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The New York herald., 1869-05-04

cal movements, b kept up through each Presi-
Dental term, and eliminates every four years
with a new administration. This state of
things was bad enough when the reve-
nue. and expenditures Of the government
amounted only to sixty or seventy mil
lions year; but now, when they amount to
nearly four hundred millions, and the govern
ment and country have become fearfully de-
moralizcd by the late war, the evil threatens
to utterly destroy all public virtue and even
our republican institutions. We are rapidly
following in the steps of the nations that once
Aourlshed and then fell through like causes.
The-more populous and wealthy the republic
becomes the greater danger there Is of the evil
growing. Even in the infancy of this mighty
republic, and before it has reached anything
like the measure of its greatness, the seeds of
decline and fall are sown and unless we
can uproot these by timely reforms our great
country has seen its happiest days. Our future
rests with The people. If they see the evil-if
there be public virtue and wisdom en- ough left,
and they will unite aud organize to reform the
government and its practices, all may bo well
and we may be saved from the danger that
threatens us.
The New York herald., 1869-05-04
THE PLAINS.
Failure Of Pceco Negotiations with the Platte
River Indians-Sioux Determined Upon
War-FriendIy Tribes Remain Quiet.

Failure of Posce Negotiations with the Platte
River Indian5-Si0ux Determined Upon
War-FriendIy Tribes Remain Quiet.
CHICAGO, May 3, 1860.
The following was received at Lieutenant General
Sheridan's headquarters to-day
Writing under date OF March 2S from Fort Sully,
General ID. $. Stanley says:'Everything that has
been done 10 make peace with the Sioux a nation
Is an entire failure The Indians are just as far
rom peace as they were two years ago. They have
boasted while near this place, OF having killed
white men this winter over on the Platte, and
OF stealing horses. believe there are war parties
out now to depredate on the ine Of the Pacific Rail-
road. Their hostility may run on III the same way
without showing itself only by an occasional mur-
der, though fear 1t may develop worse form in
the way OF heavy attacks on the frontier. Unfor-
tunatey for the ideas OF peace advocates, these
Indians say they do not want peace that the whites
are afraid OF them which Is the reason we send SO
much for them TO eat; that they wHi make us leave
this country. and Will stop the boats the Missouri
river.n
The position OF the Sioux who were friendly two
years ago Is unchanged, and they are friendly to-
day. They have gained more In numbers. and all
reports that they scour the country. as has been
stated at Washington, are false.
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TIE NEW yO6x ufaaLo ~ nssaull
Prom the Palmyra mol Spectator. April .,
THE oPEAr PAPER

Prom the Palmyra (Mo) Spectator. April so.I
Tiis GREAT PAPER.
The NEW YORK HERALD IA certainly now the
greatest paper In the world. It prints every day
triple aud qusdruplc shoots containing "a much mat.
ter a. the famous London Times ana great dee,
more news. The HERALD has correspop~-.,,s IN
avery part Of the world anI does no. vo,, Co. ,,..
n.wa nv ''"- bat freely uses the telegraph Il "a
generally a day ahead .. .'iii .ii cc-pesitors wso
make up their reports out OF that Darer: md
its reporters are famous for their enter
prise and ingenuity In gathering up occurrences
line oi steam yachts Is owned and employed by that
establishments to intercept foreign steamers IN order
TO sc. inc latest dates and every appliance known
" put unuer contrbuton 10 make II The paper OF the
United States. In politics the DgRALp il ,ndepcnd.
ent ana strikes sturdy blows ut each political organi
zation IN turn The only party IL heartily supports
~ tue HERALD party. branch O!ice has recently
been started IN Brooklyn to accommodate the grow
ing business OF the establishment In that auarter
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-HRO OPEAN MARKETS.

"a
LONDON MONEY MARKEr-LoSDox, May 81 go.
T.. H. m'-Consols ior money, e3S; for the account
e3b. United states Bvc-twcnty bonds are quiet at
sos. Stocks are duli Fries, 1oi,; Illinois Ceniras.
oS; Atlantic and Great Western, 20.
Rcptcs, III p0c.
FRANKFORT BoU.sE.--FRANxroRr, May 5.-Unlted
States fvetwenty bonus. 80.
blikRrO0I COTTON NMABKET.-IIvERrOoI,M May g.
a:30 l.. M.--1he cotton market closed easier; mid
diing upants, l!,sd. middling Orleans, 12sd. The
Gales pf the day have been 5000 bales.
HtvRr COTTON MAkKyT.-lIAvRE. May 3-Eycn-
ing--Couon closed at 14Sxf. for tres ordnair C. ON
spot, ana ls0lsf for low middling afloat.
LivRRrooL BREADsTUrFs MARkEr.-IIvERrooI,
may 3-Bicadstuifs are 1rmer. Wheat SIS. 4d a ss.
3D. per GENITAL for No. red Western. Flour 2s. Cd.
per bbl. Tor western canal Corn. 26s. ca. per
quarter Tor new mixcd western.
PETROLEUM MARKEr.-ANTw ERp NAV 3--petro-
trolcum " quiet and UNCHANGED.
LIVERPOOL PRoDuCE MAHREr.--TIvRRpooL May
3.-Rosin, 1ds I'd. per cwt. for fine.
LONDON PFoDuCE MARKET--i.oSDoN, May $3.50
!. M..IMlow, as5 81. per cwt sugar, 80 Oh. for
No. IL Dutch standard aioat; lnsoed OIL cal g. per
.0n; Calcutta inseesi saa Cd
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Wrangiing Over the spoi!s.

Washington has become simply an arena OF
combatanis for the spols of Office. From the
President down TO the smallest office-holder or
oificc-scekcr, along the avenues and streets,
10 the hotels and private residences, mixed up
with all social gatherings, and especially
among the Senators aud members of Congress
there has been hardly anything talked about
or thought Of but the spoils. They arc the
bond ar fr;~.iShii, fr;~..iii,p and source Of all enmites
At that centre of corruption and political
schemes. Hardly ever has there been as
much wrangng, bitterness and excitement
over the Offices as during the few weeks Of
Grants administration. The President has
been savagely bearded in the White House by
Senators, aud outside he has been unsparingly
denounced by members Of both houses Of
Congress because he had not Offices enough to
satisfy the Unsuitable dcmlnds of these spoils-
mon. Legislation is a secondary consideration
with our'Congressmen the distribution of four
hundred millions of dollars year among thon-
selves, their friends and partisans Is the main
object. They regard the revenue of the coun-
try and all the Offices as belonging TO them,
and they distribute these just as the heirs of
an estate di vide property. Their whole tone
and bearing TO the President, in the halls of
the Capitol and in conversation, show that thcy
regard the Offices, revenue, government, and
the country, in fact, as belonging to them. In
short, our government has become spols
government and Congress a body of organized
sroilsrten
Fortunately, with the close Of the session Of
the Senate and the dispersion of Senator's and
members 10 their homes there will bc tempo
rary suspension Of the fight over The spoils
and the disgraccful scenes we have had 10
record. But this will only be for q time. The
war will be renewed II enters into oil polti-
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ENGLAND.
Tho Irish Church Bill Amendments.

Tho Irish Church Bill Amendments.
LONDON, May 3-Midnight.
The House OF Commons, IN committee tonight, re.
sumed the consideration OF the Irish Church bill.
Clause thnty-six, concerning the Regtum Donu,,,,
was 80 amended as TO include within the provision
for compensation the ministers OF oil congregations
entitled eventually to a share OF the grant.
Mr.. Gladstone admitted that the compensation
was small, but the endowments were small com.
pared with the services rendered by the Presby.
terians in Ireland, and according TO principle OF
the bill the present endowment was the only basis
for compensation.
CLAUSE 81. providing for compensation 10 the profes.
sors and for payments in respect to the buildings Of
Belfast College, was stricken ont IN compliance with
the request Of the Presby terian Synod and with the
consent OF the government. Mr.. Gladstone inti-
mated that other provisions would be made for this
college.
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sores Of fringe tights AMI sassels 10 the burIesqus

glories OF fringe tights AMI tassels 10 the buresqus
OF "Iucretia B0rgia."
& Ihe New iorx Circus is meeting with much @ % sue
week. Next Monday IL pitches its tent In the Quaker
CITY, In which town It is TO remain for two weeks to
delight the apprecatlve inhabitants.
Mrs BOwers closed her engagement OF three weeks
at the Boston theatre last Saturday night Joe Jcf-
ierson succeeds her at the same house with "RiP
Miss Lucille Western will tarry for another week
among the moral ana afIectoDate Chicagonans to
uensht tuem with the ''Child Stealer'' and tho
"Green bushes"
Fanny Morgan Phelps IS drawing good houses in
,, 9at LAKE Guy by her lmpersonation OF the "Wld
Irish Giri' and the "Actrcss by Daylight"
ixioi' Was introduced TO the aston,shcd K0nucks
title role. Miss Hariand Is supported by good com.
panf. anu VIII unquestonably soon become as great
nasorie III the Canadas as she already Is in New
iaIepa-Rosa sang for the Jersey Teutonites last
ngnt n,g ana on next Friday evening she viii favor the
HarirOrdltes OF Connecticut In o similar manner.
Miss Jennie klmbail Is tickling the ''recon-
struced' OF Atlanta with English opera bouGe.
St. Louis was last week captured by gyInnasts.
The Hanlons and Pau did their breaknecS acts &C
one theatre the ircgories made the 'eap for life'
upon one leg the Tying trapeze at another. Quite
enough In the way OF aerial gymnastics for young
Mrs. Scott-siddons commenced short ENGAGE
ment in Detroit last night. The "Naiad Queen"
with young army OF shortskirted nymphs Is hold
ing court IN the same city. Detroit has shaken or
its lethargy and Is getting somewhat excited.
Tomorrow evening the Theatre Comique, Boston.
IcOpcnS IOr tiie SUMMER season Win "Humpty
Dumpty," q scale Of grandeur equal to that
which characterized the piece in this city. II thus
be the case it will Ill tae Comique from now until
the heated term.
Nine. Ristori s to appear shortly in Amsterdam.
and It IL understood she Will also play in the priuc
pal places OF Holland.
Madame yarian Hoffman. the favorite prima
donna, VIII have complimentary concert at Apollo
Hall on Wednesday evening" 1t will be given under
the auspices of some OF tile leading people OF Che
metropolis.
Charles MacEvoy with his HibernicoS IL down
East. Shows in Portland shortly.
Mile Nilsson tells her friends that there IA no
foundation for the stories Of her being about to be
married to the Duke de Massa, the MARQUIS dc
Scepeaux. Russian prince, or anybody else. She
mas before her a long list OF professional engage
ments In England, America ana elsewhere, and con-
templates The fulhlment Of all OF them.
Zoe the Cuban Sylph, French Spy, &C., plays in
Harry Watkins and wife, comedians are playing
an engagement at Rochester this week.
The wOrrell Sisters are illustrating the fOe3
OF chivalry in the ''Fied OF the Cloth OF Gold" in
New Orleans.
Mr.. Tau. the Muscovite navigator OF the air. ia en-
deavoring to break his neck ut De Bars st. LOuis.
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Tho Union HALLWAY Rins-Whiskey Rings
auI Whiskey Bills.


aui Whiskey Bills.
There are some fifty whiskey ring bills
ready to be presented to Congress for action
at its December session. The interested
parties are all hard at work laying their Con-
gressional wires and drawing up their plans
for the campaign. The exit of the old admin
istration destroyed much of their machinery
and threatened, for the moment, to completely
wreck their organizations. The evil hands
into which the late Executive fell were the
agents OF the various rings, especially of the
whiskey and national bank rings. The latter
are now completely at sea and are looking
about for new means to fasten upon the new
power the Same corrupt surroundings that did
80 much damage to the old. Whether they
will succeed or not depends very much upon
the watchfulness of President Grant and his
ability to guard his position from approach.
The influence, however, is powerful, and
insensbly the Executive may fall into the
snare.
In Congress we see the Union Pacific Rail-
road ring triumphant, and its directors and
~""SSi"-oi h"ius COTTuptioH uliu
ill-acQuired means in the face of all
decency and legislative morality. We re-
member, only few years since, Rhode
Island Senator acknowledged frankly that he
had taken fee for certain Congressional work,
under plea that it was the habit in Congress.
The Senate did not like to be told OF their dis.
honorable habits, and caused the resignation
of the offending Senator. To-day, however,
we are mere civilized. We have Oakes Ames,
Henry Wilson, e. NJ. Dodge, II. Price and J.
Wilson--'all honorable men"--rapidly driving
the national locomotive across the Continent.
Two OF these gentlemen have the inestimablo
boon OF voting upon their own jobs, with the
privilege of the floors of both houses, upon
which 10 carry on their lobbying. Here they
plot for the plunder of the national Treasury
and carry out their schemes with only such
success as is guaranteed by a large division of
the spos freely made. The fact that Congress
winks at all this is the best comment as to the
morality of that august but revolutionary as
sembly. This alone is o proof Of how COM
pletely the Senate is in the hands of the plum
derers Where the remedy to correct all this is
to come from it is diilcplt to tell; one thing is
certan-it will come from the people, and, if it
cannot be corrected in accordance with written
law, the bayonet will clear the wreck and pre-
pare for change of government.
The New York herald., 1869-05-04
VIRGINIA..

Chief Jusfice Chase--OpeNing Of the United
States Circuit CoIrt-Thc Ir0n.clad Oath
Dispensed With.
RICHMOND, May 8, 1859.
Chief Justice Chase arrived this afternoon and
opened the United States Circuit Court assisted by
Judge Underwood. The Chief Justice briefly
Charged the Grand Jury. The jury was composed
entirely Of whites, and the ronclad oath being ais
pensed with many Old citizens appeared in the jury
box for the first time since the close of the war.
The case of C.. Grn involving the legality Of Judge
UnderwOOds decision setting aside the action OF the
State courts whose officers are Ineligible under the
fourteenth amendment, was called and will--ec
argued tomorrow.
The Seventeenth infantry arrived here tonight
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MARYLAND.

An Insurance Case-Eurning Of Barnum's
Museum, New Yorls--Verdict Against Balti.
more Companies.
BALTIMORE, May 3, 1869.
In the Superior Court Of Baltimore city this morn
ing IN several SUITS brought By James Kelley Of New
York, against six insurance companies of this city
to recover the policies Of insurance on the building
known as Barnun's Museum, in New York city,
Judge Dobbin instructed the jury that there was
such sale OF conveyance Of the property by Beekman
and Reeder before the fire as would forfeit their
right Under the policies OF insurance. Judgment
was then entered against the six Baltimore compa-
MES for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. The
amount insured in this city IS about $4,000.
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TtlEGRAPnic NEWS iTsMS.

Henry Cutting, OF South Bridge Mass, walked OF
the road into the Quinebaug river at that place on
Saturday and was 1rowned.
Rev. G. l.. lIu,clns OF st. Johns parish Boston,
has accepted a call as assistant in the Cathedral
Episcopal church in'Bunalo. N. Y.
senator Spraguc was eerenaded at the Coniinen-
tai Hotel, Philadelphia, last evening, by the Work
ingmens Association. lie made u brief speech ac-
bnowledging the compliment
The dead body Of John Dorrigan was found IN the
south part OF Worcester, Mass, yesterday morning
An autopsy revealed no injury except the gouglug
out OF the lett eye. The manner OF his death Il
mystery.
Yesterday morning an eastern boand freight train
on the Toledo, Peoria and Wabash Railroad broke
through the bridge over Panther creek, near Sccor,
Illinois. killing he engineer and seriously inuiing
the breman several chra were sma ned.
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the NEW y0sx preAlO IN OREGON.

from the Portland fOrcson) Herald. April 1871
The NEW YORK HERALD has introduced new fea-
turc. Each Monday morning t gives synopsis OF
the prominent pulpit discourses OF the previous day
In New York. Brooklyn and elsewhere. 1t styles IL
- new missionary movement" and says It viii not
rest contcutcd "uptil we see more life In the
churches. more activity. more power IN the pulpit.u
Ibis IL only u rctaatorg means we suppose. The
religious journals have lntcrmeddcd so much with
politics lately that the HERALD Is determined TO get
even Dy furnishing religious journal. And we
must say that, compared with the Independent aud
some other so-callcd religious journals Il ranks
The New York herald., 1869-05-04
Our Foreign News, Our Teiegrams and Ou
Special Correspondence.

Our Foreign News, Our Teiegrams and Oul
Special Correspondence.
Day after day we present in the columns o
the HERALD news sent by telegraph and by
mail in such amount and of such value as
defes comparison with anything now or at any
previous time existing in the shape of journal
istic literature. Our Abyssinian enterprise,
which at the time commanded the attention OF
the civilized world, has not yet and will not
soon be forgotten. 1t is only day or two
since We gave the American public, by special
telegram the opinions Of the London press on
Senator Summers speech the day after they
appeared in London. The American people
see and acknowledge the enterprise of q
journal which seeks to serve them, and to
serve them with the best, and that without
miserable and restraining regard to cost and
labor.
We call attention to a feature of the HERALD
OF yesterday. There was the usual telegraphc
intelligence from Europe and from all the
centres of population on this Continent Over
and above this We had special correspondence
from Reno station, from Chile, from Peru,
from Brazil, from st. Domingo, from Hayti,
from Jamaica, and from three different centres in
Australasia, Sydney, Melbourne and yelling
son. We published also very interesting cor
respondence from China. In addition to this
we published special correspondence from
Paris, from Madrid, from Berlin, from Pesth,
from Constantinople and from Cork. All this,
too, aside from an interesting and well Sc
lectcd abstract of general European news.
If newspaper means anything il means
chat those who read it should get news. It is
our object to give our readers news, and news
in a cosmopolitan city like New York means
the news of the world. The reader of the
HERALD Of yesterday morning learned almost
all that could be learned of the present
condition and immediate prospects of the
Pacific Railroad, one of the greatest Won
ders OF modern times; found out almost
all that was worth finding out about
Australasia, where many of them have friends,
an6where the gold mania is likely 10 receive
fresh impulse from The discovery of the big
gest nugget ever yet found; about Brazil,
where much difficulty must he encountered and
overcome before monarchy can be firmly
established on this Continents about the West
Indian Islands, which can never be at rest
until they form part of the great republic;
and about China, one Of the greatest centres
of the worlds life, just opening its eyes to the
new civilization, and about the internal affairs
and foreign relations Of almost every country
in Europe.
IL ls not too much to say that no existing
journal in any part of the world can spread
before its readers so rich aud 80 varied q rcpast
in the shape Of foreign news 1t is but truth
to add that such repast is not unfrequently
found by the HEIALD's million readers.
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A Tory Protest Against Disestablishmcnf.

LONDON, may ., loos.
public meeting was held at st. James Hall to-
night. under tory management protest against the
bill for the discstablshment OF the Irish Church.
The audience was large and many conservative
Peers and members OF the House OF Commons were
present. Resolves were adopted strongly condemn
ing Mr.. Gladstones bill and calling on the House OF
Lords to reject or materially alter it.
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ING Est,bli.hmeat having made extensive
additions 10 iis "matcrial,' In the shape
oF Presses. Type, &C., A., isncw prepared
Iis patrons aud the public klcy fu'l wslt
i,s styie OF work and It's moderate prices.
our designing and wood engraving de-
psitmsnl las been considerably enlarged
IL meet the demands of the public. sni
We pcg 70 nrer 10 our patrons onr On.
may see nj 10 give, feeling assured that
| our prices will compare fsvorabiy with
any other work OF the kind. Posters,
/ Circulars, Cards, Pamphlets OF every de.t
scrtption, Law rrinung, kc., Ac. fiain
I at short notice and nj very low price. |
~ Nassau street, old Herald Building.
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GENERAL CESPEDES PRESIDING.
Annexation Declared to Be One Of the Aims
Of the Revolution.
QuESADA APPOINTED GENERALISSlMO.
Destruction Of Iadisn villages
in Alaska.
CUBA.

Congress at Sibanicu-Cespedes Presiding
Patriots Fighting for Annexation to the
United States-Quesada Named Geuerniis.
simo-The Members Sanguine Of Success.
HAVANA, April ao via KEY WEST May 3, 1869.
We have received advces from Nuevitas of tho
Goth. which state that the grand Congress OF Cuban
patriots was in session at Sibancu, village in the
central district of the island about eight leagues
from Puerto Principe. There were thirty members
present, representing oil parts of the island Gene
raj Cespedes presided in the deliberations.
Resolutions were passed unanimously declaring
nexation to the United States.
General Quesada was chosen Ceneralisslmo OF the
forces
The feeling OF the members was sangune of sue
cess land the most determined spirit was mani.
tested.
There have been number OF arrests recently In
the Puerto Principe district among whom are Be.
tancourt Mora, Reco, Sanchez Arteaga, Borreo
and Emilio Marquee, comprising part OF the Rcvoiu-
tOnary Committee.
Appearance of Insurgents Near CincO Villas
ConfscatiOn Of Rebel Esfntes-EInvana
Markets.
HAVANA, May 3. 1882
The Havana journals to-day announce that the in
surgents have appeared in the jurisdiction of Cnco
Villas and surrounding country.
Many large Plantations and estates have been
seized in the country by the government officers
under General Duce's cOnfiscation Cecree.
The steamer Juniata sailed to-day for Philadelphia
Sugar market quiet; business to-day small, but
prices remain firm; offers made On basis OF 81. reals
per arrobe for No. IL Dutch standard. Exchange
unatered.