The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1877, Page 4

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From our reports this morning the probabilities are that the weather in New York to-day will be tool and cloudy, or partly cloudy, followed tow- urd evening by clearing weather. ‘Watkr CoLons. 1877, ANOTHER TuraTne Gone, to the sorrow of the “boys” of Philadelphia. Tne Sraren Istaxp Mystery was not buried with its victim. We present some new develop- ments to-day. AyoyueR Wuiskex Rixe Consprrator par- doned. The poor fellow was sick. All the others feel sick, too. How “Tue Roast Beer or Orp ENGiaNp” is brought from three thousand miles away is ex- plained in another column. Wrrn te Aprroacn or Swert Srrine the blood of the revolutionist grows as restless as the sap of a maple tree, as the President of Hayti is discovering to his intense disgust. CawapaA is bound to have a special cable from Europe, and renews her attempts to make mat- ters easy for the company which has the enter- prise in charge. The moro the merrier. Prrvces AT PRayEns are rare spectacles in New York; but that is no reason why numbers of persons should have followed the Grand Dukes to church yesterday, as if the Russian chapel were a theatre. SoutH Canotixa Democrats abide by the decision of the tribunal, though they denounce the inconsistencies of that body. Such a glorious victory of loyalty over party feeling is cheaply gained, even at the expense of numerous defeats at the polls. Great Brrrary is playing tit for tat with us in the game of gobbling down emigrants. Fortn- nately those she singles out for revenge are oys- ters, and are used to being swallowed. We give to-day an interesting sketch of the enterprise which made such treatment of the American bivalve possible. Yestenpay’s Szrmoyxs were unusually full of personal applications. Among their topics were modern Pharisecism, Christian fellowship, the duties of the earthly sons of the Father, personal salvation, humanity after the Divine pattern, the moral bearings of the “Sermon on the Mount,” and the insurance of the individual against fire tisks in another world. Ovr Srecta, Despatcn from the Dominion capital shows a remarkable decrease in immi- gration to Canada. Such a state of affairs is se- rious enough in any new country, and particu- larly so in a nation with so sparsely settled a domain and so many undeveloped resources as Canada. Tho cause assigned is the lack of in- tentive to poor Europeans to leavehome. If this is the real reason the Dominion has the remedy in her own hands, for people who cannot be driven from home may often be coaxed away. Ir Tre Boarp or Epvcation must economize to get along on the money granted it by the Board of Apportionment, why not make the nec- essary saving on text books instead of teachers salaries? The books are purchased by the city and lent to the pupils, but a con- cern which cannot pay its workmen living prices is not in condition to lend anything. Besides, a scarcity of books would speedily bring the poverty of the Board to the attention of every parent, whereas the abuso of teachers is oné of those things which every- body succeeds in overlooking. Tus WerATHER.—Our pre y for the local weather were entirely fulfilled. The day opened with cloudiness and light rain and snow and closed with decided indications of rlearing weather. Toward midnight, however, Bhe sky became again overcast and cool north- awesterly winds prevailed. Tho storm centre of Saturday has passed off to the northeast and ‘fs now moving along the axis of the Gulf Stream goutheastward of Nova Scotin. The attendant grea of precipitation extended yesterday from Gake Eric to the Middle Atlantic const and over the British provinces. Light snow fell at Indianapolis, _ Tho barometer has risen from the lakes to tho Gulf, being de- @idedly high in Manitoba and Dakota. The pressure is decreasing in the for Northwest, ‘where the temperature is slowly rising. A very Jow pressure is also reported from the Pacitic coast, with rain in the southerly districts. The indications of @ disturbanco in Nor ern Mexico and the Western Gulf con- tinue. Bad weather on the English and French consts may be expected on and after next ‘Phursday, No important changes in the rivers Shave been noted. The weather in New York to- "aay will be cool andcloudy, or partly cloudy, fol- NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1877—WITH SUPPLEMENT. The New President and the South. President Hayes has an opportunity to remove finally from our political geography one of its oldest and most troublesome land- marks. We have had a “South” ever since we have had a government. There have been numerous statesmen who professed to “know no North, no South, no East or West ;” but if Mr. Hayes is the man the best part of the country anxiously hopes him to be he will be remembered in our history as the President who caused the political “South” to disappear finally and utterly. Parties based on geographical lines are the potent weapons of demagogues; instruments which in their hands have for many years served to bury the real issues, to embarrass the real interests of the country and to make the people of the different sections suspicious of each other and ready to sacri- fice their own interests because of such sus- picions. The politics of the country, how- ever, have never before been in a condition when even the wisest management of statesmen was able to eliminate sectional- ism from the political issues and contests, We have at last come to a period and condi- tion of things when it requires really but a moderate degree of wisdom to accomplish this end. The spirit of the country, and especially of the Southern States, is ripe for sucha change. Mr. Hayes will enter on the Presidential office in a very peculiar manner, bound to heal up the old wounds ; to create harmony between the sections; to be an unpartisan President, The manner in which he was chosen, the extremely nar- row majority which is claimed for him even by the most zealous republicans, admonish him, if he needs the admonition, that he is not the President of a party, but of the whole people. In fact, all the circumstances attending his elevation place him necessarily above the control of party influences and lead the country to expect of him in an un- common degree independence of party trammels or traditions. He comes into his great office as much through the patriotic moderation of the democrats, and nota- ably of the Southern democrats, as by the action of his supporters. It can be fairly said that no President in recent years—uo President, perhaps, since Wash- ington—has entered on the office so little bound to a party, so greatly and solemnly bound to take into his judgment and his confidence the whole country. Fortunately, the course of events since last November has prepared the way and the mind of the country for such a harmony of political interests as we have in mind when we propose the disappearance of the ‘‘polit- ical South.” After a canvass of unprece- dented ferocity came ® disputed election, rousing party feeling to the extremest pitch and threatening the country with civil war. The greatest wisdom, patience and moderation have been required to save us from so terrible a calamity, and the coun- try has scen, with surprised admiration, that in this grave emergency the Southern democrats in Congress have been foremost and conspicuous for their patriotism, their wise and statesmanlike moderation and de- sire for a peaceable solution. They had very much at stake, for in two of their States misrule had reached a height which was no longer endurable, and they were assured of a remedy at Mr. Tilden’s hands, and might readily have been excused if, under the circumstances, they had remained quiescent and allowed the Northern men to settlo the dispute, even by arms. But they planted themselves firmly on tho side of peace. Lamar, Ben Hill, Gordon, Hampton, Nicholls, Randall Gibson, Hancock, all the Southern leaders, declared tor a peaceable solution, supported every measure looking to this end, discountenanced the counsels of rash and violent men, and are to-day op- posing the attempt of mischief makers to delay the electoral count and plunge the country into confusion. Recent events have in fact brought the South and the North face to face, and shown us of the North that we may and ought to trust these Southern men ; that they are sincerely patriotic and eminently wise and statesmanlike, We speak here what is openly said everywhere in the North; and we believe President Hayes will find no act of his so surely and universally popular, so readily approved by all, except perhaps by self-seeking politicians, as a frank, cordial acknowledgment by him of this sentiment of new born regard for and confidence in the patriotism and statesmanship of South- ern men—men who now call themselves democrats, but who have shown themselves to possess a spirit far above party. We do not know whether President Hayes means to ask any of the Southern leaders to take office in his Cabinet. We should sup- pose he would; but we can imagine such men replying to him that they prefer to wait—to give him a fair and independent support until his policy has become known to their people; and we should consider such an answer wise. But we think him pound as the very first step in his adminis- tration to settle the condition of South Caro- lina and Louisiana; and, fortunately, the way is clear for him there. He has only to get the undertaking from Governors Hampton and Nicholls that they are able to maintain peace in their States and to do equal justice to allif he withdraws the troops. It needs no positive act of his to return those States to peace, order and prosperity. As to his Cabinet and other appointments he can hardly do so ungracious a thing, or one so unwise, as to call into high places men who have made themselves justly odious to Southern men by taking part with those sham republicans who have misruled in the South, He could make no more serious mistake, for he is bound to make his administration fairly acceptable to all sec- tions, and we believe that such is his honest desire. Give them a fair chance, and the old, the present hatreds will quickly die out,/as the country wants them to. But to give them fair chance to die out it is necessary that extreme men of both sides shall for a while take back seats; that mere partisans shall give way to men on both sides who, in this bitter and dangerous struggle, have proved themselves patriots and not partisans. The men with whom President Hayes should ad- vise in the South must be real Southern men, not shams or ghosts. They only can help him to reform the federal civil service there and make it respected. They alone can show him the way, and themselves lead the way to breaking the mischievous color line in Southern politics. Ifhe has the firmness, the tact and the wisdom required for the task he is in a few days to assume he can very quickly bring the country to that happy condition where neither color line nor sec- tional issues will any longer trouble, be- cause the South, relieved of the strain which has so long been put upon it, will find in its diverse industries new political tenden- cies and ties, and there will remain no po- litical South, as there is no longer a political North or West. Disastreus Railroad Investments. The rapid development of our gigantic railroad system, especially in the West and South, has been marked by much reckless investment, due to ill-considered schemes based on misrepresentations of the true wants of those sections of the country. We are all familiar with the professions of a certain class of speculators in other people's money, who picture in the most enticing forms the profits that are to be derived from the construction of railroads in regions utterly destitute of any attractions for the agriculturist and legitimate speculator. These men usually back their statements by exhibiting highly colored maps, showing by distorted lines all the advantages that will follow the building of new roads, The farmers along the line, the towns and villages, even the counties through which it passes, are induced to subscribe their money toward its construction. The con- tractors and directors of the company reap all the benefits of this nefarious proccss, while the real investors hold worthless stock and reams of dishonored bonds, The statement which we print to-day giving o list of the railroads sold under foreclosure, for which receivers have been appointed or fore- closures have been determined on during 1876, makes a truly startling exhibit, Eighty- six roads, having a total mileage of over four- teen thousand miles and representing in- vested capital equal to nine hundred and twelve and a half millions of dollars, are classed among the disastrous railroad in- vestments. They represent, as the article states, one-fifth of the total mileage and one- fifth of the invested railroad capital of the United States; but we would be glad to believe that they represent the total of the losses sustained by those who have placed their money in railroad stocks and securities. We fear that many roads not named in the published list should find a place in it and thus swell the total of disas- trous railroad investments to still more alarming proportions. Considering that it is nearly always the over-credulous possess- ors of limited means who suffer from the too frequently fraudulent organization and management of railroad corporations, both Congress and the State authorities should surround the investments of innocent par- ties with some security, or at least attach severe penalties to the commission of of- fences which strike at the vital interests of the country. The Prosecution of Dishonest Trustees. Some of the officers of life insurance com- panies which have recently passed into the hands of receivers havo been placed under bonds to answer charges preferred against them of official misconduct in their manage- ment of the bankrupt institutions. If these prosécutions are pressed without fear or favor they will do more than half volume of new laws to put a stop to the recklessness and dishonesty that have brought so much | loss and suffering on life policy holders and depositors in savings banks. Three or four trustees, presidents or secretaries safely caged in Sing Sing Prison would be a most salutary warning to such officers throughout the country. The cruel abuses of trusts that have been exposed within the past twelve months prove that such a lesson is greatly needed. But bank and insurance officers generally have influential friends at their backs and plenty of dishonestly gained money at their command, and experience shows that it isa difficult matter to bring them to account for official misdeeds. If the prosecutions now commenced should stop short of conviction their effect would only be to encourage un- faithful trustees in their rascalities. The secretary of the New Jersey Mutual is ono of those held to bail on criminal charges preferred by the Secretary of State, Now, as New Jersey prides herself on the swift- ness and certainty with which she punishes crime, tho authorities of that State should see to it that this prosecution is nat suffered to lng. Indeed, there should be a rivalry between the two States of New York and New Jersey for the credit of boing the first to send to prison the men who: have so cruelly plundered and deceived thousands of poor people who have been for years pinching enough out of their scanty in- comes to provide for their families at their death. Which State will take the lead in lodging a dishonest trustee in jail? Grasshopper Probabilities. Although the scientific study of the grass- hopper may not immediately save the Wost- ern States and Territories from the ravages of this insect it appears likely that they will secure some palliative and will lessen the calamity of his visitation, while nfford- ing a promise of his ultimate extermination. Much that is known of insect life tends to show that there are ascertainable condi- tions, telluric and meteorological, which favor growth in one year and retard or pre- vent it in another, and the study of these—with the observation that the dissemination of the pest is due to the prevalence of cortain winds—are likely to form the bases of a grasshopper science, by which it may be told from year to year what are the possibilities of a visitation in any section hitherto devastated. Farmers in this country certainly have learned to respect the admonitions of science, and the intimation that grasshoppers may be ex- pected in any section of a given State will discourage if it does not absolutely prevent the cultivation for that year of crops on which these insects thrive. Deprived of satisfactory supplies in any given region they would no doubt do what they could with the supplies they might find; but their increase would perhaps be greatly lessened for that year. Another Sunday Interview with President Grant. The most elegant and accomplished French critic of our time, the late M. Sainte Beuve, published several volumes of charm- ing discussions under the title of “Causeries du Lundi,” being a collection of feuilletons printed on that day of the week. President Grant has selected Sunday instead of Monday as his day for causeries, and his medium of communicating with the public is not that peculiarity of Paris journals, a feuilleton, but the Associated Fress, which secures for his ideas an infinitely wider diffusion. These Sunday conversations with the agent of the Associated Press have been pretty regularly kept up during the winter. The one printed this morning is probably the last of the series, as President Grant will have vacated the White House and have be- come the guest of Secretary Fish by next Sunday, the day on which his office ex- pires. The recent frank communicative- ness of the former “Sphinx” has given his fellow citizens quite a new impression of his character, and exhibits the amiable side which pride or modesty, or at least a habit of taciturnity, had so carefully concealed. President Grant never had any of the priggishness of high stepping official pomposity, and has frequently driven about the streets of Washington in a plain old buggy drawn by one horse; but while his ways have been simple and democratic enough he has seemed disinclined to let his countrymen see his mind in undress and become familiar with the ordinary play of his thoughts. The ro- cent Sunday interviews betoken aon agree- able change—to be accounted for perhaps by buoyancy of spirits at his approaching relief from public cares. In this final interview of the Sunday series the President touches on a variety of topics of current interest, such as the elec- toral count, the rival State governments in the Southern States, the successorship in case no President is declared elected before the 4th of March, his own plans for the im- mediate future, and indeed nearly all the subjects which just now occupy public attention, He says his only knowledge of his intention to resign on the 3d of March and give place to the Presi- dent of the Senate has been gathered from the newspapers. He expects that a result will be declared before the close of the weck, and that Mr. Hayes will be peace- fully inaugurated. He will leave the South Carolina and Louisiana State governments to be dealt with by his successor, and thinks the people are tired of military interference, If republican State governments cannot sus- tain themselves in the South he says they ought to retire. He gives a plausible ex- planation of his forbidding military parades in South Carolina on Washington's Birthday. This last Sunday interview is one of the mest interesting of the series. A Needless Department. There seems to be very little doubt that the Dock Department is one of the most un- necessary as it certainly is one of the most expensive departments under our munici- pal government. It has expended over five million dollars, and there is not one million dollars’ worth of real work to be shown for the expenditure. Its yearly salary list has sometimes amounted in round figures to two hundred thousand dollars, and to this a sum of fifty thousand dollars has been added for the collection of pier rents, It stands under a law distinct from the charter, and is not responsible to or under the con- trol of the Board of Estimate and Apportion- ment, as all the other city departments are, The commissioners have the power to do much as they please, and they have gener- ally used this power without soruple. There is no good reason why the docks, just the same as the streets, should not be under the control of the Department of Public Works.. All the work done upon them, whether of repair or construction, should be by contract, and the extra labor devolved on the Public Works Department through the.change would not necessitate the employment of more than half a dozen extra clerks at an aggregate tor salaries of fifteen thousand dollars a year. The collec- tion of picr rents should be made through the Comptroller's office, at an additional ex- pense of six thousand dollars, making a total expenditure of twenty-one thou- sand dollars, in place of two hun- dred and fifty thousand. All the ma- chinery and boats of the department, which cost a heavy amount both for pur- chase and maintenance, would be unneces- sary under such asystem. Some idea of the money that would be saved by contract work may be formed from the fact that the bulkhead wall, which has cost the depart- ment, as stated by the committee of the Commercial Association, $1,250 per lineal foot, could be thoroughly well built for $250 per lineal foot, With theso facts before them it does not seem possible that our legislators at Albany can hesitate to abolish the Dock Department, provide for the contract system on all dock work and transfer the duties in the manner we have suggested. Public Hospitals. In the fifth annual report of the Visiting Committee of the State Charities’ Aid Asso- ciation attention is called again to the bad condition of the only great public hospital inthe city. For this trouble there is no remedy. Bellevue Hospital cannot be im- proved—it cannot be madeother than a pest house save by the one process of demolition and reconstruction from the foundation. But if it is once torn down we shall never get a new hospital on the same site; for the inevitable process of selling the lots by Corporation jobbery and sending everything to the Island will inevitably be applied, which is just what it is desirable to avoid, As we cannot count upon public charity—abovo all not as it is organized in this quarter just now—for relief in this particular, neither can we upon any of the establishments founded by private munificence. Onr so-called hos- pitals of this sort are merely expensive boarding houses, organized as exhausters for extorting the last pennies of the poor. The correspondence of the committee with the governors of the society of the Lying-in | Asylum exhibits how a fund of one hundred thousand dollars may be applied for the payment of secretaries and not prove of much assistance to poor women. Marching on the Mystery. In their eagerness to explore the mysteri- ous solitudes of the Wacissa swamp our special correspondent in Florida, and his companions do not hesitate to brave dangers that ordinary men would shrink from. Traversing a vast . inundated plain, through gloomy cypress groves and pine forests, wading the deep and rapid runs, the party pushed on in the direction of ‘the smoke.” At every step they found the waters infested with hideous moccasin snakes which threat- ened them with their terrible fangs. Even the alligators, awakening from their winter sleep in the slimy depths of the morass, declared war on the explorers at sight, and one of the saurians made a vigorous effort to deposit a colored voter in his capacious ballot box. The discovery of thirty-two islands—a fair count for Florida—in the swamp is one of the most interesting results of the exploration. To this may be added that of the great stone idol which was described in a special despatch, but which is again treated of in the letter we print to- day. Whether this mass of stone, fashioned into something like the human form divine, was intended by the aboriginal sculptors to be the model of a Hayes or Tilden elector the hieroglyphics on the pedestal.do not state. We have an idea, however, that some prophet of a primitive people conceived what an official of the Street Cleaning Bureau of New York was going to be, and caused his antetype in intelligence and activity to be set up in the Florida swamps so that the grateful people might fall down in the mud and worship it. Clean the Streets Before Summer, The creation of causes of disease by the neglect of common sanitary precautions is unfortunately one of the evils from which New York has frequently suffered. Among the long list of her pressing necessities not one is more important and deserving of im- mediate attention than that of clean streets. We hear loud complaints about the un- healthful influences of uptown slaughter houses, Long Island bone boiling works and the swampy lands that surround the metropolis, but no thought seems to be directed to local sources of disease which lie at the very doors of our dwellings. The heavy snows of the winter still encumber our streets, mixed with the filthy refuse and garbage of the city, and consolidated into adamantine masses by the recent cold. Thanks to the utter inefficiency of the Po- lice Department and the selfish activity of the horse car companies the principal avenues are encumbered by these frozen heaps of street filth. So long as the cold weather continues the only dangers to the public likely to arise are broken limbs and utter discomfort. But when the sun of spring time begins to thaw the masses into reeking heaps of decomposing filth, then, in- deed, we may look for the most direful con- sequences to the public health. Ifa regard for public decency, the sani- tary safety of the people and the fair name of Now York as a city inhabited by a ci ized community can influence the authori- ties toany sense of their duty, surely the present is the proper time to clean the streets. Already the spells of high tem- perature have denuded the dirt heaps of their envelopes of ice and have exposed them to the action of heat and atmos- pheric influences, With the filthy streams that occasionally dribble into the sewer basins some of the suspended dirt is carried into these retorts, wherein is distilled the deadly sewer gas that poisons the air in our dwelling houses. The balance is left to fester and putrefy along the sidewalks. Now, unless the filth is re- moved while it is frozen, and the sewers well flushed of their deposits, the disturb- ance of the accumulated matter during warm weather will be as dangerous as leav- ing it on the streets and in the sewers. We must, therefore, have clean strects before the summer if we desire to avoid the fearful consequences of epidemics of typhoid fever and diphtheria, both of which are invaria- bly produced by unsanitary conditions, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Use pippins for pics, Calitornia will make opium. Boston people are having much music, Longiellow will bo seventy years old to-morrow. Emerson believes in palmistry and physiognomy, Justice Bradley 18 said to resemble Andrew Jobnson, Charles Mathows says that the gout is the enomy of light comeay. Disraoli’s autobiography will not be published dur- ing his lifetime. ‘An old iady in London starved to doath by trying to pampor eighteen cats. Tho Atheneum says that international law is tho de. batable ground between law and history, Ex-Governor Fenton arrived in Savannah, Ga, yos- torday, whore he will remain two weeks. Professor Dawkins lighted paper in tho ashes cight feot down in the crater of Mount Vesuvius, Newton Booth walks with his shoulders sot back as if he were going to preach the greatost sermon. A dress made by Worth is of very palo blue satin, covered with Venetian point, train of cinnamon col- ored silk. It was a New Jersey boy whose mother was pelting him with a shingle, who said*ho didn’t caro to go back of the returning board. Mme. Michelet will spond # sum of moncy in having water supplicd atthe Cemetery of Pore Lachaise tor those who plant flowers on tho graves, Congressman Walker, of Virginia, the bandsomest man in the House, is over six feet high, and, though well made, 18 slim. Ho is forty-tour and handsomely gray. Atan English balla black velvet dress with cream satin tunic was noticeable for its raro Maltese lace; a pale dive silk had tunic of Brussels Jaco and wreaths of variogatod roses. Lyonnalse potatoes are boiled before frying, and aro put into a pan with butter and onion, and the minced parsley 18 thrown in before the potatocs are dons, It clings to the potatoes. London Fun:—"Charho (after staring at tho surpliced choir for a long time in eilent wonder)—‘Memma!’ Mamma—‘Woll, dear.’ Charlie—‘Aro those all angols yn the white pinatores ??” eh Sometimes we catch faint glimpses, in our stillest mid- night dreams, Of ango's swinging consers, wafting mist wreaths o’or biue streams. Tho Virginia (Nev.) papors are having a hard time of it; but it 18 a noteworthy fact that no beiter provin- cial papers are published than some of those that are issued in that far-oif frontier State, Macaroni comes in five sizes. Tho best is very thin, should not be washed, should be bolied in salt water, or, What Is better, soup stock, frequently shaken, cooked twonty minutes, drained, and have to every balf pound two ounces of melted butter and four ounces of grated armesan cheese, Tomato sauce 4s a good addition, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS From All Parts of the World EUROPE'S PROLONGED SUSPENSE.. Anxiety Regarding Russia's. Final Decision. THE O'MAHONY OBSEQUIES, Imposing Popular Demonstration iy Cork—En Route to Dublin. —_+——... SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES, ————_ Providing for the Election of Pio Nono’s Successor in Rome, [ex caBLE TO THE HERALD.) Lonpon, Feb, 26, 187% There is little news of interest from the East this morning, and having no new fact to base a the. ory upon the principal point discussed by those who are interested in the Eastern question is the time when the war is to begin. No one Whose opinion is worth taking into account has now the slightest doubt that war between Russia and Turkey Is one of the certainties of the imme- diate future. The question is, Will 1t begin a month earlier or later—will the principal effort of Russia be made in Europe or Asia? People no longer talk of the demoralization and ineficiency of the Rus- Tian army—it is now an acknowledged and un- doubted fact that the Czar has a formidable and well appointed force at his disposal, and the opening of the campaign is looked forward to with no little anxiety here. It is impossible to predict what atti- tude England may be obliged to assume during the struggle, and it is pretty certain that her ultimate policy must be determined by events. As it is ac- knowledged that under certain circumstances sh¢ would go to war, itis natural that people here should watch the progress of events with the keen est possible interest. THE QUESTION OF CROSSING THE PRUTH. According to a despatch from St. Petersburg the rumors that the Russian army has been ordered ta cross the Pruth, on the 28th inst, are officially denied. The gencral situation remains unchanged. Further measures on the part of Russia will depend upon tho replies to Prince Gortschakoff’s circular and upon the development of affairs in Constantinople. THE TROUBLE WITH ROUMANIA, Tho Governor of the Vilayot of the Danube has sept a telegraphic despateh to the Turkish Ambassador at. London asserting that the recent affray with the Rou- manian troops was caused by an attack made by the latter on some Turkish laborers who were cutting wood on an island belonging to tho Turks, and deolaring that the Vilayet, im the exorciso of its rights, will take the necessary steps in tho matter. ROUMANIAY POLICY. A Vienna despatch statos that when tho Russiang enter Roumania Prince Charles intends to withdraw from Bucharest, issue a final appeal for protection to the Powers and then remain a spectator ot events, THE CRETANS REFUSE TO ELECT DEPUTIES. A despatch from Athens roports that the Cretang refuse to elect Deputies to the Ottoman Parliament, THE O’MAHONY PUNERAL, The honors paid to the remains of Colonel John O’Mabony is attracting considorable attention hereand tho Irish nationalists are making the affair a demon- stration in favor of the cause of Irish independence, for which the deceased worked so long and earnestly. The Cork demonstration has turned out a decided success, notwithstanding some doubtful rumors concerning it, arising chiefly from the fact that the remains were landed ata very early hour in tho morning, when many people wero in bed and the working classes were unable to get out. Thore can be no doubt that the sympathies of the great mass ot tho Irish people are aroused, and the lino of route from Cork to Dublin will be one continual and enthusiastic ovation, THE CORK DEMONSTRATION, The body was taken trom the rooms of the Demos cratic Club in Cork yesterday and escorted to the Dube lin ratlway station. The weather was fine and the pop. ular demonstration was a great success. The city was crowded with strangors. Tnonsands of peop!e flocked in from the country districts, and a largo dolegation was present from Mitcholstown. the birthplace of O’Mahony. An immense crowd thronged the streets through which tho funeral cortége passed, and there ‘was no mistaking the intensity of the teoling mani- fested, A PROCESSION A MILE LONG. The procession was fully a milo in length, irros spective of carriages, and the men presented a fine Appearance. The hoarse was drawn by six horses, The cofin was covered with tho flag of the Ninety. ninth New York regiment and the American and Irish colors, Immediately after the hearso waiked the relae tives of the deceased and tho delegation from the United States. They wore followed by a largo body of nationalists and the trade organizations of thecity with their banners draped, All in tho procession word mourning, with green favors, Several bands accom panied the societies, RN ROUTE TO DUBLIN. Preparations have beon mado in the various townt along tho line of the Great Southern and Western Rail. way to give the remains of tho dead Fenian a warm and respectful greeting as the funeral train passes through. Tho greatest demonstration in connection with the whole affair, however, will take placo in Dublin, where delegations from all parts of Ireland and from England and Scotland will be in attendance, and extensive preparations have been made to receive the body with national honors. ‘ ENGLISH VIKWS OF THE DEMONSTRATION, Tho various accounts of the O'Mahoney demonstrae tion yosterday in the London papers, as might bo exe pected, concur in stating that ‘it fell far short of the expectations of its promoters,’? The most liberal esti- mate of the number who took part in the proces. sion, they say, ts 5,000, although most of the accounts place it at 2,000. The spectators were nu- merous, but apathetic, Mr. O’Sallivan was the only member of Parliament present. The body remained atthe railway station Sunday night, under a gaard of honor, Casey, the pardoned Fenian, assisted at the funeral as palibearer, The American delegates, accord. ing to the London papers, appeared father surprised at the apathy of tho pubile, ANIMUS OF THE ENGLISH PRESS, The English press, as a matter of course, is anxious to depreciate all demonstrations against Euglish rulo in Ireland, and therefore the effort to make the O'Mahony funeral appear an insignificant affair, SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES, The Madrid Volitica announces that tho Spanish Ministry of Foreign Aftairs is engaged upon the draft ofa treaty of commerce with the United States, PROVIDING FOR THK UNEMPLOYED IN FRANCE, A despatch trom Marseilles says the Mayor am ounces that several stock yards will shortly bo opened for the relief of the unemployed im that elty. THE PArACY, A despatch from Rome says all the proliminary arrangements regulating tho proceedings of future conclaves have been soitied, and on Friday were sube mitted to the Pope, They do not affect the main prin- ciple of the conclave, but merely modify the cere: monies performed previous to tho meoting of the | cardivete, wil