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pnts anit shar Taneats bonds a THE NATIONAL REVENUES, Reronr or SIONER OF THE REVENCK, rae of 6 pre ni. culls for afore: h paym ats War-Cond ton ADVERSE POREIGN BALANCE FoR 19°8-'69, Rot enormous as ia this eu debiedness tli continy the process of inenr. Rotuetton of fort for the Protecs < tor the fineal yc extiitited subs tinily ne follows: Wasnixetos commerce, a Adverse balance 108 Movement of an lire account $1 Retort prompts me tu Ing its general features T oF tHe CoustRY han cioqucnt of #peeie and bi ted exclusively to tl pent of the r« be 1 on tre merehand! country throu edt for in some ot fF manner would and enterprise ‘o this eum most be added the following other degree indep cations for interest (nal), estimated nditares of Am al ng war has BXCESS OF NATIONAL KEVENT WER NATIONAL Asauming that thi ard andervalnation of in se undervaln are coniterbala:¢ exports. the sum total 0 ¢ of inlebtedners of tue Un.ted «to loreigh conntrics will, ut the present tm owe €210,000.000 per annum, et and settle th national revenue for the fs 1 year ending re for the aa Jeaving ay excos $49,153,119. ton o! receipts to ext es termination of perlo 'giwas $321, 100,509.7 of res nue over ¢ following table shows the rela. ures foreach fisea’ n, month after mont) and year ntter tar any marked disturb: ‘ommerce of tie country, MORALIZATION OF INDUSTRY. h indicates a change in the tween mauonal pro: sup OF 18 to be fo thot during the last few years large nt on under the influence snd example fred in red ny during the period Without oceasioning thn ance i the trade and DIVERSION AND A cireomstance whi that formerly ext REDUCTION OF ThE Pi ‘The reduction ¢aleniar yar has bern @87 117, Ist of September, 1855 ‘ TOTAL COST OF THR WAR. crea ont the total cost of atement has been bt for the current and since the high profits re Wrectly productive of national wenltr, ouploym nts connected with commerce, trad nz or As a consequencs additions to th we everywhere popuiation of our co number and banking, brolk Jational incic Dtoiness March 7, 1861..... Receipts oF the Treasury from April 1, 1861, to Apni 1, 1905: ‘rom internal rovente,...... ‘of buildings dey gnished from the external appearances of heaithiul setivity. be regarded a8 the lext- found commerce, Dut ra ‘Total receipts... Tho receipts fron April 1, 1965, to Jane 30, ‘were ax follow rom internal reven: timate growth of & ther as ihe results of influences wii ¢d alinost exclusively tn currency the cause what it may, one thing ts certat, viz: that suffered in consequence; directly by the withdraws} of labor from productive to unproductive or I A infusing a spirit of discontent among y the free of circumstances, are com: rh subsictence tn agricuitare or the me- nnairing Hoth the qu 1 their industry givou by the Commissioner national production h leit tues each, aud ta ire, bain oh 1st, ub ie dent'at bi Amoontof pudiic ing Cent ia) re. = 82 089,002, 180 8 of quality of ‘the products ous facts and figures a tu proof of uis assert AGENCIES WHTICH DISTE TION OF NATIC @ evidenens tending to show tion of the surplus ONCE 2.412.517.1981 90 2bsi 7817 Os Makinz tora) exnenaitnre in &Y years of jf 906,914, 168 83 To which ada i TI RQUITABLE DISTRIBU. uct of the nation, whic) bave been instru nit, and which farther t nelas result of t Bay $100,0.0,40 por year... to perpetuate it war was toward 1,171,914,108 8 ne war to the United States Government down to June 3), 1969, To this, however, the pensions now paid, shoul ve adde the same were cip This at eight years’ pare t nual payment would nmount to about $200,000,000 es, represent ng only the nal Government, te Commissioner adds; of State debts, aetivity which tho wor atimulered, the eifeet 1e necessity o1 Fupplyng the waste of enormous de: p added to the almost equally en- ormous waste resulting from the diversion of in ba ren joreit anperent than Itwould wave been under diterent er athains to their 8 betere uni But to ticee laree 6 normal condition, many infl of the war (estimated) nomy begins to. supplant © strict consumption, wn restricted cons nptio ket of w variety of pr toa very great takers, cotton eatimates show an weg wealth, or diversion of indastry whieh wo + in the United Staves since 1st, ish productio: eons of the entire incresse of W the consus, fur sie whole country fro: 1 and ranning teu A patiiotic desire to magn! country on the part of some purty or poliey on the part of others, may tempt to & denial of these conclusions. prosperity of the ‘The total allen tn aince ant tneluding Joly 1, 185, to Jane the immigration i Chinese immigration ‘The imm'erat ty for the past y ar hax been 12,574 The present’ inerement of popu ‘Batural increase oF bir Migration 1s, probat ansum as a minimum, RAILWAY RXTENSIY The number of miles of railway constructed dur Ang the past year is esti: ose of the war fed up 390,000 squar a tract of cou But ic will ba to no of che stera | when we ultempt to ad Consequences of ay present dh has not teen gr ent and tO Con ta figures the coat y the past rourteon years in of this nationals thon from the | but hat the disaste 4 and fron Ln at the mite of 1,100,000 per Kaa resulted nothing which eniitnre accumplisued the rest (00, mak De 19,000 These roans have open- miles of new territory larger than the whole riy thre and a half times Uargor (han the whole ares of 4 time tn the United Sta conspienously engaged in this work, and with an ef- fe. t witch becomesmore marke ojerntions is eaten ed through the inek of 6 An Inflaid irredecmuble eu and excessive and unequal taxation, cies ure at the pre AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, t population of the Unit tee to be 9,000,090, and the average value of the person to have nominal y in- 151.20 gold in 1°60, to GMO enrreny uation of the United States 01,000,000, an inerease since 15M) of the period of their Assuming the property lietd by An 1800-'70, the urrency qnestion ineans to an end; 1 the exchange of eomme strument to effect @ specific purpose ; that It ie a common falluey, he thinks, that an Incresee of money will of 11 ‘There is uo more currency now afl than Ie necessary to do the business of the countrs upon the present #caie of prices, and with the mul- tiplieity of exchanges which the redundancy of the currency Mtaelt has induced, 01 the currenoy were to be increased in with the demand of economists of a ecrtain school, bo extent of twofold, the relative condition of aftairs would remain the ‘same—prices advuac- exchiunges multiplying #uMelently to absorb be ‘That the pres: ‘ho incicase in Valuation during the deends end- Ang With 15 Was about 65 per cent., oF, allowing for om'ssi ns and user certainly not in excess of BU per cent. 825 ,529,000,000. A‘ estimates In the conrasy This last, 1F total valuation in 18.0 of Ming 30 per cent, to tals amount for MW erente trade: of tho wer, w ¥ #9.000,000,00, we Should Lave lett $24,195,U0),000 a9 the accuunuli-ted Wealth of the country ut'the close of the present VALOR OF THE GRORS ANNUAL PRODUCT OF THE any excess that ml f ceremony i in oxcess, 1, By the tndisputable fact that the Prices of domestic commoditien, ns measured by the common stendard of Internationa: commerce ts greatly In excess of the prices of other countries out of all natural proportion to the prices of the sume commodities in the United States before the 2. The execes is proved by the furtner fact, that the amount of currency In circulation hax been ar- increased during the past eight years con- siderably more. than twotuld, }on, production, ahd. acum aaine tiine has been by eenersl agreement in very mach emalier provortion, and date tue ainonut of currency tn elreulation restrictions upon the ion or banks or the issue of ‘The present cross aunual produet of tbe nation is estimated at $6,52,000,000 in carrency. is based on » per ovate product of $175, following is an es imate of the leading ugri- eulturul products for te curreut yrur: ‘Oats. 775.00),060 bushel Wool, 177,041,000 pounds (estimate though the tnerease deducting val ‘and gran consumed. ...., Dalry (roducts, aed) mercial nator tendency of ali cor my In the use of ¢ never advances in the tat it serves to carry on. the ten years from 1880 to 1300, the 1 ten per cent,; loans and deposits, one hun- died and thirteen per cent.; and specie, one hundred whtle the circulation tn ‘The explanation of this hat bank depowts nad oller cco. nomical expedients bad largely taken the place of Dunk notes in domi stie exchanges, inissiomer therefore concludes that the exsovublo remedy for the evils of inition eom to bee In the State of New York, in den products, the discounts, Reventy-tive per een Tabor not clasn wechaalcal (fences, dramuage, &c.)., 640,009,000 jements made by and ‘orty-one areased only Jiftcen pienomenon Was, producing industries, I Jowing extimuten: Tn respect to other w glean from the report the foll fF manuiaciurer.. allway service and all the effects of contraction, ves commercial 0 and speedily only question Which it is leit to eovsider is, Whether we will allow this experience aguin and again to re- f ITIES HELD ADRGA ount of national securities which have heen transferred to forelzn ownersh p since lsd", tue Comm, nve of opinion among American and European Dankers best capable from experience of forming an estimute, the minimus delng, however, from seven Phe following entimate In regurd to the a RESUMPTION OV KPECTH PAYMENTS. As to the resumption of specie payments, Mr. argues that uules traction itwill cure but a #mall portion of existing anbatitute 700,000.00) oner finds a wide dider: reeumotion tmp evila If it were possible Of gold dollars for the 700,000,000 of paper circulation, und to hold th ht hundred inilions, been checked jaflation of prices, (he imports and exports, wud the saiae inability to dixpose of the domestic Industry i» foreign tm imporsible to retain su gold in the country except by laws of impossible Darbarlam ; but wherein would the oll Currency Wen, through exportation, dider trom he reduction of the present paper eurrency throug 4 judicious and well ordered withdrawal ¢ here 1s uo such ting possible as the resumption and continuance of *vee.e payments witl, a continu: ‘wice of our abnormal aystem of foreign trade and ex- nd for the simple reuson that w hard, aad Would lung ago bave ves of 1871 nod 1874, an amount of reduction of the Tot aT iesdea. + 81,0040 4.00 UKITIES MLLD ABROAD, ast dollar, had not the bonds of the national Gov eroment been avaliable for the aettioment ot adverse forern balances ty the pince of gold. We must re: Juce prices, eo that foreiun notions will be willing, because it is for their t, to ex proinet tor product pel this, hero must s permanentiy and en hundred mille Of irredecmalne paper money, bs sitapiy an MPO bitty. Seven hnadret millions of paper contd rot he kent redeemable with. than seven hivd ons of gold, becanse with such an smount woud drevitebly be depreciated, and hence gold Would bear a prom am which every holder of paver Mt be desirovs to real ze, With four banded Int Hens of paper, on the o.aer hand, a hun red mile nia Of gold Would probably be vmpie, because the cacy, Pot being in excess of the Warts of com. ree, Woull not safer de pree dant, cold apd m otterwiae equal Paper would Vor {is greater wat in 1500 t ere fully able td mal of Was presented tor pave t needs A the winount of pai Taton and the vorume of national prod exebange, of which ita the tnatrament, The Com) soner, in view oF the above consider: ations, In coustruined to believe that contraction, Wirect'and undiaguished, 18 the One uEcessity oF tie stuahon, TAXATION, cor aiites he question of fa'ure taxation, the Issioner estimates that a rates the Ine for 180-77 will ¢ a L800, vir HOO) ihe gain wr © time hy Fe tion of expenditures is estimated at §9°,00),000, We 1 also gain, he thint @ eloat eity of the revenney say from $12,041,000 to. $15,000,000 The ram of there tteme “‘uukes the e:tivated sur pins for the curront fiseat year £1240 he possession of w ene) fia ao bree more than ordinary interest the question of its dis poridion. Shall the whole of this sam be apniled to the rednetion of the frineipal of the national devt, or seal a Step Ie be remitted tothe peonle by t ot thelr taxes ? Ot theac t oner tntesite tinely dech at the latter ds the more exnediont-—if in t absutnl per. ative, demanded alike by the ty considera and by the almost noaninons nentof the people. With tile view le proposes that the eum of fifty millions be taken ae the mens ure of the taxce to be removed or reduced; and that such reduction should be airected, frst, to relieving industry om much ae fosiole of unnecessary bur. a and allowing it to obtain te material at the minimum cost; and aecondly, to the diminution of Ue cost of the elements of living to the reat. ma ‘of the peorle, in their cunacity as consumers, irr sycetive of the consideration whetoer they are or Lie not producers of wealth, The thrce principal kources of receipts nnder tho teternal revenue are the texes on distill and fermented liquors, on tobacen, 7 of taxabon’ on twe first two ato standard whiel the experience of t has proved to be most productive. ‘The Kev, beer, and fohacen should not, in the opinion of the Commi-s'oner, be modided, woe Jean it is desired to repent the disurrecable expert ence of former yerrs, and to perpetuate the power of corrnpt oreanizations, ‘The tax levied un'er the head ef incomes ie of a different character, aud dem tion, The Commissioner would recommend. tha beginning with the next regular assessment, the present rate of five per cent, be reduced to three per cent. upon the et Income of Individuals. Hh recommends that the absolute exemption rem at present Hxed at $1,000, but that t xemption wount of rent be strictly tmited to man * : ly to echeve from taxation. tho rentals of oring elasien; for instance, £200, He fui ther recommends the repeat of the following taxe: 1 ‘The whole holy of what is known ns epecial taxce enses—thowre levied on bat aud bankers, and ap facturers and dealers in anirits, beer, and: ne, however, sined. The lors of revenue on account will hot be la excess of tea millions of dol- The taxos on the gross recelpts of railroads, stage ches, insurances, telogeapt, express compauies, ennals, for barers, teamboats. The lo«e of revenue from this source will aot be in excess of tone of dollars. Jes of articles not otherwi:e sfcally taxed Fecelpts from this Bowes Will Sy proximate eight millions of dolar, Allowing, then, for the extreme possible loss un- der incomes, the amount of taxation adove pro- pored to be Femitted to the peoply In consideration of the present lurve and focreasing surplus of ro- ceipts over exoenditures, would be in the meighvor- h ood of tweuty-six millions of doilars, Tile TARIFF. ‘The experienco of the tisi few years, the Coma siouer thinks, has been equivalent to a demonstr tion that any attempt to rreonatruct the tart as @ OM ANY basis of principle, 1 practie: Dossitic, ‘Phors would thoretere seum te he but ome availibie method of tari reform; which 12 to udopt ie sume course that. lias been. {akon in respect (0 the reiorms herctofore made tu the interaal revenue, and which furthermore flady a preoedont tu all the experince of Great Britain in legisiiting upon these rubjects, vig.: to make such modifications or re: movals Of duties, year by year, a8 experteuce or the conuition of the’ Treasury may indicate us peucties bie apd destrabl d thus, by pruring, rather than by Fecoustruction, to gradually attain the greatent decree of simplicity and effcetivences with the least ble burden upon industry and the people. the ndortion of tis method of reform axa matter of expedioney, the following principle should sho be iasisted on a¥ tandamental, via. That the anne of An average ¢ ty of fort Beipon wi io Krowth tiarand Wk Of ceria or for tie soe And of reveruc, should aby Inerease of ra ter permitted, cli a basis, the work sonrht to be accom. hed in the way of reform would naturally divide under two beads: First, relorms iu: and solely in the interest of revenue aud ad} tion: and seeoud, reforms having tn of industry from'contribations, « small portion only crue to the ‘Trensur a reduc minlunm of the contributions exacted Ke portion of the community who are pf taxed articles withogt being in turn the producers of protected prod: ‘the Commissioner reco First. That the importation of hides and sbine of every description, and wit leather except ed wud patent leather, be hereafter admit il. The froe imp nad for taunt tation of hemlock oF other eh, and of the f when the pe, torus, 10¥8 oF buotecs, rubber, ine dole ree duis I Fourth, ‘The abatement of the daty on salt, and t removal of the dntis on Coal aud on imantfacturod be general grou: tho benelt likely to. need by the few f wuLaUAnEE Ot Chere 8 nurde Lo KuMiclent colnpensation for tue detrh which ther cuatiuuaices weem ty entail op tho Fit. The entire removal of 411 duties tmponed upon the importavion of coal, on tb eral principe F oe sah, coal # BOL se ‘Suerte in the cw Of such ao extreine emerwency as wonid Justity ® Lax Upon the oreadste ffs aud food of @ aati y yath. A removal of ai! duties oa the importation of forelgn wools aud dyextumly, aud ction of the duties on manuf labrica of every description (0 25 per weak. ad vulorem. ae Ub Copper ore, a0 entire removel of al) ‘Oh bronze oF Dutch metal, or Florence leaf, tn leat: powder, an entire removel of duty # recomm . erw HPour, aodte mal, eblor ide: Hue, fevurto, buriey, battors! and cut furs, ali Intng® dod hat bands, an entire removal oF recommended. Uo ganny cloth and bage recom. mendes reduction of the duty frou three cents per pound to one, ‘The abuvement or entire removal of the duties as above recommended would, av nearly as can be extl- mated, reduce the revenge derived from customs to the extent of about twelve mildons. On the other haud, the direct relief experienced by the commu. nity Vhrough the sbatemnt of prices which would follow the removal or abatement of the taxes in ques tion would, In the opinion of the Commissioner, Le not less ‘than $00,000,00); while the indirect kaln, and the vane of (he stimulus afforded thereby to domestic industry, must be represcuted by & moch larger dgure ‘Ou all win pective of quality (champagnes and other sparkling Wines excepted), & special duty of Wee gallon ix recommended, Namerous amend e tart law are commended to make it more eMcient and uniform its operation, An entire removal of dues on many drugs and chemicals is reco nmended, ‘The report ile 131 vetavo Recoustructing the Cabin t, Wasuixorom, Dec, 19.—Seeretary Fish will fend into the Seuate to-morrow aquautity of eon spondence in reierence to Cuban affairs, ‘Lhe Preei- dent ba» told a member of Congress that if the Ben- ate confirn Hoar, he should appoint Judge Strong, of ‘ania, as Attorney General, A canvass of the beuule yesterday, Of Senators opposed w confirming Hour, {odiented ‘hie defeat sby nearly two ty one, Soutien Senatord take the ground thut tins uppointinent. belougs to thelr elreulty and that he docs ot reside in the circuit, or dock not propose to do sv, as the law intended and tally provides, It rc}éeved, he will uot resign ay Attorney jeneral, ————_- Wifes idoepping tu Bing St) Bing Sivg hus the foundation for @ first-class tragedy, the principal actors in which are two you married people pained Mullen and a Mr. Delia The trio are armed to the teeth, ready, it is supposed, to shoot cach other on sight, ‘The woman was bou out before her marriage to Mr. Deloit, Bhe wi Mallen though she loved another, and st ously dloappeared a'ter the newly made bi had charge Ge The Secretary of the Treas rected Assintant ‘Tresutrer io New tytn herbed Fnis order doce aot afet the sule af Gold ou Thurs: day, OF ue parchase of bouds, as advertised, PRICE TWO CENTS. UXIT THE EW YORK. MONDAY DECE A GREAT SPANISIE VICTORY, REJOICING OF THE SPANIARDS OVER THE PRESIDENTS MESS AGH, POLYGAMY IN BROOKLYN, TROUBLE POR OR GUNBOAT FLEET, Brigham Voune, 5 Jon tothe Rev. te nnd the Exrens jeney Ward Rapture between the = tive—The White House the Senate Agcreesives Wosinxotox, Dee. 19.—After the nomi for Clrenit sudges were rent to the Senate, the Ja —— MOVES THAT THE CRAFT MAY GOTO DAVY JONES'S LOCKER, Korm of Wore Reception of the Message Americans f The Curses that Follow the Vessete—The Terepecestl te Indienath nod Americons=What moy Possibly Hape Tn Williamsburgh the Mormon ha jenda tn Stu if both Cabons the reeommentt Attorney Gin oficc, to which the President rephed, ina tet the committee, that he } were rnblie, tat were | rickety states Tho Patriots Nervi ro Mr. Sew harly yesterday morning the banks of the North Piver were crowded by people who hed ssrembled to weltnees the deperture of the Spanish Every lumber pile and every voesel ia Delemater’s works were hops from Utah woul! tera sat in a eemicirele, nsider theae lett for bis own benefit; that ho cctions from those J; that seme of thor Havawa, Deo, 11.— struggies for Kberty cause of freedom tha was a severe ‘The temperance altar was exactiy im from hetzht, but very bh alborbood of thronced by the eurions, last moment the United States officials would Int rvene and prevent their eniling. the spectators were many Spaninrds, who, by ges 4 loud tilking, feheitated enc other with the assurance that when the eunboats reach Cubay it will fe eney fo ernsh the Coban patito enols displayed between the cor. Yrite Pizerro and the Lonts attracted attention, and wien a pirticular signal was given, a row boat pat off from each gunboat, carrying om effierr to the After a brief consultation tha boots re- immediately thereafter the gunboats took up thelr positions im three divisions in the rear snows plebuld with the blood that o shovless fou of A\ heavyos bas Gen, erican patrons Grant's mersace 9 Jubilant over thelr trig tn Washington, gather in crowds tn aod ar Louvre and o| ther groutest victory of this ne with Cuba are 8% ading news of American oppresion wich ¢ Lia eye 6 Mx moving, and his nostrila quiv feapirationsl, but 4 Tt was for this purpose Senator Trumbull moved n on Friday even not to let the matter leak on cou'd get hold of Ityand an fn was then pet upon the whole aubject, dent wae appealed to Without waiting to be called on, but he declined, solready been paved tow the lectelative ta, which will probably In time become not less n that whien made notorious the Admin drow Johnson, md and a Mr. Potts, prowperity that awaited the the Vale of Deavrat ction of seereey GRANT-CUMA, MEXICO-ZOTINSON, Your corres;onv during the Inst month of My esterday to sent in the papers anda danny Uavesty 0 aird’s Sapper. cea about the # and eo the way t 1 the executive replant the Latin race in the Napoleon had deetted to wait for drew Johneor arn what he would @ay abrut ant the French in Mexter. resident Johnson's mows He, the Minister of War of France sea einptory order to Marshal Bagaine to withdraw the oxpeditionary corps of France from Mex the mersage reached the city of Mexy oured agiad amen in the very tho restoration of the Republic «ns vouchsnfed by tho cheering words whi Johnson sport of the Monro nine A.M. the start was modo, and at eleven A. M., the whole flect of eighteen Ow'ne to the ignorance of those on board the Morinero (No, 14), the veasel was run into the dock The Cuban sympa thizers who lind witnersed the departnre of the feet could no longer contain the Ing every missile within the! moledietions, both on onr Government officials and those of Spain, hurled them at the crew of the Marke nero, ‘The boat was Arally got off, Ita now believed that the machinery ts defective, and will never serve them to reach thelr destination, and itis even hinted by tome who helped construct them that the eflect of a good squall would be to fend them all to the bottom. The tuz M. Ki: Tiy was handed round by tainly were not € nome of the prosuling Nbation of water sty hie took a agin ols was under fe that when tho meseaze to Congress for December, at the foot of Tw Uy toterninablo hymn, ty the ale "Wood PHOTOGRAPNS ¥ SUN REPORTER tie feast two converts were reeelved Into Churel, winch dut appropriate and with many i last mght in front to hear Qeorgo Francis Train 1h on the Old Fogies of ths Bibl Impeachment of € tative, in de ume eid for the Janitor nov, but met with a rebuff that took his neil, first, that he coald beennse he had not complied with the rules In paying half the cost of the ball at the time of engaging it; and eecondly, thet he could not hove hnd the hall, even Had he pald this money, inaw him with (rue aposton buby wus the other c man Of tilets ve, ply atepped forward to,ae s © was a well-for of Cooper Institw and Brighnn secretary and ¢ opening of the ‘x room wits the the ceremony, A BOSTON DIVORCE SUIT, But how changed the liberty under greater ever stroggied with, even in ber deraest days The Widnapping of 9 & Fliebt to New York -¢ of the Jurtadiciron of the Tombs Ibfleiseh, which had conveyed Me, Delamater and others outeile of Sandy Hook, ta order that the workings of the feet might be seem returned tothe foot of Thirteenth street at 7 P. May towing after It the Celaco, exnboat No. 16, which bad broken some of ite machinery in the lower bay, and was obliged to return and await the departare of the rea due of the fleet, which will be when the Spanish trigate Isabel Catoriea arrives hers from to bejeve brat the Adi would be as grand and have been othera of the past, Cola hy #1 encouragement, army of Mexico, ant let ae #ay tor more intelligence and wealth on her sessed by the entire Liberal party of Mexico. ta Cuvan whoa the me 1 was ashamed to have not have the h_ of November a child, Corinna tolen from the neighborhood of Boston, where the parents had a secret divorce suit pending. Tn the divoree proceedings it was alleged th Lewis had taken Dr. Win, II, Lewis whilo he was humble and unknown, and that she bad educated him, bot that ho had repaid her by equandering the ereator part of her fortune upon oti ‘The div: ypearares of the child, who had been ody of the mother, tare of the Doctor being simultaneous, 1 nw §1,000 reward had beon offered for the recovery of the child, Detective Obicaa Busith and Bton tn search of the Doctor. weveral citics to ‘4 representative red dollars had loeture, and that ashamed to lov flashed over the cable here, 4 Cuban see me and know that Twas an Amer In Mexico Twas py for advertising Uh he trustees might have informed Mr. ‘Ty mach earlier hour; to all of which the when Andrew Jolinso messaxe came—proud to sce Imperialism siseom 1 shamed when Gen, Grant’ sage came, becvise it degr: fiand by end hear a low-b our Prowdent ‘The officers on bor’ the gunboats are all young and inexperienced, ond it is expeeted that serious AltMen'ty will arise, owing to thelr Ignorance of (he English Innguage and the inability of the Americans to speak Sraniab, ‘The fleet is aecompanied by fonr pilots, named Maraden, John Hoxoy, Geo. Sherwood, and —MeCleod. The boats run at the rate of seven note en bovr In good weather. Tt will take them seven days to reach Huvana, The boats have gone, bat Spain te no strongor with them. A rumor Is abrond that the recent active transtorw A men from this city southward was with mn citimate reverence to Cube. New Orleans and Key West and Mobile are to be made @ Some of the leaders of the Urotherhood are known (o be at present in the John Mitchel is in Georgia, and Gen, » Qootiow sround tneog. 1m other States; and tthe wrath of man may be and independence of yonr name on our boo! 20 one here but he told you of oar rule. That's all, sir ; Mr. Train will not take this tnrolt coolly ; th And he also intends to hi of Mnele, therein to hold fe t and the old fogies of the Bible, men were arrayed in front of ‘o hold back tue throug, pliced by the Ci DEGRADING COMPLIMENTS, ‘The Diario de la Marina says of the mestaze: Prostdont Grant woul My ie meseage on thie hing more. We anticipated of the Boston p Lewis wus traced through w York, and here he was finally tracked to 43 Bast Seventieth wirect, where on Sat urday might Le wos arrosted with the ebild, prisoners were iodged in the Franklin street police Wo expected ti ¥i the fustitute jast nig Dodie of rev Cupana and Club dvistico ot and pone hod. Asit 18 we Jook npon the tone of Gy ing Knell of the revoigtionists. lustloe done hor \oa boon shoveling or the rising in it w York be broken of Fenian arm: Yenterday morning, Lewis and the child wors taken before Justice Hogan, and Le that be bad becm arrested ut an utime! not allowed to sce his counsel. granted bim time for that purposc, and in ap hour the party returned with Mr. OE ing for the comp! that the Court had no ju Kl, being his ow aCourt in M 1. it was decided tat t tured and sent to & ‘Thenee ho emigraiod t roaght employment found it not, and ruther than becouse & bu: do ovelled coal at ten or (hrty cents an one OF ® ton na hi police #tation, ordiuary run of police station lo th a gentleman made inquiry cor learning that he is an accom and master of five languages, the nice and found for hin @ orship in a New York colloge, ® complained of overations. he Vor de Cute says, referring to tho Moree that tao wer wenden? Tae United 8 ne proper respect to pai The magistrate ‘The Inst batt made to work La Prensa, Chureh organ, say* Wo connot say that wi George Abbots, te child aiould be plac for 60 mai from Unies Hates as the Ure hoate, «1 rd that the father should bs gg cad ted to remain with her until to day. night in poss chored in the lower the boats remained bere, Annoyance from Mr, Lawrence Demmler, the proprietor of a livery stable at 64 Vandam street, received a notice trom the Board of Health in October requiring him to ley down in his stable weeks after he had compiled with the order he re- cupon visited Col, Horney (0 the Rowd, and his explanation later third notice served upon him demanding $10 Ane for vioiath For thie he could eet ne ‘om the attorney, anon Saturday judement + was odtained against bim Tie judgment had b upon ex parte testimony, The Brooklyn other Distivgall nd Mr Delaman ye them, Abbott Aid not want to destror them, hit he mow awenre that the Tle hoa two boats, we with tornedors. jection Frauds Judare and ‘TUS CUBANS fat oa be beled ow Weery © reed. evinces a more determi: ever before exlubited, are preparing ther knives sind of leaving this expital und or to jolw their comrades. being collected for’ them, great wncriioes, " c trot every patrtys tll now show are. z Distriot Attoroey Mornin haa probea the recent astoundine election tra who have bs w manure box. will blow them determined men are engaged in the adventure. ‘Three hundred Tkoow that iidiet wre, twat Buckley, and Andrew Wav gnother notice, DEATH OF A CARDINAL, second Ward, (co, Brown, Insper aa F. Nevini partment, Wm, ‘A. Brown, Fire Comm!s- The charger, wiles have been anvans and count, refusing to count votes in the ‘or of the Wutir | was accepted, Jewelry is being 0 that the ladies may aud their bro thers, husband’, and fathers to leave for the imme. ‘nennctes inthe College of Cardianta —Probably no Now Appointment entent Connel Cardinal Francis Pontini died on Saturday, Rome on the 11th of December, 1707, ond was mado a Cardinal of the Order of Deacons oa tho Ut! 44 the third or low rate, anit Mone! the ‘tme of hi A heslil ordinance, by the Board. n obtained, le says, wholly Litent spirit of thowe Cubans who have Leen hopiug United Staten wo an they conid have done by le And shops for the batue-teld, the caure more He wus born Wired by Iaw, adding names to the Fr vice thereon, and arraigned to-day aged 72 years, receiving Hiegal accused are to Employment for the Lode On Saturday Hight a Committee fro C. A, vitited tho Mercer street polic 4 in procuring employment for dgera as were whling to wor. ‘They found seventy one persons hu tdied togeth er seventeen were Women. the office of the Axsoet m word YOUNE Ine look for work, of March, 1963 ‘This rank of the orders of Cardi nour Pentint had been no higher at T ere now sixteen va- Newe of Cardinale, HW maks non the Ccumenical Couseil te Tt ts not in toe immediate present that we Ameri » realize (he uegradation drawn apon ws by the misadimnistration of our laws, ngnered her independence, as whe cer ly wall, she ean pownt with derision to ux and “Not any gratitude do we owe you." city to do bin Havana will nt ver open its arins oh us Mexico tas tor rd. PLUMB AND SE Mr. Plamb rem Seeretary Seward py Way homeward, and tae passage with bim fi will of course polson, 1f be can d ngatnat the Cuba De Kodas bas sent an invitation to Secrctary rly to be the guests of Spain while in Every influenee thal 0 Will be employed to prejudice party of Americans 94) were indicted rdsy afternoon and even admitted to boli by the District Attorne, however, have fled, rested dunng 5: such of the trans: ud that the Pr Ailthe vacuncles while ot the S cret D for sheiter, of w Tho Mysteries were invited to ell Perora Jute Ty the country who had come he and they, to the number of about thirty, veceped the offer with thanks. Mudden Doath of elk. Colburn, The Crown Maparp, Doc. 19 that there has been no cha ronment, orf the C onarchy, The Duke of Gen, Prim publicly declares iu the opinion of the on the qnestion of jenon will probably he deciine it, tht vernmeut will pot favor the estallishment of @ Le will stay, 80 says that it had been fraudulently obtained Inesa in Witt Wall Strect Banker. President of the Wall street Exchange Banik, died suddenly at his office, 67 et, on Saturday afternoo Ing a check for un olt triend, nent broker ap puRt cwenty ye tan and his. atrie financial men of New York, farully im Albany, whe wr, Whom he accuses and procuriny dof nix in t forming Nim of the pu rity sent a tel Weation tn vent as he was cash Mr. Colbnen bas banker on Wa bility ava business ed him among the He leaves a wile and he will be buried, ‘4 FROM THE OCEAN CARLES, medistely came on to New York. an t learned that divoroe had been ob ta £100 @ mouth alimony. and erantin Teal estate to the amoint of $574 costs, says that Pe ncver received yny notice of the dly; and that the testimony taken wax wilful perju of the perjured wiines: that distingus The Third Rattotion of Catatonia voluntecrs hae arrived at Havana. Cen. Prelto. commanding at Puerto. MA CaNpaten against the insur BATTLE Lists. eat the erfelad of Kits, Prinetpe, will soon b Jorisuieion of ‘Trinid: Spaniards, 20 stroug, under Matos blerra, inarebed into w Cubun ambusd, wud sufleved & terrible | ss, crovsfire and an enfMaudine fire upon their cneniy. OF the 275 wen but 163 rowurned to Trinidad on the morning of the Oth, aut-Governor of sagua, make # foraro expedit! carted with 700 men, * is etated to bea run. of Mr, Sidney H, Stuart, ¢ udge Ingrohnt show cause wiy the decree and pro- ceedings should not he vacated, Reread ntet the January Interest. Wasmnarox, Dec. 19.—The Secretary of the iven orders for the payment of tho after Friday next withoot of thirty mile The Spiritna Mrs, Fanny Davis The Ceumenical Counei) bas adjonrned to Woed- Women for Beecher. Smith, of South Boston, delivered in the bail at Broad st evening, warmly ver in the offic The Cubius bad botha rene Bishoow protested against the Pope's tnterference in (he delibovations. way and Thirty-fourth street, a BROOKLYN, defended the Kev, Henry Ward Beecher for his part in the recent Astor House "1 The Payme: Hon trom Sagua of the Radical Barber, of 12 Rem knocked dowa by a bizhwayman ta Hieks ‘The pew and extensive public market in Adame street, near Myrtle avenne, was opened on Saturday. Last nivht officer Carpenter, while attem ance tn Hamilton avenue, neat s beaten by & gung of roux! Joseoh G. Hurd, a revenne officer, while searching ‘Treaanry baw Jauuary interest on and if No tustworthy particulars have | lone will be week will give at that date, At & mass meeting of German citiaens yesior. day, resolutions were the courve pursued by Board of Canvusrers, protesting of the election, any the quertion I the courts, B been received here, TORPEDORS FoR THE GUNNOATS. Last July I wrote you that Capt. 1 foam, had secreted @ ears of torpedoes in one of the bays on the south coast of the isinnd, have beon heard lo say, of Inte, that they fear that im tive outs of all the nv- te the new gunboate, on here that several Awer- fu the mouatalus near Gasima- hand gronedes, it tline for its entire payment The Trevsury contains about §105,- 000,000 tn coin, $88,000,000 of which consists uf de- sod in disapprob: ‘unmany Hall, censuring the vaitiat the validity ey Would cater The Rev. Geo, FP. Pentecost, late of Covingt 'v, preached his Introductory sermon as pastor of jarison | lace Haptist Church, Brooklyn, yesterday. Col, Richard Edrieht, who was convicted nearty Leneed Lo ‘ed and now ved torpedoes ere whieh | wil ‘There is reltiabie 6 are ro ia making mtial man, was murdered an: tween 7 and 8 o'clock |; 70 nnd 60 years of age, ft there is every appearance The deed was committed with ‘A reward of $1,000 has Deo, 19.—John Stewart, « ed in ® saddler , wae ageaaei nal wortliy colored servant. emp! shop, near the ontekirts of the by either George Hotfman or George op. Stewart ears since of cing inptested tentiary, has been AMUSEMENTS. Mr. Daly's “Under the Gas- mirably represented, ‘At Wood's the bloades, tho stouo giant, and the Hone shared tu the public admiration, Wallack brings out to-night th for the first time this sexson, imsolf taking the character of Lover. At Booth’s, the 8 common irou stove poker, deen offered. rh cept a thirst for blood, Is usa pohistetl ls biatch Secretary Stanton for Maton, Dec, 19.—The President to-day pon Secretary Stanton andjtendered Lim t place on the Bupreme bench mude Yaoant by the 1 Mr, Stanton accepted tt, id that he would nominate hia irement made the vacancy, whieh would be on Feb. 1, va a SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH, GS ABOUT TOWN, meet this evening af ration a list of cellars oo At the Olym ” Pigs Ught" is bog ‘The defrauded soldiers wi Dr. Harris has in ‘cupled as habitations fn this city, Sergeant I ire Drives nine cv Tne New York Codpes this evening to amend th No, 119, Knights Pill bave thelr Gree annual ball ibis svoning, too near the surface under thy houses, there beng only about twenty feet space left where they caved Only a few days heicre two persona In a trek fo 4 similar hole, where # part of the foundation of the railioad had glven away over some Workings that approached too near the surface, lay * Wild Oats, a 5 Tenet tien Geiek note ig Lot Assoctas” ‘were pitched ‘admirable representation Tiral upon the ‘net ionn biagn or for Kat nist eae Bo rival uooa the Ainerioan sage of, foF At the Grand Opera House, Mr. Lingard and Miss Dunning cuntinue their LOSHES DY FIRE, Ade Sf & Vin Wankle ‘wae damayed slightly by Mire yesterday: HL. James's plane manufactory at W Mara., was burned om Saturday, On Saturday, Wiek ‘The Fisk Corbin Gold C thie city to examine witness ‘old excitement concerning the Big Horn [ns Coutinue# Faxing, ‘The steamboot Rip Yon Winkle tried to reach Rondout on Saturday, but had to put back, William Logan killed John MeCarthy in a dranken quarrel 1a Siaudisb, Me.,on Friday afternoon. Tho ice in the Hudson bas broken away near Germantown, and ts doating down the river in heavy ‘The ram Triumph, lato Atlanta, entered the har- Wend bo ea wh Ald Ann Mevers, aged 21, was seriou: yester. reet, ber clothes catening Ore from. F ond A.M, will haves riday evening, mumittee will come to Yigtomian’? career, da very profitable and en. tertaloing on Lows, $12.00; uo im Herm'tage Association, ball. ia Apslio Hall, on widows abd orphans Capt, John Lang it President, and Lient, Me Watters of the Tribune, ts Seeret Cetera, who dance iu Brooks's Assembly out as its Christinas offering pectacie in Which Th additton to this: to the little folks © sixty children will wake pari are oll the other manifold attractions of tus excel- lently conducted stablishwent, Daly produces thi D Motto,” the play in whieb it is said Mr, Fes Will make lis first eppearunce. Mra, Chanfiau and jeesrs, Davenport, Davidge, The damace ot Trow's fire, (0 Greene street, re- ported th's afternoon, is about $1,000, Originated in @ Closet wader the atal nem The Duke's LATEST LABOK NEWS. ‘The German Demoeratie General Committ 2 fold any Democrat wi any part of the Kepubiican Uickes : Lodge No, 110 1 ball ia Apolic Hall this evening. rutivo market was opened on Saturday Myrtle aveurs, formerly of the Memphis Avalanche, by the Pacific Rallroad ©, B.C, give thelr annus Youd the whe the Bite election, The contract for the lron work of the has been award Miss Davenport, and Lewis, Holland dnd others are of the oust, At Niblo’s “ Little Eu.’ Pg Pi Meee bor of Lewes, Del. 6B o'eloek, wi in Florida, and the Prest- bed to wend Lroops [uF the proto: F pound, Bob y that 1 Will cost Sh6. pew ant Common Prayer Booty anniversary last nl oy Baylour, a Twenty: is brought out 0 will fenve Ban Mon of the eitia ‘The Memphis cotton brokers will form a stoek com- Dany to compress thelr own cotton, rather than cou th the Cousoiidated presede, ears, Was sentenced tn oument for life, for the Wife 1a South Boston last month, igation Company ret a fying machine of eulticient to tot the praeticabulity of the invention of Jobo N, Monroe } novel, “David Copperfeld, rontidlgitateur has greates un | Ww fos or eae ° Heuaemann.—The grei th no less than ing New Yorkers, He opens the Academy + Mie “ola adm for thres years. Fy Rdword Heal ecley, J. O. Dykeman. and ‘Conumsatoners of Es ne of the id Harlem Nailroad, Bupt. Losee, of the Free Labo pat tata Sas furateb: AL INTELLIGENCE, The Hon. Herece Jobn Chamberlain wears any namber of handsome ‘epreadin, aK lawyer, o Wer Aisodauies. |? lonareh, con tani ‘bas eatied for Portla Mosic, and will has decided to eo! su overflowing ‘eo know of no Gotham cam obtain 7 runann’s fairy laud, ane, crear attractions this w ene audience of nce 1p training to join Joyment than at ‘Jury recon monde jail at Cassville, Mo. 1, § prigoner awal ‘aud wife, at their house 1a Barry county, Mo, Leiwe Bates, who had been on trial in Chi bis nephew, w ehti It scemé ‘hat Judge Cardozo’. order Judge Barnara’s omer i ecelver of the Hon. Joba are “Nan, the G A mob broke into the "9 thoroughly, bits ab the foll.es of James W. Beloner, the by Wreseshtrori Siephes Cr Masvert. i'w ¢ aC, Darouster, a a Mt The a alle emann Homeopathic Fungcan ctvect, neat Becned ayente nat elurday ‘erehing convicted of iapaslaugiter, p aod seatenced to the Penitentiary for one year, ° pospital om Monday Nicholas Troesch bas just obtained a “ss ¢ Colambus, Chl 10 box offices at on management. Speculation is rife as to who shail lead in the Pat {cwhorver wilt’ tis favorite,” °* rae Rey. Dr, John Bee yet was re ta M8 Tiivols tale oveaing,on * Ths Mothsr Cousens Hired lat Son the the lovometive be w wa from the car Std ee. te

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