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right to expect from those they have in-| trusted with power correct and evem grace: and lucid reasoning. A man who goes to an entertainment does not back into the guests’ apartment or stumllo It should not be otherwive inle when they ap: composition in on all fours. with our prominent o| pear before the people in their written com munications. Gon, Guanv’s message, in thore brief and disjointed parts which arc manifestly of he inexcusable and unsatisfactory statements; notably in those parts referring to our mercantile marine, whie “commerce,” and to the tariff question, to soy nothing of other portions. wish to go into detail, or make mere points We aim at a public reform in st of American official respecta- The Administration ia not blessed with much talent of any kind; and we do not exact the evidence of commanding ability. But we do insist that good writing men be employed on the public documents, espe. cially those emanating from the President. Men may be rude in intellect and uncouth in expression, and yet possess judgment and Administrative and ex- ecutive qualities are quite independont of powers of expression or habits of composi- tion, Gen, GRANT may retain all the ¢ has to public consideration, and yet get some- body else to write his messages. would enhance his deserts if he did 80, Jackson knew enough for this, and eo did Gen, Tayion; and go, we might add,to a extent, did Gen, Was y We hope we have said enough to draw public attention to the reform that is ne Let the press but unite in condemning the iMiteracies of public documents, and we shall We do not expect the par- tisan press to join us in condemning special examples such ag we cite, to quarrel with their bread and butter. we hope we may rely on our independent journals to help in elevating (fe standard of composition at the seat of government. —— One of our National Humbugs. The eighth annual report of the omer of Agriculture has bee It is a bulky octavo volume, teresting information to the tax-payer that itcontains isthe fact thatthe printing of 225,000 extra copies of the work has by ordered, of which 200,000 copies are for tho use of members of Congress. the liberal pric Amusements Tosany. Apotto Mall Dr. € Bryant's Opera Mi F xenratona- kre fi Finh Avenue The eT welfh Nighte own composition, is He Hall-Grnwi Ope 1 Edwin's Phemtrent tied he calls our of eriticiam, A Word to the Republigan Party. The Cuban revolution is extending into the Western Department of the island, and tho apnronching campaigm is to be fought by the patriots for the imdependence of all the inhabitants of the #aland cparcment are 220,769 «lav The Cubans are fighting for their political Independence, and have decreed emancipa- tion partly from philanthropy in all probability, that they might not be accused of refusing to others what they claimed for themselves « The Spaniards in Cuba are fighting solely for the preservation of slavery. except in its bearing on this one cssen- tal point, it is a matter of total imdiffer ence whether Isapriia’s vacant throne is All orders emanating from Bpain which directly or indirectly threaten to interfere with their right to retain their slaves, these Spaniards will resist. Tn this country the great and lasting glory of the Republican party conquered the South, but that in all the broadth of our land it abolished slavery 1 live when the means and the men by which it was accomplished shall long have passed from memory. the Cuban struggle we have eo far on the wrong side; we have helped or rather the Sp: Within this force of character, but maisly refilled or not. get rid of them, They do not wish This fact w niards in Cuba, to exterminate men who wished to emancipate Before long, if we do not re vorse our policy, we algo shall be on the los their slaves, The most in jirit whieh animated our martyred President is not totally extine men living who revere hie memory, and who would wish to merit his approval were he living, let them come forward and do what he would unquestionably have done Jong ago, help the Cubans to their indepen dence and the Cuban ¢laves to their freedom , if there are In view of which old paper commands from paper-makers, this item would be sug gestive did not the high character of our national legislators preclude tho suspicion that any of the volumes would be put to other than legitimate uses, copies printed altogether is not given, but from another source we have the informa. tion that 800 tons of white paper are used for the whole edition. ‘The Commissioner informs us that the year has been one of general fruitfulne: local blight—of genial Sun and fructifying ne, Which is complimentary to the yenial , Also, that the loss for the want of agri cultural improvements has been large the past season, which is not compi mentary to the practical results of the Agri cultural Department siouer’s recommendations are characterize by sound sense, as, for instance, where he urges farmers of limited means and moderate themselves to mised agriculture, instead of eng ventures in special culture, Fisk, Jr. exhibited equally good jud.:me machinists at Presidential Ideas of Civil Gon, Giant's anxiety for the reform of vil service is curiously illustrated in ments which theory that re should begin at home, public offices ne wife's relatives: of civil service offices upon thos: from w the most gifts orm, like charity, has appointed to ry all his own and His next move in the diree reform was to bestow , for instance Bone, and Asa further ind Some of the Comm ‘ation of his regard for the purity and elevation of the public service, he conferred important offices upon persons who had rendered him service Cammnon anda clork of Senater Presidentiel e'vil instance of th lvet coats and co mmissioner concludes report by expressing the belief thai gone all over the country ions have not Executive solicitude for th tention in of of the notorious bri ral regret is manifes larger appropri fer the Agricultural Department, and for more money hereafter. volume includes, in addition to report of the Comm other hand, upoa wher not a sliadow of a cloud, has been dismissed » he waa recommended by a Senator who is opposed to the Dominican job ssloner, reports from th ian, the Entomologist, the Chemist, and other officials connected with the Depart and a quantity of long-winded papers relating directly or remotely to various eg cultural subjects; but the intelligent farmer would gain nore practical iaformation that rm of the civil service, h Vame but himself if it is not enrried out that he wishes the proposed reform to apply not only to th: { the Departments, but to the perso: appointed to offi has no ove to Ho declares emphs th the consent of tl of use to him in his veeation from WerKLy Sey, or an the columns of ‘Tim It is his duty to a; persons, and he is resp sive reporta yet iamwed in Washington, opinion is rapidly gaia at the Agriculiural Depart xpenditures, is 0 ded this du likely to alt s view of the smartost and wis d throwing bis guilt pou s been down to New been astonished writes home to the Cum- proached the metropolis he ld Employ Some Ideas into English. Tt sometimes happens that people think they can do that best which they are the least fitted for, mankind docs must be thoroughly learned It is the test! men that all their the fruits of stuly One to Put hi saw at once that Tau Sew is the most sace The people eayerly clutch at Tue Sex and read i with avidity erything tha: : be Ms athing and on the trees Tue SvN has bit the popular demaud, and finan be well done. Piart goes on to notice that “rogues and line are hard to convince ¢ attention than ever, ng back @ startlingly true picture of all that arly to the head ¢ dent of the U forth to the worl had fora o 4 which have ve man, with a char and keen appr of the true and b which we are nly Battered, and return thanks to our partial friend crate, however they may be in point of similar impressions, and 11’s description of the marvel lous photograph of life daily presented by Tne Sow, we could not fail to recall those w in reading Gen, P. Fospectabilitics of position should be pronerved And the public have the “he purpove of the Hamier, where he says thot » was and is stage, “both at the first and now tures to to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to own show virtue ber own features, scorn her 5 image, and the very age and body of the time hi form and pressure ;” and he says in another place, “ They are the abstracts and brief chroni- cles of the time; after your death you were bet- tor have a bed epitaph than their ill report while you lived.” Thus it is that in the progress of modern civilization the daily press has come to perform on the grand scale in society the fine. tion which in Smaxesreann’s timo was perf. in a limited ephere by dramatists and actors; and, in the light of Tae Sux, Gon. Pratt has rec- ognized this fet. But if our Cincinnati friend will allow us, he has overlooked in his briliant analysis a most important element in the saccoss of the great modern newspaper, We mean the moral ele: ment, To be worth anything nowadays, a pub- Hie journal must have moral courage; it must not bo afraid of the devi). a matter how grand ashape he appears in; it must have pluck to fight for right und justice, no matter how power- ful or cunning the wrong-doers who are to be overthrown; and to speak for what is good and true, no matter how much the same may be despised by the foolish and malignant, Tt must not shrink into cowardly silence because the humbugs or the swindles are rich and great, and the vie- tims poor and friendless. It should nover with- hold its hand where a fetter is to be struck off, villainy dofeated, a rotreat of darkness illumi- nated, or @ fight of man made good. This is something to which Gen, Pratt will do well to address his meditations. Possibly it will lead him to the very foundation principle in the science of newspaper making; and then perhaps he will fully understand why Tite Sow circulates a hun- dred thousand copies daily, and why the people “eagerly clutch at it and read it with avidity in the cars aud steamboats, in the hotels, and on the streets.” — sses of the country lying between the Bowery and Chrystie street is a dark and gloomy cavern known as the Stadt Thestre, and often complained of as dangerous to life in the event of a tire, The entrance to this cavern is long, intricate, and dreary, and the existence of the place is unsuspected even by many of those who pass its portals daily, One of its strange peculiarities is that the visitor has to ascend a flight of stairs in order to get into the parquet, which is situated far down in the bowels of the earth, Of course such an establishment requires a prima donna, and the Stadt Theatre has one in the porson of Madame Licurmay. Prima donaas are sometimes high-strung, and having taken « dislike to Miss Auma Kuarse, a younger and prettier member of the troupe, who appeared as a poge in Tannkiuecr, Madame Licrtaar chose to manifest her displeasure by kicking her be- tween tho shoulders from Elizabeth's throne in the presence of the audience, As the Licwtwar is a portly dame, and her féet seem to be even more ous than her voice, the fair page objected this, and appealed to a Mr. Rosenneng, the manager, for redress, but was informed that the prima donna was quite above his control. Sv, on a repetition of the opera, the young lad after finishing her singing, walked off the stage, instead of presenting herself at the foot of the throne to be kicked anew by the prima donna, For this Manager Rosexnenc fined her half o week's salary, whereupon she resigned her situa- tion, and appeals to the public for sympathy in 4 letter to the newspapers. Miss Kravsa will doubtless receive the commiseration of all un prejudiced p proceedings are tolerated will be avoided by those who dislike violence and outrageous vul- rity. Deep in the r ple, and the theatre whore such ae The proprictors cf a private detec agency in Chicago have been arrested and charg with various crimtnal es. It is alleged agains! them that they had thieves in the ploy, whose operations they planned and su, tended, and negotiated with the owr the return of the property which had been unde they co em- their own direc ted burg r own account for the purpose of tarning penn selling their services to ferret out the vil ‘, ion ; also, that occasionally ary on () They even sivie dogs for the sake of getting reward for their rety This private dotective business needs regulating while thore are some shrewd and trustworthy men engaged in it, many of those who embark in the oc tain their li upation ob ing blackmail, and by nts for thieves in the di ing by exa ing as ag: sol u propert (eerie EE The Herald reports that after the faneral of Gen, Waraninax at Washington on Saturday, “President Gnanr went over to where Honace Goerner was standing and invited him to ride back in his ge with him? ‘That is a very cheap compliment. If Gen, Gnaxt had es mated Mr, Garerer at his re, have offered him value, he would British mission long ago. But to deny him all suitable recognition, and hope to make it up by osking him to ridi from a funeral, is foolis —— member your own. On Thursday this week # fair will be opened at the Seventy: first home giment'y armory for the benefit of an in tilution which has for its purpose the education and maintenance of the children of this State 10 were made orphaus by our late war, This nstitution is well and economically managed, It children at present dependent on it, end 4 in actn t month's bills, This bare statement should b sufficient ; but there have been many fairs, and tho money of New Yorkers has been poured out like water, and many excuses may be made This must not be. We all sympathize with Ger- man and French snftering, but we are in no way responsible for th reap its dear-boug al need of moneys, the esent sum in sury not being enough to meet this unhappy war, nor shall we t fruits, But these poor chil- dyen are the orphans of those ae sont out onr selves, Their death saved our country, Ours is the responsibility, Again we say to all our fellow-citizens, Remember your own, — It is proposed that the Rey. J, P, Tuomr. son, D. D,, of this civy, shall be chosen President af Yale College, in place of President W who, it is understood, will soon desire to rotire No more competent or more admirable man titan Dr, Tompsox could be named for this most im portant ofiee, Yale College will indeed be for tunate if he is her next President, ——— The Boston Adverté states that the ad dvess of the Hon, Cian fore the New Paaners Avams be rk Misturical So y to-morrow afternoon is to be a long and exhaustive exain’ notion of the effurts put fori by our Government toseeure the pringinlos of neutrality, and that the scope of his inquiry will extend fropy th proclamation of Gon, Wasnixarow in 1793 to th on jon of the treaty of G tin 1815. ve address would p © interesting if Mr Apams should see fit to follow up the is subje peculiar system of neutrality, which fur nishes gunboats to iv for the purpose of Cubans who ar crushing dependence and tho aboliti the request of a Spain, who isa tary of State, arrests and isons American citizens who suspected of entertaining a desire to assist these brave patriota in their heroie efforts for froedona. peddlers Since tho theft of $20,000 from the United ates Treasury last summer, a rale has beer o forced excluding all persons but members of Con: gress or of the Administration from the rooms in which money is received, assorted, or kept, ex- mission of the Secretary of the Treasury, Recently the Treasurer has boen importuned by Congressmen who desired to their friends througd the vaults, that he the Secretary for further instructions, “A to rigoronsly enforee tho mile. sree select their friends from eanciten, (cinta cept upon the written and was direey If members of Coty, among their most active thot for some cases thet . prohibition is j Tlas Boss Twerp any friends? If ne they are a moan get. more than a wees since an appeal was made to them to eome for- ward cod put up the ancillary qualities to erect a statue of Mr, Tween in tre centre of Tweed plaza; but as yet only four citizens have sont in These were not large, but thoy were paid in cash, and there is reason for the beliof that they were the tokens of sincere admi- But the hundreds, or small-potato politicians who he has made rich and powerful, stand aloof, and do not offer a picayune, that the atatae shall be executed by Capt. Ammen ‘Tos pe Groor, who made the celebrated Vaxpen- but we have not yet decided intl represent the favorite son of New York afoot or a-horsebnck. rather incline to have a nautical statne, exbibit- ing Boss Twren as a bold mariner, fury of a hurricane, splicing the main brace in the foretongallant futtock shrouds of bi But that is a matter for future considerat'on. at thing is to get the money; and if those im to be Mr, Twren's friends don’t raise it, we shall begin to believe the rumor that the ¢ has turned against him, and has forbidden every one to give anything toward the erection of the projected stata | ern A Another step has been taken toward seenr- ing honest contests on the turf in this country. On Saturday, on Fleetwood Park Course, Mr, Trvrman was selected as judge, wotehed the mancu fastest horse in the race before the race was finished, fifth heat, Mr. Tanuman was convinced that mix, the driver of the best horse, had so Mr, Tatuway therenpon dec off, and ruled Manrry off the track ferover their subscriptions. ratton for M rather thousands, pitt bronaes; In fact, we mid the wild steam yacht. LO ——— Ton. P. Brarss Swees rres of the driver of Five heats were At the close «f the Relations Committee of the Senate are not in any haste to confirm the no x7's brother-in-law, Crawin, as Minister to Deumark, or of Senator Powxnoy’s clerk, Root, as Envoy to Chili, sting to Gen, Graxt’s own views about civil service reform, ficidht in the first essentials of fitness for the oflices for which he selected them, Neither Crawen nor Root has any knowledge of foreign languages, or any experience in inter- nd in the other brane nation of Gen. ¢ The reason is these persons are de- national law ercise of diplomati Cramea, it is true, has a cal training ; but the study of church history and divinity, wactul as it tian man, is not regarded by Manrens or Varrne, or any of the great authori international science, as suflici the want of information in secular branches, pectful to the memory of the gre: of ecclesiaati- be for any Chris. on diplomatic and it to make up for interoational writer Wneatox, who once as American nominate for the er, whose only elaim to itred relatives of Gen, The Senate hasan admirable opp: Denmark, to py office is that he is act in accor lance with the Pi gestions about vice reform, and at to relieve the country from the c of nepotism avd of improper patronage, by re- ations of Crawen and of specially as the latter's appointment is to have some mi Jecting both the non sand sinister uucetion with Dominican i From that not over trustworthy source of information, the London correspondence of the World, we learn that King Wittiam of Prussia st Home constantly company, and is completely under his influenc: y intended to throw discredit upon the King; but, as Lavoe x said of one of our gen. erals durmg the rebellion, who was charged vith too much whiskey, “If Teould find out what kind of whiskey he barre! of it to King Winusase ewes bi 1 would send a bof our other generals.” success in the present vice, all we can s uable man to take advice from, The Leader declares its sorrow that the uinistioners have thought it necossary to put ap anew fonntain at Fifty-eighth street. nowevor, is no cause at all for sorrow com. sia they have put up at and Chambe pared with the new four the corner of Brondwa That is one of the ugliest aud most ridiculous aces that a bungler ever designed, or an ignorant man in anthority ever allowed to be f this absurd construc ought not, we are assured, to be laid upon Mr s the work of Judge Aittox, who, of chaotic eoadéiion in politics > of the beautiful in to be hoped that at th The Troy Times comes to the defence of Adiniral Ponren. which Portes had of G or which he no not see what th . Gnant six year has, should h ve to do with his Lat it is not a questi his opinion, but merely « while pretendin, liniver of Grant, and yet at him behind his great friend and un who is such a bypocrite aud liar is fit to be Aduiral? ‘That is the quostion, liwaymen Jonny Peck and Winriam ver Railroud train J to guord emigrants on the cars men, employ 1 in the Gencral Sessions, whose prisoners to ties should de- taking the two » Tombs to the to fight off any number of indiz nat might threaten to hang the Batnann, wore pony to stand between the poor emi- Al thieves who infest the guardians of meaner robbers even tho Firat V F there they sonths’ imprisonment in eseayo with onl; Boston City Election. city eleetion to-morrow The two principal William Gaston, e» for the Mayoralty are Democrat, and George ©, Carpenter, Republican, publican press of the city bas united with the corrupt and extraya- gant City Hall Riag™ SUN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 132, 1870. WASHINGTON NOTES. ane The Transition State The Conati Liver—Failure of Gran Corresponaonee of The Sun. Wastixaton, Doc, 10.—It fs not an in- teresting period in the political life of Washing- ton, Old things have passed away, but all things have not become now, It is the transition state, Plenty of rains, plenty of rubbish, But the new stracture hardly begins to rise. It is difficult to see what are to be itr Aimensions or its shape. The heat and glow of « great contest of id have died out. The shock of war which followed destroyed much, but has generated nothing. Yet the repnblic stands and the Union, So does the old Federal Constitution, notwithstanding croakers. It was temporarily abrogated, or it abrogated itself during war, as it rather, «but with peace its authority re. Atwaya nitias, Ut with poaoe ite authority Fe Nascteitactt, Wa) thus have the solid begiuning of a new ordet, ‘ We utterly repudiate the HO™ nie vfs war, that our potitical aystem haw "nderetne oF it is ex. is undorgoing a fundamental change. bes panding, developing, disclosing new features «." new experiences, and indicating hithorto unper- ovived possibilities both for good and for evil; and it is this which shakes the nerves and con- fuses the view of the political philosophers of the old school and the new, and makes them re- gard both the present and the future with #0 much misapprehension, A tremendous develop- ment of the human race, like that which the last hundred years has disclosed on the soil of the American continent, nebulous and shifting in parts, by the very necessity of the caso, in not going to be recolved by every man's pocket tele scope who takes an ubservation, The field of view is too large, and the elements of the case are too changeable. Put we protest against the conclusion of some 0! the observers, that’everything is in confusion and going on from bad to worse, simply because it seems so to them, The difficulty and the error lic in the fact that their « both contracted and dafective, Their instrn- ments are not powerful enough to remove the obsenrities which becloud their vision, Thus their conclusions are worthless etake a broader and clearer, more hopeful view of our concerns, and while we recognize the great changes which the civil and military con- tests of the last quarter of @ century have pro- duced—events almost unparalleled in their mag- nitude and isaues—and appreciate the intrieacics of tho situation, we yet see nothing to discour- age the most lively hopes for the future It is best, perhaps, that we start slowly and from a low plane. The war's first legacy is a civil Administration of a low type. Gen, Grant's xdea of composing it was so crude that we should be thankful we are no worse offthan wo are, Pro- posing to make a Cabinet of his personal friends, who had no experience of and as little tion to public affairs, was to proclaim a coming reign of incapacity ut the outset, And thongh cir- cumstances beyond the President's control moditi- ed his original programme,yet a feeble compound was the result, The Government hos been ad- ministered with as little vigor, and has shown as little wisdom in its aims up to this time, as its worst enemies could desire, Hence the inanimation of affairs in Washing. ton, The administration of our foreign concerns bas been a signal failure to meet public expecta- tion, both ax regards Cuben eflairs and the Ala. bama claims—the two prominent questions of the day in our external relations, Our fiuances, we fect constrained to say, could hardly have been managed worse. We are to-day paying from seven to ten millions more of interest money an nually on our debt than we ought to be paying, or than we should be paying ifwe had fon Stitt Administration, the Pan ecient and wise Sceretary of the Treasury, Ay: ago money was plenty in all the markets of the world at4 and 5 per cent, If Mr. Bout well had then taken the direction of his own affiirs, and insisted that Congress should give n power to shift his 6 per ceut, 5-208 into 5 per cent, 10-403, it would have been given, and the ze of $71 ) to $1,000,000,000 could have been made. Butno, The Secretary took no grip of the subject, and allowed things to drift their own way end the question to be made 8 football of in Congress during the whole ses sion; diverting bimself or being bamboozled by the dream of getting money at 4 per cent., of which there wes as much chance as there was of his being struck by lightning. The opportunity was ended by the war in Europe, and the country snow paying eight or ten millions # year for this single piece of administrative inefficiency. We need not go beyond these two examples to show how inuch the Administration has evinced a lack of capacity up to this time, and how much it and the country suffer from its exhiv tion of the want of active and just political instincts, and the absence of that intelligent initiative which comes of clear and vigorous intellectual concep- tions, Gen. Grant started ont with the brilliant notion that neither high fntellect nor experience was necessary to the conduct of civil affairs We see where it has landed him, exch OUN, SCHENCK'S SEAT, —e The Vote of the Soldiers tu the Dayton Agy= Why the Hon, Lewis Campbell ee the Sol Kighes, orter of Tak Sun recently fell into general couversation at Hamilton, Ohio, with the Hon. Lewis D, Campbell of the Third Qnio Dise trict, When the subject of uis recent election by Democratic and disaffected Republicen votes by a tinali majomty over Schenck cameap. In respon to inquiry as to whothor be would contos! lils seat, Mr. Campbcil eaid that he was not very anxious about the sei', Ho regarded his ¢ nas fair in every particular, If ever a man was fairly elected, he waa, ond he thought everybody must see that Nght “How about the soldicrs’ vote at the Dayton Asylum? You know there are about two thousand of them there.” Mr. Campbell replied; “As to that, I don’t sew what ithas to do with it, The Supreme Court of the State has decided that they are not citizens of Os10; and no one will accuse the Sunveme Court of Dias in its decision, ‘The thing is p:rfoetly clear “Well, do you think it rieht to deprive those gol iors of the right to vote ¥" asked the reporter. Mr. Camptied replied that he had nothing to fay avout that, Ho supposed they should be seut Well. but this fs their home, Mr. Campbell.” Ali, it t9 a cheritable instication of the United States Goverament, and it i® not sound policy to KiVe its inmates the’ privi ege of voting in order to Control tne local polities of the place or district. “There let me correct yous it iy not s charitable Institution, It was duit aud is maintained by a fund accummutated during the w fines aud sorieitures of (he soldier “Oh, very well,” led Mr, you seo it i® not 'a Nia titat process of law in the State that mate, and why then should he be eaduwed with tue right to vote nt its olections The reporter observed that Were were some of the inmates who wonld have voted the Democr itie Ueket; tha © knew some of th to vote for Va yes 1 know t sad M majority of them will yote Lit ampholl publ ca * And yon are not on it, Mr, Campbell Precinely;" and the goutlemen rmiled over their it retanding of th ou w the Pre was Defeated in Alue From ihe New York Hevaia, There never was in ang other Senatorial ean. vase ag much effurt mato fo secure the election of the Administ 1 favorite, and the defeat of Seng. © Warner is looked upon as @ Federal patronage rout ¥ Diy liken care of by the President named in connection with th tuli or Co 4 he is being ‘offices of Governor of loner of the General Land Offies at ho Will ke forced to Lake sides in the quarrel between the President and ex-bveretary Co; d be compelled to choose between Gen, his old Ohio friend and supporter, with ye entertained the most intimate : "| . eTPOP y LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS. ee DASNES TERM AND INERT DY THE SUN'S REPORTERS. praeraeAtanin ty Sherif! Wynant’s Servant’s Spree— The Little Job for the Coptare of a Perth Amboy Lonfer- Fun in i uttenvilles About two months ago Deputy Sheriff Abra- ham Wynent, of Ricbmond courty, Staten Island, was robbed of avalmable gold wateh and chain Te and his family left thoir residence in Tottenviile to attend a theatre in New York eity, and while they were from home the old negro servant Dina gathered together a numer of her colored friend: of both exes, ard begin a jolification, Mr. Wy: nant’s Wines Were taken from tho oollar and eiren lated as freely as water, One of the porty, Peter Robinson, who lounges aronnd Perth Amboy, took a Faunte ough the house dnring the evening, and @inding ahandsome gold watch and chaim in one of the apartments confiscated it, On the next Wrnant missed tho proverty, and ane pe incon of the theft, Tle laid the facts he- Tore. Cant, Itolbronk, of the Staten Teland Police, who detailed Detective John Romer to make an in- vestivation. After frequent altations with the Chief of Police in Perth Amboy, a “Job was pnt un” for the thief, to get mim over on the Bate jai2nd wide of the river, as he could not be arreste {TForees: Accordingly, on Saturtay evening, Rob- Tene eka gered DY A gentleman 10 earry.a parce! sae one tho river 22 the resiiener af Mr, Wynant, se the promise that he should eet $1. Tio jumped At the proposition, hired @ Pox! and rowed to the Staton Island side, where Fo wie recelead rien and a pair of braceleta by Detective On being arraigned — before Jostice Garrett, he was held to await the aetion of the Grand dnry. — Gormley's Troublesome 5,000, Last evening at the Long Dock depot, OMcer Rock, who was stationed there, was accostet by a eentleman giving the name of J. 1. Gormley, of Zanesville, Ohio, who had jnet arrived from Belfast, Mr, Gormley be lieved that two men who liad a few minntes before parchased tickets were following him for the purpose of robbing bin of a belt of gold containing $5,000; that during the afiernoon, while stopping at the hotel, he engsged in conversation with strangers, apparently gentlemen, and on learning that he was going out ‘onthe evening train, one of them volaateered to show him where to procure a ticket. They went to S41 Broadway, where he purchased a ticket, bat not having cuffcient money in his wallet, he took a $2) cell piece from bis belt, ‘This he handed to the Hranger, who stepped out to nrocnre change, but failed to rears, Mr, Gormley relieved that one of the men tet lad just vreenred tickets was one of thoee who had indled him, The officer found two United tgtes soldiers who were going on the train o« firoe Buffalo, and they promised that no harm shouid come to the gentleman while they were with him. sisi Hot Tom and Jerrys-A Comleal Datchman. “Das Oonton Hill coome by dees cars?” in- quired a jolly Datehman on Satorday night, a8 he staggered into » Union Hi)! car at Hoboken © Yaw, Fritg,” answered a fellow conntryiman, “ Veat eakes all the vile, Yacob? sad Fritz, arly crushing dis friend's toes in bis attempts to ady himself. © Fritz, you pe tam heavy to-night." + Yase, I bees fall of hot Dom und Sherrys, Tacob ; T vasa fool to dry Yankee drinks ; Dor doo much for Fritz, Tmn air_on the pintform, Yacoh, Fria suceceded’ in getting six inches; a biting wind } ture, When) an. Incienant and closet the turned Fritz half aronnd, pi fieo is car on de outside or {nside t" inquired rit, © You aro all right, Frit ner." said Yaegb. “Dank yon, Yacob ; if Tsleens when mine house comes along dell me who T arn, pe haan Exit the Hoboken Cinb. Notwithstanding the strenvons efforts that have been made by certain members of the once famons Democratic Club of Hoboken, it has at Inet been compelied to go under for want of monoy. A final meeting was held at the close of last week. and after a long and tedions debite a benediction was prononnced by Brother Crane, and the eorporni’s guard which was leit took a farewell drink, Tre delinquent members could not be driven up to the serateh; and Nichols Linder, who had for sem time had his eve on the Ciat's ralace, stepped in and will open a first-class saloon in it piace. Some of the. mombers, however, pot togerher—amon them Mayor Kimball, ex-Allerman Besson, Cit Treasurer Wm, Childs. Samuel Webb, an 'a fow others—-nd organized themselvos into @ eocia! club They intend to erect a fine building on Garden street. sit down in this cor: pees A DeatheNed Rovbery. On Spturday evening Mra. Anne Doig, with ono of ber danghters, left Ler homo in Bushwick avenue, Williamsonr Grand street, and when she reached that thorough fare she was taken ill and fellon the sidewalk, In this condition she was taken into a house in th. glborhood, where her dane! eft her un went home to sammon her father, On the of daazhiter and hnsband Mrs, Doig appear sinking fast, and they removed her to hy h ensued fiy left home she had a pocketh ing a sam of money in the breast of lier dress her decease the pocketbook was found in its place but its contents had disappecred, a A Clergyman Going to the Dow The Rev, Horace Cooke, of elopement fame. got drunk on Saturday nicht, Twelve o'clock fou him slumbering in the gutter of aristocratic Twen ty-third street, in front of Jem Mace's «i on. The reverend gentleman was lectured and discharged by Justice Cox yesterday, , to do some shopping in oes Tho Success of the Stool Pigeons, On Saturdey the books and papers, which were recently stolon from City Treasurer William Childs, of Moboken, were forwarded to him by ex- press, They were received throush one of the stool nigeous of the New York Detective Fores. It cost $1,000 to bring the thieves to terms, in peste AMUSEMENTS, “The Black Crook’? at Nidio'a. “ The Black Crook,’’ with all its old ries te newer, increased, and intensified, will be brought out tonight at Niblo's, Miss ine Markham bos been engaged to add her bosuty, and Mite Bonfanti t her grace to the scene, On the Crook” retained the tage for. carly a yourand a half, #! odding its aplen dors upon the © just and the unjust” to the number of nearly a million, What ever tho result may be of its present reproduction there is no manner of doubt that it will be pat the sage in the most captivating way, and wit) every allurement that spectacular art ean leud. - “Pwelfth Night’ at Daly’ To-night and to-morrow evening ‘ Twelft! nt? will be produced at the Fitth Avenue The: tre, Those who saw the comedy as given a year Fince at this theatre, Will need no reminder of the general excellence of te representation, To thos who did not, we can give the assnrance that the per formance Was one of the rarest and most retine dramatic pleasures of the winter — Other Theatres The production of Richelieu” at Booth's is postnoned until tiie second week of January. nti then Mr, Jefferson and “Rip” keop the stage this theatre M » Aimée is on ner way to this coun try, and will shorily appear in opera bouffe at the Grand Opera House, “Barbe Meue in which sn er gre sticeess, i# in rehearsal iy nof her coming, This actress bas the reputation of D opera houtfe stage At Wallack’s Mr, Albe Der g One of the best upon the French 5 Coqnettes will d every eve 4 at the Saturda; matined There is a change of programme at the New Fecovered from hin accident, A fairy similar to at produced last ¢ as, paration At Lina Edwin's the burlesque of “ Little Jack Sheppard” bas proved very attractive, ‘The Wi adied The Missea Emma and Rebecca Laemfein, young pianists from California, give w concert Steimway Mall op Tucsday evening, aveisted several Well-known artists, Recreate A New York Minister. From the Washington Put Dr. Hull, the eloquent Presbyterian, is famous for his knowledge and applivation of ie Bible. Ho makes the old femiliar words lo glow with new meaning. Ho is they tell mo, gifted with at wer in the mck room, ‘He’ acems to be reading om 80 illuminated book,” says Oue of lis admirers, sorter, Will vom be ¢o kind as to inform me of t of Cinims here to Senator Drake vy. law of Connecticut, some e age Gen. Grant’ that he had re Porter letetg has just appeared, but the & aw 1 nob cred.t ite ex: nce, for he coaid rot tink #0 P , of buman nature, Histo be obeyed that borterd not an ieninted ences he te nat cron #0 bod 38 thers, who mot only some time te) v rots sn! Poke uly Gen Gran but keep + +4 time they are pre th ‘ Ishin @ hangs, On this there need be nod pediente for masing them secret, 1 at vert serutable languay aud Rorsian have al posimnistrossem and their mesistants 1) woe dow La boot me any State in the Union exee, bela Which 16 46,009 tons ore than a ‘ th Boston and all other ports of Mur - city of Bath, Me., rau je fide ‘ inthe amount of g it pos “ > Line towns of Belfast and W int ¢ State—places a} " New chown thonsands » v ’ country tavern, a1 the faintly, The Chrismas ba vear 0 Sunday begins at ennsct on Satu da f i olden time, Vermonters never nase s the gay and festive senae of the phrac, ® ; Ing largely upon daylight, It is necessary [or antedate ¢ t the unfortun of dase. —~—— THE IMPRISONED RARON > He Tells his Story to # Han Reporter tig Descrtton and ite Caves le in About ie Hecome an American Citize: Baron Charles Hirsberg, an exoffiver of 1) Bavarian army, who was arrest i upon the complaint of the In the Hay House, Hoboken, for debt, is still on iamie ot Hndson county jail. He bad been on a visit to | rope, but being a deserter did not a Bavarian soil. His sister, an aecomplisied y lady, returned with him in the ste:mer which rived on Thursday, Upon his arrival at Hob drank immoderately of ehampiene, ond Wine il, Which amonnted to $19, was pr found himseif unable to pay it, He was tucmate rested —i 9 eto ten a esiaa= A SUN reporter, by the courtesy of Doonte Wore bs den Ryerson of the Hudson county jal, was ti te ted to an interview yesterJay with this selon of Paw rian nobility, The Baron was confined in the rs apartment usod for the detention of witnesses. Ho * is@ remarkably bandsomo young man, abont Ave me foet eight inches in height, and of very comevant- ry ing appearence, A hnshy mage of blac ay curly hair floats above lie head. fle teatoras are pleasing ant intellectay, ond he aporks the Ww Enelish lancnage Mueutly. He! met the oporoiclicw bo of the reporter like a gontioman, rising fy his set and standing Hike oe who had been born ond bred aroldier, Under his vest be wore © Cordieng q Jacket, “His coat was hinging upon 4 pee scninal wh the whitewashed Wall, and his goreral anpevrance et wor that of a young man recoverlt® froin the hg effects of n long epror, obs Totorrere | !2vo the wOHor, I believe, to tidmeg ver Baron Hirsberg ? ‘The Baron—Yes, tir, thatis my name, Be pleased to take a seat, Renorter—Tt teat’ that you formorly hell 2 come mission in the Bavarion army, ond chat you are a des motives that led you to leave your country at tt time ‘The Boron (hancine his head)—Trne, str. T Ae serted my flag, but it was wrong to aay T deserted itdoring the war, Tam no coward, sir. Tt 19 foun yoars singe I ore the univorm of a Bavarian Liew Tenant. In 1806 I was on detacted duty at Lud wise There, for the rst timo, Tinhaled the pare. free air of the Atlantic, There, for the first time, my eyes fell upon the American flaz, and I a! ougs formed an anconquerable parpose to come te Aeperier—Bat ‘a8 an officer did you not have the right to resigu your commission and 80 leave the service withont staining your record ass soldior? The Raron—Yes, vir, Leou'd have revignet, bot the delay would have been such that Tcould not get away an soon as T desired. Teporter—Have you cvar eon active service # oh The Baron—Only at Sadows, My regicout wal not in the Danish war. er—I shiould like to hear your s! ofthe id dete ners heve very cruelly pr od for fran, Tam bere foe debt wae cinsed by my loving token too much wine, TF odid not know gis | Out it. Twill be released trom here at two o'cioe tomorrow. The remark privte? shout my enter were an insnit tome. Ido not ence for urysell, bat for my people. ‘The centieman who waa mentioned as my sister's betrothed ig a married gentlonany ay and only a very intimate friend of my father's. Tha by story published has caused her great pain, Renorter—Waat do you propose to doafter leawd Mr on—Tam a vinevar Tist, and Intend ream ircinia, where | have been residing dnring the Inet threo yeare, There I intend to be husin-ss of erape-crowilng. Next year Teta’ td get my when I shall make another effort to vi! wi The reporter then shook hands with the Barony t and resired \ i x THE BLOSSOM'S YOUNG RIVAL, Jetans Descend unen the m ulargement of the Clubs M be Invited. The house of the poiverful Oriental Club, om ; East Broadway, is ropidly becomi the favor place of agsort, not only for east-siders, to whom it ian pride, but for citizens of every part of the me « tropolia and even the #uburbs, The luxerious ese the establishment affor: Ne warm woleome civem ger gnests, and the apparent rapid witvinment F of increasing political strength by its prominent no members, unite in attracting to its hosoitable doore baat immerse nombers of peop’ On Satarday evening of amore than uenal number of gentlemen were prow | ent, ard aniong others a delezation from Kings ba county, cons)-ting ip part of the Ton. Wm. Wait . wright, the Hon. Bernard Hover, sna the Hom Ay 1) Bay nembers of Assembly; William Dowd pel necr © Brooklyn Fire Department; 1X6 rin FE Amertrano, Tax Commissioner ‘Wm n rvant, dadge Thomas Reilly, Fire Connmiesioner fe Wm. Rrown. District Attorney Samue fi the parlors ire ® Hon, 'Timott ee 7a thelr efforts to ep! The recent adaition to the bnildine of # macnifle cent billiard r: » the rraro? too parlor floor, making a elean ayteop to tt of one hundred tecty Pye will prove a very aitractive feature, and. it it pio ne woil as another une, the esta ont of a library, Cy} adapted to to purpose to whieh it ix derail * The bakement floor is used as a dining ron t kitehen; the next floor abows re f tw parlors. 4 saloon; the third floor om. Ng room, coat room, oMce, and sitting r by fluor in divided en. parties, whist plivers ‘a vil a store-room ind wine cell st comfortably f in Levery #ng, ay tof th s entertained. bv ra Committee, ‘and if derived possible wl by carried out nn On. the orcosion of the formal opening of te PA new saloon, lites are to be invited to be oresent td ba tness the playing of Prof. Garnier, tue Diow a ytuers, and other dilliart experts a — An OMce for Frank Bluir-The Judgesbis for Senator Drake. ox, Doc. 11,—Some time ago th the vacant Jutgeship Court whose term ext pires in 1872, The latter secepte’, and is not now willing to remoin in the Senate a» bis party frends esire, The Jadgeship is a life office, A number of Senators lave called on the President and reinene strated against his nomination of Mr. Drake. cat they seem to bave made no impression on hitn, The Missouri men say the vacation of the Senatorsiap YF Drake at this time is almost certain. to tha of Frank Biair in his place a8 4 Republican of any de-sription oe Devetved by others bo let Povter. Wasi esident offe I nis face and are e vr vors wt bift —— NBUAMS. The new postal cards in Ra bishops and a: wval The State of Maine owns nore sbipping them ene vis corres A Toxas 4 wotfon Kriiay aicht winel@ Obrielinas roiliekt te position of the b