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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-27
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
Messrs. Serieaer Wexford Il Co. announce q new
edition OF the works OF Thomas Carlyle to be COM
pleted in thirty volumes. The edition will undergo
careful revision by the author, and will be hand
someiy printed, with portraits, maps, &C.
Mr.. Algernon Swineburn--wh0 Is at present stay.
ing at vichy, in France together with Cap tain Rcht
ard Burton the eminent traveer-has In press Q
poem entitled "super Flumina Babylonis" which
will appear first in one OF the English magazines
and then be published in volume. the poet has IL
preparation ''s0ngs OF the Republic"
The portraits winch have recently appered in AYs
pye,ons journal and attracted so much attention on
account OF the exquisite manner 10 which they are
engraved, are the work Of Nj. Edward Sears, the
engraver, OF BeeSman street in this city. This arthe
Is one OF the abes nsthe United States aud In sons
respects, PROBABLY. has no equal. the portraits u
question are remarkable for the perfection WITH
wnca they delneate Tie features and the expressoh
OF the countenance. The Same artist engraves FIRE.
quently for Harper \ Brothers ana other pubshers,
and ali his WORK is marked by the same general
excellence. There is nothing more important In our
ago we were woiuIly deficient in engravers; poW
American book epslaviags VIII compare iavorapQ
with anything done Oh tue Continent oil Europe.
dore Parker. There IS one already In existence, but
very few persons read II, and we doubt II MT. Pa3
are few WI minister, however Distinguished, the KID
tory OF whose lives VIII entertain others than few
Sir Henry Lytton Buwsr. formerly British Ambass
sador AZ washington ana now Member Of Parliament
Tor Tamwortn, has been writing the Life oi L0rd
Palmerst9n
The rivalry between Fields, 0sgood 4 Co. an4
Harper Brothers has broken out afresn In the shAp&
OF rival editions vi George Eiiot's novels. Both pub
cations are admirable, and the low price az whioh
they are sold places the books Within The reach
| OF all.
| According to the Indian Puolic Opinion the
number OF vernacnlar books printed at Delhi fron4
the first OF May, 1853 to the end of April 1862 wal
1891. This must mean copies, not separate works.
and even then the total Is very great,
FRAUDS IN INCOME RETURNS -Extensive fraudG
! have been uncovered In the returns Of incomes ~
IN all parts OF the country They arise partly from
evasion OF the law by change OF residence parity
oath 10 false isis Of exempti0ns. Some OF the mosti
| prominent cltizcns ADVISE complete reassessmenf
VI Incomes. TINS would be wise end just, the evu
IL as great az Is represented by the evasion Of taxes
on the part oil slippery or knavish citizens the oup
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

VIGILANCE CosMIrTEEs.-The vigilance
committee has grown to be a sort of understood
but uncertain quantity behind the laws in our
republican system-recognized as the definite
shape that public wrath takes when 1t cannot
accomplish its objects OF punishment by more
ordinary methods. II has proved effective in
some places, but its limits are as yet only
dmly seen. We are told that vigilance CON-
mittees are to take hold Of things in this city.
We doubt If this institution will succeed here.
The trouble is that the rogues will be smart
enough to be on the committee. The commit
tee will be ring in fact.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27
Railroad Progress aud Railroad Kings.

Railroad progress in the way Of projects for
new roads, new connections and extensions is
all the rage. Congress has numberless bills
before IL to promote and aid railroad enter
priscs, and there is not State Legislature,
probably, that Is not more crowded with this
business than any other. All this is gratifying
sign Of the surprising progress Of the country
and shows that the prospective early completion
Of the Pacific Ralroad-that great artery of
commerce across the Continent-has thrown all
the railroad kings and companies into state
Of excitement. The effort made now Is 10
consolidate and connect the different lines,
north, east, west and south, with the Pacific
iron way. The New York Central Railroad
king (vanderbilt) is straining all his energy to
consolidate his lines from New York with the
Western roads, to tap the Pacific Railroad,
and for this purpose Is fastening his grip on the
Michigan Southern. While Vanderbilt Is work.
lug for consolidation in the West and Northwest
another railroad king, Jay Gould, is projecting
through broad gauge route, in connection
With The Erie and Atlantic and Great Western,
70 Lopisyille, and from thence to Nashville nd
New Orleans. These are gigantic pr,iects
and there are many others just nov scarcely
less bold and far-reaching. They sse enter.
prises independent Of government. sJ;d ana l.
the hands Of men capable Of do',o 90 rre., ,b,no.
Nor are they in advance Of time rerbans -,
the grown o. 'ue country is surprising. Blu
many o' tue Projects before Congress are
hsuc Pss Iature, and consequently call fo
eoysrament aid. They are, in fact, jobs. TIL,
government Is not in position to lavish any
I more money on railroads. and ought not TO d
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

MAKING UP A DEFICIENCY IN THE REvE-
NUE.-Some citizens are just now astonished
by being called upon to pay again the revenue
tax they paid in 1868. 1t seems there is de-
ficiency found in the accounts of collec-
tor; and as all the collectors are so
honest there is no explanation of the
difficulty save in the idea that the tax could
not have been paid at the time. This is an
excellent precedent. Whenever there is a de-
ficiency in future it will only be necessary to
collect the tax once more, but there ought to
be limit. How many times will the people be
liable?
The New York herald., 1869-01-27
The Situation in SnnIn.

One Of our latest cable dispatches informs
us that the cities of Seville and Cadz have
proclaimed in favor of the Duke dc Mont
pensier as King of Spain. The Duke de Mont
pensier on the Spanish throne would be COM
pliment TO NJ Guizot which NJ Guizot himself
and the older diplomatists Of the day have
long since ceased 10 believe possible. The
Spanish marriages Of lSi6-that Of the Queen
to the Duke OF Cadiz, and that Of the Infanta
to the Duke Of Montpensier-have always
been regarded as at once the most daring and
the most skilful act of French diplomacy
during the reign Of Louis Philippe. BY tina.
act NJ. Guizot hoodwinked England partieu-
larly and Europe generally. II was the object
ofM. Guizot and his royal master 81 these
marriages TO undo the sixth article Of the
treaty Of Utrec..t and thus create possibility
OF the ur..lon OF the French and Spanish
crows. The birth Of the royal children soon
p',de an end OF the schemes Of the diplomat
lists. II now turns out, in very unexpected
way, that the original plan is not, after all
without chance Of success. Isabella aud heI
family have been discarded. The Duke d.
Montpensier and bis son are two OF severa
candidates. Their chances, so far as we cat
yet Judge, are very nearly as good as those O.
Don Carlos or the Duke Of Aosta or the others
The truth is the situation In Spain Is yer!
much muddIed. Much will depend on the &C
ton Of the Cortes. If they agree upon any on
candidate his chances will, Of couy,>s, be SUP,
rior 70 those Of all the others, 4 cannot, how
| ever. be said 70 be ~ lnpcssiblIIty that th
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

LET WALL STREET PAY.--The internal reve-
nue. officers assess 'all the capital used In
banking" in most literal fashion, not respect
Ing the lodges Of the bankers to make part Of
thus capital come under other designations.
The brokers, relying on the excellence Of their
lodges, protest, and the question has gone to
Washington for settlement. The amount in
vo'ved Is three million dollars per annum. II
the point made by the assessor is not good
under the law the law should be 90 changed az
to make i good; Here Congress. can can catch
the money gamblers In One OF their dodces.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

NAPOLEON AND THE PoPE.-The Emperor
Of France intends 10 give the Jewish and Pro-
testant Churches legal standing and voice
In France by making the Grand Rabbi and the
President ofthe Protestant Consistory Senators
OF the empire. This is notice to the Pope that
his Church Is no longer omnipotent. II the Pope
feels bad about this we can afford him conso-
lation by making him Senator In greater
country than that the Emperor rules lie oau
have place in our Senate for half the price
that Morgan offered
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

GRANT AND THE RADrcALs.-It is amusing
to see the parade the radicals make Of Grants
views. Just now they publish his opinions on
the Alabama claims in double-leaded para
graphs. We knew and published the same
opinions three years ago. At that time the
radical journals we're denying that Grant had
any opinions or any brains in which opinions
worthy Of printing could originate. They are
now startled to find the intellectual calibre OF
the man they made President-when they
couldn't help IL.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

Nor OF THE SAME WAY OF THINKING.-A
lady correspondent of the Washington Chroni-
Gle states that, although Senator'S Pomeroy,
Wade and Wilson attended the Women's
Rights Convention in that city, their wives are
all opposed to the movement. This is nothing
extraordinary. 1t Is not the first time wives
and husbands have had different ways of
thinking-the one leading the former, like
angels, heavenward the other plunging the
men, anything but angels, t'other- ward.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

A Wall FROM THE WEsT.-The Cincinnati
Gazette exclaims, "Our city is full Of thieves"
That complaint is universal. It's ravages are
worse and more general than the influenza or
cholera in season. 1t is time quarantine were
established upon the Introduction of thieves
from abroad, having plenty of our own native
growth, and when an infectious individual
arrives from foreign parts either send him back
whence he came or place him in plague
house at once.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

sales of Government Gold and Securities.
The expression ''better late than never"
may be well applied to Senator Conkling's
bill, which has just been introduced in the
Senate, to prohibit secret sales of bonds and
gold on account OF the United States. It ap-
pears from the letter or report of the Secretary
Of the Treasury of last April to the House OF
Representatives. in answer to resolution call
ing for statement of the commissions paid
for manipulating bonds and selling gold, that
over seven millions of dollars had been paid
to government brokers up to that date BY
Mr.. McCullochs own statement over throe
thousand millions of securities and gold had
been thus manipulated, but it is believed that
hardly less than six thousand millions in all,
up to the present time, have been thus ma
nipulated. That is, the debt of the United
States, through the action and recommended
tions Of the Secretary and the folly Of
Congress, has been put in the market and
changed and twisted about several times from
one form TO another till the total amount
reaches that sum. Probably not less than
ten millions have been paid directly for broker
dHc W u lew up W the pTe5cub
time. A great number of names are set down
In Mr. McCuloch's report as purchasers OF
gold and bonds but this appears to be only for
throwing dust in the eyes Of the people, for
they did not receive the commissions. II was
only to favored few Of the Treasury ring, as
Jay Cooke & Co. and Meyers & Co., that tho
seven TO ten millions of commissions were
paid. The manipulation ofgovernment securi-
ties and money through the favoritism of the
Secretary has been q rich mine for these
agents. How many more millions have been
made by this Treasury ring through tho secret
information given to them and through the
power they held of controlling the market Is
not known, but the amount must be enormous.
All the sales OF gold and changing Of securities
could have been done by the Treasury Depart
ment itself. Ten millions have been thpown
away and the pubic have been cheated
through the manipulation of our national secu-
rites by these stock brokers. Mr.. Conkling's
bill comes none too soon, and ought TO bo
passed Immediately. That Is not all, how-
ever; for Congress ought to stop this ruipr,,u IA
practice OF changing, transferring ana Cs.'oblInr
in the public debt. Let the debt ar.d the cur
rency remain as they are Till apS ,tber Congress-
shall meet and have time % place the whole
systcm Of our finances Or. a sound and enduring
basis.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

WHAT WILL THEY Do WITH Ir?--Ths
vicksburg Herald states that worthy citi-
zen Of that place has presented horse for
the benefit q the orphans In Natchez. What
win they do with its The poor orphans
might as well have been presented with an
elephant; for they may ride 10 the other place
on the horse, while on the elephant II might
be difficult 10 squeeze Ia.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27
Earnings Of the Theatres-The Publ

Earnings Of the Theatres-The PuDhc
Taste.
Opera 6oufe is the favored theatrical enter
tainment of the metropolis, as we find by the
returns of the Internal Revenue Department,
and ''Genevieve de Brabant" is the most
favored of the 6oufes. During the run of this
piece in the month OF November, 1868, the
French theatre took in thirty-fve thousand
dollars-the largest return Of any theatre for
any month of the half year. Not only does the
French theatre showthe best receipts for single
month, but it shows, also, the best succession
for three months; 80 that the supremacy Of
opdra 6ou6e at that establishments in no sense
accidental or casual, but is evidently the result
Of a deliberate judgment Of the public. AT
Pixies this entertainment, with all the grace
of Irma and the magnetism of Tostee to help,
proved to have less attraction by seventeen
thousand dollars worth on the three months.
Nevertheless, though Tostee and company
proved less attractive than Rose-Bell and the
French theatre, their establishment holds
good place in point of success among city
theatres generally. Grau made In the three
months ninety-five thousand dollars and Bate
man seventy-eight thousand; and if we
couple these sums we find that the aggregate
paid for one sort of fentertainment-one hundred
and seventy-three thousand dollars in three
months-dwarfs the sums paid for any other
one class for the same period. Next best is
the establishment some time famous for the
glories of naturalism in the ballet-the grand
headquarters in the metropolis Of sensation
the sort of sensation especially that has
nothing behind it. Opera 6oats is sensa-
tional, but behind the sensation there is music,
wit and exquisite ridicule. Behind Black
Crookism there is nothing, unless we recog-
nize beastliness as counting for something in
theatrical art We are glad to see that this
establishment is not, as it has hitherto been,
first on the list. Wallaek's theatre, in the
three months that closed the year, averaged
twenty thousand month, which is tolerably
fair indication, yet not very good one either.
That the French theatre, so near to Wal
lacks and so little larger, should earn over a
third more month points how decidedly the
people prefer the new and startling to the beat
of old comedies played in manner we'll nigh
faultess
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

ENGLAND Az, RUSSIA. The British Ambas-
sador at 81. petersburg has opened with Rus
sa the Question Of her advances toward the
lndiap ssfoniicr with the intimation that Eng
lap'l intends to know what Russia means.
Russia means just ths-to hold such q position
In Asia that IL England joins In any more
alliances In Europe against the Gar Of Mus
covy the Gear Of Muscovy will give her pun
ishlng hit In India. Thisis what Russia means,
What ID England going 70 do about IL
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

ANOTHER BATTLE woS.-General Battle, OF
Alabama, has written a letter declaring that
the controversy is settled" and that ''the
constitution, with the late amendments. is as
binding on all the citizens ofthe Union as ii was
when 1t came from the hands Of Washington. /"
Perhaps little more 50. II pleasant TO know.
however, that General Battle has surrendered
at last. 1t is another, and, we hope, the last
battle the North will have to win over the
South. But the General, it seems, has got
himself into hot water with the Southern fire.
eaters on the point and they are boiling him
down pretty smartly.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

The DAILY HERALD will be sent TO subscribers
for one dollar month.
The postage being only thrty-dve cents a
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

friends ofthe other candidates may make an ap-
peal to arms. In such case 1t win be found
that the troubles Of Spain are only beginning.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner OF Eighth avenue and
29d street-LA PRRICiioLE
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

80. The time win come, aM h not far o6,
when these railroad projects can be carried
out by private enterprise ad without govern
ment assistance. The projectors must wait
till that time arrives. Then cur railroad kings,
such as Vanderbilt and Jay Gould, will take
hold Of them in regular business way. For
the last few years Congress has been rushing
at an extravagant rate into all sorts Of rail-
road schemes and jobs, but We hope the brakes
win be put down on then, and, if we may
judge from the vote on Monday on the Denver
Pacific Railroad bin, check has been put to
such frightful extravaganza.
OFFICE -sEEKRRs TO THE REAR.-The Senate
acted very sensibly in passing resolution
yesterday to confirm no more appointments to
Office during the transit of President johnson
from notoriety to oblivion. No more foreign
representatives to disgrace us no more clerks
in foreign countries for Mr.. Seward; no more
dishonest revenue officers to plunder the peo-
pie and increase taxes no more official addi-
tions to the whiskey ring; no more official
jobbers; no more official rats to nibble at the
public cheese. Poor Andy-Andy! His only
hope now is to show his good will to his
friends by sending in to the Senate defiant
list Of appointments as parting shot OF grape
and canister.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

BowFRY THEATRE, Bowery.-BLAoK sHEEP-Cocos
FRoLros-GRTEK SrRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

FRENCH THEATRE Fourteenth stree, and Sixth
nue CREyE.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27

BROUGHAM's THEATRE, Twenty-fourth st-BETTHR
LATE THAN NEvER-DRAMArIc REVIEW FoR 1903.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

NIBLo,s GARDEN. Broadway.-ArrrR DARK on, Lon.
NON BY NIGHT.
The New York herald., 1869-01-27
TRIPLE S HE E T
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

New York, wednesday, january ~. 1859.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-08

Several attempts have been made
within short time to fire the Jhildren's
Home in this place, containing nearly
200 Juveniles. Last night another at
tempt was made, by placing an old
cloth in the bunghole of barrel of
coal oil in the cellar, and igniting the
end outside. The attempt was fortu-
nately discovered, and the fire extir-
guished. Suspicion fell upon girl IA
years of age, an inmat named Ellen
Doyle, who first denied all knowledge
OF the matter, but this morning confess
sed that she had not only made the at
tempt of last night, but also a similar
one during the last 10 days. She was
committed for trial.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-08

aFhe Zouaves have concluded to af-
ford our citizens an opportunity of wit
Messing their new and beautiful Drill,
and trust to entertain their friends in a
s.reditable manner.
After the Drill and Promenade, a
grand Dress Ball will be given, which
can be participated in without extra
admission fee.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-08
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6.

Hong Kee, .Chinaman, who has VIC
timized several San Francisco mer-
chants to the extent OF $4,000, sailed
for China on Thursday in the steamer
Japan. kilograms have been sent to
Hong Kong via Ceylon, to arrest him
and recover the goods. The Revenue
steamer Wayanda has arrived here from
Sitka. There is 10 news from that
quarter. The steamship Golden age
sailed for Panama to-day. She carried
$739,O0O in specie, as follows: For
New York, $1O0,O0o5 For England,
$619, 900 for Panama, G20,000.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-08
Cuba.
HAVANA, Feb. 6

HAVANA, Feb. 6.
The insurgents have burned Is large
plantations in the Eastern Department.
Cholera of very violent type is preva-
lent in the .insurrectionaiy district in
surgents, Spanish troops, and citizens
falling victims. The steamer Cabrerero
was loet at sea while carrying govern
snent stores from Santiago &c Cuba 10
Manzalilla The attempt of the Gu
b&us to fire the powder magazine at
Puerto Principe was frustrated The
Cuban prisoners, PARA and Annoya,
were killed by troops or volunteers.
while attempting to escape from Guam
fanamo. Private letters deny that they
were attempting to escape. Jose Cep-
edes, late Commissioner to the insur-
gents, sailed to-day for America. He
gays he is disguised with the state of
affairs. The influential aud wealthy
Cuban families, who are generally sym
pathizers with the revolution, continue
to emigrate to New York and New Or
leans. III
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-08

The following important news has
just been received here from Hayti. =
Salnave has attacked and destroyed the
town of Torbeck. He also' BON barded
and destroyed Port Salut, and bonn.
barded and captured Aquin. The inha-
bitants of Aux Cages and the other
towns in that vicinity are panic stricken.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1869-12-02
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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1869-12-02

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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1869-12-02

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Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1869-12-02

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