The New York Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1871, Page 4

Ag me BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR Volume XXXVI. eos AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 1th street.— NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.— : es oancen, way.—PAUL CLIFFORD; OB GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of 8th ay, ana 23d st.— ‘Tax Tanke HuNcuBacks. ids BOWERY THEATRE, Rournt Macaiue. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth street.— No Namr, OLYMPIC STEALER. Bowory.—Oven Tur FAULe— THEATRE, Eroadway.—Tux CHILD BOOTHS THEATRE, 264 at, between Sth and 6th avs.— THR MANO AIRLE. WOOD'S MUSEUM, Broadwa: ‘ances every alteraoon'and even corner 30th st.—Perform- —Tuurk BLIND Mog. MRS. FB. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— Somnipen. BAN FRANCISCO FAL, 58 Broadway.—Tar City oF By CENTRAL PAR! SuMagR Nients WITH SUPPLEMENT Taropors Tomas’ New Yerk, Monday, June 19, 1871. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S HERALD, cn SUBSE L—Advertisements, 2—Advertisements. 3—Financial aud Commercial Reports—The Dry Goods Market—i’rogress in New Jersey— Attempted Robbery 14 Wechawken—Marriages and Deaths—Advertisements, 4—Edttorials : Leadi.g Article, “The Late Great Events and tbe New Political Movements of the Day—General Grant Master of the Situa- tion’—Music and the Drama—Weather Re- port—Miscellancous Telegraph—Amusement Announcements, S=The Triumph of Germany: Celebrating the Entry of the Victors into Berlm—The Situation in France—Misceilaneous Telegrams from Europe and Cuba—The Death of Vallandig- haw—News from Washington—The Darien Canal Expeition—Murder and Suicide— Local Inteliigence—Business Notices, G—Englisn Yachting: brilliant Openmg of the Thames Season; The ‘ihree Leading London Clabs—The Yacht Livonia’s First Race—Tne National Game—Another Husband for Mrs. Fair—improving Inland Navigation—West Point: The Reinion of the Old and Young Graduates—City _Items—Preparing for the Fourth of July—The Indians—Obituary—The Dake d’\umaie: He Has Played His Trump Card and Won—Count Moltke and the German Successes—Court Calendars. 'Y—Advertisements. S—Religious: Services and Sermons in the Me- tropolis and where; The Papal Jubilee; Imposing Displays in the Catholic Churches; The Great Gain of Godliness; Discourses by the Rev. Drs, Hall and Armitage, Rev, Messrs, Hepworth and Buchanan, Fathers Preston, Hewett and Others, 9—Religious (continued from Eighth Page)—Father Hyacinthe—Archbishop’s Manning’s Recent Pastoral—Literature: Criticisms of New Books— Army and Naval Intelligence—Rail- way Monopolies—The European Exodus— Headed Om, 40—The Saintly Ninth: How Fisk and Mis Regi- ment Praved in Bostoun—South America: Abatement of the Fever Scourge in Buen: Ayres; Names of American Victims—Shipping Intelligence—Advertisements, Ir 18 WONDERFUL how veterans of 1812 are springing up since the Pension bill became a law. There are 26,000 men now on the rolls, and more coming in, at the rate of a hundred and seventy-six daily. WE svpposr that we must now abandon all hope of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien by any of the rou‘es surveyed by the expedition under Commander Selfridge, unless, perhaps, by the rou'e from Cupica Bay to the Atrato, by way of the Napipi fiver. Our correspondence from Panama, published this morning, tells the story of this failure of all ihe sanguine expectations of | years. Tae Americans IN Hox excited over the news of attack on the hostil» Chinese in the Corea. They doubtless fear retaliation ; but evidently they can rest easy. With such people as the Chinese have proven to be of late strong hostile demonstrations «fective peace persuaders than soft words cr cautious diplomacy. are more Tne CeLesration or THz Po JUBILEE in Brussels has been rudely interrnpted by anti-papal demonstrations and aciuai dis- turbances, which have led to the calling out of special constables and numerous arrests. Our cable despatch yesterday announced that the clerical party had made _politi- cal capital out of the celebration by hostile manifestations agoinst the King of Italy, which partly ex the counter- demonstrations of the opposite camp. On the other hand our despatch reports that the King and Queen of Belgium lave congratulated tbe Holy Father on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his Pontificate, « fact wh must be grati- fying to the Pope. ains Ovr Cori NDENT at buenos Ayres sends as information of the abatement of the yellow fever plague in that city, and gives a list of names of Americans who fel! victims to it. Fortunately the number is small. Now that the epidemic is disappearing the newspapers are engaged in a war of words concerning the number of persons that perished during its stay. As many as thirty thousand are given. as the number, while the native papers will not admit higher figures than fifteen thousand. We are of opinion that little comfort can be derived from either estimate, as both indicate a mor- tality absolutely frightful. Of the American victims two—a young lady named Miss Wood and the other a Mr. Spring—sacrificed their lives in voluntarily attending the sick, and, owing to their humanity and unselfish heroism, found untimely graves in a strange land, far away from their friends and relatives, Tag Fasriviries attending the entry of the troops into Berlin are described in vivid terms by our special cable report to-day, which enters into interestiug details regarding the grand state performance at the Opera in honor of the occasion. It has been rendered historical by the scenes which were enacted by audience and actors, who vied with one another in doing honor to the heroic old man who stands at the head of the Germac nation. The legend of Barbarossa, whose memory Germans still cherish In a weird sort of a way, asso- ciating bis name with the most glorious period of the old Germanic empire, was represented with all the appliances of scenic splendor. But the appearance of the actor represent- ing Emperor William on horseback seemed to have set the audience wild with enthusi; Greater and more spontaneous honors ba never been donc to a living monarch, and the Emperor may well take pride in the thought that the new German empire has taken root 4a the affections of his people, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1871.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. NEW YORK HERALD | "8. Tate Great Bvonte and the Sew Political Movements of the Day—Gene- ral Grant Master of the Situation. “Quick as lightning”—for it is by lightning — the great eveuts and movements of the day, in either hemisphere, now act upon and give direction to the currents of public opinion throughout the civilized world, Hence, within the last three months the great reaction, in Europe and the Uuited States against revolu- tionary principles, combinations and parties, threatening the overthrow of the established order of things. The terrors of the Paris Commune have awakened a universal dread of revolutionary movements and have thus im- mensely strengthened in public opinion ‘‘the powers that be.” Every crowned head in Europe, from the Czar of Russia to the King of Spain, from the reactionary consequences of the Paris Commune enjoys a greater sense of security to-day than has been felt even in St. Petersburg since the suppression of the red republicans of 1848-9, Even so late as twelve ‘months ago, when, from the reported critical condition of the health of the Emperor Napoleon, all the world was apprehensive of the near approach of another European con- vulsion, it was thought that, whatever might be the possibilities of republics or empires, the restoration of the Bourbons was as hopeless as the restoration of the Stuarts. In September last we hailed the proclama- tion of the revived republic in France, with- out bloodshed in Paris and without any Jaco- bin scenes of violence or disorder, as an aus- picious opening for a triumphal march of re- publican ideas over the whole Continent. Here, in June, we find the French republic of M. Thiers and the National Assembly, with the consent of the French people, exercising the powers of an absolute monarchy, and the restoration of the Bourbons or the Bonapartes the leading question at Versailles. Wé still believe that there is hope yet for the French republic ; but, if republic it is to be, it will be shaped rather to maintain law and order by the strong hand than as a republic which may open the door again to anarchy. In a word, the events of the last three months in Paris have produced a general moral reaction against revolutionary movements and in favor of law and order which extends to both hemis- pheres, and which is plainly perceptible bere in the enlarged public impression that General Grant is master of the political situation in this country for 1872 and that he is morally certain of a re-election, Such, then, are the intimate relations of events and their action upon the public mind between Europe and America through the Atlantic cables; for by these connecting links is not the Paris Jacobin made the neighbor of the merchant prince on our Fifth avenue, of the planter of Louisiana, the farmer of Minnesota and the miner of Nevada? We say that the general moral reaction against the horrible atrocities in Paris of demo- cratic reformers run mad has sensibly oper- ated in this country and is operating to strengthen the administration of General Grant and to secure his re-election in 1872. Toere is a growing impression that the time is unfavorable for such a revolutionary change in our national government as its transfer from the President and the party in occupation to the democratic party would be. Hence, even among the democrats themselves, from causes which they cannot exactly define, because they have not yet learned the moral power of the telegraph, the opinion is widening that General Grant in 1872 cannot be beaten. | O.ber causes than the Paris Commune have contributed to this general opinion. The dropping by General Grant of his St. Domingo annexation scheme, the great treaty of the Joint High Commission, the careful collection and disbursement of the national revenues, the correction of abuses, such as whiskey and tobacco frauds, the heavy redemptions of the public debt, made from treasury savings, and, above all, the universal admission that General Grant is an honest President and that his prudent policy is promoting the great objects of peace and national prosperity, have made him strong with the people, though anything bu: a favcrito with slippery and tricky politi- cians, : Among these tricky and small potato spuds politicians the so-called ‘‘farmers’ candidate for the Presidency,” the venerable Horace Greeley, has got himself into an exceedingly ridiculons position. His wild goose chase after George Sanders and Company at Niagara Falls in the midst of our late civil war for a treaty of peace with Jeff Davis, absurd as it was, had at least the merit of a definite object in view; but our sub-soil philosopher in his present fix between Tammany Hall and the Custom House can be likened only to a per- plexed donkey between those two bundles of hay. Ultimately he must come over to Grant or go over to Tammany, or try a third party movement with Mr. Fenton or George Francis Train, and in cither event he will be lost sight of in the din and smoke of the great battle when the battle is joined. There are numerous other soreheads among the dis- appointed place hunters of the republican camp; but they, too, will disappear as the fight comes on, just as the Chase faction dis- appeared after Lincoln’s second nomination. The outside mousing politicians of his party in 1864 were opposed to Lincoln, but the masses of the party were for him against the field; and so it is with General Grant and so it will be in 1872, Therefore, whatever may be Mr. Greeley’s convictions on the subject, we do not consider the removal of Mr. Murphy from the Custom House absolutely necessary to the salvation of the country. In the next place the ‘new departure” of the Northern democracy is creating a bolt among the Bourbons, For example, in Penn- sylvania the Chester County Democratic Com- mittee of Correspondence the other day entered their solemn protest against tbe plat- form of their recent party State Convention accepting the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif- teenth amendments, and they adhere to their State platform of 1869, in which it is affirmed that ‘‘the democratic party of Pennsylvania is opposed to conferring upon the negro the right to vote; and we do emphaticaliy deny that there is any right or power in Congress or elsewhere to impose negro suffrage upon the people of this State in opposition to their will.” In short, this Chester County Commit- tee repudiate this ‘‘new departure,” and hold to the doctrine of the lamented Douglas, that “this is a white man’s government, formed by white men, for white men and their posterity forever.” This has a bad look for the “new departure.” Furthermore, the Greensburg (Pa.) Argus says this is o white man’s government, and “the demo- cratic party cannot gulp these fraudulent amendments and preserve its integrity.” And the Democratic Watchman, of Centre county, says:—‘‘We can never accept the fifteenth amendment,” &c., ‘‘in the face of the fact that the niggers and scalawags who obtained their seats in Congress by force and fraud were allowed to participate in such legislation ;” and that it will notdo to call this a dead issue; for ‘no issue is dead or can be dead that involves a principle.” Has not this the ring of the real old demo- cratic music of the ‘‘white man’s government?” It has, and if such protests against the “nig- gers and scalawags” of the fifteenth amend- ment are heard from Pennsylvania, what will be the voice of the democracy of Indiana and Tllinois, whose motto has always been, ‘Damn a nigger, anyhow!” There is trouble brewing to the party on this ‘new departure.” It involves such tremendous concessions to nig- gers that it will require perhaps two or three years to bring the democratic rank and file west of New York to fall into line. South of Virginia tlese new amendments, as a demo- cratic vermifuge, will not go down. In fact, in a general view, this new movement un- hinges and demoralizes the democracy. The party, North and South, was enthustastic over the New Hampshire election, it became chap- fallen over the nigger vote of Connecticut, but itis disgusted even with the pretence of swallowing Sambo by resolution—head, heels, shins, hide, wool and all. And so it is that, what with the universal moral reaction against the Paris Commune, what with the President's St. Domingo surrender and the treaty of the Joint High Commission and his general peace preserving policy, what with the peremptory refusal of General Sherman to run for the White House on any terms, and what with this new democratic departure, we think that Tammany Hall may wisely hold over Governor Hoffman for 1876, because General Grant is master of the situation for 1872. The Sermons Yesterday. The coming of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Pontificate of Pope Pius imparted activity to the Catholics yesterday, which, in some mysterious way, extended to all religious bodies. True enough the attendance at the churches was not very large, many people apparently holding it unfashionable to attend divine service in the city between the first day of June and the first day of October. Those who are strangers to fashion and did attend listened to some very good sermons, among the most noticeable of which were Father Preston’s discourse on the life and reign of the Pope, and Father McNamee’s on the unity of the Catholic Church—two excellent sermons, abounding in interest and instruction. Rev. Mr. Hepworth preached some sound doctrines on the weakness of many men in yielding to the current of popular opinion, surrendering ideas and principles, because the many opposed them, and even feeling ashamed of their religion when they enter a society which holds different theological views. This is a fact much to be deplored, but there is another side of the question. At best the maintenance of one’s opinions in the face of popular opposi- tion is a thankless business. Men who do this are generally denounced as obstinate, contumacious individuals and they get more blows than praises for their adherence to principle. After they are dead and gone pos- terity discovers their virtues and lauds their heroism, but posthumous honors benefit the honored very little and the prospect of it is cold comfort to a man hunted down for his opinions. Besides, martyrdom is not in fashion. Our modern Galileos would cheer- fully recant their theory of the movement of the world rather than suffer torture, and they would not even remark, in parenthesis, ‘‘but it still moves”—which, by the way, Galileo never made. Of course, the pliability of the human mind must be deplored, and we agree with Mr. Hepworth in deploring it, At the same time we desire to show that a man will be ‘damned if he does and damned if he don’t” resist popular pressure upon his convictions. Professor Haskell, of Illinois, told the story of Elijah’s persecutions and trials, and used it as an illustration of what man can accomplish if he place faith in God; Rev. Mr. Bachman discoursed on the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples on the Day of Pentecost ; Rev. Mr. Hall was eloquent in his- descrip- tion of sanctified and uosanctified affliction and true repentance, and Rev. Mr. Armitage preached on the subject of St Paul and the riches of Christ. Mr. Bzecher assured his congregation that any road is good enough that leads to heavén—an assurance liberal enough but hardly orthodox. If we understand Mr. Beecher's idea of the unity of man it is that men agree to disagree and that everybody may be right in disagreeing. There is something really comforting in this, but it is open to difficulties, If the path which is ‘naturally’ one man’s path to heaven is believed by another man to be the path tothe infernal regions, the latter will pursue a directly opposite road, and how these two men travelling away from each other will ever meet in the celestial abode is o problem the solution of which we shall not attempt. It has been said that all roads lead to Rome, but we have never heard that all roads lead to heaven, If they did hell would be comfortingly isolated. As will be seen in the foregoing the ser- mons of yesterday were on interesting topics, and we recommend them to general perusal. In this city, Brooklyn, Washington and Jersey City the “outpouring of spiritual comfort” was amply sufficient to incline the hearts of all to peace and piety. BgLGIuM AND THE Pope.—The Pope's jubi- lee in Belgium was, it seems, a great failure. This is the more to be wondered at as the Holy Father has no more devoted children out of Troland than in the little kingdom of Belgium. The clerical party, it is said, were the cause of the failure. The priests went too far. They abused the Italian government, and denounced the liberals and demanded the restoration of the temporalities. The people were not with the priests, We take this to mean that in any attempted crusade to restore the tempo- ral power Belgium is not to be counted ia ‘The Fusien of the Bourbons. For weeks back we have been hearing of the fusion between the two branches of the House of Bourbon. Though more than once that accomplishment was positively asserted still it was as often contradicted. We have had proclamations from the Duc d’Aumale, manifestoes from Henri de Bourbon and letters from the Comte de Paris, in all of which there was evidenced their strong and undying faith in monarchical institutions and their firm belief that a monarchy is the only true form of government by which France could be raised from the ignoble position to which she has fallen. Notwithstanding all these assertions and contradictions which for some time past have appeared in rela- tion to the fusion of the rival branches it is evident that the friends of both have actively engaged in endeavoring to bring about an understanding between the aspirants for kingly honors, with the view of agreeing upon some plan by which the cherished ideas of both could be carried into effect. Some time since our correspondent at Tours gave us an account of a large gathering of the ad- herents of both parties—legitimists and Orleanists—at that city. The delibera- tions at this meeting look forward to the supplanting of the republic by a monarchy. We have now another account, which wo publish this morning, of a more recent meeting of the adherents of the Duc d’Aumale in the same city. The meaning of these meetings at Tours is obvious enough, even though no explanation of the in- tentions of those who were present were in our possession. The information contained in the correspondence printed to-day an- nounces that ‘‘a committee was appointed to proceed to Versailles and petition the Na- tional Assembly to declare the Duke Presi- dent of the republic. But if the Comte de Chambord should see fit to make the Duke his heir to the throne, then the Aumale party was willing that the Comte de Chambord should first occupy the throne for a limited period— two years or thereabout—after which the Duc d’Aumale should be the successor by direct and solemn pledge.” This reads very well on paper; but, as the liberties of France have not yet been placed in the kxeping of the legitimists or monarchists, or both combined, the supplanting of the republic by a monarchy does not so nearly approach a consummation as this piece of information might lead the reader to imagine. There is no denying the fact that there exists in France a strong republican party—a party also that is at present in power—and we feel satisfied that this element will not be a party to any such arrangement. M. Thiers is committed before the world in favor of maintaining the republic. We believe he will keep his word. The republic so far has done well, and at a period, too, most difficult—fraught with dan- ger and trying almost without a parallel in French history. If it has done well in the past why not continue it into the future, and give to the French nation an opportunity to really test the efficacy of republican institn- tions under more favorable auspices? The fusion of the legitimists and Orleanists may be an accomplished fact. These royal gentle- men possibly have settled their differences—an accomplishment on which they may congratu- late themselves and their friends; but what effect that settlement will have rezarding the future government of France we leave for time to reveal. Jules Favre Defends Himself. In the French Assembly on Saturday M. Jules Favre defended himself for not accept- ing peace on the occasion of his visit to the German headquarters at Meaux. Prince Bis- marck, he said, demanded the cession of Strasbourg, which his colleagues of the Gov- ernment of National Defence were not dis- posed to give up. M. Favre, it appears, attempted to turn the tables against his ene- mies by asking them to extend their inquiry to the conduct of the imperialists, who led France to her ruin, These mutual recrimina- tions are as dangerous as they are unwise. On the whole, Jules Favre conducted the affairs of his own department with caution and with dignity. We know of no one who could have done better under the circum- stances, It is not fair, however, for him to lay the whole blame of the war on the impe- rialists, The one man, as we now know, who was opposed to the war was the Emperor ; but he was forced to it by the clamor of the poli- ticians, and in that clamor none joined more heartily than the men with whom Jules Favre was associated. If France is to bo brought out of the depths of misery into which she has fallen it will certainly not be by wasting pre- cious time in pursuing idle and vindictive inquiries as to what men or what parties were most to blame for her fall. When the ship is in danger it is work that is wanted, not words. x The Ninth at Prayers. The Ninth regiment triumphed over the continued opposition of Phariseeism and hot weather in Boston yesterday, and held its religious services in a theatre. They were not disturbed much by the saintly citizens, only two of any prominence even exhibiting curiosity enough to see for themselves how the diabolical warriors would carry out their exer- cises. The sermon by Chaplain Flagg was a very good one indeed, and the ‘‘Gloria” and “Inflammatus” were performed by the band with all the impressiveness and solemnity of the genuine cathedral organ, except that now and then the more familiar strains of ‘‘Le Sabre” and ‘‘J'aime les Militaires” were piped forth from the irreligious cornet and French horn, Fisk himself took the pulpit at the close and discoursed to his congregation, expressing the most generous regard for Boston, and apologizing to the Mayor for a mistake in the orders of review, by which the Ninth failed to salute him. No disturbance whatever occurred, and the regiment left in the afternoon for home, refreshed and invigo- rated, and doubtless with a profounder religious fervor than they have usually experienced hitherto. Tor Most Horrmie Murver AND Sut- ome that has occurred in thie city for many years happened yesterday. Dr. Connolly, a physician of some prominence, in West Eleventh street, while laboring, it fs thought, under a fit of delirium tremens, killed his two little children by cutting their throats and then killed himself, Rogere—Anderson—Stratton. Though we are getting along rapidly toward midsummer, the weather is so delightfully cool that there is no immediate or extensive prepa- ration for the annual rural pilgrimage, and as the ministers keep close to’ their flocks they are all here yet, active and earnest as ever; but there are none among them more so than those whom we have hcre named. The Rev. Dr. E. P. Rogers is now, and for many years has been, pastor of the South Reformed church, in Fifth avenae and Twenty-first street, one of the oldest independent Reformed congregations in the city, and also one of the wealthiest and most liberal, They support mission schools and missionaries in the city, and also among the freedmen of the South, and subscribe liberally to all the connectional inter- ests of the denomination. Dr. Rogers’ church, like his heart, is open to every friend of the Lord Jesus, and during the visit of the Rev. Newman Hall, of Lonion, hera a couple or three years ago, this temple was freely offered for his use, and in it he held a series of daily services. The General Convention of Young Men’s Christian Associations met there also about the same time, and both pastor and people are always ready to extend the right hand of fellowship to Christians of every name. As a preacher Dr. Rogers is simple, earnest and practical. He evidently attaches much more importance to the religion of every- day life, in the relations of man with man and with his Maker, than that which is contained merely in doctrines and is known theoretically by many, but is practised by sofew. For in- stance, he insists more upon his people know- ing what is implied in ‘‘Lovoe the Lord thy God with all thy heart and thy neighbor as thyself” than in their comprehending the doctrine of the Trinity or any other abstract theological dogma, And in this we believe the Doctor is right. For, after all, it is by our words we shall be justified or condemned, and by our deeds judged worthy of praise or censure, and not by any conception we may have of the Deity, however true or false the same may be. But while the Doctor attends to the former and gives it due prominence he does not therefore neglect the latter. congregations are always large, which may be accepted as a sign that their pastor is both interesting and instructive. The Rev. Thomas D. Anderson, D. D., is pastor of the First Baptist church of this city, which formerly worshipped in what is now St. Matthew's Lutheran church edifice on Broome and Elizabeth streets. Under the faithful but brief ministry of the talented and lamented A. Kingman Nott the ‘‘First” con- gregation increased latgely and gave great promise of usefulness in their down-town home. But the up-town movement, which began during his lifetime and continued with fresh impetus every year since his death, soon demonstrated that the congregation could not long keep themselves together in that locality, so far from their homes and social societies, The church edifice—one of the most substantial and well appointed in the city—was consequently sold a few years ago, and the congregation have found a spiritual home for themselves in a neat edifice in Park avenue and Thirty-ninth street. Dr. Ander- son is one of the oldest ministers of his denom- ination in the city, and is a worthy successor to a long line of sainted men who have served the First Baptist church for two centuries. The Doctor is both learned and eloquent in the pulpit, and being a man of nervous tempera- ment aad strong feeling, he throws his whole soul, as it has been said, into his subject, and so sways his audiences and moves them as by a divine and irresistible impulse. He is greatly beloved by his people and by all who are favored with his acquaintance. The Rev. R. M. Stratton, pastor of Lexing- ton Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, is a young man in years and in the service of Methodism, buat he is a man of promise, and no doubt, with increase of years and expe- rience, he will rise to eminence in the Methodist Church. His present congre- gation seem very much attached to him, and it argues well for his abilities and success as # preacher and pastor that he has been able during the two years of his ministry here to gather and hold so good an audience as he has invariably on the Sab- bath, notwithstanding obstacles which sur- round him in that neighborhood. Mr. Stratton is an expository rather than a theological and doctrinal preacher, and this is, perhaps, one of the reasons for his success. Another reason is that in the pastoral relation he makes himself agreeable socially, and becomes thereby familiar with the spiritual condition of his people, so that whenever subsequently he may instruct them in their duty, or reprove them for neglect of the same, they are ready to accept his words as the words of a friend as well as of a servant of God. Mr. Stratton has recently returned from a six wecks trip across the Continent, and, though his absence was comparatively brief, his congregation honor him so highly that they prepared a pub- lic reception for him, and listened with delight to his narration of experiences on the way. Pastor and people mutually cherish and love one another. The Grand Review Postponed. The grand military review which was to have taken place yesterday at Longchamps has been postponed in consequence of the heavy rains. It would seem that the magni- ficent rain storm which we experienced yes- terday had already made Paris a visit. We have no reason to doubt the statement that the ground was too heavy for military evolutions or that this was why the review was postponed. It will not surprise us, how- ever, to learn that the postponement has been quite as much a convenience asa necessity. There are many sensible pergons in France who are of opinion that a grand military review in present circumstances is in the last degree inexpedient. The avowed object of the review was to do honor ‘‘to our soldiers on the occasion of their triumphant return to Paris.” One is tempted to ask where they triumphed. At Sedan? And whence have they returned? From German prisons. If it is the object of M. Thiers to celebrate the vic- tory of the Versaillists over the Communists, the case is made worse, rather than better. We have no word of kindness to say for the Com- mune; but even if the victory of the Versail- lists had not been disgraced by deeds of unne- cessary cruelty, the wisdom of one class of Frenchmen celebrating « victory over another His | class of Frenchmen might well be questfoned, From a military display which is at once use- less and unwise no good could be expected ; and if it should be indefinitely postponed the gain may be found to b> greater than the loss. Besides, the expression of the sentiment of the army might be painfully disappointing, Tak Mernopist Camp MaeTiNa at Sah Lake has commenced a merciless raid upon Brigham. Mr. Boole, of New York, yesterday preached against polygamy, while the Prophet and some of his family were present, MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Central Park Garden. The concerts of Theodore Thomas this season have been more uniformly successful than ever before. ‘The character of the audience ts similar to what one observes at the Italian opera during the ,seasom @t the Academy, and the beautiful hall and gar den are crowded every evening, The steady Train yesterday thinned the attendance considera- bly, but the music was as enjoyable as ever. The programme was made up of selections from Beet hoven, Wagner, Keler Bela, Bellini, Wuerst, Strauss, Rossini, Liszt and Gung’l Mr. Thomas, in every programme, has from two to five works which are complete novelties, and up to the present time, dur- ing thirty-five concerts, the number of works intro- duced for the first time to the public is remarkable. On Thursday next the anoual benefit of Mr. Thomas takes place. The orchestra will be strengthened with a large military band, and the soloists will be Mr. Listemann, violin; Mr. Agpy, ‘cello, and Mr. Schreiber, cornet. Metropolitan Gossip. Another sensational drama, “Over the Falls,’ t& announced at the Bowery. Mr. James Maguire, an Irish comeilan, stars in it, Mr. J. P. Smith’s management of the Park, Brook- lyn, closed on Saturday. Messrs. Carroll and Lamb play Johnny Allen there this week. ‘The last week of the “Three Hunchbacks” at the Grand Opera House is announced. The house will then probably be closed until the fall. “the Man o’ Airlie” holds the boards at Booth's for the remaining two weeks of the season, This theatre will be given up to stars next seasou, Miss Fanny Herring F mgd & new play called, “Grit, or Out on the Plains,” at Tony tor's this Week. Sensations of the most terrific kind are in i. Miss Lucille Western appears as “Tho Ohild Stealer” this eveuing at the Olympic, assisted by Messrs, Mortimer, Herne and Mordauat and the Tegular compauy. A mechanical representation of Paris will be ex- hibited this week at San Francisco Hall. It ts im zinc, and will show the great city as it was before the Commune régime. Oniy two nights remain for ‘‘Rosedale” at Wal- Jack's, a8 on Wednesday “The Long Strike” will be brought outin grand style. Lydia Thompson com mences @ blonde season here in August, A dramatic and musical entertainment, for the benefit of the Church of the Immaculate Sonceee ton, will be given at the Academy of Musto U evening by the Brougham Dramatic Union, Miss Edith Challis writes that, althougn billed for the “Fairy Queen” at the Grand Opera House re- cently, she did not agree to play that trifling part, and regrets that ler name was coupled witu it, On Tuesday a new comedy called *Detmonico’s,”” or “Larks up the Hudson’ will be produced af the Fifth Avenue theatre. Like “Saratoga,” itis sheer tun from beginuing to end. To-night the last per- formance of “No Name” takes place. “Pani Cluford” is now im complete running order at Niblo’s, aud Miss Emma Howson and Messrs. Collins, Jack and Boniface are nightly received with favor in the cast. Operti’s song, “Dreaming Byes,” 18 one of the best features in the music. Oo tober 2 Sothern commences an eugagement at this house. The twelfth national musical festival of the Northeastern Saengerbund of America com-nences in this city on the 24th. This festival only taxes place every sixth year in New York, and tne Executive Committee have made extensive bre Parations for the event, The association compri about 100 singing societies of tue Easiern, middie and Southern States, numbering neat 3,000 voices, which will be joined py several Ameri- can singing societies from Washington, Phila- delpbia and other cittes. The reception of the socie- tues from the different States will take place by Mayor Hali at the City Hall, at the above-named date, followed by a@ torchiight procession of the singers to their headquarters at the Ger- mania Roows. On Sunday there will be @ rehearsal of all the united societics at the Skatin Rink, and in the evening a reception concert the Academy of Music. On the 26tn a matinée . concert at Stemway Hal, when the prize Ping. of the contending societies wiil take place, In tne evening the first monsler concert, with 3,000 sing wili take place at the rik, On the 27th’ the secom monster concert will be given at the same place. » morning of the 28th (here will be a parade of singers, the invited corporations, miliary, "s societies, &c., which will be reviewed by or Hoffman and the Mayor, and on that eruoon and on the 29th a general picnic Will take place at Joues’ Wood, WEATHER RPORT. Wank DeraRTMENt, } OFFICE OF THE CHIEY SiGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, June 19—1 A. M. Synopsts for the Past Twenty-four Hours, The barometer has fallen since Saturday night on the Pacttic coast, wich rising temperature. The low pressure which was over Lake Ontario Sunday night ts now central over Connecticut, Tne barometer, after fallmg rapidly during the day in the Missouri Valley ts now followed by threaten- ing weather west of Michigan and Indiana. Rain has fallen from Virginta to Lake Erie and eastward, but is now confined to tne East Atlantic coast, Olear and partially cloudy weather now prevatis from Lake Huron to Loulsiana and eastward, with light winds. The temperature has risen from Arkansas to Lake Michigan. No reports have been received from the extreme West and Northwest. Probabilities, Pleasant weather will probably continue on the Guif and Atlantic coasts on Monday. Falling barometer, with cloudy and vureatenmg weather, us probable from tue Ohio valiey westward. LONG - BRANCH. Rain Storm and Gale at the Beach—Bathing Inaugurated~The President’s Movements. Lona Brancn, June 18, 1871. A violent rain storm, accompanied by a heavy gale from vhe southeast, commenced here about twa this morning and continued until noon to-day, when the weather cleared up, ‘fhe sun appeared at one: o'clock, but only for a short tlme, The weather Is still threatening. Kverybody was, of course, kept within doors, and the day was spent very unplea- santly—more especially pecause of tie fact taat the Sunday papers did not come down. The weather-wise say this 13 the iast storm of the reas ud that the hot weather wil! seon begin. Several persons bathed in the sea yesterday even- ing, and their exampie wili be generally followed to-morrow. The sea breeze to-night is warmer tham it was any day last week. ‘The President did not go to church, as he had im. tended, on account of the severiiy of the storm, but spent the day home with his family. THE ST. LOUIS RACES, &r, Louis, June 18, 1871. The fifth annual mecting of tne Southern an& Western Turf Congress opened at Abbey track yea. terday, under most favoranle auspices, ‘The weathes was fine and the attendance unusually large, The first race, mile dasn, for two-year-oids, purse $250, was won by an unnamed sorre} fily, by Bonnie Scotiand, beating Vella Morn. Time, 1:57%. ‘The second race, Great Post Stake race of the Turs Congress, for $2,500, each nsaociation represented in the Congress naming a horse. The followt horses started:—Letnster, for St. Louts; Helmet, Lexington; Barney Wiltams, for Mobile; Virgil, fou New Orleans; Mollie Jones, for Nashville, SUMM, Barney Williams. Mollie Jones. dis. Virgil... dis. Leinster withdrawa. 6 Time, 8:04 14—-8:02%. The remainder of the races remmence Thursday and continue the balance of the week, AFFRAY IN RENSSELAER COUNTY. A Gambling Party Get Inte a Fight—Twe Men Probably Mort: Avsany, N, Y., tune 18, 1871, A terrible affair occurred at @ place called Nigge® Hollow, about a mile back of Urecntush, at twe o'clock this morning, between three white men an@ six negroes, Tho party wero gambilngand drink« ing, and Onally got into a wrangio. The negroes ‘were armed with knives and razors, an¢ staobe@ tule the third lias tantme wounds, Potice nuthorilies of Renswliacd Sponneliy was brougas ve the hospital to-night aod ta very low. we TS