The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 4, 1869, Page 2

An Puroy to San Domingo. @on. Grant's Administration appears at the antagonien it has hitherto mani fteta! toward the American inetitutions The Hon Conxeir California, fe a warm partisan of the anneva Bon policy, Thongh not a partisan of Mr Brwann, he shares the Kiea@ of that states man mepeeting the frre of freed am Mr. Cone left here Baw for San Ik Ye thoae in whose stator Badenee that he has gone with authority the Adm'nietration to investigate the condi Bor of ite pee facorble Pegmtations f van Repot increase of United States ‘The Tailors’ Strike. There are about 7,000 ta New York and about balf as many mor in Brooklyn Bereey City Newark ther neihhoring Placa Probal nal number of wi men are engage the manufac tare of cle rike working conjointly eighteen by a day can barely carn $14 # week, even on the highest pried work. The tailors in the sev eral departments of cutting, castom work and shop work sre organized into ten Unions and each gates to represent it im a central body. Two or three months ago the ceritral committee, in looking over field, saw that a great improvement was pecded and ght le made in their trade ome of the tailors’ Unions strack, and th cutters did likewise, and after a few days their demands were complied with. But when the storm had blown over, and the workmen had resumed thelr oecapations as nsual, the employers began again to cut down proves, But a second strike of the ent ters settled the dispute for them, and now the fepétition of the tailors’ strike will probably complete the improvement The Central Committce, having adopted a new price list containing a general advance of about thirty per cent. npon current prices, Jaid the same before the local Unions. Mav. Ang boon approved by these respective bodice, Ht was next submitted to the employers for their consideration. Instead of receiving the committees with even ordinary respect, both Individuals and firms treated them with great haughtinoss, They endeavored to browbeat them, to frighten them into sub- mission by arresting some of their number, and personally insulted all who called upon them. But the journeymen, equally deter mined, undertook to show the men of money that the men of muscle are their equals at east in power, A strike was ordered, and though it has been in progress only a week, a dozen or more firms have already acceded Yo the terms of the workmen, and others are expected to follow before this week closes Union sends de The sum of $11 for the manufacture of a Bait of clothes for which we pay from $40 to 50 can hardly be called extravagant wages Yet this is the price which the tailors ask But the and the employers refnse to give. Dusy season for full work is hastening on, and unless the employers quickly recede their untenable position, the grist which formerly went to their mills will go from to the Tailors’ Codperative Society in the Third avenue, which is doiug good work about 33 per cent. cheaper than other houses, and paying about 15 per cent. higher prices. This Society has been formed about two moftths, and without any extra efforts it eta work enough to enable it to clear between Swo and three hundred dollars a month Why cannot the tailors orgunize several sach pocieties, and become their own employers? a And Hendricks Alsot At last a Democratic candidate for the Presidency has started for the Pacific coast. Tt was not exactly the fat? thing to have SewAnn and Corrax out ‘Weare glad of it. there without a Democrat to wateh them Whether Hexpricks can do it alone we Dat not wery qdick, and they are as sly as Jor Baa. Between Courax’s smiles and Sewann's soft sawder, we are afraid they will be too much for the But he is better than fion’t know. He is very strong, BTOCK, and as Spry as a weasel, Democtatic champion. nobody, and wo wish him luck, Mr. Henpricks began to electioneer at He made a Bptech there full of sound Democratic doc He also advocated taxing bonds. What is sound too; but as you can't tax the have agreed with the men who lent you the woney that the bonds shall not be tax tax bonds, you will have to huy up those already out, and insne new ones that will be taxable Any other course than this would amount to Fepudiation, and that is something the peo ple won't hear of. They like Mr. Bour we1’e plan of paying for the bouds and Omaha, on the Missouri river. trine. bonds already issued, because you ed, it follows that if you must cancelling them a preat deal better, Jf there is any foult in Mr. Henpnrens’s Omaha specch, it 1s its longth ; also, it treate of too many topics. Mr. Sewanp's California wpeeches are models that Mr. HunpiicKs Mr. Reward makes them only about thirty or forty lines long, and And what a splendid subject it is—the future greatness of the United States when the whole ounti- nent and the adjacent islands, Cuba as well as Canada, Greenland ag well as Conta Rica are united under the starspan gled banner, We should like to enguge Mr. Bewanp to write for ‘Ing Bun. But not Mr. Hunpnicxs, He is too migcellane But if he will try and to study. they are all on one subject ous and too prosy Improve, we will give him an engage meat Wo Cube ead Tammany. We have uttentively perused the proceed: Jags of the great meoting of Monday py to gay that they are unsatisfactory, $ COLR, Senator from WM) are pow on Tk appears that # tailor and tailoress | dog at Tammany Hall, and we are compelled for #x hnndred thousand elaves; If they would condemn as they deserve the ie | diteronce, and even the hostility, with | which, up to the day of the meeting, the Administration of Gen. Grant and the | Republican party had met this frost, th able movement ; if they would offer ' to this revolution the material ald, the arms, | the ammunition, and tho money whieh it neads; if, in a word, this National Democrat ie party would assume toward Cuba the | place of the nation, and utter the aentiments and embody tl pathies of the people, fncompe of the country, aud would not long be kept from the netual control of Its official power. | Put the Tammany meeting of Monday did none of Chose things. Its resolves were tame and ovasive; ite speeches rhetorical and untal It was a meeting for Buncombe, de siined to advance the purposes of politicians, and not to help the brave, resolute, and friendless Republicans of Cuba, \ — | Mr. Hoffman's Denis Gov HoryM an has published, through the vm of the Associated Press, a positive and full denial that he promised to pardon | Fow sno B Ketonem on condition of his withdrawing the application for his dis charge from prison under @ writ of Aadea® | piver fight,” the diegram of Flag Olficer Fan- corp eet: denial is conclusive so far as the Gove | ernor is concerned. He has not promised to } panion Evwann B. Kevenum. Indeed, he {has fully determined not to pardon him in any event But while it i# now made clear that the | Governor bas not himself promised to par | don Kero; it is also clear that others who bave pretended to speak in his namo | have made such a promise for him. Th | falee pretence will probably be made the | subject of # searching and thorough investi- gation _ — Gen. Grant's Land at Bricksborg. The Hon. Ropertck Campnenn and the Jand speculators down at Bricksburg have given Gon. GRANT a present of fifty acres of Jerwey wand. He has accopted the present, as it aces to be his habit todo whenever a present is offered him, and we dare say that before this time the warranty deed is duly re- corded We have no objection to Gen. Gnant's taking the Bricksburg land. ‘That is his afluir, and if the sand and gravel of which his fifty acres are exclusively composed are not too bad for wae, and if he desired the lot, he was right to take it. But we hope he will not appoint Mr. CamPuELL or either of his fellow specula tors to any office. giver shall never be appointed to any place of power or emolument so long as he is President. a Are Hoffman and Fall Sincere t We published from Albany. Undoubtedly they both came from Gov. Horrman. One of them was sent in bis name, and he manifestly authorized the other, The despatch which was sent in the Gov- ernor’s name was addressed to a mecting at ‘Tammany Hall, called to protest ayainst the legal punishment of American citizens, He telegraphed that he hoped the mecting would be enthusiastic and decided. He said, “Our Government has been disgraced by its fuilure to protect American eltivens against injustice, cruelty, aud oppression ;” and he added in regard to the next Administration —of which the Governor himself fond hopes to be the head—" The next Adminis. tration will not say * Let us have peace,’ while the rights of Amerivan citizens are trampled on,” Mr. A. OAgey ILALt presided at this meet- ing, and made a long opening speech. ‘The question arises. whether Gov, Horr MAN and Mr, Hatt are sincere in thie move mont against illegal imprisonmént. Mr HALL has laid down in his speech a most excellont criterion by which to judge. Ho says, “Sermons are very well, but facts are best.” He cannot complain, therefore, if we make up our opinion as to his sincerity and Gov. Horraan’s, not by their sermons, but by facts The other telegram from Gov. Horry to which we have referred informs the pulr lic of his practice—as the one to the meeting did of his theory—in reference to illegal im. prisonment. We regret to say that bis prac- tiee and theory do not agree, bat are dia metrically opposed to each other, He re fuses to use the power in his hands to liber ate Epwanp B, Kerettum from Megal im prisonment; and what renders his inconsis: tency more flagrant is that the unlawful im prisonment was imposod by Gov, Horvat an himself, ‘Theeall for the Tammany meeting complained of the punishment of American citizens without the formality of a trial Krerc was neither tried nor indicted for the offence for which ho is suffering. Gov. Howeman, when Recorder of this city, sen tenced him to four years and gix months’ con finément in the State Prison for forgery in the third dey: and it now turns out that ie was nover tried for that offence Mr, A. Oakny Haut was the District At torney Who procured the illegal wentenee of Kiercnva. When recently an effort was mado to liberate the prisoner by proteis of law, Mr. HALL is represouted to have been the attempt. He evidently apprehended that the release of a prisoner legally condemned through bis Jnstrumentality mightinjare ls roputation as a criminal lawyer; and he tecins to Lave cared more to preserve that reputation than to protect the liberty of the citizen Our warmest sympathies are with the mass of the people who met at Tammany Hall on Monday evening, in their depire to have American citizens everywhere protected ; and it is with real sorrow that we have felt cou strained to expose the great Inconsistency be tween the professions aud the conduct of two of their leaders, — An intercating correspondence between Admirals Farragut and Tuwovoees Bartey, re- cently placed on file in the Navy Department, affords the meaus of correcting @ seeming act of injuotice to «number of gallant officers who par tic im the of the forte on the Minsis- and shows - pated peswage Dau ph bold | i of April 24, 1862 old eppeeciate at ite folt wortl the | grout, wil scarcely an exception, have beon ‘act of the patsiete whq be | founded (sm thelr revolution by proclaiming freedow | followinw 0 error, The histerians of the war, evn, dated April 96, and the diagram of the plan the fleet ascended the river and passed the forts of the rebel chain and booms a few hours before the tine fixed for the attack, rendered necessary 1 | ine then it would once more become the leader | " rected to get his div Weigh as soon on the evening of the 28d as the darkness would conceal the movement from the enemy, au east bank, | whole fleet, Farna | ninth in line. by Admiral Barter, when the former frankly ad- mitted that injustice had been done to the van- guard of bi tary of the N the position which each vessel ocenpied while moving to the attack, in which the public wit! very generally partici pate, tl should of the one afterward adopted, and should have remained seven y in those qu naval co) lands, tive directions of a board of surgeons, while laboring under great physical debility, gle-han encount for Bo Oneida, naavt on this occasion lose none of their splendor by ® proper recognition of the gallantry of bis subordinates, He ovght to make it a | cottages at Saratogn for next season, probably rule when he receives a present that the | for the purpose of sccuring a snug retreat for Lovis Navouton inthe event of his expulsion from France, than St, Helens planning a return (o the United States, where he spent bi yesterday two telegrams | Adventurous career just now. Stcktas; Mr. Buow praises to the wkies the pro: slavery rater of Brazil; and our Envoy to Austria declares Bevst to be the greatest living states: Yuan, regardless of our friendly relations with joint toast in honor of Best and Fisn, although almost beside himself with anxiety to defeat | the printed order of Fig Oflicer Fanua- | pers overland will tell you that not wufrequently TH boda sent by rail and boat to Omaha are en long that on the way. Add to this stow transit the oha t jon per 100 the: rates for railway ee Ae of attack which he forwarded to the Navy De partment early in the succecding May, state that in two colunns abreast, of which that on the left | Sem,Yoreto, Omaha... 3 Ota was led by Fannacct in his flag ship, the Hart- eo ford, and that on the right was commanded by . Barney, whose flag ship, the gunboat Ca. ga, is placed third inline, Hut thi plan, though carefully digested by Fannaaet, was never carried ont, The cutting ‘fand the absurdity of supposing land transporta. tion ean successfully compete with swift ovean steam lines is eufficiently demonstrated. While | through freights to the Pacifie will not pay over the road, of way freights it will have # monopoly, and its interest therciore is obviously to develop nd build up the interior of the continent, aud to that end take such passenger travel as may achange in the programme, and Farragut thon dw verbal order, that in place of the double column or * line abreast?” formation, the fieet | OM atthe very cheapest remunerative rutes should Tee ore up the river in single file, “ line For this purpose Capt, Barney was di. eight vessels under An idea of the inability of Spain to much longer carry on her present insane war for the tubjagation of Cuba may be formed from her financial exhibit for the current year. Tue in- terest on the national debt is $52,000,090, whil the other national expenditures are set down at £117,000,000, making # total of §149,000,000. On the other hand, the estimated revemies are only $107,000,000, Icaving @ certain deficiency of $42,000,000, which may possibly be still larger, even without further outlay in Cuba, orrow- ing is out of the question, The last loan yielded onty 80 to 40 cents on the dollar, and that was taken by Spaniards rather asa matter of patri- otic devotion than from the expectation of re- turn, Thit resonroe cannot be nted recond time, and in the present chuot! the country hetp from foreign capitali slow in forthcoming. —a— THE PRESIDENTIAL CLELD, Vice=Prowdent Cotta To the Fduor of The Sun Sin: We have most of the New York dail Our exchange list, but feel that it i® incomplete unt “Tire SUN, which «hiner for all, price two cents, beams upon us with its eTuigent rays. Nor are we alone tn this opinion, olfax thinks we should by all means exchange with Tar Sux, Lut we sup pore he In prejadiced in its favor heeause it nomi nated him ‘or President in 1872. Yours very respectfully, BRAL, MILLER & CO., per MILLER, ——— DEPARTURE OF THE BLONDE ahead. sion anchor them, line abead, near the ‘This was done, and soon after 9 A. M, of the 21th, Capt, Barney, in the Cayoga, in obo Mence to the signal from the Fing Ofticer’s ship, weighed anchor and led the pe advance up the great river, followed in single file by the Ts ship, the Hartford, being What was, therefore, originally the starboard column of the fleet, became the vanguard, and bore the brunt of the attack, Notwithstanding these facts were well known to every officer and man who participated in the lo ona state of js will be nanvr, prepared in accordance with the written plan of attack of April 90, was tiled in the De- actnally ndopted was fact waa a fow months of Admiral Panraaut pra i ago brough '* Opinion of The Sun. fleet, and forwarded to the Secre- ¥ a corrected diagram, showing He expressed surprise, t the first proposed order of battle © been attached to the report in liew © on the files of the Depart. ment uncorrected. ae Boat-A lous Tin Box Those who know Admiral Barer will be glad " patior t Nie to learn that this tardy justice has been done to | phe blondes have ene Paidtive fel Tlisy an officer who was xecond to none in the service | teftne yeaterday morning at the aureasonable hour ites which have made American anders known and honored in all He went into the fight, against the posi« (for blondes) of 8 o'clock, in the Albany boat, at the foot of Desbrowses street. They deciined Fisk, Jr, magnificent offer of a paluce car, bocaure they wished to view the famous beraties of the noble Hudson, Very much im the traditionary fashion of the Arabs they left ow. They went away very qniedy. The comparatively early hour of the morning prevented @ demonstration, A half hour or #0 after the good steamer had started a dozen or more carriages drove up, and bleareyed, flashily attired yoang men alighted, and expressed emphatie disgust that the captain shoald bave been so punctnal at starting. ‘Throughout the doy young men, very young men, singly and in pairs, visited the scene of departure, From what they said it is to be inferred that most of them were “soid"' na to the hour of departore. The blondes arrived punctaally, First came Mise ‘Thompson in # carriage with Mr. Henderson and bis daughter, Then come Mr. and Mrs, Beckett and Miss Bliza Weatherby, Mosers. Cahul and Connel- Saratoga is much more pleasant } ty did not go to the expense of @ carriage, but cane ind the Emperor acts wisely in | om foot. Of course there were a few there to bid them good bye; bat such would only be honored by having their names in print, They were recognized as hangers on at Niblo’s Garaen, The young men — who compose the clague which notoriously infests some of our theatres were there, and they evidently expected pecuniary reward for thetr trouble, ‘They attempted a round of applanse in the approved style when the steamer lef her moorings, but were checked by one of thelr own namber, who saw the folly of the thing; and the few of them that were fortunate powsessers of handkerchiefs waved them eaily in the exhilarating morning alr. Beyond this there was no demonstration—not even the usual Jeave-takingy, such as hogging and kiswing, ‘One fuet should not be overlook Among the boggage of the blondes was a good-sized tin tox which bore the familiar | of the * Lydia Thomp- ton ‘Troupe.’ Mr, Menderson bade the men be eirefal of it, as it contained glass, One of the ladies of the troupe, whose name t# considerately withheld, impressed upon the attendants tho importance of protecting the tin encloeure, She nnblushingly ad. nd sine and far in advance of the fleet, A and lield at bay « greatly superior ¢ of the enemy until auccored by Commander in the Varuna, and Commander Lar, in the The services rendered by Admiral Fane — ‘The fair Mon‘tivo is aid to have tal time no profitably at the ouisot of is ———— Compliments and presents are in fashion Skwrano tries to softsoup Gen, Prussia, Indeed, Mr. Jay has once proposed a ‘we have still to hear of any foreign minister in this country who ever reciprocated such «pro ceeding by proposing joint toasts to Russeut and Sewann, or to Paummnsto and Daxies, Wensren, Is it not possible for our diploinats to be polite Without being fulsome, and to behave deceroasly without being sitly? as if the trite saying, that those whom the gods mean to destroy they first make foolish, had a special ap- | mitted that tt contained 9 stock of hair dye, plication to American diplomatists, A carrlage that drove upat the eleventh hour was ——— “ aid to contain Mies Pauline Markham, but the re The Cincinnati Enquirer denios that it | Port proved to be untrue, a¥ also the statement that ever den orm of the California | Mt Harry;Palmer was tn attendance, An individu Dencots nati Gazette | ® lurked near this carriage, bis face being hidden by os ® capecious green silk umbretla, His name was not copied from another paper @ paragraph to that Pesce iiesdly waster on ehoren effect and attribuled it to the Zaguirer, If we | nag whose eulogy of the Dloader in a smart hte had reflected a moment on the immoral principles | New York periodical has recently been quoted im whieh the Gasetée as latoly advocated, we should | Tae Sow have suspected that it ntight be guilty of some | Ax Henderson was stepping on the boat for the such wrong. As it was, however, we were mis Jast time, after having sbaken bonds with the Sux lod by It, and now tender our apology to the reporter, some one near ttered the ominous words, quirer, It seems almos ** Here's Butler !" and Henderson experienced such @ nervous shock that he almost lost his footing. ‘The blondes will stop at the Clifton House on the Canada side of the Falls, and not at the Interna- tional [Totel, as reported. They will open tn Iu fTalo, at the Academy of Marie, on the 15th of August, for week, ne Emigration from Nova Scotia to the ited States is going ou at @ rapid fate. rough the efforts of the Hon. Axpeew J. Stevens of Nebraska, over seventy families are preparing to emigrate this fail to the Platte Valle If the leading men of the provinee do not bestir themselves and carry through amexation pretty soon, there will be little left to annex but an untenanted wilderness. ce RR * Our friends of the New Yorker Journat do not agree with us in regarding a knowledge of the language ax an ac which need not be tanght to children at the pub THE BOARD OF FAVORITISM. diteddl sl. Fine Picking in a Luxariant Pasture—The '* Anconiahi rgew Rustained oy the Hourd’s Investigating Committee, Ata mecting of the Brooklyn Board of Educa- tion yesterday, Dr ‘Vhorue in the chair, Mr, ‘gos. Kinsella, Chotrinan ot the Committee of Tn- quiry into the manner of furnishing supplics to the Board, presented a report. The purchase of book was declared in the report to be an evidence of favoritiss The taken before the una wplishinent lic expense, ‘They maintain that itis almost ak ne. | 0" Hecate ncsle a teh “ censary an reading and writing, Very well, Lot | Committco was fully reviewed. The Supply Com- the aetumeut outhis point moceed antit paopte | Mitte consists of three members of the Board— seed ape his point proceed antil people | Messrs, Seabury, Beilingbam, and Wynent, The meome tow tory conclu. TeepechAg | report saye that the contract for coal was given to It, If it can be proved that we must teach poor | one Hazzud by Mr, Seabury, at a price much higher children Gerinan to prevent their becoming pau | qhamthe bids of other dealers, It was shown that pers or criminals,teac precate pressing the that our German speaking eitizons desire it,and ar determined have it, Goverament and Gov ernment action are for the greatest good of the greatest number, aud for any portion of our tax. payers, short of a majority, to demand as a right that a thing shall be done because they want to have it done, is undemocratic and un-American, ‘The Journal furthermore thinks it quite possible that the German may yet beconie the predominant it by all means, But we de- asure on the mere ground Mosers, Harnes & Co. were willing to supply books (published by them) ata mueh lower price than the Messrs, Appleton, who have the supplying of the Bonrd with these articles, as well as slates, pencils, copy-books, &¢., In preference to other dealers who wore seady to supply thesa at a much lower price, ‘The report accuses Dr, Thorne (the President of the Board) of favoritism to tie Messrs, Appleton, and asserts that le, iustoad of the Library Com- mittee, wuo had tho ord of the books, ordered the books from the Appletons, passed their account, und also Wat the account uf the Mesers. Appletons lauguage of the country. Whenever it does, it | parerited., dt eharmce that the President of | the will be time enough to teach it in the public | book published by Messrs. Appleton, however inte: schools, rior, bad been nthe in the hools through the influence of the ( The report clos king for the pa resolution that the subject be referred th Coupmiites for the purpose of devising a better plan — The Havana correspondent of the Journal of Commerce suys that the Spanish authorities in | jor furmsling tie sul uveded by the icasd. the island are about to make @ great eifurt to pat aie reper ye. A ed, aud laid over to be Mr | take up ab the neat miceting. down the Republican movement in sixty days. All the able sixty yours old ure to be pre four! 1 into the military 1 serve are to pay ales betw and The New Treasury Noten The following is a description of the new one and two-dollar United States Treasary notes, to vo pnt in elrentation about the 1st of September: os will have a vignette of ation of the discovery of the face, instead of de Shae, us Ob Uiowe HOW 1D noves will have @ vignette of ‘The Havana journals now admit that the revo- lution is a great deal stronger han they bad So we should think sis SUE Aimerioa by « vignetbe of Ch use, Th poved. Ip the infuucy of the Pacifle Railway | Je reo and 8 view 0 ad of the } ; ete of Franklin or the great expectations were entertained of the iin a festhiba untae ine it Bh aveweury ‘bai Ne hacks of tho “anes” wil by Nations! Bank Note Company’ of New Vor? and those of the "twos" by the American Compauy of tise same city, ‘The devicns for the new fives, tens, twenties, and ether denominations, have wot jet been deterniined 4 mense business to be done by the road in forward ing the products of India, China, and Jupan, ‘The old, the nilke, J costly wares of thos countries were to bring fabulous revenues to the coflers of the Pacific stockholders, But re- flection and eaperience show that these prognos: tieations were rather fallacious, Water trans: portation for great distances will be cheaper, if not quicker, thun by rail As things go now, it is doubtful even if ordinary goods would not reach San Franciaco sooner by way of the Isthinus than overtand. Freight now goes by steamer from New York to California in 24 days. Most ship- he tews, —— a hor Movemen he Shirt Cutters? Union holdMbeir monthly meet- at Phim pts Nd, Niner ceween Soe Dha'and Third avemucs, Wis vente Seay wee? 8 ‘The tailors are, by order of the Kxecutive Com- RRS, requested to rs moet at Milleman's Hall. corn iat ta Beventa avenue, tle even: UN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4. DIPLOMATS AND TREASURY O¥FFI- CERS. oe in Parie-Secretnry Wash Conaml-Genoral Rew: ry Gibbs tn Baris a Host of Others who Live oud Travel at the Public Expense. Correspondence of The “nn. Pari, July 20, 1669.—Do you know how boun- tifa: Washington is toward Paris? She sent hither ® Secretary of State to be Mintster Plenipote ntlary, and now we have « Senator a8 Envoy Extraordinary to negotiate a treaty, The new Senatorial treaty. maker is announced in the newsrapers ae safely arrived and prepared to enter on his arduons Antics, One legation Minister and distingnished diplomat conatituting the corps of ossistants, will look on and see the Senator do the work. ~ Commercially, we are eqnally favored, A Consul General for ordinary business, Mr, Montgomery Gibb cad T don't know how many assistants for general supert ence, and now a general agent to go about and see the others do their duty. Paris ts very bright and beautiful sluco the Empe- ror made the new Boulevards, and no doubt all these various gentlemen enjoy it, But cus bono? Has Secretary Fish such sinail confidence in his celebrated predecessor that this little Job of fixing the price of carrying letters bas to be devoived on a Senator? Is it not protuble Mr, Washburne would like to try iis band at some business aiter he re- turns from his summer residence at the watering places? And o} new Consul. peral—la he sap. posed to be Incapable of learning about *lipments ‘of champagne and silk, that Mr. Gibbs follows him #0 quickly? And wonldn't it be as well to examine our new Consuls at ome as to send ont here a young traveller to see if they know low to do their duties? Or can it be that Grent’s Administration has fallen Into the viclous habits of its predecossor, and is distributing jobs to favorites ¥ Does the Postmaster. General want special favors at the hands of tl ate Postal Committee, that he gives the Chulrn of the Committee a roving permit for a summer in Europe at the pablic expense? And has Mr, Boutwell his hands so full of matters of larger moment that he [thinks it no cousequenee to stop these minor outgors from the pubiie chests? | Or is this the precursor of a proposition to abolish | ail established missions, and do the public business by mssengers, epeciaily designated therefor, when there Is ing to do? Several Americans ii Varis who pay their own biile.woald like to know. A Dumocnat Wao Pave His Own Way, Bikes or Lire IN CUHUSETTS, pada A Boston Lawyer Pulls Another Lawyer's Nose Phe Result. From ihe Springheld Republican. A Western Whig, in the days of Henry Clay, e visited Boston, and, a a matter of course, saw L the distinguished men of bis party that he coald fled at bome, Among overs, he called upon Mr. Everett, to pay bie respects, But he found the great orator rather chilly in bis manner, if we may judae by tho account be gave to bis friend when he got home. I went to sce Gov. Everett,” said tie, Stayed half an hour, but he was cold ean ive hone, utver said ‘d—o your eyes’ onee, nor any other piece of politeness.” Huston manners have ehanged since then, we pre- sume; at any rate. Mr. Daniel S, Curtis, a member Of tie Suffolk bar, and a Boston banker, to whose perteet potitences Mr Samuel F. Dalton bore wit hess 1h court, on making the personal xeqnaintance Of Mr. Joseph M, Charehill, another member of the Suffolic bar, wio has been dn overseer of Harvard College, one of the Governor's Couneil, ote,, proceed ed to pull Mr, Cliu*Uiil's nose, and Dréak lis #pec- lacies with a blow of its fist. ‘in explanation of this special attention from a com- Mr. Curtis seatified that he took Mr. AMENITIES MASSA- re you’ and upon ry ne of your busines on to say," T then took hold of hit nowe it in a moderate and ‘This was done politely too, of course, but Mr. Clurehill, not accus- tomed, pertiaps, to such demonstrative manners, r sented’ It, witich led the courteous Curtis to with his fist the nose he had just moderately reby breaking Mr, “at! Churchill's spectacles, ee of bystanders, The begiuning of these ceremonies Was ue follow Mr. Curtis liad taken a seat in a Bostoa wnd Alb local train, on hin way to Chestnut iatli; direetly op- mite him’ was an ‘unceeapied geat, destined for a r. Lee when he should como along; Mr. Chure however, coming sont first, took the seat, and tous drought ‘himseif, his carpet bag, and a toy waon Which he was carrying home to bis litle boy, into close contact with Mr. Curtis's person. ‘That geutle- ian then said, You enn'ethive that here at any rate,” polnting to the bag, which Mr, Charelill cour teously removed. ‘Then the eye or Mr, Curtis fulline on the toy wagon, he said, "If that geus broken it will be your loss, not my fault." Mr. Lee coming along at thia moment, Mr, Church Nl gave up the seat, ax he had promised as he turned w Ato th a gentleman, en one before” ate and quiet brother at proceeded to entechise, twear and stri him as above described. ‘The cir in which they #at Ueing full of people, many of whom were er these facts (rom the testimony given in court; Mr. Churehiil, not beng a winister, and not ig the scriptaral injunction in such cases, Mr. Curtis to be prosecuted for an asniu the cate having been heard, dudge Bacon se polite friend" to two m 1e ade Was appealed, and oc up THE GRAND DUCHESS ON FIRD, Narrow Excapo o Sehnelder from Much consternation was created in St. James's ‘Theatre, London, July 21, by an occurrence of avery siarming aature.” “Towarils the close of Oflenbacn's “ Orphés aux Enfers,” to Le eo the effcet of the scene, & qasathy of colored tire is burned on tue stage. Mile. Schneider having approached too uear one of tho trays of the burning composition, her droge ignited, and in an instant she was enveinped in flames. The audience (saya the Star) rose in a state of sudden alarm, and several occupants of the stall und boxes leaped on to the stace and throw ther couts over the actress, Who preserved the ut most coolness throughout the trying scene, The cur- taln fell, but was raised shorily afterwards, In com Pliuee with the demand of the anxious sp anu it was then dixcovered that In the lave neene of apothoors ot Bur Phito'on the othe * Orghée anx Rromgh the house, ‘tariatun blazed Ko ther companioas on the pedestal liad lized what hd. happen witha bho aprang from be tu bn to the stage. Tue cay wrust have Deen at least twelve feet. Lhe actors closed ronud her, ‘pnt € from ‘them. apiter caueht her. and hg had torn from his (o 0 flay ‘As an opening ocow crowd Leould praia donna struewling ov the Rround ont mort Without any dross left Some geutienel rowing coats, iat then the ourtaln was drop, 6 ‘are Devore trose again. 1t was ported ing scene bouind sh, While ‘of the t and sercane wel and tried to ty tho curtain ¢ iueidor Was ocn supported by t halt faut recumbent In 0 -Of milnd bo bo he with the tp bu Mtdicat Hy acippit tea ite Rehaeder play tomorrow Dine” ii hove att Woad wonderful. id away ; tae mad Ost destroyed. foctunataly Mile, Genwer ies has tecedved ony se ches, Wilch gl¥e LO appreheosiod of any dangerous couseguences, a THE WOMEN RAMPANT, ane A Dash af Prison Lito Philippte upon the Hon, Growing Oat Miss Anthony read a very encouraging missive from Mra, Bullard, a Corresponding Becretary over the water, Mise Kate Doggett, of Chicago, wos clocted third delegute from thin‘ Association” to the Berlin Convention, Mra, Norton read a letter from Mre, Love, eaplaining her position as an oppo- neat of suilrage for women, G, FP, Train had en Visted tn the Celtle ranks, ae well as in the Equal Rights army, and if every servant was going to vote, she wouldn't, And if feminine Papists were to be allowed the same privileges as feminine Protestants im the day of feminine independence, she respcet- fully desired that day indedaitely postponed, At length Mrs, Norton offered tue following, which was adopted: Kerolred, Th y~Is be men take our places at the criminal dock and teveive punisianent for our eriinus, ax well ae the compensation for ous labors and thy creditor our at “Sire Blake read a neat little article of her own composition which culogized” Mr. Grecloy'e part cood actions, but rebuked. his present. backsliding, {iw. Blake also had w resolution ta affer, as follows : ‘Aesotved. Thos, Ip endeavoring, by malicious renorts end wiolons Senn Heanky }, fo crush the cause of woman oul jorace Grocley iw talee wo al! the phil Opie iivmbanetin cantar dn Se aka ie. Wilbour Mr. Gree! M to ia Mr. ra peeees beeaetintsoss a Wve ht . ‘was tebled, AN EIGHTH WARD TRAGEDY, —_— ® Hroome Street Mell gh the Cheek. On @ corner of Broome and Sullivan streets isa villanous den, where many men bave already perished beneath the murderer's knife, kept by Wm. Higgins. Soon after 8 o'clock yesterday morning, Patrolman Sehute beard yelis in the “Dew.” He knew the piace, He rapped for assistance, and without delay rurhed to the spot. There stood three demons tearing eachother to pieces, William Higging, the proprietor of this hell, stood in the middie of the room with a revolver In his hand, gazing apon the seaue and encouraging the aetors by fearul onthe, At the other end of the room, ciutehed im each oth or's grasp, were two other brates, namely, Thomas Higgins and Michael Brady. The former is a brother to the proprietor. ‘The fight at the time the officer saw it bad (arned in ‘Thomas Higgins's favor, and he improved bis adyan- tage, which woe no other than a fail of his adversary, by using a linge club that stood near by and striking Brady on the head until the latter was almost dead, Nor was this Brady was shot throngh the left cheek, probably by the desperado, William Higgins. Brady might have never lived to tell the tale ff the police, just at this eritteal moment, had not entered amd rescued him. ‘The officers drew their revolvers, ond with much difleulty separated the animals, and had still greater diMenity in taking them to the police station. The brothers were locked ap, and Brady's wounds were dressed by the police surgeon In attend. ance, Upon ctore examination several large con- turions wore found on his head from the club of Thomas Wiggins, ‘The pistol wound in the cheek wns dikcovered to have passed el was hardiy able to epeuk during the night, and his wounds are regarded as dangerous, He bled very profusely, and had to be «upported to his bed. Early yesterday morning the prisoners were tiken to the Jefferson Market Police Court, Brady had to be carried. ‘The two Higginses were arraigned and Brady was called upon to make a complaint, To the surprise of every one, Brady, although finitng froin lowe of blood and his face battered to a jelly, Dosi- tively refused to prosecute tho Higginses because they were Is frie dnstice Ledwit wonld not eseape, throngh. Brady However, said that such ruffians He ordered the officer to enter a ee, which he did, They mi Tn" ‘0s We wan arrested for beating h in thie rame den, Political Influeneo of @deeidediy weurvy character, secured fix rele Brady was a Deputy United States in this city during the war. and. distinenished self by shinoting a man dead in Mercer strect, as Higeing about « your ayo, in front of that other den cailed the St. Bernard House, shot «nego boot-blick in the eye, blowing it entirely out, and kicked him until he find him a eripple for fe. g miss of 21, was ‘Tombs yesterday, on charge of stealing from pler 18, Nort River, two trunks, the property of Mary A. Brainerd, of Bast Haddam, Conn,, and Jeannette D. Bigelow, of Woreester,N.Y, # intended to sail by the steamer their trunks on the pier for that e route of the boat having by he trnnks were Teft cn the pler to be Moggir and her busband John were of the pier hands, Thomas Hay er the ranks belonged to them. Th Hed in the afi mative, and John dewired Hirdy to call a carman, that they might be removed to bis realdence, ‘The trunks were therefore taken to Avenue A, novr Third street. At that pi charged, dobn broke open the trunk wit took out ‘some of the articles of clothing therein, and Maggie pledged them ‘ang Maggie toon thereafter quarrelied and parted, aud Marie then packed ap their trunks and took then to dietown, Conn, When the complainants who liad ordered the tranky to be_ taken to Peek stip, found that they did not urrtve, they went to the Beekman Atreet Police Station, whiore Detective-otleers W and Sullyell were detaned to make inquiry, ‘They traced Mario to Middletown, and on Santay’ lust sho wom arrested by Sherif Wilcox of that own, with the trunks in ler possession, —$——— What they say of The Sun in Toxas, fom the Houston Timer, Tur Sux fs smart, vivacious, trenchant. Its blade 1s extremely sharp ; it pitches into everything and all partics, ‘The paper ia very much sourht aiter In Now York, Its articles are marked with great ability. Jo a BROOKL An iieit stil! of 60 galtons capneity was wcined yesterday in Colvmbla, near Hantingtor eet, Bout Trookiyn, William Aspinwall, sexton of ‘Tompkins avenue M.E. Chareh, who Was reported missing, Is safe aud sound Officer Mara arrested Mere, Fagon, who is acensed of stealing #90, a dimond ring, a watch, and other pro: perty belonging to Thi Of 1H Flushing avebue, John Mann was committed yesterday morning for bursinrionst ing the honae of Nr. Prince, we 2 (Asim strech Me wa capt wi tirongh ihe cellar prating in frout of tue how Annie Waters was arrested yesterday, on tho charge of stealing £80 worth of Siry, &ey, from the reaidence of, Lover, ‘Thoinak,’ at Bay Tide. “Chas. Smith, the eiri's lover, rested, on the charge of being coucerned is was the theft. Dr, Thorne, Presiteut of the Bonrd of Rdveation, cuggésted at the meetin yesterday. the appointment of a Committee on Free Scllar=hiy's, ancer' big that there were, (fron the Brooxiyy, Publ Kehool) pupils tn the Packer Inaiitate, 2 la Cocumbla € Oe New York, i} in eae of New York, ana 7 in the Cornell ulveraity. mmissioners, yester tay, ding the sewer on Third ul d the sowor at the Of the block. petween Third and Fourth streets, Wminediately. "This knocks the Bry Company, dnd their" iittle cana eto open the trench Paeeeent PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Ei Gep. Sheri i Burl , Vi, c cts BOGE Ma bigDertactn, Vo, te cnt of First sent fro} Sceretaries Rawlins and Cox are the only members of the Cauinet now in Washington, Postmaster Gegeral Cresswell 18 recovering, and expects to return to Washington next Monday. Gen. Angur returned to Omaha from Sonth Pas on Monday. Prof, W. C. Layman and wife are giving postical and Aramaile reauiogs at the fusblonabie watering ninces. Gen. II 1, Baxter is likely to be eleotedt vo-day President of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, In place of Uo late Henry Keep. Reid, who has gona home to Hon. Whitel 1, panied to the ‘Kallway sta Revotw Arohbis! and severs ny the steamsmp Ville Uishop goes 40 attend (he F. MeNiernr, Swill eal tn on Satarday. ‘the Arc mudnical Counell at Home. liberally given Miss d ing. a very nice f rookHwhory her Abode AV, iilso prestitel a very heat hie holds «daily reception vetween 10 A, 'y of forty young gentlemen who mer at Nort cunwaye Noite place toAMt, Chocorua |i In wagon wh by four horses. They dd carly in thd Morning, Wie procession Of wagons ied hy one in which wag a baud of fons ino riug Ae as the party lef Wied at the toot of the fall In proceamion, with mitted to accowpany youths sicetiamateries JOLIINGS ABOUT TOWN, — Music in the Central Park at this afternoo Daniel Rand fell yesterday morning ina ft on Wert street, and died In 15 minutes 8. B, Ackerman was fatally Injured by a fall from the serond stury Window Of 88 Kast Fuity-third street yesterday. James Glancy, aged 12, who bad been ran over b: carilt Belt ital Coady wt Seventecuth sircet and Avegus A} died 14 the hoepital yesterday. Last evening, fn an affriy In the Hquor valoon at No. 79 Jouies sixect, John Mavix struck Is brotuer Maric.’ ca the head ‘with « lub, wounding hui se riously Au inquest was held y: sterday by € 1 Mine, over ihe body of Cathartre Haiibl roner ¥ 148 W ‘Twenty -sixth street, Who had bed burned by & keFor explosion, of the Citizens’ Association, havin, jus Inecitue nnd Correcti throughout. ac! Norton Aesociation go on an excur: son to Meyere's Grove to-morrow, from foot of Chris Lopher street at 9 A. M., Spring etrwet wt 6:90, and Wier 4, North River, we 10, ‘Two stage drivers. were placed under bonds at the Tome Yesterday, Deeause they, world not eoey tie police, when ordered to move off Broadway by ® cer of the Dewariment ¢ » Feports order, edie tain route, President Grant was in town yester; and Tunched at We residenoe of his brother-in-law, MB. Cor. jouse, cut tie luach ‘The Seventh Ward Democratic Ans Lets, of Ihe Astor Hi istion had a Jara mesting io the Stadt Theatre ening bo Bee: ‘ond the noutnation of Mr. Jacob Os for Bipervimor, lavely made by the citizens of the Nunetecnth Wary ‘Tne Pollee Board th 5 scissor tinea, reese ‘ho har been sent bo the : At a moeting of Beacon Lodge No, 64), LO. G, 'T. the folio: pg, ny were errie* Wee Ww. ‘ Ar VT WA; etcion;, Wik ed) ‘Hobstts; Wane BRiattiews "O80. S-C. Kerra Se eee Se a eae ne BUNBEAMS, peat eto —Seals are seen daily on Nantucket beach. —Paris gossips say that Madame Patti looks five Years older than she did at this time last year, —A corner lot in Cincinnati, which was sold ing 1708 for #5, was lately eold at auetion for the sum oF $120,500, od —The Elmira Advertiser says there is a Indy tn that pinee #0 refloett! that insteat of sayings Diackguard «he says African Sentinel, ‘ =the drop curtain of a Wiseonsiu theatre evening litt week went np unexpestedly oind dime: closed the leading actor changing bis shirt To such «state of cleantinoss tas Cineim beon reduced, that a firm in the West Kod been compelled to pat wp a sign of * Dirt Wanted.” —A Western paper announces the illness of Heat editor, piously adding: “All good paying sul seribers are requested to mention tim in that ore, The oth need not, as the prayers of thor wicked avail nothing, aecomting to good authority.” —Ex Senator Lafayette 8, Foster of Coonecti- ut, who was for several years prostding over oft the United States Senate, how accepted the position, of Professor of the ¥ale Law Sehool, to ail tha: place made vacant by the death of ex Governor Dutton . i . ~~ A CONSPIRACY IN TENNESSE TD, —s Con, Stoken to Organize hin Own Btate Gove tue, Ang. 9.—It ix snid to be the iateney tion of Gen, Stokes to assemble a Legisiatare of hiet Own at Nushville, to organize a separate State Gov= ernment, and to eall upon Gem, Cooper, of the mille, tio, for lis aseistanee, Gen, Cooper is waid to ber committed to the conspiruey, ae well as the Vederak office-holders and the Republioyn munierpal author tiow of Nashville, A part of the scheme is attrle buted to Hornce Maynard. ; Jn lieu of the militia, which are disbanded, Gena Cooper expects to be backed up by the Grand Army of the Repabiic, The object of thie movement i tor create a conflict calling for the interposition of Con grees, which is then to be memorialized, THE LAIEST CUBAN NEWS. —+—— Engagement in the Cinco Villas Divrriets Havana, Aug 3,—The journals are disecssing: the increase of the contraband trade between Mavang and the insurgent foreos aud urge strong incatmres for ite suppression. tachment of Spanish troops while en zaged Ina reconnptesance near Cinco Villas met a purty t#, A feht forlowed In which (hirty of thas Patriots were killed. ae rere adron’s I Cowes, Aug, 8.—The regatta of, the Yacht Sqnadrun was begun mateh wax for the w vailed over the old Uistance of Atty mile race on the fy Yacht { a Royal today, The ties ueen's Course, am eras fie juadron scale, were eleven entries, The yacht started at 10 0°! clock ‘A.M. in a heavy mict with occusiowal Fala, and arrived In the following order: ‘| Gumovere at. 243 P.M. Arrow at 29 P. MoI Alnoat Re] Ms, BLY eerie ad eteaaes By allowance winner oft of time the Egeria waa dertared be second. Queen's Prigo, and the Vouguar _—$——— ‘The Brighton Races, Loxvon, Aug. 8.—The Brighton stakes of 15 soves! each, wat won by b. f Winttred, beating b. ce Vanichka second, and oh. ¢. Robeapioree tuird, Nind started, and the betting was 3 w L against the wing ner. 5tot against Vanichka, and 10 to! sgains€ Robexpiorre, ‘The Marine Stakes, of 100 sovercigrs, adiled to m sweepstakes of 5 sovereigns euch, was won by bl. ca Nenenatel, beating Ironmaster sceond, and Histori= an third. “The betting at the start wus 6 to 1 ugains the winner, even on Fronmaster, and 20 to 1 against Historian, ' Six ran, The Champiizne stakes, of 10 sov. each, with 120r i adds, was won by B. ¢ Sutfolk, eating’. , ise gown second, and ch. ¢. Lamley third, he bectin Was Sto Laghnst Suffolk, and 3to1 on Murgows Foor ran. ‘The Corporation Stakes for two-year olds was wom by Mr. Heviills colt by Thormanby out of Biuo Bell, beating Mr. Brayley’s colt, second, and Mr. Koeved br, f. Pate, third, Seven rai - — | Fatat Accident on the Shore Rattvomd, New Loxnow, Aug. 8.—The 8 o'clock New Had ven express from New York, approaching avenue, near Bridgeport, this afternoon, great speed, struck a horse and wagon contatnin an old mon, killiog tim instantly, The cut in twain, and the wagon smashes wis recognized as Mr, Hendrick Conn, ——- The Buflato Park Meeting. Vroparations are making for the annual » ceting? of (he Batalo Park Association in Buialo.nes | weeks { American Girl, Suey, Bradley, Confidéner smith Maid, Dot, and two “green ones.” iv of Dan Myce, atready arrived, and Lady Thorn, expected to Whe trot for $10,W0 is to bo contested on Thursday, the 12th inet, pl LOSSES BY FIRE, } > ‘ The Taylor House, in Omaha, was borved ont Snday night, Lore, $15,000. Yesterday morning, the top floor of the rear of 12 Fulton street, oprupied By A. Klowinane hake braider, took fre! The flames descended to tha editorial rooms of the Zbhacao Lev, on the flor be- Jow, and destroyed the twrnitre wml a large quan. tity of cony nearly ready for the comporiiors. ‘Thi pauper will apy however, this morning Loss about $1,000, ——— a sli NBW JEKBEY, pel Rais ei esterday afternoon, in @ riot at 2 pienie at Mose~ ie Park, Mr. O'Donnell wie stabb tomeny Goorce Kit id, James Jobnson, aud several othe: ine Company No. 6, of Jersey Cit rait'cvcaingtentrs aplemabd” ramp, reat sod tal {| fo Pauip Tumbelty, Weis late foccuay, aad sigw Aasi tant Engineer, ‘The telegraph operator at Rahway says that h aid ‘not rafie'to ive the reporters any” Hitor win i eeee er | ron Ya. ado iitorun tion iumself, SPARKS FROM THE TELBORAWH. ——— ‘Tho Seminole te at 86, ‘Thomas, ‘The Newport hotels are not half filled, ‘Phe Cabinet will not moet untii September J, ‘The Barraoonis araived at Halifax yesterday, wit, \ yeliow fever ob board, ‘The Kiowas, Camanches, and Arapahocs arc doing! well on thelr reservations, ‘The Erie Raliway managers are about to lease that Monticetlo and Port Jervis faitroada, { ‘The foderat forces of Garseras are preparing to ab , wae Severe Peper et apenas Paravia Carvallia bas been appointed Ministor off Finance and Mendoza Minister eo of Pos tuiahe ‘The Sub-Committee of the Ways and Means Com ‘ mituee will meet 10 Boston, Ook 29, let Philadelphia is going en masse to Atlantic City, box canse the Aouaver are encamped there, ) The American Dental Assoclation discusset dental pathology in Rathora Hall, Baratogs, yerteriay Patrick Patrick Brien, prisoners, wore detected @ fro Hadise om { A battle was imminent on the 2tth ult. betwee = | the (orees of Prosideat nes and Ka-Vresideut Cabraly of Bt. Dowingo, Vice-President Colfax and party wilt leave Chie cazo today for de Pacibe coast, via the Pueuic raila , road. Tho Poputar Bay Club ond the yacht Dautel A. Davis, of Philadelphia, arrived at Fortress Mouro yews » terday on a pleasure trip, Clairns for the refunding of internal revenue taxce | mut be ed with the Commissioner within two yeart from the date of the paynent of the (nx Thomas H. Rice of St. Jolins, N. B., fel from railroad trali, wear Porunouth, "Mig, ‘while tito eato.l yesterday morning, anil his whull Was (ractured. Indian gaatters are quict othe Sous Paeg de- paruncal, Auotber expadition will leays Fort Sedg> Wick in afew da ‘The money stolen from the United’states Arsen: in Phiadelphia last week, las Been found couceale Arvenai groands. Lamber and his little boy, of Canton, Mo, wera nell 1B @cruek Bear tual wince a few dayruxo. M@ Was drow lua ainoy wen persons died of yollow fever. includin and First Gieutenant, on hoard thi » Wwan-olwar Kelis, 00 her passage troui Riv (hy \ude & Hntifux, h annnal fair of the Tobacco ‘Tra ‘of Cinclunats yesterday, six lunes od miyefive hoe hewls of WOMCdO, ali time gras iiited, and $43,408 Wo pioiidums was awatde 40 sham at 10 Mesdea, R. Link & Co., of Phiiadetbhia, have wit!idra hell profiered subscription of B10), W ty tha eLoek " Rortals, ay Wester ney beounse U toque refueed to pn er the Courpany of enh MY CULARLDE Clans a4! letra not iad te oan oad track on ae ‘He had een “arinking freely beloce tie art eoterdoy morning Conductor Frank (Worap Mund the remains of urns on the track ula this side of Goshen, was ont Lo pivors, « Au bod Vor of trains baving mangiod it Uuriiu te aighe ol, Haynes, Chairman of the Repabiiom, aisnnts at mittee of 1