The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1873, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. -No. 218 NTS THIS EVENING. WOOD'S MUSEUM, Broadway, corner. Thirticth st,— Tunke Yeaus 1x 4 Man Tear. Afternoon and evening. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.— Icw Kinc—Tus Movocs. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Street. —Mimi. f Broadway and Thirteenth BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tux Cigar Girt or Cussa—Beatna, THE SEWING CHINE GIRL, CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.—Susmer Nigats’ Con- cents. iia a TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE, 58th st., between Lex- ee and 34 avs—Eing Orpinationsstunpe—Hoak AKSTR. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broad- Way.—SCIKNCE AND ART. New: York, Wednesday, August 6, 1878. THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY. 'To-Day’s Contents of the Herald. “THE PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL EXPO- SITION ! LESSONS FROM VIENN. LEADING EDITORIAL SUBJECT — Sixru PAGE. O’KELLY FROM HIS SPANISH PRISON! THE VOYAGE FROM CUBA! THE LOSS OF SPAIN’S RICHEST JEWEL! MONARCHY VS. THE REPUBLIC! CASTILIAN HONOR! THE ARMY! POLITICAL VIEWS—Fourtn PAGE. + THE SULTAN AND THE KHEDIVE! THE IMPERIAL FIRMAN G LATTER! ROYAL PRESE) BUT AMBI- TION UNSATISFIED—Fourru PaGE, LOZADA, THE FAMOUS MEXICAN REVOLU- TIONIST, SHOT BY THE LOYALISTS! Ac- TION RESPECTING AMERICAN PRIESTS IN MEXICO—SEVENTH PaGs. GERMAN, ENGLISH AND FRENCH C0-OPERA- TION FOR THE. PROTECTION OF FOR- EIGNERS AND THEIR PROPERTY IN SPAIN—SEVENTH Pace, PROROGUING THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT! THE QUEEN'S SPEECH—GERMANY AND SWEDEN—THE FUSION OF THE BOUR- BONISTS AND ORLEANISTS—SEVENTH PaGg. AMERICA’S CENTENARY! WHY STAND YE HERE IDLE? THE RACE FOR THE WEALTH OF THE EAST! THE EFFECT ON OUR COMMERCE—Firtu PaGE. THE ENGLISH CROWN AND THE INDIGNANT CANADIANS! A PUBLIC CALL FOR AC- TION BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS— SEVENTH PXxGE. THE SPORTS OF THE TURF AT SARATOGA AND BUFFALO! FIRST DAY OF THE SECOND MEETING AT SARATOGA! FIRST DAY OF THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TROTLING MEETING AT BUFFALO! LARGE AND BRILLIANT ATTENDANCE! NAMES OF THE WINNERS- THIRD PAGE. MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY IN THE TREASURY OF PHILADELPHIA! THE CITY MULCTED! EXCITEMENT IN POLITIGAL CIRCLES— EIGHTH PAGE. THE CAMP MEETINGS AT SING SING, N, AND MERRICK, L, 1! THE OPEN - VICES, THE MINISTERS AND THE PEO- PLE—EIGHTH Pace. ANOTHER PETROLEUM FIRE AT HUNTER’S POINT! SHOCKING DEATH OF THE CAP- TAIN OF AN OIL BOAT! A TERRIBLE SCENE! NARROW ESCAPES FROM DEATH— SEVENTH PAGE. LIFE AT ATLANTIC CITY! AMUSEMENTS OF THE QUAKER CITY MILLIONNAIRES! MILES OF BATHERS! THE HOTELS, &C.— Feta PaGE, f THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND OUR NUISANCES! THE RENDERING COMPANY, THE STREET REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS—ALL ABO! THE MARKETS! THE WORK ACCOM- PLISHED AND TO BE ACCOMPLISHED— MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS IN STATU QUO! THE MAYOR STILL AT THE BRANCH—EicuTu PAGE. THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE BROOKLYN TRUST COMPANY TO MAKE GOOD TH, CAPITAL AND PROCEED WITH BUSINESS—Tenta PAGE. THE PAY OF THE OLD ELECTION BUREAU! JUDGE LARREMORE DENIES THEIR AP- . PLICATION! COURT PROCEEDINGS GEN- ERALLY LEVENTH PAGE. ANOTHER INACTIVE DAY IN WALL STREET! STOCKS LOWER, BUT BONDS AND GOV- ERNMENTS STRONG! COTPON LOWER! DSTUFFS STEADY! GROCERIES Nintu Pace. * Tak Srrvation 1x Mexico.—By telegram from Mexico City, special to the Hrratp, we have a news report, dated in the capital on the 2d and at Matamoros on the 5th instant. The government troops shot and killed the Tepec chieftain, Lozada. The result of the Congressional elections showed great gains for the Executive—an important fact. Cholera was fatally prevalent in one of the rural de- partments. The American priests held under penal law charges, based on the provisions of, the new Sumptuary act against “pernicious forcigners,"’ have had a stay of proceedings, granted m each case and full legal privileges accorded to them through the instrumentality of friendly American interference. Hunter's Pornt seems as fatal to oil re- fineries as these are dangerous to the health of the metropolis and surrounding cities. Now that there has been another disastrous confla- gration in that locality would it not be well, both for the interests of the owners of the re- | Gneries and for the public that they should be removed to some other place? The sug- gestion is one which we are sure will meet | with general approbation. Tae Democracy oF PENNsyLvANtA seem un- willing to give up the ghost just at present, and Congressman Randall, the chairman of the State Central Committee, in calling the Democratic Convention, to meet at Wilkes- barre on the 27th instant, advises the party that if it would not expire it must be galvanized. Nothing is seid in regard to fur- ther affiliation with the libefl republicans, and we suppose Mr. Randall and his associ- ates mean to fight the battle alone, following the example which is to be set to-day by the Ohio Convention. Tae Supine Porte has just signed a con- tract for raising a loan of seventy-five million dollars. This looks like business. What, with the Khedive and Shah and the Sultan in the money market, it does seem as if the Mohammedan world were awaking from the sleep of ages, ‘The awaking cannot geme too Institute Fair‘on a larger scale, Art, science, | want of necessary repairs; to R00n, . NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. The Philadelphia Centennial Exposi- tion—Lessons from Vienna. When we consider the work that is to be done before the American Centennial Exhibi- tion at Philadelphia can be opened in 1876, we must confess that there is no time to waste in preparing for that event, A world’s fair is the work of Years of preparation. Were the Ex- hibition to be entirely, as, inthe very nature of things it must be, essentially American, three years would not be too long a period to gather together all that the Continent has to show. But as it is our desire that the whole world should be represented three years are scarcely enough. European and Asiatic po- tentates are likely to be lukewarm, in the be- ginning, at least, in their efforts towards the promotion of the American Exposition. To all of them America is a distant and a new country; to many of them it is an unknown land. The Khedive will need some urging from the President before he can be persuaded to rebuild for us his Egyptian palace in which to display the rich fruits of Egypt's civiliza- tion. A like remark applies to the Sultan. In a less marked degree it applies also to the Emperors of Austria, Russia and Germany. The unfortunate and disgraceful management of the American department at Vienna adds to the difficulties that are in the way, and kes the success of the Exhibition, in the universal sense, less certain, except by great labor and unceasing effort. How, then, shall we go to work to make our American Exposition a great American triumph? It is plain that neither Philadel- phia nor Pennsylvania can accomplish the work unassisted. The Legislatures of the different States are likely to be apathetic unless Congress takes the lead and sets an example to the local legislators. Every State and Territory ought” to provide for the display of its own products and of the results of its in- ‘dustry and ingenuity, while the general gov- ernment cares for the wholo and sees to it that the rest of the world is represented. For this purpose a large appropriation, to be expended under proper safeguards and restrictiohs, will be required from the next Congress. The Secretary of State must be instructed to bring the matter diplomatically to the attention of other governments. Much will depend upon the manner in which our Ministers serve us in this respect, but more still upon the wis- dom and liberality of the action of Congress, We printed a letter on Monday, from a cor- respondent of the Heratp at Vienna, which was particularly valuable for its suggestions relative to the Centennial Exposition, and we print another letter this morning on the same general subject, which gives the Phila- delphia view of the situation. Our Vienna correspondent shows that many things at the Austrian Exposition are not to be imitated, but avoided. The first among these are the concessions by which some of the necessities of the Kaiser's government were supplied by making the Exposition pay. Asaconsequence visitors are heavily taxed for every luxury and enjoyment. Chairs on which to rest the weary body are abundant, but one must pay the tax before he can occupy them. Even the soap and water in the toilet rooms aro sold. No speculative Yankee ever conceived a more thorough system of making money out of peo- ple's necessities. At Phiindelphia all similar extortions must be avoided. It is easy enough to afford visitors a reasonable degree of com- fort in the matter of chairs and toilet and re- tiring rooms without making them an excuse for extortion. We have no idea that there will be any difference in the price of admission, for nothing would be more unpalatable to Americans than cheap and dear days at the Exhibition. : At the present moment the most interesting question in regard to our Centennial Exhibi- tion is the selection of the style and kind of exposition building. Weare told of a long list of designs submitted by the architects; but mere picturesqueness and beauty must not be allowed to stand in the way of convenience. After all the praises we have heard of the Vi- enna building our correspondent declares it inefficient for purposes of observation and study, and ke illustrates his meaning by show- ing that—‘If, for instance, you desire te go from the American department, where our sew- ing machines are in operation, to the Turkish department, where there are specimens of unique and wonderful embroidered work, done by the rude but cunning Oriental hand;_ if, as is quite probable, you desire to compare the achievements of modern scjence in America with the quaintly wrought ancient industry of Turkey, you have to walk for half an hour—a journey as far, I should think, as from the Battery to the City Hall.”’ A building in which all the national departments shall form con- centric parts of the great circle or rotunda, like the French building of 1867, seems better adapted to our purposes than a parallelogram with wings like the building at Vienna. The circular form brings all nationalities nearly together, making it only a few steps from the entrance of one department to the entrance of another. If we can have a beautiful palace on by all means let us have a convenient building. We must not forget, however, that’ the de- signs and ¢onstruction of the Exhibition building, however perfect in themselves, wili not of themselves make the Exhibition a great success; neither will the favorable responses of foreign monarchs and the ready contribu- tions of toreign countries. These things will do much to embellish and glorify it, but for its real intrinsic success we must depend upon ourselves, This Exhibition is in every sense a national Exhibition. It is at once the grand celebration of the hundredth anniversary of American independence and the great exposi- tion of what has been accomplished by the American people in the hundred years of their | national existence. The old State House bell rings all the world together ‘te see what has been done on this Continent since its peals called the scattered settlers to arms against Great Britain. In the meantime a new world has been peopled and developed—a new world that has been lavish in its gifts to the Old; a | new world that has accomplished more that is good and more that is novel than it is of itself aware. Wonders have been drawn from the bowels as well ag the surface of the earth. Mining and agriculture have gone band in hand. In mechanical contrivances we stand unrivalled. But what we have drawn from come in nature will not suffice. We do not want our Centennial Exhibition to be an American { literature, and especially what is particularly the banks of the Schuylkill let us have it, but | nature and what we have contrived to over- | American in these, must occupy a prominent place. In painting and sculpture there is no reason why we should not be represented by the very best specimens of recent work. If Paris will not send us bronzes can we not show that we are not al er deficient in the cunning concoit-work that has made France so famous? We have much besides giant squashes and machinery and model schoolhouses to show to the world as evidences of our social and political condition. All these must be brought together and exhibited under the brightest aspects. The American department of the Philadelphia Exhibition must tell in a language more eloquent than words the story of the growth and progress of both country people in the century that is passed. All this is a giant work, and it must not be left altogether to Philadelphia. The whole country has as much interest in the Centennial Exhibition as the Quaker City. Every part of the country must assist in the enterprise. Congress must take the lead and the State Legislatures follow. A plan should be ma- | tured that will be comprehensive enough for a grand national and international fair. By whom the plan is devised, whether it is left to Philadelphia or brought forward under na- tional auspices, makes little difference so long asit meets the requirements of the case and comports with the dignity of the occasion. ee Vienna Exposition will teach us many things for the management of our own, and when the Philadelphia Commission, now’ in Vienna, returns, its return cannot fail to be to the advantage of the Centennial. As the latest of the great expositions the Vienna Exposition is full of lesstns to be learned both in the way of merits to be imitated and faults to be avoided. The holding of great fairs at which all the nations of the earth come to exhibit the best of what they have to show is no easy matter, and the success of the Centennial Exhibition makes it desirable that we should learn all that we can from the expe- rience of others as well as go to work with # universal will to make it worthy of the Ameri- can people and the American Republic. Prorogation of the British Parliament— The Address from the Throne. Yesterday the British Parliament was pro- rogued after the usual fashion. The Queen was not present in person, and so, as has been the custom for some time past, Her Majesty’s address was read by royal commission. In kindly terms the Queen informs the members of both houses that she is now enabled to re- lieve them from the further prosecution of their arduous duties. Her Majesty expresses her thanks for the loyal promptitude with which provision was made for her son, the Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of his approaching marriago—a marriage which she fondly hopes will form a new tie of amity between two empires. Between Great Britain and foreign Powers the best relations subsist. The mission to Zanzibar, the Queen is pleased to inform both houses, has resulted in success, ‘Treaties have been concluded * with the Sultan of Muscat and other native Powers the result of which cannot but be the more effectual repression of the slave trade on the east coast of Africa. Another, and not upim- portant announcement made in the speech, 1s that a new commercial treaty has been signed with France. It will be remembered that the commercial treaty of 1860 expired in 1870, and that President Thiers was not particularly in favor of its renewal. On further considera- tion France has come to the conclusion that that treaty was about the best that could be made, and so, under the provisions of the new instrument the treaty arrangements of 1860 are again put in force. The differential tax on shipping under the British flag is re- moved. The entire treaty is described as a comprehensive engagement entered into by the two governments on the footing of the most favored nations. Provision is made for the adjustment of the question of duties on mineral oils, as well as for the general relief and extension of trade. Extradition treaties have been concluded with Italy and Denmark, and similar treaties have all but been concluded with Sweden and Brazil. Negotiations of a like character are in progress with other States in both hemi- spheres. The Washington Treaty is not over- looked,. and Her Majesty is still ocoupied in giving effect to those provisions of the treaty which relate to British claims against the United States and to the interests of her pos- sessions in North America. Graceful refer- ence is made to the liberality with which the Honse of Commons has made provision for the various charges of the State—a liberality which has enabled the government promptly to meet the obligations imposed by the Geneva arbitrators. With Parliamentary legislation in regard to home affairs the Queen expresses herself .as well pleased. The sugar duties have been reduced and the income tax has been lessened. From the establishment of the new Court of Judicature the peo- ple are taught to expect a “more cheap, certain, expeditious and effectual administra- tion of justice.’ The legislation in regard to education is declared to be satisfactory, and the acts relating to railroads, canals and mer- | chant shipping are approvingly alluded to, The Queen's speech always, as is most natural, puts the general situation favorably. In spite, | however, of the rose color, it is undeniable | that the Queen not unfairly states her case; | and the condition of the British Empire is a, | reasonable subject for gratulation. Would | | that so many encouraging and hopeful state- | ments could be made regarding either France | or Spain! | Street Repairing and Cicaning—Deeds, and Not Words, Wanted, We have a great many promises of street cleaning and repairing and improvements generally, and there are seemingly some spas- | modie efforts to that end. There is, too, just | at the present time, a good deal of zeal mani- fested as to improving and making the markets | | healthy. But, in fact, there is more noise | than work and more talk than action. We would not complain unnecessarily, and are | disposed to give due credit for the most use- ful raids upon the Washington and Fulton ; Market abominations and upon the noxious bone;boiling establishments and other danger- | ous nuisances, but we cannot close our eyes to | the hundreds of sink holes in the pavements, left mostly by pipe laying contractors; to the the ogcurmnulation of filth in out-of-the-way and densely popu- lated sections of the city, and to the street obstructions. by fruit dealers and others in streets contiguous to the markets. Yesterday the fruit stands on the lower portion of Vesey street and other streets extended nearly half way across the roadway, seriously obstructing the movement of vehicles, just as foot passen- gers are obstructed om the sidewalks. Now there is nothing plainer than that the streets and sidewalks are for public use and not for the use of individual traders. As the city authorities have commenced reform let. it be thorough. Especially should the Health Board see that all the streets be clean and the pavements put in order, since the Commis- sioner of Public Works can do nothing in the latter respect. Channels of Commerce with the West—An Important Question for, New York. The astonishing and rapidly increasing pro- duction of the Western States, and the neces- sity of reaching murkets for it, together with thé rivalry that is springing up in the Do- minion of Canada and different parts of the United States for the commerce of the West, make all questions relative to opening new channels of commerce between the West and the seaboard of supreme importance. There is no place so deeply. interested as New York. Through the enterprise of our merchants and capitalists and the encouragement of the State government, our railroads, canals, and great natural water courses have maintained the commercial supremacy of New York. They have made it the greatest entrepot of com- merce with the West. But that enviable posi- tion cannot be held unless further improve- ments be made to meet the increasing produc- tion and wants of the country. With all the advantages of established trade and enormous concentrated capital this city may lose a por- tion of its commerce, or, at least, other places may take a greater proportion than heretofore, if more facilities for transportation be not opened. The Erie Canal, which taps the vast com- merce of the lake region at Buffalo and is’ the conduit of much trade to the nav- igable waters of the Hudson and to New York, has contributed largely to the prosperity and commercial greatness of the city, as well as to the prosperity of the State and the country west of it. The canal was the beginning of that great system of internal improvements which has done so much to make New York what it is. Later the rail- roads have done a great deal to pro- mote the commerce and prosperity of tho city as well as of the.interior of the State and of the Western States. But the capacity both of the canal and the railroads is limited, so that much produce must either find other outlets or remain in the West for want of a market. In fact, a great deal of produce rots on the ground, and Western granaries and warehouses are choked with farm productions, because facili- ties for transportation and reasonable charges for fréight are not found. It is not surpris- ing, then, that the farmers should complain, that granges should spring up by hundreds in all the Northwestern States, and that this question of transportation should overshadow all others in that section. Seeing this state of things, and inspired by self-in- terest, the Canadians, Boston, Portland, in Maine, Philadelphia, Baltimore, even Virginia and the railroad magnates of great competing trunk lines are agitating the matter of opening trade facilities with the West and of drawing trade away from New York. Dismissing all other schemes, it must be admitted that even with the Erie Canal enlarged the problem would be but partly solved. The four tracks of the Central Rail- road, in connection with the double tracks of the Hudson River and Harlem railroads, which are being carried out, will contribute to augment trade with the West, as will also the projected change of gauge of the Erie. So will the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad when it is in full and satisfactory operation. Still all these improvements cannot meet the wants of the West or give this commercial met- ropolis that control of Western commerce which itshould have. What we want most is a double track railroad for freight exclusively, on as short a line as possible, from New York to Chicago and St. Louis, with feeders from othér important points. The time is not distant, if we may judge from the growth of the West, when one such line will not be sufficient. A railroad of this character could carry an immense amount and at much less cost than by the existing fractional and over- stocked railroads. The farmers would have cheaper freight and New York would have the best opportunity of maintaining its commercial supremacy. There was a move- ment spoken of among our merchants to this end. What has become of it? The interests of the city require that it be carried ont. There is abundant capital here for the pur- pose-—at least, it could be obtained.. An- other thing that would go far to afford | relief to the farming interest of the Western States is for the government to pass a general law regulating railroad charges within the limit of earning a reasonable return on the bona fide capital invested. The charges for freight and passage now in the aggregate are made to pay interest on o large amount of capital never invested. Fully one-third of the nominal capital, probably, has been created by watered stock and inflated -bonds. The railroads are the highways of the country, which run through and connect the States, in which every man, woman and child is in- terested, and the government, which bhs the constitutional right to regulate commerce among the several States, can impose restric- tions. This should be done, however, with due fegard to the rights of capital and in a manner not to check enterprise. Whatever will be a benefit to the farmers and people generally in this respect must add to the trade and prosperity of the commercial metropolis. Hence we urge the capitalists, merchants and business men of New York to move earnestly, first, for a through freight railroad to the West, and, next, for an appeal to Congress to place ‘these highways of com- mene under such control as to prevent un- reasonable charges and to protect the public. NEWFOUNDLAND AND THE WASHINGTON Treaty.— The fish trouble alluded to in our Washington correspondence of yesterday is but little likely to set the Continent in flames. It is most natural that little difficulties should arise from time to time in connection with the Washington Treaty. The Newfqypdiand peq- ple evidently think they are in tite right. brief correspondence between London Washington will settle the question. Treaties are sometimes perfected as well as tested by experience, Bp The Cool Spell and Its Relation to the August Cyclones, The cool spell we have just had constitutes 8 marked phenomenon of this superheated dog day season. The entire country, ’ except- ing only the extreme South, was refreshed and regaled on Monday by the grateful breezes from the northwest, and awoke to find the thermometer not in the eighties and nineties, but ranging between 57 degrees and 72 degrees, @ temperature at the present time absolutely delicious. The last, named figures, which represent the temperature of Monday generally north of the thirty-fifth parallel, as given in the weather reports, are attributable to the continuous passage of a large mass of cool air from beyond the lakes, in a southeastward direction, destined, in its course, to find its way to the burning tropics. The phenomenon in question borrows additional interest from the more recent researches in ocean meteorology which go to prove an intimate relation between it and the great August cyclones of the West Indies. These aérial movements over the United States, of which we have just had a specimen, are characterized by very high barometric pressure, and, like great sheets of ice moving by their own weight across the Continent, when arrested, they become massed up. This aérial accumulation occurs in the equatorial portions of the Atlantic, and reaches its climax in the last of July or the Ist of August, just when another similar array of atmospheric forces, with very high pressure, is formed over the Azores. The proximity of two high pressures which are required to form a hurricane (just, as one has said, “‘two high tempers are needed to,make a quarrel”) brings about the most violent collision of their respective winds ; and recent research, under the auspices of the English Meteor- ological Office, in this splendid domain of scientific inquiry quite conclusively proves that it is this very collision which gives the first start to the West India cyclones. ‘ If the climatic influence of the Rocky Mountains is, as meteorology teaches us, the explarfation of these cold air waves which move across our Continent and thence plunge into the tropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean we can locate ‘the cave of the winds,” and are led to read in & new light the physical agency of the great mountain range and its far-reaching effects. But, much more than this, we find specific knowledge of the great storms which at this season are preparing to burst forth upon the tropical seas, and, after having strewn them with disaster and ship- wreck, sweep the ship tracks near our own shores. About twenty-three per cent of bil these tempests occur in August, and the ships which leave our ports now may and ought to go thoroughly forewarned and forearmed to meet the worst perils of the deep. If there is any force in the reasoning which connects terrestrial and oceanic meteorology the phenomenon of which we first spoke may be regarded as a prenionitor of the dreaded hurri- cane of the West Indian waters. Gicanric Fravps in Pamaperrai.—It is Philadelphia this time which announces its gigantic frauds. A real estate dealer entered into a conspiracy witha clerk in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, by which property of the former was made to appear unencum- bered, whereby he was enabled to mortgage it in almost fabulous amounts. These swin- dling operations were accomplished some years ago, and were discovered .by a mere accident. Itis not an unusual case of trust in official integrity, for, we believe, few men who hold mortgages on teal estate in other places besides Philadelphia know whether their mortgages have been transferred to the record books and are properly indexed. The discovery of these frauds will be likely to cause many persons to examine the books of record to see that their judgments and mort- gages have been properly recorded. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Senator Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, is at the Astor House. Reverdy Johnson arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. Ben Fieid, of Albion, N. Y., is registered at the Metropolitan Hotel. Ex-Congressman T. M. Pomeroy, of Auburn, is at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Jeremiah 8. black, of Pennsylvania, arrived at the Astor House last evening. Colonel C.-L. Best, of the United States Army, has quarters a@ the Grand Hotel. The King of. Greece has sent the insignia of the Order of the Savionr to the Sultan, Lieutenant Hamilton Perkins, of the United States Navy, is staying at the Hoffman House, Secretary Richardson, accompanied by Special Agent Howe, ‘left Long Branch for Washington last night. John B, Stickney was yesterday appointed United States Attorney for the Northern district of Florida, viee Knight, resigned. @Congressman Milton Sayler, of Cincinnati, who | arrived.at'the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday, will sal for Europe to-day, The President yesterday appointed Leroy S. Brown to be United States Marshal for the Soutn- ern district of Mississippi. The Rey. C. H. Newboid, Vicar of Hindiey, Eng- land, has been suspended trom his functions for three years in punishment for intemperance ana other improper ¢onduct, Professor Long, one of the founders of the London University and ior many years Professor of Latin in the institution, has been granted a pension of £100 by Queen Victoria, Governor Hartranft and a party of fifteen ladies and gentlemen arrived at Wilkesbarre at five o'clock yesterday afternoon on their way home from Lake George and Saratoga. ‘The Rersian title of the Shah’s Prime Minister, Mirza-Hussein-Khan, is Sader-Azam, meaning literally Broad Chest. Itis his duty to assume all responsibilities toward the Shah and the people, Syud Salim, ex-Imaum of Muscat, was charged by a Bombay firm of jewellers with getting goods under false pretences, but the matter was amica- bly arranged and his ex-Highness saved from jail. Dr. Stremayr, the Austrian Minister of Education, has become the butt of the liberal press in Vienna, He recentiy dismissed the Inspector of Schools: Herr Bobies, and for this piece of bodbyism he is being quill-whipped. King George of Greece recentiy left Corfu with the intention of visiting Vienna, His Queen, Olga, will journey to St. Petersburg, accompanied by the | Crown Prince Constantine, Duke of Sparta. A correspondent has the impudence to call them travelling “capitalists,” Mr. Jones Parry, M. P., endorsed for Mr. Whalley, | M. P., a bill relating to church discipline, without learning its provisions. He soon found that the bill provided for the abolition of pamted windows, epicenas, and rood-screens. His Oxford and ar- chological sympatiyes were argused aad be pow .azainst the government on the subject of the declares against Mr. Whalley’s scheme. The Partie. mentary hater of the Jesuits seems certain to fall in his projects; but h@ hopes to get a good deal of sympathy, in money form, for the claimant in this country. + VIOB PRESIDENT WILSOW. Boston, August 5, 1878, Vice President Wilson was in town to-day, look ing very well. He says he is improving fast, CANADIAN INDIGNATION. ——_- ——_ * A Public Call for an Investigation by the House of Commons Against the Govern- ment—Petitions to the Governor General. . ‘ MontReaL, August 5, 1878, To-night at an indignation meeting here the fote lowing resolutions came up:— Resolved, ‘That the honor of our country imperativel requires that the grave accusations of corruption owes acite Rail way be immediately submitted toa thorough inve: tion; that any delay in the prosecution of this inquiry will keriously compromise the dignity of the Crown and the interests of the people. Resolved, That the Commons, by appointing during the present session of Parliament a cominittee of chosen members to make the inquiry, has iollowed the im- memorial usage of the Commons in England, and that any intervention of the execuuve who are limplicated im these accusations, for the purpose of withdrawing the House the exercise of this undoubted right, must bo considered as a dangerous attamnt to deprive the people oftheir most precious constitutional guarantees of jom. Resolved, That tho delays that up to this time have re- tarded the’ inquiry have created throughout the country lamentable uneasiness and anarchy, which can only calined by a public ani solemn inquest; that in conse. quence a petition, based on these resolutions, be present to the Governor General, praying him not to prorozue Parliament until the Commons have |:ad an opportunity of fully satistying public opinion on the subject of thes charges. Resolved, That a petition be also presented to the House of Commons, praying it to take into serious con- sideration the necessity of proceeding vithout delay, when it shall meet on the 15th inst., to an inquiry, in! the accusations brought against the government, ‘and that Fopresnpentives of this city be requested to insist thatan immediate Parhamentary inquiry take place. Latest Phase of Pacific Railway Scandal. Boston, August 5, 1873. A special despatch from Montreal dated the 4th instant to the Advertiser saya:—“A Tumor waa current on Sunday and to-day that Sir John A. Maw Donald had attempted suicide. The government organs, however, deny the story.” It is certain, however, that the Premier has been in a low state. Mr. Beatty, Jr., figures to-day in connection with the Pacific Railroad scandal in letters over nis sig- nature in the Herald, He circumstantially and minutely relates arrangements for securing $100,000 from Americans for the use of the govern- ment, goes mto the particulars of his interviews with the ministers, and shows their readiness ta take and make, come from where it might, so long as it would enable them to retain power. He asks for $50,009 now and $50,000 again, and says, “IL have had about three months’ correspon- dence, both by letter and by persona: intervie’ of the first importance to the government, and al this with the ultimate object of settling the Pacific.’” He gives the following extract from a letter ot one of the ministry :—" The telegraph Is trying t¢ turn the concern into a joint stock. I hope it will succeed. It willbe the entering wedge, and new capital will consolidate the concern.” fe again says, “TI will subside until action is deemed indispensably necessary.’’ WASHINGTON. WAsuInGTon, August 5, 187% The Shenandoah at Cadiz—No Trouble with the Spanish. The HERALD special from London, published this Morning, to the effect that the United States steamer Shenandoah wasin the harbor of Cadiz, and had ordered the frigate Villa de Madrid to abstain from hostilities, naturally created some excitement at the Navy, as well as the State Department, and both Departments were at a loss for explanation of the reported conduct of Captain Clark H. Wells, whe is in command of that vessel. Besides, the Villa de Madrid 1s a vessel of the class of the Wabash, the flagship of the European squadron, which carries forty-five guns, while the Snenandoah only carries eleven guns. This afternoon, however, a despatch was received from Captain Wells, through Consul H, J. Sprague, at Gibraltar, to the erfect that everything was quiet at Cadiz, and the insur- gents had not attempted any vioience. The Acting Secretary of the Navy, Commodore Reynolds, discredits the report of interference, and says if Captain Wells had ordered the commander of tha Vilia de Madrid to abstain from hostilities he would have promptly advised the Department. Unless the Spanish vessel was depredating upon American commerce there would not have been the shadow of excuse for such interference, and this does not appear to have been the case, and it is hardly probable, he says, that an expeyenced naval officer like Captain Wells would risk his position by unwarranted meddling in the civil in- surrection in Spain. Return of the President. The President returned to Washington at am early hour this morning and will remain until to- morrow night. Senator Morton was an early vis- itor to the Executive mansion, and rematned in consultation with the President for some time during the forenoon. Several other gentlemen had interviews with him, including Governor Cooke, of this district, General Cowan, Assistant Secretary of the Interior; Major R. H. Carter, of Virginia, and Postmaster Clark, of Galvesten, Texas. The usual Cabinet meeting was held at noon, there being present all of the membersexcep6 Messrs. Robeson and Richardson. The President will be the guest of Governor Cooke at the resi- dence of the latter, in Georgetown, during his stay nere, The Governor entertains the President and members of the Cabinet now in town at dinner this evening. Land Office Decisions The Commissioner of the Gencral Land Office has decided that parties desiring to acquire title to lands containing valuable deposits of iron ore must comply with the provisions of the Mining act, approved May 10, 1872, except in the States of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, which, by the act of Congress approved March 3, 1873, are exe pressly relieved from its operation. Formerly lands containing deposits of iron ore were disposed of at private entry as other public lands, afte proclamation by the President. . Postal Cards. The Post Office Department distributed to the Postmasters last weck, irom the agency at Spring- field, Mass., 5,260,000 postal cards, which is about two millions in excess of the number distributed in any previous week. The New Fifty Cent Notes. The first instalment of the new fifty cent notes have been delivered to Treasurer Spinner by the Printing Bureau, and were issifed to-day. The work of printing the new notes is now progressing rapidly, and ina few days they will be circulated all over the country. i baihbiveieiaitensbidisaestetbal WEATHER REPORT. WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WasuinoTon, D. C., August 6-1 A, M. Probabilities. For New England, high barometer, low tempera- ture, generally clear weather and southeasteriy winds; for the Middle Atlantic States, northeasterly | and southeasterly winds, rising temperature cicar and partly cloudy weather; for tie lower lakes and Michigan and thence to Kentucky, southeast. erly to southwesterly .winds, falling varometer, warmer and increasingly cloudy weather; for the Northwest and upper lake region and southward to the Lower Missouri Valiey southwesterly winds, cloudy weatuer and rain for the South Atlantic aud Gulf States northwesterly and southeasterly winds, high pressure, tow temperature, cloudy weather and raina near the coast, clearing by the afternoon in the Western Gulf. Reports are partly missing from the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Northwest. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, im comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Nuanut’s | pharmacy, HERALD Building :— 1872. 1573, 3 1872, 1873, 72 88 RA