The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1871, Page 6

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Paces. . 1—Advertisements, 2—Adveriitsements, 3—The Nation’s Dead: Decoration Day In New York, Brooklyn, Jersey, The National Capital, Boston and Elsewhere—Kane Lodge in Mourn- ing—Interesting News from Mexico—The Pres- byterian General Assembly. 4—Torn Down: The Preparations to Demolish the Column Vendome; the Work Accomplished; Napoleon In the Dust—Free Trade—The Broad: . Way Widening—The Weehawken Murder—A Row in the Communipaw Hog Yards—Yacht- Ing Notes—The National Game—Trotting at Fleetwood Park—Onio Pigeon Shooting—A Sad Iron Story—Dead Bodies trom the Hud- son—body Identified. 5—Our vocks: General McClelian’s Report on the New System—Firemen’s Parade—Naval Intel- ‘The Murderer Buffum Insane—The “Presiden ‘herman for President— n the Courts—Fire in the HERALD ‘ire in Willlamsburg—The Death Penalty: Sentence of William H. MeNevins for the Murder of Edward Hines—Rallroad Ex- citement in Jersey—The State Capital—Views of the Past. G—Editoriais: Leading Arucle, “Jef Davis Again— The Course of the South and the Evil Genius of the Democracy”—Personal Intelligence— Weather Report—Miscelianeous Telegraph— Amusement Announcements, 7—News from Pans: Hr trom the French Capit the City; Government A Special Reports from ‘Versailles—Voleanio Eruption in Asia—Miscellaneous Telegrams— Business Notices $—The Insurance Congress: Sixth Day’s Proceed- ings—Financtal and Commercial Reporis—Do- mesic Markets—Real Estate Matters—Mar- riages and Deaths—Advertisements. 9—Advertisements, 20—W oman Suffrage : The Petticoated Warriors on the Warpath in New Englend—News ry Washingion—Shipping Intelligeuce—Advertise- meats. 41—Advertisements. ,12—Aaveriisements. Tue Democratio Exrant Terripie—Jeff Davis. Garrarn Hatr’s new expedition to the Arctic regions is rapidly fitting out. Rather inviting weather this for the trip. Ovr Sproat CorresPonDENT in the capital of Mexico reports, by way of Havana, that affairs are threatening in Jalisco, San Luis Potosi and Puebla, and that the rebellion in Tampico is still unsuppressed. We did not expect any better news, hence we are not sur- prised. eh ie ck Mr. A. T. Srewarr has resigned his position on the Board of Commissioners for the Widening of Broadway, because his col- leagues insist upon laying assessments upon portions of the city not likely, in his estima- tion, to be benefited by the widening. The Board will lose a very able coworker in Mr. Stewart, and his objections against the manner in which the assessments are being made are very pertinent. Tae MessaGrs From THE Sea washed ashore in bottles at Shedlac, N. B., and New- pita | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1871.-TRIPLE SHEET. a Neh Jef Davis and the Evil Genins of the Democracy. Of all the political Bourbons we know of none so stupid and obstinate as Jeff Davis. For this man, who barely escaped the gal- lows a few years ago for his treason, who was the chief of the rebellion to break up the Union, who did more than any other man to ruin the cause of the rebels, bad as that was, and who has been a selfish and haughty Mar- plot through all his public career, to assume to be a leader again and to address the Southern people on political affairs is the acme of im- pudence. His speech at Augusta, Ga., a few days ago, and the one delivered at Atlanta last Saturday, which was published in the Heratp yesterday, were as imprudent and in- juarious to the South and the democratic party as they were impudent, Nor was the conduct of those Southerners who brought him before the public and Jauded him less so. It seems that neither he nor théy learn anything from mis- fortune, the progress of events or the changed circumstances of their situation. They can- not understand that the world moves and that the stupendous political and social revolution which they precipitated has removed the land- marks of the past and created a new state of things in the United States. We can hardly imagine that Davis and the ‘“adies and gentlemen who thronged the Kim- ball House at Atlanta to grasp the hand of the representative man of the lost cause,” and to give him “‘their heartfelt welcome,” intended to injure the South or to prepare the way for more discord, but they could have done nothing more calculated to produce that result. The fact alone of Davis appearing before the pub- lic to make a speech, of the people inviting him to do so and of the enthusiastic reception he met with, was enough to arouse the indigna- tion of loyal Union men both in the North and South. Unless he had boldly and frankly ignored the past, acknowledged the mistake he and the South made, and accepted the amendments to the constitution, with all the other accomplished facts resulting from the war, he should have held his tongue. At least he should have remembered the old adage, not to make a noise till one is out of the woods. The issues of the war are not dead. The politicians can and will use them yet. The sufferings, losses and dreadful con- sequences generally of that national catas- trophe are still fresh in the minds of the Northern people and of the loyal people everywhere. They are, consequently, extremely sensitive to anything that may be said laudatory of rebels or tending to justify or palliate rebellion. The radical poli- ticians, knowing this, seize with avidity such a speech as that of Davis and the ovation to him to awaken the prejudice or apprehension of the Northern people to keep the South in political subjection and to raise a ery against the democratic party. We see, then, that Davis and those who acted with him at Atlanta have done much to injure themselves and their section of country, though they might not have intended to do so. They com- plain of their disabilities and of what they term the animosities of the war still existing at the North, yet they imprudently perpetuate these by their own conduct. Admitting even that the conflict between the State rights theory of government, apart from the ultimate doctrine of secession, which has been finally settled, and the theory of 4 strong, consolidated government still exists, and that it will come up in the future, as Mr. Davis iatimates in his speech, he and those who pushed the State rights doctrine to the extreme of rebellion and the bloodiest civil war of modern times, are not the men to make the issue or even to talk about it. They could only do more harm than good. Their réle should be one of abstention and silence. ‘If I should speak to you of the past,” Mr. Davis says, “I should speak of memories that are sad.” Yes, sad indeed, not only for the South, but for the North also. And these sad memories were caused by him and those like him for a theory which was no longer tenable. The civilized world was fast outgrowing domestic slavery, and the effort to uphold it by the State rights doctrine, and finally by secession, was impracti- cable. If the Southerners had valued the beautiful republican institutions of our coun- try, which gave them and all of us so many blessings more than slavery, they would have ylelded gracefully and step by step to public port, N. 8., and containing an account of the loss of the City of Boston, have been pro- mounced genuine, probably by some one who recognize the handwriting of a friend on board. This intelligence will reopen many partly-cured wounds, but it will be some satis- faction to be relieved of the hopeless suspense that has bung over so many of our households. Tue Vexpome Cotumx.—We publish in another page of the Heratp this morning the particulars of the tearing down of the grand column of the Place Vendéme by the Paris Commune. For sixty-one years the column stood a monument to commemorate the glories of the Great Napoleon's victories. It was the pride of Paris, and no visitor to the gay capi- tal of France left the city without gazing on the magnificent structure which is now no MoNevixs, the murderer of Hines, who Was convicted upon the same day as Foster, was yesterday sentenced by Judge Bedford to be hanged upon the 14th of July next, the same day upon which Foster is to expiate especially warned MoNeving that there was | mo hope of the appellate courts reversing his it, a stay of proceedings was almost opinion. Their error was in attempting to destroy the Union and the best government that ever existed for what they deemed an ab- stract right, forgetting that all governments and institutions are subject to modifications as nations advance and ideas change, It is the same rigid adherence to dogmas that oan no longer be safely maintained that leads Mr. Davis and other Southerners into dangerous mistakes, “If I should speak to you of the present,” Mr Davis goes on to say, ‘“‘it would be to re- count a tale of tyranny and wrong that we have not the power to redress, and under which, therefore, it is more manly and noble fold our arms and suffer with quiet and patient dignity.” No doubt there has been tyranny and wrong under the radical rule of the South, and a more liberal and generous policy would, we believe, have been productive of good. The restoration and harmony of the country would have been promoted by it, But the United States government might have treated the rebels more harshly, They have suffered from political partisanship, and not because the people of the North were revengeful. The mass of the Northern people have desired all along to see the South restored to peace and Chambers. Tax Pork flies in the face of accomplished facts. Our Vienna despatch says that he has Tesued an encyclical letter against the Papal Guarantees Dill of the Italian Obamber. Considering {t from the stand- point of the opponents of temporal power, the bill was quite liberal in its provisions, but his Holiness, who still tena- ciously clings to secular sovereignty, has hurled bis anathemas agaiost it, The Papal Goarantees bill is called ‘‘a tissue of lies ;” but unless the Powers of Europe take ap arms to restore the Pope to his domin- fons—a very improbable hypothesis—we can- got sec how he can obtain better terms, Under these circumstances it will add one more to the many useless protests of the Pone, harmony with the other sections of the repub- lic, They would bring this about, too, in due time in spite of the politicians if the South- erners would be patient and behave well. The tyranny and wrong Mr. Davis speaks of are the result of the political state of things in the country, and do not spring from @ wish to oppress the South, The remedy lies in sub- mission for a time and in co-operating with the generous and conservative people of the North—a course quite the reverse of that Mr. Davis and his friends are pursuing. He then continues to say, “‘If I speak of the fature, then, I am liable to be misrepresented and you held responsible for every speculation I may chance to utter.” Here he appears to be conscious of the folly he was committing in speaking at all. When he speaks of the future and the Agaiun—The Curse of the South triumph of the principles for which the South ‘Tho Situation in Paris and Versailles. contended we do not suppose he meant either The fearful events of the last eight or ten another effort at secession or the restoration | days in the city of Paris, it was but of slavery. We cannot imagine he would be | natural to suppose, would have had the so crazy ; but that inference will be drawn by the radical politicians to serve their own pur- pose, Apparently guarded as his language seems, -he evidently holds to his old and extreme State rights notions, and these will be regarded by many as incipient secession. True, Mr. Davis repudiates the idea of resort- ing to war again to uphold his priaciples, and intimates that he looks to public opinion and the ballot box; but he is wrong in raising the question at all, and is doing by that a great deal of harm to the South, We have advised the Southerners over and over again to forget the past, not to look behind, and to march with the progressive development of the country and ideas of the times, We have advised them to rally with the conservative masses of the North to over- turn radical rule. The Northern democrats, their old friends, are doing very well, and seem resolved to accept the issues of the war. Their efforts to recover the government well be fruitless, however, if the Southerners coun- tenance Mr. Davis or applaud his sentiments. The radicals will not fail to fasten upon the democratic party the offensive dogmas he utters, Though that party cannot justly be held responsible for what he says, the very odium of his name in that connection would be very damaging. If Mr. Davis has not sense and decency enough to hold his tongue and to retire into that obscurity where he ought to be, the democratic party South and North onght to repudiate him and his utterances. One speech such as that at Atlanta is calcu- lated to do the South and the democratic party more harm than all the pretended or real Ku Klux throughout the land. There is no chance of breaking down radical rule and of the democrats regaining power but by sup- pressing such firebrands as Jeff Davis and honestly accepting all the issues of the war. Soutberm Conservatives and Jeff Davis. The Albany Argus copies approvingly the conservative article in the Montgomery (Ala. ) Advertiser on the John Quincy Adams letter, and one on ‘A Union of Conservative Men” in the Louisville Courier-Journal, In the course of its article the latter paper refers to “the wild and absurd bawling of three or four notoricty-seeking newspapers,” and says:— Events, however, are working out what was denied to rational entreaty, The boisterous Mont- gomery Mail is dead. The senile Mobile Register has changed its coat and fallen into line, an humble and we trust a repentant follower of those whom it tried to browbeat into 1ts waved-up folly. The Memphis appea! alone remains as @ vociierator of nonsense and @ gabbier of platitudes, ‘The demo- cratic lime and compass, the foremost democratic Jeaders and the great democratic journals, are a unit on the quesilon of leaving the negro where he is and giving Aim a fair show in the scudie of tne future. * But all this conservatism may be knocked into a cocked hat by a few rabid speeches from Jeff Davis. The radicals are eagerly waiting for some utterances from that quarter which can be turned to their account, and the opportunity seems to be rapidly approaching ; for Jeff has been almost bursting with the secretions of rebel bile ever since the collapse of his confederacy, and he is again at his old business of “‘firing the Southern heart.” It is to be hoped, however, that the good sense of the Southern people will prevent their being bewildered or led astray by the “wild and absurd bawling” of Southern sore-headed newspapers or sore-headed politicians, A Baox-HanpEpD COMPLIMENT TO GENERAL SuerMan was given him by “Jeff Davis,” in his speech at Atlanta, Ga., the otherday. He said, “The first time that I saw the place where your city now stands it was little more than a wilderness. When I saw it again [ looked upon blackened and deserted ruins, upon the sad wrecks of noble fortunes, upon desolate hearthstones and a ruined and stricken people.’ Your city had been devastated and laid waste by an act of Vandalism darker than aught that ever disgraced the fame of Turenne.” But this was war, and General Sherman was carrying the war into Africa; and to secure his rear he made pretty clean work as he went along. There are many Southern men who understand this; but this man Davis, though one of the arch couspira- tors in getting up this war, talks of its Van- dalism! He is making a fool of himself, and his friends ought t stop him. Jcpaz Dowrine is going to Europe next Saturday. He has certainly earned a good long holiday, but the selfish question arises what is to become of us while he is gone? How are the orderly, quiet-loving portion of the community to feel secure in their homes during his absence? We know, of course, that some one will sit in his seat—some sub- stitute will be provided to assume his magis- terial duties, and some justice will still be meted out to criminals. All that we under- stand, But we would like to know how we are to get along without Judge Dowling’s pro- digious memory? What substitute can he leave with us for that marvel of a memory that could recognize a thief of twenty years ago through a dozen disguises and aliases and pin him safe again in Sing Sing? We hope the Judge will have a pleasant trip, but we shall be uneasy until his memory gets back, Tag Foungrats o¥ THE Wrst Pittston Victims took place yesterday. The Coroner's investigation indicates that the fire originated in the journals, and was probably brought about by lack of oiling, and that the Mine In- spector has been very remiss in his duties, As a preliminary to farther improvements in the condition of the miners, to be brought about by this great disaster, it would be well to dismiss Mr. Inspector Williams from his position if it is fully shown that he has been remiss, His summary punishment would be likely to serve ag an effectual warning to other inspectors who may also be neglecting their duties, In the meantime, an appeal for contributions and aid for the families of the sufferers has been made, and we all know how New York will answer. Tay Acogrr Ta® SirvaTioN—The Indiana democrats in Delphi, for there the oracle has spoken in favor of the recognition of the “nigger” as ‘‘a man and # brother,” and they have so recognized him in the election of one David Adams as Alderman—#aid David being an American citizen of African descent, This is progress. Keep the ball rolling, pro- effect of exercising a wholesome influ- ence on the remaining rebels of Paris and its environs; but we find that Belleville is still inclined to keep alivo the spirit of rebellion for which thousands of lives have already been sacrificed. The sting has not yet been plucked from the serpent. The inhabitants of Belleville have openly announced that they will make reprisals, From this announcement it is feared that a secret system of assas- sination will be inaugurated. Already there are good grounds to justify the sus- picion, Attempts on the lives of a number of army officers have been made, In face of this some of the Paris journals cry out for clemency to the wretches, whose hands are still wet with innocent blood. Let Paris now, while she has it in her power, purge herself of these base, rebellious wretches, who, without leaders, even destre a continuation of the bratal scenes which rendered the reign of the Commune infamous. It is no mercy to allow assassins to live, If Paris is to be restored to peace—a peace which will be lasting—Marshal MacMahon must pursue a severe but just course towards those who, with death and destruction before their eyes, still harbor thoughts of murder in their breasts. We see by our despatches this morning that the dissolution of the National Guard in the department of the Seine haa been determined upon, This is a wise resolve, and should be carried into effect as soon as possible, Fur- ther investigations reveal fresh outrages per- petrated by the Commune in its dying hours, The bodies of nine Dominican friars have been found, The unfortunate priests fell victims to the bloodthirsty yearnings of the reds. We have no doubt that other horrors will come to light in the course of a little time. Under Marshal MacMahon’s watchfalness Paris is rapidly falling back into « condition of peace, trade is beginning to show reviving signs, and business will shortly flow through its accus- tomed channels, The signs portend a change of government. The Parisians desire a change. The adminis- tration of M, Thiers they consider weak, and they desire a stronger government. In the National Assembly at Versailles the old hos- tility to the return of the Orleans princes is dying out, and there is little doubt that the opposition to their return to France will be removed, General Bazaine’s defence of Metz is defended by old General Changarnier and others, and M. Thiers speaks in the most extravagant praise of the illustrious hero of Mexico, - Tue Tax on THE New York Centra SoriP DivipeNp.—It remains to be seen whether the decision of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue will be operative, so far as it will collect the long-disputed tax on the famous scrip dividend of the New York Central Rail. road; for with the known wealth of that cor- poration there is little doubt that the whole question will be carried to the United States Supreme Court, there to be argued for per- haps several years. If the tax is insisted upon, however, General Pleasonton ought to go farther. When the New York Central road consolidated with the Hudson River road the united corporation received a scrip dividend of forty-five millions of dollars, this sum in- cluding by exchange the original scrip divi- dend on New York Central. If the law is to be enforced let the tax be collected on the whole scrip dividend of the present successor of the New York Central road. Five per cent on forty-five millions would be two million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to which sum the government is really entitled, instead of only one million one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, as claimed by the reve- nue officials. Summary Exxzocurions 1x Paris.—The Paris journals, so says a despatch, demand from the Versailles government the cessation of summary executions, Our advice is no cessation of summary judgment and summary execution. Devils let loose from their own place cannot be too soon sent home. If the Versailles government would avoid the fate of Saul, King of Israel, they must not forget the words of the Lord—‘Lo and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.” Saul spared the ungodly, and Saul in consequence lost the favor of the Lord. The spirit of the first king of Israel has been too conspicuously revealed outside of the Commune. M., Thiers will do well to imitate the example of his enemies. Root them out, destroy them utterly, M. Thiers, if you would save France, No mistaken humanity. Ratner Stow Asout It—The venerable philosopher, Horace Greeley, in forming his opinion as to the right man for the next Presi- dency. He says:—‘‘I have not yet formed a decided opinion as to who ought to be our next republican candidate for President, but it seems to me advisable that he should bea steadfast, constant believer in the good old whig doctrine of one Presidential term.” And all this because General Grant has not courted Mr. Greeley, and bas given mortal offence to Senator Fenton in appointing Mr. Murphy to the New York Custom House, and in various éhings of that sort. If the Fenton-Greeley republican faction of this city and State hold on to their present ‘‘one term” frame of mind, we may look for « little one horse independent radical ticket bere in opposition to General Grant in 1872, And such are your huckstering party politicians, “AnpY Jonnson” ann “Jere Davis.”— That great Sou’western expounder of the con- stitution, Andrew Johnson, is ‘swinging round the circle” again in Tennessee on con- stitational principles; but he fights shy of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and leans decidedly toward repudiation, But Jeff Davis is also travelling around in the South on the constitution, and when these two expounders meet we shall perhaps know all about it. Let the meeting be arranged, and the Heraxp will give the great discussion to the world. Goop News From tie Soura—That the planters have been and are planting more corn, and have planted less cotton this year than usual. This is good, because heretofore the rule has been too much cotton and too axcanive domagrate ppd never palad Aes Ravi, 1 jittle corn, OOO Our New Water Front—General McOlellan’s Repert, New Yorkers will probably be able to realize what a magnificent city for commercial pur- poses they have in this metropolis after read- ing General McClellan's very able and interest- ing report upon the proposed new system of wharves and piers. He shows that our city is unrivalled in its position as a great maritime and commercial mart, having far greater natu- dvantages than either London or Liverpool asa seaport. These latter poris both suffer from a contracted river front and from the great daily variations of the tide, while New York has a total available water front of twenty-four and three-quarter miles, being washed on all sides by deep, navigable rivers, which expe- rience only extremely moderate daily variations of the tide, besides possessing an incompara- bly greater area of anchorage ground in our lower and upper bays. With these facts in view he comes to the conclusion that the London system of enclosed docks—necessary there on account of the rapid and great tide variations—is not only unnecessary hero, but would be expensive and pernicious. He, therefore, discards that system, and proposes a solid river wall, widening the Riverside avenue two hundred feet on East river and two hundred and fifty on the Hadson, with piers of Beton or masonry projecting there- from at the requisite distances from each other. Outlets at the pier heads will be made sufficient for sewerage purposes. In brief, the general system proposed is thus summed up by General McClellan himself :— First—To construct @ permanent river wall of Beton and masonry, or of masonry ®lone, so far out- side of the existing bulkhead as to give a river street two hundred and fifty feet wide along the North river, two hundred feet wide on the Kast river, from the Battery to Thirty-first street, and one hundred and seventy-five feet wide north of that yr build piers projecting from the river wall of ample dimensions, adequate construction, and, 80 far as possible, affording an unobstructed passage for the water, Third—Whenever it is necessary to cover these Piers with substantial sheds suitable to the require- Inents of each case, The report in general is one that will prove highly satisfactory to the business people of New York. There is no reason, with the im- mense wealth of our metropolis, its great ship- ping and its magnificent water front, that our system of docks and piers should not be made the most commodious in the world, especially as they can be arranged more simply than those of Liverpool, and, consequently, much more cheaply, with a greater attainment of the conveniences most requisite for a great ship- ping mart. Indeed, as regards the expense, the report states that dock facilities equal to those in Liverpool can be obtained under the arrangement proposed at a cost incomparably less than that of those superb construc- tions, In addition to all the evident ad- vantages to our shippers and merchants the widening of West and South streets will greatly relieve those crowded thoroughfares—a consideration which, although the least of all, is yet of vital importance. The great outcry of the compressed humanity of New York has boen for relief for Broadway ; but the immense portion of our population whose ways of business lead them to the lower ferries or about the docks, or who in person visit Washington or Fulton Market for their household provision, the great need of relief for the river side streets is fully as pressing as for the relief of Broadway. Victor Huao’s Hovusk in BrussEts.—A cable despatch? which we print this morning informs us that the people of Brussels have smashed the windows of the house of Victor Hugo in Brussels. This’ fact properly inter- preted can only mean that the Communists, with whom Victor Hugo is known to frater- nize, although he has cautiously stood aloof, is properly measured and thoroughly under- stood in the Belgian capital. The discovered intention of the Communists to retire upon Brussels when driven from Paris, and in that other centre recommence the struggle, has, in all likelihood, had to do with this attack upon the house of the great novelist. In view of the great events which are now transpiring in Europe this window smashing is a small affair. But as the straw sometimes indicates the direction of the wind we regard this smashing of Victor Hugo’s windows as afresh proof that the so-called Commune is voted down in Brussels, as in Paris. After Paris Brussels is the next hotbed of European “reds,” The sign is therefore all the more encouraging. A SrnevnaR Case or Gerenosiry, if true, is that of a Mr. Derby, of this city, who has bequeathed his estates in England, valued at eleven million dollars, under certain condi- tions, to the United States government. Mr. Derby had to leave his property to somebody, and he wisely left it to the party who would make the best use of it. By all means let the government take action in this matter and make good its claims upon the unexpected legacy. Such presents have not often, if ever, been made to Uncle Sam. He cannot, therefore, afford to lose this change. It will add something toward the payment of the national debt, and the example merits all the encouragement in the world. A few more such legactes, and all further excuse for Mr. ‘Bontwell’s odious financial measures will be taken away from him. A Snowsr or Verors—One hundred and forty from Governor Hoffman in one batch. This knocks General Jackson, Captain Tyler and Andy Johnson, all taken together, com- pletely out of time; and the best of it is that these vetoes of Governor Hoffman, of big jobs and little jobs, are hailed with satisfaction by the masses of the people of both parties, It is likewise an excellent thing that Governor Hoffman in these vetoes has proved that he is not the slave of ‘the big ring” or of any little ring, but flaps his vetoes about the eats of the jobbers in fine style. No wonder thie man is a favorite with the people. Ninery-Two in tag Smape yesterday, wind southwest, straight up from the roasting plains of Mexico, If we have such roasting in the “merry month of May” what shall we have in July? That's the question, An EarTAQUARE AND “VoLoanto Ervetion in the island of Rua, East Indies, involving the loss of four hundred lives, is reported as the latest sensation in those parts, This may bo the beginning of the earthquake season in both hemispheres, and where the earth's orust is rather thin, as at San Branoisco, the people, at such seasons, ought to sleep oy the ground floor, Decoration Dave The weather was beautiful yesterday and the display was excellent, While the regular exercises proceeded at Cypress Hills and Greenwood, the more lonely graves of Ad- miral Farragut and General Kearny were not forgotten. The exercises at both these spots—one at Woodlawn and the other in Trinity churchyard, on busy Broadway—were unusually impressive, The ceremony has in it something more than the tribute of tender affection for the dead. It means also a fos- tering of heroism in the living; for there is. something in this lavish tenderness for the dead heroes of the country that will nerve the yet young arm to quicker combat in her behalf and make the embryo soldiers of the republic feel that it is sweet and good to die for one’s country. The ceremonies were very general all over the country. President Grant participated in them at Arlington Cemetery, together with the members of the Cabinet, and General Stewart L. Woodford delivered the address. At Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati and other large cities out West the exercises were quite impressive, and every- where calm, peace and harmony prevailed, except, indeed, at Mount Auburn, Boston, where a slight misunderstanding between the whites and blacks came near resulting ina fight. The general observance of the day yesterday places it already among the cher- ished holy days of the nation, in which every household in the land has a sad and sacred personal interest. Personal Intelligence. United States Senator Joseph P. Kelly, of Oregon, 1s domiciled at the Astor House, . Christian Bois, Swedisn Consul, is stopping at the Hoffman House. Count Corti, Italian Minister to the United States, left the Brevoort House for Newport yesterday, General George S. Hartsuf, of the United States Army, 1s quartered at the St. James, Alexander Henderson, of London, is at the Grand Central. Judge A. E. Suffern, of Haverstraw, is residing a8 the St, Nicholas, Captain Mayne, of the Reyal Navy, and wife, have apartments at the Clarendon Hotel. Judge J.J. Monell, of Fishkill, is staying at the Albemarle Hotel. General R, F. Stockton and famtly, of Trenton, are at the St, James. General John. A. Logan, United States Senator from Iljinois, 15 a sojourner at the Fifth Avenue. Colonel J, M. Lewis, president of the Little Rock and New Orleans Railroad, is staying at the St, Nicholas, Wullam Sutherland, of Montreal, is at the Albe- marle Hotel. Congressman W. H. Barnum, of Connecticut, is at the Fifth Avenue, T. M..Bowea, of Idaho, is asojourner at the St. Nicholas. Ex Governor Goodwin, of Arizona, 18 domiciled at the Fifth Avenue, J. Gregory Smith, President of the Northern Pa- cific Ratiroad, is a guest at the Brevoort House, State Senator W. H. Demmick, of Honesdale, Pa, is stopping at the St. Nicholas. . William J, McAlpine leaves on the China for Eue rope to-day. He isto take charge of the work of improving the navigabllity of the Danube river, Austria. Colonel George E. Church, just arrived on the Scotla, is stopping at the Everett House. He sails on the 16th of June for Bolivia and the valley of tha Amazon, accompanied by Mr. L. E. Rosas, the con- tractor’s engineer for the Madeira and Mamori Rally way. WEATHER REPORT. OFFICE OF THE CHIRF SIGNAL UFFICER, WasHINGTON, D.C., May 30—7:30 P.M. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours, ‘The weather has cleared away on the Pacifia coast, with a decided rise in the baromecer. Clouas and rain still continue at the Rocky Mountain sta} tions. Threatening and rainy weather has alsobeen reported from Tennessee, North Carolina and North. ern Florida, and has been experienced during the aay from Illinois and West Virginia, and 1s now reported east of New York State. The highest barometer continues on the South Atlanticcoast. The pressure has fallen somewhat in the New England States and mrore decidedly in the lower Missouri Valley. ‘The temperature has increased on the Pacific and Eastern Atlantic coast. Probabilities, Tt 13 probable that light rain will continue for a short timeonthe New England coast, and also fall im portions of Virginia and Pennsylvania. Par- tially cloudy weather, with light southeast and southwest winds will probably prevail on Wednes- day east of the Mississippi river and on the Gull. ‘Wak DEPARTMENT, } Where the Mercury Went Yesterday. ‘The following record will show the changes in tne temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Phar- macy, HERALD Bullding, corner of Ann street:— 1870, 1871. Rit meat! 4 8P.M. 16 6p.M 80 oP. M. 12M... 4 87 12 P.M. Average temperature yesterday Average temperature for cor! last year. Evil Effects of the Warm Weather. David Toof, aged thirty years, residing in Twenty- sixth street, was overcome by the heat yesterday afternoon and sent to Bellevue Hospital. Lizzie Williams, aged fifty-five, was also found in Pearl street, suffering from the heat, and sent to the Park Hospital. William McGuire, fesiding at No. 92 North Second street, Wiluamsburg, while at work in Washington square, was pros trated by the heat and removed to the hospital About five o'clock yesterday afternoon officer Neal, of the Nineteenth precinct, found at the foos of Fifty-second street, East river, the body of an un- known man, who is supposed to have died from sun-, stroke. He was five feet eight inches high, brown hair and moustache, black coat and pants and white shirt, His right foot had been amputatea. eo Coroner has been notified aad will pold an inquest vostvuel Clark, aged fifty years, was found on pier by an officer of the First Precin Samvridg | Iyer, eye best and sent to the hospival TERRIFIC STORM ON THE HUDSON, POUGHKERPSIE, May 30, 1371. To-day the thermometer indicated ninety-five de- grees in the shade, and to-night reports come in of terrific storms on the Upper Hudson—between chis place and Kingston. At Rondout tne roadways were flooded, trees blown down and windows smashed by the hal, At Esopus a large new Ice- house was struck by lightning and completely de- stroyed, It was filled with ice and the loss mast be heavy. The lightning 1s reported to have been of the most fearful character. At Hyde Park, also, the storm was severe. Haile stones were picked up measuring four and 4 half inches In circumterence, Three miles from here in @ northerly direction hailstones of the largest size ‘were scooped up with shovels, Birds were killed and whole aores of rye entirely destroyed at Pica- sant Valley, Milll ‘and Pine Piains. The storm ‘was of the Severest character. Shower after shower followed each other in quick succession, and grain and fruitin tne above sections are very seriously damaged, The storm seemed to travel from west to east between Poughkeepsie aad Hudson, but reach. ing neither of those places. i HEAVY STORM AT CINCINNATI. CINOINNATI, May 20, 1871. Aheavy rain storm prevailed here this afternoon and evening, accompanied with lightning, Twoand six hundredths inches of rain fell from one to four Yolock. During the storm J. F. Fo! 8 well Seow wa citizen, Sas struck by Il Hining ona killed, Much damage Was done to the TeQma Wetel.