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4 THE DOMINION OTTAWA AND ITS PRETENSIONS. Canadian Ne Plus Ul- tra Loyalty. INTERVIEW WITH LORD DUFFERIN. Sketch of the New Cov- ernor General. A Man of Gentle Courtesy and Re- fined Thought. What He ‘Thinks of England’s Youth and Glory. How General Grant’s Conserva- tism Recommends Him. An Odd Sample of the British Instinct of Caste. Orrawa, Nov. 29, 1872. It issix menths ago since Lord Dutferin came here to assume the duties of Governor General of the Dominion. Most of this time he has devoted to making himself acquainted with the country and the people. He assimilates knowledge very fast and has that peculiarity, which biographers say ‘was a prominent feature of Sir Walter Scott's character, of asking questions here there and everywhere from all kinds of men. Lord Dufferin knows more of Canada now than many of its intel- ligent natives. He is accurately informed of all its natural resources, knows where the veins of sand- stone run that contain the petroleum deposits, the Value of the plambago, galena and magnetic iron ore resources that pierce the soil of this Ontario Proyince, and on the mexhaustible lumber sup- plies and water communications he becomes abso- lutely eloquent. But this is not all his Excellency knows. He is a careful stu- dent of politics and of human _natur In the brief space of his sojourn he has ‘managed to comprehend the local politics of Canada—a feat of unprecedented accomplishment fora stranger in | so short a degree of time. What American ever unravelled the mysteries of politics in the District of Columbia? Contemplate a dozen such conun- drums as that of Washington laid for. solution be- forejan aristocratic Englishman, who never gave thought to such matters before, and you are fain to give credit to the ability that solved all of them seriatim and make a comprehensive analysis of tie whole. The differences and difficulties be- tween Upper and Lower Canada were understood by very few at our side of the line. We never had any heart for the study. We often confounded geographically, Upper with Lower Canada, because the latter had a more northerly position on the map; but the topography offered no such bewilder- | ment as THE POLITICS OF THE COUNTRY. Why Frenchmen should be tories and Englishmen | liberats, or vice versa, was something we never cared to solve by the aid of any very painstaking process, The establishment of the Dominion has wondertully simplified matters, Canada no longer legally exist. In their stead are five Provinces answering to our States, with a federal government at Ottawa and a President in the shape o1 Governor General Dufferin, ata salary | of $100,000, paid by the Canadian people. Each Province has its Legislature and lo Governor, and puts on as many consequen airs as the mighty Commonweaith of New York, In the past Upper and Lower Canada were always at logger- heads, and the flerceness of party feeling at times eclipsed a'most anything we have ever known among ourselves. Into all the little local divisions and disputes, the littie combinations and the hundred and one questions that agitated the minds o/ this people in the days gone by, Lord Dufferin went with the zeal of an archwologist, He gave his days and nights to a clear understanding of the horrible muddle, and he is now as learned in the past history of the country as Sir John A. Mac- donald or Sir Alexander Gult. The HeraLp com- missioner, having nO notion of leaving the Do- mation without seeing THE QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVE, diverged from the line of the Grand Trunk at Pres- cott, and came hither to Oitawa, the capital, situ- ated on the Ottawa River, and the great centre of the lumber trafile. The government buildings, begun thirteen years ago, are mounted on the top of a bluff five minutes’ walk from tue centre of the town. Canadians say there publie edifices in the world equal to ‘ihe Houses of Parliament are put a par with those in London, and considerably abead of our Capitoi at Washington. When Aus- tralian pebbles are reckoned as valuable as diamonds of the first water then will these gov- ernment buildings take an equal rank with our own. They are constructed of a bright yellow stoue, Cheap and anshapely, but so wonderfully well disposed in conjnnetion with common red brick in the various hitectural designs that, at adistance, they make an appearance of much beauty. They occupy three sides of a plateau, em- bracing about five acres, and may be seen for miles away on every sie. For a country like Cauada they are exceedingly respectable. As for the town of Ottawa, it is AN AGREEABLE SURPRISS. ina place so out of the way you are not prepared to expect much of commercial progress, You are satisfied to think of it as of Washington on a small scale or of aby ol our State capitals where the population hugs the government and basks per- petually im its auriferous smiles. A citizen of them. Ottawa assured me its 25,000 people could li nd thrive without the presence of tie government, but to this I can give no credit, since lam aware that fts population has doubled within a deca while Quebec, from which the seat of governmen was transferred, has falien off proportionately, Enthusiastic natives predict that this will ulti- mately be the seat of empire when ti arious pa- per ratiroads, one to the North Pole included, are constructed and the mineral weaith lying in the soll around is develop Jt will be rather a coid 3eat of empire and not wear 50 pleasant as Wash- ‘pgton, I found that obtaining AN INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR GENERAL asa matter slightly diferent from undertaking to be delivered into the Presidential presence av the White House through the agency of Brigadier General Dent. {t was natural I should forget that ‘he Governor General represented the Queen, The surroundings were unfavorabie towards conjuring ap the belief that royalty even by proxy could take refuge iu a country so unkempt in looks and so un- vongenial to gentle blood, The temperature, I thought, was adapted to freeze all the gracioba- 0e88 Out Of royalty in person or by deputy, and the distance from European civilization sumMcient to banish all courtly formalities, Enough for a man to have a white skin in such a region to recom- mend him to the warmest of informal embraces even from @ king, Not so, however. There is a fair share of democri feeling among the natives in the mew towns of Canada; but in such oid-settied places as Toronto, Kingston, Prescott, Montreal, AC, there is proportionately as much exclusiveness a5 in Londou, I met with a grimiy humorous Illustration of THE BRITISH SPIRIT OF CASTE fo @ short talk with the conductor of the train at Touvawi— Upper and Lower | are no | on | NEW YURK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. “You are over an hour bebind tame," said 1; | days had any such inherent qualities of strength “but I suppose you can easity make up for it?” “Well no,” he replied; “we cawn't make ap for it now. you know.” “why so?? “Short time since,” he continued; “we ‘ad a Smash up not far above ‘ere. Carriage ran oi the track and there was nothing but scatdin’ and woundin’, It was perfectly 'orrible."" Then with & pause and a reassaring look:—‘‘But they was only second clawss pawasengers."’ When Lord Dufferin was making his tour tately through the Dominion the amount of todyism he endured was appalling. In many instances men Of average sense and respectability stayed away from his levees, not on account of the attitude of Lord Dufferin, who is ever 40 genial and conde- scending, but because of the HANDFUL OF TOADIES pretending to be the creme de (a creme of the country, who insisted on monopolizing him, Rev. Horrocks Cocks, 8 clergyman from England, who 1s ardently engaged ¢@ gromoting emigration from that country to this, assured me that he fownd an excess of loyalty here to what ia exnibited in the “Old Country." He was unable to account for it except on the principle of sentimental attachment Involved in the poet's tines that “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” and that “distance lends ‘enchantment to the view,” Certain it ta, that wherever Lord Dufferin has moved throughout the Dominton, he has carried with him so much of the glamour of royalty as to receive nearly all the en- thusiastic homage capable of being patd to the simon Pare article. LORD DUFFERIN'S AID-DR-CaMe. In ovder to secure an interview with the Gover. nor General found it necessary to call on one of his alds, Colonel Fletcher. The gallant Colonel was in his office in thé government building, where the Premier, Sir John A, Macdonald, and most of the Ministers of State have thetr official quarters. An- ticlpating something very different I felt agreeably surprised at the thoroughly cordial reception the Colonel extended, in striking contrast as it was to the frigid and contemptuous indifference some of our Washington oMicials show towards the sov- ereign citizens who happen to be neither Senators nor Representatives, and whose misfortune it is to be compelled to ask a courtesy from their public servants. Colonel Fletcher, a maguificent specimen of physique, over six feet high and massive across the chest as the beam of a man-of-war, was in the Guards, and as I reflected what uncommonly splendid opportunities of enjoyment such a man might have in London, I concluded it must have been something more imperative than choice that induces him to pass his life in such @ cheerless region as this, After we had talked about the late war, about McClellan, for whom he said the Eng- lish oMfcers all expressed great admiration, I left with the understanding that he would deliver my request to Lord Dufferin and let me know his pleas- ure next day atnoon. At the appointed time a note from his aid-de-camp informed me that His Excel- lency would be pleased to meet me at lunch. Ac- | cordingly Colonel Fletcher and I jumped into a | sleigh and started at a tearing pace over the crackling snow to Ridea Hall, a short distance outside the city. The house in which the Governor General 1s lodged is anything but compatible with the dignity | of his position. It isa low, rambling concern, un- comfortable from the cold in winter and intolerable from the mosquitoes in the summer. . LUDICROUS MINGLING. Workmen were engaged adding on a wing to the building as we entered, and the ludicrous sight presented itself within the hallway, where laths, bricks and plaster were scattered around promis- cuously, of waiters—grand and grave—in scarlet knee breeches and flour-bleached wigs, mixed up with rude bricklayers and hod carriers, who treated the family of Jeames Plush as excellent subjects for fun. LORD DUFFERIN'S APPRARANCR, Presently Lord Dufferin made his appearance, | and, walking forward briskly, greeted us with that gentle courtesy of manner for which he has be- | come so famous all over the Dominion. Heisa man appsrently over forty, slightly stoop-shoul- | deme, a trife under the middle size, and with a | face of studious and thoughtful expression. He | wears his hair thrown back and drawn forward over the ears, in the fashion which our German barbers insist on considering the highest effort of tonsorial art. Hia light beard—all round the face— | and mustache are jet black, his cheeks rather in- clined to fall in and the cheek bones to make them- seives prominent. In his dress he is quite plalu, | wearing, as he did on this occasion, the old-style | black frock coat and the old-style neck scarf, with a small diamond pin as its central at- | traction. He speaks with that peculiar lisp which is nowhere to be heard outside of | the aristocracy of England and their imitators, | While interesting as a novelty it strikes on Ameri- | can ears as either affectation or efeminacy. You | are naturally disposed to hold it incompatible with | force and maniimess of character and to identify | it with an exe of nursery training. In Lord Duwiferin’s case, however, you have only to be in | conversation with the gentleman fora brief time | to find he is no spoiled darling of aristocratic for- | tune, with a small stock of ideas making their | apology through the medium of a lisp. THE TALK WE HAD. “What does Your Excellency think of Canada and | its prospects?” I inquired, after we had becn seated | at luncheon, “Well,” he measuredly vesponded, “Canada | strikes me 4s being a country of vast natural re- sources. I have seena great deal ofit, but not as much asT would desire. It has all the elements to make a country great and prosperous, and as for its people, pon my word I have no language to de- seribe how highly | think of them, There is a great deal of ignorance of Canada abroad. Few people across the ocean know the full extent of its capa- bilities," “But don’t you think it suffers a great draw- back in its barbarous climate ?”” “The full extent of its climate I have not yet ex- perienced, but so far 1 have found it really pleas- ant. Itis certainly superior to London, The cold, of which so much is said, is bracing and healthy. A sensible people will never object to it on that ount, True, the Winters are long, but I think steady cold 1s preferabie to the disagreeable alter- nations yon experience in your country before the | dry Summer season is established.” “Your Excellency has read the remarks of the London Times and the talk about independence | aud annexation, What do you think of it?” ‘The Governor General looked quietly at the inter- rogator with an expressiun that said in effect, “I had belter look out for this Yankee, Yankees are slippery customers, you know,” &c. SENSE OF THE CANADIANS. “Well,”’ he cautiously repiied, “the Canadian peo- ple have too much good sense to be greatly disturbed on that head. Most surely [ can testify that they are loyal—loyal as our own British subjects at home. I have had sufficient evidence of this to satisfy me that they desire no change, thoughI woud not say, in the language of Rolla to the Peruvians, ‘Least of all, the change that thou wouldst bring them.’ They are strong in their Joyalty ana self-reliance, and [ think they have @ happy juture assured to them." COMPLIMENT TO AMERICANS, “Then you don't think, Lord Durferin, that an- nexation with toe United States would do them much good *? “On that subject | cannot express an opinion. | The Americans are andoubtedly a great people. They have done much to 6xtort admiration, and their energy is surprising; but as the people of the | | Dominion appear to me to be satisfied with their condition, expressing no desire for any other alli- atice than the one they now have, I do not think it fair to credit thom with a longing for annexation when pot a handful among them express them- selves in its favo BNGLAND'S LUSTY YOUTH. “But don’t you think something like indepen- dence of England must ultimately come? Can Canada remain always as she is?" “if it be Canada’s choice I think she can, It should be borne in mind that England is not de- | caying. She ts stronger to-day than she was after | Waterloo, and though as a nation very old she hag move of lusty youth in her people than she ever had, Neither Rome nor Giyeve iy thelr palggigat | agement. | Yonkers train, on the Hudson River Railroad, last | ing on Forty-fourth s' a4 England haa to-day. We call Canada young because her history begina from a very modern date, and 40 with the United States. We are accustomed to associate vigor and energy with youth, but m the case of nations they oan only be said to resemble individuals in the impulses from which they act. It might be laid down as a rule that the moral character of a nation brings with it the same reward or punishment as the moral character of the individual; but white the individual has to de- pend for reform on hia own self-sustaining refiec- tions a thousand minds come to the rescue of the nation, and that which was supposed to be old and decrepit receives a new youth and a new lease of life tm the volume of patriotic thought and en- deavor.”" WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND AMERICA. “You suppose, then, England will always stand by Canada and Oanada will cling to England?” “Most assuredly, [have no reason for supposing that Canada is tired of the connection, nor have [ @ny cause to believe England will be disposed to throw her of in the future no more than in the present.” “What if a war should break out between the United States and’ England?” “That would be a sad calamity; but yet, In a strategic point of view, it would still be the unter- est of England to retain Canada, However strong. America wight be she could hardly view with in- difference such a formidable base of operations as England would stilt have on this territory, She might be driven from.Canada-and Canada might be conquered, but the undertaking would cause vast load and injury to the American Republic.’ GENERAL GRANT'S CONSERVATISM. “Your Excellency, I presume, apprehends no bel- ligerent movement on the part of Generat Grant against the Dominion *"” “By no means. Your President has established for himself a highly conservative character. He reflects, no doubt, the general sense of the Ameri- can people, If I judge them aright they are neither disposed to extend uor accept outrage. Their intelligence is the safeguard of their Repub- lic, and, however much it might add to the military laurels of President Grant to make a successiul war on England, no one who has read history to any purpose can fail to perceive that any offensive war on the part of a Republic weakens t.s intrinsic power and predisposes it for an imperial despot- iam,’” After some further conversation your corre- spondent took his leave, satisfied that if Canada is happy in every other particular she is abundantly blessed tor her loyalty in haying so kindly, cordial and intelligent a representative of royalty for her Governor as Lord Dufferin. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, Mr. John Jack and Miss Annie Firmin will play “John Garth” and “The Wife of Two” at Buffalo on the 16th inst., and return eastward. Three weeks of Shakspeare seem to be as much as New York can take at one time; and next weck the plays which were s0 well done at Booth’s and the Fifth Avenue will give place to sentiment that is not Shakspeare’s, There is something to be regretted in this, but, after all, people will have what they want. Py Mr. Lester Wallack’s season at Baltimore was a great success, Among the persons who early se- cured the opportunity to see him at Washington was President Grant. This being Mr. Wallack's first starring tour, his many friends in this city cannot fail to bé gratified with the heartinesy ‘of the welcome that is extended to him in other places. Mr. Edwin Booth is to play in the principal cities of New Jersey next week; Edwin Adams visits the leading towns from Troy westward; Mr. John Owens isin Michigan, Mrs. D. P. Bowers in Onio and Mr. G. L, Fox in St. Louls. Mr, Lawrence Bar- rett has been playing a very successiul engagement in Cincinnati, An analysis of the whereabouts of these actors shows a cordon of art all round Penn- sylvania, but not an artist of celebrity outside of Philadelphia, where Mr. E. L. Davenport is playing Othello and where the Boucicaults are to appear next week, The musical promise in this city is not particu. larly bright for the next few weeks. Still, we are not to be altogether jorgotten. Lucca, in German opera, and the classical concerts, which have only begun their seasons, will go far to fil the void, Then Tamberlik, we are told, is coming after his season at Havana is over. We may yet enjoy a season rounded by acceptable performances, though it is likely its success will be found to have depended mostly on the German prima donna, Mr. Dion Boucicauit has got intoa queer con- troversy with the Boston press, On Tuesday | evening, at the end of the performance of “Kerry,” he made a speech, in which he said:— A ‘ortnight ago L arrived in Boston after an ab- sence of fiiteen years. I was greeted by an article in one of your daily newspapers as scurrilous in its language as it was grossly [alse in its facts. I had not appeared before you. 1 was not a subject for avy criticism whatever. This article was simply a Milicious, Wanton and unprovoked assault upon a gentleman whose life has been passed in honorabie public service. I speak not now in defence of that character and reputation which are tar above the reach of any newspaper toinjure. Ispeak in my public capacity as a citizen of the geet Angio- American community. I speak in defence of every honest man and decept woman, who are hourly Hable to similar reckless assaults of newspaper rowdyism, I hear a great deal about the lberty of the press. I hear very little about the liberty of the readers—your liberty—my liberty. That is what 1 detend now, and every. honest journal throughout the land will not only sympathize with these words, but will thank me for uttering them. The Globe newspaper—the journal alluded to— replied with many other bitter remarks, reaffirm. ing its original declarations, and saying :— If we may take the words of those most inter- ested in the matter—and as their name ts not Boncicault we presume we may—every word of that article was true. Mr. Bouctcault did try to break his engagement, Mr. Boucicault did cause posters to be placarded on the walls in contradic- tion of the announcements put forth by the man- Mr. Boucicault did insert advertise- ments in the papers at variance with the adver- tisements of the Globe Theatre. Mr. Boucicautt did try to act the autocrat, to bully the manage- ment into cancelling his engagement, todiscourage and browbeat them, but only succeeded in dis- gusting them at the outset. Mr. Boucicault did reluse to play on the Monday night, giving first as areason that he could get no sleeping car from New York; then that he was fatigued; then said he would not play under any circumstances, and alter going through a number of moral contortions at length sheltered himself behind his wife, aud said that she was too ill to play. The papers which take no interest in the quarrel say that the explanation of Mr. Boucicault’s failure toappear, coming as it did from the manager of the Giobe Theatre himself, ought to have been accepted, especiaily as tue reasons for the actor's | non-appearance, as given, were in themselves a suflicient apology. THE WEST INDIAN TRADE, | a | The steamer Tybee, which sailed yesterday for | St. Domingo, carried with her alarge number of merchants and bankers, who go to the West | Indies to look out for fresh openings in trade. The | steamer Will go on @ general cruise of inspection and the trip Will probably occupy more than a | month, ‘he projectors of the enterprise mean business and it will not fail from any lack of money, skill and onerey. There are many oppor- tunities offered in the West Indies for the profit able investment of capital and they should be seized hold of by Atsericans, before Europeans step in to reap the har The Tybee was to have sailed on Wednes but she was detained by storm signals from Washington. A MANGLED CORPSE IDENTIFIED. The horribly mangled body of the unknown man | who was run over at Sixty-fourth street by the Tuesday evening, has been identified as that of Hermann Krelger, aged twenty-one years, who resided at No, 613 West Forty-fifth street, De- ceased was a German and had been recently mar- ried, He was a@ tailor by trade, but had given up that calling, and, for $250, purchased a small build. et, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, Intending to fit it ap for a liquor store, At the time of his death he was on his way to a friend, at the corner of Sixty-seventh street and Eleventh avenue, to procure $100, to be applied in payment for nis new liquor store, His relations say that he was @ sober and prudent man, and as he Rand ns for money they suspect foul play. Deceased hi not, however, reached the lace where ho expected to receive the money, aud gible Wi AOULLigEd AoGiIeUtaL, LITERARY CHIT-CHAT. ne THe Lonpon Spéctaier saya the modern news. paper system breaka down at ‘“‘teagthy” docu- ments; that itis impossible to secure the general publication of any long speech or official without condensation, except a Premier's in Parliament. The American President's Mesdage, it says, “48, 30 far as we know, the only lengthy paper which many journals reprint verbatim, and a Cabinet Minister's speech the only utterance at home ever aliowed more than half a page."’ Tag SECOND VoLume of “Forster's Lilie of Charles Dickens” covers ten years, and gives an account of his work and his Italian holiday, with many criticiams of his on the authors of his time, It also narrates the conversion of the great novel- ist from Unitarianiam to the faith of the Church of England, How it would have delighted him to tell the story of the Irish biographer's bull, who gravely wrote, “He abandoned the errors of the Ohurch of Rome, and embraced those of the Church ot Eag- land !"" Messrs. HACHETTE are publishing @ work on Ori- entai travel, which will be a companion to the “Japan Illustréo” of Amédée Humbert. {tis en- titled “Voyage et Exploration en Indo-Chine eilecté par ane Commission Francaise.” * Tae Spectator has compiled a two-column table of “English Millionnaires,” deceased since 1863, embracing, it says, “the account of almost every fortune exceeding £250,000 pertonalty which -has been transferred by death within the past ten years."” The list embraces only ten persons who left more than a million ($§,000,000), and tho wealthiest of these was Giles Loder, of London, who left a fortune of £8,000,000, Mr. George Pea- body, who is in the list for 1869, is set down at £400,000, but he had given away much more than that before he died. The fortunes are ail much understated, and take no account of wealth in landed estate, still more vast, HER 18 DICKENS’ ACcouNT of an eccentric Eng- lisnman, since famous for his magnificent edition of Dante:— Another curious man is backwards and forwards « here—a Lord Vernon—who ia well informed, a great Italian scholar, deep in Dante and a very Be jumored es but who has fatien into the strange infatuation of attending every rifle match that takes place in Switzerland, accom- panied by twomen, who load rifles for him, one after another, which he has been frequently known to fre off two a minute for fourteen hours at stretch without once changing his position or leay- ing the ground. : LECTURERS IN CHINA give readings, not from their own works, but generally from ‘The History of the Three Kingdoms," a chronicle of Chinese history, teeming with martial and romantic incidents, In roe REIGN of Edward the Sixth, that blessed and innocent tiger cub, the use of a particular Latin grammar was enforced by royal proclama- tion. But English sovereigns and also subjects have grown wiser since, and now there are a3 many lawful Latin grammars as lawful dishes on the dinner table or lawful styles of binding a book, THE Atheneum says that Mr. Stanley has made good his claim to be a discoverer in his new work, and to have supplemented the work of his dis- tinguished predecessors to an important extent. THE Athenwum says of Mr. Jeaffreson’s new book, ‘Brides and Bridals,” “that the book cannot fail to go straight to the heart of every woman in England, We doubt not that from the house- keeper's room to the boudoir these volumes will be carefully scanned by fair eyes, of all ages and conditions, and will afford no less amusement than instruction, The sketch given of the progress of the art of marriage, from the early days, when, to be a woman was to be the common property of a tribe of savages, to those in which capture by force Gave place to capture by captivation, may prove a rude shock to persons accustomed to regard mar- riages as from the first made in heaven.” Mr, Frovpe’s great “indictment of a whole peo, ple,” a3 Burke said in his new work, ‘The English in Ireland,” is tuus criticised by the Athenwum:— For the sake of our common human nature and the ties of kinship taat unite us to Ireland in bonds so intimate, we would not believe that all her heroes were the detestable rufians that are here portrayed, nor that patriotism, generosity, truth and decency did not sometimes find a home within her children's hearts. Yet itis scarcely too much to say that the opposite of this 1s the lesson which is taught ju tms tatest contribution to Irish history. NEW YORK CITY. ea IS aS Harriet Beecher Stowe will give readings from her own works this evening at the hail of the Young Men's Christian Association. Cyrille Dion, the billiard player, has accepted a challenge from Maurice Daly to play for the dia- mond cue and $500 a side on Thursday evening, the 2d of January, 1878, at Irving Hall. Mr. Wendell Phillips will lecture ou “O'Connell,” at Steinway Hall, on Monday evening next, the oth tust. The suoject is a favorite one of Mr. Phillips, and will, no doubt, be treated in a manner tomerit appreciation, Professor Etienne Lambert will deliver a free lec- ture, this (Friday) evening, at Association Hall, on the manner of learning French with fluency, asa spoken language. The lecture will conclude with the formation of elementary and advanced conver- sational classes, The Italian Republican Association of this city held a meeting last night and elected Colonel Robert Pratti as President. The organization numbers over six hundred members, of-.whom Mr. Pratti is known as an able representative, both as a speaker and supporter of their nationality. A public meeting of the colored citizens ot New York will be held in Shiloh Presbyterian charch on Monday evening next, the 9th inst., for the purpose of paying their tribute of respect to the memory of Horace Greeley, who, through a lifetime, acted one of their best friends. The Rev. Drs. Garnet, Grum- mell and Zuiells will make addresses appropriate to the occasion. A fashionable gathering of ladies and gentlemen assembled in the hall of St. Francis Xavier's Col- lege last evening to witness an exhibition of the photo-electric microscope and magic lantern, with dissolving views, by Professor Frisbee, a graduate 4 Yale. The animalcule in water, vinegar, &c. he crystallization of salts, portions of insects and plants were brilliantly illustrated on a screen with the aid of the most powerful electric light that has yet been procured. Old castles, cascades and monuments of Europe, statuary, comic figures, &c., were shown in their most favorable aspects, to the manifest delight of the audien Professor Fris- bee is a convert to Catholicity, and is now a mem- ber of the Jesuit order and Professor of Chemistry and Mathematics in the college. THE JEFFERSON OLUB AND THE DEAD JOUR. WALIST, At ameeting of the Jefferson Club, of Harlem, held last evening, the Presiuent, Mr. Henry W. Genet, after a few pertinent remarks relative to the death of Horace Greeley, offered the following | resolutions :— With sad and heavy hearts the Jefferson Club unite in the universal expression of yrief for the death of Horace if ley. fig live was an honorable rocord of the faithful and be- neficent exercise of tho highest qualities with which the Creator has endowed mankind. His great natural gifts were trained and cultivated by wise and persistent use, and he added to them a compre- hensive knowledge, Sopeanty gathered in the wide and usetul field in which his talents were employed. To this great Intellectual power, recognized wherever our lan- | guage is spoken, was united an ever-present humani jew no distinction of class or race or color or erced. Whether it' was the necessity of an individual or the wel- tare of class bis h en ovement tha Mme labored tor all: 4 is Mtting that all should mourn, for him. We thereiore apply to him the ‘apt words. ot one of fur, own countrymen respecting the Wolof a land, of kindres enius an jumanity— bake ile seni natton stood Beside his grave with weeping eyes— Her-brave, her beautiful, her good— As when a loved one die INCENDIARIES AND SNEAK THIEVES. During the prevalence of the incendiary fires in the Eastern District on Wednesday night, sneak thieves entered the residence of Mr. Simon Watts, 240 Hewes street, and succeeded in carrying away wearing apparel and jewelry valued at $250. The residence of Mrs, Rice, 240 South Kighth street, was also robbed of a valuable gold watch and chain, Last night « suspicious person was found in the residence of Deputy Postmaster Brown, He was arrested and lock ANOTHER MISSING MAN FOUND. PovauKeersin, N. Y., Deo, 5, 1872. Rovert Morton, who a@ short time ago mysteri- ously disappeared from an express office in Jersey City, has been found ina sewing machine estab. alypeat (4 FusladgWlia, Where be js al worl, a THE EXECUTION IN BROOKLYN TO-DAY. Hanging of Henry Rogers for the Mur- der of Policeman Donohue. A Midnight Tragedy in “Battle Row.” The Prisoner’s Story of His Life and Crime. INTERVIEW AT THE RAYMOND STREET JAIL. The Preparations for the- Execution---Seenes at the Jail Yesterday. _ . Between the hours of nine A. M. and three P. M. to-day Henry Rogers will be executed in the yard of the Kings County Jail, Raymond street, Brook- lyn, for the murder of Policeman John Donohue, of the Fourth street station, early on the morning of the 7th of July last. The circumstances of the tragedy are probably still fresh in the memory of the readers of the Heranp. The prisoner Rogers and a number of his companions, allof whom had been drinking in Nell McGoldrick's barroom, on North First street, between Tenth street and Union avenue (the locality known as ‘Battle Row”), assembled on the sidewalk in front of McGoldrick’s place and began to sing and other- wise create a disturbance. It was then be- tween twelve and one o'clock in the morn- ing. Previous to leaving McGoldrick’s saloon Rogers made the remark that if Oficer Donohue came along that way that night he would “day Lim out,’ but no particular notice was taken. atthe time. While the party were singing Officer Donohue came along and told them that that would not do, and if they wanted to sing they must go inside. McGoldrick’s place, however, was closed at the time, As the officer turned to leave Rogers drew a club which he had obtained from Mrs. McGoldrick and struck him on the head with it, felling him tothe pavement. A witness def€ribea the blow as being 3 powerful that it turned Dono- hue completely around! The crowd then fled, leaving the poor officer weltering in his own blood and insensible. Rogers and the other members of the gang were arrested, but Rogers was the only one tried. The others are now at large. This is the story of the tragedy, briefly told, SCENES AT THE JAIL YESTERDAY, Yesterday morning Governor Hofman, before whom the final appeal was argued on Wednesday, telegraphed to District Attorney Britton that he had decided to deny a respite in Rogers’ case, A representative of the HERALD immediately repaired to the jail and found that the oficials there had hot been informed of the Governor's decision. They expressed no surprise at the result of the efforts of the prisoner’s counsel, and, in fact, had begun the work of erecting the gallows in the rear of the jail yard, almost directly opposite the con- demned man’s cell. i" On the front door of the jail the ominous notice, “No visitors admitted to-day,’ had been posted by the keeper, Mr. Conraddy. A large crowd of men, women and boys, attracted by a morbid curiosity, hung about the front of the building, watching every person who had business there going in and out, As the HERALD representative entered the hallway the sound of the workmen’s hammers ana saws were heard as they proceeded with the work of erecting the instrument of death. The hallway, from the entrance to tt jal! extends right through to the yard, and on opening the door leading to the latter the gang of busy men and the hali- erected gallows were revealed to the sight. TUE GALLOWS ig the same on which Barney Friery, Real, Jack Reynolds, the Spanish murderers (Gonzales and Peilicer), and other murderers expiated their crimes. It belongs to the Tombs, New York, and was taken over yesterday morning. ‘The work oferecting It was completed about two o'clock, when the workmen covered it with canvas, and it will not be revealed again until it will be required to do its terrible work to-day, Rogers was attended yesterday morning by his spiritual advisers, Rev. Father Mctlroy, of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, and Rey. Father McDonald, of the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, Kastern district. He was not informed of Governor Hoffman's refusal to grant him a respite, and had therefore not abandoned all hope. He was taken out of his cell to the dining room, Where mass was celebrated, and he was then re- turned to his cell, His mother, a poor, broken- down woman, and his sister, nearly his own age, also called upon him, and upon leaving they wept bitterly. Since his confinement Rogers has re- ceived every possible attention from Keeper Con- raddy and his assistants, He seemed to regard all kindly, but was more intimate and conildential with Deputy Anthony Meyers, IN THE MURDERER’S CELL. Yesterday afternoon the representative of the HERALD sent in word to Rogers requesting an in- terview. He had up to that time emphatically re- fused to see any reporters, but this time he signi- fied nis willingness to see the HERALD representa- tive, who thereupon Repearen to his cellincompany with Deputy Meyers. Rogers occupies cell No. 14, the last on the middle tier, which 18 always assigned to murderers. The apartment is about | eight by eleven feet, and lirhted by a small, nar- | row window, trom which the occupant, by stand- ing on the bed, can look out into the yard. It had been recently whitewashed and otherwise pre- sented a clean appearance. The only furniture in the room was a small table, covered with religious books, cigars and papers; two chairs and the bed, which was a narrow cot and mattress, right under the window. An attempt had been made to adorn the uneven walls by displaying some cheap prints there, which were mostly of a religious character. Several newspapers lay scattered about the boarded floor. As the reporter arrived at the ENTRANCE TO THE CELI. and the door swung open, Rogers immediately arose from a chair in the centre of the apartinent and advanced towards him. The reporter ente when Rogers recollected him as having present at the trial and offered him a chair, an said that he was glad that the writer had come and would have admitted him before if he had known who it was that had applied to him, He had not then been informed that he had to die on the mor- | row, and appeared to be in quite good spirits. He mplained bitterly at the treatment he had re- ceived from some of the newspapers, mentioning two Brooklyn journals, and then inquired ff he looked anything like a ‘‘caged lion,” as one of the papers represented him to be. Any observer would tail to detect any such characteristic about the doomed man; but, on the contrary, he looked inot tensive and haraiy capable of committing the ter- rible crime for which he is tosufier to-day. Rogers is nearly thirty years of age, about five feet six inches in height, well built, and weighs about one hundred and ‘arty pounds. He conversed freely with the reporter, and, in response to inquiries, | told his story as follows:— . THR STORY OF ROGERS’ LIFE. I was born in the Fourth ward of the city of New | York on the 26th of December, 1842, and lived there until I was about ten years of age, when I moved | to Brooklyn, I went to school in New York at St. Mary's and St. James, and in Brooklyn at Father Malone's. When | was about eighteen } left school, | and enlisted on the 18th of April, 1861, in Company A of the Third regiment of New York cavair; a | served two years, and was honorably disc | On the 9th of December, 1963, 1 again enliste | company B of the l'itth New York heavy artillery, , | and went all through Hunter's raid through the | “Valley,” and was taken prisoner on the 2ith of July, 1804, alter the battle of Martinsburg, 1 re- mained in prison seven months, and being ex- | changed on the 22d of February, 1865, returned } home on a furlongs. I joined my regiment again and was honorabiy discharged trom it, ee dacect cml did you do when you left the army | Rogers—I came back | ere and went to work in Devge's oll works, at Hunter's Point, remaining | there four years, Aiter that T worked at Pratt’s | pretty nearly nine months, and then at p, cooper shop in First street. rk getting slack, I was laid off on the didn’t do anything from that time up to TIS DIFFICULTY. | Now, I suppose yon want to know of this trouble. nm Oy sober, but mecting Peter Sullivan I went with him to a lager beer saioon and had several drinks. | sav quiet a while there and then went to the | Alhambra (a “free and easy"), and while arioxing | there Kiint (the prisoner who escaped) hande me two bottles, 1 told him I didn’t want them, as I could get allthe drink L wanted without tern | nything, (You can go to the boss of the place an haracter.) Mean! nnoyat GibI ki a ullivan said, an (meaning McGoid and played tore dure he will give good cha keeper of the place, “Bob have got to close up.” Ki “Levs go around to Crow rigk’s), ayd we weal arquad of April iast, and | On that might, about nine o’ciock, I was periectiy | We | A Te Ce Anti! McGoldrick said he wauted RerorTér—It was stated that Denoh came along Fai satd you would |: ee ” Rogers (fivmly)—I deny that, tt waa NO SUCH THING, I never made a* ex, r poe that, EPORTEE—Weil, W Kk place afte: out? space ittgenl Roggrs—They made a motion to start which I never sung in my life and say 30. Gne man! took more notice of of the rest was “led” Clack, because of his voice: he stood right by me. I went over te the x ee (a Denver ge of the ating Pa)» waa ur, tin head. this man, Donohue, A @ RePorTeR—Why did you want to “lay hima eutr* Had you nad any trouble with him? Roures—No, | never had auy trouble with hin, I suppose ‘THR ((QUOR AND BAD COMPANY made me doit. On this night Denver made threats that he would have Donohue “laid out” that night, of which there are witnesses to prove. Rerorren—How did you get t bar with which: a struck ne splece tion of hittidg Dononue, oG#KH—I had no intent itting Dor but I took the bar from the door and went out. Mctioldrick comes out and asks for it. 1 handa 16 to him and he stood with his hands on’ the door in the motion of suutting it. His wife reaches over towards the corner of the bar and hands me this btick and said, “Here's a atick foryou if you waus ihe Coal: kit one.” 1 took it and s'ood at ti Og with Denver, and during ali this time he was urging me on to this thing. Denohue ‘cante just alter the aingiig was commenced, and all 1 STRUCK I ie was once, The rest all théir ‘hotties and stones ou him. I went down North First atreet te Tenth, and through Tenth -to Gri bothaving any idea that he was hurt as bad as he waa. :1aaw 4& Wagon coming along, nover thinking {t wae bim that was in it, and I went downto the station house. I helped carry him in and stood: there ® few minutes, e posite Kleveuth street. When asked if he had any further communica- tion to make, Rogers replied, slowly :—“bplead L am innocent of str ‘ing tus blow with the inten- tion of killing him. I never nad any such inten- tion, I am sorry now it By get He referred to McGoldrick’s denial On ho (Rogers) had been drinking tp bis place. “f dome know what yon cati him,” said the doomed map, “put Leall iim a big loafer.’” aN OS RErORTER—You say he swore on the trial thas you were not in his piace ? Rogrrs—Yes, sir; that’s not 30, I was arin! there. Inever went around that place except was tight. The prisoner alluded (eelingly to hia mother, and Deputy Meyer asked him if he expected her there mo fre tuat night, “Lhope not,’ said Rogers adly, “1 THIS THING IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE,” The reporter asked him if he could name the parties who beat Donohue with the bottles ang stones. He replied, “Yes; Gibson, Denver, Flint, Clack and Ritchie and the rest all stopped look on.” Rogers spoke of the kind treatmont he received from the oMcials at the jail, ‘and espe- clally,’? he said, “Mr. Meyer here.” He asserte® that he could give a previous good character, in &@ manner just tinged with melancholy, said he never would have fallen into this trouble if he had not drank liquor, As the reporter stepped ont of the cell into the corridor the prisoner resumed hig Sparen cheerfulness and said, “Well, if there's VL. DIB LIKE A MAN!” The door of the cell swung to on Its creaking Uinges, the lock was turned and Henry Rogers Was leit to gulitude and his thoughts, AGAIN IN THE CELL, About an hour afterwards Father McDonald vis ited the prisoner in his cell. Rogers this time seemed a little uneasy. it was almost dark, and he groped avound until he found a candle, which lie lighted; but the bottle he had used as a candle- stick couid not be found, so he lighted a kerosene mp waich laid on the table wrapped in paper. her Mckiroy was aiso in the gell, During tie intervals of silence the canvas nok Covanud OF 70R SUARTOUD ss ne could be heard flapping against the upright poste, andthe reporter, who stood. at onevalile of ike Celt, could, by looking througl the narrow window, see the moving white folds standing in bold roller and the rapidly settling darkness about it. .Rogera did not appear to notice it. He conversed freely with the clergymen and said that he hada made bis peace with the world. He expressed great fecling for his mother; but Father McDonald quictly as- sured him that she wouid be well cared for, « this day,” said the good Father, “I will take care ofher.” This greatly comforted the prisoner. The clergymen were with him several hours, and two of the Sisters of Mercy called during the evening. ‘THE EXECUTION. - It is probable that Rogers will be executed 9¢ about ten o'clock. Owing to the small area em- braced by the jail yard but comparatively few tn- vitations were issued by the Sheriff to be preseut upon the awful occasion. The notices were printea neatly upon small-sized sheets of note paper, en- closed in tiny envelopes, edged by a deep mourning border. ‘they read as follows :— Sunnige's Orvicy, City oF Beoostra,p County or Krxas. Dec. 4, 1872. Stk—Pursuant to the statute in such case made aut provided you are invited to be present at the execution jt the County Jail, Raymond strest, the Gti day of Decemier, 1872, at nine o'clock A: WALTER, Sheriff. as Munvay, Cader Sheri ‘The police arrangements which have been made provide fora detachment of 150 men, under com- mand of Inspector Folk und Captain Waddy, of the Fourth preciact, whose place will be at the jail, Rogers’ Last Night on Earth, Alter the clergymen retired, Rogers, who had borne up wonderfully during the day, was com- pletely unmanned and wept like achild, Up to that time he had not been informed that his houra ou earth were rapidly drawing to. a close; but the hope long entertained oegan to weaken, and he appeared then to think that there was no prospect of escaping the gallows. Special Deputy Howard, who was on duty about the ceil all of yesterday and last night, with Special Onticer John Butts, consoled him some- what, and Rogers’ hope began to revive, He ate some toast and drank a cup v1 tea, swept the floor of his celland then sat down toread the Bible. Father McElroy aiterwards visited him again and remained with him @ short time—until haif-past elght o'clock. About nine o’clock last night Rogers, being alone, sent word that he would like to see the represen- tative of the HERALD again. The reporter was in. the office at the time, and immediately proceeded to the condemned man’s cell, Rogers was restless and did not like to be left alone. He said he bat given up all hope that the Governor would inter- Jere, and he did not understand that if the Gover- nor had retused him avespite why they did nor tell him; “ior,” sald he, “if this thing’s got to be VLL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT,” He returned to the subject of the alleged treach- ery of his companion on that fatal night. “I can thank Pete Sullivan for all this trouble,” he said. “Why? inquired the reporter, “Because,” re- plied Rogers, “I would not have got drunk that night if [hadn't met him. You see I was in the habit of standing on Grand street evenings and walking up home witha friend (a lady), and this night, if Sullivan had gone along and not waited for me, I would not have gone off with him. £ would never have followed him, for I never follow anybody, ‘Then his thoughts were turned to Me- Goldrick, the saloon keeper, ‘ihe idea,” he said, “of McGoldrick swearing he closed his place at that time, Why, as long as a man had @ quarter he wouid keep open to take it. He closed the door and went up stairs, no doubt, and looked out of the window at what was going on; but twenty minutes afterwards, when the police went to his house, he was sound asleep—very sound asleep;” and Rogers’ words were uttered in @ tone of bitter irony. He then returned to the subject of the conduct ot his companions, when it was suggested that it wag natural for them to testify against him to save themselves, ores straightened himself up and said, “I woulda’t do such a thing. If I was with a man V'D STICK TO WIM TO THR LAST.” He became sad, and, averting his gaze, spoke of his mother while his eyes filled with tears. “1 know this thing will kill her,’ he said, “The young lady that 1 was engaged to be married to ‘was here this morning and she could hardly be got out of the cell, Some of the papers said | was married and they sald a great many other things. Why, they told more of me than FE knew myself! Aman ought to know more avout himself than any other person, hadn’t he? Re- porters have come here, but I have refused to see any of them, One of them sald that I spent my time in cutting pcs out of papers and pasting them on the walls. Does that look like it (pointing at the walls, on which several prints of @ religions character were displayed)? No, sir; you are. the only reporter that has talked with me, andif you will state what | said.” The garments to be worn by the condemned ie} on the scaold were hanging. iu the cell. They consist of a black frock coat, black vest and blacie pantaicons, They had been prorides for him by Sheriff Walter, and on trying them. on Rogers. found that they fitted remarkably well for reaqy- garmenis, There was SOME LITTLE FAULT, however, inthe fit of the vest, but Rodgers sald, ver mind; it will do,” and turned his attemtion to some other subject. ‘At ten o'clock his aneasiness increased, and hea asked permission of the Sheriff to walk in the oor ridor, but it was not granted. He then ta talk about his experience in the Volunteer De- partment and in the army. Said he, ‘4 served five years as a freman and in the coldiering and now Lhave come to this. I ain like this chair {placing his hand onthe broken wm of the chair om whic! he was sitting), ROKEN DOWN FOR THE WANT OF FRIENDS.” The reporter ieft him resigned to his fate. He said that he ha‘ to die, and, perhaps, it was better that He aL ae] * Ny Te oe venue around he mig! ied. He requested Dept Meyer to att Lai ae ty eeper Couraddy, Deputios Moyer and Bouchaax and Specials Butis aad Howar ny at were on dat the jail all night. The divine snerifice of tl by Rev, ita of Will be celebrated in the parlor of the jatl Fathers Tade and McElroy, and the last the Church will he administered to Henry Rogers, Ot hali-past seven O'vtock bhjs mgrminge EE thea-came out, and was arrested ap.)