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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

SpAN-PRMs RuMoRED CoUP DETAT.-
From Paris we learn that General Prim has
grown tired Of the unsettled state Of things in
Spain, and that he seriously meditates coup
Getdt, with the view Of placing the young Duke
Of Genoa on the throne and proclaiming him
self Dictator during the Kings minority.
Another despatch has it that Prim has denied
any intention Of coup d6tat, but that he
declares 1t to be his belief that an immense
majority of the Spanish people are in favor Of
the Duke that the Dukes mother favors her
sons candidature, and that the probability is
the Duke will soon be proclaimed King of
SPAIN The two dispatches are not altogether
contradictory. Prim has the army at his back,
and he knows it. II will not surprise us to
learn that the coup dttat has been accom-
plishcd-that the Duke of Genoa has been
proclaimed King and Prim Dictator. But
we shall not then be convinced that Spain
has found her haven Of rest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14
Personal MOVEMENTS.

Lopez, OF Paraguay, was educated in France.
Bonner's horses are ssd to be worth $500. 000--a
fortune In itself.
Victor Emanuel drives In blue chariot drawn
by TWO chestnut horses.
Admiral Dahlaren owns coal lands Ia Ohio and 10
out there looking after them.
Gladstone has been elected an honorary member
Of the Constantin0ple Academy OF sciences.
Only about 900 lighting men OF the Apache In.
dtans left. General Ord says the race @ fast ay
Ing out
young woman OF Paterson. ". j.. has gone out
to india to marry u young missionary whom shc mas
never seen.
Dominique Lanats, an Old merchant OF New Or
leans, died last week, leaving fortune OF million
and q quarter.
In Providence r. T., a gentleman gave 4 lady q
bird cage, and she breach Of promised hlm, getting
q verdict OF $4,000.
Rochester, N. r.. has peculiar sort OF Mayor,
who recently vetoed q bl OF Councils for keeping
the street lamps lighted aii night.
Brigham Young recently lectured the sisterhood
on table matters, advising them TO avoid mutiph-
city Of dishes. aud rely on Johnny cake"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

THE SPANISH GUNBoATs. give to-day a
report of the actual condition of the Spanish
Of the gunboats being almost
ready to depart for Havana, under convoy of
the Spanish war steamer Pizarro, which lately
brought over officers and men for them, and
second fotilla being likely to be completed in .
fortnight, and to be oficered and manned from
second Spanish war steamer which is
expected to arrive We give also list of the
officers and of the American engineers engaged
for the first expedition. In connection with
this report it is noteworthy that Senator Car
penter has lifted his voice in the Senate in
favor Of the cause of Cuban independence,
having introduced yesterday resolution
which he gave notice that he would call up on
Wednesday for debate and action--to prevent
the sailing Of the Spanish gnnboats from New
York SO long as the rebellion continued in
Cuba.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

British Anairs-The Old Sore 0Dsu ASnis.
Our cable dispatches from Great Britain
are Of the most alarming description. Cabinet
meetings are being held in London. The
state Of Ireland is the special cause Of these
meetings. 1t is said that az the result q these
Cabinet. deliberations certain sections OF
1reland-viz., the county of Tippersy, In
Munster, and some portions Of Ulster--are to
be proclaimed in state of instruction 1t Is
added that five thousand additional troops are
to be sent to Ireland without delay, this rails
ing the actual force in Ireland to thirty
thousand men. II Is further said tint when
Parliament reassembles ON the 10th of jan
uary bill will be introduced empowering the
government to suspend the act of habeas
corpus at will, thus dispensing with The neces-
sity Of waiting for the action Of the legisla-
ture.
.Some OF this intelligence seems to US ques-
tionable. II shoots ahead little tU wildly.
At the same time no one can reflseto admit
that Ireland is in a troubled and, 80 ar as the
British government Is concerned, msatisfac-
tory condition. One man, who is anotoriOus
Fenian, has been elected to the imperial Par
lament, and other Fenians now in Prison are
popular candidates. Whatever the explana-
ton, the fact Is undeniabIe that dr. Glad
stones Church measure has not satisfied the
Irish people, and that his promised settlement
of the land tenure system does lot soothe
1ol H. IoJ g.
build up g great reputation as tie healer
Of Ireland's sores; but in proportin as sue
cess seems to have been merited allure has
been marked. For centuries Ireland has
complained of two living practical wrongs
an alien Church establishment and an
obnoxious system Of land tenure. The former
Of these grievances Mr.. Gladtone has
removed; the latter he promises toremove in
the first session Of Parliament. 1ehold the
result Ireland Is moro ant-Emlish than
ever.
What is the reason3 Is it that Ireland is
absolutely irreconciable? Or ID it that
Irishmen have SO long been used t be angry
with the Englishmen that they have begun to
look forward with a holy horror to he loss of
their IDENTIFY We have heard of an Irish wo-
man who got tired ofher husband because Pat
Ws too good-natured and would not help to get
up row. Is this the case now as between Ire
land and England 2 The situation is certainly
peculiar and somewhat of puzzle. We await
further developments with some degree Of
interest.
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Holding Back ON the Cuban Question
What Does IL Meant

Whit Does IL Mennf
Every one asks with some surprise what the
apparently pro-Spanish policy of the admins
traton and The seemingly studied reticence of
Congress on the Cuban question mean. Even
those members Of Congress who are most
pronounced and advanced in favor Of Cuban
independence or annexation are holding back.
Monster petitions to Congress, with seventy
thousand signatures, for the recognition of
Cuban beIligerency or independence are laid
aside for the present, and that upon the motion
Of members who have been the warm
friends Of Cuba. Months ago the President
did not hesitate to express opinions highly
State was scarcely less sympathetic and hope
full for Cuba than his chief. All this is on
record. Cur Minister at Madrid was instructed
to tell the Spanish government, nearly nine
months ago, that public opinion in the United
States was so strongly in favor Of the Cubans
that the administration and Congress would be
compelled at no distant day to recognize them.
At the end of the session of Congress last
spring the House Of Representatives passed
resolution unanimously expressing sympathy
with the Cubans in their struggle for freedom
and authorizing the President to recognize
them. 1t Is known, too, that our government
made an effort, about the sane time, to nego-
tiate with Spain for the independence Of Cuba.
Nor should it be forgotten that the seizure
and detention of the Spanish gunboats for a
time had no real relation to Peru. No one
had any idea that these gunboats would or
could be used against Peru. The government
knew this, and, therefore, using the Peruvian
Minister or the pretended quasi war with Peru
in the matter was mere pretext There Is no
doubt that the object at the time was to serve
the Cubans in an indirect way. Everything
tended to show that the government and
people of the United States were steadily
advancing to point when this country would
interpose in some way or other in favor Of
Cuban Independence. Everybody expected il,
the press anticipated 1t and the poor Cuhans
were inspired with hope by it. That was the
state of the question up to two weeks
ago, and great deal was expected
from the President and Congress, or from
Congress, at least, as soon as the session
commenced. General Grant said even to one
of the Cuban Junta, in an interview ten days
since, that Congress would take prompt
action on the subject Of Cuba.
Now let Ms look at the other side OF the
picture Let US see how far the hopes that
were inspired have been realized, how far
the administration have acted In accordance
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The delegation Of radicals from Virginia
who are now pressing upon Congress and the
President ''loads Of documents" to show that
the State should not be admitted into the
Union, had much better have stayed where they
belong. 1t ID this class of fellows who have
been retarding reconstruction all along. Hav-
ing done all the mischief they could at home
1t indeed 1t is proper to call the "Mother Of
Presidents" the home Of the carpet-bagger-
they come to Washington to put q brake on
the wheels Of reconstruction progress. The
President has already, in his Message, recon-
mended the admission Of Virginia and the re-
cognition of her members on the floor of
Congress. There is no doubt that Congress
itself is inclined to accept General Grants sug-
gestions, and bring the old State into the
Union, relieved other disabilities, acknowledge
ing that she has conformed to all the require
ments of the law in the matter. What does
this little radical cabal, then, want in Wash
ington9 1t is said that there is . load Of
proofs about fraud and intimidation in the late
election. If so, these are questions which
can be settled in Virginia. II there were
any 'repeaters" operating there, the local
courts, we suppose, can dispose of them with
out delegation coming to Washington to
grumble about it. 1t is better to let Virginia
come back without further quibbling or petty
opposition, now that she stands on the
threshold. How little this delegation could
reasonably hope to effect with the President
or the Reconstruction Committee, to whom
their doleful plants were to be made, is plain
from the bill introduced in the House yester-
day by Mr.. Butler, Chairman of the Recon-
struction Committee-which will doubtless be
promptly passed-declaring s'that the State
of Virginia is entitled to representation in the
Congress Of the United States"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14
The Sunday Discourses Of tho Herald.


Like Father Hyacinthe, in his broad,
world-embracing catholic views of the
enduring and expansive principles Of Chris
tianity, it is our purpose in our Sunday edito-
rial religious lessons to our readers to cult
vate tho grand idea Of the tendency of the
material and moral forces of the age to q
fusion Of all creeds, all colors and all nations
under one general system. Here we have
scope and verge enough to embrace all
the prophets, all the apostles and all
the religion founders and leaders, and
churches, and orders, past and present,
in the four quarters of the globe. How dit
ferent this from the small distractions, and
bubbles of doctrine, and p-logic, and
twaddle on the peculiar kinks and crotchets of
this sect, that sect and the other Of religious
professors. The long and bloody reign of
universal ignorance and superstition, of civil
wars and wars between nations is drawing to
close with the extension of the amalga-
mating moral forces Of modern enlightenment,
with its scientific inventions and appliances.
The new era may be dated from the sup
preston of African slavery, with the downfall
of our late rebellion for in this great revolu-
ton the whole world has been awakened to
he invincible and progressive moral forces Of
the steam engine, the electric telegraph and
the Independent press.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

WAR NEWS FROM PAR4aUAY.--The war
news from Paraguay is to-day highly favorable
to the prospects Of the allied forces, as it
usually is when 1t comes By way Of Lisbon.
This is not the first time that the fall of one
after another of the strongtolds of the Para
guayans has been confidently announced. But
how often the announcement has been contra
dicted day or two afterwards by news from diff
ferent and more reliable souices If the allies
are now said to be marching On 'the last outpost
Of President Lopez" we must not too hastily
infer that they viii surely reach it. Whatever
may be the 6lal result Of the war the brave
and stubborn resistance Of the Paraguayans
will be historical.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

TnE GOLD PANIc-A CONGRESSIONAL
INVESTIGATION. The subject Of the septem-
Der gold panic is to meet investigation at Con-
gressonal hands. Representative Fox,
whose district includes Wall street, has
made himself conspicuous for his efforts to
have > select committee of investigation
appointed, but his resolution Bearing direct
anirnus toward General Grant he was very
properly overslaughed by the majority. 1t is
rather late in the day to make the President
responsible for the vagaries of his brothers-in-
law. Tho matter was amended by another
resolution, emanating from Mr.. Schenck.
directing the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency to make the investigation, and clothing
them with the necessary powers. We doubt If
anything new will be developed or If any
result will be attained which will punish the
conspirators or prevent recurrence of SINH
lar conspiracies.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14
KILLED At PLAY.
A Natal snowbalIing Anatr--A Little Boy the
Victim.

A Eaiai snewbalIing Anstr--A Little Boy the
Victim.
Coroner scnirmer was yesterday notified tnax
John poody lad six years OF age, had died at tho
residence OF his parents, No. s22 East Fifty-sixth
street. from the effects, donpticss, OF unntentlons
violence indicted upon him. Deceased ana some
other boys or nearly hts own age, on Sunday after.
noon were playiully engaged In throwing snowballs
at each other. While thus amusing themselves .
SNOWFALL full OF ica or some harder substance, struck
sibie to the pavement. He was taken up and con-
veyed into the house, when physicians were called
and efforts made to restore him To Consciousness,
but without avail. He grew worse gradually and
expired ct two O'CLOCK In the morning. No ono
seemed 10 know who threw the hard Substance
which caused DEATH An inquest viii DO held on Tia
body to-daJ.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

'pocToR' SmHE THE CoRoNGR's MANN
assaulting Mr. Baldwin, the reporter, because
dispeased with paragraph that had appeared
In tho HERALD, the man Shine merely gave
another indication that the same rufflanly
instincts that prompted the Scanned affair pre-
vail in all the departments Of our municipal
government.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

New POSTAGE STAMPS. attempt ia
to be made to give us decen. postage stamps.
We suppose it will fail as so many have hith-
erto. Our postal authorities try too much.
II they win only take the Italian or French
stamp aud put Washington's head In the place
of NapoIeon's or Victor Emanucl's they cannot
fail; but they viii try some improvements and
spoil all.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

THE WINTER LUNAoY CAsR.-This compli-
Gated case came up again before the Supreme
Court yesterday, and Judge Barnard appointed
a new trustee in place Of the one to whom
John Livingston is alleged to have managed,
by fraud, trick and DEVICE" to have trust
deed made In 1868, but whom he is said to
have been prosecuting with lawsuits for q
long while in order to get him removed. That
Mr.. Livingston is what DR.. johnson would call
"a good hater" may be inferred from the
venomOus abuse which he has industriously
collected and fnriously poured upon Judge
Barnard. But he seems to have overshot his
mark in putting violent expressions of his
own coinage in the mouth of another person.
The latter denies having made the allegations
against the Judge which Livingston himself
had made and then attributed to him. Judge
Barnard said, with characteristic fearlessness,
that she did not consider he could be injured
by any such allegations The prolonged
proceedings in this case exhibit a strange
sAte of things, when either of two litigaut
parties venture to make, with or without
foundation, serious charges of fraud and
corruption against Judges Of the Supreme
Court.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

MILITARY HoNoRs TO GEORGE PEABODY
1t is all right for the United States govern
ment to turn out its marines to escort Mr..
Peabody's remains to the depot on their arrival
here. That is the only expression of honor In
its power. But to turn out our city militia to
do military honor to this distinguished citizen
in trip to Massachusetts, would be absurdly
inappropriate. It would be much better to
parade all our benevolent societies and all our
schools to fttingly honor man Of great
benevolence and friend of education.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

THE FoRGERIEs IN New York STATE
Bounty BoNDs.-We present elsewhere the
additional facts which have transpired since
the report of the late forgeries in New York
State bounty bonds was published in the
HERALD of Sunday. These disclosures indicate
that when the full extent Of the forgeries shall
be made known the losses Of the bankers and
brokers who were swindled into lending money
on the altered bonds will be found TO exceed
half million dollars.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

IMPORTANT DECISION BIZ CHIEF JusTTCH
CHASE. opinion delivered yesterday in
the United States Supreme Court, by the Chief
Justice, sustains the authority of Congress to
tax the circulation Of the State banks, affirm
ing the powers Of government to create o ma
tional currency and the constltutionality o
acts for the emission Of Treasury notes. A
dissenting opinion was presented by Mr.. JUS
tioe Nelson and concurred In by Mr.. Justice
Davies, contendins that the tax upon the circu-
lation Of the State banks Is an unjustifiabls at
tempt to crush them out Of existence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

MONTHLY PENsIoNs-WHY Nor? - The
Ladies' Union Relief Association have In con-
temptation an excellent modification of the
present system of paying pensions to widows
of soldiers. These pensions are now paid on
the LIST of March and the LIST Of September.
The result is that not only docs great incon-
venience arise in the Pension Office on pay
days as well as to the recipients themselves,
but many poor widows and sick soldiers are
greatly distressed by the long interval between
the payments. 1t is proposed that the law
shall be 30 amended as to make the payments
monthly, and to substitute for the existing
cumbrous system that of sending money orders
to those entitled to pensions 1t is claimed
that this plan will abolish the pension agencies,
which are fruitful source Of fraud and extor-
ton, from which the poor suffer severely at
times. For this reason alone, apart from the
economy to the government In disbursing
pensions, the movement on the part of these
charitable ladies commends itself to our judg-
ment. Let the pensions be paid monthly
instead Of halfyearly by all means.
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NEW YORK HERALD
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BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.
~~~~~~>~~<r~>-~><-~>~~~~
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
PRoPRIET
Volume xxxIv. ........................No 34S
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING
BOOTHS THEATRE, I'D st, between S.h s,A avs
fas AkREr WIVES or WINDSOR
OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broaoway.-UsDER rnn GAS
LIeET.
o&sAs ne BAzAs--A Poou Goosr.
NIBLos GARDEN, Broaaway.-rux LITTLE prrro
TIyK--AN OpJrCT OF INTEREST,"
WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAaERfR Broadway. cor.
nsr Theth sLhatnec daily Performance every evening
BowERY THEATRE. Bowery-TuH DuEL IN the
Neutrality-suspicious., THE NEwsEoY.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC, l4th street-Ir,LlAw orrRA-
PIrELx.
wALLACK's THEATRE Broadway and 18Th street.
CAPTAIN OF THE WATcH-woopcooKs LIrrLR GAME
THE TAMMANY. Fourteenth street.--THH BuELrsaus
OF BAD DioKEY.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner Of Eighth and
Esd sircet-LIsGARD's BUsLEsouE CoMBIsATIos
MRS r. B. coNwAy's PARK THEATRE. Brooklyn
THE ROMANCE OF A PooR YoUsa MAN.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE, DOL Bowsry ia
vooALisI. NEGRO hISsrRELsY, 4G
THEATRE CoaIoUE, sl4 Broadway.-coxIo VOCAL.
ISM, NEGRO AoTs &c
BRYAETs' OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building 18th
G--BRYAN1s' MIHsTEKLs.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS SIS Bros iway.-Ermo-
Plan MIsBrRKLsY, NEGRO Aors 10
wAvERLEY THEATRE. No. 720 Broadway-Eruro
riAs hissrRELsY, NEGRO Aors, &c.
NEW YORK CIRCUS Fourteenth street. EoURsTRIAs
AND GYMsAsiio PERFORMANCES, ko
BooLEY's OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.-AooLxr's
sohERvILLE ART GALLERY, Fifth avenue aud 18th
stss--ExniBITIos OF THK NINE AusBs.
poRE ART UNION, 6s7 Broadway.-ExHtBrr,os or
PAINTINGS.
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. SIS Broadwsy-
BoiKNoH AND Art
LADIES' NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, S1ek
Observation-Disclosures ONLY IN ArrESpAsok.
TRIPL e S III t. EFT.
Rev York, Tuesday, December II, 1869.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BOOTHS THEATRE. dst between 5th ana stA AVS
Tas MkREr WIVES WINDSOR
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BoWERY THEATRE. Bowery.-TnK DuKL IN THE
htsr-SIoopENUs-DIoK,r THE SEwsEoY.
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Yesterday In the General Term OF the
Supreme Court Judge Clerke, the presiding
Justice, rendered the judgment of the court ON
the writ OF error obtained by the counsel OF
John Real, affirming the verdict of guilty pro-
nounccd by the jury in the Court OF Oyer
and Terminer and refusing new trial.
Real was convicted in February last
OF murder in the first degree for having
killed police officer Smedick in the summer Of
1868. It was urged by the defendants coun-
sci that the court which tried him had NO
jurisdiction, az he was tried In February,
1869, and the case having been transferred
from the General Sessions in August, 1858,
the February term Of the Court of Oyer aud
Terminer was not the next term after tho
transfer was made, at which the defendant
ought to have been tried under tho law, and
therefore his trial was without law and
coram non judice. A number Of the rulings
Of Judge Barnard during the trial and his
charge to the jury were also objected to a.
erroneous and invalidating the verdict. On
all the points and objections raised the court
decided against the defendant the grounds Of
the decision being deliberately stated in tho
opinion of Judge Clerke. Judge Barnard con-
CURED in the result. Judge Cardoxo filed his
views, dissenting from the judgment of tho
Court and expressing his conviction that
new trial should have been granted.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14

WOODS MUSEUM AND MESAGERfE, BROADWAY cor.
Thirteh st-Manec daily Performance every evening
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Twenty-fourth u.-Dos
: &sAR ne BAZAS--A PooH Goosr.
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NIBLo's GARDEN, Broadway.-ruK LITTLE DrrEo
TIvK--AN OEJrCT OF INTEREST,"
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OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broaoway-UsDEn IKE GAS