S I * * V* , GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor. VOLUME XXIII-NO. 81. , the national haen- GERFEST. THE ‘ AWARD OF FRIZES. A PRIZE TO THE PHILADELPHIA YOIJNG MALSNEECHOB. the PBIZE concert. (Correspondence of tlio Plilln. Xrcniiur Bulletin.J; UALTiMOBE,JuIy 13th.—As predieteAin my letter of yesterday, the prize concert attracted aff immense audience to the Maryland Insti tutei Long . before, eight o’clock, seats and aisles were filled with an eager and expectant crowd.' If any were drawn thither by a desire to see our Washington dignitaries, they were doomed'to disappointment. The more know ing ones were not surprised to learn that, at the' proper moment, a telegram was ceiyed ; from the President,, to the effect that othey ; engagements would prevent hint troth the Interim tional (?) (Singing- Festival. As the entry of the distinguished personages whose presence had been promised might have had the un pleasant effect of interrupting the progress of a most delightful concert, it was as well, per- , haps, that their business detained them. Those who were determined to see “potent seignore” had a chance to indulge their curiosity by a glimpse of lesser dignitaries, for Gov. Bowie and various members of his staff were bn "hand, and sat through the concert as if they enjoyed it. The competing societies had been divided into two classes, the first including those with more than forty-six members. The programme began with the second class associations. Of these the first on the list was the Concordia, of Philadelphia, which numbered twenty-nine performers. The second was the Liedcr tafel, of your city. Owing to the hustle and confusion caused by tire late comers and by the unrest of the large audience,which had not .vet fairly settled itself into a proper mood for listening, thoir singing foiled to create any Impression. During the second chorus the piano passages were sung so softly that they were scarcely audible at any distance from the stage; while further down they were not heard at all.' N 0.3. Mozart-Vemn, of New York This organization marshalled 38 members. Their singing was excellent. They gave the “Iw; . Waldc lasst uiWb sehweifcu,” by Aht, with spiri t, and showed that they can boast of many; beautiful voices. Their Intonation was excel lent, and their song tlie first to elicit hearty ap plause. Cnfortundtely, the otherwise pleas ing effect of their jx*formance was marred by a break on the part of the solo bass. ’lio. 4. Tlie Sangerlmnd;of Brooklyn. (40 members) sang a “Beiter-lied,” by Oherhoffer. The composition, more difficult than any which had preceded It, was beantffnily given, both as to spirit and intonation. No. 5. Saiigerbund of Washington (34 mem bers), FrnhUngscher, by Aht. Want of space • forWdsmy giving yon a detailed account of the other numbers on the Suffice it to say, that the general impression seems to he that of the second class societies the prize was carried off by the Beethoven Mannerchor of ./ New York, who numbered 45 performers, and sang the delicious “Fruhling uud Liche,” by W. H. Veit. The Hoboken Quartette Olub also distin guished themselves, but did'nofrsing as well as at the last Sangerfest. In the second part of the programme we had the larger societies. Strange it- seemed that the Arion and tin* Liederkraua, of New York, should sing choruses on which they had ' already obtained prizes at other festivals Their course in ibis, is severely censured by some, and has in fact done much to bring the system of prize-singing into temporary dis grace. It has been already suggested that the competition excites the ambition, tlie vanity, And soihetimes the envy of the singers, at the expense of the musical and social element of the Siihgerfest, The Diederkranz singing was, by popular accord at least, the best. Betwcn the Arion, of New York, the Young Miimierclior, and the Sailgerbund, of Philadelphia, honors are easy, •with the-chances in favor of the Young Mau nerchor, which sang an exceedingly ungrateful composition by Liszt, in most excellent style. /The tiedertafel der Freieu Gemeinde sur prised even their friends by their satisfactory performance. Tho Society contains good voices, and sang with the nicest attention to light and shade.. To-day, the partisans of the various societies are not a little anxious as to •the decision of the judges. The result will not be announced until to-morrow, when I hope to be able to inform you that at least one of the prizes has been awarded to Philadelphia. You are by nb means to imagine that tho members of the Northeastern Sangerbund go to bed with the chickens. After the concert, last night, the Germania Mannerchor gave a banquet to the societies entertained by them. At the new Assembly rooms the Baltimore Liederkrnnz welcomed all singers to a supper. "What with singing and speeches and social converse, the occasion was a most delightful one, and it was not until a late hour that the assembly broke up. To-night wo are to have the United Singers for the first -time, with the following pro gramme: * 1. Overture—Robespierre...........BvLittolf.- Festgedrict—Pesfrpoem. .Becited by Dr. Heinrich Windwart. -; -2. Das Kirshlein—The Chanel ~-.;.15y Becker. By the Singers of New York, gonnenaufgang—God. V. C. Schulze— Sunrise. By Mamma. By the United Singers. ... 4. ZumWalde—Unto the Forest, . By J. Herbeck. By the Singers of Philadelphia. . ■ ... i-aut n. 3. FestUverture.....'......... .By Holinstock. 2. Hymnus—Hynui. .By H. Mohr. By the United Singers. 3: Hyinne an den Gesaiig .Von Fr. Bopp, Gelcroento Preis Composition—First Prize Goxnposition.......Vo.n Herrman Frank. Sung by the Singers of Baltimore. _4._Sieges-Gesaiig der;l3eijfeichou_naeh,tltsr ' of Victory" —Poem by F.'Dahn.- ....Franz Abt. Sung by the United Singers. ' - r lCorreapoiiilcuco of tlio ABsocintod Prcfs.r The Award of Prines. ' Bai.tISIOKK, - July 14.—The judges of tho -prize-singing of the Siingerfest w.ere in sessiori PAHT I. until after one o’cleek last night. Their award has not yet been made public, but if lias leaked out'thatithe.prizes to. the Unit ciassJurtteibeen giyen—the first to the DeutecherXiederkinntz of Kew York, seventy-four singers,' ; ‘‘Sow Came Love;” and the second prize to tlie Junger Mannerchor of Philadelphia,sixtyi two singers, - who sang Liszt’s March of Midnight. Tlie prizes to the second class were awarded —the first to the Quartette Club, of Hoboken, thirty-one singers, who sang “ The Poet’s Graveon the Banks of the Rhino,” and the second to the Kangerbimd of Washington; D. C., thirty-four singers, who sang “Greet ing to Spring,” Tlie prizes to each class are the same, •; tlie' flrst being •' grand ' pianos of Knabe’s manufacture, valued at 5i,500 each, and the secofad prizes grand pianos of Gaehle’s manufacture, valued at SI,OOO each. Tlie ex-, citmeht and rejoicing of the .successful sbr defies are .very great. The award of the judges, especially to the first class, is univer sally satisfactory. ... ~ i l A procession' of all the singing societies, and many visitors, over a mile in length, with ban ners, flags and bands of music, is now march ing through Baltimore street, on the, way to i Sehiitzen Park, where an address will be made ! in English, by Hon. R. C. Barry, and in Ger man by Dr. Rapp, of the Baltimore Wecker. ! The day is sultry, but a fine breeze prevails. THE POOKIUa OF STEW YOBK. Highly Interesting Statement*. Tlie N. Y. Tribune to-day contains the fob lowing rather rough but 5 exceedingly instruc tive article: The x»ublication of- income lists not only fur nishes food for the curious, hut it disabuses tlie public mind about the incomes of function aries in and about the City Hall. It has been heretofore the popular belief that the poorest member of the Board of Aldermen made at least 550,000 per annum from his position, through street contracts, held by relatives, and otheT little • ‘Vjobs ” well known to our citizens who suffer by them. ■ The income list completely explodes this idea, and vindicates the purity ol our city government. We notice that ohr Coroners, though they hold many ’quests, don’t make any money, which we very much regret, as tlielr official duties must l»e exceedingly unpleasant. But we must be peimitted to express our surprise at the fact of tlieirsmall fees, as ah ex-Coroner in whoniwe liave much confidence makes . the grim, state ment that the custom heretofore ' has been (and New York city officials are apt to Improve; upon money-getting cus tomST that when Coroner No. 1 finds a body in the river he holds a ’quest upon it, andsends it along to No. 2, and so it goes on through the ■ whole list .Of Coroners. When - finally “sat Upon” it must be, as Mr.Mantilinl would ex press it, “a demnition damp, disagreeable body.” Since we have,published the names of nearly forty thousand citizens of New York and vicinity who have each returned a taxable income for the year 18G8, it seems no more Ilian fair and just to name next a few of the poor fellows who had no Income to return fdr that year. \! '' We have a gentleman living up town in a splentlid Fifth avenue house, who lias never returned a dollar of taxable income. He swears that lie pays $5,000 rent for Ins house; that he is worth one and one-quarter million dol lars, mostly in Teal estate; that be re ceived last year $9,000 from rents, and paid alwur, $7,000 for taxes and $5,000 interest oil mortgages; that it costs him about $30,000 per annum to live, and that he obtains the neces sary funds by the occasional sale of a lot of ■ ground, nil of which he owned previous to the passage of the Income Tax law. He avers that /lie does not believe the Incomelawto bo cori /stitutional, and would therefore justify any body in swearing to anything to escape its provisions. He is a red-hot, Democrat, yet a ; gentleman in appearance. In the affidavit fine he can beat a Tammany Hall canvasser of elections, and give him odds. To tlie Assessor he is exceedingly suave, and answers questions, however prying, with a readiness that completely throws his questioner off his guard. He never allows his temper to become ruffled, except when lie spurns with honest indignation; the slightest insinuation against his' patriotism. These bursts are generally followed by a melancholy shaking of the head, as, with down-east and sorrowful eyes, he deplores in broken voice the sad state of his beloved country. Recovering from the effect of his overwrought feelings,- ho takes up the pen and dashes offa bold signature to the affidavit, in which ho swears that lie is too poor to pay Ills “ beloved country” any income tax. He is as polite as a dancing-master; as„ wordy as the dictionary, and in figuring down bis income to “ nothing taxable” can distance the Arithmetic Man of the World in his hap piest flights of evolving Democratic victories out of figures which to common minds repre sent Democratic disasters. Further up-town we find one of the City Fathers of Aldermamc Boole-ring fame. In l(s«2, when ho was first elected Alderman of the Ward, he was worth about $(>,000. To-dav the records of the Register’s office show that he holds not less than $BOO,OOO worth of solid real estate in this city; yet he lias never returned in any one year since the Income law took effect more than $OOO taxable income. Poor fellow! to have the care of so much property and receive so little benefit from it i Then we have an ex-Mayor, who is reputed to be tho unfortunate owner of more than one million dollars worth of real estate, some of which is leased to the city at exceedingly re munerative prices. But the poor man never profits by it, for he has never had a single dol lar of taxable income. In an up-town' mansion lives one of our Su pervisors, who formerly resided in the Tenth Ward, but came originally from “ north of the Tweed,” as may he seen by the coat-of-ariris engraved upon certain silverware presented by the Americas Club. In 1800 he could har,dly pay the rent of the very plain house in which heaved. Since then lie has been engaged in the business of running 1 the Tammany Hall Machine, together;: with a the offices of Senator. Supervisor, De puty Street Commissioner, and other pleasant positions too numerous to mention. According to tlie returns which he has made to the Assessor since 1802, he is in point of in come still a very poor man. Itis currently re ported/ indeed, that within tlie past year he has purchased over $BOO,OOO worth of real es tate; and he has the reputation of being a mil lionaire. But with {ill this property, tlie un fortunate owner had no taxable income for the past year. a. A '■ - A gentleman liViugin Forty-ninth street, re puted, to be worth half a million 4 in real estate and living in. a hopse worth $OO,OOO, lias riot, j been able to pay any income tax during tho I ■ past,Avo years. Since. 1802 no class of men i are supposed to have been more generally suc cessful than builders and speculators in real ! estate, yet many of tlio most 'prominent 'of these return no income, which jiroves, of course, that tlie inquisitive public greatly over f'.es.timate »tbeir-neigh-- ] Among those wlio do not appear upon tho i official lists published in tho 'Tribune, and who i, of course must, with the exception of two,or | three indicated,-have returned no taxable in come, or made no returri.at all (.which /means about tiiosnirie thing,to the Treasury), are the following poor men: > PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1869. Fcniundo flood, BI.C. liciyumiji Wood, ; , s , ' Win .M.TuwdjSiqK'rvisor. •Ininr-o O/Brieji. Sheriff. JncoO Y.'iiiilorjHiid. Terrence Karlcy, Aider man. ThonmslfcSfnims. ■ ■■ St or Slurp),). , Fitzpatrick, ills O’Brilly. Iticlmrd B. Connolly, Con troller. • ’ Michael Connelly, Register, $(3O. , Charles Devliniex-Stroet Commissioner. Jan. Cunningham,Assistant ■ Aldmnati. John Bipore, Alderman. . TlioxntiH Cema»,-AMcnuan. Kdtfard Cuddy, Alderman. Hupli O’Brien,!Alderman; Anthony Bliller, Ahlermnn. Tims. Connor, Alderman. .Fred. Hopper, Alderman. Jos.E. Coulter, Alderman. Geo. McGrath, Alderman. . .Inlm BleOniule, Alderman. (Jen. W. McLean, 6tr; Com. . Bichard O'tlorman, Corpo* ’ ratlnisCouhsel. , Thomas Dunlap, Collector of City Bavcnue. Alex. W ur,(,Superintendent of Lttudsahrt l’hiccs. Henry A. Childs, Superin tendent of the. Bureau of IE e pairs ami Supplies. Clins. U.Kolhfleisch. .Noah A-Childs. - Aaron J. Vnnderpoel. AnßUsttis K. Brown. George Shea. Waldo'Hutchins. Ahraham B. Lawrence. K.X*. MrCarthy. Grate. Nathan. Clarence AVSeward. Edwin W. Stoughton. Samuel J. Tildeu. Kelson J,Waterbary. ■ THE HOnSIOSiS DEFIANI. Important Interview Between Senator Trumbull and Brigham Yonne—Tlie Prophet Threatens to Expel Oovern ment Offleers From Etab—One of the Enactments of Congress, to be NnlllHed- { Despatch to tho ChiCago Tribune.] , : : j ;/! ; Salt Bake, July 11,—Yesterday morning ex-Govemor Oglesby, Senator Trumbull, and several other gentlemen of the commercial party, called on the Governor.'of the Territory, Mr. Durkee, and paid their respects. The other territorial officers called on' our party and placed their services at our disposal. A til o’clock we called on' Brigham Young; at Ills residence, whebthe' spokesman, GoL James H. Bowen, made a brief address,saying in substance, that we congratulated him upon the auspicious completion of the railway, which has relieved the Mormons of their prof •found isolation, brought them in contact with the -Gentiles, cheapened the cost, of -their goods, and increased tlie purchasing power of their labor. He referred to the assist ance they , rendered in building ‘■■'{the road, and the commercial objects ■of tlie visitors; complimented the Mormons ;on their; material prosperity, and; acknow ledged the value of tlie important art of irri gation, which they had taught, the Gentiles, whereby the great American desert ■was inade to blossom as the rose', and to yield rich fruits in their season.- The prophet, ;;in; behalf of himself and disciples, briefly * welcomed thS party, s]ioke warmly of the aid; the Mormons had given in building the railroad; and said their aim was to' press on diligently to perform; the part al r lofted to them in the drama of' life, havingeverih view the rights of man and social independence. Colonel Bowen then in troduced the geutlemen of the party. and a general conversation ensued,' lasting an hour. As Senator Trumbull was bidding adieu to Air. Young, the lattcri remarked /that, on re turning to Congress, he’ihiglit heart of some person being put out. of the Territory, and; if done, he might be sure itwouldbe for jnst and good reasons. If such Federal ; officials are sent ;here as sometimes have conte, they will be guilty, and in aii orderly way put out of Utah, for good eause. t Senator Trumbull—Before you take any step of that kind, allow, me to request that you make known yonr grievances to Presi dent. Grant He is a jnst man, intending to do justice to all; but he will not permit a viola tion of law to go unpunished.,- It will not be safe to molest ptiblieiofficers in the discharge of their duties. ~, , ■ = Brigham Young—What more 11111110 do for us than .Johnson did? „ General .Grant has re inoved the only officer here who was a Alor mou, and for no reason save tliathe was a Mormon. The United States judges who were here some time ago acted badly. I told them what I thought of them nnd they left. Senator TnAnbull—You will promise obedi ence to tlie Constitution and tne laws of the Union? Brigham Young—Adherence to the Union, certainly. One enactment of Congress, how ever, we shall not obey; that is the one forbid < ling iioi vgamy. It is not right to interfere in that matter. It is much better for a man to have several wives,support, honor and cherish them, than it is for a man to deceive one and .cast ofi', disown and refuse to support her. Senator Trumbull—-That is a matter about which we must differ. Wo think the national government and the States can rightfully pass laws against bigamy, and justly punish the of fence. All the States make a plurality of wives a criminal offence. Brigham Young—Yes; all the States have laws on the subject, rind Utah, when a State, will have an equal right to make laws .-pro tecting polygamy. Until we came here the subj ect of polygamy was not broached. It was not until we had.. a reyelatunroiT the subject. We think we ought not ti/be interfered with in this matter, as it is nolbody’s business but our own. We have about 70,000 people. Con gress thinks we are unable to take care ofotuv selves as a State. Wliun we number 300,000, as we soon shall, I think we shall be admitted into the Union. Senator Trumhull concluded tlie dialogue by remarking that the laws, at all events, must be obeyed and upheld, andthrit' the Chicago party was here on a commercial, and not a po litical errand. v . , ■ ; Mr. Young’s remark about • expelling Fed oral officers from the, territory who do not please him, and his declaration that Mormons would not obey the law of Congress against bigamy, created considerable sensation among tlie members of the. party. In the afternoon the excursionists visited the four Walker brothers, ex-Mormons, and the leading riiercliants In the Territory. Wo received a princely entertainment. Toasts and speeches were in order for a couple of hours. Most of the Federal officers were present, besides many leading Gentile citi zens. There was some plain talk, and all agreed that tho national riiilway rendersiit now entirely vci|hin the power of. the Govern- to entorcb the laws and protect Aineri can citizens here, wliicli has not hitherto been tile ease ; and that Grant is just the man to enforce the laws of the land. , To-day we all went to the tabernacle, where Brigham .Yoring preached. Ho delivered an elaborate' discourse in defence of Mormon doctrines and practices, hut made no threats against the government. Brigham Young has. not returned tho visit of the excursionists, or - called on any of the eminent; gentlemen in it ; nor do his disciples seem to care about cultivating trade relations with the Gentile merchants. They treat the excursionists with cold and distant politeness, and rexiel rather than invite advances. „.,,ii.A-Stokes-editoF,»in-.Tonnessee,-thus-pays.-, liis compliments to a confrere wlio ; advocates the election of Governor Senter: “The diabolical corruption of Pearne 'knows no height, no depth, no width, no breadth. In him is concentrated ailthe vilqcontauiinations which make -up a fiend, incarnate.. Such; is Pearne) of the Knoxville Whig,'a defamer; a blackguard, a slariderer.”. OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. Bernard Jtapith, Receiver of r.'-Taxca.r;; £■* ? ;*■•s •- Cliarlcß A. Bwilke, Deputy -Buporintendent of the Bu rcuu of Kepairs und Snp-:. plies. iHiuvcEdivarrlflrSnpcrintend-j cut 61 Bureau of ltoads. , Patrick* it'aniollf* Superin intendcut of Markcts. . James Hayos r Supervisor nnd .Superintendent of Bfreet Improvements. . t Tliomas C.FIeMs T Corpora-, tlmi Attorney and Com ' mlßsluuerofUenttalPnrkr Andrew J. Itogon* <com monly called Jack Rogers; for short), Public Admin-; r istfator'. ai«L, ex-M. ,C.i Carpet i bnggor''froi&- Now : Jersey, ..• • .'■; JiiUn',Fox, Supervisor, Al derman ana Member of Congress. ; .* Wm; ecbimor T Coroner. ? Cornelius Flynn, Cproncri Aaron B. Rollins.’ Coroner I Jolm BldrrisseyvH;. C. ‘ i James Brooks,M. C. Harvey,C. Calkin,.M.-€» ? AVillimu Hitchmiin,, ox- Spmkorof the Assem&ly and Tax* Commissioner. ..•? TltomnsJ. Creamer,.Scna torond TaxCoininisslouetl John J. Brtulley i Bcnator. H. W. Gcncti Senator; : s Manton Marble. i James B. Craig. >• Sidney Webster. George Ticknor Ciftris. James M. Sweeney. William Cantilwell. Horace P;Whltuey. Frank Leslio. PhilipJJ. Jouchimsen. JohnEi DOvelln. WilUam M; Bvarts. James W. Gerard, James,W. .Gerard, Jr. « THE BliinLl TIOK IK CUBA—-A I.ETTEB FKOAI THE CIBAK YOMHAKIihIt-IK CHIEF.'-<y" ~*■■; j New* Direct from qnesadn’s Hcadqunr <em«t Mmiitlan—The Trnth t'oncebn lng Kcccnt Engfagennent*—-The Bja. verj/ Endurance nnd tlnei’oss of tlie Ao tolefiiol«Ue»«of Freedom. j * 'Knowing on the 12tli that the Spanish troops had landed near Puerto Padre, I went in that direction, thinking.tliat, they had.conie to reinforce'tlie garrison of Das Tunas. .On the ■ morning of the 14th we marched' to Son Manuel and to Maniabon, where we . tpok breakfast, and made a junction with citizen General Peralta with a part of liis forced, knowing the enemy to be near., Upon seeing them w'e crossed the river; dud I ordered the riflemen of the escort, under the command of ,; Gblonel Varona and General Mariuol, to form in lineon the right; and General Peralta, with his .troops, to do tin* sam.e on the left, placing the rest of the troops under* the. orders of, General Garcia and. Colonel : Boza at, convenient points, IVe . were ' not in ambuscade, neither had wo any advantage in gi‘otmd;since the enemy occupied ar position higher than otirs. A heavy shower casaci on at ; the same time, rendering useless a large part of our am munition that was not under cover. ; Notwith standing these disadvantages bur, troops fought with such bravery that the enemy Were struck with fear and disorder, and particularly on ac count of the heavy losses he had suffered. A want of ammunition prevented our destroying tlie whole of the enemy’s force. . In this glorious aflitir our troops behaved ex ceedingly well, particularly the riflemen,under the orders of Col. Varona. The losses of the enemy were above a hundred killed, wounded andjprisoners. Prom some ,of the last I got all tne infonnation I desired in order to com pletely defeat their plans; In vain,- however, did we wait for them; since they were thor oughly frightened and dare not venture out side .their works,where they badsought shelter from the heavy rain. They found little shelter, however, forj foreseeing the event, I had ordered tile destruction of all their hnts. I knew this morning When I had halted at a short distance from this place that a column of the enemy was approaeliing from Das Tu nas to reinforce their comrades. The arms of the Republic acquired new glory anil a com plete victory, the enemy becoming completely demoralized by an.attack with machete in hand led by Coi. Varbnb, who pursued them until he had expended all his own Cartridges and those that they had taken, of the enemy; the'day before. This'splendid and last attack was directed by Cols. Villar and. Varona. . 11l the first (•ncounter the Cubans fought without entrenchments of any , kind, and with coolness, and lost only one. Adjutant Eduardo Montajo wounded in the leg. In the second engagement we lost twenty-five killed and wounded. In regard to the losses,of the enemy; they were at least one hundred in the first and one hundred and fifty in the second encounter; They left sixty dead on the field. ; The Republic has a right to ■ feel .satisfied with .the bravery, endurance .and success of her sons in these engagements, putting the euemv as they did to a disorderly tight. : Tlie patriotism of tliis department, bwifig to the skill and bravely of its officers and the courage and discipline’ of its troops, finds it unnecessary to accept itbe fratefnal ofler of the . troops of Camagney , and it has sent hack the brigade of Col.lioza, one of the bravest vete rans of our army. Del this, worthy soldier go from ns with liis well-won laurels, feeling,sure that the soldiers of the. Eastern State will strive with him for the honor and salvation of their country. Our country and liberty! ; • Manukl Qukhada. , Francisco Aguilera, Secretary of War. MEXICO. Minister Nelson Presents His Credentials to President Juarez. Mexico, Sunday, June 27, 18C0.—On the morning of the 26th of June : Minister Rose erans introduced Hon. Thomas H. NeLson to ' President Juarez, and also delivered to the President his letter of recall, accojnpanied by the following remarks:. BEMAItKS OF JIIXISTER UOSECRANS. Mr. President : I have the honor to present to you from the President of the United States of America this letter of my withdrawal from this mission. lam authorized to repeat the assurances of the cordial good-will of the peo ple of the United States toward the Mexican Government and people. Permit me to add the expression of my own best wishes for the welfare of Mexico, and to say that my residence among you has strengthened rather than diminished that desire.for the freedom, progress and pros perity of your country, under her own auto nomy, winch I am sure is shared by the great body of my fellow-citizens, and to assure your Excellency that whenever a fitting opportu nity offers, I shall he glad to- contribute to se cure ‘moral and material assistance to make your country all you eonld reasonably ask or desire. IIF.I'LY OF PBESIDEKT UVABEZ. President Juarez’s rejily was as follows: , Mr. Minister: I have seen with satisfaction that, after the time you have resided among ns, you express at your withdrawal the same land feelings towards Mexieo, and equally good wishes for her welfare and jirosperity. Morever, it is pleasing for me to repeat that, upon your return to your country, you may he able to manifest to your country men the sincere desire of the people of Mexico and their government to maintain and encourage the most friendly feelings with the people and Government ot the United States of America. Your enlightened disposition to contribute to the material and moral welfare of Mexieo upomdloccasions tliat may be offered to youis worthy of a just estimation. Thegood relations and cordial friendship existing be tween the two republics will ever produce a great moral benefit, as it will ever bring great material advantages by increasing commerce on the most enlarged scale,and the formation of useful companies which will favor the devel opment; of mutual interest between the two countries. The Government of Mexico will take special pleasure in co-operating in such an important •bject. On your withdrawal,Mr. Minister, bear with you the sincere expres sion of. my desires for your personal happiness and for the welfare and prosperity ot your country. '■; REMARKS OF MINISTERNELSOX. Mr. Nelson then adddressed President Juarez: . Mr. President: I have the honor to present my credentials as Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, and in so doing It beg leave to assure Yonr Excellency ot tho sincere. de sire of iny government that, tho friendly relations now existing between our respec tive countries may bo perpetual. It wiu> be my duty as well as my highest pltasure both personally and. officially to strengthen the ties •of sympathy and interest which should- ever unite sister Republics !so nearly alike in origin and system of govern ment.; From the fact of our geographical proximity leadiug to a very considerable trade audiritercoiifse between the citizens of the; two Republics, it is riot sttange that questions should arise requiring official intervention for their proper adjustment. The Government of the United States will, liowover, present no .claim. which.is-not.uTesistihly.cQiinui’ndetL,to, its clearest perceptions of justice, arid I doubt not that the Government of your Excellency will he actuated by a similar spirit of fairness and frankness and an equal desire to arrive at just conclusions. - • ' ItKFUV Of PRESIDENT .JI'AREZ. President J uarez in reply said:—“Mr. Mil i T isterr: It gives Hie great pleasure (o receive youin your character of Envoy Extraorifinary and Minister Plcnipotentiary. Tho Govern ment of Mexico in animated bv the.same feel ings whieh yonhave expi csserf in the narce of your, Government,lt has the .most' sincere desire that at uo!time these amicable relatiens , shall he disturbed; hut that tlie cordial ties of , frieUasbip yvhieh now exisf-hetween the two Republics may. be consolidated iind each day be drawn closer. Fortins great object it woulii undoubtedly be very advantageous in the mat ters upon which yon have to treat to he gov erned by the elevated views which you here so 1 worthily manifested. In the: application of' these you will ever meet, on the part of this government of Mexico, an equal spirit of rec titude, frankness and equity. YVe should also hope with confidence that tlie recent treaty tor the adjustment of pendent claims will pro duce the most just and happy result toward maintaining, and encouraging amicable , feel ings between the people ot the two countries. In harmony with these sentiments the govern ment of Mexico will ever obligate itself to adopt every object tliat may. promote tlie mutual profit of the two peoples, prompted by the duties and reciprocal interests which grow out of its proximity, and' the sympathies founded -on the similarity of its free xnstitu ,tions. ■■ }; ; , Many military anil civil officers of Mexico and citizens of both Republics were present during tlie proceedings. Harmony and cor diality prevailed. The Press at the capital ate ‘ veiy favorably disposed toward Air. Minister Nelson, which was not the case previous to arrival here.— N. T. Times. OIUBEBT C. H ALKEU The Govemoc Elect of Virginia—His Views on the Bate Campaign. . A reporter of the New York Herald has bad a talk with/ Governor Walker, of Virginia. YVe make the* following extract front ins ac count: Reporter— The radicals talk, Governor, of contesting, the validity* of the election. How is.that? * 1 : "i....i Governor —Oh, that’s always the way. In tlieir desperate straits the whole host of carpet baggers sav anything and everything!/ It was life or death to them, because tlie’instant that intellect and worth became emancipated from the shackles thrown around them by proscrip tion and injustice the doom of the carpet-bag officeholder wasnealed. They held offices for which God nor nature never intended them, and now that they have been,routed, horse, foot and dragoons, of course they set, up a cry , of being cheated. This charge of being cheated is just as natural for them to make as to find themselves* accused of. But then it is all a waste of time to-talk of the*' Virginia electipn heing otherwise than a true expres sion of the people’s voice. Ido not believe there ever was ill tlie whole history of this country an election more, fairly' conducted or one attended with such marvelous results, as viewed from the starting point. A gentleman; a strong and prominent Radical of tliis city, said to me to-day, “G overnor Walker, you have wdn agreat victory indeed, and all the power .of Wells and. ean’t take it from yon.”; Proniiuuni Republicans, in .various places I have passed through, Wash ington, here anil elsewhere, have spoken in tlie same way,though hot quite so emphatically; I have not the slightest fears of tlie result, be cause there are no grounds for fear, Vivginia did exactly what she was asked to do in, -the question of adopting certain specific legislaf non of Congress and specific instructions froni the Hxecutive. All those who supported, me voted aeainst the proscriptive clauses which General Grant desired should be voted ujiou; those who siipported Wells; on the contrary, voted for their retention! in, the constitution, and. tlnis placed themselves in direct an tagonism with General Grant’s administra tion. ■ Reporter—Then of course, Governor, the ad ministration was on your side, and will take immediate steps to recogpiae Virginia as re stored? 1 - Governor —General Grant lam sincerely in clined to believe was and. is still resolved to stand by. the policy he recommended to Vir ginia, but in the late canvas members of his administration, such ay' Bqutwell and Cres vvell, with the Treasury and Post Office under their control, did all they could for Wells. These two vast engines of power were used against us as they were never used before, and of course nothing could be more en couraging to the hungry leaders, of the negro than this boundless prospect if the vic tory became theirs of tilling their wallets from Uncle Sam’s treasury. Pew know the tremendous pressure that was brought to bear upon the poor blacks to, vote the W ells ticket. They speak of conservative intimidn tion, but the open, flagrant; notorious intimi dation of the Radical darkies by their carpet bag and scalawag leaders, was something alto gether unparalleled. The; leagues worked themselves into demonaical frenzy; hut what is the result? Those leagues in the reaction which bas now set in are breaking up all over the State, and will continue to. break until not a vestige of them is left to keepalive the spirit of evil among the two races. 1 Reporter —Does this movement in Virginia mean the initiation of a new party, or simply a democratic subterfuge to secure a certain vital end for ultimate and ulterior purposes? Governor— On that bead I discover almost all the papers here at the North are at fault. The great majority; seven-eighths, of the men who voted the ' conservative ticket are as far re moved from the old Northern democracy on the one hand as they are from radicalism oil the other. They want neither; but they have bad the sense and manhood to perceive and cheerfully accept the inevitable, and in thus doing they mean to reject tke fatal lessons of Northern democracy, as taught them to their -ruin, and at the same time maintain a hold yet digniiied front againstthe unconstitutional ag gression of republicanism run wild. Reporter —What was the secret of the won derful success that attended your canvass, Governor? Governor —Well, in the first place, the peo ple were sick and tired of the prevailing con dition of things, longing for quiet and unable to see where it should conae from. Among their own native leaders there ...were few or nono who had the moral courage to stand up and tell them the true line of action to pursue. I was differently placed, felt perfectly inde pendent, and determined to yield pone of my honest convictions to the radical clamor on one sido or the conservative prejudices on the other. I started out on a liberal republican platform,, and that is the name by which our.' party in Virginia should properly be designated. Leaving Norfolk I made, a tour through the counties east, south and west, and finally ended in Richmond. In the commencement'l had four-fifths of the. whites against ine, and all the blacks. 'At the end of the canvass I had one-fifth of the blades with me, and dll the whites, and all this In a space of six weeks or so, and without yielding an inch to either side.. Now the great mistake made by the Republican party up here, orth is in not at onco claiming the result in Vir ginia as a Republican victory, for it is truly as much that as it reasonably could he\ There Is a stronger tendency to Republi canism among the Virginians than perhaps among the natives of any Southern State. Democracy hath profited them nothing, and they know-.better than you can tell them where their real interests lie. When I was Jeaving. thp.^ among all classes. The only ones looking blijo being the impecunious carpet-baggers. The negroes will hetioeforth hold a higher pjaoe .in the white man’s estimation, anal venture to predict that- before two years aro over,.one half -the blaok population will be conserva tives.- ----- - '■ Here wo left the ,Governor, understanding ' F„ I. HITHER SION. Pnttislier. ; ■-• -.-M ? :v V'-V- 1 ' ‘‘-•2 l- t > pride; three cents fronrfiim thathisstrtfinthe city Mill be about • four stays/ . . ,!. APliUadelnlilahKlectedto 4'i>bse»m - nrom nrxinia. Wm. IWilnes, ,Tr ~wliohn.s justhceh elected to Congress from The SlxtlMSisiriet of Virginia, is from Bliiladclphia/aTwii He lms a munlier of relatives and friends here,.? Although > elected as a “Conservative,” luh acquaintances here regard liini'as a good.ltepuMican.'' The Har risonburg, V'a,, liim as follows. , “As the Hon. Win. MiiUes. Jr., Conserva tive candidate elect to 1 , the 'Congress of the „ united States; from this Dif-tti efv is a compara tive stranger toilie great bortvof the people who voted forfhim on Tuesday the • following brief referenearfo.him will "be: considered'not inappropriateHe is an- KugHsbman ■by. /birth, . , cawing to this country , ■ when a, boy,, but Jived, in Pennsylvania f ; a number of years before be came to re & •side in tbe Virginia. He came here r neither expecting;nor ! desiring' to’ engage In . polities. He is am industrious, hard-working man, and is the architects of his «v*o. fortunes. He is about 4t years of age, and has the. phys iy ue and .port and ftsce of a thoughtful, /} earnest man. He was originally, iva old line Whig in politics, but) is, non- an earnest sup porter 01 the> Conservative policy’ of . recon struction and admission to ' tlie -Union. He. has always been extremely ' lib eral and charitable in bis- ‘policy towards Ids large. , namber p of , employes,' never iatimating.to any man how lie wished him to vote. Ho.hiif> never been known to proscribe nny/one of aH tlie thousands of his " employes'because of h- difference cStpolitical or religious opinion. He is a gentleman of tbe highest sense of honor and morali princi- ~ pie, and has been, frown- boyhood,'ana earnest " zealous member of the 31. IS. Cliurelipnistain ,ing its Sabbath School and other interests with unflagging energy xud zeal. Hods now a member ;of the 31. E. Church, Sooth, and ?■ sustains prett.y.mticli om bis own hook the /' itinerant preacher who labors in the' bounds 7s of bis residence. ' “We feel proud that we<can say for our new man and representative, that we believe the substantial interests,Of the people of liift dis-, , trict will sutler no, detriment at. his hamds.; Although a gentleman of' large pecuniary' means, lie lias noiie of the arrogance ambeerd temptJble heirs that unfortunately distinguish . 'too many persons of the present day whodiave more money than brains. Jn,3lf.3lilnes the dis trict will always have a ante man, an honest man, an intelligent man, aiman too puretobe made a party to the tricks and corruptions of the political hacks and deinngogueirwUo/haye in these last days disgraced the halls of Con- . gress. The people of the old Tenth Legion, .i 2 whose adopted sonhlr. 3lilnes has voitmtimlyf?} made himself,; may feel satisfied tliattliean-- cient Commonwealth will ix>t have at WTswlp • ingtona more faithful and upright representa tiveihan SVm. Millies, Jr.” , , THE FBKVCH ( AIII.K. InstrvmcntuTor Operating. £Froni tkc Bttstan Post «Cff uly 13. J • ; By Courtesy uf 31 oseS G. Earmer, the well known-electrician of this city, there. wat» an exhibition yesterday afternoon!,of the instru ments to be used on the new French cable now in process of being laid. Hie instruments are substantially the some ns those in use oil' 1 the present cable, the signals being tvansmisted through the medium of a ray ot' light thrown by a delicately suspended' mirror upona. suitable surface, Thehelices consist 'of about .20,000 coils of insulated wire, are. nearly three inches in length and two in diameter, and the iiiterior of the rings five eighths of an inch. A polarized needje,' to which'is attached a thin reflector, is sus-'' pended in the centre,of the coiljandis deflected from right to- left; according as the current ■ passes from the-positii-o or. tlla*negative-pole.. • of i the battery... Direetly in- ffont , of,. and.; covered so as to>allpw but a small .ray of* light V - to be focussed by'a-Jens hpon the mirror- is a' 1 lamp; iuid at the-right of; the lampi sixxffiet or more, as the caaemay be, is a oeirsrod .snriaca upon which the lay falls. The 31 orse alphabet,,; t .with some slight-alterations,, will be used, the .' dots and dashes bluing indicated by the position,, of the ray with regard to the centred surface. The resistance ofioue helix, is'abonk'tliat of 500 miles of the cable jiroper. The instruments are very simple, and the cost a trifle,- net ex- ' ceeding §lOO a set, ' New Yobk, July 14.—A young girl of eleven,_ named Emma Harrington, daughter- of . the jiroprietor ol a shoe store, in Tompkinsville, Staten Island, was killed in her room -early yesterday morning, by a, shoemaker Roche, who was in her father’s employ. He*, cut her throat with a'knife, and she felTdead without a struggle. He then cut ll£s own throat, and died 'almost immediately! He had been drinking- to excess of late, and'was un doubtedly crazy. General Newton has concluded) to com mence operations at Hell Gate independently. of the contractors, and lias 'already, broken ground at Hallott’s Point for the building of a dam there. He.'proposes eventually to remove the whole Point as an impediment to naviga tion. Surveyor Cbrhell has brought a suit for the collection of a line of- $5OO against the steamer Perit, whose officers refused to ex hibit lieriuamthst when she outured this port last. Fonr Men Burlcil.by tl»o I'avjn; of an Ore-' ■ - Bank. : The Columbia Spy of yesterday contains the following : Yesterday morning; whilst four men were at work in a deep excavation in the . Cooper Ore Bank, a short distance hack of Marietta, this county, owned; by the Messrs.; Mitsselmen, of that place, the- sides suddenly,- without tlie least warning, caved in with a. heavy crash, burying the- whole party a considerable distance below the sur face of the earth.. The lioiso attracted other workmenhn themines to the scene, and beholding the sais calami tj- at once vigorously sot to-work to Teseue their unfortu nate comrades, if possible; One by one tho men were reached, and ail with life, except slight injury, save one man named Schaeffer, who was literally smashed to death, and, sadi to relate, leaves a large fiunily and a wife in a.-; : very feeble state Of health, having been e-oiW fined to her bed now aftnost a year. , Tnllumlfghtun Bosecrans—The .For-. /. wet’s Version of their Interview. ■-, *r,- [From the Payton tqiilo) Mger, July 10 J.'... 1 Wiled VaMandlghamwas at the TieadttfWPj - tefs Of the Army of the Cumberland, passing through—an a free pass furnished byrtho ’ President—to see Ins Southern ■ Roseerans looked at him keenly across the table, and said: “Vaßandigham, I vvaatedito see whether you looked like a rascal.”—Chicin natl VoTSnmercial, ■Hut if 0; 18®), ’•! Not correct. Startling ill the middlte of -tho parlor of the house of (Hon. Charles; Ready, then the headquarters of tha Piwosfchfiatshal, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, about -Midnight, between May 24th and. 2Bth, 1803, General Roseerans, laying liis hand on Mr. \aßapclig ham’s shoulder, said: “Ho don’t look; tv hit like a traitor;’ now does ho, Joe?” {Meaning UolonerMeKijof his'Staff*.)' r 'ThiErts,tßh"Sfe(.'i-*>‘‘>" * remark nuule, the time when,the. place vß'hcrc, ' and the circumstances under .-which- The whole of the four hours’ interview was. peculiar, interesting and agreeable—full, in tael, of the romance of;history; -aud in. -its qutcome, such aa neither pqm' wjH 'ever re gret. ' * N *?&s**> ~ pf~ *3 if'. * v r‘;- i; v. ; v £ <? y> -• i'V*- FIUHI NEW YOBIi- DISISTEIt AT (OU'StBtA, I*A. v •> f.-
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