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NOMINATIONS

W. tht AssSClaleu EEessJ
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18.-The president has
nominated. Arthur Morrill,, Vermont, consul at
San jose Costa Rica; Stewart Barnes, Con-
necticut, consul at Rio Negro; John Wilson,
Pennsylvania, consul at Brussels; w &. Wood
ward, W. X. circuit and John MorisSey, Jr.,
Massachusetts, j. L. N. Graham, Maine, and
W. II. Halves, Rhode Island, third lieutenants
in the revenue service; a. Weston and A. ID.
Littlefeld, Massachusetts, W, ID. Roath Con-
nectiCut, and j. Dennet Maine, second lieu
tenants in the same.
MINOR MATTERS.
All the members of the cabinet were present
at Il meeting held yesterday.
Gen. PleasOnton'' case was not mentioned in
the senate yesterday, and Mr.. Douglas was con-
lirmed without opposition.
The house committee on appropriations will
report bill appropriaung $4,000 to cover the
deficiency Of F. A. Mccarthy, discussing clerk
of the post Office department.
The United States and British commission re-
sumed their sessions to day. The commissioners
decide that the United States cannot be held
liable for injuries caused by acts of rebels.
Mr.. Shellaharger's amendment to the appor
tionment bill, if carried, will reduce the con-
gresSiOnal representation of several states that
require certain qualifications forvoters, especial
| ly Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Georgia.
\ representative from Gov. Palmer of Illinois
is endcavoring TO secure the removal Of govern
ment troops from Chicago. He says the gov
ernor is anxious for this and il it is not done
he will illuminate another proclamation.
1t is stated that various consultations have
been held by leading democrats. 1t has been
decided to do nothing in the way of prOmulgat-
ing any line Of policy until after they have had
opportunities OF consulting with their followers
during the holidays.
A prominent republican senator asked, to-day
what the morning newspapers represented him
as having said. So numerous and conflicting
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chants and Secretary Boutwell,. This brought
MIR. Conklng tohis feet, and this senator, also
taking the same report for his text, replied to
Mr.. Schurz in a iorcible and eloquent manner.
MIR. Morton followed Mr.. Conkling, protesting
against the appointment OF the committee with
power 70 so into peoples private houses, and
wherever else their whims might lead them.
Although several members desired to sit this de-
bate out, motion to adjourn was adopted, with
the understanding that vote should be reached
tomorrow, when Mr. Wilson will have the floor
The republican senators regard Mr.. Trumbulps
resolution as an attack on the administration,
and twill probably be voted down by about ten
majority. KELoN.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Ihe cloudy weather
viii prevail from Kentucky north and eastward,
with snow tonight very generally from Mary
land to Maine. The lowest barometer will adj
vance northeaStward over New England, pre-
ceded by increasing easterly winds. and lol-
lowed, Thursday, by fresh northwest winds and
cloudy weather in the middle and eastern
states.
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A document is issued by prominent. Cuban in
surgents who have lately surrendered and is
signed by over 5000 persons. 1t says Gin flu
ture we viii adhere to the throne of Spain..''
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PLYMOUTH CHURCH.-A legal parish meeting
of the Plymouth Congregational society was
held at the rooms of the young mems Christian
association, last evening, TO act upon the matter
of the purchase Of a parsonage for the pastor
elect Mr. Wm. b. Mclyer was chosen moder-
ator. 1t was voted TO purchase a house and lot
of Alfred Wyman on William street, for the
sum of $4,000, the deed for the same to be taken
by Messrs. Merriam, GOodnow, Daniels, and
Metcalf, as trustees for the society. The estate
is deemed to be a very eligible and suitable one.
The VoTE FOR MAYoR-The following will
show the vote of Worcester for mayor for the
past sixteen years:
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Mrs. MARY A. LIvERMoRE lectures tonight
at Mechanics hall, in the Mechanics course
Mrs. Liyermore has so many friends and adj
mirers in Worcester that there need be no fears
of small or unappreciative audience. 1t
would be noted also that this will probably be
the only opportunity afforded this winter 10
hear this eloquent champion Of the cause of
equal rights. Her subject will be: "What shall
we do with our daughters?'
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DANGER OF A LANDED ARIsToCRACY.- One
of the provoking causes of the present agitation
in England is the fact that the lands of that
country are held by Il comparatively small
number, who are thus created into close arts
tocracy, possessing peculiar and extensive priy-
legeS. 1t is estimated, says the Washington
Star, that out Of her immense population less
than $4,000 persons are owners OF real estate, in
even the smallest quantity, while 100 persons
only are the pOssesSors of One-half Of all the
land in England and three-fourths of Scotland.
For instance, the earl of Breadalbane can ride
on his own property one hundred miles from
his own house in a single direction The duke
Of Sutherland owns the county of the same
name, reaching from sea to sea. The duke OF
Richmond holds possession OF $4,000 acres at
Gordon Castle and GoodwOod; and the duke of
Devonshire 5000 acres in the county of Derby
alone.
Ofcourse, the natural tendency under such a
state of things is Il still further graytation of
real estate into few hands. This is shown by
the fact that within the last two hundred years
more than seven million acres of land have been
absorbed by or added TO estates already eStab-
lshed, and the absorption is understood to be
going on now at more rapid rate than ever
before.
These are significant facts, and should not be
overlooked by those controlling the future desti-
MES of this country. AT the rate ut which the
public lands of the United States are being
made in the concentration of the railroads of the
country into few hands, il will not be long until
we have ruling class here more grasping and
oppressive than the aristOCraCy from which the
people OF England are now striving TO free
themselves.
The New York Mail is responsible for this:
SIN Boston society everybody snnbs everybody
else, in New York society everybody gossips
about everybody else, in Philadelphia society
everybody attends to the morals OF everybody
else, in Baltimore society everybody lraternizes
with everybody else, and in Chicago society Just
at present everybody is borrowing from every
body else. Boston, therefore, is arStOcratic
New York and Philadelphia, democratic; Balti-
more, patIiarchal; and Chicago, communistic."
Beecher in his Thanksgiving sermon, said !:
at is true the New Engander docs calculate
half of the settlers OF this country would not
have lived six months to calculate il they had
not had anything better to eat than the Yankee
had in his earlier days. They would have died
of starvation. 1t was his habit of pounding
rocks which brought out silver"
Hon. Ginery Twichell has borrowed from
President Grant for exhibition, a complete ku-
kluX SUIT furnished him by the congressional
kukluX committee, which will be forwarded to
Frank Fay, secretary of the Massachusetts
society for the prevention Of cruelty to animals,
for exhibition at the fair now being held at
horticultural hall, Boston, for the benefit of
dumb animals,
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NORTHUMBERLAND the last meeting there
were the following entries }. II. Moore, Char-
ton: Pears-B. Aniou, and avarieIy for name
THAT was not identified. Edward w. Lincoln;
Pcars-Winter Nelis. James T. Allen: Apples
-(Western) Spitzenberg (?) Bellenower; Pears
-Gout Morceau, Vicar Winter Neis Law
renee. j. K /. Pcklord: Grapes-Isabella.
The library will be open this P. NJ, Thurs
day December 14th, at the usual hour.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-The following cases re-
ceiyed the attention Of Judge Williams yester-
day: Schuyler Green, for keeping liquor, fined
SO and costs; Ellen Leary, larceny in building,
three months in house Of correction, Appealed;
William Barkey, Pierce Whacn, Edward
Hawke and DAVID f. WEIGH were each fined SO
and costs for drunkenness. William and Pierce
paid; Edward and David were committed on
their failure to do so.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-25

AN HONEST OrFIcIAL.-City Chamberlain
John J. Bradley publishes a card to-day, in
which he sets forth the amounts paid over by
him to the credit of the city out of the interest
on the deposits in his hands as City Chamber
lain and County Treasurer. The total exceeds
the large sum Of one hundred and sixty five
thousand dollars. All of this Chamberlain
Bradley might legally have put into his own
pocket. But he had before him the precedent
on the one side Of his immediate predecessor,
Peter B. Sweeny, who had paid the interest
on deposits over to the city, and on the other
side of former City Chamberlains, who had put
the interest into their own pockets. lie chose
to follow the example Of the former, and has
thus donated 70 the city over one hundred and
sixty-ive thousand dollars. He deserves all
the credit to which such unexampled official
magnanmity is entitled.
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inanciers of France. A more discouraging
exhibit is scarcely conceivable.
1t would be rash to conclude that France is
unequal to the heavy task which is set before
her. She has encountered and overcome
great trials before. Crushed and weak as she
is today, she is not without great spirit and
high hopes. At the same time it is impossi-
BILE to refuse to admit that for years to come
France will not be dangerous as war Power
in Europe. A great future may yet be before
her; but if the French people would avoid
national bankruptcy and all its ruinous and
demoralizing Accomplishments and conse-
quences, they will cultivate for some genera
tons to come the arts of peace. OF war and
the so-called glory of war they have surely had
enough. Let them adopt new role and the
nation may yet be great.
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Personal Intelligence.

General Thomas w. Sherman, Of the United States
Army is at the Hoffman House.
Jonn V. Farwen Of Chicago, Is stopping at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Colonel Jerome N Bonaparte OF Newport, Is re-
siding at the Hoffman House.
Colonel G. E. Hutchinson, OF Cleveland, Ohio, u
staying at the Sturtevant House.
Baron Goskowskl, OF Russia, yesterday arrived
at the grevoort House, .~., i;
Judge J. NJ. Woolworth, Of omaha. Is sojourner
at the st. James Hotel.
Ex.Congressman A. D. Mccarthy, OF Syracuse, Ia
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General F. F. Flint OF the United States Army, -
quartered at the Grand Central Hotel.
Attorney General Marshall B. Champlain Is stay
ing at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Colonel Z. J. Sprague, OF the United States Army,
ls quartcred at the New York Hotel.
Alabama Claims Commissioner Russell Quincy,
Recorder OF London, Eng, at the Brevoort House,
State senator d. J. Morrell OF Johnstown, Pa, Ia
dwelling at the st. Nicholas Hotel.
President A. d. White, OF Cornell University, IL
soj0urning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General II. =. Briggs OF Pittsheld Mass, 10
stopping at the Holman House.
General Fred. Meyers OF Buffalo, Is residing at
the Sturtevant House.
Judge Clayton, Of Mississippi, has quarters at the
Grand Central Hotel.
Lieutenant Colonel A. Pearson, OF England yes.
terday arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General Norris w. Halstei, OF New Jersey, Is 50.
journing q, the ST. Nicholas Hotel. 4,
Lieutenants A. Muan and inmar, OF the Royal
Navy, are residing at the Hoffman House.
Judge David McLane, OF Cincinnati, Is registered
OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
General John G. Hazard OF Providence, Is residing
at the Albemarle Hotel.
General s. +. Marvin, OF Albany, Is among the
late arrivals at the Brevoort House.
Mr. II. G. Fahncst0ck, the New York manager Of
Jaw Cooke l. Co., sails on the Scotia to-day fos
London.
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acknowledgements
advertisements.
S-POlitical: Lively Times at the Tammany County
Conventions; The Brennan Bowling Braves
Rampant; Judge Ledwith Nominated for the
supreme Court; Shandley ITO Fight Mil
sgel;" the Workingmen's Meeting at the
Cooper Institute; the Political Tempest in
Jersey; the Brooklyn Taxpayers In Council
C0ored National Convention.
.4-MOney Crisis in EurOpe-Natonal Insurance
ConventiOn-Real Estate Matters-Domestic
difficulties in Newburg-Preparations for the
Reception OF Grand Duke Aexls-The Chicago
and Forest Fire Funds-The Chaplin Home
Father Flattery Explains-Army anu Naval
Intelligence
c-Mandamus Day: The Departments OF Public
Parks and Docks in Court; opinion Of Judge
MISUNDERSTANDING In the Courts-Arrest
OF an Extensive Forger-More Dollars
Astray: How was Old Samuel Belden When
He Made His VILLA Naughty Salt Lake
Saint-Fires in Western New York-Flres
Prom Locomotives Brooklyn Affairs.
o-EdttOrials: Leading Article, "France-Her Fl
nancial Difficulties and Dangers - Amuse.
ments = Personal Intelligence Amusement
Announcements.
S-News from France, England and Corsica-Im-
portant from Darmstadt-Alfalrs In Mexico
Yachting: Race Between the Dauntless and
Livonia: the Livonia Defeated Orth Caro-
lima Randit,i-Thc Hornet Ditlculty-Amuse-
F1end - Miscellaneous kilograms - Business
Notices.
S-Financial and Commercial Reports-Dome stit
Markets-C1ty Observation-Disclosures and
Observation-Disclosures.
advertisements.
1O-News from Washington-Maryland Jockey
Club Aid for Michigan--Shipping intelligence
Advertisements.
11-AdveItisements
13-Advertisements
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The Fire Fieud in Germany-Darmstadt
in Danger and the Court Theatre in
Ruins.
The cable telegram news reports from Darn
stadt which are published in the HERALD to-
day will bring alarm, pain and anxiety to the
minds Of vast number Of our readers, with
a sense Of sincere sorrow to the hearts of the
American people at large. Darmstadt city,
the capital of the Grand Duchy Of Hesse-
| Darmstadt, is in danger Of being rendered
| desolate by the fire fend. The old German
! town, with its treasures of art and science
and its valuable capital in machinery, is likely
to share the same fate as did new Chicago,
with its granares and fertile sources of giant
productive promise. The celebrated Court
Theatre of Darmstadt took fire yesterday
evening, and the noble pile was completely de-
stroyed by eight o'clock As in this country
during the progress of the late CONGREGATIONS,
the fame was aided by the wind. A heavy
easterly gale famed it on it's course. 1t COM
menced to travel towards the upper town.
The arsenal was in danger. 1t had been
evacuated by the troops. Should Darmstadt
be destroyed the religious world will grieve,
and Professionalism particularly mourn for the
calamity which will have befallen lis
cloisters. Literature will suffer heavy
blow in the destruction of the three hun
dred thousand volumes which fill the
shelves of the Grand Ducal Library, in
dependent Of the manuscript treasures Of
many savans. Art will have cause to grieve
amid the ruins of celebrated galleries of paint
ings and statuary, Of the museum of natural
history and Of the grand botanic garden. Sol
diers would sorrow for the military academy
| and extensive armory. The drama will make
| plant for the Court Theatre. The Catholics
| will have to proclaim the loss of a magnificent
| church, while German commerce will suffer
more or less from the loss Of the mint. The
| Theatre-Platz Of Darmstadt is adorned with
elegant statues Of Philip the Generous and
George the First. We hope sincerely that the
good old German town may come through
the fiery ordeal even with the loss of the
Court Theatre; that the city which gave
Lebig to the cause of science may be pre-
| served.
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Tho nIandamus Cases-Decisions Of Judge
Ingraham.
Judge Iugraham yesterday granted the APP
plication for mandamus to compel Deputy
Comptroller Green to pay over to the Depart
ment of Docks the sum of FIVE hundred thous-
and dollars for the prosecution of the work
commenced by the department on the wharves,
piers, bulkheads and slips Of the city. This
decision settles the question as to the right Of
the Dock Commissioners to call for the issue
of bonds to the amount Of three million dol
lars in the course Of the year for the purposes
of the improvements confided to their hands,
and removes the permanent works undertaken
by the Board out Of the operation Of the Two
Per Cent act, which is declared to have
reference only to the regular annual expenses
Of the various municipal departments. At the
same time Judge Ingraham rendered his de-
cislon in the case of the Central Park Com
missoners against the. Comptroller, and
granted the mandamus asked for to require
the issue of bonds for permanent improvements
in the Park. The expenditure for such work,
he holds, is not embraced within the scope of
the Two Per Cent act. But, so far as the
ordinary annual expenses Of the parks and
public places are concerned, he decides that
the amounts to be expended must be limited to
the moneys appropriated therefor by the
Board Of Apportionment under the said act,
and as that amount has been already paid
over to the Park Department by the Comp
troller no further sum can be claimed during
the present year on that account.
1t has heretofore, under the regime of Park
Commissioner Green, been the custom to
expend more than the animal appropriation
for the care and maintenance of the Park and
to balance the account the following year under
the head of deficiencies" We presume this
practice will be adhered to by the present
Board. AT all events, 1t is certain that the
Central Park and the other city parks cannot
be abandoned, and that the amount necessary
for their proper maintenance must be forth
coming from some source or other. 1t would
be absurd to continue the permanent improve
ments of the Park and to discontinue its
efficient management and care.
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Tho Mexican Revelation.

The latest movement undertaken by the
opposing military chiefs of Mexico against the
government of President Juarez remains in
full revolutionary career in many districts Of
the republic. The pronunciados are in force
at different points along the line Of the Rio
Grande and at various places in
the interior. Telegraphs have been cut
and the mails robbed of their con-
tents. A HERALD courier brought news
of the latest aspect of the situation to Mata-
moros. His dispatches have been telegraphed
specially to New York and are published in
our issue to-dAy. General Pedro Martinez
has obtained the support of the Governor of
year against the existing executive. Trevino
denounced the Juarez rule openly, and soldiers
were called on to declare themselves for or
against. Monterey was disloyal, as were
the smaller cities of the State. Neutrals
suffer vastly in their property and
by the interruption Of their lawful
pursuits. The United States Consul
at Monterey has been mulcted in forced
loan. An engagement took place between the
troops under Martinez and a body Of govern
ment soldiers near Buena Vista. Juarez's
men were moving to the relief of Cespada,
but the revolutionists succeeded in cutting
off their wagons and doing them other
injuries. Thus the national embodiment
in Mexico appears to be still more
general, and foreign commerce is again
affrighted from the country by the noise of the
conflicting claims of the rival chieftains and
the clang Of arms of idle soldiers, who strike
in battle rather than go to work at honest and,
consequently, more honorable pursuits.
Mexico, untrue to herself, may become q
very dangerous neighbor to the united repub-
lie Of America, and that at no distant day.
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CIVIL SERVICE RRFoRM.-The Civil Servic G
Commission is now in session in Washington,
preparing some plan OF reform to be presented
TO the next Congress. 1t is stated that Sena-
tor Trumbull will introduce new bill, more
comprehensive than the last There is great
deal Of talk and very little cider about these
reform propositions among members of Con-
rress. Like the effort to abolish the Thanking
privilege, there was considerable fuss made in
regard to IL, but 1t all ended in smoke, and
We fear q like result will attend the labors
of the Commission now sitting in Washingto ton.
Corruption rules the roost in the national
capital as well as In the commercial me-
tropolis, and TO cleanse them both is work
more herculean than cleansing the Augean
esabss.
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FAILURE or THE VINTAGE IN CHAMpAaNH.-
Accounts from Rheims state that the vint-
age In Champagne is the worst ever remem-
bered. The vines were so seriously in
jured during the time of the Prussian occu-
patton Of the country that the very worst
anticpations have been realized. The late
frosts in the spring and finally the heavy hail
storms also conduced to add to the destruc
ton Of the vintage. The evil does not rest
even here. 1t is well that previous to the war
there was on hand q large quantity OF
wines in the cellars and stores OF the
grape growers. This in itself was suf-
ficient to make up for deficiency which might
result from small or bad yield, but all this,
or the greater portion of it, was 'sgobbled up"
by the Germans, and thus the stock has been
diminished beyond any equal in past years.
The amount Of wines destroyed by the invad-
ing soldiers will, it is feared, never be ascer-
tanned. The consequence Of this will be that
for some time to come we shall have little or
none Of the sparkling beverage, and the little
that will be supplied will be drawn from
reserves at enormously high rates.
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Ex-Governor HENRY 8. FooTE has written
letter on the subject of the proposed new
says that in view Of the result of recent pOliti-
cal elections, and the indications Of similar
result in other States wherein elections ara
soon to occur, he ''most painfully apprehends
that anything like democratic triumph in
1872 is an absolute impossibility." These are
certainly not very encouraging words to the
Southern democracy; but the Ex-Governor Is
not always correct in his predictions.
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sPERFEoTLY SPLENDID" delicious,
''never expected anything SO beautiful, "
"voice, action, figure, expression never sur
passed, 'the sweetest Lucia that ever walked
the stage" and similar expressions were freely
uttered all over the house at Missions first
performance in opera at our Academy. But
they say that in Marguerite she eclpses her
self as Lucia, and she appears as Marguerite
this evening
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THE COLUMBIA Is. O. Ph0nir publishes q
letter from prominent politician in Minne-
apolis, Minnesota, to friend in Columbia,
in which the writer strongly depre.
Gates the idea Of Wade Hampton that the
Southern democrats should take no part in
the next Democratic National Convention.
Opinion in the South is still very much
divided on the subject.