The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 11, 1871, Page 2

Ne a ES Sun. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY hi, 18iL. Tt Whines few All. Heath's The Hrookiy= Aeademy of Musto Mv Van Wirkle Bir) ani’ @pern Mewee104 s1,, beterern 6 and Toh wm FIM Avene Thentre- Samiocs. Skating Cornivaly 1s they pte Aendowny of Muse, Biatloees Giymple Thowtre Wee While Winkie, Mavineny Meade Theateo—Narcine. ban Fravelsco Minatrele— 19) Dradery, Overa Mouse Siar Combination, Matinee ‘The Heach Pacamatio Tunmel—Opee wo Viaien nA 8 eb ae, he ih) q Mle he swtinn ot 4 BE Tovcvrenqqusey harass perl tts es were tn ara wan. a San Domingo in the House. 4 The resolution allowing the appointment of a Commission to visit San Domingo and investigate the condition of the people and i country, 89 that Congress may judge whothex , their annexation is dcsirablo, was passed in the House of Representatives yeaterday, It was amended, however, by tho addition of ® clause declaring that the appointment of thle Comtineion 4-5 not in arty ritanttior com mit Conytess ia favor of the anmexation poli ey. This ndmont was sdalously resisted by all the epecial friends of annexation, and by a strong body guard of private secretaries and members of the Senate, But all their appeals aud entreaties were in vain, Tho : House would not pass the resolution without q the ameudment, even to oblige the Presi- } dent and his advocates. The yeas and nays, ) ii whieh will be fount in another column, afford cheering evidence that the repreaenta- tives of the pcople are firm in their resistance to this corrupt and odious project. The means and appliances by which the President hns endeavored to forte this t meagure through the House are vividly de ecribed in the subjoined extract from the Washington correspondence of the O¥nein- {it nati Comneretal : That Gen, Guant is bending every effort, p: sonal, poltiical, official, and otherwise, whieh be en ik eormmand, inclurling past favors, present patronn: 4 and foture promises, to secure hie darling Ban Do mingo amour, in known to everybody bere, in Cou- ad gress and out of it, His importauitios, his threats, his entresties, his offers ure rinsing constantly in the ears of Senators, members, politicians, and \ tafhuential persons in overy wall of life. ‘This ab sorbing passton, this madness whieh has enveloped i the President, is h.ving its effoct among deliberate t Republican Congrossmen, whose business take them to the White House; and while «large ma Jority of them will vote for the resolutions ereating ' a Commision, they wilt do so because the matter 4 bas Deen made » party question, and they wil be held responsible by their coustitaents, © They wil not vote for them Lecause the President a esires it, or because they deem it wise. Toay will, ' however, never vote for annexation, and if they cae avoid party discipline, and administer s rebuke to the President, @ majority ean easily be found in the Lower Mouse, It bas become « matter of public scandal bere that o Congressman can no longer ap proach the Exccu:ive on Lusiness without being in- salted by this Suv Dowingo bugbear, lucged in by the cars by Gen, Gann, All business is suborat. mated to that, A member on Friday went to the White House to inquire regardiag the revenue con solidation in bis district, an Important subject b Dim, but the President did not even lisien to bie Marement, but began bis oterual lobby talk about fan Domingo; aud this conrplaint ix mace daily in ‘the public streets and shops.” The Lill has gone back to the Senate. We prequme that it will pass there, but not with- out another attack from Mr, Suunue, That eminent Senator dese 1 of the eouutry i for tho faithfulness and vigor of bis wart, a upon Gon, Guanr’s preposterous and un justifiable attempt to enrich » gang of specu ators and entail upou this country a war in fan Domingo. A Baxter Street Nosegay. ‘The premises known J+, 80, 88, aud 30 Baxter street ought to Le visited and re ! ed upen by a conmitteo of the Young Mon's Christian Association, ordor that that ex emplary Society may know how thousa» | of their fellow Chriatiais live in this Chr o yy mi tian city, As the pedestrian spproaciiux ne + these nasty piles from the soutl, he rees or ph the southern end of the front range, painted it ‘ in large Icitors, the following logend yo JOHN SEXTON'S Lergovny TEN , After inepecting the premises, the visitor " is apt to put to himself this question: If these be improved tenement buillings, what in Heaven's name must the unimproved onus be? The owners of tenement houses are not 4 #0 much to blame for their condition as th { ‘wninetrocted reader would naturally suppose H them tobe. The fact is, it is impossible to i keep a tenement house clean, Where hun dreds of people are massed within an a , of a few hundred fect, loathsome conse Y quences will follow, despite all exertions t. the contrary on the part of owners, Itis th tystem which isto be warred against, and not the victiins of it, As the gentleman from the Bux who is looking into these matters was ir spoetiny the rear tenements of the loculity under consideration, an elderly ma the blood of Annanam in his pronched him with trepidation, and as “Are you locking for anybody in part'ci lac?” “No, 1am inspecting these preminos was tl ly. “Are you from the Boar! » Health t” oxkod the in ro Hobrew, “1 am going to make @ report on the conlitio: of these promis ®” said the Sum man, wh Bey = wiul c= oat nisiti a} then asked, “Who ere yout? “LT ar h the owner.” “Do you own the whol ¥ block?” "No; 1 own 88 and 40; Sexo a owns 34 aud 36." “Thou,” said our insp « * tor, pointing to a range of reeking and over ar flowing privies between the front and roa t buildings, “why do you not have therm hi h dleaned out? You onglt to be buried aliy te im the foulest vault there for allowing sue! post pits to exist on your property.” “Ob, { oir,” ewid the owner of 84 and 40° Batwr wih ttroet, “the mun who takes cary of that is ‘ Stk this morning. You come hire tomer ow and you'll fod ht amolling like a rose.” ‘Tho privies had evidently not heen clemued THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY for ® month, and we would suggest to the| science and 6 politieat expedioncy. Poor, members of the Board of Health to apply their nostrils thereto at their earliest com venience, and see if the promise of the owner that this Baxter street nosegay “dhould smell like « rose” was kept. And while flicir noses are in, let them alvo take a sniff at the horrible sinks under Jumn Sexton's Improved tenement buildings on the rear of 84 and 86 Baxter street, “How much do you pay for your rent here?’ asked our inspector, of an honest looking man whom he found in ® bedroom ou the fifth door of the front building oa No, 86. “Five dollars a month, for mennd my wife; but I've got to leave.” “Why must you leave?’ “ Because, sir, since the cold weather set in, work is kind « up and down, and wages ia small, and Tean’t afford to live in such a costly place, sir.” “Where are you going?” “The Lord only knows, sir; 1 must hant up a cheaper place somewhere,” Tt was onongh to make one's heart bleed to look in this man’s honest face as he thus spoke, His room was a dark bedroom, about eight by fourteen feet in dimensions, and yet it was too expeusive @ habitation for his means. And this poor, industrious man is cut off, as hundreds of thousands of others are cut off, from access to cheerful homes in the suburb, by the golfishnoss of @ few rich mon and koavish politiciang, If our hard working citizens could ride within thirty or forty minutes, and for a reasonable faro, from the City Hall to some village ten or fifteen milos distant, they wonld not have to herd like wild beasts in the tenement houses and collars of our lower wards. But as thiage now are, ® poor man cannot afford either the time or the exponse of going to and from a healthful rosie, where hie family can have pare air and decont accommodations How long will the voters of New York suly mit to such shameful treatment at the hands of those whom they have clovated to power and loaded with wealth? ———— Revision of the Retired List. We print in another columa an impres- sive communication upon the condition of & large class of the officers of the late war. It professes to express the views of many who imagine themselves neglected in the dis tribution of public rewards while certain of their former comrades are exceptionally favored, Some readers may think our cor. respondent's letter a pieco of special plead. Ing. We ourselves confess tha* public opia- lou is hardly prepared for the giving of » Colonel's pay to every man who was wound ed while commanding @ volunteer regiment in the war. There can be no doubt, however, that the retirod list needs a careful reviston. The ae tion of the different laws on the swhject has proved to be very unequal. Many officers have had settled upon them incomes out of all proportion with the recompense given to others equally meritorious Thero are doubtless several who might be reduced in renk, or dropped from the list altogether, without injustice to them and with benefit to others more deserving, who, having been thrown into eivil life, have never been ablo to avail themselves of the advantages of tho retired list at all, It has beon said that Mr. SranTon, in his desire to get rid of a namber of officers whom he believed ineompetent, and unwilling to deprive them entirely of their support, solved tho diffcalty by making retirement possible under conditions far easier than those re. quired at the present time. Under these cir. cametances several were found unfitted for servico through “malarial influences,” 9 disease which by the malicious is called by the Larsher name of “constitutional lazi- ness.” Others went out on slight wounds, from the effects of which they have long since recovered ; and they are today as ft for work as ever they were. These last should be aesiyned to duty eo #oon as yacaa cies occur in their old grade, While wo would have the gray-haired veterans whe have done good service left undisturbed in their well-earned and honor. able retirement, if there are any who have never taced the enemy in the field, but who Lave among their comrades the reputation ’ having shirked dangerous employment such should be discharged the service entire ly. At all events, it can do no injury to dexerving men carefully to revise the list so von as Congress can be induced to pass a law which shall be just and impartial in its ffeeta upon all the officers ec raed. a The Moral Degradation of the Govern= ment in the Hands of Gen. Grant. It is surprising how little indigantiona ‘s excited in the country by the degradel moral tone which Gen, Grant has intro duced into the conduct of the national Government. He has appointed men to the highest places for the solo reason that they have given him presents; ho has conferred upon his own and his wife’s relations every post of power and emolument into which they could be crowded—all without any regard to thelr fitness or unfitnom ; and he has kept Baxcnorr Davis, the bribe teker, in one of the most important Mocs of his Administration for nearly » yoar after tho Legislature of Massachu setts had proved and published the fact that he had taken a bribe of sixty thou sand dollars to betray his constituents and defraud his clionts. This is not dis puted; it cannot be; the evidenoo is irre nistible; and it stands among the authentle public documeata of Massachusetts. Davis has not attempted to deny it or to palliate it manner, The fact is confessed; the iniquity is brazon; and Gen, Grant givos it his approval and makes it his own by keep. ing in high station the man of whom su things are known to be truo, And auch is tho tyranny of party that even men like Hin ky WILSON, CoAnLRS® Sun, and Gronon W. Corris, who especially represent the con selence of the Republican body, view this fact with silent acquiescence | Thie is a state of official morals never be fore witnessed in our country. Thore never before was a Prosidont who would ha thought fora moment of retaining in a p! of honor s man who had been proved capable of betraying the most solemn trust fora bribe, Thera is not today in al! Chris. teadom public man who will stand up in the fa0d of the world and openly attempt to defend the retention of quch porsou io ove, It was reserved for Gun, Gram thes to bid’ deffancs. atone to the guliic eon. Dany infatuated, foolish man! preferring to heap uséless favors upon one proved to bo a bribe taker, rather than to gait for himsclf the respect and confidlencs of those who esteem honesty and fidelity as indlapensalle requi- ites for tho exorcise of authority in a repub. lican goverumont! ee The Florida Releasod—What Next t We are informed that Judge Braretrrond has dismissed the Mbet against the eteamer Florida, holding that there is no proof of her being destined to engage in any illegal en torprise. This brands the machirations of tho Spanish Minister and his obsequious lackoys, Weusren and Craio, with their true character of wilful and malicious pereso- eution of the Cuban agents in this city, and sets the Florida at liberty to proceed on her voyage, She will undoubtedly at once carry to Cuba the arms and supplics so much needed by the patriots, and thus hasten the approaching vietory of the Republic over her cowardly invaders. ‘The public will now look with interest to seo what now trick will be played by Mesara. Rosents, Wesersun, Crato, Fret & Co, to hamper the efforts of the Calans and aid the cause of Spain. With a State Departmont hopelessly corrupt aud inefficient, nothing in the way of the degradation of the honor of this vation will be surprising. Tn Maine an effsrt has beon made to in duce Seandinavion immigration, and « colooy of fifty Swedes, who arrived last July, have been settled apon a township set apart for thom, and culted New Sweden. The site was entirely covered by an uabroken forest, without a settlor upon it; but the colonists have gone to work with ‘8 will in clearing it up, and roads bave been Isid owt cotmecting it with other towns. Additions to the colony have been mada sinee the first settlers arrivod, and others are expected in the spring. As these people eamo too late to sooure « harvest the past year, it is proposed to extend State aid to thera through the winter, for it is expected that this pioneer colony will prove the forerunner of a valuable immigration, which will develop the resources of a vast tract that is now a wilderne: —— In leaving Washington, Col. Fonnny har been honored by ® letter from the Invincible Club, an association of colored citizens, which must be exceedingly grateful to his feelings. It is, perhaps, not generally koown that for many years Col, Founey has taken a deep interest in this class of our population. Indeed, bis first separation from the Democratic party was bo- cause of bis ardent detestation of stavery and a living sense of the wrongs done in this country to the African race, and uot because the policy of thet party was in any other respect unsatisfac. tory to his mind, This sentiment seems to have gained strength with time, The Invincible Club are in no wise mistaken when they testify that on every occasion his “clarion-like voiow wi raised in defence of freedom and in bebalf of » poor, downtrodden, and despised race.” Nor haa it been as the champion of their rights alone that Col, Forwer has gained their gratitude. “Your advice to us," they say, bas been such aso father would give to bis children, kiad, con. siderate, and just.” To this interesting testime- nisl, whieh should bo all the more agreeable to its object from the fact that its authors are not among the mighty and influential of the world, Col. Fonx. reptios in a letter that does credit atike to his head and heart, ‘ My solicitude,”’ he says, “ for the well-being and improvement of the eol- ored race inereascs with time, Their progress is one of the marvels of the age, and nowhere is it so apparent as in the capital of the notion. The ballot elevates them and confounds their ene miea, In fact, itimproves everybody ; without it, the South would have been given up to broils and factions ten thousand times worse than the pros ent, for then the black man would have been the agents of discontent instead of, as now, the o most interested in peace.” He eonctudes by ad vising bia correspondents to adhere steadily to the Republican party, and not to be induced by any temporary or merely local motives to lead their aid to the Demoerats, ————— . VALMASEDA, who for the last two yours has been engaged in collecting the cattle off the plantations of the eastern district of Cuba, and in selling them for bis own berefit in other parts of jand—an operation from whieh he is said to have ne'ted over a million and a half of dottars— bas now, in view of the disastrous scarcity con- sequent upon his raids, permitted the antrodue- tion of cattle into that department from abroad, free of duty, Of course, anybody who would be foolish euough to restock a farm, would deserve to have his caitle stolen, ‘The trap, however, is, we sus. poet, too patent to ensnare many victims, ——— i A recent number of the North German Correapondent, poblistied in Berlin for circulation in England und the United States, republishes the proclamations issued by the King of Prussia on passing the French frontier early in Aucust last, One the soldiers of the German armies; the other to tho inhabitants of the P: hy those armies, In the f of these proclamations is addressed to nch district t the Ki necupied ed the lowing language “We wage no war against the peaceful inhabit ants of the country; ‘on te contrary, thy duty of every soldier who eares ior lis houvr to protect private property, and not to safer the gond repute of one army i be stained by individual cases of Vad comdaet,”” Tn the second proclamation we fod the origin of the saying so generally attributed to the King, that he was making war not upon the Freach, but upon Narongon, As this was not what he meant to say, wo copy have bis real language, us follows : The Emperor Navos ng by lind and soa atiackey! che German pe who desired and Ail) derive to ive In peace wih the Freve nation, I have assumed couinaod of the Gurmnin aranies (0 Fe vel tds attack; ams by nis of the war L buve ro! m) hot the latter will cun pernon and prop. 4 sleprive mo » enjoy pel erly so long ae the; he vig of gran’ ion by dostile mg oops. wa that it ina mistake to attribute to the King the declaration that he was making war only on the By cor Napouwon and not on the Freueh uation, Still there can be no quest wo think, with any mans would baye ppartial mind, that the Ger ea very wise thing if, afier the surrender of Sedan, they had declined to proseoute the war any further im an offensive manner, and had simpt vied themselves with occupying and holding the territory thay had already ed. If they had done this, the sympathi world would have been on their side; but now they are dvcidodly on the side of France, cause The new Constitution of the State of Il linois provides against the evil of special lewista. tion, from which that Slate used to suffer so much, and from which many States still suffer, It forbids the enactmont of any but general laws for such objects as granting divorces, changing names of persons and places, incorporating cities, towns, aud villages, granting the right of luying down railroad tracks, or giving any special or exctusive privileges, immunity, oF franchise what. ever, If this provision is loyally observed by the Ditnots Legistature, it will ent off « fruitfal sounee of corruption of ite members, When banks, rail- road companios, and mrunielpal corporations cam get nothing by special act, and everything by the simple process of complying with laws already in force, they will cease to employ lobby agents and bribery to aid their projects, As to the relief of the legislators themselves from the avalanche of private bille which every session ie poured upon them, it must be immense, In thia respect wo in this Btato have mach yet to do to perfect our aystem of government. The maxim, The best government is that which governs loast, is founded on an eternat trath, The nearer we can assimilate our laws to those of the Divine Provi- dence, which make no exceptions, and never re- quire help or amondment, the better it will be for the community. Nine-tenths of our political troubles come from the effhrie of @ few indi- viduals to get some advantage over their fellows; and if our laws could be so framed to put every citizen on an equal footing with every other citizen, and keep him there, it would be the best possible stato of affairs, anon Sean The authorities of Harvard College have issued & circular announcing that in 1979 the requisites for admission into the Fresiman class will be considerably increased, Applicants will be obliged to pass am examination either in addi- tional Latin and Greek studies or in additional mathematical stadtes, as they may elect ; and cer tain farther attaiomentsare recomraonded, whiob will entitle those who possess tLem to an ad- vanced atanding, The evident purpose of the change ia to raise the standard of sololarship of the institation, and to exolude iucompetunt or im- porfeetly prepared student: ee WHO ARB TO BLAM ‘The Oficers tn the chanics’ Life Te the Biuor af Tv Sun Sin: [heartily approve of your article of t day on the “ Collapse of the Farmers’ and her! jes’ Life Inewranee Company," ani suggest the pul Uecation of the names of the ofeors and directors ‘who b: endorsed the bantling to the public. Busi- Bese men of uroat ror pectability and worth are (vo careless in allowing the uve of their names as direct ora of lite companies, witvout any personal know! edge that warraate public condueuse im thei. oa dorsement. ‘Tue failure of two new companies in quick suc ceeston ise Mir indication of what m.y be exy to follow aniess directors immediately andertak Derformince of a doty, without whieh thay re snoukt bave pormitiect the uso of thy inftience, A prompt paotication of # officers and directors of any 9 todo life tnsurance eontpny wil b deter others from sioned by au Ming tho vain He ty of distinzulsired names tn advertised fire of airectors of imetiiations bay ngno other merit. Busives’ mee never svould encore what tiwy do not kuow to be sound ; and if they do, tuey should be held to public respousiol it ‘Yours traly, WwW. @, Jun, 10, 29 orvicess, Erward MeMardy, Promdent. Bg gituaeals, Vice Lresioats . Buanaug, Secretary, ius sedan, Gourulting Actaary. Orlando |. ate wat, Qounedl W. Houry, M.D. Meclont Examiner. ian Barticis, Courniting Rxamiacr, DIRECTORS. Jowett M. Hichmond, Butialo, N.Y. gig, Jobo Ji, Martindald, GX-Auormey Generad of ow York, Muchos er. haihao F. Graves, Prosavut Fourth National Bank, + Os of Racer, Wallace & Goany, attorneyy om Bosse, Prendent Oneida County Bank, Wes sghikco, Special Agout, Remington Manutactar- to 5 are 'C. Ongood, manofacturer, Troy, N.Y. Hou, Jobo U. keiee.4, counselor ab lew, Salebury Ciinnas Lord of Lord @ smith, wholesale armziats, oucagey Of Armour, Piapkingtom & Co., Cui r ‘and New Yorum. my wwrer, Mildura, N. J, and ¥ Sr Ooy or puftile Hempiaivan, fresh gat, Rem ingres Arms Bene facturing Cont 105 fiom feswe Deyou, Kegister tn Banktuptey, New Kk, of TE B, Cromwell & Co, 8 West fat d Mdruind 46, atorney at law, New York city wiiey, Wholesale grocer, 1 Krom sue work frown, of rows itrothers & o., baukers Decker, of Turner Brotuers, bankers, 14 £1, W. Coleman & Co,, merchants, m pvewart, Kiteb & Woodford, Tneo. F. Hav, of J. 0. Seymour, Kennard @ Hay, to Tou. Stewart). Wood.ord, ex Lieatenant Governor State Of Now York. 9. He Howry, kD. Mi miner Hon: Cassius M. Cis Jonh MeMurdse, Of andes, Bates & Co., New Fork “ACJ. Toad, of A. J. Bleecker, Bun @ Co, New York city Grane Engtleh Hat-Anoiter Present Prom the Anglo-American Tunes, Could there be a better specimen of the Prevident’s style thun the following note, jost coived by Mr. Hoery Melton, of 194 Rogent airee Mr. Henry Mation, 19% Regens eieect, London, Angtans Draw Stu: Tbuve the honor to acknowledge tne rr. coipe of Loe Lut wikteh you were kind enough to send fle perfectly, aud the workmanship is muck ac "Fitte accept my thanxefor yoar kind eomtideration KeepectiNlly YOURS Oar, Exnoutiye MANeton, Dec. 5, 1970. - — - In Chicego, some axperiments have bece made with @ new patent motor for the propulsion of street care by means of common alr, compressed tu tanks om the tops of the ears, which have resulted so fa yorably a8 to load to (he bellof that during the pre sent year horses will be superseded by it on eome of tue street railroads in that ey, A fow days since « trial was made of the invention on the track of the North Sige road, which was witnessed by & Lirgo namber of gentlemen who were Interested In street railroads, ‘The objection had been advanced to the now car that teams on the street would be inore Mikoly to be frigutoned by It than By @ car with horses; aad for this reason the officers to charge of the trial determmed to draw the car over a section of the track by hore power, and ase the compresse | air alove fn returutog, The resalt demonstrates that the color of the car, and its anatwal sige, had fnily as much effect in divtorbing horses with a team attached av without it. The Chlewro Tribune says that the only difficulty in regard to ite adop lion by the street car companies that have had tte matter ander advisement now seoms to be im r tion to the form of application to the cars—whetier the engine shall be pat im each car, of used in dum, mivs with power enous! to draw s train ifvecessary fs Bake Another new paper is announced in Louisville Ita tide ts to be tne Louteoille Ledger, and wo are it is to be “a live Domooratic paper, tro'y Kentuekinn and National Democracy.” of ite editor is not given ; but ite eiren President The nom lor te signed by dames 8. Dawson, Thomas 8. Pettit, and Luctene @, Matthews, We do not know these gentlemen; but they wilt On it diMeult to wake a dorier paper than the Courier-Journal, tho flashing Democratic organ im that elty, or than the Commercial, the representative there of Republi¢n Prine) However, In a0 important 4 town os Loulevilie, there ts always a chance for ori; ity talent, ai oe ivod 0 letter from the general agent ow Monatacturing Comoany, complaining thut they were not well treated by the manoger® of the American Inehiute at their fuir last autarn, Simtinr charges have beem mado by certain other manufacturers; but It seems to us that these complaints come rather late in the day, Tio fair wae closed long since, and it te wardly worth while now to attempt to correct mintakoa, whetbor intentionally or uulotentionally made by those who controlled it, ima We have received « copy of the Taras Almanac for 1871, published by Richards: of Galvos- ton. Itis a valuable collection of statistice and tn. foriuation of every kind conceraing Texas, Among the many almanacs pew published je different paris ef tho country, there ds me more useful than this, Healded to Death Arvmany, Jan, 10,~—On the 18th alt, Michad! Moray wave badly ecalded by het weler (browse hb iewtiine the cane, . 11, 1871. GRANT'S SAN DOMINGO JOB. ee THE PRUESIOVNT NEING CUBCKMA- TED IN THE MOUSE. —_— The P ein the House of Ambier's Amendment—The Fight to be Renewed in the Menate To-day—The Admintetras tion Making the Mest of tt. Wasmrxarow, Jun. 10.-—At an early hone to-day the frieuds af fan Dominzo were on the move to canvass the House to deveat Ambler's amendment, ani when the Honse met it looked somewhat doubt- ful, Daring th 1 Senatora Conkiing, Morton, Hamlin, Pomeroy, Cameron, and Carpenter, Gen. Porter and Col, McKibbin appeared on the floor and made a reconnoissance in force of the situation, appealing personally to members to defeat the pend- ing amendment, and wot let it go back to the Renate for another procracted comtroveray, arging that the amendment would be considered a # thrust the Promdent, and wae resily of mo valine or portance, But thouch the strongest advocates of San Dominge were given the best of the time, they could not stem the tide or the strong undertow which was ranning agninet it; and when the roll call came some of the faithful kept tally Ul they counted over thirty Republicans for amending it, and then gave ap tne cantert It was knowa ali over the House before the Speaker announced tho vote, that it was carried ; and when they found 108 nad voted yea, and but 16 no, the managers sorrowfully dispersed, seeing thas there wae @ olid wall of 108 agpinst ennexa- tion; and the House, glad to get rid of te in any manner, heard Brooke complain of am anwarranted ussanlt apon his official honor by ® paper im bis dis triot, and offered to give him ® certificate of good cter oF a committos to Investigate, He ehese the latter, and the Coatonnial BxLibition was fixed st Phiiadelpnia for 1878, Mr, Dawesls of opinion that i will take ail of every day unttl Mares 4 to got throwrh pra priation bills, and he will ucvordiagiy mot ailow any otuer business to intervene, not even the weual morning hoor, wntit they are all dispored of, Honator Morton tried to get the Dominican reso- lation through the Renate before adjouramont, but there were several who red to be heard, and Mr. Samner wanted to add anothor chapter to the “Dance of Blood,” and tt was Snally axreod to do bale It tomorrow ana vote at4 P.M. Theuzh the Administration received s #evere and unexpected cheek to the Huse, and its special friends were ex- coodingly mortified, yet they are now at work dill- gently Lo got the amended resolution omseted into ® Inw to-morrow, and get of the Commission om Pri day next, OW Bon Wade, who has always oem an openly avowed advoeate for the ation of ait the West India Isiands, bas boom elected to co .a8 one of the Commission, and is now here at Mr, Culfnx's, hav- ing been sent for for that parpose, Who tie otiers Are bar nos yet leaked ont, but if they are as openly prononnced {n favor of annexattun as Mr, Wade, the opponents will not be satisted, ‘The Fichs tn the House. Mr. Wituago (Rep. Vt.) explained why be Voted yesterday aguinet taxing the San Domtago Tesotution from the Speaker's tadle. He was op posed tothe acquisition of the Repudlic of Dominica, by treaty of by Joint resolution, and there’ore be Waa opposed to taking any stop looking to that ae- quisition, He was an willing to authorise the frien of acqn'sition to work this macninery fo ak ot thelr scheme, Tt was charged, and not denied, that the Commianon was to return to Washington in time for Congrem to act om its report at this sos sion, What opportunity, tuen, would the Commis. sion have for obtaimiag the information directed? Were the Commirsionera to inquire only irom Fabens or Baez or Cuzneau. or were they to traverse the revublie and ascertain farts for themselves? If the latter, they would require not two weeks, bat six months oF = year. Mr. Cox (Dew., N. ¥.) opposed the joint resote tion, The measure is © pretenes for information, It is ennexstion to fect, If annezation ts aerom. plished, there 14 no need of this Commission, If it is not to be aceompliaie!, what need is there then? The information te already bh all we want, [ wor sont tn last nicht, bo print and reat what we bave, [t is volaminogs, t does it give toe LIST OF OMANTS AND JOM attached to the treaty? T assert there ls such a list. Tk was not sent to the Sen: a resolution I drew la! session. will be teat of husks. Tne kernels ar: aly gone to private partios. [am not acainst this seheme be canes it adds Lerrnory, but Lecause it is private, wieked scheme, I oppese the scnemo lecause it ic aepecions, prearranged, cerrapt job, and no com: tuitsion can doodorize Its putroscence. Mr. Hoam (Rop,, Masa.) was 2 te annex to ase!* governing republic am ivtant " be fled with the scum of the tro», ausen Carers of all lands, whe would come to Influence (> government of tals country, In eleven dtates there was a rebellious element STRIKING HANDS WITH TAMMANY MALL, and trying to obtain possession of the G: for the next four years. Me was not wii onsthing to add to that dancer, Mr, S2evenson (ep., Ohio) did not want any in ound tt ery stal- formation about the island. Ae din books. He found it god and silver, ef found it rieb to bays aad the key of tiie Gui, Mr hWANN (Dow , Md.) sold thet all know that arbors, velore tie making of the treaty oppressed ( the doors of the Amegican Prevident of the United Stecen, by bi wer snd infinence, defeated tire proposition of th Rummtice af Foreize Affaire im ni! of Cube, B ‘would not assoil the President of the Uaited States, but he woold ask, why did the Pre ident manifest such interest in this matter? Why did they sro inet officers lobbyhig im the House in favor of this measure ? Mr Eva (Reps 8. HL) opposed the Joint resotatign as ore tending to entangling alliances with a foreiin peuple having no comtgou interest with tho people Shhe Univer Bt Mr Grvonaw ( the vast wequivit in the past, and to two emi of Burope promoted by ite wa Yor an honerable sequin At the conclusion of Mr, Bingtiam's rewarks, M: Ganririn (Rey., Olio) oroposed @ further exten sion of Hiteem minutes of the time allowed fer di: coven Mr. TuTLER (Rep., Mass.)—I object. Mr, GanyiRnD-—Listen to TUG GENTLEMAN WHO CRACKS A WHIP DJecting to debate, [Exetvoment tir, BUTLER—And lsten to the maa whose bark amaria, (Lavehter,) Mr. Gaurierp—ite erntioman's tush ean bart nothing Dut the cause {u which uo wields It. Mr. Monaaw (Dem., Oio)—The House is under the domination of a whip-cracker. Mr, SHANKS (Kop., Ind.) supported the resolutic as one whic) proposed to obtuin information whic Woud show the fale position iy which its oppo nonts ploeed themaelvor. ‘The discussion was clowea by Mr. Onrm (Rop., Ind.) in sopport of the resolution, declared tase notiing could be discovered ta solution when honestly examinod which nach less a anember of ‘Giving it his support. nt offered bi bier as ane whi uly cause delay and reopen Ih the Senate a qi whiea wo friend of the anton Republican Mr, Dro nd harmony uf rty would desire to see reopened (Dom., NY.) asked Mr, Orth to 0 oder An amendment that the Comuls ne Speaker of tow Howe be. 1 the Pres Mr, Orth d low it to be off ‘ Mr. 0} mi MOADE At som, dur (Laugiter.] r AMDLER'A AMBNO MENT, The House then procecce | to vote on Mr Dler's amendinent deciaring that nothing Fesolntion Was (0 be construct am eominitibow the Goveroment to the annexation of San Domingo The amendment was ogroed to—yous 100, nays ws flows? Yras=Adams, Ambler, Archer pom Beanag, Beatty, feck Roy. Brooke {yi Hurt, Cal, Cor Crebty Dawes, Dicker dridge, Farnworth Gartold Gison, Griswold, Halghty Halo, dandy’ Hawking, Hawley, i, Homan, Hoon Jonr'ton, Juda, du Lewis, Maiming, Murshall, Mayham, Medtary, Vick. Morgan, Morrell (a), -Moretene Be gen, iviack, Pliner, Vetors, Pohicro), Polen. Ralita “capes eargent, 50a lanan Sheldon (Laos Sherrod, Siover,’ Slocum, Sim Smith (Orevony, Mearkwoathor, Stevens. tons, bt the prevent yore ¢ Ane iw the Asver, Axtell, Tar tngus, Mid. thoke (New York), Rurchara ¥. Conner, man % Tauuor, Taiiian, To ware nd, tr Fan vauten, Pah Trump. (Wis), Wells, Wiad, Walker, Whecier, Wilsow (Mian), Wil Winchester Voll, an ood 108. Dein yNATeS Mere. Arinetron palteye Banka, Barr Cowau, Buck. butlate Une of beunia Carel bof » Degen Ghia Harel ol Chelle) ‘aughrrd Arvolt, Atwood, Ayer Manuals, Binehian, val, Fie Hoge. Smite i ‘Payior, Pyytobell, Tum JOINT RESOLUTION ae a was then a. following uamed Ranabiicans alec voiad aod Menars, Waa ane, ened ‘The aint resolution goes back to the Senate for @Hion om the ameudinent, pois ‘The Fight in the Senate. ‘The Senate resumed the consideration of Mr. ‘Trambu.l’s joint retolution prohibiting meimbers of Congress (roa SOLICITING OFFICR OF THR PRESIDENT and heads of department, He proposed an amend- mont makitt the violation of this act a mis meanor, the perton fuand guilty to pay a fine of ove thonsand dollars, Mr. Trunsvnt (Rep., Lil.) ancned that the whole executive power of appointment is invested in the Pronident, by and witn the advice am! consent of the Sonate, The probibiting of Members of Convress from dictating the appointment of officera was but carrying out the spirit of the Constitation. Tho claim that ty the vietors belonged the #polle was enunehited forty years ago, and startled the couniry: bat at that time Membors of Coneress were not allowed to dictate who should or shonld not be appointed to office in designated localittes, alluded to 8 leitor he hod recetved from Gen. Dix, in whion tho Intver stated several cases, while he was Postmaster of the City of New York, in which he had made removals for cause, but which action had been interftred with by members of Congress, Gon. Dix replied to one of them that he would endonvor to administer the office for the public good, and not merely in beliaf of politicians. ASIESAMENTS WERE MADE under the Administration of President Buchanan, and_nnd been perpetuated to the present time. He cote me ‘Was worse now thea ever be- tore, but which pad existed under former ndimini¢ trations, arena ¢ Contrary to the Conttitation emt spirit "Ot the Gov. ‘mment, the proposition he hed submitted did not Ko #0 far a8 auggested by Ex-Beeretary Cox. It did not provide for competitive examination and seoar- ate sppointmenta frow polides, bat it was a step in ‘that direction, They must first eererate Concress from appointments. If the iil should pura it would relieve members of Congress Lon am unplersant duty. They enonta have nothing to do with ap- poinéments to oftice, AN DOMINGO IN THE SENATE. ‘When My. Trumbull coneladed bis remarks, Mr. 4.) moved to Iny the bill aside for the parpore of taking up the Senate Dominican joint ovations aA retnrned from the House, with amendment providing that nothung’ om tained in them shail ve helt mdermoot or con- strued as eowmittiug Conrows to the palicy of the annexation cf the sali Iopantic of Dominicr, Mr, Scuxen (Rep. Maw.) asked whetter the fo Ware that thore would be some di submitied whether ths consideration id be proceeded wih exeem The Vice-President rephed that he was got aware of any rule which would pre. ut it from being taken up except the pendency of the present Mr, Morton's motion wse then agreed to—yeas, 20; naga, 16. ‘Tue House amendment to the Senate resotation was read, and Mr. Momton moved that the bevate can Mr. SUMNER asked for the yeas and nays. He now not whether Senators were aware of the pain- Ing news received since the debate va this sabject, suowing more thaa ever way we should hesitate in (his basinoss. Tt might be remembered that he pro- levied agatves the whole measure, as involving A BLOODY 1. As prudent etti: iy a la 7 enpeciad flowiae with blood. Sines the Inet diseassion @ proclawation of Gen, Cabral has been received. fle heli Im Ris Rand AG Oricindt copy in punish, printed om the istand, and mak'ig an avpeal to bis followers against the usurver Baez, who, bad more than once mid, was retained in power the Repabile of whe United Stites—a Republic standing before the world to maintain the power 01 a pretender; truly a sad part for a Repabiic to pla ‘The proetamation commenced with the wi country, and Mberty,” and was sicued jeneral of a division of the army," in which te that vhe South ls stilh in arms; thas lately the army was beaten and roated; that reinforce- meats had reached bis advapeed posta, and witbout Waiting sor the infamtay, be vizorousiy attneced antl et the foe,’ ‘the proclamation is dated ov. 15, 190, Mr. SumnEn asked wrether he wns wrong whon he enlies this « bioudy lawaait? Tois opened melancholy pcvure; Was @ pietare of by unanimous consent, Here wan ® chiof in the mountains, and another chief on ‘he sea sbore, the latter # by the United States; amd we were ns! owed still fa Macbet., When thls subject was formerly before U ner) discussed the elisracter of the Presi 1¢ know how pron fears. Ho had we Wact no ite « York Herald. Is wa peck ia syuinabhy wit thought prover fo pre ie cate January 5, 1971 him @ paper, w in tie couniry: per known to be in no him or bis conrlusions, Hi sent sbis paper, be. ect * the Amnexasion eo Presiden A Overita Warsure le be Car wigan rill Paghi to the Treath tn tied on Be taete Independence, md tay Thr -aten torn Ko ‘Porons 9:0 thon to) Tks 40 she discae bains— Demands on th: Government” Mar, Samoor sald that Senators emiled. Ho road {8 from an important newspspe: from bk in septment, It did not seem ws Was ia the haman beurt a love of When our tndepeadence is sasaile | ; Be could not compisin of the humble Muytians, bo cause thelt Indepamieuce te aveailed, It wus) u painfa) matter to thhiuk thet thir greut country ot ouis, which should ve # benediction, shoul! beeowe a terror and ee. Mr, POMEROY asked the Senator to ylold the floor, ausgert by wnenimon’ consen: be taken at two oF tires o'clock to- Mr. Suen nied to offtr an emendmens to the reso! y at tue end that u Jommnuds- sioners shall inguire specially of the alleged pan- deacy of civil war in Dominios, the extent of te Uerritory occupied by t respective parties ; abu she relations existing between Douinica and Haysi, and the cliiav of the latter on the 1ormer, sod it \uere 8 a War, OF 8 menace Of War, between those ernntrios. Tho Senate agreed to close ihe discussiom at 4 o'clock lo-worrow, —— A CATHOLIC TEMPLE DESTROTED, , er eMahen ‘The Rev, Father M: The Chureh of St, Juhn the Evangelist, FiiMath street, near Madison avenue, Wis lust evening on the twenty-first unuiversary of ie consceration, Om the 10h of January, 1500, the first religious ceremonies were performed there b, the present pastor, the Rev, Father MeMahon, ond last evening, as the venerable priest stood with an covered hoad, his fronty locks waving tn the brecae, while the Mawes were leaptug from pillar to pillar, the good old man's cheeks were wot with tears, From time to time additions have beeu wude to the al buflding, and ft# dimensions at toe ¢ {ta destruction were 140 by 90 feet, with pe ble Of senting over three t organ, Which was said te U States was built reseutly destyc edifice wan of wood, In rear of and was valued at $10.00 I sured f we Ce om Nany. suppor Mn an averheated fur wight haye beon con building had the now eathedr the that pert uble to nes be but none Way to be had unt Wast wrapped in Miwes, Fathers MeMahou, Callahan, amt M on the spot, and With Copy Ganver Whitcomb aud Roberts, and a plito from the Kast Fifty-ninth street police d ail they could to gave the movable preperty ih the ureh, but their efforts were but poorly rewarded The chareh was ntionded by a wealiny ¢ i Cotiolics, who wilh probabiy eon!Fioute bere ly foward i redrection, so devuied Holoved pastor and the old chareh haved wway, Ab least 50,000 ps confygration, weir wed Bio na Wilae —— Abraham Lincolu's Professional Vors, Frova she Cateage Leyal News © largest professional fee that Lin: 1 Win Q5,000 paid oni of M 11 Kaitroad Company, he ovinton of the CduRe Attecaine viding that the provision in ay by whieh ite property was r WL tie cane, xempled t of a eertain propor bony owned nearly bwo millions of wi And the road passed throng twenty -hia couatios that, had tho deebion been adverse to the 4 bait million of dotlare pat at im seareoly hive piid the Waxos. Pouding the payin of this tee, Lincoln wrote the following query, the affirmation of which embodies the practical rules Whick governed bis atturney ‘ous: APO OF are not Go amount of Ivvor, (ho doulttntness dud aiMienily of she Question, Luo doutee Ww xuece sn ta real, Bad Maeeat Of perveiary Interest tn Solved no\ sresely tu tie hastichine sane’ hat roven sd Cleat, Bil ovoper etgenoniis by sie ein te os of the. ro Feariody vo cn “eveie ising What ® & remo: Ly ‘ore amer i ae Pinkelnburg, Hoar, Peters, and JERSEY’S WATER FAMINE SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS INU ERSE®, OITY AND HOBOKEN. 9 Prepared in the Event of Fire~ Large Force of Special Policemen—Came mon Sense in Hoboken~Also, Fun. Bo far ag the supply of water goes the situs thom in Jersey City and Hoboken remains gachauged, Repairs to the damaged works are pushed forward with the utmost despateh, bat Hitle tope ie ritter- tained of relief before the end of the present week Mennwhile, the inconvenience reeulung tron the searctty of watet f* very great, and the pecuniary Jone arising from the stoppage of all manu.act ries is foar‘al. In addition to thone already reported a9 having eoanea k in Jersey City, ure the following named, some of whicd sent their men Lowe yesterday: Peter Fielda, the proprietor of the iron founury at Morgan and Groene streets, employing 100 men ; the New Jersey Reitroed consirncti im shop in Wayne street, employing 199 men; the McKay Iron ond Locomotive Works, which emptoy 900; the Jumey City Fire Works, with 99 men; the Washburn Wheel Works, 60 mon; Chidester & Co.'s planing mill, 33 mem: Jersey City Spike and Belt Works, 90 mon; the Union Car Spring Company, tho Now York Chate Company, the Jersoy Ciiy Castor O18 Works, and the Jermey City Crucible Works, the lat ler of which @ owned by the Hon. Orestes Clove Ve nino ceased operations, and somt weir loyeen home. loms entailed by thts ston of baxtaese ie aa entailed by thts suspeaston o os A HUNDRED TROUAAND DOLLARS A DAT. Many o! the firms whe employ © woail nambor of w comtinns w poy them their wages, and will for the current week. This, doudtiers, aterte much suffering among (hose who aro in no Way Te sponat| for great misiortoge. and whe cami) ailord to lose even @ singie day's inbor. Aside from the personal and pecuniary incon Venionce of the present drouth in the cities, a ter danger is to be approben ted in t1e smape 0 ire, To prevent the possibility of a con@mgration and 1s terrible conscqneaces, the autho! directing their every effort, Ono banired special policemen were yesterd tre patrol, 8nd 5,000 fact of hoxe were borrowet ftom tie Naw, York Fire Department, to have on hand tn case of emergeucy. THR SPECIAL POLICEMEN geanis mekine their rounds, the same as tos paltcn patrol. Their sole duty ts to look out fur and guard apuinet Brea, * ‘Tho water continges to be let on one honr each day for the supply of the Of course, whew 12 o'clock comes t! creat scramble for fret wlece In the line, It ing. paintul a» 16 te, sorts and couditions of men,” armed ‘Wasl)-bol'ors, tudeed, amy( bing eapn- Water, rushing lither and thittor in search of a flowing hydrant, In the house s ot well- to-do people no such trouble is experienced, but in ‘THE AUODES OF THR POOR, where water does not enter the kitchen, amd where Mf it dos, @ half dozen familios must share it, the Aifficulry I great, Im the brief bour allowed taem sib must be served, and as the bydrante flow with but s feeble foree, many go away empty handed, and Ost dovend upom the water venders for a ; In Hoboken, however, very little inevnvenienes fox, ‘The Wailer Commissioners tere seom to have 8 botier understanding than those in Jersey Oivy of what ie needed to insure a full supply to everybody. Yesterday they issued an order that the waor mould be let on at different times in different sec tions uf the city, 90 thas it would FLOW WITH GREATER roRcR in each seetion. ‘They have also employed all the *primk ling carts in Hoboken. and seversh a8 borides, to eart aad disiribate water to those living im the Gpper part of the city, Where there are no ‘pumps and bat few hydrants.:Lsey have aleo camsed twe very tine sprin: batiory sard to be dammed up, and tor the frst me in twenty yours the resting place of.the great ram is being invades Uy the water cooking pabiic. ‘These epriugs sapply the people of the vicinity, and furnish Or the carts to ciseribute, Mr. Goorce A. Rood, the Rocistrar, has been iede- Iatigable in bis eflurte to relieve We padiic of ieon- Yentenes, even going #0 far we to soeorupans. cae of Use distributing carte om ite iret trip. He tole At AMOSING STORY fe connection therewith, whieh thankless sume people aro, and how litte appreci: Sted are the eat efforts of publis ulcers t give fatisfoe:ion to their constituent “De you wii sowie water?” he said toa tenn. lank mdividasi standing ia the basoment window of Abouse in Bloomfeld street, with vessel io hand, waiting, ke Macawber, for somotuing to tase up by which he inigut secnre « #upmy. Yes, by Juve: I've just been wondering how T Horo's o pail, take it and All it it into the kitehen f and T don't eare t» go out nd Mr, Reod said the wam 90 he deciined the propo to show low was actually abusty sition. A saloon keeper on Bloomfleld atreet, fine wo. ou his premises, eays that no THINTY-81X MILE WAGONS cup took off cans full of water yesterday wiween the hours of Band 7. He eid to ‘Tue Sow reporter, “I don't see why in taunder ese fellows shoukl make 8 roid on may well. Here the pump stands all day and suoplics all that but early tn the morniug nobody can geu near kt wecount of there d-— milkmen.” ‘The new sianc-pipe whieh Is to sake the place of the one injured, is compicsed, and has been deliver- ed at the works in Belleville, The pipe is 190 leet Jong and 6 fect in duuneter, wetubs 2) tons, ‘Tow weighty and unwieldy mass of irom bae te be lifted in one entire piece from the ground and placed io a perpendicular position on its foundation, »€ aa vation of 40 ‘eet from where it new les, ‘fe do this oneeren great care, ekill aad pow: ‘Two imme. 9e poles, meayaring 110, eng have been raisea to a proper poritio id firmly soctred with cnjs an races, ‘To-d; the prosoes uf raising the wil be becan. nt Three o! Worthiagton's duplex encines have Reon placed to postion to pump water fute the reservoir, They are found we he of goud nerviee, partiesborly ju relieving the large Cornish engine om muah ot ee © ham the backward flow of wi . On Saturday tant the Indicator showed bat litte over three miJion ewions pumped. Duriar the hast twenty-four hours avoat WO cullous of water Wate Dees supplied t» the reservoir, Owtne to the severity of the weather, however, s portios of Unt» le lost to the comsamers in Jersey City and Ho- boken, ae M tures lo ive in the reservoirs, sh na THE POOR GIRS APPRAT, > Two Sisters Mtreggling on the Sea of Life— The Result et Bewy Trotwood's Appeal. Tv the tettor of The sui Sin: In Monday’s Sun Betay Trotwood asks s question whieh bas been muny times repented, ow isan honeradle and geuteel girl to obtein s ving?” ‘Tost i a ridddié’ many are unaple tw lve, Two young ladies of my acquaintance have been trying te obtwin something permanent for the ot six months, und though wiiling to accept aay honest emptoyment, tar not yet sucweded. Let ny their father’s recent death with an imvalid mother and three young children to support, they fod that the world ts, Indeed, hard with them, Like poor Betsy, they wndorstand sewing. fame work, and are, moreover, accomplishod wasiciens, It appeors, indeed, that honest young ities are od Betsy Trotwood"? Kh’ the KuowKdge tae are mistor ANN H. WILL BETSE TROTWOOD DO HOUSEWORK, Ae Kitwor of Tha Sum, Seoing in your paper a piece headed A Boor which says thut a poor girl exnuvt 1 would say perhaps sie canaot ; butif she would rather do housework im a smi private American family | idle, she may fud 4 good home by appiying to B.A, BAKER, 816 Delancey atrevt, ANOVITER OFPORTENITY FOR Mase TROT WOK of The Sum wer to that i” she wi ive ber emp! fn Tength, an b * alow ut 4 Doug!asw wt ewet I eat in Tue Sty is not ta vata, Very _traty rm, 8B Broome en, dam, 0 STL <a ae Gealth of Exenecremey Sewar Ex Postmaster 1 Rendall, who | Tion, Willm Hh, se see * that tue verorabie abatouman is suffering iron # complete yaruiysis of With, this exeeption, his hewith paired ate pe weil, I cad hie Htitiew aie Awe i active ax ever, Ho k tiers " * and of Mis fonrney, whieh he dietates every day to Risley, who iw travelling with him, iBeasure tikus Uke place i a dauiter,, Tis CTuaps UUDEC Say Liat (ie elury of bie It nided marriage Ww hudy is ae wroandiess 4 it ie ansurd. My, Sewarl stilt maintains bis deep Mivrest in the. h untry, wad ceive the American t he has rad to lim with. the cularity. Ub deh to extend bis trip to India, aint ou Ine w ar ih tuw ime imaslod Havery Thieves Bexging for Mercy. Charles Brown, who stole some ott etothes * Just to get something to eat; Thomas Hoppe, whe siole forty patrs of shocs ; and George Watsnn,{w 99 stole @ piece of carsimere, pleaded gutity im thotiea eral Bersions yesterday. All had previousiv borne Rood Fepatations, Never having benn sooused of Grime We're. Bentences were eunvendid, and (e three cumETy sioves were admonienod Wo Bo # fu wo more | 8