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* circumstances, tried by court martial, found DON CARLOS. Herald Special Interview with the Uncrowned Monarch of Spain, A Graceful Compliment to the Impartial American Press, “The Absurd Stories of Carle ist Atrocities.” Captain Schmidt's Execution—Prominent Causes and Unavailing Regrets. WHY GERMANY WILL NOT INTERVENE, What Spain Needs—Tranquillity, Eolighten- mont-and Progress Guided by Religion. “TOUCHING CUBA.” (exc, DESPATCH BY CABLE To TEE HERALD.) Exonsio, August 4, 1874. Tt was the practice of the old Spanish monarchs to converse with every citizen who was desirous to address the Sovereign, Don Carlos, acting on this tradition, visits the peasantry, talks and shakes hands with them, rendering himself generally popular. The result is that the people are willing to follow him, even to death. The Hzzarp special correspondent, there- fore, had ready access to the presence of the representative of Spanish royalty. He was received in a very friendly manner. THE KING'S COMPLIMENT TO THE IMPARTIAL AMERICAN PRESS, The King of the Spaniards (Don Osrlos) addressing me, said, ‘‘We are pleased at hav- ing a representative of such an impartial jour- nal as the Heratp near tous. In fact we are always glad at seeing a newspaper correspond- ent willing to tell the truth, We have faults, but we accept the responsibility of our actions, Our cause is so good that it does not fear the daylight. Our enemies spread false news, audaciously and persistently, because we pos- sess not the means of publicity. Therefore ‘we give honest journalists an opportunity to gather evidence relative to the absurd stories which are floated around of Carlist atrocities. ‘We therefore extend to the representative of the New Yosx Henan a cordial welcome.” GAPTAIN SCHMIDT'S EXECUTION—CAUSES AND BEGRET. Hereupon your correspondent expressed the hope that he, the writer, ‘“‘would not meet the fate of Captain Schmidt,” the Austrian news- paper press victim. Don Carlos replied, ‘‘There is no danger. Schmidt was arrested under most suspicious guilty and executed as a spy. Nevertheless, I regret very much that my order to spare his life arrived too late.”’ WILL GERMANY INTERVENE? Hezatp Corresronpent—Does Your Ma- jesty apprehend danger of German interven- tion on account of his execution ? Don Cantos—Not the least. Germany is aware that a foreigner throwing himself into the midst of an internecine conflict is ex- posed to risks and perils. While deeply re- gretting that my reprieve of the death sen- tence was received too late, I must say that the execution was unavoidable. Spaniards strongly dislike outside interference in their home affairs. Foreign intervention would result in our favor. Spain would have then only one army, and Don Carlos would be its chief. SPAIN NEEDS REPOSE AND MORAL ORDER. His Majesty went on to say:—‘“Spain, im- poverished by war, by revolutions and by changes of government, requires my whole life to restore her to that degree of prosperity which I wish her to possess. The only means by which this desirable end can be attained is by a long and fruitful season of tranquillity, by cultivating the arts of peace and by consolidating and establishing the Anances and credit of the government, I de- sire to give the country o necessary repose, which it has never enjoyed since the time of Charles V. I desire to restore Spain to some- thing of its ancient grandeur. That is my only task.” A MONARCHICAL CONSTITUTION OUTLINED. Replying to # question of your correspond. mt, Don Carlos said:—‘‘I wish to see a Cortes elected freely and fairly by the nation ; ® Cortes which will reflect the feelings, inter- ests, wishes and sentiments of the people; a Cortes which will not constitute a mere body of factious politicians, alike powerless for good and strong for evil, promulgating its doctrines for the overthrow of society, and | ending with the barricades.” EDUCATION AS AN ELEMENT PROGRESS. “I wish Spain,’ said His Majesty after a brief pause, ‘to march onward in the ranks of progress and enlightenment, and not to remain behind her sister nations in science and public education, without which Spain will be outstripped in tho race for wealth and prosperity. But something is radically wrong ig the modern current of thought, The ays OF NATIONAL | Sydney after being nine days overdue, owing to | all the convicts in New Caledonia will be removed | keep the country in a state of uneasiness. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1874—WITH SUPPLEMENT, tem of education of the world is rushing to a Gross materialism and unbelief. Unless this is checked it must end in the moral extinction of the human race. The fault thereof is to be found in the modern godless system of educa- tion, in the modern methods of investigation. The savans of to-day will be called fools by the savans of twenty years hence for wishing to discard truths which have borne the test of ages. Spain will never submit to this, if Ican help it. Rehgion and education assist each other. Science without religion is blind.” Don Carlos paused, but almost immediately added, with a smile, ‘I am at present occu- pied with other matters. When I have con- quered my throne and restored peace and order to Spain, then will be the time to con- sider the subject of education.” “TOUCHING CUBA."’ “Touching Cuba,’’ said His Majesty, ‘I would offer a free pardon, anamnesty. My government would be devoted to the interests of the island. I am opposed to slavery, and would abolish the system with all speed.” SANGUINE OF ACCESSION TO THE THRONE. Don Carlos is very sanguine of his succes- sion to the throne of Spain, his present prospects giving him good reason therefor. German Opinion of Schmidt's Execu. tion. The irritation caused in Germany by the exe- cution of Captain Schmidt is expressed in very severe terms in the North German Gazette, one of the chief Ministerial organs at Berlin, in its issue of the 26th of July. That journal says:— Three days after bands had pillaged and burnt Cuenca and murdered a number of the inhabitants of that town, Don Carios had the effrontery to bites @ manifesto to the Spanish nation. If the friends of the Pretender act in such a manner while they have still the country to gain over to him, little doubt can be conceived as to what will be the fate of Spain if ever Don Carlos should suc- ceed in copying Philippe iI. in all the country, as he is now doing north of the Epro, ‘The same journal adds some reflections on the indifference, at loast apparent, of England to the “Carlist atrocities,” SPAIN. ——_——. ‘ The Danger of Foreign Complications Averted— Naval Movements, ManRrp, August 9, 1874, ZL’ Epoca considers all danger of European com- plications in connection with Spanish affairs is now averted, French and Spanish Naval Movements. PaRis, August 9, 1874, The French government has ordered an addi- tional man-of-war to cruise of the mouth of the Bidassoa. L’Onion says Marsha) Serrano has notified the Powers that the Spanish government intends to declare a blockade of the Gulf of Cantairia, and | England has protested against it. ENGLAND, The Portsmouth Mob Dispersed by the Troops, Lonpon, August 9, 1874, The rioting iu Portsmouth was renewea Satur- day, and several persons were seriously injured. The military were obliged to come to the aid of the police, and the mob then dispersed. AUSTRALASIA, The Wreck of the Ship British Admiral Sold—Parliamentary Rumpus—The Fi- jians Excited Concerning Their Alle- giance in the Future. SAN FRANCISCO, August 9, 1874. The British steamer MacGregor arrived here last night after a passage of thirty-flve days from Sydney. The steamer Mikado had arrived at her machinery being out of order from overwork. SAD MEMENTOES OF SHIPWRECK. + The wreck of the British Admiral had been sold for £2,150. The bodies of six victims of the wreck, washed ashore, were properly interred. DEATH IN THE ROPED ARENA, In a prize fight near Ballarat a man named Blair ‘was kliled by his opponent. Blondin is in Queensland. LEGISLATIVE EXCITEMENT. ‘The proceedings in the South Australian Assem- | bly on the 9th of June are described as extremely disgraceful. No particulars have been given to | the public. FIst is impatiently watting the decision of the British government on the question of annexation. The commissioners sent ‘rom FRANCE TO NEW ZEALAND to investigate the facts relative to the escape of Rochefort bave been at work, the result being that to the Island of Pines for their better security. 5 IMMIGRANTS are arriving in New Zealand from Great Britain at the rate of 6,000 per month. Wonderful gold dis- coveries are reported in the Thames district, forty miles from Auckland. . SANDWICH ISLANDS, Press Character of the Present Parlia- ment—Legislative Appropriations. SAN FRANCISCO, August 9, 1874. The steamer MacGregor, which arrived at this port to-day, brings Honolulu dates to July 29. The Honolulu Gazette compiains that the King’s Cabinet is weak. It saysit ought to be remodelled and that “the present members are mere adven- ‘vurers.”” The Legistative Assembly has passed an appro- priation bill for $970,565; also a Dill to ald steam navigation to foreign countries passed to @ final reading. WEST INDIES. Havana, August 9, 1874, Advices from St. Thomas to the 4th inst. have Deen recetved. Quarantine was rigidly enforced in cases of all vesseis coming from Jamaica, where smallpox was still raging. The disease was introduced into As- inwall from Jamaica through negiect of the ‘anama autborit 0 maintain quarantine. yu. News has been received from Haytt to the 25th, and from St. Domingo to the 26th ult. , Tranquil. lity prevailed in both countries. Coftee was selling in Hayui at $13 50 per quintal. The cor promised to be very abundant. ac St. Domingo. In St. Domingo: aii was peaceful, although a few remaining adherents of Baez were plotting ana circulating false rumors, which served to President Gonzalez was making a tour of the Northern Provinces. He was expected to arrive | at Puerto Plata onthe 30th, and great prepara- tions were being made there for his recephion. fies SPEAMSHIDY AGROUND, je German mail steamsaip Alsatia ran agroun while entering the harvor o1 Puerto Pinta and would probably become # wreck, Earthquake. Kinoston, Jam., via Havana, August 8, 1974, Telegraphic despaiches report tnat a severe shock of earthquake was felt at noon to-day at St, Kitts, St. Thomas and Antigua, The oscillation was fully & minute in duration Do damage is mentioned, ITALY. The Royalty at War with the Internationalists. The Democratic Agitation Pp bee ROME, August 9, 1874. Eight leaders of the International have been arrested here, and other arrests have been made in Fiorence and other Italian cities, Papers were seized showing that the Interna- tional has been making great progress in Italy. LONG BRANCH. Disastrous Effects of the Storm—The Religious Services Yesterday. Lone Brancu, August 9, 1874, ‘The storm raged fearfully all night, doing con- fiderable damage along shore. ll the Indian Squatters’ tents on the beach were blown away into the sea, and the inmates were compelled to seek shelter in the hotels. This morning the fag- staf of the Ocean Hotel was blown down, but, fortunately, no person was injured. A full rigged bark has gone ashore near Seabright. Several tugboats have gone to her assistance and are try: ing to get her off, President Grant and family and Commissioner Delano attended divine service this morning in the Methodist Episcopal church in the village. Bishop Simpson, of Washington, offictated, wivine services were also held in the parlors of the Ucean, Mansion and West End hotels, services being conducted by visiting ministers, THE RECENT STORM. Effects of the Storm in Augusta, Me, Avavera, August 9, 1874. ‘The rain storm, which commenced on Thursday night and bas prevailed most of the time since, Still continues, and since three o’clock the rain has come down in torrents. The roads are badly washed and gullied, and the river is rising rapidly. Heavy Rainfall in Boston. Boston, August 9, 1874, ‘The ratofall during last night was heavier than known before tor many years. The weather to- dey 18 cloudy, with occasional showers, The Damage in Providence, R. I. PROVIDENCE, R. I., August 9, 1874, The rain fe:l in this city irom Friday evening until three o’clock P, M. to-day, amounting to 6.68 inches, Considerable damage has been done to the streets. Immense Rainfell in New Haven. New Haven, Conn., August 9, 1874, It bas rained steadily and powerfully here most of the time from nine P.M. on Friday until half- past two P, M. to-day. The fall is immense, amounting to very nearly eleven inches, or about one-third of the annual fail in this locality. No Acoldents of any importance are yet reported, The Rainfall at Norwich, Conn. NORWICH, August 9, 1874, Bain nas fallen here since Friday night to the depth of twelve inches. The Yantic and Shetucket Tivers are heavily swollen. The storm is without parallel for years. Destruction of Property in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., August 9, 1874, Abenrvy storm Saturday night caused consider. able damage in and around thecity. The large gasometer at Ninth and Diamond streets was crushed in, It was empty at the time, the gas having been drawn off, The tank was of 500,000 oubic feet capacity, avenue, from Ninth street to the Germantown Railroad, broke, and the streets, from curb to Loss of Life A culvert in Montgomery | curb, caved in, and that portion beneath the tracks | washed away. A wagon, containing Harry Steele, aged four- | teen, and Edward Sherrard, aged thirty-tive, while on the bridge over Wingobocken Creek, German- town, was, with the bridge, washed away. oth persons were drowned, the wagon broken and orse drowned, The bodies were recovered to- day. Several of the Germantown sewers weie broken tn. WEATHER REPORT. STS ree Wak DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasdineron, D. U., August 10—1 A. M. Probabilities, During Monday over New England the winds will back to north and west, with higher tempera ture, clear or clearing weather and rising ba- rometer. A DREADED VISIT. Increase of Smalipox in the City=The Disease Confined to an Uptown Dis- trict—Opposition of the People to the Board of Health—What Drs. Harris and Ja: y of It=Stern Measures Needed. That dreaded scourge known as the smallpox is making !ts appearance in the city again in a some- what toreatening form, though not to the extent that some Brooklyn reports would have the people believe. Brooklyn probaply intends this as a New York offset to theirown scandal, .o that the ex- travagance of the reports may be accounted for. Still there can be no question that this most fear- ful of maladies has been making a progress in the upper districts of the city which must be paid rigid attention to if an epidemic 1s to be averted. The district in wich the matady has appeared ts above Filtieth street, and is mainiy on the east side of the city, and in the poorer quarters prin- cipally. The disease seems to have settled more particularly in that district bounded by Ninetieth street on one end and 120th street on the other, and between Fourth avenue and the river front. Between Ninety-first and 106th streets, among tne snanties, where the Irish squatters still remain, and along Third avenue, where, in various disused factories and tumbledown tenement houses, a number of the poorest Italians have taken up @ temporary residence, the disease appears to have originated, and vhus far to have remained without much spreading. It has also taken hold of a dis- trict near the river, near 119th street, where some quantity of poor people reside in an excessively huddled-up condition. THE BOARD OF HEALTH’S ACTION. These facts have, of course, been known to the Board of Health, which has, with commendable Promptitude, taken cognizance of the sudject and removed many of those attacked with the disease to the smallpox Hospital on Blackwell’s Island. In doing this it would appear, however, that the Inspectors of the Board have met with unusual ditticulty, as among the squatters there appears to be no small amount of opposition to any action by the Board regarding the removal of those among them who have been attacked by the mailaay, fearing either that their relatives and friends will be barshly dealt with or Killed by transportation, Wherever these squatters nave bad jan: of the Board of Health Inspectors coming down upon them they have removed the sick to other shanties. This stupid course, instead of allaying, hi propagated the disease, and it adds also enormously to the difficulty of the In- spectors in ferreting it out. They bave had some- times to go around to several shanties before they have been eble to find one case they were after, abutbis in opposition to the imabitants of each place they have gone to, These people preserve a secrecy it 18 hard to overcome, and many new cases lave grown out of the contagion which has been spread in this manner. Still the greatest ex- ertions are being made to overcome this antipathy to their own interests, and in the end they will probably be successiul, WAFTING SMALLPOX ON THE WIND. It has also been stated that in the region of Fif- tleth street, opposite the Charjty Hospital, the small- pox has made its appearance in a somewhat alarm- ing manner. The Kev. Alvan Wiswall, Master of St. John’s Guild, said to @ H&RALD reporter that several physicians nad spoken to him of the prev- alence of sinall-pox in this quarter, and that they attributed It to the emanations from the Smali- pox Hospital on the Islano, the wind carrying the contagion irom Blackweil’s Island to the shore, Ifthe theory o1 these physicians be true, the nar- row branch of a river 18, aiter al, no preventive of the spread of the disease to the thickly settled portions of the city, WHAT DR, HARRIS SAY8, A reporter of the HERALD called yesterday after- noon upon Dr. Elisha Barris, statistician to thi Board of Health, to ascertain how far these re. ports of the existence of the malady were true, and showing bim a sensational report from a Brooklyn paper concerning the spread of small. pox in the city. Dr. Harris sad the reports were grossly ex: aggerated, but that there was a leaven of truth | in them. It was absurd to say that the disease was caused by bad ventilation or fith, us it was well known thatthe disease was contazious and caught from the person. In the snanty district, on the rocks irom Ninety-firat vo 100th street, emall- pox had of late manifested itself in a somewhat | More extended form than usual, and unfortunately among a population where it was hard to extir- | pate it, owing to the secretiveness of the people, Dr. Harris then stated what has been said above regarding the manner in which the people witn- heid informution from the health authorities, He sald that Dr. Jayne, Registrar of Vital Statistics, knew more of the localities where the disease existed than he, and could give more detailed in- formation concerning it. Dr. Harris thea cailed up the otber gentleman and asked him to give the HERALD reporter any | facts within his knowledge. Dr, Jayne stated that in the neighborhood of the gasworks in 121st street the smuilpox had not ap- peared in any threatening lorm, but was matoi. vonfined to the Irish and Ltalians in the district already named. “Have there been many deaths within the past week ?” “There have been,” said Dr. Harris, “tuirty deatus in the hospital among those who have been removed from the city, and three deaths in the city, it | recollect the figures correctly, In all | thirty-three deaths.”’ OVER THE MIDDLE STATES AND LOWER LAKE | REGION, WINDS BACKING TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH- EAST AND GENERALLY HIGHER TEMPERATURE, WITH CLEAR WEATHER AND HIGHER BAROMETER IN THE FORMER, BUT PARTLY CLOUDY WEATHER, POSSIBLY WGHT RAIN AND FALLING BAROMETER IN THE | LATTER. Over the South Atlantic and Gulf States, hign temperature and generally clear weather, with | some had died. variable winds and a slight change of varometer | in the former, but southerly winds and lower barometer in the latter. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, falling barometer, high temperature, southeast to south- west winds, partly cloudy weather and rain areas, For the upper lake region ialling barometer, slightly higher temperature, east and south winds, partly cloudy weather and rain areas. From Missouri and Eastern Kansas to Southern Minnesota low barometer, high temperature, winds Mostly from the southeast and southwest, gener- ally cloudy weather and rain areas. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding day o! last year, as indicated by the thermomeéter at Hudnut's pharmacy, HERALD Building: 1873, 1874. 67 69 70 9PM 70 12P,M 3B 7 t rature yesterday, . W1% Average temperature for corresp re last year... 11M OBITUARY, John Stanton Gould. Hupson, N. Y., August 9, 1874, John Stanton Gould died at nine o'clock last night, at his residence in this city, of congestion of the lungs, in the sixty-third year of his age. Mr. Gould was one of the most eminent scientists in the State. He was for some years President of the State Agriculiural Society, and was widely known as a profound thinker, an industrious stu- dent and a popular essayist und lecwurer on scien- tile subjects. Amos Briggs. PROVIDENCE, R. L., August 9, 1874, Mr. Amos Briggs, of Schaghticoke, N, Y., arrived at Newport on Friday and died yesterday of heart disease, aged about eighty years, A. B. Henshaw. Utica, N. Y., August 9, 1874. A. B. Henshaw, & Louisiana planter, aged seventy years, died suddenly of general debility at Richfield Springs, on Saturday. He has iriends in Brooklyn. D£STRUOTIVE FIRE IN MEMPHIS, MeEmMpnis, Tenn., August 9, 1874. About one o'clock this inorning a fire was dis- covered in the celiar of the wholesale dry goods house of W. R. Moore & Co, through tbe Noor, destroying the office and a large amount of goods, ‘The loss by fire and water, prin cipally the latter, will react $60,000; covered by 60,000 insurance, equaily divided between the Etna, Hartiord and Phonix insurance companies. ‘toe hardware stuck of Alison Brovhers, next door, was damaged by water to the extent of $5,000, Insured in local couipanies. FIRE IN TROY. | Troy, N. Y., August 9, 1874, Atan early hour this morning five icc houses, belonging to Dennis L, Baxter, Joseph Buison and | Snyder & Allen, were destroyed by fire in this city. About 800 tons of ioe were destroyed, The loss Amounts to $8,600: bartially covered by insurance. | Dr. | ayear redoubled zeal, and would be the best means of | The fre burned | | “And how many new cases have there been during the week ?”? “L believe about forty in all,” said the doctor. “It looks serious, but, L have no doubt, can be con- fined to the people among whom It originated.” OPPOSITION TO BE OVERCOME. Dr. Jayne added that the inspectors would oblige these people to give up their sick, as on no account could the manner of tending the sick be allowed to go on. Some of the mspectors—two notably—had had some trouble in their attempt to remove the sick. In answer to some questions, jJayne said that among the Italians a whole jamily bad becn fyund attacked with the disease, in ‘Third avenue, near Ninety-first street. and all had beeu promptly removed to the island, where Among the Irish in quarter, only @ little removed from the Italian case, three children bad died of tue disease and two more had been stricken with it. also been removed to the hospital on the island. ‘shese were the most notable instances of the ex- tent of the disease, but there were other solitary cases, of course. “Do you know of a case of a Mrs. Gurkridge, a wealthy lady, of 135th street, iu Carmansvill who 1s said tu have caught the disease while vis- iting some tenants in Third avenue and 116th street, and to have died of it?’ asked the reporter. “{ believe there was such @ case,” said Doctor Harris; “though we don't Know how she caught the disease or where.” “Have you heard of there being much smallpox in the quarter where this lady hvea?* “No; it does not exist to auy extent, and this was a solitary death in tiat quarter,” answered Harris. “There is really no need of alarm about the disease, and means exist by which it can be got under command. THE NEW VACCINE BUREAU. Dr, Jayne went onto say that the Vaccine Bu- reau authorized by the last Legislature would soon be in active working order, and that through this bureau vaccination would become more sys- tematic than it had ever been belore. ‘The city had been thoroughly visited by tae Inspector of the Board, and the people vacc:nated up to within ast. But now it would be revived with staying any progress the disease might be in- clined to make. to a question by the reporter as to whether there were any law to oblige people to get vacci- nated Dr. Jayne said there was no law to force people to get vaccinated; but, as the absence of | vaccmation deprived cnildren of the right of at- tending public schools and that other like priv- eleges Were cut of by refusal, it was not a dificult matter to induce the tgnorant (ior noboay cise offered any Opposition) to consent to have their lives saved in spite of themselves, from any attack of smaltpox at all events. THE WAR OF RAGES A Colered Candidate for the Tennessee Legislature Shot. Mewpuis, Tenn., August 9, 1874, Last night A.C, Burton (colored), candidate for the Legislature, was shot and mortally wounded at Braden’s Station, on the Memphis and Louisville | Railroad, by some party anknown. The shooting caused intense excitement among the negroes in the vicinity, and a riot was feared, but at last ac- counts all Was quiet, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSEMBLY, Interesting Services of Yesterday—Im- mense Concourse in Attendance. Farrrornt, N. Y., August 9, 1874, Saturday was the children’s day at the Sunday School Assembly. An audience of 5,000 people met in the auditorium, The meeting was presiaed over by Rev. J. S. Ostrander, of New Jersey. Ad- dresses were delivered by Mrs. “Willing, of Ilinois, and Rev. W. F. Cratts, of New Hampshire, Frank beard gave the chudren a caricature lecture, which was enthusiastically recetved by botn old and young. In the evening Proiessor W. H. Perine gave @ lecture of two hours’ duration on “Syria and Palestine,” ilustrated by his panorama. ‘ho-day all ba% been quiet, no boats being allowed to land at the docks, ‘fhe Assembly was heid at nine o'clock, under the superinteudency ot Pro- fessor P. G, Gillette, of Illinois, One thousand per- sons attended this service, and it Was @ magnifie cent success, preached at eleven o'clock. This a:ternoon a plat- orm meeting w: Onto; Rev. Dr. 1 Chapin, of Wisconsin, Connecticut, To-nig Rav. W. 0, Walime, ot New York; Rev. Dr. and Hon. H. P. Haven, of @ service is pi ed by y suspicion | ep same | These had | Rev. I, H. Marling, of Canada, | held by Rev. isaac Cook, of | WASHINGTON. Attempt to Establish Mixed Schools in the District of Columbia. INDIGNATION OF ‘THE CITIZENS, The Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries. WASHINGTON, August 0, 1874. A good deal of excitement was caused here to day by the oMicial announcement that the District Commissioners had consolidated all the schools of the District under one Board of fifteen mem- | bers, composed of ten white and five colored men, Prominent among the latter ts Fred Douglass, The subject was (liscassed by groups going to and returning from church, and the general impres- ston is that the purpose of the consolidation is to force upon the people here the experiment or mixed schools. Wuether that was the object of the Commissioners or not it is certainly bound to Teault in the agitation of the mixed school ques- tiom, and that of itself will nave the effect to re- tard the progress of the white schools. The agi- tation of the question a few years ago had such an evil effect upon the schools that it took tnem nearly two years to recover from it. The best teachers resigned, ana parents withdrew their children trom the schools. A repetition of this is feared when the schools reopen in Septem- ber. Besides the mixed school feature the Com- missioners have by this action practically over- turned the whole school system of the District, and they did it in utter ignorance of the wants and requirements of the schools, for they did not consult with a single prominen: school officer. If they had done so they would have been told that the new Board could not carry out the existing school system, which has for years met the ap- proval of the citizens of Washington, and under which the schools have attained avery high de- gree of excellence. The citizens are indignant that Messrs. Ketcham and Denntson—for Mr. Blow ts not responsible for this, ashe has been absent for several days—should come into this Districs and force upon them the most obnoxious feature of the Civil Rights bill. They have evidently not heard from North Carolina and Tennessee. The act 1s criticised as only befitting their reputations as carpet-baggers, for @ majority of the new Board are on record as old advocates of mixed scnools, Beport on the Commercial Relations Between the United States and For= elgn Countries—Interesting Statistical Information. The annual reporton the commercial relations between the United States and forcign nations, for the year ending September 30, 1878, has just | been issued from tne Government Printing Omce. It is @ volume ‘of 1,250 pages, Tue papers trans- mitted consist of, first, a series of tabular state- | ments relating to the commerce of foreign coun- tries—{rom statistical publications of foreign gov: ernments—received during the past year. Seo- ond, ten communications irom diplomatic off- cers, and third, 176 reports, carefully revised in the Department of State, from consutar officers of all grades, It appears from the report that the statement of British commerce for the yeur 1872— the latest annual exhibit in possession of the department—gives the aggregate value of the imports trom foreign countries into the United Kingdom, tor the year stated, as exceeding £275,000,000 sterling and of exports as nearly £249,000,000, these amounts being in excessof the imports and ex- ports ofany previous year, and showing an increase over the year 1871 of more than £17,000,000 in the imports and more than £20,000,000 in the exports, ‘Tne value of exports to the Unitea States | amounted in 1872 to nearly £46,000,000, a greater | amount than has been exported to this country | im any previous year, while the imports irom the | United States, amounting to more than £54,500,000, indicate a decrease of nearly £6,500,000 from the year 1871, lt anpears from the official statistical | tables of former years that tne value of imports | into the British isles from the United States has increased nearly twenty-five per centum during ——— ow Ot to navigators. The aecounts of the commerce of Japan during the year 173 are untavorabie, The returns from that country exhibit @ decrease in the exports of nearly 40 per centum from the preceding year, and heavy losses are reported to have been suffered by merchants, With two exceptions no statistics of the aggres gate commerce of any of the Spanish-Americas States have been received, The Evils of Suffrage in the District of Columbia—A Petition for Relief. Citizens who have substantial interests in the District of Columbia are signing papers addressed to the joint committee of Congress appointed to frame a form of government for the District, ex= Pressing the wish that in the new organic law Suffrage may be dispensed with, The reason for this course is, they aré disgusted with the former Perversion of the ballot, and therefore wish to be faved from a repetition of such abuses, believing that a government can be tramed answering sil desired purposes without periodical electians, which heretofore have not reflected the wishes of those who most largely contributed to the supx Port of the local government, and which have bee® in the interests of mere politicians, The Medal from Congress to John Herm of Detroit, for Saving Life. During the recent session of Congress a bill wad Passed directing a gold medal to be struck and presented to Jonn Horn, Jr., of Detroit, in recog nition of his services in saving persons from drowning. It appears from a solicited statement of Mr. Horn to a member of Congress last spring that he has saved at least 100 persons from a watery grave. He gives their names and the circum stances attending their rescue. In several caseg be came near losing his own life by struggling with the victims, and was repeatedly confined ta his bed by sickness resulting from his almost superhuman efforts. The Director of thé Mint will goon make arrangements for the striking of the medai, which will be presented in due form, with a letter m commendation of Mr. Horn’s un~ selfish services. MUSIOAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES, . “Grifith Gaunt” will be presented at Niblo’s tow: night. Signor Salvint, the Italian actor, purposes shortly: visiting England. The Theatre Comique begins its season this evens ing with an inceresting bill, Bouctcault’s new drama, “Belle Lamar,’’ will be produced to-night at Kooth’s, Mrs, J. Lioyd Haight, née Miss Jennie Hughes, has retired from the stage, temporarily it ts to be hoped. The musical arrangements at Wimbtedon, Eng land, alter the shooting matches, are said to be dée plorable, What about our Creedmoor? " We understand taat Maretzek has taken upon himself the management of a new aspirant for operatic honors named Miss Violetta Colville, The musical season at the present date of writing 1s so far behindhand that none of the rege ular entrepréneure can tell what they will do thia season, Mr. H. J. Byron is engaged upon a comedy for the re-opening of the Criterion, a drama for Mr. Emmett, the American actor, and a comic opera. for the Alhambra, Another German opera singer has become ime mortalized. Herr Lederer, an operatic artist, seized the would-be assassin of Bismarck, and now everybody wants to interview him. News comes irom Florence of the death of Made dalena Pomatelli, once an actress of reputation, but better known as the mother of Mme. Ristori, For many years past she has been a confirmed in- valid, An “unedited comedy” of MM. Albert Caise and Felix Jahyer, produced with the title of “Up Homme de Ménage,” serves asa prelude to “La Fille de Madame Angot,” at the Theatre dea Batignolles. A morning performance, for the benefit of the French company recently acting at the Princess’ was given at the London Opera Comique. The ene tertainment consisted of scenes from French and English plays recently given in London, AQOIDEST DOWN THE LOWER BAY, Narrow Escape of Government Offictales Yesterday afternoon the Custom House officers of Perth Amboy, thinking the fishing would be very good, chartered the yacht Lizzie and proceeded to fish in the vicinity of the East Point buoy. A sudden squall came up, however, and capsized the yacht, the men succeeding in getting. upon her. ‘The accident was witnessed trom Keyport, and Mr. Isaac Van Woert, who had only arisen a few dave | the five years ending with 1872, and that the ex- ports to the United States nave almost douied | | during the same period. The total number of ves- | | sels that entered the ports of the United Kingdom \ | from foreign countries and the colonies during the | | year 1872 was 64,728, a slight dimination from the | entries of the previous year. Of this number nearly half carried the British flag. (The | tonnage of British vessels exceeded double the tonnage of foreign vessels.) The number | | arriving 11@2 the United States for the same year was 2,726, Of these vessels 480 carried the flag of the United States, being a decrease of over 41 per centum from the number of Amertcad ves. sels that entered in 1871, A report from the Con- sul General in London indicates that the exporta- tion irom that port to the United States for the | year ending September 30, 1878, was £1,092,911, or 123; per centum less in value than that of the preceding year. The total value of the imports entered for consumption into the Do- | minion of Canada for the fiscal year ending June, 1872, amounted to $107,709,116, being an increase | of $20,761,684, or nearly 24 per centum over the | imports of the previous year. The exports for the | same period amounted to $92,639,663, being an in- | crease over the year 1871 of $8,456,045, or nearly | 1134 per cerAam. The imports into Canada from the United Sxates, entered for home con- sumption, amounted during the above pe- | riod to $34,217,969, being an increase over | 1870 and 1871 of $5,195,582, The exportsto the United States for the same period amounted to | $31,896,816—$921,174 more thau the previous year, | while during the year ending June 30, 1871, the ex: | ports from Canada to the United States exceeded the imports from this country by $1,953,255. | | During the corresponding period of 1871 and 1872 the reverse was the case by $2,321,153. The Consul at Marseilles has furnished state- | ments of the imports and exports of France for | the first eight months of 1873 1n advafice of nis annual official report. These statements promise | an increase for the past year of over $130,000,000 as compared with the imports and exports of 1870, The aggregate value of the declared exports to | the United States from the consular districts of this government in France is reported as amount. ing to $69,077,562 in 1872. This is an increase of | $13,752,888 over the year 1871. | The declared value of the exports to the United States from the consular districts of this govern- ment in Germany for the year 1872 is estimated at $37,177,000, this amount exceeding that for 1871 by more than $4,000,000, The political disturbances in Spain do not appear to have produced a decline in the commerce of | that Republic. Indeed, the oMcial statement | shows an increase of more than $40,000,000in tne | value of the imports for the first six months of 1873 as compared with the imports for the corres- ponding period of 1872, The Minister at Madrid reports that he believes the returns ef the exports will afford even & more favorabie exhinit. During the five years ending with 1872, the com- merce between the United States and Switzerland has doubled. The value of watches exported to this country in 1872 1s reported as having amounted to $3,600,000, | The direct import and export trade of China | with the Unitea States appears to be very small, but the American iniand and coast trade is re- ported to exceed that of any other nation, The entire American trade, foreign and coasting, forms nearly 37 per centum of the whole foreign trade of China, and contributes more than 23}s per centum of the revenue collected by the For eign Customs Department. In Japan the progress of civilization has con- tinued, The formal opening of tne railway from Yokohama to Jeddo and the completion of tele- graph lines are announced, A great improve- ment has been effected in the lighthouses on the Japanese coast, the system there adopted being reported as Of great excellence and of mnah bones | A from a sick ved (hemorrhage Of the Inngs), called for volunteers to go to tueir rescue, and in @ moment a dozen were ready. Seven. however, obtained the use of Captain Jack Wilson’s yacht, and then started to look for the capsized crait and ber unlucky crew, and a(ter @ sail of six miles suc- ceeded in rescuing them all and bringing them into Keyport. The villagers turned out en massa to greet the rescued and the rescuers, and cheered them heartily as they reached the dock, KILLED BY A FALL, Last evening at nine o’clock, while William M, Sanford, of No. 246 Grand street, was going up stairs, he slipped ana fell, breaking bis neck. Mra Sanford being at church, OMcer Dunn and Ser- geants Bunce and Hallet carried him into us | apartments and sent Jor the ambulance surgeon, but ne died vefore the doctor reached the premi- ses. Sanford was a man of forty-two years, served Jaithfully through the late war iu the 133d regiment, New York voiunteers, of which he was commis- sary sergeant, and leaves a wife and one child. I¢ is Supposed that deceased was taken with a fit, to which he has been subject. THE SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD TROUBLES, The South Side Ratlroad 1s advertised to be sold by two different parties and at diferent dates, The first notice of sale appeared in the papers some two or three weeks ago, in pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure procured by Nicholas Wyckotf and Elbert Floya Jones, trustees of the extension bonds, upon wuich there had been a de. fault of interest, the date of sale being fixed for the 31st inst, The secona notice appeared subse. quently, but it fixes the date ot sale earlier than the first, Saturday, the 22d inst. ‘This sale is to be made by order of the United States District Cow by Mr. Charles Jones, assignee in bankruptcy, ane subject to all liens and incumbrances on the road. So it appears that the confict of autnority be- tween the State and United States Courts is to be yurther continued. It 1s understood that there are three parties endeavoring to obtain possession of the road, represented respectively by Mr. oliver Charhek, the present Recetver; Mr. Cor- nell and Mr. Fox, the old President, and the Various cross proceedings are supposed ‘to be in- stigated by the opposing interests. Meantime the road 13 doing a very heavy business and needs only the control of men who will piace it upon @ sound financial basis wo assure its permanent prosperity. QOURT OALENDAR—THIS DAY. SurReME CovurRT—CHAMBERS—Held by Jnd Donobue.--Nos, 28, 35, 78, 90, 93, 76, 51, 58, 58, 82, 102, 108, 109, 210, 211, 216, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229, ‘230, 281, 232, 233, 234. A.—Visit the Elastic Truss Company, 683 Broadway, which comfortably cures Rupwire, ani oucan any time hear victims of metal trusses relate heir experience in emphatic terms. Patronized by gov- ernment. Afraid to Laugh being ere eae ia Dis lose the discolorati # your Teeth? 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