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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
Cock Fighting Extraordinary.

Mr.. Bergh Is keenly solicitous for the comforts
OF the animal creation. He wept over the
sorrows Of the calves who suffered indignities
at the hands Of the butcher boys He sang
jeremiade over the woes Of tho turtles who
were laid on their backs "a position In which
turtles have been accustomed to lie for centu-
ries), and he invoked all human sympat by for
the ducks who were tied by The legs Gas ducks
have been tied from time immcmorial), and
would fain have each live duck sent to market
in neat little tub of water OF his own, 80
that he might swim gracefully to the block
which was TO oonsign him TO the housekeeper's
table. Now, II the tender-hearted President
Of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals had only been in favored spot in
Jersey on Tuesday night he would have been
doubtless rent in twain with grief at the
scene there presented by match Of seventeen
male birds, the pride Of the barnyard, pitted
In deadly combat as fierce as the gladiatorial
strife that used to make - Roman holiday
But Of course Mr.. Bergh was not there, a. his
jurisdiction does not extend to Jersey how
ever, as the birds were native New Workers,
and the match was undoubtedly made here,
Mr.. Bergh might have arrested the pro.
gress Of this horrible and atrocious
festivity by little premature caution.
But IS he was not present he can form an idea
OF this shocking sight-so fascinating to the
eyes Of the "iancy"-from the report in the
columns of the HERALD yesterday. He can
learn that the "gafs" (steel points were one
aud quarter inch In length. He viii find
with what surgical accuracy one cock cut the
others throat, yet left his adversary life
enough TO fight II out with gameness; how dex-
terously 1.-Two birds were carved by their
brother birds, the breast, neck and shoulder
being most adroitly handled how eyes were
stabbed out at an early portion Of each con-
flict, and how the blind creatures fought on,
like Samsons, more maddenei in their blind
ness. This was but the evening pastime. AT
midnight the sport was only commencing, and
the "hearts" Of the spectators were begin
ming to warm to the sport The affair was no
doubt carried on till morning This is tangi-
BILE question for Mr.. Bsrgh to take hold Of In
his judicious dispensation Of justice and tho
exercise OF his wonderful vigilance he can
certainly ferret gu. The parties to this trans
action and bring them to punishment. The
cruelty practised towards horses calves, turtles
and ducks for whole year Is not equal to
that Of one such "manv as that witnessed on
The other side of tn, North river the night
before las
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
The Carnival season.

The reign Of the merry Prince Carnival will
commence tonight at the Academy Of Music
with the grand fancy dress ball OF the Cercle
Fdncdis de Harmonic. The advent Of his
royal highness, with his train Of mischievous,
laughing sprites, cosmopolitan costumes, grand
professions, bewidering dances and heel
stirring music. throws all Japonicadom into q
futter Of preparation. Modisies are sum-
moned and lengthy debates are held on the
momentous subject OF something TO wear
at the soirees OF the jolly prince. Bellies
transform themselves into Swiss peasant maid
ems, Lucretia Borgias, Queens Of the Night,
Indian squaws, Mary Stuarts and forsaken
LEANS, and their masculine admirers become
bandits, Ethiopians, Mepbistopheles or, per-
baps, uncanny animals Of the wood and
prairie. The scene at night Is highly pictu-
rescue. From the balconies of the Academy
one looks down on surging sea OF humanity
presenting more colors than Josephs coat or
the never-ending changes Of the kaleidoscope.
The crash Of the orchestra Is heard and the
entire mass Is set in motion. AS the strains OF
one of Strauss values 1oat through the
building The crowd OF dancers on the floor
resemble huge snake, whose bright scales
glitter in the gaslight and whose sinuous
iolds envclop every luckless dascer that
ventures within their reach. Over the gay
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
Alabama and Its Proposed Now Constitu
tiOn.

Alabama and Its Proposed Now Constitu.
tion.
The first election under the Congressional
Reconstructed acts for or against the adop.
ton Of the opposed new constitutions for the
Southern Stats will occur in Alabama on the
4th and 9Th proximo-lsss than fortnight
hence. II ha been supposed that by strenu-
GUS effort thewhite population might muster
strength enouh to defeat the measure, but q
timely calcultion forbids any such conclusion.
Many Of tn leading conservatives OF the
State, computing some Of Its most influential
and enlightend citizens, have united in prepar-
ing and pubshing an address to the people,
In which theytrongly and logically urge upon
them the necessity Of refraining from voting
upon the qustion at all, arguing that whether
or not the ohoxious and oppressive constitu-
ton be rejeeed, Congress, in its refinement OF
political tor1re, will find some other means OF
carrying GU its radical aims moreover, they
allege tina by entering the polling lists in a
contest win the blacks II will be considered o
tacit reception Of tho right Of negro suffrage,
against witch the North has already spoken in
unmis.ak0le tones. II Is question upon
which thc5outhern whites, as q class, have no
reservations or concealments. This whole SUBJ
ject Is ans1tremely interesting one, and should
be left tothe white people in their several To-
calities determine. BY mingling with the
deliberations OF these negro conventions, in
sending elegates to them and by other acts
OF reconition, the Southern whites have
already AIKEN step which the Alabama con-
servativs seek now to retrace. II IL be dan
gerous Il the present time to acknowledge,
even irirectly, the political status of the
blacks n the score Of voting, 1t was fully so
at the cihet OF this unhappy controversy. BY
touchiH me pitch the whites became de6ed,
and thee conservatives who entered the negro
sanhednas as delegates at all paved the way
for fuhre political determination with the
blacks In a majority of instances, however,
this ws no, the case, and, as mass, the white
population Of the South may be declared to
have 81 heir faces against any political con-
tact wnatevcr with the blacks The whites
will nov act wisely, perhaps, 10 betting the
Negroes and their allies Severely alonev In all
matters Of political completely. This would
have ben beir best policy from the first for
in all tlsir struggles at the polls the odds, by
the ait Of radical machinery, we're always
against hei
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
Proposed Tariff for Freight and Rnssss-
gers on the Pacinc Railroads.

Proposed Tariff for Freight and Rnsss-
\ gers on the Pacific Railroads.
Mr.. Washburne, Of Wisconsin, ofFa,d .
joint resolution in the House OF Reprsenta-
tives on Monday to establish tariff Of ricss
for freight and passengers over the Uni,s Pa
cihc and Central Pacific Railroads; but 4 met
with opposition and went over under tfpruls,
even though offered second time ty Mr..
Window, OF Minnesota. Wo cannot nAdsr-
stand why such an excellent proposition such
q necessary one, indeed-should hap been
opposed. We know Of no cause for iii OK
cept It be found in the fact that lare nun
Der Of the members of Congress are aook-
holders or otherwise interested In thee rail-
roads, and that, consequently, they vish 70
maintain the enormous profits this vst mo-
nopoly enjoys. Il is surprising how M mem
Der could venture to oppose . meaure 10
regulate the tariff Of prices for freift and
passengers. Why, these railroads are posi-
tive gin by the government and peopl, o the
companies The government furnishes hun
dreds Of millions Of capital TO build tbs roads
and makes gift of forty to City mili0s OF
acres of land besides-that Is, the government
builds the roads and then makes free ift OF
them to the companies, with the additional
present OF forty TO Hfty millions Of aces Of
land Yet the friends Of the comparss In
Congress have the assurance to oppose asarif
Of prices being fixed by law II Is the in,sra-
tive duty OF Congress to tx the tariff bol for
freight and passengers, at the lowest ratepos-
sible, and TO see that there be no loophoe BY
which these gigantic monopoliss can chet or
Cypress the people. There should be law
passed, too, to prevent such grinding opres-
sion OF settlers on the companies lands the
Illinois Central Railroad Company have rae
tised--some such law, perhaps, as ihat miro
duced on Monday by Mr. Lawrence OF ohio,
to secure to actual settlers the right q buy
lands granted to railroad companies at aprice
not exceeding y dollar and twentyfvepents
an acre. Something must be done 70 hid in
check these vast and grasping monopolis and
to prevent them from holding sort of eudal
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

scene Prince Carnival presides and fiourish"s
his enchanted wand, and care and trouble are
hung aside by the merry maskerA Tho
principal masked balls Of the season, in addi-
uon 70 that Of the CercIe Franeais de rHarmonie.
are the Liederkranz. Arion and Purim balls.
Inc nrss OF these will take place next month
a. the Academy, and promises to eclipse all
us predecessors In splendor and brilliancy.
The ball season seems not to be affected by
the dulness Of trade; for the numerous balls
given at the Academy Of Music, Irving Hall
and the Germanla Assembly Rooms have been
well attended, and the display Of toilets is
equal, If not superior, to anything seen before
on the dancing platform.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
Traia a.d tho Possible Consequences.


Her Majesty's officials have finally estimated
Train at his true value and set him free. He
is now In the enjoyment Of the largest liberty,
and may make Judy Of himself to any extent
the British public will permit This is we'll
for we cannot but recognize that even Train
might have lighted up war between two
great nations Things quite as improbable
have happened. Events as important have
resulted from causes as seemingly inadequate.
Pascal's famous epigram, that s'the fate Of the
world might have been different il Cleopatra's
nose had been shorter" Is at best only the
most felicitous Of many statements that might
be made Of the great general truth that trivial
circumstances often precipitate the great events
Of the worlds history. For tremendous COL
lision between the two nations that dispute
the empire Of the world on the sea everything
has been preparing since the time when the
war Of 1872 ended in draw Then the ma
tions ceased their prematurely begun struggle,
not because the points ct issue were given up
on either hand-not that the quarrel was fought
out-bus because il was mutually seen that
each had undertaken more than Il counted
upon-because either combatant saw that he
might gain his point st the expense Of things
more immediately important That great dis
puts was adjourned. and the bitter spirit that
did not die has manifested itself occasionally
in many occurrences since. 1t seemed ct one
time that the Alabama case would open the
conflict again. II did not however but II
would have been quite consonant with the
history Of nations that struggle which that
great cause did not open might yet have been
started BY such an altogether unimportant and
ridiculous creature az Train. .p
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
A Jersey Judge, ON Prize FiEhtias.

Jersey Judge ON Prize FiEhtlsE. ~
A Jersey Judge in Hudson county has de-
livered himself of some excellent words touch
ing prize fighting 70 the Grand Jury Of that
county. Alarmed ct the fact that Jersey has too
often become the g dark and bloody ground"
whereupon itinerant gladiators from other
States carry out the provisions Of our modern
but brutal duslo, Judge Bedle walked up 70 his
duty and invited the Grand Jury to iudict all
parties, whether at largo or under arrest, who
may be charged with participating in prize
lighting. But, although this Judge has done
no more than BY dpty, i j. 70 freshing q aaa
q magistrate with honesty and pluck enough
to do this thing ct all; for Il Is time that scial
action should be taken to put . stop b this
demoralizing custom. England has cast forth
the foul blot from her soil, and there seems 10
be Q disposition Ia, nourish her outlaws Of
the ring when they throw themselves into
the embraces Of this community. The
latest notorious fight was that on an island
In the Missouri river, opposite St Louis. and
that ended fatally. Such results are hardly to
be regretted. II every prize fight within the
next six months were to terminate by the death
Of one Of the combatants and the soclusion Of
the survivor in the State Prison for the rest Of
his natural life for granddaughter, 1t would do
more to put an end to prize fighting than all
the police interference that can be brought to
bear. The Jersey Judge in the charge referred
to took occasion to notice that the penalties
for abetting prize fight were very severe
two years. imprisonment and . heavy fns,
and persons visiting the fight from another
State are liable to one years imprisonment
Captains OF steamboats,, or other vessels also,
knowingly permitting their boats to be used
for the conveyance Of persons to assist in or
witness fight, are liable to two years' i'm
prisonmsnt and five hundred dollars Hns.
Forewarned is forearmed. II the Grand Juries
of New Jersey do their duty they may succeed
in cutting Off this excrescence from their body
polite New Jersey hangs her murderer right
out without any dilettante preliminarie or
mock sympathy, and for this she has gsined
the envy of surrounding States. Why not
indict and incarcerats her prize fighters with
equal promptitudef
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
The Paraguayan War Tho Position. .

Lopez.
A telegram by the Atlantic cable informs US,
upon the authority Of letter from South
America published in the Paris Moniieur, that
President Lopez OF Paraguay was secure at
Humaita, that his communications with that
place were open, and that the attempts Of the
allies to take the Notifications by siege are hope
less. It was believed, too, that the cholera ct
Buenos Ayres and financial embarrassments
In Montevideo and other parts would prevent
vigorous prosecution Of the war against
Paraguay. In all the vicissitudes Of pro-
longed war and with much superior forces
against him Lopez holds bis strong position,
and the chances are at present that he will be
able to wear out and exhaust his enemies On
the part of Brazil it ID war Of ambition and of
monarchical ideas against republication, and
she ought to be defeated. Her allies have
been foolish enough to suffer themselves to be
placed in false position in their hostility to
Paraguay, and ought to suffer for their folly.
However much we may object to the assump-
ton Of dictatorial powers by Lopez or 10
the tyrannical acts Of which he has been guilty,
still be has the sympathy Of the American
people, because he Is defending the inde-
pendsnce Of his country and the republican
principle Of the American Continent We
hope news will soon arrive that the allies have
wisely abandoned tits bloody, stupid and
hopeless war; oa Le sse
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

Our telegraphic news letters given yester-
day depict the disturbed state Of the Mexican
republic and sketch q programme of very ex-
tensive fighting for its immediate future The
important points are that the revolution in
Yucatan is not yet put down, that there appear
to be active relations between mon In Cuba
and the revolutionists In Yuoatan, and that a
quadruple alliance is to be formed between
Mexico, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. What is the
immediate purpose Of the alliance OF these
Spanish American Statssf Mutual support, Of
course, against common enemies. Nearly all
the Spanish American States have made these
alliances in timcs past, and the mutual sup
port has been found to mean very little in the
hour Of danger. But 1t ID to be noted that
this alliance il made at moment whom Mexico
is inflated with the ridiculous notion that she
has just driven the armies of one European
Power from her soil, and when the South
American republics are really at war with an
other European P0wer-albeit that war does
not rage very furiously at present. 1t may do
for pretext, though. Mexico goes under
standingly, no doubt, into an alliance with
Powers actually at war with Spain. This,
then, IL the terms of the alliance are az strong
as Spanish American terms generally are,
establishes war between Spain and Mexico,
as well as between Spain and the South Ameri-
can republics. Spain has not prosecuted the
war actively of lale. How II tho five repub-
lies should take II into their queer noodles to
th~n tv,tc Uy.ok
lies Cuba under their very hands, the last
American dependency Of Spain-the richest
appanage Of the Spanish crown-the tender
point Of the common enemy. In Mexico there
is notion that the revolution in Yucatan was
fomented in Cuba and draws ell its life thence;
and men argue that if Juarez would strike
that revolution down effectively he must
strike at 1t in Havana. Is this why Mexico
goes just now into an alliance with Powers at
war with Spainf 1t is proposed in the city of
Mexico to raise Mexican navy of twenty -four
steam frigatcs. are they intended for an OK
petition against the Queen of the Antilles
Quien sabe? Such force, raised by Mexico,
would be manned, as Spanish American navies
have always been, by volunteers from the
United States, alh to them Cuba would fall an
easy prey. Our restless flibustering spirits
would like no bitter fun, and the whole plan
may have been deliberately laid in Washington
before Romero left II was reported in Ha-
vana that the Spanish troops there were under
orders to hold themselves in readiness to move
at two hours notice, from which It would seem
that the Captain General deems it possible he
may receive sudden blow from some quarter.
Altogether thre is reason to anticipate that
some fine morning not very remote may bring
us lively newarom the Gulf
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

up over Tie ten outside rebel Stat s superior in
his authority not only to the President and the
judiciary, but to Congress itself.
The plan OF operations covered by this bill
involves the restoration OF the ten outside
States into both houses of Congress on the negro
basis of reconstruction before the meeting OF
the Republican National Convention in May
next, so that those States, on this negro basis,
may have q voice in the Convention and in the
election, and SO that, being in Congress, they
may be, in any event, beyond the reach of
new order of things. The Presidential battle,
then, with the republicans Is to BIO fought upon
this question Of Southern negro supremacy,
and Southern negro political balance OF
power in Congress and In our Presidential cleo
tons for the maintenance of the republican
party in power So tar as Congress is con-
cerned we can, from present appearances, talk
no more Of conservative republicans. We must
turn, therefore, from this radical Congress to the
people and we expect from New Hampshire,
In her approaching State election, voice from
the people which viii be apt to bring confusion
into the radical camp at Washington and to
strengthen immensely the cause Of the consti-
tuition, SO bravely upheld by Andrew Johnson.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
TRIPLE SH EFT.
New York. Thursday. january ID. 1865.
= II = n = " q.
EUROPE.

Our Atlantic cable report is to last evening"
The Alabama claims were being again discussed in the
newspapers.
Russia denies having sent troops to her southern
frontier.
In Liverpool last evening consols for money and
account were 92s< 92X. United States five twentes
were dull at 7iz<; at Frankfort they 49, Mddlng
upland cotton sold for 7ssd in Liverpool Produce and
provisions were without great change Petroleum was
duI
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
MISCELLANEOUS

Der Panama oorrtspondencs u dated January -. Tho
United States Minister a. Bosoia had officially explained
the action OF ssigar in tho purchase and equipment Of
ne r. H. Cuscr rejecting very seriously on Salgag and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

PIXIES orERA HOUSE. ssd st., eorner Eighth ar.-
Ran Or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23

FRENCH THEATRE. Fourteenth street -Tur GRAND
DUCHESS
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-03
a Letter from Judge Aldrioh on Demoora-
oy II South Carolina.
AUGUSTA, GA, May IS, 1868.

My DEAR SIR When I read tho
proceedings of the Democratic Con-
vention, in Columbia, I remarked to
one of the delegates from Barnwoll
that thought it particularly unfortu-
nate for us that tho convention had
expressed any opinion on the subject
of negro suffrage. It is on this very
question that the Democracy and Con-
scrvatives of the North will do battle
with the Radical, revolutionary party
that has seized the Government. TO
strike now from the platform the last
plank upon which the party can stand,
seems to me the most impolitic thing
that the convention could havo done.
[ cannot conceive of political equality
without social equality, the ono is a
sequence of the other. We must 20
into this fight with tho party banner
that this is "1hc White MANS Govern
ment," it is more important to us in
the South than to the friends of the
Constitution in the North, and we not
only weaken our own cause but give
fatal blow to the cause of constitu-
tional liberty by yielding the priuci.
pie.
l suppose no delegate will feel him
sef bound by this declaration of the
State Convention. | certainly would
not. do not expect to be able to at
tend the Democratic Convention in
New York next July, although it
would give me great pleasure to he
able to do, but | am too poor to get
away from home.
Yours, truly and respectfully,
Il. P. ALDRIcH.
Mn. RurTr
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-03
Selected Poetry.
VOICES CALLING.

"Oh, hush !" she whispered, 'I hear them
speaking,
Voices calling upon the air ~
Aud while she listened, the pale light gls-
tened,
aud lay, and fioated upon her hair.
"Oh, mol" they answered, 1--WE hear no
speaking,
We hear no voices upon the breeze;
1t must be only the night wind lonely
That sighs aud whispers among the trees. {"
ooh, hush!" she murmured, IL hear them
singing
Singing the songs used to know;
And while ehe listened, the tear-drop glis-
tened,
And through long lashes began to flow.
"Oh, moi" they answered, 1--WE hear no sing
ing,
We hear no voices singing so;
'Tis but tho waking of sen waves breaking
Upon the shingle far telow."
''Oh, hush - size whispered, II hear them
calling.
Sweet voices of tho long ago:'
And while che listened, the long light glis-
tened,
And lay on her sweet face, whitc as snow.
1.oh no:' they murmured, '.sho wander. .
We hear no voices ea the breeze;
She's listening only TO night winds lonely
That sigh aud whisper among tho trees
"Hush Husht" they aaswer, while dcws
were failing,
While dead leave rusticd through the mir,
And while they shimmered, the pale light
g(immcred,
On face aud form like angels fair
"Oh, pray!" they whispered. our love is dy-
ing,
IIcr voice is fainting across the sea-"
And while they listened, the Gar dawn glis.
tened.
Oh, God her morning breaks with Thee.