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a 4 EUROPE. The ““Masqueraders” Trials in England and Case of the American Consul. Church Absolution of Dickens and Episcopal Endorsement of His Religion, General Khruloff, the Defender of the Malakoffi—His Funeral in St. Petersburg. National Honor tothe “Memo- ry of the Dead.” THE CROPS IN FRANCE, The German mail steamsp Donan, Captain Ernet, from Bremen, via Southampton on the lsth of June, arrived at this port at an early hour yesterday mornizg. The Donau landed our special European correspondence and newspaper mai) re- ports in detail of our cable news telegrams, dated to her day of sailing from Eugland. The London News of the lath of June says:—‘It seems very probable that the international yacht race match for the cup presented by the Prince of Wales will net ike place, His Royal Highness wilt not give it unless one of the American schooner yachts enters. Mr, Douglas has refused to enter the Sappho, and it will not ve definitely known for some days lr Mr. Bennett will enter the Dauntless. Mr. Bennett 1s now abroad, and will not give his decis- ton till his retarn.” ‘The London News of the 14th of June remarks:— Lord Derby's advice to the House of Lords, “to ac- @ept whai they can of the Irish Land bill and to re- sist only what they must,” is in remarkable contrast wo that which was given by the Lord Derby of last ‘ear respecting an iinportant government measure. ‘his day twelve months the Irish Church: bill came on for second reading, the late Earl having pre- viously expressed his belief to an Orange deputation pts would be rejected by “an adequate ma- jority. Ata meeting of the Central Nonconformist Com- mittee of England, held at Birmingham, it was unanimously resolved to support the amendment of Mr, Henry Richard, to the effect “that in any na- tional system of elementary education the religious teaching should be supplied by voluntary effort, and not out of public funds.” The French press deplores the death of Chartes Dickens and eulogizes his genius and sympatheuc character as well a8 the constant moral and philan- thropic tendency of his works, ‘Tife mortality in Paris from smallpox during the week ending the 11th of June was 165. The general Mortality decreased from 1,174 to 1,058, ¥ather Gratry had written a letter to the Paris Univers, strongly denying that he was ever con- ected in any way with spiritualisin or spiritualists, and characterising the assertion of the Abbé Reaume to that effect “as a gross calumny.” The prevalence of an extensive system of “baby farming” was brought to light at the Lambeth Po- lee Court, London, recently. Sergeant Ralph dis- covered in the house No. 4 Frederick terrace, Brix- ton, ho fewer than eleven infants, all in an emaciated, dirty and neglected condiuion. Parliamentary papers respecting the establish- ment of responsible government at the Cape of Good Hope and the withdrawal of British troops from the colony were tssued in London. A parliamentary paper on China was also Issued. It consists of @ Memorandum, drawn up by Sir Rutherford Alcock since his return to England, on te onjections made to the provisions of the new convention with tle Chinese government. It is ex- plained that Lori Ctarendon’s object in communi- cating the memorandum to the merchants in Lon- don and the country Who memorialized agaist the treaty is not to provoke furiher controversey, but aimnly to ascertain whether it “alters ‘or modities the views on the subject which they have already expressed.”” From Bombay we have news of the loss of the British gunboat Saney, on tne 1th of May,m a gale. Three of the oMicers and forty-three of the men were drowned, The Adventure and the Sala- mis had gone to render assistance, Oficial correspondence respe-ting affairs In Japan, from 1868 to 1870, Was presented to the British Par- lament. It consists of to-ty-three despatches, mostly from Sir Hi. Parkes to Lord ©.arendon, with vartoas enclosures, ipeiuding extracts from local news- papers, transintiag of native pamphiets, Ac. An ac- count is given of the establishment of the Japanese Parliament, which was opened on the 18th of Apri, 1869, and reports of the proceedings are also pub- lished. visit of the Duke of Edinburg forms the subject of several of the despatches, and there is an account of he interview between his Royal High- ness and the Mikado on the ath of September, 1869, ENGLAND. The Female ‘“‘ilasqueraders’” Trials—An American Consul in Court—Committed. A London evenipg journal of June 13 reports aa foliows:— sf On Saturday John Safford Fisk, American Coneu) at Leith, and Louis Hurt were brought belore Mr. Flowers, at Bow street, by warrant, chargea witn conspiring, with Boulton and Park, for an improper purpose. Mr, Pollard, from the Treasury, prose- cuted, and Mr, J, Wul appeared lor Fisk, and Mr, Abrams tor Hurt, Mr, Pollard said the defendants had been arrested upon warrants issued irom the Central Criminal Court, where irue bills had been found against them. The certificates at the Clerk of the Criminal Court having been lauded in, and Superintendent Thomp- son hawing identified the two defendants as the per- sons named in tha indictment, nis worsiup Was asked to commit them for trial. Sir. Will, ou behalf of Fisk, complained of the harsh aings againat his chent, who held @ very re- Speciable position and was highly respected at Leith, When this ease was fist heard of he had actually come to London, and in ignorance of the usuul etiquette had gone to Mr. Poland's chambers to give hiussetf up if wanted, Mr. Fiowers—What is your application? Mr. Will said he applied that the defendant should be admitted to bail. Mr. Flowers said he had read the remarks of Mr, Justice Blackbura upon the sub); ban, and aiter the expression of his optuion the question should be left to the judges he certainly showid not interiere. Mr. Will thought the Judge only referred to Hurt’s case, Mr. Abrams made a similar apptication on behalf of Hurt, but Mr. Flowers said the application must be made to the judge at chambers. Both the defendants were then formally committed for tial. Next day in London Mr. Justice Byles granted summonses calling upon tie prosecution to show cause why John Safford Fisk and Louis Charles Hurt should not be admitted to bau. ‘The prisoners were charged with conspiracy iu conuection with the case against Boulton and Park as “masguera- ders.” The summonses ware retuinable at Judges’ Chambers, June 14, a8 the Donuu salied. Dickens as a Christian—Aposticism of the People. {From the London News, July 14.) On Sunday evening the Bishop of Miauchester Preachea at Westminster Abbey from the words "Great is the mystery of Godliness.” ‘The sermon ‘was a plea for the toleration of ditferences of opinion where the foundation of Teligions tutus Were accepted. Towards {ts conclusion the Bishop sald:—it will not be out of harmony with the line of thought we have been pursuing—certatnly it will be in keeping with the associations of this Place, dear wo ee only as one of the proudest Chris- Wan temples, but as containing the memorials of so maby wu by their geutus tn arta, or arms, or states- manship, oF literature, bave made England what She 1s—if in the simplest and briefest words I allude to that sad and unexpected death which has robbed English literature Of one of its highest living orna- poring bar the news of which, two mornings ago, inust have made every household in England {eel 4s though they had lost a personal friend, He has been called in one notice “an apostie of the peopie."* J suppose it 1s Meant that he had a mission, but lu a style and fashion of his own; a gospel, a cheery, joy- ous, gladsome message, which the peopie under- stood, aud by which they could hardiy help being betiered. It was the gospel of kindiiness, of brotherly love, of sympathy in the widest sense of the word, J am sure I tn myseyy the spirit af hia teaching. Possibly we might nov have been able to subscrive t& the same creed in relation to God, bat I think we Should have subscribed to the same creed in relation to man. He who las taught us our duty to our fel- Jow men better tay We knew it belore, whe kuew NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1870.—TRIPLE 80 well to weep with them that wept and to rey with them that rejoic d, woo basshown forth all his knowledge of the dark corners of the earth, how much sunshine may rest upon the lowitest lot, who had such evident sy! with sucering, auch na- tural mstinct of purity, tat there is seareely & of the thousands he has written which might not put ito the bands of & Little ebild, must be regarded by ,those who recognize the diversity of the of the spirit a6 @ teacher sent from God, He, would Dave been welcomed a8 a feliow laborer in the common interests of bumamaty by Him who asked the question, “If aman love nob nis brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen ?? ‘The Rey. Heury White, ry to the House of Commons, in his sermon at the Savoy chapel, spoke of the death of Charies ckens, and said that, strange as it might sound, Mr, Dickens had bus writings done essentlal service to the Christian Church, There was @ purity and a healthiness in his writings which were a uatural consequence of his character, and this might be understood by the faet that one of the last letters he wrote, if mueed not the. very last, was written with a view to remove a calumny that he had been unfaithiul to Christian truth. Mr. Dickens, the reverend shapiain said, had taught Christianity with much greater effect than many priests had done, RUSSIA. Imposing Military Funeral~The Commander of the Malakoff Laid in. His Grave—General Alexandrovitch KbrulofThe Church and War Office—Memory of the “Mighty Dead’?== American and English TributesWhat a Rus- ian Workwan Said, ST. PETERSBURG, June 9, 1870, Yesterday witnessed an imposing ceremony in St. Petersburg—the funeral of one of the most distin- guished soldiers of Russia, the man who com- manded the Malakoff and a great part of the other defences of Sebastopol during the famous siege; and who besides had distinguished himself on the Caucasus, Central Asia and Hungary—Lieutenant General Stephan Alexandrovitch Khruloft. At ten o’clock in the morning the corpse was con- veyed from Nicholas street, where General Khruiott had lived a number of years, to the Church of St. Sergius, The coffin was ornamented with gold, and crowned with roses, On tie lid was laid his helmet. A large procession of generais, admirals aad sol- diers followed the remains of the gallant dead, ‘Tne clurch Was crowded with people, among whom stood conspicuous the Grand Duke Nicholas, brother of the Emperor. THE SCENE. T cannot do better than take the description of the funeral given in the Russian language, printed in the Exchange Gazelle (Birjeveya Redomosti), and written by the well known political and military author, General RostislofY Fadeye: FUNERAL. Yesterday in the Cathedral of St. Sergius the last services of the Church were performed over the re- Mats of Stephen Alexandrovitch Khruioff, in the presence of the Grand Duke Nicholas, the brothers in arms and friends of the deceased, one of the renowned defenders of Sebastopol. Admiral Passphilot! piaced a crown oi laurels on the cofin, Father Palisadoff in a touching and heartfelt sermon described the quaiities of the deceased, and related how without knowing him he had come to respect the departed hero, Liv- ing abroad, as he did, during tie time of the Cri- mean campaign, he met conttnually ia the journals the name of Khrulow, and always in connection with some feat of arms redounding to the honor of Russia. From the church the body was conveyed with military honors to the Moscow Railroad sta- tion, Every ian knows who Khraloff was, and so does every military man outside of Russia, Khruloff was the Hector of the new Troy—Sebasto- pol, Fearless men, iron-hearied warriors, who ‘uarded with their bodies the unfortivied city against the attacks of the untied west of Europe; illustrious warriors—alas | but few of them have remained to give the last honors to a brother in arms— recognized him as the first among them- gelves—that is, the first among the first. An the late General Khruloff were indeed untted all the qualities of a great soldier—a just view of the position, quick juagment, ready decision, and that conscientiousness which never allowed a soldier to be sacrificed in vain, He was always careful of his subordinates and in war thought less of himself than of others, His soldiers loved him, believed in him, and always followed him everywhere to the last man, Success attended Khruloii wherever he went. in Hungary, where he began to acquire fame; in Central Asia, on the Danube, in Sebastopol, and last in Poland, where by his firmness he maintained order in a time of general hesitation. It is mot yet the time to give a full blography of General Khrutoft. The memoirs which he bas left will in time throw much light on the military questions of our time, as Well a8 upon the course of military science in Russias ORATIONS. When the coffin was placed in the ratlroad cara numiber of speeches were made. First spoke Gen- eral Yehernayef, the conqueror of Tashkent and the hero of Central Asta, Then Mr. Alabina, an old comrade of the deceased. Next, Mr. Jeremiah Cur- tin, late Secretary of the American Legation. Mr. Ralston, of the British Museum, Loudon, now a guest among us, though never having seen the gen- eral, was one of his admirers and made a speech ex- pressing what he felt. | On taking his place Gencral Tchornayeft was so H moved that he could hardly speak at first, nis eyes | were filled with tears, and bis voice was trembling, | His speech was as follows:— | We have said the lust farewell to one of tue first soidiers of the Kussian army. Here, in the presence of nis companions, tue Witnesses and sharers of Nis exploits,1 will not attempt to recount iis merits; they are known to ail Russia; they are known to history. I speak of Stephan Alexandrovitch as @ pupil, taught by him in the art of war. Iserved under his com- mand during the most terrivie and most glorious period of the struggle at Sebastopol. 1 will, there- fore, say only ti of which my heart is full, that which seeks utterance whether I will or not. Khruloiy was a warrior, aad a Russian warrior of the stamp we used to know. In him was the spirit of that Russian army founded by Peter the Great, and brought to perfection by Suvoroff—an army which never lost confidence in itself under command of leaders who had grown up 1n its ranks, and therefore understood it. The illustrious deceased Was aman who understood the Russian soldier to perfection. Between him and his soldléts, wherever they might be—in the barracks, im camp, on the battle field, there was always an understanding and sympathy. The soldiers were always sure that their general was mindfui of their want%, and if it should be necessary would perish.with them. Who’of the men of Sebastopol does not remember the battle cry of our leader, “After me, benefactors.” Oficers had in him a model. His example was aschool. He was hot @ mnan of theories picked up here and there, His commands were brief and clear. Neither success nor defeat could affect his calm and wrdaunted spirit. He always remained the same childlike, kind. hearted man, taking everything upon himself, ana ever ready for sacrifice; bit he never let the reins of authority drop from his hands, Conduct. ing to its last resting piace the dust of the mighty soldier, let us pray for him and hope that his great, kind heart will not be with- out its place end its value there above. And let us wish for the Russian army, if it shall please God, that such men a8 Kurwloff may be found in its ranks in time to come, LAURELS. Mr, Alabin having placed a laurel crown upon the coffin said: GENTLEMEN—On this bier, which is sacred in the eyes of every Russian, we place a laurel crown as an emblem vf that undying fame which was won by the hero whose body lies before us for the arms of Rus- sia in the plains of Hungary, in the mountain gorges of the Caucasus, on the steppes of Central Asia and in (he streets of Sebastopol, stained wkh his blood and the blood of bis companions. AMERICAN TRIBUTE. After Mr. Alabin, Mr. Curtin, late Secretary of the American Legation, who knew the General for many years, spoke in Russian, as follows:— GENTLEMEN—Defenders of Sebastapol, conquerors of the Caucasus, and you, glorious representatives of that Black Sea fleet of which Russia has such right to be proud, I cannot but be thankful that it has been permitted to me to associate myself with you atthis moment, when you are paying the last uribute oF reapect the memory of the man who defended the Malakot—a man Who, according to the testimony of all, was a warrior without lear and without reproach. Tne Malakoff and the men who defended it will be remembered by Rus- sia 80 loll as there 18 @ heart in the jand capable of iene. the nation’s heroes and defenders. The Malako and the men we de- rended it will be_remembel Gatalde of Russia so Jong a8 the world shall respect manhood wherever it may be found. Whatever I might sey as coming from myself alone would have but littie value as an remains are lyn before} whese — fecl- Ings will be share 4 all my conutrymona, who cannot bub reapeot the memory of & brave man who defended his country to the last during a sioge without parailel in history, The memory of such ® man must be respect by all persons to whom manhood and patriotism are dear. THE PEOPLE. When the last speech was ended, out of the im- mense crowd of people appeared 4 common Russian workipgman, who called out in a loud voice, “Thank you, gentlemen, for what you have sald, We value our heroes, and shall not forget the memory o 1 General Khraloit, GLORY. The deceased, some tune before bis death, ex- ressed a desire'to he buried in Sebastopol, ‘This 18 ‘he wish of his friends and brothers 1 armas, as waa declared yesterday inthe invalid, The last resung lace of the defender of the Malakoff should lie by he side of the heroes, Korniloff and yNaknimoff, beneath B monument raised at the expense ot Rus- sia, in sight of the cily where they shed their blood, which has rendered them and which was made famous vy them. us, FRANCE. Prospect of the Harvest~The Bread Ques- . tion. From the Paris Galignant, June 14.) The Puris Siecle, which ia ordinarily pessimist in its views as to agricultural matters, has received a communication from one of its contributors, who, it says, is peculiarly well qualified to form an opinion on the subject, We subjoim the principal part:— The autumn wheats, erally cuitivated on strong or heavy lands, have certainly suffered from the drought; but I beileve that the evil has been exaggesated, and that the deficiency will not be so great a8 was feared. In mauy places I have seen some satisfactory crops—fine ears, stalk short; the loss will fall rather on the straw than on the grain, The spring wheats have been injured everywhere. The ryes are thin, bariey greatly compromised, except the winter kinds, The oats Which have not been protected from the severity of the heat by rolling, cut @ very sorry mente) the others would still adord some hopes should fall speedily. However, 1 am rather uneasy as to this cereal. The turnip fly has made heful ravages among the colzas, turnips and swedes. The growth of the beet root has been difficult and incom- Dlete and their progress was hindered while no pos- sibility exis! of filling up the voids by thin- ning out. Complaints are made as to the flax, but the hemp is good, The clover is feeble and the young Iucernes could not stand the want of water. Some anxiety is (elt as to the plots of urtificla! forage. As for the natural meadows, witn afew exceptions the crop is wretched, and on the ture grounds the spectacle is grievous—not a Binde cA grass shows above the ground. The only re- maining resources are the aiter-math, the second crops, ¢ce., but to count upon What does not exist is to run the risk of being seriously disappointed. On the other haud, the vines which haye not been frozen and the fruit trees promise well. Tn fine, the situation it not good for the cereals and is positively bad for tue forage. The proof of the fact is furnished by the rise in wheat and oats on the market and the fabulous price of hay. The consequences are easily to be ioreseen. Chean Uread wil not ve seen, but no disquietude ag to the deficiency of the harvest need be felt; Commerce will readily provide what is wanting. As to green food that 1s anotuer alvair. In spite of themselves the graziers will be obliged to reduce their heras towards the end of autumn and sell the cattle at @ low price. Bus the fewer the beasis in the stall the less manure, and the more so that people will be chary of their litter, on account of the scareity of straw, which will be mixed as much as possible with the ordinary food, Thus, on the one hand, but litte manure for want of animals to produce it and straw to receive it; and, on the other, of inferior quality, since it will, arise from scanty nourishment. Tnerefore, next year the land will suffer. PORTUGAL. The Late Revolution—Histery of the Move- ment by the Dake de Saldanha—The Excit- ing Causes. The following is the text of a circular addressed by the Duke de Saldanha to. the representatives of Portugal in foreign countries, explaining both the late events and the line of conduct which the new Ministry proposes to pursue:— CIRCULAR. Lisvom, May 30, 1870. The anti-consittutional and violent conduct of the preced- ing Cabinet had produced a general discontent and great dis quiet adethroughout the realm. Any unforeseen circumstance, even of slight importance, might produce a genera! contla- gration the consequences of which no one couid foresee, but ‘which certainly wonld not be confined to a simple change of Cabinet. I had various tlmes the honor to set before our au ust sovereign the inconveniences attached to the preserva- fon of ‘that Ministry, as well for the public Intereste as. for existing institutions, T carried frankness tothe polnt of telling bim that » revo- lution was imminent if he maintained in office men so hated, and that perhaps he might not have strength to avoid the resulta, as he had done in 1861. T added that { was not urged by the ambition of power to give such a King, seemg that I haa refnsed eleven times a reign to be the chief of various ministries, and that at ti moment I was disposed to give a frank und loyal support to sh would avoid ny, Soverninent wl a revolution. His Majesty his ‘usual kindness, explaining could not follow my counsel—I abstat from repeating them—but they disclosed. is un- shaken attachment to the country. On the morning of May 14 T again set before his Majesty the very grave situation in which the nation was placed, and the i:nminence of a revo- lution, all ready to break out, begging him to replace the Cabinet by a new one, Hi d ‘what he had already several times told me; I then resolved to expose my life and my reputation to save the country menaced by so many evils. From the palace T returned to my own house, and at three Jn the morning the Second regiment of lancers, the Third artilery, the Fifth chassenrs, and the First and Seveuth infantry’ of the Une approached the palace of Ajuda, while w large number of citizens occapled Fort St. George. They were in jon of {tat seven In the morn- ing. - No crowds appeared in the strects of the capital. The city continued {ts ordinary aifatrs, and the inha‘itants could only be disquieted by the salves of artery. The news of the change in the Ministry. was everywhere received with the greatest demonstrations of jor; the troopa distributed among the northern provinces returned to thelr Fespective quarters. ‘The most pertect urdae prevals throush- Out all the districts, which hel Tellglous services to, render thanks to Providence. I have the firn conviction that I have prevented the elvil war which was about to arise, and contribnted, once more, in the later period of my. lle the ‘consolidation of the throne of King Dom Luis, and of his dynasty, the institutions I have never ceased to defend, and the national autonomy and inde- pendence which intestine atrife was about to place in peril. On the night of the 19th I went to the palace, and I hat the honor to say to the King:—“Sire, your Majesty did me the great honor this moraing of charging me with the formation Of the Cabinet, but at that time the environs of the palace Were encumbered with soldiers, At this moment they are no longer there, and I come to replace in bh hands that mission, and to beg you to defn to confide It to some other ‘person;’I can assure your Majesty that the only condition I require, in order to give the new Minist members of it shall not be the support, iy that wl enemies of my friends.’ The King replied ia the most gra- gious manner that he repeated what he had said to me in the mornlig. At the commencement of my present circular T the late Cabinet of having shown itself violent and ‘unconstitutions a, habit is not to make charges without establishing them, Although I conld easily produce many proof, I confine myself to the two following :—By the terms of article seventy-four of the constitutional r the moderating power has the faculty to dissolve #) ber when the welfare of the State requires such @ step. On the 2d of April last the King opened the Par- Hiament, and in the speech from the throne the following paragraphs are be found:“it is always a solemn moment that in which I assemble the legitimate re- ropiled to me with he reasons why he for the present presentattves of the nation, und I always experience renewed leasure in ealuting you ‘while exercising one of the most important acts appertating to a constitutional monarch, In fuliilling the arduous but noble and elevated mission with which you are charged, you will devote to it all your solicitude, your ynteliigence, your efforts and your con- science, and I entertain the conviction that ‘with the aid of’ Providence you will satiafy the expectations of the country as fo its honor ani the glory of the Portuguese name.” Eighteon days heve elapsed without the slightest cause or the least motive of a nature to prove that the welfare of the country required auch a step, and without the Chamber havieg shown the slightest symptom ot oppost- tion to the Ministry the latter ordered a dissolution, Blood flowed at various points, In the church of Machico the. elec- tors, knowing that the electoral urn was to be carried off dur- ingghe night, estabished a guard, inviting the Minfeterial supporters to ald in that service. ‘Nothing could be more pnocent, but they were driven from the sacred edifice by uunshots; some people were killed and wounded and the lemple of the Lord profan facta to demonstrate that f could, I repeat, add many nis deserved the dit, ‘fhe summa- Religion, juatica, ‘brone, national independence, economy and Ith: a must finally declare that the new Cabinet will de- vote itself with special solieitude to the organization of the public finances; as the first basie of thelr amelioration, the government will maintain, in ail their integrity, the engaze- menis contracted by its predecessors, religiously executing the obligations of the State, end treating with the utmost straight. forwardness all those who afd the ‘ sury by placing their capital in ita hands. The improvement of the fuancial posi- “ion must be realized by the means of maturely consideretl economic reforma, and especially by an increase in the receipts. Ministry over which I preaide po public confidence, nnd every one recognizes the necessity of & strong sits difficulties of the Treasury. The perfect calin which the country enjoys, and which ‘certainly will not be disturved, is besides a uarantee that the government wii! meet with no resiatance in @ execution of its programme. Now that you know ‘he causes which led the events of the 19h, aswell as the rofession of faith of Mi you will endeavor, by all he meang in your power, to enlighten on this subject, as well the ‘Geb hicee ope 3 to which you are accredited, as the influential persons of that nation, May God preserve you? THE DUKE DE SALDANHA. THE FEKIAH FIASCO, Plan of the Feniat Raid on Canada, {From the Burlington Free Press, June 24.) The Fenian General Donnelly, in his remarks at the reunton of the Second regiment on Friday eyen- estimate of the personal qualities of Stephan Alex- androviteh and the services witch he has rendered to his country and his sovereign. Igcould but give utterance to my personal respect for a glorious de- fender of Russia. In the presence of the warriors of the Crimea and the Caucasus, men whose names have become historical, I shouid not have ventured to raise my voice had I but my own fone pl Sota a i = able vo com- junicate judgment of one of your own le which I heard when in Sebastopol, the jadiament of an old wounded soldier, grown gray in arms and hardened in battle under the command of General Khruiof, When I asked him whether he remem- bered Khrulom, he answered, ‘Who could forget him? Stepan Alexandroviteh is a man of heart and a glorious general. He was ever in our midst, but in battle he was at the front. There was not a man among us who did not love him.’ The love of a Russian soldier to his chief needs no explanation, ENGLISH RESPECT. Mr. Ralston spoke as follows, also in Russian:— GENTLEMEN—Allow me asan Englishman to ex- Press those feelings which I entertain for Mewory of tue Ulustrious man whose Ing, made the first official statement, so far as we are aware, of the plan of the late Fenian raid on Canada. 1t was, in brie!, to crosé the Canada line at Franklin with 1,500 men on Tuesday, to occupy a po- sition, hold it on the defenstye, compelitng the Cana- dians to attack them or leave them unmolested: in the meantime to march a force to tne railroad, seize ® train and surprise St. Johns by railroad, ‘The same operation was to have been underiaken from Derby, and General Donnelly expressed his convie- Uon that if their men had been on hand they should eertainly have taken St. Johns and Richmond on the Grand Trunk. With 80 much of success to start with he belleved the entire body of Irish-Americans able to bear arms would have rushed te reinforce them, and they’ would have taken Canada! The scheme falled, in his opinion, because, mstead of 1,509 men leas than 100 were on land at the time set for the in- vasion. The attack on Kecies Hill, he said, failed because the men behaved badiy. At the time lie at- tributed this to cowardice; but on reflection he had come to the conciusion that the men were disheart- ene. by the fewness of their numbers ana by the thought that if captnred they would probably be hung, and that their motive was tue natural instinct Of selt-provection. o sso SS SS nS ee eee ncn ce arr TE EET TEER EIEEES aie a HE EnT aan EEE RUDE SERED ERE RENEE THE NEW LABOR MOVEMENT, ees The Pig-Tail Shoomakers in Massachusetts. The Chinese Labor Movement a Probable Suc- coss in New England—A General Smashing Up of the Grispins Inevitable—Arrival of the Orientals and Their Unkind Recoption by the Workingmen, Nort ADAMs, Mass., June 28, 1870, The introduction of Chinese labor into the manu- facturing districts of the New England and other States {s no longer @ theory. The tnitiatory expert- ment, which has just been inaugurated in tnis thrif- tiest of the thrifty towns in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts, although now in its infancy, seems to be a grand success already. The arrival of seventy-five Orientals here for the purpose of engag- ing in the shoemeking business, together with afew attendant incidents of their coming, has already been published in the HERALD; but there are various and important recent facta connected with their emigration hither whioh, at this particular time, are of vital interest to all classes of American citizens. It 1s, of course, reasonable to assume that if the experiment of applying Chinese labor to manufac- turtug is the success witch it nuw promises to be, it ‘will not only create a small revolution throughout the country, but will also be the means of introducing an entirely new element-into the social and political circle, Furthermore, it will bé the death of all protec- tive labor organizations, and, it 1s to be hoped, end for ever the unfortunate antagonistic feeling between the employers and employed which has been so rapidly growing during the past few years. These last re- Marks may seem a litle wild, but they are supported by the fact that this handful of seventy-fve John Chinamen have already created such 4 pant in the ranks of the St. Orispin shoemakers that the power- ful organization has begun tocrumble. In view of this terror among the Knights of Crispin other labor associations are beglaning to get shaky, and, as @ consequence, thelr indignation towards the inoffen- sive and industrious Orientals is very freely ex- pressed, HOW THE CHINESE SHOBMAKERS HAPPENED TO COMB HERE. The introduction of Chinese labor here was not a studied or premeditated enterprise. It was the result of the sudden determination of a shrewd, energetle and comprehensive Yankee—ar man who had for several years suffered by the dictation and annoy- ances of the Crispin shoemakers ; one who was gen- erous to them to a fault, but one whose temper, like the camei’s back, could not stand up under the last burden, This man, a8 18 well known, is Mr ©. TT. Sampson, Although in the prime of life he 18 still the ptoneer shoe manufacturer of North Adams, one of the leading citizens in enterprise and public spirit, has plenty of money and knows how to make more, and, in short, In the democratic acceptation of the term, is a true and practical Christian, and @ genuine, untarnished brick. As far back as two years ago this Mr. Sampson began to have trouble in his establishment on ac- count of the existence of the Crispin organization, It commenced in what was known as the “Bottom. er’s Room,” and was chiefly confined to that depart- ment through all the difficulty. At this time Mr. Sampson belteved that his employés in this room did not belong to the Protective Orispin order, but he soon found that he had been deceived in this re- spect. Finding that their attachment to the Crispins was known to Mr. Sampson they commenced their annoyances by the unreasonable demand for the same price for single soled shoes as they were re- ceiving for the double soled, This Mr. Sampson was obliged to yield to or allow his establishinent to re- main idie. Soon aiter this he began to find that his work Was being slighted, ‘and several cases of shoes which he had sold to old customers began to come back to him. Knowing that this would ruin his reputation he at once discharged his whole force and hired another, employing, however, none but Cris- ping. Allwent wel fora few days, and then the work Was slighted again, and goods began to be returnetl, Mr. Sampson then called its foreman (who was & Crispin) and asked him if he could not get the men to pay More attention to the quality of their work. ‘The foreman told Lim that he could not—ihat the Crispin organization would not aliow it. Mr. Samp- son’s customers then ceased ordering, and his busi- ness began to be dull, as a natural consequence. He did not wish to close up lis Place on account of the slacking of business resulting from the poor labor watch the Crisptns had ordered, so one day ne called the bottomers together and toid them the position they had piaced him in, and asked them if they were willing vo submit to a reduction of ten per cent uatil business was better, At the time of huis interview with them they seemed to 100k favorably upon his proposition, but sald they could give no decided answer until tere had been a general meeting of the North Adams Crispins. Tuis was called that same might, aud it was decided that no re- duction would be tolerated, and Mr. Sampson was 80 informed tie next morning. Kegarding his business reputation lu the light of all honest men, Mr. Sampson would not allow poor goods w go ijorih from him under the name of first clays goods, so he sent down to North Brookileld, a shoe manuiacturing town In Worcester county, and engaged some first class (Urispins, Work- men, paying their expenses here and higher than tne average Crispin wages upon arrival. Tue men weat to work and were perfectly delighted with everything. In aiew days they were waited upon by a committee of the North Adams Criapins, and invited to attend @ meeting which had been called to consider the fact of their presence here while 60 many of their brother Crisps were here idle. Instead of one there were four meetings upon Sour succes- sive evenings, and very lively ones they were too, The result of these deilberations, as may be anti- cipated, was the retura of the North Brookfield workmen totheir homes. On the morning of their departure Mr. Sampson waited upon them at the Berkshire House, and expressed his regret at the termination of the happy business relations which yad existed between them, adding that he supposed they were conscientious in their action, and that they believed It to be a useful protection to them, Some of them replied in the atiirmative; but one, more bold than the rest, exclaimed ‘‘No, not by & d—d sight; and if I ever live to get back to Norin Brookfield I am going to draw out of the d—d old fraud of an order and come back here and go to work.” “That's what suits me,” ex- ciaimed @ dozen more simultaneously. “It you are going to withdraw from the organization,” Mr. Sumpson replied, “why not do it here and go down to.the shop and zo to Work?’ An impromptu con- Ssultation was had among the men, but the ma- jority feeling was for going back before withdrawing froin the order, aud Mr. Sampson was so notified, He told them that would not suit nim; if they would go back there and leave the Crisping be would take them, but if he was obliged to stop his manufactory he would tay the foundation for the preaking up of their order before he ever started it again, “How do You propose to do that, Mr. Sampson? You will tind tata great undertaking,’ they allsaid. “IL never tell an enemy how J am going to aitack him,” Mr. Sampson replied, and then shook whem by the hand and left for ius office, Tuis was ip the middle of the jorenoon on the 13th of May. At four o'clock onthe same afternoon Mr. Chase (Mr. Sampson's superintendent) left for Caliiornia, and at four o'C.0CK un the afternoon of June 13 (just one month toasecond) Mr. Chase returned wila seventy-tive young, healthy ang tatelligent Cuinamen, AKLIVAL OF THE ORIENTALS IN NORTH ADANS, Avout a week before their arrival & San Francisco despatch in the New Yor HRALD announced the Jaci of their departure. That was the irst intima- tion the Crispins or the North Adams people had of Mr, Sampson's strategy, The iormer couid wot be- deve it, but wheu they asked Mr. Sampson if it was true and he told them it was, their indignation and troubles commenced and have continued ever since. On the afternoon ef their arrival seven or eight tuovsand people were at the depot to meet them, and among the Lumber were many indignant Orispins and their sympatiieers. The iatter manifested their feelings by groans aad hisses, but the better portion of the people cheered the Urientais as they pas:ed through the village streets, Mr. Sampson headed the procession, and its presence undouvtediy averted aa attack which had been determined upod. There were, lowever, one or two atterupts to assault th ju the rear of the line, but the ofeuders were sccured and are now in jati, THEA CONTENTMENT AND APTITUDE TO LEARN The emigrants were taken to Mr. Satupson's manu- factory ut once, where every couvenience for come lortatde living hat been previousiy arrangea. A whole building—very neat, airy aud spacious—nad been provided, anu it Was. so niucl superior to any- thing they had anticipated or r Gajoyed before that their denght ant icade were very easily understood, notwitistuuding ther in- ability to render if in the Engiish language. ‘They have been here now just ten days, and they are not only per.ectly domiciied and acclimated, but are highly clated with thelr situation, About ene-tnird of them have commencea work and the otuers are very anxious to do so. Those engaged exninit a willingness und aptitude to Jearn which is truly won- deriul, and some of the old shoemakers engaged tn teaching them declare, with a great deal of enthusi- asm, that they Will ina shert time equaiif not sur- pass them in skill and swiftness. Mr. sampson him- self is unreasonably modest in his victory over the Crispins, and the manner in which he ‘treats the Nattering cougratulations showered upon him is characteristic ouly of men of spunk, fresightedness, ability and energy. PROBABLE BREAKING UP OF THE CRISPIN ORGANIZA- TION. If the shoemakers’ organization of St, Orieplus has SHEET, Not already “gon@ where the woodbine twineth” it is reasonable to believe tt wlll go up a spout very soon, Foreseetug its future uselesshess a great many have deserted it within a few days; but a few who cling to the sinking ship have undertaken to keep their heads above water ly going tuto a co-operath movement, A dozen of tlils class have wi or two bought the manufactory Smith & Co., on Brooklyn stréet, and another company 18 being formed tor the purchase of a new, factory now building on the same street. The; pose to employ only Crispins, a large numl whom are lying around here idle and havin; their support from the treasury of the See - gation, Such @ movement as thls ts practical and honorable competition, and may succeed; but the day when shoemakers lived by unreasonable de- mands upon their employers ig (ust fading away. Every manufacturer in this town—large and smali— has eniered into & compact not to employ any man connected with the Crispins; and, atthough their & tablisuments may retain idle for a wile, they, like General Grant, who used to tan the leather for them, are bouna to “fight it out on this line if i% takes all ” summe AN INDIONATION MEETING OF THE CRISPINS. ‘The tirst formal expression of antagonistic feelt towards the Chinamen occurred tuts evening at ay mass meeting, which all the workiugmen of; he country were invited to attend. According to the bilis scattered around town the “coolie question’ Was the matter to be considered; and Emma Lane, of Soston; 5. P. Cummings, the and tall of Massachusetts Jabor men and women, and Alexander ‘Troup, @ sort of national labor advo- cate man, were advertised to enlighten the assem- bled multitude, Mr, Oum and Mr, Troup put ae — MIDSUMMER RETREATS. The Season at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs. Inauguration of the Season in the Alleghanios— Beauty and Grandeur of the Mountain Scene. ry—Delightful Walks and Drives—Cot tages vs. The Hotel System—Large In. flux of Northern Visitors—Politios at the Springs—Location in the Spring Region—Press Re- union on tho Fourth. Waits SULPHUR SPRINGS, Guxanaaine County, W. V., Juae 23, isto. } With the advent of heat in the cities, clouds of dust and the hot glare of bricks. and flags, comes the Tush of visitors to the delightful summer retreats of the Alleghantes, the queen of which is the White Sulphur, The season is now fairly inaugurated here, and from the prospect the proprietors will reap @ rich harvest before the sere and yellow mgs in an appearance, but Miss Lane failed to cowie ¥0 | ieaves of autumn banish the last of the reluctant two former, however, spoke very forcibly tn eee ‘aud bold an gudienes of some three | Guests to thelr homes, ‘There 18 scarcely of, all the or four thousand until alter ten P eavors ‘The meet- | watering places of the country any more attractive Eig, ss ela 18 Mig ona att, SF nee ie toe at or charming than this lofty mountain retreat, where the ptr: pinay al a rustic stand hastily unpro- | the denizen of the cities, from whatevor section he vised for their accomm Nsteners com- | comes, finds a cool and delightful temperature dur- prised, of course, all the Crispins in the town, 8nd | ing the heated term. But a few weeks since the also their symj rs employed in the woollen and cotton factories, and as their side of the question ‘Was advocated they gave vent to their iceiings in loud and frequent cheers. THE SPEAKING COMMENCED BY A CRISPIN. S. P. Cammings, of Danvers, Mass, an old Uris- pin, a shoemaker of twenty years’ standing aud one of the Executive Vommittee of the Manone. rene peaks of the towering Allezhanies were covered with snow, and even now, with @ glass, you can dis- cern the white-tipped cliffs far to the west of this, The drives, the walks, the health. giving fountains, the majestic oaks on the lawns, the white cottages and the beautiful scenery by which all are surrounded form a picture delightful to con- template, Everywhere you turn the eye nature ia el | cladin ber most luxuriant robes; balmy breezes Violently of the Chinese or of Mr. Sam employer. He then indulged in an eloquent allusion wo Rae ola ane and the American ‘cule, ‘coming | laden with the fragrance of a thousand Southern Gnally to tis absorbing question of Chinese emigra- | exotics are wafted across this valley from the moun- tain tops, cooland exhilarating ina degree that is almost intoxicating, and the silver-toned warblings of a thousand birds make the scene still more en- tion, He said that honest and iutelligent men had dared to DEMAND FAIR PAY FOR THEIR LABOR; but ae Sampson, who had imported these pig: tails, as they had been contemptuously called, chanting if possible. onan that he was to be the (yo¥ in breaking ‘The White Sulphur Springs are situated some six jown these Crispins, and to do this he had sent } or eght miles from the highest altitude of the Alie- across the Continent and imported a lot of men, not | gnanies, on the western declivity, in an extensive vo strike the labor of North Adams alone, ed by hills and mountains, forming valley, embosom but to see if the experiment of Chinese lavor can be | beautiful and natural amp iieheaees, Nature has carried out, and, if 1t can, to strike against the labor- | done everything to make @ charm- ing classes of the whole country. (Cries of ‘Hear, The valley opens about a hear.”) He did not, he continued, speak now as @ ie mm re adi winding 1n length from Crispin, but as a common laboring man, andhe { east to west, with graceful undulations hoped his hearers would look at the question in the practical ligut in which he intended to put it. WHY 18 IT THESE CHINSSK ARK HERE? was @ question Which they bad met to consider, It Was not because there Were not men and women enough in North Adams to do the work which they had been set at, but it Was Decause a lot of geutie- men, of whom Mr. Sampson was the champiou, had combined to test the question of cheap labor, and through Mr. Sampson it was to be demonstrated, under the auspices of the forty mulions capital in Pearl street, Boston. If it succeeds, Mr, Cummings told the Crispins he and they must seek the far olf West for homes and @ livelihood. ‘ihey had been for a distance of several miles. The famous spring issues from the foot of a gentle slope, terminating in a low interval upon a small aud beautiful river, from which the ground ascends trom the spring eastward, rising to a considerable eminence on th: ler end spreading east and south into the wide and beau- taful lawn, 1n the centre of which stands a magnificent hotel. Nearly one hundred acres are covered by the lawn and waiks. The hotel 1s a few rods tothe right of the spring, and tn one of the largestin the country 1t merely comprises the offices, the reception rooms, the bail roons. the dining rooms, the parlors, and two floors devoted to the use of visitors. Here, a8 at all the other great watering places in the coun- seeking a reduction of the hours of labor | try, the cottage system is dectdedly the most pupa. against, capital, but the opposition against | lar. On all sides surrounding the hotel them in this was insignificant compared | beautiful white can seen with the introduction of the cheap covile } through the green foliage of the trees, each laborers among them. Ha saw danger irom this, | with its néat and tasty little flower garden in front, and urged immediate political action as tie only | and in some instances overhanging trees form de- Means of averting it. lightful arbors, underneath the shade of whieh the VIOLENCE MUST NOT BE RESORTED TO under any circumstances, he said, for that would damage rather thao help the cause which they had at heart. Wendell Philips was with them, apd so Visitorsenjoy the cool and exhilarating air. Some of these cottages are conducted on the order of the hotel, where in the same bul) the visitor is Wi was Henry Wilson, an old shoemaker, but now a | amenities of life, or any friendly acquaintance, and United States Senator, and they had the weight of | you may find yourself the neighbor of a planter from their names, tufluence and ability. He denounced | Georgia, or boot and shoe merchant from Boston. in bitter terms both the existing poiltical parties for their treachery to the laboring classes, and then, after in complimenting Senator Wiisoa, he read the bill which he mtroduced in the Senate some days since looking to the prevention of {mporting Jaborers into this country under contracts made in & foreign country. This act of Sampson’s, he added, if Wilson's biil passes, will render him liable to severe and deserved punishment. He then arraigned the republican party for not sus- taining Mr. Wilson’s bill and putting it through forthwith, and was unkind enough to talk hard about the same party for not ackuow- ledging the negro until fo: to do so to save the Union. He then assumed that these Orientals re- ceive about fifty cents per day ‘or their labor, after wich he advected to the high taxes in the same connection, and then put the question to his hearers if they would protect these pigtatls, who come here and do two doliara’ worth of work in a day for one quarter its full value, Further aiong in his argu- ment the speaker said that he was obliged to men- tion Sampson's name, but he did not wish to poiluie ius lips with it any oltener than possible, for it was such men as him who were their enemies, and whom they must protect themselves against by seizing the power at the ballot boxes at next fall’s elections. Having, amtd some appivuse, eulogized John Chinaman as a gentleman far supertor to Mr, Sampson, the speaker said that the Orieutals were wronged by being forced to do work for fifty cents for which they ought to receive two dollars. But, as he bad said belore, their only remedy was in gaining political power, and wien this was obtained the war of labor agalost capital would be crushed and the victory would be on the right side. In warnmg the workmen aguinst such men as Sampson and his sympathizers, he satd that to all mien, of whatever race and color, who would come here and toil equally and for equal wages, they should extend & hearty Welgoie; put the men wilo would come here and fhlof 16r a p{ttauce insuiticient to keep them trom the poor house were dangerous, and he hoped men would be made lawmakers wlio would remedy the impending disaster to aonorabie labor. THE CHINAMAN A DANGEROY3 COMPETITOR. Mr. cummings encouraged the formation of co- operative manuiaoturing associations as one remedy to compete evenly with the monopoly of capital. He had seen something of Chinamen, and he would not conceal the fact that they exhibited a marked apti- tude to learn, and he haa no doubt that in thetr new vocation of shoemaking they would prove danger- ous rivals to American workmen. In Closing nis re- marks Mr. Cumunings again cautioned the Crispins and workingmen against acts of violence, and re- pee has injunction to them to revolt at the ballot OX at the next election, PLOT TO DuSIROY THE CHINESE TRAIN BETWEEN TROY AND NORTH ADAMS. During his remarks Mr. Cummings made a very indefinite allusion to a plot which Was arranged to. destroy the train which conveyed the Orientals irom, ‘Lroy to this town; but he gave no particulars. At the conclusion of the speech the HERALD reporter found the story to be to the effect that some ma- chinisis in Troy and Hagle Bridge had organized for the purpose of throwing the train from the track at & dangerous point along the road, aad such of the Chinainen as were not killed or mained by the dis- acter were to be otherwise so disabled as to prevent ‘These are, however, almost exclusively devoted to single gentlemen, otherwise bachelors. Tne cot- tages proper are built singly, with a viewito the ac- . commodation of entire families, and these in my conception are the main and. attractive features of the springs. So far the demand tor cot of this sort 1s unprecedented, and the orders for them come chiefly from the North, The cottages are divided into rows. Directly to the right of the spring is Spring row: further east- ward, with a continuous piazza, shaded with beau- tifal vines and trees, is Virginta row; at right angles with this, and crossing the lawn in the middie, is South Carolina row; heading the eastern extremity of the lawn 1s Bachelors’ row; on tne north side of the lawn, beginning nearest the spring, is Alabama row; neXt which 1s Louisiana row, and then Para- dise row, this long chain of cottages winding up with Baltimore row, perhaps the most charming of ail. Hitherto society at the White Sulphur was alto- gether Southern its characteristics and proclivi- ties, combining all tne elegance, refinement and luxury for witich the aristocracy of the South were so noted previous to the war. But now, and more particalarly since the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was completed to this point, a révolution in society is threatened, Northera pleasure svekers lor the past three seasons have flocked here in vast numbers, eclipgiag their poorer Southern cousins by the spiendor of their dress, the magnifidehce of thelr equipages, and the reckless siyle of extravagance in which they live. Suoddy now holds high carnival over the cotton planter and former siavehoider. Indeed, loo’ ing at the assembled company, now comparatively smail to What it will be in a weck or two, and judging from the orders for cottages, there is every reason to be- lieve that the guests 1rom the Northern side of Mason and Dixon's line will largely predominate at the White Sulphur this season. But in this there is a consolation leit to the Southerner, that few difter- ing pohtically in opinion with him will present themselves—tlie Northern visitors at these springs are chieily sympathetic with its more natural patrons. But, after all, i can truly,be said that the visitors from the North, the South, the Kast and the West meet here on common ground, and though individ- uals may hold to diflerent shades of opinion when at home, yet when here everybody endeavors to pro- mote his own happmess by contributing vo the hap- piness of others. In a political poiut_of view there is no place more famous tian the White Suiphur, Here, in ante belium days, the leaders of the whig and democratic parties Were Wont Lo meet in friendly conference, and here existing differences were healed and new policies were agreed upon. This cusiom is now likely to become a regular feature of the season at the springs, In 1868 an important convocation of ine Southern leaders, including such noted men as Gene eral Robert E. Lee, Alexander H. Stephens, Governor Pickens, Governor Lételie’, Generai Echols, Alex- ander H. H. Stuari, John B, Baidwin and others, met ex-Minister Rosecrans 11 spirit of harmony and brotherly loye to heal ihe woiiids caused by war, and to restore the good feeiing that should @x* ist between all sections. How far they were success- Sul the reader 13 already aware; bui such meetings as this cannot fail to do some good, and certainiy no harm, Last year politics were almost entirely ignored, owing to the presence of that great and them from engaging very actively in the shoemak- 4} good man, George Peabody, who spent the greater ing business. ‘This cruel and diabolical arvange- q portion of the season liere for his health. ‘This year, Ment, it is satd, was frustrated by Mr. Cummings J however, if rumor is to be credited, there and Mr, Troup as soon as they heard of it. If unis f is to be an important meeting of both Northern Story 1s true, and tt seems 10 be well Jounded, the action of the Crispin leaders, fi spite of their preju- dices, is highly praiseworthy. AN ENTHUSIASTIC SPEECH FROM MR. TROUP. Mr. Troup spoke out a Jew moments; but né was very eloquent and enthusiastic und won rounds and rounds of appiause, He said this expeyi- ment of Mr. Sampson’s had fired the hearts of the worglagimen all the way from tie lakes (o the Pa- cific, He endorsed all that had been said ‘by Mr. Cummings and went in s!rong for energetic ana Lin: mediate political actlou as the only meuiis to secure tue triumph of labor over capitai, and in uttering tis sentiment he was frequenty interrupted by such remarks as “That's so!” and “Bully for you!” He also suggested the sending of au infueniial man u Wasiington to urge Congressman Dawes to look after their interests and hasten tue cousideration of Wilson’s bill, He denounced ail political parites as} untriendly to labor, and said that his contempt fo one was vnly equailed by bis hatrea for tne other. When he had tinished @ notice was giveu of another meeting Saturday evening, and the crowd separaiea with cheers for the speakers aud groaus for Bir. Sampson. t and Southern democrats, with 2 view to determine the policy of that party in the approaching fall elec- tions, and also to cast about in quest of a suitable caualdate for the next Presticncy. Among others, the Chief Justice is expected here, gs well as his son- itvlaw, Senator Sprague, late in the season, and I Jara (Rat the question of having an adequate repre- sentation of Southerners in the next national cabinet will be one of the chief subjects ofdiscussion. As an old politician remarked to mea few hours since, “Phe policy of parties in great campaigns, and even the policy of the government of this country, has been not only discussed, but in part regulated, here in the past, and I +ee no reason why it should hot be so in the future. The Chesapeake und Onto road will soon unite the South and West in closer bonds than ever as agaiust New Gnugland.” The last portion of this little speech was pronounced with peculiay emphasis, and was a littie ppatting in its siguidicance, coming from the source As the terminus of the railvoad all the visitors naturally stop at the White Sulphur, from which there 1s connection by stages with every summer retreat jo the mountaius. 1t 1s situated in the midst of the celebrated spring region, with the Hot Springs and the erry from thirty to thirty-five miles to the north, the Sweet Spriugs and the Sweet Chalybeate Springs sixteen miles to the east, and the Salt and Red Pulphur, the one twenty-four and the other forty-oue miles to the south. Besides these there are a number of other delightful retreats along the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio road, chief among which are the Rockbridge alum, the Bath alum and the Rockbridge butas. The latitude of the White Sul- phur is «bout thirty-seven and a half degrees north, THE SISTERS OF CHARITY AKD THE BOGUS PRINCESS, To 18 KpIToR OF THE HERALD:— Permié ime to correct a mistake that recently ap- peared in your widely cireulatea journal concerning Miss Blanche Solomon, better known as “Princess Editha,” Miss Solomon never was.a nun in a Baya- rian convent, never came to New Orleans to found a conve: ri of i aud its longitude three and @ half west trem Wash- mvent Hor had any connection with the Sisters | ro es elevation above tide Water 18 2,000 lect, further being recognized in @ Christian-like | aid ute temperature of its waters 18 sixty-two mangér—a courtesy they would be likely to extend to any young lady, Iknuew Miss Solomon in Louts- Gegrees Fahrenheit, from which they do not vary auring the heat of summer or the cold of winter. Owing to the enterprise and euergy Of the Mesars. Ville, Ky., Where her family reside. In acouversa- | peyton, the proprietors, the condition of the tion with her she told me she wrote poetry and } grounds bet Pat tak Mion et og sleep last “4 i er, | summer. ‘The walks cely gra- translated @ Frencit work for the Louisvilie Courier, yelled and well rolled, and the drives have now the Courier-Journal. From her mode of con- versation she seemed to be exaggerating, but I could not tell, Her conversation seemed to be composed of grammatical blun- ders and pedantry; but this is so common tn tie Southern and Western States I could not come: to wjust conclusion, The many slanders that are cast on Sisters through impostors are grievances wat intelligence ougtt to cepiove and not relish. We should not cast iu oblivion the many charttable works done by the Sistérs. We should honor the brave and not forget those who are lying in the bat- tle flelds of the South, nor forget the many charita- ble days those ladies spent (who waste aWay their lives in Charity), aud think with what indeiaiigavle been are in a thorough state of - ree pau. The gardens are also im excellent trim, and the vines and trees around the cottages present a charming appearance that surpasses that of any season heretofore. The cottages have also been couiplevely renovated, und so improved as io make it au object to secure quarters early in the season, atid a vast army of competent servants have been employed to give strict attention to every wisia and meet every requirement of the guests. The entire number of visitors now here is about 400, which, by the Fourth of ete Will probably be increased to 1,500, witn a fair indication of reach- ing #,000 before the close of the season. On the Fourth a grand banguet will be given the Wasting- ton and Kictimond Press Ciubs, who propo-e to have @ reunion heve that day, in view that the papers in wal they cared for wounded and dying soldiers } both cities will suspend publication on the day fal- whose mothers and sisers were far away. We | lowing the Fourth. All or a majority of the Wash- should not, in our American boy Cee compen- { ington correspondents have signiiied their intention sate them by relishing slander, but by acknowledg- | to be present, and the day will no doubt be one of tog their worth. SISTER QOLOL | hilarity and jollidcation.