The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1871, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1871.-TRIPLE BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ROPRIETOR, All business or news Jetter ang toleataphie despatches must be addressed New York Tigran, Volume XXXVI. iS EVENING, —Kit, Tum ARKANSAS AMUSEMENTS NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broad TRAVELLER, LINA EDWIN’S THEATRE, 720 Broadway.—ComEpy or Ranx. GRAND OPFRA HO Ors Forirs DuaMatiQues. orner of Sth av. ana 2d she BOWERY THEATRE, Bot p1oT—EL Hyp: FrTa Ay Usev Ur—Ty —Warrtna ron a VER Vk THEATRE, Tweaty-fourty etreet.— RITIO, (PR Broadway.—Vaninry ENTER THe TRMPTER FOULED, GLOBE THRATRE TAINMENT, £C OLYMPIO THEATRE, Broadway.—Tir DnaMa oF Homizos. BOOTHS THY woun dh ant 6th avs. A WINTER'S K STADT THE A—LIAPRIOAT TRE, No. 45 Bowery,— WOUN'S MUSEUM Broadway, corner 30h st. —Performe ances every alternoon and evening, —!KLP, WALL THEATRE, Broadway ana 1th strect.— RANDALL'S Tomy. MRS. PF, Ht. OF AY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn,— NECK AND NECK. . 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TRIPLE CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S HERALD, cng, y of Washing eeting of the ‘on—the South Life Insur- and Po- he Secret sm_ the Root of Ail’ Evil; ‘ii Situation—Parade of the J y —The Bank 1 ce—The Rochester | — Financial and Com: e3 und Deaths, te, “Phe Ku Klux ‘Our South Caro- nal Lutelligence— | Leading « ‘ent Points OL Vi en lina Cov Jersey road ~Consolidauons—Amusement | Announcements, \ 7—Frau ty of Peace Sigued at Fi \ fort tonge Revolt—-heridan’s Ocean Ride from St. ‘Tho: he British West | Ind Suba—Miscell, 8 Telegrams— i Aquatics—The s+ Notices. ribulations of the Fat e Second Ave- | Antique omiciie National Convention of the Grand Army of the Republic in. foston—Bue- nos Ayres—The Connecticut Electlon—Ship- ping Intett ce —Adverliseucats, W—Advertisements Tug Mace-Cobura exe 8 are at Erie, Pa., and that little city, it may well be imagined, is in a tremor of anxiety and excitement. gD TAKING or THE CITY OF phic despatch from Jamaica announced the taking of the city of Lima by a party of insurgents. Tiis was, probably, an error, aad re! d to tae capture of Tunja, the capilal of the in Colombia, Tnx Conneo finally solved by the report of the investig: committee, which declares that Jewell received one bundired more votes than he is credited with in the th ward of New Haven. The Legislature formally declare him elected | to-day. Wren efficient B lof P of beantifal eqnares; bi arks has erected a number ntaios in the various parks and ut where is tse water? It may do very to have dolp! and mermaids and Venuses rising from the sea; but how can a dolphin display his beautiful colors or a Venus lave herself without water? Pile on the water, Commissioner Hilion! Pile it on! THe Giomovs May Wrata among the other beantifal thin: fruit, Quekera, co itr bri also perceptible activity oa the new Post 0) The walls he sprouted from th deep beds in t bei duously cultiv myriads of tillers of the earth. They will soon | spring up and blossom into columns and cornices, aud window frames and rafiers, and finally, we hope before many such seasons | are over, iuto a real new Post ¢ Tar Gr MY or THE Repverioe held | its national encampment in Bor Generali Joun A. Logan pre: There was quite a lively display, a 200d deal of regular routine bu S was transacted and a ban- quot was giv at I 1 Hall in the evening. Here Ger Logan made a speech, declar- ing that the object of tue association was in no wise political, but that it aimed to keep alive the social t ing the war and to foster and cherish the great principles of love for the Union and for free- dom thal first culled t) in-arms. clusion of his speech General Lovan declined a re-election as Com- mander-in-Chief. At the con Breacres oy Promise have their ameliorat- ing circumstances. The woman who suf- fered from one recently and afterwards refused to marry her promising young man because of his religious faith is de- clared judicially to have no further claim apon him, and must ‘‘hoe her owa row” here- after. Tuis should be a warning for all future time to all confiding damsels, Let them be sure of their sweetheat’s religious views be- fore they confids in him too far. It would not be a bad idea to have newly introduced beauxs make an avowal of faith at the first visit, or better still, to have the matual friend who | South , | the new order of th cousins and the like— | on yesterday, | formed between comrades dur- | together as brothers. | Tho Ku Klux from Different Points of View=—Onr South Carolina Correspond- ence. Since the nomination of General Sherman for the Presideacy by the Heap, on the spar of that significant little speech which the ‘General delivered af New Qrlcans 30h the | Ku Klox question, the press and politicians of all sections and parties have been in a flutter. This is natural, for the so-called Ku Klux matter is looming up as a political issue, and the mention of General Sherman for Presi- dent on account of bis broad, liberal and patriotic views regarding the South has drawn all eyes toward him. People begin to inquire seriously whether the opinion expressed by the distinguished General of the Army abou: the Ku Klux and the South or the representations of radical partisans be true, Knowing that he is @ warin personal friend of the President, and that he would not go out of his way to condemn the policy of the administration and the radical party, great importance is properly attached to the damaging words he uttered. “I probably,” he said, ‘have as good means of information as most other persons in regard to what is called Ku Klux, and am perfectly satisfied that ihe thing is greatly over-estimated,; and if the Ku Klux bills were kept out of Con- gress and the army kept at thoir legitimate | duties there are enough good and true men in | elt Southern States to put down ali Ku Klux or other bands of marauders.” The radicals and friends of the administration endeavor to throw doubt on these words, and quote another speech said to have been delivered by a different spirit; but the two do not really | conflict, and the ong quoted above is so characteristic of the General that we must believe he delivered it unless donied by himself, The copious correspondence we publish to- day in another pari of the paper from ovr special correspondent in South Carolina, and the proceedings of the Convention at Colum- bia, in that State, o report of which we pub- lished yesterday, tend to show that what General Sherman said about the Ku Klux was true—that, in fact, the Ku Klux evil is much over-estimated; that tie mass of the Southera people wish to live in peace and are ready to submit to tie present state of things. Some lawiess vazabond3 there are, no doubt, both in South Carolina and other Southern States, Such are found everywhere, and we are not without them in the Norih, t is wrong to attribute all the crimes in the Soath to the Ku Kiux. Plenty of them, and horrible ones, too, are committed by negroes, + | who certainly do not belong to the secret organization of which so mncli has been said. Admitting that there are Ku Klux outrages, and that they are worse and more numerous in South Carolina than elsewhere, we should not lose sight of the terrible ordeal the South has passed through—the radical uprooting of all its social and domestic institutions, as well as its political ideas—and the ordeal it is still passing throngh, Look, for example, at the South Carolinians, the very pink of honor—and sometimes extravagantly and foolishly so, yet anoble people—how they have been placed under the heel of their tormer slaves—under the government of negroes that can neither read nor write, and of miserable, unprincipled ; adventurers from the North. Can we bo sur- | prised that they chafe aud are restive under sugh circumstances? The wonder is that such a people conform to the extraordinary change | | so readily. We know of no better explanation of the feelings of the best and ruling class of the than is shown in the conversation | which our correspondent had with Mr. Alfred Huger. Mec, Huger isa truly representative man of South Carolina, and, to a great extent, of the whole South. He was an old slave- holder, a State rights man of the Southern j school, a rebel, as going with his State and | section in the fearful issue made, thongh not believing in the doctrine of the right of seces- | sion; yet he, siace the war, votes for his own | negroes for office—yet he says that he is | always willing to vote for a respectable negro | for Congress or any otber high position, We | have no doubt of the honesty of this gentle- man, We believe that the position he holds | with regard to tho status of the negro under 8 is the same that the bulk of the intelligent men of the South bold, This, too, is the opinion of the most sensible negroes of the South, as may be seen by our | correspondent’s interview with Riley, Brown | | and others, and would be of the negroes in general if they were not subject to the infla- ence of corrupt and selfish carpe!-baggers and itriguers of that section, Look at the frivhiful taxation and expenditure of South Ce aa and the wholesale plunder of ite by a corrupt and ignorant Legislature 1 rovernment, and it will be seen there on for the bostility of the intelligent ive portion of the community, Surely there ought to be some consideration for the peopls of our own race and blood—for that highly honorable and brave people who fonght 69 nobly for the independence of the United States and the right of local self-gov- ernment, notwithstandiag the mistake thoy made in the secession movement. There is no good reason to doubt the avowed intention of this people to give the negroes their rights under the amendments to the constitution. They may resist the intolerable corruption and ruinous extravagance of their local govern- mnt, bat there is evidently no disposition to resist the federal government, Should they | resort even to exceptional means to accom- | plish their object the federal administration | ought to show some forbearance as far as the limits of peace may admit. A war of races or sectional war should be avoided by all means, The composition and action of the Conven- tion assembled on Monday last at Columbia, S. C., onght to inspire confidence in the ad- mioistration at Washington that the Southern people were intent on preserving order and carrying out faithfully the amendments to the constitution securing the rights of the negroes, ntroduce: state his case, as thus, forin- | In this body are men of the old secession stance: "Miss Smith, Mr. Jones, Presby- | or rebel class, conservatives of the new era, terian, or Mr mpeon, Mardebell Baptist.” | Union Southerners, negroes who have come Acd Mise Swith, hewlag her own religious | up with the new order of things, and repre. views, t'yht, oa the lovtant, dismiss any one | seotative men of all classes and both races, wWhow reolglooe views woeld seem to be ineon- | Disorganizing resolutions were promptly evean’ wily tke bermosloas progress of a | voted down. The best and most intel- Breach of ur smise case. \ ligent citizens of the State were 2 General Sherman apparently in somewhat of | there, The sole object was to reform the abuses in the State government and to pre- serve peace. What better argument is needed for South Carolina and the South generally? What greater reproof to the partisan coercive legislation gf Congress? There {s no necessity for the employment of military power in the affairs of the South if the conservative classes be supported in their effor's to suppress dis- orders and to govern wisely. The first thing to be carefully avoided is federal interferencé with local self-government, for this is the basis of our glorious institutions and liberty. Thongh Congress may have thought proper to invest the President with extraordinary powers he ought not to use them unless there be danger of civil war. It was never contem- plated by the founders of the government or in the constitution that the President should use the power of the sword, only in case of civil war and unless called upon for that purpose by the State governments, To compel local communities to execute the laws, and especially to hold them responsible for tae non-execition of such laws, is a now theory of government in this republic and a great step toward a centralized despotism. We hope General Grant may be as prudent and moderate in executing the doubtful power -rred upon him as he was skilful in the management of the war. Lot him remember that political objects are not likely to be attained by a violation of the true principles of our constitution and government, Kindness and a proper consideration for the South in the abnormal and extraordinary circumstances of its condition should govern his action. The Ku Klux is but an accident, a thing of the day, and, as General Sherman said, greatly over-estimated. The expression of this cor- rect opinion by him has touched the popular heart and may make him President. If General Grant be wis? he will be governed by the same sentiment, ‘ihe Commune Collapsing. Our latest advices from the scene of hos- tilities about Paris indicate very plainly that the end of the insurrection is near at hand— that the collapso of the Commune may be expected at any moment. Defeated at every point, its forces driven back at the point of the bayonet, and a furious and devastating cannonade constantly maintained against its strongholds, resistance is unavailing. The musses of the reds see their cause hopelessly lost, the followers of the Commune are despondent, and they are about abandoning the rapidly sinking ship. Paris will soon be in the hands of the Thiers government, and, although much blood may yet be shed, it will note long before the legitimate authority will reign supreme over all of France. We look for this ending of a causeless and unneces- sary insurrection at an early hour, and when over we hope to see every effort made to save as much as possible from the terrible wreck that has been created, The capture of Fort d’issy by the Versaillists created a great sensation in Paris; it evidently shattered their hopes of furtuer resistance. The resignation of General Rossel, the successor of Cluseret, followed close upon the heels of the loss of the Communisis’ stronghold. He, like a sensible man, did not wish to be in command when the edifice erected by the worst enemies France has ever had crumbles into pieces. Of course all is excitement within the great city. The authorities are doing all they can to restore confidence, and urge continued resistance ; but they have a thankless task, and one in which they will meet with but little, if any, success, The people are beginning to tire of the war; they arc disgusted with con- stant defeat, and are about ready, we think, to turn upon thoge who have led them on a fool’s errand. The sitting of the Commune may be ended by the very people who have been its firmest adherents, and the crowd that has been so enthusiastic of late in the erection of barricades, and in doing much of the fighting outside the walls, may in a few days be the loudest shouters in favor of the Thiers’ government. Marshal MacMahon has the game safely caged, and when ready he will have it in his clutches completely. It is reported that the breaches in the walls of Paris will be practicable for assault by the end of the week. The storm- ing columns of ten thousand mcn each have been detailed. General Douay has been placed in command of the foriorn hope, and all is arranged 80 that when the cry en avant comes a short time only will bo required to gain possession of Paris and compel at the point of the bayonet a rapid collapse of the Commune, a miniature war of raccs. The Srish laborers, who were assaulted on Tuesday by the miners, have held a meeting and resolved that they will hereafter have no affiliation with Welsh, men, and they call upon ell peo,le of other nationalities to endorse them. The result of the riot appears to be that three Irish- men were beaten to death, several others were severely injured, and an irreparable breach was made between the two parties, who should have closely fraternized in their war- fare against the operators and tho corpora- tions. Both miners and laborers injure their cause by rioting and help the cause of the common enemy. It is a noteworthy sugges- tion, however, that these riots indicate des- peration akin to that produced by starvation, and when it comes to this neither life nor property, whether of the employ ers or of dis- interested citizens in the neighborhood, is safe an hour, Tax Sovrn Caroutna Nanons of the Tax- payers’ Convention called upon the plebeian official of the State yesterday to consult re- garding the bost means of securing lower taxation and better credit. The Governor and his high adjuvants willingly gave all the information and aid they could to the needy patricians, but Governor Scott read them a sly lesson that does credit to his head. He told them the insolvency of the State was due entirely to the disturbed condition of the public mind and the insecurity to life and property, for which he was not responsible, In this the nabobs might have sniffed Ku Klux, but evideutly they did not and went on calmly with their investigation, It was a very edify- ing spectacle indecd to see old Major General Butler and Ex-Secretary of the Rebel Treas- ury Trenholm consulting about filthy lucre with carpet-bag Governor Scott and two mulatto State officials, L The High Commission Treaty in the Senate— The First Day’s Procecdings. The treaty has passed from the White House to the Capitol. In compliance with the special call of the President, the United States Sen- ate, in extra session, the Vice President in the \ chair, assembled at noon yesterday, the mem- bers fully informed upon the important busi- nesg hringlng them together, and apparently well pleased with the great work of the Joint High Commission awaiting their judgment. The first proceeding after the calling of the body to ordor was the prayer of the chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Newman, who, in behalf of the treaty, thus appealed to the Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe:—‘‘Upon the United States and Great Britain we invoke Thy benediction of wisdom and peace. By no Satanic influence or errors of statesmanship may tho peaceful relations of these Powers be interrupted for a moment. May all the people be united in a good example for the peaceful settlement of the great questions now pending.” To which appeal, no doubt, ‘all the people” will say “Amen!” The usual committee was appointed to wait upon the President to inform him that the Senate was in session, and ready to receive any communication ho might have to make, Next, pending the absence of the committee on their mission, the Senate took a brief re- cess, and on reassembling, after some little formalities, Mr. Cameron, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, moved that when the Senate adjourn it adjourn over to Friday next (to-morrow.) Here Mr. Sumner put in the significant inquiry, “Why not make it a later day?” This looks like mischief. The object of Mr. Came- ron’s motion was a day for the consideration of the treaty by the Foreign Relations Com- mittee, which he thought was all the time they would require in order to decide upon their report; but Mr. Sumner was clearly of the opinion that Mr. Cameron, in his motion, was in too much of a hurry, The motion, however, was adopted, so that at the meeting of the Senate, to-morrow, Mr. Cameron from his committee will doubtless report back the treaty to the Senate with the recommendatioa that it be ratificd. Next, Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, offered a resolution, which was adopted, requesting the President ‘‘to furaisi a copy of all reports made by the Hon. William Whiting, as Solicitor of the War Department, upon any claims made by the subjects of any foreign nations for damages in consequence of the war against onr rebellious States from 1861 to 1865.” And what does this mean? It means, per- haps, that Mr. Morrill or Mr. Sumner, or both these Senators, intend to make a fight against this treaty on the British claims against the United States, for the settlement of which it provides, At all events Mr. Morrill wants to see the budget of these claims, and in this he is right. In finding out, however, that the catalozue embraces neither Canadian Fenian raid claims, nor rebel cotton loan claims, nor blockade runners’ claims, nor claims of British subjects living in the South for losses of slaves or losses of property of any kind from the war, we dare say that the prudent Senator from Vermont wili be satisfled. General Porter then appeared at the Senate door to announce that he was instructed by the Presiden‘ >f the United States to deliver the Senate a mossage in writing, and having handed it in, on motion of Mr. Cameron, the Senate went into executive session. Here Senator Cameron, after the reading of the treaty, stated that it was bighly honorable to both countries and negotiated in the interests of peace, and he suggested that it be given to the press of the country, Senator Sumuer warmly seconded Senator Cameron in his last suggestion, although he is reported to have sald that he did not fully approve of some portions of the treaty and thought they might be amended. Several Senators objected to giving the treaty to the public, mainly because it was contrary to the old way of doing things—a species of old fogyism that has fortunately become rather exceptional in the United States Senate of the present, and will doubtless be missing from it altogether in the future. Mr. Sum- ner’s objections appear to have been levelled mainly at the claims of British subjects, and even in regard to them his chief opposition is accounted for by his remark that if decided opposition had been expressed by our Com- missioners they would not have been admitted. Finally the treaty was referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations, where it was very cordially received, its reading having created a good impression, The opinion seems to prevail at Washing- ton that within ten days or two wecks the business of this extra session will be finished in the final action of the Senate upon the treaty, No doubt appears to be enterlained of its ratification, and by a large vote. The be, Domingo annexation treaty proved to be anapple of discord, and the President wisely cast itaside. The Alabama claims, British claims, St, Albans claims, East India gun- powder claims, Northeastern Fisheries, St. Lawrence navigation and Northwestern boun- dary treaty, appear as an olive branch, blooming with the symbols of peace, and so in all its details muy it prove to be. Ratified by the Senate, it will be acceptable to the country, as all our treaties of peace have been, and will be a high feather in the cap of General Grant and his peace administration, for still the American people like the great soldier's unwarlike motto—Let us have peace,” Tne Citizens’ Assoctation has rather outlived its usefulness, but we are glad to sce its last letter on city affairs, It speaks quite freely and fearlessly on the city subjects of legislation in the late session of the Legis- lature, condemning without stint the Registra- tion laws, the laws anthorizing the issue of new bonds in certain cases, and partially con- demning some of the provisions of the Viaduct Railroad act. It rather warmly eulogizes the larger jobs of the session, such as the new Tax Lovy bill, the Broadway widening, the charter amendments and the water supply. To be sure, these were the great transparent jobs of the session, which any one but the dear old Citizens’ Association could see through; but as that harmless body of genial old gentlemen have shown a thorough willingness to abuse aome part of the ring legislation, we feel sure no thoughtless person can ever again accuse them of selling out to Tammany. | thing generally in that republic, SHEET. Lonls Blane on the Republic and Com: ee Louis Blane has written a letter on tho strugcle now raging in France, which we published in full in yesterday's Herat. The veteran republican declares himself still a socialist, but not of that order of socialists who indulge in the wild dream of an equal distribution of property as the only means by which happiness can be secured to the citizen. M. Blanc's letter is plain and practical, and it pronounces some wholesome views on the unhappy conflict which now dis- {resses France, and that, too, to use his own words, ‘under the eyes of the enemy whom our discords strenzthen, and of the world, which is scandalized.” ‘The principle for which I will fight,” says M. Blano, in another part of his letter, ‘‘as long as I can hold a pen, is that which the revolution proclaimed—that from which it derived the strength to crush the coalition of the kings— that explained by these words which explain so many victories and recall so many deeds— ‘Republic one and indivisible.’” This cry, which is uttered and cherished by so many Frenchmen to-day, will, we fear, be lost in the noise of contention and the conflict of the contending parties. M. Blanc is not the only advocate of the “republic one and indivisible,” but every day which passes over with Paris and Versailles at each other's throais reduces the chances of the establishment of a permanent republic in France. It is even now, we fear, too late. The timo has passed when France might have risen from out of the ruin which the war with Ger- many brouzht upon her to be the first nation in Europe. It would, indecd, have crowned the edifice of greatness if the country, which, while robed in imperialism was humbled into weakness, yet possessed viiality enough to re- cruit fresh power and develop its strength in the great European republic. Such a result attained, and the war would not have been fought in vain; but how different the pros- pecis now! ‘Two sections of a great people fighting each other and exhibiting to the civilized world a phase of civil war scarcely paralleled in history, That the Commune is in a great measure to blame is trae; but who will argue that the Thiers govern- ment is faultless? From one of the HEraLp correspondents in Paris we learn that even from his cell in prison Archbishop Darboy, in conversation with the American Minister, Mr. Washburne, declared that M. Thiers did not understand the Parisians; and may we not imply, from the other remarks made by the venerable prelate, that a proper understanding and reasonable concessions by both parties would bring this useless effusion of blood and dreadful destruction of property to an end? Louis Blanc himself in his let- ter, moreover, declares ‘that those within the Assembly and those without, who would give their lives to see this sanguinary problem solved in a pacific manner, are con- demued to the toriure of being unable to perform a single act, to utter a cry, to say a word, without running the risk of provoking manifestations contrary to the object they pro- pose, or without rendering themselves liable in this manner to irritate the malady, to en- venom the wound,” The situation is, indeed, one of misery—deep, direfil and wretched misery—for France, from which we fear she can only be rescued by the slrong ari of the German empire. Ecclesiastical Reform in England. It is a fact, not wholly without interest, that the Church founded by uxorious Henry the Eighth, of bloody memory, is in danger at the very moment that the Pope is in his biggest trouble. Mr, Miall, who has many intelligent and sympathizing friends in the United States, has once again made a bold endeavor and has once again been voted down, But tho member for Bradford is the last man to be told that well-directed effort, because not immediately successful, is useless, If any man knows he knows that even the rock cannot resist the unremitting drop. The opposition of Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Gladstone has not chilled him. He will return again to the effort; and if he cannot, others, filled with and fired by his spirit, will do it for him, The Nonconformist, of which Mr. Miall has long been the editor, helped to meke an end of the Irish Church estavlishment; and the Nonconformist does not mean to discontinue its efforts so long as the Church by law established exists cither in Scotland or Eng- land, At a time when anti-State Ciurch have made an end of the Papal 8, it is not at all improper that the prond Episcopal Church of England should also feel the force of modera prozress, A Metanouory Case is that of the two women in Brooklyn who were frightened to death by the presence of burglars in their rooms. It is an accepted maxim of the Court of General Sessions now that a burglar in- tends to commit murder, if necessary, when he enters a house for burglarious purposes, and here is a peculiar case that strongly illustrates the idea. The burglars have actually commit- ted a double murder, not only without actual intention, but actually without any neccssity, and we may imagine the horror with which they find that their crimes have brought them so suddenly and so uselesaly under the awful shadow of the scaffold. The case is a singu- lar one, and yet it is a wonder that it has not been a very frequent one, when we consider how many burglaries are committed and how very few women in this city are strong and fearless enough to look upon the chilling spec- tacle of a man in their room witha black mask on and adark lantern in his hands, gliding noise- lessly about like the man-wolf, and perhaps leaning over the bed whereon the woman lies and looking intently into her face to see if she is asleep—to look upon such a chilling spec- tacle as this and live, Sr. Tuomas AND VeNEzuRLA.—By special telegram to the Heraxp from Havana we have later dates from the above named places, It is reported from St, Thomas that everything is apparently not working well with the cable expedition, and althongh the telegraph com- pany reports all right it is not generally credited. From Venezuela we hear of several high-handed measures on the part of Blanco— such as blockading ports aad imposing un- usual duties, An outbreak is threatened at Caracas, which, if it occurs, may upset every Sherman’s Ku Klux Speech Sustained. The remarks General Sherman made in New Orleans on the 22d April, to wit— { probably have as good means of information as most persons in regard to what is called the Ku Klux, and am perfectiy satisfied that the thing ly greatly over-estimated; and if the Ku Klnx bills were kept out of Cor and the army kept at their legitimate duties, there are cnough good and true men in all Southern States to put ‘down all Ka Klux or other bands of marauders. —have been represzated as not conveying his opinions. The statements to that effect have been demolished by o clear and precise declaration made in the Memphis (Tenn.) Avalanche of the 10th inst., of which the fol- lowing is an embodiment :— - ‘The speech of General Sherman reported by Con- way to the New York 7ribune, and reported in last night’s despatches as having been made at the Union League at New Orleans, does not refer to the one delivered at the Ainerican Club on the 20th ult, and reported by its New Orleans correspondent, but gneter eRe spoke of tho nireate socal rel tlons existing betweer him, Bragg an cia The Avalanche further says its report waa furnished by an officer of the United States army, who was present when the remarka attributed to Gencral Sherman were delivered. There should be no bother about this busi- ness, As an army officer, the informant of the Avalanche should make the case clear. But, better than all, General Sherman should show his hand, and let the public know whether or not ho is willing to accept a spontaneous nomination for the Presidency by the voice of the American people, Tx Mission to Greror.—We learn that John M. Francis, editor of the Troy Z'imes, has been nominated to the Senate by the Preai- dent as our Minister to Greece, vice Tuckerman, In this nomination General Grant has succeeded in doing two things— first, in banishing an opponent, and, second, in giving a chance to a thorouzh American newspaper man to let the American people know what the matter is with Greece. Personal Intelligence. Major General Phil Sieridan ts domiciled at the Fifth Avenue. Lieutenant Governor Allen C, Beach 1s @ gucst at the St. Nicholas, The Earl ana Countess of Etlsemere have apart’ mentwat the Brevoort House. Major General Humphreys, of the United States Army, 18 domiciied at the Hofman House, John S, Thrasher, of Texas, is residing at the Sturtevant Lol Senator B. St. Nicholas. Mra, Lincoln and her son Thad are stopping at the Fifth Avenue. Francis I. Hayes, President of the Atlantic and Pacide Railroad, is stopping at the Brevoort House. Judge Henry Sherman, of Washington, is residing at the Astor House. Jodge Allen, of Texas, {8 svjourning at the Sturtevant House. Ex-Governor Wiliam Dennison, sojourner at the St. Nicholas, Captata Cook, of the steamship Russia, ts at the Brevoort House. State Treasurer W. Ul. Bristol is abiding at the St Nicholas, W. F. Hathaway, of England, ts domiciled at the Sturtevant Louse, Van &. Richmond ts staying at the St. Nicholas. High Commissioners Lord Tenterden and Pro- fessor Bernard lett the Brevoort House for Boston yesterday. JERSEY RAILROAD CONSOLIDATIONS. Rice, of Arkansas, ts abiding at the of Ohio, 1s a& Farewell Camden and Amboy—A Richmond in the Field. Yesterday was a momentous day in the history ot New Jersey. The doom of Camden and Ampoy as @ corporation was sealed, The election of directors tovk plice at Trenton—the last election the stock- holders will ever participate In as Camden and Amboy menu, Thirty thousand shares voted and tha old regime was re-clected. The following are the dihectors chosen:—W. LU. Gatzmer, Benjamin Fish, Cambridge Livingston, Asavel_ Welch, Samuel Welch, Charles McAllister aud Wiillam S. Cook, ‘The majority of these are favorable to tae proposed transter, The “regular ticket,” so called, was favorable to the iease, and never was there a livelier opposition, ‘The meeting Was the largest aud most exciting ever heid by this corporation. The following are the directors of the canal cor Dany elected:--Robert F. Stockton, John M. Ree Moses Taylor, John G, Stevens, Richard 8S, Conover, William W, Sutppen, Aibert W. Markley, John Jacob Astor and G. Morris Dorrance, ‘Twenty-dve Luousand shares voted, The question of lease or no lease will be the first business alter the organization of the new Board of Directors, and the decision will be laid before the stockholders, Tue Pennsylvanta Central men are endeavoring to hurry up the negolations lest they may lose tae coveted prize. The Keading Railroad has appeared: as a Compelttior, and has offered $1,000,000 bonus om the terms proposed by the Pensylvania Central. It hag even oilered a higher bonus if any induce. ments be held out in the meantime. It remains, therefore, fur Camden and Amboy, waich ts certala to be wobbied up, to make the best terms possivie. Aspecial despatch from Trenton to the Philadel- phia Ledger says the stockholders of the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Delaware and Raritan Canal met to-day in annual session, ‘There was @ larger number of stockholders present than eves, before at any similar meeting. The ostensible bust ness was the election of directors for the ensut year—seven In the Camden and Amboy road and nin in the Delaware and Raritan Canil. Tho present directors in both companies were re-clected by very large majorities, The majority vote ranged from 18,000 to 25,000, and the minority vote from 7,006 downwards, The only question at Lesue tn the elec tion was that of leasing or ‘ing the works of thé tidied Companies. Of the Sevon old and now, re-elected directors of the Camden and Amboy road jive are avowedly against icasing and two lo favor. Of nine Delaware and Raritan Canal direc- tors two are against leasing and seven tn favor— thus making the relative strepgth of partics in the joint board seven against leasing and nine in favor. The following are the Camden and Amboy directors :—Willam I. Gatzmer, Benjamin Fish, Cambridg vingston, Ashbui Welsh, Samuel Welsh, Chavles McAllister and William G. Cook, The following are directors of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company :—Robert PF, Stockton, Join M. Read, Moses Taylor, Jolin @, Stevens, Richard §. Conover, Williain W. Shippen, Albert W. Markey, Join Jacob Astor and G. Morrls Dorrance, ‘yhe directors of the New Jersey Railroad are largely in favor of the lease. There were tiree or four tickets, composed of opponents of the lease, voted for, but the candidates elected were voted lor by pretty much ali the srieuds of leasing. Almost the entire afternoun was devoted to the election. So far as the action of the day is an evidence of the sentiment of the stockholders on the question of leasing the unized work, i is strongly in the afirmative, though as yet little is Geanitely known of the details of the proposed lease to the Pennsylvania Ratlroad Company, and nothing at ail of those embodied in the new proposition made by the Reading Railroad Company. There was much sald as to Whether this conc ‘tional offer was better than the proposed lease to the Pennsylvania Ratiroad Company, and quite @ number, iuclading among them some of the directors and most of the large shareholders, held that, whether by paying more or less, the Matter of lesse was not open to further negotiation by committees of two contract ing partes, inasmuch as the contract at the last Meeting was Ay haf except on two or three points suggested = by ihe = — com mittee of the united companies, ant those were noxt day accepted by the Pennsyivai ry Railroad, This, t 8 held, concluded the bat between the parties, so far as tne committees of the two boards of directors have connection with it, and to break from tt now to treat with the new barty would be trifling If not dishonorably. Mr, Ashvel Welsh stated that the lease was still im the bands of the committee and not yet completed. Lease of tho Newark and New York to the Now Jersey Central Railroad. ‘The lease of the Newark and New York Ratlroad to the New Jersey Central Ratlroad was effected you terday, the agreement being wat the lessees pay seven per cent per annum, semi-annually, on the ture cost of the road. The lease Is to be perpetual. Tm 18 In effect a mere formality, forasinuch aa the great bulk of the stock in the local road was come troiied by stockholders in the Central, Out of the mill,ons it cost to construct the road the capitalists of Newark came forward to the extent of less than $509,000, But for two or three energetic Newarkors like Mr. Jolin MeGreqor the road would never nave been bulin oe | |