The New York Herald Newspaper, March 3, 1870, Page 4

- CUBA. Wholesale Assassination by Spaniards in Santiago de Cuba. {wo American Citizens Among the Victims, Contemptuous Treatment of an American Consul Particulars of the Outrage on an | “f; American Sea Captain. The Seizure of the Steamer Colonel Lloyd Aspinwall by the Spaniards. Efforts of the Government to Throw the Responsibility of the Murder of Greenwalth on the Cubans. ‘Tho steamship Morro Castle, Captain Adams, from Havana February 26, arrived at this port yesterday, ringing our despacches to the date of sailing. Our correspondence furnishes tull particulars of the as- gasainations of Cubans'and Americans, and various other outrages perpetrated upon our citizens by the Spaniards, brief mention of which has been «ven in our telegraphic columns, do Cuba—Two American Citizens Among the Victims—Contemptuous Treatment of an American Consul—The Promise to Admi« ral Heit Ignored—Pretended Trial on a Re- mote Plantation—An Uusuccessful Expedi- dos, HAVANA, Feb. 26, 1870, Advices from Santiago de Cuba to the 18th report shat on the Tuesday previous the city was appailed by a fresh tragedy, nearly equalitng that of Jiguant. Sines the deata of Marcano, and, as ts said, owing to developments from correspondence captured with Bim, a cousidcrable number of arrests have been Made at intervals, tne untortunates comprising some ofthe more prominent and well known ciuzens of the place. These have been noticed in the corre- spondence of the Heap from there as they have occurred. Later the following additional arrests were made, namely, of Andres Puente, Magin Robert, Diego Vinagre, Procurador Santiestiban and Ramon Garriga. These, with others, numbering Mitteen in all, were taken on the 15th tcst. to the estate koown as “San Juan,” near the city, and on the 16th all were massacred, except Magin Robert and Ramon Garriga, who nave returned to town. It would seem that the Governor ad interim was desirous of saving their lives, or at least not baving the stain of their bivod on his hands, as on Tuesaay he sent out the colonel of the Marine regiment sta- tioned tnere under escort of the volunteer cavalry, with orders to Boet, the contra-guerilla chief, to de- luver up tbe prisoners to be brought back to town. Boet not only reiused to obey, but had them brought out at once and snot, alleging the superior orders of Valmaseda. Among the dead are two American citizens, named respectively John Francis Portuoudo end Charies Dannery, tue former naturalized and the latter native born, When these men were arrested she acting consul for the United States in Santiago de Cubs, Mr. Phillips, at once sent a despatch to the government ciamming the fuifiiment of the promise made to Admiral Hoff that any American citizen accused of offence should be given a falr trial {m the presence of bis consul. To this the govern- ment, Daving no monitors before its eyes, returned ® contemptuvus answer, and the men were shot ag ated. The Spaniards claim that they and the others were executed after # fair trial; but this ta preposterous, ‘when it ts considered that there were men arrested and taken away from the town, the propec place tor their trial, tied up ano handed over to an officer who commands a set of the most depraved and ferocious of men, principally composed of convicts, as these contra-guerillas are, and by him were conductea toap obscure plantation, and there, without being permitied counsel or witnesses, came to a vivient death, the oimcor constituting judge, jury, witnesses and executioner. On receipt of the inteliigence in the cliy many of the Catalans decorated weir establishuents with the Spanish colors, waich were, however, promptly taken down by tie police. it was reported that the contra-gueri! aod Catalans were so incensed at the effort of Colonel Ojeda, the Governor ad interim, to deprive them of taeir prey, that they proposed to revolt and depose him; but on receiving intimation that he fad the aruilery all ready to receive them, they changed tieir mings and convented themselves ‘With the massacre of the prisoners, Boet, the com- Mander of tue lawless band of contra-guerilias, ts ciaimed to be u man of intelligence aud of many gooa qualities, and nis personal appearance indl- Categ tis, He piaces the responsibility of his action on Vaimaseds, under whose immediate orders he acted, The Spantards say that by this blow they have da- prived the msurrection of its main support; that the dead men inc.ude (he Vice President, ‘I'reagurer and Secretary of ihe Cuban Junta m Santiago, and those ho were the most active and determined in supply- ing the iusurgeuis. They aiso claim that the NEw YORK LxRALY correspondent in that place is among them. A private letter from Santiago says that the ex- t scrapliw which jately Jett tere to inquire into the reported lauding 1o tne leeward returned without Daving (ouad aur trace of ij The man wnoacted @s guide and another who was caugnt were shot. A large open American bullt boat was found hidden close in shore. The papers in Havana do not seem to de particu- Mariy well informed coucerning tims massacre, aud freat the matier very gingerly. The first notices Were broughi by @ passeuger irom Maasanilio. In its evening edition of Tpursday the Diario had the following :— ‘To-day we have letters from Cuba and othor sourees of in- formation from which we know what we state brisfy. Among tho papers which the indefatigable Gonzales Moct gollected from #iguerdo and Marcano was found some which @ontained evidence that in the capital of the department existed @ junta, com njittee or whatever it may be called, hich Was ii communication and ondeave th the insurgent chiefs and forwarded them in- formation and such resources as they could, It is sald that the declarations of Marcano conirmed this. ‘These Rotices gave reasun for the arrest of various persous of San- fiago'de Cuba, who, with the dgcumente which accused them, inced Usposition éf a council of war, which was estate San Juan, iwoor three leagues from Cobre. The council proceeded’ with all the formalities of Custom, and condemned to death eighteen of tho arrested, Who were exocuied. Yule fe told we by well informed per- ons, and ever the nanies of the executed, which we omit. This is followed by along rigmarole concerning ‘the clemency of tne goverument and the iugratituae Of persons taking udvantage Of Its protection to con- spire against it, evidently striving to kustify the act, and woich, as ty bas nothing to do With the question, 4a omitted. The Prensa, in its morning edition of the 25th, gives the statement 0: a passenger that fourteen had Deen shot, aud postpones fartner mention until feceives more certain information, Nothing fartber has appeared, nor is It probable there will be, A letter from the British Consul in sautiago de Cuba says that Gouzaiez Loet hes a court ou a pian- tation, some ffieen miles outside of the city, where every suspected person 8 taken, and from whence ‘Shey do nus retura, and fully coufiruis tae recital in ‘this correspondence. Among the killed was General Puente, who waa Grand Oricnt im the Masouic order, the nighest Mason in Cuba, and & man by name of Jordan, though of what nattonality is no. Known. Efforts to Make Cubana Responsible for the Assassination ef Greenwalth—Oficial An. mouncement of the Gevernment—No Evi- dence Offered—The Facts of tho Yase— Recognition of the Asenssin—Outrage o1 American Sea tain—He is Coupell: Take Refuge on a British Man-of-War— Meoting of Insurgent Chiefe-A Successful Laading—The Steamer Merro Castle on ” ae Havana, Feb. 26, 1870. The efforts of the government here to make the Cubans responsible for the affair of Sunday,"tne 6th, which resulted in the death of Isaac Greenwalth ‘and severe injury to the young Americans, Foster and Johnson, have culminated in an oficial an- mouncement of success. Not one sbadow of evi- @ence is afforded to substantiate it, however, and efMicials must have much conddence in the amla- pility of the warid if they suppose It will be satustiod ‘witha the unsupported statement of an jntercsted “party upon a point of this character and that eo ridiculously improbable, The announcement, as ‘made in the Gazette, 1s as foilowe:— SuPRRIO’ PoLITIOAL GoyegnvENT) PROVINO? Ge - MOVE y 4, vev.'8%, 1970, § Maved with the government con- +u@ recent excesses in Havane have I "F contirmed, ‘The exemiea ‘Of Spain regard everything as yfoud whlch, favors their ends. ‘howe who an 08 incendiarism and destruction Orvor oF THK Skow copa SS 208 Ben th not tlon-fa“their jadignabon ‘at witnessing proofs of the pri: dence and judgment with which the pouple of Havana re spond to the provocations that taey well understand, maks a new ellort worthy of their antecedents in order to throw discredit on » well merited inatituion, which has afforved ‘and coutinues to aiford such opporiune services to the couu- try, and create exterior complications, an ovject which the ‘organs and leaders of the rebellion have always in view. ‘Thewe, trom their hiding places, sent out word that a of the Laborantes should enfoll ‘themselves in the battalion of volunteers, or at least should wear some of the insignia of thelr uniform, for the pur Of assassivating as many as possible of those best Known to be foreigners. In obe- dience to thia plan the unfortunate occurrences of Sunday, the 6:h instant, and others that the authorities actively and faitbtully seconded, endeavored to break up without preju- fice to tie action of the tribauals, which bave brought al wror of the Iw om the offenders. Excellency tue Superior Governor has determined to make public this discovery, to the eud that Wwe machinations Of auch enenties should be ‘known. ‘The volutiteers aro to- day the firm rriends of order in the cities and his Kxocilency will watch over the reputation which they hage acquired by 40 many saciitices, expeoting help from wl! anil each one to discover the criminals who pretend to hiue themselves under the untform, CESARBU FERNANDBG, Secretary. ‘This 18 the entire cage as submitted by the gover- ment to the world. It 18 Known that following the affair of the 6th g@reatexcitement prevailed in the Palace, as it was of so Outrageous aud unprovoked a character that it was likely Lo excite @ feeling wm favor of the Cubans throughout the United States too surong for Secre- tary Fish ano other aiiies of the Spantards to resist, aod had toe perpetiator or rather tne initiagpr of the murder veeu produced at ouce it 13 possitle he might nave beea reprimanded if not tuprisoned. ‘That any ovher than 4 volunteer and ® Spaulard was the guiliy party Was Dot intimat pon his fring at Greenwulth the Man was at once surrounded oy wunudreds of . volunteers, who, by tuelr sequeat acts, as heretofore portrayed tn tne HewaLp, were quite as ameuable to pun- ishuent as he Bub as one day alter auother passed it began to be ramored about that tue utlau had Geeper ramilicauons than Was Bup- posed. and that the iatenuop Was to Cause au indis- cThminate slaughier of foreiguens, tucluding tne United states Consul. It was stated, also, that a number of peope bad arrived here from New or- jeans aud Key West Jor that purpose. By the aflatr of the ci the Uning was precipitated before the pian Way fairly matured, and the ring- Jeagers Lad Lo escape as best they Could, As stated, a letier was reccived nere from Lhe Spanish Consai ia New Oricaus, stating these facts, and that turee of the mnyieacers escaped on the steamer Yazov, whico sailed irom bere lor the last menuoned pisce on the ib, Of all this, the only thing tavgibie Was Ue steamer Yazoo, which receutly revurucd here, and (he Captain, Olficers and engineers of watch have made oath that no persons such as re- ferred Lo Went on thal vessel to New Orleans; Wat sue catried but one passenger irom Havana, an Ame! o geplleman from Piniadelpuia. Fouowing this comes anotner letier that 16 was not tue Yazoo. but snother steamer on Whicu they escaped, and 80 the matter stands. In regard vo Wwe assassin, the young man Wells, the companion of Jounson and Foster, and the French Consul, who also saw the aifair, seiectod froma nuumoer the same person, both expressing their morai certainty that he was the man, but hesi- tated to swear positively to tis identity. ‘rhe Casino Espanol has raigea $1,216 for the Widow ava chidreo of Greenwalth, and presented the same to the Prussian consul, Mr. Luis Weil, to be forwarded. Mr. Well replies 1p @ polite note of thanks, wuich 18 pubiisned. Another case of outrage upon an American citizen recentiy occurred here, Among the sinatl vessels which ply bevween here and Key West, mosuy Joaded with fish, 1s the smack Fulton, Franklin, mas- ter. By some means the “promoters of order in Havana” became impressed with the idea that Cap- tain franklin had taken off from Key Wes one of the assassins of Castanon, ahd upon nis arrival bere in the prosecution of his trade his vessel was visited by some Spaiuards, who used very tureatemng language to him, and he, thinking nis lve in danger, went on voard her Majesty’s steamer Deteuce—as usual, tnere being no American man-0i-War in the harbor, Hence he communicated with the Consul, a3 did algo the commander of the Defence, and Mr. Liddle went off on boaga and took hus statement and then called on the Captain Gen- eral. Franklin desired his “Morro paas,”’ so culled, 1p order that be migh return to Kev West, and this some voiuntwers or other persons refused to permit bim to get. ‘The Captain Generai told the Consul to let him come ashore on the toilowing day and he would see that he had bis pass. He accordingly did #0, bac it seems was dogged from lus landing apd as be was entering the guice of the Captain of tae Port he was stopped and in- formed if he entered he would bea dead man. He immediately returned on board of the Deleuce, when tae Captain General being appriaed of the facts, caused his pass to be sent tu bim and oraered a Spaaish mau-of-War to escort him out of the harbor, ‘Tue course of all the officias connectea with the affair 1a commended by the Consul, who states that they acted in the affair with enure promptness aod emciency. ‘The commander of the Defence ts en- titled to gratitude for his courtesy and readiness to extend ai neediul protection to Captain Frankila. ‘The matter has beea reported to Wasaington. We have litte of amportance concerniag the tn- surrection, ihe Diario of tue 23d professes to have seen private lewers from Nuevitas which contain “very interesting notices Concerning the stale o1 whe rebellion in tne Eastern deparsment.” As it appears there has been @ reunion Of the principal rebel ciiets on the esiate “La Matiide,” of Simoni, whore were 600 armed men, they having revently received 1,500 guns (De! Key and Remington), a tou and a-half of powder, 4,000 caps and more than 00,0v0 car- tridges, which Tormed @ cargo which recentiy dis- embarked on the coast of ‘Tunas from @ steam launch proceeding from Nassau, where, it 1s stated, Temas another vessel loaded with arms, It is known that the number of forces tn the territory of Cascorro, Stbauicon, &¢., 18 2,000, wituout couning separate parties mn Tunas, Bayamo and other points, According to te contession of some prisoners “the principal emefs are much depressed.” ‘Ihe same paper states that D. Adoifo de Vavona, D. Jose ig- nacio Lotnaz, D. Carlos Loimaz and an individual from Bayamo accompanied Quesada to Nassau. A landing 0: Gllbusters, arms aod munitions ou the coast of Holguin ty réportea by the papers here. Is is said Co be the samme Cargo which Was on board the Lian, Vaimaseda, with sufficient force, had pro- ceeded in person against the expedition. A telegrain irom Cinco Villas, received last even- ing, says there has presented himseif, asking par- don, the insurrecttonist, the so-calied Lieutenant Colonel! Don Manuel Garcia, with all of hus party, consisting ef five officers and eighty troops, carry- ing forty-tive firearms, one of taem a Remington— which were ali the party had—some ammunition, &c, According to tue account they were weil re ceived, the soiaiers embracing them and-manifes: ing mach enthusiasm. Much activity prevalie in Sao Juan de los Remedios, and several encounters are reported there. Oa the 234 the Second, Third, Fourth and Seventh companies of the “Honorable Bamberos,” s colored muuary organization, having charge of the Fire Departinent, left ula city for tae Uinco Villas, where, as the journals say, they go to build fortificatio: tuough why they are required in that ‘completely pacific district” it were hard to tell. Itis denied by the Colonel of the Fifth battalion of volunteers that a sergeant Of bis regimeat was the assassin of Grecawalth. ‘The Havana journals are jubilant over t! ction ofthe Senate Committee on Foreign Relations at Washinglon. In view of the approachiag carnival the government is taking unusual care to preserve the pence. ‘the steamer Morro Castie, Captain Adams, which arrived here on the 25d, om her passage down ran on to Ragged Reef, twelve miles south of Ca; Fiorida, in iat. 25 30, lon. 80, where she lay for twelve hours, working off by the rising of the tide at one o'clock on Tuesday, the 22d. She was in no way injured. Walle on the reef she throw over 200 tons of her cargo, consisting of salt and lard. But one wrecker appeared near her, which carried out her bow anchor, but was of too suull tonmage to lighten her, At half-past eight im the morning te German steamer Frauk(urt, Kubiken master, passed the Morro Castle from three to five uulesoil. Tne colors were 1mmediately Routed union downwards and four guns fired. The German seemed to respond to the signal, but did not slop, aud great indignation was expressed. On the urriva) of the two vessels here Captain Kuhiken stated that he did not see the aignal# nor bear the guns, though he saw some smoke, The usual pro- test was mage by Captain Ademg before the Anieri- can Consul, He finds no tauit whatever with tue captain of the German steamer. ‘n the Morro arrived General James Watson Wedd and wile and George Wiley, of New York. Spanish Outrage on American Gommerce— Case of the Steamer Colouel jLioyd A wall—Statement of the Ca) The case of the seizure of the American steamer Colonel Lioyd Aspinwal by the Spanish man-of-war Herman Cortes, and the gubsequent detention of the vessel and crew, with the barbarous treatment of tne latter by Spanish officials tn Havana, as recited in the following statement of the master, and con- firmed by ali on board, is but another evidence of the utter disregard of international law and comity which characterizes the Spaniards in their tnter- course with American citizens. Tho affair was some tame since brought to the notice or the Washington guthorities, but at last accounts the vessel was still dctatned. STATRMENT OF THB MASTRR OF THR OOLONEL LLOYD ASEINWALI. The master, Charles McCarty, statos that the Colo- nel Lioyd Aspinwall, of 76 4¢-100 tons registered burden, left Port au Prince on the 17th January, 1870, bound to Havana, On the 18th @ very heavy sea prevailed, and the vessel being in danger of swamping, he changed her course, steaming three points to the winaward, Atseven A. M. of that day, and when in aight of the island of Uuba, tae pumps became choked by coal and all hands were obliged to turn to with buckets to Keep hor free, as the cen NEW YORK H was breaking over her in large quantities. At threo P. M. the engines were eves ae wiy, with twelve inches of Whi> rerooun Sor, nd at Best P.M. whe engines were stopped, il bands bailing, In about an hour they 60 gained on the water as to start the engines, and at seven P.M. the vessel made the Cape Mayal light On the 19th the weather was more moderate, but the 806 dill! rau high wnd the captain kept close to land, hoping to enter the harbor of Baracos, Tas Ores was exhausted ang he water Ailing wowly. at seven A, M, Of she 2bth ire saw the onttance to Bara- ©o@ harbor, bul it was too rough to enter without a pilot, The steamer continued along, the engines working slowly or not at all, until ten A, M, of the 21st, when she siguted Maternillas lighthouse, and soon after a Spanish man-ol-war was observed coming towards tem, The captain immediately hoisted his flag, when the war vessel changed her course, apparently satisiied. He thou or- dered the mate to haul & down, as the wind was blowimg very hard and the flag was too heavy for the stall, At fen minutes past twelve o'clock P, M. the war vessel fired a gungend, Wwe engines of the Aspinwail being immediately stopped, sent & bout alongside, and an omoer stepping on board wok possession Of the vessel. |‘ ship's pupers were at once handed to this officer, Wilh & request that he suould examine them, which be reiused to do, stating that ne had orcers to take hor to Nwuevicas, ihe captain protested, and explained as well as he could, slating tuat he Was bearer of despatoties of great unporcance to the United States government, besides large package= of correspoudence fur Rear Admiral oor, commanding the North Atigutic squadron, confided to his care by Commander Klias H. Owen, of the United states sieamer somimole, and otuer Correspondence of moment, to ali Of Wich (the olicer only repeated his orders. Ao- coruing to the best of Lis Knowledge the Asptnwail Was Irvin four to 6X Miicé Irom aLore at tue MMe. Arrived at Nuevitas the Captain was ordered on board the mau-vi-war, Which proved to be the Her- mau Cortes, When the papers of Ris vessel Were ex amined aud sent op shore. Hoe repeated what be had to.d the oiticers, Lut Do heed was given niu, ‘fhe papers deuvered to the commander were as 10l- lowa;—-1ae register, & clearance irom the Custom iivuse at Port au Prince, a miauliest clearance, @usheuticatea by the Spanish Consul at Port au Funce; an oiticial levter or passport from the United states Consul at ort au Prince, addressed to commauders of Spauish men-ol-war in the Buhawa channel; the snipplag ar- ticles, contaming tue names of the crew how on board sud an old roll or crew list containing ‘Ube names of persons who bad been empioyed a lew months before, when the vesvel was hired by the Hay cien government. The vessel was detained at Nuevitas until the 26cn. Meenwhile the captain’s trunk, Containing tho 11. portant correspoudeuce reierred to and other 1 portant papers, Wa$ sealed up by the Spanun oill- cuais, and the captain and crew were ouce or twice exaimined @ud requesied be sign @ paper purporting to contain results of their exauination, which they refused Lo ae, a3 1b Was not in angiiso, On the 27un the captain recetved ordera to get ready fur-sea, but relused to du anything until his papers were re- stored to bin, and ait three P. M. of tna day a Spanish war steamer Look Dis vessel in tow, arriving on the 20uh in davaua, vn the Juth be was given to uodersiand that he could hold Bo conmunica- uon with shore. On the 2d Kepruary he made application in writing to the Spauisa commander for permussion to gv on shore and communicate with che Unived States Vonsul, Which was reiused. On the .d the Aspinwall Was Lowed alongaide of t fageutp Alimanza aod made fast, Ou the dta tue capiain addressed tae Spanish Adintral asktag to be supplied With provisions, Lo Whicu no answer Was returned. Ou tbat day bis colored cook was taken frou tue vessel without his knowiedge or coasent. On the 7th severai Oullcials came on vvard, and with them # geutiema@n aclegated by tue United sates Vice Consul in Havana Lo oe present at tue breaking Of the seals ou the Wrunk containing the correspou- dence aud other papers referred to. Uv the obi al in- terpreter came on ovardand inguired o1 the captain If he mleuded to name counsel or advocale, to Which he responded that Le Could do notaing unul he con- sulted witu tue American Consul. Un tis day he Was permitied vo optain provisions from soore. On the 13th he was «ranted peruiission to go on shore and see tue Consul, out it being Sunday he did not eval Limsel! Of the permit until the Lith, and tuea InAde O4sl bo HLALewWenty Contained herein, and that Lhe voyuge Of the Aspinwall was @ legitimate one aud Was nut tn the employ of the euewies of Spata, at the sua Line protesting against tue detention of himseli, vessel aud crew, aud claiming damages at the rate ot §:00 per day. At the latest accounts from Havana the matter Waa still before the Marine Court there, though no reason, of course, coulu be showa for Lhe detention. PAE ANTI-MONGPOLY TELEGRAPH SYSTEM IN EUROPZ. ite Practical Operations=Rates for Messuges in Various Parts ot Europo-Iucrensod Business from Low Prices. Asearly as the year 1727 Mr. Stephen Grey, of London, made some experiments by which ne dis- covered that intelligence could be transmitted over wires by electricity, During the years 1743-9 Dr. Bishop, also of London, made forther experimenis and succeeded in operating through 10,000 fect of wire, Dr. Franklin made stmilar experiments in Philadelphia about the same time. Im 1758 Mr. Char.es Marshall, of Renfrew, Scotland, invented a telegraph instrument differing very little in principle from the one invented and made @ success some eighty years afterwards by Professor Morse. Mr. Marshall's instrument w described at some length in @ communication dated Renfrew, February 1, 1758, and published in the Scots? Magazine of that Year, vol. Xv., page 73, We read ef a Spanish engl- neer named Bettancourt, who, in 1756, had built a line twenty-five miles in jength, connecting Madria with Aranjuez. In 1796 a Spanish doctor named Salva invented an electric telegraph apparatus. A number of inventions, said to be capa bie of transmitting mitciligence by electricity, were submitted to the Emperor Napoleon L, but, being in advance of the age, Were rejected as neecless @ud Visionary; and 1t remained for Professor 8. k. B. Morwe, of New York, to loveat the first instrament capable of writing legibie characters, at a great dis- tance from the operator, ig neusin. The first successiul electric telegraph was established between Washington and Baltimore in July, 1844. In five years we haa bullt upwards of 10,000 miles, and at the present time not less than 100,000 miles are iu operation in the United States. ‘hough we started far in advance of European countries, and were not hampered in any respect, our telegraph facilities are now far imferior to the poorest in all Europe. The ruling principal held vy foreign governments has been that telegraphic cor- respondence 18 anslogous to the transmission of let- ters through she post office. Indeed, the mportance of possessing permanent aud reliable meaus of teie- graphic communication 1# considered greater than the necessity of ap efficient postal ser- vice. With few exceptions of small import ance and of mere iocal interest qin Italy and Denmark), the telegraph system 1s under tae entire and exclusive control of the respeotive governments throughout the Continent of Europe, and in most of the States ft works hand in hand wish the post Office. England ajone s\00d for a long time in oppo- sition to the postal system, clinging with character- inuic tenacity to the monopoly system of tne Unitea tates, until the imperative requirements of the public service and the demands of public pinion wrought the desired change. The subject was brougut belore the British Parliament; the Western Unions of Gi Britain had a fair ead impartial hearing, the same as they are now having here; and altoget the matter was exhaustively argued be- fore a select commitsee. The people and ne’ aper be urgently petitioned in favor of the change. jearly all of the Chambers of Commerce and kin- dred associations in Great Britten urgently recom- mend tt. ‘the experience of Contiaental Europe was cited as the strongest evidence in favor of the change, wrich, after @ most searching investigation, was anally made. it is expected that the anttmonopoly system will be fairly inaugurated tm Great Britain by the first of duly next. ‘Ie old monopoiists die hard, and may be expected to give the peopie’s system some troubie before it gets tairly into operation. A fair compart- son of the two sysvems can, however, be made by put- ‘ing the results of the mounopolista’ concern in the United States side by aide with those of the antt-mo- nopoly system in Continental Europe, in Belgium a deapaicn of twenty words can be sent from any point to another for ven cents, and experience has proved thateach reduction iw certain to be accompanicd with increased revenue and profit. ‘The Belgian om- ial returns prove the fuulity of the Western Union ergument that the cost of conducting an increased business cannot be covered by an increased revenue. ‘Ten cents pay the cost of transmitting a message of twenty words from one part to any otuer of Switzer- jand, a telegraph station being attached to nearly every post office. A Pere from Berne to Paris costs sixty cents, to Marsetlies sixty cents, to Viouna eighty cents, to Turin forty cents, to Rome eighty cents, to London $1 40, and Constantinople $2. Im 1854 the number of messages sent in Switzeriand averaged fifty-four for every 1,000 inhabitants. A reduction of eighty ber cent in the cost of transmitting increased the umber to 431 mi ea for each 1,000 innabitants, So much for Switzerland. In France a of twenty words can be sent throughout the empire, ir- Tespective of distance, for twenty eents, and from one to any other part of the same department for ten cel In 1852 @ m of twenty words from Paris to Marseliles cost $2 65, Two years ago the rato was reduced to twonty cents, and it.has been found to work 0 satisfactorily tude a fursher reduc- tion isin contemplation. ‘fhe increaso obtained by the liberal course of the French gover ment bas enabled it to extend th a into the moat remote rural districts of tne empire. Judgea by any standard of comparison the tele- graph service rendered by the Westérn Union mon- opoly is twenty years behind Vontinental Europe, To those who are acquainted with the working of the post office it has long been manifest that the electric telegraph i subject to the same gene. ral jaws as the working of cheap postage, and the prosperity of the French, Swiss and Belgian anti-monopoly telegraph systems should impart ad- ditional steength to the argument in tavor of tbe ae abolition ef sue Western Union moa poly, 7 ERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. at thefhead of tho stairs by @ fourrier. enter the the Deparensnt, of r il. be ‘They wilt EUROPE. Soiree m8 eH to Palace, In le 1 2¢ebipanied by the above menuioned officials the Envoys ¢ill continue their way through the Armo- rial Hull, and pussing the Alexander Hail, mill oo me Yeliow Cha ir, Where they may change cod it such be their ceremontal, ‘bey will here a ceived by the Master of tue Imperial Court, and will poserved with tea and other Se tel be dnvited ¢ Puan’ 4 the White snare, mus pece ut enor 4% Wailing, composed oO! ° of. eeetiacs of the Palace. in the White Halt io Envoys will oe received by the Grand slaster of Ceremonies avd by tte Director of u ule De- pariinent of a tat of Foreiga — Minister Burlingame's Diplomacy and Andience with Prince Gortschakoff. When the w the audience suall have arrived the Grand MasveF of Ueremonies will conduct the Envoys to the Golden Chamuer, accompanied wlso by How the Czar and the Empresg Reoeived hb the Director of the Asiatic Department. the Lnfbassy. ‘The chief Envoy, his xcellency Hon, Anson Bur- na Ay Oe lingame, will present to nis Majesty the Emperor letier of the Kmperor of China, and nis Majesty will nand Lt over to tue Chancellor of the Empire. At the close of the audience ‘he suite of the Em- bassy will be invited to tue Golden Chamber, and wil be presented to his Majesty by the chief Envoy. THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. If her Majesty the Smpress shall desire to recetve the Envoys of Chiea vhey will retura to the White Hall after the audience wit the Kmperor. ‘The Grana Master of Ceremonies wil then walt ,upon che Empress, and, having received ber orders, will recoaduct to the Golaen Chamber the Envoys and present ihem to her Majesty. Lhe suite will oe presented by the ouuef Kavoy. after tue presentations the Envoys will be con- ducted to the Yeuow Chamber, where @ lunch will be in readiness for taem, Alter junch the Embassy will regalia the entrance of the patace by which tuey camo, the same cere- monial betng observed asat their arrival, Upon taking seats in their carriages they will be conducted to (heir residence. ROME. ‘The Council and Its Debates—How and Whore the Ecumenical Fathore LiveTheir Doings and Amusemonts—Two Uategorwe—Bishop Study on the Pincian Hill—In the Colleges. : Roug, Feb, 8, 1870. The discussions are proceeding slowly im the Counoll, and as yet everything remains in hoc. No decision oa any point has been reached. Such was the answer glven me yesterday by one of the hign- es. Managers of the secret negotiations ander way; but be omitted to furnish me with any daia as to the debates that have already taken piace, ‘‘for,’”’ said he, ‘we are deliberating sub secreto pontifvio, and hence arenot allowed to tell anything.” He, as the otuer dignitaries do, complains that the press is filled with che inost preposterous and idie accounts in regard to the Council, mailed from this point or concocted In newspaper bureaus several miles out side of the Porta del Popolo, In the meanwuile, and however founded may be these accusations launched agalust the bogus press which ts 1p the impossibility of keeping here even the ninety-uime hundredth part of a correspondent, it is certain that the man- ner of living, private doings and amusemonts of the Life and Amusements of the Council Prelates in Rome. Our speciat correspondents in St. Petersburg and Rome supply the following important detatis of our cable telegram advices from both cities. RUSSIA. Minister Burlingame’s Mission te the Ozar— His Interviow with Prince Gortschako&— What tho Imporialist Statesman Said to the Kavey ef Chinu—Noa-interveation—Amoricas Divipmacy “ Houde” the Count--A Policy of “Poace and Jastice”—Tho Crimeun and Ame- rican Ware, &r, Parenspuna, Feb. 6, 1670, The Hon. Anson Burlingame bad an mterview to-day with Prince Gortschakoff. This Orst meeting between the Chancellor of the Russian empire and the Chiet Envoy of China was most-cordial in char- acter as well as inieresting in results. Having already communicated by telegraph the main points of the mecting between the two eminent personages, I now hasten to glvo@ more detaliod account by letter. Alter the first formalities of the visit were over Prince Gortachakead’ assured Mr. burlingame of bis gratification at tho fact that China was coming into closer relations with the rest of the world, aud said that he had often thought how it might be possible to bridge over the chasm which bad hitherto sepa- rated that great and populous empire from the other sections of tae earth, and wondered how the cond. dence of the people mignt be won sufliciently to attala the desired object. ‘The Chancellor complimented Mr. Burlingame on baying succesded 6» completely in his great work and said that, owing to circum- stances, an American was best fitted to carry it out, and added that be did not see bow it could other- wise have been accomphshed. In speaking of inter- national policy the Prince remarked, ‘‘As we do not z po piled "| Ecumenical Fathers are causing no little in- permit other people tom die in our at n 80.WC | corest, even if only from the fact that they do not meddle in others. are gathered here to reform and remodel Mr. Burlingame, in answer, made reference to the celebrated despatch of 1863, in which the Russian Chancellor bad vindloated this doctrine of non-inter- vention with such ounsummate skili and with @ suc- cess worthy of the cause, Some remarks were now made about America, and in the course of tne conversation Prince Gortscu- akof took occasion to pay @ tribute to the Hon. afr, Curtin, our present Minister at St. Petersburg. After speaking of the personal merits of the Ameri- can representative he,conciuued by saying that une had had the selection uiuisele to make he could not have been betier satisiied. 4s Mr. Burlingame was about to take leave Prince Gortac! et the aud spoke of the 1ong continued interouuwe of tae past, repeated assurances of his moat sincere sym- pathy with tbe objects of Mr. buriingame’s mission, and spoke emphatically in favor of # “poncy of peace and justice.” Such axe tie particulars tnat I have been able to obtain of a meeuug Wulch 1 consider worthy of tho greatest attention, whether the persons or the vbjects for wuich they came together be taken into consideration. WHAT MAY COME OF IT. But few comments are needed in order to bring Out iIMiull reef tue siuuiicance Of this inverview between the representative ef the most poweriul empire in Europe and the Pienipotenuary of 400,009,000 of people in Asia, Wuo Ww at the sauie time @ citizen of tue Uuitea States, Kussia. wWitu her population of 76,000,v00, with ber principle acting iu iis widest appiicaiion that every man above twenty-one years of age 1s entitied to a howe- stead, witu ber elective cours for the peupie, jus- tices of the peace and juries; and provincial assem- bles regulating the economy of tue country, may justiy be calea & collection of littie repubilcs, tue sum total of which is termed an empire. Any one familiar with sae Aistory,“raditions and manifest deatiny of Russia couid easily Loresee that tie able and far-seeing statesman uow at the head oI the St. Petersburg Cabinet would uave the fuliest sympathy with tue vbjects of Mr. Buriiuyame’s mis- sion, Tuere is, however, such # fitness la tue meet Ing of these tWo representative Mon that 1 cannot but give 1 that prominence which, a8 @ historical event, it demands. PRINOB GORTSCHAKOFY. ‘The name of Prince Gortecaskol must ever be commected witb one of the most reniarkable epocns in Russia—rewarkapie as well iu the external rela- Uons of the Country asin ite internal development, Catied to power alter tne Crimean campaign, in Watch Russia mad met tne united attack of four European Powers aud the araed neutrality of a Hitu, he tound himself the adviser of a mouarca who hag wince made os name tilustrious by the BUMber and greatness of the reforms initiated and carried out durmg nis reign. Upou the breaking out of tae juve rebediou in America, when the feudalisin of Western Kurope Was against us, Wuen every person who wisbed that some nen might have the iogalized Tight to Live on the sweat of otuer men’s brows prayea and plotved for tue ruin of the repubilc, Kus- sia sincerely and truly took sides with the cause of freedom, aud contunued to do so until the close of tue struggle. During all tuis time Prince Gortscha- koif Was the represepiative of Russian foreign policy. In 1563, When w iactious Ciass, greedy Of it privi- leges aud jealous of the new reforms, rose in resist- ance, the sauie:eudal elemen Western Burope whica used ita influence against the American gov- ernment now made a Violent diplomatic attack upon Kuss. This attack 1b was tie task of Prince Gorta- chakoff to repel. As in the case of America, the favoring any rebel- lion could be justified neituer 10 the name of free- dom, progress, nor international law, so 10 the Volwh provinces of Kussia, the championship of a clas# could be undertaken neither 10 the name of progress or equally, Dor by virtue of any known trealy. This weakness of Westera. diplomacy in 1863 was carefully masked by specious arguments. These arguwents the Russian Unancellor analyzed one by one, and after showing his opponents the un- tenabieness of their position found Bimeeif maser of the field. Of Mr, Bumingame’s career tn America previous to bis muasion in China it is not necessary to speak. ‘There are few Americans who do not remember the scenes in the Liouse of Representatives at Washing- ton when be took the furemost position im that great movement which bag at length purified and freed the country. IN ABTA, China, with @ population the most industri ous and the most frugsiou the face of the earth, had reached the turning potat of her pistory, witho- Out power to determine ner own future career. lett to herself and her enemies it was to be feared ‘that ber fate would pave been disastrous, Appear- fmg at this juncture and comprenending the vast ‘mport of the Chiuese question—which 1s the ques, tion of tne suture of one taird of the human race— Mr. Burlingame has gone forth on a mission which may well be designated as one of ‘‘peace gud jus- tice, Royal Reception of the Burlingame Em- bassy—A Special Court Programme—Latest Earthly Court Audience of the Minister from China—Compliment from the Emprese of All the Russias. Sm. PETERSBURG, Feb. 6, 1870. Every preparation is being made to g ive Mr. Bur- Iingame and his mission @ reception befitting its dignity and she important objects it has in view. A special ceremonial has been drawn up for tne occa- sion of the solemn audience with the Emperor. I have jusc obtained a copy and send herewith a translation to the readers of the HBRALD. The day for the audience has not yet been Nxed. ‘Tne following ts a copy of the oficial paper:— OUTLINZ OF CRREMONIAL FOR THE RECEPTION oF THR ENVOYS OF CHINA IN SOLEMN AUDIENCE, On the day fixed foy the audience three court carriages will be placed at the disposal of the Envoys. ‘Alter having been intormed by the Chief of the De- partment of Ceremonies that they are to be received ingolemn audience the Envoys will proceed to the Winter 1m the carriages assigned to them, hee ‘by way of the Novaky Prospect. Having ar- ved at their place of destivation they will aligntat the; entrance om the Palace quay. In the first carriage, drawn by tour horses, will pe ted the three Envoys, the Hon. Anson Burline me, Chi Kang and Suu Onia-Ku, also Mr. Claroy- axy, of the Russian Miniscry of Foretgn Affairs, who ts to accompany the Envoys in the quaiity of inter- preter. The carriage will be followed by @ mouuted oMicer of the imperial stabies, In the second carriage, drawn by two horses, will follow Mr.de Champs, Secretary of tne Lmbassy, accompanied by Ku Yang, the dragoman. ‘The third carriage will vontain tue two other dragomans. The Rauvoys willbe mot at tho entrance of the palace vy one Court fourrier aud Wwo heralds, and & us all in this world and to provide for our safety in the world to come, in the first place, be # said, thatthe fathers are divided off into two grand categories, or classes —First, those who rule the roast by virtue of superior intelligence and heavy purses; second, those wuo, being pover- ty-stricken im pocket and noneutities in und, are merely holding candies at the feast—and such com- pose the vast bulk of the Council, ‘Yo the first are all Lhe honors; to the latter are cast the crumbs from Lazarus’ table. However, the majority were not from the owset entitled to harbor any very high expecia- ons as to an alicndance on tne Council, for they foreknew in what capacity they were engaged to come hither in order to assist at the sacred sessions. Now they are here, and are mum; but that is about all they are, for it cannot be added that they are comfortably housed. Tne chief iumctions required of them, in a business way, are that they stick fast to their benches, in the north transept or St. Peter's, and periorm the proper amount of voltng when tue boxes ate haaded arvuud Bishop stuuy has been my principal occupation since the assemn- biy wet; and, Daviug seen much of the meinvera— Western, Urieutul aud native—voio in their publio meehiuogs and in social circies, | claim to Know some- thiug about them and tueir Ways as they are Lo be Seen at home, in the saloons anu in the streets. Perhaps nuwaere else are suvordipates iuade so keenly to feel that they are suvordimates as in this cuy and under this religious government, and con- sequently the vast number of bishops who are made to play Underlings bere may be excused for wearing an andoyed, wearfed and dé curd aspect on their tuces so Marked Uuat it cannut be misiaken, That aspect seems plainly to intimate that tne wearers Would be far more important personages back in the.r respective dioceses, away. Jroumns Holiness, the Sacred Coilege of Vardinals and the other vig ruiers wno 60 utterly Oulsline aud eclipse all lesser liguis. lhave seen jately bishops poking about the streets, jounging on the Pincian Hill, 1ooking for all the worid as if ali the starch had been taken out of them. In fact, they appeared 60 LsOluted and wretched oue could have supposed them to bein & slate of in- aiffereace a8 Ww wiever they should limber up on the spot, falidown in their tracks or tarn to the right or to the Jett without preierence. lt is worse still With them When they tid tigsuselves at home in taeir quarters or lodgiugs, here their riguts aud privileges Wien at home contrast striking!y wit Uhe lonesome, scanty surroundings amidst which they are pueu togetaer aud‘packed om wo live out their slay im the capital of vatholicdom. The barren honor of forming part, pars iminium, of~ tue Council 18 but a meagre ofiset for noagimed slights and downright scantiness. The Pope aad tne Cardinals aave 80 maca to occupy them at this Junowure thas che poor tachers are leit to shit for themselves as best (ney can. This 1s certainiy hard upon them, to say the least, im a “civii society” Where the practice of ‘every oue for himself” is not Wholly unooserved; and if anytplng 18 destined to cut short the bcuwentcal iitiugs, before # due hour of adjournment, it will be toe internal grumblings On the part of these overridden members, who are now compelled to bide their own iights under bush- eis while holding caudies for ‘the erences,” and to lay their bodies on the roughest of coucues in the cella of tue “colleges.” If anything could tempt them to get up @ small sized reveiliod agains Kome and her Curia Pontificia % should precisely be the celis of the colleges just mentioned; tor tacy are, verily; the most uncuinforabie of abodes, and, in the present cold snap we are enjoyiug, perhaps a out mure Irigid and disagrecabie than the Catacumus themselves would be jn the vicinity of tue Via Appia. Au previously stated, each nation oas its college here, erected and supported by contrivutions of money forwarded on the part of the faithtul of ail countries where the Roman creed has a good ico hoid; anu tue establishments ao created are made at the present ume to house the major portion of the archbiskops, bishops and priests who are unaole to afford themselves the huxury of outside and fusbion- avie apartments, ‘The colleges are not “gotten up wegardicas of ex- pense;”’ in fact, they are rough. The rooms, or ceils, adjoin each other, and spread out on Momense floors, to which the ascent 1s made through wmiid- ing, sleep stairs and intricate corridors. Hach oc- cupant has tne door of his ceil numbered, the whole being one vast dormitory, in which the sojourners are ticketed off a maby weil governed scholars. meinber of the Council is leit in face of his private meditations, and bis trunk, which is the chief piece of turniture besides au insignificant bed, and which must conscantly remind win tua Le 1s camped out far sway from the delights of nome. Ettner wood w not allowed by the direovors or cau- not ve atforded, for the cells remain more tnan cod in this unusi cold season. | have found some engaged in smoking aud reading ® Lome newspaper by way of consolation. There is a sa:von into wich they descend now and then for the reception of visitors—a common eating room, a chapel or inside kind of church, where the services require the closest attonaance aud cause frequent interruption, some- times at very undue hours of the nignt, Passing uy the stairway the other day from one floor to the ovher i came upon # church ceremony and piunged into a chapel beiore.I was aware of ws; proximity; and a8 darkness visible is tne rule in ali these instituons, up aud down, througout every nook and corner, I came near stumbling over several Kneeling Zouaves aud peasants, woo were on hand at their devotions 1n large numbers, Tuey bad some dropped in for the servicos, some to pay a call; and none were contant to leave the building before kiss- ing the garments and bands of the monsignorl, It ts castomary for the fathers to get back to their col- Jeges by ten and eleven ac furiuest wuenever they gO out in the evenings, ‘1u18Js a strict rule, and tue dignity of the college as weil a3 eccle#iustical de- corum and the setting of a good example causes 16 generaily to be enforced and ovserved. After this fastuon do the smaii (ry or the minnows of the Council dwell, while the Maanings, ine Dupan- loups, Darboys, Surossmeyers and Mcvioskeys make ® better snow, having retained flue private apart- ments. ‘The principal French bishops and arch- bishops, who are not averse to good living, dwell in an especially sumptuous style. ‘hey, a8 weil as the chiet priest# of the other nations, drive handsome equipages and give nive dinners wo their more prominent colleagues. They are often to be met with at the parties and receptions in the highest circies, at the embassies, at tue old palaces of the Mative nobility, at the houses of distinguished foreign residents, FOREIGN MISCELLANEJUS ITEMS. At Dantzic the theatres have been closed on ac- count Of Lhe severe cold. The police force of Rhetms, France, ts on a strike respec.ing some change in whe Working reguiations, ‘The worksnops at the station of Bromberg, Prus- aia, have beeu destroyed by re, incurring @ loss of $400,000, Numerous foreign officers have offered their adr- vioes to the Viooroy of Egypt, but ail have becn ae ollaed, ‘The British ment has offered to convert the Golan into» traintog ship for juveniles, and to M6 sonty far the accommodation of 600. s Tne cold has ately been eo intense at Vittoria, Spain, that several farmers were frozen to geath their retura home from the parkeh, © = ‘The student wad fouskt the duel with Cound panacea, Ben, ‘has been sentenced to three wee Dronment in the strong room of the Uni- men is aro being victimized b; ‘The he jolders of Paris are being mi y agang ot sneak thieves who enter under tue pro- tence of patig peddlers aud make off with every- thing within their react. , ‘A fire recently occurred in the Crown Prince's pa- ace in Berlin, caused by tue carelessness of some plumoers wuo nad been workimg on the roof §=Tue damages were not sericus. Sir George Grey, lave Governor of New met with a severe accident recently, while waiking in St. James’ Park, Loudon, through a dog's cham becoming entangled round his leg. Prince Obolenskoy, chief director of the customs, was recently arresied in Warsaw, oesides ten other high oficiais. ‘I'hoy are charged with being | con. cerned 1m the plots agatuat Lae imperial goveramens that were lately duscovered, At the recent maniocipal elections in the small town of Percuis, France, ony twenty-nine voters out of elghceen huudred istered their votes. Without loss of time the whole tweuty-nine voted themselves unanimously into oilice, A great number of mushroom banks and commis sion olfices baving opened in Napies tne govern- ment has pounced upon them aad has proved them vo form part of @ dangarous gang of swindiers. Rates of interest on devosits were oftered varying from ten to twenty per coat per montn, The widow of the police oMecer Mourot, who was recently shot while aliempling t© arrest a rioter ta Paris, has received @ peasio i of 6vuf from tue 4Am- peror's privy purse and svdf, from the Minister of the Interior ana Wrefect of Police, ‘fac private sub bleed for the same purpose aiready exceed 42,0001 A MISER'S DEATH. He Lives a Life of Privation and Dies in « Garret, Leaving $200,000 to the United States Government and Noting to His He- latives—A Nice Quosti of Law=—Tko Miner's Life. ‘The trlal of the Fox wiif oxse Was commenced yes- terday before Surrogate Rodent C. Hutchings, The testator, Chafles Fox, died s udagnly in Jannary, leaving a will in which, alter directing is debts vol be paid and appointing two executors, le gave a his real and personal property to the beevabe, ed w be used vowards paying off the dept contr by the government, or, to use bis ows words, ‘for the purpose of assisting to dis- charge the debt contracted by the war for the subjugation of the rebellious Confede- rate States.” Tne wiil 1 contested by his only next of kin, the Infant nieces of a deceased brother. Tae executors are the only subserting witnesses to the will, and the counsel for contest. ants yesterday, a the trial, objected to thelr com- petency as witnesses unless they first renounced as executors, and referred to a decisivn of the Supreme Court, made in 1853, holding vhat the executors are not compecent witnesses. Mr. Ritterband, counsel for the executors, in re- ply, reviewed the cases decided since 1453, and showed that the law is now settied as laid down m Willara on Executors, 1859, that an executor WA competent subscribing witness when be takes no other interest uoder the will. The Surrogate took the latter view and decided im favor of the competency of the executors. The ex ecutors were then examiued by Mr. Ritterband and testified that the will was executed July 16, 1864, their presence, and that (he deveased was of sound mind and # ian of great mteiligeuce, Phe propouents then rested und the counsel for contestants gave notice tat they proposed to cou- test tne vaildity of the devise to tae Luited Slaves and tbe capacity of the testator. ‘The case Wiil, doubtiess, beiore the Ittigavion in regard vo it has come to an end, atiract cunsider- able pupiic atteation, Tne vestator many years ago was a dealer in buots and suoes on tue ust side of town, and made considerable mouey. Is 18 beneved that during the war he speculated to some extent in Various ways, and was fortunate envugh to realize haudsome.y on every financial vodertaking ne wok a band in. He lived in Pitt street iu 1464. in June of that year he one day dropped imto the store of Air, A. Brummeil, No, 416 Grand street, and made bis wil, giving all his property to the United States goverament. He ap- olnted as executors Mr. Brumueil aud @ or. David jays. ‘These two gentiemen were in tne store as the time and saw Fox sign his name to wills Wuereupon, at his request, they aiso signed thet names as witnesses. Fox did not at tue time make the least mention of his relatives, and the only mo- uve which can be ussigned for is Having willed ell his property to the goverument is, that woen be aid so the War Of the rebellion was raging and he was a Union patriot to an extreme degree. He consid- ered inat he ought to du sometuing for the cause, and so gave all he vad to the Suited States. Some time—several monihs, it is beueved—after Making the will he left nis piace of residence in Pits street and went up towa Le live in one of als houses ou Toird avenue. No one who kaew Fox ever sus- ected during als lifetiue that be was worth much 2 money or anything else that constitutes wealta. When he went to live on Tiirugavenue he tovuk one of the smallest and meauest apartinents that be could fing in one of bis own tenemeut houses. He dressed as though he bad not @ cent in the world aud could not get one if he begged tor it, and no one Was allowed to approuch him in his contracwd quarters, He dui bis own ooking, made bis own bed—a miserable old tick on & shaky old bedstead—and, in fine, lived the life of the most wretched of misers. Two or three weeks ago he was found dead in wis room, and it was nos until the production of the will he made in Grand street and the finding of deeds of property mm Ba room. that nis wealth was brougit to light This wealth, it 18 said, consists of several houses in Third avenue and otuer parts of the ciiy, and a great deal of land in the West, ali of which amounts to the vaiue of about $200,0u0, The counsel in the case are J. Solis Ritterband for the proponents and execu- tors, Edwards Pierrepont for the iegatees and James Fiyan for special guaraigu of the luteus. EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS. Meeting ef the Board of Education—Promoe ton of Teachers—The Present System ef Education to Be Overbauled. ‘The Board of Education met yesterday afternoon at four o’clock, President Larremore im the chair. Aiter the calling of the roll aud the adoption of the Jolnutes of the previous meeting & number of resola- tions were presented and referred, ‘The Committee on Normal Evening and Colored Schools having petitioned the Board for tne appoint ment of Miss Jessie McGregor, Mary E. Carr, Agnes Jackson and Miss Palilips, as teachers in the dally Norma: and High School at $1,200, $1,200, $1,400 and $1,400 por aunum salary respectively; and that Miss Abbie E. Hamlin and Miss May Willard be promoted from fhird to second assistants at the sal- aries paid to other teachers in like positions, lution was passed authorizing these appoint ments and promotions. The foliowing resolution was aiso adopted:— ‘That st be referred to the Committee om Course of Studies ‘snd School Books to ascertain and report to this Board as soon av practicable what changes in the course of study of the primary and grammar schovis have Leen made noces- sary by the recent establishment of the normal aod hi school; and also what measures are required in order to by the’ promotion or transfer of pupils from the orimary school aud departments, vacancies now @xiating in the cinsses of the grammar schools, The Board of Bchool Trustees of the Twenty-first ward seat in the name of Miss Catharine C. McCaf- frey, of Baxter street school, for promotion to the position of Vice Principal, female department, ard school No, 49. A resolution was offered cun- rming tke nomination. Mr, Woop rose to object to the adoption of tne resolution. He could not see why Miss McUafrey, who belonyed to Baxter street school, should be put over the ugad of Miss Elizapeth W. Brown, Of No. 4% He beleveu in encouraging teachers 1ostead of dis- couraging thei, aa this resolution aimed to do. ‘The resolution was referred to the Committee on Teachers. Some other business of a rontine nature having been disposed of, Mr. Woop said that there wae @ matier on which be desired to say a few words, Having given it some attention of Jate and examined the condition of the senools in person, he prepared to speak very decidedly. He was sausfled that the present syateia of teaching, in least one of she depart ments of education, was very defective and required & thorough overhauling, A large proportion of the children of poer parents were not allowed to remain long enouga at school to receive much benefit, being taken away at an early age and put to work, and the ner in which they were taugit in the primary departments as erninently unsatisfactory. The system of teaching the younger children to write by lessons on alates Was wroug, and be hoped that copybooks for writ Ing jessous would soom be tuiroduced, But the great evil in the primary departments was that green, giddy girls, fresh from the grammar tehools, were put to teach the rudiments of education to very young children, who re- quired more care and skill 1a management than older pupils. ‘these teachers would be much more useful in nigher depatimenis, and the children in the primary schools couid be better mestructed by teachers wao are now otherwise engazed. He otfored the following resolution, wuich was adopved:— Resolved, That in all ptimary sohoo! ments where there i @ vice principal or tir tenoher they nail take charge of aud teach 1 or lowent classes, wud that the younger teachers | to toach higher classes in those schools, ‘The Board soon alter adjourned.