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The New York herald., 1870-09-22


1-Advertisements
2-Advertisemenus
3-The War: Paris Completely Invested; The Prus-
SANS Claim Victory on Sunday; Reported
Defeat Of the Germans In the Plains OF Meudon
and Sevres; Capture Of an OutwOrk OF Stras.
bourg; King Williams Report Of Operations
Before Parls M. Thiers on His way to Vienna
President Grant: Appointment Of Senator Nor
ton as Minister to England; Sketch OF the Life
Yand Services OF the New Minister.
4-FleetwOod Park: Second Day OF the September
Trotting Meetlng-Yachting Anairs-Taxation
Equalization Throughout the State-Political
Intelligence-The Odd Fellows: Session OF the
National Grand Lodge-EducatiOnal Affairs
Meeting OF the Commissioners of Common
Scho0ls-Aquatic-Large Fire In Kingston, N.
Y.-The Political Vendetta in the Eighteenth
Ward-PersOnal Intelligence-Sulcides.
5-New York and Brooklyn COurts-News from
COlombia-The Dark Days OF 186O-81-Agr-
cultural Fair at Trenton, N. J.-Financial and
Commercial Representatives, ana Deaths
Advertisements
6-Editorial: Leading Article, ''The Occupation Of
Rome-Crownlng the Italian Empire''-Amuse
ment Announcements.
Photographic News from All Parts of the World !:
The Italian Army In Rome; The Pope About to
Fly from the Royal Flag; German Revolution
ism Towards Republic-EXposion in Jeresy
City-Shipping Intelligence-Business Notices
S-Advertisemepts.
9-Advertisements.
1O-The Democracy: Meeting OF the New York
State Convention at Rochester; The Old
Ticket Renominated by AccamatlOn: Hoffman
for Governor and Beach for Lieutenant Gov
ernor; Slaughter OF the Young and Foolish
Democracy: The Boilers Wiped Out; Outrages
racy-City PoliJlcs-Christine Nilsson-Adver-
tsements
v1-AdvertiSemenuS,
I1-AdvertsementS.
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The EaualizatiOn of State Taxation.

The taxpayers in this county have at last
got reason to congratulate themselves on hav
ing received show of fairness in the matter
of taxation for State purposes. Hitherto
there has been an undue leniency shown
towards other sections of the State by the
State Board Of Assessors; for while property
in the interior would be assessed on small
county property would be subjected to taxa
ton on a much higher figure. This evil was
growing year by year, until at the last session
of the Legislature Board of Equalization was
created, whose duty it was to equalize the
taxation throughout the State This Board
has finished it's work, and by the table which
appears in another column it will be seen that
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govern this metropolis must be q party of
brains. 1t must have experience and states
manship at its head. For many years this
city has been singled out for persecution by q
republican Legislature until not municipal
right was left unimpaired. Under the present
rule, since power fell into the hands of the
democracy, we cannot but recognize an i'm
provement which we hope will be continued.
The Rochester Convention has done its duty,
with the result which everybody expected.
The nominations were foregone conclusion.
There can be very little doubt that the votes
of the State will ratify the choice of Governor
Hoffman and the whole ticket on the 9th of
next November.
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First Appearance of Marie Seebach.


This evening, at the Fourteenth Street
theatre, familiar to the public once as the
Theatre Francais, where Ristori won the best
of her American laurels, the new German
tragfdienne, Marie Seebacb, will make her
debut. The part selected for her first appear
ance is one in which she has achieved her
highest success in Europe and which, indeed,
she has almost made her own-that of Mar
guerite, in Goethe's exquisite poem of ''Faust."
Out of the rich treasures of her repertoire
Seebach has wisely selected this character for
her introduction to an American audience.
Not alone the student of Goethe, who has
penetrated the depths and revelled in all the
beauties of this grand dramatic poem, but the
ha6itue of the opera, who has become fami-
liarized with the skeleton of the story, clothed
in music by Gounod, must also take an interest
in the to us new Interpretation of the loving,
the innocent and the lost maiden Gretchen.
We shall be able to tell tomorrow the i'm
preston which this great Grtiste has made
upon New York audience, and we do not
doubt that it will be favorable. She comes
to us with reputation unparalleled in Europe.
She stands in her native Germany on the PIN
nacle of tragic art. For years no rival has
disputed the place with her. We may safely
predict that her career in this country will be
brilliant one. We remember the great sue
cesses of Rachel and Ristori, who, though
rendering the works of the Greek dramatists
and the adaptations Of Shakespeare in tongues
unfamiliar to most of US, drew all our sympa-
thies about them by the magnetic force OF
genius. Marie Seebach is postulant for like
recognition and like fame. We think that she
will win both from our close-judging, critical
and appreciative people.
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TIE PRESIDENT, with his family. will return
to the White House at Washington from his
"Cottage by the Sea" at Long Branch, by
the close of the present month, and it
is understood that Collector Murphy will pull
up stakes at his ocean cottage alongside the
Presidents, and return to town about the same
time. Meantime the division of the Custom
House spoils is under consideration in view of
the November election and dead set upo
the powers Of Tammany Hail.
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PROGRESS IN LoUIsIANA.-We give letter
from colored clergyman in Louisiana ad-
dressed to his race in the State and advising
them to stand by their former masters and
their old home ties instead of ranging them
selves with strangers and unscrupulous politi-
clans and adventurers. THIS is good advice,
and If followed will be realizing the truest
principles of liberal reconstruction.
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MAYOR HALL was rather severe on General
Woodford in his speech at Rochester last even
ing He called him sardine. We cannot
approve of such expressions in a political
campaign; but undoubtedly, if the present
promise for Hoffman holds good, Woodford
will be in box by election day.
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. THE GERMANS AT ROCHESTER, turned out
nominations last evening, and in the course Of
their speechmaking made several illusions to
the Prussian war on the French republic that
indicate strong leaning towards republican
ism in themselves. Can the revolution threat
ening in Germany have already been FORE
shadowed in the brains of the deep German
thinkers on our own soil?
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with impunity, ignore the fiat. No form
of rule, be it monarchy or q
republic, dared ignore it, ''To govern" says
Machiavelli, sis to forssee," and the best way
of all to secure peace is TO avoid the causes
that may lead to war; Victor Emanuel, King
Of Italy, has perceived this, and has obeyed
the voice of occasion and opportunity. The
Angelo and the heights Of the Capitoline Hill
amid the hearty acclamations Of race Of
whom some beyond the Tiber" are the true
descendants of the ancient people. The Vati-
can, st. Peters and all the appurtenances of
the ecclesiastical residence and Court of the
Pontif remain undisturbed, and Plus TX, in
oeasing to be the virtual vassal of France, of
Austria, Of Spain, or Of any armed Pretorian
force that might be gathered within the walls
of the Papal city; In oeasing to have the re-
sponsibility Of immediate temporal power to
cramp and compromise him, now, again, has
the opportunity to become the venerated head
Of mighty and progressive nation of twenty
seven millions Of souls over whom he may, at
last, freely stretch forth paternal hands. The
confederation stands before us at last o virtual
reality, and the head, centre and front of that
free confederation is Rome. The republic,
proclaimed in France, assured in Spain and
emerging even in Germany, will not tarry long
ere it shall perch on the Janiculum. Then,
surrounded by the republic. sustained by the
regard Of an entire people and the veneration
Of his adherents in every part of the world,
Pho Mono, having become reconciled to the iu-
evitable movement of the age, reconciled Gin
Christ" to nom Catholic Chrlstendom, and re-
conciled to the temporal rulers Of his native
land, might readily enough fill the noble idea
of the best and brightest minds that have
wrought for their country in the modern day,
and preside over the patriotic progress in
religion, peace, science, commerce and the
arts of free, united glorious Italy. Ennis
c0r0nQt opus! -, sss ~ .aeeSr-.,s-
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FAMINE AND PEsTILENCE are following close
In the wake of this bloody and destructive war
in the fairest departments of France. An
area of that country equal, perhaps, to that of
the State Of New York has been laid waste or
exhausted of its cattle, sheep, swine, bread
stuffs and forage by the great hostile armies
operating therein and still the work of DESC
lation goes on. From the Rhine to the Seine
the inhabitants, not by thousands, but in mil
lions, are left destitute or very nearly desti.
tute of everything in the way of subsistence.
Thousands are roaming about, not only bread
less, but houseless, and the summer is over;
nothing more can be produced this year from
the soil, and the winter approaches. Famine is
already among those suffering people, and
fevers, resulting from war, hunger and expo
sure, have already appeared in the fearful form
of an epidemic around and in Metz and other
hend great loss of human life from famine in
the French departments ravaged by this war
should it continue even month or two longer.
But immediate peace will not supply the press
ing wants of those destitute people. We are
3ratified to see that movements are on foot here
for their relief; but the relief required is and
will be so large that it can only be met pro-
perly by some great organization for the pur-
pose. To this end we submit to the solid nen
of New York the suggestion Of great relief
organization. They to the call Of humanity
have never been found wanting, and we are
sure that they need only hint for action in
this crisis of suffering to the people Of France,
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v1-Advertisemenus,
acknowledgements.

A NEGRO has been nominated by the radi-
Gals In South Carolina for Congress. One
good effect which batch of negro Congress
men might have on that body would be the
adjustment of a long summer session, such as
was held during the summer just passed
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the Board has reduced the amount for New
York county some thirty-seven millions Of
dollars. On the other hand, Westchester
county has been increased ten millions, Albany
county five millions, and so on throughout the
State. This is but simple act of justice to
New York county, and the news will undoubt-
edly be received with much qualification by
the property holders in the metropolis.
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THE NEW MINISTER TO ENGLAND.-A sue
cessor to Mr.. Motley has at last been decided
upon, in the person of Senator Morton, of
Indiana The appointment was made yester-
day by President Grant, and our correspond
ent at Long Branch asserts positively that it
has been accepted. 1t would have been hard
to select man better fitted for the position,
and we are confident that as our represents
tive at the Court Of St. James Mr.. Morton
will reflect credit on the administration and
on the country.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner OF Eighth avenue and
I'd st.-U RlELLA. DEMON or NIGHT.
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WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGRRIE Broadway, cor.
ner ssh sPerformanees every afternoon and evening
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NIBLo's GARDEN. Broadway.-THr NEW DOMESTIC
DRAMA or HEARTs EASE.
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LIMA EDwINs THEATRE, 72o Broadway.-BLAx EY'p
SUxIN0-CAMuLE
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE erheairs Francai
FAUST
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BOOTHS THEATRE, ssd st.. between s.h ana 9Th AVS
Rip VAN WINKIE
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Bad Accident.

On Tuesday morning as the Dalton and
Chattanooga freight trains were leaving
the depot at this place, James II. Walker
and John Maxwell, both citizens of this
place, came very near losing their lives,
under the following circumstances: They
were standing upon the track near the
steam Touring mill--the Dalton freight
pulled out first, and Walker and Maxwell
were standing upon the Chattanooga track
in the time the Chattanooga train pull
ed out unobserved by them--they watch
ing the Dalton, which was very heavy, and
made so much noise that they could not
hear the approach of the other train, al
though the whistle was blown several
times-the steam was reversed but the
momentum of the train was SO great that
it could not be checked until it run upon
them. One Of Walkers arms was 50 bad
ly crushed that it had to be amputated :;
Maxwell received a slight confusion on
the head, with no other injury. Had the
train been under full headway both Of
them would have been crushed to atoms.
This is another warning to keep off the
track when trains are in motion i'll the vi
cinity - ClcreiaHd Banner 4ih.
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The Colored Cadet.

Don Piatt says of the colored cadet If
be remains West Point will be so tarnish-
cd that who can hope for reform. If he
resigns, on the contrary, the country will
be convulsed. Henry Wilson will stand
on his head, which will not affect his in
tellect. Senator Summer will curse and
swear, but that will not damage his NOR
ais. Bingham will invoke "thc gathered
wisdom Of a thousand years." and speak
his speech for the hundredth time, with
more emphasis than ever; and in the end
the little school will be tipped into the
Hudson, and this internal nonsense of ma
king an officer, 4hstcad of creating an ar
my, will end forever.
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President Davis

Hon. Jefferson Davis was at the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs on the Sd.
He responded briefly, but beautifully,
to serenade which was given him. He
said:
"My friends, accept my thanks for your
kindness, thrown like a wave upon life's
shore. I have always met with that kind
treatment at tho hands Of Virginians,
which is an evidence more of your gene
rOsity than of my own merit; even in the
lowest borders of Virginia ! have met
with the warmest wslcoms,
May God in His mercy guard you and
keep you from every i'll. May prosperity
be as wide as your borders. May your
homes be peace, is the earnest prayer of
him who has no more to say to you on this
OCCASION"
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Butler.

An agent has been in this State making
thorough Investigation of the various
frauds with which it is alleged Rodcrick
Random Butler is connected, preparatory
to a legal prosecution. Money obtained
on forged checks, forged attorncyships,
non-existence of alleged pensioners, mon
eys withheld from pensioners, and cases
where pensioners would be entitled to sey-
cral hundred dollars receiving but fifty or
seyenty-fve dollars, are some of the charg-
es made. The Commissioner of Pensions
has no doubt of the guilt of Mr.. Butler,
although the latter alleges that it is all
right, and shows voluminous documents
and large receipts. Butler is candidate
for reelection to Congress.
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A Poor Horse,

Rev. Mr.. Dye, of Fairfield county, Con.
necticut, was travelling through Wester4
Ohio, mounted on tall, lank, rawbowod
animal "a good frame to build horse on
when he came to the junction of two roads,
and not knowing which might lead him to
his destination, asked ragged, dirty look;
ing urchin which of tho two roads would
lead him to W.
The boy, in rough and uncouth man,
nor, said, "Who are you old fellow T"
Mr.. Dye, being greatly astonished at
the chld's inciyility, replied, "My son, |
am follower of the Lord"
ga follower Of the Lord, ch "Wall, it
makes mighty little difference which road
you take, you'll never catch him with that
hoss."
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Gentlemanly Ladies.

In railroad car the seats were all full
except one, which was partly occupied by
pleasant looking Irishman. At one of
tho stations couple of evidently we'll
bred and intelligent young ladies came in
to procure seats, but secingno vacant one
were about going to another car, when the
Trishman roeo hastily and offered them his
seat, with evident pleasure. "But you will
have no seat for yourself" responded one
Of the ladies, with smile, hesitating with
true politencss as to accepting it. "Niver
ye mind that" said the gallant Hibemian,
"yc'rc welcome to it. I'll ride upon the
cowcatchor to New York any time for a
smile from such jintlemanly ladies'" and
he retired into the next car, amid the
cheers Of his fellow passengers.
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Dickens and ROYALTY.

So much misapprehcnslon exists III
America and possibly in England too
as to the facts Of Mr.. Dickens ostrangc-
ment from court for many years, that it
is worth while rccapitulating them in their
truthfulness. Mr.. Dickens and his friends
had acted ''Thc Frozen Deep" in the Cal
lery of Illustrations, and in presence of
the Queen and Of the Prince Consort. The
curtain having fallen, the principal actor
was seated in his dressing-room, utterly
exhausted, when he was called on by one
of Her Najesty's household, with 9 request
from the Queen to wait upon her at once.
"My duty to the Queen" were the words
sent to her by Mr.. Dickens, "but beg
her to name another hour, as, at present,
| am prostratod and unable to. appear be-
fore her" Whether this repl ly was mis-
understood by the messenger, or whether
its sense was wisiuterprotcd by the
Queen, cannot be surmised; but offence
was caused by it, and it was but twelve
month or so ago that royalty requested
the authors visit. A private interview,
which lasted an hour and quarter, and
during which, while Mr.. Dickens was half
kneeling ona sofa, the Queen remained
standing, was then accorded him, aud was
ended by the presentation by Her Maj
csty of copy of her book, with an auto
graph dedication, running "To Charles
Dickens, from Victoria"
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Set Him Rack.

A young lady met in company a young
gentleman who evidently had an excellent
opinion of himself. During their conver-
sation he introduced the subject of mat
rimony, and expatiatod at length upon
the kind of wife he intended to marry
that is, if he should ever take the decisive
step. The honored lady had to be wealthy,
beautiful, accomplished and amiablo.
His listener quietly waited until he end
ed, and then completely confused him by
asking, in the coolest manner possible,
Sand pray, sir, what have you TO offer for
all this I" The young man stammered,
reddenod a little and walked away.
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Forty Acres and a Mule,

A Democrat in the Missouri Legislature
offered this amendment few days since
to the exemption bill. Tt is scarcely nee,
essary to say that it was not adopted:
Be it further enacted, That there be ex-
empt to the head of each family forty
acres of land and one mule, in accordance
with contract heretofore made and en-
tered into between the Radical party and
the lately enfranchised citizens of color.
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North Carolina.

Northern papers doubt the truth of the
statement that Kinks men were hanging
citizens to make them confess they were
Kuklux. 1t is true; Bergen, Kinks sub
ordinate confesses it, and says there is no
other way to make them confess they have
treated others in the same way. Except
the acts Of tho military there is no diStur-
anoe in the State.
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French Success.

Saarbruck was captured by the French
on the Sd. The fight only lasted two
hours and the loss of life was small. The
Prince Imperial was with the Emperor
and received his baptism of fire with a
coolness worthy of the name he bears.
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Wanted a Whale.

\ young lady having "sot her cap" for
a very large gentleman, and having failed
to yin him, was telling her sorrows to a
couple of female friends, when one of
them consoled her with these words -
"Never mind, Mollie, there are as good
fish in the sea as ever were caught out"
"MolIio knows that" replied her little
brother, "but she wants a whale"
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Terrible Accident,

A terrible accident occurred at Fort
ress Monroe last week, resulting in the
death of four men and dangerously wound.
ing the fifth. They were handling some
ammunition in the laboratory outside Of
the fort, when a she'll exploded. The fire
communicated to five other small houses
containing shells, destroying them.
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Gladstone.

Gladstone concluded some explanations
in the House of Commons on the 4th, by
saying, "further remonstrance now can
only exaspcrate either government, and
the only course for England is to seek
safe opportunity for renewal of efforts in
favor of peace"
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Ridiculous RumOr

The London Daily News says it is ru-
mOred that the French have declined the
offered services of Generals Ice and
Beauregard. There is no danger of their
declining General Lees ssorviccs-whon he
offers them.
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Unsafe,

1t is unsafe for negro in most of the
Southern States to avow himself Demo
crat or Conservative. Five negroes have
been killed in the States Of Kentucky AND
Virginia within the past three months l9gg
this crime;
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Raising the French Gentleman.

A French merchant in San francisco Of
fers reward of $500 to the Frenchman
who takes the frat Prussian flag. On this
some Germans offer the French merolssnt
$4,000 if he will go and be the taker of
said first flag.
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Cabbage Heads.

A Western paper said of its rival "The
editor of the Times has been presented
with cabbage head" To which the
Times retorts "Ccrtainly our friends are
as liberal with US as the Lord was with
yOu."
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THE. ENTERPRISE.
WEETwATER, THURSDAY, AUG. II, 1870,
msioafantn Spelled MRong,D

A gentleman in Indiana says, in a note
accompanying letter for publication in
the Louisville Courior-Journal "I some
times misspell word, and it is possible
have spelt sicafant rong."
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PHYSICAL Punishment.

1t was little hard on that poor boy in
Indiana, to have administered to him
tremendous cathartic by the schooluistress
who construed "physicar" punishment to
relate entirely to the bowels
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The0l0gY.

A little boy recently ,embcdiod his
thoughts on theology in the following
words Il don't sec how the devil came to
turn out so bad, when there was no other
devil to put him up to it,"