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-THLBORAPHIG. NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD General Prim on Montpensier’s Posi- tion in Madrid. Napoleon’s Return for a Republi- can Congratulation. The Bosphorus Made Free to Commerce. Yhe Champion Billiard Match—Deery Defeated by Rudolphe. SPAIN. The Duke De Montpensier—His Policy and Party Prospects. MapRw, March 6, 1870, An official denial is given to the despatch which @ppeared in the Paris journais, stating that the Duke of Montpensier was received with an ovation on his Teturn to this city. ‘ In the Cortes yesterday General Prim positively Genied thas a coup d'état was intended in favor of ‘the Duke. He declared that the Cortes alone had the right to decide who should be the head of the government, He added that there was no reason ‘why the arrival of the Duke of Montpenster should create a sensation. : ‘The elections of members to the Cortes have so far resulted in favor of the government. FRANCE. A Close Eye to the Clergy.” PaRIS, March 6, 1870. Great uneasiness is manifesied by the friends of the University of France on account of certain cleri- cal projects, An Extraordinary Committee has been Constituted, with M. Guizot as chairman, to guard ‘he interest of the University. ‘The Press Prosecutions. Paris, March 6, 1870. Seven members of the editorial stam of the Re. sad (newspaper) have been convicted of viola- ions of the press law, and have received sentences of from one to four months imprisonment, and the total amount ot fines imposed 18 10,000 francs. An Ill-Timed Compliment. Paris, March 6, 1870, M. Bazire, one of the writers of the Marseitlatse, ‘who, on seeing the Emperor one day, shouted “‘vivé 2a republique,” hare been condemned to imprison- ment for three months and fined 600 francs. ROME. The French Note. Paris, March 6, 1870. It is asserted that Count Daru, Minister of Foreign Affaira, has sent @ note to Rome remonstraung @gainst the Papal Syllabus as seriously compro- musing the interests of the Catholic religion, and in- timating that if the dogma of infallibility is pro- €laimed France may be constrained to witharaw her ‘roops from the Roman territory. The Council Recess. Rome, March 6, 1870. It 1s asserted that the sessions of the Council will be suspended during the months of May, June and July. Poland to Look Up. LONDON, March 6, 1870, Despatches from Rome say a cardinal’s hat has been presented to the Primate of Poland, ENGLAND. Another Transatlantic Cable—Colonial Union & by Telegraph. Lonvon, March 6, 1880. A project is on foot for laying a new transatlantic Cable, which is to be smaller and lighter than those Deretofore used. It 1s estimated that the cost of the Cable will not exceed £250,000. Ascheme for connecting England with all her colonies by telegraph is talked of. TURKEY. ‘The Bosphorus Free to Trade. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 6, 1870. ‘The Turkish government has abolished the collec- tton of tolls from vessels passing through the Bos- phorus, Merchantmen are no longer subjected to delay and Visitation during the passage. COLORADO. Tho Land Office Business at Denver—The Grading Contract for the Kansas Pacific Railroad. DENVER, March 6, 1870. ‘The following is the record of the business done at the Denver land office during the month of Febru- @ry:—Warrant entries, 480 acres; agricultural cot- ‘age scrip, 5,613 acres; homestead, 2,307 acres; homestead (final proof), 639 acres; cash entries, 10,593 acres; total, 19,632 acres. ‘The contract for pacing, forty-one miles of the ‘ansas Pacific Railroad from Denver was closed ‘iday. A large quantity of ties for this road are now being cut atthe mouth of the Platte canon, ‘They will be floated down the Platte to Denver and the work of laying the iron will be commenced at this end as soon ag the Denver Pacific track is com- pee: Itis expected the Denver Pacific track will si Reap leeod in June and the Kansas Pacific in Uc- rs THE SNOW STORM. CINCINNATI, March 6, 1870. Five or six inches of snow fell here éarly this Morning, but it is rapidly disappearing, Batimors, March 6, 1870. Snow has been tailing since early this afternoon, DENVER, Col., March 6, 1870. About two inches of snow fell last night. The ‘weather to-day 13 clear and pleasant, About the ‘game amount of snow fell last night at Fort Union wnd Beata Ke. be: RICHMOND, Va., March 6, 1870, Snow fell here to-day to the depth of mime inches. It wsleeting to-night. ‘. 9 Mtn Norrork, Va., Match 6, 1870. It has been snowing and raining here ali day, FORTRESS MONROE, March 6, 1870. It has been snowing here all day. 'HILADELPHIA, March 6, 1870, It has been snowing at intervals all day and steadily since six o’clook ?, M. HAVANA MARKET. Havana, March 6, 1870. Sucar.—At the closing yesterday the market was unsettled and all quantities had slightly declined; buyers demand & reduction. Exports during the week from Havana and Matanzas:—To foreign coun- tries, 52,000 boxes and 3,000 hhds.; to the United States, 11,000 boxes; stock in warehouse at Havana ‘and Matanzas, 315,000 boxes and 22,000 nhds.; Nos. 10 to 12 Dutch standara flat at 7% a8 reals per arrobe; Nos. 15 to 20 epuing: quoted at 9 a 11 Teals; molasses sugar easier al 8% @ 7 reals; mus- covadoes—tfair to good refining dull at 7 a 73 reals; rocery sradés quiet at 8 a 8: Is, Moasses— layed active at 5)¢ reals; mi ypdo steady at 6 als. merard firmer at 1910. for tierces and 22%c. for tins. Flour steady at-$9 26 @ $10 26, Butter active at sic, a 460. Tallow dull at lic. a ll3gc. Bacon steady at 196. 8 20c. Petroleum hea' Hams In demand at ‘25c. for salted and 2834c. for sugar cured. Lumber— Yellow pine, $23 per M.; the market is supplied. Shooks—Box, 8 a 8% reals; the market is supplied; for hogsh the market is dull at $2 a $2 12%. Empty hogsneaas quiet at $2 250 $250. Exchange on London, 10% @ 11% per cent premium; on Yaris, 2 a1 per cent discount; on tne United States, sixty days’ sight io gold, 3 per cent premium; rt sight, 282% per cent premium. Freights deciin- ing; per box of sugar Montreal and Southe orks, $1 124 a $1 25; per hogehead of sugar’to d 4 60 & $6 560; per hogshead of molasses to do., $3 a $3 76; per ton to Falmouth or orders, 428. & us. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAKUH 7, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. CUBA. More Arrests of Freemasons by the Police. Havana, March 6, 1870. The police arrested last night fifty-one members of the Masonic fraternity, who were hoiding mourning services at their lodge. The arrests were made for violation of the law prohibiting assemblies without permission of the authorities, Several (foreigners who were present were not molested, THE BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP. The Great Contest in San FranciscomRu- dolphe Beats Deery and Wins the Diamond Cue. < San Frantisco, March 6, 1870, A large audience, including @ considerable num- ber of ladies, was attracted to the Pavilion last night to witness the contest for the diamond cue and the championship of America. The game was 1,500 points, push and crotch shot barred. Deery won the first innings and played for safety, Rudolphe fol- lowing with a ran of six. The following is the score:— Decry—0, 3, 6, 0, 20, 7, 90, 7, 9, 12, 0,0, 0, 0, 3, 21, 9, 3, 55, 11, 236, 228, 3, 0, 3%, 3, 0, 0, 66, 38, 3, 8, 42, 12, 39, 9, 30, 9, 7, 0, 15,'9,'13, 18, 15, 5, 8, 16, 6, 67, 8, 10, 3, ees, L 6, 2, 8, 3,7, 15, 0, 3, 36, 3, 0, 0, 3, Rudolphe—4, 9, 114, 0, 3, 9, 21, 3, 18, 3, 0, 0, 57, 6, 46, 60, 3, 0, 21, 0, 6, 81, 39, 0, 27, '27, 3. 14, 6 0.5, 18, 3. 19, 0, 3,'0, 12,9, 84, 21,'126, 0, 0, 15, 9, 12, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 9, 0, 42—1,501, Deery’s average, 1670-100; Rudulphe’s average, 19. Deery was given 48 points for pockets and misses and Rudolphe 57. At half-past ten Deery had made 670 and Rudolphe 406. There was much excitement, and Deery was the favorite by great odda, At midnight Rudolphe made a run of 279, which Was received with wild applause, This made him nearly even with Deery, the score standing 1,044 to 1,031, At this point the number of spectators haa increased to 4,000, and though great excitement was manifest, excellent order and good feeling pre- vailed. The match wus finished at one A. M., Radolphe making a run of 42, and scoring 1,501 points, At one time Deery claimed @ foul. Great excitement and confusion followed, which calmed down as soon as the referee decided the question in his favor. At the conclusion of the game there was some con- fusion, but no violence was committed. The crowd tinally seized Rudoiphe and carried him trom the building in triumph. * Rudolphe was considerably annoyed throughout the game by some of Deery’s backers, but had the sympathy of the greater partion of the audience and Played magnificently. CALIFORNIA. Sailing of United States War Vessele—The iDamages by the Vigilance Committee. SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 1870, The United States sloop-of-war Jamestown will sail {or Honolulu to-morrow, and the United States steamer Saranac for Mazatlan on the 8th inst, A bill has been introauced in the Legislature ap- Pointing commissioners to ascertain the damages sustained by Jonn Nugent, proprietor of the San Francisco Herald, by acts of the Vigilance Com- lnittce of 1850, MAINE. The Coming Charter Election in Portland. PORTLAND, March 6, 1870. The municipal election, which takes piace to- morrow, excites much interest, The republicans had an enthusiastic meeting last night. Both sides are confident, each CH seer to draw strength from their opponents. The repubitcan majority for Governor last fall was 827—about the same as in previous years. ‘fhe democratic majority for Mayor last spring was short of 200. THE MISSING STEAMER CITY OF BOSTON. The Vessel Seen by the Captain of a Boston Bark—Probably Another Steamer—General Alarm for Her Safety. Boston, March 5, 1870, No one here except the agents of the Inman tine believe that the steamer seen by Captain Hoifses, of the bark Kennedy, from Liverpool to Boston, was the missing steamer City of Bosson. On the con- wary, the general impression here 1s that the steamer has been lost, together with all hands on board. An old seaman comments on Captain Hoflses!’ story as follows:— The steamer City of Boston is a full rigged ship, with yards on ali toree masts, whereas tie vessel seen by Captain Hoffses had yards only on the tore- mast, If it bad been the missing steamer City of Boston she wouid have been at Queenstown ander sail alone as quickly as the K. A. Kennedy has made the passage from longitude 35 and latitude 48, The vessel seen, though lying to and blowing off steam, was probably doing something to her machinery; for if she bad been permanently damaged in her motive peer she would have been under canvas headgd to the eastward. The steamer, Dacian, trom New York, whch arrived at Greenock on the 18th tlt., was hove fo four times uuring the passage and had very severe weather, so thal there is nothing unusual in a steamer being hove to, even with the motive power in good order. BROOKLYN MISSION AND TRACT SOCIETY. The forty-first anniversary of the Brooklyn City Mission and Tract Society was held last evening at the Academy of Music, Mr. Dwight Johnson presid- ing. The annual report of the secretary, Rev. Dr. Kimball, was a very interesting document, showing the self-sacrificing work of the missionaries con- nected with the society. They made their way into wretched retreats oftentimes so dark thata lamp was necessary at midday. They also visited the hospitals where the sick and friendless were dying and ad- ministered consolation, leading poor souls to their Shepherd and Bishop. Penitentiaries, jails and prisons were also visited, and their wretched inmates xound in the missionaries kind and loving friends. There were many with minds for usefulness and in positions, avd with opportunities for Coristian cul- ture at hand, who were lying careless and inert on the very bang of the river oi life that goes owing by. There were multitudes around addicted w the habitual use, and «consequently subject to the pernicious effects, of ardent spirits. ‘They constituted a phase ol the work that was daily done by the missionaries. Mindfui of the fact that amid the often gorgeous and costly decorations of the gin paluce no mirrors were ever to be found, these faithiul missionarics, im the spirit of true kindness, endeavor to supply the lack, and make 1t art of their business to give the pitiabie victims of debauched appetites an image of tne bideous and shameful wrecks which tuey were making of them- selves. Many had been rescued trom the degreda- tion into which tiey had fallen by the agents of tus soctety. ‘The loliowing statistics show the work performed during the past year:— Missionaries cmployed. 2% Visitors (voluntary. 470 Pages of tracts distributed. Child's Paper distributed. 19,200 Bivles and Vesiaiments. ‘916 Children gathered into Sun a2 Children gathered into publi 13 Persons induced to attend o 992 Persons induced to sign the temperance pie 991 Prayer meetings hol 1,647 Families visited... . 64 Funerai services held 231 Visita to public institut ¥ 489 Backsliders reciatmed.. mR Hopeful conversions... 233 United with Evangelical church wt The report of the treasurer was next read, show- ing the receipts to be $21,047 57, and the disburse- ments $20,080 85, leaving a balance on hand of $09 72. Appropriate addresses were made by H. J. Van Dyke, D. D., and otuers, when the audience separated. OAR. — am THE PETERS SUICIDE, Another Theory=—Suspicions That He Was Murdered. In the HERALD of Thursday last was printed a concise statement of the death of Rufus S. Peters, the fraudulent messenger of the Corn Exchange Bank, who, it was alleged, swindled the bank out of $20,000, and gave the greater portion of it toa Wall street lobvyist named Frank Vernon, with the un- understanding that he (Vernon) should go to Phila- delphia and remain until he (Peters) arrived, after convincing the bank ofMcials and the public that he bad been robbed. In this last endeavor he failed, and was about to be prosecuted when his bondsmen made good the loss, and torough the influeuce of some sympathetic friends he was released. On Tuesday night he went to Hempstead, L. L, with the intention of stopping there until he recovered from the eifects of a spree, in company with a worthless character named George Maher. It 1s alleged that on Tuesday night he committed suicide, by shooting himself in the head, from the effects of which he died on Wednesday morning. His friends are not willing to give credence to this supposition, end assert that, in their opmion, he was murdered, and, furcher, tat he had not been on a spree and never carried a revolver. The window of his room is sald to have been found veel pe his friends say there is Do doubt but that he had considerable money about him. From present appearances an investigation ts Likely to ensue, | WASHINGTON. Senator Sumner’s Latest Views on the Cuban Question. . Chevalier Webb Diplomatising in Havana. BUTLER AND THE GEORGIA BILL. WASHINGTON, March 6, 1870, Senator Sumner on Cuba—His Friendship for the Insurgents, Senator Sumner, in conversation with a gentleman yesterday, stated that much has been said In regard to hia course on the Cuban question. He pronounced himself @ friend of Cuba, and remarked he would rejoice to see her independent. Any action of this country, he continued, would lead to a war which noone believed would last any time, and there existed no shadow of doubt as to the result. The provisional government of Spain, it was hus opinion, wants war, and the result of such a struggle would be to unite the rival factions which distract the country and wind up in Prim’s accession to the throne, He thought this transition would be from constitutional monarchy to absolutism. A war, therefore, would subserve Prim’s ambition exactly, He thought the course of events was towards the imdependence of.Cuba. In case of war the most we could get would pe Cuba and Porto Rico, and these will gravitate into independent relations with the United States without the expensive resort to war. The Senator was quite enthusiastic and eloquent on the subject. It ts un- derstood ata timely opportunity he will give his views publicly. It 1s remarkable how much these views of the Massachusetts Senator resemble those expressed yesterday by secretary Fish tn a private conversation. Our Premier agrees that war between Spain and this country would be very short and would result just as Sumner predicts. It is worth Stating, moreover, that Mr. Fish indicated in his re- marks yesterday that should Congress pass a strong resolution urging the Executive to grant tne Cubans belligerent rights the administration would not resist the request, but would immediately act in accordance with the expressed will of the national legislature. This, Mr. Fish thinks, would result in the Spaniards exercising the belligerent right to search suspected vessels an the high seas, and would speedily lead to war between the United States and Spain. The Outrages on Americans in Santiago— Chevalier Webb tn Havana. In @ recent letter received ‘from Havana by a Western member of Congress the following language occurs:— General Webb is here and yesterday had long interviews with the Captain General and the Mill- tary Governor, and also with the British Consul General and with the Consul General of Prussia and others, and last evening, when discussing with seve- ral Americans the affair of our shipmasters and .the massacre of Americans at Santiago, all of which ts the town talk, he said he had read the particulars of the Santiago outrage in @ despatch to the British Consul General and corrected the rumor that five instead of two American citizens were murdered. To-day I am told that a copy of the despatch alluded to has been furnished either to Gene- ral Webb or Consul Biddle or Hall to be for- warded to Washington, and from inquiries I infer they would not deny that Hall did get a copy and that he will send it by to-day’s mail. This 1s only an inference, but I have no doubt that the fact is asl i ie, At all events, Webb did say in my presence and in the presence of others that he had seen thé despatch, aud that the outrage 1s so un- pardonable that our govérninent will no longer hesitate to act with decision, and he denounced in bitter language the neglect of our citizel ere by our Navy Department. There is a io Among , and all who can leave will Americag o 89 wiuous delay. ‘neir only chance of safety is im refi, board the English frigates, freely offered, and it was this papic that caused so many of us to be at Webb's rooms last night without any concert of action. General Webb pledged himself to write to the gov- ernment and urge upon it to order at once a vessel of war to each of the principal ports of the island. Quere—Is he not sent here by the government to report upon the state of aifuirs? The Proposed Inflation of the Currency. The actioh of the Committee on Banking and Currency on the bill for the issue of fifty millions additional currency ts looked for with constderabie interest, The committee stands about five to four a the question of inflation, and, under ordinary circumstances, would doubtless report against any measure looking to that end. But in the present instance it has little, if any, discretion. It 1s act- Ing under @ resolution of the House adopted on the 2lst of February by @ vove of 110 to 73. Tha resolution instructed the committee ‘to re- port to the House at as early a day ag prac- ucapie @ bill increasing the currency to the amount of at least $50,000,000, The committes has little to do, therefore, but to decide whether the lasue shall be grecpbacks or nadfonal bik file. ‘The chairaida St the ‘afk. tee, who is against tne policy of inflation, regards it as unimportant whether it is greenbacks or national bank notes. The effect, he thinks, will be substan- tially the same. Under the circumstances, those members of the committee who are opposed to infla- Won will not be expected to support the bill when it ig reported to the House. It is regarded as unfortu- nate that at a time when the currency is rapidly appreciating to par, owlng to the steady decline tn the premium on gold, a movement should be made which will depreciate it and advance gold, to the dis- turbance of the legitimate business of the country and the advantage of the gold gamblers. Whether in @ full House the proposed bill, if reported, would pass is considered doubtful. Even if it should tt would meet with defeat in the Sen- ate, that body having committed itself against in- creasing ‘‘the existing volume of the currency” by the adoption of Senator Williams’ resolution on the 24th of February. It is thought that the action of the House was intended more for political capital in the next Congressional campaign than for any- thing else. The South and West have been ¢lam- oring for more currency, and the members trom those sections who are desirous of re election could not afford to disregard the cry, Having made the effort, failure will be placed upon other than their shoulders, Reduction of National Bank Securities. Owing to the large number or national banks which have witnin the past few months been dis- eontinued, voluntarily or otherwise, as the desig- nated depositories of public funds, and the financial agents of the government, the books of the Trea- surer now show @ material reduction in the amount deposited in his hands by such banks ag their security for public deposits. One year ago that amount was $33,500,000, while at the present time it is between $17,000,000 and $18,000,000, Batler’s Georgia Bili—Probability of Its Defeat. General Butler will demand the previous question to-morrow, after the morning nour on the bill to admit Georgia to representation’ in Congress. There 1s considerable difference of opinion among the republicans on this question, and it is thought the vote will be close, Bingham and Farnsworth wili lead a certain number of repubil- cans, who, with the democrats, may outnumber the radicals under Butler. The latter, nowever, 1s, ag usual, confident of success. What action the Senate will take on the bill, should it pass the House, Is in- volved in doubt, in view of the report made by the dudiciary Committee, that no further legislation 1s necessary for the reconstruction of Georgia. Such men as Senator Wilson express the opinion that the only thing necessary 1s to admit the Senators and Representatives from Georgia, revoke the order placing her under military rule and allow her State government to remain as tt is. The Census of 1870. ‘The papers state and the Senate proceedings con firm it that General Walker has prepared a bill amendatory of the Census law of 1850, which Con- gress is requested to enact. I have no doubt of this, but as the changes proposed appear very immaterial Tamagine there is very remote chance for the pas- gage of any bill recommended by Mr. Walker that will materially modify the law, and the sooner he makes his mind up to this the better, The Committee on the Revision of the Laws is composed of practical men of legal ability, its chairman, Mr. Conkling, eminently 80, aud much better qualified tnan any head of department or bureau to determine upon the propriety of amenaments, What ever the committee recommends wili com- mend itself to the Senate. The slave schedule will fall just as slavery fell, without law, and Congress wilt not be disposed to do anything torender the census amere political machine to control the appointment of many thousand officers who are responsible to the United States marshals, In the House there 1s more than one aspirant for the Senate whose expectations would enlarge con- siderably if they could control the appointment of census takers; but the trade recently so active in the sale of appointments is not likely to be en couraged by an unnecessary increase of the p&tron- age of members of Congress or the Census OMice. Distasteful as it may be, Mr. Walker must execute the law very much as it stands, and as it has here- tofore resulted in very excellent censuses he will be expected to produce as good. BThe Resiguation of Golladay Not Accepted. Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, has telegraphed to Mr. Golladay refusing to accept tis resignation ag a member Of the House of Representatives, saying that duty to his State, his constituents and his own honor demanas a full investigation of the charges against him in relation to the sale of cadet- ships by the only tribunal to which be is amenable under the circumstances, Tonnage Statistics, Statistical charts have been prepared by Mr, Joseph Nimmo, Jr., chief of the Tonnage Division of the Trea- sury Department, and from an appendix to his report to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the foreign Commerce of the United States and the decadence of American shipping. They show at a glance the statis. tues of our foreign trade from 1821 to 1869. Chart No, 15 shows the total tonnage entered at the ports of New York, Boston, Philadelpnia, Baltimore, New Orieans and San Franclaco, from which it appears that | i} | during the year ending June 30, 1869, the percent- age of tonnage entered was as follows:— Per Cent, Per Cent, At New York..... 555-10 At New Orleans.. 68-10 At Boston... ... 18910 At San Francisco. 8 ‘At Philadelphia. . At Balumore. Total... 100 At these six principal ports the tonnage was in 1850 2,845,223, and in 1869 6,224,578; all other ports in 1850 608,262, and in 1869 366,639, Chart 21 shows the foreign commerce of the United States since 1821, giving the value of the annual exports, imports and votal of exports and imports. These charta indicate only tonnage en- tered at seaports, the tonnage entered at the lake ports being deducted (the first time in any official document). The compilation of these statistics, running through a period of fifty years, has been a work of great magnitude and has been executed with great care. Mr. Nimmo began this work in October, 1868, and completed it in December last. It was, therefore, made a part of the report which he has prepared under the oraer of the Secre- tary of the Treasury, daied June 25, 1869, and pre- sented to Congress on the 3d of January. In con- sideration of the value of these statistical charts an additional supply of 5,000 copies has been ordered by Congress, ‘The charts show the progress of ship- building. In 1817 the United States bulit 86,393 tons; on the coast 85,144, and on the lakes 1,250. No mention {is made of shipbuilding on the Western rivers until 1823; when the numoer ts set down at 663, In 1869 the United States built 275,230 tons; the Western rivers, 34,576; the coast, 191,194; the Western lakes, 49,460; the New England States, 103,004. The Proposed Consolidation of Indian Tribes. The House Conimittee on indian Affairs recently heard an argument from Mr. Isaac N. Morris against the bill under consideration proposing a congolida- tion of the Indian tribes and nations, and the estab- lishment of a Territorial government over them. He spoke in behall of the Cherokee delegation and the Cherokee people, who sent them here. In speaking of the proposed government as requiring the consent of thoge to be governed before it cau go into edlect, he gatds-.. If such {s really its intention and such the fair in- terpretation of the language used in the bill, then it would seem that the bill itself would prove a nullity it passed. Certainly no one believes that the civil- ized Indian attacned vo nis home government, to the traditions of his ancestors, to the society of bis kindred, to his forms of worship, to lis love of free- dom, will ever voluntarily yield ali these blessings and privileges to the conjrol of the white man’ You may force him to do tt, but you cannot pursuade him to doit, So tar as the ugcivilized Indian 1s con- cerned he will have to be caught before ne can be goverged. Ifonce brought under the government of i%e white man and his country and his home opened to the politician and the land hunter his doom will be inevitably seated. Besides, Morris argued that such proceedings, tf carried out, would violate treaty obligations, for the treaty: of 1866 guarantees the right of self-government to the Chrokees, the United States obligating themselves not to extend over them a State or ‘ferriorial gov- ernment and by agreement to observe in good faith the treaties of 1823 and 1835, Applicants for Work at the Departments. In consequence of the resumption of work in the various navy yards the department has lately been bestegea by applicants for employment at the Navy Yard in this clty as*well as at other stations. They are generally referred to the commandants of the diferent navy yards. Both the War and Navy De- partments stiil exhibit at the door to the entrance of the butidings the conspicuous placards, brought into requisition at the beginning of the present ad- ministration, announcing that there are no vacan- cles in the clerical of other departments, and the consequent uselessness of applylag for official Positions, Expected Oficial Documents. The finance report, which tt was thought would have been issued from the office of the public printer some time tn January, will be finished in about ten days or two weeks, ‘The report of the Commissioner of Indian Afairs, the Navy Department report, the new naval register and other prominent offictal documents are expected to be completed in a few Gays. Red Tape in Washingtou—How to Prevent It The “circumiocution oMce,” or rea tape system of doing business at the Treasury Department in Washington, was partially illustrated tn the House of Representatives a few days ago by Mr. Beck, of Kentucky, @ member of the Committee on Appro- priauions. I say “partially” illustrated, because, according to the report, Mr. Beck only shows the number of stages an account has to go through before the draft or cash is reached; but he does not state how long it takes, It is doubtrul if he knows, He may think that he does. He may be impressed with the Idea that the regular business in the Trea: sury Departmen? is transacted by other people as rapidly as it would be if he had an account to put through the twenty stages himself. if Mr. Beck is so Impressed he !# greatly mistaken. If a Congress- man or any other favorite is desirous of getting an account through @ messenger is sent with it. A check 18 put pon the account, waicn Is recognized in each bureau as an order to give it precedence, The resuit 1s taatin a few hours the draft is pro- duced, Bui for this kind of favoritism in passing accounts tt would take just twenty days to get the same account through the twenty bureaus. The ordinary routine 1s to number every account and let it take its regular order. It 19 the practice for a clerk in the frst bureau to prepare as many as hecaninaday. He sends that namber, whatever it may be, none budget to bureau No. 2, where it takes another day to put the same number through, and so on, until twenty days are consumed in paas- ing the same budget of accounts through the “cireumlocution office.” Now, the advantage a Congressman has who has influence enough to have his account taken out of its place and “rushed through’? in one day is the interest of twenty days on the amount of his account, whatever that may be. Besides ue has the use of the money. Many of these accounts amount to sums ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, It will be perceived, therefore, that the twenty days gained by the favorite is no small item. The question 1s, how many favorites are there? Every account thus passed delays the regu- lar order of business, What is true in the Treasury Department is true of every other department in the government. It is a “siow coach” business. There is no excuse for it, The work could be done well tn half of the time if the hours of labor were properly regulated. The clerks getto their several depart- ments at nine o’ciock every morning. It averages half-past nine betore they get fairly to work. That 1s not over-stating it. To every one thousand clerks in the several departments of the government five hundred hours are lost. This could be saved by re- quiring the clerks to be ready to begin work pre- cisely at the hour of nine, Some of the clerks might consider this a mean exaction; but they don’ consider 1 @ mean thing for each 5210 Atvallothers...... 41-10 65-10 to consume the time of halt least an hour at the close of the day tn preparing to quit Work, attending to the toilet, washing, dressing and Watching the clock, ready to fly into the street the instant it strikes three. If the clerks of the general departments of the government who are always buttonholing Congress- men to increase their salaries would show & little Sense and not so much selfishness they would have less Occasion to complain thea they donow. They are supposed to be in the several bureaus six hours ofthe twenty-four. fhe time occupied in getting to Work in the maraing. lunching at noon, and pre- paring toeseaps from work in the afternoon con- sumes, On an average, more than one hour of the six to each clerk—man or woman— 80 that the government does not get more than five hours of actual work out of each clerk each day. ‘The hardest working mechanics labor at least eight hours per day, some ten and twelve, Clerks in mer- cantile business, with less salary than 1s patd the department clerks, devote at least ten or twelve hours to business each day. the motto of the employés of the government, Now, they can “show a little sense and not 80 much selfishness” if they will say to the govern - ment, “We will give you six or seven good working hours in winter and seven or eight in summer if you willincrease our salaries accordingly. By doing 80 We shall be able to facilitate the business of the several bureat of the ‘circumlocution oMtce’ to more reasonable limits.” least, and if accepted would enabie a man, after having waited years to get a favorable judgment, oa @ just claim from the Court of Clauns, to get his money some time before he died. “Shirk” seems to oe cut ‘red tape’ and narrow the circle That would be a‘business proposition at PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. Judge E. F. Talbot, of Boston; Dr. A. H. Raymond, Dr. H. Hood,Dr. J. C. Clark and Dr. G. T. Sheldon, of ‘Misaissippi; Colonel Charles H. Lovetess, of Alaba- ta; Colonel F. H. Eddy, of Cleveland, Uhio, and Rev. GeorgeHiggins, of Montana, are at the Metro- Politan Hotel. Captain H, E. Smith, of the United States Army; Profeaser J. H. Fay, of Troy, and Major G. Baldwin, of Pennsylvania, are at the St. Charles Hotel. * General J. W. Hinton and Colonel R. ©. McMurdo, of Norfolk, ana General W, W. Averill, of New York, are at the Everett House, Captain McMurdo and Captain Moore, of New Or- eans, are at the Clarendon Hotel, Ex-Governor J. Uregory Smith and Thomas H. Canfield, of Vermont; Dr. R. H. Hull, J. F. Miller and Mr. Drew, of Washington; H. McKee, of the United States Navy; C. Walter Brooks, of Caltfornia; N. Kattell, of Maine, and L, B. Root, of Indiana, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Colonel D'Arcy E. Boulton, of Camden, and Cap- tain Bountakofsky, of the Russian Army, are at tue Hoffman House. Senator ©. Cole, of Wushington; General J. B. Stonehouse, of Albany, and Captain E. Kemball, of steamer Mariposa, are at the Astor House. Dr. J. E. Morrill, of Holyoke, Mass., and Dr. Mar- shall, of Chicago, are at the Irving House. D. Cockrell, of Memphis, and Charles R. Cornwell, of Washington, are at the New York Hotel. General G. M. Dodge, of Council Bluffs, and Cap- ‘tain G. A. Sweeney, of the British Army, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. Present Conditions of the Market—Gold and Real Estate—Views of a Correspondent. The market for real estate, excepting somewhat increased activity, exhibits no new features. Trans- actions were more numerous during the past week than the previous one, as has been shown in our ally reports of sales, and indicate the same firm feeling, if without buoyancy, that we have before noticed. The decline in gold during the week to 112%, and the prospect of its going off to par, form the subject of much discussion in real estate as in other financial circles, and the influence it will leave upon the market is much canvassed. Considering the interest felt in this question, at this time, we make room for the following views of a correspon- aent upon the relation between gold and real estate as of primary importance to any other points that might be touched upon:— ‘ ‘The article in the HERALD of Sunday last on rents in New York going up with goid and not coming down with it suggestsa few thougits on the sub- Ject by one having no houses to let aiid ndne to Haut. ‘This 18 a subject which interests a large class of cltt- zens, whose interestg pecuntarlly and other- y43q¢ the HERALD {8 not slow in looking ts, and they always look to it for in- formation Uinta | the Masses, either for good or {gr bag nd Its conclusions belng arrived at, trom extended and liberal research after facts and figures, it 1s not to be wondered at that tts articies on all polis have a welght of influence unsur- pees by any other paper. ‘Ihe writer ts, therefore, induced, through this liberality Of the HERALD in hearing all sides, to present a tew thoughts, though differing from those referred to. Between gold and real estate there is unquestionably a reiationsiip such ag does not exiat hetween any other com- modities. Gold for the past eight years has been commercial commodity, being bougnt and sold the same as real estate. This was oWing to the Qisturbed state of our national affairs, we being engaged in the suppression of @ gigantic re- veilion. In times of war did revolution real estate wot considered 40 desir- rable as gold, bechuse 1t cahnot be removed from one locality to another, and cannot be so readily converted into & movable commodity as many other Species of property, Owing to this fact at the com- mencement of our civil strife and for two: years atter, real estate, In cities particularly, was the least desirable a bog Many citizens started first from the cittes to the scene of conflict, thus leaving many houses without tenants, and large numbers of these have never returned, many of whom were skilled in the various arts 01 constructing dwellings, and their places nave not been altogether supplied, thouga oes city now by thousands exceeds the population of 1860. The instabtlity of government inflates the price of gold, and withdrawing it from business as a circu- lating meaium depreciates the value of real estate. ‘Thus in 1864, when our government was ag under the fo of rebellion and revolution, gol Went up to 245, and real estate, elther to seil or reut, was much below gold prior to the war. Take, for example, the dwelling which you mention as being leased at $750 (which was then considered a3 a high reat), and take the average rate of gold Lor 1364, one ol the years of the lease, and reduce the $750 to gold, and it would be less than $350, which would no doubt be considered a low rent prior to the war. At this period, when the government was apparently least able to sustain and perpetuate its existence, gold reached its highest point and real estate Its lowest; but 80 soon as the scale turned aud it began to be apparent that the government would succeed tn overthrowing the rebeilion and establishing itself on &@ more substantial and endur- ing basis these two equaliy sensitive properties began Lo swing the beam in ao opposite direcuon— goid down and real estate up, aud it has titus con- Unued, with little if any interruption. Both in their rise have, perhaps, been accelerated by speculation; but 1t 1s the stability or instability of tue government that affects the value of either, Barbarism makes gold vaiuable; civilization, com- Merce and science, particularly under # government luke ours, has a direct tendency in times of peace to elevate the value of real estate. Every means of communication which spans the ocean aud the Con- neni, all the railroads radiating from cities; ali of those which bring distant parts o! a city in close prox. imaty tend to increase the value of real estate, both within and around it, Among the many stucks and other species of property held gut for investment nope oifers greater inducements at the present day to those of liveral or limited means than real estate, articularly to those who are located and remain in heir present locality, if they exercise tue ordinary Prudence and judgment in weir selections With which most men are liberally endowed. As gold declines and approaches nearer 100 it gis the surest indicator of tue healthy and stable condition of the government—snat peace and prosperity are established, and consequently the establishment of a sure and fixed value of real estate until its value is unsettied by a future disturbance of the peace of tne country. It is not easy under this view of the case to see how any real estate owner could receive any more agreeable news than to find reported in to- morrow’s HERALD that gold was 100. It 18 not designed tn .nis article to induce parties who are in search of houses to rent to bein any hurry or manijest undue anxiety, for many persons in the exeroise of patience are often benefited, not only in house hunting, but tn all other pursuits. No one, however, can expect real estate wo be at as low a ge as before the war, or any approximation to it; for when gold becomes at par it will add so much moie to the circulating medium of the country and have a tendency to iniate rather than depress many kinds of property, particularly real estate, J. B. Ketcham reports the following sale:—No. 141 East Thir‘y-ninth street, four stery, English base- ment, brick, 19%55x98.9, $17,000. RESCUED FROM A LIFE OF SHAME. Margaret Fair, aged twenty-one, was taken from a low den at No. 113 Greene street, Saturday night, by officer Smith, of the Eighth precinct, and arraigned before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market. Upon com- Platnt of her guardian, Agnes Kyan, of fo oken, N. J., ahe Was committed to the House of the Good Shepherd, where ber morals will be looked ger, 1 BROOKLYN CITY CHARTER. Moeting of the Conference Committees—Various Changes to be Made—Commiasions to be Reorganized. The conference committee of the Kings County Democratic General Committee and Legisiature, to whom the matter or patohing up the city charter Was referred, metin the ofice of Heury C. Murphy on Saturuay night, when the subject was discussed proand con for along time. Among those present were Henry C. Murphy, John (, Jacobs, Assembly- man Cullen, Hugh McLoughiin, M. Lober, Demas Barnes, Edmund Driggs and Thomas Kinsella, Rad- ieal changes, it 18 sald, were resolved upon, eape- cially in the reorganization of the Brooklyn commu sions, all of which are to be alterea. it was decided also that the matter should be left to the Kings county delegation in the Legislature, without any outside interference on tie part of Brook- lynites, It is understood that the Board of Water and Sewerage Commussioners, if not entirely avot- ished, will be reduced in number—that there will be two instead of fuur comuissiouers. A part of their powers are to be taken away—ihat of repaving and cleaning the streets, The conirol over the expendt- tures of the Board will be the same as that now exer- clsed over other local bod.es. ‘rhe Fire Board, it 1s said, will also be reorganized and the numoer reduced. The terms of oitice of the commissions are #180 to be shortened, and the power of wholesaie expenditures taken away. ‘The Board of Health will be put in the hands of the Police Board, of which the Mayor of Brookiga Will have control, Whether the Police Commissioners will be elected as proposed tn Senavor Murphy's bill bas not yet been decided upon. Tue tm ion that they will be appulnted on the nomination of the diayor and confirmation of the Common Council. LITERATURE. SEARCH FOR WINTER SUNKEAMS IN THE RIVABRA, CORSICA, ALGIERS AND Spain. By Samuel 5. Cox (Sun Set Cox), author of “The Buckeye Abruad,”* “Eight Years in Congress,” 4c. With nume- ay illustrations, New Yurk: D, Appieton & Uo. 3 ‘This is a handsome octavo of 442 pages, London print, ine paper, bold, clear type—pretty frontis- piece, in colors, of ‘“fhe Castled Crag’? of Monaco— spirited engravings. Mr. Cox dedicates the 000k to his “constituents of the Sixtn Congressional district of the city of New York.” He wishes thém to un- derstand that even in his traveis in foreign parts tn search of health he bas labored for their amuse- ment and edification, With a preliminary chapter on the life giving and health restoring biessings of light, sunbeams and oxygen, he upens his narrative in the Riviera, lying in the southeast, Italian corner of France, embraced in the department of the Mart- Ume alps, between the mountains and the air warming Mediterranean. Of this “delictous iand,’® tn closing nis second chapter, he says: ‘Not only do the mountains make scenery unparalelied, but they shelter from harsh winds the shore, and all that grows and Itves upon it, beneath their auspli- cious screen; and fourthly, as the cilmax of my conciusions, the air is so guarded by mountains from winds, chills and damps, and so tempered with sunbeains, so mild and yet so bra cing, $0 full and resinous of emanations from pine aad fir, and redolent of violet, rose, jessgmine and cassia—that from November till April the despairing invalid may prolong his life; the suffertng, mayhap, lead a painiess life; the desponding receive genuine exhuaration, and the consumptive, with care, re- celves cure—absolute cure.” This is truly great nows. He continues, “All these climatic virtues spring from the potential sunbeam, and the best theatre of 1ts wonderful winter performance 1s to be found in the Riviera; and 18 most eligible point ts, in wy opinion, at Mentone.” A little way back in the same chapter he says of this health-giving, sunny, soutueast corner of france:—‘“‘Lord Brougham was the precursor of this winter exodus towards the south. He ted the way to Cannes, where for a song lands were soid whose value now makes men millionaires. Here he prolonged his life and made its burden easy. Here the sun warmed lum into intellectual vigor long after his natural force was abated, aod Ween meu thougit be lagged superfluous, at least for his fame.” ‘To the end of his third chapter Mr, Cox entertaing us with the sun and sea aud land, aod sights and scenes at Mentone, Nice and Monaco; and thence he takes us to the island, of Corsica, Where he sees 80 much that is new, strafige or note- worthy that he devotes fifty pages to this fawous aud romuntic isle, the birtnplace of “fhe Little Cor- poral’ and of those brothers and sisters of his who went over Wit) their mother to France to become kings and pfincesses by the will of the Emperor. But Mr. Cox’s Corsican observations are mainly upon the glorious mountains of the island, its mag- ificent forests, With tuelr different zones of vegeta. Bons he Climate, the peculiar habits Of the peopie @nd the great variety Of beautiful fish of all colora, and the crabs, lobsters aud oysters whicy abound in the surrounding waters. * Our Representative froin the Sixth district next takes us over to Algeria, where, in the feriuity of the sat and iis Heh Productions, ¢ plentiful rains and in the maghidcent forests of the ceaars of Lebanon, live oaks and other trees in the Atlas Mountains, and in tue rich historical treasures and epee’ races of that Ayre ‘he luxuriates like @ traveller ty tue ag of enyo: be pee ug to the wily thes tt the ‘south ok of e at At] ghaip, and theuce, alter @ Vjew of 160 eras Aes eae burning Afri¢an desert, us over to Spain, where he regalea us with tle glories of the Moors and all the charms of Spanisa history and romance, people and customs and man- ners, and incidents and reflections by the way, wo the end of the book. in turning back after turning its pages over to the end, we light upon & passage referring to 4 school visit in Algiers, wilich may serve to correct in the minds of some of our readers the erroneous im- pression that the Moors are negroes or blacks. ‘This impression has been widely extended by the pre- sentation of Shakspeare’s Othello a8 @ biacka- moor, in allour theawes; and Shakspeare himself, who in matters of chronology, geography, ethnology and some other things, was very ignorant or very careless—is largely responsible for tht popular error. Mr. Cox (speaking of his visit to a Moormh emoroidery school in Algiers) says:—"Some thirty beautiful Moorish girls, a8 fair ay avy such group im New York (save one of giossicst ebony) were ali at work, sitting on the floor over their frames and finisiing tue inwoven elegance of those fabrics which so astoaish tae Occidental lady by thelr per- fection of neediework. | saw new meaning io Shakspeare’s line— ‘The hand of little employmont bath the daintler sense."* Our traveller then goes on to say that “these giris—nearly all—eveu the smallest of four years, fad the pli@ot nails of their Uny flagers stained dare with henua, aud thew har coiored into @ reddish wine color;’’ that “his color of the hair they retain till they marry;! that “then it 1s stan black; that “when the hair be- comes gray in Uigir old age Uney stain it red again ;? “one Of tie culldren Was tatlooed over her beuntiul face; that sie was “so modest, 80 pale aud so fair it seemed cruel to pick Into her pale cuticle the Dluwn Linis In shape Of star and crescent and other marks signifying, as our guide Haimoud told us, the tribe to whicn she belonged.” Further On We are given in an engraving a type “of tae weit dressed Moorish lady,’ a picture of @ beautiful wo- man ol the Caucasian race, from which came the Saracens or Moors, whose conquests and civilizauon were extended from Damascus and Bagdad acrows toaua along the nortiern shores of Africa into Spain. see “The Arabian Nights’ as to the color, beauty and refinements of tus spiendid people. ‘AS a Dookinaking traveller Mr, Cox is a success, He avoids as lar as possible the dusty routes and hackneyed sights and Wonders that have become fias from frequent repecitions. He gives us Uhings thas are new and iresu or presents them in new combina. tions and lights and shadows. His style 18 easy, fa unutar, spiightly and sparkling, and his eyes and his mind are always open to the objects aroand him, His “search for Winter Sunbeams,” in short, is a good prescription for shortening & winter evening by We fireside or @ day’s Journey by rail. Repri.es AND Birvs, &c. By Louis Figuter, Ap- pieton & Co.: New York. This is @ handsome octavo volume. Although it bears the name of Appleton it is an English vooks It consists of 643 pages and is tilustrated with 307 wood cuts. 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