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New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
SERVIA-AND TURKEY.

The assassination of Prince Michael has pro-
duced in the city of Belgrade and throughout
the principalty of Servia the most intense
excitement but according to the dispatches
thus far received, there has as yet been no
outbreak. AS the Prince, however leaves no
heir, and as the throne Of the principality
has frequently been the subject of
hot litigation, it is not at all unlike
ly that there will be trouble about
the succession. AS long as the excitement
now prevailing and the trouble arising therefrom
are kept within the bounds Of the princi-
pality they will not be of great interest to for
eign nations, for Servia is a country only
about the size of Maryland, with q pOpula-
ton of about a million. But the relations of
Servia with Turkey, and the impending crisis
in the Eastern question, give to the assassina-
tion of Prince Michael much greater political
Importance than q similar occurrence in any
other country of equal size would possess.
For nearly three hundred years Servia, and,
in particular, the fortress of Belgrade, were
disputed battle-ground for Turkey and Austria.
In 1904, successful rebellion against the
Turks, who in that year were the rulers of
Servia, established an independent military
duration It's present semi-independentp position
was conquered for it in 1916 by MilOsh ObrenO-
witch, the father of the prince who has just
been assassinated. Ever since, the power OF the
Turks over the principality has been chiefly
nominal. They could not hold real estate, and
were allowed to reside only in five fOrtresses,
which were garrisoned by Turkish troops
To get rid of these Turkish garrsOns was
henceforth the aim of the Servian princes, and
with the emphatic support of Russia, Prince
Michael last year forced the Turkish Govern
ment to abandon all the fortresses, and to be
satisfied with the payment of an annual tribute
Thus Servia virtually became one of the inde-
pendent States of Europe.
For Prince Michael and many of the leading
! minds of Servia this achievement of independ-
ence was considered only the first stepping
stone to building up great Servian empire
The Strvians are one of those tribes which by
war and conquest have in the course of
centuries been shattered into a number of
incoherent fragments. The Bosnians and
Montenegrins III Turkey, the Croatians,
Slavonians, Dalmatians, and the Slo-
ventzi, or Wends, in Austria, all speak
substantially the same language with the Ser
vians and constitute with them one nationality.
To reconstruct these fragments as a united
Servan empire is to-day the avowed object of
a number of enthusiasts, who had the warmest
sympathy and cooperation of Prince Michael
The Importance of this movement for the
future of both Turkey and Austria is evident
and the attitude of the successor of Prince
Michael with regard to this question is, there
FORE likely to exercise considerable influence
upon the solution OF the Eastern question.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

An esteemed correspondent, who is in po-
sition that enables him to know whereof he
ailirms, assures us that highly respectable mer-
chants are unwittingly standing between the
authorities and the "gift enterprise swindlers.
For example, the New-York Post Office, which
was recently authorized to detain letters ad-
dressed to spurious gift jewelry firms, denied
the mythical firm of George A. Cooke " Co."
the privilege of box in the General Post
Office building, and thereafter letters addressed
to George A. Cooke & Co. were held by the
Postmaster, who might in this way have done
much toward the breaking up of Cooke u
Co.'s Riverside Orphan Institution" fraud.
But at length Cooke & Co. threw dust into
the eyes of the highly respectable banking
firm of Smith, Randolph & CO., and secured
from them q letter recognizing George A.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

In the Senate, yesterday, Senator Yates
made a speech on the Alabama bill, in which
he advocated the establishment of universal
suffrage by Congress, after which the discus
sion on the bill continuing the Freedmen's
Bureau was continued by Messrs. Hen
bricks, Edmunds Drake, Wilson, Patterson
IN. H., and Davis. AS substitute for
the bill granting political relief to Mr.
Butler of Tennessee, the Judiciary Committee
reported a bill relieving the disabilities, and
requiring as a prerequisite to the holding of of
fee an oath simply to support the Constitution
and to faithfully discharge the duties of the
trust. An amendment to make the bill general
was rejected, receiving only five Demo
cratic votes in the Affirmative. The
substitute was adopted-Yeas, %; Nays,
8. In the House, Mr.. Trimble of
Kentucky objected to a resolution of Mr.. Ash
ley, directing Gen. Scott to take measures to
bring the assassins of Solomon Dill, member
of the South Carolina Legislature, to justice.
Mr. WOOlley having answered all the questions
of the Special Committee was, on motion of
Mr.. Butler, discharged from custody. The Tax
bill was then discussed to the hour of adjourn
ment
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Mr.. Sherman's bill to unity our gold and
silver coinage with that of France, by reducing
our dollar to the value of five francs. provides
that no more silver dollars shall be coined, but
that the gold coins issued under the act shall
be legal tender in all payments, to any
amount, except for such existing bonds of the
United States as are payable in coin. We
really see no just reason why six cents per
dollar should be deducted from the value of
private debts payable in coin, more than of
public debts This and more was done by the
Legal Tender law under pressure of public
necessity, but no such pressing necessity exists
for conforming our dollar to the French five
francs. BY so doing we make it unlike the
dollar of the Mexican and South American
States and of Spain, to which it now corre
spends. There may be important advantages
in unifying the gold currency of nations but
careful provision should be made that it should
not sacrifice the rights of creditors bond
holders, depositors, and all others to whom
fixed sums of money are payable. Protecting
the public creditor is well, but private credit
ors are entitled to like protection.
We print this morning the adverse report of
Senator Morgan on the same subject. 1t was
ordered printed by the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Gen. Buchanan has issued an order forbidding
the Legislature of Louisiana to assemble until
he has been notified by Congress that they accept
its new Constitution; !. e., admit the State.
Congress, in the Reconstruction law, has pro-
vided that the Legislature must meet and adopt
the XIVth Amendment before they will accept
its Constitution or admit the State. Here is
fragrant inconsistency between Gen. Buchanan's
orders and the Reconstruction acts of Congress.
The Board of Registration, who claim to have
succeeded to or been invested with all the
powers of the Constitutional Convention, have
issued an order that the Legislature and the
State officers be installed on the 10th of June,
instant 1t is important that this conflict of
jurisdiction and of action between Congress and
the Board of Registration and the new State
officers, on the one hand, and Gen. Buchanan
acting doubtless at the special instigation of
the President, on the other, should be immedi-
ately settled, or it may lead to the most serious
consequences.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

During the time OF the old German Confed
Grafton, the fortress of Luxembourg was looked
upon as one Of the strongest defenses of the
western frontier against France. When, there
fore, last year, the treaty of London provided
for the dismantling of that fortress, it was to
be expected that Prussia would mt once think
of strengthening its western line of defense.
At first the Government seems to have thought
of erecting upon Prussian SOIL not far from
Luxemburg, new fortress; but this project,
if it was at all entertained, was not carried
out. The Government regarded it as sufficient
to strengthen the fortresses already in existence.
In the whole Kingdom there are 20 fortresses,
and according to statement of the Minister
of War, laid before the Second Chamber in
the session of 1867 it is intended to enlarge
and strengthen all these Notifications. But as
the Prussian Government anticipates greater
danger from France than from Russia, it will
naturally direct its efforts primarily and chiefly
to the western border A Cable dispatch in our
issue of yesterday states that the Government
is about to commence works for the extension
and strengthening of the Notifications of
Cologne. Work on the other fortresses will
soon follow, if it has not. in fact, been begun
long ago, for both Prussia and FRANCE will be
desirous to carry out whatever work is to be
done on the fortresses with as great secresy
as possible
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

1t appears from our Port-au-Prince letter, in
another part of this mornings paper, that the
overthrow of President Salnave is only ques-
tion of time The whole of Hayti, with the
exception of Gonaives and Cape Haytien, is in
arms against him, and he has been able to
maintain his position at the Capital only by
establishing a reign of terror there. Salnave's
short rule has been a troublous time for Hayti,
and his recent high-handed doings taken in
connection with his record previous to his
elevation to the Presidency, show that he be-
longs to that class Of military adventures
whose ill-directed ambition, and reckless dis
regard of constitutional safeguards and re-
straints, are a source of perpetual disorder and
misery to many of the infant Republics of the
New World. At the same time it is gratifying
to learn that. in the midst of the civil commo-
tions with which Hayti is afflicted, the rights
and interests Of foreigners in that country are
properly respected, and that Salnave, despe-
rate though his circumstances may be. is not
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
OBITUARY..

Tuesdays TRIBUNE briefly noticed in Its
local column the sudden illness and death, while being
conveyed to Bellevue Hospital Of Gen. Samuel H. tlsn-
ing Our reporter mistaken in the given name'
which shoud have been STEPHEN b. CUSHING formerly
Attorney General OF the State of Newl0rk Gen. Cush
ing was many years prominent citizen ana one Oh
the ablest lawyers OF Western NewIork residing q.
Ithaca Tompkns County, which county he represented
in the State Assembly in 1881 In 1885 he was eleeleu
Attorney General by the American party and after erv
ing through his term settled IN this city in the pracee
OF the law He about IS years OF age There wero
few more popular orators in Western New YORK thah
Gen Gushing 10 years ago. and as an spaA
he probably had equal OF genial and enthusiastic
ture few men ever enjoyed wider degree OF personal
popularity Since his residence in this city he mas Oee
ineasuraby lost sight Of public man, ana ne mas
been wholly engrossed in the pursuit OF his proieson
Arrangements have been made for the removal OF Ms "
mains TO Ithaca by the public authorities OF that Vase'
where he will be buried with fitting honOrs.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

correspondent complains that we represented
ground bone as "mOre valuable fertilserp
than other compounds for farm use, and h.
says that farmers should be permitted ito b,v
whatever they may decide upon, from DEALER
" of established reputation, who are interested in
giving the exact character and value of what
" they are selling" In addition, he declares that
adulteration is most common with bone fertiI.
izers-so much so that not barrel Of the pure
article can be found in the market
To this We have to say that as farmers by no
means agree on the value of commercial ma
nures-bOne excepted-the idea naturally arises
that these fertilizers are sometimes pure and
sometimes adulterated. In France it is re-
commended that the farmers buy the chemicals
pure, and do their own mixing In this country
they who buy sulphuric acid and bone, and
make their own super-phosphate, decide that
they have an article which is cheaper and more
efficient than that found in the market. As 10
guano, dealers point with confidence to the
Government brand, thereby cOnfessing that
the article which is not branded is impure It
is generally understood that bone grinds much
better with mixture of gypsum, but it is easy
to test bone-dust without the help of chemist,
for acid will decide its value. One thing more.
No patent medicine is advertised so extensively
as the commercial nlanures, and in one city a
nice weekly paper Is printed to push sales.
There must be a good deal of profit to permit
this outlay
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
THE WIDEYISG OF BRoADWAY.

A strong effort is now making to obtain the
widening of Broadway, from Seventeenth to
Fifty-nnth-st., but the opposition to the pro-
posed improvement is equally earnest. Prop
erty owners OH the line of this projected enter
prise are at variance as to the advisability of
undertaking the work. Some insist that no
prospective gains can compensate the owners
and lessees for their immediate losses; others
again assert that to drive business from upper
Broadway at present and force it into the
neghboring avenues, rs the tearing down of
stores on one side of the great thorougbfare
would necessarily do, must involve the possi-
bility of Broadway failing to recover its pres
ent preeminence as place for business; and
many more found their opposition to the meas
ure upon the cost, as it is estimated, S2O0O0,0OO
Certain it is, with the tendency of business to
go uptown with the people, some provision
should now be made for its future accommo-
dation. IL Broadway is not widened now, as
suggested, and good street prepared for the
reception of the annually increasing traffic.
much inconvenience will be experienced here
after. The northern portion of the island cannot
long afford to be almost cut off from COM
muncatiOn with the southern part because of
want of continuous avenues. Access from the
upper TO the lower portions of the city must
be made as free as from the east to the west
side; it should even be freer, because it is
more necessary. If Broadway is not widened
above ground, trade will overflow into places
that are now regarded as sacred to residences;
and the presence of heavily laden carts and
trucks on Fifth or Madison-ave., or other To-
calities whereon the wealthy and afllueDt have
residences, would soon cause the surrender of
these to trade. Privacy and business will not
assimate; and those desirous to maintain o
position in society are always concerned about
the neighborhood." Broadway must be wi
dened. Fifth-ave. must be extended through
WashingtOn-square and carried down to West
Broadway, clear through to the Battery; other
avenues and streets must be opened on both sides
of the city, for trade demands it, and trade is
inexorable,
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
&mns,mtrts. &c.


SpT GALLERY. No S45 Broadway-Day and Eyen
, Az Nsops Psintng The Republic Or EmanP'Oon
JBae tpu.AX TJgEALTR@v,T This DkdtsEGfsy
BRYaNT's NEW MINSTREL HALL-This Eyening:- ti R:.
Tsmmany Building, Fourieenh s., adjoining AeA"e"' V
York by Moonlight" BTyants hinstTeA y
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN This Evening at o.
Theodore Thomas Garden Concerts - - g,
DopwoRTH HAII-This Evening at S.-First Grand
Concert Mons Cesar AlArd =,
FIFTH-AvE ART GALLERY, corner ronfteenIn s1,
Dsv and oaksu Bucket ksulbaehs Csrtoo The
Bra Of the Reformation" - 49,
FRrNcu TuEATER-This Eyening.-Opera BOufe-
q orsbse An. EnIsrs" Mile Aine LSnbele.
IRVING HAI--This Evening-W. II. Wallack in
his Oho Of Oddities"
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIGH-Day and Evening.
Pictures and Sculptures
NIBIo's GARDEN - This Evening at "A. -" The
White Pawn" Parisenne Ballet Troupe
OLYMPIC THEATER-1hs Evening at S.-"Humpty
Dumpy' g. l.. Fox Mdle. Sangah
SAN FRANCIsCo MINsTREIs, No. 5S5 Broadway
This Bveumg. Birch, Wambod. Bernard and Baskus
WALLACK'S-This Evening at S.-"LOttery Of Life"
john BrOugbAn.
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.
Free Lectures TO Ladies and Gentlemen at the Phre-
nocgs Glass ROOM No 5s9 Broadway. afternoon at
Strawberry Festival at the FOrty-thrd-st NJ. H..
ChIreh at p
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Gen. Hancock, the representative of the great
principle of the superiority of the Caucasian
blood, and Ethe right of the White race to
the humble submission of all other races, has
lost CASTE touched pitch, and needs vigorous
publication. If these things be done in green
tree what shall be done in the dryf If an
apostle and high priest of Caucasian purity so
far fOrgets the precious current that flows
through his veins as to make call of cere-
mony and social homage on a Mongolian, a
man of brown skin, jet black queue and ebony
brOws, far darker and nearer the African
shade than many of the four million American
citizens whom Gen. Hancock so specially des-
pises, what is to prevent less fastidous men,
bers of Gen. Hancocks party from indulging
in social calls and pleasant interchanges of
civility with Americans of lighter color,
though still tDged with a visible admixture 7
And the food-gates of society being once
opened, and the foundations of the social struc-
ture removed, and the pillars of the State
pulled down, and the Constitution of our Gov
ernment and the whole nature of terrestrial
and mundane things being completely revOlu-
tionized and flabbergasted, we implore Gen. Han
cock, and those who with him are leading the
way in this dangerous path, to stop and inform
us how, after their malign Vaccinations have
eliminated in their dire results, men of simple
minds and moderate scientific knowledge can
be expected to know who is who or what is
,Iok
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
Delos H. Clark was found lying in the hall.

Delos II. Clark was found lying in the hall
way Of the house No $40 East Thirty second-st wlth
severe cash throat evening He said that ms
wife Jane had attempted TO kill him with razor 0Ho
was arrested and he sent to Bellevue Hospital
Capt. Garland of the Fourteenth Police RE.
cnot while ON broadway the st. Nicholas lss'
evening, observed man whom he recognized as ;pa,
Baker, a well,known burglar prOwlng around tna'
vicinity The officer crossed the street and secreteu n
self In short time David Carroll came up anu ~ Ss
lock up, and was Immediately arrested Dy .,un ta'
Captain, who sent him OF 70 the roSeSts., ,S sn
tered one Of the second story windows as door
locked. After searching the budl3 SaIoaNi S,a IN ne
basement In possession OF brace and BIT also taasS
keys and paddock The first moor Of .he - heayy
stock of ne cloths and imported goods IL supp1sssS
that those men belong TO the ssng VINO were cVu'''
In tho Bowery robbery pgt looz aRs~
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Cooke IL Goa letter which dsarmed tb.
postmaster, and compelled him to surreadss
the letters that he had detained. The mo-.
that was heard of George A. Cooke g. Co. wss
IN Essex Market Police Court where a simn,s
minded Pennsylvanian, who had been victim
lied, told the old story of lottery swindIa
The public have right to expect of our msr
chants that they shall know to what nano..
they affix their names.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Mr.. Wilson has reported an appropriate joint
resolution that all officers or privates who
served in the armies of the Union during the
war should on occasions of state and ceremony
wear the badge of their corps or division.
Nothing could be more proper than to revive
on all proper occasions the honorable and
glorious associations connected with the War
for the IniOn
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

their commissions and mastering in' Lney
--ov .a-..v nIvsC cases Une duties wefe ei'noi
performed during this interval by other rer-
sons or were not performed at all, and "tha;
zone officer should often exercise the authority
"of higher rank than that in which he is COM
"missioned, is common and honorable Incl
"dent of the service, and does not generally
"carry with it any well-founded claim to in
Creased pay and emOluments.r
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Mr.. Shellabarger of Ohio has wisely intro
duced in Congress bill declaring void the
visible -admixture law of Ohio, so far as it re-
lates to the election of Representatives in Con-
gress. Although this infamous law has been
declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
of Ohio, threats have been made that it will
be enforced by Democratic election officers in
the next election. Amy party which would pass
such law would safegeslit even If uncOnsti-
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

~ Letters from Merico, Boston, Lincoln, Ill.,,
and WydndOt, Kansas, The Great Earthquakes,
sippi Constellation, Military Post Demanded IN
the indian Territory, A Sad Case, A Unirersat
Engdring Machine, and the Courts, may be
found on the second page this morning The
Money and other Markets on the third; NeU
Publications on the Sirth and Real Estate
on The Seueuth
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Mr. Dawes of Massachusetts, having an ap-
pointment to the Naval Academy to give
away, has devised an excellent means of
bestowing it properly. He has invited all can
didates for the place to present themselves for
competitive examination at the City Hall in
Springfield. We recommend other representa-
tives to follow his example.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Austrian finances had long been in desper-
ate condition, when, in 1866, the war against
Prussia and Italy increased the public debt by
about SOO,OO00OO forms. To cover the ever
growing Indebtedness of the State, recourse was
had to a series of loans, which were guaranteed
on the State domain. We now learn by Cable
dispatch that the Reichsrath has adopted bill
for the sale of the State domain.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
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0. n. Cutler OF New-York, cotton agent
appointed by Senator Fessenden when he was
Secretary of the Treasury, it is asserted, will
be appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Mr. Cutler is a particular friend of Senator
Henderson. Perry Fuller, Washington lobby
list, is favored by Senators Ross and Fowler.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

The Chief of Police of New-0rleans refuses
to give up his Office to the new Mayor, on the
ground that the military commander alone has
the power to remove him. The Quo -warranto
writ on Mayor Conway is returnable on Monday
next.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

The House Committee on Military affairs has
very wisely reported against the indiscriminate
allowance of back pay to officers of volunteers
for the time that elapsed between the dates Of
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

The Hon. Godlove S. Orth (Rep) has been
renominated in the With Indiana District, and
the Hon. Michael c. Kerr Dem.) has been re-
nominated in the lid District of the same State
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

The cOntumaciOus witness, WoOlley, answered
all the questions of the Impeachment Man
ayers yesterday. His answers merely reiterated
the statements made to the House the other
day in the long document which we printed.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12
ze4!gs4ozs1k TRIBUNE FRIDAY. JUNE IL. ieseG

foundation In truth No member Of the Cabinet has ne
slightest idea Of fres0nir0. has Mr. johnson thought OF
making change"
OF course it Is mono of our business, wo
follow TINS matter merely to show those GENTLE
men who confded in the President how much
they may trust him.
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

Gen. N. B. Forrest of Fort Pillow infamy is
one of the Delegates at Large to the Demo
cratic National Convention from Tennessee. T.
A. r. Nelson, one of the counsel of the Presi-
dent, is another
New-York tribune., 1868-06-12

The National Association of Cotton Manu-
facturers and Planters are now holding their
first meeting in Boston. A report will be found
in another column.