The New York Herald Newspaper, January 23, 1870, Page 3

WASHINGTON Another Senatorial Excitement Promised. Sumner’s Suffrage Record to be Ventilated. Women Sovereigns Interviewing Congres- sional Committees. Washington Society Excited Over Prince Arthur. MINISTER THORNTON IN A DILEMMA. Views of Western Representatives Upon the Removal of the Capital. * WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 1870. ‘The President Interviewed by a Committee ef Citizene—Pressing Requirements of the Clty—Anxicty Concerning the Removal Question. : Tn pursuance with an ap,vlatment made with the President a few days ago the following citizens caved at the Executive mansion to-day:—Messrs. Jobn W. Forney, W. W. Corcoran, W.S. Hunting- don, J. G. Berrett, W. B. ‘Todd, W. H. Phillip, Hallet Kilbourn, W. G. Metzerott, 8. R. Brown, J. W. Thompson, James A. Magruder and Alexander R. Shepherd, as citizens representing the business interests of this District, regardless of the political complications of the day. W. W. Corcoran itro- duced the several members of the committee and Stated to the President that they had calied to ask him, a8 President of the nation and the guar- dian of the District, to call the special attention of Congress to the pressing needs of our community, to the fact that the continued agitation for a removal of the capi- tal was affecting their interests injuriously and paralyzing the development of the District. That the condition of the avenues of the metropoits, the channel of the river, the canal, and the existing fact that so large a proportion of the laboring classes were in need of employment, suggested the propriety of such action on the part of Congress as would imsure the necessary aid in relieving these pressing wants by the improvement of the public avenues and property in a@ corresponding degree with that accomplished by the city. government. Colonel Forney and Mr. Phillip enlarged upon; the great wants cf the nation’s capital and of the great gooa which would accrue by the action of the President in this matter. The proposed World’s Fair was alluded to, and great satisfaction expressed that the President nad given nis sanction to the undertaking by his sniscription as well as bis personal interest manifested in the affair. The President said ne wisned to see the seat of the government made such as to arouse the pride of the citizens of the re- Public and acceptable at least to the proper con- atderation of the people of the Old World. Mr. Kilbourne suggested that specia! attention be callea to the fact that we were governed toa great extent by the old laws Which existed in Mary- land when the District was ceded; that while that Stave has altered her laws to conform to the pro- gress of the age, but little change had been made here, and, 9s @ consequence, our efforts were power- Jess for good. At the conclusion of the interview the President stated tnat he appreciated the disad- vantages under which the citizens of the District labored, and that he would help them out to the full extent of his power. The expressions or the views entertained by the President was received with Much satisfaction by the committee. Many of them bad never before been brought into contact with the President and expressed their gratification after Jeaving upon the manner of their reception and the regult of their interview. Another Parliamentary Rumpus in Prospect— Sunmer’s Record to be Ventilated. “Sumner has not seen the last of his mistake in‘the Senate on Friday, when ho claimed to be the author of the fifth section of the reconstruction act, giving suffrage to the negroes. What 1 telegraphed you last night 1s strictly correct. Bingham, and not Sumner, was the author of that section, and Senator Stewart intends on Monday to rise and de- mand an opportunity to explain the truth of the question. Stewart will pus ts demand on the ground that he desires to afford Sumner a chance to set himself right before the country as regards veracity. Stewart will assume that Sumner of late has given such evidence of insincerity and reckless- ness in hig statements vhat the country desires that -he (Sumner) should make a candid confession of his errors and wisrepresentations or surrender his Claim to that “towering eminence” which Trumbull 80 well described yesterday. Another parliamentary Tumpus 1s anticipated in the Senate next Monday Mm consequence of this contempiated action of Stewart. ‘ Minister Thornton fn 2 Quandary—Excitee ment Over the Visit of Prince Arthur. AS my paragraph about the diplomatic sensation occasioned by the distribution of tickets for the several dinners by Minister Thornton in honor of Prince Arthur has been construed into a reflection upon her Majesty’s representative in this country, it As proper to state that nothing of the kind was in- tended. The paragraph was sent simply as a piece of current gossip among the diplomatists of Wash- imgton. I mignt have addea that the gossips repre- sented that Count Favernay, French Chargé @e Affaires in the absence of full minister, was Somewhat huffed because of the treatment of the diplomatic corps, and mp one of them tries more earnestly to be accommo- Gating toeverybody. Take, for example, the con- templated bail, Mr. Thornton has been perfectly imundated with applications for invitations. Ambi- tious mothers have stopred at nothing tn order to obtain Uckets. Rules of etiquette have been set completely at defiance. In the language of a lady here, “ail the dancing men, deadbeats and foolish Women are in a perfect fever about the event, and with unparaieled effrontery are begging for invita. tions.” Grand Kotertainment at Minister's. Mr. Catacazy, the Russian Minister, this morning gave the first of a series of grand dinner parties, at which General and Mrs. Sherman, Speaker Blaine and his wife, Baron Geralt, Prince Deigorouky and other persons prominent tn diplomatic circles, were present. The appointments and service were of the Most sumptuous character. A novel feature of the entertainment was the performance, according to printed programme, of operatic music by a string band. . Delegation of Female Sovereigns Before n Congressional Committee. The Committee for the District of Columbia met 1m joint session this morning and received and heard | delegation from the Female Suffrage Convention in favor ef the exercise of ‘the right” in this Dis- trict. The delegation was nearly 200 im number, nearly ali ladies, The committee was addressed by Mrs. Stanton, Mra Hooker, Miss Anthony and sev- @ral others, The last named speaker said, if only one woman, or no woman,'in the District desired to vote they should have the right to do so, if their protec- tion made the exercise of the ballot necessary. There were present of the committee Senators Hamlin, Sumner, Patterson, Rice, Vickers, Pratt and Harris, and Representatives, Cook, Weicker, Wil- Lams, Hamlin, Cowles, Bowles and Giifillen. In ada- 4ition td the ladies already mentioned there were present Paulina W. Davis, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Char. Jotte Wilbur, Phoebe Cozzens and Madame Armeke. ‘The room was crowded, and for Dearly two hours the Russian the interest was kept up, the committee asking Many pertinent questions, to which the ladies mado prompt answers, At the close # general introduc- tion and conversation ensued. A lunch given by Senator Pomeroy was also enjoyed, All agreed that the occasion was one not to be forgotten. Mr. Sum- ner eaid that in the twenty years of his public Iite Ne had never seen More interest manifestea by a @ Congressional committee In any question, nor a cauge more ably presented by its advocates. Increased Revenge Kcturns in North Carolina, Assessor Powers of the Secorid District of North Carolina, reports an increase of 100 per cent on the assessment list of December, 1809, as compared with the same month of 1868, Fractional Currency Statement. The receipts of, fractional currency for the week ending to-day amount to $758,000, SHIPMENTS. ‘To the Assistant Treasurer at New York... $200,900 ‘fo the Agsistant Treasurer at Philadelphia. 130,000 To the Assistant Treasurer at Baltimore... 25,000 To the Assistant Treasurer at Mobile. + 10,000 To the Assistant Treasurer at Pittsburg.... 25,000 To NationaljBanks and others........ + 149,672 Total shipments,........... c.eseeeee + $639,672 The Treasurer holds in trust, as security for na- national bank circulation, $342,303,350, and for pub- Mo deposits, $18,941,000; mutilated bank notes burned during the week, $218,890; total amount burned, $19,294,027; bank currency issued for bills destroyed during the week, 216,680; total amount issued therefor, $19,121,880; balance due for mutl- lated notes, $172,147; bank circulation outstanding, $299, 745,610; fractional currency redeemed and de stroyed auring the week, $659,100, UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. Collision Between the Schooner Bedell and the Steamer Potomac, WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 1870, No, 82, Mott Bedell vs, The Steamer Potomac. Appeal from the Circutt Court for the Southern District of New York.—This was @ case of colitsion which occurred between the schooner A. V. Bedell &nd the steamer Potomac on the night of the 7th of July, 1858, in the Chesapeake bay, pear the month of the Rappahannock river. The schooner was head- ing about north, goifig up the bay, sailing by the wind, which was about W. N. W. On deck were the captam, one man at the wheel and one forward, stationed ag lookout. The steamer was bound down the bay and was sailing due south, having the required lights burning in their proper piaces, The lookout of the steamer reported @ vessel on the starboard bow. The mate ordered the helm to be starboarded two points and steadied; but soon discovering that the schooner Was nearing the steamer, he again or- dered the helin to be starboarded. ‘The captain then came into the pilot house, rang the bell and stopped the engine, but the schooner was struck on the jarboard side, jusé abaft her fore rigging, by the bow of the steamer, and cuttmg deeply into and im- mediately sinking her, resuiting tn @ total loss. ‘(he evidence satisfied the Districu Court below that the steamer Was at Jauit, and the decree was for the libel- lant; but upon appeal to tie Circuit tne decree of the District urt was reversed and the libel dismissed, that court holding that as it was plain the schooner changed her course to the eastward by porting her helm, the steamer could not be charged with the collision. If the Schooner had kept her course it would have been the duty of the steamer to take care of her, but the change of course by tye schooner brought her across the track of the stefmer and caused the collision. ‘The libeliant brings the case here, contending tnat the decree of the Circuit snould be reversed and that of the District Court affirmed, and the evi- dence 18 get out and discussed at great length to sustain this view. K. C. Benedict for libellant and a@ppellant and John E. Parsons and B. R. Curtis tor respondents, Aufchuel Ryan, Alexandria, La.; Robert N. Baskin, Salt Lake, U. T.; John E, Parsons, G. M. Spier, Freeman J. Fithian and Charles C. Converse, of New York, were admutted vo the bar. FOATY-FIRST CONGRESS. Second Session. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WaAsutneron, Jan. 22, 1870, ‘The House met for general discussion, asif in Com- mitiee of the Whole. About fiity members were present. Mr. SToxgs, (rep.) of Tenn., took the floor ana made a speech on Tennessee politics and as to the standing of Governor Senter. Mr, Moors, (rep.) of Il., next’ addressed the Com- mittee (MroMoGrary in the chair) on the question of the renioval of thé national capital. He expressed his amazement that ‘anybody should cherish the belief that Washington was to remain ad infinitum the metropolis of this great Union. He did not expect that the question would be settied in this decade, but the friends of the movement would op- pose all appropriations for the present site, and would unceasingly agitate the subject, prompted by considerations Of national interest alone, until vic tory crowned their endeavors. REMARKS OF MR. KERR ON THE MALADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT. Mr. Kerr,(dem.) of Ind., presented an indictment against the republican party for its maladministra- tion of the EY ieee grin charging 1t with having, by its bad fafth and by its bungiing and illogical policy, cost the people of this country incaiculabie tmullions of dollars; with having fatled to compre- hend the true relations of the government to the people, and to regard its most sacred obligatiot with having legislated with a spirit of levity and difference, or of seifishness and injustice, or of sec- tionalism and maligmity; with having established instability and uncertainty in all the great and vital interests of business; with having demonetized goid and silver—the true constitutional currency—and this compelled citizens engaged in all kinds of busi- ness, trade and commerce to embark upon a sea so full of tides aud storms as that frequent ship- wrecks are inevitable, and that most ex- pensive fluctuations in the true relations of value are of almost ‘daily occurrence. He charged that by these means and by its onerous, unequal, partial and unjust systems of taxation, by - tarifis and internal revenues, the American tonnage and commerce upon tue ocean had been destroyed and successful competition m the staples and pro- ducts of the country in the markets of the world rendered impossivle; that because of the vicious currency swindJing taritfs and onerous internal tax- ation the cost of production had been so increased, and speculauon and monopolies encouraged, and the prices unsettled, foreign nations could produce cheaper than,this country could and couid, therefore, undersell 1t and gather the rich treasures and pro- fits of heaithful and successful commerce. Thus the bottndiess capacities and resources of the coun- try and the wonderlul energy, recuperative power and intelligent enterprise of our people were left undeveloped or were crippled, overtaxed and dis- couraged. Hence it was that labor was everywhere discontented and its efficiency impaired, though i did not realize that its chief enemy was the oppressive policy of radicalism. Mr. Kerr then proceeded to sustain, ip w detailed arguinent, the pill of indictment so presented, dwelling at lengta on the evils of a high protective tariff, the internal revenue, the nattonal banking laws and the vicious currency fossered by the na- tional banks. SPEECH OF GENERAL LOGAN ON THR REMOVAL OF ‘THE CAPITAL. Mr. LOGAN addressed the committee on the subject, of the removal of the national capital. He sent to the Clerk’s desk and had read the Chuonicte’sreport ot & recent meeting in Washington in regard to the pro- posed International Exhibition. He said he nad not expected to indulge iu any argument on the subject of the removal of the capita!, but when he Saw the array of Dames associated with that public meeting and read the indictinent preferred against Congress, charging it with the commission of offences against the peopie of Washington and of the District of Columbia greater than those of England against tie peopie of the colonies before the tea was tossed into Bosvon harbor, be had set himself down to see whether he could not collate the reasons why the people of the District should not be relieved of the great evils tmposed upon them by Cungress, He was hot actuated by any spirit o. revenge or ill fecl- Washington tt would be necessary to remedy these detects.” But were ‘were quarries west of the moun- tains as well as east of them, and these structures could be lett to land for @ capital and thus com- pensate her for the loss of the presence of Co ‘ud of its admirable society, The West, in asking for the removal of seat of govern- ment, had no wish to injure the citizens of the Yustrict; but it demurred emphatically to the idea that the capital was to be kept here lest the boarding house keepers of Washington should lose their boarders, or the real estate owners lose their tenantry. He contended that in every point of View there was @ necessity for & more central seat of government, It would be in accordance with the weneral principles of justice, would tend to the pro- Toulon of domestic tranquillity and the general we!- lare of the people, and the wealth and Influeace of the different sections would be made to counterbal- ance each other, The West asked to have the seat of government because the centre of population fell within the limits of the West; because the great nucleus of artificial and natural highways were found there, and because the great vical forces of ube nation would uitumately be found there. He quoted staustics in support of his assertion. SPEKCH OF Mit. BECK, ON FINANCE. Mr. BECK, (dem.) of Ky., @ member of the Com- mittee on Appropriations, undertook to state the laws which Congress ought to pass in order to secure the cee good to the greatest number. Congress would fail to meet the just expectations of the country if ti did not lop off the enormous and waste- ful expenditure whereby the annual expenses of the vernment had been increased from $63,000,000 in 859 to not less than $350,000,000 now—an increase of over 450 per cent, with an increase of population not exceeding twenty-one per cent; especiaily uf it failed to remove the burdens now crushing down all the great agricultural and producing interests of country tor the purpone of giving an artificial value to the products of the mandfacturiag and ming monopolies of New England and Pennsylvania; and more especially if it failed to take from the bank- ing and bondholding aristocracy the exclusive and unwarrantable privileges it now enjoyed. All these things could be done if Congress saw tt to exercise ite undoubted power. Why should the or- dinary expenses of the foverament, excluding the interest on the apis lebt, more than quadruple those of ten ye agor The army was largely officered by parasites, It was ascertained, he might Bay It was @ conceded fact, that seventy-five per cent of ali the mililons annually appropriated tor the Indians was stolen, and thousands of dollars were annually squandered at the Patent Omice, It took two millions more to pay the oMicers of the navy than to pay all the sailors under their command, ‘Time would fail him if he should attempt to state a tithe of the frauds aud extortions daily perpetrated. It was not an exaggeration to state that in one form or another fifty millions were thus stolen and squan- dered annually on supernumeraries and retain- ers of the domiuant party. No wonder that the estimates for the next year had increased nearly fifty millions, even over all past extravagance, Mr. Beck proceeded at great length to discuss the question of the currency and finances and to expose and attack the privileges enjoyed by the national ban! He contended that the present banking swinagle should cease, and that the United States legal tender notes should be substituted jor the na- tonal bank notes OPPOSITION TO THE REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL. Mr. WASHBURN, (rep.) Of Wis., spoke against the removal of the capital. He entirely aissented from all such propositions. The abandonment of the capital would be the oveginning of dis- union aad demoralization, The situation of Washington was Pa its climate mid and healthful and its public bulidings the Mnest in the world. It could now be reached trom the shores of the Pacific wit more ease and almost ag soon as it could be trom New York at the time the capital was established here. Its removal now meant the taking from the people, by taxation, of one hundred thousand million dollars for the erec- tion of new buildings and the destruction of private property im this city to the exteft of five hundred thousand millions, Believing that his constituents were satisfied that the capital should remain where 1b 18, and as their Judgment accorded with his own, he should oppose all schemes for its disturbance or removal. ‘The committee rose, and the House, at ball-past four o'clock, adjourne LECIURES LAST NIGHT. “AMONG THE ADIRONDACKS,’ Kate Field at Irving Hall. weg Hall was well filled last night by avery select, well dressed, intelligent audience, to listen to Miss Kate Field’s lecture “‘Among the Adirondacks.’? Miss Field is @ fair girl, dressed in blue, with an elegant lace “aurcoat” over her shoulders, and with @ pretty little gilded, fulded fan playing in her fingers she presents to the audience the appearance of a lady attired for @ full dress even- ing party. Her manner, her volce, her ges- tures and the rationale of her taik is the antithesis of a “woman's rights woman.” She ts refreshingly ‘womanly in times that seem to threaten the extinc- ton of all true womanliness. If this naturalness were carried uniformly throughout the tones of her voice she would be nearly perfect as a speaker, and certainly infinitely more fascinating than the stilted utterance that reminds her auditors too often of the art of the elocutionist, The lecture in Itself breathed of the woods. Her aketches brought vividly the boundlessness of the forest, the innumerable trees, with thetr luxuriant foliage, the rivers and the trout streains and all the loveliness of nature in the wilderness. Miss Field has too much good sense not to give the obverse of this picture. ‘The discomforts of wilderness tourist- ing, with its visits to “shanties” and improvised bedrooms; the torments of midges, mosquitoes and black flies; the voracity of the appetites of tourists and their eating powers that enabled them, as Mr. Weller said, to “svell wisibly before your wery eyes,” were all given with a good many side-shaking Jokes cunningly thrown tn. ‘The story about her experience as a deer slayer and how sne shot the deer, and her mterview with the “smartest man in the woods,” were well done; but. the finest passage in the lecture was the final one of her visit to North Elba and the grave of John Brown. The vision that passed before her eyes ag she looked at this grave, and the epitomizing of Amer- ica’s wondrous history from the day of the hanging of John Brown to the present hour, when “Join Brown’s monument goes marching on through all time,” brought tears4o manly eyes by tts description, and while the men were carelessly pulling their beards towards thet foreheads, #o that their eyes might be shaded from public gaze ior a moment, Miss Fieid curtsied and withdrew. OS. Thoir Structure and Natural History—Lecture by Professor A. J. Ebell. A lecture was delivered last evening at the Cooper Institute by Professor Evell on the above subject, being one of the free course of scientific lectures under the auspices of the Cooper Union. ‘There was a large attendance. The Professor commenced by observing that the kingdom was made with refer. ence to certain ends and designs, snowing that the great Creator had a particular object in view. Ho then proceeded to describe the structare of the bird, dilating chiefly on its bony and muscular organism. The bony giructure was composed of @ great amount of mineral material, and was one of the best ex- amples of the complete and compact laws of mechanism that could be found. He outlined the chain of vertebra, showing the stracturo from the head to the tail. The system was composed with special reference to power, strength and jightness with the least amount of ma- terial. The arrangements of the muscular system of the bird were most distinctly and bap aott! outlined, Adverting to the organs of sense he Lyme twat taste was wanting in the bird, as might be observed from the manner in which it gobbied its food down. Whole—andjhe woul add that the people of the Atericau nation were in a great measure following the example of the bird in that respect, on account of the extreme haste in which they bolted their food, making but little use of thelr mouths in refer- ence to taste and mastication. ‘he sense of hearing in the bird was less developed vhan that of sight, which was the most oe while the sense of touch was most largely developed in tne beak and foot. he bird had a@ breathing system all over the body. After alluding to the tramense grind- ing power of the gizzard the lecturer procecued to reier to the development of the egg, and subse- quently to the metuod of motion 1n various small in- sects, and particularly the means of locomotion em- ployed by shes, showing that the tail wag the chief organ, while a large number depended on their fins, tug, but delieving it lis duty, a8 @ representative of | which acted as a balancing power. & portion of the people, to do justice to ali portions of the country, he would take this occasion to say that he would, at the proper time, offer a resolution lor the appointinent oc a committee to examine and report whether it was practicable, consistent and feasible to remove the capital from the city of Washington, Mr. Logan then proceeded to give a sketch of the historical location of the capital on the Potomac river, and showed that one of the principal arguments in*favor of the selection was that @ cen- tral position was @ suitapie one for a re- publican | eis. claiuning that the argue ment which was goot then was still good. He replied to the constitutional objection made by Senator Howard in 1868, and argued that If there was any force init the ‘act of 1791, changing the boundary of the District, was unconstitutional, aim consequently the capital had mever been pro- perly locatea. If it had been the object of the iramers of the constitution to fetter Congress for all time in regard to the location of the capital they Would not have leftit to be inferred only by the process of subtle reasoning. It would have been stated explicitly. But such an idea was contrary to the very principie of repnbhican goverament. ‘These laws were not to be unchangeable, like the laws of the Medes and Persians, ‘The retrocession of Alex. andria to the State of Virginia was a precedent establishing the err of Congress over the subject. As to the feasibility of removing the pubiic bulldings, if such a thing were deemed dcairabie, he eould find dozen firms who would undertake the job, and exe- cute it, too, But it was not necessary to think of that, Some of those bulidings were of a mixed character, and some were too email and inconve- Bien, Kven if the seas Of government remained ‘tbe lecturer was listened to with deep attention, LOCAL INTELLIG Stasutno ArrRAY.—James Murphy and Alexander O'Donnell, printer boys, had @ quarrel yesterday afternoon opposite No. 77 Mercer street, when O’Don- neil stabbed his comrade several times tn the neck and back, The wounds were very very slight. O’pon- neil was arrested. ACCIDENTS,—Hubbard Bride, aged fifteen, of No. 87 Oliver street, yesterday fell from the roof of the house to the ground, fracturing an arm and leg, He ‘was sent to Bellevue Hospital. Mary Driscoll, sixty, of No. 147 Leonard Street, was knocked down yesterday by stage No. 11, Ninth avenue, at the corner of Franklin and Broad- way, aud was severely injured. POLICE BoaRD.—The Board of Poitce Commis- stoners yesterday held @ session and cransferred a few men. They siso passed a resolution that on and after tne 1st of May the order previously made com- pelling police surgeons to reside in the district to which they are assigned be strictly euforced. SMALLPOX.—The smallpox is not confined to the Houston street district. Yesterdsy a bad case was reported at No. 45 Laurena street and another at No. 169 Suffollt street. Six cases of the disease were reported last night after the close of the Superin- at , Venden’s oftice and belore leven o'clock. - PRINCE ARTHUR. His Depariure from This City Hn Routo for Washington. Negligence of Railroad Officials—Incidents of the Journey—Bladensburg Bat- tlefield—Arrival and Reception at the Republican Capital. Prince Arthur, of England, accompanied vy his suite, left nis quarters at the Brevoort House, im this city, at twenty minutes after seven o’clock yester- day morning, and proceeding to the Jersey City ferry embarked on the forty-five minutes past eight train for Washington direct. A small assemblage of persons was present at the hotel to witness their departure, whic, by the way, was characterized by the same gentiemanly and un- ostentatious simplicity that marked the arrival of the young Prince and his attachés, The party occupied a magnificent special drawing room car on the New Jersey Central Katlroad, and 1g expected to return to this city on Saturday next. THE PRINCE IN WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 1870, His Royal Highness Prince Arthur and suite, ac-’ companied by Minister Thornton, arrived here this evening in a special car attached to the regular New York train at tive minutes past five o'clock. The railrosd authorities do not seem to have paid any particular attention to the distinguished traveller, not a8 much as they usually pay to prominent oMicials of the United States, Although the car was a private one, having been specially engaged for the Prince and suite, 4$ was nothing more than an ordinary compartment car, which is attached to all the through day trains from New York. It was not even dignified witn a special conauctor, as nearly all special cars are. Whether it was the desire of hts Royal Highness or not he and his suite were undisturbed in their privacy. All the way fyom New York to the national capital there were no demonstrations and no special incidents along the route. When the train stopped at Newark, N.J., some enthustastic Britisher shouted “Long live the Queen,’ but there was no response, either from the Prince inside or the few people outside, ‘The Prince evinced a great desire to observe the country through which he passed, and Mr. Thornton poimted out to him ail the clites and towns along the road, and explained to him as well as he could whatever of interest there was connected with them. When the train reached West Philadelpma the party partook of an elegant Juncn, which they brought witn them from New York. It was gene- rally known, not only to the passengers but to the people along the route, that the Prince was on the train, and at cach stopping place there was some little curiosity manifested on the pars of those who happened to be at the various de- pots to get a peep at him. He was invisible, however, and nobody went to the trouble of climbing upon the car or standing upon chairs, boxes or barrels to make @ more minute investigation. There ts evidently Jess interest upon the part of the people of the United States in Prince Arthur than there was in his royal brother, the Prince of Wales, when he visited this country, probably because the latter is the heir apparent to the British throne. At Camden station, Balumore, there was considerable of a crowd when the Prince's car was hauled over from the President street depot. The people, however, seemed at a loss to know where to look for the Prince and suite, They no doubt expected to see the president’s car or the directors’ car of the Cam- den and Amboy Raliroad Company, and in looking for this they were completely thrown off their guard. They stared at the compartment car in which the Prince really was, but there was nothing unusual in that, for they knew it was attached to all the through day trains from New York, Whether there was a prince on boara or not, everybody ex- pected that the directors’ car containing the Prince would goon follow the compartment car, and while they were waiting and wondering and guessing the whistle blew and the train moved off for Washington with the Prince and suite on board, The crowd just then discovered the sell, but there was no running after the train, no effort to re- cover the lost opportunity. It was generally voted that if he was a prince he was just like anybody eise and there wasn’t much lost after all. Mr. Thornton pointed out to his Royal Highness the town of Bia- densburg, and explained that it was the scene of a battle between the British and the Americans when the former took Washington and destroyed the, pub- lic buildings, and aiso that it was the scene of some celebrated ducis. ‘The Prince expressed surprise at Bladensburg being such an insignificant place, and indeea he seemed disappointed at finding no towns of consequence between Baltimore and Washington. The train was five mmutes nhead of the regular schedule time when it reached the capital. Among the prominent perfons on board was Fred. Douglas, the negro ora- tor, who occupied a car next to that of the Prince and suite, There was no unusual crowd at the depot, not more than there generally is on the arrl- val of the New York trains. Neither the superinten- dent of the road nor indeed any of the officers at this end of it knew anything about the arrival of the Prince until he alighted from the train, Whetner the people here were equally ignorant I do not know, but beyond the hack drivers, hotel por- ters and runuers, the newsboys and bootblacks and afew persoos who were awaiting the arrival of friends, or who were going out on the 6:40 train for Philadelpnia, there wags no assembled mul- titude to welcome his Royal Highness to what Judge Bingham invariably terms “the capital of the graud- est and freest republic the world ever saw.” Mr. Edmund D. V. Fane, Seeond Secretary of the British Legation, with a couple of Mr. ‘Thorntor’s carriages and liveried drivers and footmen, were in waiting at the depot to receive the party. As the wain entered the depot Mr. Fane walked rapidly towards the lower end and reached the compartment car Just as Mr. Thornton assisted the Prince from the platform, Taking off his hat he stepped up to his Royal Highness and grasped him warmly vy the hand as if he were an old acquaint- ance. ‘The entire party then took up a line of march for the carriiges which were in waiting out- side, Mr. Thornton taking charge of the Prince and the other gentlemen following without regard to order or rank. With the exit of the passengers fro the cars the crowd in the depot became con- siderably increased, It soon became known that the Prince had arrived and there was u laudable anxiewy growing out of curiosity to see him, “There's the Prince,’’ said one.” “Which ts he? that fellow with a snud-colored coat?’ asked another. When they were about half way out the long depot the crowd began to press a littic upon the Britiah- ers, and the Prince, turning to Mr. Fane, said, “Where are the carriages 1” “Just outside,” was Mr. Fano’s reply. Mr. Thornton now took the Prince’s arm and drew it through his, a3 it.ne had some suspicions that the democratic mob might make off with him and hold him as @ hostage until the Alabaina claims were settled; but there was no necd of this precaution, for the people only wanted to gaze upon his Royal High- ness, just to see what difference there is between a prince and any other man, “Which of them fellows ts the Prince, Jimmy!” shouted @ newsboy to his comrade, juac as the party made their exit from the depot. “1 guess it’s that old chap,” polpting to Thoruton, was the reply. “Well, he aint so very young loeking, Is ho’ ub- served the first urcbin. When the Prince reached the sidewalk the hack drivers, who recognized the familiar feavures of Mr. Thornton; made a rush to geta peep at the distin- guished stranger, but they were kept m check by the police, . Mr. Thornton handed the Prince into bjs carriage, which was an open barouche drawn by @ splendid team of richly caparisoned horses. Colonel Elpninstone next entered and was followed by Mr. Thornton, who occupied a place on the back seat with the Prince, and the carriage was q@iven away. Hon, H. P. Le Poor Frenck. Third Se | can to change, or ra Minister a little before six o'clock. Was introduced to all the members of the British Legation, with their families, who remained during the greater part of the evening. ‘To-morrow he will attend service at the Church of the Epiphany with Mr. Thornton and family. year must be door of the palace im la ond and third wife of the V bing not well), his eldest son and two eldest daughi- ers. hand, while one of the wives handed me, another Mrs, Stanton, and one of the daughters Miss Mac- lean, and thus we went in proceasion to an immense drawing room, the whole way there being lined with slaves. We only passed ree, and went straight to the dining room, after cretary of the British Legasion ; Mr, Edmund D, V. Fano, Secona Secretary, and Lieutenante Pritcbard and Fitzroy, of tne Prince’s staf, occupied tne secona carriage. As the party drove away there Was no demonstration on the part of the crowd, no shouts of “God save the Queen,’ had their criticisins on the personal appearance of the Prince, just as they would have had on Jim Fisk, rious character, there is @ lamentable lack of reverence for digni- taries, and here in Washington this 13, perhaps, more apparent than anywhere else, Visit of Her Royal Highness to the Egyptian Princess of Wales in the East, the Hon, Mra, Grey gives a graphio account of a ysit to the harem of the Viceroy of Egypt’s mother. Mrs. Grey says:—~ The bystanders Jonn C. Heenan, or any other noto- Among Americans generally The Prince arrived at the residence of the British After dinner he THE PRINCESS OF WALES. Harem—A Roya! Reception—Refrestments— Tho Native Ladies at Table. In her journal of the recent tour of the Prince and We drove first through a garden which later in the beautiful, and were received at the grande princesse, the sec- Viceroy (the first and fourth La ule princesse took the princess by the through this room, how- us goblets and plates of gol and preci stones. A slave then offered each of usa suver basin to wash our hands in before we sat down to dinoer, We were each given a sort of tortoise shell spoon, with a large coral branch as a handle, but neither knife nor fork, and then, at 4 sign from the old Princess, we all dipped our spoons into the tureen together. Next came an enormous bit of mutton, of which we had to tear off bits with our fingers, and put them straight into our moutis. about twenty dishes followed In rapid succeasion, alternately savory ana sweet. A large sort of ome- let, sausages full of Faye @ sweet dish of vermi- ceili and sugar, fried , a sweet dish made of rose water and taploca or gum, half liquid, dressed oat on the top with almonds und served in a basin, a dish of hashed meat with ontons, a kind of mince of Sago, rice and raw onions, all rolied in a cavbage leaf, followed each other in succession. Then pastry, an then some other curious dishes. Sweetmeats, cur- rant jelly and thick sour cream were served be- tween—that 1s, one was allowed Co dip one’s spoon in the dishes of these things which remained on the table, ‘The last dish of all was atureen of boiled rice, in which we all dipped our spoons alternately with @ dish of sweetmeat, A sinall basin of com- pote of cherries was then put before everybody, and we had done dinner according to Egyptian habits. I must coniess that I neyer in iy life was more disgusted, or telt more inclined to be sick, than [ did during this meal. [had had nothing but a cup of coffee im the morning, ana the taste of these ex- traordinary dishes, as well as the sight of all the Angers cuipped into the dishes of thick sour creain, ora dish of preserves, and the next moment tearing oif a bit of meat or sausage from the same piece of which I felt myself in duty bound to ewt, was really too nasty. No wine or water was served during dinner; 80 when the grande princesse offered me some liguid stuff in a kina of tortoise shel! cup 1 seized hoid of it wiih great delight, in hope of some- thig to wash down the things | had been swallow- ing bon gre mal gre,and took a large spoontul of it, thinking it was water and syrup,When, to my hor- Tor, 1t proved to be some sort of sour stuif—vine- far, With an addition of herbs and cucuimbers—and Fecula not help maki an awtul face, to we great amusement of the whole party. AFTER THE DESSERT—THE DANCE. We now got up from the floor, aud a slave then put me into, or rather handed me to. an arm char, and brought me a silver basin, very deep, and with esmail dish im the middie full of holes! We were given @ bit of soap, and while rubbing our fingers with the soap the slave poured water the whole time over our hands, and this ran through at once into the dish. We then got a very smart towel, with a border richly embroidered in gold, to dry our fingers witti. ‘Then we went again in procession to the large drawing room or hall we haa before passed through, and here we all sat down on a large divan. Music was then heard, aud in marched about twenty musi- clans in ugiiorm, like a military band, wearing trousers and trock coats, with gold butions, &c., quite European, the musicians being all girls thus dressed out. ‘The music was not famous—futes, a coupie of cornets, a violin aud a guitar—still they playea rather nicely, though the tunes were not very pleasing to the ear. About fourteen girls now came in dancing, some dressed in Yellow satin, embroidered with silver, and others in black satiu, embroidered with gold, .They ali wore bodies of silver gauze, with a belt of goid bana, very loose, and # large clasp or star of dia- monds aud precious stones tanging aown in front. Their dance was more curious Chan oretty, thouge some movements were gracelul enough. Others, on tite contrary, were simply frightiul. For instance, they had a Way of moving and shuking their heads and other parts of their bodies all separately, as it no one part belonged to the other parts, which was quite monstrous, These poor giris danced in this manner for nearly two hours and when we expressed some pity for them we were answered, “nh, they are never tired. They can dance like this for tive hours ata ume.” ‘They looked, however, much ex- hausced and one seemed very nearly famting. COFFEE, CUPS AND DIAMONDS, While this dancing was going on coffee was served several times. A slave brought in a tray covered With # biack velvet cloth about # yard and a half wide, all embroidered with pearls and enormous un- cut emeralds, and in the middle one enormous dla- mond star quite five inches wide. The cover was lifted off and under it were small cups, like exg cups, which were filled with coffee and handed round one by one by a slave, another slave following and offering one of their long Turkish pipes, set with dia- monds, or a cigarette with the most beautiful holder, all one Mass of precious siones, the moutipiece it- seif being one large ruby or emerald. rue cups, too, were & mass of diamonds. We found the oid Princess, who had not accom- panied us up stairs, waiting ior us below. We there sat down in the same way as we had aone before and music and dancing again began, only a new set of slaves had taken the place of the former ones. 1 did not see @ single really pretty face, and hardly even a good looking one among them. However, they told us that there are @ couple of pretty ones, but for some reason or other they were not ailowed to show to-day. Altogether, tere are abuut 500 slaves in this harem and about twenty of them were always standing at # sort distance from our chairs wherever we went, ‘ney were dr din the most ridiculous and tasteless manner, ia the European fashion, but no two alike, Oue had a bright yellow dress with a green veivet jacket; another a green velvet skirt with a red or bite jacket; and so on, Some had hideous round hats, with wright flowers and teatuers; some had beads in their hair. In short, they Were dressed in Lue toxt Vulgar manner It 18 possibie to imaging. A great many had diamona ornaments, earrings and broacies, and a few hud the Viceroy’s picture set in diamonds oa their whoulder, Coffee was served very often. A siave carrying the tray stopped in the middle of the room, just in tront of us, Wlule auovber car- ried the coffee pot, hanging by turee lung stiver chains over @ sort of lamp, jusi like tne censers used in Catholic churches. Another slave lifted olf the jewelied veivet cloth, which bung down in front, and pouxed coffee into the sinall, diamond cups which Were again handed to us, each cup by a ait ferent slave; the one with the tray standing the whole time in the middie of the room tii the empty cups were replaced. TOILETS AND JEWELS. The dresses which tie Princesses wore to-day were splendid, as iar as jewela go. One had on a wiite moire antique dress, richly embroideved, nearly all ; over, With gold; another had oa a red ong, and biue and gray were worn by ihe younger ones, ail equally embroidered. ‘Phe shape of their dress was very 01d; it seemed to me cqually long m trout a¥ bebind, where it | formed a loug tram, ‘The skirt was cut open about | two feet on each aide, showing their legs and feet, | Wrapped up in some soft, white material or other. ‘The train 1m frout was passed bebind, and their walk | in consequence of ali this was auyiluug bub grace- fui; for, naving tuis thick, beayy gown between their legs tuey could only adie slong ike ducks. ‘Their hair was done in the Kuropean fashion, but With enormous tiaras of corone:s, very beavy though spiendid wiih precious siones on their head: one really more beauwiful than another. Necklac too, Wilh diamonds as big a8 a shuling e, and drops of diainonds cut round like crystals aad quite enormous. Each had a ring of wsingle diamond, With no setting to be seen at ali, That of the oid Priucess was so large that she could only wear il on the middie finger, {should think 1¢ was about an | inch wide; but [ thought it more curious than pretty. | Bach wité wore a belt about threo inches wide, all set quite close with vory larze diamouds and uncut emeralds and rabies. Tnever saw anything equal to it; no gold setting to be seen ab all, ouly these beautiiul stones. ‘they had also the Viceroy’s plcture on the left shoulder set in enormous diamonds; yet, in spite of all uuis Gaery and juxury, ] would rather be the poorest peasant woman, working for my bread, than one of these miserable creatures, ROYAL CHIT Cat: They were ail perte i ALOUSY AND SQUARBLES. ly enchanted with the et The young Prince, who speaks French most perfectly, ‘acted as .the inverprever tae wnole time, and did it remarkably well. At last they all expressed @ hope that the Princess would @otme and | dine again on her return to Cairo. | We have now aeen the bright side, but there 18 also a revers de la medauie, They told me that these Sour wives have consvant quarrels and squabbles, occasioned by jealousy, and that somerimes the Viceroy is obliged to separate.them. These poor princesses lead tle most useless and idie life, Phey cannot read or write or do anything; yet one or two of them looked very intelilgeni—one especiaily seemed very clever and sharp. And j felt quite sad to think of the ignorant, dull and useless iife they are living. towever, the Viceroy is doing all he ther so improve, the ideas and ' Not avail like these changes, and as yet vel fee example in allow! to fear upon this step towards emancipation. measures by sharp and piercing onsia posing leaders, He personal rencoutres with the objects of bis wrath, and has often come out of them with dangerous Wounds. With rival editors in the same city he was continually at odds. His “Closing Year” Grave” were probably bis best, but he wrote lines up to witnin the last six months. His books were not very successful, and he wrote but {i av always highly respected by the citiz should a a round face and well cut features. was parilally paralyzea and he was compeiled to employ an amanuensis, etta Benham, sister of the Caihoun Benhain who had two sons, of whom we have spoken above, remains are now lying 10 state in thi the garden of their m, and look with TAKING LEAVE. At fonr o'clock we thought it was time to give the signal of departure, so the Princess got up and we Were ail handed out phil the door of the gar- just a8 we had come in, all smiling and grin- hing to show their delight, and tapping one bard op the shoulder as a ireataiga of ‘ree lowe OBITUARY. George D. Prentice. The veteran editor of the old Loussville Journal died at the residence of his son, Clarence J, Pren- tice, a few miles below Loulsville, yesterday. He had been weak and feeble fora year or more, and had been contined to his bed for about a week, Mr. Prentice was born im Preston, Conn., Decem- ber 2, 1803, and was consequently sixty-six years and nearly two montns old, Brown Untversity as an early age, and at nineteen became principal of a high school in Hartford. Soon after becoming of ame he took charge of and edited, with John G,.Whittier, the New England Revie'c, published in Hartford. editor of another paper in the same city at the time, and a bitter warfare of personalities raged between the two. Temoved to Louisville, established the Louisville Journal, of which he was chef proprietor and editor until about two years ago. At that time his wife died, and as in previous days of insolvency he had made over ail his pro- perty im the deathbed ul im bis turn sold it out to Walter W. Haldeman, who merged it with his own paper under the title of the Louisville Courter-Journal. Mr. Prentice was thus deprived of his proprietorship, but was retained om the new paper as a writer, from the first, and was an intimate friend of Heary Clay, at whose residence, Ashland, near etn pe] ne resided for some time preparing a biog! y ol the great statesman. ism at its inception and continued to advocate it until the defeat of Bell and Everett and the elecuon of Lincoln to the Presidency. secession movement came on he strongly and zealously opposed it, and was instrumental, in con- necuon with Robert J. Breckinr.dge, John J. Crit- tenden, Lovell H. Rousseau and Jaimes Speed in preventiny vortex. administration durmg the war, although his two sons—nis only children—went to the rebel army. He was graduated at Gideon Welles was He soon tired of this life, however, and Ky., when in 1831 be paper to her, left it to she on her therr son Clarence, He He was an old line whig He espoused Know Nothing- When the Kentucky from being driven into the He ably seconded the movements of the One of them was killed while with a rebel storming party at Augusta, Ky, The other—Clarence J. Pren- Uce—ts sul living. At the close of tue war, and up to his death, Mr. Prentice followed the lead of Presi- dent Jounson and advocated the unconditional re- admission of ail the States and the pardon of all the rebels, Asan edttor he was famous for his witty para-. graphs ana for his sarcasm and invective. He was strongly partisan, and would advocate his partisan tn OD Op- has Irequently been tavoived ta His an¢ Overy Was Of & high order. “Lines at My Mother's He of Louisvitie, roops of friends, a welt as thas which pany old age—honor, love, obedience. Mr. Prentice Was short but stout, with js right arm In persoi He married # Miss Henrt- figured as a second in the Terry-Broderick duel, on 18 Masonic Tem- ple at Louisville, and will be interred iu Cave Hill Cemetery on Monday. Rev. James B. Hardonbergh. Rev. James Buyn Hardenbergh, D. D., died, at bis residence, in this city, at an early hour yesterday morning. He was born on the 28th of June, 1800, Graauated at Union College and the Theological Seminary of the Keformed Dutch Church, He was settied over the First Reformed Dutch church at New Brunswick, N. J., which was at that time the most important church of New Jersey. He was pastor of the Reformed Dutch church, tn Orchard sireet, in this city, and was subsequently called to the Reformed Dutch church at Rhinebeck, and after- wards to the Crown street Dutch clurch in Phils aelphia. In 1840 he accepted tho charge of the Reformed Dutch church tn Franklin sireet, Which was, during his pastorate, removed to Twenty-tiird street. He resigned his charge after the successful completion of the enterprise, owing to impaired health occasioned by great anxiety and overwork. After a trip to Europe and a few win- ters at the South and eccupying the pulpits of the Presbyterian churches at Savannad and Macon, Ga, he returned to this city. He thereapou engaged in @ mission enterprise at the corner of Madison and Gouverneur streets. He devoted his tie aud ener- gies gratuitously and completely to the good of the or and friendiess tn the eastern section of the city, Kits lapors for more than three years were 80 ardu- ous that it was only upon the urgent solicitation of his friends that he was induced to turn over his charge to the lety for the Promotion of tie Gos- pel Among the Seamen in New York City. He was one Of the trustees of Rutgers College at New Bruns- wick. Dr. Hardenbergh has been and was intimately connected with the growth and progress of the Reformed Protestant Dutch churches. He was a member and coworker in its various boards of mia- sions aud education. From the prominent position occupied by hiv: in the Church he possessed the con- fidence and respect of a larger number of friends than falls to the iot of most benevolent and Christian, men. His life of seventy years has been conspicu- ousiy useful. He Jeaves a family of four daughters and tirce sons. ‘The deceased was distinguisned especially for lis disinterested Christian labors, 80 nearly unsectariay as it Was possible to be con- sistent with his sphere of usefulness. He united in & peculiarly felicitous way the urbanity of a genue- Ian whh the hugulity and kindness of a Chrishau. Liberal in setitiment ana charitable im acuion, he Was the exeroplar of the virtues be taught. KIDNAPPING AN OFFICIAL. A Thief Canght tn the Act of Stealing Sherif O'Brien. 10 Yesterday isorning, as officer Sparrow, of the Twenty-fiftu precinct, was patrolling his post on Broadway, he aeard most unearthly shrieks proceed- ing from son persen evidently in distress, and on going to the place whence the notse emanated, he found a crowd congregated uround a staiwortn individual, who was making desperate efforts to forcibly carry of Sherif? Jimmy O’Brien, having him securely bound on iis back. Gomg two the assistance of the untorcanate exif he discovered that the chici, who gave ns 3 Edward F. Rooney, liad taken the Sheri! from in front of the photograph gatiery of C. D. Frearicks, on Broadway, Where he had been hang- ing on exibition, and was onde. away with nim.” Rooney w: and yesterda Cox,’ at Jeterson Market, whe preierred against him by Mr. him with stealing a photographic valued at $126. lie admitted the chi he liad feli in love witu the handse and des.rous of placing 1b in a in the City Mail. He was commuicce afternoon arraigned before Justice comp.alnt was dricks charging picture romineni plac for examine NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Juited States sloop-ol-war Jamestown arrived ancisco on friday. » United States steamers Portsmouth, Quinne- baug and Wasp were at Montevideo December 13, ‘The following oMlcera have been ordered to report to Adiniral Farragut to accompany him as memocrs of his staff to Portland, in connection with the cere- monies proposed in honor of the late Georgs Peabody:—Rear Admiral H. K. Thatcher, Capwins J.J. Almy and D. MeN, Fatrfax; Commander ), B. Harmony, Lieutenant Commander Frederik Vear- son and Hnsign Wiliam B, I. Krailey. Commander 8. P, Baird has been ordered to the naval stutioa at Mound city, lil., February 1. Ensign A. G. Paul bas been orderea to equipment duty at the Philadelpnia Navy Ya orders have been issued by Secretary Robeson to Licnienant Vommander Eastman, commandiog the United States steamer Nyack, now attached to the Pacifle feet, Instructing bim to proceed with that vessei to vue Bay of San Miguel, where the vessel Whi! act as a depot of suppites tor the Darien expe- ditton. lo co-operate with Commander Selfridge. Fin AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN. A fire occurred on Friday night, at about half-past ten o'clock, in she drying room of the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Works, at Bridgeport, Conn, A quantity of wood, scasoning for the purpose of making boxes, took fire and the flames spread rapidly. By great exertions the fre was prevented irom communicating to the neighboring buildings, which were full of finished work. The building in Which the fire originated was gutted. The iovs was not large and was covered by insurance. ‘The com~ pany presented a check of $600 to the Fire Depart. ment, last Saturday worming, in sckuowiedgewe Bf of thelr services.