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The mississippi, Valley and tho Levee.

The Mississippi Valley and the Levees.
We see the question OF reclaiming the fertile
fats of the lower valley Of the Mississippi is
attracting the attention of Congress. 1t seems
that the State of Louisiana, acting on the
recommendation Of the Louisville Commercial
Convention. has chartered joint stock COM
pany, charged with the duty of reconstructing
the embankments Of the river, in order to
secure this prolific region from overflow. The
law incorporating this company gives it an
annual revenue for twenty-one years, derived
from taxation on the protected lands and their
productions, which is to be collected like State
taxes and placed in the treasury to the credit
of the company. The main idea in the law is
to bring to bear on this matter of the levees
of Louisiana the energy, thrift and economy
of private enterprise.
In its connection with the cotton supply this
work of protecting the rich savannahs Of the
lower Mississippi becomes matter of absorb
ing interest. When we consider the immense
effort which England has made, especially
during the last ten years, to grow cotton
tuIOuShVuV Vhc VoAAu, WO hi"y WCAh ICSulu
with favor all enterprises to preserve that
monopoly in the plant which our transatlantic
friends are trying SO hard to wrest from US.
It is computed that an efficient system of
levees would reclaim and protect from inunda-
ton in the State OF Louisiana about twelve
million acres of land, one-haf Of which
is suitable for sugar growing and the other
half adapted to cotton. All the development
that this fertile territory needs s to be guarded
from the foods Of the river. With such pro-
lection assured this region is capable OF pro-
duc;ng one million FIVE hundred thousand
hogsheads of sugar and three million bales
of cotton. Protect this country from overflow
and the labor question will settle itself In a
few years it win become the most densely
populated portion Of America.
| We hope Congress will lend helping hand
| in this matter For now over eight years
this magnificent empire-for it is one in its re-
sources--has been at the mercy of the Missis-
sippi floods, and all who cultivate there have
had to do so at their peril 1t is not only the
duty of Congress, but it is the interest Of the
government aud Of the people at large, that
every aid should be extended to accomplish
this great WORE
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cur Revived Italian Opera season.

When people weary of repeated failures it is
q luxury to find something like success.
Italian opera for some years past has been
decided failure for reasons not necessary now
to repeat. 1t is with infinite pleasure, there
fore, that the public welcome the appearance
on the boards of the Academy Of company
which fulils all the requirements for an en-
joyable season, and which is encouraged by
general appreciation Of its excellegce, to pro-
long lhs 5iiginal engagement which was an
nounced for only four performances. 1t is evi-
dent that opera goers will not easily permit
the favorite silver-voced tenor Brignoli to
slip away now that we have got him back
again from the slopes oftae Pacific and interme-
date places where he has been charming our
semi-cvilized neighbors with his sweet tones
and gathering portion of the golden sands
of California. Miss Kellogg's first essay in a
tragic part on the lyric stage--as Leonora-
which, we may say, she robbed of its most
disagreeable tragic characteristics and impaired
to the role grace, a delicacy of feeling and a
beauty Of action which are not traditionary,
and which delighted quite as much as they
surprised her audience, cannot well be spared
for further enjoyment and keener criticism.
Isabella McCuloch, a roseate flower from
the gardens of South Carolina, about whose
history there hangs that charm Of romance
which belongs more to the inner and domestic
life of girl studying and struggling for success
than to the mere glare of stage fame, has
u,su
be forgotten. If ever there was an Illustration
of what industry and careful study, added to
fine natural gifts and inspired by noble ambi-
ton, can accomplish, the perfection which Miss
McCulloch has reached as an artistic furnishes
that example, which may be wisely followed'by
other students OF the divine art. These before
mentioned artists and our old favorte, Gazza-
niga, are all familiar to us, as are many others
of the company. We have heard them and
pronounced Judgment upon them before. But
in the contralto Mile. Clara Perl, whose mar
vellous voice has charmed the dH,etGni of
Vienna, the critics had something fresh to talk
about, and they have written her down an
excellent addition to the present company.
There has been long interval in the pro-
duction of endurable Italian opera. Bad
management and other contingent circnm-
stances conspired to ruin the temple of the
grand lyric drama altogether. Nov that we
have really good company of known and
approved artists, and an apparently sensible
management, let us hope that they may remain
for heightened spell, and form nucleus for
a more permanent season Of Italian opera in
the coming winter.
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al the necessary means for establishing and
maintaining proper quarantine, in order that
his attention might not bo unduly taken from
the more strictly prof s,onal line Of his duties.
But how do the Commissioners accomplish
this ? They furnish nothing. They retard'
delay, quibble and promise Aud now, at the
end Of four months fumbling at their duties,
they have furnished no hospital ship; and
when this necessity Of public safety Is de-
manded Of them by DR.. Carnochan, who sees
the peril Of their delay, they announce their
intention to send down hulk which, little
while ago, they declared unsafe and unfit for
the service. What kind OF public officers are
these?
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TRIPLE SHE f T
New York. Thursday, May 10, 1870.
CONTENTS OF TO.DAY'S HERALD.

PAGE.
1-AdvertIsemonts.
2-Adver fse en- &.
2-Waslngton: Fashionable Wedding Among the
co ored Bon Ton; Continued Discussion on the
BIZ TO Fnorce the Fiftee tl ADeud Mt:
Passage OF tn Naval Apr prlation Bill in the
House, lie w Reduction OF Onieer' Pay
tereSt~New Jer ey National Gu irdMMad lenea
to M,rder: " le Shot by Her Husba4d-The
Lalest Jersey Railr0 ID Smash.
4-The New 30 rd OF Aldermen; Ske-ch Of the
Members-T otu,g ~ the Fa ,hion Course-The
town Re @ eatess-story @ OF Two Isn pugs-s , ~.
York Ciiy Neys--The Jamaica hol Expo
s're-A Rema ka le Case-ProbabIe HoIni-
eide M seal nd Theotrca. No es-The Cath
oic Prote tory-fh, Cherry Street Fire-How
farei IN ev' Work-Rad River: D aparture If
Csaatian troops; Dominion Agents Firing the
Indian Il r-s5trons lied Old Maids-Our
S--M iammc- Retreats: The seavon OF 1870 at
Long Bra ch; ihe Hotels Race Course Theat-
reals Fslting, Rowina and Bathing Meeting
Of Inc Boar or HeaHh-1he Fut, OF Amer.
'sGaGSs "a ss ea York
Poll ic A Notes-A Sad St0ryo Love ard Mad
ne,s---in. ular Sue ie--A Poly trt Patlia
ment-Mari.e Transfers Marriages and
S-EditoIials: Leading Article on The Late Elect on
and It's K suit !, In. Cit7 aud Ihe state, What
NextS-Per. onal Inte IL enco-Amusement An
no rcem ut.
7-Telegraphic News from all Parts of the word
meat; inp ,riai and National Opposition to
Papli l. fahbilty; Crime and Outrage IN
IAy-Ihe Ter lationa lacht Race; AnOtleT
1r umph for the SIP hottie Sweet In
aian warwh op; Meeting OF the In
dian Commis ion-The National Came
cnng Day OF the dson RIVER
Amateur Rowing Association Colu nbil Col
lege Law S.hDl-Lecture by Edith O'Gor-
man-0bltuary-Nn ts County 30 ird OF Su-
per.sors-Dog Fanciers on their Muscle
Evangelical Press AssociatiOn-Bus ness No
tices.
S-F.na C al and Commercial Reports--Real Estate
NJ Mtters-hdveftlsemenfs.
ga lertiseme t.. ufrf
IO-E uope: French Feeling on the ReTicde Con-
spidcy Pot; The Womaps Rights Question
and Religion In England; ST. Pauls Cathedral
London, in Danger from an Underground Raj
way-Ihe Bayonne Murder--Fast Lie In Jer-
sey-New York CITY ST eets ald Sewers
Large Fire at Greenp 5in.-Bro0kiyn CITY
NeWs-Pubic Fduca on--The Mo lument to
General Steaben Almost Railroad Catas-
trophe - Sh pping Jntellgence - ADVERTISE
Ineat-.
11-Auvertisements.
l2-Adveitisements.
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ANOTHER ATLANTIC CABLE PROJECT. 1t
appears from the Washington news that the
Committee on Foreign Affairs Of The Senate
has had referred to it the petition of the
American Gable Company for establishing
another line Of telegraphic communication
between this country and Europe. The COM
pany proposes to lay cable to the Azores,
with branches to Lisbon, London, Havre and
Amsterdam or the Hague. There is to be no
connection with overland lines, and land cables
are to be laid under ground. making the COM
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The quarantine Conmissiou-Who il Health
Onlcere


Onlcere
There is popular notion that Dr. Carno-
chan, the distinguished surgeon of the city,
was recently appointed Health Officer to this
port by his Excellency Governor Hoffman;
but there is DIR. Bell, one of the Quarantine
Commissioners, who evidently has notion
that he is really the person charged with the
very important duties of the Health Office,
and that it is little impertinent for any other
person to take any steps or make any inquiries
tending to such supervision Of port affairs as
may prevent the Importation of disease. The
sooner, however, that this gentleman gets over
that delusion and discovers that he is only one
of number of gentlemen charged with the
custody of certain State property the better it
will be for his dignity in public Office and for
the health of the city. Tie Board of Quaran-
tine Commissioners is clumsy con'rivance Of
legislative stupidity. lis principal functions
are to have charge of the State property
devoted to quarantine purposes and to make
or supervise certain contracts. In its prac-
tical operations it seems to consider
that it is especially charged with these
functions, in order that it may embar-
rass the Health officer in the discharge of his
legitimate duties 1t is to be supposed that
this body was created to facilitate the labors
Of the Health OHlcer. and to provide him with
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday.
Sir CliDt)D Murdock, of England; Judge b. r.
Curtis, OF Boston, and eX-Congressmal j. v. L.
Pruyn, OF Albany, are at the 3revoort House.
Colonel J. M. Francis, Of the Troy Times; DR.. A.
T. Newton OF Kingston: General II. M. Moore Of
Virginia; Colonel G. e. Smith, OF Syracuse; Major J.
G. Chant erlin. of Saratoga; G. L. DAVIS. of the
United States Navy; Colonel O. S. Wetm0re, Of
Chicago; Captain J. NJ Thompson, or Washington;
Colon C. Cuylcr of Albany; Senator J. W. Kellogg.
OF Alabama; 2. D. Miller. OF Canada, ana ColonelJ.
N Morris, Of Washington. are at the Metropolitan
Hote.
W. II. Seward Jr., AMI Major J. N. Knapp. ana
f. p Ross OF Auburn; E. B. Judson of Syracuse;J J.
H. Ra n.ay or Albany; Uolsn,I q. 7. Backers, Of
Union Spring 81 j. s. Ia es I'd General r. Il. Cary,
OF Boston; Dr. G. II. Lndeman. OF Pennsylvania,
ana william p. Smith, OF Baltimore, are at the ST
Nicholas Hote'.
General A, A. Meredith, OF Wisconsin; Thomas p.
cheney, OF New Hampshire; A. G. Mathewson, OF
Rhole lsland r. West. Oethe Cincinnati Commercial:
A. w. Randall, of Llmira; p. J. Ferris and Joselh
Warren, OF Buffalo; Judge Il. G. Katell, OF Bnghan-
ton and Colonel c. H. Wells OF Pennsylvania, are at
the 4,stJr House.
Jud4e spencer Of syracuse; Coone, W. N. Strong,
of All any; T. q. Jones, OF Liverpool; Colonel j. A.
Green, Of Omaha; Henry Wells, Of Aurora; NJ. Cort-
right of Pennsylvania Colonel J. L. King, OF SPRING
field; Judge Nelson, of Poughkeepsie; Colonel
Moore of Baltimore, and N. +. Grabes Of Syracuse.
are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel F. G. Newball, OF Philadelphia, and G. q
Farnum, of New Haven, are at the Albemarie
Hote.
General franklin, Of Hartford; J. d. Rumrill, OF
Sprinq fed, and Alexander Shaw, Of Baltimore, ate
at the Hoffman Hous,.
d. Holiday, T. M. Smith and Henry NJ. Tyson OF
Baltimore, and II. g. Case, OF Newhurg, are at the
Coleman House.
L. M. Crosby ana J. Dunlop, OF Ohio; o. 4. ryler.
of Texas: IL. q. yaHe, OF Aibion Roger s. cafk, OF
New Hampshire; $. F. Sands, OF San FranciScos
Elgar Holmes. OF Rochester; f. G. Harris and De-
Thomas OF Columbus OHIO; George Z. Kirkhsn, oe
Philadelphia, and a. G. Da,wn, OF New YORK, are as
lbe Grand Hotel.
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munication direct and not subject to repetition.
Underground cables are coming into favor 10
some parts OF Europe, and especially in Prus-
sia, and this company seems to regard them as
best. We have not yet the details of the
scheme nor information OF what aid is expected
from Congress; but there Is business enough
for more Atlantic cables, and If this compsny
has a good plan and is responsible we say
God speed, and hope Congress will do what is
reasonable to promote the work.
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

Congress- Tho enforcement Of the Fifteenth
Amendment, tho Revival of the Shipping
Interests and tho Reduction OF the Navy.
The bill to enforce the fifteenth amendment,
which has been the fruitful theme of great
mass Of familiar buncombe from Senators
lately, was laid aside yesterday, and the House
bill on the same subject was taken up. We
fear the verbose Senators hoped to make even
this slight change pretext for another dis.
play of garrulousness. There Is not enough
difference between the two to require new
argument; but Senator'S have long since got
beyond the point when they cared to say any
thing new. They are content--nay, happy
now to say anything. In this particular case
they found the pretext not sufficient, and after
short discussion returned to the original
Senate bill and rediscuss,d it all the after
noon. In the evening Mr.. Cragin had special
benefit rendered him--that is, special even
ing session ordered for him-and he de-
livered long argument iavoring the anti
polygamy bill to the usual appreciative
audience.
The bill to revive American navigation and
commercial interests reported by Mr.. Lynch
was ably discussed in the House. Mr.. Butler
argued that the way to protect American
shipping was to reduce the tariff rates on
goods brought in American bottoms twenty
per cent in wooden and twenty-five per cent
in iron ships. He did not fear retaliation,
which, he said, would only inure to the profit
Of the country. Mr.. Calkin believed In Sc
curely protecting the shipbuilding interest and
thought drawback Of duty on all shipbuild-
ing material would serve the purpose. He
thought the profit in building heavy iron ships
and the great advantages gained by in
creased employment for mechanics should
not be lost. The whole question is merely one
of competition. Sailing ships have had their
day, and as long as iron steamers can be built
cheapest on the Clyde they will be built there
by American shipowners. The bill went over
on the expiration OF the morning hour The
Naval Appropriation bill was then taken up in
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Eldridge, demo-
crat, in the chair. The first paragraph,
amended SO as to reduce the pay Of officers,
was agreed to by yeas sc, nays 20. A pro-
position to increase the number of men to ten
thousand was rejected. Thus it seems the
House is determined to treat our navy even
more scurvily than it did our army. A good and
efficient navy is especially necessary to main
tain proper standing among nations either
in war or peace, much more 80 than large
army. AS it is even now our naval officers
and our ships of war fail to present the
imposing appearance that the dignity Of the
nation demands on foreign stations, especially
in monarchical and half-civifized countries,
where the pres,qes q formidable men-of-war
is the only protection soWeimes y 9qr citi-
zeus. It must be remembered that our naval
officers abroad are the direct supporters Of our
representatives abroad. The bill was discussed
very quickly in committee and passed in the
House with these amendments. We look TO
the Senate, which is more conservative on
these matters, to prevent such evil legislation.
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

WE INADvERrENrLY CHARGED the Health
ard yesterday with refusing to assist Dr.
Carnochan, when it was really the Quarantine
Commissioners who were guilty. The Health
Board, we believe, has steadily evinced a
Willingness to perform its duties.
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Personal Notes.

Senator Norton, OF Minnesota, is visiting Rtchs
mont, Va.
Joseph Little won the championship silver cue IN
the bi lasdt ournam mt at San Francisco.
Gen ra SHERIDAN WAS at Helena, Montana, on
Tuesday, and leaves for Fort Shaw today
Mrs. Jane q. Austll, Of Lowell, the athofess, leie
b ston yesterday Ior Faya, In the Azores, Tor her
heath.
Governor Bard, of Idaho, is on his way 10 Wash.
inptun IL Is e ted he will re n al,d return 10
Geo gla for the purpose OF aiding ip defeating Gov~
eruvr Bullock AMI his vJlicy.
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11-Auvertisements.
l2-Adveftistmeiits.

A COMPLETE GAZING IN-That of the cop
perhead organ Of the ''young democracy" in
it's rejoicings over The glorious results of the
late election. What says Jim Crow -''Every
time wheel about do st so.
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The EIectiou-sisn. Of the Times.

An immense democratic maj ority on the
Aldermanic ticket was, of course, an newt
able result, as the tickets were prepared; but
why, then, were they not prepared Otherwise ?
This is likely to become point of discussion
with the republicans, and the discussion may
not be without interest and profit to the people.
An eminent merchant whom the republicans
named as q candidate declined to run, and
said that his party should name honest demo-
Gratis; that they should lay aside party diff
ferences end make fair effort to give the city
good government, and this they could only
do by making ticket that would divide the
democratic vote. The city republican organ
says this was not done because of the corrup-
ton OF the republican party. 1t hints of the
growth and extension to new purposes Of the
ring system. The ring system grew up in
legislative bodies as plan of combination
against the public purse by men of different
parties. They agreed to lay aside their diff
ferences on general topics whenever bills with
money in them came up for however widely
at variance they might be on politics they
were in full communion in the matter of filing
their pockets. Now, it seems this system has
stridden beyond such little places as the Alder
manic Chamber; it is no longer confined to
the party men elected to Office, but prevails
among party leaders even when nominations
are made. The heads of party, we now
hear, will not nominate men on principle,
will not study the interest of the party or the
people, but will nominate with view to giving
the election to their opponents and getting a
price from them Is not this the dry rot of our
Ill
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Prominent Departure.

Thee. Pomeroy AMI II. NJ. Doane, for Washingtons
General Adam Badeau, United States ronsn., and
Rev. Alexander C. Cummings and fiMtsy salled on
board the steamship Scotia for Europe.
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

TIE EURorEAN MsrLs. THE European
mail at this port yesterday supplied interest
ing details OF our cable news kilograms to the
sth of May. The exhibit appears in our col
umns to-day. 1t reports the fearfully fatal
results Of an explosion Of kcrosens oil in
village in Ireland and the consequent burning
90 death OF four persons. Captain Cutting,
who traded to New York from Liverpool in
command of a Williams & Guion steamship,
committed suicide by shooting. The details
of the French regicide conspiracy plot are
interesting. Religion was making an extraor-
dinary progress in England, many eminent
State Churchmen threatening to secede to the
Greek Church. The world ''still moves" and
''goos round"
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The THIRD CHANNEL RACE.-The Sappho
has won, as will be seen by the despatch else
where, the third of the races that were ar
This makes the most emphatic victory con-
ceivable. To beat an opponent three times
in succession implies the greatest possible
superiority in the boat and what renders
such a triumph still more remarkable is the
fact that the race was made with supposed
advanta ge to the defeated yacht in regard to
the wind. Surely Nr. Ashbury must have
greatly mistaken either his own craft or the
craft against him.
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

THE MEETING AT COOPER INSTITUTE last
night, to advocate pacific course to-
wards the Indians, mainly indu'ged in
reading letters and hearing speeches. A
delegation from the Cherokee Nation was
present and explained the working of the
governmental system of that tribe. They had
been many years ago placed upon reserva-
tons and had Kept their treaties with the
government Therein apparently lies the only
peaceable solu ion OF the Indian question
Let all the tribes go upon reservations and
keep their treaties and there is no probability
of trouble
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

A MISSION OF PEACE.-The British Canadian
supply boats en- route to Winnipeg have been
allowed TO pass through the Sault Sainte Marie
Canal on the assurance that their mission is a
mission of peace. This is according to Grants
motto-''Let us have peace" He does not
want to quarrel, even witl England
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

ONE OF THE MosT GORGEOUS FASHION
ABLE WEDDINGS of the season came Off in
Washington yesterday. The bride is a
daughter OF famous restaurateur of that
city, and Me groom is manufacturer and
real estate broker doing business in Chicago
and Richmond. Some OF the prominent men
In Washington were present at the ceremony,
including Senator Reyels. The presents were
something marvellous in their way. All par
ties directly concerned are colored people
The New York herald., 1870-05-19

BOOTHS THEATRE. 2Sd st.. between 9Th ana 6tn AVS
Fox VERSUS GoosE-Losr ASHORE
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AMassl:HTs Tsls tvsxINa

BOwERY THEATRF Bowery.--L LION OF NuBIA-Goo
FOR N0TnIsG-TnE DaovEas.
The Placer herald., 1870-03-19

AGoNIzING. - Because We caught the
Stripes in some false assertions last week
and proved them on it, in relation to the
printing contract, that is no reason why it
should tack in an other direction and tell a
whole string Of lies 10 try and get even.
We have no objections TO children building
cob houses and then knocking them down,
providing they keep them on their own
premises. We note few Of the falseboods
appearing in the last issue Of the Stripes
1t says, speaking Of the HERALD: at
announced at the commencement Of the
session of the Legislature that its influence
was great and oversba lowing" "aud
that no bill could pass without the sanction
OF the HERALD" Here are two barefaced
faIseboods. No such .ulterances ever ap--
peared 10 the HERALD. Again j. says ::
Governor Hsght is despised by the HER.
AID" Ths is lie number three, Out!
Of whole CLOTH There are people 10 the
world that have some admiration for re-
spectacle, shrewd utterers Of lalsehoods, but
for snch mixture of silly, vicou', false
trash as this, all must feel ashamed.