The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1874, Page 5

' WASHINGTON. Opening of the Short Session of Congress. Reception of the President's Message. The American Claims Against the Spanish Government. Dilatory Negotiations Censured by Congressmen. GAUOUS OF REPUBLIOAN SENATORS. _ Wasuineton, Dec. 7, 1874. Opening Day in Congreas—A Manceuvre te Repeal the “Gag Law” Causes Excitement, Both houses adjourned almost immediately alter he reading of the Message. Before the House adjourned Mr. Phelps, of New Jersey, managed adroitly to get in his bill to amend the Freling- Iaysen “Gag law.’ As soon as it was discovered that his amendment would practically repeal the “Gag law,” the House became very lively. Gen- eral Butler insisted on the regular order, and Mr. ‘George F. Hoar objected also, The bill will como ™p under a suspension of the rules next Monday, and will probably pas3. Comments on the President’s Message by Representatives and Senators of Both Parties—Apsthy of Feeling Shown. The Message was heard in both Houses with sin- gwar apathy. There seemed no curiosity to near ‘She President’s recommendations, and conversa- ton this afternoon and evening with a number of members and Senators shows that they have the misfortune to be considered of no public import- ance, The partrelating to the Southern aifficul- ‘thes met with the most appreciation, but some re- pablicans saw in this and in the menace toward Spain a new plan for a third term. Even the friends of contraction and resumption were not greatly pleased with the President’s financial ideas, thinking them crude and impracticable or vague. ‘The Message surprised many by its very moderate Bone und entire absence of scolding or recrimina- tion. Others complained that it has no vital energy and presemts no rallying point for the party. It was remarked that it leaves the party where it was belore, and has no power to gather aground it the disorganized materials which the announcement of a broad, bold and positive policy might have bad. ‘An administration party which does not believe in the admtmstration js in @ bad , Way,” said one. member. The democrats had very little to say. They evidently ‘think that the Message does them no harm. Is was remarked that the Message contained two errors; tbe President states the debt of the District of Columb:a at alittle less than $14,000,009, ‘whereas the report of the Board of Audit, made Peblic this evening, states it ata little less than Swenty millions, or atover seventeen millions, de- @ucting unadjusted claims, which, however, the Board says, will have to be allowed. The other error is probably an oversight. The Presi- @ent says that at the last session of Congress a ‘Very considerable reduction was made in the rates Of taxation and the number of articles taxed. But there was no change made in the taxes at the last session. Tho Nomination of Postmaster G: ° Sent to the Senate. The President sent to the Senate to-day only one nomination, namely, that of Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, to be Postmaster General. Caucus of the Republican Senators on Committe: Afler the adjournment of the Senate the repub- Ucan Senators held a brief caucus and appointed Measrs. Morrill, of Maine, Sargent, Scott, Oglesby gpd Pease as acommittee to report to-morrow to am adjourned meeting a revised list of Senate committees, No important changes are antici- pated in the present membersalp. Claims of Our Government Against Spein—The Indemnity Demanded— Congressmen Impatient at the Delay of Settlement. Negotiations for @ money indemnity for the massacre of Americans at Santiago de Cuba have been going on for s long time, wiJuout much head- way being made. Wur government will not ac- cept less than $25,000 per mar, white or colored, anda larger sum for the offers. On this basis megotiations are proceeding, Spain does not deny her fesponsibility, but her sctions are vexatiously Gilatory. There is increaping impatience with the conduct of Spain, and m the House to-day some, Gisappointment was expressed by members that the President had not Made more positive recom- mendations on the Cuban question. A return ‘will be asked for tp the House to show how much our commerce wifi Cuba has suifered during the period of disorder. A Democrats Social-Political Reunion. Representanve Fernando Wood has issued in- vitations to neet the democratic and conservative members o/the Senate and House of Representa- tives, socuily, at his residence, on Thursday even- ing nex}, in congratulation of the recent elections, The card is headed, “Justice ts slow but sure.” Proposed New System of Government for the District of Columbia. yhe hew government proposed for the District of Columbia is remarkable in several respects. 1t creates a department of tne District of Columbia aa part of the {ederal government, and places al- most the whole function of government in the hands of three regents to be appointed by tho President. The regents appoint almost all the heads of boards and other officers, and make all the ordinances or local laws. The heads of the Board of Education and school trustees are to be Slected, and voters must, alter 1876, be able to read and write, and must send thelr children to @chool. Congress is to authorize all expenditures, Statement by the Commissioners. The report of the Commissioners for the Dis- trict of Columbia to the President gives the re- ceipts from all sources to the 1st of December at $3,086,188, aod the total expenditures at $2,917,329, leaving a balance of $168,859, ‘Which, added to the estimated receipts to June 30, of $1,635,600, will make @ total of $1,704,459, ‘The total estimated expenditures to June 80 are $1,572,066, giving an estimated balance at that time of $132,892. They say, from their showing, that the actual debt of the District, less the as- sets, is $13,994,613; but the aggregate sum thus stated includes something more than the funded debt chargeavie exclusively to the District of Co- lumbia, By a former act of Congress part of the expenses which are included Im the debt are to be borne by the general government, The full amount Of claims outstanding and still unadjusted 44 $3,147,787, Proposed Treaty with the Hawaiian Islands. f Hawaiian envoys, who are here seeking to ne- gotiate s reciprocity treaty with our government, re at work upon the terms and means, in order to have & project of the treaty ready for presenta- tien siter the Christmas holidays. They do not favor a cession of Pear! River. Richard Schell as the Advocate of Rail- road Subsidies. The Ron. Richard Schell openiy said to-day that fhe came*to Congress as a representative of New York to yote for every raliroad subsidy which is Drought forward. He thinks the country ought to be restored to & prosperous condition, that cap- {tal onght to’ be able to employ labor, and that i Would be a 00d thing to avepd $800,000,000 to shat end, ral NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8&, 1874.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. PROCEEDINGS CF CONGRESS. SENATE. Wasuinorton,. Dec, 7, 1874 ‘The Senate was called to order promptly at noon by Vice President WILSON. The Rev, Dr. Suoderiand, the Chaplain, in his opening prayer, returned thanks to Divine Provi- dence for the many blessings bestowed upon our Ration, and saia:—*"'We acknowledge our chastise- ments, and pray we may be corrected through them, We beseech Thee to show Thy favor upon thts people, and help the government m its great responsibility, help the Congress of the United States, May the candle of the Lord light them through every dificuity.” Vice President Wilson then took the chair. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. J., offered a resolution fustracting the Secretary of the Senate to inform the House of Kepresentatives that a quorum of the Senate had assembled and the Senate was ready to proceed to business, which was agreed to, He also submitted an order providing that the hour of meeting of the Senate should be aally at twelve o'clock until otherwise ordered. Agreed to, Mr, CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., offered @ fesolu- tion providing for the appointment of two mem- bers of the Senate to join a committee ou the part of the House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the United States and iniorm him that a quorum of eacn Hovse of Congress had assembled and were ready to receive any com- Munication he may desire to make. Agreed to; and the Chair appointed Messrs. Conkling, of New York, and Tourman, (dem.) of Ohio, as the Com- mittee on the part of the Senate. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., irom the Joint Select Commitiee uppainted at the last session to frame @ government ior the District of Columbia, sub- Mitted a written report accompanied by sundry statutes, for the organization 0; such government. Laid on the table and ordered to ve printed. The CHAIR laid belore the Senate a letter from the Secretary of the Senate, giving a detailed statement of the receipts and expenditures for the last Lea year. Laid on the tabie and ordered to be printed. 0 @ communication from the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of tue Senate, giving a list of the government property in their custody, Laid on he table and ordered to be printed. Also, the certificate of election of George F. Edmunds, United States Senator from the State of Vermont, aud the certificate of election of Hon. William W. Eaton, United States Senator from the State of Connecticut, for the term commencing March 4, 1875, Read and placed on file, BILLS INTRODUCED, The folowing bilis were introduced and ordered tobe printed ana lie on the table till the ap- pornrerent of the standing committees of the Sevate :— By Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio—A Dill to pro- vide for the revision of the laws for the collection of customs duty. It provides ior a commission of seven parsons to be constituted as follows:—One member of the Senate, to be designated by the President of the Senate; two members clect of the next House of Representatives, to be desig- nated by the Speaker of the present House, and two officers in the customs service and two citi- zeng lamuilar with customs law, to be appointed by the President. Toe commission is to terminate on the first Monday of December, 1875, ‘and in the Ineantime shall report to Congress, through the tecretary of the Treasury, a revision of all tne customs laws, together with such facts aa they can elicit by examination and inquiry pertaining to the trade, industry, commerce and taxation of the country, with a View to making changes of Tates aud classification and modes of collecting duties, in order to promote tue public interests. ‘Ihe commissioners are also to report as to the relations of foreign trade to domestic induswy, and the mutual adjustment of the customs and excise systems of taxation, with a view to secur- ing the requisite revenue with tne least inconven- tence to the development of the resources of the country, and algo a8 to the manner in which the customs officers perform thetr duties. In order to conduct this investigation the commissioners are empowered to examine the books, papers and ac- counts of any custom officer and to administer Ouths, The members of the commission are to be allowed their necessary travelling expenses, but are not to receive any compensation. THE GRASSHOPPER PLAGUB, Mr, INGALLS, (rep.) of Kan., imtroduced a Dill to provide that homestead and pre-emption settlers in Kansas shall be allowea a year’s ab- sence irom their lands ravagea by grasshoppers without logs of their rights. Mr. HitcHcocg, (rep.) of Neb., ntroduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for the purchase of food to be issued to starving sufferers irom the ravages of grasshoppers on the Western frontiers, ‘Ihe ill also directs the issue of disused ar clothing to relieve the extreme wants of those destitute sui- lerera, By Mr. PaTtrerson, (rep.) of 8. C.—A bill to in. crease the efficiency of the medical department of the United States Army. By Mr. SARGENT, (rep.) Of Cal,—A bill to protect Persons of torcign birth against forcible restraint or involuntary servitude, Also & Dill’ to euable Indians, in certain cases, toenter the pubdii© lands of the United States under the*homes.ead laws, Also @ bill to correct the date of the commissions of certain omcers of the army. Mr. SARGENT, Of Cal, presented a memorial from Rear Admiral Worden, and tnose under his command who assisted in disapling the Confede- rate ram Merrimac, asking to be awarded prize money on the same principle as in the case of the ofmicers and crew of the stegmer Kearsarge for the destruction of the Alabama, Laid on t bie to be referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, when appointed. The Senate then, at @ quarter-past twelve, on motion of Mr. ANTHONY, took @ recess till one o’clock P. M. Upon Pinecone at one o’clock Mr. WRIGHT, (rep.) of Iowa, said last session he reported irom the Judiciary Committee a bill to abolish the West- era Judicial district of Arkansas. He therefore desired to give notice that on Wednesday next, immediately after the expiration of the mornin; hour, he would ask the Senate to proceed wit the consideration of said bill. Mr, INGALLS, of Kansas, submitted a resolution instructing the Committee on Indian to in- uire into the recent disturbances in the Indian rritory and to report to the Senate wnat meas- ures are necessary for the protection of ltie, liberty and property and the preservation o! law and order in that region and whether the best in- ter of civilization do not demand the immedi- ate establisument of courts of the United States in said Territory as provided by the treaties of 1866. Lass On the taple until appointment of commit- Be Mr. SaRGENtT, of Cal., presented the me- morial o! Mrs, Susan Roberts, of Humbolt county, Caufornia. praying compensation for lands taken and used by the government of the United States, Laid on the table. ‘The Senate then, on motion of Mr. ANTHONY, took @ further recess till half-past one P. M. Upon reassembling at that hour, Mr. CONKLING, from the committee appointed to wait upon the President, reported that that duty had been dis- charged and that the President replied that ne Would soon communicate with the two houses in writing. THE MESSAGE RECEIVED, At twenty-five minutes to two P. M. General Babcock appeared at the bar of the Senate and delivered the Message. It was read by Major McDonald, the Chief Clerk, Secretary Gorham being absent on account of sickness in his family. ‘The reading of the Message was concluded at twenty minutes to three P, M, Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis., moved that it be laid un the table and printed, together with the accompanying documents, Agreed to, The CualR laid beiore the Senate reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, Department of Justice and Comptroller of tne Currency, which were or- dered to be laid on the table and printed. ‘The Senate then, on motion of Mr, EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt, at fifteen minutes to three P. M, adjourned till 12 o’clock to-morrow, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, The Will for the better government of the Dis- trict of Columbia, repoited to-day by Senator Morrill, of Maine, irom the joint seiect committee appointed for that purpose by Congress at last session, provides that a department shall be cre- ated in the government of the United States to ve calied the Department of the District of Columbia, and that it shall have @ corporate capacity. It is to be headed by a board of three regents to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and to be removable by tne President at any time for causes. The first bvourd are to be appointed for terma of ix, four and two years respectively. Thereafter the term of ofiice will be six years. Tneir salaries will be $4,500 each per annum, They are to ap- point apd to have power to remove for cause subordinate boards or superintendents of Health, Police, Excise, Street Cleaning, Public Buildings and Fire Department, and also three members of a Board of Education, which shall contain three other members elected by the voters of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and be presided over by the United States Commissioner of Education, who Shall be ex ofictota member. The Public Works of the District are to be in charge of an army engineer, detatied by the President for three years, and the Board of District Public Builaings will be headed by the United States Superintend- ent of Public Buildings. The powers and duties of all these suvordinate oficers and Those also of the regents are minutely specified, defined and limited, and the same general princt- pe of rigid responsibility runs throughout the il, Which 18 very voluminous, consisting of eighty printed pages, divided into filteen chapters, The wer to make, alter or abrogate local ordinances confided exclusively to the Board of Regents, and no officers are to be elected by the people ex- cept three members of the Board of Education, as above stated. The bill fixes two per cent as the rate of taxation which shall be levied on all the real and personal Prcpersy owned by individuals or corporations in the District, The valuation for the purposes Of taxation 1s to be made by three assessors, appointed by the Board of Regents, and ig to be that just valuation which would be recog- nized on appraisement between debtor and crea- It all taxes (0 be payabie to the United States Collector of Internal Revenue, and to be paid by him into the United States Treasury. All J osher seyenues or mpneys of the District are to be collected and deposited in the federal Treasury in the game way. Ail vouchers and bills of expenses of every description are to be sudited in the United States Treasury, and all warrants for the puyments of moneys on account of the District shall be aubject to the Second Comptrolier of the United States Treasury, The bill provides ex- licitly that no expenditure or havility | be incurred by or for the District of volumb' bas pot been appropriated ‘or 2 no payments for the District shai D the Treasury except im conformity with the a) porriaines of Congress. The bill finally provid: lor @ revision and codification of ali iaws of th: Eanes States which relate especially to this Dis- ct ve made out of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuincron, Dec. 1, 1874. The hour preceding the opening of the session was spent by the members, as they entered the hail, in mutual greetings, friendly hand-shaking and expressions of sympathy or of rejoicing over the results of the recent elections. It is doubtfu, whether there ever has been in the past history of the House a more de monstrative reassembling of its members. Representatives o: the press, Repre” sentatives-elect to the next Congress, lobby mem- bers and others elbowed each other on the floor and participated in the general demonstrations, The spacious galleries were crowded with specta- tors and tne corridors of the Capitol were almost impassable. Suddenly, at noon, there was & lull; the Speaker's hammer tell; the persons not entitled to the privileges of the floor withdrew, and the proceedings were formally opened with prayer by the Chaplain, Mr. Butler. He prayed for wisdom and divine guidance, for the President and bis Cabinet, the Senate and House, for the agricultu- Tal and comniercial prosperity of the country, and for the purification and increased power of the greatengine, the press. Then the Clerk of the House, Mr. McPherson, proceeded to call the list of members. THE ROLL OALL showed the presence of 288 of the 301 members constituting the House, Four new members— Messrs, Schell idem.) and Chittenden (dem.), of N. Y.; Carpenter, (rep.) of 8. C., and Finck, (dem.| of Unio, came forward, had the oath administere: to them by the Speaker, and took their seats as members of the House. Resolutions were offered by Messrs. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Obto, and Dawgs (reo.) of Masa., to notily the Senate of the fact tnat the House is in session, and for the appointment of @ joint com- Mittee to wait upon the President and iniorm him that Congress was prepared to receive any com- munication he desired to make. Messrs, Dawes, Hale (rep.) of N. Y., and Beck, (dew.) of Ky., were appointed such committee on the part of the louse. POLAND'S FATAL BLUNDER, Mr. PHELPS, (rep.) of N.J., asked unanimous con- sent for the introduction and immediate considera- tion of a bill to repeal the law known as the “Press Gag Law” ia the District of Columbia. He also asked that if after the reading o1 the vil! any m ber objected to its consideration he might be al- lowed three minutes in which to state ita scope and object. ° Mr. GEORGE F. HoaR, (rep.) of Mass., asked the Speaker whether it was the custom of the House to transact any business before the receipt of the President’s Message. . Mr. BUTLER, (reps of Mass.—Oh! yes, The SPBAKER—The usage is In accordance with the drift of the gentleman’s question—that is, not to transact business aiter a committee is ap- pointed to watt on the President until the Presi- dent has been heard from, Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. ¥.—Let the bill be read and pernaps there will beno ovjection. ‘The bill was read. It aménds the second section of the act of the 22d of Juue, 1874, by providing that the provisions of the thirty-third section of tne Judictary Act of 1789 shall apply in all cases, except in action of libel and slander, in courts cee by act of Congress in the District of Uo- jumbia. Mr. Have, of New York—Is that bill before the House? Tne SPEAKER—It requires unanimous consent, Mr. Have, of New York—I object unless it be re- ferred vo the Judiciary Committee. ‘The House then, on motion of Mr. GARFIELD, of at thirty-five minutes past twelve P. M., recess oi half an hour. Ohio, took ‘The hour, and at the end of that time (twenty-five minutes of two) the President’s Message was re- bate ane’ read to the House by Mr. MCPHERSON, e Clerk, The reading of the Message, which was listened to with remarkable attention, was conciuded at a quarter to three. It was then, on motion of Mr. Dawgs, ordered printed. APPROPRIATION BILLS REFERRED, Mr. GARFIELD, of Obio, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the Legislative, Execu- tive and Judicisi Appropriation bill, which’was made the special order for Tuesday of next week. Mr. HALE, (Tep,) of Maine, irom the same com- mittee, reported the Naval Appropriation bill, which was made the special order ior Wednesday of next week, Mr. WHBELER, {rep.) of N. Y., trom the same committee, reported the Army Appro) ration bill, which was made the special order for Thursday of next week. Mr. fester nen Aol ot Towa, from the same committee, repor: the Indian Appropriation bill, which was made the special order for Friday of next week. Mr. STARKWEATHER, (rep.) of Conn., from the same committee, reported the Fortification bill, which was made the special or¢er for Tuesday, December 22. ‘the amount appropriated by» these several bills is as 1ollows:— islative bills.. 19, Naty. sereos indians. + aot or Fortitications.. pant < x NEWSPAPER POSTAGE, Mr. TYNER, (rep.) of Ind., from the same com- mittee, reported a@ bill appropriating $30,000 for the purchase o/ scales for the use of the Post Office Department in executing the law requiring prepayment of postage on newspapers. Mr. Cox, of New York, wanted to offer an amend- ment excepting from the operation of the law, cases where subscriptions were taken prior to the lst of January, 1875, and allowing postage in those cases to be paid at the place of destination. Mr. TYNEE declined to allow the amendment to be offered or spoken to by Mr. Cox, who intimated that in the next House be would have more privi- leges; to whicn Mr. Tyner replied that he (Tyner) would not be there to see. (Laughter.) The bill was then passed, Mr. Cox thereupon 1otroduced a bill to carry out the object indicated by him, and it was reierred to the Post Office Committee. : Mr. PHELPS, of New Jersey, gave notice that he would next Monday, if he got the floor, move to suspend tne raies and pass the bill which he sought to introduce and pass to-day—to repeal the press gag law. 6 House then at three o’clock adjourned. OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. Important Correspondence of the State Department with Representatives Abroad—The Rights of Naturalized Citizens in Foreign Countries—The Tripoli Slave Trade—American Fili- bustering in Formosa Suppressed=The Spanish Warfare in Cuba. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 1874, The papers concerning the foreign relations of the United States transmitted to Congress this afternoon with the President’s Message make a volume of 1,222 printed octavo pages, from which the following items of interest are extracted :— In October last Acting Secretary of State Cad- wallader addressed a letter to Minister Jay, at Vienna, acknowledging the receipt of a communt- cation in reference to the case of Josef Barts, who had presented a naturalization certificate to the Austrian authorities as proof of citizenship, Mr. Cadwallader says:— The right to enjoy such privileges as may attach to a eltizen of the United States is peepee Proved by the production of a passport legally isnucd. In every’ case where (he action of a diplomatic or consular ofiicer of the United States 1s invoked on behalf of a person c!aim- ing to be a citizen of the Unitett states it 1s incumbent on such officer, not only to carefully and zealously guard and protect thé rights of all bond side citizens, but also to caretully abstain irom committing this government to a demand for protection on behalf of a person presenting a false or fraudulent claim to citizenship. Naturalized citizens, who have become such solely to avoid the duties and burdens attached to a residence i giance to their own country, and who have retur their native country without any intention to le in the United States or to assume the duties or burdens commoa to its citizens, who, in other words, are de- sirous of enjoying all the benefits and immunities com- mon to citizens of each country, and of avoiding all corresponding duties in each, may be held to have for- teited all right to the protection of the United states. Particular instructions will be found on these questions in section 30 of the perso instructions, lately issued. The attention of the department has also been called on several occasions to applications for passports in foreign countries founded on certificates of naturaliza- tion, which upon their face bear conclusive evidence that they have been illegally or fraudulently obtained, In such cases a passport should be retused, and the trauaulent certificate forwarded to this department: NATURALIZED CITIZENSHIP. Secretary Fish, writing to Chargé Nicholas Fish at Berlin, in August last, says: While acknowledging the receipt of the correspond- ence between Mr. Bancroft and the Minister of Torolgn Affairs in relation to the interpretaty of the fourth article of the Natural ruary 22, 1868, between the United German Union, that Mr. Bancroft jote of the 28th of June to Mr, Von Bulow correctly sets forth the interpre- tation of that article of the treaty as tndersteod by the government and itis with much satisfaction that the resident learns that that Interpretation ia not controverted by the German government, which intention to; the treaty with the greatest | moderation he rights of sndividuais. The point sug- gested by Mr. Von Mulow that the treatment ot eacl case must depend entirely upon the circumstances of the same 1s in accord with the position which this gov: ernment hold ihe vaipe of American citizenship must declares its at all time and respect for not be trifled with. This high right must not be in- vaded by fraud or’ by talse repre-entations, and when y ired and biuily meintaiped must carry with possessor all the pri\ fleges and the protec- Hon which a great government can give ‘0 its cluzens The case of Mentheim Cohn seems to be disposed ot. Without admitune the inference drawn by Mr. Von Bulow from bis recital of the sacts of the case. it cannot be denied that that inference is at ine sens! ustb! “The leguiion wiilin the sutare continue careiully to watch the rixhts of ull naturalized citizens of the United States who may visit or temporarily tarry in Germany. and will asserl for them ali the privileges amd tmmuniti to whieh they are eniitied by treaty or by public biw. the sam tune it wiil be carefus not to commit the gov- ernment of the United States in a demand for 1'9 pro- tection in behalf of one who may be maniestly pre- senting @ false or fraudulent claim of ¢l.izenhip. or who may have already lorteited his right to citizenship in accordance with the letter and spirit of the treaty.” 4 CHINESE INSURRECTION ENDED, Charge 4’Affaires Williams, writing to the Secre- tary of State under date of Pekin, .Febrnary last, speaks, ol the reduction of the list strongiold ot the Mabommedan rebeis who controlied the north- western provinces of hensi and Kausuh ior more than ten years. He shows the mercuess nature of Chinese Wariare and the rancor of as aggra- vated in this rebellion by the bitterness oi religous bigotry in which the Manommedans excelled. There ismo reason for doubting the statements here ven, and as the rebels had themselves given no quar- Lsuppose they expected none. The iustirreetton (hus ended has lett large portions of these two provinces nearly depopulated and y ars must elapse before they recover from the desolations of war, lu cases where els, Who are said to be all pure Chinese, and not Turi et bodies of native Catholics in their progress, they are reported to, /@ always spared their lives if not found in arms. The capture of Sun-Chan brings to anend all organized rebellion within the borders of China proper or the eighteen provinces. It began in 1848 in tne towns lying west of Canton city, and, through the mismanagement of the provincial authorities, its leaders waxed stronger and more desperate, and under the name ot ings (Great Peace) nea! ceded in dismemberin tmpire. They were dnally subdued n 1865, Atte: capture of Nankin the Mohamme- dans rose in the southwest and northwest, in array where they set the imperialists at defiance for ten years or more. but are no longer formidable, and the few chiets who may have escaped wih a small following will not be able to gather head in those devas- tated districts. The manner in which orderly govern- ment, trade and rebuilding in the ruined towns has re- vived in those departments in the Valley of the Me ha which were leit almost like a wilderness in 1865, leads us to hope Jor similar reviving in the westeru prov- ances. Mr. Williams says, March 30:— “A Roman Catholic bishop, whose dlocese comprises a pari of Manchooria and the region contiguous to Core: as lately reached Pekin from Newchwang, and brings an. account of an entire change in the government of Cores within the last three mon:hs, and the removal of the ruler who had usurped the chief authority during the Bast fifteen years. the change bas been brought about without bloodshed, and the Bishop looks forward to @ Deaceable stute of their missions feeing that the new authorities are favorably dispose ware foreigners and Christianity,” ” THE SLAVE TRADE OF TRIPOLT, The following was received by Secretary Fish from Sir Edward Tuornton, June 30 last:— Sir—In compliance with an instruction from the Earl of Dervy, I have the honor to inciose a copy of @ des- Patch addressed to His Lordship by Her Majesty's Con- sul General at Tripoli, in wiuleh Le expresses bis cpinion th jave tramic from Iripoli to Constantinople, via Q ‘on the decrease, and that there is no reason wi er tor kupposing that the Malta police authori- ties iu any way connive at its existence. TUE OPPRESSION OF ITALIAN CHILDREN. Secretary Fish, addressing Count Corti, the Ital- ian Minister, in May last, acknowledging the re- State of letters referring to the alleged vagrancy ol Italian clilidren, and the jalse inducemeats un- der which they are taken from their native land, and inclosing an act promulgated by the Italian Parliament on the 25ch of December iast, says:— This government cordially anites with that of Italy in the hope that that government may, by the means of this act and the energetic enforcement of its most com- inendable determination to suppress the traftic in these poor children, reterred toin your noie. succeed in ar- resting the very inhuman practices which the Italian government so strongly condemns, AMERICAN FILIBUSTERING IN THE EAST. Secretary Fish, writing to Mr. Bingham, our Minister at Japan, July 26 last, s2ys:— Roferving to your despatch, No. 73, in which you seek instructions upon the various questions arising ouc of the pariicipation of citizens or the Un‘ted States in the late expedition against Formosa and the employment of an American vessel, Ihave to inform you that your pro- ceedings to detach the citizens of the United Staies and amer New York trom the expedition are ap- roved.’ You are refvrred to the instructions already given by this department on this question, ic. Of June 24, 186, atfords ample authority to the Minigters ot the United States to issue writs aid proclamations to Prevent the citizens of the United states from enlisiing im the military or naval service of China or Japan to make War upon auy foreign rower with whom the United States are at peace, or msurrectionary move- ments, and should @ warning or proclamation prove in- effectual the Minister is authorized to resort to such force ag may be within his reach, ea gy § to tie United states, ro accomplivh the purpose. It is believed by ihe Department ibatthe powers conerred upon the inistera of the United States by this act will prove sufficient in these cases, The representatives ot the gov- ernment Will {ake every means to prevent any viula- tion of these provisions of law, and it is be- lieved that im most instances no actual resort to force will be required. Your response to the represei- tation of General Lezendre, that the act of 133) was un- constitutio is approved. No ollicer of the goverp- ment is made a ars of the censtitutionality of an act ot Congress, and all acts are to be deemed constitutional until ques.ion be legally deetded otherwise. This department has been officially intormed by the Secretary of War that Mr. Wasson, who was attached to the expedition against rormosa above reierred to, has br ean the service of the United states since July 1, MACKENZIW'S RAID INTO MEXICO. It appears irom the diplomatic correspondence that Mir. Mariscal, the Mexican Miuister, has ore mally prosested against the invasion by General Mackenzie of Mexican soil in pursuit of Indians, saying:— + In view of the gc tate the government of th States in its relations with Mexico my government hopes that an act similar to the one in question will not be committed hereatter, and that if any measures shall be deemed necessary in o1 to remedy evils on the irontier which it may’ be ne sary to carry out on Mexican soil such measures will adépted and carried out by both goveraments jointly, since @n incursion of foreign troops into the verry, of Mexico, besides being at variance with the principles which govern nivionsin time of peace, may in my country Dring the administration into very Be: Yous conflicts and materially disturb the peace of the Republic, ‘ibis last consideration will probably be sutticlent for a triendly governmen:, for it will not wish to run the risk of causing such terrible its neigh. bor when itrelies upon the good will of the iatter to se- cure the just ends which it seeks to attain. THE SPANIARDS IN CUBA. Hon. Caleb Cushing, writing to Secretary Fish from Madrid, in July last, says:— According to the Iatest official estimates here the nam- ber of troops sent from the Pe! ula to Cuba from the year 1869 down to the present day, is 52500, of which number 36,413 have suc bed in the fleid or trom dis- nly @ nominal force of say 46,000, many of be a for the present service of the government, in addition to which it deserves to be noted that «ares number ot muskets pur- 00d faith and friendly spirit whi Uauted tae spi ich ac- chased by the last Captain-General ior use in Cubs have been withdrawo an lerod home for use ms Peninsula. I not surprising that un these circumstances great clpouragamens should prevail in official circles here, to say nothing of the un- certainty, more or less, respecting the purposes and ac- tions of political parties throughout the country, with the great question rising above ali others whether or Rot at some,unexpected moment the troops may not “pronounee,” for it 1s no e: eration to say that the political fortunes of Spain at all times during the present generation, and never more so than at the present time, re mainly dependent on the will of the army.” The con: scription will yield at least 6),000 men tor the army; it will algo yield to the treasury at least 300,000,000 of reals ($15,000,000) on amounts paid for exemption. Secretary Kisb, writing to Minister Cushing, August 27, Says:— T acknowledge the receipt of your interesting despatch of thy Both ult. No. 68, in relation to the powlbility of European intervention in the affairs of Spain. it con- firms the accounts which have reached this country of atrocities in warfare which seem incredible i the tilne- teenth century, which are without excuse or pt and a continuance of which would be degri human nature, THE VIRGINIUS AFFAIR, Much of the correspondence under the head of Spain relates to the Virginius affair, ‘The results up to the end of last year are alreavy known. onere appears regarding negotiations since that time. BRUTAL OONDUO: ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP, {From the Liverpool Mercury, Nov. 26.) ‘rhe American ship Nancy Pendleton, Captain Pendleton, which left Penarth Docks on Monday night, coal laden, for Point de Galle, was shortiy aiter leaving dock the scene of a frightful tragedy. It appears that the ship was entirely manned by colored men, the oMcers being white. The crew were perfectly sober, and itis sald that the ofvcers began to strike the mep with billets of wood, capstan bars and belaying pins without any ap- parent provocation. The cries of the men were heard by the crews of several vessels as she passed and algo by the tugboat Columbus, which was towing her, and the men in the pilot boat towing astern. The capiain of the Columbus, shortly aiter the vessel rounded Penarth Head, heard two shots fired on board the suip, and soon alter a man got on the martingale and culled out that Lis brother had been shot .and pleaded to be taken ashore, The man was, however, ordered on board, and was no more seen, It appears that the first shot was fired from the direction of the poop right among the men on the main deck. The mate. who had been aft, rusned forward and shot one of the crew right between the eyes. He staggered along the deck to the forecastle, and when passing the alley the COOK or steward dealt him a severe blow with an axe, laying bis face open. The poor fellow got to the forecastie unly to meet the cap- tain, who pinned him down, when the English pilot interfered, and threatened to leave the ship if the Ma. Was not at once released. The man ‘was then carried to nis bunk below. All this oc- curred while the ship was between Penarth and Lavernock Point. The tugboat was ordered to tow to the Nash, the lot leaving her at Lundy Isiand on Tuesday morn- ing, and on arriving at Cardiff yesterday at once lodged the information witn the police, AS’ it 18 blowing @ gale from the southwest, it 1s probable Hh Neen may be overhauled before leaving @ |. . THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature during the past twenty-four hours, in comparison with the corresponding date of last year, as recorded at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, Hgna.d Building, New York:— 1873, 1874, 1st, 1874, 2 Average temperature yesterday,.... Average temperature for cotresponding dat Jast year... SUFFERING IN NEBRASKA, —-—___. An Appeal to the People for Food and Clothing. THE GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE. What General Erisbin Saw During a Tour of Inspection. NAKED AND HUNGRY. Ata committee meeting of the Produce Ex- change held yesterday afternoon General Brisbin, of Omaha, appeared beiore the Board on behalf of the suffering poor of Nebraska. Tne members, after listening to the pathetic story of General Brisbiv, decided to send on to General Ord at Omaha a sum of $1,000 remaining over in the charity fund of the Board at once, and requested the General to visit them at the meeting of the full Board to be held to-day, and explain the objects of his generoug mission. According to the most reliable authori- ties, 10,000 people in the State of Nebraska are at the present moment in a state of almost absolute destitution. They are the population of a long belt of country on the western frontier of the State over which the grasshoppers passed last summer. When the plague had apparently ended and the suffering condition of the population of that district was discovered, every effort in their power was made to assist the distressed by the authorities and citizens of the State. The de- struction of the crops had been so complete and the resources leit the settlers were so slight that the demands for help were far in advance of the supplies that could be gathered by those who had taken the work of mercy in hand, They struggled bravely with it fora time, but were so entiraly unable to meet the famine rushing in upon them that they were obliged to acknowledge an appeal to charity outside the State necessary. The first step taken in the way of assisting those who had lost all they possessed was the establishment of a relief society. It wags called the Omaha Ald Society. On finding out the inability of this association to meet the urgency the Governor of the State called a convention and @ new organization was established under the title of the Nebraska State Aid and Reltef Society. General E, O. C. Ord, commanding the Department of the Platte, was requested to lend his assistance to the work, and he generously ana promptly took the matter in band. General Ord at once sent officers of the army to inspect THE SUFFERING REGION and report the result. Committees, composed of five citizens in each of the counties embraved in the belt, were appointed and through them the supplies obtained were distributed. The army agencies along the route of the Uvion Pacific Rail- way were made the depots for the issuing of the supplies and the headguarters for stores was established at Omaha. No éxpense of any kind w incurred—or Las been up to the present time— and all that conld be got was sent to the people as speedily as possible.. To make everything reliable and ascertain that no Inatten- tom of favoritism should creep in, two inspectors Were appointed to look after the details of the committee's labors. One of these inspectors was commissioned to the country north of the Platte River, the other to the district south of it. Thetr salaries were paid by the Uniun Pacific and the Burlington and Missouri railroads. While there was the remotest possibility of being able to carry the poor over the winter and until they could grow suMicient food for themselves, General Ord and the Society confined their solicitations for help to ‘the limits of the State. The moment came at last when they felt compelled to appealto the benevo- lence of the country, and they did not hesitate, in view of the terrible situation of so many souls, to make known the actual condition of affairs, General Brisbin, of Omaha, who had visited the plague stricken country, and had fu! nished General Ord with an elaborate report, w: commissioned to travel throagh the Eastern States and acquaint the people with the distress of the , settlers, General Brisbin has arrived in New York, and was visited yesterday at his hotel by a re porterof the HERALD, In describing the people and their situation he said:— THESE PEOPLE who are suffering so terribly. now are the new settlers on the western boundary of the State. ‘They have none of them been there more than two thle Many have been but one. The first year or wo they can only grow a poor description of corn and potatoes. It is not until the third year, when tho sods rot, that they can get wheat. Of course the corn and potatoes feed them until the wheat comes. Beside, in some cases they have a pig or get a little game, and go they strug- gle on up to the wheat crop time. This year the grasshoppers arrived, ate up all the corn end po- tatoes, leaving the peopic without anytuing. There was no chance for them to move or get away from it. They haa no place to go to nor wpything to go with, I went over tne entire section of country and the scenes I witnessed would take a stout heart to bear. It Was not like @ man4n a town or village, with his wife and chilaren starving, who can ask assistance from @ neighbor or take his rags to & pawn shop. ‘Mney had uo neighbors, no pawosbops and very lew rags. Occasionally i met @ man witha horse or pair ofoxen, but that only made the case worse, for they were too valuable to destroy, and food was panting for them as well as the children, Almos' ‘THE FIRST CABIN 1 entered when I commenced my {i ction I found @ gray-haired woman and her daughter, a young lady, ut dincer, and all tn the world these poor creatures had was a watermelon cut in two and some little pieces of black bread, There was only one pint of four in the house, and not a mouthiul of meat, potatoes, sugar, coffee or a@oything else, AG Arrapanoe, og 1 went on, a little town in Furness county, 1 called at the house of @ Mr. Har- and talked with & young. girl mother I had heard was very badly off. She ‘Mother is @ Widow and has four children, vey, whose i ut in ten or eleven acres of corn, but the grass- Poppers eatitailup. We had a few potatues—a bushel or two, perhaps. We live in a@ dug-out. Motber washes when she can get work todo. She gets seventy-five cents a week tor washing. phe 1s sickly. She needs shoes. She has now no work. We are very poor.’ Then the poor girl broke down under the load of poverty ana pain, and I could get potning more out of her, She was modest, gentle and sensitive, and seemed to feel deeply the uniortunate position in which ner family was placed. Mr. Harvey iniormed Mr, Scnnider that the n.other of this young girl was 1 delicate health, and thas there was literally noti ing im the house. Mr. Alber said ne thought this woman had no bed or {uroiture, and he doubtea if they had food. While at Arrapahoe the keeper Of @ little store told me a story of want. He said, “The other day, as 1 was eating my dinner in the room vehind the store, where my wile and [ live, a little girl came into tae store, and my wile invited her to come in and be seated until 1 had done. when { would wait on her. I noticed the child looked wistiully at the table, and, as [ passed out, saw the tears were rolling down her cheeks, asked her what was the matter, but she would not tell me. I told my wife to find out WHAT AILED THE CHILD and went out, closing the door behind me. The little girl then coniessed to my Wife she was hungry and said she had not tasted food for forty- eight hours, and that her mother and little sister were at home in the same condition. We gave her dinner and sent some food to her mother.” I visited the family of the little girl just men- tioned, and this is the story the mother told me:— ba} re two children,” she said, “both girls, the ed five years and the youngest two years, My husband 1s a lavorer, but finds 1t nard to get work now. He came here with some money, bought a lot, and commenced to buila a house and @ mill, The house is unfinished. 1 live in the school house, which a di- rector haa kindly allowed me to occupy until after my confinement, I have about fifty pounds of four on hand and one-quarter of a fae Of tea, We have no stock or fowls of al ‘ind, children have no stockings or shoes. bout $50 to live on since April last, I e decent dress—a calico. We raised no crops; the grassnoppers eat up everything. Ihave no one to take care of me when 1am sick. I wish 1 had some red flannel for the children. I have picked up some oid scraps rm and made clothing for my baby. I e less nm ever be- fore, but can get along if we only have enougn to eat. By the roadsiae | saw a cabin, and around the door a ou of half naked children. I stopped to see who lived there, and a poor woman told me:—*I have jour children, aged seven, six and three years, and @ baby seven months’ old, My husband base gone to lowa to see if he can get HELP FOR Us from friends there, . The wramnopoers eat ap all we had. 1 have forty pounds of flour and ten cents’ Worth of tea, but nothing else. We have no stock. The children have had nomeat, Ihave no coffee or sugar, 1 purse my baby, My milk is dry- 5 tng up. Mr. MoCoy got me the flour on credit, oan said he would pay for tt himself if I could not. 1 do not know where I can get apy more when that 18 out. None of the children ha’ 8 or under~| clotuing. They bave one dress apiece, Ihave a pair of old shoes, but no stockings or undercioth- ing. My baby boy has no stockings. shoes on underclothing, and out one old calico wrapper, am ip want. My cabin is very oped and coid ag f bight. My e is Mrs, Martha Dancan.” Ag another place ap old tarmer guid to me:—“Tho grasshoppers destroyed all bi my crops. aod | bave & family of eight cbildre: wie, mother and myself. I had out twelve es of corn, ryé and potatoes. We have 120 pounds of four sent tous by Mr. Paddock. None of the chil- dren have shoes. My wife bas no shoes and hardly any clothing. My daughter Eustatia has gone to Lincoln to hunt work. She is nineteen years old. ‘She is @ good girl, and we did not itke to see her go, but what can we poor people do to help ourselves. 1 wish some kind lady of your scquaintance would look after my daughter. If | thought I could get seed in the spring to plant another crop, 1 would face it through this winter, I have an exe cellent piece of land.” a lady of rare intellizen hving ina ttle cabin, sad. to me:—"We nev been out here two years. and came from (name plain county, illinois, We live on @ soldier's claim. My busband was a soldier in the Second Jliinows cavairy tor tour years, and served under Geueral Ord. We have a good farm, and feel like sticking to it, Of course, after being on 3t so long, we dislike to give itup. We have no money 10 the world except ten cents thacl have. All our crops were destroyed, both last year ani No this year, and we have now literally nothing. es, hogs, cattle or sheep. | am baking my last hors loat of bread (0-day, and | wondered where | would get dour to make any more. I was thinking about it all day and had Jaith to believe that some good Samaritan would come along and bring me Urs 1 did not despair, ior God will not LET US STARVE. Our women are apg) Sg of shoes, under- garments and dresses, Ihave had but one new Calico dress in & Fag I was educated at the Normal School in [itnots, and taught six es beiore I was married, and two years since. These are hard times that have fallen upon us. It is unpleasant to accept charity, but the truth 18, we are in great need, d many more Jamilies are just as badly of as my own.’? I went toto another cabin by the road and founda little girl, scarcely ten years old, keeping her brothers and sisters. In reply to Inquiries 1 put her she said:—‘‘My mother and father are out hay~ ing for @ neighbor. There are five children of us. Tum the oldest, We have alittie four in the bar- rel. Father had a pig, but he killed it and we ateit all up long ago, Father says, ‘When the floor isous we will starve,’ but mother says, ‘God will take care of us.’ Our neighvor, Mrs, Winters, is badly off as ourselves, and. Mr. Foster is worse 0! We nave no shoes or stockings, We have one dress apiece. Mother has no suoes, Father and Mother are out working-to get $610 pay Mr. Austin, We owe him that much, and fatner it must be paid. We have no gugar, or cofiee, nor anything to eat but flour, and we are thankiul tor that.’ So jar as layin my power I relieved the wants of the familtes I visited, and then hastened back to Omaha to lay the condition of these poor people before the authorities and the country. Omaha rallied AT ONCE AND SENT RELI For six weeks the people of Nebraska have been feeding the unlorsunates, it requires $40,000 a month to feed and clothe them, and of course Ne- braska unaided cannot carry sucn a load. 1 do not believe in making ingress an house for the nation’s poor, and I think ight thing to do in this case is for the gener- people of the country to abundance enough to teed and clothe the desti- tute Nebraskiang until they can raise crops am take care of themselves. Such an amount will never be missed out of the great storenonses, These people are the pioneers of this nation, They are all natives of other States, some irom New York. Not @ family among them had ever seen want beiore, and the manner in which they took tne biow is proof of their noble mettle. It is diMcult to make peopie who have always been accustomed to liv- ing in large cities teel the total want of these heroic settlers, but nothing shall be leit undone on my part to make the case @ Clear one. I have already gained a good point. Mr. Jona Balesties has placed the lower fluor of the butlde ing No. 11 Barclay street at the ‘disposal of the settiers, We have established a headquarters for the reception of clotning for them. We want that badly, for 1do not exaggerate when I say Wany of them are naked. nat is not in brick houses either or tenements, but nuts and dug. outs and cabins, with large ventilation. Tne State has done and is doing wonders. Every bank in Omaha is now paying a rate of $50 @ month to _ help the _ plague-stricken people, and every storekeeper and mer- chant is giving according to his business, trom $15 @ month up, 1 know New York. 1 koow tue great, generous heart of the people, ana I hai profound faith tn it. The people pave intrus the delicate and dificult task of getting them out of this trouble co us, the officers of the army, bee cause they know we estimate their sufferings and sympathize with their distress, PAMINE IN KANSAS, From Kansag, a8 well as from Nebraska, comes a@ wail ofdistress caused by the destitution of the frontier settiers who are suffering from the ravages of the clouds of grasshoppers, which came upon them like a devouring army last summer and cunsumed all the growing crops, On these crops the settlers depented for the means to supply all tueir wants, to buy their clothing and fuel, as well as to feed their families througn the present win- ter and the comingsummer. Every green thing was swept away by the hungry Insects, who stayed as long as they could find food in the fields when they ieft nothing remained ior the dis- heartened settlers, most of whom had invested all toeir means in the growing crops. Thousands of these people in the western section of tne State are utterly deatitute and must perish from want of clothing, iuel and food if they do not receive suc- cor, A relief committee has been fermed, with ite chief office at Topeka, and composed of the first citizens of the State. This committee now Ger to the charity of New York and the Eastern tes for aid in this work of relieving the distress, For this purpose on! have sent hither Judge Rick- secker to solicit from our charitable people con- tributions of tanh pee or money. He te @t present located at No. 245 Broadway, room 16, where he will be ready to explain fuily the condi- tion of the sufferers and to receive the giits of the benevolent. It 1s to be hoped that the nataral sympathy for @ wide and hard-pressing suffering, against which no prudence could provide, will in- crue abundant contributions for tuis most worthy charity. LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. The question of changing the name of “The Ly- ceum of Natural History in the City of Now York” came up before that body last evening at their Stated meeting. The feeling both pro and con seemed to be quite intense, and the matter was finally disposed of for the present by the adoption of the following report of the committee, the vote to be taken at the regular meeting in February:— The Committee report in tavor of hanging. te. name of “The Lyceum of Natural History in the ty of New York,’ to*New York Academy of Sciences,” for the following reasons:— Fird—The present name of the society is cumbrous from its length. Second—The term lyceum has lost its appropriateness for purely scientific orgamations, since it has been adopted by theatres, and more especiaily by eirches of Spiritualists throughout the countrys Third—The present Dame of the society does not accu- rately express the scope ot its deliberations and actions, Inssthuch as many of the subjects discussed in its meet ings more properly belong to the sciences of chemistry, physics, technology, &c., whica are not branches of naturat history. Fourth—Since onr society is the oat peeea sctentific organization in tho city, it shouia comprehensive enough in its scope to include in ite membership ing in all departments of science, and its catholeity should be expressed by its title, so that no cl of scientists should be even nominally, as they now are, exciuded trom its membership and mevtings. Fith—The Peds ot Natural History, for various ne of which is the exclusiveness impited in its title, tailed to secure the co-operation of a large uumber of scientific workers and patrons of bgt Whose sympathy and support it neers ind deserves. Up to the present time the Lyceum of Natural History has been without a nxed habitation, and bas been unable to command commodious ings, its very valuable li . Moreover it has failed to secure that prominent and fluential position which a scientific society sho! tain in the city of New York, and such as is held b, similar associations in other cities. Your committee is impressed with the conviction that No laudabie means should be left untried to secure tor this old and honorable institution the position and infil ence hoped for a its founders, and due to the impor tance of the position which it occupies in the metropoll- tan city of the United states, As one step toward this end, we earnestly recomme: that it should assume the broader and higher name of The New York Academy of ‘Scienog pleapectt iw submitted, . 8. c B N, MARTIN, H. C_BOLION, ART MATTERS, T. L. Smith bas returned from the country, bring- ing @ quantity of delightiul woodland studies, During his absence he painted two important moonlight subjects. One is “The Old Story,” two lovers wandering in the moon’s light, and an old manor house, illuminated and joyous lookin; amid, @ snow-clad winter landscape. Mr. Smitl Seat. means to Make this Claas of subjects his specialty. Mr..James Hart has just given the finishing touch to one of his best works. He calla it “Be- fore the Storm.’ A group of cattle are gathered in the foreground in tront of a tr prehensive of the coming storm, which 1s se bg the distant landscape. The conceit ts & 444 one, and the composi! shows an improveme! in the artist’s works, We iniss the weak spois which seemed @ part of the patnte! thod, and find them replaced by a weil balanced composi- tion, in whi the light and shade have been handled with rare judgment and thought, Thie excellent picture, we understand, will not be seen by the att, ag the purchaser does not wish it to be exhibited, The ed collection of paintings belonging to Mr. Haseltine, which has ween for some time 6 ro to amme pooted the sale will last three nights. Many of the pictures are Very valuables