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mination of our present difficulty with Spain does not cut the Gordian knot in a much more decisive manner. But this Republic has a deep interest in the fate of Cuba, and both policy and humanity call upon the gov- ernment for some action. The hour seems to have struck when the freedom of Cuba may be assured, when that beautiful and rich island may be made prosperous and happy and of immense value to the commerce of the United States, instead of being under the most blighting and cruel despotism and the stronghold of slavery. With the concession of belligerent rights the Cubans themselves, General Quesada says, can conquer their independence. This appeal, then, should be considered in a spirit of jus- tice and humanity, if the present difficulty with Spain about the Virginius should ter- minate peacefully. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. ‘The Piscis of architects—Mullett. Major G. R, Hamilton, of the British army, is stay- “ing at the Brevoort House. Commander R, ¥. R. Lewis United States Navy, 48 quartered at the Astor House, Ex-Governor Alvin Saunders, of Nebrask: istered at the St, Nicholas Hotel. Signor Tommaso Salvini arrived at the Union Square Hotei yesterday from Boston. Judge Charles Daniels, of tlie New York Supreme Court, haa arrived at the Grand Central Hotel, General McClellan has been visiting his former aide-de-camp, the Comte de Paris, at Chantilly, Colonel John Mason Brown, of Kentucky, is among the recent arrivals at the Brevoort House. John Smith perished while endeavoring to se- cure his stock from a burning barn in Swansea, Vt. General Viangally, Russian Minister to China, has arrived at Tien-tsin irom Pekin, and proceeds to Shanghai. Pekin is full of Chinese students who have come up from all the provinces to attend the metropoli- tan examinations. It is announced that the daughter of Senator Carl Schurz is to be married in Washington to Mr. Boker, of Bavaria, Ex-Governor Hoffman is accompanied in his visit to Egypt by Generals Ingalls and Kiddoo, His family remains in Paris, Truly, “troubles never come singly.” The wife ‘of the late John P, Hale recently telland broke both bones of one of her ankles, It has been arranged that the International Con- gress of Orientalists shall be held in London dur- ing the Easter week of next year. ‘The gentlemen who were not candidates for the Chief Justiceship will please make the proper an- *nouncements through their local organs. Exclamation from the Springfield Republican— Think of it: Jay, Marshall, Taney, Chase—Williams! Even Conkling would have been preferable to this. It1s asserted that William M. Tweed js the per- son to whom the people of Massachusetts owe the completion of the Hoosac Tunnel, having advanced $500,000 to the contractors for the purpose. Mr. J, M. Bellew sailed for England on Saturday on board the Oceanic, having been recalled home on urgent private affairs. He will return to America shortly and resume his engagements, whicn for the present stand postponed, 4 Herr Woeriau, a bookseller of Nuremberg, at a ‘recent public meeting, spoke of the Emperor -of Germany and his Chancellor as “Herr Wilhelm Hohenzollern and his dragoon, Bismarck.” He 1s dow serving out a term of three months in prison. Is not Henry Ward Beecher a little astray when he asserts that the Oid Boston Public Latin School formerly occupied the ground on which now stands @ well Known hotel? According to the memory of some of the oldest inhabitants said ground was, for many years prior to its present condition, the #ite of a stable, The average male voter has an opportunity to Select his candidates for school committee in Boston between ‘Mrs,’ and “Miss.” A miss may be as good aS a mile, but a Mrs, Miles will prob. ably getas many votes as any of her sex. In- ‘stead of “will,” perhaps {t should be said ‘may"— ‘Miss May, of wara 6, for example. Rovert Crosier, who has been appointed United States Senator from Kansas to fill a vacancy until the Legislature shall choose another, is one of the oldest citizens of Kansas, established the Leaven- ‘worth Times in 1857, and was a ember of the Free State Territorial Council elected that year. He ‘was appointed in 1862 by Governor Robinson to the office of Chief Justice, made vacant by the resig- mation of Mr. Ewing, and was elected to fill the | ‘office again at the expiration of his appointment, A Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati | 2nquirer suggests that the idea in the President's | Message of building residences here for the | Cabinet, Senators, &c., “has a decided squinting | towards monarchy;” that “the suggestion of a constitutional amendment allowing the President to veto any part of a bill he pleases, and to ap- prove others, strikes every one as a monstrous step towards despotism,” and that ‘following these suggestions comes very appropriately an endorsement of the corrupt Washington city ring.” is reg- THE HERALD AND TOTAL ABSTINENCE, [from the Catholic Total Abstinence Union.} The New YORK HERALD, the great journal of New York—our American “thunderer—naving discovered Livingstone, ‘set about a discovery of the North Pole, laid “Cxsarisi,” put Nast tenderly away “in his little bed,’ with many (collected) crumbs of comfort, torn into tatters the “Buchu- ism" of the day, and roused the country for “Free Cuba,” lays hold of the Catholic total abstinence ‘movement as one of the questions of the day. Its half column article, which we copy, has stirred up the metropolis ana the country. American cur- rents of sentiment are indicated by the HsraLp as unerringly as the barometer foretells the weather or the compass sicers the ship. Hence ; ‘we hail this HenaLb move as sivnificant and cheer- ing. ART MATTERS, Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts, The first of the two annual receptions of the Brooklyn Academy of Fine Arts will be held this evening at the Academy of Music in that city. ‘These receptions have always been well attended, and the quality of pictures on hand has always de- gerved the attention which has been given to them, DISGUSTED MORMONS Gomne HOME, SatT Lage Crry, Utan, Dec, 7, 18 Several parties of Mormon converts who immi- grated from the old country last summer have, within the last few weeks, returned disappointed and disgusted. Some twelve or fifteen in a com- pay go buck in a day or two. Others are prepared 0 go. A CLERK MISSING. LAWRENCE, Mass., Dec. 7, 1873. Charles Uurnham, a young clerk, is missing since ‘Saturday evening and it is supposed he was drowned wile skating. ‘a THE OHILD-WIFE OF A MASSACHUSETTS DIVINE, From the Springfield (Mass.) Ynion it is learned that the most interesting case tried before the Police Court of Chicopee for some time was that of Dr. P. V. Roudies vs. Rev. H. A. Wildridge, late pastor of the defunct Tabernacie Baptist church, which was investigated last week. Mr. Wildridge, atter having boarded some time in the tamily of Dr, Roudie, and having induced the Doctor's 13 year-old daughter to be baptized and to join his church, proposed marriage vo the giri and got her father’s consent in writing. He then persuaded the Town Clerk to signa blank marriage license, which was afterward flied out by himself, statin, the girl's age to be 18, Alter the marriage, whicl Wook place in that city, Mr. Wildridge and hia child. wile returned to her father’s house, and all went -happlly till the reverend Benedick asked his father- jaw to repay certain money which he (Dr. diez) had borrowed, Dr. Roudiez refused, and, on being threatened with legal suasion, got out a writ against his son-in-law, Mr. Wildridge, for “false rep.esentation i: precuring marriage jicense,” ata Mr, adridge Was arrested, but re- ball, brourht before Judge Carter fe pleaded net guiity, bub was mounting vo $$ 50, Irom which judgment he wppealed to tue Superior Court. NEW YUKK HHRALD, MONDAY, DECEMBEK $, 1873.—ITKIPLK SHEET, THE CUBAN FIZZLE SPAIN KEEPS FAITH. The Virginius To Be Given Up to American War Ships. Burriel Travels. Butcher on His SUMNER TALKS A SPEECH. Belligerent Rights tor Cuba Libre. THE KANSAS ASHORE. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The following despatches have been re- ceived from the special correspondent of the Heraip at Havana: — Havana, Via Key West, Dec. 6, 1873. The Captain General has not yot received a reply to the resignation he tendered to the home government, in view of his inability to carry out the orders of his government for the delivery of the Virginius. THE BUTCHER BUBRIXL RETURNS TO THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE. Brigadier Burriel will return to Santiago de Cuba to-morrow. He goes by steamer. THE HIDALGOES COOLING DOWN. Public opinion is somewhat calmer to-day, under the impression that the United States will consent to the delivery of the Virginius to a neutral Power, THE CASINO PLOTTING. The proposal to send the Virginius to Spain to be there surrendered to the United States is made in the hope that the people of Spain would resist the indignity and would effect the overthrow of the present Ministry, and even of the republican government, to which the Spaniards in Cuba are fiercely op- posed, PROBABLE RESISTANCE TO THE SURRENDER OF THE VIRGINIVS, This morning a general high in office re- marked to your correspondent that it appeared to him impossible that the Virginus could be delivered here or taken to the United States without causing an outbreak, although it was only a question of sentiment. The Fleet Ordered to the Front—Re- cruits Joining the Ships Going on Ac- tive Service. Key West, Dec. 7, 1873. The despatch boat Pinta goes to Havana to- morrow at noon. The flagship Worcester, Admiral Scott, remains here. A forward move- ment of the fleet has been ordered. Two hun- dred and twenty navy recruits leave here this week to fill drafts for vessels ordered here. THE MISSING KANSAS. iS UNL eS Rumored Stranding of the Vessel. Key West, Dec. 7, 1873. The United States sloop-of-war Kansas, Commander Allan Y. Reed commanding, it is rumored here, has gone ashore on the Ba- amas, Admiral Scott has no advices as to her whereabouts and feels anxious as to her safety. No News of the Kansas. Wasutncton, Dec. 7, 1873. The Navy Department has as yet received no advices of the steamer Kansas since she left New York for Santiago de Cuba. There is no uneasiness as to her safety. THE SPANISH CABINET CRISIS. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Confirmation from London of the Herald Despatches of Yesterday. Lonpon, Dec. 8—6 A. M. A special despatch to the Daily News, from Madrid, says a Cabinet crisis is imminent. Great indignation is manifested at President Grant’s Message and Sefior Castelar’s alleged pandering to the United States. THE QUESTION IN WASHINGTON. Protocol Approved by Spanish Govern- ment—Faith to Be Kept With America —Confidence of Our Government—Vir- ginius to Be Delivered Up Within Ten Days. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 1873, The protocol signed by Admiral Polo with Sec- retary Fish, on the 29th of November, was with the fall approbation of his government, alter mature consideration of all its consequences,and since that time it has expressed no inclination whatever tor a change of its terms, DOUBTING SPANISH FAITH, The excitement in the island of Cuba and alleged threats concerning the Virginius gave a reason. able foundation for fear on the part of many per- sons that the vessel and surviving passengers and crew would not be promptly delivered to the United States authorities according to the terms of the agreement. OUR AUTHORITIES CONFIDENT. But such apprehensions have not been shared by the Executive branch of our government, for it can be positively stated that there is nothing to diminish its confidence tn the sincerity of the pur- pose of the Spanish government or its ability to execute its engagements. ROSK-COLORED VIEW OF THE SITUATION, The delay of the transactions has been unavoid- able, and only recently the arrangement for the consummation of the terms has been completed, THE SURRENDER OF THE VIRGINIUS ASSURED, Whatever may have been suggested heretofore ‘As to the programme, it can now be asserted that tne Virginins wilt be delivered to one of our naval vessels within the next ten days. at a Ouban port in open day, and the surviving passengers and crew be transferred to a United States ship at Santiago de Cuba in an equally open manner, The vessels to perform these services wil soon be, if they have not already been, desig- nated by the Secretary of the Navy. HOPE OF A PEACEFUL SOLUTION. This is the condition of affairs to-night, which has Served to inspire a hope of continued peace with Spain in order that the United States may continue to give their moral support to the Castelar govern- ment in its efforts to establish a republic. JOVELLAR'S RESIGNATION DOUBTY' Admiral Polo has lately received a communica- tton from Captain General Jovellar, in which there is no reference to the subject of his alleged resigna- tion. Belligerent Rights for Cuba. WASHINGTON, Dec, 7, 1873. Senator Conover, of Florida, who has just re- turned Jrom Tallahassee, will this week offer a reso- lution recognizing the belligerent rights of the Cuban patriots, in accordance with the joint reso- lution of the Legislature of his State, Sumner’s Views on the Virginius Affair. Thinks Uncle Sam is in a Tight Place. Danger of Nasiy Defence of National Honor. Spain not Altogether in the Wrong. WASHINGTON, Dec, 7, 1873. Senator Sumner, though excluded from his former prominence in the diplomatic affairs of the Senate, has not failed to watch, with great inter- est and concern, the negotiations pending be- tween the United States and Spain on the question Ot the seizure of the Virgintus. THE SENATOR SURPRISED. The Senator in conversation expressed himself as considerably surprised at the course pursued by our government, and if the matter comes before the Senate he will take occasion to express his views. He has received through various sources of information, official and personal, a very cor- rect estimate of every step in the negotiation, He has not only been advised through home sources, but has received telegrams from abroad, From this comprehensive position he has been able to judge the matter critically. TH GOVERNMENT IN A FIX. He says that our government has managed to work itself into a tight place, through indiscretion and general lack of diplomatic skill, and if it gets out of the complications with honor he will be very much surprised, is an easy matter to talk about national dignity and honor, but it is quite another thing to comprehend their meaning. The government has undertaken a snap Judgment in the Virginius affair, and has set out in a hasty pursuit of national honor without know- ing what they were driving at. BLAMES THE MASSACRE, The inhumanity committed in the summary exe- cuiion of the officers and part of the crew of the Virginius was, he thought, without excuse; but it was not at all clear that the Virginius was engaged in legitimate trade, and Spain should have been allowed to vindicate the conduct of her officers, who were acting in obedience to general instructions from their rulers, before our government jumped into summary and unconsidered demands for reparation. DOUBTFUL CHARACTER OF THE VIRGINIUS. It might be that the Virginius was nota pirate, as adjudged by the Spanish tribunals before which she was taken, in which event Spain could be held severely responsible for the assault upon a vessel on the high seas and under the American flag; but if the Virgintus was adjudged by the Spanisn courts, and was so proven satisfactorily to our own government, then there is no insuit to the flag, ard hence no dishonor. This is the awkward position of the United States, WAR NOT TO BE LIGHTLY UNDERTAKEN, Acting in agrave matter of international har- mony without first examining the case, in sucha calamitous process of settling misunderstandings as war, he thought it the highest duty of a nation to be sure it was right. But the country had been brought to the verge of hostilities, and the danger has not yet entirely subsided, without an exaini- nation of the status of the vessel, SPECIAL PLEADING. The Engiish flag did not protect blockade run- ners captured on our coasts during the rebellion, nor would the American flag be dishonored ina manner for our consideration by being captured on a vessel which might have placed herself be- yond the pale of national protection. + ARBITRATION GLORIFIED, The Senator remarked that the enlightenment of the age was such that there were few interna- tional questions which, dispassionately considered, could not be adjusted by arbitration. In his Speech on the Alabama depredations, he remarked, he pointed out the way to solve the tatricate prob- lem pending between the United States and Great Britain, and the government succeeded in bring- ing to a gratifying termination the question which aroused the most acrimonious feeling on the part of both peoples against each other and in cement- ing a closer relation than ever before existed be- tween the two great Anglo-Saxon nations of the globe. He believed the prejudices of tne past be- tween Americans and English had permanently Jaded out of sight, He had opinions on the Span- ish question which he would express on the proper occasion, THE ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT HASTY. What the Senator exactly had in his mind when he stated that he would be surprised if our govern- ment came out of this trouble with honor was not stated, but it was inferred that the demand tor the immediate surrender of the vessel, without an examination, might, upon tuture investigation of her history, demonstrate that she had violated the sacred character of the American flag and the amicable relations existing between the two countries, in which event Spain would be justified in adopting our own course as car- ried out in the Alapama case and com- pel us to make an apology, and at the same time pay heavy damages for permitting American vessels to Jand munitions of war for hostile purposes on the soil of a friendly nation. These views of the Senator have udditional in- terest from the fact that the same subject is now being agitated in Spain, The executions, though in accord with the peculiar laws of the country, would come in as part of the question of the seizure of the vessel. DIPLOMATIC LECTURE. The Senator's speech will doubtless be a spirited lesson on diplomacy, and will create a great sen- sation in the diplomatic world on both sides of the Atlantic. , Senator Morton on the Situation—Mr, Fish Secs Peace=The Recall of Minister Sickles=President Grant Firm. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 1873. in conversation te-night, stated that the Spanish complications pre- sent @ more favorable aspect than at any time since the capture of the Virginius, Our government, he says, is disposed to act with leniency towards Spain, and has taken into consideration embarrassing circumstances which surround the Castelar government both at home and in Cuba. for the restitution of the Virginius, but areasonable period was allowed, and the government, in connection with the Spanish representative, will determine that matter when it is found that the time is assuming an undue length, The papers relating to this whole question will be sub- mitted to the Senate at the time that action is re- quired, should more decisive measures be neces+ sitated, or for the sanction of that body of what had been done, THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION from present appearances, and tt will aiford Mr. Sumner an opportunity to make his proposed speech, which will present a vigorous résumé of the action of our government. Mr. Fish stafes that there is now ao prospect of a war. Senator Morton, THE RECALL OF MINISTER SICKLES was the topic of conversation m administration quarters this evening, He is expected to leave Madrid in a few weeks. THE GOVERNMENT FIRM, The statement made vy the Presitent to-night to ‘There was no fixed limit to the time | those who conversea with orm on tne Virginius matter was that he had been assured that the de- mands of the government would be strictly carried out by Spain, and, he hoped, without being com- pelled to intervene, NAVAL MATTERS. — Working on *unday at the Brooklyn Navy Yuard—Fatal Accident on Board the Roanoke. Work was continued yesterday at the Navy Yard. The Colorado left her dock at eleven o'clock, high tide, and dropped down to the buoy off the Battery, where sie proceeded to take on board her powder. The Florida willbe taken into the dock vacated by the Colorado to-day. The iron-clad Roanoke had her steam up all day, A machinist, named John Graham, while at work on the Roanoke yesterday forenoon was struck by the piston rod of the engine and aimost instantly killed. Deceased, who wus 35 years of age, resided at No, 141 avenue IP, New York. His friends and the Coroner were noti The Gettysburg Calls at Torpedo Station, PRovipencr, R, L, Dec, 7, 1873. The United States steamer Gettysburg called at Torpedo Station, Newport, this afternoon, and sailed westward, WAR MATERIAL FOR PENSACOLA, Sr. Lovts, Dec. 7, 1873. The ordnance and war material sent from here to Pensacola consisted of 26 13-inch mortars, 439 and 10 inch guns, 1,200-pounder parrots, 4,350 13 and 20 tnch shelis, 1,800 9 to 20 inch solid shot, 4,500 hana grenades and 1,650 100 pound shells, HOW SENATOR ZACK CHANDLER WOULD SEITLE THE VIRGINIUS MATTER (Washington Correspondence of the St. Louis Re- publican.) “why, gentlemen, if I had the running of this cussed thing I would take the navy of these United States and I would man it with our gallant marines and I would moor that navy in front of that desecrated and doomed city of Santeeaggo de Coobah; and, after I had moored the navy in front of Santeeasgo de Coovah, a3 I said before, I woud give them 24 hours to get their women and children out of the way, and then’ I would batter the damned town to the level of the ground at once, sir—at once! I would then, gentlemen, moor that navy successfully in front of every town that held within 1t8 wails one ot those brutal volunteers, and I would wipe them from the face of the earth!” (Here a bystander suggested that there was too much Moor and too little Spaniard in this policy. The point was sustained and the reaearsal terminated.) SPAIN. Castelar Said To Be Reconciled to a Cabinet Colleague—A General Assault To Be Made on Cartagena—A Garrison Corps Routed by Disease. TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD, MapriD, Dec. 7, 1873. Aconference has taken place between Castelar and Salmeron which is believed to have resulted in the restoration of harmony between the states- men, CARTAGENA TO BE ATTACKED BY LAND AND BEA FORCES. It is said that the government has issued per- emptory orders to the fleet to attack Cartagena, in conjunction with the land forces, A GARRISON ROUTED BY DISEASE. Estella has been wholly abandoned by the gov- ernment forces on account of the prevalence of the smallpox and cholera, The Blockading Squadron in Movement Off Cartagena. Lonvon, Dec. 8—6 A. M. The Times’ despatch from Cartagena says all the vessels of the blockading squadron, except the Zaragoza, have returned to their station off the harbor. ROME. Vatican Preparation for a Consistory—Scarlet Hats and Foreign Diplomacy. TELEGRAM 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD. Rome, Dee. 7, 1873. It is said that in the Consistory which is to be held on the 22d inst, 11 cardinals will be created, and nuncios to Madrid, Lisbon, Vienna and Paris be appointed. BAZAINE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Panis, Dec. 7, 1873, In the Bazaine court martial yesterday M. La- chaud began the closing argument for the defence, A FISH STORY. The Great Sea Serpent in Belhaven Bay. (From Liverpool Mercury, Oct. 21.) A correspondent in the Dunbar district writes :— “Almost with prophetic inspiration the Scotsman of Tuesday announced that the great sea serpent would soon be seen at the mouth of the frith, The prediction has already been verified, and thatina way which can admit of no doubt whatever, unless in the minds of the most scepticaL At hall-past one o’clock on Tuesday afternoon it was announced in breathless haste to the writer that a long and large black animal was tumbling about in Belnaven bay, to the intense excitement and surprise of about 120 individuals who had collected together and were witnessing its gambols, On hurrying to the coign of vantage with a good binocular to get a sight of the object, there was no doubt whatever of the truth of the statement. Near the middie of Belhaven Bay, and about aquarter of a mile from the place where we were standing, there certainly appeared ‘a long and large black animai’ in the water, ‘having all the appearance of the saurian described by Dr. Joass, When first observed it was procecdin, shorewards, with what seemed to be its head an various undulated portions of the body above the surface, Alter getting near the shore it turned to the westward, and kept moving about in that position for a considerable time, Sometimes it appeared to stretch itselfout to its full length, at which times both its head and tail were seen above water, only @Smail portion of the middle of the creature being submerged, Most frequently, how- ever, it was the undulations or apparent coils of the body that were observed, two or three of them being occasionally visible at the saine time, These coils had all the appearance to the observers at the distance mentioned above of the coils or foldsofa serpent, the sea and the black masses being dis- tinctly separated. Occasionally the creature seemed to take a header, and disappeared alto- gether, but tt seldom remaimed longer than two or three minutes beneath the suriace without expos- ing some part or other of its body. When fully stretched out, as it appeared to be several times | during the period of observation, it seemed to be upwards of a hundred feet in length, with an apparent breadth of irom two to three leet. No doubt the dimensions must have been very much larger. AS it was in sight for apwards of a quar- ter of an hour ample opportunity was afforded for watching its movements. The sea was also as smooth as the surface of a mirror, which contrib- uted very much to assist the observations made by the onlookers, Alter disporting near the shore for the time specified, the long and lithe creature turned its head to the north and stood out to sea. Altogether, if the animal was not the great plesio- | saurus seen by Dr. Joass, he was evidentiy a near relative of the same family, and bis visit to Bel- baven Bay has furnished jood for reflection to bsg Who witnessed his gambols jor many a jay." FIRES AT PROVIDENCE. Provipence, R. I,, Dec, 7, 1873, The Central Hotel was damaged by fire to the ex- tent of a few hundred dollars on Saturday even- ing, Later in the evening the stock of clothing of Filleld & Gardiner, in Weybosset street, Was dam- aged to the extent of $15,000 by fire. Insured, FIRE AT BALDWIN, PA. HaweisaunG, Pa., Dec, 7, 1873. The machine shop connected with the extensive Bessemer steel] works, at Baldwin, three miles east of here, was burned to the ground to-day. ‘The other buildings were saved. FIRE IN THIRD AVENUE. A fire occurred yesterday morning in the rear of No, 803 Third avenue that caused a loss of $2,000, The house, which is the property of George Hag- gerty, was damaged to the extent of $500, and tn- sured for $1,000 in the Bowery Company. ‘The loss on the stock is estimated at $500; insured in the Park and Adriatic for $1,000, Fire Mirshal Shel- don will hold an investigaaen to-day into tue cause of the fire, THB NEW PLEBINOWTUM CRY. Bonapartists and Republicans Agitating for an Appeal to the French Nation. Bonapartist Plots and Re- publican Hopes. M. Thiers’ Schemes and M. Rouher’s- Prince Napoleon Again. Panis, Nov. 17, 1873. Since the Count of Chambord launched his no- surrender manifesto French political parties have had to take what Americans call “new de- partures.” ‘The royalists, unable to restore the King of their choice and unable to prevail on the Count of Paris to accept a Lieutenant Generalship of the kingdom, have, for the most part, rallied to the idea of a conservative republic, which means, in their eyes, a republic which shall have nothing ofrepublicanism in it bat the name, and which shall be upset at the Grst convenient opportunity. On the other hand, the republicans pure, em- boldened by the fatlure of the royalist intrigues, have taken their stand on a declaration that the republic should be formally proclaimed as the defl- nite government of France, and that all parties conspiring to overthrow it in favor of a monarehi- ca! pretender should be amenable to the penalties of high treason, The Bonapartists, who are a small body in the Assembly, but a very large faction out of doors, at first stood aloof from the two other parties, but since the opening of the session they have made common cause with the republicans, and itis now certain that MM. Thiers, Gambetta and Rouher have entered into a temporary league and intend agitating for A PLEBISCITUM. Now there have been nine pl‘biscifes held in France since the great revolution, In two of these the nation pronounced for republicanism, in the other seven for Bonapartism; and in fact it would be shorter to say that in every one of the nine plédiscites an overwhelming majority of the people answered “Yes" to the questions put to it by the existing governments. Of course, MM. Thiers aud Gambetta both feel confident that if the coun- try were appealed to at this crisis it would declare for republicanism, and the Bonapartists are secretly of the same opinion. But the imperiahsts have ever been an astute party and the plan ap- pears to be as follows:—Once they have fairly com- mitted the republicans to the idea of a plébiscite, then they will break off with them, adhere to MacMahon, obtain two or three seats in the Cam- net, and bring on the plébiscite with their own men in power to guide and manage it. To use a legal term, this would completely change the venue of the question, A pilébis- cite taken by a republican government would result in a republican vote, but a plcbiscite, organized with M. Rouher at the Home Office and a legion of imperialist prefects, mayors and minor oMicials working to cozen the constituencies, would be as assuredly favorable to the Bonapartes as if a Napoleon were actually on the throne. It may be asked how the republicans should be 80 blind as not to see through this plot? But they do see through it. MM. Thiers and Gambetta are not dullards, They know very well that an alli- ance between republicans and Bonapartists can never be sincere; but they have great reliance on their own strength, and hope to defeat the Bona- partist machinations by rendering M. Rouher’s, andeven MacMahon’s, long tenure of office im- possible. In plain terms, having now a strong ma- jority of the nation at their backs, they count on heading the poll at most elections, and, when they have secured a working majority in the Legisla- ture, then they will force MacMahon either to ac- cept a liberal Cabinet or to resign. In either case— that is, whether there were a republican President or simply @ republican Cabinet—a plebiscitum would be taken on the question, KING, EMPEROR OR REPUBLIC ? And if the republican vote triumphed, as it cer- tainly would under these circumstances, royalist or imperialist politicians would be compelled thenceforth to abstain from everything that re- sembled @ conspiracy. Such are the republican projects. They may succeed or they may be frus- trated by the superior craft of the Bonapartists, but this one fact is at all events positive—namely, that a plediscitum in some shape or other will be taken before another year has passed. The thing is inevitable, It has become the cry of two great parties, It is a mode of settling matters which has many attractions to the ordinary French mind; for it is the highest acknowledgment of and the best homage to popular sovereignty. Once launch the idea of a plebiscitum amongst Frenchmen, and the nation will have no rest until the plebiscitum is over, PRINCE NAPOLEON AND THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. It is needless to remark that one of the chief fomentors of the pldbiscite scheme is Prince Napo- leon, When this pushing politician issuea his pro- | gramme of a republico-Bonapartist alliance in | September last there were many cries of indigna- tion from the prominent men of the two parties ‘Whom it was proposed to weld together. But, as the NEw YORK HERALD pointed out at the time, these cries meant nothing. Prince Napoleon's only mistake consisted in proclaiming aloud what was being done in secret, for that imperialists and republicans had already coalesced or would shortly | do so was a fact that no observer of things politi- cal could doubt. Since his letter Prince Napoleon has been continually on the move between England and France receiving instructions from Chisele hurst and interviewing the leading statesmen of his country. Occasionally His Imperial Highness seems to be acting on his own impulses and in opposition to the ‘tuterests of Napoleon III.'a heir; but these appearances must never be taken aw sérieux. The Prince knows better than to dissociate his fortunes from those of the fatherless boy who may some day be cailed Napoleon IV. This lad is re- ported to be weak and delicate, and he is the only Bonaparte who stands between Prince Napoleon | and the headship of the imperial dynasty. If he were to ascend the throne during his minority | Prince Napoleon would be Regent; if he were to die unmarried or childless Prince Napoleon would | pecome Napoleon V. These are prospects fair enough to keep King Jerome’s son faithful, and throughout all the plebiscitary intrigues which are about to conynise France we may expect to see him bustle, plot and travel, veering now towards one party, now towards another, according to the hazards of the hour, but bearing always in mind that great idée Napolienne, which means that the Bonapartes should be masters of the French nation by fair means or foul. A CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. Wasninotoy, Dec. 7, 1! A fire occurred on N street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, about three o'clock this morning and destroyed three amall frame houses. A child, about cwo years oid, named Mary Worthington, was burned to death. CRUSHED BY A HORSE CAR, Provipence, R. I, Dec. 7, 1873, J. B. Brown, Who says he has a family in New York, had his foot crushéd under the horse car wheels so that 1t must be amputated, He was | taken to Rhode Island Hospital. FOUND IN THE RIVER, PrRovipenck, R, [., Dec. 7, 1873. ‘The body of George H. Clifford, a grocer, of New- port, who has been missing several days, Was found in Crab Pond, Fall River, yesterday, prob: bly accidentally drowned, PRINTING CLOTHS MARKET. Provinesce, R. 1, Dec. 7, 1373. Printing cl rket firm, with an upward ten. R frashs;tuoois, are becoming scarce. Sales | patterns, Sold eve | remem c dand extra, 64x04, pleas yr tie woek, at-9i<0, for. 99 ‘cash in ten days; 25,00) pieces | fet cash and RON oieced at Oxi potuding, toy piece: days; 10,000 piece: for January at dv. Ww dayy . tor | VA & 7 THE VILLE DU HAVRE, The Crew of the Colliding Ship Loch Rarw Landed in England. Their Vessel Sinking at the Moment of Rese cue—What They Say of the Commander and Men of the Steamship. TELEGRAMS TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, Dec. 7, 1873. ‘The crew of the Loch Earn, which ram into an@ Sunk the Ville du Havre, have arrived at Plym- outh, They were bronght into port by the Britisim Queen, which toox them off the Loch Earn on the 29th ult,, at which time she was in a sinking condt- tion, The accoant of the Ville du Havre disaster give by the rescued crew represents that the Captatm and second mate of the steamer came on boar@ the Loch Earn shortly after the collision and did not assist in saving any of the passengers, and that the majority of the Freach crew exhibited lamentable cowardice. Statement of the Captain of the Loch Earn—Sighting the Steamship, the Steerage and Incident of Collision. Lonpon, Dec, 7—Evening. The Captain of the Loch Earn makes the foliow- ing statement of the circumstances attending the collision with the steamer Ville du Havre :— After first sighting the steamer and seeing that she was coming dangerously near, the Captain of the Loch Earn rang the ship’s bell and ported his helm. The helm of the steamer was put to the stare board, but the steamer came right across jae Loch Earn’s bow. The people in the first boat from the Frénch steamer did not say she was sinking, but the Cap- tain of the Loch Earn, observing that the steamer Was settling down, sent out his voats, Neither the first French beat nor the second one, which arrived shortly afterwaras, bringing the first and gecond captains of the Ville de Havre, attempted to return, but, in spite of the expostulations of all the crew who were left on board the Loch Earn and the threats of hee mates to fire upon them, remained alongside the ship. ‘The clothing of the French officers who reached the deck of the Loch Earn was dry, showing no signs of their having been in the water. Finally some Englishmen seized and manned one of the French boats and went to the rescue of those struggling in the sea. Only one of the French boat's crew assisted in this rescue. CAUSE OF THE GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. The Captain of the Loch Earn considers that the great loss of life resulted from the fact that his vessel arifted such a long distance from the steamer after the collision before it was possible to shorten sail, from the tardiness of the steamer in showing signals of distress, and from the mis- conduct of her crew. Funeral Service and Mourning at Havre= Subscription in Aid of the Survivors of the Wreck. Havers, Dec, 7, 1873. A grand funeral service for those who lost theit lives on board the steamsaip Ville du Havre was held in this city yesterday. Subscriptions for the survivors have been raised in France to the amount of 40,000 francs. THE LOUISIANA OUTRAGE {From the Springfieid Republican.) Several prominent journals are saying very sharp and very just things about the action of the House in seating Kellogg’s Congressmen. We are quite of their minds about this performance; it was ime proper, indecent, scandalous; their severest lan- guage falls short of the provocation, But what's the use? The administration Congressmen, who know that this Louisiana business is all wrong, hayen’t the nerve to go back on the administra- tion; they are in for it, as tne saying is; “returning Were as tedious us go o’er;’’ they have made up their minds, and their chief anxiety now 18 to finish the repulsive job as a as possible, get through and wash their hands. It is too lute in the day for argument. The only thing lett is to protest and tuke an appeal to that high court of revision from whose jurisdiction even Presidents and Con- gresses are hot exempt, which is in perpetual ses+ sion, Which sooner or later reverses unjust decis- ions, rights the wrongs of the oppressed and enters. up judgment against the authors of the injustice and oppression. 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