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‘GRANT AND CUBA. The London Times Hoaxed Concerning | the President’s Bellicose Intentions. \A False Report of the Mes- sage to Congress, fThe American Newspapers Un- deceive the Britons, A Telegraphist Chief at the Stool of Repentance. (SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE. ] Lonpon, Dee. 22, 1874. The Times’ editorial says:—‘We have the | ‘unpleasant duty to inform our readers of our ‘being deceived respecting President Grant's Message to Congress. Out aim is to trust as Little as possible to sources of information outside of our own control, yet we thought it Snconsistent with our duty to withhold from ur readers knowledge which seemed properly authenticated. But it now appears that the ‘gent of Baron Reuter deceived him, and, | through him, all Europe. Instead of the bellicose language regarding Cuba attributed to the President the New York papers just | received show a gross misrepresentation, which, unless decisive steps are taken to §ustify in the future a confidence which has been misplaced, will make it impossible to put trust in the intelligence which may be received hereafter from the same quarter. Not one word of our report of the 7th inst. ‘was sent to Congress, The text of the Presi- dent’s Message, now reproduced in our col- ‘umns, shows the complete substitution of a fabricated statement for the real account.”” CONTRITION AND REPENTANCE. | Reuter’s agency has issued a card on behalf | of Baron Reuter, promising to not again vio- late public confidence, WHAT PRESIDENT GRANT DID SAY. The President, in his Message to Congresa, de- tivered on Monday, the 7th inst., made use of the following words in referring to the national rela- | (fons with Spain:—“The deplorable strife in Cuba continues without any marked change in the rela- | tive advantages of the contending forces. The NEW YORK HERAL SPAIN. | | THE PRINCE OF THY ASTURIAS DEFINES THE CAUSE AND CLAIM OF THE MONARCHY. Panis, Dec. 22, 1874, Alfonso, Prince of the Asturias, replying to an ad- dress of certain Spanish grandees, says the mon- archy alone can terminate the disorders and uo- certainty which prevail in Spain. A majority of the peopie of Spain are agreed and have declared their opinion that ne only ts “the rightiul repre- sentative of the Spanish monarchy.” GERMAN NAVAL DEMAND FOR REPARATION FROM THE CARLISTS. Lonpon, Dec, 22, 1874. A special despatch from Berlin to the Pall Malt Gazetle says that the German men-of-war Alba- | tross and Nautilus, which were directed to with- draw from the Spanish coast, have now been or- | dered to remain at Santander and to cemand satisfaction of the Cariists for their attack upon we German brig Gustav, FRANCE. pS eS Paris, Dec. 22, 1874. The publication of the journal Ze Pays has been suspended by the government for two weeks. GERMANY. — BISMARCK PROPOSES A NATIONAL TREATY OF EXTRADITION WITH AMERICA—-THE IMPERIAL | COMMISSION TO THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. BrrLIN, Dec. 22, 1874. Prince Bismarck has moved in the Federai Coun- cil that an extradition treaty be concluded with the United States which shall replace all similar treaties now existing between that country and the various German governments. THE IMPERIAL COMMISSION TO THE AMERICAN EX- HIBITION. The Imperial Commission of Germany to the Centennial! Exhibition at Philadeiphia is composed of the following gentleme! Dr. Jacobi, of the Department of Commerce, President; Herrea Stueve, Wedding, Kaufmann and Holuiden, of Prussia; Baron Von Nostitz-Wall- witz, the Saxon Minister at Beri; Baron Yon Spitzemberg, Minister of Wurtemburg; Dr. Kruger, the Hanseatic Representative; Dr. Neidhardt, member of the Federal Council for Hesse, and Herr Reither, member of the Council for Bavaria, BISMARCK AND AN _ ARCH- BISHOP, HOW A FRENCH PRELATE AND THE PARIS MIN- ISTRY GUARDED THE LIFE OF THE CHAN- CELLOR. ‘ BERLIN, Dec. 22, 1874. The North German Gazette publishes the follow- ing details of another plot against the life of Bismarck :— in September, 1873, a French Archbishop re- ceived an anonymous letter, the author of which offered to kill Bismarck for $12,000. In a second letter the writer enclosed a photograph and gave his name and address as {ollowa:—“Duchesne Poacelet, Rue Leopold, Seraing.” The Arcnbishop communicated these letters to the French government, which informed Bismarck Ansurrection continues, but Spain has gained no | superiority. Six years of strife give the insur- | fection a significance which cannot be dented. Its duration and the tenacity of its adherence, to- | gether with the absence of manifested power or | Suppression on the part of Spain, cannot be con- | troverted, and may make some positive steps on the part of other Powers a matter 01 seli-neses- sity. OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIN, “I haa confidently hoped at tnis time te an- Noubce the arrangement of some of the important. questions between this government and that of Spain, bat the negotiations have been protracted. The unhappy intestine dissensions of Spain com- mand our profound sympathy, and must be ac- cepted as perhaps a cause of some delay. An early aettiement, in part at least, 01 the questions oe- tween the governments is hoped ior. in the Meantime, awaiting the results of tmmediately pending negotiations, | defer aturther and tuller ‘communication 9on te subject of the relations of this country and Spain.” WHAT BARON REUTER MADE PRESIDENT GRANT SAY. | The following extracts from President Grapvs Message, as ieiegraphed to the London journals @nd pubiished in their morning issue of Tuesday, December 4, go to show that Baron Reuter made Dim say :— WasHINGTON, Dec. 7. The following is a summary of President Grant’s ‘Message, read in Congress to-day :— “Regarding (foreign relations, the President states chat they are iriendly aud nowhere ais- turbed, excepts as regards the unsettled question pendiag with Venezucia, who bas not paid the awards made by the Convention of 1866, and the question still onsettied with Spain in regard to the Virginius and other grievous proceed- Bogs of that Power in connection with Cuba, ‘The magnitude of these offences has not been duced siuce my previous Message to Congress. ‘nis unsettled condition of aiairs cannot continue. At will become necessary for otuer nations, in | conjunction with our owD, to terminate tne in- @urrection which has so long prevailed, and which Spain has unsuccessfully attempted to suppress. uring its continuance the commerce of all cow Ties, especially that of the United States, suflers, wand the fags oi the United States and of England ave been insulted,” ‘The President hoped the negotiations with Spain ‘haa ended, but be has been disappointed. Little or nothing is said about the indemnity, but the | Presiaent announces that he leaves the matter to | dorm the subject of a special message to Congress. | THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN | ENGLAND. {SPK0IAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE.) _ Lonpon, Dec. 22, 1874. The Times considers the removal of Hon. Benjamin Moran, Chief Secretary of the "United States Legation, a misfortune both to | ‘England and America, the latter country “mever having had a more honest representa- itive.” of the affair. Poacelet, who was found and identi- fled as a workman, was watched. It was ascer- “tained that he was preparing to go to Germany; but, becoming aware of the police surveillance, he relinquished his intention. The subsequent details of the affair are not pub- lished. The photograph enclosed to the Arch- bishop Was not of Poacelet, but of a fellow work- man, who 1s supposed to have been a confederate. CHINA AND JAPAN. San FRANCISCO, Dec. 22, 1874, Yhe mail steamship Vasco de Gama arrived here this afternoon from Hong Kong via Yokohama, Her latest dates are Hong Kong, November 25, and Yokohama, December 6. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONALISM. The attention of the Japanese government is bow turning upon the establishment of a repre- sentative Assembly, which question has been in abeyance during the late dispute with China, In all likelinood, the Assembly will come into opera- tion early in the coming spring. A EAVY MERCANTILE FAILURE. AD important failure has taken place in the city of Tokio. The firm is that of Onoo & Go. They were esteemed as among the wealthiest and salest fnancial firms in the whole country, it 1s only @ short time ago that house, in connection with the great German bank. ers of the city, established one of the so-called na- tional banks, contributing no lesa than $1,000,000 toward its capital. . PEACE AND PLENTY. The Gazette, in describing the peace festivities, Says the streets presented an animated and bril- lant appearance. The night was bright and fine, though somewhat chilly, and nothing marred the outdoor festivities except the exveedingly muddy state of the thoroughiares. Despite this, how- ever, the streets were crowded with sight-seers, among whom not a lew foreigners were to be seen. POSTAL CONVENTION. It 1s pretty weli known that on the Ist of January next the Japanese government undertakes carry- ing on the postal service between the United States and Japan. In the terms of the convention entered into between the two Powers, the mails between San Francisco and Yokohama, it is understood. will be conveyed as now In vessels of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company; but as it 13 part of the var- | gain that the delivery shall include Shanghai, Speculation kas been rife lately as to what company existent or what in. nubibus’ pos- | tal department would be likely to be selected jor their conveyance to Shanghai. lt was Tumored that a Japanese steamship company | Was about to be organized on a large scale to | enter the lists with the Pacifie Mail Steamship Company on that particular route, and that to | them was to be allotted the duty of arranging the It was also reported that a | mails Chinaward. contract had been entered into between the gov- ernment and the Pacific Mail Steamsnip Company jor a mail service between Yokohama and Shaug- | hat, to leave eacn cnd weekly. INUNDATION IN CHINA. - The following items are collated trom the Hong ENGLAND. Lonpon, Dec. 22, 1874. The weather is foggy here to-day. | THE TRANSIT OF VENUS. | AMERICAN OBSERVERS RETURNING HOMEWARD. Lonpon, Dec. 22, 1874 Advices from the Cape of Good Hope state that the United States steamer Monongahela sailed frem there on the 16th of Novemner for the Ker- guelem Islands, to embark the American party ‘which observed the transit of Venus from that station. | VENEZUELA. A TERRIBLE BATTLE BETWEEN THE LOYALIST AND INSURGENT FORCES-—-SEVEN HUNDRED | MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED. Havana, Dec, 22, 1874. Advices trom Venezuela to the 8th inst, report ‘that a desperate battle has been fought in the Province of Barquisimento, between a force of gov- erument troops under General Marques and a ‘ody of insurgents under General Colina, The en- agement tasted eighty-four hours, THE SLAIN. Between seven and eight nundred men were killed and wounded on both sides, NOT DROISIVE. Both parties claim a victory. CUBA, ‘SPANISH COMMENT ON GRANT'S MESSAGE—WANT TO COME NEARER. Havana, Dec, 22, 187% The Dtarto, commenting on President Grants Message, warmly commends the ffnancial rec- ommendations, especially those which look toa return to specie payments, POSTAL FACILITIES, The Diario urges @ postal convention between the United States and Spain which will do away ‘with the inconveniences to which Cuba’s mail com- munications with Burope, principally vy way ot, Diew Yorn. are subject, | Kong Daily Press. | dations and distress: | Hoocnoo the country is one vast ocean, ellow River, near tts mouth, has changed its course, causing Widespread inun- About twenty miles from THE WAR INDEMNITY. The Japanese indemnity of 500,000 taels ts being drawn from the national treasury at Shanghai, trom funds received from customs dues, Hi FRIENDLY TOWARD BELGIUM, The statement that the Emperor of China had | refused to receive the Belgian Minister ts incor- rect, His Excellency having been recetved tn due form. IN THE COREA. The Daily Press learns from the Corea that the government there is really in the hands of a young moan, twenty-four years of age, and that trade with China has been resumea under strict conditions. AFRICA. DIAMONDS AND GOLD AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Lonpon, Dec, 22, 1874. ‘The reports from the diamond and gold flelds of the Cape of Good Hope territory are encouraging. . THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. FIRST THREE DECISIONS BY THE COURT OF COMMISSIONERS RENDERED YESTERDAY. WASHINGTON, Dec, 22, 1874, sioners of the Alabama ¢laims were made to-day, as follow: James Hooper vs, the United States.—Allowance on freight and primage, $1,014 07; chronometer, 250; bill of particulars, $1,916 52; amount of judg- | ment, $3,180 69; interest trom July 10, 1864, to date of judgment, December 22, 1874, at four per cent, $1,320 49, Thomas J. Mooper vs. the United States.—Allow- ance on bill of particulars, §422 50; salary at $100 per month for three months, $300; amount of judgment, $722 60; interest from July 1, 1864, to yecember 22, 1874 at four per cent, $302 37. item B. hooper vs, the United States.—al- lowance on Dill of particula ; sal tor three Months at $150 per month, $460, amount of dgmen. $1,295; invere:. from July 10 Halsmier 23, 1874, at four per cent, $541 41, ‘The Court will adjourn to-morrow until alter the holidays. Judge Parker was absent yesterday and | to-day, and will not be present to-morrow. His absence will carry Over the Important cases re- cently arcuod unt the weok alter nexts this | The first three decisions by the Court of Commis- 4 NEW ORLEANS. THE EVERLASTING JUGGLERY OF THE RETURN- ING BOARD—A COLORED MAN LIKELY TO BE TREASURER, NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 22, 1874, In determining the election of Twitchell over Elam in the Twenty-second Senatorial district the Returning Board threw out the following, on ac- count of general intimidation, which gave Elam majorities:—De Soto parish, 1,040; poll three, Red River parish, 76; two polis in Natchitoches parish, 291, Total majority for Elam throwa out 1,385, electing Twitchell by 22 majority. The indications are that the Boara will declare Dubuclet (colored), republican, elected Treasurer. The conservative majority in the House, it is un- derstood, has been reduced to two. The eleven parishes yet to canvass elected eighteen conserva- tives and one republican to the House on the 2d @! November. . ADDRESS OF THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, The Commitiee ot Seventy, whose representative character is weil known to thé country, cull the atten- tion of tne ople of the United States to the additional wrongs indignities under which the once free people of Louisiana are now suffering. Kor two y we bave been tn vain tothe Pre t and € for relief trom. y oppression and robbery, the usurping of State government over us by der ol a dranken United States Judge, written in his chumber and sustained by United Stales troops brought here nd tor that purpose. This Governor, ineligible under our — coustitution, and — detated at the polls by 9,600 ‘majority, and by such means talie and maintained an power, has been unable, after nearly two years’ misrule, to gain the slightest’ foothotd Iu the confidence or respect of the people, and ass the tederal troops were with. drawn within an hour his show of authority and force melted into air before the calm determination of an out. raged peonle, and he sought retuge in the sanctuary of the United states Cusiom House, !mmediately upon tho | command of the President ail the muits of Ue brillant victory achieved by our with the State House, Public buildings atid archives, were surrendered to an ofticer of the United States Army, who skewered Kellogg to his gubernatoriai seat. For several weeks before the election, on the 2d of November, 1874, the whole State, and especially the democratic parishes, were ‘harried by — the United states Army, and teuding citizens were arrested on tramped-up charges, made by irresponsible tools of the radical party, tor tle purpose of Intimidating the whites and carrying the election against the will of the majority, Notwithstanding this our people, Knowing that their continued existence in this state depends teir driving the government of _plun- from power, Knowing that by misgov- ernment and exorbitant taxation imposed by ignorant and corrupt legislators. who had no interest in the State the value of property had been destroyed, and, instead of being a blessing, had become a burden: knowing that the fountains of law and justice had been corrupted ana that the government, whose end should be protection, had been converted into an engine of oppression and ex- tortion, onty limited by its imbecility. Aiter reciting the various outrages perpetrated by the party in power the committee go on to say that, in the conflaence that a virtuous public sen- timent may compel unprincipled men who are pie yine, on the vitals of the state to let go their old, we hope it may react upon the Ex- ecutive and Congress and compei them to grant us that relief which neither their sense or justice nor regard for the fundamental institu- tions of the country has been able to effect. We make this appeal in advance of the final consum- mation of & great wrong about being perpetrated Spon the people, as we are positively assured of the Intention of the returning officers to defraud the people of their political victory as the act had been already consummated. We are not clamor- ing, for party purposes, that one set of men should be substituted for another as public omicials, At a meeting held this evening this address was unanimously adopted. BOSTON’S AMBITION. the fruits of THE SCHEME OF A NEW RAILROAD TO THE WEST— MEETING OF CAPITALISTS. Boston, Mass., Dec. 22, 1874. ‘rhe meeting to-day in the Board of Trade rooms Of the friends of the proposed new route to the West via Poughkeepsie developed an unusual in. terest in the enterprise on the part, not only of the leading men of this city, but prominent per- sons in New England and New York. a large delegation of the friends of the Hartiord and Erie Railroad was present, and when the meeting was called to order the rooms were crowded by business men and capitalists of all classes, Alderman John T. Clark was chosen chairman and introduced Mayor Eastman, of Poughkeepsie, first commending the project in strong terms, if it were feasible, Mayor Eastman, in an address of some length, stated the great advantages of the new route, the comparatively small amount necessary tod gle | 1t—$500,000 being ali that was required, pubiic in tavor of the scheme, Mr. C. P. Cook, one of the Trustees of the Bos- ton, Hartiord and Erie, pointed out on the map the route vy which Baie Eastman came irom Poughkeepsie, and which differs from the line which he proposes to open next July. In this con- templated business the route will be the same drom Boston to Hartford, viz., the New York and New tngiana Railroad. Beyond Hartford there | would be a different road, now open to through | trains as far as Poughkeepsie. But with no out- | let west trom Poughkeepsie the road would have to depend upon the local traffic of that city. Hon. Josian Quincy said he Would gladly aid in any enterprises whic would give the people of Boston cheap coal and cheap food, ana enabie ‘en to travel west of New York without riding in a stage coach through that city. He hoped that every endeavor would be made to secure this new line to the imterior of the country, and if on. $500,000 was needed ne thought it could be raised. | On motion of Mr. Jonn R, Bartlett tne following gentlemen were appointed a committee to investi- Gute the proposed railroad route and report at | some future day :—John Cummings, A. H. Race, F, M. Jonnson, Samue! C. Cobb, James 4. Dupee, | Albert Thompson, George C. Richardson, Jacob | Edmonds, Lyman Nichols, Wiliam E. Coftin, Otis | Norcross, L. K. Cutter, John T. Clark, F. F. Emery, Wiliam G. Weld, K. W. Kinsley and Henry Mayo. GOVERNOR TILDEN’S ESCORT. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec, 22, 1874. The Jackson Corps has been selected to act as an escort of honor on the occasion oT the inauguration of Governor ‘fiiden on January 1 next. PILGRIMS AND PURITANS. ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY. The annoal dinner of the New England Society was given last night at Delmonico’s, Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street. The banqueting room was crowded with the members of the society and invited guests, Among these were Mayor Vance, Senator Conkling and Henry Ward Beecher. The President of the society proposed the toast of the evening, uniting with it the name of Mr. Beecher. MR. BRECHER’S SPEECH. Mr. Beecher, who was received with enthusias- tie cheering, all the company standing to receive him, in the course of his speech said that the old Puritans of England were singularly fortunate in being born at the time they were, in an age of the world that was greatly distinguished, and the distinction that these Puritans achieved was not the work of any one mao. It was mainly from mechanics and tarm- ers that the Pilgrims sprung. These men, standing on Plymoutn Rock, began a career of truth which will never end, and which, he hoped, would: take possession of all the nations of the earth, as it has so largely in this nation, SENATOR CONKLING’S SPEECH. Senator Conkling, in responding to ‘The State of New York,” reierred to the question of cheap cosmopolitan as, gece are the currency, avoub which he said:—fne vaiue of propertyin this coun- try 18 Mot in what itis, but in where itis, wring the cereals of the West into the port of New York without cost in moving them, and the national debt would ve like dust im the scales, This cannot be done, but it can and will be done, nay it is being done, In cae Laying aside the inquiry who shall profit by an untold tramic, the marter of cneap transportation touches the prosperity of the West; and whatever toucnes the prosperity of any section or State of the Union touches the prosperity of New York. Mayor Vance responded to the toast “rh of New York. A number ot other appropriate toasts we! posed and responded to, snd the disting’ company did not separate until @ late hour. LIQUOR DEALERS’ MEETING. The State Central Committee of the State of New York met at Masonio Hall, Thirteenth ssreet, yesterday afternoon, Mr. Aaron Herzberg, of New York, in the chair. Messrs. Mark Lanigan, of New York; Peter J. Kelly, of Kinga; Joseph Odell, of Westchester; Herzberg, of New York; John 0, Ryan, of Onondaga; Otte Nutle, of Renasalae! and William Goggenheun of Monroe, were natied a committee to drait a law for the consid- eration of the Legislature. The committee ad- journed to meet at the Delevan House, Albany, January 12, 1875. THE LATE FIRE AT FAR ROCKAWRY. In the report of the burning of the Ocean Ho- telat Far Rockaway, on the 16vh inst. it was verroneously stated that the property was in the custody of the Sherif on execution. Mr. McDer- mott, Uhg owner, was in full possession, no exacu- tions having been issned agatnas him, City. His | speech embraced all the previous arguments made | | address of | pomp and splen OUR ROYAL GUES King Kalakaua To Be Entertained by the Mayor and Common Couneil. THE ROYAL APARTMENTS. Preparations for His Reception- at the Windsor House. Reminiscences of Hawaiian Roy- alty and Aristocracy. At one o’clock yesterday a meeting of the joint committees ofthe Boardjo! Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen was held in the office ofthe Vlerk of the Common Counctl, This committee consists of the following:—Aldermen MoUafferty, Gtlon, Otten, dorier, Koch and Falconer, and Assistant Alder- men Keating. Kreps, Kehoe, Brucks and Keenan, ‘There were also present Mr. Odell, oMcial repre- sentative of the Hawatian Islands in this city, and Mr. William N. Armstrong, a former schoolmate of the King. The subject of an appropriate programme of en- tertainment was discussed at length. Mr. Arm- strong stated that this matter depended a good deal upon the heaith of the King. He could not indulge Im any outdoor entertainmen. He was particularly anxious to visit galleries of paintings. The Hawauan national hymn was sent to the | committee by a former resident of the King’s territory. Tis hymn will be played on every occasion where the King makes his appearance in public. The hyma ts the production of a sister of the royal visitor. A sub-committee of four was appointed, to meet ata later hour oi the day and select hotel quar- ters and make other,arrangements for the recep- tion, This committee is composed of Aldermen Gilon and Koch and Avsistant Aldermen Keating and Brucks, They proceeded to the Windsor House and engaged rooms ior the King. It is proposed to give him @ dinner, to which many of our most prominent citizens will be invitea, PREPARATIONS AT THE WINDSOR, Great excitement prevailed last evening at the Windsor House, Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Streets and Filth avenue, when it was announced for @ certainty that King Kalakaua, of Hawant, was to be & guest there, and particularly were the ladies in the botel ina flutter, They were at last to see a real, live King. Shakespeare alludes to a divinity that hedged about a king, but it is evi- dent that the great poet was ignorant of New York, or he would have made the word plural; for, judging from the experiences of blood royal Which has visited this great metropolis, King Kala- kaua will, when he arrives at the hotel to-day, be hedged about by more divinities than he ever feastea his royal eyes upon bejore. Whatever the attentions he may have been shown tn other cities he has visited in this country or those that may be hereaiter shown him,.hecan never leave New York without being able to truthfully say that whatever was kingly tn the city was ireely offered to him, Mr. Wilkinson and the other gentile. man of the Windsor House seemed possessed’ of the restless energy of Michael Scott’s imp last night to make ready for their august guest, and the best upholstering ability of the city was taxed tots utmost capacity to pre- pare suitable apartments for His Majesty and suite, and truly they are grand. THE ROYAL QUARTERS, For the King’s private use parlors Nos, 112 and | 118 on the second Moor have been set apart. The first of these is magnificently trimmed with crim- son satin, It fronts on Fifth avenue and the win- dows are draped with elegant lace curtains shrouded with crimson satin, with lambrequins of the same material. There are elegant divans, sleepy hollow chairs, rocking and urm chairs, also of crimson satin; Ottomans, whose soft and Inxu- Tious cushions might invite a Cleopatra to repose; an etagere of marble and maple and of the most exquisite Workmanship adorns one side of the room, while in the centre of the parior stands a mosaic table of Eastern splendor. No. 113 is @ lar ger parlor, and 1s trimmed in blue satin, with, Mf possible, more elegance than No. 112, and it ts | easy to perceive that the taste and delicate hands of woman have been busy to add refinement in the arrangement of all thissplendor. The curtains are of fine lace, looking as if they might have been woven by fairy looms, while the satin, in its lustre, Here, luxurious as the ingenuity of man could make them and inviting to repose in every Jeature, divans, ottomans and chairs of every description. ‘The floors are covered with new and beautifal Au- busson carpets, into which the foot sinks with tne soit tread of acat. A magnificent epony tavie, beautulully inlaid, adorns che centre of the room, while an etagere of the most exquisite desigu occupies Ove Of tne corners. A magnificent piano will be added to-day that all may be complete. No, 120 has been assigned to the King for a bed chamber, being, as it 1s, convenient to bathrooma and closets, The curtains are of lace ana purple satin, witn furniture to match, all of the most elegant and luxarions designs. A low. French rosewood bedstead has been provided tor the King to repose upon. It is furnished with spring Mattresses. of the most approved pattern, and the linen is of the finest quality, while the spread 18 ol purple silk, iringed with gold bullion. The washstands, bureaus and other furniture are in full accord with the bedstead, while the carpet ts of the most beautttul pattern and soit as duwn to the feet. One might almost think the hand of a magician had something to do with the surround- ings, or that the Jairies had fitted tt up tor the bridal chamber oi Titania. No, 118 is the dining room set apart for the use of the King and nis suite, It is elegant in every respect. The side- boards glisten with the arra: plate that will serve to hold the viands for the royal party, and the benolder 1s almost tempted to think that the Orient had been robbed of sume Of its priceiess jewels to enhance the beauty of this apartment now to be used vy o mortal king. are, seemingly, chosen for their, luscious beauty that they may not only please the eye but produce au appetite and give zest to the banqueters, so much Jor the King’s apart. ents; NOW FOR HIS SUITE, Nos. 120 and 132 have been set aside for the use of Governor Capana, of Mani. The parlor is elegantly lurnished, the trimming beiug purple, with furni- ture to match, The bedroom has also been care- to be found init. The trimmings are the same are those Of the parlor, and the bedstead is of tae French pattern, elegantly spread and cur- tained. Governor Domuinis, of Oahu, has been assigned to No. 119; the trimmings are in canary- | colored silk, with furniture covered with | the same costly material. The bed aud carpets compare witn tne rest of the furniture, Among the rest of the suite of King Katakana are Chie! Justice Elisha A. Allen, H. A. r, Esq., one of the aids; Hon. H. A. Pierce, United States Minister to Hawai, and Captain Wnitley, of the United States Army. These gen- tlemen have been suitably quartered and pariors Nos, 8 and 9 set apart for their use, Probably the only thing during the King’s visit that will oring a cloud of sorrow to the faces of the ladies will be the lact that His Majesty does not enjoy the best of health, THE ENTERTAINMENTS, The programme tor the King’s amusement and | especial edification, a8 fur as settled, 18 as fol- lows:—The sub-committee will proceed to Jersey City to-day to meet the royal party on their ar- rival at two o’clock P, M. Alter recrossing the terry they wili be met by members of the general committee and escorted to their hotel, where Mayor Vance will receive them and deliver the welcome. At pine o'clock in the evening Gratulla’s band Will serenade the King. The rest of (he w Will be spent as iol- lows ‘Thursday, if the snow lasts, a sieigh ride through Central Pers and a viet to the Normal school, Friday, & visit to the Stock and Produce Exchanges and the Chamber 0: Cowmerce, ana in the evoning & vidit to Kooth's Theatre. On Satur- day His Majesty will pay @ Vistt to the iustitue tons on the aifferent tsiand: THE ROYAL TOR, “Kalakaua, by the grace 0! God, of the Hawauan Islands, King.’ Suca is the oficial Uitle of the potentate who will nonor New York this atte noon, and, as the great metropel® has never beiore entertained @ reigning sovereign, there will, very properly, be & certain tion of the royal visitor, From private sources it is Known that His Majesty has looked forward to his visit here with even more jaterest and anticipation than be displayed previous to ais rival at the natiowal capital, and his opinions upon the wonders of our city will be of special in- serest as coming irom a shrewd, cultivated man, Who has heretofore seen thoroughly none of the reat commercial centres of the world. It may of interest to our olfizens to know that: some ne , when Hia Majesty was simply Colonel avid Kalakaua, with apparentiy mo chance of ever asanming he Taval ourgle, Ue was jairly dazzles the eye, | as in the other parlor, are scattered, | of gold and siiver | The pictares that hang on tne walis | fully looked atter and all that comfort can desire | 4 r dispinyed in we recap: | D, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1874.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. 5 Pui ra see = | Specially imterestea in descriptions of New | NEW PUBLICATIONS, | York, “and often stated taut BRA an eee eae aiveaeLe Le | been’ always favorite project. with him | J200K3 ARK THE Mos? “UITAKLK LOLEDA® : & favorite project with him | PRESENTS. oO visit our modern Babylon. At last tts A good book is always acceotable, dream is reahized, and for the next week he will Jal! at be the centre of attraction in New York society. SHE ON & CO. It 18 possibly a happy tac that the visit of ‘their | States has been postpon moment. None of the King’s the exception of Kamehamena for the sandwich Islands | monarch to the United Y. (the husband of Queen Emma) would have reflected much credit upon the littie insular kingdom. ‘The late King Lunalio, Known familiarly as “Prince Bl,” was a gentleman of royal lineaye and high culture, but a slave to drink, and totally unmanageable when under its influence. Lunalt'o’s predecessor, | Kamehameha V., visited tifig country when simply “Prince Lot," — but was so mortified | by nis «ectment from a New york | street car on the ground of his being presumably of African ancestry that ne never repeated his visit when he succecded to the unique feather | robe that marks Hawaan royalty. It was no loss. to this country and a possible gain to the Hawatian | people that ‘this monarch coneluded to stay at home. He was a gross sensualist, without any re- deeming traits, and in appearance and manner extremely repulsive, He was a professed Chris- tian, but ancient superstition always swayed (tm, aud an old woman who professed to be tue Inherit ress of the secrets of Hawaitan mythology had over him an unbounded influence, which frequently worked to the detriment of bis state policy, As may be supposed, [rom the fact of bis weighing three hundred pounds and being immoderately intemperate, ooth in eating and drinking, an apo- pleetic fit carried Lim off and re} ed the islands | trom an intolerable obstacle Lo p se It isto be regretted that King David has not | | Drought with nim some samples o! island beauty | | of the gentier sex. New York belles may be as- | Sured that there ts plenty of beauty of the most classic type to be found in His Majesty’s domine tons, The King's own sisters, both married to foreigners, would compete successfully with any Jady of the land for grace and social ease, while Unere 18 a young generation growing up of ‘mixed American and native biood that any country | might be proud of both for force of intellect and physical excellence, The two promineat | | officers who accompany the King in his tour are Governor John Y. Dominis and Governer John M. Kapena, the former an American by descent, and the latter of unmixed native blood, Kapena is. a very remarkable man, and would be prominent wherever his lot might be cast. A warm personal | friend of the King, and the prince of good feliows. in himself, he is destined to play an impor- tant part im the islands unless annexation occurs sooner than is now anticipated. Every American who has visited Honotuiu will remem- ber Governor Pominits and nis extensive hospi- | tality; and his reputation in every way is a most. desirable one. KALAKAUA A : Boston, Mass., Dee. 22, 1874. The Board of Aldermen have passed an order requesting the Mayor to extend to King Kalakaua, should he visit the city, such courtesies as may be appropriate. 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. HkeRaLD Building, New York :— 1873. 187 1873, 1874, | 2 8:30 P, M... 32 43 | OP. M... al 2 9 P.M. 38 | er 35 12 P.M. az Average temperature yesterday . 83% | Average temperature for corresp last year. . 2x MAILS FOR EUROPE. | The, steamship Russia will leave this. port on Wednesday fur Queenstown and Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close at the Post Omce at eleven o’clock A, M. 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