The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1870, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, All business or news letter and telegraphic Gespatches must be addressed New York HeERAv. Letters and packages should be properly Bealed. Rejected communications will not be re- tarned. Volume XXXV.... jo. 155. AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth st.—THE Goop NatuRED Man. Natineo at 1. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—GRanD VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT. Matinee at 234. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Tue Farn ONE WITH Buonne Wid. Matince at 2. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, Broadway, cor- ner Thirtioth st.—Matines dally. Performance every evening. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner ot Fixhth avenue and ‘$84 ot —Tae TWELVE TEMPTATIONS, Matinee at 2. *_ NIBLO'S tone ya Broadway—Ixion--Tuz LITTLE “BEBEL, Matince at BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Oxtox, TUB GOLD- TEB—JAOK SPRUCE. ‘\ BOOTH'S THEATRE, 23d st., between 5th and 6th avs. Maxine tHe Cuances. 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RIPLE SHEET, i New York, Satnrdny, June 4, 1870, = = mes {CONTENTS OF To-DAY3 Menai, Pace. 1—Advertisements. ‘Q—Adveriisenents. ‘Washington: Another Heatea Debate in the House Over the Tax Bitl; The Proposition to Repeal the Income Tax Delcated; General Butler on the Rampage; Jewish Msssacres in Roumania; Facts Concerning the St. Domingo Land Jobs; Another Effort to Amend the Tariff Laws—Jersey Oriminal Souventis—a Child Run Over and Killed—Biasting Accident in Jersey City—Board of Police—Belt Beats. @—Ruiope: A French “Pamphiet” to the Members of the Papal Council; Napoleon’s Printer Aaks & Question of ‘the Holy Father; The Britisy Parliament and American Congress in Con- trast; Old World Items—Ouriosities of Ameri- can Literature—The English Stage—Relapsing Fever. {>-The Eastern Question: Turkey in Her Relations to Amierica and Advance to Reform and De- mocracy; Universal Religion Not Based on the Foran: ‘the Sultan’s Speech on Progress; ussia and the East—“Lothair,” Disraell’s New Novel—Death from Hydrophobia—Emi- ee cagarserw ey and Sphere of Government— lause of the Suicide of Captain Cornelius God- frey in San Francisco. s S-Baliora: Leading Article on the Report of the ommittee on Foreign Affairs on Cuba—Obitu- ary—Contagion in Hoboken—A Short sighted Livery Man—Amusement Announcements, Y—Telegraphic News from Ail Parts of the World: British Government Precaution Against Fenian Revolt at Home; Spanish Agitation and Fatal action of the Military; Roine Prepared for Infallibility; French State Trials Arrange- meuts; North German Territorial, Annexa- tion and Consclidation—West Point—Amuse- ments—Trotting at the Fashion Course—Jerome Paik Races—The Buckeye Jockey Club— Hayti—Lecture by Mr. William Anderson— Business Notices, ®G—News from Mexieo—Robbery at the Bremen Dock—The Census Ta s—Duty Done and Undone—Uptown Rob! Shebuoth: Feast of the Jewish Pentecost Jontez and Her Danghter—Milltary Review—The City of Bos- ton: Her Loss Admitted by the Owners— Chess Matters—rhe National Game—Heavy Sneak Robt Musical ) Death of a Lawyer. Political Notes—The Broadway Banc ‘ews ‘om Cuba—Personal Intelligence—A Shocking ‘ocldént—Rural Shuflings. 9—Red River: Excitement at Fort Garry—Finan- cial and Commercial Reports—Real Estate ‘Yransfers—A Pearl Street Ti dy—Not a Murder—To be Hanged—Marriazes and Deaths. 10—New York City News—Kings County Supervis- ors—Snipp!. i Hyellg nce—Advertisoments. a1—New York ah 'y Courts—Jourdan’s Rank and : F#é—Countrymen Rejoice—Senator Fenton on the Fifteenth Amendment—Advertisements, Q—advertisemen Tre Susemer Season has been fully inan- gurated onthe Hudson in the running of its grand summer steamboats, and the signs are that the season will be unusually prosperous. Ayorurr IntERNATIONAL YacutT Race— That appointed for the 13th instant, between the New York yachts on hand and those of the Thames Club, from Dover to Boulogne and pback—a little affair, but no doubt it will be ery interesting. Tae Exopvus FrRoM {RELANp.—Twenty-one Phousand emigrants at Liverpool from Ireland, ound for the United States, is, for the month May, good figure. At this rate the ‘enians here will soon be strong enough to make the capture of tho Canadas a holiday excursion ; but if they all leave the ‘‘old sod” will not ‘the Saxon” go in and settle it, and what then? This is a very interesting ques- tion. Eneranp as BApty FRIGHTENED AS Oanapa.—It seems that the mysterious Fenians have caused such alarm in England that orders have been issued to double the guards at the imperial dockyards and naval stations, and that all government steamers are to keep their fires banked, &c., as precaution- ‘ary measures against possible Fenian plots ‘and revolts, in all of which the British lion ~ cuts a ridiculous figure. { A Wise Decision.—That of Editor Forney in ‘positively declining to be considered a candidate Yor Governor of Pennsylvania, or any other po- Jitical office, because he has better employment asa journalist, notwithstanding the petty jea- Yousies and vulgar meannesses of the profes- gion towards each other, and especially ‘against their successful contemporaries, We know what this means. We have had our full ‘phare of this disreputable professional hostility ; put, having grown fat on it, the Herat has Sno favors toask. We think, however, that we \may, from our successful battle, assume the ht to second the motion of Mr. Forney in matter in bebalf of a general reform. deed, in many things the newspaper press bf the United States toa great extont is still far behind the progressive, civilizing and Fefining spirit of the age. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET, The Report of the Committee om Foreign | for republican freedom ; to the vast commer- Affulrs on Cuba. ‘The readers of the Heratp have read, no doubt, the very able report of General Banks from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs relative to Cuba, which we published yester- day. This important document will bo pre- sented to Congress, it is said, next Monday week, Itis one of the most statesmanlike, comprehensive and exhaustive public papers ever prepared for Congress or submitted to the people, There seemed to have been unneces- sary delay in working up this matter in the committee, and both the House of Represen- tatives and the public became impatient. There has been some dissatisfaction mani- fested toward General Banks even for delay- ing to make the report, But every one will see now that great care and labor have been bestowed in preparing the matter and putting it in shape, and that General Banks comes up fully to the expectations of the country. There will be, undoubtedly, an interesting’ debate on the subject when the roport is sub- mitted to Congress, and the House, probably, will pass some resolution in accordance with the facts and views presented. The report is a complete refutation of the mendacious and constantly reiterated state- ments of the Spanish authorities at Cuba and Madrid and the Spanish agents here about the Cuban insurrection being on its last legs. For nearly two years the American people and the world have been hearing these falsehoods. Boing unable to put down the insurrection by arms the policy of the Spaniards has been to deceive the world, and particularly the Amori- can people and government, by the grossest and most persistent misrepresentation, The very fact that the war has continued so long shows how utterly unreliable the statements, boastings and promises of tho Spaniards have been. We shall continue to hear, no doubt, the same old story—for the Spaniards have unbounded faith in the credulity and gullibility of the rest of mankind—but who after this will believe them? Indeed, no intelligent and unprejudiced American has believed their statements about affairs in Cuba. And what are the facts? In October, 1868, the Cubang began the war for independence with less than two hundred armed men, In one month after they had nearly ten thousand, and in two months twelve thousand, They have now twenty thousand well armed men, There are sixty thousand enrolled and drilled and waiting for arms. The Cubans claim that with a supply of arms they can put into the field, if necessary, three times that force, and all the reports from those who have been engaged in the struggle or know the state of things in Cuba show that this claim is well founded. There is scarcely a native Cuban who does not earnestly desire independence or who would not fight for it if he had the oppor- tunity, The negroes as well as the whites, and even the Chinese, are animated by the same feeling. It would be strange, indeed, if this were not so; for there never was a worse despotism than that of Spain over Cuba, or a mote bloody and ferocious war than the Spaniards are waging against the Cubans. The patriots have never lost sight of the object ‘they have in view, and, to use the words of General Banks in his report, “from the declaration of Cuban independence at Yara to this hour there has not been a week, and scarcely a day, which has not been marked In the calendar of war by fierce and bloody contests, No revolution presents a more constant and determined struggle.” It is a record of long continued existence of civil war, But, more than that, it isa war that has shown in a remarkable manner the military skill and fighting qualities of the Cubans. At the time the Spanish gov- ernment and officials in Cuba were promising a speedy termination of the war the Cubans defeated their best generals—Puello and Goyeneche—in a concerted campaign under Valmaseda. Puello lost thirteen hundred men and Goyeneche two thousand seven hundred. Surely this is evidence enough, as General Banks says in his report, ‘‘of the spirit and capacity of the Cubans for successful warfare.” What other proofs do we want of a state of war in which the insurgents area respectable belligerent power with a good chance of success ? Has not the Spanish campaign in Cuba thus far failed ? General Sickles, our Minister at Madrid, writes to the Secretary of State at home and proclaims this fact. This was about the time the Spanish gunboats were being pre- pared in our ports to suppress the insurrec- tion. After telling Mr. Fish the campaign was a failure he adds, ‘Their (the Spaniards’) great reliance is now on the gunboats from the United States.” What a humiliating confes- sion! What a stain upon this free and repub- lican country that the only hope of Spain to crush the rising liberties of an American people was in the gunboats which this coun- try supplied! But the gunboats have done their best, and still the insurrection survives and has a better prospect than ever. No other facts are needed to show that the Cubans are entitled, according to the practice and law of nations, to recognition as a belligerent power, - But there are other considerations which should have weight with Congress and the administration at Washington. The war, as conducted by the Spaniards, is brutal in the extreme. Their conduct of it ought to place them in the position of barbarians and outside the pale of civilization. We need not recapitulate the monstrous atrocities of the Spanish author- ities and volunteers. They are stated in the report and are well known through the press, If nothing else could induce our government tointerfere these should; for we, as one of the great nations of the world, should defend the rights of humanity and principles of civili- zation, Then, our own citizens in Cuba have been outraged and massacred by the Spaniards with impunity. The representatives of the American government even have been com- polled to flee for their lives and to seck refuge under a foreign flag. Our weak and timid Secretary of State was compelled to admit in a despatch to Mr, Sickles at Madrid, dated June 29, 1869, that ‘the Spanish authorities in Cuba are impotent for the protection of the lives of our citizens.” Never was a great nation so humiliated before by the weakness, incapacity and indecision of the government as ours has been, We might advert to the sympathy of the people of this country for the Cubans, or any other Americans struggling cial, national and material interests we have in the independence and annexation of Cuba, a8 well as to the policy which our destiny clearly points out in the present crisis in that island, to show that we ought to give all the aid possible to the insurgent patriots; but all this is apparent to every right-thinking and patriotic American, The able report of General Banks, which is highly creditable to his head and heart, cannot fail to have a great influence upon Congress and the people as well as abroad. It will enlighten and convince European nations as to the focling and position of this country on the Cuban question. It will inspire the Cuban patriots to renewed exertions, It will go far to convince Spain that she must part with Cuba, It may lead to a change in General Grant's Cabinet; for how can Secretary Fish presume to hold office with such a damaging record against his un-American and weak policy in this matter? Both the American people and foreign nations will look with deep interest upon the action of Congress when the report of General Banks from the Commitiee on Foreign Affairs is reported. The Income Tax—Amendments in Con- grese—A Word to Republican Members. In the course of the proceedings in the House of Representatives on the Internal Tax bill an amendment was agreed to reducing the income tax from five to three percent; also an amendment increasing the exemption on in- comes from one thousand to two thousand dol- lars, and an amendment prohibiting the publi- cation of income returns, which is but a con- tinuation of the late existing law or order on the subject. These amendments are some- thing, and will afford a very considerable relief to people of small incomes within the range of the law; but Congress could pass no act giving more general satisfaction to the people than an act simply announcing that the tax on incomes is hereby and out-and-out dis- continued and abolished, The receipts of the Treasury beyond its expenditures, under General Grant's practical retrenchments and reforms, are now sufil- clently large to juslify the absolute abolition ofthis income tax. It appears, however, to have some friends among even the democratic mem- bers of Congress from the West, and the only reason we can give for this is that this income tax presses lightly upon the West compared with its pressure upon the East, where the proportion of people living upon incomes from salaries, legacies, bonds, stocks, &e., is much larger than in the West. But still, East and West, this income tax is the most offensive to the people of all the forms of taxa- tion to which they are or can be subjected, because of its extremely offensive demands of an inquisitorial character concerning the tax- payer’s business affairs. Should this internal tax bill, therefore, with these half-way amend- ments on the income tax, go from the House to the Senate, it is to be hoped that the Senate will go the other half of the way in abolishing this tax entirely. The republican party, which has to shoulder the defence of all these taxes, will have a pretty hard battle to fight in the approaching elections for the next Con- gress unless it does something meantime in the way of relief for which the people will feel grateful, and we repeat that in this matter nothing would give such a general and grate- ful feeling of relief as the complete discontinu- ance of this offensive and demoralizing income tax. The Jockey Club Opening Day. The April weather of yesterday, with its alternate sunshine and showers, was at first somewhat discouraging to all who are looking for a glorious time at toeday’s opening sporis of the American Jockey Club; but, upon re- flection, it was generally decided that we are all the more likely to have bright skies to-day, while the thorough sprinkling conferred by yesterday's showers will have thoroughly laid the dust and freshened the verdure. There- fore, should the Clerk of the Weather not frown again to-day, his gloomy fits of the past week will redound to the general advantage and “‘all go merry as a marriage bell.” The Belmont, Jerome, Littell, Morris, Deni- son and other horses of nearly equal celebrity, are entered for the grand ‘‘Belmont Stakes,” the third race of the afternoon, the competi- tors booked amounting to about fifty in num- ber, The hurdle race and ‘Fordham Stakes,” which lead the programmo of the day, will also be dushingly contested. The Board of Stewards for the spring meeting com- prises half a dozen names that io the annals of good fellowship are each of them “worth a thousand mon,” and if misty old Pluvius, god of the rain, will but gallantly yield the course to ruddy-faced Flora the scene of to-day will surpass all like occasions that have preceded it, Extra trains in abun- dafice, special horse Cars of all the cohverg- ing lines, hacks, cabs, wagons and ‘‘shandey- dans” will convey the multitude; and no doubt the procession of elegant equipages occupied by our republican eréme de la créme will be something bewildering. Diana and all tents Bas tee her nymphs, in the Wind's yies and tissues, whirling past with a landau and four, and Adonis, in a white hat and gloves couleur de buerre frais, will compose most Arcadian picture, truly,, All the youth and beauty of the great metropolis who can get away this morning will be up betimes and wending gayly forth to the groves and glens of green old Westchester and its hippic Eden in Jerome Park, CotoreD Troops oN THE Hatr Suett.— Mr. George F. Downing, the opener of the colored oyster of the period, writes to a local paper complaining that proper respect was not paid to the graves of the colored soldiers at the late memorial celebration at Arlington. Whose fault was it? It was that of Downing himself, who should have taken care from the moment the celebration was conceived that the graves of the black soldiers in the cometery at Arlington were to be honored and gar- landed alike with those of their white com- rades in arms. As the whole thing stands smart blushes must tingle the cheeks of those white men who deprived the colored troops— who fought so -nobly—of the mild and melan- choly token of a common recognition of their loyalty upon an occasion like this—a recogni- tion in the “house not made with hands, but eternal in the heavens,” The Beethoven Centenvinl aud Grand Musical Jubilec. We are going to try and beat Boston in the ficld of musical jubilees, and if the managers of the grand affair which is to commence on the 13th inst. only fulfil their promises we think that we can beat Boston, big organ and all, Whatis this programme? The leading artists of six opera troupes are engaged to assist at the festival in honor of the memory of Beethoven, Two English opera companies, two German opera companies and two Italian opera companies, with Brignoli, Kellogg, Gaz- zaniga, Lefranc, Petrelli, Massimiliani and Isabella McCulloch, are all on the bill. From the German troupe Madame Johannsen, Madame Rotter, Habolmann and Hermanns, the superb basso, are selected. The English opera furnishes Parepa-Rosa, Anna Bishop, Richings-Bernard, Castle and Campbell and Peakes. So much for the leading artists, As for the choruses and orchestral portions of the grand whole, it is said that three thousand voices and five hundred picked and well chosen instrumentalists from this and the neighbor- ing cities will combine to render the works of Beethoven, Handel, Mendelssohn and Haydn in superb style. In the programme we find the celebrated oratorios of the ‘‘Creation,” the “Messiah” and “Elijah.” And all these are to gather strength from the not quite artistic adjuncts of a chime of bells, electric artillery and anvils; so that, with the addition of a monster organ, built especially for the occasion by Erben, we stand a fair chance of outdoing the great Boston Peace Jubilee in clamor, if not in scientific and artistic beauty. Gilmore, too, is to be here with his big drum, and that big Irishman to pummel it, This grand jubilee is to list a week in the American Institute Coliseum, on Third avenue, beginning on Monday, the 13th of June. At or about the same time the Beethoven Centennial Festival will be celebrated throughout Ger- many by the countrymen of the great compo- sor. The Germans do not forget their diatin- guished men, The love of Faderland is inter- woven with the spirit of affection and venera- tion for those who have made tueir country famous in the annals of art and literature. It is but a short time since Hum- holdt’s birthday was celebrated with great honor, both in this country and in his native land, and, indeed, throughout the world, wherever the love and memory of Faderland existed. It would be well for us to embalm with like sentiments the memory of our lead- ing men. With the exception of Washington’s birthday we have no festival devoted toa simple recognition of the departed great ones of the republic, and even that day is but poorly and carelessly honored. With regard to the coming festival Boston is watching with eager eyes and listening with uplifted ears to the proceedings going on, fear- ful that the laurels shall be snatched from her brow, with which, with the assistance of Jim Fisk, the Hub of the Universe was crowned atthe remarkable period when the gigantic and very noisy Peace Jubiles came off. How- ever, our adventurous ‘‘Committee of Man- agement” are fairly in the field now for a con- test with Boston, and they must not flag in their efforts nor risk the chance of sullying our metropolitan reputation. The Seventh Regiment Set Brotherly Love. The gentlemen of Pailadelphia, represented by some of the leading merchants, bankers, literati, military men, professors and editors of the Quaker City, have done themselves jus- tice and ignored the paltry parsimony and dis- courtesy of a clique of the local authorifies there by inviting our noble ‘‘Seventh” to tarry with them for twenty-four hours on their trip to Cape May in the second week of July. Shaftesbury once wrote that ‘‘ihe taste for beauty and the relish for what is decent, just and amiable perfects the character of the gen- tleman and the philosopher; and the study of such a taste or relish will ever be the great employment and concern of him who covets as well tobe wise and good as agreeable and polite.” Put that in your pipes and whiff it gently, oh! curmudgeons who voted against the public reception of our New York boys in gray, with the banner of red, white and blue. When you see their forms and faces and hear the manly cadence of their step as they march through Chestnut street to the “music of the Union,” performed by the finest band in the world, you will feel that Sam Weller’s “@ouble million magnifier” miscroscope woulg not adequately measure the littleness of your recent record. But to the good men and true who have redeemed the title of ‘‘brotherly love” by thefr graceful and well-timed compliment New York sends festive, hearty greeting. “Were’t the last drop in the weil,” &c., &c, Tor Domintoan TREATY GAINING GROUND. — Every day gives additional strength to the workers in the Dominican cause. President Grant’s Inte message has won for the treaty many friends, “Inthe light in which the Ameri- can people perceive the treaty there is no job in it, though there are those who would have them think otherwise. The late message of the President has had a decided effect on Senators who, conscientiously secking after trath {fh this matter, wavered in their decisions as to the wisdom of the policy of making the republic of St. Domingo our foothold in the Antilles, There is little doubt now that the sentiments of the American people are in favor of the annexation of St. Domingo, The acquisition of that country will prove a rich prize to the United States. The Dominicans have performed their part candidly and in good faith, and we hope no frivolous objec- tions will be interposed to delay the consum- mati on of a measure which must prove event ually so fruitful in results. Right in AMENDMENTS TO THE TarirF Laws.—As there is no possibility of passing any new tariff bill this session General Schenck will to-day introduce into the House, as an amend- ment to the bill reducing taxation, a proposi- tion materially reducing the duties on imports. The amendment comprises substantially the tariff bill as agreed upon by the House in Com- mittee of the Whole, with an extended free list, including drugs, chemicals and articles not produced in this country, or which do not enter into competition with American indus- try. The duties on tea, coffee, sugar and other articles of prime necessity are greatly. reduced, as are also those on iron and iron manufactures, steel and other goods of general consumption. wich bigoted, ignorant, idle and poverty-stricken, while the Jews are frugal and industrious, and rapidly amassing property and wealth, This prosperity of the Jews excited the envy of the Christians, and among guch reli- gious bigots it only needed the merest countenance of their rulers to cause them to rise upon the innocent objects of their fanatical hatred, These outrages are a disgrace ‘to the age, and must cause the cheek of every Chris- tian to tingle with shame, European Powers have already entered protesis against their continuance, and, as the attention of our own government has been directed to the subject, it is to be hoped that President Grant will not fail to interpose the influence of the United States to prevent a recurrence of these horrible atrocities, Lothatr. When in the month of March it was announced by the Messrs, Longman that a new novel was in the press by the author of “Coningaby,” of “Vivien Grey,” and of the “‘Wondorful Tale of Alroy,” the reading world was struck with something like amazement. Lord. Derby's «‘Homer” and Mr. Gladstone's “Inventus Mundi” were both marvels in their way; but as it was well known that the great tory Lord and the great liberal Commoner had for years been spending their leisure hours in the study of “Homer” the publication of the abovenamed works created the less sur- prise, Mr. Disraeli had not been unknown as an author; but during a quarter of a century devoted to parliamentary duties and the cares of State the generation which wept with a sweet joy over the pages of ‘‘Henrictta Tem- ple,” or which learned its firat lessons in poli- tics from ‘‘Coningsby,” bad passed away or grown old. A new novel by Disraeli was, therefore, a sensation in expectation such as is rarely offered. The book is now in the hands of many readers; it has been read by thousands upon thousands of all ranks and classes on both sides of: the Atlantic, and it is now in all literary and polftical centres the prominent topic of conversation, The man or the wo- man who has not read, or is not now reading, . Congress Yesterday. The reported massacre of Jews in Roumania excited the sympathies of the Senate yester- day, and Mr. Sumner offered a resolution call- ing upon the President for any information in the State Department regarding these reported. outrages. Mr. Sprague’s great financial mind fully comprehended the situation, and he pro- ceeded to enlighten the Senate on the cause of these difficulties, which arose from the fact that the Jews of Roumania possessed all the brains, all the lands and all the wealth of that coun- “Lothair” has mo claim to even the lowliest place in the realm of literature, Mr. Dis- raeli’s latest novel, although differently estimated by different minds, unduly praised by some, unduly depreciated by others, has been read and is being read as no book of any kind has been read in many long years. In itself this is great praise; but it only means, after all, that the book is from the pen of Benjamin Disraeli, a successful man of letters, a distinguished statesman and an ex-Prime Minister of Great Britain. A book from sucha hand is bound to be read and commented upon. When men in high places speak the world listens, © Whea they write the world reads. It does not follow, however, that that which is spoken or written is neces- sarily good. The popularity of a book like that now before us is no proof of intrinsic merit; it is proof only of the popularity of the author. It is our opinion, and we know it is the opinion of many competent judges, that Mr. Disracli has written many better books than this—books that will better stand the test of time; but we dare not say that ‘Lothair” is not worthy of the great reputation of its author. We could name some of his earlier novels that are more artistically constructed, that are better written, that are more richly adorned with gems of thought and expression; but for lifelike pictures, for an intimate knowledge of the thoughts and feelings, the dreams, doubts, un- certainties that give form and complexion to modern society—especially to the upper strata of modern society—for breadth and depth of philosophic vision, this latest book is, per- haps, Disraeli’s best. One has not read many of the introductory pages until he feels con- vinced that the hand of the author has lost little of its ancient cunning. Some of the descriptions are fine. Witness the following, where he is giving an account of the chapel at Vauxe :— A sound as of a distant and rising wind was heard, and @ crash, asit were the fall of trees ina storm. ‘The earth 1s covered with darkness and the vell of the temple is rent, But just at this moment of ex- treme woe, when all human Voices are stlent, and when it is forbidden even to breathe “Amen;’’ when everything is symbolical of the confusion and des; of the Church at the loss of her expiring Lord, a riest brings forth a concealed light of silvery fame rom a corner of the altar, This 1s the light of the world, and announces the resurrection, and then all rise up and depart in silence. The words in which he has sketched the Oxford professor—‘‘a young man of advanced opinions on all subjects, religious, social and political,” but hampered by ‘‘his restless van- ity and overflowing conceit”—are known to all; and what is more, they have given pain where, perhaps, it was intended they should. Throughout the book we miss those terse epigrammatic utterances with which he was wont to garaish his speeches, such as ‘organized hypocrisy” and “bloated armaments ;” but there is no lack of fine thinking and beautiful forms of expres- sion. How rich is the suggestion of Appolo- nia, “The religious sentiment of the Southern races must be wonderfully affected by a more rigorous climate!” “I cannot doubt,” she goes on to say, ‘‘that a series of severe winters in Rome might put an end to Romanism.” Gems like these are to be found in almost every page. The purpose of the work is, of course, best known to the author himself. There can be no doubt, we think, that one main purpose runs through the whole, Disraeli has of late been somewhat disappointed. In spite of all the beauty that beams from his pages there is evidence in many places that his pen has been dipped in gall, Ho is not satisfied to be kept out of power, and therefore he likes not the Gladstone liberals. His purpose evidently is to create ao new opportunity for the tories, For th¥s purpose ‘Ye “tafses the bugbear of Popery and associates the democracy with Mary Anne and Madre Natura and all manner of tee Seoret socletle’. So far as this work is intended to produce a re- action in English politics it must be pro- hdiiiced a failure. The ‘No Popery” cry can never again be raised with successin England, and secret societies, which have ceased to be @ power even in Italy and France, have no terrors for Englishmen. Mr. Disracli has given to the world one more very readable, very interesting and not uninstructive novel ; but be has not given us any good evidence that he is in hearty and active sympathy with the progressive movements of the times. Mr. Disraeli once said of the late Sir Archibald Alison that he wrote a history to prove that God was always on the side of the tories. After reading this book one feels as if there was no world but that in which move dukes and princes and noble lords, and as if there was no salvation for the British empire away from Mr. Disraeli and his conservative friends, The Jews in Roumania. Telegrams received by prominent Israelites in Washington confirm the reports of the out- rages upon their countrymen in Roumania. These outrages have been continued for sev- eral months, with the knowledge if not conni- vance of the Prince of Roumania, whose atten- tion was several times called to the condition of his Jewish, subjects by other European Powers, As Mr. Sprague remarked in the try, while the Gentiles were a poor, ignorant, hard-worked, imbecile set, envious of the suc- cess of the Israclites—a fact which afforded food for reflection for our own countrymen, This little agrarian harangue from the Rhode Islander, however, was lost upon the Senate, which disregarded the warning and passod Mr, Sumner’s resolution. The Indian Appro- priation bill was taken up and amended by appropriating six hundred and forty-five thou- sand dollars for various purposes and passed. In the House, during the morning hour, Mr. Winchester offered a resolution disap- proving of the outrages upon the Jews of Roumania, which was, on motion of “Mr. Schenck, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, The bill to reduce internal revenue taxes gave rise to a -protracted and acrimo- nious debate over a proposed amendment tax- ing government bonds, the tax to be collected at the Treasury at the time of paying tho interest. General Butler sustained the amend- ment with bis usual vehemence, and fairly rivalled the democrats in his opposition to the bloated bondholders. The amendment, how- ever, was defeated by a vote of 110 to 78, and the bill went over for further consideration. The effort to repeal the income’ tax was also unsucvessful by a most decisive vote. Ovr Srgora, Evropzan CorREsPONDENOa supplies a very interesting exhibit of Old World affairs as they presented to our writers on the 2ist of May. From Rome we have an important statement regarding Napoleon's latest effort to influence the Council fathers by means of his peculiar system of politico-re- ligious propagandism—a ‘“‘pamphlet” issued from the hands of the State printer in Paris. England’s tendency towards a legislative de- mocracy, which will reflect the wants and feel- ings of the masses ina representative body similar to the United States Congress, is alsa noted. ‘ Ayotner FinanotaL Panacga.—The agent of the Free Banking Association of this city was before the Committee on Banking and Currency yesterday with a proposition to fund the public debt, stimulate industry, protect labor against capital and to establish a uni- form gold and paper currency. All these objects the Free Banking Association think can be accomplished by adopting their views, but the Banking and Currency Committee ap- pear to be oblivious of the fact, and accord- ingly gave the bill the go-by. Hayt, from all appearances, is now about to enjoy anera of peace, How long the people of Hayti will enjoy a reign of quietudo depends altogether on themselves. Now that Siffra has been captured, and the revolution in which he was one of the principal actors ended, let us hope that for some time to come, at least, the Haytiens will have that peace which insures prosperity. Tue PapaL Fatuers assembled in the Ecu- menical Council in Rome do not, apparently, tire or halt in their work. Infallibility will be promulgated as a Church dogma on the 29th of June, after which, as we are told by a cable telegram, the prelates will take a recess until the 15th of October. They will require a littie rest, and also to hear how the fact ‘‘works.” OBITUARY. Cornelius Holland. A telegram from Lewiston, Me., reports the death, on Thursday last, at Canton, of Dr. Cornelius Hol- land, aged eighty-seven years. He was born on the 9th of July, 1782, received a good education, studied medicine, and on obtaining his diploma estab- lished himself at Canton, where he ever after resided. Engaging in politics he was elected to numerous , In 1819 he ese eee os cee sad onal Yi > in ant as alee pyar) ARF OA use of the Legislature, and in 1822-25 and '26 was'a State Senator. In 1830 Dr. Holland entered Congress as 6 Repre-entative from Maine, and served until mic when he retired aud yas never after conspicuous In poillics, SEL - CONTAGION IN HOBOKEN. ne How the School Children are Exposed—Ape plication to Have a Public School Closed on Account of Contagion. ‘When the improvements were made at the Morris and Essex Ratiroad depot, in Hoboken, two years ago, the buliding known as the Hoboken House was removed to the corner of Grand and Newark streets. The first floor was then set apart for pupils in connection with Public School No. 8, while the upper floor was rented out to seve- ralfamilies. These tenants seem to have dispensed with the use of ash barrels, and garbage and dirt of every kind was dumped outside the building. It can be easily understood that the decomposition of ant- mal and vegetable matter under a hot sun produced very serious results tu itself, But in addition to this the eflluvia arising from the extensive swamp known as the Meadows rendered the lo- cality a hotbed of contagion. The = dis- ease known as chills and fever is quite prevalent, and several of the school children nave been stricken down with measics. Dr. Elder sent a communication to the Board of Education, calling their attention to the matter, and asking to have the school closed for eight days. The Police Commis- sioners have been also notified, in order that they may issue the necessary instructions to the police to have all nuisances abated promptly. Mayor Kim- Lall ordered the place to be thorougiily cleansed and disinilec ted, A SHORT-S:GHTED LIVERY MIAN: For many weeks Chester Lamb, proprietor of a livery stable at Nos, 57 and 59 Mercer street, has been the victim of thieves. He finally discovered that bags used for supplying feed weve rapidly dis- appearing, and placing the case in the hands of de- tectives Dunne and Glynn, of the Eighth precinct. Last evening these officers arrested one of Lamb's drivers, Jonn Larney, for the offence, and a juak- man, named John MoGuire, of 24 Sullivan street. Larney is charged with stealing the bags and Mo- Guire With selling them back to Lamb. The prison- 3 will be arraigned at Jefferson Market this er Senate the people of Roumania are generally | morning. Tho value of the property is nearly $400,