The New York Herald Newspaper, July 4, 1870, Page 7

ELEGRAPHIC ‘NEWS QLL PARTS OF THE WORLD - ‘TME FRENCH COURT IN MOURNING. "Parliamentary Exile of Orlean- 7 ism from France. Papal Infallibility in Rome and St. Petersburg. FRANCE. Court Mourning. Paris, July 3, 1870. The Emperor wears mourning for eight days, In ce of the death of Jerome Paterson Bona- “parte, of Baltimore. To the North. Panis, Juiy 3, 1870. his yacht to visit the h Prince Napoleon has sailed in Norwegian coast, Orleanist Fi < Paris, July 8, 1870. i The decided vote by which the Corps Législatir esterday rejected the petition of the Orieans Princes considered final. * St. Peter. Panis, July 8, 1870. | ‘The Duke de Grammont, Minister of Foreign Af. | fairs, will soon communicate to botn Chambers the @orrespondence relative to the Ecumenical Council. Fallible or Infallible. Pants, July 3, 1870. Advices from Rome represent that the discussion on the dogma of infailibility will certainiy close this week. RUSSIA. Entente with Austria. ‘Warsaw, July 3, 1870, The Emperor Alexander has recetved the Arch- duke Albert of Austria here, and treats him with exceptional courtesy. Conscience and Ri Sr. PETERSBURG, July 3, 1870. ‘ The Czech Catholics residing here publicly an- | Mounce their determination to adopt the Greek faith * should the dogma of Papal infallibility be adopted ‘at Rome. SPAIN. Good for the Creditors. Maprip, July 8, 1870, ‘ The July coupons on the Spanish bonds have been ‘paid to the amount of 1,600,000 reais. HOLLAND. ¥ Citizen Naturalization Reform. Lonpon, July 3, 1 \_ The modification in the naturalization laws of England is exciting attention on the Continent. Holland ts the first to foliow in the matter, and will probably make similar alterations in her laws, THE WATERING PLACES. Arrivals at Long Brauch—The Celebration to Come Of To-Day. Lona Brancu, N. J., July 3, 1870. Nearly 7,000 visitors have arrived heré within the last week. The Metropolitan, Continental, the .Howlands and West End Hote!s have made arrange- ments to celebrate the national anniversary by the Dring of salutes, displaying flags, &c. In the even- Ang there will be fine displays of reworks in front of these hotels, A grand ball will be given at the Continental Hotel. Hon. John De Banes will deliver ‘a0 oration on the lawn of tte Metropolitan Hotel, Affairs at Saratoga—The Women Sufirn- giste—The First Hop. BaRaToGa, N. Y., July 3, 1870. ‘The State Women’s Sutfrage Association has en- @aged Hathorn’s Viliage Hall fora Convention on ‘Thursday and Friday, July 28 ana 29. All the‘lead- ing speakers are expected to be present. ‘The first grand ball of the season will be given in the Congress Hall ballroom on Tuesday evening. the 6th inst, This rcom has been frescoed and decorated, at a cost of about $12,000, since last sea- ee Bernstein’s full orchestra will furnish the nusic, RACING ON THE MISSISSIPPI Exciting Trial of Speed Between the Steam- ers R. E. Lee and Natchez from New Ore leans to Cairo—One Thousand Miles in Two Days aud a Half~The Stenmers at Helena. Sr. Lovis, Mo.. July 3, 1870, A despatch from Helena, Ark., says the R. FE. Lee's time to#hat point is forty-seven hours and thirty-six minutes. The officers of the Naw to Helena 1+ one hour and thirty mi uer last irtp. Excitement in Louisville Over-‘the Race. Louisvinie, Ky., July 5, 1870. | The Western country 13 greatly excited over the frace between the steamers R. EB. Lee and Natchez, rom New Orleans to Cairo. Several hundred thou- \sand dollars are staked on the result in this city lone, The quickest time on record is expected. The wo boats left New Orleans last Thursday evening at jive o'clock. The Lee passed Memphis last night at ‘ourteen tninutes past eleven o'clock, her time from New Orleans being two days, six hours and nine minues, The Natchez was an hour behind tie Lee. ates ister than Excitement in Cincinnati. Orncinnatt, July 3, 1870. There has been a great deal of interest manifested all day in regard to the race between the’steamboat: R. E. Lee and Natchez, i 8 ILLINOIS. The Election Upon the New State Constitu- tion—Probable Adoption of It and of All the Sepnrate Propositions. CHICAGO, July 8, 1870. Anelection took place throughout this State yes- terday, upon the question of the adoption of the new constitution, But few scattering returns have been received, but enough to make it certain that the con- stitution asa whole and each of the eight proposi- tions submitted to a separate vote have peen adopted by a large majority. If there be any exception to this statement it is on the question of minority representation. At this hour there seems little or no doubt of the success of that proposition. In the Sixth Judicial district Willian K. McAllister (independent) is probably elected Judge of the Supreme Court, over Charies Hitchcock, the regular republican nominee, In the Second Judicial district Anthony Thornton (indepen- dent) is provably elected Judge of the Supreme Court, over the regular nominee. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. McCool paid forfeit, and the fight between bi: a Te Allen ia theretore off. . Wane es James Wheeler was{drowned on Friday night in ‘Sear Providence, whi tioslented. vom Several thousand persons witnessed the ceremonier. of the ‘Dlensing of a new Catholic cemetery, four miles from Balti: r more, » Right Reverend Bishop Foley, of Chicago, mei a byother clergymen 110% Of Cheng Amos G. Thomas, a clerk of the Providence and Worcester pee bempany ‘was fatally injured at Providence, last Brrr Si oy, porer by a train of care. He was a cap- ‘The town of Oroville, Cal., was nearly dest: ngnuyaings ware mou of ood, in ores inmat re id joss Is heavy, and is Dartinly insured, aan $eellgnce in moral science, have | been | awaried 108.0, Field. vided between D. Baker and M. P. Hatheld. pea kaa ir ere tt iden ‘The Tennessee House of Represent Benate bill directing the Attorney « ‘sad etockuolders of ine Tenncesce and Barrage in ani y {or the recovery of tha State bonds ale, yc m frandniontly obtained from the State a» fea, and ling #1 of the aforesaid parties individually le, —<--——— - NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 4, 1870.—’RIPLE SHEET. THE TRANSOCEANIC YACHT BACK, inte Crow at Cork. Lonpon, July 3, 1870. It is reported that the crew of the Cambria be. came dissatisfed and that Mr. Ashoury bas been obliged to ship @ new one at Cork. British Feeling Towards the Event. Lonvon, July 3, 1870. The Ovserver anys (he ocean yacht race fails to ex- cite the interest in England that was expected, THE PACIFIC COAST. Het Weather in FraachcoAcquittal of Neuval—Proposed Mexi ies, San Francisco, Cal., July 8, 1870, Yesterday was the hottest day of the season; the thermometer marked 95 in the shade, in this city, and 116 in the interior. The jury in the case of Neuval, charged with the murder of Carrie Diamond, after deliberation of five minutes, brought in a verdict of not guilty, The trial has been very interesting throughout. A company of Mexicans are organizing an associ. ation at Los Angeles for the purpose of establishing colonies north and south of the city of Acapulco, in the State of Guerrero, 1n Mexico. The Mexican government guarantee protection to such settlers and exemption from taxation and duties on {m- | nap of mining and ere implements for ve years, The titles to the lands are guod, * COLORADO. Banking and Land Office Statistics. Denver, July 8, 1970. The three banks in Denver shipped during the month of June $127,900 in gold bullion. The business of the United States Branch Mint for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, was $100,576, 708, being an increase of $16,537,205 over 1860, ‘The United States Land Office during the month of June sold 14,338 acres of land, The business of the second quarter, ending June 30, was 48,368 acres. Large Fire at Corni Mills Destroycd—Loss $70,000. Evmira, July 3, 1970. A serious fire occurred at Corning, Steuben county, eighteen miles west of this city, this morning, by which the flouring and plaster milis of Jonna, Brough & Bostwick were entirely destroyed, Tne Joss 1s between $60,000 and $70,000 and the insurance $40,000, THE DOMINICAN PRISONER. Arrival of Davis Hatch in this City—Presi- dent Baez’s Victim on His Way HomeThe Dignity of the American Flug. Mr. Davis Hatch, a resident of South Norwalk, Conn,, left this city in 1862 for the island of St. Do- mingo, to assume control of a salt mountain.in the Neba district, about fifteen miles from Barona and 100 miles from St. Domingo city, and for the working of which a number of New York capitalists had ob- tained a grant from the government of Spain, Mr. Hatch subsequently returned w the Untted States, and again in 1865 went w St, Domingo to resume Operations at the sait mine. Yesterday he again returned to this city, after au absence of nearly five years, although only expecting, when he went to the island the last time, to be absent two or three months, In the course, however, of the many revolutionary movements going on there under Cabral, Baez and the triumvirate—Pimentel, Garcia and’ Luperon—Mr. Hatch became inyoived in certain official transactions with them, growing out of his assertion of the rights of the corporation which he represented, and ultimately fell under the ban of President Baez's displeasure, the result being that he was arrested, charged with inciting hostility to the designs of the government (which was President Baez), treason, &c., was finally tried without any opportunity for a defence and sentenced to death. The sentence was subsequently com- muted, aud an immense amount of the customary indifference of the United States government for the rights or protection of its citizens abroad was mani- fested throughout the entire transaction. Another phase of the trouble has, however, been brought yery prommently before the public lately in conse- quence of the investigation by the United States Senate into the question of a claim asserted by Mr. Hatch against the Baez government. This inquiry has brought up the whole Dominican ques- lion, including the overtures made by our government for the a ation of St, Domingo, and the result has been the “washing” of some very dirty diplomatic linen, and in the course of the dis- closures there are many ints and riddles about Mr. Hatch having been imprisoned by Baez because he opposed the scheme of annexation, and was infiu- ential in that opposition among the Dominicans, Whether be were guilty or not of such an indiscre- tion 18 reaily a matter of no importange in justifica- tion of the act of imprisonment, but the main promi- ent fact is that an American citizen has been treated with unusual severity, imprisoned, tried, sentenced to death, without any cause to warrant such action, so far as has yet been shown, and that prominent government officials have been fully aware of the fact by written and verbal notifcations, yet have winked at the outrage and, apparently, have been in collusion with the perpetrators. One thing tn this connection is certain, and that ts, that if Mr. Hatch nad been a British subject Baez would never have imprisoned him, or if he did, aud refusea to surrender him on demand, even without diplomatic formality, a Brit- ish figate would have made the temperature even more than tropical about Baez's domicile. Mr. Hatch arrived here by the steamer De Soto from Havana, and 1s evidentiy sufering from ner vous prostration, consequent upon his incarceration and the harass of mind and body to which he has been subjected. He 1s a inan of about fitty years ot age, gentlemanly demeanor and pleasing, frank appearance and expression. When visited yesterday by a HERALD reporter he dectined to gtve any details at present for publication of his ditticulty in si Domingo, as he did not wish to place himself in the position of endeavoring to create any outsicle feeling during the Congressional Investigation now pending at Washington, However disappointing this course may be to the public, it must be admitted that it bears the imprint of a frank straightforwardness, as his statement of actual tacts would perhaps put eitairs in @ startling aspect: but he prefers to allow matters to take an oiticial course without pre- jJudice on his part, and if the Senate Committee desire to hear his evidence, as it seems they should do, he will doubtiess respond with alacrity, Mr. Hatch was released by Baez, witi his sentence commuted to immediate and perpetual banishment, and has since that time been detained in St. Thomas, endeavoring to effect a settlement of his business and private affairs in St. Domingo, This he was unable to do before leaving, as by the arrangement between Rear Admiral Poor, commanding the Cnited States West India squadron, and Baez Mr. Hatch waa obliged to “make tracks” direct, In a “beeline,” from his prison quarters to the ship which bore him away. He was, in fact, unable even to procure his necessary wearing apparel, This morning Mr, Hatch will leave for Norwatk to visit his raimity, THE GRAND STREET FIRE, ‘Through the courtesy of Fire Marshal MeSpedon’s oficers the press has been put in possession of the following insurances on the flre that occurred at 297 Grand street Saturday: Pheips & Bordsee’s insurance—Bowery, $2,000; Relief, $1,000; Glove, 2,000; Exchange, Pheentx, $2,500. A. ©, Stranz’s insurance—Stuyvesant, $2,000; Steriing, $2,000; Williamsburg City, $3,000; Pacific, $2,000; Park, $2,000; Mechanics’, $1,000; Columbia} $2,000; Astor, $1,000. Willlam Goodkink's insurance—Atna, $2,000; Stuyvesant, $2,000; Equitable, $2,000; Park, $2,500. M. Ellinger’s insurance—Excelsior, $1,750 on stock, on fixtures $2,500; Commercial, stock, $2,600 on fixtures; Greenwich, stock, Commonwealth, $2,000 on stoc! $2,00'0 cn furniture. FIRE IN THE BOWERY, Yesterday a fire occurred in the printing ofice of Haxtable & Godfrey, on the second floor of No. 390 Bowery, caused by a stoveptpe;setting fire to a parti- tlon. Their logs {s $100, and is not covered by tn- surance, The first floor is ocupted by William Little as Ashoe store. His loss is about $1,200, and is fullv covered by insurance. The building, which 18 in- sured, 1s damaged $500, CUBA MARKETS. Havana, Suly 3, 1870, ‘The fo'lowing were the prices of merchandise at Havana and Matanzas at the close of the markets of July 2:~ Sugar.—There has been a small business doing at un- changed quotations, and the market closed quiet and steady ; buyers demand a reduction. The total exports paling the reek from Havana and Nataxcas foot up to 89,000 boxes and §,200 hhds,, fncludin, ,900 his, to the United States," The stoc amounts to 435,000 boxe per box of sugar to the : 1 to the United States, $4 50 a 83 95; per hha. to the United States, $34 $350; per ton to Falmouth and orders, 87s. a 42s. 64. Bacon firmer at 190. Wc, Butter quiet. Coal ofl steady; intins, 44444 reais; in barre reals per gallon. Flour active at 9a 810. ‘Hama in de- 000 on » and Park, mand; American salted, 2c. ; American sugar cured, 260, a 27. per Ib, Lard firmer at Wigc, a 20/90. in xoge, and Bo, a $8. In tas. Lumber Drm, Potatoes firm al bbi. Shooks—Box firm and quiet at 8% reais, hogabaa’ giendy a 82 js. Kapty Logpucads—The oaacact ia auppligd, WASHIN GTON. Wasuinaron, Jaly 3, 1370, of the Senate on the Income ‘Tax. Tt seema to be the general impression that the ac. tion of the Senate in adopting Senator Wison's amendment making the tax on all incomes of over | two thousand dollars two and a half per cent, and continuing it for two years, wiil bo final, and that tt will be accepted by the House, Senator Wilson is ‘mong those who believe that the income tax should be discontinued entirely and at once, He discoy- ered, however, that there was uo prospect of the House receding from tts position, and he concluded that the best thing to do was to reduce the amount of tax to be paid, and to limit tt to two years, ‘Thas {s on the principle tnat haif a loaf is better than none. ‘The question as {s presented itself to the Senate was whether the income tax should be abolisned and the duty on sugar be retained, or the income tax allowed to remain as the House fixed it, and the uty on sugar be reduced. It is supposed that the Masses of the people would favor the latter were the question submitted to them. If the income tax 18 to be continued in any shape the one in which Senator ‘Wilson has put it 1s, unquestionably, the best for all purposes. It will leave that class of persons who earn only salaries and people of small means com- paratively free, and it fixes a time when the tax Shall cease. This is more than would have been affected by the House proposition. The Repre- sentatives of the rural districts which do not pay any part of this tax, preponder- ate to such an extent in the House that any altempt to wipe it out in that body would no doubt prove {ruitiess; and even had the Senate Stood by its original purpose to strike out of the Tax bill all the sections relating to the income tax, te House would have refused to yield. Whatever blame there is, therefore, in the dusiness must at- tach to the House, Probable Failure of the Currency Bill, The conference committee on the Currency bill— the second one which has been appolnted—meets on Tuesday, A vigorous effort is being made to harmo- nize the conficting interests of the various sections of the country in the bill, but with very little pros- pect of success, The confreres on the part of the Senateare greatly divided. Mr, Williams, of Oregon, is strongly impregnated with the ideas which pre- vail on the Pacitle coast relative to the currency and banking. He 1s opposed to everything that promises an inflation of the currency and favors a gold basis for banking. Mr. Bayard, another mem- ber of the committee, is a democrat, but he belongs to the Eastern school of the democracy so far as ex- porting the currency is concerned; and as for the national banks, he is opposed to them on general prinetples. Morton 18 in favor of nrore currency in obedience to the demand of the West and South. Of the House managers, Judd, of flinots, and Knott, of Kentucky, will probably vote with Morton, wile Packer, of Pennsylvania, will go with Williams and The Action Bayard, thns leaving the committee a tie, As it1s requisite that the report be signed by a ma- jority of the coufrdres they will probably announce that they cannot agree. It Is pretty well understood that the Senate will not adopt any Teport which favors an expansion of the currency, and it is quite certain that the House will not accept anything of a different character. The result is likely to be what has heretofore been predicted in these despatches, no Currency bill this session. John Chinaman as an Agitator. ‘The Chinese quéstion was introduced in the Senate on Saturday during the debate on the Naturaliza- tion bill, when Mr. Sumner moved to strike out the word “white”? wherever it occurs in the naturaliza- tion laws.’ The Pacitic coast men were all on their feet at once, and had the Massachusetts Senator thrown a bombshell among his colleagues he could not have created greater consternation. Morton, Wil- son and other prominent leaders of the republican party were on Sumner’s back in an instant, in addl- tion to Stewart, Nye and Williams, Sumner himself seemed a good deal surprised at the row he had raised, but he planted himself squarely upon the Declaration of Independence and claimed for Joun Chinaman all that he ever contended for on behalf of Sambo. The Chinaman is evidently the coming «hobby of the extreme radical wing of the republican party, and as usual Sumner will lead the advance guard, It is not likely that old fashioned democrats lke Williams, Morton and Stewart will foliow him. Even his colleague, Henry Wilson, an original abo- Mtlonist, cannot swallow the Chinaman, It is too late in the session now for # general de)ate on this subject, and its introduction is ikely to defeat the Naturalization bill, but look out for it at the next session, The Chinese Indemnity Fund. The Committee on Foreign Relations, to wiiom was referred the message of the President of March, 1870, covering a report of the Secretary of State and correspondence concerning the Chinese Indemnity Fund, say, in their report nfude to the Senate, the origin of the fund is thix:— ‘The British and French expeditions of 1858, which, after capturing Canton, turned thety combined forces toward Pekin‘and ascended the Pei-ho aa far as Tien-tsin, opened the way to the presentation of ciaims of our citizens, which were promptly recog- nized by the Chinese government. Though taking no part in the war our people profited by the result. ‘The convention that ensued was born of the war, In the draught of the convention, first submitted to the Commissioners at Shanghac, the amount stated Was 625,000 taeis, with a provision that in case of excess beyond the claims and interest it should be refunded to the Cuinese government, on which our Minister remarked:—‘Tney preferred, however, the smal! sum, without such provision, evidently thinking that it was their best policy to get rid of the matter forever.” The language of the Commussioners Was:— We acknowledge the consideration and kindness ot your Exceilency im this mati pb that you have, of your own accord, reduced the first amount of claims, and now place the total at 525,000 taels, We have taken the matter into full consideration, and propose that, if a further reduction of 25,000 taels be made, fixing the total amount at 600,000 taels, the Custom House certiticates Can be issued at Canton, Shanghae and Foo-Choo, dating from the first day of our next year, February 3, 1559, which can be stiecessively applied to the gradual payment of the entire sum. After ailthe payments directed by the Commis- sioners, & large surplus was found in the custody of the legation at Pekin, Which was subsequently trans- ferred to tie United States. This surplus, with ac- cumulation of inverest and gain by exchange, leas an amount paid under authority of an act of Con- gress approved January 22, 126-, (15 Statutes at Large, 440), has been invested in ten-forty bonds, which are now held by the State Departinent, amounting at par to $386,000, Another amount of $206 87 in cash isalso In the possession of the department, and about $2,000 remain in the cus.ody of the Minister to China, who has been directed to make remittance of the same. The committee is brought to the conclusion that, in equity, this sum does not belong to us, What- ever may be our technical title, in conscience the money 18 not ours. In returning to China the fund in question and its accretions, the United States will reieve themselves of an embarrassing trust, whtle peas render unto the distant Casar what is his own and set_an oxam- ple by which republican institutions will be ele- vated. The question of its application, which has oecupled the attention of successive Presidents, which bas been presented to successive Congresses and 18 still undecided, will be at rest. Schemes for the bestowal of the fund fn such a way as tw har- monize our sense of justice with our obiigations to China, if not with Chinese proprietorship, will cease. ‘There will be nothing for * disappointed claimants’? to pursue, Ohina will receive her own—if with astonishment, it will be only because nations have so rarely lived according to the golden rule, Such an act cannot be otherwise than honorable to the United States. It willbe a victory in a new fleid, making us first in anew order of conquerors. China, with infinite resources, Will be more than ever open to American enterprise. Thus, While doing right, shall we benefit ourseives, So is justice to others the Way to national advan- tage. But whatever shis advantage, it Must not ve ‘forgotten that tle first inducement is the essential equity of the case. The measure now proposed will be yaluabie in proportion as it is spontaneous. Thus far China has inade no demand or suggestion even. A year hence the venerable empire may appear before the youth- Tul republic with @ formal claim. The very fact that We deliberate about this fund will spread the udings of its existence. Better anticipate a demand than Walt and at iasty.eid an be agony compliance, urged by a foreign plenipotentiary tn the service of the ancient government whose money is now in our hands. A Fraudulent Land Claim. ‘ The House Committee on Public Lanas have re- ported a bill to repeal the act of June 11, 1866, con- firming the claiin of José Dominguez to a tract of Jand named Los Pietos y Najalayegua, situated in Santa Barbara county, Cal., three leagues in extent, They say, from the evidence before them, that “the traudwont atvggavt to tamagr with Une records of the Surveyor General's office was successful. Take the matter tM all its phases and tt presenta the botdest and most astounding case of attempted fraud and swindling your committee has yet been called upon to examine." Tho Case of Colonel Belger. Some time ago Colonel James Belger presented a memorial to the House of Representatives praying to be restored to full rank and place in the army, from which he had been dismissed by President Lincoln. He was on duty in Baltimore as quartermaster, tn the years 1861, 1862 ana 1463. He expended, in the aggregate, $11,000,000, Charges were made against him of improper conduct, and he was arraigned before @ military court charged with a violation of duty to the prejudice of good order and militaty discipline, The Court, while condemning some of his purchases, attached no crimmality to his acts, aud made their findings in accordance with their Judgment and acquitted him, Secretdry Stanton, how- ever, after reading the testimony, prepared @ paper, in which he sald that Colonel Belger had pur- chased coal at higher rates than it could be procured in open market, or someting to this effect, and in his recommendation, on the 30th of November, 1863, the President dissolved the court and disinissed Colonel Beiger from service dishonor- ably, Ever since that he has been seeking to be restored to his former position in the army; but the Committee on Military Affairs, in their report upon the subject, just made, say in conclusion:— The President bas ample power to reatore Belger by appointment and confirmation of the Senate, If there should be @ vacancy in the staff of the army, and the appointing power should restore Colonel Belger, it would be an aotof the President and the Senate with which your committee and the House of Representatives could haye nothing to do, The re- sponsibility, as well as the praise or blame, would then rest where it properly belongs. The commuit- tee, therefore, ask to ve discharged from the fur- ther consideration of the subject. indignant Now Yorkers Opposing Murphy. A number of New York gentlemen have arrived here to oppose the confirmation of Mr. Murphy aa Collector of that port, and have haa interviews with members of the New York delegation and several Senators op the subject. The indignation at the nomination of Mr. Murphy continues, and numerous letters and telegrams of dissent have been received, ‘The Proposed New Ship Canal in Nicaragui The following is the text of the bill recently re- ported from the Senate Couunittee on Foreign Rela- tons:— ‘That the President of the United States is authorized to appoint « comuussiouer for the purpose of making an explo- ration and aurvey of the routes at ‘Tehusntepec and Nicara- ua, 10 Order to ascertain the practicability of a suip canal at these places between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the ut of 880,000 is appropriated to this purpose out of any money tn the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, Iron Ship Building. The President recently, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, communicated to that body the letter and proposals of the International Steamship Com- pany relative to tron ship building yards, ‘The letter of the company is as follows:— It is proposed to erect such ayari upon the shore of the Delaware river, which shalt have all the facilities for the consiruction of the largost class of steamers, Whether for naval or commercial purposes, equal in workmanship, superior in material and strength vo, and at no greater cost than, those of Great Britain, The superior economy of iron over wooden vessels has driven the latter from competition as transatlantic carriers of freight. ‘This, with causes Incident to whe late war, has nearly banished our flag, hitherto borne only over wooden suips, from the ocean, and reduced American com- merce to the lowest state ft has ever known. The nation 18 ill because tts H1fe-current of commerce has ceased to flow freely. It cannot recover health until means ave supplied for the refiow and for the inter- changing circulation. These means He in the abilily to produce carriers of equal economy to those which, opposed to us, have caused our depression. ‘The company propose a financial arrangement upon @ basis of business security, and asks from the government only its countenance and assurance, without requiring any appropriation of money. I 1s that the company shail issue Its own bonds, to the amount of $5,000,000, bearing six per cent interest, ‘The company assess upon the amount of work done annually in its butiding yards the rate of tive per cent, to form a sinking fund to pay the imterest aud principal of the bonds, and to give to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of the Navy the right to enforce the collection and application of these money payments, these being furiner secured by a mortzage to the Secretary of the Treasury, with authority to foreclose or take possession upon any failure to pay on the part of the company, the United States guaranteeing the collection and payment There Is a provision for the government to advance the interest while the yard ia being built; but this amount the company commence returning immediately thereatter. What the country wil gain in wealth and power by fosier- ing such an enterprise may be mierred from the developed results of iron shipbuilding on the Clyde, In that coal and tron region, in 1830, there Was an annual product of only 46,000 tons of pig metal. In 1843 iron shipbutlding commenced, In eight years thereafter this had stimulated the production to $20,000 tons of pig metal and 80,000 tons of malleable tron. The Deiaware river requires no dredging; it bas fresh and deep water. Contigu- ous to it is better iron and better coal. The simple aid embraced in the proposals will cause an inflow of weaith to the workingmen of this country equal to that which 1s now enriching those of Great Brit- sin—a wealth which to the single locality of Gias- gow reaches nearly $50,000,000 « year, and flat, too, the simple relations for mintrals dug trom beneath the soil and wrought by human industry ito the forms of tron ships, which add farther aid untoid weaith to the nation through the commerce which they extend throughout the globe, The communications are now in the hands of the Senate Commitice on Commerce. New Postal Treaty with France, Negotiations for a postal convention between the United States and France have been reopened by the French Minister, under tastructions from his govern- ment, Postmaster General Creswell has submitted modified propositions of a liberal character, based upon the provisions of the new postal convention with North Germany, which will probably be appro- ved by the French government. Tho Sales of Gold for the Month. The Secretary of the Treasury has directea the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell one miilion of gold on cach Wednesday of the month of July; the first and third sales on account of the “speciat fund,” and the second and fourth on account of the “sinking fund.” Also, to purchase one muon of bonds on the first and third Thursdays on account of the “sinking fund,” and two mithons on the second and fourth Thursdays on account of the “special fund,’? Personal. Norton, of Minnesota, has been absent from his seatin the senate for several weeks, in consequence of extreme illness. W. F. Peddrick, of Philadelphia, has been pro- moted by the Attorney General to the office of Steno. graphic Clerk, under the recent act creating the De- partment of Justice. Among the prominent visitors to this city last week was the Honorable Andrew Stewart, of Penn- syivania, He is about eighty years old, but shows much activity. He was welcomed by many members of Congress, and regarded as a curtosity, in view of the fact that he was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives fifty years ago, and served successive terms. He is the only iiving Congressman of half‘a century ago. THE EXCISE LAW. Jourdan as a Spotter—His Sunday Busines John Jourdan, the new Superintendent of Polic whom the HERALD has taken especial pains to com. pliment when he deserved {t, and criticise when he made a glaring mistake, with a flourish of trumpets on Saturday declared that he would enforce the Excise law. Yesterday he enforced it. On Saturday night, ac- companied by @ good captain, & good detective but & poor disciplinarian, he made a tour of the city, in search of his “esteemed beats,” ‘fying artillery” or sub-inspectors, but nothing resulted from it. Jour- dan and his deputy only squeiched a fire. The Ex- cise law was yesterday vigorously enforced. As the result the following statistics last night reached the Central Ofice:—There were yesterday twenty-six arrests for excise violations, sixty for intoxication, twenty for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and forty for disordsrly conduct, There Were arrested for violations of the Excise law, be. tween midnight and six A. M. Sunday, seven offend. ers, Jourdan has accomplished a good work, aud has made a mark. There were for the twenty-four hours ending yesterday at ten P. M. no serious af- frays. All over the city “gin mills’? were closed, What does Jourdan say? Frank Kiernan, of No. 53 Grand street; Francis Ww rpenter, No, 40 West Houston street; Osha Baptist, No. 2 Laurens street, and Herman Meyers, No, 261 Spring street, were held to ball tn the sum of $390 each by Justice Shanley, at Jefferson Mar- ket, yesterday, charged with violating the Excise law by not keeping closed doors on Sunday, and ex- posing liquor for sale, Louis Gross, a liquor dealer at No. 294 William street, was held in $100 bail at the Tombs Police Court yesterday tor violation af thegSundey Liquor NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor Items of Metropolitan News. wing record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours io comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, corner of Ann street:— 1889. 1870, 1589, 1870, oT TL m % 66 2 69 68 12M + 85 OT oT Average temperature yesterday...... + OS Average temperature for corresponding dav lust year..... White skylarking in his room, No. 125 Sullivan Street, last evening, with a friend, William Wood fell On the floor and broke a leg. Dr. Dwyer, physician. at Randall's Island, contra- dicts a report which he has heard to the effect that he is a candidate for the office of a health oficer or health inspector in New York. At twelve o'clock to-day the Coroner's oMfce will be closed, in order to give the coroners, their depu- ties and Mr. John T. Toal, the clerk, an opportunity to properiy celebrate the national auniversary. Coroner Rollins was yesterday catled to hold an inquest at 567 West Thirty-seventh street on te vody of Theresa Egan, a child four years of age, inet death was the result of scalds accidentally re- Richard McGinnis, of No, 455 Seventh avenue, yea- terday attempted to end his life by jumping inwo the water at ee 46 North river, He was rescued. John Hanly, of No, 441 West Twenty-f(th street, made u similar attempt with a knife, but also failed, Cain Mansfield, residing at 12 Vandewater street, pleaded guilty, at the Tombs Police Court yesterday, to having stolen, on the 29th ult., the sum of etghty dollars from Agnes Ledfelt, of tie same residence, and was held to answer in default of $500 bail. Six hundred and thirty passengers arrived at this port yesterday from foreign ports in the following vessels:—Steamsnip Aleppo, from Liverpool and Queenstown, 561; steamship De Soto, from Havana, 60; bark Gi , from Palerino, 4; brig Katie, from St. Croix, 6. * About half-past one yesterday morning a slight fire occurred in the livery stable of Lane & McMahon, No, 62 East Fourteenth street. It was discovered by Superintendent Jourdan and Captain Keiso, who ac- companied him on his grand midnight routtds. They extinguished it, with the assistance of some citizens, The body of a drowned man, about thirty-five years old, dark complexion, with whiskers, ana dressed in an old plaid shirt and black pants and gaiters, was found by a First precinct officer in the ‘water at South ferry yesterday, ‘Ihe coroners, who are never to be found after twelve meridian Sunday, did not appear in answer to the summons, In the Tombs Police Court, yesterday, James Mar- tin was arraigned on a charge of having stolen, last Saturday, a horse and truck and some bags, all valued at $332, the property of James Carmichael, of 68 Cannon street. John Carmichael, of 416 East Tenth street, saw the acoused driving the horse and truck through the street and had him arrested, tim states he had found the horse walking along the street without a driver and was taking the property to the station house, when John Carmichael had him arrested. He was held to answer in defauit of $2,000 ball. Charles Goyer, aged sity years, a resident of Bohemia and a shade painter by occupation, fatlea to go home to No, 175 East Houston street on Satur- day night, and the circumstance alarmed his sons Emanuel and Frances, who yesterday proceeded to his shop, No. 58 East Houston street, and forced an entrauce. They found their father hanging by the neck from the scuttle, to which he had attached a sash cord, They promptly cut him down, but life Was extinct. o family Can assign no cause for the suicide, fhe Coroner was notified to hold an 1uquest upon the body. A superbly engrossed set of resolutions, Intended to be presented to Mr. Nicholas Miler, a prominent resident of the First ward, py the Nicholas Miller Guard to-day, have been for some days past exhi- bited in the window of Hudnut’s pharmacy, on Broadway, and have attracted an immense array of persons to inspect them. The resolutions are gotten up in the most elaborate style, the penmanship being of the first order and the whole surrounded by a massive gilt frame. Mr. Miller 1s a member of the Tammany General Committee, and a sirong man, politically as well as socially, in his district, as well as being the “best abused’? individual tu the First ward, The abstract of the Central Park Meteorological Department for the past week shows the following results:—Barometer--Mean, 29.931 inches; maxt- mum, at seven A. M. June 2; 100 inches; mini- mum, as shown A. M, July 1, 29.686 inches; range, 414 inches, Thermometer—Mean, 76.9 degrees; maximum, at four P. M. June 28, 94; minimum, atfive P.M. July 1, range, 31 degrees. Rain fell ‘on the 27th, from 5:45 P. M. to P. M. to the depth of .93 inch; on the 28th, from P. M. to P.M. to the dept of .o4 inch, and on July 1, from 1:45 P. M. to 0 P. M. to the depth of .02 inch. Total water for the week .99 inch, The dia tance travelled by the Wind during the week was 1,130 miles, CHESS MATTERS. Bock vas. Giiberg=Changing the Result. The sudjoined brilliant game was contested re- cently at the Café International between Mr. Fred- erick Bock, of Chicago, and Mr. C. A, Gilberg, the President of the Brooklyn Chess Ciub:— King’s Gambit. Bock, white. Githerg, blak. OK 4 1—PtoK4 1—P t 2—PioK B4 —P tks P —Kt toK BS —~PtoK Kté 4—-BwQba —BtoKKr2 5—P toga 5—P WQS 6—Castles 6—PtoK R83 ee i—Kt to K 2 (a) 8—P to K R4 in) 8—Ktto K Kts 9—P OK RS 9—Kt to B aq Kia 10+Ktto Ks 5 1i—Casiles 13—Q Kt to Q2 Kt 5 (c) 14—Kt to K d t 15—R tks P 15—Q lo K RS 1s—Kt tks P 16—Kt tks QP 17—B tks P ch MK to Raq 18—P tks Kt 18—B tks P ch 19—B to K 3 (a) 19—P tks B 2—K tks P 20—Q to K BS 21—K to Raq 21—B tks R 22—Q to Q Bach 22-BtoQ 6 And Mr, Bock resigned. After the termination of the contest Mr. Bock re- marked that he thought he should lave done better at this functare (4) by moving K to-B sq, and a back-game was played with the following result:— 19—K to B 8q 19—Q to R 8 ch 20—K to K 2 20—Q takes P ch 21—K to Qaq K IB to YS —K to K st —Kt takes R 24-—R takes Kt ch 26—Bto KS 2—B lakes RK Resigns, unton’s handbook Q B to K 3 Is bere given aw t defence. We look upon Kt to K 2 as somewhat ()) Pio K Kt 3 would have given whiti (+) This move and the subsequent are powerful attack, ry well played by ack. (4) Soe back-game appended to game. PISTOL PRACTICE IN A POLICY SHOP. On Saturday the policy shop of Samuel We No. 22 Sixth avenue, was visited by William H. Morton and three other Eighth ward rowdies, who picked a quarrel with the proprietor and commenced an as- sault upon him, During the fracas Morton fred four shots froma revoiver at Webb, but none of tho shots took effect, One of the ruftiana then struck Webb on the head with a slungshot, inficting a se- vere wound, The ruflang then rusied out of the place, and, jumping on a passing Broadway car. succeededed in making their escape and are still at large. HARLEM AIVER AND PORT CHESTER RalLRoAo, Ata meeting of the citizens of the town uf West- chester, Westchester county, neld at the former place on Friday evening, the report of the cum- mittee appointed to ascertain the cost of the “right of way’’ for the Hariem River and Portchester Rail- road was read, showing that the project would not cost less than $15,000 to property owners in the town named, The report was unanimously adopted, and a committee appointed <o solielt subscriptions to above amount. MARINE TRANSFERS, The following is @ complete list of marine transfers from the Custom House from June 20 to July 1:— Tonnage. Tune 39) ES Brower Name | Inne 3) Schooner. |John 8. Lee, . Sune 90|Schooner, John W. Coffin... July L. pemvougr (Panay, , PRESIDENT GRANT IN CONNECTICUT, The Sabbath in Hartford—Programme of Future Movements—Departure for Woodstock This Morning—Great Preparations—Mra. Grant and Her Daughter to Remain in Hartford Haxrroro, July 3, 1870, ‘The President passed a quiet day at the residence of ex-Governor Jewell, receiving no calls, He at- tended divine service at the Park Congregational church, This evening Governors Burnside and Clafin dined with him, but those were the only per- sons im the shape of visitors that ne had. The Sab- bath has been regularly observed after the rigta practice of New England, ‘fhe Presidential party, in company with H. A. Bowen, Will leave here at twenty-five minutes past Seven o’cloc. to-morrow morning, by the Hartford, Providence and Fistkil! Rauroad, proceeding to Plainfield, Here they will take the Norwich and Wor- cester road to Putnam station, about eighteen miles from Plainfield junction, At Putnam H. 0. Bowen will meet the President, He will then be em corted t Woodstock, @ distance of five miles, Great preparations are still going on in view of the occasion. The detalis of the prepara- tion have already been made public, so that it would be unnecessary to repeat them here, It is ander stood that every vehicle aud horse for at miles ground bas been engaged for some days. It is an- Ucipated that at least sixty thousand people will be present, It is now arranged that Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellie wilt remain here, the quests of Mrs. Jewell. ‘To-morrow morning Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellie, with Mra. Jewell, will visit Farmington Semtnary, about nine miles from this city, where it 13 ned Miss Nellie shall attend next fall, Mrs, Grant, with her daughter, will meet the President in New York on his Way back to Washington, U.S. Grant, Jr., just admitted at Harvard College, ran down Saturday night and returns to Cambridge to-night, The President alone, of nis family, there- fore, will be at Woodstock to-morrow. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is in town, stopping with his sister, Mrs, Hooke: At the conclusion of the exercises on Monday at Woodstock the President will accompany Senator Buckingham to Norwich and attend a reception given there by Senator Buckingham in the evening. On Tuesday morning he wil! lecve Norwich for New York direct without stopping. There he will be joined by Mrs. Grant and proceed Tuesday nignt to Washington, as it ts necessary for him to be there Wednesday morning. PROBABL? FATAL AFFRAY. Ava late hour on Saturday night Thomas Boyle, residing at No, 182 Morris avenue, Newar«, while laboring under the influence of Jersey light- ning, Went into an adjoining saloon and there met with Thomas Fields and a compauion, whose name is unkno’ After “smiling” a number of times they got into a dispute and prepared for a hand to hand conilict. Fields hurled a lager beer glaas at Boyle's head, which hit the mark and cut open the poor fei- low's head, causing the blood to flow fearfully. Boyle was at once removed to his residence and medical aid summoned, when his wounds, which were pronounced serious, Were dreased. Yesterday afternoon Boyle’a mother visited Justice Dean und informed him of the facts, The Justice will at oace visit the injured man aud take lus deposition. UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS. Some 600 members of the Oraer of Cutted Amert- can Mechanics, an organization the rules of which are of the “Know Nothing” stripe, which provides that only American native borh citizens shall be aa- mitted to bee turned ont in their showy re- galias at Newark, N. J., on Saturday, to wel- come a large delegation trom Vhiladelphia, The lat- ter arrived about half-past four o'clock, and joined the Newark Councils in a procession through the principal thoroughfares of the city, Inthe evening @ supper Was given at the Rink, The procession in - cluded two tine bands. ‘The turnout was very cred- ttable in appe: Brapiey,—On Sunday. daugnter of Matthew M. and Julla A. Bradley, aged 2 years, 6 months and 17 days. July 3, Sam “ANN, Spirit of our darling we know that thou art num- bered witit the angels of God, and yet we misa thee. Kelatives and friends of the fainily are reapect- fully invited to attend the funeral, from the reat- dence of her parents, 10 Vanderblit avenue, Brook- yy this (Monday) afternoon, at half-past two Hoe! ‘The remains will be mterred in Hoty Crosa Cemetery. (For Other Deaths S MAILS The Hamburg mail steamship Allemaunia will leave this port on Tuesday for Piymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg, The matis for Europe will close at the Post Ofice at twelve o'clock noon. THe New York Hrratp—Edition for Burope— will be ready at ten o'clock tn the morning. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, aix centa, Stafford’s tron and Sulphur Powders invigorate the body and purity the blood, A.—Radical Reform.—Tho Old Mode of changing gray hair to color more or leas natural Is eter- ally abolished. PHALON'S VITALIA, OR SALVATION FOR ‘THE HATR, imparts to the bleached fren the very shade that has bea bleached out of them by time or aick- ness, and Is clear and has no sedimeut, Sold by ail druggiste and faucy goods dealers, SS A.—Herring’s Patent CHAMPION SAFES. 1 Broadway, corner Muetay ara. Shoes, of Every Vnriety, at EK. A. BROOKS, 575 Broadway. Soited Shoes alt price Ninth Page.) FOR EUROPE. Roots a reduced prices. A.—Sammer ats in Great Variety at Popus jar prices, — DOUGAN, 102 Nassau street, eprase of Aun, An Old Nurse for Children.—Dowt Fail to procure MRS. WINSLOW'S SOUTHING SYRUP (or chil- dren teething, No mother who has ever tried it will consent to let her child pass through this critical period without the aid of this invaluable preparation. Gives rast to the mother and relief and bewith to the child, Cures wind colic aad regulate the bowels, Never Allow Dinrrhwa, Dyseutery or any Bowel Alfection to bave its own way, or the most sertous consequences may resuit. By neglecting euch complaints the system is often ro rapid reduced a8 to ranch a stage be- youd the help of medicines before the patieat can realize the necessity of looking ‘or aremedy. At this season of the year, therefore, everybody should be provided with that safe and certain cv complatot, Dr. JAYNE'S with this remedy at hand al! ea Sold for ail stomach and bowel RMINATIVE BALSAM, for ioh affections may be promptly and efficncioualy treated erywhere fa the ‘agtanter Ratchelor’s Hair Dyco—Tho Best world. The only perfect dye; harmless, relia’ ry 18 Bone treet Devoe’s Kerosene Oil, in Five Gallon Ca cets, for famtiy use. Packages may be returnad. DEVO MANUFAOTURING COMPANY, LI? Fultoa atreet. Devoe’s Kerosene Oil, in Sealed Cans, Ren- dere adulteration impos DEVOE MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, 17 Fulton et, New York. Diamonds, Rings aud Studs at reduced prices, GEORGE G. ALLEN, 613 Browdway, under St. Nicholas Hotel. R. RK. R. 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