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

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CONTENIS GF TO-DAY!3 HERALD. Paces. Advertisements. @—Auverise. ens. S—The Lash: Whipping Criminals #8 Ye, Newcastle, est rday—News frum Wash.ngton— Amuse s—Personal Intellgence—A_ St. Paui k's Day Trage iv—Trotiug at the Pash- fon Course—John A. Kennedy Complimentel— Robi.de the Jub! he National Game—Baora Eurnmy at Sing Sing. 4@eImp riant irom ome: The Va Council, 1s Woik3 and Decrees; Dosmatic Decree on Catiolle Fae: P us the Niath to the Peoples of tir izious Inte lige: The New Pi —Bills Signed by the Gov. ernor—ur 83 + Faris Style Struggling Acant the Custunies Material, rig anu ‘tunics The Alexander Mys.ery— Bkir A Doubie Railr ad Marver. G—Fina cid aod Commercial Reports—Seriovs Affray Beiween Women—Marriages and Ve.tis—Adv tiseme 1s. @—Editori Is: Leading Artic’e on The Council of tue Val.can, ihe vog.a ds Fide, Progie 8 and Prosp cts—Bou Vo age: Honors io Judge Redord and General Grafuila—Critici-ms of New Books—Collecior Grinnell and James Wat- son Webb—A sew Oceaa Cable—Amusement ALNouLe wei i. q—Tule ra uic News from Ali Parts of the World: Napol on to Expound tie Fr Piebiscitum; the Ausirian Mesoage to Rome ng isu Repo 07 tue O.ean Mali Service to America—City : omMNations for Jud ciary UMcers, uen and Agsis.aat Aldermen—The Double ‘Trageay in Waldamsburg. 8—Adverti emen's 9—Adve. isements. 10—New York Cour s—Umting the Pacific and At- Janus—New York Cuy News—Emigration- Leception of Public School Nu, 57—Fats Railroau A: ct ent—Sitpying Advertt ements. LI Aciser is ents, 12—Advertis. ments. Invelligence— for the general Aldermanic ticket, and if our readers wish to see who will compose the next Board of Aldermen we refer them to the list in another column. Tae Capryet Meetina.—The Indian ques- tion was discussed in the Cabinet yesterday, and it was decided to prevent the starting of the Big Horn expedition pending negotiations with Red Cloud and other Sioux chiefs. General Augur bas consequently been given orders to that effect. Tae SvEz CANAL, it is now contended, will Snancially fuil, becange the receipts are small and the expenses beavy, the single item of dredging out the desert sands drifted in by the winds eating fearfully into the tolls. But it will not fail; for if necessary all the Euro- pean States on the Mediterranean, having bad ® taste of its good fruits, will combine to secure the crop. pri New York Jusrice.—Some of the country Dewspapers aro horrified at New York justice as illustrated in the McFarland case; but as both parties directly interested seem to be satisfied with the result what more could be asked? At all events, havo we not had enough of this miserable business? ‘Let us have ” peace. ‘ Two Stemes To Tair Bow have the women's rights women. One is Heary Ward Beecher, President of the American Woman Suffrage Association, aud the other ie Theo- dore Tilton, President of the Union Woman Suffrage Society. This is coming back to the tule of the old Pennsylvania farmer—‘‘Never trust a flock of hens on the high road withont rooster, for if you do thoy are sure to get scattered and lost.” Tnx Conrerenog of the African Methodist church at Trenton, N. J., has come to a close. Resolutions were adopted declaring Fred Douglass.an infidel for ignoring the interposition of God in the enfranchisement of the colored people. It would seem from this that the new political element does not consider itself bound to its old leaders. The democrats might take lesson therefrom 1 NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, The Connc!) of the Vatioun—The Dogma de Fide—Progress aud Prospects. In another place in this day's Hxsatp we print the full text of the Dogma de Fide, as approved by the Bishops in Council assembled at Rome, For the very accurate Eaglish ver- sion which we are enabled to give our readers we have to thank the editor and pro-~ prietors of the Catholic World, who have kindly furnished us with advanced sheets of their forthcoming number, Of the fifty-five schemata drawn up before- hand this is the only one which has been de- finitively pronounced upon, The Council has now been in session for a period covering more than four months, and this is the result of their deliberations, The document speaks for itself. In one sense it is very respectable, In another sense itis somowhat old-fashioned and not a little absurd. It speaks of Creation and the Creator, of Revelation, of Faith, of Faith and Reason, and concludes with no fewer than eighteen anathemas bearing upon Chris- tian duty regarding those ~ several sub- jects. The definitions, as will be seon, are dogmatic enough. The thought that runs through them all is simply this—that some things lie within the range of, reason, but that all the higher matters that go to con- stitute religion are to be received by faith and faith alone, The Dogma de fide in its present shape will not make the world much wiser, nor will it convince many that the Council of the Vatican is the repository of wisdom in- fallible. The anathemas will convince all who had any doubt on the subject that the spirit which condemned Galileo, and which at a later date lit up the fires of the Holy Inquisition in Spain and Flanders, and gratified itself by dropping men and women into boiling oil in Smithfield, London, atill lives. Tho dogma, it is true, has been greatly modified in Council, The anathemas are not so sweeping as they were intended to be. Thanks to Strossmayer, and Dupanloup, and Dollinger, and Darboy, and Kenrick, and Ullathorne, and Newman, and Schwarzenberg, and McCloskey. These men, and many others who have acted with them, have powerfully counteracted the in- fluence of the Jesuits; and while thoy have defeated the plan and purpose of the Council they have done the Catholic Church good ser- vice. On the whole, considering what was intended, we cannot refuse to admit that the Dogma de Fide as now before us is a tolerably sensible and comparatively harmless document. It will frighten nobody. It can do harm. It will do no good. To our mind it is fully convincing that the Council has, up to this point, proved a failure, Our readers are now in possession of the firat fruit of the Council. It is nota very large or a very satisfactory result of so much care and culture. As it is, however, they must take it or reject it. Fifty-four schemata, ac- cording to the original plan, are still to be dscussed, Vigorous efforts have been made to secure for the Scehma de Ecclesid the sec- oad place. It is said that this bas been agreed to, but as yet we have no authoritative infor- mation on the subject. The presumption is that the Schema dé Parvo Catechismo has won the second place, and that the De Heclesi?, which covers the infallibility dogma, has been pushed into the questionable future. As the hot season is now thinning Rome of its popu- lation and forcing the bishops into more com- fortable quarters, many of them, in fact, hav- ing gone home, it is not unreasonable to con- clude that we shall not have any special reason this year t0 dread the thunderbolts of the Vatican as wielded by an infallible Jupi- ter called Pius the Ninth, The op position is very determined, although in the minority, and now that the weather has come to their aid we should not be surprised to find that the Pope and Dr, Manning had lost their opporiunity for good. It is said that Dr. Manning has declared it as his opinion that the Church will be well rid of all malcontents who refuse to accept Papal infalfibility. This may be so; but when the best Catholics of Europe and America say it is not so itis time for the Council to consider whether indiscreet friends are not more dan- gerous than open and avowed enemies. Count Daru, although no longer a minister of France, is a good Catholic, and his letter to Antonelli, although it failed in consequence of his own resignation to command attention in Rome as a ministerial document, was expressive of the sentiments of the majority of French Catholics. Had Daru remained in power we should have expected to learn that Rome had yielded to France because Rome needs French soldiers. The plebiscite, however, has made France for the present forgetful of, or rather indifferent to, Rome. But it will not be wonderfal if the new Foreign Secretary of France repeats Daru’s demands. It is notorious that Spain is against infallibility; that Italy will not submit to it; that Bavaria is unqualifiedly hostile; that Austria has issued a threat ; that Russia is determined to make sharp work with Catholi- cism in Poland if the dogma is proclaimed, and that American Catholics, so numerous and s0 respectable, are becoming ashamed of their Church. If the Pops and the Council take Dr. Manning’s advice the malcontents may prove a little too numerous and somewhat too power- ful. It is not wise, to say the least of it, in the Pope to provoke a fresh Reformation. Religion is too shaky all the world over for Rome to run the risk of a fresh schism. Within the next few weeks we shall expect to know whether the Council has or hag not been an absolute failure. If infallibility is not proclaimed before the’ Council is adjourned in consequence of the heat we shall regard the dogma as doomed. If it is proclaimed we shall expect lively times among all the Catholic States of Europe and nota Yttle flutter even here. We shall not be sorry if good counsel prevails, A Quaes Inka or THE Castnet.—We heard a philosopher from “the rural districts” re- mark this morning that the only two men in the Cabinet possessed of any progressive ideas up to the spirit and modern improve- ments of the age are Sherman and Porter. Our honest yeoman was perhaps correct as to the “progressive ideas,” though a little off the track as to the Cabinet. But in these dull times at Washington one man is as good as another, in or out of the Cabinet. Lovery to Tak Guaziers—Tho late hail storm in Philadelphia, which destroyed win-. dow glass to the extent of halfa million of dollars, if Congrese—Anoiber Flat, Stalo preaitable Week. Another week of Congress has passed, and the record still stands—time frittered away. There was enough work done, but it was not bf the important kind, The Army bill was passed in the Senate, and it isa very good measure, and the Legislative Appropriation bill, which is merely routine business, pro- grossed very fairly, But outside of these the time that should have been devoted to the Franking Privilege bill, the St. Domingo treaty and other important measures lying dormant among fossil committees was devoted mainly to discussing, without action, Mr. Mor- rill’s proposition to secure protection by a revenue tariff, the centralizing tendencies of the Freedmen’s Bureau and Mr. Sumner's desperate effort for a now departure on the colored question. The past week was:even more unprofitable in the House, All the work done has been of a negative character. The only Lill of vital importance introduced was Mr. Lynch's bill to revive the shipping interest, and that, having’ been discyssed until the morning hour on Thursday, went over under the rules until next Tuosdsy. The Northern Pacific Railroad bill, apparently a huge land grab- bing job, occupied most of the time of the House, but it was not concluded, and, owing to the placky determination of the minority to filibuster on ii, will probably succeed culy in wasting the time of the members, Tho Tariff bill has been dragging its slow length along, its prosy details enlivened at times by the bril- liant jovialities of Cox and Batler; but still itis not nearly finished, and is on an average an excessively dull subject for light reading. Besides, it does not seem likely to pass when the Committee of the Whole have completed revising it, and thus it too contributes its quota to frittering away uselessly the timo of the members, Altogether we have an idea that the members beMeve too much in play and too little in work, and would recommend them all to draw their full salaries for the ses- sion and obtain indefinite leave, A Oburch for the Rev. Mr. Smyti. ‘The congregation of the church in which the Rev. Mr. Smyth was recently a preacher is evidently of the ‘“‘unco good and ower right- eous sort,” and fancies that it will be better without association with that liberal-minded but zealous Christian gentleman. In fact, these people have boen more moved by the wild romancing of a reporter, who convicts himself as one of the meanest creatures that ever wore human shape, than by the spirit of forbearing good will and’ brotherly kindness that should prevail among worshippers at the same shrine. It is evident, therefore, that there, are places in the world where Mr. Smyth can do better service as a preacher of the Gospel than among these people, however much they may need propér teaching. It seems to ws that the fit place for this man is in the highway* and byways, out among the sin- ners who have not their natures case-bardened with @ hypocritical guise of great virtue, but may be touched by the plain appeals of a man of really good intent. Why should he not have the church on Broadway opposite the New York Hotel? That edifice is, we believe, the property of A. T. Stewart. It has been tried innumerable times as a theatre and has always failed. Would it not be a good thought for the ntunificent millionnaire to indulge him- self with giving the use of his church for the good of the impressionable magses that ‘“‘hap- pen in” when churches are handy and seats free? With strong sermons in the popular vein of those preached by Mr. Smyth this house woald become a great Surday resort of city saunterers, and thus much good might be done, i Cxuaims on Conpraocts,—We are glad to note that there is a disposition in Congress to make a permanent rule with regard to the claims ‘‘for ‘extra compensation” of govern- ment contractors, These claims have long been a mischievous cause of leakage in the national Treasury. People making bids on government contracts made them lower than the work could be legitimately done, and such a bid was the first of a series of corrupt prac- tices, Men of honest business intentions were driven from the field; and the contractors when the work came to be done paid more than they received from the government. But they relied always upon the appeal for “extra compensation,” and generally had it pushed through by some ‘‘ good-natured mem- ber.” This will always be a source of corrup- tion so long as Congress acts directly on these claims. It is now proposed to send them to the Court of Claims, and thus we may have a proper scrutiny of the facts of every case. This will certainly end the game. Tae Mormon Cai.preN—Wuat 18 TO BE Done Wira Tuxrm?—It is now believed by those engaged in Congress upon the Utah bill that the summary abolition of polygamy and the consequent breaking up of all tho state of society founded upon that horrible institution would cause much suffering to ‘innocent par~ ties.” The innocent parties are the children first, and next, no doubt, the wives that will be left without support or social position when every man is restricted to a single spouse. It would be strange if consideration for the inno- cent victims of polygamy should prolong its life. Congress must not be over nice here with the men it finds in a flagrant wrong. It must provide for the support of these women and these children by devoting to that special purpose so much of the property of the Saints as may be necessary. The whole Mormon society and capital is before the world respon- sible for the support of these widows and orphans. Tae Frankine Privirear.—The House pill abolishing the Congressional franking privilege has evidently been given an over- dose of paregoric in the Senate, and will prob- ably “sleep on” to the end of the session, The members concerned in this thing, however, will probably hear something on the subject when they return home, and in saving his frank Tom, Dick or Harry may lose his place, Too Muon—A subsidy from Congress of five hundred thousand dollars a year, for any number of years, for a Pacific cable, It is too mueh to ask and too much to attract any favorable attention in Congress to the scheme. A grant of the Aleutian islands, if asked, would probably take, and those islands stretch pretty well across the Northera Pacific, MAY ‘15, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET The Muay Avuiversarice aud Church Ser vicoa To-ay. Considering the large number of preachers and other pious mortals who have been and still are in this city attending the May anni- versarles, New York may be said to enjoy at the present moment the odors of sanctity. If she does not, then she ought to. We admit that the seductive influences of this great me- tropolis do much towards neutralizing the pure morals and religious sentiments of our provincial visitors, but we are strong in the faith of their ability to rosist the dangers which beset them, And, furthermore, we be- lieve that during their stay here the moral tone of this community will be visibly improv- ed. What with charitable works, pious dis- course, and religious exhortations we would, indeed, be depraved beings if our souls were not affected to righteousness. Doubtless in some of the churches to-day our clerical visitors will propound the Gospel to metropolitan congregations, interspersing throughout their discourses graphic pictures of the calm delights and high morality of rural or provincial life. “God made the country, man made@he town.” The verdant fields and mea- dows are the direct promoters of that almost perfect innocence which characterizes oountry people, while closely built streets and packed tenement houses are directly provocative of sin, Thus we have reason to expect that in their artless simplicity the sermons of these country clergyme: will strike conviction to the hearts of their hearers, If they preach in any of our aristocratic churches it is not im- probable that they will be given a chance of contrasting the butterflies of fashion before them with the bright-winged lepidoptera which hover in the summer time over the “gmiling fields of grain.” And if they will tell us in what respect the, beauties of nature surpass the beauties of art in the pews we shall feel much obliged. ‘Thus far we have merely suggested that which may be. Turning now to that which will be, we find that Rev. Mr. Smyth will de- liver his farewell sermon to his over-pious congregation, all the members of which, wo feel assured, are sinless, or they would not have, writing metaphorically, stoned him out of his/pastorship. In addition, Rev. Mr. Hepworth, Brother Bzecher, Dr. Chapin and all our other regular metropolitan preachers will provide spiritual comfort for their flocks, Altogether, we expect that this day will be ob- served with due solemnity, that the Christian faith will be more firmly impressed upon the minds of our people, and that by the setting of the sin there will be many tearful and repent- ant sinners Geygrat Grant's Frest Pixasurs Ter or vHe Spring S#ason.—~The President, some of the Cabinet and a large numbér oY Congressmen and private citizens, took a pleasure trip by steamboat yesterday. down the broad Potomac, which may be considered ag the official announcement of the opening o! the spring season of excursions and picnics and strawberries and cream in the latitude of Washington. Strawberries and cream are good. A week or two later and we shall begin to have them here at something less than their weight even in nickel pennies, Reastry or Our Cororep Fgiiow Crr- ZENS OF ArRioAN Descent.—The colored vote will certainly be an item in the city elections whenever the figures run pretty close. There have been elections for Mayor when the vote of Sambo, as now registered, given solidly for one side or another would have changed the result. The negro voters register over sixteen hundred names, and doubtless with one more day will exceed two thousand. Of the number given the’ Eighth ward has over six hundred, and the time may come when Laurens and Thompson streets will call for special rep- resentation in the Common Council. Tut MamMotH Cavg—The cave-in of the coalition of the odds and ends of the anti- Tammany democracy, who retired from the field with such a graceful crab-like movement. The coalition, unlike Julius Cesar, “came” and “saw,” but they did not ‘‘conquer.” Per- haps their failure to elect a ticket may be a great detriment to the city government, and perhaps not. Anyhow, they have not come to the scratch, and if the city should s:ffer may we not hold the odds and ends in a measure responsible? They promised much and de- clare now that they will not even attempt to perform anything. Burt, Movement IN Pia Iron.—Pennsyl- vania tactics are readily understood. Regu- larly as spring opens and the demand for coal decreases we hear of strikes throughout the mining districts, when the mines are at once closed until the stock on hand is seriously diminished and a consequent increase in prices is effected, when operations are at once har- moniously resumed. At the present time, as Congress threatens to reduce the tariff on the imported pig iron, the Pennsylvania iron masters have determined to close their furnaces in order\to run up the prices and frighten off legislation. Congress, we hope, will readily understand that the disposition of the iron masters to thus force up the price of home productions is mainly an additional reason why the people should be protected by a reduced tariff on the foreign article. Very Goop sur Not Very Userur.—The republican nominations for Aldermen appear to have exhausted the list of the most promi- nen@en in the party, and hence have spread out some excellent names. Under the new Charter all parties and parts of parties seem to be put upon their best behavior. The Charter of Tweed and Sweeny means reform—that is, the election of as good men as can be got to accept office, and @ ge3zeral retrenchment in the public expeqditure, That is what the Charter promises; that is what the fathers of the document are pledged to and what they will be expected to accomplish, provided they are suppported by that class of citizens to whom the public have « right to look to aid in the work, If they are not so supported we know where to place the blame, The repub- licans have done very well in their list of can- didates on the Judiciary and Aldermanic tickets, and in this they have followed the spirit of the hour; but of course they cannot hope to elect them. However, the object of making the nominations was goud and may help the party at some futuro day, but it will not be of much service in the grand battle of Tuesday next, p Drees Fashious in Porls=“Young” and “Ola” America on the French Turf. Our special fasblon correspondence from Paris, published elsewhere to-day, 1s particu larly lively and attractive, lt is progressive and hopeful fn idea and expression, Fasbion shrunk back somewhat from the rough facts and materialistlo influences of the plebiscitum. Its inspiration remained, however, It was kept alive in the domestic circle, worshipped by beautiful eyes, propagated from house to house by eloquent, lisping and _prattling tongues, aud appealed to and pleaded for by elegant hands, Fasbion isan etherial essence, particularly in the minds of refined and culti- vated persons. So fashion remained while the public agitation was almost forgotten in Paris, Napoleon had histriamph. ‘The “yes” and “no” of the plediscitum had been spoken and duly enumerated, The “yes” or “no” of the young ladies to one of the most important social questions of the world, as well as for their own individual earthly future, was just as difficult to arrive at asever. They toyed with love billets tovingly, at the moment when the glittering name and overshadowing dynasty of Napoleon were being placed in the balance.against paper batlots. Stylo was s'rogglipg against the--weatber. April remained fitful at ite-close, and May was about to fight its way into sunshine and flowers. Our special writer describes some of the most aristocratic toilets which were dis- played at the French Court, enumerates the different dress materials which were most patronized inthe city, and tells our readers how they were made up. From the same pen we have an animated report of the brilliant scene which was witnessed on the turf at Longchamps. John Bull and Brother Jona- than, Turkey and France were well and gal- lantly represented, ‘*Younz” America was greeted in special compliment by Nubar Pacha, and Lord Lyons joined hands with Minister Washburne, “Young” France was made jubilant by the fame and namo of the American yachtmen, while the ropresenta'ive of ancient Egyp', speaking fur the present ruler of the land of the Pharaohs, bowed = his fezzed head in graceful and grateful compli- ment to the youthful representative of the free and indopeadent newspaper press of the youny and giant nation of the Wost. French men-of-war's men and yachtmen gave a “God speed” to the Stars and Stripes, The memories of the early alliance of the naval ensigns of the two great nations, France and America, were active in their hearts and found vent on their tongues, The aristocratic and popular comminglement reported by our special writer—a meet- ing of aged diplomats, of the valiant soldiers, and of the noble spirited young men of the two countries—will go far to réntier these memories gnduring, and thug insorthe the esto perpetua in Paris and Wash- ington. Tue Comino Passage at Arms.—If the war of the sections is to be renewed Brooklyn will be responsible for it. Her proposed tournaments, which are to come off soon in Prospect Park, wherein gallant kaights, under various disguises uf name and costume, dash about the amphitheatre and do dreadful havoc in carrying off iron rings on the ends of their lances and in breaking down horseflesh, will be construed as the direct cause of it, The clash of arms has already been snuffed by the chivalry of Virginia and Maryland, and youths, who have won high honor in the lists of the numerous Southern fields of the cloth of—say, sawdust,'or of unreconstructed Ash- bys de Ia Zouche, some of whom it is even probable have won the honor of crowning the Queen of Love and Beauty on these occasions, are already careering proudly northward to take part in the contest. We advise our Brooklyn youth to furbish up their horseman- ship. i¢ LITERATURE. Criticisms of New Books, A Onrrwar, DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND BRITISH AND AMRRICAN AUTHO. Austn Alliboue. Vol. 11, Philadelphia: J, B. Pi..cott & Co, ‘very student of English literature will feel grati- fied that this valuable work has been finished and that tie publication of the volume before us will be fo.lowed shortly by the publication of the third and last. Sy. Allibone’s labors have been immense. He has gathered together the mames of over 43,000 authors, living and deceased, from the earliest accounts to the late ter half of the present century, Atiached to each is a biographical aketch, a lst of works written by the subject, and, in 60 ne instances, extracts from cr.ticisins. of them, Which have appeared in the pub- lic journals, When the entire work is pubiished it will cous.iute one of the most valuable books of reference in the language, and should form a part of the library of every educated person. In SPAIN AND A VISIT TO PorTuGcst, By Hans Christian Andersen. Author's Hdition. New York: Hurd & Hougaton. This is a charining book of travels, with which many of our readers are already acquainted, Like all the other works of Hans Christian Andersen the style is notably pure and simple, ana at the same tUme the descriptions of scenery and incidents are vivid and graphic, “In Spatnand a Visit to Porta- gai’ forms putt of @ uniform series of ail the writ- Ings of the author which Messis Hurd & Houghion are publshing. The book 18 handsomely printed and bound and is a toge:her sack an one as We can heartily recommend to the pablic. Magazines, &c. The Overjand Monthly for May maintains the repu- tation it has now of being a verliable Wonder an the literary world. In the present. Qumber, there are several art of decided merit. A biographical sketch of Rufus A. Lockwood, an accountof the Contederate prisoners at Point Lookout, description of @ journey from Mexico to Costa Rica, and a paper on slik culture in California, are the most tuteresting of the more thoughtful articles, In the way of short stories, whica seem to be the spectaities of tne Over- land, ‘we have three characteristic ones—“The Story of the Second Mate’? and “A Lady th Camp,” both of which a:e admirable in every sense of the word, and “A Boar Haut,’ which {8 good. The London Quarterly Review for April contains the following articles:—“The English Bible,” ““Lan- frey’s Napoleon,” “The Charch in Wales,” ‘sir Charles Hastlake and the English School of Paint- ing,” “Non-Historic Times,” ‘The Education of the | People,” “Mr. Froude’s Queen Euzabeth,” “Annais | of an Eventful Life’ and “Government Dealing ‘with Irish Crime.” Al) of these subjects are inte resting and all are well handied, Indced, this is one of the best numbers Of ihe Aeview that we lave read m some tune. ‘The latest literary sensation is Woodhull & Clafin’s Weekly, edited and owned by the famous firm of ‘Wall treet brokers, and the fitst number ot which is before us, In the language of the editors the paper “will be primarily devoted to the vital interests of the people and will treat of all matters freely aud without reservation.” Of course 1t 1s a strong advo- cate of woman sut and discussea finances learnedly ana acutely, In contents and appearance Woodhull &@ Clafin's Weekly is mteresung and aerecable, Among its literary papers 1s the opentug part of tn Spite of Alle d expressly from he French of Miuame George Saad tor the paper, and which reads well, Altogether the Weeaiy promises to ve well und we wish t all success. | ‘{ one-seventh of the capital BON VOYAGE. The Blossoms on the Water—Monors to Judge Bedford and General Grafulle. The Biossom Olav af. sho city, which was organ wed some years ago, under pecullar clrownstancea, and which 0.8 spread from year to year in the oun ber and talaence of its members until it has %ecome one of the lvailing soolal o: ganizations of the ctty, yesterday covered itself with ylory, Two menwers of the club sailed yesterday for Europe, and éhe other members could not or would not allow the oocasion to pass without a fitting tribuie to thei ‘lows, and such A SEND OFF as would delight the hearts of the two gentlemen who were to take leave of them, Toe members who were bound for a life on the ocean wave were Gun+ ning 8. Bedford, Jr., City Judge, and Claudius 8, Grafulta, Icader of the Sev@nth regiment band and Commander-in-Chief ot the Department of the sound under the Americus Club. Tue Blossoms engaged the handsome steamer Mianahannonck and detor- mined to have with them such a party as would make the departure of their friends and fet- low members something to ve remembered with pleasure and gratification for yoars to come. In this arrangement, of course, the Americas Club was bound to bave ‘‘a say,”’and then eame the City Club, of which Mr. Gratulla was a member and Judge Bed ord an henored guest. So the steamer Minna Nannonck was chartered and tnvitations sent out for vie trrends and well wishers of th3 two honored ia- dividu als—Judge Bedford and Mr. Grafulla—to be on board ut one P. M. yesterday. Promptiy at the time named there was @ crowd on which could do honor to any distingwished party. When the time nad come for THE DEPARTURE of the boat from her movriugs, foot of Twenty-sixth street, East river, thee was a large crowd of the leading “bloods” of the city on board; but Leither of the gvntiemen in Wnose houor the affair wus ar- ranged had yes arrived. Jresnetly a st ing of cvaches, the foremost drawn by four dashing grays, hove in sight, comng down East ‘Tweniy-sixth street, When the ioremost coach neared ths boat the Seventh regiment band, Wuich was OR board the boat, struck up “HAM, TO THR OHIEP.” and the crowd 0. the dock and on the boat rent the alr wiih cheers. The carrt.ces ha ted, aud froin the Toremost one a ighted “General” Grafulla, Assist int Aluerman ( hat 13 to be) Eugene Duratu, Charles H. Halland one or tw ers; then came the tude~ tutigable and ircepi ry D, Bas-ford and @ friend in Bass’ privat vach, ant then hatf a dozen more o her coasues hide: whit chs joliy lads of une Cry Club, Judge ord was not m the pary, a3 his fanuy was to escort him to ‘the steamr ani he had concluded to forego the pleasure of the escort so as to be wub hig family x8 long as possible. As soon as the purty Were Safely 90 board tie 8 eamboat cast off 1is moor. tugs ant steamed away down ths Ea t river wh le tie ban! discoursed Graiulia’s last and beauufal co.npotion— “SOLID MEN TO THE FRONT,” dedicated to tue Hoo. W.liam M. Tweed. As soon as the Loat left ihe dock the festivities comme ced the President, Owen W. Breinan, cailed the company to order and pro,oed the health of eneral Grafulla, The toast was received with a three tiues three, and the worthy Geueral was calied on to respond, He was so much overcome that he could not do it, and-asked Super- visor Isaac J. Oliver to respond in hig behalf, ‘Tne task was Hittingly discharge! by Mr. O.iver, and then speeches Were made by Lulonel Clark, on beball of the Seveuth regiment, aud Capain Will am 0, Gover, who proposed the health of Hun, Win. M. ‘Tweed, the company meanwhle playing sad havoo wih the salads, sandwiches and champagne. The course was first around to the duck where the sveamer Peretre lay. ‘The trip was shortened vy DDTCH STURIES, : admirably told, by Dave Wamvold, of the San Fran- cisco Minsttels; Oofty Goor (Gus. Phillips), the Hon, Eugene Vurnta and oth rs; while ia anotior quarter Judges Quinn and McGuire, Colonel W. Ky Koverts, Commissivvers Joby sudaly ant Major Py M. Taiv@riy @hiei away the tind with tiles of their aye land, After a pleasant sail the boat arrives Fi ‘oF 49 North river, wh re toe steamer Pereire Lay with steam ap and Ofticers struttiog about, fall of eunsequenee, aad Feady to start ay any women At one aide, near thé Sui, stoo.t +o THE DAUNTLESS LITLE JUDOR, waving a *kerchie: and smiling @ood-aatyred!y, aa jg bis wont, His salute was .eturued by a'l on buard the steamboat, whie. the baad. struck up “te’s & } jolly wood fedow,”” aud then branchsd off into & mediey of “Hau Columbia.” “Yan,ee Doodie'¢and “¢ne Amert.an Boy.’ ‘three cucers fur Bedford aud Grafuila rent the air. The G neral embarsed trom tie st-amuoat 10 is steamship, after whch the former staried away, for the purpose of HEADING Off THE STRAMER as she travelled down the bay. Wile waiting for tie French crait to catch u», the crowd on bard O-ganizcd @ bactalon, Wi b Colonel Fisk, Chri. Cou- nor as capiain, une fair-naired young maa Keil ao orderly, Mayor Corn, Fa.enon a3 corpoval, and everybody eine a8 p.lvates. A march ar vund $e boat under the wortay Cummander Was so.uething worthy of being witngssed. Tue loading and shooe ing were admirably carried out, and altioug. th salutes were many yet nobody was ‘snot. mar ial were hieid On Corouer Neil Bryant, Brotuer Oliver and Dan Conover. ‘fhe first was sentenced to carry an empty lager keg twic: around ihe hoat, Lhe second was obliged to sin ¢ a song, and the charge against the third beng Waloudied We charger (Mr Oliver) was obliged to suffer tg same penalty as the first prisoner. These penalieS were all enforc.d, amid iueh laugiier aud appliuse. All the San F#r.ncisco M.nstrel “bugs’'—Backus, Wampold and Bernard—had gune through THE DRAMA OF “HASH? in company with everybody else, and all felt joyfai. ‘Tha: 18 to Say. they were joyful under the Infu:nce of the ine weather and Cacer.ng company, and yet withal somewhat sorrow.ul in parting with ther y indomt:abie frieat Judge Bedfo d and their vous mus Cal inend the venerable Grafuiia. ently he Peveilre was seca C.ming down tue . ‘the boat by this time was soue way beyond Go. ernor’s Islaud, and ali hands prepared ther ker- chiteds Lo wave A LAST FAREWELL to the voyasers on Loar tue steamer. She came up to ani passed by the Minnshan.o ick, Cheer upon cher was wattel > tue houvred oues on board the ship, handke. chie’s wave | int :e breeze, anil tie band seat for. the pleasing strains, “1ne dearest spot on eacth to me.” Judge Bedford and Geue al Grafa la sioo | on ihe after deck as tie steamer passed Ule boat, an | both were seon to wring the mot-ture of the tears from their no handkerch ets be'ore they cowd fly .eturn ute. After chasing the steamer down the bay the Minnaiannvack was turned HOMEWARD BOUND, the party engaging io be down th: bay to meet the litte Judge when he would arrive in the yacht Daunt es in tre great ocean race and esco.t him up to the city, On the way up tie trip was relieved again with songs and speecics, Bass'ord gavo “}5yer of ‘Thee’ as he only can give it. Tim Golden sang ‘The Harp that Once,” with fail band accom. paument, aud owers enlivened the orcasion. It woud ve Linch e.sier, perd..ps, to Bay who of note Was not preseut ban to name wose WHO WERE THERE. The Americus Club, the Bo sum Club, the City Old, the Press Club, the S uffed Club—all were re- p.esented; the Seveatn resiment oMtcera, ot doctors, lawyers, oilce bolders of ail grades au overs iar too numerous to m-ntion were oni land Ia large numbers, Tne members ot tae Clty Club, pre- vivas to the departure fiom the clab rooms, in the Bowery, presented General Grafulia with a hand- some badge of the Amvricus Club, set with diamonds. The General could scarcely believe that he was awake, But he was, and few men could get such ® hearty, Wuole-souied “send off? as h> and New York's favorite tittle judge got yesterday on their ture for the Old Worid, COLLECTOR GAINNELL AND JAMES WATSON WEBB, The published statements regarding James Wat- son Webb and his 2,000 cigars, brought upon the steamer Morro Castie on his Inte arrival, and upon which a Custom House inspector demanded puy- meut of duties, require someexpianation as reganis the way Collector Grinneli’s. name was mixed up in the matior, fhe facts are sinply these:—Mr. Webv botified the Collector of he arrival, and the latter, at Mr. Webb's request, gave him a letter directing the Custom House inspector to aiford him every facility Jo tho removai of bia baggage. Such @ no‘e is nothing ‘more than the Collector wonld wrie for any one making such & request. Ks onty object was to prevent as liwe delay a8 possivie in getting the age of the steamer, And was not designed to preveutan ex- amination ef Mr. Webb's baggage or the euforee- Tnent of payment of duties u.on auy portion of if, 1 any were due. 1A-NEW OCEAN CABLE, ‘The progpectus of a new cable uniting England with the United States will soon be made public. It isa light one, patented, and it 1s proposed to make Wales and Rhode Isiand its termini. | The caplial stock of the comprny, which 1s styled the New York and London Telegraph Company, 18 £950,000, of avout jack of the Cons lidated Franco and Anglo-American Cubie Company. Tha ‘Will, itis believed, enable the new compaty to do business at a much lower tariif than at present pre~ valig. Lord Dudley ts chairman of the company; Sir W. Canning, engtueer. Ex-senator Aruoul. of Rhode Island; Wiliam ‘t. restos Eugene Kelly, H. G. Marqnand and G, Tickuor Curtts will ve the New York directors of the undertaking. ‘The cabie is contracted for ,and will, tis exp: ctel, be iaid before September 1, 1871. Able cavle .wem express the beitet that great dittculty will be cape rienced in finding a tavo abie landing on the Coast of Rhode Isiand, on account of the suoal waver and anchorage, aid sora{po nt in New Jersey, near Sandy Hook, as been named as most teasib.e for vie Am-Acai termmus, Connecupn coud tien be mde with New York, the grous centre of telegraph hasiness, by means of a land line, Unag avotuing the expoustve farims over land iwies in. ttnode Ld . SSS ae