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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
FUNERAL Or tue r.: LATE JUDGE Belts.

Tie funeral OF the late Samuel r. Belts, who for
more than forty years had filed the important POI
ton OF Judge OF the United States District Court oY
the Southern district OF New York. took place yes.
terday at noon. About ten o'clock A. N. the res
mains Of the lamented deceased were conveyed by
train from New Haven, Conn.,, where he died, anQ
brought to woodlawn Cemetery, westchester county
and there inferred In the family burial place. The
coffin which was one In every way suitable to the
exalted rank of the deceased Judge lowered into
the grave In the presence Of soir0wng relatlveSi'
who have lost sincere ere, and noble hearted
Of ofen the New YorK bar, e ''s whom Judge
Belts had become endeared by his urbanity and
Kindness and the independence OF whose profession
Several officials OF the United states courts al
tended to pay the last sad tribute Of respect to the
remains Of the deceased whose kindly voice will
never again be heard In those halls OF Justice which
Of his legal talent, the vgor OF bis Intellect and the
depth OF his requirements Had the day been finer
(rain having continued to fall during the funeral
largely attended, but it was the gathering At the
interment OF this ilustrtous man, whose lie must
be regarded e having Igs been deeply inter,
!Rsos ss s pep Ne
the regret they 30 keenly feel at the loss OF so
good And 80 great man. Edmund Burke said
Of little country church Yard than in the tomb q
the Capulets. His wish has been almost gratiheds
Indeed 1t Is generally tie wish OF great men to be
buried 10 simple manner, and the friends OF the
example, His grave is on the slope Of hill,
shadowed by two tall trees; the rain has mixed with
Its freshly dug clay; the storms OF winter Will beat
over T. LONG ana dreariy; blt they cannot obscure
out that immortality over which the grave has no
control-the spirit lives though the body dies.
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ancient policy Of our rulers was to preserve the
empire by showing consideration for the subjects
and 1t Is also the traditional policy of our dynasty
Let them know that there are many considerations
TO be taken into account in China.
Foreigners are now In the ascendant, but we can
not to the neglect OF the misery Of orr own people,
follow all the windings 70 which complasance would
lead us.
Should times ever alter and China be In the ascen
dant while foreigners are weak, we then shall wish
to do no more than protect the Chinese nor shall we
seek for military glory beyond the seas. s.
With all their perverseness, and while they know
that when logic Is there Is no escape from It,
and that when the OF the people are indignant
we cannot work against Tor mOlesD them. Should
they he foreigners) be affected by our sincerity Tor
"frankness'D things will easily 60 smoothly Qit, ac-
cording to rule) 4#
The humble opinions OF your Minister, whether
siderati0n.
respectful memorial the revision OF the treaty,
drawn up obedience to the imperial Will and for
warded at the rate Of 400 II a day 10y Tseng-Kwo-
FAM, who, kneeng, prays for the sacred glance OF
the Empress Regent and the Emperor and for their
reScript thereon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
YACHTING NOTES.

In giving an account Of q recent cruise made By
the English schooner yacht Cambria Belts LIE states
that inaccurate statement Of the performances Of
that clipper appeared in portion Of the press OF this
city. Recounting her victories 1.-THE International
American match with the Sappho round the Isle Of
Wight" is included, and the inference to be deduced
is that the English yacht holds the palm as II the
race had been an International one. Far from Il,
however II the Sappho chose to cross the channel
on mere personal grounds and be defeated it il heI
own lookout, for not being recognized representa-
tive from here she could not expect the gallant aud
fast speeding fleet In American waters to condole
with her in her bereavement SO much for the Gin.
ternational' match. There was NO such event this
year.
Nearly all the English yachts Of note have been
laid up for the season.
The yachting campaign next year among our
home excellent and unsurpassed fleets Is OK pected
to be the most brilliant that has taken place In
this country.
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They viii probably

from the Italian government They win probably
both be sent home 70 be tried.
The late heavy rains have been very disastrous IN
their effects especially to the foreign settements at
Kobe and Osaka. In the former place over $4,000
away OF embankments The settlement Of Osaka
and vicinity has been hooded to the extent OF one
foot or more and 1t 10 the opinion OF many thar the
site Is unit Tor foreign residence. - /
The United States steamer Shenandoah LEFT here
for Hiogo and Nagasaki the 9th instant Ths vessel
and the officers and men have all been anxiously
%9nP Ss.,S ns :ss s gSs ss
via Hong Gong, But here they were intercepted and
ordered or to the Corea, where they did surveying
to ssps ss@ here
ing orders from the Department; but as those did
R he e s 70 20 20
Hiogo aud Nagasak, In order to take these officers
who had been on the station three years or over.
eccentric OF her engine She Is now at Hogo, wher6
she win probably be detained at least six weeks or
two months for repairs as they WIN have TO send
over to Shanghae for necessary material. The COM
munity OF Yokohama were loath TO part win tins
Shenandoah, whose officers mad MADE tnemseiv s
extremely popular with all classes. We hope she
will arrive home without further accident. :
You received by telegraph brief statement or q
melancholy accident that beell the steamship Her
mann on the 22d Of August last The vessel ett this
port In the early part OF August on KIND OF excur-
Sn s to A 81 sSn as m en- er
Castries Bay the bottom OF the forward front boiler
was blown OUT, killing Instantly three Chine nre'
men and scalding about twelve more persons.
Amongst these latter were two Americans engineers
one named George Herman, OF Hudson, n. Y. and
the other Frank Barney, OF San Francisco. Both or
these Young men, neither OF whom was past twenty
six years. died from their injuries, one within three
and the other within ten days OF the accident.
died. At the time OF the accident the boiler
was carrying but four pounds OF steam ana the cap
tain had only just left the freroom, where he had
been inspecting the steam gauge No report was
heard, but the captain states that he had hardly
reached the before the vessel forward was nled
with steam, 1t was some time before he could get
below. When he did 80 he found that the water had
escaped through the hole into the coal bunkers ~
upon the rest OF the Chinese fremen to 60 to work
again. 1t was only by threatening to lock them up
In the bunkers and blowing out the other boiler tna1
think was the fault Of any OF the engineers but
attributes it to the effectiveness OF the boilers,
which, believe, are very old. She steamed back
very slowly and arrived here on the night Of tie e6tn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
THE CONNECTICUT SILK ROBBERS.
A "Put Up" Job by New York Crncks,na n.

from the Hartford Times Now Al
The account OF the arrest OF two men at Merfden
robbed from Brown Thomson Co.'S store was v cor.
rect. II appears that the two men drove up to the
barn OIL MI Eli Butler, president Of the Home Bank,
enu specially TOOK out OF the buggy package aud
made or hired man saw them and notified Mr..
Butler, who at once had suspicion tnat something
was wrong, and hiching up ms own team, started
eonstSoss q Merden Mr. Brown e Of the IL ~ y
Brown, Thomson 4 Co., who was with the ofllcers.
Identified the goods found on tho prisoners and the
whole party then returned 70 this CITY,
Inc men arrested give thelr names as Charles
younger OF the two and claiming 70 belong In Buiraio,
N. y. The latter Is no doubt an old rogue, and
That he put up the job,n was entirely TO blame and
expected to receive al tho punshmcnt all he asked
was that ms young friend might go lree he says 1t Is
"Charley'sn nrst Job. and no was led into IL ana
Influenced oil through by him. lie also declares
that no one In this city had anything to do With
assistance Of his friend carried out the robbery.
lie does not tell how an entrance was gained
probable that he was locked In the store when IL was
closed for the night, having hid himself. and when
al was quiet, opened the back shutters passing out
the stolen goods, which were loaded into team on
Wells street. stolen the same night from q stable on
Colts Meadow; then they went 10 the west part Of
turned the team loose, which was found the next
morning on Main street, MonGay night they stole
but they got OF the road and did not arrive as soon
as they intended. When they drove up to Buffers
barn l,. they supposed IN the darn that y was
to Meriden they stopped in Berlin and secreted all
but about min part OF the silks In barn under
to return In day or two for Them. The barn i
half mile from the Berlin depot Wilson gave the
Chief DESCRIPTION o. tho spo. and he found me
this city about eleven O'Clock. The men VIII be
brought before the police court tomorrow morning,
10 Merden In time TO take the morning tram for New
York. and would have done " but for the horse.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The regular monthly meeting OF the Chamber Of
Commerce was held yesterday afternoon at the
rooms, No. e3 william street. The attendance was
small.
The first business In order was the election Of new
members, and, the Executive Committee having re-
ported favorably, Messrs Arson G. p. Dodge and
Jasper P. Van Black were duly admitted.
Mr.. Low, chairman OF the Executive Committee,
read lengthy communication from the Citizens
Association, In which the charges made against the
Street Commissioner were set forth In ful and, with
reference to the proposal Of Mr. Mclean that the
Chamber should appoint some disinterested member
to act as arbitrator, reported as follows:--
hes 9S ss I ss SsH scm ss
ciaton In which they proposed that the Chamber shall
II sSarsss Islssssa p - own s~'
~ ssS q ss qSS M
deem proper subject for the action Of this Chamber and
S:y
mittee therefore, recommend the adoption Of the following
Street Uommssonsr and the Citizens Association that
20 aPHSls al g b s
zsns Association agsns. the Street Copmssioner the
Der Of hs Citizens Association complete The committee
The resolution was adopted and Mr.. F. 8. Lathrop
was appointed chairman Of the Committee OF Arbl-
General HIRAM wALBRIpoE offered the following
resolution, which was referred TO committee OF
fve:-
Resolved That this Chamber contders important to the
general interest Of the whole United States that the national
shall exercise whatever constitutional right
olusvey vested IN TO regulate the Of trade aud
merce between the American people in all sections OF the
mercs between them and foreign nations; and that holding
o. Congressional action IN nationazng the railway system
by authorizing companies extend their lines all
United Staes wherever and whenever the public
may require.
The communication OF Mr.. Freeman, with refer
ence to the storage OF tobacco, was referred to the
following committee:-R. w. Weston, Alexander
Foreman and Pierre LOrard.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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TIE NATIONAL Gsns.
nase fBnii Notes,


Everything 90 far goes to show that the meeting OF
the state Association Oh the l1th Instant al Albany
will be q complete success.
The Recording Secretary viii be AT the Dciavan
House, Albany on Tuesday afternoon 10 receive
credentials and give tickets to members OF the prcss.
TIE canvas Ing for oflcers IL beginning 10 stir up.
The present president states positively that he will
not be candidate for reelection Judge voorhees,,
Of the Ecklord emo OF Brooklyn, VIII therefore, be
the strongest candidate from this vicinity.
Mr. Nacdletmid OF the Star Club OF Brooklyn. win
not be candidate f)r reelection - corresponding
election OF one OF the delegates OF the noted
"Haymakcrsr Of Iansnqburg. Mr.. John w.
Scnoneld. the secretary OF the Unions OF
Lansingburg VIII, no doubt be placed In the teld as
candidate Tor correspondence ccretary. lie possesses
all the qualifications for the oalce and would make
q capital oihcer.
III regard to the other officers there has been moth.
Ing said as Vet, or, f there has been any mention OF
q change. 10 ~ not publicly known.
Tie Central Club, OF iorkyc, has applied for al.
mission ~ the state ASSOCIATION.
The New Jersey State Association VIII meet on
Wednesday next, nth inst, at New brunswick.
To-Day the Unions ana Eckiords play at the Union
grounds, Brooklyn, y. d.
OPERATIONS oP TUE FaErDuRS's BUREAU IN
SOUTH CAR0LfNA.-Tne Freedmenis Bureau reports
that the expenditures In South Carolina during the
past year were fIl5,500, besides f2Sg 900 used in
buying subsistence stores Issued to planters with
lien on their crops Bonds were taken from the
planters for this last amonnt, nearly or quite ali OF
which viii be collected before New Ycars The
crops this year are toleraby good. amt al who
industrious have now abundant means OF support.
There Is not much trouble between employers aud
employed The freedmen arc In all material respects
much better OF than they were last year. Tho total
number OF alex treated during tho year WAS % 300,
Of WHOM onc-ffth were whites. Great attention has
beer paid to school n,atters The number OF teach
era IN i2J: pupile, 6,ess. Tho Bureau has spent
100000 On school tnIldm1s during tho pas, year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS At cAaas nocK, poar E,ysNy

The work Of laying new rails and repairing the
Ere Railroad at Oarrs Rock the scene Of the terrible
casualty some months ago, has been completed. The
road s being widened for the purpose OF LAYING
double track by hewng the solid rock strengthen.
enng all the loose portions OF precpice overnan0.
Ing the river by soid masonry. Tie conclusion
arrived al by engineers In regard to the casualty Il
that nothing could have prevented It, except guard
rail on the outer curve, which would have Kept the
cars on the road while passing the short curve even
after the breaking OF the inner rail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
AQUATIC.
The English Championship.

The great race between Kelley and Renforth FOR the
championship OF the Thames, London, and 600
side, comes of on the 18th inst. Kelley is the new
favorlte Ia racing circles.
The match between Kelley and Sadler for GOO a
side takes place December l.
A bazaar Is to be given at Exeter England, during
Easter week next, In aid OF the support Of twenty
one e-boats belonging to the National Life boat AS
ISOLATION on the coasts OF Devon and Cornwall
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MIR. BurlIngnme and Ills Mission--rmportupt
Memorial on the Revision of the Treaty.

HoSG kosG, sept. 10, 1885.
The press throughout China arc taking Mr. Bur.
nngame and his treaty TO pieces and pitching into
the honorable Ambassador without mercy The fact
II that the Britshers have got over that ap.
pointment OF Burlingame thereby ignoring their own
claims. The Press, 10 speaking OF the treaty, says
that the treaty is "smply contemplate, and tia, u
she Americo.Chnese Ambassador can erect nothing
better than that for the country OF his adop.
tion the sooner his powers are revoked the
better for China aud for the credit OF civilization,
How any man In Mr.. Stewards position could be per-
suaded to put his hand TO such trashy production
A IL impossible to conceive. The only reasonable
explanation Is suggested by the date OF the docu.
leDt the 4th Of July, and we ore willing believe
u to be the result OF aterdinuer sitting Of tie
Secretary OF State and his guests, the Ambassador
from the TaTsing empIre.n
Poor seward Poor Burlingame by the woy,
speaking OF the treaty, send you translation o.
private memorial on the revision Of the treaty
drawn mp In obedience TO the imperial will, Tseng
Kwofan, Governor General Of the two Chang pro.
sinces. II y rather . lengthy document, but az II 10
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This IA the initiative Of constant interchange OF
cyilities. Subjects OF negotiations it.the business
Of an envoy will gradually accumulate, and though
one or two persons may prove unit Tor diplomatic
work how can We tell that such statesmen "a su-wu
Pan.ch'as, Fu-pi and Hung-hus may not arise
The duty Of an envoy IL 10 represent the dignity or
the government and 10 smooth over difficulties. On
the whole, therefore 1.-THE despatch Of an enyoyl may
be conceded.
Az 10 the opening OF the interior for the spread OF
religion your Minister would observe that the Roman
Catholics began by attracting men by mercenary mo-
tiyos but lately through the poverty OF tue mission.
aies THIS induccmen has not been held out 50 much
aud their arguments accordingly not 30 much be-
lieyed.
the Confuclan doctrine was somewhat obscured
after the Ts'in and Han dynasties, while Buddhism
gained strength. buddhism had its rise IN llill,
aud II Is now supplanted In great measure ~ MO.
homuedanisIn there. Roman Catholicism arose ia
the East aud West Now Professionalism has sprung
up IN The East end West, and opposes Roman Ca.
thollcism with much power.
~ IS very evident then that the different religions
huctnate, IRON time 70 time, In their vigor. Conla-
cahism nus not suffered 10y atlfon through myflaus
ol ayes and y has regcneraed China Ia government
/ morals, manners and doctrines
| whatever methOds they make 10 epread (othcr re-
uyiohsl they viii get but few converts AS there
many pIaces OF worship IN the towns aud cities or
eyedy province theIe Is not room for much greater
oAtension. should, therefore, these Powers recite
rate strongly their demand they will probably not
press lot more " promise were made that a pro.
tective document should be issued for their religion
/ needed In the treaty.
With respect 10 the points that are not highly oh.
noSious, We not only should not contend over ihe
nuch-we should grant them II asked II IL onlv ne
TO railroads, Steamers salt and residence lin The In
terior for trade, as destructive to our peonies In
| terest, that strenuous fight Should be made No
decisive words showing persistence or obstinacyl or
hard words should be used but he points sbouIJ he
discussed in pleasing Tor "conciliatory' mnnner
Cancid argument viii move them while we nre
| orm against the changes. Jet tnam know that TIE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-06
BOARD OF HEALTH.

meeting Of the Board took place at two r. NJ.
yesterday-a all the members pr sent.
The Sanitary superintendent reported in favor OF
taking no action against the fat boiling establish
ments OF Tobey 4 Booth and Gamble 4 Neil, which
were represented as injurious to health.
lengthy discussion occurred upon the order to
remove mill dam somewhere on Staten Island, and
the attorney instructed to prepare orler for
Its removal SO As to allow an uninterrupted dow OF
water.
Communication was received from the Consul at
Calcutta relative to an infected American ship ct
that port.
on motion of Or. Smith, Dr. Norris was temper
arily released from duty.
Or. stone suggested that the committee on cattle
disease hand IN their report, to be embodied in the
Judge Bosworth suggested that the committee on
carbollc acid disinfectants do likewise.
The following is tue weekly report OF the Registrar
OF Vital Statistics:-
METROPOLITAN BOARD or HrALrn,
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, Nov. 2 ls5s !
a The week that ended o. Saturday October 81 asF. were
tho mortality 10 The preoedin Week was cnea
% the inhammatory diseases q tho respiratory and
N the Two cities but none by phS. There has probably no.
n many The ae s ras "a na wo ess
was 25o pr Loo New York and % "a loOl BROOK
about q 900 former than
other elites, large elites Britain in The
week ending OCTOBER II the death rate 70 Is per
asneeser ri, - s e os y IL 19a so % and
succcssuy By rct sanitary measures the ratio hos been
down from ~ 10 ~ 0OJ in Vienna, where winter
90 II Is only II per 1,o0 But In Berlin, with pre-.
yaing iehcea disorders and typhus the continues
81 per 600
The h n prices Of breaduTs wen long continued
drought IN portions Of northcn Europe natural conco-
tants OF high death particular cities while abundance
Of food and great Industrial activity associated
with remarkably good state of the public health la the chief
cities Of the United States the only exceptions this good
fortune being In cities that suffer from defective drainage
bad water supply fntcrIncn. AMI other faaiaral dis
have IN the villages OF
potsn districts and while tiougtf phanhropic ciii
urging the distribution OF tho citys
population to suburban ience this autuns
Of nalaral diseases shows how necessary 10 to carry out
plans for syscnac drainage IN the portion
Metropolitan district This would be means of melting
multudes 10 enjoy healthy homes beyond the city limits
r.. HARRIS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14
The Plowboy's Soliloquy.

You scoff at my coarse, hoplely garb
Aye, call me boor if you viii,
And smile at my unpublished air
III cling to my husbandry still;
care not for broadeloth and lace,
Mock friendship and wheedlins tone
Some hands that are callous and brown
Are freer from sin than your own,
'Tis true, in life's race You are feet,
While others, more slowly must plod;
Tho man you can cheat and deceive,
Think not to impose upon God;
Those eyes will forever be sealed,
Those lips shall have done with their boast
Proud form, you're no better than mine
Ahandful of clay at the most
He's only farmer you say
"a rustic-a tiller of soil p -
Yea, truly, and you are drone,
Who gorges on other mems toll :!
Round brows never kissed by the sun
Deaths dread ghostly messengers Turk;
envy not scions Of wealth,
Who think it disgraccful toswork
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An Act

Relative to certain State printing.
4 Sec. 1. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in.
General Assembly convened, That
hereafterthe State printer shall
be ereqaired to print i'm pamphlet
form 1000 copies of the, acts of the
General Assembly, 250 copies of
the Journal Of each House, and
800 copies of each report of sever
al heads Of State departments, the
whole to be done and paid for ac-
Ecording to existing laws. 4 u
snaSec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc,
etc, That all, laws or parts OF laws
inconsistent with the provisions
of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this act
90 into effect from and after its
passage. ol
CHAs. w. LOWELL, "a
Speaker House Representatives.
OSCAR j. DUNN,
1t. Gov. and President Senate.
Approved October21, 1868.
/ nm1a H.. G. WARMeTH, =
> r Governor State Louisiana,
A true copy:
GEO. E. B0VEE, 80
&tals ' Secretary of State.
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LaEcsess ID. tSGs2sGJS JStJge,

A ttorney at Law Address Shrevep srt,
n La, WIN practice in the Courts OF
Caddo, Claiborne and Bossier, and in the
United States and Supreme Courts of the
State All claims for collection in Northern
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana or Mississippi
promptly attended to.
REFEREScEs -Wyche & Richardson, Spy
ker g. Sandidge, Hays & Adams, Hon. 81. Nc.
Spofford, New Orleans; Dr. VIM. Burt,
Humphreys6G a. Dashiell, Harrison s. Crusoe,
Columbus, Miss; Sam. Mosley, Texas
Leading members of the Bar, in Shreveport
and Bellevue, Louisiana. v6nll