The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1870, Page 4

v 4 NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1870. @uccees of the Cebane—A Now Phase f tho Cuban Quovtion Prosented. The nows published yesterday from Cuba shows that a fierce and bloody battle had been fought between the Spaniards under General Puello and the patriots under General Jordan, and that the latter had defeated the former in @ very decisive manner. Puello lost thirty- six officers and four hundred men killed and wounded, and narrowly escaped himself. The Spanish General returned with the remnant of his army to Puerto Principe. There had been severe fighting, also, ten leagues from Santiago de Cuba, ia whicn, it appears, the Spaniards had the worst of it again. This is evident, not only from the loss reported, but also from the fact that a mulo train, carrying provisions for estates near San Luis, was ordered to return for fear of the insurgents, who were re- ported to be in considerable force between the Spaniards and Santiago do Ouba. It must be borne in mind that this news comes from Havana, and therefore is much more likely to give the most favorable account for the Spaniards and to put these disasters in the best light than to exaggerate the success of the Cubans. We have no doubt that when wo get at all tho facts it will tura out that the Cuban successes were greater than now re- ported. Considering the nature of the war and the policy of the Cubans to keep up an exhaustive guerilla warfare, which is the best for them, this battle in the neighborhood of Guaimaro was a most important one, and shows the ability of the patriots to sustain themselves, even against considerable and well equipped armies. , These successes of the Cubans present a new phase to the question of belligorency and for the consideration of our government, According Mr, Secrgjary Fish apd Mr, NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREBT, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. 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It was a very curious and significant circumstance that the war should have been reported at an end by high authority just at the timo Congress was about to reas- semble, and when it seemed probable that the representatives of the people would take some SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRE (3, 595 Bros tway.—Eruro- PIAN MINSTERLSY, NzGRO Acts, &0.—“Hasu.” stroct.—EqursTa1an 0, H@OLEY'S OPERA ‘ Brook}yn.—HooLny's MINSTRLLS—THR THEATRICAL AGRNoy, do. APOLLO HALL, corner 2th street and Broadway.— ‘Tak New Hisesytoon. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway,— ScigNox AND ART. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’S HERALD. Paar. A Ienanveraibaasinat action in favor of Cuba. It was curious, too, 9~davertionest, that the late Consul at Havana, Mr. Plumb, 3—Adversisements. should have been brought to Washington to 4—Editorial: Leading Article on Success of the Cubans, a New Phase of the Uuban Question Presented—Obituary—Personal Intelligence— Boat Berith Convention—Amusement An- nouncements, G—Telegraphic News from All Parts of the World: Pope Pius the Ninth in the American Coliezo in Rome; Church Progress in America Statea by His Holiness; The Paraguayan War—Wash- ington: Murmurs Against the Repeal of the Franting Privilego; Arrival of Revels, the Colored Senator; Review of tho New Tariff Bill 1a Committee—Prince Arthur: His Move- ments yesterday—Foreign Art and Miscélia- neous Items—Stapbing Affray in the Twenty- Second ward—Business Notices. G—Religious: Interesting Discourses by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Fatners Gaffney @nd Beaudevin, Kev. Chauncey Giles, Dr. Hepworth, Dr, Mitchell and Others—Musical Review — Quarantine Abuses—Tne Perry Murder Triai: The Disagreement of the Second Jury; What Occurred in the Jury Room—Movsical and Theatrical Notes. ¥—Cuba: Revision of the Taxation System ; News from the Intertor—Porto Rico, St. Thomas make such a representation just then, particu- larly as it is generally understood that he is strong on the Spanish side and not at all favorable to the Oubans. But facts are stronger than words, and it is quite evident now that the war is not at an end, and not likely to be till Cuba acquires her indepen- dence. Of course we shall hear garbled and soothing accounts from Havana about the disasters to the Spaniards, and we shall hear for the hundredth time of the wonderful things which the Spaniards are going to do, and this may satisfy our Secretary of State. But will the people of this republic and Congress be deceived by such shallow misreprosentations and subterfuges ? Itis whispered around that the Cuban ques- tion is to flnd » solution in another way than by war, by the recognition of the belligerency or independence of the Cubans, or by aid to the patriots from the United States. There is and British West Indies—Advertiging Swin- ; an impression that our government is going to dlers ¢ Ta thelr Own ie fanclal | bay Cubs, either in the name and with the and Commercial Reports—Conrt Calendars for To-day—Marrlages and Deaths—Advertise- ments. B8—Now York City News—Suburban Intelligence— A True Charity—Large Maul by a Sneak Thief—The Fifth Ward Murder: “Hanging for Murder in New York Played Out”—Virginia— Brooklyn City News—Book Notices—Votce of the People—Shipping Intelligence—Advertise- ments. NOTIOZ TO HERALD SUBSCRIBERS, money of the Cubans, or out and out from the United States Treasury, and that the adminis- tration is only waiting till Prim, Serrano and other Spanish leaders can get public sentiment in Spain favorable to the sale of the island, This must be a long and doubtful way of reach- ing the object, at least, and from present ap- pearances the Cubans may settle the question before the job can be accomplished. How long will it take these Spanish leaders to pre- pare the public mind in Spain? What revolu- tions may not occur in that volcanic country to upset this scheme? No doubt the sum of a hundred millions or a hundred and fifty millions of dollars is a tempting bait for these Spanish chiefs, for the Spanish agents in this country and for the lobby at Washington; but to grab it depends upon doubtful and remote contin- gencies. After all, it is a question whether the astute Spanish leaders at Madrid and their cunning agents here are not leading our simple Secretary of State in a string, and that if they could crush tho rebellion in Cuba by the aid or direct assistance of our govern- ment they might not then politely inform us that public sentiment in Spain could not be bronght to favor the sale of the island. Then, again, how much less will Cuba be worth after years of desolating war? But why pay & hundred millions or more for that which can be obtained for nothing? And do we owe nothing to humanity and nothing to the principle of republican liberty on American soil, that we should stand with our arms folded, looking on with indifference, while a bloody, cruel and useless war is going on almost within sight of our shores? If Spain would accept now @ hundred millions or 9 hundred and fifty millions for Cuba and stop the war at once, that, perhaps, might be the best and cheapest way to settle the question. But to wait till tho Spaniards are worn out by the war and the Cubans have the best prospect of success, or till the island is ruined and thou- sands are slain, would be inhuman, impolitic and foolish. It is only necessary for the United States to take a decided stand in favor of Cuban independence, and that without com- promising the honor of the republic or involv- ing fis in difficulties of any kind, to force Spain to terms or to secure the freedom of Cuba, Has the government the sense and firmness to take this course? That is the question, It ought to remember that this is an important matter, and that judgment will be passed upon its conduct both by the Ameri- can people now and by history. We will esteem it a favor if our readers will inform us, by letter addressed to this office, of @ny dereliction on the part of the carriera of the Hsrap, either in furnishing the paper late, substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled shoots. ," Ravers, Senator elect from Mississippi, is in Washington, ready to take his seat when required. Senator Revels is a black man. To this complexion have we come at last. Tor New Tanirr Brit appears to be a de- lusion and a snare. Although the duties on some articles have been reduced and that on anthracite coal has been abolished altogether the general tariff is increased from thirty to forty per cent. Is tHe Paraguayan War Enpzp?—The Argentine troops have returned to their homes and the Brazilians are on the road homewards. This is the latest news from Rio. Now that the field is clear we may shortly expect to hear something of Lopez also returning home. Tus Diemma or ReoonstRuction.—South- ern States were required to ratify the fifteenth amendment as a condition of restoration to the Union. As they could not be trusted to come in and then ratify it, they ratified first and then came in, They were, therefore, not in the Union when they acted on the constitution, or else they were never out of the Union. Either, then, all the reconstruction laws of Congress are invalid, or these Southern ratifications of the fifteenth amendment are invalid, If the States were in the Union there was no need to admit them, and if they were not in the Union they could not participate in making Jaw for States that aro ia, Quarantivg ABuses.—Io another column wo give place to a communication that runs over some of the more flagrant abuses of the régime of Swinburne. Our correspondent alls for the removal of all subordinates of the late officer as a prime requisite for a proper change; but this is a point that may safely be left to the discretion of the new incumbent. Buch abuses as the smuggling, tagging and transportation of passengers, in the interest of which trade all the great interests of commerce and of quarantine itself were before set aside, can only live by enoouragemont and inspira- tion from headquarters, and ® change there must eng then. : Maxixe Punto Oriion.—There is one earnest citizen who is very zealous in his opposition to the project of changing the depot of the Sound steamers, Hoe evidently owns a warehouse somewhere on the west side, near where the Boston boats now land, and believes that if Eastern merchants have to send their goods on carta all the length of the clty to his warehouse they will rather send them to Phila- delphia. The other day this zealous citizen wrote out his views and sent his argument to all the papers, Two of thom published it as 8 Communication; but the Z'ridune, finding it excellently full of inconsequent statistics, gave it a8 an editorial article. Prince Arthur, After a delightful round of complimentary oficial dinnera, suppers, balls and receptions at Washington his Royal Highness Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, third son of Queen Victoria, has returned’ to New York and He arrived in town by the Brevoort House, the Saturday five P. M. train, and in the course of the evening, with his distinguished party in their box at Niblo’s, he gave a wink to Fech- ter, which was correctly interpreted as the Duke's Motto—“I am here.” And when ‘God Save the Queen” was played by the orchestral band the Prince, rising and gracefully bowing, reoognized the compliment, and the house re- sponded with repeated rounds of applause, which were given only with an inoreased om- phasis against » discordant, gooselike protest, put in here and there, from perhaps some in- dignant Fenian, Yesterday, of course, as s representative of the royal Church of England, the Prince attended divine service (the Protestant Epis- Copal) at Old Trinity, and his programme for the week in this Metropolitan district will keep him moving. He dines this evening with Mr. W. B. Duncan; to-morrow evening with Mr. L. P. Morton, the banker, and then he goes to the ball at Delmonico’s. On Thursday even- ing he dines with Mr. August Belmont, and on Friday evening he is to be the lion of the re- ception of the Brooklyn Ladies’ Club, and he will, Providence permitting, positively attend, on the 8th prox., the funeral, at the old home- stead in Massachusetts, of the late world- renowned philanthropist, George Peabody, and will not, therefore, be present at the re- ception of our Twenty-second regiment, N. G. N. Y. S. M., on the same day. In view of the five hundred years and more of Eagland’s despotism over Ireland, and in view of tho present portentously disturbed condition of ‘the Emerald Isle,” our City Fathers have thought it best not to trouble Prince Arthur with any corporation festivities, What does if signify that he is named Arthur, in honor of ‘‘the great Duke” of Wellington and Waterloo, who was an Irishman? Or what does it signify that this Prince is named Patrick, after the blessed St. Patrick himself, so long as he represents the deapotism of Eng- land over Ireland, and.so long as those Alabama claims are unsettled? Mayor Wood, in 1860, entertained the Prince of Wales (the brother of thia young man Patrick) at his Blooming- dale villa, and brought out in his honor the whole Fire Department (old style of footmen) in a grand torchlight procession. But that was before our late Southern rebellion, and before the Fenians had dreamed of a flank movement for an Irish republic upon New Brunswick or Upper Canada or Lake Winni- peg, and before these imprisonments of American Fenian citizens in British bastiles. The reasons, then, why our City Fathers do not and cannot dine and wine this young English Prince or trot him round the circle of our mu- nicipal institutions are plain enough. Mr. Belmont, an independent democrat of the German type, may not be able to comprehend these things; but he is not of the inner circle of the Wigwam. We expect, however, that in the round of unofficial hospitaHtles cut out for him here Prince Arthur will be abundantly satisfied. His presence at the Peabody funeral will be exceedingly appropriate as a testimonial of respect from an English prince of the blood to the memory of an American prince of the good. We wish the young gentleman a pleasant time to the end of his sojourn in the United States. ‘The Exiled Haytion Minister. The uncertainty of political honors and emoluments in Hayti has been strikingly illus- trated’in the case of General Tate, the Ambas- sador from Salnave’s government to Washing- ton. Last week the General and his wife, of African descent, were invited to the diplo- matic dinner of the President, to come off on Wednesday next; but after receiving the invi- tation the unwelcome news came to General Tate that his chief (Salnave) had been shot as a iraitor and that he (Yate) is banished as an adherent of Salnave; and so General Grant's courteous invitation has been declined, The foreign Minister of yesterday is to-day an exile, and, unless well provided with funds, he will soon have to be casting about for employment. Nor is it likely that he is flush of money, when in Salnave’s govern- ment paper, for the last year or more, threo or four thousand dollars have been required to buy a dollar in gold. As this General Tate, however, has shown himself to be a man of fine accomplishments, he will doubt- less be able to find some way back into Hayti, in view of a new departure for political pro- motion, or something to do in Washington as one of the leading minds of his race, Tae Barrie oy Guammaro.—The Spanish Consul denies, as he claims ‘‘officially,” the purport of our special despatch from Havana published in our columns yesterday, giving an account of the defeat of the Spanish troops under General Puello at Guaimaro by the insurgents under General Jordan. The Consul has not mentioned any grounds nor shown any despatches on which he could base his ‘“‘offi- cial information ;” and as the press despatches of yesterday from Cubs, which are under 4 atrict censorship, have not seen fit to deny the report (which must have been re-telegraphed to Havana by the Spanish Consul) we cannot accept his unsupported denial as a full refuta- tion of the word of our correspondent, espe- cially as the Spanish reports sent previously, by their vagueness and evident bias, had par- tially prepared us for a Cuban victory at Guai- maro. Oonarss.— We expect an interesting course of proceedings in both houses of Congress to-day. Among other things {t is possible that we may have a resolution or two on the Cuban question, although, so far, while the administration has been waiting for Congress to “trouble the waters” of this pool of Siloam, Congress has been waiting upon the administration. Tho Popo and the Onarch in Amorica— “InSdel evolutionists” In Our Midst. A special news telegram, dated in Rome yesterday morning, and forwarded through the Atlantio cable, informs us that his Holiness Pope Plus the Ninth celebrated his Sabbath day mass in tho chapel of the American Col- lege in the Holy City. He afterwards break- fasted with the students in the great hall of the institution. A numerous party of Ameri- can visitors attended, by special invitation of the Prefect, to meet his Holiness. The Pope addressed the students and their guests, con- gratulating them on the progress which has boen made by the Catholio Church in America, the work of the clergy being made easy to a certain extent as ‘‘the republican people of the American Continent were a people fond of the practice and guide of virtue,” He added that the Church was condemned in America only by ‘a class of infidel revolutionists, who are just 6s dangerous to the cause of law and order in the United States as they are in Europe.” Our special telogram thus demonstrates to the faithful that eo far from being dead Pio Nono “‘still lives,” and also that his Pontifical hopes for a great success of the Church in America and the ultimate completion of the new Cathedral in Now York remain fervent and unabated. The institution of the Ameri- can Gollege in Rome, its.prefecture and man- agement, with the large attendance of native- born students within its walls, afford, no doubt, very substantial pledges in thig direo~ tion. They are, indeed, accepted in this light by the Head of the Church, as is ovi- denced by the many valuable compliments which he hes already tendered to the Ameri- can ecclesiastical community in Rome, His Holiness affords us considerable conso- lation by the assurance that generally as a whole the American people are full of intelli- gence, fond of the practice of virtue, and good, stanch democratic republicans. This Pontifical certificate removes us to a protty aafe distance from the débris and ashes of Svdom and Gomorrah for a while, It isto be hoped that our people will make good use of the tempo- rary opportunity and endeavor to get com- pletely clear of the blinding, burning drift, Of these “dangerous infidel revolutioniste” who condemn the Church in America, we perfectly agree with the Pope, that if they be ‘infidel revolutionists” they are a pretty “hard set” and “bad cases” to manage. We have only to regret that the Holy Father did not indicate the class a little more pointedly, so that the God fearing people in our midst would be enabled to give them a ‘‘wide berth” in every- day politics. Where do the infidel revolution- ists come from? No person can suspect Ire- land, Italy or Spain. Tho chaps themselves will find out all about it when the Cathedral is completed. ‘The Townsend Murder. The murder of a citizen in Hudson street in hia store by a wanton, drunken ruffian is another instance of the characteristic crime of this clty—a bold, deflant, reckless, causelesa outrage. This crime has the same character as the Rogers murder in the absence of any apparently sufficient motive, and as it is the assault of a youthful, athletic bravo upon an aged, unoffending, respectable citizen. It is apparently an outrage, for the sake of outrage— an assault committed from mere love of vio- lence and the display of recklessness in the use of the most extreme means. The rowdy of this town has no exact equivalent in any other city. Heisthe growth of our political sys- tem, our semi-civilization and our commingling of the discordant elements of human nature as found in all the various races that centre here, We have produced him, and we have yet to do what every society must do when it discovers that it has favored unwittingly the growth of a monster—we must provide some remedy against him. There will be no peace nor safety to human life in this city until we have either stamped out this horrible species or eradicated the causes that conduce to its development. The Question of the Sound Steamers, The Sound steamers will very certainly have to make their depots sooner or later somewhere on the East river water front. This is merely & question of time and of organization of city trade, traffic and travel. Shall the change be made now, or shall it be made a little later un- der the pressure of publio indignation, excited by some terrible accident, such as the destruc- tion of the Harlem boat might have been if that collision had occurred in worse weather ? Of the perils of the passage of these boats around the Battery the people can judge by the following list of fevsies and regular lines of suburban passenger boats, whose lines the great steamers cross :— Catbarine street, Hamilton avenue, Hunter’s Point, Staten Isiand, Wultamsborg, Port Amboy, Bridge atrect, , Communipaw, Harlem, Jersey City, Westchester, Hoboken, Fiusbing, Kull Von Kull, Gien Cove, Pavonta, New Rochelle, Keyport, Fulton, Long Branch, Rl Veal hl a iA ge, Joney Isiand, ‘Atlantic atreet, Port Monmouth, and all the various lines that run to different points on the North river during the season of navigation. As the question of warehouses is opened in regard to the change, it should be said that there is just as good accommodation of that sort on the east as on. the west side, while on the east side the boats will be nearer to the greatest warehouses of the port—those at At~ lantic dock. We think it possible, however, that the change may be compromised a little on the limit given, The southern limit may as safely be made at Catharine strect as ot Corlear’s Hook, for between those points there is only one ferry, and that with a traffic so small that its boats run at intervals of half an hour. Tne Carvarexy Revivinc.—It must be encouraging for the fossil politicians of the South, who used to rule the country, partly by statecraft and partly by caning or pistolling their partisan opponents, to read of the fiery debate among democrats oa repudiation in the House on Saturday, and of the duello revivals between two prominent men in California and between two Cuban editors in Florida, The question of belligerent rights is brought up in the same connection, and our unwise diplo- macy in that matter has o little exemplifica~ tion. In the California duel there seems to have been a perfect acquiescence on the part of the authorities of the State, although one of the individuals concerned has since apologized, and in the disoussion amogg the democrats in the House the willing- ness on the part of the republican members assumes something like an anxiety to have the hostile parties recognized as belligerents; but the moment the two Cubans in Florida venture to resort to arms they are seized and held over with such avidity that Secretary Fish or the Spanish Minister oortainly must have had something to do with it, The Perry Trial. Another trial of the junk pirate Perry, charged with murdering the watchman Hayes, has ended in the disagreement of a jury. It seems possible that this man, of whose guilt there is no doubt in the public mind, may escape through the difloulty of fastening the orime upon him by evidence legally good, and, perhaps, through some difficulty with juries. The Judge who sits on this trial has weakened the case against the prisoner by a ruling that, carried to its evident consequence, would rule out all dying declarations from murder trials. I¢ will be remembered that the wounded man, with the last breath he had, declared that Perry shothim. He knew Perry well, and this declaration, taken with the fact that Perry had threatened him for his vigil- ance in guarding property placed under his care, made a strong point. This point the Court has broken by ruling that the dying de- Glaration is mot admissible unless the man knows he {s dying. Now, upon what evidende must a dying man know this fact? This ques- tion pushes the inquiry into the realm of meta- physics, and, because a court cannot follow it there, the ruling is bad. The man diod, and therefore the plain fact is that the utterance in question was his dying declaration, and was entitled to all the force, therefore, the law will give it. This Perry case is a fair one for the use of that good old expedient of justice—a change of venue. Let it be taken to some other county—somewhere far out into the rural districts, where men are, perhaps, not more honest than they aro here, but where, because of a thinner population, men are better known to their neighbors and the prisoner's friends cannot be put in as honest citizens. Alas, Alaska! Mr. Vinoent Colyer, who recently re- turned from Alaska, reports that the soldiers and the post traders have been roughly using the native Indians, who generally are honest, quiet and well disposed towards the whites. The Indian village at Wrangel was bombarded by the troops there recently, when it would have been feasible enough for the post commandant to have arrested all the Indians in it with a squad of men. The houses, which were substantial shanties, were damaged by the bombardment, and the Indians will probably be afraid to live in them again. When we purchased Alaska the native Indians had no voice or vote in the movement, and never had a chance to signify their acoeptapce or rejection of the radical change of dynasty forced upon them. If they had had such a chance they no doubt would gladly have exchanged the absolute government of the Czar for the mild and beneficent rule of a republic like ours, where, after the usual pro- bation, they might have risen to the dignity of citizens, like John Chinamen, and even been allowed the privilege of a vote, as immigrated foreigners, and thus be politically superior to our native Indians ‘‘not taxed.” But now, if Mr. Colyer’s report is authentic, the poor ‘Alaskans sigh doubtless for the more genial and generous government of the ‘‘ Russian Bear.” Progress Among the Womaws Bighters. Miss Susan B. Anthony, as the leader of the Woman’s rights women, has been too much in the habit of keeping her temper. There is nothing that tells so well for the clearness of an argument as to get a little vexed at the stu- pidity of those who cannot understand it. That is the one point that Miss Susan Tacks asa debater. She recently lost a fine chance on Senator Sherman by this lack. During the Woman's Suffrage Convention in Washington she called Senator Sherman, who had been listening to her brilliant logic in the audito- rium, to come on the platform and state whether he was in favor of giving the suffrage to the women. He hesitated, and conse- quently would have been lost if Susan had pressed her point by getting mad. He had heard her arguments and those of other emi- nent champions, and he had no right to remain unconvinced. Miss Susan had the temper in her at the moment, but when he hesitated and a little storm of invective, or of tears, or of sarcasm would have caused him to commit himself irrevocably on her side, she tempo- rized with her idea of policy and told him not to answer. And he did not answer, except by leaving the platform, thanking his lucky stars, no doubt, that Susan had kept her temper. The Woman’s Righters in California have pro- gressed far ahead of Susan. They have ar- rived at the point of getting mad, and even feeling insulted at the stupidity of the Regents of the University of California in debarring women from admission. Getting mad is a long step ahead of Miss Susan, and feeling insulted is ® very climax to all the brilliant arguments that have been aimed for so long a time at the stupidity of men. THE FRANKING PrivitecEe.—A reaction ap- pears to be taking place on the subject of abolishing the franking privilege since the ready adoption of the measure by the House. Country papers and government officials are loudly complaining of its probable effect on them. The latter say that the business of the government will be stopped unless stamps are provided, and the: newspapers will probably have to pay postage on their exchanges. No doubt measures will be taken for continuing tho mail business of the government; bnt the country papers, and for that matter the Metro- politan papers, will have to take care of themselves, They will not be compelled by it to surrender any more privileges than thoy have, as it were, been urging Congressmen to eusrender. Never Beyorz Kyown on Tis Israyp— Such a delightful month in mid-winter, of April rains and May sunshine, as has been this month of January, 1870, which ends its mission to-day. Old weather gaugers, how- ever, with a knowing shake of their heads, sey “Look out for February t” OBITUARY. Leopold Il., Ex-Grand Dake of Tuscany. On Saturday last this prince died in Romo, tn the seventy-third year of his age, Hus life was a succt® sion of ups and downs such as few princes bave experienced. Boro in the sity of Florence, on the 3d of Oovober, 1797, he was yet an iefant when his father, the Grand Duxe Ferdinand 111., was driven out of Tuscany by the French and forced to seek refuge in Germany, First at Salzburg and after. wards at Wursburg, whioh latter place was ceded to Ferdinand at the p2ace of Lunéville, in 1803, Leo pold received an admirable education, learning many languages and distinguishing himself in mash- ematica, In 1814 Napoicon fell, and Tuscany was restored to Ferdinand, who revurned to Florence to resume his amiabie reign. Turee years later (1817), Leopold married the Princess Marie Anne Carolino, daughter of Maximilian of Saxony. In 1824 he suc. ceeded his father as Grand Duke. From this ame until 1848 Leopold ocoupied tho ducal throne without serious troubles arising in Tuscany. The country was misgoverned, but his was then the most liberal rule in Ieely. Poe sessed of @ mind fall of the material progress of civilization, Leopold went energetically to work to improve Tuscany. Splendid roads were mage, stone bridges constructed, railroads built and educational institutions established. Florence was splendid! embellished during his The great Cathed the most magaificent in which had remained unfinished for centuries, undertook to complete. Tae Church of Santa Uroco and the Lung Arno oa mach to pis libo- malleries own were opened to pubile inspection, Im other reapoots he ‘aeplayen equal liberality, Although @ devoted Catholic be discountenancea rolige persecution, and ted the Protestant mnt nities of Pisa, Leghorn and Florence, Througuout Tuscany th gaminursoe Of justice was returned ana ing like af ipartia juciciary estab- lished, Soientific undertakings were | nero patronized and philauthropic stitutions fostered. The revomiuon of 1848 1ound Leopoid the only pop- ular ruler in itaiy. When the agitators ta nis duchy commenced he declared himself in favor of doing everything in his power to ameliorate the conaition of the people, 1t was, however, demanded of him that be aid in driving Austria from Lombardy, aud a3 he was @ member of the House of Hapsvurg he naturally refused te comply. In addition re- publcan principles were dominant; he op: them, and for so opposing wes expeiled rom ny and @ republic was proclaimed, The = trium) of the revoiutionists wag Bhortlived. PRastrlan vayonets soon reseated Leopold on the ducal throne, On his revurn he was received by tae people, who had grown tired of the anarchy which prevailea under the rule of the misnamed republicans. Unfortwunaiely for bis popularity Leopoid entered into a convention with Austria by which 10,000 Austrian so:diers were to occupy the Tuscan territory and support bis au- thority. Instead of tne Grand Duke ruling, Marshal Kadeizky did the governing, aud in ® manner not calculated to inspire the peo- le with affection for the house of Hapsburm. ‘ears on, Napoleon ill. gave the signal and Ltaly rose in revolution. The Austrians, belug compelled to evacuate Tuscany, leit Leop.id at the mercy of his subjects, Tnese urged him to unite with Victor Emanuel in the struggle ior Itakan independ- ence; but the Hapsburg bioud fowed too strongly in his veins, and he refused. His army and mluts- ters were thus turned him. At the last mo- ment he was urged w al ve in favor of his son Fer- dinand. This aiso he declined doing. Une fine morn! finding the army mutinous and the people excit Leopold made bis exit from Tuscany, accompan: by nis family, He made no provision whatever for @ government, When asked to do sometning he repiled “The Tascans may do as they please,” end ding to this sentence a couple of energetic expie- tives he leit. Subsequently, however, he formaily TeaeateMiniae ‘Viswr Hmauuel waa in possession of en 100 late. Victor Emanu the duchy, and Italian consolidation bad begua. Here ends the public career of Leopoid. But for tus relationship to Francis Joseph he would probabiy 7 — the ruler of one-half of italy at the time of Geath. Personally he was a very abie gentleman. ‘The iriendiy condescension with which he treated his subjects and the simplicity and Naan aerated srougtn or mind aud, stabinty. of st of miad a pur; he never would have forfeited his populart- ty, but in both of these be was lacking. Leopold ‘was twice married. His first wife died in 1832. Four- teen months later he took to wite Antoinesss Anne, daughter of the King of the Two Siciies. He had five obildrea, all of whom survive him. Sir Charles Henry Darling. A cable telegram from London announces tne Geath of this baronet, for many years employed in the colonial service of Great Britain. In 1651 he was Lieutenant Governor of St. Lucia, and in 1843 held the same position in the Cape of Good Hope. Subsequently he was appointed Governor of New- foundiand, where he remained until 1863, when he became Governor General of the Island of Jamaica, As ugual in the West india colontes, the Legisiature and the Governor soon got inw a row, and ior many months tae press gave lim all the beneit of the en- ergetic if not very select abuse for which journalists Of the tropics are famous, Finally Governor Daring was removed and sent to Victcria, New Sout Wales. Late in 1866 aifferences of optnion arose be- tween the Colonial Ministry and himself, whica infla- enced him to present his case to Mr. Cardwell, the Colonial secretary who, eariy ip 1866, addressed bins @ letter of sharp reproof and direoted him to trans- fer the gavernment of tne colony to General Carey. He se and returned to Kngland, and never after held oiice, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in Tho City Yesterday. Colonel J. T. Robeson, of Washington: Judge D. F. Lewis, of Cleveland, Onio; Dr. Reed, o: Bata; Dr. Charles Wild and J. H. Sewiyn, of Boston, and L. Retily, of the United States Army, are at the Metre- Politan Hotel. Congressman N. P. Banks, of Washington; General Adams, of Boston; E. H. Hammond, of Maine; Pat- Tick Henry Aylett, proprietor ofthe Richmond Whig, Va.; Major M. J. Wicks, of Memphis, and W. P. Denokia, of Arkansas, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Major General W. W. Averill, of the United States Army; S. Morris Socks, of San Francisco; C. L. Vie gler, of Montreal, and R. B. Pearce, of St. Lous, are at the Everett House. Captain Wickham, of the Rifle Brigade, Canada, ig at tho Clarendon Hotel. Governor J, A. Campbell, of Wyoming Territory; General G. W. Schofield and Dr. E. L. Huntington, of the United States Army; Colonel Slocum, of Cin- cinnatl; D. M. Fisk, of Chicago; John Perdue, of Lafayette, and O. W. Gazzan, of Utica, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General B, F. Butler and M. A. Clanoy, of Wash- ington; George F. Wiison, of Providence; Edwin Adams, of New York; B. B. Lansing, of Buffalo, and Captain Gurites, of Philadelphia, are at the Astor House. C. B. Vohn, of Philadelphia; W. 0. Allen, of Cin- cinnau; W. I. Bradley, of New Haven, and J. BR, Adams, of St. Louis, are at the St. George Hotel, Rey. Dr. Brooks, of St. Paul, Minn, and 0. W. Rand, of San.Francisco, are at the Irving House. Miscelinneous Personal Movements. The Duchess of Argyle has resigned her office of Grand Mistress of the Robes to Queea Victoria on account of ill health. “Misa Rose E. Rolison, Bachelor of Arts," ts anxious to enter in competition with Anns B. ee for “the lecture championship of Ame- n M. Emile Ollivier personally interceded for the men who were implicated in the strike at Aubin, pes Cs a their pardon from the Emperor of tue ch. When M. Henri Cheveau was Prefect of the Rhone he could never be found at Lyons. Now he is ap- pointed to the Prefecture of the Seine he is always at Lyons It is @ carious ciroumstance that one of the heavi- est men of the convention of the fat men of Maine bears the name.of Sali, and that anotuer, a live lighter, is named Lituefield. BNAl BERITH CONVENTION, . The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge B’Nat Berith of the first district was.commenced yeater- day morning at Masonic Hall. The Grand Lodge af ‘this district 1s composed of the delegates [rem forty- three lodges, representing some 5,000 members, ‘Tne wealth and tafluence represented by such an organization of the leading Hebrews in tunis alstrict may, therefore, be readily adjudged. At the meot- ing yesterday there were preaent fully 600 delegates, among whom barmony and unity prevailed. A large amount of routine business was transacted, after which an eléction of officers for the ensuing yeer was hed. e Joseph Koch was unani- mously elected Grand Master (Nasi Abh), and the following gentiemen were chosen to Mill the oMfices named:— J. B. Falk, Grand Alf (or First Deputy Master); Solomon Sulsberger, Grand Yolis (or seco: Deputy); S. Hamoerger, Grand Sophir (ors tary); Benjamin Marx, Grand Bal Haginsa (or Trea- rly A. Levison, Grand Shomar (or Sergeaurar rms) After the reading of several reports of no-general pPudlic interest the convention took @ recess until Wednesday evening next at haif-past seveg o'clock, ly, next to St, Le al § A