The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1870, Page 6

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Keports from Ail Points Alony the bE ne—Great Fice in St. Louls—uropean Mar- ot 4@—Ku.ope: The Religious on Educational Oues- tions in fogiand, Ireland and Rome; Napo- Jeou’s After Diguer Ciat on the Kesuli of the Piebiser ws Hovr.bie Murde:s fn Rua. sia ond towland ting ub ihe Union Cours —The Doutnicaa treaty—Ouba: More Exeout ons by the Spaaiards—News ‘rom Nas- san aud orto Rico --Looking for the Cuban wer HA n—Aileged Consort of the Up- tou— Bluefioh in Bar)ogat Bay. ‘rvoredings an the New York Court:—Police Triaia—\ Suppose | Murdes at Sea—Victm of a te » of the Seventh isegt- ment—Ulsvwer County Ghovls—The Steaben , t—Decor. won Day im Brookiya— More Sten Bonas furaing Up—Buchret vat of Marit we avd Movey—Mount Sinai Ho- pital: Lay ng the Corner Stoue of the New tos: we Buiidi.g—Mus ¢ for the People—Another onlous Aault—Marriages and Deaths. G—Eiii or las: Leo ding Article Ou the Fenian Move- m ut, A Skirmish on te Fronuer—Personal intelligence—Amusements—Scienade to Briz- n lithe Richmond Calanmity--Anrusement Annou cement. J—Telezrapliic News from ail Parts of the World: Th> Feutan War News and Pres dent Grant's Proc anauon in Bugiand—Porugucse — Soli- dary Agaivst tbernian Union—Englishinen Captared by Spa ish brigunds—Freuch in er- esis 1: Rome—Suipping Jateligence—Adver- ti ements, 8—Finunia and Commercial Reports—The Para- gray Dislowette Dthcu'ty—The Bnermeas Consumption of Woud—Advertisements, Pm Advet emer s. 10—Waehtngton: Tho Abortive Duel, Noboay Hurt; Ad lndiau Delegation ja Washington; Bill for the Re ution of Taxation Revived; the Amende | Bill ro Enforce the Fifteenth Ameud- ment Passed in the Senate; Progress o: the Logis a ive Appropriation Bili—New York Gey News —Mocttis of the Burl of Heaith—The Menth y Coal -ale—Desperate Attempt at Seit- Dea ruction— Naval Intelligence — Advertise- ments. Pil—Advertisenents. AQ—Adverii-ements, : “SEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— BiRALD. One or THE Rovres of the Fenians for Ireland is said to be by way of Vancouver Island and a fleet of privateers on the Pacific Ocean. Where's George Francis Train? Ax Enotisn Anovment.—The London Times, in some remarks on yachting apropos to the recent race, concedes the great change for the better in the construction of English yachts that was forced by the victory of the America. It then says, however, that ‘in America improvement has not progressed at the same pace as it has in England.” Ie that fhe reason why we were the victors in the last rage? Unprr tHe Nosk or Tae Brrmsxa Liox.— Four more Englishmen have been captured by brigands, and that almost from under the muzzles of the British cannog at Gibraltar, ‘The Spanish brigands were not put tothe pain- ful necessity of butchering their prisoners, the gentlemen having been ransomed with an alacriiy that was, perhaps, stimulated by the remembrance of the re@ent tragedy in Greece. How to Fru tug Fenian Treasvry— Send for the three millions of American silver that are in the vaults of one of the Canada baaks, Portvueat Droiines.—The Portugucse Cortes has adjourned over to the 29th of June; and before adjourning the members were sworn to stand by the independence of the kingdom. Thereupon Saldanha, the new Prime Miuister, denied the soft impeachment of a design for a union with Spain, and proiested that he would mever consent to such a thing—never. Spain, therefore, must do the best she can to help herself. She can get no King from Portugal, and all other outsiders have respectfully de- clined. Tar Srare or cag Tereasvry.—Some of the Fenian heroes were opposed to the present movement on Canada hecange the brotherhood fs just now not in funds. They wanted to postpone till collections were taken up, We thouglit the treasury wos empty. Jaenr For ras Portes rrom tr Fast.— From the East, by way of Geneva and the mail from London, we have a sireak of dawn- ing light, A newspaper has been established fn the Lutheran centre entitled Revolution, the | power of our goverament at Washington to \ Movemcat—A Skirmish om tho mate Broutier. } The Fenian movement now agitating the telegraph wires throughout the State and coun-. ‘try has become scmowbat important as & mat- ter of news, about which everybody is talking. Ifthe movement is not very important per se, it becomes so from the fact that the govern- ment has taken the trouble to recognize it— has probably obtained some , gives a gravor aspect (o the enterprise than the publio are djsposed to attrch to it, and tbat the~ President has {ssned a proclamation ‘against it, assuming, of course, that there is something going on which implies a violation of the neutrality laws. In adopting this course’ General Grant has followed the example of predecessor, Andrew Johnson, in 1866, who not only by proclamation, but by the action of the United States troops, utterly wiped out the absurd undertaking of that time, capturing the pro- vision trains, seizing the ammuniiion and ar- resting the military leaders on the frontier. That settled the invasion business for that time, The news from the frontier now shows & gathering of men at various towns and a general movement towards the frontier, of small bodies passing through the different cities north and east of Albany, as well as some migration from the West as far as Detroit and certain parts of Wisconsin, But the later and more significant news is that a force of Fenians, three thousand sjrong, had assembled at Pigeon Hill, on Canadian soil, There appears to be no truth in this statement, and probably not much more truth in all the other reports, The facts are that a few Fenians, about five hundred strong, under command of O'Neill, while adyancing from Frank- lin, Vt., towards the Canadian frontier, were fired upon by some Canadian militia, The fire was returned, and one or two men were shot on both sides. After the skirmish United States Marshal Foster arrested the Kenian commander, O'Neill, on the spot, and, thrusting him into acarriage, drove him off to Burlington a pri- soner, leaving—as the telegrams say—his little army so demoralized that many of them eagerly turned their faces towards home and sought means of transportation from St, Albans. Our despatches give the-whole story in detail. Our map will show the locality of the skirmish. It is not certain—despite the fizzle of yester- day—that the disturbance is entirely over, but no doubt the arrival of a few regular troops under General Meade will disperse the grande armée of General O'Neill. Impotent, foolish and illegal as this move- ment is, and easily put down as it can be by the United States authorities, adventures of this kind should be a warning to England. They are the natural growth of an immense Irish population, almost every man of whom hates England and would briag her to ruin or any portion of her dominions, from Nova Scotia to New Zealand, if opportunity offered. There can be no doubt that this is the spirit of -what is called Fenianism. It is the spirit which enables a body of men, no matter what their qualifications or status may be, to get a sufficient number of their country- men to subseribe money and furnish recruits for any expedition upon British soil, such as the Inst raid on Canada in 1866, and the pres- ent one. Would it not be wise for the British government to consider that there is but an imaginary line between this country and Canada, and that Canada will always bea source of irritation, a3 well aa a weak spot, for the restless anti-English element in this com- munity? The best thing British statesmen could do, under these circumstances, would be to annex Canada to the United States; topay off the Alabama claims, and then we would hear no more of lawless Fenian raids. The sym- pathy of the American people would be with- drawn from all movements and organizations having such aims && invasion, whether for conquest or plunder, If England does not act squarely in the matter of the Alabama claims, and thus cultivate souf better feeling than now exists, Americans may come in time to sympathize more closely than they do with hostile movements of this kind ; or, indeed, the Trish element, which becomes stronger every day, may force us ultimately, against our will, into a war—the last thing at present to be ex- pected, and certainly an event most of ail to be deplored. s The Fenian fiasco twice repeated does not prove that because atiacks upon the colonial dependencies of Great Britain over the border have failed there will not remain a disposition here among a large class of our people to en- courage, tacitly at least, such movements, until the just claims of our government as to the unsettled Alabama business are attonded to. Fosrmn’s Piay.—Mr. Stephen 8, Foster says he ‘will unite with any hundred resolute men in Massachusetts in declining to pay a tax until their wives and daughters can vote. He tried it seven years and was not troubled.” This, then, is evidently one way in which agi- tation pays, Foster has “iried it for seven years,” and apparently on different pretexts.. Whatever the State of Massachusetts does that he objects to he refuses io pay his ‘taxes till the evil is remedied. The evil is never reme- died, and he never pays bis taxes, So far as relates to the individual this is perhaps not a bad plan; but where, then, are all the tax gatherers? Or is it that this Stephen, like many another agitator, simply has no taxable substance, and so makes a very cheap boast of his devotion? How 1o Make a Bio Aumy.—If three hun- dred men start for Canada in three parties of e hundred each, by different routes, and thelr passage is reported at all the large towns they go through—-say ten towns on each route— this will make thirty despatches in a city paper, and in each despatch we shall hear of a hundred men, Thus three hundred will at once become three thousand, and a Fenian | army may be cheaply raised, We ave Araaip our Indian guests are not likely to be impressed with the grandeur and organ of the Mussulgen democracy. This ; Sn extent likely to induce more cordial new journal claims that the principle of the | relations with ws, So far they have encoun- assertion of the cause of the peoples of the | tered nothing more impressive than crowds of | | litle boys and War Department clerks, and world comes from the East, and that Islamisra As the fountain spring and well centre of rad- cal revolutionism, and has been the guardian of the light of revolution for the entire earth. bave even been compelied by the demands of civilized society to lie abed while their shiris ‘were washed. information which | * Sympaiby for Quba in Covgroem The outhurat of sympathy for Cuba in Con- greds on Tuesday was very elgnificant, and the more'so because it was unexpected at the time. ‘The feelings of the members of the House feem to have been pent up by inrotion on ‘the part of the Commlitee on For- eign Affalrs, and by long wailing for some Ageisive action in fayor of Cuban inde- pendence, They were rostrained too, no douby by @ desire on the part of the Fepublicans not to embarrass or push the ad- minisiration on the Ouban question. But there was-n limit to this. forbearance and long walting, The House became impatient, and the instant an opportunity oodurred, though the qnestion came up in an indirect manner, there was a spontaneous barat of eloquent invective from all sides -aguinst Span- ish atrocities, the pusillanimous conduct’ of tho Secretary of State, and the disgrace that had been brought upon the republic, Seldom has there been heard in thé halls of Congress more eloquent and earnest language. The denunciation of Spanish cruelty and impudence, of . the slaughter of American citizens in Cuba, and of our government for not protecting them, was severe in the extreme, The sentiment of the American poople in favor of the struggling Cubans and against the.worst despotism in the world found utterance through the Representa- tives in Congress. General Banks, the chair- man of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, who has had charge of the various resolutions offered on Cuban raatters, was brought to his feet in the most apologetic manner. With the noblest instincts and earnest desire to favor the Cuban cause for independence, he has de- layed action out of regard to the administra- tion. He has been the victim of the weak and temporizing policy, and probably of the mis- representations also, of the State Department. His friendly feeling tor the administration, and his desire not to embarrass it, got the better of his judgment and noble sentiments. But ho was told plainly there was no obstacle to any re- port he might make, and that it was his own fault that decisive action had not been taken with regard to Cuba. As to the assaults upon Consul Phillips by Mr. Garfield, they had nothing really io do with the question, Mr. Phillips was the American Consul—the representative of his country—and his private affairs, though proba- bly misrepresented for effect, had nothing to do with the gross insult to the flag and repub- lic in his person. Nor had they anything to do, as General Logan properly said, with the shooting of American citizens by the blood- thirsty Spaniarde. The flag of the United States has been humbled. It could not protect either our citizens or the representative of the republic. Mr. Phillips was compelled to im- plore the protection of the Britieh flag aud to escape under its folds, What a humiliation to this great country! Then, as to the struggle for liberty in Cuba, General Logan well re- marked, ‘“‘No government has ever yet sat so quiet as the present administration while a siruggle was going on between oppression and liberty,” Mr. Voorhees ‘implored the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, who had access to that fossil or dead man who presided over the State Department, to tell him that the blood of American citizens was crying from the ground for action against his imbecility, sloth and want of regard for the honor, glory and safely of this once great and honored republic.” The Cuban question is not a party one either in or out of Congress, The best and most ardent republicans ore in favor of Cuba, a3 well as the democrats, and this animated debate showed that.. There is no doubt, too, that General Grant heartil favors the cause of the Cuban patriots, This was clearly shown while General Rawlins was alive and a member of the Cabinet. But he has deferred to the Secretary of State and has heen misled by him, probably, The cause of liberty in Cuba so far, and all the great in- terests we havo ‘and feel in it, have been sacrificed apparently through the evil iafluence of those whe gre near the. Secretary. ‘There is reason to fear that Spanish gold to agents in this country who had the ear of the Secre- tary of State has been the price of much of the blood spilled and many of the atrocities in Cuba. The United States has only to say the word and Spanish barbarities will cease, and, ia the end, Cuba will be free, But if the gov- ernment has not heart and courage enough to say that word, let it at least protect Americans in Cuba. Let not this republic be despised throughout the civilized world for its weakness and indifference to the fate of its citizens and honor of the flag. Tue Canaprans Ciearina Out.—We have reports fn the Montreal payers that there are between two and three thousand vacant dwell- ings in that city, indicating a decrease of population to the number of ten or fifteen thousand. In short, the Canadians are rapidly leaving the Dominion for the United States. Over two thousand French Canadians left Bonaventura station in one batch for the United States. Perhaps this evacuation of Canada by the Canadians may account for the Fenians going in. Our Dzspatones rrom Evrorn By Mam.— The European mail of the 14th of May was delivered at this port yesterday morning. Our advices come in interesting illustration of our cable news telegrams to that day, besides sup- plying a very considerable amount of original matter, England, Ireland and Rome remained particularly agitated on the educational and re- ligious questions, The Emperor of France was in a most genial social mood,,and chatted quite freely on the subject of the result and effect of the plebiseitum after dinner at the Tuileries. Russia had a most alarming sensation by the deliberate murder of Prince Louis of Arenberg in St. Petersburg. England was horrified by the commission of a double murder near Chel- sea. The North German and Austrian demo- cratic journals were very complimentary both to the French democracy and Napoleon on the French vote of tha plebiscitum, The Right Hon. John Bright being invalided ih health, and forbidden to read by his medical attendants, employed himself in knitting gar- ters !—a fact which may, perhaps, be accepted as an initiatory profession of his political ten- dencies on the woman’s rights question, A Wixprat, yor THR Nuwsnoys—The great battle of the Fenians; got the defoat of the milishy |” NeW YORK HRRALD, THURSDAY,” MAY Y0, Ye10—TEIPLN SHERRY. An Emperor for Germany, ‘Tho Czar Alexander, after having been gor- geously complimented on the anniversary of his birthday by King William of Prussla and his court, is now, or was, at last advices, tho fhuost of the latter potentate in Berlin, Tho Grapd Duke of Hosse has also been received thore with immonse éola/, and now the King of Bevirts is expected. ‘Not long Bide Lis Prassian Majesty appeared in’ Parliament “surrounded by a galaxy of royalty,” to use the expression of a leading Berlin journal, and his blooming health and fine spirits indicated that he fully appreciated the presence of so many princely representatives of the Gerthanic body North and South, As # not unexpected sequel to this spring convocation of crowned heads there comes to us, in print and from quite authoritative sources, @ revival of the old rumor, started some years ago, that King William does really aspire to wield an imperial sceptre; in fine, that if the adhesion of the leading Southern Germanic Powers can be obtained, a Teulonlo empire Is to rise fully armed and ready for magnificent peace or overwhelming war between the Rhine and the Danube. Thus some of Thiers’ prog- nostications eloquently uttered in tlie French Assembly, both before and after the German Waterloo at Sadowa, are likely to be fulfilled, The old statesman saw danger menacing France and uplifted a vehement warning voice ; but the Emperor Napoleon had other fish to fry just then, and had to restrain his eagor logions from crossing the Rhine. Moreover, his Chassepot rifles had not yet been fully ascertained to be the equals of the Prussian needle guns, and valor never loses by a little tempering with prudence. But German unity has long been incubating, and it may, indeed, be that it isthe panoplied Minerva that is to spring from the brain of the bald-headed Jove of diplomacy, Count Bismarck. Hitherto the sagacious Prussian statesman, while secretly cherishing this vory plan of a grand German empire, has endeavored to hold back his royal friend; but there is a powerful party around King William, who see in the present confusion and weakening of Austria, and the yet unsettled state of France, the very opportunity for which they have been sighing. Russia is very plainly the warm ally of her nearest neighbor, and as her designs lie south- ward and eastward, but not fn the west, what- ever will isolate and cripple Austria, the Sul- tan of Turkey’s best defender, forthe moment, must naturally suit her schemes. She has nothing to fear from Prussian aggression, but much to hope from Prussian aid, The ques- tion, then, is simply whether France, with Spain in revolution beside her; Italy feverishly dis- contented with the French occupancy of Roma, and pérfide Albion ever ready to avail herself of her rival’s perplexity, and conjoined by mar- riage with the Prussian crown, will be strong enough, single handed, to overawe the North- ern Powers: or will she, making the best of all things, acquiesce in a fair-arrangement by which Cesarism may extend its sway over the middle region of the Continent and her own reigning dynasty receive pledges of support? The symptom thet leans the other way is the anti-Pruasian sentiment of the newly appointed French Minister of Foreign Aftaira, the Duc de Gramont; but, as the young Prince Imperial is goon to be admitted to a participation in the government, it may be as well to seek friends for his futare and not invoke enmities, France is great end full of martial ardor; but, as the First Napoleon once said when he lifted the sword of Frederick the Great from his coffin at Potsdam, “We should not be here were he still living,” so may the astuie state- craft, the superb military discipiine and the tremendous numerical force that are now matured Germany, prove unshaken rock to the Gallic billow. Among the grand political phenomena of this eventful year wo may, then, behold the aceptre of Charlemagne again uplifted over Gertiiany, at least, and Fatherland made, so to speak, one family, The arguments uttered against this probability were used in vain agatost the founding of a North Confodera- tion. The spirit of the age {s toward great political unions, and not for separate and jar- ring peity States. Germany herself, Italy, Scandinavia, which is working to unite ; the American commonwealtha, both North and South, prove this distinctly ; but Germany is, perhaps, the most remarkable example of all at this very hour; and in what form, except- ing as a republic, could Germany be so great as under a patriotic and enlightened Emperor? -Canava’s Oprorruntry.—Lately we have heard many complaints from the New..Domin- ion of the “glut of Amefican silver,” and the Bank of Montreal groaned that it had three millions of the vile trash, Let the Fenians get sight of it and it will soon céase to be an affliction to our neighbors. Tue Doetto in Wasutnaron.—The duellist of the period is not above Bob Acre’s little game, In the late affair between Major Hutchins, a plucky little New Hampshire man from Georgia, and Colonel Quintins Curtius Washington, who is obviously s Virginian of the very best family, the duel didn't come off, though Hutchins wrote the challenge, and, like a Paddy’s post, delivered it himself, The exact reason why the fight fell through is stated by Colonel Washington's friends to be that the thing was not done up according to the code. Of course no gentleman of Southern proclivi- ties, especially a first family Virginian, would cut up an enemy or be cut up by him except according to the strict letter of the law. We remember that Pryor thonghtfally objected to Potter’s big butcher knife on the same ground. If Mr. Hutchins, whois four feet and o half high, really intends to bore bullet holes through so chivalric and punctilious a gen- tleman as Colonel Washington, who is at least six feet high, he mast send his challenge by a regularly accredited second and allow a mar- gin for the difference in the size of the targets, How rr Looxs in Lonpvoy.—In London General Grani’s proclamation to the Fenians “‘geems to be satisfactory.” This expression of opinion is less remarkable for anything in itself than for the indication it gives that the London- ers were roading the President’s proclamation yesterday morning at the same time that people here had it at their breakfast tables. When man has thus overcome the obstacles of time and space how long will it be before he shall 80 overcome the difliculties in the way of good government as to make Fenianigm unneces- sary? President Grants Proclamation About the Fonlane—A Timely Warning. It will be remembered that the proclamation of ex-Proaldent Jobneon in regard to the frat attempted invasion of Canada by the Fenians, issued on the 7th of June, 1866, simply ad- monished and warned “ail good citizens of the United States against taking part or in any wise aldiug, countendnost® or abetting such unlawfal proseading’,” and Atthorct% the military authorities of the United States to arrest and bring to justice all persons who migit bo engaged therein, The proclamation just promulgated by President Grant upoy the presont Fenian situation goes further, It coa- tains a significant and an essentially impor- tant provision which docs not appear in tho proclamation of President Johuson. After admonishing all good citizens against ‘“‘aiding, countenancing, abetting or (aking part in such unlawful proceedings,” President’ Grant ¢ol- emnly proclains:—‘And I do hereby warn all persons that by committing such illegal acts they will forfeit all right to the protection of this government or to iis interference in their behalf to rescue them from the consequences of their own acts,” This is clapping the neutrality sledge ham- mer down with a vengeance, The Fenians, therefore, who cross the frontiers into Canada with hostile intent take not- only their lives in their haads, but the assurance that the jails, dungeons and penal colonies of Great Britaia will welcome them asa grim finality if they esonpe tho. gallows—untlegs they are victorious. They are, it will be seen, deprived of any con- soling hope in the future in the shape of libe- ration or mitigation of punishment by the humane inter‘erence of the United States gov- ernment. i i This puts a new and a very serious phase upon this whole Fenian movement. It casis those who engage in it entirely outside the pale of protection from this government so long as the present administration remains in power, and invites the most rigorous measures against tho invaders by the authorities of Canada, all of which is to be sustained if necessary by the entire power of the British throne, With ihis understanding sensible Feaians will probably think twice before they cross the. border wit warlike intent; or if they are determined to make the venture, they will make up their minds to fight it out on their line clear to the bitter end. Congress Yesterday. The report of the conference committee on the Fifteenth Amendment bill was agreed to by the Senate yesterday after considexable discussion. The bill was amended consider- ably by the Conference Committee, new matter being added, even to sections that had been accepted intact by both houses, and Mr. Sauls- bury’s question of order on this ground, although overruled by the acting Vice Presi- dent, was, we believe, well taken. A confe- rence edmmiitee is appointed merely to har- monize the action of the two houses on sections or bills where they disagree, -and ceriainly have no more authority to alter sections that have already been adopted than any three members of each house would have to pass in informal caucus a new bill of their own. The Legislative Appropriation bill was taken up and an amendment was presented declaring that a pardon eball not be sufficient evidence of loyalty in suits before the Court of Cisims, The debate lasted until late in the evening and the amendment was adopted. In the House Mr. Lynch's bill for the revival of American shipping was again taken up, a substitute having been reported in the form of an amendment providing for rebates or draw- backs on imported materials for the construc- tion of ships and for @ premium to the eame amount where American matorials sre used. Daring the discussion upon it the morning hotr, expired and the bill wont over wanl,0-day. The Northern Pacific Railroad bill, as pa ry the Senate, was reported by Mr. Wheeler and was general'y débated. The bill is a very cb- noxious one, and the Honse seems to bo strongly inimical to it. Numerous amend- ments were rejected by votes that indicate the fing! defeat of the bill, and before taking more decisive action on it the House adjourned. # The Kights of Seamen, -A number of the crow of the ill-fated Oneida, who survived the terrible wreck of that vessel, are af present in this city waiting to be paid off and discharged. There are probably five hundred dollars apiece coming to them; but so far no payment whatever has been made, though the: men have been here for nearly three weoks and have reported daily at the Navy Yard for the wages they earned ao well, There has always been some oxcuse given for further delay. In the meantime the tars have been compelled to board at the sailors’ boarding houses on Water street, pay- ing three prices for everything they get be- cause they have to get it on credit through the boarding house keeper. We all know what Jack ashore is, There bas long been a combined effort on the part of benevolent societies, soamen’s unions and governmenis to save him from the land sharks who devour him and from himself; but here is our government allowing these poor fellows to be almost done to death by the avaricious money grabbers. Some of them, too, have families living far in the interior, who probably are still in uncertainty of their fate. The money due them is needed by those families, and Jack himself is anxious to get home with plenty of it. Let us hear, then, why it is that thelr pay isso long coming. Whose fault is it that the Oneida tars are not paid? Tue Dowmntoay Treaty.—The friends of the measure looking forward to.tbe annexation of the republic of St. Domingo to the United States are working like beavers to accomplish their ends, The President still manifests the same desire as ever to socure a favorable con- sideration of the treaty by those who are opposed to the acquisition of this valuable country, It now appears that, among other reasons, the cause why Spain looks with such disfavor on the United ‘States coming into pos- session of St. Domingo is owing to the fact of certain claims which it is said the Dominican government has against the Spaniards. But, aside from this, Spain knows that, with St, Domingo an American State or Territory, the independence or the annexation of Cuba would bo simply a mattor of time, This wonld be suf- want territory in the West Indies, and the tmpression provalls throughout the country that wedo, it istobe hoped that the present opportunity for obtaining it will not bo thrown away. 3 ’ PERSONAL INTELLIGZNOR Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday, Sir Citaton Murdock, Mr, and Mrs, Paul Brooks, of England, and Mr. and Mrs, W. H, Russell, of New ‘York, are af th (larendon Hotel. ‘eneral. Bariett, of Pittstold; Isaac Freidlander, of Ban Frgucl-oo; L. E. Amsinck, of Hamburg, and Onarles B, Parsinson, of Matanzas, Cuba are ab the Brevoort House, X» General T. ©. Devins, of the Unset States Army; A. Scott, of Red River, Winmpeg Territory B. ove, of England; J. H. Kuapp, of Wisconsin; J. D. Oate, of Calliorua; Dr. EB, R. Mayor, of Wilkesbarre; B F. Batler, of Massachusetts, and W. B. Chandler, of New Hampshire, ure at the Astor House, General H. L, Robinson, of Blashamton; Mr. Duncan McDonald, of Montceal; R. Gardner, of Kalamazoo; Thomas Dickson, of Scranton, and Poe: Roy, of West Troy, are at the St, Nionolas Hotel. . Covlorel R. D. Watson and Colonel G. W. Ray, of Kentucky; Colonel F, W. Latham, of Texas; Colonel HL G. Faut, of Washington; Dr. ©. A. Pox, of Vur- ginia; Tl. H. Keating, of Boston; P, Cussack, C. Cavaire, P, Aldize and L. MoCarthy, of New Orteans; Captain Mirehouse, of steamor Uity of Parts; Dr. Kdward Sears, LL.D., of New York, and B. H. Hull, Jr. of Georgia, are ai the New York Hotel, Judge F. Chapman, of New Mexico; Colonel E Sin- clair, of the United States Anny; Colonel J. Ve B. Witt, of Idaho; Dr. N, C. Hinusdaie, of Syracuse; Colonel H. H. Bank, of Spriagfotd; Gol,nel G stesic, of Montana; Dr. A. J. W.,odwurth, of Syra- cuse; J. F. Hurlbut, of New York, and W. B, Bin- ney, of Honduras, are at the Metropolitan Hotel, Rev, J. PF. Pilsbury, of Eogiand; Capiata T. J. Hii, of Boston, and Dr, J. J. McUarty. of Arkansas, areat the St, Charles Hotel. Licutenant J. F. Bavier, of the United States Army, and Colonel J, 8. Crawford, of Missouri, are at (he St, Ely Hovel. L. H. Hooker, of Mount Hope; J. W. Stabb, of Newfoundland; EB, Valentine, of Charleston, 8. C.; ©. A. Brown, of Easton, and A, O, Uoxie, of butaio, are at the St. Denis Hotel. Colonei R. M, Kichardson, ot Syracuse; Captain J. Dunwoodie, of the English navy; F. BE. Canua, of Chicago; Alexander Cawley, of Boston, and: W. B. Huggins, of Glasgow, are at the Everett House, General 8. B. Marvin, of Albany; F. Miles, of Con- necticut; Colonel H. 8. ~MoComp, of Delaware; James Laurie, of Hartford; Thompson Deas, of Bng- land; Wikard 8 Pope, of Detroit; State Seuators T. L. Minier. of Havana; W. 8. Pb:tt, of Binghamion, and W. P. Lee, of Boston, are at tho Fit Avenue Hotel. Geueral 8. C. Armstrong, of Virginia; C. Crowlne shield and A. L. Olarke, of Boston, are at the Alve- marie Hotel. Captain G. Lathrop, of Stockport; Alfred Ely, of Rochester; A. J. Root, of Cohoea, and Ramon Guil- lot, of Havana, are at the Coleman Louse, Rev. J. T. Webster, of Detroit; J. M. Demerltt, of Boston, and John W. Littie, of Newburg, aro at tno - Grand Hotel. W. ©. Cabot, of Boston; W. H. Pa'terson, of San Francisco, and F. R, Franoke, of Havana, are at the Hofinan House, Prominent Departure. Colonel Pomeroy, for Piitsficid; John Lynch, for Lou'siana; General H. Road, for Memphis; Dr. W. B. Herrick, for Albany; Judge G. P. Ze ton and Judge Nelson, for Poughkeepsie; Zhomas H, Canfleld, for Yerxont; Capteia Hughes, for New Orlea 1s; Cotonel Schofield, for Albany; ex-Mayor Norcross, for Wet Puint; Kd. Corning, ior PhJadeiphia; Colonel Esds and Major H. D. Brewster, for Syracuse, and EK. El- arilge, for Sharon Springs. be Mr, C. ©. Waite and Hon. H.S. Sandford satted yesterfay on hoard the steamer Cuba, for Eurape. Personal Notes. Chief Jastive Church appeared in the streets in Recheater for the first time in ten months, His health 1s neary restored. He will remain in Albion tor a few montus to come, partially for rest and to complete the restoration of bis health. General Halleck and staff were in Brenham, Texaa, on tue 20th of May. Sr Jon A. McDonald, the Premier of the New Do- miuion, is still tvo ili to sit up or read the papers, AMUSEMENTS. ‘TMEATRE FRANCAIS—FEORTER.—One of the most romarkable features of Mi, Fechier‘s abilities a8 an artist'ts his untiring perseverance to render every ‘fect and detail in any play which be brangs out in the most perfect manner possible. “The Corsican Brothers” has been reheareed by him over and over again, until évery{hing in the way of accessories of iortet Camron? . nine sniea as 2252 ght ald is de as boon if out ma style such a3 has neve? bem 4 k n Our stage. 1613. ome Of the most reinatkibie productions of the season. There was a crowded house last night and the great a2 Uist outshone hms if Anthis, 1.6 greatest role, Miss Lecidreg aad Mr. She vell shared the honors with him, ani many new effects were introtnced with striking results, ‘The . close of the season at this theatre proilscs to be more briluant and successful, ateticaly. and financia ly, tuan at aay other period of its ex.stence since the days of Ristorl, Watrack’s THEATRE.—The popular faith that one ip always sure of eeeing somethin: good here was again justified last evealng in the reproduc:ton, for the first time this season, of Henry Huributt's comedy of “Americans in Paris,” and of an amusing a.ter- plece of “Trying It On.” Both pieces are simple pictures of social incidents such as exist only in dramas, bot are none the less interosting, affording azopie scope for some eXcerlent tight comicdy ‘ting. Wik @ Gust comprising Misses Bfie Geran aid Louisa Moore, Messrs. Fisiter, Gilbert, Ringgold, Wuliamson, Wyudham and E. M, Holland any other than ® pleasing rendition was impossipie. It ts eutvicient, therefore, to say that these uppeured, and re: te entire performance was emmenily Wal- lackian, AcapzemMy oF MUsic—ITALIAN urnRa.—'ll Trova- tore” has proved the most successful work produced during the present Italian opera season at the Academy. Ita success is Mainly owing to the artis- tic efforis of the three principal artistes in the cast— Miss Kellogr, Mme. Gazzaniga, and the prince of tenors, Brignoli. The appearance of these great artistes together in the samme opera can never fall to crowd the Academy with the beauty and fashion of New York. Last night was no exception. Par- quet, palsane and boxed bere ample testie mony to © populariiy of these artistes ana a’so to the general excellence of tie company that supported them, Had Brignoli and Keliogg OS ger in every opera produced dur- ang this seaso4 the houses would have been the same. They are the representative lyric artists of America, and they never fall to prove powerful Magnets in Italian opera, Seldom has this iavorie but much abused opera of Verdi been rendered im such unexceptionable style as oy the Brignoll Itaian Opera Company. “1 Martir!” will be given to-night at the Brooklyn Academy, with Miss polled best réle, The season Will close with @ Sal matince of “Linda.” SERENADE TO BRIGHOL!, ‘The orchestra of the Academy of Music, composed mostly of the Philuarmonic Society, and under the direction of Mr. P, Glorza, serenaded Mr. Brignolt last night, after the performance of the opera was over, at the Everett House, The orchestra performed in the open.air the symphony from “Gazza Ladra,? by Rossini; the *Satiors? Dream,” by Brignolt, and the grand march from the “Propiicte,” by Meyerbesr. ‘This Was & great and deserved comphiment to the Jamous tenor, Aftey the serenade there was a charm- ing entertalament provided at the Everett House, THE RICHMOND GALAM.TY. Aid for the Sufferers=Pablic Mecting in Jer~ ney City. A meeting was held last evening In the City Hal, Jersey City, for the purpose of raising funds in ad of the families of the suierers in the Richwond ais~ aster. Mayor O'Neill occupied she cnalr, and speeches ‘were made by F. G, Walbert, Major Pangborn, It. Hy L, ‘tyne, Ailved Gerney, Eneus Fitzpatrick, 5. M. Chambers, A. A. Gaddis aud J. McGuigan. Coumsicom Wore appointed to coliecs subseripulons Im bie dil fe wards of the cry. A collection was iaxken up, umouniing to $286, of WhiGn elghiy dollars Was subs scrived by the Wator Commissioners. ‘ihe moot was largely attended, and @ resolution was adopted reavcating the pastors of the several churches wi the 64 Lo have collections made in thetr eharches next in wer turday ficient cauze to generate Spanish influence in opposition to Dominican acquisition, if we ‘Sunday. Another mete rut be held uext eee. 4 day evening, Mr. H. A. Ureene was appoluted Trea 4 surck, »