The New York Herald Newspaper, November 27, 1870, Page 7

« yomess of defending and besieging Paris goos Jia savagely and resolutely without regard to ‘yeasons. a Interesting to Life Insurers. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1870.~TRIPLE SHERT. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM A very curious question as to the liability of ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD companies to pay the policy on the of asuicide has recently been raised in Oonnecticut, The insured, it appears, had claims against four insurance companies, amounting in all to forty thousand dollars. One company, which insures against suicide—the New York Life Insurance Company—paid the amount (ten thousand dollars) due on the policy without demurring. The other three companies in which the deceased was insured defend the case against the widow on the ground that suicide vitiates the policy. Un- der the general law of life insurance we be- lieve that itis so regarded. It would seem that the recognition of companies who make it @ specialty to insure a man’s life, even when the death of the party should occur by suicide, might establish the fact that companies who make no such provision do not accept the responsibility in their contract. This seems to be the case in point before the court in Hartford, and as the claim of the ‘widow is contested by the joint influence of three powerful insurance companies there is gome probability that the question of law in the matter will be ventilated thoroughly, and pro- bably will be carried to the higher courts, so that we shall know definitely how the law stands in case of a party insured committing suicide, Personal Intelligence. - Prince Moridera, of Japan, and suite of ten officers Arrived in the city yesterday morning and have rooms at the Metropolitan Hotel. The following Sre the names of the officers:—R. Naiton, Z. Mori, R. Kow, R. Ohno, 8, Matumolo, H. Teramort, K, Hasegaira, T. Megata, Y. Yamada, K. Kurobe, I’. Takeya. Their rank is called im the Japanese lan- guage Gakusat—omcers of the civil service. They are all young men, the Prince himself being ovly eighteen years of age. ‘They have veen sent by the Japanese government to study our political system Of goverament, in order to confer the blessings of something akin to American civilization upon their own land. The Prince, whosis quite a “swell” in ‘his way, will study law in Washington, Mr. Charles Knap, of big gun fame, lett the Everett House yesterday evening for Pittsbur . Judge S. O. Hastings, one of the early pioneers of Callfornta, is at the Metropolitan Hotel, He intends spending the winter in New York. General Kilpatrick, ex-Miniater to Unile, 1s at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. He will leave in a few days tor his nome in New Jersey. Ten members of the City Council of Baltimore are stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel. They have come to Inspect the Fire Depariment of this city, and wiil goto Boston, Ohicago ant st. Lows for tue same Purpose. On their return to Baltimore they will apply their collective experience to the creation of a Row fire department in their own city, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Siddons arrived yesterday from Albany and are at the Clarendon liviel, Mrs. Siddons will cgmmence an engagement at Niblo’s Doxt Monday. © * Mr. James Wingate, 2 leading merchant of Glas- gow, Scotland, is among the fast arrivals at the Grand Central Hotel. ¢_ Colqnel Ruckle, from Nevada, has come to the city ‘an railroad business, and ts stopplug at the Aster House. General N, P. Banks arrived yesterday from Wash- {ington and put up atthe Futn Avenue Hotel, where he will remain a few days. General J, R. Swift and Colonel William Bailey, of St. Louis, are among the prominent arrivals at the Irving House. General John Briggs, of the United States Army, came to the city yesterday morning, and is quariered @t the Metropolitan Hotel. Colouel C. G. Hammond, fermerly Superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad, arrived yesterday from Chicago, and is at the St. Nichoias Hotel. Mr. F. P. Draine, United States Consui General to Havana, left the New York Hotel yesterday for Washington, on government busine: Colonel James W. Singleton, from Llinois, is stop- ping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and wili ieave in a fow days, homeward bound. General J. C. Fremont left the St. Nicuolas Hotel yesterday for his home im farryiown, General De Trobriand is on the passenger list to gall by the Ville de Parts for France. He is going to ‘visit his friends in Brittany. Mr. Camille Lynch, of this city, has been ap- pointed by the Haytien Minisier Acung Consul for Hayta at this place. vice Arthur Folso deceased, Bishop Paulus, of the Greek Churen, left yesterday afternoon by the steamer Hermann for his new dio- cese in Siberia. Previous to his departure the ven- erable prelate had an interview with Count Cata- cazy, the Russian Minister, at the Brevoort tlonze. A FUNERAL PYR ‘The End a Thanksgiving \p: ticut—Two Young Hien Burued a Shanty. On Thanksgiving night two men got on board Conductor A, S. Beers’ train at Ansonia, Conn., with tickets for Plymouth. Between there and Water- bury they were quite noisy and got into considera- ble of a scuMe when tne train neared the station, Arriving tnere a peliceman entered the car and managed to quiet them, so that when the train started again they also continued ther wip. When the train reached Reynviis’ bridge. a little this side of Plymouth, they got o17, and that was the last the conductor saw of them that night. Just pelow f nolds’ Bridge is a long covered brid bridge, and on this side of the latter stands a shanty erected by Mr. Daniel Carier ax a protection and Place of lodging for himself while aticnding to the burning of charcoal, which he has carried on at that, place. Early on Friday morning some of Mr. Carter's amily saw smoke ascending trom where the shanty ‘stood, and Mr. Carter imtwediately repaired ruther to Mind the building in ruims, the fire and smoke not yet ‘being entirely out. He examined the place, and pire the smouldering heap ef ruins he thought e discovered human remaius. Summoning assist- @nce he again Wen! to the place, ana after much ‘dificulty they dragger the burns and biackened ‘corpses of the two men irom the fire and ashes, so completely disfigured as to be unrecognizabie, ein Conners Death in except by portions of tnetr — unconsumed gtothing§ and some articles yet remaining ‘about their persons. Tieir aris were burnt the extremities and their reads almost or quite wholly devoured by the fire. The fact that such an aw: lke wild-fire and ever Rification. This was ab last accomplished by means of @ watoh om the persor of one of ‘ite victims and a ‘bunch of keys en theotier. Tneis names were Frank | affair fad occurred spread ineans resorted to tor iden- Canfleld and EB. Curtis, When Coudnctor Beers ai- rived with his train at Plymouth on friday; ib was then ascertained thgt the unfortunate ’ vicums were the two patsenyers thal entered the cars at Ansonia the previous night. ‘Thre pre- jampuon is that alter leaving the cars ut Reynolds’ Bridge they waixed back, crossing Jericho bridge, the whole distance being about ene mile and 30 nd, secking shelter tor night ti od shanty, kindled @ tre of charey where was a bushel or two in the building), and lay down to eieg ‘The fumes and x. f the purming coal pro~ p ly stifled them tou degree that rendered chein lnsensidle, and whex (bo fire spread to the butiding, @nd destreyed it, they, too, were turned before from thelr inseusible conditien. They single men, ond one of them was em bitte: at Thomas’ till, in Piymoutii. at good wages. @ remains were gathered up by wi frends, and Will ve burted to-day. THE CAMDEN. K. J., ELECTION RIOTS. Tt ws statea positively that the Grand Jury will ‘assemble at the United States District Court, in Tren- ton, on Tuesday, ior tho purpese of investigating the cases of the rioters ai the late election in Cam- den, saree oats are not a little exercised over a ‘ky prove a very serions piece ‘of business for at leat sires prominent politi ae whom the officers of the law have not yet taid ir hands, and who may therefore tind themselves fakea nnawares. Yue composition ef the grand aud Abo pert aries fh the satseot on which the inter- @s10d partias coutre their attention (or tite ' + to $40,000, | Royal German Conciliation—No North, No South. Parliamentary Supervision of the Ger- man Union Treaties. Italy Exeited by an Earthquake in the Romagna, Dreadful Disaster on an Eng- lish Railway. GERMANY. Parliamentary Supervision of the Union Treuties—Royal Missive to the South. BERLIN, Nov, 26, 1870. ‘The treaty lately concluded between the North German Confederation and Hesse Darmstadt wih be submitted to the North Gecman Parilament oa the 5th of December. King Willtam of Prussia has sent an autograph letter to the King of Bavaria Tho “Sinews of War.” BERLIN, Nov, 26, 1870, In the North German Parliament to-day the vill granting credit for 100,000,000 thalers was read twice. There were only four votes against the second reading. ITALY. Royal Greetings—Army. Furloughs—Earth- quake, FLORENCE, Nov. 26, 1870, A volunteer deputation of notabies will leave this city to-day to meet the Spantsh deputation at Genoa on Monday. The latter are on their wav here to officially inform the government of the election of the Duke of Aosta as King of Spain, King Victor {mimanuel has already received the congratulations of the Austrian and Prussian gov- ernminets on the election of Aosta, ‘The soidiers of the class of 1843 are to be dis, missed on furloughs on the ist of next month, Sharp shocks of earthquake have recently oc- curred in Romagna, ENGLAND. Alarming News—A Dreadiul Roilroad Disaster. LONtON, Nov. 26—71, M. Advices have just been received in this city of a dreadful railroad accident to the Holyhead Express on the London and Northwestern road, No details have come to hand. FIRES. Destruction of Briggy Bistiilery in Batlalo— Seven Persous Terribly scalded. emtncees PHS. BUPEATLO, Nov. 26, 1870. About ten o’cjock this morning a pier in a new distillery just built by UH. T. Briggs & Co., located on €arroll street, gave way, causing a portion of the building to fail, exploding the still and setting fire to the still and liquor. Seven persons are knewn to have been tn the building at the time, ali of whom were more or less injured. L. K. Knapp, superintendent of the distillery, was fearfully crushed and injured. William Ellis, coppersmith, was fatally injured. Frank Lies was terribly scalded. The fire was ex- Vingulshed and a seatch was made tor the others supposed te be buried in the ruins The loss 1s $50,000, Burning of a Planing Mill in Chicago—Loss $40,001 cu o'clock AGO, Nov, 26, 1870. last night McClellan on Querry street, At about cleveu & Stearns’ planing mill, near Arch avenue, took fire and was entirely destroyed. It was the largest planing mill in the city. The loss is ubout $40,000; insurance, $18,000, While the above fire was under way another one broke out in the basement of a four story brick building, No. 17 Clinton strect. owned by St t & Sea, and occupied by Tobias & Bunnell, dealers In cutlery, who lose $8,000, uninsured, ard the Western Star Metal Company. who lose $1,000 imsured, ‘There were some otuer smaiier losses, it. Louis—1.o4s $65,000. Sr. Louis, Noy. 26, 1870, The toss on Mitcheil’s building, which was burned yesterday, Is about $25,000; iusured as follows:—In- dependent, of Boston, $5,000; Aitna, of Hartford, $5,000; Springticla, of springfield, Mass, $5 Astor, of New York, 0. The tess of Large Fire other occupants of th Tie Tres oMee, adjoming on the svat, Was slightly damaged. ive in Bing! BINGHAM TO Nov. 26, 1870, ‘vho hardware store of", E. Sampson was burned this morning. grocery store of Dunham & St, John, adjoining, was damaged by water. The loss 18 from $15,000 to $18,000; msured, THE PAC:FIC COAST. A French Vessel in Distress Of the Calitornia Coast—Fire on Shipboard. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26, 1810. A vessel showing signals of distress and fring guns was observed off Point San Pedro, A{teen miles south of Golden Gate, yesterday. It was blowing « gale at the time, so that it Was impossible to fender istance. ‘The vessel Is supposed to be a Frencit Kk. A tug has gone in search of her, ‘The captain of the Royal Artiur, from Leith, re- ports that a fire on board, September 29, compelled ium to break his cargo and throw overvourd coal to exunguish the dames. Arrival of the French Vessel at San Francisco. SAN F 1800, Nov, 26, 1870, The French transport Chevert niti, ar. rived to-night. She is the vessel reported as having fired guns of distress. The Untied states steamer Osstpee sailed for Pane ama to-day. MiSSOURI, : No Exten Sevsi Called=Exte rested, ive Robbery—Murdecers Ars Sr. Lots, Nov, 28, 1870, The Reprhiican hws despateves ivem: Jefferson City, which say that nothing ts known there of the ported resignation of Senutor Drake, and that the rumor that Governor MeCturg will eal an extra session of the Logisiature is unfounded, Tt is stated try! a genileraea, whose n held, had $30,000 m hacks and s¢ papers ina safe in the puilownsy which yesterday, and ws tie sd posed the contents we John Armatrong and Oh the Le pine family, near P me ig with. » Valuable burned e door Was open it is sup lestroyed, ly, who butchered few days ago, were on Wednesday aud are now jail at BF. Mackey, charged with having commitied a murder near cravkiort, Ky.. last ‘oh, Was a rested here yesieruay, avd wul be held until a re- quisition trom Govert evenson arrives. mienry Keyer was gored to death by a wild Texan eer yesterday afternoon, while the animal was ng driver through the streets. LOUISIANA. ile Rioters ry—The Me- Dounldson ated Jor Porju Discharge of th Witnesses A tairie Rw ome New ORLEANS, Nov, 26, 1870, The whites arresied at Donaidsonville charged with the murder of Lawes and Schonberg, have been discharged, and the principal witnesses (colored) have been arresved fer perjury and A. K. Smith, the parish judge elect, for subornation ef per- jury. ¢ Metairie races commenced to-day. The weather was pleasant, but the attendance was very light. present, { The raciug was poor aud not worth reporting, | | ALABAMA. Attempt to Nullify the Election—Excitement in the Legislature—Officers Enjoined from Counting the Vote for Governor and Treasurer — The New Governor Sworn In. MONTGOMERY, Nov, 26, 1870, ‘The day has been one of excitement here, Ata late hour last might Governor Smith and ‘Treasurer Bingham optained trom the Supreine Conrt, Judge Saffold, and from the Cireutt Court, Judge Pelham, injunctions restraming the presiding officer of the Senate from counting the vote tor Governor and ‘Treasurer at one o’c!ock to-day. At one o'clock the two houses met in joint conven: ton, Mr, Barr, Prestdont vro con. of the Senate, announced that Le could not open and count the voles for Governor and Treasurer, but that he would ont for the other oiticers, result of the count Showed Uiat a majority of the voles cast in the State were lor the tollowing candidates:—E, H. Moren, for Lientevant Governor, received 4,377 majority; J. J. Parker, for Secretary of state, 4,459, and J. W. A, sanford, 3,123, all of whom are democrats, ‘The Presideat announced these elected to their respective efices, and or returns to be sent to the Secretary of State to await Judicial proceedings. Senator Mabey then offercd a resolution that &. H. Moren be Sworn in as Licutenant Governor of Ala- bama, And be invited to preside over the joint con- vention as the legai presiding officer of the Senate, Mr. Barr, the presiding officer of the Senate pro fem., announced the resoiution out of order, and asked Une Senate to retire to its chamber, which it did, and immediately adjourned, Mr. Moren, in the meantime, was sworn tn as Lieutenant Governer by Judge M, J. Saifold, and was eseorted to the Speaker's chair, Me announced taat he was ready to proceed to business a4 presiding oMicer of the Joint convention, Mr. Lowe offered a resolution that the Secretary of State, Mr. Miller—Mr. Parker not yet being sworn in—be asked to return to the Lieutenant Governor the returns of tie vote cast at the late election, Mr. Phelan, the Clerk of the House, waited on the Secre- tary of State and obratiued the returns. Mr. Moren, a majority of the General Assembly be- ing present, then counted ont the vore, Liextenant ernoe Mover the vote for Governor and Treasurer. It resuited in 1,429 majority for Lindsay (democrat), and about (democrat) Mr. Lindsay took the a8 Governor, ani the State for a time will probably have two Governors, The Senate will recognize Mr. Smith and the House Mr, Lindsay. ‘The matter wall be in the courts soon. BROOKLYN CILY NEWS. James Pryor, a laborer, eighteen years of age, was last evening arrested by officer Fiske and locked-up jm the Fourth street station house for assaulting with a brickbat Mr. Heary Martinan, of No. 19 South second sire v. Lawrence & Foulke will to-morrow taunch from their yard, foot of North Fifth street, Williamsburg, a steamboat, intended for the Stamford route, The boat 8 uit to the order of R. Cornell Waite, aud will be named after the Americus Clio, : 2s a ETE cae A flre broke out at eight o'clock last night in the machine shop of Finlay & Homan, 223 and 225 Water street, Brooklyn. A damage of $5,000 was done before the Hames could be extinguished. In- sured inthe Montauk, Firemen’s Trust, Williams- burg and other Brookivn companies to the amount ol $20,000. The fire Originated irom the overheat- ing of the furnace. Christlan Sparmer aad his wife, who reside in Norfoik street, New York, were arrested yeste: day afternoon by r McKenzie tor stealing meat from the pork packing establishment of John Gaetz, South First and Second strects, Wiliaui burg. Spurmer was empleyed in the establish- ment, and us wife vist aily with his dinner, carrying away with | iuil of meat. She ‘was caught in the act yesterday. ‘The faithless ser. vant and his wife were locked up in the Fourth street station house. ; A WALKING BOGUS TREASURY, Arrest of the King Counterteiter of the West-A Benuliful Wile Seized as a Decoy for Her Husband. colonel Whitley, Chief of the Secret Service Divi- sion of the Treasury Department, has received a telegram from Springfleld, UL, informing him that detectives Applegate, Lanigan and Egan have ceeded in capturing at that place the most notorious counterieiter dnd one of the most desperate charac. ters in the West—-1% McCartney, alias “Joe” Woods—and Binion, 4 Henchman, ene of his cou- Jederatcs. Ia the possession of McCartney was found $131,000 in countertett money af various kuds and denominations. MeCartney tas © in the West on acee ed almost as great a sensation nt of his nume.ous erimes as the notorious Joun A. Murrell, the “land pirate,’ did many ye ag fe has been arrested over and over again, and has broken jail at le: SLX time once to Springfield, IL, u nati, where he was captured by Chict of Potie a’ Ruin, of cy r having &@ counterfeit plate in is pos- ‘fi ectives cane Rear caishiny hin a ime since. He just eluded them by the merest chance, Thoy, however, caplured his Wile, who 1s wonmun and respectably nected, aud to whom he is passionateiy de | aud it is owing to bis endeavors to | with her that he was finally captued, He isa eyes black as night, itssive forehead projecting over them, handsome black beard. He 1s one powerlul, well buut man, wi deeply set, and Wears a of the most ravers in the country. Colonel = Whit has got him ‘“aead to orights’” and that he will be constan ly watcned, so that he will nave no chance lo escape. SEY ITEMS. ‘The police of Jersey City made 1,870 arrests during the quarter ending the 3ist of October, Of these the jarge number of 1,016 were arrested for drunk- enness and ten were burglars. During the same period 2, persons were accommodated with lodg- imgs and the stun of $1,941 was collected in fines. ‘The number of cars which arrived at the Commu- nipaw stock yards during the containing 1,215 cattle, 12,385 ‘There wi The new ferryboat Hackensack, intended for the Hoboken ferry, was launched yesterday from the dock at te foot of street, Hoboken, in pres- ence of a large crowd of spectators. ‘The name was bestowed ou the boat by Miss Shippen, daughter of Mr. W. W. Shippen, the head re’’ both of the Hoboken Ferry Company and the Hoboken Land and Improvement Compa A watel thief, who t ‘evanted”? for some days pust at Lyons, Utica county, New York, was arrested in Trento erday. He gave his name as John Godirey Walker; but the officer warned niin that he would be known by another name when he should arrive at Wie scene of his depredations, The Watch was siolen from or. EUROPLAN MARKETS. RKKT..LONWON, Nov, 28-2 P. M.. r both money andthe account. Ame- United ¥ bonds, LONnON MonkY i i POOL COTTON MARK The cotton market ei Middling upiauda, 9 sae a HG, The wales of 4 elnding 1,000 for export dency. a yd; middling Orie ve beew 10,000. bales, 1 dd speculation. The shipments of m Bombay tov i inst. have been 6,000 bales. ol, Provisions MARK M.— Bacon, 408, per ew DNDON PRODUCE MARK RE NDON, Nov. 28,—Lin- seed cakes 210 7s, 10 18, per ton for thin oblong 45%, 6d. w 504. Od. Tatiow closed Livenroor, Nov. 36— dull at Gin, —United Ww old issue, URS. —PRANKFORT, Ne nis are quoted at 91g Tor TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ‘TEMS. The aggreyate value sive of tue recently rea! property held by the valnazion and « bait, The rep elect Secretary of State, Comptroti wperintenaeiat of Pubic lostruction gist. Major Hensly, at San Jose, Cal, oss, 860, 000, cordwnce with a writ of habeas corpus,issued Sherif Kenworthy will on Monday remove i en, charged with fraud, to New York city, to appear ‘The residence of was burned yesterday ; Acting in by dndze KILLED 8Y A CAR. Perry Wiley, aged 45 years, of No. 45 Monroe street, was last evening run over and fataliy injared by car No. 158 of the Beit Rairoad tin He was sent to Park Hospital aad the uriver was locked up ‘at he Pearl street station louse. . proceeded to count | FIRST PHILUARMONC CONCERT. Thére 18 not, probably, @ society tn America which occuples such @ prominent art position, re- quires so much lecturtag and 1s so stilf-necked and obstinate as the Philnarmonic, The members of the orchestra, who also make up the society, com- prise our Mnest orchestral performers, and are as fanocent of the importance of their mission and position as the Khan of Tartary ts about the MeGarrahon claim. ‘This is principally shown in the arrangement of their programmes, the selection of th solo artists and the business man- agement ofeach season, First, the programe is either a repetition of a score of others or a novelty is introduced tn the form of ear-torturing phantas- Magoria irom some insane apostle ef te music of the future, Then the best artists at hand in the city are often passed over, and einer superannuated performers or bastitut (yros are brought out and sandwiched between symphonies to make their de- fecta the more giaring. Lastiy, the dis- satisfaction on the part of the fpubli® m regard to seats grew to such propor- tions that it wus found necessary this season to make a sale of the boxes. Still, owing to mis- management in this respect, many enthusiastic patrons of music, steady uphelders of the Philhar- monic Society, were obliged last night to constitute themselves human wall Qowers against the walls or stand on tptoe in the lopbies, trytng in vain to catch & glimpse of the stage. ‘This is insufferable, and should be remedied at once, ‘The programme last night was as follows: Symphony, No. 8, op. 93, Beethovon—tist, Alleg ro Vivace @ con brie; 2d, Allegretto Scherzando; 3d, Tempo di Minuetto; ath, ANegro Vivace, Aria, from the opera “La Clemenza di Tito” (Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio), Mozart--Ciarionet obligate, by Kdward Boehm, Madame Rosa Czillag. Concerto, “second? for the piano, Liszt—With orchestral accompant- ment, Mr. S 8. Mills, Symphony, “Un. finished,” Schubert-zist, Allegro moderato; 2d, Andante con moto, Aria, from the opera “The Prophet,” “Ah! mon fils!" Meyerbeer—Madame Rosa Czillag. Overture, “TYannhaiiser, Wagner. We have spoken so often of both symphonies that it 1s only necessary here to refer to the manner in which they were performed, The magnificent work of Beethoven received full justice, but Schubert was far better treated by Theotore Thoimas at previous concerts it Utts city thaa by Mr. hundre ants, ‘The condu of the compos: «1 thereby » AST marking plants gave an entirely snb- be observed from the programme, a !ucicrous eifect is produced by giving the symphony the ti “Unfiusheda.’ We doubt very much if Senubert could have gone further with it, The usual alevro finale does oi exhibit itselt AS a UeCeSsury Sequence to the mosaic foundation of melodies completed iu the work. At all events the title, ti 8 rather an unfortunate Madame tions, exhibited enough talent to saisty Kee hearers Wiat she was ones a reat artist, Hor dramatic delivery of the morceaux rom Mozart and Meyerbeer showed that, put as @ concert singer she cannot please. Her voice has that vibratory tone wh: may please tn opera, but is tntolerabie m concert, and in very many measures it did not sound In accord with We orchestra, By the way, it has rarely been our misfortune to listen to a more unsatisfactory orchestral accempaniment, Mr. Bergmann innst look to Unis, or his reputation Will vanish like the leaves of autumn, ‘The Liszt concerto Was undoubtedly the feature of the evening, and, if we except Mr. Mills’ Inumitable playing, it deserves the same criticism as we passed on tha! climax of absurdity, the legend, oratorio, or, properly speaking, delirium tremens of “Die Helige Elisabeth.” © © wisal objection to this work ia (it 43 a sefics of constant modulations or résolutiens, never coming to the point, qponning: in diMculties, which are unnecessary for the piano and not effective. Nothing to our mind is more disagreeable thun this constant suspension of an idea, or even the semblance of one, Liszt makes the piano not a solo instruiwent, but a part of the orchestra, His work, therefore, taking into aceount his bizarre instrumentation, is proba- bly as diMeult a composition as ever was written for the piano. Mills fairly surpassed hit If, and never before in this city were tue glorious tones of the Steinway grand heard with such cf as 2 part of the orchestra. Thero were cidenzas in which the fingers underwent an operation in comparison to which the thumb screw of the Inquisition were a mercy. In the last movement, suret(o, molto aoceerando, the four triplets in each bar aud semi. quaver octaves in aila breve me rang out with a distinctness and finish which to one who has studied the score seemed perfectly marvellous. On page 40, Jetter N, there 13 @ passage which smacks susp clously of Henselt. We have hear in his great’ concerto or his we forget which, the same idea out in the same manner. A little further on is a Wagnerian passage In the treble, interwoven with the flute, clarionet und oboe. The work is a curt- osity, bat we emphatically deny its claim to be calied “music,” It is higu time that this mtruder or usurper in the kingdom of art should be sup- pressed. This ultra Germanic school is an tntoler- wie nuisance and has already dane &@ world of har It sets at navght the most vital principles of art, and can only lead to chao: Once more, In the name of an outraged publi we call upon the Phitharmonte S: yto drop Liszt from thelr programmes, AS an eminent musician said last might aboni his concerts, “There was too Inch good piaying wasted upon too little music.’? What purpose can such compositions serve? Not the cause of music certainty, for they are hideous body of art. Bat the Phiihar- monic Soctety are toe blind and stif-necked to common sense, They can only be approa: Let their dividends at the end of wi own, and there will be such a shake ing up ot bones among the fosslis as pever was heard of before, A concert will be given by the y on December 17 in honor of the anniversary of the birth of the immortal Ludwig von Beetheven. A very commendable ting indeed; but why do they announce Miss Marie Krebs, the soloist, as “a renowned pianist and a distinguished tragedian ?”” THE KNOUT IN DELAWARE. [From the Wymington (De!.) Chronicle, No' Jolin Carpenter, colored, who had pleaded guilty of stealing a cow trom John Forward, of Brandywine Hundred, was sentenced to pay $100 restitution money, costs, on Saturday next, 26th inst., to be whipped with twenty lashes, be risoned six months and Wear @ convict’s jac! six months thereatter. Edward Ringgold, colored, who had pleaded guilty of stealing forty pounds of wool from the warehouse of Warner & Co., in (his city, was sentenced to pay ten dollars restitution money and ¢ sts and to be whipped on Saturday, 26th inst., twenty lashes, be imprisoned six.months and wear a convict's jacket 8iX months thereafter, imuel Scott, colored, was convicted of entering with felonious tutent the house of Augustus Hill- yard, ut No. 204 Poplar street, on the vou ot August last--Mr. Hillyard testifying to seeing the man haif ‘ay in his bedroom window, and ofiicer Sparks to ig him just after he had jum.ed from Mr. Hillyard’s shed root, After the jury was drawn the prisoner asked for counsel, but the request was not granted. He was sentenced to stand in the piliory one hour, be whipped with twenty lashes next Sat- urday, and to be linprisoned one year. RAILWAY MATTERS iN CANADA. QUEBEC, Nov. 26, 1870. ‘The government of Quebec has decided to grant 3,000,000 acres of land to aid companies in the struction of @ railway along the norin shore of the St. Lawrence, connecting Quebec with Montreal and Ottawa. SEIZU2E OF A FISHING VESSEL. Kastvort, Me., Nov. 26, 1870. hooner White Fawn, of Gloucester, was lerday by the Dominion government cut- ¢ Lilly and taken to St.John, N.B. The crew arrived here this morning. The scl LiGHT WEIGHT. EW YORK, Noy, 25, 1870, To TH# EviTOR OF THE HERALD:— Coal swiudie is not the only swindle. Oats weigh- ing sixty to seventy pounds to the bag are very often delivered tstead of eighty pounds, to which every consumer is entitled, Weigh your bags of oats. “GENEL NOTES. Montana pugillsis have their teeth sharpened with files, so us NOt Co lose an advantage. The census of Salt Lake City, just completed, shows the population to be 15,540, igainst 8,236 ten J ago. The Herald thinks that, tocluding the residents of the beach and along the State road, not included in the city census, the population would be 14,000. The census Shows a population of 18,428 in the county, agaist 11,205 in 1360. In Massachusetts there are twelve druggists doing business Who, either by their own hands or those of their c have cach caused the deat of a person taking ¢ lwadicine, A Vermonter has grown a beard more than two yards long, aud there is" immense competition among the proprietors of various hair invigorators as to Who Saal secure Wim for exhibition. At Salt Lake a man went down into a shaft to see what Was the reason that a blast didn’t go off. An itemizer states that he came up directly in instal- ments, with a lot of pieces of stoue, In the United States just now there are twenty- seven young Women studying theology, with a view to becoming preacners; nineteen are studying law, and sixty-seven are studying medicine, Samuel Grubb, of Memphis, announces himself as a candidate for tax receiver, “having no other means of support —us hts card says, Whereupon the Mem- phis Avalanche is cruel enough to say—"Jt ly evi deutly &@ question of grubb wilt him.” WASHINGTON. Reminiscence of the Slave Trade— The Wanderer’s Cargo. SENATOR WILLIAMS ON OREGON AFFAIRS, Republicans Divided on the Tariff Question. West Point Cadets—Iinefilcieney of the Common Schoo) System. WASHINGTON, Nov, 2 A Reminiscenve of the Slave Trade—The Wanderer’s Cargo. A peculiar case, concerning the restoration of re- captured Africans to their native cowutry, is soon to be brought before thé United States government for action. Many persons will remember the excite- ment caused through the country in 1859, during the administration 0: President Buchanan, by the cap- ture of the slaver Wandorer, and the kidnapping of the recaptives on board at Savannah, Ga. The Wanderer had been overhauled and captured by a United States vessel-of- war cruising off Cuba. When boarded the Africans were found to be in such a condition that it was necessary to run the vessel into the first port that could be made. Though fearful of the result the cemmander of the cruiser pat into Savannah, President Buchanan Was anxious to have the vessel brought at ence to some Northern port. Before this could be eflected a lawless gang boarded the slayer at nignt, brought out the negroes and run them off towards the Gulf, distributing them in the country, 80 that futur eiYorts to recover them proved unavailing. About two years since Rev. A. D. Phillips, a missionary of bhe Southern Baptist Convention, in Yoruba, Centrat Africa, having returned, after twelve years, to re visit his friends, and when addressing a congrega- tion of colored people at Mobile about the p Africa, in order to illustrate the character of ther | language, repeated the Lord's prayer in Yoruw, group of negroes tn the back part ef the house out into & shout of delight, Which was mistaken for religious enthusiasm by thejpreacher, till, at (ie close of his discourse,’ they came thronging towards him and addressed him im their African tongue. They told him they were part of the company carried off from the Wanderer, and des Md how they were first seized im thelr own country, sold and put on board the slave ships. They were traders in Yoruva, in good circumstances and with connections of high standing. Their party were on a trading tour to some Lowns west of Abeckuta, when, at au exposed Point on their road, a party of slave-luoting Dahomeys rushed on them from an ambush, seized them and bore them oi to a town upon the coast near Porto Novo, where the Wanderer was lying off the shore to receive them. Since the war they hy gathered into & small community, retaining their language and keeping themselves separate (rom ihe other blacks about them, They have become Cliris- tans, are thrifty and epterprising and are very eager to be sent back to (heir native country that they may meet their families again and be useful to their people. The question now arises whether (he former laws relating tw the restoration of recap- tured slaves applies to these native Africana, The late Secretary of the Interior hesitated as to the power given nim under the laws of Congress, and the new Secretary, Mr. Delano, will probably appreciate tne same cifticulty, Hence Congress may be called upon to decide tis question, and even wider questions, as tothe demands of many enterprising freemen of the South, who are eager to return to their native land for the purpose of apreading American civiliza- tion among the blacks in Africa. Senator Williams on Oregon Affairs. Senator Williams, of Oregon, arrived } this Morning. Notwithstanding his defeat for re-clectton to the Senate hie is ina very hopeful mood, and thinks Oregon will go republican in 1872if Grant is re. nominated for the Prestdency. A change of a hiu- 6, 1870, if eee, Stated that the Swiss government bas already denige nated a apectat cousut for the South, whose office Wil probably be at Nashville, Tenn., and whose duty it will be to see that the large number of Swisd iminigranté now locating in Southern States ar HOt Lnposed upou in their business transacwons, The Session of the Next Comgress. The protectiontsts in the present Con wilt favor @ repeal of the law making it obligatory upom the Lew Congréss to meet and organize gn the éthe ef March, ‘The democrats will unite wiih the free traders, on the other hand, to prevent the law fromm being repeated. They are anxious to reorganize the new House tor the purpose of at once making far- ther reductions in the tariff, The members elected on the revenue reform platform will not be able ta accomplish anything until ihey take their seats Um the next House. With the aid of the democrats they think they can outvote the protectionists and put the tari! down to whas they call a revenue reform standard, which is co have a tari for revenue only, and mot for -protec- tion as that word is understood and applied in New England and Pennsylvania, Itis the general opinion among Congressmea who haye arrived here that the law convening Congress on the 4th of March Will be repeated, for the reason that on account of Some of the States holding thetr elecons late in the spring there cannot bea full representation ta the House it it ts organized on the dth of March, Weekly Currency Statement. ‘The receipts of fractionat currency for the weelk ending to-day amount to $647,000. The shipments were—Notes, $657, fractional — curre $306,585, ‘The Treasurer holds as security for national bank clreulation $345,403, aud for public deposits $15,834,500. Mutilated bank notes burned durmg the week, $369,100; total amount burned, $32,746,338; bankc currency issued for bills destroyed during the week, $905,750; total amount iasu therefor, $31,051,565; balance due for mutilated notes, $1,004,873, Bank circulation outstanding at this date, $305,351,769, Fractional currency redeemed and destroyed dus Ing the week, $284,400. NOVEL SWIRDLE. A Police Sur, the Victim. A clever thief on Thanksgiving Day paid hte respects to Police Surgeon Waterman, of No. 103 West Forty-ninih str It appears that a few days before Dr. Waterman, Jr., or dat Miller's, in Spring street, # uew suit of clothes, with tnstruc- tons to send them to the Lonse on Thursday morn- ing. On that morning the door bell rang, and a man presented bimselt with a bundie and asked for Dr. Waterman, The young Doctor received tim, and seeing the bundle asked whether he kad brought bis clothes. "No, sir!” was his reply, “I wish to see Dr, Waterman profes sionally.’ Lie Was shown tito wie surgery, where were the Doctor and two pol Meers, and, give his name to the surgeon ash, L. Siith, of No. 519 West sixteenth street, asked Inui to call during the day professionally upon lis wie. He then took his departure, and the bundie went with him. Not having received Uwe clothing young Waterman re- paired to the clothier’s, and there learned inat the boy had delivered the parcel to a man standing ow the steps of the house, who represented bun- fas Dr. Waterman. The young Doctor con- sequenuy wore Ms old ciothes on ‘thanksgiving; the tailor 1s minus $69, and tie swindler sports we new sui. Dr. Wat yuded to the call, but foun no RB. L. ce lcicated. He us very anxious to see Mr, Smith and obtain his oor- rect residence. OBITUARY. Rev. B. P. Stone, D. DL ‘am from Concord, Nt H,, states that the Stone, D. D., died suddenly of heart ats ease yesterday morning. He was formerly editor of the Congregational Journa more recently he edited the Chrtstian Reporter, and at the time of hie death was Treasurer of the New Uampshire Bible and Misstonary Society. ills age was nearly seventy. KILLED BY FALLING DOWN A PRECIPICE. A man named George Glaser, residing on Palisade avenue, West Hoboken, fell down the rocky ledge af the “Hundred Steps”? in Union Hill, yesterday. He was taken up and carried to his residence, where he ded about two hours aiterwards, The unfortunate lnan, who Was thirty-six years of age and leaves a wile aud funily, tad teed employed near the piace where he fell and was very sober aad industrious, dred votes, he says, would have given the republi- cans the Legislature and would have secured lis r election, Senator Williams speaks of fis successor, Mr, Kelley, a8 avery fair man, and one who will make a useful member of the Senate. Upon being asked if he expected to be offered a place in the Cabinet, Senator Williams replied that all he Kuew about f¢ he hat gathered from the newspapers. He has had no communication with the President on the subject, and no proffer of a p lace tas been nade to hin, He disclaims having any particular ambition for office and says he would prefer to retire to private life and engage to the practice of his profession. The Senator reports the material interests of Oregon to be in a very prospe- rous condition, The West Point Academy—Iineficicavy of the American Common schools. The annual report of General Schriver, Tnspector of the United States Military Academy, which has just been published, has called forth some sharp comments from the friends of the South, General Schriver was foth to state that many of the cami: | dates rejected at the last examination were from the | South without giving at the same time what seemed } to be a satisfactory explanation of the cause of the many fatlures from this section of the country. said that education had been greatly deranged by the late war, and the candidates could not be expected to compete witn those who had enjoyed uninterrupted educational advantages. On the other hand, loyal Southerners think the best reason was the incapacity of those selected, and, in view of the pride once taken by the people of the Southern States in the grade of their representatives at West Point, they think it 1s rather an unkind cut from the War Department. In his report General Schriver says, concerning the superii system of educa- tion:— The results of the late examination have, with greater force than before, directed the atten- tion of the Academic authorities to the utterly superficial system of education seemingly preval throughout the country. [tis no longer unusual or surprising to find candidates, rejected at West Point table seats of learning, attesting their proficiency in many kinds of knowledge. Though the for admission are certainly hot beyond & an ordinary pupil of the common schools ol to receive a cadet appointment, it is doudtinl whether a tithe of the netes at the Academy could be Niled without the one year's preparation for exami- nation provided for by lav. ‘The subject of that paragraph was suggest some of the evidences of profictency turntshed gr ates of New York institutions, although there is aa doubt it applies with equat force wo candidates from other parts of the country. New York Custom House Apy The Secretary of the Treasnry to-day coniirmed the appointment of John S. Folk as Inspector and Jos. Walters and James Conchie as Night inspec in the New York Castom House. Personal. Among the recent arrivals in town are Viscount Triethard, the Minister to Washington appointed by the late French uaperial governn Mr. 4. Preston, the Haytien Minister; Senator Sherman, ot Otto: | Senator Casserly, of Cailforuia, and Congressuian Lynch, from Portland, Maine. The Carson City Min Secretary Boutwell has approved the for bullion fund of $65,000 for the new Mint at Carson Ctiy, Nevada, aud has commissioued { Henry F. Rice as Superiatendent of the Mint. Unis | Will In a measure relieve the San Francisco Mint of | some of its business. Wines Manutactured from Wild Grapes. Acting Commissioner Douglass has deculed that | parties Who manufacture wines from wild grapes: | are not Hable to any tax therefor. ‘This ts a yuiestion | of considerable interest to persons in many parts of | the country, especially in the South, where the wild | grapes grow abundantly and where large quautitios of wine have been made from them hereto! Foreign Laborers for the South | Mr, Edwara Young, Chief of tue Bureau of Statistics, who attended the immigration Conven- tion held in ludianapolis, returned here to-day highly elated with the prospect ef carrying out a betier system of distributing the new 1 berera ta Southern States, In tam counection it gay be itton | brauen | #! t | | Canal, 94 Chacha Coroner Voluardt will hoid an mnguest. amy & Uaion square, offer a large and choice stock of Ladies’ Watoly of alt sizes 4 every vars 1g, with movements of tue finest quality. and Becoming fuctured by LSPENC Winter ID, 1s her Strip like Roebuck’s os any house storm proof. 58 Fulton street, A Spr Missiaeinot i yy Morning-—The 5 Bast Fourtit ned Bathe, ib and Way, remain ¢ days open fr; tolZ A.M, The tn the United Stat {other houra daily 19 opular, extensive and luxurious bathe At Ff. Boos’, \ ataty dag n'a Fura, Be 1 Ere aL WER A—t ! None, Blnck wovras or 1 bintched diafwura. tons on De. B. 6. PERRY, 49 an have heauti‘ad VALIL'S LIFR YOR A.—Tooth Br greatly reduced pric Dit: A.—Furs at Popular expressiy for Browtwag trade. : oval Ermine, $80 and pw vondton made Seu! Sacqnes jabie Sets, 20 nei and upwards, BI strest., Bail, Binck & Co. JEW R D SILVERSMITHS, BROADWA offer a very large an THREE TOURS, made to’ their own order. nis. or one ght at corte tailed. all or aend circular. Tinwt Dutrty-fo! sti Gaivano-b arate Ln} corner of Tuird avenue, Hlectricity, the Universal Menter, Applied by Dr. CHAMBERLIN, No. 7 West Fourteenta siroes, Every ¢ has a large #C drauglt, ne Bottle of Congress Werer upon the glass, Noj uae soll oa abere alrnet, old Pens. FOLE, we Shing is wcooun= plishe Monday i their beadxom opened for Luat- Sycop Por Chiidrem dy in the woeut Chidren. Prizes Paid in hone rates paid fog var. ‘wil airent, New York Koyal Navona Lottery.—Svppicmentary, ned by the drawing ue Royal Harang Lotter: NTIRG, LUTHY & CO. 314 ad $40 Greeowteb airrets, Some Retailers are Offering Umbretine as GUANAUO that are uot genuine, See for yourselves that (he tvade mark is inaide. None enaine withoat, Trumes, Bandages, &0.—Seeloy’s Rabber Truss ; Aun stewet, Now ¥ xt. uoneite Herald, Nid best made or known. vaniivament ee,