on the result of the naturalization papers? Tne is explicit that no person born out of the United States shail be piaced on the registry uniess ne shali, to the personal Knowledge of three of the inspectors, have been duly naturalized, or shall prove his naturalization by producing rtificate thereof from a court of competent jurisdiction, either State or federal, and any State court of record having 4 clerk or prothonotary and seal {# a court of competent jurisdiction under the Naturaiization law of Congress of 1802, not materially changed since, No other proof of his being a citizen shal be received, unless he shail first show to the satistaction of the Board of Kegistry that he ts unable to produce such certificate, and liaving thuse shown his inability to produce it, the inspectors may receive other proof of his being @ citizen. Great latitude is again allowed to the luspectors, under the Registry law, on this point, The best course woukd appear to be to act upon the general and well known rules of evidence as administered in the courts, which has heretofore been adopted, except in some special and isolated cases. If a question be raised upon the naturalization of @ person. the inspectors are further authorized to require proof that the person offering to register is the same identical person named in the certificate produced, In the instructions issued by the urea of Elections, they say that “satisfaction of inspe tors” means undoubtedly conviction or belief, with out reasonable or ration@l doubt, aud that a name ouglit not (o be rejected evasively, nor on mere sup- position, and certainly not malicious FURTHER DUTIES OF THE INSPRCTORS. The inspectors are to complete the list, as far as practicable, at the conclusion of tueir first meet- Ing, Which means to-night at nine o'clock, in pre+ cinets where they sit but one day, and to morrow at nine P, M., where they sit for two days, They are then to make seven copies and certify the original, over their signatures, to be @ list of the voters in the district, 80 far as the same are known to them, Each of the inspectors keeps one topy, one is to be posted conspicuously at the piace of meeting for the inspection of electors, one copy is filed in the police bureau of elections and ine origi nai in the County Clerk's oMce, THE FINAL DAYS OF REGISTRATION. On the Friday and Satarday preceau te day of election the inspectors again meet, for the pur- ready referred to above. Then is the me for the Addition of the names of such persons, who ‘Were not yet fully qualified voters on she first day of vhe registry, but who will besuch by the Tuesday following, which is the fires Tuesday in November, or election day. Among these will be embraced those, who on election day will have completed the full year of State residence or on that day ay, ‘Of ago; those who, having previously completed full year, will on election day nave completed the four montha’ county residence; those 1 election day will have been naturalized ven fall ® ana those who have been nearly thirty daya resident of a Ooi ssional, @ Senate or Assembly district when election day comes. All those who on the firat days of registry can answer all these conditions should therefore, if they desire to preserve their right to vote, have sueir names regtatered to vote. UALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS. From ne loreacing it Will be perceived that the Siete of a legal voter are the following:— zens of the United States; second, residence im the State for one year; third, residence onty for four months, and fourth, residence t ‘ard or district for thirty days, Those born ont of the United States must, in addition to the avove, have been naturalized citizens fully ten days immediately preceding election dav, and colored citizens must hold and possess a freehold estate of $250 above all debts and encumbrances charged thereon, and have paid @ tax on tt, Places of Registration. The following are the polling piaces selected by the Board of Police,fat which also Boards of Registra- tion Will sit. The first day of registration will be Tuesday, October 12:— en FIRS? WARD. 1-82 Greenwich street, 4—-9 Greenwich street. 1-82 Greenwich street. lace, "Soe Wasllagion siret, Stow Bound bet SECOND WARD. 2—106 Beekman street, THIRD WARD. 1-23 Ann street, 1-168 Washington street, 3-16 Coll lace. 2—70 Barelay street. 3 Hudeou streeks FOURTH WARD. 1-89 Frankfort street, ladison street. 5-28 66 ery street. 7—46 Oak street, FIFTH WARD. 5--€9 Hudaon street. 6—174 Franklio ats 7-417 Greenwich street, 8-21 Desbrosses street, 9-3 Ackerman place. 3—10 Madison sireet. 4-81 Oliver street, 1-43 Leona: reet 2—7 Walker street. 8-166 Franktio street. 4—4 Beach street. SIXTH WARD. 1—4 Tryon row. | 7-24 Mott street, 9-13 Kim street. 89436 Elm street, 3-3 Centre atreet. oad 10-183 Walker aires ‘alker street, 98 Centre street. 11-66 Mott street, 6—67 Baxter street. SEVENTH WARD. 1-63 East Broadway. 7-9 Montgomery street. 2-144 Cherry street, Sor Montgone 3-104 East Broadway, 9-27 Scammell street. 4—-62 Market street, 1026 Water street. 11—66 Jackson street. eet. EIGHTH WARD. 1-f84 Groene street, 10182 Varick treet, 2-0 Greene atreet. 11- 200 Varick street 3118 Prince atreet. 12—278 Spring atree 4—32 Grand street, 13—265 Spring street. 55035 Thompson street. 14-860 Hudson street, si Prince street. 15—46 Renwick street, 1173 Prince street. 3 48 Spring street, |—9 Clark street. 67 Hudson street. 9~140 Varick street. NINTH WARD. 1—400 Hudson street. 10-636 Hudson street, 296% Carmine street, 17% Bai eet. 8—429 Hudson street. 4—Morton and Bleeck 5 —273 Bleecker street $1 Christopher str 7-271 Weat Fourth street, $7 Seventh avenue. 9-136 Greenwidh avenue. TENTH WARD. 7-85 Canal atreet. 845 Ludiow street. 9~60 Forsyth street, 10—109 Canal street. 11-152 Canal street. 12-18 Eldridge street. ELEVENTH WARD. 1—311 East Houston street, 14-347 East Tenth atreet. 229 Pitt street. 15-617 East Eleventh street, 8-118 Pitt street 18-035 Hast Twelfth street ion street, '29 Greenwich street, 15—4 Bethune street, 16-617 Hudson street. 17-26 Ninth avenue. 1—187 Forsyth street. 2-151 Chryatie street, 8—120 Chryatie street. 4—127 Ludlow street, 5—101 Ludiow stre: 6—86 Ludiow atre 4-87 Columbia street. wenue U, 5451 East Houston street. 18-59 avenue D, 6-90 Lewis street. 19— 118 avenue C, 7-260 East Houston atreet, 20-747 East Ninth atreet. 8—27 avenue B. ‘M162 avenue ©. 9—35 avenue C. 22-194 ws ©. 10—%5 avenue C. ‘23—140 Lewis street, 11-235 East Eighth street, 2444 avenue D. 12-129 avenue 8. 104 avenue D, 13—645 East Ninth atreet. 1—100th Brongwrays AT a ay, Oth and ith \—] at., near way. \—3d av., an ate. 2 West ride 4th av., *8th st. 122,118 Third avenue. 81,596 8d av., 88th & 90th st. 18S. W.cor. 4th av. & 126th at, 4—1,468 Third avenue. 14—4th 126th & 127th ate, 5—1,915 Third avenue, 16—128th Sth & 6th ave. 61,978 Third avenue, 7—2,019 Third avenue. 8—3d av, 119th and 120th ste, $22.9 "i 16—Lawrence st., Broadway anid Tenth avenue, 251 third avenue, 103,883 Third avenue. THIRTEENTH WARD. 1—8 Suffolk street. 6—209 Delancey street, 2-81 Attorney street. 7—288 Delancey street. B87 Pitt street. #48 Lewis street. }—113 Clinton street, 9—606 Grand street. 5—108 Clinton street. FOURTEENTH WARD. 1-276 Mulberry street. 7. Broome street. 2-21 Prince alrect, 8815 Grand street, 3—218 Mott street. 9—150 Mulberry street, 4-67 Spring street. 10—182 Baxter street. H—147 Grana mvreet, 5-200 Elm street. 6—B8 Spring street, FIFLRENTH WARD. 7—244 Mercer street. 8-149 Crosby street. 9-78 Fourth avenue, 10-33 West Thirt Vest Eleventh street. 11115 Macdougal ‘West Eleventh atre SIXTEENTH, WARD. 360 West Seventeenth at, . is Ninth avenues 12-135 Ninth avenue. 1 16255 Ninth avenue, 17-520 West Twentieth street. 18526 W. Twenty-second st. SEVENTEENTH WARD. reek, 19140 Fin } e Rivington 2-11 Stauton street. 3-183 Epevx street. 21. Clinton aireet. 163 Es treat. 6—157 East Houston street, 7-23 Becond areuue. 8—17 Third street. 9-207 Fifth strec 10—78 East Tenth wireet, 1—112 Third avenue. 9-250 Eat 1th street, | aven 24 avenue A. 25156 Third street. ue A. th treet, enue A. venue A, 33-176 avenue A. 34—604 Bast Lith street, 85-222 aveque A. si 31-98 avi 32168 09 Firs 16-226 First avenue, 17-186 First avenue. 18-156 Firat avenue. EIGHTEENTH WARD. 1-8, w. corner 18th st. and 13—496 Second avenue, ‘4th avenue. 14—248 Firat avenue, 2-98 Eaat Nineteenth st. 15—266 First avenue. —4 East Twenty-third st, 5 | e. 8. 4—130 Third avenue. 10—951 East Eighteenth st, 11—-B88 Firat avenu 12-871 First aveni NINETEENTH WARD. i9—s. w. cor, 67th at. aud 3d 1-699 Fourth avenue. 2-681 Third avenue. ay. 3-609 Fifth W—N. side of Glat at. det. 4—641 Third iween lat and 2d ava. N—Third avenue, between 70th and 7lat’ streets, 2—Second avenue, between 65th and 66th streets, — 1,888 Third avenu |—1,327 Third avenu 20-1482 Third avensig, bee ween 81at an ats, 38-1248 Third avenue re 7150 Third avenu 8-867 Becond aven 982 Sixth avenut 10—807 Third avenue. 11-820 Third avenue. 12-827 Third avenws 13864 Third avenue. 14-886 Second avenue. 271,478 Third avenu 15—167 East Fifty-seveath st. 281/291 Third avenue. 16-949 Third avenue. 29—1,408 Third nue, 17996 Third avenue. 30—-1,513 Third avenue. 181,144 Second avenue, 3172 Fifth avenue, TWENTIETH WARD. 1-206 Tenth avenu 12-296 2-865 Tenth avenue. $—329 Ninth avenue. 4—365 Ninth avenue. 5-413 Ninth avenue. reat, —107 West Slat street, 18442 Eighth avenue. 19548 Sixth avenu 201,809 Broadway, 21-271 West 33th atrect, 221,823 Broadway. 'WENTY-FIRST WARD. ; 12-563 Third avenu ; 13-889 Third avenu $67 Second aven 589 Second aven: $690 Second avenue. 9-614 Second avenue. 10—620 Second avenue. 11-655 Second avenue. TWENTY-SECOND 1-644 Fighth avenue. 10. 2-671 Ninth avenue. 3—210 Went 43d street, WARD. 432 West 49th street, 1,398 Broadway. inth nN! 12—781 NI 13. hth avenue. ‘68th and 69th nd 10th aveaue, Registration Places in Brooklyn, The following are the registration and polling places in cach of the election districts of the city of Brookiyn, designated by the Board of Supervisors;— FIRST bad 1—3 Columbia street. 2-19 Atlantic atri SECOND WARD. BAL York street. 4-07 Bridge street, 1-City Ai Henry aad 2 178 Atiants -Ci rmory, Henry an a antic street. Cranberry bireete., 3-149 Montague street, FOURTH WARD, 4—Pearl street, corner Wil- loughby. atom atroet, be: 0 Tillary and John 16846 Main atreet. 21959 York atreet, 14 Sand street. 2-Southwent corner Nassau Jay sireeta. 5— Wat ington Hall, Adams ft street, fon. FIFTH WARD, 168 Bridge at: Hudson aven: 924 Bridy it, 9170 Tillary street, 1-61 Hudson avenue. SIXTH WARD. 188 (old No. 64) Atlanticat, 4-407 Columbia street, 2-826 (new No.) Columbia §—116 Sackett stree! A-southwest cornet Baltlo 1278 Hamilton ave = = ton avenue, vlumbia streets. SEVENTH WARD. 1-864 Myrtle avenue, 4—Franklin avenue, near ekalb, near K Van Buren street. 3-Clgasom avenue, near Yan S—Dekalb, near Classon ar, yrtie avenue, Buren street, 7. Myrtle avenue. FIGHTH W 1—Putnam Association, 4th yAdere, 6th ay., between 0, Jiu and 18n se, 3.34 near ~~ Bergen st., between Wash- ington and Grand ave, ..w. corner Atlantic and ‘Nostrand ave, TENTH WARD. 1-281 Atlantic street. 7 Warren ot., near Bond. Atlantic street, 8-8. @. cor. Wyckoff and }—164 Rimith street. Nevins ate, 4-187 Smith street. 9-116 East Baltic street, 6—267 Smith atreet. 10—President ot., near Nevine 6—089 Atlantic street, street. ELEVENTH WARD. 6—N.@. cor.-of Dekalb av. nd N avy |—N. w. cor. Fulton av. and BL Felix st. 7—00 Lafayette TWELFTH WARD. 1—Van Brant st, west side, 8—Hicke et., west side, near pear Bullivan. Hamition 2—E, siJo Van Brant at, 2d 4—Nelson tt., aide, near door from Tremont st, Hamilton THIRTEENTH WARD. %Temperance Hal!, South 4—S.¢. cor. of Fourth and Second at. South Third sts. 2-8. ¢. cor. of Fourth and 5—34 Broadway. South First sta, 6—Washington Hall, Broad- 8. OR 4 of ‘and Prince st, 2-194 Myrtle avenue. 3 Kmmett's Hall, Canton at. enue. enue. 49 Broadway. way aid Fourth st. FOURTEENTH WARD. 1-1 North Stath street, 652 North Fourth street. HBS North Seventh street, 6Eaat aide cf Sevenlb at, Beoond street. a u toed Nort See ree i" en FIFTEENTH WARD. 1-808 Grand street, 4-Weat ‘side of Smith t.. 2-376) ni be feet north of Grand. bo ig Grand street, 8-449 Grand street, 5-278 Lorimer street, 6—867 Grabam avenue. SIXTEENTH WARD. Va a South 5—Northweat s corner Graham ‘av. and Moore street, 3181 6-176 Schois street. 4-64 Johnson street, 7-117 Johnson street. 6-16 Varet street, SEVENTEENTH WARD. A—Northwest corner Eagle %—Frankiinst., near Green- street and Union ay. point aveuue, 2—India ot., near Franklin, 4—Meserole st,, n. Union ay. “id Homestead.” EIGHTEENTH WARD. four 2-8. e. cor. of Myrtle av, ‘and Bushwick ay. 3-14 Wythe ay., third door from Rush street, TWENTIETH WARD. 6-8. e. cor. Fulton and Port: ad 1-8. 9. of Carlton, TWENTY-FIRST WARD, ir stables, Fulton av. 6—Dekalb av., near Yates Dekalb avenue. avenue. hear Spencer 6-.Cor. Fuiton ay, and Ma- rion street, TWENTY-SECOND WARD. 1—5th av., between Warren 3--3d ay., between 9th and and baltic ata, 10th streets, 2-N.w. cor, thay. andl0th ¢—Bth av., near 16th street, street, ELECTIONS TO-DAY. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana and Ne- braska. The above five States hold elections to-day. In Pennsylvania a Governor, Judge of the Supreme Court, twelve Senators and a full House of Repre- sentatives are to be chosen, The candidates for Governor aud Judge of the Supreme Court are as follows:— Republicans. Democrats, Governor. Asa Packer. Judge Su 0, Li, Birahing. In 1866 John W. Geary, republican, the present in- cumbent, was elected Governor by @ majority of 17,178, In 1867, when a very small vote was polled, George Sharswood, democrat, was elected Judge of the Supreme Court by a majority of 923, Last year, at the October election, John F. Hartranft, republt- can, was elected Auditor General by a majority of 9,677, and at the Presidential election the month fol- lowing General Grant’s majority was 23,898, Ohio elects @ full list of State officers, including the Legislature. The following are the respective candidates for the six principal oMces:— Attorne Public Works Rutherford B, Hays, repubiican, was elected Gov- ernor of Ohio in 1867 by a majority of 2,983, Last October Isaac R. Sherwood’s (republican candidate for Secretary of State) majority was 17,383. General Grant carried the State in November by a majority of 41,428. Iowa elects State ofiicers, nearly one-half the Sen- ate and all the members of the lower House. The following are candidates for the undermentioned oMces:— Republica’ Governor. « jmuniiel ater Lieutenant Madison M. Wal Fudge Supreme Cow Sup. Pub. Instruction. Abra Jowa has been strongly republican for a number of years, General Grant’s majority was 46,359, in @ votal vote of 194,420. The present legislative repub- lican majority is 107. Indiana and Nebraska elect only county officers. General Grant's majority in the former State was 9,572, Conrad Baker, republican, the present Gover- nor was elected by 961 majority. In Nebraska General Grant's majority was 4,290, while Governor Butler, republican, elected last year, had a majority of 2,491. The Democratic Ticket in Philadelphia— Going to Election Polls in Boats. PHILADELPHIA, Oct, 11, 1849. Itis now probabie that the city ticket originally nominated by the democrats will be run. Handbills appeared to-day urging democrats im strong lan- guage vo vote for the origipal ticket, and stating that printed baliots would be furnished at the polls to-morrow. In some places these posters were worn down, causing fignts. In consequence of the breaks in the river banks all of the First precinct of the First ward has been covered with water for a week past, aud to-morrow the voters will have to go to the polls in boats. The house in which the election poll will be held has several feet of water on the first floor, and the votes will be taken in at tre second story windows. Gun- ning skifig are to be used for the conveyance of voters, TEXAS POLITICS. : ~SeaG Provisional Governor Pease’s Resignation. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AUSTIN, Sept. 30, 1969, Brevet Major General J. J, Reynolds, Commanding Fifth varie | District:s— GENERAL—The substance of a letter from yourseif to President Grant has recently been publisled, in which opinions are expressed, concerning te two parties in Texas that cail themseives republican, which I do not consider warranted by the course that has been pursued by those parties, during the 88 of reconstruciion. This letter endorses General Davis and his follow. ers, who, Whatever may be their present professions, have heretofore made the most strenuous and factions efforts to prevent the adoption of any con- stitution by our late Constitutional Convention, and to induce Congress to delay the reconstruction of the State. It condemns General Hamuton and his sup. porters, among whom are not less than eight-tenins of the educated republicans of the State, through whose influence a constitution was adopted by the Convention that secures to every citizen a periect equality of civil and political rights. Since the date of the (etter referred to the admin- istration at Washington is reported to have removed from office many of the republicans lu Texas who are supporting General Hamilton, and filled their places with supporters of General Davis; and it is how understood that the influence and patronage of the military commander of this State and of the ad- ministration at Washington are being used in behalf of those republicans who have exerted themselves to delay and defeat the reconstruction of the State and against those republicans who have in good faith used their influence to carry cut its reconstruction strictly in accordance with the laws, and who have succeeded in that object so far as (le measure bas been allowed to progress. It 18 well known that I was appointed to the posi- tion [ occupy without being consulted. In accepting it I was influenced solely by a desire to aid in carry ing out the policy of Congress, which I considered to be the formation of a stitution giving equal Civil and political rights to all citizens, and to the election of officers who would administer it in good faith to secure that object. I have belteved, forsome time past, that the only mode of doing this was rati- fying the constitution, and electing the ticket headed by General Hamiiton, Onder existing circumstances | am unwilling to become in any way responsible for the course being yursued by the nfliitary commander and the admin- Biration at Washington. I therefore respectfully resign the oMice of Governor of Texas, Very re spectfaliy, your obedient servant, E, M. PEASE. AQUATIC, Three Mile Single Scull Contest for the Cham- pionship of the Nassau Club. An exciting three mile single scull contest in shell boats for the championship of the Nassau Boat Club came off between two of its members, Messrs. George Henry and John Dungay, yesterday a(ter- About three o’clock General Lioyd Aspin- noon. wail, the referee, Messrs. Babcock and Kinggley, the Judi ther with a large numbeF of the friends ‘of the contestants, stepped on board the steamer P ©. Schultz, at the dock foot of Thirty-fourth street, North river, and proceeded to tne regular Nassau course, which commences at the foot of Seventy- third and ends at the foot of 132d street. The water was so “lumpy” and extremely rough a the letermined to have 1 high here that it was bn hed co fre u opposite side th ce @ place from of the river, Accordingly the steamer moved over and under the shelter of the Palisades, when the boats were got out and the men ready for Shortly lay Eg ng Bh Aspinwall gave the signal to when men ‘shot out ata lively rate, Henry took the lead when about a quarter of @ mile had been rowed, and held it throughout the race, coming in an easy winter in ‘twenty-four minutes, beating Dungay thirty seconds. Both boats were found to be nearly haif filled with water at the conclusion of the » aud it is a miracle how they escaped being swamped, FUNERAL OF FRANKLIN PIERCE, Solemn and Imposing Ceremonies in Cone cord, N. H.—Respect to the Memory of the Late Ex-President in New York City, Washington and Elsewhere. ConconD, N. H., Oct. 11, 1869, The remains of ex-President Pierce were removed from bis late residence to Doric Hall, in the State House, at eleven o'clock this morning, where they were open to the view of all who de- sired, The procession from the house was composed of members of the bar, citizens and friends, and twelve pall bearers, members of the bar. The public schools marched in procession to view the body. Doric Hall was festooned im mourning and rge floral cross suspended over the body from the centre of the hall, Rev. Dr. Eames, of this city, Rev. Dr. Edgen, of Lowell, and Rev. Dr. Lunbert, of Charlestown, Mass., led the procession through the yard tothe hail. A large concourse of people were waiting for an opportuni- ty to take a last view of the departed, he coin was covered with black clot, with rich siiver trimming. In accordance with the request of the Mayor all Places of business were closed from twelve to two o'clock to-day. The remains of ex-President Pierce were taken to St. Paul’s church atone o’clock, where the rites of the Episcopal church were performed by Revs. Dr. Eames and Dr. Coit, of St, Paul’s, several otaer clergymen being present and joining in the responses, The funeral procession lett the church at two o'clock and deposited the remains in their last resting place, . to the Memory of Ex-President Pierce in New York City. Honors to the memory of ex-President Pierce were marked and general in and around this city yesterday. Several of the hotelaon Broadway had flags at half-mast, and from Union square upwards various private dwellings similarly testifled their respect for the deceased ex-President. Work was entirely suspended on the new Post Ofice. The four familar flags on the City Hall drooped @ half-mast, while an air of sombre quiet appeared to reign around the butlding itself. The Sub-Treasury and Custom House were closed and the national colors hung above them in emblem- atic sorrow. Judge Blatchford, in the United States District Court, in taking his seat on the bench referred to the demise of ex-President rlerce, spoke of his public services and private virtues, and issued an order that the federal courts and offices should be closed in honor of his memory. she courts and offices were then closed. A large number of vessels in the harbor displayed tne national colors at half-mast. I'wenty-one guns were discharged at intervals of one minute each at Forts Hamilton and Schuyler, at Governor’s and Bedioe’s islands, and at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn. The soldiers on Governor's Island were paraded at ten o’clock in the forenoon, the order of the Secre- tary of War commanding the observance of the day read to them, afver which all labor ceased for the remainder of the twénty-four hours. Thirteen guns were fired in the morning, a signal gun every thirty minutes between the rising and setting of the sun, and @ national salute of thirty-seven guns at the close of the day. The officers wore crape on the left arm and on their swords, apd the regimental colors were put in mourning, to remain so for the period of thirty days, The train- ing ship Vermont had fags at hall-mast, and the naval and marine officers of the Brooklyn yard wore the customary mourning badges, which will be retained for cwenty days. Work was suspended at every federal office in the city, and in almost every direction some token of respect to the mem- ory of the ex-President was ovserved. Honors Respect to the Memory of the Late ex-Presie dent in Washington—Remarks otf the Attor= ney General and Chief Justice Chase in the United States Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 1869, All the departments and public offices in this city were closed to-day, and the public buildings and many private offices and residences were draped in mourning and flags were at naif-mast, in respect to the memory of ex-President Frankiin Plerce, whose funeral took place in Concord, N. H., to-day. The United States Supreme Court assembled at the usual hour, but after the transaction of little business the Attorney General addressed the court as 1ollows:— MAY IT PLEASE YouR Honor—Since the adjourn- ment of this court on Friday last the intelligence bas been received that on the morning of that day Frank- lin Plerce, the fourteenth President of tue United States, departed from this life, at uis home in New Hampshire, in the sixcy-fitth year of his age. The President has directed that on tuis day, appointed for the funeral, as a mark of respect to his memory, the embiems of public mourning shail de displayed and all business in the executive departmenjs shall be suspended, With the sentiment which prompted this action I cannot doubt your Honor will en- tirely concur. This is neither the fttmg time nor place to speak the eulogy of the deceased or to devermine the rank which may rightfully be adsigned to him in the long and illustrious roll of our Chief Magistrates. Before that opeuing grave, in sympathfing reverence, the nation will to-day unite in remembering that at an earlier age than any of his predecessors and by a majority.in the Elec- oral College almost unexampled he was calied to be the successor of Wastington; that he was honored and trusted by the American people, to whose ser- vice he gave the vigor and mat; of his powers; and that his departure brings gric! the hearts of many meh and women whom ne deeply and ten- derly loved and by whom his loss !s mourned as that of the moat tender and afectionate of friends. In contemplation of such an event it can hardiy be unfitting to ask that this high tribunal should pausegn its stated and accustomed labors ant join with the other departments of the government in giving it due recognition. Theghief Justice said:—The Court recognizes the proprftty of concurrence with the executive depart. ment tn suitable marks of respect for the eminent citizen whose death has been so fittingly announced by the Attorney General. Frankiin Pierce was not connected with the judicial department of the gov- ernment, but during a critical period he heid, by the choice of a great majority of the people, the highest office in their gift, and whtie he heid it, as, indeed, through his whole life, drew to him by the most engaging personal qualities the affection and esteem or his ountrymen. Others, elsewhere, will perform the duty of speaking of his services as the head of the government and of the events which distin- guished bis administration. He has descended to tbe grave in the ripeness of years, in bis own native State, surrounded by affectionate friends and con- fiding fellow citizens. As the only mark of respect in Se the court will adjourn to-day without proceeding to its ordinary business. The court thea adjourned, é be Ex-President in Baitimore. BaLTtmonre, Oct. 1i, 1869, The faneratof Ex-President Pierce was appropri- ately observed here to-day. The Custom House was closed, The flags on the shipping in the harbor and on the public buildings were displayed at half mast, and the beils of the Fire Department tolled. Honors to the La Respect to the Memory of the Deceased in Boston. BOSTON, Oct. 11, 1869, At noon to-day the flags in the city were dispiayed at half mast; the bells were tolled, and minute guns fired iu respect to the memory of ex-Presidont Verce, PIGEON SHOOTING VETOED. Action of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals=The Championship Match “OM The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals met at their rooms, corner of Fourth street and Broadway, yesterday, for the purpose of con- sidering the proposed pigeon shooting match and deciding whether such sport waa crue! ip the mean- ing of the law. Mr. Henry Bergh, President of the Society, oc- cupied the chatr, After a few minutes’ discussion the following resolutions were unanimously adopted ;— Resolved, That the action of the President in the sup- pression of the pigeon match, which was appointed to take piace on the 28th of April last, at Dubois track, entirely Incets the approval of this comnlit ‘Resolved, That the President be and he fs hereby requested, and authorized to exercise the moral iniluence of the society to suppress the shooting matches of pigeons or other birde and fowls, and, if necessary, to enforce the laws relating thereto. . The pigeon match between Ira A, Paine, John Tay- lor and BE, W. Tincker for a purse of $1,500, which was to have en piace at an early day on the Long Island race track, will not, therefore, be held within Mr. Bergh’s jurisdiction. ‘In conversation with our reporter yesterday Mr. Bergh said that when the society was formed he had determined to protect all of God’s creatures from wanton cruelty where he had the power, Being asked if a gentiéman a few friends with bim into the woods took to witness his skill in shooting birds, would they be amenabi the iaw under the authority of wi he replied that thas a society acted, he i Would be @ different affair, as the Killing of birds for food was a necessity. He declined, however, to pure gue the argument further than was required for the settlement of the Ueerry question. ‘the shooting and maiming of birds at these pigeon matches was cruel in the eXtreme, and besides that exercised @ demoralizing effect on the spectators. Mr. Berg! expressed an anxious desire that the HeRaLD Would support him in his humane efforts, and dise credit the malicious statements frequently made a to his desire for notoriety.