The New York Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1870, Page 5

WASHINGTON GOSSIP. The Week in Congress—A Darky at One Eud and a White Man at the Other— One Squeezed In and the Other Squelched Out—The Cadetship Investigation— ‘The Alaska Purchase and the Per- ns Claim—A Speck of War - with the Russian Bear. Wasninaton, Feb. 26, 1670, Another blessed and eventful week has passed, and among the great occurrences put on record are the kicking out of Congress of #@white man (Whitte- More) at one end and the squeezing in of a black man, (Revels) at the other. It ts rather a curious eomeidence, is it not, that while the biack carpet- bagger Revols was undergoing the procesy of ndcial and political elevation the white carpet-bagger Whittemore was being subjected to quite the con- trary treatment? Whittemore is an ex-Mechodist parson, and 0 is Reveis, which makes the coinci- dence sti!| more remarkable. But while Mr. African Kevels is placed high up on the ascending path Mr, Cancasian Whiticemore is sent whirling downward srom near the top of the hili, thus affording oue of she most stnklug ilustrations possivie of the ex- plosion of skin and color superiority. “It Ino use talking about the thing,” said a pro- minent democrat to me the day Mr. Revels took his weat. beside your own Senatorial Fenton of the Em- pire State, “No use talking, sir; the time is not far Gistant when blondes altogether will be at a dis- count, and when the present branette, the African gentieman and lady, will be quoted a No. 1 in wwe social and political markets.” My democratic friend wae about three-fourths in earnest in what he said, The old “unterrifiea” pave wecome much demoralized py the rapid strides of the African to perfect equality, but the heaviest biow of @il has been the admussion of Revels asa full blown Senator; for the democrata inquire of each other, ‘Can this thing be stopped at all now? Haso’t it_gone to that point which defles retreat pereatter?? aS ST ‘There ig no mistaking the fact that the occurrence of the week has produced a profound impression upon the democratic Senators and meimbers, and 1 am confident, notwithstanaing their protestations of Gwegast of and antipatny to the African, that it has made already a sort of rent m thelr party, It has wet many of them to thinking very seriously over the Whole matter, and convinced them ubat the time has come for cultivating Sambo instead of persecuting hin, a8 heretofore, In my opinion it is not amoug We remotest contingencies of the furmre—and the near future, too—that the African Senators and members will be found voting and operating with welr white colleagues of the democratic persna- sion; and my logic 18 this—the democratic politicians are, after all, practically, though not ‘theoretically, more kindly disposed to the downtrodden. Tne republican politicians though they prate £0 loudiy of social and poiitical equality, are really more aristocratic and haughty shan the democrats. Then, Sambo’s equality belug fixed, it becomes a matter of policy for the demo- crate to age him to the best advantage, just as they would unpalataple medicine to accomplish some Physical cure. As politicians, their object will be to regain power, and to do as they will find 1t peces- wary to get on the soft side of Sambo, and forget the color of hig skin and the capillary growth of his eyaniow. In short, they will culttvate the rising Revels and in practice out-Sumuer Sumner, This, too, in epite of the preachings of the garrajoas Davises and Stocktons and Saulsvurys, BUTLRR SORRY FOR WIS ANTI-NEWSPAPER STEROR. Ben Butler has suffered such a general overhaul: jug from the newspapera of .tue whole country on account of his unprovoked attack upon the corre. “pondents here that he has become quite repentant, Maeed, Butler has had @ rough time of It lately. Uis naturally belligerent disposition has embrolied nid with Dawes, Logan, Farnsworth, Cox and many other leaders Of both parties. But all those wrangles were of ho accoant compared With his ‘-onpleasant- uess’’ with the newspapers. During the Whittemore Getiate Ben said to Speaker Blaine, “I don't propose to get Up a discussion with (he Speaker, because the wpeaker bas the advantage of always bay ue floor, Which was & very good point, Bat why didu’t Ken’s usual shrewdness suggest to him thas in any contest with newspaper men, and particularly when the right might be against him, he would always have.the disadvantage of letting them have the last word? It is curtous. certainly, that his sharpness deserted him in such an emergency, and it ts still more dificult to understand his object in making such a geueral onslaught upon the newspapers as he did duriag hus so-called cefence of Parson Whitte- more, the disgraced Congressional carpet-bagger Srom South Carolina. The end hie had in his wind’s eye is envelopes fn a very thick fog. It 13 evident he reaized that the exposure of the cadetship swin- dice was due to the correspondents bere; but thy ought to have been @ warning to him not to unne- cessarily court thelr hostility instead of prompiin: ‘him to make a rash assault. Whatever may have been his intention it 18 not worth while to hunt it up now. It is euongh to Know that Ben signally failed, and that his demoratization since has been ¥o great—his fear of the effect of what he thought fit 40 Bay FO earnesi—that he has felt himself obliged to revise the proof sheets of his speech and to make ertain alterations which materially change the ning. What Batler did say tn his real speech was that he felt himself, he thanked God, ‘superior two the newspapers.” What the Globe ‘represents Bim as saying 4 that fe 1s superior to the “slanders of the newspapers.” Thas, by the tngenions addi- tion of the words “slanders of the,” Mr. Benjamin F. | Ves al entirely different aspect to his remarks. | H | This explains what he meant the day he made the ovensive speech when asked what possessed him w plich tnto alt the newspapers so recklessly | and unjastiy’ ‘Wait unul you see the Globe.” The Glove certainly gives a much more eabie version than the original, as per Ben Butler bimseis. liad Mr. Butler confined himseif to abuse of the few yeally culpable journalists whose characters have been damaged by the developments of the cadetship investigation, and had he not sought to make a aaartyr of Whittemore and logicatly of all the other Congressmen suspected of seiling ther appormt- ‘cnts, he would have had the encouragement and support of every reputable journalist, But when he se ught by vilification of the whoie newspaper con- fraternity to make a sort of siveld for the criminatity of bis Congressional clients he made one of the grandest blunders of his singularly checkered life. PXIENSIVE SHIVERING AMONG MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, It ts surprising what a gencral quaking and shak- ing this cadetship investigation bas given rise to in the House of Representatives. Evidently there are several who are trembling in their boots. A guiliy conscience necds no accuser, and those who dou’t fect themselves above suspicion are extremely anxious that Logan, Slocum & Co. shouia wind up the Investigation. Each weak-kneed Congressman Tears lus own turn wilicome next. There are many, it ia feaved, Who are conscions that they have re- ceived “pecuniary considerations,” and there are very many more who bave violated the law by giving their appointments outside of their districts, though not for filthy lucre. Some members whom nobody would have event objects of suspicion before naw betray an anxiety almost incompatible with enure innocence, General in and other members of the committee are overwhelmed duily with levers purporting to give hints and facta as to the cadet- Bip backslidings and peccadilioes of Congresa- wen in very high standing, and tt 18 quite apparent that the investigation 1s destined to bayg & very prolonged existence. TIO ALASKA PURCH IS THERE 10 BE AN RUSS'AN BEAR ? ‘There has been a good deal said and written re- cently about the fact that M, Caiacazy, tne aew Rus- sian Minister herc, has made a ‘demand’ upon onr government lor interest due on ount of iailure to pay up the purchase money at Lue Ume fixed by the treaty, and a shrewd eifort is being made to compii- cate the matter by Mixinggt up with the long talked of claim of Perkins, about which there has been some diplomatic correspondence. Now, tue tract is that Mr. Catacazy las got made a “demand” at all, ‘The plain story is Wiis:— ‘Phe Alaska Tveuty stipulated that, the purchase money should be paid by our government ten mouths atier the exchange of ratifications, which occurred on Jung 20, 1467, The payment, Ulerefore, should nayo been juade on the 20th of Apri, 1868. Bub Congress ouly tnade the necessary appropriation on July 1868, or three months und five days the time fixed oy the treaty, When tho Russian government, theretore, recorved tne original emount without three moma’ hiterest It Was not satisied. Lt sad “We Lave per- formed strictly our part of the obiization, but you, Mr. Jonathan, have not. On the very day supulated 1m the treaty we rammed over tie purcliased territory to your dominion, but you delayed payment to us for three months, and now you do not oifer to pay interest.” Arriving at this conclusion, the Ozar’s government deliberated upon what course would be best vo puraue, 1b waa thougit reasonable and sviendly vo Make a demand upon us just at that turae, #0 that the thing was postponed until M. Cate- eazy Was appointed to succeed Baron Stoack! here as the Ampassador of Russia, M. Vatacazy, It is S4ald, Was Instructed to merely call the attention of ont governinent t the omission in paying ‘iterest due on the Alaska purchase money, which interest would amount to — about $250,000, ‘The Russian government considered Wat thie would be more acceptable to us. than were & formal “‘demand” to be nude, M. Catacazy obeyed Jig justructions, and inthe most delicate manner suggested that his naperial meater weo'd be pleased AND THR IN NS OLAIM—- ASANTNESS” WIVH THE NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1870.—-TRIPLE SHEET. to have the spondalix fortficoming without further ummecessary delay. It is said that o ‘coment Fesponded to this my Seoretay Pish call- inliquiaated Be ry peek ord im: oy to const: before having mterest mone; N the mystifie tion thrown around it by thoiawyers and scribbiers, ‘would seem to be, government, having delayed neal of Th ulated lemn treaty money stip yy solemn yond the day appointed, t# in nonor bound to pay in- terest for the period embraced within the deiay ; Seoond—Whether, supposing our government to be table w pay such interest, 18 4 competent to re- Tuge payment thereof uuti! claims of our citizens against Russia are liquidated, In other words, have we the right to violate treaty supaiacions uuder the pretext, real or pretended, of enforcing claims of our citizens? In answer to the first question, fair dealing would seem to dictate that we ought to pay tuterest to the Russian government. Had the purchase money been paid promptly on the day it was due the-Rus- sian government Sasurodly would have had the use of the money irom that date and benetited by the Interest accruing thereon. And the responge to the second point would seem to be equally in favor of Rugsa. ‘The Perkins claim hor avy other should stand in the way of iuidlin our treaty obligations to the letter. The credit of our government abroad demands, this if po other reason exists, This view of the Alaska purchase question 18 by No means hostile to the justice of tie 1 clan, and in writing as above { am not committed to the opinion that thay claim is a swindle, Ihave not examined that claim with suficient care to be apie to ee Judgment upon it, Ail [ know is that Perk¥hs, an Aine citizen, claimea to bave bad @ contract with the Russian goverament to furnish powder and arms, and that the Russian government Violated H# part of the contract, according to Per- kins. Our government clgiing that Pergins® claim 18 & just one. The Czar’s goverment, waving ex- amined it, pronounces it a swindle ad tuitio usque ad jinent, ‘There id & pertect contrariety of views. But what should thathave to do with the Alaska business? ‘The two things are entirely distinct, Russia and we United States made a bargata. Rus- #18 performed its part. We neglected ours. That is the story in a nutshell, We owe something yet, aud if we fa to pay it there is some probabiiity, as I ain informed, that the Russian Bear will proceed from mild suggestion to stern demand. Are we pre- pared to go to War With Russia about @ quarter of a milion dollars, when we fear to measure strength wiih decripit Spain to win @ jewel ten thousand times more valaanie? Will Premier Fish keep his “back up” against the Cossack wiule he bows down before the haughty Castilian? BRIBERY AND ~ ee) A Clue to Further Disceverios. WASILINGTONS Feb, 27, 1870. One of the committees Of Congress ie certainly ac- complishing something towards unearthing a few of the corrupt transactions in gigb and low official cir- cles and in the unofficial lobby. We hope the good work will go on to tle end, and not stop after Making scapegoats of a tew of the small try, The law of Congress, approved February 26, 1853, gives all needed authority and provides ample punish. Ment for all offenders, whether members of Con- gress, clerks of committees, outside Bolhennans or other lobbyists. Section six 18 as {dllows:— “It auy person or persons shall, directly or indi- Yectly, promise, oifer or or procure to be offered, promised or given, y, money, goods, bribe, present or reward, of any valuable thing wiatever, to any member of the Senate or House of Kepresen- tatives of the United States, or any oficer of tho Cuited States, or persons holding auy place of trust Or profit, or discharging qgy omvial function under or In connection with auyiepartment Of the govern- ment of the United States, or under the Senate or House of Representatives of the United States, alter Lhe passage of titsact, with the Imtent to influence his vote or decision on any question, matter or cause or roceeding which may then be pending, or way by law, OY under the constitution of the United states, be brought before him tn his offteial capacity, or in his place of trust.or profit, and shall_be tuereof con- victed, such pexson or persons £0 ofleriuig, promising or giving, and the member, omMcer or person who shail in any Wise accept or revelve the same, or any rt thereof, shall be Hable to indictment as for & ugh crime and misdemeanor in any court of the United States having jurwdiction for the trial of crimes and misdemeanors, and shali, upon convic- tion thereof, be ned not exceeding taree times tne amount so offered, promised or given and Imprisoned In a penitentiary not exceeding three years; and the person so convicted of acceptiug of receiving the samme shall forfeit his oifice.or place; and any person #0 convicsed undeMihis section shall forever be dis- qualified to hold any OMce of honor, trust or profit under the United Stateg.”” 3 ‘Ynis important law remained # dead letter quite too jong. It is high time it were put into exe- cution. It applies to the lobby Jobvcr ofterme or giving @ bribe or “present,” as well as the oiichal Fecetving it. Let, then, the United States District Attorney pro- ceed at ouve against the Bohomiuns, who disgrace the prosession Of jourvaliam by using it as a cloak to cover their nefarious operations witu Venal, weak or unwary officials. Let the tavestigations go on. The more the bet- ter. Let us sec if any oficer oi site Western Unic Telegraph Company has “promised, offered or given any money, goods, bribe, present or reward, or any vaiuable thing whatever’ to any member of Con- gress, department officer or Congressiona! commil- teo's clerk, Let Mr. Congressman Farnsworth, Speaker Blaine, President Orton and others likely to know the secrets of the Western Unton lobby be summoned, Let us learn if despatches over the Western Union lines have been delayed in the interest of certains meinbers, and if dead-heal passes over the same lines or “any valuable thing whatever” have been “given, proused or offered” by officers of the Western Union Telegraph Company to any member of Congress, clerk of a commitiee or departinent om Here is a fine Held for Congressional invest gation. It may turn ont that the saics of cadet- abips are small poiatoes when compared with tue operat of the Western Union Telegraph jobby. Again we say, let Livesugation go on. BAILROAD JOBS AND LAND sUnsipins CORRUPTION AT WASH. NGTON The Sharks Swimming Avi id the Sreusury— Money, Government Credit and Lund the Bait—How Jobs Pass Vhrough Congress Sevator Thurman on the Sabject—Phe Jobs ow Hand. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 1870, Ex-Seeretary Usher, of the Interlor Department, is in Washington, the chief representative, outside ot Congress, of the Kansas aud Ei Paso Raliroad bul, Sepator Pomeroy, the pious, woman righis, temperance man, being tue chief representauve inside of Congress. The bili proposes to gobble up an enormous amount of land and money. The records show that Senator Poweroy, who happens to be chairman of the vommmittee on Puolic Lands, - has presented during the present Congress a largo umber of bills asking for laud substdies, Each oue of them t@ a job and has a special lobby behind it, ‘The country iooke with coufldeuce to Senator Morrill, of Mafne, aud Representative Dawes, of Massachusetts, chair- men of the two Committees on Appropriations, ta guard the Treasury agaiast grants of money or the Joan of the govermment credit, With eqnal so:1cl- tude do the people look to such men as Sprague, of Rhode isiana; Casserly, of California; sultan, of In. diana, and Ketcham, of New York, representing the Public Land Comumiitiees of the two houses, to make athorougu expose of every attempt to transfer the Public domain from the people to corporations. They suouid ses to, ft that corrupt com- binations are not made between Senators ana Represevtatives whereby smiilious of ucres of ine best lunds belonging to the government are sacri- Aced, Reatiroad land gragts and other stealing measures ave sometinies passed an exchange of votes between New Eugiaud sedators and Western Senators or betwoon Southern Scnaiors wand North. ern Senators, or between Senators representing one Seeilonal or local interest with Senators represent- ing auother sectional or ioca! tulerest, nercher ot Which bills would pass upon its owns merits, but, by corrupt combinations upon the pru- ciplo that “If you Will vow for my bile L will vote for yours,” they becuve law. The ‘dear people” are quieted with tit soothing assurances that “it te ait right,” thas “cheap and rapid trans. portation would soon Lvliow, "aud thus the ropvery 8 consummated aud anotier und monopoly 14 Lori, On saturday the Senate pawed oue of these rail- road land grauia tO & cetporation in Oregon, Senator Tharaan opposed it vigorously, on tho ground that Hiese enormous land suosidies were wevting Lo be WO CouMON; that tue best aude were oan obtained under thes grants, aud removed Hyoud tha reach of tle people at cheap prices to Whe possession of corporations at increased prices, Ba “showed tat Congress wud given tweive miiliona of ‘8 OF more Of iand to the Usion Pa- cide Kaiiroad; seven or eight auliliou’ more to the Central Pacioe, aud at least Wenty millions more $0 the Norther Pacige Railroad, And there are now @ dozen bilis pending by wich |t is proposed to grant Budsiaies to ralitoads raopiee iQ every direction, which will, i they pass, withdraw from tne pune domain one huudred miillonsof acres more. sena- for Thuriwnau truly said bolleved that the country’s great source of prosperity was io her cheap iands, which enabled the Ameri can people become owlera of real estaie, and justilied » Pee in saying, “whe cabin is my own; this land { will leave to my children after me, and they, too, will be laadowsers in the land of their birta.” On account of these subsidies, every yoar made, it 14 more dificult fora poor man to get a farm or ® poor Mechanic t¢ get atenement, He showed that @ vast tract of thy public lands between Nebraska and Califoroi® coud not be occupied by tie agricultngivt, They atg only fit for gray or eee eS AE REE a feo 2 REESE RCS AE SS li AS ee ae Bae ed ee aes ool. se ae ralsing cattle, and could only be temporarily ocen- Died by @ roving population, The good land? are ger to corporations, wuch as the Union and Cen- le, What makes these nts sometimes mfamous is the fact that most of the Lae de: | and some of the Yoting, through which means osidies are trapslerred from le tO the corporations, 1s done by members. of Cody who, if not at the Ume members of the. thus benefited — Qs the Aweses and All of Massachusetis were— are indirectly Mhtereseed, as can easily be shown, Congress should pass & law making It a State prison offence for Senator or Represen- tative to vote for a land subeldy to a railroad who la, or expects to be, within + Fahy the act of vot either directly or int ctly interested in sald grant, Aud on this subject. the House of Re- Presentatives should stop tho Oregon Land bul, which was forced a a thin Senate on Satur: Gay last, and look ¢! ansas, Ei Paso and other land jobs referred to by Senator ‘!ourman, the for- wer of which was denounced by Senator Casserly, unul such jk as We recommend adove, guarding the people it corrupt iegisiation, is passed. Se y ie right {n ussercing ‘that these land grants are only creating land monopolies, The 4 are occoming alarmed. It 1s openly boasted in Washington by lobby agents that the amount of mouey asked for ln @ slngic railroad bill, now be- fore the Senate, ts suMfcient to butid the road and that the immense quantity of land granted in the name bill, if It passes, will be clear gain, ‘hia ie the the peopleare protected a: Washington, Kansas and El Paso bill, referred to above, 18 not the go-called “Fremont biil,” which, we believe, aska for little or no subsidy, but ia said to be a Dank movement on the Premout road, initiated by Pome- roy, Usper & Co, The most dangerous “lobbies” in Washtugton to-day are not the outside organizations known a8 “The Strikers,” but constitute the combi- nations made among trading Senators and Repre- sentatives, WhO swap (heir votes on diferent mea- sures © obtain success as freely as boys sway thelr jackknives. ‘The Oregon Lana job, which was pressed through tae Senate on Saturday, grants 1,701,000 acres to @& road not over 100 miles jong, and the Senate in pans- Ing it refused to adinit an amendment giving pro- tection to uctual settlers againat specuiators. This 1s @ most glaring act, and demands the prompt at- tention Of Lhe prése and peopie of ue wiule couniry againet ali such subsidies, CUSTOM HOUSE PECULIARITIES. New Yor«, Feb. 26,1 TO Tne Eprrok or THe HeKALD: Now that the vexed question of cartage (between the importers and the Custom House cartwen) has been appareutiy satisfactorily settied by Mr. Grin- nell may I not ask through the columns of your val- uable journal space to suggest to that gentleman the propriety of redressing other evils, or, rather swindiea, that are Wery day perpetrated almost within sound of tia volee Ip the New York Custom House? In January last L addressed @ letter to Mr. Grins nell, Collector of the Port, couched in respectful lan- guage, in which L called his atrention to the fact of the beautiful #atue of Justice on thé apex of our City Hall, and referred hia to @ vacant niche in the Auditor's Department of the Custom ouse, wherein a@sinular one might be very appropriateiy placed; for in that Lat acred bureau inspectors and others were feeced of their hard earnings at the rate of twenty Persuaded in the be- lief that the good Collector would not allow so fi it a wrong to be continued, while in bis power to prevent it, I waited @ reason- able length of time for an answer; bat ap to the e of writing I have Dut been called upon to pre- sent tue facia and figures to substantiate the truth: of my letter. I then submitted a syno; of my Joller to the HERALD, reviewlng the facts, and which appeared on the 10i0 inst, i concluded (rasbiy, perhaps) that some one of tho oMiciais to Whom auusion is frequently made had intercepted my letter of exhuary, or that the mood Collector's thoughts were wo bewildered in feung royalty that such mere trifiea as the grievances of laspeciors were of miuor import, aud migat be lala wmide for the time. i? I canuor consistently reconcile this hypothesis upon any other grounds, and was revolving in wy mind how Jar Mr. Grinneli’s democratic sense of Tight nad forsaken him, woen [learned thac the notice In the Heracy of the 10th inst, had exched tae ire of the geutieman Who presides over tho Auditor’s Bureau, for whom it was intended, he threatening in true bombastic style to wreas lis Vengeance on the HERALD and have the poor Luspec- tor removed if he couid tlad him, Fortunately the iaspector on whom he woutd visi! bis wrath is without the pale of Lis supposed politl- cal influence; but here ict we call attention to the heads of ali such insututioas to the very channel through which such influence can be exerted, It has its origin 1n What 16 vulgarly, but not lu@ppro- riately, caliod @& “ring.” Those circles are so drowsy formed that @ cunning man can readily organize a system by which a sarge proportion of the hard earnings Of poor men, suci @% Lospectors, are taken from them every month at the rave of twenty per cent, aud 1a KONE cases more. If # remedy 18 sought or a murmur Made the next cunning device is resorted to in an appeal to the “man Friday” (wito i also in the “ring”); then some wintry morning, when the poor inspector (all covered with snow peruaDps) arrives at suUrise at the barge oMice to discharge a vessel, a3 he Jauposeh, he dinds that a yellow envelope has proceded him aud be ik discharged Linmseil, A VICTIM, CURLIVG SEASON. x cent. Interesting Matches Piny in Jersey. A series Of iuteresting and closely contested curl- Ing inatches has been in progress at Paterson for the Past few days. ‘the national contest for the Gordon medal Wax to commence on Wednesday at Central Park, but was prevented on account of the poor condition of the ice, The contest was accordiugiy adjourned to lioxsey’s vond, near Paterson. The guines on Thurstay at the latter place resulted as 1OHOW) New York Club. Paterson Club end to be Played 5 ve. Burns Club ( 8 v4. ‘Phistie Ginb (2 Caledonian Clu, 2 V4. Youkers Club... Jersey Clly Club 13 va. St. Andrew's Club, tho winning einhs then drew agau, and pl 448 [0llOWS:— 13 va, Caledonian........ 3 Vs Jersey City, hs contest dowa to between the Paterson and New York clubs, but owing to the late- ness of the hour the finishing of the match was post- poned untt! the next (friday) morning. After an exciting match of three rings a side on Friday aliernoon, the following Was the aggregate result:— Sew York Club.........68 v8. Paterson Ciub,.....66 The acknowledged ability of the New York Ciuv causes the Paterson organization to feel somewhat proud of thetr ciose scrimmage. Ascrnb match oevurred on another part of the poud while the Jas: named game was taking place, between the Jersey Ory tnistle Cinb and the New York Thisiie Cinb, resulting la @ victory for the New Yorkers by a score of 26 to 20. A telegram received at Paterson, on Friday night, stated thatthe champion Western Link, of the Bat: falo lub, would be at Paterson on Wednesday of next week, to co with tie champion Eastern Kink, of the New York Ciub, a¥ to who should take ‘ne Gordon medal. The Paterson €lub ts booked to play & game with the Jersey City Club on Thursday, probably to take piace on Uie pond at Lake View, if the ice 1s favorable. A match between the Patervon ana Yonkers clubs Will aiso be played at Palerson, it 18 expected, some sie during the week. Mr. J. R. Smith, of the Pater- son Cinb, Will contend lox some of the prizes offered by the Caledonian Athieuc Olub, on Monday, us this (New York) city. Fitty doliare in pyizes are overed jor tine playing for “points,” WA DIATE EXTINGUISHM:NT OF NEAR THREES FOURTHS OF THE CITY DEBT. To THs Ey DF THE Lie ALD — Iti understood that our State Legisiacure now las Wnuer consideration ue subject ef remode! and reconstructing the locas goverument of the and county of New York. The present ws therefore & favorable thie to offer tue following suggestion :— According to the Comptrolier's city report for the year ending December 31, 1868 (page , the gross Amount of Wie city debt at that tle, exclusive of certain temporary loaus redeemaple from agsess- ments, Was $29,043,253 50 (this I¥ exclusive of the “county” debt, of some $15,900,000), of which there Was payavie from taxation, kay $7,275,608; amount payable from the sincing fund, $22, 6¢ bn A detailed jist of this $22,607,759 69 of city stocks and bonds, certified by the venerable slock clerk, Rev, W. SL Dikefan, us given on page ¥s of the Comp- troller’s said report for 1565 « meutiones, At the dave above stated, December Bl, 186 Commissioners of the Sinking Fuad beld iu a es aud cash, for the redecipion the Croton Water, Ventral Park and various other loans, tu large suin of $16,221,782 6% A staccment of Buc securities, showing the kinds, amount and dates Whew payadie, is given on page 115 of said report. By Telereuce 10 1% lt Will be scen that the greater parc OF Sileh $16,221 762 29 consists Of stocks, &c., Which are uliimatey to be paid irom the sinking fauna. Now J would propose thas the Legislature be asked to authorize the application of the above $16,221,752 89, which by tis Ume (if it bas all been Kept idvesied) probably amounts wo $14,000,000 or more, to the extinguishment of so much of said $22,000,000 of city indebtedness. I can seo no oD- jection to doing so, wt least to the extent that the holders of said stocks mey be willing 10 accept tieir mouey. It cannot be pretended tat any Wroug would thereby be done to the public creditors. Tie Apparent indebtedness of the Vorporation would at once be redaced to a very small sum, and thls fact alone would #0 improve ite credit ak to enabie it to negotiate any future loans needed at rates of inter- est much ore favorable to the city. The retiremens and cancellation of #0 large a portien of the city debt would very much simpilly the accounts and have tue eflect to reduce the amount which 14 now aunualiy required to be rawed by taxation for Interest WwW. BW. PROPOSE nn A. Wil the Assassin of Greenwatth be Punished? annexation of St. lpniingo, which some have been | Teady to oppose even to she extent of deciaring war; | and hereip. too, may be louud a soluvOn Of the xrave | y now existing, which seem ilkely to lead | to no terinination turough bloodshed, and which ere long wul begin Co bear beavuy oo “ihe systems of | modern gommerce."? “CUB THE METROPOLITAN STAGE THIS WEEK. | } The principal feature of novelty this week ia the | Grama ‘Lost at Sea,” the joint work of Byron and Boucicault, which will be prought out at Wallack"s to-night, In sensational stage effects it 1s said to be the ches wwuvre of the fanciful Dion, and 168 suc: cess in London angurs favorably for the atvempt of she management of Wallack’s to reproduce it here. Mr. Lester Watlack, starts on bis tour through the provinces, and Mr. J, W. Wallack assumes the lead- ing ride in tue new drama. Another noye)ty is promised at Wood's Museum ‘n the shape of a “Golden Bubble,’’.in which Mr. Dominick Murray and Mike Josephine Fides are to be the “bright particulars.’ ‘the blondes will do ‘Faust? at the matinées every day. Mr. and Mrs, Baroy Willams, the recognized re- presentatives of tue Kimerald Isle, commenced the Second Weck of their engagement at Niblo's. “In nisfalien’” has proved & genuine succeas, and from the first might has drawn crowded houses, Telbin's beautiiul panoraias of ihe lakes of Killarney has not digappoinied ‘ie hy expectations formed of | the hes akeuvre of the celeprated London artist, “Frou Frou,” tie vest specimen of emotional arama We have bat since ‘Camille’ and ‘Hast Lynne,” has made a decided hit at Daly's elegant tle theatre, aud bide tuir to Have @ long run, OF tho balf dozeu liamiets that were announced a fortulght sinee only two remain and are likely to hold their own with the public for many weeks to come, Booth aud Fox—poetryeand inmaitavle bur Jesque—Mmay now be considered a8 te liamieis, se- Cuba the Life-Blood of Spain. Reasons for Spanish Opposition of American Annexation of 8t. Domingo, The eteamer De Soto, from New Or! Havana the 22a, arrived in thie port yesteraa: brings three days laier news, The Assusslu of Greoawatth Ree ‘The agaaesin of Isiac Greenwalth has been identi- fled by Poster and Jonnseu. He is a Spaniard. Since this assassination the government has brought all ite resources to bear to discover not only the princ:pai in this murderous affair, but also to ascertain If it W&S premeditated or the result of @ conspiracy. A Blrong effort bas been made to ereate the Impression Watis was ine result of a regWarly organized pian to assassinate a large num: ber of Americans, with a view of creating complica- tions with the United States, and the government either has, or affects to have, evidence big ey or fey per eey Oe apes a ‘ A y 2 d Sher and horse commence an en- of tis, No outrage bas been committed gagement atthe Bow to-night. here since the revolution mn but the The “Twelve Jempiatious of Jim Jubilee vave | proved suflictenty tempting to araw people in crowds W the Grand Opern Louse, and Erie is con sequently In Costasies, The San Praneisco Minstreis bave resolved, how- to go one beiter wud announce Ehivieen Lemp- Wika ofhers li reserve If ded, Bo quarters at the © they will eony 'y Kind of strang Spantards have atiriputed it, eiher directly or indt- rectly, to the Cubans, and their accusations must be taken with Inuct allowance, ‘The character of th proofs to establish that they were the guilty part in this instaqee is not yet Known. Donbtless it will be placed vefure the Anations government aud re- garded as satisfactory. Lt ma? be doubted, however, if the proof 1s sufficient to show Unet the following of Greenwaith after his wounding aud when on the he, gh will in thé end sbow up in the proper light the Giforid mwmade [y shift the responsibility of this most grievous Outrage, Meguwh Ne Foster and Johason are doing well and beyond danger, ‘There is @ complete dearth of war pews. We have heard nothing of the campaign in Camagaey for the past few days, aud whether Goyensche is in or out no Jonger agiiates the public mind, From the Cinco Villas come the usual telegrams meniuou- ing encounters without practical result, et say the papers, the skipper of a coasting ves- sei arrived here from Gibara reports that Domingo Gorcourta aud his companions are surrounded and badly pressed by the troops in the sicrras of thay jurisaiction, and it 18 thought impossible for then to escape death either by the bayonet or hanger. ‘The journals here continue to publish correspon- aence captured from the enemy. From some of this it seems much fecling Was caused among a few by the remoyal of Quesada, and the acts of the House of Reproseatact and other respects are pronounced arbitrary, tyrundical and uuneces- Mac awa monkey. True to his promise of a new play weekly, Tony Pastor brings ony “The Vireman’s Fouidiing’ to-night, With a host of other east side ati racuons, Jiartz, one of the cicverest magicians of tue age, has met with encouragement from the pubile at bis byou hall on Broadway. The programme of magic which he nightiy dispenses possesses the merit of novelty aud variety. The Hibernicon sili continues at Apollo Hal. Pantomime, bariesque and cork comedy rule tue boards of the Comsmue, A concert in memory of the late piquisxt and com- poser, Gottachalk, will be wiven at Association Hailon Tuesday nexc under the auspices of Sin J. Maner. Mr. Leater Waliack promises to appear in “Oura’ at the Brooklyn Acwletmy of nm Wedne-day Hooley trninhes a choice programm Mrs. Conway produces the sensation drat Nights io & Barroom,” at Wie Para theatre iyu, to-night. rein Brook- » Pabellon Nacional of Clenfuegos of the 18th that Don Francisco Antonio Zayas Was <d by councli of guard of volunteers of that place, and’ Juan Bau- Usta Padron aud Lijio Roman jor disloyalty, IMPORTAVE BLL 10 Ried GIONS. PATE INSUNG- ‘The following bil), twiradaced inte the Soumle by Mr. Heury ©. Murphy, and passea to a third read ing in that house on Thursday, is miended to 1 strain the courts in the Lasty custou of issuing 1 junctions such as was mauifesied in the reveat railroad controversies, The bill is entitled AN Act to regulaie proceedings against Hous by Lojunctions and otherwise, Seevi0N 1. An tujunction to suspend tie general and ordinary business OT a corporation or a jot stock association, or to suspend from ofice wny director, trustee or manager of @ corporation or Joint stock association, or lo restrain or prohiwit any director, trustee or mauager of a corporation or joint wtock association from the performance of his duties as such, shall not be granted except vy the court and upon a hotice of at least elglt days oi the ap- pucation thereior to the proper ollicers of the cor- poration, or we dir enjomed or restrutued; and an injanction granted for any of the #aid purposes, except by the court and upon the notice 1a this section prescribed, sili be voit. Sec. 2. A director, trustee or manager or other omicer of a corporation or joins stock associ yn Caba and “tie Moderu Systems a Com. merce und Civilization’—iler Necessity to Spain—A Salo not Probable—fallaence of the Proposed Acquisition of St, Domingo fa Caba—lier Market Destroyed Therehy— Spauish Oppesition Thercto—A Possible Solation ef Exixtiug Dillicuities, HAVANA, Feb, 22, 1870, Though tie prover position to be assigned the ds- tinguished geuticman who recently visited Havana, Mr. Seward, in the roll of statesmen, may not be settied until his demise and the prejudices and aspcrities of party have followed him to the grave, it 18 certain he has @ way of uttering spieudid sen- tences wich, If not pregnant with statesmantike thought, seem to be su. Of this character ts the re- mark witich fo tickled the vantty of the Havancros aud of Spaniards everywuere, namely, “fhe island of Cuba is ao essential part of the great modern systems of commerce and civilisation.” orpora- Doubttess by civilization here ts meant that whitch | shall cate ge removed a oes oities, i * ri . | excep an ¢ of the court made upoa grows Out Of the Interchange of ideas between dit notice of at least eugut days of the “ap. ferent nations through commerce. In studying the | pitcation for sich removal or sunpenaion to expression it becomes evident that, however much | the person proceeded agatast, aud afier an opportunity for such director, trustee, mauager or ovher Ofiicer to be fully heard ip epen court im re- spect of the charges agamst him. All orders for the removal or suspeasion of any director, iruste: manager or outer oilicer, mare otherwise out @ compliance with t SI 3. No rece! offer systems might be atected by what affects Cuba, the oue which has reiation to Spain oniy Ia especially intereste As interesting to the student in the United States of affairs in this island it is pre posed (o show this, aud that, despite rumors to the coutrary, Spain will never wilungly part with this “brightest jowel in her crown. pain with Cuba ts What she is; without tt she ts nothing untll another and entirely different base of national itte and pros- perity is conatructed, i the progress of events lef prop of Spanish nation- any part court and @ corpe thereof, shall be appointed except by t it Bec. 4. ANY director or other oillver of 4 corpora- Cuda fas become the ¢ tion or joint stock association upon who ality, and Uts once removed ihe.whole edifice tum- | Shall be served any notice of applicauo, for an bles to the ground. Cuba sustains her commerce, | Huunction restraining or aiecting the business of such corporation vr jomt ator for a receiver of tis proverty and em thereol, woo shal! conceal from or oils t to the other directors, tragtees, managers Unereot the fact of, such Place at which suck application is to be made, be deemed gullty of 4 misiemeanor, and, upon victiom thereof, shall be punisned by fine or iu. | pr nent, of hotv sucil and shall be lisble, poration or joint stock association lor alt witch #hall be sustained by tt by reason edie. 6, The provisions of this act shall extend and apply to-all corporations and jomt stock associ. tions created or existing by the laws of auy other State-or government doing business witdin this State, or having @ business or fiscal agency or an aud to ‘The merchandise of every description wh comes from Kurope or the United states, paid for B er sugar and Lobacco, Is brought here in Spanish bot- Loins at thirty-Liree and one-third per cent less of duties than when prought by foreign vexseis. The jerked beef mn «South Amerte: » Which forms ® staple art of commerce for the — t#land, is aiso Imported at much less cost in Spanish bot toms than in others, These odious distinctions form & propto Spanisi commerce, without which it would be overpowered by the superior facilities and cuterprise of other nations. Tuis commerce, taus sustamed by abnormal means, adds to her prosperity, gives vigor and \ife- blood to her fatling body, furai#hes # school Jor ner navy, sud, In#liort, enables her to suetain such po- Sition a8 she hag amoug the mations. Without men- tioning the reyenne, which for years has pouret millions mto her coders, and which is generaliy un- derstood, Cuba hag for more than two cenvuties fur- nished power and pi: for that numerous class which for all that Uine.bas ruled Spam for her ruin, Amendments are promised, aod under tue pressure of revolution they are being maugurated, That some will oe carried into permanent elfect 1s beyond ques: tion; but thatthe isiand ander Spanish nationality Wl always be regarded and used os & necessary support for the parcy in power, irrespective of tie interests of ft4 peopie, Is equally #0. Back of all Us, which 18 Of course directly pendent on them, are the products of the count ‘These have afforded avenues of wealth to the people and the nation; they have suppiied the world with articles of prime necessity, fostered and encouraged by the propinquity of the great repabiic, which bas been thelr chief market and still is. Again, m the eviis of adtamistraiion, in the ever-recurring revo- lutions throughout the other West ladies, has Caba found her opportunity and her success. Thas has she become au “essential part of the great modern systems of civilization and commerce,” and 40 much anecessity to Spain that to par more than suicidal. While thos valuable to Spain in the present state of affairs, during the continuauce of which she will on no consideration pe like to part with if, there 1s 4 propability tat in the course of events Gaba will become So Much less so that no diMeuity in the ope- ration will be experienced, Spaniards, Mr. Sum- ner and others taik very glibiy of tue disastrous efects op the United states of a war between tha;Vower and Spam. Thess gentiemen seem to forget Wat Cwo-thirds o: the Fapbiclncey of Cuba, which constitute the life blood of Spain, find market in the United States and that the closing of this mar- ket would far surpass in injury anything which could be done to the republic through pmamerce or angpning else, This by tue way. The event which is like to reuder this is!and comparatively Vaineless the propused acquisition of St. Domingo by the AKSUCLATLOL, OF lie directors, of mach fore! a corporaliona or) tions, and t ings by the Attorney Geu- erui, in the name of the peapie of this Stale, under the iaws regulating proceedings agains: corpora. tons, THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY, | Au Englishman’s Opinion ef the Herald Special Correspondence trom London—The Law of Entail and fereditary Gisiation. To THY Eprrow OF THE HERALD: i have just perused in the New York tenatp an arucle from the pen of your London correspon: deut relative tothe Bricish aristocracy. he facts therein detaved are unimpeachabie, and it no doubt must be adnutted that under a reformed Parliament and with Mr. Bright a Cabinet Minister such a state of things must surely modify the law of primogeni- ture, and constitute the House of Peers as a repre- | sentative sphere of action, reward aud dignity for learned and not inherited mertt, or 1a most or many | oases demerit, It is one thing to bo the Duke uF Wellington, anotner tie Duke of Weilington’s seu i. | is by 0 means a rule that talent is herediary; ib fact 14, on the loug run, rather the reverse, lL adini that the “upper ten"? would nave condoned, If they could, the juventio follies of the Duke of Hamiton, j DUE Its neverti¢less true that his grace went Little too He was biackowiled at tus jeadtug | London clube 4ong before bemg pub up at othe Jockey club at Newmarket, and i was currently said that be would shortly bave nowhere to resort to but a might house after the with it would ve United Staves, to be loliowed at no distant day, ag is | theatres, where, as Hougaiiler haw 1, you may vac to be hoped, by the entire island of Hayti Tye re- | of Kinduess siuoking hot Alas, What a conaitic sources of this island are but little understood; that | for a duke to be reduced to! As the Freuch provel 14, in #0 Jar as they are capable of competing with } goes, “How the devil came he in that ga v thowe of Cuba; nor isit in the scope of this cor- Feapondence vo portiay them, Suflice it to say tm Seneral ternis that the som te unequalled for sugar Yaising purposes, Mitty years ago sugar way brought Trom Bt. Domingo to this tsiand, and Mm the year 1789, when the former rea: #ugar crop was vain the then laited deve’ out the aid of Ateau or any of the nuniberless mod. era Improvements. ! Last year tue demand for sugar trom thia island | ‘uuist tu the United Stales was sixiy-five per cent of the | Neweastie, cntive crop, Vained at about $59,009,090, upon wiica iayed ou large Quties were pald. It wiil not be donbued that informed, have, too, anothe trious, duke, constrainé case (0 live, ag the fat called the ‘rights of wre late Marquis of Hascngs’ ¢ her man’s fanede, Wo ed red and white s being lis racug Noel advert to the present. Lord High Chanve in and the tales of how he lived whea poor on hig se money?’ He, along with tae Duke of who 1s, L take It, already giore than eons pid ssity of tue ia What igrou | Ii apewk of mo | 4e, his elopement witu | at tie tine of his death, | a mere Marionette, whore racing wires With this developineut of resource, wuieh would 7 follow on the Panne xatton of . Domingo, | asepre of oihers T could name, are aosoruately ta suiicient sugar wonid be soon made in that | the hands of the leading turf profeastonaisot Bug. jsiand to supply this demand, of course | lan, Tuere are men who in the presence of their wives are sald not to be able to call “thelr souls, therrown.’’ Whether or mo this bo true as re- gatas wives, it is certaaly fact In rererenes to many of our noblemen’s Lorves that have rum and will run during the ensuing season on the Engush turf, vertes, wien we read that ducal sporting coats and ducal smoking prpes ave brought to the hammer of the sioner We cannot resist thé interence re draw tht tuere must be sometity “rotten in the State of Deninark,” and that the mut Uplication of such tnpecuntons fhedents tanst mill- tate against the (act of jaws being framed by born and birth Inspired legisiatora, who derive their polities from Tatiersals gad thelr morality from St. vun’s Wood—retells of Baden Baden and the pre- cinete of the hue de Ruska Yours, &o. " Fao. iy lee, AN ENGLISHMAN, admitted without the payment of duties, This Would compe! Cuba to look to Kurope for a warket, When prices would be forced below a remunerative mark, @0d tat Luportance whitch attac! itself to tho island, as both directly aud tndivectiy a source of prosperity to Spain, at ouce eome to an end, A con- Wideration of tie lavor question, Which most largely enter into the future productions of tis isiand and others, I have parposeiy omitted, for in a short tine one Will haveno advantage over the other. What ever the fate of Cnda, slavery witlin it4 borders at bo distant day most end, and thencetorward the islands will be on an eroany in the matter of labor, whether using the freed tbiacks or Gepending on the importation of cou!ies. In a fealization of the facts herein suggested may he foane the reason* (or Apanie) epporition te the about four stor, trustee OF mMAnager to be | whose whole au | ce Joint Conumitiee of the Legislature in accordan: 10 | p Wes!moreland, who ta, | am credibly | refased to pay 11 specie, are pulled by the bookmakers; and Winchelsea wud | protest for six years, and thed a compromise wi THE HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD A Haven of Rest, Where Fallen Women Are Not Despised and Where ‘Unfortu. nates’ Have a Home and Find Hope tor the Future. ‘The Order of the Good Shepherd was established by the Kev. Joln Endes in 1651 in the etty of Caen (Normandy), 10 France, and was confirmed by the Popes Alexander Vit., 1n 1666, and Benedict XIV., tm 1741, Each house of tie order has a mother supe rior and an asmstant moter, aud every four or ive houses form # proviuce, having @ mother pro- Visional, Who exercises a certain degree of power over the province. Ali the houses spread over the world are somewhat anited by being under the df- rection of @ weucra! superior, who resides in tne chief house of the order, in Angers, France, ‘The object for which the order was organized wae the reformation of failem women. The sisters do thelr utmost to secure these unfortunates and instil into the minds of thelr charges the love of virtwe and morality. Hence comes their name of the Sis- tors of the Good Shepherd, because, like ihe Divine Master, they seek after the lost sheep. In welr be- hair the sisters bestow ali their attention aud spend ail (heir ime tn good works, looking to their ameil- oration and restoration to society, Ti HOUSE OF THR GOOD SHEPRERD in this cily was opened on the 24 of October, 1857, wien, at the solicitation of the late Most Rev. Archbishop Dugues. a small band of tive sisters came here and located in @ small rented dwelling im West» Fourteenth street, where they remained for Like every other good work, the stare, had its triais and difficulties. ihe smatiness of the place checked its growth om Fonsiderable extent and submitted its Inmates to no ittle inconvenience. The Sisters being at the time War little known people did not appreciate ali thelr usefulucss, and they received bat litle enconragemen’. Bot in those days of trials and obscurity the House of the Good Shepherd wae striking deep roots. its inmates learned to be eatis- Hed with li to become more lndustrions than institution, at 1h way to tae Office of Police, by as many as 200 Span- Hery : ‘La Petit t.’? has proved {arog moauy volunteers, Drutally besting Him Gordy | gach @ strong c at Kowy. fi ati ie bsee ", and to place an un'imited contidence tu Provi- Teacilug 13 destination, he fell dead ou the floor, | ir stil remaius on Lic vills and Will likely monopolize | dence. They were notdisappointed; “the House of can bo properly attrivatable to Cubana. ‘There are | tue stage of cheir hijor theatre for @ tong time, the Good Shepticrd being a tree piauted by the certgin matters connected with the atfaic wiich the Daniel still amuses diwself m te Bryantst Den by | hand of the Chureb, 1c was to yield plentiml fruits eudd: Will bot yet permit to ve made pub- | singing Shoo ily ana wa wing the antes of Lice | due season, as the sequel will sliow, La tse. the Sisiers moved to the banks of tne East river, between Elghty-ninth and Ninetieth streets, Where, by the heip of many devoted iriends, they have year after year been enabicd to enlarge their praiseworthy instituuon, #0 as to hive the gratifica- Mon of receiving a large number of r faliew women, who flock thitner to find a place of shelter under the ery wings of the Good Shepherd, The foliowing figures wil! show the rapid of the institution:—There were recetved during the year 1869, 467 persons; were pluced oul or tuken back by their parents, 200, There now remain at the instutution: — Tenitents, comprising either the Committed ov voluntary or hon-committed, a3 well a4 those who have been sent there by parents or friends. 618 Magdaiens.. 7 Children of preservation. Sisters who tauaye the tastitution, all pros aud novices Aggregate r ry ‘rhe inmat never allowed to be idle, All are applied lo sole kind of Work. nome are occupied in @ large lwaudey; olhers in the troning and sewing rooms; others work in the embroiwery and futung rooms, walle others operate on sewlbg machines. Ai} Kinds of need ework are do:e i the insutution in jue best style. By close application and by the good direchon they receive Irom the Sisters many of the inmates become expert seamstresses and eni- brokderers dariyg their stay at the instituvion, apd are thus enabled to support themselves when they g9 back Into the world. DER AND DISCIPLINE. ‘The girls are subject to strict ruies of discyplime, with which al! have to comply. Aside from the time allotted for vest, mea and recreation, which they ail take together. (he remainder of the day ts spent in some useful employment calcniated to promote industry aud cultivate the mind and the heart. Aib the manual labor 14 gone through with tn silence auc the post regniar order. The law of tavor is fully euforced at the Good Buepherd. All, frou the highest to tue lowest, from the Mother Superior to Uic least of the inmates, work, according to their strength 4d ability, towards Lue supygrt Of the institution. ‘The Sisters, ia lo Make new beings of their Immates, are fully ative Lo the fuct that the souls cannot be changed from bad to good unless they da themselves what Luey require from them. Hence, to obiain that desired end, practice ail tad moral virtues they strive to impart in the hearts of thetr ehiidren; and, to tnspire thetn with thé love of Tabor, they theinselves bear the greatest suaregof the work they exact (rom tuelr Inmates, ‘The good exaniple and the devotedness they show and the excelient treatment which the Sisters use towards the girls produce such an tupression upon them that they uaturaily feel mclined to perform that they are requested to do, At first many of tuein fee! Indisposed to work on entering the imati- tution, but they soon get over their unwillingness Without much persovsion when they ascertain that it i ail for their own good. ‘There are no tron doors at the tlouse Of the Good Shepnerd, nor weli armed keepers, nor are hard ponisiuents indicted upon those who violate the rules and ju lations; yet, noiwithstanding this, bus, Bw attompls bo Vesa lave ever been made, It ts now almost a year stuce O girl rau away from the insiitution. fhe reason for this is that the Six- ters have stronger claims upon them than could be obtained by force or violence. State prisous very often bid Cie sou! ws Well @s Lhe boay of @ prisoner, but the sist bind thetr “prisoners” with the sirong claims of moral suasion—love and affection. ey do all that lics im their power to make their charges Lappy and feel so much at home In the in stitution that they desire co be nowhere else; for natare prompts every one to live and remain where he bas #et bis affections, SOURVALISTIG NOT n Watt A. Lyre is ainong the tes nom de of Western funny writers. The Onlo Editorial Convention, which met im a decited suecems sy frou every par Springfield on the 2ist inst., was over 100 meinbers of the trateral; of the State being present, ‘The editor-in-cmet of the Hartrord Por! has been tuveatened by one Hathaway that he wiil be “tixed’? after he (Hathaway) gets out of some sert of a "Ox"? he has got Lumself nso, A well Known journalist hong up his sto Christinas, aud his wite put ® baby tn it, he said, y dear, daru tnat stocking 1 the proposition 10 establish a depa education In jonrualisun im Wasutngton Col has elicited ¢ lerablecomment, — ‘The Cinomnatt Times thinks tore savaid be a special professorship for struction in Local reporting. Jasper It Jolnson. a Western wit, who wrote under Lie cognomen of “Yuba Dam,” 18 lying very 1 ia Lexington y. He doesn’t meation bis nssiued name mich. The Loulsville Covwier-Jownal, in ita short edito- vial paragraphs, does not tally equal Prentice, bat it makes & good slugger at uw. ‘The sulutatory of the new editor of the Oberlin (Ohio) Neros ts brief, but to the point. He say make money and @ reatabie pi “king on whereupon ca nt for . Va, olner night a newspaper Jenkine i at nis hotel inorder thas ts velative to # fashionable wea- Woke up tue he mitgut p ding 0h an Y OME FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS. rh ovated in Newark and in coarge of Capiain Hacwensiaw, was visited on Friday by THE NEW Seas. with inate yusty eXamine into tte affairs and manageme in his @nnual mess Governor Randolpa recorniu ‘4 the closing of the Home on he grounds of economy, and the romoval of the in- wie Nativna Homes. Tue visitors ex- als action with thé appearance of foe Lomutes presented @ series of resolu- tions framed by suem, praying that the Home be sil! toalptatied. Among the prominent visitors were ex-Governur Ward, State Comptrolier McDou- aid, Senators Lriukertom and Taylor, aud Assembiy - incu Wilson, Sansey, Hunt and Marphy, AN IMPORTANS RAILROAD CASE DECLORD,—In 1847 ie Porcdand, Saco and Portymouth Katiroad Oom- | (heir raliroad to the Matne and the Kast ihe two latter to pay to the stockholders “) ad tareé dollara tn gold or silver sen-annualiy on ened share of stock, two roads Aloud by thelr agresinent until 1863, alter which they The treasurer of the Port- land road received she greenvack ws under urade in June, 1860, by which the two roads oo a him $150,000 a# @ consideration for the diderence between gold and igornbecks. The question thea recurred whetner \easurer shouid pay to the wlockhollers of i869 the whol im, or whether those who had owned and sold stook tn the (iter 1865-0v, Should Wave their gnet ot Which they have been deprivet under protest. The case was brought bvofore the Supreme Court of Maine, and iit court has decided that no convertibie profits belong to stockholders miti) thowe profits have been formaily dtvided by vote of the directors. Judge Appleton bas, therefore, declared that the stim of $150,000, specified In the bill, belongs to and fs ine jh ond Of the Port Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Company, and that it is to be divided among those Who way be stockholders wt tho time when ite dis- tribution 1s ordered by id & divi- dend thereof deciared, themereives aocortlig: ¥« Boston Traveler