The New York Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1872, Page 6

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CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’s HERALD. Pacn. . 1—Aavertisements, 2—Advertisements. 3—Livingstone or Stanley: Comments upon a Comparison of Chirographies. 4—Livingstone or Stanley (continued from Third ); Testimony of the Truth; Interview with an American Friend of Doctor Living- stone; He Saw and He Believed; Prodtction vidences; es! Information Regarding His Habits, Ex- road Opinions and Lines of Thought; ‘nat Noe Knows; Expedition Into the Inte- rior of Long Island; An Inventive Genius; The Sleepy Village of Sayville, on the South Shore; A Man n2 the Name of Stanley; ae iim, Re Ai Halt ‘who Knows cognizes His Brother; Interviews with the Suj isor, Postmaster, Barber, Hotel Clerk and Nota: Public; $10’ the Price of Noe’s Infamy; Li and Exploits of Noe, the Sailor, Deserter, Traveller, Blacksmith, Painter, Farmer, In- ventor and Author; Is He a Fraud or a Fool? S—What Noe Knows (continued from Fourth ¥age)—Aquatic: A Grand Three-Mile Race for Single Shells; The National Convention of Amateur Oarsmen of the United States—Re- Volt at Blackwell's Island: Sixteen Attempts to pe in Three Days—Banks in Maine: The General’s Speech to Liberals and Demo- crats at Sacatappa—The Political Head- rs—The Greeley Banner War—The rman Democrats—Henry ©. Murphy De- climes the Nomination for La; icine 3 Article Letters and the Charge of Fraud Btanley—A Weak Case in Court”—Amusement Tacable Telegrams” fre England, Germany, le Tele; om Engl 0) Spain and Portugal—News from Mexico— Greeley in Connecticut: The Philosopher's Second Political Hit—News from Washing- ton—Miscellaneons Telegrams—Dr. Schoeppe: The Alleged Murderer of Miss Stinecke to Have a Second Trial—Racing at Long Branch—Business Notices. 8—Tho Grain Trade: A Review of the Present Condition of the Breadstuffs Trade of the In- terior and Its Relation to the Port of New York; The Great Erie Route @ Political Ma- chine; Amount of Grain Received at New York, Montreal and Philadelphia During the Last Six Years;"The Canadian Outlet for Europe; The New York Port and Custom House Policy Driving Trade Away from the City; Railroad Transportation the Mfin Evil; The le of the Port of New York Rapidly er ie The Remedies—Trotting at Hall's Driving Park—Proceedings in the New York and Brooklyn Courts—Snicide of a Watchman—The Alleged Infanticide Case— The Morrisville Mystery—The Manufacture of “Mysterious Disappearances.”” 9—Finaacial and Commercial: A Further Advance in Gold; Success So Far of the Latest Pro- — of the Clique; A Steady Money Mar- ‘et; The New Treasury Currency Certificates; The Foreign eine yo Easier; A Slow! Rising Stock Market; The Speculative Feel- = Cautious and, “for the Present,” Bullish; Erie mee and Steady—Domestic and European Markets—Meeting ot the Board of Health—Municipal Matters—Another German Shoots Himself—Marriages and Deaths—Ad- vertisementa, * 10—Massachusetts: Doings of the Republican State Convention; Governor Washburn Renoml- nated Eg tenes He Rallroad Frands-- Obituary—Solving the Riddle of Ages—Ship- ing Intelligence—Advertisements, 11—Advertisements. 12—Advertisements. Tae Ess Tine is setting in from the sea- shore, the springs, lakes and mountains, and with the return of September we shall have the ending of our Summer carnival in the country and a genéral return to business by our wanderers in both hemispheres. Tse New Trt or Dr. Scuozepre.—Threo “years ago Dr. Paul Schoeppe was accused of the murder of a Miss Steinecke. Pennsyl- vania fniled to bring his neck to the halter then, and yesterday began the second trial, at Carlisle. If criminal law rushes at such pre- cipitate pace the world may perhaps some day be startled by the newsboys’ cry, “Second Trial of Foster, the Car-Hook Mur- derer ;'’ or, ‘‘New Trial of Stokes.”” What will then become of ‘the law’s delay’. and “the uncertainties of justice?” Cuartzs O’Conorn anp THE PoxtTICIANS.— The politicians seem all to be after Mr, Charles O’Conor, seeking the use of his name for their respective parties in the cam- paign. A despatch from Albany states that he is to be tnanimously offered the demo- cratic nomination for Governor, while a re- port from Chicago represents that he has written a letter endorsing the Louisville Con- vention. The latter is nothing new. Mr. O'Conor has already in the Heratp declared himself opposed to both Grant and Greeley, but he has also peremptorily declined, we un- derstand, the Louisville nomination, prohibit- ing the use of his name by that free lance Convention. He would certainly make a good nominee for the democracy and Greeleyites, but how can they nominate a Governor who repudiates their Presidential candidate? Copan Frvancrenrsa mm Enoraxp.—The London journals yesterday evening an- nounced the prevalence of a rumor, which was then circulating in financial centres, to the effect that a Cuban insurrectionary agent had arrived in the English metropolis duly com- missioned by the provisional government of the island to negotiate a loan of twenty mil- lions of pounds sterling for its use, and that “ if he is successful the amount will be tendered by the patriot Cubans.to Spain for the pur- chase of the independence of the‘Gom of the Antilles." The English writers say that the colonists have little hope that the ruling power in Madrid will accept the money for such pur- pose, but that they calculate the Cuban cause frill be made stronger among the foreign peo- ples by the tender of the cash. This is a very equitable view of the case; nothing like doing, or even attempting to do, the fair thing. ‘The Livingstone Letters and the Charge of Fraud Against Stanley—A Weak Case in Court. We republish in the Hzraxp to-day onr Ffac-simile of the letter of Dr. David Living- stone, the great African explorer, and by its side the fac-simile of two letters from Henry M. Stanley, the discoverer of Livingstone, to Louis H. Noe, s young man who appears to be ambitious of catching the reflection of Stan- ley’s. popularity by turning informer against | him in the matter of some alleged misdeeds in which he pretends that the two were associates years ago. We are indebted for the use of the Stanley letters to the courtesy of the Sun, which enterprising paper has enlisted in the investi- gation of the genuineness of our Livingstone correspondence with the zeal of a crusader and the skill of an experienced detective. These letters, we are told by the Sun, dispose of ‘the boldest and most reckless impostor who ever traded in human confidence and rashly attempted toxdeceive the entire world ;" for the similarity between the handwritings is accepted by our sharp-sighted contemporary as complete, and as establishing almost beyond # doubt the fact that they were all written by the same person. These premises that Stanley wrote “the letter purporting to be Livingstone’s letter, since it is, of course, im- possible to suppose that Dr. Livingstone could have written the two: letters purporting to be Stanley's letters. It is also ‘evident that if the Henatp letter bearing Livingstone’s signature was written by Stanley it isa forgery, and, asa consequence, all the letters brought from Africa by Stanley and passed off as tho letters of the explorer are forgeries, including those ad- dressed to the English Foreign Office, to the London Geographical Society and to the brother and sister of the absent Doctor. To follow out the cage to its conclusion, the Liv- ingstone letters having been concocted and written by Stanley, that remarkable person's whole account of his journey into Africa is a romance and his story of meeting with Living- stone at all is,as the Sun says, ‘‘the most gigantic hoax ever attempted on the credulity of man.”’ It is gratifying, however, to know that the Henarp is exonerated by “all intelligent persons” from any share whatever in the contrivance and execution of this mag- nificent imposition and that this ‘distin- guished journal’ is to be set down only as the victim of the fraud ‘along with the public of ‘two hemispheres,” But we are not disposed to suffer judgment to go by default in this case, even though we are to be let off on such liberal terms. As the Sun has brought its action in the High Court of Public Opinion before a jury upon whose intelligence and impartiality we can rely, we propose to try the cause on its merits; our desire being to elicit the truth and secure an honest verdict in accordance with the facts. Fiat justitia, ruat celum; and not the heayens only, but the Hzraxp expedition, the African discoveries, the Livingstone letters, Stanley and all. We are aware that we might avail ourselves of many of the technicalities of the law to nonsuit the plaintiff in the case; that ‘we might question his standing in Court, pick legal flaws in his complaint and impeach the character of his witness. We prefer to meet his charges boldly, and to dispose of them by unassailable evidence. In the first place we deny that there is enough similarity in the handwriting of the letters published in the Heratp to-day to cause every person who examines them to be ‘impressed with the opinion that every word and every line of all these are the work of the same hand, end that this hand is Stanley's own.”” On the contrary, we contend that there is no greater similarity between them than may be found between the handwritings of most men who use round, upright characters. An expert will readily discover marked differences in. the two styles, some of which are pointed out in an article elsewhere in to-day'’s Hzratp. Livingstone’s writing has about it a settled uniformity of character of which Stanley's is altogether deficient. Every ‘b’’ formed by Livingstone commences with a loop to the left. This seems to be an invariable rule with him, and it is not found in Stanley’s letters at all. Livingstone’s writing is the same in its style, from the first word to the last, never varying, while Stanley’s constantly varies, even in the short specimens put in proof by the plaintiff. The ingenuity of the engraver in giving to Stanley’s writing heavy uplines, which do not exist in the original, bas imparted to the letters, on first sight, a superficial appearance of similarity, which is lost on a close inspection. But, supposing the hand- writing of Stanley to really bear a ‘most startling resemblance’’ to that of Livingstone; supposing the two Noe-Stanley letters to be word for word and letter for letter the exact counterpart of Livingstone’s, so that they could not be distinguished apart, and what do we find? Stanley’s first letter to Noe singu- larly bears no date, but we are enabled to fix about the time it was written. It. alludes to the writer being with Hancock’s command ‘hunting Indians,”’ and this must have been in the Winter of 1866 or the early Spring of 1867, as late in the Spring of 1867 Stanley left America for England to join the Abyssinian expedition, which started in July or August, 1867. Dr. Livingstone only left Eng- land on his present explorations in April, 1865, and it was not until March, 1867, when the false report of his death at Lake Nyassa was circulated, that any serious anxiety was felt as to his safety. In 1866 or the early part of 1867, it is not likely that Stanley had learned to imitate Livingstone’s handwriting or had even seon his handwriting. If he had studied it for a purpose, however, it is not likely that he would have used it in a private letter over his own name, hence the first Noe- Stanley letter cannot be a forgery of Living- stone’s handwriting. It follows, then, if the great similarity between that letter and Living- stone's Henan letter really exists, that the Livingstone letter must be written, not in the handwriting of the great explorer, but in that of Stanley as he wrote five years ago. If the Livingstone letter is not genuine it is a bungling attempt at forgery by Stanley, who cannot successfully conceal his own hand ; and who writes in Livingstono’s name, but so evidently in his own handwriting of five years ago as to enable the brilliant Sun to at once detect the fraud. Now let us see in what position this places the plaintiff's case, The Henan letter is not | the only one brought over by the leader of tho “ KK HERALD, THURSDA armed with letters from Dr. Livingstone to the Britiah Foreign Office, to the London Geo- oan Society, and 5 F 5 i the stand, and hear what they have to testify. Call the Right Hon. Granville George Leveson-Gower, Earl Granville of Great Britain. The witness testifies as follows: — To Henry M, STANLEY:—I was not aware until you mentioned it that there was any doubt as to he authenticity of Dr. Livingstone’s despatches, which you delivered to Lord Lyons on the 3ist of July, but in conenauence of what you have said I have inquired into the matter, and 1 find that Mr. Hammond, the Under Secretary, of the Foreign Ofiice, and Mr: Wyld, the head of the Consular and Siave frade Department, have not the slightest doubt as to the genuineness of the papers which have been received from Lord Lyons, and which are being printed. I cannot omit this opportunity of expressing sores my admiration of the quaiities which have enabled you toachieve the object of our mission, and to attain a result which has been failed with so much enthusiasm both in the United States and in this country. GRANVILLE. The witness may stand aside, and we will call Mr. 8, Livingstone, of London, son of Dr. David Livingstone, and here is his evi- dence: — Mr. Henry M. Stanley has handed to me to-day the diary of Dr. Livingstone, my father, sealed and signed by my father, with instructions written on the outside, signed by my father, for the care of which, and for all his actions concerning and to my father, my very best thanks are due, We have not the slightest reason to doubt that this is my fa- ther’s Journal, and I certify that these letters which he has brought home are my father’s letters and no other, ‘ 8, LIVINGSTONE. We next offer to put upon the stand Mr. John Dougall, the editor and proprietor of the New York Witness and of some influential Canada papers," who testifies that he has known Dr. Livingstone’s brother, living in AUGUS' J, O42. nN The Spanish Hlections. The triumph of the radicals at the polls in Spain gives evidence of the growth of » sen- timent there that may yet be fraught with important consequences to the peace of Europe. So many interests have coalesced for the achievement of a temporary aim that we cannot accept the victory as conclusive of strength in the government, though the crush- ing defeat inflicted on the hostile monarchical cliques will go far to remove @ source of dan- ger to the stability of King Amadeus’ throne. The maintenance of peace in the Peninsula is at once the most difficult and most necessary condition to the development of rational liberty in Spain. This fact has been recog- nized by the enlightened leaders of the liberal party, who are prepared for the moment to discourage appeals to arnfs as a solution of political disputes. While the republicans are inclined to look on the practice of fighting in the streets as demoralizing and leading to no useful results, unfortunately the supporters of divine right are ready to plunge their country into the horrors of civil war in order to pro-" cure the elevation of an individual to the throne. The Spanish people are bold and somewhat restless, with a strong craving for the enjoy- ment of the fullest liberty. They have not by any means forgotten that at one time Spain en- joyed a freedom almost unknown to the rest of Europe, and in many instances the old municipal privileges have survived the assaults of tyrannical power and national degradation. Nor have the efforts to awaken the old spirit of the people been without result in spite of the ignorance and slavish submission to which monarchical oppression has reduced them. If in’ their struggle against a corrupt government the people have shown a turbulence and sometimes even dis- played a ferocity out of keeping with the watch- words of liberty to which they rallied, may we not justly lay much of the blame on the system that brutalized the masses and could find no means of government but the sword ? Between the violence of military chiefs and the corrupt’ intrigues of political leaders the whole framework of Spanish society had been shaken, until the shameful career of Isa- bella rendered farther submission impossible. PLE SHEET, : se fan Francisco is deeply agitated by railway” questions. - The “Central Phcifio road, which fidelity will ever be known OF acknowledged; but should necessity and a with runs his risk with other thieves for detection, and if caught there is no escape for him as for many another felon. Take the crimingl records of New York for years past and they will show that, mumber considered, 8 very small per- | i : F i i E charge of larceny been brought home to one of them. How much more frequently in s similar number of other employés in places of | trust do we hear of dishonesty? In point'of fact the force is remarkably worthy of our con- fidence and regard, and it is justly and highly self-respecting. The prophets who saw in that event the in- auguration of ‘a reign: of anarchy have been disappointed by the result, Spain entered on the path of political progress with uncertain Canada, for twenty years. Has frequently published letters from Dr. Livingstone, re- ceived by his brother. Is familar with Dr, David Livingstone’s handwriting. The fac- simile published in the Hznaxp is in Dr. Liv- ingstone’s handwriting. Mr. Dougall can stand aside. Call William F. ‘Stearns, son of President Stearns, of Amherst College,’ swear the wit- ness and take his testimony:—Have lived in Bombay; am personally acquainted with Dr. David Livingstone; have received letters from the great explorer; these that I hand to you are some of them; you may publish them if you please; have no objection to placing them in your hands for the purpose of having fac- similes of them taken for publication; of course I know Dr.» Livingstone’s handwriting well, as I have corresponded with him and seen him write; this letter*you now show me, the original of the fac-simile published in the Heratp, is Dr. David Livingstone’s handwrit- ing ; I can swear to it, Quite enough, witness, from you; you can stand aside with thanks, while we remind the jury that all of these letters, written years ago_ to Mr. Stearns by Dr. Livingstone and pub- lished in the Heraxp to-day, are in exactly the same handwriting as the fac-simile republished to-day in. the Henarp, and that hence they bear just as much similarity.to the letter writ- ten by Stanley to Noe in 1866-67, It is not probable that Stanley forged Livingstone let- ters from Zanzibar in 1866, when he was in the United States. It will be observed that in these letters occur many expressions and constructions of sentences peculiar to Dr. Livingstone, and which readily iden- tify them as being of the same author- ship as the letters recently brought by Mr. Stanley. This is our case, except that we shall soon place before the jury the fac-similes of the letter published in the London Graphic and the letters written to Mr. Stearns, We claim to have disproved the testimony of the Sun, and hence it is unnecessary to impeach its witness, If the Livingstone-Stanley letters are forgeries they are so admirably done as to deceive the cautious and experienced gentle- men of the British Foreign Office, to take in the learned members of the London Geograph- ical Society and to impose upon the nearest relations of the great explorer. Hence it is clear that the letters must be more like Dr. Livingstone'’s own handwriting than they are like the handwriting of Stanley in 1867 and 1868, and the wonderful discovery of the sim- ilarity between the letters of Livingstone and Stanley falls to the ground. Itis unnecessary to allude to the fact that, to successfully commit the fraud suspected by those unwilling to believe, Mr. Stanley must not gnly have been gifted with wonderful skill as a forger, but must have possessed super- natural means of ascertaining Dr. Living- stone’s personal and family secrets and a per- fection of cautious rascality never before known. How can we reconcile with the possession of this surprising forethought and genius the gross blunder of taking back to Zanzibar attendants who had been in his train throughout his expedition; of carrying with him to England a bright, sharp boy who might at any time expose his deception; and of despatching from Zanzibar a relief party to join Livingstone, who if they failed to find him at the appointed spot or to receive satis- factory information of his movements would soon return to the island and make known the deception. Gentlemen of the jury, this is our case, and we claim a verdict in our favor, Tar Gratin Trape ano New Yors.—We call attention to an able article in another part of the paper on the grain trade with New York and other ports. The argument, sus- tained by official figures, showing the neces- sity of increased and cheaper facilities for transporting grain and other produce to the commercial metropolis and for maintaining its commercial supremacy, should not be lost upon our merchants and capitalists. There is no lack of capital and enterprise in New York to make the needed improvements for this pur- pose, and it is to be hoped prompt action will be taken, : steps, it is true, but has persevered with a courage that was little expected even by her friends. » The overthrow of the provisional govern- ment, though it led to the killing of Prim, was effected by legal formality and was in all prob- ability acceptable to the majority of the na- tion. While protesting against the introduc- tion of a king the republican party accepted the inevitable, and set themselves to the work of disseminating their opinions with energy and success. When Isabella was driven from the throne there seemed something grotesque in the proposition to establish a Spanish Re- public, because tha world held on resolutely to the idea that Spain was the stronghold of all that was narrow, prejudiced and reaction- ary. But the events passing to-day in Spain must convince eyen, the most sceptical that the Spanish, are pre- paring to move forward. " En j no other country in the world has:there occurred such a revulsion from conservative ideas as is. evi- denced in the reslt@F the recent Spanish elec- tions, The various shades of liberalism have absolutely swept, fhé,country, leaving the old monarchical partieg:in an absurdly infinitesi- mal minority, while the. pronounced republi- cans make a formidable show. No doubt the fortunes of the Jiberakicause have been fa- vorably influenced ‘tg'the success of the repub- lican mov “France, and theté' gan be no telling how spirit of imitation may yet carry the people. With the Carlists beaten at the polls so as to leave them no hope but in the fanaticism of their Basque followers, there is reason to fear that the present lull in the affairs of Spain will be but short-lived unless we may take the result of the elections as a declaration of the resolve of the nation to support the existing government in the preservation of that order so essential to the well-being of Spain.’ At the same time it is impossible not to redognize the danger in which Amadeus finds himself between two ir- reconcilable enemies—the Carlists and the revolution. So far as may be judged from the present aspect of affairs, the real danger is from the latter. The whole tone of modern thought in Europe is strongly colored by radicalism, and the ideas grouped under that term seem to gather increasing strength in face of oppo- sition. Whether or not the threatened revolu- tion may be effected peaceably or at the barri- cades will depend on the nature of events and the temper and skill of the leaders; but it seems impossible that the opposing forces should long continue in presence of each other without engaging in conflict. In case of a struggle it is easy to see that the monarchy which exists by compromise, and cannot count on its supporters for a day, will fight at dis- advantage against that revolution whose ad- herents are terribly in earnest and whose doctrines appeal to the pride and prejudices oftheSpanish race, The “Black Sheep” Among the Police. ‘We should not allow the fact that one police- man has been found un y to prejudice the good name of the force. It is next to im- possible that the Commissioners should know affirmatively the honesty of all their ap- pointees. No doubt great care is exercisod in this matter. Judge Bosworth tells us that a certificate of good character is required in all cases. Rogues may possibly assume virtue long enough to earn the good opinion of some citizen whose endorsement will pass with the Board, yet, thongh a thief should seck the sereen of the blue coat to cover schemes of plunder, it would be most unjust to the nine hundred and ninety-nine honest officers should we reflect upon them for the crime of the one ‘black sheep’’ in thethousand. Small pay, excessive service and great temptations are the characteristics of a policeman’s life. He walks our streets under the driving snow of Winter and in the sweltering heat of Sum- mer, Others can in some degree choose their hours and seasons of duty—not he. He must guard our property while we sleep; guard it while we carelessly leave it unlocked to the risk of theft; guard it when the flames attack it; guard it from gangs of lawless row- dies; gnard it from threatening cloments and conspiring men. If he does his duty faithfully Livingstone’s American Friend—Good Out of Evil. Had the individual named Noe, from the recesses of Long Island, allowed the desertion, perjury and attempted murder he confeases to, and the indignities offered him by sundry Turks in Asia Minor, to remain in oblivion the Hzrarp might not have had an oppor- tunity of laying before its readers the interest- ing interview with a merchant of this city, which will be found in another column. This gentleman, an intimate friend of Doctor Livingstone; was moved to extend what information he possessed about the explorer because the verity of the Hzraty's search for his friend had been doubted in a manner so unseemly. Furnishing as it does unimpeachable corroboration of our cor- respondent's narrative, so far as a thorough knowledge of the man he describes can do it, much will also be found to fill in for the people the mind-picture of one of the people’s heroes. During the interval between Doctor Livingstone’s arrival at Bombay and his de- parture for Africa in 1866 he spent the greater part of the time under the hospitable roof-tree of this American gentleman. The letters which, through his courtesy, we are enabled to publish to-day, furnish some useful links as to how Dr. Livingstone’s time was spent at Zanzibar, before starting for the Rovuma. From their colloquial and intimate tone will also be learned in what estimation he held Mr. Stearns, and how fitted the latter is to speak of Livingstone, whether as to chirog- raphy, bent of character or mode of expres- sion. Aside from the absurd handwriting ques- tion America’ will be pleased to learn from an American how much Livingstone’s great sympathetic heart turned to the country which went through a torrent of blood and fire to free the slave and assert the rights of man. Bitter, indeed, were the ways through which he came to this love. He had seen a side of slavery which we only heard of as a people,* although willing to benefit materially by its results, The flaming villages and the murdered warriors, the shackled captives and the fleeing remnants of the tribes, who shuddered before the white man as &@ curse, were the red horrors that seared his soul into detestation of traffic in human flesh as they formed the dark Nemesis that exacted here the terrible justice of blood for blood. He recog- nized the glory to mankind of the struggle, and, as an earnest, sent his eldest son from Cape Town’ as a sailor before the ‘mast to join the ranks of those who said the iniquity of slavery 1 yf good—that we ‘know with greater’ certainty of Livingstone’s links of faith and love with this great Republic. a Gznerat Banks on THE MAIN” Questiox.— In his late speech for Greeley and Brown ‘at Lynn, Mass., General Banks expressed the opinion that “the administration party, with its leaders and its organization, will be de- stroyed by this canvass, and that a new party of wiser and better men will be installed in their places;"’ that this will happen even though General Grant may be re-elected; that he can never re-establish the power of that party of which he is the head, because the people of all parties and all sections are wise enough to recognize the errors of the past, and come together to remove them and the consequences to themselves and the country. In other words, General Banks holds the opinion that, whether General Grant is de- feated or elected, the corruptions of the party in power will be checked by the pressure of public opinion upon Congress and the ad- ministration, and that the administration party, as now organized, will be broken up and dispersed. Nor do we think that he is very wide of the mark in this opinion, inas- much as the disintegration of the republican party has already commenced. Equan to THE ScuiEswic-Horstem Mup- pre—The entanglements just now of our city politics and politicians. They are—leaders, parties, factions, cliques and coteries—so inex- plicably mixed up and so preposterously com- plicated that it would puzzle a ‘committee of Philadelphia lawyers to make head or tail of them. But after the first ten days of Septem- ber we shall have more light upon the subject. A New Concert Trovpr.—Mr. Strakosch, the manager of the Nilsson Italian Opera Com- pany last season, has returned from Europe, after making arrangements with the following artists for a concert tour in the United States, commencing at Steinway Hall on September 16:— Mlle. Carlotta Patti, Mlle. Teresa Carreno, Miss Cary, M. Lauret, Signor Dell’ Ponte and Signor Mario. The last name isa tower of strength in the musical world, and for nearly a quarter of a century Mario has been the reign- ing favorite on the operatic boards both in America and Europe. Mile, Patti has one of those exceptionally brilliant voices that can produce a pyrotechnical effect in all works of the bravura order, Miss Cary’s success in the Nilsson troupe was’ of the most pronounced character, and‘Mile, Oarreno may be remem- bered as. young pianist who created a very favorable impression here some yeats ago. It will be seen, therefore, that this concert troupe contains elements of artistic strength and popularity of a high order, and that it will prove a valuable addition to the host of musical and dramotic attractions marshalled on the shores of Manhattan for the Fall sea- son the'north we have the Northern Pacific, de- signed to connect the Atlantic with the Straits tions with our present system” of roads, will give us the quickest route between New York and Eastern Asia. For morethan six hundred miles this line is now built westward from the years its completion will give grand line across the Continent. Nearer yet to the Arctic Circle, our Canadian cousins propose to build a road through Assiniboin to strike the Pacific coast in British Columbia to the northward of Vancouver Island. It may be, that physical difficulties too great to be over- come will prevent the completion of this en- terprise, yet British colonial enterprise and pride are in some degree committed to itan® — will certainly build some sections of it. These various proposed lines, competing fer the business between our two oceans, may seem to threaten the ultimate ruin of part of their number. A moment's reflection, how- ever, will show that there is no such danger. With their numerous connections and the belt of territory into which each of the lings will carry an active, thrifty population, with its fringe of busy villages and stirring cities, their varied industries and wants, each one of these lines, and probably before the end of this century as many more, will make for iteelf an ample paying trade like that of the Illinois Central. Each road will assist to build up.the judiciously placed towns along its line, and all will tend to the growth of the chief Atlantic and Pacific. cities. to whose trade they will. contribute. Too many interoceanic rail- ‘ways are not to be feared, though all of them zoust pass over hundreds of miles. which on the maps of our boyhood were lettered, ‘Great American Desert.’” The President of Costa Rica and the Nicaragua Ship Canal. ' A report comes from Washington that President Guardia, of Costa Rica, whois on his way to Europe, goes there for the purpose of raising capital to make fhe Nicaragua Inter- oceanic Canal. While we would rather’ see this ‘great workaécOmplished by American capital and’ enterprise, we must’ wish “him success in his mission. Wherever the means come from the project is a grand one, and for the benefit of the whole commercial world. To no country would this interoceanic canal be of as much benefit as to the United States. It ought to be under the protection and guar- antee of all the great commercial nations, and the business, after ‘securing a’ fair return for the capital invested, should be regulated by treaty signed by these nations, Nature seems to. have made the waters of Nicaragua for this grand work. The San Juan River and the easily excavated alluvial soil along that river, with Lake Nicaragua and the short distance from this fine body of water to the Pacific, form the best route, probably, for a ship canal that can be found in Central America. If President Guardia is going on the mission reported we hope he may be successful: Murmary Arrarrs anp Pusric Morats m } Mextco.—From Western Mexico we are told | that Diaz has disbanded his forces and t gone toward Chihughua. The news is K accompanied by the assertion that the object of this movement is unknown. The latter statement goes to prove that the Mexicans seem scarcely to realize the idea that an able-bodied man should at any time during his existence here below tire of the excitement of civil war, and also that they en- tertain a suspicion that Sefior Diaz has not re- tired to Chihuahua exactly for the purpose of saying his prayers. Kidnappers are at work | in the provinces, despite the recent summary punishments by execution of their fellow con- spirators against property and life in the capi- tal. The federal Governor of Sinaloa has been carried off by the bandits. A vigorous national government will, no doubt, succeed in ‘‘work- ing off,”” after the fashion of Dennis the Hang- man, the leading members of this great Mexican Thuggee fraternity, and thus wiping out one of the ugliest marks of the demorali- zation which results from long continued inter- necine strife. Tre Question Setriep.—It appears that in the late West Virginia election, in Ohiocounty, . of which the city of Wheeling is the county seat, the proposition to insert the word “white”’ in the State constitution as a qualifi- ‘ cation for office received but 180 votes, and that it is unquestionably defeated. This, then, is the last kick against the equal poli- tical rights of black men with white men in the United States, and the concession stands as the law, ‘from the centre all round to the sea." “Guess I've Gor a Dmect Cram on You’ Now, Sisrzr,”’ is the subscriptidn to a spirited) . cartoon in the English comio journal, Fun, which represents the Hxnazp’s Livingstone search correspondent between Columbia and, Britannia, each of whom appear to take a lively interest in the young man and grasp him affectionately by the hand.” There is a generous tendency to unite two peoplesin such efforts of the artist, and the causes which pro« duce them than will be found in all the treatieg \ ever framed,