The New York Herald Newspaper, November 29, 1871, Page 8

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, ieee Volume XXXVI. jo. 333 "AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNGIN AND EVENING, ST. JAMES THEATRE, Twenty-eight) aireet and Broad- way.—CaTAnina--Bacon WALLACK'S THEATRE. Broadway and (th street. Rosepacr. si orner B th st, Perform. woop RVOVANGE, ances alternoos ROOTH's THEATRE Tur Vieriws—So1on BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tae ParnoweNon— BRAROHING TUE DEPTHS, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway, betwean Houston streats.-OUB® AMERIOAN COUsIN Prince and GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of “th ar and 23d at — Paris, on, tHe Days OF THE CommuNnr LINA EDWIN'’s TH iy No. 720 Broadway. OPERA Bourrr -Lr Pont pb URES. FIFTR AVENUE THEATRE, Twonty-fourt sireet.— Tur New Drama or Drvonor ba Pan. OLYMPIC wOMING OF HUMPTY DUMPTY THEATRE, Broaoway.—Tti Matinee near Third ave- THIRTY-POURTH STREET THEATRE, 8, Matinee. Bug—Nkano EockNTMIOr ALISM, AC, MRS, FB CONWAY'S BROOKLYN THSATRE,— Ouns. UNTON SQU way.--NFau irteonth at, and Broad. . BALLET, &c. Matinee. 514 Broadway Matinee at 235. Couro Vooar SAN FRANCISCO MINSTREL HALL, 58 Broadway.— TUF SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, BRYANT's NEW OPERA lO ruc Tu ave BRYANT'S MINGTRE: Bit aL, between Gtlr TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, No. 201 Bowery.— Nereno Bockn recite, BURL PSQUTS, &0. NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth airost. TOE Rind, AcrouaTs, 40. Matinee at ss. SORNRS IN \ SOMERVILLE, ART GALLERY, & Fifth avenue.—Cart- Lin's INDIAN CARTOON. TRIPLE SHEET, << = eaday, November 29, 1871, WNew York, We 8 OF TO-DAV'S HFRALD, Page, eee ee 1—Advertiscments, 2—Advertisements, 3—The Prince’s Gall: Grand Festivity at the Navy Yard in Honor of Alexis; the Heauty and tie Chivalry that Gathered’ There; Diplomacy, War, State Craft and Seamanship on the Light Fantastic, the Falr tuera of the Bionde Prince: Toilets of the a8. 4=—The Political Ouvlook: The Re. Scheme and How It Is Being Democratic Party ‘To Be the Reform Party of the Futur micipal Movements - Bedford's Bombstiel!: The Case of Mageriy and Bauich, the Alicged Voucher tarners-- Harlem Court House ‘Troubles—B: i : Visit to the Depa: tients What Was Said—The Ku Carola— A Ku Klux Den. man Shot—The Facitic anization G—Kurope: Celebration of the genie’s Fete Day at Chisel President phicrs ou the Commercial ‘ireaty Between Englan nd Fi The Tichborue Trial— 0b Fight—The Stuyvesant | - ¢ Work oj the Coroners—The Metairie Course Races—Driven to Crime-—Lectures | Last Night—Minister Schenck’s Washington Kesidence—Invesugating the Cause of the | 0 Fire—llunting the Red Men: United os Troops on a Itatd Agaiust the Indiaus he Long Island Bible Row—New ew Hampshire tlections. Leading Article, “Tue Democracy Last Legs—Proposition of Mr. | Voorhees for a National Convention to Reor- ganize the Party’—Amusements-—Govern- Ment Prosecutions—Amusewent Announce- ments, 7—The Freuch Executions: The Communists Rossel, Ferré and Bourgeois Shot to Death— The Prince of Waies’ Hiness —Interesting News (1om od, Beigluin, Germany and & 4 Couatries—!he Revolution in in - Miscellaneous iollicsome Mary Relden Will Casec—Oapture of 1. Tuieves—Museum of } ral Uis- n Astral Factory on Fire—The Fue Fund—Pinanciai and Coummerctal s—Domestic Markets—Luropean Mar- ket 9—Preparatons jor Thanksgiving—Singular Pro- ceeding of a New York Lawyer—Marriages us—Advertisoments. Bali (continued from Third Page). litee of Seventy: ‘The Kemoval- of Mayor Hal! from Ofice Resolved On—Obitu- ary — Brigham’s Land — Miscel!aneous Tele- grams—The Weather—Shipping Intelligence— Advertisements, @1—Aavertiscments. 42- Advertisements. Tne Pemox anp Prinozss or WALEs.— London was agitated yesterday morning by the circulation of a report announcing that the condition of the Prince of Wales during the past night was very unfavorable for his ulti- tmate recovery. The medical bulletin, which was issued at noon, reassured the people. The Prince enjoyed sleep in the night and the fever appeared to be abating. The physicians stated also that the illness of the Princess Alexandra, his wife, was ‘‘not serious.” The crisis of the fever will most likely be on the Prince before evening to-day, Our Sprciat News From Arrioa.—By way of London and through the Atlantic cable we have a brief note of special news from Africa. Our correspondent reports the existence of a native war in the interior of the country. His advance was interrupted by the warring tribes and four of his attendants—zuides and other employés—killed. Fever was excced- ingly prevalent at Unyany-embe when he passed. Tho despatch makes no mention of Livingstone. Thus does the Heratp enter- prise progress away out in the territory of the twelve millions of square miles which make up the vast peniasula of Africa. Tae Triat or Bricnam Youna commenced at Salt Lake City yesterday on the charge of murdering Buck in 1857. A motion to quasb Yhe indictment on technical grounds was made by Brigham’s counsel and is under advise- ment, The ‘lewd and lascivious conduct” vase against the old Patriarch goes over until next Monday. Brigham himself is still absent from Salt Lake, and probably will wait to hear the decision in both cases before he returns. Tow Trey Lie It as Far as Tury've Got.— Alter a trial of several months the Council of the Territory of Wyoming have voted to re- peal the law legalizing the experiment of fe- pale suffrage. The Governor wae io favor of bestowing the privilege, but the Council said may. Whether or not this action will affoct the operations of the female wiud trumpets of the day remains to be seen. A New Supmaringe Cabik has been auccess- fully laid from Nagasaki, Japan, to Possiette Bay, at the mouth of the Amoor River. At the latter point connection is made with the Great Northern Telegraph Company, which | bas lines across Siberia and Russia, uniting witb the general European system. messages can be sent direct to Japan, as tbe gable between Shanghae and Nagasaki is Jpterrunted, ‘’ oled; ‘The | | Democratic Na This | route ig at present the only one by which | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 187L.—TRIPLE SHEET. The temocracy on Their Last Legs—Propo- sition of Mr. Voorkces for a National Convention to Reorgauize the Party. Axd now comes the Hon. Danici W. Voor- hees, of [odiana, a wheel-horse of the Western democracy, with his uaiversal panacea, as the only thing that can save the sorely -afflicled and fast-failing believers in the unfortunate democratic party. His remedy is a National Convention as soon as possible. He thinks it ought to be held not later than the 22d of February; that the call should be issued by the National Executive Committee ; that the delegates should be appointed by State and District Conventions, und that ‘‘tho busi- ness of this body should be to carefully and patiently weigh all views laid before it aud to agree upon and publish a clear and definite declaration of principles upon all matters affecting the political welfare of the people and the safely of our free institutions.” “This being done, the Convention,” he sug- gests, “should adjourn to a day fixed for the nomination ot a candidate for the Presi- dency.” Thus, be thinks, the democracy may be rallied into a solid column, and, in his opinion, “if the entire democratic voto can be consolidated, inspired with enthusiasm and brought to the polls, General Grant cannot be re-elected.” Now, of all the plans submitted for the sal- vation of the forces of the democratic party this, we think, is the best. It proposes a con- sultation of all tho doctors of the party—allo- pathic, homeopathic, vegetarian, electrical and cold water doctors—and that the treat- ment upon which they agree shall be applied to tho patient. To change the figure, the Missouri democrats and all the Blair family propose that the democratic party, as such, sball be withdrawn from the Presidential fight; that the disaffected repub- licans shall be permitted to come to the front with their ticket against General Grant, and that the democrats, rank and file, shall then give them a lift, The regular democratic old liners, however, have no faith in this proposi- tion to sell their birthrisht for the doubtfal chances offered of a mesa of pottaze. The pig in the poke may turn out a swindle. The plan of the Staats Zeitung, of disbanding the democratic organization and of forming a new party upon new mea, new ideas, new issues and a new name, comes up to the mark; but as a convention will be necessary for this new birth the proposition of Mr. Voorhees meets the case. It is in view of a new organization, with a new name and a new equipment out and out, | that we recommend the adoption by the ional Committee, Mr, Belmont, chairman, of this suggestion of Mr. Voorhees. Why not? Weare informed from Iowa that George H. Parker, a prominent democrat of that State, has published a card, in which he says that “the democratic party as an organization is dead, and shat if the demo- crats expect to resurrect ita principles and succeed in 1872 they must abandon the old organization and become the integral portion of a new party.” Mr. Parker talks like a man of sense when he says that ‘the democratic party as an organization is dead.” I[t is, for Presidential purposes, dead as Marley—dead as a door nail, It was dying when the lamented Vallandigham took his ‘‘new depar- ture,” aud that surrender in the last ditch | killed it. The fact that this organization is “played out” and defunct is practically admit- ted by all the leaders and organs of the party with the figures before them of the late elec- tions, including the overthrow of their strong citadel of Tammany Hall. Sad havoc, indeed, has this year's State elections made of democratic calculations and Presidential canditates. The quarrel among | the republicans on Sumner and St. Domingo, with the aid of a few hundred labor reformers, turned over New Hampshire to the democracy in her March election, and instantly @ score of democratic Presidential availables popped up their heads between Connecticut and Cali- fornia. Among them were English, of Con- necticut ; Hoffman, of New York; Parker, of New Jersey; Hancock, Cass and Packer, of Pennsylvania ; Pendleton, Groesbeck and Chase (Chief Justice), of Ohio; Hendricks, of Indiana ; Doolittle, of Wisconsin, and Haight, of California. Nor was there ever before such a crowing of democratic roosters as that which followed their glorious victory in New Hamp- shire. But the tables were turned in Connec- ticut, and from that day to this, and from Maine to California, State after State, tho demoralized democracy have been routed right and left, down to the grand and awful crash and smash-up of Tammany in our late New York revolution. And so it is that all the regular democratic Prosidential candidates trotted out last March have been trotted in again, except Joel Parker, of New Jersey ; and so itis that the idea of running the demo- cratic party itself in 1872 against General Grant is generally admitted by its leaders and organs as an experiment which will hardly pay expenses. The proposition of Mr, Voorhees, then, for a National Convention for the reconstruction of the democratic party is, we repeat, the only thing which meets the dismantled and demor- | alized condition of the party organization. He goes the right way to work in proposing, first, to reconstruct the party in a prelimioary national convention, and then in another con- | vention of tua’party as reconsiructed {o nomi- nate a Presidents! ticket. Clean work could be made by this plau of operations. For in- stance, let the réorganizing convention de- clare, first, that as all the measures and issues j for which the democratic party bave been | fighting since the election to the Presidency of | Abraham Lincola bave been rejected by the | people, and as the whole programme of measures of the republican party, including the abolition of slavery and the elevation of the negro to the status of a citizen anda voter, have been fixed ip the conatitution, the democratic organization having nothing left to stand upon is hereby disbanded. Second, that in order to detach entirely the elements | of the late democratic party from the dead men and dead issues of the war, this cvnyen- tion proclaims the creation of a new pany | under the name of the Liberal Union party, and invites al! men of ilberal ideas, without regard to party antecedents, to join this new organization. Third, that we advocate as the platiorm of this new party the doctrines of free trade, @ universal amnesty, State | rights, but national sovereignty and the integ- tiy of the Union: civil service reform. aad the annexation of Mexico, in view of an early redemption of the national debt in coin; and this new party may, perhaps, in its first cam- paign, seize the reins of the government. In this platform we regard the annexation of Mexico as the main thing. It was the pop- ular hurrah for the the annexation of Texas that enabled the obscure Polk to beat the illustrious Henry Clay in the Presidential elec- tion of 1844, and from the grand results that have followed the annexation of Texas wo are satisfied that the campaign cry of the annexation of Mexico will be as popular in 1872, General Graat may feel wo discouraged by the failure of his St. Do- mingo experiment as to give the cold shoulder to this idea of ‘‘manifest destiny” in regard to Mexico. We are afraid that he and his party will give it the go-by. Here, then, will be the opportunity for the democracy and the disaffected republicans, fused together in a new party, for a splendid fight on the Mexican annexation question. Look at those silver mines and tropical plantations of Mexico, In the hands of our government and people they could be made to pay off our’ national debt in ‘a single generation, with a reduction of our present national taxes to the extent of a hun- dred millions, At any rate, looking to the reorganization of the democracy and the loose materials of the country as a new party, we are confident that this party could not start into business upon @ better basis of capital than the popular cam- paign cry of “Our manifest destiny—the an- nexation of Mexico.” A now party must have some new idea, and this is the new idea for the demdéracy as a new party. It would rua like a fire in the prairies, sweeping every- thing before it. The Execution of Rossel. By a special telegram to the Hxrarp from Paris we learn that Rossel, the young and promising officer of the Com- munal forces, has paid the penalty of his sins. Yesterday morning, at six o'clock, with Ferr¢ and Bourgeois, he was led out to the camp at Sartory. On the outskirts of the camp a hollow square was formed by the troops, at one end of which the prisoners were placed. Courageously the three prisoners met their fate. Rossel, the only one of the three unfortunates who has commanded the sym- pathy of the world, was killed by the first discharge. A profound sensation, it is said, has been produced in the city of Paris and in Versailles by the details of the executions, We do not wonder much that Paris is excited. It is the first thing of the kind which has happened since the downfall of Napoleon. It is believed that many sum- mary éxecutions took place immediately after the fall of the Commune; but Rossel and his two associates are the only ones who have suffered death through the force of legal form. It is the first blood which the republic of M. Thiers has shed. There are many who will agree with us when we say that this firat blood stains the fair robe of the republic. If President Thiers was not able to save the life of Rossel, the natural inference is that President Thiers is not so strong as he seems. If he was able to save the life of the young officer who erred in judgment and confessed his error, then President Thiers has committed a grand political blunder. The one offence of which Rossel was guilty was that he accepted a change of masters and transferred his services from the Government of National Defence to the Commune. Under this general head there may be many special charges, but his real sin is that a body of men over which he was placed in command by one government he used in the service of another. What officer in the French army who held place-under Napoleon, and who accepted the September revolution, fighting afterwards under the instructions of Gambetta, is not equally guilty? If law is to be rig- orously carried out Trochu is as guilty as Rossel. The French people never forgave the Bourbons for consenting to the execution of Marshal Ney. Unless we greatly mistake the French people will not for- give M. Thiers for the execation of Rossel. Rossel will be regarded as another martyr. His youtb, his enthusiasm, his love of country, his father’s prayers and tears, will all be remembered when his error of judgment will be forgotten ag well as forgiven. It is sad to think that posterity will have to admit that the republic slew him, Now that the tide is turning in favor of the restoration of the Bonapartes we are prepared to find that the execution of Rossel has mightily injured the government of Thiers and mightily aided the cause of Louis Napoleon. Tne Ciry Rattroap—Tue REPUBLICAN Lossy at Work.—The republican lobby, as we have before announced, is busily at work in the formation of a Broadway surface railroad “ving” in the next Legislature. A meeting composed of interested persons, and presided over by an old Broadway and underground lobbyist named Cary, bas been held for the purpose of putting forth a pretended protest against the viaduct road and advocating an underground road, which is well known asa surface road in disguise. The people will watch these new “‘ring” adventurers with in- terest, and we shall be careful to keep track of their doings in Albany next winter. Their agents are already running through the State, endeavoring to enlist the services of the members elect, and they trust to the two- third majority in both Houses to carry through their jobs. It is to be feared that the people may have only overthrown one set of political cormorants in New York to make way for a new brood, At all events these Broadway railroad worthies need watching. Toe Firat Avexis Bati.—The officers stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard have indeed covered themselves with glory. The ball given under their genial anspices last night in honor of the Duke Alexis was truly magnificentin every detail, and clearly proved the spirit and lary e-hearteduess of the chivalric geotiemen who in this noble tribute to the son of the Caar gratefully remembered the priucely reception of Farragut. Both our army and navy forces were largely represented, while the créme de la créme of the metropolis and Broomtyn mingled in the dazziing array. In point of williaucy, style and grandeur, the féte last night <nrpassed any similar exhl- bition of the kind thas has ocourred for many years, and will be long Tesambered with pleasure by those who participates i the feativitias. The in Cuba—Protection fer Americans. Our despatches from Havana and Wasbing - ton give the particulars of another wholesale outrage on the part of the weak Spanish government io the Island of Cuba. Eight of the medical students in Havana who desecrated the grave of Geueral Castafion on Thursday last, and who were at once ar- rested, were tried by court martial yesterday, in obedience to the clamors of the volunteers, found guilty and sentenced in the morning and shot in the afternoon. There has proba- bly never been so outrageously summary a proceeding transacted, under a pre- tence of law, even in Spanish American countries. For cruelty and wantonness it will cast our Indiana lynching ex- periences far into the shade, It shows not only the vindictiveness of the Spanish volunteers in Cuba and their almost supreme power over the regularly cons ituted authori- ties of Havana, but it shows, also, that the Spanish American people, ignorant, fanatic and brutal as they are, have not sufficient sense of the value of human life to be en- trusted with the government of others, In no other nation under the sun, civilized or savage, neither in Mexico or the Fijis, would such a number of young men, the rising strength of the nation, have been so suddenly and remorse- lessly butchered, for a crime comparatively so insignificant—a mere youthful indiscretion, doubtless—or to satisfy so unreasonable a demand for vengeance as the volunteers sent up in their rage. Such a mockery of govern- ment is not only unfit to govern at all, but it is unfit to be frusted by the other Powers of the globe. ‘The United Stal 3 should not leave her commercial interests in Havana and her numbers of citizens carrying on business in that city or else visiting it for the winter exposed to the unruly temper of this voluntecr mob. Indeed, our Consul General has already cause to fear, and has telegraphed for a ship-of-war or two to protect the Americans and American in- terests which he has in charge. The fact that there is only one ship near at hand—the Nip- sic—and that it was sagely debated in the President’s Cabinet yesterday whether they had not better have the monitor Terror towed to Havana from Key West are ecnongh to show how illy appointed is our naval service in the West Indies, Finally Admiral Lee was ordered to depart at once, but it was doubtful whether he would go in the Severn or wait for the fitting out of the Worcester. Alto- gether the muddle in which the United States Navy finds itself at this sudden threatening of hostilities in Cuba is almost as disgraceful as the wanton murder of the students by the volunteers themselves, Exccutlons Tue Italian Parliament in Rome—The Edifice Crowned. After centuries of patient waiting and humiliation and sorrow, the Italians have made Rome their capital, and the ancient City of the Seven Hills, of Romulus and the Caesars, has become once more the central and governing city of a great, free and united people. The event which took place on Monday last, when the Italian Parliament met in Rome and when the King of Italy delivered his speech from the throne, was not a surprise, because we have long been aware that such an event was approaching ; but it is not the less on that account the grandest event in these modern times. Rome, in the hands of the Pope, was the stronghold and the bulwark of tyranny. Rome to-day, in the hands of Victor Emmanuel, is the symbol of liberty. Once more, after well nigh two thousand years, an ancient privilege will be resumed, and the modera Roman will be able proudly to use the language of St. Paul, ‘Sum civis Romanus.” The spirit of Cavour must now be satisfied. The edifice of Italian unity is crowned. Amid the many causes of joy not the least important is that the Holy Father atill finds it convenient to remain in the Holy City. With a sacred anda secular court Rome may become the Paris of the future. Victor Emmanuel is en- titled to some praise for the words of kindness he spoke regarding the Vatican. The Italian people will mar the beauty of the edifice which they have so laboriously constructed if they make it a necessity for the Pope to leave Rome. The Brussels Agitation Kenewed. The municipal agitation has been renewed in Brussels, The people call for the dismissal of the Ministry. This fact proves the correct- ness of our first impression that the outcry against M. De Decker was raised with the sole view of heralding a much more important advance on the part of the municipality. The sacriflee of De Decker has not satisfied the citizens; on the contrary, it has en- couraged them. The tumult tas been carried to the gates of the Palace of the Nation, The Appearance of the multitude was threaten- ing during the day yesterday. The police were able to prevent the commission of actual violence; but they did not attempt to dis- perse the crowd. “Resign!” ‘‘resign!” was shouted on every side of the Palace. Our cable telegram states that the temper of the Belgians in Brussels was ‘‘dangerous.” The Ministers were likely to yield. Such are the gradations of the onward step of demvcracy in the Old World. An ob-e noxious Minister removed first, the police powerless, then the military out of sight, the crowd at the gates of the palace, a Cabinet gone, and a crown, perhaps, obliterated. It was so in 1848, Napoleon and Eugénie have experienced it since. When the people stood before the palace in Vienna in 1848 they cried “Let Metternich resign.” The Emperor would have opposed them with cannon. Baron de John of Austria was more prudent, how- ever. He advanced to a window and said, “Why this? Metternich bas resigned?” He was saluted with cheers. The Austrian peo- ple have not forgotten the path which leads to free and cheap government since—and the lesson is of European application. Tue Harrispore (Pa.) Telegragh—ropab- lican State organ—regards the efforts of the anti-Grant men to prevent the General's re- nomination as only tending to increase public respect and confidence in him, and to make certain the event which they so much dread and deprecate. The Telegraph does not ap- pear to think that Pennsylvania will go for | ward or ‘‘any other Pennsylvanian” the sati- General Hancock, Tot Scott, Jadge Wood- nent man mav Nominate, Po The Stolen Vouchers—Judge Bedford’s Dew cision, Judge Bedford yesterday refused the dual motions made in the case of Hagerty and Baulch, now beld in custody on two indict- ments—one for burglary and the other for lar- ceny—in connection with the vouchers stolen from the ex-Comptroller’s office about two months ago. The prisoners, through their counsel, asked—first that the indictments should be quashed, on the ground of an insufficiency of evidence before the Grand Jury and for other reasons; and next, that if held for trial, they should be admitted to bail in a reason- able amount, Judge Bedford holds that the sufficiency or insufficiency of the testimony of the witnesses examined before the Grand In- quest are questions peculiarly and solely within the province of that body. While it is true that the investigation by a Grand Jury is ex parte, it is well established that the evidence must be conclusive of guiit to the minds of the jurors, and must be such as would in their judgment justify them ina conviction should they be trying the case on @ petit jury. It could scarcely be expected, therefore, that the Court would interfere with the action of the Grand Jury on such grounds, and Judge Bedford very properly refused the motion to quash, But in this particular case the prisoners, on being arrested, availed themselves of their statutory privilege to undergo a preliminary examina- tion, and Judge Dowling, before whom the in- vestigation was held, justified the good opinion of his friends in his integrity and indopend- ence by committing them without bail. Hence tbe motion to quash the indictment, on the Found of insufficiency of evidence, ‘was pe- ¢uliarly weak and absurd. The application for bail was likewiso re- fused by Judge Bedford. So forcibly and ably does the Court give his reasons for deny- ing this motion that we quote the Fords, of big decision:—“A most vilianéus crime,” says Judge Bedford, ‘‘stupendous and gigantic in its bearings—one which in its character has sullied the fair name of this greatcity, out- raging society and making, as it were, every citizen stand aghast with astonishment, is alleged to have been perpetrated, The pris- oners were arrested and now stand indicted for that crime. It seems to me, considering all the circumstances and surroundings of this case, were I to bail the prisoners, and thus loosen in the slightest manner the iron grasp of the law, I would not only prove recreant to my official oath, but would, indecd, be trifling with the sacred rights of society ond the stern demands of justice, The motion is therefore denied.” : This forcible language and the conclusion arrived at by the Court will meet the hearty applause of our citizens, and will serve to sbow the dishonesty of those new “Ring” re- forties, who, now that the election is over, desire to stop the further prosecation of the men who have robbed aad swindled the city, and malign Judge Bedford and District At- torney Garvin for their efforts to press the investigation and to place the guilty parties at the bar of a criminal court. While Judge Bedford refuses to admit Hagerty and Baulch to bail he evinces his regard for that principle of the constitution which guarantees to every innocent man his liberty, He demands that they shall have that speedy trial which is thelr constitutional right, declaring that a longer delay in the case will work a severe hardship on the prisoners, and can in no way further the ends of justice. In this Judge Bedford is unquestionably right, and District Attorney Garvin should put the prisoners on trialat once, Indeed, the sooner the case is brought on the more speedily will justice be vindicated, for the developments to be made on the trial will no doubt be instrumental in bringing others to a reckoning. It may, how- ever, be as well for Hagerty and Baulch to reflect upon the fate in store for them before they are placed at the bar, It must now be clear to them that they have nothing to hope from the indulgence or leniency of the Court should the evidence be sufficient to convict them. They may depend upon as severe a sentence as the law allows should they be found guilty. Now, it is well known to every man of common sense that the prisoners are simply tools of more criminal parties; the hired instruments of those who desired to get rid of the evidences of forgery and fraud contained in the stolen vouchers. While in- formers are generally despised, Hagerty and Baulch, or either of them, would be justified in turning State’s evidence and confessing by whom they were employed. They have been left in the lurch by the more shrewd knaves who stood at their backs, and should not hesitate to protect themselves by bringing their more guilty associates to punishment. District Attorney Garvin should look to this, and endeavor to obtain the evidence of one or both these prisoners on behalf of the State. His duty is to bring the real and grander criminals to justice, and: he bas here an op- portunity to make a great hit. Let him place Hagerty or Baulch in the witness box and thus expose the whole scheme of villany con- nected with the stolea vouchers, The Civil War ia Mexico, 2 Pee SB Our special despatch trom the Mexican capi- tal informs us that General Diaz has headed a formidable revolt and that a general rising against the government of Juarez is expected on the Ist of December, at which date the end of the existing term of the Presidency of Jua- rez will have expired. The revolt against the government has assumed already formidable proportions and is widespread. There will continue to be, probably, the usual alterna- tion of defeats and successes on both sides in this internecine war, and the country will be sinking into worse and worse condition all the time. There is no hope for Mexico through the Mexicans themselves, It would be a bless- | ing to that people and a benefit to the world if the United States were to send an army across the Rio Grande, suppress all the rival factions and annex the whole country from the border of Arizona to Central America. in ten years the wonderful miporal and agricultural wealth of Mexico would become developed to such a degree that the products would astonish the world, The exainple of California shows what might be expected, We should find several Californias in that vast and rich territory. Is it not the duty of the United States to save such a splendid country from ruin and to bring ie out it# unvaralleled mineral daft other wealth for the benefit of the world? Here is a grand opportunity for General Graat to immortalize himself, to save Mexico and to add to the glory, prosperity and grandeur of the United States, In every point of view the annexa- tion of Mexico now would be glorious stroke of policy. —— The Grand Jury's Investigation—A Prom ising Sign. The Grand Jury came into Court yosterday and Informed Judge Bedford that they were busily engaged in the performance of their duties, but that they had so much work before them that they would be unable to complote it within the time remaining of the term of the Court of General Sessions. Judge Bedford assured the Jurors that he would look into the law, and if it should be found within the power of the statute to extend their term he would assuredly do so, There is no question of the power of the Court to hold over the Grand Jury by extending the term of the Court of General Sessions, and thus to give them all the time they may require to complete the investigations on which they are engaged. The Revised Statutes, article 1, title 4, part 4, section 10, provides for the drawing of the names of thirty-six persons ‘“‘to serve as Grand Jurors at such Court of Oyer and Ter- miner or General Sessions of the city and county of New York,” that is to say, at the term of the Court then provided by law. The law of 1859, chapter 208, page 465, provides as follows :— SECTION 1.—It shall be lawful for the Court of Sessions of any county of this State to continue its sittings at any term thereof so long as it may be hecessary, in the opinion of such Court, for the ae spatch, of any business or the determination of any Ci hat May be pending before such Court, The power to thus extend the term of the. Court, and asa consequence to continue the existence of the Grand Jury drawn for term, is Wore ‘Fpecifically ei io the FY 71> a3 and cuiuy of New York by the act of 1862, session laws of that year, chapter 10, page 19, which provides as follows :— SECTION 1.—The Court of General Sessions of the eace In and for the city and county of New York 8 hereby empowered vo extend any of its terms and two make any udjourameuts of the sau Court within its discretion by any order or o1ders to sald effect duly entered in its minutes. It seems to be clear, therefore, that Judge Bedford has power to hold over the present Grand Jury by extending the term of his Court, and thus to enable them to complete the important duties now before them. This is the more important since the decision im the Hayerty and Baulch case may be the means of developing further material facts in connection with the city frauds. Judge Bed- ford will, no doubt, exieud the term, and we shall then see whather the new ‘“‘Ring” politi- cians, FBS ge ney #2 anxious to stand tu the way of justice, will still aveer at the Judge, the District Altorney and the Grand Jury, and accuse them of false pretences in their efforts to bring the city planderers to punishment. AMUSEMENTS. Italiau Opera“ Mignon.” There can be little doubt that “Mignon,” as pro duced at the Academy of Music, has created a most favorable and lasting impression on the brillant and crowded sssemblayes that have wit- nessed its representation. That it will become ex- ceedingly popular, even among those who do not pretend to any extensive knowledge in musi- cal lore, is almost an assured fack Unlike most operas, it requires but one hearing to render tt almost familiar to the ear, and tew who nave listened to it can fail to remark the delightful effect of the several pleasing yet simple arias and concerted pieces which abound throaguout the work, Persun- ated py such an artist as Nilsson, “Mignon” becomes @ powerful ani enchanung réle, for there is prob- ably no cantatrice on the lyric stage that coud depict its true Characteristic features with an equal amount of versatuity, pathos aud histrionic taleat. Altogether, apart from her exquisite vocalizauion, Mile. i1lsson’s conception ol the sympatheuc, grate- ful and loving Gypsy 13 simply perfect, Mer’ incer- pretation of tue part in every aspect is something to be remembered: something, ladeed, that cannot be forgotten. tis gratifying, moreover, to observe that tue opera 18 preseaied in such an unwuntea manner as to elicit commendation, so far ax the surrounding details are concerned, Tne atvend- ance @t the Academy last night showed but little diminution tn pout of numbers or brilitancy, and the disappomted subscribers of the previous evening forgot the wrongs, real or imaginary, in the general excellence of tae performance, wich was much smo ther than on the three previous occasions, An Italian opera audience is never, by any meaus, demonstrative, but there were tines last evening when genuine, heartfelt approvation raug througn the building in unmistakabie form. eo Orst beautiful prayer, watch falls to the lot of Mignon, was rendered with great tenderness ani simplicity. Then the duet of the swallows, which, by the way, is perfectly enchanting, was sung by Mile. Nilsson and M. Jamet, who, a3 Lotario, has wade a decided fut, Ina er that elicited the earnest ap- proval of the house, But we have previousiy commented upon the various details of the opera ana je merits of thg sove tists Who Povs 80 ably distinguished théniseiv. nce again di lle. Nusson, in the last act, display her wonderful dram- atic powers, and iu the beautiful terzet her comptnet efforts were displayed to the very fulicst advantage, M. Jamet in tne role of the bereaved faiuer nas roved himseli @ Que actor, which, together with his excellent singing, has made him quite a favor- ike witu all the audiences that have witnessed hia Performances. M. Capoul was, as usual, graceful aud fervid, and recited his romances with great skill. In the love passages M. pepea. was very ef- fective, and In the last act he fairly eclipsed the best of his previous efforts, Of Mile. Duval we have merely to repeat that she sustaimed the part ot the coquettish Fellaa with great spirit and brillancy and seems to improve upon each succes- sive representation of the opera. ler execution of the dashing Polonaise merited and woa general re- cognition. Signor Lyall as Laerte did the little that fell to his share with becoming ease, and slowed hima- self worthy of a more pretentious rdve. The-chorus ‘was higlily creditabie, and altogether “Mignon” was Dresented last night with commendabie smooth. ness and 11s performance gave cvident satisfaction to the discriminating audionce that tnropged the builuing. Stoinway Hali—santiey. There was not as large an audience at Steinway Hall last evening as the merits of the concert given there by the Santiey Combination should wave ate tracted. That 1t was exceedingly appreciative, however, was very evident, and it 13 to be regretiea ghat the hall was not crowued w the doors, i 1% were nothing more than to hear the glorivus voice of Santiey. But tue entire programme was very choice and interest. img, and gave the four other artists--Miss Edith Wynne, Madame Patey, W. H. Cummings and J. Q. Patey—a fine opportunity of displaying their charac- teristic excellence in the rendition of concerted se- lections, Mr. Santiey of course bore off the honors gracefully. The romance, “0 Lisvons,” from “Dom Sebastian,” was sung by him with aii the power and ariistic fioish for which he 13 80 famous, He was equally successful in his rendition of “fhoua whose sweet, seductive graces,” white his inter ion ot the cavatina, “Sulla poppa del mio Uri trom “Le Prigione d'fdinbarg” Was superb. ime. Patey, a contralto who has few, if any, superiors on the concert staye, was exceedingly effective, and contributed largely to the success of the evening. She sang “The Storm” witn wonderful expression, her phrasing being particularly flue, Miss Wynne was suffering from a slight cold and apparently was not inclined to risk muon execution. | ‘The sotos that fell to the lot of Mr, Cumonngs and Mr. Patey were artistically given, Mr. Sloper, as usual, presiding at the pianoforte. ‘The concert, was altogether @ rich masical treat, and afforded much satisiaction to those who were fortunate enough to be present, GOVERNMENT PROSEGU TIONS. Hartroxd, Conn., Nov. 28, i871. At the United States District Court, Judge Stip man, in this city to-day, the Grand Jury found true bills against John B. Hotchkiss, of New Haven, om two counts for purchasing (wo hundred gations ot sunuggled cum of the captain of the brig Kising Sun; agiust F. Tutu, of New taven, tor rectuying aud compounding liquors without @ license; ALG Sylvester 8, Maire, of Kidgeileid, for irandatenuy optaming aletter from the ost Ovice addressed to another person and containing a filly dollar check. ‘Uther cases of frau under the Internal Revenue ws Bre. before the. 6 }ouepen unuL oe Ng as apes