The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1870, Page 5

‘the details of their res _ THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION. Tho Canadian Steamer Chicora Stopped at the St. Marie Canal. The Canal Closed to Men and Supplies. Unexpected and Prolonged Delay of the Expedition, SavLT St. Marie CANAL, Lake Superior, May 11, 1870. Before this letter can reach ita destination the HERALD’s readers wiii have been informed by tele- graph of the closing of tne American canal at this Place to the Canadian Red River expedition and the stopping of the steamer Chicora, with supplies for Fort William, nis unexpected event will delay the expedition a loug ume, and, in conjunction with the slowness everywhere observable in Mtting out the command, will undoubtedly postpone its departure until well into summer, As indicated in my previous Correspondence would be the case, the expedition proves to be @ greater undertaking than Canada realized, and in showing how slowly its organization is draggiug along it will be found interesting to go quickly over the work thus far accomplished, and now so suddenly checked. A mouth ago the call was made for Red River volunteers, a programme for the expedition was announced, and it was pre- dicted thut the command would be ready to leave Collingwood by the 2d of May. ‘Toronto was desig- nated as a place of rendez¥ons for the troops, a catnp of instruction was to be established at Colling- Wood, aiid péople sugQeated that by the 1st of June the entire expedition would leave Fort William, on the western extremity of Lake Superior, nearly ‘700 miles (rom Toronto, on its way to Fort Garry, COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXPEDITION. While the Dominion Parliament was hotly discuss- ing the Rea River question and hesitating about the Programme for the, campaign the HERALD corre: spondent busied himself about military headquar- ters in quest of details of the expedition, but, with ‘the exception of General Lindsay and Colonel Wolse- ley, no one seemed to have the slightest idea of what was to be dove, The people throughout Canada supposed that wonders were being accom- plished at Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and Toronto, wien really cach of those cities was as devoid of mniittary news gs if there was no expedition contem- plated. ‘The newspapers from day to day gave lists of yoluntecis, and accounts of intended movemcuts that indicated the immediate departure of the e; ition, and on the isto! May the public had an idea that the command was nearly ready to leave. Indeed on the 30th of Apri the belief prevailed tu Montreal th to portion of the command had storied, aud this understand official quariers that the Hux. pondent 5 par.d, with no small degree of haste, to join the advance for the seat of war. At an interview with Colonel Wolseley, the com- mander of the expedition, I was tuformed that the command would consist of avout 2,000 men, one- third of whom were regulars; that six months? supplies, weighing 300 tons, would be taken; that he should visit Toronto and Collingw. on the 4ih to ship road builders and muteris kort Wilhar that 200 regulars would leave for Fort Wiliam by steamer on the 7th; that the remain. Ger of the expedition would speedily follow, and that they expected to be on the Imurcit beyond Lake Superior py whe last of the month. The Colonel! also Said that ho newspaper correspondems would be permitted to accompuny the expedition beyond Fort William; but that they Would be giadiy met and wel- conied on the arrival of the command at Fort Garry. A‘l this looked exceedingly like business, A squad of Montreal volunteers were going out on Monday, and, apprehensive that he might even then be too Jate to get of with the first troops irom Collingwood, the HERALD corresponweni seized his carpet bag and took the first train lor Toronto, the multtary rendez- vous, expecting io find that city alive with troops and the notes of war sounling on every hand. ‘Toronto was found apparently as utterly devoid of anything like Corder preparations a8 any city in the States. About fiity rough-looking men got oif the train and commenced inquiring for the barrack: Nobody knew anything about ticm. ‘The train le! passengers, hackmen, bootblacks and the railway station hangers on generaily dispersed, and alter consiierable search an individual 1h ettizen’s dress appeared, aud, announcing hunseif a3 an ollicer, divected the man im charge of th Inev out to the buildings m the connoissance, made very iurricdiy in y expected ate departure of troops for Collin; Wood, discovered that there was not an organized company in nef and that the only symptoms of Wer consisted of hell adozen dril ergeants putting about forty iaw recruits througu a course of sprouts ta front of the Lunatic Asylum, from whose windows 2 motley crowd jooked down upon the comical scene. No provisions whatever had been made for te accommodation of the voiun- teers, who were grumbling at beng compelled to sieep on the foor of the barn-like tuir buildings; and the only thing about the Ked River expedition rendezvous, of wii wh had been said, indi- cating a military « 3 Fed-coates voluat ‘is, On guard duty atthe entrance to the grounds, The ‘ew officers about Toronto, upon being interrogated respecting eotive departiients, expressed themselves entirey ignorant ol the part they were to wke in the expedition. They said they knew noting about the methods to be adopted for ihe trausportation of the supphes and novbing about ihe rograimme of the quartermas'er, comuissary or ospital department; that they di not Know when they were to leave aud iat oo troups were ready, ‘but that a Colonel Somebody up at Coilingwood had charge of ali those matters, and that Collingwood ‘was the great head centre 01 tie expeditionary pre- parations. Down at the wharf th coners Orton und Pandora were taking on board flour, por ber, @iew boats and over expeditionary material in avery leisurely manner, at the rate ot fifty dollars charter money per day each, and a tug lay ciese waiting to tow the schooners through the Welland Canal whenever they might get ready. ‘The first. detachment of the expedition must cer- tainiy have gone secretly on to Coliiag wood, thou the HERALD correspondent, aud, once more graspiu; aggege, on ht The trula, after nearly stx hours’ travel from the green and fertile ficlds that su doronto, throagh marslies and a wide, dreary dead pines, scorched and bia od by many de- stroying res, reached Colllagwood late at mgnt. “Haye anys troops gone forwardr? was the iirst inquiry. ¢ “No,’? was the reply. “How many Woops are at the camp of inst tion?” “What camp of instruction?” “Why, here at Colliugwood.’? “Amt any camp.” “Where are the troops /’* “aint any.” “Where cau I find the officer in charge o! the ex- pedition’s aifairs here” “Ain't any officer here?” “Well, ism’t there anything being done here? Haven’t any supplies gone Jorward? isy’t the Chi- cora to leave with troops for Fort William to-mor- row?” “Look here, stranger, if youll jest go to bed and git up in the morning you Can see for yourself that there aut nothing lee, except a steamvoat takin’ on freight, without asking so many d——1 foolish questions.” squad to take iis ir grounds. i COLLINGWOOD was found next morning to consist of about seventy- five frame buildings, scattered along the flais, marshy with the waters of Georgian Bay, that sireich to the northward beyond the hori- gon. Ali around the bay and back of the setilement is a circie of heavy umber killed by fire, whose black (trunks and gray, leafless branches stand hike the forest skeletons of Doré’s fancy in the midst of desolation. Two smatl irame hotels, three or four stores, @ steam sawmill and a blacksmith shop monopolize the local business of the place, whose slumber is barely disturved twice a day by the whisile of the tram as it dashes on through the loug narrow groove cut straight for mi mies through the wilderness, Investigution disclosed that tie steamer Algoma had leit on the sd for Fort Wii Mam, with about 150 road builders and a@ cargo of Nour and pork, and that the Chicora would leave that day (tue 7th) with a similar cargo. Relying Upon Lie Statement made by Colonel Woseley a lew Gays previous that 209 reguiars were to go for- Ward by the Chicora, the arrival of the noon train Was awaited with no Little iuveres%. About one clock 1b caiue In, bringing only a party of about eighty men, consisting of mugiish, Scotuh, Freneh and Indian lavorers, These were speedily trans- jevred to the steamer, where they were ali cinployed fu putting on board an immense cargo, inciuding wagons, ulteen large boats, seve: hundred barreis ol Hour and pork, bales of hay, jumber, &c. There were no signs Whatever of a military expedidon. ‘The caigo was reported to be for the Hudson Bay Company and for the road-building party at Fort Wittam, There was no preparation ior acamp of instruction ui Collingwood; Lot a soldier im the place, aud, apparently, no tullitary oMcer of any grade. ~ THE ST. MARIE CANAL, connecting the navigation of Lake Superior with tat of Georgian Bay, Was a topic of considerable dis- cussion, 1 being seriously apprelended that the United Btaves oflicials at St, Murle had received in- structions to stop the Chicora. The Algoma, wiich Jest vn the 4th, iP she succeeded in getting through Sis CanAL Was LO SLOP above Lue Jocks OM her return, rushed to overtake the column. } NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. THR is probably the fincat fresh water steamer tn the She is of iron, and under the name of Let the blockade @ number of times during a her pe in nn Jakes ioe cabin accom: re been enlarged ane elegantly fitied up, and soe has made as high as twenty-two miles an hour. it is not developed whether she commences the season in her usual manner for the company, taking government creene at the regular rates, or ischartered by the Dominion authorities for the transportation of the Red River expedition, The Colitagwood #nterprtse of tne Sth stated that ‘she ts chartered to carry a number of boats intended for the Red River expedition, as well as ork, four and other governinent stores, part of Which Nave already arrived here;” and algo gave the following sketch of the steamer’s antecedents, a paragraph manifesting very little affection for "Yankees"? >— ‘The Chicora, now owned by Messrs. Milloy, was built o the Clyde for the Bee luine—-Messrs, Frazer, Trentiolm Goo and was actively employed durzng the Aueriean war in runs ning the blockade between Charleston and the Babunas, ‘On this dangerous service her fine lines and powerful engin ven” Ler great wdvaulages, ‘More than once = has @ Chicora “eluded the blockading ships through her speed and the daring of her captain and crew, rather any aid from fogs and darkness. ain and in has the Yankee shot fown by and around her harmlessly, even dashing the salt water over her On one memorable occasion the Chicora boldly dashed through the American squadron, aud although ‘chased for’ fourteen and oe neioiia the, “aWiteat ” American ee a a pursuers anc er safety. On thle dcadsion the courage and energies of ne crew were bravely sustained by the heroisin of alady--Mra. Coxsettor, the captain’s wife. Waving the British fag full in the tacca of the pursuing Yankees thia lady stood at the wheel house fn the hottest of the chase, and am shot after shot flew harm: lesaly over and around her cheer alter cheer burst loudly from the crew, stimulated av they were by the example of the heroine before them. GEORGIAN BAY opens magnificently as the steamer advances out beyond the inlet at Collingwood and is in itself arespectable inland sea. In many places the dis- tant shores sink into faint blue lines, and for many miles north of Collugwood can be seen large fires sweeping through the woods, and lighting up the horizon at night with @ lurid glare. Fartner northward the heavy pine and ash timber gives way to stunted hemlock, spr balsam and white birch, that grow in scatiered clusters upon ridges of rock whose brown and yellow sur- faces have been scoured by the elements as if with a scrubbing brush. The bright spring fohage contrasting with the darker verdure of the ever- greeks gives a beautiful aspect to the countless wland that dot the bay, but a near be gogo dis- pels their attractions, and they all stand out rough and inhospitable, But iew sea fowl are to be seen, and then @ solitary gull follows 10 the stcamer’s and occasionally a loon, or white heron, is seen; but, with te exception of these, a bird ravely hovers over the water. In the nooks along the shore a few smail ducks, that disappear in spring for {ar more northward lakes, are sometimes qound, aud ouce in a while the vessel m passing a@ rocky headland disturbs a goose. ‘ihe waters abound pike and perch, but trout are not found in large pun ers untll Lake Superior is reached, the paradise of tishermen and hunters, The southeastern bor- ders of the bay are fuil of deer, wolves and other anitnals, but to the north ouly a few rabbits can ve foaud, All along tae shores of Georgian Bay are inde inlets and sequestered bays approached by deep channels no wiger than a ship vanal, where lite setilements have been formed, and at which the steamers call about once @ Weck. A dozen families will constitute the entire population of one of these settiemenis, which depend almost wholly upon fish- ing ior a livelihood. It 1s impossible to form an adequate idea of these great sheets of water without visiting them. Maps of the northern lake region show an apparently small island at the junction of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron called Manitoulin Island, and yet this Las within its limits several lakes, one of which 1s ten miles wide and fifty miles long. All these great lakes are frozen over in win- ter, and for a period of nearly four months the little settlements and the lumbermen are shut in from all communication except by means of long, weary marches on snow shoes, ‘The Chicora made but little progress the first night: out, owing toa slight derangement of ner machin- ery, which had been recently readjusted, and next morning found us only at Owen Sound, a smail, but growing town forty-five miles from Uollingwood. ‘The scenes on the boat during the night were of the most ludicrous description, Indians and French and Scotch half-breeds were mixed in with the fuil blooded Canadian lanorer, and the steamer re- sounded with their jargon. Early in tho evening one of the saloon bors came tearing up the stair- way ata frantic pace aud yel'ed “Steward, stew- ard! there’s a lot of them fellows playin’ cards tn the aftcr cabin, and one chap ‘has auzied your hat, and another feller has raised him with Bob's coat, and’—here he burst into sobs—“and a bi—big Jojin as got my br-breeches and says he’s a goin’ it b-blind with them-em next. next deal. Hurry up.” The captain threw a strong cvlumn into the cabin, and after considerable skir- mishing the ratders were put to flight, carrying with them much spoil. Ali night an able bodied bartender dispensed seductive fluids to the motle: crowd, and when the boat reached Owen Sound, and it was announced that she would lay there a Jew hours, abont half the party piled into canoes lying around and streaked it acroas the sound to an Indian village, where high carnival was beld until thelr departure. SAULT STR. MARIE. After a few sto) at some of the little settle. ments in the whiderness along the northern shore of Georgian Bay we reached the beautiful river of St. Mary ye=terday and halted a short distance up the piactd stream at the littie Indian village of Garden ver on the Canadian side, Here the fifteen boats belonging to the Ked River expedition, with their respective crews and outfit of satis, pikes, oars, &¢., were discharged, in order to relieve the Chicora from envarrassment in getting through the canal. ‘Tweive miles further up through most picturesqne scenery, passing diminutive islands crowned with bright green birch and sheltering many a bark canoe, Wille their tawny owners stolidly watched our progress, we came to the littie antiquated settle. ment of Sault Ste, Marie, on the Canadian bank. here are about a dozen buildings, some of whi showed by their masstvé stone walls that they had been erected long ago, when white men weré ver scarce In that remote wilderness. Numerous Britts! fags were fiving and everybody was on the qué vive concerning the expedition, Just across the river, a mie distant, the white cottages of the American Suit Ste. Marie doited the sloping greensward. A battery of thirty-pounder Parrot guus, covered with white tarpauilns, stood on the parade ground, facing whe river, i blue-coated sentinel, with white gioves and shining mi , Walked to and fro before ‘m bass, white fish, the commandanc’s qparters. A litle farther up he low ok gates of the canal locks could be yn, and just to the = right the milk-white rapids came roaring down as if they would engali tue tottering canoes of Indian lishers that hovered like flies at their foot, Nothing could be iearucd on the Canadian side respeet- ing the prospect of getting trough the canal. The Algoma had gone through several days before, pro- ceeded to Fort Wiiliaw, returned, aud was waiting ve the locks for the Chicora to take her place in e Superior. THE CHICORA STOPPED. Steaming over to the American side, we found a small crowd assembled on the waarf, and while the Chicora toek in coal her cominander, Captain Mc- Lean, accompanied by one of her owners, Mr. Burke, Mr, Simpson, member of the Dominion Parliament for Algoma, visited the Collector's oflice to see what might be done. The steamer’s manifest showed her cargo to include about five hundred barrels of flour, nearly the same number of half-barrels of pork, Jum- ber, Wagons, several bales of oakum and a long list of arucles which gught to be private property, but were believed by the American officers to be part of the Red River expedition, The flour, Ppa wagons aud most of the other material was addressed to the diudson’s Bay Company, and to the Superintendent of Public Rote but the inference was drawn that all these good belonged to the Dominion govern- nt. ‘hose marked “Public Works’? would of course be used in constructing the road for the ex- pedition; and collector McKnight, who had been a forwarding agent for the Hudson’s Bay Compauy seven years, sali that the Company never rece ived its Sig Pe in that shape. Considerable discussion was had upon the propriety of refusing a passage through the canal, the question being to determine whether or not the steamer really had anything on beard for the expedition. The military commander, Colonel Offaly. commanding two companies of First United Stated infantry at the t, Collector McKuight, and the State Superintendent of the Canal, Guy H. Carleton, conferred together most of the afternoon, and night approached without any conclusion being announced. It was stated by the Colonel that instructions had been received from Washington to prevent any part of the Red River expedition from gomg through the canal, but that he had not divulged the exact nature of the instruc tions even to his own subordinate officers, and that he should continue to preserve his orders a secret. At dark @ tual answer was given by the Canal Superintendent, who refused permission for the Chicora to pass through, Collector McKnight gating that if either he or the military aut acted at all it must be to seize and detain the v which they did not feel authorized to do. THS REFUSAL, When the qnestion finally came up before the Canal superintendent, in the form of a verbal applt- coe “ pass through, that officer wrote tbe foliow- ng reply SauLt St, M. }, 1870, Captain MoLR AR one T ria ERR Sin—Untii (urther instructions T eannot permi pass through the St. Mary's Falla’ ship’ ceaal with the Steamer Chicora, Very respectfully, G. H, CARLETON, Superinteudent. STATEMENT OF THE CHICORA’S OWNBR. ie Chigora’s owner then asked if the facé of the steamer havibg her Mayesty’s maile on board would the lon to stop the Chicora. To this the uperintendent reptied that he could not give an ‘@nswer until toe 12th, w! interval would enabie him to send @ tuy to Marquette and ask for instruc- ‘This delay was not acceded to the Chicora, which Tewolvedl at once to return to I ‘ood and yeport the circumstance to the “The Onloora itauseditel it off her lines and re- cast off her lines 2 to the Canadian ide of the river, where she stat iat Saale tt ae ining company, an - was taken throu; SP oatal in a tug, i ht i284? & Hor Siz EE S| = : 5 The Act of the Legislature of 1870 Providing for this city and county, as passed by the Legislature, THE ELECTI LAW. if designated by name, and the nutnber of the room , ON A , or rooms occupied by the person bo regis fered, if the game are numbered. On the ‘Thursday preceding the ensuing election the suid regisiers shall meet at ter last | place of meeting and sit during the hours aforesaid, | At suen waco shall be the right of any elector of the district ny gl ‘and to re- quire that the registry and it shall be their duly to, place the words “lo be chaile Oppo- site the’ name of any person on the list whom he shall declare aot to be, in his opinion, a qualided And upon the person opposite whose naine alte dant a Lo qualifications if he shall refuse to take the oath aforesaid he shall not be permitted to vote. for the Elections in the City and County of New York-—Its Provisions, Restric- tions end Enlargement of Powers. ‘The following is the full text of the election law them to their destination. A oy and under which the elections of to-morrow will be Sko. 10. At every election for ward, district, city, on the road between the two wharves, aud will pro- | held:— county, State, or judicial officers, each political party bably have tt completed by the time the cargo} ggorton 1. Hereafter all officers to be elected by | shall Nave the right of 8 challenge ab each place of can be moved, as horses and oxen have tobe sent up | me People tn the city and county of New York shail | Voting, who shall be assigued auch position as will Fo Ga on. Fr, alg Omey fone teams a be chosen at the general election in November, pee Aver fo, fee each cae oi he offers a4 0 Bl rule ty ¢ dischary sion of sentiment ing the. stoppage of ha|| 2xeebe im cases, where’ otlier elections: may be | Abe noo, shal be bt jad evidently been confl- nt ex] everybody seemed to re- gard the affair as a matter of course. After discharging the Chicora will to-day proceed to Collingwood, aud return as 8) ily as possible with teams to do the transporting of supplies, &c., around the rapids to the Algoma above. ‘The two schooners, Orion and Pandora, will be here in a day or two, and will, im all probability, discharge thelr in the game manner as the Chicora. ‘There now seems to be no probability of the Red River expedition concentrating at Fort William before the last of June. If it leaves Fort William by the ist of a will have to hurry up matters very differently ma the way in which it has thus far been progressing. othing belonging to the expedition has yet got beyona this Place, unless, as is alleged, the Algoma took some supplies for it when she went through; and the trausportation around the rapids here, although a distance of only two miles and a half, must neces- sitate great trouble, expense and delay. As stated at the commencement of this letter, no troops were ready on the 7th to go forward, the Coillngwood camp of instruction is stil! a myth, and the rendez- vous at nto has more she appearance of a school of reform thau of a military depot. All the details of organizing raw recruits into companies, of adjust- ing the paraphernalia of the quartermaster, com- muissary and hospital departments to limited trans- portation, and even the transportation itself are yet to be accomplished, They have not yet been iairly commenced, THR CANAL thns closed against the Red River expedition is about one mile long, aud hus two locks, with three gates. It cost $1,500,000, and was puilt by the State of Michigan, the general government appropriating 760,000 acres of taud in the northern part of Michi- gan to aid the work. It is constructed in the most substantial manner, and will admit any vessel on the lakes. The following statistics give an iden of its business. Total number or vessels passing through last season, 1,338, of which 399 were steain- ers and 938 were sailing vessels, including m the aggregate & tonnage of 524,884 tons—02,421 tons over that of 1868, Of the amount received on account of tolls, namely, $31,572, the stoan ers paid $15,865; sail vessel paid $15;649; small coasting veaseis and open boats, &c., $65, Of the amount of tolls received the Cleveland and De- troit Lake Superior line pata $5,601; transient stea- ers from Cleveland and Detroit paid $1,030; Baifalo, Cleveland and Detroit Lake Superior line paid $2,516; transient steamers from Buffalo, Cleveland and De- trolt ped $450; Chicago tine pald $4,603; transient from Chicago paid $276;, Caniaian line paid $1, sleamer George S. Frost paia $16; small co. ud Open boats, &€, paid $65; sail vess MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES. Some interesting novelties occur this w to break the uovarying monotony of the dramatic and musical world. Italian opera the field. We are to have a brief season of 4 2 new burlesque company is in Some of the bills at the other houses will be changed, and there will be abundant stage fare to satisfy the most inveterate gourmand among theatre goers, First, the favorite tenor, Brignol!, with his excel- lent Italian opera company, comprising such artists as Miss Kellogg, Miss McCulloch, Mme. Gazzaniga and Miss Clara Per}, will appear at the Academy of Music this evening in “Trovatore’’ and on ‘Tuesday in “Marta.” On Friday “Lucia’’ will be brought out witn a splendid cast. The recognized talent of the principal artists of thia company is a good guaran- tee of the success of the season, ‘The sparkle and brilliancy of “The Lancers” and the excelient manner in which this littie comedy of vaptain Vernon’s is acted at Wallack’s have made it a favorite already with the patrons of this estab- lishment. Other novelties and revivals, however, are underlined, bringing the season to a triumphant close, ‘The last week of “Frou-Frou.” 1x nights more and one of the most charming plays that the French stage has furnished us with for years will be wjth- drawn from the FifthAvenue. It wili be succeeded by Oliver Goldsmith’s beautiful comedy, “The Good Natured Man,” revived for the first time in fifty-two years. Mr. George Holland takes a benefit to-night, and Mr. Harkins, stage manager, on this night week. Sardou’s last reigning Parisian sensation, nande,” has been adapted for this theatre and wili close one of the most successful seasons that ever greeted @ young manager on his first essay. The engagement of Mr. Fechter and Miss Leclereq at the Thedtre Frangais has been one of unvarying success. “The Lady of Lyons” will be revived to- night, owing to the repeated calls for it. Next week we are tohave the “Corsican Brothers,’ which 1s said to be the best of Mr. Fechter’s repertoire. Mrs, James A. Oates and her full burlesque com- pany announce an engagement this evening at the Olympic, opening with “The Fair Ove with the Blonde Wig.”’ (‘Fair One with the Golden Locks ?”’) Besides the excellent burlesque company, the man- agement have Japanese, bell-ringers and acrobats to fill up interludes. Mrs. Oates is an accomplished soprano as well as a fascinating actress. r. John 8, Clarke produces this evening, at Booth’s, the play “Fox versus Goose,” in which he made his greatest saccess in London. appears as Young Gosling, and also in the drama cailed “Lost Ashore.” Both plays will be brought out in splendid style. t “Mosquito,” in its reconstructed form), still holds the boards at Niblo’s. The burlesque of “sonuam- bula” concludes the performance, ‘The hundredth night of the “Twelve Temptations” is announced at the Graud Opera House, On dit that Jim Jubilee tutends importing an opéra vouse company toypiay Herve's last’ work, “Le Petit ield of the Cloth of Gold” has proved such @ hit at Wood" Museum that it will be retained in the bills some i me longer. Mr, A.S. Parkes’ benetit They have a first class sey A lady named Miss Minnie Wells, with a whoie Taenagerie of lions and other ‘wild fowl,’ wilt ex- hibit her comiuand over the animals. Her perforin- unee will be preceded by a drama and toliowed by a farce, yet We hope not a tragedy. The mirth provoking Dan Bryant will iy an im. mense benefit at the Academy of Musi¢ on Juo His minstrels have a grand variety bili for Une Wee kK. On Thursday afternoon the te ‘wted vocal quartel of the troupe—Meassrs. Brand Rockeeiicr, Grier and Russeli—have a benefiu ‘Yhe Kiralfy troupe have proved the lasting feature at Tammany. The rest of the bill is bewildermy in length. On Saturday Miss Carlotta Patth makes her fare- well appearance at Steinway Hall, with lier enure company. Mr. Charles W. Brooke, one of the best dramatic readers that has appeared before the New York public for many years, will deliver one of his besi lectures, “Irish Diathonds,” at Steinway Hail, tnis evening. Mme. O’Conneil Schimpf and Miss Jenuie LL. Hughes will illustrate the lecture with some choice irish songs, and Mi. 8. B. Whitely will be the pianist on the occasion. “Phe Black Statue” still remains on Kelly & Leon's bills. Mr. Dave Wilson mukes his first appearance w-night. A representation of the late fight between Mace and Allen wil! be given at the Comique. A splendid bok et numerous atiractions, is promised tis reek, " ‘The San Franckco Minstrels are also in the field with rare Ethiopian novelties, “The Dutch Trooper” is the name of the new drama at Tony Pastor's. Mrs. F. B. Conway brings out “The Long Strike” at the Park, Brooklyn, this week. A historical ewan and a giant comedian are the features at Hooiey’s, Brooklyn. The renowred Berge Choral Union give a concert at Association Hall on Tuesday. The ce consists of “The Birth, Life, Passion and hesurrec- tion of Our Redeemer,” oratorio, by Tonast; ‘Noel,’ tenor solo, Adam; “Magic Fiute,” fautasia for two Pianos; cavatina, “Linda; “La Cavita,” Rossini, and march from “Tannnauser,” full chorus, organ and two pianos (eight hands). Theodore Thomas’ concerts at Central Park Ger- den are again the feature of summer eniertainments. ‘The maescro 1s careful in the selection of his pro- Gotan and with such an orchestra as his there s no fear of any hivches in the rendering of any Wipe Inst e last amateur performance of Elisire @Amore’’ will be given, under the direction of Signor Ronconi, at the Union League theatre, ou the 24th inst. Miss Georgina Daviige, youngest, daugnter of the popular coinedian, will make her début in concert at the Brookiyn Athen@um on ‘Thursday. She has a arene iat Of grea matoral power and unexcep- 5 ct ion. Her déout Ke Nag jaieren. aap tiara ae lie. Zoe, with a large company, will a) rin Elizaveth, N. J., tits week, Tor tne are three nights tion at the Bowery. only. Nessrs, Bycne & Starr contemplate giving a series of musical and dramatic cntertainments at Long aa en = Miss Mary Vassope, of the Richt: Opera troupe, fete in Charieaton, 8, C., on Baturdoyy af typhoid ever. @uthorized by law. Swe. 2. At elections hereafter to be held in the city and county of New York the boxes to be used m re- ceiving the ballots thereat shall be marked and num- wor;” No, 5, “Assembly; No. “School’;’ No, 8, “Justices,” and No. 9, “Inspectors of Election,” aud at every election hereafter to be heid in said marked as aloresald, sDail be furnished as may be required by law, to receive the ballots to be used at such election, Vice President shall be tho same as now prescribed by law, aud, when folded, shal be endorsed or show on the outsiie, une words ‘President, No. 4,” and be deported iu box NO 1. All other Oficers in Whose ction ali the voters of said cliy and county alike participaie, except those herein designated to be one ballot, wich, upou the’ face thereof, shall con- or such of them vote for, and which, when folded, sia be gu- dorsed, or show upon the outside thereof, the 2 The name of the person designated for Represen- Skc. 11, An inspector of election, or register, Who shall violate any of the provisions ef section nine shall be deemed guiity of felony, and, upon convic- Pint , to] “President;” | ton, shall be punished by itaprisonment in the State Ra . exGeneral; Fert eae No. + “pena Prigon for & period not less than one nor more than “Oly? five years, and shall be forever thereafter disqualified from holding any ofice of honor or emolument tn this State. Ani any person convicted of improperly in- terfering with any chaulleage, or ay person deel; nated as above providea to scratinize the canvass, shall be deemed outy of @ misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment not Jess than 61x months nor more than one year, SEo. 12. The compensati Uon and poll clerks shall be ten dollars to cach each day’s service at the election, which compensa. tion shall be paid by the Comptroller on the voucher for the service; but no payiment shall be made to any inspector of election or poll clerk Who shall not have taken and subscribed the oath or affirmation re- d by law. And the acting of any inspector of election or poll clerk, without having taken and sub- scribed the oath or affirmation required by law, shall be deemed to be and ve punished as a misde meanor. Sue. 13. It shall be the duty of the several boards of inspectors of ciection to fully complete the esti- mate of the votes in each bOX, in The order described by this act, and to make prockamation of the result, and to cumpiete the rewurns and certificates of tue votes of the saad box, in the manuer preseribed by this act, before proceeding to the estimate and cau- vass of the box or boxes to be next thereafter can- vassed, At the completion of tue canvass of each box the Chawman oi the Board of Inspectors of Elect.on shall make public Oral proclamation of the whoie number of voles in such DOX, and of the wile number given for each person with the name of the omice to which such person Was named on tte bailots, If any inspector of clection stall dectine to sign any return, he shall state his reasons therefor m writing, and a copy of such statement, signed by bin, stall be enclosed and tiled wit return. The due public announcement by ihe inspectors of election of @ district of any result shall be prima Jace evidence of the fact thereof. SEC. 14. The Board of Supervisors of the city and county such number of boxes, Sec. 3 The baliot for electors of President and voted for on separate ballots, shall be voted for upon tain a desiznauon of tae office and tie name or names of the person or persons to be voted for, as any voler may Gesire to words “General, No, 2,” and be deposited in box No. tative im Congress shi be On & separate ballot, which, upon the iace thereof, shall contain a desig tion of the ofice and the districtfor which the officer Js to be elected, and which, when folded, shati be en- dorsed, or show on the outside, the words * No. 8, and ve deposited in box No, 3. of the person designated for Senator shail be ona separate builot, Which, upon the ‘ace thereof, shail Contain a designation of Lhe of and the district for which the oiticer is to be elected, and which, when folde., shall be endorsed, or show upon the outside, the words nator, No, 4,’? and be depos ited in box No. 4. e hume Of the person de-izna- ted for member of Assembly shall be on & separaie ballot, which, upon the Jace thereof, shall contain @ Genignation Of tue ofice te district tor which the vilicer is to be elected, aud which, Wheb foided, shall be endorsed, or show on tie outside, the words “Assembly, No. 5,? and be deposited v in box No. & TG nanie of vie person de- | of New York 1s dizected to establish a Bureau of signated for Assisiant Alderman shall be on a | Hléctions, in conneetion wiih the office of their cler! separate ballot, whlch, upon the iace thereof, | and to Lx the salaries of the chief and cleriwal tor shall contain a designation of the oiice and trict Tor wich the oieer 38 to b, which, when folded, stall whe outside, the words “Clty ited in box No.6. The name the dis- ol said bureau, Which salaries shall be paid as, other county salaries are paid, ‘The cuie! of satd bureau shail be appointed by the Muyor of the etty of N Yors, and sita!! hold his office for five yeu Bludi appolut the cher force necessary for of tae bureau, of such number dsm ward of Supervi y forms, vlan! er 13 to be ndorsed, Board of County arge of the fitting up of p 4 pla r nishing said Board with npplies tor all elec- tions, and have the ndy of the ballot boxes be- L county, and see that the same places selected for holding the names of th and Justice of ihe one ballot, why contain & des vail be upon tuereof, sitall @ and jlo district for which the officers ave to be sted and the on the morning of ¢ name or numes Of Lue person or persons to be voiced on of the Bureau of Kilections, for, of such of theia as any vover may desire to vote tus section, all U , and which, wien fol OW Upon tke outside, the words "3 and be deposited in box No.8. 1 ons designated for iusp several election one ballo, a8 provided b Which ballot, upon (he fe designation of the oftice and districs ior which tne ofc to be elected, and the name or haines of the p Or persons to be voted for for such oitice, or such of tiem as any vor imay desire to vote for, aud wluch, when folaed, shail be endorsed, or show on the outside, the S$ “luspectirs of bilection, No.9, and be de- Elections heretofore to the cust Nigd Ul. Blectiol ors of Biection in tue ard shall be upon section 6 of thls act, jereol, Shalt contain a ward and election ft, chapier An act ameadatory of and supp to chapter 740 Oi the laws of 1869, enuuvied ‘AL ascertain by proper proofs the citizens who shall be entitled to the right of suffrage, passed May 12, 1855," Shall be abolished, and section 5 of the act, chapter 812 of the laws of 1866 shall be repealed. . 15. ‘There shall be (urnisued to said Bureau of ction, Elections, by the Boards of Inspectors of £ copy of the returns of elections, which s! therem, and which may be used to ¢ irom by the Board of County Canvassers, in ¢ elther of the other returns is lost. Lb the duty of the chief of said bare: sion for the keeping of a tally check of the votes re- corded at any county canvass. Seo. 16, It shall be the duty of the Common cee! of the city of New York on or betore the ist day ot September, in the year 1870, and in each year there. after, to redistrict the city so that each clection dis- trict shall, as near may be, contain nob more than four handred electors, taking tue vote of the pre- ceding election as a basis. If the Common Conueil shall, in any year, neglect so to redistrict the clLy, the Mayor shall, on or betore the lth day of September, by proclaination, establish the boundaries of the eloction districts a8 above pre-cribed. Sec. 17. The Common Couucil shall not change the boundaries of auy election distric! after the Ist day of September, in any ar, and shall designate the places in the several election districts where the polls of lon are to be held, after the 10th day of Septemur ud before the first Mouday iv Octover in cach year; but no poli shall be held at any place where liquor 18 suid. Ske. 18. The rent and cost of fitting ap, warming, lighting, cleaning and sale keeping of polling places; of furnishing, repairing and carting bailout boxes, and of all suppiles for ail ciections sha: be a county charge, and shall be patd by the Comptrotier upon the followiug orde Jongress. 4 Senator. School. 8. Justices. 9 SKC. 5. Avail cleclions hercaiter held in tne city and county of New York the poils shail be opened at six o'clock im tie moraing aad close at five o'clock dn the evening, Sec. 6. At the election for jadges to be held on the third Tuesday in May, in the year 1870, and \hereatter at the genere! election to be heid in November 1 each year, including the generat e.ection to be licid in the year 1870, there shail bo elected ta the city and county of New York to inspectors of election for each election district. Such inspectors of election shall be voted for on @ geaeral tucket in each ward, and shail be voters and residents of the ward for any ei¢ction district of whieh they may be des! Ngied on the ticket The ballot. upon the face there Of, Shall be tn the foll — FOR INSPECTORS OF ELBUTION FOR THE FIRST WARD. Hleciion Distrlebite First—Jonn Doe and Richard Roe, Second—Richard koe aud Joha Doe, —And so oa for a8 many election districts as there may be i cl |. ‘The votes ior such inspectors of election s 2 returned vo tie county Cunvas- era DY the inspectors of election, aud counted and red by said county canvassers, In the sane manuer 1s provided for the return of voies ior | proper vouchers tn the same manuer as ihe compen- other of rs and declaravion tWiereon, The inspec- | sation of inspectors of elecuon and poll clerks 1s tors of ction chosea at the special election in the | paid. The Board of Supervisors of the county of year 1870 shall hold office uno the dist day of De- | New York shad ycatly levy upon the estates, real wember of Uiai year, and those elected at the gene- rai election in the year 1870, and thereafter, shait hold office for one year, commencing on tie 1st day of January succeeding their on. No ballot for inspectors of election shall be counted which con- tains more than two naiues for any oue election dis- wich Sec. In adaition to the inspectors of election herein provided to be elected, the Mayor of tue city of New York shall an ly appoiut, as an inspector of election in each election district, the person who received the highest number of votes for inspector of election for Hext to the vores received by the two Lispec' jecuon Who May be deciared by the Board of County Canvassers Wo have been elected; provided, however, Wat Uke person (hus ap- pointed shall be irom the ‘al political Opposition on State issu electing the Uwo successful candidates tor Inspectors of on. Such appointment snail be male within ten days and personai, of the said city and county, the amounts estiaated to be required to pay the expenses of the elections which may be held in sald etty and county during the year. Seo. 1% All inspectors of election and poll clerks tor any election, until the inspectors and poll clerks herein provided for shail be cleced or appointed, sitail be appoluted as now provided by law. SEO. 20. This act shail he deemed a pers on of the Electoral law of the State, and any violation tuereot shail be punished In the sume manner as provided in the general statuies regulating elections. SEG ZL. Chapter 613 of tue laws of 1855, entit'ea “An act to regulate the number of ballots and allot boxes to be used ia the eily aud county of New York, and the mode of canvassing votes throughout the State,” Is hereby repe: so far a$ the same relates to the city and couuty of New York. Section 2 of the act, chapter 79 of the laws of 1856, entitied “An act prescribing the order in wh the votes recelved at ter the Board of County Oanvassers suall make | geveral elections, except im the clty of New York, eir slatement aud declaration of tie resuk of | shall be canvassed, Wie manner of electing scnool tie election for tnspe ection. And in | officers in sald city, and div a repubtication of case tWo persons frum tue party in g sition on State issues shail have re next highest number of votes, then tac said Mayor snail appoint one ot said two as such mal inspector of eiectioa im his discretion. » tnapectors of el ved sivail hold the e.ection laws,’ is also hereby repeated. And all otior acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the pro- Visions of tis act are hereby repealed 9 fa same affect the city aud county of New Yor! ail appolutments in the ol y ani county of such acts or parts of acts, or un pbed, and a of chapter $12 of the laws Of 1865, entitled “An rd for any | act amendatory of and suy ary to ¢ appointed. | Ol the laws of 1865, entt a 3 date of ap. | proper proofs ve citi to each person hlin as the right of sui or oF election ¥ i rsuch a fist of sach ap- tors of election, signed by lin oill- e published in the papers employed by the jou id said etiy for ten da iuediately ung such gselecuon and xp) ent. The r of Jon for each eiectio: . 22. Any person who shall knowingly register ise himself to be registered as a voter 10 any ndistrict in Which he ls notat the tune a quali- voter, aud in which he is not legally eutitied to vote, shall be adjudged guilty of a toony, Sec. 23, Any person who shall knowingly vote or offer to vote at any general or churter ei¢ction, in any election district in which he is not at ihe tine egaily entitied to vow ul Vote more than ouce at any such © auy other person, or p and vote or offer to vote tn the name of such orin any assumed or fictitious name, slall b judged guilty of a felony. Sec. 24 If any person shall, upon any pretense or inducement whatever, cause or procure, or be in any mauner instrumental im cansing or procuring any person to be frandulently registered as @ voter ia any election dis rict ta which such person is not at the time @ legally qualilied voter, or wliv shall cause or procure, or be in any manner in- strumental in procuring, any person to vote, or to {fer to vote, in any election district In which such ou is nob‘ at the time a legally qualified voter in, or Who shal! advise or in any inauner incite any person to vole or offer to vote at any such ¢ tion, in an assumed or fictitious name, Shall be a: judged guiity of a felony, Sec. 25. Any person duly convicted of either of the Hs abe ences shall, upon conviction, be Impris- oned tn the State Prison jor a term of not less tian one or more than three years, SEC. 26. Any person who shall bo guilty of wilful and corrupt false swearing, either in registering his own name us a voter in any election district or in and gether wi Tnepectors of election ced of any Bo tion district the pr ajority sill be nee and concur: ©) aud shail be cancy shail be filled by the Mayor of the cliy of New York. And the certificate of the appointment to such vacancy, signed by said Mayor, siall be flied with the Bureau of bh heretuafter provided for. In ail cases where vacant may be filied the political ai- n of the Board, as provided tor by sectiou seven ig act, shall be preserved, All inspeciors of clection, whether elected or appointed, except such jay be appoiuted to fill Vacancies on the day of u0n, Shad appear before the chief of the bureau ofeections within twen ‘8 after they shall be tared clected or shail auly appointed, a3 here- fore provided, and shall \ake and subsertve to the oath of office, as prescribed by the constitution, Any inspector of electlon failing to appear and take and subseribe to such oath within the ume designated shail be considered thereby to have declined the office, and jis place shail be filed a3 a yacanett nny Quiet of the Bureau of kieetions ig hereby hailiorized and requi beforg ay uullss erp such oficial gath, to Asceriain aud | procuring or causing the name of any other persou diermafe that the person or pefsous so afore: wilful to be registered, shall be adjudged gulity of and corflipt perjury, So. 27, Every peison who shail wilfully and cor- raptly procure any persou to swear or aftirin falsely, a8 aforesaid, shall be adjudged guilty of subornation of perjury, and shall, upon conviction thereol, suiter the pumshiment directet vy law iu cases of wilful and corrupt perjury. Seo, 23. If auy officer on whom any duty Is e joined In thisact, shall be guilty of any wilful n giect of such duty, or of any corrapt conduct or practice in the execation of the same, and be there. of convicted, he shail be deemed guilty of a felony. Seo, 29. In case any inspector of election sliall Knowlngly permut avy person to register his name 48 & voter in any elecuon district, when he is not at the time a legally qualified voter, or Who shail know- ingly permit any person to be registered as an eiector lu ap assuined name, or Who shail cause or permit any names to-be fraudulently placed upon any regis- try im any election district whereot he shall at the time be an inspector, or who shall knowingly and wilfully permit or snifer any person to vote at any clection, who 1s not entitled to vote thereat, the said inspector 89 olfending shal on conviction thereof be adjudged guilty of felony. Any person duly convicted of either of the offences, in the two preceding seciions mentioned, shail be sentenced to the State Prison for @ teri not less Unan one nor more than tive years. Suc. 30. Any inspector of election, or other oMvers, Whose duty it shall be to cauvass Or aid in the can- vass of the votes cast at any election, who sual fraudulently miscount the same, or who shill make any false or sraminient retusa of the yotes cast. or eiected or appolated vo the office of tuspector of e tion, understands the Eoglish language by the read+ ing and writing thereol; und in case 1b shall appear Uist such person cannot so read or write the Englist. janguage, the said Chief of the Bayean of Plections shai reiuse to aditnister to such person suca oflicial oath, aud the office to which such person has beea so elected Or appointed shall thereupon become va- vant. im case of any vacancy arising from this cause the Chief of the Bureau of £! jorthwith notify the officer designated to Ol vacane cies of the fact, d he shat! linmediately till such vacancy. In case of vacancies filied on the day of election the outa of office shall pb ered by the officer ililing such vacancy, and the certiticute of appointment wad oath of ofics shall be retari tie inspectors of election, with the return hereii- after provided to be made, to the Bureau of § % In the chiy of N registry, as proviaed by c 1805, a the several acts pof, shall hold their last meeting Monday aud Tuesday pre- ceding (be week in wiich the ensumg election is to be held, and shall eit from nine o’cluck in the fore- noon until nine o’ciock in ihe eveniog on each of sald days, @ad shall enroil such applicants for regis. tration @s shall then be qualiied voters. In making sich register the said inspectors shall enter the name of the person regisiered in alphabeucal order, and against saki naiue shail enter the street in which he resides, the number of the house occupied by vim, aad, If the person 49 registered shall reside iu a block or tenement house, the name of the same York the iugpectors of t 740 of tae Laws of 5 who shal! franduiently omit to make true and accu. rate returns of the votes actuaily cast at any on; and every person who shajlin aay manne in- clto or induce any inspector of election or other oMcer,as aforesaid, to fraudulently miscount the votes cust, or to make any false or fraudulent return of such Voles, or to ont lo make @ true aud accurate return of the votes actually cast at any election; and every Person who shail fraudulently diter or change in any manner any return of votes made by any inspectors eee: act other omoer, nit, upon oousiotion, be of a felony, and shail sentenced to the State tor aterm not less than WO nor duty of the iew York to im- prosecute ail complaints which be eby made the District Attorney of th ately y e county of made of @ Violation of any of t) visions of act to final judgment, and all indictments found 1or offences commitied under thts act shall be tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and the Court fore whom any coavictton for a violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be had shall nol in case deers Sentence or judgment, 2 viatona prov: pen: for a violation of any such provisions not inconalst- ent with this act are hereby made applicable to all elections in the city of New York, ‘Sec. 33. This act shall take effect immediately. PUBLIC EDUCATION. Are the Public Schools what They Pretend to be ¢—How do they Compare with Schools in Europe?~A Question of Religion and Me- rality. To THE EpITor OF THE HERALD :— As the question of primary or common schoot education absorvs so much Interest of the people generally of this city and state, I may not pe ont of order in sabmitting a few remarks founded on expe- rence and observation relative to the subject, [ shall preface by saying that I view the matter from an unbdiassed standpoint, having neither a political nor a pecuniary motive at stake, I may be permit. ted to state that I have a good, accurate information on what {s called + Government Education,” at least in Great Britain and Ireland and France, which two nations stand second to none in the organization and efficlency of their schools. I have visited many of the New York schools and have no hesitation in pronouncing them INFERIOR TO SCHOOLS OF A SIMILAR CLASS in either of the above mentioned countries. Let us accept of the three divisions of education generally laid down; namely, moral, inteilectual and physical, and examine the claims of the public schools to the diffusion of the first two divisions, As for the third I can omit any consideration of it so far as the com- mon schools are concerned, I shal take it as generally admitted tnat no intel- lectual education however brilliant can compen- saie fora DEFICIENCY IN A MORAL EDUCATION. Amorai education is to the peopie of a nation what a bountiful supply of water 18 to the vegitable kingdom—keeping the tiny plant and majestic tree healthful and pleasant to gaze on, A moral educa- tion, according to Fenelon, is the @ elight of heaven, the ex of wise legislation and the bul- wark of a Stat There is not a country in the Old New World which requires lance in the moral education of each gen- eration than the United States, a8 its population is composed of every nationality on the face of the globe, and no matter how much men may differ in sects or politics, they can have one common platform on which (0 meet—Cnristianity, Do the public Schools meet tis point to the desired extent? Most assuredly not. A large p on of the wachers of the common scuouls of New York are no more fitted to MOULD THE MINDS of the youth comiutced to ther than an aeronaut is to keep bis bulloon in a straight line, There 18 @ small percentage of them, oa the other hand, who are @ credit lo auy bourd of education, Again, take & peep into the schools conducted by the Christian Brothers. Apart from every other consijeration, can the moral training given in the public schools approach to at given by the Brothers? Take the case of two boys who would be nearly allke if they received the sage training. Let one go to the public school, the otfler to the Christian Brothers’, and vo the most antutored mind there will be a very unfavorable contrast, It cannot be otherwise, as may be seen by visiting one of the schools conducted by each class of teachers, ‘There 1s no person who will take the trouble to ob- serve but Will be convinced of this.fact, whether he admit it or not. Iv is an old proverb that, as 1s the schoolmaster 80 Will be the school, and I regret to have it to say that in one of the pablic schools I visited the principal said on the platform:— SHE HAD NO RELIGION, Yes, a person who openly confessea to having no religion to be the teac.er of Christian children, Let who idolize We “whitewashed sepuichres’” ud in a strain of set, high-sounding words, praise them (for a purpose), examine this tact with an eye of justice, and i ask tiem as hovorabie men do these insututioas mest the requiremen.s of a Christian people? I don’t say that intidelity 18 openly incnl- cated, but leave fallen man to his Own propensities, and soon the impress of hls Creator is eifaced, It is ouly lately | have read in one Of the highcst-toned journals of morality in Engiaud of the deplorable slate of a great portion of the peopie, on account ob believing in no religion. ‘The able writer who penned the article to which I allude, said:—*A gloomy void exists in the hearts of 80 many people, belleving neither in @ future reward nor puaishiweut, hence the nideous crimes which we read 0: wy, and thus can be accounted for the present state of society which 18 corrupt to the very core.” I shall now glance at inteliectual education as given by the i Brothers, aud compare tt with What 13 given in the public schoois. A noun may exist in ihe minds of some (hat a prelunmary secu- lar, but a careful religious education 1s given in the Christian schools, Le. any one who is of that opin- ion visit St Gabriel's school, East 'Thiriy-sixth street, and judge for himselt, and I shall confess I know nothing of the subject of education, if his dark ideas be not dispeticd by the light, and his ii- founded conclusions do uot Vanish into thin air, Jind in that schoul, wich is undor ihe management of the Rey. W, H. Clowry, about eight hundred boys, receiving an excellent moral education, and an in- teilectual education—English, commercial and math- superior to that given in many colleges of this city. This shows what can be done by such @& man as Brother Tatian, of Manhattan Academy, tie zealous principal of St. Gabriel's. It 18 not’ very cheering to be shown ciearly that boys who have graduated m the mghest class of the public schools are, on careful examina- tion, found hardly ut for the third seption of the first class of w schoo! conducted by the Cnretian Broth This may ve very unsavory information for those Who Whine so much after ‘the siuall pit- tance of puvilc money given to Cathohe schools, ‘There is no man of veracity and honor bub will on tion admit that the amount of good performed he Brothers in preparing the rising generauon to become good and virtuous citizens of this great re= public is incalcala’ Jt is evident that if the present system of public instruction be continued anotier generation shall not pass away without REAPING THE WHIRLWIND, is now sowlug broadcast in the minds of who Will be the future citizens of the republic. Jt would be well Uhat those Whose nerves seem to be avoub the common schools, Which are fast becoming the parents of religious inditer- entism, Would remember the farewell Injauction of Washington, the “Deliverer of hus Counuy.” A Be OLD WORLD ITEMS. japanese silkworms titive in Franc: sire NOW making wita silk spiders. The Prussian government has positively forbidden the public subscriptions recently set on foot to found a Iree Cuthoile University at Fulda. Ladies are pow permitted to follow the course of medical lectures ai the Uutversity of St. Petersburg, and subsequently vo practice medicine, but cannot’ take degrees, Pasquino, the Italian Pench and Charivart combined, but sprigntiier than either of them, fills its pages with the most absurd burlesques of the perplexities encountered by Seila, the Finance Min- ister of the Kingdom of Italy, 1t 18 also very sharp on infaiitollity, Baron de Hubner, ex-Ambassador of Austria at Paris and Rome, and now residing in the latter city, is preparing a history of Sixtus V., in three volumes, one of which is entirely composed of justificatory documents derived from the archives’ of Venice, Florence, Rome and the German Chaucertes, A French resident of Algeria has invented an fusabmersibie boat. It consists of two parts. The screw, placed in @ central basin, con- Stantly moves in complete calm, thus greatly in- creasing the vessel's speed. In case of accident he diderent parts separate, and thus become trans- formed into lifeboats. The nobles of Livonia are following the Jead of Esthonia, their sister German province of Russia, in claiming Une autonomical rights accorded vw the Baitic provinces in the time of Peter the Great. The Russian papers the Gotos and the Moscow Gazewe violently oppose ulese pretensions, bul ab last ac- counts they were Warialy mamtained. « The development of the mineral resources of Pied- mont, Italy, has a constant tendency to iicrease Une der the linpuise of the progressive requirements of manulacture, aud a compaty las just been formed to work the coal mines—considered uausually rleh— of Borgotaro, Bagnaria. Cella di Bobbio and Varat. The seat of the estabiistiment will be at Purtn, and the capital, which 1s 6,000,001, 18 divided into 24,000 Shares of oul. each. An “International Horseshoe Company” of Eng- land has tssued its programme, the object being the manufacture of horse sloes by patent machinery, especially the Goodenough patent shoes, The capt tal is fixed at £400,000. The prospectus states (hat the demand for horseshoes is astonishingly large, about 600 tons aday being made tn England aione, and by the use of the patented machinery ib 18 be- lidved they can be tarned oUt at a price much below anytiiog ever actempeea. and experi.