The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1870, Page 4

4. NEW BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, YORK HERALD All business or news letter and telegraphic espatches must be addressed New Yore Herap. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING OLYMPIC THKATRE, wur WALL. Matinee at 2. FIFTH AVENUE BusYuopy. Matinee Brosaway.—Tas Waivtna on THEATRE, Twenty-fourth et.—THE ata, NIBLO'S GARDRN, B Drama oF Livter Ew'iy. Matinee at 3. y.— THe WOOD'S MUSEUM AND MENAGERIR, Broadway, cor- ner Thirtieth wt,—Matinee erformance every evening. Seber BOWERY THEATKE, Kowéry.—WittiaM T8L.L—IVAN, THE HaMMER—NiCODEMUS. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 13th street.— CENTRAL PARK. THE TAMMANY, Fonrteenth street,—TUR BURLESQUE oF Bap Diokky, Matinee at 2. GRAND OPERA HO: corner ot Eighth avenue and 83d at.—Lincann's Bu’ QUE COMBINATION. Matinee. BOOTH'S THRATIRE, 2d at between Sth ang 6th aves Mattinee at 2—HaMLEr. Ey GUY MANNERING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Society Concer, MRE. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn. — NTAS. street. —POILUARMONIO Dousey any Son—Pocouo: TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comto VooatisM, NEGRO MINSTRELSY, &C. Matines at 235. THEATRE COMIQNE, ism, NR@RO AuTs, dc. 4 Broadway.—Comio Vooat- tinge at Sig. BRYANT'S OPERA HOU at —BRvani's MINSTRELS. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 588 Brox tway.—Erato- PIAN MINSTRELSY, NEGRO AoTs, £0.—“Hasu.” ») Tammany Bullding, Mth NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street, - EQuesTRran AND GYMNASTIO PrAFORMANGES, 40, Matinee at 235. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn,—Hooury's MINSTKELS—A DELUDED VioviM, &O, Matinee at 234. APOLLO HALL, corner 2h street and Broadway.— OnvuEOS FuND Cowornt. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Broadway.— SclENCE AND ART. LADIES' NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 61854 Broadway.—FEMALKS ONLY LN ATTENDANOE. New York, Saturday, January 8, 1870. Pace. 1—Advertisements, 2—Advertisements. 3—Marriazes and Deaths—Chalienge to the Oldest Inbabitent—Lumbering in Wisconsin—Adver- tisements, 4—TFiditoriais: Leading Article on The New York * Democracy and the Next Presidency—Lectures Last Night—Precocious Scoundrels—Robbery of the Glenn’s Falis National Bank—Amuse- ment Announcements. S—‘vlegraphic News trom All Parts of the World : Work of the New French Ministry ; Cabinet Crista mm Spain—Washington: The Cuban Question in Spain; Forthcoming Special Message from President Grant— Suburban Intelligence: Exciting Democratic Meeting in Jersey City Last Nignt—Crusade of the Police Against the Social Evil—The Goid Tempest in Wall Street Yesterday—Musical ond Theatrical Notes—Personal Intelligence— Business Notices, G—Proceedinys of the Courts: The Whiskey War Reopened—Brooklyn City News—Decision of Judge Caraozo in the Corinne Lewis Ktdnap- ping Case—Obittuary—Out of the Web—The Last of the Spanish Corsairs—Johna Martin Not a Fenian—Naval Inteliigence: Cruise of the Monitor Dictator—Horse Notes—Westcheater County Improvements—The Detstical Coun- ell Adjourned in Naples—Annnal Report of the Fire Department—The Recent Aurora. ‘Y—Health of New York: Abstract of the Annual Report of the Sanitary Board—Particulars of the Recent Earthquakes in Nevada—The Police and the “Frailty:” the Amateur Detectives Discharged—Financial and Commercial Re- ports—Real Estate Matters—Women in Wy- oming Territory—Statue of Chief Justice Taney. S=—The Telegraph Operators’ Strike: The Strikers Stand Firm—The Ravroad Wars: Another Move in the Albany and Susquenanna Fignt—New York City and Police Intelli- gerce—The Alleged Bond Swindie: Rxamina- tion of the Accused at Jefferson Market Court—Pigeon Shooting~-European Markets— Shipping Newse—Advertisements, Watt Srreet.—The speculative feeling in Wall street has been strongly revived within the past few days, and stocks have taken a sharp upward turn. The movement has ex- tended to the Gold Room, where the “bulls” have advanced the price to 123. The amount of business has been largely increased, and the brokers, who have had little to do sinee the prostration that followed the September panic, are jubilant over the receipt of “orders.” The Stock Exchange and Gold Room again present an animation to which they have long been strangers, Tur Post Orvice Jozn.—We have several times hitherto declared our opinion that the committee of Congress appointed to investi- gate the construction of our new Post Office was gotien up in ‘The interest of disappointed contractors and other soreheads, and we are glad to have an honest confirmation of this opinion from the committee itself, which now expresses the conviction that there never was any necessity for its appointment. Tue Brooxtyn Erzcrion Fraups.—The men indicted for criminal transactions in fal- sifying election returns over the river seem to fancy that they are defending themselves and disproving the charges against them by assailing the District Attorney. In this they are mistaken. Itis not the District Attorney that is on trial, and in the disposition to vilify that gentleman for an honest performance of bis duties the public only sees an evidence of the weakness of the case for more legiti- mate defence. Spars—Tne Prorosep Dicratorsmp.—It is now manifest that Spain has arrived at acrisis. How it is to end no man can tell. All that we know is, Spain has bungled sadly, and any way of escape will be a deliverance. A dictatorship has been spoken of, and a dic- tatorship is not now impossible; but Prim must be the dictator if there is to be any. The question is, whut does the dictatorship mean? We will not answer; but it does seem that a wild anarchy is the most likely of all likely things. Disturbances have been re- newed in the provinces, although Madrid remains tranquil. The Ministers will not re- sume office unless a programme of definite policy is adopted; but it does not appear to us that there is any one to draft, not to say adopt, @ programme. In the approaching Spanish NEW YURK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1870. |The Now York Demecrncy and the Noxt Presidency. The New York democracy at Albany are engineering for two great objects—first, to secure their power over the State, and, second, to control the next Demooratic National Con- vention and to name its candidate for the Presidential succession. Nor have they ever heretofore possessed the advantages which thoy now command for the accomplishment of these two great objects, They have every department of the State government, whereby thoy may and intend to reconstruct all tbe departments of our city government in the interests of the party. From the pickings and perquisites of the public plunder of this metropolis Tam- many Hall, hampered as she hag been by the independent commissions from republican Legislatures, such as the Police, the Fire Department, Excise, Health Board, &c., has still contrived to wield the balance of power in our last two State elections—first, in the general vote, and next in the Assembly and Senatorial districts. Now, with all these commissions under her control, the republicans may well despair of ever regaining the ground they have lost. The city has given the democrats at last absolute control of the State; the democratic vote of the city since 1866 has become superior to the adverse vote of the State. The city has thus become master of the State, and so Tammany, in holding the city and all its rich pickings, spoils and plunder, is master of the situation at Albany. We have, then, only to consider the programme of Tammany in order to form our conclusions touching the prospect of New York for the next democratic Presidential nomination. Without even a show of opposition from the interlor, and with only a coquettish device of opposition from Brooklyn, we sce that the slate made up by Tammany for the organization of the Logisla- has been adopted. From this it is evident that the so-called “‘hayloft and cheesepress democrats of the rural districts” have given in their allegiance to the Wigwam, and that the State and Presidential schemes of the sachems will be carried out. What, then, are these schemes? Firat, a municipal government for the city, consolidat- ing all its departments under the Mayor and Common Council, and embracing the repeal of the Excise and Registry laws, It is calcu- lated that under this reconstruction the bal- Tho Danger of Railroad Monopolles—The Remedy. Both the public men and people generally of the country are waking up tothe danger of our railroad monopolies. Mr, Spianer, the Treasurer of tho Uaitod States, remarked some time ago, in defending tho national bank system, that the monopolies most to be feared are the railroads, which aro fast obtaining control of the State governments and already manage State legislation to suit themselves. While we differ with this gontloman in his,| views on the national banks, and consider thom a dangerous and very expensive mono- poly to the country, we fully azreo with him in what he says about the railroads. They do control State lozislatures and havo great power in the national legislature, because they have at their command vast wealth, and because many of the mem- bers both of the State legislatures and Con- ance of power over the State will be secured against all possible contingencies, and the cal- culation is not extravagant, Assuming, then, that the State is secured henceforward to 1872, what is the Tammany Presidential platform? It is hostility to Grant’s administration and the fifteenth amendment of the federal constitu- tion, and it is, moreover, the good old demo- cratic shibboleth of specie payments. And what isthe Tammany ticket? It is Hoffman. Tammany has adopted Hoffman as her cham- pion, the rural districts respond in his favor, and he has proclaimed his principles. From present appearances, too, he has the inside track and the odds in his favor against all competitors for the next ‘Democratic National Convention. The candidates before the Tammany con- vention of 1868, Pendleton, Packer, Hendricks, Hancock, Seymour, and even Chase, are all killed off; and as, since the outbreak of the late Southern rebellion, the democracy have been reduced to a very limited supply of Presidential timber, Hoffman becomes an available man, though hardly of the dimensions of Van Buren, Marcy, Wright and other New Yorkers of the old régime of the Albany Regency. It must be borne in mind, how- ever, that the small intrigues, the petty cliques, the compoundings, compromises and hap-hazard chances that have controlled our Presidential politics for the last twenty-five years and more, have driven off in disgust a large body of our most capable men to surer pursuiis, and that so we must deal with things as we find them, Availability being the great Presidential requisition—that is, availability in view of the popular vote— Hoffman, who runs well, may challenge a comparison with any of his democratic con- temporaries as far as he has been tried. In the next great essential, the engineering of the party convention, what the New York man- agers did in 1868 they will most likely, with their enlarged facilities, be able to accomplish in 1872. Hoffman, then, for 1872, by all odds, has the best show for the democratic nomination. Assuming that he will be nominated, what is his promise of an election? Not much, especially on the platform he has proposed against General Grant. He protests not only against the fifteenth amendment, but against the fourteenth, and his objections apply as well to the thirteenth. Logically accepted, he pro- tests against all the changes made in the federal constitution since the war as revolu- tionary, which is only the old battle of McClellan and of Seymour over again. Nor is there much that is practical or satisfactory against the financial policy of Grant in Mr, Hoffman's specie payment theory. It is the theory of a sophomore in finance—a theory of pretty bubbles and glittering generalities. Hoffman, in a word, and his platform do not cover the ground. He is still behind the fixed facts of the new age. He is still in the old ruts of the age before the war, and on the «trail of Seymour he can never overtake Grant. The New York democracy, then, have still to take the first essential steps to success in 1872, embracing a new platform or a new can- didate, or both, up to the high water mark of the age we live in. Nor have wo any doubis that, unless Tammany Hall shall in the inter- yal pronounce in favor of a new departure, allher efforts to secure the next Presideny, though securing the democratic nomination, will result only in another Seymour campaign. PouricaL ExorrgMeNt IN Jerszy.—New Jersey must have her little excitement over political matters as well as her bigger sister of New York. The Common Council of Newark assembled last night to elect certain city officers. The democrats had a clear majority of two; but Alderman Cain, a democrat, voted with the republicans, thus causing a tie and preventing an election. Thereupon there was a commotion among the unterrified democratic spectators, and Alderman Cain spirited himself off secretly to his house tosave his bones. As anarchy we ‘see but one chance in favor of long as Spain and France and Ireland have Seoretary Fish. Fish can now make his terms | their little political rumpuses Jorsey will not if he will. { be found wanting. gress are directly and largely interested in them. It is not difficult for them to buy up our lawmakers, Then, capital has accumu- lated 80 enormously in the hands of indivi- duals in this country that some of the groat capitalists have become in reality “railroad kings.” Within the last few years the earnest efforte of these capitalists and of railroad managers generally have been directed to consolidation of important railroad lines and interests. The professed object for this is to increase the business of leading and trunk lines, and to that there could be no objection; but another object of consolidation is to destroy rivalry and to enable companies to water their stock and increase the rate of charges for passen- gers and freight. We have seen this in sev- eral remarkable cases. Railroads that have cost twenty millions of dollars to construct and equip have a stock of forty, fifty or sixty millions, Upon this inflated or watered stock dividends are expected, and, of course, the public have to pay for passage and freight double or more what they ought to pay. The charges are based upon a capital of forty, fifty or sixty millions, when the actual cost of the roads was not over twenty millions. This is an enormous and an oppressive tax upon the farmers, pro- ducers and business people of the country. More than that, it isan incubus upon our pro- gress and arrests the development of agricul- ture, production in general and trade. How can the farmers of the West, for instance, afford to raise products to be transported to the great commercial and shippin7 cities on the Atlantic border when they are charged a rate of freight to pay dividends on stock watered two or three times over? How can the new States and Territories that are growing up in the vast interior and centre of the Continent, to the verge of the Rocky Mountains and over them, reach a market on the sea- board? And without that will they not be retarded in their growth and the whole coun- try suffer in consequence ? In @ country of small area railroad mono- poly and consolidation might not be an evil, but in this vast republic it is difficult to con- ceive the magnitude of it. We begin to realize some of the mischief which is rapidly accumu- lating on us. There is no hope of a remedy in the State legislatures. Even the laws they pass, under the pretence of protecting the public against the gigantic monopoly, are utterly inoperative and afford no protection. The only hope the country has is in Congress. The national government will have to control the railroads by suitable legislation, and it is its duty to do so. Under the clause of the constitution giving Congress the power to regulate trade among the several States that body can and ought to control the railroads. Nor ought this to be delayed, for the mono- poly has become dangerous and most oppres- sive. German Immigration. The report submitted at a meeting of the German Immigrant Society on Thursday showed that during December last four thou- sand two hundred Germans ‘‘landed at this port and went out West.” The example of these immigrants might be well followed by the many thousands of various nationalities who ignorantly prefer wretchedness in New York and other cities of the Atlantic seaboard to comfortable homes and even prospective wealth ‘out West.” As for the German immigrants, their solid good qualities, their industry and thrift, and particularly their fondness for music and athletic sports, and their healthful enjoyment of social and family happiness, render them o most valuable element in that new American society which is yet to be formed by the confluence of nation- alities on this vast Western Continent. The same report states that during last year one hundred and one thousand Germans arrived at this port, and one hundred and four thon- sand five hundred and fifteen during the previous year. This large influx of German immigration has added greatly to the intellec- tual and moral as well as material wealth of our population. Although most of the German immigrants have wisely ‘gone out West,” yet there have been among them of late years so many skilled workmen, and so many represen- tatives of the wealthier mercantile and manu- facturing classes, that not a few have decided to remain in New York, which has, in fact, already become the third German city in the world, Atmost as Goop a8 TaMMANY.—The re- port of the meeting Of the republican com- mittees in Twenty-third street reads wonder- fully like the story of a Tammany meeting in the old times. Is the party of all the moral virtues disposed to emulate the Tammany manners? Tne ANNUAL Reports of the Board of Health and of the Fire Department are published. According to the former the deaths in New York during the past year was 24,601. The number of fires in the city were 850. These annual reports often make excel- lent reading. Outside of the mere statistics there are always a number of auxiliary items that are particularly interesting. For in- stance, it is shown in the report of the Fire Department that the Firemen’s Lyceum, a library exclusively for the use of the depart- ment, has been established and contains over four thousand volumes. It is highly credit- able to the city that she should thus lighten up the byways of those of her more humble servants who so often bear her heaviest bur- { dens. Tho Abuse of Injunctions, Here is an admirable point in the Governor's message:— T recommend the passage of & law forbidding the granting of mnjunotions or the appointing oi recetver: mm cases allecung moneyed aod other curpors Hons on ee parte applicaitons. | think tt woaid be far better even that the writ of thjunciiop should be abolished altogether than that tt shoud continue to be the causo of the unseemly collimona between Judges which bave been frequent for some years past Good as the ground here given is, much as we ought to desire to avoid the demoralizing influence of these conflicts between judges, there are even infinitely graver reasons for the passage of the law suggested than the hope that it may put anend to such conflicts. The main reason is the necessity for oarrying out the provisions of the constitution that aro intended to guaranteo to every man the pence- able possession of his own property. There are several legal contrivances that furnish warrant for open robbery and for outrage against those individual rights that society is supposed to protect with the greatest vigil- ance. None of these is so aptly fitted to the hands of unscrupulous rascals as the con- veniences afforded by the granting of injunc- tions or the appointing of receivers on ex parte application. Tho Iawand the whole power of society may be invoked to prevent a@ man doing anything in tho world at the very moment when it is most vitally im- portant that he should do it, and the samo power may be invoked to oust him from the possession of all that he owns, In the first case, if the law affords any remedy for tho wrong it affords it only when it is too late to be effective ; and in the other case the citizon is placed, with regard to his own property, in the disadvantageous position of a litigant, suing for that which he ought only to have to defend. Tho Telegraph—European Experience. In France the use of the telegraph has long been so cheapened as to mako it a familiar and common means of communication from point to point, but within a very short time it has been found that even then the profits were so great as to justify a very considerable reduction, and the reduction was accordingly mado, and with what result? Simply the doubling of the num- ber of messages sent. Very nearly twice as many despatches are now sent over the wires in that country as were sent under the former rates. Here is a fact for Mr. Washburn, who is fighting in Congress the battle of the people for cheap telegraphing against the Western Union monopoly. It is the same fact that was found in the history of letter postage. Cheap postage immensely increased the gumber of letters written, because it placed a desired me- dium of commusication within the reach of persons of small means. We need no other law to cause the general substitution of the tele- graph for the Post Office by the people than one making the telegraph as cheap as it may be within paying rates. Indeed, a law that com- pels the avaricious monopoly now holding our telegraph system to give way to the govern- ment will accomplish all that is necessary, since in government hands the principle would be only to make the system pay its oyn ex- penses. Prize Fightin; It appears that prize fighting has not yet received its quietus in this country, notwith- standing the strenuous efforts made to sup- press it by the authorities. We are led to this impression by observing the repeated chal- lenges by men of pugilistic propensities in the sporting journals of the country. The most noted and most recent of these seems to be that between Jem Mace and Tom Allen, two celebrated English buffers of recent im- portation, who have come here to seck their fortunes and add to their laurels, They are pretty nearly matched in height and weight. and probably in scientific attainments; but Allen has quite an advantage in age, being ten years younger than his adversary. The fight is talked of as being an international affair, and for the championship of America; but it is nothing of the kind, The men are both Englishmen, and are simply going to fight to make money by the practice of their profession. The idea of tolerating such a thing as a fight for tho championship of America and its being a national affair is simply preposterous; they might just as well fight for the championship of the Cannibal Islands. If these men are determined to fight, as no doubt they are, we hope that it will not | be in this vicinity, but as far away as pos- sible—some place where the laws will not be violated and where they can pummel each other to their hearts’ content. Tar Conspiracy Law.—There is a law on our statute books which provides for the pun- ishment of persons who conspire to commit any acts injurious to trade or commerce, No use has ever been found for this law save when its influence has been evoked against strikes, and even there it is ineffective, The Governor now recommends the repeal of this act, and we think wisely ; for it only stands as a ridicu- lous menace against workingmen. Since it wasof no avail to bring down the arm of the law on the organizers of the great gold ring— since itso conspicuously failed to ‘arnish a ground for proceedings against the most fla- grant conspiracy for the injury of trade and commerce ever known—there can no longer be any excuse for retaining it. Rvssia AND Prussta.—The recent exchange of friendly expressions between the Emperor of Russia and the King of Prussia has given the political wiseacres of Europe some food for conjecture. On the one hand, the active arma- ments that are still going on in Prussia suggest acoming war. Suddenly the conclusion is made that Russia and Prussia are allied against Austria and France. Then come the reports of the many courtesies shown by the Emperor Napoleon to the Prussian Ambassador in Paris. So the knowing ones are all at sea for the moment until other developments of this perplexing question shall become apparent. Dioxens Revisina Proor.—Mr. ‘Jefferson Brick” Dickens has been down in Birmingham. He is engaged in an attempt at rectification before the people, revising proof of a former specch. He goes infor the masses all over the country and outside of St. Giles’. Dick Swiveller found that ‘that last pair of kid gloves closed Temple Bar” to him. He was forced to go round in order to get home. So is ‘Jefferson Brick” Dickens with his play on the two P’s, Do the people care a “‘pin'’s | point 2” re The Retiromont of Baron Haussmann. By cable despatch wo aro informed that Baron Haussmann has been relieved of his functions as Préfet of the Department of the Seine, and that M. Henri Chevreau, late Pré- fet of the Rhone, has beva appointed his suc- cessor. This was tho first act of the new Cabinet, and, alihough the Emperor was very anxious to retain tho Baron in his important office, still he had to yield. Napoleon could not well avoid feeling the full weight of a decision that removed sucha stanch friend and supporter from an office of such great importance as tho Prefecture of the Seine. The Department of the Seine, including the city of Paris, is the most important and vital port of the empire, and the Prcfet not only holds the city and its surroundings in his power, but also the civil authorities of the city. Therefore the occupation of such an office by a man of Baron Haussmann's calibre and well known sentiments was a matter of no mean import. During his term of office he has, with- out donbt, gained a world-wide reputation, and the many magnificent streets and palaces that render Paris the great capital of Europe will for conturies to come be so many monuments to his momory. By his clear perception he secured the good will of the laboring classes towards the Napoleonic policy, and that was effected by afford- ing them constant work. The bourgeoisie, who have doubtless effected his dismissal, complain sadly ‘of the burdensome taxation brought to bear upon them by the immense outlay caused by the hnge improvements effected in the city of Paris. To®a certain oxtent, howover, this difficulty is alleviated by the increase in the number of foreigners who are attracted to the capital. To please all classes was next to an impossibility, and Baron Haussmann knew where the true strength of the nation lay. The aim of his labors was to strengthen the Emperor's position, and this he effected by making himself the friend of the laboring classes. Once established on that footing he had no reason to fear any differ- ences that might transpire with the rest. The amount of engineering talent displayed by the Baron in the arrangement of the streets and fortifications of Paris proves that he was well versed in strategical combinations. In being deprived of the immediate services of Baron Haussmann the Emperor doubtless loses his right hand man, although he seoures another stanch supporter in his successor, Mr. Henri Chevreau, but his views have s more liberal tendency. Wmisxey Fravps. —Another of those cases of frauds in whiskey distilling that were so numerous 8 year or two ago is up before Com- missioner Shields. Since Congress reduced the tax on whiskey from two dollars to fifty cents per gallon these cases have decreased with a rapidily that gave the best evidence of the wisdom of the reduction; but we suppose dis- honest men will steal at fifty cents a gallon as soon as at two dollars, probably stealing a greater amount in order to make up the dif- ference in percentage. In this particular case the property liable to forfeiture amounts to one hundred thousand dollars. Bap Record FoR THE PoLice.—In a case before the Court of Special Sessions yesterday, wherein the crime of attempting to blackmail two abandoued women was alleged, it was shown in evidence that’ a police officer named Twyford and a man named Sipe, who had but recently been dismissed the police force, were the “friends” of the two women, and frequently passed their off time with them. This is an- other bad record for the force, which should be especially on its good behavior at present. Can’t Like Ir.—An English writer says that the Suez Canal is in a wretched condition, Large vessels cannot go through it for want of water, and the many obstructions in the tran- sit render the voyage “hazardous” to the lighter ones. ‘It requires a mint of money to keep the work in order.” Bad for the canal company. Good for English freights by way of the Cape of Good Hope. Tne Deistica Counor. has adjourned in Naples. Atheism and free love have shaken hands with the representatives of the different isma, and the delegates gone out on their respective missions for the propagandism of communism in every variety. We have a special report of the concluding scenes to-day, and may expect to have special reports of the results which will flow to society from a formal abnegation of God within a very brief period of time. At it Agaiy.—Mexico is nothing without a revolution. In fact, such disturbances are so common that the disease has become chronic. The San Luis Potosi outbreak is a little out of the usual run, however. The revolutionary General Equiluz captured the Governor and most of the State legislators, took possession of the capital and then made a forced loan. A number of the captured members, however, succeeded in making their escape, elected a temporary Governor and reorganized the Legis- lature and went to work to expel the invaders. What will be the result of all this we have yet to learn. When will they have peace in Mexico? Moyrrors at Sea,—Admiral Poor informs the Navy Department that the monitor Dic- tator was almost helpless in a heavy sea recently off Cape Carnaveral, and he is of the opinion that monitors should not be sent to sea unless moderate weather can be relied on. Certainly monitors are excellent in war times, but must be uncomfortable and jnconvenient, as well as dangerous, to cruise fn. Besides, they lack that imposing appearance that huge men-of-war and towering ships of the line impart to our diplomatic stations abroad. Tne Spanish GuNBOATS made another start yesterday, this time apparently with the inten- tion of going through. They tailed out of the harbor quite boldly, but if a storm or a Cuban privateer appears we will probably hear of thom at some point on our Southern coast. Tne New Hampsuoire Govirnorsnir,— Governor Stearns, of New Hampshire, was renominated by acclamation by the Repub- lican Convention of that State yesterday. To the surprise of nearly everybody in the Con- vention he declined, on account of his health. Subsequently, however, the declination was | withdrawn. “ho resolutions support Congress in everything, \.vor temperance and denounce tho New York LL istaturo, Prince Arthar aud Wis Intended Call Upom General Grant. It is given out that Prince Arthur will shortly run down from Canada to Washington to pay his respects, in the name of Queen Vic- toria, to General Grant, No doubt he will be made quite a lion of by the Cabinet, diplomatic and fashionable circles of the national capital ; but it is conjectured that his visit will embrace other objects than the courtesy of a friendly call upon the President. The New Dominion does not work harmoniously—it does not promise to hang together—the Red River rebel- lion is an indication of the general spirit of dis- content with things as they are over the bor- der, from Halifax to Vancouver's Island; and the Prince has probably discovered that tho general drift of public sentiment over tho whole Dominion is towards annexation, Again, it is said that the discussion of the Alabama claims is to be transferred from London to Washington. Putting these two things together, the annexation sentiment of the New Dominion and the Alabama claims, may not this pro- jected “run down” of Prince Arthur to Wash- ington be associated with some grand idea of a comprehensive settlement of these questions ? Unquestionably the Prince will be very apt to get some useful hints on both subjects on application to our Western members of Con- gress. They can tell him what is to be the final settlement of Rupert’s Land, and that the line of the St. Lawrence will soon be needed as a summer outlet for the accumulating pro- ducts of the regions around the west end of Lake Superior. After a week or two at Wasbington, it is re- ported, Prince Arihur will pay a visit to New York, and here, for the information of Mr. Gladstone, he may learn much that will be valuable in reference to the beautiful machinery of democratic institutions. Tnx Soctan Evit.—Superintendent Ken- nedy yesterday issued an order to have a complete census taken of all houses of ill-fame and the women attached thereto in the city. He directs that the census be thorough, as it may have to be laid before the Legislature. This indicates that we may possibly have the whole subject of the social evil revived again in the Legislature, as it was a year or two ago, and most likely with no more positive results. Raitroaps AND MormonisM.—The tele- grams from Salt Lake City contain two items, apparently unconnected, which really stand in close contiguity to one another. The Utah Central Railway will be completed on Monday, and the schism in the Mormon Church is still creating great excitement, When the iron horse comes the last surviving ‘twin relic of barbarism” is sure to droop. Railroad com- munications corrupt good Mormons. LECIURES LAS NIGHT. Young Men’s Christian Associatton. Dr. R. Ogden Voremus last night delivered the first of his series of four lectures before the members and friends of the Young Men’s Christian Association, at the now hall, corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty- third street. The large hall was well filed, a large number of the persons present being of the fair sex. The persons constituting the audience were very appreciative, and the Professor was many times applauded during the delivery of his lecture, The magnificent experiments with which Dr. Doremus aston sied his audience were for the most part as new as they were startling, and deserved to be received with marks of approval. The course of lectures which was commen¢ed last night bids fair to be among the Parse oar ae Of the season, and the Young Men's Christian Association may well congratulate them. selves in having secured the services of Dr. Doremua, ‘The lectures will be continued on the three fo.lowing Friday evenings. ‘The Air and Respiration”—Lecture by Pro= fessor Draper. The fourth of @ series of lectures was delivered lastevening by Professor J. C. Draper ut the hall of the Cooper Union before the American Institute. ‘There was @ Jair attendance, including 9 number of chemists, scientific men and others who assembled to hear some new developments. Judge Daly, in a few pertinent observations, introduce: the lecturer, who, after belng cordially welcomed, made a variety of interesting experiments, none of which, how- ever, were of @ very novel character. He ex- plained by admirable illostrations the severa: component parts of the atmosphere, and dilated at considerable length upon some of itg nauseous aod agreeabie component parts. He showed tts action from a chemical, mechanical and physiological standpoint, referring particularly to the subject in its chemical aspo*t, and was throughout profuse jn experiments. It must be ad- mitted, however, that the last dose visibly and powerfully affected the nasal organs of the fair por- tion of the audience. Tnere was an instantaneous display of cambric, each square or parallelogram of which was vigorously applied to a certain organ. The apparatus of nasal torture was judicious re- moved, and tie learned Professor concluded his remarks by a reference to vapor and tne general quaitties of steam. Tne Professor was ‘listened to with great attention and frequently applauded for the excelient manner in which the very significant and insiructive experiments were performed. PRECOCIOUS SCOUNDRELS, A New Dodge by a Couple of Bogus Insurance Officers—They Stady Anatomy Upon a Live ing Female Subject and are Lodged in Jail for their Pains to Await Penalties. In the early part of November last Mrs. Margaret Roetter, residing at No. 13 West Forty-fourth street, was called upon by one Nehemiah Brown, who represented himself as the general agent of the Farmers and Mechanics’ Life Insurance Company, and endeavored to persuade her to Insure her life. Alter discussing the subject at some length she wid him to come again, and he left her, She considered the matter and weiched it well in every particular; 80 that when he caved again, in about a week, and renewed his importunity, she toid him he might make out her appiicution for an endowment policy. fe promised to do this immediately and said he would cal) the next day with the ‘medical examiner,” who would make aa Investigation as to her fitness to be insured, The next day, punctual to his engagement, be ap- peared, accompanied by Dr. Charies Kuhn, of No, lo3 Orchard street, who, after asking ber some very surprising questions, told her she must withdraw to a private apartment with him, that he might exa- mine her thoroughly. She did as directed. and when they were alone he insisted upon her disrobing. Of course she objected; but alter some remonsirance he accomplished ‘hls purpose. He questioned her upon the most delicate circumstances, and insisted upon her answers. Finally, after consummating this contemptible outrage, he withdrew and allowed her to dress herse f, when she rejoined them ip the outer room, where she paid them forty-six dollars as the Lrst pre- mium, for which she received a receipt on oue of the company’s vlanks, signed by Brown as “gene- Talagent” and by the “doctor” as “medical exaimi- ner.’ They then left, telling her she should have her policy at an early day. Sne waited ior some time, appear. and, suspecting something wrong, she told her husband. He went to the oitice of the company @nd found the whole affair a fraud. The case was placed in the hands of the police of the Nineteenth Precinct, who, with commeadabie zeal, have traced the villains and secured their arrest. Dr. Kunn was arrested a few days ago and lodged in jail, and yes terday detective Hamilton, of the Nineteenth pre- cinct. suceeeded in arresting Brown at bis piace on Fourth avenue, corner of Sixth strect, ROBBERY OF THE GLENN'S FALLS NATIONAL BANK. Twenty Thousand Dollars Stolen. TROY, Jan. 7 1870. The Glenn’s Falls National Bank was entered by ourgiars this morning at an early hour, the safe vlown open and $20,000 stolen, A stranger hired a horse and cutter at Saraioga last night, agreeing to pay double the usual price for its use. He left $300 as security 1or the team. This morning he recurned, paid the sum agreed upon, took irom we cutter a package supposed to contain the stolen money aud departed. Subsequently a pair of overalls and a uautity of gunpowder were found in the cutter, \ the mand 1s suvposed to be one of tue robbers but the polloy did not