The New York Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1870, Page 6

Boek vic recensione NEW YORK HERALD |™ BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, Volume KXXV.... 2 0c ceseee. seececereceece NO, 149 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, BOWERY THFATRE, Bowery.—Raai el Yorx—Six Dranske oF Cun we ee BOOTH’S THEATRE, 234 st., between Sth ana 6to avs.— TAKING TRE CHANCES. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broad etree Tas Honeymoon. pectic FRENOH THEATRE, Mth st. and 6th av.—Tue Conet- oan Broruens, "TH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth st.—Tue > NATURED MAN, THE TAMMANY, Fourieontn stroct.—GZanp VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Tie Fare ONE WITH NDE Wid, ID MENAG‘RIZ, Rroadway, gor- per PhirticiusteeMatiocs dally. Porforaaiice every eventing, GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of Eighth avenue and 98d ot. —Tuk TWELVE TEMPYATIONS. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Tus Dama OF THE Forty Tuirves, F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklya.— weed Wont ToopLEs. THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—Couto Vooar- 16M, NEUZO Acrs, 40. ‘ TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Couro Vooal.ieu, NEGRO MINSTRELBY, 40. BRYANT’S OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mth BL—BRYAN1'S MINGTBELS. KELLY & LEON’S MINSTRELS, No. 720 Broadway.— AND OuT. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brookiyn.—Hoorey's MIN- STRELS—PANORAMA, PROGRESS OF AMERICA, &C. CENTRAL PARK GARD! ‘Sth sts.—TuEODORE THON. 7th av., between 58th and OPULAR CONCRSTS. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— SORNOR AND ARY. TRIPLE SHEET. oaia Gea. Scare Iny 29, 187 CONTENTS OF TO- May 29, 1870. Pao, pene Advertisements. 2—Adveritsements. 3—Tne. Fenians: The Invaston Movement Effect- uaily ‘eG Warlike Fenians Returning Home ful Irisnmen; Their Generals Leading Heroically m the Retreat; Bitter Feeing of the Men Against Their Leaders; Fol! Reports from al Points on the Frontier. @—Europe: General Prim’s Speech on Spanish evolution and the Throne Question; The Great Powers’ Plaa for tie Reconstruction of Greoce—Keilzions Inieliigence—The Fashions: ‘The Fickle Goddess Alarmed at the Bonaparte Soldarities of Politics; French and English Tout ‘The New Régime—Skeletous mm the Otty Hall, S—The international Yacht Race: Special Report of the Second Race Between the Sappho and Cambria—Procesdings in the New York and Brookiyn Courts—Midsummer Retreats: The Season of 1870 at Snaron Springs—Telegraph- ing from Australia to Europe by India— Marriages ana Deaths, 6—Editoriais: Lead ng vie on the Fenian and the Ridiculous n:e—Cooper Union— cf & Fugitive— ts, YeTetegraphic News from All Parts of the World: British Comments on the Fenian Raid Into Canada; Kiug Making in Spain and Prim’s Position; Brigandage Near Gibraltar and Promises to Pay for Eng- lshmen—The Annapoiis Boat Race— Oricket—The National Game—Billiards—Chess Matters—Amusements—Music at the Brooke lyn Skating Rink—New York City News— o Latest Case of Outraged Affections— Bad Accident to a Reporter—A Highway to the Sea—The Sinailpox in Westchester—/eeding the “Lion’”—Miracilous Escape from Death— ._Business Notices. @—Financial and Commercial Reports—The Gar- Giner-Alexander Bond Smuggling Case—Emi- gration—Drowned Body luentified—Advertise- ments. 9—Axivertisements. 10—Washington: Speech of Senator Chandler on American Commerce; Negroes Demanding More Protection; Convideration of the Bill to Reduce Internal Taxation; Pensioning Sol- fiers of the War of 1312—Horse Notes—Stir- ring News from Cuba—Shipping Intelligence— , Advertisements, M1—Aivertisements, 12—Advertisements. Taz European Maw, at this port yester- day, supplied ample and interesting details of our cable news telegrams tothe 17th of May. Tho résumé appears in our columns to-day. A Mistake IN OrGANIziNG THE FENIAN Army.—In the organization of the Fenian army of invasion the general rule was re- versed. Instead of having a heavy body of rank and file and but few officers, numerically compared, it is said they had more officers than men, and as the officers retreated on the approach of the Canadian militia the minority of the fighting force only were left to do the fighting. A Goop Stex.—The Odserver (Presbyterian organ) cordially endorses the measures adopted by the Presbyterian Reunion Assembly, in Philadelphia, looking to a renewal of frater- nal relations with their brethren of the Presby- terian Church South. This is a style of recon- struction that ought to come from the heart, tending as it does to cement the bond of reli- gious fellowship as well as the bond of union among all the States. Samso Gomna Back on His Reticion.—If emancipation and enfranchisement have done @greatdeal toward the political elevation of the colored population of the South, it seems that the same cannot be said in regard to his religious advancement. It appears from recent investigations that the Southern Methodist Churcls is rapidly losing i's colored meimber- ship, there being but about nineteen thousand members this year, against thirty-two thousand last year. How cau this be accounted for? Tur Spanisn Turone Question.—Espar- tero will not be king of Spain. Spain will not have Serrano. Behold the situation! No prince of any of the old royal families of Europe will have the Spanish throne. Espar- tero will not have the throne; Serrano does not care for it; and Spaia has had, perhaps, enough of Serrano. The name of Napoleon has been mentioned; but Europe, quietly as hitherto she has watched Spain, will not have another royal Bonaparte. Why should not Prim proclaim himseif dictator at once? Broox.yn Srvuripri ‘There is a Brooklyn man with a mind as smallas any that grow in Brooklyn—and they grow very little there sometimes—who asked the courts for a man- damus to exclude the Seventh regiment, Na- tional Guard, from the parade ground of Pros- pect Park. Why this sbrimp should esp:cially desire the exclusion does not appear. . Is it jealousy? Brooklyn is a parasite that has grown upon this city. There is nota row of houses built in Brooklyn but the money was made in the trade of this city, and Prospect Park itself is a luxury afforded from our su- perfluous wealth. It is not well therefore for Brooklyn to put on airs, Suppose we ex- eluded Brooklya from any pleasuring this side the river. -balloon. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. lt Fenian, Fiesco—Tho Grand Design and the Kidicutous Reality. Old Mothor Siipper Slopper sump" out af bed, ana the fox he bas come to the town, oh!" ‘And this iso fair summing up of the lato Fenian invasion of the New Dominion, “Old Mother Slipper Slopper” is Canada, and the fox is the Fenian army; but the wide awake old woman was too much for him, and she cooked his goose in short order. Never was there a military campaiga with such a funny beginning as the capture of “Mr. O'Neill,” or with a more ridiculous ending than the retire- ment of the disgusted General Gleason from the enemy’s territory when he found that the impudent ‘‘Kanucks” were shooting bullets and were actually moving to bag him. In fact, the prevailing idea with these warlike Fenians appeared to be not to go too far into Canada, for fear they might not be able to stop this side of Australia. There were apparently three leading ideas among these invading Fe- nians—first, to keep near the boundary line after crossing it; second, to provide fora con- venient retreat to the safe side of the line if attacked, and third, to retreat when attacked, go as to disappoint the rascally Britishers in their bloodthirsty intentions of killing Fenians or taking them prisoners. But whether upon this safe plan of operations to the Feaian forces they calculated upon “anfurling the sunburst upon the towers” of Notre Dame, in Montreal, or upon the Plains of Abrahain, at Quebec, we cannot tell, The American Fenian programme for the liberation of the “old sod” from the grip of the Saxon, from all that we have been able to learn, was this: First, as fast as possible to throw arty or a hundred thousand Fenians into Canada and subjugato tho whole Dominion from the central base of operations at Mon- treal; second, to set up a preliminary Irish republic, extending from Newfoundland, on the Atlantic, to Vancouver’s Island, on the Pacific Ocean; third, to build, equip and send out from each of those islunds a fleet of cruisers to sweep the seas of British trading vessels, and then to build a lot of sieam iron-clads to. convoy a squadron of swift steamers bearing officers, small arms, artillery and munitions of war to Ireland, the fighting Fenians there, meantime, to be gathered at some appointed place on the sea coast to receive said officers, arms, &c., and to equip their army with them on the spot and fortify the port so used asa base of operations by land and sea. This programme is methodical and attrac- tive, barring the drawback of the time re- quired, with the best luck to carry it out, and varring the chapter of accidents likely to delay its execution from the interference of British troops, Canadian militia, Indians, gun- boats and British iron-clads all the way through. With these drawbacks, however, we hardly think that this was or is the real Fenian programme. What, then, is or was their real scheme for Ireland’s independence? The capture of the New Dominion, with a view, perhaps, to exchange it for Ireland. This looks more like business, because the exchange of Ireland for the New Dominion would be a mighty good bargain for England, and how it would turn the tide of Irish immigration back again into the old land! This arrangement, however, interferes with our theory of the final settlement of those Alabama claims, and, moreover, we don’t think that even this is the real Fenian programme. We do think that the grand object of the Fenians in these Cana- dian invasions is to keep John Bull in a con- tinual stew about Ireland till compelled to give her up as a bad bargain to the Irish people for the sake of peace. As for these American Fenian leaders, we presume the Irish republic is, or has been so far, a good speculation with them in the matter of United States greenbacks, to say nothing of those Irish bonds. Or, say what you like of those bonds, O’Mahoney was right in provid- ing money as the first essential of a new gov- ernment preparing for war. This, as the head of his confederacy, was the first proceeding of Jeff Davis, and till his Confederate scrip got down to three cents on the dollar his armies continued to fight. Even at this time there are some hopeful English financiers who expect in some way some day to turn an honest penay out of their rebel cotton loan bonds, though we think they are gone up ina How it is that George Francis Train haa not introduced his ‘Crédit Mobiller” for the republic of Ireland we are puzzled to explain, but we don’t suppose that even Train has lost more than two or three paltry millions in the cause of Irish independence, His Fenian plan is the short cut—‘Elect me to the White House and I will make Irelund a republic.” The trouble here is, however, that everybody believes that Train is joking or playing Bar- num or Daniel Pratt, ‘the great American traveller.” But whatever may be the plans, schemes or calculations of the Fenian leaders and mana- gers, we think that they have shown enough in the way of presumption and folly and reck- lessness in these Canadian wild goose chases to convince the honest Irish men and women who furnish the funds that any further funds for such senseless adventures are worse than so much mouey thrown away. Justice TO Rome.—A correspondent asks that justice shall be done to Rome in the mat- ter of her “‘compelling Protestants to worship outside the walls of the sacred city,” as al- leged by Representative Bingham in the recent controversy in Congress about the mission to Rome. Our correspondent avers that this story is utterly without foundation in fact, and the evidence proves that he is cor- rect. The suggestion about the restoration of General King to the office from which he was deprived as Minister to Rome is good, but we imagine it comes rather too late in the session for the present Congress to take action upon it, ArrioaN Coxonization.—The Amorican Colonization Society publish an ‘Appeal to all Christians and Philantbropists” for fifty thousand dollars to send emigrants to’ Liberia. Since the fifteenth amendment has been rati- fied it is quite possible that our native colored population, from which class emigrants to Li- beria are expected to be recruited, are gene- rally pretty well satisfied that the United States is about a3 frea and as good a country as they can live in, Emancipation and enfran- [ cutement were the deathblow to coloniza- tion An Important Woek tn Congress. A week of stoady industry on the part of both houses of Congress has just closed. During yesterday, in the Senate, Mr. Chandler made a speech on his own plan for restoring American commerce. He made some excel- lent suggestions, considering that he lives as far in the backwoods as Michigan, and is usually given to the intemperate ase of buncombe iu his speeches. He favored drawbacks, and took the broad ground that the Clyde builders knew more about the business of building iron ships than we did, and that iron steamships were already doing the carrying business of the world. In the House a discussion ensued on & general bill for giving pensions to the sur- viving soldiers and sailors of 1812, the debata- ble point being a motion made by Mr. Winans, and: favored by Messrs, Bingham and Butler, to strike out a clause excepting those who gave aid and comfort tothe rebellion, The bill was finally passed without striking out the clause, The bill to reduce internal taxation was then considered in Committee of the Whole. The sale of gold coin through a clear- ing house was taxed one-twentieth of one per cent additional, and the tax on gambling opera- tions in Wall street was doubled. Altogether the week has beon one of the most important in many sessions of Congress. Both houses seem to have devoted themselves untiringly to the transaction of business, and the business transacted has been rather above the average character of latter day Congres- sional transactions, The Fifteenth Amend- meat bill has been passed in both houses and ranks first in importance, not only on its in- trinsic merits,,but by virtue of having already reached the midway dignity of awaiting the signature of the President, Tho Legislative Appropriation bill, one of the most important roullis Measarcs, wad passed fp the Sonate, with several sensible amendments, one of which increases the salary of the Justices of the Supreme Court. The bill for a uniform system of naturalization has been reported in the Senate and will probably soon come up for con- sideration, and Mr. Chandler's shipping interest bill is already before that body. In the House the Diplomatic Appropriation bill, another important routine measure, has‘ been passed; the Internal Tax bill is fairly under way; Mr. Lynch’s Shipping bill has been steadily discussed, and the Cuban question, called up incidentally, has received a salutary endorsement by both political parties in the House, and is in a fair way of solution as soon as it is brought more formally before it. Against thia record of industry and zeal we have nothing more serious to place on the Senate account than the averago display of buncombe, but in the House the zeal and in- dustry is pretty nearly balanced by the passage of an infamous land grabbing bill and at least two displays of intemperate dis- cussion. The week’s record, however, shows that both houses are anxious to make up for lost time, and we are inclined to deal leniently with the minor faults. Music in the Parka. Tho public have reason to be grateful to the new Commissioners of Public Parks for the opportunity afforded to enjoy delicious music in the various parks down town which are ac- cessible to multitudes of people who cannot frequent Central Park, nor come within the precincts of Theodore Thomas’ magnificent classic temple of art. The Commissioners announce that a fine band will play in Tomp- kins Square on Tuesday evening, from five o'clock till seven. They also furnish the pro- gramme of music, that shows admirable taste in the selection, which embraces the works of such composers as Mozart, Offenbach, Verdi, Abt, Herold, Wagner and Strauss. We can imagine what a treat this will be to the denizens of that crowded region of the city. We can fancy the toilers of the day, and those gentler ones—women and children—who lean upon the toilers for support, indulging in such re- fined enjoyment almost at their doors—such pleasure as was never furnished them before. And when they turn their footsteps towards home, after the last strain of melody has died away, will they not bless the Commissioners of Public Parks for their consideration for the comforts of the people? Mr. Sweeny and his colleagues evidently comprehend their duties in a democratic point of view. They do not confine themselves to the aristocratic Central Park in lavishing their favors, but they give a fair share of attention to the little green spots where the sons and daughters of toil look for their recreation in the afternoon. On Wednesday evening Wash- ington Square will be resonant with the genius of the best composers. On Thursday Madison Square will be equally favored, Tais is just what is wanted. It is impossible to exagge- rate the beneficial effects of occasional music in the parks, Trifling as the circumstance may seem it will effect a moral revolution in many districts that no police system could enforce. It will do more to empty the grogshops, corner groceries and other pernicious haunts than people imagine. The attraction of delicious music in a neighboring park will steal many a wild and wayward soul away from gross temptations. or this, as well as for the pleasure afforded to all classes, we have reason to be gratetul to the Commissioners for the music in our public parks, AN EvANGELIOAL PrEs3 ASsOOIATION.— It seems an association exists, with head- quarters in this city, having the above desig- nation. Governor Claflin, of Massachusetts, is the President for the current year, The object of the association is asserted to be the publication in secular papers as advertise- ments of religious tracts, in which various seasonable topics are discussed, many of them pertinent to hot weather in New York, witha sly glimpse atthe “other place.” But what does all this advertised morality amount to? There is more good done to the religious and moral training of our reading population in one page of the Heratp on Monday morning— and, for that matter, on any other day in the week—than is secured by all the homilies the Evangelical Press Association can distribute, far or near, by way of paid advertisements in all the other papers in the city. Besides, the Herato’s contributions to the Evangelical fund are entirely gratis, costing neither clergy nor layman, sinner nor devotee a dollar by way of subscription or otherwise. Tho Hgratp's reward is in the happy conscfousness of belag able to'do good to all mankind, Fear ae an Element in Religion. There {is @ class of religious teachers, hap- pily not so large now as formerly, who believe that men and women must be either forced or frightened into the pursuit of a religious life. Acting upon this conviction they make the most of such disasters as recently bofell the people of Richmond and the Missouri railroad slaughter, upon which they ring sanctified changes oft and again. These terrible disas- ters are pointed out as so many dispensations of the Almighty to turn us from the error of our ways and to lead us to Himself, and God is pictured more like a fiend, who delights in slaying mankind, than as a Father, who rejoices and seeks to save His children. It is not surprising, therefore, that this style of theology should awaken and bring forth a more liberal and Christian school of thought, wherein the mercy and love of God are made more conspicuous attributes of His character than His insatiate desire for justice and revenge, and wherein He may appear just while He justifies the believer in Jesus Christ His Son, As an clement of religious power fear is the very weakest and most ignoble that can be invoked. Most men are naturally brave, and can face a danger, however groat, of whose presence they are made aware. They are everpday called to meet danger and death in a thousand forms, each much more real and terrible than any hell that Milton or Dante has pictured, which are real only to human faith and imagination, Tho history of Juda- ism is a hiatory of religion bogun, continued and ended through the influence of fear; and what facts does it represent? A nation numbering three or four millions of people, born in Egypt, yet owing no allegiance to the land of their birth; held in bondage for several genera‘ions by the Egyptians, and then “with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm” Jehovah brought them forth and planted them in their owa land, Groat signs and wonders had been wrought before them, The choicest and best of Egypt's treasures of wealth and persons had been destroyed, and the departure of the Israelites had been made as awe-inspiring as it could bo. At the Red Sea they witnessed the destruction of Pharaoh’s grand army, and with its instruments of war they equipped themselves. A journey of about four months brought them to the foot of Mount Sinai, on the summit of which the law was given to Mosea, amid circumstances of the greatest reverence and fear. Tho sacred historian tells us that ‘the Lord descended upon Mount Sinai in a fire, and the mount was altogether in a smoke, which ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. And there were thunders and lightaings and a thick cloud upon the mount, so that all the people that wera in the camp trembled, and so terrible was the sight that Moses said he exceedingly feared and quaked.” But this impression did not last long enough to keep the people from idolatry ; for while Moses remained on the mountain top in communion with Jehovah the people made a golden calf and worshipped it, and proclaimed it as the god that had brought them out of Egypt. And Aaron, their high priest, was their leader in this idolatry. For centuries afterward tho history of the Jews is but the record of a series of persecutions and deliverances, of sinning and repenting, without any appreciable good re- sults flowing therefrom, until finally God dis- persed them to the four winds of heaven; and to-day their enemies, in every country except this, are following the same tack, and striving, by persecutions and repressive outrages, to convert them to Christianity. But the most favorable reports of success show that all efforts in this direction are failures. Fear, as an element in religion, has utterly failed to produce in their minds or in their lives the principles of purity, virtue, goodness, love, And it has equally failed with others also. The converts to Judaism, all together from Moses’ time to our own, will not equal in num- ers the converts made to Christianity in a single year. The reason is obvious, We live under a new dispensation. A now covenant—the covenant of love—has been made with us. And ‘God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that who- soever believeth in‘Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” While it is true that few men can be influenced to lead a moral or religious life through fear most mem can be 80 influenced by love. It isthe great power that guides and controls mankind to-day, and not- withstanding the msny national and local pbroils and tumults that prevail in all the earth there is more of fraternal feeling, of pure sym- pathetic affection among men to-day than there ever was. This gospel of love has, during eighteen centuries, nearly turned the world up side down and literally changed the face of nature, so that the crooked places have been made straight and the rough places smooth ; and by and by, when Ho whose right it is to reign shall come, the nations of the earth will gladly accept His sway. ‘There is not in the earthly life of Christ a single incident that can properly be construed as indicating any other than the deepest affection for the race and the most earnest solicitude for our salvation. Love was the prominent and controlling attribute of His life and character, and it is by love that His followers must succeed in converting tho world. Fear has utterly failed. Men shrink from the idea of being coerced into paths of rectitude by appeals to the basilar part of their nature. The most depraved can be success- fully reached by love. The remembrance of a mother’s tears and prayers, of a father’s kiss of peace and blessing, or the parting adieus of loving brothers, sisters and triends, has saved many ® waywari youth from terrible destruc- tion. Even the murderer Reynolds, who was recently executed in this city, was reported to have’ wept at the mention of his mother’s name and the probable disgrace that his career would bring upon her, while to every other consideration, even the-certainty of his own ignoble death, he appeared callous and indif- ferent. Love is the divinest attribute of earth or heaven; it is the noblest, purest and most enduring ; it will outlast every other attribute of our fallen nature, and will outshine them all at last. Love is the fulfilling of the law. Iris 10 BE FRaReEp that reconstruction in Richmond is being shaped too much after the New York order. It seems the election can- yassers there are trying to count out Chahoon, the radical Mayor elect, on account of a row .in one of the warda, @se Cent Fare om the Brooklyn Ferries. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have taken a very sensible view of the rights and profits of the Brooklyn Union Ferry Com- pany. In response to the application of this grievous monopoly for a renewal of their lease for ten years to come, the Commissioners de- cided that the lease could only be renewed upon the conditions that the company should reduce the fare from two cents to one cent on the boats running between the hours of five and half-past seven in the morning, and the same hours in the afternoon, The company have acceded to these terms, and therefore hold their lease subject to this obligation, The hours to which these rates apply are those when the working classes cross the ferries in large numbers—thousands at a time—both morning and evening. The Commissioners have therefore taken a humane view of the question, besides putting a screw upon the voracious propensities of the Brook- lyn Union Ferry Company, which was very much needed. The travelling public between New York and Brooklyn, however, must look out that those who have to crosa the East river between the hours specified at which the low rate is fixed are not victimized to make up for the sacrifice which the company is com- pelled to make, It is‘not improbablo that the company will economize by ranning fewer boats during the day and night to cover the loss of the extra cent. This is their way of doing business. To exact the most and return the least to the public in comfort and accom- modation seems to be the rale of the Union Ferry Company. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund should see that the reduction of one cent during certain hours of the morning and evening shall not interfere with the privi- leges of the thousands of people who cross the ferry in the interval. However, it is a point gained in favor of the working people against a grasping monopoly, for which we have reason to he thankful. ~ Dress Fasulons in Europes From Paris, under date of the 11th of May, comes our special fashions correspondence, in gracefitl ad refreshing anticipation of summer. Despite some local drawbacks the mind of the French modistes and costumers was active in the study of new and graceful designs of dress patterns, and comprehensive in sweep in their elaboration, Our special writer speaks of song, of the opera aad of tho brilliant scene which was witnessed during Mile. Nilsson’s appearance at the Opera House previous to her departure for London. On this occasion the aristocracy of France and England were closely allied for the setting of the éon and promulgation of the law of dress style for the opening of the present season. It must be ac- knowledged that the confederated beauties, 50 faras we can judge from our special letter, succeeded admirably. In the communication of to-day we have a description of a “‘plebiscitum” robe, of velvet robes, of blue silk dresses, of ‘‘pinked out” flounces, of rice straw hats trimmed with dia- dems made of lilies of the valley and tied on with strings of pink; of lawns, linens and laces; of parasols with handles of torloise shell, and of elegant mourning dresses—in truth, of life and beauty, of infancy and royal baptismal feies, and of death. Paris remains, as ever, chameleon-like in taste, elegant in its applica- tion and—in the columns of the Hzratp— cosmopolitan in its promulgation and dif- fusion. Tae INTERNATIONAL Yaont Race.—By a special correspondence from England, dated at Cowes, to the 17th of May, we are enabled to publish to-day an exhaustive and accurate report of the second yacht race contest between the Cambria and Sappho. That is, we report it so far as it was a contest on the part of the Cambria, our special writer fur- nishing the log of the Sappho besides detail- ing all the ‘‘ins” and ‘“‘outs” of the evont. The first race between the contending vessels is also passed before the eyes in a spirited and attractive review. ConarEssionaL T'nimBLERia.—Political mo- rality in Congress is certainly at a very low poiat; if one may judge by the occurrence of the admission to a contested seat of Mr. Wallace. This admission was secured bya dishonest mancuvre of his friends, who watched their opportunity for a listless moment and a nearly empty house and rushed a vote through in his favor. Will Congressmen who cheat the country on such a point serve it honestly on any other? Is the Congressman who mancu- vred this dodge any better than those ex- pelled for the sale of cadetships? COOPER UNION. Eleventh Annual Commeocemont—tioverncr Hoffman Presides—Inieresting Exercises and a Crowded House. ‘Tho large hall of the Cooper Lustitute, probably, tn all its bistory, never presented such a svene as tt dia last night, when it was occupied by an assem- blage gathered to honor Science and her hand- maiden, Art, and to cheer on their way tho young mén and women of America who have em- barked in the field of study, and so liberally availed themselves of the ample opportunities afforded them by the trustees of the institution, The stage was conskicrabiy enlarged for the occasion, and around the hall hung copious drapery in the shape of the national bunting. Shordy before eight o'clock Governor Hoff. man arrived, and on taking the principal seat ailotied to him was greeted with loud applause, Surrounded by @ cordon of fair young girls and uusiastic young mep, the pupils of the Cooper Union, the Governor coula not but wreat tis hu vie countenance with smiles, A g band was in attendance, aud discou:sed the most delighiful music through the evening. The programme was long aad varied, con- sisting of overwures, songs, reading of telegraphic messages from ail parts of the world, delivered tirougi a wire connectiig the hail with the Western Union Teiegraph Company's olfice. Mr. Pevsk Covrer, 1a few choice remarks, pre- senved the Cooper ul aud diplomas to the gradu. ating ciass as follows:— £. M. Kenoedy, Allan Sterling, Thomas J. Rider, Emile Eberiia, William J. Lowan, J, M. Bossoug, of the irée Night Scuoot fn Science and Art; diplomas to Miss Hattie A. Pick- ering, of the Female School of Art, and Miss Elizabeth O. Blauchard, Florence Colyer, Frances T. Oliver, Annie P, Chichester, ell Morae, Emma Byrne, Mrs. Julia M. Ford, of the Femaie School in Telegravhy. Governor Horrman was then introdued to the audience by Mr. Cooper, aud, afier the applause ch greeted him had subsided, delivered an elo- nt addyess, in the course of which he spoke feel- ingly of Mr, Cooper and paid a high tribute to his liberailty, worth and nitegrity. ‘fhe presentation of the “Latie” prize of sixty doilars in goid to Miss Ella P. Thompson for the best original painting, of the “Low” prize of sixty dol- lars in gold to Miss Sophia H’jousbery for the best original drawing, ol the Trustees sliver medal to Miss Carrie H. Rimmer for original drawing, Miss Mary ©. Wilkinson for flower painting, Mra. Sophia G. Tolles for portrait painting, Miss Dora S. Abbott fot sculpture, Miss Adele 8. Biliot for painting, Mies Helen L. Purdie for cast drawing then took place, aud the exercises were brougat to a close at a late hour. ‘THE STOUTENQURGA WiLL. The late Robert O. Stoutenburgh, of Newark, leaves property valued at $600,000, bequeathed to hie Tamily. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCZ, Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterdays Governor John T, Hoffman, of New York; alfred Dovell, of Liverpoo!, and Henry Stevens, of Lon- don, are at the Clarendon Hotel, Governor Fairchild, of Wisconsin ; General Frank. lin, of Hartford; Dr. A. P. Morrill and Mrs, M. Strange, of Natchez, are at the Grand Hotel. General L. H, Sheidon, of New Orleans; Major John W. Cameron, of Wilmugton, and-Judge Noale Davis, of Albion, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Judge J. P. O'Sfillivan, of St. Domingo; Judge James Baker, of St. Louis, and J. V. L. Pruya, of Albany, are at the Brevoort House, Colonel Livingston, of Detroit; Major J. H. Roberts, of Cincinnati; J. Hartley and Vharies W. Miner, of the United siates Army; W. P. Dolo, of Washington; Dr. E. ©. Allen, of Matue, and Dr, Ee D. Wolf, of Philadelphia, are at the Metropolitar Hotel, Colonel G. W. Gl and General 0, L. Shepherd, of the United States Army; Rev. A.M. McGinnis, of Philadelphia; Lieutenant J.J. Gates, of the Uniied States Navy, and Congressman L, P. Poland, of Ver- mont, are at the Astor House. Commander v. T. Stewart, of New Jersey; Edward Boringer, of Baltimore; Ben. F, Russell, of Boston, and Dr. Warren Stoue, of New Orleans, are at tlie New York Hotel, Senator Harrison and W. P, Kellogg, of Louisiana; Captain Dixon, of England, and E. Hardy of Cinna, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Colonel Cook, of St. Paul, Minn., and A. Ls. Clarke, of Boston, are at the Albemarle Hotel. F. A. Mahon, of West Point, and D. N. Cooley, of Washington, are at the Hoffman House. A. G Verplanck, of the United States Army; R. Fy Stockton, Jr., of New Jersey, and Allan Sufltoy, of ‘Troy, are at the Coleman House. Captain R. T. Donaldson, of Toronto; Seiior A, Rodrigues, of Cuba, and Captain E. Dunlovy, of Yo koliama, are at the St. Charies Hotel, Departures for Europe. The following 1s a list of passengers who sailed yesterday for Europe in the General Transatiantio Company's seamship Lafayette:— Count de la Tour, Italian Mintster to Japan; Countess do 1 four, Captain Samuel Samuels, Roy be Ghnton Locke, Chicago; Lawrence & Jerome, New York; © H Spang, Pitts. barg: Mr and Mrs R J Livingston and servant, New York; Mrand Mrs © T Bowen, Chicago; H A Cr 8 Cram, New York; Mr and Mrs Vidal, Wash! re Harry McCall, Mics Moin McCa Frengu Consul at New Orleans Gerry, child and two servant,’ New Y Camila Ureo, New York;' Mr and Tem: on ow Misses 2 and varooy Orleans; Balt . ‘ “Spaid ar Barrloiel, Poruviah ‘Consul at Da a wi Ree + 3g and Mise Lizale lolhet, San Fran= cisco; Mrand Mra Kawai o Litghteld, New York; the Misses tehben - £2, “Paris; Mi Lilchieia, New York; Dr ‘lid Rervan., Satis; } tnd Mea Leonce Couteny ‘News Vork Mise ‘Neapoiito Dautese Mrand Mra FN Casaao, New Orleans; R Casado, Miss Casalo, Mise E Casado, Misses M and © Casado and servant ew Orleans; Mr and Mrs ¥ Grand, New York; Mrs Hy Livingston, Hy Livingston, New York; William Pembroke cy Now York; J © itopes, Howton: Miss, Ropes, B MC Wood, Miss J Wood, New York; in NG ew York; Miss Trask, Boston; WH Ballard, Ne 8 Partridge, New York; Martin P Kennard: Bos- ton; tir and Mrs Charles D De Ford, New York; Mr aa Mrs Kichardaon, St Couts; Nathaniel Phillips, B ton; Miss © | M_ Mitchell, Misses Mand’ Cora Biotlat, New York; Mr and Mrs L McCarthy, New Orleans; Mr and Mrs Henty ‘Tolman, Miss Tolman, Boston ; B Peronay Mr Arter, New Yorks; Mra) Aldige, Miss’ Aldige, Master Aly dige, New Orieans; Louis P Plant, Chicago; 4 New Orleans; Misses © E and N A R_ Weil, San Francisco; Crisolia, Cuadr and servant, New Or! 4 dtiss Paull Mi io, Matanzas; Mrs Speck, Louls; Mr and Mra Euiifo Blanchet, Miss Carman Deg.do, Miss Lown Delgado, Matanzas; Mrs Sippill, New York; Mr Ci jew York; Mr and Mrs ET New Orleans; Eugeno Sbiff, fh , Cincinnat, Ohio; Mr M Mr and New Orleani John Shillito, Borel, 4 ‘Torros, New York; c Mr Wall, New York; Mrs William Ropes ana maid, Boston; Mra C Bordas, Now’ York; Miss Fay, Boston; Augusius Downing, New York; Mr and Mrs E A Livingston, Miss Adelaide Livingston, Miss Elizabeth Livingston, Misa Catherine Livingston, New York, Messrs Montgomery and Walter Livingston; ‘Mr Payerqde and friend, San Fran- fo Pau, New York; Misses Louise Chauchio and P! Merquoil, Mrs A Lovt and two children, abate iowa; Manol R_ Mon Havana; James H Blight, Philadelphia; Thomae Storm, New York; H A Basford, New York; Pedro Cerunda, ‘Havana; T J Quinny Albany ; Charles Ls Knapp and Alexander Notman, ow York; Andres Gutierrez, Havana; Mr and Mrs eorRe Wreppermann, New York; A Dumaresq, Paris; Mre Andis Descomb: 6, St Chautel, Tarascon ; Br and Mrs Thomas, Mra Mary Paechem, Summerville, Masa; Mr Lassens, Now ‘Ores leans; Paul Castel, New Orleans; Mrs Bijean, - veatx, Mra Arnede, Miss Edwards, Mr and Mra Lafitt Miases Marie and Theresa Lafitte, Joseph, Ferno, Gabriel an: Felix Lafite, New Orleans; PP Souailter, Golorado: Mr son, New Orleans; Chai Kuhn, Jr, thee Ya Mr Moeller, New York; Miss Maria Charton, Phtiadelphia{ Miss Marlo Biaos, New York; Mrs Leonle Bausch and son, Mr and Mrs © Suter, Selma, Ala; P Doulburt, L Vignes, Labarre and J Fachnare, New Oricans; servant of Beumdor, rvant of Count de.a Tour, Mrs Victoire Gautier, Philadel~ Mrs E Turpin and two children, Peter Ke M Heyman, Missse Mary Wheeling, W Va; Mra Belle Isle, New York; Kitt, Phil: hia; Jouephine “clad,” Masist Victor, Clad, . Mr ‘Albert Jacquat, Wilmington, Del; Nicholas P Chano, Brownsville, Texas; G, Sart, L Israel, Brooklyn; Jeau jeans; Edward Dechaux, 1s Vanan, Philadelphia; Josep York; B Bourques, New Orloaus; Clevelan: m Harka, Mr Fett, @ Gdersin Francis Duplim, Jacques Fourcad, York; Mrand Mrs Romero, N Romero, Mons Am 5 Piveau, Louis Perrenod, Kruest du Cordova, E Auga, Theo- dore Leveau, New Orleans; P Casanbrelh, New Orleans; Ed Louiron, Charles Soure, L Deckert, Master Deckert; Nru Pettback, Mrs Deckert, Mrs Veuve Malherbe, New York{ Gcemencé Stephane, Mrs Deslar, Jean Soubra, © M N Cor nerell, Connecticut; © F Evrard, Metz; M Ronpoll, Redoux) LeCozte Hyacinthe, Lannion. $3: 26,622 in apecie, “CRACKING” A BANS. Tho Latest “Gunpowder Plot”--Fruitless Ate tempt to Explode a Sufe—Gno of the Sup< posed Burglars in Custody. Shortly after one o'clock yesterday morning a dull, indistinct noise, accompanied by the apparent crashe ing of glass, was heard in the vicinity of the Court House at White Plains, Westchester county; but a a high wind prevatied at the time the sounds did not attract unusual attention, About daybreak, however, s0ine persons wiile passin; th Centrai Bank of Westci.ester county, situate: on the corner of Railroad avenue and Court House square, discovered the entrance open and the front windows scattered in fragments on the sidewalk. A furiher investigation reveated the ute most contusion ta the bank, the floor cf Which was liberally beaprinkled with blood; but whether the wounds were occasioned wile the burglars were breaking through the gias3 of a rear window or by the force of au explosion which they planned is not koown. The outer door of the safe had been blown off, a hole having been drilled near the lock, into which the ciarge hada evidentiy been poured. Among the d’br's on the floor lay three powlrr canisters, tivo of which were empty and the other partially s0, Jeaving no rovm to doubi that a considerable quantity had been. used by the burglars in their attempts to rife the, safe, The force of the explosion, in addition to blow- ing out the windows, caused serious damage to other portions of the banking rcom. Having removed the first obstacle to thelr burglarious destins, the operas tors tried to force the second door, a8 one of the lower corners was turned up with the aid of a crowbar or, some similar instrument. It is not kuown what caused the rovbers to desist, except they con- cluded that their efforts were hopeless. Tug ciock in the bank had stopped at half-past one, frony which circumstance it is iuferred that the explosion. took place at that time. Had the burgiars succeed & In gaining access to the interlor of tie safe thay, could have appropriat large amount of funds, About five o’ciock, and aiter the attempted burs, ee become known in the village, Constable arnes observed two men loitering near the Harie: Rairoad depot, who, on seeing him, commenced) moving off rapidly. Drawing his revolver he} ordered them to halt, which only one of them obeyed! This fellow had some severe cuts on his nose and: forehead for which he was unabie to account Batts, faciorily and he was conilned in the county au om suspicion of being one of the partics concerned in (h@ burgiary. ARREST OF A FUGITIVE. Martin Haley, alias Henry Kelly, was arrested yesterday by oflcer Houghton, of the Twentietix preeinot, charged with being a fugitive from justice. St is alleged that Haley was arrested som@ months ago in Fonda, Montgomery couuty, N. Y., charged with — bayin in pos session a quantity of burglars’ tools wit, the evident intent to use the same. He escaped: from the jailand came to this city, where he was subsequently arrested by Mr. David B. Hegeman, Sherif of Montgomery county. His iriends obtained ‘@ Writ of haveas corpus, and, pending the argument in the case, Haley agatn escapet from the cust of the Sheri, Subsequently Haley was ine dicted by the Grand Jury of Monigomery county and a bench warrant was issued for hi arrest. During the past week Mr. the Sheriff, was in this city atteuding to sou rivate business, and yesterday was at the Hud-ot ver Railroad depot wailing to take the tratm for bis tome, While waiting to purchase lia ticket Mr. Hogeman observed Haley De abouk the depot and attempted to arrest him. He ran oti, but was pursued avd recaptured by oMcer Hough. ton. The prisoner was arraigned before Inspecion, Walling and placed in charge of Sheriff Hegeman, who sturted With him to Fordam for tial last evens ing. ee emnclnapies THe COMNUNPAW STOCK YARDS. During the past week 262 cars arrived at the Coms munipaw stock yards, contatuing 2,098 cattle, 10,50 hogs and 8,262sheep. There were slaughtered dure em ing the week 409 cattle, 10,470 hogs and 4,815 Hegeman, ,