The New York herald., 1868-06-01
EUROPE.


EUROPE
The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes
terday, May 81.
Napoleon and Eugenie visited Rouen The En- |
peror delivered two speeches. the religious sentiment
predomlnating.
The steamship America brings q European mail |
report to the 10th Of May but the main points of the
news have been fully anticipated by our cable tele-
grams. 80.
The London journals OF the 18th and 10th Of May
publish correspondence from Australia describing
the circumstances Of the attempt on Prince Afred's
life In the Herald OF the 18th Of May-three days
before-we printed the complete account Of the
same event. written by our special correspondent In
Sydney and forwarded by way of Panama to New
York, 30 that as we anticipated at the time it is
likely Queen Victoria had the full details from our
columns BY the cable Eercre she had even the official
dispatches from Australia.
The Abyssinian correspondence OF the London |
Times describes the storming, capture and burning
OF Magdala with the appearance Of Iheodorus' body
after his sucide-all OF which have been already
erred to In succinct form in the telegraph letters Of
the HERALD, dated before the fortress.
The Yachting season on the Thames commenced
April 1s with cutter match between vessels be-
longing to members Of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Inc CNurCnes were all Weu aUcnueU YESTERDAY.
The festival OF whitsuntide was celebrated in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches, and grand and i'm
posing pageants were displayed in some of the for.
mer churches in commemoration Of the Virgin Mary.
The corner stone OF the new Church Of the Holy
Cross, on West Forty-second street, was laid with
appropriate ceremonies, the foundation being blessed
by Archbishop McCoskey
The United States steamer Lackawanna arrived at
San Francisco Thursday, having left Honolulu
because the King of the Sandwich Islands considered
her presence menace. The smoke from the toca
still fills the air for several hundred miles at
The new system OF requiring the payment of taxes
bonded whiskey before the owner can ply his dis
tiery is working at present in this city with results
very satisfactory to the tax collectors. In the year
and days from the LIST OF May, 1867, to the 7th
OF May 1865 the sum total OF whiskey tax received
at the New York Treasury under the old system was
s345 9S2 and for the last twelve days OF last month";
under the new system, the receipts exceeded
$112,069.
The great procession OF the German Roman Catho-
lie Central Union took place, as announced yester
day morning II was favored by an extraordinarily
beautiful bright day and was an imposing demon
stration. About noon the procession returned TO
the Church OF the Most Holy Redeemer, on Third
street, where high mass was read and Rev. Father
wayrich delivered sermon. The business proceed
ings OF the Central Union will commence this MORN
ing at nine O'Clock at the German Assembly Rooms
after having attended high at the same church.
The first anniversary exercises OF the Hebrew
Christian Brotherhood were held last evening In the
Presbyterian church, Twenty-second street and
Fourth avenue Rev. Dr. Crosby, pastor, presided.
The object OF the society Is the evangezation OF s
raeltes Notwithstanding the barriers TO the
society gives encouraging report Of progress in
the work.
Eight hundred thousand acres OF land in Southern
Kansas were decided many years ago to the Cherokee
Indians by the government in return for half mil.
lion dollars In gold held In trust 10y the government
for the Cherokees. The land being apparently unoc-
cupied and unclaimed was taken possession Of 10y
settlers and preempted, fifty thousand farmers being
now settled on the land under the Homestead law.
The Indians In 1866 demanded the value OF their
land, and by some manGuvrng, 1t IL alleged, OF Mr.
Harlan then Secretary Of the Interior 1t was bought
by spectators, and thus the settlers, who would
have paid more than the spectators, are In far
way to be ousted or swindled. This peculiar
arrangement was originally fixed up in secret ses-
sion of the Senate, the House having no knowledge
whatever OF It.
The ceremony OF decorating the graves Of Union
soldiers was continued and concluded yesterday
throughout the country. The scenes at the large
cemeteries were even more impressive than on Satur
day.
Inc trial OF Jen Davis, by agreement OF counsel
VIII probably be further postponed until the October
term IL was TO have commenced ON wednesday
All Is now quiet In the War Department. General
schoheld assumes control to-day stanton is ready
TO depart and the ad Interim subsidies into the Adm.
tant General
Two $1,000 notes were received at the Treasury
Department yesterday from New York for tho con.
science fund. The writer was 80 careful 10 concoo,
the source Of their emanaton that the address ON tho
envelope and the lines inside were clipped from an
old newspaper, and the numbers Of the notes were
cut out.
wooley's harsh treatment has caused lively apI.
tation OF the question whether committee has the
right TO witness In such manner merely for
contumacy. General Adams, who Is one OF the
parties implicated by Thurlow Weeds evidence
will appear before the committee to-day.
The bark Marco Polo has arrived at quarantine
where she is detained by the Health Oficer twenty.