The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1870, Page 4

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Expedition: The Quarantine Au- thorines Asserting Their Belligerent Rights— How Judge Dowhug Treats Blackmailera— Political in'eliigence—Frigntiul Domestic ‘Tra- gedies—American Assoctation for the Advance. ment of Science and Art—Trasie End of a Mar- derer—-urrlages and Deaths—Advertise- _ ments, ‘Mtorials: Leading Article on France and Her Revolutionary Elements, What Prussia Shouid o—Yachtung—Personal Intellizence-—Project ‘o Enlarge the City of New York—The Labor rm Party—Amusement Announcements, S—the War: King Willam’s Proclamation to the French People; Immense Losses of the French in the Recent Battles; Napoleon’s Mission to Denmark a Failure; Parliamentary Thanks to the French Army; Garibaldian Movement Against Jono parte—Miscellancous Telegraphic News—Business Notices, G—The Nathan Murder: Fifth Day's Proceedings of the Coroner's Inquest; William Kelly on the Stand; A Rigorous Cross-Examination and its Result; The Mystery of the ly Deeper ‘Than Ever: Mr. Nathan’s Watch—The Census Returns—Europe: War Despatches by Mall to Jul ‘ne Frencn Positions at Nancy and ec al His'ory of the French Forstfica- The Prussians “Marchiag Along” and How They Go to War, Mail Matter (Continued from Sixth i Accident on the St. clal Rep. rts. &—Washington: Letter from Attorney General Ackerman on Georgia Reconstruction—Pro- ceedings iu the New York Courts—Trotting at Buffalo Park—Saratoga Races—Infamous Out ments. New Rovre to Panrts.—An anti-Prussian thinks that before reaching Paris the Prussian troops are more likely to go to Rouen! CrowpinG THE SEASON.—Overcoats are already at s premium iv Montana. Ai Helena, on Wednesday, the thermometer was down to the freezing point, and a small quantity of snow fell during the afternoon. A very good beginning for a new country, but by 20 means 1g prospect for the inhabitants. murtcant WARNINGS TO NAPOLEON— ‘he revolutionary ferment in Paris, following defeats of his armies, and the revolu- nes in the Corps Législatif, includ- specially the enforced resignation of r and his Ministry on a few hours’ All this means that, instead of France | g sacrificed for Napoleon, Napoleon must be sacrificed for France, and he will be wise » to consider the crisis and eo to act in meet- Tork Management of the French mitrail- Jeuses in the late conflicis seems to have been mighty loose, as several of them were captured hy the Pras An e e thinks that among the slain in the nt batiles should be var of this once dreaded ingtru- It should also be s ofthe age. What sort of a concern is this so-called American mitrail- Jer Ts it intended to humbug or in case we have a brash with a for: The Ordnance Bureau should look subject. nnn ment of w numbered eople gn foe? into the Tue Ex War Expep.—It would seem, , that the great railroad war and the Central, in which nearly railroads of the country had embroiled, has ended by a treaty of in which Vanderbilt succumbs to the This treaty, it is further said, provides for a grand consolidation or alliance of all the railroads of importance in the Union, Thus, we are likely to have a perpetaation of those powerful monopolies that actually threaten our independence as a people. The healthiest state of existence for the railroad corporations is continual belli- gerency. Peaceful alliances between them aro terrible on the people, and will continue so nntil Congress gets control of every line ia the Union. from appe: between E all the le become peace, powers of Fisk, A Quananrixg War is threatening unless Perth Amboy as a port is abolished without delay. The infamy of which the authorities at that port are guilty was brought to a climax recently by their permitting the bark Wavelet, from Rio Janeiro, a yellow fever port, to come to the dock in Brooklyn without the necessary disinfection. The captain and owners of the vessel were impudent to Dr. Carnochan and refused to return her to the lower bay. Thereupon Dr. Carnochan took a handful of Quarantine police, fully armed, cut the vessel out from her moor- ings at the dock and carried her back to Quarantine. The movement was a surprise, us there is every indication that the crow France and Her Revolutiouary Elemeute— What Prussia Should Do. The news that comes to us from hour to hour almost about the state of things in France and progress of the war shows that fearful elements are at work which may change the face of Europe. The successes—unex- pected and unbelieved successes of tue Prus- sians—have set France in a blaze. The fer- ment is so great that there has been nothing like it in the history of France except at the time of the firat great revolution, When the allies marched to Paris after the battle of Waterloo the French people were exhausted with war, and much as they admired Napoleoa the First they were prepared for achanye in the government, But it is differ- ent now. However indifferent the French may be as to the fate of the Emperor Louis Napoleon, their soil is invaded and the whole nation is aroused. It is not now the Emperor or his dynasty that the people care abont so ‘much. This high-spirited and brave people are intensely aroused for their country, for the honor of Franve and at the indignity of a hos- tile foreign army marching successfully over their territory, They are rallying, throughout the length and breadth of the land, to defend their country and to repel the invader. It is not for Napoleon, the Prince Imperial, the Empress Eugénie or the Bonaparte dynasty that the French are so intensely roused now, but for France, and whether the Emperor can turn this patriotic furor to his own advantage or not remains to be seen, France is ina very different condition to what it was when the allies marched to Paris in 1815. She was exhausted by wars then, as was sald, but now she is full of resources, Forty millions of people, as brave as any in the wozld, full of military ardor and proud of their strength and position, are capable of accomplishing great things. History shows what sacrifices they can make for national honor, eapecially when inspired by revolution- ary enthusiasm. Who has not read of the power of their revolutionary armies at the close of the last century, when the first Napoleon was brought prominently before the world, and the terror they inspired throughout Europe? But France is stronger at present than at that time. We see something like the same furor arising now under the sting of defeat and humiliation and the occupation of French soil by the Prussians. The revolutionary elements are rising, and if the Emperor cannot check the success of the German armies he will assuredly be set aside, His failure thus far is keenly felt, and it is a significant fact that bis government is under the necessity of using a3 great repressive measures against the people of Paris and of other localities as his efforts to repel the invading foreigner. The Ewperor is between two fires, and perhaps the most dangerous to him personally and his dynasty is that which he has kindled among his own subjects, There are strong indications of a revolution in France. We hear already the mutterings of the storm in spite of the greatest efforts to sup- press them, The mass of the agricultural and menufacturing population'and the shopkeeper class may dread revolution and may be willing to accept almost any government tbat affords them protection ; but the French are impulsive and high spirited and cannot endure failure on the part of their ruler. They would become revo- Intionary rather than submit to national dis- grace. They might accept revolution rather than endure an imperial goverament that plunges them into war unnecessarily, or that cannot maintain the prestige of French valor and success when war is upon them. Nor in such a crisis can Napoleon continue to humbug the French people by theatrical claptrap, pretty phrases or fine theories, They might be amused by these in time of peace and while trade is flourishing, but events are too serious for that now, and the French are as quick wilted as they are patriotic. Should the Prus- sians continue their advance it is not at all unlikely that the republic may be declared again. Ifso there would be such anupheaval in France as might both astonish the Prus- sians and set Europe in a blaze. This is a possibility, yes, almost a probability, of the war. Ifthe imperial armies of France cannot turn back the tide of foreign conquest, the revolutionary armies may he able to do so. We may yet see the same terrible energy as was witnessed at the time of the first revo- lution. . Under these circumstances and this prospect what is the true policy for Prussia to pursue ? Fiyidently to end the war as soon as pos: and to impress upon the people of France tha it is not wagel against them, as King William has done in his well-timed proclamation to the French nation. The King of Prussia said | in bis speech to the North German Parlia- men “We have with calm and deliberate consideration measured the responsibility, which before the judgment of the Almighty and that of men falls on him who forces into wars of devastation two great and peaceable nations living in the very centre of Hurope.” ‘The Emperor Napoleon is the man who has plunged these ‘‘two great and peaceable na- tions into wars of devastation.” The people and stotesmen of all nations expressed their astonishment that war should have been com- menced for so slight a cause, or, rather, for no cause at all, It is condemned everywhere. Though the French, from national pride, may have chafed under the progress Prussia made of late yeara toward consolidating her power, and may be ambitious of strengthening France in something like corresponding degree, they would not have gone to war and would have seen no cause of war after Prince Hohenzollern was withdrawn, had not Napo- leon and his belligerent Ministry forced the issue, The prompt deposition of the Ollivier Ministry and its sudden unpopularity show that the French are greatly incensed at its conduct. The French people have sense enough to know, unless misled by their rulers, that the Germans have aright to unite under one government and to make themselves a great nation, and that as long as they should not interfere with France there would be no good cause for war. Why, indeed, should not the German people be united under one government, as the French are? What would have resisted, and bloodshed would have ensued. The infamy of the procee: on the part of the Perth Amboy autho nnd of the owners of the vessel is clearly shown, when it is remembered that yellow fever has been introduced into Philadelphia by similar means, offence should this be to France? The French people would have seen this had not unscrupulous rulers misled and plunged them into war. But the die is cast: terrible war has come. It now remains for | Prussia to convince the Freuch people, if that s NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY. AUGUST 12, 1870, $$ $$ $$ $$$ $$$ LY be possible, that the war is not made upon them, and that peace is desired between these “two great nations, living in the very contre of Burope.” Unless this be done Prussia may suffer terribly vey notwithstanding her successes ; for if the revolutionary elements of Franco should take control of affairs, and the nation be aroused to its very depths, there will be such an avalanche of fury as may make Enrope tremble, Indeed, the Prussian monarchy, as well as other monarchies, may be overturned. Every hour is pregnant with important events, Dreadful as the present crisis is, we are not without hope that in the end the people will become more enlightened and get their rights— that, in fact, they will cease to be food for the powder of ambitious rulers, The Ohio Republicans in the Picld—They Declare for the Germans. The republican party of Ohio, in Stute Convention assembled, has nominated its State ticket and proclaimed its platform for the coming October State electious, which will embrace the choice of a full delegation to the national House of Representatives for the next Congress, The platform thus adopted declares—first, in favor of the continued ascendancy in the nation of the republican party, embracing General Grant's administra- tion, as the party of liberty, equal rights, reform, economy, law, order and progress, &e.; secondly, it declares the republican party of Ohio in favor of a revenue tariff with incidental discriminations in behalf of home industry; thirdly, that a change in our navi- gation laws, so as to admit of the registration of vessels purchased abroad, is demanded by the best interests of the country; fourthly, that the policy of granting subsidies of public lands to corporations and monopolists is ungnalifiedly condemned. All this is plain sailing and pretty sound doctrine, and especially in reference to the navigation laws and land subsidies to greedy corporations and monopolies. But while these Ohio republicans have nothing to say about Cuba, St. Domingo, Mexico, or ‘‘manifest destiny” in any shape, they do not hesitate to define their posi- tion in reference to this European war. They say upon this subject that while they care nothing for the dynastic interests involved, nevertheless, ‘‘while we remember that the great German uprising of 1848 failed of suc- cess mainly for want of Germanic union,” and while we remember that whereas ‘‘during our recent trial the people of Germany supported our cause with their sympathy and material aid, while the armies of France ,were endea- voring to subvert a republic on this Coxtinent and establish in its stead an imperial throne, we cannot refrain from declaring our sympathy with the present heroic efforts of the Germans to establish, maistain and defend their na- tional unity.” In a word, touching this Franc Prussian war, the republican party of Ohio takes the field for its approaching October contest with the democracy against the French and in favor of the Germans, This, too, from various developments in other States, is the posture of the republican party thronghont the Union. Senator Carl Schurz, of Missouri, in leading off for tho Our Commercial Relations with Ceutral and South America. About the close of the last session of Con- gress the Senate, on motion of Mr. Fenton, adopted a resolution calling on the Secretary of State for information as to the commercial relations between this country and the Spanish American States, and for his recommendations as to what is necessary to promote and develop our commerce with thoae States, Senator Fen- ton stated, in connection with his resolution, that the total foreign commerce of the United States for the year ending June 80, 1869, was $876,000,000; that of that amount $246,000,000 was with this Continent and adjacent islands, and that only $75,000,000 was with the countries known as the Spanish American States and Brazil, which contain an aggrezate population of over thirty millions, and cover a territorial area of more than sevea million square miles, being at the rate of two dollars and a half per capita, At the same time our trade with Cuba, having a population not exceeding a million and a half, was about seventy-eizht million dollars, or over fifty dollars per capita. In reply to the resolution of inquiry Mr. Fish submitted, on the 14th of July, a long and very able document, a copy of which has been forwarded to us by our Washington cor- respondent, The Secretary thinks that if the commerce of those countries has been diverted from its natural connection with the United States the fact may be partly traced to politi- cal causes, prominent among which he cites the pro-slavery policy of the American gov- ernment up to 1861, ‘‘which lost the oppor- tunity of giving a permanent direction to the political and commercial connections of the newly enfranchised Spanish-American States, and their trade passed into hands unfriendly to the United States ,and has remained thero eversince.” Mr. Fish, however, is of opinion that ‘events subsequent to that date have tended to place us in a position to retrieve our mistakes, among which events may be par- ticularly named the suppression of tho rebel- lion, the manifestation of our undeveloped and unexpected military power, the re- tirement of: the French from Mexico and the abolition of slavery in the United States.” Mr. Fish then alludes to Cuba, and remarks that ‘‘whatever may be the result of the pend- ing contest in Cuba, it appears to be the belief of the leading statesmen of Spain that the rela- tions which now exist between the island and the mother country cannot be lohg continued.” He gives the value of imports from Cuba and Porto Rico for the year ending June 30, 1869, as $65,609,274, while our exports to those islands amounted to only $15,313,919, or less than one-fourth, The imports into the United States from the Central and South American States for the same period were less than 25,000,000 and the exports to them less than $15,000,000, while the imports to Great Bri- tain amounted to $42,820,942, and the exports from it to $40,682,102, Mr. Fish, with diplomatic politeness, attri- bates this unfavorable exbibit of our trado partly to political causes, only putting forward in » modest, unobirusive sort of way, what he is well aware is the true reason—our high tariff! system, which excludes South Ameri- Germans, asa man speaking for his party by authority, and Senator Conkling, at Saratoga Springs, in emphatically taking the same side, knew what they were doing. They knew that the Germans of our Western States are the strength of the republican party, and that even in the Central States and the East they hold the political balance of ‘power. The Irish-American element en masse is for France, and almost en masse it is with our democratic party. How, then—the question still recurs— will go the democratic party on this Franco- Prossian war? This is a very nice quos- tion for the Tammany sachems; but from present appearances they are inclined to Eng- land’s policy of neutrality—a policy whiclf while it is distrusted by the French, is denounced by the Germans. What say the sachems to this other policy :—‘‘Hurrah for the French! Hurrah for the Germans! May the best man win!” Will not this cover the ground ¢ Tre Firsy Deotstve Resor or ve Warn— The complete evacuation of Rome by the French troops, afier a proicctive ocenpation of the Holy City against the reds for over seven- teen years. Considering, too, how obnoxious | this occupation of Rome has been to the French republicans and to the Italians, and consider- ing the fact that this evacuation means the delivery of Rome to flaty and the abandonment | of the Holy Father to his own resources, the event is of the highest importance, not only in relation to Rome, Italy, the Pope and Mother Church, bul in reference to the general reconstruction of the map of Europe at the end of this gigantic war. As to the | dogma of Papal infallibility, we see already that, touchIng the political destiny even of the | States of the Church, it is nothing more than “the Pope's bull against the comet,” and that is already among the things of the past. i Srenars.—The Hxnavp has often { ted on the importance and the prac- Srorm of organizing a system for observing siorms and reporting them by telegraph and by signal for the benefit | of commerce. It is therefore gratifying to learn that under the authority of the Secre- tary of War the Chief Signal Officer of the army is empowered to enlist several competent persons, to be appointed as non-commissioned officers in the army, whose duty it shall be to make such observations and to transmit them by telegraph and signal at various points on the northern lakes and along the seaboard. Not only a vast amount of treasure but many lives will be saved by the successful carrying out of this system. Moreover, the work of these new officers, while it is thus of great practical as well as great scientific value, will leave them leisure for reading and study, It will also be liberally remunerated, and appli- cations for the limited number of appointments to be made may be addressed to the Chief Signal Officer of the army, at Washington, can wools and other products and sends the trade to England. On that point he coutents himself with saying, “The financial policy which the war mado necessary may have operated injuriously upon our commerce with these States.” That is tantamount to saying what we have just said. The way to restore and develop our trade with the South and Central American States and with all other countries is to liberalize our commercial system, reduce the tariff so as to be able to import foreign products and to export domestic manufactures, cheapen ships and ship building materials and give govern- ment patronage to lines of ocean steamers. By these means, and these alone, can our foreign trade and commerce be developed. The War News. Up to the time we write the news from the seat of war is rather uninteresting concerning decisive events, Since Saturday there docs not appear to have been any fighting. Pre- parations for a great battle go vigorously on on both sides. Between now and Sunday we expect to bear of a great fight, which may determine the immediate future and put an end, for the present, to the struggle. The new Ministry which bas succeeded to that of Ollivier seems io inspire confidence, It isa purely Napoiconic Ministry. There are some who crow loudly over this, as if it were a vote of confidence in the empire. Those per- sons forget that no other Ministry was possible in the circumstances. Every person in power in France, from the Prime Minister down to the humblest official, is a Bonapartist. This is a last vigorous effort. It will be all right if Napoleon can win a battle before Monday., But if he does not win » battle before Monday the Count Palikao will be counted ont as ignominionsly as was Ollivier. The mob in | Paris, the rising in Marseilles, the proclama- tion of the republic at Toulouse, are ominons signs, and they are not good for Napoleon. Sio Sempre Tyrannis.—‘‘l’m sick, send for MacMabon--L. N.”” MacMahon came with- oul being sent for. BLACKMAILING.—Judge Dowling made «an astounding assertion yesterday, in bis astound- ing way, relative to blackmuilers. He said that seemingly intélligent and reputable men make it a business to follow rich and promi- nent men to places of ill repute, and then ex- tort mouey from then under threats of expo- gure. . He mentioned, without giving the name, an ex-State Senator from Kings county ag one of these blackmailers, Such an infa- mous calling certainly deserves the rigid handling that Judge Dowling usuaily gives to all crimes that come under his notice; but he has made an assertion that all the ex-State Senators of Kings county not guilty will de- mand to have investigated. Empress Evexnre must think that a ‘party by the name of Smith” is a jewel of a man. Tue Most Horrwre Domestic Tracepy District of Columbia, SPECULATION see-saw took an upward tilt yesterday on the strength of an expected rally of Napoleon’s Tun Gotp —The auriferous army and a prolonged war in Europe. So it goes. Were it not for the fluctuations the speculators would make no money, that we have recorded yet, even in such a plentiful season of domestic infelicities, occur- red yesterday in Brooklyn, A man named Lovett threw a large cheese knife at his wife, and, missing her, it pierced the heart of their little son, only eleven months old, killing him instantly, The Nathan Investigation, It only remains now for ‘the Coroner's jury to render a verdict in the Nathan murder case of death by violence at the hands of somo person or persons unknown, There seems to be no remaining person of all those in the house to suspect. William Kelly, who is undoubtedly the most suspicious character Known to be connected with the case so far, stood a cro3s-examination yesterday which disclosed the facts that he was a great lubberly lout, who has been living off his mother for four or five years; had enlisted under 4 false name in Massachusetts, when hp might as well have enlisted in New York, except, perhaps, that the bounty was less; is at present drawing ® pension of eight dollars a month under his false name, and is a rather uncertain kind of character generally, The cross-examination naturally made him nervous and contradie- tory, and at some.pointe even drove him to disputatiousness, In fact it was sharp and rigid enough to disconcert a cooler and shrewder witness than Kelly, for the cross- examiner of the occasion seemed more inclined to trip him into some contradiction or to tangle him up in the threads of his story than to extract a plain, unvarnished story from him. But although all this was done and it was clearly shown that William Kelly was rather worthless, and was disposed to lead the life of a bummer, perhaps on occa- sions being unconscientious enough to “beat” & countryman, or to impose on his mother, or to keep the change when he went on errands, it was by no means clearly shown that William Kelly could ever have plamed, contrived or carried out the murder of Mr. Nathan. Much yet remains behind, chowever. There is no certainty what evidence a day may bring forth, and such rigid, persistent questioning as was instituted yesterday may possibly dis- close something of great importance to-day. Our Special Correspondence from the Seat of War. Tho special war letters from Europe which appear in our columns to-day are of unusual interest and importance. The communi- cations completely sustain the reputation of our enterprise, in first reporting the initiation and progress of the grand military and constitntional struggle which is being waged between France on tho one side and Prussia on the other. The narrative comes in continued and connected seqaence of the letter from our special writer in Paris, which was published in the Herarp on the 22d of July, in which we intimated. to the American public the facts of Prim’s offer of the Spanish crown to the Prince of Hohenzollera, entitling it “squally for war;” of our special letter from Paris headed ‘On the eve of war,” and of succeeding letters from Madrid, Berlin and Paris, wherein were re- ported the sounding of the war tocsin, the fanning of the flame, ‘the marshalling in arms and battle’s magnificently stern array.” Our writers at the seat of war describe to- day the vast mililary consolidation of France at Metz and Nancy, and the general military expansion and sprit of Prussia. The fortress of Metz is a gigantic combination, the result of engineer- ing skill and military foresight. The power of Prussia is an undying sentiment of the heart for freedom, citizen right and Fatherland. This living, sentient principle is met. by stone walls, cannon and grapeshot, but by these only, so that it is quite easy to see which will prevail in the end. The one heing “‘ of earth and earthy” is certainly likely to crumble; the other being indestructible is eternal. This view of the situation is made apparent by the very lan- guage and tone of our special writers at the front. France is painted in a grim, powerful isolation, while we almost behold, in our Frankfort letter, Germany ‘‘marching along” musical for the fray, self-reliant, mdependent and in order. ATTORNEY Guneras. AKERMAN has deliv- ered what is not exactly a decision in the Georgia case, but a foreshadowing of what his decision, when he gives it, may be. We heartily wish that it was a formal decision. It deals so directly with the subject, avoids such a deluge of technical and incomprehensi- ble law terms, and takes so unbesitatingly the equitable rather than the narrow and cramped literal side of the’ question, that it is almost a relief to read it after going through some of the precise and martinelish rulings of Attor- ney General Hoar. Mr. Akerman holds that the present constitution of the State is the legal one, and that it provides for the elec- tion of one-half the Legislature during the present year, and therefore such election must be held. Army Suratons as Privireerp Non-Com- BATANTS.—Ii was a German convention (not, according to an erroneous cable despatch to the Associated Press, a **Geneva” conven- tion) which instituted a corps of volunteer surgeons, wearing white badges and humanely entitled to the privileges of non-combatants. At the battle of Sedowa, as well as the other day at the battle of Ferscheville, a corps of volunteer surgeons, distinguished by white cockades, rendered praiseworthy service. The slightest mitigation of the horrors of war merits notice. The convention agreed upon between Prussia, Bavaria,. Saxony and tbe minor German States during the war of 1866 seems not to have been forgotten by Prussia in the present war with France, so far as | army surgeons are concerned. Tue Fextans in Mortio. it appears that the war in Europe bas inspired the Fenians of this city with renewed zeal and activity in the cause of Ireland's liberation, and that they are holding more than their usual weekly number of meetings for purposes of military organization. Holding fast to the idea that “England’s difficulty will be Ireland's oppor- tunity,” they are expecting that English neutrality will come to aa end as this war goes on, and that in this event there will bea fine opportunity for waking up the Canadians once more, by way of a flank movement upon Ireland. We are sorry for the poor Canadians, for it may be that their period of rest from the Fenians will be short. Apwmrat Farraqur is again so ill that but little hope is entertained of his recovery. We sincerely trust the gallant old patriot wily come through his danger all right. YACHTING. Disaster to tho Alice, As the schooner Alice, Commodore Kidd, was off Hart's Island, abreast of New Rochelle, on Wednes- day evening, about a mile distance from shore, she was run down by an uukoown tug. The damage, ¢ While serious, resulted in no loss of life, ‘Tne Alice was sailing along ten Knots, steering for Sands? Point, under mainsall, foresail and jib, ana was on the port tack. ‘The wind was abeam and the weather was rather squally. The tug Was endeavoring to cross her bows at right angles, and though seen in the moonlight and warned to keep off there was no response, and the Allco was, at a quarter to ten, struck across the bows, her cutwater being split, her nead rigging, bobstays and bowsprit shouds being carried away. A large hole was smashed in her bows, and froin the forecastie forward there was a clear view outboard through the aperture. The Ali in twelve fathoms of water,” hd there was instant danger of going down, But fortunately the tug had struck just above the waterline, Aninch lower and Commodore Kidd and his party would have been at the bottom of the channel, The Alice had her lights UP as reqnired by the navigation laws and as observe throughout the world. ‘The tug’s Identity could not be discovered, She was bound for New York. The Alice immedi. ately put into City Island, whence, after forty-elgne hours’ repairs, she will proceed on her cruise. Tue Cruise of the New York Yacht Squadron, New Lonpon, August 11, 1870, ‘The New York yacht fleet arrived this afternoon and anchored off the Pequot House. The Tidal Wave was the first to drop anchor. ‘The clnb will attend a grand ball at the Pequot to-morrow evening, and on Saturday tako their departure for Stonington. The Right of Way at Sen, The following notice to yacht owners and sailing masters has been issued from the office of the Secre- tary of the New York Yacht Club:— At an early period of the great race for the America’s Cup, on Monday, sth, the Cambria was fouled, and some of her standing rigging injured by one of the competing yachts on the port tack, whic! violated rule eighteen salling regutations of the New York Yacht Club, in neglecting to give way in time and in a proper manner, Ru’ 18. Yachts on the port tack must invariaoly give way to those on the starboard tack, and in all cases where a dount of the possibility of the yacht on the port tack weath- ering the one on the starboard tack shall exist the the port tack shall give way; or if the other yacht keeps her course and run into hor the owaer of the yacht on. the port tack not complying with this rule shall bé compelled to pay all the damages that may oovar and forfeit his claim to the prize. Chapter 20 of the by-laws of the club involves far. ther and much more serious consequenves to any owner designedly violating rule eighteen, which is as old almost as navigati n itself, tis hoped that no second occurrence of this sort may have to be reported, and to avold any such let owners read carefully and obey the saiiimg regula- tions and hold their galling masters to rigid account- abillty. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. Colonel J. E. Tate, of Baltimore; R. K. Leary and FE. J. Pendleton, of the United States Navy; Dr. J. Mackie, of England; Dr. J. D, Thompson, of Onto; Colonel J. 8. Walker, of Memphis; Dr. H. F. Bar- rows, of Syracuse, and General L. Dent of washing- ton, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. ©. Marshall, of Baltimore; W. Shanley, of Mon- treal, and F, Shanley, of Toronto, are at the New York Hotel. Professor J. M. Peirce, Superintendent of tho United States Coast Survey, and J. M. Braggiottt, of Constantinople, are at the Brevoort House. KE. H. Rollins, of New Hampshire; L. J. McCor- mick, of Chicago; W. P. Denekier, of Arkansas; Jos, L, Thomas, of Missouri; W. Whiting, of Massachu- setts; Captain Cnubb, of Galveston; Professor Greno and Colonel J. F. Huoby, of Massachusetts; 8. A. Bleecker, of Ireland, and Senator White, of Syra- cuse, are at the Fifth avenue Hotel. Professor Thorpe, of St. Louis; Professor Wilson, of Cambridge, aud Captain James Alexander, of Ja- ma ca, W. L, are at the St. Elmo Hotel, Hi. D. Barto, of Tramansburg, and John Thompson, of Dubuque, Lowa, are at the Albemarle Hotel. Commander Lowry, of the United States Navy; Captain Brown, of steamer Tripoll; Captain Wat son, of steamer Palmyra; Washington Lee, Jr., of Baltimore, and Dr. licrnan, of Oil City, are at the Hofman House, Captain Robert Butler, of Jackson, Miss.; Dr. Alexander Cummings, of Richmond, and Sefior Jose Alvarez, of Cuba, are at the St. Charles Hotel, Co imander E. P. Lull, of the United States Navy; Governor James E. Engltsh, of Connecticut; W. M. Cole, of New Jersey; N.S. Dodge, of Washington, and Moses Pierce, of Connecticut, are at the Astor House. John 8. Clarke (comedian), London; B. N. Sill, of Ohio, and General N. N. Coler, of Ultnols, are at the St, Nicholas tlovel. Personal Notes. President Grant will visit bis fathe: .. Uovington on fis way from St. Louis to Washington, F. A. Durivage, the eminent American writer, re- turned from Europe yesterday, having failed to make his Khenish connections in consequence ot the war. His volve ls hoarse with singing the “Mar- seillaise.” When Mrs. Partington learned that the Prassiand were about to attack Nancy she remarked that she always thought “they were mean enough to strike a ‘woman.’” Hon. James Butfinton has recovered from his re- cent illness and is spending a few days on Cape Cod. An Indian chief named “Red Feather” is tn Wash- ington. The Loutsville Journal nopes he will never Cause United States troops to show the white one. ANCTAER BIG JOB. Project to Enlarge the Ci1y of New York~ Portions of Westchester County to be Aus nexed—A Grand Canal Contemplated—Addie tional Suburban Improvements. For some time past it has been well understood among certain influential political leaders in New York and Westchester county that a great aunexa- tion project, with other gigantic suburban improve. ments, are to be brought forward and pushed through at the next session of the Legisiature. The most important scheme affecting the interests of the taxpayers of Westchester county is the prov jected incorporation of the towns of Morrtsania, West Farms, Westchester aud the lower section of Yonkers with the city of New York. It 1s under- stood that numerous residents of the towns named, not only favor the annexation of the sections indi cated, but also the towns of East Chester, Peiham, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Scarsdaie, White Plaina and Greenburg, aiso the southern portions of Harri. sou and Rye, ranning THE HOUNDARY LINE from the Hudson river at Tarrytown, along the northern line of Greenburg and White Pinins, thence in a direct Ine through the towns of Marri- son and Rye to the Coauecticut line at Porchester. Inducements are heid out to the citizens of the towns named, by the projectors of the scheme, which will doubtless have the destred effect. ‘the convenience of a plentiful supply of Croton water (by the construction of au additional reservoir it necessary), and the protection of the Metropolitan Police and Fire departments, are promised, and Jarge proportion of the population would doubcless hail such au event with satisfaction, ANOTHER PROJECT determined upon is that of converting the Bronx river frou its outiet in the East river, near V Farms and opposite Ricker’s Island to Whi Plains, into a grand canal, ove hundred feet wide and eight feet deep, With locks at such poinis us may be determined upon, so as to render it availabia at ali mes for the transportation in barges of lum ber, coal and other heavy articies of merchandie. Jt ig also suggested that a canal be cut from tho Bronx river ata point immediately south of Wil- lamsbridge to Milibrook at Forduam, aud thence widen and deepen that stream, and construct what locks may be necessary also along tae same, 500s to adapt it to the purposes of a canal, to its out intue Harlem river. A portion of the Bronx river may by Uils arrangement be diverted from us p: sent course to Miilbrook, and thu greatly remouy '. the unpurity of the latter stream. THE LABOR REFORM PARTY. A call has been issned by Alexander Troup, State Organizer for Ue State Nominating Convention of the Labor Reform Party, 1n which “the legal voters of the State of New York, irrespective of past party connections, who are in favor of forming an inde~ pendent political party, to be knowa 4s the labor reform party of New York, ave invited to seud deie~ gates toa State coavention, to bo heid at the Ciiy couse, On Thursday, September 13, at ning o'clock A. M., for the purpose of placing a fuik State ticket in the field aud transacting such other business as mgy bo brougiit before the cuaveaod,’,