The New York Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1870, Page 4

a ie ROME. The Eternal City Under the Italians, Royal Lay Rule, but Little Progress—The King Hesitates to Meot Parliamont—Catholicity Needs Guarantees—Pio Nono and the Non-Possumus— Civic § Demonstra- tions— Hope Still from the Bona- partes—The Pope on the Al- tar—-How tho Money Goes—The Jesuits. Roum, Nov. 4, 1870, ‘The movements of the Italian gevernment are being criticised for their slowness, at & moment when rapidity and decision would have greatly strengthened its posilion abroad as well as at home, The Italian troopsenterea Rome en the 20th of September, but the circular of the Minister Viscontt Venosta to the Italian representatives at foreign courts, containing a kind of programme ef the in- tentions of the government toward the Pope, an im- portant document under the circumstances, was only dated from Florence on the 18th of October. The convocation of Parliament, to sanction without delay the annexation of Rome, would have been a measure naturally expected, and in thé general elections the fut do- complt would have increased the number of govern- ment partisans. But the ministers have hesitated 80 loug between the policy of working with the old Parliament or summoning & new one that the elec- tions cannot now take place before the 20th of the present month, by which time there will be more discontent than at present, and the republicans on one hand, and the clericals ou the other, will form an opposition which may give much trouble to tho Lauza-Venosta Cabinet, Tho decree dissolving Par- Yament and summoning the electors throughout the peninsula to form a new one was expected on the 8d inst. GUARANTEES. Meanwhile the Ministers will be elaborating their project for the guarantees to be offered to the Catho- ie world for the perfect independence of the supreme Pontuf and the free exercise of his spirical author ity. They have leit Florence tor their respective electo- ral colleges, where, amidst the speechifying attendant on canvassing, their inteati will be made known tothe country. Bat it 1s weli understood that the Min- isters will be by no means anxious for the literal re- alization of whatever progetto or bill they choose to present to the Parliament. They intend to leave all the responsibility of the measure to the representa~ tives of the country, who will 1 0 discuss and modify the bill until it obtains the sanction of the majority, and when the form of the future relations between Italy and the Vatican is decided, voted and established as law, then, and not vefore, ayill Victor Emmanuel gratify the expectant Romans with a visit, Tue King would have preferred coming to the Eteraal Cily with the consent of the Pope, but that 1s impossivie. Pio Nono’s non possurmus will only cease with his life, and we cannot reasonably expect even an externally polite modus vivendi to be agreed to, between Italy and the Holy See, untila ew occupant of the Chair of Peter accepts of the position as he finds it, a consents to wield the spiritual sceptre of the Church without craving after the temporal one, beyond perhaps a protest pro forma on assuming the tiara. LAY ROYALTY EXPECTED. it is evident, therefore, that the King of Italy can- not come to Rome much before the middle or end of December, by which time his new subjects will have begun to appreciate thorouglly the force of the Itailan system of taxation, and will conse quently be less warm in thelr applause than they would if his Majesty had presented himself rather NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET. Sonar tn es GS cei wide open. Thts course mer’s heat, winter's celd, rain, sleet, snow, to ‘. de recnstpataawicmoer ooo wess | RE LEG LOO S. | prs tui some tens Wag oiner | enue SILVER MINING IN NEW MEXICO of St. Lous —— went the other twelve miles and made a a ‘onze portals of Gg gwang back to tho uttermost on Ly t do not know whether this development of vopen- housekeeping is intended as a or 28 & @efianes, Ji may mean, ‘Come and see how au- ed aud beautiiul are the churches of Rome, Come, if you choose, sco; tut remain to pray. Come and be converted.” On tno other hand, thi Universal unvolting and Lig this folding back of screens and drawing u) cur! signify, ‘Come on, brigands, athelsts, scormunteatt / come and plunder. 6 vessels of fan and silver are on the altar; the rich votive ot ey hang all around; the coronais of the saints are full of rare gems. Come, satiate yourrapacity, and tnen, if you will, slay the priest on the aliar steps and burn the temple to the ground !’? 1 certainly do not think it robable that the italian soldiery would accept the last invitation were anything of the kind implied, ‘There are rogues, of course, in every army, Protest- ant as well as Catholic, Bardolph was a Catholic, za he stole a pyX; aud tn the cathedral of Puebla, in lexico, after the bombardwent tn 1863, the French zouaves carefully scraped every atem of gilding from the figures of the Twelve Apostles whica sup- port Uhe great porphyry pulpit. But wills the doors of St. Peter's stand wide open, the Pontiflce Massimo sits in an upper chamber with the blinds drawn down. ‘The museums of the Vatl- can are all hermetically closed. No Apollo Belye- dere, no Laoceon, no Vatican Virgil, no Nozze Aldo- brandini for the wicked! Tue Scala Regia is barred up. ‘The Sistine Chapel 1: close locked, No Micuael Angele for the scomunicatt! ‘The Swiss Guard has Gisippeared. I miss those doughty halberdiers, with their sunple faces, blue eyes and tawny must. hes, their canary and flamingo costume, and the heavy. Blacher boots contrasting S50 queerly with their medieval garb. The lacqueys and postilions, in their quaint gard and = pro- ri) 19 cocked hats; the Guardia Nobue jn’ thelr scarlet paneply, oddly reminding one of Engitsh deputy lieutenants; the fantastic creatures in doublets aud hose, in rus and Spantsh cloaks, who waved the Jans of peacock featuers, carricd gilt pokers on their shoulders and performed all manuer of weird gambadoes around the sedan of the Ponid—all are lying snug soraewhere, but the light of day bebolds them pot, Tne Cameriert Se- grett keep themselves very secret indeed, and since the 20th of Sepiember—grorno Juusto! cry the lial. jans; giorno @orrore/ mutter the Papalini—no proiaue person has seen the red petticoat of a cardl- hai or 80 much as the purple stockings of a mon- signore. ‘When the Tsar Nicholas’ palace at Petersburg was burnt down, thirty years ago, it was discovered that the enormous edifice had given reluge io crowds of persons of whose bare existence the master of the Jace and his majordomos had been ignorant. Whole Pomiues of poor people were dislodged from beneath the leaden roof, where they had lived and died, had reared childrea, and kept cows and sheep. So, were the Vatican from roof to basement thoroughly explored, What marvellous reiics of latent Papatism might not tura up there! Theodore Livok’s fancied “stable where the Pope kept his bails” might in reality be disentombed ; dark closets crammed with racks and thumbscrews might be ree vealed; Apostolic cursors might pop from behind slidiug panels, and Familias of the Holy In- quisition be discovered asiecp in the coal cellar; while, deep hidden in an ouken chest, might be found the complete ed\tion of the works of ‘LL ar nore Paolo di Kock,” that jolly old Gregory XVI, had bound in white Velluin with black labels, under which guise the romances ot the vivacious, bat Services To-Day. Rey. Georgo H. Hepworth will preach this morn- ing and evening in the Church of the Messian, “Moral Courage” will be the subject of the evening discourse. Rev. Drs, Hyatt and McVicar will preach tn the Church of the Holy Light this morning and after- noon, respectively, . In the Engush Lutheran Church of St, James Rev. A, C, Wedekind will preach morning and even- ing. Rey. Dr. Krotel will preach this morning and evening in the Evangelical Cuurch of the Holy Light, Tey. Mr, French, of Morristown, N. J., will preach this morning and evening m the Forty-second street Presbyterian chureh. ‘The anniversary celebration of the Plymouth Bap- tist church occurs to-day. Services will be held morning, afternoon and evening. ‘Thirteenth sireet Presbyterian Sunday schoo! will be celebrated in the church this evening, Rev. James Kennedy, pastor of the Fourth Re- formed Presbyterian church, will preach this morn- ing and evening in Harvard Hall, corner Sixth ave- nue and Forty-second street, Rev. A. B. Carter, D. D., will preach in the Pro- testant Episcopal Free Church of Our Lord, corner of Bighth avenue and Thirty-seventh street, this evening. Rey. J. M. Pullman will preach at the Church of Our Saviour ibis morning and evening, Rey. Merrill Richardson, haying been installed pastor of the New England Congregational church, will preach this morning and evening. Subject for the morning’s discourse—‘The Design of Preach- ing.” Rey. Dr. Robinson, of Paris, will preach in the Eleventh Presbyterian church, Filty-flith street, this morning and evening, Rey. Dr. H. M. Macgill, of Edinburg, Foreign Mis- sion Secretary of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, will preach in Jane street United Presby- terian church this morning. Rey. Chauncey Giles will deliver a lecture in Steinway Hall this eveniug on the doctrines of Emanuel Swedeaborg. Rey. 5, ©. Sweetzer will preach this evening, in the church corner of Bicecker and Downing streets, one of @ series Of expository sermons upon “The Universal Belief,” Rev. ©. 8, Harrower will preach this morning and evening in St, Luke’s Metbodist Episcopal church, Rey. Charles B. Smythe preaches morning and evening in Masonic Hail, Rev. ©. C. Foote will preach in the Christian church, Twenty-elghth street, Rey. Charles F. Lee will discourse this morning, naughty Gaul passed muster a3 @ colleviton of the Fathers. Paul de Kock, I see, has already made lis appearance in the streets of Rome; and “s@ure Anne” and Moustache” can be bought at a hun- dred booksta ‘The “Index Uxpurgatorius” is out of date; and while Strauss and Réuvan can be pur- ehaged in the Piazza di Spagna, the smailer book- shops teem with the che/s @@uvres of Feydeau anc Ponson du Terral. « ‘the Pope, they say, ts waiting; but what his Hott- ness may be expectiug is a question soinewhat diil- cuit to answer. Is he waiting for Prussia to be con- veried to Catholicism; for France to vanquish Prus- sia, and return triumpliant to her ascendancy at Kome; for England to abrogate the Act of Settie- ment, and invite his Holiness to Lambeth Palace; for the schismati¢c Czar to offer the Kremlin at Mos- cow as a residence for the dethroned Pontuf; or for the Emperor of Aus‘ria to persuade his Hungarian, Bohemian aud Slavonian subjects to combine in fa- vor of the Pope? Perhaps fio Nono waits in the full but fond expectation that the suspension of business at the Vatican must necessarily, in the course of a few weeks, bring the whole world toa standstill, and that the stoppage of the mechanism of the Datarta, the Propaganda, the Cancelieria, and the other Pontifical congregations, must throw all human soctety out of gear. It ts easy to understand the lamentable perturba- tion of Pius the Ninth, and his dread of the formid- able rival who will soon be insialled in the city of the Cesare. Constantine and the Pope, Charle- magne and the Pope, agreed capitally; but Constun- tine fixed his residence at Byzantium, and Charie- magne preferred Aix la-Chapelle to Reme, Victor Euumanuel at the Quirinal ¢would be a perpetual earlier, We have had plenty of demonstra- tions in Rome, however, without the King, for the enthusiasm of the citizens is always to be arousea Dy political orators, proces sions, banuers and bands of music. Since the agglomeraion of peopie in the Trastevere district, to visit the Ajani Louse, the scene of the massacre An 1807 desc din my last, the Villa Cecchini, where asimilar butchery took piace, Was tue point o: union 02 the oth inst, AS tue’ shortest way te this locality would have been across the piazza of St. Fetor, the police authorities requested tue demon- strationists uot to take that route in force or with vniuried banners, out of respect to ine ieelings of the Pope, wo might be surveying Ue scene [rom the windows of the Vatican. On the Sista captain who died of the wounds received in the attack on Rome was buried with great solemnity, On the inst, we are tu have a great pilgrimage fo the batt! Heid of Mentana, where, in iso7, on that same day of the month, the fate of Kome was decided for a ome, General ailly’s marvellous Chassepets having saved the l’ope’s army from invading Gartbal restoration of the Bonaparte dynasty ed at the Vatican to be equivalent to the resto- throne. We gave the fact. RELIGIOUS DUTY. festerday morning his Holiness administered the holy sacraiment iu his private chapel to tke members of his Court and to several jadies and gentlemen of the Koman nobility. Among the devout commu- nicaats was a foreign lady, WHO had just arrived in Rome, bringing avery iarge sum of mene offering to the Pope. ‘Afier the mass Pius dressed Words of comfort to the persons pr assurin, thein, in conclusion, that the existing order of things will soon come to an end, and that the new year will signalize the triumph of Uke apos toile Cuuse, This working the Pope ceievrated mass belore his household, it beg Ai Saints’ Day, but the spiendid cercmonies customary on this day in the Sixtine chapel were omitied. In like manner, iis certain thut the Pope will abstain from the great festival of San Carlo, on the ath inst. OLERICAL TACTICS, ‘The clerical party is working very hard to get up sent, demonstrations of attacniment aud fidelity to tha Pope among the ladies of Rome, especially those of the upper clusses, 1n opposition fo the liberal Indies, uve takeu’ part in demonstrations, worked s aud scattered Mowers mt honor or the new of things. HOW T A good deal of n money given by the Pope of his soldiers and ofiicers as, returuing irom brief captyity ia some Italian for go to report themselves at the Vaticun instead of taxing service in t army of Victor Kimmanuel. ueral Kanzier, the Pope’s EY GOES. Thade about the War Minister, who still resides in the Vatican, has orders to give gretificati to these men, varying irom teu to iorty or tilty tranes, according vo their rank; but his Holiness asserts that this only a charitab who are temporarily deprived of employment, and Dot a retaining fee .or future services. An ariny is more easily dissolved than got togetuer again, aud 1 Pius LX. is restored to his throne by force of arms it will not be by those of his own solciers, 3 Ttis not own Whether tho Je wil be aliowed to reopen uieir schools in Rome. Accord- ing to the principle of liberty and equality they Ought to be allowed a chancd {4 the educational race Which the new régime is about to inaugurate. But if religious corporations are on the eve of dis- solution here as well as in tle rest of Tialy 1. would be useless for the long-robed projessors 16 wke pos- wession for a Mouth oF two of the Collegiv Romano. IN THE VATICAN. How the Pope Lives Under the New Reyime } in Kome—The Glories of Royalty Departed— Vhe Consolations of Kelicion Remain, {Rome correspondence apn.) The Pope remains at the with the blinds drawn down, and makes o0 sign. ‘Tne bark of St. Peter, once so grand a gallon, now so frail a shal- lop, has been dragged high on the beach; the sails he oars are fastel fu the rowlocks, and the descendant of the Usiierman broods tn his caboose, cogitaling perchance how Lest ne ma} mend jus roven nets, and ‘hatching vain empires.” Every morning there are jeebie rumors that the Pope bas Hed, jeaving & note addressed “V. Emma- nuele, King of lediwont, Florence, care of Brigand General Cadorna”—such is te complimentary title given vy the Univa Catvolica to the commander of ihe Fourth corps of te Ltallan army—and enclosing the major excommunication, with au interdict by way of postscript. 1 uced scarcely say that T had not been an hour in Rome ere L crossed the Bridge of San Angelo into the Leontine City, and went to St. Peter’s. ‘The Mole of Adrian Was throaged wlan idiers, smoking aud prattling, and sending a saiyo of cuvivas after every detacbinent of Stalin Sey that crossed the brivge; for there had been a little trouble in the Citta Leouma the nigat before—some of the roughes| of the Trasteverini laving indulged in the exciting sport of Pontitical geudarie hunting, and the Pope had signified to General Cadorna lis wish that order ghoutd be kept in lus own immediate precinct by the italian garrison. Crosstny the bridge 1 found an entire regiment of Italian infantry biuovacking under the walls of San Angelo, and tho castio itself was, I learned, in the occupa ion «6s the ~=—snational = troops. On sh ut y * lace, however, there were no military under aris, although several hundreds of soldiers were wandering aboct taking their (lot sight-see- ing. ‘the enormous leathern pepgi gs Which usnall, gcreen the doors of the Basilica had been removed, and everv gate of the great temple, the Vor sania thorn in the side of Pio Nono or his successor at the Vatican. That the firm intention of the gevernment of Florence 1s to treat the Holy Father with all pos- sible veneration and generosity is indubitable, in theory it seems possible tnat the noble aspiration of Cavoar—‘‘a tree Church in a free State’’—might be realised; but how could it be reduced to practice is @ problem wholly difficult to svive, There is, for example, that crix of the Leoniae City. The committee appointed to apprise the King of Italy of the reSuit of the plebiscile, which com- prises several members of the Provisional Giunta- notaoly the Duke Gartini, the Duke Sforza Cesarini, Prince Ruspoll, the Advocate Tancredi, Prince Pi- ombino and the Duke Baldassare Odescalchi, 1 ave Rome to-night for Florence, The reception of the delegates will be of course of the most splendid description; and the Crown Prince Umberto, with his beautiful bride, the Princess Margherita, of Savey, and Prince Amadeo, have arrived in Florence to be present atthe audience of the delegates, who will proceed to Milan and Turin, there to be /vied to their hearts’ content. PARIS FASHIONS. City Hate—Crinoline—Style of Make—Dress Muterials and Colors. By the European mail we have the following re- port of the dress fashion styles which were preva- lent and “coming out” in Parls on the Ist of No- vember:— The Paris bonnet for the winter has a passé or front border, very much raised, and, in some in- stances, completely turned up; it has also a crown, and generally a curtain, the shape of which varies. A distinguishing feature of this winter’s modes 18 the large colored ostrich feather, placed in a curve ever the velvet or satin bonnet. Something very like the cap of former bounets is also worn; it is made of lace and flowers, and worn uader the bonnet. Hats are not much worn in towa by ladies, unless they be very young ones. ‘The two most striking types of hats are the Frane-tirear, very high in shape and very much trimmed with feathers and velvet, and the Marin hat, black and tnauve, with the trl-colored ribbon. Akind of bobeche hat ts aise very becoming, with brim turned up beluad ana iowered very much in front, very Aigh crown, dented downa little in the middle, with lorsade of black velvet and red gros grain ribboa cwisted together and placed round the crown, and in front the tps of black curled feathers, above which rises a panace ol red feathers, Crinoline is decidedly giveu up this winter; that is, it has hecome invisible, and is replaced by the tour- nure Impératrice, which gives the fulness required at the back of thé waist and supports the train of the skirt. This tournure 13 short for the cestume, and for the train-slaped dress a deep founce is adaed to it. It is made with percale, and lined with very stil gauze. Ja the making up of the costume there 1s more simplicity than there was last winter. Usually it now consists of one skirt only and 4 jacket bodice with aeep basyaes, ‘The new auiumn costumes are made of soft wool- Ten fabrics that are at on! ht, Warm and elegant; among these cashmere, sutin delaine and jlama ma- terials are the bicest. We must also mention the shawl costumes, best in keeping for travelilug or the seaside, but also very generally adopted ior town wear, The tartan, Scotch piald and vigogne snawis aro all suitable for making up these costumes. ‘Tue complete sult consists of shirt, tunic and leose Jacket with wide sleeves, or else of shirt and casague. in Plimpton Building, on ‘Thanksgiving. Rey. Phebe A. Hannaford will preach this morn ing and evening in the Univerealist church, Williams. burg. Mr. Thomas Gales Foster will preach before the Society of Spiritualists, in Apollo Hail, this morning and evening. Rev. Father Wayrich, C. 8. 8. R., “Superior of the late Mission, and at St. Alphonsus’ Church,” will deliver, this evening, in the Church of the Im- maculate Conception, East Fourteenth street, a lec- ture on “The Problein of the Age’? Rome, Past and Presest—The Pope’s Tem- poral Power. To THE Bpiror OF THE HERALD:— In the HERALD of last Sunday appeared an edito- rial on this subject, in which the writer expressed a belief that the Roman Cathollo Church and the Christian world would be benefited by the Pope ceasing to have temporal power over the few roods of territory where he has ruled with so much affec- tion, justice and humanity. it has been explained time and again that the re- cognized head of the Christian Church, whom 208,000,009 of souls regard as Christ's vicar on earth, must be independent to enable him to exercise the duties of his sacred oMice aud communicate freely with his flock throughout the world. He, there- fore, cannot be a subject, controlled by the caprice or bad faith of any civil power. If any proof of this were wanting it can be found in the state of things which this day exists in Rome, and has existed since the origand invasion. The Holy Father is a prisoner in his own palace, under sirict surveillance; his letters and papers are scru- Unized, his fatth{ul friends watched and imprisoned, and the sacred archives of the Church are torn from their ancient repository by iegalized burglars, Such is modern lnverty | ‘True, his jailers mockingly tell him he is free to traverse Rome, and even advise his doing so; bat the Holy Father respects hs sacred office too much to subject it to insult in his persop, which he knows it would receive from the thousands of camp followers and scum which poured into Rome with the Invaders and have hgen pouring in ever since, as well as the released Convicts, mak- ing the once peaceful and holy city “a hell upon earth,” as an American gentleman recently returned has just described 1t tome, How could the Holy Father drive through a city where but a few months since he was greeted with cheers of leve and devo- ton, to have his senses assailed by derision, blas- phemy and obscemiy or perhaps violence’ For all ‘this 18 DOW Occurring in liberated Rome, and would be likely to occur under any other government of which the Pope might be a subject. What does the guarantee of Victor Emmanuel’s government amount to? It was pleaged to protect the Holy Father iu the peaceable possession of his dominions. How has it kept that promise? Rome 1g now claimed to be part of Italy and the Pope one of its subjects, Suppose, in the course of events, not at ali improbable, that the jeaders of the late iniidel council held in Naples—Garibaldi and Mazzini—were raised to power, where would religion or the Pope be? or those famous reformers, 60 capable of pulling down Without the moral capacity of building up, make no disguise of their hatred of religion in any shape un- less what they term im their manifestoes tue re- ligion of reason, ‘A little refiection on those points must convince all who are not blinded »y prejudice that the tem- poral power Of the Pope over the smaii territory which belongs to the Catholfe Church and the Catholic people 1s absolutely essential to the welfare ofreligiop. Although tne Pope is the acknowledged Sovereign of Rome the clvil government 13 quite distinct from the ecclesiastical. No danger to re- ligion from a@ union of Church and State can apply in his case, Where the dominoas are merely sufti- cient to iusure bis independence. Were they vast and complicated Ike other kingdoms, requiring con- tinuel intrigue and diplomacy, ten there might be danger. But why 1s this eternal war on Rome? Is not the world Wide enough for ail revolutionary and sinful purposes that this one little spou might not be left sacrea to God and ils Church ¢ With all their prejudices how many thousands of English aud American non-Catholics, who year after year made Rome thelr winter residence, at this mo- ment deplore tts horrible condition! There the pure aud intelectual idund a peaceful home, where they might revel in art, antiquity aad learning, mingled wita innocent amosements, Jt was the only spot or city on the face of the globe where nothing was to be seen or heard that could offeud the purest mind, How fearful is the change! As fred italy noW opens all letters passing throngh the Roman Post Ofiice your correspondent, who was a@ resident of Rome during 1868-69, is compelled to receive ali his communications and letters in a round about way, or not receive thematall. One ts just The fringes of the shaw! are kept for the trimming of | Tunic aud casaque or jacket, BURGLARY EXTRAORDINARY. A Wenlthy Gentleman Accnsed—Porticns of the Stolen Property Fonnd in His House The Charge Denied. On the night of the first day of July last the resi- Seuce of Wiillam L. Peck, of No, 714 Lexington ave. nue, Was entered by burglars and robbed of property valued at $1,000. Mr. Peck and his tamily were in the couniry at the time the robbery occurred; but on thefr return, on nearing of it, he made every effort to find some cine to the robbers or the dis- osition that had been made of the sto- jen goods. No trace of either could be discovered, however, until a tew da dress, Which at one time pelong ago, when a to Airs. Peck or seme one of the ladies in the fatally, Was seen hanging in the yard of the residence of Mr. James Kelly, who occupies the next house to that of the Pecks, This startling discovery Mr. Peck deter- mined to tnvesiigate to the bottom, and for tits pur- ose he went te Lhe Ninetcenth precinct and related is story to Captain Gunner. Tuat energetic officer at once set to work, and with the assistance of detective Hamilton they made a thorough search of Mr. Keily’s residence, The re- sult was startling in the extreme, there being found concealed therein a veivet cloa and waist, a white and spetted dress and a white muslin dress and skirt. These articies were found by the officer and Mr, Peck on the second foor, while others were found on the third foer. Mr. Kelly was of course arrested, and taken to the Yerkvilie Police Court, be- fore Justice Bixby, Who held bim to bali in $2,000 to answer at the General Sessious. Mr, Peck was not able of course to swear positively that Mr. Kelly, Whe is @ man owning thousands of dollars worth of ay had Grp be to do with the robbery, but e has been hela because the articles above named wore found in lls house. « Kelly deules the charge, to hand by way of Innspruck, giving a detailed’ ac- count of the bareraced rascaitty with which the ple- biseie farce Was carried out. New York roughs and repeuters must go to school again. . A OATHULIQ SUBSCRIBER, anny ei A Noble Deed. To Tun EpiTor OF THE HERALD:— .. A young man called at St. Luke's Hospital a day ortwosince, and, without giving bis name or ad- Gress, handed Dr. Muhlenberg $1,000 bilis), merely saying, “that 1s for the building fund of the Midnight Mission.’’ Who will follow the ex- ample? $26,000 are still wantea to compiete tho building saad of $40,000, Very respectiuily yours, PLINY. ¥. SMITH, Treasurer, 26 Nassau street, Catholicism in Rhode Island, The Providence Journal states that “an item Is going the rounds of the press to the effect that Rhode Island fas.200,000 Catholics—almost the entire population, This is a mistake, and has ansen from @ statement made reoently vy the Bishop of the dio- cese of Hartford, Right Rev. F. P. McFarland, at the dedication of a Catholis church in fhe diocese, Which was correctly printed In the Boston Pilot, but copted incorrectly into ed of the papers of this Sta‘e, and from thence {nto ¢ertain paper’ Jn Various pais of the country. What Bishop McFat- land stated was that there were 200,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Hartiora. ‘The Catholic population of Rhode Isiand is estimated at 65,000." Shabby Treatment of Clorgymen. ‘The Lutheran Visitor says that for supplies of ya- cant pulplts “the rale among Lutherans 4s to pay nothing. We have travelled at different times from four to twenty miles and preached, and the people not only did not pay us, but they actually thougat they conferred a favor by coming to hear us, We have bee sent (or, aud bad 4 go miles, in sum. ‘Tne anniversary of the Missionary Society of tho | ir happy, and they made him go four miles Toriner in the anek to get hs supper and lodnia 4 ‘And they were not poor, but—what do you call it?” That we call very suabby. But here is another case:— . Mr. Drake, pastor of the church at Deer Is! ue wno had been preaching there at a salary of 100 or $500 per year, Was obliged to sue his parish r the balance of ils salary, he betng about to leave the place. He recovered a verdict against them for fae ‘Are the people beginning to lose thelr regard for religiont More Troublo in the Methodist Book Con- cern—Suspension of Dr. Lanahan. [From the New York Observer (Presbyterian), Nov, 11.) ‘The Methodist Book Concern matters are to bo overhauled agai. Rev. Dr. Lanahan, of Baltimore, was elected by the last General Conference assistant book agent in New York. Ho had been a member of several previous General Conferences, and was, without doubt, the leading representative, not oniy of his Conicrence, but of his secuon, ‘So says Zion's Herald, Dr. Lanauan undertook to work a reform in the ways of doing business in the Book Concera, and through Nis agency the disclo- sures have becn made which the press, the Caurch and the werid have heard within the last year, The Book Committee, WHO have this matter io their hands, have now suspended Dr, Lanahan from ofice and put jum on trial for oficial misconduct, We agree with the Odserver tuat the trial should be public. Toe case has been 80 largely discussed andso vitally concerns reputations, 1 should be tried tn the face of men as Well as angels, If wisdom trom above controls we belleve the trial will be public. 16 is set down jor January 12, 1871, in tius cily. Presbyterianism Languishing in Virgiuia. The committee on the state*of religion in the syned of Virginia report that “it 13 undentably true that some of our Presbyteries are languishing in their temporal or spirital mtorests, and that there has been ho very marked tucrease of efficireucy and two $500, prosperity throughout our borders, and no general awakening of vital godiness; «nd yet, on a survey of the whole Held, it 13 permitted Us to praise ine Lord for the remarkable lavor shown to our churches. But we have to depiore & certain lack of that Christian liberty ia fved-will offerings wach | Was to be looked jor, abd in some Insiauces a pain ful declension as regards conjormity with this present evil world, aud @ distressing compliance ‘Wita 1s godicss maxime and seductive exampie,’! An Extraordinary Dedication, The Rey. Thomas Vickers and his people, compos- ing the advance guard of the ‘Broad Church” Uni- tarians in Cincinnatl, dedicated their new place of assembly on the 6th instant, The opealag prayer was made by the Rey. Dr, Lilienthal, the Jewish rabbi, Mr. Vickers then read extracts from the Koran, the Analects of Confucius, one of the Hin- dvo sacred books, and trom the Old and New Testa- ments, The New York Avangelist hereupon wit ty (?) remarks:—lhe Sunday papers may have been omitted for want of time.” After the sermon Mr, Vickers said:—“I latended that those passages which 1 read to you from thse sacred books of the various Mstori¢c religions this morning should be symbolic at once of Le catio- licity &nd Of the deep religiousness of our purpose and our aim;” and he tien went on to explain the position of his Church as witheut sacraments, with- outa creed, and stated that tuey dedicated their temple “vo truth, to light, tonumanity, aud inspeak- lng (hese words do we not dedicate it to God? Week of Prayer—1871. The Executive Committee of the Evangelical Alliance of the United States of America have causea to be prepared and issued the following programme for the annual Week of Prayer, beginnimg with Suu- day, New Year’s Day, January 1, 1871:— SUNDAY, Jan. 1.—Sermons.—Subject—Insptration of Holy Scripture; its sufllciency aud sole authority for religious faith and practice. MonbAY, Jan. 2.—Prayer—Grateful review of the past, cailing for renewed confiagence and for an in- creased deyotedness; humiliation forthe worldiiness of the church; and ior Dauional sins provoking divine judgments. TUESDAY, Jan. 3.—Prayer—For nations; for all in authority; for soldiers and sailors; for all who have uftered in recent war, and for the blessings of ence, * WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4.—Prayer.—For the conver- sion of children; for Sunday schools, and all semi- naries of learning; and for the raising up of more laborers in Carist’s service. THURSDAY, Jan, 5.—Prayer.—For the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all who ‘profess and call them- selves Christians; fox the increase of charity; and of affectionate communion and co-operation among all in sre, land who love the Lord Jesus Christ in sin- ceriy, Fuupay, Jan. &.—Prayer.—For the circulation of the Word of God; for a blessing on religious litera- ture; for an end of religious persecution; and for the removal of all hindrances to the spread of we ospel. Sarumpay, Jan, 7,—Prayer—For Christian mis- sions; for the cenvergion of the world; and for “ihe glorious appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.’’ SUNDAY, Jan. 8.—Sermons.—Subject—Faith, Hope and Love—essential witnesses for the truth. ‘This is substantially the programme issued by the Evangelical Alliance In foretgn countries. The sub- Jects for the day are the same, with slight altera- tons, adapting the whole to the specific wants of our own country. Itis earnestly hoped tnat in all places this or a similar series of topics may be adopted, and that Christians everywhere will unite in the Week of Prayer, which, for many years past, has been so signally attended by Divine favor, New Religious Order in tho United States— Its Organization and Parpese—Opening in Boston. {From the Boston Advertiser, Nov. 14.) Acable despatch from Engiand was received in this country a few days ago, informing us that no less than thirty members of a new religious order which had sprung up in the Angitcan Church were on their way to America in the steamer Tarifa, The announcewent that such a company of ecclesiastics were coming to take up their residence here, and the additional 1act already within the Knowledge of the public that a seminary or monastery was about to be founded by the members of the new order, awakened some iuterest im regard to their arrival and the work which they wero to do among the American people, The Tarifa, with the party on board, reached this city on Saturday; but it turned out that there were only three of them instead of thirty, a cipher evi- dently having been annexed to the originai number in some way during the transmission of the de- spatch which foretold their coming. The three gen- tlemen were somewhat surprised when they found that they had been so numerously heralded, but were willing to pardon the slip of the telegraph operator's hand which unwittingly, no doubt, multi- plied their number by ten. Their names and titles are as follows:—Richard Meux Benson, M. A., stu- dent of Uhrist church and vicar of the parish of Cowley, St. John; Rev. Simeon Wilberforce O’Niel, and the Rev. Frederick William Fuller, They were met on their arrival here by the Rev. O. S. Prescoit, an Ameriean member of the order, who has been in Boston for the past three months and pre- pared for their reception here, The name of the order to which they belong is the Broth- erhood of the Mission of St. Jotn the Evange- list. The Rev. Mr. Prescott has been laboring in this country for 4 considerable time—in Chicago, New York and other cities—and is now retutorced by the three members of the brotherhood above named, who have come to this country in order to found a branch of the order which shall aggrandize itself in this country. The last Legislature of Con- necticut was called upon te grant an act of incor- ration to an establishment to be carried on by the rotherhood, consisting of a church and @ seminary, the means having been furnisned by a wealthy American friena of the order in that State, ‘The Rev. Mr. Benson, or Father Benbon, as he 1s known or addressed, is the superior of the order, which Bumbers in ah # ine members, all of ne ‘pom are Clergy nstn 0} Established Church of Eng or of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America. ‘They are ascetics in life and apparently subject themselves to a iseipline ney suniiar to that of the monks fiat Catholicism nourishos so Bumerously on the Continent. They hold tnemselves aloof from tue world, and do not marry er own ee property. Their dress ts after the pattern of that worn by the Roman Catnolic clergy. The brotherhood originated about five yeaYS us?, and was confined at first to two persons—Father Romesh and an American cler- Pde named Gratton, widge ome oe nora i Baltimore. It appears that the pensonien tie named was travelilug in Europe W De oped the acquaintance of the Rey. Mr. Bens%8; Vical Cowiey, St. John, near Uxford, and was so attracted to him that he decided pgs up his former con- nections and live with hih there, Together they originated the new brotherhood, and others of the English clergy were soon attzacted to them and Jjomed se gad cc ees ig extending itself ‘and taking strong rout in America. Father Benson is still vicar of Cowley, St. Joan, and comes to this country as the superiwt to set the order going, alter which he will revura to England, At the present time Mr, Gratton has chargo.of the church at Oxford, and there are five members pf tho brotherhood remaining. Tiere appears tobe yery little machinery or organization cunnected with the brotherhood. Father Benson 1s elected superior fo aterm of years, at the expiration of whien time he ‘will be elected or give way to asuccessor, A large brick building called “The Mission” has been erected at Oxford, wliere the order has its home. It isa tall, queer-looking stracture, with narrow, Cloister- like Windows and a sort of vestivule opening out upon the street, It has a plain, though not uninvit- ing appearance, the oniy adoruinent belng a statue of the Saviour with arms outstretched over two sup- Pliants, the whole group being placed high up, directly beneath the roof in the lofty rear wall. ‘The chief purpose of the order 18 said to be to go about in various parishes where the clergy may be pleayed te invite the brotherhoad and hold “guy. class, bo osopeiy in order to secure the personal what has been said in the pul; hood have already conducted ms Jarge tewns in England—Bristol, Liverpool, Leeds, Whitney and many other piaces, Last year a twelve days’ mission was held in Loudon just before Adven' which was mainly inaugurated by this society an was conducted by its members. Keliglous exercises, 10 which they took a | were held in over a hundred of the London chur! representing many various shades of religious opinion. Father Benson himself deliyerea au address upon the sub- ject of the religious revival of the masses at tho Church Congress which was lately held at Southing- por oe preydency of the Bishop of Win- ‘The order also atfords opportunities for the enjoy- ment of seasons of seclusion, called retreats for the clergy and the laity. The seasons are devoted to religious exercises of varlous kinds, during which one of the members of ihe society de- livers @ course @f addresses dally, the object being to aid those whe are present in giving their minds to the consideration of their inver life, and strengthening them for the fulttiment of their du- Ues for the coming time, Inshori, the apparent object of the brotuerhood 1s the iatroduction of revivalism and monasteries into the Anglican church, Father Benson is a man of middle age, and in his full canonicals would be taken Jor a Catholic priest by one who met him in the street. ‘The gen- tiemen Who come as bis assistants are botn young and ailable and Lave less of the priestly appearance, while Father Prescott 13 thoroughly American in voice wad manner, Matters in Connecticut not being in readiness for them to take up their resi- Gence there, the party will svend some mouths with churches {rom which ‘overtures have been made ‘to them previous to thelr appearance on our shores. ‘They Were present at the services at the Church of the Adveut, in Bowdoin sireet, yesterday, but took no oilicial part in thom, as Father Benson had not coulerrea with Bishop Eastburn. He as been ine vited to take Charge of this church for a period, as the church bas no recior at present, aud be will probably oflciate there lor several months, ‘The Church in Alaska, The London Glove, of November 5, writing upon the subject of religion in Alaska, says;—The ortho- dox Church of Kussia displays little eagerness to meet the advances of those who, bafiled by the un- bending obstinacy of Rome, seek to bring about the reunion of Ubristendom by a closer relationship with the East. The last step in this direction appears to have been taken by the American bishops. It was even rumored on the Continent that the Episcopa- Mans of the United States lad made proposais to te Holy Synod for sacramental union with the Greco- Russian Church, lt appears, however, trom the Kussian jouroals that the proposition only ieferred to ihe new Territory of Alaska when it was suggested Uae members of the Greek Uhurch and Kptscopaians should be adinitted to communion wi.hout distiac- tion, The Synod, however, without returning a di- rect negative to the American bishops, was con- tented to reply that the consideration of the matter must be adjourned for tie present, since they had not yet sumicienuly examined the ritual aud institu. tons of the Angilcan Church, Gavazzi iu London on Infallibility. Signor Gavazzl, who has receatly arrived in Lon- on, delivered a lecture in Kenslugton Presbyterian church, his subject being *‘T!he New Dogma of Papal Infalitbility and its Starting Consequences.” He con- tended that there was neither Scriptural nor ecclesil- cal warrant for the dogma of infalibility now heid by Pope Pius LX.; that it was perverse and absurd, and might hereafter be fatal Im consequences, inasmuch asil might bring the Pope’s devout adherents into coniict with the State. He considered that the huabiing of France in the present war would inilet a deadly blow on the Papal system from which it would never recover. He wus about to start for Rome, Where he would preach the infailibility of Christ, not the infallibility of the Pope, on the anni- versary of the assembling of the Council; and he was anxious, during the short time he remained in England, to raise a fund vo be applied towaras the evaugelization of Italy. Missionaries In China. The following is an extract from a letter written by the Rev. Griffith John, of Hankow, on missio- narics in China:—“It 1s reported that when Sir Rutuerford Alcock left Pekin Prince Kung expressed ® Wish that ‘he would carry with him to England the epium and the missionaries.’ The story is, I have no doubt, quite true. Knowing that the mis- sionary question does not weigh @ feather with the British gevernment, that the sentiments of the English Minister are most uniriendly to the mission- ary enterprise, and that the English treaty isin reality simply a bread-and-butter treaty, it was quite natural for the Prince to speak of the mission- aries in the way hedid. tis not at all probable that he will express himself in exactly the same terms to the French Minister on his departure from the capital. It would, doubtless, have been gratify- ing to Prince Kung to see all the missionaries taking their leave of China along with Sir Rutherford Al- cock, bub it would have pleased his Highness still more to see her Majesty’s Minister carrying. with him the legations from Pekin and the merchants from the ports. But what would Lave been the use of sug- esting such a thing to a guardian of our ‘inaterial interests’ in this great country? Let noone imagine that the Chinese autnorities look upon the Pro- testant missionaries as compared with other for- elgners in the same light tn which they look upon opium as compared With other merchandise.) Religions Notes—General and Personal. The Rev. Dr. Cattier, General Secretary of the British and Foreign Systematic Beneficence Society, 1s now on & visit to the United States and Canada, for the purpose of submitting to all evangelical churches the proposal to form associations similar to those which he represents. At meetings in seven principal cities throughout this State and in Chi- ¢ago Provisional Council has been formed for the purpose above indicated, and in Toronto and Ham- ilton it has been decided that a similar course of ac- tion in Canada would be productive of lasting good and give afresh impetus to the evangelistic work of the cnurches. With the view of further consider ing this proposal a breakfast will be served, at half-past eight o'clock on Tuesday morning next, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, at which the Rev. J. P. Thompson, D. D., will preside. The Lutheran Synod of Maryland, at its recent session at Emmettsburg, resolved to recelve no one on its funds as a beneficiary student who indulges in the use of tobacco, The Old School Presbyterian Assembly took a step in that direction before the re- union. The next step will be to ostracize all who use sugar in their tea, In the Legislature of Georgia a bill has been in- troduced making “dissatisfaction” a cause for divorce. The Observer thinks this ought to satisfy the’ Independent and Mrs. Stanton. At the recent gathering of “Liberalists” and advo- cates of “Free Religion” in Cincinnati one of the topics discussed was, ‘Will the Comimg Man Attend Church ?? Why not ask, “Will the coming Cone gressman eat peanuts 7” ‘The editor of the Philologus reminds his readers that in 1815 the French forgot to restore sundry Taanuscripts wiveh they had carried off, the Codex Mutinensis of Theognis, for instance, and the Italus of Thucydides; and that the occupation of Parts by the German armies wonld be an admirable oppor- tunity for vindicating the tnternational morality by returning those stolen treasures to their rightful owners. It is on the same principle that Germany claims the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. France took them Jrom Germany, and now she goes to re- cover them, A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING, A New York Thief Dons Female Toggerys Hires Out for a Maid of All Werk, and Robs a Williamsburg Family. A few days ago Mr. Albert Wild, of No. 41 Powers Street, Willamsburg, advertised in a New York journal tor a middle-aged woman who was willing and able to de general housework in his family, On Friday afternoon a tall, awkward looking per- son, abont forty years of age, plainly attired in female costame, called at Mr. Wild’s residence and responded to the advertisement. Mr. Wild was sent the time, and his wife, after questioning closely the “ifiaid Of all work,” hired héf onthe Spor and set her to work. She expressed a willing- ness {9 ge rade housework required, was not parti- cular as WO Wages, had a smiling face and a gigantic irame, and appeared to Mrs, Wild to be just the Kind or “help” needed .m @ family where there was a good deal of work to be done, ‘On that evening the maid was treated as “company,” and when it was time for the family to retire Mrs. Wild showed her the gieepiug apartinent provided for her and bade her an aifectionate good night, saying that she would ges up early im the mormug and instruct her ag to her daily domestic duties, The maid bade her mistress an affectionate good night also, aud both retired, True to her prowise, ers. Wild arose at seven o'clock yesterday morning aud called at the maid’s room, The maid was not there. Mrs. Wild repaired to the kitchen. It had ho oeotpant. The mammoth maid was missing. A further search showed tuat the following articles were also missing:—Turee shawls, one set of furs, one gold neck Chain, one set of gold arnilets, one dozen of handkerchiefs and three children’s safes containing avout ten dollars in coin, The police having been informed of the robbery, aro now on the track of the robber, who 1s believed to bo a well known New York male coniidence thief, Who on (his ocgasion wave tbe name of DMinnie \ Singers The Ralston Mines in the Burro Mountains. Tradition as to Their Early Discovery—Great Richness of the Ore—Another Reason for a Southern Pacific Railroad, Raxston, Grant county. N. M., Nov, 4, 187%, AS a matter of general incelligence, as likewise an interest that pertains to the common wealth of the whole country, I have deemed that some account of tho great silver mines of this locality written dl. rectly from the spot, would be of entertainmentiang lnterest to the numerous and vast circle of readera that wait daily on the complete and world-wide utterances of the New York HERALD. ‘The Burro, or Ralston Mines, as they are some: times called, were discovered about eight months ago under the patronage of gentlemen who now compose what Js known as the New Mexico Mining Company. Thelocation of these mines is not ex- ceeding twenty miles north of the thirty-secona parallel, while they are only about three miles south of what was the Southern Overland Mail route, They are in the southwestern corner of New Mextoo, not far from the Arizoua line, 640 miles east of San Diego and 123 miles west of the town of La Mesilla, on the Rio Grande. There ts something a little romantic im connee ton with the discovery of thgse silver mines, Many years ago a party of forty or fifty Mexicans, natives of Sonora, left that State, being duly provided with supplies and tools, with an ample pack-train of asses, or “burros,” on & prospecting expedition, ‘The success of these people was brilliant and excit- ing. In about six weeks they returned to sonora with their *‘burros” laden with tne richest of silver ore. Shortly receiving an accession of twenty per- sons to thelr party, as the Apaches were numer. ous and hostile in the region they were to visit, they returned to the scene of their first discovery ag furtively as possible, witb a view to eficlent and permanent working. Long weeks and months elapsed, but no Intelligence was received from the expedition which had so much excited the attention of the neighboring country. ‘he friends of the party, becoming very uneasy as to its fate, formed a strong body of men, suMlciently armed and provided who started mm the proper direction as nearly as they were able, either to afford succor, if they were so fortunate, or, at least, to ascertain what ca- lamity had befallen thelr countrymen, After long, tortuous, perilous and fatiguing search, they found, amid the recesses of some lofty mountatns full of wa timber, grass and game, two or three “burros,” browsing among the chapparat and a few ivagments of packiny ma- terial, Never more was woytuing heard of this party. These “burros” and ‘a jew Siraps, at that time, Were the ouly relics of the terrible dgom thas Came upon ine Sonora silver hunters among these remote and solitulinous mountains, which received the name of “Burro” from the incident above re- lated. Amid the siruggie in winch these Mexicans perished at the hands of the Apaches {t is probable that a few of the “burros” strayed into the moun- tains uaseen. Vrom time to time, ever since tie eriod of the fatal expedition, numerous parties of exicans, us Wellas Americaus, lave searched in vain for the locality of tie mines from which the original party procured the extraordinarily rich ore they carried inte Sonora. Near the close of last winter a man named Brown, a successiul “prospector” and a good judge of silver ore, travelling in the stage from La Mesiila to San Diezo, and walking for a distance to rest himself, picked up a rock a short distance trom the road, the appearance of which arrested his attenuon. It proved to be very rich silver ore. The place being in the heart’of the Apache country it Was not sale to delay Jor jurther explorations, s0 he continued hig eeney to San Diego and San Francisco, Here, ex- tibiting the ore he tad found on the roail he was duly supplied with means, and, accompanied by two ouner experienced “prospectors,” Mr. Brown pro- ceeded to “prospect”? thoroughly the regicn which bore the rich fragment, fortiied with ap order from the late General Thomas | to procure an adequate escort at Fort Bowte. The men proceeded with the escort from Fort Bowie, and, deiiecting to the south, opposite the point om tae road Where Die rich *cropplug” Was found, taey had no trouble in finding the immense reef of ar gentiferous quartz, jutting up into the air from 100 Vw 700 fect above the surrounding country, and from 100 to 250 feet in thickness, As is customary. a new district was at once formed and named “Virginia,” laws were adopted, aud, In accordance with them, the vast mines were “staked of’ and possessed, the “New Mexico Mining Company”? having the preference, as it was throug, thelr money and enterprise that the discovery was made, The news of the great discovery soon spread over the country, and the richness of the ore was de- termined beyond doubt through the numerous assays made of it from boxes sent to San Francisco, A town Was soon laid out and calied Ralston; ie flocked in as rapidly a3 the remoteness of tha lo cality would permit, and in a few months Raisto. at the headquariers of the Apaches, Contained about 300 miners, some of whom have solid out their inter- ests for from $5,000 to $25,000, wille the greater nuinber are hoiding on for the advent of capital and for the erection of quartz milis and roasting fur- naces,wien they hope to realize more from tne intrtasic value of their mimes. Experienced miners {rom the State of Nevada, from Mexico, Caltiornia and te States of the Kast ail con- cur in saying that the “Burro” or ‘‘Kaiston mines? exhibit the most enormous body of silyer ove they bave ever known. The mass In steht consututes mountains of ore, and seems absolutely exhauatiess, while the assays rate from about $40 to $3,500 per ton. There is no doubt but that these mines will rival the richest ever Known 1n Mexico, and that they will, in time, produce hundreds of il/lions of dollars. tis certain that the ‘‘nalston mines’ are those discovered by the Sonora Mexicans, a!l of whom were destroyed by the Apaches on their second trip. Signs of sught work are positive in three placea along the ledge, wulle at one pointnear by it a ro- tund stone house may now be seen, which was built atleast forty years ago, as a celjar limb growing into the rude Wail abupdantiy testities. With tue advantage of these enormous silver mines and the Nerthern Pacific Ratiroad, Ralston is destined to be a large town and an important come mercial centre. Timber 18 scarce in the immediate vicin.ty, but there 1s a bountilul supply of the bost kind in the Barro mountains, tweuty miles distant, and on the Gila, twenty-tive miles distant. ‘he New Mexico Miming Company will reduce their ore on the Glia, ‘This river atfords a beautiful and fertile vailey opposite Ralston, about five miles wide by tweniy miles in length, ‘Lhe Gila is a fine, clear stream, lull of trout from six to eighteen meches long, and at the lowest stage it is ten feet wiae and one foot in depth, It has a fall of from thirty to forty feet to the mile, and hence, with but a moderate outlay, will afford any desired amount ot water power. The New Mexico Mining Company will build a railroad to the Gila, at an expense of $360,000, Itcan be made over @ route not exceed- ing twenty-five mies in length, and there is a perfect grade almost to the river. he mountains, through which the Gila cuts its way, are covered with im- mense forests 01 excellent umber, composed of pine, oak and black walnut, which can be floated down the river with faciiity aurmg thé spring season. Antelope, deer, wild turkeys and bear—black and cinpamon—are common. Kalston 1s nearly 5,000 feet above the level of tac sea; water 1s abundant and excellent, while the climate is unsurpassable, either for pleasantness orsaiubrity. Such a grazing country we never beheld. Grass of the most e lent and ,nutriious varieties grows everywhe: from one to five feet in heigit, even to the tops the mountains. Farms are being pre-empted on the Gila, and soon the market will be abund. ant’ and cheap. ‘The mineral wealth of New Mexico aid Arizona is the strongest argument for the construction of the Southern Pacitic Ratl- road—an argument by no meaas suiliciently appre- ciated by those so far removed from us, unfamiliar with miuing interests, and igaorant of that bound- Jess wealth of gold, silver and copper which we be- hold with our naked eyes stored in the mountaing around us. Cienega, some thirty miles northeast of Ralston, is producing considerable excitement, and an im- portant “mining camp” is springing up. They are great mines for poor men, and are more like ‘silver placers.” ‘dhe ove sometimes yleids as high as eighty per cent pure sliver; but there are no regular assure veuis, and Mere(ore artore ne extended feud for capita), The “Ralston lode” ig eyidentiy g Great smother vein’? of te ooqntry, a Wi that ig, 5 Je region yyii geleprated “Comms: Ys to ine stats of Ratt vate Prd “Vir. ginia district,” is, for the most part, slate and i) ous extent nite. Ne one og hz oe a ze the cuort Ti gitat Rasen We vein, seen for miles crop- Ping out over the mountains, without leoking at it for hamseif, Break rock where you may along thia colossal, grim, weather-beaten argentiferous Wall, and you see tie precious ore sparking from the crystalline quartz, The metailic future of wis re gion is certainly magnificent. Raiston may reached by the weekly stage from San Diego, or by the daily siage from Denver to Santa ¥é, and thence to Ralston by weekly stage. ARMY INTELLIGENCE, The Superintendent of tho Recruiting Service a® Cincinnati has been directed to forward 300 recrulte to San Diego, Cal., for assignment to the Twenty- first infantry, serving in the Military Diviston of the Pacitic. First Lieutenants Stanton Weaver, of the Twen- tieth infantry; Charles Brewster, ef the Seventh cavalry, and Charles B. Brady, of the Fitth cavalry, have been discharged at their own request, Second Lieutenant John U. Naham, of the ‘Turd cavalry, has resigned. Captain Jonn 0. Johnson, of the Sixth cavauy; Major Lymaa Bissell, of che eventh infantry, and First Lieutenant Alexander Crawfere, Dave becn ordered belvre the Rowuring