The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1871, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Several Amendments to Be Proposed to the Treaty of Washington, Protracted Session of the Sen- ate Expected. fax on Dividends—Commissioner Pleason- fon’s Ruling Sct Aside, the important Decisions by United States Treasurer. WASHINGTON, May 13, 1871, Protracted Session of the Scuate—The Treaty to be Thorouah'y Discussed. ‘There is no doubt that four or five Senators have Prepared amendments to the Treaty of Washington. A number of Senators are preparing to deliver Bladvorate speeches on the subject, which will here, ‘after be published, should the injunction of secresy be removed, ‘The recent comments on the treaty oath in Eng- land and Canada have disposed Senators to look ‘more closely tuts its provisions and relative bear- ‘tngs, ang there Is ground for the belief that the sea. Bion will be prolonged for three or four weeks. ‘The Committee on Foreign Relations progressed ®» far to day in the examination of the treaty of Washington as to warrant the assertion that 1 will ve reported to the Senate on Monday without amendment, Ralings by the United States Treasurer. ‘The following rulings nave recently been made by the United Siates Treasurer:— BASE METAL COINS. One and two cent coins were hitherto not recety- able in payment of more than four cents tor postage - and revenne stamps, as one and two cent coias are wnly a legal tender for four cents; hereafter they are receivabie 1n payment for postage and revenue stamps for more than that amount at any one pay- quent. COMPOUND INTEREST NOTE! By the terms of the compound interest notes the imcipal and interest becomes due in three years om the dates they were issued, from which dates vf maturity the ‘interest ceased. The Depart- ment has been prepared at any time since to pay ‘the same on presentation. ‘NO REISSUE FOR GREENBACKS TOTALLY DESTROYED. Congress has conferred on the Department no authority to redeom legal tender notes totally de- Rtroyed, although Congress has, in some imstances, anthorized the Departinent to make payment for in- terest-bearing securities which had been lost or totally destroyed. No such authority, either special or general, has deen conferred in cases of the loss ‘or destruction of lezal tender noies, REGISTERS’ FEES ON REDEEMED CURRENCY. Register fees on redeemed currency forwarded by Portmastmasters to the Treasurer cannot be pald by Me government. There ix no provision of law for the government of registry fees on redeemed cur- reucy forwarded fo the Treasury by postmasters, REDEMPTION OF NATIONAL BANK NOTES. Legal tender notes on a national bank are re- Meemavle ot the ‘Treasury only im case of its failure on liquidation, The National Bank notes, payaple in lawful money, and the gold notes of National Banks are redeemable oaly at the Treasury in case of a fuilare of a ‘bank on Its going into liquidition. Duplicates cannot be fssued of dratta properly issued to agents or attor- ‘heys and still in stence, when dratts have been ivered to one agent or attorney by order of the avee or party af titerest and are still in existence, Pupheates will not be issued to such payee or party at interest because the agent or attorney refuses to aeliver the dratts without payment of an alleged exornitant jee. Gold notes of San Franctaco na- tional banks are not redeemable at New York, Na- tionat banks must receive eaca other’s gold notes at r. Under section 5 of the act of July 12, 1870, the Firat, National Bank of San Franetseo, common with all other national gold hanks that may be organtzed in ‘the sar hy ex t from proviamg for the r New York of tts notes. Under Ks issuing ed to ofall debts the gold n Tue Dividend Tax—Ruling by Commissioner Pleasonton Set Aside. On the 2st of Janusry last Commissioner Pleason- fon issued an order, in which he stated that upon farefal consideration of tie question he was of the opinion that sections 15 and 18 of the act of Jnly 14, 1870, entitled “An act to reduce internal taxes, and for other purposes,” did not authorize the levy- Qug and collecting of a dividend tax upon a@tvidends declared durmg tho last five months or 1870, He revoked ail previous rulings contrary to this opinios, and directed that where assessments of the tax had been made, hut not passed to the Collector, that they be atri from the lists, and that where they had been re- ceived by the Coilector he should assist in preparing claims for abatement or refunding. according as the tax had or had not been paid. Im accordance with this ruling a large number of claims were prepared and presented to the Secretary of te Treasury, who at ance took exceptions to the construction of we Jaws laid down in General Pieasontou’s order, and referred the matter to ihe Attorney General for nts opinion, The questions presented were as follows: K rest paid subse 1370, aud prior to January 2 Second—is the i jared subseque: Uy nuary t, S71 "C18 “and employés of the Representauves and co tes in Congress, from whose ov salary a $AX at the rave of five per cent per am Nas been Wicabeld conrmuousiy smce Decomper 3, 1889, be rejuired to inchide tt therr income retura for i870 the pay or salary received by them dariig the tast five montas O1 1970, An Wicil no Wax has been with held. To ali of these. questions the Attorney General re- _ Blies in the aiirmative herefore the railing of Commissioner | leaso: do, aud the Trea- -@ury Department will re to consider claims died in accerdance with the previous 1astroctions -of the Commuisstoner of Lnteraal Revenue. Speculators dian Bonds, Tn the matter.of te issue to the Choctaw tribe ef AMndipus of bonds of the Un ted States to the aifoant ($250,000, a8 authorized by tue act approved March 23, 1871, entitied “An act maxing appropriations for whe current and contingent capenses mdjan Department, and for fullilling treaty Hipwavons with varto Indian tribes for the Year guiding June 89, is: nd for other purposes,” we Secretary of the Treasury, without considering a Wher questions ratsed by the counsel jor the several ¢. Winsapls of sala bones, Js of the opinion that no one ©} Pho parties making sueh claim 18 so authorized by the\ Chocjaw Indians te jostuy the department issu- ing Mhe-Loues at the present time to any of the sald cial Wales, of the Personal. , There was a large number of visitors at the @outive Mansion to-day to see the P dent, Iinciad- dng 2 mmnber Of Senators and Secretary Belknap, avho has just retarned trom the West W. W. Corcoraa still les in a critical conastion, daere being .2o apparent change sluve yesterday, Conuniastoner.of Indian Affairs Parker returned from Sew York this morning after a three weeks seouri in that city. He says the enure letungs of the contracts tor Iman goods amount to $1,000,000, at prices lower taan-the market rates. Walter N. Smith, Assistant Attorney General ana Boliesier of the Imerior Department, has bea ap- poised Acting Seeretary of the Intertor during we y*emperary once of Segreiary Delano. ndition of the New Loan, There ge been a livelier feeling and subsertption te the new United States loan during the week end- fing to-day,,and the amount placed bas reached $64,413,050. The condiuon of she loan 1s regarded a6 wory encouraging. The first.of the new bonds will be placed . the hands ot the itegisterot the ‘sTevsary for is signawire on Monday, and by the middie of tho week they Will be ready Jor Geuivery to the subserivers. VIEWS OF THE "PAST. MAY 14, 1664—Dattle of Resaca; General Sherman defeaved the rebels, 1883—-Batile of Jackson, Miss.; General Grant de- feawd te revel General Joe Jonnstow’s forces. pater V Hh gomores to the torone cae) ay do—King Henry iv, TORCe AsBARRIL Hiavailiag, Pare =~ ied. Disappointed—Tue Caeetew Ine NEW Y AMUSEMENTS. ore Union League THEATRE—AMATEUR OPERA.—The Union League theatre was last mgnt filled to over- flowing by @ Mstinguished audience, brought together to give practical expression to their sym- pathy with the Cubans in their struggle for inde- pendence, by contributing to the support of those families that have been reduced to poverty by the absence or death of sous or fathers. The piece selected by the urganizers of the amateur opera, Messrs. Emilio Agramonte and F, F, Martinez, was Verdi's “Ernani,” which gave full scope for the exercise of dramatic as well as vocal power. The principal roles were sustained by Miss Lizzie Allen as Elvira, Signor G. Boy as Ernant, Signor F. F. Martinez as Don Ruy Gomez de Silva, and Mr. Frank Bartlett as Don Carlos. ‘the opera opens with @ brigand scene, and we soon learn that Er- nani, the chief, is in Jove with the veautitul Elvira, who, of course, returns the vutlaw’s affection, but, as is necessary to the interest of the play, a certain old grey-bearded grandee of Spain bas also fallen in love with the charming fair, and is about to force the young lady to marry him. But the brigand chief appears on the scene, and, learning to his sur- prise that his lady love has consenced vo accept his rival, he reproaches her with her perfidy m the fourth scene of the second part. The acting of Signor Boy was natural in this scene, and made one forget the poverty of his voice. While the lovers are explaining they are surprised vy the enraged De Silva, who denounces vigorously the basenessof the brigand and tne lady. This wasone of the most effective and vigorously rendered scencs, Signor Maritues as basso was @ complete success, and was loudly and repeatedly appiauded. Mr. Bartlett as Don Carlos made a le baritone, and if ne had thrown a litle more force into his geting: would have been much more effective. The honors of the evening are -undoubtedly due to Miss Lizzie Allen, who not only sang well, but acted with great judgment, The orchestra was weil conducted, but was too strong for the size of the theatre, and occasionally marred the effect of the part singing by almost com- pletely drowning the voices of the singers. How- ever, the evening’s entertainment was decidcdiy od, and the audience gave repeated proof of satis- fi ction and Le errr A matinée will be given on Monday, the 16th inst., for the same praise- worthy object, and will, no doubt, receive the sup- port which it deserves, There can be no novier work tian aiding the unfortunate, STRINWAY HALL—MRks. MAOREADY’S RECITALS.— This lady gave the second reading of her series to a comfortable audience at this hall on Friday night. She evinced but little 1mprovement in the treatment of her subjects. Her forte lies in comedy; for in her pictures of deep passion, while possessed of most of Uae attributes of a good reader, she 13 lable to all sorts of eccentricities of gesture with- oat any particular bearing or force, save in their very wildness, The piece entitled “fhe Mantac’s Wife” closed the recital. It is stated on the bills to be “the most tnrfiling and truthful represenvation of insanity ever given.” This is not strictly true; but ib certainly 1s a piece of the shcer- est lunacy ever seen on or off the stage, The mind may be distraught, yet m depicting horror, lear or despair the body follows the same rules as in thorough sanity. Who ever heard of a lunatic or anybody else terrified at a demon rusaing forward to meet him? This piece had better be dropped from the lady's repertoure, Mr. A. J. Kmght, Mrs. Macrea.ty’s pupil, assisted her to little purpose, It was, however, his first appearance in public. NOTES FROM LONG BRANCH. The hay grounds are in fall blossom. A new engine house is being erected near the old depot. ‘The paths and drives are being put in complete order. Ten elogant cottages are to be erected near the West End Hotel. Lester Wallack has leased his cottage, “The Hut,” toa gentleman of New York, for $%,000. A large gaag of men are at work grading and lay- ing out the grounds around the new depot, ‘The village people expect that this will be the gayest season that ever was Known at the Branch. All the bath houses that were demolished lust fall will be restored, with additional accommoda- uons. ‘The Long Branch railroad track has been repaired, straightened and smootued, and the cars cleaned and painted. Some of the hotels have discarded the pigeon-hole system of stowing away guests, and have enlarged their rooms. M. Howard Maps is laying ont and beautifying grouads adjacent to the cemetery at Mechanicsville, to make cemetery lots. Around the “Vitlage” there 13 a rumor afloat about: paved sidewalks, They are sadly neglected and there is nothing more needed, Itis rumored that there will be considerable change made in the hotel managers, but no one can give any deiinite idea in regard to the changes, ‘The United States Hotel is being enlarged by an addition of one story to the ‘vid part.” The recent storm did considerable damage to the furm- ture. President Grant and his family are expected to occupy the Geueral’s cottage during the first week m June, The President will bring with him from Wasiungton ail of iis horses and carriag ASSOCIATION FOR BEFRIENDING CHILDREN. The objects of this association are, first, to reform degraded girls, and, second, to rescue the children of degraded parents, The association aims to ac- complish these objects by securing the voluntary co-operation of the child in etfecting its own reforin. Children Who cannot be had thus to co-operate in Meir own reformation become subjects for other institutions, ee Mt will be scen that this associ- ation in ao Way trenches upon ground already occ pie by any otver Catholic charity, and is Is intended to stand midway between ums where poverty must be thei essential condition of admission and where vice 1s, os far as = possible, excluded, and those, on the other hand, into which both viee aud poverty are adimitted, bat where, lor self-evideat reasons, subjected toa more rigid discipline and restvaint. Jt 1s Got the purpose of the association to have these depraved cniliren con by the courts to their care, but that they shalt come to pein volintarily Or at the solicitation o1 the visti them in un who wretched haunts an They are fed and clotued, iustract of ther faith and in the coroinom school education, branches of —industr: ger or — shorter, according 10 iees, they are provided with employment din ap athe assoc Jose sight of them here Wien ther. occupations permit they are & to spend Sundays and holidays at the House, aud they understand that when temporarily out of em- ployment they return here as to taeir Home. On the 25 } the association establisned Itself enth street, but has since re- Thirtecnth street, where dona- clothing and provisions will be At the annual me x the follow. read:—Total receipts, $9,476: total $9,248; balance in hand, ¥ ‘total number children received, Wy seul to over Institutions, 4 (Sisters ef Mercy, Good Shepherds, 1; St. Francis Uospital, 1); wided Wit employment, 36; restored to parents, 8. OUmhis number the oidest was cighteen years, the youngest two years. In xddition there ts an averaye eften meals daily supplied vo children not residing in the flouse, moved to 247 Uons of money, glad od. ing report w expenditure, of THE BUFFERS BACK. What the Bruisers and Their Backers Have to Say. Scenes in the Sporting Dens Last Night—The Science of “Corners” and ‘Scratches”—Mace Outgeneralled at His Own Gamo—‘‘Another Joe Goas Affair” —Joe, Jim and Harry Interviewed—No Fightin Prospect. On all the important points of history, where con- ficting eloments have raged, the contemporaneous historian has always found a diMiculty in deciding fairly on the merits of a question, It has remainea for after generations to measure the matter in the balance of truth. So in relation to the late battle between the two pugilists who excited the public to an ephemeral interest in prize-fighting, the most an- reliable versions as to who was to blame in spoiling the public expectation come from those who wit- nessed 4 WHAT WAS NOT A “MILL.” From the moment it was announced in this city that Mace had declined to oght Coburn in the lat- ter’s corner the apologists of both parties com- menced their oracular declarations of the pluck and resolution of their favorites, Yesterday morning the eiectable crowd who stood aromad the “ring” arrived m this city and spread themselves over the barrooms of the city with their one-sided stories gushing from their soaking ips. It was telegraphed from afar off that THR GANGS WERE COMING, and without pausing to think how much the public ‘would care if they depleted the population to the extent of their number, the Jersey police assembled in force by orders of their chief, McWilliams, Jn the Jersey City depot, to conduct the newsful “gentle- men” tothe ferry. On the New York side, Superin- tendent Kelso had a number of his brawny satellites to see that the fifteen hundred roughs disembarked without any injury to themselves. It has been Ninted ‘that the news from the front to the effect that an unsophisticated Canadian Sherif had lost his gold watch at the hands of some of these gentry had weight with our weightv Superintendent to send down bis men in the interest of any other loose watenes that happened to be hanging around loose. Outside the depot a choice coliecion of the genus ruman greeted their returning comrades and conducted them, as before observer, to tue homes of rotgut all over our proud meiropohs. The question as to which of the fighters was to blame ior NOT HAVING POUNDED THE OTHER or not being pounded himself was still an open one, and accordingiy a HERALD reporter set about the unenviable task of proving the heart of the pro- found mystery. Where to begin was the dificult. A visit to Ed. Cabili’s in Park row revealed a stray- away, respectable-looking Man, with along sandy goatee, who had gone tosee the “fight.” It was his lirst experience in this sort of thing, he sald, and his ideas were somewhat muddicd, He appeared to remember but one fact—namely, that he had a goo view of a snuit-colored coat, very broad in the shoulders, and showing signs of decay at the cl- bows. fe remembers, aiso, running away when the soldiers came in sight, and having to telegraph for his tare home. How many idiots this man, WHO HAD NOT SEEN THE BURLESQUE, represented, it were hard to day. His melancholy story, however, should not be thrown away on decent men with sentimental Jeanings towards the P.R. The next visit was to McDermott’s nest, in Chambers street, This is a Coburn house, and the proprietor was in the act of giving a long disquisition ‘on the Jate fizzle when the HERALD reporter entered, There was a motley crowd present—all Coburn mmen—who naturally listened to McDermott as though au evangelist were speaking. “You see, 16 was a twenty-four foot ring, The agreement between ’em Was to fight in that ring, and if Mace wanted to lick Joe didn’t he have lots 0” room todo it inv’? “That's square talk,’ echoed the admirers. ‘This fellow comes over here, an’ like the pickpocket, he’s ‘THE FIRST TO CRY THIRF when thero’s a cop ‘round. Mace thought he had an easy thing on, but there’s as level heads as his 1m this city, and that’s whavs the trouble with him.’ “Joe knew bis business,” responded the crowd. “Lets give him a hoist,’ sata an individual with diamond shirt studs, and as this conveyed au invita- tion to drink the party jomed in an efort to drink jive fingers deep to their champion. Tn Houston street ee reporter found Harry Hull, looking iresh, with the announcement on bis lips that he had just had a shampoo, a piece of mteil1- gence which the public will be glaa to learn, while pitying the barber. “Never had sucha time; didn’t meal or a straight sleep since I lett.” “WHAT ABOUT THE FIGHT?” “Never see such a thing. 1 was right there in the ring. Come inside and Vil talk to you.’ On entering his liguor store a@ thi» but select at- tendanve of “ring” celebrities was dunly visible. “First of all we'll have # drink,’ said Mr, Hill, and when this business was got through without accidents, THR STORY OF THE STAND UP leaked ont trom what was aecidediy the Mace point of view. The personages invoived in the elucida- tion, besides Mr. Hull and the reporter, were a clean faced, clean built man named Murphy (probably had ashampoo also, the important entity who had “pitched the ring: @ youthful individual, nameless, and a swell, with a light overcoat. ‘Tis is laid down in order to avoid any dificulty m following the cons versation which succeeded. Hawwy, my boy, what ’appened £Ol AShowW Well, we went up the country, and Murphy ed The stakes, —Yes; and the crowd broke through the outside ring aw I never got @ stiver, s’elp me, SWELL—!"d like to heaw something about the Agnt, Did tis fella Cobnrn ran away all the time ¢ Hii—Now, Vil jest tell you. Cobucn’s a dungnill, young Iriead, won't you let Hawwy ? have a square SwELL.—Well. when yon r come up to the seratch and Joc hen Joe backed Lo his corner. Hadn't he a right to go to ts corner? re’s the scraten (here he drew a tine on twithhis iooty; thavs the place for a vit, Now, here was the tronble; Jet nt to follow’ Coburn mio his corner, for H didn’t v ubere Was A CROWD OF DIRTY SNOOZERS there that were laying for Jem and Jom knew it. Why he jooks over into the crowd an’ says, “Come out here aw’ Piiight you, Laint a gomg to figut aki that crowds” bat Joe wouldn't come, kevorTeR—How many were round Coburn’s cor sour agreement nol Lo give the first L ty Tin any risks, and Joe pung him, .L--What was he afraut of? Those fellais were outside the wing? litni—You don't know that crowd; they had Pepper to tirow im his eyes and vie iol and chile orm. Jem didn’t want to run no riska. They'd do anything tor nothing, and they'd jost a4 sour slab him or shoot him as let it alow J nobody 'd Koow who didi, Jem would stand raich and then he'd go towards Joe, aul fe it back to his corner, Joe would stand y (uilustrating; for ten e Mace, With lis AFIS Across this Wa minutes ata ume. Say, Murphy, now you un’ I'LL BG COBURN, an’ will show that shumle when dondle-s Here Mace made the ince two worth put themselves into atti- Marphy made a sore of reint m Hill's direc when the latier retreated about fifteen (eet, ing a sort of Indian dance. What could you de with a man like that? the Sheriff cure, and they took bis wa Youru—He come itn throug Coburn’s corner; At last A iair, commencing May 16, isto be held by she ladies connected with tis charity at Apollo Hall, 1,493 Broadway, Near Lwe' ‘The house is under the Walter s. Starr, ‘ un of Mrs. V. Hecker, dirs. M. OBITUARY. im M. Fenton, Deruorr, May 13, 1871. Willtam M. Fenton, at one time Lientenant Governor of Michigan, and Colonel of the Rightit Michigan infantry daring the rebeliion, ove of the oldest and most prominent citizens of the Saginaw Vaiey, and for years the leating democratic poli- Atcian ot this State, died at his residence at Puat Mus mornings Jotn Greiner. TOLEDO, Ohio, May 18, 1871. Jehn Greiner, of New Mexico, author of the ta mous “Log Cabin Songs” of 1840, died trom paraly- 818 tira forenoon. He was a representative to the Grand@ Lodge of Odd Feliows of Ono, which has just closed its session here. His remains have been ,aken te Columbus, THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH TROUBLES IN CHICAGO, CatcaGo, May 18, 1871, ‘the Rev. J. Cotton Smith, of New York, will preach for Mr. Cheney to-morrow, and it is an- nounced that gpon subsequent Sabbaths the Tyngs, of New York, the Rev, Mr. Sabine and other promi- nent Bastera élergymen Will occupy Mr. Cheney's pulp \ AT BALTIMORE. Bavtimons, May 13, 1871. ‘The steamer Isaac P) Smith exploded her steam dram this morning while leaving her wharf for the eastern sho: Several persons belonging w the DBE EKO Soverehy, aad other wie aigrod . I they jet bint bia. MuReNY—No, Ne didn't; you're co fast, young feliow. (This was accompanied by a wink, mach As (0 Say DON'T FILE IT ON TIO STRONG.) Munpuy—They lifted the sheriti’s *Jeather,” too, Hitt How much was in tty Munenuy—Two hundred and fifty dollars, ‘rots plece of strange information appeared to give great delight to the company, ‘the reporter won- uered how Mr. Marphy got sv exact an inventory of the Sherit’s wallei, but 1 seemed to be a matter of Hitle consequence to the rest of the party. KEVoRTER—You are the stakeholder, Mr. Hill; what do you mtend to do witn the money ? HuLt—Copnrn Bays he'lisue me, I say Jet them Agus for i and they can h, the money when they do. Coburn never meant to fight, Mace says to me he wants to make it “a draw?” with me, but tt wants a@ better mai. OREM Li When you got back to Brie how is it that Mace wount not consent to fant y Hitt—ile abided by the referee's Coonrn wanted to fight in a room, wouldn't do it, nor any such nonsense. As he says, “TL don’t want to ran no rks like that.’ ‘Swett—Mace had hho the wring foh ova an hour, and there wasn'ta blow stwack. The an- thowities didu’t come hefore Mace had time to Mnish him. Mivt—Well, thats so. ‘The Sheriff told me that he ave thom jots of time; he says he DRILLED HIS MEN FOR AN HOUR In the village before he st: l Rerorter—Vo you think they wil Aight? Hid never had any faith iv the Canada move, These's the referee's decision, and Vil stand by it Several sporting resorts were now Visited, and in each of them sowe of the fancy escanted on the aitair, The only cieam of intelligence that peeped through an overhanging forest of “arguclying” was the announcement by a hardened sport that if there ‘Was no hitting there was SOME OF THE PURTIFST SCIRNCB fn the sparring of the gladiators, It was oscer- fined that Joe Cob'irn was to be found at Carey's, on ‘Third avenue, and tbither the reporter went, As pradicted, Cobarn was in the room at the apoye named puge sprrounded by @ srowd ORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1871—QUADRUPLE of sympathizers, after some diMeulty in distenangiing the corner champion from his friends, the reporter requested the or of a private inter- view, and a6 far as this was possible in the crow: assembly 1t was cherfully accorded. “1 GAVE HIM BYRRYTHING,”” began Coburn, “choice of ground, stakeholder and referee. Everything but @ chance to play us old tricks on me, You see, sir, I knew all his moves, His game is to walt on aud get a man buileheaded, then, when cS man leads | om, to counter on him, He's ®& smart man and I didn't want to give him any chance, My friends had money on it in every sort of way. There | were bets on time, He was to lick me in | every time under an hour, and he didn't, and couldn't if he was to do his best. When paid to him, ‘Go for him fn hrs corner and rout hin out,’ he says ‘he’s travelled too long with ine.’ I seconded Allen» in his fight, and there wasn't & blow struck for twenty minutes; then Allen got wild and led om This 1s what Mace was waitu for, and so he coun- tered, threw him and nisired him at his leisure, Why when he'd been standing with me for over half an hour, and I wouldn’t get mad, he went over to his corner and says to Cusick, ‘This is ANOTHER JOK GOSS AFFAIR, If he’s the champion he calls himself why didn’t he lick me? If he came to tight me in my corner I couldn't have got back without getting out of the ring, and that would have lost me the fight. He wanted me to open, but I wouldn't, and Ecould see | him weakening in the legs, RErORTER—Why wasn't the fight renewed ? CoxuRN—L offered to take his party on my boat down to Long Point, where Heenan and Morrissey fought, but he wouldn't do it. When we got back to Erie I went to him at the Reed House and ontered to Hght him anywhere before Sunday, but he says. “DON'T HIT ME, JOE. T says, “Don’t be alarmed.’? ‘the next thing I heard was the decision of the referee, witch Is agains’ all the rnies in fistiana, [ve sent a card to the HERALD, and what I propose to do 1a in it, fe Sm OWTSE-—- WEBS about the pepper and chioro- form CowuRN (smiling)—Do you think I could give him chioroform unless I stood him on his head and stuffed it down his throat, Pepper, my friend, would get in my eyes as well as his, and so might Vitriol. ‘That's @ mean, dirty insmuation, and @ poor excuse, At Mace’s house, on Twenty-third street, there Was an almost impassable throng. Jem was the centre of admiration, and stated that he had no- thing to say. fhem that were at the ring knew | A a pon it, The man didn’t want to tight me, and ed be TIRED BEFORE HE LICKED ME. “Yes, and youd be tired before you licked him,” said a plucky adherent of Coburn's, who thus ventured to speak his mind to the crowd of Mace men, Jem's mouth, which had been smil- Ing, drew down gradually at the corners til it looked ike a strip of lemon peel, aud = Jem himself’ walked away. Pooley Mace, who was beuind tae bar dealing out retresn- ments, at this point became excited and pulled out a pile of bills, offering to bet one hundred to twenty- five that Coburn would’nt fight again. The plucky Coburnite took him up with the addition, “YES AND INSIDE OF FORTY-EIGHT HOURS’? Jem at this juncture cailed Pooley off, and sald he didn’t want aby betting there. With this incident the excitement ended, and the reporter took @ good long Walk in ‘he fresh air, It will be seen irom tne above thai there 18 no pros- pect of the combat, even in its Innocuous form, being renewed, since Coburn insists: that the re! had no right to rule against the acknowledged code of the prize ring, and since Mace insists on abiding by the referee's decision, There will be, or course, much wordy wa Dus scarcely anything more dangerous, Joe Coburn’s “Card to the Public. New York, May 13, 1871, To tng Eprror oF the HERALD:— In relation to the late fight between James Mace, ‘who 1s styled the “champion of the world,” and my- self, I desire, with your permission, to make a short statement of the circumstances, to show to the American public that it was no fault of mine that the differences between us were not settled on the day named and in the ring. From the outset of the matcn I have given way to almost every proposition made by Mace and his friends, I agreed to post- pone the day originally fixed to enable Mace's Philadephia friends to be present at his partizan’s request, no one having solicited to friends of mine any postponement, Igave them thelr own stake- holders after their refusing those proposed by myself or friends. The choice of ground was won by Mace, and a worse spot, all who were present will admit, could not have been picked out in all Canada. In all previous prize battles ever fought in. that country there has never veen any interference, care being taken to pick out a spot where the fight could be cousummated, whereas in the ground picked out on the 11th instant they selected asite within ten or fifteen minutes’ ride froma large town, and where they mnst have been well aware an interruption was likely to take place. 1 was the first to enter the ring and the last to leave it, and it was no fauit of mine that the fight was not brought to a satis- factory conctusion, feelmg confident, as I did, of gaining a victory over the “cleverest man in the World,”’ as lis admirers claim him to be. Accord- ing to their words, which | must admit were backed up free! with money, I was to be driven like the wind im front of Mace, and was to be whipped SHEET. CALIFORNIA. Distinguished Visitors—Arrival ef the Grent Republic. BAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 1871. Among the passengers by the steamer Ajax, from Honolulu, were Hon, D. McBryde, Judge of the Hawatian Fourth Distries Court; Hon. W. A. Wilde- man, Judge of the Supreme Court—the latter leaves for Europe overland, Sir Charles Clifford, of New Zeaiand, who ts going to Europe to make arrange. ments fora line of English steamers between the islands of New Zealand and this port, and Captain Burton, of the British Army, are also passengers. ‘The steamship Montana arrived this morning trom Guaymas and Mazatian, with forty-five passengers and $234,600 treasure. The steamship Great Republic also arrived this morning from China an’ Japan, She has thirty-two beep ge for San Francisco, including three japanese students, twenty-five passengers for York, including ten Japanese, and seventeen pas- sengers for Europe. The Great Republic aiso brings for New York 854 pachages of tea, s44 packages of stik and seventy-five packages of miscellaneous articles; for Chicago, 881 packages of tea, and for Europe, eight bales of silk. SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 1871. The steamer Great Repubile brings the intelligence that the Canton customs authorities have tredled duties on opium and laid a tartif on all native goods coming from Hong Kong, not hitherto exacted. The existing forts are being greatly strengthened, New foris are belng constructed further up the Peiho, and other preparations are being made indi- cative of an anticipated foreign war. Generally the condition of Chama and Japan is sat isfactory. The Great Republic bronght 129 Chinese passen- gers, WEATHER REPORT. WASHINGTON, May P.M, Synopsis for he Past Twenty-four Hours, The weather remams unchanged on the California coast. The barometer has risen west of N a with continued light and heavy rains, Wt naa risen on the lakes and in the Missi pi Valley, aud has fallen slowly in the Middle and E: tally cloudy and clear weatii ght winds, have generaly prevailed ¢ the Mississippi, An area of low pi ts Indieated some distance of the Fast Atlantic coast, The rain prevailing Friday evening in North Carolina, after extending to Delaware, ceased in that region, but has continued very persistently on the North Carolina coast, with Nght northwesterly winds. Probanitities, It 1s probable that the North Carolina storm will slowly move eastward without extending into the Se 5 THE COAL TROUBLES. The Companies’ Terms Rejected by the Seranton Miners. Approaching at Hyde Park. Cri: A Bloody Riot Anticipated on Monday. The Military in Readiness to Que the Disturbance. SORANTON, Pa., May 13, 1871," ‘There has been a region meeting of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company to-day, and a long and earnest consultation upon Mr, Dickson’s proposition took place, It 1s understood to-night that the miners nave determined to adhere to the propositions made by them and rejecting that of Mr. Dickson as being too much encumbered by uncalled-for exactions, The men declare that they are not discussing callco and molasses, but coal; and as they have made ® fair, straightforward offer to arbi: trate withont conditions the companies should meet them as fairly and squarely upon the proposition, and not beat about the bush, as the officials seem lined to do, A feeling is gaining ground that compantes are merely toollag with the men, temporizing for some purpose; and it may be that the impression is pretty near correct. Thus far the corporations have appeared to be ho'ding out de- Iusive hopes to the men, always receding as the men have advanced and at no time making @ pro position that they intended to stand by; at any rate, insiacerity has seemed to be their policy thus far, and there 1s no telilug Where it is tending to or where it willend, Kverybody is growing disgusted with the boys’ play exmbited by the greac men of the companies, bul still i woes on day acer day, making it hearts sick with hopes defer ‘The Mdicauions to-day are Urata crisis 18 approach. mg. An attempt will be made on Moaday to put tae Briggs shaft in operation, and itis apprehended that trouble is about to ensue. The miitiary arrauge- i ments gi : to the conclusion tat danger is ante the unity 13 becoming greaily exei ‘Yhts afternoon the stable a6 Une shaft, w Mated about a utile irom Hyde Park, Was converted tito barracks 2 as soldiers marched to the spot. Mr. W. W. Se has been busy all day gathering names of wi express & willingness to work, aud reporis that Sixty mea will report at the shai on Mon- day morning. ‘ihe mine 1s owned by the Lackawanna Coal Coal aad Iron Company aud has capacity for avout 490 tons of coat a day. This coal is taken by the Delaware and Lackawanna Kallroad Company. ‘The opening of this mine 14 the entering wedge of the laborers’ movement, and 16 remains to be sce how tt will work. From tho interior, No material change 13 indicated for Sun- day east of the Mississippi. Cloudy and rainy ‘Weather are probable west of Towa. BANQUET TO BARON GEROLT. New York, April 13, 1471. To His Excellency Baron VoN Grrour, Envoy Ex- traordinary and Minister Vlentpoteutiary of Ger- many, Washington, D. ( DEAR Sik—Advised by the public journals that you are about to retire from the station you have so long, s0 acceptably and so honorabiy filed, and wishing to manifest by some public evidence our Ingh appreciation of your oficial course in your relations with our government and people, your uniform courtesy and private worth, the under- signed citizens of the United States respectfully ask you to partake of a public dinner, to be be given in this city, upon a day to be fixed by yourself, that they may have the pleasure uf meeting you before your departure, and of giving expression more fully of their sentiments of regard and esteem. We have the honor to be, very respectiully, yours, Alexander T. Stewart, Edward solomon, Irwin McDowell, Gustave Schwab, Cyrus W. Field, Emit Sauer, Frederick Kuhne, Wiltam B, Astor, William M. Evarts, William odge, Gerhard Jansen, G. Mosle, Henry Oetrichs, Charlies P. Daly, Jonn c. Hamilton, somuel &. gies, EB. D. Morgan, W. CO. Bryani, Samuel F. B. Morse, ©, E. Detmold, Charles Butler, J. J. Astor, Oswald Ottendorfer, Willtam H. Foug, Wiltam ‘I, Blodgett, Levi P. Morton, L. W. Detmold, William H. Aspinwall, Parke Got win, Samuel J. Tilden. Lucius Tuckerman, HH. Vanvorst, Smith Clift, Samuet G. Ward, B. Roelker, to a stand-still in forty mutes. Mace and I were face to face for over an hour, during which time he never even hit at me. When the militia poured i upon us the colonel remarked to parties within my hear- ing that he allowed time enongh betore start. ing for the battle to nave been satisfactorily con. cinded before intericring. Where he received the information from pernaps some of Mace’s friends willexplain. After the ring Nad been broken up and we were compelled to leave for our respecti, bouts, my umpire and brother went on board Mace’s boat. and made t proposition to Mace to fight at Long Pointor any other available point the next moruing. To this Mace’s umpire and seconas sald they had no ropes and stakes. ‘fo this my brother replied that they cont take the halyards y of the boat and make ropes, using rails for stakes. Mace’s party would not consent, however, saying My um- they had hired the boat tor that day onty, pire and brother said they and their f goon my boat, Ir derstand, ¢2 overboard to make good the remarks asserted before they were thrown overboard. [pn faci would neither make nor accept any offer, atding that the referee was the man who had to settle it. ‘That individual, who was proposed by M: 's party and accepted by mine, after they had refused ail previously named by me, to give them no chance to get out, said that ony repre- sentatives must meet ab the Reed House in Erie atten o’clock the next morning. At this meeting my umpire, Mr. Mason, proposed Point Al- htino: hut the others would not consent, wherenpon Hollywood said he had been thinking the matter over and decided that the men should fight at Kansas City, Mo., three weeks from May 12. I went to the eed House soon afterwards and offerea to fight Mace fifteen miles from Erie, on line between Pennsylvania and New York. Finding he would not agree to this, and determined to see whether ho would fignt or not, L told him J would fight hint room with nobody present but our for the stakes and @ bet of $1,000 @ alae. | Mace said he had nothing to say and referred to Holiywood'’s — decision, 1 therefore ciaim the stakes, seem that Mace does not intend to tight, as the battle, according to the rules of tne ying, ought to have been concluded in the week, there being ample time and plenty of for us to tight before the week expired. wood’s naming a — piace hait way tween here and California, when we signed articles to aight in Cnnada, is simply absurd, and fixing the time three weeks distant, when we could and should have fought it out that week, js an unprecedented and nnwarrantable: liberty, which, perhaps, is his only Way of getting his head out of the lion's taouth, as he termed the quandary he was placed in. Yours, very respectfully, JOSEPH COBURN, _ CIVIL RIGHTS IN| KENTUCKY, Louisville Negroes Asserting their Rights to Ride in Street Cars—Newsboys Take a Fiand in the Fight. LOvISsvILELE, May 13, 1871. There were many attempts yesterday by the hegroes in various parts of the city to ride in the horse cara, causing considerable excitement, and the result ia a subject of much anxtous discussion, as there 1s reason to apprehend serious trouble unless the matier is wisely and firmly managed. In several instances negroes were ejected trom the cars, and im one instance @ negro Was thrown from a car window. in another instance some newsboys attacked an offending African and were beating him when the police interfered, but the boys mingled with the crowd and escaped, Crowds gatuered on each oc- custon, threatening a riot. More than once a car was given up to the negroes, ana they rode away exultiny, and amid the waving of nantkerchieis and applause by spectators of their own rac EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lon voy MON®Y MARKET.—LONDON, May 13--1:80 P. M.— Spe en phat co, Ta ok oc ‘ $87, 129; + ten-foruion, St Discwvahti gear pineaied LONDON PRODCOK MARKET.—LONDON, May 13.~ Tallow, 64. owt, LIVERPOOT. COTTON MANKRT.--LIVERPOOL, May 18—8:20 tr M.—Tbhe market closed buoyant. Middiing uplands, 74,4, 876d; nniddling Orleans, 744. 07%. The sales of the day have been 16,00 bales, including 6,000 for export and Tpscuation. | Kalen of concn on ship named at New Orleans C oF ing, and on ship nam ‘on OF Savannah at 73d. for middiing, > Liven May per owt. for the best ne. prakee Vena id t Ee FRANKFORT, May by] —- United States five-iweniy bonda closed at 96% MiSariSt Visti ues amen, Bey N 1] a NT WRI aad Petroleum cloned at 49 france for hing pale Americal, BNENEN PRTROLRUM MARKRT.--BREMEN, May 12—Pe af Vaplore i ovante, C. V. 8. Roosevelt, S. L. M. Barlow, James Thomson, Albert Bierstadt. James G. Bennett, Jr., Magnus Gross, Abraham T. Hewitt, Max Rader, Herm. R. Baltzer, Joseph Seligman, Charles L. Tufany, William 4. Hoppin, Willam k. Dodge, Jr., Leopold schmiat, Joho T, Johnson, Joseph H. Choate, D. Van Nos trand, Salom H. Wales, William E. Curtis, A. W. Craven, O. Zoliikott arbury. Andrew H. Krackowtzer, Loew, . Voss, Surts- Willy Wallach, H. Wes: orge Krewel- berg, R. A. Witthans, Theodore Dreier, Jr. Bary, Le Grand B, Cannon, Janes A. Koos W. Holberg, H. ©. von Post, Chr. Thomsen, » Dr. Theodore np, William Radde, Philip Bessinger, Edward Pricvs, Thoias Russe, Leopold von Bierwirth, Louis A. von Homan, Adain Engler, Frederick Vilmar, Adoiph Poppenhusen, B. Sciiles- inger, Henry Hilton, Proiessor Botta, lloward Pot- ter, Frederick Setroedier. BARON GEROLT’S RE WASHED ENTLEME: er of April 13, you kindly to partake of a public ner, with which you pro- pose to honor me before my departure from this country. if my constant sympathies for the welfare of this great couniry, and my sincere wishes for the matn- tenance and promotion of the friendly reiations ve- tween the United States and Prussia, with the other German Staies, which | represented during times of great trials, in both counties, can justity the honor: able acknowledgment of iny long public services witch you of ) ation with great pleasure, a arceable, { will be at your disposal in New York on the 16th mstant, Tavail of this occaston to express to y ste men, the assurances of my_ respeetti Your obedient servant, Til. VON LULe, Hon. Chief Justice CHARLES, I’. DALY and others, New York. THE FIFTH ARMY CORPS, Resolution Requesting President Grant to Res Bopen the Case of Fitz John Porter—Llection of Oflivers. Toston, May 13, ‘ The Fitn Ariny Corps Socie at its annual ree union, adopted the following resolution with but one dissenting vote :— Rerolved, That in view of aduit pal evidence affecting the 4 6 war and of tie opinis which the officers and soldiers under him have always ente talued in regard to the mater, « res: rented to the President of the Uni the Fiith Army corps, reqnesting him to reopen the case of oar commanaer, Generai Fitz Jon Porter, in order Was jus tice may be dou him. The society elected the following officers:— Prestdent—General Josina L. Chamberlain, of Maine. Vice Presidents—General James McQuade, of Unea, N.Y, and General C. W. Koberts, of Bangor, ee Secretary—Colonet Serres M. Barnard, of Boston. Treasurer eral ¥, ¥, Locke, of New York, Ereculive Committee—Generat Andrew Dennison, of Baltimore; General James Groyune, of Piiladel- pluie: neral Locke, of New York; Colonei J. V Mabon, of Keston, and Colonel A. P. Martin, of Bos- rons WASHVILLE RACES, NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 13, 1871. was the fifth of the Biood Horse Associa- tion races. THE FIRST RACE was for three-year-olds, for 4 purse of $409, two mile heats, $50 entrance, forfeit. There were fitteen entries and five ran, follow: THE SECOND RACE was for an Association Purse of $400, mile heats, three in five, and Was run as follow: Tom Corbett. Time—! hay THE THIRD RACB wag for the Association Handicap of $200; mile heats; secoud horse $50, and was run as follows:— Gaberiunzie oe 1 1 2 3 3.4 4 dis. Lucy McClarg. a 147 ano 1:514. ‘The track was In zood condition Aud svort Ans very bad blood created by the Delaware, Lackae wanna ana Western Company's aiherents between the Welsh and lriah 16 seems impossible that a se- rious coliision can be avoided if tne Briggs mine is opened on Monday. It may not occur atthe mine, but the troubie can be expected when the workers are scatiered and away from the protection of the military, ‘The mmers are all armed and ready fora deadly affray at any moment, The movements to-day would seem to indicate thot the soldiers are here in the service of the rail road company Wo carry out 1s dangerous expert- ments, and not to preserve the puviic peace and property from violen-e. All moderate and sensible people express the hope that the men who have promised to go to work on Monday will think better of it, and wait a while, until present negotiations have been exhausted. The sixty men who con- ted to go Lo Wark have heea deceived as to pub- lic sentiment, blinded by spurious promises 01 de- signing men, an cannot pe aware ef t con- sequences which inay ensué. The mo’ mt may only be spas Tripp's slope, but stil there 1s prospect of trouble. very one 18 gloomy and desponoeut to-mght, fearfully anticipating the events of Monday. Resumption Becomiug General ia the Sehuyl- kill and Wyoming Regions—No Danger of a Coal Famine—Increased Production of Bituminous Coul. Purcapmienta, May 13, 1871, Miners? Journal says:— the coal regions 18 now fast jm ny kill district work wii generally fue independent eol The Pottsville ‘The resumption le. tion Company will alae The anthractte trade ia now 2,7. year. Last year we iner 6-0 tone over 196% Had no Aus taken place aud’ the olfer made by the coal operat- nd the companies been accepted, the market ar would have taken from one anda hail to two mi tons Increase at the which would huve increase at beiter prices, anturactte this year, aud we may full a little short of iast year, and the whole iu iibe made up trom domesic and w e up it up to the sup ‘2 at nbou on board are at shipping ports o twill take about fast year's supe ver run above an ch would about briny Jast year, If prices suon'd r at Phiadelphia, and say tive York, we think’ the mati ply; batir fu sumption. busin THE HAMPTON ROADS CONFERENCE, Tho Usion Repudiated by the Rebel Com. missionors. . {From the Montgomery (Ala.) Mall, Mey 5.) In an articlo referring to the 1 Hhmpton Roads conference, the Monigomery (Ala) Mail Suys We have had the ovlicial account of what trans Pred im pu ance of th munteated to tie Confer they lest Kiehinor of what trans} to which did) not rela A nuaber of that twansact however, e rn is not t tuey will no doups information from a gen- ablity who had tt irom Comm ssioners in that the sin sion” Was written by Mr. Lincola at” tre of a vlank sheet of paper and that the Conse © Commissioners were tld ty Ww beu hat Word ther own tertus, and that tho: hs would be a cepted. Mr. Sieplicas aud Mr. John A. Campo javored the acceptance of terms but naving been hedwed in by instr were hot at liberty to transgress, the 1 the South withered with tie destract paratively iusigaiivaut scrap 0: fhe question was not whet have be aded, but Wet interests would lia oered by yn subserved by ac Lincoln, Subse plug the tems Hen CVER'S settied that question, and sctued ittn & mauuer that july Justifiea Mr. Stepheus and Mr. Campbell. Far better would it have been to go back under the jconstiintion as it was then thaa to wait and be forcet back wader the wreck that the constitution subsequently became, We ali feel now that it would have been better, and that Mr. Stephens foveknew or foresaw at Hampton Koads what we wave been gradually learning during the seven years that have since transpired, only shows, as we salt before. that, althougit shut up in Liverty Hail by the decree of adverse cireunstance the counseis of his matured Wisdom onglit no mo! to be slighted than if he were the accnowledged leader of the whole national party. ‘Thus much we have satd in explanation of what has been heretofore alleged by the kad, aud becaue At Was called forth uncer circumstances that tapled some doubt of the auinenticity of the event reierred to. It will be seen tut we do not und for that authenticity, Dut nevertheless, us we firs’ heard of the matter several years ago asa mere on dit and afterwards had it as delivered by one of the Commissioners to a gentic sty, We Tele that it was one of those uawritie: ps of history, hone the less irue for having escaped the Tistoric pen, which we were at liberty to use or notas we Ueutat proper. We were not authorised to make public the name of our tformant, bat we presume that he has no objection to our communreaung it to any doubter who may think proper to demand it, ~CoaPORATION WEANAG, The fiat of the Board ef Apportionment desig. nating the papers which will hereafter have the exclusive right to ne considere:| corporation organs Iready had the effect of causing the death “ort ree of the back-alley sheets “which have heretofore lived off the Oilicial pap tiey wero able to get holl of. By next weex a halt dozen others will have to go by the board, So far only eight of the nine weekly papers to be entitled tw the corporation advertising have veen di uated, and speculation 18 rife among tuteresicd parties aa to what the ninth wili be. When che aunouncement ts made there will be no live disauvolutment in pOlUCal circles,