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Interesting Incidents Relative to
the Late Rebellion.

From Pollard's Life of jeff Davis, we
Gull the following facts from the inside
workings of the Confederacy, orglimpses
behind the curtains.
A Denunciation OF Davis.
The Presidents policy of dispersion
decided against an aggressive campaign
for 1861. 1t was the true logical cause OF
that inaclion which ensued after the battle
of Manassas, and in which the spirit OF
the army declined.
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But where, in the dramatic and tunult-
Gus scene, was President Dayis9 When
he had received news of Lees defeat he
had skunk from his pew in st. Paurs
church, and while the fountains Of his
government were being broken up. and
the great final catastrophe had mounted
the stage, the principal actor was want
ing; he, the President, the leadcrS the
historical hero, had never shown his lace.
had never spoken word, was satisfied to
prepare secretly a sumptous private bag
gage, and to fly from Richmond-a low.
unnoticed fugitive-.under cover of the
night. In such scenes great leader is
naturally sought for by the love and So
licitude Of his people there are words OF
noble farewell to his oountrymen; there
are touching souvenirs OF parting with his
officers. But there were mono Of these in
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The New York herald., 1869-04-20
Our Relations Toward. England.

Senator Zach Chandler, of Michigan, took
parliamentary action in Washington yesterday
on the subject of our existing relations to-
wards the British government, sketching by
resolution plan of settlement of the Alabama
claims and other difficulties, easy of oompre-
tension by the people and very likely to be
efIoctual if applied Immediately, directly and
with frmness. The Senator embodied his
ideas in the following words:-
Resolved, That in tho judgment of the Senate OF
the United States the true solution OF the settlement
OF the Alabama claims win be found IN the surren-
can possessions TO the United States, and tnat the
President be authorized to open negotiations to set
tie all matters In dispute on that basis
The reading of this resolution took the gal
leries by surprise which warmed into excite
ment as the Senator proceeded to advocate its
adoption in a stirring speech, in which he re-
iterated the argument used by him in former
years on the same subject, drawing the in
ference in conclusion that Congress was
to-day convinced that be was right and that
members were now almost ready to adopt his
views. If Congress did so-withdrew our
Minister from London and proclaimed nom
claims, he believed, within thirty days; but
if not, and If she wanted war; then let us have
war-a war ''sharp, short and decisive"
Senator Chandler undertook to guarantee
that the sixty thousand veterans Of the Union
army now in Michigan would of themselves
.''see to the capture of the British North
American provinces" the possession of that
territory being now "national necessity
with us. England, like France in Mexico,
staked the continuance of her power in
America on the success of the Southern rebel
lion, and lost. The Senator then reviewed the
hostile demonstrations which had been made
against the Union from Canada since the
organization Of the St. Adams raiders, assert
ing that reparatio1 would have bcen had long
since were it not for the objections Of Reverdy
Johnson and the non-action of General Grant
when we had six hundred vessels of war,
manned by ffty-four thousand sailors, after
the capture of Savannah, Charleston and
Wilmington. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
for consideration, thus giving another assur-
ance to Europe that we are ready and able to
fright our wrongs" whether in Canada or
Cuba, and that the "Star of Empire" will
soon shine more and more directly daily to-
wards the great republican confederation of
the West,
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

COMPLIMENTARY TO GIINNRLL. we to
conclude that there Is TO be complete failure
in the collection OF the revenuep Boutwell,
considers, he says, that Dana's possession of
the Appraisershp here sis the point on which
success in collecting tho custom, revenue
turns" But Dana declines the place; and this
poiat failing, there GIN be no success in tho
effort. This apparently is Boutweli's opinion;
but we fancy Grinnell will run the Custom
House and collect the revenue even without
suoh aid.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

ANOTHER PLAN WITH GAMBLERs.-Hitherto
the police, when taking action on tae law
against gambling, has taken such action as
was likely to throw discredit on the law. Now
there seems disposition to act otherwise. In
the lates! arres., install of giving special at
tenion to tho crowd of persons present.
against whom no charge could bo made, and
letting the keeper go, just the contrary was
done; tho keeper Of gambling place was at
tended to and the crowd ignored. This plan,
well followed, will be effective.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20
THE HERALD IN BROOKL YN.

Notice to Carriers and NewsdcaIers.
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 YoEx HERALD will be
IeceIycd as above.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

A HINT TO CUSTOM HOUSE OFFIcERs.-
There are other localities besides Keyport that
the customs officers should keep their eyes on.
A communication in another column throws
out some pretty strong hints that certain
cigar and liquor dealer at the Quarantine on
Staten Island has secret method of landing
duta5le goods without the trouble Of passing
them through the Custom House. Report says
that this cigar and liquor dealer is the right
bower Of the Health Officer.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

TnE BRITISH Peess ON THe RRoALL OF
REvERDY JOHNSON. The leading journals Of
England, having heard Of tho appointment Of
Mr.. Motley in the place Of Reverdy johnson,
are beginning to find much 10 admire In the
change. They like Motley because he will
represent the prevailing public sentiment Of
the United States; they have no regrets al
parting with johnson. because he was ouly q
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

DISEASED TO TIE CoRg.-One OF the diyines
on Sunday said this was the coniitioa of
society. He further slil :-''I1 many respects
its condition resembled that OF the pagan
The law of God had lost in grca. measure
its hold on vast numbers, and especially upon
many who control the movements of the
social body" Now whereis th, re5omblanoe2
When Christianity came the law that was
losing its hold on the world wa, the law Of
Jupiter. He WAS the god in whom the world
was losing faith. Do,s the divine meaa to put
another ''law Of God" in this comparison
And what is the Ecimonical Council to supply
as the analogue OF Clristianity2
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

Tm CAR SrHIgg.-In the real point at issue
between the Second Avenu, Railroad Com
pany and Its drivers In the present strike the
public have some intorost This point has
regard TO tho speed at which cars are TO be
run. The company wan! 70 run the oars more
rapidly than hitherto, and the drivers object.
The company want eight trips made in tho
time hitherto required for sovon. thus the
interest of tho public Is with the company.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

WESTERN ENTERPRISE. Iowa paper
states that q certain Ex-Governor of that State
will have q fat Office as a recognition of his
enterprising spirit in stealing the school fund
Of the State. Is there not some young IDEA
out there who has learned to shoot2
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

AMENDMENT TO TIE QUARANTINE LAws-
The Quarantine laws give the Health
OHccr power to grant permits to board inward
bound vessels. The proposed amendment ex-
tends that power to the Board Of Health,
nothing more. And this is what the radical
organs, the Bohemian organ, and that mar
rowless old concern down in Beaver street are
making such fuss over.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

RATHER observation-disclosures nearly all
great discoveries have in their origin met with
opposition, therefore 1t L. supposed by some
that every discovery which encounters oppo-
sition must be great and be destined to have
the same history in the world ss the art Of
printing, the steamboat tho telegraph, &c.
This idea Is at present tao main support of
spiritual photography.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

RAILROAD PfcKrNos VERSUS GIFT EyrER-
PRISE SrEALNos.-.A certain judge out West
has resigned the presidency OF railroad COM
pany for the purpose Of engaging In an
Orphans Home Gift Enterprise. Probably
he thinks 1t easier to cheat orphans than TO
water railroad stock.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

THE SMUoeLER SLoop.-The Quarantine
smuggler Four Brothers Is at Red Hook get
ting ready for tho summer campaign. We
shall watch her movements and keep the
Custom House officers on her track.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

WISE TAKES HELrocENTRo vIRw.-Hcnry
A. Wise says that God "ordored and directed
and forc.d the result Of emancipation of
slaves In America, knowing that there was no
other way To bring 1t about" and that he
(wisc), taking a "helocentric view," agrocs
with God, and Is glad slavery Is gone.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

TAKING THE MEASURE 1--WE know what a
man is when we know what h, adnires." :"
Boutwell, regard, Dana as a great financial
genius. Fish looks upon Sanford as oar great
diplomat. From snch points men may con-
ceivc the future of our finances AMI our
diplomacy.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

SMOKY DOCTRINE. 1t was announced from
the spirit world on Sunday that "when men
have grown mp with spiritual life they will
not want tobacco" In the meantime, then,
they must bave IL. This gives the wecd Q
place In the spiritual religion
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

TAor.-Fish fanccs that Sanford has more
tact than Sicklcs. Sanford has the hct,y
eruditus-th, learned touch that ilds great
mans weak point At least it looks so.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20
GU ADRUPLE e SHE EFT,
New York, Tuesday, April 30, 1869.
TO ADVERTISERS.

All advertisements should be sent in before
eight o'clock, p. NJ, to insure proper classif
cation.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

SMILING IN CoMMoN-The face of nature
and the faces of the farmers during the past
few summery days.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

BUDS AND BLossoMs-Thc one in the
Park in the morning, the other upon Broad
way in tho afternoon.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

A SLUNG-SHoT.-Is is stated by Phila-
delphia paper that slung-shot, with
which it is supposed Twitchell murdered
his mother-in-law, has been found with
certain Indications that it was the precise
weapon used to accomplish the ragedy. At
the time the counsel for the defence started
the theory that the deed had been committed
with such weapon instead OF common
poker, a paper in the interior of this
State urged that q thorough search
b, made of the premises to ascertain
whether slch weapon could be found,
alleging that similar invest CATION had re.
suited in perfocting chain Of evidence that
had solved the mystery Of murder in another
State. Bat this whole Twitchell murder case
has had its day. The interest Of tn, public in
the matter has subsidei, aud sluly- shot or no
slung-shot, it is tim, the aiflir were slung out
Of the columns of the daily press.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

ALABAMA MARCHING OSwAID. D.-The Mont
gomery Maa states that number of immi-
grants from Switzerland and Baden arrived at
Decatur, Ala, short time ago and immedi-
atey received employment. The Maa charao-
terizcs this as excellent news and exclaims-
''Woud that the hills and mountains Of North
William Tell" The Executive Committee of
the State Agricultural Association have taken
steps to prepare for State fair, which may
reflect honor upon the resources Of Alabama
and upon the industry of her people. Every
encouragement 10 immigration is 10 be givcn,
and line Of cmigrant steamships between
Mobile aud some German port Is already oon-
tclnplated
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

MEsAgERiE AT LARaE-Whcn tho Senate
adjourns. This menagerie was accidentally
omitted In our recent list Of itinernnt shows.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

BOOTHS THEATRE, Esd st., between 9th aad 9th avs
OTuELLO
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

EIRLOS GARDEN. Broadway.-rmH BURLEeoUE Ex-
TRAvAGANzA OF Tue FORTY THIEVES
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

General and Mrs. Avcriil, Mrs. Generai lswlins j.
p Usher, y. A. Sawyer and J. A. Drummond, for
Washington; Governor Marshall. for Minnesota;
State Senator's folgcr and Checscborough, Colonel
8. q. Pierce Ben. Field NJ. +. Demus and j. D. Gris-
void, Tor Albany; W. q. Harris, for Phadclpha; &.
Switzcr, for Chicago; W. =. Mchanry. for Boston,
and q. ID. Woodruff, for Hartford.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Twenty
fourth streeL--LA GRANDE DUcnKssE.
The New York herald., 1869-04-20

the material OF winch our new C,Dinet is COM
posed2 Doubtless the large neet now CON
centrating in Cuban waters is for the purpose
negotiations for its purchase may be concluded.
In the now pending question of the Alo-
bama claims with Enyland we advise our
British rivals to take The hint that the great
republic has already become 30 dccrepit that
ECONOMY" is the keynote of national action.
We are even ready TO pay for the favor done
to us bJ the English pirates and any order
drawn upon US by England will be hoaorei at
sight.
Now Is the moment for the enunciation Of
national policy. The United States in 1850
were an uncemented chaos Of localisms. Our
war set the particles In motion aud like grav-
taied towards like all over the country. When
Richmond fell we found ourselves, for the first
time, nation. The work has heretofore been
almost entirely internal. wo have ignored
external issues and continental questions.
We have been absolutely without \ foreign
policy; and In the lack of this wc have
causel the countries ~ the sonth of
us nambcrlcss revolutions with attendant
misioriuncs to them and 10 ourselves.
We are bold, therefore, to advocate that The
timo has CONS for u, to look beyond our own
frontiers. The Cuban qu ,stion is of tho frat
Importance to the whole Continent. Others
must quickly follow in its train; for up 10 Chi,
time everything has been iynorcd. He who
has not travelled to the southward has but
little idea how the Spanish American republics
hang upon our motions. When we grasp Cuba
we shall send them twenty years ahead in the
orbit of republicanism. We ourselves shall
then be douby compact, and our power for
offensive and defenaive war be Infinitely
increased
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have been aseribed to various female
members Of the ari5tocracy and old We
men OF the other sex, are really written
by Mrs. Lynn Lynton, suthoress of
" Lizzie C)rton and other novels. Mr..
Yates probably knows.
In spite Of Parton, Tennyson smokes
numerous and consecutive pipes; Lowell
also always has his baecy" st hand /;
Grant still continues his cigar; Bulwer
yet enjoys 8 long reed pipe; but Greeley
doesn't smoke, nor does Raymond mel
ther of the two latter ever did.
-Eiward 81. King, jr, agent Of the
Virginia Express Company, in Norfolk,
who recently reported that he was rob-
bed OF SIC. 900 collected by him as agent
for bank in Petersburg, has confessed
that he and his father appropriated the
funds, part of which he has returned.
Mr.. Thayer, of Mr.. Motley's late
legation, hss given pictures OF Baeth
ovens friends, Hummell, Weigi, Gyro-
Witz, Gsiinch, S llieri, and Eybler, to
decorate the Music Hall of Boston.
=" Robert the Devil, !" q sort OF bou1fe
burlesgue Of Meyerbeer's opera, has just
been brought out at the new London
theater, the Gaiety. 1t is this which
contains the Thousand WaX-works scene.
AT late concert in Paris, an encore
having been demanded, the leader of the
orchestra announced that it would be-
given " at the close of the performance"
-Gottsehalk, "the sIeepy-eyed," re-
Gently organic ed an orchestra at Monte
video, below the equator, OF $50 pieces.
-Meyerbeer's "Dinorah" has never
yet been performed in Berlin, his native
city, bur is now announced.
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broker, rather than a literary man or a

broker, rather than a literary man or
journalist.
He was married while quite young !;
has five or Elk children, the eldest sOn 10
his eighteenth year. He has made Jour
1lism profitable, his income being prob
ably S20, 900 or $25, 600. He lives very
comfortably, ,,having house in town and
one in the country. His wife spends
much of the time in Europe, and he
himself has made four or i've tours of the
Continent. He is the author of several
books that have had large sale, and
will probably write a dozen before he
has surrendered active duties.
Raymond ia very sociable, likes COM
Pany exceedingly, and when he has no.
thing to do, which is seldom, enj sys con-
versation aud storytelling as well az
any journalist in New York. He has q
great fund of anecdotes, knows exactly
where the point OF story lies, and when
it is reached. He is fond OF theatrical
entertainments has keen relish OF the
good things Of lie; is in no sense an as
cetic or Puritan, but much of q practi-
cal optimist, who thinks the world was
made for our enjoyment, and that work
is necessary TO pleasure no less than TO
health. He is very well liked by his
brother journalists, and has a large cir
Gle Of friends.
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TEXAS.
Interesting Facts and. Figures

From the Texas Almanac for 1889, we
gather the following interesting facts
and figures: The area OF Texas Is 23I, 81
square miles. This is nearly four times
larger than all the New England States
put together, and nearly five times larger
than New York. She Is the largest State
of the American Union, the next to her
in size being California. She is just
about as large as California and all the
New England States and South Carolina
put together. She is twice as large as
Great Britain, and about the size OF
France, Switzerland and Greece put to-
gether. The two largest counties are
PresidiO snd Ell Psso, the first being as
large rs South Carolina. There are many
others much larger than Rhode Island.
Her population is estimated at 800 OOO, or
about three and thrse-qusTter5 To the
square mile. The richest county in the
State is Galveston, whose property, ac-
cording to the tax returns OF 1857,
amounted to $l4, liz 6O6; next comes
Harris county, with SS,9l5,6SO; next
comes BeXar, with S. 062, 1874; next
Washington, with S5,523,O ,O57 next Ira
vie, with 81, 829, COS. Galveston county
pays the heaviest tax in the State, name
ly: some S34 coo; and Harris cCuaty
comes next, with SIG, 400. Callahan pays
less into the treasury than any other
county in the State, being only twenty
four cents in 1867 and the next lowest
is Taylor. which paid only fOrty-eight
cents. Washington county is the richest
county in the State in lands, which were
assessed at S3, ,070 sos, at an average OF
IS 81 per acre. Faystte has the next
highest average value Of land, at S5 II |
per acre; next comes Colorado, with |
S. O7. The lowest average is COncho, at
twelve cents per acre, aud next ZIpats,
at thirteen cents. TIE number or acres /
given in for taxation in the State is, in /
round numbers, so 8S9 900, or less than
third of the area of the State. The /
county that had the most money on hand |
and at interest, was Galveston, with /
1888 1872; next Harris, with 500 37S (; |
then Bexar, with 1928, ,32S; next HarrI- /
son, with 1886 1874 next Walker, with /
S253 AS Erath had ell6, and McCullOch /
$500. The total money in the State is
put down at ST, ,060 245, which is at least /
three or four times less than what ii
really is. The return for merchandise is |
absurd. Galveston is put down for ST. !
1856, 442, and Harris at 81 1888. 365. The /
OF the whole State is valued /
at a8 500 600. There are seventy-one |
in the State, Of which sixty |
are Democratic, nine Radical; and the
others religious, agricultural, etc.
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