The New York Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1873, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERAL STREET. BROADWAY AND ANN JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. All business or news letters and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New Yore Hepp. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. Nea PACES aoa THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, Four cents per copy. Annual subscription Price 912, Volume XXXVI... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. gapraee THEATRE, Bowery.—Dnama or Ligutying WOOD'S MUSEUM, Broadw: soener ‘Thirtieth st.— Exin-a-Cuorna, Afternoon and evening. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and Thirteenth street.—Mimt. CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.—Sumuer Nicurs’ Con- cunts. HARLEM MUSIC HALL, Harlem.—Vanietr Evter- TALNMENT. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broad Way.—SCIKNCK AND ART. DR. KAHN'S MUSEUM, No.’ 688 Broadway,—Sciunce ann Apr, WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Monday, July 21, 1873. THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY. To-Day’s Contents of the Herald. “INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION! THE PRIN- CIYLE APPROVED IN HIGH PLACES! THE DUTY OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF GREAT BRITAIN’—EDITORIAL LEADER— Fourtn Pags. SUPERB CELEBRATION IN VIENNA OF AMERI- CA’S NATAL DAY! A BRILLIANT CON- COURSE OF DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS AND EMINENT AMERICANS! A GREATER KING THAN COTTON! THE GENEVA ARBITRATION! GLOWING TRIBUTES TO THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AND THE GREAT REPUBLIC—Tuirp Paas. THE SANGUINARY BATTLE AT IGUALADA, {N SPAIN! THE TOWN IN THE HANDS OF THE OARLISTS! CARLOS ADVANCING UPON THE ENEMY! RUMORED RENEWAL OF THE FIGHTING AT IGUALADA! THE NEW MINISTRY—Firtu Pace. CANADA AROUSED AGAINST THE PACIFIO RAILROAD MOBILIER! THE SWINDLE TO BE STERNLY INVESTIGATED! THE MISS- ING HALF MILLION TO BE TRACED! AN INTERVIEW WITH SIR HUGH ALLAN— Friern Pace. ¢HE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT TO BE PROROGUED EARLY IN AUGUST—IMPORTANT GENERAL NEWS—FirTa Pace. SAMUEL BAKER'S GREAT MISSION TO CENTRAL AFRICA! SUCCESS ACHIEVED AGAINST ALMOST INSUPERABLE PERILS! THE SUPERB RESULTS! THE HOME JOUR- NEYING—Firtn Pace. CUBAN COOLIE TROUBLES! A PROBABLE STRIKE AGAINST PAPER CURRENCY PAY- MENTS—Firri Page. PULPIT AND PRESS PUBLISHMENT OF THE GOSPEL! THE BEST THOUGHTS OF THE DIVINES RECORDED FOR HERALD READERS! CHURCH OPENING IN BROOK- LYN AND D&DICATION IN POUGHKEEPSIE— * ElgnTH Pace. A SPLENDID SAIL UP THE SOUND! THE BROOK: LYN YACHT CLUB CRUISE—OBITUARY— TENTH PaGE. MURDEROUS WORK WITH THE KNIFE! A HUSBAND STABBED BY A “FRIEND” OF HIS WIFE AND OF HIMSELF! A CURIOUS CASE IN CLARKSON STREET—E1caTa Page. EXCURSION PLEASURES! WHO GO TO CONEY ISLAND AND THE FISHING BANKS, AND HOW THEY ENJOY SALT AIR, SALT- WATER BATHING AND FISHING—SixTH Pace. A VISIT TO KATE STODDARD IN THE BROOK- LYN JAIL—SgconD Pace. THE MILLS DEFALCATION! A PROMINENT OFFI- CIAL OF THE TRUST COMPANY EXPLAINS! AN INTIMATE ACQUAINTANCE’S STATE- MENT—NinTu Pace. THE MONETARY RESUME! THE CLIQUE MANIP- ULATIONS IN GOLD AND ERIE! THE PROSPECT FOR TO-DAY! CURIOUS FINAN- CIAL FACTS—Nintu Page. REAL PROPERTY IN AND NEAR TRE METROPO-. LIS! THE OPERATIONS UF THE PAST AND PRESENT WEEK! UPTOWN AGITATION OVER THE TAX INCUBUS—SixTH Page. A RARE RACE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY AT LONG BRANCH—POLITICS AND POLI- TICLIANS—TuIRp Pac, CLOSING THE LIQUOR SALOONS ON SUNDAY— NOTES FROM THE SUMMER RESORTS— SIxTH PaGE. THE SEVENTY-FIRST'S EXCURSION—A MATRI- MONIAL MUSS—NINTH Page. SIR A Parnioric Guxrowper Prot.—A Lucius Quintius Curtius has appeared in Spain in the person of. keroic patriot who has established himself in — powder magazine of Estella, with the promise to blow it up if necessary to prevent its falling into the hands of the Carlists. Tae Canapun Crepir Mosmirer.—We pub- lish this morning from Montreal a very inter- esting letter on this subject, and we fear that, from the revelations made, Sir Hugh Allan hag not been distributing his money ‘where it will do the most good.” Tae Emancrraton or Cenrrau Arnica.— ‘We print this morning the full text of the re- markable Heraup despatch from Khartoum announcing the great success of the expedition of Sir Samuel Baker. This telegram, neces- sarily brief as it is, gives us a clear view of the operations of the Equatorial Expedition, and discloses the horrors which the brave English- man met with at every step of his advance. Few works of romance can equal in thrilling interest this story of African warfare. A Swiss Repusiic ror Spar is “the latest thing out’ in that distracted country. The provinces of Andalusia, Murcia, Catalonia and others have declared their ultimatum to be that of independent cantons, on the Swiss model; while Seville, Cordova, Barcelona and other cities have also issued their pronuncia- mentos of independence. ‘After me the del- age,’’ said Louis XV. of France; and ‘‘After me the deluge’’ might have been as truly prophesied by King Amadeus for Soain, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1873—WITH SUPPLEMENT. gaternational Arbitration—The Princi- ple Approved in High Piaces—The Duty of the United States and of Great Britain. From certain recent events and from some of the general aspects of the times it seems not unreasonable to come to the conclusion that the peace movement, such as it was known some twenty odd years ago, when such men as Elihu Burritt and John Bright and Richard Cobden were in the fulness of their strength, is likely to be revived. It was scarcely trom an English House of Commons, such as that House is now constituted, that the initiative in a matter of this kind was to be looked for. Such, however, is the fact. A few weeks ago, after a debate which brought out the strength of the House, and in which Mr. Gladstone himself took part, it was agreed to present an address to Her Majesty, praying her to in- struct her principal Secretary to enter into communication with foreign Powers with a view to further improve international law and to establish a general and perma- nent system of arbitration. It is not to be imagined that the Queen would come to any decision, in a matter of this kind, with- out first consulting Her Ministers. It is quite fair, therefore, to infer that the answer to the Commons’ address reflects at once the senti- ments of Mr. Gladstone and his associates in office as well as the good sense and kindly instincts which have all along been charac- teristic of the present occupant of the British throne. In her reply, which was read to the House only a few nights ago, the Queen is, properly enough, cautious; but what she says is kindly ‘and full of encouragement. She does not pledge herself to any definite action, but she expregses herself as having always been in favor of the principle of arbitration. She has always, as she says, encouraged this mode of settling interhational difficulties in the past when she has found it possible; and, as she has done in the past, so will she do in the future, whenever arbitration is likely to be attended with advantage. All this, from the British House of Commons on the one hand and from the crowned head of the British Empire on the other, must be regarded as constituting a significant sign of the times. When such a voice comes from England— a Power-which, more than any other on the face of the earth, has built itself up by conquest— it is not unreasonable to conclude that there must be some special reason for the advance- ment of such views. There are those who will be pleased to call those reasons selfish. England, we shall be told, is played out. Her réle as a great war Power, it will be said, is ended, and having glutted herself with con- quest, and finding it difficult to maintain the integrity of her vast dominions, she raises the cry of peace because war would be to her loss. We are not prepared to say that this view of the case is wholly without foundation. Within the last quarter of a cen- tury the world has greatly changed, and it is impossible to refuse to admit that England, although still increasing in wealth and in in- fluence, is not, relatively to other Powers, so overwhelmingly great as she once was. Still, as this action in favor of international arbitra- tion comes not from the government directly, but from a class of men who have always been opposed to war and who now find themselves strong enough to make a fresh effort, we are willing to seek and to find the motive causes of this new anti-war movement elsewhere than in the selfishness either of the British government or the British people. And these causes, if we honestly look for them, it will not be diffi- cult to find. Since the outbreak of the Cri- mean war the apostles of peace have found but little emcouragement, and, if possible, even less sympathy in the advocacy of their favor- ite theories. War has succeeded war with alarming rapidity and on a scale of magnitude never before known. Happily, the results have been beneficial, and, so far as man can see, favorable to the continuance of peace. Throngh blood and strife and sacrifice Italy has marched to unity, and, however her gov- ernment may change, it is but little likely that either by foes within or foes without the na- tional unity will, at an early day, be disturbed. In the Italian peninsula, whatever we may think of the means by which it has been accomplished, a great work has been done, and the work promises to remain. By asimi- lar process Germany has bounded from weak- ness into strength, and the old patchwork of disintegrated States has become a mighty and invincible Empire. What was done by the Ger- man army under the statesmanship of Bismarck and the military genius of Von Moltke has proved as satisfactory to the world as it has been a gain to Fatherland. The unification of Italy, the triumph of Germany, the humili- ation of France—all these have been favorable to the canse and interests of peace. In the New World the tide has been moving in a similarly satisfactory direction. We too have had our pilgrimage of sorrow; but the dark days are ended, and the result-has been gain. With the downfall of slavery passed away all immediate causes of war on the northern part of this Continent. Vexed questions have thus been settled, causes of international irritation have been removed, and the general situation is favorable to the continuation of peace, What it would have been foolish to attempt any time during these last twenty years it is not unreasonable to attempt now. The na- tions are at peace and willing to listen. Then, again, there is the splendid example of the Washington Treaty. In some of its details that treaty was, no doubt, open to objection; but, aside altogether from its merits or de- merits, it is not to be denied that it taught the nations a great lesson and presented for their imitation a noble example. We are willing to regard this arbitration movement as one of its first fruits of promise. It was a great triumph to the apostles of peace, who had long and vainly toiled ; and we are not surprised that through it they have found fresh courage and been stimulated to fresh efforts, It will thus be seen that we regard this movement in favor of international arbitration as a healthy outcome of the present condition of the nations. The harvest is promising and the reapers areready. The cause which the friends of arbitration advocate is good, and in the long run it must be triumphant. Its principles are not new—they are old as | truth itself. It isa cause which has Heaven's sanction, and which in every age of the world has commanded the sympathy and support of the best of the sons of men. Its triumph will be the triumph of righteousness and the fulfilment of Scrivture prophecy. When Israc!’s children hung their harps on the willows and sat sorrowing by the waters of Babylon their inspired teachers, looking into the future, saw afar off the better time when the sword should be transformed into the plough- share and the spear into the pruning hook. “Peace on earth and good will to men’’ was the burden of that angelic song which an- nounced the birth of the Son of Man. The advent of the era of ‘universal peaco was the fond dream of the early teachers of the Cross. Centuries, however, have rolled past, and the happy time has not come. No reason, however, why it should not still be the object of faith and labor and prayer. All honor to the men who have clung to the good cause and continued to hope against hope. If there be any truth in ancient prophecy, and if the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ are ever to be tri- umphant, the era of universal peace must come. If the great nations who represent the advanced civilization of these times could be induced to come to a common understanding and to establish a general and permanent court of arbitration, to which international difficulties could be referred before recourse was had to the arbitrament of the sword, a mighty step would be taken in the direction of a permanent and universal peace. It docs honor to England to take the initiative. In this great, free and glorious country we should not lag behind. Unitedly we have given the world a noble example. It requires only that the example be urged with all the force of which together the two nations are possessed tobring about the happiest results. Of all the nations on the face of the earth the United States has the best right to speak on this sub- ject, and our voice could scarcely. be raised in vain. Distracted 58 —Further Reports of the Bloody Battle of Igualada. A special Hznatp despatch of last night from London says that reports from Spain con- cerning the late sangainary battle of Igualada differ as to the results according to the sources from which the reports come, Carlist or repub- lican. All agree, however, that the conflict ‘was very severe and bloody. The Carlists or royalists were the attacking party, and they were under the command of Prince Alfonso. Accounts of the battle re- ceived from Perpignan (a city of France near the Mediterranean, and among the Pyrenees that overlook the Spanish province of Barce- lona, in which Igualada is situated) state that the battle was prolonged to eighteen hours’ duration; that the government or republican forces lost a thousand prisoners, four pieces of artillery and two thousand stand of small arms. Another report says that the royalists had resumed active operations on Friday, that they were entrenched against the city, and that its capitulation could only be prevented by the timely arrival of reinforce- ments to the government troops. A still later despatch says that the city has been captured. This is important if true, for the Carlists are evidently operating for the conquest of a military line which, if they succeed in securing, will give them possession of all the northern frontier provinces of Spain. This line is the railway line which, beginning at Barcelona, on the Mediterranean, passes eastward to Igualada, some forty or fifty miles, then east to Saragossa, one hundred and fifty miles, where the road branches in one direction to Madrid and in __ another (northward) to Pampeluna, at the base of the Pyrenees. The line from Pam- peluna around to Barcelona is the base of operations for which the Carlists are fighting. Convenient to Pampeluna and to France, in the famous old heroic kingdom of Navarre, Don Carlos has his headquarters and his post of observation; while near the other, or east end, of this railway line Don Alfonso ap- pears to be heading the principal column of the royalist forces at Igualada, a city, by the way, ot some fourteen thousand population. Now, in the event of the capture of Igua- lada by the royalists they may, from this success, be sufficiently emboldened and strengthened to march upon Barcelona, a city which, with its population of 184,000, is the second city of Spain. The fall of Barcelona would probably bring Don Carlos from the Pyrenees down an the road to Madrid; and, from the present demoralized, chaotic and uncertain condition of things in Spain, we know not what a day may bring forth. From its numerous mountain ranges, which cut up the peninsula into many distinct districts, and from its old and still cherished political divisions, marked by these mountain ranges, no other country in the world is so well adapted for revolutions as Spain. The government has the advantage of the possession of the State and of a standing army of dis- ciplined soldiers, in the main loyal, thongh partly demoralized. And yet, while the whole royalist force now in the field is represented as not exceeding ten thousand men, the pros- pect for the Republic in Spain is that of a long and bloody struggle before it will be able to proclaim to the world the suppression of all opposing forces and the establishment of law and order on the basis of a government by and for the peoples Meantime the seces- sion movements afoot in certain provinces are calculated only to increase the difficulties of the government and the prevailing elements of discord and chaos throughout the penin- sula. and Melancholy Death of Bishop Wilberforce, The Right Rev. Samuel Wilberforce, D.D., Bishop of Winchester, England, was killed by a fall from his horse on Saturday, the 19th instant. He was riding in company with Earl Granville toward Lord Gower's country seat, where the Right Honorable Premier Gladstone awaited his coming. His horse was travelling at full speed at the moment when the Bishop fell to the ground. His Lordship died instantly, his neck having been broken. By the occurrence of this melan- choly and most unfortunate accident one of the shining lights of the Eng#sh Church has been suddenly extinguished, and the ‘cause of universal philanthropy loses ® faithful disciple and practical exponent. The world of letters has to mourn a gifted penman ond an untiring worker, while the Crown of Great Britain will grieve for the sudden cutting-off by death of the man who pronounced, in the House of Lords, the memorable words, ‘‘Repressed strite is not peace, but the source and cause of a deeper and more dangerous disauietude,”’ The Sudden - cause of the demise of Bishop Wilberforce will recall to the memory of many of our readers the fact that the great British states- man, Sir Robert Peel, met his death by a fall from his horse, or rather in consequence of the animal having fallen under him and thrown him with great violence forward. Doctrinal and Practical Theology. Rarely do we find in our Sunday budget of sermons 60 many that have a doctrinal bear- ing as we present to our readers to-day. We have one on faith, another on prayer ; others again on the struggle in the human heart between sin and holiness, salvation and how to seek it, and God’s personal supervision over the works of His hands, Among the practical discourses are one from Dr. Eddy, in Plymouth Church, and one from Dr. Fowler, at Long Branch, on the use and abuse of spiritual power. Dr. Eddy had a subject before him on which the Hznaup made some comments a short time ago—name- ly, on Christianity inthe life rather than on the lip. How easy it is for each to proclaim with his tongue, ‘I am a Christian,”’ but how difficult it is to live thelife of Christ in our daily walk among men, is probably known and felt by every thoughtful Christian man. As Dr. Eddy intimated, it is not preaching we want in this day so much as practice. ‘The Hznaxp will to-day,” in the words of the Doctor, “‘publish more of the spoken words of ministers on Manhattan and Long Islands than the Bible contains of the spoken words of Christ. And these reports will be read by many thousands in this and other lands.’ But Christ manifested in his truth, in his lite, and for this self-came purpose He has planted and main- tained his Church in the world. The Doctor's picture of Methodism to-day is a sad one when its ancient fire and vigorare remembered, and sadder still that the picture is not overdrawn. “‘Methodism,’’ he declared, ‘‘stands to-day astonished at itself, with an open Gospel in its hands, fearful and crouched before the ene- mies of the Church.’’ And yet he thinks Methodism in this respect is no worse than other denominations. They should all, there- fore, take the hint and arouse themselves to action in the name of the Lord. How much of work we might all accom- plish for God if we had more and stronger faith is a query often suggested, dopbtless, as we read the lives of the long list of worthies whom Paul enumerates in his Epistle to the Hebrews, who through faith stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, waxed valiant in fight and put to flight armies of aliens. Hence the prayer which Mr. Cabaret discoursed upon yesterday should be ours continually, ‘Lord, increase our faith.” With a good measure of faith we shall be able to forgive our enemies, to bless them that curse us and to pray for those who despitefully use us and persecute us. When trouble and anguish are upon us we shall not sorrow as those who have no hope, but we shall be able to rejoice in tribulation. Rev. Father Salter impressed upon his con- gregation the great truth that the duty of prayer is as positively enjoined in the Bible as that of honesty, or chastity, or any other of the most positive commands of God. Its necessity as the only source of true peace on earth Father Salter also pointed out. But we must pray in Jesus’ name, for that, and that only, is the name ever efficacious before the throne of Heaven. Hence, as the reverend preacher remarked, the Church, recognizing this fact, closes all her prayers with the words ‘through Jesus Christ our Lord.” In discussing the dual nature of man and the conflict which is perpetually waged in the human heart between our better and our baser natures—between holiness and sin— Dr. Darling declared that no man can enter upon a wicked course of life without feeling the protest of his better nature against sin. And all forms of sin cause this dissent of the two natures within us. But this constant struggle is not without its compensations. It develops character for good or evil; but how often for good or for evil we may not be able todetermine. We have the assurance, however, that every good thought and desire within us is stimulated and kept alive by the influence of the Divine Spirit, so that when men sin they do so wil- fully and knowingly. Hence their greater condemnation. The Apostle Paul’s eloquent discourse to the assembled multitudes on Mars Hill was used by Dr. Kirkus, of London, to illustrate God’s supervision over heathen as well as over Christian peoples. That the heathen are here now, and did not come before, is a good omen, and demonstrates the supervision of which Dr. Kirkus spoke. They are where they are that they may seek the Lord if, haply, they might feel after Him and find Him. Hence we should exercise the largest charity toward them. The Doctor made the startling assertion that Christianity is dying out in our midst, and that: vast multitudes of people are abandoning it and forsaking the churches, the Bible, the minis- try afd everything of the sort, all of which we don’t believe. The facts are all the other way. There are more churches erected now every year than ever before, and more Bibles printed and circulated and more ministers preaching than ever. But the people are forsaking creeds and sects and the preaching that is based on creeds and sectarianism. And we have no fear that the Cross or the truths which it symbolizes will ever have any less power than it has to-day— Till all the ransomed Church of God Are saved to sin no more, Dr. Jonathan Edwards bade his hearers seek the Lord while He may be found, and pointed out the freeness and boundlessness of the salva- tion of the Gospel secured by the atonement. of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is made accessible to the vilest and the poorest as well as to the rich and the cultured. Bishop Loughlin laid the corner stono of a new Catholic church in Brooklyn, and de- livered a ‘‘corner-stone address’’ on the oc- casion. Archbishop McCloskey performed a dedicatory service yesterday in Poughkeepsie, argl also delivered an address. Dr. McGlynn, of this city, lectured in the new church in the evening. Dr. Fowler, of Chicago, reminded his Long Branch hearers that they have great store- houses of power laid up in God. He is the great economizer of power. He wastes noth- ing. Concentration is power ; diffuséness is weakness. These ideas were amply illus- trated, as our readers will find out if they peruse the discourse in another column. The ‘Fourth of July at Vienna. Gathered at Vienna on our nation’s birth- day were many distinguished Americans, who wisely determined to have an ‘American De- partment,” and the contributions of oratory we publish this morning. We can imagine with what peculiar satisfaction Der Freiherr Jay “rose and eaid’’ (the cloth having been re- moved) and for the two hundred and thirtieth time announced with sonorous utterance ‘His Imperial, Royal and Apostolic Majesty Francis Joseph.’’ We find that the proceedings were opened by an invocation from the lips of the Rev. Dr. Chapin, and, if our memory be not at fault, this divine is the same who announced from his pulpit in this city that we were faith- fully represented at the Vienna Exhibition in but one national commodity—corruption. Still we are glad to know that we have at last an American Department, and that it enters into all the sublime magnificence of American elocution. Heretofore we have lamented the lean figure of our American Department; but on 8 sudden we find it inflated with the choicest of our arts, Fourth of July buncombe, enriched by amiable convives of foreign lands, who, if they are novices in the history of the Huguenots, still find time to record some warm admiration for American institutions. Of the speeches we have not the space this morning to enter upon a critical analysis, Der Freiherr Jay has whistled the old tune, sung the old song and repeated that old speech first put in type by William Cax- ton when he discovered the art of printing— if we have not been misinformed. We wel- come the venerable old visitor, but with how much gratitude do we express ourselves that the Fourth of July can never, by writ or legislation, occur oftener than once year, as the calender is now constructed! But our National Elocutionary Department did not disband without having listened to the special envoy of ‘‘His Imperial, Royal and Apostolic Majesty,’’ Baron Max Von Gagern, Baron Schwarz-Sanborn, General Philip Sidney Post and Mr. Jackson S. Schultz, who has been to ‘the American Department what Sheridan was to Winchester. Hurrah for the Fourth of July at Vienna ! PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. General Winslow, of St. Louis, is at the Brevoort House, Pere Hyacinthe is to lecture in Neufchatel during September. Dr. Von Haupt, of Holland, is registered at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. An Eastern paper thinks that ‘Patrick’ is tne most patrician of names, The judges at the Springflela regatta are ‘‘catch- ing it” like hot shot from the Eastern papers. Paul Dahigren, son of the late Admiral, has sailed for Europe, to be American Consul General at Rome. Mayor E. Selye, Special Agent of the Post Office Department at New Orleans, is staying at the Fiuth Avenue Hotel The Boston Transcript tninks that the “ambi- tious youth who fired the Ephesian dome” was a travelling agent for a patent fire-extinguishing apparatus. George Cruikshank, the eminent artist, is thus referred to in a German biographical dictionary :— “A famous caricaturist and artist in London, whose real name is Simon Pure.” Colonel William D. Bowie, father of ex-Governor Oden Bowie, of Maryland, died last Thursday night, at his residence, in Prince George’s county, Mary- land, in the seventy-first year of his age. John Adams was appointed Chief Justice of Massachusetts in November, 1775, but he never sat as judge, and the following year resigned. The courts were thenin confusion on account of the flight of several of the Troy judges. The Boston Transcript avers that the man is yet to be born who can furnish a local item for a paper and be perfectly sure nobody will take offence at it. Itisan even chance if he can do it when he is born, at least tor a iew days. Indeed, his being born at all furnishes a local item which will prob- ably put somebody’s nose out of joint. Let him remain unborn. ‘The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts now consists of Horace Gray, John Wells, John D. Colt, Seth Ames, Marcus Morton and William Endi- cott, Sr. Mr. Gray was appointed in 1864, Mr. Wells in 1869, Mr. Colt in 1868, Mr. Ames and Mr. Morton in 1860, Mr. Endicott in 1873, Mr. Colt had, however, held the office previous to 1868,—namely, from 1865 to 1866. The salary o1 the chief is $6,500 per year, and of the associates $6,000. Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon, whose regearches among the remote evidences of a pre-historic man- kind, which was at least semi-civilized, are weil known among scientific men, will start on Thurs- day for Yucatan, where he purposes to spend a year or more in making a survey of the records of the race in that region. His intention in making explorations there, and subsequently in Ventral America, is to get material fer his work, now in hand, en the “Pre-Historic Times.” His recent travels in Peru having given him a good light on his subject, he will probably be able to state even more interesting facts than he did in his late lec- ture, before the American Geographical Society, on the “Vestiges of Antiquity.” WEATHER REPORT. WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFIOR OF THR UHIRF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, Monday, July 21—1 A. M. Probabilities, On Monday for the Southern States gener- ally clear weather except in the immediate coasts where cloud and rain may continue. For the Middle and Eastern States generally clear, dry weather, falling temperature and light local winds from the southwest. For the Ohio Valley and upper lake region and the northwest, falling barometer, higher tem- perature, wind veering to the northeast and souti- east, generally clear weather, and in the extreme northwest cloudy weather by Monday night. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in Eg ay at with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's Pharmacy, HERALD Building :— 1872, 1873, THE NEW YORK HERALD IN THE OLOUDS. {From the Kenton (Md.) Democrat, July 17.) The correspondent of the Naw YORK HERALD has been taking a voyage ina balloon with Projessor King @ distance of ten miles, from Lowell to Wil- mington, Mass. The balloon floated at a height of one mile anda half from the earth, at which alti- tude the correspondent and Professor eat tho!: dinner and drank their ale. That was certainly a “high old drink.” The correspondent gives a very interesting account of the feelings and sensations experienced by an amateur: palloonist, as well aa the scenes and puarticuiars of his aerial voyage. Where next will we hear from the H&m®aLp repre- sentative ? PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 1873, At about seven o'clock last evening a large three story brick building, in Vine street, between Sev- enth and Eighth streets, began to crack, and sud- denly sunk into the earth a distance of over a foot, Windows, glassware and furniture were smashed, and the utmost confusion reigned in the neignbor- hood for hours, The sudden mening is attributed to = pareay ground upon which the building is ere WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, July 20, 167% + The Late Postal Treaty with Germany, Compiaint has been made to the Postmaster, General that the recent postal treaty conclude@ between our government and Germany contains a discriminating stipulation against every German; American paper sent by mail from the United Statea to Germany, amounting to a stamp duty.equai te three cents, while the English-American papera and ail others, no matter in what lan- guage, printed, sre free and exempt from this discriminating stamp duty. Whether our Post Office Department was overreached in this matter the complainants do not pretend to say, but the reason given by those well informed ia that there are published in this country upwards of three hundred papers in the German language, many copies of which are sent with every steamer by American citizens to their relatives im Germany. Tue information contained does more te encourage emigration than any other means yet adopted, and while the German government ia doing everything in its power to hinder the exodag of its working class this extraordinary stamp duty is known to have been exacted for the pur- pose of discouraging the forwarding of German- American papers. Nor does it appear by the treaty that our government has any equivalent for the concession made the German government. So highly an objectionable feature in s postal treaty, it is declared by influential Germans, is not likely to strengthen friendship among this class ef our adopted citizens for the administration that tolere ates its existence, A Syndicate Quibble. It is understood that the disposition manifested on the part of some of the English members of the Syndicate to have a guarantee of the genuine. ness of the new five per cent bonds betore accepting them from our special agent im London, has resulted in plain expressions of con tempt from the American members of the Syndt cate, who look upon the quibble as uncompliment ary to their integrity and reputation for fair deak ing, or they say it would seem to imply careless ness in such an important transaction or the lack of business tact. The fact that the matter leaked out is most mortifying to the American members, The English regard it as @ reasonable busines precaution. Movements of the President. The President is expected here this week. Seo retary Fish will accompany him. Post Office Changes for week ending July 19:— New England.—Postmasters appointed—Liver. More.Centre, Androscroggin county, Me., John Wy Bigelow Colum Coos county, N. H. Gilman 0, joyes. ew York.—Postmasters appointed—Big Tred Corners, Erie county, Robert Craig; Bridgwater, Oneida county, William C. Marsh; Colden, Eri county, Duane Henshaw. Post Office discontinued Midway, Erie county. New Jersey.—Postmaster Appoint mae Hope, Merris county, Cornelius L. Leport. Pennsylvania.—Postmasters appointed—Hum- mel’s Wharf, Snyder county, John Schoch; Karthans, Clearfield county, Charlies Schwars Levortes’ Mills, Clearflel county, Charie: Mignot; Merton, Montgomery eounty. J. Alelxander Supplee; North Pine Grove, Ciarton county, Andrew Bostoph; Nortn Rome, Bradford county, Eugene, L. nt; Paradise, Lancaster county, A. P. Witmer; Tylerabarg, Clarion county, William Goodwyn; Upper Dubiln, Montgome county, Evan J. Ambler. Post Offices discontin< ued—Cecil, Washington connty; Libby, Unio county, and Middleburg Ce: $e, Tioga county. A FIRE IN MONTREAL. MONTREAL, Canada, July 20, 1873. | At about four o’clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the boiler room of Larivierre’s planing mill, in the rear of his carriage factory on St. Antoine street, and in less than five minutes the whole butlding was in flames. The fire brigade were promptly on the spot, but owing to the insuf< ficient pesgare of water they were unable to 0 pres vent the fire irom spreading to the surroai ing buildings. Two hours later the entire bloc! bounded by St. Antoine, Bonaventure, Margeret and Inspector streets was one mass of flame. Aw seven o'clock the fire was under control, but even to« day it was burniug brightly in the centre of the block. Altogether avout twenty buildings were destroyed, among which were Larivierre’s car- riage factory and planing mill and Fitz's bakery. Eighteen families were rendered home less. The total los# 18 estimated at $160,000. Larivierre’s loss alone 1s about $80,000, on whicty there is no insurance. Fitz’s bakery was partially insured. The dwellings destroyed were insured to probably their full valae. THE OHOLERA AT MOUNT VERNON. The Citizens Actually Fleeing Before the Plague. EVANSVILLX, Ind, July 20, 1873. Aspecial despatch from Mount Vernon state that there is little, if any, change in the cholera reperted, and six deaths occurred there and three near the suburbs. More than half the population have left the town, many hundreds of them coming to this city. Othera are preparing to leave unless a favorable change occurs immediately, No pretence of busi< ness has been made there for several days, and the city has a deserted and gioomy appearance. Physi- clans have arrived irom several of the surrounding towns, and are rendering all the assistance in their power. Among the deaths to-day were Dr. Matze- dorff, a young German physician, who, since the ape pearance of the epidemic, has been most active in his efforts in behalf of the sick and dying. One man, with his two danghters, died— the last but one of a family of ten wio died of tha scourge. An appeal has been made to this city for physicians and nurses, those THe there being worked down. Disinfecting is still Progressing During the last week six cholera deaths occurred in Evansville. Two new cases were reported to- day, but no deaths. OHOLERA IN OINOINNATL CINcINNaTI, Ohio, July 20, 1873. Three deaths from cholera were reported thiq? forenoon during the hours the Health Ofice ree mained open. CHOLERA IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. CoLumsvs, July 20, 1873. Three convicts died from cholera in the Peniten« tiary since last report. ior first death in the city from cholera occurred day. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN BOSTON. Boston, July 20, 1873. This evening a shooting affray occurred on Oak street, in which Dr. A. N. Winslow narrowly escaped being killed by one Professor Mac, wha extensively advertises patent medicine. The trouble originated in a business transaction. Th shot hit Winslow in the left cheek and penetrat to the cavity above the nose, where probing tated re reach it, Mac had not been arrested at a late jour. THE JERSEY BOULEVARD, The opposition to the proposed serpentine boule vard through Hudson county is yet far from sub siding. The remarkable position of all the opp osf tion organizations, however, is that all favor tha constructien of some boulevard, the only point of dissension being the course which it is to take, The majority of the people seem to favor a straight. avenue, run where it may. It is calculated that the enhancement of the value of the neighboring prop. erty will be nearly sufficient to buy the iand along the route. Whatever may be the ultimate decision of the Commissioners, the prospect of the speedy construction of @ grand avenue is esvecially gratis fying to those who specuiate in Hudson county roperty. The activity of the real bodes well for the future of the county that h recently suffered 80 much from the corruption o} municipal governments. The time for hearing As 1 tamara the serpentine avenue has now ex- pired, NEW PUBLICATIONS REOBIVED. From Harper & Brothers:—“Cyclopmdia of Bibli-- cal, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature.’? (Volume 5.) By Rev. John McClintock, D. D., an@ James Strong, 3. T. D. From W. Appleton & Co. :—The American Cyclo pedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowi- edge.” (Volume 1.) Kalted by George Ripley and- Charles A. Dana, a From Jas. R. Osgood & Co, Boston:—“Ex Plated.” A novel, From Adams, Victor & Co.:—"They Met By Chance.” A society novel. By Olive Logan. From A. 8. Barnes & Co. : Brief History o Texas.” By D. W. 0. Bak Coroner Keenan was y' called to 107% Third avenue to hold an inquest over the remaing of Mary Hiskof, a woman thirty years of age, wha was almost instantly killed by falling from an uw) Der window to the pavement.” . ” tate ownerg | Ee EN EN.