The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1870, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD aoe BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, jo, 43 nn | AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NIBLO'S CARDEN, Broadway.--Granp ROMANTIO PLat ov THe DUKR's Morro, WoOoOD's MUSEUM AND MENAC RIM, Broadway, oor ner Thirtieth i. —Matiowe dally, Per: adoe every evening. BOWERY THEATER, Bowery.-A Lion at Bay oA SUMING OF PEAKLS—BLAGKSMI OL ANtWwEne. Malined, ki J TAMMANY, Pourtoenth meet. fue HureRdQus or ThE Raves. Matin 2 WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 15th streets SuUoOL, Matinee at Dig. Higith arene and . corner of Matinee at 2. NPLATIONS. GRAND OPERA HO! Bd st—THe TWALVE FRENCH THEATRE, Mtn at, and 6th ay.—PRevcn ComEpy Dalia, OLYMPIC TARATRE, Broaaway.—Sfmiocs FaMity— Tun srvrerine., Matinee at 2 ACADEMY OF MUSK Matines at L-FRA DIAVOLO, STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth atreet.-RRADING oF “Tne Passions” by Epwin Booth. MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Broo Ait Hactow Eve Larger From New Yous. TONY PAS Vouatiam, 514 Hrondwas THRATRE © MIQUE, 0. Matinee al Comta Vooatr 1éM, NRGRO Acts, OPERA HOUSE, Tummany Buliding, Mth ji MINSTRELS. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broa way. -Bemco- PiAN Mineruecsy, Ny do. —il asi” KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, PAN NINSraPEoRY, NEGRO AC’ 20 Brondway.--Eruro- NEW YOKK CIRCUS, Fourteanth street. AND GYMMASTIC PERFORMANOKS, CO. i HOOLEY’S OPERA MINGTRELH CR TUPAT APOLLO MALL, corner 28th sirect and Mroadway.— Yaw New Hucwinivon. vsinennrg as Matinee at 4. UM OF ANATOMY, U1 iroadway.-— Saturday, February 12, 1870. (vo EeITS OF TO-DAWS AERALD, 4—Edliovinis : Leading Article on Proposed Recognition of Cuban Belligerency—A_ Suc- cessful Cuban Expedition: The Trip of the Steam Yacht Auna—The Meihodist Book Concern—Personal Intelligence—Army and Naval Inicliigence—-Amwusement Announces ments. G—Telegraphic News from All Parts of the World: Paris (quiet; Russian Reaction Agatpsat Re- Jorm—Washington: New Move in Congress tor Cuban Independence—Proceedings of the New York Legislature--Mormonism on Loug Island—Raliroad Casualties in New Jersey— Hudson County (N. J.) Courts—Buslacss Notices, G—Cuba: the Reported Massacre; Progress of the Campaign in the Eastern Department; Lhreat- ening Conduct of the Voluntcors—The Public Yress on Spanish Outrages—) Domingo, Jamaica, Tarks I: St. ‘Thomas— Proceedings m the New York and Brooklyn Courts Yesterday—New York City News-The Seger-Guntzer Aldermanic Con test—A Deflant RuMan—‘The British lron-clad Monarch—Black mall—Quarantine Aifairs—Mu- sical and Theatrical Notes. 9—Financial and Commercial Keports—Our Com- mercial Relations with Japan—Virginia Ital. roads--Tho Ways of Wall street--Female Sut- frage— Marriages and Deaths—Advertisements. S8—News from Kurope—Crim. Con. in Brooklyn— Interesting Experimenta in Artilley—“Scoon- tng In’? the Revenue—Pugilism at the Oi Bowery—The Newark Murder ‘Trial—Labor Keform Meeting—Suipping News ~Adveriisce- meats. Nov Ex .—The Legislature is asked to compel boats to be run all night on the Catha- riae and Bridge street ferries. Why restrict 80 excellent a rule to those two ferries? Why not apply it to every ferry between New York and brooklyn that now stops at midnight? Tur Retavsina Fever, we have to report, is not decreasing in the number of cases, nor will there, we apprehend, be a marked decrease until we shall have a sharp frosty day or two, with a bracing wind from the norlh- west. Meantime we can only repeat the good advice to our citizens and visitors of caution end care against needless exposures. “SHoo, Fry,” a great bit with the nigger minstrels, has proved a palpable hit in Con- gress. Mr. Cox (familiarly known as “Sunset Cox"), of the Sixth New York district, is a’ litile Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, is one of the heavy weights. is response to Cox, therefore, in the late spicy debate of “Shoo, fly; don’t bodder me,” was very neat and effective. We shall doubtless have the debate in question reproduced by the nigger minstrels, with new costumes and scenery. Now Conteor tHE Frivgs,~-Lu the Court of Common Pleas there was a panel of one hun- NEw Y nn Proposed ecognition of Cybaa Bolliges roucy=Importaut from Washington, The action of Congress with regard to Cuba begins to assumo a tangible shape. Senator Sherman, one of the most cauiious, prudent and ablo men in tho Senate, made a bold movement yesterday for tho tecognition of Cuban belligerency. He offered a resolution to the effect thet the Uniled States recogaize a state of war in Cuba, that belligerent rights bo extended to the insurgents, and that here- afier the United States will strictly observe the rules of international law applicable to bel- Ngerents. Up to the present time there has been merely a sort of guerilla fight in Con- gress on this Cuban question. A few Senators and members of the House, irrespective of party, have submitted resolutions for accord- ing belligerent rights to the Cubans, or for acknowledging the independeuce of Cuba, and have made speeches on the subject. Both the Senate and House have been very courteous to these advanced friends of Cuba, and have even set aside the rules for the purpose of hearing them. This showed that the scn- timent of Congress has been favorable to the Cuban cause. But no decided action has been taken, and the resolutions were referred to the Committess on Foreign Affairs, All this appears to have been only preparatory to a more decided movement, and the delay was caused, probably, by a desire on the part of Congress to act, if possible, in concert with the administration. Lt looks now as if Con- gress is weary with the pro-Spanish policy, weakuess, timidity and delay of the adminis- (ration, and is resolved to act indepondeutly. When a man of the ability, standing ond weight in the Sonate of Mr. Sherman takes up the Cuban question so earnestly we may be assured something will bo done, and that the administration will be compelled, however reluctantly, to carry out the wishes of the people as expressed through theic representa- tives, We regard this movement of Mr. Sherinan as the most important ona for Cubs that has taken place in Congress. In offering the resolution referred to Mr. Sherman remarked that the people in his section of the country would not much longer tolerate the coldness at presont exhibited by the government towards 4 peoplo struggling for independence, and that the same ald should be allowed the latter as is now afforded to Spain. This was plain talk and went to the root of the matter. The Senator recognizes the power of public opinion and the right of the people to have their will carried out, while at the same time he rebukes the administration for its coldness and unpopular conduct. Mr. Sumner, of course, came to the rescue of his Spanish friends, and showed bis usual obstinate hostility to the Cubana, He said the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations were now con- sidering this whole qnestion. But wo oan imagine what the result of their deliborations may be ff he, as chairman of the committee, can control their action, for he assorted that they had been unable, up to the present time, to obtain any facts which indicated the existence of war. Everybody except Mr. Sumner and a few other enemies of Cuban liberty knows that there is a state of war existing. It is an insult to the common sense of the American people to make an assertion fo the contrary. Indeed, Mr. Sumner knows very well that a fierce, determined and crnel war exists, though he pretends to say ft does not. As Mr, Sherman properly remarked, what were the thirty gunboats built by Spain in this country for, if no war existed? Ho might have added, what wero the forty thou- sand troops and large naval force sent ont from Spain and the large force of volunteers in the island put under arms for, if there were no war? And doea not the eighteon months’ straggle of the Cubnns show that it is a deter- mined fight, and that Spain, with all her large resources, has proved hersélf unable to termi- nate it? Did not the utter defeat of Puello’s army by the Cubans under General Jordan prove that a war of some magnitude is going on? Considering the nature of the contest, the area over which it is spread, tho relative forces of the combatants and the meana of the Cubans, the battle at Guaimaro was an important one, and, relatively to circumstances, equal to some of the principal battles of our late wer. We must not measure the batiles sf » country numbering @ million or a million and a half of people with those of a nation with forty mil- lions. Besides, in a war of a colony for inde- pendence, particularly as the Cubans are situated, the best policy isto avoid as much as possib’e pitched battles and to wear out the enemy by exhaustive Fabian tactics, Our seven to eight years’ war for independence was wisely carried on for the most part in this way. But this is no evidence that war does notexistin Caba. The Cubans have shown that they are able to carry on the struggle, and we have seen that Spain has made the greatest efforts to end it without suceveding. Iudecd, it is evident the Cubans are stronger to-day than dred jarors drawn, and of these were present on Thursday morning only six men, Each of the delinquents was fined twenty-five dollars. Will the court enforce this penalty? The citi- wens are to blame if they do not attend when summoned, but the blame falis again on the shoulders of the Judges if they fail to use all tho means in their power to coerce the per- gormance of this duty. Tuar's tne Way THE Money Gr There fis a bill before the Legislature to furnish the Board of Polica Justices with a clerk “at o salary the same as the clerk of the Marine Court.” This bill was discussed on Thursday, and here are two points in the di: . “Mr. White thonght that inasm os this board met only once a year no clerk was needed, as his office would be o sinecure,” and “Mr. M.C. Murphy moved to make the salary four thousand dollars a year.” Four thousand dollars for attending ono meeting of the Board of Police Justices is good pay. sion Juvpav Porren Brrore vag AssumeLy.~— There cannot be a question that the arrest of Mr. Ray on an attachment issued by Judge Potter, of the Supreme Court, was a breach of the priviiuge of the Assembly, and it fs proper that an exemplarg arraignment of the offend- Sng Judge should fix this fact, ‘Tint we sup- pose $s ali that is aimed at. The Jndgo is entitled to the benefit of bis defence that the attachment was issued inadvertently, but an inadvertence that might In a certaia case alter tho polilical character of the Assembly isu dangerous one, they ever were. These facts are sufficient to convince any one that war exists, and that the Cubans have great reason to hope for ultimate success. But Mr. Sumner is too obstinate, too hostile to the freedom of Cuba and too much wedded to Spanish faterests to acknow- ledge the truth. Let ua bope Congress, and even tho Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which he is chairman, will pay no attention to this egotistical, prejudiced and narrow-minded man. Mr. Sherman might well say that the people in his section of the country would not much longer tolerate the coldness exhibited by the government toward a people struggling for independence. The sturdy republican character snd love of freedom of the Western people must be seen in such an issue. Yos, the people of the United States evetywhere, except a few worshippers of Europe and European institutions, and such toadies to aristocracy ag we sometimes sce in Massa- chusetts, are heartily ju favor of Cuban independence. To resist the will of the people in this, as the administration has done and aa Mr. Sumaer does, is an assumption which cannot be tolerated, and is opposed to the spirit of our republican institutions, The heart of the nation swella with sympathy for the canse of freedom and hates such mon- URK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1870. Into contempt and irretrievable disgrace. It has been said that Mr. Sumner declared the recognition of the Cubans would be con- sidered by Spain a cause of war. Tho recog- nition of belligerent rights under such cireum- stances has never been so regarded, and is thot edude for war. [Tf Spain has ever inti- mated that sho should regara ws 1a {ht ESM, that was mere bombast to frighten our timid Seorotary of State. But if our government has beon restrained from recognizing the Cuband from fear of war with Spain, that Is enough to wake every American citizen blush with siiame and indignation, Think of this mighty republic not daring to do what is right—not Qaring to favor the cause of republican free- dom in America—from fear of war with a nation like Spain! How humiliating! A war with Spain would be mere pastime for us, and we should indemnify ourselves by scizing all that she has left in America, War or no war, fet us terminate this Cuban difficulty, now the opportunily is presented; for we have had troublo enough abont that island. Cuba should belong to the United States. It must some day. There never has been, and never will be, probably, a better opportunity, In fact, all our government has to do {a to lift its heavy hand off tho Cubans and give them @ fair chance, aud they, with the aid of our own sytmpathizing citizens, will settle the question, Spain and the South American Republics, The despatch from Madrid which we pub- lished yesterday indicates that Spain is ready to make peace with Chile and Peru, notwith- standing both these republics have accorded belligerent rights to Cuba, The government, we are told, ‘has sent authority to the Spanish Minister at Washington to make treaties of peace with the republics of South America.” Oar Valparaiso correspondent also reported that tho Chilean ‘administration has deter- mined not only to send a legation to Washing- ton, but also to immediately despatch a plenipotentiary to that city, to meot the Ministers of the allied republics and Spain, in order to settle this long vexed question of the Spanish war.” Certainly this is the most commendable course for all the nations con- cerned to pursue, Nearly two yeara have passed since a shot has been fired by any of the belligereots. Spain has had enough to atiend to st home and in Cuba, while Chile and Peru, if even inclined to coutinue hos- tilities, have not possessed the power and means. The coming to an end of what is really a ridiculous state of war without fighting is therefore desirable, and it is especially gratifying that to the “good offices of the United States is mainly due tho approaching amicable settlement of existing differences between the Powers concerned. Tux Covunon, AND InvALtpicity.~-The latest piece of news regarding the Council is in many respects the most interesting. It is said that tho Gallican clergy are deluging the Ecumenical Council with petitions in favor of infallibility, Is this the latest dodge of Napoleon? We know how he clung to the Church in 1848, and how he stood by it in 1851-2. Even in the palmiest days of his strength and popularity he never was bold enough to treat the clergy with contempt. Since Rome lost England Rome has looked more to France than to any other nation of Europe, or to all the nations of Europe combined. If France were to break off there could be no more Rome—at least no more Rome in the ecclesiastical sense. Napoleon knows this, and as he has leaned with some purpose to the Church before, it is dificult to see why he should not leanto the Church now, Papal infallibility will do no harmto France. Nobody cares for it. Nobody believes in it whose belief is worth anything—not even the Pope himself. But to humor the French people, especially the French Catholics, may make an end of the radicals, and Napoleon is: sick of these last. Over Cupan GorresronpENck.—The Cuban correspondance which we publish on another page shows that the reported slaughter of three hundred Cubans by the volunteers, as an act of retaliation forthe shooting oi Scior Castaiion in Key West, vas greatly exaggerated. It is neygrtheless the fact that in many instances the most bloody purposes are uppermost in the minds of the volunteers. Restraint is some- thing which they find hard to undergo, Peace proclamations and festivities were the order of the day, according to our Santiago de Cuba correspondence, Valmoseda has not finished up his busivess ia tia Easlern Department, and there is litile doubt that before long he will have to fight his battles over again, Tne Sane Lake Mountorat Eveozton, which takes place on Monday, promises to be of ua- usual interest. ‘Phe achismatics have coalesced with the Gentiles, and are running opposition oundidates to the orthodox Mormon ticket. Last Thursday night the allies called a meet- ing to. make nominations, but the Saints filled the hall and ontvoted and outgeneralled their opponents, However, it is determined to con- teat Brigham’s power at the polls, and, although we have no-fidea that the regular ticket wiil be defeated, the figures of the voto will be of curious interest a8 showing the strength of the schismatics. Imvorranr Testimony OvxutTEp.—-When Perry, charged with the murder of the night watchman in Brooklyn, was first arrested it waa shown in the preliminary examination that on the night of the murder he had said to a friend that he was in trouble from having “fired back” when shot at. What became of that important point of testimony on the trial ? The person who testified to this declaration of Perry waa William McCormack. The testi- mony of James Delaney, the car conductor, who first picked up Hayes, detailed Hayes” account of the émeute and was very circum- stantial, - It was alone enough to, hang a man. Was that trial altogether a ‘‘put up job?” Tera BY Jury.--Are the people willing to give up altogether that some time treasured natitution, the trial by jury? If not, then they must como out to its defence, Tt is in danger from their own apathy. Jurors ave the least responsible instrumenta of the law. There is actually no hold upon them save a archical despotism and cruel oppression as is seen in Guba, Any administration or public man that opposes the generous impulse of the American people in favor of liberty or that sustains the monarchical despotism of Europe on American soil will — sink moral one, and if they are not honest men how can a moral restraint bind then? The serious trouble in che administration of jus- fice in the city is that good citizens have abandoned tha jury, and the rognes will destroy it, The Danger to tho Domorracy at Albany— The Spoils. Honest moa who know little or nothing of the mysterlos of political rings, nor of the wheels within wheels in the legislative mu- chine at Albany, are puzzled with the hitch in the Senate over the proposed now charter for this cy. Witat 18 the trouble with Senators Genet, Creamer and Norton? ig {3 supposed that each of these men has some very heavy | axes to grind; that they want to come to some distinct understanding in reference to these axes with the Tammany chiefs while yet they can bring Tammany to some special con- cessions; that in duo time there will boa com- promise, and that thon Messrs. Genet, Creamer and Norton will work faithfully in carrying through the Tammany programme from first to last. This may be so, and in 9 little side game involving a plum ia the spoils, of say fifty thou- sand to Mike, one hundred thousand to Tom, and two hundred thousand dollars to Harry, we can understand why these men should threaten to bolt. Nor can it be a matter of surprise that Tom, Mike or Harry should act upon the good old rule of making bay while the sun shines, We apprehend, however, that the spoils and the power now in the hands of the democrats for a new division all roand ‘at Al- bany will be apt to raise a row in the distribu- tion thereof, We remember that‘ under the administration of Pierce the party in this State was split into two nearly equal factions ina dispute between the ‘ hards” and ‘‘ softs” over the office of Collector of this port—a dispute which resulted in turning tho State over Into the hands of the oppWition. With the enormous margln for spoils now presented to our democratic Legislature, mil- lions upon millions, untold millions of spoils, there is danger of another split in the camp of the “happy family.” There ought to be enough of these spoils to satisfy all hands; but why should Mr. Tweed, for instance, have morethan Mr. Gonet? The proportion to each applicant {3 still the difficulty, But behind this difficulty there may be the nucleus of a democratic clique or two in opposition to the Tammany programme for the next Presidency. We don’t know ; but it is quite possible that there are some of the little chiefs at Albany who wish to have an open field and an equal voice in their next Presidential Convention; but what chance will they have if the New York programme (including hor candidate) is already cut and dried by the big chiefs of the Tammany Wigwam ? At all events, remembering, after Lis hand- some victory of 1862 on the platform of “a more vigorons prosecution of the war,” how Seymour threw all its advantages away in turaing his back upon his professions, we must admonish the democrats at Albany that they cannot afford to trifle with their promises nor with the expectations of the people in the matter of retrenchment, reform and municipal rights. We must still remind them of the fact that in the last November election their sue- cess, as in 1862, was due to popular Indiffer- ence—that the election went by defanlt—but that next November there will be a full vote, and that Congress may have a finger in the pie, in providing, under the fifieenth amend- ment, for negro suffrage. Tn short, our present Legislature has no timo to waste ia personal squabbles over the spoils. Goneral Butlers Disability Bill. The bilt which General Butler reported from the Reconstruction Committee on Thursday is not the kind that is wanted, It makea the conditions which a person must fill before receiving bis pardon too embarrassing and humiliating. It arranges for public notice to be given of the intention of each one to apply before the courts for a removal of disabilities, and thus a sort of intorest is given to each occasion and the recital of a penitent’s “acts done against the government” is heard by hundreds of persons whe have done the same thing, and an esprit is excited whieh is more apt to ravive old rebel jubilation than to re- claim old rebel sinners. It mukes: rebelfion even a little more popular'in the South than it has: been since Andy Johnson's: method of making it odious was in vogue. The spirit of the bill is too much. of a piece with that which imposed. unreasonable condilions. on Virginia. What wo want is something broad.and states- mantlike, sofiething that is universal, which excepts nobody, imposes no conditions and asks no retractions, but which simply says, “We forgive you; go and sin no more.” There is certainly very little prospect at present of the Southern rebels sinning any more, and just as certainly the conditions” imposed: on States. or individuals have not heretofore made them any more loyal... There is nothing to dp: but issue a generat bill under tle clause of ihe fourteenth amendment, providing that, two- thirds of each house of Congrass may selieve personal disabilities, The mode is so. slmple that if General Butler goes to work In the right way ho can dispose of it more easily than he did of Cox. Mopesz, Very.—The Kansas Legislature isa modest institution. For some time past ithas been steadily adopting rosolitions re- questing Congress to perform and, not to per- form, varions acts. It, demands that the na- tionaf capital bo removed to the Indian reser-. vation, in, Kansas. Now it desires Congress to build a gourt house; at Topeka and a canal connecting the waters. of the Gbio with those: of the James river, besides various other things too numerous ta mentioa, The West. is mighty, very mighty, and the. Kansas Legis- latnre is the mightiest of her-States. A Gunpowpge Boomegana.—The hntest ciiriusity in gunnery has just been tested at Fortress Monroe, with ‘‘success,” as reported, It is-a cannon shot thet holds another shot within it, and while flying tarough tho air and near: the end of its range, discharges this second shpt, and this gives great range, It is to be hoped the first shot may be always so coutiaued as not to.turn any somersanits, and so vend the second shot the wrong way. You Duty on Creans.--We gave yestor- day an item that ought to have especial interest to marinera indulging in the danger- * Am American Tine of Stontion” The attention of Congress and the country Invited to the project for establishing, by ro- viving an old line, a now American line of Atlantic steamers to run between New York, Copenhagen and Stettin, It is a groat point in favor of this line that it promises to open the revion of Noviheastera Europe and tap a grand source of emigration, On this ground, sa well as on the general ground of gvod will to America enterprise, we hope the line may achleve the success “iat energy deserves; but we are sorry to sve that it appeals for a govern- mont subsidy a3 the necessary doizlition of its existence. Tho Ruger Brothers, the proystors of this line, arguo that it is “absurd” te think of matatatuing a line in competition with European lines without a government. assist- auce of fifleen thousand dollars a trip, and are of opinion that even the repeal of tle pre- sent Registry law would bo of little use. We do not believe that they are right. We believe that, the Registry law aside, an American line managed as woll as the European lines are managed would have the same chanco for success, Bad management has always been the bane of American enter- prises of this sort. Nothing else killed the Collins line but tho way in which its profits wore wasted by Iavish expenditure. Everything was bought ona plan that mado everything dear. Repairs had to be made at the shipyard of this holder of so-many shares of stock, damaged boilers to bo mended by another holder of shares, ship stores bought frpm o third holder, and so on; and these holders, less anxious for the success of the company than for their private todustries, made the most of this trade. It was the good management of the Cunard line that gave it success in its competition with that splendid rival, Itis good managemeut and free trade in ships that are necessary for American lines, and not assistance from the government soup kitchen, Tar Punto Pevss on vue Havana Our RAGRS.—The Albany Hvening Journal—the republican organ in this State-—refers to the recent unprovoked murder of an American iv Havana, and remarks that this is not the first time Americans have been arrested, robbed of their property and murdered by minions of Spain, during the present troubles. Tbe Journal adds that our sdwtnistration should make a demand upon Spain for redress for recent outrages, This is We tone of the American press generally, particularly in the West, and it was no doubt in response to this exprossion of popular sentiment thet actuated Senator Sherman in talking the decided stand he yesterday did in the United States Senate in regard to Cuban affairs. The press of the country sre the trae organs of public opinion, and when their voice fs unanimously raised in behalf of American rights and in vindication of American honor their declaratious and de- mands should be promptly acknowledged and respected by Tux Papat, Coun W Caenivar Prot eress.-—From. Rome conres the important intelligence that the Holy Pather has per- mitted the renewal of the sports of the turf in and near the Eternal City daring the Car- nival. Horse racing will he held in the very streets of the city, and on the plain of the Campagna, immediately, as usual, The mem- bers of the Council are at lengts in healthy progress,, Outdoor sports and a really en- livening action .will follow. ‘The Popes have been “‘tishers: of men” and: fishermen long enough. Pio Nono sees thia,. and he is, conse- quently, about to take to: the track. His Tloliness can figure up a pretty beavy book, Who “‘takes the odds” against the tiara? This sport will wake up the bishops, particularly those hailing from South America and! Mexico. A few breakneck falls from the: saddle will demonstrate to: the Church that hamanity is always fallible... Wurre is run. Niacee. in Tus: Fence ?— The Legislative committee: sout down. to in- vestigate the insurance business seems very obstinately beat to make its inquiry. secrot. All the companies are doing their utmost to have the inquiry mada public, hut withont avail. What is the precise point. that the committee expects. to gain. by ®. secret.investi- gation? ANNUAL DINNER OF THE MEW: YORK. HARVARD CLUB, Tho fourth angual dinuer of the sbove club was held last night at Delmonico’s, Fourteenth street and Fifth avenne. This club bas been fye: years established, having been organized. In 1855 of the alumni of Harvard residing in New York and its neighborhood... Among those prasent last. night were Professor Euot, the president of the Univer- sity; the presulen; of tue club and ef the dinner, Mr. 4. C. Carter; Messrs, W. Evarts, Putnam, Godkin, Langdale, J, H. ale, Professor Gurney and Rev, RK. 0, Frothinghat Iu a very happy yauctory speech Mr, Carter introduced. Professor Eliot, who responded ,to. the toast of “Our. Aima Mater.” Pro. fessor Miiot, In respouding, reierred to (he-extended course of teaching to be pursued next ys a greater extension of the elective system in the college, by Which “short cuss’? to etMivence in particwer branches of study will bo afforded to students, and concluded by staving that ifreal pro- gress ware to be miaae ine futuee reputation of Ilag. vard must exceed that of the past. Mr. W. Evarts said eloquent things.in favor or Yule, and acknowledged the obligationg of Harvard: in responding to ‘our Sister Universities,” President Gurney spoke brieily to-rhe Faculty of Harvard College,’” | Mr. Froth- Inghat in. response to “The Clergy,” showad tne advantages that had accrued by the: widened. velter ‘and practice of the reagious anc, morui yiews of Hasvard since tho varly days of its history, Mr. Jo- seph W. Choate with charactertstiosumor responded Co the toagt of “The Legal and Medical Lrofesions.”” Mr, R. Le Gadkin spoke to the toast of “Tha Press,” and Mr,0..L. Langdale to “The Dane Law Schoor Profession.” During the evening an ode composed for the occa sion by, Horatio Algor was suymby the alumni, on thts the.occasion of its fourta annual dinner, gat WANS. parlicularly distinguished for vue feet of ragson. wn tae Now of seal ARMY IUTELLIGENG:. ‘The following named oMeers of the Pay Depare mevé have been ordered.to report for duly, in tha Department. of Virginie;-Majors T. H. Staunton, 98, Chief Pagnaater of the Departwens; iscuei O, Dewey end Brant Mayer. Breves Major Edward Curtis, Assiatant Surgeon, bas resigned. Brevet Major Generals S. B. Tower an A. G. Wright have been crdered to. New Orleans upon duty conuected with the-defences ai tuat city. ‘two hundred recruits are to he sent froma Fort Co. Lunpus, New York, to ‘Omens, for assigumont ty the Seveuth infantry, Brevet Captain 0. 0. Kenney imattached, ordered toduly in tno. Depart Arent of Missowt, Lieutenant W. K, Bowyne, United States army, has been oxdored *.o duty as Indian Agent at Green Vay, to redeve Ieutenant J. A. Manty, who will be, assigned, (0, inly under the Indian Department. | WAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WAsiINGTON, Feb. 11, 1370, ‘entenant Commander RodectckK McLook Is or. ‘gered to the Congress. Second Assistant Engineer ous game of landing cigars without paying the duty. In the case referred to five thousand, dollars’ worth of cigars were landed, and ‘ne reqnkt was tho forteitare of the ship ‘@ the govornment, ‘Tho loss of. a vessel in this way makes it allogother rather @ poor specu lation, Join Lowe has been detached from the Tallapoosa And ordered to the Paios. ‘The order of Firat Assist- ant Engineer A, V, Frazer has been revoked. Lientonant Commander J. Crittenden Waison has beon detached frow the Congress, and Nts resigna- uon has been accepted, to take effect August lui next, ‘The United States steamer Leyden, Randal com- manding, arrived at Portiand. Me., last evening f Hosten to convoy the monitors Nlantonowo: ‘Terror woich sail oa Sunday. aud ne A eh tt ann tats ia | ASUCCESSFUL CUBAN EXPEDITION The ‘131 of the Steam Yacht Auna, ; AON Landing of a Quantity of Arms and Am- munition on the “Ever Faithful Isle’*--Her Final Betrayal and Seizure by the British Authorities. On the 23th of December, 1899, the steaur yache Anna, measuring seventy-two tons, satied from thia Port, having on board some twenty-two passengera, ataytg others the famous Coloncl Ryan, General Cisneros, Captain Ricardo Ponce de Leon, General Oscar Cexpedea, 0, E¢ntlio Mola, Tom Liltte Mercier and a number of lead!ag Cuban patriots, Captata Rudgiph Sommers, Who was in cotimand of the yacht Autia when ste foft this por, arived bere yesterday and furnishes tlie following informa tion:—-We cleared for Nassau on tue 24th of December, and in a lew days (Janugry 1 and 2) We experienced the heavy gules which did #0 much damace along the coast. We beat about so much during the gates that we ran short of coal and were obliged to pnt into Charleston, 8. C., both co “coal up" and escape the storm. While there (on Jonuary 3), et the instiga- tion of the Spamah Consul, the yacht was seized by the United States Marshal and deéatned from the ‘1 anti the toth, when, vy order of thé United States Court, the vexsel was roieased, and we again put to sew, bound for Nassau. ‘The Anns was owned by a gentleman im tuts city; but, tt appears, Captain Sommers had fulh power of attorney eranted hit to enter jnto negotiations and dispose of her on te best possible terms. “Aller leaving Citsrioston, owing to the heavy weather,” the Captain says. “we were obliged to beat abont a great deal. On the tn of January ono of the gentlemen who was on board ox- Pressed a desire to purchase the voat. I enters into pegotlations' witi him, md a site Was effected. Ho then assemed the direction of afairs and directed me to'rum te yacht up to one of" the Bahamas, pot far’ from Nassau, and lore we found the brig T. Field, tn ohare of Setior Albert A, ° Fernandos. She transfer of the cargo from the Field to the Auna was commenced at five P, M. of January 14, and at five next morning tho lide yacht was steamlng for Cuba. The whole of she expedition on board the Anna, excinsive of the crew, consisted of twenty-two men and the following arms and amimu- ye Springtield rifled, 80 Retuington rifes, 2 12-ponnuer howitzers, with complete equifments; 50 Whitney navy revoivers, 100 machetes, 4) sabres, 400 equipments, 120,090: chrtmdyes, 6,600 metalic cartridges, 1,000,000 rifle cups, 60,909 pistol caps, 50,000 fewliug caps, 3,500 pounds mie powder, 600 pounds cannon powder, be- sides medicines, writing and printing material, women’s clot shoes, &c, Having encountered severe head wiids we had to lay at anchor off Cay, Vat satied again two days alter. On-tue Lota, at three P. M., and in sight of the coast of Caba, we met a sleatner leavi Nuevitas, but being ao ucar the coust we continued our voyage woperetived and anchored ateight P. M. about fifteen miles from Nuc- Vilas ‘The whole of the cargo Was landed at -hal(-past tour A. BL, With the exception of 50,000vartridzea, eleven boxes of supplies and one box of equlp- ments, wiicly were left on board, not wishing to be dascovered by daylight. After so many obstacies aud risks, aud only through the unabated energy of Mr. Cisneros and eompuntons, the expedition wae safe on land and the hte column, in command -of ©. Eunlto Moia, Colonel Ryan, Colonel Clanoy, with. tho artillery in-the Ghayge of Captaing Ricardo” Pines de Leon, ‘Torn Lillie Mercier and Sergeant Willian son, besides Oscar Ucapesdos and otters, muxinx altogether twenty-Lwo men, who, intréached ana having two guns in battery, could easily ru- siat tua attacks of whatever of tna Span- wh columns operated in that selgliborhuod ‘There were strong Cubvom forces not far from the place, and T tank thost arms and munitions have siteuay proved a sirong support to tie Cuban patriots. Al five A. M. the Aung was steaming-back from Cuba, and with daylight we discovered that wo had * Janded in & nest of Spanisa men-ot-war, not many | mies from us, m every direction; but not wishing to © give tuem information of our trangactions, aud having Bo guns on voard, We put on a little mure speed, and shortly after we could scarcely disc the masts of the tremendous Spanish cruisers, which, it must be confessed, are wntit to catch ‘blockade runners; at least they use a good deal of coal and spend @ great amount of money out of the exhausted Spamsh: treasury, trusting their ultimate success to tae efforts of the men-ol-war uf Uneir alhes, the wreckers of Nassan. ‘On the 2ist we lauded the remaining cargo as Green Cay and went to anclor ef Kum whence we were Laken ta tow to Naseau by tho Britis steamer Dart. After a tew objections the steamer was duly entereu at the Custom Honse hero, ening the first trip of the steam yacht Anna. But'when, prepara- tory to the second tip, we asked the elearance of the vessel Wibh ® cargo of arms for St. Tuomas, tue Gov ernor of Nassau most aroitrarily—as: he could give no reavons Whatever—denied the. clearing of the vessel und pgevented her sutiing until they oblatued Jroui a traitor, one James Rodgers, who bad acted Sere of the Anna, the evidence fos er Bnalt selaure. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Vrominont Azrivala in This City) Yesterday. Colonel George Buliuck, Pailadelphia; Cotonel G. Mowbray, of North Adains; Judge 0.. KR Knick- erdocker and Cotonel A Bennett, of Michigan; Colo- nel J. ¥. Wheeler, of [l!now; Dr. F. Paiuner aud Judge George LD. Nicoll, of Troy; Dr, J. H. Nell, of London, England; Colonsi J.J. Pattersomund Judgo F. 8. Jacobs, of Pennsylvania and pr. La L. Paust, of Montana, are atshe Metropolitan Hotel. General J. B. Stouchouse, of Alvany; J. A. Fesson- den, of the United States Army; David.as Wells, of Washington; Dr. 5. A. Green, of Boston, and Paul Tulane, of New Jersey, ara at the Astor-House. General G. 1 Smith, of Geneva; Charles W. [i- lott, President, of Harvard College; Colonel W. H. Reynolds, of Providence, and Captain Buderling, of the Russian Atmy, are ed the Hoffman House, A. H. Drewsy, of Virginia; 3. 3. Merrit, Ge Manager of the St. Paul and Milwaukee Rall and H. Thompson, o7 At. Pau, are at the Pitta, Avenue Hotal. Bellagzi Bvenu, Secretary of the Tarkisk Lega on; J. T.nevis, of Liyespool, and, J..b. brown, of Boston, are at the Ajnemarle Hotel, dJonu MeDonali, of Amsterdam; Ws T. Burn,ot Minois, wad W. Ts Laylor, of Daabury, are at tho Colewan, house, ‘ Praminent Departures, Colonel James Mackay, for Phuadeiphta;. Dr. Sauimbary, Tor Wastingion; Judge Samuet shoe- ery for Albany; T. ©, Durant, for Boston; A. tH. Mee, for Washingten; Willlam Pinckney Whye, for Baltynore; H. E. Sargent, for Boston; Hamilton Greene, for Troy> A. i. Bellosts,, for Walpetc, and Gearge Lard, for Philadelphia, ral VHS UNTHODIST BOBK CONCUBN. What tho Minority of tha Commition of fh, auiry Haze to Say—Same Latecesting Leta ters. ‘Yhe minority report of the Book Cormynitaes tothe Annual Conference Ww, a document cf queer import. it shows that the agent or the managora Of the Book ‘Soncery retained a part of the percentags. The 1ol- owing letter will give Lhe modus.operandi:—< NEvAY ORK, Jan, 26, 1870, Ree. J. LASAHAN: ~DRAR BiR--Le ropig to your inqnirs, we neg towny that we sold Mr. Porces.ia June, 1867, 188 reat of Mora), twoaly two pounds, s twenty-seven cents, pee pound, leas tw if per con ting to $972 97, ~ Wa'tnichy roterring 10 Me. Goorekongu’s, order, book, that he nald this paper to the Meihodtat neers xt thirty souc ound, amounting. to. $1,256 64, leaving » dir. ference of SDH 6, showing & profit o€ Grer thirty per cewt. ‘The minority also assert that the testimony, showed that the nierchant would have gold to tne house Qirectly a3 cheap, aa they sold to Mr, 8. I. Porter, and in evidence of this statement the mt Rority of we commiitiee.gdduce the following Yotter:.- New YoRg, Nov. 10, 136, Dra Sin-—We woul aay, In answer to your Ingiiry as to wuother we would Yana sold the ist Bec Concern the paper which we did through Mr. Porter briaging us the. Orders at the price allowing the Mettiodlst Book Goncera the acount wis pid to Mr. Porter had those oriess.come tous direct rier, wp, wowid havy, allowed the u JOUr shuldhy, a8 We ido, now, Tue demand of Mr. Vorter fortwo asd a halt per cant under protet ng that It was the o1 Way that wa could jong with the business, knowing {hat tue time won d cowe whea we could break up the oureaives and othern could get righted, and @o our busineas, ! hd formerly done beforo Mr. Port: fasoeup nthe tid of 'welon, and it tke samme mianter ab we dat busineas will ous ollier legge custom ers. ie fev. SOHN LANAWAN, Sevornl stinitar letiers were faratshed the commit. tee, according to the untnority repart, and they caus to the concydgion that in consequence of this prac: eo tt busing through middle meu the Couceru Lask ae fo audition, whieh yo fnaliy aliow ad and ne to him, we did, fel ‘famous aysiom, ant eopings (anni The minority come to th ployé is dangerousiy tem Of coatly malertal resulta in bhe incrowe of Nig awh pay.