The New York herald., 1870-08-09
WASHINGTON. August 7. 1870.

uP PoSeWVNVuSiSsNt oadl Gaming matches ana a ffcsl
DENTAL VISIT The Gaming analrs nave been fully re-
ported for your readers, and there Is nothing more
to add concerning them except the mere fact that
there promises to be very dirty sequel in the shape
OF mutual exposures on the part OF segar ana
Lincoln. sesar Is dfeadtully enraged ut what Is
termed the Yankee meanness OF his opponent, the
hairless iincoln and the latter seeis determined TO
have satisfaction for the indignitles put upon him
by the pugnacious Vlrgnian. Therefore Lincoln is
engaged III the deectable work of painting Segar in
the most unovey colors, While Segar is equally
jealous In denouncng Lincoln as q treacherous,
cunning and dishonorable individual Other
parties are necessarily involved in the
ridiculous squabble, and some of them,
itmay well be supposed, little nxious to "hush
up" the whole AFFAIR. The officers OF the Pennsyl-
vana Central and Fredericksburg and Alexandria
Railroad companies are Interested, and many mem.
bers CT the Virginia Legislature no doubt would be
well pleased II the whole matter could he covered
with the mantle OF eternal oblivion. But enough
on the subject
THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT
infused q little animation hereabouts Though he
only stopped one day, or rather but twelve hours
the effect OF President Grants presence made itself
felt throughout our city very apprecaby The White
House, which had been abandoned and deserted
looking before, being under the occupancy only OF
the polite and genial Dent General +. IT, and few
gentlemanly ushers, like Dunn and Fox became live
~ once more. The visitors were many and frequent
anu the requests for interviews with The President
quite numerous, considering the great exodus Of
important people, onlce-seekers and pardon brokers'
Even the hotels, which showed so few travellers
on their daily registers, and which at night dis
played so many windows unlluminated wore for
the nonce the appearance of doing thriving busi-
ness again.
In fact 1t would seem as II the President always
who dog his steps wherever he may journey, and
only make themselves known when his EXcelency
settles himself down In Washington Their golden
opportunity Is the White House when Presidentialy
tenaned. At least so they to think though few
OF them reap much benefit from 1t; for the number
admitted to commune with the sovereign OF our
republican court Is small mdeec. Yet they never
lose heart. They are ever hopeful, ever light
hearted ana Industrious, never swerved for an In
slant or diverted from their great aim-whlch Is to
see the President and obtain the object of their am.
bitions, either an office Or shake hands.
THE CABINET MEETING
which occurred here during the Presidents twelve
hours stay has led to wonderful amount Of curious
speculation. The opinions OF the newsgathercrs are
diverse the tints of the rainbow. Some viii have
meree or to concert measures proportlonate TO
the magnitude OF the European struggle
was positively decided upon. Others say
like ths-I know mat the real object was to discuss
the Ackerman opinion. The very dew ms bSen
piayed with the department. appropriations IN con-
sequence OF tina. oxtraordinary but very logical OPT
mon, e.o me President wanLeu to consult his con-
su.sHs,iional advisers as TO what would be done TO
remedy the damage caused by Congressional bung-
lingr Not few believe that he only came to trans.
act rout ne business and decide upon some minor ap.
pointmens.
WHAT REALLY WAS DEcIDED--A NEUTRALITY PRO.
W.. CLANATION.
But, as 0Xplalned IN my dispatches yesterday,
the only thing certainly agreed upon was the issu
matters about which the qnldnuncs differ so
widely also formed subjects OF conversation and
discussion, But what haye stated IS the bald fact
that under all the circumstances OF the case the
gravity OF the European struggle It's possible ten
denotes to cOaIpllcate our foreign relations the
vast interest felt In it By thousands OF our fo elgn
born citizens, and the necessity to make patent the
promptest manner, 1t would be prudent ana jlsli-
fable to issue solemn proclaim ltion Of neutrality
such proclamation Will be issued not long after
his return from 81 LOUIS, should the circumstances
then seem to warrant the step.
some OF the opponents OF the President make this
determination the basis Of another attack upon the
admmlstra Ion. They declare It is an unnecessary
act That 1t is departing from our traditional policy
TO avoid all complications with Europe and tnat it
can only result in injury and mischief. so
tley say at every act he performs. II he mas The
good sense to seek pure air by the see shore during
the dog days they say he Is departing from cherish ID
customs. No other President did that. II he don't
consult every senatorial statesman before he makes
an appointment they say then, "Ah, look you what q
military governor this Is We have over He wants
10 lnle us Just as h. would govern an army" II he
seeks TO restore gool order IN the South tey say he
is Il military dictator and tnat he wants to perpeu-
att himself in favor by the army and navy And So
no matter what he does, they grunble II he writes
a little note about an an eyangecal convention they
are ready to cruelty him an anti Catholic
bgot, ana If he gives fat Office to Celtic Papst
like Tom Murphy, they accuse him OF playing into
the Pope and Zen Butter II is not worth While TO
notice such petty little ebu'litons of partisan spite.
no EXTRA SESSION or CONGRESS.
1t seems pretty certain that unless something more
extraordinary occurs than has yet there Will be no
extra session Of Congress. The President sees no
reasons now calling for the gathering together Of the
national legislators beyond those wnlch existed at
the time Congress adjourned. Then he appealed to
them to do something for the commercial and ship.
ping interests OF the country. Congress, in it's
hurry to get home, or III It's stupidity or lack
OF patriotism thought his suggestions not entitled
to weight. Congress would not even remain IN ses-
SION one day longer in order to consider them
Therefore now he does not feel disposed TO summon
the members to meet unless the complications OF
the war should grow to be of such gravity as to
imperaively demand such q step.
THE DEATH OF PREv0sT-PARADOL-FURTHE FACTS
TO PROVE THE THEORY OF INSANITY.
The ilrss impressions regarding great tragedy
would be more truthful TO state that The tending of
human nature Is first TO credit the worst side in pre-
ference TO the better. Poor PrevostParaaol seems
nave suIleIcu iIlis OF his
felow-cIeatures His orphaned children NAV be
Victims Of the same penchdleti II honest Journalists,
actuated by desire to tell the TRUTH knowing it, or
at least willing TO give both sides OF the
melancholy story, fan to do their duty. In de-
spatch which sent few days ago embodied
some additional facts, which appeared to establish
beyond q reasonable doubt the insanity of NJ Para.
dol preceding and at the time he Committed the
awful deed which terminated his existence have
learned some further particulars ich, in NV
judgment, confirm the theory that he was insane
Nile. Lucie Paradol, daughter OF the deceased
Minister, young lady about seventeen years OF
age is, perhaps, one OF the best witnesses who
could be summoned IN such peculiar case Ihls
young lady's unprecedented testimony is strongly
in favor Of the theory that her father was not in his
right senses.
When informed by Q warm friend of her father
that he had died from sunstroke SHE asked at what
time Oh the day his death had occurred. The answer
was that 1t was during the night Her next Inuuiry
was whether anybody was with him al the time to
which the response was ''nobodyn Then after O.
pause and some time spent IN revolving the thing in