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In the louisiana Legislature yesterday ex-0over-
nor j. D. Wells petitoned for his salary as Governor
for the interval between the time of his removal by
General Sheridan and the Inauguration OF Governor
Yarmouth.
The race between the yachts Martha, OF the Brook
lyn Club, and Matte, OF the Bay0nne Club for the
sum OF $1,000, through the Narrows to buoy No. D.
and return, came OF yesterday, and proved close
contest the Martha winning by one minute ana
fifteen seconds.
The miners strike in Pottsville, Pa. has assumed
such threatening proportions that the Marshal OF the
county is guarding the collieries in the vicinity.
Dr. Peels delivered lecture last evening at Union
Hall, in the Bowery on the societies and Festivals
of the Germans in the United States" The lecture
was quite lengthy but the gst OF 1t may be gathered
from Its introduction in which the assertion was
made that they tended to propagate true civilization
in this country and that their influence has ever been
humanizing. The rest Of the lecture was studied
composition to prove this point by argument and
facts.
two gallon Jug OF gunpowder exploded in small
boat at Cape Elizabeth, Me- yesterday, seriously in
juring Captain Glenny and pilot StOddard, who
the boat working upon the wreck of the steamship
Bob emian.
rather singular case Is now being investigated
before United States Commissioner Stilwell which it
appears originated in the attempt OF certain parties
connected with the whiskey rings In this city to
secure the removal of Collector Bailey. The parties
are now charged with perjury and testimony in the
case is being taken before the Commissioner which
will exhibit some rather startling facts.
decree of divorce was granted in the Supreme
Court yesterday by Mr.. Justice Ingraham in the
case Of Charles G. Weber against Louisa Weber.
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plete success of the great International Ger
man American celebration ia Berlin on the
Fourth of July, 1869, and will likely promote
grand American emigrant Schuetzen fest on that
occasion
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The War for the Union and Its Logical
Results.

The War for the Union and Its Logical
Results.
Without acknowledging that they are ashamed
of their great success, that they repent of
their adhesion 10 the great principles on which
they conducted ne recent war; the american
people cannot support party opposed to thot
war, and whose success world be q signal fol-
'he abandonment ~ the moral and politi-
cal advantages gained to the nation by
the war. II Is in virtue of the war that
we stand as we do in the eyes of for
eign nations. One Of its great effects
was to aggrandize our fame abroad, to show
us in our true proportions before those who
thought us insignificant brawlers, and to make
us known as the leaders of thought-the very
head and front Of progress to all the peoples.
In this blaze of active struggle this concentra-
ton of our life that was crammed into the four
years of war, we have become as an example
to all the nations Of a people devoted to free
dom, enlightenment progress; and we must
not belle that impression by going backwards.
We must not say we are sorry for the great
things we did by giving our SURFACES to a
party that would have prevented us from doing
them. Through the political sequences Of the
war we must adhere to the great leader who
guided us safely through the struggle, and help
him still to keep the country right and keep
down those violent political elements that
would swerve us from the direct path to ono
side or the other. We must stand by Grant
as the best hope of the nations safety and the
only guarantee that we shall not be false TO
ourselves.
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Mr.. J. B. woodruff, che news editor Of the Cnoia.
natl Doav Tymes. while returning TO his home In tho
country on Friday afternoea. Wee sunseruck -
died alm0et immedloteQ.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

mlotELLhNE
Our Panlml letter is dated July !. independence
day was ce etrated 10y the Americans in the city In
an appropriate manner. A. q. Lawrence Minister
10 Costa R!cI. was in Panama on his way TO the
United states. santos Acosta had been appointed
Minister to the United states by the President Of Co
Iombia Trouble was brewing with Ecuador, the
Jury In the Ambator question having pronounced
agains' tie Cl.cmbans There OF i'm
por'inC, from central America.
our Valparaiso correspondence Is dated June 10.
Congress was sin In session, proceeding actively
with business The question between Peru and
Chile In relation to the spanish iron-cads will soon
be brought up in that body. II was confidently ex-
pected that with Colonel Balta's Inauguration IA
President OF Peru the matter would be arranged
amicably. Active operations 70 he commenced
against the Araucanian Indiane a. ieiggs' rail-
way TO Arequpa was progrc-s,nl .. .ry.
Tcevraphc Dispatches froi0 ,l'irs e that the
Captain en,rl contends the. DBL. ,ra IN the
CITY ami al nDfts on the sublec. isp gplTessed by
the Koald OF rea't'
We have news from Mexico city 20 e., n and
Vera cruz TO the bth inst- by the cuban able.
Galvez had been shot COrtina had routed Flores
Thirty regulars had been taken prisoners by one
Estrada AZ the villa dell Vale, which was sacked and
burned. Escobedo was at Jacala with force to put
down the Querttaro rebels, but the latter
ing at AmOles TO meet him. Angel Miramon had
been arrested for implication In the Puebla rebellion.
Cur Chilean correspondent furnishes a most nte-
resting narrative Of trip taken by General Fitzpatrick
and members Of the American legation In Chile
the Andes into the eastern division OF the Argentine
republic. The route taken by the party is almost
unknown to travellers, and the magnificent scenery
OF the mountains, the lovely valleys, the
habits Of the people, their abors and their
diversions incidents OF the chase &C, are
faithfully depicted by correspondent who thus
enables to present to the readers Of the HERALD
mass of intelligence regarding the interior OF South
America which can be found in the volumes Of no
history extant General fitzpatrick and suite made
most favorable impression upon the people during
the trip and added to the high esteem, always enter
tanned by the Chilenos OF our countrymen.
Our Lima, Peru, letter Is dated June e. II was
not yet known who was the President elect
and Colonel Balts's chances were considered far
from certain. Colonel Mariana Cornejo, Minister oil
war under Prado, and several other oflcers had
been arrested for alleged conspiracy to reinstate
Prado, but they had made no developments. Mos
suers, late President Of Colombia, was living In
exile in Lima The yellow fever, which had been
raging since January, was nearly extinct During
that time IT had carried OF 10000 persons
The President yesterday issued his proclamation
ANNOUNCING the fact that North 0arotaa he's rsti'
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-DAY.

BLOoMINGDALE BAPTIST CHURCH.-REv ". POPE
YEAMAN.-Mornng and evening.
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Grants Cabinet.

In the discussion Of Grants Secretaries we
have heard Sherman named as the man for the
War Department; but we rather incline to the
thought that Sherman should be made General
Of the Army and that SchoHeld should stay in
the War Office, place in which he fts won
derfully well. Porter will doubtless be Secre-
tary Of the Navy, as he ought, and for Secre-
tary of State we will be satisfied with either
Charles Francis Adams or Motley. For an
Office 10 which the national character may be
maintained abroad by clear thinking, strong
speaking and enlarged views Of national polity,
such shallow pate as Sumner must not for a
moment be named. Doubtless the South
should sppear at the council board, and
Holden, Of North Carolina, might have seat
as representing the Department Of the Interior.
Anybody may have the Post Office that is
satisfactory TO Grant. New York, 40 the
great financial centre Of the nation, Is entitled
to. have the head Of the Treasury, and there
could not well be better head than Henry
@. Stebbins, q practical man and fnancier
Of enlarged views.
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The Situation in Spain.

In the HERALD Of yesterday we published a
number of letters from our special correspond
ents in Spain-letters in which we have a
fuller and more detailed account of the situa-
ton in that country than has appeared in any
journal on either side of the Atlantic. In
Paris, according to another correspondent
English and American readers were more in
debted to the NEW YORK HERALD for news and
intelligent reviews of the Spanish revolution
than to all other sources combined. This, how
ever, is no longer novelty. Our enterprise
in connection with the Abyssinian expedition
astonished Europe and the world, and com
PEELED the admission everywhere that az the
American people were the most advanced in
enterprise of all peoples on the face of the
earth, so was the NEW YORK HERALD in ad-
vance of all journalism. We take to ourselves
no praise. It Is our business to give news
and to give it as intelligently as possible.
The situation in Spain Is IN many respects
peculiar. 1t is certainly deeply interesting.
AS we have said again and again, Spaniards
are entitled to great praise for the quiet and
dignifed manner in which hitherto they have
conducted the revolution. Whatever may be
in store for Spain, however matters may be
complicated or bungled, history viii be COM
PEELED to admit thst up to this date the revolu-
ton has been q success. It Is an old saying,
however, that It is more easy to pull down
than to build up. It has ever been so; it
ever win be so. The pulling down process
has been easy in Spain. The building up pro-
cess promises to be more dificulf Spain has
dethroned her Queen, exiled the Bourbons and
set her heel on despotism. The victory Is COM
plete, and the long oppressed people hold
jubilee. The jubilee, however, cannot last.
The nation il bankrupt, the harvest is bad, the
people. are starving, there is virtually no
government, and terrible reality cannot
much longer be concealed. Il will out, and
Spaniards Of all ranks and classes must look
facts in the face. In other words, the whole
question Of reconstruction has yet to be Crap
pied with, and grappled with In by no means
favorable circumstances. The letters Of our
correspondents make II abundantly plain that
Spaniards do not exactly know what they
want. Some are for republic and some are
for kingdom. The republic and the kingdom
are equally beset with difficulties. Every
thing now depends on the elections which are
soon to come of. If the national representa-
tives can act tremendously Spain may easily
get over all her trouble. If they cannot agree
it is impossible to foresee what trouble Is In
store for that country. What with unionists
and progresistas, monarchists and republicans,
Carlists and Isabellos, not to speak Of the
church party, Old Spain has enough on hand.
Still it must be said that the Provisional gov
eminent at Madrid so far is getting on re-
markedly well.
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What win now become Of the acres OF bunting ana
oil those big transparences which have adorned so
long the headquarters Of many political cubf
Heaven be praised, We are now rid OF torchlight
PROFESSIONS stump eloquence and, above ALL Of
that dreadful registry bell Let the bunting be de-
voted to circus purposes has before been used
In the service OF the ring"
Harvey Dodworth has hung his harp on willow
tree in the Park for the winter, and the Mall 70.
echoes longer with the sweet strains Of his band.
Why do not the Park Commissioners devise some
equally attractive entertainment during the long
winter monthsS
It's by no means agreeable or safe to occupy q
position Of responsibility at present in this city
where money or valuabes are entrusted to ones
care. Burglars, robbers and murderers prowI
around often In broad daylight, Jenny or pistol in
hand and every day we have some case OF murder
GUS assault The janitor Of Broadway bank was tho
last victim. What on earth are the police doingf
II Tammany Hall becomes q pretty waiter grly
saloon will 1t be necessary to put gauze skirts ana
tights on the "Bg InJunn overhead
When shall we have a decent water front, docks.
basin, &C., 10 New York; Nothing could ''spile"
the appearance Of our harbor than the present
wretched "slipsn and PIERS
The "lirtle JOKER" Erie, Is bobbng up and down
In Wall street and changes from cup to cup Win
astonishing celebrity. The whereabouts OF the little
rascal Is matter OF general interest," and Tor week
past anxious inquiries are made after It's welfare.
the barruom OF the Aetor House, where betting
men have mostly congregllsd during the past few
DAYS, presented q busy scene yesterday which re.
minded one Of Ta.tersas the day after the Derby.
The excitement attending the election having COM
menced to settle down the betting men are busy
settling up.
The question has recently been asked, "win the
coming man drink wine ~ but as, up to yesterday.
no one knew for certain who was the "coming man's
the question had to pause for q reply. It may now
be taken for Granted that the coming man win nos
only drink wine bus WIZ smOke any quantity sf
tobacco.
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FENToN AND MISUNDERSTANDING the dead
logs swept away by the elections are Fenton
and Morgan, the rival radical leaders in this
State. The result in New York shows that
neither of them represents the people and that
neither is fit for the Cabinet. They are sham
politicians, repudiated at home and incapable
of bringing any strength to Grants adminis-
tration. They have not even the slight recon-
mendation of making blank verse orations,
such as Roscius Conkling sometimes delivers.
We should like to hear either of them speak q
speech capable Of being rendered into the
metre of Millions paradise Lost, in two YER
sions, as was the case with Conkling about q
year ago. Fenton and Morgan are dead cocks
In the Cabinet pit.
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DIVISION OF THE Spor1s.-On the whole the
result Of the elections must satisfy all parties
in the State of New York. Republicans, Of
course, win be contented with the vast PATRON
age Of the federal government, while demo-
cratic politicians win find it easy to console
themselves with the rich spoils Of the State and
the metropolis. The possession Of the State
government will prevent any more radical
raids upon the city department in the shape Of
Albany commissions, and the local patronage
will be quite sufficient to keep the fierce
democratic" well supplied with clean shirt
collars, whiskey and cigars until four years
more shall have revolved, affording them
another and better chance at the federal
goose.
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the leader Of the next Congress, as
the very man Of all men to take the place
p..- - sse~.ns.- II Il known that
Duaer mas been anythll-s but !. -o-.s,.. ;,
General Grant, and it is know, "''u'ppo. ~ =.
all men in the present Congress Butler has
proved the best qualified, from his peculiar
character, to succeed "Old Thad." We saw
this on the impeachment trial, in which Butler,
though placed behind Bingham and Boutwell,
took the position, from the sheer force of his
indomitable will and superior abilities, as the
chief manager of the prosecution. Such a man,
In view of the circumstances OF his re election
will be apt to assume the leadership in the new
Congress-, and to persist in his demand at the
risk Of disastrous mptiny in the party camp
like that which resulted from the efforts of the
old democratic Southern oligarchy to supplant
Douglas in the Senate and put him in the back
ground.
IN any cvon., frat cuos.;o, rrasorted in
reference to General Graaaas ess,on N
hold the radical faction of Congress in check
or submit to its demands. He has said that
he will have no policy Of his own to push
against the will Of the people; in which we
have sly hit at President Johnson; but a
clear understanding of the will of the people
will still enable Grant to maintain the dig
nifty and the constitutional rights OF
his Office much more successfully than
they have been maintained by John
son. The people have not approved
the radical processes of Southern reconstruc-
ton, and they expect some wholesome reforms
in the enormous corruptions and abuses which
have marked for the last few years the collec-
tons and disbursements of the Treasury. In
short, having rewarded to the utmost General
Grant for his great services in the field, and
having given him their fullest confidence as the
proper man to repair the blunders of johnson
and of Congress, the people expect him te
avoid both extremes and to give us sound
progressive, decisive and yet conciliatory and
conservative administration.
Meantime the democrats, with New York,
the Empire State, as a base of operations, have
secured strong position for a reorganization
Of their forces for 1872.
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A NEW GOVERNMENT FOB CUBA.-See the
terms Of the decree of the provisional govern
ment Of Spain, embracing the instructions to
General Dulce, the newly appointed Captain
General, for the reconstruction of the govern
ment of the island on the basis Of popular
rights, including the liberty Of the press
From the petitions flowing into Madrid for the
abolition of slavery in Cuba we have no doubt
that the new Cortes, when assembled, will
wipe it out. In other respects the provisional
home government In its instructions to Dulca
has hit upon plan well calculated to hold
the mother country and her colonies together
under the new dispensation. But n0ws
oerr0uS
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IMPORTANT ANNoUSoEMENr-Tha Of Mcssrs.
Morgan and Schenck, the authorized joint
committee Of congress on the subject sub
stantially giving II as their opinion that from
the results Of the late elections Andy Johnson
may be trusted one month longer, and that,
accordingly, the two houses win not reassem-
bic till the regular first Monday in December.
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SOMETHING NEw-That Griswold and the
republican committees Of this city intend to
contest the election Of Hoffman as Governor
in the courts. A good job for the lawyers.
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THE PRESIDENTS OPINION. President,
1t is reported from Washington, has expressed
the opinion that If Andrew Johnson had been
nominated by the Tammany Convention in
stead Of Seymour there would have been
different result. We think 80 too, but not
p,ucb
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The General ResuIts-Tho President Elec
and the Radical Faction.

The General ResuIts-The President Elect
and the Radical Faction.
The general results Of the late elections
throughout the Union are the election Of Grant
and Colfax as our next President and Vice
President by two-thirds Of the electoral vote,
and by, say, two hundred and fifty thousand
majority Of a popular vote Of perhaps five
millions the election Of large republican
majority, though not . two-thirds vote, Of
the next House of Representatives; the loss
Of New York to the victorious party and
the reelection of General Ben Butler to
Congress by tremendous majority.
At the first glance the popular ma jorities Of
General Grant in most Of the Northern States
are somewhat astounding, but they admit OF
an easy Interpretation. The republicans for
their candidate had the most popular man in
the United States. The democratic ticket and
platform were from their rebel affiliations, not
only weak but extremely obnoxious TO the
great Union party Of the war. The October
elections, though comparatively close, in set
Ting the main question demoralized the de-
mocracy outside Of New York and relaxed
their efforts for November, while this fore
shadowing Of Grants election brought over to
the republicans considerable body Of Hoaters.
Lastly, the day was unusually fine over nearly
the whole country-a great advantage to the
republicans. AL these causes operated TO
swell their vote, and yet with any other candi-
date than General Grant they would have been
defeated, and even against Grant as the repre-
sentative Of radicalism, the democracy might
have won the day under the banner Of Chief
Justice Chase.
General Grants popularity as the great vic
torious Union champion Of the war has saved
the party in power for another Presidential
term. IN the elections of 1867 the popular
tide had turned against the ruling radicals,
and nothing but the name Of Grant and cam
paign upon the issues Of the war could have
saved them from crushing defeat in 1868.
The election of Grant and Colfax, then, does
not involve an endorsement by the people Of
the extreme measures and programme Of the
ruling radicals Of the present Congress; but II
does involve verdict from the people in favor
Of more conservative and conciliatory policy.
General Grant was not the choice Except as
Hobson's choice) Of the ultra-radical faction.
They fought him of as long as possible, and
y last they adopted him only from sheer
necessity. The people have elected him In
view Of new departure; they look to him
Tor new policy, and it is not only his right
put his duty to take his position accordingly
in his inaugural address and In the selection Of
bis Cabinet, and broadly and definitely In his
first message to Congress.
We class the reelection Of Butler among the
general results of this national figlx. for Il
is result Of much broader scope than bis
Congressional district His reelection in
wolves movement on the part OF
! the Massachusetts, radicals To make him
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THE BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME. -
Read the interesting details which we publish
this morning.
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THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MoUsE-The ire
mendous uproar Of the grand Tammany Con-
venton about change in the powers that be,
ending In Hoffmans election o. Governor.
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TE KING OF PRUSSIA STRONG ON PEACE
Froma brief cable report Of the speech OF
| the Kig of Prussia yesterday at the opening
OF @-s Let at Berlin he is strongly convinced
u 'ne pservation of the peace Of Europe.
ne says th' the wishes Of sovereigns and the
craving OF 'n'peoples for peace will insure
peace and oughto remove those groundless
Tears OF which at-antage is too often taken
by the enemies of pece. Very good and very
true, and yet the Rig of Prussia and the
Emperor of France are Watching each other
like two bulldogs, each win an eye upon the
same bone. King William nuts in a good
word for Spain, which ia perectly natural,
looking to the cause of free religion. but Spain
in her new attitude requires medication OF
the role of Napoleon, which, for tn time
being, at least, is positive relief to Pl,ssia
| in reference to the Rhine border. Moreov~
King William gives pretty broad hint t
Napoleon of non-intervention in reference Z
| Spain.