The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1870, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, Volume XXXV. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, LINA EDWIN’S THEATRE, 720 Brosdway.—LirTie Jason SHEPPARD. NEW YORK STADT THEATRE, 45 Bowery.—Gainp ORRMAN OPERA—MARTIA. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, LEs BRiganns. OLYMPIC THEATRI Wer Wine Winkir. WOOD'S MUSEUM Proadway, corner 80th at.—Perform- ances every ait ‘uovn and eventag, @LOBE THEATRE, 728 Brondway.—Vaginty ENTRR- TAINMENT, 40. FIFTH AVENUB THEATRE, Twenty-fourth 9t,—TuR TUNCHBACK. Y¥ THEATRE, Bowery.—NRCk AND NROK—Yan- orner Of 8th ay, and 23d at,— Droadway.—THE PawTOMIMT oF BOOTH'S THEATRE, ¥3: Rir Van WINK ween Sih and 6th ave,— WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and Sin street.— CoquErrks- NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tur Dawa or Romro ND JULIET. a MRS, F, B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn. ~ Saw. Fourteenth strect.—LECTORE BY 8 OL TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.--Va- YUETY ENTERTAINMENT. THEATRE COMIQUE, 614 Broadway.—Comro VocaL- 18M, NEGKO ACTS, &O, AY GAN. HALL, HALL, $85 Broa tway,— RBQUES, AC. SAN FRANCISCO M Nano MINSTRELSY, Fanoes, B 254 at., between 6th ROOENTRICITINS, £0. APOLLO HALL. corner 2 treet and Broadway.— DR. Coury's D: wa ov Tw D, HOOLEY Brooklyn.—NRGRO MIN- STRELSY, BU BROOK Warre’s MixsTu N OPERA HOUSE——Werron, Hones & wer Your Eye Oren, Diog, £0, NEW YOR TUE Rive, ourteenth strest.—SORNES IN BATE, iNew York, Thursdny, December 8, 1870. CONTENTS OF TO6-DAVS RERALD. Pace. L—Adver‘isements. 2— Advertisements. S—France: The Capitulation of Paris Expected Within Three Wee's; More Fighting on tie Loire on Tuesday; The Army of the Loi Hundred Thousand Strong; A Paute tn Tours; Exodus of citizens from the Place; Great Move- ment of Troops from Lille—Russia: England Reas-ured trom the War deare; ‘the Sultan will Accept a Congress Con Uuonally; Russta Unted and Patriotte; Egypt Preparing for Lventualitie:—News fr Wash 'ngton—Na- uoual Wealth Handlers—Veneznela: Progress of the Bl.nco Revolutioa—The Westport Horror. 4—Lincoin’s Assassination: John H. Surratt's Ac- count of bis Compiteity in the Plot Against 0, the Presider; Meeting with J. Wilkes Booth; Mw v ded; Abduction the Re- solve; y Surratt was d by the Confederate Agents; The ination; The First Intimation of mE mira; Denuncistion of Judge Fisher; Allegation Against the Governmeit—Congress: Eucouragement of Shipbuilding in the Senate; ston of the Postal Laws in the Hiouse: Demand for the Facts Relative to Canadian Selzure of American Fishing YVessels—The Otering of the United States Senate to Schuyler Colfax, Jr.—Submarine Torpedoes—Wild Incendiary. 6—Tie Criminal Calndar: Jeremiah Dunn Ar- raigned for the Murder of Logan No. 2—Meet- ing of the Board of Commissioners of Public tducatton—The Chatham Street Donehoe’s Re’ Water Supply—Brookly Thespian Scan‘al: The ic Infeite Dommick Murray and phine FP ddes and oe Came of ‘them—Bold Burglary in Brook- yn. G—Editorials: Leading Ar Tncellige ts of the A Troubled Spiritist—Amusemonts— Feast of tie Immaculate Conceptlor—Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Public Parks—Mur ‘er of aNew Yorker in Califor- pia—The Metallic Basis: Annual Report of Director of the Mint--Rang It Up for the Hi ? Hongry Fraud pines Witheut Cash— A Philadelphia Beast: The story of Hanlon, the Child Murder journalistic Notes, G—The Pablic Healt eting of the Board of Commiss oners —| able Swindling—The Wrong Man Arr: Financial and Commer- cial Reporta—Naval Intellig —Theving Trovans—Mairiages and Deaths—Advertise- to the harpe’s Cana Pavements. Founding Asylum. dian es Question—Lecture by Olive Toran—The National Board of Trade—Closing of the Canais—New York City News—Shipping Intel'igence—Advertisements. W1—Advertisemen's. 12—Advertisements, Tor ALABAMA LeoistaTuRE has elected Mr. Goldthwaite United States Senator to sueceed Warner. Goldthwaite is a democrat. Robertson, of South Carolina, has been re- elected. Toe PLAciNG oF THE Prussian LOAN on the English market has been deferred. The bankers of Berlin have paid into the Prussian Treasury thirty-four millions of thalers of the new national loan and announce that they are ready to take up seventeen millions more. Another bint to the money power of ’Change in England. Germany one, free and inde- pendent—independent in the camp and in the breeches pocket, Tne Bianco Revorvrrosists in Venezuela and the Cubans, through General Quesada, are said to have formed an alliance, The Cuban vessels in Venezuelan waters are to operate with the Blanco party in the reduction of Maracaibo.» As a return for this the Blanco administration is to recognise the belli- gerent rights of Cuba. GENERAL LoGaN objects to General Pleason- ton as Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Logan has become lately a perfect Congres- sional spitfire. He seems to be in a chronic bad humor and is continually making faces at all his old army and navy comrades. Ovr Apyices direct from Paris represent the morale of the soldiers as excellent. Trochu’s war bulletins claim successes in the recent sorties, bat the statement that on the night of the 3d Ducrot’s forces bivonacked at Vincennes is sufficient evidence that the French were unable to maintain their positions on the lefi bank of the Loire. In addition we have a report from the secretary of Minister Wash- burne predicting the surrender of the city in three weeks. Prince George of Saxony also telographs to the King, at Dresden, that further offensive movements on the part of the French are impossible. Ie is, however, too confident. It is hardly probable that Trocha will capitu- late without making another desperate effort to cut through the German investing line. That he will fail we bave no doubt; but that he will order four hundred thousand men to lay down their arms without one last struggle for victory is scarceiy to be believed NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEE, The Revenue Reform {utrigue at Wasb- iugtom—The First Gan Frem the Seuth— Tammacy Moving on Gruat’s Works. We have reports from Washington that the democrats and revenue reform republicans are dallying and consulting, with the view of taking possession of the next House of Repre- sentatives, There isa small knot of North- western republicans, conspicuous among them Mr. Allison, of Iewa; Senators Carpenter and Trumbull, and a scattering company frem the upper wheat growing countries, whe claim that the agricultural interests of the West demand greater consideration than ‘“‘the small minority of manufacturers in Pennsylvania and New England who have heretofore controlled the tariff.” These gentlemen, it is said, now propose to unite with the democrats, elect a revenue reform Speaker and make “revenue reform” committees. The immediate objection to this is, that it is not a political measure, but an intrigus. The democrats may contract, but can they deliver? There are many democrats who believe in protection as thoroughly as Mr, Greeley. Mr, James Brooks, for instance, can scarcely be trusted on this issue, for the old leaven of whigism may begin to work at any time. Pennsylvania democrats will have a frail sympathy with any cause that will lose them votes in the iron and coal districts ; for your democratic politicians will as soon make pig iron a hobby if he canride it into power as a republican.” We do not see how it is pos- sible to divide at present on this issue without both parties resolving into chaos, The sug- gestion ia not based upon a principle, but an expedient. Mr. Schurz and Gratz Browa may have abundant and eloquent reasons for such an alliance, But their eloquence is that of the fox who having lost his own tail proposed a general shearing of tails among the community of foxes. However dear revenue reform may be to Allison and Garfield and Trumbull, dear also is Presidential patronage-—the widely open door of the mansion, the bright, welcoming fire, and a gracious President willing to give and reward. All of these comforts Carl Schurz has lost, and he moans over it. Ulysses, he cries aloud, will see the Quakers, but not the Senator; although, ‘‘according to usage,” whatever that may be, a Senator has the precedence of all the Quakers in the land. Mr. Schurz will find it an uneasy task to coax the revenue reformers into his cold seclusion, the inner chambers barred and no face visible in the White House but the implacable face of General Dent. These republican revenne re- formers like office, if they do hate protected pig iron, and doat on patronage as violently as they cherish free wool and untaxed copper. So we may dismiss this revenue reform in- trigue so far as it affects the organization of the next House. The advice we give to its leaders is to tarry in Jericho until their beards are grown. A cause like what they champion cannot be won ina day, nor should it be perilled by being dragged into the lobbies of a political caucus. For, as we have said, there is much in revenue reform—much that is wise and timely. But it requires drilling, discip- line, education of the people and more extended system of proselytism, The Southern States are ripe for such an issue, Teach Cuffee and Sambo that he is taxed on his sugar and coffee and tobacco; that he pays the government, as well as his baker and grocer, fer every break- fast he eats, while iron masters and growers of wool are protected into the realization of immense fortunes, and there will be a revolu- tion in the untutored mind which no republi- cans can check. The negro owes the repub- licans gratitude—a slender and shortlived virtue. Let the democrats offer hima cheaper breakfast and the work will be done, It is with President Grant to check this uneasiness in his party—for uneasiness it is, and bodes him no good. As the Hzrarp showed the other day, the power of the democracy was with Tammany; that New would be a wise thing, and our word, if words of oriticism, must be taken as the counsels of friend and well-wisher, the republicans must take Grant or nobody. If they canaot elect him they can elect no one else. It is not the nomiaation that is in danger, but the re-elec- tion, To be nominated and defeated would throw a cloud over Grant's illustrious fame that would rest upon it for all time, He is the third great general elected to the Presi- dency. Washington and Jackson were re- elected, and to justify his claim to the honors of their Pantheon he must have the approval of the people upon his administration. Bat, as we have said, he cannot drift into 1872 and have any hepeof triumph. He must command and electrify and fuse the country, as Jackson did when he made his war upon the Bank, What are Schurz and Brown and Trumbull and Sumner and Greeley to the combination which assailed Jackson? There were Webster, Clay, Calhoun—the giants of a gigantic time—backed by enormous financial strength and a great political party. Jackson defeated them all, because he made his cause the cause of the people and they sustained him. He attracted to him strong men, founded a policy, and made war. We feel confident that the conqueror of Rich- mond has io his nature the dormant qualities of Jackson, Let him show Congress and tho country that these qualities have come to life, let him give the country a policy which it can take and cherish, and with his just and pure fame, his high character, and his great popu- larity, he may enter the canvass withont fear, and win withouttrouble. But the signs to-day are not the signs of victory. Her angel wings aro wingiag in other directions, She should be summoned before it is too late to heed the summons, er : Rae ? A Curious Political Earthquake—Transfer of Our Local Government to Albany. For along time the people of the city of New York fought for release from the tyranny of rural rule—that is to say, against the usurpa- tion of their municipal prerogatives by an irresponsible and anti-sympathizing radical majority in the Legislature, The loag fight finally culminated in the adoption last year of a now City Charter, and the municipal machinery has been working tolerably smooth under it for some months, The Common Council has been recognized under this new Charter as a body with a soul and some brains, and its wishes have been conformed with by co-ordinate branches of the civic gov- ernment, Some of the small ward politicians have been gratified with elections as aldermen or assistant aldermen, and, while being satis- fied with the position and the prospects of public plunder, have been quietly relieved from the necessity of begging for higher and more responsible and more lucrative employ- ments. This state of things, we repeat, has been in existence for several months, and every- thing was supposed to be working smoothly and harmoniously, when, lo! like a thunder clap from a cloudless sky, comes a recom- mendation from the Mayor that certain jobs, in which there is money— Which the same ‘Us unnecessary to explain — shall be taken fromthe hands of the Common Council and transferred, as formerly, to the tender mercies of our rural cousins at Albany, Here isa political earthquake passing all com- prehension, and now comes in the lament of the trae Common Councilman. ‘What have I done,” he asks, ‘‘ihat I should be 80 basely treated? Why did I give my time and my money and the money of my friends to Tam- many when I was assured that I would have it back tenfold by some nice little paving con- tract or putty pavement job? Have our leaders no mercy upon us who have been stig- matized as poor miserable common scoundrels? Have they no bowels of compassion for us? Do they suppose a paliry four thousand a year will supply us with hot suppers at Delmo- nico’s or cold crunches of wild duck and Piper York was now the real Keystone State; that when defeat came upon the raw and wild democratic battaliens of the ‘‘red hot” copper- head States the democracy of New York, under its superb leadership, stood like the Imperial Guard of the great Napoleon and disdained the very idea of defeat or retreat. And around the Imperial Guard a new army is forming, with younger and better officors and with the iaspiration of new tactics in political war. We pointed to the South for the open- ing of the campaign, and bebold, from the South we hear the first gun. An Atlanta paper has taken down the name of Grant and run up that of Hoffman for President in 1872. The Tribune informs us that the editor has just left New York, where he was diligently seen by the Tammany leaders, and intimates that ho took with him the most substantial and unanswerable rea- sons for his conversion. Whether true or not, it shows that Tammany means to hold the South, to possess its avenues of opinion and influence, to make votes in every direction in Statos which sre republican from exceptional influences and by the frailest tenure. We have seen Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina drift back to the democracy, mainly, we must admit, under the propulsion and influence of Mr. Greeley, and General Grant is sure of none of them except South Carolina, and even South Carolina by a military occupation. Tammany means to take and hold them all—to take them with money. She has beaten the administra- tion in New York, the State where the admia- istration necessarily has its greatest strength, after a fierce, open fight—beaten it, with its army and navy combined. Now she goes into other rezions, and already there are signs of conqnest. With the Northwest uneasy and mutinous, the South slipping from republican centrol, New York anchored to democracy, Indiana democratic, Pennsylvania just held by the negro vote; in the North all sorts ef mutter- ings from good people, who fear that we have not had enough of civil service and political reforms and the promised works of righteous- ness ; with an uncertain and feeble Treasury policy; with Cuba grievances and Trish long- ings for an English war; with a Cabinet, whose members, excepting Mr. Fish, are only so many decimal ciphers on the diminishing side of the Presidential unit, what must the President do to hold his power? He cannot drift into re-election, for he is confronted by too many elements of antagonism and danger. We all feel that the re-election of Grant Heidsieck anywhere else? L2t them pause and ask ‘how it would be with themselves’ under similar circumstances.” Seriously, Tammany may expect to hear some growling at this restoratioa of the old and objectionable radical policy, and that, too, under demecratic rule, The Logislature is beset by greed-mongers enough already, with- out having this temptation of municipal job- bery disturbing its sensibilities and tampering with its honesty. Besides, these jobs when they come before the Legislature will be mag- nified immensely as compared with the little pickings and stealings of our Commen Councilmen. A small ten thousand dol- lar affair will, by the transfer, grow into a hundred thousand dollar job, a hundred thousand into a round million, and so on to the end of the plucking of the poor public goose, Our legislative halls will become more than ever the hotbeds of startling schemes in the way of railroad grants and canal subsi- dies, arcade abominations, high taxation and extravagant expenditures everywhere. No small-potato politician can make a stand there ; but such opulent personages as Alexander YT. Stewart, John Jacob Astor, Marshall O. Roberts and others can have their full swing, ring or no ring. The valiant Senator Mike Norton will become a hero if he keeps his eyes wide open, and, when the session of the Legislature commences, lay a heavy hand upon the stupendous jobs already in process of incubation, and which will ceme before the body sooner or later, With barely a majority in the Senate the democrats cannot afford to dally. with any measure of doubtful public policy, or encourage the rapacity of the hordes of hungry seekers after legislative favors. Joun H. Surratr comes forward among the list of prominent lecturers, He delivered a Jecture at Rockville, Md., last night, in which he told his own story of the conspiracy against the life of Lincoln, the assassination, his own escape, wanderings, capture, trial and ac- quittal. It certainly makes an exceedingly interesting story, but as to the good taste that turas such experience as his into a money making exhibition there may be some division of opinion, A full report of the speech is published elsewhere in our columns this morning. Prestpent Cesrzpes, of Cuba, denies in a letter which we publish in another part of the Heratp this morning, the allegations that the Cubans were guilty of unnecessary cruelty to their prisoners» Toure Uscoverea-Gravity of the Situation. Our despatches this morning indieate that General De Paladines has succeeded in avoid- ing the danger which finally overcame Mar- shals MacMahon and Bazaine. Whether or not the battles near Orleans resulted in the complete turning of his left wing, it was clearly the object of the Germans to force his army back upon Tours, and either shut it up in that elty or drive it westward to Angers or Nantes. It seems, however, that De Pala- dines, instead of retreating in the direction of Blois, threw back bis left wing and centre, leaving Tours on his left flank and virtually making Lyons his base of future operations, We are impressed with this belief because our latest despatches from Tours report fighting on Monday on the right wing of the French army near Montargis. It is made clear by this statement that De Paladines did not retreat in a westerly direction upon Blois, but that his defeated left wing fell back, cov- ering the railroad to Bourges and Lyons. Taking this view of the situation as the correct one, it becomes almost certain that Tours has been uncovered by the French, This would give usan explanation of the panic in the city. It is true that the placo is strongly forti- fled and can be defended by the cerps organ- ized by Count Kéeratry, which was recently intrenched at Lo Mans, some miles distant to the northwest. But we doubt if there is at this moment any French force between Orleans and Tours capable of successfully resisting the Prussian army if it advances upon the temporary capital of the French republic, All persons familiar with the geography of France will be struck by the fact ‘that if the right wing of De Paladines’ army is near Mon- targis its line of battle must stretch across the Loire; in other words, the army must be astride the ziyer, Ordinarily this position {s a most dangerous on6, but it need not be ne- cessarily so in this instance. Even if the Ger- mans succeed in breaking the line that part on the right bank of the river has a safe line of retreat as long as Gien is held by the French. At the same time much depends upon the ability of the Army of the East and the Garibaldians to keep General Von Werder, who. has for some time past been moving towards the Loire, from advancing beyond Autun, Considerable as the distance may appear between this place and Montargis it is not so great as to prevent its being tra- versed by forced marches in four or five days. But there would be no necessity whatever for Von Werder to go to Montargis, He need only, by a rapid march of two days, strike the Loire between Cosne and Nevers to cut off De Paladines entirely from Lyens. Aud if he succeeded in this the capi- tulation which the French Army of the Loire has escaped by uncovering Tours would be- come a necessity in the vicinity of Bourges. We are consequently of the opinion that unless De Paladines can at an early day beat the Prussians in his present position he will be compelled to withdraw his right wing to the left bank of the Loire, and to take up a new position fronting in a northeast direction, which will insure him a safe line of retreat in the event of the armies of Prince Frederick Charles and General Von Werder forming a junction, It is worthy of notice that by the result of the recent battle near Orleans the relative positions of the contending armies have been so changed that while De Paladines’ forces are no further from Paris than before their de- feat, the Germans are a greater distance off, and now virtually have their left flank, in- stead of their rear, to their investing line before the capital. Henceif, by any stroke of fortune, the French should gain a victory, the Germans would be in imminent danger of being cut off from Paris. The chance of their being beaten, however, is so remote that it is scarcely worth considering, Breach The Opportunity and Dangers City Magnates. That potent body of mea which controls the affairs and spoils of this city, sometimes called ‘‘the ring,” has a splendid epportunity for accomplishing great objects. But itis a of Our mocracy. Why, then, after their victory de they bring the leaders of this faction into situations of importance and prefit? Harry Genet 1s rich enough, prebably, not to care about the spoils or to accept any office ether than he has as Senator; but Norton, Creamer and others are, it seems, quite willing. The new City Hall has been an enormous plum for the leading politicians and their friends, and while we do not say Mr. Norton will find another one he is placed in a altuation to search for it, It is curious to see, toe, the overwhelming Christian charity of the ring magnates to the so-called democratic organ of this city which recently’ assailed them with the vilest epithets, This is giving one’s cloak to the man who steals the coat witha vengeance. This may be very well according to Christian ethics, but is doubtful policy in such a case. The Tammany leaders were in a position to ignore the slippery fel- lows who only opposed them for the sake of making a bargain, and who would oppose them again to-morrow if they could make more by it. These leadors should have given the bolters the go-by and appolated the most respectable men in the community to offices of trust. In the end, yes, in a short time, they would have made themselves stronger with the best citizens of all classes and parties, If the stupendous jobs that were projected in the way of improvements bo carried out in the old style, as, for example, that job of the new Court House, New York will be Hauss- mannized, our citizens will find themselves overwhelmed with taxes and debt, and the democratic party in this city and State will find their Gravelotte and Sedan, as Napoleon found his. Improve the city by all means, for there is much need of it, but let that be done in all cases by the consent of the citi- zens and under the control of the best men in the community. Bringing back the old cor- rupt influences to power does not look well, and we warn the Tammany magnates of the danger. sug GPF Canada and the Presidents Message. The Canadian papers discuss with some warmth that portion of the President’s Mes- sage relative to the Canadian fisheries, and it would seem that the people themselves are somewhat excited over the unusually belli- gerent tone with which our President says that it will become his duty to protect the rights ot the citizens of the United States if the New Dominion undertakes to enforce her odious and unjust provisions again:t our fishermen. These words from a quiet man who acts rather than talks, frighten the Canada that ‘was so belligerent some time ago, They smell more strongly of gunpowder than suits the fastidious nostrils of- Canadians, who have been used to nothing of late more overpower- ing than Fenian blasts and who distinctly remember Vicksburg and Ricbmond, and probably have not yet succeeded in forgetting the St. Albans raid. The President states that no vessel has yet been condemned under the provisions of the measure; but even while the Canadian people were reading and digesting the words for the first time, and beginning to regret inwardly that they had ever been s0 foolishly malicious, a judge in Halifax was declaring forfeit toe the government the American fishing schooner Wampthuck and her entire stores, cargo and rigging. This is essentially enforc- ing the fishing laws, and the contingency under which the President has stated that he would protect the rights of the citizens of the United States has burst full upon him before the purport of the words has become fully defined to the people most interested. Con- gress has already called for information r2- garding certain seizures. The question comes now, shall we have war on the fishery question or will Canada recede ? The Canadian papers evidently dread war. The people don’t want it, and it is, therefore, most likely that some modification of the mat- ter will be made. A bold, independent stand for the right, backed by the army and navy and the still blooming military prestige of the United States, is not likely to fail of its purpose, especially when made in person, as it were, by the conqueror of Lee. Little Canada position of temptation and danger, which may lead to the worst consequences to both the city and the party. It isa curious feature of eur political life or system that a few men, not more than three or four, can not only control, through a powerful but irresponsible political organization, the destiny, property, inte- rests and finances of this metropolis, but the politics of the State, and, to a great extent, of the country also. We do not propose to go into the philo- sophy of this state of things new. We are simply stating a fact. Nor is it necessary to measure the relative amount of power each individual of ‘“‘the ring” possesses. Some will have it that Mr. Tweed is the great magnate that controls (he rest; others that Mr. Peter B. Sweeny is the leading spirit; many say that these two together are the all-powerful masters of the ring and organization. Then it is said that there is a iriumvirate, and that Mayor Hall is the other member of it. Again, some assign Mr. Richard B. Connolly a lead- ing position. But, whatever may bo the rela- tive position or irfluence of any of these leaders, it is certain the whole power of Tam- many, and, consequently, over the city and politics of the State is in the hands of three or four men at most. Seeing there was need of a change in the government of the city, and favoring munici- pal self-government, which the radicals had taken away, we favored the ascendancy of the party now in power here. We have given the leadere good advice and our support because they promised well. They began well, too, as far as improving the city goes; but there is some reason to fear they are falling into bad habits. Instead of using the money of the city treasury for legitimate and useful purposes only, they are, it is to be feared, creating jobs to buy up those who havo been or might be op- posed tothem. That they will enrich them- selves is to be expected, and if they will do this only from the advantage their situation gives them, without putting their hands di- rectly into the treasury, and will give us some- thing like an equivalent in the way of improve- ments for the money they expend, the people will not be disposed to complain. But why buy up by jobs or commissions the rag-tag and beb- tail opposition? The triumph was complete over that little faction calling itself the Young De< already talks of telling ber mamma, and refers timidly to the great power of Great Britain, and intimates that she is yet a minor, and is not responsible for her acts, and that we shall have to whip England first; but that view of the case makes no difference with us. We don’t care who takes up tie quarrel. Our fishermen must have their rights, From Lite comes a despatch stating that a great movement of troops is in progress there, We suppose these forces belong to the Army of the North recently beaten near Amiens. If they are still a compact, organized body of men they may effect some wonderful changes in the military situation, An army fifty thousand strong leaving Lille with ten days’ provisions could, by forced marches, enter the Argonne Mountains, and, making Mézivres a base of opera'ions, deatroy the German line of communication with Metz. Of course the movement would be fraught with danger; but it is just such a one asa Napoleon would have successfully made, The French generals of the present day, however, seem incapable of bold, hazardous action. Tue Heprew Farr.—This splendid and suc- cessful fair at the Twenty-second Regiment Armory, in Fourteenth street, is daily open from two o'clock until eleven o'clock P. M., except on Fridays, when it closea at five P. M., and on Saturdays, when it reopens at six P. M. The object of the executive committee has manifestly been to eclipse every other hundred thousand dollar fair of the season. The affluence of visilors has already been so great and constant that the most sanguine expecta~ tions of the charitable promoters of this fair in aid of the Mount Sinai Hospital and the Hebrew Orphan Asylum will probably be suar- passed. Toe Srzamsare Cornston Orr Lona Branon.—The collision between the Isaac Bell and the Champion on Monday night ina fog off Long Branch seems to have been one of those inevitable casnaliies for which there is “nobody to blame.” But the facts that one man was killed and one of the steamers was very seriously damaged by it should remind ali steamboat captains of their duty to keep the steam whistle perpetually blowing whenover enveloped in a fog at sea en ee ISEnnnE sss SSRIS ae ee Congrese—Third Day of the Session. Our national legislature, having commenced well, is rapidly swinging into the current of serlons work. The warning notes of the inde~ pendent press, uplifting its voice to scare away the corruptionists and lobbymen of high and low degree who cluster on the steps of tha Capitol, have rather “uttered the Volsclans,", and they tread more warily than usual in thelt approaches. Nevertheless, the book of jobs has been opened, and we shall no doubt havé s lengthy chapter or two of it to read ere the ides of March, —~ In the Senate Mr, Conkling introduced a bill, to promote telegraphic communication between, our Pacific States and the far East, and, cons sequently, to complete the grand lines of elec« tric intelligence that are girdling the world and inevitably making America its midway depository, The defect in the bill is that if guarantees the sole and absolute right to con- struct the transpacific line to one com- pany, therein specified, for the term of twenty-one years—a lifetime in these days of rapid movement and invention—and the honorable Senator took’ especial care to remark that he performed hig duty in this case without thereby intending to commit himself. He is wise in this, because the need of an Oriental line from San Fran- cisco is self-evident, and an early date must bring many and liberal offers to construct one on most favorable terms, with the same pri- ority of use accorded to our goverament in return for such aid and protection as the present applicants request. Mr. Sumner’s project of a bill to secure wages to ship- wrecked seaman, and to annul all contractg forfeiting the samo, in case of the ship's loss or failure to make the cost of freight, is a good and timely werd for ‘Poor Jack,” and indicates one clement for the encouragement of the American mercantile marine that had been sadly overlooked. This suggestion was appropriately followed by a shipping bill from Mr. Wilson, encouraging the eligibility of American shipping for trade to foreiga ports, and allowing not only drawbacks in their favor, but also an exemption amounting toa release of duties on machinery to be used in our home maritime constructions. This looks, indeed, like an earnest purpose to help our suffering marine and rebuild a commerce which in 186) had crept close into the wake of our one great rival and was whitening every sea with American canvas—in other words, spreading the prestige and example of the republic throughout the world. Bills ex- tending the time of applicatin for discharge under the Bankruptcy act of March 2, 1867, a most weighty and important amendment, and to create a Southern Judicial district in Cali- fornia, were advanced, and memorials were presented soliciting compensation for property taken by the general government in certain Southern States, With this fair warrant of a working session the Senate determined to make the calendar the order of business, on and after Monday next, until completed, all bills to which there had been no objection made to come up as recorded and each Sena- tor to speak but once and for five minutes only. The Mouse took hold of solid purposes at the start with bills from Mr. “Sheldon, of Louisiana, to amend the Currency act of July 12, 1870; from Mr. Lynch for the gradual re- sumption of specie payments, and from Mr. McNeely to abolish the Freedmen’s Bureau. The proposition of Mr. Lynch, challenges favorable examination as a method at least free of the complicated provisos that have overburdened and killed many of its prede- cessors. It simply calls for the destruction of the old United States notes by the Treasury Department as they are received in the way of business, and their replacement by an equal issue of new notes, to be dealt out for disbursements, payable in specie after six months from date; the national banks to redeem in the new United States notes, and the latter to be taken for duties on imports after they become receivable in coin. Scarcely, if at all, inferior to the above in importance was the bill reported by Mr. Farnsworth, of the Post Office Committes, to revise and amend the entire code of statutes relating to the Postal Department. Its speci- fications cover no less than thirty-two pages of print, and form a ‘‘pitce de résistance” over which the House whetted its teeth for the remainder of the morning hour, after sun- dry resolations, hereafter mentioned, had been offered and referred. The salaries of letter carriers proved to be the subject of tender solicitude, although nothing was said about the penny wise and pound foolish policy which results ia our Western bound mails being frequently left behind along the Penn- sylvania railroads, owing to the alleged inade- quate rates allowed for their transportation. Still, the laborer is worthy of his hire, and assuredly the situation of a carrier in such cities as New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco is no sinecure. The day is not dis- tant, however, when, under just and far-sec- ing management, public employ¢s who talk the most aud do the least will find positions reversed, Satisfactory consideration is the true secret of prompt and faithful perform- ance. This is an axiom in the science of gov- ernment. The provision with regard to the detention of circulirs for lotteries and ‘“‘gift concerts” goes, perhaps, too far. However we may disapprove the vicious phase of the lottery system we are still more afraid of in- vesting Post Otfice authority with the power of overhauling and detaining mail matter at will. It involves liability to fatal errors, and, in the case of many gift enterprises for chari- table purposes, such as those which have been doing noble work in this city and elsewhere for the poor sufferers from the European war, might be construed, by the caprice or proju- dice of some tasty official, into the detention of journals which publish and advocate such kindly undertakings. Mr. Sargent’s amend- ment, therefore, although rejected, was not ill-advised, Mr. Hill's advocacy of cheaper postage was up wit the spirit of our time. The statistics of all countries, our own in~ cluded, have conclusively attested the im- mense advantages, commercial and social, resulting from every reasonabls reduction i. the tax imposed upon leit:r commupication. The objection by Mr. Garfield t> Mr. Hill’s additional propo-al to iniroluce the one cent “correspondence czrd” systera, which has been found to work so well im Eogland anil Germany, was equally nov 1 ani fan-