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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-20
TRI p l. e SH r f T
New York, Saturday, May 20, 1871.
CONTENTS OF YO-Dsy.s HERALD.

PAGE. ----'~~~,->~-
I-Adverr,sements
3-AdverlIsemeuts
S-News from Washington-Spcech OF Senator
sumner on the Treaty--Coored Con.
dd.e denim Coal Discovery-The
Great Railroad Lease Shermans Nominal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Unon-The Insurance
companies Notwithstanding Notes Political
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES General Assembly
The Jersey Dump War-Fatal Railroad Acct
dent-The National Game-Music in the r rk.
H-in nc. Greas Treaty; additional ia is Bearing on
the questions Discovered by the Joint Com
mnnis ss Among the ku Klnx-fleetwood
Park-Womans Sufrage-MIlitary Move
mcnts-Brookiyn Burgares -Burum, the
6-The Death Penalty: Execution OF william John.
son Negro in West Vlrainia-Thc Indians
W Tue Apache War In Arzona-Thc Old story
The Putnam Tragedy-Anotner Car Fight
rue Cable Observation-Disclosures Encroach-
M ments Checked.Fernando Woods Old Jobs
6-Edtorials: Leading Article, preparing for the
SU,ampasn o; 1e.l-kew Departure OF the
Democfacy"-Amusement Announcements.
5-EdItorials Continued from Sixth Pagcl-The
Paris Revolt: Reported Repuise Of the Yer
Runorcd German Intervention-The British
Parliament, Turkey: Another War Cloud
Tam se sSssMeX,eo Success OF the
- graphic News-Amusements-Pers INTEL
iigencc-yiews - the Past Business
S-France: Tne Attempt Of Lambrowski TO Recap
iure The Bridge OF NeuIlly; rmers' Proclama-
ton Ia the Observation-Disclosures Intelligence
Rising Notwithstanding Monisania Mystery:
An Investigation Commenced-Americans
Abroad-One OF Natures Freaks-Wolaan Not
Mans Eqna-Ku hlux Wanted-Army and
Naval Intelligence.
0-The Lady in Black: The Mysterious Suicide at
the Stevens House-Jmportant to Shippers by
Express Companies-Jersey's toughest Pugi-
list-Waping Woman's War-Pigeons IN Wis
coIsin-Iire in the Woods In Connecticut
Negroes Dying 0ut-Financial and Commercial
Reports-Marriages and Deaths.
10-A Chicago Murderer: he Kills His Friend.
Hobs lin and Then Throws HIS Body into
MichiCan.-Tne
ping Observation-Disclosures
1l-PrOceedlngs I'm the Courts-The Presidency:
Great Expectations Crumbling Into Dust
Miscellaneous Foreign ements.
l2-Advertisements.
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Tho Trs.sy-ss..ssr s...s- Has HI. Saw.

Tho Trcssy-Ss.assr eumner Has His Saw.
Senator Sumner made his great speech in
the executive session Of the Senate yesterday
on the new treaty. He objected to many
points of 1t, notably to the very inadequate 're-
greet" which England expresses for the escape
Of the Alabama, and to the provision placing
the claims of English subjects on the same
footing as the Alabama claims Mr.. Sumner
contended that England should have apollo
gized fully and squarely for her hasty recogni-
ton of the Southerners as belligerents, because
such recognition prolonged our war two years.
AS to the English claims the hasty recognition
which England gave to the South made her
directly responsible to her own subjects
living in the South for any damages
arising out of our civil war, and he
thought our Commissioners should not have
admitted them at all. These are the most
prominent objections that he has to make, and
except upon these points his speech is emf
nently pacificatory. He says that compro-
mise and concession were the mainsprings of
the negotiations throughout, aud, in the in
terest of peace, he can offer no objection to
the spirit of compromise that so happily pre-
vailed. But we must have our flag respected
abroad and loved ut home, and the Senate
must consider the treaty without allowing the
spirit of compromise to sully the honor of the
nation.
These are the sentiments of the Thunderer,
who dashed the Clarendon-J Johnson treaty out
of existence, and as such they are of great
weight. But in the present instance Mr..
Sumner evidently means merely to propose
amendments to the treaty, a course of proceed
ing that was impossible in the former case,
and his objections are upon question rather
Of punctilio than of equity, sophistic
reasoning upon the difference between an
apology and regret rather than crushing
invective against the justice of the provisions
agreed upon. So long as Mr.. Sumner sees a
chance to amend the treaty, in accordance
with the ideas conveyed in his speech, he will
contend for that chance; but if he has to
choose between the treaty as it stands and none
at all, 1t is evident, from the mild tone of his
speech, that he will accept the treaty as it
stands
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MEXICO. sister republic is preparing
for her quadrennial farce of Presidential cleo
ton, although in the present instance the farce
will doustless end in tragedy, which may en-
danger the very life of the nation. The latest
intelligence from the city of Mexico shows
an unusually disturbed condition of affairs
throughout the country. In Tampico the gov
eminent has been unable to make headway
against the revolutionists, and General
Rocha, who has been sent to reinforce the
federal troops, is believed to favor the in
surgents and to have organized plan for a
successful pronunciamento in favor of Lerdo.
In San Luis Poton SO fearful has the gov
eminent become of the state Of affairs that
General Escobedo has been ordered to organ
ize force of four thousand men in order to
preserve peace during the coming election.
Corruption is boldly practised by both Juarez
and Lerdo, each using money freely and openly
in order to secure his own success. Porfirio
Diaz, Mexico's best soldier, and one of her
trnest patriots, is powerless in this contest,
his friends having deserted him for the more
willy and weather. Lerdo. Altogether, the
situation is most critical for Mexico, and
whether Juarez or Lerdo be successful in the
coming contest, fierce and protracted civil
war seems inevitable.
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In THE SUPERIOR Court, yesterday, before
Judge Mcneil verdict of 81 900 was given
for damages sustained by a lady through the
falling, as she was crossing it, of plank side
walk over an excavation in front Of house in
process of building. The suit was against the
contractors. The verdict win no doubt prove
, salutary lesson to builders, and lead to
greater care in the construction of these tenn
city and so inseperablc from the excavating
and undermining of sidewalks In putting up
new buildings. The jury in this case have
acted wisely, and il is to be hoped that the
lesson taught will be of service to the whole
community.
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maintaining the rights OF capital and labor
equally, demanding universal amnesty, so as
to bring peace and harmony to the country,
revenue reform, economy in the government.
and so forth. Mr.. yallandigbams speech at
the Convention strongly endorsed these reso-
iutions. This is new departure for the old
democracy, which bore the stigma of copper
head so long and which has been assailed for
not honestly accepting the amendments to the
constitution. All is fair sailing now, and we
doubt not the democrats Of other States and
throughout the country will follow in the
same course. Whatever may be the result of
the approaching Presidential contest this
position of the democracy, accepting and
closing up the issues Of the war, promises
peace to the country.
With such platform all that remains for
the democrats to do now is to nominate the
right man for their Presidential candidate
We have told them who would be their best
candidate. General Sherman is the man. He
would carry all the strength of the party and
would fairly divide with General Grant what
ever popularity results from military success
and fame. A contest between these two
generals and friends, with the party platforms
alike as to the issues of the war and honest
acceptance of the constitutional amendments,
would be less bitter than any that we have
had for u long time past, and would turn,
probably, upon the comparative merits of the
governmental policy of the two great parties.
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Our WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT for
wards despatch from Minister Wasbburne to
the State Department, containing an official
notice from NJ. Jules Favre of the restoration
of the passport system throughout France.
While the necessity for return to O most
vexatious system must be deplored, in view
of the present melancholy condition of France,
all travellers must comply with the new
regulations with as much cheerfulness as they
can command. AS will be seen In the letter
of M. Favre, the French government is dis
posed to act as generously as it can under the
circumstances.
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AYFAIRs IN NAMA.--Would il not be well
for the government of the United States to
nay more attention to affairs on the Isthmus
Of Panama There are valuable American
Interests there that require TO be constantly
guarded, and yet there is not an American
vessel of war at either end TO afford protec-
zion TO American property or American resi-
dents In case Of emergency. OF late the
steamer Montijo has been seized by party Of
rebels, and there is no power TO regain posses
sion Of her. The railroad interests are left to
take care OF themselves, and the numerous
passengers still crossing from ocean to ocean
are without any protection whatever in
-aass OF disturbance arising. There may be
= repetition Of the massacre OF 1856 unless
measures are soon taken to guard against ii,
and IL there Is the responsibility must rest
with our government, as IL knows full well
the dangers 10 which our people and their
property are subjected on the lsthmus Of
fana@a.
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TIE MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE at the Stevens
House has been finally identified as Mrs.
Harrington, formerly Miss Eliza V. Sclden,
who appeared some years ago at the Winter
Garden theatre, and became quite successful
actress. She married sporting man-one
Of those unsettled, uncertain nomads Of civil
lied life who have no time to attend to q
family--and thence the trouble began which
anded Ia her suicide.
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Buck JOHNSON, negro, was executed in
Union, West Virginia, yesterday, for the MUIR
der Of white man. The execution was a
public one, three thousand persons being
present 1t took place in mountain gorge,
just on the outskirts of the town, and a pro-
cession led the way from the jail TO the gal
the central figure of the parade, according to
the time-honored usages Of Tyburn
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CHICAGO AS THE NEW RELIGIOUS CRNTRR.-
II Is an accepted maxim among sensible Chris
tians that their missionaries should be dis
persed as widely as possible among the
heather and pagan. 1t was, probably, in this
spirit that Chicago, the most God-forsaken
city on the continent Of America, has been
elected for the anniversary meetings Of the
Baptists and Presbyterians being in
clined to water and the other to something q
little hotter Let the good cause 60 on. Let
religion thrive, even II Ito basis be SO wicked .
city - Chicago~
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TIE MIYEEs, after their long and dreary
contest, seem TO have at last concluded that
they are merely fighting against hope. They
will probably resume work at once on the most
favorable terms that they can get The odds
Of railroad corporations, operators, combine
lions, Legislatures and courts against them
have proven too much for them
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The ssBRoAD' SEAL OF NEW JERSEY
TURNED UP AGAIN. "A deep sea seal, weigh
ing five hundred pounds, has been captured in
the Delaware river at Burlington, N. J. This
Is novel revival of the ''broad seal question"
which made such bubbub in Congress in
l848,
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The Fighting Outside Paris.

The news from France which we publish
this morning is not cheering. An attack by
the Versailles troops, according to one ac-
count, on Montrouge yesterday, and which
resulted to their advantage, is by another re-
port announced to have been not only a fail
ure, but that the troops were driven back
with loss and a number of guns captured by
the insurgents. At Vanvres we also learn
that the soldiers of the republic were repused
in the Bots de Boulogne another failure is re-
corded, and again at the Maillot gate the in
surgents have been able to hold their own.
From Fort Vanvres, then, to Porte Maillot the
troops fighting under the tri-color have accom-
plished nothing With all their changes of COM
manders their lax discipline and incomplete
organization these soldiers of the Commune
are maintaining their ground ably and WELL
Were their cause just one we could admire
and praise it but with cause already stained
with innocent blood, and q record of infamy,
sacrilege and persecution to stain the official
acts Of its leaders, we cannot wish it any other
fate than failure-immediate failure. 1t may
be that the plans and preparations of the YER
sailles authorities are not yet completed, and
that the attempts Of yesterday and the day be-
fore were but feelers thrown out to ascertain
the strength of the insurgent army in the
direction of Vanvres, Issy, in the Bots de
Boulogne aud Porte Maillot; but the informa-
tion gained by the inquiry shows that on the
south and southwest Of the city the Commune
troops exhibit determination to make a stout
resistance. In general order Marshal Mac
Mahon attempts to fire the enthusiasm of his
men by dwelling on the vandalism Of
the insurgents in their destruction of
the Column Vend6me and calling on his men
to redouble their energies in order that the
strife may be promptly brought to an end.
Already the bitterness Of hate between the
contending troops is sufficiently strong, and
we doubt not but that the Marshals appeal
will not be lost on his men. The repuses of
yesterday will in the end avail nothing, for the
cause Of the Commune is hopeless, yet every
defeat, while it does not secure to the rebel
lious Parisians anything which they can turn to
advantage, hastens the day when the German
army will interfere to settle the domestic quar-
rel and again be in position to dictate terms
Of peace to France. Already there is stir
in the German camp, and before many days
pass over we may hear Of q movement Of the
German troops on Paris. What Theirs and
MacMahon may not be able to accomplish
Bismarck and the German army can, and
German occupation of Paris is not, in view of
the present situation Of affairs in France,
among the most remote of possibilities.
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WALLACK'S THEATRE, broadway and I3h street.
kAnDALL's TnuNp. Matinee al Is.
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WOODS MUSEUM Broadway, s1sh si.-Perform.
onces everv Afternoon evenins.--HrLr
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NIBLO's GARDEN. Broadway.-glr rnF ARKANSAS
1RAvELLER- Maiincc at2
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

BOOTHS rhkATRE. I'D 81. re.wcsn gu an otn avs :
WINrkx's TALE. Matinee nj ~.
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Lost Relics Of tho Past.

Among the saddest losses that the country
has had to mourn for some time is the
destruction of the old colonial and revolu-
tionary buildings by fire at Alexandria, Va,
yesterday. The country is just getting old
enough to cherish warmly the memories and
relics of its young days, and when 1t is
known that among the houses destroyed by
this fire were the Masonic lodge of which
Washington was the Master, and the old
Colonial Court House, in which his provincial
troops were quartered in 1854, from the door
of which Braddock marched to his defeat in
1856, and in which ex-President Washington
gave his last vote, in 1899, a feeling
of genuine sorrow is likely to come over
our hearts. We could better have
spared many richer and grander edifices.
These relics are the things that certify
the truth of history, and in this
age Of iconoclasm when it is argued that
William Tell and Shakespeare are myths.
there is no certainty that ere long some ire
weren't enemy of the past may not propose to
prove that there was no such person as George
Washington. The old revolutionary flags in
the Court House were saved, however--the
flag Of Washington's body guard, the flag of
Paul Jones and that of company of Alex
andria Continentals. These lessen the mis-
fortune in some degree, but it is greater loss
than busy Yankeeland of to-day has time to
brood over, this loss of the grand old land
marks of the revolutionary days.
PROVINCIAL OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY
1t was to be expected that the little people Of
the New Dominion would object to the pro-
visions Of the great treaty between Great
Britain and the United States. They cap
tiously opposed all propositions for harmonious
arrangement from the very beginning. BIT
| they must understand that they will have to
make their concessions in this matter. Eng
| land makes her concessions, and it is evident
from the protocols published exclusively in the
| HERALD that she made many concessions dis
tasteful to her. How can Canada, therefore,
| hope to be unexceptionably benefited or made
| unqualifedly happy by the treaty? She
receives much better treatment than she had
O right to expect, and may thank her stars
that annexation was not the finale Of the con-
ventions, If that is anything to be thankful for
A JUST SENTESCE-Ten years in the Jersey
| State Prison, awarded to Jack Enright for
highway robbery and atrocious assault on o
| citizen of Hoboken. Jack is one Of the despc-
radoes known as the First ward gang in this
city. He logged his victim from this city to
Hoboken, forgetting that he was going beyond
the reach Of New York politicians, and when a
Jersey Judge clutched him he did not wait
| long to receive his quietus.
CHICAGO AS THE NEW RELIGIOUS CRNTRR.-
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE. corner ~ 9Th av. ann 2yd ST.
In PETIT FAUST. Matinee at 2-BARBE BLfuE.
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. Twenty. fourth street
Nor SU0H Fool As He LOOKS Matinee At / d.
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BOwERY THEATRE. Bowery-THE COLD BELT
yoUR LIrr's DANGER.
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Fourteenth s.reet-IrArIAN
OrKRA-RoEkRT LIE DIABLE.
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4 LIMA gDwIN's THEATRE. 7su Northumberland
OF RANK. Matinee at ~.
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GLOBE THEATRE rs Broadwav-vARrrTv PyTy.
TAINARNT. Ac-THE TrMPTEn FoILEp Matinee at ~
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GLOBE THEATRE rs Broadwav.-vAerrTv Fyry.
TAINARNT. ac.-THE TFMPTEn FoILRp. Matinee at ~
OLYMPIC THEATRE. Brosdwav.-Nrw VERSION or
JACK SUErrARp Matinee at 9.
MRS. +. b CoNwAY's Park THEATRE grooklvn.-
KATY plp
BRYANTs NEW OPERA HOUSE 23i st.. between 9Th
sno Hh avs-Skeho Mi>sTREisY &c. Mstiaee at ..
THEATRE COMIQuE, 5li Rroadway-coxrc yocA,
ssss MICRO Atis. &c. Matinee at ~
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. aOl Boverv !.
riF1Y ENTLE1AiSMENr Matinee at ~.
kFWCOMB a AkLIN6T0NS MINSTREI,s corner ns,
o. and observation-disclosures MINsrRrisy &c Matinee Al n
ASSOCIATION HALL, sSd stree; and an ave.-Aftcr.
noon st S-GrAsD CONCERT.
CENTRAL PARK GARDEN.-THRopoRs Thomas
SUMNER NIGHTS CONCERTS.
DR. KAHN's ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, rs Broadwav-
SCiKrCE AMI
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It appears from the logs OF the different Atlantic
steamships that cyclone must have lately prevailed
IN the Atlantic, as most OF them have experienced
heavy weather, some more and some less, but all In
such directions that show the gale must have been
blowing in CIRCLE IL IL the belief or the ofucers
OF the - that their vessel must have been right
in the midst Of 1t.
Had the vessels machinery been o little
stronger doubtless her commander would
have forced her into the storm-vortex, where,
like the Inflated San Francisco, she might
have been ''capsized by single sea-"
Had the commander, on the other hand.
utilized the law of storms and given the
cyclone wide berth, he might have easily and
safely made port in little more than half the
time he actually consumed.
In the second instance to which we allude
splendid steamship Of another English line.
bound in contrary direction (from New York
to LiverpooD, Just twelve hours after dis
charging her pilot of Sandy Hook, ran upon
tho outer circle OF cyclone. Her master
plunged at midnight toward the centre of tho
storm, which, II seems, rs is frequently the
case, had a progressive speed Coward the
northeast) less the speed which the steamer
usually made. Every hour the ship was near
ing the deadly vortex, the violence of the gale
constantly increasing. The wind veered from
southeast to cast of southeast, and afterwards
TO north and wcst-i. g., against tho watch
hands--precisely as explained by the law Of
storms; the cargo shifted; the vessel was
thrown on her beam ends, the sea making
! clean breach over the thlp. alliax The enigma
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29

NATIONAL BANKs.--Capt. Brooks,
Of Mt. Pleasant, is In town, or has
been for several days, as the repre-
sentative of some capitalists Of Mt.
Pleasant, looking around In regard
to the location Of u National Bank
here. We understand that he con-
siders Knoxville one Of the best
points in Iowa for such an Institu-
ton now--and such is undoubtedly
the case. a National Bank Is need
ed here; and 1t is to be hoped we
shnll have one mt no distant day.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29

RETURNED. DIR. y. II. Cornell, Of
this place, returned OH Wednesday
evening Of last week from his absence
OF some months in Texas, looking just
as he used to. Believe he intends 10
remain here now. He will please nc
cept our thanks for st. Louis papers.
Onthe same evening Miss Nellie Booth
returned from her long visit with rel
atiyes in It. Louis. On Thursday
evening Miss Emma Collins and Miss
r. a. Duncan returned from School
ut Mt. Pleasant, aud Miss Belle Cum
ninghnm from School ut Denmark,
for vacation. On Friday evening
Maj. Anterior and daughter returned
from their Eastern trip.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29

REAPERs AND MOWERS ut your own
figures, by William Ramsey, Pella.
Great reduction In prices for ISL.
Great bargains In Machines kept over
since last year The Walter A. Wood,
Mccormick, Advance, John =. Man
ny, Cayuga Chief, and Kirby. The
Genuine Chicago Pitts Thrcshcrs, for
@, 8 and 10 horses, Mounted and Down
Powers, just received. Also the Ault-
man 4 Taylor Vibrator Thresher, and
Champion Tanning Mill. South Bend
Wagons, with all the Extras, only sos.
Ohio Falls Hoisc-rakes. Also, Iitiln
Horse rakcs, only ~, usual price $l2,
have 10 hickory teeth; over 5000 sold
annually; simply and easily operated;
the Improved Tripping Arrangement
Inns no equal. Plows Is per cent. be-
low Factory prices. Give him Il call.
Remember the place. y