The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-17 00:00:00

thought the bill as obnoxious as that voted down
by the House when reported by the Reconstruction
(From the Anglo-American. Times.)
Committee. Jr. Bingham replied it was not quite
NEw Yoax, Jan. 29. so obnoxious, and he went on to observe that his
• .
A batch of the Fenian prisoners, who escaped object was to make a statement to the gentlethen on
his own side of the House, when Butler shouted out,
from Western Australia have arrived in San Frau-
iti his gruff voice, " Which side of the House is
cisco, and a meeting has been held here to invite that?" The crow of the most pugnacious bantam was
them to thie city to take part in the coming cam- never mere quickly replied to by its antagonist than
paigu, as well as to receive congratulations. O'Neill was this—" 'The gentleman is very wise," said the
has ordered the Fenian Congress to assemble for indignant Biugham ; " wise beyond his years. He
final preparations, and a great campaign is to fol-
cannot read me out of the party with which I am
associated, nor can he blot out my record. Vul-
low. The Common Council of this city are au- garity is not wit, assumption is not power. • There
noyed that they have not been consulted about
was no occasion for the inqu,ry.
'
the ball to Prince Arthur, while at the same time A wit's a feather, and a fool's a rod,
they rather dread being consulted, as they fear An honest man's the noblest work of God.'"
giving offence to the Feoian wing of the party. excitement, Amidst the greatest loud laughter, acid
In the libel suit against Mr. Bruce of the
a general rush of members to their plac.s, Butler'
. Turf,
Field, and Farm, the jury brought in. avertitcr,of Not rose to reply. " lle would begin where the gen-
Guilty ; as both the editor of the 6piritof the Limes and denten from Ohio left off, not with a misquotation,
but simply to say that he had never threatened_. to
the other paper are well known much interest was
excited. A my
sterieusessess death bus been brought read the gentleman out of the Reouolican party.
coroners. the
before
Nobody could do that but himself. Whether he
at the house of I. C. Gardner, in one Hundred and had done that in passing the Virginia Bill through
:Twenty-Seventh-street, on 26th March last. At the the House by a' snap' judgment, and with the aid
same time there disappeared U. S. Bonds amount- of his Democratic allies, the country would judge.
in to 0,000, which had been in
bios. possession, Whether the gentleman was to have an ovation
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though Gardner was said to have been seen with when he went to Virginia he did not know, but he
some of the bonds shortly after the funeral. Mr. Alex- had seen some hint of that kind in the papers. He
anger's daughter, a Mrs. Burke, residing in a dis- should like to be present in spirit,wherehe could look
tant part of the country, came up to ascertain what on (not embodied), and see the Virginians toasting
bad become of her father about whom she had not the man whom all their papers announced as the
received intelligence for a long time, and to her sur- : murderer of Mrs. Surratt. What a sight ! ' The
" found he was dead, had been buried iu Green-prise lion and --' no, not ' the lamb,' but another ani-
wood Cemetery under the name of Cohn, the money , teal. Ile referred to the eulogy passed by the
being also gone. Gardner and his wife, as well as . gentleman from Ohio on the Virginia Constitution,
a servant named Rosa King, were arrested, and the and said that it was not the work of Virginia states-
body was exhumed for chemical analysis, the sus- men, but of ' carpet-baggers' and ' scallawags,' and
picion being that a narcotic poison had been ad- 1 ' negrotes from the fields.' He regarded the condi-
zniuistered,but the result of the examination has tions in the bill as a notice to Virginia and all the
not yet been made public. The testimony, how- country, that if she did not maintain, in spirit and
ever, tends to prove that the Gardners took the mo- in truth, the spirit of the Reconstruction Acts,Cou-
ney ; though Coroner Flinn now declines to let the i gress held and claimed, and with the help of God
public have the recent evidence inthe case. Thera ! and of the loyal people of this country, would exer-
is. a report that the Pacific Mail Steamship Corns : cise the power to place her back again where she
puny will discontinue their lines between New York ! had been. He did not know what new light the
and San Francisco via the Isthmus of Panama, put- i gentleman from Ohio had got which induced
tang all their boats on the China trade. The storeship bins to support the Senate Bill, which was sub-
Guard has started for the Darien Canal expedi- stantially the bill reported by the Reconstruction
tion` the Colorado will leave in about a fortnight; Committee." His allusion to the acting Chair-
the Swatara. will also soon be off. It is said that the man of the Reconstruction Committee brought
Gnion line are to have two other large steamers ; that Mr. Farnsworth, another game cock, into the fray,
the City of Paris, City of Limerick, and others of who declined to allow himself to be instructed
the Inman Company, are being enlarged and re- in Republicanism by the gentleman from Massa-
fitted, at a heavy expense, and the Cunarder Ans• chusetts. He had been a Republic in for twenty-
tralian is also being added to, giving much increased five years, when the gentleman from lllassachu-
tonnage to these three Liverpool fleets. Besides setts was chasing fugitive slaves all over the States.
three first-class steamers named the Italy, .Spain, He had been doing all he could at the Chicago
and Egypt will immediately join the National Uom- • Convention for the nomination of a Republican
patty's fleet to ply between New York and Copen- : President, when the gentleman from Massachusetts
hagen, as well as the Holland, of 4,000 tons, to , was at the Charleston Convention, voting for Jeff.
Liverpool. Front England we he.sr that a new , Davis. He had voted for the Republican party in
route is to be opened from Milford haven to Port- 1860, when the gentleman from Massachusetts was
land, and on this side we talk of a daily line from
1 voting for Brecktnridge of Kentucky. He knew
Guyseorough, in Nova Scotia, to Liverpool, 1,000 that the gentleman, with his facility for getting on
miles of sea being thus cut off, and the time reduced ' the other side, when his allies deserted him and
to little over sax days. Governor Hoffman had a ' went over, and he knew 11S conviction and conver-
dispute with leading State Senators of his party, be- siou were so sudden that it shamed that of Saul.
cause ttey declined to confirm his appointments. It Tile lightning Oat blaz_d around him, that focal
now apaears, however, to have laden settled, nearly blaze that illuminated his understanding, shamed
all the nominations having been carried through. ' into darkness the light that shone around Saul.
Tared hundred and fifty tickets have been But he knew that the gentleman was somewhat
issued for the ball to Prince Arthur, at Deltnonico's, like Peter, when he deserte 1 his master. His de-
and another is to be given at the Grand Opera sertion was so recent that he was obliged to curse
House. Mr. John M. Woods took a novel me- and swear to make people believe that his conver-
tho 1 of doing the Me:ropolitan Hotel, but found EiOn was genuine. So the gentleman from Alas-
himself at the end of a short term in gaol. While sachusetts was obliged to be exceedingly radical, in
pleasantly residing at the Hotel, he pretended order to make people believe that his conversion was
that no had been garotted and • robbed of $13,600 genuine. He understood that the gentleman's at-
last Tues.lay, on the landing of No. 69, Wall- tack was on the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Bing-
street, and after a vigorous pursuit by the detectives ham), but he would probably have named him too,
it ended in Mr. Woods himself being walked off to . owy he knew that he (Farnsworth) had a chance
the Tombs Police Court, charged with having de- to reply. To this Butler answered that as he then
frauded the proprietors of the hotel out of $22 50e, held the floor through Mr. Fa,nsworth's courtesy
being the cost of his board from the 10th to the he would not on such an occasion arraign him for
26thinst. Henry Placide, a well-known comedian, 'his sins. Previous to this little affair Prince
died at Babylon, Long Island, last Sunday, and
Arthur had come into the House with Mr.
was buried on Wednesday. The funeral was at i
St. Palli'S Episcopal Church, and was attended by Thornton, fresh from the weariness of an essay on
political economy read by Senator Howe, who had
many of the theatrical profession, among them Jas. . prosed all his brethren of the Upper House into a
WallackeJohn Gilbert, W. Wheatley, J. L. Maeder
Mrs. Fisher, C. W. T.ayleure, and ex- Manager Stuart.
, state of undignified repose. As the Prince found it
into!erably dull he suggested a move to the House,
Oneof the mostextensive thin„ sin awindfingcaine to where he had heard the scenes were much more
light the other day. It was a very sirn ple and straight- , lively. There he found a sharp debate progressing
forward practice, by which Rodney M. Pomeroy • over General Terry's acts in Georgia, who was
made his pile. lie simply went to New York mer- accused of controlling the elections through certain
chants and bought goods in the name of well-known ! military officers acting as a committee, which Mr.
houses of Chicago, St. Lauis, Philadelphia, or any Brooks of New Ycirk declared to be a lawless as- 1
other large city, and he got articles up to the value sumption on the part of the military. Butler de-
of $75,000. 'to Mr. Charles Hanselt he described fendel Terry, and was interrupted by Brooks, who
himself as one of the firm of S. W. Taylor and Co., : asked the member from Massachusetts to point out
Church-street, Philadelphia. Goods worth $6OB . the Acts conferring such authority. Butler said he
were selected by him and forwarded through the was ready to give all that information on the prin-
Camden and Amboy Railroad to the house in clues- 1 ciple of the carpenter testifying in court, who was
tion, on whom Mr. Hauselt was instructed to i asked how far he was from the place where the in-
draw at one day's sight. The firm was not I cident ecru, red, and answered t hat he was four feet
in Church-street, but in Market and Fifth• I two and a half inches from it, and being asked how
streets, and the goods, I suppose, wer, s intercepted
.' he knew that so accurately, replied that I.e thoug!•t
by a coufederate, of whin it is certain he had 0110 some f, ;low would be fool en, ug't to ask hitn that
in Philad,..ipt.ia and one in Cincinnati. We have question, and said he measured it. Butler's preept,
had two or thte_t little rumours, one creating a pointed answers and questions evidently amused
lively sensat oe, as an afternoon paper, eager to be ; and interested the Priece, who leant forward to
first, cause out with a great typographical display ! catch all that was said. Everybody likes the young
that Fisk, jun., hal shot the prize-fighter Morrissey ' gentleman and speaks well of him, as be is affable,
NVashington, and that this
on Pennsy ivania-avenu,-,unassuming, and easily an used, with sufficient in-
wa3 the sequ.A to the great gold gemble ; but one of I telligence to make himself good company. He went
the first men to read this was Morrissey himself, : to the White House with Mr. Thornton, and was
who happens to be here. Another was that , received very cordially by the President, who took
the Pope had died. A very positive report was ; him to the Red Room and introduced him to Mrs.
circulated that the Cunard Company were about Grant, with whom he had an animated conversa-
to remove from Jersey City to Green Point, Wil- tion, in which the President occasionally joined.
liamsburgh, East River—inability to get sufficient His reply to the President's words of welcome to the
space for their increasing business compelling them United States was very appropriate. Wherever he
to make the change. It was asserted that the went a crowd gathered, as might be expected, but
William's shipyard and adjoining property had been he was never mobbed or pressed, intruded upon, or
leased for the purpose. The rumour, which was 'in any way made to feel uncomfortable. He was
attributed to some speculators in land, has been • late in attending Divine Service, as he and Mr.
denied. Mrs. O'Donovan Rossa will have arrived
in England before this reaches you, as she was Thornton walked to church, and as he passed up
City of Brooklyn, which the aisle we all were interrupted in our devotions.
among the passengers of the
left last Saturday. The Express Companies, after As there was not a very exciting sermon the Prince
drew more attention than the pulpit, in which there
several interviews, have at last arrived at a satis- was a missionary, who was tracing out some of his
factory agreement. The American Express sur-
dreary wanderings in Africa. Unsparing efforts
renders to the Adams all the concessions made to were made to secure tickets for the ball, but it was
the Merchants' Union in December, 1867, and trans-
impossible to respond to all the applications, and
ferret] by the latter to the American, on the con. many were the disappointments caused. Mr. Ca-
solidation of the two: This arrangement gives to tacazy, the Russian Minister, and his wife have
the Adams the New England States and about 5,000 given the first of a series of dinner parties, a
miles of IVesteru territory, including the Pennsyl- stringed baud performing during the time the coin-
aania Railroad to Chicago; for this tEe A lams , puny were at table s.ich selections from operas, as
pays to the American $600,000, by. inataaaeats i La Traciata, 11 '1 rovatore, La Grande Duchesse.
during five years. At Albany a bill has been intro- '
charter of ; Prince Dolgorouky was preset t, the latest arrival
duced into the Legislature to repeal the.
from Russia. General Banks, General and Mrs.
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani-
mals. We of the Empire State are bent on fur- I
! Sherman and many others were also there. The
nishiog the enemies of Republicanism in Europe ' Burns' Club celebrated their anniversary on Tues-
day, and, after many speeches, a dance closed the
with their strongest arguments against. Democracy, evening. General Badeau has resigned his place on
but the whole subject lies in a nutshell ; you cannot the English mission, and is busily engaged in finish-
have a genuine Republib without Republicans, and ing his historic work. He returns to the Presi-
we here
ddo not pretend that the masses of this State dent's Staff, and is now always with him on any State
can be esignated by any such name. Mr. Bergh's ceremonial. It is asserted that the committee of Fo-
energy in protecting animals, which has provoked reign Affairs takes ground againstour Admiralsin the
this action, is now displayed in defence of the char- Paraguayan affair. It is announced that the re-
ter. Petitions and memorials are being got up in port drawn up by the Chairman c mdemns the con-
numbers, but the general sentiment will probably duct of Admirals Gordon and Davies, and upholds
defeat the attempt. Last night Professor Graham, Mr Washburn. The investigation is voluminous,
of Edieburgh, delivers I a lecture on "Love, Court- and has been costly, witnesses having to attend
ship, and Marriage." Ha alluded to the Richard- from considerable distances. Another investigation
son tragedy, at the same time giving a phrenological has been progressing in this city, and numbers of
analysisof APFarland'scharacter,hedescribed him as New Yorkers have been here to give evidence,
very affectionate, but his intellectual faculties were among them Fisk and Gould. The two last re-
feeble compared with those of his wife. Richard- turned to New York, after a long examination.
sou did wrong in marrying Mrs. M'Farland, and The evidence of both settles all doubt as to the
she did wrong in marrying M'Farland. Had she complicity of any one in high authority in that dis-
united with Richardson at first, her life would have reputable affair, but Mr. Fisk maintains the truth
been one of happiness. No one should marry without of his allegations against Mr. Corbin, and we will
a fair knowledge of the person he or she intends soon have that gentleman's reply, as he is now
to unite with. The great difficulties in wedded being examined. It is hinted here, with what truth
life arise from a lack of knowledge of human I know not, that Governor Curtin does not like St.
nature and of the laws that govern it. No one Petersburgh, the climate being too severe when he
should haves a flat head, and many men are mere recalls that of his. own Philadelphia, to which he is
clothesc ! There was an ugly attempt to eager to return, some say to contest Senator Came-
wreck a train on the Flushing line last Monday, row's seat, although it is early to be in the field for
great boulders having been placed on the road. A that, as it will not be vacant till 1873. The be-
fire in Twenty-seventh-street on Thursday night lief here is that Sherman's Finance Bill will pass,
attained considerable dimensions, injuring several but perhaps with Morton's amendment, raising the
of the Fire Department. There are to be some $45,000,000 to $65,000,000. There is to be a re-
change, both in the cleansing of the streets, duction in the army, General Logan's bill muster-
which has now been placed in the hands of the lug out 500 supernumerary officers, and reducing
Board, and by the way Dr. Carnochan is con- the ray of the General of the Army, the Licute-
firmed as the Health officer of this port, and in nant-General and the officers of the higher grades
licensing liquor dealers, that being given over to a proposal generally approved. ,
the Justices of the Peace. Mayor Hall has brought
out a pneumaticlube.
General Washburn has in-
troduced a Steamship Bill pledging the Government
for heavy subsidies to each
of four lines, which, if
3 grante, ,
would largely increase our transatlantic
communication, but it has little chance of being
carried in the present days of economy.

4.4.11 iIICAN COIL ESPON DEN CE.

PARIS, Feb. 10, 1870.

All quiet on the banks of the Seine. The list few
days have given evident, of a little of the old leaven
left among the Parisgaming, and young America has
hadthe chance to see' how a barrio 'de is built. The
whole affair, ht,wever, proves the excessive weakness
of theextreme Ridi .als, the; r want of lea lers, and the
general condemnation of their ac's by au ei.drinous
o.ajority of the working class of Paris. It is esti-
mated that. there are 20,000 returned convicts in
this ci!y, and from what person +I xperienee von
corree:pondent had in the affairs of the Bth and 9th,
die bulk of those engaged were of that class, assisted
th,ys of all ager. The barricade which prt's,:n ted
the strongest eefence was composed of a class of
materiel the odour of which :Von(' was sufficient to
prevent any serious attempt to capture. M. -Lcmi-
bard, the o:dy member of the Police seriously
wounded, received this morning the Lesion of
Honour, a distinction which a will insure equal bra-
very on the part of other members of the force, who
deserve great credit for their prudence and decision.
Last night all was perfectly quiet in the Faubourg
du Temple. An occasional crowd of curious per-
sons collected, but evidently with no evil intention.
Rochefort and his assistants iu the Marseillaise are

WAsHINGTON. Jan. 28,

Af er General Batkr got back, he set to work
vi,,zoyols'y to cheekrnnt; Mr. Bingham in hs
rc-
cons,i neGni toliey, and he succeeded in having the
lion,e Bill admitting Virginia t-o ainendAl iu tt.e
Senate, that it bore a strong. family likeness to that
first iatrodueed in the Ilnuse by the lleconstruc-
ti4w Committee, of which Btitler Chairman. II
ctil I not succeed in this wilbout more than one
pas;.ya. of :Allis; and on Alond,y, when the Li!!
was brought kick with the S:nat-'s amendments,

t,0T)1,, Sh:,rp ..Tarring followed. Air. Bingham vilv,
add: e6sibg the House, sLowing that by thr, e to (mei!
hal already declared for the adrnistion of Virginia
witho condliions—a vote the eountry approved.
He thought then as now that Congress had not the
power to exact conditions from Virginia which
c!Jukt not legitimately be enforced on all other
States, and if he did not think so he would vote
against the bill. While answering Mr. Cox, who