The New York Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1871, Page 4

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EAUN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, 745 Broadway.— MENOE AND ART, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— SCIENOE AND ArT. \ ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—“TaE Ter- “UMPES OF MovrEN SURGERY" —lecture by Prof. Hamilton, New York, Friday, January 6, 1871. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’S BERALD. Pace. ‘1—Advertisements. Q—Advertisements. B3—Adverusements. 4—Editorials: ima Article, “The Shifting Scenes of Cur Politics—The Position of nistratton’’—-Personal Intelligence— ment Announcements, S—The War in France: HERALD Special Reports Jrom Versailles, Bordeaux, Paris and Havre— Prnn’s _Faneral—England—German. Spain—Views of the Past—Business Notice! Pro ings in Congress—Army and Naval In- 2—YTne Courts—New York City News— Ne’ rom St. Domtuge—A Bold burglary— Attemmie! Highway Ronbery—Union Home and Scheol—The Chamber of Commerce—Tne Foundling Asylom—The Dock Department— Kings County Board of Supervisors. 9—Fluan ial an? ommercial Reports—Fires in the City During the Month of December—The Case of R. D. Bogart--Real Estate Metters—That “Big Thing on Ice \—Marriages and Deaths— Adverti-emenis. S—News from cted Rati. pablican Convention of ric Ball—Shipping Washington—Recon the Smaxtrox, it stated in the Board of Health, is prevalent in the city, and some- times takes passage in the st ASSASSINATION, as an element of politics, is becoming all the rage. Even Riel, the dis- earded chief of Winnipeg, is said to have had an attempt made upon his life by poison. THe CoinaMa Cauirornia has a hard row to hoe. No amount of constitutional amendments can give him justice in a Cali- fornia court, according to a late decision of the Supreme Court of that State. ACKNOWLEDGING ‘‘AccompLisnED Facts” Premier vou Beust’s reply to Count Bismarck’s circular announcing the consolidation of the German empire under King William of Prussia, as we publish it by cable telegram to-day. The Austrian Premier is logical, fraternal and patriotic, as usual. Caniner Rumors.—The latest is that Mr. Fish will retire from the State Department in the spring, and that Senator Morton, of In- diana, will take his place. We are inclined also to think that our Washington correspond- ent who gives us thisinformation speaka by the card, and that this change means business not only in regard to St. Domingv, but in re- gard to Cub . the St. Lawrence and other im- porfagt qs ae " Missrer More SPuNDENCS with ariment of State relative to his remo- to be published. Mr. Sumner he would have some trouble to before the Senate, believing dent would not like to have them but so far from such being the case, ou, the President’s own friend, introduced and mau resolution to a euceessful end. that the P: made put red the were themsel at bitter are now credited with to make peace between Fenton and C There seems to be noth: mong » Republicans just now but trying to make peace. They were very consistent indeed in adopting “Let ua make peace” as their cam motto, They still carry it on r banners and follow a Generar Se “Joun Bur.” Ur.—By a special cable “¥ TO Pay legram from Lon- don, under date o! , we have a fall synopsis of a L s editorial on the subject of General Schenck’s m nas Minis- ter of tbe United States to the Conrt of St. Jawes. The writer endorses the General asa most fitting and proper representative of the American nation and then ¢ express his conviction that the most excellent results will accrue to both nations from his diplomacy. oes on to England is, aa it appears, in a generovs, honest mood. We have fraternity, if not equality. After this is to come a settlement of accounts. abama Claims bill will be presented and, very likely, according to the London Times, paid, National irritability will have been “eliminated,” and nothing remain be- tween the countries but the fact of interna- tional interest. The word nated” is good, and, as we hope, in the proj place. Whenever Jobu Bull is to pay and are ready to make up the American pe siga the reustet. i ‘The Shifting Scenes of Our Politics—The Position of the Administration. Standing midway between the coming in of General Grant's administration and the end of his four years’ term, or, rather, a little nearer to the period for the nominating aational con- ventions and the Preside tial election, we are in a good position to survey the political situa- tion and prospect. We must take the admin- istration as the central object in this view, and the opposition, both within and without the ruling pirty, to fill up the picture. And | prospect for the Pr-sidential election in 1872? The scenes are shifting almost every day, showing some new phase of the political | drama, ard there wil be, doubtless, many more changes before the concluding act; but enough has been seen to show whither the administration and pelitical parties and fac- tions are drifting, We said General Grant’s administration is the central object on the canvass of the politi- cal horizon, first because the dominant repub- lican party has no other platform to go before the people upon and no other available candi- democratic party has developed no policy for the coming contest but opposition to the administration, Neither party is governed by large views of national affairs. * Both fail to bring up broad and comprehensive public measures that would command the respect or awaken the enthusiasm of the people. There are wo towering and controlling statesmen either amoug the republicans or democrats, and no one that eccupies a commanding position in the eyes of the people, except General Grant, whose war record and present office alone make him pre-eminent. Here we are led to ask what the position of the administration is. From our‘ independent and impartial standpoint we are bound to say that both it and its party have lost ground. This is evident when we look at the popularity of the President when he entered the White House im March, 1869, and the overwhelming strength of the republicans both in Congress and in the several State governments, and compare their situation then with what it is now. They had absolute power over the | question of reconstructing the South, and strained every effort to make that section radi- cal republican. They believed they had, and might have had, perhaps, the sympathy and support of the negroes, who owed their liberty and franchises principally te the republicans ; and this new voting element is a very power- fuloae in the South. But the administration and its pariy overreached themselves. They were too illiberal, vindictive and restrictive. Agenerous and fergiviag policy, looking to the early restoration and harmony of the South, and making political reconstruction subservient to that, would have secured the support both of the negroes and a large part of the white population. But the white people and many of the negroes have become alienated from the republican party through the illiveral policy pursued toward the South and through the disgust which the carpet-bag and scalawag protégés of the government have "og As a consequence we ace most of the Southern } States have become democratic, and that there is a prospect of all hecoming so. The admin- | igtratign and the dominant party feel keenly | j this defeclion. “ Indeed, it is whispered in Washington that the republicans are so disap- | pointed that they contemplete reconstruct- ing the South over again. But we can- not believe they will do anything 80 ont- rageous aud dangerous, for it would utterly ruin them. They have failed in the South and must suffer the penalty of their mistaken policy. But there is another thing which has con- tributed to the defeat of the radicals in the South, and it is the same which is tending to break down the party in the West and other parts of the country. That is their hizh tariff and protective policy. The people who live by agricultural pursuits, whether they be black or white, are not willing to be taxed heavily for the benefit of a few New England and other manufacturers. There is an impression that the goverament machine has been run quite long enongh by New Eag- land and for New England interests especially. Everything that the farmers, planters and agricultural laborers consume is taxed to raise an enormous revenue beyond the nece; ties of the goveroment and to favor extrava- gant expenditures, and all this with a view to afford protection te the manufacturers and to increase their wealth. The cultivators of the soil, South, West and North, begia to see that the radical republieas policy is one oppressive to them and of favoritism to New England, and they are revolting from the party they heretofore supported in prosecuting the war | and mainiaining the Union. This party, how- ever, can no longer make political capital out | of the issues of the war or from the Union cry. These belong to the past. The people look to their material interests at home and for new now, and with regard to these they have ghed the republicans and find them want- ing. The late elections in some of the North- ern States, as well asin the South, show the reaction that is taking place, and that the people ure anxiously looking for other political what does the whole indicate? What is the | date than General Grant, and next because the | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1871 measures to arouse popular sympathy and to | Prim’s Murder—Special Telegram Letter | “A Very Pretty Quarrel us It Stands.” | Comgréds Westerday—A rally the people to their support, Nor is there any cohesion between the ad- ministration and the leaders of the party. We have seen how Mr. Greeley assumed to with- draw Geacral Grant from renomination to the Fresidency. To be sure, the Philosopher in his speech last night takes him back to his bosom, possibly to cast him out again the first opportunity. We have seen how Mr. Sumner assailed tho St. Domingo policy of the President, Other prominent republicans, too, take the same ground, The republican Governor of Penn- sylvania denounces, in his message, the action of Congress and the President for the Enferce- ment act and for employiag government troops | at Congressional elections, as an interference with the rights of a State not contemplated by the founders of the government. Many of the prominent men of the party, both in Washington and throughout the country, do not hesitate to act as Well as speak againat the President and his policy. Some of these can very well understand the motive for their opposition ; but as all are not it is evident the party is tending to disintegration, and that it will require a strong hand and bold and popu- lar measures to hold the republicans together till the next Presidential election. Although the difficulties among the republi- cans, and the mistakes or shortcomiags of the adminisiration and party shave given the democrats an advantage in the late elections, and particularly throuzhout the South, Gene- ral Grant is still a head and shoulders above any candidate the opposition can bring out. He was the great man of the war, is now President, and has all the influence that exalted positien gives. Then the democrats, like the republicans, have not any broad, com- prehensive er well defined policy. Nor have they any great statesmen. Respeetable Gov- ernors of States and Congressmen they have, and a few soldiers who made a good record | during the war, but no one that loems up prominently enough to awaken the enthusiasm of the people. Their want of such a man, a sirong platform or a stirring issue, may yet leave to the republicans the vantage ground already guized and yet occupied. In about a year and four or five months the Presidential | nominating conventions will meet, and be- tween this time and that there may be many more shifting scenes on the political stage, but, while the republican party is declining and the democrats gaining, General Grant is still the foremost man. The Military Situatioa in France. Judging from our special telegrams, pub- lished in this morning’s Hrraxp, the greatest activity prevails on the part of the French armies ontside of Paris. Faidherbe’s success in the north is an advantage, a correct esti- mate of which we cannet properly make until we receive fuller particulars. One thing, | however, we feel satisfied of, and that is that Manteuffel must bg reinforced in order to suc- cessfully garry 3 his operations against the ; Army of the North. If Fajdherbe. in ihe | north, is pushing to the east, as is most pro- | bably bis intention, and Bourbaki, in the south, with his army, is pressing in the same diree- tion, with the view of forming a junction of the two armies—a course not improbable—it |'may need considerable reinforcements from the army iuvesting Paris to strengthen the forces of General Manteuffel and the Red Prince to prevent the results likely to arise from such movements on the part of the French generals, Perbaps the best reason to assign for the inability of the army of the Duke of Mecklen- burg, or at least the army lately commanded by that officer, to check the advance of Gene- ral Chauzy in his march to the relief of Paris, is the comparative weakness of his army in point of numbers to that of the forces by which he is opposed. Chauzy is certainly hand- ling his troops with considerable judgment ard skill. Instead of pressing one powerful army, compact and solid, he is feeling his way with his flying columns, who prepare the road in advance for the great bulk of the army which is steadily and slowly moving in the rear. The new officer, General Petengeas, who heads the forces at Havre, also shows signs of activity. By this time an effective force of nearly forty thousand men must be collected at Havre. It is of the utmost importance that Havre should not fall into the hands of the Prussians; first, on acceunt of the vast stores secumulated there, and secondly, incase that Paris was relieved these immense supplies of food and stores could be run into the city within fenr hours from the time of its relief. A force of forty thousand men requires watch- ing, and unless Manteuffel intends to abandon all hope of the capture of Havre he cannot draw very largely on the force intended to make a demonstration on the peninsula. From the rapid glance, then, we have taken of the positions and movements of the con- tending armies in the field, north as well as south of Paris, it appears to us that the two armies of Faidherbe in the north and Bourbaki in the south are moving eastward, and that the armies of Mantenffel and the Prince | leaders. An effort is made to manufacture popularity | by the administration from its financial policy. | Great merit is claimed for paying off rapidly the public debt. But, as the people feel this is done through burdenseme and unnecessary taxation, little credit will be given for that. If we take other questions which have been left for the administration and republican party to settle or to inaugurate, we see nothing accom- plished or projected that can touch the popu- | lar heart. Our difficulty with England rela- | tive to the Alabama claims stands as it was, | and there is little prospect of any popularity | | being made out of that. Tie spasmodic move- | meat about the fishery question, which is a | local one, will probably cither ead in smoke | or be settled without awakening any general {interest outside of New England, The St. | ; Domingo aunexation scheme, which the Presi- deat has taken hold of earnestly, is suspected of being a job, ‘s bitterly opposed by promi- nent leaders of the republican party, and | arouses no public interest. The Cuban ques- | tion, calculated to ay aud to gratify the repal 1 ambition of the American people, h was aken public symp ) senti- ment } has been ignored tration and the republican party have Ro great | weakness, On the whole the adiinis- | Frederick Charles will have as much as they can do to prevent a junction. Faidherbe’s recent victory shows his strength, and Bour- baki’s strategy thus far implies anything but In case, then, both these German generals need reinforcements, from what point are they to receive them? The German force in front of Chauzy apparently needs strength im order to stay the French approach to the capital. Where, then, are these reinforce- ments to come from? Can they be spared fromaround Paris? If so, what effect will that have on the German investments? Can the siege be carried on with that degree of effectiveness which his Majesty of Germany desires ? We approach a crisis which afew days will bring to a climax. Greecey said last night he “would rather represent Oregon as a regular delegate than appear from New York as a contestant.” But Oregon has now wheeled into line as a demo- cratic State. So it is quite clear the philoso- pher meant he would very well like to be the unchallenged representative of Utah, For though Utah has a3 yet no very marked politi. cal complexion, there can be no doubt about Mormonism, like all the other “isms,” some time or other taking a place among the Fourierite phalauxes of the republican party, from Madrid. From Madrid, by way of London and thence through the Atlantic cable, we report specially the telegram letter which appears in our columns to-day. The communication is dated in the Spanish capital on the 29th of Decem- ber. Our correspondent narrates by mens of electricity the particulars of a terrible deed of blood—the murder of General Prim. The civilizing agency of modern progress enables us to present to our readers a complete secount of ths tragedy, the manner of its accomplishment, the proclama- tion of its first consequences and _ its fatal termination, The act of assassination was made known to the people of Madrid in the Opera House. The news produced con- sternation, amazement and, to a very consid- erable exteat, a feeling of incredulity as to its reality. The Heraup writer visited the resi- dence of the Marshal. He was admitted at once. The blood of the Spanish soldier was | sprinkled on the balustrades and in the hall. being rival candidates for the Presidency, we | Guards were on duty. The sentinels mourned for a dying comrade and patriot. From the adjutant who was in attendance on Prim at the moment when he received his death wounds the Heratp writer received the ac- count which we present to the public to-day, and which passes this fearful crisis in the bis- tory of Spain, the reactionary movement, its impelling causes and the memory of its expia- tory victim on the record for posterity. What a Newspaper Is. Daily to publish particulars ef the events which transpired on the previeus day ; to give, clearly and succinctly, an account of the pro- gress of mankind during twenty-four hours— in fine, to furnish to the reader the history of the world fora single day; that is journalism. It is easy to fill the columns of a paper with reading matter; it is difficult, unless the true spirit of the journalist controls, to fill it with news, fresh and important. Let us glance over the columns of the Heratp this morning and see whether the world’s his- tory of yesterday and of a few days ago is mot printed therein. We dis- card, in a measure, the despatches ef the Associated Press, for they are the fruits of co-operative enterprise, and are shared by all the New York papers alike. They have their value, itis true; but, after all, they merely serve to fill in, as it were, the niches of indi- vidual energy in the collection of news. Our special despatches published this morn- ing present a perfect picture of all that is oc- curring in the several quarters of the globe. One correspondent at Versailles tells how the Germans are battering the forts on the east side of Paris; how Chanzy is moving toward the city, and how the Germans at Solingen are disloyally selling gywotds and bayo- nets to the French, Afother at Bor- deaux continues the report of his interview with M. Ducoux, and furnishes a narrative of the exciting and perilous adven- ture of that gentleman in a balloon. Still another reports Bourbaki moving into Ger- pny, Ohaozy i 4, Garibaldi doing Te and Goat Belageay he Yew tate mander at Havre, infusing courage and spirit into his troops by his energy and daring. A fourth, writing from Paris, gives us a graphic picture of the situatien in that city; and our Bordeaux correspondent telegraphs that Baron Erlanger, of the Confederate loan notoriety, is suspected of being a Prussian agent, and refers to a rumor that Jules Favre will not attend the London Conference of European Powers. Thus much we give on the war in France, which occupies so great a part of the public attention, and it will be generally admitted that the exhibit is good. But there are other parts of the world in which events of impor- tance are transpiring, and our correspondents there are not behind their colaborers in France. From Madrid we have a graphic account of the assassination of General Prim and the progress of the new King, and from London we have interesting intelligence. These, with our special despatches from other points, con- tain a full summary of all that is taking place in this world. Here is true journalistic en- terprise, aud we refer to it with pride and sat- isfaction. x Now, how much better it is to fill the col- umns of a paper with news such as we publish this morning than to waste time, labor and paper in controversies with contemporaries, What interest have the public in the squabbles of journalists—in their private affairs? None whatever. Hence the Heratp confines itself to publishing news and news only, and hence AUSTRIA AND New GerMany.—Among the many gratifying indications of the hour not the least gratifying is the fact that Baron Benst’s latest circular having special reference to reconstructed Germany has been well re- ceived in Berlio. It will be well if the empire of Aastria and the empire of Germany can get along as neighbors, but the antecedents of both are not favorable to continued amity. If united Germany prospers the tendency will be towards a larger unity—such a unity as will leave no German out of Germany. If it does not succeed Austria may strengthen and con- solidate. Ifthe German people are wise they will not allow their fature to be sacrificed in the interests either of o Mobenzollern or a Hapsburg. The House of Hapsburg has the hardest and most difficult réle to perform. All’s well that ends well, but the end is not yet. AMERICAN Alp To Evrortan Dipromaoy.— We are specially informed by our cable tele- gram from London, published to-day, that United States Minister Washburne, acting by the request of Count Bismarck, assured M. Jules Favre of a safe conduct through France to the point of embarkation for London in order that he could attend the European Con- gress on the subject of the war or peace with Prussia, and also on his return to Paris. M. Favre replied to Bismarck that “the knew nothing of the London Conference, and that he would not leave Paris.” A fair French shot, and a hot shot at that, Twxtve Tuovsaxp Doxtars were stolen the other night from a combination safe in a Williamsburg jewelry store by a party of burglars, who inspected it in the guise of a party of custon during the day previous, Their combination beat even the combination safe, In former times certain newepaper people were wont to become so enamored of each other and kept up such a continual chain of laudatory mention of each other's merits and talents that they created what was termed a “Mutual Admiration Society,” to which nene but mutual admirers, with bumps of self-esteem largely developed, were admitted. Nowadays, however, the plan seems to be changed, and the ‘Mutual Admiration Society” to have given up the ghost to what may be called among a certain class of newspaper men in this city a “Mutual Abuse Society,” whose principal object appears to be to wash each other's soiled linen in public and make the columns of their respective journals a con- duit through which to carry off the uncleanly suds, This {fs the case at the present time with tho Tribune, Times, World, Sun and Standard, with the bright little Sun as the scapegoat of all. It is indeed curious to see a newspaper like the Tribune assailing 2 contemporary on charges of corruption when the fact is that its own editors and some of its stockholders are reeking with the spoils of lobby jobs, Congressional gun contracts, fat federal offices and other public plunder. And now a catchpeany brochure appears in the shape of a spiteful little pam- phlet pretending to portray certain alleged ter- giversations on the part of the managing editor of the Sun and exposing other family secrets, all arranged, it appears, in apple-pie order by certain discarded employés of the daily luminary, Io all these accusations against the integrity of the Sun's people we are glad to find that the name of the editor-in- chief, Mr. Dana, is in no way compromised, and that his reputation as a straightforward, anpurchasable journalist remains untarnisbed, But if these statements be true there is an indication that Mr. Dana lacks at least two essential qualifications for a perfect journal- ist—namely, firmness and a faculty to organ- ize discipline. Without discipline and a certain degree of decision and firmness no respectably establishe] newspaper can run long without corruption creeping in some- where and the whole machinery finally becom- ing rickety and out of order. If Mr. Dana had reason to believe that his managing editor was open to the charges of bribery preferred against him he should at once have dismissed him from his office and notified all other jour- nalists of his shortcomings. Indeed, we are not sure but it would be a good thing for the proprietors of all leading papers to unite in a league to refuse employment to persens accused, upon well established grounds, of bribery and other serious mal- practices while in the discharge of confidential and respensible duties in newspaper establish- ments. It is very true that newspaper writers int this day | ‘e exposed to more temptations ba ai to thd lot of the earltsr kalghts $F | the qnill. There are the stock-jobbing tempter and the gold operating tempter and the cotton speculating tempter of Wall street, the bread- stoffs and provisions tempter of the Pro- duce Exchange, the railroad grant tempter, the old fossil claims tempter, the jeb con- tract tempter, the patent street pavement tempter, the street railroad tempter, but, above all, the tempter par excellence—the very Beelzebub of bribe offerers—the uaseru- pulous politician, who, with plethoric wealth at command, tempts some poor newspaper subordinate from the strict paths of rectitude, There are some newspaper people, however, who make no disguise of their weakness in the matter of bribery and openly boast of their achievements in that line; but these are of the seedy, irresponsible, Bohemian class, who are obliged te live by their wits so long as that feeble capital lasts. Now, while itis mortifying to be compelled to read tifése charges of bribery and corruption bandied between our contemporaries, we want to ask what does the great public care abont them? What does a great reading community like New York care whether this man of the Sun has taken five thousand dollars from a tempter like Boss Tweed, or that man of the Tribune has taken one thousand dol- lars for some twaddle or other, or the other man of the Standard has become the victim of misplaced confidence which others reposed in him—what does the reading public of New York, we repeat, care about all these abusive charges, these criminations and recriminations which now disgrace the columns of city papers? We warrant that, after the first titillating sen- sation arising from the fun of the fight is over, the people as a mass feel humiliated at wit- nessing these demoralizing newspaper quar- rels. It is the mission of & great newspaper to give the news of the day, to daily report all prominent occurrences, to keep the public mind enlightened in regard to all events of importance that take place, not only within its own especial sphere, but upon the environs of civilization, and even beyond; in short, to daily photograph the movements of mankind allover creation. This is the mission of a paper like the NEw York Heratp, which, with its able and extensive corps of correspond- ents at this moment in active service at the headquarters of both armies in France—in- cluding Paris, Versailles, Bordeaux, Wilhelms- hohe, Berlin, as well as in London, Madrid, Lisbon, Florence, Rome, in fact, in every part of Europe—holds up tothe people of this city every morning in the year—Sundays and holi- days not excepted, and at an expense ofa hundred and forty thousand dollars per annum, for cable telegrams and other outlays in its foreign department alone— a true and perfect mirror of the aitir- ring scenes of European life and strife. The Herarp has no time to waste in paltry personal squabbles which the public care nothing at all about, and only aims to make a good, substantial, live and readable newspaper. This is our object and ambition, and we hope our wrangling contemporaries will come to their senses and endeavor to emulate our example. GrereLey wants the republican party to come out and pledge themselves to the renom- ination of Grant for the Presidency. Of course, after the manner in which he has all along abused his present choice for standard bearer, there can be no doubt as to the motive of this decision. Greeley thinks, as Lincoln did, when asked to remove the General, be- cause he was a drunkard, “I don’t believe in swapping horses while crossing a stream.” Visit the Indian tribes and TL Diploviatic Quar- rel—The Committee of Ways and Means. The Congressional proceedings of yesterday were devoid of features of general interest. In the Senate a resolution was adopted calling on the President for copies of the late corre- spondence between Mr. Motley and the State Department, including that relating to his own recall, A select committee was appointed, consisting of Senators Thurman, Hamlin, Trumbull, Howe and Willey, to investigate the Charges made against Senator Sprague for having, in company with other Providence manufacturers, engaged in’supplying arms an@ ammunition to the rebels during the late war in exchange for cotton. A bill was introduced by Senator Wilson for the appointment of six inspectors of Indian affairs, who are to inspect their sanitary, industrial and educational condition. A private bill to compensate a Kentucky gen- tleman for a dwelling house destroyed by the Union forces in battle, and which was regarded as a test question of great importance and ex- tended application, was debated and passed, and that closed the day’s work in the Senate. In the House the entire day was wasted in adebate between two members of the Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, relative to the merits of the quarrel between Mr. Washburn, former Minister to the republic of Paraguay, and the cruel but unyielding Lopez, its President or Dictator, As Lopez has long ago been dona todeath by the murderous lances of the enemy, asthe American government has no longer a diplomatic representative in Paraguay and as, in fact, the republican government there exists no more, we do not see what good can possi- bly arise out of the investigation that has already taken place on the subject or out of any action that Congress can now take upom it. The real dispute, after all, is between our late Minister at Paraguay and Brazil, on the one side, and Admirals Godon and Davis, of the, Sonth Atlantic squadron, on the other. These naval officers were supposed to have been wanting in the proper degree of respect for the deughty diplomats, and hence the com- mittee reported a resolution of censure upon them, notwithstanding the testimony of Ad- miral Porter vindicating their action in the premises and culogizing their patriotism, gal- lantry and intelligence. The vote is to be taken on the resolutions to-morrow, when, we suppose, the result will be, as it certainly ought to be, to lay the whole subject on the table. The only other noteworthy incident in yesterday’s House proceedings was the restg- nation of Mr. Schenck, lately appointed Min- ister to England, and the filling of the vacancy thus caused in the Committee of Ways and Means by the appointmept of Mr, Qrth, of Indiana. The chakanaaeh p of the committer: however, does not go to Mr. Orth, but de- volves on looper, of Massachusetts, who w ey = the committee, Republican Reconstruction—Greeley on the Situation. The speech of Philosopher Greeley last night at what used to be called the Twenty- second street Bear Garden, marks another crisis in the history of the republican party. After a querulous wail about the fragmentary condition of the New York wing of that organization he made a convulsive'y earnest appeal for unity and concord in the future. What he said was, indeed, a complete sermon in behalf of fraternal love. He did not, how- ever, go the length of announcing his tex but trusted to the Biblical memory of his hearers to supply it. ‘‘Behold,” says the Psalmist, ‘show good a thing it is for brethrem to dwell together in unity.” One thing is shown by this speech very clearly—that his visit to Washington has beem very beneficial to the Philosopher's mental vision. He now realizes that his party is im the last stage of demoralization; and he cries to his republican brethren, as the darky on the sinking ship did to the chaplain, who, on being asked to pray, reproached him for his sins: ‘‘Dis is no time to argufy; somefing has got to be done darned quick.” But what is to be done? Ah, there’s the rub. Greeley, however, in the last trembling paroxysm of political panic has caught already’ at what he hopes to be a sustaining straw. “Let us renominate Grant,” he roars out with the energy of despair. But, alas! bis coun- sel will lose nearly all its ferce, because his party will couple it with the mood in which he, is now floundering. That mood is exactly’ akin to that in which he first uttered that mem- orable cry of ‘On to Richmond.” And per= haps it will meet with equal disregard. One impression alone remains upon the mind after reading this remarkable oratoricak effort—that, if the republican party is ever ta: be tinkered up into being again a sound politi~ cal machine, other heads and hands tham Greeley’s will have to be called in to boss the job. Personal Intelligence. Governor John T. Hoffman has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel. Senator Conkling has left the Fifth Avenue Hote. for Washington. State Senator Hardenberg is among the latest arrivals at the Metropolitan Hotel. General N. H. Davis, of the United States Army, commanding the Department of the Missouri, has: taken quarters at the Graud Central Hotel. State Senator Deane, of Staten Island, ts sojourn- ing for a few days at the Everett House, Judge J. G. Abbot, of Boston, has left the Brevoort House for Washington. Mr. D. G. Mitchell, better known under the nom de plume of “Ik Marvel,” has alighted at the St. Denup Hotel. Commodore McKinstry, of the United States Navy, 4s temporarily at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Colonel Erastus Ide, of Newburg, N. Y., has at= rived at the St. Denis Hotel, where ho will remain. for some time. Messrs. George H. Sanford, Barker, L. M. Loss, J. ‘T. Hubbard and ©. H. Woolsey, members of the Ag sembly, are registered at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr. Wood S. Schenck, son of General Schenck, hax lately arrived from China, and is now at the Albe~ marie Hotel. Messrs. A. V. Harpending, 8. 8. Lewis, T. TL. Minter, W. M. Ely, 1. R. Sanborn, L. C. Kilham and O. 8, Winans, have come to the city to attend the Americus bali, and are now stopping at tuo Filth’ Avenue Hotel. Colonel W. S. Fish from Canada is at the Metroe politan Hotel. Mr. C. G, Curtis, President of the Board of Trade of Buffalo, is sojourning for a few days ai the Gran@ Central Hotel. Judge Edmunds, of Washington, 1s at the Astor House on a brief visit. John A, Griswold has left the Fifty Avenue Hotel for Troy. Mr. J, . Fitzgerald, editor of the City Ztem, of Phiadelphia, is svopping at ue §t Denis How