The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1870, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERAL BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, Volume XXXV. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, WOOD'S MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, Broadway, ent ber Thirhiotl 6.—%usinge daily, Perforuanoe every evening. ——~8 BOWERY THEATRE, Bewery,-SxgTourS IN INDIA— GOVBRSMENY SLOREIR THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.Tae BURLESQUS or Tux BavEn. WALLACK’S TIBATRE, Broadway and 13th street. SOMOOL. HOOTH'S THEATRE, 254 at., betweem Deb and 6th ave. — HAMLET, GRAND OPERA TOUSE, corner of Elghth avenue and ‘Wd 6. —THE TWELVE Tharrariens. OUYMPIC THEATRE, Brosaway.—New VERSION OF Uaniet. FIPTH AVENUS THEATRE, Twenty-fourth #.—FR0u Fuov. NEW YORK STAD? T!fSATRH, Nos 43 and 47 Bowery— Oreka Bus ro—KARus BiB. NiBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tzaorpt ov Ham- |Er, pT MNS, F. B. CONWAY’S PARS THEATRE, Brookiyn.— UNoLe Tous Camin, TONY PASPOR'S OPERA MOUSE, 901 Bowery.—Comro Wouatiem, NEGRO NiNSTERLST, a0. THEATRE COM! oR, ot Broadway.—Couro Vooar 18M, Neko Aors, do. BRYANT'S. 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Logan’s Speech on Ctban Debate in the Senate on the ‘ps by Carpet. % Decisions by al Inteitigence— ing of Witame- elegraphs Under- 3 of the Papal Council; Ruse Nat crosts— a of Cuba— jovermment ‘A Duei by tn the City— New Locks—The 3 of w York City and Brookiyn errilc Bxplosion in West arved to Death—Muni- vg Proceedings In the The Hariem Hepot Tra- neas of Thirty Years, an Of Protest Against the English Peeling Towards the Arrival of Sania Avge ia Vive Hamieta fora 3 Last Night-—Cor- 4 of the Boston Outrage—Busiuess 13 Prison for Devt—Virginia: Horribie ee In Norfolk Connty—Recoustruction Mississippi—immigrants for Colorado— i Meetings--Postal Tele- ra Cock Fight—Electrical ou—Tho Weatuer and tho Ica Crop in ‘ins state—Settlemecat of the Vermont Ratiroad War. cs cnipobcn 9—Financial and Commercial Neports—Real Es- tate Matters—fhe New Dowinion: Return of Prince Arthur to Ilis Regtment—Marriages and Deaths—Advertisements—Texas ag @ Manufacturing State. 20—The Lrookiyn Murder: Great Exettement tn the City; fears that the Prisoner May be Lynohed; The Military Under Arms Ali Night— Proceetings of the New York Legtsiaiure— bpectal Meeting of the Board of Health—Sub- sidising American Steatuship Lines—Dalis of fast Night~Lectures Last Night—The Hudson Closed by Ico at Rhinedeck— ‘The Austrian Court Scandal—Crimes and Oasn- alues—h tags County Democratic Genoral Com nittee—Tral of Rosanna Rogers for Man. flaughter—The Buffalo Livel Sult—Sbipping 1 Li-A 1A it a favor if our readers will foform us, by letter addressed to this office, of lietion on the part of the carriers of the Henaxp, either in furnishing the paper late, subpiltuting other city papers,.or leaving spoiled eheets. any dor Vary Foxxy.—A Southern paper speaks of the “ludicrous formalities” with which tho outside States have been almitted into the Union. 1b may be all very ludicrous—very fanny; but will aay of our Southern friends faform us where ihe laugh comes in? *A Cmanom ror Bia- Jons.—The negotla- tions for the setilement of the Alabama claims ara likely to be reopened and conducted in Washingion, So says the Under Secretary of State for the Forsign Dopartment of Great Britain. He ought to know. Figure up the “‘claime.” ‘Tae Summit oy A First Rate Noticz.— The Summit (Mies.) Z'imes of the 10th inst. says “tho New York Heratp is tho greatest paper in the world.” This is indeed the height of a rst rate notice, And the beauty of it is the world knows it to ba trae, ‘Don't fail to. adveriiso in the Summit Z'imes.” Loostsa Arren Venvs.—Queen Victoria specially rocommends the English Parliament to make arrangements for observations of tho “transit of Venus” in 1874—a very elegant idea for an exc ilens royal earthly lady, Tho presidency of tie commission would bo an appropriate position for te Prince of Wales, always provided tha! he: Royal Highness the Princess of Woles approves of the HeRaup id, tt ’ new. YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘Affaire tm Ouda—The American Republic Disgraced. In the early and purer times of the American republic its citizens Lad reason to be proud of their country an@ government, It was respected, too, by all nations. The flag was bailed everywhere as the emblem of freedom and right, None but despots, monarchs and the privileged aristocratic orders of the Old World hated or were uafriendly to the United States. ‘The mass of the people in all countries looked to thisJand of liberty as the hope of the world—the coun'ry which, through its exumple, growing power and active sympathy in the cause of freedom, should in time regenerate tho workd, Never did » peoplo struggling for liberty and independence look im vain to the great American republic for encouragement, In formor days oceans and continents even were no barriers to American sympathy for those who were strug- gling to be free. In the Polish and Hunga- rian insurrections, in the French, Italian and other revolutions, and in the struggle for popular rights in Ireland, England and else- where, the people who rose against their oppressors found a friend and a hearty God- speod in the United States, Friendly interna- tional relations with the governments or rulers against whom the people rose did not prevent the American Congress from proclaiming its sympathy with tho oppressed, or of giving them every encouragement possible, Nor was the republic afraid of war in defonce of the rights of ita cilizens. Every student of history knows that the war of independence was brought on by resistance to an unjust tax only. Itis known, too, that the war of 1812 with Great Britain, the first Power in the world thea, sprang from a determination to protect tho flag, which had been insulted by the claim of England to the right of search. Our fathers did not weigh the consequences of war, even with the first Power of the world, when principles of right, national honor or national policy were at stale. But how isit now? Ab the very tine when this nation has proved itself to be the most powerful one on the earth; when no nation or combination of nations could wage successful war against it; when the greatest Powers could hardly be driven into a war with it, this mighty republic has abandoned the cause of freedom, has become the friend and ally of the worst despotism, and has failed to protect its owa citizens abroad. Yes, it cringes and trembles before the threats of o third rate Power. We do not exaggerate. Look at the condust of the goverament in the case of Cuba and at the outrages upon American citizens on that island. If hag given effective aid to Spain to crush the Cubans, has prevented, by an overstrained vigilance, any assistance to the Cuban patriots, and has obstinately resisied the generous impulses and will of the American people in refusing to recognizo the belligerency of the Cubans, And this we understand, and have reason to believe, is becausa the administration, or at the Secrotary of State, is afraid of war with Spain, Tho cunning asd bragging Span- iarda have made this timid administration and weak man in the Stato Depariment tremble, The same tactics the Spaniards have followed in Cuba—ihe tactics of bombast and false- hood—to suppress the insurrection they have used effectively at Washington. The samo is being tried upon the press and people of this airy, But they will fail here, for the inde- pendent American press cannot be influcnced in that way, and neither it nor tho people aro us cowardly ag the administration. As a specimen of the bombastic and mendacious ics of the Spaniards we publish the follow- ing letter just sont to us by AN INDIGNANT SPANTARD, New Yor, Feb, 12, 1370, ITOR OF THE UERALD:— hat ¥'s ABRALD You write again on the Cupan qnestion and you manifest the same nonsense than ever Il ali your articies, It sceins to me increaibie thas public writers of @ newspaper, Whose editors claim to be & leading journa’, rtite 80 many blun- ders in order to misiead the people, You say tuat (ue policy of the goverament should be open and broad, declaring belugerent rights to the Cubans. Wierd ad tho éitics, tows and porta of the revels to declare belligerent rights, a8 Provided by the international laws Of ail nations? ‘This is to talk achild, without sense of any kind. ress erants bolligérent rights to tue Cubans ish goverument has the right of search to can Yossels, hot only on the tne of blockade but on the high seas, and this would be worse for the American commerce, This right of the Spanish goverpinent is provided to the treaty of tue year 1706, and would be enforced by our navy. You say that @ war with Spata would bo like @ chiid’s play, and you would take possession of all Spanish America in less than one month. What anonsense. Tue whole American nation contd not take possession of any Spanish domain if the gov- ernment and peopie of Spaiu are willing to deiend them as they are now. Your navy thatyou cail powerful canao: compete with ours in any respect, and | win sure that if the two nations were at war you wouid safer the worse of it, because our fron- Gads are newer and so well DW's and odlicered wat you cannot present one im’ all your Mavy capable of making any harm at ail to apy of them, If tue Americans coud laud in any Spanish poasession they would Oght in buctles, and ibis 1a the best of all for our disctpitned soldiers, The war in Cuba bas not cuded, beca: always Dy from piace to pla bands, aud our svidiers caund to fen This state of wai se they in large aud sual ind tiem at ail ready aot La ended asin atiles, ANd It is necessary to hunt them like i 1u their places-of conveaiment. SURAFIN BUSTY, 17 Pearl street, It would be supertluous labor to attempt to answer this exalted Spaniard, and we only notice the letier to show the ignorance, bom- bastic pretensions and folly of the Spaniards, and fhe sort of stuff which has made Mr. + Secretary lish, other members of the adminis- tration and Mr. Samner tremble in their boots. We can hardly think General Grant has sunk 60 low. We cannot believe that the man who proposed to march an army across the Rio Grande to drive the French out of Mexico—that he who was ready to measure swords with the first Power in Europe—is afraid of a third rate ani demoralized nation like Spain, A war with Spain would be really—in the language the indignant Spaniard has given us credit for—but child’s play to the United States. No Spaniard could put his foot om the soil of this republic to do any damage if there were war. We would soon have a navy out that would make short work of the boasted Spanish iron-clads and other war veasels, We would seize the possessions of Spain in America, and that would indemnify us for the war, and, if necessary to proceed to extremities, wo would lay Cadiz and the other seaboard cities of Spain in ashes, As to the question of the right of soarch Spain would have, should we recognize the belligerency of tho Cubans, under treaty of 1795, as the writer of the above letter asserts, the sooner: we abolish such an absurd treaty, if it really existe, the botter, Let us get rid at once and forever of all these Old World trammels as far as the American Coutinent and its islands are concerned. The tine has come when wo should have no more treaties or trouble with | European nations on questions effecting eer America, Tereoforth onr motto should bo “America fur the Americans,” and wo ehould inaugurate a bold and comprehensive policy to separate Europo and European govern- mental influence from this hemisphere, We are in a position to do this; wo ought to do it, and it is tho truo policy for tho United States to pursue, Do we want an opportunity in the case of Cuba? Does not the blood of Ameriean citi- zons—of those young men from New York, Greenwalth, Foster, Johnson and Gardner, who were fired upon by the brutal voluntecrs— give the government the opportunity to demand the cessation of Spanish rule in Guba? Do not the multiplied and continued outrages on our citizens in that island, the interests of our commerce and @ true American policy, call upon the government to seize the present 000a- sion for ending Spanish rule there? As long a8 Cuba belongs to Spain we shall have trouble about the island. It haa boon, in fact, a con- stant source of trouble with Europe, Tho time has arrived when we can ond all that. Givo the Cubans that fair chaace to which they are entitled, and let the sympathies of our people have fair play in this struggle of Amer- ican liberty against European despotism, and tho question will be settled without involving the necessity of war with Spain, Should Spain, however, make it a caso of war, better that than submit to oocupy our present anom- alous and humiliating position and seo Cuba lost, Will the President overrulo tho cowardly policy of Secretary Fish with regard to Cuba? Will Congress carry out the will of the people and boldly declare for the freedom of Cuba? Havo wo any statesmen ‘of large viows and with courage and ability enough to demand, in the name of the people, the independence and annexation of the Gem of the Antilles? Russiu Specially Reported from Eome. Tho special correspondence from Rome which appeara in our columns to day supplies @ concise aud plain exposition of the present condition of the Russian empire, its matérial intereats and prospects, the stato of socioty, the educational system, the army and munici- palitics.. This exhibit was furnished to our writer by a Rusaian official of rank and expe- rience sojourning in the Holy City. It comes ia additional testimony of the universal foreign acknowledgment of the influence and force of tho independent press of America, Tho Rus- sian aristocrat was evidently anxious to avail himself of the opportunity of submitting tho case of his nation and native land to the free and unbiassed mind of the American democracy through our columns, and thus be enabled to remove some few cloudy, indeed rather dark, impressions which must havo 4602 mado by prd?tons statements on the eamo subject coming from European souices fot quite so well informed. The Heraxp writer conse- quently presents the caso to the grand trans- atlantic international jury to-day, as our writers in Berlin and Vienna have already submitted thespecial briefs of Count Bismarck and Baroa Buest. ‘ To hear of Russia from Rome and by way of the Holy City sounds, at, the first reading, as oddly as if we said that a man wont to St. Petersburg in order to leara tho exact condi- tion of Poland. It is a fact that the two great modern theocrats, Pius the Ninth and the Czar Alexander the Second, are not on very good terms. They do not ‘“‘speak,” or, as our school children term it, are not “glad” with each other; another positivo demonstration of the melancholy social truth that there may be a vast show of reli- gion and a desl of prayer witha very small amount of Christian charity here and there at one and the same time. We trust, however, that when copies of the Herap containing this special correspondence are received and duly read, both in the Vatican and the Winter Palace of the Neva, it will tend to reconcile tho Heads of the two powerful Churches, so that the Czar will joyfully renew with Pio Nono the terms of playful goodfellowship which he enjoyed with Gregory the Sixteenth when a boy. Such is the evangelizing mission of the Heratp. We will be proud of making two such illustrious converts to the worship of the broad Church of the Bible and to the creed of the Sermon on the Mount. Boxer Exriosion iN Tuety-Tomp Srrget—A GaLaNr Fettow.—A boiler burst in West Thirty-third street yesterday and three persons were injured, a numbor of per- sons narrowly escaping. The conduct of the engineer, Joun Donuelly, deservos the highest commendation. He saw that the boiler was leaking and that aa explosion was inevitable, but with a high sease of duty, instead of flying from the danger, he bravely stood to his post and commenced to draw out the fires, Before he completed the task, however, the explosion took place and the gallant fellow was blown several rods into an adjoining yard, and his head, arms and faco were dreadfully scalded. Te is a poor man, with a family, and his life is ina critical condition, Whilo we are giving lavishly to onr indigent great men snd the families of our unfortunates does not this brave fellow’s devotion and dariag deserve a rousing reward ? Tug Vooruzes Murprr iN Brooxiyy.— Mr. Voorhees, the victim of Chambers, the murderer, died at his house yesterday, An informal examination of the prisoner and the statement of the proprietor of the saloon where tho shooting took place show that the murder was even more cold-blooded and wanton than at first reported. The murderer, it seems, had -drauk several bottles of wine with his intended victim, and even after tho deed was done called for and coolly drank a glass of ale, Late last night Sheriff Walters, fearing the excited state of the people against Chambers, asked for a detachment of soldiers to guard Raymond street jail The soldiers were promptly sent, and bore with them ball cartridges enough to do execution upon tho mob if need be, The people of Brooklyn are much excited over this brutal marder, and although we deprecate lynch law, we can seo plaioly in this exhibition the end to which corrupt Judges and rampant orime are rapidly driving us, Sgnator Carpenter, of Wisconsin, berated the republican party severely yesterday in the Senate for its unrepublican legislation, and Senator Yates, of Illinois, wanted to read him out of the party. In {ts present disrupted state Yates probably thought the party needed & joiner rather than a carpenter. (0 ES ees ea SL Le Ee ee Count Plemarek unt tho Papal Sylabas. | Reformation, and {f another Luther should bo | A Duel by Gaslighi—Figuting the Battles A cable despatch which we publish this mora- ing has it that Count Bismarok la dosirous to get up a European protest aguinst the Papal Syllabus. ‘The telegram is not very complete, bat it leaves us littly room to doubt that tho Count is just as willing to fight the Pope as ho was some time ago to fight Austria—which ho did, as all the world knows, with some suc- coss—and ag, later, ho has boon to ight France. It was the opinion of many that because King William was magnanimous enough to present to tho Uoly Father for the use of the Council @ costly oarpet, that Prussia as a whole and Count Bismarck ay an individual were to be passive and indifferent epoctators of the doings of the Council, Taose who kaew tho foolings of the Protestant populations of Northern Ger- many, and who had formed a correct opinion of the charactor of Count Bismarck, were not so rash in arriving at a conclusion, Tho announcement to which we call alsention shows which was right, Woe cannot think that this ploce of intelli- gence, although communicated to us very imperfeo!ly, is a baseless rumor, It must have some solid foundation, Intellectnally Gor- many is now, as she has been more or less regularly for the list throo hundred yonrs, ab the hoad of the nations. During the last hundred years wo have had in Matherland all soria of aciions and reactions in politics, in scivnoe, in religion; but intellectaalism has never ceased to be the dominant characteristic of the German race. Truo of the Protestant North, this has been scarcely less true of the Catholic South, Tras of tho Germans in Europe, i: is not less true of the Germans in the New World, A true German insists on having a reason for tho fuith that is in him. He may be a Catholic, a Protesiant, a Ration- alist ia matters of religion, 9 monarchist abso- lute or 9 monarch'si qualified or a republican in matters political; but whatever his opinions may be ho can explain, and from his own standpoint at least, jusiily them. It was this spirit that developed Luther and begot the Reformation. It was this spirit that, in the first instance, gave tho First Napoleon tho mastery of Europe and that, in the second instance, prepared, has- tened and determined his downfull, People who thiak aud who Lave some taith in their own judgmenis cannot be long deceived. This latest news from Germany, taken in connec'ion with many recent and deeply important facta, shows that the old spirit atill lives in the sous and danghters of Old Fatherland. We do not forget that the opposition to the Council and its programme has beea mainly German, Voivcvs havo becn raised against tho Qouncil in other qnartors. In France and Spaia and Italy there ares not a few who have spoken and wrilten extensively, in the first place, against what it meant te do and, in the second, against what it has done and tried todo, La Great Britaia thega who have not been in favor of tho Council have ridiculed it rather than reasoned against it. With ono or two exceptions ithas been tho same in the United States. North Germany has not by any means been inliiferont; but, being Pro- testant, and therefore not so immodiateiy interostol, it has hitherto waited and watched rather than been aggrossive. In South Germany it has boen quite otherwise, Thero the Council was fell to bo a great and dangerous instrament, It might do good, but it might do evil. Its every act was certain to touch them and to affect their posi- tion, It might justify their past struggle with the Protestants of the North, orit might mako them ridiculous in the eyos of ticir brothrou and before all the worll, Henco it is that South Germany, althoush it has not been opposed to tie Council in itself considered, hag poured forth such warnings, and instructions and remonstrances that at the present moment the Council halts, hesitates, trembles ‘ knows not what todo. The Allgemeine Zeipung, in- spired by Southern genius, commenced the fire before the Council began. The searching work by ‘Von Janus” appeared almost simul- taneously with the oponing of the Council. The Primate of Austria, the Princo Primate of Bohemia, and a greator than either, although he has no place in the Council—Dr. D'illinger— have been firm, active and forcofu! in their opposition. The recent letter of Dr. Dillinger on Infallibility, which is now being reproduced and commented upon fa every journal in Europe, has faliea upoa the Pope and his friends like a thunderbolt, The sentiments of Count Hohenlohe, the Primo Minister of Bavaria, and of Baron Beust, the Austro- Hungarian Chancellor, are well known. South Germany, in fact, isin a state of fierce fermenton tho great questions before the Coun- cil, It would bo the easiest thing in the world to provoke another Reformation. The people areready. They require but a skilful leader. Itis not the Immaculate Conception or the’ Bodily Assumption they care for. Itis the Syllabus and Infollibility. Theso last they cannot and will not swallow. It is this siate of fecling which gives point and importance to the aunounced attitude of Count Bismarck. Bismarck has no interest in the two questions that relate to Mariolatry. But asa statesman he has much to do with both Infallibility aud the Syllabus, If the Pope is pronounced infallible it is easy to see how the Church may be brought into deadly ‘and dangerous collision with the scoular Powers, If the Syllabus is endorsed By the Council the war is actually begun, for every true Catholic, from the highest dignitary down to the humblest member, in almost every country on the face of the earth, is placed ia an attitude of opposition to the civil gav- ernment, This is not all, although it is the point which most concerng such men as Bismarck, If the propositions of the Syllabus could be shaped into law and enforced, we should not now, even in this free America, be safe in writing this article, No New Yorx Herat, rising every morning like the sun, Would shed its blessed light on the millions of this Continent. If, as we havo said before, the Syllabus is right, the world for the Inst six hundred years, especially for the last three bundred years, has beemterribly off the rails, In a country like Prussia, where the population in one section is Protestant and in another section is Catholic, the doctrines of tho Syllabus, if enforced by the Church, would work, and, indeed, could not fail to work, serious mischief. It will bo strange if the Council should yet be the occeaion of another - found ia tho person of Count Bismarck. Tho position of tho Roman Church at the present moment is critical in tho extrome. It soems to us to have flung away its last chance. We have watched this Council and havo never foiled to offor it sound and wholesome advice. We have warned it.of danger, and we have often pointed out a way of deliverance. But our warnings and our instructions have been equally disregardod. The Couneil sooms beat on ruining the Church, While the world rashos on with lightning speed towards a grand and glorious future, towards an immonso unity—a unity which shall know no differences fn religion, no con- flicting nationalities, no confusion of tongues; 8 unity which will moot all the high require- ments of prophecy and satisfy the highest aspirations of the human raco—tho Church, looking back, eighs for a doad and burlod past, and with focble hand trics to apply the brake, But the force is irresistible. If the Cherch cannot follow it must romaia bebind, and as another monnment of folly tako its loacly place on the deserted highway of time. The Proceedings in Congress. Tho logislation of tho country is progressing very slowly in Congress. There aro no great measures receiving any attention among our small-minded Solons. The question of Cuban recognition has 60 far gono, no further, than to become the subject of some eloquent speochmaking; thongh oncral Banks promises to bring it up with a vin soon; the revenues and faances aro receiv- ing rotrogrado rather than progressive legis- lation, aad the eubjoct of reconstruction is still delayed by buncombo discussion and uawise tinkering. The Goorgia quosiioa yos- terday was driven shead epizinddically ao far as to reach the point whercat the credentials of the Senators of that State were reforred to the Judiciary Commiliee, but even this moye- meat is Hable to misconstruction and compli- cation, for the Suuators named were elocted by the Legislature that was roveutly declared incompetent and illegal. ‘The Mississippi Readmission bill is giving rise to the same objections and arguments udvaaced on the Vir- ginia bill, although Mississippi has not only filled all ber conditions, but has ectuall, given ton thonsand gnarantess, by hex. éloctoral majority, of not loyalty exiotly, but radi- calism. All this in tho Sonate, In tho House, whero gravo deliberation and serious proceedings are hardly to bo expected, the maiz business yesterday waa tinkcoring the finances, or, rather, taking test voles onthe fidancial policy, One of these tests indicated that the Houso rather favored the ination of the curvency, by a majority of twenty, Tho test resolution proposed un increase of tho circulating curreney by fifty millions, Mr. Morgan introduced a Dill a3 a substitute for Mr. Sherman’s Curreney bill in the Sonate, providing for repeal of the laws author- izing the issue of national bank notes and authorizing an issue of five hundred million dollars in greenbacks, Tis last proposition iy excollent in go far a3 it does away with tho natonal hank notes and gives the people the benefit of the immense sums which at presont are donated to the banks by our Troasuty. Among other matters of interest occurring in the House were the speech of General L the sturdy friead of Cuba, in favor of granting belligerent rights to the gallant Cubans, and the reception of correspondence relative to outrages on A i The Court of Spocial Sessions. ALUill has recently becn introduced in the As- sembly to abolish the Court of Special Sessions, which is now held twice a wock at the Tombs by Justices Dowling and Bixby. The propo- sition is not 80 much for the purposes of making Ong court less in tho cily—for provision is taade ky Which a similar court shall be held by any of the pios™t police magistrates—as it isfor the purpose of getting rid of Justice Dowling, who hag incurred the enmity of too many influential politicians by his promptness in awarding them the penalties of the law on some occasion, provably, when they had substi- tuted pilfering for politics. The court itself is one of the most commondabla ia the city, and also comes uearer being self-sustaining than avy othor. Besidgs, the proposed im- provement of allowing all the Police Justices to preside at the new courf; which is to arise from the ashes of the present Ohy 88 soon a3 Justice Dowling is safely ousted, x2 29 im- provemeut at all. The cight magisiratés, who were privildged to preside when such a conc was in operatiog before, held to the old maxta that everybody's fatness was nobody's busf> ness, and would on-some important occasions be meagrely represented by one Justice, or probably nono at all, and om other occasions, when some poor drunkard was the only case tobe “sent up,” they would sppear in full numbers and with all the pomp ond circum- stance of the Supreme Court, The sittings at present are at least rogular, aud mogt likely fully a3 much talent represented on . Governor (foffman has frequently commended the manner in which business is conducted there, ondif the bill passes both houses of the Legislaturo it is to be hoped ho will put a stopper on it, The couré at prevent is a terror to the roughe, and the pro- posed improvement might not bo. Bosides; Judgo Dowling was the choice of tho people for the position, and he should be granted an investigation rather than be sabjected unhoard to this indirect condemnation. We trust that the Governor or the Senate will stop this matter if it should go so far as to reach either of them. Tas Srmir or Murpgr—While New York and Brooklyn bear the palm for numerous and unprovoked murders, a case has occurred in Norfolk county, Va., which exceeds any yet known in point of brutality, A negro family having horsewhipped a boy in their employ for losing some of their money while on an errand for them, he attempted to steal away to inform the authoritios, but the negroes overtook him, cut his tongue out by the roots and cut his throat from ear to ear. The body was left in the woods, where it was subse- quently found, and the negroes fled. Waar 1s Fame?—A Virgiais paper speaks of a United States Senator from Mississippi as “nfamous.” If these papers continue in tho same vein they will clip the first syllable from the word and make the object of their vitupera- tion famous, Such is fame, ef Caba in Now Yorks It must bo apparent | that if Cuban Independence could bo ed by personal rencontres on the Continsnt the sun of Spanis2 rule in Cuba would by this timo have sunk far below tho Western horizon. On Saturday night last a duel was fought by gaslight ia this city botween Francisco de Porto, a Cuban, who “‘bas already proved his love of country” by fighting in Canada the editor of a Spanish paper published in New York, an@ an Bnglish- man, to fame hitherto unkaowa, named George Prouide, The belligerent gentlemen had previously boon friends, but Mr. Proud thought fit and proper to oriticiss the Inaction of the Cuban Junta, and this engendered antimos- ity between them. Saturday night they mat at a hotel up town, when Pronde indulged in a characteristic observation, ‘“‘algnificant of an approaching kick.” This (the approaching kick) “placed De Porto in fever heat,” and, probably to cool himself, ‘‘ho spat in his oppo- nent’s face.” To say the least of it tho offenco was anasty one, but a pocket handkerchief could have effectively removed the obnoxious saliva in two seconds, Our Englishman, how- ever, boiled with indignation. Blood elono could wipe away the spit. It waa absolutely necossary that his wounded honor should be healed by a gash across tho shoulder, which be subsequently received. Tho parties obtained seconds and adjourned to tho house of a friond, whero they divested themselves of all underclothing and prepared to fight, each attired ina thin coat and a pair of tight pantaloons. The weapons chosen wero cavalry sabres, Pistols were rejected, beoause “any fool can shoot” those products of Colonel Coll’s inventive geains, So these particularly wise mea decided upoa cold steel. Perhaps the objec- tion to bullets arose from the fact that Proude isa larger man than De Porto, Bat how readily the difference in siz could have been over- como! In the famous duel betwoon Egan, tho Irish Darrisier, and Carran, tho former oom- plaiaed of thg disparity ia their sizes, ‘I tel you what, Mr, Egan,” roplied Curran, “I wish to take no advantage big Tig. ever; let MY Sz) be chalked dat upon your sido, ani I am quite content that ovéry shot which hits oataile that mark sha'l go for nothing.” This plan docs not appear to hayo beea thought of as, cavalry . sabres in hatd, tho impetuous Da Porto and tha detormined Proude confronted each other. For a brief moment they hositated, thon Proude advanced and mado a cut as tho hoad of his opponent, whish, happily for Ds Porto, was “dofily parried.” Had it taken offect our account would have been cnt short with Do Porto’s head, Aninterval of time and they wont at ii again, displaying great skill. Hera tho reporter says thoir eyes flashed fire, os if endeavoring ‘to penotrate each other's intent,” bat wo aro rather of the opinion that thoy word eadoavoring to penotrate each other's skin. At length De Porto laid himself open, and Prouls instanily seized tho opportunity ot laying his thigh opsa to a depth of a quarter of an inch, for o length of eight ixchea. Proudo’s triumph was shortlivod, The next instant De Porto’s ateel went flashing through the air and doscendsd upon his opps- nont’s right shoulder, inflicting a painfal wound. Here tho combat ceased. Proude was conveyed to his home in Brooklyn. Do Porto rotired with the houors of war, first inti- matiag, with ‘‘marked ovolneas,” that he car- ried a particular chip on his shoulder in tho shape of the Cuban causo, the knocking off of which would bo avenged by him with blood. Thus ended this duel, Unfortunately both priscipals wero wounded ; happily neither was killed, Of their valor there is no doubt, But, ab, what @ pity it {3 that so much heroism should be wasted Ja New Yori when thero aro so many opportunities for broadsword exerclses ha ARE eT On ore One The Qoban American League. A number of prominent citizens of this city have formed a league for the purpose of praoii- ca!!y consolidating thy’ sentiment and support of the Amerioan poople im Securing independenco to Cuba. Goneral Martia McMahon, who has had somo experience in Byraguay of tho troubles of a people struggling against odds for their liberties, ia president of Pip league, and tho membera tonsist pf men of faffar°® and prominence, like Douglag Taylor, Edmund C. Stedman, Gideoa J. Tucker, Golonel Ethan Allen and others. Measures aro to be taken at once to extead the influence of the Jeague | throughout the country by the formatiow ix é giles of similar organizations, TINS the People propos to take fn their own hands’ the honor of én government on the Cuban question, and to keds their own skirts clear of the disgraceful pelicy phssued at Washington. It remains to be seen if the adminiafration, professing to represent the people, wih con- tinue to so misrepresent them after the gncat national movement for Cuban independence assumes such shape as the prominent mes connected with this league will give it. Tan Antiquities ofr Prav.—Mr. BE. G. Squier will read a paper this ovening before the American Geographical and Statistical Society at Cooper Institute on tho ‘Geography ond Ancient Moauments of Peru.” Mr. Squier’s residence in South America as a diplomatio representativo of the United States, his extended explorations among the Cordilleras and remarkable ruins of that romantic country, and his ability as a writer, give groat interest and importance to the information which he will impart to-night. Elaborate drawings, illustrative of the scenes described, will be exhibited, and the author ef the essay, fresh from the ruined palaces of the inces and the rock-walled cities standing desolate amoung the Andes, will doubtless give a clearer knowledge of Peru’s wonderful antiquities than can be obtatned in any other manner. Santa Anna Torns Ur.—The news of a revolution progressing: in Mexico must have reached Santa Anna in bis exile. He turned up in Hayana on Sunday last on route for Vera Cruz. Captain Gencral de Rodas, however, spoiled his plans, by ordering him to leave tho island on the first steamer, and positively refusing to allow the old voteran to proceed to Mexioo. So, we suppose, Santa Anna must fain be content with fighting game oocks in his old age instead of heroically battling for ‘God and Liberty.” } |