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believe* that "Stokes merits only contempt and the last severity of the law for the 'deep damnation of his taking off.' In cold blood and cool calculation he assassinated Fisk in a public hotel in a cowardly, base and wholly criminal way. He is as guilty before the law and before God as if Fisk had been a pattern of all the virtues and had been a real loss to $he public." ' The Methodist remarks in regard to the Fisk tragedy Plan was distinguishable from tne rest or the Ring managers by his more open defiance of public opinion, and by His tantastic parading of the lrulta pt ins unsocial success. He was the harlequin of the nnancial world, one character in the play was not enougn tor his versatility; bat each part, as ne played it. only helped to reveal his ineradicable plciousness. His death will deepen the couvlctioii ; ?f the need of completing the worn ol city _reiorm micbu.t ucjuu, - - ' fining even 01 a risn is |a crime. Let tbe murderer have a Tutr trial, but, tr i Convicted, he should have meted to huu the full ; penalty ot the law. The Philadelphia National Baptist says of the assassination: ? ( The lorm of his death in abhorrent. It was a deliberate, excuse leas murder, cailiUK dowu upou tuo perpetrator the diresi peualty oi law. liut what a record has the dead man iett I His later llie was crowded with shameless monetary schemes, aud his ffalents were prostituted to circumvent the law. lie KVfts a creature of tnotdluate vanity, and tnade him ell infamous as adebaucherof judicial aud flnanclal Jponor. It will be readily gathered from the Extracts given above that the feeling of our religious press, while severely commenting jipon the private character of the murdered fcnan, does'not hesitate to declare that bis assasjlin deserves to be visited with the extreme penalty of the law. 1 & The Observer has nothing to say about tbe latest Grand Central sensation, but arouses Jthe attention of tbe Presbyterian Church to jtba support of its ministry, regards their miserable salaries as a crying shame, and produces some astonishing facts in support of its position. To remedy the evil a scheme bearing what the Observer characterizes as the \ "heavy burden of the name of 'Sustentatlou'" is now fairly under way, having been inaugurated the past year. At a recent meeting of elders iu this city, which was Attended by such distinguished Presbyterians jas the Rev. Dr. Jacobus, of the AUegh%Qy ^Theological Seminary ; Dr. McCosh, of Princejbou College, and others, the statistics presented showed that fully one-half of (the Presbyterian ministers in this LiAiinfwiT vAAatwA nn/lnr nna f Knnaori/1 r\ nl 1 a ra VVUUIIJ i CVCiT o uuuvt vuv vuvuonuu UVUWI g palary per annum?one-third receive only jfour hundred to six hundred, with a wife and family to provide for. It ia not stated prhether theae miserable salaries were allowed pn the principle upon which the compensation of the early Western or Indian divines Was established?"Poor pay, poor preach"? put one thing ia very certain, that if a clergyman cannot make more than four hundred a wear by pounding the desk of a pulpit he pad better go at once into the horse-swapping fjusiness, or any other honest occupation that /would yield him a decent salary. Let the | jM'SuBtentation" movement be encouraged. The new views of the Rev. Mr. Hepworth j (ex-Unitarian), as first published in last Sun- i day's Herald, are the subject of considerable Comment by several religious papers. His distinct abandonment of Unitarianism has Created a lively sensation in many religious Circles. . Annoyances of Advertisers?A Nuisance Abated. For some time past the ladies in the habit Of advertising in the the Herald have been periously annoyed on receiving among their answers letters of a most insulting character. jlVe have had numerous complaints about jthem, and at last determined to end the m>isance if possible. To this end the services t>f experienced detectives were employed, and Ihe business of catching the letter writers was connaea 10 meir nanus, ana wim me mun 'complete success, as will be seen upon reference to our local news columns. The officers fcad a difficult task; the clue they had to Work upon was very slight; the cunning fellow was hard to be reached, but patience and perseverance overcame every jpbstacle, and at last, after several Weeks of watching and waiting, the scamp bas fallen into the trap that was cunningly set for him, and the probabilities are that he will pc taught a lesson that will be of lasting benefit to him. He richly deserves severe punishmont. He has over and over again grossly Insulted ladies who are seeking honorable employment. He has taken advantage of the fipportunity to endeavor to betray and deceive hem, and it would not be surprising, if his Irue occupation was known, to discover that pe has been the agent of or procurer for some of the many dens of iniarny with which the ' fcity is infested. The man who insults a lady Ju the street is liable to arrest and punishknent; hence we hope that he who deliberately insults dozens, as this fellow has done, will be punished in proportion to the offence fie has committed. Mr. Vere, the name he has been in the babit of using, is only one of a number who bave been pursuing the same line of business, jand their turn will come next. We are Jdetermined to follow them up closely, and to fnake an example of them all. Those ladies who )Bcem it to their advantage to use the advertising colnmns of the Ukbald to make their grunts known shall be protected, and we hope hi future whenever tbey receive an answer of an improper character they will inform us jpf it, in order that the writer may be discovered if possible. We are under the Impression, however, that for some time to come the nuisance will be abated, that no fenore letter# of an insulting nature will tie received. The discovery and arrest of Mr. M<Vere" will be a good lesson for the balance of his class. They will have found oat that they, too, may be held up to public scorn, and wisely determine to let answering advertisements alone for the future. A floe or a few days on the Island?we hope the latter?will prove to this gentleman (?J, who is apparently o desirous of a large circle of female acquaintances, that he has taken the wrong method of Introduction. He is evidently of Mormon proclivities, but they cannot be allowed or tolerated this side of Utah. We hope that bis present rough experience will be of use to him ; that he will leave the Tombs a wiser if not a better man, and that be will avoid hereafter insulting the Hbrald's advertisers, unless he expects adequate punishment therefor. wiiiiam Markham, aged eighteen, or M Monroe Street, was accidentally shot iu the left orcast last night i >y Daniel Ketlly, of 168 Madison street, while at Si Monroe street. Markham was attended or apollco surgeon and sunt home. Keidy was arrested by an oiiic. r of the Seventh precmctaad will bo ortSigQcd M jtoK* MMUI uia awjuagt NEW YOU FRANCE. The New Tariff Bill of the Repoblie and Pro* ^ poied Sebednle of Dntiei. Opposition to the Charge* on Baw Material? Treasury Economy?The Question of Education?Soldiers' Schools in the Army? The Prussian Murder Trials. TELE6RAWS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris, Jan. 13, 1872. The tariff bill submitted by Minister Pouyer-Quertler to the Assembly yesterday imposes the following duties, via.:? On wool eighty francs per 100 Kilogrammes; cotton, four francs: restu, from one and a half to seven fraucs; copper, fifteen francs; cheese, lrom fifteen to eighteen lrancs; bops, sixty francs. Delegates from the principal commercial centres or France are coming to Tarts to hold a meeting or remonstranoe against the proposed duties on imports of raw material. PRES1DRNT THICKS' POSITION IN THK COMMERCIAL DIFFICULTY. The question or customs duties In Franoe presents to view one of the most diillcult subjects which the government of President Thiers has to deal with. It opens up the whole matter of free trade or protection, accompanied by the modern embarrassment that England s'ands as it were alongside the French republic with her tree trade system consolidated and her immense power for manufacture and production not only unimpaired but consolidated. A Frencn agitation on the economies of trade profits, wages, taxation or articles or dally consumption and so ( forth will be lar more earnest, much more universal, r and still more dangerous than one raised ou Issues t purely political. f President Thiers defined^hU executive position on , the question In his Message to the legislative body delivered In December, 1871, in the following ( words:? I Some months berorc the fall of the late govern- < mcnt the Corps Legislate it soli, perceiving the mis- 1 takes ol the etnmre without daring to speak of them and attempting unsuccosslully to repair them, directed an Inquiry into tne treaties of commerce, whoso denunciation was loudly called for. It ap- I pearecl from that luquiry that the mercantile ' marine was ruined; that the iron manuiacture < was deeply Injured; that cottoii thread and 1 cloths and linen thread pad, suffered greatly; that the mixed tissues of Houbalx were < almost destroyed, and that agriculture was suffer- * lug in some of lis most essential products, that of ? wool especially. The com lnsion generally drawn l W&S thai upon all those points some remedy must * be applttdjor a slate or tilings which was becoming worse frdlfi AM to day, and particularly with < respect to the mercantile marine, which the lorelgu warehouses were causing to disappear. The war, which effaced all ruin by those of lis own creation, caused this state or things to be lorgotten for a moment; but, peace having been* re-estab- , lished, It has again presented itself before our eyes, innch moditled, it is true, by the 1 revival of labor, but modillca only for the moment, i uniorltinfcr6Ty pot Jpr always. We could indeed denounce these ireatfes, subject, bo It understood, to your Judgment?you who represent the Sovereignty?but it was our duty to negotiate In order . to prepare for such denunciation, immense Inter- ; ests in our workshops. In our agricultural districts, ' fit our ports, awaited and still await that deter- i minatlou. However, we have not adopted It. Oar motive lor abstaining to do so consisted , In the spirit of propriety, which should cli racterlze every solid and prudent government. We would not constitute ourselves * the authors of an industrial reaction by substituting ft prohibitory system lor one of absolute liee trade. We propose, while leaving to foreign trade all the freedom compatible with the public welfare, to Insure to our manufacturers, to those who during three-quarters or a century nave made the fortune of France, the protection of adequate tariffs tn order that they might not perish under the unlimited competition of foreigners, sufficient stlmu- i lants to prevent tiiem from falling into a state of indolent security, but uot sufficient to reduce iliein 1 to tne position ol abandoning production; such is the economical policy which we shall propose to i you. TREA8PRY ECONOMY. The Budget Committee of the Assembly Is under- ! stood 10 be In lavor or creating an annual smiting fund of 2uo,000,ooor. ' TUB QUESTION OP EDUCATION AND 8CUOOL MANAG KMBNT. The Parliamentary Committee on Education will report In favor of allowing all persons properly qualified the rlgnt to teach in public aud private schools. SOLDIERS AND ARMY SCHOOLS. The Assembly Committee on Army Regulations has agreed to recommend the adoption of a rulo that soldiers unable to read and write at the expiration or their terms of service shall remain In the army until they have acquired these accomplishments. TUR PRUSSIAN MILITARY MURDERS. Cremer, who was on tiial charged with shooting a Prussian spv at Ldjou, has been acquitted and rejcased from custody. A Derelict Drig anil Dread of a Deed of Blood. LONDON, Jan. 13, 1872. The brig Jessie Lowe was boarded near Calais, Thursday, by some French Oshermen and found to be abandoned, although she was In good condition. it is suspected that a mutiny occurred on board, that the captain was murdered, and that the crew left vessel to escape the consequences. Nothing has been heard ol the men, and It Is tnought they were drowned. ENGLAND. International Neutrality and the Difficulties of Its Maintenance?"John Bull's" Consolation from Irish Baids on Canada?The Dilke Democracy ? General Halleclt's Services. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. London, Jan. 13, 1872. The London Times tins morning, pointing to the cases oi the steamers Florida, Hornet and Virginia, bays Americans, by tho light of their own recent evpcriences, must see that the suppression ol illegal equipment* by England during the war or the rebellion was prodigiously difficult. A hint is thrown out that the Fenian raids on Canada were not always so promptly and effectually checked as they might have been by the United States authorities. THE DILKE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT. The mass meeting oi the supporters or sir Charles Dilke, In this city. Is announced ror the 30lh insu (1ENKRAL UAU.KCK'S SERVICES IN THE FIKI.D. General Badcau, United States Consul Genera), writes a letter to the J-ondon Times to correct an ct ror or thut journal In stating that the late General llalleck captured Memphis and Fort Donelson. THE COTTON SUPPLY. One thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine bales o( American cotton were landed at Liverpool to-day. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Personal and General Congratulation by His Tenantry. TELEGRAM TO THE HEW YORK HCRALO. London, Jan. 13, 1872. The tenants of tho Prince of Wales at Sandrlngham, in a body, waited on Ilia Royal Highness yesterday, and congratulated blm on the recovery of bis bealtti. GERMANY. Imperial Honor to the Ambaaudor to St Jamss'. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW TOW HESALO. London, Jan. 13, 1372. His Excellency Count Bernstorff, North German Ambassador at the Court ol Great Britain, has gone to Berlin to receive the decoration of the Order of the Black Eagle or Prussia from the hands ol His Majesty Emperor William. FRANCE AND THE HOLY SEE. Revolutionary Democracy in Disrespect to the Sword of Peter. TELEGRAM TO THMFW YCRK HERALD. Paris, Jan. 13, 1872. General Cathllnean, late of the Pontifical army, arrived recently at Monipeiter. His presence there provoked some hostile demonstrations, ann the timely tnterferoMO of tbe author IUM fiU! fWTWtW kSjtf* i :K HKKALD, SUNDAY, JAJ THE CRESCENT CITY CRISIS, s Ml . 4t b ik KTarmoth Autocrat of Louisiana?Speaker Carter at the Head of Hii Gang and Great Excitement in (he 8treets?Perils 4,1 of Picayune Politics. u $1 New Orleans. La.. Jan. is, 1872. i The announcement yesterday tbat Carter and his J*( idherents would demand admission to Mechanics' Institute this morning caused unusual excitement, to Ueioreten o'clock a concentration ot Metropolitan jollce and mllltla had been effected. Two lines? ln >ne of police and another or militia?had been Tn hrown across Dryades street, each side of the ' state House, inside or wnich about two 0r lundred had been placed. There was evldeut ineasiness among the state officials, which wos tn< ndlcated by their restlessness and blanched faces, ihowlng that they regarded lit* summon as mo- foi nentous. A crowd gathered about the Intersection ,l" >r Dryndcs wan canal screet as early as ten o'clock, which continued to Increase until twelve o'clock, ti jy which time it extended several squars. "KKELI NO THE ENEMY." At twelve o'clock Coiouel Carter, at the lead o( his friends, came up Canal street to Dryad es, where they halted and seut * HU Into the House a committee consisting >r Messrs. Moncure and Qoddes. members or the House, and Lynch, an expelled member of the House. Instructions were given to tuo doorkeeper | ( to admit Messrs. Moncure and (Jeddes, as members, jut not to admit Mr. Lynch. Finally, after some ** ;ousultatlou among the members, the House re- a used to recelvo them as a committee from tho Carerltes, or to receive any communication trom Mr. 1 barter, whom tney did not recognize as speaker, ^ lor as a member. The committee then roturued to ^ heir friends, who were waiting on Canal street, tnd communicated to thout the result of their tnier- ^ Hew. ^ Instructions had been Riven to admit carter and Ml the members to the building, but U was stated by the Governor's iriends 1 hat Carter would not bo w allowed on the floor of the House. The Carterltea tl< ilemanded the removal of the pulloo irom the Slate e, House, which wasrelused. CAKTKK1TES DETERMINED AND INDIGNANT. 11 The Carterites then returned to the build- ta Ing 207 Canal street, stating that they c. would meet jmd adjourn irom nay to lay until their rignis coilM he gbtalned, abput two iUHistyjd persons assembled, speech6s vfcro made . th The Metropolitans and militia are in strong lorce )a ind armed as Infantry and still occupy Dryades street and the buildings adjacent to Macbanlos' In- 01 ituute. When Carter's demands were refused many pi jersons should, "Let's go In. anyhow." Colonel j-e jarter advised against such notion. ()i Continued Excitement?Tbe Question oi Fence or VVnr. > . . , A 8< New Orleans, Jan. 13, 1872. Wnrmoth has again called on General Emory lit tor United States troops. Emory's reply is not yet re mown. The wildest excitement continues. Two & nours will decldo vi TUB QUESTION OF peace OK WAR. I Five hundred police are stationed In and around re :he State House. Or this number two hundred, with ot iVlnchestcr rides and fixed bayonets, are drawn up al n front of the building. 01 Three companies oi military are under arms. The w Carterites are assembling In strong force. er all . Innnnn.nbi.i. I'n lunno l?n,.Am_ L nricr mn n i. vn? cummvi ? ui ivuvt ??v? ?"i" mfmlftl. lc New Orleans, Jan. 13, 1872. w the carteritks furious. Carter Das just addressed tno crowd from a bal- 0l cony on Canal street. lie told them the committees were In earnest consultation, and advised ttiem to | (]| wait patiently tor their report. The suggestion was met with terrific yells of "no compromise," j infl a forward movement of the Immense throng, j which Carter repressed by appeallnir to them for the sake ol tno State and for the sake of themselves to act with calmness and lodgment. He then proposed an adjournment to te the rooms over the Gem saloon, to receive the j, report of the committee, which was agreed to. Warmotli'* Fours Unfounded? del urn of tlic ? military?No Quorum in Kliher House of the " Legislature. New Orleans, Jan. 13, 1872. P The United States troops are back. The streets r are quiet, and tne threatened disturbance seems to P have fizzled out for the present. Governor War- a motn, In his despatch to General Emory, asking the 1 return of the troops, stated that several thousand * citizens were coming to attack the State u House, and hnd sworn not to leave one * stone standing upon another. It is 1 stated tnat Mayor Flanders Is to he removed by the s Governor for requesting martial law. The Carter 1 Legislature will meet again on Monday, In a club c room on Canal street, near tne state House. The s absent Senators declare their intention to remain ? away till the Uouse is properly organized. There will, consequently, be no quorum in eituer r House, and the public ferment will continue mean- n Willie. uu?ci iiui H4IIUIUHI luiimnn Buiuriiic uuiu- ^ crut of the Slate ana Is sweeping everything before hitn. c C Confusion Wiirie < onfoiinded?Wnrmnth l)r- A elliH to Remove the Troops nnd Police? 0 General Emory nnd the .Hob? Grape nod J Canister Croiniaed?Hnyor Flandero to lie a Removed. p New Orleans, Jan. 13, 1872. d There were two committees from the Carter fac- t tlon to Mechanics' Institute to-day?one to the ^ House and the other to the Governor. The one to j, the Governor handed him a communication as loilows:? f( To His Excellency H. 0. W*m<iTnv Sis?That the citizens and tbslr representatives of the legally constituted House of Keuresentattres may have free a access to the Hall of the House of Representatives, nod be u enabled to legislate freely and without intimidation h or mo,.station from armed men, we, as a committee of said House, in behalf of the same and of all the members of the Legislature, respectfully demand that the police be removed 0 from the building and its environs, we pledging ' ourselves to countenance no violence nor any act a that would make necessary the presence of the pollct. Ac. n Respectfully, HARRV H. SIKVKNS.J J, HENRI BURGH. \ Committee. ,, JAMES H. HANDS, S J The Governor replied as follows:? GlNTt.KMV.N-In reply I have to state, at the request of at tl least tlfty-seven members of the House oi Reprrsen- n tatives and of seventeen members of the Senate, with P, Lieutenant Governor Plnchhack at their head, that I ? hare only taken such measures as will protect the ? capital and members of the Assembly from Insult and D Injury. The members of the poltee anil troops Hre o-.ly for the purpose of protection and for nrotectlng the members O of the Legislature, and I have this morn lug sent General tt Heron to you to ear that the members who nave been ex- n pelled will be allowed to peaceably enter tue house as cltl- ., xens. I positively decline to remove the troops and police, as. at any moment, C THERE MIOHT HE A CONFLICT, SI and some members and some of the people might get killed. U 1 only keep them for the purpose or | reserving the peace, ir and so decline to remove them. ^ When the committee to the Governor had re- " turned to the Cosmopolitan Club room, h canal street, the temporary headquarters of p the Carterties, with the Governor's reply, Mr. n Moncure, speaking from the balcony, said:? J1 "The Speaker of our House of Representatives e Hits ueaju ruiuecn nuiuissiuii. i in- <i<iternui utts refused to remove the police. Wc Have adjourned until Monday." Mr. Carter, beta? loudly called for. made n speech, in the course or wtilch he said:?"1 will see (leneral Emory and lav the matter before nun, nud if lie approves I will apnoint (Tom the citizens a sufficient number of sergeants-at-ai ms to seat tne members." The extra Hrpuoitcan gives the funlier proceedings as follows:? In pursuance of this resolution of the leader of the crowd a rmh wat immAdlalsly msile lor (leneral Emnry'a Bend, quarter*, on Camp street rt.e atreet ati i s.dewalks were densely crowded with the ?tt-glng maai of shunters. Loud call* were made for Ueneral Emory, Uenerai Emory preaentrd himaelf at the door anil wanted to know what they wanted. Some on* In the crowd cried out, "We want martial'law, Oen ral," to which he replied, "l wnl (Ire you M4RTIAI. i.aw with l.rapr anil CAMtBrrR If you don'l get away from here I" He w i* then calleu itron for a speech: but, lookiDg very cress, in the language of our Informant, he eald:?"I hare no apeecli to make. I bare nothing to aay to you, nor do I want to hold any communication wuaierer with audi a mob. If you wish to communicate with me you will hart to do It In a different manner, through tome deputation. You ought to b* aabatned of yourselras to come here with auch a crowd." Soma one, apparently a ringleader, then addreiaed the crowd and adrlsed that aa they could not get arylhing off , "that old felTow" tbey had better go awar. u (PIots.?The report about Ueneral Heron going to the j| Carter taction with propoaltiona for a compromise I* , stated by Marshal Packard to be untrue.) H In the Eighth District Court the Injunction against the Carterltes came up. The counsel for the Stela submitted rule nisi upon a written brief, which the Court stated would he B passed upon when the rase should come up on its merits. . The Carterltea were not represented. The I'nlted States troops were under arms on the Espla- V nade atreet during the day. (| TUB CARTP.R1TB COMM'TTEE L to the Douse this morning presented the follow- n ing:? t Hon. Mr. Brewster, Chairman:- I Htn -The late revolutionary proceedings of certain m?m- C hereof the Legislature having m-uinlcd the legally c initio t lined Speaker or the House of Representatives from the hall \ wherein the same has been accustomed tu a.v _ fembla, we as a committee appointed hy asul louse, and in benalf thereof, are Intruded 1 l?W wu grig to goaamBipfc I NTJAET 14, 1B72.?TRIFLE ) racosnltad offlc'al head ot sail members, and to ra- my ectfully demand of you and tbein a reinstatement ot snld I f (use and Its ofllcsrs to the ball of the Assembly as tha ins elisted at the hour of adjournment on Thursday, the > Inst., and we await your answer to ibis oral and peaoele demand. J. C. HONl'UKK, b. U LYNCH, p RKNJAMIN OADDI8. (jg] Mr. Brewster replied, "As such you cannot be imitted." W. W. McCu Hough, Isadore McCorralcK ana Ira sCormtck, charged with Killing Whey land. were is afternoon brought before the First District mrt on a writ 01 habeas corpus, aud released on 6,000 ball t acn. s i (ieneral Heron, Secretary of State, and one of the A ' yvornor's advisers, stated to-day tbat Mayor auders would probably be removed by Tuesday, te cause is supposed to be the Mayor's opposition the Cioveruor's course. Pre WAKMOTH'S KKAHS. Tiie i>niteu states troops were ordered out to-day >u response to ibe following:? Major Oaneral W. h. Kmory, Commanding tu Department of the Uiilf iKNKBAL?I bare juet learned that an opposition party ererai thousand men are prepared to make a riot to-day noon, and that threats are made that not a stone the Slate Capitol shad ie leit upon another after sr are through with ilieir work. It Is probable it these reports are eensational, yet as a matter of precauin I would rsspeetfully suugeat that you recall all your _ roes to the city as speedily as possible. I am. very re- *' ectfully, your obedient servant, han 11. C. WARMO'f H, Uovernor of Louisiana. ' the IR. BERGH AND THE PHTON SHOOTERS. [From Wilkes' spirit of tbe Times, Jan. 13.] gtr< The interferences, unwarrantable assumptions and but1 sspotic claims of Mr. Bergh have now come to thn icb au extravagant pitch that much amazement airi id Indignation have been excited by bis doings, ten e has gone so far that it nas become a plain duty ]| resist him, so as to teach him that be has not in I ten clothed with aospotio powers aud that the Con iople ol this city do iiot hold their rights merely a rt ' lils sutferauce and toleration. On Friday las per number of gentlomen of this city, with day hers from UuiTalo, Philadelphia, Illinois, New ran rsev and Rhode Island, were to have shot for a Unt r'eopstakes and service ot plate at Fleetwood Park. she its perloctly lawlul sport aud recreation was premted. at the Instigation of Mr. Bergb, by the police, wai ho might have been much better employed In at- 0f t ndlng 10 their legitimate duties, on Saturday tbe an, istch between Ira Paine and Oapi&ln Bogardus tin as interrupted, alter it bad hegau, by a Mr. Hat- aCi Bid, said to be Mr. Ilergh's superintendent, what- nig fer that may mean, again backed by the police. i regard to this Interference we reler our readers arf i a note irom Mr. De Forrest, published lu another n)U >!umn. jou We declared last week that the employment or hai ie police to carry out the Insane notions and un- hai w i ul vagaries of Mr. llergh, as against respecta- tne e citizens, was a gross breach of order aud pro- im lety. We should deuouuee these turther inter- ani rences and trespasses In very severe terms but for wt ie fact that tne Police Commissioners seem to, have iscovered at last that It is no part of the^y duty to j down on all fours to Mr. Bergh arvj render Im j, ^ "WtesU At a recent Qal eetiug o/ tue Board Mayor Hall flla solution, which was passed unanimously, ne< iking the counsel of that body to ad- gui se them whether it Is lawlul to interfere with nic id break up pigeon shooting matches under tue be niulsitlon of Air. Bergh, who assumes that an leuce is going to oe committed. There is no doubt i lout the uuswer to be expected. It Is no more an >]; icnco to shoot pigeons irom a trap than it Is to shoot tht lid ducks, or to catch trout or pickerel. It the gen- his al language of Mr. Rerun's siaiut" makes pigeon 0n< looting a criminal offenco the Legislature in passing n..i made about forty tnousand new crimes without in- i0v udiug 'it, and without tho direct Hpecihcation the hlch Is requisite to constitute any act a man may ma immlt a crime. It is a (treat deal worse than the m d theories or constructive treason which went out civ ith Jedrles ana Scroggs and never got in at all in <;ei its country. api Ilut this is not all. Mr. Bergh is himseir con. ru!| need that pigeon shooting is no crime at all at cui ,w, and, being satisfied of that, lie declines to Hll| large uny body with having committed an oiTeuce. ]>Ia > as to give jurisdiction to a court, but comes as a me esposser, a luw breaker and a wrong doer, to Iniriero with a perfectly lawful act. Hitherto he has ?",! ad the police to back him, and this gave a sort of olor to his illegal and extravagant claims. Wo ontbtenuy predict that he will have them no n,, aore, and that, If he ever attempts to interfere rlth another pigeon match it will be as a ^ irivate trespasser, in which case he must be esisted and repelled. Some people talk about his to urisdtotlon I Why, he has no more Jurisdiction in ]&1 , legal sense than Brown the beadle har- In regard m o tills matter he simplv tills the part of what the on inglisii call a "common Iniormer," which is not her name for a mischievous uuisauce. That he vise and witty man, Sydney smith, said long ago wl bat. such people were looked upon as odious neces- na Ittes by the law, and therefore tolerated; but that no be general Judgment of mankind hat long ago bu omu to the conclusion that the proper place for |r uch characters was in tho nearest horse pond or pa inder the Bpout of the parish pump. Mr. I'11 Icrgh's Jurisdiction Is all a myth. He has a" lot one particle of power or right In the premises lnj sore than any other man. II he has there will oe a (la hauce for him to exercise it on Friday. January 12* f0, in that day Mr. James Cordon Bennett, Jr., and ve lr. William Douglas will shoot a match at pigeons ^ n tho grounds of the American Jockey Cluo at Htt erome Park. Men will be present resolute enough Co nd numerous euough to sustain the rights of the icoplc and resist trespassers. If Bergh has a Juris- Ge ictlon and power in this .-state superior to that of Ht lie Emperor Alexander in Russia or that or Queen rlctona In England lie can stop this match. If he th< e nas not he can't; and that Is all there is abont It. ta We heartily applaud Mr. Bennett and Mr. Douglas or ar their public spirit In thus coming forward to su indicate the rights and liberties of the people Vft gainst unfounded assumptions and outrageous *,! surpations. Their action is Just the same in kind s that or John Hampden when he refnsed to pay hip monev, and that o; tlie men who threw the tea tvr verboard in Boston harbor. A writer in tne A'ccnno I'uxl, who signs himseir "A Sportsman," has fr. mused and vexed us at trie same time by his un- '? easoning method. He thinks Mr. Bergh ought to !ir o thanked, not because there is any cruelty in Zth lie act of shooting a pigeon, for he holds Hat it Is no more cruel and gives r,1' :ss pain than killing by wringing the neck, but he , oes not like the people who assemole at pigeon latches: and, moreover, pigeon shooting Is not ne- ln. essary for iho accomplishment of fleid sportsmen; nd he does not ttnnk pigeon shooters are good "J: eld sportsmen. Now these absurdities are almost equal ty those f Bergn himself. If this "Sportsman" had at- :... ended the matches recently Interfered with by Mr. icrgti he would have fouud plenty of gentlemen " Here quite his own equals in station, re- ,, pectaoility, culture and manners. Pigeon j" hooting mav not be necessary for ihc attain- jjj Jeut "i nirc n&iu <i<.oii m.ic ml me fiuuoici mm oes out alter quail, snipe or woodcock. Bui 8 rhat of that? Mr. Bergh would atop the rout's f,? 'Sportsman" from shooting those if he could, lie olds any shooting of birds for sport as a crneltr, a violation or law, and that nobody has any ezcnae or shooting out the regular pot-hunter. "Sportsnan" might as well applaud .somebody Tor attempt- L rig to prevent dancing parties In Fifth avenue, on he ground Mint the exercise Is not necessary for the ducatlon of marching infantry or toe perfect ac- a,ni omplistiment of nnlshed pedestrians. As to rhcther pigeon-shooters are good flehl sportsmen r not Is nothing to the purpose; out we can ? , olorm the correspondent of tho Post that , ' aptain ilogaruus can r>e backed to shoot m gainst him, or aealnst any one he an, mioses *o uame, tn any description of field sport, "" or $s,oou a side. The real truth is. that the few vho support .Mr. Bergh have nothing whatever in . ? ense, law or reason to support them, an I tne letter ' n the Post showed it. We shall conclude hy can ug tne attention of the real rnends and supporters I the Hociety for tho Prevention of t rneity to Anl- "e: sals to the fana'ical nnd fantastical fooleries lately " 1 urrlcd on under Its name. Its useiulness?and it " as teen useful?will be entirely destroyed if a curb ie not put upon the vagaries or the President, our eople will not subscribe money to oe expended la ucii foolish, voxa'lons, intemperate and unlawful ' roceedings as those he has latterly been en lo l Ir. lie Forrest vs. ltrrgh ?n?l Iterah'e ,M?n. Xkw York, Jan. 8, 1S7& mo fFrom Wilkes' .spirit of tho Times.] dear SpiRiT:-Mr. Bergh writes to tho Tribune, {j? enying that ho had promised to certain patties tria nat ne would mako a teat case of pigeon shooting vis a this county. Why can't he como ont lute a man J?8 nd state the truth? I do not assert that he ma<le m ny such promise, ont I do assert that he promised, hs< r we would shoot in this county, not to tuterlere run our match, and tuat be would lako bis action r(>,i norwards. Which might mean anything or noth- the ug. Also, 1 assert that uiaauperlatendeut promised inn ne, in the presence oi many others, the samo tq mng. Helving on tholr joint promises, Paine and vu logardus undertook to shoot their match In Hits kn ountv, and were interfered witn and stopped oy ou no very man who, tne day bctore, had given lit* th rord not to stop the matoh. Those statements of po nine cue be substantiated tf necessary by tho am- ar lavtut?f uivseif nnd several other gentlemen. a Vib UK tfOKHtai, M WftU bUeet, ? SHEET. IE GRAND DUKE'S HUNT. leral Sheridan and "Buffalo Bill" Lead the Way. ETEAND BATTUE OH THE PLAfflS. parations for the Start?Rations and Tobacco r Poor Lo-8pott?d Tail and Black Hat to Tell for His Highneas?St Louis to Re. ceive the Imperial Huntsman? The Trip to New Orleans. North Plsttr. Neb., Jan. 13, l?7?. Oung Alexia, the Grand Duke or Itussta, is now pv out here on the almost boundless plains of West, lie la far away from the gaze of gaping zens and the Interruptions of Inquisitive digtries. For several days to come he will enjoy > pleasing seclusion aud indulge In the uurelined sport of hunting and slaying the noble I'ulo In untold numbers. There are no phllauuplc Uerghs hero to moiost him or make him lid, and he Is neither hunted nor alarmed with 'ors or tnrents of a prosecution, i company with his suite the Duke arrived here its special train at six o'clock this morning acinanleil bv General Sheridan anu stall. Who took in up as far us Oiualia yesterday to meet the iiulal party. The time from three o'clock yenterafternoon until this morning was spent on the between here and the eastern terminus of tho on Pact tic; but with the gay and lestlve Phil rtdau on board the moments were not dull. A. MOST SUPERB BANQUET i prepared on the train, and the representatives he imperial navy and of the United Slates Army l their frionds had a very lively and agreoabi e io or It as the Pullman cars were hurled oss the Plains. It was long after mld;hl betore the ooranany sought rest in ? luxurious Bleeping coaches; but they >so, nevertheless, bright aud early this iruing, each ana every one auxlous for the irney to the hunting grounds which Sheridan 1 selected. The three or tour hundred rustle Inntants who form the settlement were all out In > gray twilight of morning to see and welcome the perial visitor. Their reception, however, was like thoao which tho people or tne East or Central had awarded- There was no crowding, no V\| %!?? * ? f.i .-?-V"JtW ;ers, no excitement, but a sort of ? ... REVERENTIAL CURIOSITY. Is the Duke alighted from tiie train tho rustle lives of North Platte lormed in line along the .IftMB, au? {tjroost aj mvclunturlij as slmulta>usly removed Their nats In honor' of the diminished visitors. Little Phil was master or cercmos, and ne was bound that not a moment should lost In starting for the cauip, fifty miles distant ACROSS THE PLAINS. Io had arranged with tne genial and daring uffalo 11111" to be on hand and act as guide, and s renowned scout was promptly on hand in all element. Uo was seated on a spanking charger, 1 with Ills long hair aud spangled buckskin suit he geared In his true character of the feared aud beed of all for miles around. White men and i barbarous Indians are alike moved by presence, and none or them dare do aught word or deed contrary to the rules of law and lllzatlon. After tho ducal party hud alighted serai Sheridan beckoned the notorious Hill to iroach. tie advanced carelessly and yet respectIV. 'Your Highness," said tne General, "this Is Mr. ly, otherwise ami universally known us 'HutTalo I*' mil, iui.i in tut \uauu i/uitu. I am glad to nee you," wild the hero of I no ilus; "you Have come out here the General toils i. to shoot some buffalo?" 'Yes," answered Alexis, "and I Hope to Have a od, flue time. I bave heard of you before, and i clad to meet you Here." 'Tliauk you, thank yon," said Gill, with a smile Honest and sweet as that of a love sick maiden; 1 the weather Holds good we will Have one ol the ieHt Hunts that there ever was on tills Continent." At this moment Dr. Caudrln, of the Duke's suite, spped up to Bill and mentioned a word or two >out his rig out. "Do you always dress this way?" asked tne Doo r. "No. sir; not much. I have got thin suit partlcurl.v for this occasion. When Sheridan told me tue ike wan coming 1 thought 1 would throw myself i my clothes. 1 only put on this rig this morning, id half the people tu the settlement have been nosing me of putting on airs;" and then Bill luughen aruly, and so did the Doctor, uie Duke and the Hole Imperial crowd. A wnoLKHOMK AND SUBSTANTIAL BRKAKUAST .d been partaken on tlie train, and tnere was ililng new to be none but to bundle into the amlance wagons aud start our lor the camping ound. There were hall' a dozen ambulances aud single baggage wagon provided for the ,rty and their baggage. Ueueral Sheridan, e genial and euergetlc Thompson, toe wisportation master, ana the rude aud couimodating Buffalo Bill superintended the loudI and depurture. The Duke and Ueueral Hheriu were provided with a vehicle a trifle superior the ordinary ambulance, and it was drawn by ar very nobby steeds, while the other couvances were propelled by mule power. Besides a Duke aud his suite and Ueueral Bhenuau ere were also several officers of the General's iff, consisting of James W. Forsyth, Lieutenant lonel ?. A. Forsyth, Lieutenant Colonel M. eridan. Assistant Burgeon M. V. Ash, Major 'eltzer, Colonel Palmer, of the Second cavalry; meral Custer, of the Seventh, and Lieutenant tyes, of the Fifth cavalry. These military gentiem were mixed up in ugrceable numbers with tlie isslan visitors in the several ambulances, and us ay passed through the country the latter enter,uied them with SOMK TIIRILt.INO RRMINI8CKNCK3 their Hie a"d encounters on the Plains. The pple and attentive bill was in the saddle in aduce of all, and on either side or the ducal vehicle ire half a dozen mounted cavalry officers. At actly a quarter past eight General .Sheridan gave is word to move, and Buffalo Bill advanced on a Hoping steed, lollowed closely by the Duke's and u other conveyances. rue weather at the moment of departure was far im promising: the air seemed to be lull of snow, d every element Indicated one ol the storms lor uch these vast plains are noted. All felt it pos tie and probable tnat the starm would soon burst on thein; but not a man dared utter a word of ir, aud thus it was tney left the railroad station r A FIFTY MILK R1IIB :o the Interior of trie country. Before they wore hour on tne roan tue (lakesc immeuced falling in undauce and all anticipations oi a few days' sport ire mingled with despair. The Deity smiled apovingly. however, lor In a short lew moments 3 murky clouds broke away, tho snowffakes re'Hlned themselves, and In an insiaut, as if by igic or legerdemain the orb ol dav snone out in its brilliancy. The effulgence was not nporary, but lasted all ihe day long, and ...? ..raiuini hpa^is ucknowledged thanks lor trie ppy combination* ol the natural elements winch to make up the weather. A couple 01 miles troin rth Platte station the toumm ami hunters were >t by a company of rne Heconu cavalry, which ted aa escort to the hunting grounds, under cotuind or General Palmer, commander of the ces at Oinana. No delay was permitted re?simply a saiuie of honor?and the Journey was luuied. lied Willow Creek, the camping ground 1 general rendezvous, was reached after about nt hours' ride. There were no Incidents ol any ment along the route. A lew stray buffalo were a and Mis imperial Highness brought down and nuclei a tew ol tneiu. bioux Indiana were also L out they were lull of JOY AND KNTHUSI ASM, I the Duke kindly acknowledged their deraooitious. Upon arrival at the camp everything i lound in moat comtoruoie order, and lerai Sheridan immediately assigned the eral guests to tneir various tents and ,nmenia. The quarters of the Duke and leral Snerldan and tuelr rrleuds consisted wo nospita! and a half dozen wall tents. Those he guests aud host are elegantly carpeted, and otners are also furnished wnh a degree of alort and elegance rarely round out here on the <1 plains oi Nebraska. For the attendant* lie ducal party und the military escort there are ac thirty or toriy superior wail tents. The arigetnenis oi the camp, in bnei, are complete, uot <aj luxurious, when the bleak season and the rele and wild section of the country are consuld. besides the cavalry escort Mtere arc two unteo companies here to guard TUK IMHKKIAt. TOURIST ANI? SPORTSMEN in the wrath aud revenge ot the numerous Sioux nans who abound. The chances are, nowever, it the reds will unite in rendering the Duke's it. one of pleasure rather than one of harm or r. Stiertdan and Buffalo Bill have persuaded ui to such a course, and furthermore, order to procure their good honor, tne central has brought out twenty gun loads ol provisions and supplies which he ? promised to distribute impartially among the I men at the end of the hunt if tney restrain muscivcs (rem any violence. Tina perhaps ly, be considered a questionable waj secure a foreign guest from scalping oi lvder while In the United states, but when It It own ttha the Indians are armed and ontnumbei r soldiers almost tou to one It will be admlttcil at hheridan * "tickle-mo-and-ril-tlcklc-you' illcj is about the only safe one to pursue. All th< raugemeuta for tne hunt have been made wuu view ol not only iriendilness on the par tun luUlftHfr t>ttt ftlav wim au actual cq-oi^ra 7 tton on HMtr part toward* toe excitement and pleasure of the notable event. To-morrow tbe Sabbath will be duly respected; but on Monday, if there are no accidents or treachery, the sport will begin. Tbe Sioux Indians for miles and miles around are expected to assemble to meet the Duke in tue morning. Old Spotted Tail, the chief, is already on hand, and also the minor chiefs known as Two Strike, Cut Leg, White Hear and Little Kagle, and on Monday morning It is expected that aoout thirteon hundred ot the tribe will be present. The day will then be occupied la what Is known as A UK AND ROL'ND UPON BCFPALO, and which will consist ol tbe surrounding of a vast tract or country by the thirteen hundred warriors and a gradual closing in around the game, and an Indiscriminate slaughter of the same. The lineal party of course will take a lively part In this surronndtng and slaying. On Tuesday Alexis, Phil Sheridan and their rrtends will have a hunt on their own account, aided of course hv Spotted Tail and Buffalo Hill, and on Wednesday there will be a high old Indian pow wow and war dance, in which two thousand or more will mingle. Thursday will m all probability end the sport, and the closing festivities will be very interesting. First, the best or the Inutan hunters will gobble up alive what buffalo thoy can, and then slaughter them In their native way in the presence of the Russian Duke. After all this is over, and If tuere have been 110 overt acts aud no Russian scalps are missing, the twentv wagon loads of provisions will bo faithfully distributed and the Duke will be escorted to Ins i'nlliuan Hotel train on the Union Paclhc Railroad. Mt, l.oui* lo Receive ihc liukc on Ills Return? The Trip to New Orleans. St. Loris, Mo., Jan. 13, 1872. The Legislature has adopted a resolution for the appointment of a committee, consisting of six members of the House and four of the Senate, to which the Governor, Lloutonant Governor and Speaker of tue House were added, to make the necessary arrangements for the reception of the Grand Duke Alexis and suite at the State capi tal, on their return from their buffalo hunt. The steamer Great Republic, wiuoti is to convey uir inuuu inuc mean aiiu auun w wumiw, will undergo some cnanges for the occasion. Two of her large state rooms will be thrown into one, newly carpeted and lurnished with a set or chamber furniture. A billiard table will bo placed in the rear of the cabin and other arrangements made to break the monotony or the steaiulMiat trip, besides the suite none but the oniceis of the bout will be allowed aboaril during the passage; especially will all newspaper men be excluded, a special agreement havlug been made to this effect. THE GRAND DPKE'8 BIRTHDAY . Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth of the Grand Duke Alexis the Russian fleet In tha harbor celebrated the event In the usual manner. Ex-Ambassador catacaxy lunched on board tha Svetlana with the Admiral and o llcers of the fleet, and usslHied in loval demonstrations or devotion to tno Emneror ol Russia and I'rlnce Alexis, in the evening M. Catacaxy entertained the otflcers or the Russian fleet at diuuer at t he Clarendon Hotel. CUBA. CI -> Another Surrender of an Insurgent Leader?Arri val of the Spanish Man-of-War Tornado. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, Jan. 13, 1372. The Cuban Colonel Angustin Figuereda, with fourteen armed men, surrendered at Rayamo yesterday to tno Spanish authorities. The Spanish man-of-war Tornado, which haa lately been watching the steamer Virginia at Asplnwall, arrived at this port to-day. RAILROAD REJOIOINQS. Opening of tbe Rome nod Clinton iionu* and Transfers to tbe New York end Oswego Midland. Rome, N. Y., Jan. 13, h72. The opening of the Rome and Clinton Railroad and Us transfer to the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad were celebrated to-day by au excursion from Koine to Norwich. The transfer or the Utica, Clinton and Ringhtroton road to the Midland was likewise celebrated. The excursion party, consisting or two persona^ hail a public welcome at tlio Court House In Norwich, where speecnes wero made by II. O. Southworth, ol Rome, Judge Rucon, of lltlca, President Uttlejohn ami others. Trains on the Rome and Clinton Railroad commence running regularly on Monday, Jauuary 15. The powder home at tno granite quarry, near Cedar Point, Vlnaltiaven, containing tnirty-two kette of powder, was accidentally blown up on Friday afternoon, killing 1 try an. one of the quarrymen, and probably fat illy wounding Austin Mink, oreneer of tbe quarry, bealdea eerlooaly injuring three others. A.?Herring's I'utrnt champion safes, Hal liroadw.tr. corner Murray sr vast. Anirell's TntUish Huilie, I<exiiiffton Ave* nue, corner Twenty-fifth itreot. ?f'.entlemen everyday and ail Bight; leillee day anil evening, beet ventilation, lit.'Ursa I leni|ierature; be.l ahamuooiuu; no tjratuitiea, advantage* | unequalled; Europe outdone. A.-(Jold Wnlrlii'o, W.iolcMitle Price*; Doyp BILVKR WATCHES, warranted: #12. GEO. C. ALLEN, (Ml Broadway, near Fourteenth lit A>?Napoleon'* Cabinet CHAMPAGNE, the wine used at tho reception of I'rlnoe Aleiii, at DelmonAe co'a and all Urat claaa restaurants. A.?floyal Havana Loner v.?J. R. Mart In en A CO., Bankers, 10 Wall St.; box t.ttto New Turk Post odtan A Large Aaaortiuoiit o' lloota?Owa Itlako? constantly on hand at CIlAS. FRANK'S, Boot and Sao* Store, 53 Nassau street. A.-Mme, DiivuI'h !>f ar velloins Reanlilerst POUDRK DK CLKOI'ATRK, BELLE DK NCIT, hAU DR JOUVENCK, clre the skiu tho softness and beauty of youth. 782 Broadway. narKninn In Finn Cold Jewelrr, Wholesale prices. See prices before buying. GEO. C. ALLEN, Ml Broadway, near Fourteenth street. Tlntrlirlor'n Hair I >yc? I'he Best In the world; the only perlcct dye; harmless, reliable, Instantaneous. At all druggists. MamaniN Konaht mid -old.?CJco. V. AUm* 841 Broadway, near Fourteenth street. I Shall in Future (Jan None but (lerrtacto safes." Detective Pinkcrton on herring'* safes. Chicago, Dec. 23, 1973 Messrs. Hkrkinu A Co., Chicago Gentlkmrn?1 bad two of your "Herring Patent Cbaaa* plon Safes" In my olEce at the time of tho great lire of thn 8th and 9th of October. One was on the second floor and the other on the third floor. Both sal es fell to the basement^ and when when we got tbrm out, utter the Ore, I found all my account hooka and paprrs -in fact, the entire contents of both safe#? in splendid condition; the melting of the g|u* of the binding of the books wae all the damage dona. A ehall in future use none but Herring* Safes. Yours truly, " ALLAN PINKKHTO*. Four large Sate* of another make, belonging to Mr. Pink ertun. alUe by able with Herring's, were destroyed with al their con ten la. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTV-SEYEN PIRMB hare testified to the pr*?err?uon or their book*, paper*an* yaluablee in the terrible Chicago Ore. 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