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The New York herald., 1869-01-09

The Dramatic Fund ball. it should be
remembered, is announced for Monday, January
H. at the Academy of Music. This ball, like
its prototype in Paris, is usually the most
brilliant and attractive one Of the season. It
would be superfuous to eulogize the charitable
purposes to which its receipts are devoted
Our public is fully conscious of the large debt
which it owes to the members of the dramatic
profession. So far as it can it will gladly
repay this debt. It will promptly respond to
appeals in behalf of the superannuated, the
infrm, the sick and the distressed among
class which contributes more literally and
more directly than any other in the community
to the public happiness. When the eye
that has so often kindled or melted the
eyes of thousands has grown dim
when the voice that has so often
thrilled our hearts is broken; when the living
statue of majesty or of grace which we have
so often admired is prostrated; when strong
men and fair women who have consecrated
vice of awakening our best emotions, Of ex-
tending our horizon "from the narrow circle
Of low anxieties and selfish joys to the farthest
boundaries of our moral horizon" of inspiring
hearty laughter and of suffusing our eyes with
natural tears-when any of these men and wo-
men chance to need our aid let us eagerly
show our gratitude. Especially in New York,
where the passion for theatrical entertainments
is so strong and where the stage is now at the
height of prosperity, Dramatic Fund ball
ought to be greater success than ever or
elsewhere. The managers of our theatres
will not forget how rich harvest they have
reaped during the past year, nor will the pub
lie forget how much enjoyment it has derived
from the recent extraordinary attractions of
these theatres. The Dramatic Fund ball must
be q splendid success.
The New York herald., 1869-01-09

THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON THE TURKo-
GREEK QUEsTIoN.-It appears by our tele-
grams from Europe that the Conference of the
great Powers on the difficulty between Turkey
and Greece will certainly meet in Paris to-day.
The request Of the former for postponement
for few days has not been acceded to. This
seeming discourtesy to the Sublime Porte
shows the urgent necessity Of immediate action
to prevent further complications. The Euro
pean Powers are resolved to prevent, If pos
sible, a war that might set the whole Continent
In blaze. It is evident from this prompt
action that there is peril in the existing state
of affairs between Turkey and Greece with re-
gard to Crete. II indicates further that these
Powers are going to ignore the scruples Of the
hostile parties and will dictate the terms of
settlement. II so, neither Turkey nor Greece
will hardly venture to resist the decision of the
Conference. In view of the issues that may
be involved the news of the proceedings Of the
Conference will be looked for with great in
terest
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MURDER AND PHILANTnRoPY.-No further
tdings Of the man who killed Mr.. Rogers in
Twelfth street. But what is the use Of catch
ing him, after all? We evidently cannot
hang him. This is the State in which the
theory was first developed that man who
kills another man must be insane, and Mr..
Seward was the lawyer who developed it. II
has been finally 80 much developed that the
fact OF the murder is accepted as evidence Of
the insanity. With the Cole case in view is
IL worth while to try to hang any oneP Mr..
Seward, when he gave full effect to the plea
Of insanity on behalf Of negro who had COM
mitted frightiul murder, saved a worthless life
and made murder free. This is the way Of
philanthropy. II has many tears for mur-
derer, but no regard for society.
The New York herald., 1869-01-09

THE ORDER OF PROMOTION. Grants re-
moval to the Presidency naturally excites dis
cussion as to the order Of succession to the
high places in the army. Sherman, II has
hitherto been thought, would become General
in Grants place, and Sheridan Lieutenant
General in sherman's place. sheridan's is a
brilliant name; but there are those who argue
well for Thomas as one Of the gsandest old
fighters, and they would put him where this
programme would put Sheridan. Other names
are also mentioned In the same relation
Heintzelman, Augur, &c. The first is espc-
cially an old, gallant and deserving soldier,
who has not had from the government his full
need for good service through the war, though
we doubt II this thought will give him place
for which Thomas and Sheridan are named.
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Tho Monument TO Maxiu,ilian at Trieste.
It appears that though the Mexicans shot
Macmillan as an invader and tyrant the
inhabitants of Trieste and the people around
Miramar who knew the quiet and well
meaning gentleman have resolved to erect
for him monument Among the many
friends who have subscribed is the Emperor
Napoleon. A cable despatch informs us that
his name is down for five thousand francs. H
is small, pitiful subscription but when
we remember that the history Of the future
will never cease to hold him largely RESPONSE
BILE for the life Of Macmillan the FIVE thousand
francs have meaning. II would scarcely
have been wise 10 make IL larger, but to
have set his name down for smaller sum
would have brought down on Napoleon's head
the indignation Of the world. Maximilian's
trip to Mexico was big blunder. Napoleon
was mainly responsible for the trip, and |. will
be long time before tho world will excuse
him for the blunder. Five thousand francs Is
a small peace Offering TO the names of Maxi
milan and to the sorrowing soul Of poor
Carlota.
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THE CoUNTRYs Loss.-The telegraph an
nounces the death Of General Rousseau, lately
in command in the Louisiana district. The
bitterness Of politics and this soldiers adhe-
sion to the President rather than to the radi-
calls have contributed shadows to dim the
glory Of his name in some quarters but
through the war he served the country with
distinguished devotion and gallantry. In
death his politics will be forgotten and the re-
membrance Of his services in battle will be
treasured by the nation.
The New York herald., 1869-01-09

Our latest news from Mexico via Havana re-
presents the affairs Of our sister republic - dis
mally blue. The country is represented as on
the verge Of another revolution, and these re-
ports we find no difficulty in believing. The
people are said to be getting disgusted with
Juarez, which is quite probable, inasmuch as
he has given them comparatively little en-
ployment in fighting each other, and Of this
sort Of monotony they tire very soon. The
government officials, it is given out, act as
they please, which means, we suppose, that
they are plundering the treasury as fast as it
is replenished. "And there is no protection
to American residents" This is matter for
General Rosecrans, of whom, however, no
thing is said in these reports. Lastly, the Mexi-
cans, as it appears, are very ''much incensed
against the United States, and some Of them
clamor for another war"
All this news comes by the French steamer
Imperatrice, from Vera Cruz, from which
it may be open to the suspicion OF
little French coloring; but still we are pre-
pared for another revolution as the next move
on the Mexican chessboard. Where the great
body of the people are semi barbaric citizens
Of Indian descent, and where the ruling
classes are corrupt clergy and fighting po-
litical adventurers Of Spanish descent, and
where the central government has no facilities
Of communication in the way of telegraphs,
railroads or steamboats, with the different
States, there is but little hope for law and
order under Mexican independence. Louis
Napoleon was right SO far, but somewhat OF
the track in ignoring the Monroe doctrine
and in supposing that with the aid Of JEFF
Davis hs would make the empire Of Maximi-
,,i;an 4 success. We fear that General Grant,
in the course Of the next four years, will
have to undertake the reconstruction of
Mexico, and he, perhaps, entertains the same
opinion.
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The New Cable from France.

While the company formed to lay new
Atlantic cable from the Frsncn Coast to the
American shore is vigorously pushing forward
its work, and just as it is on the point Of COM
mencing active operations, a set of narrow
minded jobbers among our own people en-
deavor to throw obstacles and embarrassments
in the way Of the enterprise. We are told
that no foreign company can land telegraph
cable on the American coast without the
special permission Of the United States govern
ment, and one benighted Senator is found at
Washington capable Of proposing in the Senate
Chamber that we shall use this pretence in this
age of progress to prevent the construction of
this new means of communication with Europe.
Such a proposition from statesman of the
Chinese Emperor q few years ago, before
Burlingames mission, might not have excited
surprise; but coming from the Senate of the
United States, it stamps its author as man
altogether behind the times. The proper de-
velopment Of the telegraph business is now the
study Of statesmen and the object Of intelligent
citizens in every country, and the progress Of
the world in this direction for the next ten
years will no doubt be great. The need of
more Atlantic cables is universally conceded,
and the opposition to the new enterprise does
not come from the present cable company,
whose business would be increased rather than
diminished by competition, but from the ''nar-
row-minded blockheads" of the Western Union
monopoly, who desire to trade upon cable
news on their own account, and whose specu-
lations would be interfered with by cable
! landing directly in the city of New York.
That the stockholders of the Western Union
Company derive no benefit from this dog-in-
the-manger policy is sufficiently evident from
the fact that their stock has been run down
from sixty-four to thirty-two-dfty per cent
since the present management was installed,
only little over year ago.
The French Cable Company has the right
to connect with Independent lines under the
general law. The State of New York has the
power to grant it the right of way il such
an act should be necessary but if there were
really any doubt or question on these points
Congress should Immediately grant the privi-
lege to any company requiring it. We need
more Atlantic cables, and especially should
we seek to secure one from the French coast,
as in the event OF any unpleasant complica-
tions with England we should then have the
means Of communication with Europe through
friendly nation.
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tional debt, with tho additional saving reme-
dies of retrenchment and reform In the ma
tional expenditures and revenue collections.
We guess, too, from the clashing Of the vari-
GUS financial theories and schemes brought
forward in Congress, that funding bill will
be the final compromise. Another resolution
Of this New Hampshire series calls for an in
late Presidential election; but the object is,
perhaps, only to spur up the Congressional
committee engaged in this work.
The New Hampshire republicans for 1869
hold to their position of 1868 substantially,
nothing having yet occurred to suggest a
change of front. But what will the New
Hampshire democracy do? On the issues
upon which they fought the battle for the
Presidential succession they have been signally
defeated. Upon the same issues they viii, in
all probability, be defeated again, and three
members of Congress are at stake. What,
then, will the democrats do? Will they still
insist that the reconstruction acts of Congress
are unconstitutional, null and void, " and that
the fivc-twenties must be paid off in green
backs, and that the greenbacks must be left
to shift for themselves? or what course will
they take? The New Hampshire democrats
are saddled with grave responsibility in this
business, for the position they assume will be
accepted as indicating the general drift of their
party, and at time when the necessities Of
their situation suggest new departure They
must look the results of the late elections in the
face and admit that the world moves, or they
will be left among the things of the past
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4 HINT TO yrorrMs-If YOU are robbed 0

A HINT TO vrcTIMs.--If you are robbed Of
goods, clothes, jewelry, &C., the only value
these have to the thief Is his ability TO sell
them. II he finds he cannot sell them he will
send them home on reasonable terms. He
cannot sell them II you make II sufficiently
known that they are stolen, and this can be
done by constant advertising in the HERALD.
These points are developed in the story Of a
stolen diamond ring, printed in a communica-
tion the other day. The owner Of the ring
persistently advertised his loss, with minute
description Of the jewel, and after four years
the thief returned II with tho message, "You
made such hell Of blow about II that every
damned beak knows Of IT,"
The New York herald., 1869-01-09

A FREE Press Is CUBA.-The proclamation
Of General Dulce, conceding freedom for the
press, the right Of meeting in public and repre-
seniation in the Cortcs, inaugurates a ,ew
order Of things in Cuba, which, we doubt lot,
win soon change the aspect Of affairs there. A
free press Is the safety-valve against reyolu-
ton, and we advise General Dulcc TO con-
slider II in that light and rest confident IL the
result. We understand that sort of thing in
this country, and whenever SET of enthusiasts
wish to get up row or revolution W, let
them have plenty Of printers ink, and they
soon subside. IL lets off the superaburdant
gas, and the would-bc heroes soon bccoHr the
most commonplace Of common fools. For a
time they may raise q noise in the Generals
cars, but he need not be alarmed--it will be
only sound and nonsense. Let them have
plenty Of printers Ink.
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Snortsmen's Convention.

The State sporisilien : : Association is an or
ganization composed Of delegss.ss nom .ne
various clubs existing throughout the ss@.s
who meet once in each year for the purpose Of
discussing questions Of interest to the mem1
bers and affecting the game laws, and the pro-
lection or propagation Of game and of en-
tering into friendly trials Of Skill At these an
nual conventions there are pigeon matches,
as well as contests with the rifle and pistol,
and in casting the fly, and the prizes presented
to the winners are handsome pieces Of plate,
vases, pitchers and goblets. The attendance
is usually large, and hundreds, if not thou
sands, Of the ablest and most accomplished
sportsmen are drawn together by them. The
discussions of these gentlemen have done
much towards establishing fair rules to govern
such matches and in pointing out the manifold
errors and deficiencies in our game laws. The
only difficulty in the way of their becoming
complete success is that professional shooters
have obtained access to the contests, and, Of
course, secure large proportion of the prizes.
In spite, however, of this defect more or
less good is effected yearly by the meeting,
and the feeling of true sportsmanship is kept
alive and extended. The last convention,
which was held at Buffalo, under the auspices
of the Forester Club Of that city, was fully
attended, and was not only an eminent sue
cess, but initiated movement which, il
properly carried out, may lead to excellent
results. A resolution was passed requesting
every club in this State to send one or more
members as delegates to Albany to urge upon
the Legislature the passage Of proper and SEN
sible laws for the protection of the game
which is fast disappearing from our fields. A
notice has lately been issued appointing the
second Tuesday Of this month as the time for
the assembling Of this convention.
If the various local clubs second the move
ment and unite with 1t earnestly and heartily
by sending their most influential members to
Albany on that day the Legislature can
hardly refuse to listen to them, and cannot
afford to treat with contempt their suggestions,
as it has heretofore treated all efforts to have
proper amendments to the game laws enacted.
II now depends upon the sportsmen themselves
whether the present ruthless destruction Of the
.fere nature shall continue or be enectually
prevented.
The New York herald., 1869-01-09
Mechanics, Lives.

The scaffolds that mechanics 60 upon to re-
pair the outsides Of houses are almost as dan
gerous as the one they use in the Tombs to
settle the cases Of men for whom society is too
good. Another pitched painter to the ground
the day before yesterday, killing him, ofcourse
This is an accident that happens constantly.
The scaffold is generally ladder suspended
at either end by rotten ropes, and having one
or two boards laid loosely lengthwise as
floor. One of the boards gets misplaced, or
the ladder tips sidewise, or rope breaks or
slips, and in any one of these events from
one to four painters or carpenters are
''klled instantly" Il there not authority
somewhere-in the police, the Board Of
Health or the Superintendent of Build
ings-to institute supervision in this
matter and dictate the provisions that shall be
made for safety? II recently happened down
town that journeyman refused to go on one
Of these tipsy scafiods, and be was Immediately
given the option Of going up or taking his dis-
charge. He could not afford the latter, he
thought, and went up. In less than an hour
he and several others were plunged TO he
street by the accident he had feared. -Four or
five fathers OF families went out of the world
together, and the ''boss' who had made the
scafiold was one Of the party.
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for one dollar month.
The postage being only thirty-fvc cents
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished in the city.
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THE RIGHT TO LAND TELEGRAPH CABLES -
With regard TO foreign countries there are no
State lines. All our coast Is United States
coast in at once the strictest and the most
comprehensive sense. No State has any right
to enter into treaty or international relations
Of similar character with foreign countries.
Therefore to land q cable on this coast no
other authority Is required than the general
law Of Congress passed several years since.
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ANOTHER SLATE FOR GRANTS CABINET.
For Secretary Of the Treasury, A. T. Stewart.
Other places pretty much as before Charles
Francis Adams for the State Department,
Porter for the Navy, Mcclellan for The War De-
rartment, Washburne for the Interior and
Evar~ for Attorney General.
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Tho Work and che Jobs Before Congress-
Two Short Months Tims.

Two snort mOutne Tnm0s
The present Congress expires on the 4th ol
March next, when the new Congress (pretty
much of the same kidney in both houses) will
take its place. Within the interval Of two
months, however, the business before tho
present Congress must be finished or it will
have to be commenced over again at the be-
ginning or abandoned. The calendar of both
houses embraces the following list Of legiti.
mate, regular and incidental measures and
miscellaneous jobs:-
/. The regular annual appropriation bills. In.
q Deiciencles, incidental appropriations and Dri-
vate claims, including numerous Jobs.
g. Financial bills including the national debt
bonds banks, currency, internal revenue and tariff
measures and all the revenue rings.
A. Reconstruction bills, including the rectlncatiou
Of the late Louisiana and Georgia elections, bills ana
constitutional amendments on universal sunraga
and amnesty the restoration Of Virginia Mississippi
s. territorial ana Indian affairs. embracing nu.
merous Indian jobs and jobs In the gold regions ana
Q. Commercial treaties and treaty claims and jobs.
such as the Sandwich Island treaty and Canadian
reciprocity.
head OF which stand the big Jobs OF the proposed
Niagara ship canal and the rebuilding OF the Misss'
s. Pacific main lines, and branch railroads and
other railroad land and bond absorbing jobs-s tret
mendOus schedule.
Q. Steamship lines and subsidies, embracing seve.
raj promising Jobs.
10. Patent extensions, embracing budget Of very
profitable jobs.
H. New post ofces and post routes, air line postal
railroads. and bills for the general regulation OF tele-
graphs throughout the United States and with f0rs
eign countries.
all sorts, not included in the list mentioned.
Here is catalogue which would be very
alarming with a six months session Of the
present Congress before us; but o. this Con-
gress must wind I'D its affairs by the 4th
Of March J. will be simply impossible to get
through with more than third or fourth Of
the jobs before the two houses, while there u
fair prospect that not one-tenth Of them will
be reached, for want Of time. Then, as with
the new Congress General Grant will take
the helm in place Of johnson, we look for .
vigorous application Of the pruning knife in the
work Of retrenchment and reform.
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