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THE WAR IN TURKEY. DENIAL OF THE RUMORED INTENTION TO MAS- SACRE THE CHRISTIANS, Consrantixoris, Nov. 7, 1875, ‘The truth of the despatch from Ragusa, published in We Word of Brussels yesterday, ropresenting that the ‘Mussulmans in Herzegovina were exasperated against ‘pnd preparing to massacre the Christians is officially ‘denied. FRANCE, PRAYERS FOR THE REPUBLIC. Panis, Nov. 7, 1875. In accordance with the circular of the Minister of Public Worship addressed to the bishops last month, prayers were offered up to-day in the churebes through- ‘out France for the welfare of the country. As re- ‘quested in the circular, the form of prayer used was ‘that beginning with the words, “Domine fac salvam ‘Bempublicam.”’ BELGIUM, PROBABLE INCREASE IN THE SENATE. Brussxis, Nov. 7, 1875. ‘The Belgian Chambers will assemble on Tuesday. It Gs expected that the government will submit a measure dncreasing the number of members of the Senate and ‘Lower House in proportion to the increase of popula- ion which has taken place. A DEFAULTING OFFICIAL. ‘YHE TREASURER OF SARATOGA COUNTY BEHIND- HAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS—-THE ISSUE OF FALSE BONDS— WHERE THE LOSS WILL PALL. ‘Troy, N. ¥., Nov. 7, 1875, The people of Saratoga county are excited over the discovery of the defalcation of Henry A Mann, Treasurer of the county for the last fifteen years, It 4s known that the sum of his defulcation will reach $140,000, and it may largely exceed that amount. His term expires December 31. He was a candidate for re- election, and was denied arenomination by his party Yriends solely on political grounds. Nothing ‘wrong with his accounts was suspected antil fast Wednesday, when his notes went to protest. Some of his creditors then mado ‘an investigation and ascertained that he had kept his credit good for the past two years by illegally issuing §$140,000 worth of county bonds. This disclosure was followed by the failure of Med- Bory & Mann, paper collar manufacturers, of Ballston. whe junior partner of this concern is a son of the de- inquent official, and the report is that for some months fthe firm has been kept out of bavkruptey by money Yfrom the county treasury. The Attornoy General has ‘commenced proceedings to recover taxes aggregating 9,000 which are due the State. Yesterday Mann’s estute in Ballston was attached. TILE REVELATIONS yeame like a thunder shock upon the people of the Ee , but now so much is out it is feared that there © other delinquencies to be revealed. The Board of ksperviaors will meet to-morrow to take action in the r. THE SURETIES, Mann’s sureties are said to be responsible, but tho wyers say that if bonds have been illegally issued the will fall on the holders, Nearly all the bonds were pecoriaied in New York city. District Attorney rmsby, Who was visited to-day by your correspondent \gays that it is ikely that Mann will ‘be proceed ‘against for forgery. He, in common with other people, pe Ormsby said, was ‘profoundly surprised when ho ard the news. He said that Mann’s habits had al- ‘ways been the reverse of extravagant, and he could ac- jcount for his fallon no other hypothesis than that he been unfortunate in speculations, and that he used. ithe county’s money and credit in the Lope of retriev- his losses. GUIBORD’S BURIAL. WHE CATHOLIC CLERGY ON THE FORTHCOMING CEREMONY. Monrrmat, Nov. 7, 1875. ; Pastorals were read to-day in all French churches ad- mising all good Catholics to stay away from the funeral ‘of the unfortunate Guibord, who is to be buried some Rime during the coming week. It is thought that this ‘warning will have the opposite effect, however, and hat there will be a larger gathering on that account, ANOTHER PASTORAL LETTER from Bishop Bourgot was read in all the Catholic jehurches, going into some explanations, as before, re- Garding the sacredness of f consecrated’ cometery, and {that, to preserve its sanctity, the Guibord burial lot rwould be forever cursed. The Bishop concluded by counselling the greatest forbearance on the part of the eople at the approaching burial On no account were hey to interiere, and he warned them not to attend the Mfuneral. DRUMMED OUT. @ SOLDIER'S EXPRESSION OF OPINION AND THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT. Nuwrorr, R. I., Nov. 7, 1875, \ Private Whipple, of Fort Adams, who for the past fif= Been months has been serving tence of three years {in the guard nouse by order of a court martial for call- Ing an officer of the garrison a “‘d—d Italian organ grinder” and making other remarks of an equally in- Bulting nature, was drummed out of the service at dress jo this afternoon, The aflair was witnessed by Roveral spectators and the whole of the troops, who pore called out to witness the disgrace. He was ‘Mrummed out to the tune of the “Rogue's March,’’ and jthe law in such cases fully carried out. This is the ‘first case which has occurred here since the war, EVENING WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMExT, Ovrice oF THE CiiKY SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasixctox, Nov, 77:30 P, M. Probabilities. During Monday, ig the South Atlantic States, falling ‘barometer, cloudy and rainy weather will prevail, fol- Jowod by rising barometer, winds shifting to northerly jand westerly, warmer and clearing weather. In the Gulf States, rising, followed by falling barome- or, variable winds, shiiting to southerly, warmer and generally clear weather, ; In Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, falling barometer, mortheasterly winds, shifting to southerly, warmer, partly cloudy weather. : In the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, ‘weat to norihwest winds, rising barometer, colder and partiy cloudy weather, following occasional rains in the former. For the upper lake rogion, falling barometer, fresh and brisk southeasterly winds, warmcr, cloudy weather and possibly rain, followed by rising barometer, north- westerly winils and colder, partly cloudy weather, For the lower lake region and Middle States, falling Darometer, slight changes in tomperature, generally cloudy weather, with rain in the latter and possibly ex- tending to the iormer, For New Engiaud, falling barometer, north to east ‘winds, slight changes in temperature, cloudy or partly cloudy weather, and poasibly followed by rain in the southern portion. For the New York canal rogion the temperature will be slightly above freezing during Monday night, The lower Olio River wiil continue rising. Cautionary signals continue at Duluth, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com. arison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy, ‘Hewaup duilding:— 1874, 1875. . 0 38 148, 88 . 49, 3 A 2 M.. o4 45 «12M. ‘Average temperature yesterday. aes ‘Average temperature for corresponding dato last WASHINGTON DRIVING PARK, ALLEGED DISHONEST PRACTICES OF, 4 SPORT~ ING CLIQUE—AN ARRANGEMENT TO WIN IN THE VOOLS. Wasmixotox, Nov. 6, 1875, Sporting circles have been considerably exercised ‘here, during the last forty-cight hours, over the dis- honest practices of a clique who have beon arranging ‘the pending races at the Washington Driv- ing Park so that certain horses, not really possessing merit, and others under false Dames should win, enabling the gang to make large Stakes in the pools and betting. The practice has been denounced by the honest persons interested in the con- rduct of the trotting at this new racing course and its wBuceess. Representagions, as well as churges, against ho offenders will be made to the National Trotting As- ‘Sociation, and steps will be taken for the purpose of RULING THKM OFF ail tracks ander its control. Tho Western and inland ‘mon, who have entered horses and are secking far lay, claim that these dishonest practices havo their pnt od) certals age gge drivers and horse ke city. lose watch is kept on (the offending and # record is being made of their names fund the tacla tending tu convict them, , WASHINGTON. The Alleged Indictments in St. Louis Denied by Authority. FRANCE AND THE POSTAL UNION. The Cuban Question To Be Settled * by Diplomacy. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasmarox, Nov, 7, 1875. A telegram has been received at the Treasury De- -partment from the United States District Attorney at | St. Louis, saying that the indictments of the Grand Jury implicate only two persons in the alleged whiskey frauds—viz., McKee and McGuire. The importance of this piece of news is reflected in the gratification it affords the several other more distinguished persons alleged to have been presented for indictment by the Grand Jury; the story having got afloat within a day or two that the same District Attorney who sends the above mentioned telegram was here m Washington within six weeks with charges against not only the men whom he now exculpates, but gne other brother-in-law ofthe President, whose management of his influence with the Executive, pretended or otherwise, has been most adroit, GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES, ——— Wasurxatox, Nov. 7, 1875. NO HOSTILE MEASURES AGAINST SPAIN CON- TEMPLATED. Since the publication of the general despatch last Monday stating the position of this government toward Spain on the subject of Cuba as expressed in for- mer instructions to Minister Cushing, numerous in- quiries have been made in official and other quarters for further information on the subject. Some of tho inquirers were apprehensive that measures of a hos- ule character were meditated; but for this there was no foundation, as the matter is merely one of diplo- macy. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECOND AUDITOR— THE FRAUDS IN THE FREEDMEN’S BUREAU— BUSINESS OF THE OFFICE. The annual report of tho Second Auditor of the Troas- ury, E. B. French, for the year ending June 30, 1875, gives a circumstantial statement of all the transactions of that office. The Auditor says: Jn my last annual report the increase of oases requir- ing attention by the division for investigation was ac- counted for by the fact that since the transfer of the Freedmen’s Bureau to the War Department frauds and malpractice had been discovered in the payment of claims by the sub-agents of the late commissioner of the bureau, and it was then presumed that the num- ber would continue to increase until somo definite action should be taken by superior au- thority to determine the civil liability of the bonded agents of the bureau. Many cases then in the hands of the law officers of the government are et In statu quo as regards action on the bonds; and jt is perbaps advisable that they should remain so ‘until the aliegations respecting non-payment, false vouchers, &c., shall have been fully inquired into by the different United States attorneys, and some detinite conclusions arrived at as to the facts and the liability of tho sureties. The co-operation of the Solicitor of the Treasury and of the oflicers of the War Depart- ment’ having control of freedmen’s affairs has been highly satisfactory; and with their further aid, to- gether with the continued watchiulness of this office, T anticipate still more beneficial results to the depart- ment, Fifty-three thousand four hundred and ninety-nine dollars and fifty-six cents have been redeemed by suit or otherwise. Abstracts of facts have been prepared in 260 cases; 165 have been arranged for the Department, of Justice, and 5,575 letters have been written. ‘The number of cases on hand June 80, 1874, was 5,423 ‘The number received during the year was... 1,098 Total....... 6,521 ‘The number o 859 Leaving on hand June 30, 1875..........+5 seco + 6,663 ‘These cases involve alleged fraud, perjury, unlawful withholding of moneys by attorneys, erroneous state- ments, over payments, &c, The consolidated state- mont of the business transacted in the office during the fiscal year sitows the accounts on hand June 30, 1874, 82,297; received during the year, 22,420; dia- posed of during the year, 30,074; on hand from Juno 30, 1874, 25,452; amount involved in accounts audited and settlements made during the year, $27,563,257; number of letters written, 88,990, In addition to the numberof letters above reported 42,331 were written im the bookkeeper’s, archives and other divisions of the office, making the total 131,21, FRANCE AND THE GENERAL POSTAL UNION— EXTRA RATES CHARGED BY THAT REPUBLIC. The Post Office Department is in receipt of notice that on and alter the first day of January next, at which date France joing the Postal Union, there will be levied and collected in that country the following general union rates of postage:— For prepaid letters, 30 centimes per 15 grammes, For unpaid letters, 60 centimes per 15 grammes. For postal cards, 15 centimes per 150 grammes. For printed matter and samples, 5 centimes por 60 grammes. But in addition to these general rates the French government will impose a special charge on mail mat- tor destined for the United States, namely, a “sea post- age” of ten centimes per fifteen grammes for letters, five centimes per fifteen grammes for postal cards and three contimes per fifty grammes for other matter; thus making the single rate of postage on prepaid letters from France to the United States forty centimes, or eight cents, while the charge in this country on let- tors for France and all other parts of Europe will be five cents only. This charge of sea postage is made under the pro- visions of a paragraph in the Berne treaty, authorizing the levying of an additional charge for all conveyance by sea of more than 300 nautical miles, which was in- serted because some of the delegates feared that sea transportation could not be obtained at the low general Tate (twenty-five centimes) fixed by tho treaty. This apprehension has proved groundless, all the ocean steamship lines having accepted the general union rates, which range between a minimum of twenty-two centimes and a maximum of thirty-two centimes for single letter postage, and no other country besides France bas taken advantage of this precautionary clause. That the French government should do so is especially noticeable, in viow of the fact that Great Britain, Germany, Belgium and other European Powers have adopted as their respective for- eign postage charges the precise equivalent of twenty- five centimes, a variation from which “general union rate’’ was provided for in the Berne treaty only “asa measure of conversion, to suit the monetary or other requirements” of the various contracting Powers, ‘This action of the French postal authorities is, thero- fore, much regretted by the department here, as it introduces an exceptional charge on Franco-American correspondence, and will cause great deal of complaint on the part of residents of France, It should also be noted by persons who write letters to France that, under these newly established rates, an unpaid lettor from the United States will be charged in France with @ postage of seventy contimes, or about fourteen cents. CANAL BOATS NOT REQUIRED TO BE DOCU- MENTED AS VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES— OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, The following correspondence regarding the docu- menting canal boats as vessels of the United States has recently passed :— Treasury Derartseyt, Wasnisotor, Oct 27, 1815, } In order to remove all doubt as to the proper con- struction of ‘section 4,371 of the Revised Statutes and of the act of April 18, 1874, amending the Coasting act of Fobruary 18, 1793, the opinion of the Attorney General as to the liability of canal boats thereunder has been given, and, with @ view to make the practice uniform at all the ports of the United Stat which such boats arrive, the opinion in question 1s hereby published for the information and guidance of officers of customs, B, H. BRISTOW, Socretary, Dxrartaryt ov Justior, WAsitxerox, Oct, 29, 1876. } Sm—I have considered the following question, sub- mitted to me by Hon. 0. F. Burnam, Acting Secretary of the Treasury, on the 23d of August last, in a letter of that date, namely:—'Whether, under section 4,37], Revised Statutes, and the act of April 18, 1874, amen i, per gn act of February 18, 1793, vessels, usu- ally called canal boats, of more than five tons burden, are requ! lke other vessels, to be documented ag vessols of the United States, if found trading from place to place in # district, or between differont dis- tricts, on navigable waters of the United States, ”? ‘The meaning and affect of the actof Avril i& 1874, 4°79, in 50¢8.; the- hurdle race, cited above, in regard to the licensing of canal boats, are more easily apprehended, and at the same time more correctly understwod, by keeping in view the etr- cumstances or conditions under which such boats were Previously required by law to be licensed, It has been held by the Supreme Court of the United States that the acts of Congress for the enrolment and license of vessels “only require such enrolment and license for vessels employed upon the nav- agable waters of the United States.” (See the case of The Montello, 11 Wall, 41L.) And in the case just referred to the Court observed that if a river “is ‘not of itself a highway for commerce with other States or foreign countries, or does not form such bighway by its connection with other waters and is only navigable between different places within the State, then it Is not a navigable water of the United States, but only a navigabie water of a State,” and those acts have tio application, After further discussing the question of what consti- tutes navigable waters of the United States, the Attor- ney General concludes:— . The boats contemplated were obviously those which are employed on navigable waters of the United States, as well as on the canals or internal waters of a State. But since their employment in interstate or foreign commerce on the navigable waters of the United States was that alone which rendered them subject to the en- rolment and license laws, this employment, it 1s con- ceived, was alone meant by Congress to be essential to bring ‘them within the act, ag 1t must have been matter of indifference to that body whether @ canal or other boat engaged in such navigation was or was not also employed on acanal of any State, or on waters thoreof, which are not navigable waters of the United States. I in- cline, theretore, to the view that a boat answering to the description of a canal boat, not falling under either of the exceptions contained in the second clause of the act, and which is employed on navigable waters of the United States, comes within the act as well where, in the trade in which it is engaged, it may never enter a canal of any State, as where its Voyages are partly on such navigable waters and partly on a State canal Furthermore, it seoms to me that there is no restric- tion as to the locality of these waters—that is to say, whether they he within the interior of a State or ex- terior thereto, This is apparent from the exceptions introduced in the second clause of the act, which ex- cepts from its benefits such boats as are provided with “sails or propelling machinery of their own adapted to lake or coastwise navigation,” and such boats as are “employed in trade with the Canadas.” The reference to lake and coastwise naviga- tion in the one case, and the particular trade men- tioned in the other, show, I think, that the rule as to exemption from enroliment and license, provided by the act, was not intended to be limited in its operation to waters within the interior of each State, but was designed to extend generally to any waters coming under the denomination of navigable waters of the United States, irrespective of their geographical location, Accordingly, to the question submitted to me, which is stated in the beginning of this communication, I give @ negative answer. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, DWARDS PIERREPONT, Attorney-General. Hon, B. H. Ruistow, Secretary of the Treasury FAST MAILS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORE. The Post Offlco Department has just concluded ar- rangements for the arrival of New York mails in this city in time for their distribution by one o’clock in the afternoon. They are now received about three o'clock, and therefore communications or letters do not reach the departments until after business hours, The new arrangement will go into effect between the 20th and 25th inst. , THE DEFAULTING CLERK. THE TESTIMONY IN THE CASE OF PINNEY—A COURT MARTIAL ANTICIPATED. San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 7, 1875. Tho testimony in the case of Pinney, tho defaulting clerk of Naval Paymaster Spaulding, was concluded yesterday and the Court adjourned to Mare Island, There {s ample cause for bélioving that the testimony is of adamaging character and will nocessitate the call- ing of a court martial. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. DISASTER TO A FREIGHT TRAIN ON .THE RENS- SELAER AND SARATOGO ROAD. . Rurtayp, Vt., Nov. 7, 1875. The Schenectady freight train over the Rensselaer and Saratoga division of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and Railroad Company, which left Rutland on Friday night, met with a serious mishap about four miles east of Whitehall. On a heavy down grade the train, consisting of forty cars, broke apart and soon after collided together, throwing sixteen cars down abank some fifteen or twenty fect and smashing them up very badly. The damage to the freight was cousid- erable, besides an almost entire destruction of the six- toen cars, making in all a heavy loss of property. Hart, the conductor, and one brakeman received slight juries, but no one was seriously injured, A POISONED WELL. Lewrstox, Me., Nov. 7, 1875. Some excitement was occasioned in Leeds, Me., by the discovery yesterday of arsenic, in large quantities, in the family well of B. C. Thomas. Fortunately it was discovered in the first pail full pumped up and be- fore any one had drank from it W. Keith, aneighbor, has been arrested on suspieion, hie having purchased & large quantity in Lewiston. on Thursday last, FRATRICIDE, Bostoy, Nov. 7, 1875. Timothy Kelly, of No, 885 Medford street, was ar- rested to-day on a chargo of manslaughter. He had a quarrel with his brother Patrick on Wednesday last anda fight ensu during which Patrick received in- juries resulting in bis death to-day. EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Nov. 7, 1875, ‘A heavy earthquake shock is reported from San Benito county this morning, preceded by a harsh, rumbling noise. Tho direction of vibration was from east to west. HARVARD'S ATHLETES. FALL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION—THE SPORTS AND THE VICTORS. Boston, Nov. 7, 1875. Tho fall meeting of the Harvard Athletic Association took placé Saturday afternoon at Jarvis Field, Cam- bridge, in presence of 2,000 spectators. The contests were unusually spirited. Tho mile race was won by ©, James, of 7% in 6m. 2348; tho mile walk by Taylor, of ‘77, ‘in 7m, 93%¢8.; the running hig! jump by Hubbard, of '78, 6 feot'l inch; the 100 yards dash by Thayer, of °78, in Lis. ; the half mile by Lowel of ’77, in 2m. 19s. ; the quarter mile race by Conant, o' 120 yards, over ten 8, hurdles, by Thayer, of ’78, in VANDALS IN A CEMETERY. Provipesce, R. I., Nov. 7, 1875. 1n Woonsocket last nicht some vandals entered Oak Hill Cemetery and threw down and broke about eighty marble monuments, headstones, && No motive is assigned for the outrage, RAILROAD DEPOT BURNED. Provipece, R. I., Nov. 7, 1875. ‘The depot of tho New York and New England Rail road in East Blackstone was dostroyed by fire Inst night, It belonged to private parties and was insured for $800 in Millville, N. J. : COAL CARS SMASHED. Hauarax, Nov. 7, 1875. Acoal train on the Pictou branch of the Intercolonial Railway last night broke a coupling on a down grade and five cars were thrown from the track and smasned, PERILS OF THE RAIL, On Saturday night three wagons, owned by Mr. Schoenewolf, of Newark, were run into by a passenger train of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail road, at the junction of that road with the Harrison turnptke, near the Hackengack River. One of tho wagons was demolished and the driver thrown fifty feet, He escaped death, however, as did also his horses, The other two wagons were uninjured. The junction has neither gates nor flagmen. PUSHED FROM A STREET CAR, Joshua Gummersill, aged twenty-six years, living at No, 807 Mott street, was pushed from the platform of car No. 78, of the Third avenue line, last night, at the corner of Thirty-sixth street, by thé conductor, Corno- linus Flynn, with whom he had a difficulty, and’had his arm broken by the fail, He was taken te Bellevuo Hospital, RUN OVER. Kate Cronin, aged twenty-four years, living at No. 26 Macdougal street, was knocked dowm and run over by a carriage at the corner of Grand and Suffolk streets last night and severely injured. DEATH OF POLLOCK, David Pollock, of High Bridge, died last night from wounds caused by shooting himself in the head with a ,Distol on the 19th ult THR AISER IN’ ITALY, The Imperial Visitor Arrives in the Lombard Capital. CE. ee ee Rejoicings for the Good Understanding Be- tween the Nations. THE MILITARY REVIEW Mixay, Oct. 19, 1875, Of all official festivals these of the Emperor of Germany ‘are the most official. They are, in fact solemn in their severity, Not an incident, not an epi- fode. After posting my letters yesterday I was admit- ted into the sanctum sanctorum of the receptionists, # ¢, to the small space of platform left free by the guard of honor, The train came in to timo, stopped, and the Emperor stepped out, followed by Moltke and Cialdini; the King dressed as an army general and Prince Humbert as Colonel of the Thirteenth regiment of Prussian hus- sars, received him. Prince Amadeo, dressed as lieutenant general, and Thomas, Duke of Genoa and brother of the Princess Margaret, were there in the background, also all the Ministers—Visconti Venalta, Minghette, Finalie, Cantelli and Ricotte; General Potitte, com- mander of the troops of Milan, and the Mayor, Belinzaghi created count for the occasion. At Verona theo Emperor had passed in review the company of honor, saying, in French, “Je suis tres charmé pour cet accueil, parce que Vamitié de la Prusse et de UItalie assure la paix Européenne;” and it was expected that he would do the same on his arrival in Milan; but before we had time to count twenty he was through the station and into the carriage, waiting neither to partake of the repast prepared for him nor to perform “a special toilet,” as was supposed, I had stationed friends along the line, and they agree in say- ing that tho enthusiasm was by no means extraordinary. The cortégo was magnificent. Emperor and King in carriage, drawn by six horses; then the Princes, then Moltke and Cialdini, then the rest of the Emperor's military and private household, the physicians, &e, A NOTABLE PACT. The one notable fact of the Emperor’s entourage is that not one responsible minister of the Prussian cabi- net accompanies him; no one that represents the policy of Prussia, The visit ts therefore a simple return card for the King’s visit to Berlin. The Germans had a special balcony to themselves, and a fair young maiden presented, as he passed, a Dewutiful bonquet of flowers, shouts of “Long live our Emperor” greeting him, The Italians cried ‘Viva Ger- many,” “tho Emperor,” “Moltke,” and not a few cries of ‘Viva Bismarck” were raised. The Emperor was very affable, bowing right and left, saluting with his hand, and all noticed how much younger he looks than his portraits. Tho cortégo arrived at the palace at ten minutes past five, and at the foot of the grand staircase Princess Margaret, with her maids of honor, was waiting. The King doscended, gave his arm to the Emperor, who, doflug his helmet, offered his arm to the Princess, the King giving his to the Duchess of Genoa, After a few moments’ pause the Emperor ap- peared on the balcony. Then the shouts of more than 100,000 people assembled in the square greeted him; 80 long and hearty wero they that, after retiring, he had to reappear, and again tho cries were renewed. Then came the presentations on either sido; then astrictly private dinner; and the crowd dispersed to dine also and thon to enjoy the illuminationg The Cathedral was very beautiful, as the Bengal lights brought out the exquisite tracery, the peculiar character of the architecture, and the grand gallery illuminated by gas was capitally done. But the so-called fantastic ilu- mination was a failure, and besides being, as wo pro- dicted, stiff, it was tawdry. However, the grand illu- mination is to come off to-morrow, In the choico of presents mado tothe Emperor the King has chosen wisely. Instead of the old fashioned gifts of snuff boxes, clocks, &c., he has chosen objects of Italian art and manufacture—bronzes and mosaics from Venice and Rome The Roman mosaic of the Colosseum is really magnificent. Of course the Freemasons muster strong, tho Em- peror being the Grand Master of Germanic Masons. THE MILITARY REVIEW, To day’s reviow went off very fairly. I suspect the Italian officers quaked in their shoes at being reviewed by Moltke, but competent and impartial judges say that they were very presentable, Twenty-two thou- sand troops were.assembled and the Emperor was but twenty-five minutes on the ground, Every time tho Emperor approached a regiment the band strack up the Prussian hymn, alias “God Save the Queen,” and this gave rise to an animated discussion. An English- man maintained that it was his national hymn, probably played out of compliment to the Princess of Wales, future Empross of Germany, a German flercely maintaining that it was Prussia’s very own, and tho discussion was growing warm when another English- man assured the disputants that*both were right, as the Prussian and English royal hymns are one and the same, note by note; that it is an ever mooted never settled question which nation first composed or adopted it, ‘The dinner was, of course, all that a dinner can be, served on silver and Savres porcelaim Tokay wine, 115 “years old; the grand hall carpoted with gray velvet pile and really beautifully decorated busts of Napoleon 1, from the palace, removed and replaced by more successful notabilities. The toasts have all been telegfaphed. You will note the Emperor dwelt on tho fact of this being a return visit, which he bad owed for more than two years. The spectacle at the Scala was most brilliant with Deautiful women. Then the imperial and royal cortege, Princess Margaret in white satin, ablaze with diamonds, the soft, radiant light, the real enthusiasm of the Ital- jans, the evident pleasure of the Emperor and the Germans in his train at the cordial, hearty welcome; tho first strains of Verdi’s ‘Ballo in Maschora,” all tended to make upan instant of purely sonsational pleasure But two boxes were empty, those of an eccentric radi- cal member of the Left, Antona Travaso, and of one of the stanchest Catholics, Duke Scotti, of Milan, It was rumored that Troscelas was elated because he was too good a republican to féte an Emperor; but this seems an affectation on the part of one who has taken the oath of allegiance toa king. Of course, Duke Scotti’s was an intentional and marked protest against Prussian policy in ecclesiastical affairs. In any case, they had a perfect right to their own opinions and the way of manifesting them. Boxes are personal property, as mviolable as a dwelling house, Novortheless the Min- isté® Cantelll, ex-Minister of the Duke of Parma, or- dered both to be opened, some say taking tho door off its hinges, some by the theatre key. In any case tho box was opened and occupied without and in despite of the will of the owner, and the case has excited consid- erable comment and disapprobation. Why on earth should a man who disapproves tho policy of a foreign government be compelled to fete that government's sovereign? This is simply servile on the part of Can- toll!, but it is still more extraordinary that the actual Syndic of Milan should have sanctioned the deed. THR GERMAN RESIDENTS, The Germans were received yesterday by the Empoj ror, who appeared much gratified by their present of the silver plate, The Germans resident in Genba have sont a splendid album of photographs, bound in velvet and decorated with Genoese filagreo, It pours with rain, yet the Emperor, King and suite have been and returned to the boar hunt in the royal park of Mouza ‘True, it is only half an hour's drive by the carriage road; but what fun could be had, with the rain coming down in sheets, it is difficult to imagine, The illuminations are postponed, We have lost littla 1 hope the excur- sion trip will not be postponed, as the Lake of Como is delightful, and there is a special steamor for the press offered by the Socioty of Steam Navigation of the Lake of Como, and a special breakfast for the press by tho owner of the Grand Hotel Bellagio, SERENADE TO SENATOR CREAMER. Ex-Senator Oreamer, who fought eo gallantly to de- feat Kelly and the one-man powor in the Sixth ‘Sena. torial district, is to receive a serenade to-morrow even- ing, at nine o'clock, at his residerice, No. 46 Stuyvesant reet, from the people of that district, A number of eeches will bo made to hes ie him on the fact that, Lee the exertions of himself and his friends, not one of Tammany’s nominees in tht district was | elected NEW YOKK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1875:-TRIPLE SHEET. A COLORED SOLDIER'S WRONGS, The “Marcellus” of the Negro Troops as a Correspondent, TROUBLES ON THE RIO GRANDE. The Honor of the Negro Race Defended. A representative of the colored troops—who are said to have “fought nobly” durimg the recent unpleasant. ness—stationed upon the Rio Grande has been reading the HuraLp—a very proper thing for the colored sok dier to do, and takes mach exception to the statements of one of our correspondents concerning the con- duct of the class he represents in the piping times of peace. He has adopted the very appropriate nom de plume ot “Marcellus” in adéressing us, and in order that justice may be done we publish his commu- nication with all its exceilences and defects as written, verbatim et literatim. MARCELLUS’ LETTER, Fort Brown, Texas, Oct. 26, 1875, To Toe Eprror or Tux, HeRALD:— Tam aconstant reader of the Herp, obtaining ac- cess to tho same in our regimental library, and 1 my- self, and others of my associates, have been aggrieved on account of certain statements your’ correspondent has been pleased to make use of In regard to the col- ored soldiers stationed along the Rio Grande, And I bog to be pardoned for this wholesale condemnation of tho said statements, which I here assert that they are all basely and erroneously stated and not foundea upon truth and the facts pertaining thereto, and calculated for nothing more than to prejudice the good reputation the colored soidiers have won by faithful application to duty and obedience to their officers, and the gentle- manly conduct they have always shown toward both citizens and denizens residing on the left bank of the Rio Grande, The colored troops, it will be remembered, have been stationed upon the border frontiers of the kio Grande since 1865, when General Weitzel occupied it in op- ewaggr to the French invasion of Mexico, Neverthe- less, during that:time, some of the post has been gar- rigoned by white: soldiers, but now all the military post along the Rio Grande, from El Paso to Browns- ville, are partly garrisoned by colored soldiers, and now there are 1,845 bodies of colored soldiers buried in the national cemetery at this placo, comprising two-thirds of the entire regiments in the cemetery. All died from disease contracted in the line of duty pertaining toa soldier. And now, to substantiate this introduction, 1am proud that I am able to say that it has not been two months since one of the leading papors of Brownsville came out in an editorial, highly complimenting the good behavior and gentlemanly conduct and honesty in dealing of the colored soldiers since being stationed here, Very probably 1 have said enough to open’ the way to brin forward and reproduce the statements whic! I have already alluded to ana at the same time to give such real facts to your readers as my personal experience and close proximity to the locality. treated of in thoge statements will enable me ta, Hoping they may be calculated to turn. the mind of those of yout readers who have read them and been evilly disposea toward the colored soldiers of the United States Army. STATEMENTS EXCEPTED TO, Tho statements we complain of are these, viz. :— Your correspondent from Long Branch under date of August 31, 1875, says, among other things: “A short time ago Some two or throe negro soldiers belonging to the United States Army wero arrested in Texas for violating the laws of the State.” Again, your correspondent trom Long Branch of date Septomber 4, 1875, says, and purports to have obtained the language used from’ Tom Ochiltree, ex-Marshal of ‘Texas, and I must say that the word ‘thieves’ used ts @ barefaced falsehood, and the soldiers in question stand indicted for murder:— “The idea of stripping a whole people of defence against robbers and maranders simply because of the arrest of three negro thieves, who happen tw be sol- diers and their trial by a State’ court.” These two statements have thoir origin from one source, but the third and last one wo complain of is of affotber nature, and exceeds the first two in degrading tho colored soldiers in the eye of the American people, if tho statement had tho least similitude to the truth, Your correspondent from Washington, D. ©., of dave September 20, 1875, says: “The presence of, colored troops in the Department of Texas, especially along the Rio Grande, oflicers on duty in that locality say, is not so effective as if the entire command was composed of white troops. Com- plaints are also made that they are on too friendly terms with the Mexicans, ‘and they are likely to suiler from their treacherous friendship. " In regard to the first two statements that we find cause to complain of T will try and state truthfully and candidly the facts, which I have been enabled to obtain by conversation with the soldiers in question, and by visiting the placo where the mélée occurred shortly aftorwards, and also by a free intercourse with the Mexican rancheros, for I speak the Spanish language very well And without a doubt I believe tho following Poors to be something near the truth, which runs U8 THR TRUE STORY. Lost Cuevos,a ranch onthe Mextcan side of the river, and about twenty-five miles below Ringgold Bar- racks, Texas, {8 notorious as the headquarters of the cattle thteves who raid into Texas, El Grulléis also a Mexican ranch, but on our side of the river, and about eight miles above Lost Cuevos, Itis an out of the way place, being about three miles off from the main road. At this place is a shallow crossing of the river, Here the cattle thieves always crossed with their spoil hence to Los Cuevos. To break this up one corporal and four men of Company G, Ninth United States cavalry, was detailed to guard the crossing. They en- deavored to cultivate fricndship with the ranchero, but to no avail, for inovery instance they were exposed to be ostracized and held up as obnoxious to the mem- bors of the ranch, more so by a certain party, who was intrigued with the thieves, This I was told at the ranch, Finally one night, January 26, 1875, just as daylight had disappeared, two of the soldiers went to a house in the vicinage of their camp; on entering they found two Mexican men, who proved to be brothers, and two women; immediately the Mexicans began hostile mancuvres, ordering the soldiers out ofthe house with threats, while one of the soldiers tried to assure him that they was after nothing wrong, but come to pay them a friendly visit But neither the Mexican under- standing English nor the soldier Spanish the trouble originated, One of the Mexicans made for a trunk, taken therewith a pistol in a threatening manner, when one of the soldiers, in obedience to the first law of na- ture, ‘‘self presorvation,”? drawed his pistol and fired, wounding the Mexican in the thigh; the other Mexican grabbed the pistol of his brother,’ intending to use 1t, when he received the second shot trom the soldiers and died shortly afterward. The two soldiers made their way back to camp and reported to the corpo that they had fell in wih cattle thieves, so tho corporal give orders to saddle up and leave the ranch in pursuit of them When out a short distance from the ranch they met an armed party of Mexicans, who fired on the soldiers, Killing two of them instapily, and from the tact that there were a 4 many cattle in the vicinity, and the other two men getting separated from the corporal, he was lead to believe they were cattle thieves, so he made his way to Ringgold Barracks and reported to the commanding officer that he had been attacked by cattle thieves and all bis mon killed. The commanding officer, Colonel Edward Hatch, Ninth United States cavalry, started with two companies of cavalry for the seat of wat riving at the ranch about daylight next morning, an found the two dead bodies, but the other two men had got lost; they also made their appearance All the male inhabitants of the ranch were arres' and there was, ono doubt, a great of destruction done to property; but altogether cannot be attributed to the soldiers, for sev- ral offlcers were present, and two of them stand to-day indicted for the damage done, and for which all the difficulty at present is about, and not the arrest of “three negro thieves.” And by reason that your correspondent never me tioned this fact shows he is ignorant of the subject he tries to grapple with and degrade the colored soldier m the eyes of the people. The three soldiers will be tried at the next term of the United States District Court at Brownsville Texas ios then I will defor any further writing upon the subject, awaiting to see tho facts judicially developed. OUTRAGES BY MEXICANS. Tho question to be settled is whether the two men who killed the Mexican are among the threo yet alive or wore they killed. The Mexicans who killed the soldiers are yot at large, and no efforts being taken for their extradition, notwithstanding they have been seen in Camargo, Mexico, with the government horses arms which they have taken from tho dead bodies, and exhibiting bi ly greenbacks, saying they have taken them from the dead negroes, ‘THR THIRD COMPLAINT. Inow come to the third compiaint written from Washington, D. GQ And I am compelled to say, that from the fact that your correspondent does not name any particular officers serving out here, that he has conversed with upon the mattor, nor states whether he has visited the frontiers and personally examined into the condition-of the colored soldiers stationed along the Rio Grande, and as I Know of no officers serving in this locality who was visiting Washington at tho time that communication was writton, ié a clear reason for me to believe that his {deas was nothing moro than imagination, ‘and maliciously fabricated into acommunication simply to injure and degrade in the eyes of your readers a certain class of American citi+ gons, For those who are 80 disposed, could form an opinion based upon that commanication, that the coiored man 18 unworthy to be A soldier in the army, and stands ready to aban. don his colors and form rset the real standing and also I will stato, for the benefit of spondent, that ho is entirely mistaken as to ship which he claims to exist between the colored soldiers, for the Moxicans ored man for nothing, and show ward them at all times, This I hay nino years’ residence among them and mistaken. And it {s only @ certain women that will associate with colored has not been @ weok ago since the Mexicans dance and previously circulated the news not want any ro soldiers to come to white soldiers could come that wanted some colored soldiers insisting and entering danca waa broken un tather than the @olaced should be present, it being a public ball, Not there was a letter written from this place to ton asking the opinion of the Judge Advocate that under the Civil Rights law, was not illegal; so I hope if your co: the opinion that colored soldiers are inet use influence in having the colored ee done away with. As there are so many conflicting ac- counts gone before tle people in regard to the Grande frontier, I would suggest that it ts very probably, that it would be beneficial to your reader for you to try and induce one of your distinguished correspondents to give us & boa ae @ true representation of the condition in general, T now submit my communication to your good and impartial judgment, and at the same time praying you will give it due consideration and an insertion in daily Hexarp, MARCE: AMUSEMENTS, THE LIEDERERANZ CONCERT. Tho Liederkranz Society gave their first concert of tho season last evening at their spactous and elegant’ hall in East Fourth street, The élite of the Germam music loving public filled the hall to overflowing. The Programme, which embraced mostly classical music, was admirably arranged by Mr, A. Paur, the experi- enced and able conductor of the Liederkranz Society, and was interpreted in @ manner highly creditable to the artistic resources and training of the society. The soloists were Horr Felix Preusser, baritone, of the Im- perial Opera in St. Vetorsburg, and Herr’ Constantine elkert, the pianist, Herr Preusser, who has a fine, well trained voice, gained several encores despite the hervousness incident to bis first appearance. The chorus and orchestra acquitted themselves satisfacto- rily and did not fail to exhibit the steady advance im power and finish which is the socioty’s praiseworthy aim, GILMORE’S GARDEN—SUNDAY CONCERT. A programme of considerable variety and possessing some musical features of genuine merit was offered laSt evening by Gilmore’s Band of 100 performers. There were thirteen numbers in the bill, commencing with tho “Jubel” overture of Weber, and closing with the choral “Old Hundred.” Thore were six soloists, Mme. Mario Salvotti, a singer of local celebrity, whose rich, powertul voice bas been cultivated in an excel lent school and who gave effect to Gounod’s “Ave Maria; Messrs. Levy and Arbuckle, two favoriteg with the public as cornet players; Mr. Lefobre, who'rendered Savari’s “Swiss Air” with varia- tions very neatly on the saxophone; Mr. Betsch, a skilfal performer on the trombone, and the well known. baritone, Mr. Sohst. The band rendered Liszt's “Rnapsodie Hongroise,” No. 2, and the immortal quartet from “Rigoletto” in a very effective manner. Mr. Gilmore will not allow waltzes or opéra douse music in any of these Sunday programmes. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES. ‘ Zulma Bauffar, the reigning star of opéra bonffe, i» playing “La Reine Indigo,” by Strauss, in the French Provinces. . “Rose Michel’ is once more on the Paris Ambiga boards, and its great popularity of last season scems thoroughly revived. Mme. Fargueil and M. Charly ap- pear in the original characters. ‘The principal novelties at the Parisian theatres com, sist of “Pif-paf,” a féeri in five acts and twenty-two tableaux, at the Chateau d’Eau, and “Les Voyages da Prince Soleil,” at the Théatre Parisien, The New York Quartet, consisting of Edward Mollem hauer, first violin; Max Schwars, second violin; George Matzka, viola, and F. Borgner, violincello, commence @ series of chamber music soirees on the evening of the 20th inst. . Acommittee hag been formed at Florence for the purpose of celebrating next spring the centenary of Cristofori, the inventor of the piano. The principal feature of the commemoration will be international concerts on a large scale, at which the Abbé Liszt has promised to play. Miss Adelaide Phillipps introduces her opera company to the Washington public to-night The prin- cipal members of the troupe are:—Miss Matilda Phil lipps, Miss Violeta Colville, Signorina Lamberti, Mr, Tom Karl, Signori Buganimt, Tagliapetra, Carpt and Bacelli, Miss Adclaide Phillipps opens the season as Rosina, in “Il Barbiere.”” Theodore Thomas gives a public rehearsal at Steim way Hall on Thursday afternoon, and a symphony con- certon Saturday night. The orchestral numbers om the bill comprise Gluck’s overture to “Iphigenia im Aulis,” Beethoven’s eighth symphony, and Liszt’s symphony on Danto’s ‘Divina Comedia.” Miss Ster ling will be the solo vogalist on both occasions. The Washington Republican tells us that Hamlet has an extraordinary sensibility “which enables him te see around him what those of coarser mould cannot see—spirits.”” This is hardly correct. Spirits in the Elizabethan drama are visible or invisible, notaccord- ing to the degrees of delicacy in the organization of individuals, but according to the requirements of the story. Thus, in ‘‘Hamlet,” the Ghost is visible, not only to the Prince but to Horatio, Bernardo and Maz- cellus. It 1s visible to Hamlot again, in the third act, but is invisible to the Queen, because tho spirit is un- willing to affright the lady, and explicitly commands Hamlet to relieve her distress in that beautiful line, “OQ step between her and her fighting soul” In ‘“Mae- beth” both the imaginative Cawdor and the more prosaic Banquo see the witches together and marvel over their disappearance Into air; but in the banquet scone Macbeth alono sees the spectra. It is, therefore, not possible to explain the seeing of supernatural beings in Shakespeare’s plays upon any modern theory of spiritualism or the special sensibility of tndi- viduals, Shakespeare used ghosts as real characters, and their movements were governed by the superst tions of his day. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congressman William A. Piper, of San Francisco, ia sojourning at the Hoffinan House. Mr, James F, Joy, President of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, has arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General George W. McCook, of Onto, is quartered at the Hotel Bruns- wick. Mr. J. Wiley Edmonds, of Boston, is staying at the St Nicholas Hotel, Professor George Davidson, of tho United States Coast Survey, ts registered at the Metropolitan Hotel. Mr. George Rignold, the actor, has taken up his residence at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Tom Karl, the tenor, is among the late arrivals at the Westmoreland Hotel Mr. J. N. 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