The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1870, Page 7

6 NEW YORK HERALD SROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of 8th ay. and 23d at.— Les BRiGANvs. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broudway.—T#® PANTOMIME OF Wee Witiie Winnie, ; rner 8b st.—Perform WOOD'S MUSEUM Broadway, ances every afternoon and event FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth ot.—Fer ANDE. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—NRo& roR NEox—Taoe Bear HUNTERS. \ ROOTH'S THEATRE, Ya at., vetwoen Sth and 6tn ave, Riv VAN WINKLE. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway ana 13th street.— SCUOOL FOR SCANDAL. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadwi ov As You Like I, ~SUAKYSPEBE'S COMEDY LINA EDWIN'S THEATRE, 720 Broadway.-—-Lirr.e JAoK SULPPARD. STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street,—NILS8ON IN ORA- ToULO—THe MESBIAL, NEW YORK STADT THEATRE, 45 Bowery.—Guanp GuaMan OrexaA—Toe CZA8 AND CARPENTER, GLOBE THEATRE, 728 Broadway.—Vanisty ENTER TAINMENT, do. MRS. ¥. B. CONWAY AcROwS THE CONTINE: TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Va- RIPLY ENTRRUAINNENT. PAK THEATRE, Brookiya,— THEATRE COMIQUE, 514 Broadway.—Com1o Vooat- 16M, NEGKO Acts, £0. KELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS, Ne. 806 Broadway.— Tux ONLY Lrox—La Roar noun, Aon SAN FRI MINSTREL HALL, 695 Broadway.— Neano Mins » Faross, BURLESQURG, &0. BRYANT'S NEW OPERA HOUSE, 284 at., between 6th ‘od Th ays.—NEGuO MiNSTRuLSY, KooxNTRIOITIES, &O. HOOLEY'S OPERA KOWSE, Breoklyn.—Nrane MrN- BIRELSY, BURLESQUES, Ae. BROOKLYN OPERA WoUS —Wriou, Ageurs & ‘Wavrr’s Minsrers. ENT DUTOUMAN. APOLLO HALL, corner 26th pirat street and Broadway.— x" DIORAMA OF IRELAND. Fourteenth street.—SomnRs I NEW YORK CiRew: THE Rive, Aceoware, & NEW YoRK iM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway,— Bcirncr ay DR. KA Bowence as si NATOMICAL MUSEUM, 745 Broadway,— aki. SHEET. \New York, Tuesday, Nov ber 29, 1870. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’S MERALD. Pacx. a 1—Adver‘isements, 2—Advertisoments. 3—Frnce: Severe Battles near Amiens and Or- leans: Freuch Victories Ciaimed at Both Places; the Germans Routed and Retreating fvom the Loire; Heavy Losses Reported on Both Side Defeat of Garibaldians in the Vo: Proclamauion of Trochu | lo the Attempt. by a Ba- vatian to Shoot’ “King William—Rus- Sia: Tho Eastern Question Toning Down Towards Peace; A Furopean Congress Likely to Assembie in London; Prince Gortchakot’s Note May be Withdrawn; The British Cabinet in Counc! and Coniidence Returning to the Natic Kari Gra ie at Windsor After a Protracted Ministerial Debate; Prussia Neu- tal, Austria Anxious for a Settlement, and the Sultan Calm and for Quiet; Bismarck Likely to be “ead Paciticator. 4@—The Russian Army: Material and National In spiration of the Land Forces of the Czar; Fighting Material of the Empire; Field Artillery aud Great and Small Guns; The Ammunition and Gun Carrlag pales ows from. Florida-—itay aid the Fope— General Butle: Notions and the Presi- den View acnts, Shells and Train- ty Musical Revlen— Inert eyenue; Operations of the Last a) Year—Synopsis of the Report of the Commissioner of Agrical- ture—A Mean Couspiracy—“Doctor? Evans. S—Proceedings in the Courts—One More Unfortu. nate— Municipal Affairs—Working Women's Protective Unton—Launch of the New Steain- boat Americu: @ Police Commissionership— per’s View of the Sanitary Fair— ; ny Intelligence—Burglaries in ‘s Boys in Williamsburg— in Potos!, Mo.—-New York City he Eighteenth Ward Feud: Death of Leap for Liberty. ling Article, “The Russian | he Prospective London Confer. | —Political Notes and Comments—Amuse- ment Announcements. 7—lelegraviile News trom all Parts of the World— Personal Intelligence—The Late Election—City uts—The Late Fire in Trenton— i" es. resal Report: 3 1 Affairs im bs Brewery Homichie—Smguiar scene on a: Southern Railroad—Marriages and Deaths— Advertis 9—Advertiscient 3O—RKuesia (continued from Third Page) —Washing- tor Jovernment Estimates for the Next al Year; the English Mission; the ident’s Foreign Policy—Drawing for sof the Shandiey Legion—A Foolish fi 4 Poisoning Horror Re- | historic grudge has been aggravated by more ‘NEW YURK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. Tho Russian Question—Tho Frospective Lendea Conference. The latest news received from the great European centrea encourages the bope that the situation of Europe and the world is not to be complicated by another gigantic war. The fever communicated by electricity, under the hills and over the sea, to the whole civilized world, by the circular of Gortchakoff and the response of Granville, begins to subside, For some days the prospect has been terrific. Two of the greatest Powers of the modern world— Powers which in their might and majesty make imperial France and ancient Rome diminutive, the one the most unassailable on land and the other omnipotent at sea—were on the point of deadly collision. It was apparent to all intelligent minds that the one Power would be tempted to make full use of her naval arma- ment and reassert her supremacy as mistress of the ocean. It was equally apparent to all intelligent minds that the other Power would put forth her strength, and for another time give proof to the world that on land she wes absolutely unassailable, the invading foo, no matter how strong, only courting destruction. The world looked on, not only because it felt interested in the two great possible com- batants, but becausa it felt concerned about itself. Our people alone could afford to be indifferent. But if the people of the United States were no more than mere curious spec- tators it was only because thousands of miles of ocean cut them off from the ancient world, and because Old World troubles were New World gains, The telegrams, dated to a late hour last night, report that the British Cabinet had a protracted session, the debate extending over seven hours, at the close of which Earl Gran- ville journeyed to Windsor for special andience with the Queen, The exact result ofthe ministerial deliberation was not kaown, but it was accepted generally in London as being of a pacific character and tending to- wards the assemblage of a congress. Public confidence was being restored. Russia is said to have been in a pacific tone. Pras- sian despatches support the idea of peace and a Great Powers conference, Count Bismarck _reaflirms the statement of Prussian neutrality. The Turkish Cabinet remained calm and unexcited, the Sultan having evidently determined to be guided, almost completely, by England and Austria. Such, as it appears from our despatches, was the aspect of the European siiuation yester- day, but no one can say what a day or an hour may bring forth. It is well for all parties and for all nations that reason is likely to prevail witheut the assistance of the horrible appliances and results of war. It was not without reason that the sentiment of the American people was on the side of Russia, and that the Gortchakoff note awakened responsive and approving echoes ia the breast of every genuine Ameri- can, During our four years agony Russia was our generous friend. Her sympathy was never concealed ; and the expressioa of it was never cold or belied by actual fact. Russia, besides, is a young nation—young, at least, in regard to her position and her prospects. In this she resembles, although the principle of her government is entirely different, the great and growing republic of the New World. It was not unnatural that the two young peoples, each of them® battling with the stu- pidities of the past, should love each other and wish each ether well. This, however, was not all, They had a common grievance. There was one Power included in the European family of nations which had done wrong to both Russia and the United States. That Power was Great Britain. Our grudge against Great Brifain is historic. It forms the basis of our national history. The uafor- tunate thing for Great Britain is that the recent misdoings. Russia, as we know, had had equally painful experience of the selfish- ness of British policy. Torgetful of its strug- gle with Russia against a commen foe, Great Britain ungratefully in 1854-5 lent its power- ful help to undo the work of 1814 and 1815 ncendiary Fire at Newburg—A Reign ‘or In Trentou—Shipping Lntelligence— onts, 12—Acvertiseme Wart Srreer AND THE ANGLO-Russian QuEstion.—Wall street discounts peace in Europe by a fall in gold to 1114—that is, peace between England and Russia, for the other “unpleasantness” between France and Prussia has almost ceased to excite interest, Tak NATIONAL IMMIGRATION CONVENTION.— Indianapolis papers are discussing the late National Immigration Convention in that city, and are especially severe upon the delegation from this city, who are regarded as the repre- sentatives of the ‘Tammany Regency.” If it had not been for the so-called Tammany dele- gates the affair would have been a failuro—a blundering mummy-zgration instead of immi- gration couvention—without head or tail, Surveying A MEMBER INTO CoNGRESs.— The recent government survey of the boundary between Nevada and Utah shows that a number of mining districts supposed to be in Nevada are in Utah. By throwing out the votcs of these districts Fitch, republican, is re-elected to Congress. Tue Laresr News rrom Mrxioo is by no means cheerful. Disorders continue and are to be found throughout the whole country. Placido Vega is again manifesting an unruly spirit. Scenes of a disgraceful character are of daily occurrence along the frontiers of Jalisco end Sinaloa. This unpleasant picture of Mexican affairs is but a copy of what we are compelled to produce at not very remote intervals. Lie Last Week a family of five persons, living near Potosi, Mo., were murdered, under the most revolting circumstances. On Saturday the murderers were arrested and confined in ‘the Potosi prison, About one o’clock Sunday morning some forty men suddenly made a ‘descent upon the prison and attempted to force the doors, for the purpose of lynching the ‘murderers. The Sheriff was prepared for such an attack, and aller a short fight drove ‘back the mob, killing one of their number. A few such examples of determined registance to Iynchers will effectually quell the riotous dis- ition so frequently displayed in the West of which seis the law at defiance and sub- Joos the community to the caprice of mobs, by establishing a Bonaparte on the throne of France. In such circumstances, having a proper regard to common consistency, the Americana people gave their sympathy to a generous and consistent friend. War between Russia and Great Britain would not have failed to be a gain to us; but we are not sorry that a minimum of good is likely to be obtained without the maximum of loss which war would most certainly have entailed. The conference whichis now all but certain to be held in London on this Eastern question, onas early a day as is possible, must be a gain to Russia, and for this one reason it is mot to usan arrangement unacceptable, ‘ Taking it for granted that a conference is to be held—no matter where—to reconsider cer- tain articles of the Treaty of Paris, the result, it is undeniable, must be a triumph to Russia, and, in a certain sense, a humiliation to Great Britain. If a conference is definitely agreed upon it may be regarded as a foregone conclu- sion that the British government is not opposed to the rescinding of the ebnoxious clauses of the Paris Treaty, We do not see how it conld be otherwise. No man capable of judging in the premises can read that treaty without feeling that in its present shape it is a standing insult to Russia, No man capable of judging, who is at all familiar with the causes which led to the Crimean war, can refuse to admit that, so far at least as Great Britain was concerned, it was a huge mistake—a gigantic blunder, To the French nation and people it was not other- wise. It served the {nterests of no people— not even the Turks; butit served the interests of one man, and that man was Louis Napoleon, Of the Crimean war there is but one history which deserves to be spoken of as such; but if Mr. Kinglake proves anything he proves this; that the Crimean war was begun and ended for no higher or more noble purposo than to make secure the position of Napoloon the Third. If Great Britain was at that time blindly led, as many of the ablest of British statesmen and thinkers are now convinced she was, Great Britain cannot do better than open log to retrace her steps and make the best of her folly, The many millions which the British government spent in humbling Russia in 1854-5, and which now weigh heavily upon the necks of her overburdened and impov- erished people, are to-day proved to have been spent In vain. Then she spent her millions in company with a powerful alliance. A war with Russia to-day would cost her more; and the results, both immediately and pros- pectively, would be infinitely more fruitloss, if not infinitely more disastrous, Taking into consideration the sentiments of Queen Victoria, the sentiments of the most prominent men of the three kingdoms, and remembering the sentiments of Mr. Gladstone when he spoke of Turkey as an ally, recalling tho memory of Anchises on the back of neas, when they escaped from burning Troy, we cannot doubt that this fresh war fever is ended, and that the London conference will give the nations a new point of departure, It is scarcely possible that the conference will meet before the Ist of January. In that case the French war will be ended—Germany and France will have come to some satisfac- tory arrangement. As the treaties of 1814, 1815, 1822, 1882 and 1856 are no longer binding, let us hope that the treaty of 1871 will be of such a nature that the Old World will have peace for another couple of decades. It is gratifying to know that Russia asks only for the abrogation of the obnoxious clauses of the Treaty of Paris which shut her out of the Black Sea. Russia as a Christian Power is the hope of all the East, and whatever be the ultimate fate of Turkey, all Christian peoples must rejoice in any arrangement which shall hasten the triumph of the religion of Jesus. Russia denies all aggressive inten- tions. Sho asks only for fair play, and she must have ft, The War Sitaatlon—Auother Defeat of tho French. The news from France regarding the en- gagement of Sunday between the French and German. armies in the nelghborhood of Amicns, as well as the battle of yesterday in the valley of the Loire, is far from satisfac- tory. As far as the battle in the vicinity of Amiens is concerned, our despatches received at an early hour this morning removes all doubts as to the result. No details of the contest are given; but it evidently resulted in the complete defeat of the French, as the city has been occupied by the Ger- mans and their opponents are in full retreat. In the engagcmeit with the Army of tho Loire the Germais have not had so easy a task to accomplish as that they experienced on former occasions. All the movements of Paladines so far are characteristic of caution and careful thought. In the battle which has taken place, and in which the Germans are said to have been defeated, although no men- tion is made of the place at which this disaster eccurred, there is every reason to believo that the German army was the attacking party. This being the case, tho French had all the advantages of intrenched positions, as there is good reason for the belief that they have been preparing earthworks and have made no advance northward for some time past. Notwithstanding the announce- ment of a French success near Orleans, we feel inclined to regard it not in the light of any great victory, for most assuredly we should have something more definite than the despatch from Tours furnishes us with. At all events, the situation looks hopeful for the French. What bas taken place at Ladon and Mignéres is but the commencement of the great conflict which must finally take place along the whole line, from Gien to Chateau du Loir, over which General Puladines’ Army of the Loire extends, Operations oN THE LorrE.—-lt is evi- dent that there has been severe fighting between the combined forces of Prince Frede- rick Charles, General Von der Tann and the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and the French Army of the Loire under General de Paladines. Tho opposing armies are so powerful in numbers and extend over so long a line that the battle is likely to continue from day to day for several days before any decisive result is obtained, Sunday's engage- ment near Ladon and Mignéres was participated in by only two corps and could not have amounted to much. Yesterday’s battle seems to have been more general in its character as the despatches report fighting along the entire line, To-night’s despatches are likely to bring us the story of the final result, the despatch from London reporting a great French victory being too vague and unsatis- factory to be relied upon. Turkish Exposition of tHe Eastern Qurstion,—The Turkish Ambassador in Lon- don made an unofficial exposition of the East- ern question situation yesterday. His Excel- lency blamed Russia for her technical and objective policy relative to the national admis- sion of war vessels to the Black Sea by the Sultan, instancing the concession which was made by the Porte in honor of Admiral Farragut and the general friendly relations existing between Turkey and the United States with excellent point and effect, It is not alleged that Russia cited the fact of the entrance of Farragut’s frigate specially as a case in point of violation of the Treaty of Paris, but it is shown that the Turkish Minis- ter used it with great skill as proof of what Russia may have done had she been so inclined at the moment. Garratt AND His Fortowsrs have thus far met with miserable luck in their campaign against the Germans, Our despatches this morning report the defeat of the Garibaldians in the Vosges in two engageme nts, one fought on Saturday near Basques, and the other on Sunday near Plombitres, The Italians (if they are Italians) fled in the utmost disorder, throwing away their guns and knapsacks, It is clear that Garibaldi will not prove the savior of France. Earv GRanvitce insists, as we are informed by a very late cable despatch, that France shall be represented in any congress which may be assembled for the treatment of the Eastern question. If such an event should take place the war between Prussia and France her eyes to facts, and, with whatever grace she can command, accept the conse- quences, The man of Sedan has eclipsed the author of the coup @¢tat, and if Russia ~=now realizos her opportunity Great Britaia ouxht aot to be gawill- Congress—Tho Prosident’s Message. The two houses of Congress will reassemble in the national Capitol on Monday next, ‘the first Monday in December.” It is tho last session of the Forty-first Congress, and session and Congress go out on the 4th of March next, at noon, when (unless meantime tho law is repealed) the new Congress will assemble. The two houses of the present Congross ara fully organized, so that with a quorum in each on Monday they will be at once ready for business. ‘hero will doubtless, in each house, be a quorum, and, if so, our readers may look for the President's Message Monday after- noon. What will the Message be as a State paper, good, bad or indifferent? Will it be long and dry or short and crisp? Will it be a peace message or @ war message? Will it be a stand-still or a go-ahead message? Will General Grant have anything to recommend of any great importance in our domestic or foreign affairs, or will he be content to report the workings of the several executive depart- ments for the last twelve months (including the McGarrahan claim), with the recommenda- tions of his Secretaries for certain secondary measares of legislation ? We don’t know. We dare say, however, that the Message will not be long and ary, but short and as clear and crisp a8 a new national bank note. We dare say it will open with an appropriate thanksgiving preamble; that in the workings of the sevoral departments it will give a flatter- ing exhibit of the management of our domestic affairs, including the Treasury, Post Office, army, navy, the public domain, the Mormons, Indians, niggers and the Ku Klux Klan. We hope that the President will haye some practical and seasonable recommendations to make touching the regulation of the currency, our shipping interests, the postal telegraph anda reduction of our taxes; and wo are half inclined to suspect that he will say something very interesting in reference to Cuba, St. Domingo, Mexico, Central America and a ship canal, and about Canada, the fisheries and those Alabama claims. We can’t think that General Butler ies poem bestlng these bushes without a hint that there is some game in thom worth stirring out. f At any rate, as General Grant has been for a week or two hard at work upon his Message, reading reports and taking notes and smoking cigars eight or ten hours a day, we expect his Message will be ready on Monday for sub- mission to the two houses of Congress, and that within a few hours from the reading in Congress its saliont points will be disscussed by the Tammany Sachems in New York, by Andy Johnson in Tennessee, by Brigham Young at Salt Lake City, by Queen Victoria in Windsor Castle, by King William at Ver- sailes (if not in the Tuileries), by Napoleon at Wilhelmshéhe (if not in Berlin), and by the Governor General of India at Calcutta—whose fat pickings, they say, amount to one hundred and eighty thousand pounds sterling a year, which is a little ahead of Grant’s five thousand as President of the United States. A Great Hebrew Fair. A charity fair for the joint benefit of the Mount Sinai Hospital and the Hebrew Orphan Asylum will be opened on the 1st of Decem- ber, and will remain open, except on Satur- days and Sundays, during the ensuing fort- night. The most extensive preparations have been made for several weeks past to make this fair surpass all previous denominational fairs in New York. Mr. Constant Mayer, the well known artist, has charge of the art depart- ment, and a very interesting collection of paintings and photographs, donated or loaned by artists and prominent citizens, will form a conspicuous feature of the exhibition, Liberal contributions of choice articles of merchandise have been offered, and the acknowledged taste, wealth and generosity which characterize our Jewish social circles promise to verify the pre- diction that the profits of the fair will not fall short of one hundred thousand dollars, The fact that the Mount Sinai Hospital opens its doors freely and without restriction to patients of every faith and nationality, to Jews and Gentiles alike, strongly commends the great Hebrew fair to the interest of all classes in our community. It cannot be doubted that this additional one hundred thousand fair will be one of the most brilliant and successful of the numerous fairs which will render the winter of 1870-71 forever memorable in the annals of charity. Count BisMarok is said to have tendered Prussian mediation between Russia and Turkey and England in the matter of the treaty of Paris and the Gortchakoff circular and note. The Prussian Premier telegraphs to Gortcha- koff, by desire of King William, it is said, promising that if his plan is accepted all parties will be satisfied, or words to that effect. This is a bold bid for the assumption of the réle of ‘thead pacificator” of Europe by the Count acting with the King—the ego et rev meus who have stepped into Napoleon’s shoes squarely and are likely to put ‘“‘the foot down” firmly. Tue VACANOY IN THE POLICE CoMMISSIONER- sum.—Mayor Hall has appointed Thomas J. Barr to the vacancy created by the elevation of Sheriff Brennan. Mr. Barr has won con- siderable reputation by the manner in which he has dispensed other civic duties, He will undoubtedly do well in his new position. The people of New York certainly expect he will, Tnx Exrgcrep Sorziz from Paris has not yet taken place, although the sudden resump- tion of cannonading by forts Issy, Vanvresa and Montrouge give rise to the belief that Trochu intended to make a desperate attack upon the German lines, His recent procla- mation foreshadowed an offensive movement, but he has thus far been so slow about making one that it begins to look as if he does not intend to risk a battle for the deliverance of the beleagured capital. TamMANY Eorirsep.—At the recent elec- tion in Arizona Territory over eight hundred republican fraudulent votes were cast. New Yorkers might profitably study the political tactics of the frontiermen, Ravioartsm is on “its last legs in North would of course be ended, What France should we have afterwards? Will the royalists acknowledge the republic and revolution, or attempt 4 restoration of imperialism? Serious questions tor Burove, : Carolina, At the election on Saturday for member of Congress in the Raleigh district, to filla vacancy in the Forty-first Congress, Manning, democrat, was chosen by an in- creagod maiority over tho August election, A Great Mensure for the Country—Reduc- tion of Taxes. The first thought of any sensible man of business is to improve and extend his business and to use all the resources within his reach for that purpose. He does not cripple his ope- rations by taking up his notes before they are due, Indeed, he uses his credit freely within the limits of his ability to pay, in order that he may develop his trade and resources. He both pays his way and becomes richer by such acourse, The same principle applies to the government, If it tax the people heavily in order to pay off the public debt rapidly, and when payment is not required, the productive industry and trade of the country suffer, The money taken from the people in exorbitant taxes paralyzes industry and retards progress. Every hundred dollars taken by the government would, if left in the hands of the people, produce a larger amount and make the country richer. The hundred and fifty millions or upwards of surplus revenue now raised for paying off the debt would add to the national wealth a far greater amount annually if not taken from productive industry. It is a false economy—it is the reverse of economy—to overtax the people for the purpose of saving the six per cent interest on the debt. If we had reached or approached the limit of production in the Unlted States we might feel anxious about the debt ; but when money is in such demand to develop our boundless and varied resources— when every dollar expended in such development soon produces two—our policy should be to increase the national wealth rather than to burden the people with heavy taxes in order to liquidate the debt in a few years, Like the merchant who uses his credit wisely, and becomes richer by doing so, the nation will become wealthier and better able to pay by reducing taxation and leaving a por- tion of its indebtedness to be paid in the future, Should the incubus of our present enormous taxation be taken off the national wealth would be more than doubled in a gene- ration, and the next generation, consequently, would be doubly able to pay the debt. We.d9 nok argue Jha A.national debt Ie national blessing. It has, no doubt, a con- servative influence, and is useful for the investment of surplus capital and for securely placing the funds of certain institu- tions ; but with us there is comparatively little surplus capital, for there are so many ways of using itin this country. We are ina dif- ferent situation in this respect to England and other countries of the Old World. Nor isa large standing national debt agreeable to the ideas of the American people or to our repub- lican institutions. We should continue to pay something annually, but not a hundred and fifty millions or a hundred millions, From twenty to thirty millions a year applied to this object would be sufficient. A permanent sink- ing fund, beginning with this amount, might be established, and then augment it from year to year as the national wealth and population may increase. There would be no difi- culty in graduating the amount of a sinking fund in this way. The public would be satisfied as long as this process of liquidation should go on without interruption. All would look to the future extinguishment of the debt as certain, while the burden of taxation to accomplish that would be light. It would be unjust to make the present genera- tion, which sacrificed so much blood and trea- sure in the war and which has paid already hundreds of millions of the debt, pay the whole cost. Our children and the millions of those who will come to enjoy the blessings of the Union ought to bear a portion of the debt, particularly as they will be far more able to bear it. The forty millions of population will become eizhty millions in the course of twenty years or so, and the wealth of the nation will be trebled. The President and Secretary of the Treasury should recommend Congress to reduco taxa- tion so as to bring the revenue down to three hundred millions. That ought to be ample for the current expenditures of the govern- ment, payment of interest on the debt anda surplus of twenty-five millions or so for a sink- ing fund. The revenue comes in now at the rate of four hundred and fifty millions a year and upwards. To reduce it to three hundred millions would take offa hundred and fifty millions of taxes. What boon to the coun- try this would be! How industry would revive! Prices would go down; the con- dition of the farmers and laboring people would be vastly improved; we should be better able to compete with foreign producers in the markets of the world; there would be more production, and trade and commerce would revive, If the object of the President and Secretary Boutwell be to make political capi- tal by paying off the debt so rapidly, as it seems to be, they could accomplish that much better and become more popular. by reducing the taxes. Let us hope they may adopt this policy, But if they should not Congress ought to take the initiative, and, as General Butler intimated in his late address at Boston, should overrule the administration, Half measures will not do, The country wants a sweeping measure of financial reform—a measure that will reduce tho taxes a hundred and fifty mil- lions and that will be happily felt in every household, Goop Sense From New Jxersey.—The Trenton State Guzette (vepublican) relieves the anxiety of the Paterson Guardian in regard to ex-Governor Newell (republican) contesting the seat of Mr. Forker (demoorat) in Congress, and adds:—‘‘Bx-Governor Newell has never had any thoaght of contesting the election of Mr. Forker, and the rumor that has obtained currency to that effect is entirely unauthorized and unfounded.” Mr. Forker may therefore “rest easy in his boots,” and those who have made bets that Governor Newell would contest the seat of Forker had better ‘fork over,” For the second time since the war in Europe begun we have a report of the attempted assassination of King William. O. the first occasion the would-be regicide was said to bea Frenchman; this timo he is a Bavarian soldier, Nothing is said regarding the motives which prompted the South Ger- man to raise his sacrilegious hands against a monarch ruling by divine right. We expect, however, that the reported a'tempt will prove as falge as did tho first atory of the game kiad, ——————————— ss — vc _ oO DN Tho Political Troubles in Alabama. Harmony in a State with two executives is hardly to be expected, and Alabama, with her two Governors, finds her government at a deadlock and her people threatened with another civil war. At the last election the majority for Lindsay (democrat) for Governor wag one thousand four hundred and twenty- nine. On Saturday last, while the Legislature was in joint convention for the purpose of canvassing the vote for State officers, Gover- nor Smith obtained an injunction forbidding the counting of the vote for Governor and Trea- surer. This injunction was obeyed, and after declaring the vote for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State the Sonate, composed almost entirely of republi- caus, withdrew, thus breaking up the joint meeting. The Assembly, however, with the new Lieutenant Governor presiding, continued the session, counted the vote for Governor, and declared Lindsay elected. Lindsay immediately took the oath of office and entered upon its duties, Smith refused to abdicate, and obtained the services of a number of government troops, which he posted in front of the executive room and Treasurer's office, Throughout the State the excitement caused by these proceodings ia intense, and Governor Smith's action is denounced by all parties, Resolutions wera adopted in the- House yesterday reciting that, in the face of the fact that peace and order prevailed throughout Alabama, a military force of United States troops had been quar- tered within the capital of the State during the present session of the Legislature, and demanding by whose authority and upon whose application such troops had been sent there. These inquiries are most pertinent and timely. Alabama is a recognized State of the Union, and federal interference ia her purely local affairs cannot be too strongly reprehended. iu_ New To-night Miss Nilsson will sing for the last time in New York previous to an extensivo tour West and throughout the country generally. We can hardly expect to hear her again in this gity before February, and, perbaps, only at a very limited number of performances then, for she has to return early in the spring to fulfil engagements in Europe. The grand oratorio, ‘‘The Messiah,” will bo repeated to-night, when Miss Nilsson will sing some of the gems of this sublime work of Handel, and will be assisted by Miss Cary, other fine artists and the Mendelssohn Union. No artist ever had a greater or more prolonged success in concert performance here, and none ever lefta more favorable impression upon the public. It is said sho has realized the net sum of fifiy thousand dollars already. The manager, too, has pocketed a good round sum, although the cost of employing such a company of first class artists must be very great. But the people of this city, who have supported the concerts so liberally, will not be satisfied unless they see this charming prima donna in opera before she leaves America. We hope Mr. Strakosch will give us a short season of opera, at least, when Miss Nilsson returns from the West, Internal Revenue Report. The report of the late Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue, Mr. Delano, of which we pub- lish a résumé, shows that the receipts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, exceed those of the preceding year by $25,196,523, and exceed the estimates by $10,235,867. The increase beyond last year’s receipts is over ten millions in the item of spirits and nearly eight millions in tobacco, Mr. Delano recom- mends that the present rate of taxation on spirits shall not be disturbed and that the tax on all kinds of tobacco shall be uniform. He also recommends some improvements in the tobacco warchousing system, and calls the attention of Congress to defects and am- biguities in the act of July 14, 1870, Heshowa that sixty-three per cent of the internal revenue receipts come from five States—New York, Ohio, Mlinois, Pennsylvania and Kentucky— and that the gross receipts for the last eighteen months of the present administration exceed those of the preceding eighteen months by nearly fifty millions of dollars, or, if the taxation had been alike in both periods, the excess in favor of the present administration would amount to $101,888,077. This showing is very creditable to the late Commissioner of Internal Revenue and to the administration under which he served, Tue SEVENTH AssEMBLY DisTRioT.—The Tammany candidate, John Carey, has been announced by authority as the regularly elected candidate from the Seventh Assembly district to the Legislature. Mr. Twombly, the republican candidate, will therefore have to take another opportunity. POLITICAL NOTES AND COM TS. The editor of the Oconomowoc (WIs.) Times pro- poses to get up another new party. If it adopts the name of the place of tts origin it wili make a “whacking” party. The Centralia (Il.) Democrat calls attention to the Casey family. Sam Casey is State Senator from the Third district; Dr. N. Rt. Casey is Representative elect from Pulaski and Monroe; Colonel Tom Cascy, a younger brother still, is Representative from Jeffer- son, and Sam Dwight, a nephew of the Caseys, is Representative from Marion. The Belvidere (N. J.) Journal says:—“Among the probable candidates for the United States Senator- ship our republican exchanges mention Mr. J. G. Shipman, of Belvidere, and John I. Blair, of Blatrse town.” Who next? A colored congregation at Charlottesville, Va., hissed their preacher from the pulptt on Sunday because he voted the conservative ticket. The Chicago Times states that the aggregate of democratic gains in the recent elections in Illinois amounts to over 41,000. In a few counties there were small democratic losses, and corresponding radical gains; but the aggregate of these 18 too smallto alier the great significance of the general fact. Iv is a suggestive fact that B. Gratz Brown, one of the foremost cnampions of negro suffrage in Missourl, was savea from defeat by negro suffrage in the late election by democratic votes, faThe Lexington (Ky.) 27ress says the colored democratic club in that city has so fac proved a success, and 13 quite formidable 1n numbers, ‘Alexander H. Rives wanted to go to Congress from th) Sixth district of Virginia. He failed by something over 3,000 votes, and now he proposes to appeal from the | cople to Congress, J. H. Sloss, formerly of Edwardsville, TL, haw been elected to Congress from the Sixin Alabama district, George P. Carr, formerly of Galesburg, Til., has just been clected to w Circuit Court judge> ahig ia Loi telaue,