The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1871, Page 6

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G—The Ketorm Revolution: Gosstp and Movements in the Public ume he Alabama RepubHcan he Brooklyn Elecflon Gossip—Art Matiers—I. 0, of 0, Fe: poet hand on Behalf of Sutfer- lng Brethren—A Walt from Obicago—New York City—The Tennessee Legisiature—The New Police Board—vhici ee Institution—The Witnots Legislavure—The Young Men Reform- ers—Military and Political italians—Kulled on the Erle Rallway. @—Edltorials:; Leading Article, “The Prince of Wales—The Exciting Reports and Rumors of Yesterday’’—Amusement Announcements, 7—The Prince of Wales’ Mluess: Discouraging Bulletins from Sandringham; The Prince Satd Dead; Contradictory Reports; Sketch of the Life of the Prince—Miscellaneous ‘Tele- grams—Busiaess Notices, 8—The Scaffola: Execution of a Wife Murderer tn Virginia—The Metairie Races—Horse Noves— Lectures Last Night—The Great Gaines Case. 9—Leveoing the Mississippi—Chanukah—Funeral of Colonel Sanderson—Lively Tartles—Jersey Justice to Burglara—finauclal and Com- mercial Reports—Cattie Market—pomestic Maricese —Sacopena Markelts—Marriages ant it Dea 10—The Wharton-Ketohum Trial: Fisth Day's Pro- ceedings at Annapolis—The Brookiyn Klection Frauds: The Jury Unable to Agree and are Dischargea—The Oommune in New York— Shipping inte!ligence—Advertisements, %1—Atairs in North Carolipa—Examivation of Druggists—The Referee Question—Tne Cham- jouship of the Tyneé—Tne Cholera in Kussia— ‘oreign Topics—Kxecutions in Buflalo— Death of Another {nebriate —Personal Notes, 12— Adve: tisoments. Tax Two Paixous any “Tr Tate or Two Crrree” or Yearurvay.—While the Prince of Wales was snffering yesterday, near London, the Prince Alexis, of Russia, was enjoying tho hospitalities of Boston. While London was overshadowed with the gloom of an event of the greatest moment to the British royal family, government und people, Boston was Gelighted with a gala day in honor of the presence of the Grant Duke, So goes the world, and so pass awuy ity vauttiles and de- yusions. ae peak Tax Tra or James Invine.—After tree days’ trial the sase of the Urited States va, Samos Irving, dx-Assemblyran, for an alleged assault upon Depoty Marahal Dowley, came to a close last night in the Cirouit Court before Judge Beaod/ot. The jury wore ‘is- eharged without agreving to a verdict, nine being for a convistion aud three for acquittal, There was much oontradistory evidenoe, and this was of suoh a character a9 to raisea doubt as to whether [rving participated in the affray in which tt is sbarged he struck the Deputy Marshal. It is not improbable that the government will agaia try the detendant on the same indictwent, Prwwoe ALEexis i Bosrox.—The reception aocorded to Prince Alsxis by the citizens of Boston yesterday was worthy of theta, From his hotel, through the streets of the modern Athens to the City Hall and the State Honse, it was a triumphal march, Heariy greet- ings from the vast throngs @f people whioh lined the route oveg which he passed welcomed him at every step. From the State House the imperial guest visited Harvard University, and afterwards wit- nessed some interesting experiments in the Charlestowp Navy Yard. The reception ball in the evening at the Boston Theatre was acother grand triumph for the Bostonians and a renewed expression of their welcome of Prince Alexis to their city, Tae Brooxtyn Bavuor Box Srorrars— Disagerement oF tie Jory.--The jury before whom the persons charged with ballot box sluffiog in Brooklyn have been tried have failed to agree upon a verdict, standing, ft in gaid, eleven for conviction and ono for acquittal, District Attorney Morris is not satisfied, and will insist upon a new tial, This result will revive the question as to the advisability of allowing @ two-thirds decision to stand as the verdict of @ jury In such cases, instead of requiring the agree~ meat of the whole tweive jurors, It in to he hoped that the conscience of the single juryiman who could not make up his miad as to the guilt of the accused will not enable them to escape punishment if fhe testiuony bo foally sudigient io convict them, ? and Rumore of Yesterday. For some days it seemed as if the Prince of Wales was in @ fair way of recovery. Tho wild excitement which had filled the public mind after the first reports of his iliaeas had died away. Yesterday the excitement was revived in all its intensity. Report followed report to the effect that the fever had taken an unfavorable turn; that the situation was critical and that it was doubtful whother he could survive. At half-past five P. M. the bulletin published ia London and signed by Sir William Jeaner was to the effect that the Prince was in a precarious state; that ex- acerbation had begun on the previous night and that it was attended by great prostration of strength. The London Standard, whether from private information or not we know not, put the case more strongly half an hour later io an extra sheet, when it said :—‘“‘The Prince of Wales ia sinking fast. Congestion of the Jungs has set in, and no hopes are entertained of his recovery.” At half-past nine P. M. an- other bulletin was issued by the physicians, atating that the Prince had bad some rest, had alept lightly, but that he was still much prostrated, Hie Royal Highness was alive at midnight last night, with all London, and tho other towns of the kingdom, in sympathetic communication with his gsorrowing family. While we write this is our latest news, It is quite possible that the sad end may come even yet; that the youthful heir of the grandest existing monarchy may die; Sandringham and Windsor be shaded in gloom; the widowed wife and the bereaved mother sorrow, aud the British nation lament the untimely death of its eidest son, ‘The excitement Is said to be of the intensest possible kind, ‘The Prince of Wales is dying,” ig the universal. salutation, Nothing else is talked of. Business is suspended. Stocks of all kinds have lowered, and the money market Is depressed. It is universally felt and con- fessed that the death of the Prince would bea national calamity, How great the change within a few days! It seems as if it were only yesterday that the Prince of Wales was a national nuisance, the curse of the monarchy, the sorrow of the people. Now it is felt that the death of the Prince might precipitate a crisis which all are_anxious to avert. The excitement is general all over the three king- doms. Nor is it confined tothe three king- dom alone; for from all quartera whither the news has been conveyed there comes a wail of sorrow that a life so young should bo cut short, and that prizes so grand and so nearly within reach should never be enjoyed. Much of the anxiety within the three kingdoms, and much of the interest taken ia the case outside of the British dominions, result no doubt from another cause. It is undeniable that the British mongrchy is again undergoing one of those trials to which it is periodically sub- jected, Since the death of Prince Albert the royal family have year by year been losing their hold on the hearts of the people, The protracted retirement of the Queen from pub- lic life produced a deep and widespread discontent. A monarchy without a court is, in the nature of things, among a cultivated people, in the last degree distasteful, The British people are not unwilling to pay for a court, but they insist on having what they pay for. Year after year, since 1861, they have waited, but year after year they have met with fresh disappomtment, They have waited so long in vain that hope has at last given way to despair, The unwise conduct of the Prince of Wales, and the absence of any redeeming qualities in the other members of the royal family, bave increased and Intensified the general feeling of discontent. So general has become the dissatisfactioa that in most of the large cities public meetings have been held, inflammatory speeches have been de- livered to applauding multitudes, and the question has been freely put whether, after all, monarchy is not a very expensive and a vary useless toy. These things, if they do not explain the universal grief, at least ex- plain the universal anxiety. The deagh of the Prince would leave a gap which makes a Rp- gency sooner or later almost a certainty; and the question which the British people put to themaelves and which is asked by the outside world is this, Can the monarchy survive a regency? It is a question the solution of which deeply concerns the aristocracy and the moneyed classes of England, and which deeply concerns also the monarchies and aris- tocracies of Kurope. The fall of the Brilish monarchy would be the death-blow to all that remaios of ancient feudalism, As we bave said before in these columns, we do not take too gloomy a view of the situa- tion a England, The death of the Prince of Wales would most unquestionably be an im- mediate national loss. That the loss would be irreparable, however, we cannot admit. The Queen, though no longer what she once was, is not yet old, Competent authorities, with full opportunities for forming aa opinion, have pronounced her, mentally and physically, qaite equal to the discharge of her duties, It is not uareasonable to presume that this fresh affliction will rally around her all ranks and classes of the people and secure for her their entire sympathy and support. Fresh sympa- thy may give her fresh life; the Court may yet resume all its former splen~ dor and aittractiveness, and the latter days of Queen Victoria may be more brilliant than her first. If, however, it should be otherwise, we see no good cause for despair, Should sbe desire to retire from the cares of state, or should her life be cut short, the constitution of England would not be found wanting in suitable provision for such au emergency. The Lord Chancellor would be chief of the realm, and the Cabinet would govern as before, A regency of course would have to be provided; but this ts the last direction in which difficulty should be sought, The Duke of Edinburg would naturally be sought out as the Regent of the Empire. It fs little likely that the Duke would be unwilliog to undertake the task, But even if he should prefer a quieter walk of life, no trouble could result, There is Prince Artiur to fall back apon, and, failing him, there is the Princess Alexandra, the mother of the youthful beir apparent and of ‘ihe kings that are to be.” As in our own case, when Presldent Lincola was assassinated, the governinent machine woull move on, and no perceptible differance would be notloed ia the affairs of state, Under am ancient. well organized constitational government, the ation doen not depend on a single life. Should the life of the Prince of Wales be spared, few, we think, will be sorry, and many will rejoioa.- Oat of the furnace he may some purified, and, benefited by the lessons received in the school of affliction, he may yet prove bimself to bs a good man and a wise Prince, What the Prince needs is more active employment. Why should not the Queen delegate to him some of those duties which weigh #0 heavily upon herself? Permitted to take an active part in the man- agement of public affairs, the Prince might reveal qualities nobler than any with which he bas yet been credited. If it should be otherwise, if the Prince should come forth from this trial neither a better nor a wiser man, Mr. Bradlaugh may yet have his triumph, and the President of the British republic may at no distant day hold his receptions in the stately halls of Buckingham Palace. Threatened lmpeachmnent Grant—The Blundoriag Washington Politicians, A startling piece of intelllzgnce reached us from Washington at half-past one o'clock this morning, and will be found ia to-day's Heratp, The opponents of Grant's administration, we are fold, have resolved to bring articles of impeachment against the President, as the first bold movement in the grand combination threatened against his re-clection. This open war is to have for its commanding generals Sumner in the Sen- ate, Farnsworth in the House, and Montgomery Blair—when shall we ever bo rid of the Blair family ?—as chief cook, bottle-washer, booster-up and utler-in-chief of the grand army of Impeachers. We should have been disposed to doubt the correct- ness of this singular report but for the fact that it comes to us backed. up by médst unquestionable authority, The main charge— the pitce de résistance, aa it were, of the political feast—is to be the alleged viola- tion of international law and usurpa- tion of the war power by the Presl- dent in connection with the attempted annexa- tion of St. Domingo, and the articles framed on this point are to be taken mainly from the substance of Sumner’s famous speech in Congress on that question. After this solid dish we are to have an entrée of Haytl, pickled, with relieves of a lighter character, consisting of a series of charges of petty corruptions in having sold offices for money and gifts, from brown stone mansions down to the celebrated ball pup from San Francisco. The democrats in Congress are said to be highly delighted at the prospect of this nice little family fight, and the exuber- ance of their spirits, our correspondent of Stupidity President of assures us, is apparent in the atmos- phere—probably in the strong fragrance that prevails wherever these excited groups of the unterrified are found. Noses— some of them, doubtless, highly colored— lave been counted in the Senate, and a ma- jorlty against the President is reckoned as a certainty. The Honse is considered to be less secure; but there are now one hundred and four democrats among the Rep- resentatives instead of the seventy-six of last year, leaving only a republican majority of thirty-five. Five of these are already enlisted against Grant, thus reducing the administration majority to twenty-five, and if the grand army of impeachers cannot gain over twelve and a half of these, and thus turn the scales in their own favor, we can scarcely regard them as fit managers of such a magnifi- cent movement as they have in contemplation, We are thus likely to have a repetition of the famous Audy Johnson crusade of 1867-8, with all its interest and excitement, betting and bullying increased a hundred-fold. We may miss on the side of the impeachers the sharp practice and bulldog tenacity of Ben Butler—although who can predict where the Hero of Fort Fisher will be found in the hour of battle?—but we shall still retain in the Senate the biting eloquence of Sumner, intensified by his greater hatred of Grant than of Johnson, We shall have poolselling in the city, to relieve the monotony of everyday life, on the great event when it really comes off, and no doubt the President will be the favorite. Indeed, it is difficult to conceive how the impeachers can hope to succeed against Grant when they fuiled on Andy with three-fourths of both houses against him and the majority of the people of the United States to back them up. Ta view of the experience of 1867 we must regard this new movement of the anti- administration combination as the grand bum. bug of the day, and as a scheme that could only have entered into the confused brain of a set of muddled Washington politicans. Effects of the Cholora In Russia, One of the most peculiar and melancholy phases which the ravages of the cholera have developed among the people of inner Russia is the tendency of poor, ignorant and unculti+ vated peasants to resort to heathenish and superstitious customs to protect them from the epidemic, The most sickening horrors are related of them, Their priests, too, en- courage them in these rites, and in almost every case extort rewards for their services in the artifices indulged in, Christian and Jew alike are sunk in the degradation, and while the disease is carrying off its victims by the scores barbarous scenes are being enacted among the dying and dead, and iu the grave yards as well as in the houses of the unfortunate sufferers, The further east, as our correspond- ent in Russia informs us, that one travels, the more prevalent he finds scenes of this charao- ter. Numbers have given up the Russian orthodox belief and embraced Mohammedan: ism, in the belief, possibly, that it may pro- duce some obange for the better, but probably owing to the activity of the Mobammedan propagandists, who work with might and main for converts, Be this as it may, one thing is certain, that the ravages of the cholera in Rus- sia have had the effect of developing those heathenish practices to which we have thus briefly referred, Gop AND THE Prince or Watns.—Gold, which went off to 109} early yesterday morn- ing, anddenly jumped to 110} when it was reported in the Gold Room that the Prince of Wales was in extremis, British console were down 2 per cont last eveniag, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, I87L— Tho Parliament fa Tarbulome Hebare. The cable reports from Paris published in the Hrratp today are oot at all encouraging for the cause of legislative independence and free debate in France. The French Parlia- ment was moved to an unusual degree of ani- mation during the session yesterday, both ia the afternoon and evening sittings. The scenes which occurred In the Assembly during the later hours of the day are described as being of a ‘‘turbulent” character. The mem- bers were asked (o discuss a variety of sub- jects. This may have induced or incited to the confusion, as it is a very well known faet that the French people have not yet attained, to any useful extent, to that tone of senatorial gravity and capacity of legislative comprehension for which the parliamentary proceedings of their British neighbors have been so long and justly dis- tinguished. There was a motion for the re- moval of the seat of the government and the Assembly to Paris, The members inclined, apparently, in its favor; but, for some reason or other, it was refused by a small major ity. The representative adberonts of the parties of the Right and Left indulged in personal crimt- natioa aad recrimination largely. The future form of government for the country was spoken of next; but the formal consideration of the subject was refused, Tho, Minister of Finance promised to present the budget to- day. A measure was offered providing for the annulling of the decree of confiscation against the property of the Orleans Princes, A motion was made to censure the Committee of Pardons for its ‘want of clemency” towards the Communist convicts. This was met by a violent viva voce protest on the part of the majority, and the paper was handed back to the mover. President Thiers will, it is thought, certainly execute the mur- derers of Generals Lecomte and Thomas, Thus does Francs remaia agitated, seething, as it seems, towards the foception of some new and fundamental change in the constitu- tion, Bullion flowa to the bank in Paris not- withstanding, the stock of the precious metal held ia the vaults of the institution having in- creased one million of francs during the week. More valuable than gold or the profits of com- merce would be the blessing of the enjoyment of the virtue of mutual forbearance to French- men just now. Freoch The New Hampshire Labor Reformers itu the Field, “The State Jabor reform party of New Hampshire has held its State Convention, nominated its State ticket and proclaimed its platform for the State election which comes off in March next. It will be remembered that last March, in consequence of the quarrel and the split between General Grant and Mr. Sum- ner on the St. Domingo question, some of tho old Sumner radicals of New Hampshire voted the other way or stayed at home, so that the labor reformers and temperance league, as outside parties, carried off the balance of power on the popular vote, and thus turned over the State to the democrats; and it will also be remembered that the democrats all over the country hailed this “tempest in a teapot” as the first gun of a mighty revolution, bound to sweep the radicals out of power in 1872 and to restore the good old constitution of Buchanan. These labor reformers, en- couraged by their success in thus turning the scale last March, and in dividing the small offices thus secured with the democrats, are in the field early this time in order to pick up as many of the floating voters as possible before the two great parties of the State come to the front. The platform of this labor reform party embraces civil service reform, revenue reform, the abolition of the national banks, the endorsement of Senators Sumner, Schurz, Trumbull and Patterson for their op- position to the St. Domingo scheme, &c, But the animating idea of this little party was, no doubt, disclosed in the opening remarks in the Convention of the Chairman, Mr. W. H. Gore, to this effect:—‘dIf the people could understand the corruption of the general gov- ernment at Washington, of the reconstructed States at the South, and of republican officials generally throughout the United States, they would drive such a party from power as the freshets of spring sweep trees and driftwood down the stream.” This labor reform party, then, is a new party in opposition to General Grant and to the party supporting him, and it affords a fine opening in New Hampshire for the bewildered democratic party in a fusion with the labor reformers, if the high contract- ing parties can onlycome to terms. But the spoils involved of twenty or thirty State officers, each equal to four or five hundred dollars a year, are the great thing with these political labor reformers in New Hampshire, and uoless the democrats come down to these first principles there will be no trade, Mr. Sumner aNd Revenue Rerorm.— Senator Sumner's movement toward revenue reform, by abolishing the office of Commis- sioner of Iaternal Revenue, is very good so far ag it goes; but it does not go far enough, The whole swarm of internal revenue inspec- tora, assessors and collectors should be swept away, and the system modified and simplified by the employment of only such persons as may be necessary to collect the revenue upon certain specified articles—such as tobacco, dis- tilled spirits, stamps, &c, By this means the enormous expenditures of the department in the salaries of an army of useless officials, the rental of costly buildings and the like would be greatly reduced and the people's heavy burden of taxation correspondingly lessened, Now that Mr, Sumner has put bis shoulder to the reform wheel we hope he will not cease his labors until he sends it whirling through every department of the federal government. Tux Provivenos Press (democratic) thinks if the demooratic party desire to overthrow the republicans it can take no more effectual way than to decline any contest in the next Presidential election, It holds that by the breaking up of the old democratic party there will be a reorganization of partibs which will obliterate the memories and regrets of the war and enable the Sonth to enter again into polit- ical life without heart-barning or humiliation, This is a very reasonable view to take of the present situation of the democratic party. But we ask of our Providence contemporary who is to lewd in the reorganization of parties it looks for? TRIPLE SHEET, The International and the Police—Prohtbte tion of the Projected Sunday Parade, The International societies of New York having decided to hold memorial funeral ser- vicos in honor of the members of the Paris Commune recently executed {o France, the provession was fixed for to-morrow, and all the preliminary arrangements had“been made. Yesterday, however, the subject was brought before a meeting of the Police Board, and after considerable discussion the Commis- sioners adopted a resolution directing the Superintendent to notify the societies that no Sunday parade or demonstration would be permitted, and further instructing that officer to take all necessary measures to enforce the order of the Board should the societies attempt to carry out their programme in de- fiance of the authorities, This action of the Police Commissioners was quite unexpected, and will occasion much surprise and excitement among those interested in the matter, There will, no doubt, bea division of sentiment in regard to its propriety. Many will approve and a large number will condemn the order. It seema difficult to understand what con- siderations led to its adoption, There could scarcely have been any apprehensions of a disturbance of the peace growing out of the demonstration, as there certainly would have been no active opposition to the sentiment that prompted it. The Sabbat- arlanism of the Commissioners cannot be sup- posed to bava prompted their action, for under our existing police regulations we enjoy aremarkable freedom on the seventh day of the week, as the riots and murders growing out of free trade in Sunday rum between mid- night on Saturday and midnight on the Sab- bath will testify, Besides, we are constantly having semi-religions parades and demonstra- tions of all sorts of organizations held on Sunday, not to mention the tremendous gathering at Bill Poole’s funeral and the funeral memorial services in honor of the exe- cuted Fenians, both of which, wo believe, occurred on the Sabbath, without the Inter- ference of the police. It will strike many persons a3 singular that this International Sunday demonstration should be prohibited in New York, while the same thing is permitted in Londov, where Suaday radical meetings in Hyde Park, with monster processions through the principal streets, are now of common occurrence, However, the Police Commissioners have thought proper to issue their order, aad, right or wrong, the International societies should make up their minds to obey it, They have now an oppor- tunity, early in their career, to afford the peo- ple of New York a proof of their prudence and honesty of purpose, It will do them no good to get into a conflict with the police, It will not advance the cause they uphold to take part in street brawls and fights, But_ It will enure to their credit to yield peaceably’ to the authorities, even should they believe that their rights have been invaded. By such a Gourse they will disarm those ene- mies who use against them the weapons of denunciation and brand them in connection with the Communists as the incitera of blood- shed and rebellion, Let them remember that the Internationals of America are especially bound to set ® good example to the brotherhood in countries nominally less free and liberal than our own, and that au Internationalist riot in ‘New York would do serious injury to the cause all over Europe. Their enemies on the other side of the Atlantic would hold up suoh an event as a conclusive proof of the destruc- tive and dangerous character of the organiza- tion, and would ask ‘‘What are we to expect if we suffer the existence here of societies which even in the republic of the Uniled States are found in violent opposition to the constituted authorities?” Probably the Internationals fixed their domonstration for the Sabbath in order to give the working classes the opportu- nity of uniting in it without loss to themselves; but they can well postpone it until Monday or Saturday, and they may depend upon hay- ing on any day an imposing gathering. Tu LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH over the terrible misfortunes of his country and his people are recalled to us in the lamentations of Mr. Greeley over General Grant's division of the spoils of the Custom House. John Ran- dolph of Roanoke was right, The seven princi- ples of your party politician are the five loaves and the two fishes, and in this narrow circle of the spoils and plunder ‘the lives, moves and has his being.” Revisi: of the Swiss Constitution. The liitle mountain-bound republic of Switz- erland is up and doing. The National Assembly for some time past has been re- vising its constitution, and among the amend- mnents made to it are two worthy of prominent recognition. On the 20th of November the article relating to the Post Office was brought up in the Swiss Parliament and amended so as to read as follows :—‘‘The Post Office and the Telegraph Department throughout Switzer- land appertains to the domatn of the federa. tion, The Post Office and Telegraph Depart. ment belongs to the federal exchequer, The tariff rates shall be fixed uniformly and eqnit- ably, as far 4s possible, in all parts of Switzer. land, The inviolability of secrecy {s guaran- teed for letters and telegraphs.” In Switzer- land, previous to” these amendments to the constitution, the surplus revenues accruing from the Post Office and Telegraph Depart- ments went to the cantons pro rata, but under the new law the postal and telegraph facilities will be under the immediate oontrol of the government, Belgium, we belleve, was the first nation to perceive the advantages of link- ing the post office and telegraph together and bringing both under one control, and that the government, Since England has adopted the system the government and the people alike have been well pleased with the experi- ment, In this country, for some reason or other, there appears to be an opposition to ite adoption, President Grant, in his Message, approves of the telegraph, and post office being linked together, and wisely recommends the plan to the consideration of Oongress, The benefits sure to arise from such an accomplish. ment are manifold, Greater security in trans. mission, cheaper tariffs and promptness in delivery are among some of the advantages which would be realized, The efficiency of tho popt office ia au evidence of this, With San tho telegraph under the control of the goverr ment the press of the country would be fr from the exactions of monopolists, Whon reform ia brought about in this country peo; will wonder why the system was not adopte before. Switrertand has shown her wisdor in the matter. Another reform adopted pb the Swiss government is the abrogation of <, privilege of franklag oficial and other oo! Spondence—a measure whioh the United Stal Congress might also imitate, OT Tak Passive or possum policy reco mended to the democracy by numerous jou nals of the party, on the ground that the part is dead, is rejected by the democratio me bers of Congress, on the ground that th party ‘Ig not dead, but sleepeth,” and mua' be roused to action, and not wait any lon for “aomethiag to turn up.” That's the righ idea, IRELAND. Political Anniversary Passed in Peaco--Th: Kelly Trial Postponed, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Dusty, Deo. 8, 1871, ‘The anniversary rejoloing of the Apprentice Hoya at Londonderry was celebrated yesterday, aud passed off with unusual quiet. An effigy of the traitor Governor Lundy, sought tw deliver the city to the troops of James Us, during the famous slege of the place by the royal. ists in the year 1689, was burnt according to anuuat enstom amid the usual derisory demonstrations ; but there wags no serious disturbance of the peace. TAH KELLY TRIAL AND {13 CONSRQUENCES, The trlal of Kelly, under the indictment charg- Ing him with a murderous assault on Constavies © Mulitas and Grimes by shooting, fas been inter- rupted and postponed uatit January, The Attorney General here refuses the appitcation of the Soicitor for the commencement of action against the London papers for Ubel on one of the jurymen by comments on his conduct us the jury box during and after the conclusion of the trial of Keily for tue murder of Head Constable Tatlow CALIFORNIA. y BAN FRAN 1800, Deo. 7, I8TL ‘The State Senate has confirmed Adjutant Geusral Cazeneau, the democrats and republicaus uniting upon him, of The Joint Convention for the election of a United States Senator did not meet to-day. Colonel Dickey's California: mustang mare, ‘‘Kate,"’ twenty miles over a very heavy track, in 69:30, Ia San Francisco to- day. Wer owner thon offered to wager $1,000 tnat she could trot another mile immediately inside of 2:55, but tere were Do takers. ar MONTGOMERY BLAIB'S PASSIVE POLICY. Pa apeLrata, Dec. 8, 187t Tho Age to-morrow, noticing Monigomery Blair's letter to the Nev York Wor/d recommending the “passivg policy,” will editoriatly dissent, It saya:— “Woe do not know of any mode by which the democratic party could be placed in that atiutude Ul tg national convention assembles, except by @ taclt understanding and @ general assert; and. to make our position clear we will at once dissent emphatically from the proposal. We never heard a new phrase that sounds less acceptable than that one that implies “nassivity,”” When the bost hope of success lies in vigor and action. , ‘Try democratic party now repre- sents these principles of free civil government that are the best possession and the dearest right of every American cittzea, That there will bea rally of all conservative men to support these principles ts so clear that it has ratsed the hopes of all freemen worthy of the name aod fears of all conspirators for military goveraments.” THE KU KLUX TRIALS Cotumsta, 3. O., Dec. 8, 187, Jn tho Ku Klux trials to-day ‘our of tho prisoners, viz., Porter, Childers, Murphy and Montgomery, pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiring to de- prive the oitizens of their right to vote. They ré- served the right Of reading amdavits in mitigation of pumshment. ir. Stanbery raised the point of order whether a risoner can be tried for an offence committed in larch but charged to have peen committed on the zist April, in order to bring the case unuer the Ku Klux law, passed on the 20tn of April. Other points will be ralsed to-morrow for certification to the Supreme Court, NEWARE'S HONORED OITIZEN. Seronnde to Ex-Governor Ward Last Night. Tu honor of his safe return after a seven months tour tarough Europe, with his family, ex-Goveruor Marous L. Ward was the reciplentj of a warm and hearty welcome last evening, in the form of a sere- nade, gotten up by a few ol the leading olttzens. The ex-Governor is intensely popular among his fellow ‘@itizens of all classes and parties. About eignt o'clock Reinhart’s brass band marched along Wash- ington square and took up a positiog in front of the Ward mansion, where soon gathered & large oon- course of people. Presently Mr. Ward and a host of local celebrities appeared on the balcony, and after “Home, Sweet Home," had been finished Mr. Ward advanced, amid loud and continued applause, ant in a brief speech expressed his overnowing feelings for the warmtn of the welcome accorded him, Remarks were also made by Mayor Ricord, Dr. 8. B. Hunt and one or two lesser local lights. On the balcony were also Pine Congressmen George A. Halsey and Joho Hill, John McG ir, @x-Sheriit Reynolds, Mr. Titsworth, Colonel Jay and many others, For an impromptu affair the serenade was a decided success. It was a gracious tribute to true worth a8 embodied in a high-toned geutioman and @ falthful, honest public servant. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, Samuel J. Anderson, aged sixty, a boarder at the ‘Tremont Honse, on Broadway, atttempted suicide yesterday afternoon by cutting his throat and left thigh witha razor. Anderson states that during the past four years he nold a sineoure position In the Comptroller's oMce, and, receiving no pay since August last, became despondent and had no Gesire tolive ay longer. Previous to obtataing ls osition in tne Comptroller's ofice, Anderson, who fra Southern man, was confined tn’ Fort Latayette, His injuries are not of a serious nature. STABBED IN THE SIDE. Last night Joseph Kunalat, aged twenty-one, of 81 Attorney street, and @ man named Singer, bot employed tu singer's sewing machine factory, had @ dispute. As Kunalat was leaving the piace he Was stabbed inthe side by some unknown pary who made his escape. The injured man. who t: supposed to be fatally injured, was conveyed to tl Thirteenth preoingt staion house and ationded by a surgeon, FOSTERS PATAL FAULT. Tho sad fate of poor gid Will Foster, the actor, Whose death at @ hotel in Elisabeth, N. J., has already been published. He was sixty years of age, and appeared on the boards of the Globe Theatre not long sincé, He nasa gon living in New York, nd a daughter, @ teacher of music, in Brooklyn. The Coroner's inquest proves that death was the re- sult of suffocation by gas, deceased having futled to roperly turn of the same tn his room velore retir- ing. It ts charged that the members of the itiner. ent troupe, to whtich he was attached, acted, in @ most hearuess manner over tae sad Qoourtyace, TELEGRAPHIO NEWS ITEMS, Tha temporary wiater bridge over the Missouri River ia completed, n named Eugend Atkins wi at Weats field aed, yesterday by a Dank Of gravel tin, ks at Winsted, Coan., exploded yesterda: afersota wag io mee Wore severely, although aot ‘ataly injured. A : ‘The Wilmington, Columbta and Auguste Raflroad has beow Gompletod to Uoltimbia, 8. C., and on and atter Docembar ii will open a tine between the North and South via Columbia, ‘Thelast rail on the Shepang Valley Railroad running from Hawieyville, on the Housanio Railroad, to Litobtield was latd yn Thu Phere Was yroat rejoicing over she erent at itohfield. "' Tho Kansas Paoiio Railway, which has bean blocked by jow, la now clear from Kansas City to Cheyenne, Tho Union fe matis are coming over it from the Weal. Mild winds and bunghine bave settled the suow, and ag further danger from arifting ts anticipated, ‘The roiling mill of McKnight &Co., at Birtningham, Pa..’ took fre at ‘tires ‘o'clook yeutarday, morning. he ‘entics mill, with the office, bos wore consumed, The loay is about seventy thousand dollars, and is mada tip ae Collows: Mar chinery, about gitty thousand dotiares buildings 82,000 took bf auired in home companion for $00); Ltr, erpool, $10,000; Delaware Mutual, North British aod Mer: gantile, Vhomix, ord; Commeres, of Alban: aud Tnteranuonnl, o mS watchman ded; ot whine hiliog a tana, . ‘the fire oflganted gd wiok tata a barca! af who* *) )