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vARIETIEs.-"Stl Waters Ran Deep,r COM
edy, the merits OF which, like good wine. only
become enhanced Iby the older 1t grows, was re-
produced last evening with the same cast a. on
saturday, and, e. then, ELECTED the emphatic ap-
proval Of an audience none too large. Mr.. Floyd
hardly looks like the fierce and swindling i'm
poster, Hascksley, We should imagine toe author
had in his mind. but acts the part With much
spirit. We much prefer him In such charscters
as Edgar Lambert. Dolly Sponke', or the trades
man's son in that spnghtiy comedy OF last year.
the "Fsmille Benoiton.D which, by the way, at
the handa of the present company would hnd an
excellent representation. Mr. Sberidan's John
Mildnaoy, the silent observing husband, and Miss
Freeusn's Mrs. AJd,say, the suspsetcd though
faithful wife, were The characters around which
the interest OF the piece, augmented by the merits
of their acting, centered. This evening the inter.
estiDg drama, g East Lynne. or the Elopement,"
viii be represented. r.tI
TIE AcADEMY.--Last night Prof. Hsse'-
MAYER gave another Of those wonderful perform
ances which certainly entitle him TO ne RANKED
amongst the most Ingenious and skiilful OF the
yotaries of the mystic art. Bis tricks are. some
of them, most perfect illusions, and We can i'm
sgine no more pleasant manner OF apending an
evening than In the occupation Of scat ct the
Academy, The trained canaries and the In
gepiousIy contrivsd stylocarfe are also features
or each entertainme Mt. The professor gave
performance yesterday at noon. He VIII leave ON
Saturday, SO persons desirous OF Witnessing MS
feats had best go ct once. !
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-15

Arrival OF the Remsin OF Howell Cobb
Card of Denial.
SAvANHAH, Oct. 14.-The steamer San Salvador
arrived from New York this morning with the re-
mains of the Hon. Howell Cobb. They were met
by the mayor and aldermen, members OF the bar
and citizens, and escorted to the Central Railroad
depot where special train awaited TO carry the
remains 10 Athens. Flags in the city are at half
mast.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 1.-THE remains OF Gen. Coob
sIrived this evening escorted by committees from
Savannsh and Macon.
J.E Bryant has published q card denying that
he used the inismmatory language attributed to
him before the negro State convention ct Macon.
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SECOND DIsPATeH.

DAYTON. o., Oct IA Schenck beat Vallandig-
ham five hundred votes.
Republicans estimate their majorities as follows:
Pennsylvania, IS 600; Ohio, 1900; Indiana, $500;
Nebraska, 1000.
kDIASAPoLIs, Oct. l4-Thirty-sevsn counties
show Democratic gains of nearly 7,000-unheard
from forty one. The Democrats claim the State
by 500; Republicans by 2,4o0. The third dis
trict still doubtful. l rt.f '....
CLkvBLAND, Oct. l4-Democratic congressman
are elected in the trst fifth. NINTH tenth, twelfth
and thirteenth districts. Republicans get the ba'
lance.
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IRON IHE PAs U

eourHwEsT Pass, Oct. 14-Noon.-Barometer
1910. Weather calm. Arrived: Steamship Ken
sipgton, Babson, master, from Boston. with mer.
chsDdise and passengers 70 Creevy, Nickerson
Co: shin Jane ]. Southard. Bishop, master, from
Boston, with ice, to G. A. Fosdick d Co.; snip
Mcleod, from Liverpool, with salt, to Ashbridgs
a Ocean ship Union, Austin. master, 81 days
from Havie, in ballast, to Lowell Bailey; ship
Upland, Holfes. from Bremen, to I. =. stock
meyer. Sailed; steampship Clinton and bark
Moss Rose.
Pass L'0urRE, Oct. IA .N.-The mud dig.
ger is at work on the bar. The steamship Rein
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FROM NORFOLK.

Southern Commercial CeHvention,
NoRFoLK, va, Oct. 1.-THE Southern CONNER
cial convention orgsnzed to-day by electing Hon.
]. w. Bsiing, president. and Q number of vice
presidents and secretaries, and the appointment
Of committees. There are 1000 delegates present,
and much interest is felt In their proceedings.
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FROM EUROPE.

The succe OF TheOdor us--News from
India
JoNDoN, Oct 1.-THE reported coronation of
Gabszze as Emperor Of Abyssinia Is confirmed.
He is opposed by the Oldest son of rheodorus.
Dispatches from India report that the civil war
In Northern Afghanistsn has ended; the op-
Dol ents to Emir have fed to Bokhara.
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RIVER HEws.

vIcKsBuRG, Oct. H.-Psssed up: Grand Lake,
and down: City of Alton. at noon, and Golden
Era at M River falling slowly.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 4.-Rver falling with four
feet four inches in the canal. Weather clear and
cool.
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RARE CHANCE TO 1svEsr.-For fccount OF
whom it may concern, and without limit or re-
serve, this day. at l03 o'clock A. NJ, on the prem
isss No. Prytsuia street. on account oil depsr.
ture, Chas T. Mash viii sell an elegant sssortmens
OF rosewood. mahogany, walnut and oar bedroom
and dinipgroom furniture, carpets, mirrors etc.
q superior Pleyel picolo piano, and On assortment
of fine bed and table linen and blankets viii also
be sold. Do not fail to attend. See advertise
me ntg.-s .n. f.I...#
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FxrrssrvE SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FUasIrURs
At AUCTION THIs DAr.-Mr. W. 1. Hodsson'
suctioneer, viii sell at IL o'clock AN. this day,
at No. l39 st. Charles street, between Girod ana
Lafayette, an extensive assortment OF mahogany
and black walnut furniture, and many other use
full articles Of Housekeeping. See his sdVeruse'
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VOLUME XVIII
Woman.

Fssss owing 10 peculiar and important relations
which they sustain their peculiar organisation and the offices
40 psrorp. or. sssscs susrina Freedom from
shsss csstrbuts In small degree to their happiness and
welfare be happy who are i'll Not snly So bat
othess various Female Complaints suffered
without involving the general health Of the indivd
sa. end ere isss producing st,l .rsI s..7
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deer passed up A. N. She reports the steam
ship Alliance below ashore. The Reindeer TOOK
of her passengers. -,-...--.l-
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30

we'll If the rapacity of the conquerors had
stopped here. But considering that the advance
Of British arms should also toe the advance of
civilization, it is lite odd to find the British
soldiers carIv..n ..ng off the Abyssinian libraries.
May mule-loads of books says the CORE.
spondent of The Times. shave been looted"
There must have been rich prize Of MSS.
and these have been taken, we are told,
by the British Museum, at valuation" 1t
must be remembered that these manuscripts
are held by the Abyssinians In religious vene-
ration, and that they are in fact the ancient
and authentic chronicles and testimonies OF
their faith. The robbery is, therefore, much
more scandalous than if an invader of England
should carry off the Bodleian Library; it is
rather as if he should visit ST. Pauls and rob
that sacred fame of its Bibles and Prayer
Books. 1t is a peculiar way of regeneratlng
one of the oldest churches in the world thus
to despoil it of the venerable monuments OF Its
faith; and although the act reminds us OF the
burning of our own public records by the
British army at Washington in the last war,
it must be admitted that the vandalism upon
that occasion lacked the rare flavor OF sacri-
lege. But the deed has been done; the stolen
library will be in London before the lst OF
August, and, as The Times sagaciously remarks,
though the text cannot interest many, the
attached pictures will repay visit to the
" Museum"
But in dealing with a conquered people the
conquerors did not confne themselves TO the
seizure of sacred Libraries. We have hardly the
patience to write it, but among the articles OF
" lootp are mentioned "the crosses, the sale OF
(which will make the most valuable addition
" to the sum to be divided" To these were add
ed the chalices and censers taken from the very
altars, and the alabaster block upon which the
sacrament was habitually cOnsecrated ! AS these
blocks "only brought few shillings apiece"
it might have been just as well to leave them
in the churches. The story of the spollatlon
has quite the interest of chapter III GlDD0n,
although we believe that, upon most occasions,
the barbarians spared the church utensils and
the communion tables. No wonder the pur-
chasers of cups and chalices and censers, stolen
from the temples of God and sold by auction in
Magdala, were cautioned to conceal them in
"going down country, as the Abyssinians might
"not relish the display of sacred ornaments"
This is the language of the correspondent of
The London Times. 1t shows clearly that the
sordidness and the cruelty of this spoliatiOn
are fully cOmprehended by the spoilers. Having
done their best to reduce Abyssmia to heathen-
ism these Christian cOnquerors have the grace
to keep their plunder in their pockets until
they are out of the country Do the annals Of
war furnish another instance of such delicate
rapactyl
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30
The VAIL or A BOURBON.

A pretty drama by Ars6ne HOussaye, the
scene of which is the Little Tranon concludes
as follows
"Lords 1VI.-My Ministers have been advising me a
great while in regard TO this affair France Prussia Aus
"a moment % ee arance q, SPAN M
properly. (The King falls asicep)
Francew
And so undoubtedly God does protect
France, although the ways of Providence are
inscrutable, and we cannot always comprehend
the movements of the Divine finger. The mud
died problem with which poor Louis finishes
his innocent reyery remains unsolved "In
"order to govern this Kingdom properly
well, torrents of blood have been shed, Europe
has been converted into one great Aceldama,
q king and queen have miserably perished
upon the scaffold, Bonapartes have gone out,
Bourbons have gone out, the Orleans-BOurbons
have gone out, the Republic d la Ldmartine
has fourished for few days and fallen, and
then-the BOnapartes have come back again
There has been nearly century of political
changes, and yet nation which settles every
thing else with scientific exactness cannot set
tie its form Of government, and is never sure
that the Empire of to-day will not be the
Commonwealth Of tomorrow. The French are
excellent interpreters of history in the abstract.
They write it with q cOmmendable care and pre-
cison No people comprehends an accomplished
blunder more quickly, and no people profits
less by experience England has been saved
for more than two centuries by the practical
application of abstract truths which the tran
sient existence of the Commonwealth fixed for
ever in the minds of her people, and her
political development, if slow, is sure but
France, with crop of theories astonishinRly
copious, has never yet had any system of
government which it was not ready upon the
slightest temptation to abandon. Ii is with n
full knowledge of this popular infirmity of
will that the BOurbOns and the Orleans Bour-
bOns in their lowest estate never cease to look
for French convulsOn which may restore
them TO the seats Of their ancestors. There
has been so much of chance in the past that
it seems safe to reckon upon chance in the
future; and royal exiles have nothing to do
save to sigh and to hope. to watch the straws
which whirl in the wind of politics. and to
wait for those favoring breezes which shall
bear them once more into the haven of regal
possession, and give back to them crown and
robe and scepter, and all the long-lOst toys CT
royalty. These are delusions which death
alone can eradicate from minds which cannot
be expected to comprehend that the very vola-
tility of France is against them since the
frivolity which grave considerations OF legiti-
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30
Tntal.121,Oil

INoTR-Missouri and Colorado soldiers voted at pre-
vous elections almost all Repubcanbut not distinct
lively for President in "a.
=. The soldiers OF Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa. Cafcr-
MA and Wisconsin voted Likewise in 63. did most Of
them in Ca with results substantially identical with
those exhibited In the foregoing table OF the vote cast
in '6I
The soldiers of several States who had not
yet been mustered out of service when their
elections for 1855 occurred respectively voted
again, with results substantially like the fore
going In no year of the War, was the Repub-
lican vote less than three-fourths of all that
cast by volunteers in service
Such being the recorded facts, we submit
that the pretcnse of getting up a Convention
of Union soldiers to oppose the election of
Grant and Colfax surpasses all recognized
bounds of partisan imposture. Not that there
are no good soldiers who dislike and oppose
him-we know there are such ; but they
are scarce as white blackbirds. The bulk of
the soldier vote against Grant will be cast by
Confederate. not Union, soldiers-by tho men
whom he defeated, captured. and parolcd,and who
have personal reasons for prefcrring such an
tagonists as Buell.. Franklin, Fitzjohn Porter,
and Mcclellan. II Robert +. Lee could be in
duced 10 unite in the anti-Grant call and pre-
side over the Convention when assembled, he
would give it Tespectabihty and force
but q Convention of Union soldiers to oppose
Gen. Grant is too broad a joke for the season.
1t was wise to hold it in this bounty jumping
city, where all sorts of meetings can be got up
to order if the proper appliances are used but
the h0noraby discharged Union volunteers are
almost solid for Grant "a the returns Of next
November will prove Convention in 1887
of Revolutionary soldiers to oppose the election
of Gen. Washington to the Presidency, or Of
defenders of New Orleans in 1928 to defeat the
election of Old Hickory would not have been
more preposterous than is the attempt in 1868
to muster an army of Union soldiers in opposi-
ton 10 tho election of Gen. Grant.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30
THE SCHUTZENPEST.

The Schiitzenfest has been fairly inaugurated
at Jones's Wood A more imposing procession
has not been witnessed on Broadway for years
than the one that paraded that noble thorough
fare yesterday, and so many manly, pleasant
faces are seldom seen on our streets. The cos
tunes were in excellent taste, and the process
sion everywhere showed the evidences of good
Judgment and good sense. 1t was witnessed
by many of our citizens and by thousands of
strangers, and no more favorable impression
of New-York on gala-day is possible. Every
where these skilled marksmen were greeted
with applause. They come on an errand OF
kindness and good will, and are entitled to the
hearty welcome they received.
The Schutzenfest is festival which, while
some evils must attend it, will accomplish much
that is good. In Switzerland it has long been
popular, and in Germany is rapidly advancing
in the estimation of the people. This country,
ever open to the influences which promote
broader sympathy among the masses, will not
be behind the Old World in making it season
not only of festvity and mirth, but of genuine
kindness and Overfowing good Fellowship.
Nothing occurred yeterday to mar the pleasure
of the occasion. The opening was most auspi-
ciOus, and we may anticipate week OF
the same simple and unaffected good
feeling. The Germans almost always conduct
their festivals, however comprehensive in design
and execution, without any of the brawls which
disturb the sports Of other nationalities and
when disturbances arise they generally spring
from the rude and unmanly behavior of others.
We do not anticipate any of this on the present
occasion, and we are especially anxious that
sIon ha RaH thaf
our German visitors may know that our city,
the home of the most diversified classes of any
city in the world, is truly cosmopolitan.
Aside from the good results springing from
the Schitzenfest, which we have already noted,
this festival has, if possible, deeper signifi-
canoe. To promote familiarity with the use of
weapons for defensive purposes only, is an
object underlying this manly and pleasing
sport We need not amplify the theme; but
while peace is always preferable to war; 1t Is,
after all, a not ineffective way to pre-
serve the one by being thoroughly and
skillfully trained for the other. No more un-
warlke way of preparing for war can be
imagined, but it is not impossible that the
skilled marksmen of the future may practice
in peace the arts which are now too often
learned upon the field. The unerring marksman
holds in his hands power which no other
man possesses, and our German friends show
lis that this skill is not inseparable from the
most inoffensive behavior.
The festival will close on next Monday, and
we cannot help reiterating our good wishes for
the continued enjoyment of our visitors, that
those from our own land may receive the best
impression of our city. and those from abroad
may carry away nothing but golden opinions
of America.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30
HOW WILL THE SOLDIERS VOTE

Throughout the War for the Union, the party
which received the vote of every opponent OF
that War-every one who deemed 1T war OF
invasion and aggression on the part OF the
North-stoutly claimed the rank and file OF our
Volunteer "Boys in Blue" as recruited from
its ranks and devoted to its principles. A ma
jority of the officers it asserted, might be up
holders of the "Lincoln Despotism;" but the
men without shoulder-straps were Democrats,
as their votes would prove.
"Then," we suggested "let us unite in so
altering our laws, and our Constitutions,
"too, where that shall be necessary, ss 20 en-
Z" able every citizen who, during War, shall
"be necessarily absent from home, whether In
"camp or hospital as a soldier of the Union,
to vote as though he were at horie."
Not one single Democratic Legislature closed
Wih this proposition. New-Jersey, Indiana, Hi
nOis, chose Democratic Legislatures in 1852
so their soldiers were not allowed to vote for
President in 1854. Nearly every Republican
State, with Kentucky and Maryland, then ruled
by earnest Unionists, enabled their soldiers to
vote in the field. Gen. Mcclellan was the
Democratic nominee for President. He long
commanded the largest of our Armies, and was
for time General in Chief; he studied to in
gratiate himself with his soldiers, was kind to
and popular with them. If he could not secure
their votes no other man of his party could.
In this State, the soldiers votes were so cast
that no one could say how they voted; in most
States, it was otherwise. Here is the aggregate
vote of the soldiers, in every State from which
tyn hovo returna.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30
NAPIER. AUCTTONEER.

The peculiar and piQuant habit of the BritOn
is quite the reverse of the Hudibrastic prn-
cipe of moral criticism. He makes no attempt
to compound for his pet nquties by damning
iniquities for which he has no mind. On the
contrary, after exhausting his excellent knowl
edge of profane language at the expense of his
neighbor, he cOolly proceeds to go and do like
wise and the humor of it is, that he can never
by the severest course of augmentation be
made to see that what is vice in an American
or Frenchman cannot by any possibility be
virtue in an Englishman. We recognize this in
tellectua strabismus without any intention of
finding fault with it, We might as ftly CEN
sure the Ethiopian for his skin or the leopard
for his spots. We might as well reproach
the victim of cOlor-blindness because he
cannot distinguish red from green. Nature
is nature after all and in contemplating the
natural Briton we may sometimes wonder and
sometimes laugh, but to suffer ourselves to get
angry would be quite waste of emotion. Such
phenomena should be calmly recognized and
philosophicaly discussed.
As an illustration of our opening remark,
we may cite the recent proceedings of the
British commander at Magdala, in conquered
Abyssina. When the first Napoleon made
prize OF the art-treasures of Italy, and stripped
the affairs of her churches to adorn the Partisan
galleries, he was denounced by England as no
better than a burglar and upon his fall pic
lures and statues were all packed up by dlrec-
ton of the Duke, and sent again across the
Alps; Mt which spectacle Mr.. Bull was moved
to tender tears, while he offered prizes for
poems worthy to celebrate so rare an example
of retrbutive justice. Those who have read
with admiration the verses of Mrs. Felicia
Hemans upon this subject for which she re-
ceived either O medal or some money, will
wonder whether any prize poems will be writ
ten upon the "loOtingn of Magdala. Plumber
ing In Rome or in Venice is no doubt, very
different thing from plundering in Abyssinia,
and the General commanding probably viewed
the accumulated heap OF loot" without com
junction, for he refused TO have anything
whatever to say TO the heirs, executors, or ad-
illustrators of the departed King Theodore,
but put up the personal property Of that mon
arch for sale by auction, and distributed the
cash receipts among his men-the whole
amounting, as we are informed, to about $4,000.
We read the accounts which have reached us OF
this remarkarkable Yendue with considerable
equanimity until we came to the sale OF sew
eral lots hereafter to be mentioned Silver
kettle drums and silver shields arms and suits
of armor, are no doubt proper plunder; and tho
personal property of the King, whether cups
or crosses, all came within the rule that to the
yictors belong the apoils. 1t would have been
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30

The House of Representatives will to-day
consider the purchase of Alaska, and decide
to pay or not pay the Seven Millions of Dol
lars in Gold which is the stipulated price of
that particularly hard bargain. Shall the vote
be to pay
If it were an open question, our voice would
be raised in the negative, as it was when the
treaty was before the Senate. We heartily
wish Mr.. Seward had never attempted to drag
our Government into the purchase of a rood
of territory outside of our boundaries as he
found them. But the Senate dsregarded our
remOnstrance and ratified the purchase, and the
Executive thereupon made haste to receive, oc
cupy, aud take formal possession of the frozen
region. The vote to ratify was substantially
unanimous. Is it not rather late now to reject
the bargaini
The House, we judge, will vote to pay the
money. Having done so, we trust it will pass
a pungent resolve, cOndemning the practice of
involving the Government in obligations and
expenditures without consulting the peoples
representatives. There may be occasions when
a decision must be had on the instant but this
clearly is not one of them.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-30

The tribute TO Gov. FENTON embodied ir the
invitation herewith published from a large
number of our most honored citizens without
distinction of party, does honor to all con-
cerned. Gov. Fenton has richly earned it by
years of enlightened and unvarying devotion
to the welfare of our State throughout which
he has had the constant and hearty support
of such men as have subscribed 10 this en-
phatic testimonial. He will be attended in the
retirement he seeks by the grateful esteem of
those whose approval is honor and whose
Judgment, unwarped by partisanship is saga
cious and discriminating. We still trust that
he may consent, after he has laid aside the
cares of Office, to meet our merchant princes
socially, thus giving them fuller opportunity
to attest their high appreciation of his charac-
ter and public services.