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3,1869.

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its and office seekers. The President has gone to Annapolis with Swi'etary llurie. It is said that the American squat» drcn in I‘lnroncan waters is’ to be incrcns~ ed. In reference totheAlabdmajqudstimr, and the nuances of General Butler and several newspapers. it may tend to quiet. the tears of nervous people to be told on the very best authority that the Admin- Istnttion has not the slightest intention of resorting to immediate hostilities, and will not ndupta belligerent attitude Without the ravest provocation. The President and is Cabinet are entirely in accord on the point that a foreign war would be ex- tremely disastrous It the present time.

The question of'independcnce gradually acquires jworninence in various parts ol' the Canadian Dominion. It has reaciied the stage when lair discosiion is conceded to it. a fact which of itself testifies to the growing importance of tho subject.

From Madrid it is announced that All- niiral To to has been appointed Minister of the Co onies ad interior. It is rumored that Prince Augustus, oi Portugal, will be put torvrard as a candidate tor the Spanish throne, and that negotations are on foot for Ids marriage to a daughter of thoDuka ol Moatpensier.

On Saturday inst Minister Washburne presented his credentials to the Enfperor‘ ot‘ the French. Mr. Washburue expressed the hssrty wishes of President Grant for peace between the two counterlcs. In answer to Minister Washburno tlia Ein-

mror replied that he was glad to welcome

lr. Wasliburno as the representative of the American people. He was also pleas- ed to have assurances of the continued frendship of the Government ofthe United States. the close sympathy and amicable feeling of which country had existed uniti- Icrrupted for nearly 100 years. and con- curred in the hope of its continuance.

In Rome properations are being made for the approaching Connoil. Tho Papal Government is sai to be suspicious oi the intentions of France, and disposed to ac- cept the proffered frendship of. Prussia. which Power has recently granted the privilege of rccruitng in her towns tor the

’apal Army.

The French Atlantic cable is now coni- leted. It. is arranged that tiie Great Jasmin with the attendant. vessels shall

leave Sheerness on the 10th of Julie, cal- ling to coal at Portland. \ hence she will proceed to Brest, where s in is expected .to arrive on the 20th. From llrcst she will immediately start for St. Pierre off Newfoundland, while to other ships will .sail for St. Pierre direct to lay the ortion of the line between St. Pierre ant lux- ’bnry. Massachusetts. ’ ‘lio Plymouth (Massachusetts) Memorial says the land has been urchased in Duxbury for the andingo the Cable.

GREAT CONFLAGBATIONS.

One of the greatest and most disastrous conflagrations ever witnessed in the State of New York. threatened Hunter‘s l'oiat Lou Island. on Tuesday morning. 2511i. About 3 o‘clock a number of terrific ex- plosions that followed each other in a quick

.i-nccession awoke the inhabitants of Long island city. As though by magic. tliesky 'ovcr Hunters Point seemed suddenly wrapped in flames. The watchman iii 'the yards oftbc Devon petrdlouni factory, was the first to comprehend the situation. He saw the building around him, with their vast tanks of oil and turpentine, one great blaze. ’I‘hu iury of the flames was almost inconceivable, and appalled him. Despite all the efforts of those on the ground the conflagration seemed at first ‘llllCI‘ly unmanageable. As the water tell «in the blazings buildings 'it was either ‘swallowetl without any effect at all, or was thrown back with n hissing and roaring that. was indescribany awful. It was a calm night. and at. the beginning inucli valuable property might have been saved. had it not been for tho combustible nature of the materials and the dread oi'cxplosion paralyzing the efforts of many willing workers. At one time we counted nearly ttwenty lighters or barges on fire close to {Heroes wharf. A large quantity of coal and an extensive two-story shed, were next enveloped iIi the flames.

(in the south, along the line of the crock, of the dozen or more vessels of different.

rades moored to the piers. seven lighters

firqded with oil in cases and barrels, and. 'the'Norwcg'ian' bark Avance, lining on: board 1,760 cases and 600 burials of oil. at erc‘totaiiy destroyed. together with their cargoes. Four oftho lighters, two of which were an improved style, adapted to carry a large quantity of oil in bul . were own» ed by the Devon Company.

First in amount 01 loss come the Devon Manufacturing Company, who suffer the dons oi the oil and benzino refinery. pack- tln establishment. the can factory, four vlig tors, and about 8.000 barrels of oil in tanks. barrels, anti cases. the estimated -valno‘ of which is at least $300,000; insur- ed for about $200,000. Day & Co.‘s oil n'eiiutxy was totally destroyed, together "with 1.000 barrels oi toil and naphtha. Loss. 060,000; partially covered by insur-

nnco.

' J. C. Provost‘s limo anzl coal yard. 500 ‘tons of coal, a storage shed and lime, $6,000.

'I‘lireo lighters and Norwegian bark. names oi owners unknown, and their car- goes, estimated at $60,000.

Very Latest Telegrams. New York, May 26.

The Boston Board of Trade. at. a special

meeting yesterday, unanimously passed a re- solution in favor ofa Reciprocity Treaty with Abe British Provinces. ' The latest news from Cuba is favorable to the revolutionistr. ' A force of fillibusfern from No v York are reported as having landed at a point only sixty miles distant from the battle field, where .Ihc Spanish troops suffered a severe defeat a few days ago.

A jundtion with the main body at the re- woiutionistnbas probably been effected.

Gold 139. ' - ‘ Madrid, May 30.

General Gabellnro Dc liodn wtll sail on the 15th June for llavann, to assume the gover- nunliipol‘ Cuba in place of Gen. Dulce, re- signed; V - ‘ are to evacuate ltume. ‘ i “ E .

In the lime e of Commons. to nighf, Hr. Gladstone moved the third rendiniz of the “in

I for the dist-staldishineht of the lrlllr mum-h, 32;:- llill was passed by a vote of lftil against

London. June 1. Mr. htntlcy. the newly arrived American lihirtcr cloned hin Address in the Amerieuni . lumber u! tinnitus-ret- at Liverpool, yer‘tcr- any, its (idlovu :—“ My most Mrenuoun efforts shall be devoted to tnrtlvcra good understand- ing on the bards of enduring friendship and kindly relations in accordance with the "rent principles Ill justice and honor. which are the immutable rind the only safe, nut-nine Rllldll in the conduct of nations,"

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COICRIGSI’ONDI‘INCEJ.

LBT'IBR FROM NEW YORK.

New Yoak, May 16. 1869. Editor Journal :—

Tlie healed term was fairly inaugurated here yesterday. The weather was quilt: warm, and summer.lubiliments were out in profu- sion. Uvercuats disappeared?” if by magic. and will be consigned to oblivion for six months to come; and the citizens are begin- ning to realize the stern fact that they are called upon once more to brave the burning rays of Old Sol. It must he confessed that the prospect. is not by any means a cheering one. for 100 degrees in the shade is nota state of things to look forward to withauy degree of pleasant. anticipation. All who are able, and who claim to be fashionable, are preparing to escape to Sarratoga, Long Branch, the White Mountains, or settle other favored resort where the cool breezes _ -an be enjoyed, as well as a short respite from the incessant linbbub oi‘lliis modern llabcl. The city government will adjourn, theatres close, business be neg- lected, and ministers forsake their flocks for n time. and alljoin in a "grand march to the sea." So much for the social situation.

Till! ALABAMA CLAIMS.

In the political arena things are lively. The Alabama claims take the lead. It is amusing to read the amount of tall talk which a few of the N. Y. journals indulge in, at the expense of “ Merrie England" when the sub- ject is moitioncd. "The flag that braved," etc., will be extremely fortunate if it braves the combined onslaughts of the N. Y. Herald and the Charlottetown Examiner. The un- n'on must stand in a very ridiculous position in the eyes of the world. It sent licverdy Johnson as their representative to England, highly endorsed by the press imd the people. With the assistance at Mr. Seward, be framed a treaty, which stated the case fairly, and should meet the approbation of‘ both parties. America, however, went back on her Repre- sentative, and declares that her version only is correct~that if England suffered any griev- ances. such as permitting Fenians to leave the States to murder British subjects in Canada, &c., they are not to be considered as an off—set in any degree. This proposition is so outrageous that it. will meet with the con- tempt it deserves. It is a great mistake to suppose, however, that this is the attitude of tho miisscs ofthc people. Although a few of the leading papers talk glibly of warringr with England on this pretext, the good sense of the multitude revolts at the idea; and if the U.S. Government forced ti. war on the people to- morrow, men would not fly to arms at the call, as they did to suppress rcbellirn in their olrn country. Their patriotism would not impel them as one man into the battle-field. as it did in the late war; and as the country has no very effective standing army to rely on, it is very certain that even the boldest would think twice erc plunging the country into war against the greatest power on earth. Many ofthc American politicians are so ani- bitious for distinction or notoriety—it matters not which—that they are always on hand to make all the capital they can‘out of matters like this. This class say that some of the ad- vantages of'a war -“" “"gisnd wmild he the

“m. w. appropriation of all the British North Ameri- can possessions, the forfeiture of all the Gov- ernment bonds held in England, and the final sweeping of British commerce from off the sen, thus leaving America mistress of the sea, as England Was after the scattering of the Spanish Armada. and many other things ~‘ too numerous to mention." The reflecting minds, however, see an unfortunate “ if" in the matter, which would likely spoil all the nice calculations. There are many men here who would glory in any kind of war at present-— men who have made immense fortunes at the expense of" their country’s life blood already, and would do so again. Then there are some tilted snobs who have had fut. berths tlnrlng the war, and are again sigliing to display their heroism to the attending world. But let any one take a look at the country at large; let hint note the thousands of once happy homes from which the wail of anguish has ascended to Heaven, for' brothers and husbands that never returned; and lctliiin mark the once fertile fields transformed into a bowling wil- derness, and the labors of generations scat- tcrcd to the winds; and let liitn walk the streets of any large city in the Union, and see the thousands of' poor. maimed, decrepid soldiers, mostly quite young, who were once the pictures of health anti tnutilincss. These are the men who have saved their country, by enduring all the pearls and hardships of a four ycnrs' war: but they are now damned for the remainder of their lives to grind hand or- gans at the street corners as objects of char- ity, or any other menial made of earning a precarious cxistence,—and say, is the nation. burdened down with an enormous debt, spoil- ing for another war? Will tncn forsake good homes with these facts staring theta in the face. to meet the rcward ofthcir predecessors? While the officers. who gener..lly guarded with a jealous eye their own cream from danger, are now feasting cat‘i other, anti taking all the credit ot’th‘s fighting to llluuir selves. '

New York is a city of blustcrcrs, who are forever daunting the Stars and Stripes in the face of iill Christendom, antl undue import- ance ‘shculdknut be attached to snythingvvhiuh emanates front it. The man who can denounce England and ltcr minions in the most unmea- sured terms, and shout Eplurt'tnu tumor. and 1211'" go brugh the loudest, is the man for the times in New York.

This is the only city in the Union where this is tolerated to any extent. Here the " wiekcdcst man" finds a resting place, and Morrisey is sent to Congress, anti George 11‘. Train is spoken of as Grant’s successor.

PRESIDENT GRANT

is said by every one to be a grand failure. ile has not at iill come up to the mark. The " great mind“ which we heard so much of during the campaign, has disappeared from View altogether, or what remains of it partake: of the nature of the backbone ufan oyster. It is disgufiig to notice the familiarity which every petty newspaper opposed to Grant's party assumes when writing of him. Each one supposes that he has a perfect right to pour out the most unmeasured abuse and ridicule on the man who stands at the head of the nation. This is certainly not calculated to dignity the office or the nation in the eyes of the world. Ulllec seekers. as usual, are causing the most trouble. litany have not. been awarded the share ol'lpoils which they considered themselves entitled to. Patricia, burning with zeal to serve tlicircountry, have been cruelly denied the opportunity, much to the loss of the country. Hundreds of men, who possess all the qualifications of a first class diplomast, and thoroughly understand the Alabama question, were not sent as Miti-

. inticrs to England; and many others, who have

devoted their lives ti mastering the hierogly— pliies on ten-chests, and studying human lia- turc as found behind a L‘hinanian's candy- stiiiid, have not seen the fruits of their labors in the shape of an appoint- ment to some Null.ch nation, and great is the lanientatinu therefor. Considerable fanl‘t is found with the parties he has sccn lit to appoint. llealtl inah patriots have in

rem-n! tire goveruin . in thatadvunccd Mite of intelligence which. according to the l‘atri‘nt, characterizes many at tin: .1. l'.'s lately appointed in fho’“tii;lit' little island." So saith they wlloso claims have been ignored. and of course they speak

from the purest motives. Tin- trn'h in a nut- shell is that the ltepnbilcnns took hold of Grant without believtnu much in his fitness for the other, lent his we 1', popularin might induce the Democrats to do so, and time so- once the triumph of their party. it was a political ltt't’t‘lfltlly. and [cried the purpose well.

A women tort.

We mmelimcs hear a great deal about the

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corruption to which American pollucknp‘ and other: are liable. Judging from the learned deseriplluns of it, wriuvn by persons who have never been within a thousand miles 'olvhllte places they write about, one might. Well shud- der if he did not know them to‘ibc incorrect. Politicians the world over, summations, 1! set of double dual rs. They pppear in by common consc‘ t, o schi mn'llln t “gig the fultlillnicut of election {1 minds, d s profuundcr depths of meanness hicve ,huep, fathonit-d by politicians here than Iiyvthufiame, class across the border. If election managers and public men in other countries we d re- veal the secrets of their prison, ‘houscy they would lliM'lUit" as much corruption and bribery‘ as ever furnished themes for remittionkl ed- itorials in this country; but because they are not held up to the gaze f the world. air they are here, many good pc lc, prldlng -in their country‘s honesty, flan/er themselves that they do not exist. Too much reliaan should not be placed in the accounts of a newspaper, of whose character or object in life the reader 'knows nothing. In a large community like this, there is u. tendency to run the liberty of the press into lit-entiousness. There is [10 no- cessity ofn-ptiper giving any uncertain sotind unquestions onwiiielipnbllc opinion is divided, for no matter what clique it tliutidcrs for, if‘it is consistent in it, it will find enough. to rally around it, so as to make it. perfectly careless whether it ofl'ends a few thousands or not. The natural consequence is that. the lynx-eyed newspnpcrs are always on hand to ft rrut out and denounce corruption in high, places. wherever found. The most fearless oustangiits are made against “rings” of all kinds. .Eycry species of dishonesty in judges, lc'gislatbrs, detectivas. &c., is shown up to the public gaze in all its bideousncss, without fear or 'f‘avor, thus giving it a chance to improve by the light, which is a more effective way of guarding against it than by smothering it up. The mass or iniquity thus brought to the surface would lead a superficial observer to suppose that Elm whole body politic was corrupt; but .such is not the case, for beneath the external surface there is a strain of pure patriotism, and unob- trusive worth which controls the whole. be- cause it infinitely outweighs the evil, which exists, though it does not ,obtrude itself on the public gaze so readily. The business men of the country are generally men' of sterling character, most of whtini have carved their way upward by diligence and honesty. A closer exaniiiation reveals a number humble phil tntliropic institutions, silently working out great resultsaind an unsurpassed system at public education. The poor man's cjiild is educated without cost to him. and‘ 'gj'i-n no equal start with the rich man's chiler in the race at life. It is true that many 3\ indlcrs find ll. resting pliice'liére, but 'thcy‘fihil no honor in their owti country; sun. as. there liiust he’tuo parties to their li‘ltltpttcfit) ,tti ‘y very often liiid that assistance fruin across the border, and it's person walks into-is hour's deli with his eyes open, he should beheld equally responsible with the bear for being Did *u. FENIANIBM. ‘ i“

Warren and Costello, the rclessediFenlan convicts, arrived here last Sunday, and are being extensively lioniscd by their admiring countrymen. It is their lienrts’ delight to 11s- ten to the pathetic tale of those injured gngcls, 3! their pining'ln British " bastiles," and their only crime was that they loved Ireland! 1; may be true that they committed such slight indiscrctions as breaking England's laws against treason, but surcly‘it with cruel to throw the cold water of British law on such it noble fire as patriotism. ,U. 1“. Train is also on sgrnnd tour throuin the country, riding the sauna hobby. Ile spoke in Cooper Insti- tute last week. George cvldently; has gnoble aspirations. He has made the alarming dis- covery that Grant does not make Ireland the subject of his thoughts by dity and of .his dreams by night, mid the only way-1 'to- free Ireland is to make hnn President in 18’1"). It he does not secure this on giro crown-of rre- constructed Ireland, as he relicvos'k-uéimf his hearers of 25 cents, he will at leus‘secure enough of this world’s goods to cheer him on his way in the cool shades of. private life. Alas! poor Ireland! I fear that the day of thy redemption is put afar off, lt'~thy sons allow such clinrlatans as G. F. T. to be their profit and thcir teacher. .

The completion of the Pacific Railway was not accompanied with any fuss here. The chiming of‘thc Trinity bells, and u- couple of flags floating over the City Ilnll, announced

the fact. TYI‘O.

WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT IN TOWN.

Ma. Honour—As nearly every one come mcnces a. conversation by remarks on the weather, which, to tell the truth, are generally neither very original nor very Interesting, the good people of the city have lately‘talkeda good deal on that fruitful topic. Tilt-y say that. the weather has this spring b' ng vc'ry cold and backward, and (lint vogurm n liiisin consequence progressed at a very slow rate; blit, they add, we liavc‘fiind a few warm days

lately, which lye lied thd eh ngtr ‘ nts of ali'hlntls n‘nm. I-T y—our fr l. ml neighbors of the city— tape that l.‘ he

weather will continue, that wgwillliavca pleasant summer and good-WWI?!" etc., and so on. After the weather ie no subject discussed is the " liardtinics." Every one cotiipluitisof the times. but to tell; «the t utit I hardly ever saw it otherwise. _it is;rcmi rk- ably ditlleuit to get sncli times as! will suit everybody. The article is generally .dcf'lect ve in some very important particular, which gives dissatisfaction. But the coih'pluintis now much more general and much louder titan usuali Not only do the lisbiulnl grain-

tlilngs in general, but cheerful easy going folks are down in the mouth, and become oroukcrs and prophets of evil. Most people, I fancy, can speak ferIi‘neg on this subject, and it seems to me that they take it sort of ill natured pleasure of reminding those whom they meet, of the unpleasant state of matters and things in general. I for tny part cannot. see the use of this raven-like tooe.‘ "time: are hard, as they undoubtedly are, I cannot see how they are going to be llll‘lldl‘d‘by ever- lastingly talking about them. hummer- all it is only natural.,sntl scriptural «too, for that matter, that men and women should converse most about, what they think most about; Al- most every one you meet, has his own way of accounting for the bndness of the times, and also his own pet. theory for niakingthcni bet- ter. Both the causes and the curve, however, appear to me to be equally unsatisfactory. it is funny to listen to the theorists. What out- man confidently pronounces. tube a cure for the hardness oi the times, another, and just llll wise it man, rcgardsns an ingenious means of increasing tiiu evil coniplilinlt'd of- " (Tan- federation,” says one. “ will put. us all right." ‘ ‘ We must get. into the Dominion as titst‘us muddy," and adds, as a sort of rid r or uotc, " we can't keep long out of 'ft, nhy‘lrow."'iliu auditor Very frequently immediatud, gets ex- cited and angry, and with looks and tones which indicate pretty forcibly the, tale of his inner ntan, declares iliiit Con i-dera ion is just the very thing that 'would make niiiucrs ten times nurse, and that tlie' speakkfii‘is n‘ thing better than it fool and a traitor, for‘ent tain- iug the Idea for a single Momsml/ The ex- ude." which are used tat-move;- (anemo- Ihere art-,who without him“ lihynmmm