®l»e gnttUtg*a«», Published evzby Wednesday by H, G. SMITH * CO A. J. Stein man il. G. Smith. TERMS—Two Dollars per annum, payable In All oases In advance. • THE LANCASTEB DAILY INTELLIGENCES lS published every evening, Sunday excepted, at 6 per Annum In advance. OOBNEB OT CENTEX JFFICE—SOI UABE. foefttj. For the intelligencer. UISAEB HOUR. O hour of all lioutb, the moßl blessed upon eirtri, Blessbd i.oar of our dinners I 'The land of his birth; Thofac* o' his first lovo ; the bills that be owes; The twadd e of fr lends, and the venom of foes; The sermon ho heard when to church he last went; . .* The money he borrowed, the money he spf-nt; All these things a man, I believe, may forget And notb.f the wono for forgettlDg; bi.tyet U«-vor, never, oh nevci 1 eurth’s lnckiest sin- Hath urpunUhcd foTgollen the lu.urofhls dinner. , InOlg stlon-that co of cveiy baa stomach, . . hhull reientle-s y kna.v and pursuehim with unmi' ache . .... Or tome pdn. ucd trcuMe r< morac-less Ills beet Ah the furies once troubled the sleep of Orestes. vVo may live without poelry, lnnslo, and art; Wo nmy live without conscience, und live without heart; Wo in-.y live without friend*, wo may live without b< ok**; Hut civilized man cannot live without cook*. Hemav live without hooks —what Is knowl edge Initgrl-vl-g? Ho may llvo without hope—what Is hopo but d'cHvlng? , , . He rniiy hv- without lov j—what ;s passion but But where Va (he man that cun llvo without dining ? gUiwcUancous. The Jasper Signet, |!V It. It . H T ODD AU H It wan the dusk of a summer even ing. I «at at my chamber, pufllng ray cigar, and gazing listlessly into the street.. I saw the Hitting dgures of the passers-l>y, ami my neighbors over the wuy on their sloops, with their chil dren playing around them. The air was full of confused sounds— fragments of conversation, the putter of feet, and tho rumble of distant wheels. It was not an unpleasant evening, I owned, but I was not in the mood to enjoy it. I took up ray pistol, which lay on the table before me, und bundling it curi ously, wondered if anything would over drive me to shoot myself. It was a dark time in'my life —the darkest, I thought, I had ever seen. 1 was out of money, out of friends, out of hop:.*. And worst of all, my child, my darling little Ambrose, was sick. He luy in the next room in a raging fever; the folding doors between us were closed, but his low moujns reached me, and struck a pang lo my heart. Trom time to time through the day I had sat by his bedside, holding his burning hands, but when eveningcurae, 1 could bear it no longer; 1 was sick with pity. I took up a book lo forget myself, but 1 could not make House of what I read; my mind would wander oil'in the mid dle of a paragraph. How, indeed, could 1 forget the child, when everything in the room reminded me of him? With in reach stood his rocking horse ; his toys were scattered fiver the sofa. Under the edge of the bookcase I saw the toes of his little shoes, und on the table lay a withered posy, which lie had gather ed a flay or two before. It wasouly a bunch of wild dowers, and they were withered and dead, but I could not throw them away. I would have pre served even a weed, if his hand had touched it. I sat and smoked until it grew too dark to see distinctly. The neighbors withdrew into their houses an l lighted the lamps. The sounds in the streets died away, but the air was noiser than ever, for innumerable crickets were chirping. “Ah ! well!” said I, with a sigh, “there is no use in ray sitting here idle any longer; I may as well go to work. 1 ' I turned oil the gas and drew my ta ble up to the !i:»bf. 1 liavo not men turned, I bi• li.-v(_•, that 1 was au author, butas I said I was poor, the acute reader may have guessed it. Yes, I was au author tlieu, a poor author, a miserable literary back, turning my pen to every thing 1 was Mju.illy good (or bail) at prose or poetry. 1 wrote heavy articles for the review*.-, and light paragraphs for tiic journals, lo say nothing of sen sation romances for the weeklies; aud poetry for everything. I had a poem to write that night—a comic poem; the cuts with which it was to be illustrated, uud which were supposed to be' drawn for it (of course at a great expense), lay before me not yet transferred from Punch, touching the faded dowers of my sick child. I pressed the posy to ray lips, and breathing a prayer for his recovery, took up my peu and began to write. The contrast between my cir cumstances and what I was writing—a panegyric ou wealth —sharpened my wits. I rioted in a world of fantastic creations, scattering jokes and puus broadcast. “There,” said I, after one of my brilliant coruscations, “ That will delight tiie editor of the Barbarian. The poor man lliinks me fuuny.” I remembered the last poem that I had oil'ered him, and smiled bitterly. It was a stately and noble piece of thought, yet he declined it, ami ordered the trash which I was then writing. I would not have touched it but for my little Am brose, but u si'-k child must huvenphy sdcian and nurse. “ And happy shall 1 lie,” 1 thought, “if it ends there!” Walking out that day I had seen a littlo coiliu iu the window of an undertaker hard by, and now it came back to ray memory, and tilled me with solemn forebodings. I imagined Liiat I saw ou the table, with my child in it, holding t he withered dowers iu his folded hands! 1 laid down my pen and listened, but 1 could uot hear him. “ Perhaps he Is dead,” I whispered. The thought gave me a shock, ami the tears rushed to my eyes. I was certainly in die* trim for writing a comic poem ! At that moment there was a tap at the door.' “ Come in,” s aid T, drying ray eyes hastily. The door opened, and in walk ed Arthur Gurney. I did not recognize him at first, for I lmd seen him but once before, and that was at a large party; beside?, my eyes were dim with writ ing. But when he c line to tho light, I remembered his lace, and shook him by the hand. “ I see you ure at work,” ho said. “ I am dc trap, say so frankly, ami I’ll be oil' at once.*’ “ Don't,” I replied ; “ I cun spare an hour or two us well as not." He seated himself in my arm chair, and cast his eyes around the chamber, I could nut l« if whether he was taking a mental inventory of my worldly goods and possessions, or whether he was collecting hn thoughts before commenc ing conversation. 1 looked at him in tently for a few minutes, 1 know not why, but I felt a strange fascination drawing me toward him. There was a subtle communication, a mesmeric tele graph. as it were, between us. Hissoul dashed messages to mine—mysterious \ messages in cypher, which I received ! and read, but could not understand. Had ho been a woman instead of aman, I should have un.lerstood his power over me. His face was pale aud deli cately cut; his eyes were large and black. There was something Spuuish in his appearance, but no Spaniard could have been so fair. A sentimental young lady would have called him ro mantic looking; but he would have scorned that cheap distinction. He was a gentleman, a nolle gentleman in grief. „ . , , “ Well," s.iid he, “ have you finished staring at me?” I was not aware that he had noticed me, he appeared so oblivious of my presence. “ I beg your pardon, but I could not help it. But pray, Mr. Gurney—l am sure that you will not think me rude — to what am I indebted for the honor of this visit?” , . “Likeyou I could nut help it. last alone in my room thinking of many things, when suddenly you came into mymind.and I thoughtloughttocome and see you. It seemed to me you could do Boraethiug for me, or I for you, I know not which. Can you help me? “But what is the matter with you? You anpear well, and well to do—one of the* aleck darlings of the world, as Evelyn says in ‘Money.' I will give you advice, if you insistupon it, which I take to be a pretty good proof of friendship. I will even write you an acrostic, if you think your lady-love can be won by poetry. In short, I will do almost anything but lend you money ; that I cannot do. But that, I fancy, is the last thing that you would expect from me.” He shook hi» head. ‘-Have you any thing to drink?” The suddenness of the question made me smile in spite of m “What will you have, Monsieur Gur ney? Chateau Margeau or Verzeney ? But perhaps you would like some Hun- ~ VOLUME 70 garlan wine, or a bottle of Johannls beig?” , , . »• Whatever you have, sir; whatever you have. , llt , I remembered that I had a bottle of schnapps in the next room, and rose to get it. I passed out into the hall, and groped my way aloDg lbe entry until I reached the door that led into the sick chamber. There was a candle burning in the corner when I entered, but was shaded so effectually that I had to light I a match. The flask for which I came 1 was in a little cabinet at the head of the bed, I moved on tip toe to the bed side, and bent my face close down to that of the child. I could not see him distinct ly, but I felt his short quick breath ; it was like the blast of a furnace. I touch ed his baud; he was consumed with fever. “Hels no better, sir/' the nurse whispered, “ but he is sleeping soundly, and so is his mother; she is worn out.” Turning my eyes in the direction of the lounge, I saw my wife stretched upon it. I stole softly toward her, and kissed her forehead. Bhe moved her lips, but no sound came; she was breathing in sleep a silent prayer for her darling. When I re-entered my chamber my heart was sad, and so, seemiugly, was that of Athur Gurney, for his face was buried in his hands. He roused himself with on effort, and taking a cigar case from his pocket, offered me a cigar. I placed the bottle and glasses on the table, and proceeded to twist a paper-lighter, but he antici pated me with the blank side of a let ter, which I noticed was edged with black. As he bent forward to light it at the leader which between us, I saw a large ring on bis finger—an en graved seal ring, with a curious setting. “ That is a atrange;ring of yours, Mr. Gurney,” I observed, after we had lighted our cigars ; “may I look at it?” “ Certainly and be handed it to me. It was a jasper signet of large size. The stone was remarkably line, and apparently clear, but on scanuing it closely I saw that it was flecked with red spots. They were small aud dim, except where the stone had been en graved ; they were larger aud brighter. It was as if the stone had been inserted in a bloody foil, which had been pierced by the cutting. I could not make out the cutting, whether it was a crest or merely au initial letter. It was proba bly a cipher. The workmanship of the setting, which was of red gold, betok ened au early state of the art. It was fantastic and rude, but quite in keeping with the stone, the cipher of whic.i it repeated amid a variety of cabalistic characters. Jlad I met with it in the cabinet of a collector I should have said it was the seal of some magician of the middle ages. Mr. Gurney had moved the bottle toward him, aud was filling his glass when 1 made a motion as if 1 would slip the ring on my finger. “Stop!” he said suddenly ; “ what are you übout?” His tone was so abrupt aud fierce that I started at him in surprise. “ Ymi object to my trying it on ?” I asked. “Indeed I do; it is unlucky.” I handed him back the ring, a little piqued by his manner. “Fill your glass and, and I will satis fy your curiosity concerning it. You must not be annoyed with me because I prevented you from trying it on. It was on your account, not my own.” We touched ourglasses and lie began. “This ring has been in our family for generations. I know not when, or by whom, the curse was entailed upon us, but as far back as our records reach and we have authentic documents reaching back five or six hundred years —we And it mentioned as one of the heirlooms of the race. It had come down from father to son with all our broad lands and possessions, being fre quently specified in our ancient wills. Our lands and possessions have passed aw’ay, as such things will, but the ring still remains as you see. It has belong ed at time to various branches of the family—men of widely diflerent minds and temperaments. Some lived in peaceful days, and died at a ripe old age; others perished young, slain in battle or broils. Many fell by their own hands. But it mattered not what was the fortune of its possessor, he was the slave of the ring.” “Butin what sense?” I enquired.— “ What you have related may be plain to you. but I must confess it is vague to me. In what manner, and to whom, has the ring been a curse ?” “To all who have worn it, myself among the rest. As to the manner of the curse, it has taken a thousand shapes. Some of us have been hurled from the pinnacle of wealth aud power, —others have been raised to almost re gal diguities. This was iu the old time, when we ranked among the nobility. In these latter days of buying and sell ing, our fortunes have been more stable; the majority of the Gurneys are rich.” “ Then you have one thing,” I said, “to counterbalance the curse of the ring. I would I had your wealth ; 1 lack nothing but that. I have health aud strength, a light heart, and a clear head. I have no inordinate desires, no impossible longings. I possess myself thoroughly, my heart, my brain, my will.” “ And yet you sigh for wealtli 1 You must be mistaken iu yourself; you are not so strong as you think. Whatcould money give you thatyou donotalready possess?” “Many things, sir,” said I bitterly, thinking of aiy past privations ami present sorrows. “It would give me the books that I need, the pictures that I love. I could build myself a cottage in the country, or if I were fool enough to desire it, a palace in Parvenu square. I could go to Europe, to Loudon, Paris or Rome.” “ Anything else?” “ Yes,” I answered sharply, pro voked by his cooluess. “I could prob ably save the life of my child.” “ I had forgotten that you were mar ried, Mr. Tracy. Tell me of your wife and child.” He spoke kindly, tenderly even, but I repulsed him. "There is nothing to tell, save that my child is sick, perhaps dying.” “ Poor fellow !” He fell intoa brown study, twirling the jasper eignet in his fingers. “ 1 gather from what you say,” I re- sumed, “that you think the Gurney family are an unlucky one, but you have not told me what the ring lias to do with it. lam not disposed to admit in human affairs either the capricious in- terference of fortune or the iron despot ism of fate; still less can I admit the influence of so trivial a thiug as a jasper signet. I can imagine that your ances tors were fooled or terrified into such a superstitution in the age of astrology, but it is unworthy of you and this age of enlightenment. If your family has been unfortunate, Mr. Guruey, it is be cause sqme member of it has transmitted some weakness to his descendants. ' The Null, dear Brutus, Is not in oar s!:irq But In ourselves, that we are uu Jerimjc.. “ As j’ou please ; I did not expeotyou to believe me. But the facts are the same nevertheless. None of our family have ever been happy, or ever will be. Wretchedness ia our doom. Our motto should be Misserimus, our crest a bleed ing heart. We are rich, but wo tukeno Cleasure In our riches. We are loving, ut we are seldom loved, or what we love dies. In short, we are miserable, thankß to the jasper signet.” “In the name of common sense, then,’ I exclaimed, “ why keep it among you ? Why not destroy it or glveitaway? You can powder it in the fire, I suppose, or throw it into the sea. It will burn or sink.” “It will do neither, sagacious poet. For one of my ancestors who dabbled in alchemy a century or two ago, bullied in his search for the philosopher’s stone, the impossible Aurum Potabile, wreaked his vengeance on the ring, which he conceived to be the cause of his d sap pointment; and threw it into his cruci ble at a white heat. It would have melted granite, but it failed to consume the jasper signet, for when the fire died out it was found uninjured; the setting was not even tarnished. Another mem ber of the family —my Uncle Bernard — dropped it into the Tiber, but it came back to him, like the ring of Poly crates.” “ But you could give it away,” I per sisted. “ It has been given away many times, but it has always brought so much mis ery to its new owner that he has been obliged to return it to the giver.” “Suppose you should give it to me, how would it affect me ? ’ ’ “ You would notbelieve me if I should tell you.” “ Try me.” u It would make you rich.” “ Come, I should like that.” “But it would rob you of your iden tity.” “ That is impossible.” “ I said you would not believe me.” “ Do you mean to tell me, Arthur Gurney, that if I should wear this jas per signet, I should cease to be Richard Tracy ? ” “Soruns the tradition.” “ I have no faith in traditions, and to show you that I have Dot, I will, with your permissson, wear the ring until we meet again. Shall I?” “By no means. If not for your own sake, for that of your wife and children beware of the jasper signet. You could not help me by knowing and sharing my lot. It would increase your misery, while it would not lighten mine. I must meet my doom alone. Be content a 9 you are, for no exchange that you could make would benefit you. Leave all to God and time.” It was late that night when we fart ed. I followed him to the door to get a breath of air. The night wind was sweet and fresh, breathing of the green woods and the saltsea. It flowed around us as we stood on the stoop, layiDg Its cold fingers in benediction on our heat ed brows. “Good night and pleasant dreams, Arthur Gurney.” “ Farewell, und long life to you, Rich ard Tracy.” We shook hands, and lie departed. I lingered a moment aud watched his re treating form. It was a bright night, and I saw him for some distance, now growing dim as lie entered the shadow of the trees, und now becomingdistinct as he crossed the spaces of moonshine. He turned the corner and I saw him no more, save in his shadow which trailed like a dark pillar Dehind him. It dis appeared and the sound of his steps died away. I locked the door, and returned to my work. . The visit of Arthur Gurney, unex pected as it was, was of service to me. It kept me from thinking too much of my sick child, aud it rested my weary mind. I could not have finished my task but for his interruption. 1 matur ed my plan os I talked with him, and worked it out as 1 listened. When he rose to depart I was within a few Hues of the end. There was nothing to do but to write down what I had composed —some twenty or thirty lines in all— and give the whole an epigrammatic turn. I seized my pen aud dashed it hurriedly across the paper, maklug a series of hieroglyphics, which would have delighted Champoliion or Layard. It was soon finished, aud I proceed ed to put the table in order, piling up the books and arranging the papers in my portfolio. In sodoiug I happened to move my pistol, when I discovered the jasper signet, which Authur Gurney had left, whether through forgetfulness or desigu I never knew. I took it cau tiously between my thumb and finger, as one might take some strange instru ment of death, and held it close to the light. It looked quaint and curious, as au old signet ring should, but by no means dangerous or formidable. The ciphers in the setting were unchanged ; the stone was as clear as ever. I saw no difference in it except that the blood spots appeared a little redder and larger, hut that might have been my fauey.— It is true that I felt somewhat nervous as I handled it but any imaginative person would have feltso after listening to the stronge narative of Arthur Gur ney. “How absurd that poor fellow wa9,” I said, “to talk as he did about this poor, old, harmless riug. It must have been the Byronic beverage that he drank, lor certainly no man would be lieve such nonsense in his sober senses. ‘lf you wear the ling, 1 he said,‘you will 1036 your identity.’ I've a good mind to try it.” And I put it on my finger. As it slipped down, joint after joint, the most singular sensation came over me. At first a sharp thrill ran through my frame, beginning at my heart, aud pushing outward like the waves of an electric sea. This was followed by a sudden tremor of the nerves, which ended iu an overpowering faintness. — What took place I knew not. for when I recovered I had no remembrance that anything unusual had happened. How could i have, when my identity was gone ? 1 awoke in a richly furnished cham ber. The light of the chandelier was turned on full, aud I saw everythingas clearly as if it had been day. The walls were hung with beautiful pictures— the master-pieces of the finest modern masters, Scheffer, Delaroche, and Hor ace Veruet, with here aud therea choice impression of the rarest engravings of Raphael Morghen. But thegern of the collection was a pair of Turners—a morning and evening at sea. In the one you saw a noble bargecrowded with lords anti ladies, flying beforethewind, with her sails all set and her streamers Hying ; in the other the fragments of a wreck, drifting over a measureless sea. The sun was just plunging in gloomy waves, a world of lire and blood ! The mantle was loaded with Sevres vases, aud rich ornaments in ormolu and bronze, and tables of rosewood and ebony were strewu with objects of virtu. High-backed Gothic chairs, covered with brocade, were scattered around. I might describe the soft carpet* and tufted rugs ; the heavy hanging damask curtains, with their fluted pillar-like folds; the brilliant mirrors reaching from floor to ceiling ; but to what end It is enough to say that I was in the chamber of the rich and voluptuous Arthur Gurney. I was Arthur Gur ney 1 I sat in an arm-chair, holding in my hand a lady's miniature. It was that of my cousin Beatrice. She was fairasan angel, but a deep sadness had settled ou her face, shadiug its beauty and bright ness. She was pale and ghost-like, with thin spiritual lips, aud earnest but melancholy eyes. “How.banu'lfnl, If sorrow had not made Sorro’v more boauttlul than beauty’s self." I took from my pocket a letter. It was the fatal letter from England telliDg me of my cousin’s death. “ Here,” I murmured, poring over the miniature, “ is my dear Beatrice as I saw her a little over a month ago, the sweetest soul that ever tabernacled in clay; and here,” looking at the letter, “ is that which tells me I shall see her no more! How could she die when I needed herso much? She was my hope, my life, the only thing that I loved.— How weak aud unmanly Tracy was to repiue as he did to-night! He has a wife that loves him, and a child —his child and hers—a little angel, still in the light of heaven. But 1 am alone, alone! Were Beatrice living, ray Bea trice, my beloved, my betrothed, my wife, I would not shrink from poverty as he does, but would battle with it royally, crowned with the great dia dem of Love! But it is too late! There is nothing left me but to die!” I crumbled the letter in my hand, aud kissed the miniature of Beatrice for the last time. As 1 rose I caught sight of my face in the mirror. It was haggard and ghastly pale. “ Come, come, Arthur Gurney, be firm ; it will not do to play the womau now.” I strode up to the mirror, as I have seen men do when excited by wine, and took a long look at myself. How black my hair was ! aud what a wild light glared in my sunken eyes ! “Good-by, Arthur Gurney !” I smiled and walked to the window. The sky was sown with stars, and the full moon hung over the tops of the trees. “ Farewell, oh moon, and stars, and summer night! a long fare well !” I cocked my pistol aud -placed it to my heart. _ “ Beatrice,” I shrieked, “ I come.” My finger was on the trigger— another second and I would have been in eternity. Suddenly my Band was seized, and a woman’s shriek rang in my ear, “Richard!” I struggled vio lently, determined not to be balked in ray purpose. “Richard! Richard! I heeded her not, but tore off the band that held me. A't thatmomentthe jas per signet dropped from my finger, and the charm was broken. I was no longer Arthur Gurney, but Richard Tracy ! I was saved from death by my wife, who came into the room to tell me that my child was better, “The doctor has been here, dear husband, and he says that the crisis is past. Our little Ambrose will live.” I threw myself into her arms and burst into tears. “Look at the watch, Bessy,” said I, trembling at my narrow escape, “and note the time carefully, for Arthur Gur ney is dead, He died to-night, and by his own hand.” It was even so. For in the morning he was found in his chamber, dead, with a bullet through his heart! His watch was in his pocket, stopped! It pointed to the very minute when Bessy arrested my hand! J D. Ramsey, city editor of the Pittßbnrg Gazette, has been admitted to practice law in the various Courts of Allegheny county. LANCASTER PA. WEDNESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 8 1869 The Democratic Policy. JS tincldated by Peter Blsaiarc The Reporter of the New York Her aid has been interviewing Peter B. Sweeny, the City Chamberlain or Treasurer of New Y'ork City, and the man who is generally credited with ba ing the Deus ex Hachina, or controlling spirit of the New York Democracy, al though he modestly denies, it will be seen, the soft impeachment We clip the following questions and answers: Reporter —How about the State mea sures at the approaching session of the Legislature: Sweeny— I 'They will be pretty much as indicated iu the Governor's message of lastyear. We have now the oppor tunity of converting Democratic doc trines into practical principles of gov ernment. Against special legislation and jobs of all kinds aud descriptions ; in favor of economy in all brauches of the government; the improvement of the canals and the lowering of the tolls and charges; a uniform election law for all parts of the State and the resto ration of municipal rights to the cities These will be prominent ideas. A prompt performance of legislative busi ness, aud an early adjournment will also be urged. There are other impor tant measures under consideration which I do not feel at liberty to men tion. The pressure fromall parts of the State will be to runj the Legislature clean and clear from taint and stain.— If this is not successful, the veto power will be freely exercised. All legitimate efforts will be directed to reduce taxa tion, as a conspicuous result of Demo cratic administration. I think one of the first acts will be to repeal the action of last winter approving the Fifteenth Amendment. It is conceded ou both sides by leading men that any Stale can withdraw its assent before the mea sures becomes fixed by the concurrence of Lhe required number of the States. THE NEGRO QUESTION Reporter—ls it proposed to keep up the negro agitation by this course. tiweeuy—The fifteenth amendment goes beyond the negro. It proposes, as I understand it, to absorb the whole subject of suffrage, by which Congress will be enabled to disfranchise the whites while enlarging the area of negro domination. The radicals will give it the broadest construction, and can con vert Congress into a power as absolute in controiiog popular suffrage as Louis Napoleon did iu the first days of the last empire. The negro question is as suming au entirely new attitude. At the South our Democratic friends are fast coming into political alliance with the negro voters. The negroes prefer to sustain the men of the soil, with whom and their homes aud interests they have beeu iudentiffed in the past, rather than the broken down carpet bag adventurers of the North who want their votes for the sake of office. Iu our State the negro question is greatly exaggerated in importance. By the census of 1855 the total number of col ored males over twenty-one years of age was about eleven thousand ; by the census of 1305 it was live hundred less, showing a slow but speedy decrease.— The total number of negroes nowdebar red from voting by the property quali fication requirement is T only about 3,500 in the whole State, of whom I*2oo are to be fouud in our city. The larger part of the negroes now votiDg in our city vote the Democratic ticket, es pecially in the Eighth Ward and that vicinity, and they will be all as accessi ble to us as to the Republicans. Our boys understand how to get them. It would not, therefore, have beeu a great calamity to us if we had all voted tore move the property qualification. It seems an anomalous state of things to contend that the negro is the iuferior of Lhe whiteman, andyetin a community in which he must live to refuse him equal rights. We ought to get rid of the negroagitation. It hurts more thau the negro vote could injure us. It in troduces a moral issue—a sentiment of justice —and presents the captivating cry of universal suffrage, which carries away many votes, especially among the Germans, and prevents the legitimate political questions of the country from having their just weight before the peo ple. It seems plain that it will be an unfortunate day for the negro -when he is divestedof the sympathy and support of the moral and benevolent agitators of the country, who make his welfare the permanent issue of the day, and are left to take care of themselves on equal terms with a superior race. INTRIGUES IN REGARD TO TIIE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. Reporter —BeforeHcomiug.down to the municipal question I would like to make one or two inquiries—for instance, about the intrigues said to be on foot for the next Democratic nomination for the Presidency. , t _ Sweeny—There is no intrigue that I am aware of, anil I don’t think there will be any from this State. When the time comes the man will be indicated by his services .capacity and popular claims. Intrigue has not been successful in Dem ocratic national conventions. No can didate has been nominated by rangement since the lime of Martin \ an Buren, of the old regency, except in the case of Buchanan, and he would not have succeeded if it had not been for the contest between the “hards and softs” of this State,each side sendingdelegates. The result was that New York had no voice in the national councils, and each side of the contestants made its bargain with the Buchanan men for admission to seals. Both sides were admitted on equal terms, and the vote of New York nominated Buchanan. But for this condition of affairs William L. Marcy would no doubt have been elected, and the country saved from Buchanan and rebellion. THE POSITION OF JUDGE CHASE TO tVAKD THE TARTY Reporter—Does it not appear proba ble that Chase will be nominated in the next Democratic Convention ? Sweeny—Of course no one can say what will be the influence controlling then. But let us look at probabilities. When the last convention met we had not yet recovered from the consequen ces of the attitude of many of our lead ing men in regard to the war. Besides a false and unnecessary financial issue was sprung on the party. We were not strong enough to win with the Demo cratic vote ; but it was possible and practicable to break down the Republi canjparty by making an alliance. Judge Chase was the man for that time, and we of the city of New York were strong ly for him. It appeared to us as plain as demonstration that it was the time for a compromise that would be accept ed by the whole country, and that Chase was the man to compromise on. But when the next convention meets things will be different. Then the Republican party will be broken down by Grant, and the Democratic party will need and demand a representative Democrat, and not a Republican ally. I should not be surprised to see Judge Chase the Re publican candidate for the Presidency at the next election. Reporter—How do you make that out? Sweeny—Why, the Republican party will then be somewhat in the same need that the Democracy were on the 4th of July, 1868. The Radicals will need analllanee with the conservative branch of the party. Chase is not only a states man in the best sense of the term, but he is a politician also, and knows how to pave the way to success in his own party. Heknowsmen and their motives well. He will not be injured by the popular strength which exhibited when his name was considered on the Democratic side of the house. And he was not, in fact, compromised in our convention. He put neither his hand nor seal to anything committing him to us. He was represented by many t who claimed to -have authority from him; but there was no written powerof attorney, and there is no record against him. A CARTE DE VISITS OF COLFAX. Reporter—How about Colfax’s pros pects ? Sweeny—Well, he would seem tohave been placed in the line of succession, but I don’t think he has a strong hold on the country. He is a mere politician and not a statesman. He is a genial, bland and enterprising politician. He is a good-natured, hand-shaking, clever fellow. Bnt togivean illustrationlf he were a doctor he would be the most popular one in town; he would smile his way into the sick room and talk his way out, but his prescriptions would not amoqnt to anything. The ladies would run After him and the children would cry for him, but no physician of knowl edge and experience would ever think of asking him to a consultation on a serious or doubtful case. THE “POLICY” OF GRANT. Reporter —What do you understand to be the policy of Grant? Sweeny—When Grant is in doubt his trump card Is “do nothing.” This is his policy. Thus he has allowed the Alabama question to subside into tem porary oblivion, aud thus with all the opportunities he has had to make affir mative issues. This is natural. The capacity to decide great political ques tions is not amatterofintuition. Grant had neither knowledge, habits of thought nor discipline to grapple with great* political questions before he en tered on the presidency, consequently he Is not able to tell from his own con- victions what is right or wrong in any political problem presented, or advice given to him. As soon as a question broadens and threatens daDger he ties up the papers and puts them out of the way as an annoyance to be avoided. — He does not want to hear anything more about it. He is, withal, a proud man rather than an egotist. He brought about him mediocre men, because he did not care to be measured, and he did not wish to get into water so deep that he could not wade ashore. He express ed the wish of his soul when he said he looked forward as eagerly as a school boy for his holiday to the end of his terra. He wantspeace. Hewouldlike to smoke cigars, drive fast horses, and go a junketing for the balance of nts days. I think he is entitled to do so for his share in puttingdown the rebellion. He means to make no mistakes which can be prevented by masterty inactivity. He might have bad a brilliant admin- istration if he had been willing to sink himself to a nominal position. The Republican party was built up by its political leaders, and they should have been allowed to administer the estate which Ihey had secured. Suppose he had called such men intohis (Jibinetas Sumner, Stautou, Ben Wade, Greeley, Sherman, Ben Butler and Charles A. Dana,’who were representative men of the success achieved. He would have had most pronounced administra tion of later years, and the Republican party would have pursued its mission to the end. Auothertrouble with Grant is that he entered on the Presidency as owner, instead of trustee, of his party, aud he bestows his appointments as personal gifts, instead of rewards for personal services, or swaps them off fur pecuniary benefits received. THE ISSUES OF THE NEXT I’KESIDEN- TIAL ELECTION Cuba aud Mexico as well as the Fen ian aud Alabama issues with England will enter into the next election. There is a prospect of filibusterism entering somewhat largely into the next Presi dential campaign. Then the tariff*. We will be as near free trade as the neces sities of the government will permit. The negroe question will be out of the way then. So, too, in regard to the payment of the war debt, as we will have resumed specie payments, or have that result within our grasp. We will have a capital issue on the question of taxation. The expenses of the govern ment the year before the war were nL >ut eighty-five millions; it is dlfficu u to know what they are now, but fur the half year up to January 1, 1809 they were nearly five hundred aud seventy six millions, or at the rate of over a thousand millions a year, although the appropriations for 1869 were nominally about one hundred and aixty-two mil lions. The extravagances, defalcations and imbecility of the administration will give us issues enough. Tho army appropriation was about thirty-four millious, according to the Army Regis ter, July 1, 1869, and the expenditures ou thataccouut were probably double that sum. Governor Hoffman’s position iu regard to the equality of native and adopted citizens, aud the duty of pro tection to all who have sworn allegiance to our government against the world, will also be a prominent Democratic principle. There will be questions enough, but I have not time to go into them now. PLAIN, UNVARNISHED TALE OK “THE ERIE RILL” UNFOLDED, Reporter—While ou general subjects, how about the “Erie bill,” that theße publican press make so much fuss about ? Sweeny—There never was a subject so misrepresented aud misunderstood. The Repub iean press have lied about it with a purpose. The bill in question, which is just as much a New York Cen tral Railroad as it is an Erie bill, is in precise words a copy of the law adopted by the Republican Legislatures of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indi ana, aud approved by the Republican Governorsof those States. It was passed by the Legislature in this State when both brauches were Republican. The vote on its passage in the Senate was nearly uuauimous. It was laid on the table in the Assembly for abouta month for objections, butnonecame. Tnebill provides that a certain number of direc tors shall go out each year instead of the whole board, but it does not interfere with the power of the courts to correct abuses, nor does it tio up legislation.— It can be repealed at any time. It ha 3 not been of any practical value to either the Erie or Central road. The Erie stockholders at their election in October last uuauimously elected an entire new board without availing them selves of the advantages of the law. The bill was introduced iutoonr Legislature purely as a defensive measure against the action iu the Pennsylvania Legia lature looking io the control of the Erie road in tho interest of that State and subordinate to the Pennsylvania C’eu- tral, by which the trade of the West would be diverted to Philadelphia from New York. The Pennsylvania Legis lature, having passed a bill precisely like that under consideration for the piotection of the Pennsylvania Central, authorizing that company to make a large foreign loan, which it leaked out was intended to buy up the Erie stock for the purpose I have indicated ; Gov ernor Hoffman held on to the bill for objections, but not a single stockholder remonstrated againstit. Those who did confer with him, urged him to sign the bill as being calculated to settle the wrangling and issuiug of stock to con trol the road, and likely to work to the advantage of the stock holders. At all events it was an experiment, and if it did not work well it could be repealed at any time. Since its passage the stock has been registered and its capital is on a perma nent basis. If the Governor had not signed the bill aud the result had been that the Pennsylvania Central obtained control of the Erie road, he would have been condemned on all hands for the undue and proper exercise of the veto power. This is the plain unvarnished tale of “the Erie bill.” Why don't the Republican press pitch into Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania, and the Repub lican Governors of the States I have named for having signed the same bill, word for word? The bill has thus far been of no advantage to either the’Cen tral or Erie road, and does no harm that I can see, because the vote for the new Erie Board of Directors was unanimous, as I have stated. It had one advantage —it arrested the schemes of the Penn sylvananla Central road to obtain the control of the Erie and divert trade to Pennsylvania. MUNICIPAL RECONSTRUCTION, Reporter—To return to the more im mediate question, from which I have wandered so far, what do you think will be the scheme for the reorganiza tion of the municipal government of New York? Sweeny —The measures have not yet been matured. The engrossing duties of the late and approaching election have absorbed the time of those who will be instrumental in preparing the plan. So far as Tammany Hall is con cerned she means to proceed deliberate ly and with moderation. The Demo cratic party is pledged to restore local self-government. This ia a pledge which must be redeemed. The com missions were inventions to rob the people of their rights for partisan ends, and they will of course be wiped out if the party is true to itself. Reporter —How will that be done? Sweeny—lt is very simple in princi ple. Let New York and Brooklyn have their own police government through their own representatives, and respon sible for their own expenditures; let our Fire Department (Brooklyn has its own) be placed under a board composed, In like manner or under the direction of the Police Department; have locally appointed officers for the Health and Excise boards and the Croton Aqueduct Department, and the work is done. Reporter—How is it proposed to offi cer the departments, by election or ap pointment, and if by the latter by what authority ? Sweeny.—We can never have a con- 1 solidated government unless we have a responsible bead. Our city has been as much divided in this respect as the States of New York, New Jersey aud Connecticut by their separate sover -1 elgnties. We are willing to accept the trust of government, and to be held *as a party responsible for its administra tion. The Mayorshould have the pow iOF to appoint and remove all heads of , departments, except the finance and law —the Comptroller and Couusel to ■ the Corporation—who, for obvious rea sons, should continue to be elective.— The power should be subject to the ap proval of some other representative body. We had a trial under the charter of 1847 of electing all the important officers of the city government. Then we elected a street commissioner, a commissioner of repairs aud supplies, a commissioner of lamps aud gas,’and all other departments and bureaus ; the result was that we bad a collection of petty sovereignties,each independent of the other, aud all spending money Without any accountability anywhere. These officers were all nominated iu convention by combinations of politi cians, ami the best meu were not suc cessful. We were soon glad to have this scheme repealed. I’hen we had the ten governors of the Almshouse , ! ail will remember their career and rea- : lize the salutary change to appoint meets by local authority through which | the Board of Charities aud Corrections was secured. When the authority is [ devolved upou the Mayor of appointing ; prominent officials the eyes of the whole | community are on him, and lie must, from regard to his own character aud that of his office, make the best appoint ments practicable. 80, too, when com plaints are made which he has the pow er to redress, he will be compelled to apply the remedy or take the conse quences in public condemnation. Reporter —Youhad in thelastelcction a new elemeut —that of the “labor unions.” Don’t you think that this labor movement is the rock ahead for both political parties? Sweeny—l think not, for what seem to me to be obvious reasons. The Demo cratic party is 6ound on all the ques tions affecting the laboring interests. The Eight Hour Law is accepted now by both political parties. Eight hours to work, eight hours to rest, and eight hours for social, moral and intellectual improvement aud enjoyment have be come an established maxim. In regard to the conspiracy law, one of the first acts of theapproaching Legislature will be to repeal this odious and absurd law. This will be so much credit to Demo cratic account. The Republicans re fused to repeal it: the Democrats will will make it one of their first acts.— It is absurd that while the men who work cannot combine for mutual protection the men who do not work can aud do combine for every purpose under heaven. The gold and stock brokers, those lilies of the golden valley, have their boards; the insurance men have their association of underwriters; the banks.have their clearing house; the grain dealers their exchange; the rail road men their conventions. All these are associations for mutual protection; in fact, capital is organized in every field of speculation and enterprise, and yet when labor combines for its pro tection agal'nst the combinations of capital it is a conspiracy and the members are liable to be indicted. This absurdity will be speedily eradicated. Capital must make up its mind that it has to treat in future with associated labor and communities of interest. It is no longer combined capital against the individual. Submission to strikes will, after a while, be a necessity, and the excesses, if any, in the claims made for the time being must be left to the after good sense and sober second thought of the unions. Long resisted strikes lead to great evils and are as in jurious to capital as they are demoraliz ing to the men. Capital aud labor are mutually dependent on each other, and when their relations are more firmly established under the new order of things they will harmonize more thor oughly. The capitalists, the aristocracy j of wealth ami the bondholders who eu 'joy immuuity from taxation are in the 1 Republican party. Equal taxation of ail capital and property is alike the ! principle of the Democratic party aud of the laboring interests. The Demo cratic puriy are the natural allies aud | the helpmates of the laborers of tbe ; country. If any one thinks that the! labor unionists are uot reflecting men, 1 and do not understand themselves and | their rights and duties, let him go to a ; union meeting where aquestion is to be ! discussed, and listen to the straightfor ward talk and hard headed sense of the | debaters. HCATQUARTEItS A KHIES CF TUK] United States, > Washington, D. C., Feb. 17, Dear General Your letter of the loth inst., enclosing me the very hand some testimonial of thecitizena of New York, with names of all the too gener ous contributors to it, is received. I feel at a loss to know how to express my appreciation of this substantial token of the friendship of the citizens named in your letter, and for the generosity of the citizens of New York generally, and especially toward those who they con ceive have rendered service in main taining the integrity {of tne whole Union. Suffice it to say that I shall always appreciate their generosity to ward me, and endeavor to pursue a course through life, and to make such use of the means thus unexpectedly placed in my possession, as will meet with their approval. Through you I wish to thank the gen tlemen whose names you have enclosed (o me individually and collectively. I have the honor to be Your obt. serv’t, U. S. Grant, Lieut.-Gen. List or SFHSFRirTioNs and account ()F KX PKNIHTURKS—TEFT IMONIAL T<) LIEUTENANT-GENERAL U. S. GRANT. Aspinall. W. H., SI,000; Astnr, W. I!., 1,000 ; lirnw 11, J ume3, I,UOO ; Barney. 1). X., 1,000; Bruner, llobert, 1,000; Clews, Henry, 1,000 ; .Corning, 11. lv; 1,000; Culver, C. V., l,O00; Cutting, 1«\ B , 1 000; Clallin, B. B. A Co., 1,000, Chittenden, «. 8., 1,000 ; Brew, Daniel, 1 000 ; Diusmoro, W. 8., 1,000 ; Dunean, Sherman & Co., 1.000; Davis, Charles Augustus, 1,000 ; Euo, Amos It., 1,000 ; Fearing, Daniel 8., 1,000; Forbes, Paul 5 1 ooo; Green, John C., 1,000; Gris wold, X. L. AG., 1,000 ; Garrison, C. K., 1 onO; Grinnell, Miuturn A Co., 1 ooo; Gaudy, Sheppard, 1,000 ; Harbecks A Co., 1,000; Howland A Aspinwell, 1,000; Holliday, Benjamin, l,0oo; Hunt, Til liughast A Co., 1.000; Johnston, John T 1 000; Johnston, J. Boorman, 1,000; ’ Denier, J. F. D., 1,00(1; Le nox, J nines, 1 ,<’oo ; Leary, Arthur, 1,000; Low, A. A. A Bro., l.ouu ; Loriliard. P. 1 ooo; Morgan, E. D. A Co , 1000; Mathews, Edward, 1.UO0; New York Stock Exchange, by B. L. Cutting, President, 5,000; Ogden, William 11. 1000; Opdyke, George A Co., 1,000; Phtlphs, Dodge A Co., 1,000; Parish, Daniel, 1.0U0; Boberts, M. 0., 1,000; Stewart, A. T,. 5,000; Hpoilbrd, Tilcston 6 Co., 1 000; Sluart, H. L. A A., 1,000; Sampson, Joseph, 1,000; Taylor Moses, 1 000; Tilden, S. J., 1,000; Wet more, Samuel, 1,000; Wolfe, John p., 1 000- IVestou A Gray, 1,000; Wheeler, Samuel G., 1,000 ; Ashley, O. D., 500; Allen, D. .D., 500 ; Anthony A Hall, 500; American Express Company, 500; Ar nold, Constable A Co., 500; Armstrong, M & Sods, 500; Audreys, Loriug, 500; Brooks, D. 11., 500'fMleckman J. W , 500; Babcock, Bros. A Co., 500; Banker, James H., 500; Darker, H. J. it Bro., :»00; Ball, Black & C0.,500; Bronson, Frederick. 500 ; Cash, 500; Cowdiu, E C’., 500; Collins, George C.,500; Cary ic Co., 500; Cutting, K. L., 500; Cou noly, C. M., 500; Dows, David, -jUO; ! Dabney. Morgan & Co., 500; Delmoui co L , 500 ; Detmold, C. E., 500; Ed- ; glish, J. & Son, 500; Easton & Co., 500; Field, B. H. 500; Grant, O. D. F. 500; Greenleaf, Norris & Co., 500; Uroeabeck,D. &C0.,500; GarlaDd, John r 500; Goodridge, Frederick, 500; Griswold, A. W., 500; Hoyt, Edwin, 500 ; Hanna, Samuel, 500 ; Howe, J. C. it Co., 500 ; Hurlbut, H. A., 500; Hoyt Bros.. 500; Haggerty, 0., 500; Kennedy, R. Lennox, 500; Lane, Frederick A., 500; Livingston, Fox & Co., 500 ; Lang, W. Bailey & C0.,500; Lord, RufusL., 500 ; Learned, Edward, 500 ; Morton, L. P. • o’clock in the evening 1,300 houses, (mostly it L , SUO; Thompson, rtamuei C., o » , wooden, bnt tbirty-tive of great siz:>,) six Webb, William H.. 500; Winslow, J. T churches, two cloister?, all the stores, and .300- Ward it Co., 500; Worth, White it an immense amonnt of grain, about two Kean 500- Wood Bro., 500; Williams & million pounds, were destroyed. The ra- (-’ U ! CI J 500- Draper,SimoD,2so; Devlin, pidity with which the flames spread pre- n . ~s q . Draper, J. H. & Co., 250; vented the people in nearly every case from PhiDP 2-50; Halsted, Haines & preserving the.r goods. Over one hundred oU Jesun M. 11., 250; James, F. corpses were found charred in the streets, ’ Wi i io ’ or.n. \r rtr . and as many more are said to have drowned P-. koUinier, t- ~ v a’ ovv in the water. Many ol the inhabitants fled gao, H. i., 1fj0; racKer. j_.. a., --jo, to the vessels in the harbor, but these, too, Peckman, W. H., 2o0; Bkeel_& Rey were caught up by the flames. The city is nolds, 2-50; Skiddy, Francis, 250; Sher now desolate, audits former residents are man, Isaac, 250; Taylor, R. L., 2-50; strewn around in the neighboring villages Wesley, E. 8., 2-50; Talman, George F., and the various cities of the government. 2 00; Ward, G. Cabot, 200;. Bentley, N. S./lOO; King, T. G. & Sons, 100; Schuy ler, Hartley, &-Graham, 100; Lockwood & Co,, 100; Whiteright, W. f 100; Chap man, T. G., 100. Total, 105,000. Reporter—^What is the secret of the immense strength of Tammany Hall and the certainty with which it brings its forces into action ? Sweeny—lt is chiefly from the com pleteness of its organization and the thoroughness of its discipline. (ieneral McCook, of Ohio, remarked at the last time I saw him that nexttothc Homan army under Cceaar, the organization of Tammany Hall was the most thorough ly disciplined body that the world has seen. We have good discipline. Our plan i 3 very simple. Kach ward of the city is represented in general commit tee by delegates elected each year for the ward at large, according to its vote. This is the central or county organiza tion, and consists of between fluu ami 400 representatives. This body is charged with thegeneral party manage agement during the year, such as calling public meetings, nominating conveu tionsand primary elections. Thisgener al committee is com posed of experienced politicians—generally the same meu from year to year—the changes being chietly in the wards which do not hold their own, where the defeated delegates give way to theirsuceessful competitors. Then we have a ward organization for each ward, consistingof delegates from each election district, who are in per manent session in the wards. These district representatives may be consid ered the captains who marshal and lead into action the rank and file of the Democratic host iu this city. These j local leaders have great experience and know all the voters in their districts and how to get them out. Then, again, we are harmonious in Tammany Hall. Our nominations are made after the fullest consultation with the leaders throughout the city, and the organiza tion moves with the precision of a well regulated machine. Great vigilance is exercised to keep up Its discipline. Reporter —I have but one other ques tion to ask, and that is, do you not find the position of political leader iu this city a very troublesome and thank less office? Sweeny —I am glad you have asked me that question, because it gives me opportunity to set myself right on that subject. lam not, and never claimed to be a leader. If there is any one en titled to that designation among the democracy of our city it is Senator , Tweed. He is Chairman of the General I Committee and Grand Sachem of the 1 Tammany Society. He has remarkable executive ability and is a recognized leader. Mayor Hall, Comptroler Con nolly and others I might name are more leaders than lam. lamasortof adviser; I try to harmonize the interests of the party and endeavor to secure good nominations and sound principles, as I understand them. But I do not aspire to the position of a leader. I am simply a passenger in the ship, with the priv ilege of going ashore if I do not like its management or its course. A Terrible Fire. Six hundred and sixteen persona pay in come tax in the Twenty-lourth Congres sional District, two hundred and seventy eight in Washington county, odq hundred and fifty-seven in Beaver, one hundred and thirty-five in Lawrence and forty-six in Greene. Two Presents. Tbo Great Donations to General Grant and General Sherman From the Faw York Sun. Our readers will find below complete lists of the gentlemen who subscribed $105,000 as a present to General Grant, and $102,000 as a present to General Sherman. As these lists have never before beeu made public, we are confi dent that they will bo examined with interest. When Mr. A. R. Corbin first caused a number of prominent citizens to be called together at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, for the purpose of raising money to pay for tho thirty thousand dollar house which he had persuaded General Grant to buy, several of the party pre sent objected to the proposal. Among the rest, Mr. A. T. Stewart urged that such a donation should be made by Congress, and should not bear the char acter of a pecuniary benefaction confer red by private persons. This objection had great weight, though it was over ruled. At the time, however, wo are assured that Mr. Btewart could not have anticipated that such muuificent offer ings would ever he made a reason for bestowing high office upon any of their givers. Borne of the most intelligent and con scientious subscribers to both of these great funds have told us that they re garded themselves as entirely excluded by their donations from tho category of those to whom office could properly be given by President Grant; and we are happy to believe that mauy of these gentlemen would, from a commendable sense of delicacy, decline all honors of the kind should he proffer them. Cer tainly, tiie fact that these presents were originally inspired by a patriotic and honorable feeling in most of the sub scribers, suggests that the same feeling should now oblige them to refuse all places of power and profit that Presi dent Grant might be disposed to offer them in return. It is also certain that in all the history of our couutry there has been nothingso demoralizing as the example which has been set by General Grant of appointing men to office iu consideration of money given to him self. Tbc Present to General Gruut. New York, Feb. 19, IsGG. Dear Sir: I have the pleasure to enclose you [fac simile) copy of Lieut. Gen. Grant's acknowledgment of the testimonial to which you were a con tributor, also a list of the subscriptions aud copy of the correspondence. Id furnishing this information to con tributors I am requested to ask that no copy of these documents may be al lowed to be printed, as many subscrip tions were made with that understand ing. Please consider this my receipt for your subscription. I am very respectfully yours, Ac., Daniel Butterfield. (Please acknowledge.) New York, Feb. 15, 1869. Lieut, (ten. U. »S’. Grant , Ac., Ac. General: Iu accordance with the request of many citizens of New York, whose names are heretofore transmit ted, I have the honor to ask your ac ceptance of the enclosed testimonial of their appreciation of your services. I am very respectfully Your obedient servant, Dani El. Butterfield. (Enclosed find:) Mortgage and interest $30,437.50 55,000 Seven-thirties U. 8. first series 54,725.00 Cash 19,837.50 Tbe Present to General Sherman. From the Herald, tt&rcn 4, 1869. In Washington yesterday morning, NUMBER 49 I between «leven and twelve o’clock, I Messrs. A. T. Stewart, Hamilton Fisb, ! Benjamin H. Field, William H Aspin j wall and William Scott, of the Com* I mittee appointed by the eubscribers In New York to the fund for the purchase of a residence and furniture for Lieu* tenant-General Sherman, attended by Alfred M. Hoyt, nephew of Geueral Sherman, General Butterfield, Judge HlltoD, Solon Humphrey, also of the contributions, visited the army head -1 quarters by appointment. On entering General Grant’s office, Mr. Stewart ap proached him and informed him that they had come prepared to comsumate the purchase of his residence and fur niture on I street, for the purpose of presenting the same to General Sher man, and at the same time handed to [ General Grant a check for $05,000. The Geueral received the gentlemen cordi ally and expressed his great gratifies tiou at Gonerai Sherman being tho re- cipient of such a high mark of friendly consideration. Tho General then pro duced a deed of the house and bill of sale for the furniture, haudsomely en grossed on parchment, signed and acknowledged for record ami bearing the requUUttnieuaturesof GeueralGraut and his wife. This being completed, it was evident the parties met as business men to liulsh the business’ with which they were iutrusted. After a short interview with General Sherman, who was attending to his duties at a desk in the same room while the Committee were engaged with Geu. Graut, the chairman, Mr. Stewart, made known their desire to have a private interview*. Geueral Shermau then in- vited the committee to an adjoining room, usually occupied by Generul Ilaw lius, Chief of Stall’, when Mr. Stewart, holding in his hand the subscription papers and deed and bill of sale, ad dressed General Sherman as follows : General: It is a great pleasure to me to be the medium of presenting this subscription of your friends and fellow countrymen. If there was ever an in- stance of tho pleasure being greater to give than to receive, this Is certainly that one. I assure you that this may be accepted without auy feeling of obliga tion on your part, as it is contributed iu the Bincere belief that your noble and effective services in behalf of our coun- try in her hour of peril can never be compensated. We trust that the kind Providence who lias in the past watched over, guided, and protected you on the battle field and in the camp, may Menu you with a long life, thatyou may enjoy the reward of a faithful public servant from a free and happy people. Mr. Stewart then handed Gen. Sher man the subscription list and deed and bill of sale, remarking that the balance of tho subscription, now amounting to nearly $lOO,OOO, would be forwarded to him within a few days, and after the names shall have beeu obtained of a few gentlemen who desire to contribute, ad ding thataportlon of thlssum had been subscribed by Gen. Sherman’s friends in Boston, whoso names would bo ad ded to the list. General Sherman seemed much af fected, and replied that this noble act of kindness was entirely unexpected by him until a few days past ; that iu view of his coming to Washington he had been engaged iu making arrange ments for living hero in a manner pro portionate to his income and in an humble but modest style. Of course this gift would enable him to live in a different manner than he had contem- plated ; that he assured the gentlemen that it should be held by him for the Bpecial benefit of his family and the education of his children ; that beyond this purpose he intended never to touch himself one dollar of it; that apart from this he desired the contributors to understand that he should aL $105,000.00 ways be happy to welcome them in what might be regarded aa their house while visiting Washington, iu order that ho might know them and they know him more intimately, and that he could not further express his grate ful sense of their kindness, so uuex- pected and so generously accorded to him. Ho then shook hands with all present. Mr. Btewart, while holding his hand, said that he desired to add one further remark, which was that to no one were they more iudehted in this undertaking than to Gen. Butterfield, whose energy aud earnestness had con tributed largely to its successful com pletion. Tho Committee, after a brief and pleasant conversation for a few min utes, withdrew. [lt is well understood that the move ment to raise this large sum for Gen. Sherman was begun here in New York, in consequence of (he letter written to a gentleman in this city by G< n. Grant. in this letter Gen. Graut said that Gen. Sherman was coming to live in Wash ington, but had not mouey enough to live there in the style which was de sirable for a man in his position, and that he would like to have tho neces- sary sum made up for him. Conse quently the subscription was begun ami the money raised. The house for which $65,000 was paid to Gen. Grant was the same house which A. K. Corbin sold to him for $30,000. It contained, how- ever, when bought for Gen. Hherman, a considerable quantity of furniture, which added ten or fifteen thousand dollars to its value.] Benjamin 11. Field, Treamrer of tbe Sherman Testimonial Fund, in account with the Subscribers, February 25 to April 10, ISO!): A. T. Stewart, $2,500 ; S. B. Chitten den, 2,500; K. L>. Morgan & Co., .1.500 ; Moses Taylor, 1,500; Hamilton Fish, l t ou0; John I). Wolfe, 1,000 ; Benjamin H. Field, 1,000 ; Weston Gray, 1.0(H); Peter Cooper, 1,000; William H. Aspin wull, 1 ,000 ; LeGrand Lockwood, 1,000 ; James Lenox, l.oou; Brooks Brothers, 1,(1110; Musi'a H. Grinne 1. 1,000; (J. K. Garrison, l.oou; B. JI. Hutton, 1,000; H. C. Fahnestock, 1,0»0; F. I'. James, I, Iv.lw. Matthews, 1,000; Jonathan t-'turges, 1,000; Paran .Stevens, 1,000; 11. G. Arnold, 1,000; John C. Green, 1,000; It L. A. A. Stewart, 1,01)0; A. A. Low & Bro., 1,000; Jtohert Bonner, 1,000; W. FI. Dodge, 1,000; John J t : isco, 1,000 ; Thomas C. Durant, 1,000 ; Morton, Bliss A Co., 1,000 ; Jas. Stokes, 1,000; James 11. Banker, 1,000 ; J. F. D Lanier, 1,000; John Steward, 1.000 William B. Astor, 1,000; Boosewelt & Son 1,000; F’isk & Hatch, 1,000; "A Friend of the Union” through General D. Butterfield, 1,000; l’uul Hpolford, 1,000 ; David Dows A (Jo., 1000 ; Daulel Parish, 1,000; Richard Schell, 1,000; Joseph Sampson, 1,000; Horace B. Clallin, 1,000; Gardner A Co., 1,000; Ball, Black A Co., 1,000 ; Tiffany A Co., 1 000; Jackson S. Shulls, 000; Trevor A Colgate, 6UO ; H. G. Stebbius, 600 ; A. C. Kingslaud, 6,00 ; W. Wllltewrlght, Jr., 600; K. B. Higgins, 600; D. N. Barney, 600 ; Babcock, Brothers A Co., 600; U. A. Murdock, 600 ; Charles H. Ward, 600; Klliot C. Cowdeu, 600, William Lotti mer, 600; Klllugham Townsend, 600; John A H. Atichincloss.6oo; Baton A Co., 600‘ W. B. Dinsmore, 600 ; W. M. Yer mil’ye, 600; Cash, 600; H. A._ Smith, 600; Arnold Constable A Co., 600; Jo seph Battel, 600; John Bridge, 600 ; W. 11. Weeb, 500; Edwin Hoyt, 500; Hen ry Hilton,soo; B. W. Hopkins A Co., 500; W. A. Wheelook, 250 ; William Scott, 230; U, J. Smith, 230; C. T. Reynolds, 230; K. Cay lus De Ruyter A Co., 2)0; J. D. Jones, 250 ; Isaac Sherman, 250 ; Adrian Delhi,2so; James Kelley,|P. M., 250; A. Grade King 230; H. M. Bene dict, 250 ; Otis D. Swan, 230; W. H Beckman, 250 ; W. Lalmbeer, 230 ; H A. Burr, 250; The Batriot’s Friend— (through the Treasurer), 800 ; Henry] Chauncey, 230; Valentine G. Hail 250; Williams A Guiou, 360; H. F. Morgan, 250 ; George Cabot Wend, 500 ; Daulel Butterfield, 500; Iteubeu W. Howes, 500; J. I’ierpout Morgau, 500; D. R. Martin, 500; Robert- Lenox Kennedy; 500; W. H. Vanderbilt, 600; William H. Appleton, 500 ; Alfred M. Hoyt, 500 ; S. M. Bowman, 500; Stan ton, SheldoD A Company, 500; Benja min B. ShermaD, 500; Henry Clews 500; Edward S. Hall, 500; William T. Coleman, 500; John Bloodgood, 500; S. L. M. Barlow, 500 ; John K. William, 500; George J. Seney, 500 ; F. Hchuch ardt, 500; W. Butler Duncan, 600; J. N.A. Griswold,[soo ; O. D. F Grant,soo; Charles H. Russell, 500; Samuel L Mitcbel, 500 ; D. B. Fearing, 500 ; John J. Phelps, 500; Royal Phelps, 500; Lan man A Kemp, 500 ; Bradlsh Johnson, 500; John Alatyne, 500 ; H. J. Baker & Brother, 250; A. A. Sclover, 250; George Palen, 100 ; Lee A Company, 100 ; Hoyt Brothers, 100; J. S. Rockwell, 100 ; Hans Rees A Sons, 100; William H. Hoople, 100; H. Meigs, jr„ 100; Pe ter Molter, 100 ; Austin M. Knight A Company, 100; A Healy & Company, 100; J. V. Van Woert A Company, 100; Abraham Da Bois, 100; H. V. Butler, 100; F. W. Devoe, 100; JohnJ. Crane, , 100; William R. Renwick, 100; Hal- JSAT£ OF ADVERTISING.*. KfraTirma' ADVEKTT BltrM ENTS," £l2'B~ yCOf PJT SSS,“ffUHISSVw per y’carfor .each adr dltlonal square. * sertlon. tlon. Special Notices Inserted In Local Column 15 cents per line. BPIOTAI. Notices preceding Lkoal and other Notices— Executors’ notices - ;pS{ Administrators' notices Assignees’ notices,-...... Auditors’ notices, Other "Notices,‘.’.tea linos* or loss, j three times, I **~* sted Haines & Company, 100; E. A. Quintard, 150;. Thomas L. nmull & Company, 50; Samuel T. Keese, 50 ; Keck, Moser &' Company, 50; H. M. Taber, 60; Cash,so; EdwardHlnehcn, 50* Massachusetts and Rhode Islnud, through William Gray, Esq., 15,600. Total,’SlOJ.ToO. March 3. By check on Merchants’. National Bank, order of Lieutenaut Geueral W. T. Shermau. aud by him endorsed to General u. o- Grant, for house, lot and furniture, $65,000. March 20. By check on pome, order of Genera! W. T. Bherman, S3*,- 000 May 10. By check on the same, order of General W. T. Sherman, s7uo. Total, $102,750. Benj. H Field, Treasurer. New York, May 10, IS6O. Flora Temple and Her Colts. A. Welch, Esq., i 3 well known as tho owner of Flora Temple, the queen of the past, and as part owner of Lady f lhorn, tho queeu of tbe present day. Mr. Welch indulges thebolief llmttheHam bietouiau stock produces the speediest aud the best bottomed horses. As to this matter, any turfman can decide for himself by relleoling and gathering in his own inlud tho names of those ani mals who have made their mark on the American turf. ‘Mr. Welch's place, which Is styled the llamblotonluu ritoek Farm, is situated on tho Limekiln load, at Chestnut Hil), about eleven miles from the city. It contains about 250 acres, and is ho elevated that one can look down upon the beautiful scenery of the surrounding country for miles without any obstruction interfering witli the prospect. Tho buildings, which will accommodate about oue hundred horses, are separa ted from euehotherbygood-sized vaula. After spending a few minutes in de scanting upon tlie qualities of the three and four year olds, which are located in tho first stable, Mr. Welch directed Hughy, tho stableman, to produ-v the stallions JLtysdyk aud William Welch. In a second tho door of a box stall was opened, and in another appeared Kys dyk, a four year old. He Is a hay, got by Itysdyk’s Hambletoniau; dam Lady Duke, by Lexington ; giand mi Magda lena, by Medoo out of Ralph's dam, by Sumter, &e. This is a very handsome buy, fifteen two, with both hind feet white, iu all points he is good, ami shows such qualities as are to be ex pected from his thorough-bred dam, with the Messenger cross through his grandam, by Medoo. His action shows the trotting step of the family of his siic, aud although he bus been hand led but little, his way of going is altogether satisfactory. Ills Hist progeny is tho yearling bay filly Lady Temple, of which wo will speak hereafter. Ho is also sire of colts owued by President Grant. Then Wm. Welch, another four-year old, was brought out. He, like Itysdyk, is a bay, got by liyadyk’n Hauibletoniun, dam rtusau, by imported Trustee, and grandam said to be of Mambiiuo blood. This Trustee mare was bred by Mr. Vun Wycke, of New Jersey. He Is a darker and richer bay than itysdyk, without white, except tho heeds of his hind feet. He is about fifteen-three, and has more of tho Hauibletoniun look than Ida rival. His pedigree is not so good, not withstanding the Trustee blood is trjr tremaly desirable, but ho may beat Itysdyk ou the course. While William was beiug moved around by Mr. Wood ruff, Hughy gave a peculiar shrill whistle, aud in a short time wo recog- nized Flora Templecoming upthc lunc, followed by two colts. The name Flora Temple has become a household word, aud throughout the laud her perform ances and merits are discussed. Her ex traordinary speed lias astonished tho world, but her wonderful feat at Kala mazoo was not a greater astonishment than is her youthful, vigorous appear ance so-dny. Hheis now 24 yeata old,and has done a good part by Hit* colts follow ing her but there is scarcely an indication of approaching ago, except it. to bo in the sinking of the hack. Her great, fine eye Is undimmed, and her clean, bony, expressive head still shows tho indomitable courage which carried her to so many triumphs. The interest which centered around her perform ances is now transferred to her maternal relations, and to her-condition in her green old age. With all the hard cam paigning she has endured, and tho many life struggles in which she has been engaged, she is fat and hearty, and really looks younger and more vig orous than aDy animal of her ago (no difference what their lives may havo been) that we havo seen. Her oldest colt is known as Lady Temple. Kho is eighteen months old, and was aired by Kysdyk, Bhe Is all bay without marks. Her color is a lighter shade, and she will be two sizes larger than her dam. In tho head, eyo, and ear tho resemblance is very close, but her body islonger and more likea race horse. Her muzzle is particularly line, ami her hirnl leg according to all trotting ideas, Is an improvement. She will not bo trained till she matures, and she lias u good show then to add fresh laurels to those she inherits. Home idea may bo formed of what sho is expected to do when we state that her owner recently received an offer of $5,250 for her from a Chicago gentleman. Tho younger is a bay colt of six months old, sired by William Welch, ami is known us tho Priuce Imperial. This is a very taking colt, and is more like his dam than his sister in blood. The head, eye, aud ear are true copiis of tho dam. Indeed, so far as a judgment can be formed and compuriaou made between a weanling and a mature horse, the resemblance is completed in every particular. The star lu tho old mare’s forehead is long aud narrow, while that in the colt’s is round. Tho w’hitu hair the tlauks and tho rows of it aerosn the root of the tail are prt ei.-ely tho Rarno ns ou the datn. His gait is very similar to that of Flora. The next fen turo—and just now the most important oue—ou the place was Ludy Thorn, who has been brought Imre fur wintering. Her name is familiar to every one, aud it would be useless to say anything of herrecord. She wasalittlelame, and for that reason was tukeu from the track a liLtleearliertbisseason than usual. Not withstanding that sho was lame, her owners were very desirous of accepting tiie firstofferof Mr. Bonner, to purchase any horse who would trot a milo to u road wagon in 2.213, the time inado by Dexter, and why the feat was not tried is known to all turfmen. This animal was bred in Kentucky, and was pur chased for $2,500 by Mr. Keif iu 1802. 11l tiie previous spriugshe bad been offered to another Philadelphia gentleman for $1,500, hut he refused her, being blind of an eye, and being represented to him , aa vicious. ThereraaiderofMr. Welch’s Stock, about seventy-five in number, is composed of thoroughbred mares aud colts. — Philadelphia Evening Post. New York Foundlings. With reference to the hospital lor found lings recently established in Nmv York citr, some of tho New York papers havo remarks upou tho rapid increase of Infanti cide for the past few years, and stale that in Russia tho property devoted to tho sup port, maintenance ntid correction of found lings amounts to fire hundred millions of dollars. Tho hospital on Twelfth street was completed on the lltk of October, and a re port says: “Tho second night after tho Sislora had taken possession of tho house and put their plate on tho door, with this inscription, ‘Foundling Hospital, by tho Sisters of Charily,' and before they worn able to make the slightest preparation for tho receptlou ~( children, tho bell rang loudly, nnd ono of tho Sisters going out fouud a babo about a week old on the stops. Contributions ilow in rapidly ; ono gontloman promised to furnish tho liouso with all the milk needed for u year to come, another sent a cheat filled with all sorts of medicines for tho little ones; nnotber presented u few iron cribs, and others again bed clothing and many other various articles of which tho Sisters stood sorely in need.” The principal object of the institution is to wave tho Uvea ot babe* who, in nine cases out often, would be destroyed by their in human parents at birth, aud it is intended only to accept babes under three weeks old or thereabouts. They are all kept in Iron cribs, nicely clothed, aud every attention that the beat of nurses can give Is paid to them. In every instance but'one a slip of paper was left in tho crib, on which tho child's name and time of birth were writ ten. In two caaea small sums of money were left with the child, and In several instances letters addressed to tho Ststorp, stating that a day irnlght soon oouio when the parents or mother might reclaim it, were found in the basket with tho “living gift” to the institution. Tho policy oi tho establishment of such institutions has been profoundly discussed in time, past iu differ ent countries, but the necessity of lookiug the evil in the face, and making provision for tho preservation of existing human life, necessarily prevailed over all other consid erations, and hence those institutions are now humanely and wisely provided In all l civilised countries whore there are large concentrated populations. i