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crowds after night, what would be the result if this prima donna were supported by a company worthy of her? Mr. Wallack is not contented with a star or two in his company, ‘but he has a constellation of them, Here lies the secret of his unvarying suceeas and the cause of former failures in opera, Every one in an operatic company, no matter how humble the position, should know how to sing and act, sad the tenor, in particular, should be a true, reliable artist. The leader of the orchestra, whe occupies as responsible a position at that of a pilot at sea, should be ® musician of the highest attainments. dt is in his power, at all times, to ruin a performance. But the weakest feature in opera here is the mise en scene, A Swias village, with the Alps in the distance, does duty for Richmond Fair, ia ‘‘Martha,” and a Score of other places equally removed from Mount Blanc, The absurdity of the scenery io some of the operas presented at the Acad- emy is about the same as if Lake Como, with St. Paul's, a porcelain tower, and the Pyra- poids in the distance were to represent Ceniral Park, There is no excuse for this—not the slightest. If one of the dramatic managers should be guilty of such an outrage ‘pn common sense his audience would rise and ve the theatre in disgust, We offer these marks with a view to arouse operatic anagers toa sense of their duties, The pub- Vic have shown again and again their willing- ness to second the efforts of an impresario, but it is. only their right to demand the fulfil- ment of managerial promises and the presenta- hion of operas in complete style. It does not Make tho elightest difference who undertakes pera here, the public care not whether it is . Smith or Mr. Brown; but ‘as long as the aol gives us opera as it should be given e will receive the hearty support of the le of New York. Italian opera is the worite protégé of wealth and fashion here, pnd is deserving of such encouragement, as it Js the highest and most intellectual form of musement, ‘ THE GRAND SacnEM has saved a hundred fhoasend dollars in abandoning this time the psual grand Tammany torchlight procession ; but does any one suppose that he will hesitate disburse half a million among ‘‘the boys,” called for, when he has fifteen millions at Gtake? Prince, Bismarck’s Speech—War Indications : and Preparations. The world bas learned to attach importance the utterances of Prince Bismarck on Eu- Topean affairs. He, more than any: other fan, can maintain the peace. of Enrope or [ee war. We know, too, that his words, ‘whether indicating peace or war, have pro- found significance. Our telegram from seep published yesterday, shows that in he debate on the War Fund bill in @ ©=Reichstag Bismarck impressed upon je members the necessity of strengthening e country and empowering the Emperor to t promptly in view of the present aspect of juropean affairs. These words, qualified as are by a cautious argument that Ger- any only wants to be prepared for possible pontingencies, have a menacing look. If we mistake not they will create great uneasiness Earope. Bismarck told the Reichstag that he Emperor William should be left un- Phaokled so as to be in a position to act either japon the offensive or defensive, and the Reichstag passed the bill for that purpose. @rue, this astute statesman might have acted us with the object of averting war. But e will hardly stop short of the ‘end he has in view, the consolidation of all the German race or German speaking {people in one empire, now that he has the wer and the condition of Europe is so favor- ble, Itis barely possible he might attain is: without war, but not at all probable. here are Germans in the Russian empire nd Germans in the Austrian empire, Which he want first? Which of these empires he likely to be allied with to despoil the ther? And what are the conditions and pompensation he would offer? The question ppens a wide field for conjecture. It is evi- fen that Europe rests upon a volcano that Say any day involve nearly the whole Conti- ‘Dent in war, The map of Europe may be onstracted within a year or two. Nor are e questions of territorial readjustment and Reconstitution of governments by race or \pationality the only ones that may lead the lynasties to war, That may be deemed desir- ble:to divert the masses itéfi thé political nd social movements which the International ty and other societies have inaugurated. marck’s words sound iike the first murmur- g Of a terrible storm. Henceforth the news m E:rope will be anxiously looked for. ie fate of empires appears to be trembling in soales of destiny. ComprrotteR ConNnoLy, shellered behind @ broad mantle of his Deputy, Green, has so been sailing in comparatively smooth before gentle winds, while Tweed has bear the bruat of the Tammany battle, and rey, Ingersoll and Woodward are tossed bout upon the mountain waves of the stormy tlantic, or are hiding away in solitary holes nd corners with their shares of the money. jut does any one imagine that our clear- ighted Assistant Attorney General, O’Conor, tends to let our “‘happy go lucky” Comp- er sicep after the election on a bed of and in a chamber perfumed with the ofa thousand flowers? Those missing enty millions disappeared to a great extent mnder Mc. Connolly as the guardian of the e's treasury, and we are convinced that people’s advocate, O’Conor, is resolved to w who besides ‘‘the Boss” has profited those missing millions, and how, and hen and why. Sgnatok Fenton made a little milk end ter republican campaign speech at James- and then concluded to hang up his dle, Mr. Grooley, instead of stirring up @ ‘rural districts” with the thunders of his loquence, such as they are, stays in town to up his fight on Murphy, and to seo that native is done to Gridley. The inference fol- wa that if the democrats carry their State: ket Fonton and Greeley, over an oystor w, will consider what is next to be done to up and head off General Grant, ~ Pants, Nov, 6, 1871. ‘Victor Hugo has made a second visit to President ‘Thiers to procu re pardon for Henri Rochefort. The President reecived him kindly, but declined to interfere with the course of tue Jaw in M. Roche fort’s case. - COMMUNIST INCENDIARISM LEAD3 10 DEATH. ‘The Communist Quesnel has been tried and cou- victed of firing buildings in Paris, ‘The Court pronounced the sentence Pes of death BELGIUM. Government Relief for Emigrant Distress in America, TELEGRAM 10 THE KEW YO3X HERALD. Brussrue, Nov, 5, 197. The Belgian goverament has forwarded $20,000 to America for (he relief of the Belgian settlers in Wisconsin who have suffered by the forest fires, ‘The governme:t i115 also opened a subscription for voluntary contrlutions for the same object, SPAIN, Treasury Need and Bond Taxation, TELEGRAM TD THE | NEW YORE HERALD. Mannrip, Nov, 6 1871. The snb-commiltes of the Budget Committee ot the Cortes has agreed to rc favorably on the proposed tax on coupons of Spanish bouds, WHST INDIES. BAYT. TELEERAM TD THE NEW YORK Hasta, Presidential Travel and General Peace—Naval and Agricultural Reperts. PorT AU PRINCE, Oct, Via Havana, Nov. 5, Br} President Saget continues in the South, visiting the different towns. He meets with enthusiastic receptions everywhere he gocs. ‘The case of the steamer Hornet is still ponding. The Spanish Consu! has despatched a war steamer to Havana for further instructions. The United States war steamer Swatara is ex- pected at Port au Prince, from St. Domingo, on her ‘way to the United States. ‘The coffee crop is large. Smail lots appear in the market at high prices, It of apie tha igh prices. It ts quoted at $9 per “3 ‘The country continues quict, ST. DOMINGO. TELEGRAM TO THE REW YORK HERALD, Revolutionary Tactics and Operations in the Hield—Bacz Net Favorable to British Specu- lation. St. DomINnao, Oct. 24, 1871. The provisional revolutionary government has di- vided the revolutionary army in two bodies, under Generals Cabral and Pimentel, and will make a com- bined attack, from north and south, on the town of Azua, President Baez is absent ona visit to Clbao and the northern provinces of the repubilc. He intenas to extend his visit to Puerto Plata. The British mail steamer wil cease touching at St. Domingo city, as Baez refused to pay any con- ‘wibution tor the support of the tine, 8T. THOMAS. TELEGRAM TD THE NEW YORK HERALD. “Hurricnse Sensen’” Terminated by Rain—The Malis from New York. CHBISTIANSTADT, St. Thomas, Oct. 29, 1871. The heavy rains during the last week indicate the end of the hurricane season. Quarantine hag been estabiisned for vessels from Trinidad and Jamaica, as smalipox prevails tn those islands, The Brazil steamer Merrimack has just arrived from New York and leaves in the evening for Rio, ‘The wife of the Governor of St, Thomas arrived m the vessel. ‘ The MARINE DISASTERS. ‘The British bark Artistic arrived here on the 20th in distress and leaking. Advices from St. Domingo state that the British bas | Stargo, of Lunenberg, N. 8, strack on the bar while leaving the harbor with a cargo of logwood, ied put back to be surveyed. Part of her crew were sick. PORTO Rico. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. Pleased with the Kxeeutive and All iu Good Health, SAN JUAN, Oct. 27, 1871, The newly appointed Captain General, Seior Gomez Pulido, gives general satisfaction. bth ns is orp disposed of. A few lots remal pe ‘The healtn of the island is good, VENEZUELA. Government Capture of Insurgents and War Material—Blockade in the Orinocg-- President Blanco in Arms— TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. ive. —s peeietn Havana, Nov. 5, 1871. Advices received from Guragia stats shat tt was asserted there that the cause of the Venezuelan rev- Olutionists, who are at present in possession of Ciudad, Boulvaa, ia threatened with defeat. The revolutionary General, Aniceto Parra, who embarkea on the steamer Nutrias to effect a 1anding atSan Fernando with men and ammunition, was attacked by General Diaz, and nis steamer, men and ammunition captured. In a few days the river Orinoco would be entirely blockaded. One thousand five hundred troops under Generals Aristeguista and Mendoza had left Caracas to retake tne town of Ciudad, Boltvan Late Caracas advices represent that President Guzman Blanco had assembled a large army at Va- lencia and was operating vigorously against the imsurrection in the West, headed by General Herrera, It was ramored'that President Blanco was endea- Voring to win over General Herrera at any price, and thas put an end to the Insurrection. The revolution in the East, with its seat at Ciu- dad-Bolivar, continued tnaciive, Blanco was getting his fleet in readiness to oper- ate inst Ciadad, Bolivar, and Stes and had issued a de- tne ¢@) Shder blockade. to the River Orinoco General Pulido remained tn chi overn- by Ls tear Aye | Bianco's absence. . “" ew taxes Imposed on all goods i See yaanaee and shipped, averaging ten enna ‘The general impression in Caracas was Bianco Sona succeed in quelling the insurrections” A brig loaded with smmunition for the govern. ment Lad arrived at Laguayra irom New York, HAVANA WEEKLY MARKET. Havana, Nov. market at th ‘The following fa the ee of yusiness to-day ‘tock of sugar im warehouse at Hi: tnd Matana 600 DoxeR, 87 uuids. ‘Receipts of 1 rove ot EAress trons ene, Mananen, Mies come ee wee! as, 20, 84, Heer SF whieh 16,275 boxes and 8u6 unas, were to the United st Bi marke fron light dem: ewt Flour, #17 2%. rquintal. Lard, in kegs, ‘Bi per bbl.’ Tallow, % + white o “on, “ta tins, a"roule, Lamers "White pinay eho $s Poel oll ae hon of augur from Noriucrm. porte, 6c; pet ee, suger Le distoustl seer Sheet sgt coat premium terval Grea rs a et i AN ARCTIC DISASTER. The Whaling Fleet in the Arctic Ocean Jammed by Ice Foes. THIRTY-THREE VESSELS LOST Twelve Hundred Persons Huddled Into Six Whalers, LOSS A MILLION AND A HALF. San FAancrsco, Nov. 5, 1871. The steamship Mosos Taylor, arrived from Hono- tulu and Australia, reports having boarded the water-logged brig Shelchof, from San Francisco to Callao, and found all dead except the captain, who was saved, though hardly breathing, She also reports a terrible disaster to the Arctic whaling fleet, cau t IN THER TOK, ‘Thirty-three vessels were Crushed or abandoned. The captains of the. whaiers Arctic, Gay Head, Minerva Who had arr: if, eurdeer, Hugenia and Pacta, at No siulu, furnished.the follows ing detaiia of the se whaling fleets The vessels cor arriving, says Captain Thadtua, on tis xX May. The lat of June the tee opened and up within sight of Cape Navarino, tue feet werking northwards, Found some y Telaeh ates ¢ ing ihe Sea of Anadyer, and in A ulore and pleuty,bat expertenced much site com the ice; and when tho fleet arrived at e Geiring aud Flower Bay the whales had passed Larougir INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN, whither te feet followed, meeting with fair success ‘until about tne lst of September, when ice floes and vergs 0 a great extent commenced drifting down, and by the loth a number of vessels had been sunk and the bulk of the remainder hemmed in by the dritting ice or driven ashore. On September 2 the brig Comet sunk. On the 7th the Roman was drifted bodily out to sea py two floes and crushed like an egg shell. The crew nar- rowly escaped. The Florida and Victoria, of San Francisco, were also crashed. September 13, the captains of the fleet, hemmed in between Point Belcher and Wainwright Inlet, held a meeting, and resolved to abandon the vessels in order to SAVH THE LIVES OF THE CREWS, which was done, and 1,200 saliors took refuge on board the remainder of the fleet, which had been fortunate enough to escape outside before the ice closed m the vessels, The vessels abandoned are the Concordia, Gay Head, George, Joun Wella, Mas- sachusetts, J. D. Thompson, Contest, G. Morgan, Champion, Henry Tabor, E. Swift, 0. Crocker, Navy, Reindeer, Fanny, George Howland, Pacia, Bugenia, Kaboola aud T. Dickinaon. It is supposed that THE WHOLE NUMBER LOST will reach thiriy-three. The vessels know to be safe, with the oil secured, are as follows:—Arctic, with 480 barrels; Progress, 250 barrels; Chance, 220 barrels sperm; Dantcl Webster, 259 barrels; Lagoda, 125 barrels; Europa, 330. barrels; Medos, 450 barrels whale, 149sperm. All the abandoned vessels, it is believed, will be a total I there being little chance of recovering even the cargoes in the spring. The captain of the Florida arrived here by the steamer Moses Taylor. The news created the great- est excitement at Honolalu and here. List of the Officers and Sailors Saved— Twelve Huadred Men Carried in Six Whalers—-Loss a Mililon and a Half Dolines, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 1871. ‘The following are additions to the list of whalers abandoned in the /;rctic:—Florida, Julian, Awas- honks, Minerva, William Rotch, Mary Roman and Comet. The ice drove down from the northwest, forcing the fleet on the mudbanks, the ice ground- ing 1n fourteen fect of water. TUB FOLLOWING CAPTAINS arrived here by the Moses Taylor:—Leander Owen, wife and child, of the Coptest; T. 0, Packard, of the NM. Taber; B. Dexter and wife, of the Kmily Morgan; Charles Allen, of the J. D. Thompson; B. Newbury, of the Hawatlan sbip Paca; W. Erial Norton, of the Awashonks; Jared Jarnegan, of the Roman; M. W. Bliven, of the Elizabeth Swift; W. H. Kelis, of the Gay Head; West Mitchell, of the Massa- chusetts; George Bouldry, of the Navy; Hezekiah Allen, of the Minerva; Aaron Deene, of the John Wells; T. W. Williams, wife and A. Amily, of the Monticello; D, R. Frazer, of the Florida; Lewis Wii- ams and wife, of the Fanny; A. Usborne, of the George; Henry Pierce, of the Champion; Redield, of the Victoria; Smith, of the Carlotta. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS also arrived:—Cnaries R, Smithers, Lot iuce, albert G. Glass, John Julia, John W. Fisher, W. A. Smith, Charles Hubbard, Willlam P, Ryan, Thomas Driscoll, Frank Pierce, Fran- cis ©. Eldridge, H. G, Dexter, kK. H. Ludlow, D. B. Adams, John Rogers, E. Lapham, John Norton, William Davis, James 8, Carter, R. B. Stratton, B. C. Murray, Samuel Mitchell, % C. Mendall, Goorge Paine, Rufus Haskins, 1. W. Manohester, N. ‘0, Ranson, James Carter, H. T. Colson, W. P. Davenport, John R. Stevens, Edward Frazer, George Duffey, George Smith, R. P. Gitara, Seth Ingalls, Joseph Tinker and about twenty-five others whose families reside in San Fran- cisco, also arrived. Nearly six hundred of the wrecked sailors were Kanakas and will remain at Honoiulu, leaving as many more there, many of them unprovided for. The ark Comet will bring as mapy as ghe can carry, and the American Consul was nego‘iating for a@ bark to carry another load to Sen Franciéés, The officets think naval vessel should be sent to oring away the remainder. The whole twelve hundred were brought from: the Arctic Sea on six whalers, in addition to their crews and cargoes of oll. The loas by the destruction of the fect is about a million and a naif of doliars. The catch destroyed foots up to thirteen thousand and Ce ale barrels of whale oil, nine hundred an sixty-five of sperm and one hundred thousand junds of bone. The last person dying on brig Schelekof was Ashley Crane, )a passenger, gon of Judge Crane, of Alameda county, California, who expired one day before the Moses Taylor boarded her. She had been drifting, waterlogred, 109 days, during which time the survivors had been on the deck, unable to get food from below. IMMIGRATION. Synopsis of the Report of Special Com- missioner—The Great Lafux of Fereiguers— Permanent Suggestions for Taking Better Care of Them. WASHINGTON, Noy. 4, 1871. Mr, J. Frederick Myers, of the Secretary of the Treasury's office, some time ago, under official instructions, proceeded to Great Britain and Ger- many and subsequently to New York to investigate the subject of immigration and the proper transpor- tation of immigrants to and within the Untted States. In areport, as the basis of greater govern- montal care and turther legislation, he places the fact that the tmmigration movement, to the average number of 260,000 souls per annum, 43 not temporary, scarcely fluctuating, but per- manent, and the number may reach 300,000 for the next twenty years, This colossal, yet peaceiul, people's movement, which changes the very charac- ter of the American nation, should become the subject of carcfally matured legisiation, He has been greatiy gratified in finding that the vast masses of immigrants are composed of the best and most enterprising farmers, mechanics and laborers, It Is true the great majority are not riol, nor do they betong to the professional classes, but they gener- ally possess some means, estimated at an average Of $i20 per heal, an abundance of household gooda, are in the prime of hile, rugged, honest, peaceful, raduatrions and thoroughly trained tn th ear callings. He believes, taking ail ‘classes of immi- rants, not exceeding four per centum belong to the Singerous ‘and criminal eloments o! society, and not exceeding one per cent are actual and convicted criminals, ‘Tuero 1s moreover, quite a stream of roturn steerage passongers, represent to some @xtent tho disappointed fatlures who valuly live | wituout physical exertigns, He bas got been abie NEW YORK HEALD, MUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1871.—TRIPLE SHY, nc we UJ to obtain evidence that any government has par- e at * but that in the absence of all check and watch (ul- ne on the part of our authorities the temptation do so is very great, and he has uo doubt that criminals recentiy from prisons do emigrate. He believes that a careful and not merely mechanical ion of » age, condition, &¢., eek, Loe to home decuraenss, ae ia fide emigrant carries, would go very toward making it unsafe for criminals to land upon our shores, He is decid of opinion that the present steerage system should be greatly modified or abolished, and makes suggestions for the protec- tion of emigrants in railway transportation, and ad- vocates an emigrant bureau as a remedy for the evils inciient to steerage immigration, and @ court of summary jurisdiction, The comfort of immigrants Would be greatly promoted if their mghts aboard ship were protected by treaty with loreign Powers. . Myers concludes his report by answering shat part is instructions ag to whether anything can be done under existing law to remedy the present evils. fe recommonds:— Fira—That upon the arrival of grants an inspector or inspectors, guages a8 possible, certainly German, whose duty it shail be to muster the et they had any grounds of cem grante an olaint, and in case they had any (hat seemed to be well founded, to make = memorandum to writing, i 7 Scoond— To make a complete diagram of the room occupied by steerage passcogers, aauriay (ta superficial and cubic lear apaco, and also to ascertain the number that oceupted fald space; and furthor, to ascertain the quality and quan- food, the means of ventilation and escape. re ‘a duplicate report to the Collector of the Port, who rnish one copy to the ‘treasury Depart- went. He is of the opinion that many abuses would be remedied by the companies themselves if thelr attention were officially directed to them. Very frequently the stew- ards and subordinates aro responsible for unwholesome and badly cooked food and unoieaniiness, while the directors of an abundant supply. He Cully belioves that, 1m the absence of further lezistation, this ollicial inspection would have ® beneficial effect, Lastly, masmuch a foretcn ship owners ave raised the question whether a captain of @ foreign ship can be fined and imprisoned by our government for acts Gone at seh and {awful aader his own goverament, the ques- tion of jurtsdiction should be referred to the Attorney Gene- Fal for examination and advice, so that, in cage of an ad verse devision, other remedies may be devised in the new WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Nov, 5, 1871, Tho National Labor Reform Party. A meeting as an auxiliary to the Convention called for Uctober 18 in Columbus, and which was adjourned to meet in Washington on the Sth of De- cember, to organize a national labor party, assem- Died here last night and adopted a plan of action. The preamble seta forth the necessity of unify- ing the trade unions, tabor brotherhoods, &c., in @ party independent of republican and dem. cratic parties who have outilved their usefalness to the people by dividing between them the industrtal classes of the community, which give to the mono- polisis, with their legion of dependents, the balance of power in elections and absolute control of public aifairs, {[t is purposed to hold the Convention here on the 6th December to prepare a platform and issue an address to the people, to nominate candidates for the Forty-third Congress and candidates for President and Vice President, A committee of organization was appointed by the chairman, A. E. Redstone, to in- vite gentlemen of national reputation, ability and known devotion to the cause of labor to co-operate with the delegates in the great work required in this emergency by tie industrial classes of the country. The committee is to have @ general supervision of the movement until the Convention is organized. The chairman appointed Aloxander M. Kenaday, A. T. Cavis and Kk. McMurray on the committee, and subsequently, the chairman, A. E. Kedstone, of Call- fornia, was added, who remarkea.that Mr. Kenaday the head of the committee, was pioneer of the labor movement in California, where he had organized the working men on the eight hour question, con- ducting tt toa successful issue, and as Vice President of the National Labor Union had jurisdiction over the entire Pacific coast, and that his practical ability, ag shown in the work of organization, em- nently fitted him as pilot and leader in this move- ment, A. T, Cavis has also been prominent in the labor movement, and was Vice President of the National Union. Martial Law in the South. It ts said in oMicial circles tnat the President has no present intention of suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in any Southern State other than South Carolina unless a condition of things shall occur similar to that in the proclaimed counties to render such @ course necessary to sup- press organizea violence. The National Centenary. Morton McMichael, of Philadelphia, President of the Park Board; Hon, J. D. Morrell, Centennial Commissioner of Pennsylvania, and J. L. Shoe. maker, Chairman of the Philadelphia Cen- tennial Commission, tio company with Senator Scott, had an interview with President Grant yesterday on the subject of the celebration of the centennial anniversary of American Independence m Philadelphia, They, among other things, desire that all the Commission. ers authorized by tho Law of Congress be soon appointed, those for about one-thira of the states not yet having been designated, in order that there may be @ general meeting to prepare plans for the future; and these gentlemen also showed the im- Portance of such action by Congress as would em- phatically endorse the celebration as one of a national character, and inaugurating @ new era in the nation’s industrial as well as political history, A Provident Clerk=—Sccrets of tho Interior Department—Work for Bon Batlor. The late truce between the Massachusetts poll- ticlans 1s likely to prove as hollow as the famous peace of Amiens, and the conflict promises to rage flercely this winter on the wider field of the national Congress, The bone of contention will be a certain Jones, for several years the Clerk of the House Committee on Claims, of which William B, Wash- burn, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, fs chairman, and it is generally reputed about the Cap- iol that if Johnes was not a good thing for the place the place was a good thing for Jonnes. At the close of the last session of Congress, and just after the passage of the Pension bill of the war of 1812, Johnes was appointed Chief Clerk of the Pension OMice, not on account of any Knowledge of the line of Dusiness of that bureau, but because it was thought his ac- quaintance with the substrataof Washington public life would be useful to the new Commissioner, Baker, just imported from Minnesota, Jones’ appoint- ment was obtained for him by Wasuhuri, dnd his new duties are neither 60 arduous nor so responsible as to prevent him from acting, a3 usual, ay the con- fiaential friend of his late master at the capital. To-day the particulars relating to ® pension certif- cate signed by him, instead of the proper officiala desigizated to certify such papers, were made pub- lla ‘The pension law concerning the soldiers of 1812 requires éyidence of sixty days’ service, but in the case of one Peter J, Broas, of Now York, Chief Clerk Jonnes certified that service from August 27 to October 11, 1812, with three days added for travel, ‘was @ full term of sixty days. The Reviewing Clerk declining to pass the case om such @ state- ment, Johnes passed it himself. But this is not all, Johnes was recently one of a commitiwe of three appointed by Secretary Delano from his depart. ment to inquire into the adapiability and value of a hotel building on Louisiana avenue, known a3 the Seaton House, which the propristor, who was losing money on it, was anxious to rent to the Interior Department. ‘This family committee reported the bullaing admirably safe and conventent for public uses and worth $10,000 a year, at which rate an irrevocable lease for three years was executed. A part of the In terior Department clerks and records have been transferred to the hotel, which, to say the least, is far from the best building offered. It is now asserted that a considerable percentage upon the three years’ rent was promised, if not actuaily paid, to the members of the committee, and It 1s understood that the m atier will be brought before Congress. In view of the relations between Joines and Wash- bur n there are grim surmises that Genoral Batier, who h as already given warning of his intention to stir up matters lively this winter in Washington, w iit not overlook the Pension OMce, the Seaton House and Mr. Johnes, ‘The selection of the latter to protect Commissioner Saker from the Congressmen, whose devices were so woll understood by Jonnes, is regarded as a good joke by those who remember what Baker, though last from Minnesota, is aa old Ohio politician and fricnd of Delano, not entirely unacquatnted with the Ohio Life and ‘trust Company of bygoue days. The De- Dartment of the Interior, created at the expense of the older Executive Departments, has not, since the days of Tom Mae upheid in its record the wisdom Of tts founders, ‘The last Cabinet officer who pre sided over it was General Cox, whose ignominious expulsion from the President’s conncils opened the way for Delano and a new set of expericnced specu. lators. Disorder and the putting of tie hand k= ward for whatever may come into it are common b cg om of its administration to-day. Ifthe Presi. lent does not need a new Secretary of the Interior the Secretary needs ute who are aot like Jounes or members of the Ohio Ruddy WAITING FOR ALEXIS. The Hecoption Fleet in the Lower Bay— flow a Rear Admiral was Seld. Unitsp States Suir Conaness, Nov. 4, 1371, In the excitement consequent upon the approach: ing election the coming of Alexis has doubtless taken a secondary place among the citizens of the Empire State, But with us, “afoat on the ocean Wave," with only such a change of scene as ia brought about by the vessels of the squadron swinging with the tide, the daf® and circumstances of his probabie arrival are subjects of perpctual speculation. To the unprofessional this state of things brings such an atmosphere of the ‘edium vicar that the smallest Incident is readily grasped for ita temporary rohef. Every day the ships’ crews are exercised in some of the amenities of naval warfare. Boat expedi- ons are sent out and manceuvred by signal like a mall fleet in themselves, Topgallantmasts are sent down and topmasts housed until it would seem that the lower masts would next be sent down somewhere out of sight. Then the signal to send up everything is made, and in a few minutes the masts seem to gtow up towards the clouds again with the rapidity of the famous Japanese radishes, which are planted at night and rival the mountains in helght before morning, I will not answer for the radishes; but I can bear witness to the masts, We are. singularly: free from ramor aboard the fleet; but not so with naval authorities ashore, A good jokeon this matter, which eventuated three days ago, has only just leaked out. On the ist inst. Rear Admiral Smith was’ seated tn the Adiniral’s chau at the Lyceum, in the Navy Yard. His brow was uuclouded, if we may except the look of severity which an adiniral might as we Il take off lis broad stripe as surrender, Captain Braine was on hand with the gleam of satisfaction ‘on his face which bespeaks the man contented with himself and the world around hia. A siall boy presented Limself at hali-past two tn the afternoon atthe Navy Yard gate at the foot of York street, Kruoklyn, and with an air of conscious im- portance astounded the marine on sentry by asking fo see the Admiral. The sentry took 8 deep breath, elevated his eyevrows until they disappeared under his shako and then smiled, “Yer want the Admiral, do yer? Won't noboay else do yer, young feller *” The small boy sneered a sneer at the naval warrior and wafted a vel- low-covered envelope under the marine’s nose, The marine quailed, and with wa obscquious bow pointer! the way to the den of the Admiral. The smal! boy, with the tread of an emperor's son, entered the awful remnnce, and laid the yellow covered missive before the mighty being in. the Admiral's chair, The yellow cover was torn. hur. riediy off, and, with @ pardonable exclamation of Joy, the Admural read as follows:— Novemogn 1, 1871. ¥ By telograpn from B. To Admiral M. SMITH :— ‘The Grand Duke is In the lower harbor. will be = 8:30, FENN. “Now, by St. Nicholas,” exclatmed the Admiral, “boy, thou hast brought me great news. Give me thy book that I may sign tf, and here 13 a quarter for thyself. The boy, overwhelmed with the condescension and generosity, left the presence covered with blushes, The Admiral summoned his orderiles and man servants and called for his large cocked hat, and called for his apiked- tat) coat, and called tor his knot-hung sword, and raved and stamped with delight and imps tence until all things befitting the grandeur of his elevated sphere were hung about his person, and then stepped forth @ personification of a sea god mulitant, or glorious and proud as When Admiral Tromp, Tn powder and pomp, With bis broom swept the chops of the Channel. The Tallapoosa lay at the wharf engaged in the prosaic operation of coating. “Now, hoist my standard at the fore,” he cried, “and swiftly stem the ude.” “Aye, aye, sir!’ was the response, and the quarter. master said to his partner, “Bill, run up the gridiron.” It was run up, The Admiral ana the Command- ant stepped on board, when he remempereil that no aamiral was an admiral without his barge. ‘the barge was brought and fastened by a towrope to the stern of the Tallapoosa, while that vessel, swingtng out, headed down the East River, with the Admiral gathering up the corners of his Mouth until they seemed to bear @ near approach to the smile of suavity which should mantle his cheek when the Imperial Muscovite boy, Alexis Alexandrovitch, would pronounce, with a Parisian accent, the classic name of Smith. “Ha thal? he murmured, ‘the Tallapoosa shall be first alongside, and Smith will he the first syl- lable which shall reach his ears, Let me see. I shall murmur, “Voire <Ailtesse Imperiale, j'ai Vhonneur de —— “Bumboat Rocket on the port.bow, having the coal frigate Josko in tow,” exclaimed somevody, interrupting the Admiral's musing. “Mort de ma vie!” roared the iatter, “what means this? The Hocket toiling up witn a coal Large and not bearing the slightest look of agitation about her smomestack, And, by St. Nicholas, once there is a look oof the brow of Commodore I mark treading the Josko's quarterdeck, which is strange. Can there pe apy doubt? Oh? no, no. The telegram speaks with certainty. What do you think, Captain Braine? Tne Commandant shook his head and faintly muttered: “A sell, Admiral; that tugboat could nover wear go unconceraed a look if the imperial visitor was in the lower bay.”” A mournful stlence followed, broken only by the beating of the paddies. As the swift craft darted through, the Narrows the lookout descried the reception fleet wrapped in tranquility and riding at anchor in Gravesend Bay, with nary a Russian in sight. I will draw a vell over the scene that ensued in -that aiter oubin. The sorrows, the rage and the fury of the great are not for the gaze of the vulgar; but it 1s suMicient to say that an admiral weut back in a tugboat, with his cocked hat squeezed to a pan- cake, and piously wishing from inmost heart that a Russian Prince anda telegrapnic operator were in ——. But mistakes will happen. The steamer Russia had been telegraphed; it was read Russian and translated Grand Duke—a triumph of ingenulty—at sea. ‘A constant watch is kept from the masthead of the various vessels, and one of them, the Taila- poosa, is anchored in the main chanaei, which makes it very improbable that the arrival of the Russians wili be announced in New York before it ts Known on board, The weather ts overcast and cloudy with @ nor’eaateriy breeze. Visit of the Russinn Minister—The Reception Details Finally Agreed On. The Navy Yard tug Rocket was despatched to the foot of Twenty-fourth street, North River, for the purposes of ringing of to the fleet the Russian Minister Count Catacazy, on a visit to Admiral Rowan, The arrival was looked for on board, and preparations were made for fring the regulation salute of fifteen guns, The Rocket did not come alongside until a few minutes after sundown, and as no salute can be given when the flag ts lowered that of the ceremony had to be dispensed with. He was, however, received by Captain Davenport at the gangway, and pro sented to Admiral Rowan and his chief of stad, tenant Commander The band at the same time played the Russian national air. Pay Director Eidriage, United States Navy, accom- ed Count Catacazy. The party were conducted f the Admiral’a cabin and partook of dinner. A conference was héid hetween the Admiral and the Minister touching tho reception of the Grand Duke, ‘The following was agreed upon, ‘Which will set at rest much of the discussion which fas agitated peopie and papers for some weeks past:— The Russian Minister nas had Mr. Aspinwail’s Dream piaced at his service, and on the squadron being signalled will proceed down the bay and be the frat to board the Svetland. Tne reception, squadron will weigh anchor and Proceed to moet the Ri squadron and will salute the Russian Vice Admirai’s flag. The in and = escort steam yacht vessela wil then form line the Russian men-of-war up the bay. On arriving off the Batte Admiral Rowan's will be rowed on barge will be lowered, and he board the Russian hip to pay & complimentary visit to the Russian Admiral and the Grand Duke. When the interchange of compliments has been the Grand Duke, Rossian Admiral salute. Once on board, the much longed tor will be within the grasp of the Reception Committeo aud the city programme, as announced, will be car- ried out, Upon the arrival at the Clarendon the Prince will be conducted to his apartments and will thence be invisible. He will proceed by special train that evening to Washington. One day alone will be consumed at Washington in pay! his respects to the President. Alter returning to New York the events already announced will take pi: but in what exact order has not yer been decided on, They wiil include a visit tothe fortifications with Major General McDowell, @ visit to the Navy Yard and reception by Admiral Smith, a visit to the opera tu the evening, a ball at the Navy Yard, a visit to West Point, and the y citizens’ ball at the Academy of Musto, woich, if not made the culmination of the s2tes in the Prince’s honor, will make everything elge in New York paic before its glory of “tar women brave men.’’ The Grand Duke will not remain more than six days ta the vicinity of New York. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Thuringia will leave this port on Tuesday for Plymouth and Hamburg. ‘The mails for Europe will close at the Post Mice at balf-past eleven o'clock A. M. Tus New York Hsract—Kaltion for Kurope— will be ready at hsif-past nino o'clock in the morning. Single copies, ia wrappers Cor mailing, s1& cunts 4 Nee ee AUSTRALASIA. Material Progress of the Colonial Peoptes anf’ Money from the United States, Purchases of Wool for New Englaud—Gold anf Tin Produce—Evidence in the Tichborne Baronetcy Suit~Govermment Reform and Territorial Development in New Zealand, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HEBALS SAN FRancison, Now, 6, 18Th, The steamer Moses Taylor, which arrived to-dags sallcd from Auckland, October 5, Sbe vrings ther following news (rom Australasia:— New Neuth Wales. Advices from Sydney are to Septomber 29, ‘The steamship City of Adelaide arrived from Sam Francisco on tne 12tu of September, Ball has withdrawn tis San Franctico line of steamers pending the dccision of the conierenos now being held at Melbourne in reference to tae postal and border duties questions. The steamer Nebraska errived on the 18th of the Monta with eight duys later Kuropean selegraphie ews than was revoived by the previous Sues malt. Ageutleman who arrived by the Nebraska ts re- Ported to have purchased wool to tne extent of @ million of dollars for shipment direct, om account of New York and Boston mantfavparers. A pocketbook, the property of the claimant of the Tichborne baronetcy, has been found «6 Werge Wogga, where he fornierly rested, ‘The OOK com tains some important entries in the handridag’ ef De Castro, and its possession is being comtested by the agents of the liligaats in Tichvorae v& Losi ington. ‘Tue gold product ts steadily tderoasing. ‘Tia is found in the New Eugtand colony. Queeustaud, The November raina were not as heavy a8 Was re quired in the diferent paris of the country. Captain Paterson, of the Jaxon, has been come mitted for trial for kidnappiug f’olynesians. Sugar growing 1a progressing satisfactorily, aad large quantities of sugar have been crusned thie season. ; Anthony ‘Trollope 1s making a tour of the Darling Dowas. He ia huspitavly revelved, Victoria. The Victoria government has sent instructions te its general agent in London, which will ensure the establishment of a regular line of steamers betweem England to Melbourne via the Uape of Good Hope. A Wool ship has been laid on for New York direcs. Evidence bearing on the celebrated Tichborne fs being sought for on both sides in Victoria. Tae records. of the Castlemaine and other polioe courts for 1859, 1330 and 1361, and of Melbourne Jai in the Ly eae have been copied, attested sent to En, . ‘The Melbourne Chamber of Commerce has agopted; a resolution in favor of monthly steam communica~ tion With San Francisco to alternate with the Pactae: and Oriente! Company's boats, New Zealand. ‘The colontal revenue has decreased during tae year heavily, leaving a deficit of £76,090, It 1% pre- osed to inorease the stamp duties and impose @ X On cerea's, rice, timber and emigrants. Various reforms are proposed in the administra, tion of the government and the conduct of the public works, with a view to reducing the publes: expenditures. ropositions are on foot for building some 450 milesof Tafiroad in the colony, with the aid of tae e government. nomaed, ship East Lothian, for New York. Breadstuds very dull: Valtfornia flour shi not yet sold. Fiax—Tnere is an increased and at advanced aaron — hey pny sea: Cwm ‘There ts a good supply al ‘The sentence of death passed on Tupple, the bar- risier, for the murder of Waish, has been commuted to transportation for life, Tasmania. The government has made a demand on the Laa- ceston and Western Kailway Company for the over~ due interest on the debentures issued for the oom- struction of the railway, amounting to £24,000, The commissioners are unable to meet the demand, ow- ing to the railway being unremunerative. South Australia. Apoerty is about to be fitted out at Adelaide te- search the Northern country for gola. THE WEATHER. War DRPARTMANT, OFPICR OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OrFiogs, Wasuinaton, D.C., Nov. 6—1 A. M. Synopsis /or the Past Twenty-rour Hours, The low tarometer which was Saturday night of Cape Hatteras nas moved northeast and eastward, aad the cloud and rain attending it has beem followed by clear weather along the entire Atlantic. The barometer nas continued low west of Illinois, but is now rising. The high barometer on Lake Superior has extended rapidly southeast- ward, with coid northeast winds on the iskes. The temperature is below zero, with a northeast harri- cane on Mount Washington. Last night's reports are not received from Wisconsin and Lake Superior. Probabilities. The barometer will probabiy rise very generaliy on Monday trom the lakes to the Gult and to the Atlantic coast, with clear weather in the Gulf and Southern States, and cold northerly winds in the Middle and Eastern States, increasing to brisk for @ short time to-night from cape May to ape Cod. brisk orth. east winds with threatening weather continue Lakes Michigan and Erie, but in the absence Northwestern reports severe gales cannot be antica- pated: Cautionary sigualy are ordered at Cape aye BLOODY BARROOM BATTLE. At a late hour on Saturday night two men entered the store formerly known as Dussmann’s, at the foot of Union Hill, near Hoboken, and had remained there for some time whem they began to demand {quor without money, as is alieged. The cae ee | refused, and finally ordered the men out, as ‘were becoming riotous in their conduct. 6 refused to leave the premises, and the barkeeper ater the sidowalk, Knocked nia. down, and im to the sidewalk, knock im dor the head. 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