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mains for Mr.. Sumner; for although We
have sometimes thought he was more of Q
Frenchman or Englishman than an American,
this was criticism upon his intellect and moi
upon his patriotism. He is an American,
born and bred In these lands, and has sat in
this Senate for nearly twenty five years. He
knows as well as any man the effect of this
preamble. He sees clearly the disasters 1t
fOrebodes to our Geneva case. He cannot ex-
cuse himself on the ground of any enthusiasm
for Germany, as he can have no such feelings.
And yet be permits himself to drift into con-
spiracy of demagogues against the administra-
ton, to bring dishonor upon bis country to
crafty that conspiracy, and to become the tool
Of a man denounced by Mr.. Conking as for
merly spy of Napoleon, now spy
of Theirs, and willing to be the
spy of Gambetta or the Orleans Princes or
the Bourbons. This is the greatest misfortune
that could have happened to this anti-Grant
movement It shows beyond dispute that
these Wanted reformers and statesmen are dem
agogues after all, and demagogues willing to
bring any dishonor upon the country, provided
they can carry their own schemes. What do
they care for the Emperor of Germany's de-
cision upon San Juan, provided they win the
German vote? What interest have they in
the Geneva Conference compared with the
duty of defeating Grant? The interests Of the
country are their own personal interests.
They see the public welfare as in looking
glass, and have proved themselves to be
selfish and narrow demagogues. The spec
tacle of American Senators and Amer
lean journalists beguiled by an ennis
sary of Napoleon into dishonoring their
country is a sad one 1t is only another illus
tration of what we have called the era of
small men-the reign of demagogues. We
look for eloquence, and we have gasconade.
We crave craftsmanship and legislation, and
we have intrigue and disloyalty. We yearn
for reforms, the publication of the Bench
and the overthrow of the Erie Ring, and we
have debating society discussions at Albany
and schoolboy quarrels. The demagogues
still ride the wave and stife every honest
wish for reform and good government. But
behind them, after all, is that honest, sensible
public opinion, which has time and again
swept the demsgogues into obscurity, and to
which we are convinced we can never appeal
in vain when seeking 80 desirable consum-
nation.
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measures or tax reform the Committee
Of Ways and Means has resolved
to recommend the collection Of the income tar
for 1871, and Is not even disposed to recon-
mend its abolition afterwards.
The debate on the French arms resolution
dragged its slow length along in the Senate
yesterday. The day was monopolized by Mr..
Conkling, who brought his batteries to bear
upon Sumner and Schurz, accusing them Of
being part Of Senatorial cabal engaged in
furnishing arms, not to the French, but to the
democratic party, and he raked up an old
United. States statute to which he thinks those
Senators may have made themselves amena-
BILE, which forbids any citizen Of the United
States carrying on written or verbal CORE
spondence or intercourse with any foreign
government or its agents in relation to any
disputes or controversies with the United
States under the penalty of fine and imprison-
ment. 1t would be amusing If Mr.. Sumner,
who has been trying to set the net of his Sup
Elementary Civil Rights bill to catch and pun
ish those who might be guilty of disrespect to
his beloved negroes, should be caught in tho
AAoouco Va sAio Ohu o,seutcs VI shO CAAcsOACo Va
which he seems to have been totally oblivIous.
THE SUFFERINas OF THE SOUTH, according
to the reports Of the Congressional Ku Klux
Investigating Committee, are perfectly awful.
On the one side it appears that the poor
negroes are murdered or burned out of house
and home by the savage Ku Klux, and on
the other side IL appears that the DOOR whites
are taxed and robbed and ruined by tho
rapacous carpet-baggers In the face of such
drawbacks can it be wondered at that the
currents of emigration from the North and
from Europe cannot be drawn into the South
This is the great question for Southern men to
Observation-Disclosures, poor whites, poor
negroes, Ku Klux, carpet-baggers and all
Where there is no security for life or property
sensible men will not 60.
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WOODS MUSEUM. Broadway corner 36th st. Perform.
ances afternoon and evening.-DAELING.
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NORTHERN MEXICO is almost entirely under
the control of the revolutionists commanded
by Trevino and Quiroga. The former, accord
ing to our special despatch from Matamoros,
is now marching with twelve thousand men
on the important city of San Luis Potosi,
which is bound to fall before so formidable q
force. With the loss Of Matamoros, which is
to be attacked and will probably be captured
by the revolutionists under Quiroga, Juarez's
government will not have vestige of au-
thority in the north, nor any important force to
spare to oppose the threatened march of Ire
vino on the city Of Mexico. On the other
hand, the Texans on the border begin to tire
of the depredations of the Mexican maurau-
ders, and if they carry out their threats of re-
taliation the United States are likely to be
driven before long into armed interference in
Mexica.
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0RANDsOPERA HOUSE. corner OF 9Th nv and asa st.
GERMAN OPERA-IvANHoE.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BOOTHS THEATRE, Twenty third st., corner Sixth Az
JULtUs CKsAR.
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The Heavy SHOWS Of the West-A Warm
ing 10 New Orleans.
Our latest accounts from the great Plains
and the Rocky Mountains from day to
day still add to the melancholy list of
armers, hunters, trappers, miners and trav-
ellers lost and frozen to death in those
terrible Western snow storms, avalanches and
drifts. We are glad to hear, however, that
wagon train of supplies bound for Spotted Tail
and his band at their new reservation made
its journey of two hundred miles without the
loss of man, though the brave men of this
expedition were six weeks on the journey,
cutting in some places through snow drifts
hundred feet deep, and though many of the
men were severely frost bitten and several
dangerously. The SHOWS through which Ma
poleon's grand army had to fight its way in its
retreat from Moscow were mere tri6es COM
pared with these Western drifts hundred
feet deep, and with these binding Rocky
Mountain storms of snow finer than the finest
-four raging for several days and nights in
succession without abatement, and with the
thermometer at twenty degrees below zero.
But what after all this enormous snowfall
from the Mississippi to the Rocky Mountains
what will be the consequences should there be
sudden and general thaw, with the addition
of heavy spring rains over oil that vast region?
The consequences will be such floods down
the great Missouri and the Platte and the
Arkansas and the Red River as will probably
deluge the city of New Orleans. The authors
ties and the citizens OF that prosperous city,
therefore, would do well to consider and to
prepare for this danger in time, or with the
return of June, II not sooner, they may have
more disastrous crevasses than the worst in
the memory of ''the oldest inhabitant."
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NlBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway, between Prince q,
Houston sts.-BLAOK CROOK.
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wALLAoK's THEATRE. Broadway AMI 18th street. =
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adoption of the maritime principles embodied
in this treaty there would be no treaty. We
might wait until we were tired for compensa-
ton; nothing would come but diplo matte cor
respondence. We gain nothing, compare
lively, by these principles, but simply concede
them as our contribution to the peace of the
world.
Will England retire from this arbitration
We do not believe so. Nor should we feel any
to make bargain. They fancied they might
have gained these principles for nothing; they
were willing to pay forty or fifty millions of
dollars but they did not care to be visited
with an indemnity as great as that imposed
upon France. 1t was this fear, inspired by
press which has always shown an amusing ig-
norance on American subjects, that led to the
recent panic. Nothing, to our mind, shows the
value of this treaty to England 80 much
as this very panic. Causeless as it was-in-
sulting in many respects to the United States
as the discussion has proved-they would
never have arisen had not the English bust
ness mind feared there would be the loss Of .
great bargain. While the newspapers
clamored and Mr.. Gladstone lost his temper
the government adopted the policy Of menace.
| We were to be menaced into q surrender by
o repetition Of the policy Of Palmerston
towards China and Turkey and Denmark.
We were to have an Oriental diplomacy.
England might ask us to consider the
| Confederate cotton debt loan, and
we should make no complaint. But
the moment we went beyond the simple line
of the four cruisers, and claimed to strengthen
our case by illustration and argument, and
asked the tribunal to consider the losses to
our commerce, our military and naval ex-
penses and the prolongation Of the wharf.-the
moment we went into consideration Of the
consequences 10 rs Of the unfrlendly course Of
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WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The amount
appropriated upon awards to the South
ern Claims Commission aggregate S349,-
1874, whereof Waddy Thompson gets
SOS, 600. the heirs Of Margaret @. Lee
$4,000. Basil Hall $1,000. No allow
ance was made for the loss, destruction
or occupation OF property, or for Incl
dental or consequential damages. j.
NJ. Best, Of Padueah, Ky, gets $25, 900.
The House committee on naval Affairs
will report, on Thursday evening next,
among other bills, one 70 authorize the
Secretary Of the Navy to construct ten
steam sloops Of war carrying from ten
to fifteen guns Of large calibre, TO be
built Of iron or wood, and appropriat-
ing 100000 for that purpose. A
statement Of the present condition OF
the navy will be reported BY the con-
mittee.
There is considerable anxiety felt Of
the Navy Department 10 bear the result
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BRcoMING DESPERATE.

The St. Louis Republican of yester-
day says, editorialIy; We have reliable
advices from Washington concerning a
bold scheme meditated by President
Grant and his party, to secure his re-
election. This is to be accomplished
through Democratic nomination OF
third ticket at Baltimore, and to have
this nomination made the administration
is exerting itself to the utmost. A num-
Der of influential Southern men have
been invited to Washington, without
being informed what they are to
come for. and some of these gentlemen
are now in that city. Their presence
has led to inquiry, and it has leaked out
that the administration party has made
them this proposition: If they will send
delegations from the Southern States to
Baltimore instructed to demand Dem
ocratic nomination, or to bolt the con-
vention in case it refuses to take that
step. and make nomination, the ad-
party will pass the bill to
refund the cotton tax, grant aid to the
Atlantic and Great Western canal OF
Georgia, and grant aid and subsidies TO
other Southern enterprises and schemes
no before Congress.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May 2l.-Daniel l.. Harris
of Springfield, Mass, president OF the
Connecticut Valley railroad, John Pane
of New York, Amos A. Stone, jr., OF
Cleveland, A. W. Fairbanks, of the
Cleveland Herald, and other gentlemen
and ladies to the number of twenty,
passed through the city last evening on
an excursion trip to California. They
have chartered Pullman car and in
tend to be absent about six weeks.
The famous Sioux chief, Red Cloud
with twenty-seven warriors, arrived here
yesterday afternoon and encamped at
the Briggs House. Mr.. j. W. Daniels,
Indian agent, has charge. Three inter-
prefers accompany them. Two of the
party are women. They left their camp
thirty miles south of Fort Laramie,
Wyoming territory, sixty days ago.
They represent band of 5000 and are
on their way to Washington to interview
the great father. They will visit New
York before they return. They left last
night for the East.
Twenty laborers, hod carriers, en-
ployed on a building corner of La Sale
and South Water streets, struck yester-
day for an advance in wages from two
to two and a quarter dollars per day.
They were promptly discharged and
new men put in their places from the
Bureau.
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Recorders Court.

Thirty cases of misdemeanor were
disposed of by the Recorder this morn
ing. Andrew Jackson, a colored ham
thief, was sent up in default of $4,000
bonds. Archer Copeland, skiff stealer,
was committed under $4,000 bonds.
Robert Collino, a negro, was fined fifty
dollars and sent to jail in default Of
bail, on the charge Of insulting in
most outrageous manner the teachers
and children of the Court street public
schools. The Recorders Court is q ter
ror TO offenders. A little more polit ,
ness on the part Of the sergeant in charge
of the Court toward visitors would not
be out Of place. When Court is on the
eve Of adjournment it is unnecessary to
order hats of in a stentorian tone Of
voice, indicative Of well defined official
authority,
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JERE BLACK.

A report Of a recent interview with
Judge Jere Black concludes as follows:
Well" said the Judge, "Pll tell you
what we are going to do. The platform
put forth at Cincinnati is a broad. fair,
Democratic platform. There is nothing
massive in that Now, il the convention
that meets at Baltimore finds in It's wis
dom that Greeley fits the platform, we
will make the best eight for him We can.
/ have no question bat when the canvass
warns up and men takes sides, as men
are wont 10 do. that the entire Demo
cratic party will be found striving for
the right.
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A DEFEAT.

The adjournment of Congress on the
29th defeats the continuance Of the in
famous habeas corpus act, unless an
other bill can be passed. A dispatch Of
the 18th says "The Senate fears that
the habeas corpus extension bill will fail
in the House, and hence the earnest de-
sire to delay adjournment by recalling
its resolution from the House to adjourn
the 18th inst. The House. having kept
the resolution two months, is not dis
posed to accommodate the Senate, espe-
cially as the House feels pretty conf
dent that no bill giving Grant the power
TO suspend the writ Of habeas corpus
during the Presidential campaign can
be passed. The Democratic members
at least are resolved that there shall be
no such legislation at this session"
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FOREIGN.

LoyDeS, May 2l.-The son Of DR.. Liv-
ingstone, the African explorer, discredits
the statements relative to the discovery
of his father by Mr. Stanley, the CORE
spondent Of the New York Herald. When
last heard from DR.. L. was reported to
have been suffering from severe
wound, received while in engaged in
hunting. The supplies forwarded by
the English Government for the relief
Of DR.. l.. have probably reached Ujiji
by this time, and definite news Of the
whereabouts of the great explorer is ex-
pected upon the return Of the conveying
party to the coast
MADED, May 2l.-Information re-
ceived here from the Carlist trouble is to
the effect that the troops Of The govern
ment have been entirely successful in
recent encounters with the insurrection-
lists. The supporters Of the Pretender
are deserving to the government lines in
large numbers. aud an early restoration
Of order in the rebellious district is con-
fdently looked for.
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Of the action of Captain Davis, of the
United States steamer Wyoming, in
taking charge of the American steamer
Edgar Stewart at Kingston, and convoy
ing her to sea. II the Spanish war
steamer Borgia did follow him, and the
Spanish officer was at oil insolent, the
public need not be surprised to hear the
particulars of a naval battle. The Wy
oming has two eleven-inoh and four nine
inch guns, one thirty and two twenty
four Founders.
Senator Sherman, Chairman Of the
Committee on Finance. is authority for
the statement that il the Senate receives
the tariff bill by Wednesday, it will got
with it by the end Of the week.
This opinion seems to arise from the
fact that the House bill is, in many ofits
features, like the bill which some time
ago passed the Senate, but which the
House declined to pass. That bill, like
the House bill, was on the ten per cent.
scale.
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DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN

A report somewhat extensively circu-
lated in regard to the positions of the
Democratic members of Congress, has
called forth statement Of the truth OF
the matter by the Washington CORE
spondent of the Louisville CourierJour-
nal. The report was to the effect that
sixty Democratic members of Congress
had signed a paper protesting against
the nomination of Greeley at Baltimore.
1t is denied. There is, the correspond
ent referred to writes, entire unaniminity
in agreeing to support the nominee OF
the Baltimore Conyentios, whoever he
may be. But taking the State delega-
tons in alphabetical order, two OF the
three Alabama Democratic members
favor Mr.. Greeley. The single member
from Arkansas is doubtful; while the
one from Connecticut favors the Cincin-
natl ticket, and the one from Delaware
opposes it. All the Georgia delegation
are opposed to Greeley. OF the six
Illinois Democrats but two are inclined
to favor his nomination, and they are by
no means committed The five Demo
cratic members from Indiana are all OPP
posed to him; and it is doubtful it Messrs.
Kerr and Voorhees, would support him If
nominated. Three, possibly four, of the
nine Kentucky representatives believe
it impossible to elect a straight out Dem
ocratic ticket, and favor the Baltimore
coalition. But one of the five Maryland
members in any wise favors the latter.
The single member from Michigan is
doubtful; while all the four Democratic
members from Missouri are virtually for |
Greeley and Brown, some more strongly
than others. All three New Hampshire
members support the ticket. The two
New Jersey Democrats announce that
they will vote against it if nominated.
or the sixteen Democrats from New
York, all but tive are known to favor
Greeley's nomination; and the three
North Carolina members are inclined that
wav. Four Of the five Ohio members
are bitterly opposed to Greeley, aud one
is non-committal. Slater, the only mem
Der from Oregon, indorses Voorhees,
position. The eleven Democrats from
Pennsylvania favor Greeley, with posi-
bly one exception. The six Tennessee
members will stand by the Nashville
Convention, which Endorsed the Cincin-
natl ticket. The four Texas members
are non-eommittal, as are the Virginia
members, all of whom await the result
of the Convention, and will abide by it.
The two West Virginia members support
Greeley, and the two Wisconsin mem
beers oppose him. This is almost as fair
n statement as can be obtained Of the
views of the Democratic members.
They all very generally doubt the pro-
priety Of making speeches in Congress
against any Presidential candidate, or
in favor of any one whose name is to
come before the Baltimore Convention.
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A LONG ROAD.

We learn from Washington that the
House committee on public lands have
agreed TO a bill granting the right of
way through the public lands to the st.
Louis, Salem and Little Rock railroad.
1t provides that from the town Of Cuba,
Crawford county, by way Of Salem to
Little Rock, there shall be granted the
right of way, and also permission to
take from the lands Of the government
gravel and earth TO aid in its construc-
ton. The company is compelled TO
complete twenty miles Of the road with
in two years, and the whole road within
ten years. The bill will be reported to
the House at the first opportunity.
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WELL PUT.

The Philadelphia Age puts this point
remarkably we'll: The late Attorney
General of the United States, Hon.
Henry A. Stanberry, man of educa-
ton, experience and ripe judgment,
has been travelling extensively in the
South, and declares that no man can
witness the acts of the military rulers
in these States, as he has witnessed
them, without becoming satisfied that
~ change of administration and of party
is demanded by the best interests Of the
country. We doubt if Poland in Russia
has suffered so much from hayonet
rule as South Carolina. Incidents Of
personal and political aggravatien
that reach us through intelligent
sources, by Northern men whose bust
ness leads them in the Southern States,
are almost incredible, and stamp the
administration of Grant as libel on
republican government. The Govern
ment at the present time is run for two
purposes-frst, to make money for those
in authority, and, secondly, to force by
money, fraud and bayonets the re-nomi-
nation and reelection of General Grant.
No wonder the nomination of Mr.
Greeley appalled, General Grant, as did
the goary head of 'Banquo' his imperial
murderer. He sees in that the defeat OF
all his hopes, and what is worse, an
examination into his past political his
tory and the Ring which has shaped
his administration and divided the
nlnndern
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FrIghfIuI Accident.

PEoRIA, Ills, May PA horrible
accident happened at the Toledo, Peoria
and Warsaw railroad machine shop last
evening, by which a German named
johnson was instantly killed. He was
engaged in raising car from the ground
by means Of jaek-screws, and elevating
one Of the jacks too high, swung the car
round, causing it to fall over on him,
literally breaking him in two. He lived
about two minutes.
A number of Peoria musicians will
attend and assist in the Boston jubilee
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The Athens Post says: So far as we
have heard any expression from them
the people of this region generally are
satisfied with the action of the Conven-
ton last week in indorsing the Cincin-
matt nominees. We mean, Of course, all
but the extreme Radicals, who believe
that the war of the sections is still
raging, and that Grant was only perpe-
trating a little joke when he said let
us have peace"
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To the citizens Of Shelby county:
When | announced myself, some days
since, as a candidate for Chancellor, !
had no information that it was the pur-
pose Of the Democratic Convention TO
make a nomination for this office.
Nor have / such information now.
observe, however, that all the other as
pirants for this position announce them
selves subject to the action Of this con-
ventiOn.
As It is well understood that nomi-
nee Of this convention would, although
put forward by a political convention,
20 upon the beneh untrammelled by
politics or party, ] beg leave to say that
Il the convention should determine TO
select a candidate for this judicial Office,
| will be subject 10 such action as it may
take. Very respectfully,
- W J.. ScOTT.
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Accidentally shot.

ST. JOINS, N. B., May 2l.-Tom Allen,
the pugilist, accidentally shot Nelson
Adams yesterday morning, resulting in
his death. They were discussing the
merits Of fire arms, and were handling
a derringer, which went Off as Adams
took it from the hands of Allen.