The New York Herald Newspaper, March 19, 1875, Page 3

THR EXTRAORDINARY COMYUNICATION, ——-———— | the Viear General Quinn's Effort to Merge the | + Parochial and the Public Schools, | generally copsidered to be at once deterring, A “GIVE AND TAKE” POLICY. ——_— | Singular Diffienlty in Getting the Clergy to | Explain—The Question as [t | Seems To Be Now. | be afforded, The communication received by the Board of | Education, having attached tne signatures of | Vicar General Quinn, tne Rev. Father Doanelly, | ‘he Rey. Fatner O'Reilly, tae Rev. Fatner Merrick, S J. and of some prominent Catholic laymen, which was read at the meeting of the Board on Wednesday last, requesting the appoint- Ment of a committee to form part of a joint com- mustee to confer upon the admission of parochial scuools under the public schoo! system of tne city, | Bas cansed nor a little speculation and attention, | im view of the great apparent change in Catholic | sentiment on the education question, The com- | munication was worded very carefolly, aud was | enurely non-committal in its character, not ad- | vancing any idea that might give the slightest clew to the Catholic demands which are to be Presented. There is, however, enough known of THE GENERAL CLAIMS | made by Catholics in regard to what they believe to be their rights, to assume that the task before the Board of Education is one of the greatest aif- Deulty and one requiring a discernment upon which may depend the settlement of a long vexed question, The Board of Education bas not yet watisfled Vicar General Quinn as to the time of beginning the consideration of the opposing views, nor has the commitvee which will act for the Catholic side been yet appointed. There is CONSIDERABLZ RETICENCR shown by the clergymen as to what they are pre- pared to yield and what they propose to ask to have conceded to them, Asthe Board of Educa- ton has so far merely received the request that @ joint committee shall discuss the subject, the Commissioners hesitate to give any opinion, alleg- Ing a8 a renson that the frienas of the parochial schools have not yet stated what itis precisely that the Board is asked to consider. The Catholics claim that they own filty schools, all of | which bave been run at their own expense and withcut the assistance of the public money. ‘They | have eMcient teachers in these schools, whom they wish to retain, They pay taxes for otuer schools, trom which they gain little or no benefit. They say they are entitled to some share of this public money for the support of schools which are educating in a larger degree the children of the bumbiess classes of citizens, But they insist that | they must be permitted to impart religious in- struction tothe pupils, On the other hand, the Board o1 Education will not allow-any particular | flenominational teaching in the scWbols, and they | have the advantage in support of their resolution | im that the Catholics alone make objection. They islso claim that this 13 an innovation. Here, then, (s where THE POINT ¥OR SETTLEMENT tomes in; but still, owing to the extraordinary reticence of the friends of the parochial schools, it cannot now be ascertained to what extent they Will yield‘their old views and accept the modified | rujes of the Boardof Education. It is said tnat the Catholics are willing todo three things:— First, they will not ask for any religious teaching during the established school hours, but they will impart religious instruction either before or alter the public school hours; second, they must be permitted to have such teachers as they please, subject to the one condition, that tho Board snall have power to examine them as to competency; | third, they wiil give up their school buildings to she custody of the Board of Education, subject to sonditions and formulas, to be decided upon by | the joint commitiee. How tar these speculations |re true cannot be stated, for the reason that the petitioners to the Board decline saying anything Gefinite, though admitting that much, if not all, depends upon the inteation of the Board of Edu- cation in this regard. THE VICAR GENERAL WON'T SPEAK, A HERALD reporter yesterday called on Vicar General Quinn at the pastoral residence in Mul- berry street, Having been intormed of the object pf the visit, the Vicar declined saying anything on the subject iurther than that it was ols intention to put the matter before the Board in a truly po- litical sense} as a matter that came under the head Oo! city politics. What bis own plans were he declined to say, as he desired tu know before giv- ing expression to his views how the Commission- ers of Education teit disposed to treat lim. In the settlement of this question it should be remembered = tiat they were all for the | time politicians, and that they should be | ready to mect each other half way—im other | words, to ‘give and take.’ He had nothing to Bay at present that conid lead to the sormation of gn opinion as to how the proposed discussion wou.d terminate, nor did he believe that a juag- ment could be lormed beiore even the initiative were taken by the Committee of Conference, SENT 70 THE VICAR. The reporter next visited the Rev. Father Mer- rick, 5. J., pastor of St. Francis Xavier’s church, West Sixteenth street, aud explained to nim the | reason ML ue had calied, The reverend father immediately reierred the reporter to Vicar Gen- | eral Quinn, Who, be said, bad the matter in charge abd knew most about it. A lew more questions | convinced the reporter that Father Merrick, if in | the Vicar General’s contidence, Was resolved not | to anticipate events nor to give any opinion at ail on the suije: SENT AGAIN TO THE VICAR. | Again the reporter essayed to get at the | opinions of some one of the pastors who had | signed the communication to the Board oi Educa- on, and songnt the Key. Fatner Donnelly at his Tesidence, No. 583 Nmthavenne. The magaificent scnooiouse waich Father Donnelly has erected beside bis church Was a proud monument in favor or the pitrocnial system in the cits, and the HERALD representative ‘elt assured that here at ail events he would be sure to learn something of the yather starting proposition which the friends o. the parocnial schoo!s have heen making, Having been usbered into the pastor’s study the toliow- ing Anteresting conversation ensued :— KevortEn—l dave caied, Fatuer Donnelly, to @8k you to give me some information relative to the propo-ed movement ior tue merging vi the parochial schoo! und the public school systems. you are aWare, of course, tnat your name 1s at- tacaoed to the communicaiion ? Rev. FaTAER DONNELILY—My fiend, you must o to Vicar General Quinn, He knows all about it. I preier saying nothing just now, MAXING A MEDITATION, The HERALD man then vegan to reflect, and he caine to the conclusion to And out, if it were pos- | ible, if the Vicar General was really going to do | something unususi thar was & great secret. so it to Mx. Henry L, Hoguct, No. 48 t yeeighth street, lr. Hoguet received the reporter very courteously, but, better Stil, never imeuttoued the “name of the Vicar General, which, with recent cccarrences tm rememorance, Was relief, He then spoke of Ais opinicus in regard to the puvtic aud purochiat schuols, but Was Uoable to form an opinion us to the piab to. be proposed in considering in commit fee the suggested movement. He thougne that Gothing bad yet been matured and that every- shiog depended upon the contimgeucies that Would arise. ‘fhe intends of the parochial scuools intended to endenyvor to gain tor them ail the heip and aid they could sairly, and, as they thought, justly; Dut, ‘of course, tie action on their side would be guided altogetuer by the temper toward teen on part of tne School Commissioners, One thing certuin, he thoagnt, that the trends of the parochial scnouls WOuld not yleid the point tbat the cnildcen should receive RELMGIOUS INSTRECTION SOME TIME Guring the vas, either peore or witer scn901, but | be beveved they would be willing atoncy not VW Work ult of harmony with the prescribed rules | Of the Loard of Luucation, AS to the reguistious about tho teacuers, he seemed to think that there | Would bot be Muca trouble about that, and as to | she parocital kehvol buildings Bud the claims that Would Bll ve deemed as only jair to hold upon them, the questivn im tia respect was one that could Mot be adjugged, In fact, sala Mr. Hoguet, tLe MoVeMentis Only in its very inception, and ohe can svarccly Venture to say Woat snail or | shall not be proposed or what yieded on either | side, It wil, however, bo regretable if some | definite sectiement cannot ve reached, Mr. Hoguet | shen gave nis Views us to religious teaching in the PUL schools, The youth of ins city Were last | yerginw Upon © dangerous yrouud wWhereon to \Favel for t itietime, It Was v most serious mis> take not to comune religious with secular educa- tion, ite believed that proselytism was dangers @Us to the body politic, v0 ination uttempted, aud tue Domination wero entitied, im tar play, to de Tught the texte ol the religious faith to wien they celouged, Tho Jewisa ciild Was as Maca ene Hiled 10 this as ony ocner, Lt Was on Enia prinois Ne tot Carhonce held Oat ior religivus | Braclion im the KenOO! bat if iusrace Hon ior the diferent Genominations was racticable & school then some means aT 1a0d UY Which tho Ohildren ol the | schools Ghedld Bet be ailoWed to grow up j | priesta.and Senay schools teaca | ment of the city upon the suoject, | bearing the arms of the respective States, without having the seed sown, when their minds were young and susceptible, for ripe Christian fruiy in after lie. NOT A NEW IDEA, ‘The idea of combining religious instruction with cular studies in public schools 13 not alto eranovel one, It has had a practical test in ughkeepsie aod in some towns in Connecticut and elsewhere, where it has been tound to Ww without any of the inconveniences which community will Watch With interest the labors of the Joint Committee having this matter In charge here in New York, and no doubt there are toou- sands OL people Who will rejoice to see in the anii- cable understancing of disputed points one of the pleasantest features of tolerance and Chris- tan progress. One ting is evident, tuat the old cry Which attributed to Cutholic priests and men an unbending hostility to the public schools in thts city has lost all its former pain bitter. nesa, In this action of the Vicar General and ais | Associates no plainer proof of admiration Tor the main working of the system of our schools could The communication sent to che Board of Education 1s conceded to be generous step toward a unity of sentiment in the tultilmens | Of One of the most serious of public duties. When the joint committee meets it is understood that the business wiil be transacted with closed doors. THE REAL ISSUE IN {40 SCHOOL QUESTION. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— In the HERALD of to-day you administer a severe rebuke to Fatner Walker for bis remarks on the public schools, Several anonymous correspon- | dents also bad letters of similar import published in the same issue Of your paper, You describe the system of education as free and popular. | differ with you there. No system is free and popuiar of whose advantages uil cannot conscientiously par- ticipate. Will you be Kind enough to explain whether it is just to compel the Catholics of this city, who are uuder the expense of educating over 60,000 of their own children in their own poor | schools, to be taxed for the support o1 the pubic schools? The Catholics have no concern with the public schoois, All they desire is tiat the State should remunerate tuem for the cuildren they educate, according to the standard tor secular education, they having the privilege of, giving religions instruction extra. ‘That is the real issue, and yet your correspondents and yoursel! make | Tn England those who preier | denominationa: schools have them, and those who | | wish secular schools have them. | no ailusion to it. By that arrange- ment no one is compelled to educate other peo- ple’s children, When wiil our civil and religions Ireedom here come up to that standard? Re- spectiully, JAMES SHAW. THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NO ENEMY TO EDUCA- | TION. New York, March 17, 1875. To Tue EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Having by this time read the sermon of Father Walker, 1liberal and censurable as it may have been, it has also called forth discussion, as such undoubtedly will, But I notice that some of your correspondents have carried the matter to ex- tremes, and made some remarks utterly uncharita- | bie and unjustifiable in their condemnation, not alone of Father Waiker, but also of that, religion | whose teaching he may have, perhaps, misrepre- sented, The remarks of the “Protestant Boy” are entirely unjust, and seem to be covered over with | an unbroken cloud 0: bigot, ignorance and uucharitadl ) belongs to thav clas ol people who call the Catholic priests and the Jesuits, those 1amous champions of liberty and unexcelled teachers of wisdom, nothing but swindlers and political intriguers, it the public schools were condemned so unjustly aud fariously, as they most undoubtedly were, no person should resort to such a debased and une manly a way of retaliation as to charge the Catn- oltc Church with being the enemy of knowiedge and liberty. For ull the grand principies of liberty and wiscom are of Catholic origin, and there:ore can only be found in that grand old Church. . intermingled with In my opinion he WHAT A PUBLIC SCHOOL GIRL THINKS. MARCH 17, 1875. To THE EDITOR OF THE H&RALD:— Allow one of your readers to make a few re- marks concerming the sermon of Father Walker, who denounces ail Cavholics who send their chil- dren to the public schools and declares that they are in danger of damnation. Is it wrong to en- lighten tue minds of the ignorant ana render their intellectual capacity more fitting for the po- | sitions in society which some of these children | may hold? And if 80, I say, as thousands of others have said, why do they not baild schools jor them- selves? They contunually growl and find fault With our method of teaching, but they bave not spunk enough to go aheaa and do anytmog for themselves, In iact, they have to consult the Pope for everytuing. Who is it that fills our pubiic schoola? are Irish, And WNo 1s it that 2p) Nes Jor positions in our schools? Irish, A CONSIANT READER. THE SCHOOLS NOT EXPECTED TO TEACH RE- LIGION. New Yor«, March 17, 1875, To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— The sermon of Father Walker bas called forth in your (this day’s) paper several letters criticising his remarks, but as none of them come exactly to | the point I beg you will allow me to put my “spoke to the wheeL’”? When Baltimore was set- tled by the Catnolics Lord Baltimore prociaimed religious freedom in the New World. ‘To the present time this country has no established Church and persons of all denominations are al- lowed to worship God as they think proper. The public schools of New York are supported by all parties. Religion cannot be introduced therein, as what would be pleasing to some would be dis- tasteful to others and would overturn the free- dom uf conscience, which is the standing law of the country. ‘Young America,” alded by two lines of rhyme, explains that the bigoted Cath- Olics desire the Bible to be excluded from the schools, But why does “Young America’ enter into such a flowery strain about the Bible? Some Parts of it are not beeved oy the Jews, who com- pose a large portion of the attendance, and a | Protestant Bibie, which 13 @ corrupted and inac- , curate text, 18 nut desired by the Vathoucs. The Public schools of this city are an ornainent to all parties. Leave out religion o! ali kinds and teach the children the necessary branches of education. When school 13 over let the parents, pastor the chil- dren as much religion as they can digest. Father Waiker states that 16 13 urged that many teachers in the schools are Catholics, but that he | knows that they are notaware o! the corruption that exists therein. This is certainly a broad as- sertion, and tt 1s not likely that the teachers who | spend their time in the schools do not know what happens around them, and, for my part, f, wno have attended botn the public and Catholic schools, can, without the least hesitation, an- nounce that the morals in the former are as cor- rect as those of the latter. Sectarian scnools can- not prosper ina free thinking coantry. A good Method of education is now established and sbould be maintained, and the attacks of pricsts, &c., sbou'd be treated witn silent contempt. Such sermons as Jast Sunday are dlatastelul to Catholics of broad views, and give to Protestauts the chance of edging in their Bible where it is not desired, and of attacking the Catholic Church and people. Therefore, let us all adopt liveral me: ures; send your children where you think best, and our advice to Father Waiker 18 to air hisideas | about rumshbops and potiiouse politicians, but to stand in the siiade im regard to and vot to again broach the gudject of public schools, A LIBERAL CATHOLIO. GERMAN IN THE SCHOOLS. QUESTION OF THE RETENTION OF THE LAN- GUAGE IN THE CURRICULUM—Mas8 MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE. An immense number of our German fellow citi zens interested in the teaching of their native language iu our public sciools and tn retaining the present course of study which prescribes it gathered in mass meeting at Cooper Iustitute last evening to listen to 4 number of eminent speakers upon the subject, and by their presence and intu- ence manifest the sentiment of the German ele- The room was beautifully decorated with ihe flags of America and Germany, wile from the walls nung banners Toe stage also was adorned with the colora of the two ations, while surmounting them wera the follow: iy mottoes in English and Germany “Educa. he Gentua of Free Government,” daca. ; the Key to Civitzation."’ “Education; the Weaith of Nations,” Outside of the entrance on Eighth streot a stand nad been erected, bat the coldness of the weatherand the fact that those ia attendance were enabled to flud @ place in tho hall pre- vented iis being used, A number of the German societies, the members wearing their bvauges, were present, Tue meeting Was called to order by Morria Bilin gel, President of the Committee of Arrangements, Who, after a tow pratioinary remarks, nominated Mr. W, Wailaca e# ohairnran of the meeting, whiad was wnanimonsily sdopied, On assuming the ohoit Mr, Watlaeh aid Wo lave mat here to night not for polltiogt purpose 9 var x) pdue wi our uly Wencluae e Geri Why, the greater majority of tne pupils | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1875—TRIPLE SHEET. ; | anguage as a regniar course of study in our public schools. That this is a matter of great Importance and | of the deepest interest to many of our citizer will be the sentlewel who wiil } and | address fate the feeble ts Which t 4 favor this) measur will ex which are hidden behind them. Alter some farther remarks py Mr. Wallach # long list Of vice presidents and secretaries was | read by the Secretary and accepted by the meeting. | MR. CLARK BELL ' was then introduced by the Chairman, After ex- | pressing bis pleasure at being permitted to ad- | dress them he sald:—Av assault has been inade | upon the common sciool system, which, if not met, may resuit most disastreualy, He had at- tempted to find some good reuson for banishing German irom the schools. It would be one step toward striking down what we have secured with so much trouble, It had been successfully placed upon the curriculum of studies and bow any one | could aesire now to remove it passed his | comprehension, Its tendency would be to lower the standard o1 the schools of the city, which now compare favorably with any in the nation. He | showed the value of the language, in tuts day, to the professional and commercial man and in‘ac- quiring a knowledge of English, which is not an original language, and a correct understanding of which cannot be attained without a study of those from which it is derived. He thought the American born ciizeus were more interested in this question than the Germans, as the latter could teach the language to thelr children at home, While the tormer had to depend entirely on tue schools, No one ts harmed because the standard of education is made high in this great Metropolitan city. He alluded to the starement which nad beeu made that the opening of German literature to the young of the country would prove demoralizing on account of the | writings of free tuinkers in that tongue, ana said | Infidelity was pecuilar to no language, and it con- stituted DO valid ovjection to the French, German or any otber language that it nad been used by that class or men. He thought that the trouble lay in the indifference ielt by the great body of the veople on this sabject, which this meetung would do much tu remedy. fie read from the report of the Superintendenc of Schools in Vleveland show- ing that tne children studying 3 foreign language made as creat advancement im their ordinary studies as did otvers, He then relerred to a recent attack on the punitc scpools made by a clergyman. an the city and read an extract Irom the report of the sermon published in the HERALD Of Mouday last commencing, “Woe to those parents who send their children to the public schools,” as illustrat- ing the feeling entertained by a class concerning them, He also read an extract irom an editorial in the HERALD OL the same date in opposition to the tdeas advanced by the clergyman, which was received with rapturous applause. Mr. Bell cone cluded with an eloquent eulogy upom the public Schou,8 as the basis of our liberties, RESOLUTIONS, The following preamble and resolutions were then read by the Secretary snd adopted with en- thusiasm :— Whereas instruction in a foreign language, side by side with ihe mother tongue, is held by pedagogical authorl- ties as a most valuable auxiliary in the men al training of the you:hiul mind, and a better knowledge of the ver= nacular is conveyed by the comparison afforded ot th grammatical forms and functions of two lunguages; and whereas the German language possesses ail the educa tional elements requires act oftelall recognized by the as weil ast the Gerinan Jangnax introduced ax a branch of publi truction; and | whereas the Germen language is the natural idiom of a | | large portion of the population of the United States of | Amer A and of the eltizens of this metropolis, thus offer: | | ing such additional practical advantaues as Would best | recommend that language for adoption as a regular | branch of instruction in owe public scnools; and Whereas | experience tas shown that the instruction ot ( wbile schod an would have sought thi establishments whereby the ough uglish traming of the rising man parentage, and the education of the gr gs eration homogeneous in language, national ieeling and American patriotism, would be greatly enhanced; and Whereas a previous Boara ot Education, recosnizing the tll strength of these considvrations, made such alieration in the laws governing tastruetion in the pub- in this city as toesiadlish the instruction in | | min language as a reeular subject of study | | he public demand culled for it; theretore be it | “Resolved, That the citizens of this city, in mass meet- | ing assembled, irrespective of political division, cannot | but view with alarm the endeavors ot certain members | of the present Board of siducation to overthrow the, i established curriculum by excluding from the course of study the instruction in the German language. izens and taxpayers, most re looking to the ex- Resolved, That we, asc solemuly protest against any me | clusion or curtailment of instruction in German in such | of our schools where this study has already been estab- | lished as a regular branch of instruction. | | Resolved, Tuat we lieurtily indorse the report of the Cominittee on the Course of Studies of the past year, | now pending before that Board of Education, being tully | convinced that rules and regulations recommended in | said report arc an improvement upon the former course, | Warranted and borne out by actual experience and care: ful observation in this city and elsewhere. | Resolved, That we consider all attempts, on the p TY ot economy, 001 of reducing our well developed public sc! system from its present siandard to one ot mere cle- mentary schools, by excluding from the curriculum not only linguistic studies, but such other branches as have a refining influence pon the youthful mind, commonly died “ornamental,” as ill conceived and unworthy of the spirit of the uge, of (he land and the city we live in, Resolved, That the institutions of this country ure based upon'a thorough and liberal education of ail citi- zens, that our public schvols, in order to accomplish their mission fully, should and must afford such Structlon a4 would satisty the reasonable demands of aul citizens, rurnishing to children of poor parents like op- portunity with those of the rich, those of parents to the Manor born with those of adoption. A Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions ve presented by a committee to be naimed by the chairman of this meeting to the President of the Board of iducation as | the expression of the sense of this mass meeting. |. The Hon, Edward Salomon was then presented to the audience, and read the following LETTHB FROM BAYARD TAYLOR, 31 West Sixry-rinst § Naw \orx, March Oswatp Ortenporrer and others:— GENTLEMEN—I regret exceedingly that my lecture en- gagements this Week will place me. in: Vermont instead Of this etty to-norrow ing. I should otherwise have ted Your invitation to be present at the meetmg in AS ONE accepts an agreeable duty, education seems to me more im- equisition of at least one other than I sto trouse and develop the hing else can, So niet trom what I ing tourin the ay of German in those schools where it has been introdiiced tor three or four years has tuliy justifted itvelr by its results. The | best scholars in Germain, so tar trom being behindhand In thelr English studies, are almost invariably’ in advance. In Germany the Birger Schulen have introduced the study of the Englivh language with the most e results, and our graded schools ocenpy, just abou same biace in our educational system. Wo must always remember that our system, however it may be techni cally or in respect to organization inferior to that of Germany, possess far higher aiins and possibilities, As Tam on the point of leaving the city {have no time | to give the detailed grounds of my sympathy with your | movement; but I trast that the other speakers who will | be present Will render this unnecossary. ts In Laste, very respectfully, BAYARD TAYLOR. Mr, Salomon then addressed the audience at great length in German, strongiy advocating the Tetention of the language in the schools, relerring to the large German p@puiation and the amount contributed by them Lo the support of the schools, and in which they desired their children to be in- strocted in the language of the Fatherland, which the exputriated German never forgets, and back upon which be looks with the most ardent affec: | ton and connected with the tongue of which is associated everything dearest to bis heart. Dr. Feilx Adler and Mr. Charles Goepp tnen ad- dressed the meeting in German, and an adjourn. ment followed at a iate hour. TREET, 7, tars. $ ate ’ the Coopér Institat No single element ¢ | have Western 5 x AMUSEMENTS. MME. RISTORI IN BROOKLYN. The reception given to Mme. Ristori, in “Queen | Elizabetn,” last evening, at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, was indeed a most gratifying | one—to the mere looker-on in Venice—tnat the | | famous tragedienne’s former triumpbs on the | | same ooards had been remembered, and that the remembrance was all-powerful to gatner togetner last nignt’s enthusiastic audience, To Mme. Ristori herself last evening’s triumph was only another assarance of the all-pervading influ- ence of her genius, aua more particularly would | it be so if she knew how hard a@ thing it is to move | | a Brooklyn audience to enthusiasm. There was | No stint of It, however, last evening. in every | scene, in every portrayal of the stage of life, irom Vigorous youth to the decrepitude of age, there was something in the acting, tne tone, 1 movement of the Queen, that held the audience in @ sort of painful restraint that they were only Dh to break at times with loud expressions of delight. In the sourto the leelings of the audience were cen- tred in the dounie denouement which bistory re- | lates of the love, the anger and the despair ofthe Queen when her favorite Essex dies by her order, aii the attending circumstances of which mme. Risiort rendered with thriling effect. At the cloee of the death scene the curtain tell, a deep silence pervading the audience, nut in a moment | the wnole Louse broke out iuto a burst of ap- plaoge, which broagnt Mme. Ristori before the curtain to bow her acknowledgment ior as hearty QD OVation 88 sie Could have aesired,.and such as Brooklyn very reresy gives, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, ‘The last eight nights of the “Shaughraun” are announced, Herrman, the prestidigitateur, ts m good success at Niblo's, Lawrence Barrett, the ominent tragedian, ap- ponrs to-night at Mre, Conway's Brooalyn Theatre On tie Occasion Of his benedt, _Mue, Minelil will receive a benefit to-night at the Park Toratre., “Girofié-Girofa” will be with+ Grawa after to-morrow night, It has had & sue cexaful run of fiity Dights—a snooess in opera bough without precedent in this couniry. Fraak Mayo iakos up hia quarters om Monday Bightat the Park, and the admirers of the pure | American drama Will Bava an opportunity oF on Joying “Davy Orockett'—=a piay that Ww bouad to | Brow in the Cotimation Of the pubic. i ting with , Southern policy the only real questions<an the cam- | Of the democratic convention was comparatively | It was as follows :— | republicans who woulda have refused to support a | more pronouncea advocate of General Grant’s | on the one hand and material aid and support on | charges of sympathy wita the beaten Coniederate | | Of the administration wave. | can represeatativ: | body. CONNECTICUT. | } ificance of the Campaign | in the State. j The Effort to Bury the Third | Term. ' GENERAL HAWLEY’S CANVASS | Judge Hoar as Republican | Rope Walker. \ Haxtrorp, March 18, 1375, ‘The approaching election in this State has a pe- culiar interest both in {ts repablican and fis dem- | ocratic aspects. A Victory for the former will be a triumph of the administration, whue the suc- cese of the latter will prove conclusively that Grant's administration is repudiated by the coun- try. In this respect Connecticut differs com- pletely from New Hampsiire. The repabiicans of | the old Grapite Stute cut loose from all that wa obnoxious in General Grant's policy, and, re- padiating the third term and ail its concomitants, | won the battle independently of the administra- tion, That victory was as much a rebuke to the White House as to the shortcomings of the de- | Mocracy. Here the machine is entirelyin the hands of the administration leaders, The:repub- ican candidate tor Governor was selectod be- cause of bis acceptability in administration circles, and even General Hawley, bold and independent | ashe is universally admitted to be, is compelled to play second fiddle to Grant, In consequence, what would otherwise be a mere iocal contest, Without significance, 1s lifted into national im- portance, and the preliminary battie of 1876 is | being fought in the six counties of this Common- | wealtn, Both parties are alive to ttis-issue in the canvass, and everybody recognizes the fact that the care with which the third term was excluded irom the republican platiorm has resulted in Making General Grant's desires in that direction and the indorgement or condemnation of his | | | paign. THE RIVAL TICKETS, In the nomination of the State ticket’ the work | easy. Personally Governor Ingersoll is a man of | the highest character. As the Executive of tne State he bas given universal satisfaction, These things were sumlcient in themselves to secure his renomination, but im addition to these his mag. | niiicent majority of i,800 last year maae | it imperative. At that time his competitor was not loaded down with the dead weight which the republican candidate 1s now compelied to | carry. The Louisiana usurpation had not yet dis- gusted the country and the Presidential election | of next year was still too far distant to have any | direct bearing upon the canvass. Jt was apparent, however, after the votes were coanted, that Gov- ernor Ingersoll bad diverted a very important ele- | nient of strength from the repubiican parry, and these gains on the one hand and losses on the | other were directly traceable to- dissatisfaction | with the national administration, Tue wisest | thing for the democracy to do under the circum. | stances was torenominate its entire ticket, and this was done as follows art. Governor—Charles R. Ingersoll, of New | ave. | For Lieutenant Governor—George G. Sill, of | Hartford, | For Secretary of State—Marvin H. Sanger, of | Canterbury, | neice Sperone eam: E. Raymond, of New | Janaan. For Comptroller—Alfred R. Goodrich, of Vernon. | When the republican convention met:it putin | nomination a ticket that was:in its way asurorlse, For Governor—James Lloyd Greene, of Norwicn. For Lieutenant Governor—Charies L. English, of | New Haven. | For Secretary of State—Angustus H. Fenn, of Plymouth, ir Treasurver—Owe! é£nold, o! Meriden. | =i Comptroller—Ralart B, Cranford, of Nor. ; walk, Personaliy, both tickets are composed of strong \ men, and the canvass 1s thus divested of ail bit- terness except of a strictly partiaan character. | The two candidates for Governor were nominated | purely for political reason: What these were in | | the case of Governor Ingersoll I have already ex- | Plaized, and it will be found that Mr. Greene's | nomination sprang from causes equally definite. ‘The latter is a manufacturer and @ man of charac: | ter and standing, who, previous to the present campaign, took no very active or prominent part | in political aftcirs. Under ordinary circumstances | he would not have been thougit of a3 the repunii- can standard-bearer, This want of political activity in times past made him acceptable to the administration at Washington, at the same time that no objection could be urged against him py policy and aspirations, As a matter of course, a | candidate of this kind, personally strong and polit- | ically weak, could not have been nominated ex- | cept as the result of a bargain vetween the two | Tepublican factions, The bargain involved sulence | the other—tnat is, silence as regards the thira | term, With something more than a mere passive | indorsement of the administration in return for | promises of patronage and such other in- fluences as coutd be brought to bear | upon the elections. In cementing this agreement @ caucus excluaed resolutions con- demning tne poiicy of General Grant toward Louisiana from the Convention, and the party was putin line witn the administration. 1t was upon unis basis that the republican nominations for Congress in each of the four districts were neces- sarily made, and so General Hawley and the others enter the canvass with astone tied around their necks, Which keeps them below the suriace | All the nominations | both democratic und repubiicau, are for Congress, completed, tue candidates being as follows | Dist. Democratic, Republican, 1—Ueorge M. Lander: .. Joseph R. Hawley. 2—James Phel . Stepnen W. Kellogg. His cise $—Lafavette S. Foster, H. H. Starkweather, | 4—Wnm. H. Barnum .Dr. Robert Hubbard: Of the democratic canuidates Mr, Landersis a | manufacturer, of New Britain, of whom even his political opponents speak so well that Judge Gil. | man, of thia city, ia tue Republican County Con. | vention on ‘uesday, In eulogizing General Haw: | ley, Went out of his way to deciare bis regard and | esteem for the democratic nomini anage Phelps, of the Second district, is @ Justice of the nL lmng Court, and George Fost oi the Third, will be remembered as an uncompromising repablican in the Culted States Senate wien it required some courage to uptold republican prin. | cipes. Each of these men opposed the repuuit- fm the last Congress, and Mr, Barnum, the democratic candidute in the fourth district, Was also @ member of that uaniortunate Dr. Hubbard, who is Mr. Barnum’'s oppo- | nent, 18 & respectable citizen of Bridgeport. It | will thus be seen that in tne Congressional dis. | tricts, a8 In the State at large, voth parties | enter the Canvass with strong candidates, if a06 upon closely defines issue. aEy preparation for tne campaign the | most Interesting feature so far has been General | Hawiey’s canvass, He ia the only repuvitcan can- | didate or Congress to wiiom the administration collar must prove vitterly galling. Dr. Huvbara, | if he 2 80 minded, can fgat Barnum on Barnum’ own record and avoid saying anything abous General Grant, since, as @ new man, be is no: army vound by pariy ties, Keliogy and Stark. weather can fee! easy enough, whatever the po» Utfeal conditions which surround them. Bus Hawley 18 @ man Of independent Instincts and temperament, His neigubors gay that it i9 not 1a his nature tolike Grant either personally or po- | litteaily, He 1s, however, ueartily tn sympavuy with tue tradi of the repubucan party, and, moreov desires (Oo get ly to Congres: froupie Ista canvot ollow his instincts and at the sam iniulster co bis ambition, he time It ke wonla save nim | self he must at least give Grant a tacit sapport, Jor the bargain entered into at the State Conven: tion hws lett the party at the meroy Of the ads ministration, Tnis isthe real explanation of his speeon At the Opentug of his canvass, tn whieh he tried (0 Mane M18 Constituency believe that the third term aspirations a: tie President were oniy @ HERALD sensation, People knew Wetter, and it bing unt! Geueral Hawley discovered that Shey Were iaiyoing at What they Considered a Silly effort at Berean Cee the ‘@ was a ie bt 5 @ilemima for & Man even oO} un Me could pot recede irom the posion Gaaumed, And yet io dared im Would reslss aly atvempl o1 Mt | resentatives, | the question that was reatly asked | strengtn, however, | by him. | feature, | latration, and consequently his appeals are likely | 30 be more eftective than ii it was thought he , | are whether Judge Hoar fud the speakers to come after him shall be able to recap. | ture the aotl-Grant republicans ana the | Until DeXt year, notwithstanding the administra- | Mecticut, It was at once frank, able, temperat | damage hot | neticut was to remain part of New England, | Star obtain the Presidential oMee for another term. In most of his snbsequent speeches he bas omitted | all allusion to the third term, but he began to | ignore it too late, for his enemles say that if he did not believe it Was a reality there Was No neces- sity lor his gingerly treatment of the subject im the beginning. To add to lie contusion tue demo- crats are asking one oY two Very annoying ques- uuons, One of these is Whether ie would Vote lor Grant in the next Congress tf the residential election shouid be thrown into the Hous: * This question was first ut to him by the Hartiord Times, and he answered it in tus Harttord speech by evading tt a story, fle first said twas possiple U.S Grant would bea e¢ In 1876, added that as Congress votes oy sand twenty out of the thirty-seven Stat ure democratic, 1pe member of Congress trom ¢ distret, if ue votes against the democratic candidate, could only yore lor a candidate who could not be elecwea, This he ilustrated by the oid story Of the servant ) girl who was found by her musiress sit- ung by the oven looking sat the hot coals and Weeping, When her iistress asked ber what sbe Was crying for sne said she was thinking it she should get married some day and spouid have baby and the baby should get into that oven and be purued to dea how she shou So the question is this, neral Hawley, whether I would cast & useless vote in an probable contingency sor a © sible emergency.’? But Gen y Knew thag a8 Whether he was opposed to Grant fora third term, and the peopie know that this was the question he failed to answer. How he could answer it so as to pluck the flower sale trom the nettle danger was, it at all, oy the method be adoptec. Had he followed his instincts he would Mave said that he would nor have Grant tor President again under any circumstances or conditions. ‘This, however, would have cost him whatever support the administration may give bin. At any rate, it was desirable to avoid | ‘ant’s hostility, especially as the Postmaster | General could scarceiy be expected to sued Many tears over his defeat. Had he answered more favorably toward Grant it would have cost | him many repubiican votes, and these he cannot | afford to lose. As it is his election is extremely doubtiul, though just now both his iriends and his enemies are equally sanguine. One thing is cer- tain, however, and that is that if he ts beaten he will owe bis defeat to the unpopularity of the administration, while his success can. only be in Spite of tne dislike of Grant and his policy. These things make a Very active canvass on General Hawiey’s parta necessity. He 18 now speaking every nigot in the neighboring villages, and it is provabie be will continuc to do 80 until the battle 1s lost or won. THE CANVASS IN THE STA’ ‘The canvass in the State hus not yet begun, but it promises to be very active on both sides, At | tirst glance the democracy seems apathetic, but L am ussured they ure only pursuing the policy adopted at the battle of Bunker Hill rv ine their fire until they can look into the enemy's eyes, So far they have made no public demon- stration whatever except to nominate their can- didates, They are carefully estimating tueir and within a few days they expect to know every vote they can certainly poll, During the ten days previous to the election they will maxe a number ot public demonstrations, and arrangements are now in progress looking to that end. Some of the leading democrats in Congress wre expected to come here and make things lively, while the natives will do all they can im keeping up the noise, ‘The republicans are to begin earhter and will crow louder, if possible, than tne demo: crats. The leaders feel that the party must be aroused if the State is to de carried this year, it is this that induce General Hawley to enter so early upon his canvass, It is” this also that Inauces tne candidates and the leading men tn ether parts of the State to enter as soon as Possible upon the active work of te campaign. In another week the republican canvass will have begun in earnest. Indeed, ;roperiy speaking, it begius to-night; for to-night Juage Hoar is to speak in New Haven, and in this city on the even- tug foliowing. He ts the first of the aistingutshed socakers ‘roin other States who are to be brougit | to Connecticut, and M13 coming has a point to it that must not be overlooked, The eminent re- | spectability of “che Jadge’ and ol the speakers who are to iollow bim is expected to have 11s weight with that part of the community who have earned for this State the name of “the land of steady habits.” ‘nts appeal of respectability to respectability has greater significance taan at first appears. lt was irom this class that Governor Ingersoll drew pis large majority lust year. In this city alone the democratic majority was swelled Sud votes avove the detiv- eratic estimate by the chunge in_ party allegiance of this class of republicans. Many of | \ them voted Open tickets to empnasize their re- Duke of the national administration. Few of them | Nave shown a disposition to return to the party fold, while it 1s plaim to everybody that tyere can- not be @ republican triumph unless a successful effort 1s made to win them back. Men like Chand- Jer and Carpenter, even such men as Cameron | O and Morton, would only render the dcieat of the } Fepublicans a certainty u they should open their mouths in this canvass, But the people will hear Judge Hoar with patience, even il they do not ac- cept his conclusions ana reiuse to be converted His coming bas also another significant He isnot blind foilower of the admin- could be induced to minister to Grant’s ambition. Blatve and Wilson may also be induced to come here io Heese of the same line of policy—tne | policy of saving the repnolican party at the expense | Of the virtua endorsement of the administration. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. | As a matter uf course, if is too early to predict with any degree of certainty the result of the elec- ton, which does not take place till the 5th of April. Botn parties protess to be confident—tne demo- orats even sanguine. It must be confessed, hog- ever, that neither side as any just grounds upon waich to base its conciusions, The State is always , a close one, The majorities are very near the line of victory Whoever wie, ‘I'he public puise in this State is generally hard to ieei, and as yet it has not been fel; at all. goth sides will enter the can- vass with elements of Weakness as well us cic- ments ol strengta, The imdorsement of the ad- yauustration in the repubdiican platiorm must al- most imevitably cost the party y vyotes—now many it will be impossible to tel until we know ‘he effect of the missionary labors ot Judge Hoar and men of that stamp. ‘The cowardly way im witch the third term issue ts met will also work burt to the party unless General Hawley succeeds in making the people pelieve tt was “only # sensation” got up e HERALD “to bother the republican party.” In this he 1s not succeeding to bis own satisiaction or that of the Jairniul, ihe democrats, vn the ovber hand, Rave their own little troubles. The election of ; Mr. Eaton to the United States Senate hes not | been satisfactory to the men they are so anxious to keep ané the repubiicans to regain. Then, too, there is the absence of gny well defined p upon which the party is to act, and 80 we are to have a contest in wnicod both parties will be on the defensive. Onarges of aympatay with Grant's third term aspirations are auswered by counter. leaders. Until party lines are more clearly de- | toed, and party organization takes a more visible | and outward lorm, 16 will be nazardous to express | @ny opinion as to the resuit. But one thing 1s | certain, and that ls, a8 Matters stand to-day, the State is democratic. Lhe questions that remain extent and eficacy of the atd promised to the party aw the prico of the ludorsement of the ad- ministration. ‘the democrats declare that aside from the influences which Mr. Jewell can exert upon the result by means of official patronage 1t is tae purpose of the republicans to buy votes out- right on election day. In a State so small and so evenly balanced thts species of corruption ts only | too apt to be applied, and the necessity of success | at whatever cost is apparent to the anti-Grant as well as to the Grant repubucans, Blaine aud tus irlends do not want to deier success in Connecticut tion has stolen @ March upon them and will claim all the prestige ol victory. Amother fortnight will be required for the skies to ciear, but watil the election the republicans will act upon the hypothe- that they can only succeed by the most deter- | mined and persistent effort. JUDGE HOABR AT NEW HAVEN. | New Haven, March 18, 1875, ‘The republican canvass in tiis State began to- day With a speech this evening by Judge E. Kock- wood doar, at the Music Hall, in this city. Judge Hoar’a speech showed in every respect the wis- dom of his selection to lead the canvass in Con epologetic and explanatory, giving the Prosi- dent no support io his third term aspirations, by carefully avoiding all referen to the sub- Ject, and yet sustaining bia acts in regard to Loaisiana in a way that sould not the party. The pecullar thing to be done in tnis State is to indorse she admunistra- tion without committing the party; and this was the task committed to Judge Hoar. At the outset he seemed to lead only in tue beaten track, and | the ingenuity of bis address was not apparent. began by declaring that the question to be de- dided at the coming election was whether Von. | with the traditions common to New Englanu, or to become a suburb of New York, subject to tue | dominion of Tammany Hall, With this preliminary introduction, he paid his respects to Judge Paeips and Judgo roster, of tue Supreme Court, gently re- buking them for not resiguing \ueir oMces before coming democratic candidates (or Congress, ‘Taen de revived some memories, giving the Concora centenary celebration & little put as be pro- Oeeded, and ho algo indulged in a jew words of ride aNd praise of the heroes of the jate war. This brougnt bia to che main savject of bis ad- dress—toe necessity of Sccoraiag evil rights to the colored meu, and tue condition of the south, eapecially Of Arkansas and Louisiana, His treat. | Mant o. these troublesome questions was unique, | Alter premising tamt ali ful id been violated in these St @nd thar the q (a either wad incapavia = of au QSt Solution, he boldiy wok tue y both hotos and held on | t Waa, be said, hia individual opinion that Brooks Was Glected in Arkanens, but le thougut tue | belioy Of Voneresd, la raecting the sfapoaltion to | tn the Department of Dakota, the admin tion, a wise one. This prepared aim for bis still more diMenit ieat of stradding both sides of the Louisiana question, and enabiec him to carry the syipatnies of his audience with him when he attempted it. Kellogg he imgeu- jously characterized both as the acting Governor aud as tu¢ Man WoO gob im. ‘To tuis be added his tory of the democratic legislation in the State previous to 1863 and an ingenious uarration of rages since reported. This ena’ the sympathy he had exci + and put everybody in 4 forgiving spirit by the time he Was ready to admit that the interference of the military With the Legisla- ture Was hot legal, Judge Hoar’s mgenuity aia not stop here, however, jor he had to argue agains: Sheridan and De Trobriand and eve body else; aud so, to reduce the grade of the de. jence, he previousiy persuaded his audience taag ouly a sligut mistake had been committed, and that, too, ior the preservation of order and tu prevent # repetition of tne schemes of September. Over the whole he threw the glamour of political tairness and sincerity, anc Started the campaign by infusing an air ot self-satisfaction 'n chelr party achievements whiets SO many of the republicans In this State seriousiy lack, Grant Was headed as an appendage of the party and an appendage lable to be mistaken, but willing to be set right, Judge Hoar was tollowed by ex-Congressmau Barrows. of Michigan, and one or two other spekers; but his own speech was the featare of tue meeting, and his ingemious treatment of the issues involved fully jnstified Nis selection a3 first speaker to arouse the listlesspess of the re- vubdlicans of the State and to bring back ibe recal- citrant members into tae fold, if sucn speeches as that which he delivered to- night are not able to turn the tide back again it 18 impossible to conceive anything which can ve done in this State to dispossess the democracy. SETTLING TURF TROUBLES. BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE NATIONAL TROT~ TING ASSOCIATION—-DECISIONS RENDERED THE IRVING-RIPLEY CASE—THE INDIANAPO LIS MOVEMENT. Tue Board of Appeals of the National Trotting Association continued its session yesterday mora- ing at the Everett House, im this city, Colonel Woolley in the chair, Upon calling the attention of those present to the proposed carly abandon. ment of holding open court and the necessity ot at once submitting all cases not yet om the docket that they might be considered at this term, a lew unimportant matters were handed to Secretars Vail, when the Board went into executive session, Working assiduously until six o’clock they ren- dered the decisions as given in the following casea:— DECISIONS. No. 355, James Irving, New York, and Alexander enter and James McKee, Paterson, N. J.. ¥: va. Val Pout Agricultural and Mechanical society, Cuba. N. Y.~ Application for removal of penalty of expulsion impose on them and the black stallion W. H. tipley. Vecision—Ordered that the anphication of James Irving anil others in, ed. No. 285, r n to the testimony of t ‘onnds the claim aros r c on. whose. ¢. ot receive trom tion which led to the action take fore the case is disinissed with th 0. 228, James Collins, Morristown, N. J., vs. Oran ‘ounty. Pleasure Grounds Association, Midaletown. pplication for removal of penalty of suspension im- him for non-payment of entrance money. temporarily reinsiated Collins, Juiy an afidavit attesting that his only co guiry, was In driving the brown gelding Mr. George Hedden Was the owner ai ve ‘person in whose name the entry was made. De- on Ordered that the application of Mr. Collins be gnantes No. 265. White, Watertown, N. ¥., vs, The black maye Christine Nilsson, tormerly ‘Polly ‘Cook.—Protess and complaint alleging that the inare had trotted under # frandulent entry at Toronto, Ont. Decision—to con- unue inves May meeting, aud that the cow- plainant, n inform the secretary as to the owner oF p n to be addressed in respect tu the allegations the mare, No. . Kuoxville, Pa., va, Oneonta Union Agriculturul Assocuition, Oneonta, 'N. ¥.—Application for removal of suspension imposed upon him and roau gelding Billy Ray tor non-payment of entrance mone: Decisiou—Urdered that the suspension be remove: that the party and horse pe relustated, and as from tt evideuce the Board are satistied there had been no i onal violation of the rules on the part of respond~ ent, it was decided to waive the application of penalty auch as the rules contemplate in cases of violation by the member. No, 361. George Everett, Boston, Mass., vs. Beacon Park, (D. W. Beckler, proprietor), Boston, lor removal of penalty of suspension imp. rt of Augusta, Me., and the brown stallion Bis+ for non-payment of entrance money. Dectsion— 1 that the application be dei 1, James M. French (ex parte).—Application for ision as to the validity of publisned record of bay mare Lady Hays. islon—Krom the evidence Board rule that the published record referred to (2:40) ia erroncous. No. 370, Famuel R. Ely. Higutstown, N. J.. va. Colonel Ira ‘trips’ Driving Park, ~cranton.’ Pa.—Appeal frou order of expulsion of owner and suspension of bay mare Lady Kildeer. Deciston—Ordered that the mare and owner be reinsta’ No. Samuel Ht. Ely, Hightstown, N. J., va Hamil, mn New Haven, ton Park, ‘Conn.—Appeal from order pendling the bay mare Lady Elidees, ‘Deoison— dered, at the mare be reinstated. No, 272 Samuel KR, Ely va Catskill Park Association, Catskill, Ny Xi —Appeal trom an order suspending the bay mare Lady Kildeer. Decision—Ordered tnar the mare bo reinstated. THE INDIANAPOLIS MOVEMENT. Daring the early morning Colonel Woolley, ay Chairman, received w second telegram irom the Indianapolis Convention Committee, tn session at Chicago, for the purpose of conierring with thiq Board, which was at once answered, This tele< gram from the Chicago Western party indicated that some of the gentlemen engaged in the Indianapolis movement would like to have places upon a Western Board of Appeais, which Colonel Woolley meets, by showing that the present Board can neither increase nor decrease the mumber of its imembers but that those from the West—Messrs. Taylo) Barker, Edwards and Woolley—wtil resign in favor ofauy otuers in their section Who may be preferred vy the turfpublic. The Board of Appeals seom te have offerea substantially all asked ior by the Indianapolis committee and to have yielded fuliy as much their rules permit them todo. & quorum of the Board, however, will meet the Indiana po! committee in Chicago on the:24tm Ss the latter requ SUICIDE OF A BANKER. A PHILADELPHIA MERCHANT AND BANKER COM MITS SUICIDE—BUSINESS TROUBLES THR CAUSE O¥ THE MENTAL DERANGEMENY. PHILADELPHIA, March 18,. 1876. The startling intelligence was made pubiic this afternoon, late, that Mr. J.S. Rushton, @ very worthy and prominent citizen, had committed suicide under exceedingly painful and melancholy conditions, as follows:—He arose from his bed at about three o’ciock this morning, and in arising aroused nis wife. She states that be gave some excuse for leaving the room which was perfectly Satisiactory, and that she took no notice what. ever of the circumstance. Some time alter the door had cloged bebiud bim bis wile was aroused by & beavy tall, and, passing from hes sleeping apartment into the basuroom, she beneld her husband lying im @ pool ot blood, his throat cut ftom ear to ear. The jpgular vein Ws COM: pleteiy severed, and when his wile stooped by his side lite had departed. Mr. Rushton was at one time a well kno’ banker upon Third street, und was.also cashier @ prominent bank of Philadelpbia. In addition to this de was identified with other business inter. ests of the city, He was a gentleman ot enter. prise and tact, aud until receutiy drew a larg Mee G ho’ and committed suicide. veral children, all of whom were a @nt of bis gad intentions until they were ARMY INTELLIGENCE. WasHINGTON, Maron: 18, 1876, 4 Board of Officers, to consist of Colonel Buial Ingails, Assistant Quartermaster General; Majoy Alexauder Chambers, Fourth infantry, and am sistant Surgeom George A. Otis, is appointed tq meet in this city on the 1st of April vo decide upom the pattern and prepare specifications ior tha ambu‘ances for army use. Tue following changes are tious and duties oi ofice: ment ;— Surge announced im sta of the Medical Depart- on J. F, Head ts relieved irom duty nd will proceed to Boston aud report to the Surgeon General by let- ter; Surgeon Jonn Moore ts relieved from duty ag Attending surgeon at Heaaquarters Military Divi- gion of the Atlantic and as member of thi 4 Medical Board in session in New York city, rr will reportin person to relieve Surgeon J. F, Hammond @s Medical Director of the partment of Texas; Surgeon Hammond wiil return to Ne York and reapers to the Surgeon General by letter 4 Surgeon J. H. Bell, in addition 10 his duties aa Member of the Army Medical porarily perform the du at Headquarters Military Assistant Surgeon B. G, 3 in the Department of the Department of Ari ugene 0, Fechet, of the signed, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The United States sloop of war Puwhetaa ah rived here to-day from the Meditertana@an, by way of St, Thomas, She carries seventeen gune aad Bas & complement of 286 men. TEE GECTYSBUBO aT BOSTON, Boston, Mass, March 1 S67 ‘Ve United States steamet Gettyenarg, Mee Washiortoa, arzired hese tedar.