The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 6, 1869, Page 1

. . mo ‘ wave ea? > te ine ten “ne ply 18 7 a ad be \ \ yeport of the selzure, that the veesels would proba- i" wainst Pera o ———=——_—_—_—_— t THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR THE REVOLUTION IN CUBA, —— EVERYTHING PROMISING CESPEDES A SPEBDY TRIUMPH, pantenaiaia Quesndn 6 Puerto Principe Railroad Famive and Disense Doing their Work Cabs Spirits =Faa: ly ‘The Patrict Fores in Exce —Dictsive Engagement Expecte “P Waswixatox, Aug. 6.—Gen, Quesada had con Wo! of communication between the coast and Puerto Principe on the th ult, ‘The inhabitants of that ity are complevely at the mercy of the volunteer Boldiery, who aro committing every possible out ago, It is almost impossible to cbtain supplies, pad tle suffering of the people Is indescribable, Pighting is reported at several points in Gen, Jor en's deporiment, where the Spanish troops have Deen reinforced b wo regiments of volunteers and Bbattalion of regulars from Havana, Near Santiago de Cubs the Cubans were attacked by 8 superior force of Spaniards, avd at first were riven from their pos) fon with scme lors; but they (Wore rallied, and, reinforced Ly troops from Gen Wigueros’ command, regained their position and @ompelled the Spanish troops to retire. Ib is reported that a small foraging party of Cubans Were caytired near Remedios, and another near Bagus la Grinde, The number of Cubans thas cap. Bored was °\, and it is eared tary vere immediately axccuted Tue Cuban troops, It ts reported, continue to be Bree from disease, aad in excellent spirits, ‘The com: Jranders ere moving to take advantage of the present Gemoralized condition of the Spanish forces, Within twenty days decisive action may be ex- ted in the Eastern Department, which will give the Cnbaus Control of the affairs of that part of the ‘plan |. —_—_ THE GUNBOAT SEIZURE FARCE. f poate clatat Saturday *8. aro” of the Spanish gunboats wil Boon revive the memorable closing clnase of the cor- Fespoudents’ letters during the late war, “ Nobody A number of the representatives of Spain, with whom a reporter of Tux Suw conversed yeater Gay, profens that they have nut felt the light blow Which has been aimed at their Government by the fletention of the vonseln; th y say that the action of the Bocretary of State wan simply absurd; but they Bee a fricudly hand in the busiress which will write An ordor for the release of the boats in a few days. Thoy add, woo, that the seizures have put the Spa Wh Government to no inconvenience, an the voasels Will aot be ready for sea in loss than & fortnight or Taree weeks, We learn, however, that Minister Boberts bas tak: official sotion im the premises, PROAPROTIVE RELBASS OF THR GUNBOATS. ‘Tt was stated in Tux Sux, tn connection with Diy be released ina few days, and that their deten- Won was intended as an offset to the popular mi Ing on Monday. These facts will be emply corrobo- Bed in the permission which the Secrrtury of State Will givo to take them out of this port, but it is pos- Bible that the Secretary will exact » promine from tho Bpanish Minister that the gunboats shall not be ‘used iu the war—which was closed two years ago— YORGRTYCLNESS OF ris. "A reporter of Tum Sux has had an interview with ® prominent Span! in this city, who is on int! Mato torma with Minister Roberts. He found the gentleman at his office yesterday, busily arraging Gespatches and papers for the Spanish Government, And he (ronkly confessed that he, in common with All bis countrymen tn this city, regards the sel | “Do you know what led Secretary Fish to order sclzuret” we asked. “It was done for political effect, bat the Spanish Government are not Ihing from the move. rybody knows that the Thing cannot hold water; but it’s unworthy of a ‘at Government to descoud to such a trick for po tical purposes, You can realize the foolishness «f Ihe pretext for the reizure when you remember that Me United States sold two of her monitors to Peru, and they are now, I believe, used by (hat natior, It's po matter, however, for the whole affair will tnd In lens then a week.” | Wi AND PIERAEPONT IN CONSULTATION. Mr, Fish and Judge Pierrepont had, it is said, a Jong consultation oa the subject of the release of Whe vessels, In the mansion of the former at Garri- son's-on-the-Hudson, but the result has not been oMolally made known. It was op nly saserted, how- aver, in the Marsicl's oMice yesterday, that there ‘Was no inforination lodged aga’nst the gunboats, and Mist no evidence whatever brew prowent dhow that they were designed to bo used Iu a war With Peru. In fact, the Federal authorities in ( bam. Dera street mow disiniss the otter Erows, jor they antieipate the result Wat tho Presideat jotned in the cou Baticr at Mr. Pish's resi ines, ——— THE CUBAN JUNTA, Tt bas been proposed at a secret meeting of the Curse Junta to purchase a; unboat, or a powerlul Meamer, which has been offered to them by «large Boipping firm in thie city, the condition being that the shall bo delivered and paid for at sea, The Veaders of tho Junta, however, hold that it would be impolitic to accept the offer at present, ‘Th y may Darchaso the vessel, however, meat mouth, It ts as- Berted that the Peruvian Government bave offered Important oasistance to the Junta in thelr great Work, but the nature of the ald proffered has not boon made known, ——— THE LUDLOW JAIL fate eas Harpies Seized a Troy Merchant te @ Little Experience Robbery. From the Troy Timea, Wo have another illustration of the manner in ich justice 1s mocked in New York by the arre: one of our thet city, lt week. |The MACHINE, Li ay 6 city, the nowinal capital of which wus 500,000. ‘The Gompany of which he kad been the Premdint liad never proved to be very successful in kes operations, and had been ke company, ‘There were 10,000 aliares Of $50 each. ‘Tbirty of them he gave to an Individual supposed to bave some influence in ueing the article manufictured by the Company, ‘hin Indiv! or other, imagine Hhat ihe could only fet the ear of juatiea, Kou wing phe was blind, be could, by swearin, Gy Sd obtain order of arrest and to hold to bail in amount which Would trouble «ven some bank presi- ts to give. The services of a lawyer sult nt kiiid of work were secured, the aMdavit wad sn order obtained from that apright and diati MoCuna, to hold to bail in $404), ined in this af ied), the pls ONY $1U, Of areeai, however, required (wo aust jusilfy im $90,000 excl, which was’ equivaient fo Dail in the amount of $30,000. Upon this nasis bail it would require over §50,000,000 to bail the defendant If prosceuted by ali the stockholders, ‘The arrest was made, ‘The bail _must be fort! jog oF Mr. Jeat must visit Ladiow dtrect Jal, Upon payment of $10) 10 the officer who Fesied him that calamity was averted for ome day to os ume to procure bail, Bail. was ob- ined, the necessory bond executed, and the yuretion justided, and Ly an exami ation entored [ito cetablisued tho fact’ shat they were worth cver 00) over and above all debts, &e. When that ne Fone the aFag nd clerk in rg Sheriff's oMce for drawing be . Were paid, amounting In dome way 10 Just $11.70, The defendant now sup ad afl had deem me which wae mecesdary to Gatect his hiberation from arrest; but in this be Was Mistaken; $140 more was asked nnd paid to the oMicces (o Lave lls bond approved! The poor Hm who was over $300 compiders it ae due joke ‘This order reties, and they bus robbed Povanseeram, Aug. 5. of the Empire Hoes, on, on the Columbiaville road, th ‘ecres Of ground to Y ‘and oversthing on it, The most ei ation to be ‘ound is sunk @ large by now fu the ce.tre of rlows thing to be seen where ¢! vekory tree standi e lot, wv! tb before the remarkable event stood at the Lop of a Lill. $$ Seccial Mooting of tho Cabtner, . 6—The President |i perraae debater raat vl £ ask, whiob baa beea eallod for Tucaday wea’, THE CANCELLED STAMP FRAUD. N + - Tho Porters, Ragmen, Junk Dealers, Bro- The full particulars of the arrest of persons who bad been defranding the Government by clean- Ing and reissuing internal revenue stamps, were not given in the newspepers of yesterday, The follow: ing facta have been obtained from trustworthy sources: About a month ago, Messrs. Warten, Whipple, Turner & Co., of the Independent Detect ive Agency at 72 Broadway, learned that revenue stampa were sold at a great redaction from the Gov. ernment rates, Detective oMicers acting under au thority from Washingtoa at once entered upon an in vestigation, which culminated on Wednesday in the arreat of Sohn McCartney, P. Carrol), 8, Hl. Harrison, ‘Thos. Byrnes, Fred, Holtze, James Wood, and G. C. Haggerty, and yorterday in the capture of five or six otbers employed as janitors and ragmen in Broad, New, and Wall streets, ‘These men were held by the U, 8. Commmsionor yesterday, Otter arrests were made last even g. I. 1s supposed that the prisoners, with perhaps twice as maay whohave not been taken, with their onfederates—people occupying high posisions, who. would wink a’, and pass over acrime whieh they not themselves perpetrate— bave cheated the revenue out of many millions of dollars It has been the custom of these mon and boys to visit the janitors of public buildings in the region of Wall street, New, Nassau and Broad streets, and Furchase from them the waste paper of contracts, cte,, ete, bearing canevlled revenue stamts times the jan'tors were pai tor the docu Al the rate of five per cent. casionally they received the renoval Nps at the rate of alout 60 per cout One ortwo junk dealers also participated in the frauds, After accumulating a supply of stock the ope tired to his work shop, generally his sleeping ment—ind there eleanod the faces of the stampa, When the cmicelinghad been done with a pen and common writing Gull an acid solution was aapplird—where printing ink and ® hand stamp had bev n employed the cloansing bad to be dome with coustic potash, Afior the use of the acid or alkali the stainp was washed in pure water, Thon it had to be dried between bloiting sheets, transferred thence to clean sheote of white paper and, subjectad to preamure. Then the baoks were gunvaed. ‘The rtampa ones fariy cleaned and away in clean packages or envelopes, aud sold to small bavkers, brokers, dealers in stationery, and large consummers of stampa, real estate dealers, and others who bought ot a discount and asked no ques Hons, The speculators ta stumps did not gene. Fally’ sell thelr stock im trade themscives,” but coraged clerics, mossengere, and others to veil for em, Some dealers In stamps purchased In laree quan- Uities at & discount of from fitteen to twenty per cent. below United States prices. One broker, after busing several lots, consoled bis conscieuce by remarking to the seiler that he believed the stampe bad bi stolen, and ordering bim out of bis offer, told the young man to br! ho more there. Another raid that he bought and asked no ques- ions. ‘The officers have not Anished their labors — FROM OUR REPORTERS! NOTE BOOKS. thy colored man, obtained 8 decree of divorce from his wife in July, 1866. Two years afterward bo again took her to nis bed and board, but subtequently cast her off. In conse- uence the wife instituted a suit of abandonment, al loging that they were married a secona time tn Janu- ary, 1968; but Jones having swora positively that this was untrue, the complaint was dismissed, Mrs. Jones thereupon preferred a charge of perjury inst her husband before Justice Walsh, and at the examination on Wednesday ex-Judge Fisher, of Jersey City, swore that he marriet the couple’ in January, 1668, in Hudson City; 4 147 Washington street, Jer wan a subscribing withe to swear falsely. Per contra, Mr. Jones claims that he can prove that he was in New York city at the time the alleged marriage is suid to have been solemnized. ‘The counsel for the prisoner held that the parties could not be married & second time, as the laws of the State of New York interdi t the w. warring wille the man lives; but the Couns! for the plaintiff says that the marriage was mere y @ con tempt of tho Court which granted the divorce, and would be lawful, - The Ex; ve Kerosene. The inquest over the body of Mrs, Caroline Hamblin was continued yesterday before Coroner Rollins, The Assistant Chemist of the Board of Health testified that the oi! which caused Mra. Hamblin's death takes fire at 68 deg. Fuh., ond as kerosene is not safe to be used except at a burning point of 110 deg., it was therefore a crime to sell such ofl, Other testimony having been taken, the verdict that “Mrs, Hamblin came to th from an oil proved by evidence (o be high: and to burn at 70 deg. ; thereiore, wo that the Board of Health, Fire Commis. sioners, or any authority that may iuve the power, it panish manuf 0 iluminating oll, and offer the a: Oto at ions than 109 de 1 des. that ury retarned er i oo Hotel on Hrondway, The fine marble editico which has been for owe months building oa the southeast corner of Brondway and Thirty-frvt street is to be opencd tw the pablie carly in September, under the tit'e of Grand Hotel, It fronts om Broadway 110 feet, and 130 feet om Thirty-Orst street, and contains 300 rooms, 960 of which ure bedrooms. Tao establish meat is to be conducted on the European pl ‘8 restauraul oa the grouud flour, It is eight slorioe with elevators for both garets and bue- gage. Bue slaircass are of biuck walnut, and ti Toome are all separated by brick wails. ‘Phe t jug, owned by Mr. B.S. Higgins leased by AM wore. Robbins & Lechmeyer, who wil comduct it first-class house. aan oe Habeas C the House of Retuge. Recently, Mr. Justice Monell released Patrick O'Toole from the House of Refuge bosnuse he was hot 16 years of age at the time of bis commitial vince then applications for other releasos on the Ike ground have beem plentiful, There was a euro in the Superior Court yesterday before Justice Me- Cana, whereta the pari nts of Joha Wordell sought to regain possession of that hopeful yeuta, Unior. tunately neither mother nor father, vor their iriend O'Rourke, knew the young Kenileman's age, Th motier said he was born in Winter, the Iathor in the fall, while Mr. O'Rourke made it June. tice MeCunn adjourned the heariug tor the produc tow of further (estim: Mosart Preparing tor the Fray. Tt was not the famous author of “Der Frei schitts,” bat the ‘action opposing Tams ny, which met in the form of a Gen ral Committoe ost nigit, at 701 Broadway, with Mr. Edword Varun in the chair, They chose committcos us follows: Bxecu tive, 6; Monn rreepouding, 7; maturalization, Amd print, b. At was thea inant ously re ved not to Conve cud a dele gute to th thom to be heid in Albany tis fail; also, Committers shail be requested W acud officers aud places of meett: —— Mr, Montgomery Queen Boaton Acain, The threatened strise of the drivers of the Second aveuuy Kaiivoul did not take place yester- sy, because Mr. Moutyomer; wen recanted and the drivers reGatablished * pan” xystem inaterd of compelling the drivers to Day fore golng toand turning from werk, The public and the rathoad company are therefore spared the r scenes Of a few mouths ago —_— Probable Striiie of Seus of Crispin. ‘ike bas beea on toot since Tuesday last in All the Grat-ciasé shops where the members of Cut wrs' Lodge No. 114, of the Knights of St, Crispin are oinployed, ‘The men thes annvunced thelr intention of ceusing work on Monday next, unless an advanc of 90 pir cent. was paid on both their dally wages aud their piece work, Neary all the ciuployers have agreed to the terms, and probably all will do 40 Lofore tie week clow dnactment of the A PRESIDENT UP THE RIVER _—— MR, GRANT FOLDING HIS WINGS AI GARRISOD a -A Presidential Break- is Gen, Buttorfeld— the Post Ofice—The Fai x Outdone—The * All Quiot at Seoretary Fi Pleasant Drea fast Gen, Grant V Rich Scene Gen, Grant arose verterday morning consider ably refreshed by hia night's repose, Ho bad slept sonnily, The Presidential eye closed at precisely twelve o'clock and twenty-seven minutes, and {inme- diately afer, the Presidential mind ascended to the land of dreams, and contempiated with feelings of Indeserivadle delight his new possessions at Long Branch, The grounds wero laid out and terraced, and a magnificent mansion of red brick constructed thereon. The first three hours of the Presidential sleep were consumed (n fdreaming of @the ple: taresque scenery in and around Long Branch, Then there was a lulithe dream ceased THR PRESIDENT AWARRS, At Ty o'clock yesterday morning, the Presidential eye opened, and saw the light of day peering throwzh the blinds into the Presidential chamber. Our Chief Magistrate therefore aroxo, washed him- selfand dressed, ‘This done, he took sherry and egg. lit his cigar, and began to read Tux Su, ‘TUR FIRST vision, At 8 o'clock precisely, the first visitor mato his Appearance, It was an office sceker, and his hungry look unmistakably betrayed his calling. He weratched his name oa a piece of posteboard, and requested to see the President. The inter sent word down that he could notace him, and the oMce seeker left, At V o'clock, the President's appetite being suMeientiy sharpened, the party sat down to breakfast. Around tho breakfast table sat the Prostdent, his wife, Nellie Grant, young Jesse Grant, and Mr. Corbin and family, ‘The President ate heartily, ‘The first thing that he attacked was an omciet, next a tender plece Of rare porter-houne stenk, then by way of a change & mouthful of masbroons, d ta Florenctenne, After this ha did justice toa sof-sholl crab, and wound tp the muln course by a ration of hominy, eroam, and su.ar, The disappearance of the hominy was the signal for the entrance of raspberries and croam, This delicate fruit had bat a short exist- ence after it enme under Presidential notice, for in the twinkling of an eye it shared the faco of the hominy, Breakfast over the cigar was again brought into requisition, and the reading of Tux SUN resumed, pores. From 10 until 11 o'clock the President received the visite of several well-known bores who invarin- bly intrude upon every distinguished persouace that vialte the clty, This scems. to be a part of tte pro Tamme which cannot by dispensed with, Av ILI the parlors of Mr, Corbin's house were beginning be crowded with the aforesaid bores, and the Presi dent, giad to escave from their fnriher infictio annourced that oMcial businers required bis pros ence down town in the public officer, and apol adjourning the dmpromptw levee.’ Me put on bi hat, horried down the brown-atono #teps, entered a carriage and drove off Visit TO THR sUM-T About balfpast AMURY,, en the President, accompanied by Mr. Corbin, ali from a hack 4 cot the Sub-Treasury nding the step ered into the office’ of Gen, Buttertiels, where he spent a Pleasant half hour in converwatfon, and then pro ceeded to visit the vaults and other parts of the Wullding. He was deeply interosted, avd expressed Inimsclf much pleaxod with the eanges lately intro- duced in the management of the establishment, His prineipal object in visiting the Sub-Treatury was to witness the performance of * bidding" {or Uncle Sam's gold, the sale of which, as preseribed by Recretary Boutwell, was about to commence, ‘The Presidentaatiated His curiosity in this reapect, and felt highly pleased after it, A RUSH TO THE POST OFFICK. Searcely bad the President emerged from the Sul Treasury building when Madame amor (who is about tle only womax permanently resident in Wall Street), bruited it abroad that he had gone to the tOMce to confer with Gen, H. Jones Within ten minntes Nassau and Cedar tr crowded, »riidors of the Post Oftce were ja med, and the clerks, trembling with terror, rushed for the rear en’ ee, thinking th wore to ber The ve controlled his terror, but instantly tle uperintendent Kennedy for reiniorcemen shortly came in the person of a portly, red ficed M. F who greatly reassured the fightened officials by informing them that “the crowd was afther the Ginral, sure.” Fer two long hours, at least, one thousand peraona, men and women, full grown, and many wortals of incipient growth, waited in the street, ready to cheer, to groan, to shake hands, or to listen to one of the spccohes for which ‘Mr. Grant is famous But ne did not come, Now and then some one distantly resembling werent Cup- tuin would be seen through the there would be a yell of roun, when the deception was At 4:15 ite sole remnants were two o: roy's wewshoys (on leave of absen woman of portly dimensions, and uu or A vor MOAX Late in the evening a Sem reporter lear the rumor had been eriginated by a party of gish brokers, with to Intention of * 8:1) pubile. In order (0 give somo sliadow of renity to the report, they hircl the earrhizes, which were stationed at the Post OMce door, vw if awaiting he appearance of the Pr.sidemt end party. The dri- ed that vers, probably ceting under instructious, replied to ail questions relative 40 the Presitemt by simply poting, teelr whips at the musty old Laitding. During the whole time the originators of this too crucl Joke were stationed at a window opposite the scene, sud one of them was Ineatrersibly geatidied by being mistaken fir the grout iaaw, ON Tus Boar. At balf-paat 2 the President, wife, daurhter, and fom bade adien to Mr, Cerbin and his family, and entered a carriage, They arrived at the foot of Dewbrowses atveet In | acnty minutes. and proc, ede at once on board Vo Mary Powell. ‘Though the Bout did not leave until the regular time, 33% o'clock, the Presidential party Jinturbed by any ob: trosive nt even when earned slowly into th there was not ary or hondkerchief waved by the little knot of spce- tators who witnessed the departure, up The rivsn, ‘The Mary Powell carried an nunswilly large nam ber of passe hewe were not aware of the reseuce of the distinguished party until the boat hed procecied on ils route one time, The news that Grant was on board etreuluted raph tly, and arosh was made to eatch a glimpse of him ‘The President was seated to the forward cabin, with his wite aud children at his side, No one else ac- companied bim. He read «newspaper throughout the tute, and not so much as looked ono» out of the win dow xi the beautiful covery om either sore, Young vee, however, roamed all Over the boat, aud be came very popular with ever; body, He wax ® Hrigist, intelligent boy, sud tar Com inheriting his. fathe modesty, Mrs, Grant, who was dressed in blick followed her busvand's example, and perused a p) torial newspaper. Miss Nellie eat next her mother, and helped her to look at the pictures, WEST POINT—AT SECRETARY Fian's, At West Point a son of Secretary Fish's received tho President and bia f the party without delay embarked o1 @ terry boas West Point veyed to @ Cart wile of the river to Gai Te didnot take long to crons the narrow stream. From the boat cul be dir cerned a goodly number of cartinges, and above ni), the tall and_well-proportioned form of the Sece tury of State, Ou landing the President waa weic by bie Minister, He and bis fm! dro the Becretory’s house, a mile dint assed Away quictiy. When our reporter President and Fish were stitimg om the while Mrs. Grant and the children wery being en lerlained in the parlor by the Eecretnry's family and 9 number of friends from the neiguborhood, Judge Pierrepont was among thore present, The Presi- dent will remain at Garrison's to-day, and " Point, To-morrow he will go to Newburgh, pa, Pri tions for the Kecoption of the Preais deut~Graut in Newburgh. Newnvnou, Aug. 5.—Everybody in Orange county t# excited over the intended ¥ dent Grant to this city on Saturday the Newburgh people“ worked a ts have received official forum t preliminary matters appertaining to this ropored visit of the President were arranged at Went Point in June last, when Major Clark of New burgh, and the Hon, Joel 7, Headley * interviewed" him in relation to the e ruction of a carris road 4 the sbore of the river from West Point to of Presi oe STATEN ISLAND, eee The dincers at the sual weekly bops in dt Mark's Hotel, New Brighton, were starved on Wednes he by the report that the Prewident bad arrived ; ie turned Out to be onl) one of his brothers-i-law, mored that De Camp ed an exten qi mutity da bat q oceros tor yeeterdayre diuicr ou the lire receipt ews, but this lacks coafrmatiou, — LONG ISLAND, potty Tho Long Islnd and Hicksville end 6yosset rail- bu ed, the Long Isiund allroad "At that interview the Presidemt promised Major Clark to visit this eity in July last but bis Long Branch excursion interfered. “On Wriday, last Major Clark bad another interview with the Presi- gtou, when the pailons ruler promised bo visit Newburgh om Baturday, August 7, ‘The Committee of Arrangewents |icludes Mayor Clark, Gen, Wiliam &. Brown, the Hon. Joel T, Headley, Judge dames, W. Taylor, amd others, A. special committee has chariered the steamer M lartin, Gen, Grant's old dispatch boat to take the ‘resident from Garrison's or West Puint. The boat gu leare pad PAX gs Sa) Hererte? mere, wi jen «io charge (union Couvell Committee rushing this cliy at i Post Bilis, @, A. Ry ha ed ia erocession on the val We Praieee NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, their number are disploasod with the ousting of « one-legged soldier from the office of post master of this city and the substitution of « Hitician in his tend, iphoy civim that Grant was tl cause of the veteran, when he bed gi assurance he should be retained, An noon a8 the dlstingntabed visttors land ihey are to be escorted to Washington's headquarters, where formal ches are to be delivered by the Ni burgh oMeiaia, after whieh the President and bis party idne at Mayor Clark's residence, the military aod Bremen havi a collution at the beadqauriers, AULE. M. tho visitora are to be escorted to te river again, and taken to Cold Boring ‘on the steamer Mare tin, when the Committee of Newburgh people will bid adiea to the President, the letter golog to tne residence of Gouverneur Kompble, ——— THE LONG BRANCH MASQUERADE, platelh-Soea A Brilliant Spectacto tu the Ftetson Howes Life at the Branch sotwithstunding tho Flight of the Chief Magistrate, Loxe Braxcit, Aug. 5.—The masquerade ball given by the Coterte of the Now York at the Stetson House, this evening, was @ grand enceess, At 10 o'clock the doors of the large ball-room were thrown opea, and the masqueraders entered in costumes of every description, Dodworth's orchostra and miil- tary band furnished the masic. The following. med gentlemen composed the committee: Direc tor, George W. Winkie, J Floor Mana: c. 8. Jones, H. L, Tracey, T. Thompson, 8.8. Jone A. Stewon, Jr, WM. Fl 8. Abeensia, P. Re Btetson, Col. GW. Kidd, dalian TL Myers, W A Sheridan | oakag A. McC, Stetson, J. Howe, dr, Bhook, Enos Runyon, J. P! Sietson, Hen), Allen, J. G, Moody, and A.J. Carmany ——— THE MAST NOPE DISASTER, ——s The Relenar of Engineer Griffin on 86,000 Rail—Grifin and Wife Return Home. Port Jenvis, Aug. 5.—In accordance with the appointment of Judge Sharswood, of Milford, Pr. in tho jail of which town engineer Grin has been confined, Mr, C. A, Miller, banker of Susquo hanna depot, and James Creogan, merchant of Port Jervis, presented themselves tn the court room on Wednesday morning and fs ye bonds in $6,000 for the co of Orifin ® ue September term of the Pike county Oyer and ‘Torminer, to answer any criminal charges tliat may be preferred againat him arising out of the Mast Hopo disaster, Griffin was then released, and in company with bis wife, who haa never ie him during all his troubles, sharing them with womanly devotion, departed for home from the Susquenanna depot, Grito is thin and dejected, but says that he was well ased in prison. ‘ — WAR IN THE REPUBLICAN CAMP. — The Radical General of the Row tobe Inv @ The Union Republican General Committee (Radteal) met last evening in 097 Broadway, Mr, Jobn V, Gridley in the hate, ‘The main business of the meeting was to Inquire Into the facta and causen of the organization of a now Repadlican General Committee, ax reported In Tix SuN of Wednesday; but before’ proceeding with that matter, Mr, San of the Seventeeath Aseably District, pftred the foslowing resolutions om the Bight Hour law: Whereas, Consross at ite nat scasion having regu the heure ot labor ot all Government sr fapeos inet Klow otght hours alognl day's work, It Is theduty of nll Hepnplioane to see that tne law peoporly carried out; ore teaoined, That the Kepubl’can Associations in each Assemoly District be and are heraby requeece r hate for office none but those who are in favor Of the Fight Honr law. aresoived, Thit ® cony of these resolutions be fur. warded to each of the Pustrict Associations, signed by the proper officers. Adopted unanimously. Mr. James W. Culver then moved that a Commit- too Of tree be appointed to Inquire and report whether there were any members of this General Committee holding seata therein while they belonged at the same time to any other organization inimical to it, Col, A. J. 1. Duganne, while tn favor of the furlest Investigation, was surprised that tho motion should come from each m querter, the mov. on jormer occasions strenuousl; Yestization, when moved by There was need, ha sal, for a seurcbing investiga tion, ‘The corrnption ‘that is said to exist in the party, he said, was the commog talk of ths press ant the public outside of the General Committee, nd le read from some elty and country papers to Sustain his assertions. Me hoped this committee of three would not only investigate the f2cé but the cavse also of this new aplit in the party, for be be- lieved there was cause, Mr, Robbins was not surprised at this action, be- cause every year there isn faction who have boon dvanppointed in getting either nominations or Fede- ral offices, and they wanted a division of the party ay they could not get a division of the apolla, The Times payor has abused this General C #aid, for three years, and its late editor wan man of the Tw: hird street gang, and althe he ix gone his paper lives, and they (the General Comulttee) may expect to" be abusel by it Bi there must b nize! General Comm tee in this county, should investigate into their own status ‘rather than have to back down when their delegation appears at the Sisto Conven- tion, Mr, James M. Thompson ealied upon any member of this General Committee who know himself to be yonder Mr. Culver's resolution to resign at e, and save the Commitioe the painful duty of ex- pelling him. He understood there were some auch in the room, ‘The gentleman who presided at tho or. ganization of the new Republican General Commit- tee. Mr. Kigar Ketehuin, win known to every one them to be a sorebead' and a graumbler, Mi. Jobin 1, White brilaved there were some good reisons for offering this resolution a Uns Committec, but the dimculti to exist in the’ Republicans i not be settled by is proponed. men den which was accepted, that this Comraittee, w hie! increased to five, be instructed also to inguin and report what action If hecessray on the part of Home time ago he offered uld have waved the Gi neral Committee all this pother, but they thouzht nraper Lo vi down, and pow woo ty t val General oN] edad renviution was adopted, ———— "i Tho Tennessee Election. Mements, Aug. 5.—Hardeman county, 1,000 m } rity for Senter. ‘Threw districts in Carroll county give Senter 574; Stones, 6, Milan, 340 for Beater; 306 (ur blokes, ‘Trergvian, S60 for Renter; 133 for Bikes. Madison county gives Senter 2,000 majori ‘Tronton gives$StoKkea 83 and Henter OTs, Unie City (oMeia!) gives Senter SOF, Btokm 5, Kher il 63, and Undersood %, Weakley county 5,000 Ina jority for Benter, Grand Junction gives’ Stokes 107 and Senter 12. Bartlett gives i wie. jority for | Stokes, “Mason, ia “Tipton coun ty, gives Stokes $40 aud Senter #6. Covington town gb dealer 31), Blokes 19. Brownsville gives 49) (or G6) for Stokes, Haywood gives Senter al out 200 majority. Slaughter and Clark, both Democrats. are elected, the former to the Senate and tho latter to tie House —— Tho Mixsivsippt Electio: Jacnson, Aug. 5.—The Clarion to-day pub: lishes an address to the people of Mixaimsippi, signed by 186 gentlemen of the fold Whig und. lemoce, Le #e rosenting nearly every county in Wie ‘They advise the peopie to support the Nu al Unton Repablican party.and vote .or the ticker they present, wenured that It will be composed of centiemcn actuated by conservative and patrcte prnciples, taking Virginia as thelr cxunple in the coming contest, and aseuring the peep that this rty suntains the views of Prosident Uruot aid tuo xreasional plan Of reconstruction. ‘The National Ui Ropublica: ty have called & nominatiog Convention, to sasembie on the Huu deptember im this city. The Alabama Eleect Seis, Aug. 5.—Rylaod Kendolph, editor of the dndevendent ‘Montlo , hae been vected to the Legislatare from Tuscaloosa, by a majority of KX), being # Democratic guin of 40) ia that cou.s'y BROOKLY®, ——_— ‘Tho hody of man day Io the bay off the foot OF Tanetadu street, ow anes ‘The Fire Commissoners indignautly deny that they ‘Intend to delay tne stganieett parlincut wot ®iter the faif'eloctiogs Me Mew te H. 1, Dimond was arrested yesterday on the charge of obtatoing subseriptt ok 10! Galalence, but which he intelds soou ts babiiakt 7 Rodort W. aa ou trial bv ya vy Yard, becou ct : io belonging to the Witten Beaton Guterbisent The Board of Water and Bewerage Cominivsion- eater 1869, THE SING SING DUNGEON, a PRESENTMENT BY THE GRAND JURY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. tho Prison An adjourned term of the Court of General Sessions for Westchester county waa held at Bed- ford yesterday, before the Hon, Robert Cochrane, County Jadge, and Myron H. Slikman and David K, Conklin, Begs. Jnstices of Sessions, for the purpose of receiving from the Grand Jury a presentment (being the result of their investigations) in relation to the management of affairs at the State Prison at Sing Sing, and the escape of convicts from that in- atitntion: also In reference to the lack of dations for prisoners tn the County Jail at White Plains, ‘The presentment is as follows: To the Court af Sestions of Weatchester County ‘The Grand Jurors of the people of the State of New Hays tmana for the county of) Westeheater, do rewneet ily preseat: ‘That in accordance with the charge of Mia Honor tle Goanty Judge, and by the dire Grand Jury visited Sing Sin tons 0 order of th dt made: airs of the State Prion there ne time and lowed, ere examined. and warden, cler) consisting of the agent keopers, past and sont, guards, Lust niractors, auperint jent of 4 rhe, chiefs of Various prison deparcnenta, and citizens of the town: ‘The au of the evidence we respectfully beg Mit to the Oourt aa follows ecapa of convicts we find that since the ALIarge. Sixteen hot anceveded: If Ki aud Koo pa, bat not the known to have escaped, or it is snppored that one has arcrated himself, tho con iets are Immedta up in thelr celissif not already’ in the whole fords at the disposal ar ployed in the seare Of the escape. lint to the various through the country, and thorough seareh Is 0 Variable reswits, We found froin the rocords of the State Pt fourteen convi or ING wh wo of thess, however, have Oven recaptured during the present year. We nia find tint the dicposabte meat mand of the principal 00! Qoaper Aud enforca Solent. Tho number o po euployed at tho the com: 0, ta w by li hi the saino pum ee i this prison Wo bolieve that the number of gaards should be tn- creased, 40 a4 somewhat to. comespond. with the tn: ‘creased Dumber of comvicts, of otherwise the grounds Sioet wale hy aa Forsinle ‘tinder present arrangements to pre- onal cecapes, aut the knowledge of this Rect Ghana baa Infwenge on the Witt ol conviets, Operating agaipet their proper subjee- Con to discipline, and suggesting frequent attempts to cacape ‘We also find a rorpeet to the tate revolt on Jnly 8, 09, IAL (hore wae & general discontent along a large por: tion of the mate convicts—-aay about ono-balf-and that these wore niaiuly Influencad by afew ringleaders, prob- ably 8 10 Ve boon anable to ascertain any definite reasons for tho revolt, but believe that a variely of cs contributed to this resnit, wmong which we mento 1. The eweeping charges of leers, and keepers, withevery change of political pe new inen lutroduced, with new id Ty without experience, ka In. th mer cases, has worked injury to the discipl Pengo. 2 The abolishing of the varions forme of punishmem, how prohibited by law, which practically weakens he ‘oMoers and strougthent the convicts. 8, The influence of the Prison Association, wa believe fo be injurious Ju thia respect. That it contributes to. & pathy onthe part of the community, which Feaulis in the convicts, being regarded aa u onders he commun ned 0 tha <nowldge of the prisoners (aw it More OF less) Causes @ Keneral discon- Considerable has been sald about the Inaafficient quan- {Wty aud bad quality of food ; but we beiteve thone Tal Ively without’ foundation, Ay a gene: al f the evidence, wo bellove the the general aidard (hat has pre years, Fereronee to the puntshiment of conviets for bresches of prison discipline. the Legisiatate at ite Inst session paged an act abolivhing the shower bathe mode of punishment grently dreaded hy the convicts Immediately aftor the. passage of the act insubordiua: Hon was developed amoag tie prisoners, avd inany un FRY gonytets who had bom, kept within bounds by We AF OF the sower hecaiio troubleomne. The sane sate of aifnirs appears to have followed the abolit on of whipping with {ho cat, a number of yours ted to « Hooks, nee The only puntslinent now rex eth Tron Henlow and solitaco confreuent. “The phymetat Of the prison decidedly of Une opiuton that selitary counoment wdark calls, on bread end water, Ww h more dangerons pnulshment than either the cat shower bath, aid much more injurious to the porcon etod to tho vunistinent. Iti the Apinion Of the Jury tht proper discipline cannot. be malt tained vintem the restrictions now exleting sball ve wholly or mhrart renioved. 3 tO Lewards for good behavior, we fad statues of the Statenn well behay umey” siderably roduce the’ perfod of ls Seaton Bhould hc, aior a (ew yoais ol ko: lor, be RaUlty of a Gogtont vio ativa of riley ved of hcare 4 e convict may cou 4 heb nd war subject with an m: ances and the Un pre. fel und believe ihe party machinery as brought t fon prisou miatlors uuder existing awa, Works only evil to prson manayauent aud dises plive. User rking of tile party miacainery, Whom Ato) OCCUPR, AL OTCO & eof palitteal alm. Y leverage of polities oo powertul thug it ik Ie equally dite ments that are mot Mt ‘The Grand Jury Wentchester County jail untit tor babitation ant dieal changes shail bave beon made. ‘Tho jurors stand, politically, 10 republicaum and 9 Democrats ——— - THE SARATOGA RACES, 2 Eee The Second Day's Mpoit- Whe Wituonsed It v Winoers, Sanatoas, Aug. 5.—Contrary to Hons, this morning dawned Nght a everything was tavoruble to the day immenso crowd was present, Among the distin ished personages we oberved Gen, Sheridan, Gov, Homan, Senator Bayard, Gov, Brow Jolin A. Uriewold, Micah} rman Masi of Massachusetts, Gov, Puge, of Verm Jon Granger, Ex-Gov, Merbert, of I wae J, Creamer, Harry Genet, Mic! 1» Gen! and others, ‘The track was in firt rate ¢ The Ort race wan a hurdle rich, for ull ages, two miles, over eicht bardies, feot hich, welter weights ; #10) to tho winner “ h i three cr more wart. Lotella was t on pots of $100. This hor Mitcnel! brought $3 ey ws enriyin the race. ‘Time, x The second race was (or the Saratoga Cup, for wil . 24 miles, $00 entrance, p. p.,' $1,000 died, Local, Sleety, Vauxhall,” Piontarenet, Bayonet, aud’ Nellie MeDonald started at the pole, nt and a'halt fi me home an roxy winner by half a doxen lengths. Vauxhall took the secon plneo, Nellie was placed taird, Plata. genet fourth, and Slecty fifth, Tine, 4:10, Inst race was for 4 purre of HU, for three-quarters of a tnile, Tula waa wou by Mr. Hs w by four I Mr, W Sanford, se d Bowie sud Hall's Lega third. ‘ime, 10 all ran tozether —— NEW JERSEY > ‘The body of an unknown man was found drowned Mt Hol oko: yerlerday altersoon Madison, who recently killed « voutieed iusaue, Trobe Davin, 4 bridge tender, was strack at tho Heolvneack bridge, yeeterday aft He tine by Da ere were yorterday restrained junetion from Invelferiag with, the work “of Liuprove ment Company by constructs ive, betweon Tulfd aud Biath atrecia, "ON TMS OY George Emu Rau has been doing an extensive Pusinose tn the robbery, of Willan. burgh bosrdti) houses. The pol ave beem trackini the, aod Capt. Wi nme, a pt wis opiate bin for a long bun yortorday, He a has Lown ro ova, wud fataily Iujurod. Lastove er White continued the inquest tn the ease kin, who w PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, BbAL LS Jobn GO Whittier is at the [sles of Bhonls, Secretary Hobeson is yet o bachelor; « wl tg Gen. Logan's mother, a widow, keeps a hotel at ea acres hhnekatas tases eat. craete © bet Mrs. Betsy Robinson, of Lebanon Us ey wbbor rd cnoroh on bet owe hundvedtu-birtaey ang tint ene One of the legal heirs of Lord Thomas Blow, of Bogland, eoplog @ etore jo Tolland, Coan ‘he Clty, ant visited the Hon. Horace Gree ey yootwrday. ud |add trains for a Oret-class pul, Arobibald W. Davis, a compositor, died ta Luke's Hospitut, aged %. Ihe was bora tu Kiching The Kev. Mr, rong, of Choveland, hi had Ocalto the New York Bieceker street Heptst Tue Rev. Dr, BE. DG, Prime, editor of the New Yor Obser'ar. paaged throws Chicago yeutorday, em roe Wo Bun Fraucrco, ou & Uip @ronud the world. Dr. Joho B. MeMunn, an eminent physician of Shafie oiieiuetor of Piathtuune Hite ot Opies died iu Port Jervis, N. ¥., yostorday, " Col, Allen, of the hitb Ni ol ras vnited ins Kam once ental NM and formally de- 10 i. oon TUS paaboned uot With the oye nn Aunawy, Aug. 6.—Mr. Sherman, of the firm of Fields & Sherman, of Now York, arrived in this elty to-day with Injunctions from Judge Barnard to serve on President Ramaey and Trearurer Phelps, of the Susquehanna Rajlroed. Tho complaint in the caso of the Treasurer recited that be had refused to transfer the stock of tho towns of Oneonta and Wor- cester, being incited to this action by President Ramsey, The complaint against President Ramsey is bared on the leane of ecrtain stock about a year Ago, and he is enjoined from further inane of” stoc and from acting as President of the road. In the absence of President Ramecy, Col, North locked the doors of the offices of the Company, but they were Immediately reopened by Superintendont Van Val- Kenburg, A large crowd gathered about the office, a there were indications of an outbreak, but the pollec having been anmmoncd quict was restored. Jacob Leonard, one of Col, North's party, | seized the scrip book, but bronght It back afer keeping it several hours, The stock of the town of Sidney, Delaware county, wan transferred to Jay Gould, and the crowd dispersed; but the ent is not yet. —— ThE ROSTON TRAGEDY, > nam in the House~The Ma: Deweribed by The Coroner Rostox, Aug. 5.—Tho jury of inquest on the death of Mra. Alvah Hobbe, who waa shot on Tues. day night by Major Thomas L. White, held a session this afternoon, Dr. Alvah Hobbs was the frat wit- eas examined. He entered his parlor at about 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening, and conversed with Mr. Bullock, a medica! gentleman from Providence, his wife at that tine being in her sleeping room, on the same floor, in a wing of the house, As Mr. Ballock was about leaving, Mra, Hobbe was sent for. She came in and eat down by a window, Soon thereafler he heard the report of a pistol. Mrs. Hobbe partly opened the door into the hall, bat cloned it instantly, and eried out, " Doctor, he's got ‘® pistol | at the wame time putting her shoulder against the door, He ran toward tho door, and had erd & few mteps when & second discharre ‘Mra. Hobbs staggered back, threw up ber banda, and excla! id Victim's Husband— M lock, and rat Lica station. returned he found his wife dead, White when he frst came from posed be might be hid and tains, and was not Certain that be saw hima all, At toa Mr, White ry quiet, and the only conversation at the was in reference to a headache which that der, Mrs, Hobbs, when tab! entleman was laboring ‘she weut to the door, remarked to her husband that Mr, White was trying to fighten them, He wad in ‘the habit of fring pistots, One day last week White followed Mrs. Hobbs ont ‘of the house with a pistol in his hand but committed 10 overt act, and for many weoke he had slept with loaded pistol under his pillow, Mrs. Hobbe never went to his room to request him to ceare reading #0 long ae wos reported, but sent a servant girl to do so, ite was a quice-tempered, reckless fellow; in 1361 he was caught with a butcher's knife threatening to kill Bre. Hobbe, but was prevented by Mr. Hobbs, who threw him om his back, took the knife from bim, and gave hit charge of an officer, Anni ‘oleman aed Cathorine B. MeCarty, ti) ftomily servants, were examined. The latter hy heard White on several occasions threaten to kill Mra. Uobbe, and himself also, When she went to the parlor White was ntooping over the body of Mrs. White. che pe added that White never threatenod to kill anybody but Mrs Hobbs, tow: whom he seemed to entertain a pooner, spite, White was a suitor of his victin in yt aerere p ‘The inquest was here adjourned. a CURIOSITIES OF CRIME. puree ‘The Murder of Dr, Naughey. ovutiann, Ala, Aug. 5.—On Mond: Dr. Haughoy, Conservative Republican Congress, was on the wold that all Hin Irclings. Hinds reprenents the extreme Ralical wive of the a ) D I dl Republican party. anil i a ressional ean afriend of Hinds, called him a 4 —d liar, at the same time advancing toward bim. Hughey returned the epithet, and both elenehed. Daring the strugaie, Manghey wan shot tn the lett breast. The wound will prove fetal. [Hinds and Collins are carpet. ers. Collins is tho man who killed Kornehan at Tuscuibi -_ Coliceting Othor Mou's Rent. Goorge Keating, a youngster of respectable connections, was commiited yesterday at the Tombs m the charge of pretending to be ti cent of J. H. Gardner, of 86 Hoyt street, Brooklyn, and of collect ing three mouths’ rent in advance ($290) from Mrs. Elisabeth Btuart, of 100 Amity street. Mrs. Sinai tdentised tl od r. Gardner tonui that he had thority from him. The pect to provi her Heasioun Prisoner Excapes. James Morton was committed last week by Justice Hogan, at the Tombs, for stealing ix dozon vulture feathers, He was takom yestoriay to the Goneral Beasions, and as bis cane wus not called up, be wi remanded to the ‘Tombs, in the custody ol Mr. Btripp, a Court offecr, On Uh rf ton slipped nway from the officer, and ed, outstripped tim, A eenceal alarin was si , but Morton mage good hi Michael J. Curran, a muscular bully, was locked up at Jefferson Market yesterday to anaw: f assaulting seetee B. Herbert until hia tile cer, Correm having quarrelied with the mam, oclncd hin violomtly and Unrow lat on of stairs, and then beat bim ov nl ‘dt bottle, Mr. Hu’ way, father of the young mar plains. ae Mur Francis Wyokoff (German), aged 30 years, was stabbed anil Killed yesterday by Henry Carr (colored), during adipute iu a barber shop in the southern, part vt Philadelphia, é — JOTTINGH AHOUT TOWN, ‘The Eri, Palmyra, nigh The Cummings Assoctation dance a Union I he Leh, ‘The body of am uvkaown man was found im the North River yertorday, off Pier 9, Police Commissioners Brennyn and Manierro are #00 rusticating ow uvely Carletom in alterti tho,t Morte Hours, id Bremen arrived Inst « on business, waway, aud expleds evening inthe basement AVOUNG, aud & EHO [lye Ab OF Kast Twon ty-tourth street, eth Ward Democratic Association inst te (or 4 grand picnic 9 (axe A picnic of Lodges 69, 106, HT of the Knights of Bt. Crinpl tuats tn Fuok’® Uwion Park Amelia W. Weiner, by taking !audani Whol acigarn Jamow Fisk, Jr, visited the J fol ce 19, 199, 194, 148, and W down [or (ue tid ad M4, committed snictde a6) Laurens erect, Be was iho Knights of Pythias, was organized af “ast Twonty-soventh streot last even- lug, by Graud Chsucelior Levy. ‘The David Davia Chowder Club propose to eat all the clams aud potatoce that can be fouud ia Kealer 8 G79 Pearl ehroet, om Monday evening, oelock, 1 is aaid that Richerd O'Gorman, Beq., intende to mho a clean eweep Of tbe subordiiinte employ con of Case Garden who have beou gullty of lupositions pow eraigrants, the Board of I ropriety of On Ihe vend of The working mi re of tho Board of Health, Mr, Linco\w aad Dr. gull, are about bo visit and report Upon ail vessels in basbor which have come Crom Lu fected ports. The Matthow T, Brennan Association aight Necied Richari Field, President; David Kidney, Score lary; Aichagt Manix, ‘Trousurer ; Corrospouding Becre- tary, Joba Mosweouy, Two trunks ¢ Aman came over from German: About three wonthy ago Which Cost him at the rate Called thew in the streets of e Sri, thercoy realiarar 8 » Was (ormiiaily kuown as” Bop y to ‘ ak eiennamaeniieahs PRICK TWO CENTS, THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS: APPALLING CATASTROPHE IN 4 SICILIAN CATHEDRAL, poclienaseiaan ‘The Drapery on Fire—Panic Among the Com= eregation—-Tho Fight for the Mtreet=, eon Peri Trampled te Desth— Others Badly Bruised. Frorayce, Aug. 5.—During the celebration o a great fontival in the Cathedral of Trani, Steily, the drapery canght fre, The chureh was erowded af the time, ‘The concregation was seized with pante, and a rush was made for the doors, In the com fusion #ixteen persons wero trampled to death, sad a large number were badly bruised. The fre wae ensily extingnished before any considerable damage had been done to the Cathedral, bs —_+—— Para ‘The Ananasin of the Prince of Ssrvie. 4 Pasti, Aug. 6.—The Emperor Francis Joseph han declined to grant the petition of the wite of Princo Karageorgewitch for the pardon of her bese band, accused of assassinating te late Prince ef Servin, ant has ordored that his case be dealt witm by the ordinary tribunal — The Royal Yacht Squadron Races, Cowes, Aug. 5.—To-day, the third of the Royall Yacht Squadron Regatis, the race for the town emp, a piece of plato valued at took place, It was sailed over the was a time The 30 miles, an Royal Yacht Squadron scale. wasfine, Thirteen yachts started. ‘The race wae won by Mr. T. Chamberlayne’s cutter Arrow, 108 tone. Ir. R. Sutton's ach A second, and Mr. C, J, Ten tons, third, <easdiaiinien ‘The Harvard Crew Rearrangod. Loxoox, Aug. 5.—The Harvard crew has boom rearranged ow stroke; Simmons Rice ; Baas, bow. Their abved hae improved, and im their practice yesterday they made from 3 to strokes per minut ‘The Irish Charch © joationn. Destin, Aug. 5.—The Irish Bishops in confer ence here have resolved that a General Synod, ia which the Laity an well as the clergy are to be repre= Tented, analt sasemble avan carly tay. ‘They weve iso decided to eoavenn TProvinetal Syncs, 10, cone jer the local changes nec ssary to be made ta the chnreh under the present olrenmatancen. The corporation of the city of Waterford have Passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Giadetone, for succensful passage of the Lrish Chureh bi —— Napeloon's Sopa for the People. Panis, Aug. 5.—It is reported that the Emperse ilhaoan tes ue manifesto, sonouncing as the Laat Met of ti Viaxna, Aug. 5.—During the discussion of the war estimates in the Reieherath, Baron Von Beast It was hazardous to promise to maintain pesos considerable length of time; but he ex iffno war rar poy A ewe reservation of the peace beyond was certain. des Telegraphic Notes from the Old Wertd. ‘The Canadian Loan bill was read the second timeta the British Commons bh In the Britt i 3 nat sonseguears of renommentation of the othcaal iter. the Government had declined to il the var the British Consulahio at Chicago. ‘The Brighton Clab biennial stakes was won terday by Day's Arlington (iste Glem » Kort Vivfou'e The Maze: three years, secoud, sad Bir Ie Johnston's rian third, TH LABOR MOVEMENT. potas alec ‘The Tailors’ Strike. The Executive Committee of Tailors met yew terday worning, and were visted by » large aumbes of tor tomes of whom brought to work. It was announced that James Wilde had ceded to the proposed. price lat. a by ine Teh rele was not (am aes Rig PICK Sea pie Sos cater Riera 3 Ghergetle tnd vigorous apestuee were dstirerea Oo t large and enthusiastic sudieace, The talons have resolved to win. Several labor organiaations transacted routine business only Iast evening. ‘The Workinzmen's Union will meet in 261 Bows to be held this more Ing, at 8 o'c\oe! Hoek al Carte a a after: clock. at Carl's, @ Avenue A; als o'clock, in the Germania Amombly The miners of Port Heary, Rasex County, N. ¥.. who are on strike, are going about to all the small irom ors beds nnd compelling the men to stop work. A preeting, of the rinters of Goshen, bre and Port Jervis ie called at the Mercury oMice, Middie- town, next Saturday evening, to form Pypographiced lod, A meeting of workmen in St. Lonis on Wednese deletales tn he Katiqnal aver Congress te be ‘ Na Philadelphia Angust ta. Sad baa Barbers’ Union met last al dont, Mr. T 2. to Lahor Unlot ‘are to be sent to tho Arbeiters’ Union next meeting. Convention, in Virginia City, ‘ dectare that the importation of ran ployment he rm! or other Selds of labor, must bo dines Md, it will Dring on sible coudict,” likely to end ta bi ed aud rain. ‘The Clothing Caters mot last night at 10 Stantom street nnidce the Presideney of M eeharte, anata Jeration of the pres lore’ trike. It was reso! » hold & ieeting om bAaluiday evening next. Sehafer was elected a to the Lateraat) ee —— SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, ee ‘The Indian war in Yucatan is extending. a 8h hanged bimeclf iver} chalet Bout howton, ow Weduesaar. bd ‘The tobscce fair la Ciactuaati yestcriay wes welll wette, Froridenee Marine Artillery paid Hartford a A litte daughter of Mr. Walters, of Port NY, owned ie the canal Ou Woumendny. ‘The Mextean om ‘onal troops have defeated the revolutionise ia Tamaulipas. ‘The ceutory plant lu Frost's Srerahoase, Roches ter, N.Y, pat out twomty Diosems on Ie Rutly K. Ricker committed sulcile by taking onalic acid, ta Gorham, Mes on Weanseasy. Kngene Carr, of Holderacss, N, Il. «firemen om tue Moston and’ Male Kallroat sa broke, yesterday morning A iho Newmarket Jundtion: in The Grand Lodge of 1. 0. 0. of Mamachusetayy emis, & Eun of 138 within the year. ee ‘Two sons of O.D. y, ond, 18 one 8 rere spretively, w on ren ty a mill poad, ta ih Sweeny & Baugh's Morcha merged the new Mereha Luke Noone contract tor furnishing stoue for the foundation of the f Kingston has been awarded the w capitol im Albany. Tne Kecleniaatical Court in Chicago yesterday Ha. tened to @ lot tent the scllon of oo Siinieaon, ead then adjourned util September, ‘The cxamination of Carvajal, Rspinosa, Samchem, id Varies, o of disioyalty, progress: the clty of Mexiso c the tat tne we 3a L. Tue Northwestern Wool Growers and Manatee turers’ Association met ia Cincinnati yestera: | Buopte renatssone proving the preseat le ‘Opposing & reuewsl of (ue reciprocity Weaty. Prominent citisens rested in reman on the Boston and Maine rushed. yesterd i, while ‘Sttemptiig to get ou the faim tr, Duval, file (Wis jail 00 charge of ‘us fourth Noch led stidsaty July ty kas A 2 Keou, brother of the Hon. James Mex Garves toane te ae im Young's marie yard Se the wound over his left temple. Hi ded sc ornlug. He ie supposed to ie on, who have not ying ont of the Geka wumbers, sauali reity Convention, im Albany, 16 0 Loglsiature to otect vadowwments: they Congres the uulficauio The Fetiens) Tobacco Association was ita nounced the Bt that their agent ‘aunties, Tho Vermont Council Consors, eS