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The New York herald., 1870-01-02
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The spectacle Of grandeur and msgni-
fcence presented at Washington yesterday
has not often been seen within the modest
precincts of the White House. The President
and Mrs. Grant held their New Years recep-
tion, and amid the crashing music Of the
Marine Band, the foreign diplomats in gold
and embroidery and glittering with orders,
and the army and navy officers, rich in blue
and gilt and bullion, and the ladies bristling in
silk and satins and bright colors, crowded the
Blue Parlor Of the White House, while the
Cabinet members, Supreme Court Judges and
citizens appeared in their more modest uniform
All paid their respects to the nations Executive.
Such grandeur may have been contrary to
Ben Frankln's notions of republican simpl-
city, but in these days of our wealth and
power grand display is fully as much a part Of
true diplomacy as Secretary Fish's dinners or
Minister Washburnes dances. One unfortu-
nate feature of the occasion was owing to
the fact that the negroes got the
impression that they would be kept
back from the reception room until the whites
had retired, and becoming indignant they
pushed through the police, entered the Blue
Parlor en- masse and offered a stunning contrast
to the glitter there assembled. So far from
'.going back" on his black friends, however,
the President was more than usually cordial
to General Tate, the colored representative
from Hayi.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

PAGE.
1-Advcrtisements.
acknowledgements.
3-happy New Year The Celebration In New
York. Brooklyn ands elsewhere; Brilliant
Receptions by President Grant Vice Presi-
dent Colfax, Cabinet Secretaries and other
Dgnltaries at Washing:on-A Chinaman's
Opinion OF his Countrymen.
4-Europe: Correspondence from London, Dublin
Napies-Queen Isabella ana the Crown Jewels
or Spain-An Interesting Letter on Inter-
oceanic 'Short Cuts"
5-Mexco: The Grand Demonstration in Honor OF
Ex-Secretary Seward-Religous Intelligence
Visit TO Chinese Silk Factory-Li terature-
Reviews OF New Books
6-EditOrials: The Leading Article on Modern Pro-
gress, Science and Relgion-Muscal and The
atrical Notes-Naval Integence-Ricnmond
Journalists In Washington-Amusement An
nouncements.
photographic News from All Parts OF the World:
The French Cabinet Crisis and Prospects OF
Ministry-Sketches Of the French Liberal
Ministry-Fashon and Life in Egypt-Personal
Intelligence-The Ball Season-The Paleonto-
logical Museum-Tragedy in q Connecticut
Jail-Stabbing and Shooting Airay-Local
Observation-Disclosures Notices.
6-Mormonism Growing Strength OF tho Recent
Schism-Petticoat Government: Report OF the
WOmens Suffrage Convention In New Hamp-
shire-Woman's Rights In DEMONSTRATION
Gossip: Partisan Absurdlties Transpanted to
New York.
9-The Great Western and Erie War-Judge
Smiths Opinion in the Albany and Susque-
hanna Railroad Case-Prospect OF Further
LitIgation-New York City and Police Intelli.
gence-Financial and Commercial Report
Neglect OF the Marriage Rite in Europe and the
Social Observation-Disclosures and Deaths.
1O-Brooklyn City News: The New Municipal Gov
ernment-Suburban Intelligence--January
Term of the Court OF General Sessions Ship
ping observation-disclosures.
11-British India: social and Political Disorganiza-
tion and Widespread Dlsloyatv to England
Cuba: spanish Oflclal imprisoned Tor Being
Too Lenient; Executions: Reign OF Terror
the Island-Coal and Iron In wyoming
Funny Bgamy Case IN Connectcut-Bloody
Riot at Moose Lake.
I2-Red River Canadian Views of the Insurrec-
tion-vrgna Condition of the State PoIiti-
cally and Socally-The New Boston Post
Otfce-A Southern Obituary or Edwin M. STAN
ton-A Leap for Death-The Probable Error in
the SUMS Dstance-Real Estate Matters-Ad.
vertisements.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

HARD TO PLEAsE.-The heavy, turgid and
to write about the Alabama claims. They
have now come to discuss the style of our
written official demands. Mr. Seward wrote
''buncombe" in s'Hourishes." Mr. Fish is
''undignifed" and sentimental" and does not
was once being fogged, as many British SOL
dicrs have been. The drummer who operated
the ''cats" was an Irishman. After receiving
the first few strokes ofthe lash the culprt cried
out, ''Strike higher" In a couple of minutes
the drummer observed, "Faith, an strike you
where will can't plaze you.' How shall we
please the International privateersman
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
Tho Rvout ct tho Manhattan Cinb.


Once more Lord Bateman, the great opera
bouner, has startled the metropolitan public by
q magnificent coup de Theatre. He has slapped
:ace. The face belongs to Hiram Cranston,
one OF the functionaries Of the Manhattan
Club, Of which club Bateman is member.
Lord Bateman proposed to give dinner to
several of his friends. Giving dinner at
club is very complicated process. In our
happy country every organization has consti-
tuition and bylaws nearly as long as the Tai
mud, so that gentleman cannot invite friend
to partake of chop without having previously
studied as much constitutional law as would
make one famous in Congress-. Bateman never
thought Of this, but only invited his friends to
dine. Cranston, however, had studied the
constitution Of the club-nay, he stood there as
Cerberus especially charged to guard against
the violation of its provisions. Cranston used
to keep hotel, and knows exactly how these
things are done. That is doubtless why they
have him to take charge Of the dining room at
the Manhattan. He could direct one hundred
and forty walters in white aprons how to
march down the sides of table two miles
long, when to flourish pepper boxes, when to
seize celery glasses, and when to come down
as one man with one hundred and forty pump
kin pies. He being man thus accomplished
saw Bateman there in violation of the rules
actually having two men with him IN one
room, when according to the constitution he
ought to have had them in another room.
Cranston looked upon them, and felt as he did
in the days of yore, when, looking into the
dining room Of his hotel, he sometimes saw
three fellows sitting down to table who had
not paid the last weeks board. He proceeded
just as in those ancient days. forgetting, may be,
that this was not altogether his hotel.
He instructed the walters not to serve
dinner. What was the result? The
dreadful consequence was that when
Bateman had unravelled the matter and
learned who was responsible he walked up to
the impertinent functionary and slapped his
face. That, apparently, is what such faces
are for. The further law for such cases was
we'll laid down by the Prince Regent. When
they informed him that the waiter he had
thrown out OF the window was dead he told
them to put him in the bill. Let the Manhattan
Clubbers do the same with Cranston's dig
nity-put it in the bill
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

RUSSIAN AND TURKISH BATHs.-Apropos to
the recen. Russian bath discovery, the Board
of Health proposes to inspect all the estab-
Iishments of that sort in the city. Our query
as to whether the practices exposed in one
establishment were common in others has
brought to us the proprictors of several estab-
lishments ready to make any number Of affida-
Wits that their places are all right. We are
disposed to believe these gentlemen, and we
are glad that the investigation of the Board
will afford them an opportunity of giving pub
lie evidence that their places are managed
properly.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

THERE is, it appears, one subject on which
Greeley has no opinions. This is the Richard
son marriage. He had no hand in it, was not
present at it, knows nothing about it and does
not want to answer any questions in relation
to it. Now for Greeley to declare as to any
subject that he knows nothing about it is the
most stupendous piece of modesty of modern
times. Is it not astonishing altogether how
little any of the persons concerned in that event
know about it?
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

jokes BY BALLoT.-At the New Hamp-
shire Woman Suffrage Convention the other
day the Rev. Mrs. Hanaford said one indica-
ton that the womans suffrage cause was pro-
crossing lay in the fact that Lucy Stone had
received several votes in Boston for Alder
man and she herself had received one vote for
Governor of Massachusetts,. If this is any
consolation we can remind the suffrage seek
ers that two English blondes recently received
votes for city Offices in Chicago.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

Our EGYPTIAN CORRESPONDENTS. From
Egypt we have our special correspondence
dated at Alexandria on the 1st Of December.
1t speaks of modern fashion and the reviviica-
tion of the elegances Of life In the land of the
Pharaohs The writer describes horse racing
and turf-on sand-scenes in the Desert,
evening fstes, the brilliancy of the sunset and
a run to the Pyramids with degree Of ac-
curacy and in language which render refer
ence almost superduous, as the communication
will command attentive perusal in its entirety.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
Mormonisss-Ou Correspondence from Salt
Lake City.


Our correspondence from Salt Lake City
published in another part of the paper will be
found highly interesting on the subject Of that
other s'twin relic of barbarism" which the
promised to uproot. One-that of slavery
was effectually destroyed by the war; but the
Observation-Disclosures to flourish, and
the party in power, which pronounced against
it in 1864, seems contented to let it alone. The
graphic and very temperate description of our
correspondent shows the condition of society
in Utah; the despotism, spiritual and tempo
raj, of Brigham Young; the slavery and sup
pressed anguish Of the poor women, and the
new schismatic movement in the Mormon
almost defiant position, and the principal
feature in it is hostility to the des-
potic rule of Brigham Young, who
claims and exercises power in spiritual mat
ters greater than that exercised by the Pope
Of Rome, and in temporal matters more arbi-
trary than that Of the Czar of Russia. The
schismatics denounce, too, the demoralizing
influence Of polygamy as practised at Utah.
OF course they have been read out of the
Church and will be prosecuted unrelentingly.
The women, poor creatures, are undoubtedly
with the reformers; but the men generally are
not likely to give up their lascivious privileges
and power over the women for this higher
morality and spiritual standard which the
leaders of the schism preach. Nor will it be
easy to carry this reform movement while
Brigham Young lives or remains at the head
of the Mormon Church in Utah. II is a
curious problem as to what will be the end Of
Mormonism, though it will probably be broken
up by the progress Of settlement and civiliza-
ton across the Continent. In the meantime
it will be the duty of the government to pro-
tect the anti-Mormon citizens or Mormon
reformers in the Territory from violence and
in their rights A Grm policy in this respect
may be the best way to uproot this other
'twin relic of barbarism.s'
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

The RED RIVER REGION has hitherto been
almost terra iscogn5ta to the public in
general, and the cause of the present dispute
in that territory is almost unknown and its i'm
portance entirely unappreciated. Our cores
pondence on the subject recently has done
much to inform the people in the matter, and
to-day we publish letter giving the views of
the New Dominion authorities regarding the
CRISIS. They evidently comprehend the i'm
portance Of the situation and are considering
how to buy up the insurgent leaders, and pro-
pose already to lower their own dignity by
withdrawing the obnoxious Governor McDou-
roll
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

A TRAGEDY IN SLEEPY HoLLow.-A triple
tragedy occurred yesterday at Sleepy Hollow.
An insane or jealous husband named Buck
hout shot and killed his wife and man named
Alfred Randall, said to be u merchant of this
city, and dangerously wounded son of the
latter. Buckhout gave himself mp. II seems
that when one tragedy Of this kind startles the
public mind with sudden vehemence number
of Others follow rapidly upon its heels. The
love of notoriety is said to have urged on men
10 the gaIlows, and it is believed to have
Inspired the wretch who fired the Ephcsian dome;
but il would almost sound like nonsense to say
chat II could in any way have induced so mon
s.Sous tragedy as this nf Sleepy Hollow.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
RICHMOND JOURNALISTS IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. 1870
number OF gentlemen connected with the news
paper press OF Richmond and Petersburg. Va. ar
rived in this city this morning at the invitations Of
the journalists OF Washington. The visit has been
III contemplation tor several weeks, and every pre-
par alton was made for extending to them o cordial
reception The visitors upon their arrival were es
corted by a committee OF gentlemen belonging to
the press OF the city to the Arlington HOTEL AT
O'Clock they met by the entire number OF their
guests in one OF Ithe parlors OF the hotel when Mr.
jonn W. FOrney, on behalf OF the Washington press
delivered q speech OF welcome. which was re-.
sp0nded TO BY MT. Gilman OF the Richmond WING.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
British IadiS-Its Dtslcyaitioss Froe Love
and .Roilgiou-Tho Iussiau Advance.

British IsdIs-Iss Dtslcyaitios Free Love
and .Rsilsiea-The Russian Advance.
BY special correspondence and newspaper
mail reports, dated at Bombay on the 18th and
Calcutta the 10th of November, we picture to
our readers the condition of British India as it
exists to-day. The exhibit is not Of very
pleasing character. 1t is not encouraging to
the cause Of humanity, revealing, as it does,
that the vast empire Of Hindostan has not yet
recovered from the effects Of the immoralities
which flowed more Immediately from the
sword wounds Of Warren Hastings and were
perpetuated by consequent military and place
man rule. It is not consoling to the interests
Of religion from the fact that it tells OF rapid
social decay, idolatry and free love sexuai
miscepenation both native and foreign. II is
not comforting by any means to the classmen
of monarchism, as our writer's are forced 10
speak of the existence Of widespread disloy-
atty to England, mutiny, conspracies and
treason, secret and in hatch, and active and
avowed. The morality and amenities OF the
old Hindoo civilization are being obliterated
this portion Of Asia required new master, a
more modern plan Of treatment and vast
army of well trained school teachers and cdu-
Gated missionaries.
We must not, however, omit to observe that
John Bull struggles bravely, if not gallantly,
and with his tenacious, persistent pluck
against these discouraging and adverse facts.
| If he has not hitherto given to the Anglo
Asiatics very much Of the spiritualities he is
now determined to afford them plenty of the
materialistic solidities of the age, so that we
find him engaged in roadmaking, bridge build
ing, running the locomotive over mountains
| and through mountain gorges, looking to river
canalization and extending the electric tele-
graph. BY such means he will eventually, ifper
| mitted, accomplish the first grand idea which
was entertained by the true and really enlight
ened friends of the peoples of Hindostan In
| Great Britain. We use the words if permitted
| adysedly, as it will be seen from our special
| correspondence that Russia continues her slow
| We. decided and certain advance to India, and
is even now fixing with great skill and topo-
graphical exactness the points and lines which
| will subserve her most usefully when the mo
| ment arrives for that final clash of arms which
will result either in the destruction Of the
British power in the country or the actual
demonstration of the scientific chronological
assertion that the Muscovite cannot endure in
the effeminacies of a tropical climate and does
not possess the qualities necessary for per-
manent propagandism of race or the beneficial
amalgamation of peoples.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

NEW YEARS DAY AT THE TUILERIEs. New
Years Day passed off quietly at the Tuileries.
Napoleon received all the foreign Ministers
serving in Paris, and in reply to the diplo-
matte address congratulated himself and
Europe on the friendly relations" existing
between the different governments and France.
No case of solitary exception or sudden explo-
sion, as on New Years Day 1859, when Baron
Hubner, the Austrian ambassador of that day,
was astounded and the Old World electrified
and astonished by the Emperor's use of the
following words in reply to the ministerial
greeting Of Francis Joseph:-''I regret that
our relations with your government are not so
good as they were, but request you to tell
the Emperor that my personal feelings for him
have not changed" Solferino was then close
at hand. Sadowa may not have been antici-
pated. So as peace results it does not matter.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

Of q little young blood into the old rebel
democracy Of the South is rapidly working a
revolution Of sentiment among them. Gov
ernor Walker, of Virginia, addressed an
assemblage of negroes who were celebrating
Emancipation Day in Richmond yesterday and
told them that they were peers with him before
the law and vested with the same rights and
privileges, and he as Governor would see that
they were secured to them. General Imboden
fogies accept this doctrine they will find out
that they are merely furthering their own
interests
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

ACCESSORY TO MURDER. case Of police
man Heelan is one of the worst the Commits
sioners have had before them. He had given
into his hands man who had done all that
lay in his power to commit murder. He
walked down the street a short distance with
his prisoner and then set him at liberty. This
stands on incontestable evidence. As the
victim of the policemans friend is likely to
die, this policeman, as an accessory after the
fact" is one more member of the force whose
trying cannot merely end with dismissal.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

Mr.. SEWARD IN MExIoo.-Our Mexican
correspondent, under date Of December 10,
gives an account of the honors heaped upon
our former Secretary of State by Juarez and
the Mexican government and the speeches in
full of Sehor Romero and Mr.. Seward at a
dinner given by the former.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

New YEARS Day was celebrated all over
of it elsewhere in our columns this morning.
The rain came on about noon, but did not seem
to interfere with the masculine duty Of visiting.
Many young ladies complained that visitors
were getting fewer and they feared the custom
was going out, but the remark was probably
only little maidenly self-depreciation, for the
facts hardly seemed to warrant it,
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

INTERocEANro SHORT Curs is the heading
which we give to valuable special contribu-
ton from Europe which we publish to-day. II
is dated in London. The writer points out the
rapid progress which is being made in inter-
lacing the hands and hearts of the peoples by
such works as the Sues Canal steam and cleo
tricity.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Monitor Mlantonomah, Commander Shufeldt,
left this port yesterday for Portland for the purpose
OF receiving the remains Of the late Mr.. Peabo0y.
The Miantonomah was conveyed by the Unilcd
states Steamers Catapa, Captain Hill, and Nara,
Captain Duva.
The United States Steamer Alaska saned rom
Boston Yesterday 70 JON the East India squadron.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

THE SUsQUEHANNA RAILROAD SUIT.-The
irrepressible Fisk don't know when he is
defeated 1t is said he intends to continue
Smiths decision against him. II is to be
hoped he will carry it on with legal weapons
and not with butting locomotives. Governor
Hoffman has not yet turned over the road to
the Ramsey directors.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

THE MISSISSIPPI GOvERNORsHIP General
Alcorn, the radical Governor elect of Missis-
sipp, it is stated, has refused to be Provisional
Governor under the order of General Ames.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
CONTENTS OF TO.DAY,s herald.

New York, Sunday, January ?, 1870.
The New York herald., 1870-01-02

BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.--BeIpGE or NoTRR
DAME-CoBBLER AND TALoR-NKw YORK FlREMAN
The New York herald., 1870-01-02
ADJUSTMENTS Tomorrow EVENING.

WOODS MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, Broadway, cor
er rhrtieth stMatnee daily Performance every evening
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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL JoURNAL.-The
chronological Journal, which "can be
safely recommended as one''o the most
instructive and valuable magazines for
family and general use published" has in
the number for March the following
among its contents: Nathaniel M. Shurt-
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Science of Man; Aborigines of the Philip
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Pure Air; Why Use Spectacles? Or
ganization and Crime; Hospital Life in
the Old World; Phrenology in the Sun
day Schools; Christian Unity Chrome
Lithography James Wick, the Horticul-
turist; A Cross Husband Cured Social
Curiosities; National Debts the Family
its Government; What Can I do best
Holy Land and Egypt-a Tour; Confu-
cius, the Chinese Sage; the Crab Spider;
the Secretary Bird How to be Man |;
the Sacrifice; Human Spontaneous Com
bustion, etc, with portraits and other il
lustrations. Price 80 cents, or So a year.
S. r. Wells, publisher, 3s9 Broadway,
New York.
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a Letter from Hon. Frederick II.
Woodbridge.

We have received the following letter
from Hon. Frederick E. Woodbridge, our
former member of Congress in relation to
the recent rumors in the news prints that
he was candidate for the Third Auditor
of the Treasury Department:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb, 10, 1870
HENRY CLARK, Esq:
My Dear Sir Il have seen it stated in
several newspapers that I was a candi-
date for the position of the Third Auditor
of the Treasury Department. The infor-
nation was new to me, as never dreamed
of being a candidate, and would not I'M
der any circumstances accept the position.
I am not a candidate for any political
Office and would not accept ore.
Having served my constituents in Con-
gress as faithfully as l could and to the
best of my abilities for six years, have
returned to my professional duties and
hope by diligence to secure that measure
of success which will enable me to furn-
ish comfortable support for my family.
Very truly yours,
f F. WOODRRIDaE
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f. E. WooDBR1pi

THINGS WORTH REMEMBERINs.--Ii
you would not be forgotten as soon as you
are dead, either write things worth read
ing or do things worth writing.
A change of fortune hurts wise
nan no more than change in the moon.
"A false friend and shadow only at
tend while the sun shines.
Want of care does more damage than
want of knowledge.
One to-day is worth two tomorrow,
and further have you somewhat to do to-
morrow, do it to-day.
Drive your business; let not that drive
you.
MoNKToN.-The town of Monkton has
no town agent to retail liquor, no hotel
where rum can be bought. Two flourish
ing Good Templar Lodges are at work in
the cause Of reform within her borders.
One hundred and fifty members belong to
the order in that town, and fresh addi-
tions are constantly being made to their
numbers and influence.