The New York Herald Newspaper, October 30, 1869, Page 6

/ ¥ / 6 4 NEW YORK HERALD AND ANN STREET. BROADWAY JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. All business or news letter and telegraph despatches must be addressed New Yo: Herat: Letiers and packages should be properly sealed. Re turned, be re not seted communications will Volume XXXIV. vo, 302 AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PIC THEATRE, Broagway.—Tug SiReers or YORK. Matinee at’? FIFTH AVENU! Sue WouLD ani Nov THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Mth st— Sux WOULD Nov, Matinee at 2. FRENCH THE 4th wt, and 6th avy.-Geruan Oveua-Roperr NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Matinee at 2—East Lrwne. Kvening- OLives Twa WOOD'S MUSEUM CURIOSITIES, Rroadway, corner ‘Thirties st.—Mavinee daily. Performance every evening, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Susan HopLex—Vat- ENTINE AND Onson, J WALLAOR’S THEATRE, Broadway and 1th street. — An Unequal Matos. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street 800—-HANKY-PANKY, &0, —Rowinson Cxc- Matinee at 2. ND OPERA HOUSE, corner ot Eighth avenue and hq street. —CHANLES O'MALLEY. 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TO ADVERTISERS. reulntian of the Herald. Increasing We are in constrained to ask advertisers to Nand in their advertisements at aa early an hour as possible. Our immense and constantly increasing editions compel us, notwithstanding our presses are capable of printing seventy thousand copies aX hour, to put our forms to press much eartfer than f usual, and to facilitate the work we are forced to stop the classifications of advertisements at nine o’clock P. M. question epata causing very great difficulty both in the Miaisiry aad among the legistators. The Duke of Genoa, son of King Victor Emanuel, and the Duke of Montpensier appeared to be the most likely cand!dates for tue Spanish throne, the chances inclining in favor of Moutpensier, Volunteer army reinforcements are to sali for Cuba from the ports of Spain. The Emperor of Austria’ enjoyed a brilliant recep- tion from the Sultan and the people of Constanti- nople. Frost and snow prevailed to a severe extent in Great Britain. A new play was forbidden by the Freuch government, and Paris was again excited. The divisional headquarters of the French army inthe provinces are to be changed. A leading London journal thinks that the financial policy of the American Cabinet tenda towards repudiation, The Prussian Cabinet are still in pro- cess of reconstruction. George Peabody’s health was slightly improved. Earl Derby was buried, without any funeral display, at Knowsley. United States Minister Jay was in Pesth. By mail at this port we have our special European correspondence in valuable and most interesting detalii of our cable telegrams to the 16tn of October. Tarkey. ‘The Daimatian insurrection ts more formidable. Russia, it is suid, protests against the march of Austrian troops through Turkish territory. Lest. ‘The international commission relative to the mat- ter of jurisdiction over the Suez Canal met in ses- sion in Cairo yesterday. The United States Consul was absent, not having received instructions In the case from Washington. St. Domingo. [ Our St, Domingo correspondence of October 15 states that General Babcock is still there, gathering statistics and holding long interviews witn Presi- dent Baez, which lead to the inference among the people that annexation to the United States is under consideration. Miscellaneous, President Grant held @ levee at the Continental Hote), Philadelphia, yesterday morning, and at noon took the train for Wasuington, reaching home early last evening. Secretary Belknap consulted with General Sher- man yesterday and will resume the duttes of the War OMice on Monday. Sehor Lemus, the Cuban agent in this country, says the Junta did not appoint Captain Higgins to the command of the Hornet, that vessel having been presented to the Junta by certain parties, who re- served the right to appoint her officers. Tne Junta suspect that Captain Higgins Was guilty of treach- ery, 48, itis said, his wife left New York when the Hornet sailed and went overland to Wilmington in time to meet her husband on his arriyal there. Minister Low has not yet received bis instructions 48 Minister to China, but will in aiew days, He will sal) immediately for rope. Mr. Wade, the Eng- ‘ish Chargé d'affaires, who succeeds Mr, Alcock in China, is reported to have said recently that J. Ross Browne was in error in stating that the Chinese had ide no progress, They had recently established cig oMce and provided for the education of youth abroad, and these, with the appointment of Mr. Burlingame’s mission, indicated considerable pr creas, Mr, Wade thinks all Burlingame's treaties y be ratified. Forty-four persone are known to have been saved from the steamboat Stonewall, burned on the Mis- sissippl on Tuesday. Over 200 of the passengers and crew are still missing. A niece of Captain Scott was intending to take a trip to New Orleans with her uncle and had her tranks aboard tho boat, when her fatner, becoming suddenly impressed with @ dread of some impending calamity, inducea her to return home and abandon her journey. At the Women’s Suffrage Convention in Hartford, Conn, on Thursday night, Heary Ward Beecher HEET.' NEW YORK HERALD, made a stirring speech in favor of giving woman the ballot. rhe result of the election in West Virginia is atill unknown, The vote appears to have been very light, and the gains are democratic. Atram on the Paciflo Railroad flied with Mor- mon emigrants ran into a passenger train which was off the track, near Evanston, Utah, on Wednesday, killing four passengers and wounding several others. The concluding race at the fall meoting of the Rensselaer Park Association, at Troy, yesterday, was won by American Girl in three straight heats, beating George Wilkes and Lucy. Time, 2:32—2:23— emains of the late Governor Andrew, of Maa- sachusetts, will be removed to-day from Mount Au- burn to Hingham, the native place of the Governor.? The schooner John Weeden, of Detroit, collided on Wednesday night, during a snow atorm on Lake On- tario, with another schooner, and was so badly in- Jured thatshe was abandoned, and was subsequently blown on shore. The schooner Alien, of Oswego, was blown ashore at Port Colnorne, Lake Erie, dur- ing the snow storm, and was totally lost. A young jady named Pet McKay drowned herself at Quincy, Ill, recently, and deft a note saying that neither shame nor love caused her to commit the act, but simply the fact of having no friends and the world being a cold and dreary place to live in. ‘The argument in the case of the Cuban privateers, at Wilmington, is closed, The decision will proba- bly be rendered to-day. The City. General Butterfleld’s resignation has not yet been accepted, but probably will be soon, when his suc- ceasor 8 appointed. Archibald Douglasa, an antl-Tammany politician, Was shot in the head and perhaps fatally tnjured yes- terday aiternoon in a barroom, at the corner of Bat- tery place and Washington street, by Thos. Jackson, an oMicer of the Court of General Sessions, during a dispute about politica, Jackson was arrested and committed to await the result of Douglass’ wounds. The corner stone of the Roosevelt Hospital, in Fifty-ninth street, was jaid with considerable cere- mony yesterday. The hospital ts intended for the use of the sick and diseased of all races, colors and creeds, and was endowed by the late James H. Roosevelt, who died in 1363, Large quantities of what is supposed to be iodide of iron have been discovered near Quogue, on the southern shore of Long Island. Robert D. Bogart, tne paymaster’s clerk in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, who is accused of misappro- pristing about $12,000 of the paymaster’s funds, and who was trled for the offence recently by a naval court martial and convicted, was turned over to the civil authorities yesterday, Secretary Robeson hav- ing disapproved of the proceeaings and decided that he was not properly liable to trial by the naval authorities, He will be tried again by the civil authorities in December. ‘The steamship Tybee, Captain Delanoy, will leave pier No, 4 North river at three P. M. to-day for Puerta Plata, Samana and St. Domingo. The steamship Bienville, Captain Baker, of Liv- ingston, Fox & Co.'s line, will leave pier No. 36 North river at three P, M. to-day for New Orleans direct, The steamship George Cromwell, Captain Clapp of the Cromwell line, will satl for New Orleaps at three P, M. to-day from pier No, 9 Nortn river. The steamship Ariadne, Captain Eldridge, will ‘eave pier No. 20 East river this afternoon for Key West and Galveston, ‘The sidewheel steamer Manhattan, Captain Wood- hull, for Charleston, 8. C., will sail at three P. M. to-day from pier N North river, The stock market yesterday was dull and irregula: closing steady and firm. Gold declined to 12824, closing Snaily at 128%. Prominent Arrivals in the City. Colonel S. T. Hamiin, of Washiogton; G. F. Wil- son, of Panama; G. E, Brewer, of Albany; W. D. Richardson, of Iiinois; General F. P. Blair, of St. Louis; Colonel G. L. Dickinson, of Scranton, Pa.; J.C. Culyer, of Albany; W. H. Chapman, of Utica; A.W. Brown and B. A. Bates, of the United States Army, are at the Metropolitan Hotel Colonel W. H. Siddons, of California; General A. B. Garfleld, of Ohio, and Colonei C. Benedict, of the United States Ar@y, are at the St. Charles Hotel. Colonel Loula Keller, of St. Louis, and James Cas- \serly, of San Francisco, are at the Westmoreland ‘Hotel, B. P. Marshali, Jr., of Mobile; E. Snelaon, ‘of ‘Chi- Cago, and U. B, Paterson, of Washington, are at the Byerett Howse, it etl ans or thSGlenham Hote. Ch. Beranger, of the French Legation, and D. Leavitt, Jr., of Great Barrington, are at the Albo- marie Hotel. Colonel M. H, Black and Volonel F. Newhouse, of West Point; B, A. Paton, of California, and Rev, Harvey Jones, of New London, are at the Hoffman House. Judge J. L. Jewett, of Ohio; General M. Brayman, of Illirois, and John M. Cameron, of North Carolina, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Prominent Departures. Colonel OC. W. Tompkins for Providence, R. 8. Hale for New Hampshire, O. B. Skinner for Cleve- land, A. B. Spier for Burlington, J. Tillinghast for Albany, and ex-Governor Wm. Dennison for Ohio, Rawd. of Sac maven, ace A Famiry Burnep To Dgata.—The fire which took place in Liberty street yesterday was serious only in the loss of human life it caused. The janitor, his wife and two chil- dren were burned to death or suffocated be- fore the firemen could reach them, The calamity was doubtless unavoidable, but it belongs [to that class whose recital is always fraught with the most suggestive reflections. It is a terrible thing to think of an entire family of four persons, in the full vigor of life, called upon suddenly to end their earthly careers in so frightful and horrible a manner. Broraer Brgouer on Woman's Rigutrs.— He is a great acquisition to the strong- minded—worth all the women in the camp in talking up the cause, He sticks to his text and turns it and twists it into every shape and form, and still when he shakes it out it is woman's rights. He makes her right to the ballot as clear as Sambo's or John Chinaman’s, and he goes in for the nigger, the Chinaman, women and all, Woman's rights have been dragging, but henceforward the preachers will flourish, now that Beecher has become their teacher. AN ARistoo RATIO OraAN ON “Granr, —The article of the London Post on General Grant shows us that English writera who care to be fair and do not, in discussing American affairs, merely seek opportunities to vent spleen, can reach tolerably just conclusions, even with the width of the Atlantic between them and their subject, We do not regard the attitude of the administration on the Cuban trouble, which the London /’ost praises, as the best feather in its cap; butthey take a different view of these matters in Europe. women Brother Some Goop Points on Gas.—Mr. Falconer, who is the candidate of one organization in one of dur Assembly districts, is pretty sharp on Mr. Bergen, who is the candidate of another organidation for the samo district. He wants to know if Bergen isin the employ of a gas compady, aad if he proposes to represent in the Assembly his employers, who sell gas, or his constituents, who buy it. These are ques- tions of some interest to the people, who suffer from the gas monopoly, and they should be answered while the people are deliberating how to cast their votes, The Telegraph—Necossity Control. One of the greatest measures that will come before Congress at an early day is that for placing the telegraph system under the control of government. No amount of outside pres- sure of influence on the part of interested Con- gressmen and the lobby, or of a powerful monopoly, can prevent the governmemt assuming control of the telegraph. It is possible this may be delayed for a time by the agencies we refer to, for any one acquainted with the power of wealth and schemes of the lobby over Washington legislation can under- stand how difficulties are raised even to the best measures. Indeed, we have seen already in the initiatory proceedings on this pro- ject a most formidable opposition raised by interested monopolies. But all this must give way before the necessity of the measure, the progress of the age and public opinion. We hope and think Congress will take up this subject during its next session, and then, should 4 comprehensive and practical plan be developed, there is reason to expect this great reform will be carried out at an early period. All the governments of the civilized world are coming to this. Most of them have now some control over the telegraph system, and some have taken entire possession of it. In two of the freest, most enlightened and pro- gressive nations of Europe—England and Bel- gium—the governments have taken absolute control, so that it cannot be said such a policy is adapted only to countries under a more cen- tralized or despotic government, as those of France or Russia. The argument sometimes used with a view to show that in afree country like ours there would be danger in giving 80 much power to the central government, and that we should leave all such business to private enterprise or in the hands,of private corporations, has no foundation when applied to the telegraph. Nor is it either practicable or desirable to prevent centraliza- tion in matters divested of all local bearing, and which involve the interests of every man, woman and child in the community. Does tho Post Office Department, under the control of government, lead to despotism or undue cen- tralization? Who but a crazy theorist would think of placing the postal service in the hands of private individuals or of a private mono- poly? Every one must know that this would be a great inconvenience to the public, would leave the vast network of social and business communications in the power of private indi- viduals, and would divest the government of one of its most necessary and useful functions. Everybody knows, too, by experience that the management of the Post Offixe by the government is not incompatible with republi- can hberty, or that it gives too much power to the government. In short, it would be absurd to talk of allowing private individuals or cor- porations to control the postal service. The same reasoning applies to the telegraph. While telegraphing was limited in operations and com- paratively an undeveloped experiment, it was well enough to leave it to private enterprise; but now that it has come into unirersal use it is as much a matter for government super- vision or control as the Post Offre. Indeed, the time is near when the telegraph will be as generally used and more necessiry than the Post Office, and when it will, to a great extent, supersede the use of the Post Office. Every argument that can be made in favor of govern- mental control over the postal system applies with equal or greater force to the telegraph. It is absurd to suppose *hia mighty sgont of intarannresy pevgeevs ANd modern <ivilization should remain in the hands of individuals or private corporations. We might as well think of putting the army, navy, diplomatic service or the legislation of the country into such hands. The people universally are as much and as directly interested in the proper and cheap management of the telegraph as of the Post Office or any other branch of the public service. Nothing of such a general character, in which, as was said, every man, woman and child are directly interested, should be left to the control of individuals or a private monopoly. There being no longer any question as to the duty of the government to take the telegraph system under its management, or the necessity of it for the public welfare, the only thing to consider is how that is to be done. Shall the government establish a new system and new telegraph lines of its own, or shall it buy up and reorganize the lines now in existence? Tn answering this question the public interest or welfare is the first consideration. If the present system and lines are as good as any other there isno reason why the government should not buy them at a fair price. If not, and there are any new improvements or inventions that can be used, then the govern- ment should establish a system in accordance with these. We say this because there is an invention—an automatic process of operating— which, it is said, isa great improvement and will greatly multiply the facilities of telegraph- ing. Congress should make an appropriation to test this at once. But in case the old lines should be pur- chased only the actual cost should be taken in estimating the value. It would be absurd and a fraud upon the people to pay for the inflated stock of the present companies, which has been watered over and over again. While regard should be had to legitimate private interests that might be affected by the govern- meat assuming control of the telegraph there is no legal or moral necessity to pay forty mil- lions for that which actually cost only ten or twelve millions. Nor have the present mono- poly any patent right, legally, morally or otherwise, to such an extravagant indemnifi- cation. An inventor of any valuable thing has only a patent right for a limited number of yoars, and after the expiration of the period the invention belongs to the public. Upon this principle the existing telegraph monopoly has been amply rewarded, However, the people would be willing that @ reasonable price should be paid for existing lines if they can be used by the government. At any rate, it is necessary that we should have a govern- ment telegraph system in connection with the Post Office, and we hope Congress will adopt the proper measures for this object as soon as possible, of Geverament A LoverEast, with all the modern im- provements, has been enjoyed by General Grant among the Methodists of Philadelphia, to the great delight and astonishment of the Quakers, Tho Paraguayan Mission and Genarat' | McMahon. There seems at present a better disposition in Washington with regard to our recent Min- ister at Paraguay than we had to notice some time since. General McMahon was recalled at atime when it was a rule with the adminis- tration to consider that every man who had been appointed by President Johnson must neces- sarily be corrupt. He was recalled also by that indelicate Secretary of State whose prime view of our foreign policy was that we should sustain any and every position taken by any member of the Washburne family. As member of the Washburne family had distia- guished himself for his atrabilious hostility to Lopez, therefore any minister who ventured not to quarrel with Lopez, and to find in hima ruler no worse than many others, was not to be tolerated fora moment. The country is not prepared to accept the Washburne policy; and if President Grant insists upon his anti- Johnson rule of selection he will in this case apply it toa gentleman of pure life and high character, and toa soldier who has rendered distinguished service that ought to be remem- bered as part of the history of the achieve- ments, of General Sedgwick, of whose -staff General McMahon was an esteemed member. The Situation in Spain, the cable telegrams from Madrid, which we publish to-day, would be simply amusing from their political reports were it not that they foreshadow, almost with certainty, the approaching dissolution of a nation once famous in the paths of war and renowned for its patronage of geographical exploration, but which has become almost prematurely senile and effete, even with its years and ancestry, through native class corruption and ecclesias- tical engorgement and religious exclusiveism and the outside border pressure and interior intrigue of foreign governments and neighbor- ing dynasts. The Spaniards are despatching troops to Cuba and-balloting for a king in Madrid—thus affording evidences of their race’s instinct for colonial oppression and inability for self-government at one and the same time. The troops, however, may not sail, and the coming king appears to be far as ever from his crown. The Duke of Genoa is again spoken of as elected to the throne, but his father, King Victor Emanuel, has already declined the intended honor in his behalf. The Duke de Montpensier is said to have a good chance should the Italian not accept. It looks indeed asif the youthful Savoyard has been trotted out again as a foil, merely with the view of “striking” the purse of the last named gentle- man, who does not appear to be in any hurry to ‘come down handsomely.” In the mean- time the Spanisb legislators remain io king- making caucus and balloting at a most furious rate, voting ‘“‘early” and late and “often.” The ballots are apparently innumerable, and their progress and issue should be duly noted— not, however, for a precedent—by the American Presidential nominating conventions for 1372. What we are told this morning may be contra- dicted this evening. It may be, however, that the Madrid caucus men have been gambling in reality, as they are vastly addicted to watch- ing the movements of the ‘‘liltle joker” at all times. Ifthe Duke of Genoa has been elected king it is good, if not, it is good also, Consolidation—Our Frontier, The afaina of tha Naw Doutlulua appear wo be looming into importance, both at home and abroad. Our telegrams from Ottawa inform us that the Cabinet has been reconstructed after a slight ministerial crisis, a matter of very great interest to the provincial politicians and placemen, but in reality of slight conse- quence to any one else. Quebec, New Bruns- wick and Nova Scotia have all got plenty of places. There is a premier and ministers and secretaries as usual, and with all the old fami- liarnames. Canada is not very productive in the matter of statesmen. Earl Granville, Colo- nial Secretary, has forwarded a despatch from Downing street, London, tothe Canadians, The Earl wants the colonists to look to the north- west and confederate British Columbia with the territory of the Dominion. The de- spatch of Earl Granville would be of con- sequence for the consideration of the United’ States government, were it not for the facts that the people of British Columbia do not wish to be confederated; that the Canadians do not possess the official talent requisite to insure such @ consummation, and that the position assumed many years since by the late Lieutenant General Scott on the subject of the San Juan Island possession and the navigation of the Haro channel will always render such a movement objectionable to the American people living under our flag. Karl Granville looks to the establishment of a ‘‘British line of communication between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,” and the founding of what he terms a “San Francisco of British North America,” of which, perhaps, in our anticipa- tion, Prince Arthur may become the king, and that at a day not very fardistant. This matter requires a very serious and early attention on this side the line. By the Atlantic cable we learn that a moat estimable lady philanthropist is about to set sail from England with a ship load of female emigrants for Canada, Here is just the casual fortunate point of neutralization of Earl Gran- ville’s North American diplomacy; for Presi- dent Grant has merely to give the wink to some of the gallant Irish veterans in New York and “‘off they go” to Canada, annex the whole territory, marry every one of the emigrants, and bring the whole lot, politically and with his “arm around her waist,” after the fashion of Rory O'More, into the Union before his lordship has had time to receive the executive reply of Premier McDonald, unless he trans- mits it by the cable, and even on “‘that line” an Irishman running for a wife may be too quick and fall of electricity for him. Canada is in danger again. Canadian Northwestern Soot Somnoe.—The Social Science Asso- ciation, after the reading of a great number of scientific papers from different professors on various things, has adjourned till next year, These papers were more or less interesting and charged with valuable facts and suggos- tions; but, in a practical view, we apprehend that the labors of the association may be ranked with that class of scientific organiza. tions which are more ornamental than useful. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1869. —TRIPLE SHEET. Tho Steamboat Calamity on tho Misals~ sippl. The Mississippi river has added another to the innumerable horrors which from timo to time it has been the terrible scone. The late disaster—tho burning of the steamer Stone- wall on Thursday—was perhaps the most fatal in reaults, as well as the most horrible in its dotails, which has been recorded for many 4 day. Out of twe hundred and fifty people on board that unfortunate boat only about thirty- eight are positively known to be saved. The rest met an awful death, either by fire or drowning. There appears to be no doubt about the cause of the conflagration. Some deck passengers were playing cards, and the candle communicated with the hay which formed a large part of the cargo, and in an incredibly short space of time the whole boat was in flames, and the terrified passengers were rushing for safety into the turbid stream to escape death in one shape only to meet it in another but less cruel one. Any chances of escape by the ordinary means of boats and life preservers there were none, for there was but one amall boat on board, and, as far as we know, there were no life preservers at ail. With the recklessness which prevails on the Mississippi steamboats, the most reckless mode of travel of all the loose and dangerous systems for which this country is proverbial, the safety of human life was the last thing thought of. When we consider that the steam- woat was only two hundred yards from the shore, and was beached in six feet of water at the time when the direst scenes of the tragedy occurred, we cun readily imagine how the presence of any appliances for safety might have mitigated the extent of the calamity, But there were none. Travel on the Mississippi is the same to-day that it was twenty years ago— a trap for the unfortunate traveller, for whom the chances of life and death are dependent upon a rough, ill-disciplined crowd of deck hands and a corps of indifferent officers with- out one drop of the milk of human kindness in their composition. Who Progress of British Reform. 1t was the opinion of many that the Irish Church bill, introduced and passed into law by Mr. Gladstone, although, in itself considered, a just and necessary reform measure, would not have the intended effect of conciliating and pacifying the Irish people. The march of events has proved that such opinion was well founded. Mr. Gladstone had scarcely got over the toil and anxiety of his [rish Church bill when he found it necessary to gird himself for a task still more onerous. The land tenure system of Ireland is to be Mr. Glad- stone’s next work. We have faith in Mr. Gladstone to the extent of saying that if life and health are granted him he will carry through for Ireland a Land Tenure biil which, while it will be just to all, will remove all occasion of disaffection with the imperial gov- ernment. ‘That Ireland has suffered we admit; but tat the preseat government of Great Britain has resolutely set itself to the removal of all grievances no honest and well informed mao will deny. In the matter of religion all has been done that can be done. fn the matter of tenant right all has been promised that can be promised, and what is promised will be per- formed, Mr. Gladstone has been the best friend that Ireland has ever had. He has devoted specially to [reland one entire session; he promises to devote another ; yet Ireland is dissatisfied, and Mr. Gladstone, because he will not open, or dare not open, the prison doors and allow every Fenian to escape the ends of justice, is the best abused man in the Queen’s dominions. If any man had ever just cause to complain of ingratitude the present Prime Minister of Great Britain is that man. The present state of things in Ireland gives us reason to believe that the next session of Parliament will be stormy. Railroad Presidencies. F'nally Mr. George H. Pendleton has be- ecme a railroad president. Are railroad presi- @encies and analogous places recognized as invalid retreats for crippled politicians—snug retirements for party leaders and agitators more or less defunct? Are they the party pigeon holes? It would seem so. Here is Pendleton thrust into one. McClellan, his sometime associate on a Presidential ticket, was long since stowed into a berth of the same sort, General Joe Johuston, distinguished for his efforts in the same cause that Pendle- ton has illuminated with his eloquence, was laid aside in the same way, and so have been Beauregard, Forrest and some other Southern heroes, We are glad that the abilities of men much above the average are utilized for society in this practical way, and we are sure that thus the men we refer to are likely to be turned to much better account than in any other way. But is there any of tho Jeff Davis strategy in it? It is thought by all men who take long-headed views of things that the railroad interest is to control to a great degree our political future. Are the great men of the sore-headed party now posted with a view to that future, just as Jeff Davis, when Secretary of War, posted oar army with a view to the revolt ? An Expert on Tag ONonpaga GtANt.— Professor Hall, State Geologist, has viewed the Onondaga statue, and what he says of it, though guarded as the cautious utterance of a man of science, somewhat revives the interest in the gypsum wonder, He determines that it is no fossil, but a sculptured figure. This, however, was pretty well settled before. But he evidently does not assent that there is any imposture or cheatin its discovery, and re- gards itas really a thing of some antiquity. His mentioning it in the same breath with the Central American geulptures seems to point to a belief that it antedates the advent of the white man, and this point could be determined by any person versed in the peculiae charac- ter of American antiquities. Gertina Too Hor ror Hiw.—Salnave, the negro tyrant of Hayti, it is said, has applied to Commodore Phillimore, of the British navy, for 4 vessel to enable him to leave Hayti and pro- ceed to Jamaica, In reply the Commodore stated that a vessel would be placed at his dis- posal ina fow days, This news, we presume, is true, and we hope next to hear that the pug- nacious darky Salnave has cleared out, bag nd baggage, and that next the poor alg, of Hayti will have a little peave. Cireulation of City Newspapers, We have already commented upon the curious nature of the returns made to the Reve- nue Department of the sales of city newspapers, more especially to the astonishing statement of the World's circulation—a statement that, however skilfully the figures might have been manipulated which puts it ahead of the Times and Z'ribune, ia altogether incredible. The following report of the circulation of the dif- ferent daily papers on one particular day— namely, Saturday, October 23—is given in the Daily Star, collected probably from some authentic source :-— ‘Velegram Republic. Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn Time: Brooklyn Union Brooklyn. Register New York Star. . This estimate is, perhaps, better than the revenue assessor's exhibit, because in the lat- ter any figure can be set down, provided the party interested in showing a large circulation is willing to pay the tax for the sake of the adver- tisement., It is no doubt a cheap mode of adver- tising, which may go down with a few of the unsophisticated who believe that ‘figures can- not lie.” Mutiny Among the Mormons—Editor Sten- house, it is reported from Salt Lake City that mutiny in the Mormon camp has become 80 rampant that the convocation of the elders have felt it necessary to make examples of a number of dangerous heretics by excommuni- cation, and that Mr. Stenhouse, editor and pro- prietor of the Salt Lake Telegraph, is among the excommunicated. If this news is true it is very significant; for Stenhouse’s paper has heretofore been the Moniteur, the official organ, of Brigham Young. If there is to be, how- ever, a general break up of Mormondom in Utah, we have no fears of Stenhouse. He is a smart, industrious, enterprising man, and will be able to save himself from the wreck. Some eight or ten years ago he was a reporter on the New York Heeraxp; but he wanted to be a Mormon, and so he set out for the Promised Land of Utah, with a wife and five young children, saying he would get there if he had to take the little ones in a hand cart. And he did get there, though he waa compelled, with his wife, to wheel three of his children, of six weeks, two and four years old, cight hundred miles over the Plains and Rocky Mountains in a hand cart. Thus safely landed in the Mormon Zion, Sten- house lost no time in setting up a newspaper, and from that day to this he has prospered like a green bay tree. He has made a fortune, and has increased his household to nine wives and a whole flock of children. His eldest daughter is one of the wives of Joseph Young, Brigham’'s eldest son, Stenhouse has made a trip to New York on business every year or two, and he always calls to report progress at the Hratp office. On his latest call last summer he was full of the Pacific Railroad and its advantages to ‘“‘the Saints,” and haa always been a great admirer of the executiva abilities and sagacity of “President Young.” Barring his polygamy, which is Brigham’s, Stenhouse is a good man, and has those quali- ties which would stamp him as a man of influ- ence and a gentleman anywhere. In this view we are inclined to the opinion that he has not been excommunicated, or that, if he has beon, Brigham Young has upset or will reverse tha judgment of the elders. Hepworth Dixon, in his late work entitled ‘“‘New America," speaks of the editor and elder Stenhouse as one of the most intelligent and useful men in Salt Lake valley. Tuk Danusian Privotrariries.—The gene- ral course of events in the Danubian Princi-, palities for many years has been a geries of revolutions and disturbances. The prevailing feeling seems to be discontent, not only among themselves, as proved by the late murder of Prince Michel, but also towards the govern- ments to which they are respectively attached, The recent visit of Prince Charles of Roumania to various European Courts has also doubtless something to do with this question, and if wa can credit reports Prussia and Russia espe- cially are not disinterested lookers on. The territory is rich not only as one of the great granaries from which Europe draws her sup- piies, but also in mineral wealth. Moreover, the mouth of the Danube is an important point, and therefore not likely to be relin- quished without a struggle. The people are brave and warlike, but not sufficiently poworful or united to shake off the foreign yoke and declare their own independence. The late outbreaks, however, have brought about a crisis, and we are informed that Austria and Turkey have arrived at an understanding to mutually suppress all attempts at insurrection, Mr. Seward in Mexico, Our latest correspondence trom the city of Mexico indicates that the preparations for the reception of the venerable Sage of Au- burn were of a moat elaborate character. The Juarez government evidently have not forgotten Mr, Seward's course during the dark days of the republic, when imperialism threatened to obliterate the free institutions of Mexico, It was well for the Juarez govern- ment that Mr. Seward occupied the position of Secretary of State at the time he did. This country at the time had its own difficulty to settle. A great civil war was raging. Men and means were wanted at home, and few could be spared outside of the republic, no matter how the sympathies of the American people were enlisted: in the troubles of their neigh- bors, Louis Napoleon, seeing this, took advan- tage of the situation, and, with the aid of French bayonets, he attempted to place an Austrian archduke in the halls of the Monte- aumas and establish an empire on the ruins of the Mexican republic. He calculated that the United States could not send an army to aid the Mexicans against Muropean encroach- ments; but he did not properly estimate the influence which the wily Soward could exercise with his pen and tongue, Seward knew this, and set to work to drive the French from Mexico without it costing tha United States either men or money. This was @ big undertaking; but Soward ossaved tha taak. Uo commenced, and