The New York Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1871, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD |?" BROADWAY AND ANN STRERT. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, All business or news letter and telegraphic @espatches must be addressed New York rrr. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Volume XXXVI AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOJN AND EVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Br CoLtgex Baw, Matin way.—Tur DaaMa or THE BOWERY THEATRE, ery, POC ATONTAS—IRISH. OUTLAW—New York BuRG.ans. GLOBE THEATRE, 728 Hrowdway.Nick or Tax Woors—lis Last Lees. Matinee at ere FIFTA AVENUE THPATRE, Twenty-fourth strest.— Diwontoo'a Matinee at De et OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broatway.—Tak DRAMA oF KATULBEN MAVOORNERN, Matineo at 2 id st, between Sth and 6th ava.-— latinee at 13g. TONY PASTOR'S OPFRA HOUSE, No. 2 Bowery.— THE FLYING DUTOUMAN, &C. Matinge at 2's. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broad r — Tuk Lone Srmxr. ad ondvirdinainaar BOOTH'S THEATRE, ‘Tae MAN © AIRLIF. WOOD'S MUSEUM, Broatway, corner 30th st, ~Perform- ‘ances every afternoon and evening—Humery Dumpry. rae FRANCISCO HAUL, 58 Broadway.—Tur Crry or CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.—Taxoporz SuMwEB NicuTs' CoxcEnts. TERRACE GARDE ton and Third ava.—u: Tuomas’ street, between Lexing ORRT, New Yerk, Saturday, July 1, 1871. CONTENTS OF TO-DAYS HERALD. Pace. Sa ERR PS NaS) 1 Advertisements, 2—Auvertisemenis. 3—Adverusements, 4—Edvorials : Leading Article, “France—Her Dit- ficulues and Her Jrospects”—fersonal In- telligence—vews from Wasnington—Long Brauch—Mnste and the Drama—PFxtensive Fire in West Fifty-second Street—Naval Iotel- ligence—Heaith of Key West—Western Roughs— Amusement Anvouncements, G—France: Satisfaction at the Success of the Keview; Revenge upon Germany—News. from Engiand, Gernany, Italy, Gr ece, Turkey and the West | Indies—Miscella- neous Telegraph —Yachting; Method = of Determining Comparative Time Allowances— Long branch Pier—Gase Ball Noves—Mourder and Suictue—Views of the Past—Business Notices, 6-Proceedings in the Courts—The Erie Railway War—‘ombs Police Conrt— Essex Market Court- Brooklyn’s Budget—Saved from the Galiows: A Oitizen of Prince George County, Virginia, Slaughtered at His Own Door ; Re- Spite of the Culprits While Preparing for the Scatiold—aystic ark Races—Saratoza—The Suitan of Mvrecco and the American Mission, V—Financial and Commercial Reports—Domeatic Markets—ktum and Rowdyism—The Honest Hackmen —Veterans of the Gulf—Death from Hydrophobia—Marriages and Deaths—Adver- tisements, @—Poliical Inteliigence—Uncertainties of Theol- ogy—Eaucauiona. Matters—Mr. Beecher’s Re- view of His Ministry—Caning a Commo ore— A Modern Lucretia Borgia—Brained with a Damveli—Shipping —_Intelligence—Advertise- ments. Ben Burier's Latest DeparturE—His de- fertion of his friend Dr. George B. Loring as the republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. Tue Feature oF THE NINETY-¥IFTH ANNI- ‘VERSARY—A three days’ holiday for the school children, the Stock Board, the down- town merchants. But how the poor preachers Al have to suffer over the Sabbath ! eretary Bontweil’s new five per cent loan. The subscriptions to the Seere- tary’s loan thus far amount to but $66,934,650, less than seven thousand dollars having been svbscribed during the past weck. A Farurr— Tne Boston Advertiser says the name of General Butier in connection with the Goy- ernorship of Massachusetts is ‘‘mentioned with apprehension.” That was what has oc- casionally been mentioned in connection with the man himself. Tue Russtan Prince Avexis, at the head of a splendid squadron, will leave Cronstadt about the last of September for the United States. His suite will be composed of the most illustrious youths of the Russian nobility— a very interesting item of information to Amer- ican ladies ambitious of Rassian aristocratic alliances and imperial distinctions. - Departore or THE New York Yacnt Sqvapron For Care May.—The fleet of New York yachts de tined to take part in the regatta at Cape May onthe Fourth of July will assemble at the Horseshoe this after- nooa, and take their departure soon after the arrival of the Long Branch boat at that place. Should the wind prove fair and there is enough of it the fleet will arrive at its destina- tion the next day, and it will doubtless be welcomed in the most enthusiastic manner. So Mucu For tHe Communs.—There are sixty thonsand workmen engaged in removing the dbris and in rebuilding the places laid waste in Paris by the incendiaries of the Com- mune. To repair all the damages resulting to the city and its immediate surroundings from its two sieges since September last one hundred thousand men will probably be re- quired for five years, and this will be some- thing to the unfortunate Parisians. A Move w tae Rieut Direction.—Com- missioner Pleasonton has expressed his deter- mination, in view of the decreased duties de- volving upon collectors of internal revenue, to reduce their salaries accordingly. This is a commendable resolution ; but the Commis- sioner can, without danger to the public ser- vice, go furt’er, and discharge a host of useless tax gatherers, whose main employment bas been to fatten upon the people's money. Wau Srreer at Low Troz.—The Wall street markets have drifted into summer dul- ness, and on the eve of the double holiday of July 4 there is very little doing. The idea of making Monday a holiday, which originated with the stock and gold brokers, has been taken up by the downtown dry goods mer- " ghanta, the Cotton Exchange and other de- partments of business. The Board of Educa- tion have also ordered a recess in the public schools from last evening to Wednesday morn- ing. Kine Victor Emmanvet, by a sort of flank movement, is moving upon Rome, Hn route he has been welcomed with a very enthusi- astic reception in Naples, and will doubtless be received with a similar demonstration in the new Italian ocnpital. As a son of the Church, however, he has a bard task before him in the matter of a reconciliation with the Holy Father, and we suspect bat he is dittle afraid of it; but we shall see, Didcatties and Hor pects, France to-day, in spite of all her mis- fortunes, still commands the attention of the world, The Longchamps review, so long deferred, has at last come off, and, most strange to say, the demonstration, so much dreaded, revealed nothing. Over one hundred thou- sand men marched past the President of the French republic and the members of the National Assembly who chose to be present; but we have no record that the troops demon- strated in favor of the republic, in favor of the empire, or in favor of the monarchy. All we know is that, under the personal command of Marshal MacM,hon, they behaved well. Of all similar military demonstrations on French soil of which we have any remembrance the demonstration of Thursday last on the Loag- champs race course must be pronounced the least satisfactory. Tbe most that we can say is that President Thiers was not insulted and that MacMahon was obeyed. The result of the military review, so far as we know the facts, is a surprise to the world. The soldiers did not speak. The sentiments of the army are, therefore, unexpressed. The loan, how- ever, has proved a still grander surprise. Many were of opinion that France was crushed and crushed almost to death ; but, contrary to general expectation, the French people revea untouched resources of unexpected bulk and patriotism of disappointing power. We know of noloan in the whole history of the past which, from a national point of view, has been so grand a success. The review and the loan, taken together, seem to imply that France, though somehow badly managed, is yet radically strong. The truth, in our judgment, is spoken when it is said France is a puzzle to herself. Dumas speaks out after a manner and in a style which show that in the son the father yet lives; but Dumas’ letter, which we’ gave in the Herarp of yesterday, is the wildest wail of sorrow of which we have any recollection. He thinks of all the past, from 1789 downward, and seeing only fictions and failures he cries for a man. ‘‘Where is the man,” he asks, “who will save us?—we want a man. Don't look so far for this man; you have him at hand; this man, it is you, it is I, itis each one of us. Be each one aman, and the providential man, the great man whom we always end by overturning and cursing, will become completely useless. How to constitute one’s self aman. Nothing harder, if one knows not how to will it; nothing easier if one willsit, * * * It is not a question of the mass; let us see how to con- stitute the individual, for it is necessary that the individual that is the ruler of himself should rise gut of this great tempest. The being self-contained and self-knowing, kuow- ing whence he comes and whither he goes, what he wills and ought to do with his life and with the group of lives dependent on him, having his ideal and his absolute; the iadi- vidual, in fact, does not exist in France, or at mostisvery rare. * * *” In spite of the much bunkum, the everlasting yeas and the everlasting nays of which bis letter is fall, we must admit that the author of “La Dame aux Camelias” has told his countrymen some plain and.simple truths, and that President Thiers has done well in thanking him for his letter. It is not clear, however, that M. Dumas is himself at all clear as to how his couatry can be again sct upon its feet, Then, agaio, Gam- betia has been lecturing at Bordeaux. We have not Gambetta’s lecture before us, bul, from the rade telegraphic outlines, we must coaclude that the ex-Dictator has his eyes open, and that his thoughts and purposes are even more patriotic than selfish, At Bordeaux the burden of his song seems to have been ‘‘edu- cation.” In the interests of his country no man in a great public speech ever struck a nobler key. France is noble, spirited, gallant, brave; but Frenchmen are ignorant and priest- ridden in the mass; and therefore France is sold just as often as she gives promise of tak- ing her place among the nations who are great and free. Let Gumbetta cling to his new idea ; let him accept any government which the masses of France demand; but let him bam- mer at this radical evil after the fashion of General Grant, and he may yet prove the savior of his country. M. Rouher also speaks out. M. Rouher is one of the ablest representatives of the defunct empire. But he does not despise the present government. Accepting things as they are, he only goes in for free trade. If M. Rouher finds a place in the Assembly he will make President Thiers somewhat uncomfortable; for Thiers, supple as he is, isa protectionist at heart. As we have said on more than one occasion in these columns already, France and the world anx- iously await the result of the elections which are to come off to-morrow. The review at Long- champs has revealed and explained nothing. Expectation on tiptoe looks forward to the Sunday elections. The success, the unparal- leled success, of the national loan bids us hope for the republic. France has so often swung around the fruit- less circle from the republic to the empire that it is difficult to decide how France is to come forth from this fresh struggle. The imperial- ists, as we all know, are full of activity. The Orleans princes are on French soil, and if re- port speaks truth they have good reason to count upon success, The republic for the present, so far as President Thiers represents it, is master of the situation. If President Thiers will only stand by the republic, and honestly accept the lessons read him by the success of the national loan, the French re- public is secured, and the handwriting on the wall has been exhibited for the benefit of the monarchies of Europe. The republic can alone give France pride and that confidence which means power. If she goes back to monarchy, to divine right and priesteraft, or to imperialism, she will only stultify herself, Once more she will fling away all she has won and all she cares to call her own, If she clings to the re- public’she will do for herself what her ideas have done for ltaly and for Germany ; she will make herself strong. Jt was the strength of France that begot the idea of Italian unity; it was the strength of France that begot the idea of German unity. These two facts accom- plished, France finds herself weak. She has made her neighbors stronger than herself. On the old monarchical or imperial tack she can no longer win. What she wants is a new point of departure. Let her go in now, on the con- fidence of this loan, if for no other reason, for the republic. A French republic fairly estab- lished will be the death-knell of every mon- archy in Europe, Talk of the restoration of Alsace and Lorraine! Absurd. A republic in France, commanding, as there is now every reason to believe that it would do, the sympathy and support of the entire French population, the entire South of Europe would rally around it; the republicans of Germany would take courage; the Von Bismarcks and the Von Beusts, the Austrian Hapsburgs and the Prussian Hohenzollerns would tremble in their boots, and Paris might become the capital of the United States of Europe. How France may act we know not. It is yet very doubtful. But France has the benefit of a glorious example, In her first struggle we, as a@ separate people, had only begun to exist. We cannot, we will not, forget Lafayette. We hoped for her and prayed for her when she first essayed in Europe what we had done in America, She essayed nobly, but failed. She has since, on more than one occasion, repeated the attempt; but success has not yet attended her. Let her try once more. The chances are all in her favor, and she has now, mainly through our success, the knowledze that republican institutions must at no distant day cover the earth. Ofall the European nations she alone is in a position to lead. In spite of all her failures and many and grievous sorrows the oppressed of Europe look to her, and hope through her yet to win, If this time France fails France and the Latin nations are lost. If France succeeds in becoming a republic Europe will bo revolu- tionized, and the dynasties will be nowhere. We wait; but we wait with hop? and fear. For and Against New Departures. It is evident that both of the great political parties are in a similar fix as to making any new departure, except that a very large majority of the democrats have entered upon it with a rush, and oaly a small faction show any opposition, while the republicans are only just beginning to wake up and divide on the question. Some of the Massachusetts re- publicans are anxious to make a new move- ment, with General Butler for the leader, for all sorts of reforms. The Young Men's Republican State Convention, held at Bing- hamton, New York, on Thursday, declare in their resolutions that they propose ‘‘to form no new party, to take no new departure,” but to hold on to the old orzanization and repub- lican platform. The republicans will have to take a new departure, notwithstanding these young fogies at Binghamton, if they expect to maintain their power. General Grant and his administration will not be a platform broad enough much longer. The democrats have the advantage of being the attacking party, and will take any departure to win. Butler and his Massachusetts friends are more saga- cious than the Binghamton youths. Looking at the political field all rouxd—at the depar- tures and no departures of parties and factions—we are likely to have a lively time all along till the Presidential election of 1872. Tne Latest From THE Corza.—The de- spatch stating that Mr. Low, our Minister to China, is with Admiral Rodgers in Corean waters is no news. We have been aware of it for some time, and the purpose of his going we are also informed about, It is more than probable that Admiral Rodgers fouad out very quickly after his arrival that shot and shell were the only arguments that could be used at first with the Coreans, leaving the sof: words of diplomacy to follow. The force of his ar- gament we have heard of, and we hare but little doubt that its effect will be telling in the future. He has opened the road in a proper manner for negotiations, and now there may be achance for Mr. Low to accomplish the purpose of his mission, and carry on negotia- tions that will lead to a treaty whereby Ameri- can seamen will be protected and cared for should they be unfortunate enough to be wrecked upon the inhospitable shores of the Corea. Harp CoyunprumMs—Those .propounded to the republican party of New York at the Young Men’s Republican Peace Convention, at Binghamton, the other day, by General Van Wyck, viz.:—‘‘Why are we divided? Who willanswer to the nation? Why are we not united? Who canmakereply? Is there any question of principle at issue? Is there any divi- sion in matters of legislation? Are we not a unit? and if not, why not? Why is brother arrayed against brother? Why are time-honored re- publicans ostracized? Why are our batteries turned against our own ranks? Why has there grown up a party for Paul and a party for Apollos? Why is it that new shibboleths are to be introduced?” And so on, and so on. We can’t tell. These are too many bard ques- tions for ono sitting. If the inquiring reader, however, cannot obtain the desired informa- tion from ‘Boss Tweed” or Mr. Greeley, let him apply at Long Branch, to Collector Mur- phy, for Murphy knows all about it, Governor WALKER, of Virginia, is no re- specter of persons, but evinces a determina- tion to mete out justice to all classes alike, whether black or white. Yesterday he gave mortal offence to a large portion of the citizens of Prince George county, who had assembled to witness the execution of two negroes, con- victed of the murder of Charles Friend, of that county. The testimony implicating the condemned in the crime was very slight, and there being a reasonable doubt of their guilt, Governor Walker granted them a respite for thirty days. This exhibition of clemency on the part of the Governor was not relished by @ majority of the crowd present, who firmly credited the guilt of the accused and were clamorous for their execution, Nationat Issves.—John Quincy Adams has written another letter to a Southern gen- tleman, in which a comprehensive review of national questions is given and a little farther advice offered to the Southern democracy, We are inclined to think, however, that the letter is calculated to furnish heavier ammunition to the republicans than to the democrats. The distemper of letter writing does not seem to have been confined to the early fathers of the repablic, Bananogs in Tuk Treasur¥.—Currency, $6,250,000; coin, $94,500,000; coin certifi- cater, $18,752,000, A good reserve fund; but still the question may be asked, what does the Seoratary want with so much idle gold? NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 18TL Damas on the Needs of France. The letter of Alexandre Dumas, printed in yesterday's HEraLo, is a remarkable docament. Unlike the epistles of Victor Hugo, it breathes a life which is its own—it emits a heat which is not all fame, Throughout it is a faithful exposition of its opening words:—“I have been to Versailles to see; to see is to know; to kaow is to foresee.” Pungent as it is in its review of the past, strikinzly as it deals with the fictions of the last eighty years, wonder- LONG BRANCH, Return of the Presidemt—Renewed Among the Visitors and the Blucfish—De- Ngttfal Weather. Lone Branca, N, J., June 30, 1871. ‘The arrival of the President here this evening has awakened into life the dormant energies of the Place. Me came by the Jesse Hoyt, accompanied by General Porter and Frederick Grant, having spent a few hours in New York en route from Washington. The President seems to have a great dislike for the Plymouth Rock, the favorite of the “Prince of Erie,” fully as it portrays the ‘sudden hatchings of | Which is a floating “aviary and music box,” as he unforeseen, incomprehensible phenomena, gigantic ephemera, colossal phantasmagoria, which come in a moment to gesticnlats, to utter a cry and die on a background reddened by fire and blood,” it is not less pungent, striking and wonderful in its grasp of the present, in its suggestions of the needs of the futore, That is a terrible sentence in which he says:—‘‘When M. Thiers asks for twenty- four hours of reflection before declar- ing war against Prussia we call him a Prussian, and wish to pull down his house, and when we are beaten wea elect him in twenty-six departments, and when his house is really demolished we vote a million to rebuild it; and now that he has saved us we ask how we shall be able best to get rid of him.” And that which follows it is not less marvellous in the truth it conveys, the terror it inspires:—‘‘And we let thir'y thousand of our sons be slain for the pleasure of Gaudis- sart, which is hard; and we pay five milliards for a phrase of M. Favre, which is dear; and we accuse Trochu of treason because he was not willing to make us exterminate ourselves, which is mad.” And yet this man who sees the fact so clearly daclares without reserve, “We are all more or less republicans at heart, and we cannot help exclaiming, in the presence of this ideal, the rep iblic, as the singer Camille said upon the scaffold as he pointed to his fore- head, ‘Nevertheless, there was something there.’” Ofthe providential man France needs to save it he exclaims, “It is you, it is I, it is each one of us.” France needs a man truly, and M. Dumas has discovered him, if the French can recognize him and say with this distinguished son of a dis\inzuished father, ‘It is you, it is I, it is each one of us.” Tr Porarts, Captain Hall, bound for the North Pole, left our waters on Thursday eveniny last at seven o'clock. She will stop en route at St. Johns, Newfoundland, fora supply of fresh seal oil, which tikes the place of salt junk in the Arctic regions. Captain Hall will then push forward to his winter qnarters in the ice pack which fringes the un- explored open sea around the Pole, and with the return of the sun in May next he will en- deavor, by ship or by sledzes, to raich the Pole itself and plant theroon the ‘Stars and Stripes.” If there is an island around the Pole he will annex it; if ‘Captain Symmes’ Hole” is there, leading into the interior of the earth, he will probably’ go in. Whatever it may bo and whatever may be there, we rely upon Captain Hall to reach the North Pole, and In one or two years, Or three at the most, we expect he will return in triumph from bis bold and hazardous undertaking. GREECE AND TURKEY are reconciled. This announcement is not a very important one, considering the fact that Greece and Turkey have fallen out ever so many times, the quarrel invariably ending in an apology on the part of Greece. The difficulty now amicably settled arose in ‘the following manner :—The Greek government inquired of the Sublime Porte whether a certain Greek diplomatist, whom his antecedents prove to have been very unfriendly to Turkey, would be agreeable to the Sultan as the representative of Greece at Constantinople. Tne Sultan said, ‘No; by no means.” In spite of this reply the Greek government sent the diplo- matist aforesaid to Constantinople, when the Sultan naturally refused to see him, which led toa war of words and to the present recon- ciliation. TRIBULATION oF THE Saints.—Brigham Young must become the recipient of s “new revelation” if he would be comfortable among the hordes of Gentiles who have so suddenly invaded his wmountaio-walled paradise. Evidently government officials will give him no peace until he lays aside his assuméd authority and conducts bimself as becomes a citizen of the United States. Brigham thought to try the temper of Terri- torial authorities by ordering out the Mormon militia for parade on the Fourth. This being in direct violation of the proclamation of the late Governor Shaffer, acting Governor Black audaciously snubs the President of the Mormon Church by forbidding the assembling of the saintly militia, and gives Brigham to understand that he had better abstain from playing President in fature. Mosto mw tHe Crry Hatt Park was inau- gurated yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large concourse of people. The musicians’ stand was draped with American flags by request of the Miyor, and the inci- dent produced a sensation among the multi- tude. We learn that the music onthe Bat- tery on Friday afternoons will hereafter be continued as usual, and Wednesdays be de- voted to sweet strains in the City Hall Park. This is well. Our people love music. The Park Commissioners ghould give them plenty of it, Tne British Government has already taken the initiatory steps toward the fulfil- ment of the Treaty of Washington. Our latest cable despatch on this head says that Halifax will cease to be a naval rendezvous, and that the British North American fleet is to be con- siderably reduced, in view of the fact that the greater part of its occapation—viz., that of catching Yankee trespassers—is fofever gone. WAVAL INTELLIGENCE, Firat Assistant Engineer Frederick G. McKean, detached from the Bureau of Steam Engineering and ordered to the Asiuclot, in the Atlantic Fleet, and Wiihtam 8 Smitn, from the Norfolk Navy Yard and Ordered to the Monocacy. fecond Arsistant Engineer Jabez Purchard ia detached from Leage Island and ordered to the Ashuelot. The United States steamer Swatara, Captain Allen, atrived at St, Tuomas from Samana Bay, on the 10th ult, She took the balance of the coal at St. ‘Thomas, aod returned to Samana about the 23d. One maa died on voard on the 16th uit, nam Samuol 8 Smith, seaman, of disease of the kid- neys. He was purion so we Roman Catholic church- yard at St. Thomas. never comes comes down from the city on her. The Jesse Hoyt ts a plainer and a faster boat. Perhaps the last consideration weighs heaviest in the scale of President Grant's preference. ‘There were more carriages at the depot and more Mfe on Ocean avenue this evening than I have ob- served since the President's departure—owing to his arrival, I suppose, {tts a curious fact that each time General Grant arrives, after an absence of a few days, the bluefish rush in upon the beach. They came in large num: be-s when he returned from Washington the last time, and to-night they lashed their tails m high glee among tne breakers, ‘The weather here is magnificent now. The days are warm and the nights delightfully cool. ‘There are numerous arrivals to-night. and a great crowd of people is expeted here to-morrow. ” Personal Intelligence. Count ‘rurenne, Secretary of the French Legation, yesterday arrived at the Albemarle Hotel. General F. D. Sewell, of Washington, has taken quarters at the Grand Central. General Reeve, of the United States Army, is so- journing at the Astor House, General R. Pratt, of Salt Lake City, 1s at the Madi- son Avenue Hotel. Professor J. Hilyard, of Washington, 1s at the Astor House, ‘Miss Nilison ts again at the Everott House. Indian Commissioner General El 8. Parker is at the Giisey House. He is to start to-day for Schooley’s Mountain, where he will remain for some weeks to recrait his health, Paymaster Cochran, of the United States Navy, is quartered at the Honman House, General William Risbon, of Albany, 13 av the Sturtevant House, George M. Pullman, of Chicago, is residing at the Brevoort House. Judge H. L. Lester, of Saratoga Springs, is at the Gilsey House, General W. A. Quarls and J. FE. Bailey, of Tennes- see, have taken quarters at the St. Nicholas, J. R. Wassam, of the United States Army, is at the Grand Central. General J. L. Neagle, of Columbia, 8. C., is domi- clied at the St. Nicholas. Generals Joha M. Corse and J. H. Ledle, of Uni- Cago, are at the Gilsey House. J. H. Ramsey, of Albany, 1s registered at the Fifth Avenue, General Hunter, of the United States Army, is quartered at che St. Nicholas. General William Cass, of Pennsylvania, nephew of Lewis Cass, and a prominent political leader, is at the Grand Hotel. Joe Jefferson is again at the Fifth Avenue. Governor J, L. Gibbs, of Washington, is residing at the Gilsey House. President Grant and Secretary Boutwell stopped at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for @ short time yester- day. The former, while en route to Lonz Branch, @nd the Jatter to bis home in Massachusetts, MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. OLymric.—THg SyMOoNS BEgNEFIT.—A very in- teresting theatrical performance took place on Thursday afternoon at this theatre, the proceeds being given to the family of the late business manager of the Olympic. There was a remarkably Tull house and about fifteen hundred dollars were Tealizel. There were three pieces on tne bill, the comeaietta of “Delicate Ground” finding intelligent interpreters in Miss Grace Rawlinson, Neil Warner and Hart Conway: Jefferson giving a specimen uf his tuimttable powers 4s Mr. Golightly m “Lend Me Five Shillings,” and George Fox being funny in the extreme in “State Secrets.” Mrs. Oates also sang “L’Arditi Waltz.” and a mediey from ‘Little Faust’ for an encore. The dramutic pro ession was largely repre- sented among the audience, and Mr. Joha Dui, to Whose exertions mnch of the success of the benefit Bae at.ributed, was pre-ent with his entire Matinees Te-Day. Matinee performances will be given at the follow- ing theatres:—Wallack’s, “Long Strike;’’ Daly's Firth Avenue, “Delmonico’s;” Booth’s, “Man o’ Airlie; Olympic, ‘Kathleen Mavourneen:” Nibio’s, “Colleen Bawn; Wood's Museum, “Humpty Dumpty;” Globe, “Streets of New York; Tony Pastor's, “The Dumb Boy of Manchester;” San Francisco Hall, “City of Paris.”’ Metropolitan Notes, Hal!'s burlesque company will try a short season at Bryant's. Wagner's New York orchestra will furnish music for the Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga, during the summer. Messrs. Cole an1 Baker are to be the lessees of the Grand Opera House for the coming season. ‘Nar- cisse,’’ with Bandmann, will be the opening ptece, Those bright particular stara of the burnt cork pro- fession, Unsworth and Eugene, are in town, ‘look. ing ag well and hearty as ever they did im ther lives. | Mr, J. A. Zimmerman is meeting with deserved success in bis managerial enterprise at Niblo’s, The “Colleen Bawn,’’ with its present cast, ts likely 10 have a long run. Rese and Harry Watkins, the clever and poputar artists now performing at the Olympic, will appear next week in the drama of ‘‘Under Two Flags,” In Angust the fall season will open with one of the grandest sensations ever placed on the metropoll- tan stage. According to some ot our veracious contempora- ries Miles. Kellogg and Nilsson are both making fabulous fortunes. The former 1s cred ted with the purchase this year of half a hundred summer rest- dences, while the latter is reported to have pur- chased 176 lots of diferent sizes, at an aggrezate value of $23,675.42. besides eighteen or nineteen where the paragraphist has omitted to publish the price, EXTENSIVE FIRE IN WEST F.FTY-3ECOND STREET. Barning of the New York Mouldieg and Planing Mill. Shortly after seven o'clock last evening the night watchman employed in the extensive moulding and plaming mill of Messrs. A. T. Serrell! & Son, situate Nos, 221, 223 and 225 West Fifty-second atrect, dia- covered smoke issuing from the boiler room on the basement floor. After all attempts to put out the fire had proved useless he gave* the alarm, which promptly brought the firemen to the scene; but by this time the fire had gained rapid headway and eu- veloped the building in one sheet of fire. It was five stories high and about forty feet front by eighty-five eet deep, and was entirely destroyed, nothing remaining but the front wail. The building, macninery and stock were owned by Messrs, Serrill & Son, who sustained loss to the amount of $55,000, being $25,000 on building, $16,000 on stock ‘and $15,000 on machinery; insured for $3,000, Fire Marshal Thomas McSpedon was on hand, ascertain- ing all particulars necessary to discover the origin of the fire, WEALTH OF KEY WEST. Rumors of Yellow Fever at Key West Un- founded. Key West., Fla., June 30, 1871. ‘The reported appearance of yellow fever at Key ‘West is wholly unfounded. The island was never in amore healthful condition than at present, little or no sickness of any character prevailing. As for yellow fever, not a case has beenjreported this sen- son, and every care 13 used to preveat its introduc. tou from infected ports, WESTERN ROUGHS. Jem Mace Accepts O' Baldwin's Chullenge— Mace to Train in St. Loni». Louts, June 30, 1871. Mace has accepted 0’ Baldwin's challenge offering to fight him for any amount from $2,500 to $10,000, Mace 18 willing to give ©’ Baldwin his own time, bat ed | prefers that the fight should occur near New Orleans. Mace will provably train under Tom er a Lous, ‘Tom Kelly 1s menuoned as O'Baldwin'a trainer, Allen Will put up $1,000 om Maca, _..| WASHINGTON The Boutwell-Pleasonton Im- broglio. Great Falling Off in Internal Reve-. nue Receipts. WASHINGTON, June 30, 187. Public Debt Statement. The public debt statement, it is expected, will to- Morrow show @ very handsome reauction of the public debt during the month of June, For the cor responding month of last year it was $20,000,000, The reduction in internal revenue receipts will diminish the funds tothe credit of the Treasury several milions, but a large reduction is neverthe- less anticipated in the statement to be made to-midre row. The Boutwell-Pleasonton Imbroxiio. It ts stated that when yesterday Commissioner Pleasonton represented to the President the differ. ences between Secretary Boutwell and himself, an@ stated his own view of the law and practice in con- Rection with the administration of the affairs of the Internal Revenue Bureau, the President said rather than directly interfere in the matter he preferred that these gentlemen, being his personal friends, should come together and adjust their differences, He also advised Commissioner Pleasonton, as the subordinate officer, to call upon Secretary Boutwell with that intenuon. Mr. Pleasonton did so, and had with the Secretary along interview. Tne Secretary stated during the conversation that the country held bim responsible for all moneys disburse’ by the Treasury Department; therefore every contrapt for the payment of money savuid be made under his direction and with his approval, ana also, involving the credit and character of the @e-; partment, shoula be uncer bis supervision. In or-/ der to collect the revenues it was proper thas this * power and author ty should be in the hands of the Secretary in view of his responsibilities. Commissioner Pleasonton spoke of ns own duties and resposibiiities under the law and ths powers pertaining to bis ofice, denying the right of the Seo retary to hear appeals from his decisions, as under the law the remedy lay in the courts, and replying to the Secretary's premises. Information having reached here from New York to the effect that a report is in circuiation in thas city that Commissioner Pleasonton has resigned, it is proper to siate that such 1s not the case. Generaa Pleasonton 1s to-day aitending to nis duties as usual. Unadjusted War Claims—Beautios of the Red Tape System. The law authorizing the repayment to States of amounts expended for arming and equipping volun. teers during the late rebellion expired to-day. As might be expected, the States having unsettled claims were exceedingly anxious to push them through in time to secure warrants for the paymenis of sums claimed. Connecticut got its final clam through, amounting to $156,000, Kentucky, some time since, through its agent, fled a claim for money expended in arming and equipping troops use@ solely as Home Guards. The Second Comptrolier refused to pass the account on the ground that at vo time had’ Home Guards been recognized by the Treasury Department aa volunteers, The subject was referred to the War Department, but owing to the absence of Geno- Tal Sherman ap opinion upon the services rendered by the Home Guards could not be ascertained. Gene- ral Sherman, however, a few days since expressed his opinion that the Kentucky Home Guards did ag 00d service as any troops put in the fleld, and ke ‘Was & personal witness of tueir eMciency in protect- ing his rear while 1n command of the Department of Kentucky, On the strength of this endorsement the Secretary of War signed the requision for the payment of the claim, amounting to $525,000. The Second Comptroller also aMixed his signature, and in the absence of the Third Auditor, the Chief Cterk, who 8 authorized to act as Auditor, affixed nis signature. The requisition wag then presented to Mr. Conant, Chief of the Warrant Division, Treasury Department, whe took exceptions to the signature of Mr. Gangwer, and, although a clerk, presumed to question the validity of the signature of the Acting Auditor, om the ground that Mr. Rutherlord, the Auditor, was himself in the city, The possibility of the State loa. ing the payment of a just debt by a mere red tape quibble excited the representative of the State, and he was at a loss to know how such a ponderous Machine as the Treasury department couid be 80 de licately affected by the mere fact that the Third Auditor had received a short leave of absence on the last day of the fiscal year. It ts now doubtful whetner the State of Kentucky will get a cent for ite expenditures, notwithstanding the validity of the claim, sanctioned as it was by every officer of tae government that has heretofore made the claims of Northern States good. Failure of the New Lean. The amount of subscriptions t0 the new loan to date Is $66,934,650, Of thia less than $6,000,000 was received during the past month, Fora week pass not more than $7,000 has been supscribed. The Seeretary does not entertain now as strong hopes for the success of the five per cents as he dia at first. Receipts from Customs and Internal Revenue. The receipts from Customs for the past year ex- ceeds by $10,000,000 the receipts forthe previous fiscal year. The receipts from imternal revenue were, for the year just closed to-day, about $145,000,000. For the ensuing year they are esti maved at $120,000,000, Internal Revenue Statement for 1871 and 1872. The following 1s a comparative statement of im- ternal revenue collections for the fiscal years ending dune 30, 1870, and June 30, 1871:—June 30, 1870, $185, 235,867; June 30, 1871, $144,969,253; decrease, $40,266,584. Estimated collections for 1872, $112,192,201; deduct over-estimate on income, $7°192,201; leaving $105,000,000, Amount received from stamps, $15,000,000; total, $120,000, Reduction of Pay of Internal Revease OM-ers. Supervisor Presbrey, of Virginia, has submitted a proposition to Commissioner Pleasonton providing for the consolidation of the First and Second Vir ginia districts, The Commissioner, it is underatood, will accede to the proposition, and will also reduce the salaries of officers ol internal revenue so thas they will be proportionate to the reduction of tae taxes collected under the amended law. Internal Revenuc Appointments. Henry Camp has been appointed Internal Revenue Gauger for the Thirty-second district, New York, and James W. Allison, for the Second district, Ken- tacky. Contracts for the Campletion of Pablic Works. To-lay ending the fiscal year, all monies hereto fore appropriated but which have not been com tracted to be expended revert to the Treasury. ‘The United States engineers employed in the oom struction of the light houses have been unusually buay during the past two or three weeks making contracts for the prosecution of unfinished wore, and, with the exception of locating sites for light honses at @ few points on the lakes, the entire amount of the appropriations for shis class of im- provements has been provided for. The same ts also true of those employed under the supervising architect of the ‘Treasary. All funds placed at his disposal for the completion of pub lic works have been absorbed in con tracts made within the past two weeks, Im fact, it appears to have beeu the dctermination of every officer of the government having control of public works to complete contracts wituin the fiscas year rather than the amount placed at their dispo- gal should relapse into the Treasury. The new ap- propriations for the ensuing fiscal year will be made available to-morrow, Personal. Secretary Boutwell, who jeft Washington tor Massachusetts last night, will be absent until about. the middle of Juiy. Professor Frederick Watts, of Carlisle, Tonn,, has accepted the appointment of Commissioner of Agri- cuttare, General Benjemin F, Butier was at the Treasury Department to-day om business, and left for tae North in te eventag. > a