The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1869, Page 6

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Increasing Circulation of the Herald, We are again constrained to ask advertisers to hand in their advertisements at as early an hour ea possible Our immense and constantly increasing editions notwithstanding our presses are capable of printing seventy thousand copies an hour, to put our forms to press much earlier than usual, and to facilitate the work we are forced to stop the classifications of advertisements at nine o'clock P, M oompel us, Europe. Cable telegrams are dated October 25. Bart Dervy is dead. The Irish radical politicians fre slightly at variance with Premier Gladstone. Spaio was tranquil, A number of Spanish Protest- chmen were arrested at Granada, The 2 question still divides the Cabinet in Madrid, Pronch oulitary were being attacked in Paris in view of the tntended demonstration of the ‘‘Keds.”” ‘The Orleanists were active tn Paris. Napoleon is Kiely to issue @ manifesto on the subject of the political crisis in France. The French army Marshals in Paris met in council. The industrial “atrikea” are rapidly extending tm Paris. Egypt. The Suez Canal inauguration /étes and opening ceremonial will extend over four days, from the 16th, (nolusive, to the 20th of November, inciusive. The Buwpress of France was tn Cairo. China. Mr. “Robert Hart, Inspector General of Imperial Maritime Customs at Pekin, writes to advocate the course of J. Ross Browne, while Minister to Cuina, in dis suggestions to the English and American mer- vans relative to the Burlingame treaty, The American missionaries are also favorable to Mr. Browne's ideas in the matter, The despatch contain- lag tis information comes from San Francisco, South America, Our Panama letter 1s dated Octover 15. The Srouole between the President and the steamship oompanies in relation to taxes bas been adjusted. po prospects of a Darien ship canal are more cheerlng.™ Our Valparaiso and Lima letters of September 17 nd 28 state that the people were greatiy excited Over the prophecy of Professor Falb regarding the @xpected earthquake, Hayti. Catelligence by the sloop-of-war Vestal to the 24 464, 19 tg the emfect that an engagement between tue Maytieh gunboats Galatea and Salnave and the r gunboats Quaker City and Florida had takea place at Cape Haytien, in which the Quaker City and Balnave were doth badly damaged Miscellan The recent shock of earthq Wow Brunswick and Nova Scotia, feported in St, John river. Mr. Bwing’s condition is reportea to be improving. The prosecution in the Brooks case in Philadelphia Das closed, the right to exymine the missing witness being reserved. The affidavit taken by McLaughlin before Mayor Fox, on which the indictment is based, ‘was rejocted by the Court. For the defence a num- ber of witnessgs, among whom 1s Alderman MeMul Lin, gave evidence going to show an allbi. Twelve sailors, of the British gunboat Charybdis, Geserted at Victoria, V. L, recently, and escaped Into Washington Territory, Jim Haggerty, a convict, who was pardoned out ©f a Pennsylvania prison by the Governor on conal tion of leaving the State, was brought into Court, at Philadelphia, yesterday to awatt @ decision as to whether tis pardon was not rendered tnoperative by reason of his return, While being returned to Jat! a party of his friends rescued him. The Los Angeiea (Cal.) stage coach was robbed Focently by highwaymen, who took everything in it xcept the mail bags, which contained deverai hun- dred thousand doliars, One Gibbert Combs shot his brother Jacob near Purdy, Teno., on Sunday jast, while the latter was Gofending their mother against Giivert’s violence, The trouble Wad about the property left them by their father, General McMahon, our iate Minister to Paraguay, Das arrived at Balumore. Another heavy snow storm visited st, Louis on Frigay night. ‘The Boston Gift Concert closed yesterday and the famous Coliseum was drawn by the holder of ticket Qo. 83,951‘ somewerson unknown, General Harney, the 01d Indian Ogater, is in Wash- foxton. A saloon ip Beaver street, Albany, was destroyed was also felt in A high fresuet is NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCLOBERK 24, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET, by fre Last migat and gae waa was burned to death, while several are misstag aat others injured. A New Engiand supervisor of internal revenue, who was Ousted from oMce by consolidation, 1s tn Washington seeking pay for two wooks! extra time during which he kept his Office opeu by mistake of & Treasury clerk. Mr. ©. F. Barnea has Commenced bis auit againat the corporation of Georgetown for the recovery of various dues paid the harbor master oy bis slip Nautilus. The City. General Butterfield has written to Seeretary Boul- well denying the charges made against him tn con- nection with the gold panic, and the Secretary haa consented to his wish fora full and fair tnvostiga- uon. Josephine Weiss, the young woman who was stabbed by her jeaious lover, Henry Vasquez, at 90 Crosby street, On Friday evening, made @ statement yesterday, implicating Vasquez, against whom a verdict was rendered by the jury. He is in a@ fair way to recover, but the girl 1s in considerable danger. Some bold thieves on Friday atole a tin box from the store of Cohu & Lazarus, on Peati street, Con- talning about $20,000. The British stoop-ofwar Vestal arrived at this port yesterday from Port au Prince, with yellow fever on poard, The schooner Grasamere arrived from Jamaica also with yellow fever on board. Owen Hand, the murderer of James 0’ Vonnell, was sentenced by Judge Gilbert in Brooklyn yesterday to be hanged on the sa of December next. “Jimmy the Lug,” @ Twentieth ward desperado, fired at two police officers and & citizen in his neigh- borhood early yesterday morning, four shots in all, without hitting either of them. He was captured and committed. The stock market yesterday was steady and quiet, closing strovg after the bank statement. Gold was weak and declined to 1807, closing finally at 131. With but few exceptions the markets yosterday were extremely quiet, business being restricted to some extent by the inclemency of the weather, Coffee was in fair demand and firm, Cotton was in limited demand and easier, closing at 26 c. for middling Gplands. On ‘Chango flour was qniet, but steady, Wheat was dail, but un- changed, while corn was moderately active and steady, and oats quiet, but a shade firmer, Pork was rather more sought after and a trifle firmer. Beef an@ lard were dull, but unchanged. Naval stores were quiet and generally heavy. Petro!eum Was quiet, but firm, crade closing at 18% ¢. a 196. and reflued a prices, while Prominent Arrivals in the City. Judge E. A. Healey and Colonel J, T. Taompaon, of California; Colonel Mi, F. Lee, of Bulalo; Judge J.1W. Boyd, of Sacramento; Colonel C, Randall, of Washington; Colonel G. F, Wilson, of Panama, and Judge Candeld, of Elmira, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Ex-Governor William Dennison, of Ohio; G. L, Cobb, of North Carola; Congressman Wilkinson, of Minnesota; Generai W. J. Clark, of Texas, and it, R. Bridges, of North Carolina, are at the St, Nicholas Hotel. Judge P. H. Morgan, of New Orteans, and Colonel F. W. Latham, of Texas, are at the New York Hotel. Major S. Dick, of the United States Arm, Coane, of Newport, R. 1, and George PF. Louisville, are at the Westmoretand Hotel, Major C. P. Aiken, of the United Statea Army, ts at the Hoffman House. Captain Ogilvey, Of the Sixtieta (Britian) rided, ta at the Everett House. Captain Hunter, of ber Majesty’ '3 ateamer Veatai, teat the Clarendon Rotel, General George Peabody Lester, of Washington; Hi. January, of Kentucky; C. H. Smith, of, Wilming- ton; A. Cummings and W. Kasen, of Boston, are at the Glenbam Hotel. Mige. Whiskey was steady at former ights, though quiet, were dim, E. 8. of Prominent Departures. Bishop Williams and Father Lyndon for Washing- ton; G. E. Spencer for Alabama; General Walker for Boston; Judge J. D. Anderson for Cincinnati; Coio- nel Samuel KR. Philups for Philadelphia; Judge F. D. Ladin for Saugerties; D, Cana for California and Charles N. Green for Idaho, Religion and Modern Progress—Couucils and Conventions. Religiously the times are stirring. Not in many generations has the been so much excitement on religious questions. Nor is the excitement confined to any country, to any race or to any form of religious belief. It is everywhere and all through; in the Old World and in the New; among Christians, Mohamme- dans, Jews, Hindoos, Brahmans, Buddhists and the rest; the dry bones are being stirred up, and we are left to doubt whether the result is to be life or death, What is the cause of all this stir? It is the same cause allover. It is modern civiliza- tion—the progress of new ideas—which col-, lides with éstablighed customs, with old-fash- ioned thought and belief. It is the railroad, the telegraph, the printing press, the news paper and the ideas which these have begotte that are making men impatient of ancie: bonds and opening up to ambitious mind: spheres of greater activity, usefulness, com. fort, wealth. Everywhere there is antagonism between the new and the old, the past and the growing future. Men were formerly willing to be led; now every man wishes to lead. Formerly it was dangerous to think; now liberty of thought and of expression is prized above all other possessions, The new forces are proving too potent for the old barriers, Everywhere the old barriera are yielding, Let us look at facts. In this country the free march of thought has wiped out the old iniquity of slavery; and now again, by the’ aid of our Pacific Railroad, we are giving the} other twin relic of barbarism notice to quit. In Great Britain an ancient ecclesiastical system, which only a few years ago was deemed essential to the life and well- being of the empire, has been unceremoniously cut off from the State and allowed to go its own way. The spirit which accomplished this grows stronger and is again revealing itself. We are no longer allowed to doubt that what has *iappened in Ireland will acon happen in Scotland and England. On the Con tinent of Europe we find that Italy and Austr and Spain in part have broken from the Holy. See, and that the whole Continent has virtually’ become Protestant in the true sense. where liberty progresses compelled to give way. In the East Islamism is bowing to Christianity, or rather to the new ideas to which Christianity has given birth. The Suez Canal is not merely a wonder of the age anda triumph of science; it isa revolution, In Asia the force of the new civilization is revo- Every- and tyranny is lutionizing all habits of thought and forms of belief and giving a new aspect to the most ancient kingdoms and empires, Steam, the railroad and the telegraph have stready done much towards breaking up the exclusiveness of India, of China and of Japan, Christian civilization is rapidly conquering Asia, and the freedom of thought which is now a grow- ing characteristic of those nations gives bright promise for the future, All those movements, which are onward and upward, have naturally in certain quarters given pain. In no quar- ter have they given 60 much pain as in those high places where so-called religion bas sat and tyrannized over human intellect, The religious authorities of Asia bave not been more worried and vexed by the inroads of European civilization than have been the religious authorities of Europe and America by tho sensible decrease of their power. The cry is general for liberty; the tendency is unmistakably onward and upward, and what the people gain the religious rulers lose. It is natural, therefore, for the old to battle with the new and to do ita utmost to maintain its bold. The world is in 9 condition not dissimilar to that in which it was when Christianity waa firat preached, It is tired of what has been. It longa for what is not, It waits and is ready to receive something new. All old things are passing away. But the change threatens existing interesta. Heace our Ecumenical Councils and our Evangelical Union Conventions ot hoo genus omne, The Pope aud his bishops aee the world passing from them;,but they cannot make up their minds to let it go. The Pro- tostants of Germany, of Great Britain and America are equally alarmed at the freedom of thought and practice which has grown up under the Protestant banner. The Pope strives to stem the swelling tide by proclaim- ing himself infallible and by practically deny- ing us the elght to think for ourselves. Henry Ward Beocher, with a similar object in view, gives his brethcen lessons in the art of preach- ing. Tho perturbation of the ‘Christian 3 author- ities helps ts to form an idea of the state of mind into which the progress of modern civil- ization has thrown the high priosts of Islamism, of Brahminism, of Buddhism and tho others. In spite, however, of popes and councils, of evangelical synods and pricstly protests and plana generally, the world will persist in going on and on. We do not despair of arriving at a grander religion and purer faith, What we want is a simple creed, not « multiplication of dogmas. In our worship we need more of Christ and leas of man—more of the master, less of his servants. The unity of the Church and the world may yet be accomplished by going back to the simple but sublime teachings of the Sermon on the Mount. In any case we must move on; avd those forms of religion which cannot be adapted to the requirements of advancing civilization must remain behind. Departure of One New Minister to China. Thero is to be no unnecessary delay in hav- ing the United States represented at Pekin. The Presideat appreciated the importance of this mission, and soon appointed a saccessor to Mr. Browne. The gentleman thus appointed, Mr, Low, who is also a Californian, appears to understand the necessity of being at his post as soon aa possible and of prepar- ing himself fully for the duties he has to per- form. We learn from Washington that he is soon to be in that city, that he will receive his instructions immediately, and that ho will pro- coed at once to Asia by the way of Europe and the Suez transit. His objectin going to Europe oa the way is to confer with Mr, Bur- lingame and others of the Chinese Embassy. Mr. Browne was stupid enough to identify himself with tho British opium traders and smugglers in China, and to act in direct oppo- sition to the views and policy of the United States, which he waa sont to represent, Mr. Low begins in a very diferent way, and, knowing that he is to give force in every par- ticular to the treaty made with China, ho wisely seeks information and advice from the representative of China, Mr, Burlingame, who is atthe same time an Amorican citizen and Chinese ambassador, This is a good begin. ning, and if Mr. Low will keep aloof from the old tory British opium tradera in China and make the interests of his own country the para- mount object of his mission he can make a splendid position and future for himself. Tn general we are very weak in our diplo- macy and diplomatic agents. While other nations sénd their statesmen and those thoroughly educated and experienced in the business, we send to the most important mis- sions small local politicians, who bave no ideaa beyond those connected with American party politics and the little affairs of their 2 localitios. We prido ourselves in plain, blunt and direct treatment of international subjects, which, in the ordiaary acceptation of the word diplomacy, is in direct opposi- tion to it. This, no donbt, ia a sound prin- ciple to go upon, and is consistent with our republican institutions and character. But the inexperience and want of knowledge in our representatives abroad places us under serious disadvantages, makes our ministers timid and uncertain as to how they should act, and causes weakness and indecision in the government. Our public men do not realize the grandeur and power of the United States. They are contracted in their vision, see not the future and the policy which leads to it, and only look at temporary expedients or measures for the present. This is seen in the case‘of Cuba and other questions peouliarly American in their character ond bearing, With regard to China there is a magnificent prospect before us, We have a prestige there that no other nation can boast of, and the intercourse and trade with that vast and rich empire can be monopolized to a great extent by us if we be properly represented there and we take advantage of our opportunity. Let us hope Mr. Low will prove to be the right man for the important poston he has laken, Tae Struation In Franok.—Our oable tele- grams from Paris indicate that the situation of affairs in France—imperialist, industrial, and for the public at large—is becoming really critie cal, and may, perhaps, terminate in one of those sudden and grand explosions with which the people of that country were a0 familiar some few yenes since, Industrial strikes are ex- tending rapidly, The legislative oppositioniats evidently regret the failure of their original plan of irritating or tempting the executive towards an act of Cromwellianiam or a coup. ‘Tho Orleanist party is exceedingly active, and Napoleon is in council with the chief marshals of the army —his right arm and pacificators 0 long as they support the dynasty, The grand military review which will take place near Paris to-day may afford the people a new sensation and perhaps divert the public mind into some fresh channel of thought. Under any circumstances we may look for important despatches from Paris at an early day. Somersino in tHe Winv. —The President and the Secretary of the Treasury, it is reported, had a long consultation yesterday at the White Mousa, Tho British Capture and Release of the Cuban Ship Lillian. Tho Cubans, so far, have boon very unfor- tunate in their efforts to make an appearance on the high seas. Their steamships, the Cuba end the Lillian, have both beon seized, The differonce betwoen the geizure of the vessels has been that the Cuba was taken in charge by the American authorities and the Lillian by those of Great Britain. The case, however, of both vessels in the main was similar, but the treatment they aave undergone was different. Tho Cuba put into Wilmington, N. C., to coal, and the Lillian approached Nassau for a like purpose. The two ships were brought to on the plea of being Cuban privateers, or blockade runners, and were held to await the aetion of the authorities on these charges. If there was sufficient evidence to make these arrests the proceedings were correct, but no time should have been lost in testing the reasons upon which such proceedings were founded. The ateamer Cuba haa now been in charge of the United States authorities at Wilmington for nearly three weeks, aud yet we are as far from a solution of the difficulties of her case as we were the second day after her seizure. Why thia delay? The people of the United Statea are anxious to be informed on this subject, and they also desire to have the cage of the Quba attended to with promptness. ‘This red tape, do-nothing policy, which charactorizes the treatment of the Cuban question, is humiliating. If the steam- ship Cuba was seized as a privateer, on that chargo she could be rightfully held, but only #0 long as was necessary to test the alle- gation against her in the courts, A prompt decision was looked for by the people. This has not been done, and should the vessel bo subsequently discharged it placos the United States in a very awkward position. How differently was the steamer Lillian treated by the English authorities at Nassau. While approaching the island of New Provi- dence she was bronght to and overhauled by the British gunboat Lapwing and taken into the harbor. Here she was hold until her case was decided. The lotter from our correspond- ent at Nassau, which was published in yester- day's Heraxp, informs us that the vessel was seized on the 16th inst. The case was im- mediately laid before the Attorney General, who, after mature consideration, decided that the government could not legally hold the vessel, and she was accordingly released. Wo are further informed that on tho 18th, as the New York steamer Eagle was leaving Nassau, -the Lillian waa gotting under way and that the Cuban flag was flying at her peak. From the prompt manner in which the authorities at Nassau have acted in the case of the Lillian it would seem that the English government doca not regard the case of the Cuban patriots as altogether hopeless. Tt seeme almost superfuous to stato that British colonial agents understand thoroughly the policy of their government in matters of this nature, and possibly English statesmen, per- ceiving in the future the rise and growth of ®@ new republic in the islands of the West Indies, do not desire to take any unnecessary step that might operate aghinst British inter- ests hereafter. In contrasting tho case of tho Cuba with that of the Lillian the picture is not a gratify- ing one for the American people. Prosident Grant, we feel satisfied, sympathizes with the Cuban struggle, and in this respect he is in sympathy with the wishes of the people. A bold, decisive American policy is what the country desires. Under such circumstances we should have nono of those petty annoyances which the detention of the Cuba may yet submit the country to. The English authori- ties at Nassau have set an example worthy of emulation, General Butterfield and tho Goid Ring Charges Against Him. We aro glad to learn from Washington that, in reference to the charges made against General Butterfield, New York Sub-Treasurer of the United States, of his complicity in the “disreputable transactions” of lato gol pool, the General has entered a positive and specific denial of all and each of said charges against him, has requested of the President and of the Reotetary of the Treasury a mili- tary Court of injalry on the subject, for the reasons, that as these charges affect his char- acter as an officer of the United States Army auch an inquiry is proper, and that a military court will be the shortest and most offective method for reaching all the facts and wit- nesses necessary for a thorough invostigation. This request, so fair, as a simple measure of justice to General Butterfield, we presume will bo granted him. But the inquiry pro- posed is due also to the public, in ordor that Corbin, the lobby man, and his gold pool con- federates and the opéra bouffe journals con- cerned in these aforesaid charges may, on their oaths, be put to the test of ‘the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Cry Porsmios—Tar Stare AND Country TioKeTs, —In another column, under the appro- priate head, will be found a full report of the nominations made on the State and county tickets upon which the people are to vote on the 2d day of November next. The State tickets of the rival parties are complete, and Tammany throughout has perfected its county ticket. The republicans and outside democratic organizations have as yet not fully filled up the alate with the names of candidates. The Demo- cratic Union has, to some considerable extent, endorsed the Tammany ticket, and it oan only be in strong republican districts that Tam- many may have the slightest fear of dofeat. It will undoubtedly re-elect its Senatorial ticket, and will carry all the Assembly districts it held last year. With regard to tho judiciary, the Supervisor's and Coroner's tickets, there is a vigorous fighbgoing on. Tho two latter offices particularly seem to have called into the fleld aot only the strongest candidates, but to have aroused the interest of the voters of the city generally in the result. Hanrra adhere with most perplexing tenacity, and the democratic Fifth Avenue Club House is a new illustration,, There is jobbery even there. Thrift inthe very cups. Our demoo- racy has so poised its thought to the problems of jobbery that it cannot think in any other forms. Those fellows are #0 in tho habit of looking at everything in the light of ‘what will it pay” that they cannot see even gocial pleasure in any other. The Little Joker. There is another wonder apropos to Fisk of Erie—a wonder that recall the words, ‘‘Now, then, gentlemen, I'll bet any man five, ton or fifteen dollars he can’t toll where the little joker lies." This is tho formula that used to be heard a great deal on our racetourses aud in the gatherings around the edge of tho circus, and even, on-high days aid holidays, in the festive assemblages of the Elysian Fiolds, And, truly, it was always a noble mya- tery to many where the ‘“‘durned little thing” really was, and when the game was fairly set on the operator's thigh, supported by @ crotched walking stick, it was a tempting von- ture to people believing in their own eyes to put money on what they saw. No one ever thought in those daya that the little joker would ever rise in the world to become chief cook and bottle-washer in the Erie Railroad Company—to manipulate in his own way the millions invested in one of the grand eater prises of this vicinity; but he hag. He has got up in the size of the cups, to be sure. Now the rigmarole would be ;—“‘Hera is Bos- ton, here is New York, and there all the rest of the world—who oan toll which cup covers the interesting article we call the little joker?” We would say New York, and put our pile down. What! the man who camo aforetime from Vermont, who does astonishing things ia Erie, who demoralizos Wall street aud buys up all the theatrical enterprises (hat come to town—this man, not a New Yorker, not a true and unmistakable growth of this wicked Vanity Fair of a metropolis! Pooh! pooh! This man from pious, moral, regular Boston! Fudge! But thon comes the demon- stration—in the form of affidavits. Forty affidavits at tho least! He paid his iast income tax in Boston; he pays his butober bill in Boston, and a grocer’s bill also, It is to his honor that bis position is to be fixed by the fact that ho ‘‘pays.” Fellows inclined not to pay may comfort themselves that payments are things that rise up in judgment against a man. Ho gets “shaved” in Boston—a fact that almost demonstrates residence, for Boston never shaves an outsider. Where does his wife live? Our city sages have determined for public school purposes that the rosidence of a child is the home of its parents, and now we are to have it that a man logally lives whete his wife does. Well, his wite'lives in Boston; but, objects counsel for the little joker, ha does not live with his wife; he is separated from her. Very well, This comes the more agree- ably, inasmuch as the pubjic does not like Yankee Mormons; but, lo! the joker himself “goes back” on his counsel and announces by card that his relations with his wife are ‘“‘har- monious and. happy” and “without. intorrup- tion.” Glad to hear it, except that it quite . dashos the solution and leaves the mystery as, to the whereabouts-of the little joker when at home deeper than ever. Tho KFashions, Our Paris fashions correspondent is con- tented to-day with giving a few notes on the prevailing colors for fall and winter—amber, gold, opal, claret, rooster-comb and velvet stripes in every varicty—and on robes, flounces and trimmings, skirts, bodices and jackets, Our correspondent is manifestly ina hurry to prepare for minutely chronioling the Oriental fashions to be observed during a trip to the opening of the Suez Canal—an invitation to which the Viceroy of Egypt, duly impressed by a leading article on that event and by cer- tain facotious allusiong to sa turban, has for- warded to ‘‘the fashion letter writer of the New York Herarp.” Our lady readers will doubtless soon enjoy the fruit of these obser- vations. For the present they will find ample oppor- tunities for choosing fall and winter habili- ments amid the varieties displayed by the modistes and milliners of New York. They must be bewildered by the innumerable hues— olive green, maroon, Egyptian brown, navy blue, blue blacks, and dark, invisible tints— assumed by all sorts of cloth garments, Cloaks in velvet, Cashmere, fine French beaver, thiok cae fae beaver, 6? emooth- pe ds, imftati ng soaiskin and the Rus- sian lamb; black Astrakhan sacques, of the smooth, long-waved fleece; redingotes and navy jackets, of bright colered plush, and “circular garments, belted and draped behind, but with Manila fronts, and falling over the arms like Oriental sleeves,” are enumerated in the Bazar among the novelties which are chiefly sought after now. Shawls and shawl- shaped mantillas are also the order of the day. As winter approaches fasbion will do its share in supplying sewing-women with abund- ant and, we trust, well paid employment. Miss Flora McFlimsey’s most dazzling apparel would Jack moral lustre wore her bills not promptly paid. If luxury has its privileges honest labor is entitled to ita rights. Marina “Rome Howt."—It appears that prominent among the causes which effected the defeat of Andy Johnson for the Senate was the goneral impression in Nashville that if elected his mission would be to “make Rome howl.” Tho Tennessee Legislature could not discover any special advantage to their State from making ‘“‘Rome howl,” and so Joboson was defeated, They say now that he will probably await the doath of poor old Senator Brownlow, the parson, and that Andy will then try his hand again. We thiak, however, he can do better by going home and writing a book, for thus he may, to some purpose, mako “Rome howl.” Proerrss In Fav aFepan| is going ahead. A railroad is to be built from Kobo to Osaca and a telegraph from Jeddo to Yokohama, A now mint is about to be established by the gov- ernment and a general aystem of education under foreign teaching. These movements mark the positive inauguration of a now age of civilization and progress in Japan, and of China, too. The barriers which for thousands of years have excluded from those populous and productive nations all ‘‘outside barbarians” are broken down, and in Japan and China the governing authorities and classes are leading the way in the introduction in army, navy, manufactures, communications, trade, educa- tion, &o., of all the ‘modern improvements” from the powerful “barbarians of the West. i The results in a few years will bo the devolop- ment of a mighty trafic between the castern coast and islands of Asis and the weat const of Amorica, embracing hundreds of ships and thousanda of men, “ The New Freach Revolution. Tho revolution now in progress in Mrance proves that agitators are disposed to learn as thoy live and to profit by the experience of many failures, Barricades accomplish nothing for substantial progress, They are violent, sudden remedies that secure an immediate effect, but awaken reaction; and thus tho man who takes the place of the despot driven out #00n becomes as much a despot as the other. It isa good sign, therefore, in the present revolution that it is gaining every step it takes by means that never contemplate the barricade 4s a possibility. At the barricade tho govern- ment disposed to repression finds the revolu- tion in a form in which it can crush it by open fight; but so long as the revolution agitates in the preas aud the Parliament the troops are of no use; the decrees of imprisonment or exile gare the only weapons, and every time that these are used the work of the revolution is assisted, for the country sees the need of those limitations of power the revolutionists demand. It is a sign of promise, therefore, that the radicals in France denounce demonstration— and, as an evidence that a scramble is expected, the Orleanists are heard from in the Deputies. The Theatres, Notwithstanding the dismally premature November weather of yesterday tho matinées at the various theatres were well attonded. And it is fair to infer, from the selection which the managers mado for these entertainments, both the prevailing domand on the part of New York theatre-goers and the quality of the attempts to supply it. At Booth's Miss Bate- man personated the r4le of Mary Warnor in a manner which fully justified the plaudita which she had received in London and in thia city for her well-atudied but natural repre~ sentation of a typical character of womanhood as developed by experiences peculiar to domestic life in the working classes of England. At the Fifth Avenue theatre Mrs. Scott-Siddons repeated hor marked ‘emotional success” in “King Rene’s Daughtor.” At the Grand Opera House ‘Charles O'Malley, or the Irish Dra- goon”—pecuniarily the most profitable pleco which has yet been brought out at this spacious and elegant theatre—satisfled the popular de- sire for something on the stage that shall be, as we have had occasion to describe it, at once amusing, dashing, jolly, gentimental, ° ludi- orous, heroic, hiatorical, allegorical, astound- ing, exciting, indescribable and preposterous, At Niblo’s, Miss Western and ‘East Lynne”; at the French theatre, Chanfrau and “Sam”; at Wood's Museum, Ilick Flock” and Sangalli; at the Olympic, ‘The Streets of New York;” at the Cirous, clowns, heroes and acrobats; and at.the Waverley, the Théitre Comique and Tony Pastors tho most kaleid opic “gtand Pariotion” ‘attracted crow a oF “Bpeo~ tators; while at Steinway Hall Carlotta Patti, with ber wondorful vocal tours de force, and assisted by auch ominent artista as Mills and Ritter, Prume, Termanns and Ronconi, delighted ovr music-loving public, who have also greatly enjoyed during the past week, at the Stadt theatre and at the Brooklyn Aca- demy, the performances of an excellent Ger- man opera company, comprising the names of Mesdames Rotter and Frederici and Messrs, Himmer, Formes and Weinlich. At Wallack's last evening, for the firat time in four years, Colman's comedy of “The Heir at Law” was produced in admirable style. In fine, it will bo seen from the brief recapitulation of the theatrical attractions offered on a single day that the present condition of the New York stage compares favorably, so far at least as novelty and variety are concerned, with its condition in its palmiest days. Itis gratifying, moreovor, to record the fact that the managers of our theatres have found it worth while to appeal for encouragement to a higher and purer taste than that which tolerated for a time the nudities and indecencies of the Black Crook drama. Boston Has an Eartnquake!—We are very anxious to see the little poem that Dr, Holmes has addressed to it; to bear what Emerson has unfolded in praise or blame—and especially to learn whether Sumner contem- plates an oration, and whether he will touch the doctrines of neutral nations and belligerent rights. Will they have it in the Coliseum, this earthquake? For, being a Boston earthquake, of course it is a neat and cosey affair that they can put anywhere. Perhaps it would bo bet- ter in the Common! Altogether, wo are glad that Boston has had this experience. It indi- cates progress and a disposition to be up to the age in all the ‘modern improvements.” As earthquakes were going round Boston could have one without loss of respectability. Troe Gotp Marxer.—Since the collapse of the great gold corner gold has beon reduced to the narrow margin between 130 and 132. Tho bulls have had a wholesome scare and the bears are watching them, That Friday order of four millions from General Grant bas at least served to keep the gamblers on something like good behavior, and the Corhin-Gould-Fisk fiasco and the Wall street muddle it has created have served to make a diversion in favor of honest men. A drastic purge is some- times a good thing for bulla, bears, spread eagles and lame ducks, A Case oF Dirromatio Eriqoerre.—It appears that at a recent State dinner given by Secrotary Fish the Mexican and Peruvian Ministers were not present, and because they were not invited, It further appears that they were not invited because they had neglected the courteay of calling upon Mra Fish. Of itself this would be @ trifling matter; but in connection with the fact that Mexico and Peru have both recognized the Cubans as possessing belligerent rights, while Mr. Fish is still wait- ing for something more to turn up, there may be a diplomatic moaning in this buriness of fome importance, Burire May Fans, Back, tt was rumored a short time ago that, in tho ovent of the elec- tion of Andy Johnson to the United Siatos Senate from Tennosses, the special friends of General Butler in Boston had determined upon @ powerful effort to transfer him to the Senate in the place of Wilson, on the plea that Butler would be needed to head -off Andy and that Butler alone could do it, Now, as Andy is defeated, Butler may fall back, especially ua he is counted upon to head off Schenck in the Hous, % Se