The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 4, 1871, Page 2

Amusements Te-dare ooth's Theatre Winter's Tale, Kewery Theatre Sharer Bryant's Operm Mowse—184 o4., between 408 and TH ann, HiMh Ay, Theatre—The Critle, If 14a Thonand « Year, (se Barbe Bleue, Sheteber te Indias 1¢ Trowpe—Minsire| Hall, $86 Broadway. Linn Edwin's Theatre—Pivck. Gardon—New Way to Pr Newoomb & Ariingt Olympic ‘Ikea Ateinway Mall Old Debt, elas +h and Broad wa; Nevin vere House Drains, Ae ‘Ve Liat ecum The Colleen Dawn. Matton, Americans im For the accommodation of persons residing up town, advertisements for Tam Su will be received at ‘Our Fexular rates at tho ap-town a/vertivemeat oMlce, (4's Weat Thirty second street, at the Junction of Broad: way and Sixth avenue, from § A.M. to8 P.M. The Only Safety for the Democracy. If the Democratic party are wise, they have a very good chance to carry the Presi dential election in 1872. All that fs neces. sary is to adopt the right platform, and to nominate the right candidates, As for the platform, the most important part of it is expressed with groat cogency and originality in the following brief extract from a speech recently delivered by the Hon, W. 8. Gr BecK of Cincinnati : “War legislates, History ts full of ite en- aciments. It has legislated here ; its work is fixed, and let us hope ended. We shall not go backward.” ‘The same sentiments are expressed in dif. ferent language by that brilliant young statesman, Joun Quincy ADAMS of Massa chusetts, the grandson of one President and the great-grandson of another: “ The North can never be carried for a new revolution, We must go forward, and not back. We must demand self-government for ail, and guarantee equal rights to every man Demoorata must be democratic to succeed.” If tho Democracy will plant themselves unequivocally, boldly, manfully upon the principles laid down in those striking utter. ances of Mr. Grorsneck and Mr. ADAMS, their success in 1872 is more than probable. Bat if they adopt principles opposed to these, orif they attempt to equivocate respecting these issues, so that they may seom in one part of the country to be on one side, and in another part to be on the other side, their doom is fixed, their defeat inevitable and ir remediable, If the leaders of the Democracy have sense cnongh, firmness enongh, patriotism enough to adopt frankly and heartily tho platform which wo have pointed out, they need not Le in any trouble about finding candidates. In fact, they would not go very far out of the way in nominating WiuttaM 8. GrorsnecK of Ohio for President, and Jonn Quincy AbaAns of Massachusetts for Vie~President ceeeceiiabiods Aristocracy—The Knickerbockers. Pride of birth is a natural fecling, in wh men of every nationality partake, bat different degrees. A man conscious of having had respectable ancestors has a strongor in: ducement to do honor to their memory by reputable conduct than the son of nobod, one whose parents have a bad character. But in this country we have, thank God! no nretocracy, or, at least, no order of society that corresponds with the landed aristocracy of England and the continent of Europe- It is true we have a spurious kind of aris totracy, founded on money, whose character- istics are lavish expenditure, extravagance, and tawdry display. But people of culture und refinement laugh at their pretensions. Then we have in some of our large towns, es. pecially Boston and Philadelphia, an aris. tocracy of talent and education, which is not to be laughed at. But society is not so divided among us, nor are the lines of demarcation Fo distinct, a8 to prevent classes of people nominally separated by some social differ ences from running into one another, go that it is difficult to determine which is on the most elevated social plane. There is also here and there an American family which can boast of an illustrious lineage, but people of this sort are u tral distinc claims to social eminence. On ually indifferent to ances and never obtrude their Persons of similar nl gence and refinement, naturally seek each other's society, and usually without inquir. ing whether blue blood or the common fluid ran in the veins of their ancestors. There has been a great pretence of high Lirth and exclusivencss among the descend. ants of the Knickerbockers, as the Dutch bocrs aud burghers are ealled who came from the Old World and settled New Amster: dam. Pr { they were familiar with thel ancestors, and knew their social status in Holland, and the elreum Rtances under which they cam try, these more A ente ions, tastes, and about the same degree of in Lally to this coun. Konickerbockers would accurate appr ms to aristocr come to their t than Indeed, the itea elation of own tie desec is now ained among them, has pencrally obtained that there was a nof the Lest Llood fn many of those ine hore from Holland, ‘The truth is te r herwig The separation of New Netherlands from the mother e« took place more than a contury earlicr than that which took place between the col 1 Great Britain, or about two hu ye n after the chanye of dor yall faur int touree cased between the two cou fommunication for a the English cong it upon. th those then living, corrspondor the members of the families of the Atlantic dropped off, and altogether, The Amoriean Dutehmen, therefore, con ditute a body totally goverod as regards social relations from their brethren in Ew rope. They may regard Holland with filial, pious love, as the home of their ancestor® They may cherish a pride in the military achievements of the mother country, The commercial enterprises, the prudent thrift, the love of freedom, all of which distin- guished the early days of the Dutch Re- public, they may appropriate ts themselves ® part of their patrimonial inheritance. But this feeling of attachment is not at all reciprcatod or understood by the Hollander. The people there have no relationship with oura They have no pride in our growth and prosperity. They are generally igno- rant of our history, and those who know something of the ancient colony of New Netherlands are wholly indifferent in regard to this country. The outrages, lynchings, and general immorality which our news- Pupers report to their readers are reproduced in tho journale of Paris, Brussels, and Lon- don, with abusive comments, and thus form tho staple of information on the United States to be found in Dutch newspapers. The eimplo truth is, that the great ma- jority of the Netherlanders who settled permanently in America belonged, to the #o- called lower or laboring classes, ‘They were farmers or mechanics. The most dis tinguished Knickerbocker faimilies — those whose ancestors filled the most important positions in the new settlement, as well as others—were from the groat body of common people, The ancestor of Petr STUYVESANT was a humble clergyman in Friesland. The only patroon who settled upon his es tates on the Hudson was a diamond cutter of Amsterdam. Although the Republic of Holland conferred no titles, it protected the old nobility in their estates, and they and their families were content to leave distant enterprises in the hands of the other classes and remain at home. It may be asked, not unreasonably, how men of inferior position and devoid of wealth or influence in Holland could obtain grants of large tracts of land from the Government. The answer is easy and complete. The ob- ject was the settlement of the country. The land had no market value, and manorial rights to any extent were conceded to persons of enterprise who could take out settlers in proportion to the amount of territory granted them. Besides, the island of Java offered a more inviting field of adventure, and the younger sons of the gentry sought their for. tunes in the East Indies, There were fabu lous stories current of the sources of wealth in that remote region, which was represented as a golden Cathay ; and the dashing young fellows of Holland were attracted thither, the enterprise and activity of our day were drawn to the Pacific slope on the discovery of gold in California. ‘The Knickerbockers have nothing more to be proud of on the score of their descent than the Yankees of Connecticut or the to baceo growers of Virginia, — Away with Secret Diplomacy! The treaty negotiated by the Joint Com mission, and to be laid before the Senate next week, is one of extraordinary importance ; and if the President and his advisers are wise, they will abandon with regard to it the urd rule which attempts to cover such documents with the veil of se crecy. The interests, the political ideas, and patriotic sentiments of the whole American people are concerned in this matter. The treaty is their property, and their views re- specting it should be listened to. It should be published. before it is finally acted upon by the Senate, so that the newspaper press in every part of the country may li fore their readers, and go that public opinion may be fully expressed concerning it. There can be no valid objection to the course we recommend. If the treaty is a just, wise, and good one, it will receive the approbation of the people, and Senators can vote to ratify it with the perfect confidence that their constituents will approve their action. If it is a bad one, defective in its provisions, unequal in its bearings, embody- ing provisions unjust and injurious to this country, the public will condemn it, and the Senate can reject it without doubt as to the ulterior popular verdict. To Gen, Grant's Administration it is ca pecially necessary that this treaty should be made public and be acted upon publicly. Secrecy in such matters must always be hate: ful toa free people. President Grant has done few things that have been popular, and he could not make a better beginning in that direction than by giving this treaty to the public at the same time that he gives it to the Senate, —— Cuba in England. As we have already Informed our readers, the agents of the Cuban R ing met with so ungracious and unexpected a reception at the hands of our Executive, in their endeavor to obtain material, or at least moral aid for the fighting patriots, have appealed to the English Government ‘The principal support which Col, Juan M Macras, the Cuban Envoy in England, has so far sought in his application to the Gar STONE Cabinet, is the very influential and prectical one of the Anti-Slavery Society of That he has not sown sced on bar. ren ground is best proved by an address which this Soclety lately forwarded to King AMADEUS upon the present state of slavery in Cuba far as to place on record a fact most unpalatable for tho Spanish Government, namely, that the of slaves in Cuba are held in distinct violation of existing treaties between Spain and Great Britain; and inas. much as this address was presented to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs by Mr Layanp, the British Ambassador at Madrid public, after bav London. ‘This address went 80 greater proportion it carries with it the weight of a seml-officia communication, Spain has learned by long that such warntr attended to, although she h with impunity at the utterances of the United States Government ; and we enn imagine the and experienc must be lau, gs from Ex dilemma in which she d by nominally owning Cul by assaming the responsibility of what cceura thore, while she is really utterly im potent to redress the wrong so justly , and om ‘The English press has of late devoted con attention to the Cuban question Several leading articles have appeared in the Times, Standard, and other London pa pers, and in soveral provincial journals, All of them matntain the Justied of the canse of the Cubaus, and many of them handle Pres. ident Grant's Cabinet without gloves for its inexplicable apathy in this matter. Under the title of American Problems, an article in the Nonconforméiet, » leading Liberal paper, man- aged by Mr. M1Att, M. P. for Bradford, con- cludes as follows: “Tt 1s not to be imagined that Spain will long be permities to oppress aud destroy the unhappy patriots of Cabs, wlo are fighting alike for their own liberty and for the liberty of tho slave. For three years the Cubans have fonght like heroes, and it is impossible that the Iand of W astitNoToN can be indifferent either to their valor and persistence OF to their ruilerings. ‘That conservative element which, In spite of all that i# said to the contrary, hi so oftén restrained the action of American state men, stands in the way of divlomatic or other inter- fereice with the aft Cuba, The ume, however, is coming when t! { States will use their juet influence, not for tie acquisition ot Cuba (for we have reason to believe that they have no immedi- aie desire to annex the isiand), but for the aboliti of slavery and the vindication of the claims of the people to the sacred riglite of relf-government, If, as we hope, America, eschewing all dreams of ng: gression, nobly exerts herse:f to confer upon her op- Dressed heighbors liberties similar to those whieh soe enjoys herself, sho will lave inaugurated a foreign policy suca‘as would have added fresh lustre Wo & CROMWELL oF & WasilinoTON, All this is very true, and very unpleas- ant for Americans to read. We can only assign the fault where it clearly belongs—to President Gnant and to HAMILTON Fisut, father-in-law of Mr. Sipnty Wenster. What a noble thing it would be if the friends of Tammany Hall would combine their efforts and their contributions, and build and en- dow the Tweed Hospital in the Seventh Ward. There is no hospital in the lower part of the city to which the sick or those suffering from accidents can be taken for care and attendance. The Ori- ental Club, headed by Judge Suanpzey, should take the lead in founding one, Let the people send in their subscriptions according to their means, No matter how emall their gifts, they will be welcome, The need is great. The object appeals to the best sympathies of the human heart. Men of all religious opinions can join in this humane enterprise, —— . Surrogate HuTeminos has hardly strength ened his position with regard to the Tartor will by refusing an allowance to the contesting party, To say the very least, thero was a strong show of reason to doubt the authenticity of the will; and under such circumstances the usage has been to grant an allowance. We have been inclined in general to entertain a very favorable opinion of Mr, Horcmas’s administration of the office of Surrogate, and we should much regret to find any occasion to quali ie —aitinios The duty of railroad companies not only to carry passengers safely, but also to protect them from annoyance and insult, has just been judi- cially declared in a suit against tho Grand Trunk Railway Company in Maine. The plaintiff in the suit, being in one of the Company's cars, sur- rendered his ticket on demand to a brakeman, Shortly after, the brakeman, without provoca- tion, approached the plaintiff in his seat, and, accosting him in a loud voice, denied that he had seen or received his ticket, called him a liar, charged him with then attempting to evade the ment of his fare, and with having done so be- fore; and leaning over him and bringing his fist down close to his face, violently shook it there, and threatened to split his bead open and spill his brains right there on the spot, with much more to the same effect. The defendants, al- though well knowing the brakeman’s miscon- duct, did not discharge him, but retained him in his place, which he continued to occupy at the time of the trial. The jury was instructed that the case was a proper one for exemplary damages, and they returned a verdict for $4,850, which the Court declined to set aside, laying down the law as follow “The carrier's obligation is to carry his passen ger safely and properly, and to treat bim reepect- fully; and if he intrusts the performance of this duty to bis servants, the law holds bim responsible for the manner in’ which they execate the trast, The |aw seems to be now well settied that the car rier ts obliged to protect his passenger from violeuce and insult, from whatever ng. He is Rot regarded ag an insurer of hs passenger's safet ans ¥ possible source of danger, put he and to use ail auch re: bie precanti man yndginent and fore are capable « make his passenger's journey eafe and comfor not only protect his passenger ag nd insuits of strangers and co p gainst the violence and ins If this duty to the passenger is if this protection i not furnished, y ngh the wenger 18 assaulted and e ence or the wilfa! mis: conduct of th carrier's servant, the carrier is ue coesarily responsible.” Under this ruling, it would scem that passen: gers on our street xamand Miss Devat, suffer from insults wh railroads, who, like Mr. Por. ch drivers and conductors ean but do not prevent, have a ‘ood cause of action against the compa Certainly it covers cases where, as often the employees of the companies are themselves the assailants; and it is to be hoped that some determined person will test the que tion in the courts of this State, ———— The removal of the antiquated and useless railing which now disfigures Union square is an improvement which would be gladly welcomed by the public, The Park Commissioners are ready to make it, if the property owners shall petition for it, This, we trust, they will do with- out delay. The railing around Washington square has already fallen, to the advantage of the appearance of the square, The Union square railing must have several hundred tons of stone and iron in it, enough at all events to pay for the expense of taking it down, Some weeks ago considerable comment was excited from the fact that Evansville whiskey was selling in New Orleans at twelve cents per gallon less than it cost to produce it, pay the tax, and transport it to that market, the natural in- ference being that Government had been de: frauded in regard to the payment of the tax luvestig dicted that if the officer engaged in these investi- gations should prove faithful in the exercise of tious were set on foot, and it was pre his duty, he would be promptly removed, Recent events have justified this prediction; for Super visor Dwyer, who had sh in working up the E was in c| wn commendable zeal ransville frauds, and who hern Ohio and 1. has been withdrawn from the latter State; and it is now rumored that he is to be removed from office altogether, The management of Internal Revenue Muirs, since the Military Ring has taken them ander its is becoming more and more obnoxious every day, ae Governor Patten of Hlinois has directed the State Auditor to notify the proper officers of urge of Noi 1 eupervision, counties and townships in which there arc iands nging to the Ilinois Central Railroad, te plice these rolls for taxation, peets that the lands upon th The Gove Company will retuse proper assessment rnor evidently ex to pay the taxes thus levied, and that the question of their ility will in that mauner be brought before the courts for settlement, The case of the Hon. J, Minvon Tunsen, acolored gentleman of St. Louis, who was ap: pointed Minister to Liberia by the President and contirmed by the Senate, is one which 1s causing of the the opinion that the new n shamefully treated, in St. Louis, Minister and completely left all the other looal politi red prominently at the snacks, colla. great grief They Min that when Gon. Democratic paper frecly expr Tt seem Gant wa WNER Was utterly ne out in the cold, whil cians fig tions, receptions, dint rs, and excursions given in honor of the President, Worse than that, our 1 terests in Liberia are tikely to suffer untold inju ry in consegttehen of the absence of the Minister from his post of duty, this absence resulting from THE SUN, ‘THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1871 no fault of that official, but from the painful fact that he has been unable to raise the money to pay his passage to the land of his ancestors. It is said that not only has the Secretary of State re- fused the Minister an advance on bis salary, but Gen. Grant, upon being applied to by the im- pecunious diplomat for a temporary loan, flatly declined to accommodate his appointee, —<$—— The Chief of Police of the city of St. Louis in a recent report makes a sensible suggestion in regard to the importance of systematic codpera- tion between the police departments of important cities. Ho says “ The detective foree of every city in the Union onghit to be not a disjointed body a8 row, but chain of rapid commanication and action by combined role and cipher ; the organization should be « network of swift intelligence and prompt performance, which Would arrest crime whether ary or in flight. io result can ne ached while ‘operations are conducted on independent and often 8 oppesite systems in each locality. No agent of the public service requires combination and anton more accurate and intelligible than the detective branch of the police power to prevent crime, as weil as to arrest it aflor perpetration.”” This is very trac, but to insure the successful operation of such a plan the system of paying re- wards to detectives should be wholly abolished. ‘There is no reason why detectives should be paid enormous rewards for services which they are already paid liberal salaries for rendering, While valuable information from outside parties should be liberally remunerated, no one familiar with police matters can doubt that the present system of rewards to policemen has ® most perni influence. Where a great reward is offered, every detective is naturally desirous of securing the lion’ re for himself, efficient concert of action is prevented, and many rogues go free who other. wise would be brought to answer for their crimes. Prohibit the police from receiving rewards, and although the detectives might not sport so many diamonds as they do now, more of those jewels would be likely to remain in the possession of their legitimate owners, — Deacon Ricnand Siti of Cincinnat! ts spoken of as @ Republican candidate for Gov- ernor of Ohio. We regret to learn that his chances of getting the nomination are very poor indeed, Deacon Swirm is traly a good man, and it would be a great mercy if he could be elected Governor of Ohio, and thus be removed from the depraved influences of the wicked business part- ners who now place him in @ false position be- fore the world, $$ A Philadelphia correspondent of the Lon- don Times states that the New York Herald has recently been given by its owner, Mr. James Gonnow Bexwerr, to his son, Jaws Gonnon Bex- wert, Jr. The Herald, as a property, is worth about three millions of dollars—s very handsome present, GRANT'S MILITARY & ~ to Defeat Gen. Logan as a Candidate for Grand Commander of the G, A. R. Commissioner Pleasonton is bitterly fighting Gen, John A. Logan, Gen, Logan is a candidate for the office of Grand Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and Gen. Pieusonton also derires the position. Gen, Logan, however, though per- fonaily popular, 1# not @ favorite of the Military Ring, and Gen. Pleasonton is, The latter ts using his oMfice ns Commissioner of Internal Revenne to extend favors to the members of the Grand Army whose votes will be necessary to elect him, A large numper of these gentleman hold paces as gaugers, clerks, &¢., in the offices of Revenue Collectors, and Commissioner Pleasonton has provided them with passes on the railroads for Boston, wiere a military convention 18 to meet next week. Any delegate who holds a place in the Revenue Department and who votes for Logan is to be decapitated, and it is said that delegates who vote for Pleasonten are to bo prometed, The movement to elect Pleasonton extends over the United Siates. Even the delegates who bold Federal offices in Califoruia are piedxed to support aim. ——<—- Robeson's Navy Swindler: Corresponaence of The Sun. Poxrswoutm, Va., May 2.—Your article headed * Robeson's Ruined Navy" of May 1 eapposes thot Robeson's statement that there is no law for send. ing the defaulting paymasters to prison is corre ‘Lhe law is positive, These paymasters were tri for embezzlement, Tat was one of the charg: Jon that charges they were found guilty, The aw is: That any one who uses or who participates in tue using t, guilty of embezzlo ment, and on conviction shall be @ned not less than $—. and be sentenced to the Penitentiary or Other place of confnement for aot loss than thre hor more thas ten years, We hope you will develop Na. of Govern nis law for the gui dance of naval officers, One of theso defaulting paymasters Jemberzied "$130,000. His bonds only for $20.00); but I have heard it whispered tant he bad an officer high ia the a: tary who participated in the theft A SUBSCRIBER. tion of the Secre aE SNe “Aw Vou Like It! at Niblo's, The character of Jacquet is not one to enlist the sympathies of an audience, and the actor who eit mast not look for demonstrative expres. sions of approval on the part of bis hearers, The character is @ repulsive one, standing out in dold contrast to the many beautiful figures among which ft moves—the only blur upon the scene of pastoral life in the forest of Ar. dennes, Mr, Davenport on Tuesday evening was not the recipient of enthusiastic applause, except at one point, though uls gemins was recognized and thoroughly appreciated; and in the speech descrip- tive of the “seven ages of man™—the test speech of the character—he riveted the attention till the final * soos everything.” when the house fairly rang with loud and long-continued applause The production of * As You Like Jo" was stgnal: tzod by the dedut in New York of Miss Roso Evans, & Western actress, who came to us heralded by th Western press as an exceptional genius, As Rosa: Hind she certainly made @ decited impression last evening. She is pellte in Oznre, has & very pretty, a’ da One musical voice, the very first note of which predisposes he ce inher fivor. In the third act, at the first ¢ er with Orlando in the ‘orest, she acted her rdle of Ganymede so prettily and artistically that sho was enthasiastically re cued by the aulienco, The same thing occurred at f the fourth and Afth acts, The eptiozue Was delivered with grace and eilect, ——— Woman Suffrage t Loxpox, May 3,—In the House of Commons to- day, Mr, Jacob Bright, member for Manchester, moved the second reading of the bill enfranchising women, and ina speech used all the old aud well known arguments in its fayor Mr, Bouverie, member for Kilmarnock, spoke in opposition to the measure, repeating the veteran oljections to the exercise of female suffrage, Mr, Glndstone followed in speech of some length, Ho Was, be sail, not prepared to sustain the measure, for he was d jined to involve wo Man‘ood in the trying scene turbulent exctte ments of elections, fe preterred the Italian idea of fomale #ufrage founded on property, but exercised by proxy. dhe bill was lost by O9. Evgland. An Election Riot in ¢ ahs Aunany, May 8,—After closing the polls of the charter election last evening in Greenbush, Rensse. iner county, a gang of ruMans made an attack on the Inspectors of one of the districts, seized on the ballot pox and smashed it, A Agit ensued, In which Lake Coniff, who led the ruMan:, was terribly beaten, Dnnean McFarlane, President of the Tras wlio Was defeated in the H, Was With the hs, And it Way eaid Was th who # ballot box, ‘There wasaterrivle fzht, which 1 some time, but the ruflaus Were severe! —e - The Naval Junkoting Board, The President has selected as members of the Board of Visitors to the Naval Aeademy the Rey Dr. J. 2, Newman, District of Columbia; Judge J 1, Orr, South Carolina; the Rey. George ML Stoel Wisconsin: Gen. James H. Wilson, lute of the Army ; Thomas P. Sitfild, Georgia; Grorge D, Per king, fowa; Benjamin & Leite, Maine; the Rey. J J. Browason, Peunsvivania; Wm, D, Wolcott, New Yor; 8, Henderson, Missourl, —— Let hein Go to Sen in Her, Tear-Admiral Selfridge, Naval Constructor Joln Lenthall, and Chief Engineer W. W. W coustiu'ing a Bowrd appointed by the Secretary of the Navy to examine into the condition of the Unitod States steamer Tennessee, report that she is in all respects as stanch aud safe & Vessel as ever floated ee The “assachasetts Liqnor War, Cambridge, Salom, and Now Bedford, Mass., have votod nit the aale of beer, aud Lym, Lawrence and Worcester Wo allaw i The Scotia started on her first voyage thi ferpon yesterday, with ex-Gov, Mare New Jereoy, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wiiliams, Mr. and Mra. W. J. Florence, Mr, Bowie Mr. Fabnestock, of Jay Cooke & Co, the Rev. Father Nugent of Liverpool, who retarns from brief visit, and Gen, F, B. Spinner, the man of the wonderfal autograph. ‘The Scotia’ crowded by politicians, bankers, actors and actress. ¢s, the reverend clergy, and the better sex. Among the notabilities were Wm. Baler Duncan, the bank- er, Fathers Glyn and Carmoody, several M. C young John Wallack, Dan and Neil Brvant, Mr. O'Brien, Jno. P. Smith, Frank Brower, one of the fathers of negro minstretsy and Irish comicalit Lawrence Barrett, Geo. F. Browne, and & host of others, ‘The spectacle viewed from the deck of the Seneca, the tag containing the friends of Gov. Ward, was vely a8 willing throats, futtering handkerchiefs, and the Stare of |, Bay— yady Halt 1, Ward of the booker, deck was 1° Revo- States. The following letter has been received from Col. C. de Westerman, « nephow of the celebrated Gen, Von Moltke, chief of staff of the North Ger- man Confederation. The writer has been since May last Ggliting in tho patriot ranks for the inde- pendence of Cnoa, We thank Col, Westerman for the implied compliment he pays us. Remepios, 6th April, 1871, To the Eilitor of Tha Sun. Ain: Though a stranger to yon personally, I take the liberty to address the following lines to you, in the hope that you will give them room in your Mustrious paper, Ido €o because I know that you and the great mass of your readers, the American people, take a warm interest in the bard struggle that Je doing, fought here, for liberty and | inde pendence, This struggle has already lasted two Years anda naif, and-in spite of the many troops (over 150,000) which the Spanish Government has fent bere and raised on the island, and in spite of the ood American rifles with which the Spanish troops are armed, the Cuban patriots bave foucht successtully, and are absolutely gaining ground day and noisy steam whistles could make it. Seven by gay i ite tha ia ‘ihe ‘vole, Re jow in it possible that a peo} yours, tues accompanied the steamer down the bay. The | sisna'go high in civilization. and. intelligence, allow Peter Crary took tho friends of the Florences and Barney Williams and wife; the Seth Low the friends the Seneca of Mr. Garrett of the De Soto Hous those of Gov, Ward; and the Rapid tho: Spinner. of Gen, New Jersey Transportation Company. Under the stern of the Scotia the band on the and 80 glad” to the host By Mr. Florence's side stood Isis fair partner, her blonde locks waving with the Union On the topmost part of the of the deck of the Crary strack up “ Auld Lat William Florence sang out of friend: ie Byne, Tack of the Scotia, wheelhonse sat Gen. Spinner, In the cent group, his javender kis on the bright brass railing vas littie Barvey Williams waving tis cambric to Prank Chanfrau. On the port the Seneea braced against the pilot house leaned the fon. George A. Halsey, meinber of Congress from New derscy, throwing orauces to Gov. Ward on the ae Jersey.” woe tho President of the Fat Men ation of Newark, the Hon, Jolin ¥. Fost vendng Mail, Poster weighs just pounds witiout his moustach Ex-Mayor Peddie of Newark p puting woth Mayor Ricord low wuch money it would take to bay the Scotia. snd run a8 a passenger from Newark to New York ia the new slip ‘ostmaster Greene of Jersey City and Dr. Advertiser {eared cl wiht apprope Asso: of the niuety-one od the time dis. Lit t gave Barney sage advice reecribing gingerbread for #ea-siekness, Jobin ? Smith, the well known theatrical manager, shrew diy extracted promise from Baruey tu play au engige went in Paterson on his return ALS o'clock the leave-taking was ent ahort by the Moving of tue wheels of the Scotia. Allon toe deck flocked to the stern, and as the band struck np “Champagne harley," Dan and Nell Hryant popped off wixten bottles of Moet end Chandon, while Law- Fence Barrett sipped the glittering Widow Cliquot, Nine successive coeers burst on the head of Go’ Ward, anc tho shout being taken ap by the friend) of Mr. Garrett, it welled along the line of tugs, until it became one united rour, drowning the than der of the S¢ ‘mous paddle. wireels, Down the by t, the whistles screeching nnd handker ach steamboat to keep alongside er. 1s was sl tense. Every rev lution of the wheel ony m the loved faces of friends look ditnmer and dimmer, and the steam whistic was the ouly throat that bade good-bye to the fleeting vessel. Oi Statea Island tho tucs gave up the chase and regretfully tarned their heads homeward, On board the Seneca, the police boat of the har- bor, 4 bountilul June was epread by the gailaat Capt, Todd. Gea. Spinner visite Barone for his health. When asked whetner he should transact any Government business while abroa mysteriously at Mr. Duncan, who in ‘turn caged solemniy toward the Southwest Spit, The Wilitamses are to be gone two years, and will travel tor pleasure, They take theatrical wardrobe, and may play, though Barney Says he can make more money in Jersey in ooe night nin Old England in amonh. Mrs, W. J. Blo ¢, Ray and amiiing, will shortly troad the Lon don boards, —— SAVED FROM THE GALLOWS, eee Commutation of the Sentence of the Con- Years tn dei State d Sailor Para: rivon. Twe' Some days ago Tue Sex informed its readers that th ence of the sailor Pardue, who was to be hanged, had been commuted. ‘The sheets, annoyed because the news was publi exclusively in Tae SUN, denied the statewout, We now print the following letters : DEPAMTMENT OF JUSTICE, WAsmINaToN, ‘April, 1971 W. 1 Larned, Exq.,200 Broadway, New York sun T Bay " fnform yon that ths At recommended the eounmure in Paraue’s case to twelve yeart ery Heapeciti ity, fi PKENCH, Pardon Clerk. Jesrice, Wasurs May 3, Jo. '§ Pq tte? of the 29th Is to-day recoived. tation of Pardue's seu: Isition # forwarded y which Wi Marshal w els bo neces: from that depai few days, Ping tn action ob your par: Very reepectfnlly. i. . FKENCH, Pardon Clerk, Law OPvicns oF Launep & WAMKEN, ) 200. BRoapway, New down, Mlay 3, 1871 Warden, Tracy. puEAN SIR: Aé the sentence of death azainst C Pardue has bo ment, at y accordingly We inforin you of this, aries uted to twelve vears’ imprison. U Will Se per euclosed letters, you can act hinking perhaps you wit! not deem itp ary to kecp him 1d a# close Confaeinent as you otherwise wonla Your traly, LARNED & WARREN P.8.—Please ‘return the enciused letters after you have read them, aod oblige Yours, IRA D. WARREN, enh plvel bs Great Preparations at Prospect Park, The numerous well-kuown contestants that have been entered for the approaching trotting meeting at Prospect Park afford unmistakable evi dence of the spread of and the increased interest taken by the public in the sports of the turf. No less than eighty-three horses have been entered in the nine purses that have filled, Well-bred ani mals of extraordinary «peed are multiplying #0 rap- idly in all directions that the track drivers of note have their stulls filled with candidates for fame; and 4f the Knights of the whip should study their true interest im the future, they would inaugarate the season by at least a semblance of fair play not only toward each otier, but toward the publie, whose dolars are so nucessary to make the business of tue turf a paying institation, If, however, as in the past, they elect’ the Kilkeuny mode of procedure, they will most surely drive tue substauiial patrons from the track, and next winter will prove to many of tuem a wine ter of dixeontent, The horse mania is wide-spread : colossal fortunes are invested by breeders in every section, so that tere i# romunerative occupation for every trainer 4 driver of any reputauon for skill ; and it bo- hooves the young aspirants who are Working tor Teputation to shun the trickery #o many have prac Used in the past, resolve, like Hiram of old, not to trow a race, aid let Uieir position be #o' ander. stood by ail’ that no shirper will dare appr them with a bribe, Such a course will not only in sure them a substantial reward thronghout cheir care ron the turf, but they Will gain the common tions Of men Upon Whose countenance and patron age the perpetuity of their occupation mainly pends, — Alderman Plunkett's Crime, In the wake of these were the Virginia | ple Seymour, and William Fletcher, and « tug of the bow of k of the Scotia, and behind tne “ sealp hanter of | Ha’ blanket ; 4 | ine, oF whet war like this to be carried on so near its order, & war which in barbarity has never been eqaalle the world. ‘The atrocitios which the Spaniards commit upon their prisoners, such as cutting off ears and nores before backing their victims to , You Will probably have heard of; I can vouch for it,’ Bat this is not all; the poor’ women and children who left their good homes, preferrin, share the hardships of life in the woods with the patriots rather than breatue the same air as their fate tyrants, are not even respected by these utes, ‘The tactics to whieh the Spaniards have for some time past confined their operatios bave been to fond out large columns, not to gut sie Cubans, but to search for their families. Wien found they ar- rest them and take them to their fortifed camps or cities, thinking that by these means they ¢ the patriots to surrender, Bat they are much mis. taken; not even the loss of wife and children cw induce a Caban patriot to throw away the sword h has drawn for the liberty of his country. Now that the Spaniards. h arned by expert- ence ho-y mistsken a course they had adopted, they altered their tactics, To-day they burn Cuban ranclos tat they can got at, defenceless women are met with, they fall ap them like wild beasts, «rip them naked, Insult and iil-treat them in the most beastly manner, and fre- quently le: them with their «mall children without roof over theit heads or a rag of clothes on their persons 1ask the peopte of the United States, not in the name of the Cubans, bat in the name of the whole ed world, Is it not their duty to pat an end to js? Isitnot time for them to recognize the Ca. ns a8 a peonle fighting for thei erty and inde jeuce? Yours truly, ©. DE WESTERMAN, Col. Chief of Cavalry of Kewedios, — PRESIDENCY. Grant Altogether Played Ou From the Herald. Gen. Grant is following the course of his pre- decessors, but every effort he makes with a view to fecure his reclection seems to fail. The San Do- ‘Mingo annexauion scheme, out of which he expected tu make povniarity, has utterty failed, The Ku-Klux coercive policy, which was {ntended to put the p»- ideal power in the South under tue control of the Administration, and to onerate upon the prejudices of the North, is likely to prove ag disastrous as the San Domu afuir, Even the negotiations under the Joint Hich Commission to settle our difficulties with England begin vo be anpovuiar and to look like & flasco. The tnancval policy of the Administration 4 its party, for which so much is claimed, 1s repu diated by the mass of the people, In every respect Gen. Grant's Adininistration is declining in popular am esteem, while tho opposition is daily gaining strength. ee Bad Manners in the Foase of Representa- tives, From the Chicinnait Commeretat, There does not seem to be much fighting in the Hall of the Hoase, beyond that or ordinary occasions, Three or four fisticails, rezular pugilistic encounters, could go ou in various parte of the Hull withoat the knowledge of a majority of t Flouse, and enterly beyond the control of the Speaker. 1 ope accustomed to the floor there are known con- Unual instances Of violent disputes and rows that ever get into the papers, and are beyond the wiedge of the memvers themselves, except k few Wio happen to be ia tue iunmediate nei,hoor hood. ‘To'a siranger the most notable feature, and puz- ziing too. 18 the continual ciapping of lands or bangiug on desea, by Whicd the attention of the >| pages is secured And mail matter disposed of. It Wakes no difference what is going on, who is speak er the question at issue is of iinpor. tance or not, the Hou, Lycurgus, right in the midst of it, will go to clapping his hands together or poanding on bis desk in the most frantic manner for a boy tocoine and carry out the letter that he has addressed to some douxhhead of a constituent, and must bave mailed froe of ext at once, When he does not slap bis hands together he beats with a book on his desk. It ia hard to tell which is the + | more offensive ly vie period throagh eurpenied, and t called a chaplai { Grace, The mome eaks out With great nessoe, Who, not understanding the practice, posed when the chapiaia bad fluished that this was Applause awarded the gemtieman for his eloquent efforts, and he joined ia with such vigor that he brouglit flve or six pages arcaud nun. He sald, as we completed the 1a ind of applause, toat he | thought the prayer no great shakes anyhow; that tie Rev, Stubbs in bis district could seo that and go ten beter. DP. a eel ae How to Settle the Liquor Law Controversy. From the Tvibwive, There remains, we judge, ground of coi each city ond for itwel!, eit sing or pr from ti to til seo fit; the ascertained by a direct vole of its electors respec. tively. Ifthe majority choose to have liquor sol. their votes will say #0; if not, tue oMfcial canvass im that fact, and while cood citizens will freely conform to the Dopular decision, the oad will be made to respect it, Here is @ basis of compromise which the temper. ance mem (With fure exceptions) will gladly agree on and abide vy. Why 19 it uot liberal, fair, aad Just but one practicable namely, of allowing e liqaor traMe {biting as it shall Ml of th to be ———- — Fags in New York. From the Dully Buliein. The receipts of egys at this market since the 1st nuury Have be + Periiaps, than for any preceding season, and prices’ have been lower than for noarly tea y Last year there was more fit to the farmer in eggs Khan in altost aL sent to market; cons quentiy, a large nainber o| hens wero raised and kept over, and our supply this year has been very abundant, At the low prices Fuling last week (154y conte por dozen) tue consamp tion was very large, 44 there Was notuing in market that could eompete with eges for cheapness. This demand, with & falling off in receipts toward the close of the week, caused consideraole buying on specniation, whieh led toan advance of #)3 cents per dozen,’ The higher prices have again brought stock forward more reely, and we note a heavy feeling with a downward tendeney, and prices. will without doubt dectine below the lowest point yet reached. ‘The general impression of the best in formed dealers is that those who look for high prices for any length of time this season will be miataken Fresh shad, wh! are becoming very p! ntertere for a short time with the sie of eggs, Th roceipis since the Ist of January have been 148,03 barrels barrels last year, OF aD excess Mis year of 50,571 barre —— SHION NOTES, —e ‘The most admired shades bination are cafe au and mili nty, alwars f brown used In ¢ Mil ek cud du lalisure’, cotter ar, with the fr z Torned down, ist style, aud Very Docu On Wednesday night last the notorious Mike o slender gentlemen with long ueekss ne McKenna, alias McGuire, with three other Twenty Putty color is becomin? very fushionable for silks ond W Hana, broke into the residence c andatine. Mrs. George Law wore a ros grain silk of second Ward rufians, broke into the residence of a | Mg shade at ler daughiers weddiag reeeplon taee widow in Fifty-second street, and a‘ter smashing all | Lucecay the furuitare in ler house brutally assauitod her, | A disposition to Ienethen the skirts of walk McKeuna was taken to the Yorkville Police Court, | Nsw York, but it iv sieuuily opposed by Oar mative Alderman Plunkett was presiling, who, afte fashion arte pressing his regret at sceing McKenna in 6 The Adams seamless edva, 1} ed-down scrape, said ho would have to lock him up in default | show ile seart tieci# A lute hovelly desigued for gon. of $2,000 ball to answer Hemen with large necas. On Sunday morning Petor Masterson appeared at |, AN effective style of trimming black silks and the Court and offered to give bail for McKenna, He | dresé is to Nlounce aud fullle them with black Chaut said that he was proprietor of the livery stable at | Ce OFeF Hiaiings of Meciiiy oF | Finty treet aud Seventh avenue Alderman try little enbroidered apr m Wins, farlatan did not regard bit as solvent, On. the. same Wg diese tus season, Taoy are | A wit after the Court had adjourned and ther L #, and are e8 " a ae rm gone, Alderman Piuukett sent tor Marterson, ant Among the imported novelties in ladies? hacsn Ki¥ing him g Aeat ou the bench, accepted his bonds | DOMME Are two Just tr ni oH and released McKenna, According (9 4 decision of 4 cho Clone Fi vane the Supreme Court, ali bail bonds drawn up and Bd eal ik Rg BEM Br hein REE signed uudtay are invalid, ADS SRARE HM emai eh i ‘ | Among the new dress fries ferson Davin’ nis. A v viet a f A meck looking policeman yesterday entered adufasiure of thane woods te 4 © Fssex Market Police Court half dragging and ural judustey ta our Sonther haif corrying a diminutive boy, who mcoxly d scribed Limsolf as Jefferson Davis Stonewall Jack «in dress AriSians wr son, The oMcer said that Jeff had been throwing F fowlines, | Fe ance; gr stones and breaking windows, Jeff was fent to | brown eal urniea le ia dranee, ay pea prison, Later in the day a fino looking and ele the cour ota tei epoiride la patrte, ® DIEING dreswed woman applied to dustico Ledwith for thy | jaiiie,a deep red, which was Niet called sang de Puss oye sHSGH AFL ene General be brouzht hofore as. | , SKA are cheaper now than thor will be wom OMlccr—Your Houor, I present Jeiterson Davis | fling ence. the stock of French goods pow in th newiill Jackson fore the Franco German wat, Alt thy slic 00 Mavistrate the mother—Is that tho boy's | tie Khone. Lowe, and peive 6LOlbe Mave boon slunp name? Where was he born, and how old tyhot | for moutha, “4 Ain silk Industry has been sis Mrs, Jacksonewilis name ie Jeforson Davis Stone ned. wintte. and Lorrane, bith sik-pe walidackson. He was bora in Quebec, Canada, He broving a devaniated. Wath ali tt is ten years old, and bis father bas deserted him Poe mancks helare ibe braneh of industes ean be Magistrate-—deff, you may go this ime, bat don't Be We eras pavtiod 44 uak throw any more Btndd, erunicd at iehkt to the extent It was cs Hine bo purcoms 1 on vafore ue sUNDRAMS. —Board is to be $5 — day at Saratoga thie summer. —There are at present over 500 applications @ week for patents. In Mobile ‘acclimated Chinese toa planta” are advertised for sate. —It is said that the average price of » good horse in Los Angeles, Cal, is #1: —Hartford, Conn., elaims to be the wealthieg® City of it 9120 in the United States. =A North Carolina journal announces the conviction there of ‘lady horse thief.’ —Tho University of California hae spent $60 for drums for the use ot the University cadets, —The Southern Churchman says that in some American Cities seven different kinds of Methodists cam ‘ve found, —William Allen Batler, author of ‘ Nothing to Wear,” has Siole clase tn the Presbyterian chure® at Yonkers, —They have found in California « mammoth mushroom, three feet In circumference, and weighing five pounds cight ounces, —In Toronto all the restaurants, saloons, bike Nard rooms, &¢,, are clored on Batarday night o'clock, by municipal orders. =If you wish to know how many friends you have, get into office; if you wish to koow how masy frionds you haven't, get into trouble. —The Central New York Sportsmen's Clab bave contractea for 10,00 birds, to be used for trap shooting at the coming State Convention, —Some of the White Mountaiu hotels, in the spirit of competition, are said to contemplate redue thelr charges to $1.50 @ day this summer. —Tho wheat-raising belt is said to be shifting to the southward, Texas, it is predicted, will become the empire wheat-raiser, Cattie-raising there is to give way to wieatraising. —The tea-growers in the South and Southwest fre extending thelr acreage so mach that they ciatm that In a few years enongh tex will be growo in thy country to apply tue home demand —A member of the Illinois Legislature arose fn his seat the other day, faced the gallery, nited wim Indies, and, with & groterqne dow, emptied the com tents of « whiskey flask down his throat. —An extraordinary revival ia going on in ume ton, Me. under the Influence of which it ts enid thas “a resident Mdérateur who was about to publub ® $200 story abandoned the project at once.” —It is said that the King of Bavaria sides so heartily with Dr. DOllinger that he has deciared it bie intention to hear him say mass in the Royal Chapel, whatever steps Home may take against hic, —A very aged couple, Reuben Mason and his wife, alfer living together for sixty-five years in Mor risville, Vt., died suddenly @ few cay# since—she a8 11 o'clock in tue morning, and be only ten minates later, —Miss Elza, a twelve-year-old prima donna of Vienna, is coming to America with the celebrated orm eheatra compoted whoily of indies and conducted by @ lady, the whole under engagement to an Awerioan im presario. —A man in Bowling Green, Ky., has trained his dog to carry * bank note to market for meat. The result 4@. that whenever the dow is hungry, he pigs ap a piece of paver and runs with it to we markeuman, expecting # meal tn revara, —Thore is tumult among the milk dealers of St. Louis became of the execution of a new law re quiring them to furnish samples of their milk fer avalseis doipre snpplying their customers, They ia tend to contest the law in the courte, —The British census enumerators have dig covered that the most anbiushing liars are the femal cooks, Mistretses aod maids may be depended on te tell the truth, but cooks mi nothing of retarming themeelves ten or a dozen years jess than their real age. —They have a peculiar breach of promise ease in the St. Lo ‘courts. Louise Bulls hae sued s father and fon for $10.00 damages, her ground of action against the ron being that he refused to marry her ae cording to promire, id against the father that be had Onjected * the proposed match. —The inhabitants of a town in Minnesota re cently took notion to remove their cemetery. Im digging about (he bones they came scross Lhe body of A Woman who was buried thirteen year+ ago, and found it to be as hard as stone, Beveral other bodies were found in the aame conditio —Hong Kong affords a siozular instance of the riosities of taxation, One hundred and Ofiy thow nd dollars a year is derived from @ tax of seven per cent,om moneys won at the licensed gaming tadlen They have a dally average there of 14,031 players, or one to every eight of the entire population —The London Graphic “John Bernard, 4 private of (ne Royal Marines, w on Tuesday, sen- tenced by court martial at Devonport to eighteea hs" hard labor, and to disinissal from the service, for throwing down his belt In contemptuous manner hen orcered to take it off by hie captain.” ‘The great strawberry fields of New Jersey and Delaware vausually abundant yield promise ai this featon, The profits on this crop have been se Kreat—#2,000 Laying been realized sometimes from w sing —thate largely incre cultivation each succeeding year. peachos ripen in Delaware about ten days ea: New Jerse —A Committee of the Boston City Council, ta Whom wae re(errod a potition askiig that the sxadents of the New Engiand Female Medical College may be allowed to participate in the elipienl inetruetion at the City Hospital, reported, without expresstug any opiaion as tothe propriety or expediency of granting the prayer of the petitioners, that the matter 1s oue entirely within tne control of the Horpital Trusicey nd that it i8 thexpedientfor the Council to interfere in jer haa, —From the census returns of 1870 it would appear that the largest proportion of foreign-borm persons in any of the States is to be found ia Califor nit Tt stands thus: Natives, 356,39 ; foreigners, 29, 839. Wisconsin comes nest, with this oxbibit: Ne Lives, 000,820; foreigners, 904,35. Tho States with the smallest foreign populetion would appear to be North Carolina and Virgiota, The latter, with » population of 1,211,883, 8 but 15.57% foreigners; while Nort Caroling, with 1,008,115 inhabitants, has bat $023 for eign-born, —At the zoological garden of Dresden, in Sax. ony, # female tiger gave birth to three strong young ones. On ® former occasion the mother had proved olntely unit to nurse her young. The director, ia order to preerve the young tigers this time and if pow sible bring them up, procured @ large dog possessing the requisite qualifications, and gave her in lieu of bok Own progeny the threo little tigers. ‘The dog accepted them without the least reluctance, although they de jong to an entirely different family of antmals, and even now, at the end of six weeks, when their cat natal their yellow #kin fully visible, the dog treats her adope 0 children precivoly ae if they were ber own “ gones.”” The following little story its moral, alone+ [knew aman, and he lived int Which Jones is & county ol f Aud he lived y mie And tie mules w th And lis Woga were Mat as his ‘And hiehad ‘bout a thousand acre nad lis name was alto Jonve Noid ted Alls and stonely Ud. WINE IHLe colton We had, (hat was boughien: And he couldn't get @ living from tue isud And the longer he #wore the madd. got And her ah walaed 10 ne stub < For co eung where w 1 was Fle And Wasciag tier | Wirt hin and Tom hed nos, 1 ‘ naar . nt And he drove by alt y 7 ‘ ‘ t au anid gel ‘1 Aud duns ihe ‘ ; N " . { 10 Texas, w k His eats wita ih But Brown moved out ont Atl he Lolied ap tt And he picked ail t ‘ 4, Aud he toe r Rut Brown he sekedt timp dowa Ww his i Aud when he ta: Brown looke That” wie vier There was