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The New York herald., 1869-09-08
The Sultan and tue Viceroy.

The special correspondence from CONSTANT
nople, under date of August l6, published in
our columns yesterday, presented a compre-
hensive and exhaustive exhibit of the Turco-
Egyptian difficulty question in its chief points
of aspect-imperal and dynastic, territorial
and tributary. The communication is conse-
quently of exceeding value just now for the
better elucidation of subject which may, per-
haps must, eventually complicate some of the
leading Powers Of Europe in its solution,
peacefully or by another war in the East, soon
after the complete opening Of the Suez Canal
The family of the Sultan, as well as the family
Of the viceroy, have claims and counter claims
with many varied and dstracting interests in
the case, for which reason it would not be sur
prising If IL were not settled finally without
direct foreign interference. In this view alone
the actual condition Of the health Of Napoleon
becomes Of Importance, and the result Of his
present illness Of serious interest; for his
death at such a moment would be not only a
loss 10 France, but perhaps cause for the
disturbing and overthrowing OF the peace Of
Europe Prince Gortschakoffs visit to Paris
and the timely convalesence Of the Emperor
may tend to elucidate the subject imme-
diateiy
The New York herald., 1869-09-08
TaE PEDESTRIAN CONGRESS-.

Pedestrianism, Running and VeiOcipcdo Rid
Ing at the Capitolinc.
The second session Of the National Pedestrian Con-
gress held at the Capir0line grounds Brooklyn,
yesterday. The programme of the day embraced q
number OF handicap walking matches, championship
running race, championship vei0cipede race and
prizes for standing jumps. The success OF the affair
was not OF q very marked character, several Of
the champions who had been expected to
attend and take part in the games, as Is usual
among the sporting" men Of the present day. fail-
ing to put In their appearance In consequence Of
their onattendance the one-mile championship run
ning race the twomIe championship velocIpede rac0
and the jumping match were omitted. The races
were announced to commence at one O'Clock and at
that hour about 700 persons were present but be-
fore the conclusion OF the games there were proba-
bly, 1000 persons on the ground. The ground
was in good condition. and every care had been
taken to insure to the spectators good DAYS sport.
Mr.. e. D. Davis, OF Kingston. was appointed Judge
OF the remaining races aud Mr.. John GOldlng Judge
OF the walking matches
The first item on the card was for four.miie ham
dicap walking match; first prize silver goblet. SEQ
ond i've dollars cash. There were four entries for
this match. the competitors being John Casson, OF
Brooklyn. James Smith, James Adams and a Mr..
HaydOck. Smith allowed CassOn 500 feet start, and
Adams and HaydOck 200 each. After very game
contest Casson won by about forty yards, Smith
Coming In second. Time. 33 minutes seconds.
for which there were only two entries, and was
by Mcclellan, OF New York.
Third race 100 yard championship running race.
for which william Adsetts, l.. ]. Gibney and John
Donaldson started. Won by Adsetts. Gibney second.
Fourth-Hafmlle amateur running race. Won
Fifth-Amatenr 200 yard running race; five en-
tries Won ey Curtis Gibney second. Time, twen-
rest OF the afternoon spent in fmpromptu scrub
races
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

in view of the dubious condition of the new
Tenure of Office law, will content himself, in
the absence Of Congress, with the appoint
ment of new Secretary Of War. But even
in this appointment he will do well to avoid
the choice of radical, whose only idea of
Southern reconstruction lies in the pains and
penalties of treason aud rebellion. His true
policy is Secretary of War who will provide
for the same freedom of election" in the cleo
tions still to come off in Mississippi and Texas
which prevailed in Virginia under the auspices
of Secretary Rawlins.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08
WESTMINSTER COUNTY ANNUAL FAlR

Yesterday being the second day OF the westchester
County Agricultural and Horticultural Fair opened
auspiciousiy, Notwithstanding the doubtful aspect
Of the weather. Indeed, to such an extent Is tho
eject Of continued dry spell felt In the neghbor-
hood that the managers and friends OF the exhibit
ton wonid gladly welcome q copious shower Of
rain, as 1t would principally supply tho rather i'm
portant want OF watering carts on the dusty
road leading from the fair grounds 70 the village OF
fair is that the Agricultural community OF tho
county appears to be more awake TO its importance
than has been known for some years past this feel
ing maniiestin0 Itself by the unusual alacrty with
which their horses horned cattle poultry and other
farm productions were sent in before the entry
blooded horses at present on the grounds. numbers
over fifty, and embraces some OF the most superior
equine specimens OF this and adjoining estates Tho
departments allotted horned cattle, sheep, swine,
&C. cannot fail attract special attention. Among
the amusements offered for tvday 10 velocipedo
race in which 1t Is understood only ladies will take
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

formally demanded the road OF the Governor. VINO,
however, directed litigation TO be brought 10 see
which the rightfuly elected board aud held he
road In tho meantime.
The John Fuller commenced pumping water yes
terday into the Fairmount Water Works at Phadel-
phia at the rate OF 5000 gallons minute. and the
blockade OF the Schuyikili has been raised
The City.
The work of removing the Obstructi0us at Hea
Gate is progressing rapidly Ways reef VIII. proba
bly, be rendered harmless BY December although IL
be operated upon only during few hours of the
day.
The elevated railway between the Battery and
Cortlandt street is IN running order. The distance
OF over half mile was made yesterday In one min.
ute and quarter.
The various boat clubs Of the city and vicinity held
meeting yesterday and decided to give a dinner to
ths Harvard crew on Monday or Tuesday at Del
monico's. Uhe crew are expected on Saturday In
the city OF Antwerp.
General CANDY mas ordered an election In Alexan-
dra county TO ill a vacancy IN the Virginia House
OF Delegates.
Sheridan Shook, ex-collector, and ]. p. Abra
hams, deputy collector OF internal revenue, were
arrested yesterday on charge OF extorting money
from private citizens aud misappropriating the
funds collected as revenue. They were released on
$4,000 bail each by Commissioner Shields.
Three war widows who have been drawing their
pensions after having married again were arrested
yesterday and held in $500 bail EACH
Mrs. Margaret Smith died under suspicious cir
cumstances at her room IN 3s3 East Twenty seventh
street on Monday night and her husband has been
arrested.
The Humboldt committee OF arrangements met
again yesterday, when It was announced that the
statue would be erected near the Scholars Gate.
At meeting OF the trustees OF the Free College
yesterday Mr.. Sands offered a resolution that the
chair OF Professor OF Latin ana Greek, now vacant
be not filled. After very erudite ana humorous
discussion the resolution was lost, Mi. Sands alone
voting for 1t.
The stock market yesterday was excited under q
further large decline Gold sold down to 1867,
closing finally at 1867.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General D. c. Branhan, OF Indiana: Colonel George
=. Church, OF Rhode Island; Juuge T. G. Jewett, OF
Ohio, ana Mayor L. N. Brush, Of PittsburR, arc at
the st. Nicholas Hotel.
Senator Morton, OF Indiana, and Professor Sill.
man. OF Connecticut, are at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
Mr.. Rose, Minister OF Finance, Canada; Louis
Shauss, Belgian consul, and Emile Moulson. Chan.
celier Of the Belgian Consulate, are at the Brevoort
House.
Captain Henry Dexter. OF Philadelphia; Judge G.
M. Newton and Colonel A. W. Merriman, of New
Orleans; Judge II. Winslow, of Cincinnati, and Lieu.
tenant M. Dolan, OF the United States Army are at
the Metropolitan Hotel
Judge George H. Yeaman, OF Kentucky; Captain
Kansky, of the Russian Army; L. L. Crounse, of
Washington; A. Van vechten, Of Albany, and Gene
raj H. W. Bridges, OF Connecticut, are at the Hofr.
man House.
Prominent Departures.
Major Hendey, for Montreal; Judge sweetser for
Indiana; Colonel Gleason, for Washington, and
Montgomery Blair, for Boston.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08
The Mine Disaster.

Another heartrending disaster in coal
mine It has become an old story. It is use
less to repine over the misery, the individual
suffering and the general horror of these
events for human sympathy is not moved in
that way to the necessary point Of taking mea
sures to prevent these distressing occurrences
Some other course must be chosen, and the
only practical one is to consider what is most
feasible general step against such disasters
In the case now under observation we see
that the calamity is directly due to an absolute
negligence in regard to the safety of the men
in the mine-neglgence on many points, too.
There was but one way for entrance or egress,
and ventilation was had by that same way,
and the mouth of this one opening was en-
bedded in combustible material-old build
ings-"all of wood and dry as tinder." In
such state of the mine, any accident,
however trivial it might otherwise have been,
must destroy all the miners. 1t only awaited
the flight through the air of a spark
from any source TO touch that old
tinder, and all the men were gone.
by the obstruction of the shaft, but even the
means Of respiration must be instantly taken
away There is plain duty before the people
OF Pennsylvania; it is for them to say, through
their Legislature, whether they will permit
capitalists to work mines in this reckless dis
regard Of the lives Of those they employ. 1t
Is at least subject for legislative inquiry
whether the construction of combustible
edifces over shafts must not be absolutely for
hidden, and whether mines may be per-
mitted to operate with only one opening for
escape and ventilation. Your ground mole is
model miner, and your gopher is another,
and neither of these leaves himself in his sub
terranean life to the chances of single avenue
! of escape. Shall man act with less sagacity?
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

RoeUERY.- is astonishing how many peo-
pie would like to be dishonest If they only
knew how; and it is a reflection for the philo-
sophie that the number Of our villains is small
to what it would be but for ignorance. Here
are two thousand persons, as shown by the
Gumbridge seizure, honest enough as the
world goes, but who, Notwithstanding, would
like to be the holders and passers of counter
felt money. They are eager to buy the photo
graphs of greenbacks, under the impression
that they are counterfeits-and Gumbridge
trades on their oupiditY.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08
Mercantile Confidence Operations.

We have been compelled to chronicle Of late
the various operations of GLASS of rogues
who impose on the credulity of business mea.
With a good appearance, business-like man
ner and glib tongue, there is nothing too
daring for these fellows to attempt. In many
cases they are successful--so successful in
fact, that their numbers have increased TO Q
serious extent. Yesterday we published the
case of one of these fellows who, by represent
ing himself as the agent of an establishment
in the South, succeeded in working himself
into the confidence of a number of business
firms here and obtaining goods to large
amount. Surely there must be some method
to guard against these dishonest fellows. In
all instances where they have been successful
their assurance has been the chief capital On
which they had to depend. Roguery of this
complexion has become 80 prevalent of late
that it is necessary to call public attention to
it, in order that business transactions shall not
be conducted SO loosely and that our mercaa-
tile community shall be on guard against i'm
posters who attempt this game to enrich them
selves.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

BY ADVICE OF THE EMPRROR. French
Senate, which day or two before had re-
jected the proposed liberal amendments of the
Senat,ls Consultum touching the constitution
of the Senate by vote of 1873 to 10. adopted
them on Monday last by vote of 1874 to 3-no
doubt upon hint from the Emperor. Thus
the Prince Napoleon, in his able speech in
support of said amendments, was, if in opposi-
tion to the Emperor, too strong for the En-
per0r himself
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

''SrLL THEY CoME"-The Mormons from
over the water. A detachment of four hum
dred landed here on Monday last en- r0mss
to the Great Salt Lake. Brigham Young, in
connection with his Church, has established an
emigration system which other parties oon-
cerned in the colonizing and development Of
lands, mines, &c., would do well to study.
His missionaries in Wales, Norway, Sweden
and elsewhere hunt out accessible people, IND
in providing for their transportation to their
new homes have filed up the waste places Of
Utah and made ''the desert blossom like the
rose"
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

To the outside world, unacquainted with the
Broad street, the rise in the price Of gold with
in three weeks from 1919 to 1879 must be very
puzzling. They naturally look for some cause,
some extraordinary drain of gold from the
country, some heavy balance Of trade against
us, general failure Of crops, or something
else, and are astonished to find none. Indeed,
at the very time when the premium on gold
might be expected to fall considerably, in con-
sequence Of the small balance Of trade against
the country and the abundant crops now COM
was supposed few weeks ago that the pre-
MUM would be down by this time to twenty
five, and there is no commercial, financial, nor
any other good reason why it should not have
fallen to that or lower. The crops generally
are abundant, as was said, and from the cotton
crop alone there will be realized q surplus of
two hundred millions or more of gold
This product for the present year alone
is worth nearly four years yield of the gold
mines. Then our mines produce steadily and
The winter season is the time when we get
out of debt to foreign countries for importa-
tions, and we are now approaching that happy
condition. If the premium goes up in summer,
when we are getting in debt, there might be
some reason for it, but certainly there is none
at the present time. On the contrary, it
ought to go down to low figure The rise
and fall Of gold has nothing to do with the con-
dition of the country. All the fluctuations are
the result of gambling by few individual
capitalists or stockjobbing firms Yet the
whole amount Of gold held by these, and
through which they influence the market, is
not more than few millions. A small margin
is all that is used for sales of millions upon
millions. Such bogus transactions would not
be tolerated in any other business. All are
done on paper or by credit, with or without
the smallest sort of margin in gold, between a
few individuals. Is it not absurd that such
gold, and, as a consequence, of other things as
well2
But the question arises here, how are these
bulls and bears in gold to be killed off? How
is their gambling to be stoppedp 1t Is diff
cult to reach the evil, if not impossible, by
proscriptive legislation or by taxing their
operations. Perhaps the government may
have to find q remedy in some other way.
The question may arise as to the necessity of
demonetizing the precious metals and of
making q uniform paper money currency
There is no doubt that our present mixed cur
rency and the demand of the government
for gold duties on importations are the indirect
cause of gold gambling. If gold were not
in demand for the payment of duties, and we
were to have a uniform legal tender currency
used as money for all purposes the gold
operations of Wall street would cease. It
will be difficult to reach specie payments, how
ever much gold there may be in the country,
50 long as these gamblers have control Of the
market, and, therefore, it may become ques-
ton whether the government should not, for q
time at least, demonetize gold and make a
uniform legal tender currency as the only
money Of the country.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

A MAN TRAP.-The Post Office barricade
on Park row, with the cars that run beside
1t, form very ingenious trap for the unwary
This fence leaves about two feet of sidewalk,
and on this space pedestrians venture, not re-
aecting that the coming car runs so near to the
curb that its platform protrudes to within few
inches of the boards. There should be some
provision 10 prevent accidents at that point.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

A PLAIN ANSWER TO SILLY QUEsTIoN.-A
copperhead organ says that by the time tho
work is done in the national cemeteries they
will contain the remains of three hundred aud
FIVE thousand Union soldiers, and then asks,
''what did these men die fora" We answer,
they died to put down rebellion which
otherwise might some day have drafted our
copperhead patriots into the army of JED
Davis for his conscription system swept the
board
The New York herald., 1869-09-08
Ta0TTiNG At NAaaAGANSET PARK.

PROVIDENCE, Sept 7, 1890
At the Narraganset Park this afternoon the Hiram
woodruff Stakes for four year old colts and FLIES.
mile heats In harness. but the winner Of the Spirit OF
the Times Stakes OF 1886 TO 20 to wagon subscrpton
$3.50 each, and &2b0 added, was trotted for Tho
entries were George G. Hitchcock's bay ny Highland
Ash, by Ashland, TO wagon; q. @. Hamm0nd's bay
Wrights chestnut colt Fearnougnt Jr, BY Fear
nought. Highland Ash and Fearnought only put in an
appearance. The former won the drst ;,eat and tho
latter the two others, Time-2:sOk, TASK and 2lJ.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

HoFFMAN's MIXTURE. Governor has
made some odd associations in the nomination
Of New Workers for the Southern Commercial
Convention, and IL cannot be claimed that our
various ideas and systems are not represented
Bryant and Greeley 90 side by side, and Tweed
and Low bear them astonishing company.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

A JOURNALIST AND A JoB.--For awhile there
has been great clamor in portion of the
press in regard to ''vermin in the street cars, T"
and evidently there was desire on some ones
part to make pressure that would compel the
companies to re6t their vehicles. Now IL is
announced that "a journalist has invented car
seat that is vermin proof"
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

GREELEY positively declines the Chinese
mission; nay, he rejects it Indignantly in
advante. He don't want IL and wouldn't
have Il on any terms. He has gone into the
Southern land and railroad and Southern inmi-
grafton business, and in view of the money
that is in this adventure he would doubtless
refuse, even now, the mission to England.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08
TRI PIE S HE E I .
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The New York herald., 1869-09-08
DR.. Hayes Arctic Expedlt ion.

The interesting letter which we published
yesterday recounting the progress of DR..
Hayes Arctic expedition was dated at Ivigtut,
South Greenland, July 27, 1869. On the Sd of
July DR.. Hayes and his associates sailed on the
Panther from st. Johns, Newfoundland, steer
ing northward. A ball was given in honor of
the arrival Of the Panther at Julianshaab in
latitude 60.25, longitude 1856, on the 18th of
July. The ball and the ruins of an ancient
cathedral at Kakortok, the surrounding
scenery, a visit to remarkable glacier near
Kaksimint, the mine Of cryolite near Ivigtut-
the only mine Of the kind at present known in
the world-and various indications of the un-
explored mineral wealth of Greenland, are de-
scribed, and we are informed that the expedition
was probably to leave on the 28th of July, and
that its route would be north to Melville Bay,
stopping by the way at Disco and Upernavik,
about the 1st of October. We do not see why
the project of Mr.. Bradford, the artist and his
friend, DR.. Hayes, to inaugurate regular sum-
mer excursions to the Arctic regions may not
become practicable and popular, with steamers
properly equipped for the purpose. But some
means must first be adopted to rid those regions
of the dies and mosquitoes which our cores
pondent was surprised to find at Kakortok
''both intoierable and interminable-the latter
not only larger but more venomous than those
generally seen at home" Otherwise We would
as soon spend the summer at Rockaway or any
where on the Jersey coast. We doubt not,
however, the assertion that the sublimities of
Arctic scenery are not further remote than
those Of Alpine scenery and are infinitely supe-
riOr to them.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

More of the Beimont-Tweed Imbrosiio.
Fresh batteries are being brought into play
almost every day by the political cannoneers
who have selected August Belmont, the chair
man of the Democratic National Committee, for
their fire. The ball opened by the Tweed Cen
trail Committee of the Seventh ward is rolling
along, and resolutions are nightly adopted by
the democratic organizations calling upon Bel
mont to resign. Even a German organization
or two seem to be inoculated with the same
spirit and turn against their own country
man in the fight, and to go in for his great op-
however, under Ely, oppose the Tweed move
ment, and in some pungent resolutions de-
clare him incompetent for the position on the
National Committee to which he aspires.
But what of all thisp Belmont is immOvable
in his position, and it will be only by his own
good pleasure and by resigning not only the
craftsmanship, but his place as representative
of the State of New York In the National Com
mittee, that vacancy can be left and an OPP
portunity afforded the friends of Tweed to
buDbtttutc bHcA to*VkAto IA AtS PAoSo' w ROu6t
therefore, as Belmont declines to take this
double step the Tweedites are passing resolu-
Hons to no purpose. If the contagion Of dis
satisfaction, however, spreads, and the desire
to get Mr.. Tweed at the head Of the National
Committee extends to the democracy Of the
other States, such a pressure may thus be
brought to bear upon Mr.. Belmont that he may
be compelled to withdraw altogether from
committee with which he cannot act in har-
mony or unison. But outside Of this city
there is little or no agitation of the subject 30
that the probabilities all point to the failure
of Tweed in this movement of his to super
sede Belmont on the national party COM
mittee. We think, too, that Mr.. Tweed has
already as many irons in the fire as he can
properly manage, and would advise him that
it is an idea among the democracy that two or
three Offices for any one man are enough.
The New York herald., 1869-09-08

Hon. B. F. BUTLER ON THE BYRON SCAN
DAL.-In the dearth of political occupation the
Hon. B. F. Butler has amused himself by sub
jecting Mrs. Beecher Stowe as volunteer
witness in the Byron case to thorough and
severe cross-examination. With the instincts
and habits of a shrewd lawyer he seizes upon
her testimony and delights in. twisting it and
tearing 1t all to pieces. He does not fail to
expose among its vulnerable points it's astound-
ing and feminine inaccuracy as to dates
General Butler finds 1t easy to show that Mrs.
Stowe is no lawyer, and he proves that, so far
at least as concerns the evidence already
offered by her, she is very unreliable witness
But he discloses no new testimony in the case,
and we think that the publication of his adroit
and elaborate special plea Is "a work of super
erogation" after the triumphant refutation by
Count Johannes Of Mrs. Stoves shameless
attack upon Lord Byron and the honorable
Mrs. Leigh.