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Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

HoBoKEN. The Methodists who
have been deprived of the use Of their
church, yesterday held service in the
Northern Institute. The building was
thronged
JERSEY CITY-The annual meeting
of the Jersey City Yacht Club was held
on Thursday afternoon, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming term: Commodore, S. P Hill;
Vice Commodore, Ell. p Walton Vice
Commodore, J. Jardine, vice S. Hill
Treasurer, A. B. Reynolds Secretary,
William Clarke Treasurer, G. Smith,
vice j. Kayler.
A man named Emil Datz was arrest
ed in this city last night charged with
all atrocious assault on a boy named
James McDermott. AS Datz was pass
ing through Prospect street, he was
shouted at by several lads, when he
turned back and struck the boy Nc
Dermott with some weapon unknown.
cutting his ear in such manner as to
take piece out of it, and also cutting
his head behind his ear in o fearful
manner. The prisoner was committed.
Another row between fremen oc-
CURED in this city at a late hour on
Friday night. The department was
called out to supposed fire in Nc
Brides fancy goods store on Mont
gomery street, when Companies Nos. l
2 and quarreled about the possession
of hydrant. The disturbance was
quelled by Chief Engineer Coyle and
the police, without any person being
injured.
The Police Commissioners have re-
solved not to detail any officers for
duty at the various ferries to New
York.
The ordinance forbidding the depos-
it of garbage in the streets is to be
strictly enforced against delinquents.
An extensive revival is going on in
the North Baptist Church.
BERGEN. Institute held its
Mid-Term Reception on Saturday
afternoon in the new building on Hud-
son avenue.
James Cunningham yesterday asked
to be sent to the County Jail for three
months, so that he cond come home
during the warm weather. He was ac-
commodated.
CoS1h1UNIPAw.-D During the past week
there have been received at the abat-
tior 1923 cattle, 6,076 hogs, and 9,734
sheep. There have been slaughtered
during the same period 497 cattle 6, ITO
hogs, 8,317 sheep
NEwARK,-At the meeting of the
Common Council on Friday night a
resolution was passed instructing the
Chief of Police to prevent the use of
the velocipede on the sidewalks of the
city. Accordingly the men have been
instructed by Chief Clark to enforce
the law.
PATERSON. silk mills are busy
and running on overtime.
The locomotive shops are shipping
engines South and West, at the rate of
three or four a week.
DR.. Underwood and the other lessees
of the Paterson Race Course will meet
to-day to decide whether to sell the
lease or to arrange for Spring Meet
ing.
The proceeds of the Carnival Ball
were presented to the Orphan Asylum.
By the new city charter now in con-
sideration, policemen will receive moth
ing for serving warrants, and their sal
airy will be only 500 a year. Police
men are now put on duty in the Wards
in which they live, much mismanage-
ment being occasioned by the old sys-
tenn.
"Patrick," said priest to an Irish
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

THE Liberal MOVEMENT IN SPAIN AND THE
CHURcH.-There are signs that the provisional
government of Spain Is coming to open blows
with the clergy. The news to-day showing
the claims Of the government to all the
archives, libraries and contents Of the churches
is sure to kindle the spark of revolution in the
jealous defenders Of church prerogatives II
Is evident that Spain will never emerge from
her present troubles until she fully overturns
the domination Of the clergy, and the quicker
she sets herself to the task the better for her
liberties.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

SOUTH AMERICAN AFFAIRs-IeNoRANcE IN
OUR STATE DEPARTMENT. Mr.. Seward opposes
the plan Of General Butler to consolidate the
South American missions, under the plea that
''our commerce with South America Is greater
than that Of any European Power" IL would
be well TO start primary school in one wing
of the State Department to teach 1t something
of the affairs OF the countries to the south Of
us. South America and Mexico have an annual
commerce to-day Of five hundred and two
millions Of dollars, exports and imports, Of
which the United States does not absorb one
fifth part. England absorbs large part Of the
remainder, and carries the rich products Of the
countries to the south of us past our very
doors. All this we might control with ordi-
nary management and make the ignorant
statement Of the State Department reality
were our government decenty managed in Its
foreign relations.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

RATHER SLow.-Tn another column we give
an interesting article on the subject of the tom
mage Of vessels, by which it appears that the
Thames Yacht Club measurement finds the ton
mage Of vessel according to rules that were
adapted to the model Of ships built in the time
Of George III.-''In our young days, when
George the Third was King" This indicates
that the Thames Club is rather behind time
The shape Of ships has changed since the
Georges went TO heaven. 1t was supposed that
the contest with the America had opened the eyes
Of Engllshmen to this fact, but it appears this
is not SO. Our correspondent shows that the
America, rated In England as larger than her
competitor, the Titania, was in reality much
smaller, and also that the Dauntless is within
the terms Of Mr.. Ashbury's challenge.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

We publish elsewhere card from President
Orton, Of the Western Union Telegraph Cons
pany, In regard to the little telegraphio Job ID
connection with the French cable which We
ventilated In the HERALD day or two ago.
President Orton says that so far as he is conl
cerned in that singular piece of telegraphic YAM
keeism, our references were ''based upon wholly
erroneous assumptions" Documents emanatt
ing from the Western Union management ard
seldom clear in their. meaning and we are at b
loss to understand to what assumptions" the
president Of that board refers. We assumed"
that an act Of the State Legislature granting
to William Orton, Charles G. Leigh and Charles
Harvard certain pretended privileges meant
what II said, and that William Orton, Charles
G. Leigh and Charles Harvard were tho
parties In interest. We are now told that
William Orton was ignorant that his name
was in the bill in question, but as we know
that President Orton has sharp nose
for the lobby and reads the papers very
thoroughly, had the assertion Of his inno-
cence Of all knowledge Of this particular bill
come from less reliable source we should
have assumed" II to be all CANNON.
We do not know nor care how the few
dollars made out of the French cable COM
pany for a worthless grant was divided up
among the parties. II William Orton, one Of
the corporators, assigned his share to another
party, as he claims TO have done, we presume
the assignee was duly thankful. The "ast
signment" dodge is q very old lobby trick and
sometimes makes very little real difference Ia
the distribution of the spolls; but as Willlana
Orton states that he received no consideration
present or prospective, for bis share Of this
particularly mean job, we presume We arg
bound to take his word. When, however, tho
president Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company disclaims all knowledge Of WashingA
ton lobby proceedings, we cannot forget thatx
few months ego he denied as emphatically
having made any attempt 70 sell the vcster4
Union lines To the government for sixty
million dollars, and hence must beg n aocepl
his statement In somswhat Of . Pickwiokiss
sense
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

REDISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL BANK CIR
oULATToN.-It appears that the Comptroller Of
the Currency has been called before the Con-
gresssional Committee on Banking and Cur
rency for evidence relative to redistribution
Of national bank circulation. We should
think little evidence is needed on this subject |;
for everybody knows that the South has
scarcely any currency, while the Eastern
States. are flooded with IL. In fact, there is no
equality at all in the banking privileges and
circulation among the different sections Of
country. A remedy for this evil Is necessary,
and Congress ought to provide one at once by
law. Let each section have fair proportion
Of circulation, according to Its population and
business wants
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

ANECDOTES OF GRANT.-A correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune furnishes number OF
anecdotes Of General Grant, illustrative Of his
character as military man. They differ from
the jokes Of the lamented Lincoln, for the
reason that, while the latter would make one
laugh from their ludicrous and yet pointed ap-
plcation to serious subject, the anecdotes Of
the former impress one with the peculiarly
sagacious and common sense mind Of the man
which united the power and grandeur Of real
genius.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28
The BurIingame Mission and Its Conse.
quences.

The BurIingame Mission and Its Consc.
Perhaps the most significant sign Of the
times, marking the conclusion of one historic
epoch and the beginning Of another, is the late
reception Of the Chinese Embassy at the Court
of France. Young America, all slnew and
elasticity, takes the aged father Of nations by
the hand, and, leading him eastward, shows
him first the United States, then England, then
france. ssThese are the product of the
worlds movement westward" muses. the old
man. 81 sent them on their journey to great
ness thousands Of years ago, while 1, full upon
the eastern confne of the then known world,
felt nothing from the constant impulse Of
Western civilization except its drainage power.
Now 1t has made the circuit Of the earth and
spurs Eastern Asia to new and extraordi-
nary action"
A dim perception Of all this must have
flashed upon the Emperor Napoleon as he re-
ceived the Burlingame mission the other day
shadow that told him that Asia and the
United States were on the point Of banding in
terests, and that for the future we are en-
trusted with the commercial destinies of China
and Japan. Heretofore France, England and
the whole Atlantic sea coast Of Europe have
been the great centres Of the India trade.
They were made so by the voyages Of Colum-
bus, vasco de Cana and Magellan. Before the
period Of their commercial supremacy they re-
ceived their Indian trade from the Eastern Medi-
terranean, across the immense deserts Of Syria,
Arabia and the Persian empire. PhUnicia
grew dictatorial under the influence Of this
commerce. Carthage, Rome and Venice fol-
lowed. But Il was commerce which clung
to Asia through long lines Of laden camels.
The trade was in the rarest Of Indian pro-
ducts; and in Europe It required the labor Of
many men to supply single want Of one fellow
being. So the world slowly dragged along, and
not until more than four thousand years after
Syria launched her ships did Western Europe
cut loose from Its base and try to reach India
by striking westward. A continent inter-
vened three thousand fve hundred miles In
width; but Europe saw the Indian prize be-
yond and set TO the gigantic work Of bridging
II. Population poured in upon our soil, and
The New York herald., 1869-01-28
The News from Cuba.

Our special dispatches from Havana to-day,
received by way Of Key West, throw flood
of light upon the recent news from Cuba and
give us cause for the intense excitement in
Havana during the past few days. The insur-
gents had captured the important city of
Puerto Principe, the city Of second rank in the
island. Curiously enough this event occurred
on the same day on which Count valmaseda
entered the abandoned town of Bayamo,
which had hitherto been the headquarters of
the insurgent government. The cunning In
surgents led him on his march without
serious resistance, he believing all the
time that he was striking fatal blow
at the revolution, and when he was well
within the tolls they suddenly turn upon Puerto
Principe, and Colonel Mena, with his reported
garrison Of fifteen hundred troops, an equal
number OF volunteers and eighteen cannon
fall into their hands. 1t is not strange that the
excitable Cubans should be demonstrative and
the Spaniards revengeful on the discovery Of
this intelligence. BY mail we have our cor
respondence from Havana to the 23d instant,
which will be found In another column. II
gives, among other important news, the fact
that committee Of Cubans had presented to
General Dulce the resolutions In favor Of
free government in Cuba, and asked him to
proclaim II. His reply was that he had not
the home government which he would do.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

AssAssNATIoNs IN SPArN.-Spain has got
on pretty well throughout this revolution with
out bloodletting. A little bloodletting there
has been; but not much, all things considered.
The assassination Of the Governor Of Burgos
Is new feature. II assassination becomes at
all common there is no saying how far II may
go. Assassination is the last resort Of the
desperate. How much Of this desperate feel
ing now exists in Spain we have no means Of
knowing. It Is, perhaps, more general than
we believe.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

ANOTHER ToM.-The distinguished man who
IL supposed to have carried that letter is caught.
We congratulate the police. lie may not know
anything Of the murder, but bis capture, as
that was the point aimed at, Is success for
the detective force.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

ne ssnate-1Ae Dess shnt.
The resolution Of the republican caucus Of
the Senate on Tuesday last, to confirm no more
nominations to Office from President johnson,
except to fl vacancies or to meet some press-
ing emergency, win thin out to some extent
the miscellaneous forces Of the Washington
lobby and the floating population Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue. A motion was made to except
Mr.. Collector Smythe, Of New York, noni-
mated for the mission to Russia, and Mr.. Alex
ander Cummings, Of Philadelphia, nominated
for Internal Revenue Commissioner in place Of
Rollins, but 1t failed by large majority, and
so Smythe and Cummings are, in the general
category Of Mr.. Johnson's "rejected ad-
dresses"
Mr.. Smythe has made vigorous fight for q
confirmation against difficulties and drawbacks
which would have deferred ninety-nine men
Of a hundred from any serious attempt to
carry the Senate. But it seems that he had
some strong supporters among the republican
members, and it is probable that if his case
could have been brought to direct vote In
the outset he would have slipped through,
from which we may conclude that our worthy
Collector had convinced a majority Of the Sen
ate that, Notwithstanding his fidelity to john
son, which was perfectly natural, he pos
sessed ia a high degree the requisite
qualifications for st. Petersburg. But
still Johnson was drawback with
the impeachment majority, and the time,
so close to the expiration Of Johnson's term
and the incoming of President Grant, as a
simple matter of expediency and money, was
dead against a confirmation to this mission in
the interval, to say nothing of the possible
aspirations under Grant in the Senate itself.
So we have thought from the first, but rs Mr..
Smythe appeared to be sanguine of success
we have said nothing upon the subject. Per-
haps had Senator Morgan been reelected
the Collectors best friend-the result would
have been different; but Morgan's defeat was
fatal to his candidate. 1t left him without a
recognized Senatorial hacker from New York /;
for Conkling it appears, was against him in
this aforesaid decisive caucus.
Cummings had very powerful supporter,
perfect master Of electioneering tactics and
strategy, in Senator Cameron; but the ante
cedents Of Cummings-his army straw hats
and ginger pop, and such things-and john
sons remarkable partiality settled him. In
deed, we suspect that the hitching together Of
Cummings aud Smythe, without helping Cum
mings, was one Of the serious drawbacks to
Smythe. AT all events, the cases Of these
nominees, with host of others Of smaller
calibre, are settled till the 4th of March. The
door of the Senate is shut against them and
johnson, and from and after the 4th Of March
there will, doubtless, be new shuttle, out and
deal Of the cards all round. Johnson, mean
time, though he may not retire in a blaze Of
glory, is evidently resolved to 60 out Of the
White House true to his friends and ''the con-
stitution as it was, heads up and colors flying.
Such is life; such is the wheel Of politics !!
So pass away the vain asDirinrs and delnairns
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

PULLING CARS IN WASHINGTON. The ire
pressible Mrs. Swisshelm Is out In peppery
letter in answer TO what Washington corre-
spondent has stated to be her conduct toward
Minnie Ream, the Congressional sculptress.
The bones Of Old Thad Stevens are made to
rattle In the controversy. The whole affair Is
characteristic illustration Of the spice and
pungency that will attend lobbying In WASH
ington when female suffrage b the Law Of the
land
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

ALTOGETHER Too HONEST. Old Glen, Of
the State Legislature, appears to be fool of
honesty. He voted against his convictions
lest men should suspect him OF having been
bribed to vote as he thought was right Rogues
are as good as honest men Of that stamp.
Rogues have mostly Convictions" too; but
they do not insist upon them. They win vote
the other way for reason; so will Old Glen,
Il seems. The difference In the reason makes
no difference in the result
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

WHEN Is MAN PAUPER ?-There is q trial
in progress in Connecticut the point Of which
is the inquiry whether or not man is pau.
per. He says he is not pauper; somebody
else says he is, and meantime he is kept ID
prison in the almshouse. Who says poverty
Is not crime2
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

''HELD FOR TRIAL. Some three months
ago man robbed store in Canal street, was
caught and committed to prison-s'held for
trial." as they say-and on Saturday last
the same rogue thus ''held for trial" robbed
the Park Bank. Evidently he was not held
very well. He was not tried nor bailed, yet
he was out and pursuing his vocation. How
did this happens Can the Tombs authorities
tell?
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

TURKEY AND GREECE.-Our latest news
from Europe regarding the Eastern question is
to the effect that Greece Is not willing to fol-
low the recommendations Of the great Powers,
and that Turkey Is hopeful that peace win be
the result Of the Conference Rumors for some
days had been In circulation to the effect that
Turkey was heavily arming herself These
rumors were, no doubt, largely encouraged by
the announcement that, in the event Of war
breaking out between Turkey and Greece, the
yiceroy Of Egypt would furnish contingent
Of fifty thousand men. The Sultan denies that
Turkey is doing anything beyond what is alb
solutely required by the circumstances. All
through this trouble the government Of the
Sultan has comported itself with dignity and
propriety. It has been the reverse with
Greece. Now that Europe has deliberated
and given advice, the best thing that can be
done is to leave Greece to her fate. Turkey,
by the course she has taken, has the sympathy
Of the nations. If Greece will not take advice
let her learn the lesson of experience. A little
whipping might do her good.
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

KEROSENE MURDER. The Board of Health
has taken vigorous action in regard to kerosene,
and now the Fire Commissioners discover that
they are the only ones who have authority In
that matter. As they have only made this dis
covery since the Board Of Health has taken
steps against an Illegal and dangerous trafic
are we to suppose that the traflckers opened
their eyesa
The New York herald., 1869-01-28

Coal SDRALKRs, TAKE NonoR. There was
another fall in the price Of coal at the sales
Of the Lackawanna aud Delaware Company
yesterday.
, 1869-08-21

Tho San Francisco Bulletin 6ayB that in
some things Chicago is dearer city than
San francisco, and instances advertising in
the Newspapers. An advertisement OF two
squares inserted ninety times in TIE Cm-
cAGo TRIBUNE, it says, would cost 5000, in
currency, while the BuAtfi1t would insert
tho same for SG0 in gold ($s5 in currency.
The BuNftiA evidently pays no regard to
the circulation newspaper may possess.
For instance, it overlooks the fact that the
circulation OF TIE CHICAGO DAILY TEDuSZ
exceeds that Of all the daily papers in San
Francisco combined, and is probably SIX or
eight times greater than that Of the Bulletin,
which, by tho way, Is an excellent paper.
But how il il with Eubscribers7 TIE Tn1-
ursK, with its immense amount OF
reading mntter and special despatchcs,
costs but four cents per copy in currency,
by the week, and five cents per single copy
anywhere within three or four hundred
miles Of Chicago; whilo the Bu1slin con-
timing less than half the matter, costs
ten cents in coin in San Francisco, which is
fourteen in currency, and at little dis
tauce from tho city the charge for San
Francisco papers is twenty-five cents in
coin, being ui1ty-fou1 cents in currency.
Tho right thing for our California friends
to do, is to reform all these excessive
charges in retail transactions. Competition
with Chicago will forco down wholesale
rates, aud retail rates should be reduced to
correspond with prices in other cities.
Everybody returning from California
speaks Of tho high charges mada in small
things.
, 1869-08-21
POST OFFICE EMBEZ.
ELEMENT.
Remarkable Case of Six 1earss
Stnudjng-uiEtory of the Fugitive
from Juetice-IIe Returns Gives
Himself Fps and the Authorities

SL1ud1NE-I1Iktory OF t0e fuE1GlSe
from Justice-IIe Returns. Gives
Himself Up, and the authorities
Decline to l'roHecutc.
From tie Ckts:1n1 PL1isaA1tr.
t1uih IL stranger shan lcuou. About ELK 5ears
as1 asS, na,e 9siuaSe es:et non cIs1eiand e t
t1isK country Town u Northern OHIO, ahd never
heard OF ii aiserward. An inssss1ssMson - speedily
etu District oi Os.o, upon lnlofn:stion rising out
Of all lss tects IN the case, caused the
Iii u lie onice % which The Letter nad been
maasa: II alIssE Pfeaessd s,1sss gate
rpitahtd vie. The couple had been married about
one 1ear. Both were yo1ug, starting IN life With
oq5 Il M M 9s7
then good cause TO hope Tor q happy future. At
the tine Of the Arrest they we're in datly a1tclp3-
noo Of beng united y bond thst L. stronger
TO Cleveland, Learning hts wife IN destitute coudi-
ton. She Ha8 among aequamtauccs who would
NO: permit her to sufs1 for the necess11tes Of lie.
circumstances seemed to point with rnet1tns
cer1aIpt} 70 the guilt OF the husband. Satwith-
hs words sops upoa tne e. ssts of
tnoee who held him u custody, by which he. OBJ
ta.ned fa!or taat Il not Usually accorued to
ssancss q the case. and asEias for W ssz,ssnnce,
The father, instead Of replying direct to the sou
Hroie to Marshal Bll. SAYING: "n my son Is
sal o. the father to become tondsuau for Inc ar-
pearance ef tho con At the regular term 90 di3-
heatened the young man that he vas upon the
point OF Eiylng up all hope Of being bailed out
TIE MaI1hal had listened to bis story With cou-
siderable care, md felt convinced tGa, the maa
Intended 10 co what was right amer procuring
hall. The eEly b1il he cou,L otter came from the
Southern District Of Ohio To accent this would
oaliEe The ellicefs Of the Northern District 10 70
TO Cincinnati " ohtain The amount # the bonds,
u forfeited. II wGs accepted. however, a1l CD
appea1Rnce IN accordance viii the required
tSsnA ~ counsel. seeing The a-1J q eyldenss eyl;
taat t1 would he brought Up against h:nt alssssu
him tn run nWny to C1aada, and he did So FEom
Canada, be started to eoiac.oss the palns 70 Ease
1oFnla, stopping at Leavgnworth 10 meet Csna'ia