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EpE BARRELS CUBA MOLASSES In
4 IN - store and for sale by
j. y. SCLATER,
=" % No Fifteenth street..
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] yERRINGS, HERRINGS.-500 barrels
: 4 No. HEARINGS, loo half barrels HER
RINGS for sale low TO close.
GEO. LEE Il CO.,
cc 20 Fourteenth street below Cary.
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EeACON, BACON. -Twenty hogsheads
: : SHOULDERS and SIDES for sale low to
Close. ESQ. LEE u CO.,
.EcF1 Fourteenth street below Cary.
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MILLS g. RYANT, TOBACCO Elk
"a CHI Me-, RICHMOSD, VA, BROKERS'
~ COMMISSION M&GCHkNTs FOR the PR
;Sg@a @ni egtG OF Ear 2ad MANUFACTURED
r.f.tn COS. DriEr6 solicited. Liberal advances
nv "a sicl2neHts. Refer 20 4. =. HARVsY
Fl" .ident OF matloual EQuS OF Virginia JANIS
- ,1liAS, Js., ESQ, Richmond, vs.; Messre. II,
Il .sEuGER s. Co., New YORK Hss5rs. JOsnso1
n F'@T0,-.s vnztnr S-s- 'vH
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pRlME CHEESE.-Fifty boxes ,receiv-
i Ing this day
de lo-et SAMPSON JONES. Jn.. 60.
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GROCERIES, &c.
~~~"-~~~~~~S~~~>~ ~---~~-~~~~--~~~-~~~~
ENhMiLY, EXTRA, AND SUPERFINE
L . q eyenty-slx barrels VALLEY
FLOUR for sale by
SAMSON JONES. JR., & 90.
o. u Fifteenth street.
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GEGD WHEAT, BUTTER, AND BUCK
- WHEAT FLOUR.-I have just received for
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s \ B. BRIDGFORD u CO., GENERAL
% COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Nos. s. I,
f.aG !: Broadway, and So.. ), T. y and !! Green
g!gI street,
atcC 40. Z room No. J, Broadway, II. i.
!,i0o proprictors or the "EUaEkA COT
TON SHEDS and STORAGE YARDS.
Refer 10 the merchants OF Richmond. Va
I'm
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FETWF NVTTFN,
MOUNTAIN EUGKWHEAT FLOUR, ami
LANCASTER SEED " HEAT.
Y. 3. HILL,
cc 81 Nos. 1923 and l42s Gary street.
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TDEb BARRELS SYRUP, 20 BARRELS
J. - y yorris's Golden Syrup. 90 barrels Nor
Ts5'5 Amber syrup, 30 barrels Grocers' syrup 20
barrels Iuba Molasses
n0g ARMTSTEA ~ GARY
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- 10 r TEA AND ROASTED
- CnFFRE.-The attention of families is called
tJ: ~: hhfHpNI'3 ROASTED JAVA and La
tuAGRA CUFFEG. One pound Is equal TO one
2au . quarter Of rsw cCflec. Beet Gunpnwder Tea
80 an excellent article at - japanese, Eng
| Il5h Breakfast, aud coiong Teas: Honey Soap,
Sc. per cake, soc. per dozen Spices, Pure Ground
Pepper and Mustard. Saker's Chocolate ana CO.
Goa. No. ~ slain street, six doors above The
>rt5Woou Hotel. nola
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S1OLASSES AND SYRUPS.-Porto Rico
1sI and Cuba Mclisses and Sugar-horss Syrup
Jus; received and for sale by
dc ROBERT +. WILLIAMS e. 90.
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REFINED SUGARS.-Cut-loaf, Granu-
4 y lated and Powdered, A Coffee, y Coffee. Rx-
ira . Coffee. and good and common sugar-housc
sugars, for sale by
de 7 ROBERT F. WILLIAMS & co.
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laid and connection made with it by others
along the Aleutian Islands and Alaska we
shall be in instant communication with China
and other parts of Asia. But this will only be
the commencement of what will be accom-
plished in the end. 1t will not be many years,
probably, before the vast and populous empire
Of China will have network of telegraphs
like this country and the countries of Europe.
The Chinese are an enterprising people, and as
soon as they learn the value of the telegraph
they will not be slow to use it. These great
movements, together with the arrival and work
OF the extraordinary Embassy from China, open
up the prospect of mighty future for Ameri-
can commerce and development. AS to Alas
ka, we know not yet what its territory may
bring forth. The last news from there informs
us of the discovery of valuable coal mines, the
coal of which is said to be pure anthracite and
superior to Lehigh. Every way there appears
to be a wonderful future opening in the trade
and development of our Pacific States and Ter
rit0ries, from which, of course, New York
and the eastern side of the Continent generally
must be greatly benefited. We have no reason
to begrudge that little check of seven million
two hundred thousand dollars jp gold to Russia
for the Alaska purchase.
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The subjects of the Sultan of Turkey wit
messed the celebration of two most remarkable
and important annual festivals-the one re-
ligious, the other poltical-in the early days
Of the present month, the anniversary of the
birthday Of the Prophet being observed on the
I'd and that of the national independence of
the United States on the 4th of July. On the
morning of the Feast of Mevind, in memory of
the Prophet, the Sultan repaired in state to
the mosque of the Sultan Achmet to offer his
prayers, and in the evening of independence
Day the American colony assembled in the
Sultanieh valley and toasted universal progress
and liberty in a joyous and fraternal manner.
AS if influenced by remembrance of the
strange miracles which accompanied the birth
of Mohammed in Mecca-the extinguishment
of the sacred fires of the Parsees, the drying
up Of the lake Sawa, the palace of the Persian
King shaken by an earthquake, and other
prodigies-there was scarcely any liquor con-
sumed by our patriotic fellow citizens on the
occasion, and they discussed home politics in
gentlemanly language and tone of most edi-
flying amenity, an old fashioned democrat re-
spending to the toast Of General Grant as
candidate for the Presidency, and republican
acting as sponsor to that of Chief Justice Chase
as the nominee of the democrats.
This pleasing scene will no doubt afford vast
encouragement to the present Sultan in his
work of constitutional reform, but we sin
cerely wish that his Impressions In favor
of mans capacity for selfgovernmeut
will have become fixed in his mind be-
fore he has an opportunity of reading Che
now reads the foreign journals) the vile per-
sonalties and epithets which are daily used by
the American party press in discussing tho
Presidential question at home, and thus come to
waver in his resolutions and return to his i'm
perialism. The celebration of the Fourth in the
Sultanieh valley was 80 happy and temperate
that the Tammany Hall people may think Of
removing the statue of the big Indian from
the front Of the Wigwam and replacing 1t by
one of Mohammed the Prophet. 1t may put
stop to whiskey drinking and billingsgate.
Allah Is great.
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THE CHINESE EMBASSY.

The members OF the Chinese Embassy who visited
the HERALD office on Saturday night found plenty Of
food for conversation and reflection yesterday In
talking over the wonders they had witnessed In the
art OF producing newspaper. The peculiar bias oil
Chih Tajen's mind Ia for machinery, and, therefore,
he found extra delight In contemplating
the wonderful operations OF the printing
presses Yesterday the Celestial philosopher
gave Messrs. Brown and DE Champs pretty
thorough cross-examination In regard TO many
points ne did, not precisely understand. II Is truly
wonderful that person 80 entirely unfamiliar with
the mechanical contrivances OF the western nation
should evince so much knowing curiosity and de-
part with such an intimate knowledge Of machine
80 remarkably intricate as printing press. The
secretaries were compelled TO admit that chin knew
more about the different parts aud offices OF the
machinery in question than they did themselves.
All OF the members Of the Embassy who were present
we're vehement In the expression Oh tnelI uengn'
over their visit They say they have seen many won
derful and curious things, but their visit t0 tne
HERALD Office 80 grand In the scale OF its operations
and novel In all the details connected win accom-
plishing the daily work Of bringing OUT tne paper,
as impressive experiences In America. 49,. a.
one OF the principal incOnveniences 70 wnicn Mr..
Burlingame IL continually subjected Is the constant
press OF persons In quest OF informalon OF ADVICE IN
OF Young and entcrprlsing men anxious 10 TAKE al.
vantage OF the new field opening In CHINA For the
benent of this class II may be well 70 say MI Bur.
iingame declines advising any one TO set
Opportunity OF success, and such win remain the
case until Il IL known In the empire what will be the
result OF the efforts OF the present embassy In pac
ing China On footing With the other frst class
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interest of both countries that they should for
get the unpleasant past, recognize each other
as brothers and grid themselves for the work
of the future. Prussia has few interests out
of Germany. Austria, since Sadowa, has
ceased to be German Power, and her interests
clearly lie in an eastern direction. It is
gratifying to know that while the Austrian
government is busy satisfying its varied popu-
lation with substantial reforms it also fully
and frankly recognizes its new position. The
pivot of the Austrian monarchy is no longer at
Vienna, but OF Pesth. Francis Joseph is
greater and more powerful now as King of
Hungary than as Emperor of Austria. Austria
and Prussia joined in friendly alliance will
form an effective bulwark against the ambition
of France on the one hand and the aggressive
policy of Russia on the other. So long as
they remain disunited Russia will command
the situation in the East and France will be a
dangerously powerful neighbor in the West
United German unity will become fact and
the chances of Austria in the East will be
largely increased. "With little prudence
on both Sides" to quote the language of the
Neo Free Press of Vienna, "the Oriental
question could reunite what the German ques-
ton separated" This much at least is certain
that such a union would prove q more effec-
tual guarantee for the continued peace of
Europe than any other arrangement at present
possible
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by the regular Congress of that
country, but the two brothers Mona
gas saw that, few as these negroes
were comparatively, they would constitute
balance of power in the republic Monagas
seized the opportunity to make revolution on
this issue and obtained power through the
negroes. They made up their army chiefly of
these ignorant and brutal blacks, and put the
whites under the heel of a negro military des-
potism. This was the beginning of the nume
rous and successive revolutions IN Venezuela.
The creation of political balance of power
troubles In that country. Though the negroes
are the least numerous portion of the popula-
ton, they become power when used in this
way by ambitious demagogues and revolution
ists We see no hope for that beautiful and
productive country while such a disturbing
element exists.
A similar state of things is found in Hayti
and st. Domingo, only there the negroes are
more numerous relatively to the rest of the
population. There it is a war of different
The lizard party, which is composed princi-
pally of pure negroes of the lower classes, are
fighting with the aristocratc cacos, or mixed
negroes Caco is the name of the black par
rot which feeds upon lizards; hence the appli-
cation of these terms to the rival parties The
uncivilized or only partially civilized negro is,
as we have said, the source of all the troubles
and revolutions in Hayti, st. Domingo, South
America and all other parts where he has been
elevated to political power. How could it be
otherwise? How could such brutal and
inferior and ignorant people comprehend the
nature of government? Yet it is to similar
state of things that the radical revolu:ionists
of this republic are bringing us. A desperate
political fight has already commenced, shaking
the foundations of the government, upon the
negro balance of power here. Surely, if there
were any patriotism and wisdom among our
radical politicians they would take warning
from the fate of Venezuela and Hayti and the
other countries of South America, Central
America and the West Indies.
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Powers OF the world. In the event of the success of
this mission the further development OF the policy
IN view by the Oh 'nese government will dOubtless
anord all the openiA gs the young men OF the West
may desire. Two yeArs at least will have elapsed
before any change may be looked for
PROGRAMME or FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
unless something has occurred to interfere with
the arrangements made yesterday the vessel on
which our Celestial visitof.s engaged passage To Al
bany will be midtown ON the noble Hudson before
the majority Of the noble cltitens Of Gotham have
partaken OF their morning meal The party were to
morning and proceed to the foot OF Desbrosses
street, from which point they were to embark on the
steamer Daniel Drew, leaving the wharf punctuay at
half past seven. The distinguished travellers win
rest over night at the Delavan House a3 Albany
and start for Auburn early on Tuesday morning.
After passing two or three days beneath
the hospitable roof OF Mr.. Seward the Embassy viii
journey to Niagara taking up their quarters at the
International Hotel Beyond this point nothing
definite Is arranged. 1t is probable, however, that
the party will spend some four or five days at the
Falls and then direct their steps towards the Hub OF
the Universe.
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Mr.. Bergh on Matters and Things In
General.

General
Mr. Henry Bergh, President of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, has
seen his name in print 80 often that he begins
to regard it as an authority on matters and
things in general, as well as a terror to all
who maltreat animals He is falling into q
habit Of promulgating his views on variety
of topics. He needs to be reminded that
there are limitations to human responsibility.
Unfortunately his zeal is not always according
to knowledge. His eagerness to enlighten the
world outstrips his imperfect qualifications for
such task Hence his oracular utterances
are doubtful and contradictory. Like orator
Puff, he has two voices, and therefore he can
not speak authoritatively. One day he advo-
Gates slaughtering and eating horses; on another
he denounces the slaughtering of dumb ami
mails and the devouring of their flesh, which
account, he says for the largest share of the
moral and physical diseases that affect man
kind. He declares his belief that the abolition
of the use of the flesh of all animals would
result in physical and moral Improvement to
our race. He confesses, however, that he
agrees with the vegetarians only in the
abstract" and himself leafs meat because of
habit" "But then" he hastens to add, 'the
least appearance of blood, by reason Of insult
f1cient cooking, shocks my sensibities and
causes my stomach to revolt" With
so weak stomach and such tender
sensibiities how can Mr.. Bergh under
take the rough and ungrateful r6le of
public teacher? The confession that he Greeks
not his own rede" lessons even what little force
might be allowed to his arguments against
quaintance with his latest subject. Has he
ever compared the recorded results of intense
and manifold human activity in any tract ten
miles square peopled by meat eaters with the
utterly blank pages in history contributed by
the feeble and scattered tribes that have wan
dered over vast deserts where meat is never
eaten2 Such a comparison might have led Mr.
Bergh to different conclusions. He triumphantly
cites in favor of those which he has reached
the case Of an Arab. He says 81 have had
an Arab of the desert run behind my horse q
distance of twelve miles without betraying the
least sign of fatigue, and the cheerful fellow
had never tasted meat" But this citation
most forcibly illustrates only the proverbial
''inhumanity to man" which is characteristic
Of nder-hearted reformers like Mr.. Bergh
The President Of the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals could keep q poor
hungry Arab Of the desert running at his
horses tail for twelve miles, but turtle lying
on its back or rare beefsteak with the
least appearance Of blood" shocks his ''sens
bilitiesl" Mr.. Bergh may reply that the Arab
was fused to it, but so, said the fishwoman,
were the cells to being skinned.
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The Russinn-American Purchasc-Its Pros.
pective vatue.

pec.fNe Shtucs
We see by our Washington news that nice
little check for seven million two hundred
thousand dollars 10 gold had been handed to
Baron de Stoeckl, the Russian Minister, In
payment for the Alaska purchase, and that
the Baron had the happiness to acknowledge
the receipt in form in behalf of his government
This completes the transaction. A great deal
has been said for and against this purchase,
and good deal Of ridicule has been thrown
over il about the icebergs, walruses, Esqui-
maux, Arctic fogs, and so forth but few seemed
to have realized the Importance and value of
it in our vast opening trade with Asia. The
United States now touches upon Asia. In
deed, it may be said we have become one of
the Asiatic Powers; for portions of our new
Territory-some Of the islands of the Aleutian
chan-lie within the Asiatic division Of the
globe. This chain Of islands, stretching from
the peninsula of Alaska across to Petropau-
lovski in Kamschatka, lies in comparatively
temperate climate and forms a succession of
bridges or stepping points from one Continent
to the other. Most Of them are farther south
than the north of Scotland and are surrounded
by the waters of the Pacific and Behring Sea.
They do not leave gap anywhere of more
than few hundred miles at farthest between
America and Asia. They seem as If placed
there expressly to connect these two Continents
by easy telegraphic communication, and they
come into possession Of this country at the
very nick Of TIME for this purpose. Just as
we are opening new and extensive relations
with China, Japan and the other countries Of
Asia-just as the telegraph and Pacific Rail
| road are spanning the American Continent
and when our steamship lines have commenced
to traverse the Pacific Ocean-the way is opened
to us through our own territory OF making an
easy telegraph communication between the
two hemispheres. The Russian American
purchase is worth more than we gave for 1t for
this purpose alone
A bill has already been introduced in Con-
gress to incorporate and aid a company to con-
meet by the magnetic telegraph China, Japan
and Russia with the United States by way of
Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, and no doubt
| it will be passed as soon as Congress reassem-
bles. Another American company, called the
East India Telegraph Company, has obtained
the privilege from China for laying telegraph
cables along the Chinese coast TO connect all
the great and populous commercial cities from
| Canton to the Yellow Sea. The company is
about to manufacture some eight hundred miles
Of cable for this object, and within year or
two the Chinese will learn from practical expe-
rience the immense value of this great agent
u, Of modern civilization. Whom that cable Ia
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-03
Troubles In South America.

Nothing but wars and rumors of wars, revo-
buttons and counter revolutions comes from
South America. The whole of that continent,
Mexico, right up to the border of the United
States, is in o continual state of revolution
airy fermentation. The frequent and terrible
commissions of nature in that part Of the world
correspond with the political and social dis
turbances of society. Whether one has any
connection with the other, whether the moral
and physical worlds act in harmony or react
upon each other, we cannot say. All we know
is that there is as little peace in society and
government as there Is want of rest in the
crust of the earth. Every day or two the
HERALD publishes news of revolts, rebellions,
revolutions or wars in some one or other Of
the South or Central American republics or
the West Indies. On Saturday we had fresh
batch Of correspondence from Venezuela, st.
Thomas, Hayti, st. Domingo, Mexico and other
parts, pretty much of the old and usual war
like tenor. The headings of these dozen let
ters or more from our correspondents reveal
deplorable and chronic state of disorgani-
cation and war. The history Of one country
is much the history Of all and the causes of the
troubles are similar.
In Venezuela Monagas seems to have estab-
lished his power again in Caracas, the capital
Of the republic, though fighting Is still going
on at other points. Monagas Is usurper and
a revolutionist. He was driven from power
by rebellion before; how long he will be able
10 hold on this time remains to be seen. He
declared himself Dictator and President fer
ten years when he held the reins Of govern
ment formerly. This time he may follow the
example Of SaInave in Hayti and declare him
self Emperor. He and his brother ruled in
Venezuela successfully, and they established
and perpetuated their power through the
negro vote till driven away. They overthrow
General Paez originally, who was moderately
conservative, by suddenly proclaimng imme.
date freedom to the negroes, and by using
these negroes as q balance Of power. just az
our radicals are now doing with the blacks Of
the South. The few negro slaves In Venezuela
would have been free 10 the course Of few
years through the Law Of emancipation passed