The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-23


was the principal speaker. and gave glowing
history OF the progress Of the cause and predicted
that within one year Kansas would give the ballot 10
women and the negro.
Much excitement prevailed upon the Stock Ex-
change OF Montreal yesterday In consequence OF
report that the New York Central Railroad Company
had declared dividend OF eighty per cent ana the
STOCK rose TO l62 Short sellers at the previous rates
lost heavily.
David Caulkner. policeman OF ma'den' Mass
was shot dead yesterday morning by one OF TWO hieh
| whom he attempted to arrest
Great distress exists among the canal drivers and
poor persons temporarily residing in Buffalo, and
numbers OF them have been, at their own request
| committed to the w0rkhousc as Migrants.
| The City.
HE bow OF the wrecked steamer Scotland or
Sandy Hook was blown up yesterday by the Sub
| marine Company. Only the stern post Is now visible
| above water
| Commissioner Rollins has designated four ad-
dtiona bonded warehouses for New York city--one
| on Front and three on Water street.
| The New England Society last evening celebrated
the two hundred ana fortyeghth anniversary OF the
landing OF the pilgrims by grand banquet ut Del
monico's. Addresses were delivered by Hon. Schuy
Ter Colfax ]. Lothrop Motley DIR. Hitchcock General
| Mcdowell and others
| There were 1875 deaths In New York and 40 In
| Brooklyn last week. In New York there were 30l
births and pa marriages reported to the Bureau OF
! Vital Statistics.
boy eighteen years OF age tried In Brooklyn
yesterday on charge OF having robbed man OF
fifty dollars on the highway II was proved that the
boy was SO drunk he could not take care OF himself
| and verdict OF not guilty returned
In the coroner's inquest yesterday on the body Of
| Mrs. Julia Croghan 1t shown in evidence that
she died from peuro-pneumona, and not from ylo-
fence AT the hands OF her husband, who was conse-
quenty discharged from custody.
Margaret Welsh. alias Fanny Wright, who was
serving out life sentence for She murder or officer
McChesney, recently had new trial granted. at
which she pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the
fourth degree and was sentenced to one years i'm
prisonlnent in the Peniten,ary.
The old Roosevelt will CASE III which the New
York Hospital and four other charitable Institutions
are the defendants, and which involves the right to
100000, bequeathed by the late James II. Roosevelt
came up in the Supreme Court special term. yester
day, but had to be postponed on account OF the In
tolerable atmosphere or the room, owing TO the
cape or gas.
In the Watson x Crazy distiery case yesterday
counsel on both sides concluded their argument, and
the court adjourned until this morning. when the
case will probably be given TO the jury.
The Cunard steamship Java, Captain Lott, win
sail to-day for Liverpool. The mails will close at the
Post once at eleven A. M.
The steamship Manhattan, Captain Williams, win
leave pier 46 North river at twelve NJ. to-day for
queenstown and Liverpool.
The steamship Mississippi Captain Slocum, will
leave pier North liver at three NJ to-day for ST.
Thomas, Para, Pernambuco, hia and Rio JanerO.
| The steamship Leo, Captain Dearborn, will leave
pier l6 East river at three p NJ to-day for Savannah.
The steamer Rebeoca Clyde. Captain Chichester,
VIII leave pier No. is East river at four NJ to-day
| for Washington and Georgetown, ID. Co. and Alexan-
| dra, Va.
The stock market yesterday was irregular and de-
pressed In the afternoon from the morning figures
on account OF sudden increased activity In money.
New York Central huctuated between ISL ana 1866.
! Gold was weak and declined to 1347s.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
Major General G. G. Meade, OF Philadelphia;
General W. J. Cullen, OF Montana; Senator J. b.
Charee OF Colorado and NJ. A. Bryson, Of st. Louis
are al the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Senator L. NJ. Morrill,, OF Maine; DR.. George Dock,
ana ar. =. Moore Finley, OF Harrisburg Pa, are at
| the Astor House,
DIR. T. II. Dearborn and fieuteiiant C0mmandev
Charles W. Tracey Of the United States Navy; Con-
gresham Thomas Cornell. o. New York, and Colonel
the Metropolitan Hotel.
| Colonel L. r. GrlQsby and Jas. G. Barclay OF Ken
1 lucky, are at the Matby House.
! J. NJ. Morgan, OF New York, is at the New York
| Hotel.
l.. Pruyn, OF Albany: Marshall Jewell OF Hartford;
r. w. Breckenridge OF Fort WAYNE and J. +. Tracey.
or Chicago, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Major John 5. Luray OF the United States Army, IL
At the Hoffman House.
Colonel K {. Tucker Major Davis and T.. Il.
Green OF the United States Army. and Judge Mans
field, Of Illinois, are at the st. Julien Hotel.
Pasmaster Dwyer and Captain Ashley, OF the
United states Navy, and Captain James Young, OF
the British Army, arc at the 81. Charles Hotel.
Prominent Departures.
Senator W. sprague, or Rhode Island; Henry
stearns Thomas ". Gibbs and John simpson, men,
bers OF the anadan Parliament.
The Restoration Of the Constitution south
md North.
All great struggles bring certain destructive
elements to the surface against which a gov
erning code. modelled 10 time Of peace, cannot
provide. When the life Of a nation il threaten
ed new laws spring TO the front, born of the
moment and strong in their warlike birth The
country which has not the stamina to follow
their lead takes long step backward-fails to
hold its own in the race of civilization. SO it
has been in our own late struggle. Two sys-
TENS. both gigantic, grew side by side under
the most favorable circumstances for both. One
was ultra-liberalsm, the other was feudalism
nursed by the forces which have been brought
so vigorously into action in this century. Side
by side they grew under the same constitution
until the parasite threatened to destroy the
tree and. IA consequence, wreck both. Then
il was that both forgot the constitution. The
Sonth rudely trampled !. under foot The
North also ignored the primal law, aud, find
ing IL entirely unsuited TO cope with that
,..hinh threntcnnd To- Llnl out ihl, cnnsfifnlion