The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1871, Page 13

ET Striking Points of the Debate in the Reich- stag on the Address to the Throne. Tho Views of tho Different Party Leadert—In- tervention and Non-Luterventicn in the A% fairs of O:hor Nations Considered—Tho | Position of the Pope Talked Over— What will Germany Do for tho Holy Father, BERLIN, April 1, 1871, My recent prediction that the first action of the Catholic members as a compact body in tho Reich- Stag would be taken on tho occasion of the debate over the address to the throne has been veriiied. ‘Two drafts of thig address. had been prepared, and Might be said to have differed in but one point, ‘viz., Whether the prosent German empire should be a quasi continuation of the old Roman or not. ‘The unbiassed listener to the debate could have no Other impression; and though the words themselves in all their nakedness were not employed their Meaning was n> other than, “We do not want a heretic for an Emperor uniess he indemnities us by affording aid and assistance to the Pope; we do not care to wave ® rexlm without Ausiria and lorded over by Prussia unless Berlin will fill up the gap Which is caused by the anti-concordat and antl intallibility tendency of Vienna.” From the follow- ing copious extracts from the aforesaid debate it will be seen that the ultramontane adherents were not de- void of eloquence and of a certain plausibility. They had distributed their seats ta such a mapner over tue house thatthe applause they paid their speakers scemed always to proceed from a majority of the members, though the first vote, of which you have been apprised by wire, resulted in their com- Plete aefeat. ‘he gallcries were densely crowded, and in the royal box were scaied the Grand Duke of Baden and othe: princely notabiliues, THE FIRST SPEAKER in favor of the address drafted by the national libe- Tals, in conjuction with the Fortschritt and con- servative paities, was Deputy Von Benntngsen, of Hanover, Having alluded te the great similarity of tis address to that of the clerical party, he spoke of paragraph four as being the essential point of differeuce which had caused the bolt of the latter from the joint conference, The sentiment it con- tained, and to which inuch importance is attached, Qppruves the purpose, expressed in the throno Bpecch, of NON-INTERVENTION IN THR AFFAIKS OF OTHER NATIONS. “It is this seutiment,” said Herr Von Benaingsen, “which to our profound regret has prevented unan- unity of all parties in our address to the throne, It ts the only way to remove apprehensions which might be entertained by other nations, and to keep German politics aloof from snares and in the correct path. We can well audersiand that the resurrec- lon of 80 powerful a Germany calis up old reminis- ences and traditions of medeval ages. Timo has beea When the Geraans were inclined to overrun Other natious and possess theinselves of thetr ter- ritory. Appretiensions of a recurrence of such aims May bo easily excited again just now when, unex- pectedly ‘o Germany aud other countries, an unheard Of prowess has been displayed by the German peo. Pie, Germany having been for a long period we_k, @nd France and other countnes baving enriched themselves at ber expensa, it is but too natural that they should now fear a policy of retaiuaiton, and it is especially 0 allay any such fears of our ust ior conquest as ‘might also and Daturally arise srom our reoccupation of borderiag Pan which iormeriy velonged to Germany. For \9 reason We Might Le accused, too, Of wishing to stretch out our hend alter other countries which in times past were connected with the German realm. We here in Germany know that sucit is nut the case, that we have no such lougimgs; but as the Imperial goverument opeuly aud honestly prociauned to Otuer nations 4 POLICY OF PEACE, @ policy of non-ntervention, it certainly becomes ir duty to give 4 joyous and exergetic assent, nect.a with tae naines Emperor avd Kealm will ever be the remiuiscence of rowan lmperaior, cf the stries with ine Cau wisn that iand beyond the Alps, Our first duty, geniemen, is vo leave no doubt whatever that tne greac, the overwhelming miajorily of the represeitatives of ihe people, in coniormity with the Imperizl government, ‘are averse 10 commiting again the old mistake of a Ger, an-Iaian, & German-Courch policy. (Great eppiau-e.) Lf our reminicences of the medieval aye have someting sombre in them It ty owing to that policy Which Was advucaied by the most brie Nant wearers of tke asiperal purple. Wii the names of emperor and rea Wo ut once benoid cts betweca Huperor aad Pope, ain of italy, poutical inanity, aterual disseus.ons Of Germany, Let us crect and ® monument Visine trom ufur by ali the worid, Which shail be the *ymrbot Of the future Limits 0. the politcal wims OF Ge —noa-interveniton in the INiernal aMuils Of Ciier Natous, in doing so, gens Uemen we Wii not renoucce wardiug off ali attac Whica nay be alicmpled upon our Tights and ine Lerests With ihe higst eWecuve teads at our com mand, ‘Thus we will secure peace to Ourselves und GIVE SATISFACTION ABROAD ag to our peaceable intentions, We shall be always: Peady jor dy ence, und our nilitary organization wilt prevent Adcchue OF the Warlke cilicieucy of our peuple if we ever be Challenged to war by anotier Pow: rv Weare strong Chouzh agatnst atiack from @ single tate, and even from a coaiiion of several States, aus We skill policy whica has guided for the lass years wita a frm baud our Sta'e will save the country trom danger, and in doing so will re- ceive boil now and in (he uture our energetic sup- port. We will thus be strong, and uave ampic tue to develop Onr mission, 50 cssentialiy onc of peace and civilization. ANOTHER VIEW OF THR CA3E, ‘The next speaker Who took ine floor was Deputy Reicveuaperger (Cresela, Knenish Province), Who walticd that tlerr Von Beunmgsen had correctly Meu tae origin @ad reason of the two rival ad- dresses, ‘ But,” said he, * historical re:roapec: tion ought to be avowed in such a ducument, aud the rostrum in the Keichstag suouia never be mis- taken for @ professor's Cua, nor the Assembiy for an academy of sciences, We have strack out in our address all that does not concern the present and the futare, for we have ail sinuou in our ances+ toi. We ave no warike derigus, and Waut, just @s much #4 you, the peaceable development of the Yealiw and friendly relauous wit its neighbors. To gay that we leave otner peoples exclusively to themberves 18 a were (ueory, und Caunot be carried out in practice, Until now it was consiuered a Corisdau duty vo assist tn quencaing tue fre cous suming Your Feighvor’s house (interruptions); but those who mterrupt me seem to look upoa this Christan duty as someting obsolete, though they Mignt peruaps comprehend 1 beiwer'in their own anterest us a duty of seif-preservation, But the preceding speaker totally denies the ight of inte Veutlun. Shai every diylomauc or moral toterven- tion be prohibited? OUR DUTY. If in one Stave a vast revolution breaks out shall this great German realm m the heart of Europe nob seek bo provect Usefand erect barrters only after tho or -eusee has beca opened? Ludo not piead tora March across the Alps, bul [ W.ti mot leave it out of the question eltirely jfor te treaties on when ihe European balance of power 18 based might be so Geoply sbakea thatthe urna ratio would be re- Quire’ to preveut te Worss of consequences. It 1s Not for us to imitaie ihe dethrored im. warch who | BUxmaAtized the treaties of 1915 as detestable, We do Doi Want the Opposition. but tie Unity of Empe+ ror and vope. § pise.) ‘Yuis | consider a justiiavle desire. Tn con: lusion the speakor voprecated a Lot house system of weiditg ihe dierent states of Ger- many together, of changing oll laws for the Bake of UU wend Pepurved purisstine leges (Tact- ws.) Weail agree, With out regard to party, in one keniiment—Gol preserve tao realm; God protect and bless the Bm)eror,? VAST AND FCTURR. Deputy Schulze (Detizsch, regrets that “after the great war and glorious peace there should stil be poinis of dissen-ion, Thougn the previous speaker -Ciosed In & COUCIALOTY spit, the dulevence wis bY NO means v8 waMaterial As Tt Might seem. We have ‘been warned not to cousult the « itor of the past, Bnd sil We know that 4 reflects the future, pire expenence cautions us not ty accept the oummnous Heritage of the impertal an tive, Onr position forves us to adopi in ail its Vearings the principle of non-ante; venuon, Touching wpon unity of powers, tae speaker prvceeded bo siiow Frat State and Gharch: power had duly beew a agreement When the tr’ Buby W itself wholly to tue second. The only Cviraniove of rnteroat union are our legtsauve m- stuiuuon., My answer to the previous speaker re~ specting the burning house of the uelgitoor ts—1t depends upou who 13 tae Owner Of tho house, It the real proprietor Wants to ce-build ity if he agrees to Als destrucuon, Why should we interfere?” THE PORK INTERVENTION Depnty Miguol (Hanover) “pays a glowing tribate to army aud Emperor, and explains that if the hanceilor is not menuoned m the address 10 1s owing to lis being an acuve member of the Assem- » He cond not agree wit tne Carholic member who considered Uiat the princ pic of latervention ot | on-LITervenUon has to depend upon the merits of ach conerete tiee, It could not be Iguored that #u0n a Concer 280 13 ROW ab lund in the relitious ‘or ibe Pope 10 Ute Italtan government. Here tt must ty etated piainy that @ party of msignifieant num- bers may be longing for intervention, but Taat the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1871.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. essiilite eerie oi tain concrete demands which Germany will never grant tbem.”” THE BISHOP OF MAYENCB. The next who took the stand was Deputy Baron Yon Ketteler. Bishop of Mayence, whose stalwart form and inteliigent features contrasted well with the looks of many of his Catholic confréres.* In his ment he dwelt upon the trathful reports pud- ed in Germany during the whole of the war upon the piain and honest emanations of the impertal chiet, after which be stated his regrets at not meet- ing with similar simplicity and veracity in the draft ofthe address, Its very first sentence, “Tne Ger- man reali erected on a firmer foundation than ever,” is far trom simplicity. Ail know that the new German ream ts im the process of develop. ment. Asound foundation, he would admit, was the excellent urmy organization. But anotuer was wanted by the state which is expressed in_ the motto, “Justia JSundamen’um regnorum.” Time must show Whether these—justice, morality and the fear of God—will be the foundaitons of the new Ger- man realm, Having attacked oter portions of the address the Bishop turns to the passage en- joining non-intervention, and declares it ime bie for him to vote for it” You ave just ratified a treaty with Salvador, If that State should not comply with the obligations of said treaty will you then, (00, speak of non-inter- Vention y Will you do it ic the intenae hatred wgainst the Germans in France should be embodied m French Jogislation to (he utter subversion cf the rights of the Gersians in that countryy Ihave thus far been speaking oi material interests only. It may be possible that we shall have to stand up for tbe protection of Weal interests also. Our address Keeps alool from all oxtremes and, therefore, well deserves to vo accepted by the Assembly.”” THE YOR, TUB LIKERALS AND THE OLBRICALS, Deputy Voelk, the stanch Bavarian liporal, took ‘Dp the cudgel here by saying that the real core of the matter should be examined, It couta be easily shown that the opponents, the clericais, had peeo elected to this Assembly expressly on conaition that they shontd operate in favor of an interveation of the tmperial goverumeut for the beneGt of the Pope. (Notse; cleric: crying, “Noy? liberals, “¥es.") He would tell Bishop Ketteler that “in his own (Voelk’s) election district the great majority are Catholics, and that When being toid by him the nature of the future contest—Gerimanic liberty of conscience against Romanie slavery of conscience—lus opponents did pot accuse him of hyper-toyaity towards the Church, but his constituents gave a plain answer by ciecting him with ten thousand votes, There 18 a contrast between Emperor and Pope, but it was the latter Who originated Wt. Jt is for the Pope not tu sanction doctrines Which must necessarily bring him ito contict with all existiug States, As matters are now lying we are bound to grapple with this con- trast, and we Uust that the German peoole will come off victorlous.’? CONCLUSION. Quite a number of other members saw ft to ad- dress the Assembly pro and con, Of the former Deputy Windthorst (Hanover) made some exceilent hits, by showing up the non-intervention principle ad absurdum. Of the final vote—a signal deteat of the clerieais, particularists and radicais—you have been apprised by wire. A committee o1 thirty mem- bers were appoiutod by lot as bearers of this address, and President Simson, who heads this co:amitiee, inguired, through the Chanceilor, his Majesty's Plousure as to the time whenit ehould be delivered, n Liberal’s Blast Against Bismarck Diet—Much Glory Won, but Lib- erty Gone to th» Doze. Herr Virchow, one of the leaders of the German liberal party, has written the following lettter re- fusing the candidature to the German Diet:— In reply to your letter, informing me that I have been ap- inte a candidate for the Second iilectoral district of Berita, beg to say that I du not think there {s any reason for chang: fog my resolution to remain a stranger tothe Reichstag, In my opinion there does oot exist at this moment, nor will there for a long timo exist, aay possibility of tmoditying or amesiorating. in the proper sense of liberty, the present constitution of the German empire. If it is thought that the duty devoiving apon me would only be to keep om the wut tire in order tO prevent the present situation from becoming still worse, I hope that the electors will jo acknowedge that even to render a good serve as a checl ainst absotul- Jsm is impossibie without a dissolution. For ten years have 1 been content to render this ungrateful service In the Pras sian Parliament, I now leave it to otuers, who have more time and coniidence than I have, to do likewise In the Reichstag. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Ata sitting of the Paris Sub-Central Committee It Was decided that police agents should be done away with; that all special services for upholding the pub- lic safety and morals should be temporarily sup” Dressed, and that they shall only bo restored if re. quired for msuring tranquillity, even then with im portant modifications. The Peupte Frangxts states that delegates from the Central Committee proceeded to the Bank of France on March 25 and demanded a sum of 700,090 francs, On tha money belog refused they left, an. nouncing their return in the evening. The guard at the Bank at once obtained a relniorcement of 2,000 mon, by which the establishment was placed beyond ali danger of attack, The Liberté of March 23 says that a moeting o¢ deputies in favor of the fusion of the Legitimist and Orieanist branches bas deen heid at Versailies, there belng also present tho imperialist deputies of tne Jett ceutre, After discussing We serious position of affairs the meeting decided unanimonsly that it was urgent to proceed as quickly a8 possiple with tue formation of & menarchical goverumeat, No more tribunals or courts are sisting at the Paiais de Justice. ‘here are no more judges. Busi- ness of every kind sullecs greatly from sucha state of thags, Since the 4th of September 35,0v0 dimer- ent law ’s are in abeyance, comprising inhert- tance, dissviuuon of partaerskips common acu0cus at law, divorce cases and a thousand varlous otuer interests which kuperatively demand the return of the Judges to thelr seals. ; The Journai des Débais states that on Maroh 28, at about nine o'clock, the meubers of the Comune asscmbied at tie iotet de Vaile, filly in number, They separaiod ac mubtighc without haymg come to Auy dnderstaadiag, in coasequence of the very cri- cat and violent character of some of tae proposi- tions advanced. A banyjaet was served them by des laqgaus en Grande it and tho spiendid ser- vice of piate of the Hotel de Ville was brought out, Tho Journal des Debus says:—An alde-de-camp of General Chavzy, who accompanied that olicec irom Paris to Versailics, Was heard to wake we iol lowing remarx io a deputy of bis acquaintance:— When I compare the Assembly with the Committee at the Hote de Ville A wm not astoaiaied at the trmmph of we latter, In fact, they work ni_ht and day, ana are #0 (tied tbat their fe. bave sweticd and they canhot deur their b ali in aippers. I have just seen mezavers of the Committee France would vo tn Jess danger. The troops conventrated at Versailles givo anex- Pected employment to the whole district, and occa. B1OD & BeAxibIe Foe In provisions, The bakery of St, Gorm in-eu-Laye Works Bight and sday, aud tis bakers are required aiong the whole hue of Lower Normandy as iar as Alen ; to send olf the supply for the daily coasumption by express. Butchers’ Meat, cows und oxen, 1s almost wll retained for the iptendance. Caives, As they stand, are sold on the farms of the vicimity @t the rate of two francs tue hat kilo, ‘Tne-Prussian Minaster of the Interior published the following proclamaitoa on Mareh 26:—"According to & nuliucaiion of tue beter of Foreign Auairs, the Frouca Legation now in Brusses is not em- powered LO issue passports Lo subjects of the German empire desirous of entertag France; while, at tho same time, Lerman traveilers to ¥ranso, withont vise passports are xiopped by the Freuch oncta's, "This 18 onicilly HotHed in the sMterest oi tho pubiie, With the observation that the jouraeys ol Germans to Fiance are apparently hindered by the Freuch Ofliciais because they are not able to afford to them etiicient protection’? What is now taking place, saya the Bien Puritc, at the stations im tae Kue Sani Lazare and Versatiies, Telative to the journals, would be altogether grotes- que it not su Gepluravle, At the departure trom Paris, at the Baugnoies. National Guaras seize all the newspapers except Me Kuppel, the Cri du Perple, the Nouvelic hépublique, the Pere Due: and a few others, At the Versailles station a ent casivin Qyuuse and &iresh examination, ei it ts not possibie Lo enter tae town with aa of tie Journals jUst mentioned, While the others ave ircely admitred, Asto tie vournal Optoiet de la Répud- Lue that of Paris 18 prohibited at Versailios and pice versa. A frigitfu! crime was perpetrate] on March 25 at. A-GHisia.n, Ge ging. About sever in the even- jug a widow named Ad-le Tharian, who kept a wine shop in the principal square, Was fn the act of de- scending Co the ecilar, And Had reached the last step, When an individual appeoacned her from beuind and cat her throat. Althouga the neck was naif severed sho Managed to gaia the house of her neigh O speak. She tived two hours, 4. Was able by signs to make people uuderstand thay her assailant had some ae. fect in one eye. Suspicion fell upon a coal dealer, who has a terrible obliquity OF Vision, and who had been not.ced in the neighborhood duitng the after- noon. He was arcested, and bis house a razor was found covered with blood, No ene can say whether robbery wus the motive for the muracr. A letter from Toulon, addressed to the yournat des Dévats, says fhe news brought from Algeria by the Magnanine ts a4 badas possibie, First of ali, the waut of discipine ts at its neignt, and the men who volunteered for tne duration of the war have fauy refused to march agamst the Arab msut- rection. ‘That movement fas assumed enormous proportions since the prowmigation of M1, Crémioux’s decree gocording rguts Of nationality to the Jews. A native clnei, Comnsader in the Legion ot Honor, Who received an arowance of sous, « mouth from, tho lands of the State, nas returned the last mstal- mont, announcing that he refuses to have any fur: ther relations with France, ant declares’ war against her. He 14 tard to be between ihe towns of Anmeie and Sett with forces estimated at #000 men, Nearly 100 kilometers of tele. graphic wires were destroyed by the Arava m ~~ sotwenty-tour hours. All coinmunications being cut the fact has only been learned py im- direct chanuels that the posts of the Vrench posses- sions in the scuth are blockaded, Aumale 18 posi- tive, surrounded, and the insurrection appears to have becore generai from the frontier of Moroeco to tre Kegeney of Tunis The government of tha Whois people wist nothing of the sort, (Bravoes,) reetom 18 1n bad hatmeny with snot im 18 ail the jess fit for Ger- Nitha of ifs poputation are Pro- testatis, and e& some Of LA Catholic cltlgons ae aqqyposead to the poltey OF Intervention. Oar ojos Bons care less for Me Throne Address than for er+ we many, colony demands, within the ahortest possibie period A reuforcement of 64,000 men. Tho Back-agha who has revolted commauitea ta the Medjana, province Of Cousuintiis, He te tho head of the great family of the Mokrani.'? ROME AND THE PEOPLES. Every Day Lifo ard Surroundings of His Holiness the Pope. Thé Italian Policy at the Papal Centre—Distin- guished Visitors from America, England and Germany—Questions of Church Property and the ‘ harities’ Guardianship of the Clergy—Radical ‘Reds’ and the Bugaboo About the Jesuits. 2 Rows, March 28, 1871, The Libertad and the Oxservacore Romano news- Papers are stili engaged in arguing the point whether the Pope has or has not emerged from his voluntary confinement in the Vatican of late and gone about the city in @ close carriage aud an abbe's dress, making hts observations on the present state of the Eternal City, Quantum mutatus ab illo, 80 different from what he was accustomed to con- term) late in his promenades, intra et extra muros, before that eventful 20th of September. I do not know why the Liverta so obstinately insists on hay- tug seon Pope Pins IX. on the Jantculum; for any one who has the slightest acquaintance with the formality of the routine observed in the apostolic Palace must admit the total impossibility of Pio Nono’s playing the peripatetic without tne immedi- ate knowledge of his courtiers and guards, Your readers may for the present consider as myths all anecdotes about the Pope's mysterious excursions im and beyond the boundaries of the Leonine city; for 1 have sufficient means of obtaluing correct in- formation on this point. EVERY DAY LIFR OF THE PONTIF?. His Holiness continues to enjoy excelient health and spirits within the limits of nis restrictea domain, nnd 18 consiantly receiving visitors, addresses, com- pliments and gifts, UNITED STATES OFFICERS AT THE VATICAN. The captain and ofiicers of the United States cor- veite Juniata, lately arrived at Civita Vecchia, went a few days ago in uniform to th» Vatican to have an audience of the Pope. They entered the palace by the Mint passage. ADMIRAL YBLVERTON, R. N., AT THE TWO COURTS. Saturday evening Admiral Yelverton, in command of the British squadron in the Mediterranean, re- cently arrived in Naples from Palermo, had the honor of an interview with hie Holiness, and assured the Pontiff -that tho ships under his orders would be always at the disposal of his Holiness in caso of emergency.” The Pope was very much pleased at the Admiral’s visit, and gave him a vory cordial recention. Acmiral Yelverton had been to the Quirinal Palace in the morning to pay his respects to Prince Humbert, by whom he was likewise very courte- ously received. ‘The Prince was on the point of setting ont for C1- vita Vecchia to review the toops in garrison there, and by means of tho delay ho disappointed the hopes of the municipal authorities of Gratta Fer. rata, @ picturesque village twelve miles south of Rome, where a very pretty fair, remarkable esye- cially tor Roman costumes and roast pig, attracts great crowds of visitors every 25th of March, and at Which It was anticipated the Prince and ’rincess of Piedmont would have been preaent. A few days ago Professor Bowbellf, of the Royal Lyceum, with a dozen of his pupils, being on a walking excursion along the Appian Way, entered the church of St, Sevastian, where he wished to visit the catacombs and explain their nistory to the boys. The convent and church of St, sevasuan are occupied by Franciscan moaks, one of whom seelug the boys euter the church and perceiving by their dvess that they were pupils of the new Lyceum, or- dered them to leave the church. The Professor and his boys Jett the chureh without inspecting the cata- comis. EPISCOPAL PROTEST AGAINST SPOLIATION OF CHARI- TABLE FOUNDATIONS, The government Commissary of Rome, Signor. Gadda, has received a protest, signed by the suburh- ican bishops, Cardinals Patrizi, Bishop of Ostia and Velletri, and Vicar General of his Houness; Amat, Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina; Clarcill, of Fras- 1 Pietro, of Albano; Miles}, of Sabina, and Sacconi, of Palestrina. ‘Their Eminences. in thts document, “lament the fatal consequences that must ensue from the transfer, a3 announced ta the Ofictat Gazette of the 2vth of January, of the pious or chari- labie establishments of Rome from the legttmate ecclesiastical authorities’ to those appoluted by the Italian government, to whom tho status oi the en- ployés and other organic details are to be forthwith reported In obedience to the express orders of the Holy Father, and to prevent silence being construed into consent, the Vicar and bishops protest agatust the decrea, and remind the royai Commissary that the Opere 1, or pious establishments, are “obiations to God for tne faithful, consecrated by religion and belonging to the Church,” and that some of them are 80 much mixed up with divine worship and service that to lav hands npon thom or tear tiem from the Churen will be to meddle with matters of religion and deprive the clergy of what naturally belongs to them, The protest goes on to atue that the Charch im Rome is, for many reasons, “the legitimate guar- dian of all charities,” altnougi, im some instances, there would be no intrinsic objection to their being: administered by laymen; and that if it would be wicked to attack the rights of the Chareh tn this re- Spect in any other locailty, much more would it be 80 in this seat of Catholicism and in the suburban: dioceses, Where the plous establishments chiery owe their oxistence to the generosity of the Supreme Pootits and Cardinals of Holy Mother Caurch. If, notwithstanding these reiiections, the proposed “spoliation’ shonld be carried out, the bishops de- clare that “in conscience they can only yioid io force; and they remnd the spoliators that “in con- sequence of such acts they wiil incur the excommu- nications denounced by te Counc of Trent and the Apostulic constitutions.” The royal Commissary, whois at the same tme Minister of Public Works, has already replied to this protest m a letter to Cardinal Patrizi, exposing the reasons which opliged him to pu @ Law into exe cation, and inviting the Cardinal Vicar and tho Dishops oO the suburban sees to desist from any fur- ther attempta at ‘nsoleas resistance." TUG LITTLE AND THE GREAT—LESSONS IN ETH- NOLOGY. We have had aninfux of important personages during the last few days, beginning with General Tom Thum) and Commolore Nutt and thelr respoc- tira ladies, who propose receiving the homage of the Roman pubitc in tne Valle theatre for a few evenings. His Koyal Highness Prince Frederick of Messe, brothe -law of Prince Frederick Charies of Prus- sia, has arrived in Komoe, and a state dinner has been given in his honor at the Quirinal Palace. Prince Napoleon Charties Bonaparte, who served as cavalry oficer In Marshal Bagatne’s ari aid was kept prisoner by the Prussians at Landau until the conciusioa of the war, hag just returned to Rome, and repaired to his habttual’ residence tu the family villa near Porta Pia, ALLEGIANCE OP FAITH FROM THE CHURCH OP AUGUSTIN, We are expecting tne British Oatholic deputation to arrive day after to-morrow. The principal mem- bers will be the Duke of Noriolk, Marquis of Bute, Lords Denbigh and Granard, Howard of Gloszop, and Sir George Bowyer, ‘This demonstration of devotion towards the Suprome PontiiT, and of sym- pathy tor nis sniferings, ts considered very important by the Pontifical Court and is consequently expected with great interest at the Vatican. FRENCH POLIS AND RADICALISM—THR ITALIAN “REDS AND THEIR INFERENCES. The Capitate, a new organ of the Continental Reds,’ states that on Saturday morning, the 25th inst., Father Becks, Superior of the Jestits, received acourier from France bringing despatches from Colonel De Charrotte and M. Titers, ‘The Colonel stated that he had agreed with the ex-Emperor Napoicon to resiore the Pope's temporal power, leading frst 69,000 men to Paris to re-esiaplian tho Napoleonic dynasty there. He recommends the Jesaits to open houses of throughout Italy to receive Zouaves and volunteer Cathole crusaders, M. Thiers’ despaten is to Colonel be Charrette, conraging him to trust to him for the restorat of the Pope’s temporal power. The Captiale asserts that the Jeanita held ®& coancil on receiving these despatches and sent thetr reply on the following morning. REMARKARLR MrrAGe.—A correspondent of tho Rochester Express writes a8 toliows:—The under- signed was one of the hundreds at Mount Hope on Sunday atternoon who wituessed, probably, one of the most perfect and sublime mirages ever seen ta this county. Un the entire nortt sky as far as wie Quyle or bison, was litted the blue waters of Ontario, witte retiecting irom her bosom could be seen the mountainy, hi is, valieys, bays and rivers on the Canola shot Inland tor’ miles, The coast could be plainly seen over a stretcn of fifty miles, and so perfect at one time tat the forests could readily be distingutshod. ‘The reader can form sume idea of tg grandeur by Knowing that a country separated from Rochester by a lake seventy to one handred mies to width was. og Li suddeniy. by the great hand of tis Creator, painted npon the heavens £0 plain as to be seen from @ standing point one hauled miles distant, Gentlemen present who Were famthar with tho Canada gtiore could rendiy distingnish Kee Lake, Belv ‘and other prom: nent points in Canada, The lace looked 98 thong it had by a great tidar wave rolied upon Rochester, liad covered one catire half of the city, as no build jug could be seen novi of Main street, or any land becween the city and the lakes Major Stevens, the dwart siaud in this city, died in county, about two Dasari or A Dwan Who formerly Kept a tr tho town of Kiigston, weeks ago. He wasa mative of tits county and wad upwards of Ofty year a the tine of his death. Ue w: ¢ Tom Thumbs tae, and tus iy spent im trave elling about tie with exhipiuons of various Kinds, —uuyikeepsie Press, Apr iT, | partment. | house al BROOKLYN'S CHARITY FAIR. Progress of the Enterprise—The Academy of Music at Its Prettiest—Liehts, Ladies and Other Pretty Articles in Profasion. Charity like everything else has its good and bad sides, Mr. Beocher, even, going so far as to say that pext to the danger of hurting by unkindness 18 the danger of hurting by kindness. Charity car- tainly has a tendency to inure the self-respect of the reotpienc in some cases; but, as regards sick women and new-born Infants, there is not much danger to be appreiended in this direction, THE SPLENDID PAIR now being held in the Academy of Music, Brook- lyn, has in view the necessities of these two helpless Classes. St, Mary’a Hospital is an institution devoted tothe gratuitous treatment of sick women, and since its organization three years ago hundreds bave received the benefits of medical at- tendance within its = walls, while thou- sands outside have recelved medical and surgical treatment, Of the need of a founding hospital there can be no doubt, The attractiveness of the fair ts also a settled thing; consequently motives are not wanting to induce the good people of Brooklyn and New York to go te the Academy and SEE AND BUY. What 1s there to be seen? Something to suit al! classes and conditions of mon, women and cbildren” There are diamonds and there are dust brushes; there are thousand-doilar bonds and silppers for some Brooklyn Cimdereila. There are whole regiments of dollg; dolls dressed for promenading and dolls tucked snugly away in dainty beds, dolla in car- tiazes, and, best of all, @ doll of @ bride, with the most wonderful trous:eau that ever dazzled the eyes 01 if iseeyearoid matden, For this piece of wax, wi MATRIMONIAL ASPIRATIONS, several young ladies worked tor several weeks, tucking and embroidering al those mysterious and interesting articles of atitre stuted to a bride's wardrobe, Fond mama, proud papa, buy some score of chances tn this lovely creature, and iil your nursery with joy aud doll’s clotnes—tifty cents a chancel Sliver tea sets, China tea sets, embroidered chairs and cushions, and ail sorts of wouderful things in worsted, chromos and books, camel’s hatr shawls, and nundreds of desirable odjecia are waiting to be bought or raMed for, During the day ladies are constantly dropping in and troops of children from the ditferent scuools, under the charge of tueir teachers, crowd around the WHBEL OF FORTUNR and invest their five cent pieces for the toys that hap- pen to come tothem, Bat the fairis best seen in the evening, ‘Then the drapery of fags and banners, the gas jolts spelling the names of the various table. the fhowers and pictures and statues, the refres! ments, and last, but not least, the BEAUTIFUL, LADIES. Both attendants and visitors make the Academy a fairy scene. The hospital and foundiing table 1s resided over by Mrs. samuel Uastnar, Mrs. Dre yroe, Mrs. Hugh McLauguita and Mrs. McKiosky. Diamonds, cameis’ hair shawis, silver and China tea sets aretue attractions at this tavle, and the la- dies ask every! to take chances in these desir- able articles in a pretty way that no man witha heart in his bosom can resist. At the tabieof St. Charles Borromeo Mra, H. D. Ostermon, Mrs. Owen Byrne and other ladies show diamonds, watches and Chiva, and ask for the price ol chances, Mrs. @: ernor Lowe, Mrs, Judge Pratt, Mrs, Sanuerson and others preside ata table covered with attractive articles, inciuding some deautiful statucitos. An “independent table’? is managed by Airs, Charies Byrne, Mrs, Dr. Henderson: and others. Some beautiful LEATHER COWNICES and picture frames made by Mrs. Henderson and a quantity of jovely Wax flowers attract much atten- tionatthis table, All sorts of arrangements for got ting money trom charitable pockets are adoped by the ladies; a post office Is full of LOVE LRITKES, free to any one who will pay for them; the sybil’s cave holds in its dark recesses tho particalars of your fate, which you can have in full at avery cheap rate. Punch and Judy portorm every evening, and cake, ice cream and all Kinds of goodies make you imagine every haif hour. YOU ARE HUNGRY Tho fair is In charge of an execu- | tive committee composed of Mrs, Samuel Castnar, Mrs. Brandeis, Mrs, @x- Governor Lowe and Mrs, Dr. Byrne and a board of managers composed of some ofthe best known ladies o: Brooklyn. It will be continued anot er week. and aiter it closes a drae matic performance will be given by Mr. aud Mrs. Barney Willams in aid of the Hospital and Found. ling Asylum. PRIZE FIGHT IN INDIANA. ivansville Journal, April 15.] cy”’ of the city were in a blaze of excite- ment yesterday over the announcement that a prize fight was to take place, and as it was gencrally undorstood that the cise uf the Eau Ciaire was to be in that direction she took a moderate load 01 pas- songers, Many of Whom were surprised that she shonid start 23 advertised, the general supposition beng that the ume and place advertised were & mers bitnd. The steamer started a litue later than she was advertised and the fignt occurred on Three Mile Island, above the city, the partictpauts being Jim Muiugan, Who Was supposed to be impervious to human knvuekiles, and an Engiishman named Tommy keegan. Tommy “polished of’ his antagonist in seven reands, lasting nine minutes and iiiteen seconds, Heezan 14 said to have escaped withou! @ mark on his face, whie Malligan got nis Jace “allustraie.| with numerous cuts.” As s00n as the parties reacbed town Muliigan put himseif under Dr, Gus. Carter for treatment to have his swellings reduced. n sitting in the barber's chat, with half of his fi lathered, he looked very much like sume of the masks Lo be seen at & fourth-rate masquerade, one cheek bone having a decided ten- dency to rise above the averse circumstances of the case and his mouth haviag an appearance as if Logrenia had eniarged it with his magic wand to auinit of the passage of one of his apple dumplings whole, it is rumored that another tgit 10 preparation, in which a man with @ decidea penchant tor tigntng, whiskey and Third ward poli- Ucs 18 Lo be one of the principals. From the liberality With which be has been patronized, it 1s surmised bis backer Will be another maa with @ Weakness for Third ward politics and some pugnacity. When the steamer landed at the tsiand the chief fugieman, a sortot “rye an! lajin’ patron of the “manly art,’’ detivered himself of speech, promising the auditors “some sport and a social time’ If they would “keep quiet aud benay When Muiligan “heard something drap” on ats left cheek, a tarmer, who stopped to see the “social time,’ bounced into nis bugy and sad, “Wail, if that’s a social time an’ sport VR be dog goned,’”’ and ho arove of in a hurry. TEARBLE MURDER IN SHIEVEPORT, LA. A Young Man Kills His Father’s Murderer. The corresp:ndent of the New Orieans Repurlican writes from Shreveport, under date of April 8, a3 foliows:—“Our usuaily quiet, very orderly and law abiding elty was thrown into great excitement to- aay, avout dinner ume, by the discharge of two shots from @ doubie-barrelled shotgun in the hands of a wild young man, eighteen years of age, named Martin Palley, Jr., on Market street, about a square from the brooks House. Coming from an alley, he ap- without speaking @ word to is ‘eil, of Bossier parish, and fired one barrel inio his fave, Killing him iustantiy; but aiter Mr. O'Neil jell, put the gun to hia head ani dts- charged the other barret. char,ed with buckshot, com- letely tearing his head to pieces, By tno first shot he, it as feared, also mortally wounded Dr, L. 8. Fisher, who was conversing with Mr, O'Netl, biowing out e avd horribiy disfigucing him. pr. Fisher iy moved here and 1s not as well Known as who was about forty-five years of age, jong & resident of the neighooring Onell ist Ea Merle near the same piace wh was mardered, killed the facher of his mura agamblog difiicuity, and thus retribution has come tolim Young Taliey attempted to escape, bat was captured at once and conveyed to prison. It 14 & sad event, viewed from any point, either as tt affects the tarniltes of the parties of tie commarity; espe- cilly is 1t sad in regard to Dr, Fisher, who was in- noceat In every respect, and itis to he most sin- cerely hoyed he may recover, When the investiga- jton (axes place, if any new developments are made Known, We shall inform your roaders., AQUANALISTIC KOTES. The Wabash Democrat, of Vincennes, ind, re- ported doa, 1s still alive. ‘The presses and fixtures of the Atlanta (Ga.) Dite”- Ugencer will be sold by the Sheriff of Fulton county on the firat Tuesday in May. Cotonel Albert Pike, of Arkansas, has been the editor and proprietor of uot less than twenty-five dilereat newspapers, two-titirds Os which he boasts of killing. ©, H, Davidson has given up the editorship of the Avstia (Minn) Register, @ad, with Mr, Bassiord, wil puolisi itin fatare, Wiule D. W. Craig, of New York, isto have entire coatrol of the editorial de- A destructive fire occurred on the morning of the 6th instant at Homer, Claiborne parish, La., in which the principal buikling im the town was destroyed, ‘fhe lower part of the building was occupied by Messrs, Mitcnent & Co., and the upper portion by the ofttees of tue Homer Tiad, eatted by Jasper Black- buvn, and the Claiborne Advocate, eaited mrt Ng owned by Rapler Bartiett, formerly connected wiih the New Orleans Times, the telegraph ofice and var.ous lawyers’ offle MAssscnusetrs — HUMANE Society's Mevass,—Toe Nanincset Jaqurer says tne eight wen who saved the crew of the wrecked schooner ry Anna, in February lass, huve received the sil- ver medaiw given by the Massachusetts Numane So- cety, The medels are of massive silver, and the weight of Gach Is Letweeu three and foar ounces. In Asuicid are pictured two Lieboats rowing, & sbip iu distress aud a pair of hands clasped, a bumane ® With tho Word “Reluye’? and around the rim “Htmane Soclety of Massachasetts, 17915" on th ter site, “Reward Of merit, coursge and perseverance,"? THE M’KAIG TRAGEDY. Good Character of the Prisoner Establishsd— Ho Learns of His Sister’s Ruin the Night Before the Shooting—Tho Taunting and Provoking Conduct of Deccased—Spoci- mon of the Colonel’s Love Lettere— Interesting Argumont of Counsel. FREDERICK Crry, Md., April 16, 1871. Interest in the trial of young Biock, for the killing of Colonel W. W. McKaig, ts, if possible, increasing. This morning the court room was densely crowded, and a great many were unabie to gain admittance, At precisely nine o'clock the Chief Justice, Mr. Maulsby, and two associate justices, came tn and the Court was opened for the Mfin day's proceedings in tho case, The defence continued their testimony for some time, examining many prominent gentlemen as to the character of young Block, and they all testi- fied in his behalf in a most flattering manner. At fifteen minutes of eleven o'clock Mr. John M. Resley, of Cumberland, Md., was called to the stand by the defence. He testified as to Block's excellent character. He was then handed the following letter and usked to ideatify the handwriting:— JUNE. 20, 1966. My Own Dranrer—I will make an attempt to avawer FOUE note just yecelved; but Tfear I shall fail bevare 1 get urough. ven if Lde [shall consider the time well spent. Tunfortunately took a drink the other day, and you know how Tam when once get @ taste. Texnnot stop until 1 get too muca, and that is the reason [did not see you when you were out this moraing. Lwas up street playing cards and nd Idid not come cut until three o'clock this you tell me that I aim losing al you the less that T am so auspictous of you, but that I love you the more, Now there is no use of You, tying to make me believe that you are” blind, ecause well enouzh to’ know that you dy tou wel, and you knew when you put that to tidid not wantto seo you, that you were teling knew to be a lie. Tawear (no I won't awear), hecansi per and you know I try to do evervt! will be dogged if you let thie opportunity slip aud don't he night with me watle you are up town I Hh never speak to you again, because it will he your fault alone, as there is nothing in thia world to prevent your coming. Al you will have to do will be to bring @ couple of thick volls and not loop up your dress, and you can go out the back way. in the morning and nobody will be the wiser. Now, my doar, J should wie 10 toe you before the place is closed, wo that 6 can understand other, and L will to leave that for you to arrange; so goodby, iy dear, and think of me as bone otner but yours, FOREVER, If you ean read this you will do more than I can, Mr. Whitney, for the prosecution, objected to nis answering the question until the paper had been In- spected by the Court. The letter was then handed t is not pro- that you like, But 13 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, GREAT WORKS IN PROGRESS IMPORTANT Newark and New York Bay Ship Canal. The “Central Construction Company of Iowa has taken hold of tho Newark and New York Bay Ship Canal project, and intends to cowmeace is construction within a few weeks. As many are ume aware of the stupendous charactor of the undor- taking, and the vast benefits that it will confer when compieted, additional particulars in regard to have been gathered from those immediately inter- ested in the enterprise, which we append :— The canal 19 to be 200 feet wide, deep enough te float the largest merchantmen, and will commence at Dawson street, Newark, which Kes between South street and Bay avenue, and follow the line laid eut for Thomas street directiy to Newark Bay. Commis sioners are now engaged in the work of assessing damages for opening Bay avenue and South street, which were ordered to be opened by the Common Council of Newark, 100 feet wide from Dawson street to Newark Bay, and these two streets will furnish each 100 fect for business purposes on either side of the canal, ‘The probable cost of the canal will be as follows:— 320,000 cuvie yards ruck excavation, at $1 per yard, $220,000; 3,000,000 cubic yards cart excavation, at 40 cents per yard, $1,200,000; 75,000 square feet 4 sea Wall, at $4 per foot, $300,000; 1,772,400 neal fe Of spiies (driven), at 60 cents per foot, Ege deepening the canal in Newark Bay, $150,000; rigt of Way across Bergen Point, $250,000, Thus @atl- mated the total cost of the canal will be $3,283,440. ‘The churter empowers the compauy to collect tolls on all boats and vessels passing through said canal, aud lor towing ali boats and vessels upon the and to change at vicasure such tolls, and the rul and reguiatious for collecting them, provided that the toil cuuarged shall not exceed five eonts per mile for each ton of registry measurement on all vessel@ Dassing through said canal. The work of excavauon to Newark Bay will nog probably require mere than @ year, but cutel through Kergen Point, between Newark bay al New York Bay, will be a work of great magnitude, and wiil probably require at least two years to com- plete, ‘THE SAULT STZ. MARIB SHIP CANAL. The work for the improvcweut of the Sault Ste, Marie Ship Canai Was commenced under very anfa- vorabie circumstances, The site chosen for the cotfer-dam could not have been ore disadvantage. ously situated, when We conser that the point to be gained in tbe laying of adam in this canal is to to Chief Justice Maulsby, and, while the Court were inspecting it Mr. Whitney prepared in writing the following questions, which, he said, he would sub- mit to the defence for answer before objecting to tne evidence sought to be introduced :— First—What 19 the object of the testimony, and what fact is ft offered t9 eatabilsh of tends to establisi 2” Sec The ground upoa which the degence claim the right to establish auch » fact ? Mr. Vorhees, for the defence, then offered to the Court the following written statement in auswer to the interrogations of Mr. 8. Whitney. The counsel prisoner offers to prove, by competent evi- that his sisier was seduced by the deceased, and that she bore a child as the result, and that such tacts were made known to the prisouer priog to the homiciue, and had been the subject of intense mental agitation on the part of the prisoner during the night immediately preceding the collision be- tween the prisoner aud the deceased, in which the laiter lost his life, for the following purposes:— First—To show the condition of the prisoner's mind at the time of the collision and homicide. Seond—To enable the jury to determine from such provo- cation the grade of homicide committed by the prisoner. Mr. Whitney, for the prosecution, said, in opening the argument as to the aumissibiiity of the evidence of seduction, that he ielt that they were now just crossing tne threshold of this case; that tney were Just beginning an investigation that would develop Jacts of vital importauce to poth prosecution and defence, and that he deemed it his duty here to raise the question, before objecting to the particular piece of evidence sought to be iniroduced by the de- fence, whether or not the evidence of seduction would in this case be admissible at all. He con- tended, however, that the evidence was not adiis- sible upon any ground whatever, and cited a great many anthorities in Kupport of his position. He made large quotations from the trials of Daniel Sickles, for che murder of Barton Key, and Mary Harris for the killlug of Burroughs, He, in quoting from the last-named trial, saki that the arguments of Mr. Voorhees, who was Miss Harris’ counsel, were the ablest that it had ever heen bis privilege to read during the whole course of his proiessional life. His argument throughout was ably stated, and he Was al times eloquent, He occupied the attention of the court two hours. Mr. Voorhees, for the defence, replied in a compre- hensive and exhausting argument, contending that the evidence was admissible upon every principie of law aud justice, His remarks were forcibly and eloquently stated. Attoruey General Jones concluded the argument at filteen minutes past three o'clock, when the Court adjourned, reserving its opinion npon the question til Monday morning, at nine o'clock. § Mr. Whitney truly said, this case has just com- menced; the proveedings of the past week have been but preliminary questions to tac main and all-im- ortant issue. The advance guards upon both sides ave to-day oeen put forward, and Monday the gene- rat engagement will begin in earnest, and that it will be a bitterly contested battle none will doubt who watched the proceedings of to-day. The war upon the part of the prosecution will be waged with great vindictiveness, No stone will be left unturned to get a conviction of the prisoner. All the powerful infiuences of immense weaith are being used with- ont stint to accomplish that object; vat if the gone- ral sentiment of the community 13 a criterion we will ord When the case 13 Closed a verdict of ‘Not uuilty. f ‘The evidence on Monday wi!l be uausuatly inter. esting: several gentlemen of prominence will be ex- amined, and daring the early part of the week Mi: Block, sister of the prisoner, will be upon the stand, M. Ronher, after his ill-treatment at Boulogne, was uluumately conveyed to Kheims, where he is at present in cherge of the Germans, Duke Patmeila has congratulated the King and Queen of Spain on behalf of the King of Portugal, and conferred upon their Majesties the insignia of several Portuguese orders, The Abend Zettung of Augsbourg states that the King of Bavarta is about to present to the Emperor William the royal crown of Lows LV., that sovereign Who declined to accept the imperial tile of tue Ro- man empire in order to remain German, The Liverté announces that the too famous General Garnter, commander of the Eighteenth military sub- division (Butte Montmartre), had become suspecte 1 by the Committee of Survelilance. Warned tn time he escapea being arrested, He has since wsued an order of the day informing the National Guard that he resigns bis functions, According to the Liberté M. Assy bad a long con- versation with the great advocate, M. Lachaud, who defended him when impiicated in the movement of Crenzot. Assy said that the general siate of alfairs m Parts aud the exultation of certain ultra repubit- cans gave him many fears. “The Jacobin clement is swamping us.” Tnese were his words, “i M. Leonard Chodzko, one of the most distingulshod Metnvers of the Polish emigration of 1851, nas died at Poitiers, aged seventy-one. On arciving tn France he became aide-le-camp to General j.alayet¢, but soon alter quitted the post for that of librarian of the Sorbouuc, where Mis erudition and affaule de- meanor won him the esteem of the public. The Moniteur of Versailles states that it can con- firm the assertion that Ge 1 Cremer arrived at Versatiles, following the advice of a deputy, one of hus friends, who recoiomended him to give the gov- cinment an explanation of hts conaact during the late events in Paris. ‘The oficer at once complied, aud immediately had a jong and cordial tuterview witn General Le Flo. Waa. appears wo have par- tictlariy pleased the government is the part he took In Obtaining the release of General Chanzy. in fact the latter declared that on several occasions be owed his ufe and, finally, his Hperty to General Cremer, A correspondent from Xome writes that Pias IX. continues (0 receive many visitors— Protestants 8 Weil a3 holies—and he recommends himeaeil to the prayers of the former as well as the latter, To an English lady, who attended one of the recent re- ceptions, the Pope said:—“iray for me. Protest. ants aiso can pray for the cause ot justice and truth.’ The following expressions to some other Visitors are quoted as indicating the Pope's own opinion of his continement:—“You bave conie to see him who ts called the prisoner of the Vatican. Traly, 1 um a0, Lcould, doubtless, materially go oat, but L could not d morally without seeiog the ai ing spectacle of @ city entirely cuanzed trom what it used to ve. Every siep, every glauce, would torture me; therefore, I snail zo ont no more until God puts an end tu the bitter trial to wilco he has chosen to subject us, Your prayers will hasven that day.’ Galignanv’s Messenger haa the foltowing:—“All Americans have read with pleasure the notices which bave appeared In the columns of our paper Teialive to the alinister of the United States at Paris, Mr. Washburne, for his attention and kindness to hus countrymen daring the siege, But not iess just Would it be to pay @ irtbuce to our Consul General, Meredith Read, who during four months of the th- vestinent rewaimed at his post, always ready with open hand and kind word to receive the needy and sorrowlul. What male this geatieman'’s conduct still more Worthy O: praise 1s that during ail that time he was cut off from recetying ad communic: tion from outside, For months he aid his day mat folly, until at Just a stronger hand was fatd on aim and “ekness compelied hint to le 13 was only When the medial men deckired 1 le depended on bis removal & he quilted Paris. Itis a great subject of thanksgtying Unal ainong Lao 4 Victiny of the siege General Kewl was avoid ull leakave of water. They were, however, forced to place the dam where 1t now 13 for several reasons, of which | need mention only one—namely, tne deepening of the canal above the dam. The bot tom is too hard for dredgework, and would have therefore caused immense expense to deepen it, Yhe dam 18 laid acrozs the canal at the place Known as the bend" or “elbow,” just below the end of the wood work on the south pier. Owing to the tremendous pressure on it aad a slight ruptare already experienced, cribs aud wails of stone have been thrown up for iuriuer security, ‘The dam liseif docs nov leak, but the difficulty ltea3 in the banks of the canal, which are composea of rock and sandstone that are full of fissures and crevices, allowing the easy passage of water. This leakage could only be remedied by means of pamps, and before this could be properly Worked cousidera- bie ice iad collected tu the botiow, ie slope wall has becu reinoved a4 far down as the guard gate. The perpendicular part looks ex- tremely ragged at present, sharp rocks project tn every direction, bat their danger to navigation will be overcome by means of 2 massive timber constrac- tion insvead of the stone Wall that was previously contracted for, ‘The excavauion 18 going on admirably, notwith- standing the great diiiculty they have to mcet with in ihe suape of ice, some twenty inches in depth, The steam drills empioyed do very eifective work for the blasting arrangement. Every blast tears up the sandstone ior yards around, and gangs of men gre on hana, who immed ately shovel tie loose stone into immense boxes, which are drawn-by horses to two gigantic derricks situated on the banks. These derricks Can dispose of 1,200 tons of rock per diem. ‘bhey have excavated 1,100 feet of the bottom, twent, feet in width by four in depth. 1t must be remem bered that the excavating commenced only at the latter enc of Lepteoes As has been noticed before, water is the only seri- ous trouble they have met with; in fact, it has almost presented an insurmountable obstacle in tae shape of ice. AS the work progressed the banks seemed to leak from all directions. Conduits have to be constructed aloug the wails; likewise & #uc- cession of smali dain, With pumps on them to keep away lhe water in certain locaiilies. Pumps had to be sent for beiow. ‘This is no slight uadertasing, when we consider the circumstances connected with our means of transportauon in winter. However, tuey have now the water under complete control by means of a system of pumps that it would lake up too much space to describe, The work 1s Leing urged oa rapidly, aud will continue 60 tll the opeuing Of navigation. ‘Lhe depth of water at the mouth of the canal nas beep Increased tour feet, Muking LOW an average depth of sixteen feet, This Valuabie work Was periormed by a dredge eugaged for the purpose, and peculiarly adapted for it. MISSISSIPPL LITER URIVGK AT ST, LOUIS. The great bridge across the Mississippi river at St, Louis promises to be, when compicced, one of the grandest monumonts of engineering skill and genius in the world, Between tue abuiments th wilt consist Of three steel arches, each of about 600 feet Span, resung upon massive solid masonry. Mr James 1B. Eads, the chief eugimeer, has issued @ very fute.esting report of the progress Wich hag 1 made in this great undertaking, Atmung those whieh mec rewuly iiustrate the power of science to uvercome dificuities which would seem Biunost Insurmountavig are somo reiatiug to the con truc- Hon of the West abutment, whieh at the date of te Teport hai been completed from the bed rock of the Tiver lo @ mark, & he tyaour feet altogether, though tie bed r tie site of Us abutment 16 BEvE a huli higher than at the eas. pier, th Out jn buliding tt 1ouLation Were more serious than at either OF the others. Its site hat been for over sixty years & pars of the sleambout landing of the city, aud as such had received every Kind of useless material turowa oyervoarit from the various steamers lyiag over It during that ume, The old sheet ion enveloping their farnaces, worn-out grate bars, oli frebri parts of smokestacks, wita coal cluders, clinker and amass of hete: ons sunstances formed & Qo posit averaging Uv lectin depth over the roe, Not oniy were these muscellaneous ousiructions in t Way, buL the cofler dally consiructed (0 enclose the site had tobe pai down through the Wrecks of no Jess than three steamboats witich were imbedded un the sand, the hatk of ether of which was not pros babiy of lesa than 400 tons mneasurement, From the enciosnre within the dam were takea parts of Beve- ral old and buraot steamboat engines, the trou pacts of some of which liad w be cul of; tour wrecks of barges, some of them in use probably beiore the era of stem, ukewise several oak saw logs, sone hors, chains and & Variety of smaller articies. ‘This lacuagruous deposlt wade’ it exesedingly dim- cull to maintain toe thtegrity of tie dam, and fre- quent fovdings occurred which delayed aud ine creased the cost of tie work; but all difficulties unted, and the bed rock Within Was finally exposed to view. The piers were sank by NeaNS of cxissons, Compressed air ANd sand pumps, nh Many respCets Lo those In Use for the baat xe. ‘The east pier of the St. Louis bridge had on tie 1st of October bei up to the beight of 117 feet above the ‘ock on which is resis, avout twenty feet avove tite level of the water Atihat tune. It measures at 1s base, in tne dire tion of the current, eighty. wo feet, and Uransversely sixty icet. pier Was placed on the rock im 12d days ailer the laying Of the first stone, Work betar suspended on it during twenty days of this me on account of bad Weather, The West abutment or the bridge whea compisted lo the carriage way Will 09 115 feet gh above the bed rock of tue river aud Will contain 11,360 cate yards Of masoury. BKINGE OVER THE MISSISSIPEL AY KEOXUK, The railroad and wagon bridge crossiag ue Mis- sissippl river at Keokitk, lowa, the only wagon briage crossing the river, hus just been cowpicted. It cust about $1,000,000, ‘The ori has eleyou ens, lwo abutments, and th Ldiraw span the world, being 484 feet tu length. La the contre are LWO spans, Eaci 260 lect Wide, for the passage of Traits, TUNNEL UNDE DETROIT RIVER, The tunnel under peiroit river, from Detroit to Winasor, will, itis given our, be nenced during the coming stmmer. ‘The pian is to construct three tunuels, two of which are to be about sixteca feet io hemnt, runntug paraiiel to one suowmer across, ant uniting at one entrance and exit at cach end. A made of smaller dimensions, say five fect tn diaiavier, to fuga Inain drain, and to be sliuated uadcrueath and between the other uwo, Work will be com meuced ou the last named tuunel first, #9 tines dratoage may be etected a3 fast as tie others are carried on. Present appearances justify the sur- mise that ihe work will be completed In about lwo years A TUNNEL, UNDER BOSTON BAY. A tunnel is projecied to conuect Kast Boston with Boston. The expense is estimated at $2,000.00), while the lerries, which are free, now cove $100,000 ayear. ‘he pians bave been made with tivo tubes, each with wu tue rof twenty-one feet, and to accommodate estriaas. ‘a was Nor Ite 18 BAY Sime 1: named Joun P, Renn was lodged 1a fatt ia ties oo t¥ “1 charged with the murdec of Williaa & poner’ ISG ‘There is row great reason to believe Wat the man Who Was suppose | Co iva muita Sherht Matt is wn receipe of a lett: " of Steubedt county, tug Ohta maa naned OE Breet coy io claucd (0 Wave Lived wb 8no fivarg,”? this S Prison for gro received by She Reighard, from the Prison stating that a ra! as there, but deates Knowy A lestor has tive and Diawiet Attorney of the Aubuin Stres nawed Witter Spencer enyting about Jou Ste be oun, leis more than provat te is Lie aaa Redur town ta charged Wit inedertig. AM ti vestiganon by the Grand Jary wil, ho doubt, clear “ho mystery.”