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New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
OUR CITY ELECTION PRECINCTS.

The cry of The World for an increase of
polling-places, viewed in the light of the an
nual Democratic election frauds in this city, is
peculiarly significant The average cost per
district, during the last election was $26J. The
World proposes to create 166 additional pre-
cincts. This expense will reach nearly $4,000
per annum. This outgo is entirely unnecessary.
Less than 800 votes were polled in each of
forty districts during the last election.
The statute gives the Common Council no power
to subdivide q district unless the vote exceeds
500. In five polling places in the First Ward
last Fall but 2,20j votes were cast. The WITH
and Vth Districts of the Ward each polled
but 100 votes. It is quite evident that nothing
is here needed beyond change of boundaries,
so as to equalize the existing precincts. The
World, however, insists on three additional
districts WhyP
The total number OF voters in the Second Ward
was 1856. Its two districts might be CONSOLE
dated without public Inconvenience. The com
bined vote of the Third Ward was only $50.
One precinct here is enough. Without refer
ring to the Fourth Ward, where increased facili-
ties may be urged with some show of reason,
we pass to the Fifth Ward, in which it would
seem 10 UC tuc sHttlCSI AoiJ W SAS"0O
additional districts, when everybody knows
that a large portion of the ward has been
given up to business purposes. AT the last
election 2,774 voters were accommodated with
eight polling places. The lst and lid Dis
trcts have but about 130 votes each, and
the vote of the entire ward is likely to diminish
rather than increase. No district in the Ward
polled more than 400 roteS, so that the Common
Council cannot lawfully act in the matter. The
same is true of the Eleventh and Seventeenth
Wards, where il is proposed to make in the one
TEN and in the other EIGHTEEN new districts.
The lid District of the iirst-named ward, which
polled 553 votes is the only district which the
Common Council has any authority of law for
sub-dividing, and in the latter but eight out of
twenty-fOur districts exceeded by few votes
the legal limit. Ten thousand five hundred
voters in this ward were accommodated with
twenty -four polling places, being an average
of 44O to each district. And yet The World
has the efrontery to call for eighteen additional
districts We again ask, for what purp0se3
But even worse than this is the programme for
the Nineteenth Ward, where 6s34 voters have
II polling places, being about 400 each, and
where the proposition is to make thirtyJour.
And SO on to the end. That the Common
Council cannot lawfully do what is proposed is
certain, and that the object of those who are
urging this proposition is not the convenience
of legal electors is equally certain.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

SENATE, June 9.-Mr. Wilson introduced a
bill establishing rules and articles for the gov
eminent of the Army.
The bill to admit five of the late Rebel States
was taken up, the question being on Mr. Wilson'S
amendment to add Alabama. The amendment
was adOpted-Yeas, % Nays, 81. The House
bill providing for the organization of the State
Governments was offered as an amendment TO
the bill. Several other amendments were dis
posed of.
HOUSE, June 0.-The Chinese Embassy were
formally received by the House.
A bill was reported from the Committee on
Reconstruction TO erect two States from the
territory of the State of Texas.
The bill providing for the Inauguration of
the State Governments of Arkansas, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia,
and Alabama was passed.
The bill for the relief of the Navajo Indians
was laid on the table.
resolution instructing the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to inquire into the right of the
Mexican Government TO establish free ports on
the Rio Grande was adopted.
The Tax bill was taken up. After cOnsid-
cradle progress had been made, Mr.. Butler rose
to oppose further consideration of the bill, and
gave notice of his intention to move a post
ponement of the Tax bill to the December
session.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
Smnstmrnts. &c.


ART GALLERY, No. S45 Broadway-Day ana ENen .,e >
ing-Great National Painting The New kspuon' VI a.
BROADWAY THRATER This EYenlnng az o N
Flash Of HghuinEp J.K. Mortimer Miss blAhene WY.
BRYANT's NEW MINSTREL HALL1ln ms EH s1 "E:
.mn,,v p,u Fop,epthst adjoining Academy OF mus NV"
York by Moonlight" Bryauts hinsHeS =
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN LUIS C'oinHs "' %
Theodore Thomass Garden Concerts 70.
FrvTu- AVE. ART GALLERY, corner Fourteenthsit i1,
NJ "a oaken Bucket" KAulbschs Cartoon he
Bra Of the Reformation - ~
Fp,,ScH TFIEATER-This Evening.-Opera Bouffe--
d ao,ssss spr Enfersp Mile Alne Lambee
IRvrNG HA1I.-This Evening.-W. II. Wallack in
his great MoaolOgue"
MApIsoN-sQUARE HALL, No. 954 Broadway-This
AenooB Al Eenng-The Panorama OF the War Miss SAie
Brownson Goodrich delneator.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Day and Evening.
-Pielures and Sculptures
Nnro,s GARDEN = This Evening at IT. -" The
White Pawn" Pansenne Ballet TronDe
OLYMPIC THEATER - This Afternoon at II, and
g1eung at a. Humpy Dumpty." G. L. Fox Mdle Sangsh
SAN FRANCIsCo MINsTRELs No. 585 Broadway
This gvenIng Birch Wsmbold. Bernard and Baskus
TERRACE GARDEN - This Evening, at s. Carl
BergmAnn's Garden Concerts
WMLAcKs-This Evening at s-"Lottery of Life"
John BrOugham.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

Mr.. Paine's bill providing for the organiza-
ton of the civil governments of the Southern
States to be readmitted, and the Inauguration
of their officers, printed in another column,
was passed in the House yesterday. 1t is a
bill calculated to prevent recurrence Of the
complications now existing in Louisiana. The
Senate will at once act favorably upon it. The
latter body yesterday adopted Mr.. Wilson's
amendment to the Omnibus" Admission bill,
adding Alabama to the States to be admitted
under it. The work of Reconstruction thus
goes on apace. With the passage of the two
aforementioned bills, six States will take their
places again in the Union, fully rehabiitated
with working civil governments.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

A good many Democrats look to THE TRIBUNE
for inklings of what is in preparation for them
10y the managers of their party; and we en-
deavor, from time to time, TO keep them posted
to the best of our ability. Thus we told them
last November that George II. Pendleton was
likely TO he their nominee for President, and
repeated the intimation at later day, because
such was the fact. Now, we are constrained to
warn them that Pendleton is very likely to be
beaten in the Democratic Convention by the
use utterly unforeseen by us aforetime) of the
name of Chief Justice Chase as rival as
pirant, hailng from the same State and city,
We wish the Democrats would nominate the
Chief Justice, for that would decidedly simplify
the work of Reconstruction and bring us much
nearer the close of the threadbare controversy.
With the Chief Justice as the Democratic nominee
for President on any platform which he could
accept without a forfeiture of self-respect, the
niger would become the NegrO-or rather, he
would cease to be distinct element of the po
litcal situation. We might thereafter leave
him out of the question, and proceed unembar-
rassed with the grave though hitherto less
urgent problems Of Finance, Debt, Taxation,
and Industrial Progress.
The nomination of the Chief Justice is
pressed with perfect good faith by large pOr-
ton Of those who seem to favor it. With
others, the support of Chase is dodge to
secure any how the defeat of Pendleton, who
has to-day more delegates pledged to his sup
port than can be counted up for any two of
his rivals But the initial effort for Chase will
prevent Pendleton's nomination on the first or
second ballot: meantime, arrangements may be
made to concentrate on Hancock or Hendricks,
or one of them as President with the other as
Vice and then both Chase and Pendleton will
be nowhere.
Thus the matter stands to-day. If the NOR
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The bill introduced last Monday in the House
of Representatives by Mr.. Beaman, to regulate
trade on our northern frontier, is in fact
measure for restoring reciprocal trade between
the United States and British North America
1t proposes a uniform ad UdIOrem duty of five
per cent upon certain products of this country
and the British provinces provides for the
free navigation by the citizens, both OF Canada
and the United States, of Lake Michigan and
the waters of the st. Lawrence and for the
free transit of goods by railroad across the
respective territories of Canada and the States;
and enacts that the rights of fishing near the
shore, under the treaty with Great Britain of
1854, shall be mutually conceded by the Prov
inces on the one side and the United States
on the other. The act is not to take effect
until all the stipulations and concessions for
which it provides are mutually agreed to by
the Governments respectively concerned in its
operation. We print this morning the text of
the bill.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

We do not know that any gentlemen in
Washington have employed anybody at To-
peka and Leavenworth to freight the telegraph
with rumors intended to embitter the people
against the Indians but certainly the dispatch
which we print elsewhere, and in which we
have taken the liberty to use itaiic letters. is
calculated to arouse the suspicion Of every
body who knows that the cause of Indian hos
tilities has been and is the fraudulent with
holding of their supplies. Red men or white
men who are starving do not wait for diplo-
macy but seize food wherever it may be found;
and if in their desperation they encounter the
maladministratos of the law who have stood
between them and their rights, we may always
expect Just such results as have recently been
reported from the Plains.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The Chinese Embassy were formally received
by the House of Representatives yesterday.
The occasion was novel one, and was made
interesting by the eloquent and significant adj
dress of Minister Burlingame. In none of his
public utterances has he spoken more openly
of the purpose of the mission. I'VE invite
"you," he said, "t to a broader trade; we invite
you to a more in innate examination of the
structure of Chinese civilization; we invite
you to better appreciation lof the manners
OF that people, their temperance, their pa
oenee, their habits Of scholarship, their COM
. petltive examinations, their high culture of
Tea and silk; and we shall ask for them your
modern science, and the holy doctrines of
"our Christian faith. 1t is for the West to Gay
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
THE CAMPAIGN TRIBUNE.
1863.

The Presidential canvass of 1868 is already
certain to be one of signal interest and vehe-
mence. The American People, so long distracted
by Issues originating in Slavery, embittered by
Rebellion, and eliminating in Johnsonism,
instinctively welcome the struggle now OPEN
ing as destined to close the long series of
sterile and wasting distractions and usher in
a glad, bright era of peace and rest. Of
all the false dogmas which melted and
upheld the late frenzied War for Dis
union, the assumption that "Ths is White
"Man's Government" wherein political rights
and franchises are the rightful monopoly of a
single race or caste, alone remains to be over
thrown. Pointedly condemned by the Declara-
ton of Independence. signally though quietly
rebuked by tho Federal Constitution (Which
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The report of Mr.. Henry Barnard, Commits
sioner of Education, of the results OF his labors
for the first year of the existence OF bis De-
partment. sets forth the difficulties which beset
n National Bureau of Education in attempting
to obtain complete information as 10 ecuoa-
tional matters in the several States and Terri
tories, owing to the fact that in nearly half OK
them there is no Public School system, that in
the others the systems vary greatly no Two
returning statistics that cover the same points,
and that the Department has no means WIN
which to compel or purchase returns from
State officers, but must rely on such as they
will furnish voluntarily and without pay. Even
then the information fails to include the higher
semnaries, private schools, and many iaes
relative to the public schools. Judging rom
the report, the Department is, therefore MOI
in condition yet to disseminate information, as
it has not yet been able to obtain IT. lno
Commissioner calls attention, however 70 uo
specific subjects upon which information Is
needed, but does not show that the Depai'-
ment can be more successful hereafter 'n""
heretofore in calling up spirits from the 'asy
deep. On the whole, the report shows 'n'S
the establishment of National Department y.
Education is an attempt to accomplish noss
desirable end by means which have pio''"
thus far to be impracticable.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The old question, what are the precise priyi-
leges and functions of English royalty, seems
to have assumed recently a new and unexpected
phase. When Queen Victoria, few weeks ago,
abandoned London for her Scotch retreat Nd
Balmoral, a member of Parliament seriously
suggested from his place in the House tho pro-
priety of her abdieating in favor Of a sovereign
who would better consult the interests of the
West-End tradesmen, by keeping the wheels Of
fashion and gayety continually revolving The
proposal, of course, was hOoted down, but tho
fact of its having been made is significant OF
the view of the Queens duties which a god
many of Her Majestys subjects really enter
tain. The disgust of the forsaken shopkcepers
is so intense that the Queen, il would appear,
has taken some little alarm at it, and the an
nouncement is made that a series of grahd pub
lie breakfasts will shortly be given by the
Court at Buckingham Palace. Thus the fash
ionable dealers in trifes are happy once more.
and the Queen accepts the important function
ascribed to her of First Customer OF the realm
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The letter from the island of Jamaica which
we published on Monday gives a noteworthy ac-
count of the industrial progress Of the blacks
in that old English colony. After all we have
heard about the incurable laziness of the West
India freedmen, who have been systematically
represented as fast falling back into a state Of
utter barbarism, it is highly gratifying to find
that these people are steadily advancing In the
march of civilization. That, despite circun-
stances of very untoward character, the
blacks of Jamaica should have acquired, in lit.
tie over quarter of century, property
amounting in value to more than ten millions
of dollars, speaks volumes rs to their industry
and thrift, especially when it is remembered
that the principal part of that property Is m
lands and houses. Our correspondent speaks
pointedly of the happy results which have fol-
lowed the change of rulers from exGov. Eye
to Sir John Peter Grant, and Of the elects
which the rigidly just and impartial admins
tration of the latter has produced, in restoring
peace to the country, in promoting among the
people a ready and cheerful subn'i-sson 80 Law
and authority, and in stimulating enterprss
and industry by creating confidence rs to tho
future.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10
THE NEW wAR-o10UD IN EUpo..

"
We have this morning news from Euron. II
a decidedly warlke character. The opinion =.
pressed by usyesterday, that it IL not the (,ern.
but the Eastern question which threaten. ,l'
first breach of peace, is fully confirmed g..
posing the Cable dispatch to be entirely corr,
the statement of lie NOrd as to the oan.,.,
expectation by the Parisians of a erea, ,,s
pending war was not only no exaggeration A..
failed to express sufficiently the alarming asn.s,
OF European politics.
This time the first impulse TO reopenug N.
whole of the Eastern question is given by a.
Government of Greece. The Provisional Co.,
ernment of Crete having last year declared l.
favor of annexation to Greece, the insur0.n,
districts have this year elected delegates IN "A.
Greek Parliament, who have made their an
pearance in Athens and ask for admisson
The Greek Government was, of course. fall.
aware that to receive these delegates was "a
accept the annexation of Crete to Greece ana
to declare war against Turkey. The Turkish
Government, as we'll as France, England. aOd
Austria, have repeatedly reminded Greece ot
the great responsibility she incurred by brngin,
on war. But this advice has not been hecdedl
The Cretan delegates have been received h
Athens, and Greece has placed herself IN
state of open hostility TO the Turks II Ia Of
course, generally surmised that such a courss
would not be taken but for a promise Of SUD.
port from Russia. Should Russia, however.
ally herself with Greece, Turkey can count On
the prompt assistance Of Austria, France and
England. 'SEs1 3 '-ie4s.,. .... -. %
There are also some warlike reports with
regard to the German question. A sensational
pamphlet has appeared in Paris counseling q
sharp, short and decisive war against Prussia.
simultaneously the French Government pub
fishes report from Marshal Neil to the En-
peror on the efficiency of the Chassepot rife In
Luxemburg riots have broken out in ia
vor of annexation to France. A combination Of
these reports is, of course, well calculated TO
disquiet public opinion, though it is far from
being as threatening as the news from Greece.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

Gov. Fenton, we supposed every one under
STOOD declined long ago to be candidate for
a third term. lie assured us, directly after his
second election, that he would not accept a
third term. He has never had any different
idea. s-@--i p ;'.,,S ~ :, y, - ..
Gov. Fenton was first elected by S,203 ma
jority when Mr. Lincoln had only G,749. Very
seldom has a candidate for Governor run higher
than the President who headed his ticket
Gov. Seward came far short of it in 1910; but
Gov. Fentons vote. as well as his majority,
was greater than President LincOln's. When a
candidate for reelection. he nearly doubled
his original majority; increasing his s,293 to
1879 Except Gov. Morgan, we cannot recall
another Governor since Dewitt Clinton, whose
last majority was greater than his first. Gov.
+. has ably served the State at n critical pc
riod, and will be followed into his retirement
by the esteem and gratitude of his fellow
citizens.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The House has been pushing rapidly through
the Tax bills, and has now arrived at the
clauses relating to special taxes. The work
upon these sections goes slowly, as every pro-
position involved in them is contested by the
advocates of the interests affected. Gen. Butler
yesterday gave notice of his intention to move
the postponement of the bill till next session.
If the House persevere, however, the end of
next week will see the bill complete.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

Mr.. j. Ross Browne, our new Minister "
China, sailed for California yesterday en- ioato
to the scene of his duties. He enters upon ".s
post at peculiarly interesting periou' Nne.
our relations with the Chinese Empire are apous
becoming more intimate and important Una"
they have ever been before, and we feel oona
dent that our affairs will not suffer IN ~.
hands. Mr. Browne is gentleman OF gre"'
energy. and ousht to make good Minister.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

that these men actually took delight IN c,,,.s
esug an OK to the floor and then causip. ''n' . ,.
ano savage bulldog to lacerate bIs sesh
knocking OF the horns of living cattle sas y
refusing to give them food for DAYS toes,s. s u
We hope tat, for the honor of the civ ,sa'r' n
and all Others who engage in such mon. %oss
practices may be brought to speedy ius,;ss o'Oa'
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

row shall bring changes, we hope to note and
proclaim them. For the present we simply
advise all concerned that part of the strength
developed for Chase is factitious--meaning
only that Pendlet0n must be defeated at all
hazards-and will be ready to break for Han
cock or Hendricks on the first prospect of sue
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

recognizes Among our people only free per-
"sons" and call other persons" but knows no
such distinction as White and Black, and put
to open shame by the undeniable fact that
men of diverse colors fought under our flag in
our Revolutionary contest, in the War of 1912,
and in our late desperate struggle to
preserve the Union, it nevertheless takes
shelter under the Atheistic if not fiendish
assertion of natural, unconquerabe antipathy
between the Caucasian and the African races
and a natural right of the hater to dominion
over the object of his hatred. This last enemy
of our peace this fomenter of intestine feuds
of hostility and blOodshed, alone remains to be
overcome; and the first Tuesday of November
next must see it unhorsed and put at rest for
ever.
The NEW YORK TRIBUNE proposes to do in
this contest its very utmost for Impartial
Liberty and Equal Human Rights. Believing
the triumph of the Republicans therein to be
the natural and logical complement and con-
summation of that struggle for the rights of
Human Nature" which our Revolutionary
fathers so nobly initiated it enters upon the
Presidential campaign with a perfect con-
sciousness that 1T will be, must be, one of un-
equaled excitement and intensity, but with
profound and joyful conviction that it can have
but one result-a result which will be hailed
with glad and grateful exultatiOn by the cham
pions of Liberty and Progress throughout the
that the victory will not be won without effort,
and that the most perfect diffusion of lntelli .
gence and Argument is prerequisite and essen
tial to its achievement, or at least to its COM
pleteness.
We now regularly circulate over 100000 copies
of our several editions which are steadily in
creasing. We are able to print still more, and
ready to do so for the bare cost of materials
and labor We propose therefore, to publish a
CAMPAIGN EDITION OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
commencing with the issue of May q, which
contained the proceedings of the Chicago Con-
ventiOn, and end with that of Nov. 11th-which
we will send to clubs of mail subscribers at the
following rates
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The papers in all cases to be sent to one adj
dress. If the papers are to be sent to names
of subscribers, ten cents per copy in addition
must be sent. Payable always in advance
Subscriptions are respectfully solicited.
Address THE TRIBUNE, New-York City.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

The late terrible volcanic phenomena in the
Sandwich Islands, brief account of which has
already appeared in THE TRIBUNE, are described
at length, and with much vividness of detail In
an article we print this morning, compiled from
interesting letters written by gentlemen who
have just visited the scenes of the awful vista
fion
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

Mr.. Romero is now on bis way to the oni'o.
States for a short visit. During his term u
office as Mexican Minister of Finance ne mas
rendered immense service to Mexico anu 10
for himself great credit. He has many ~Hm' s;n.
friends in this country, who viii extend I" n'"'
cordial,welcome'
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

Four butchers of this city we're arraigned at
the Essex Market Police Court yesterday, for
acts of the most heartless cruelty. The CON-
plainant was the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, and the testimony showed
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

~ The Great Earthquakes The Fashions,
Trade on the Frontiers, ReeStdJHShment OF
Southern State Governments, The Courts, and the
Money Market may be found on the second page !;
OtherIMdrketS on the third; Scientific Ercerpts on
the Sirth, and Real Estate and Shipping Intel
lgenCe on the seUeRH page
New-York tribune., 1868-06-10

" whether it is for fair and open policy, or
" for one founded on prejudice and on that as
sumption of superiority which is justified
neither by physical ability nor by moral ele-