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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-20

In connection with the present European
trouble Luxembourg has been brought proml-
nently before the public mind Luxembourg
is not however, new name In connection
with European complications. II constitutes
part Of that border land which from time i'm
memorial has been the battle field Of Europe
Not to 60 back TO times too remote. II formed
part of the Burgundian Inheritance Of the En-
peror Charles v. From Charles II passed.
with the Low Countries, TO his son, Philip III.
of Spain. In 1869, the year which Is marked
by the peace OF the Pyrences, part Of the
duchy was ceded to France, and was hence
forth called French Luxembourg. The peace
Of Utrecht, l7l3, which marked The close Of
the war of the Spanish succession. restored IL
to the House Of Austria. In this connection II
remained till it was overrun by the armies Of
the French repubic-the duchy remaining in
the hands of the French until the downfall Of
Napoleon. The treaties Of 1914 and 1915 con
verted it into grand duchy, and handed it
over to the King Of the Netherlands. In 1880
the duchy was compelled very absurdly to
to Belgium and part to Holland. Those
who are old enough to remember 1880
and the nine years that followed require not
to be told how, in 1889, the trouble between
the two little kingdoms was ended by new
treaty signed in London-a treaty which per-
petuated the division Of the duchy, but which
made the King Of Holland in virtue of his
portion Of it member of the German Con-
federation. Our readers have not forgotten
the German war Of 1866 or the Luxembourg
trouble Of the following year, when the Treaty
of London, 1867, prevented war between
France and Prussia by providing for the per-
petual neutrality Of the duchy and the dis
mantling of the border fortress of the same
name, situated in the duchy. This last
London Treaty Prussia signed. This on
miserable pretext, she now threatens to
violate. The poor Luxembourgers have no
great reason to rejoice that their lives have
been cast in so unpleasant places. The pluck
and spirit which they are now manifesting
against Prussian intolerance show that in
spite of their much suffering they have not
lost all sense of the value of independence
The weak have rights as well as the strorE;
and it is not impossible that through Luxem-
bourg triumphant Prussia may be taught to
respect other rights than her own. Surely it
has not come to this, that international
treaties are wholly valueless.
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A III U S Z M E N IS.

STEIswAY HALL-SoIREE OF THE NEW YORK
CONSERVATORY or MCsiC--The high position and
popularity Of this Institution were strikingy shown
last night, when the professors and pupils gave
their first musical soiree for the season. The hall
was crowded to its fullest extent with an audience
of the Nilsson cal,bre, fashionable TO de-
gree, and evidently rapport with the can
didaies for public favor thar the Conservatory
brought out before them. Mr. +. A. Gerach and
Signor f. Mario were the conductors on the occa-
sion, aud Mr. Isaac b. poznanski contributed his
rare artistic abilities toward the success of the
concert. The programme commenced with Gerla's
"Iruinpna March, 'ior two pianos played by Misses
j. Palmer ana J. Hard with spirit, BRIO ana una
nimity which is not always to be found IN pro-
iessional artists. Miss NJ. Hall sang q 'salve Re-
gina" by Qnint, and Mlllard's ballad, Wait
soprano voice, which. although-as might be
expected-smali IN vslume and lacking In that
decision or tone which long experience In pubic
alone brings with II, evinced culture such as we
would hardly expect from young Conservatory
pupil, and a command Of expression such very
many professional singers 40 not possess Miss
Palmer played the nrst movement Of the senate
parhffiQue OF Bcethoven's and wolennaupts 'sTro-
vatorc with a clear. firm, crisp touch, fair Idea
OF phrasng uhe most difficult quality for
pianist TO ATTAIN and some slight color She
Mexican Nightingale Miss Hard played
Wepers Involvement pcrpetuet" IA task too
most exauisiie OF So,'senals,s Works. ,.rnntemps
d'amour" The latter wa played WITH the care ana
spirit that one - accustomed y associate with the
true artist Both these pupils would reject credit
any musical Institution. Mrs hetcham, Miss
werner ana Miss Hodges were also received with
much favor a. yocailsis. We hope that Mr. Girls
wod Will soon give another Conservatory soiree Of
this KIND u only 70 show what a stock Of embryo
artists We possess IN thls metropolis.
FIrTH AvEsUE THgArKs-LoS ASSURANCE
The last performance or this fine standard comedy
took place last night We have spoken Of the disrl-
ustion OF the paris before, and need only ada thar
hriOht nartirular star Fanny Ia
venport. She . the very impcraonncaiiun ~ rol
hCking. nschieyous. dssAing Lady Cay SpAnker,
and her eAuOeraai spirits found ample room In this
icv creation of B0ucicauit. TO ngnf the irtensey
| interc ting drama Man anu WIFE, Will be given
! Tor the las' time, ana On Wednesday tie long sx
! pcCted ant much talked q American comedy
''SaTato,a," wan be produced.
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SPAIN.

President CRAMPS Message and the Cuba
Observation-Disclosures Deficit in the Treasury
Rcceipts-New Taxes aud New King.
MADRID, Dec. 10, 1870.
In the C0rtes on Saturday Senior Sogasta In some
remarks said the language OF President Grants Mes
sage about Cuba was without significance, as Spain
was ready TO accept mixed commission for the set
tlement Of American claims connected with the
island
Senior MOret submitted the annual budget, which
exhibits deficit Of 223, 900 900 reals. He announced
that the government is able to meet the interest
the external debt and proposed TO obtain loan Of
100000 900 within the country at twelve per cent in
terest redeemabe every eighteen months.
Senior Moret, In speech expressed his opposition
to the imposition Of any new taxes or the negota-
ton OF any more loans after the proposed.
He expected to reduce the expenses one-haf, aud
TO economic otherwise 10 the amount of fifty mil.
lions.
Spanish treasury bonds are TO be issued, repayabe
at any time between four and eighteen months.
The Ministry made explanation to the effect
that Senior Oozaga, formerly Minister to Paris, left
France because SPAN recognized the government
OF national defence, but not the republic.
An early date was fixed yesterday for the recep.
ton OF King Amadeus
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from an unenviable reputation as newspaper
adolescents. The fact Ia the field Of standard
journalism in this city is pretty well filled.
There Is no room here for small potato papers,
nor Bohemia vaporings aud blackmail assess
ments. New papers may he born and tolerably
well bred, but unless they can command almost
limitless capital aud are conducted by men Of
brains, industry and enterprise, they are sure
to go by the board upon the first adverse blast,
All who invest their money In such enter
prises may console themselves by rejecting
upon the homely old adage at the head Of this
article, TO VITA fool and his money are
soon parted"
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S T. DOMINO



Sr. DOMINGO CITY, Dec. o. 1870.
The question OF annexation Il OF paramount I'm,
portancc Just now and Is almost the sole object OF
interest, beyond whch.nothng scarcely IL thought
or spoken OF. few malcontens are SIN keeping
up slight skirmishing along the froatiers, bus
although the matter IL OF trivial nature II IL sum
cient 10 necessltate the keeping Up OF an army OF
observation which, at the present time, owing TO
the great depression of trade In consequence OF the
war IN Europe, Is much to be regretted IN
preventing the carrying on, OF tho
schemes of economy that had been maturei
during the rourshing condition OF business prior
to the war. aud which then promised 70 steadily
improve. Excepting The frontier disturbances tho
country Is quiet, aud general Improvement ~ going
on. Santiago has been rebuilt ana presents
fine appearance, fully equal, II not superior, TO
what 1t was prior to the Spanish invasion. SANTANA
IS growing rapidly ana has been greatly improved
IN appearance by many buildings. Port au Platte,
very important town in consequence OF ~ tobacco
interest Il also increasing, and the country gene
rally showed very healthy signs or Improvement
until the breaking out Of the European war.
PRESIDENT Bae1. m ms absence al Aqua, issued
affairs of the government unu his return. ana also
providing for the payment OF duties upon imports
and exports instead Of sales tbonds paper money!
matter OF necessity, rendered imperative by the
depreciation or the bonds In the hands OF specua.
tors, ana a. an economical measure on the part OF
the government, who has To redeem them AT full
value. The United States war steamer Swatara IL
cruise. the lantic IL at ST. Domingo city and
the Nantasket - ut SANTANA. Baez writes TO
his agent at New York thus respecting
the annexation question.-"We are expecting
with much satisfaction the arrival OF Admiral Lee.
ana are prepared To welcome him an intelligent
friend OF the great political question which now
cupcs the two governments. We do not doubt that
the mature consideration which the government OF
the United States has given 10 the question OF our
annexation VIII cause the triumph OF tins brilliant
policy, which, while assuring the future OF ths re-
public, now weak and isolated viii not the less be
magnificent acquisition for the American Uni0n."
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HYDEoPHoBIA IN JOURNALISM Our usually
mild and courteous contemporary, the Times,
seems to have been suddenly attacked with a
fit Of the rabies. II is not satisfied with attack
ing Fisk, Gould and Company for their admin
istration of the affairs of the Erie Company,
but it must assail the private and professional
reputation of our eminent fellow citizen, David
Dudley Field. This is unfair. Mr.. Field, in
acting in his professional capacity as law
yer, is no more responsible for the acts Of his
clients than would Charles O'Conor be respon-
sible for the deeds of client whom be should
defend on charge Of murder or any other
crime. Fair play is jewel that should orna-
ment the journalistic as well as all other pro-
fessiOns
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THAT FOWL SHOW"

Awarding OF Premiums and Sale Of Foreign
stock.
Those who do not visit the great poultry show
which IS being neld at No. 595 Broadway, under the
auspices OF the New York State Poultry Society,
will miss rare treat, and one tnat they VIII never
again have an opportunity OF witnessing. Ever
since the first night It opened to the public
mense crowds OF men, women and children have
rhronged the building from morning TIL Late at
night. The judges who were appointed to inspect
the various kinds of fowls finished their ar
duous tasks yesterday, and some OF them,
In fact, on Saturday 1t was not IN
til last evening, however, that the sips
bearing the words "First premium" Second pre-
mium,' &c, were tackled upon the coops contain
ing the fowls for which awards had been made, III
consequence OF which there was considerable dis
satisfaction expressed by the various owners OF the
bipeds
DISPLAY OF GAME FOWLS
IL much I'm excess OF all other kinds exhibited, the
ungton, OF East Bloomfield Ontario county. y. ";
Cryer 81 Salem OHIO; Bincknell Co., o. West
moreland Oneida county, \. Y, and 7. II. Hudson,
OF Connecl icut The former gentleman showed
about sixty coops and received fourteen first. three
second aud four third premiums. Mr.. Cryer ex-
co. exhibited twenty coops. for which they were
awarded two first, ioqr second and two third pre-
hilm.ls, inu 81. huosoh sho"S WI " eo1P' Avn
which he LOOK nine first prizes and seven second.
Binckneli CO. exhibit, besides their game lows,
about sixty coops OF Houdans, creve c9ur, bun
Cochns, gray dorktngs Rouen ana Aylesbury ducks.
bronze turkeys and guinea fowls rom which they
received sixteen first and large number OF second
and third prizes. Mr.. Cryer also EXHIBITS various
other kinds vf fowl besides his game and ne has
been awarded no than thirty hfst and ten sec
ond premiums Tor them :. .,,, ,
Mr. 9. II. Iia,nes OF Toms River, \. j., exhibited
twelve mars OF beautiful game baatauis, Ter which
hs received large number Of first aud second pre-
| miuIns most noticeable feature OF these beauti-
! al illrle suectmens OF the game bird Is their
| saucY ASp "SoBByn APPEARANCE
! and their nObe courage, which jaSy c1tltlcs them
~ hs csIcd the champ sns OF The feaiaer weights =
| Mr. H. G.. ,tudey. OF Clayerack, s. Y, received
glite number VI premiums Tor his NOudans, hight
| fr,hpas wnitc POlahls. &c, May OF which are
! almost large enough Tor gooi sized chus 10 ride
1 up0a.
william Brown also came IN Tor a good share o,
ans Dreniltns Tor his ''glldlotori4l cAicksn than
| VII IA thcrc were none netteG
lO-aly tucre sIi ~ sod A. auction large lot Of
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NDISg WASHINGTON.

SUMMIT or MOUNT WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1870.
The barometer at two O'Clock was 81 49, q change
since yesterday OF plus 1.92. The thermometer was
degrees, q change of plus 10. Wlnn northwest;
velocity OF the wind, thrty-hve miles per hour. The
storm OF yesterday has passed, and to-day it has
been very line weather for this locality. The clouds
mostly below US, to the west an unbroken sea :,
TO the east broken uD III heavy drifting masses
Some very fine photographs are negatived OF the
Clouds and frost scenes have been secured by the
artists.
two degrees below zero; relative humidity, 80: wind
northwest; velocity Of wind 90 miles per hour
Dense clouds on the mountains.
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THE PACIFIC COAST.

Arrest Of n Baud Of Noted HiEhwa ymen-The
Weather in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, 1870.
John Jackson, a newspaper carrier, was shot dead
yesterday while hunting near sacramento.
Pascal Geary, William Price alias webfoot, Samuel
Gibney Daniel Hubbard alias Nose, James Nelson,
Billy More and James McKellor have been arrested
at Sacramento, charged with fourteen arsons thir.
teen highway robberies ana sixteen burglares. One
OF them confessed his guilt.
The thermometer here yesterday stood at 8; at sa-
cramento %, ana at Virginia New, 2. There were
heavy frosts in san Francisco the last four nights.
but not sufficient TO damage the towers. The days
are warm and fnc.
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ENGl- AND.

An Amnesty for the F.uinn Convicts-The
Equality Of Mercy strained" by Coudi-
demonstrating News from the Green Isle.
LONDON. Dec 10, 1870.
The Right Hon. Premier Gladstone has addressed
letter 10 Sir william Carroll, exLord Mayor OF
Dublin. announcing that her Maiesty's government
viii pardon the Fenian convict prisoners who are
now held In the different jas OF Great Britain under
various sentences for ana treason felony on
condition of their future Punishment from the
Queens dominions.
The reason assigned for this action or the Cabinet
lust now is that WIN tend to strengthen The
OF peace and loyalty in Ireland.
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s'A Fosl and His Money nre Soon Parted"

ssA Fosl ind His Money are Soon Parted"
ia moved by some ecce nitric motion out of its
usual course. At one time we have spasmodic
efforts in the sphere of funny papers but
they are suffered to scintillate for short time
and are then snutfed out. Then we have a
spasm Of journalism in the way Of religious
enterprise. An Independent runs out triple
sheet with coarse woodcuts and alley and
gutter advertisements, and Christian Union,
with Henry Ward Beecher at its head and a
pretty well conducted publishers department
at Its tail, starts on its career to enlighten
mankind and the people of New York in par
aicular. But the hugest effort in the way of
spatterdash journalism Is that conceived in
the brains Of disconnected and ambitious poll
Nicians, who Imagine that they can, by the
expenditure Of twenty or thirty thousand
dollars, command public attention and accom-
plish certain aims. This is the most foolish
of all experiments in journalism. But it is
not real journalism. II Is improper to so
style Il. II Is simply the concentration of
small amount Of small capital by few small
politicians for the purpose Of attaining some
small personal objects and gratifying some
petty personal arrangements. In this connec-
zion we mean especially TO allude to the futile
attempt of Judge Ledwlth, DIR. Blumenthal
Congressman John Fax and John Morrissey
Sheriff 0'Brien and others TO found q journal
upon The basis Of enc idea. The paper was
obliged to plunge into scurriity in order to
have il talked about and hawked about but
scurrilty in newspaper seldom pays in
ths long run. Is would have been
much better for these gentlemen to have
consulted with some experienced journalists
those ''who have paid their money and have a
right to chosen regard to their proposed
experiment. The Tribune, The Times, the
World, aud even our modest selves, might
have given them some important advice upon
the subject. They might have received some
practical hints that would have saved their con-
Germ from premature collapse and themselves
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DOMINION OF CANADA.

Anticipated Return of British Troops to
Kingston.
KINGSTON, Dec. 10 1870
Sir John A. Macdonald, the Premier or the New
Dominion, IN answer to o deputation Of the Corpo
ration requesting permission to open the streets
through the Artillery Park formerly occupied by the
British troops, expressed his conviction that British
troops would be back within five years, ana did not
encourage the views or the deputatIon.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MAnkFr.-boNpoN. Dec ig-iSl T..
M-Consos closed at ~ FOR mouey ant for ia.
securities quiet United States 6vetweuiy bonds,
1852, sS, 1865 1901, SEA; tcutorues, sin. Stocks
quiet Erie. la; Illinois Ceura Ito; Atlantic erd Grea.
Western, ssH
LIVERPOOL CorroN MAkRyr-LiyErroor, Dec. 10
$50 Z. M.Co,,on closed unchanged. Mldd!ug upands,
Sid; mtddling Orleans, sgd Esd The s1es ~ the
day foot l2Uo bales, OF wach $3.50 bales tor
laon and export.
LivERrooi BsEApsrUrrs MAG9rr.-LIvfRroor, Dec
laWheat declining. Spring red Western No . los
old, IS 3D. "a lod winter los i'd new No l. los. Sd
Western dour has a defining tendency; quoted At as
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARkEr. --LtvEErooL. Dec
9l 30 p. MPork. t0sner Dol. oc Eastern mess
Lard decinNp.
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FEARF u RAIL ROAD CAL AMITY.

Twenty Men Buried in II Railroad Cut-Eive
Meu Kiiicd-Eicyen still Entombe6.
UTICA, Dec 10 1870.
An embankment in deep cut on the Syracuse
and Chenango Valley Railroad, between Lebanon
Hollow and Earlvlle. caved in early this morning.
Fifteen twenty buried in the ruins, nine
or whom have been recovered, three dead and two
fatally injured. They were mostly hands and
their names are unknown. The work OF exhuma-
ton Is delayed by the night.
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THE CoTroN CROP for this year is esti-
mated at three million eight hundred thousand
bales. With the previous estimates of wheat
and corn, which indicated that more ground
was given to these cereals and less to cotton
in many of the Southern States, and consider
ing that Triggers won't work, this increase
on the average crop is extraordinary.
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Imperial Security, but No Progress in Reform.
ITALY AND THE POPE.

Lay Legislation tor Hiernrchicnl Freedom.
FLORENCE, Dec Is, 1870
bill introduced into the Italian Parliament guar
anteeing the Papal prerogatves and the perfect
freedom OF the Ecumenical Council, has passed
through committee.
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Party Preparation Tor Parliamentary
Election.
MADRID, Dec. Is, 1870.
caucus of the deputies OF the majority in the
Cortes last night adopted resolution In favor OF
dissolution OF the Cortes soon as the new King
has taken the oath OF office.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
Convention %: Railroad Officers mt Erie--rrO-
posed Consolidation Of Interests.

CONVENTION Os NuliFOIu OMrerS NJ iriP-ffO.
posed Consolidation Of Interests.
ERIE, Pa, Dec. 10, 1870.
Railroad officials, representing all the important
trunk lines Of travel, assembled here to-day.
Thirteen railroads are represented by forty officers
besides representatives of transportation and sleep
ing car companies Among the number of officers
here are Horace +. Clark, Jay Could A. Body,
Louis Worthington, w. II. Vanderbilt, Thomas A.
Scott ]. ~ Mccullough and j. d. Potts. The con-
vention VIII organize tomorrow. The object is to
devise plan for pooling the earnings OF the various
roads represented and making an equitable division
OF them. Everything promises a harmonious con
ference. The officers quartered at the Reed
House ana will remain in session untl Friday OF
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BELGIUM.

Neutral Good Faith Defended Against Prus-
sian Accusations.
BRUSSELS, Dec 10, 1870.
The MOnte,r Beige denies the Prussian statement
that French troops and batteries marching to join
the Army Of the North were suffered TO cross por-
lions of Belgian territory.
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nlg:. d . PsaanM UsTllLsa 4 spcNsrE,

EoeuEsIER, ~ u, Dec - 1870.
w.uam Johnson. or New York. osniag the large
Listlllcry At rhtslord. Monroe county, haa failed
ana the distilery il closed Tile d,s,cry l. located
ON the Ere Canal and Central RaiHo2.l, aHd made
the best Yields OF any in INC State. having cara
city o. twenty hatrcls per day. II wal be sod ~
tie Collector. ior Vnnari ,aNes tie 3ls .. Deced'
bet.
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Lrcn,ins the Connecticu, Valley RaiIroad.

HARTFORD Dec 49, 1870.
The General Railroad Commissioners, after hear.
Ing which has continued over a week. and which
has excited much Interest here, this morning
dered that the Valley Railroad be located on the
eastern river side OF the city, This Is the location
asked Tor by the directors OF the road.
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LONDON, Dec. 10, 1870.
HERALD telegram from Versailles states that the
members OF the deputarion OF the Prussan Legis-
lature, who had been commissioned for the duty,
have presented the address of the nation. request
ing King William TO assume the title OF Emperor OF
Germany, 10 his Majesty At headquarters.
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MAILS FOR EUROPE.

The steamship Idaho Will leave this port on
Wednesday for Queenstown ana Liverpool.
The mails FOR Europe viii close at the Post 0nicc
at twelve O'Clock NJ.
THE NEW YORK REHABILITATION for Europe
VIII be ready at halfpast ten O'Clock IN the morn
ing.
Single copies. in wrappers for mailing six cents.
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LONDON, Dec. 10, 1870.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the Prussian
government has issued orders for the arrest Of the
rioters who engaged In the recent disturbances
in that CITY, They are charged with a reasonable
Mot.
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EUNUUN, UtC TT 1871.
The deputaton OF the North German Reichstag
has been received grandly at Versailles, where
banquet was given In their honor by the King.