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The New York herald., 1870-04-24
GU ADR UPLE SH Il EFT
New York. Sunday. April "a. 1870.
CONTENTS OF TO.DAY,s HERALD.


acknowledgements.
9eAdvertisements.
S-Advertisements
4-Advertsements.
0-Washington: House Discussion OF the Reven ue
TAX Bill; the Income Tax to DO Retained: q
Substitute for the Funding Bill to be Reported
The State Capital: Passage Of the Brooklyn
Water Board and the Negro Voters Bills; the
Registry Law Of the State. Except for the
Metropolis, Repealed-A Bogus MOurner-
Staten Island Politics-No Clue to the Missing
Boy CHARACTERIZATION Of Judge Field OF
New Jersey.
6-The Convict OF the Period Thrilling Disclosures
BY Desperate Lately Escaped from Sing
Sing Prison; A Dark Career OF Crme-Persona
Inteiligence-The Broadway "Tiger" Hunt
Staten Island A Birds Eye View and Some.
thing More OF the "Gem OF the Bay'-Bro0k.
lyn City News-The Late Tragedy In Balti-
more: Farther Particulars Of the Butchery-
Arrival OF the Missing Steamship Cleopatra in
Hampton ROads-Saiety OF the Steamship
Venezuea-Aiieged Cruelty at Sea-Naval In
telligence-The Customs Carriage Bureau.
9-Paris Fashions: The First Fine Sunday OF the
Season; The Prevailing Colors In silks and
Satlns-The New Dominion troubles: More
About the Fenian Scare in Canada-The Sill
yer Nuisance in Canada-Religous Inteli-
QeuCe-MOrmonlSm: Inc system IN Us various
Phases-Aged Elopers.
S-Editorials: Leading Article on France; the Pie.
biscite and the Imperiai Procanation-Bg
Six In the First Ward-Ihe Shrevalty-vir
ginia Republican COnventl0n-Amusement
Announcements
0-Telegraphic News from Ali Parts OF the World:
Napoleon In Council Discussing the Pie.
biscitum; Bonaparte's Position Towards
the Throne, the Dynasty and the
People; French Political Elements, the
'.Reds." the Reformers, the Trades and
the Orleansts; Papal Infallibllity with
Ba:ons and Bayonets from Rome to Constan-
ttnople; The Mormons Preparing for War
New York City News-Musical aud Drama
dc-Public Schools ReuniOn-Lecture on the
Chinese Questton-A Voice for Jersey state
Prson-Business Notices.
lO-Up the Tigris: Babylonia and Mesopotamia
sketched at the Confluence OF the Tigris and
Euphrates Steam Travel and Proposed
French Communication Between Bussorah
and Algeria; the Garden Of Eden as Tele-
graphic Station and Ezra's Tomb-The Water.
ing Places: Preparations at Newport for the
Coming SeasOn-Art N0res-News from
Hayti-A Coroner Cornercd-Pursuit of Hus-
band Under Dinlculties-Death from TrlchiDa.
11-Livery Stables: The Horse Hotels OF New York.
VINO Keeps Them, How Tney Are Kept and
Where They Are Located-Od World Items
Financial and Commercial Reports-Real
Estate Transfers-W estern Retrbution-Mar
riages and Deaths.
12-St. George Of England: The Red Cross Knights
In Council at DelmonicO's-Great Freshet in
the Mississippi River-The Latest Newark
Elopement--Sad Drowning Accident-Cleonan
Society - Shipping Intelligence - Advertise
ments.
13-The Old Tontine Society: A Grand OLD Knick-
erbocker Institution Passing Away Eight
Lives Left Out OF Two Hundred and Three;
Another Death Dissolves the Fraternity
Chess ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
14-Advertlsements.
acknowledgements.
la-AdYertisements.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

WOMANs RIGHTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. The
lower house of the Massachusetts, Legislature,
by vote Of 1873 to SO, has rejected the pro-
posed amendment to the State constitution
enabling women to vote. Queer people, those
Massachusetts Puritans! They gil the land
with their women's rights notions and women's
rights women as lecturers and preachers of the
new gospel of equal rights; but in Massa-
chusetts her lawmakers don't want this thing
of woman suffrage, and they won't have it.
They are, perhaps, afraid it might result in an
increase of women's wages by the votes of the
factory girls-reason enough against woman
suffrage in Massachusetts.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

IMPORTANT IF TEUE-The report that seven
more Senators have given in their adhesion to
the treaty for the annexation of all that por-
ton Of the splendid island Of st. Domingo
known as the republic Of Dominica, and the
report that these additional seven Senators
will secure the two-thrds vote necessary to
ratify the treaty. But, in any event, we feel
carry his point in this matter, which is the
acquisition Of Dominica, as the beginning Of
new American policy in the Gulf of Mexico.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

A WRECK OF BROADWAY is one of the in
ceptions of the Arcade abomination. The
building up Of a new thoroughfare, which
must be intended, will be like the construction
of new metropolis Of the nation. Are there
enough country members Of the Legislature to
vote for such a measure and return to their
constituents with the stigma of damaging the
great outlet to the whole world of their own
internal commerce?
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
THE SHBisvALTy.

meeting of the Seventeenth ward E. J. Shandey
Association was held last evening at Bellmer's.
NO. S17 Bowery. The meeting was organized By
the election OF DR.. J. B. Dennis 40 President ana
John r. Collins IS secretary. A series OF resolu-
tons euogizing Justice E. j. Shandley and nOmi-
natlng him for the olce OF Sheriff for the city and
county OF New FORK were unanimously adopted
Addresses in favor OF the claims OF the gentleman
were made by Messrs. Collins, Seymour, Heyman-
Charles Austin, Dennis keenan, and others. The
association will hold an open air meeting in short
iUoa
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

PAPAL INFALLIBILIrY is now being debated,
as will be seen by our cable kilograms from
Europe, outside the Vatican in Rome, in Con-
stantinople and the Tyrol. The arguments
are conducted by means Of the batons Of the
police and the bayonets Of the military.
Bishop Strossmeyer's sword scene is becom-
ing popular. 1t is about time that the Coun-
Gil should do something.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

The LEGISLATURE YESTERDAY
houses worked rapidly and efectually yester-
day and up to a late hour last night, winding
up the business of the session. In the Senate
the bill to enlarge the Champlain Canal was
lost The Free Canal Funding bill, as
amended by the Assembly, and bill desig-
nsting Commissioners of Emigration and a
number Of others Of considerable Importance
were passed. In the Assembly the bills
repeating the Registry law except in New
York city; Mr.. Fields Jury bill, amending the
election law to suit colored voters; the An
nual Tax bill; relative to the Brooklyn Water
and Sewer Commission, and Incorporating
the Brooklyn Underground Railway Company,
were all passed. The Senate amendments to
the One Hundred and Twenty-fiffh Street Rail-
way bill were concurred in.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

AN IMPROVEMENT ON REYNOLDS Cham
bers. the murderer of Mr.. Voorhees,, slightly
betters the example Of Reynolds. Reynolds
gloated over the law in advance, and by that
fact dared and challenged 1t to test in his
own person whether it could punish murder.
Chambers kept silence till acquitted, and now
goats over the failure Of the law with safe
triumph.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

A LOUD CALL ON GOVERNOR HOFFMAN. -
We think our citizens can rely upon the fidelity
of Governor Hoffman in respecting their
wishes By promptly vetoing the Arcade abom-
ination If II comes before him for approval.
He is too much indebted to the people of the
city of New York for his continued and un-
paraleied political success to slight their mani
fest desires in regard to this nefarious project.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

GovERNoR HOFFMAN expects to become
President of the United States. Let him
remember that his native city, the city that
has elevated him to honorable positions by
overwhelming votes, protests against the
Arcade abnminatiOn.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

The ScHENoK PROTECTIVE TARIFF Bill,
from the heavy labor with which it ''drags Its
slow length along, will probably be worried
to death in the House. Pennsylvania is in a
dreadful way about it; but Pennsylvania is
destined to discover that there may be too
much even of protection. Better let well
enough aloue, for fear Of something worse.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

The MEN Who KEPT THE BRIpeE-Irving
aud Mitchell, who made such gallant stand
against the outrageous Arcade Railway
bill in the Assembly on Friday. When the
gold.clad cohorts of Vanderbilt were thunder
and kept the bridge, as best they conld, against
the enemy
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

DIsRAELT's NOVEL 'Lothair, by b. Disra-
eli, is the literary sensation Of the hour in
London. One Of the critical anchorites Of
the great capital says :-'If Mr. Disraeli had
announced that on Monday, the I'd of May, he
would sing at the opera, dance on the tight
rope at the Crystal Palace, or preach SER
mon at Mr.. Surgeons tabernacle, popular
surprise and curiosity would not be more
strongly reused than they have been by the
advertisement that on that day will be pub
lished Iothair. Some advance sheets Of
this novel have been seen on this side the
Atlantic, and they indicate that it treats that
particular range Of topics upon which people
would have the greatest curiosity to hear the
literary Minister-''the social and political
questions of the day" The book will be pub
lished here by the Appletons.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

THR WORST PROJECT OF THE DAY-To
burrow under the grand thoroughfare Of Man
haitian Island in order that unscrupulous job
bers and greedy millionnaires may construct the
Arcade abominadon,
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

PRETTY COOP FOR PHILADELPHIA--Th
increase of her city debt from S16, 7si, 40 in
1856 to $42, ,4O1, ,933 in 1870. This is little
more than half the debt OF the city Of New
York, but it is very good for Philadelphia, SO
far as getting into debt is an evidence of pros
Derity.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

A QUESTION FOR CoNGBEss. If the Arcade
sbomination loosens the foundations Of the
New York Post Office, on City Hall Park,
what becomes of the Congressional appropria-
tions to construct the building?
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

The NoBLEsT PROJECT OF THE DAY--That
on the water fronts of this city. The work
should be commenced at once and prosecuted
with the utmost vigor until completed.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

A CHAMPION IN THE RIGHT PLAoE-The
Hon. James Irving, when he stood up on the
floor of the House and denounced, almost
single handed, the Arcade Railway bill. The
gentlemanly mechanic, Bergen, spoke as an
expert in favor of the bill; but Mr. Irving
took him to task very quickly, reminding him
that it was one thing to be a successful me-
chanic, but quite another thing to be able to
demolish, root up and destroy our beautiful
highway. Irvings constituents have an
interest in Broadway, and they are lucky to
have representative with backbone enough
to face nearly the whole Assembly upon a
measure which threatens to turn it into a
wilderness. Mr.. Irving's action presented
strong contrast to that of other New York
delega les in the House.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

News from Baadad-Onr special Corren-
pondeuce from the Banks Of the Tigris.
Our special correspondence from Asiatic
Turkey, dated at Bagdad on the 23d of Feb
ruary, as it appears in our columns to-day,
will attract very general attention. Its con-
tents will carry the mind of the American
democracy, old and young, but of the 'young
democracy, perhaps more particularly, away
from the remembrances of present election
triumphs and municipal defeats, back to
the period of the Saracen Caliphate, to the
''gate of the Talisman" and the tomb of 10
beide, and thus, perhaps, cause the more active
members and those who are more keenly dis
appointed to reflect on the instability Of party
greatness and how the ''men of the time"
loom up, fit across temporary stage and
disappear from earth. Our writer, standing
amid one hundred mosques and minarets,
sketches Babylonia and Mesopotamia, as they
are to be seen to-day, at the confluence of the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The river and
rural scenes are painted with much spirit, the
hoary traditions of the East appearing as they
have just commenced to dissipate under
the influence of the modern agencies
of steam and electricity. French energy and
capital proposed to open regular commun-
cation between Bussorah and Algeria by
steam. or the people and their prospects and
present hopes it is enough to repeat the infor-
nation given by our special writer, to the
effect that in Mesopotamia the Garden of Eden
is used as telegraph station and the City of
the Caliphs made q starting point for steam
ships. II is the East and the eternal prin-
American special letters and the great print
ing presses Of New York
The New York herald., 1870-04-24

Tho Discrepancies Of Religious Tenchings.
After six days spent in making money,
indulglng in worldly amuscments and frivoh-
ties and in the exercise of very little charity,
humanity this morning rise from bed to pre-
pare for Sabbath devotons. AS in the ordi-
nary affairs Of life, our people pray with much
of that nonchalance which has struck the
foreigner as prominent feature in American
character. We wax rich, grow poor, indulge
In pleasure and dissipation with don'tcare-
iEI-d0 feeling that on reflection seems
something astonishing. In like manner we
our own minds whether we are performing
praiseworthy duty or merely yielding to ON
ancient superstition. This apparent irreligion
Is general; it is not confined to any particular
denomination or sect. The evil-for it is an
evils not inseparable from our political form
Of government, and yet it is partly due to our
republican institutions. For the past eighty
years we have been endeavoring to make reli-
gion republican in FORM" forgetting that the
government Of God is despotism. If we
hovV AVs ouCCCVuC0 ~ uuo Dccn DcCohcO OhA'o-
tianity is too powerful to yield to human
efforts; at the same time it is undeniable that
we have diyested religion OF much of its inhu-
ence and, we were about to write, divinity.
Nor Is this deplorable truth to be
wondered at. The facility with which
any man or woman can ascend pull
pit and preach the Gospel according to his
ideas is sufficient to weaken faith. Men
who know little or nothing about the funda-
mental principles Of Christianity instil into the
minds of easily convinced persons such pecu-
liar theological notions that if the various
opinions held by the several denominations
were all printed side by side they would
exhibit the most ludicrous contradictions.
In the churches to-day there will be the
usual services. If variety is the spice OF life
in ordinary matters it is also the spice Of reli-
gon. We doubt if any two sermons on the
same subject, which may be delivered to-day,
will be found to take the same view on the most
vital questions concerning our souls, unless,
as is often the case, the ideas are borrowed
from some of the old thinkers. OF course,
this opposition Of views gives the sinner
chance to make selection; but when our
salvation is at stake it is somewhat uncom-
Portable not to feel certain whether we have
chosen the right or the wrong path. What
we need is a universal church-one that in all
fundamental principles shall be catholic. In
minor details differences Of opinion are per-
missible, but on the great question Of which
is the right path to heaven we should be
united. Wewould suggest to our city preachers
the policy Of inaugurating measures which will
end the present deplorable discrepancies,
which confuse the sinner and alarm the saint.
The New York herald., 1870-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS TOMORROW EVENING.

BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.-TAB FOREST OF B0sDY-
vARIHTy-Nkw YORK IN lW0-70
The New York herald., 1870-02-04
The extreme fuctuationss OF the leading specu.
Iatlye stocks were a9 follows:-
GOVERNMENTS DULL AND LOWER.

The decline In gold was directly operative upon
the government market where prices fel about one
half per cent The heavness was assisted By the
general dulness In bonds, which seem OF late to
have lost speculative attraction, while the foreign
quotations for hve-.wenties came barely steady
The only transactions at present In this department
OF Wall street comprise small over-the-counter
demand from up town and out Of town buyers The
following were the closing street quotations to-
nlght:-Unsted States currency sxes NIX ll1h;
do skies, 1851, registered, 1171 us; do. SKIES
1881, coupon, 1ls l1S%; do. five twenlles regis
tered May and November, 1l42I lis: do. do,
1862, coupon, do, 1l516 1885; do. do, 1904 do
do, 1141s l15; do. do. 1866, do do, ll476 115;
do DO, registered, January and July, ia 1l4h;
do. do, 1885, coupon, do, 1l34 1lSzs; do. do,
1867. do, do, ia 1l4G; do do 1868, do do, ia
l141S; do ten-fortes, registered 100 q 1925; do
do coupon, 112 ll2z.
SOUTHERN SECURITIES.
There was unusus activity In the Southern State
bonds and generally strong market. Exception
ally the new Tennessees receaed from the advanced
figures Of last night and declined from so to 47k.
The old bonds were steady. The North Carolinas
were steady and strong. The features were the
South Carolinas and yrgnas. The latter rose to 67
for the new bonds an advance OF about three per
cent since yesterday. The South Caroinas were
quoted 81 bid for the bonds with Offering
under 90. In addition to the demand from the In
surance companies tho bonds in request for In
vestment, especially since the introduction in tho
State Legislature OF bill - create sinking fund
commission who shall have power to gradu.
ally extinguish the State debt after the
manner In which Secretary Boutwell, Is buying
In the national debt. South Carolina holds about
S. 500 600 In various securities which, together with
tho proceeds OF the sale OF public lands 1t Is pro-
posed TO devote TO the sinking fund process with
view to the reduction OF tue debt at the rate or about
81, 900 900 annually. The Louisiana levee bonds also
were active. The following were the closing prices
OF the Southern list at the last OF tho board
South Carolina, coupon, So 90; South Carolina,
new, July s5H 81; South Carolina new October,
81 30; Louisiana, ex coupon, ss 09st; louisiana,
new SIS 81; Louisiana levee sixes 6s 6sh; Louis-
ana levce eights, so s1z; Alabama ives, 04 bid;
Alabama eiGhts, 94 bid Tennessee sixes ex coupon,
54A q 55; Tennessee, new, 4s1t ASK; Virginia
skies. coupon, 81 o 62K Virginia, new, G6 es;
| Georgia skies, so bid; Georgia segens, 92 92h;
| North Carolina SKIES, ex coupon, AZ 4a: North
The New York herald., 1870-02-04
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
Annual Meeting and Election OF Omcers and

Annual Meeting and Election OF Oncers and
Committees.
The stated annual meeting Of the American Insti-
tute was held last evening, in room "a Cooper
Union. Mr.. Nathan G. Ely In tho absence OF the
president and vice president Wvs called to the chair
The minutes OF the last meeting having been read
and approved,
The SECRETARY read the following list OF regular
nominations OF officers for 1870, made by the COM
mittee appointed for that purpose:-For President
Herace Greeley; for Vice Presidents, Dudley S.
Gregory, Charles r. DAILY, Nathan c. Ely; for Record
ing Secretary, c. w. Hull; for Corresponding Secre
tary Samuel d. Tillman; for Treasurer Sylvester X.
Comstock; for Managers or the Fair, William H.
Butler, Oreses Cleveland, J. Grosnen Herriot VIII
liam s. Carpenter, George Timps0n, James Knight,
Thomas Hicks, Thomas Rutter, Samuel Il. Wells,
VIM. Z. Pearse, Joseph u. Lyman, Thomas Varker,
Thomas d. Stetson, Charles e. Burd, J. owen Rouse,
John A. Bassett, William Hall. Norman Ward, r.
II. Wander Weyde, +. Ii. Snyder. J. ii. shannon, T..
S. Dickensen, q. p. Sykes and J. 4. Smith.
full board OF committees was also appointed.
The election Will be held on Thursday, the 10th
inst.
The report OF the Committee on the Admission OF
Members was received and thirty-f new members
The report OF the trustees exhibited the financial
condition or the Institute as In very favorable
condition ana stated that the surplus fund up TO thus
date had been sulflceat to purchase $40 900 worth
OF United States bonds.
From tue report Of the Board OF Managers It ap-
peard that S6l 185 81 was realized by the thirty.
ninth exhibition OF the institute, while the expenoi-
lures amounted 70 $44, 600, leaving net profit OF
S2l, 900.
The Finance Committee presented their quarterly
report showing q balance In the treasury on the
3lst Of January OF $772 90.
lengthy discussion took place on q resolution
offered Dy MIR. Hickey 10 the effect that notice OF all
motions In reference TO the appointment or saarled
officers be given In writing one month before they
are acted upon. The resolution was finally laid on
the table and Mr.. Hickey then gave notice OF his
tentiOn to apply Tor amendment to the by laws IN
cOnsOnance with his resolution.
Mr.. PARMALEE offered @ resolution to the effect
that lnasmucn as printed list OF nominations for
officers OF the American Institute had been placed
IN circulation, 1t should be distinctly understood
that no nominations such officers had been made
1T any regular meeting OF the institute.
This resolution gave rise to temporary breeze,
ana several motions were made TO adjourn, which
were lost, and the resolution was adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
The New York herald., 1870-02-04
SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY.
Boards Of Cedar, and What They DIay Con.
tnin-A Shrewd Device.

Boards Of Cedar, and What They lIay Con-
tnin-A Shrewd Device.
One Of the officers OF the Custom House was some.
what suspicious yesterday morning about lot or
cedar boards which were imported from havana.
The boards looked all right. The surroundings were
all right. The only difficulty was the drayman.
The inspector sent for him. He came; but when he
came he found that the weight was not there lie
lifted and lifted and yet after he had lifted the load
there was not the weight he thought there ought
to be.
The load was either too heavy or too light. The
carman stOpp ed and one Of those "terribie detec-
tves OF the Custom House was near ny. lie be-
lleved that there was something wrong. He he
lieved that the load was not what It ought to be.
He stopped 1t. The cart did stop at his command
With hin they travelled to the Custom House. when
there, MIR. Lewis took charge Of the whole lot and
was quite astonisned on finding that 25O 900 OF the
finest cigars were concealed in every OF boards.
1t big haul for the officers who get their per-
centage on the value OF the seizures they make, but
for the Custom House 1t was something better They
have learned by this discovery how cigars are snug
ged. And they Will know hereafter how to pre-
vent It..
To the knowing ones this method was not new.
Congressman were in the habit or sending their por-
traits cut into book about the same way that this
smuggling OF cigars was done. Yet both are about
to come to grief. And 80 mote 1t be.