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The New York herald., 1869-03-18

THE BATTLE OF THE KEGs.-The sharp en-
counter 10 the House yesterday between Gene
raj Schenck and General Butler might rightly
be termed the Battle Of the Kegs" II was
all about the whiskey tax. What magnifi-
cent spectacle the debate presented Butler
standing up for the Treasury Of the United
States, and schenck, as Butler alleged, for the
whiskey ring. The former stated in the face
Of the country" that "a million and half Of
dollars year" was interested in having a
certain provision in the whiskey bill fail. The
face of the country" ought'to blush at such a
statement. But its face has become calloused
against charges Of this kind, and il can only
be brought to relax its rigidness by further
developments Of the same sort. Let the
.'Battle Of the Kegs wage. The country can
lose nothing by its continuance.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

OrESrTe A NINE. The money awarded TO
property owners for land to be taken for the
Church street extension and for houses 10 be
torn down for the same is to be paid presently,
but the owners, as the courts decide, will be
entitled to collect rents on the same property
til IL Il formally accepted by the city. This
Is the best yet--a man is paid for his prop erty,
but has the benefit and income of ID still Now,
let these owners start a big job 10 put of
indsGntsly the acceptance by the city, and
they will have the municipal bull by the horns.
We expect 70 hear directly Of great many
propositions for opening streets, aud not "
see the streets for great while.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
Progress. Of LIberml ra~1s In sr.iu.

In the Constituent Cortes on Tuesday mo-
ton was made by republican member that
the Cortes take action in favor of legalizing
civil marriages. At the conclusion of the de-
bate it was formally announced that the gov
crnment intended to introduce a bill on the
subject We ask our readers to remember
that we are writing Of Spain-Catholic Spain,
the Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella, of
Charles the Fifth and Philip the Second.
Civil marriages legalized in Spain! Who
could have dreamed Of the possibility of such
thing a couple of years ago? 1t Is thus that
the new religion gains its conquests. 1t has
been slow to find its way into Spain. 1t
caught Italy first, then Austria, and now
Spain feels its force and yields. Steam, cleo
tricity, the printing press, railroads are too
strong for Mother Church or any Of the old
fogy ideas of dead past. There is certainly
great need for an Ecumenical Council for
the Church must, without delay, place herself
more in harmony with the new conditions Of
the nineteenth century.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
ssTo the Right About Face-aIarch -

ssIO tne Ea8ut ABOUT rNcc-llurCns -
The order of General Sherman breaking up
the Military Department of Washington and
awaking certain shoulder-strapped gentlemen
from bed of roses and consigning them to
one of soldierly hardship has created an in
tense fiutter among military feathers at the
national capital. The General even thought
it were better to burn up two hundred thou
sand dollars worth of public property In the
shape OF barracks than to retain the present
military organization at the seat of govern
ment, surrounded and tempted as it was with
all sorts Of corrupting influences. Sherman Is
right. There are great many military
heroes who plume themselves upon having
bled for their country-and, no doubt, truly
who are too much inclined to bleed it to ex-
haustion in return. Under the present mill
tary regime we are likely to have reduced,
but consolidated, an economical and an ex-
traordinariIy efficient United States army,
which, In connection with splendid national
militia organization, will answer all practical
purposes until the next war, no matter with
what Power that may be. Therefore, we say
to those officers who have for 80 long time
been enjoying luxurious ease, ''To the right
about face-march!"
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

THE Doc IN THE MANGER.-That dog was
never looked upon as having character that
any one would desire to initiate. He was never
envied his fame, and we thought never would
be. We thought this till we understood the
position Of the city government in regard to
markets. Our authorities persistently keep up
the infliction of several disgraceful nuisances,
which they call markets, refuse to give decent
markets, and then interpose their authority to
prevent any one else giving them, striving to
show that it is q crime to accommodate the
people in this necessity.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

STAGE RoUrEs.-The Legislature is asked to
annul the license to run stages on any route
on which they have not run for five years.
We do not object to the abolition Of stage lines
where there are no stages, and we believe that
the friends Of those lines where there are
stages are growing daily less. Cars have
done much, and cabs, if Fisk succeeds, win do
more, to kill the omnibus. The Fifth avenue
line is good one, but there are few Of that
character.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
rYaehs Sleasurensut.

Our structures on the system Of measuring
yachts known as tho Thames Club measure
@ent have turned the attention of yachtmen,
both ip England and here, to this interesting
subject, and have excited q great deal Of dis
cussiop as to how the dimensions of yacht
may Sc 6f ~ ends n9st nest Justly taken. In
another column We givS an extract from the
London Field, showing the drift Of the argu-
ment in England. Naturally we cannot quite
agree with all they say, but this subject, like
every other, has many aspects; some more or
less serious, and others only to be viewed with
such an attitude a. the poet gives to slaughter
holding both his Sides" There, for instance,
is the merchant shippers way Of looking at it.
This old salt is one Of your boisterous worthless
who has way of advocating things that shows
their merits. His notion Of Thames measure
mcnt is that with fifty ton English boat en-
tering American races on Thames measure
ment he could win all the races by getting
time allowance from boats that really ought
not to give it. With this Englishman we could
make an Alabama treaty If he only would re-
frain from calling the Atlantic Ocean herring
pond. H. L. has evidently but one difficulty
in life-he cannot get the American rule
of measurement. We Americans know the
English rule and criticise it but H. l..
cannot get hold Of ours, for no one will
send it to him. He writes for 1t regu-
larly, but gets no reply He has no doubt it
is bad rule and ridiculous, and is ready to
show this, but has not the rule. He is mea-
srrer himself He deeply regrets" that tho
New York Yacht Club has not sent him Its
rule, that Mr. Haswell has not sent him the
rule, that no one else has sent It, G. A. L. is a
gal Of rational speech, and utters plain truth
In the declaration that ''the Thames rule Of
measurement is an arbitrary, unscientific rule, !"
and deals with fictitious elements" To open
the eyes of Englishmen to this single fact was
the whole object of our original article.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
e.. P.srsclx,s Day.

1
81. Pstricks festival was duly celebrated
yesterday in Now York, a. it always is and
always ought to be in city which numbers
among its citizens 80 many thQpsapds Of Irish
descent The glorious weather Was peculiarly
faysEss!s 4 Z e q ths OCCASION, SAd larger and
happier multitude has rarely lined the side
walks, filed the windows and crowded the
housetops Of our principal stgsets 70 witness q
more interminable procession. Among the
societies that marched in this procession .
conspicuous and honorable place was accorded
to some twenty Father Mathew societies.
fact which encouragingly attests the progress
of temperance in our Irish population. II
may be reasonably inferred, also, from the
absence of Fenian manifestations yesterday
that the failure Of certain committees to
account satisfactorily for the vast contribu-
tions levied upon toiling Irishmen and Irish
women in America within few years past
has led to the indefinite postponement of the
invasion of England by vessels fitted out and
manned in American ports No celebration
of st. Patrick's Day has been more generally
observed in New York than that Of yesterday.
The Irish themselves abstained to an unusual
degree from exhibiting anything but good will,
even towards their old enemy, John Bull. They
seemed to be satisfied at their innumerable
banquets, public and private, with drinking in
good old Irish whiskey
Success to bould st. Patrick's feat,
He was q SAINT so clever;
He gave the snakes and tOads o twist,
And banished them forever.
And as st. Patrick Is traditionally declared
to have been Scotchman no small amount of
Scotch whiskey was emptied in his honor, not
to speak of the French and Spanish wines
which were swallowed by those who claim, by
tradition also, some that he was Frenchman,
and some that he was Spaniard. But what
ever may have been his original nationality he
was universally honored in this cosmopolitan
city as the favorite saint Of Ireland. In the
sympathizing crowd that thronged Broadway
yesterday we noticed Italians, Germans,
Frenchmen, Spaniards, Chinese, Indians, and
even Englishmen and ex- members Of the Know
Nothing party, together with fair sprinkling
Of Americans Of African descent" who
seemed to have no fear of lampposts and no
recollection of the fearful riots of 1868. The
cruel war is over. General Grant is Presi-
dent. ssLet us have peace"
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY MARCH ls ses-TRIPLE

monthly statements, a. heretofore. Reports
will be required ct least five times during
each year. The banks will have to be ready
to report at any time the exact condition OF
their affairs on a day which has passed 80
that these institutions, If the law be faithfully
carried cut, will not be aRls 70 cook up ip
.sIs adysnss any garbled 81 whitsTashing stasss-
ment. Mr. Hulburd declares that he viii
strictly enforce the law. We hope he will;
for these gigantic and powerful monopohes
need TO be watched and kept within the limits
prescribed. ..s- III.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

SMALL CoN. There Is proposition TO 20
further in the coinage Of nickel pieces for
Eve cents. Why not give us ten cent piece
OF the same, and thus put out Of sight one
more denomination Of the stamps2
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

GUBERNAroRrAL vEToEs AND REPUBLICAN
SPECIAL LEGISLATION. Governor Hoffman
yesterday vetoed another scheme Of the ma
jority in the Legislature. It was one for
special legislation in regard to the Board Of
Metropolitan Police. The Governors reasons
for the veto are given in full in his message.
These efforts at special legislation on the part
of the republicans are awakening some mis-
givings among the republican organs them
selves The Albany Eoening Journal Of last
evening sagely remarks that ''the day may
come when we shall have democratic Legis-
lature as well as a democratic Governor; and
then, perhaps, we will find TO our cost that in
carrying out scheme Of special Legislation
precedent has been furnished for dangerous
and annoying interference with municipal
rights in republican districts"
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

FRANCE-REDucTIoS IN rHE ARMY AND
NAVY important reductions, as we learn by
cable telegraph, are taking place In the
French army and navy. An the soldiers and
sailors who were recruited in 1862 have been
discharged. This, as we have said, is an i'm
portant and significant step. In view of
the tremendous excitement which was got up
by the French press about the Belgian rail-
ways, and which has not yet completely sub
sided, 1t seems to say that the Emperor Is not
going to be dragged into war against his own
better sense either by belicose editors or by
indignant Politicians. Some win see in IL
another proof that the empire is peace. We
are not convinced that Europe is not soon TO
have war; but war win not be forced upon
Napoleon. lie must be allowed 10 choose
his own time. War Is not TO be now.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
Thc Copperhsad Prcss on the Adminss-
tratlon.

The copperhead press at the present mo-
ment reminds us Of pack Of snarlng ours
driven from bone. They set up an impotent
howl over everything done by the party which
Is master Of the situation. They tell their
ragged, hungry followers that they must open
the battle against the administration, no matter
under what plea. If no reason can be found
FOR It, never mind--open the battle. Without
principles that will give them a foothold they
rave away, and, instead Of sensible fight.
they remind us Of a lot Of ''Celestials," with
their gongs, lanterns and antics, giving us
burlesque representation Of war.
When Grant first came into Office they
charged him with desiring 10 dictate entirely
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

IL THE SESATE.---In the Senate, II In any
body 10 the country, there should be- good
manners and good nnr ais, and IL is q viola
tion or both for men 10 talk Of persons who
"go back on their party and the country"
The slang is bad bat the relative position Of
party aud country Is worse.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
Notice to Herald Carriers and News Dealers.

Notice to Herald Carriers and News Dealers.
HERALD carriers and news dealers are in
formed that they can now procure the requisite
number of copies direct from this Office without
delay.
All complaints of ''short counts" and spoiled
sheets must be made to the Superintendent in
the counting-room of the HERALD establish
ment.
Newsmen who have received spoiled papers
from the HERALD Office, are requested to re-
turn the same, with proof that they were
obtained from here direct and have their
money refunded Spoiled sheets must not be
sold to readers of the HERALD.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
L RI PIE S H e ET
New York, Thursday, March IS, 1859.
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.
The postage being only thirty-fve cents a
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18
Prominent Departures.

Judge Mccormick left yesterday Tor Philadelphia,
Major General Heintzelman for Washington, Pay.
master Spaulding for -. Paul. Z. b. Dennison for
Chicago, J. Henry for New Orleans and Ex-Governor
washburne for Portland. Ex-Governor Bullock
and family, OF Massachusetts,, sailed IN the steam.
ship Russia, for Europe.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

KEErfSd THE NATIONAL BANKS STRAIGHT. -
Mr.. Hulburd, the Comptroller Of the Cur
reDcy, has issued circular 70 the national
banks calling attention to the act approved
March o. 1869, regulating the reports Of, these
institutions, and informing them that they are
hereafter 10 make the reports Of their con-
diiion on such past day as he may designate,
instead cf making quarterly reports and
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-HUnrrr DoMrrr,
WITH NEW FEATuREs.
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

HRoUGHAN's THEATRE, Twenty. fourth st.--PERvEo.
TIoN--MUca ADO ABoCr MERcHkNT or VKSIoK-
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

< wALLAcK,s THEATRE. Broadway and 18th street. :
School. N4N
The New York herald., 1869-03-18

BowERY THEATRE, Bowery-THE SEVEN DwARFs;
or, HAsLEoUIS,As THE oRLD OF WONDERS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-27
m. Ar,.ausau Haxnau.

The Lord chasteneth those whom he
loves. The Egyptians were afflicted with
clouds Of vermin and lice because they
would not lei the Children Of Irael de-
part in peace. We are 10th to know
what great sin the people Of our city
have been guilty of, that they should be
afflicted with this infestuous wretch.
Clayton, whose crimes against God and
humanity have shocked the Christian
world. We think that his visit to our
city is about the coolest piece Of i'm
pudence that we have ever heard
of. That our good people should
be compelled to breathe the
same air, much less tolerate the
presence of this inhuman monster, is re-
voting to the feelings of all Christian
people. That the virtuous people of our
city fee from his presence as they would
from the plague is not to be wondered at;
while the sordid and political lepers Of
our own State will grasp the hand now
reeking with the blood of innocent men,
and hover around HIN like the carrion
crow. We hope our people will show
him that regard which his crimes merit,
and pass him by with contempt and with
ering scorn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-27

A CoSrRAsr.-Sheriff Curry in his
"card" says members of the bands
(Ku-Klux) in the country are led TO ex-
travagant and outrageous acts by the
bad counsel of irresponsible and unprin-
cipled men who are knopn." The 40
alanche tells the following story; Zone
night last week big social party was
given on Big Creek, in the northern
part Of Shelby county, at the house Of a
citizen known as Jim Smith. A man
named Briggs attended, who has weak
ness for long hair and wears his own
flowing over his shoulder. To add to
his attractions and killing beauty he
wore a Ku.Klux hat about three feet
high. During the festivities of the
evening the genuine X. X. KS suddenly
appeared and seized the long-haired
Briggs as counterfeit Ku-Kluxer.i AS
penalty for infringing on the patent,
they not only took away his long hat,
but shaved his soft, curly locks from his
classical scalp and then turned him
loose, more chopfallen than peacock
stripped of its brightest feathers" The
Apaianche unfolds round, anvar-
nished tale" and exhibits nothing in the
Ku-Klux but mirth; the Sheriff is dark,
dismal and gloomy, and endeavors
to make the Ku-Klux appear in the light
of harbariaps
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-27
Mysterious.

Several months ago, some one, bent on
a peculiar mission, the object Of which
remains shrouded in mystery to the
present time, dug hole 10 the pavement
running in front of Gen. Pixies resi-
dence, Immediately under some rose
bushes that overhsng the walk, and took
from the place box. judging from the
size Of the hole 10 be about two feet
square. Various surmises were sug-
gested es TO the cause. Some advanced
the idea that money had been buried
there during the war, and the owner had
returned fer IL; others, that il was
stolen valusbles. buried fer safe keeping
at the time Of the robbery, and the thief
bad not thought it safe TO remove them
before. This theory seemed to be gene
rally accepted as the most plausible, but
the matter was finally dropped and
nothing more thought Of Il, until few
days ago, during Q night similar 10 the
first, another excavation was discovered
this time inside the fence and about fifty
yards south Of where the FIRST was made
An examination Of the place showed
that box similar 10 the FIRST had been
removed; bat 10 one, as in the first in
stance. seemed TO be able 70 give q cor
rect solution Of the affair.
We would be glad 10 see some sharp
detective take the matter il hand and
work Up the case. Evidently foul play
OF some kind has been practiced, and the
rogues doubtless feel secure after Wait
ing probably for years 70 sujoy their H.
gotten booty Little Rock Gazette
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-27
Horrible Outrage in Missouri

From the st. Louis Republican, ~.
On Wednesday afternoon there we're
vague rumors circulated on the streets Of
Belleville, that the grave of the daughter
of one of the old and most respected citi-
zens of St. Clair couaty, who had resided
for many years nesr Mascoutah, had been
opeped BY some inhuman fends, and the
body Invested Of various articles of jew
elry, and also of certain articles of cloth
ing in which the deceased had been
dressed before her burial. The bare men
ton of such circumstance was so horri-
BILE in its nature, that but few of the citi-
zeus gave crsdence to the report. With
the view of ascertaining the truth in the
premises, we made arrangements with
gentlemaa resident in Mascoutah, to in
quire into the truth of the rumor, and
who, in a letter received by US this morn
ing. confirms the report in all its horrid
barbarity. Since then additional facts
have come to light, which may be briefly
stated as follows:
On last Monday, the remains of Miss
Maggie McCarren, q lovely aud interest
ing girl OF eighteen, the only daughter
and child of Mr.. Edward McCarren, en-
Olu AHd niguif cetccmeu SitHen vi tu'o
county, living near Mascoutah, were con-
signed to the grave. The funeral took
place about two o'clock in the afternoon.
Next day, about the same hour the
grief-stricken parents paid visit to the
grave OF their darling child, to water it
anew with their tears. Judge of their
feelings of horror to find that the grave
had been tempered with; and to allay
the horrible suspicion that took shape
and form in their minds, the grave was
reopened, when it became apparent that
the tomb had been ruthlessly invaded the
night previous. The clothes in which |
their beloved daughter was buried had |
been stripped from her body, together
with the ornaments upon her person,
and carried away as booty. The body |
was in such dissrranged condition as
to require it to be redressed and REIN
TERED. The anguish of the fond parents
at this gross indignity aud outrage can
not be described. We have learned that
the distressed parents have caused the
remains of their beloved child to be in
TERED in the garden contiguous to their
residence, where it is hoped she will be
permitted to repose in peace.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NRw YoRK, January 27.-In the inves
tigation held yesterday in the case Of d
Kennedy, whose partuer--Powers--is ia
custody on the charge Of producing his
death, it was shown that Powers was liv'
ing under an assumed name, and that the
greater portion Of the property claimed
by him was in Kennedy's name. The
jury rendered a verdict to the effect that
whisky applied to the deceased by Pow
era, with fraudulent intent, had caused
his death.
A Caracas (Venezuela) letter states
that Mr.. Talmadge, the American Com
missioner in the Convention for the set
Element of American claims, has been
accused Of fraud, and that the Govern
ment announced Immediately demand
for the abrogation of the treaty. Mr..
Talmadee is fully able to disprove any
imputaiion against him, and the whole
trouble is said to have been caused by
wish to avoid paying the heavy install.
ment already adjudged the United States
Neill MCGOWAN, one of the seamen on
a strike, while in a dispute yesterday
with one Mccarthy, sailor boarding
house runner, was knocked down and
shot by the latter. Mccarthy was ar
rested.
The Tribune says that on last 0cto-
Der, one George Williamson hired
basement, 4S Canal street, for the os'
tensible purpose of opening trunk store.
he cut the floor into the shop above, and
stole ffty-six hundred dollars worth
of millinery goods, and was arrested with
the plumber in his possession as be was
attempting to cast it away, and commit
ted to prison without bail. The papers
in his case were sent to the District
Attorneys Office, but were taken away
from there by Alderman Cannon just be-
fore the election, and no further pro-
ceedings have been taken. This man
has now been identified as the man who
made the daring ATTEMPT to rob Park
bank last Saturday.
A champion skating match took place
yesterday, for $4,000, at the New Jersey
ink, resulting in favor of Frank Swift.