The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1871, Page 6

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Pace. 1—A dvertisements, 2—Advertisements, 3—Washingion: Sumner’s Solemn Joke Over the Final adjonrnment; Atiorney General Acker- man Said to Have Resiguea; Proceedings in Congress—Another Bank Suspension: Failure Ol the Ocean Nattonat Bank—Failure of Three Cotton Firms—New Hampshtre: tenegariae | Of the Democratic State Convention—Roug' and Readys. 4—Rossel-Ferre-Bourgeos: The Execution of the Three Condemned Criminals—L'interna- tionale : The Committe> and the Commission- ers of Police—New York State mm Congres: Incisive Sketches of Fenton and Conklin the Influence of the Empire Stat» Dissipated— Two Boys Drowned Near South Norwalk, Conn.—Virginia Matters—A Sneak Ensnared— Views of the Past, S—Laura D. Fair: Letters from Her “Lonely Cell” to Mr. George Lionel Stevens, of New York— The Maudlin Murderer: Governor Randolph Respites Botts Unttl January 26—Aftairs at the Public Departments—That Poisonet Mistress— Anglo-Hibernian Revolatioa—Amusements— The Presidential Question—Free College for Women—Cannioalism in New Jersey—Tren- ton’s Defaulting Treasurer, @— Editorials: Leading Article, “The Impeachment = in Its Political Aspect aad Bearing” — iusement Announcements, Y—The Prince of Wa'es’ Hiness: Condition of the Patient Yesterday and this Morn. ing; Medical Builetins from San‘ringham; The Regency Question—The Geneva Con- ference—News from European States— Mexico: Progress of the Revolution—Interest. ing from Cuba—The Gulf Cables—Trials of South Carolma Ku Kiux—Lectures Last Nignt—Miscelianeous Telegrams—iasiness Notices. S—Counterfeiting: Continuation of the Trial of Miner, the Alleged Counterfeiter; Extraor- dinary Developments—A Friend of Miner in Trouvie—Proceedings in the Courts—The Great Social Evil: Convicuon of Mra, Byrnes, the Female Ro-enzweig—The Allezed Brooklyn Conspiracy: The Abduction of Michael Reynvlds and His Second Will—The Drowning of Mr. Hall—The Centre Street Hoimicide—Another Prisoner “Newkirkeu”’ at Jeiferson Market— Iron Shipbuilding in the West, ®—The Imports of 1870-71: Details and Value of What We Bought of Foreign Countries—St. Stephen’s Church Fatr—Denninger’s Dogs— Crushed by Rail Cars—Army and Naval Intel- ligence—Bursting of a Locomotive—Financtal and Commercial Keports—Domestic, European and Havana Markets—Deaths. ‘4G—The Latest Wife Murder: Harrowing Particue lars of the Uister County Horror—The Triai of Mrs. Wharton at Annopolis—Art Sale—News from Utah—the Grand Duke in Boston— Wallock’s Theatre: First Night of ‘John Gartn”—Frozen to Death—Shippimg Inteill- gence—Adveriisements. 13—Advertisements. ‘12— advertisements. Tue Coyoorp (N. H.) Patriot has no idea of adopting the pollywog or possum policy of the democracy. How the bones of ald Isaac Hill must have rattled with joy at this declaration! . Tae Crown Jewers or France.—The Na- tional Assembly of France has adopted a committee recommendation advising the alien- ation of the crown jewels of the country to the State. Of what benefit will the gems be to the simple republic? President Thiers would not use them, probably, if they were ‘given bim asa present, Will they be sold for the use of the Treasury? Such an applica- tion of the valuables would be beneficial to the French people. Or will they be permitted to remain in the governmeat vaults awaiting the return of Napoleon and Eugénie? Suspension or THE OczEAN Bank.—Anotber sopand cocgey 2 meee) ee ahd enaikad | where Butler, Farnsworth, Sumner, Schurz of its many immediate predecessors, the won- der being that its flickering light held out to burn solonz, Tue Ocoan Bank has been in a bad way ever since it was burglarized a few years ago, and, what with bad debts and loans on depreciated securities has been going down hill ever since. The Clearing House finally thought proper to investigate its affairs, found them too precarious to admit of its longer companionship, and threw out its checks yes- terday morning. The notebolders will, of course, be all right, and the depositors are promised full settlement of thelr claims by the receiver, into whose bands its affairs have passed. Horg ror a Sixrci Ciry.—There are many persons who have feared that some terrible judgment might fall on New York as punishment for its manifold sins and wick- edness, Tammany corruptions, stock job- bings, gold gambling, the new Central Rail- toad depot, Rosenzweig, the Third Avenue Railroad cars, Dutch Heinriche, the municipal Ring, the Brooklyn ferries and Jem Fisk have been deemed enough to draw down fire and brimstone on any community. But there is hope for us at last. Two “repeaters,” and one of.them a fighting man and liquor saloon keeper, bave actually been convicted of fraudu- lent voting and sentenced to Sing Sing. Let the saints rejoice and all the people be glad! Jiew York miy yet be redeemed, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 187].-TRIPLE SHEET. ‘fhe Impeachment Question in its Political Aspect and Benring. There is an old saying, that ‘where there is much smoke there must be some fire.” Now, we do not think there has been much smoke arising from or surrounding the proposition to impeach the President, but we are inclined to believe there is a good deal of latent fire, which only awaits ignition to create a great political commotion. General Grant is not as secure against such a movement for impeach- ing him as he may imagine or as his flatterers may represent. Though the project has not yet assumed a very tangible or formidable sbape, and may, in administration circles, be smiled at with incredulity, there is no doubt that it is serlously considered by a number of powerful and cunning men within the republi- can party. Nor is it likely these men would venture upon such a project— would even raise the questioa—without, welghing well the consequences. They are aware, of course, that they have to take the chances of success or failure, as the movers for the impeachment of Andrew Johnson had; but they are too astute, probably, to take such a step without having first sounded the shoals and depths of the political situation. Many prominent men and political leaders would naturally hold back till they see what prospect the impeachment project might have, though they may secretly be in favor of it, and though they may for the time pretend to pooh-pooh theidea. Oar first impression was that there seemed something Quixotic in the proposition ; but sinco the development of considerable op- position in Congress, from the commencement of the session, to General Grant and his admin- istration, among leading republicans, impeach- ment appears possible, if not probable. Looking at the question of impeachment simply in a moral point of view, as establish- ing a troublesome or dangerous precedent, and as calculated to demoralize the political life of the nation, we should condemn such a proposition as that now made. It is only in extreme cases of usurpation or malfeasance in office, and when the public wel- fare and our institutions are in danger, that Congress ought to resort to such a measure, The very mention of such a thing in the case of General Grant shows the effect of the bad example set in the im- peachment trial of his predecessor. While impeachment, hanging over the head of the President like the sword of Damocles, might have the effect of making that high officer more careful not to overstep the bounds of his legal or constitutional funclions, the practice of resorting to that frequently, and particularly for political ends, must prove disastrous. It has a revolutionary tendency, and, in fact, has grown out of the revolution brought upon the country by the war. The trumpery charges formulated against President Johnson in his impeachment trial would not bave received a moment’s consideration in the early history of the republic or anterior to the war. But times have changed, and we have now to look at facts, and the tendency of American politics under a new state of things. The chief object in impeaching Andrew Johnson was to remove him from the Presi- dential chair because he was an obstacle to the dominant party in Congress and the country, and to put a more convenient and flexible partisan in his place. There was also a great deal of personal ill-feeling arising from disappointment and other issues at the bottom of the movement, Had it not been for the novelty and apprehen- sion of the consequences of the experiment, together with the wenk grounds the impeach- ers had to go upon, Johnson would have been removed. Asit was he had a narrow escape. The motive is somewhat the same in the pro- posed impeachment of General Grant, except that in his case there appears to be only a fraction of the republican party for it, with certain hostile and ambitious leaders in Con- gress to lead off. Their hope, probably, if they are really serious in the matter, is to make up their strength in the case from the opposition, The democrats, no doubt, would gladly enter into this coalition, and they are a powerful minority in the House of Representa- tives. Should the project be started the dis- affected republicans and the democrats to- gether might have a majority. It is not cer- tain that they might not have even a two- thirds yote, There is, undoubtedly, & great deal of opposition among the republicans of the House to General Grant's measures and renomination. Such a coalition bes tween a portion of the disaffected republicans and democrats would not be surprising, for that seems to be the ten- dency just now among many of the politicians throughout the country. Should the project be fairly started it is not unlikely that a greater defection of the republicans would be seen than present appearances may indicate. There are a number of prominent republicans who have no hope or future prospect before them sbould General Grant be renominated and re-elected, and then there are others who would | delight in the political excitement and chances impeachment would bring. Who can say and a number of other leading republicans would be in such a case? It is not likely General Grant would prove impregnable if the impeachment movement should be fairly started. It is hardly worth while discussing the legal or constitutional ground for impeach- ment. We saw how little there was in the case of Mr, Johnson, The question is really a political one now, as it was with the late President. Still, General Grant is far more vulnerable than his predecessor on legal or constitutional grounds, should his enemies be determined and have the power to impeach him, Johnson was a strict constructionist of the law, had great political experience, and was careful to keep within the bounds of legal enactments, however pugnacious he was in fighting Con- gress and the republican party. Grant was without political experience, was educated in the school of military and arbitrary power, and has assumed authority when not clearly Granted, or not granted at all, His protec- torate over St. Domingo, and entering into certain contracts there without authority of law, or by overstraining the authority given to him ; his unnecessary use of martial law in the South, though invested with a certain dis- cretion, and other arbitrary acts above the law and against the liberties and interests of the country, which the impeachment movers have enumerated, afford material enongh to arraign him if the politicians are determined and have the power to do that. If Johnson’s enemies could have found as much he would certainly have been convicted and removed. We do not advocate impeachment. We are notin favor of it, We are disposed to believe, too, the President has acted conscientiously, though from his inexperience in public affairs and military cast of mind he may have erred. General Grant has given offence to many of the prominent and ambitious leaders of the republican party, no doubt, by being a candidate for re-election, They see they are cut off by this for the next four years; and that is a long time in this fast age. It is long enough for some to be laid out dead, politically, and these ambitious men are not disposed to wait upon chances. He was taken up by the republicans as a necessity and not because he had belonged to the party, and the men who wero instrumental in making him President did not expect he would want to be acandidate again. If he had turned out a great statesman, or had inaugurated great popular measures, a second term might have been accorded to him without much opposi- tion, though we have reached a period in our history when the greatest President could hardly expect that honor. Thero is an im- pression that General Grant has no high ambi- tion—no ambition to become a statesman, and that he only desires to perpetuate his power for the love of it and to have a good, easy time. In this earnest and wonderfully progressive age, particulariy in this great republic, such a character is not deemed up to the standard. There is, however, a conservative sentiment inthe American people which makes them ready to accept the governing power they have, though not altogether unobjectionable, rather than be subject to doubtful change. It is this and the negative, or supposed conser- vative character of General Grant’s adminis- tration, which makes the President more acceptable just now, after the revolution and excitement of the war and when the people desire repose. Herein lies his strength, really, and not in any great ability for states- mansbip that he possesses. But the question is, can ke resist successfully the active and ambitious politicians who are opposed to him? Will the active American mind and the wonderful progressive developments of the time, to which he appears unequal, overwhelm him before one year expires—before the next republican nominating convention selects a candidate? That is the question, The impeachment movement in Washington, whether it comes to a head or not, and if it should reach a trial, whether it succeeds or not against General Grant, must have the effect of ventilating his pretensions, character, policy and aims, and of briaging before the people more intelligently the whole political situation and the subject of tho Presidential Siiccession. A Dull Day itn Congress. Neither of the houses evinced any remark- able degree of industry yesterday, and their proceedings were unmarked by anyibing worthy of special reference.. The Senate con- curred in the resolution for the holiday ad- journment, and took up the concurrent resolu- tion providing for final adjournment on the third Monday in May. Mr. Sumner desired to tack on it a proviso that there sball be oc adjournment until after the passage of a sup- plementary Civil Rights bill, securing equal rights, without distinction of race or color; and Mr. Schurz wished to tack on a similar pro- viso, postponing the adjournment until after legislation reducing the tariff and internal taxes and legislation to reform the civil service, No action was taken, and the Senate broke off the discussion and went into execu- tive session. In the House a resolution was adopted di- recting investigations into the workings of the several executive departments of the govern- ment, The bill revising and consolidating the Post Office laws was passed, and a bill appro- priating a quarter of a million of dollars for the expanses of the Geneva Court of Arbitra- tion was reported from the Committee on For- eign Affairs, and, after a long discussion on technical points of order, was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. Tien the Apportionment bill was taken up and discussed for a couple of hours without any action, and, just atthe adjourn- ment, a résolution was adopted directing in- quiry into the action of some of the national hanks of this city in locking SB money. _ The News from Mexico, | “More trouble in Mexico,” says our spe- cial despatch from Matamoros—as if there were not trouble enough already, It seems barely conceivable that the present reign of anarchy could be improved upon even by a further expansion of Mexican energies in that direction. But where there is a will there is away. The Mexicans are bent on more trou- ble, and they will have it, There is no money to pay the government troops in or near Mata- moros. General Palacio, General Cortina and the guardian of the empty treasury held a conference, which led to a little financial ar- rangement to consist in a forced loan from the merchants of Matamoros. The merchants have refused, but will probably yield to the potent argument of cold steel. The Ameri- cans of Matamoros confide, however, in the proximity of Brownsville and the United States flag floating within sight as a protection again Mexican extortions. While General Cortina is trying to raise money in the name of the Juarez government he is said to be in league with the insurgents, Like every Mexi- can military chief, he has ‘‘an axe to grind,” and places his personal interests above those of hiscountry. In the meantime General Trevino, the victor of Saltillo, and General Quiroga, another commander of the revolutionists, are acting in concert and having it all their own way; for General Cortina, who is supposed to command the government troops in the in- terest of Juarez, apparently prefers to “look on.” Tuk Exxcrions in Spay, by which the re- publican party gained such a triumph, were for members of the municipal councils, The press news agent in Madrid made a mistake when he cabled the report that it was members of the Cortes who were chosen, The demo- cratic triumph is scarcely, or none, the less significant, however, for, as wo remarked yes- terday in the Hrratn, the cities and towns of Spain are really the depositories of free opinion in that country, The Prince of Wales. The excitement in England, consequent upon the critical condition of the Prince of Wales, was intensified yesterday by a supposed ray of hope that found its way through the gloom which for the last few days has settled upon the nation. A report, unofficial, indeed, but eagerly received and credited, informed the anxious multitudes that there had been some change for the better in the patient's symptoms; that his voice: bad grown stronger, and that he might yet rally from the death-like prostration in which he has lain so long. This news, if confirmed, would be received all over the world with joy as great as that it would bring to the British people themselves; but, unfortu- nately, in the calm, careful bulletins of the physicians we can, as yet, find no room to hope for a favorable result. At noon the announcement was that in the morning he had been restless, and that bis condition was unaltered. At five o'clock no change had taken place. The latest bulletin last night announced that the Prince had been restless during the evening, but the prostration had not increased. These official statements seem to have again discouraged the people. Indeed, when it became known that tho royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert had been despatched to bring over from Germany the Princess Victoria, wife of the Crown Prince, the feeling was general that the royal family and the physi- cians had themselves given up all hope. A special despatch from one of our correspond- ents in London states that the recovery of thePrince is considered all but impossible, Notwithstanding the number of days over which the public excitement has extended, the popular anxiety, in place of losing, seems rather to acquire intensity. Business con- tinues dull. “Pleasure parties in all the upper walks of life are discontinued. The crowds which gather around the bulletin boards are larger than ever. In all the churches, of all shades of belief, prayers are offered up for the Prince’s recovery. It is a national sorrow in the truest sense, and the sorrow is genuine and sincere among all ranks and classes of the people. It is no longer possible to doubt that the British people are honestly attached to the royal family. At the same time it is not to be denied that much of the anxiety which has taken hold of the public mind is due to the conviction that the death of the Prince would leave a gap the filling, up of which would be attended with grave and serious national trouble, To this our special despatch makes direct and emphatic reference. It is feared that the death of the Prince would be such a blow to the Queen that in her infirm state of health she would sink under it, In such a case, of course, br tae would have to be eed: The possibility of a regency has already, in fact, taken a firm hold of the public mind. A counell of Regency £ already spoken of. The Duke of Cambridge, the Dake of Edin- burg, the Princess Alexandra of Wales and others are named as likely to constitute its principal members. The question is raised whether the present Parliament, in the event of the Prince’s death and in the evest of the Queen’s voluntary retirement, could, without a fresh appeal to the consti(uencies, charge itself with the difficult task of appoint- ing a regency. Speculation on this head is wild, and all manner of strange thoughts are finding expression, Itis not unnatural that the state of things should be such; for there can be no doubt that in the appointment of a regency the people would insist on having their wishes respected. Since the days of George the Second and George the Third great changes have been effected in the Eng- lish constitution, and popular sentiment can no longer be despised or Ignored. A regency in every sense acceptable to the people it might be impossible to appoint, At the same time it is not to be denied that the difficulties of the possible situation are greatly exaggerated. The constitution makes distinct provision for such emergencies. Precedents are not want- ing. Reference has only tobe made to the course pursued in 1751, on the occasion of the untimely death of Frederick, Prince of Wales ; to the course pursued in 1811, and to what was done in 1840 when the Prinoe Consort was appointed Regent in case of the death of the Queen, until her next lineal successor should reach the age ofeighteen. It is simply absurd to imagine that the death of the Prince of Wales, Ri sdids podple dedm iagosel to do, Would leave Great Britain withou @ govorament, The two houses of Parliament would still remain. There would still be the Cabinet, and the Prime Minister and the Lord High Chancellor and the Privy Council—batrier walls numerous enough and powerful enough to prevent anar- chy. If a regency should yet bo found neces- sary, it is not our opinion that in the appoint- ment thereof any serious or insuperable difficulties will be experienced. There is still, however, the possibility that the Prince may recover. There is still the further possfbility that, in the event of the Prince’s death, the Queen, encouraged by the sympathy of all ranks and classes of her people, might take courage and give herself more heartily to the public service. The Queen, who is only fifty-two years of age, may live long enough to see the majority of her grandson. The Duke of Cornwall is in his eighth year. With the Court revived, and with the hopes of the nation centred on Albert Victor Christian, the future sovereign, the next ten years might be made the most prosperous and happy in the whole history of the British monarchy. RESIGNATION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AKER- MAN.--A special despatch from Washington states that it was understood that Attorney General Akerman resigned yesterday, but that his successor had not yet been appointed. Ex-Senator Williams, of Oregon, who was one of the members of the Joint High Commis. sion, will, it is believed, be tendered the place. Tue ALBaNy Journa! speaks of the-Argua retreating from the demi-democracy back to the democracy, The ‘‘demi-democracy” must be a sort of democracy of which Dan Voorhees might say:—‘‘That’s a democracy I don’t belong to, domme!” ‘Possum up @ gui tree, Coony in de holler.—O/d Plantation Song. That Missouri ‘possum seems to have gone Up & gum tree, as tho old Southern plantation song oxpresses it. Another Maddle in Georgia. It appears as if the State of Georgla is to be kept in continual hot water politically. The question of the constitutionality of the special election for Governor to fill the unex- pired term of the late Governor Bullock hav- ing, we believe, been amicably adjusted by the nomination of, candidates by both the demo- cratic and republican parties, the Legislature Proposed to extend the limit of its session, which is fixed by the constttution at forty days, and passed a resolution to that effect by @ two-thirds vote, But the radical acting Governor—who appears to be acting upon the principle of ‘‘put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil”—declared such ac- tion null and void because he did not sanction it,’ He, therefore, directed the State Treas- urer not to pay members for service during the extended period, and ordered the Ameri- can flag to be taken down from the turret of the Capitol. Here would have been a fine chance for the enforcement of General Dix’s famous order—‘He who hauls down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.” Cir- cumstances, however, alter cases. The whole muddle seems to consist of a determination on the part of the radicals to retain power in the State, in defiance of a clear democratic ma- jority, and to call to their aid. federal bayonets in case of a conflict between the radicals, under the present acting Governor and the democratic Legislature, Bullock, the late Governor, is reported to have “gone where the woodbine twineth.” His successor proves himself thus far to be merely a juvenile Taurus in comparison with the departed Bul- lock, his illustrious predecessor. The demo- crats, however, seem determined to ‘‘take the bull by the horns” and fight it out on the con- stilutional line if it takes till Christmas. CoNvVIOTION OF THE FEMALE ABORTIONIST Byrnes.—Yesterday, after two days’ trial in the General Sessions, Aone E. Byrnes was convicted of causing the death of a young girl named Mary Russell, on the 23d of August last. On the day of this homicide was perpetrated that other terrible crime, the murder of Miss Bowlsby, which so long shocked the commu- nity under the designation of the ‘Trunk Mystery.” or the latter crime the noto- rious Rosenzweig is now incarcerated. For the former—the murder of Mary Russell—the now equally infamous Mrs. Byrnes suffers under sentence of seven years’ imprisonment, the highest penalty the Court had power to inflict. Surely such vindication of the offended laws as pertains to the pun- ishment of Dr. Wolff, of Lookup-Evans, Ro- senzweig and Dr. Perry, followed by the latest conviction and sentence in the person of Mrs. Byrnes, will put a stop to the terrible crime for whigh these parties have rendered themselves so infamous and accursed through- out the entire community, ACCORDING TO THR SELMA (Ala.) Times the Tammany grippe has reached that part of the country, Dallas county having suffered a loss of over thirty-seven thousand dollars by frauds on its treasury, The Zimes wants to know who gobbled it up? A very partinent ques- tion for Christmas time, Faiures In Tae Cotron Trapg.—Three failures—ranging from slight to important in extent—were announced at the Cotton Board yesterday. The firms involved were what is technically known as ‘“‘short” of cotton—that is, they had sold contracts for its delivery at a future time at a certain price, anticipating a decline. But cotton hae been going up steadily for some time past, and the “bears” were finally ‘“‘cornered” and had to suspend. Such failures are all the better for the com- munity at large. When ‘‘beara” break there will be no'“bulls,” and when trade is elimi- nated of such elements speculation will cease and business be conducted on a legitimate basis, There is some commiseration for a merchant who loses by the deprecia- tion of the market value of his stock of goods, but there can be none for a profes- sional speculator who agrees to sell what is not in his possession, and expects to make a profit by a subsequent unfavorable turn of the market, Soup Present Grayt Be Re- Exrecrep?—The Cincinnati Commercial (re- publican), puts this question and answers it in a manner to be ascertained from the extract we reproduce from its columns, After two columas of editorial adversely to Grant’s re- election the Coiiiérctal concludes by throwing the responsibility of such an event upon the democrats, “If they can stand i” it says, “we can.” As the farmer remarked when he was told by his city guest that the cheese he was eating was full of worms, and with a miscroscope he could see them squirm—‘Let ’em aqairm,” said he, taking a huge bite of the Cheshire; ‘‘if they can stand it I can.” We are rather inclined to think that the Commer- cial would prefer nibbling a little cheese under another Grant odministration to being com- pelled to squirm under a democratic one, Says a Missourr darky to a fellow pos- sum hunter, ‘Who tree’d dat ar’ possum?” “Don’t know, ‘less Mass’r Frank done gone and did it, Maybe he tree’d hisself.” A Neat Speovtation.—The Chamber of Commerce of New York is about to memori- alize Congress for the privilege of buying the old Post Office site on Nassau street. Tho Chamber sets forth its loyalty during the war and its generosity in advancing fifty thousand dollars to‘assist in the original purchase; but it does not ask the property as a free gift in reward of its manifold virtues. Probably its modesty in this respect is induced by the recollection that its loyalty put many millions of dollars into its own pockets, and that its donation of fifty thousand dollars has been repaid a hundred thousand fold by the profit of having the Post Office located ag it desired. It offers to pay two hundred thousand dollars for the site, and as the property is not worth much more thana million dollars the unselfish- ness and modesty of the Chamber of Commerce are as remarkable as its loyalty and generosity. Tre Bartimore American favors general amnesty, with four exceptions, Those excep. tions are Davis, Breckinridge, Stephens and Forrest. Two of these, even, it thinks, might be dropped, Stephens and Breckinridge. If the American would manumlt old Blatherskite Toombs it might go the whale figure and gulp them all down, The faternationais and tho Polloo Order. A deputation of the International societies yesterday visited Police Headquarters for the purpose of soliciting from the Police Board a recall of the unjust and ill-timed order pro- hibiting the proposed Sunday funeral services {n honor of the Communists put to death by the French government. The Commissioners, after hearing what the delegates had to say, evaded a definite reply and refused either to re- scind the order or to declare their determination to adhere to it, Commissioners in this respect is on a par with their stupidity in interfering with the proposed demonstration in the firstinstance, The hesi- tation and uncertainty they manifest is the beat proof that they feel themselves to have been in the wrong, and will encourage the apeleties to disregard the order and defy the police. If the Commissioners are determined to prevent the parade their reply to the delegation should have been so decisive as to show ‘Phe vacillating action of the that any violation of the order could be undertaken only at the risk of a conflict with the force. The societies would then have known the full extent of the responsibility they must incur by a persistence in the Sunday demonstration, If, on the other hand, the Police authorities are sensible of the folly and injustice of their action, they should have signified their willingness to withdraw the order without hesitation, and have stopped all further excitement on the subject, As it is, should they after all resolve to interfere violently with the parade they have only encouraged the societies to afford them an opportunity to do so; while, should they in the end back out of the position they have taken, their present indecision will serve to bring the force into contempt. The delegates, having been unable to obtain any definite reply from the Police Board, have taken their departure for Albany. It has been sald that Governor Hoffman cannot authorize the violation of the Sunday laws and cannot interfere with the police; but this plea begs the question, It is held by the Internationals that memorial funeral services are no more a viola- tion of the Sunday laws than are military and Masonto funeral processions, and that the police are, in fact, the violators of the law in interfering with the rights of those who may choose to take part'in such services. This is the point Governor Hoffman is called upon to decide, and it is to be hoped that he will prove true to the principles he has already vindi- cated, and will again induce the police to respect the righis and privileges of the citl- zens, ia Tornive Up Acam.—For several months the streets have been in so disgraceful and neg- lected a condition as to induce the suppo- sition that those public benefactors, tho street- cleaning contractors, might all have disap- peared with the Tammany Ring, never to ba heard of more. But, like the clownin thé cirous, here they are again! Our simple- minded citizens must not, however, suppose that they make their appearance with the ine mae rath ly ie to work to clean tha streets and do their part in stopping the spread of fever and smallpox. They turn up now, ag they always do, because they want money. An instalment is due, and if they get it they will again disappear and leave our sirects to luxuriate in their customary foulness and filth. PossumisM RepupiaTep IN lowa.—Tha Democratic State Central Committee of Iowa have issued a circular, in which it is announced that “‘the organized democracy of Iowa, which in the election of the current year has gained in the popular vote in one-half of the counties in the State, and which, in the face of the most stubborn effort made by the opposition for yeara, has nearly doubled its previous rep- resentation in the General Assembly, permits no thought of disorganization to disturb ita councils.” This is taking hold of the question fairly and squarely, We expect to see the Democratic Central Committees in other States follow in the footsteps of Iowa, and show their colors in a like courageous manner, Pergonal Intelligence. United States Senator William Windom, nesota, Is at the Astor House. Colonel F. W. Brooks, of Washington, is at the Grand Central Hotel. Ex-Mayor George Innis, of Poughkeepsie, is stop- ping at the St, Nicholas Hotel. M. Nonaka, of Japan, ls among the sojourners at the Fifth avenue Hotel. Ex-Congressman J. 8. Dutcher, of Pawling, Ne Y,, is domiciled at the Gilsey House, Ex-United States Senator John 8, Carlisle, of West Virginia, yesterday arrived at the New York Hotel. Congressman Worthington C. Smith, of Vermont, Ha dfrived at the Brovoort House. a United Stated Senatoi” Johd W, Stevenson, of Kentucky, is at the New York Hotel, Senator Stevenson was chosen Ligutewant Governor of Kentucky on the ticket with Governor Heim, and ac the death of that gentleman, In 1867, succeeded to his position, In 1888 he was elected by the people to the office whose duties he had for the previous year administered, and in 1869 he was chosen to the position he now occupies, About thirty members of the Legislature of New Jersey are the guests of Colonel Hope, of the Pean- syivania Central Railroad, at the Astor House. They are under his guidance to visit tne coal regions of Pennsylvania, and they will start to-day. A French journal, published in this city, denies the accuracy of the report recently current of General Cluseret, the Communist leader, having lately passed through New York on his way to take commana of the Mextcan feveral army. It says that General Cluseret, baving escaped from Paris on the Sdof November, went to Germany, whence, being refused protection by the United States Minister, he embarked a few days ago for New York, and his arrival may be houriy expected. NEW PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. Prom Sheldon & Co:—Our Poetical Favorites, Aselection from the best minor poems of the Eng~ lish language.” By Asabel O, Kenarick, Professor in the University of Rochester. “Lucia, Her Prob. lem.” By Amanda M. Douglass. “Ought We to Visit Her? -A novel. By Mra. Annie awards, From Harper & Brothers:—‘‘Hanuah.” By the author of “Jonn Halitax,”’ &c, “Tne Country of the Dwart:. By Paul B. Du Chaillu. 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