f , m H VOL. IX. NO. 107. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 18G0. DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. TC7TI7TTTriN BLPIBIo ICLd V iLLdlN ill XI LL U ! M I ! J FIRST EDITION IXC AS, mTELLIGErJCE. The Case of Girard College. Judge Allison's Charge to the Grand Jury The Inside Management of the Institution Is it Any Better than a Prison? Court of Oimrtor Kciwdim-Alllon, I. .1. Hy means of the special ventre Issued yesterday, tbe Grand Jury was this morning formed with u competent number of members. T. C. Henry, Kso,., wus appointed foreman of the Inquest, who, having been qualified, were Instructed by tlio Court upon the subject of their general duties. At this conclu sion of hlR remarks upon these routine matters, his Honor proceeded to subjects of more Interest and special importance, speaking as follows: . In addition to your general duty to Investigate the revcral charges of crime agulust individual oiicndcrs, presented to you In the form or regular Indictments, you possess also the power of a geuerul oversight of the public interests as connected with a class of In stitutions which are directly or indirectly associated with the governmental or reformatory Interests and public charities of the city. It Is customary for the Grand Jury to visit these Institutions and make re port to the Court of their condition, and through this channel the public are supposed to be informed of the manner in which their atl'atrs are administered. That some advantage results from these periodical visits to the Penitentiary, Couuty Prison, Alms house, and House of Kefuge cannot be doubted But still greater benelit would attcud tint monthly examinations if they were made less formal and more searching. If they were not anticipated by the officers of these institutions, aud were made at times when least expected, results much more satisfactory thun have yet been attained might reasonably be expected from them. We have the stereotyped report of the Grand Jury made from month to month, thut they hud made the usual visit to these several places, aud found them in a satisfactory condition ; but these reports are sel dom, II ever, accompanied by a statement of facts showing an investigation into the detail of manage ment or treatment of inmates. For the Grand Jury to fix a day and hour upon which they intend to make these visits, and notify theofflcers of the insti tution beforehand, is of little advantage, except the general result of requiring everything to be put In order once a month at least for Inspection. It Is very seldom that the officers are Interrogated under oath, that the inmates are separately examined, that food and treatment are made the subject of investi gation, or that the general customs and practices are in any degree looked Into. That these practices re quire supervision may be inferred from the report of the manner In which two persons under sentence of death were recently allowed to remuln in our County Prison almost unguarded, aud one of them to become his own executioner by suicide; and this, too, with the example which had uot long preceded it of a similar occurrence in Berger a case. Had both Twitchell and Berger been properly guarded, such results would have been far more difficult of accom plishment, and the law would in all probability not have been cheated of Its due and legal execution. In this connection, It will not be out of pluee to refer to the practice which prevails of al.'owlug pri soners under sentence of death to be extensively visited. It Is reported to have been the case with both Twitchell aud Katon a practice which calls for correction at the hands of the proper authority, and to which the attention of the Grand Jury may with propriety be directed. It will be conceded that all reasonable intercourse with counsel, with religious instructors, and relatives, should be permitted, nnder proper conditions, to one whose life has been declared forfeited to the violated luws of the land; vet no one thus situated should be allowed to- be visited from motives of mere curiosity, which only panders to a morbid or vitiated sentiment, and w hich too often seeks to lionize one who stands con victed of murder as a hero, deserving of sympathy rather than punishment The general treatment of prisoners under sen tence should be carefully supervised by the Grand Jury. It 1b almost the only mode of reaching and making public the administration of prison disci pline ami government. It is important that that gov eminent should be uniform, that the luw muy with impartiality be carried into eilect. A sentence should not mean to one man close coniinemeut in his cell, and a rigid adherence to prescribed fare und treatment, and to another the use of the corridors of the prison, the free access of friends, and the snnnlv of luxuries which inouey will procure. And whilst the laws of the prison should be rigidly enforced, and obedience to its rules exacted with ilrmness, the manner of enforcing such obedi ence should from time to time be inquired into by the Grand Jury. The death of an inmate of one of the New York prisons, not long since, whilst under going punishment, led to an investigation, which resulted iu bringing to light the iniliction of cruelties noon the Inmates that were a disgrace to the age In which we live. The exercise ut arbitrary power, when hidden from public view, when ullowed to run on unquestioned for a long time In secret, Is almost certain to degenerate iuto au abuse of such power, and often to be attended with circumstances ol great wronir to the delenseless. Perhaps no more marked and startling Illustration could be given of this truth than was brought to light iu the recent Investigation of the Joint special com mittee of inquiry relative to the management ol Girard College. The inmates of that Institution are the orphan children of the city of Philadelphia, the ohjecu of its care, as they are the recipients of the bounty of the muulUceut founder of the college; and vet the report made only lust year shows that the fatherless aud motherless inmates of the institu tion as a punishment for misconduct, were cont ned in what were called lockups, where they were kept for davs, and sometimes for weeks, on bread and water; in some Instances given to them ouly t wice day. with but little ventilation iu summer, the at mosphere offensive ami unhealthy, and no heat in win erT Mr. Boswell test.nVs that in one Instance a boy was kept there until his ?t4twwe "o badly fVosted, it was weeks before he recovered. With no suitable, and sometimes no, pro vision for attending to the most pressiiuf necessities, HfTtliat the floor of the room would become filthy. Mr Jose hRKhoads testules that he visited the lockup when it was so offensive he could not go in ; had boys removed from it because they could not be kept there without danger to their health and llves de icate bovs, with consumptive tendencies and ap pearance who had been conU ued irom three weeks &o moml s on bread and water, without lire; vera were without shoes or cuts ; no water wltli wan which to wash. A little boy, G U--, bud Tib feet frosted by the cold of the lockup in which he was kept so that they had to be treated with caustic ; t L so Severely flogged bv one of the prefects, S i Yr ...mined on hi in for a long time. " . . . ...ottdUiU Melt part of their clothing; ' " ' " bucket, without cover, lor the neces ne,as of three b, ys; 'i'VasT UeiHteaiauiwu,u""V..r - ',,,,,. Hlnu tin essarr reuutre- were compelled to use the tloor, etc. lucre " "ft mend to you, Retuienu-, - B,.Fvh.l.i ull(l clai visit sou.? I...... -; -"7. '-,,,,,, of ,MtllA thus t0 '"TV'iniiX in any Tlegree still continues. This brought to light I Ui any uk charities of Institution iS thC lurgLKl OI llll i.mw.rt-.llt. Institution ilrc the s nrillPHUIlK 0 ni-av..- - ii.... ..a utrn IV V UH U 11 " . igassuo. K J ---',., ilg oversight und of the public, aim "Sample which you may jriiardianshlp. I J0' fU .furite tt practice which Set In this respe i , y i i that Girard College -..i.m..vi.r of belielit hows ...uw hereafter ret el 1110 giauu lU4in.ov ta. be too Often or nee of crimes from exposure, ' " ". ., who are engaged iu inc. ". them from pun ana tne i; v. tUe maintenance oi ishmeuu I refer U 1 1 m , ry houses, 'luu,m,ha i i. tfal sale of intoxicating urui. ,uetes. and the i U W '"., wht..h fiends the ....... if a lilt Tl'J'lil IIIIM1L 111 Llin tlUIH e1,nld beTles gna e by no other term than brutal. The atmosimm , of the lockup was terrible. I could not nut mv head inside of the d.)or. the stench was 2?tewlbU- to a'r could get in the rooms; the boys .!tJI .51. imt one blanket for three boys. Mr Cvrus ilorneconllniis the statements to which 1 have refem'l. avs he found little boyscoullned ? J iw. ...rmaa illthTdon: would not allow his lXlXST .-xcept a small iron I IVLM1 Ul IIIU IliUJi'i .. . i,.,n.ui insiiecinm " ....... . .r from me pr." - . ,,i,illtdeliili of the city ' ;'.,7nei.. cannot Your atu-mum, -., r , lir,.vi4,t loo earnestly ea. ' - ,,, . ..... ... u irri'HL eAtl'lli. ' w am well "WZmi vT p""" Uo are, paces of this kind, as well as the persons whoreson, t them, and share in the commission of crime, are the persons most interested in keeping hid from public, and official view tne places and the acts which would expose them to punishment. The detection anil pr sedition of these offenders rest upon the polli tof lhe city, and with the citizen who has know ledge wt ich would enable the officer of the law, charged it'.i the conduct of its prosecution by in dictment, to bring the guilty to punishment. Neither the District Attorney nor the Court can ferret out. the criminal in his hidden place of resort. It Is their duty to try in due form of law the jersors found by tlio action of the Grand Jury to be prii, 'w-ie criminal, and If con victed the obligation rcn ipon the Court to see th.it, proper punishment Is tunicted upon the guilty. Hut it Is a confounding of all proper distinction between the detect ion on the one hand, aud the prosecution and the punishment, of the criminal on the other hunt), to require of those whose functions are called Into play, only when one Is charged with crime ac cording to the laws of the land, to assume the duties of the detective officer and do that, which would of Itself bo illegal and oppressive. Kvery citizen who lias knowledge 0f the existence of either of the evils mentioned owes It to the community to see that the necesvary complaint Is legally made, and by refusing or m g!ectlng to do so he becomes rcsMtisihle for the continuance of the particular offense, which cannot, as many suppose, be summarily and In an arbitrary way suppressed, nor can the blame tie shifted to others who are not responsible, because wanting In the requisite knowledge or power to remedy many of the evils existing mining us. I call your special attention to the fruitful cause of crline.tlie sale of Intoxicating liUors,and where cases of violations of tho law are properly brought to your notice, to act In disposing of them with promptness and Impartiality. IMmrlct Court, No. 1-Jndue Tlinyer. William W. Frazler and Benjamin W. Fra.ler vs. William Rolen, administrator. An action to recover arrears of ground rent. David P. Baylor vs. Daniel O. Brlnton. An action to recover for a bond alleged to have been given to secure the pu.vment of the price of plaintiff's medi cal practice, which was purchased by the defendant. The defense alleged that the bond was given only for the pavment of a share of a year's receipts, which share w as tendered. On trial. District Court, No. i Judge 8troad. Josenh P. Dlnan vs. the City. An action to re cover for work and labor done upon the stoves of public Bchools. Verdict for plaintiff, I2S8-30. Lewis Seal vs. John K. Wyukoop. An action to re cover the price of oil stock alleged to have been sold to the defendant by plaintiff. On trial. Court of Common Mean Judire Peiree. Carpenter vs. Carpenter. A suit lu divorce. Be fore reported. On trial. THE BRAZILIAN MISSION. Hoi .Henry T. Blow, the New IHlnUtcr to tho Court ol Horn Pedro. The President yesterday signed the commission of the Hon. Henry T. Blow, of Missouri, as Minister to Brazil, In the place of General James Watson Webb, cf New York, who has held the position, to which he was appointed by President Lincoln, since the year 1801. The position is one of the most desirable In onr diplomatic service, the salary alone being tt'2,000 a year In gold. The Senate regarded It as altogether too good for General Pile, but as the President hail made up his mind that a certain locality must fur nish the mulcriul for this office, another Missourian has secured the appointment. As Mr. Blow is a de cided Improvement upon both Pile and Webb, he will probably be continued by the Senate next win tor. The new Minister was born la .Southampton county, Virginia, July 15, 1817; removed to Missouri In 1830, and graduated at the St. Louis University ; devoted himself to the drug and lead business ; served four years in the State Senate ; In 1861 he was appointed by President Lincoln Minister to Vene zuela, which he resigned in less than a year, and in 1862 he was elected a Representative from Missouri to the Thirty-eighth Congress, Berving on the Com mittee ot Ways and Means. He was also a delegate to the Baltimore Convention of 1864. In 1861 he was re-elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress, serving on the Committees on Appropriation, Buukrupt Law, and lteconstruction. Mnce his retirement from Con gress he has uot been very active lu politics. MEXICO. The Finnnclal Siliintiiiii A very Diwoiirngliia l'roMert. Minister Homero"s statement of the expenses of the Mexican Government during the next liscal year is as lollows: Legislative power Executive power Department Foreign Relations Department of Government Department of Justice Department of Public Works Depurtm't of Finance and Public Credit, Department of War fl20,9ftO-0O li2,8S0-OO 126,040-00 l,63T,095-0i) WS.5T0-O0 8,536,840 Dll 7,341,046-62 10,985,308 -45 Total 2n,188,670-O7 The amount calculated to be received is 115,538,-353-h3, showing a delicit of 8,.l.6.'2,31-24. To meet this delicit Minister Komero proposes (!) to econo mize $0,000,000 of the expenses of the Departments of War, Public Credit, uud Public Works ; (2) to remove several obnoxious tuxes, and establish new and presumably more profitable imposts, as fol lows: No. 1 establishes an impost upon mining. It pro vides for the free exportation of precious metals, except gold and silver coined, which will pay for ex portation from the republic, the first one per cent., and the second eight per ceut. All the taxes tliut mining now puys shull be abolished. From July 1, 1870, the Federal Government will receive as the only duty upon mining live per ceut. of the uet prolils from all mines of whatsoever class or character. No. 'i establishes the use of stamps instead of slumped paper. No. a provides for the nbolitiou of those duties, and the Federal tax in the republic. No. 4 establishes an impost upon all inheritances. No. 5 provides lor the free exportation ol national products. No. 6 establishes an Impost upon landed property not explored. No. . authorizes ttie txecutive to issue jis.ikmi.ooi in Treasury uotes. THE FRENCH CABLE. II In to be Lauded at Cape .Muy. The Cape May Ocran Wave Is Informed by indis putable authority that the rreiich Atlantic Cable Company will land their shore eud ut a point of the beach nearly fronting tne new hiocuon Hotel, at the cupe, under the sanction oi tne mu passeu ty tne State Legislature at its last session. A company to connect with them, authorized by the suine act, wus organized ut Camden recently, of which A. W. Murk- ley, Senator Koniuns, Aiiorncy-iieneriit uooesnn, and other well-known Jerseymen are directors. The Wave udds: "Ve know not hy what meuus or through whose instrumentality the comimuies were prevailed upon to mud their came at tins point, imt that everv etl'ert was used to give the control of this end into the hands of a New York corporation we are fully satlslied; and though money was applied the plot fell through. Of course there Is no telling exactly to what degree capo 31 ay may ne oeueiitieii by thus converting it into au important seaport, uud the grand central point from which tho telegraph will radiate north, south, and west, but thut it will prove advantageous, uud immensely so, the merest liliinhKuu win rcunuv perceive, rruin vupu iuj three lnuln Hues will deviate, one running ucross tlio bay to Lewes, on to Washington, another direct to rillludeipmu, wiuie iiie iiuni is ro exicua along me shore north of New lork. 1 ho steamer having aboard the came win sail irom t rance 111 Juiy, ho tliut we niiiv look for Its arrival off our coust 111 thu vcty 'height or the season.' " INDIA. Mlnrvnliou Anionic the Hindoo. The friend of India newspaper says there Is still severe (limine 'in thut country. About Sepree there was much misery. Hundreds nocked to the station in everv stagu of starvation. There were somo lftoo paupers, many of them past work. Day by day bod c s were found of those who hail fainted and died before they could reach tho relief-house which the English have started. All had Joined to support tho ( ml for lood-every European, the sowars of tho First Cavalrv.und the traders of the bazaar. Tho Maharajah bludiu subscribed to It, and has given sooo rupees to build a travellers' serai and so give -11. ...I I'hu I 1.1V. """" """" . .,i,. wumlrni. fereuce to tne territory 01 had iiiven 2000 rupees as a grant In aid at Hepree, present employment for thoso who ca 1 lauur. vt Goona similar Hcenes were going on. The political age 11 Captain Bradford, had Wiuw.'d a fund Uj fee the sufferers who gather there, and to this also he o l ci rsand men of the Centra India orse had rritnciiL Ol iimiu. wimuuw 10- SPAIN. niontpcnnler Iocn Not Want Crown. Thn Corrftptrntitiu-itt and most of the Madrid papers of recent dates publish the following: For the present we deem it useless to break another spear on behalf of our candidate, the Ihiko of Montpensler, because his Royal Highness never pretended to tho crown that is to say that ho never sought or solicited It ; but that he has ated thoroughly m a Spaniard llovlng his country, who consented that the hope of arriving at a consolida tion of the revolutionary work should be founded In him. The Duke never dreamed to ascend the throne without having been duly elected by the vote of the Cortes, the legitimate representatives of the country by nmversal suffrage. The Duke would have retired some time since Into private life If every day and every moment he had not been given to understiind that his silence and passive assent were necessary to the triumph of the revolution which he had acknow ledged. In our opinion, the Duko of Mnutpeusier aspires nowadays but. to enjoy in a peaceful retire ment, anil In the midst of his family circle, the rights and guarantees granted to all Spaniards, However, should the circumstances exact it, ho will be always ready to defend, as a Spaniard and as a soldier, tile liberties of the nation. We must add that, more than ever, we entertain the conviction that, the candida ture of the Duke of Montpensler would be the strongest obstacle to the reaction in Spain, as is proved by the incessant war made against him by all the enemies of the revolution. Preiinriillonx Tor n. Formidable CiirlUt Itlslnir. In correspondence from Madrid, April 22, wn find the following, which foreshadows another rising: Lo, we are to have a grand movement soon. The journals arc full of the project. The good citizens of this capital converse about It freelv, and, following the current, I might as well stute that this grand movement, which Is to tako place "soon," Is to li the Invasion of Spain by the Carlists ami the taking of the Held against them by Marshal Serrano and his army. The Carlists line the northern slopes of tho Pyre nees; they ure camped along the whole range from Bayonno to Pcrpigmin. They lire heard of as being at La Innguera, Folx, Tarbes, Dox, Aleron, Mons Louis aud Itellegnrde, making snort excursions into Spuin, frightening a few of the people, and Inviting the National Guards after them. Kven 111 the inte rior of Spain there nrc fonnd evidences betokening that tho coming struggle is not far distant. At Cnenca there Is a congregation of Cor lists, in what force Is not known, and will not be known until the trumpet blast or Don Corlos and his General Martinez Is heard this side of the Pyrenees The Carlists, I have no doubt In the least, are nearly as plentiful In Madrid as the republicans, and they may be scattered all over Spain in equal numbers with the flarce radicals. Being strong, there is no occasion to hide in ambush forever. Either Don Carlos must feel himself strong enough to make good battle, otherwise he Is an idiot to publish his intentions, prompting Serrano and Prim to energetic action. Whatever movements his troops have made as yet have been known prettv clearly, and It is in the mouth of the meanest peas ant treading the streets or Madrid thut "Don Curios is coming." If the Kepubllcans unite with theCorllsts, as I have heard some people say they will, they are in the ma jority, und Prim and Serrauo must wing their wav to the Philippines or the Cunaries faster than they came. But it is hurdly possible, because bv helping Don Carlos to the throne of Spain the republicans will have leaped out of the frying-pan Into the tire with a vengeance. Don Carlos will become a tlxture irremovable, while if they waited to see what kind of a monarch the government would bring forth, they might find plenty of chances to make a dash and upset monurchy forever iu the country. The I'.llect of Ciutclnr'H J rent Speech In the Cortex Trim Horn Over to the .Republican. The Madrid, April 18, correspondence says, In reference to. Custelar's great speech in the Cortes, which we publish on an inside page to-day: Frequently the applause from every part of the house Interrupted him, and when he had brought his peroration to a close a peroration nuequaled for beauty of diction, force of language, and sublimity of imagery the excitement j. was so great ttiattlie members of the Chutnber, irrespective of party, rushed up to him and congratulated him, liivero leading the way, and embracing him on both cheeks. The scene was bewildering. The effect of the orution has not worn off yet. The young orator has received upwards of three hundred telegrams from all parts of the country, thanking him for this service to the cause of religious liberty and freedom of thought. There Is a proposition thut the Cortes shall print the speech by tens of thousands, and outside all parties are uniting to present him with a testimonial. But these compliments, merely personal, and however deserving of record us indicating the esteem in which his marvellous powers are held, are really empty results, compared with the effect his terrible attack upon the Church and the coalition has had politically. Kivero's petty scheme to avert the breaking up of the majority, though im mediately successful, hus been completely deleuted by this speech or Castelar's, and tills In the most un expected manner. The orator dashed at the monar chical scheme, and smashed it in with tho refusal of Don Fernundo. lie laid bare all the weak places of the coalition, and thrust his lance into the very marrow of their differences. He showed up the inconsisten cies or each section, and excited one against tho other. He spared no one. Every word was a live coal which burnt deep into the flesh. Progressists, Moderators, Democrats, Neos, each writhed in turn. As he spoke each ruction felt its time was come. Consternation was on every face. Had the at up been premeditated, hud the house been prepared for this terrillc onslaught, no doubt u means of paralyzing tho attack would have been round. As it was, the blow cume down swift us a thunder-bolt, and scathed all. That same night Prim held a consulta tion with his own personal purty. That same night, too, a meeting of the chief Kepubllcans took place at CaMtelur's house. It had long been felt that sooner or later the Progressists must come over the Itepubli cuii side, aud the resolution taken wus to accept the anticipated overtures from the first who should make them. The choice would lay between Prim uud Serrano. Prim stole a march upon his rival, and on Tuesday night went to Casttdur's bouse ami frankly stated that the monarchy had become Im possible, thut the republicans were masters or tlio situution, anil thut he wus ready to unite with them. This offer was at once accepted. It is resolved that the republic shall be allowed to glide in without shock, without violence. There is even an understanding respecting tho Ministers. Prim will remuln Minister of War. As. however, in this posi tion he would become a standing danger to the He public, a national militia is to be enrolled to form u counterpoise. The future Finance Minister, the Minister of Marine, and the Minister of Stute, are all designated. The discussion, of the Constitution will be allowed to go on, for the idea is to consume time, so thut the projected change may have more time to work. It is cveu likely the monarchical form of government will bo voted, but us there will be uo monarch the republic must be accepted as a matter of course. Then we shall have u cull for a new Cortes Coustituyentes, which will unno tne uonsiiiuiioii just voted und remodel it more in accordance with the principles or tho revolution ami in harmony with republican institutions. This, at leust, is the plan of the new allies at present. Spain, however, is such a country of surprises, that uu uuexpected event may upset this project. CUBA. lintlcrinir Pronpeet of Aflnirn Neuoiliilioiix IVir I be I'lii-chtine of Monitors American tJuu boutw lair ibe Cuban Navy. The N. V. HeraUi'8 Washington correspondence ol yesterday has the following: Mr. Domingo Hulz, the Cuban Envoy to tho United States, returned to tills city to-night after a lew weeks' absence, which was spent In visiting different farts of the country in the interest or his cause. Mr. ltulz declares that so rar from the Cubans being In a weakly condition they are really stronger now than at any time since the commencement of their revo lution. Despatches have been received by Mr. Kuiz from Cespedes, which represent the statu of affulrs us being in the highest degree cheering. Thou sands of arms and two thousand men, among whom were two hundred American artillerists, have recently reuched Cuba in safety, aud rresh supplies are leaving Mexico and the United States almost every week. Mr. Kuiz states that the Spaniards aro very much mistaken in supposing that the Cubans will permit them to remain idle during the warm seusou. Ccspedes intends to rorco the Spanish troops to light during the sickly season, and will permit them to take uo rest until they consent to leave the country or are taken prisoners. Iu this kind ol warfare the Cubans will have uu Immense advantage, being proof against tlio heat aud the fever, while the Spaniards must natur rally fall victims to both. In about a month Mr. Kuiz expects to receive Intelligence from the Cuban agent sent to Peru announcing the successful nego tiation of the purchuso or tho two Peruvian irou cluds. Mr. Ambrosio Valiente, who has undertaken this business, has been given full powers, aud uo doubt Is entertained about his complete success. The conditions will bo that no money need be paid lor the monitors until after tho achievement or Cuban independence. The monitors are quietly awaiting at SU Thomas the conclusion of the pur chase, uud it Is said they are ready to start on their mission or destruction at twenty-four hours, not.ee. Besides these U o monitors the Cuba Envoy Jtvre ooo to kH ablu 19 decjiawb Uvw M lb fastest vensels In onr navy to Cnba. Theso three vessels, which Include the Hornet, now lying at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, will be purchased by Cuban gentlemen an private parties and then transferred to the Cubsn Government. In this way the interna tional difficulties will bo got over. This arrange ment meets with tho approbation of our Govern ment. The Secretary of tho Navy has Informed Cuban gentlemen who consulted him on the subject mat our Government Is ready to sell vessels to any- , body willing to purchase, Inasmuch as Congress ha by enactment provided for a decrease In tho force of the navy, thereby rendering the sule of several ves sels or war obligatory. At the same time It Is given out that our Government will endeavor to prevent the transfer or auy such vessels to the Spanish Gov ernment. President Jrnnt Keep n. Vigilant Watch. Says the Tribune ot this morning: President Grant Is keeping a vigilant watch over affairs In the Islund of Cuba. Notwithstanding the conlidence expressed by tho Spanish authorities of their ability to speedily suppress the rebellion, the Government Is constantly in receipt of Intelli gence which shows that the Insurgents have not brought Into action all their available strength, and it Is expected that the next two or three months will Indicate something detlnite respecting the struggle on either side, in the mean time It Is not the Inten tion of the Government to interfere so long as every demand made upon the Spanish authorities, where our interests are Interfered with, is promptly ac ceded to. Although the Government officials have Indicated a willingness to sell war materials of all kinds to parties who desire to purchase, no sales have yet been made. The President has stated in substance, that he believes the Spaniards have ex hausted their resources in Cuba, while the Cubans have much latent strength which will show Itself hereafter in an effective manner. The Cuban Ouention in Koaland. The Pall t!a'l (tozttte ut April 21 says: The Owl published the subjoined Information Irom New York, and expresses Its belief that Is correct Since it was received the assertions have been so far verified that the Spaniards, having seized the Mary Lowell, which was hovering suspiciously on the coast, and attempt ing to communicate with the Insurgents, the Ameri can Government have sent a large Iron-clod fleet Ut demand her restitution. The Spaniards will (the Oiri proceeds) no doubt make a brave light for their possession, but it may be snatched from their grasp before a tripartite alliance can be formed for tho Joint defense of European West Indian possessions. In these days thu fait accompli is a triumphant answer to all remonstrance, and II General Grant seizes Cuba it is more than questionable whether England and France would make It a coaim belli, and seek to wrest his prey from his grasp : Grunt is now run mud on the subject of Cuba, and will undoubtedly give aid in some manner to wrest that island from Spain. Whether that would be complacently looked upon by France and England you have a better opportunity of Judging than I have. But the complications which would arise might In volve this country iu a war with the European powers. The feeling against England und France and Spain is being carefully worked up In Congress and iu the public press, so as to prepare the people ror the steps which Grant desires to take. He and his Intimate friends ardently long for a foreign war. This will not ouly give acquisition of territory, but will afford ample Held for honor, and give u new lease of power to the present administration. The ente reeling pervading the high officials Is one ol hatred or England, and or France in a lessdejrree. In a day or two a yacht will leave here lor Cuba, ostensibly for the purpose or a pleasure party. Its real mission is to learn the exact condition ol uilalrs, and to communicate with the leaders or tho Cubans. The persons on board will ho Informed what to do by the Government. The coast ot the island Is so guarded by Spanish cruisers thut it Is impossible lor lurger vessels to run in, and several expeditious have been run off lately, uud failed In landing. The Fenian organization is active, and in readiness to move against the British possessions as soon as any difficulty arises ; and the highest officers of the army and navy look to a serious quarrel at an early dav. With these views, you may look for fresh demands on the Alabama question. Knowing what I do, I forewarn you there Is a heavy storm brewing ahead. GRANT. The Troubles of FaulNFiudintr Writer. Front the Uontvn Alvertincr .Senator Samiier'tt Organ), May 1. The Chicago Tribune in a recent issue calls atten tion to a change which ncurly two months' expe rience of the new administration has wrought In public opinion. No other administration since the first had come into power with a (inner hold upon the confidence of the country. The good fortune which hud followed the President elect to the day or his Inauguration inspired faith in him, hearty, genu ine and almost universal. His antecedents, and the assurances or the few whom he admitted to his counsels, gave ample cause for the belief that the Government was about to be administered upon sound principles, and thut his own pure motives and unsuspected patriotism would be represented in all parts of the public service. But "there has been a change. Two months have pussed away, aud it can not be affirmed thut we have u strong administra tion. Its moral power has been frittered awuv by small absurdities which, fortunately, have no bearing upon the siucerity, truthfulness, or the high purpose of the President und his advisers. We doubt if there ever was au administration with more good intentions at heart or less aptitude ror carrying them into effect." The Tribune speaks strongly, but no one will sus pect it or speaking carelessly or with any other thuu u loyul purpose. The change to which it culls atten tion and the manifest causes which made the change inevitable, have been more widely known aud more earnestly talked about thuu the President und his jiersonul udvisers will ever be likely to understand. There are always enough to tell the King the good things the people say about him ; but the friends who ure willing to tell him where he has been mistaken, and what acts of his are calculated to impair his iutlueuce, und need to be amended, are unfortuuutely not so common. But the President himself, lu the course or his eventrul and heroic lire, hu-s been in difficult places enough, and has in hischuraeter enough or geuulne chivalry, to know that no better service can be rendered to him thun to poiut out the errors into which he lias been led, und to show the way In which they may be most speedily ami effectively redressed. It is unrortunate that the task imposed upon a new administration is to contend with the ravenous birds or prey who look upou the publlo patron age as their particular plunder aud the only ade quate reward lor party services. It would, perhaps, have lieen to much to expect that the President should suv too them thut he could not enter upon so delicate a task us tho reorganization or the public service till the hungry brood dispersed uud left hliu and those who were to be held responsible for the proper administration of their departments free to consider the merits of the applicants iu connection with the needs or the service. That would have re moved the chler difficulty. But the situution, diffi cult ut the best, was complicated by the manner in which the first important appointments were made. For these the President wus ulouu responsible. He made them without consultation with anv one, aud manifestly from a sense of profound gratitude for the encouragement ami aid the gentlemen selected hud given him. Wo can speak or them with the greater lreedoiu becuuse we have 110 feeling but re spect ror them and a hearty appreciation of their public services. To mention but one Instance, It is munirest now thut a great mistake was committed when personal trie ud.-diip was ullowed to dictate the ilrst Cabinet officer, w ho, although he was not expected to enter upon the duties of the place, took advantage of the golden opportunity to put iu motion the old muchlnery for the distribution iff patronage which is the scandal or our service, uud which wo (irmly believe it wus the President's intention to dis card. How muny subsequent mistakes can be traced to thut error we cannot say ; but II the present Secre tary or State or the President himself were as free to speak as private citizens ure, they would doubtless verity the well-uuthentleated reports which have been the subject or conversation and criticism In all intelligent circles since this unwelcome task was im posed on them. Muny iff the appointments w hich the President made by advice were not less untortiiimte. These were crowded with sheer phvsleiil force through tho opening which Mr. ashburiie left. They were for the most part of politicians with a local reputation, endorsed by executive committees ami members or Congress, and girted with au Inlliillo capacity ror "dingdonglug" their claims, as Senutor Trumbull despairingly culled It, into tho curs of the uuliuppy officer who hud to answer their demands. The number of these is, perhaps, not larger than would have successfully run the gauntlet, whoever had been President, while the present pernicious system is In force. But it is large enough to iiave moderated to some extent the enthusiasm with which the new administration was launched and to lead many thoughtful and observing men for the moment to look upon the venture with divided emotions. it should, however, be remembered that these and all other appointments have been made with the dennite assurance of the President that If he railed In his Ilrst choice he would not hesitate to make the second or even the third trial. Tho time for thu second trial In some cases will soon come, and tho President will In no way fortify himseir more securely lu the respect aud trustor the people wao seek ror nothing but the public welfare, tuaii bj carrying Uds MtfUTMica into cJXect. The Cblcnco "Trihone' n n Fnnlt-Pinder und Ibe ApoloulHl lor Retrenchment. 'rmt the Chicago Tribune (Senator Trumbull's organ), April 9. Dnrlng the war tho clerical force of tho Govern ment In all Its departments was greatly Increased, and orten very recklessly. Temporary clerks were appointed In squads or thirty and forty, and gene rally tne offices becamo permanent. No office was discontinued, but a constant. Increase of tho numlier was kept up. Tho salaries also were raised, and when the war closed there were at least 2000 civil ians In Government employ, In addition to the force employed before the war. There was no difficulty In disbanding the army of tioo,ooo men; but this army ot civilians was not to be shaken off. - With more than barnacle tenacity they clung to tho pay rolls. 1 lie most of these people, men and women, went to Washington from distant Stutes. They were, as a class, too la.y to 'am their bread by work at. home, ami therefore went down, and. through their representatives in Congress, were placed upon the civil pension list. As a matter of course, they resisted all ctforM for their displacement. They constituted a lobby to defeat all legislutioii having for Its object the reduction or the civil force to the footing of a peace establishment, ami they were not only successful In this, but they annually obtained from Congress a special pension equal to twenty per cent, additional siilury. During Johnson's adminis tration the number of civil officers of the Govern ment, not only at Washington, but in all parts or the country, was. Increased. Neither Congtess nor the Executive had the courage to dismiss the useless officials. During a few months, while General Grant was acting Secretary or War. he took the responsi bility, as fur as his discretion extended, or dismiss ing a large number or persons and or closing a large number iff offices no longer needed by tip- Govern ment. There was the usual outcry against the petty economy or dismissing a few clerks tit comparatively small salaries, but the most effectual answer to this was thc bu t that the aggregate of expenditures saved by the limited reform already Instituted was equal to two and a hair millions or dollars a year. The last Congress at Its last session was driven Into rerorm by the Imperious demands of the press and people or tho country. These thousands or clerkships hud no other warrant or law than the ap propriations from time to time. A discontinuance or the appropriations involved a discontinuance of the offices, and since the first of March we have wit nessed the discharge or a large number or these clerks. Several hundreds have already been dis charged, and by the Ilrst of July the whole num ber dismissed will have reached 1500 males and females. The Democratic papers are making piteous com plaints about the hardships and cruelty upon these poor men and women who have been dismissed, and they ridicule the economy which exhibits itself In that form. But the whole expenses of the Govern ment are made np of small items, and the cutting off of 1500 salaries, averaging f 1000 each, is an aggre gate saving well worthy or consideration. The re duction or expenditure by millions is exactly what Is needed to reduce taxation, and no government can palliate the crime or continuing auy man iu office whose services are not needed. RITUALISM EXTRAORDINARY. (ulid of the Holy Cross Marvellous Doings In Christ Church, New York Jorgeous Yeau ments, Candles, and Utile Hoys. The N. Y. Times of this morning gives the annexed account of au extraordinary ritualistic ecrvlce: The Guild of the IToly Cross, a very HIr Church Episcopal association, held a service yesterday morning in Christ Church, Fifth avenue, at which a peculiar ritual was observed. The chancel was brilliantly lighted up with gas and wax candles: while the rest of the church was in comparative darkness. On either side of a cross over the altar was a tall wax candle, and two more were on the altar. A printed pro gramme was given to all who attended tho ser vices, containing the hymns to be sung aud the following: (Confidential. "Cathnlio worshippers who may nttend the private Com memoration of thu Guild of the Holy UroaB, are earnestly requested to comply with the woll-known Catholio rules, us follows : To bow reverently at the tforia. and at the Holy Name; to remain kneeling from the Confession throughout the serviue, only rising to commune, and again at the hymn, 'Faithful Cross,' which takes the place of the 'Gloria t Kxrrtttiii' in the Post Communion Service; and not to leave the church until the altar liglita axe extiu uished, and the Guild have retired." The orgunist played a voluntary, and chauntlng was heard In the distance, and theu the vestry door was opened and a procession entered tho church, preceded by a little hoy carrying a cross ; arter him came the choir and the clergy, then the officers and fellows of the Guild, wearing long black gowns, and chasubles, some of bright red, others blue, trimmed with white, and grey trimmed with red j a lurge red cross was conspicuous on the bosom of euch. The pro cession pussed down the side isle und up the middle aisle to the altar, and the members of the Guild oc cupying the pews tn the body of the church. Por tions 01 the regular morning service of the Episcor1 1 Church, accompanied with Komun Cuthollo forms aud ceremonies, followed. At the conclusion of thn litany aud the morning prayers, another voluntary was played on the organ, during which a second procession emerged from the vestry, consisting of one little boy carrying tho cross uud two others with long wux candles, uud they were followed by three priests in gorgeous vestments or cloth or gold, richly ornamented, with black barettas on their heads. The priests read the , communion service, the commandments being in toned, and the responses made by the choir. After numerous genuflexions had been made before the cross, a book was presented to tho chief priest.whlch he kissed ; the priest who presented It then, preceded by the boy with the cross, went to the reading-desk und reud, or rather chanted , the Epistle of the day, kissing the book at its close. A hymn was then sung. The sume ceremony wus then gone through with with unother book, and the third priest chuuted the (iospel tor the day. Arter this threo little boys en tered, one iiearitig the cross, another the candles, und the third the wine and bread, which were do posited on a table at the side or the chancel, after receiving the blessiug or the chief priest. The com munion service closed with the usual liruyers. A brief sermon wus then preached by one of the clergy. After the offertory the prayer of cousecru tion was oll'ered, followed by a hymn, whau tho sacrament wus uduiiuistered iu the lollowiug or der: 1st. Clergy. 5th. Fellows of Guild, un- 2d. Choir. vested, lid. Officers of Guild. Bth. The Uoligious. 4th. Fellowsor Guild, vest- Tth. Men. ed. nth. Women. The services closed with a hymn, in place of "Ulo ria in Excelsls," uud the benediction. Market by Telesrraph. Nkw Yokk, Miiv 4. Cotton quiet; sales or son bales middling uplands ut tv. Flour sales of 0500 bar rels; State und Western advanced 10; 15c. on low grades and more active; superfine to fancy state, t5T(Ka6'T0; superllne to choice white Western, I5-05 is; Southern lirmer; common to choice, $fi'GiMll-75. Wheat (pilet and advanced &a,3e. ; sules of 6000 bush els. Amber Cauadu, fit'; Canada white, $lto. Corn active and advanced '.'ic lie. ; sules of 54,ono; new mixed Western, tilm Wc. ; old, do., airi.3c., in store, and .' l'.Vj'. atloat. Outs lirmur. Western Mic. bid and t7c. usked for in store, lleef quiet. Mess Fork lirmer; new mess, t.'ilii!'. ; prime, fi5'75i4 Wi. Lurd firm; steam, in tierce, ls(MS'. Whisky very quiet but linn; tree Western, (, ttjo. New Yokk, May 4. Stocks steady. Gold, 185','. Exchange, '. b-'2os, lsi',', lis',; do. lHiit, 114; do. lsdft, 115-, ; new, 110', ; HMOs, 10', ; Virginia 6s, OZij ; Missouri 0s, s ; canton Company, 01 'j ; Cum berland preerred, UO; New York Central, lTti5, ; Heading, W5 ; Hudson Jtiver, lSiiJt ; Michiguu Cen tral, YiV; ; Michigan Southern, lo.v, ; Illinois Central, UV; Cleveland and Pittsburg, ttl , ; Cleveland und Toledo, 104 'i ; Chicago und Uock Island, 130, ; Pitts burg and Fort Wayne, I44iu. Vai.timoke, Muy 4 Cotton dull ut 2Se. Flour dull but unchunged. Wheat; su'es ot Valley red ut $2-02 ; good do. ut 1110. Corn active and receipts small ; white, 85c. ; yellow, s.Vris7c. tints tlrm at 75i.i'7se. for heavy, and 7' t 7ile. for light, Kyo dull ut g! -40 jl'in Mess Fork quiet ut fM-mn'At. Huron quiet; rib sides, lOVe. ; clear sides, lTX-e. ; shoulders, 14 '4c. Hums, V.oa21o. I.urd firm ut l!Ve. Whisky very tlrm und tending upwards; stock scarce at V4't5u. ; sales at outside ligure. Htock Quotations by Telernph -I P. 31. Glendenning, Davis A, Co. report through thoir New York house the following:. N. Y. Cent.K l7;Cieve. k Toledo 104V N. Y. and Krlelt..... USX, Toledo Wabash.... 7i l'h. and Ilea. It 953. Mil. 4 St. Paul l. n tie Mlch.S.andN. LB..lM',;Mil. A St. 1'aulH.p... Sft', Cle. and litt. It 02 Adams Express eiw Vllk ailU XI. VT. UUJU, ChLandN. W. pref, WellH.KargoACo. 85 64 VH 130 V u. . bx press Chi. and k.l m. Tennessee 8a. ue w. . . 65 PltU.F.W.ACui.R.144 Pacific Mall Steam... VlK 13o; 1 Market irregular, I West. VftMB Tel SECOND EDITION LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. Reformatory Work in tho Patent Olilcc Tho Now Commissioner -Naval Assignments. Affairs in New England Arrest of a Forger. FROM WASHINGTON. Despatch to the Associated J'ress. AflNlunmcnt of Naval Officer. Washington, May 4. Lieutenant Commander Chester Hatfield lias boon ordered to the Naval Academy on October 1 next.' Assistant Pay master (Jeorjro W. Long is ordered to the 8;iuus, First Assistant Engineer Henry L. Bnyder Is de tached from the Swatara and pluced on waiting orders. - ' The New C'onimiNNioner of Patents. The new Commissioner of Patents has made several changes of examiners, aud retains James S. Grinnell as chief clerk. There bein twenty- one tliflercnt rooms, each with its sub-chief, the Commissioner is maturing a plan to secure more uniformity of working, and to dispense with, some of the present useless forms, in order to facilitate the procuring of patents. FROM NEW ENGLAND. Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. An Entire Work oCDwellinirs Dcirtroyed. - Pittston, Mo., May 4 The Stevens Block, occupied as as duelling houses by several families, was entirely destroyed by flro about S o'clock this morning. The inmates barely escaped with their lives, losing all their furni ture, etc. Building insured. The IJquor Prohibitionists. Boston, Muy 4. At a meeting of liquor dealers held lant evening, at the Barker House, a commlttco waa appointed and other measures taken towards organizing political resistance to the liquor prohibitionists. A 812,500 Forgery. Bent Drake was arrested in Worcester, yestcr dny, and broiighUiere, charged with obtaining $12,500 from the First National -Bank at SU Clairsvllle, Ohio, on a check of E. 8. Drake & Co., of Pittsburg, by forging the ' indorsement. The accused will be sent to Ohio for trial on th requisition of tho Governor of that State. ; ; t FROM BALTIMORE. , ' Movement of the Colored Itepnbllcan-8hlp. ping Intelligence. Special Despatch to The Btening Teleoraph. . Baltimore, May 4. The colored Republicans in Baltimore held ward meetings last night, and elected delegates to represent them in the City Convention on the 10th of May, their object being to arrange for a State Convention.' There are serious apprehensions that the Bri tish barque Beatrice, from Baltimore for Liver pool, with a large cargo equal to a 634-ton ship, has been lost at sea, not having been heard from since she left Cape Henry on January 12. The Bremen steamer Baltimore sails to-morrow, not to-day, as reported. THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. By Atlantic Cable. . , J TbU M ornln-a Quotations. London, May 4 A. M Consols, B8' for both money and account U. H. Five-twenties dull at 79 American Stocks quiet; Erie Railroad, 19 V; Illinois' Central, 98 i Great Western, Wx. , Livkkpool, May A. M Cotton dull; middling uplands, 11 Jid. ; middling Orleans. 12 vd. The sale of to-duy are estimated at eooo bales. The ship ments from Bombay to the 30th ult, since last re port, have been 29,oo0 bales. , London, May 4 A. M Snjrar quiet, and stead? on the spot, aud tlrm for lots atloat Petroleum. Is. 8;sjd. for rellned. Turpentine, 80s. fid. This Afternoon's Quotations. v : London, May 4 P. M Consols, 93 v for both money and account United States Five-twenties dull at 79 M. Hallways dull ; Krie, 19)tf : Illinois Cen tral, 98r. Liverpool, May 4 P. M. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester heavy. California white Wheat, 9a. 8d uud No. 2 red Western, 8s. 6d. Corn, 27s. lor new. Peas, 88s. Co. Pork, 103s. Tallow, 44s. 9d. Cheese, Ws. Cotton at Havre opens dull j tres ordinaire, on the spot, Uiif. ; low middlings, afloat, 140jf. ' Patti, it was said, lost hor voice in Russia,' which report agitated the Parisians greatly until they heard her ugaiu. LATEST SHirPIXtt INTELLIGENCE. For additional Marine Kewe tee Inside Pages. POUT OF PHILADELPHIA MAY 4. TAT OF TBXBMOMKTEB AT THE KVXKINO TEIXOBAPH . OFFICE. 1 A. M 48 11 A. M 56 S P. M at . CLEARED THLS MOTtNINQ. Br. barque AlbatroM, Daris, St. John, N. B., L. Wester. R&ard 4 Co. ' Scbr D. Cifford. Jirrell, Charleston, O. 8. Repplier. ARRIVED THIS MORNING. Meamer R. Willing, Cundilf, 13 houn from Baltimore, withimise. to A. Proves, Jr. "uuiore, BfsUharlea Miller. Uilkey. 11 days from Boaton, with ce to Knickerbocker Ico Co. Bohr Ocean Bird. Kelly, 8 day from Portland, with muse, to Crowell A C'olliua. 1 hctir Cordova, Allen, t duy from Baltimore, with aoeaa. nut to ruptuin. wtvm. (v.-hr Cuariu, Starr, 4 days from Baltimore, with eoal an caluin. ScUr L. A. Edwards, Marshall, 10 days from Wilmington. N. C, will) lmniierand old mm to captain. """. tichr .Walter Jonea, Willing, fium Calais, with lumber to caption. to Bentn B"worth'T'ler' 'rom Norfolk, with lumber Ki-lirJ. B. Clayton, Clayton, 6 days from Boeton. with ice to CMIltlllD. ' Sclir II. (j. King, McfJrenor, 10 dayt irom Calais, wits lattiD and planter to oitpiain. ' richr M. ritarr, Lynch, from New Haven. 1 Ki-lir Alexander, Baker, Irom Nioiunifton. Kchr 'inylor Mutliia, hhorman, from Boston, hour J. M. BnH.mall, Douulawi, from Boeton. hchr A. I rurdoll, Barrett, from Boston, bchr A M. Aldndge, l.ist.ir, from Kalem. b. ir V . A. Miiuers, J lander, from Newburyuort hclir L. A M. lim-it, btuolman, from haloin. SchrOnruat, Heath, iroin Kaat (ireenwich ' r bchr Helen, Howes, from New York, Barque Villniro Belle, arrived veKtfl r 1 MEMORANDA. mr;.Flr.sliol7';!:,,,r, Von-for n- rtfcW uUfi.lri', lrOM Indon Phie,phia. s.T,; iI7" "7. "J""" "'"t Wth all 1 -;.".""""! "'" . "UaUelli hia. 1 which mnk uucaaou, uelow i:ilarliMl..n ;.. "::. .""""" been rained, aud curried to a iMjint near kW 1 ' if"' ran on to a bank. Tlie water w. t5T.Ji Jaekaon, aud out of her on the 9Cih ult . whet. h 1.." bB"n ,""" paired. The only damaie uataVoll I W:mlJ. be r ceptible. is the hole iLr hmtom Z l'Uh V tUu" " about midship, and a portion of Jh7 8 11'" "uck. Y&Vto N, O.. , New Hchr riarah J. Bright. 5liw for i f "7r'i1:'lkm4. "adly. Boston 1st iust. ' ' lor 1 hiladulphia, uWreJ ( x fchrj: k Joteth'ioir! '. Pall River HUIli ult ' lor 1 "'ladeluhia, nulej (rom J4U 'JTw ' nitaMplita, .ailed lr