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HOLD UP, THERE!-A lobby is said to be at
work in Washington to sell out the interests of
the people of the city of New York in val
liable portion of the Battery. While the work
Of Improvement and Identification is going on
from the Battery to Spuyten Duyvel creek, is
it not a shame that there should be obstruc-
tons thrown in the way at, practically, the
very starting point of these improvements, at
the bulwark Of New York bay, the tongue of
Manhattan Island, the once proud old Battery
itself? The people of the city should be better
informed upon this matter of private sale of
property in which they possess inalienable and
constitutional rights. Therefore we say to
Congress and the interested lobby in this con-
nectiOn-Hold up, there
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to-day one providing for rigid enforcement
of the Sunday liquor law the other looking to
a reasonable enforcement of order and peace
on the Fourth The liquor order should have
been issued and enforced long ago, and the
delay in it has cost several lives already. But
we are not disposed to grumble now, provided
it is enforced rigidly. We hope never again
to hear of such pandemonium as this city
exhibited on Sunday last. As to the fireworks
order, the patriotic boys must give vent to
their enthusiasm, and it is best to direct their
efforts in that direction wisely than to stop
them altogether.
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The KNIFE AT MIDNIGHT.

Terrible Stabbing Case-A Man Shoclsingly
Cut, and Refuses TO Aid the Arrest Of His
Assailant.
About half-past one O'Clock this morning onicer
Trass, OF the second precinct. found man, named
Patrick Neville suffering from two terrible stab
wounds, inflicted on him few moments pre-
viously by man nicknamed "Ninny" Roach.
Neville is captain Of one OF the Delaware and Lack
awanna Coal Company's barges, now lying at Bur
ling slip, but he refufes TO give the name of the
vessel He resides in Hoboken, at No. -
Newark street, and says he had returnaa
from Hoboken by the Cortandt street ferry, when
he met Roach in Cortlandt street, and having had
former difficulty with him the old trouble was
vived, and ended In Roach INJECTING the wounds
as above stated One cut Is very deep, on
the right side Just above the hip the other is on the
left hip. When found by the officer be had walked
to Broadway ana John street, and was bleeding
terribly. Roach escaped. Neville was In danger
Gus condition at two O'Clock this morning, and was
vomiting, q very bad symptom. Roach lives in
West Seventeenth street; but Neville Is surly and
abrupt when questioned as to the number Of
Roachs abode though he says he knows It, There
seems to be mystery about the case somewhere.
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lished this morning, reports much dependency
in Spanish circles because of the refusal of
the home government to send more troops to
the island. The guerilla system Of warfare
adopted by the insurgents will enable them to
carry on the contest for an indefinite period of
time. Cholera, smallpox and yellow fever
had combined with the Cubans against the
Spaniards, and not even the satisfaction felt
with the message of President Grant to Con-
gress could impart confidence to the adherents
Of Spain.
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Tho ARTILLERY school at Fortress Monroe

The Artillery School at Fortress Monroe.
In our suggestions that troops should be
sent from the Eastern forts to strengthen our
army on the Plains we had no idea that such a
school of artillery study as that established at
Fortress Monroe should be interfered with.
Wherever the army can be used to the best
advantage there it should be located. 1t
ought not to be permitted to remain idle in the
garrisons on the Eastern coast at a time when
murder and devastation are rampant on the
Western frontier. The simple fact is that
troops are wanted on the Plains. Almost
every officer who is placed In difficult posi-
ton with the Indians complains that he has
not men enough to protect himself.
Is 1t not, therefore, the duty Of the War
Department to send more troops TO the from
tier? There is no necessity for interfering
with schools of instruction such as that at
Fortress Monroe or anywhere else. We have
no reason to suppose that the establishment at
Fortress Monroe is not very well conducted
and valuable institution. But that is not the
question. Artillery schools do not exist in all
our garrisons but plenty Of unemployed sol
diers do exist in these places, who might be
employed in stsolving the Indian question" on
the Plains in practical way. This is the
matter at issue, and it is one which must be
settled by the War Department and the Inte-
rior Department.
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TRIPLE SHE E T
New York. Friday, July Z, 1870.
CONTENTS OF TO.DAY,s HERALD.

PAGE.
1-Advertisemepts.
2-Adversemepta
3-The Strife OF Labor Worktngmens Demonstra-
ton Against the Chinese Labor League; The
Form OF Slavery-Free Bridges In Jersey-Up
Town Travel-Fatal Picn cklng-The Fat
Meter's Surrender-The Heated Term-Fne
Arts-Stabblng Array Between Boys-Larceny
OF Jewelry-Trotting at Fashion Course-A
Street Railroad Tragedy-An Honest Lad;
4-Proceeuings In Compensatory York Athletic
Club Naval Intelligence-Matda Heron and
the Bogus Princess-FlrewOrks: The PyrOtech-
mic Art as 1t Was and as 1t ls-Brooklyn City
News-Reals Death Sentence-The Stable
Tragedy-MeancholyS Suicide In HOboken.
5-The Washed Democracy: Opening of the Public
terpnseVSacStinrN '''' lntelliaence~
School Exhibitions-Women Sufrrage-A
Bogus Clergymen-News from the Sandwich
Isands-Police Surgeons-The Ice Monopoly
Large Fire IN Jersey Ciry-Internal Revenue
-Seizures-Shooting Anilr In Corning
the labor onestienNT6s KNIFE 1 at MIdn ptm u
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Amusement Announcements.
photographic News from All Parts OF the World
Washington: Rejection OF the Dominican
TreatyaNew York CITY News-Great Fire In
SIP Oceedings in the New York COurts-Te Mil.
lions OF Doars-Ghous in Portland Harbor-
North Carolina: Startling Developments in
the Alleged Ku Klux Region-The Excise Law
The Baltimore Robbery-A Startling Transac-
tion-The Crescent City Firemen-The Skull
Mystery-Cuba: Dependency Of the Span
iards; Capture OF COnvoy-The Slaughter
House Case In New Orleans.
D-The Darien Expedition: Interesting Facts Con-
nected With the Expedition-Tr0ops in Garri-
and Troops on the Plains-A WOuld-be
WidOwer-Real Estate Sales-Financal and
Commercial Reports-A Georgia Corn Field
Marriages and Deaths.
1O-Colege Commencements-A Human Target:
Interview with "Piper'' Byrnes OF the
Eighteenth Wharf.-The Lispenard Street Rob-
bery-Mad Steers in Notwithstanding INTEL
observation-disclosures
a1-Mexico; The Last Hours OF Congress-; Strange
Rumors-Stee pie Climbing IN Cincinnati-The
Arkansas Duel-Drowning Casnalty-Story OF
Remarkable NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Y2-AdyeTtlsements.
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Congress Yesterday.


The Senate yesterday transacted business
with an alaority which the prospect of an early
adjournment can alone account for. The
House amendments to the bill to protect fur
bearing animals In Alaska were agreed to, and
that bill Is therefore disposed of. The joint
resolution for the relief of officers Of the navy
was disposed of similarly. Mr. Sumner
reported resolution providing for new sur
vey Of the Nicaragua route for canal between
the Atlantic and Pacific, which was indefinitely
postponed. A number Of minor matters were
disposed of and an executive session was held,
in which the Dominican treaty was rejected.
The Tax and Tariff bill was then further con-
sidered until late in the evening session.
The House considered the Senate amend
ments to the Indian Appropriation bill, and
disagreeing on some of the items asked for q
committee Of conference. One Of the items
on which they did agree was to forbid deduc-
tions from annuities on account Of depreda-
tions. This was the one redeeming feature Of
Indian treaties. The willy savage is more apt
to be deferred from outrages by the dread Of
losing his annuities or having to pay in
money for his crimes than by any other method
short Of determination, and now Congress goes
out of its way to guarantee him immu-
nifty for any terrible outrage he may COM
NIT, 80 far as his annuities are concerned.
Among other matters in the morning hour was
the passage of the bill making Jersey City a
port Of entry. This is a big thing for Jersey,
and it behooves New York to look to her
laurels.
The Funding bill was called up and general
discussion ensued. One cheering feature of the
discussion was the almost enthusiastic support
of the bill by the democratic members, some
of whom even acquiesced in proposition to
have the new bonds exempted from taxation
in order that the bill might pass. 1t finally
went over at adjournment
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The news from the Iberian peninsula con-
tinues to be fat Prim has not yet told us who
is to be the government candidate for the
Spanish throne. Meanwhile 1t is not difficult
to perceive that in Portugal as well as in
Spain things are not in settled condition.
Our latest news from Portugal is to the effect
that Saldanha has become more and more the
popular idol Our latest news from Spain in
forms us that it is the aim Of the revolutionary
party to unite the peninsula under the house
of Braganza. Is there, after all, an UNDER
standing between Prim and Saldanha? 1t has
always been our opinion that both Spain and
Portugal will prove themselves blind 10 their
own interests if they do not make bold effort
to make the peninsula unit. II Saldanha
and Prim can agree the work Is ~ good as
done. Prim has given the world good proof
during the last eighteen months that he is
master Of Spain. Saldanha, by one bold
stroke, has given us as good proof that he 10
master of Portugal. If Dom Ferdinand can
be induced to sacrifice his pleasures and his
scholastic leisure and accept the responsible
ties of the Spanish throne, few years Of his
rule would prepare the Spanish people for the
recognition of his son as the chief of the united
kingdom. Whatever the result may be 1t is
undeniahle that Saldanha and Prim have an
opportunity which rarely falls to the lot of
great statesmen, and which great statesmen do
not let slip. The union of Spain and Portugal
would be gain to humanity. 1t would be an
important step in that union movement which
is revealing itself all over Europe. Our eyes
are upon the two soldier statesmen. If they
prove themselves equal to the occasion history
will not forget them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

TIE ANGLo-FRENoH COMMERCIAL TREATY
A LONDON INDIGNATION MEETING was
an Indignation meeting in London on Wednes-
nay night last on the Anglo French CONNER
cial treaty, which Is a sort of reciprocal free
trade arrangement between England and
France. Joshua Fielden, NJ. P, and Man
chester cotton manufacturer, made speech
showing the unfavorable operation of the
treaty on the English cotton mills, and after
this and some other speeches against the
treaty resolutions were unanimously adopted
denouncing it as the cause of the prostration
of industry in England, and calling upon the
Ministry to account for denying an investiga-
ton into the subject. We see from this that
while England thinks reciprocal free trade on
the part Of the United States with all the
world would Be Al 4 Excellent thing she is
discovering that English industry, as against
French industry, requires little home protec-
ton.
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out Of that conflict other revolutions besides
that in the relations of labor.
Rejection of the St. Domingo Treaty.

Rejection of the st. Domingo Treaty.
The st. Domingo treaty of annexation was
rejected by the Senate yesterday, the vote
being twenty eight for to twenty eight against,
ard two-thirds vote was necessary for its
ratification. This action was very decisive.
Yet the republican Senators opposed to the
treaty claim that had the democrats not
voted against it there were republicans enough
to defeat it, 80 that there was no hope OF
its ratification. This is rather unpleasant
treatment of the President by his party friends,
as he had taken such deep interest In the
annexation of St. Domingo. But it appears
General Grant preferred, after all, to have the
matter brought to an issue rather than let it
lie over. Still we do not regard this action OF
the Senate as defeating for any length OF time
the project of annexation. The same thing
occurred with Texas. At first the proposition
to annex that State was rejected by the Senate,
but soon after it was admitted into the Union.
There is more reason to think this may be the
case with st. Domingo, as some OF the amend
ments to the treaty suggested by the President
obtained an affirmative vote. 1t Is little
curious that the democrats, who have always
been annexationists, should have voted against
the treaty. Probably they do not like the
negro element in st. Domingo, and they may
have opposed the treaty because 1t was an
administration measure and on party grounds.
The House of Representatives may still bring
the matter up in another form, and by joint
resolution propose to admit st. Domingo.
But, looking at the vote and temper of the
Senate, it is doubtful if even majority could
be found to vote for such resolution. This
question has consumed great deal of time in
Congress without favorable result.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

MOUNTED POLICEMEN IN THE PARK.-Not-
withstanding the efficiency of the present
corps of police in Central Park, there are fire.
quent complaints of fast and reckless driving,
which, if persisted in, will exclude from the
Park many who would otherwise enjoy a
pleasant afternoon in their vehicles on these
magnificent pleasure grounds. This fast driv-
ing business must be stopped; and we
suggest to the Park Commissioners. In order
to accomplish this end, the propriety Of having
few mounted policemen, expert horsemen,
who will be prepared 70 head off the fas!
drivers and bring Them down to the required
and lawful gait. This will be among the mos
Interesting improvements the Commissioners
can at the present time inauguratA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

OCULAR MURDER TRIALs.-The science OF
challenging jurors in murder trial appears
to have been made a study by Mr.. Edwin
James, the counsel for Sheridan, the very
latest murderer, at the trial yesterday. One
man, otherwise qualified, happened to be a
bellhanger, and Mr.. Edwin James objected to
him on that account, IS implying predilec-
ton for hanging Another was an under
taker, and in his case the joke which Mr.
Edwin James made is obvious. These plea
SAINT little replications, besides insuring the Sc
lection Of just and impartial jury, throw a
gay and enlivening appearance about what too
often is made to look like solemn and gloomy
proceeding. Besides, when the plea Of in
sanity comes up, as it will in the case of Sheri-
dan, no doubt, these little rejoinders will 60
far to convince the jury that the man must
have been insane to join in the laugh, as he
did, at such ill-timed jokes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

THE HEAT IN EGYPT.-We mean the Egypt
Of Southern Illinois--for we are informed by
the Cairo Bulletin Of that Egypt of "demora-
lized radcalism" in that quarter, that "there
is something rotten about the Logan plank,
which, if agitated, will make stink that
t'the radical kettle is beginning to raise ter
rible fuss" &C., and all this about General
Logan. Such things are among the results Of
this Cheated term" at Cairo, in that swelering
swamp which lies in the fork of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers. Such is the effect of the
heat in Egypt. Let the people in more
favored localities be thankful that they are not
= Egypt
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ULSTER OR ULOER?-Ulster county, in this
State, is becoming the most notorious region
in the country for horrible deeds. The most
shocking cases Of human depravity occur
there Rondout seems to be nest hole of
incarnate demons, and other parts Of the
county, to Judge from the criminal record as
given in the local papers, make shocking
exhibit. If these startling things continue to
occur in Ulster she will soon be worthy
of the title of the ''ulcer" county Of the State.
Where is that model philosopher on the Canal
street plan, Judge Hardenburgh, that he does
not put stop to these unparalleled enormities ?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

THE ROMAN COUNCIL AND INFALLIBLrTY.-
Infallibility 1t is possible, will be defined
at very early moment in Rome That
it should be so is no ground of complaint
so far as we are concerned. 1t is manifest
that the Pope, yielding to bad advisers, wishes
it. Many Frenchmen grumble. Not few
Germans protest. Some Americans growl.
But, outside of certain cliques and coteries,
beyond some timid churchmen and some Pro-
testant reformers, who cares about infalli-
bility? 1t can do the world no harm. It will
do it no good. # we have agy suggestion to
make it is this Let the Catholic Church
make arrangements for the successor of Pho
Mono. Let them initiate the example of the
Buddhsts, and single out the comeliest and
most intellectual boy in Christendom. In
filing the Office of the Grand Lama Of Thibet
this the Buddhists have just done. Let the
Catholic Church do the same. During the
homage of the successor of Pho Mono it is pos
sible that in some way an infallible Pope
might be trained.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

BULLS IN THE CoAL.-No sooner din the coal
specula tors find out that CongrSss had not
decided to take the tax off coli than they
commenced to bull the black diamonds, and
ran up the prices at their auction sales to
fictitious value. This will not do. Coal is
down, and no dodge of this kind can bring it
up. The supply is abundant with no prospect
whatever of failure in the mining district.
No schemes in the auction mart can, there
fore, affect the substantial facts in the case.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

THE Ice TYRANNY Is Accommodations
panies have been merged together; a fabulous
price fixed upon for the summer necessity;
employees have been specially instructed not
to pay attention e rights Of consumers, who,
the mon0Polists claim, have no rights that they
are bound to respect, and the drivers of ice
carts allow themselves to be subjected to a
species of blackmail that might be regarded as
extremely cool were it a mid-winter operation.
Is there no way to protect our citizens from
the rapacity of these ice monopolists? II
none can be devised by the consumers would
it not be a good idea for the next Legislature
to pass a stringent law affecting the case
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

THE FAT METERS have melted. They
agreed yesterday to quit at six o'clock in the
afternoon, if the Health Board would allow
them that much time to empty their tanks,
and, as it was plain question Of incarcera-
ton or cease boiling, they promptly closed
business at the hour designated. Why people
follow such business has always been a
knotty problem to US but when it comes to
following it in such warm weather and against
the prosecutions Of the police and the press
we give it up.
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to be pretty tough, and rather hard to kill.
A bartender put FIVE bullets into the body of
one of these fellows, who assaulted him night
before last, and he walked off complacently
with the leaden dose in his body. 1t may be
asked what is the use of coroners in districts
where this kind of animal lives
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

THREE GREAT SooTsMEN CORY Sir James
Clarke is no more. Sir Janj& Simpson il
gone. So, too, is one Of a. greatest Of
modern surgeons, Mr.. Sym These three
did much to maintain the glory of the old
Edinburg School. Clarke reaped his hopors
in London. Simpson and Syme reaped theirs
in Edinburg. The three did much to main
tain the ancient reputation of the Edhburg
School of Medicine-the best of Paris was not
the best. ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

THE CHINESE LABOR PROBLEM. meet
ing held last evening in Tompkins square
though in numbers far from metropolitan
mass meeting-will at least have the effect of
causing thorough inquiry into the subject of
Chinese contract labor for this country. The
resolutions adopted, and which are to be
submitted to Congress, recite in lengthy
preamble the numerous grievances of the
workingmen and ask that the importation of
the Chinese or coolie laborers under the pre-
valent contract system be effectually pro-
hibited. Mayor Hall took the ground, in
his speech, that, although immigration
from foreign countries was desirable
and contributed to the development of
our national resources, the compulsory
labor of these Chinese, imported under con-
tract and coming in conflict with free labor,
was to be deprecated On the German stand
some wild and impracticable agitators appear
to have been allowed unreasonable sway, for
they talked of eight" Of ''blood," that
Capitalists had no right to exist in
this country" that ''the country and
city were made by the workingmen," and that
in case of necessity 'they would take their
own," and more such and similar nonsense.
Even the best founded right is but lily de-
Tended by threatening wrong, and to attack
injustice with injustice seldom leads to sue
cess.
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A STRANGE STORY is reported from Black
wells Island-that Of the woman who died Of
smallpox, and whose husband, by bribing q
surgeon al the hospital, obtained possession of
her body and buried i il Greenwood with
imposing ceremonies. 1t is the fale to bury all
smallpox patients on Blackwell's Island, and
the reason is obvious, but If this report is
true the rule may as well be dead letter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-01

A HEAVY JOB FOR JOHNSON. under
stand that ex-President Johnson has aban-
doned the idea of a pilgrimage to the Holy
Land this year, and has settled himself down
in East Tennessee to the task Of "a Consti-
tutional vindication of My Policy" That's
the very book we want, Mr.. Johnson but
don't make it too long-''the shorter the
better"
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ment.
1t does seem as if during the Parliamentary
recess, which is more or less general all over
Europe, the long vexed Spanish throne ques-
ton is likely to be settled. We have already
commented on the abdication of Queen Isa-
bella. In our judgment the abdication was of
all things the best thing possible for Queen
Isabella, for the Prince of the Asturias and
for Spain. 1t was good also for France and
for the Emperor Napoleon. 1t is evidently the
Emperor Napoleon's plan for the settlement Of
grave difficulty. Any other arrangement
might have compromised the Emperor's posi-
ton. For time it did seem as il the House
of Savoy was to gain by the revolution in
Spain. In general way Prince of the House
of Savoy on the Spanish throne would be good
for Spain, and not bad for Europe or even the
Latin races. But Napoleon cannot afford to
do more for the House of Savoy if he would be
just to the House of Bonaparte. A Prince Of
the House of Braganza would be good for
Spain in the emergency. But neither suits
Napoleon. Nor does Montpensier. Nor does
republic. The Prince of the Asturias has
the best right to succeed his mother. In spite
of the prolestations of the republicans it is
our conviction that within three months the
young son and heir of Isabella will be well
coined in Spain. When we say such is Napo-
Icons plan we have said enough. No better
solution is possible.