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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-23

THE New YORK STEAMSHIP NAVIGATION
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES else this company may
or may not be able to do, it appears it knows
pretty well how to have its laws made. At
torney General Evarts has given his opinion
to the Postmaster General that under the law
as II stands this company is entitled to carry
all the European mails. The Postmaster,
however, stands on the fact that the company
cannot do what the business interests of the
country require, and therefore he will not
make the contract. Under Evarts' opinion the
company could, perhaps come at Randall
with mandamus and other legal machinery;
but IL is not inclined to insist on all its rights,
expressing, on the contrary, readiness to
take peaceably what it can get-a circum-
stance that may seem to many to Indicate a
want of backbone.
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THE COURT OF APPEALS ON THE RIGHTs OF
ELECTORS. publish in another column
the salient points Of an opinion delivered
by Judge Miller in the Court of Appeals
in the case of Green versus Shumway
and Coates, appealed from the general
term of the Sixth district. The question
raised in the lower court was the right of
the elector to sit in the convention for the re-
modelling of the State Constitution because he
declined to take the s'test oath" as prescribed
by the Legislature. The decision OF the higher
court was in substance that the Legislature
had no constitutional right to impose any such
obligation upon an elector, because il there
was any guilt incurred by giving aid to the
rebellion the overt acts were committed before
the statute was passed, and the law of the
Legislature was therefore in this case an &c post
facto law, created new crime, which is con-
trary to the spirit and letter of the federal
constitution, and that the statute in question
violates the constitution Of the State of New
York. The Court of Appeals, therefore, with
the exception Of three dissentient voices, has
confirmed the judgment of the general term
defining the rights of an elector.
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Volume XxXIH. ......-................No 295
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.
wALLAcK's THEATRE. Broadway and 18th street,
TnE HONEYMOON.
BowERY THEATRE. Bowery.-cErxsos SHIELD; OR,
NYMrus OF THE RAINBOW.
oEsA S and
FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave.
nue-GEsEfIEvE DE BnABANT.
NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway.-TuR DIANA OF
OUT OF The STREETS.
OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway-HUxrrr DuxrrY
BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway-THR NEW DRAMA
OF L'ABIAE-THRIoE MARRIED.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Irving pace-cLAnA LOUISE
GERMAN srADr THEATRE, Nos. Is and y Bowsry.-
DIE vERsonwoERUNa DIES FIEsC0 GENUA.
NIBLos GARDEN. Brosdway-EDws Fosszsr AS
BRYANTs' OPERA HOUSE, T.mmany Building, 18th
sreet.-ETnIoPIAN AIssTRELsY &C., LUcRErIA BoRaIA.
KELLY Icons M1NsrRELs. TO Bro.dway.-ErHo.
PLAN MINsIEELsY, BURLEsoUE. &o-GRAND DUTCH 49,"
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrRELs, sss Bro.dw.y.-Ermo.
Plan ENTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING, &c.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE sa Bowsry.-coxIo
VocALIsn. Memo NISsTRKLsY. &C.
THEATRE coMIouE: 64 Broadway;-THn GREAT onI.
GisAL LINaAhp AND VAUDEVILLE COMPANY.
WOODS MUSEUM AND THEATRE, rhlrtl.sh street and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and evening Performance.
PIXIES Music HALL: ga street. corner of Eighth
APOLLO HALL, rxsntysighsh street and Broadway
NEW YORK CIRCUS Foa..en.h ..res..-Eau.sra1An
AND GYASAsTIo ESTxRTAIsAENT.
GREAT EUROPEAN CIRCUS, corner Broadway and soth
s.-EouEsTRIAN AND GYMNAsTIC PERFORMANCES
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN. Seventh avsnus.-ruro.
THOMAS POPULAR GARDEN CONCERT
MRS: Ed coNwAY's PARK THEATRE. Brooklyn
,HooLEY's OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.--HooLrr's
MINsr.ELs-TURN HIN Our.
ALLEMANIA HALL, No. IS East Sixteenth st.-LEc.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, SIS Broadway
SCIENCE AND ARR
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

wALLACK'S THEATRE. Broadway and 18Th street,.
TuE HONEYMOON
BowERY THEATRE Bowery-CRtnsoN SHIELD: OR
NYMPus RAINBOW.
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rxhss -. prver "a ,.,s ~ dsststss 70 the General
Comnittsa In the ease Of the Eighth Assembly os.
~ Ss IN the election the 81
hing members from thai district were nos ensi'sS
TO Their seats and recommending that commss c. o.
mes revise the rolls OF membership In that dsrc.
and make arrangements for another election 70 Dc nsa
the protest Of the Fifteenth district had been with
drawn In the matter Of the contested seats the report
confirmed the tickets headed oy ths name .. Sonp
Fitch IN the Third district and that headed Dy y. a
Thomas in the Twentieth.
motion that the report bs received for considerA.
rs,son o The fSra dis district @ was taken up for DE-
bate, under rule allowing ten minutes to speakers
in appearing before the Committee on Seats he
unpreparsd 70 make - complete vndication ~ he
would otherwise have done. e tho committee xould
but such as was contained in aidavits long debate
followed the defence Of this gentleman, which Was par
Thompson, and which ended in General Cochrans
STRUNG the remarks Of Mr. Spencer as impugnng the
action Of the COMMITTEES IN considering the con-
tested seats for this district The result ava.
lanche OF sarcasm on the part Of the General towards
his imagined impugner personal explanation oy
apology and complete retracton of the irony by the
General another thrust by Spencer 70 make
things square,, rejecting upon the Generals
former political aninities and an overwhelming compli-
ment In return by the old soldier on the veteran ser
the snemys ranks in the cause OF repubcanism The
General subsequently strobe across the room 10 wnere
Spencer was sitting gasped him cordially by the nana
sat down by his side, aud "a scone or RECONCILIATION
ensued that was touching in the extreme"
On the question being put 70 the house the report OF
the Committee tho Third District adopted The
matter Of the contested seats of the Twentieth district
was then taken up. A long debate followed two pro-
posed amendments were lost and the report adopted
The reports on the Second and Fifth districts
seats, were next considered, debated explained and
adopted and amendment 70 the report OF the Eighth
district also contested, also offered by Mr. Spencer
providing that the sitting members be admitted. and
that the association Of that district enrol the names oi
all good republicans who have net yet been enrolled
then adopted Al midnight the matter OF the Tenth
district was under discussion but the indications and
opinions that the report will be adopted az sub.
mjtted
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FIRE IN aeADE STREET.
Loss About $4,000.

LOSS About SXJ,OUU.
Shortly after eight o'clock last night officer Howell.
OF the Third precinct discovered fire the third floor
Of the Ave story building NO 90 Reade street, occupied
by Waterhouse, Howe h Co., dealers in mons furnish
ing goods The alarm was given promptly BY the police
but owing the telegraph being out OF order some ten
minutes delay occurred The fremen whom noti.
Hcd quickly the premises, and confined
the fire to the third and fourth foors The
Arm OF Waterhouse, Howe Co. occupy the third
fourth and fifth stories. Their loss may bo
estimated at about $15 600 said to be fully covered
by insurance The second floor is occupied by H. h. H.
]. Brnnner, importers Of dry goods. Their stock 10
damaged by smoke and water to the amount of
So 600; insured The first hoor is occupied by A. 8
Herman, importer and jobber in cloths vesings, &C
by insurance. The building is damaged about So, 500;
insured The origin Of the fire is present unknown.
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DATES OF POSTAGE TO roREIor COUNTRIES
IN For this and other postal information subscribe 70
the UNITED STATES NAIL puDlishsd monthly at 81 per
year received a The Post ce, L.
ttairs or by post Address Publisher " s. Mall New York
Post Office.
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CITY Politics.
The Young Meu's General Committee ol
Tamrnnny Hall.

The Young Mems Grnerni Committee Of
Tam,nnny Hall.
An adjourned meeting OF the above committee was
held last night for the purpose Of Erecting permanent
organization for the year 1903 The following officers
wore chosen chairman, Edward H. Anderson or tho
Twenty.nrst ward Vice President, Patrick O'Keefe OF
the Seventeenth ward Treasurer Robert McC,npis OF
the Nineteenth ward; secretaries James Oliver, OF the
Fonrth ward and Martin Nachtman OF the Seventeenth
ward sergeanta Arms, Lawrence LAngsn OF the Sixth
ward The selection OF Executive Committee was
postponed till the next meeting. In accepting the
position OF chairman Mr. Andersen called attention 10
the Important duties presented TO the committee the
great canvass 70 be gone through during this yca aud
urging earnest and concerted action part OF tho
various delegations, prophosying that whatever may
have been the past OF this organization the future ID
was destined to play no unimporant part in the political
Mena and oxert no slight influence in the making up
different states. The adjourned 20 IN eet tho
hrsi Monday IN February.
Radical Republican General Committee.
The Radcai Republican General COMMITTEES held q
special meeting last evening Al thoE headquarters for
the purpose OF receiving tho report Of the Committee on
Contested and Protested Seats OF delegates TO the Cen
eral Committee Of 1858 Freeman J. Fithisn, chairman
presiding The meeting called TO order at hsf-psst
o'clock when General cochrane as chairman of
the reporting committee, previous to presenting the 70
port offered behalf of the committee represented bv
him resolution to the effect that r. hs os the con
testing aud protesting delegates the parties Interested or
msst directly coucsrned sach siao should he allowed
les nu9ses each g bke observations thsv thosgbt
neosSAs She report 70 70 yrassu 3D. snd that forth
yih sQa Hthout fnrtbtr discussion ls vote should be
"a en- % ihe adoption of she fop0rL
,r.s & ,p'ss, s,s psTSs ~ ~. ss'nS rsD
dscusg Oh s,scuid bs stricken out very animated
dsousso for xNort hsf hour spsaed, when the
amsnaueul ara Shc original fssolnnon were both lcet
mo rspdd thsb reno ssgilg ASIDE he protests from
as Second ritG gs0lb md 4wcaiy rst Afseu.iy 6ls
ny 49, gopaslo''& ~ nScf uemasr Il NWT
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES

intfroSiL BOUNTY
ghe House resumed the regular order Of business,
ths consideration Of toe Senate amendment TO the
House b, 10 relation 20 additional bounty, the quss.
ton being os 90 amendment reportsd from the Com
mitee stsry AHa's The Senate amendment,
which substitute Tor he Honse bin. provides ifa,
N sgraed sod,txto to tic toepts pr9yideG
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S HlPPIN0 NE w s.
PORT or NEW YORK, JANUARY 20. 1868.

Arrival.
Brig Ella Maria (of Porand). Berry Cabarien II days
with sugar, TO Kpowlton Co. Has been days north Of
Hat,eras, with strong NV gales
spoken.
Bask Johannes, from Liverpool for New York. no date,
lat 81 Ion y.
American Ports.
CHARLESTON Jan 23-Arrived, steamship Miami, New
York.
Saicd-Stcamship Moneka, NYork.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan 23-Passed in the Capes for
Baltimore, barks Anna, Brcmen Giulia, Paermo schr On
tariO Navassa.
SAVANNAH. Jan 23-sailed, steamer Herman Living
ston. NYork
WILMINGTON NC, Jan 23--Arrlved. steamer Mary San.
ford NYork.
Cleared-seamer VIM Clyde, NYork.
For other Skipping Ne.os Secsnh Page
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Resolved, THAT THE ENTIRE NET PROCEEDS shan
be devoted 70 the erection OF the Asylum.
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Making the aggregate is2 100 presents valued se4lsso
HOW TO OBTAIN TICKETS. Z
Orders may ia registered letters Pose.
oce orders IN ffon " 10 SIS AZ our risk LargsH
should be drafts by al The fo
lowing X.
CTUB RATES.
Five tickets 20 address - co. 10 tickets one "A.
dress 90; tickets W addre 3lT E0 40 tickets 10 one
address, t5 81 uckesto address say 6Q 100 ,cses
70 address, SIS.
Address sn orders and Communications 10
GErffSBUH1 AsYLuM ASSOCIATION
...x.. -. bs5 broadway, New Yoir
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on NORTH MOORE STREET BETWEEN vARIoR
~ nd Hudson.-wOoDHULL& QOUgE, producers OF
s0 Anrs in Orange county MIX and Cream. Hotels
r'lo stsrs snd mikmen supplied.
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AlxSGEG ANEpUs.
TINHE EVENING TELEGRAM HAS THE LARGEST
i circulation of any Afternoon paper In the city. II H.
therefore, The most desirable medium for advertisers.
The New York herald., 1868-01-24

MvAkiU SOLDIERS.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

tupder special oharsr from the STATE Of Pesns,vAn,
pssssd March q 1861
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Al meeting Of the Trustees held ., the oirayd House.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
What Seymour Said.

A correspondent Of the Meriden
(Conn.) Reporter gives the date,
place and circumstances under
which he met, in 1864, two stran.
gers at q tea.table. One Of them
said othe other:
"What do you think Of Grants
campaign2" (The General wai
thon before Richmond) The re-
ply was, "The most stupendoui
military failure in the world
"How long," said the gentleman
lido you think the war will lastT'
"Fonr years longer" was the reply
''four years longer, unless conces
sions arc made TO the South"
whispered in my walters ear
aWho is that gentleman2' indica
ting the one who had replied. IL
said, "Governor Seymour"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
Facts to be Noted.

d
The last Republican Legislature
Of Ohio reduced taxation so as 10
make a saving Of three millions Of
dollars TO the people Of theaState.
The first session of the XXXIXth
Congress reduced taxation 60 mill
ions Of dollars and the second ses.
sion, same Congress, reduced II Al
millions more. The XLth Con.
gress reduced federal taxes TO the
amount of 80 millions. 2slr 'ii
Since the war closed the Rcpub-
lican Congress has stricken thetax- :
es from about ten thousand differ
ent articles Of domestic consump.
.tion, reduced the volume of taxa:
tion over 167 millions OF dollars,
paid off $50 millions Of the nation
al debt and reduced the annual in
forest on the debt more than fifteen
millions. at q
At the same time Congress has
met the enormous expense OF pay
ing off and mastering out an army
of over q million OF men, and has
annually paid over go millions in
bounties and pensions to the ma
tion's soldiers and their widows and
orphans. p.
Though the Republican party
inherited a bankrupt treasury. q
dishonored credit and O gigantic
rebellion the ordinary expenses Of
the government paid id paper are
less, in proportion to population,
by many millions than they were
,ngold under tho administration of
Buchanan.
The army actually cost much
less per regiment in paper than it
cost per regimcnt in gold under the
last democratic administration.
Ifthe expenses oftho navy were
up to the standard of those Of the
last Democratic administration they
would reach 40 millions, whereas
the actual appropriations for the
navy are now but IS millions.
The Post Office Department dur
ing the last thrce years of Buch-
anan's administration made drafts
on the Treasury of over seven mil
lions of dollars, whereas during
the whole time the Republicans
have been in power the drafts for
the postal service have not aver,
aged two millions per annum
though during that time the mai
service has been immensely exten-
!. ded.--Delawdre Gazette. ,.i
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
From the cIrcleyIlle Union.
fThn fyanvoe~ gnr fionUrnea

n NHII Y
On the 9th inst. the Republican
and Democratic Conventions, for
the Twelfth District, met at Circle.
and nominated their candidates for
Congress-. The first, N. j. Turney,
ESQ, wellknown as an enterprising
farmer, o gentleman ofintelligence,
well posted on all the great ques,
tions of the day and q decided
friend of Grant and Colfax.. The
second, an old party hack, who has
changed his politics with each sue.
cessive waning of the moon, but
is now supporter Of Seymour and
Blair, and especially an advocate
of the revolutionary doctrines Of
the latter. Ever since he has TAX
en- his seat in Congress, he has vo-
ted with extreme men like Fernan-
do Wood, and is, at present, "cheek
by jowl" with Wade Hampton,
Toombs, Forrest, Ben Hill and re-
bel leaders OF that ilk.
/ frequently hear it said that it
is Of no use to try to elect oar can
didate, in this District, on account
Of the large Democratic majority
against us. This is o cowardly
admission which deserves the Sc.
verest rebuke. Does it follow, be-
cause there i1as q largo majority
against the Republican party two
years ago, that thore will be sim
liar majority this year? Why can
we not make recruits? Is not our
cause popular and just? Have we
not leader who conquered the
hosts of the Rebellion, and who
will surely lead us to grand civil
triumph in November next?
The Congressional canvass, two
years ago, was conducted with but
very little energy, and without an
efficient organization; and yet the
Republican party. out ofa vote ol
25,S82 obtained 1885.
| give below tho vote, in each
county, in 1866, which is better
test Of political strength, than last
year, when the Republican party
was divided on the question Of i'm
partial suffrage, viz:
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
Another Threat of war.

Tho following is an extract from
the speech of one Ramsey, at the
Democratic State Convention OF
Georgia
"We have aroused in our, might
once more, under the leadership 81
Seymour and Blair, to raise the
Constitution from tho dust. Geor-
gia has passed through fiery or
deal. Some Of her children, dur
ing the war she was compelled to
wage, deserted her and Joined her
enemies. Let them belize Arnold,
forever accufsed. We have seen
our soldiers fall, our citizens torn
from their peaceful homes. We
looked upon it unmoved and un-
blanched. Bat we can bear it no
loIgee. We wiI no,o, at all hd--
ards, recouer our lost liberties and
restore tho States. We.are in the
midst of great revolu6on, when
may end peacefully at the ballot
box; but if not, then the true mon
Of the South will rally once more
around their now folded banner
and WiH try the issue at the car
fridge boz. Loud and enthusias
tic applause Remember the an
cestors from whom you sprung
There are men in the North cho arr
no,o truly uith you, and uho Dilt u
such a conflict if necessary, ledC
your battdlionS. We did not make
the other war--it was forced upor
us. We simply stood for the right
for which our fathers blcd; and WI
will stand there again, como peac'
or war" loud applauso.]
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
TTle Crops.

The Department of Agriculture.
July Both, issued a report on the
condition Of the crops in July.
The most remarkable fact in
connection with the corn crop of
the present year is the great in
crease OF the acreage in the South,
the difference in the number Of
acres between the present and pre-
ccding year being moie than two
millions and O half. A slight de-
crease is apparent in the Eastern
seaboard States, resulting from the
unpropitions character Of the re-
cent cold and backward Spring
which sadly interfered with plant
| ing. A careful estimate Of aver.
ages show a decrease Of 40,6O9
acres in Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, and Mary
land, and an increase Of 3,l29,-
l25 acres in the other States. TIE
figures show an increase of over
100000 acres in corn, making
about 36,O00,O0O in the United
States IAN advance of 8 per cent.
The condition Of wheat is above
the average for last year in all the
States, except Vermont, Connecti-
cut, the Carolinas. Georgia, AL
ALBANIA, Florida, Mississippi, and
Nebraska. The season has been
peculiarly favorable to its growth
and ripening in all except tho
Southern States.
Returns indicate, everywhere,
q reduction Of the average of
cotton except in Texas, which
shows an increase of 33 per cent.
over last year, and Alabama, where
there appears to be no material
change in theFfgures. A want Of
rain has been felt in halt the States,
and severe drought has afflicted
Western Tennessee; but few COM
plants Of its effects on cotton are
made. So far. the plant enjoys
very general exemption from casu-
alties and injury.
Rye, oats and barley, promise
abundant crops. No serious draw
backs are reported and few com
plants Of bad condition are receiv-
| ed. r. a5
| Potatoes are in unusual condi-
tion, and the average is increased
in every State except Rhode lsli I'd
Fruit is variable. Apples and
peaches are less promising than
usuel. New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, and West Virginia, make Q
worse record than the other States
as to apples. Peaches will be less
abundant than apples. N. Jersey
Maryland, and Delaware promis
ing half o crop, and Illinois and
Michigan showing considerable re
duction. A fair promise of grapes
is indicated.
Tobacco covers as large an are;
as usual in Virginia, Kentucky
and Connecticut and somewha
less in Indiana, Illinois, and Mis-
souri,. Its condition is good il
Kentucky and Michigan, but else
where a little below an average. .
Sorghum is generally doing vel
in the middle belt of the Southern
States.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
Economy.

The election Of Grant insures an
economical administration of the
Government for the four years sue
ceeding the 4th of March next.
This was shown in the large reduc
tion of expenditures effected in the
War Department while under his
direct charge. The candidate is OF
more consequence than the plat
form, which, pledges the party to
economy. The present Repnbll;
can Congress has largely reduced
expenses and taxation. The next
Congress, which will come in with
Gen. Grant, will be especially
charged with the duty of reducing
the public burden to the iowes'
practicable weight. Tho records
of the last two Congresses VIII
show that Democratic members
as q general rule, have voted FOL
the most lavish expenditures. The
Ipeople have every reason 10 trus
the Republican party to eompiet'
the good work of economizlDl
which il has SO earnestly begun
Cincinnati Chronicle Q
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----e-s-o-e-e
Gold for the BOndhOlders.


Whom Horatio Seymour was
Governor Of New York he vetoed
q bill providing for the payment
of the Foreign creditors of that
State in legal tender or lawful mo
ney. Ho took the ground that
as the paper money of one country
was worth nothing in another, the
proposed payment was no pay
ment at al; in other words, that il
was the virtual repudiation OF the
debt Of New York. What do oul
Pendleton paper money newspa
per ootemporaries say TO thisf-7
Columbus Journal a,5 q; s
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-27
Conservative Generals.

Our Democratic exchanges arc
publishing a list of fifteen Union
generals who willsupport Seymour
and Blair. Two of the number
have already pronounced for the
Republican ticket; FIVE more were
retired in disgrace during the war
one of the number has been couri
martialed and punished since the
close Of the war; two were never
in any engagements; one is dead
and Of the remaining four thu
country mover heard, unless it b'
Slocum.