The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-04 00:00:00

AMEPICA ;,),' A FFilpi..S.

(From She Anglo-American Times.)

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.

Racing has been the attraction of the week. On
Tuesday the races in Jerome-park came off, the
attendance being meagre on account of the un-
favourable weather. R. W. Cameron's horse Inver-
cauld won the Jerome Sweepstakes for three-year-
old fillies. I believe that Mr. Cameron is about to
bid sporting scenes " good bye," and if so, I fear
his loss will be greatly felt. Attraction, one of the
favourites, lost its rider. The second race was
won by Corsican and the third by Metairie. There
were races on Saturday as well, and the most
noticeable feature was the headlong speed at which
the beggars rode who had been mounted by the
smash in Wall-street. The carriages have changed
hands--that's all; and their new occupants are on
the gallop—we know where ; not that either you
or I have ever been nearer the place than Dante
brought us, or intend to be. Booth, on the last
week's occasion, won the Hurdle Race • Duke, the
Handicap; Gleneig, the Champion gtakes ; and
Remorseless, the Nursery Stakes. Boards of mis-
sions are active as well as the sportsreen.4 That
of the Episcopal Church has been at work in this
city all the week, but its finances do not wear a
flourishing appearance. The total liabilities are
$20,698 ; cash in bank, $822 ; leaving the deficiency
close on $20,000. The disbursements amounted
for the year to $132,859, the receipts to $110,594.
The foreign committee represent the mission force
to be 37. Among interesting accounts given of
their labours, that of the missionary Bishop of
Colorado is foremost. He has certainly a queer lot
to deal with at Cheyenne, Laramie, and such places.
Mr. Niblo, of New York, erected at his own ex-
pense Calvary Church, Idaho, and the work accom-
plished by the mission is of evident benefit, the best
proof being the state of those places where the mis-
sionaries have not penetrated. Monday being
the anniversary of Cuban Independence—(how
grand that sounds!)—was observed by Cubans
as a holiday here, but unfortunately we all had to
go into mourning for the death of our old President,
Franklin Pierce, the flags being hoisted at half-
mast and business suspended in the Federal offices.
A member of the Junta wanted the mayor to hoist
the Cuban flag over the City Hhll, but Okey proved
equal to the occasion ; swelling to his full propor-
tions, he replied—" I am the only City Hall on which
to hoist the Cuban colours." He did, however, sanction
the flag over the building, and it was accordingly
raised. The Fisk-Corbin row still continues, the
papers keeping ep the excitement by hammering
away. The Sun calls upon the Government to re-
' move General Butterfield, who, it says, is the pro-
minent official so frequently alluded to. It farther
asserts that the assistant-treasurer was a heavy
loser in the gold " corner," and even the amount
of the loss is mentioned at $150,000. Judge Ingra-
ham, in his charge to the grand jury on the opening
of the' Court of Oyer and Terminer, called attention
to the criminal offence in persons who conspire to the
injury of public morals, or of trade, or of commerce.
Agreements between two or more to control freights
or carriage, or to prevent others bidding at auction
sales were against public interest and void. An
arrangement to influence freights on the canals by
law had been held to be conspiring, as had an
agreement to raise wages and prevent others work-
ing for less. The offence consists in agreeing be-
forehand to do such acts, and its bearing may be
seen on matters recently brought under the notice
of everybody. The judge thus continued :
" I do not say to you that any of the lace occurrences in
this city, which have caused so much distress and alarm
through the community, came within the provisions of
this statute, and expose the parties concerned to the lia-
bilities under it, because the facts connected with those
transactions are not sutliciantly within my knowledge to
warrant me in expressing any opinion thereon ; but
where transactions of this character take place, causing so
much derangement of business, and inflicting such in-
juries on the trade and commerce of the country, it may
well be the duty of the Grand Inquest of the County, as
it is undoubtedly within their province, to inquire whe-
ther such occurrences may have been brought about by
any unlawful combination, and, if so, to present the guilty
parties for trial."
The necessity of enforcing the laws against obscene
literature as well as the usury laws was dwelt on,
and his remarks are believed to have reference to
indecent illustrated weekly papers, which have long
disgraced New York in spite of the efforts of the
constituted authorities to suppress them. The
• Baron de Riviera. through his counsel, denied all
the criminal charges brought against him by his re-
puted wife, Helene Stille, and does not confine him-
self to mere denials, but hits back. There are affi-
davits from the woman, who claims to be his real
wife, and from another woman, affirming that the
reputed wife is really the wife of George Salle, of
St. Louis, Missouri. He accounts for the attack
on him as an attempt to levy " black mail." Horace
Greeley has accepted the second place on the Re-
publican ticket, that of Comptroller, to which he
was named by the State Committee, in session, at
the Fifth-avenue Hotel. In reply to the
Hamilton Harris and associates, a long letter ap-
peared in the Tribune, in which the indomitable
Mr. Greeley proclaims his intentionto devote the few
remaining years of his life, if spared, to secure
that which he has spent his life in trying to achieve,
the equal rights, legal and practical, of American
citizens, and he congratulates the committee on its
assured triumphs, as this must be soon secured re-
gardless of colour. A gentleman who has taken so
prominent a position, and has thus steadfastly nailed
his colours to the mast, firing away right and left at
all its enemies, cannot fail to be cordially hated by
some, so out comes Mr. George W. Blunt with a
card showing why, although a Republican, he de-
clines to vote for Mr. Greeley. "He has not enough
of common sense. He has not the necessary firm-
ness for the place. He has used his newspaper in
telling untruths, which he never retracts nor atones
for." General George B. M'Clellan and family,
and General Marcy, the father of Mrs M'Clellan,
have engaged quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel,
and will spend most of the winter in this city. The
gallant Seventh, our New York show regiment, has
' been honoured by the erection of a fine statue, re-
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presenting a private,or at least will be as soon as it ar-
rives from Philadelphia. The Seventh, among whom
I have many friends is, however, more distinguished
for the atoms which go to compose it than for its
allons in battle, where it has been so carefully re-
strained that it has never had an opportunity of
annihilating an enemy. The Providence Light In-

fantry have been "starring" about on a visit, and
were reviewed by Mayor Hall. I learn that Com-
modore Vanderbilt has begun to manoeuvre to get
control of the Lake Shore Railroad, and that
Augustus Schell replaces, through his influence, Mr.
Wetmore as director, and Mr. Banker will be the
Treasurer. Although buth parties take the late
elections quietly, there is an uneasy feeling about
the working men, who appear inclined to throw
over both Republicans and Democrats, and organise
a party of their own. They say they will be strong
enough even by the next election to sway either, by
their hold of the balance of power. The Rev. Dr.
H. N. Pierce has been elected Missionary Bishop
of Arkansas and the Indian Territory by the House
of Bishops assembled in Trinity Chapel. He was
born in Rhode island and educated at Brown Uni-
versity, and is well known as a missionary. The
Rev. Dr. Whittaker has been consecrated Bishop
of Nevada, at St. George's Church, Bishop Johns
preaching the sermon. The actor, Mr. Eyck,
was arrested after playing Sebastian, in " The
Tempest," at the Grand Opera House, on Wed-
nesday, and next day he was brought up and bailed
for $2,000 on the charge of forging army pay-
masters' cheques. There is some talk of a little
fraud in the Havannah Custom-house, which shows
that however expert our rings, they will have to
brighten up or they will be outshone by the West
Indies. That fraud, the Tribune says, is for
$10,000,000, and it wonders if the Captain-General
and Minister Roberts had any band in it, inno-
cently adding that through these gentlemen the
Tribune has been excluded from Cuba.

WASHINGTON, OCt. 15.

Gen. Geo. H. Thomas passed through this city on
a visit to his friends. He comes from the Far West,
but he left his companion Admiral Farragut very ill
at Chicago. Commissioner Delano has returned, and
Secretary Robeson has left for Annapolis to inspect
the war steamer Lancaster. By special invitation
of the Agricultural Society, of Frederick, Maryland,
the President visited the State Fair, and became a
guest of his wife's cousin, Judge Marshall. The
party, consisting of President Grant, Genet al Sher-
man, Postmaster-G:meral Creswell, Secretary Cox,
and General llorace Capron, left Washington yester-
day at seven o'clock. They were joined by a com-
mittee at the Relay House, which escorted thew to
Mouocacy Junction, where they were received by
a committee, and, under its escort, proceeded to
Frederick Depot, and thence to the grounds of the
Agricultural Society. The visitors will remain in
Frederick until this morning, and then visit the
battle-fields of South Mountain and Antietam, re-
turning here the same evening. Among the recent
arrivals are Speaker Blaine, Congressman May-
nard, and Postmaster Jones of New York ; Edwards
Pierrepont, Waldo II uschins, James B. Taylor, Post-
master Jones, Roswell Hart, Mr. Richmond, and
Major Haggerty. General Badeau arrived I,,st
week from London ; ex-Senators Doolittle and
Henderson are likewise hero. The Hon. John A.
Campbell, who resigned his seat on the bench o. f
the Supreme Court to take part with the South m