Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1873, Page 8

THIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1873. FOREIGN. The Anglo-Russian Complication--- England’s Attitudes Russia Favors a Neutral Zone in Central Asia. Bismarck Worsted in His Political Contest with Von Roon. in a State of Erup- Vesavius Agaip. 4 tion, ANGLO-RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. Loxpos, Jan. 27.—The latest roport on the Anglo-Buseian troubles in Central Asia is, that Ruesis bas proposed establishing s neutral Zote, guaranteeing the independence and meu- trality of Afghanistan. The Russirn Grand Duke Nicholaa will participate in the Khivan ex- pedition. . Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. ‘New Yorx, Jan. 27.—It is evident from the ntest letters and newspapers from London, that the English Government has taken a very clear- 15-defined and threatening attitude against Rus- sian sggression in Asia. Tho extremely decided aad impressive fone of the English des- watch to Russis, announcing the resolution of the British Government fo refrain from all ° interference = with Russian vrogress along the Amoo and Seer Rivers, so Tong as it doer =~ menace Afghanistan or the frincipalities on 128 Upper 00, and others situsted bavween Khiva aud Afghanistan, wes & tctal surprise tothe Russian Prime Minister and his master. In common with other great Continental Powers, Russis is understood to Dhiavé cherished the belief that Great Britain's Sphting days were past. _ It is likely Ruasis ex- pected to push her way in Central Asin much Further than she has yet gone withont having any fuss made about it. t has been eeid that she counted on advancing without remon- strance to & point where remonstrancs would. have become rseless, and where armed resistance wanld bave become difficult, if not impossible. Bhke hasbeenundecsived in good tea- 2o Loid Granville, ";; once, haa er m;gs is egay-going ways, He waited till the B\mflll'nylgvlnge into Khiva had become a mat- ter of notoriety. Then, with entire politeness, but great firmness, he has pointed out to Russia the fine on which, and the point to which, she nmcnnfinna her advante unmolested and un- realsted by Great Britain. If she keeps within it, well and good. If she goes beyond it, Great Britain will stop her if she can. Ar. Smalley writes from London: *‘English- men will fight Russia if need be in Asia. They would greatly prefer not to fight, but show them ussia is menancing India, and that the moment iscome when her advance threatens English su- premt in India, and they will start an army for Afghanistan and a fleet to Kronstadt, and set half the world in a blaze Booner than yield an inch on the banks of the Oxus.” The London Zimes says on this subject: “We bave far more to loss in Asia than Russia has. She at the most tould but be driven back a few tundreds of miles, with the prospect of recover- ing lost gronnd at some future opportunity. Sha has founded no empire in the East. Her sub- iects are only scattered tribes, owing her a loose, unsubstantial allegiance; whereas werule acom- pact empire of great antiquity, highly civilized, wd ennt.n.'mil:i; » population ungfiu y suscepti- ble of political alarm. Runasis, as she well un-_ Jerstands. could disturb us, and possibly create nven serious commotions in the very heart of oar Jominion. _There is no nocossity for disguising the fact. We should embark in an Eastern war with far more powerfal . rosources than Russia, ont also with a. far greater stake. We hava scmething to fight for; Ruseis has nothing un- less, indeed, it be freedom of conquest. On the otherhand we have a decided advantage at the gresent conjuncture, for we along can sssuredly o what we undertake to do. What we may threaten we could most certainly perform. What the Russians could threaten might after all be foung to evaporate in words.” —_— B FRANCE. New Yomg, Jan, 27.—The Herald's Parisletter of the 9th contains an interview with Gambeta, in which he says that the Republican causeneyer looked brighter in France now. In dis- tricts where Bepublicanism never before fonnd rest we find friendship. When the Assembly comes together after rocess it is most probable that the Monarchists will make one more de- spairing effort to overthrow Thiers, or rather to roduce him to the position of s mere Minister of the Right. This will be the great Parliamentary battle. ‘We are apt to have it about February. But it will be the last effort of the Monarchists. They will be beaten as they besn beaten always, whenever they dared the issue, and we_shall slowly but surely drift npon dissofution. This solution, dissolution I mean, should coms about May. You ses by May the Prussians will have been paid the fourth miflyin—i Bat one more will remain, and for that abundant financial guaranteea will be given. There can then no further use for postponing }'l;a flgqolnflom The Prussians’ gole interest in en itics i & pocuniary one, and the; Jemow fu well that they aro mach more el o ‘have their fifth milliard promptly if the conntry 15 quiet than if itis disturbed. Disturbed and unezsy it will be if the present Assembly is not dissolved in six months. The diesolution of the Assembly all rests with Thiers. He has only to eay “Icannot govern France with the aid of the Assembly,” and the work is done. Pans, Jan. 27.—President Thiers will to-mor- row eign the treaty of commerce between France and Great Britain. Loxpox, Jan. 26.—A despatch from Bordeaux eays: A voasel supposed to be Bntish went ashore last night on the coast mear that city. All on board were probably lost. C————— CERMANY, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yomrg, Jan. 27.—The Berlin correspon- dent of the World writos again regarding Bis- marck’s losa of Imperial power: * Bo far as Pruesia alone is* concerned,” he writes, ** Prince Bismarck is outranked, and has for his sole con- solation the Imperial Chancellorship and the rather questionable New Year's gift of the Black Eagle Ordor set with diamonds. I am forcod to the belief that the Prince is under a temporary cloud. My conjectureis thathe has tmed to oust Von Roon, and the King, regarding the quarrel as a family matter, has interfered in favor of the elder son. Al is emphatically not right from s Biflmu‘ckh‘n‘mint of view., It is now conceded on 5.1 »'das that theCivil Mar- T 283 bill 8 to bandcfinisely postponcd. Prussia wears the look of entering upon the essy roai of indiferentism, not to say reection. A Von Roon Mini:tr{. thoroughly organized, ie now in gomen and what that means can bes be learned y atudring the political history of cight and ten years ago. Bincethen Biemarck has changed wonderfully, but Yon Roon is the same ultra, conservative, foudalistic, military bigot. SHill, the Liberalsfockon confidentls upon fon Roon's fer, he ix anything incompetency A good sol buta g:nt.-nte politician.” L —— 5 CANADA. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune, Tonoxto, Ont,, Jan. 87.—The lurger portien of the Western United States Mail from Chicago ‘vas saved from destruction in the burning of the meil car near Grafton. Bome of the more imporiant Goverament measures come before the Ontario Legislature this or next week. As yet, no bills of great im- portance have been introduced. On Wednesday the Governor, Government, and Legislature will pay a visit to the Belloville Provincial Deaf and Bumb Institutes, some five hours’ ride by rail east. —_—— GREAT BRITAIN. Loxpoy, Jan. 27.—A meeting of the Trusteea of thefund raised for the relief of the opers~ tives during the cotton famine, was hald at lanchestor, last night. The amount on hand was raported to be £520,000, Earl Derby offered » resolution that the fund be applied to the foundation of & Lospital for convalescents. The reaolation was adopted. —_—— Mavm, Jan. 21. %i"'ydmm m RID, Jan. 27.—The ister of is ud contiied to bis e i e repert of the Committes on the Abolition. of Slavery and other reforms in Porto Rico tv§°i11 Le rezd to-morrow mn the Lower House of the Cortes. —_— ITALY. Narrzs, Jan. 37.—There have been uuqht ercptions from Mount Vesuvius laiely. o damage has been d i1 oty one, but some alavit was —_———— NEW YORK. TheInternationals--Drowned--Atifha tic Mail Steamship Cocipanye-Dis- eased Mutton - B'ani Birith == The Tweed CayessStojics? Bill of Exceps tiong~Tho @oal Tradcw-Murder Tri= fls Next Month. Special Despatch to TAE Chicago Tribune, New Yomg, Jen. 27.—About ten dsys sgo Stokes recoived an anonymous letter, in which the writer said tho papor had been saturated with = preparation of poison, and that it was strong enough to destroy life by application to the tongue, To-doy another letter was sent to him which contained white powdors carefally | folded in- meatlyut white papers. The Ietter, which was signed *“A Friend,” counsclied Stokes to koep up his aplrits, and, if everything else failed, to try the enclosed powders, as they would help him. Stokes handod these communications over to Warden Finloy, by whom they were sent to the Commissionors of Charity and Correction. The Ppoisonous paper and powders are to be enalyzed. After the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co. to-day ‘'had effected o compromise with the Governmont by paying $500,000, the Hon. Wm. E. Dodgo, the seuior partnor, caused an immediate dissolution of the fim, expolliug the funior partnors, who were the principal agents in swindling the Cus- tom House. 1t is roported that the twelve or fifteen wool- dealers in this city, who attempted to corner wool aftor the Boston fire, have abandoned the effort, and are in a distressed financial condi~ tion. The additional evidence, taken in the Greoley will case to-day, indioated that_Mr. Greeley was insane even before the Presidential election. Oliver Johnson testificd that during the cam- paign the circulation of the Weekly Tribune in- creased from 119,000 to 170,000. It was eworn that Mr. Sinclair was a baunkrupt debtor to the estate. A ver damnging rovelation was made of how A. J. Johnson, Greo- ley's nearest friend, attompted to purchase Lis Tribune sharcs at $5,000 o share, Mr. Greeloy egreeing to the transaction after the derange- ment had become decided. The papera were esecuted, but Mr. Johnson found that his nego- tiation with an insane man was invalid, 2nd dropped his claims. It was also sworn that Gabrielle was Mr. Greeley's favorite daughter, and that he alwayn deeply regrettod the conver- sion of Ida while in & Catholic convent. {7 the Ascociated Press.1 New Yorg, Jan. 27.—At & meeting of the Fed- eral Councilin the National Workiugmen's As- sociation, on Baturdsy a committes was ap- pointed to confer with the Cuban Junta, and to protfer the aid of the Internationals in their cause. Resolutions were passed calling upon General Grant to veto the bill granting 1ands in Towa to a railroad corporation. A movement is on foot by the Workingmen's Union of this city to have rural homes erectad for them. They have resolved to petition the Btate Legislature on the snbject. Yesterday morning, about 1:30, while & sur- prise party of ladies and gentlemen was leaving tho steamer Armenis, at pier No. 50, North River, Mrs. Lavinia Smiley, formerly the wife of the notorious Bill Poole, who was murdered hero nearly 20 vears ago, fell from the gang-plank and was drowned. Her body hss since been re- covered. Charles H. Pfeifer, murdered by Nixon, was buried yesterday at Williamsburg. An immense multitude witnessed the ceremonies in the church, including tribes of the order of Red Men, of which deceased was a member. The white horse which Pfeifer was riding when shot followed the hearse. There is overy indication that the Atlantic Bail Steamsbip Company must soon pass_into other hands from its present management, if the line is not altogether discontinned. Some forty processes alleging debt are said to have been prepared agamnst the Company, aggregating $162,000. - 3 Iu 18 stated that some 4,000 sheep which were suffering from s contagious skin disease were recently sent here from Illinois and slaughtered, and toe meat distributed turough the city. No alarm exists, however, as it is thonght the mut-~ ton is nearly all disposed of, and that no more of the sheep have arrived. The annual session of the Grand Lodgo of the | Hes_‘“' order of B'nai B'rith was held nere yes- torday. The Treasurer of the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company to-day eaid he had strong hopes that the steamers now in the hands of the Marahal would soon be released. The crolitors of the Company sre, he said, protected by liens on the property. Tlo Harada mals will go by another me. In tho Tweed case, to-dsy, the examination of Tilden was further made to connect the defend- ant with contemporaneous transactions in the doposit of checks. The witness testified to finding theso items in the Bmmwnilhuk, not testitied to bofore, namely, deposits by Garvey, forty-eight thousand, sixty-nine thousand, an forty thousand dollars, the same day similar- items to Ingersoll's account; on the same day, $127,000 entered to the debit eide of Ingersoll’s acconnt, and the same amonnt to the credit side of Woodward; on the same dsy a deposit by Woodward, and a similar entry to the credit of Tweed. _The aggregate of Twaed's deposits, from May to December, 1870, was 1,284,453 ; W ward's corresponding deposits, #933,858.50; the total of Woodward's account from May to Sep- tember, £3,650,000; of that sum 81,817,000 corre- sponded in amounts with the county liabilities’ account. Recess. After rocess, Tilden sgain took the witnoss stand, and resumed his atatisti- cal testimony, which continued to adjournment, In the Court of Oyor and Terminer, this after- noon, counsel for Biokes presented affidavits E‘;‘epa.redin support of the bill of exceptions. o affidavits stato substantially that during the trial one juror went to the Grand Central Hotel and posseesed himself of information, which did not come up during the trial ; also, that another juror went to's pistol store to got information on some point, which was not clear to him ; far- ther, that daring the trial the prisoner once left the court-room without the knowledge of coun- sel, and was abeent_some minutes, whilo testi- mony was being taken; also, that-once during the summing up by the prosacution, Judgo Boardman left the court-room snd was sbssnt somo time ; also, that some of tho jurors can be proved to havo baen imbued with a hostilo feeling toward the prisoner. Judge Davismade tho order returnable on Fridsy morning before Judge Boardman. The middlemen sre proparing for a vigorons rostance to the coal combination, and the movement is denounced on ali sides. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Company have fixed the prices of coal for February at 80 cents per ton higher all round than in January. Recorder Hackett, to-day, provided for the holding of a double session of the Court of Ses- sions during the February term, to bring to trial the numerous persons in the Tombs charged with murder. PACIFIC COAST. The Modoc War~The Wrong Man on ‘Frial--Rich Tin Deposits. BAR Fraxcrsco, Jan. 27.—Nothing new from General Wheaton's camp in the Modoo region. The California troops en roufe from this city to the scene of action, under command of Colonel Throckmorton, aro fifty miles from Redding. A company from Portland, Oregon, under coms mand of Captain Miller, is at Grove Creek, over the worst part of the road. General Gillen, who supersedes General Wheaion, will arrive at Yreka to-morrow, by stage. The mnotorious thief, derer, Charles Mortimer, confesses to having obbed the treasury of Basata Cruz County, for which offence the former Treasurer of . that county, 8. W. Blakely, is now on trisl After the confession, Mortimer and wife wero taken {rom the jail in Sacramento to Santa Cruz for the purpose of testifying. Mortimer implicates 'l.;?u:s_: Toan, whose name has not been di- The newly-discoved tin mines near San Diego are roported to be very rich. Several hundred pounds of ore has beon brought to this city for sssay. Asthe work progresses, the ledge in- croanes in thickness, and the ore in richneas. —_— Ballroad Nows, YAxETON, D. T., Jan. 27.—The first re; passenger train over the Dakota Southers Sy road arrived here from Sioux City at noon to- day. ~Citizens intend oxpressing their gratifica- tion in & few days by a grand demonatration and hl!!.i and extend an invitation tothe ouside world to come and see ns. 8r. Lous, Mo., Jan. 27.—A private despatch from New York says that Andrew Pierce, Jr., has Tesiged the Prosidency of the Atlantic 4 Pacific Railroad Company, Alden B, Stockwell hes been elected to his place. Mr. Pierce has been elected General Manager of the road, and will have of its affairs as hetetofore. Stock- well invosts £2,000,000 in the securities of the road, and renewed efforts will be made to speedi- 1y carry the enterpriso across the continent. Crxerxyatt, 0., Jan. 27.—The stockholders of the Coal River (W. Va.) Railroad met to-day and elected the following Board of Directors: -Flor- robber, . and mur- ence Marmet, John A. Gano, L.H. Sargent, George Hafer, and Davis Wilson, al of Cincin- nati; Thomas L, Brown, of West Virginia; Phillip 8, Just, Pniladelphis; A, H. Roward, Allogheny City. The Board of Dircctors was organized by electing Florence Marmot Presi- dent; Thomes L. Brown, Vice President ; Davis Wilson, Socretsry; snd George Hafer, Treas- arer. 1t was decided to have the chiof office at Cincinnati, and a branch office at Charleston. Inpranaroris, Jan. 27.—Articles of asa of the cmc-%got Ohio River Railway, with a capital of £4,000,000, was filed at the Secretary of State’s offico to-day. The road will run from tho Ohio River, opposite Owensboro, Ky., to a point on the Cincinnati & Terre Haute Railrond, & distance of 150 miles. : STATE LEGISLATURES. WISCONSIN. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mapisoy, Wis., Jan. 27.—~The Senate met at 7:30 p. m. Only sixteenSonators were present, owing to delayof trains. The calling of the roll, which would show no quorum, was dis- pensed with. A substitate for the Assembly resolutions distributing the legislative manual waa adopted. Bills were introduced : To amend the charter of the Wieconsin 0dd Fellows Mutnal Life Insuranco Company, 50 28 to have an annual meeting at the samo time as the Grand Lodge, and eloct three Directors annually ; to change tho time of the sunual meeting of the Hecls lgiru Insurance Company ; for the relief of ‘Assessors of three towns of Dane County who neglected to collect tho dog tax. The latter was passed under suspension of the rules. One or two Committées made reports, and, after fif- teen minates’ session, adjourne: The Assembly met at 8 o'clock. Beveral peti- tions for repoal of the Tax Exemption laws were presonted. A resolution was adopted for the abatoment of the horrid stench of the Capitol vaults. A resolution was offered demanding the discontinuance of the charge for Post Office box and drarwar rents &s s step of chief importance in the direction of cheap postago. Mr. Bartlott, of Eau Claire, introduced a bill offering the Northwestern land grant to the Mil- waukee & St. Panl Railroad on condition that it builds » road from the Bt. Croix River to Supo- rior and Bsyfield, and also- from the Mississippi River ‘to tho Chippowa Falls, the Iatter within _two _yesta. Amon other bills were : To make a ballot for the romoy: of town voting plato; to make hopeless in- snity for three years a ground of ineanity ; to provide that o case once noticed for trial shall Tomain on the calendar; to roquire the Supreme Court {o decide all issues raissd by briofs ina case; to ‘punish sgents for the improper dis- gwsing of property, making the offance Dy ; equalize the asscsement of taxes by repeals ing all exemptions, excapt of public property. = number of bills wore cousiderod in Com- mittes of the Whole, Kelsey in the Chair. A coneiderable railroad 1obby arrived to-night. 2 —_—— INDIANA. Special Despatch to The Ckicago Tribune, SENATE, IxbuvaroLts, Jan. 27.—The following new bills wereintroduced: Providing that donation in aidof railroads by individuals shalf not be void unless the rosd shall be completed within three years from the dato of tho donation; for a0 appeal from tho decisions of County Com- missioner by aggrieved parties; to provide that anyisjury to the good name of a person other than Jb word of mouth shball be a libol, and oclared” & felony; to provide that incorporated cities that have the power to b[o.:zw mo:xdez or ;bencriha tln t::de stock of an! ‘macadamized, or gravel ro o railroad. or to il it the. conaiiaeion o 8 bridge on the petition of a mafority of the free- bolders. After reading & number of House bills for the first time, the Nenate adjourned until to-morrow ‘morning. HOUSE, e The special order, being the consideration of the resolation fur the employment of an official xepo.ter for esch House, acd makicg arrange: meuts for the pablication of the reports was de- ferred until to-wmorrow. - The bill to protect the people of the Btate from empiricism was laid on the table. Ten now bill were introduced, making 401 for this eession, one of which was to provide for the appointment of three Commissioners for an inebriste asylum, and defining their duties. The Commingioners are required to investigate and report to the next General Assembly, whether the estsblishment of such an asylum ia feaible, and if so, the Lest plans for the same. Tho sum of 81,000 is appropriated to carry ont the object of the law. A number of Senate bills wers resd and re- forred. Special © i e, Topras, Kan., Jan. H1-in the anti-bemeroy caucus, E. 8. Clark, who, Pomeroy ws was the author'of the colebrated lotter to W. AL, Ross, relating to s division of profits on Indian goods, made a full statement of his transactions with the Benstor, _confiming with an oath ciate Judge Valentine, Court. Clark said that Pomoroy sent him a message last December by telegraph, soliciting an interview at Pittsburgh. The interview was arranged, and at that time Pomeroy gave him $100 for & partial confession that the letter was s forgery. Clark_furthor swore that ho appenr- ed in Topeka on the 13th inst., and after several interviews consented tosign awritten confession, that himself and the Senator’s Clark proparedt! Iotter and signed Pomeroy's name to it ; receiv- ed in payment for the confession the sum of £2,000, and sgreed to leave Topeka and stay away until after the election of Senator, He beld up in fall view twenty one hundred dollar bills, snd made oath that itwaa the identical money paid to him by Pomeroy_in the Tifft House on tho'I6th of this month. ~Ho produced Jotters and telegrams from Pomeroy to corrob- orate the assertion. The anti-Pomeroyites are elalod over the ex- posure, and accredit every ststement. Pomeroy and his friends pronounce it an infamous false- hood, not worthy of denial. . The Liberal members of tho Legislature are in’ consultation to-night, and profess to be strong enongh-to dictate the choica of & Senator. Pomeroy claims to-night that he will receive sixty votes on the first ballot to-morrow. esch statement OHiO, ' CoLtymus, 0., Jan. 27.—In the Benate, this morniug, J. Q. Smith, of the Fifth District, ten- dered hus resignation as Senator, to take effect March 4. . In the House, bills wers introduced to author- iza the formation of competing gas companies in cities ; to amend the Liquor Iaw 80 ns to make the eale of liquor to minors or habitual drunkards prima facie evidenceof guilt ; to make it unlay- 1ul to Kill deor in Ohio, excopt during the months of November and December;_to suthorize life insurance companies to do business on 100,000 capital. Tho House joint resolution roquesting Ohio Benators to use their influence to sccure the passage of the bill now before tho National Benate, to repeal the Bankrupt law, was adopted. CoLuxBus, O., Jan. 27.—In the House, this afternoon, a . mmunication was received from the Auditor of Btaw showing that there had been paid from the State Treasury for the Super- intendent and Architect of Benevolont Institu- tions, 76,842, bill was introduced to make fees of witnesses before Courts of Record $2 per day; bofore Coro- ner's jurios $1.50, and before Justices &1 per day. —eiis MICHIGAN. Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribuna, Lassixa, Mich., Jan. 27.—The House met this morning, no’ quorum. In the afternoon fifty-sight were present and transscted consid- able rontine business though nothing important or decisive. A petition was introduced from the citizens of Van Buren County, asking the repeal of the law creating a County Superinten- dency of Schools, Thros House bills passed and are ready for tho Senato. The Committecs start on a visiting tour Tmorrow morning. - —_—— ARKANSAS, L1r7LE RooE, Ark., Jao. 27.—The House Joint resolution, asking for increase of mail service botwoon this city and Fort Smith to daily service passed the Senate to-day. The Governor has issued a proclamstion order- ing s cla‘c!lgu_ for m;rchmaihon the pending atiendment, doing away with the Qisfranchisin clause of the Com;‘fimti{ . % ——— MASSACHUSETTS. Bosrox, Jan. 27.—The majority of the Legis- lative Commities on the lignor law haye Teported the House » bill to repeal the beer clause. Almirs. Stickley, the girl who shot Wright at Cedar Falls, Iows, is roported to b tryi starye hersel Geath. T i —Governor Austin, of Minnesots, has pointed Colonel B, P Evans, of Gesion City, 2 Commissioner to visit and examiro into cases of suffering cansed by the late snow-storm along the ling of the St. Paul & Bionx City Road. An- othier Commiszioner will bo appointed for the northern vart of tke State, JAPAN. Matters at Yokohama---The New Order of Things Still Geing Forward. The New Calendar---A Corner on Head-Coverings. Abolition of Heathen Holidays-== The Sabbath Recognized. Clippings from the Japan Herald ~-Commercial and Busi- ness Facts, &c. Bpecial Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, ‘YoxoHAMA, Japan, Des. 23, 1672, Our American friends should know, and bo as- sured, that thers is no truth in the reports that progresa here has been checked and the new re~ gime overthrown or impeded. On the con- trary, 3 THERE 15 CONTINUED PROGRESS, with every indication that the movement is strengthening itself continually. The Govern- ‘ment has lately decreed that tho Heathen calen- dar eball be abolished, and in future the divis~ ion of time is to be, like our own, into weeks, months, and years,—an oxtension of the ares of the American almanac-makers. The patent- mediciné men can order Japanese editions at once. All the old Heathen holidays are abolished, and the Christian Sabbath and the Christmas of Christendom take their place. What a change is here foreshadowed for tho future of this interosting and now rapidly- progressing nation. The full meaning of this change is shown in s translated order from the now Customs Department, published in the Ja- pan Herald of this place, which I copy entire: CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION, No. 20, For the convenicnce of merchants, permission will in future be given to land or éhip merchandise on Bundays, holidays, and_after working hours on ordi- nary days, under the following rules: 1. Whea one or more merchants are desirous, upon goodand sufficlent reason to boshown to the satisfaction of tho Commissioner of Customs, to land or ship cargo ona Sunday, holiday, or after hours on an ordinary day, application must bé made in reasonable time 0 tad Cowmmissioner of Customs by the agent of tho vesscl from ar to which such cargo 18 1o be landed or shipped. 2, Tho Commissioner of Quatoms may grant the Decessary permission on tho following conditions: {a.) Toat duo entry sball have Leen made st the Custom Houze, snd the proper dutles paid, of and upon the goods to be landed or shipped, during offica Lours of an ordinary day. (8 Thst tho sgeat of the vossel sforesaid sall pay the Commissioner of Customs, for tho remuneration of the ofiicer required for such extra work, the fol-,| lowing fees : V. IF REQUIBED TO WOBK OX A EUNDAY OE HOLIDAT, After 10 a. . and not beyond & p. m After 102, m, and ot beyond 6 p. m After 103, m. and not beyond 12 night. After 10 a. 10 and beyond 12 night, ON AN OHDINARY DA After 4 p, m. and not beyond 6 p. m. Af:er 4 p. m. and Dot beyond 12 nig Afier 4 p.m. and boyond 12 uighs, 3, Goode passing ihrougn the Custom House during the above periods will be Liabla to detenton for ex= amination and appraisement, if requisite, in the sume manuer as if landed or ehipped duriag ordinary ofice hours, j Nagasnoea NOBUTUKL, Commissioner of Custous, Iurzeuar Cusroxs, Yoxonaxa, 14th December, 1872, CLERING UP THE WATER-FRONT. 5 Your Chicago resders, since the transient oc~ cupation of your lake-front in the emergency period following the fire, will appreciato what has just been done by the Government in clear ing up the water-fronts along the principal streets of the water-side. These have hitherto been neglected by the Governmont, and the con~ sequence is, that 21l kinds of small shops have been built upon these places,—the owners exer~ cisiug the right of *squatter sovereignty,” snd paying no rent. Notice was given o these squat~ ter sovereigns, a fow days sgo, that they must vacate tho premises. Accordingly, the small army of barbers, refreshment-saloon keepers, amateur dentists, fruit-sellers, and nondescript business folks generally, have left, and their shanties have all been removed. The change from s bustling street of shops, stands, end ‘bargainera in articles cheap for iron cash,—in which coolies and the other select street mob- ocracy of Yeddo enjoyed themselves daily,—to a bare ground devoid of everything, has taken place with astonishing rapidity. These vacant places will be gravelled, and kept clean, and open for the public benefit. The change is vastly for the botter, audis one of the many signs of the activity and enterprise of tha offi- cers of the Tokei Fu. ~ 4 THE NEW NATIONAL EMBLENS. The Japaness Government, in order to pre- pare fully for the expected increass of mail- communication between all parts of Japan, have published a notification of the form of the flag decided upon for use on Japanese mail-steamers. Itis of the mnsual size, and has two red bars upon white field. Each bar is in the shape of a rectangle, from which one of the smaller roctangles contained in it has been removed. This makes th twenty-soventh flag, or desig- nated signal, determined upon by tho Dai Jo Kuan, for tho various departmonts of tho army, the navy. the Mikado's family, public works. telograph ships, lighthouse ships, eto. JAPAN AT VIENNA. The collection of Japanese exhibits intended to be shipped next month for the Austrian Ex- hibition at Vieuns, is now on _view at Tokei. To-day His Majesty the Mikado visited the ehow, which has cost the Government abont £200,000. The exhibition isrich in silks, both the raw material aad manufactured. There is = fina collection of minerals, also of porcelain, Of lacquerware snd of bronzes, con- trary to what might have been expected, there is but & poor show, thongh this is attributed to the whole of the articles in these departments not _yet being sent in. There is a capital “series of the coreals, roots, fruits, vegetables, and other productions of the soil ; models of native implements, tools, &c. Alto gether, tho collection is an interesting one, and worth a visit to Tokei. . The largost object to be shown is s fac simile in papier macke of Dai- boots, bronzed to look like the original. Thers is a fine lot of cut cryetals. To-morrow, the ex- hibition will be open to the diplomatic corps ; and on succeeding days, yet to be dotermined, to officials, forcign and native; and finally, for two days yet to be named to the foreign public, who will gc admitted in limited number by ticket procurable from the foreign members of the Anstrian Commission. PRISON REFORM. To the credit of the Government, the subject of prison-reform has not beon forgotten, sev- ml’ officers in the Embassy being_charged with the duty of inspecting and reporting upon tho subject of foreign prisona. The Iruma Ken has applied to the Gosernment, through the Okurs 8ho, for permission to build a decent and com- fortable jail, in accordance with higher ideas of mercy and reform than have beou hitherto in wgu:(iln this country. The permission has boen it . THE RIGHT OF JLHUS. Not long ago, an order was issued from the Kencho to the effect that tho English rule of tho roxd bad been adopted: When two ve- bicles from opposite - direction meet, exch shonld go to . the left: when a vehicle overtakes another going in the same direction it should go to the right in order to pass it,—the overtaken vehicle of courae keeping to ‘the loft. Iapprohend that the de- cisions of the various Courts of Law catablished in Yokohams will be guided by the above rule. . TILE JAPAN JERALD. Ihavo drawn largely from the Japan Herald, —a very.handsome six-column sheet, filled with sdvortisements at ‘““a dollsr an inch.” Tho atent-medicine men, the piano men, sud the Bderaritaca xre it strong in display. The Yokohama House advertisos *‘ Tiftin at 12:30; dinner st 7 p. m." Tho Spring Valloy Brewery Company present the claims of their * Pure Lager Boor.” (will not some of your Chicago hilosophors be coming over this way to ask the E!ihdn to take a look at the Babbath through a 1=ger-beor mug, as thoy are trying to force you to do in Chicago?] . Tho Herald s full of annonncoments of steam- eraand-the Union Pacifle Rallway. Farcs to New York, 3373.60; to Europo, via New York, $4£0; from ports in Chins, 850 additional. Tho # Great Northern Telegraph China & Jspan Ex- tension Company” announce that— : In cansequence of the eatablishment of a daily over- 1snd cxvees mall, organized by the Japanses Govern- ment on purpose to facilitats tho telegraphic commu- nication via Nagasaki, (ho undersigned 1s prepared, {from the 14th inst., to forward telegrams daly vid Nagasald, 'The double land lines throngh Russia ars Dow opened, and the rate for transmission of 20 words toall places’ in Europe is $23.50, except to Buasia, where the rates are nnaitered, How sudden changes work inconvenienca to old customs is yory Plossantly shown in the fol- zowmg which, in Wall straet parlance, wonld be ormy A COBNER IN HEAD-GOVERINGS. Owing to the recent order advising or requir- ing the uatives to_cut off their quenes, and not to shavo their heads any longer, the citg Ere— sents the sppearance of being inhabited by a population of priests, with a few weoks’ crop of new hair on their skulls. BSeversl cunni speculstors, as Boon ns the order was issu bonght up all the hata in tho city, and the price of Liead-coverings rose greatly in consequence. -All the orders sent to Kobe and Osaka could not be filled, nor would they supply the demand if they were. Many new orders for hats from Eu- rope and America have besn tho consequence. Tha hat-stores in these countries will doubtless ship their old stock to Japan, end, thongh the hat-famine will bo ralieved, yet the prospective flood of all manner of horribly unfashionabla :gt'us;ry!lnx the head is something appalling to of. MISSION ENTERPRISES, The American missionaries now hero feel a strange sensstion as they look about and sco how ancient Heathenism is melting away by the marvellous change of a national regime, and the Way seems open for the extension of tho bost in- fluences of Bible Christianity, Tho other day, T attended the baptismal service of four young men, members of alarze Bible classof thirty, all students, and from all partsof the couatry. Eighteen young men have just come in here as students from oae intarior province. It is mar- vellous that theso things can be written of Japan, once the most exciusive of tho nations of tho Old World. I will write you again of some of the features of tho Court, end the measures being taken atill further to bring in the now day of Japan. N H. DES MOINES. Xowa State Grange of Patrons of Klus- bandry=-A Murderous Encounter, Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune, Des Morses, Iowa, Jan. 27.—lowa Stato Grange of Patrons of Husbandry meets in this city to-morrow, to continue in session four days. Nearly five hundred delegates arrived to-day, and each arriving train #dds largely to the gath- ering hoat. It is estimated that there will bo twelve hundred delegates in attendance. An in- formal mecting was held this ovening {o block ont a programme and to arrange necesgary de- tails. Genoral Aiken, of South Carolina, will arrive to-morrow and address the Convention to-morrow evening. It isunderstood that trans- portation will be the main question, and that the matter of purchasing and mauufacturing agri- cultural ‘implements and the question of arranging, by sgente or otherwise, for the salo of farm products, will be thoroughly examined. On Sr.tuxdaz' night 8 murderous encounter took placo af » Bouso in Jusper County, at which” Wm. Roberts was fatally cat in the ab- domen until his bowels protruded, and was also hit on the bead with a brick, and serious], kicked in tho stomach. James Ball was stanbed, in tho leg, and Wm. Vandyke cut in the head. A Mr. Bantram had his face mashed, and half-a- dozen others were more or less hurt. Tho trouble waa between two factions in the neigh- borhood, between which a bitter feud has ex- isted for somo time. Both parties nttended the Dall well armed sud equipped for s fight. DETROIT. A Mayor Fined for IXgnoring the ¥icalth Ordinances. Special Despateh to The Chicago Tribune. DernoiT, Jan. 27.—Hugh Moffat, Mayor of this city, was yesterdsy fined 3200 by the Re- corder for violating the small-pox ordinance in December Iast. He tore downa small-pox sign from the Liouse o a neighbor, snd, on its being replaced, toro it down again. ' 4s no prosecution was made by the police authorities, the Council pzssed a resolution requesting the Police Com~ ‘missioners to prosecute for the repeated offence. Tho caso was heard_last week, and the decision given to-dsy. Tho Mayor is out of town, and it ia pot known whether he will pay the fine or ep- peal the case. THE WEATHER. War Department Prognostications. ~Ieports from Varlous Points. Cmicago, Jan. 27.—Cold weather in the North- west this morning, the thermometer indicating 11 degrees bolow at Breckinridge, Minn. 2 bolow at Duluth, and zoro at St. Paul, 10 above at MMilwaukce, 6 above at Chicago, 23 above at Grand Haven, Mich., 6 abovo at Detroit. Snowing along the Union Pacific Railroad, with the thermometer 15 below at Cheyenne and 9above at Omaha ; also, snowing at Knoxville, Tenn., Pittsburgh, Pa., WVashing— ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, throughont Now England, Kingston and Mont- resl, smndn., and Oswego. Raining at Fortress Moiroe and Norfolk, Va. Cloudythroughout the South, with thermomoter 43 at New Orleans, 24 at’ Memphis, 39 -at Augusts, Gs., 58 af Charleston, and 61 at Jacksonville, Fla. WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIZF B1GNAL OFFICER, DIvISION oF TELEGBAMS AXD RxPORTS FOR THE BRNEFIT OF COMMERCE, WASH- 1INagTON, Jan. 27.—Probabilities—For New Eng- land and the Middlo States, rising barometer, decided fall of temperature, fresh and brisk northerly to westerly winds, and very gonerally clear weathor. From Keansas, Missouri, and the Ohio Valley fo Miunesots, Upper Lakos, and Lake Erie, high and rising barometer, falling temperature, fresh and brisk northerly £o north- westorly winds, and gencrzlly clear and very cold weather, winds probably veering to northwester- Iy over Kansas and Southern Missouri, From the South Atlaatic Coast to Kentucky and West Vir- ginis, rising baromoter, lowor tomperature, fresh and possibly brisk northerly and northwestorly winds, and gonerally cloar weather. For the Western Gulf States, falling baromoter, fresh and possibly brisk northessterly to sonthswest- erly winds, and clondy and very probably threat- ening weather, and thess conditions possibly ex- tend enstward over the Enstern Gulf States, and ossibly nortliward to Tennessee and Southern iggouri. Viearsia, Nov., Jan. 27.—After a 3G-hours’ storm, three feet of snow fell at Hamilton. Here the weather is warm and pleasant. New Yosx, Jan. 27.—Tho snow-storm still continues, and travel is greatly impeded. il e g B FIRES. Destruction of Property at Various Places Yesterany. Drrrorr, Mich., Jan. 27.—An incendiary fire at Lapeer, Mich., on Sunday morning, destroyed the drug storo of Vincent & Cary, with all ats contents ;_also the American Express and Westorn Union Telezraph offices with a large amount of expross goods ; the jewelry stors of D. V. Hinman and tho drug store of Ctnnon & Biistol. The stock moatly removed. The total ioes in 920,000 ; insurance, $7,000. Ustox Spuxds, N. Y., Jan. 27.—The Cavuga Lake bouding works were burned to-night. Tho tumber yards adjoining were saved. The loss is eatimated at $20,000 CryciyyaTr, Jan. half-past 1, in_Madison, Ind., destroyed the Walaut street brewory, owned by John Batz. Loss, 835,000 ; no insarance. Employes sleep- ing in the bnildiog barely escaped. The fira originated in the malt-kiln. uRLESTOY, 8. C.y Jan. 27.—A large fire oc- curred in the town of Kingstree, 8. C., this morn« ing, and destroved stores and dwellings to the valte of $50,000. One-fousth insured. Telegraphic Brovities. Dr. J. H. Way, of Kankakes, has been sued for £15,000 dsmages for slleged malpractice, by a pationt named Dadlsy. e Quincy packers have cut up 47,000 hogs. A man nsmed Millor was shot by anotlier pamed Davidzon, st Jamestown, Ind., yesterdsy. Miller is not expectad to live. Jobn Hauat, colored, while ongaged in slaugh- tering hoga it Cairo, placed tho batt of & zifle on the ground with the muzzle leaning sgainst bis breast, when tho powder-born fell on the hammor in fuch s manner 28 to-dischargo tho Fieco, killing him instantly. Another Absconding Defaulter, Covvxnos, O., Jan. 27.—A despatch to-night states that Lusher Williams, who has for years residad Lere, aud has borne an excellont repata- tion, has alsconded, leaving tho affairs of two importaat estates of which he was administrator in & sadiy mixed condition. A Rorrible Tragedy. Lou1svILLy, Ky, Jan. 7.—0a Friday, st Piney Branch_Station, Rock Castle County, on the Knoxville branch road, Georga W. 3uitsy, man- sger of tho tramway connection with tho coal mine, in_a quarrel with a yonng maa named Walker Bledsoe, knocked him off the car on the tramway. Blodsoe's stepfather, Lea Arnold, ac- costed Murray about it 8 few minuteslatar, when the latter drew a pistol, but threw it down, snd the two commenced fighting. Finding Arnold uverpewafiniimfi,flmlyrauhad for the pis- tol and shot versary through the stomach, a mortal wound. Arnold sprang up, seized a handspike, and literally beat out Mar- ray’s brains with it, kifliughimin!tmzli. Arnold etill lingera, but Lis physicians say ho cannot fii\-e. Both men were married, and leave fam- ea. inflictin, OBITUARY. William Cassidy. . From the New York Sun, Jan, 24, William Cassidy, editor-in-chief of the Albany Argus, died at Albany yesterdsy morning. At the time of his death ha was s member 05 tho Commistion for revising the Constitution of (his Btate. ~ Mr. Casaidy was betwcen 50 and 60 yeara of age. His father was an emigrant from Iraland, and carly scttled in Albany, where Wi‘!.lmm, we heliov;. was born. o or s’ quarter of & century provious to 1843, the Albany Argus, ‘ndor the saiorisl manszo- ment of Edwin Croswell, was the organ of tho New York Dekmcng, and held & prominent po- sition among tho Democratic journals of the Union. But it was more than_suspected of not favoring tho nomination of Martin Van Buren for Presidont at the approaching National Convention in 1844, mr it had certawnly grown timid and conservative, and was. boginning to lose the con- fidence of the more advanded wing of the New York Democrats, of which Van Baren, Wright, and Flagg wers the conspicnons leaders, and who began to be called radicals, and wero charged with lack of zeal in support of the grasping protensions of the slave power of the country. go, in obedienca to the wishes of the radical branch of the party, Mr. Van Dyke, then recontly a State Senator, and in our times Sub- Tronsurer in this city, and Mr. French, & young genileman of largo means, and a brother-in-law af John Van Baren, purchesed & emall sheet, called thke Albacy Allas, and enlarged it, and gavo it a fresh start aa the rival, and indocd the op{)(munt, of the Argus. Very soon after the Aflas commenced its new micsion, young Cassidy was engaged ms aasiat- aot cditor. And now open war between these two journals at the capital was declared, and hostilities soon raged in every county in the State, the combatants who rallied around the Ar being called Hunkers, while those who followed the fortunes of the Atlas gloried in_the name of Barnburners. The contest involved both Stato and Nationsl affairs, the %ohcy in regard to the former advocated by the Barn- burners being consequently incorporated in ths main into the ~ Constitution of 1846, while in respect to the Ilatter their drift will be understood when it is re- membered that they cautiously resisted the an- moxation of Texas, snd warmly supported the Wilmot Provico. Van Dyke wrote ably and well, but the fir and brilliancy which soon made the Atlas the delight of its friends and the dread of its foes wero duo to Cassidy. The course of the Atlas ultimately led to the assem- bling of the famous Free Soil Convention at Bufralo, in 1343, which nominated Martin Van Buren for Prerident, -and Charles Francis Adams for Vice Prosident, caused the defoat of General Cass and the euccess of General Taylor, and dealt a blow egainst Slavery from which the institution was never able to recover. Some of the New York Democrats who fcllowed the flagof the Atlas in that campaign eight years later, helped to found the Ropublican party, and became dis- tingnished among its leaders, e only need name Preaton King, James 8. Wadsworth, David Dudley Field, and Reuben E. Fenton. Of other rominent Democrata of like faith who are now iving, but were never Republicans, we may moution John A. Dix, Sanford E. Church, Sam- uel J. Tilden, and Azarial C. Flagg. The active, vigorous, brilliant years of Mr. Cassidy's editorial career were from the com- mencement of his connection with the Atizs down to the formation of the Republican party in 1856, when a largo body of hisattached friends became foremogt in the ranks of this new radi- cal organization. During the intervening years the Allas beczme united with the Argus,” firss taking the name of both journals, but soon as- suming that of the Argus only. Mr. Cessidy had ever eince been ot the head of the editonal de- partment, and his paper has alwars been re- rded a8 the organ of the Democratic party of New York. Of late Mr. Cassidy bas paidless smallmesnsto buy & sixteonth of a lottery tickot ; she went to the office fo buy it, taking with her a little girl ; the girl, bsing asked tg select the number, fixed upon 23,824 : she could givo no particular’ reason, but adhered to her choice, declaring that the number would be 2 luckyone. Tt cung:sn prize of £10,000; ihe man weat and recaived tho due aliquot parsy £365. Having soms peculiar notions abont thy Pproperty or non-proporty of married women, ha pecketed all tho money, bat the law afternard compelled him to share it with ber. Charles Lamb tolla a story of & gentleman who had pur. chased No. 1,609; passinga lottery ofice, he saw a placard announcing that, that number haq come up a £20,000 prize; ho walked azound St, Pfiaiuls to cool his lhgil;fion before entoring the oftico; on going back sgain, ho f had mistakon 10,069 for 1ga. - Oond that he The law had frequently to docids cases about - lucky numbers. A lady (just before the aboli- tion of lotteries in 1326) wished to purchase the namber of the year in which sho was born, 1752; finding tlis was sold, she bonght cug differing from it by 0 only, namely, 17,052. She was in the hall when, as slio declared, No. 17,002 waa audibly announced 38 a £30,000 prize, and she ‘brought an sction for the money; bat it was proved that her oars or her imagination must have deceived her. In snother case, ono Mr. McKellar owod some kindness to his friend, Mr. Bellamy. He bought a quarter of a ticket, and said that Ballamy should have half tho proceeds, if it turned up a prize. This was_done twico over, but both tickets wore blaoks, Bellamy's daughter then dreamed thar No. 5 would bo & £20,000 prizo; this number was not to be had ; but “*something told Bellamy to multiply his dsughter's number by itzelf, snd 2dd 2toit.” Thus made 27. No. 27 was bought, and it was drawn s £20,000 prize. McKellar de- clared that he had not repeated his promiss after the second failure, aud a lawsuit waz maintsined to_decide this point. Bollamy alio claimed an additional percentage ¢ for tho in- genuity of his guess about No. 27."— Chambers” Journal. —— Confeasion of the Murderer of Presiv dent Xorales, of Bolivia. Frederico Lafaye, who shot Goneral Morzles, tho President of Bolivia, on the night of the 27th of Novembar last, bis given to the public of La Paz the following declaration, dated 30th November : *CAt half-past 9 of that memor=ble nightl wasIn the saloon of the Government Palace, where there aro two tables for the gams of rocambo, thero being present Semor Medeiros, who was playing with Colonel M. Baron, ood also Lieutenant Colonel Mohria and a Mr. Apiricio. I had scarcely been there a few minutes when General Morales cama in and asked for Com. La Vigna (his Aide-de- Camp). On presenting himself Moranles com- menced to strike him, and ordered that the win- dow should bo opened that ha might throw bim out of it into the plaza. Other Aides-de-Camp proceedsd to execute the order. I then inter- ferod between them, snstching away from MMorales the sword hoe had taken from La Vigua, fesring that s he could not throw him out of the window he might uso the weapon instesd ; I tried to get him to bo calm and not give riee to uch a scandal, but with no effect ; he beganto insult and strike every one within bis reacis; I begged him to desist and consider the honor of his family and the rank he held in the Ropublic, and that if hosuspected mieconduct on the part of hisofficers to have them tried ; he thenstruckc a blow which made me stagger back, but I still persisted in trying to persuade him, but all was. of no avail. -He began to atiack Colonel TLavandenz and others in the same way, when I received another blow harder than the first, telling me at the same time to * got out of the house.” My indignation got the better of my reagon, and drawing my revolver I fired at him seven shots, and then returned to the bar- racks and pat the troops under arms. Coloze Lavandenz arriviog at the same time, I told him my object was that the rifles ehould take cliazge of the arinory and prevent any disorder on the part of the other forces. Having arranged ters, with this object, I returned to my house.” —_— i . New York Live Stock Market. New Yorx, Jan, 27.—CaTrrE—Total bee. s for th week 7,400, o 1,000 iess than last week. For te-day, 125 cars at Communipaw, 105 at Hundredth street, and 34 at Weehuvwken, making 4,430, 2grinst 5,550 I day. Quality generally inferior. snd thin cattle lower. Fat stock scarce, and selling readily at 13@12%c; 3 fow extras at 13}@140; medium, I14c; poor cows. and oxen, 8@11c; most Texans, 93 @i0ke, To-day, & cars 5 cwt sold &t 10c, 65 ILs per cwt; 3 cais by cws. 103c, 56 Ibs; G cars rough 8X cwt, 9i¢e: 4 cam Olio attention to his journal than he was wont to do in tbo eurlier stages of his career. He has grown rich, and doubtless somewhat indolent, while changes in the system of journalism, even in the interior, and the steadily advancing power of themetzopolitan press, rendered an able news- paper at the State capital lesa influential than whon be, a rising young man, was struggling for zeputation and position in the editorial chair of o dflas. Mr. Cassidy, though o sbrewd observer and # sound adviser in public affairs, was never an ardent politician. Indeed, bis mind was tuo finely strung to relish the strong Hlevor of the cancis, and it was with reluctance that he took part even in State Conventions. He was totaly averse to accepting office, and wa beliove the only public positions ho held were those of momber Gf the Constitutional Convention of 1868, snd of the Commission for Revising the Constitu- tion, now sitting at Albaoy. Ho mas » wary and judicious counsellor on publicquestions, an his advice was sought and often followed by Governors Wright, Seymour, aud Hoffmay. Ho was the brother-in-law of Peter Cagger, 80 long tho Socretary of the Democratic State Commit- teo, and was the special confidant of John Vap Buren. Ho wasin favor of the nomination of Chiof Justico Chasc as the Democratic candi- date for President in 1863, and, throughont the |- last campaign, vigorously supported Horace Grealey. PrOVIDENCE, R. L, Jan. 27.—Robert B. Crans- ton, ox-Congressman, died this morning. N&w Yorx, Jan. 27.—. Paul Messaut, & well- known French journalist, and a resident of the United States since 1869, died on Long Island yeaterdsy morning. MoxTaoMERY, Als., Jan. 27.—B. W. Norris, ox-member of Congrees from the Third Alsbama District, died this morning. ALRANY, Jan. 27.—Luthar Tucker, editor snd | proprietor of the Cultizator and Country Gentle- man, died yosterday, —_— Numbers in the Lottery. In the reign of George I. the footman of s Iady of quelity dreamed that two particular ugl 7 cwt, 12@13c; 4 cars Illinois 1,160 s, L1ice, 57 Rs percwt; b cars i Uy@EUc; §ceri Ohlo 6 cwt, 12c; 4 cars Llinols 7 cwt, 12@léc. Swekall sold, andlast sales the best. Sarzp.—Raceipts—26,900 against 24,600 last veck, Aarket crowded to-day, with 10,500 sheup, and trade dall at lover rates, or 42¢c for 12 cars rough Rentucky ; P hio s 575c for 1 e 53¢ for 3 cars av 77 Ibs, thin O Clllmd:l; 87 Ibs, Tinofs; 7c for 1 car av108¥ for 2 cars av 115 Ibs; 830 for 1 car av 120 stock unsold. Hoce—Receipts—53,000 againat 52,000 the week. Btill we we have a very strong market at prices, or 5@5%c for live, 57{@6c for heavy di i i¢c for 200 Ibs, Tc for piga; Western dresied colling. at53@63c. There were 6,700 Weatern dressed for the week., New York Dry Goods Diarkef. NEw YORK, JaD. 27.—A heavy snow storm rendered Dusiness very qiet with the jobbars, but the agents Tepreseating prints, dress-goods, and wooliens wera ‘well employed. Cotton goods are very strong at un- changed quotstions. The jobbers havo partially fol- fowod tho agants advance. of 2%c per yard on wils bleached sheetings. The Iacific Mills are showing splendid linss of new dress fabrica, percales, cretornes, and Iswns, Woollen goods are quict bus eteads i price. Prints are in fair jobbing demand for filing orders. Forelgn goods rule very dull. Evening Provision Roard. Con¥im TWENTY-ZCOND SIREZET AND Wanism AVENUE, Jan. 27.—Sales, 250 tca lard at T3¢, reller February; 250 tcs Iard at '$7.60, eeller Murch; 250 tes lard st 73(c, seller April; 250 tea lard at T3c, seller April. —_— —The increase of population by States, 1870 over 1860, was: Iilinois, 827,910; Pennsyivania, 615,786; New York, 502,024 ; Ohlo, 825,749; In- iana, $30,200; Michigan, 434,046 Iowa, 316, 879;_ Kansas, 357,193 ; Mitneadta, 267,633 7 Mis- ssouri, 639,283; Nebrasks, 104152; ieconain, 278,789, 5 g —A San Francisco policeman eaw a copy of ' Gorome'’s celebrated ‘‘ Slave Mart ” in s pictare dealer’s window. He informad the shop-kecper that the exposure of such a picturs s against the Iaw, and sccordingly made way with the dis- 1gracefnl thing. It was found afterward by the *§ealer apon the walla of that fanctionary's owa Touse. . Much numbers wonld turn up prizes ; he bought the:e two tickets on the following day ; but they botn turned np blanks, and he putan énd to his ex- istonce. In his truok was found a memorandum to the effoct that, when his riches came to him, he would marry Grace Farmer, that he would make her wait upon him, and that he would eat and drink all dsy long. Toward the end of the same rei; & mathematician, familiar with the theory of probabilities, demonstrated that, in s particular year, the chances wers 34,999 to1agninst a particular number winning tho £10,000 prize, 11,669 to 1 sgainst £5,000 prize, 20d 6 to 1 ngainat obtaining any prize at all, But all euch warnings were of no use. banker's clerk was one day found raving msd in tho street; he had bought n sicket bearing s favorite number, and was robbéd of it. Onthe day of tho drawing of the lottéry that number came up & £30,000 g::e, and . grief and rage were too much for L. : The daya of Georgo I1L. wers full of 0dd inci- dents about lucky numbers in the lottery. One Mr. Barnes, a grocer, bought four consscufive numbers ; fearing that this would be unlucky, he exchangod ons of them; but by an annoying {freak of fortune, the rejected number turned up & £20,000 prize, which fell to the lot of ono Cap- tain Young. About a fortnight befors the drawing of one of the lotteries, three friends determined to buy & ticket among them; but not being able 10 agrce upon the numbor to be selected, they requested a little girl to de~ cide for them. - She fixed upon No. 10,000. They did not like it, thinking the number too obvious, not sufiiciently myaterious. - Bhe refused to amend her choice, declaring her con- viction that the number would prove a lucky one. Whereupon, setting her down as a silly goose, they bought another ticket; but No. 10,000, as it happened, did turn up s prize of An odd incident was connected with a lottery ticket enrly in the present century. Barom D ar was requested by a friond to purchase for him No. 14,063, which he felt certain would prove a lucky one. The Baron conld not fulfil the commission, for ho found that thia partica- lar number was already sold. The number came up a prize _of £20,000. So fac there was = vexation for Baron D'Aguilar's friend. On the other hand, the lucky winner (s draper in Cornhill) remained a long time without his money, owing to a blun- der of his own. Ho had bought ten tickets, and had entored their num’ers in & notebook as a memorandum ; but ho wrote 16,068, instead of 14,068, and remained lony ignorant of the fact that that ticket had proved lucky one. The owner of White Conduit Houss, some sixty or seventy years sgo, loat hi all by lotte~ ries, and became impoverished. Moeting & triond ono day, he said he had o presentiment tkat o certain particular number wonld be a great prize; money was lent to him to buys: it came up & prize; he aquandered the treasure, and died a beggar. A man, and his cousin, a married woman. clubbed their A DIED. SHERWOOD_OF the Hith lust., at Dridgepart, Ct. ‘Dea. Devid Snerwood, axed $ years, father ‘of 3. D7 " Dyas, of thia city: 1 ATUCTION SALES. - ‘By WM. A. BUTTERS & CO, WM. A, BUTTERS & 00, A ATUCTIONEZSRS, 1 (ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1E6). i Office and Sclesrooms, Nos. 65 and §7 South Canal-st., ‘W1 hold Weekly Sales thronghont the year 1533 Mondaye~REAL ESTATE. Toouian_BOOLS AND SHOES, Wsduesdas—HORSES, CARRIAGES, AND HAR- Thurs DRY GOODS, OLOTHING, HIATS, c. o , . Satue 'SEHO) ND GENERAL Caab cdvances made on receipt of Marchandiss. Con- signmants solicited. By GEO. P. GORE & CO. Otr Begutar Wednesday Auction Sale of BOGTS AND SHOES Will bo & well assorted ome of all grades of goods thst ‘coasignors insist must be closed oat at.once. Sale-~JTan. 20, at 9 1-2 A. M. GEQ. P. GORE & CO., 2, W a0d 2 Randolpa-it- AT ATCTION. . The Well-known and Established Saloon and Billiard Hall, No. 421 South Clark and Polk-sts,, formerly occupied by Geo. B. Mansur, Esq. Three first-class Billicrd ‘Tables, and everything pertaining to s first- round numbers, to the highest bidder, on ‘Thuraday, Jan. 30, at 12 o’cloak sharp. G.P.GORE & CO., Auct’s. By EDWIN A. RICE & CO. LARGE SALE OF REALLY GOOD FURNITIOR E—u At the private resid tro st 4 basement) 7 Faltonst., ‘nets Hoyae, FOBSDAY, JAN: B at 18 orclock .'m., consisting of elegant ‘Parlor, Chamber, Dintng-Room aod Kitchen Farnitars (almost mow), mas: pificont Black Wainut Beds blo-T ier a Advertisements Received Too Latefor Class fication. T vl S o) VVANEED A FIRST.CLASS COOK (MALE). APj iy immediately to ¥4 Woet Madison-st, - B — class saloon. Ths contents to be sold in . =) H 3 !