The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 18, 1870, Page 2

~ The eS Tun. It Bhines for All WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1810. Amusemen: Hooth's Theatre—Fus vs. Gooe, Tiryant’s Minstrete--sboo My. Kxeuratona Erie Matlway, Fréwch "Thentre—tady of Lyon Pechier Fifth Avenue Theatre—Frou-Frow. E7986 Sopra Hoase—Trirs Teuptatons Ke rT Tosaas. hy & Leon's Minstrels, 12 Vroadmay. Lydis Thompron Troupe Te * yMtrela, 885 Brokiway. Tadhbmahy (rand Combinavion ‘The Reach Preumatle Tanmel—Open to Visor Wallack’s—The Lancers. ‘air One with ionde Wig. Mates, The daily circulation of Tus Sun during tha last week, which ended on Saturday, Mity 14, was as follows aR Aggregate datiy circulation last week, 620,100. Arerage daily circulation dur ing the week, 103,350, Daily average dur the previous week, ending May 7, 101,967. The Election of Yesterday in this City ~— Unprecedented Frauds. The pretended consideration for which tho Republicans in the Leyislature sold their birthright last winter, was the obtaining of an honest and efficient election law for this city. This was the excuse offered in their be- halt by the 7ribune. Now, the preciss value of the article for which the Republican party bartered its honor, and its hopes of future success in the Btate, was fully tested yesterday. Nover be- fore were our citizens disgraced by so cor. rupt and infamous an election, Repeating was the order of the day, Full scope was afforded for this by the condition of the registry. Everytody who had thanged his residence since the last election entered his name anew; but as ® general tule none of the old entries were crased Tien of course a large number of really new names were now reyistesed, including a considerable body of colored men. This rwelled the registry to 184417 names, and of course afforded ample opportunity for the gangs of repeaters that shamelessly perambu- lated the city from morning till night. In one of the wards about eleven hundred negroes wero rogistered ; but, lo! when the newly enfranchised came to the ballot boxes, judge of their amazement upon learning that white repeaters had already voted upon noarly five hundred of their names! And 4 an exquisitely ridiculous commentary upon this audacious procesding, when a few negroes subsequently tried to vote upon their own names, tey were arrested as repeaters! The repeaters scarcely tried to avoid dis. covery. Young scoundrels, after voting upon one set of naines, under certain dis guises, would sally into the street, aud with- Insight of the polling places exchange and mix up their disguises, aud then go back and vote again under another set of nanies. The reprular price for spurious votes in cor. tain localities fifteen dollars each. After pocketing the wages of iniquity, men would openly boast that they had made a good thing out of the swindle. Ought we to be surprised at this ostenta- tious exhibition of perjury, fraud, and corrup- tion? Certainly not. When honorable Sena- tors and Assemblymen will sell their votes in the Legislature to pass a city charter, ought we to be amazed that unkuown dwell ere in tho slums of this metropolis will sell theirs at the first election under that char- ter? Can Republicans who stood by and witnessed this base betrayal of hivh trusts at Albany in April, now complain that the Dem. ocrats of New York take advantage of it in May? IfMessrs. ALvorp, Hustep, Kenner: py, Wooprn, and LirrLesoun opened the tluices of frand and rascality at the Capitol last winter, can their constituents and party asso- ciates lift up thelr hands in horror because the scum of this city pass through? Did they not know that Swerny, Twuep, and O'HALL bought them for this very purpose t Having sold out to Bia 81x, do these gentle men propose to get squeamish when be go cures the delivery of that which he pur. chased ? was pS Free Love in the Soro: The club of women known as the Sorosia had the McFanLanp case up for considera tion, as might have been expected, at their meeting last Monday evening. Resolutions were unanimously adopted by the club, amid a siorm of applause, denouncing Mr, McFan- LAND and the course taken on his trial by his counsel, and approving in the warmest terms the conduct of Mrs. McFARLAND, Mr. Ricu- anpson, Mrs. CaLnounN, and Mrs. SincLarm, Mrs. “ Riciuarpson,” as Mra. McFar.anp is called, in defiance of the fact that her pre- tended marriage with Mr, Ricuanpson was an entire nullity, is pronounced by one of the resolutions to be “an innocent and deeply injured woman, whose greatest fault was an error of judgment in remaining 6o long with @ man who had forfeited every claim to her respect, and outraged every instinot of her womauly uature ;” while another declares that “the late ALnunt D, RIcHARDsON, in offering honorable marriage to Mra, McFan- LAND in her distress and misfortune, instead of the insulting ‘ protection’ too common in such cases, acted in a courageous, noble, and generous manner, and is deserving of the estecm and admiration of every true woman. Now, we have no wish to find fault either with the judgment or the taste of the women of the Sorosis. We must protest, however, against tho illogical reasoa which they give for their encomiums of the guilty pair. ‘Tuey undertake to assert that McFanvanp’s trial illustrated the as- Bumption by a husband of the owner. ship of h's wife, and they denounce it eccordingly as “a shame to mavhood, an in- sult to w upon our c With all due respect to the » the MCPARLAND trial illus trated no such thing, What it prov the settle ion of the publie marriage is & sacramental compact, in- dissolublo for any cat except that ad mitted in the Scriptures, Mrs. McFAnLAND in the course of this trial appeared to be guulty, not of separating from a brutal and abusive husband, but for Letrothing herself toglover, aud attempting, under cover of ® secret and fraudulent divorce, to marry him in defiance of the Jaws of Christianity and of this State. She says herself in her shood, and a deep disgrace lizution,” Boros. recent confession that the very next evening: after she fled from her home, she not oply allowed Mr. Ricrranpson to speak to her of love, but that when he spoke all her heart went out to him as freely as the river flowed toward the sea, This passion could not have sprung into existence in a single day, It must have been growing during all the period of her acquaintance with Rici- Anpson, and she could not but havo known it. Whether they wero actually guilty of adultery or not, they were morally guilty of it; and this is what makes their conduct 80 criminal in the estimation of all right-think- ing people. A subsequent resolution of the Sorosis, passed at this same meeting, declares that marriage is “a holy and God-ordained insti- tution, based upon the equal interests, equal affections, and equal rights of the contracting parties.” Mr. McFARLAND, therefore, had some rights, and those rights Mr. Riomarp- SON invaded. It is not a violation of ownership with which he is charged, but a corruption of the marriage bond, and making love to a woman and engaging her to marry him while she was still another man’s wife. If the case had been reversed, if Mra. McFan- LAND had been an intolerable shrew and tor- ment, and some attractive woman had sought to win her husband from her, does the Soro- sis: pretend that she would have had no right to resist and resent the seduction? We are assured that some of the prominent members of the Sorosis make no secret of their approval of free-love practices as well as principles. One of the speakers last Mon- day, we are informed, has borne the relation of wife to two men who are still in the flesh, and has eaten at the table and lodged in the house of her first husband, or companion, as she calls them, during her connection with hor second “companion.” We will not be so unjust as to suppose that the whole club is composed of persons of this character; but respectable women will do well to be careful how they commit themselves to declarations which are really, if not apparently, nothing but statements of the broadest freelove theories, ae Unconstitutional Legislation—Is Comp. troller Connolly’s Appointment Valid % The election law passed at the last ses sion of the Legislature provided that at yes- terday’s election Inspectorsof Election should be chosen by the people for the el.ctions of the ensuing year. The city tax levy re- pealed this provision, and remitted the ap- pointment of the inspectors to the Board of Police Commissioners as heretofore. Nevertheless, Inspectors of Election were voted for in this city yesterday, just as if the tax vy had made no reference io them, It seems to have been conceded by the leaders of both political parties, that inasmuch as the appointinent of Inspectors of Election has no connection with the taxes of the city, so much of the tax levy as relates to it is void, by reason of that provision of the Stato Constitution which declares that no local Dill shall cm Urace more than the one sul ject expressed in the tide. But here comes ina much mere serious and weighty matter for consileration. The which unconstitutionally at- pted to interfere with the election Inw, also attempts to do a variety of other equal- ly unconstitutional things. Among them, it took the election of the City Comptroller from the por in whom it is vested by the new chiurter, and gave it to the Mayor. What is worse, the Mayor has assumed that this provision is valid, and has appointed under it Mr. Rrewanp B. Connou.y to be Comptroller. Now, it is plain that if the levy could not change the clection law, it cannot certainly change the city charte and thus tho appointment of Mr. CONNOLLY is void. SEN es Taxing Places of Amusement. In Gen, ScnENck’s new Tax bill, reported in the House of Representatives on Monday, the purpose of suppressing places of publi amusement by excessive taxation is scarcely concealed, Under the existing law theatres aro obliged to pay @ license fee of $100 a year, and a tax of two per cent. upon their gross receipts, Gen, SCHENCK proposes to make the license $200, and the tax upon the gross receipts three per cent. The amount of the license is a matter of little importance. If no other impost were levied upon them, it would be quite practicablo to require theatres to pay a license of $500 or $1,000 a year; but to tax their gross receipts is altogether unjust When they are making handsome profits they are perfectly able to pay such a tax ; but as it often happens that a theatre is carried on for montbs together at a loss, a tax of three per cont. upon the gross receipts then becomes exccedingly onerous, The proper way would be, either to levy a large license fee, or to charge three or five per cent. upon their pro- fits. An establishment whose gross recvipts ore less than its expenditures, ought not to be taxed upon ite receipts. In such circumstances the tax becomes grossly oppressive, and tends to destroy the business, and to deprive the Government altogether of the revenue which it derives from that source. We trust that when this bill is brought up for debate and final action, the attempt to en force such severe and unjustifiable taxa tion upon theatres will be abandoned. icttinteisiattindtin-amcerree The Naval Committee of the House made a field day of it last Friday. They came near doing very creditable and proper action in voting prize money to the officers and crew of the Kearsarge, for sinking that pest of the ocean, the Alabama, off Cherbourg. It is high time that the debt of the nation to those gallant di fenders of the flag was liberally liquidated ; and it is to be hoped that Congress may promptly pass the bill as reported, While the House failed to do @ really com- mendable act, it was not backward in striking o blow st the very life of the service, when it passed bills renotating officers who have been justly and legaily placed npon the retired list by wteut boards of examination No one who is acquainted with the standard of examination f officers im the naval service will assert that it is too high or too dificult for mien of ordinary ability to successfully pass, When candidate for promotion such an ¢ proof positive that he is not fitted for th ts to pass sumination, it is | ' | An officer, whether oa find tine, if he so desires, to tion towhich he asp shore ov at sea, study any branch of his profession, and so to | prepare himself as easily to passa strict exami- nation at the hands of a board of skilful and ex- perivnced oflicers, ‘There ean therefore be no excuse for an officer fuiling to meet the reauisite test, and to show himself competent to All's higher grado. If be eannot, he should have no. place in our navy. Congrons seems to think otherwise. It reinstates all tho “bilged”” officers, and gives them the place of the list which they would have held had they proved competent before the examining boards, This is all wrong. It is a flagrant act of in- justice to meritorious officers to be jumped by any unfit man who has political influence, While promotion is so slow, the surreptitious addition of dozen or more officers to the higher grades is a serious matter, and ought not to be permitted. If genuine merit and profes- sional attainments and experience are to be dis- regarded, the service will soon go to the bad. It cannot stand up under the weight of all the in. competence that Congress is foreing upon it, — A strong and wo hope a successful effort is making in Boston and Philadelphia to accumu- late « fund for the education of the orphan chil- dren of the late gallant Commander B. P, Wie Lis, who went down with the corvette Oneida, off Yokohama, Mr. R. B. Forves, of Boston, has taken steps to make provision for this little needy, fatheriess group, and the Navy and patriotic citi- tens of the East are nobly responding to his quict sppeals, On Friday last Me, Forons had re- ecived €8,938, mostly from the Navy. Mr. Gronos W. Buoxr will receive any sums that may be contributed 1n this city. eon The Messager Franco-Américain learns from Washington that the envoy of the Domin- ican Government and Mr. Fist have signed an additional treaty on the proposed annexation of the Republic of St. Domingo, According to this new treaty, the exchange of ratifications is post- poned for a considerable period, The article by which the public lauds of St. Domingo were pledged as a guarantee for the domestic debt of tts Government is stricken out, The Govern- ment of the United States becomes bound to pay one million and a half only, which is to be applied to the payment of the foreign creditors of St. Domingo. If this sum should execed the foreign debt, the excesss is to be applied to pay- ing the domestic debt; but, in any event, the United States do not become responsib le for this latter debt. These additional stipulations relieve the original treaty of one or two of its odious features ; but they will hardly suffice to reconcile the people to the annexation of a difficult, costly, and uncertain civil war, When the Spaniards annexed St. Domingo, they did not even pay as much as @ million and a half, but they were obliged at last to abandon the island, neverthe- less, leaving 25,000 soldiers buried in its soil, and owing some thirty millions of dollars spent in the vain endeayor to subdue its turbulent aud warlike people. i. anny ‘The Holy Facher continues to wage a bit- ter warfare against the newspaper men in the rual City, and especially against the bold cor- pondents of the London Zimee and the Augs- burg Gazette, It seems that, whatever the degree of secrecy imposed upon the Coumenicalists, their discussions ooze out in some way or other, and His Holiness is engaged in an ardent investi- gation of the sources of this leak and in the hope. less task of stopping it. As usual, ladies and diplomats are implicated, It scems that the ladies su in learning the secrets from the cardinals and report them to the diplomats, who in their turn vie with each other in making these confidential revelations the subject of official d patches, In fact, the more confidential the com- munication, the more important it becomes to bruit it about, All this fiils the Holy Father's mind with « + tribulations, which we regret, We advise His Holiness when he holds the next Geumenical to allow no reporters in Rome ex cept those trom this city, who are as remarkable for discretion as for skill ang valor. Whatever may be the issae of Tufallibility, Roman report- F past vagaries, can hardly Gen, Wine, a Kentucky Unionist and gallant officer, sails next Saturday with his ace complish » for Quito, on the gratuitous task of representing the United States in little Eeua- dor, Since Congress foolishly persists in retain. ing these superfluous missions, we trust that they will not be violently suppressed by earth. quakes, but that Gen, Wixa and his wife will in due time return ssfely to Kentucky. M. Lanounaye’s aeceptance of a place in the French Cabinet is no doubt @ feather in Bo- NaPante's constitutional cap, But how long will he stay there? That is tho question; and to judge from the busty retreat of Dano and h associates, it is not at all likely that Lanovuay connection wi 8 vial administration will the imp bo of long duration, sapere In another columa we publish an account of the departure of an expedition which is said to e sailed in aid of Cuba, If such an expedition has reully started, we cor- dially wish it success; and in this we know we express the feeting of every true American, Wo believe that, if both previous failure aud subse- quent success ere guarantees of experience, the gentlemen in ehurge of the Upton have been ad- mirably selected, We are credibly informed that Mr. Lorma Ropents, the Spanish Minister in Washington and the client of Mr. Sipxer Wensrer, visited this city last week, and was an eyv-witvess of the departure of the Upton, and of the euthusiasmn of the people on the neighboring wharves. We inier, consequently, either that Mr. Roneers was thoroughly convinced of the certainty of her capture by the Delamater gunboats, and had pre- viously given to his friend the Hon, Hamiurox Fisn his consent that she should leave, or that Mr, Fis bad persuud d Mr, Rouxurs that the feelings snd sympathies of the American people had already been as grossly disregarded as they could be with safety, Or is it pos: slave-t ble that the paniurds of Hava e instructed their trusty agent to be a little more economical in spending their gold? wcgeitl Un LO Sel The Bra Jupau is prominently mentioned asa candidate for Mayor at the uext election, Ilis ranning powers can hardly be equalled by those of any other of the popular favori Under his administration the laws ugainst aui- mals running at large in the streets would be rigorously enforced. ean Julge Boswortit says that he does not know of any frauds committed by tho Inspectors of Election, Will he have the goodness to read the reports of the scenes at the polls yesterday, in which his inspectors took their full part, and then say if he still remains in the same blissful state of ignorance? ‘The people, however, will not view the matter ia the same light that Judge Boswourm does, They know that frauds were perpetrated far exeveding anything ever before attempted ina free country; and they will bold the Police Commissioners responsible for these crimes, Without th seut and codpesation they could never have tiken place, - —— lent on the Elevated Railroad on b stroot, on Monday, eame as a terrible on Gov, Horewys's refusal to sign Ki a1 bill, The people want ssportation up and down town The The present surface horse railroads, if multiplied threefold, would fail to meet their wants; the Underground ‘Tunnel is 60 uncertain an experi- ment that capitallsts will not touch it; and the Governor would not allow the Arcade road to be built, AM that was left to try was putting o THE SUN, railroad up into the air, and that we see now in- ‘volves so much peril that its success is more than doubtful. What are poor people to do for houses at reasonable rents? An act of tardy and incomplete justice is proposed by Mr. Srewant, in an amendment to tho Appropriation bill now before Congress. His amendment provides that “from and after the first day of January, in the year of our Lord 1870, the salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States shall be $12,000 per annum, and the salary of each of the Associate Justices of said Court shall be $10,000 per annum, to be paid in the manner now provided by law. And the salary of Judges of the Circuit Court and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Distriet of Columbia shall be $6,600 per annum; and the salary of District Judges, the Jadges of the Court of Claims, and the Associate Judges of the Su- preme Court of the District of Columbia shall be $5,000 per annum,” The meagre salaries of our United States Judges have been the subjeot of frequent and indignant comment by all whose Attention has been called to them, and Mr. Staw- ant’s amendment should not fail of adoption, ee The self-posseased and dignified manner in which Gen. Gorcovrta id the brothers Aaveno met their fate is noteworthy, and will bear fruit, Both the Aavenos were very young men, boys in fact, and one of them left school in Troy only a few months ago to join the patriot ranks. The demeanor with which these men faced @ death disgraceful only to the savages who inflicted it, fully corroborates the Hon. Mr, Semwer’s opinion of the Cubans when he com- pared them to the Seminoles of Florida, At least, such is probably Mr, Svxen’s opinion, — Tt has been determined that the Hon. Watrer Rocus shall be appointed as the fifth Commissioner of Taxes, salary not less than £10,000 a year, This office, it will be remem- bered, wa’ created by @ clause in the tax levy, and is accordingly of doubtful legality. Consid- erable opposition has been made to tho appoint- ment of Mr. Rocne, onthe ground that he has never been a member of the Citizens’ Associa- ciation; but it has been overruled by Messrs. Tween and Sweexr, This place in the Tax Commission was originally intended for the Hon. Tuomas Jerrensox Baun, distinguished as the uncle of the Hon, Perrn Bann Sweeny ; but it ba now been arranged that the Hon, Mr. Barr shall be one of the Commissioners to finish the new Court House, while the Hon, Mr, Rocua, who was not willing to take that office, goes into the richer and more dignified field of the Tax Com- mission. We venture to suggest that Mr. Rocus should now join the Citizens’ Association, and thus remove the slight unpleasantness which the idea of his appointizont has created among the members of that most select and virtuous insti- tution. Or perhaps it would be the same thing if he should contribute every year « handsome sum toward its expenses, Those expenses are heavy, for the Citizens’ Association is not mean in the matter of salaries, Let Mr. Rocns think of it. a —_so Gen, Grant's brother-in-law, the Rev. Mr. Cramen, at Leipsic, has been the vietim of a dastardly assault, and war has not as yet been de- red against the King of Saxony. It is cer. tainly magnanimous on the part of the President not to make international quarrels ont of the bos- tile encounters of his br in-law, Bat it should be borne in miod that the gentleman in question, unlike the brothers-inlaw of Amerienn citizens, occupies an official position. her most The least to be done © the circumstances would be for Mr. Baxcnorr to proceed to AveR- wrcu’s Keller at 1 , where personal colli- sions in that city have generally taken place since aust, and to institute an offi- » the extraordinary complications n culminated in somebody or other laying his hand upon a clergyman, an American Vice- Consul, and a brother-in-law of the President of the Republic. Judge Boswonrn, President of the Board of Police Commissioners, bas favored us with a message to the effect that he is not aware of any- thing fraudulent having been done by the In- spectors of Election who were appointed by his Commission, We are glad to have this assur- anee of Judge Boswonrn’s complete ignorance of their ruscalities, There are few other politicians in this city who could claim for themselves the same ignorance with any expectation of being believed. — The great VALLANDIGHAM is said to have manifested his convictions in favor of woman's suftr This will strengthen him considerably as a candidate for the Presidency, roy COMMODORE S8TEV. 8 WILL, Two Million Dollars in Dispute—Is the Gift ot the Stevens Battery to New Jersey Valid? Trentos, » May 17.—The May term ofthe Court of Chancery commenced to-day with ify cases on the list, The most important case is that of Martha B.:Stevens aad others vs, Wm. B. Ship- pen, and others, ‘This isa suit for the construction of the wil of the late Fuwin A. Stevens, of Hoboken, to have the Court determine whether cer- tain claritwble bequests and the gilt of the Stevens battery to tho Stite of New Jorsey aro valid, A resolution is now pending in Congress, authorizing New Jersey to receive this war vessul, and the cave {s not to be argued autil after Congress has acted upon it, » Attorney General anpears to protect the Interests of the State, and Hon, Leon Abbatt for the executors aud the children of tie testaior, The ount involved in tue ‘begnest in tie dispute is over two milion dollars, The case has been set down for argwuent on singe 16, at Jorsey City, — -- TUE GRECK BRIGANDS, oS A Private Letter, Written jast Before the Capture of the Banditt, From the Beening Post, Arimess, April 20,—A deep gloom hangs over nger from tie ex! ota Greek Lich is situate t im the vicinity of the where the brigand band ty Bow resting, re- at they say that nothing less than amu @ accepted. tution utterly prev iy such act off art of the Crown, ox- cepting for poli when they Lave been tried by the judi ertainod that there is bat one Greek a8 Dood bund. ‘They are all Albanians; aud there ts I the Heilente nature in that race. which has aye b by the Grecks, Tiyron sys: ierce F » (What mast Albi hia’s outlaws be?) No people are so detested and dreaded by their nelgubors as the Albanese, ‘The Greeks baraly regard them as Caristians, nor the ‘Turks as Mosiems ; in fact, they are 4 mixture of boul, and sometimes neltbor.” ‘Their habits are pre- datory; all are armed, and some of the tribes are Wweachervus.” ‘This was written during the Turkish timos, and it is not likely theirs character las essentially changed, for tuey were never united to Greece oper, hud daring the wat of Independence tout in Sow iusiances, against the Greeas, The English press will pour oat viuls of wrath upon the Grovks Jor nug puliing down brigondage, Yot where is the man whocan tell how it cau be done? Fow com- n 40 to » been y to troups r which the outiaws flee, k, Purkish protection tddwn revestediy, but to exting vil is shout a dificult aw id pat ont a pralric fre withont water, It is often said, Why ts not the whole army ‘of Grevee (about 12.00) inva) sent to capture and to kill these fellows ‘Tho diswer ts army isin ous and posted throug kingdom, 8 withdraw woul! be Lo expose those pr: vinecs to attacks of this nature, ‘Phe mountain barrier Je anot and also ble, or ‘An army and not a nad dar in: wer is appr ay their plan vtlacks, and. ai ain no one Ke tar "this brigai Duvivess will operate to keep away visitors I ea fay ¢ but It is certain, so far as dunger is conc Ki there is re lly now Motning to apprehend, After Qiis beavy and wholly unexpecte drigands will be too well looked alter by the mili- tory to dare to show their faces. At oll ¢ Hue of travel has pot yet turned; sixty fires) ar- rivuis at the holeis from the Kast’ prove this fuc! among them are many Americans, il stroke the DNESDAY, MAY 18, 1870. iin DASHES MERE AND THERD BY THE SUN'S REPORTERS, worthy ‘Tho Winnipes Rebellion—Tho English Reyal Comminsioner—Hir Htaiferd Northcote ye Princes of Erie. Yesterday Sir Stafford Northcote went from ‘the city on the Kirie Railroad to viet Ningara~ Palle Previous to entering on his duties asa Royal. Gom- missioner in investigating the quarrel of the Winoi- pegcers with the Government of Cxnada. On Mon« day Sir Stafford visited Mosers. Fisk and Gould at the genoral offices of the Erie Railroad, and was shown over the building by Mr. Fisk. Ho after- wards entered into a discussion with the Princo of Erio about the condition of the road, and was mach Interested in the account of the bates with Drew and Vanderbilt, and later stiil with the great Burt, the pretended representative of the English Erio svockholdors. Bir Stafford exprossed surprise that Mr. Fisk had so easily vanquished such powortul opponests, Tho distinguished Englishman, with Lady Northcote and his two sons, was accompanied to the Erie Railroad devot by President Gould, Movers. Henry Harley, Duitley Field, Goo, Croncn . And other gentlemen eounectod with the Kite ron d. Hero magnificent ‘car, which awakened the admiration of Lady Northoote been provided for the party, and, after thanking Mr, Gould for the courtesy shown them, they started on their way to behold one of the greatest nataral wonders {in the world. —— The Genial sane sad Visite the Sam Mice. ‘We had the pleasure of a visit at the Suw office yesterday from the Hon, Michael Connolly, the great favorite ofthe Democracy of the Twonty- second Wurd, He was in splendid health and spiri looking much better than the "portrait of him which of late has been so common among the people. We have no doubt he could beat Weston or any other of the celebrated pedestrians on ® lomg race. Phe reason of his great exploits in fost walking is to be found in his tremendous muscios and im- mense lungs. One imperfection in our secount of the impounding of Michael Grok's cow requires to de set right, in Justice to Judge Connolly, He as- sures us that if he known the cow belonged to Michael Grob she shoald e been driven home to hor owner and notto the public pound. While the Big Judge i# sternly faithful in tee performan of every public daty, he is not insonsiple to the ob- Neations of private friendship and netehborly kind ness, Besides, he can take a joke as well us any other man, —— A Diamond-Amaggling Myntery. On Monday afternoon an unknown native of Switerland arrived at this port, and was subso- quently arrosted by United States officers on a charge of smuggling diamonds. Le was searched, and goms larger and more brilliant than those which grace the Mnen of our city fathers were found in his posses- sion. His captors took the gems and thé man be- fore Commissioner Botts for examination, and with- Out examination he was held in $60,000 bail, The * stranger” found wealthy bondsmen at once, and ‘was released ; but his name was withhold. A United States Axelatant District Attorney professed to know nothing of the case, untii reminded that Mr. Betts had naned him aq the prosecator, anil tien be de- cuined to reveal any of the particulars, It is said that a leading sewing machine manafacturer became the bondsman of the Swiss prisoner, palette Fanwood. Yesterday several hundred visitors assisted at the fifty-first annual meeting of the Institution for ‘the Instruction of the Doaf and Damb, on Washine- ton Heights. The election for Directors for three years resulted as follows: Harvey P. Peet, LL. D., Rey. Dr. William Adams, William Niblo, Ben- gat H. Field, tue Rev. Dr. Thomas Cailandet, onry K. Bogert, the Key. FA. P. Barnard, D. D, LL. D,, and Wittiam A. Wheelock, w inetitacien since it reecived its charter in 1817 has rescaed trom mora! darkness 1,553 deal mut The City Club bave ordered of A. Hampton, grate and fender maker, a summer mirror, on which is cut a large Indian, whieh wo doubt is to represent W. M. Tweed, The mirror is to beoa exhibition to-day at 23 Prince strect. ‘The Indian will be in gold and colors. ‘The goul ant silver are vulou by & patens process, and canuot be destroyed by Leat or dunpnoss. ———— Dinbolical Attempt at Murder, Some wretch having a spite against C, Welling kamp, an eating wiloon keeper xt 62 Chureh siroot, yesterday morning threw @ tin box full of explosive articles down into his saloon through a skylizht, Mr. Weilingkamp's cook, who was at work, nar- rowly escaped with bis li'e, several articies being between tim and tke explosion, Considerable dam= age was doue by the particles flying around. pasaleaiocsta Norway's Independence. The Norwegians in large numbers from New York, Brooklyn, and neighborhood, celebrated the flit; sixth anniversary of Norway's independence from Deomark in St. Josepa's Home, Kighth street, South Brooklyn, yesterday, The festivities consist- ed of a concert in tne evening by a Norwegian tind, 4 banquet With xveeches from | rominent geatiemen, Gnd a ball lasting through the eutire night. gitentaltsartioe Highwayman Arrested by a Policeman. Mr. James Cull, of De Kalb avenue, Brooklyn, was attacked near his residence early yesterday morning by two ruflans, who knocked him down and utvempted to rob bia, Oflcer Powors heard his cries, and, runming to the place, arrested Joli Gregory. ees Progress of the Chess Teuroament Forty games have already been contested, Mr. Mason is still ahead, with ten games won to one lost, The Baron von Frankenberg shows a score of six won against two lost, Mr, P. Perrin has won three and lost one, and Mr, Brenzinger has won two games and lost o1 The Oret-ciass players have not yet tested their sirengua, Easy Work for the Champions. At Jersey City yesterday the Champions van- quished a suburban Club called Oak Leaf. ‘Tne tol- lowing is the seore by innings: Champion, 210 6 8 0 8 2 an Oak Leal Pig ae Weak eat Ws TO Wake Yi Baa a HOW TO RUN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, say A Parent's Experience ia Ward School No. 27—The Sun Kaising the Dead-Dry Boues Shaken Up. To the Ldwor of The Mun, Sim: Having read the communication in your issue of the 13th inst., under the title * How to Run a Public School," allow me to thank you for the readiuess with which you. publish the commanica tions of your patrons, the press being the only wie- dium of communication from individaals to the pub- lic, Having had the same experience in Ward School No. 27, in Bast Forty-second street, [ believe every word of W, D,'s statement in regard to Scl.ool No, 3% Only let tho scores of pareais who haye suffered from the same cause speak through your bright luminary, and the abuse complained of will soon be corrected, for I (ally belleve in and acknowl oie the power of THE SUN Lo raise the dead. Some months azo T asked tbe qaestion through your Jour: nal: Is the streetcleaning contractor dead? Aver the strong rays of Tux SUN that shines (or all bad penetrated the grave of chat tilustrivus individual, he not only came to light, but there was a shaking among the dry bones, Dead rats, dogs, and cats came forth, and with siow and solomn tread moved off. ‘Tae last known of them, Wiey werv on Loug Isiand, raising corn, J. KM, New Yons,,Bust Fifty-secoud stroot. Another Man's Views-Ilo thinks a Boy o Hickod o Blinking bis Kyo, To the Kastor of The Sun. Sia; I bave read what W. D. wrote about Ward School 82, und I think he is one of thoss wae can see a mote tn another body's eyo, but can’t soo 4 beam in his own, Ho gets quite indiznant for the pert young miss telling him, * If you do not like th rules bere, you can send your children elsewhere, I would say the same, and yot consiser myseif quite but it seems that the poor Kehoul texcher rded by some, not as their children’s Instruc- but their slave, He says bis boy only bi but be don't kuow whether it was an nk ora disrespectful one, whetuer he in a blinkor oF blinked only ja4t Last one thine, nly allow a teacher average common s we find you Would not be sent fur, only your of School for sence Wis sidered necessiry, ' Bai piere ure those who don't waut to hear of their enildren's faul 0 are not salisiiod if (hey are wok more 10.1; who Want a royal road of cull ‘on, aud WhO are, in geaeral, industriogs pnptl who was not er, nor diiTever know of butan idle one to comp : om ever Know a Wise fu 4 cull against nis teneder, for when the pupil learns to dis Fo-pect tie teacher, Rood by lear) If your culidren ‘were pro; control, they would not, When expeliod from scioul, ston nluying on the streot without your pormixsion, and with those bad boys who have such careless ‘There must oe a screw loose somew)ere tome, or W. D, wowa not be w fur sv often. Lot hira' look and soe if at's wot wo, Hat i oul OF 60, wud then apoio erly under your own rei | TEMRRIVIC RAILWAY ACCIDENT. —— Caving of an Embankment at Pequan- nook, Peat Worke-The Tumbling of a Gravel Train Filled with Laborer: oalous Escape from 1 Laborers Wor Shortly after noon yesterday # serious accident occarred On the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern Railroad, at the Pequannock Peat Works, about ten miles from Paterson. At this place there are flour hundred feet of trestle work over a ruvine, Which it is proposed to fill in, On Saturday a por- on’ gavo way, precipitating two cars below, but ‘fortunately no one was injured. The break wae re paired, and yesterday at noon ® lone gravel train loaded with dirt was baexed ap on the brides. The train was crowded with laborers, who were to shovel Off the dirt as soon as the cars arrived at the proper place, ‘The fourth car was just on the trestle, when the whole stractate cave way. Four hundred feet of heavy bridge work and the four cars fell thirty feet below in an utter wreck, together with the laborers who were on the cars, It is singular that any escaped, but thore wnburt soon crawled out and at once began tho work of reiieving the injured. Eleven of the laborers in all were serioasly tn- Jared. It is singular that none were killed, but each is the fact, Three had lees broken, four had their arms broken, and the others of the en had bones bros A number of the others were also severely bruived. Their injuries were attended lo by Dr. C. 1. Van Winkle. of Little Falls, after which they were borne to thelr homes. ‘The country abonnds in precipitous ledges and deep ravines. The whole line of the new road in a succession of trestle works, embankments and cats, ——— THE SEARCH FOR £10,000. Notes —-Suapte! Repar Young's Accom- plished Detectives. The public is somewhat interested in the ad- Yertisoment that as been 60 extensively posted and published of late by Mestre, Howland & Asoinwail, offering $5,000 for the recovery of a number of Bank of England notes, worth £10,000 or thereabouts, whieh have been stolen trom parties in England, but the payment of which has been stopped. It is now months since the reward was first ofered, but the advertisements stit! appoar daily as before, AS8wN reporter on Monday called at toe oMco of Messrs, Howland & Aspiawail, in South street, to inquire what progress had been made in the recovery of the lost notes, He was told that the firm were as much in tho dark as before, He was accordingly about to quit the place, when he was arrested by a question from a tall gentleman, with rather sharp features and head slightly bald. ‘*What caused you to make this inquiry?” he isked. ‘The reporter earnestly farseverated than it was neither more nor less than 9 desire to serve the pub- Hie that bad prompted his visit; but that was too thin, altogether, Ie couldn't make the tall gentie- man Detleve that, You must know synething about these notos, What is it you lave y “Weil,” said tho reporter, 1 \orivw ly, ‘since sligat rumor about some notes having been recovered." And where did you hear tais 1” “Down in Broadway.” “In a detective oMice ? asked the tall gentieman . “No, not in a detective oftice, though tt might have been a detective who told m * Come, come, out with it! he sakt encouraging- ly; “it will be to your interest to tell us what you know, There's the reward—$5,000 ; you can have At, if you earn it. “Well,” replied the reporter, who had by this time become remarkably mysterious, “I would like to earn that reward, and no mistake; but I think it would be best for me to keep mum as yet. I'll see if what I know can be substantiated, and then Wil pay you another visit, I thought you know it al- ready.” ‘At any rate,” observed the tall gentleman, "you will leave us your address f°? “Oh, certainly," replied the reporter, and ten derod is card. As tie did #0, the tall gentleman's sharp features became still sharper. “What namber in Broadway did you say you heard this! he asked, “No number.” But no; what was that you said about aman on a spree—spending money “Not a word, long or short, Not by along sight.” And with that the reporter lef the office, He looked several times around to see that there was no detective dogging his footsteps, assuming that, since he bad been mistaken for a detective, a de- lective might be sent after him, — TRINITY'S ANNEKE JANS PROPERTY, The Charch Enjoi Ualt Ju siantical Money Bagwin a Fix. The story of the heirs of Anneke Jans is ever old, ever wew. Trinity Church holds their ancient patrimony with a grip of steel, but they have an abiding fait in (he retributive justice whieh mast eventually prevail in their bebalf, One hundred and fifty years have elapsed since the shrewd leaders of the Englisl Episcopal Communion of this isiaud ex. tended the fence of the old King’s Farm at its south. ern extreme, on Robinson street, until it reached » point near Greenwich village, corresponding with the line of CLristopher strvet, thus embracing the land to which Madame Jans had an undoubted utle, ‘The stolen area was then comparatively valneloss, but the descendants of the original owner battled manfully for its recovery, They were powerless, however, for there never was a period in which ‘Trinity had not Influential friends in court, Chan: cellors and Judges, lawyers aud ator, “all has tene . to the resene of the corpuration when th Stolen porsersions Were in dunger, Her vestrym and Comptro lers poured out money like water to euable her to retain the property which is now VAL HD AT SIXTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. the Fifth, lt assames to ow and Ninth Whoie blocks wich street, Christopher. s neurly ev street Laurens street. Sh street betweea V Kiver, and her real estate in V valuible e# any proverty devoted to the w dry cools trade in this city. oriziually a part of the An value of the property can be from the fa Which must still be fresh in remembra: —thit Mr. Vanderbilt paid the enurch $1,000) bt. Joln'’s Park, it is & signiicant Lack that the heire (o tis vast property were NEVER ABLE TO OBTAIN A JURY TRIAL by which the merits of their chilis could be shown Every suit they tostituted was decided by Judges yt them, on the gr that the title on the Church Was established by its posses of the laud, snd not by purchase oF couvesauce of the original owners, And the rectory und vestrymen of Trinity Ci urch appear to have Leen pleased wita their tile to the Anneke Jace farm, as technicaliy and fairly described by their friends on t At length they gained wisdom of experienc found It impossible to obt tribunals, and (hey instituted PROCFEDINGS IN THR UNITED STATES COURT against Trinity Church, with a view to recovering te property, us will be sen by the annexed wu) ifteto of a sub-commitive of the descendants of Anneke Jans: ‘The war is actually begun, The proclamation de- claring \t le leued by s competent tribs and eeot forth to. the Hereafier the lovers of Justice 4 mar th ti Trinity Ch owns ni it Brow y The they b justice in the Stato oh 1 have disregard: driven us from the door, whea Ih i simply den #,, 40d DoLling but oUF riglith, having beow for long year disrozarde't. ned Seek a redross for our xtiow of the law and justice” We hay: HOF ANd It lus becn freely onencd gato Us. nod HOw, since We Are tairly liskie Of Mit ie Out firin purpe stand by te chuso which we have us: voured, OF unl) We conijuer OF tailin the attempt On Monday, the 16h Inet, @ epian Ww we Court of the Unitca States for the of New York, enjoining Trinity Chire tion to Answer on the ‘Wh inst in the past {from ithern and hor or some J, whan pre The resn ts uning ot TH ly doniraule he had 1 ints UN anid my Drougue dp wor'discusston aud fort ISAAC TRONS StePEMenatiy, | WML KISS, ii OCA Fito.) The three lawyers of Trinity Chureh are pronar ing the answer to the capica, It willemboay as Weretotore the old provero. possen-ic nine rig-of the law.” Miyewe add thot Trinity can sotile thy Uruth in tho courts? a Praise thar Praine, From the Lezingwn Cawcanan. ‘Tux New Youre Sow 1s tho livuliest, newsiest, nd must roudabie exchange we Ket, THE CUBAN EXPEDITION, A SCREW STEAMER SPEEDING To THE ALD OF THE PALKIOTS, Men and Arma Shipped The Depar the George B. Upton—The Leaders of the Expedt ‘The Spaniards on the Looks t- Important Movements Ake: The following bas been forwarded to Tne Sow from Mr, West, one of the members of the Cran expedition whieh left thie port on Baturtay: last, The letter was forwarded from Sandy Mook : Canin ov Tue Urtox, May 14.—For the last two or three months, a low, binek Rerew steamer: lias beon lying at Poilion’s ship yard, foot of Diideo street, Brooklyn, Now thero waa nothing unusual in & vosrel lying at a abip yard in Brookly , ond tho niithtered citizens of that anromantic rezion would, in all probabtiity, have taken no notice of our steamer had it not been forthe fact that many mystertons bores and bundtes were warrepti!ionsly conveyed on board. Men with ® poneral nothing. else-to-do air might Have been meee loitering about, and conversing in low'tones) Some'of there men bore the unmistakable tmprens’of foreteners; the perpetual cigarette poised between the thumb and forefingor would lave told thet nationality, even if the dark face and broken Engliet had not already betrayed them. At first ramor gave the ateamior to the Fenians, but subsequently tt «an noised abroad that she was intended tor the Caan service. On Buturday, May 14, at 19 o'elock, some three handred men having assembled on board, the haw. sors wore cast loose, and, amid the beirty pood- byes and Godspoeds of many spectators, our galinnt little vessel stenmed down toward the Narrows. Sho! is called the George B. Unton, after Gen. Upton, of Boston, Sne i# of 700 tone burton, bark rived, and of almost fuuitless model, with on”ines 0° b00- Lorse power, and will steam from’ t0 12 knots per: hour, ut experts suy he cau be driven 19 kits easily. Sho ix pierced for four euns, wirich is thought suMicient, at she is intended for a transport, ‘Afier passing Sandy Hook we mot two schooners, from whom we received arms, ordnance, und naval Loren. : ‘Thom 8 L. Dorwin, late of tha Caban steamer Hornet, and one of the few realty good officers of the lute Contederate navy is in command, tie inf said to be a brave und good commanier, as well as an experienced navigator. Robert Sommers, lato of the Hornet, is second in command, and is woll known ‘in naval circlos, Inving rendered distinguished services to this evan. try during the late war, ‘The following are whe re maining oMcer: Beennd Lieutenant, Henry 8, Cooke; Paymaster, Jox6 Ponce ple Leon; Chief Engineer, George Davis ‘Assistant Engineers. Joaquin Aquait and Edward Foralias; Mates, A. M, Mason, Antonio Muver Winthrod Puiilips, and Honry P."Lano, ‘The military portion of tire ‘expedition the command of Gen. Kagene Valiente, ate 0 Goicouria’s stat; lo is seconded by C 1ko Do Kay. The fact that such men ae Captains Harrison and Westermen are among the offeers, wives spirit eof undor Gen, an) etm to the whole affair, and asmurer us (hut no tage nor mosey will be wasted in dotee far nivnte. "he Upton clenred fiom thie port for Port aw it is well known oateile the Junta taat nation is one of the small Keys south of Flo- rida, and within easy distance of the Cuban coda, Te ie woll that for once the struegting have been able to outwit Piakerton and Gordon Davis, whe receive $50 a day from the iiveral- hearted Silney Webster, who was seen lurking Around he shivyard, but evidonaly the wily sry bad found no pez on wnich to hang his warrant as U, 5. Marsal We carefully gotten ap and well manaced #0 far, will reflect anor on the Cuba liberal-hearted citizeus of New Yor it their aid, MR, STETSON'S BANKRUPTCY. peaahes < at A Creditor’s Suspicions Leading tim into a Laws which he is Beaten, Mr. Charles A. Stetson of the Astor House was Gischarged as a voluntary bankrupt tn February, 1863, A few days subsequently, Calixte Harvier, @ creditor, moved to set aside the discharge, allezing that he had received no notice of the proceedings, and that the bankrupt in his petition and schedules had omitted to mention the profity of the Astor House since 1960, in the hands of John B. Develin, bat held by him in trust for Mr. Stetson; that with intent to deiraud his creditors he had admitted three false debts in favor of Develin, and mate tothe litter a false trauafer of the profits arising out of the Astor Louse. ‘Tre creditor claimed that Me, Stetson, a’ter 1859, was proprietor of the Astor House, and really a ve perfect confidence that this expedition, it hus bete tel ent Chak he prope Judge t the objer= tons to the discharge had. Dre WO ite niinsed the petition of Eh witn coms.” The Court held that the eroditor tailed ultozetier to prove that Stetson had, alter 1800, any interest in the profits of the Astor House, Mr, Doweliu was the Teal, as Well an the ostensible keener of the hotel He paid Mr. Stetson a salary for eestiin services ia the hotel, and allowed hit to reside there, Being & son indaw of Mr, Stetson, and resting Dimseif with his famuy in the hotel's part of each year, Mr, Devolin perinitied tie bankrupts Wie and three anmarried doughters to reside in the bute! aod urnished them with money eut of bis ow means towards their eupport. —————— Ruling Oat the Women, 7.—The Poor Law Bourd rules 1 C3 tawfully act as Paris's Guardi hat consequently Miss Hurdett Coutts te izible to that office in the Parisu of Bethnal Green, War. Toronto, May 17.—''roops ure rapidly gong forward to' Red River, Beveral companics of (ue Sixteth Riflos go hence to-day. —The Russian Grand Duke Alexis is coming to this country to “inspect thy American system o fiat culture,” —A fashionable bit of slang in Paris is “Au Senat.” It means, You are such au old idiot you are only Mt for the Sena ~The private Egyptian loan of five million pounds has been taxen by hait a dozen baakers, all Eonilomen of the Hebrew pereuasion. —The saine builders who built the roof that fell in reeentiy at the Chic Court Mouse, have ob talned the contract for providing & nw roof. Ipward of £600 per annum have beon se cured to Mr. George Hudson, the once famous Bry ad railway KIL, as a provirion for his old age. A French paper says the promised nov for soaside and travelling eostaiwes will ma youug Jadies lool © \ike echool boys oat fer a holiday —The three huge monitors building on the Neva are to becalied Czecih, Lech, and Bus. atte: be mythteal auc races, ~A clergyman of Putnam, Conn, Married A couple On the cars, Witbous the of ers baying wuy koowle: ton, ors of the Czcehiag, Polwh, 0 nd Li recently yer jaebeoe apicion of the trapsae Four bulky volu about the Alubams claiins are about Wo Jasue from the Stato bles for the edification of Comsrens aad the p ing (he log days. isbon fushionables are angry because tho King made on Italian ballet master, Danotel, Knight of the Order of , He Majesty rewarding duackys as an exercise ot piety. ‘The emigeation from the Mediterranean ports to South Auieri¢a i steadily inesoasing, From Mare teillea 100 emigrants recently sailed for Buen s Ayree, nd £0 Swiss for Rosario, 1n the Argoatine Kepulilic, The Levaat Herald states editors lets Mr Soutzo, tLe Greek Minister of War, is sianter od, hin relations with the brigsnds aro more inti ve nd reciprocal than he would probably care ty ac. ledge. —The territorial librarian of New Mexico has caused cousiderablo tndignation to the citizens there abouts by. sebling off the records uf two huulred Years and valuable Uties to property for vid w papel —Baroness Rutlini died recently in Par Age Of ke. phe lived ino miserabe hovel for Wi paid twenty francs rent ver monti, Oi franca werw found boarded in ber roi afer & death, artment vite dur —A Scandinavian preacher in Mline upies three hours in the delivery of eerinon ty a8 congregation passe| a reulution that he ” hie sernions at one o'clock, bub wt his urgent sao h Wasextenced Lo two Luke Vakalowiteh, the Horzezoviua o! ams ploa of liberty, now Living at O usa, ti . lobier tow Hoigrade paper statis cat ’ oftered Prauz dureph Ge 0 of Haina The al Government of A Farmed by sowie attempts of ble Jos Os themselves again tuto tie © mniry ° dal uthoritics that the wrdur aca a Mr slinson, an ¢ tt th cer. are “ t 1 rt n ‘ 7A we led the @ ab &t a, id An official residence, the ed OST ALO! AB B10.000, Ie Alone bo tw i ‘ ie marek, in vache as Chance or 0 od Germ Conleters on, Tewih awww 0 Vormion Affaire tn che Wilbeln Striese 1B Heras