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New-York tribune., 1872-04-27


final passage of Mr.. Finkelnburg's bill, co
sdering the exigcncies of Philadelphia, al
the impossibility of reconcilng differences {
the Tariff question, are very remote.
Vesuvius ia, at last, in active eruption, nj
the imposing spectacle attracts crowds
tourists from all parts of Europe. But Il
volcano is invested with tragic interest no
as already two hundred people have been d
stroyed by the burning lava, and the safety
towns and villages is threatened. The story
IA dreadful one. but the additional rumor tn
sixty over-curious visitors had been killed
showers of stones and ashes is not cOntrm'
by the latest dispatches, and we have fair re
son to believe it unfoundcd. Still, the loss
life has been very great, and the destructit
of vineyards and other property will ents
much priyatiOn on the surviving population.
All honest citizens will rejoice that the lon
continued crusade against the worst form
corruption in our thoroughly corrupt loc
govern ent draws to a successful close. III
report OF the Judiciary Committee on the in
parchment of Barnard, Cardozo, and McCu
was yesterday, on the motion of Mr. AlvOr
who introduced the resolution of inquiry, al
of Mr.. Prince, who, as Chairman OF the J'
dietary Committee, so ably conducted the lor
investigation, made the special order for ne!
Wednesday; so that the large sums of mono
which, according to common rumor, have bee
spent to hasten an adjournment before the sui
mission of the report have been wasted by a
impoverished and corrupt Ring which cann'
afford the expenditure, because no power will
left to it to recover the loss 1t is understood th
the report will be very positive in its languag
and will be signed by seven out of the nil
members composing tho Committee. 1t Onl
required this almost unanimous action Of I'll
Committee, after the positive corruption alread
developed on the /. sesigation, to establish ii
success of NOV lent that is to do MOI
toward securing 20 the people the fruits {
reform than anything that has gone before.
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The Vagaries ofIwakara, Hokepoke
& Coin the washington Hotels.

Correspondence the journal Of Commerce.
II Is hard to tell who is ambassador
and who is servant, Japanese dignity be-
ing q peculiar species Of that article, and
not the kind Of digity we encourage. Be
sides, the "Japs" so much resemble each
other you can hardly tell which Is which,
On Saturday l happened to be In the
Arlington as Mr., Sheckles, the clerk, re-
celved an order for q sick fhnctionary's
meal. He had marked more than.twenty
iacy dishes-that Is, rich things that q
sick Yankee will studl0usly avoid. And he
told the waiter 10 be sure and bring him
plenty Of hard boiled eggs and ice cream.
The other night about II o'clock, three
or four oil them got together in room
and ordered hard boiled eggs and ice
cream for supper. .Sheckless says they
will never get around the world II they
live In other countries as they live here.
They do not seem TO eat much, hut they
live on the most outlandisll food.
They seemed 10 think all the hotels arc
under one management, II VIC may Judge
from their movements. Yesterday q lot
ol them went into the Ebbitt House, took
breakfast, and Walked or without pay
Ing ormaking anyexplanation. Whenthey
first came they were nearly allquarter-
ed at the Arlington. Some went TO other
hotels. Now they are scattered all over
the city, some in hotels, Others in boarding
houses But the principal officers Of the
embassy oil stay at the Arlington. Yes
terday was standing at the office Of the
Arlington when an angularlaced Jap
came up, with baggage on his arm, and
said TO the clerk "Me goin' away. Me
won't be here no more"
"Where are you goine?" said the clerk.
"Me goin' TO Ebbitt House"
"Will you give up your room?"
"No; me and two other fellows goin' !;
free other fellows come from Ebbitt House
take our place"
80 they 60, to the Imperial, Metropo-
Titan. Welckefs, Wormley's and all over.
The hotel keepers like it. They can
make from ten TO twenty dollars average
q day out Of each Jap, from Inwakura 10
to Hokepoke, and II will be found that
the Government will have such bills to
pay for the same Japs for the same time
at two different hotels. II any one hap
pens TO twit them about their curious
antics, they say Me don't care me got
plenty money, and goin to spend it."
Some of them smoke opium almost
continuously. The chambermaids at the
hotel think "it's funny smellen' tobacco
they smoke" They have a bag full of
ivory pieces and q board on which they
pay game that seems to be very amusing
TO them. The other evening party got
together in room and commenced play
ing the game. At intervals, when a
player seemed to be checkmated, they
laughed boisterously, and went through
all sorts of performances. such as turning
hand springs and standing on their heads.
As remarked above, it is hard to tell
from their appearance who are ambassa-
1ors and who followers and servants.
These eccentric freaks are probably the
diversions ofthe latter in all cases.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, March 1G.-A dispatch from
Cannes announces the death in that town
Of George Enstes, formerly a member oi
Congress from Louisiana, and later pri-
yate secretary to Slidell when he was a
Confederate Commissioner to France.
The Assembly Committee to-day sub
mitted report to the Assembly recon-.
mending that Marshal Bazaine be court
martialed for his surrender at Metz.
The Commission Of Pardons having re.
jscted the appeals Of FEEDER, Questel and
Guard, three Communists, convicted of
numbering hostages, they were shot this
morning at SatorY.
Thiers, at the reception yesterday, made
speech on the Roman question, and in
the course of his remarks maintained that
Catholicism is tradition and element OF
strength to France.
Cochin, the Project of the Department of
the Seine, is dead, and Crime has chal-
lenged NJ. Laisset to fight duel.
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UNLESS all ordinary signs fail, there Is
likely 10 be serious trouble during The
coming summer with tho cholera. Al
ready It has broken out among the Brit
ish troops in India-at least o month car.
lier than it has ever done except in year,
made historical by It's rayages. 1t will
be remembered that the dread disease had
Just secured a foothold In New York
when 1t was driven OF by the frosts o.
autumn. London, Paris and the Mediter.
rancan cities arc apprehensive Of a new
outbreak of the epidemic In the spring,
and arc taking steps 10 have their houses
In order before its coming. With the
warning Of last season before them
by the carly appearance Of
cholera in India, 1t will be objectionable
II our American cities do not take early
and thorough precautions 10 resist its
coming. As soon as spring Is fairly open
there should be a general clearing away
Of the garbage and filth Of winter, q
cleansing ofstrees, alleys and tenements,
a thorough repair Of drains, cesspools and
al other noisome necessities pertaining to
private residences. The only general
antidotes to cholera are temperance and
cleanliness, and, with this fact so gener-
lily understood, no city has right to be
Indifferent as to its sanitary precautions.
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CINCINNATI.
The Fight Over the City Apportion-
ment.

The Fight Over the City ApportiOn-
ment.
CINCINNATI, March 1G.-Judge Cox.
this morning, issued an order to Mayor
Davis to show cause why he shonld not
be arraigned for contempt in issuing a
proclamation in re.districting the CITY.
At the conclusion yesterday afternoon
OF the investigation Unto the official con.
duct of Warner NJ. Batcman, U. s. Dis.
trict Attorney for the Southern District
OF Ohio, George W. Sage, ESQ.,, whose
articles in the daily papers led 10 the in.
vestigation, and who has been conducting
the examination Of the witnesses in behalf
OF the Commission, said he desired TO
state that although the allegation Of the
the fact in the published aflicles 10 which
the investigation was directed, had been
supported, he believed. without exception,
by the witnesses whose testimony appears
in the evidence in chief, he thought il
but 0n act Of justice to Mr.. Bateman, and
due TO himself 70 say that by the other
testimony in the case, some Of those
lacts had been negativcd and others so
qualified and modified as To remove
the unfavorablc conclusions which those
facts might, in themselves warrant, and
that lie was satisfied that upon the tcsti.
mony altogether the inference of official
misconduct or improper practices had moi
been sustained.
MIR. Bateman in reply said Mr.. Sage's
conduct of the investigation has been fair
and such as any person intent upon arriy.
ing at the truth would pursue. | think
he has been misled by erroneous informa.
tion and scandal industriously propagated
until he, with other good citizens with no
Ill feeling toward him, was led to believe
1t. ] am not disposed 10 ascribe to him
any improper motive as the occasion OF
his communication to the papers. When
the testimony was closed the Commission
repaired TO the United States Court.room,
and in response to questions submitted by
Commissioner Hawley, Judge Swiney, Of
the United States District Court, bore les.
timony to the promptness, efficiency and
fairness with which Mr.. Bateman had dis.
charged his duties, and said the best cyi.
dence Of the efficiency of the District
Attorneys office was the amount OF bust.
ness disposed of, as reported to tho Dc.
partmcnt at Washington.
The counsel for the plaintiff for an in
junction in the matter OF redistricting the
city, applied before Judge Cox Of the
Common Pleas, against the redistribution
committee.
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Good ON Rntlor.

+ a rather amusing story is in circulation
at tue expense OF the eminent gentleman
from Massachusetts,, commonly called
"Old Strabisrnus." At the Presidents
levee the other night, which was densely
crowded, an DID lady from the interior
somewhere, in iainting condition, re.
questcd her husband to get her an Ice.
Cant be did," responded "hub," in
some irritation; "there amt no refresh
meniS here"
Don't believeit. Didn't We get plenty
at Belknap's the other night% the good
woman said angrily; "now go and gel me
IN ice and some lemonade"
" tell you, now, don't be o fool; there
amt no refreshments; everybody says
o., gruntcd tho lord and master.
= "You are quite mistaken sir" said the
Hon. s. s. Cox, who happened to be near,
ana who never loses an opportunity to
put in joke. 1.-THE President always
provides substantially. There Is his but.
ler, whose business Is to show ladies to
the SUPPER ROOM" and the Hon. little
jester pointed to General Butler. "You'll
lind him a little stnck up and cross, but
you mustn't mind that; tell him TO get
you terrapins."
This was said so gravely that the two
struggled through ihe crowd to where
General Butler stood talking TO some
ladies.
u say, mister, l am told you are the
butler" SAID the man.
"pm General Butler" replied Old 5tra-
blsmus pleasantly, thinking the two some
country people filled with admiration OF
his greatness,
VI don't care whether you are general
butter or not, but my wife wants some
tcrrapins and lemonade" -.
"Sir !" snortcd old B. in amazement and
disgust.
"oh! don't take on airs, old cock.
Come, now, hurry up those terrapins."
You must be drunk, sir you must be
drunkW
mo he ain't," screamedIlhe wife. "He's
q Good Templar; he amt drunk, but l
guess you are" u.......
Roars Of laughter greeted this, In which
s. s. Cox was forced to Join. General
Butler reddened In the face, aid began
putting his checks out in the most violent
manner.
4"I don't understand this extraordinary
conduct What do you want, sir-what
do you want ?" ~
"Terrapins, l tell you"
What do you take me for, you cussed
fool Z" roared Benjamin.
You call me a cussed fool and I'll hit
You on the snout, /" screamed tho man.
AT this juncture an officer Of the police
seized the belligerent husband and led
him away amid much laughter Butler,
turning suddenly, saw the mischief.
81 say, Cox, did you do thatr"
"Well, yes, I'm afraid did"
"Well, lowe terrapins, and III payyou,
mind that-l'll pay you"
And the two walked lovingly away.
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GLYcERNE AND NITRO o-GLYCERINE.-
Glycerine is the sweet principle of oils
and fats. It is made by boiling oil with
litharge and water until the acids of the
oil arc converted into lead salts, which
are insoluble, while the glyccrine remains
in solution. Nitro-glycerine is prepared
by dissolving glycerine in mixture Of
equal measures Of the strongest nitric and
sulphuric acids, previously cooled, and
pouring the solution in thin stream, into
q large body of water. The nitry.glyce-
aine Is then precipitated as q colorless
heavy oil. II u drop OF nitro .glycerine
be placed on an anvil and struck sharply,
It explodes with very loud report; and
II q piece OF paper moistened with 1t be
struck it blows into small fragments. On
the application of a flame or q red hot
iron to nitro-glycerine, 1t burns quietly,
and when heated over lamp in the open
air. 1t explodes but feebly. In o closed
vessel, however, it explodes atabout three
hundred and sixty degrees Fahrenheit
with great violence. II Is often ignited
like gunpowder under water, by means Of
a wire and galvanic battery.
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A Generous Example.
From Applcton's journal.

From Applcton's Journal.
D. Appleton & Co. have. in Brooklyn,
one OF the largest printing and binding
establishments in the world, where they
employ nearly six hundred persons In
many ways besides the regular and un.
failing payment Of good wages, the firm
have contributed liberally 10 the comfort
and welfare Of its employees. Their latest
arrangement for this purpose is one by
which they furnish at cost, to all who are
connected with the bindery and printing
office, a hot dinner every day, consisting
ol meats and vegetables, bread and butter,
and tea and coffee. The price charged
for this is twenty cents, which is not more
than half what Is charged by the cheapest
restaurants. Those Of the employees, thcre.
fore, who have depended on restaurants for
their dinners, save by this arrangement
more than dollar week, and get also q
plentiful and wholesome meal OF the best
materials. The firm also furnish to those
who want 1t good ale at three cents q glass,
the usual price at the New York restau-
rants being ten cents. To those OF the
employees who prefer 10 cooperate and
take the management and furnishing of
their own meals, the room, the fuel, and
the utensils for cooking, arc furnished by
the firm free OF cost. By this arrangement
it is obvious the employees will be able to
get their dinners at the very minimum of
expenditure. EI7 .E
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LOUISVILLE.

LouTsyILIE, March III. G. BischOff,
keeper Of saloon in the eastern portion
OF the city, shot himself last night. Cause
supposed to be temporary insanity.
Detective Nicely brought here yesterday
from Steubenvllle, o. D. Q. Dunn; charged
with forging the name Of NJ. NJ. Muldoon,
oil this city, to bill oil exchange year
ago, and afterwards stealing two bills OF
exchange on Spencer & Moore, Of Gin
Cinnatl. After the examining trial Dunn
forfeited his bail and eludeG the officers
till arrested at SteubenVitle Friday.
St. Pstrick's day was celebrated appro.
priately with religious exercises in the
Catholic Churches to-day. The Irish So.
cieties and citizens will have q grand pro.
cesslon and banquet tomorrow.
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ST. LOUIS.

sr. Louis, March 97.--The Touring
mill of clearinghouse " Bro, was burned
tllls morning Loss on building, $4,000;
Tue first public meeting of the Inter.
nationals, was held hero at Turner'S Hall
today, Some three or four hundred ner.
sons were present. anil speeches were
A bill was introduced in tho Senate
yesterday, which practically abolshes tho
death penalty, by leaving the mode OF
punishment n,la y, TO the Jury, SO far as to decide
oned for life.
The total loss by tho fire this morning
was $6O,00O Insured IN the Andes, Of
Cincinnati, North American, Phoenix,
and Washington Mutual, Of St. Louis,
5000 each; Springfield Fire, Hartford
Fire, Peoples, Worcester, and North
g. Louis Mutual, $25,OO each. Total
TDD ,UUu,
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THE Chicago Republican makes a
strong appeal TO the'business mon OF that
city, in favor Of establishing manufacto.
ries and dock yards for the building Of
the iron vessels, which within a few years
must supplant the wooden marine OF the
Great Lakes. Says the Republican
"We have a splendid water carriage
between here and Lake Superior. The
iron ore is there and the coal is here. Let
US utilize both for the use of an industrial
agent Of the most vital importance to
Western interests. Buffalo and Clevc-
land should not be allowed to outstrip
Chicago in the direction of one of the
most promising branches of manufactures
at present known TO civilization"
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The Rebellion in Mexico.

NEW York, March lO.-A special from
Matamoras says General Mejia, the Mexi.
can Minister Of War, telegraphs the re.
capture of Zacateas, from the City Of
Mexico, on the 4th. He had received an
official telegram from General Roche,
dated at Zacateas. On approaching the
city Roche encountered the rebels under
Trevino, on the hills in the vicinity. He
attacked the enemy, routed them, and
captured all their infantry, artillery trains,
and great numbers Of prisoners. The
cavalry alone escaped. The Government
horse were in pursuit.
Saturday night a fire was discovered in
a building, No, 720 Market street. The
stock A. Mayer, proprietor, was destroy
ed. Valued at SO, 900, insured for $780,
1t was showing here up to9 o'clock this
afternoon.
st. Patrick's day was observed in the
Catholic Churches. No outdoor display
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CINcINNvT1, March 1G.-River II feet
and stationery. Arrived-Kitty Hegley
from Arkansas river; ArgUsy, from Pitts
burgh. Departed-AlleghGny Belle, for
Wheeling.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1G.-Arrived-Ncllie
Rogers, Peoria; Capital City, Vicksburgh;
Continental, New Orleans River rising
slowly. Weather cloudy and cool.
LOUISVILLE, March 1G-River rising
slowly, with 8 feet; 2 feet in canal, and 4
feet in chute. Weather cloudy and cool.
LoUsvfiGE, March 17.-Thc river has
fallen 4 inches; Is s feet 9 inches in the ca.
nal; Q feet 2 inches in the chute, Wealth.
er clear and cool. Arrived-Bermuda,
Emma Q. Elicit, from Cincinnati; Henry
CLAY, Wilson, Pittsburgh. Departed
Bermuda, Emma @. Elliott, TO Memphis;
Alice Dean, Cincinnati.
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THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
Sumner to Preside.-.What Greeley
SAYS About Platform.
Special Telegram to tho Intollgenccr.

Sumner to Preside--.What Greeley
Says About Platform.
New YORK, March 16.-The 1fi6dInGs
Washington special, says Charles Sumner
has consented TO attend the Cincinnati
Convention, and preside over its dellbera-
tions.
Horace Greeley in an editorial on the
Cincinnati Convention, says If free trade
is to be made plank in the platform, he
asks to be counted out. All he asks is
that there be left q freedom to all classes
on economic questions.
A Denlal-.Mr. Sumner will not Pre-
side.
CINCINNATI, March 1G.-The Times and
Chronicle this evening, publishes denial,
which says Is upon the authority OF sena-
tor Sumner, to tho effect that he has
neither consented, nor been asked TO pre-
side over the Cincinnati Convention, and
that with the present opinions will de.
cline to do anything Of the kind.
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

War Between England and Uruguay.
LONDON, March 1G.-It Is reported that
England and Uruguay have come 10 omen
rupture, and that 6ll friendly relations
between them have ceased.
LONDON, March 17.-Thc London o..
Serrer states that at the meeting Of the
Cabinet yesterday the reply 10 Lord Gran
ville's note was read and discussed. It
produced u favorable impression, and was
regarded as opening up further negotia.
tions in regard to the treaty OF Wash.
ington.
A meeting is TO be held tomorrow
night in this city to commemorate the
anniversary OF the Communist uprising
in Paris.
A coal train ran of the track near Car.
diK Thirty cars were wrecked, and a
cottage near the track, was demolished.
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Elevator Burned at DufaIo.

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 1O.-Thc Ohio
Street elevator, owned by the Eric Rail-
road company, and leased TO the Clark
Townsend company, was wholly burned
this morning, together with $500 bushels
of grain. The fire Is believed 10 be tho
work Of an incendiary. There was no
insurance on the elevator, but the grain
was fully insured. The loss on the build.
ing Is $4,000.
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The editor of the Eagle, published in
Berks county, Pennsylvania, says the
Berks Democracy will never consent TO
the passive policy, and that If such con.
cessions arc asked Of II the county will
surely so for the Philadelphia nominee.
This Is all nonsense. No matter what
policy the Democratic party may adopt,
those ot the Berks coudty Democracy
who are represented by the Eagle will vote
lor Gen. jackson next November, just as
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MEETING or olL PRopucRns.
Senator Upton on the Cincinnati
Convention.

CINCINNATI, March Ex-senator Tin.
ton, of Nebraska, arrived here last night
to consult with the leaders Of the Liberal
movement in regard to the May Convcn.
tion. In an interview with q reporter
ofthc Times and Chronicle, he named Gar.
field, Of Ohio, and Dawes, Of Massachu.
sets, leading Republican members Of The
House, who were known to be secretly in
sympathy with the anti Grant movement
in the Republican party. He says Trum.
bull Is his first choice for the Presidency,
but that the convention here will probably
decide on Davis,
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IT is positively asserted that the Glove
crop Of the Island of Java has been COM
plclely destroyed by storm. We can
manage to worry along without cloves,
but what are those poor men to do who
are obliged 10 be at the "Lodge" nearly
every night till 2 A. NJ, and then go home
suffering from the toothache or some.
thing, and haveno Glove 10 chew to con-
ceal The fact from their loving wives ?
Here Is where the destruction Of the Glove
crop Is going to strike the hardest!
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A MAN was arrested in Lancaster,
Pa, last week, who candidly acknowl;
edged that he had never done a days
work in his life, although he was forty.
one years Of age. After travelling through
the greater portion Of Europe aS a profes.
sional beggar, he came 10 America
several years ago, where he has since
pursued his vocation with varying sue.
cess. He boasts of having obtained
much valuable information regarding the
station houses and jails of every country
he has visited.
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REMAINS, supposed TO be those of LEIGH
ardt, the Australian explorer, have re-
Gently been discovered In the interior
about thirteen hundred miles from Bris'
bane. Leichardts exploring expedition
started in 1S4S, and was never heard o.
afterwards.