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United States. Tho fact that MI FoRBEs
was thus employed by Mr.. Fish las been re-
p,atcdly affirmed by the World, journal
controlled by Mr. SIDNEY WEDt1ER, and &C
cUd.ngly always an advocate of hir fathcrin-
laws policy toward Spain and Of his base
aud trcachcrous betrayal Of Cuba. But the
other fact, that Mr.. Forbes has also been al
agent Of PRIM. and as such had the gun
boats built here, is now revealed for thc first
time by cur Havana correspondent
Would It no, be well for Congress to
inquire into thf matter? Mr.. Flsn's con
duct upon the Cuban question hns through
out lren such ts to render it the duty Of
Congress TO invcttiratc his nets and put n
decisive stop to such alusc Of the power anil
good name Of lie Executive lie first sci1,s
the gunboats on false prctence, all tho
while assuring the Cubans that he is their
friend he kccrs th"m in safety under guard
until they ire finished and ready to be dc.
livercI. Then he hands them over to the
Spanurtls at the Same time that he sci2es n
Cuban vessel of war which stress Of weather
had driven from the high seas into one Of our
ports. In this Whole affair lac was evidently
actuatcd by the desire TO serve Spain and in.
iuro the Cubans. The right and wrong Of
the case La ignores W,,h s,olid obStinacy ;
oil that Lo cares ior is to help his friends at
Madrid
And Low it seems that the gunboats were
ordered TO lc built here by gentleman
whom this same Mr. FISH has employed us n
private agent in some hidden negotiations
OF his with the Spanish Government These
arc the facts as they appear ON tho surface,
and we say they seriously need invcstiga-
ticn. A committee Of Congress should in
qure into the sscrct relations that appear TO
exist letween the Spanish Government, Mr..
PAUL S. FORBES, aud Mr.. HAMII roN FISH.
II our Government must be carried on IN the
interest of Spain, and without regard to the
interest and honor Of the United States, the
American people ought at least to DO allowed
TO understand the facts and to know the
reasons.
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John Foicy-A Brave Fight.

Mr.. FOLEY made brave fight at Albany,
and in tie first battle of the campaign lie
has won. Attorney General CuAMrLAIN has
already commenced an action 10 test the
question whether IIrNRy SMITH or Mr..
FOLLY is entitled TO The office of Super.
visor
While at Albany Mr.. FOLEY made many
friends among those who had before been on
posed or indifferent 10 h III. lie was warmly
congratulated ly ali sGes on the courage
and perseverance with which he had waged
the fight.
Those who have the hest means OF know
ing now conc,de that Mr. FOLEY actually
received more votes than Mr. SMITH. They
say that he proved the s;ronFest outodc
candidate ever run IN New York He was
counted out by order.
The whole State will b. interested in the
settlement Of the legal question. The solid
men of this city are nearly al for Mr..
FOLEY.
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Tire MILIrARY GENTLEMEN.

THO Cavalry Riding school for which
tho City Hall Politicians Pay $4,000
n Year-Only One Of the Theits that
arc +, rpetratcd In the Name OF tho Ma"
ttouai Guard.
Soon after the Cavalry Brigade was formed, In
1893, son ebocy who evidently knew what execrablo
riders the majority Of the officers rnd members
wcre and are STILL for that matter, conceived the no
ton Of riding school. wlcb should be free to tue
members of the Cavalry Brigade, and where they
could daily excrcec and improve themselves IN
Workmanship For many years past, Col Dickle
has kept n livery stable and riding school at ii,
10. TO- and II Wes; Thirteenth street. and being ac
quainted with Gen. Postley, Col. Brnkcr. aud
number OF other officers OF the Cavalry Brigade, and
learning Of the movement that was on foot. he ton
dcrcd the uso OF his establish ment, and eventually
his offer wns acocrtcd, ;ho Board OF Supervisors
passing resolution to pay 10000 year rent for tho
place. There seems to he some underhand manGu-
wiring Low ever, for although this large sum is pad
r. Mt OF this so-calod cavalry riding SCHOOL nearly
oil those officers and men who have attempted 10
avail themselves OF liz benefits, have been charged
81 an hour for the privilege.
II IA freely CHARGED by many that certain officers
who boast Of political influence, are not only al
lowed the riding school daily tree " charge,
but also 10 stable their horses there on the same
terms. So ranspnr~nt ia tho swim die that, with the
exception Of these favored ones, none Of the Unce
OF the cavalry brigade VIII attend the school,
which was orcncd With such n flourish Of trum cts
The puintlvc nrmorer and actual manager ct the
place Is Major Greene, CmD oTcd during inc la'r war
m the Teroua duty or SUPPLYING ra'ious To the J..
ders trri' orarly kcpt In the TX hartncks whence
he derived his military title. Why he shodd be al
lowed to draw n salary ~ an nrmGrcr or Why TIC
city should pay $1,000 per nnnum for the support OF
n private livery stable, under the Euisc OF m artnn.
~, something that the majority OF The oMc,r r. ana
memecrr Of tho Cavalry Brigade would like TO zee
explained.
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We have received from Drs. Jackson and
Well Of The United States Naval Hospital Brook
Nn statement IN reference the transfer OF Lieut.
Ahtchch from the Hospital TO br. Kissama re IL
den'o' II seems that sOuo OF Lieut.. Mitchel's
renes advised him to 60 10 Or. klssau aud sub
VI 10 now operation for the OF VarrOse veins
INC l,G.ehaEl thcn applied ~ tie SURGEON Of the
Ho7Mh Tor pernls on 10 have the operation per
iorm'd IN ti' Uo pta by DR.. kssau,. The sur.
amer treatment, as i, IS alone h.il rt.p.nsinlc ur
everything done In the Hospital Lieu. Mitchell
lh'n went 10 DR.. blssam for treatment OF his Own
acc"' lhc StdlCmtlt that " The surgeons OF the
Marine iosplL'l confessed their inability aud disiu.
ehuabpn 10 unI,rlEe tie treatment Ir the case a,
th'3 were rot anllilr with the modern AMI best
proved OPERATION" ~ denied b. Uute Ccu'lcmcn.
rs the case II explained n seems to tnAt the m.
val surgeons were Justified ia refusing Ia bc held
Tie surgeons dlsCla'm any feeling with regard 10
Mr. Mtehelrs position a. a line officer They tay
they were not aetuated by 10Y such motives.
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VIII Mr.. irosr stay in the Cabinet,

VIII Nr. iIO6r stay III the ChbtDCtf
Tho Senate has finally rejected the nomi.
nation Of Mr.. HuAR as a Justice Of the Su.
prcmc Court. The vote stood SO TO 2l
Will Mr.. IIosR remain In the Cabinet?
II IL said that lac will do so. This means
doubtless that he will not resign ON account
Of the unfricndly action Of the Senate. lie
will remain M long as Glen. GRAST finds II
convenient TO keep him. OF course he will
not stay n moment after he has received
from the President on inthnat on TINT his
resignation would be agreeable
Is IL Likely that Gen. GRANT will wish TO
keep him much longer2 We judge not.
IL IL not in the nature Of tho case that
Massachusetts, should have two members of
the Cabinet for any great length Of time.
Gen. GRANT undoubtedly understood this
when he appointed Mr.. HoAR. He made
him Attorney General with tho purpose Of
soor transferring him to some other place In
the original conn osition of the Cabinet. rs il
WINS first designed to be made up Mr.. HoAR
sral was then intended for Mr.. WILLIAM II.
WADswonTn OF Kentucky, schoolmatc and
erouy of UIHssLs S. in his younger days
This appointment was prevented by the
earnest opposition o; gentlemen who wcrc
then very intimate and influential with the
appointing rover; hut Mr., WApswoRIu
was brought TO Washington in other official
relations nevertheless and is now on hand
there all ready to st.p into the Attorney.
Generals oiHcr Whenever it IL thought expo
dent to put N there
Gen. GRANT will not wish Ia contend with
the Senate to keep Mr.. lIoAR in an Office 10
which he unwillingly appointed him. He
knows thai his Administration has weakness
enough in its possession of Spanish Sccrc-
tary Of State, and in Its pursuance Of a Span
isb policy toward Cuba. without cucumber.
ing itself with any avoidable quarrcls We
presume then, that he will make virtue ot
what he has desired to DO from the begin.
ming, and that at an early day Mr.. lloR
win retire from tho Cabinet, and Mr. WADE
woRTu-who has made himself moro popu-
lar in Washington han lie used 20 bc-will
be nominated to the Senate as Attorney
6c,i"iul.
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State Interference with East River Nnvi-
CATION.

There is now before the LEGISLATURE OF this
State a bill Tor the purpose OF excluding the
lar,,r Sound steamers from the navigation of
the East River below Corlcar's Hook, ch
10 q point on the New York side Of thu
river, aud Just opposite the Brooklyn Navy
Yard Much opposition to tie measure has
been manifested by many downtown mcl-
chants The expense of carting freight in
this city il very great and the cost OF trans
pora:ion from the new landing places Of the
steamers "a the present stores and ware
houses would probably equal that OF bringing
The freight the entire distance from Boston
OF Providence 10 New \ ork.
As the stock Of our dry goods merchants
comes almost wholly from the East, they
principally are interested in this change.
Upon them will fall the necessity of removal,
or the expense of conveying their goods
across the city, if tie bill becomes law and
the assertion il boldly made that the object
OF its advocates is only to Increase the value
Of certain uptown property.
Nr, GEORGE W Blunt, in letter 20 the
3isrcputahlc YimCs, says that he prepared
The memorial on the subject which has
been presented 70 the Legislature, aud that
the hill was also drawn under his d rrction.
Tho diminishing the danger of the navipa-
tion of the Fast River, and the regulation OF
the hnrbor - writes, &" has been for many
years a SUI ct of much thought with me-"
IT, "a is assorted. the passage OF the Sound
steamers below Corlcar's Hook particularly
endanScrs navigation, some safeguard, such
az slow running, may be requisite but it
can scarcely be necessary completely 10 ey-
clude them from that portioa of the river.
But the power TO legslata upon this mat.
ter properly belongs to the National Govern
mcnt, and not to the State Why was not
the bill taken TO Washington rather than TO
Albany Perhaps the chance of its success
would not have bccn so great US II is with
The New York Legislature. II is altogether
probable, however, that should Il pnsz the
Sound steamship companies would dcmold q
judicial Interpretation as to the constitution
atty Of such law.
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THE DEATH or sALNdrE.
Betrayed nnd Hunted Dnwu-shot Hike n
Dog on the Ruins or his Own rnlncc-
The Biowins-up OF the Palace, AID Buru-
t,n Of tbr CIV.

Betrayed md IIuuird Dpwu-shot like
Dog on the Ruins al his Own rnlucc-
The Biowing-up OF the Palace, nrd Burn
irR Of the CITY.
The Mcriden (Conu.) RYHIiicdH las from Port
nu Prince nm of the rpachcry of the officers
bv the royoluttoniss, and her attack IN the lrosi
dents Wallace. where Salnavc wns defending himself:
We quote: A soon ns We got uloat We were ordered
to tax" POSITION 10 shell TIC Presidents palace
Sdlnave was DEFENDING the palace vita cam on and
muskctry. and would not be prfeugdtd to leave the
hunding and take refuge ON board the English or
French men, war lying In the harbor there being
no American man-of war here at that time. We
opened hre with the II inch gun. und TIC ninth thel
from II struck the roof Of a. palace, and went crash
Ing down ward into the smiirnition, exploding the
same and setting the building on Gre.
salnae then gaveihe order to leave tho pancc TAX.
Ing with him from ~ 10 toO ofcers and men, WIN
foaqht their way 10 the ". Domingo border (out OF
I've limits ~ 1ltt). Ne " supposed, with the inicn-
ton OF joining President D4ez, Of ST. Domingo, at the
earliest possible moment. Alas, misguided and III
ter. desperate In his extremity he hal srvcrni rris-
orers OF war executed when the enemy entered the
oy.
Betrayed and hunted like a wolf he fell into the
hands of the rcyOlutionists Of 81. Domingo under
Cahrnl. their leading general (wto wuS HE enemy
hsoL and after detrcrute land TO hand conflict, IN
winch bis len hand was disaO cd, 40 was CAPTURED.
bound and delivered Ovcrto he brought hack 10 Port
nu-Pl inoc and tied with fis lett (iis lble) 90
stake erected f the purpose before his trinl 10 be
shot hike mad dos On the ruins of the palace ~
which The people rad placed him and wtieh he hpd
defended In tie last extremity against the party OF
tho revolution.
Suffice Il 20 fay that salnnvc the late Prc-id Mt Of
Havti. was. on the artrroun of Saturday last Tho
18th dag of Jnnnarv. thus publicly executed In tho
presence OF thousands. almost mcdately upon Ills
arrival az q prisoner, and almost exhausted by the
fatigue Of his journey. His generals have nearly al
been captured end shot according 10 the most cor
rect report. end q ere fccms 10 he quite lctup
in the srnr II blood and things are getting more
auiet The large quantity OF powder IN De palace
exploded with n tremendous report. a. nlsO the
arsenal not hr distant from H. scattering lest notion
IN every direction and causing the burning OF ABOUT
LAlf tho cIIA.
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ebert TO keep him warm. WArRES clasped
the tin pail to his breast, and dropped asleep
at his brothers feet while ANTHONY, the
oldest brother climbed the rock. aud watched
the lighie as they faded one by one until, be-
nuinbc1 with cold, he rolled from tho rock
and died.
Such was the fato u tho Nynockic
children, dying within n hundred yards of
the road, within mile Of comfortable
mansion, aud within thirty miles of New
York city. A month elapsed before their
bodies were discovered Their parents have
literally spent their last penny in searching
for their lost children. GEoReB NyBIE,
the brother Of Josrru, on Wednesday night
had hardly n inouthful Of bread in his house
lie had spent over a month in searching for
his little ncphcws. limo in his case was
truly money. The people Of Paterson and
Wynockie have raised less than n hun
dred dollars for these poor people. That will
hardly suffice for the burial Of their dead
"a Friend Of tho Afflicted" sends dollar
TO the Sun Office for their benefit, and wishes
that he was able to make 1t thousand. Tho
dollar has been forwarded to Mr.. WYBLE
Shall this be the only response from the
richest city In American
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The MonRrch's VISIT Preparations Tor q
Grand Reception.

Tho CHcerS a Tie NrO0klyn Navy lnrl ure IN
pleasant slow nf urtc'p0tirn and excitement In
view ot Tao probable VISIT al the hrl',u non g. al
holhrtl, Cautsln IomNcrell. winch viii do ties.
spend sog" tirc IN lhr Yard or IN TIC h.rLor pre-.
paraiorl to hcl return h. England.
series OF tntrta'nmcnis arr arCady orCiocttd
IN which the oficcrs VI Her Moi,sy's SIN are cy
ptccd to participate. 1..c authorluCs OF Sew Yor;
city and Brooklyn will uuqucstoLAly ca .trt.in a.,
foreign visitors and many private hmilies WA eA.
tent TO them ttlr Luspilaht., We h.V" mad un
foreign mtnll-wlr IN port fGr org tine tia,
would be received with 40 many honors and coui'c-
sits ~ tho Monarch Her visit viii be az event to
be looked forward TO with interest
No orders have yet bean received 10 Increase the
force OF HoIkmcn nj the yad.
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mr.. Paul n. Forbes and the spanish Gum
boats.

Our correspondent at Havana in his letter
which we publish this morning, reveals
fact Of much interest-if it DC fact, and
there Is strong reason for regarding Il ns
such. lie states that the Spanish gunLoats
built here last year-in connection with
which Mr.. SIDNEY WEBSTER and lis
-Gtherinlaw, Mr., HAMILTON FISH, gained n
notorl1ty so uncuyiNIle--wcrc negotiated for
by M PAUL S. Fonts, also a special friend
Of Mr.. FISH on one side aal Of Gen. PREM
on the ether. In other woras. Mr.. FoInF,
came out here from Europe with authority
from Gen. PI''M to have ii RunLoa,s built
on account Of the Spanish Government an !
then we believe he went hack to Euro G
again with some sort Of private authority
from Mr. FISH TO carry on some secret nego-
tatlons or other with PRiM on account Of the
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Another Exposure Of the disrcpuiabIe Eng
H-h New York Il uIe..

ON Wcdncs lay lHs forwarded TO several Of tho
dav pnrers ~ Uis city copy OF teOgram received
" IN. maj DAY, sthed VITA the the agcLt oi
Tue y nn Jula IN KY West. enclose Won the Ori
nal which ofnsc rruVes tie fHscLo God vi the a. srtiuu
contained In the Time NJ this day.
he sutplolo did not strike at the tiiBc that tr
telegram mltnt be tpaaIsh trick. The spanish vi.
hclhls hAd previously signed my name and tiots of
some OF my o.llSagues 10 q proclamation winch they
oulthf trusted might he OF 80 them In the rpld In
tunN and + not impossible tnat dsgustcd with the
autc 81 Their forgery but NOT ushained Ot The nc
thy h'uld have frsoa telegram 10 IGe tor usp In the
plrfcui campaign IN Ngsh,ugton.
III fCurr IOus lnpui mon contained ia M
ths ~ trhF Eiyes strength t. the .uspicuu.
Respectfully YOUR, MIGUEL DE ALBANIA
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The incapacity of political officials has
long been a Just cause Of complaint by citizens Of
every part Of the country. and nowhere more
conspicuously so than in this city. We there
fore most heartily join with the World in de-
handing that in the new city charter provision
shall be made for u commission composed Of
men Of recognized standing in the community,
who shall examine every person presenting him.
self TO them, and confer degree upon each one
who passes satisfactory examination II beng
understood that the possessor of such degree Is
to be first on the list for appointment to office
when vacancy occurs. But we cannot agree
with that journal in the assertion that the Demo
cratic party has a special interest in such re-
form, 1t seems TO us that the Republicans would
der great benefit il they could in some way put
their inc0pabes out of CtIicc and substitute
honest men. Nor do we exactly see how the
Democrats would be able TO run their political
macAine in this city on the principle Of making
appointments with respect TO fitness alone. How.
ever, let them try the experiment, and they shall
have our sincere support
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Prince ARTHUR leaves us today, after
dining with lot of old fogies and dancing with
their dowjy wives rrd dgr.hters but Of the real
youth and beauty Of tie city hc has cunght ouly
occasional ard transient Rlmpscs. It is a pity
that instead of the thirty.six venerable gentle.
men who took him in tow. and monopolized him,
be had not fallen into the hands If thirty-six
young men Of his own lce, who could have given
him very ntrcut ard much more favorable
idea Of New York society. just imagine what a
brilliant gathering Of young dardics and bellies
might have Lccn made if the entertaining Of him
lad been taken in hand by men Ike ELEnDGE T.
GERRY CRIsWoLD GRAY, IlfNRY CLEws, JoE
MAEIf, LLorD AsPISwALL, GEORGE BEND, aud
other distinguished ornaments Of our fashionable
SGloHs. He would have been amused instead Of
being bored as be has been, and been able, we
do not hesitate to say, 10 report that there are
more pretty and wel-dressed girls ia New York
than he ever saw in DuchingLA Palace. As is,
he will carry away with him the impression
that our men are nil sixty years of Gge aud up
ward, and that there are no women here younger
than his mother.
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The clamor raised against President GRANT
be cause he refused to receive dog sent him as
present for the reason that the express charge
Of $40 had not been prepaid ~ very unresson.
able. Why should the President be expected TO
pay ten dollars freight on present sent to him
without his knowledge or conseutG We think he
perfectly justified ia refusing TO take at that
rate any dog that he did not want and II would
he well for the express companies TO establish the
rule that no packages and no animals shah be re-
ceivcd for conveyance To the President without
prepayment OF all charges. This win prove the
sincerity Of the sender, and relieve the company
Of the embarrassment Of keeping dogs for which
they have no use.
Another complaint that Is often made against
the President is equally destitute Of reason. It
is said that he does not always acknowledge the
receipt Of presents that are sent to him. How
could he acknowledge them all 2 The gifls are
many and life is short, and the President has
public duties that must be DONE even II he
should have 10 neglect some Of the mere form, a.
tiles Of ordinary ietiquettc. Bat be does not
omit the usual acknowledgment in every case
For instance, the following letter--we have seen
the original in the Presidents handwriting-was
sent To gentleman who had sent him q meer
schaum cigar holder uf fine workmanship
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1t really looked yesterday as though we
should have some ice for next summers use,
The ice companies had come to seriously con-
slider the probability of having to draw their
supplies from the region round about the North
Pole, but few such days as yesterday will quiet
their fears, and keep the price Of the commodity
down 10 q reasonable figure.
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WAsHINGTON ID. g.. Nov. "a, 1860 I
SIN. The " Jolly Smoker " which yea 80 kindly
sent some time ago was received IA dua tine. !
was under the inpI' ssOu that Its receipt bad becn
acknowledged before. II has afforded ule consider.
AZ pleasure AMI 90 tins late date h4nS you Tor Il
Very respectfully, L. =. GRANT.
II. l.. lErN"oR,. Esq, 20 Nassau street, n. Y,
Nobody can object TO the Presidents writ
ing polite letters in return for presents. Polite
ness is always night, and excellence in epi-tolary
composition is never ot,.er than commendablc
What il not right nor commendabe is that be
should appoint men to Office in consideration of
gins. That is a blundcr-indecd, il is crime
aud We fear that the evil consequences Of Gen.
GRNI's sins Of this kind will remain long after
lac has ceased TO he President.
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Some time ago resolution WAS adopted
nv the Assembly, directing the Committee on In
surance OF tlot body to examine into the Affairs
of tine f, insurance and trust companies OF
this city. To-day, at 10 \. NJ, Tits Committee
meets at TuoMAs c. FuLDs's office to begin the
investigation. Il is ruE,ored that the Committee
mean to sit with closed doors and conduct
the examination Of witnesses in secret,
unless the insurance ard trust companies
will consent 10 "come down" Parties who
were instrumental in securing the pas
sage Of the resolution openly stated that it
was good for q hundred thousand dollars. For
the credit Of the Assembly aud Of the heightened
and immaculate gentlemen composing the Com
mittce, the proceedings should be open and free
to all, and every appearance Of evil should be
avoided With On open investigation sound
coup luics have nothing TO fear, aud the weak
ones can be exposed as they deserve while with
q secret investigation the way is open TO any
amount of r4scai,y. There is no occasion fer
secrecy in tins matter, and any attempt to cit
with closed door, will be strong presump,ive evi.
dencc # fraud.
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A fat her complains that his little girl OF sl1 years
3LC n driven Rlmos' by her agltI teal let
s .tt IA Clark street school,