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From the Daily Meas, December ~
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
(FRoM THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT
NEW VORK Nov. ID.


New York, Nov. IA.
General Grant is now, of course, the
great centre of attraction to the political
world. Letters for HIM, seeking offices,
reach him by the hundred, and art--so
he has misunderstanding burnt by
his aid-de camp without his ever seeing
them. He has also proclaimed lhal there
is not the least use in making applica-
tlo S to him for office, inasmuch as no
snch application is ever seen or cOnsid-
cred by him, and he informs the political
world, that whenever he wants anybody
for any particular Office he will he sure
TO send for him. It would be difficult to
give you an idea of the effect of this pro-
credl"g on the public mind. No Presi-
dent since Jackson has ventured on such
a course, and no President chosen, as the
last five or six have been, from the ranks
of TIE regular politicians, could venture
on it. Mr.. Lincoln spent nearly the
wno'e time between his election and the
commencement of hoStilltieS 10 distribute
inc Offices amongst his supporters. He
gave day and night 10 it, even when
Washington was menaced with a cOup de
,4uim. After every Presidential election
there is IA swarm of persons who have
"claim>" on the new administration, and
are cIamorous for their recogni ion-
Thousands have during the late canvass
been engag, d either in '~'siumping." or
writing articles in support of Grants
election. or have been at work getting
'~sdocumtnts" printed and distributed, or
in getting up professions. or meetings, or
organ z,ng clubs, or in some other way
preparing for victory. A large number
of these have beenfnAuenced in doing so.
partly at least, by the desire Of securing
ofice for themselves +; and others feel
thatlhey have a right to ask something
for friends, and to feel badly treated if
they are refused. The ordiaary pollti-
clan, who has grown up amongst the
buzz and whirr of party machinery, feels
these claims TO be irresistible, and it he
gels a Presidential nomination himself
no more thinks of disputing them than of
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AUSTRIA, ROUNANIA, AND RUSSIA.
(L'Opinion NuiionaLe-Paris, Nov. A

We have referred to the growing dis
qnlelude which the attitude of til" Rou-
/ maniant (iovexum .nI c~~,-S the V emma
and Conslanttnoplt Cabinets. appears,
even, hit the blackeSt point in The re-
cent speech delivered by NJ BenSt is li,rt
which the Ch ,nctllor OF the Empire sees
on he side of Bucharest. Punce CHARLES
OF HoheuZ ,Ilrrn is openly accused of liav-
lug concluded d trea'y Of alliance with
KING William and the Car. In support
of his assertion are cited The eXrrav"9nnt
ornaments of the Ronmanian Govern
meni, the quantities OF arms sent TO 1t
from Prussia aud Russia, aud the really
surprising facility with which the Bnlga-
rian bands are formed and organized on
NOBODY alIacIian territory.
From all these facts. and many others,
it is inferred that Prince Charts has IN
tered into an engagement To canse a rising
in the nrigbourlng provinces OF Turkey
and Austria, and to allow "a Russian army
TO enter Roumanla. lie is 10 obtain, il is
alleged, in return for his, tn" complete
Independence of The two united Plluci-
@palIIrs and ii considerable ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
at the expense of Austria and Hungary,
under the co IecDive guarantee OF his TWO
powerful allies.
The co. |victi0n of this secret agreement
in RnumanIa is so great that ii su0$crIP-
ton HIS been open d for ral>lng "A m"nu
mrnt IN honour Of the Western Powers,
which saved he country from he en-
braces of Russia, while Prince ChaIl"$,
on The contrary, fuvouIs the dangerous
tendencies of CZ ,ri>m
1t is hardly possible TO see in these
manifestations Of public opinion o"ly the
tactics of The Opposition. NJ Won Brust
did not express The approximations ct
which we have spoken, without having
very serious proofs of The Vaccinations OF
the Cabinet Of Bucharest.
Cerrain things, moreover, are going on
on the frontiers Of the empire of Austria
whirh appear unfortunately to confirm
his suspicious.
Il is well known that there are IN Au-
strla 2,64O. 900 Romans. of which $50 600
iuhablt Bukoriua, 1,l72 600 II 'ngary'
1,lO4,O 900 Pennsylvania, and 100000 The
military confines. Well. for ONE time
past, on the frontiers conflicts have atlSen
bet wetn tho Rnumans and The SZrtklerS,
ABOUT WHlFH NHty "N V@'"HO
anxious at Vienna and Ptsth.
The Hungarian journals formally de-
clare that The hand Of the Roumhnlan
Government is clear in these dl>qnIetl"g
unarreIs, aud hat it has even Sent 100
men TO support, in case of need, The
Roumanians against the Szeckhes, who
are the Hungarian (Magyar) inhabitants
of those districts.
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WIliCU dCtIOu tIlC 0OlOuCl AlillSCil NdS kIIICu.
The insurgents have captured, as a fine
prize, the ill-reputed Colonel Campillo,
surnamed by his own soldiers the Spanish
Hangman.'
The town of Guantanomo, after a short
resistance to a corps of insurgents, has lost
a great number of her garrison in killed
and wounded, and there is no doubt that
the tow will surrender when attacked
again.
The Spanish troops after their boastei
victory of Cabre, twelve mils Rom here,
were compelled to evacuate, and to-day
the revolutionary authorities rule in Cabre,
having made entertainments and all kinds
of defensi, e works upon the event Of the
return Of Spanish forces,
The OWL Of Caney, three miles from
here, has also been evacuated, and by the
march of e, ents we have no doubt that our
city will be also abandoned by the govern
ment,
Our youth, as well as the volunteers of
the country parts, leave daily by hundreds
for the revolutionary ranks.
The aquaduct of the city having been
cut by the INSURGENTS we fear that in a few
days we will not have any water to drink.
The government dares not to move the
troops. This city with her 100000 souls,
suffers now all the direful peripeties of a
long seige, whilst scarcely any persons or
provisions are able to enter.
Our population, even the Spaniards
themselves, as also. the foreigners, sympa-
thiZe with the Instruction to that degree,
that government eventually will not be
able to operate from the scarcity Of resour-
ces at its disposal. In Villa-Claro and in
S~aucti-Spritus are also symptoms Of rising
and it is probable that one of these days
the blow will fall heavily in Mantanzas in
Vuelton, Abago anu consequently, the in
surrection will not be confined to our dis
trict alone, but will spread to the Central
and Western departments. What will be
then left to Go ,ernment?
This situation shows the great disgust
that has taken all classes of our society and
the degree of horror which inspire the bar
barous and ruinous measures of government.
Government gives, every day, i%ntelli-
gence of triumph and victories based upon
no truth certain it is that the insurrection
has tasted now two months aud three DAYS,
and every day towns surrender and people
go over to the revolution.
Among the false news published by gov
ernment is the following which must be
energetically disclaimed :
They say that the insurrection is the
worN of the Dominicans and Mexicans in
this country to whom the government had
afforded liberal aid. With the exception
of the Dominican Generals Moderto Diaz
and Loisy Francisco Maraaro opposed to
Government, all the other military leaders,
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Julio Grave de Peralta
Marquis de Santa Lucia
Augusta Ar1ngo
Napoleon Arrange
Manuel Macero
All persons of honorable ding, Off high
reputation and morality "D'onled men.
Your CORRESPONDENT.
, 1869-01-01

YOUR CORRESPONDENT.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03

II were q misogynist, which ! am very hr
from being, ehoud love them fot one thug,
namely, for giving me something TO talb and
think about, What do YOU think thev have boon
doing now The woman's Suffrage Associations
has met aud passed resolution tot the eltect that
Mrs MoFarland's brutal and murierous attack
upon Mr.. Richardson wac In great degree attri-
butablc to the debesing and slayish condition OF
woman Ivy the etatute aud common law " tho state
Of New York, and the pcrnicoua influence OF the
New York tribune on the divorce question aud
the civil righte of women llra nlakc aud Mrs.
WilLour also declaimed In general terms against
the persistent efforts made 60 keep the down
troddcn and oppressed ecX In tho condition In
which Il found itself already. Women Will talk,
you know, especially when they have tho oppor-
tunity Of being reported In the newspapers.
The Las, ar the Barren dc HiVierc.
4 collection of antiquities, the property oi the
Baron dc Rivicrc has just boon disposed OF Mt
auction. Though not equal 10 the auction sale
Of the late Marquis of Hastings effects, Il mum
borod some curiositios worth possessing. There
were Peruvian Russian, Indian, Japanese, and
Chinese triukcts; Venetian and Spanish rapicrs,
and Bohemian glassware. There were bronze,
black marble, and porphyry clocks; Sovrcs CHINA
service decorated In garnet and gold. There
were miniatures bas-rcliefs, statues, court cos
tunes, parasos, bodstoads, jewels, pipes, cups,
and every variety of silver nlogrco ornament.
The Baron dc Riviero has been n most indus
trious traveller, and picked up curiosites
wherever he has sojourncd. The sale was very
largely attended, partly owing to the notoriety
which the Baron had obtained, and partly to the
intrinsic value of the collection.
Lefrnno the Tenor.
The new tenor Lefranc, at the Academy of
Music is overshadowing all the other per-
formers. Not De Briol, not even Kellogg, is
much listened to or cared for while he is on the
stage, and at the conclusion of any particularly
fine passage theEexclamation "Bravo bravol
rises simultaneously from all parts of the house,
and eliminates in an ovation. Some judges of
vocal music, who have heard the best that the
world has to afford in the way of tenors, pro-
nounce him the best that has ever visited these
shores. He is scarcely young enough to have
romance connected with his name; the romance
is being reserved for Mr.. Fechter who, with his
faxen wigs andlhis new readings is expected to
create an emotion early next month.
ALI BABA
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03

make one Of the handsomest gift books for
the holiday season that could be desired.
-"Rena; or, the Snow Bird" is the third
volume of the uniform edition of Mrs. Caro-
line Lee Hentz's novels now in course of
publication by T. b. Peterson & Brothers
The writings of this lady have plenty of al
mirers, who will be glad TO have them in uni
form style on their library shelves.
Songs of Gladness" is the title of n col
lection Of hymns for the Sabbath School,
prayer-meetings, and church service, arranged
by j. Z. Gould j. c. Garrigues 4 Go. are
the sole publishers of this work.
Seeing Jesus" Joseph, the Hebrew
Prince of Egypt" and Golden Songs aud
Ballads for Children" are the titles of throe
religious juvenile works received from the
Presbyterian Publication Committee.
The Sunday Magazine for December,
published by j. b. Lippincott & Co., is, Ms
usual, handsomely illustrated, and filed with
interesting and instructive religious articles
by some Of the best English writer's.
Good Words for December, published
by the same house, presents an attractive
array of stories, sketches, poems and pictures
lOI young Eeauels.
Tile McdicdldHd Surgical Reporter for No
vember %, published by S. w. Butler, NJ D.,
No. 115 South Seventh street, has a number of
excellent papers on medical subjects.
Good Health for December discusses
various sanitary questions in an able manner.
Published by Alexander Moore, Boston.
-RitchcocNs Nc,o Monthly Mdgdzia0 for
December has a sketch and portrait of
Madame Anna Bishop, and variety of excel
lent articles on art, musical, literary, and
other subjects. Received from b. W. Hitch
cock, No. S14 Chestnut street, who sends us
Bulls and Bears" and ''Nellie just over the
Way" two numbers of Hitchcock's half dime
series; also the Lords Prayer, arranged to
music.
Turner Brothers & Co. send us 1ppIet0R'S
journal for December II.
-Hoaros Musical Monthly, No. 6, contains
twelve popular instrumental pieces and ten
songs with piano accompaniment. This is an
excellent collection of parlor music, and the
magazine is certainly cheap at 35 cents
number. Published by Elias Howe, No. 1O3
Court street, Boston.
From the Central News Company, No.
sos Chestnut street, we have received the
latest numbers of Punch and Fun.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-03

have large knife with horn handle stuck
in your boot leg, and another down your
collar. Derringer pistol in each breeches
pocket, although they can't be soen, will do
no harm. When you have all the arms on
you can carry give the rest to Friday, and go
10 the hotel.
.. You now have only about four hundred
miles to go for your game, and as you have
your arms already loaded, there is nothing to
do but to get your ticket Be sure and do
great deal of talking all this time, and adver-
tiso Tor sealed proposals for shipping your
game East. Then get shaved and push out
Tor Hays City with your arms all on. Nobody
wears arms ont that way, and your appearance
Will be cheerful novelty. This is the point
nearest your game where you can procure a
brass band, which is necessary not only in
hunting buffalo, but in capturing antelope.
"Ring the bell for Sarah,'
played on the bugle, is the only thing that
will attract antelope within gunshot. 1t will
also frighten away wolves at night, and soothe
tho savage breast. Also be sure and take
along enough wagons to bring your game TO
the railroad. great many hunters come
home empty-handed because they neglect to
provide transportation.
1t is not necessary to say anything about
Indians. 1t is enough for you to know that
they
''See God in clouds and hear Him In the wind.nl
and that the Government will protect you.
The low price of gold alone deters the Ara
pahoes and Cheyennes from interfering.
They might do it with gold at $50, but not at
1913. Never. 49,
mot for Joseph"
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
The situation i'm spain.

The Spanish Cortes have met. The Presi-
dent Of the Ministry, Marshal Serrano,
opened the meeting with speech full Of
hope and encouragement in view Of a
permanent government to Spain on liberal
principles, including the island of Cuba. He
anticipated the establishment Of freedom Of
speech, the press and religion and the aboli-
tion Of slavery, and the extrication OF the
State from its financial cmbarrassments. He
had full faith in the consummation of the great
objects Of Spain's decisive and comparatively
bloodless revolution.
We hope that these pleasing anticipations
win be fully realized, but the trouble which
has broken out in the Basque provinces
does not convince us that the situation in
Spain has become simple and easy Of settle
ment. II seems rather to encourage the idea
that the crisis has arrived with the assembling
Of the Cortes. Spain is unquestionably in a very
critical condition. We do not say dangerous,
because we DO not think so. II is perfectly
manifest that the provisional government know
what they want. II is nearly as manifest that
the provisional government are going to be
allowed to settle matters according to their
wishes. Dom Ferdinand, the father Of the
King OF Portugal, man who, during the
minority OF the King, governed Portugal
wisely and well for several years, seems TO be
the favorite candidate. IL will be well If
Spain continues Of this way Of thinking. Dom
Ferdinand will make good king. He is a
member Of the house Of Coburg, which, for
governing power-partly through himself,
partly through Prince Albert Of England, but
mainly through King Leopold Of Belgium
has acquired rather an enviable reputation.
In difficult circumstances in foreign countries
they have, one and oil, behaved well. Span
Iards see that Dom Ferdinand will not only
serve present purpose by proving himself
,, good constitutional sovereign, but that he
will bring with him q legacy or incslculablc
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
Tcxss Convention Jobs.

Compared with the constituency II represents
the Texas Convention Is pursuing practice Of
jobbery far surprising anything ever attempted
in Congress. The last revelation is called the
Liverpool and Texas Steamship Bonus" In
order to encourage the running OF two or three
old English steamers from Liverpool TO Gal
weston II is proposed TO issue to the specula-
tors half million Of dollars In State bonds,
bearing six per cent interest, and to donate to
them half million Of acres Of State lands.
The plea for this monster job is that IL viii
benefit immigration to the State; but In reality
II is only a bonus that will be divided between
The gettcrs up OF the Job and the managers Of
The New York herald., 1869-02-13

value to the country. Thsy see hat hs wua
give unity to the peninsula, and that hence
forward Spaniards and Portuguese will not
only be friends, but brothers. The peninsula
ought to be unit There is no longer any
good reason why it should not. IF Spaniards
resolve that by this means it shall be unit
Napoleon will have no good reason to hinder
the result. Dom Ferdinand on the Spanish
throne viii be just as reasonable neighbor
as the son Of Victor Emanuel could be ex-
pected to be. Much as we believe Napoleon
is watching the progress of events, we are un-
willing to think that he win in any way thwart
the honest wishes of the Spanish people. In
spite, therefore, Of the fever of the Church and
the nervous excitement of the Carlists, we are
in good hope that Spain viii work herself out of
all this trouble in manner which will compel
the admiration of the world. We can see no
good in the triumph of Montpensier. He is
only small edition of Louis Philippe. But
we can discover much good in the triumph Of
Prince Ferdinand. It rests with Spain to do
the wise thing. We must wait to see whether
she will do IL.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13

1t In the Convention, in consideration Of landing
In Texas any given number Of psapers
from British almshouses and fugitiyes from
British justice. Heavy grants to lobbymen and
legislative jobbers is not the way to induce the
healthy immigration which Texas needs, nor
is a State Convention, which was called many
months since for reconstruction purposes, the
proper body to legislate away the credit and
the lands of the State. This usurpation Of
authority, for jobbing purposes cannot stand
before the investigation which it will inevitably
encounter from the people of Texas and from
the new Congress under the purer admins
tration which is coming in with General Grant.
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
New Phase Of Operate and Dramatic
Management.

NAuun8em0uts
All Of the twenty-five theatres in New York
are now doing prosperous business. Their
unprecedented success has even galvanized to
certain semblance of life the corpse Of
Italian opera. But the day Of Italian opera
is over, and every attempt to revive il win
prove, like the latest, failure, until the fact
is realized that nothing short Of intelligent
and enterprising and liberal management, that
shall fully meet the highest demands Of i'm
proved musical taste and secure at any cost
The very best operate talent, can possibly
restore its lost prestige to the Academy OF
Music
II is rumored that several leading capitalists
are beginning to realize this fact. Fisk, Jr.,
the new proprietor Of Pixies Opera House, is
said TO be making preparations to hold forth
the most tempting inducements TO the PATHS
and Missions and other first class artists to
essay under his auspices and those Of the Erie
Railroad Company the revival OF Italian opera
in New York. Vanderbilt Is also said 10
be maturing a similar scheme on still
grander scale and with still more ample
resources to insure its triumph Bel
mont, another prince of finance, is
said 10 be seriously mcditating whether,
instead Of cutting out lat work for the lawyers
in fresh and multiplied lawsuits, II would not
be better TO fight fire with fire and, entering
the lists himself, to establish Italian opera on
the east side OF the town in q style 50 tran
scendently magnificent that Fisk, Jr., and the
west side shall be utterly eclipsed. Whether
or not these rumors are true, it is undeniablc
that nothing but the efforts which our railway
kings and princes Of finance are capable OF
making to induce the foremost operate artists
in the world TO make New York their home can
renovate the faded glories Of Italian opera.
The Shakspearian revival which il now
crowding Booths new and superb theatre and
Wallacks more familiar home OF the legiti-
mate drama with audiences as large as those
attracted to Niblo's Garden by Lydia Thomp-
sons troupe and It's revival Of the Black
Crook and "leg drama" Is a natural reaction
from the surfeit Of opera 6ou6e in New York.
Optra boy6s, indeed, still holds its own
at the Grand Opera Of Fisk, Jr., with
Tostce as Eurydce in "Orphte aux Enters,
and win take . fresh lease at Grau's French
theatre on Monday evening, with Rosc-Bcll
as the Page and Desclsusas a. The
The New York herald., 1869-02-13
Our securities in Europe.

The United States fve-twenties, which are
the barometer Of our national securities abroad,
continue to rise steadily in the markets Of
Europe. They have gone up in London to 77s,
which is the highest point yet reached.
There has been gradual Improvement going
on since the result of the Presidential election
was known, which shows that the European
capitalists have confidence in the stability and
credit of our government. We notice this not
because we are surprised at it, but as evidence
Of better sense and more enlarged views among
the financial men of Europe with regard TO
this country To us, indeed, it has been sur
prising that United States six per cent gold in
terest bearing bonds should have remained SO
long nearly twenty per cent below British three
per cent consols Our credit ought to be az
good as that of England, or better for we have
more resources, more means and surer pros
pect of paying the debt. The five-twenties, to
approach the market value of consols, reck-
oning the difference of interest, ought to be as
as high as $50 at least Considering the credit
of the government and the means of paying
both the interest and principal these Ameri
can securities are far cheaper than any
others in the world. They must go up, and
probably will continue to rise gradually from
this time forward as they have been rising the
last month or so. 1t is to be hoped our own
citizens viii get all they can while the price is
low, and hold them till they reach something
like their maximum value. We do not wish to
see the bulk of the debt go abroad at anything
like the present market price, because for
every hundred millions paid for it now by
Europeans two hundred millions or there
abouts will be returned to them by us when
we come to liquidate the debt. Besides, we
do not wish to see an enormous and perpetual
drain of specie every year to pay the'interest
to foreigners. In natural wealth and resources
this is the richest country on the globe, and it
will soon be the richest in realized or accumu-
lated capital. Why, then, should we be 80
deeply in debt to foreigners? A debtor ma
ton has its nose always to the grindstone, and
foreign creditors continually drain it of the
profits of industry. If we hold the bulk of the
debt at home and increase our productions
and exports 80 as to have the balance of trade
incline this way the exchanges will be in our
favor, and New York will become what Lon
don is-the money centre of the world. In all
our financial policy this should be the object
kept in view.