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The Davis Theatre was destroyed by
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their high appreciation of the admi.
rable qualities of the late Col. L. r..
Woodruff, President of tho Mobile
Board of Trade, killed ia tho recent
fr and their regret at his untimely
death
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

eal ly hour OF the night and attempted to chloro-
form her while she asleep; but failing In that
he shot at her twice, injurng her IN the head and
hand Surprising that he had killed her he retired
to his own room and blew his brains out A coro.
ner's jury rendered verdict accordingly. Miss
Scribner is doing WELL but her wounds are serious.
In the Board OF Aldermen yesterday resolutions
adopted appropriating $4,000 for the celebra-
tion OF the Fourth OF July and relative to certifying
bills for advertising for paving streets, sc.
In the Board OF Assistant Aldermen donations
amounting to only four hundred and sixteen dollars
were made to churches. A bulkhead was ordered
buht at the foot of Forty fourth street. North river
and numerous uptown streets were ordered paved
with Belgian pavement.
The dead body Of man. whose name Is un-
known, was discovered In East river, near the
Brooklyn side yesterday the throat cut from to
ear. The body was much decomposed and had on
nothing but underclOthing.
In the case Of Joanna O'Connor and Anna Pearsall.
who have been In the T0mbs since Thursday OF last
week, by order Of Judge Cardozo, for alleged con-
tempt Of Court, Judge Clerke yesterday granted
writ Of habeas corpus returnabe before Judge Car
dozo this morning Some time ago the women pub
lished remarkable letter claiming that Judge Car
dozo had intimidated lawyers from appearing for
them, and had stated that even II habeas corpus
was ordered in their cases he had arranged with all
the judges to make it returnable before himself.
The examination in the case of B. F. Ten Eyck the
actor, who is charged with obtaining money ON
forged paymasters checks, was continued before
Commissioner Osborn yesterday. and the defendant
was held in $4,000 ball.
The stock market yesterday opened firm, but under.
went decline, recovering buoyancy later in the
afternoon. movement Is on foot to close the Stock
Exchange at four oclocks and suspend street deal
ings after that hour. Gold vas frmer, advancing
to 13S>s. The government gold brought 1884.
Prominent Arrivals in the City.
General Reeve, Of the United States Army, and A.
Jllinghurst, Of San Francisco, al the Metropo.
Titan Hotel.
Colonel RathbOn, of Washington; Comptroller w.
F. Allen and C. Van Benthuysen. of Albany; Colonel
W. II. Harris Of the United StaIes Army; j. N
Mccullough, OF Pittsburg Senator s. G Pomeroy, Of
Kansas Ex-Governor william Dennison, Of Ohio
and John v. Baker, Of Comstock are at the ST.
Nicholas Hotel.
Judge Mccormick, Of Pennsylvania, and DR.. A. J.
Clark. OF Glasgow, are at the st. Charles Hotel.
General George W. Buck, OF Chemung; James Ter.
williger, OF Albany; Senator Cole, Of washington;
Captain J. Nj. Hood, of Illinois, N. II. Hasbrouck, of
San Francisco and Captain j. Raymond, OF Borden
town, n j., are at the Astor Honse.
Professor Thorpe, OF 81: Louis; DR.. G. Symes OF
Cambridge Mass, and Captain E. r. Wilson, OF Buff
falo are at the st. Julien Hotel.
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Important from Cuba-Defeat and Retrea
of Spanish TrOops-American Volunteer,
Eugnged.

Important from Cuba-Defeat and Retreat
Engaged.
From Havana by way of Key West we have
advices reporting the progress of the Cuban
revolution to the 18th instant and conveying
intelligence to the effect that a sanguinary en-
gagement had taken place between the patriot
forces, aided by number of American and
Dominican volunteers, and the Spanish soldiers,
which resulted in the defeat and retreat of
the latter The battle was fought on the Sd
instant, at Las Minas. The Spaniards, num-
bering twelve hundred men, under command
of General Lesca, attacked an entrenched
position held by the insurgents, under the per-
sonal orders of General Quesada. Quesada
placed the native Cubans in front, covering
nican volunteers, the latter having orders to
fire on them if they ran. The Cubans fought des-
perately. The Spaniards assailed the position
three times using the bayonet with vigor. Two
assaults were repulsed by the Cubans. The
third attack being exceedingly severe, the in
surgent defenders began to waver, when
Quesada ordered his rear guard to the front,
thus driving the Cubans into the ranks of the
enemy, when a terrible hand to hand conflict
ensued, at the termination of which,
after a terrible butchery, the Spaniards
gave way, retreating in good order, with a
loss Of four hundred and sixty in killed and
wounded, the revolutionists losing two
hundred men. Quesadas men burned
the town Of San Miguel, in sight of the
retreating Spaniards, and it is thought
that they will henceforth act on the offensive,
being flushed with victory, and confident in
the ultimate success Of the cause of independ-
ence. Spaniards at a safe distance from the
scene of danger predict the triumph of the
cause Of Spain, but we must say that their
news becomes very gloomy when we read Of
Cuban patriots and American aud Dominican
volunteers being united for one common,
glorious issue. ~
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

BAD FOR AarTAroRs. They have a queer
custom down South just now. Whenever
man makes himself conspicuous in a district
by trying to push his political fortunes at the
expense Of the neigbborhood by agitation
and the utterance of harangues calculated to
demoralize labor and make property unsafe,
somebody follows him out on the road and
shoots him. This usage has had great effect.
Atlanta is full of conscience stricken agitators
who are afraid TO leave town.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

THE State Temperance Alliance in Massa-
ohusetts is in peck of trouble about its
president, Mr.. Spooner, who has been invited
to resign, but has concluded not to comply
with the proposition. The cause of the rum
pus is some point connected with 'intoler-
ance" and prescription" 1t seems, then. that
the New England fanatics are beginning to
appreciate the fact that there is such word
as Intolerance" and that its definition can be
found in Noah Webster's Dictionary.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

A VALUABLE CHURCH MEMBER-The
Lowell Courier relates that "a worshipper in
church the other Sunday is reported to have
been walked up enough by the passing of a
contribution box to calculate season, and then
went to sleep again" That devotee ought to
be made to understand that it is Christians
duty to worship both ''in season and out Of
season." But the pious people in Massachu-
setts have way of their own in performing
their deyotiops
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

TONNAGE DUES IN CUBA.-Our Washington
despatch calls attention to recent advices from
Cuba in regard to the fact that American ves-
sells in the ports Of that island are obliged to
pay one dollar gold per ton higher duties than
British or any other national ships. The sub
ject is worthy Of the attention of Mr.. Fish and
Consul Plumb, and we call their attention to
it, If we have got to pay more for being
American citizens we should like TO know on
which Of our particular merits this extra
charge Is founded.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

LEARN TO LABOR AND TO WAIT.-The
trouble with James Buckley was that he would
not work for his living. He wanted to make
money in some faster way, and SO he stole an
express wagon, with oil its valuable contents.
Judge Bedford sentenced him to fifteen years
hard labor. Had Buckley taken different
view of things he might have got an express
wagon in five years of hard labor.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

THE ITALIAN CABINET. Victor Emanuel
had change Of Cabinet on the 10Th instant,
Premier Menebrea retiring in favor of Count
Cambray-Dlgny. Yesterday, the 18th instant,
the old Ministry went out of Office, when
General Menebrea took up the portfolio Of
publish to-day. Presto, change! Who can
say under which thimble the ''little joker" is
in Florence?
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

''THE CoLoRED TROOPS FoUGHT Molly
1t is stated that the colored troops of George
town, ID. c., have tondered their services to
President Grant for The purpose Of assisting
him in running the government. Noble
hearted fellows
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

SIGNIFICANT The Nashville Banner hears
of q county superintendent who has received
over FIVE thousand dollars and established but
two schools-and large country dry goods
store. Schoolmasters are probably abroad in
that part of Tennessee.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

A CONSULAR Jon. Somebody who wants to
be United States Consul at Southampton is
working dreadfully to oust the present incum-
bent by showing his former sympathy with
rebels. Since we can forgive the doings of
Longstreet perhaps we can forgive even sym
pathy with those doing.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

OF AGE.-The Connecticut Legislature
yesterday adopted the fifteenth amendment to
the constitution, making the twenty-frst State
that has legally done So
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

THE BALANCE OF PowER.-N is now many
years since Canning talked of ''redressng
the balance of power in the Old World by
creating counterpoise in the New" The
recognition of the South American republics
by England was the first result of this policy.
Canning, however, did not then dream of the
enormous power to be welded so soon by the
United States. We are the great controlling
Power on the American Continent. Our will
is law if we choose to execute it. In idea and
In actual fact we are the advance guard of
civilization. In any future consideration of
the balance of power we must not be over
looked. The nations look to US and ask our
aid; we cannot ignore our position. Old
things have passed away; al things have be-
come new
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

FRED DOUGLASS AND THE CONSTITUTION
We notice that Fred Douglass proposes to
strike ont the word ''white" wherever it
occurs in the constitution. Will Fred state
where it does occur in that instrument in the
sense he applies to it?
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

THE Richmond Enquirer suggests that ''f
somebody would come to Richmond and hang
out a flag with the device of carpetbag and
play the 'Rogue's March what u company he
could raise" Such talk as this is not calculated
to help Virginia getting out of debt, nor in re-
storing her to friendly relations with other
states
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

A WESTERN MIDDLE ABOUT SCHOOL
TEAoHER.-A Western paper states that
school teacher Gin Minnesota town appeared
in some private parlor theatricals. The board,
indignant at such objectionable conduct, voted
his discharge. The public, likewise indignant
at the board, met and offered that body the
alternative of resembling their action or re-
signing" This is a refreshing instance Of
Puritanism transplanted from New England to
the usually liberal and tolerant West.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

TIE BROAD CHURCH, have got done
praying" said tho prophetic reporter as the
last spike was driven into the Pacific Railroad.
We worship now In the grander service Of
working out the great problems Of human
DESTINY
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

celves from his government a military promo
ton, with its perquistes, which hardly meet his
proper expenses. Some of his fellow citizens
patrioticaly step in to his relief and he re-
ceives their offerings. They make his mind
easy touching his private affairs, and thus he
may more largely devote his energies to his
public duties We may admire the remarkable
example OF that sterling soldier, General
George II. Thomas, in refusing all such private
recognitions Of his great achievements, from
the gift of a mansion to the gift of service of
silver; but the fashion runs the other way,
and General Grant has only followed the fash
ion. He is practical man, and, moreover, he
has doubtless acted upon the idea that it
would be squeamish to decline gift really
useful the acceptance of which is regarded as
compliment by the giver.
But, absolving the President upon these
matters, the question still recurs what is the
promise of his administration He has given
us nothing yet but his inaugural, his Cabinet
and his general division of the spoils upon
which to form judgment Judging from these
things the promise is not very bright. He has
reduced to practice the radical doctrine of
''equal rights, regardless of race or color; for
his appointments cover all shades Of race and
color, from the Caucasian to the undiluted Al
rican. He has also practically recognized
wOmen's rights in the appointment of good
lot of patriotic women as postmasters. And so
it turns out, while the republican journals par
eccezence have become>R some cases as bad
as the copperheads in Il saings and denun-
Citations of the President, that Wendell Phil
lips, Fred Douglass and the womens rights
women sing his praises and crown him with
flowers. This marks the consummation of
great revolution; but what next? Our too
sanguine expectations have subsidized. Saladin
sitting in the White House, and, while loung-
ingly smoking his cigar, discussing the claims
Of Tom, Dick and Harry for the consulate of
Chinchowfoo, or the Post Office at Jones' Cross
roads, is disappointment Nor does it satisfy
US to hear that while General Grant proposes
to do nothing for the present on the Alabama
claims, Cuba, st. Domingo, or Mexico, his
private opinions on each and all these subjects
are those of Young America. Public acts are
what we want, not private opinions.
To sum up-in the third month of an admin
istration with four years before it for the de-
velopment of policy, if but little is promised
but little can be reasonably expected. The
promise, however, upon one manifest def
cheney, is not encouraging. We refer to the
deficiency in the administration in the sagacity
to grasp, and the energy for decisive action,
demanded by the crisis in reference to our do
mestic and foreign affairs. We must have re-
trenchment and reform on a grand scale in our
domestic affairs, or vigorous foreign policy
of expansion from this administration, or in
the elections for the next the short method of |
our present burden of taxes and debt |
will work another political revolution. How |
important, then, the question, Will this admin |
istration be failure?
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

''PooB VIRGINIA - The Richmond En-
quirer states that poor as Virginia is, she is
every day getting poorer; deep as she is in
debt, she is every day getting deeper" Wake
up! wake up! Old Virginia 1t is not your
destiny to descend from the richest of States to
the poorest
The New York herald., 1869-05-14
TRI PIE SH E E T
New York, Friday, May IA, 1863.
THE hERALD IN BROOkL YIN.
Notice TO Carriers and NewsdeaIers.

NUtICV 10 Curriers anu NeWsueaIerss
BROOKLYN CARRIERS AND NEwsMEN will in
future receive their papers at the BRANCH OFFICE
OF THE NEW YORK HERALD No. las Fulton street.
Brooklyn.
ADVERTISEMENTS and SUBSCRIPTIONS and all
letters for the New YORK HERALD will be
received as above.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

RAILS IN THE STREET.-It is rather ex-
pensive for city railroad companies to have
their tracks out of repair. One of them has
just been compelled to pay the price of horse
that was injured by having his foot caught
in hole alongside the track.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14
Senator sumner. speech in England.

On Wednesday last W. published ressane
of the opinions of the English press on Senator
Summers late speech on the Alabama claims.
These opinions were CLEANED fro>2 the various
papers published after the full text o. the SEN
ator's speech had been received. Now, it
seems not little strange that while the preSs OF
Great Britain freely criticised Mr.. SumnerSs
argument the speech itself should be with
held from the general public. 1t is true that
the London Daily NeDs and Star, both liberal
journals, have given extracts from the docu-
ment, but this can hardly be regarded as sufi-
cient to satisfy the intelligent thinking people
of Great Britain, who desire to know exactly
where they stand on this subject To our way
of thinking the proper course to pursue would
be to have given Summers speech in full This
would have explained all. Itwould have put
the Alabama claims in the light in which the
American people desire that these claims
should be regarded, and nothing more. As this
has not been done let US hope that when the
press exhausts Its criticisms the question will be
fairly stated by the publication of the full text
of the speech, in order that the people of Great
Britain may fully understand for themselves
the American side of the question.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

ANOTHER WAsnBURs IN THE FIELD. The
name of Peter T. Washburn is proposed as a
candidate for Governor of Vermont. What
an intermlnable family those Washburns are!
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

THROWN OvER.-One of the great reform
ers of the Equal Rights Convention was very
severe on the Revolution for its vagaries, and
it was announced thereupon that the gentle
man to whom the vagaries were due had no
longer any part in that paradise. At the
same time it was announced that this gentle
man ''had furnished most of the means for the
publication of the paper" As the cashier is
thrown over the printers had better look sharp.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14
Equal Rights.

In the Woman's Rights Convention. on
wednesday, there was characteristic dis
play of feminine notions on the subject of
equality and Of the feminine view as to what
is the main point. AS to equality, the view
the women take of it was shown in the case
OF Mr.. Foster. He did not agree with the
women, and though his disagreement was
quite fair it was unanimously voted that he
must keep his opinions to himself. He said
something that the women did not like, and
he was declared out of order with such round
and rattling emphasis that he may forever re-
gard himself as metaphorically knocked down
and dragged out. Equality, then, means ac-
cepting womans sovereign caprice as absolute
law. 1t means not to contradict woman
1t means not to believe it possible that woman
can be wrong. This is the sort of equality
that woman intends to enforce where
ever she has the power. AS the principal
complaint has been that men have always
acted in just this style, how is the world to be
any better when woman has her way with it
All the women talked about what seemed to
them the main point-that is, each one talked
about herself 1t was not only woman, woman,
woman, all through, which we might expect,
and which in itself is not offensive, but in each
particular case it was the particular woman
that was speaking who was the subject of the
speech. This little egotism, however charm
ing In a small domestic circle, is less so on the
platform. 1t will do very well when woman
only scolds her husband, but it is quite ridicu-
lous when she comes out to scold the public.
So far, however, the Womans Rights Conven-
ton has really proved what 1t set about to
that there is need for better cultivation of
the feminine intellect.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14
TO ADVERTISERS.

All advertisements should be sent in before
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eight o'clock, P. NJ, to insure proper classif-
cation.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

Nor CANDrDATE.-Mr. d. M. Leather
man, Of Memphis, announces that he is not a
candidate for Governor of Tennessee. II was
not Leatherman, but another man.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

If there be any question about what Sena-
tor Sprague has been driving at in Congress
it is pretty certain about one thing, and that
is that his friends have been driven out Of
Providence. But perhaps that is so much the
better for Pr0yi dance.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

''DoNE"-An important word in the vocabu-
larry Of American progress.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

WOODS MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thrieth street and
Broadway.-Aiiernoon and evening Performance.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

wAvERLEy THEATRE. 72o Broadway.-PYGNALIoN-
IoI ON PARLR FRASCAIs.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC, lath street.-ITALIAN OPERA
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner OF Eighth avenue snC
ssd sreet.-THE TEMPEST
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THE TAMMANY. Fourteenth street.-RoBISsoS CRUso
AND HIS MAN FRIDAY &C.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

BOOTHS THEATRE, 2sd ST., between 5th and 9th
OTuELLO
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway-HUMrrr DUNrTY
wITu NEw FEATURES.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

BowERY THEATRE, Bowery.-RIoHARp ILL.,
BRR's WIFE.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

AHysEMESTs THIS EVENING.
The New York herald., 1869-05-14

NIBLOS GARDEN. Broadway.-TuE BURLEsoUE Ex-
TRAvAGANzA OF THE FORTY THIEVES.
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BURGLARY AT MOUNT yERsoS.-At a late hour on
Monday night or early yesterday morning some par
ties erected q forcibe entrance into the store of
William r. sleight. on Fourth avenue, Mount Yer
non, and operated In such manner as TO Demon
strate their title to being professionals. large
safe was dragged from the ONCE to the rear yard,
where gunpowder was used enectually in blowing
the door on. The perpetrators, however were
barely compensated Tor the enterprise as the safe
contained only few dollars In money, which they,
of course appropriated.
TILL-TArPING ExTRAoRDrNARy.-A young man OF
respectable appearance, who gave his name as WIZ
liam H. Hunter. and who stated that he was dry
goods clerk by occupation, was brought before
Justice Hsuptman, at Morrisania, yesterday,
to answer charge OF till-tapping. The ac-
cused M seems, went into Hammers Hotel,
on the Boston road, and, finding no one
present the act OF pocketing the contents OF
the money drawer, when he was observed by the
wife OF the proprietor, who at once caused MS ar
rest on being detected Hunter threw the money,
amounting to about four dollars, on the door. HavA
ing pleaded guilty and urged restitution as an ex-
cuse, he was committed 70 the county jail Ior tnifv
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