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owners and inmates, should be registered, and prevented by medical scrutiny from poisoning the life of generations to come, On these polots there are a legion of half- souled hypocrites and well-meaning religious folk who think, with the bitter charity of vir- tue, that law should not degrade itself to handle this vice, and that those who suffer by the.” sin should be left to the fatal conse- quences. Phere are churches and Bibles enough in the land, tncY 8®¥, to bave warned them of all this; let them Bane: This cold, unfeeling virtue suddenly wakes “ip sou? morning to find the root of the evil by their fireside, and they, too, call loudly for preven- tion thereafter. Another class there is who cry out that such measures as you propose are the offshoots of centralized despotism. You cannot introduce such a domiciliary police system into free America. Under similar cir- cumstances to the religious objectors the indi- viduals of this class are also susceptible of sapid conversion, Tn reply to both we say that no means should ‘be left unadopted which will limit an inerad- icable evil. If the churches do not exhaust all the preventives the law must take up its stern réle and begin where the milder influences of Christianity end. When American freedom is urged as a reason for tolerating the worst forms of vice, we see an illogical stand taken as ridicu- lous as it is preposterous. We propose no meddling with the rights of the citizen; but no citizen will put forward as bis right the pois- oning and destroying of society in its vitals. The adoption of what we propose will interfere with no honest man or woman. It will simply draw a broad social line between virtue and vice, over which it will be impossible to tread unknowingly, When this question is taken up in our Legis- Iatare we do not want it tu result in a piece- meal grasping of the subject, by some one ignorant of social philosophy, and with an eye to effect. [t should be bruad in its details, and ‘a6 perfect in system as present knowledge of other systems can make it; but, above oll, it must be universal in its application to all classes of these social pests, gilded or squalid, the avowed honse of prostitution as well as the half-concealed rock of the ‘house of as- | signatioo,” on which so maay pure but frail souls bave been wrecked. The Lubor Question in England. The Newcastle engineers are making a determiced fight with their employers for a reduction of the hours of labor. Previous to going on strike they worked tea hours a day. These hours: they considered too lung; but their demand for less time—nine hours a day—was met by a firm refasal on the part of the employers. The workmen stuck to their demand, und the employers were equally per- sistent in their refusal, A sirike was the con- Bequenc>, and though weeks have passed since the beginning of ihe differences he- tween masters and men there is at present no disposition on the part of either party to give in, Nine hours a day for wn hours’ pay or “nothing is the cry of the men, and this the employers declare . they will not grant, and moreover jnsist that they can import workmen’ fom Belgium, Germany and France, who will not only accept, but who will be glad to work the hours and for the wages which the slrikers formerly received. In this view of the case tho employers may discover that they are mis- taken. The influence of the International Association of Workmen comes iuto play here, and it has shown its hand by the return to their homes already of the foreign workmen whose arrival at Gateshead and Newcastle we chronicled. scarce a week back. In this fight between the engineers of Newcastle and their employers for a reduction of time the former possess the sympathy of the whole working classes of England. The English press, more- over—a portion of it, at least—sympathize in manner with them also. It will be remem- bered by the readers of the Heraxp that, on the occasion of the caulkers and ship carpen- ters’ strike for eight hours, some five or six years ago in this city, all the Trades Unions of the country contributed from their treasuries for the support of the strikers. In this way the workmen maintained their position for over three months, When eventually they were forced to yighd they discovered that trade had flown fromthe shipyards here to other cities aud there was no work for them todo, Thus employers as well as workmen suffered. May not a similar case occur in Newcastle? In England, where workmen are closely drawn within the bounds of their societies, and where every trade possesses its Union, the funds which can be placed at the disposal of the Newcastle workingmen nuw on strike would reach a very high figure. The movement for @ reduction of hours is not a local question; it is one in which the great bulk of the working classes are interested. A gain on the part of the Newcastle engineers would be a victory for the whole labor movement, not only in Eng- land but here in this country algo. In this light the workingmen view it, and laboring under this idea the working classes generally will aid the strikers to secure the full fruits of the victory to which they confidently look, Tue Bovrsons Movina Agatn.—A tele- gram published yesterday announces that the Count de Paris is preparing a manifesto in which he will announce himself’ in favor of the programme of the Count de Chambord, In this publication it is claimed that he will renounce his claim to the throne of France in favor of the elder branch of the Bourbons— the Gount de Chambord. This measure, the despatch says, is not at all palatable to the Duke d’Aumale, who would regard the move- ‘ment ag reactionary on the part of his nephew. That there are differences in the Bourbon camp we know, and the suggested action of the Count de Paris is not at all improbable, judging from the recent remarks which the Duke d’Aumale is reported to have made toa Deputy of the National Assombly, “I could only,” saysthe Duke, ‘‘work for my nephew, the Count de Paris; but my nephew would, perhaps, recognize the Count de Chambord as Henri V.” The question is, will the Count de Paris work in opposition to the wishes of his uncle ? THE BURNING OF THE LAPAYETTE. ‘The following despatch nas been received tn this city rom the agent of tie Transatlantic Steamship Company at Havre: Sept, M, 1871, Tiaver, Cargo and snip ‘the Lafayette purned in doc: Voluily lost. Cause unknoWwis ern = ae NEW YORK FRANCE. Marshal MacMahon’s Responsibility for | Herald Special Repoit from the Disaster of Sedan. THE CUSTOMS TREATY WITH GERMANY, Dissatisfaction Among the Republican Depu- ties of the Left, THIERS) POLICY OF PROTECTION. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALO, Pant, Sept. 24, 1871, Marshal MacMahon has been heard before the Committee of Investigation on the conduct of the late war. The Marshal is reported to have said that he assumed the sole responsibilty for the dis- astrous resuitg of his marci from Chalons to sedan, He dectared that he Aid not act by orders of the Emperor Napoleon, who had exercised nd influence whatever upon his resolution, The plan adopted by him (the Marspal), which was opposed to that of concentration of the army under the walls of Paris, he said, ought not to be absolutely edl, as it had equal chances of success, But two days vt been lost, becanse the troops were too’ fatigued to continue’ thetr march and because Re was ignorant of the movensents of the other commanders.in-chief, whicl was the principal cause of the disaster, ‘This declaration has produced # profound sensa- tion, and the Bonapartist journals express greut joy over it, THE CUSTOMS TREATY WITH GERMANY, The Minister of Foreign affairs has despatched a eourier to Berlin with the amended customs treaty, Freuch statesmen are sanguine as to its ratification, M. Pouyer-Quertier, the Mimster of }'inance; ima declaved with regard to the proposed: Customs treaty that, ‘whatever may be the result of the negotiations, it is impossible to treat Alsaco and Lorraine as if these Provinces had. never belonged to France,” and that “the basis of the treaty would be complete reciprocity.”” THIERS’ POLICY OF PROTECTION. ‘The Journal dex Débats attacks President Thiers for lus protection policy, and predicts unfriendly re- lations with the English and Belgians if it ia perse- vered in, THR DEPUTIES OF THE LEFT, Lo France announces that a meeting of the repub- ican Deputies of the left in the Assembly will be held at Versailles on the 2d of October, ‘The republicans of the left are greatly dissatisfiea with the action of the majority in conceding them only four seats in the Committee of Sixteen, which 1s to be Im permanent session and to-represent the Assembly during its prorogation, The majority is likewise censured for having excluded from the Commutree ail those Deputies who have signed M. Quinet’s proposition for the dissolution of the Assembly, THE CROPS IN FRANCE, The French wheat crop will fall short of the ave- rage by 35,009,000 hectolitres, but the yield of barley and minor crops is abundant, THE LONGCHAMPS RACBA “ ‘The races took place at Longchamps to-day; but the weather was cold, the attendance light and,little inverest was manifested. ITALY. Movements of King Victor Emmanuel—The Mili- tary Review and Manceuvres. TELECRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD FLORENCE, Sept. 24, 1871, King Victor Emmanue! is in Milam to-day. He will go to Verona to-morrow, The review aud mancuvres of the army have been postponed until Tuesday, when they will take place at Caldiero, nine miles from Verona. From Verona the King wiil proceed to Venice, where he 1s expected to arrive on the 27th Instant, The Pope an Honest Landlord. The Pope received receutly some members of tne Society of St. Vincent de Paul, with whom he con- versed at great length on the causes of the misery of the poorer classes in Rome, He expressed regret that Catholic landlords, equally with others, took advantage of the transfer of the Italian capital to Rome to double their rents, and he mentioned that he himself owned a house in the Faubourg Trans- tevere, for which, though he had had many appit- cations, he had dectined to raise the rent, in order that ail might see that the Pope always acted like an honest man. SPAIN. Senor Montero Rios the Probable President of the Cortes—Tour of King Amadeus and the Crown Prince of Italy. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Mapnip, Sept. 24, 1871. Sefior Montero Rios will probably be chosen Pres- ident of the Cortes. THE ROYAL TOUR. The King of Spain, accompanied by Prince Hum- bert of Italy, has arrived at Manresa, thirty miles from Barcelona. There have been great rejotcings and festivities along the route of the royal party, Personal Character and Exterior of King Amade The London Times has the following on the tour of the King of Spain:— Whatever was a. and spontaneous In the acclamations with which the Spanish cities of the south and east hailed their young Sovereign must, in @ great measure, be due to the King's personal qualities. In the first place, this Amadeus, were he even a hundred times a “perro de Italiano,” has shown himself as brave as their own Cid. Then he is as free-handed as any of the best among their old Alphonsos and Fernandos, Add to this an exterior which, somewhat puny and sickly as it was mM carly youth, has almost miraculously developed itself into a robust and stalwart frame @ countenance full of manly beauty and majesty, and an address whe.e the win- ning courtesy hereditary amo the princes of Savoy ia unaffectedly blended with that grave state- liness which the young King has been taught to con+ sider the surest way to the proud Spaniard’s heart, But, alter all, there is something of far greater con- sequence than even the Bae peroneal qualities to stir up the loyalty of the Spanish population at the sight of one Who, elected by thelr representatives, must be regarded as the Sovereign of their choice. The accession of Amadeus was the ens or a revolu- tion, Great political changes may startle, electrif} and even Interest the multitude at the outset, bat in the long ran they are wearying, disappoint- ing, disheartening. Next tothe Moors and to the Inquisitors, the Spaniards, it cannot be dented, must look to their politicians, no matter of what party, as the very worst scourge of the land; and hey must hallibe government, no matter what name it may bear, which holds out the best hope of rest and peace. The race is naturally sober, la- borious, intelligent; and the great mass of it being agricultural and pastoral, is conservative to the backbone. in such ® country, and under such cir+ cumstances, there are evidently no limits to the in- fence which a well-meaning King, with a unani- mous Mtotstry and a weil organized parliamentary Inajority, May hope to exercise, PORTUGAL. The Portuguese Chamber Prorogued by the King. TELECRAM TO THE REW YORK HERALD. Lisnoy, Sept, 24, 1871. The King has prorogued the session of the Cortes until the 2u of January, 1872 a decree for its nal dissolution and for the elecuion of new members 19 # expected to Lolligwe Havana. Capture and Surrender of All the Prominent Leaders of the Insurrection. A HANDFUL OF MARAUDERS IN HIDING, A Proclamation to Announce tho End of the Insurrection. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Taét Hera correspondent at the Cuban capital Das forwarded us the following special despatch :-~ Havana, Sept. 24, 1871. Letters from’Puerto Principe announce that the\eastorn part’ the island, which included the whole seat of insurrection, has been completely pacified,\ and that the Captain General ‘will shortly refarn to\Havana, All the-principal leaders of the insurrection, with their forces, have either srrendered or been captared, and theyo’ exists now only a handful of marauders, who'are hiding, and, as it appears, would also surrender but for the fear of being prosecuted by*the local authori- ties for the atrocities committed upon the lives and property of the inbaldtants. A proclamation by the Captain General, declaring the insurrection atian ond, is shortly to be issued ENGLAND, More Explosions im the Wigan’, Mitte—Heavy Gales in the English Channel—An Avterican Temperance Lecturer at Birmingham. TELEGRAM TO TRE NEW YORK HERALD. TONDO, Sept. 24, 1871, The Wigan mine ts stilt burmtug and there are fre- quent explosions. A GALE IN THE CHANNEL. A-bheavy gale prevails in the Channel, ters have yet been reported, A TEMPERANCE’ LECTURE. Rev. George H. Vibbert, of Massachusetts, aelty- ered: an address in favor of the temperance cause last night before a crowded audience in the Town Halbot Birmingham. GREAT FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO. Eight Stores Destroyed om Market Street—- Less One Million Dollars. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28, 1871, The three story brick iron front block on the south Side: of Market street, opposite: Sansome street, was totally destroyed by fire last nignt. It contained eight stores, seven of which were occupied as whole- rale establishments. The principal estobdlish- ments destro ed are:—Redington, Hostetter & Co., arugs; Thurman & Seinzman, notions and fancy goods; Weiner & Date, straw goods; F. Toplitz, millinery; Phelan & Collender, billiards; Weil & €o., leather; F. Seiberlich, boots.and shoes, Nothing: of.much value on the block has been saved. The loss 18 about one million of dollars. Har- pending. the owner of the block, loses $200,000;, Redington, Hostetter &©o., $400,000, insured ror, $10v,000; Thurman & Seinzmann, $150,000; Weiner. & Date, $40,000, sured fur $20,000; J. Rebb & Sons, $60,000; F. Toplttz, $50,000, insured for $25,000; Phelan & Collender, $50,000; Weil & €o, $4,000; F. A. Setberlich, $75,000, and some minor losses. —— Jones, of engine No. 4, was fatally and Freda. Wehr, carpenter, severeiy. injured by faliing timbers, Henry St. Clair and George Post, firemen, were badly burned; St. Clair had his.leg broken. THE YELLOW FEVER IN THE 800TH. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Sept. 24, 1871. The Board of Health reports four deaths from yellow fever for the twenty-four hours ending at Roon on Saturday, and five deaths for the twenty. four hours ending at noon to-day, Its Ravages in Vicksburg and Jackson, Memeais, Tenn., Sept. 24, 1871. A private despatches from Vicksburg and Jackson, Miss., state that there were twelve new cases of yellow fever in each of those places yesterday. No disas- The Disense in Natchez. NaTOHEZ, Miss., Sept, 24, 1871. Twenty cases and eleven deaths from yellow fever have been reported to the Board of Health since its organization. One death and two new cases were reported to-day. Eight cases were reported this afternoon at Vidalta, La., opposite Natchez. Five Denths in Vicksburg. VICKSBURG, Miss., Sept. 24, 1871. There were five deaths from yellow fever during the last twenty-four hours, Several new cases were reported to-da; MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT. Meeting of the Board of Managers of the Military Asylum at Dayton, Ohio—The President to be Present. Dayton, Ohio, Sept, 23, 1871. General Grant has notified tne Board of Managers of the Military Asylum located near Dayton that he will be present next Monday at the annual meeting of the noard. Preparations of an extended charac- ter are being made to appropriately receive the President of the United States. WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 25—1 A. M. : Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours, The low pressure which was Saturday night north of New York has moved northeastward beyond our stations, and the barometer has gene- rally risen from the Middle and East Atlantic westward to Mississippi, with hazy ana smoky weather and diminishing winds, The pressure continues lowest in the Southern and Gulf States, with clear and partially cloudy weather, except on the immediate coast of Florida and North Carolina, where cloudy weather with ligbt rain has prevatied during the day, Tne temperature bas risen on the South Atlantic coast and to a less ex- tent on the Middle and Eastern coasts, It has fallen on the lakes. The barometer continues low on the 003te bitch Probabilities, Hazy weather, with light winds, will probably continue on Monday from Louisiana to New Jersey and north of this line, Cloudy weather, with light rains, in Plorida and the South Atlantic, extending northwestward off the coast to Cape Cod during tie day. THE NATIONAL GAME. The Rival Athletics of Philadelphia Brooklyn—The Latter Beaten. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24, 18 Ina game of base ball, yesterday, between the Athletics of Phtladeiphia and the Athietics of Brooklyn. the former: won by a score of 37 to 8, The Lono Stars vs. Empir NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept, 24, 1871, There Was alarge attendance to-day to witness the game of base ball petween the Lone Stars, of this city, and the Empires, of St. Louis, whielt re- suited iu lavgr ef We tgryyer by a aggre Of Ag (As, KRALD, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 5 CUBA. ahi | THE MASSACHUSETTS CAMPAIGN, ae ButleP and Mis Enemies Nursing Their Strong?! for thé Decisive Attack at Worcester. ant on Wednesday. Butler’s Strength in the Convention. He Has a Majority of the Dele- gates So Far. Boston, Sept. 24, 1871, ‘rhere Has been no particular change in the aspect of political affairs since my despatch of last evening General Butier has quietly coiled himself away at his home tn Lowell, preparing for the campaigns of the week, and the remaining gubernatorial candi- @ates are calmly but sharply watching the progress of events in anticipation of A DESPERATE STRUGWLE NEXC WEDNESDAY. The horizon 1ooks gloomiy portentious of a squall, Al! that coula has been done’ by both parties since the conflict has developed itself mto such alarming proportions as to threaten the’ very existence of the Tepublican party, ond there 13 nothing left but to wait for the result. ‘Hold fast to what you've got, and get what you can,” is the motto of General Butler and his friends; but the question of “Who's got the but- ton? 1s as yet one which was not been decided. Every indication seems to potnt to a hard fight at the Republican State Convention, whetler Butler is Nominated or not, and whether Judge Pittman or some other equally competent third party 1s the choice of the 1,200 delegates tobe at Worcester as sembled, There will certainty bo’ A BIG ROW before the credentials are placed im hand, At sorts of formalities aud varied formalities of parliamen- tary devate may be expected to be shoved before the Convention, and there le every poasible cause for the formation of an opinion that there will be a protracted meeting of the faithful when they gather themselves together, ‘To-day isreally the last day of the canvass, so far as active effort 1s concerned, and the general summing of matters and things in gen- eral will be looked forward to with interest, THE SUNDAY ParERs have teemed with editorials to-day on theall-absort- 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET The Convention To Be Held SENTIMENTS OF THE BOSTON PRESS, two counties send twelve delegates for him to sev enly-nine for his opponents. In Hampshire county, leaving this eity out of the question, he has done no better, the figures being thirty, to three againat him, How adairs were conducted at THE CAUCUS LN THs CIe¥ Friday evening, the Herarp has already told its rearera. Avowed labor reformers, prohibitionisw and democrats oversiaughed the regular republicaa: waters, prevented the use of rhe check list evem after the caucus had adopted it. allowed repeating to be Practiced and conducted things generally 1 sueh & way that many republicans either left the hall entirely or retrained from yoating. Nomin- ally the caucus was carried for Butler, 800 to 407, bat im reality the voie is no index of the sentiments of tlie repubiican voters of the city. What the republicans will do about tt “{ has not yet been arthoritattvely announced, bat the prospect seems to be that ihe City Committee wil nok call another — cane but will protest strongly to the State Commitiee and the conven:ion ugainst tie admission of the dele gates chosen Friday eveutng. Leaving Springtield Out of the question THE FOUR WESTERN Couwrins return thus far 15 Butler delegates Co 136 for anti, or, allowing the Essex statesman tue 20 delegates from this city, 36 t0135, In Worcester county the great reformer has but Itttte beter show, tue total thus far being loo to 26 against nim. Of the 2%6 delegaies wnom the tive Western counties have shus far returmed for anit, A very large proportion are either direct) or indirectly instractea to vote for William &, Washburn, of Greenfield, the Coagressman from the Ninth District, or are known tobe sirongly in his fayor, Once in @ while one finds a man in the Itst whose preference ts for Dr. Loving, anda very few would like to Vote for Rice, put the very great majority are stroug supporters of MR. WASHBURN. Present appeasances indicate very strongly Ihat this latter gentleman will be the standard bearer who the Convention wilt’ finally sete’ upom In adaition to the kerge support which he carries to Worcester from wie part of the State, the number of celtgatcs in his favor have already been chased from the Eastern counties, so that he stands far ahead of Dr. Loring or Mr. Rice. If it ap. pears that the latter gentleman has no chance for the nomination Ris supporters will readily give their votes to’ Mr. Washburne, whe is Personally unobjectionable to all the candidates. Aliogether it looks very much as if it will be the Ninth Congressional District and not the Fifth’ in Wiich @ chance will be afordew aspiring potiti- elans to seek @yacant seaGin the Mouse of Repre- sentatives, CBiITVUARY,. Sameact Mamforé Carpenter. Samuel M. Carpenter, a gifted amd well known’ young journalist, dred at St. Pani, Minn, on the morning of Saturday last, of consumption, in the thirty-first year of his age. The deceased gentleman was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., 1 the fall of 1840, and at the age of nine years removec with nis parents to Fairfax county, Virgimta. A tew years later his (amily settled tn Washington, D. O., and young Samuel, forming a caste forthe pursutt of jour- halism, applied nunself so vigorousiy+ts the practice of shorthand writing that when scarcely nmeveen he enicientiy: occupied the position of reporter on the Washington sar, in 1860 he became ut- tached to the Washingion stam of tha HeKanp, and on the outbreak of the rebellion was ing question of State politics, ‘The Times, the only | APDOINLED ne Of the IERALD'S speelab war corre- really Butler advocate in Boston, says:— ter Convention of Wednesday. that the active strength of the that body will be thoroughly teate: eanvaas for any of ihem, but merely to state of popular feeling so few briet days befurehand. main golicitnde seems to be over the selection of a preal oilicer, One side usses it with the utmost earnest! while the other an: terial who make the Con ion nominate one candidate or another, Ali that in demanded of him is to preserve order it he can fair play ts allowet from beginning to end, Worcester will play the bizgest part it ever yet played in the politics ot the Commonwealth, Ting to the former apathy of tne people ia Massachusetts concerning State polirics, the Times comes to the conclusion that ‘The peopie have heen aroused to the recognition of thelr Balf forgotten and _almosi y sacritieed Fights and pre- Fogatives. ‘They have co w that they may, if they ehoose, make choice of a candidate for Governor diréetiy aud without the intervention of men who make the direction of political aifaira in the State a speciat business, but who bave not all been friends of the people in exercising thei craft. The rule that the people have the right to zovern has been restored to practice and will have an effectual trial at ‘Vorcester next Wednesday, and the prospect is now that the politiciuns will be defeated, General Butler's strengeh in the coming convention ts already believed by his friends to be suiiclent for his nomination and ft grows da’ Speculation is largely abroad relative to combinations in his ts not the place t lance at the The coming convention of parties both in favor of und against General Bu bnt “any conclusions on this point are unrelial They are not likely to affect the certainty of nomination, and are only interesting in so far as they may ‘go to give the decision of that body grenigr or lesser tnanimity and precinde or favor the throat to Volt which has been direetly made by cer- tain journais which have been heretofore more influential than'they seem to be at present. It is not the feeling of ine, wa of the people that any opposition ahould be made to Gepeal Butiers cleotion if hy is fairly nominated. ‘The Sunday Herald, mw its edktorial reterenve 1 the situation, 8: Although Butler's strength is very: formidable, the interest, ives I a must increase natil the Conventi ts decision to the’ peopl probable tuat Buller means to rum with or: republican nomination, and the sation reeled will give him a ble in any event, though many of the professional who now adhere to lis.catwse will desert him if he is of running the regular nomination, On account of the quarrel in the republican party, Adaias’ stock ts looking and the democrats ace a better chance for electing their candidate than for a ereat many years before. Whether Butler receives the lar_ nomination or runs without with whatever elements he can carry, the democrate will gain by it, with @ fair chance of success. The Courier, an able @nd popular exponent of ant-radicalism, also shares in the HERALD’s belief that THE ELECTION OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, in the case of Butler's diviaing. the. republican party, 13 @ possibility if not a certainty. Heer is What the Courier says in concluding an intelligent editorial on the suvject:— The dissensions divide the ranks of our opponents: threaten to accomplish, unassisted, the work we haye iong stood ready to perform, The better part of the republican party in the State is led and controlled by men and journals who have repeatedly expressed settled dissatisfaction with the national admiuistration, and the faction which these authorities all denounce boldly decla General Grant and {ts desire to see hi tor Sumner publicly pronounced General Grant to be oTh lowest man who ever sat in the Presidential chair, lower in- tellectually than Andrew Johnson, lower morally than Frank- lin Pierce and lower socia!ly, because in private fite Mr. Pierce was a gentleman.” But Sumner, not General Butler, ia the gentleman who possesses the confidence and support of pepers like the Duvy Adve.tier and the Springtield 4 hia advice, rather than of the Kesex met m, prevails {n the councils of the republican leadei This serious dilference on questions of national import fis due effect, For almost tne trae time in the history of the opposition their plans of organization tall to bring rank aud Bile into soltd and steadfast line. Candicates roultiply and ple, without the he has co! be undisetp! ‘ruits desert the respectable standard. The shameless ity and rascality of prominent officiaia ut home, the extravagance of the government at Washington is representatives abroad and the agtace which some of m have brought upon the national name all tend to weaken and dissipate tae popular auvport, Great efforts are naturally made to counteract’ these influences, and the — party whips will enough until election day in Coreing the timid ones Into the active 4; but the serving of the underiings will hardly compen- sate’ for muting at Te dhe jateat plan considered by Bird, Sumnerand Vompany is to drop Mr. Rice, Mr. Washburn and Dr. Loring, and unite tie party’ on J Pittnat, a very good device for securing a democratic victory. Another expedient fs to tra fer the Rice delegates to Mr, Washburn’s support; but i. field eral Butler could controi the Loring constituency’ shoul ich & grave emergency arise, this half measure meets with acold reception, It i# suflicient for us to kuow, however, that these troibles exist. without seeking” out the probable remedies to be applied. We can profitably drop all Such speculations to consider out own duty in the campaign. Whether General Butler gets the nomination at Worcester or “not, the democratic party | will have a most ingpiriting prospect before it. Between Geocral Butler and JohnQ. Adams a large body of the republican party Will not hesitate long, and if Mr, Washburn or Judge Pit- map {8 nominated aa Mr. Clafin's successor the votes General Butler will draw from the republican strength as the candidate of ( coalition reform — party will be amply sufficient to piace our nominee in the Executive Chatnber of the State House. General Butler has plainiy announced bis inteation of aining in the field until after the election; e may, therefore, confidently count upon a triump! ue’ of the’ campaign. thing is necessary-—we must work without fingging. Every citizen of Massachusetts should be made to know the worth of a ballot in this election, and AF the democratic party dues its preliminary work with intel- Nigence and faithfulness, we shall, in due time, 0 chron. {ofe the clevation of J. @. Adams to the Gubetoational Chair of the Commonwealth. Inconclusion I am safe in stating that THE EXHIBIT OF TO-DAY, impartiatly presented and amended by later re: turns, shows totals ke these;—For Butier, 417 ‘ainst Butler, 367; unknown, 58. Gloucester, which held its election last night, and which has not yet been authoritatively neard from, ts counted upon as sure to throw the weignt of its entire delegation of eight in iavor of General Butler. This will give the General a majority of 68 votes, with 197 delegates, not elected, and 68 whose opinions have not been formed. If things work as well in the fature as they have in the past ‘there ts no reasonable excuse for a disinterested doubt of his success, A few days will decide the matter, however, and setiie the question as to whether or not General Butler is endorsed by the repubileans of Massachusetts, An Antl-Batler Exbibit—What the Chances t the Guerilla Cale of Exssex— urn To Be the Nominee, Masy., Sept. 24, 1871, As the day forgthe Worcester Couvention draws near the political excitement approaches fever neat. The elections of delegates to the Convention have now taken place tu three-fourths or four-fifths of the towns In the western part of the State, and the resuits show that BUTLER WILE GAIN BUT LITCLE ‘ sopport from the five western counties. In Berk. shire, the extreme westeru county, not a single sup porter of the seli-nominated candidate has yet been clected, while twenty-seven delemates have been chosen, Who Wil oppose tim, In Franklin and Hampshire counties the General has managed (a feature four er dye amg town aut Ligbe Spencents Me was stationed with the-Kirat Army Jorps, at the headquarters of General King, now United States Minister at Rome, but wioat that ume co sanded che First division of that corps. Shortly alter the campaign of 1862 on WePeninsula he was appointed chief of correspondents, and suc- cessively accompanied the head quarters ot- Generals Hooker and Meade, While engaged in this capacity for the HERALO he commanteated on several occa. stone information Of a very valuable character to the War Department in relation to designs and movements Of the Conte. jerate forces, ior which ser- vice he was thanked personally and in several tet- ‘3 by the late Secretary Stanton, As a further mark of apprectation Stanton subse- quently tendered bim a commission as capram of artillery, but he decliued the honor on account of ii health, Shortly after the battle of Gettysburg, Ubrouga considerations of health, he resigned nis Position on the HERALD and accepted the assistant editorship of the Washington Star, which he re- tained. till the fall of 1865, when he reenterca the HERALD service, and went to Chile, South America, as special correspondent. During the war he made the asuaintance of General Kilpgtrick, late Munster of the United States to Chile, and shortly after arrivmg in South America Mr. Carpenter was appointed, tirough Secretary Seward, Secretary of Legation to Kilpatrick. in 1865 he resigned his osition on tie Legation and returned to. the Jaited states, In the fall of the same year he wrote the celebrated lecture entitled “Sherman’s March to the Sea,” which was delivered «uring the follow. tug winter in almost every city of the Northern and Western States by General Kilpatrick, ‘the almost uuprecedvulea success Of Uilal lecture iy well known, In June, 1860, he again pecame attached to the HeRaLp siaff, and in December Seoul weut as Correspondent to the scene of Ricl’s rebeition, in Winnipeg Territory. The hardships of tuat expedi- tion were exceptionally severe, and. after riding hundreds of miles in dog sledges and bemg severely frostbitten, the inclemency of the wincer prevented his proceeding further than FortGarry, After much fatigue aud exposure he was compeiled to retrace his steps, the heavy snows rendering advance abso- lutely impossible. ‘This exposure wrought great havoc with his comstitutionally delicaie health, aud ne never fuily recovered from tts effects. In the following spring, upen the renewal of the military operations against Ricl, he again went out, in company with Colonel Wooisley’s (British) Sxpe dition from Moutreal. Tuis trip proved beneticial to hia health, as tt was tn the geuial, dry summer, and he returned at its conclusion much improved. in the fall he again resigned and busted himself in writing a second lecture for General Kilpatrick, entitled “Incidents and Battle Scenes of the Re- beliion,” which also met with brilliant success last Winter. From this time bis health continued to fail and his physicians recommended a change of air. He accordingly went to St. Paul and became managing editor of the Press, published in that city, but was soon compelled to relingnish the duties, and, after fighting heroically against the a ue succumbed as above stated, on the 23d ust. AS a journalist his abilities were of a very “ne or- nd he possessed a very pure descriptive style in correspondence, without ever overstraining lus subject. His reputation was as spotless as thal of a child, and his nature of the rarest geniality, bvery- where he went he was sure to make a host of lasting friendships; ana tt is a safe assertion to say that be never had anenemy. Brilliant in conversation, he was actnaily dazzling a3 a relator of anecdotes, and possessed & stock Of narrative that Was continualiy ing added to and astonished his oldest acquain- tances. He was married only five montns since to & Most estimable young lady of Brooklyn, whose honeymoon and widowhood are thus compassed within haifa year. ‘The funeral of the deceased gentieman will place from the residence of his mother, in Wash- ington, on Wednesday next. Ex-Governor Stewart, of Missouri. Robert M. Stewart, ex-Governor of the State of Missouri, died in the town of St Joseph on the morning of the 2lst inst, He expired at his own residence, to the deep regret of a very large circle of friends and @ host of oficial and professional acquaintances whose esteem and good wili le had earned during an honorable career in life, Geo W. Benedict. BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 24, 1871, Mr. George W. Benedict died at his residence ta this city this morning, aged seventy-six years. He was for twenty-two years professor in the University of Vermont, for fiiteen years one of tne editors and proprietors of the Dai'y Free I’'ress, State Senator | in 1854 and 1855, and was widely known throughout New England and New York. He was the elder brother of Mr, E. CQ. Bened of New York city, and father of rion. Charles H, Benedict, United States District Judge for the Eastern district of New York. THE FUNERAL OF PROFESSOR MAHAN. Wesr POINT, Sept. 24, 1871. The funeral of the late Professor Dennis H. Mahan took place this afternoon at four o'clock, at the chapel fronting the parade ground, with imposing ceremonies. The vatialion of cadets formed in doubie file tn front of the chapel, and atter stacking arms followed the remains, which were enclosea im a magnificent casket, into the chapel, where the ceremonies were briefly conducted, without sermon, by the Key, Dr. McVicker, After the services the mourners, friends and ir tary moved in solemn procession, ied by the to the cemetery, where, after the body Was lowere:t into the grave, three volleys were Ure over tj. Many distinguished military and other gentiemen were present, among whom were General Reid, General Ruger, Secretary Fish, Gouverneur Kemble, Mr. Robert P. Parrott, Professors Wier, Keudrte! and Michie, Charies Tracy and others, VIEWS OF THE PAST. SEPTEMBER 25, 1870—At a great meeting in Hyde Park, Lon de recognition of the Freneh repaviic tas upon the British government. 1362~-President Lincoin suspended the writ of habeas corpus and authorized severe Mcasures against ali disioval persoas, . UT —The British forcesof General Howe took pos- session of Philadeipiua, U—Battle of Montreal, Canada; defeated atid there comme TAG & PrRO\eNs the Aragricans yan Alen, ‘ | ING WASHINGTON. eee eemaeameee Treasury Decision Concerning Various Customs Duties, CATHOLIC CLERGY IN ALASKA Judge Underwood, of Virginia, Favoring Woman Suffrage. WASHINGTON, Sept, 24, L8Tl. Treasury VYecision—Requiremeats Regarding Constwise Weasels—Duties ou Various Ma- terials. ‘The following” 14 an abstract of a decision of the Treasury Depart nent just published for the imtor- mation of the conunercial world:— Vessels sailing « oastwise between New Orleans, Key West and Balti wore, and touching at Havana, are required to navi, tate under a register to enter and to pay , ounage tax, loneys recetved by a clerk of the Unite ‘t States Court on account of Anes, penalties and fo."feltures imcurred in conse- quence of violntions of (‘Ustoms, revenue or naviga- tion laws, should be pai 4 to the Coliector of Ou toms of the district m Which the fines were tn- curred. A fine wiifuily , Qcurred by the master of @ vessel eanuot be remitte P unless the loss fulis upon innecent owners by the non- nt om part of the master. in the la Ver case the Secretury Of the Treasury, under cert.Mn restrictions, may remit or mitigate the fine, Th.? Department refuses todécide disputes between cert.\in local authorities to regard to their respective jur \sdictions im matters appertamtag 60 quarantine. Japanesé poplins, mannafacture: (of cotton colored inthe thread before weaving, coi \\talning less Laan one handred threads to the squa.’€ Inch, weighing less than five ounces to the square Ward, and valued at less than twenty-five cemts per \suuare yard are subject to duty at the rate of th\ree and a halt cents per syuare yard, and ten\ per cent a® valorem as finer or lighter grades of i \tke description and containing less than one hundred | threads to the square inch, Under the provisions ¢\f sections 14 Of the act of March, 1861, and 10 of #1 \ act of July 14, 1562, linen coatings, fancy linen dri. Is and Gene- see linen coatings valued at less than \thirty cents per square yard, colored and nos brown . 2F bleached, ¥ classified: as manufactures o | Max, dutt-» ralore! Gutta percha li smooth sheets ts subjec | to a duty at the rate of forty per cent ad valorem, 4+ having been manutactured auc therefore not i emg Ws crude state, hdd Forfeiture does not attach to a vessel fo ° Comey ing over eight hundred dollars’ worth 0. 4 gooas on wich the duties have been px va frous Connecticut to New York, and navigating withoue paper other than @ bill of sale. ‘The owners were inl that the Treasury Department could afford & dress in the premises, P goods composed wholly of flax, ¢om ™mer- cially known as brown linen damasks, and co sung, less than thirty cents per square yard, shoul be clessified at a duty of tlirty per centuie ad ya.ior 2m. A lay figure of an arust which has n in use over a year ly entitled to a free entry as aj or alex. sional implement, Yung cloth, the prodace, of tae country east of the Cape ‘of Good Hope, manu "c-* tured ‘Into bags tn Great Britain, and imy or tert thence into this Country, 18 AUD,eEb To & diag EL Gib-r muting duty of ten per ceat ad valorem, Judge Underwood on Female Suffrnge « Judge Underwood, United States District Ji tidy for Virgania, tranamitted a letter in which hea ‘ay. ® he feels very confident the fourteenta and ffiea mete amenuments of the United States constitution, to- gether with the Bnforcement act of May 31, 18 71, have seeured the right to vote to the female citiza na’ of Virginta as fully a8 they are now exercised at ut enjoyed by male cltizens, Rollgion in Alaska. Two ourates furnished with the proper testle montals from tie orthodox Bisnop John, of Sar Francisco, have been permitted by the Treasury to take up (heir residence on the Islands-of St. George gud St. Paul, in Alaska—one on each tstand. Personal Intelligence. General Quincy A.. Gilmore: is at the New york Hotel. General W. Myers, of Washington, is staying at the Alvemarle fotel. 4. Whitey Edmonds, of Boston,, [a a temporary rest- dent of the St. Nicnolas. Judge Ben. Field, of Albion, is a sojourner at the Fifth Avenue. Captain Colon, of England, bas quarters at the Albomarie Hotel, General J, 6, 1lowarn, Of tue United States Army, is domiciled at the Fin Avenue, J. M. Walker, of Chicago. is registersd at the St Nicholas, A.J, Drexel, of Philadelphia, is temporarily re- siding at the Fiftn. Avenue, Chas, B. Hall, of Boston, ts among the latest ar- rivals at the St. Nicholas, Governor Marshal Jewell, of Connecticut, isat the Fifth Avenue, Lawrence. Barrett, the actor, is at the New Yori Hotel, United States Senator Windom, of Minnesota, ta staying at the Gilsey House. Hon. W. #orsheitmer, of Buffalo, {3 sojourning a¢ the Gilsey House, General lt. Kilby Smith, of Philadelphia, ts alse registered at the Gilsey House. ' TELEGRAPHIO NEWS ITEMS. | parts of Connecticut of qec~ There nre complaints from were drought. The Putnam Phaianx will leave lartford, Conn., this after- noon, 7m owe to Moutreal and Quebeo, on thelr annual ex curalon. General B. F. Bruce, of Canastota liver the address becore the Western N Rochester, The increase of overland freights will mente of gray from San Francisco, w! for the eatly part of the season. : ‘The large sawmill of W. P. Henderson, near Fairmount, Po., was burned on Saturday evening. ‘the loss is heavy. bui'the exact amount is unknown. ‘At the Republican Convention held at flavana, N. ¥., oa Saturday, Hull Fenton, ©. M. Gano. and B. le Gregory were elected delegates to the Republican State Convention. Charles Bullock and G. F. Bailey have been elected dele- tex to represent the First district of Patnam county at the State Convention to be held at Syractse on the ith inst. Eugene Switvan was sentenced in Evansville, Ind., om Saturday to seventeen years in the Penitentiary forthe tmur~ der of Tonil, onthe 27th of August, He has moved for a new trial. Half a dozen Chinese shanties were burned in Corinne, Wyoming Territory, on Saturday ulght, and one Chyneso. woman was burned to death, Two chinamen ‘been has consented to de- York State Fair at stop large ship- were, 4 Srrested on sugpicion of causing tha dre, Tae about C0 The great lacrosse match between the Shai Ct, of Montreal, and the ‘Toronto Club was played at Mow treal on Saturday. The games, Time, 56, 19 and 9 minwes. Tuousa tora were present, and the contest was probably te Keen- est ever witnensed. ‘The Republican County Nominating Convention which met in Reading, I’a,, a week ago, reassembled for the purpose of revoking the appointment of Fisher as delegate to the next National Cor fon being that Fisher had been engaged in the service of the Tebelllon, a fact overlooked when the appointment ade. Captain William G. Moore was appoinséd delegate im . Fisher protests against this activa of the Conzen~ MAILS FOR EUROPE. former elub won in three strait nde of epecta- ‘The steamship Thuringia will jesve this port om Tuesday tor Plymouth and Haredurg. ‘The mails for Europe wet Clow@-at the Post Ofica. at half-past eleven o’iock A. My Tue New Yook HexaLp—Edition for Europe-« will be ready Mt Lalf-past nine o*clock im the mora. Dg. 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