The New York Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1871, Page 6

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New, York, Wednesday, June 2s, sr. — CONTENTS | OF TO-DAY'S + HERALD. Pace. epee 1—Advertisements. ‘2—Advertisewments. 3—Yachting: Regatta of the Brooklyn Yachi Club; ‘The Finest Race on Record; Race in Dorches- ter Pay; The Regatta at Cape May on the Fourth of July; The Last New York Club Re- gatta—Aguatic—News from Washington— Visitors to the Park. 4—Hell Gate: Gnawing the Rocks for Twenty Years; What the Government Did and What the People Did; A Review of the Operations, Past and Present; Map Showing the Rocks Obstructing the Passage, their ality and the Depth of the Water—News from Nebraska— Ku Klux Klan Clatter—Crime tn North Caro- lina—Catholic Churca Troubles, Imperial Vovagers : Departure of the Emperor and Empress of Brazil for Europe—Brazilian State Ceremonials—Foreiga —_ Miscellaneous Items—Foreign Personal Gossip—Music and the Drama—Art Notes—Literature : Criticisms of New Books—Views of the Past—Railroad Casuaities—The Bohner Fratricide—News trom thé State Capital—Row im an African Church—The Horse Disease in Suifolk County— Felonious Assault, 6—Editorial eading Article, ‘‘France—The Kour- bon Programme—The !’rospects of the Rival Parties”—Death from a Fali—Attempted Rob- bery by Sneak Thieves—Amusement An- nouncements. '7—The Sitnation in France—Germany—Italy—The Pope—Austro-Hungarian Menarchy—Eng- land—Cuba—Maine Democratic State Conven- Uon—New Hampshire Polttics—The Patnam County Murder—The Weather—Personal In- telligence—Obituary—Shipping Intelligence— Business Notices. S—Proceedings in the Conrts—The St. Alban’s Church Controversy—Court of Special Ses- epee Police Court—The Norwaik Bank Robbery—The Methodist Muddle—Crimes and Casuaities in Brookiyn—Shoving the Queer—Army and Naval Inteiligence—The Prussians and the Seventh—The Edward J, Shandiley Association. ep National Ganie— Plymouth’s Picnic—Mystic Park Races—Paris Green—Death of a Daughter of Bishop White- nous 9—Finan Markets—Taxation in Brookiyn—Arrest of a Bogus Laborer—Marriages and Deatns—Ad- sements. Education: and Commercial Reports—Domestic Commencements of the College of the City of New York, the College, Mount Washington Collegiate ‘The President cell College and Willams College. Wd—Aaveriisements. J2—Adverusements. A Great Name Aproap—The name of Lincoln. There are said to be nine cities in Germany and two in Italy each with a Lin- coln street. Frank Brae, Jr., favors the new depar- ture. He is a progressive democrat through- out. To be sure he progressed backward in 1868, but now he is progressing forward in fine style. Probably, after all, he took his steps backward only in order io get a good start. A Movement 1s Bring Srronaty Urcep forward to erect a statue to Fitz Greene Hal- eck in Central Park. We should have had one of our best home poet long ago, and also one of our home historian, Washington Irving, and our home inventor, Robert Fulton, The ‘Park should be crowded with these. Genera Grant has informed our Long Branch correspondent that Secretary Fish will remain at his post and that Mr. Murpby will remain in charge of the Custom House, and the outsiders, therefore, may as well try to be reconciled to the situation and make no more fuss about it till the return of Congress. Gengrat I Y testified before the Ku Klux Committee yesterday, and said that no Ka Klux existed at present in Tennessee. It originated there in 1867, under the pressure af Governor Brownlow's proclamation giving the loyal militia permission to punish all rebels, ‘but it died out in 1868. All was now balmy peace in his State. Burks, THE FENIAN, has at last been liber- ‘ated by the British government, but will have to report every year to the authorities. It will be remembered that Burke refused to accept the Queen’s pardon on condition of exile; and while his companions availed themselves of it he remained in the prison from which he has now been discharged, with permission to re- main in England, by the tardy clemency of the government. Tue Fovr Srrone Mey in Maryland who chased a forlorn insane woman to her death on the ground that they believed her to bea poultry thief, deserve hanging, every one of ‘them. The newspaper particulars of the affair ‘re confficting, but all statements show the ‘murder to have been even more cowardly and ewanton than at first reported. ‘Triflers with life like these men should not be allowed to trifle any longer. Yesterpay the Democratic State Conven- tion of Maine met at Augusta and nominated C. G. KimbaN, of Portland, for Governor. ‘The resolutions adopted endorse the “‘new departure,” but denounce the means by which the amendments to the constitution were adopted, A low tariff is demanded, universal ‘amnesty advocated, payment of the national ebtim “lawful money” urged and republican corruption held up to public reprobation. On ‘the whole the resolutions are liberal enough, and the nomination of Mr. Kimball indicates that the old Bourbgns of Maine took back seats in the Convention and allowed the \young men to control its deliberations and _ decisions, NEW TORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY. AUNK 28. 1871.-—TRIPLE SHEET, Fravce—The Bourbon Programme—The frox- BPects of the Rival Parties. The indications of the hour are that France is about to lapse into monarchy. Pity it should be so. But, after all, monarchy, limited by certain constitutional forms and requirements, might be found more comforta~ ble than the anomalons thing which President Thiers persists in calling a3 republic, Fora time we did hope that France would give proof that all her past lessons had not been in vain; that she would not recommence swing- ing around the barren circle ; but, facts being as they are, we have no choice but to admit that the old folly is about to be repeated, and that the last legitimate chiof of the House of Bourbon—a man who knows nothing of France or Frenchmen except what every other sensi- ble foreigner knows, 2 man who believes in the divine right of kings as truly as he believes in his own existerce—is about to be restored to the throne and halls of his ances- tors. A pretty ending, certainly, to this pro- tracted struggle, and a sorrowful illustration of the pith and purpose of the most hopeful of the Latin nations. But if France wishes it, and will have it, it is not our business, so far as France herself is concerned, to find fault. It is quite clear, we think, that after the supplementary elections are over there will be no good reason to defer the promulgation of a new constitution and the offering of the throne in the first instance to the Count de Cham- bord, and in the second instance to the Count de Paris, should the legitimist chief find the conditions of the offer inconsistent with his dignity. From one of our recent cable despatches we find that this substantially is the Bourbon programme. The Duc d'Aumale and the Count de Paris are, it is said, with their royal kinsman at Frohsdorff, waiting the result of the elections on Sunday next and the consequent action of the Assembly. The two heads of the Bourbon family are so far agreed that if France decides in favor of a monarchy the throne must first be offered to the legiti- mist chief. It does not appear, however, that the Count de Paris is bound to abandon any of the traditions of his family. Divine right was no part of the creed of Louis Philippe, and the chief of the House of Orleans to-day seems to be quite willing to reign, like his grandsire, as King of the French. It is quite possible that the Count de Chambord may mount the throne of France as Henry Fifth, King by the grace of God. It is not impossi- ble that the Count de Paris may succeed to power and reign as Louis Philippe the Second, King by the will of the French people. We _ believe that the friends of monarchy in France are perfectly well aware that the Count de Cham- bord resolutely refuses to abandon any of the divine right ideas. Rather than take the lower platform accepted by the younger branch, he prefers to die as he has lived, King of France by the will of Heaven, al- though despoiled of his rights. There are some who think that the re- establishment of the monarchy is by no means certain, The republican sentiment, it is said, is strong in France. It requires only to be properly represented, skilfully brought out and wisely directed. If President Thiers is willing he can place the republic on a strong and solid basis. There are others, again, who are of opinion that the sentiment in favor of the empire and the restoration of the Bona- partes is the strongest sentiment throughout France to-day, and that a fair national vote would bring back Napoleon ora regency in the interest of his son. The Emperor, it is said, is beloved, in spite of all his misfortunes, by the French peasantry, and if they only had the opportunity they would give fresh proof that Sedan, disastrous and humiliating as it was, is, if not forgotten, at least forgiven. We do not say that either of those parties reason wrongly. That the republican sentiment is strong in France to-day is undeniable. When, indeed, since 1789, was it not strong? It was the republic which made the First Na- poleon; but it made, alas!—although it did not see it and does not see it—its own destroyer. It trusted and was be- trayed. It was the republic which drove Charles X. from his throne in 1880, although it foolishly compromised itself by accepting a citizen king. It was the republic which sent Lonis Philippe into exile in 1848, although French instability of purpose revealed itself by yielding to the magic of a glorious name. The republic forced Napo- leon ILI. into the pathway of reform, forced him into a ruinous war, drove him into exile; and in these last nine months it has revealed no lack of power. That the republic is not dead we know; but this we also know and must admit—the republic, from some inherent weakness in the French character, is once more losing its opportunity. Ina regard to the reasoning of the friends of the empire it is enough to say that the army which, although it could not drive away the Prussians, saved France from the Commune, is Bonapartist almost to a man. Butrepublicans and Bona-' partists reason badly in present cireum- stances, because they do not give sufficient prominence to the fact that the Assembly, which has the destiny of France in its hands, is at least two-thirds monarchical. The sup- plementary elections of Sunday next will not affect the monarchical majority. And if the Assembly, refusing to accept a policy of delay atthe bidding of President Thiers, decides in favor of the immediate restoration of the monarchy, what can the President do? It is impossible for us as Americans, who know the value of republican institutions, not to deplore the fact that France, which has in her so many of the elements of true great- ness, and which, under the banner of the re- public, might have so splendid a career before her, should drift back into monarchy. Pity that a aation so noble shonid so oftea have won her liberty only to allow it to be snatched from her before its joys were tasted ! Under the Bourbons, especially under such a man as Henry the Fifth, France must sink into the condition of third rate Power. Like Spain, she will cease to be of any consequence in the European body politic. Her reaction- ary policy will hasten the downfall of the Latin races, Germany will encroach upon ber more and more; and Europe will be governed henceforward from Berlin and St. Petersburg. The repubiic maintained, France would have speedily recovered her lost strength and re- aseerted hercelf, as in days of old, the umpire and the hope of Europe. The republican banner would have cheered the hearts of the oppressed nationalities of the Continent, and hastened on that happy era when peoples, not despots, shall rule. Once more, however, France is proving untrue to herself. Once more the hope of the peoples is perishing. Once more the dynasties triumph. Once more, but not forever. Theo egatta of the Breoklyn Club—A Splendid Race. The annual regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club took place yesterday, and it must have been most satisfactory to the officers of that organization. The whole affair was a great success. The day turned out all that could be desired, although at first there was promise of but little wind. At the appointed hour the yachts were in their proper positions, and among them were many of the larger vessels of the New York Yacht Club, the race being open to the yachts of all organized yacht clubs. When the second gun was fired the schooners got off well together on the port tack, standing over toward the Staten Island shore, the Columbia leading, followed closely by the Madeleine and Alice. The third and fourth guns were the signals for the first and second class sloops and open boats to be off, and before the smoke had well cleared away they had set their jibs and were standing after the larger vessels. The sight was a most beautiful one and it will be long remembered. At first the wind was light, but it soon began to freshen, and the appearance of the sky in- dicated that there would be more wind before there was less, which proved true. As the fleet got well down the lower bay the race be- came very exciting, and every one was doing its best. The Madeleine was the first to pass the stakeboat at the Southwest Spit, followed soon after by the Tidal Wave, the Columbia, the Sappho and others. Passing Sandy Hook and from thence to the Lightship the wind was fresh and steady, enabling the fleet to carry whole sail without danger to canvas or spars, After passing the lightship the race lost none of its interest. One after anotuer the elegant vessels went round it to the northward and eastward, saluted by the ringing of bells, screaming of steam whistles and huzzaa of the multitude of lookers-on on board the various steamboats and other craft that accompanied the racing yachts out and home. Soon every- thing was set that would draw, sail after sail was piled on, until the yachts appeared like immense pyramids of snow-white canvas. Their tiny hulls were scarcely visible. After getting back within the Hook the wind began to moderate, and then there were some changes in the relative positions of the yachts, the light draught centre-board vessels creeping up on the heav- ier keel yachts; but ‘a stern chase is a long one,” and this race proved no exception to that rule. Although the breeze had seusibly lessened it did not fall light enough to seri- ously impair the speed of the racers. ‘‘Wing and wing,” and with immense balloon jibs, gafftopsails and staysails set, they held good way, and the ran home was no less exciting than the beat ou!. As the Narrows were reached the wind freshened a little, and some of the gaps between the yachts were widened alittle and some decreased. The stakeboat at the starting point was now insight, and around ithad assembled those who desired to witness the first boat in. This was soon reached by the winner, the Columbia passing it second, and the Madeleine third, the latter winning two prizes by time allowance. Of the sloops the Gracie passed first and the Addie second, and they were followed by the others in the order named in the detailed report of the regatta. The sights that have been witnessed in our bay within the last week in the way of yacht- ing give the surest evidence in the world of how much interest is now felt in this country in everything appertaining to that exciting and healthful amusement. The regattas that have occurred are soon to be followed by others. That at Cape May on the Fonrth of July promises to be one of the grandest affairs of the kind that ever occurred in our own or any other waters. The Philadelphians have evidently determined to make it the race of the season, and they will be present in great numbers to see one of, if not the finest fleet of yachts that have ever been brought together. After that will come the ‘“Wallack Cup” race, which had to be indefinitely postponed last Saturday by reason of thick weather. Then will follow the squadron cruises, and after they are over, then, if Mr. Ashbury sees fit to come this side of the Atlantic with the Livonia, he will have another trial to see if we ehall retain the Queen's ap or if he is to have the honor of carrying it back to Old England. Take it altogether the yachting season of 1871, which has opened so very auspiciously, promises to be all that the most enthusiastic yachtsman can hope or wish for. Our new yachts are doing remarkably well, and when they are thoroughly tested and their best points of sailing are fully determined, we have no doubt they will prove without supe- riors in the world. We are fully satisfied by their recent performances, and by what the older and tried yachts have done to retain their established reputation for speed, that we have yet no superiors; that in the future we will do even better than in the past. The regatta yesterday was acknowledged by all to be one of the best that has ever occurred in this bay. It was admi- rably arranged. The start was well managed, there was no confusion anywhere, and the race was a smooth one in every respect. A finer day it would be hard to find. There was almost wind enough, even on the homestretch ; there was not sea enough outside to mar the pleasures of those who went only to see the sight; no one got in any other one’s way ; the steamboats kept at a respectful distance, but near enough to see all that was to be seen. Yachtsmen all were in a good humor, and we may well say that the regatta of the Brooklyn Yacht Club of this year will be recorded as one of the most interesting, most successfal and most pleasant that has ever taken place. Yacht “GREELEY AND Toomns” are the nomina- tions of a Chicago paper for 1872, They are not so far apart as one may think at first glance. Certainly they ought not in reason to be so violently antagonistic as Greeley and Jeff Davis; and yet these two are bound to- gether by the closest bond possible—that given in Richmond some years ago Tho Polaris and the North Pole and the South Pole. Captain Hall, in his good ship Polaris, wiff, it is expected, leave this port to-morrow for the North Pole, via Newfoundland, Davis’ Straits and Baffia’s Bay. His idea of the unknown region ten degrees outward from the Pole appears to be that it is a region locked up in eternal ice and snow, and that consequently the only way to reach the Pole— after pushing his ship as far north as possible, say to the eightieth or eighty-first parallel—is by means of Esquimaux dogs and sledges. Hence his plan of sledges for traversing the six hundred miles, more or less, remaining between him and the Pole, after leaving his ship. He thinks there may be some open patches of sea en route, and for crossing these he goes provided with some light, portable canvas boats, expressly built for the purpose of transporting men, dogs and _ sledges. Assuming, however, that Captain Hall will be able to push his ship as far north as the eighty- first parallel, we dare say that after travelling aday or two in hia sledges he will come to the open sea seen by Dr. Kane and Captain Hayes, and will discover that he is at the end of his journey with his dogs and sledges and portable boats. From, the northern projections and expan- sions of the land in both hemispheres, East- ern and Western, and from the great rivers of Asia and America which are discharged into the Arctic Ocean, and from the two great ocean currents drifting north into the polar seas—the Atlantic equatorial current, which from its outlet at the capes of Florida is known as the Gulf Stream, and the Pacific equatorial current, which from the Japan- ese Islands is known as the Japan Stream-—we are strong in the faith that there is a great basin of open water around the North Pole. The numerous explorations made in search of a navigable passage from Baftin’s Bay westward have disclosed a laby- rinth of islands, peninsulas, straits, sounds and inlets across the northern flank of our Continent which establish the fact that there is no open sea and no practicable route of navi- gation in that direction. Those narrow straits, sounds and inlets, locked in by frozen islands on all sides, are themselves frozen over most of the year and filled with drifting ice floes and bergs in July and August, the general outlet of which appears to be Baffin’s Bay and Davis’ Strait. itis against this outcoming Arctic current (unless he can evade by keeping on the Green- land side) that Captain Hall is going to push his way to the Pole. On this route, however, even in taking to the ice with his sledges, he may fail to make much progress north from the drifting of the whole ice pack southward. But, as we have said before, we have great faith in Captain Hall's Arctic experience ; though our faith in the success of his adventure would have been stronger had he chosen the route of the Atlantic Gulf Stream into the Arctic Ocean or the route of the Japan Stream through Behring Strait. We think that had he so timed his departure from this port as to be able to make the circuit of Cape Horn and to reach Behring Strait by the 1st of July, it would have been possible this season, in fol- lowing that ingoing current, to push his steamer through to the Pole, and down to Baffin's Bay with that oatgoing current before the return of the winter's freezing. We have hardly a doubt of a great basin of open water around the North Pole, because of the immense volumes from the northern flowing rivers of Asia and America and from the warm ocean currents aforesaid discharged into the Arctic Ocean. The intervening sounds, straits and inlets all around this polar basin are frozen over in consequence of their being landlocked among frozen islands and the icebergs along their coasts; but beyond these islands and peninsulas, we are confident, is the open ocean seen by Dr. Kane, and it is doubtless kept open by the full play of the winds upon it. : North of the Equator the proportion of land upon our globe is much greater than it is south of the Equator. We believe, however, that the difference is much less than is generally supposed from the observations made, estab- lishing an open sea around the North Pole anda vast continent around the South Pole. The Antarctic Continent, coasted by Ross, Wilkes and other explorers for fifteen hundred miles, more or less, is a fixed fact; but its superficial area remains a mystery still to be solved. Its solution in reference to the deter- mination of the causes and courses of the ocean currents, cold and warm, is quite as important to science as the discovery of the North Pole. Let us have from Captain’ Hall, however, a solution of the mystery of the North Pole, and the unknown regions around the Sonth Pole will soon be made known to the world by sci- entific adventurers. Success, then, to Captain Hall; and our hopes of his success, from his experience on this Baffin’s Bay route, are such that we do not despair of his running the Polaris to the Pole. Captain Hall will probably winter above the seventicth degree north latitude, a long wintry night illumined by the aurora borealis. With the return of the sun in the spring he will have six months of daylight for his polar excur- sions. And on reaching the Pole, what then? Why, then, the Captaia, right on the North Pole, ‘will be at a point where the north will be directly over his head, and the Polaris, too, the guiding star from which his good ship is named, and at every point to which he may look all round him, he will look southward, for the cast and the west will be abolished. If there is an open sea all round him and no land in sight, the sun in the horizon will appear to be stationary, though the ship may remain at the Pole for many of our days; but witha point or two of land in view the course of the sun round our planet every twenty-four hours or 80 may be marked by observation, though to the observer the sun will appear all the time at the same distance above the sea. But what if the North Pole should be found to bo a roaring volcano? Then we may reasonably assume that there is'a roaring volcano at the other end in order to maintain the equilibrium of our planet on its axletree. And 80 we say success to Captain Hall in his hazardous en- terprise to solve the mystery of the North Pole. He knows the value of a quart of fish oil for breakfast in those high latitudes; but let him remember the danger of snow blindness and be guarded well against it with green l veils and blue spectacles, Rome the Capital ef Italy. The transfer of the capital of Italy to Rome, says our Florence despatch, will shortly take place in spite of the many rumors to the con- trary. Beyond doubt the event is now only a question of time. That it may be deferred a little while longer is not improbable ; but that the removal has been given up, as the sym- pathizers of the Pope's temporal power would fain have it, is barely possible. King Victor Emmanuel could not, even if he were so inclined, relinquish Rome against the wishes and aspirations of his united people. In fact, now that the Powers of Europe have, with hardly a single exception, sanctioned the step, there can be no obstacle, at least none formidable enough to keep Rome from Italy. It is quite natural for the Holy Father to feel aggrieved at the forced surrender of his temporal sovereignty, ciosely allied as it has been to the exercise of his spir- itual authority. The Pope has found and will find many sympathizers, but no actual aid— nothing beyond sympathy. Nor could France— Thiers’ government or Bourbon monarchy or any other—even if so disposed, prevent the con- summation of the event. It may gratify the vanity of many Frenchmen to have France looked upon as the champion of the Papacy, but they will look before they leap. They leaped once before looking. France will prob- ably reassume her position among the nations, but at present Italy could fight her single- handed, with excellent chances of success. The German Singing Festival. The latest German invasion has been of such a good-humored, hilarious and har- monious description that any city might ex- tend a hearty greeting and welcome to such jolly invaders, During this week a perceptible ripple passed over the placid stream of metro- politan summer life, and on the east side and everywhere that a German music hall, sum- mer garden or saloon was located the united flags of America and Germany fluttered in the breeze, the air was filled with the confusion of many tongues and lager flowed in an endless stream. Thon- sands of loud or sweet-voiced singers came from the adjoining cities to take part in the twelfth National Saengerfest, and hundreds of our own artists gave them a warm greeting and extended to them all the hospi- tality for which New York is famed. The beneficial influence of a festival of this kind cannot be overestimated. It brings together some of the best and most solid people from various cities, joins them together in bonds of friendship, establishes lasting relations of harmony and driiderschaft between them, and thereby breaks down those barriers of local prejudice that are liable to exist between differ- ent commanities, Then comes the sweet influence of music, that never fails of itself to diffuse peace and enjoyment around. <A monster festival like the present German one inspires a taste for music and does more to promote love for law and order than a dozen police orders. We are glad to find American societies taking part in the concerts, and liberal ideas and good fellowship act- ing as guiding principles. The festival will conclude to-day with a grand procession and review of all the societies by Governor Hoffman and Mayor Hall, and a monster pic- nic, at which the prizes will be distributed to the three most deserving clubs. There has not been one instance of disturbance among all these singers, and our visitors express themselves delighted with the reception that New York has accorded them. Front Platform Tragedies. It appears from the inquest that the man Archibald Brown, who was killed ona Third avenue railroad recently, had jumped from the front platform when another car was com- ing in an opposite direction, and, becoming bewildered, fell. Any one who finds himself almost borne down in crossing Broadway at a busy point by vehicles crowding upon him from all directions may readily comprehend how little coolness and circumspection remains with o man who makes a jump between two cars running in opposite directions, and need not wonder that Archi- bald Brown, in the panic of the moment, ran against one of the cars and fell under it. There is really no blame for his death to be attached to any one. It could only have been averted after his jump by his having an extraordinarily clear brain or else an additional set of eyes placed in the back of his head. One regulation in regard to front platforms should be at once adopted and put into prac- tice. Passengers who will persist in jumping off, and complacently inform the driver that he need not check up, should _b be compelled to make the jump on the “aide next the sidewalk or furthest away froni an approaching car on the other track. This, at least, shonld be re- quired, for many front platform tragedies arise from the circumstances attending this last one. It is necessary to this end, how- ever, that the front platforms should be kept at least comparatively clear, and the front platforms of the Third avenue cars are always crowded. In many cases passengers who go out upon the front platform, mainly to get away from the noxious atmosphere of the close and crowded inside, find themsel ves pushed to the edge and thence to the step by the constantly increasing crowd. All this must be changed. The number of oars must be increased, the fronts kept clearer than at present, and passengers, if the driver does not halt, should guard their own lives sufficiently to get off on the “‘off” side. No Lapigs Apmitrev.—Jobn Morrissey will not admit ladies to his gambling hells in Saratoga, notwithstanding so many reports to the contrary. The Honorable John is proba- bly right in this movement. It is a very effec- tive blow at the worst © «tures of woman's rights. We might ere long have the ‘‘agita- tors” coppering or going a dozen better, or “calling” or “‘seeing that,” or doing all of the uneasy acts of a gambler’s existence all over New York city, if they were permitted to in- augurate such a movement in John Morrissey's saloon at Saratoga first, He has builded bet- ter than he knew. Ovr Crry Rorrians AND Desperare Cnaracrers, with the return of the summer season, seem to be warming upto their bloody work, or are own guardians of law and order gotting Inzy? or how is ite Gambetta and. the French Republic. After months of silence Gambetta is again beginning to make his name heard throughout France. The collapse of the empire and the establishment of the republic last September, gave hima prominence in the affairs of the French nation which was only brought to a close when the armies which his restless energy had collected together melted away before the victorious forces of Germany, and! when Paris, after a gallant resistance, had thrown its gates open to the conqueror. Up to this period Gambetta believed in the ability of the raw levies of France to win success. His rallying cry was “Fight on; victory eventually will be yours.” But it was of no avail, The batile of Le Mans, the dreadfat Jiaaco of Bourbaki on the Swiss frontier and the surrender of Paris brought the struggle, in which German discipline, organization and ability were pilted against French inexperi- ence, disorganization and inefficiency, to a close. To Gambetta, perhaps, more than to any other man in France was due the waking up, such as it was, of the masses of men that poured into the armies of the newly estab- lished republic. Even now, when we recollect the stubborn resistance which the armies under Paladines, Chanzy and Faidberbe made against the victorious soldiers of the Red Prince, the Duke of Mecklenburg and Man- teuffel, we cannot refrain from giving those republican levies credit for as much bravery, determination and spirit a3 was displayed by the imperial troops led by the famed marshals of the empire. When peace had been concinded by Favre and Bismarck, after the capitulation of Paris, and during the stormy days of the National Assembly in its first sittings at Bordeaux, Gambetta rested from his labors and de- termined to wait and watch. At one time it was thought he would attempt the part of the dictator; but his better judgment prevailed, and he held back, The fiery eloquence of Victor Hugo, Rochefort, Pyat and others, who, at the time we allude to, occupied seats in the French Assembly, had little or no effect on Gambetta. His course in the Assembly was singularly quiet for a manu of his im- petuous disposition. Possibly even then he may have had an idea of what these imprac- ticable men might attempt. It was a mo- ment of peril for the young republic; and when these men left their seats in the Assem- bly and retired into Paris it was not to remain quiet, as he has done ever since, but to stir up sedition, arm a mob andto take their places at the head of a reckless, ignorant and tyrannical minority with the view of obstructing the harmonious working of the laws passed for the government of the republic. ‘Che scenes whick have since fol- lowed in Paris are too well known to need more than this brief allusion to them. So faras Gambetta is concerned his name has never been connected with the fanatical and bloody work of the Commune. Electéd from one of the departments in Alsace or Lorraine, he re- tired into Spain when these provinces were ceded to Germany. Little has been heard of him since then until now, when, according to telegraphic announcement, he appears again in the arena of French politics. His views at present coincide with those of Louis Blanc, and his name is among those of the republican - candidates for election on the 2d proximo. Should he be elected to the Assembly in the forthcoming elections we expect to find in Gambetta a stanch supporter of the republic against all its opponents, and an industrious worker against the intrigues of those who are now laboring to set the republic aside in order that they may establish a monarchy or an em- pire. Tae Groriovs Fourrs ix WALL Strert.— The Wall street brokers are going to celebrate the Fourth of July as a double holiday this year, and to that end have decided to close the Stock Exchange and Gold Board from Saturday next until the ensuing Wednesday. Outside of those who have followed the game too far, as in the case of Rock Island, most of “‘the boya” have made plenty‘of money by the great spring rise in stocks, and they want a double opportunity to spend it. Seriously, they need some rest after the exciting cam- paign of the past four or five months, and the expansion of the Fourth into two holidays is neither ill-timed nor unwise. It wouldn't be a bad idea if business men generally would shut up shop and have a real good time of it on this recurring anniversary of tho ever glorious day on which our forefathers, &, An Austrian Minister has found it neces- sary to explain to a Hungarian delegation that the reconciliation between Russia and Turkey did not at all alarm Austria, This is certainly a period of surprises. Traditions are thrown Svérboard. Hostilily between Turkey and Russia and friendship between Turkey and Austria have, time out of mind, been the tra- dition of European diplomacy. And now dip- lomacy finds this tradition, if not all reversed at least mightily changed. Tar Pork, in his reply to the deputation of French Catholics, compares ‘‘liberal Catholi- cism” to Commurfism, and finds that one is about as bad as the other, In fact, His Holi- ness considers the latter as the rank outgrowth of the former. The term “‘liberal Catholf- cism"—a very vague and unsatisfactory term—is meant to include Dr. Dillinger and all those who oppose the temporal power and infallibility of the Papacy. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY BY SNEAK THIEVES. Un Monday afternoon Airs. Feitner, occupying the basement and first Noor of 303 West Forty-seventh street, went out to the store, locking the doors of. ner apartments after her. Shortly atter she had left two men, named George Wallace and William Lam- bert, piekea the lock of the door leading from the Leys Sion the pe and walked in, intending. no doubt, to rob the place. But what was their as- Flap to find in the room before them Fettner Mf. One em very com: iy exc al of th it “ae hy Will, we have made a ke; Dutt} not live hore.”” Rak | Mr. hod Feplied, ‘No, he does not: i you will won steal- Ing either.” Tne then mine Pah og Feet, pursued by i who ohased Forty-eighth street, where ee were caught by oMicers of the Twenty-second ine nt M and officer John Maher. The privouors, were Held Vo, anew Tuatice Bixby, Yorkvitle Pollee dour wa fh uBIxby, at the “DEATH FROM A FALL, Peter Knitzear, fifty-four years of age, and a native of Scorzburg, Germany, died yesterday in St, Fran cls Hospital, Fifth street, to which he had been admitted on Monday suffering from injuries recetved a falt from a building on which he was at work. of his ribs were fractured, besides which he was injured internatly. Deceased was a painter 0) trade and lived at 194 Third street. Garoner yet Wul hold aw laquesty