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expected on the English metropolitan boards, © speaks also of the people who play the arts, and how they perform, and all this in a anner and style which cannot fail to render he letter acceptable not only to the members f the profession in this couatry, but also reeable to the people at large, now that the inter theatre-going season is advancing pidly upon us, Au Interesting Cotton Report, We have received from Mr. B. PF, Nourse, airman of the Statistical Committee of the ‘ational Association of Cotton Mannfacturers ind Planters, the interesting report of that ommittee, presenied October 12, 1870. ccording to a ratio based upon returns repre- ting over eighiy-three per cent of the cotton pinning power, it gives a statement of the ome consumption. It applies the ratios obtained from ihe new returns to October 1 nd from other careful estimates to all the otton mills, North and South, reported and reported, wilh tho following results, ckoned, as last year, in bales of four hun- ed and sixty-six pounds each :—Totals, 7 mills (788 Northern and 109 Southern), 114,000 spindles and 881,564 bales used in 869-70, against $44 mills, 6,763,557 spindles nd 864,254 bales used in 1868-69, showing an crease of 350,443 spindles and 17,310 bales. ‘he consumption per spindle in Northern mills, .87 pounds, against 561.13 pounds last year, onfirms the opinion held by the trade that the erage fabrics produced this year were ighter than for the year ending August 31, 869, and much lighter than for the year pre- ‘peding that, when the rate was 59.57 pounds r spindle, or fitteon per cent more than dur- Ing the year just closed. Low prices, active » good profits and the conseqnent full rking of mills—largely on heavy goods—in 867-68 ure assigned as explaining the diffe- ice between tho weekly consumption of that ‘ear, 17,000 bales, and the weekly consumption f this year, less than 15,000 bales, under Ppposite conditions, ; The smaller production in the mills since the ppring of 1869, especially of heavy goods, has ‘ot kept pace with the consumption, and now jhe surplus is reduced vory low—of the popu- Jar fabrics quite exhausted. The report pre- icts that the demand to meet the necessities f our rapidly increasing population will be ge and imperative, for the manufacturing ower has not increased with the population, ven since the war, and it will be seconded by demand for export whenever the price of Xport goods will justify the restoration of is once extensive and profitable trade. The lemand to come from the needs of consumers Bnd exporters, and the lower prices of cotton, till further to be cheapened, according to tho revalent opinion, under the combined effoct fa present excess in supply and the war in jurope, together open to mauufacturers a tter prospect than they have had for a long jAime. The (otal production of the last cotton Prop is estimated at about 8,200,000 bales, (The average weight of bales as reported by jmilis September 1, 1870, is 465.72 pounds, the result varying slightly from the average last ear, 465.34 pouads. The average weight of e whole crop of 1869-70 is about five pounds er bale less than in the preceding year; yet e average in the table, from mil] returns, is jphout the same as last year, inasmuch as the ‘manofacturers took their cotton chiefly from Phe localities whence came the heaviest bales, he aggregate stock of cotton in all the Euro- ean ports October 1, 186%, amounted to Bese bales. We have not the actual data b> Sha cama date thia yaor. hut computing from he figures of September 15 it appears that the zgregate will be about 825,000 bales, or about 42,000 bales more than in 1869, while the otton at sea for Europe is about 112, bales less than last year, leaving a net increase ‘of about 130,000 bales, The cottoa crop now oming in is favorably reported from ail sec- ions, leading to estimates that range between 500,000 and 4,000,000 bales. But the ational Association of Cotton Manufactur- rs and Planters does not indulge in prophecies f future supply and price. It deals with facts in the past and present, wisely consider- g that all such Speculative opinions are useless in the presence of the fearful war hich is devastating France and impoverisbing jhe Prussian people, and moro or less para- ing the trade and industry of other coun- ies. f Florence has notified the Garibaldini that the malty of serving in the armies of France Finine Gariwaipi.—The official Gazette of ill be loss of citizenship. This we consider ® most sensible course. That Garivaldi is (willing to make an ass of himself is no good feason why Italy should be made tho laughing ‘stock of the nations, If Garibaldi and all his Gtalian followers are simply outlawed many {will say “‘served them right.” Personal Intelligence. ‘The following items of personal intelligence bave been collated from our European files of the 16th of October:— { he two Americans who escaped from Paris by balloon ou the same day that M. Gambetta took his pia from that city were Messrs. May aud Reynolds, ‘The former is the well Known artist, the painter of “Lear and Cordelia,” and many another pictare that a8 spread his faine throughout the world. { Mrs. Leonard Jerome, tie wife of the New York ‘oapiialist, is ving at Brighton, England. Lieutenant Crownigshield, United States Navy, ‘Who was saved irom the wreck of the Uneida, has ‘arrived im London, and is a guest at te Langham Hotel. { The American Minister in London ana Mrs, Mot- y have gone on a visit to Earl and Countess Rus- ll, at Wobura Abbey. ( The Marquis of Bute has arrived at Donington ‘ark, Leicester, on a visit to Mr. Hastings and the jountess Loudoun. His lordship will not return to @ardif Castle till after Christmas, Mr. Gladstone has paid a visit to the Mayor at the own Hall, Liverpool. Mr. Francis Wise has given the large sum of 000, divided into tWo portions, to the Irish piscopal Church funds—£3,000 to the general sus- tation fund, and £2,000 for the benefit of the ish of Carrigtwohiil. The Spanish Jmparcial states that the ex-Queen bella arrived in Geneva lutely, remained two Pays only at the Hotel Métropole, and then removed ith her suite to @ hired house in the vicinity of the ke. The Prince de Joinville was at Geneva a few days Ince. | Frince Arthur returned from Scotiand Uctober 11 jo his residence at the Ranger's House, Greenwicn ‘ark, Lo resume his duties with the Rife brigade at oolwich. The coionelcy of the Sixty-sixth regiment of Brite h infantry has become vagant by the death of Gen- 1, W. Bel { NEW YURK MERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1870.—1RLPLE SHEET, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD The King of Prussia on the Spanish Throne Question. King Victor Emanuel’s Con- ciliation for the Pope. GERMANY AND SPAIN. King William ou the Throne Question. VERSAILLES, Oct. 29, 1870, The North German Minister to Spain has been au- thorized to make the following statement to the Spanish government in regard to the nowlnation of Prince Amadeus for the throne, The Minister says:—“The King of Prussia having heretofore admitted the right of Spain to choose her own sovereign, holds to that admission. Ger- many declines to tmitate the example of France by interfering with Spain, and 1s ready to acknowledge fay act of the Spanish people regarding its future soveceign.” SPAIN. Austrian Sympathy, LONnpoN, Oct. 40, 1870. Itis reported that the Vienna Cabinet has sent despatches to Madrid approving the candidature of the Duke of Aésta. ROME. The King and the Pope. Lonpon, Oct, 80, 1870, A correspondent at Rome telegraphs as follows:— King Victor Emanuel offers the Pope tempting con- cillatory terms. HUNGARY. Jcalous of Prussin=Closer to Austrin. Pesto, Oct, 20, 1870, In the Hungarian Diet yesterday the government ‘a3 asked to inform the House whether it approved the Prussiun schemes of annexation, and if it in- tended to recall its Ambassador from Berlin should they be persisted tu. No answer has yet been returned. Anearly revision of the terms of the Austro-Hun- gurian union was moved, CHINA, British Report of the Situation. Loypon, Oct. 30, 1870. Mr. Wade, of the British Legation in China, tele- graphs that Tientsin 13 safe for foreigners, but fam- ine prevalis at Leuchang, and much exasperation prevails among the native population. WEST VIRGINIA. Election Returns Coming in Slowly—Demo- crates Claim Ten Thousand Majority. WHEBIING, Oct. 30, 1870, The Register tssues an extra this morning present. ing returns from twenty-three of the fifty-two counties coniprising the State, showing a democratic majority of over 56,000, and adds tuat the other twenty-nine counties will give a clear majority of 6,000, EUROPEAN MARKETS. FRANSFORT BOORSE--FEANKFORT, Oct. 80.—United igs five-wenties are quoted at 953 for the issue of NEW YORK CITY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four heurs in com- parison with the corresponding quay of last year, ag indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s phar- macy, HERALD Building, corner of Ann street;. 1469, 1870. 1889. 1879, 400 45 4362 BAM. ; 3PM, €A.M. . oT a or. M. 41 51 GAM... 2 47 ere 60 ane Ahi tartare Sweets ets 88 ES Average temperature for correspoading date Jast year........ ” te eeteeneees vee 0% William Dunn, whose arrest as an alleged partici- pator in the Grafton Bank robbery lias been already annonnced in the HeraLp, was yesterday taken be- fore Justice Dowling at the Tombs and discharged. The meteorological report from Central Park for the weck effing October 29 shows that the total rainfall for the seven days previous was .20 inch, The mean height of the barometer was 30.232 inches, Wiiie the thermometer fluctuated between 32.5 anc degrees, averaging 51.4. Mr. Samuel Graf, & canal boat captain, was almost instantly Killed on Saturday, near Port John- son, N. J., by falling through a hole tn the trestle bridge of tue New Jersey Railroad Company, In crossing the bridge on foot Captain Grair heard a steam Whistle, and looking back stepped into the hole used by the company jor dumping coal, falling @ distance of about 14 Jeet, and striking ou lis head. $$$ eee 2 NEW JERSEY ITEMS. Two negroes, named Isaac Rawles and John Rou- Selle, attacked a white man named Henry Alex- ander, in Barrow street, Jersey City, yesterday, and Rawies fellea bim tothe ground with a blow of a club, which rendered the man insensible. The as- sailants were arrested and lodged in the cells at the First precinct station, where Rawles acted the bully throughout, swearing at the City Marshal and threatening everybody who approached him. This ruilan bas been in jail several Umes on a similar charge. Heis a stout, muscular fellow, and tg re- garded as a dangerous character, One hundred and twelve marshals have been appointed for Jersey City and Hoboken, and since the announcement that these cities are likely to be visited by New York repeaters it has been decided to appoint as many as fifly deputies. Ample prepara- tions have been made by the United States authort- Ues for eieciion day. ‘fhe inspectors and marshals Will bé sworn in to-morrow and the two following days. A sqnad of detectives is at work keeping watch on the movements of certain politicians Against whoin private tnfoumation has been given and who have every tung to lose by a fair election. The Paterson La Crosse Cinb is now fairly organ- ized, and have a practice game every day. The fol- d:—Jobn Shaw, Pres ty Vice President; John Worden, Treasurer; Charleton, Secretary, The Paterson Club proposes to invite a mateu with the New York Knickerbocker Club, ‘Yo-morrow Paterson will boast of another stage line, running through Willis street. This will make two stage lines and two lines of horse cars in the city, ‘There has been a great deal of sickness in Pater- son this year. ‘Typtioid fever has prevailed among adults to an alarming extent, and seariet and mtet mittent fever among children. The cause of this has been, in the optnion of local physictans, on ac- count of the upturning of so m soil, A large number of diaintermenis have been made, the city graveyards’ contents being transferred to the new cemetery at Cedar Lawn. In addition to this, seve- ral miles of sewers have been constructed through swampy distric ‘These causes have resulted quite disagcrously 30 the health of the city; but as they are now nearly concluded aud a system of sew- erage has been insiituled a much better state of pubite health is anticipated. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A COLORED WAITER. Charles Wilkinson, alas Butier, @ colored waiter in the empioy of Mrs, Ada Beaumont, at No. 127 West Iwenty-aixth strect, and a colored accomplice named Harrison Tucker were arrested by Sergeant Hatchinson, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, yester- day morning, charged with forcing open a trunk in her room on Wednesday night, and stealing a box containing $790 in money, # gold watch and chain valued at $350 and other proverty valued at $200; aiso a deed of the louse, two bank books and other valuable papers, which they burned up. All the property, with the exception of $200 of the money, was found conceaied in the house No, 161 Second avenue and a barber shop 183 Wegt Thir- tleth street. Upon being arraigned belore Justice Cox, at Jefferson trong they adinityéd the chal and were committed, tn default of 46,000 bail éach. Wilkinson stated he had been induced to commit the robbery by a white man, wita whom be was to dividg the progeeds last Miah, FORTRESS MONROE. The Artillery School and 1,°3 Profossors and Etudents—Complaints by Officers. UNITED STATES ARTILLERY Sosrionh} Forragss MONROE, Oct. 24, 182. To THE EpIToR OF THE HERALD:— Having noticed in certain papers in New Yok city articles referring to the artlilery sehool, and seeing by these articles that the public in general is ignorant of what the school 1a, I should like if you Wil allow me to explain it in afew words, The school was founded a few years ago for the instruc- ton of commissioned and non-commissioned oficers of the artillery, The course 13 one year, and the students must be necessarily smart, as they have to 0 through In one year what the West Pointers do n four, and M they are “ound” ab the end of the year are disgraced or “retired.” ‘The original idea Was w have @ course of lectures, and have ‘le officers take notes. But the professors, Undiug it too fatiguing, were kiudly allowed by ceriain igh euthorilies Wo Change the pian, aud instead of tak- iny notes Lue offivers are obliged to study lke school boys, much to their disgust. Considerable troubie has been occasioned by it, and itis mow being agi- tated by the War Deparuinent. ‘This, with ceriain other affairs, is tending to break up this famous chool, and it has been reported irom tue high au- Moriues that the Woops Will be ordered away by Lhe last of November, Asa ceriuin generai wisely re- marked, “Making school boys oul of mou is on the same principle us leading @ horse to Water; bus Lhe trouble Is you cai.’t make him drink.” ‘The course is very bard Us year, both asto theory aud practice, and it 18 feared wat only atew will come up to the mark, a8 there seems Lo be a turbue Tent spirit “that it sould be stopped,” to the ex- tent that a great mady oilicers reiuse Lo recite. BALTIMORE, Oct. 21, 1870. To THe Epirox or THE HeraLy:— Smm—As the columns of your journal are ever open to make known the grievance of # class of men who, in a time of need, served the country faith. faily and weil, let me ask you Lo give a place in your paper to this account of the injustice done to the volunteer appointwents in the artillery atthe Artu- lery School at Fort Monroe, Va. At may be of interest to the country to know what has become of some of its late defenders, and what they are doing in thelr old age. Repubiles are not always ungrateful. At Fort Monroe, Va., ts @ garrison of six com- panies of artillery, making an aggregate of over five hundred men and officers. Five of these com- panies belong to the school, the other company to the post. Tue captains of the five companies of the school are @ permanent detail, and, with two field officers of ariillery and the com- manding ofMcer, attended by a superannuated se.ond Heuteuant as post commissioner, and a first hheutenant as chief ordnance sergeant, constitute the head and front of this low, disgusting farce, whicn is carried on for the aggrandizement of a military sycophant, much to the delight of all the oficers of the permanent detall, who do not like to “suifer and to serve” far from a post where “plich clubs” and billiard tables abound, and where they cannot live In quarters gorgeously furnished from rebel mansions during the “late uupleasantness.’? And these are the pampered meniais who have undertaken, apparently on their own responsibility, We task of purging the artillery of all oilicers irom the volunteer service who are not sclentitle enough in thelr attainments to be consotidated with the ordnance corpa. Such is their avowed purpose, which they were bold enough at one time to deciare, and thelr every measure ts taken with a view to the eud to be accomplished. (ut it is not the general opinion at the present time that the so-called artiliery school receives more than a sort of quast-recogui- tion from the headquarters of the army. In the name of justice and right let us hope tnat it does not. Hitherto i has been so far recognized that all of the tirst and second lieutenants of the fve companies of artillery have been relleved each year, for the last two years, and their places suppiled by a new detalii of two drst and two second lieutenants for each company, unless some of those at the school during the preceding year were pronounced deficient by the staff of the artillery school, in ‘which event they were subjected Lo another year of fraudulent impositions. And thus extra officers are accumulated at Fort Monroe when thet services are demanded elsowhere. A ‘The course of study consists of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, surveying, Hamley’s “Operations of War,” international law and ordnance and gun- nery—taking in this Latter book much that is omitted at the Miitary Academy, These, in addition to the only rational part oi the course, consisting of artillery and tiantry tactics, customs of ‘ser- vice, ‘company clerk, field fortifications and outposts, make up @ Course of study that Itis impos. bie lor these officers to get much of an ilea of in the limited space of one year, even if they should study day and night during the whoie of that time; for some of them are advanced in life, and ail have reached an age when it is extremely dimtcult to bring the mind back to 4 = wolboy bognenr of at sto comprehend the subject ihe Mathes SRE NOME wale alter tae nme es leaching at West Point), or the subject of mathe- matics, mechanics and chemistry, 18 made use of in Bentou’s “ordnance and Gunnery.” And some of them perhaps have never known what algebra Was, and stili less do they know or understand What mechanics and chemlstry have to do with the subject of ordnance and gunnery. The rectiations begin at thirty minutes past past nine A. M. and continue ttl forty-five minutes past tweive P, M., anc all have to remain in the recitation room the entire three hours. ‘Tits Was kept up during the hot sum- Mer months, and still continues, and is to continue through the Chrisumas holidays and up to the zist of April. So the cominissioned oficers of the army are here treated worse than boys at school, worse than cadets at the Academy; for they are not given any summer vacation or Christmas leave. The usual drills are to go through with besides the course of study. At the énd of the year, if all the class are pronounced proticient, they receive a sort of bob- Tauled certificate, dubbed a “diploma.” Those who are pronvunced deficient are retained @ second year to repeat the nauseating dos And if at the end of the second year they are still unequal to the task of commiting to memory all the course of study, against the day of oxauunution, they are to be again disgraced if not oversiaughed in promotion, or re tired (whoily) on the evideuce of men who have already prejudged them. Now all this is an outrage on the officers appointed from the volunteer service, who received thelr commissions as the reward for the gallantry displayed on many a hard fought ficid, aud who have never had the advantage of an education at the government's expense. ‘They nave fought side by side with graduates on many a bloody field, and have heiped to make West Polnt officers what they are to day, and nave hituerto shown them: selves equal to any emergency, The manner in Which this school 18 conducted at present 1s sub- vVersive of all discipiine, and destructive of all good feellug between graduates and those not graduates in the artillery. This state of aifairs could never have been contemplated by the order estab- Ushing @ “practical school of artillery,” and has been brought about by the subversive, uniust and arbitrary course of an incompetent com- manding oficer, whose conduct culls loudly for in- vestigation and rebuke. Tiere is bv feeling exist- ing at the aruliery school, aud it will be easy tor its source to be found by tivestigation. If the artillery School is to continue it wiil have to be under other Management than the preseut, and tn accordance with due order if any good is to be accomplisted. And it is to the Secretary of War, the friend of the army, the man of large and |iberal minded views, that all eyes are turned. In his address to the raduates of West Point this year General Belknap leclared that the “written history of the nation’s wars is filled with the gallant actions of citizen sol- ders.” Never were truer words spoken than these, uttered under the very shadow of the Academy, aad the “citizen soldiers’ bave a right to expect tuat the confidence reposed in Gen not misplaced. a THE WRONG MAN IN THE RIGHT PLACE, Saturday afternoon a well known confidence ope- rator named Charles Williams accosted officer. Freeman in the street near the pier of the Albany line of steamboats, and after a short time in conver- sation an unknown man came up and toid Williams that tere was $200 due on that freight of his, Wul- ams waa not much put out at this announcement, but unfortunately had forgotten his money, and re- quested oticer Freeman to loan bim $200 for a few hours, The oficer, who was in citizen's clothes, re- plied by grabbing Williams by the coat, from out of Which Williams slipped with the se acatand. ran, bui the officer pursued and arrested him, The un- known man, Who, of course, Was @ confederate of Wiiliams, escaped. Williams was yesierday arraigned before Justice vowing at the Lombs and committed | forexsmination. He says he was drunk. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN A CELL. Joseph Robinson is forty-eight years of age and resides at 236 West Twentieth street. Yesterday he was under arrest at the Sixteenth precinct station house on a charge of drunkenness and | disorderiy conduct. At about four o'clock | in the afternoon he removed the leathern belt which he had worn and, attaching ove end to the bars of his cell, succeeded m securiug his neck to the other WASHINGTON. The President Looking After New York Interests, THE CENSUS OF THE CITY TO BE RETAKEN, Generay Cox’s Lettor of Resignation to the President. Jet Davis’ Weception tn , Alexandria. Wasnixaroy, Oct Renumeration of the Department of the Interior to retake the the city and county of New Yc The renumera- {ion will only extend to a count of the population, and only such particulars of age, sex and color WHL be meluded as are necessary to verti ation. The work will begin lnmedi alter the election of next Week, and will Le pushed to a conclusion within afew days. The limits of the election districts formed with viow to the present election will This action a be followed tn the enumeration, of the President 13 not prompted by any doubt as to the honesty and efiictency of the United States M: shal and his assistants; but the President holds that charges of such a character as those brought by the Mayor and Council! of New York demand investiga- tion, the Mayor having formally charged the United States Marshal with engaging tn a criminal conspir- acy to keep the population of the city below one million, Such charges, tt is held, cannot be made without an Investigation following. Je Davin? Reception ia AlexandriamA Tri- bute to the Memory of Loe. ‘The vistt of Je Davis to Alexandria, acrosa the Potomac, seems to have stirred up the quiet inhabi- tants of that old town in a way that they have not experienced since tho close of the rebellion. He lefi there at six o'clock on Saturday evening for Richmond, alter holding a very interesting recep. tion, attended by the principal people of the town, This reception had been looked forward to for many hours, and the tnhabitants were assembled around the Mansion Honse for a long time before his return to the city, whence he had gono with General Cooper On a visit to the latter's house, eight or ten miles distant, The ofice and parlors of the hotel were crowded, and every vehicie that passed the door was closely scanned to see whether It contained the great ex-President of the exploded Confederacy, Finally, @ Mttle before four o'clock, a very ordinary looking wagon drove up and a lady, accompanied by a tall genveman dressed in a black suit and wearing a low crowned felt hat, alighted, The gen- tleman was Jeff Davis himself, and the crowd imme- diately recognized him, cheering him warmly. He was welcomed by many of lis old aquaintances aud spentsome eight or ten minutes conversing with them in the office of the hotel. Among these ac- quaintances were a good many ex-Confederate om, cers and soldiers, besides ol residents of Alexan- dria and many from the neighboring villages of Vir- gina, After thus conversing he repaired to his apart- ments up-stairs to prepa.e for the reception. Under the direction of General Corse the crowd wentup stairs to the drawing room to await the reappearance of Mr. Davis. Agreat Dumber of ladies and Uttle children were already assembled there. General Corse, Who assumed direction of the informal cere- Monies, announced to the walling crowd that the reception was about to begin, whereupon everybody left the genial neighborlood of the stove and pro- ceeded up stairs to the drawing room, Here were Already gathered over twenty ladies and as many Iittie boys and girls. Rev, Mr. Sprigg and Rey, Mr. McKim, the latter formerly a captain in the Con- federate service, were present. Mayor Latham, of Alexandria, gave afew brief instructions to those assembled, that when Mr. Davia made his appear. ance to allow hima small circle of apace inthe centre of the room, and fur each one, ov approach. jug, (0 aunouues his pame to Gereral Corse, be introduced to Mr. Davis and depart fortu- with by the side doors, He came, after a Period of anxious expectancy, and smilingly advanced towards a group of ladies and children in one corner of the room. He was dressed ta an English made sutt of biaek cloin, rather indiiferentiy adapted to lls age and figure. Me looked induitely better than he did three years ago, avd seemed In as good spirits, av if bis Ufe had been one long sum- mer. His beard, almost entirely gray, grows In a thin border around his face. Heis a man of frail build, small features, very erect form, not over five feet ten In height, of affable address and attractive conversation. His compleXion ts swarthy, and the nd suspendl himself at an elevation, of a tew {iches. above floor, In this position he ‘Was being rapidly strangled to death waen he was discovered by thd doorman, oMcer Ragers, who ir,. stantly cut the strap and let him down, The dor. man also summoned Dr. Beach, whg vy unrem’ cting efforts succeeded in ressoring the ynfortuneye nau 4@ Cousciousneds wad ie, flesh upon his face and neck has @ dry, seamed and leathery looking appearance. He kissed ull tho children tuat came in his way, and in his manner toward the older people present showed that he was much touched by ine evidence of their regard and admiration, General Corse, formerly of Longstreet’s corps, @ pleasant looking little man, stood at his left hand and communicated to him the patronymic of each one who camo forward vo be introduced. Mr. Davis was in an agreeable and communicative mood. He said his trip in Europe had been exceedingly pleasant and tnatructive, but though be had the most attractive invitations to make his stay abroad permanent he was unabie to resist the amor patria in his nature, and even among tie most fascinating society of English life he could not avoid sighing for tla canebrake home in Mississippl, He is done forever with politics. He says there are fifty things besides in which he can be more useful to his country and in which he himself can reap more profit and enjoyment. The death of General Lee affected him deeply. It was not, he sald, of old age or ordinary illness he died, but ratuer from corroding reflection, which wore away the casket of his great soul. Persons rid themselves of unhappy meditations by mingling freely In the giddy whirl of society, but Lec was @ man apart from all other men. Me per- mitted no escape to the mountain load of saddened thought that jay close upon his heart. He kept his sorrows to himself and finally succumbed to the oppressive burden, Mr, Davis was quite pathetic in speaking of Lee, and evidently felt a deep admiration for the deceased general. The Alexandrians came dropping in until six o'clock, the women making quite as large arepresentation as themen., Some of the visitors were old friends of Mr. Davis, and had not met with him since the ume he was Senator from Mississippl. General Cooper remained present during the time the reception lasted. The General equipments; nor were there any odern for tla fifty Vatteries of Geld artillery, complete, with ammunt- ton, Several gentiemen present suid the foreign demand, had forthe present been satisfied, France having received about haif a million arws trom for- Uicr sulea, Correspondeare Between Secretary Cox and the President. General Cox, in leaving office, thinks it his duty to yleld to the very gonerai demand for the follow- {bg correspondence, aud has therefore furnished a copy for publication:;— STATEN ISLAND, Oct. 3, 1870, My Dear Sin—When Congress adjourned in the summer | Wis credibiy iniormed that a sumewhat systematic ettort would be made, before their re- assembling in the Wiuter, to rorce a change in the poley we have pursued m the Interior Department, The removal of the Indian Service trom the sphero Of ordinary political patronege has been peculiar! distasielul Lo many indeential geatiemen in both houses, aud in order to enable you to arry your purposes out successfully f au salist that you Ought not to iabarrassed by any other causes of irritation tn the same departineu My views ot the becessily O4 resorm in the civil service have Drought | re or Jess into collision with the plaus of our | Political Manogers, ANd DIY seuse Of duty has obliged me to oppose soine of their methods of action through the departinent. 3 fave oo doubt Whatever thab public sen { will, 800: or later, fuliy gusiuin these eiferts at wi I regard py ed veloris; bul L vligit AOL Lo Ove: look the fact that for the present they involve opp sition Wiich If muy vot be for the interests of (his justrauon to prevoke, and as my pevsonal (ou- cy is to be rathor more than tess persisient tin course to whieh Lam committed 1 deeu it wy duty to place in your und’ my resignaston of tue | Oflice uf Secretary of the Interior, to take eflvet as seou #s you can conveniently 'determme upon my successor, The annual report of tne depart- went Wil be made wt an early day and or this and Oiner reasons Lt Leeve the tuterval prior to the g Journed sesso of Congress the Ltlest for suca a change, { trast you will permite me to add that, ag the ort- ginal acceptance of posiuow Was un inte! Choe with plans of b as IT think, with pru- denee, a return to my Drivate business, so lar trom being an inconventeace or a disappointment, will only be carrying Out what T have most desired to 0, a5 S000 “as it couid ve done (hOUl CIDarr ass. | Ment to you or sacrifice of pabite duty, Tadieauons that you might be already lroubied by sugvestions Ou he subject have Induced me wo Write at once, Without Waiting iny return to Washingto: With slacere “assurauces of in the complete success or your adunistration, t mun, truly, Your gvedienc servant, = J.D. COX, The PRESIDENT. destre for UPIVE MANSION, } % Wastinc » U.. els 6, L870. f Your letter of the Sd nst., teudering your resigna- tlon as Sccretary of the lateiior, ia just recelved. As | Suggested by you, Lt WU Le accepted, to take eifec Upon the completion Of the annual report of the de- pariuent now being prepared to accompany my Mersace LO Cougress. In paring pany, pernit | me to say that 1 highiy appreciate and abuly you have ever showa tu the discharge of your oficial dnues., [ope your relations in the hew spuere you have pouted ous tor yoursei will prove us piedsant as our relagous lave beea in (ho past to me, and that you: m: brightest expectatious. With highest regards, your obedient servant, U.S. GRANT. Hon. J. D. Cox, Secretary of the Iuieror, The Internal Keveuus Commissiouership. The President has decided not to appoint a sue- cessor to Mr. Delano in the Revenue Bureaa for the | present. The Deputy Commnssiouer, Mr. Douglass, | will be placedin charge of the Bureau until a new Commission Selected, and it is rumored that the | President regards the claims of Mr, Douglass more favorably than those of any other geatieman named for the piace, fuily reaiize your The Presideov’s Indian Policy and the Quakers. Friends Samuel Bettie, of Penusylvania, and Grinnell, of New Ledford, in behalf of many mem- bers of their denoimivation, pald @ visit to the President yesterday to thank him for having inau- Rurated a peace policy towards the Ladians, and congratulated him on the appolatment of civil, ine stead of milftary agents, to couduct the business pertaining to the various tribes, Tue two repre- (Re ope ~ teen nelle Ore ALL HALLOW EVE. Spirits and Fairies Quco Moro Restared tr Powar~Zho Ceremonies of the Sea- son-~Curious Old Customs. Tins will be “All Hallow Rye,” and to-morrow wil be “All Batnts’ Day."’ To-night there will b@ scenes of merrymaking tu every household all o the Christian world, ex cepling where tae consequences of a Wer or Other calamity bave velle@ with sorrow the memortes o, happier days. Already the English, Scotch and tngh residents in New Yor are developing the excitement caused by their pre parations for its celebration, and grocers and frulterers are vesteged with eustoMers for the nuw, apples and the other euxtiiaries re quired for @ pro per observance of “All Mallow Eve, From Maine to Colifornia wilh vatiow Eve” be kept, and on the other #tde of the Atla gle the scene described by Barns will be repeatet:—~ Amang the bonay Where Loou Aad shook Somte merry, Intend) Toxetier dit convenes To Wven their nits, and port And band their Hailo ww ep, > uu! biythe ahgtets Without entering inte isenssion of tao mera of the ancient legends and treadlitions of \mrsue powers that are #aid to have full scope on this par~ ticular night, the following descrimlons of the 6ere- 1uanleg of the hour, as now performed, may be reread hn Iiterest:— rring (0 All Hulow Eve, Barns said, “te Mis > thought to be @ night when all the superiommane beings who people space and eavth aod air we search of miscMef, reve! at midaignt—ant it 1s aise, ageand anatversary of the more Deneticent tr be of Jaities, Whose occupation is to bate each eww geuus to his wieked pursuit.’ Among the ceremoiues of Hallow Mwe in Scot Jana, the burning of nuts 1s conducted as foliews;— juch player takes a few nuts, names each One as 1% Is laidin the fe, and accordiagly as they burm quieuy together or start from beside ony eye wil be the course and = issae the courtsnip of those who make the test. Anotuer, for the beuefit of tue giris Who areanxious lo see the partner of thelr iucure joys and sorrows, te ~ to take @ candie and go alone, at midnight, tog * looking-glass; eat aa appie belore Aor stwd and- ¢ como your hale, While you are doing so the (ace of your Conjugal companion Wii be seen in Le glass as If peeping over yonr stiouider, There 18 a ease on record in this city in which a mirror Was secretly placed uuder tue pLlow of ® young Iady’s couch on Hailow f The next "orm Ing she described @ tail, Handsome young man, with brown eyes aad had . dreamed came into 00d combing ber har appeared the visitor t! from the glass to ask dream se torned We object ov his uatrusion. Six months after that tae youay lidy was suddeuy ubroduced to a strauger, When, recoraizing im hin tue “ghost of OW Live,’ sie taluted and fell Insensible at his fect. The aMeirted to an Intimate. @quaintance, and Wey Were aierwards married, So says the end of Cheapside, now Hamaitow street. How many love-sick dausels have tied © tals With succe-si—iake uw bard boiled egg, and. ; after baying divided it with another girl, ouserve the followlug rmes:-—lake out Ute yolk aod tit ihe space with sait, Remove wh from the oat- site and throw It frou ths window, ‘Jue eat your haly of the eg | salt and go to bed back- wards. No word must be s)0ken, nO water durok, bucduring the night some gue will come and give You a drink, Novt sinateria of the cup, for it will give you the rank ta lie of your future lord. Here 38 another good one from “Auld Scotland’ :—~ ‘Take Uiree dishes, pul clean water In one, fou Water in another aud leave tie third empty; bind fold a persou and lead fil to the Hearth where the dishes Lave been ranged, ‘There the person dips ihe Jett hand into 4 dish, Wf by chance dito the seen water, the future wife willbe @ uiaid; uf io the for waier, ste will oe a widow; If into the empty dish, there wi be no marriage, This ia to be repeat Uree times, the arrange ment of tho dishes being altered each — time, ‘The old houses in tne country will echo to-night with the giad shouts of the joyous youngsters gathered arouad tie big tub of Water as they souse in their heads while ducking for apples, cr watch the grotesque taces of others, who with hands clasped Bohina their backs, make frantic efforts to catch with sentative Friends were presented to the President by Secretary Robeson, The Military Commander at New York. The orders with reference to the military forces now collected In New York have been sent to Major General McDowell, who has and will continue to have the command of them, it never having been contemplated to place these troops under the direc- tion of any other oMcer. ales of Gold nt New York. The Secretary of the Treasury has directed the sale at New York of one million of coin on each Wednesday, and the pure: of one milion of bouds on each Thursday during the mouth of No- vember, LITERATURE. AN SAXON RRADER, WITH PUILOLOGICAL Nores. A brief grammar and a vocabulary. By $A. Marea. New York: Harper & Brothers, vil Knowa to every student or tie Engish language that it is almost super- fiuous for us to say that this Anglo-Saxon reader is unsurpassed by any Anglo-Saxon reader now in print, The anthor says in the preface:—“It seema to be agreed that every English scholar ought to have some scholarly knowledge of the Engtish langnage. Then every Engilsh scholar ougat to study Anglo-Saxon.” Winle we do not altogether subscribe to this conclusion, we nevertheless recog- nize the benefits to be derived from its study and cheerfully recommend this work to the favorable consideration of all teachers, belleving it to be the best of tne kind tn the United States, Tor NorMaL GRamMar: Analytic and Synthetic, Iilustrated by dlagrams. By stephen W. Clark, A. M. New York: A. 8. Barnes & Uo. Mr. Clark’s former works on grammar have been so long and popularly known to the teachers of the United States that the mere announcement of this book from his pen will be suMetent assurance of its merits, Jt combines all the features of his other works, which have “stood the test of intelligent criticism,” with new ones which years of thought and study have convinced the author were needed. ‘The system of diagrams nas been retained, and ime | portant additions and improvements made to it. A Tate or Tite ALAMO. By Augusta J. vans. Michael Doolady, New York. 1870. Anew story by the author of “Beulah” and “st, Elino” is suro to command attention, ‘Inez’ 18 a beautiful story, full of that vivacity and varied knowledge which mado “St. Elno” 80 great a favorite and which marks out Miss Evans as one of our most promising American novelisis, The get up of the volume reflects ¢ it on Mr. Doolady’s well known taste as @ pabilsher, We have recetved from ). Yan Nostrand ( York) a copy of the revised edition of “Three Years in the Sixth Corps,” one of the most graphic narra- tives of the campaigns in Virgtuia during the rebel- lion which has been pablisied. It bas been cor- rected, many portions re-written and much new material added, and 13, altogerher, in the quality of its conteuts and the style of tts mechanteal execu. tion, an excellent work. Ts} A very acceptable publication tor religious people is @ neatly printed and bound volume entitied is gray-bearded and rugged, and, with the exception of being taller, 18 not unlike Jeff Davis in his gene- ral appearance. The English Mission—A Presidemtin! Quan- dary. The President seems to have more difficulty in securing a proper person to accept the mission to England than any other place ta his gift. He stated toa prominent Senator yesterday that he had not selected a Minister to England and he did not know when he would get one. {t isstated that the matter ‘Was not discussed at tse dinner given to Senator Morton yesterday, except in a way relating to the Senator's connection ‘ith it. There were, however, others present, and {t may be that the President re- served the consideration of the matter until to-day, when Governor *{orton had a private interview with him. The Gov ernor, however, protests that he does not intend tO fave anything to do with the matter, Governmerst Sale of Arms and Equipments, The DIOS, under the advertisement of October 17, opencd 4¢ the Ordnance Bureau yesterday, are as follows’ Oliver Lippencott, of Chicago, $5 50 per set for,-100,090 sets horse equipments; ©. 1. Pond, of New “York, $10 05 each for 700 Joslyn carbines; Seauyler, Hantly & Graham, of New York, $12 25 “gor 2,600 Gallagher carbines; same price for 2,500 Warner carbines; $25 60 for 1,000 Spencer rites, with bayonets, with the privilege of 400,000 rounds ofammunition, at $18 per thousand, There wore no bids for other Geacriptions of arms, inciading gabicd aud Qialols, aod alga Dare aod tafantor “Onristian Heart Songs,” by Jonpn Zundel. (New York: J. B. Ford & Co.) It embodies “a collection of solos, quartets and choruses of all metres, to- gether with aselection of chants and set pieces,” Mr. Zundel, the autnor, 1s the well known composer of church music and the organist of Plymouth church, Brooklyn. Among the schook books which we can praise ts “Wilson's Intermediate Fifth Reader."’ (New York: Harper & Brothers.) It 13 written on the original plan of (he school and family series, and embraces, in brief, the principles of rhetoric, criticism, elo- quence and oratory, aa applied to both prose and poetry. The book ts, tn fact, designed for elocu- tionary instruction, and 1s, in all reagecty, well cal- culated Lo effectually achieve its ob) A praiseworthy school book on “Mental Arita metic” ts publisbed by Harper & Broshers. It 14 ta- tended for beginners, and will be found well adapted to the work of rapidly progressing children in the study of arithmetic. Harper & Brothers have puolished “An tdex to Harper's New Monthly Magastae,' from ‘the arst to the fortieth volume, or from, June, 1850, to May, 1870. Whata mass of literature is represented in this Index | How mang ‘men whgse names are re- corded heretn have eltier died, risen to eminenos or sunk back Into ®bscurtty | Aside from tts value as an easy guide fo tho contents of the Mamazine, the “Index” «4 full of suggestive reminiscences | Which can lye derived fram 4 gauge ever Us DAKe thelr Lecth the big apple gihat danging trom we ceiling by a striug, eludes ther grasp and bumps them on the nose, Older ones melt lead and pour it irom arays’ leagta iio &@ basin of Water on the hearth, Whatever 1 lorms in the Water Is o sidered to be the insignia of ofice or tools of the trade used by the lucky man, Many a st Matron sulies at the mention “jialiow Eve,” aud tac memory of the time whem meted "her grandmother's pewter spoons to pour lead” for a handsome sweetheart, It is nos out of fashion yet for couniry gitis 10 go beiore midnight to some south running stream where the Jands of tarce owners meet, und there dip in the Water the leit sleeve of thelr gown; thea to ge home and backwards, in sight of a fire, to bea, husing hung up the wet sieeve to dry. \. Saye the legend, ‘ie aw: ad naar midnight am Appantion — baying exact figure of the lou ged-lor, sweethearts will come and tura the sleeve as Mf to dry the other side,” here im New York the girls fil ther mouths with er, Hil their left baud With salt and run around k or square ot houses. The first man whe speaks to Kiem will marry che one he speaks to—it he doesn’t get drowned when the girl tries ta answer him—or the naine spoken by those who ross their path will designate the fuldre tyrant of tae girl who beurs tt. In sections of the town whera tis rick is played—and It extent—it ba hot safe to prop young ladies Wuou you chance to me 1 to a great estions to the » AD aston. isning trick 1s to cut twenty-six squares of letier paper and ho owe with ink a letter of the When dry place each one, letter down, on the surface of a bowl of water. In tile morning the letters desiguating the home of your tuture spouse will he turned upward wo the light, Country girls go to the barnyard and puil cach, at tuvoe Several Uines, a Slaik of oats. if the thira stalk wants g ‘op of the state the Jady will not be inacried wnill she ts old. Graim hot being so plenttiul in the city, the following amusing performance 18 gone through with among ihe pretty Irish girls who ce.ebrate Hallow Eve, Just before midnight they form around a table, bid each other good night, and then, in profound silence, withont looking at each other, solemut mix four, water aud Sait into a dough, with whic tey foriniittie men. Kaen girl then eats the tadi- gesible litte wretch sie has made, and tuea goes backward np staits to bed. ‘The grand object of the enchantment will appear, it is sald, during the night god give them adrink. Let one more suilice tor those in the rural disiricts, that of pulling a plant of kale. The company must go out band in hand, with eyes shut, and pull the frst kale they meet with, Ita or big, Straight or crooked, 18 prophetia Neing Litt Othe #1z¢ and silape of Luo Obje't of the speil, a hosbuad ora wile. If any earth sticks to the root tt denotes fortune, and the taste of the stem Indicated the temper of Lue individual. So a welvoine give ta All-railow Eye, in merry games aud barmies¢ vd for tle memory of coming y Who will claster around your fire sary and play th mystic rites ups aud mishaps Liliow Ben young." et lisunniv: laugh when you were AM Heary Ward Be cher Says nerally goes well as the following extract from Lis istter (a Be STGAMAN goes with the Ruptured: “Dr. J. A. SHERMAN MY Dear 3cc—I am in sympathy with you {n sour method of treating rupture. Tre treatment of tho public. Wiih the view of inc to the right trusses are ri your action towards tea anit HENRY WARD BEE ming the aflicved and geidin urce for reiief aad cure, Mr. Beecher, uaily painful, tojuriots and a life ‘necessity, urges upon Dr. Sherman to publish bis ietter, and (hus re lieve him of @ painful yet indispensable duty, De, Sherman ix perraitted to refer to citizens of ihe highest standing, why have been cured nf Rupture after suf- rom the Use of (he Marsh Radica) fofiaamation Truse and other pret trusses fn a yo period by the application of bis remedies, and thak, uk restric. tons in exercise or diet, : Sherman may be dally conavlved st his office, 64% ie the moat complete ae numerous workinen / joyed upon it Deng able to keep pace with the demavd. Gentiemen who wera Aisappointed In. not receiving their hase last Saturday may depend upou receiving them durjag the current wack. ‘ N. ESPENSCHEID, Manuiactuzery 118 Nassuitatree!. At Lord's Cleaning and Dyeing Offices, 92 Broadway, corser Twenty-first ot rt; 489 Rroome, cori Broudway, Coats, Pants, sR resses, Shawls, Sacks, Veivets, Feathers, &c., beautifully cleaned Atkinson's (of TE STEPHANOTIS, GAR at J. 0. RUSH A.—Hiereing’s Paten CHAMPYON SAFRS. in Ps mndan) ‘Raclish Perfumery. ENLA fad others. The genuine only ner of Twenty tfth ot jer Murray sirows A Specific for Disenars of the Kidneya=In MISSISUOI SPRING WATER, Foraale by J. MULMTAU'S SO3S, 183 Broadway. A.-Restorer America for the Hag. Tho ‘oly clear es se without sediment, im the world that ‘will restore color, disperse dandsud and eeanes the scalp. Sold by all druggists. Bachelor's Hair Dye—The world, The onke perfect | neous. Factory W Bond str Tgent in tho + harroleas, yabFable, instante Pyle’ 0, K.—The Economic Yonp of the Ago. Sold by all fitat olass grocers. Depot 8%) Washington street, The Enemy is Upon Ur,.—Weather Strt men tothe front. Headquarters, & Fuiton atrcet, near Clit Trumes— Marah & Foon Radical Cure Tr ‘Ofice (established 20 FO yg) No. 2 Vesey street.) Astor To Leta Cold Have Its Own Way isto As- fiat im laying the four tation of Consumption. To care the most stubborn Coug’, or Cold you have only to use at once DR. JAYNE'S B cpECTORANT. Sold everywhere. What YF neral Wa Dopot for * browwy, jets Do You Une t—(ieneral datutat Waters only, M4 Cagatere street, 2088