The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1848, Page 2

Se ee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee eee E] — ennai meee NEW YORK HERALD. Northwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROCRIETOR, (ER ALD.— ihre eatin oe i i i Y i the amount for ie penoe clothes of the woman, I raw a wound on her heart; THE DAILY HERALD. hres edstwons every days froocems | support in the diflerent counties of this State, in | being an inerease of $285,214 over t lasinets r~tparertoad ns are always oo. | ole man, I few a wound on her heart; ron SSUTa o'clock Mt =, a which children were to be taught such branches of | the year 1843, With a knowledge of this, 1t might | j.oted to play im heavy hers in light, characters poe Bend bance yong y can vw epee yy prope — Pel Seer PTRRNOON EDITION = knowledge as were considered most useful and | be supposed that the committee who reported on | |¢ js very unusual to see an actress whoone night plays | as witnesses ‘JOHN W. 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ADERS. “New Vorx, 8 Ctreulation of the Herald. “ + 20.976 0) Deo. 23, Savurday. » eet) joed yesterday at 4 lock. “December 24, 1948. pies. iy ‘The publication of the Herald commen: o'clock, and finiabed at 20 minutes before 7 Circulation of the other ueading Morning Journalse Courier and Enquirer, (daily). + 4,800 Journal of Commerce. Express... ‘Tribune. geregate.... woe cence nes oe 626,000 morons in ‘the above estimate will be corrected on edequate authority. Whe Quarrels of the Whig Cliques in Albany. The quarrels of the whig cliques in Albany— the Seward and Weed clique, and the Collier and Fillmore clique—are as full of interest and amuse. ment asa chapter from Gu Blas, with a dash of Cervantes. It appears that the allusion to the ex- tract from a private letter of ex-Governor Seward, is still a topie of discussion among the politicians at Albany, and has brought out Mr. Seth C. Haw. jey, in the following card, which appeared in the Albany Evening Journal :— Conannas Hatt, Dec. 22, 1848. To the Editors of the Albany Evening Journal :— 1 obterve in the New York Herald, s statement signed‘ William A. Cornwall.” in which he alleges, in hieinformation and belief, that ex Governor Seward wrote me a letter on the subject of the appointment of ‘a United States Senator, to succeed Mr. Dix, come time in October or November last, giving pretended extracts Tux Boar or Epvcation anp Tag ieee Aca- pEmy.— Ourpresent system of public education dates asfar back as 1786 that year the Legia'ature of | lease ot one of the most valuable slips belonging this State passed an act entitled “ An act for the | to the city, at a rent merely nominal. encouragemen: of public. schools,” by which @ : sum of $20,000 annually was appropriated for their | government for the ensuing yea! necessery to complete a good English education, Scon after the passage of this law, the benefits conferred by public education were felt and ac- knowledged by the people. Subsequently, several other acts were passed, at different times, to perfect the system and extend the sphere of 1ts usefatnebs. jn 1825 a large proportion of the owners of pro- perty in this city, memorialized the Legislature to raise by city taxation on the city and county of New York, asum in addition to that already required of them, for the purpose of educating the destitute poor—a rare instance of disinterestedness, and perhaps the only instance on record of men 80- liciting the favor of being taxed. The prayer of the memorial was of course granted, and ‘an act passed authorizing the Corporation to impose a special tax on the citizens, for the sup- port of the public schools. Thus has the educa- tion fund of this State increased, from 1795 to 1845, when it amounted, in round numbers, accord. ing to the report of the Superintendent of Schools, to the sum of five millions of dollars. It 1s scarcely necessary to add that the system of common school education was developed and perfected, and its usefulness extended in a correspondiug ratio with the increase of the funds for its support, until at ength it has reached the crowning point—the joundmg of a free academy im the city of New York, designed exclusively tor the instruction of children in the higher branches of learning, who shall receive the rudiments of their education in the common schools of this city. If the intentions of the Legislature in regard to this institution, be carried out in a proper spint, and with a view only to subserve the public inte- rest and the purposes for which it was founded, it will be an event in our history, and an everlasting monument of the publie spirit of its founders, and the citizens generally. But, on the other hand, if it be perverted froru its legitimate purposes, and made an affair of patronage, by quartering upon 1t depen. dants and retainers, and admutting persons to be educated within its walls who do not bring them- selves fairly within the provisions of the law autho- rizing 1.8 foundation, then the law will be violated, or at least evaded, the objects and intentions of the | Legislature, and ot those who were instrumental in founding it, trustrated, and instead of being (as it was intended) for the benefit of the children of the poor and destitute, it will be one for the benefit of the children of the wealthy and powerful; 1n short, it will be a seminary for the education exclusively asylum for their dependants and friends—the very ovght to be. Our attention has been lately called to this sub- ject, in consequence of the proceedings of the executive committee. Itseems that the institution is to be opened some time next month; and as a preliminary step, 1t was necessary to frame a system of education and to appoint professors. The committee accordingly prepared a pro- gramme to be taught im the imstitution, and advertised for professors for each department; a very large three or four large baskets. r Mire iberrwrtninevenk ha Me OR weu. 1 sidered an important discovery. I should pot deem this incoherent statement worthy of notice, had not other papers given currency to the original charge; and bad not the editor of the Heea/d, even after Gov. Seward’s explicit denis! of its truth, assumed it to be worthy of beltef. Lbave, therefore, thought it might be proper for me tory, that ] have never, at any time, received from Gov, Seward any letter containing any statement or allusion to the subject of United States Senator. The whole statement, fo far as it relates tome, and go far as I have any knowledge, is wholly false; and there are no facts. within my Knowledge, upon which, either by error or design, it could be founded. Very truly, yours, SETH C, HAWLEY, This statement would appear pretty conclusive against the accuracy of the statement made by our correspondent ; but as these politicians are in the habit of swearing very close to the wind, and making their affidavits with a proviso, or a hair. splitting mental reservation, we are very much disposed to believe that Mr. Seth C, Hawley may be nght in his averment, while our corres- pondent, Mr. Cornwall, may be, at the same time, perfectly correct in the statement he transmitted to ue, respecting ex-Governor Seward. The follow- ““rowleggorships of chemistry and the French have beer oO Hor bbjecr ti r > 10 the mamat, best selections that could be made, and and a more satisfactory method was adopted, would, 1n all probability, receive the ‘appoint- ments; but we strongly object to the method of se- lection resorted to by the committee. It was, to say the least of it, partial, and contrary to practice in cases of such importance ; and, moreover, 1t stigmatized the other candidates, without giving them a fair trial. The mere reading of lettera and teetimomials, by three or four gentlemen in a com, mittee room, is but a poor test of the qualifications that ought to be required to fulfil the duties of a professor in such an institution as the Free Acade- my. There is no gentleman of any pretensions who cannot, at any time, find friends enough to give him testimomals. We say this with every respect for all parties concerned; for we are willing to believe that every gentleman who puts his name 10 a paper of the nature referred to, doesit in good faith, honestly believing that his friend is compe. ing is the reply of our correspondent, which we have just received by telegraph :— Atwany, Dee. 2 . Mr. Epitor eRe | In @ card, publiebed in the Albany Journal to-day, Seth C. Hawley says, in reply to my statement in yesterday's Herald, that he never received any letter from Seward,in which any al.usion was made to the subject of the election of a United States ‘The persons on whore authority | made the state! in yesterday's Herald, are John A. Collier, Charles Stewart State Engineer,and Johm P. Bush, Senator from Erie. WM. H. CORNWALL. The rejoinder from Mr. Cornwall will of course bring into the field Mr. John A. Collier, Mr. Chas. B. Stewart, as well as Mr. John P. Bush, the Se- nator from Erie. These gentlemen must, of course, come forward and make their statements on this matter, disclose all they know in reference to it, and give the public the means of coming to a cor- rect conclusion as to which of the Albany whig cliques 1s in the right aad which is in the wrong, with regard to the conflicting allegations and the matter itself which gave rise to the dispute. We must not, however, cmit noticing one re- markable feature in Mr. Hawley’s statement. He says that he never received a@ letter from Mr. Seward, in which any allusion was made to the election of a United States Senator. Well, tha’ may be so; but who ever affirmed such a thing of lum? As well a® we remember, the statement of our correspondent hed reference to the admi- nistratron at Washington, and that, too, in a gene- re! way, and not to the election of a United States Se Wf this be the hole through which Mr. out, we congratulate him an his ¢ andor not B. Hewley ontends to Th» ver, though forming no part ot the» ceramme ct the respective performers, has been very refreshing in these dull December days, and hae jurr & greater variety anda poher tund of amu at than might be expected to have been unfolded trom the main incidents of the plot, We hope that the winding up will be in keeping with the antecedents, and that neither of the cliques wil! give io, but stick to each other like two Kilkenny cate, ti!! they present to the public the amusing sp cle which 18 said to have followed jhislatter farious encounter. We haye no doubt but the rgsult will happen, if the unities of the pieces tre preserved, and the denouement equals the pro- Jogue ; and that it will be discovered, some gloomy Merning before the close of the year, that they have mutually eaten each other up. We are ina tent to the task he undertakes ; but we do repeat, ‘hat written testimonials are not the best evidence of a man’s qualifications for any profession or pur- suit. A thorough examination, and that by com- petent persons, 1s the only true and legitimate mode by which the abilities of these gentlemen and their aptitude for the communication of knowledge to their pupils, could be fairly as- certained. It was due, therefore, to the re- Jected candidates, and in our opinion it would be much more satisfactory to the gentlemen who have received the appointments, and certainly to the public, if the executive committee had selected competent persons from our literary institutions to examine all the candidates orally in the various branches of learning which they profesed to teach; because the success of this institution will mainly depend on the high professional character and abi- lities of its professors. We therefore think the committee committed a fatal error in the mode of appointing professor:3 and af not now too late, we would suggest to some member of the Board of Education to move a re. consideration of the whole subject; and if his motion should be carried, then that he follow it up by another, directing the Executive Committee to request the attendance of competent gentlemen from the literary institutions in this eity and vici. nity to examine the candidates, ana that the ex- ammers certify under their hand that the persons selected are qualified to perform the duties they undertake. This is the only mode that would be sutisfactory to the public, give a character to the institution, and secure its succes: Jmnery Orry Ferry Company.—At a meeting of our Common Council, on Monday evening last, the committee of the Board of A'dermen, to whom a petition of the Jersey City Ferry Company was referred, presented a report favorable to Granting that company the exclusive uee of the slip at the foot of Courtlandt street, for a term of years, at the nominal rent of four thousand dollars per annum. How that association had the face to ask the gift of that slip, (for renting it at four thousand dollars a year would be equivalent to a gift,) or how the committee arrived at sucha conclusion, are matters which puzzle us exceedingly. That ferry company have for years braved public opinion. They run their boats with the single view of mak- ing money, and totelly disregard the wants or oftne children of the aristocracy, and a sort of reverse of what it was intended for, and what it of the various branches ot learning number of applications were sent in, accompanied by testimonials—as many, we understand, as filled Out of these the com. mittee selected such of the candidates as they thought fit for the different professorships, inserted their names in their report, and sent it into the Board for confirmation. The report wasaccepted, and the nominations, except these appointed to Under these circumstances, this company had the | nese of tome or execution, the round, euphonious hardihood to come forward and ask for a long The estimated expense of carrying on the city 18 $3,016.661— this petition would have sought to have got as much rent from the slip in question as 1t would bring. But no; they, with a monchalance perfectly ‘amusing, unanmously reported 1n favor of giving the slip away, and that, too, to a company which has for years fleeced our citizens out of their money, in the shape of exorbitant tolls, and, to this very hour, refuses, although repeatedly soli- cited, to consult the convenience or wants of the public in the running cf their boats. Fortunately for the interests of the city, ina pecuniary point of view, and for the wants of the public, this scheme was nipped in the bud, very promptly, by the passage of a resolution, to rent the slip, for ferry purposes, at auction, to the highest bidder. This 1s the mode which we pro- posed, time after time, and it 18 the fairest and most equitable that could be adopted. The city does not want to charge an exorbitant rent; and the ferry company is so wealthy and makes so much money, that it ought not to desire to gouge the city out of what it 1s entitled to. We trust the Common Council will speedily take this subjecy in hand, and decide this question, by putting the shp up at auction, and renting it to the highest bidder who will stipulate to run his boats as often as the wants of the people require. Prayers vor Tux Porr.—By the following pro- nunciamento, issued by Bishop Hughes, it will be perceived that the Catholic clergy are directed te | pray for the protection of the Pope :— CIRCULAR. To 1He Crency axp Laity or THE Diocese or New Yor Rev. anv Dean Bretunen—The situation in which. according to the most recent advices from Kurope, Pius 1X., is placed, is calculated to fill thful children throughout the ndanxiety, He will, no dou gloriously through ordeal of persecution miliation that bas been placed before him by the in gratitude of bis subj . But in the meantime it is proper that, as in the days of St. Peter’s imprisonment, prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for bim, so it should be now. ‘We direct, therefore, that, until further notice, in offering up the holy sacrifice of the Mass, the clerzy | will add to the orations of the day the prayer “Pro | Papa,” and that, in the religious communities of the diocere, both male and female, the members (not priests) shall approach the holy communion once with the intention here indicated, and, in addition to pri- vate devotions which they may direct to the same ead, they sball recite once, in a spirit of compunction for their own sins, and of supplication to God for th» protection of his church and the deliverance of her visible head on earth, the Seven Penitential Psalms and the Litanier of the Saints. ‘The faithful who are not connected with any reli- gious community are earnestly exhorted to perform the same exercites here specified. While we behoid the chief pastor stricken, but not subdued, by afflic- tion, let us remember that God sometimes punishes the shepherd for the sins of the flock. And let us hum ble oureelves accordingly under the almighty hand of his power. which can raire as well as depress. Given at New York, Deo, 21, 1848 J. R. BAYLEY, Secertary. We hope the prayers of the faithful will be of service to his Holiness; but we are of opinion that the visible head of the church on earth hes looked out for his own protection long before this, and that he has, if he found it necessary so to do, sought an asylum in either France or Spain, The prayers, however, can do no harm. ) world with FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE AND ITumuva.--We received the following note through the Pest Of fice :-- Str—To-night is the night of the great fancy ball, given by Jobn C. Stevens, to which | am going. It you will agree to send through the Post Office, to the address of G. B. B , twenty-five dollars, | will farnish you by 5 o'clock to-morrow afternoon a full acocunt of the af- fair. You need bave no fear about the quality of the article. as 1 am not an uppractised hand at compo- sition, and I bave ample opportunities of knowing all who will be preeent. if you wish my account of this ball—the ball par excellence of the season, and, in fact, of all eeasons—upon the terms I propose, just say in Your paper of Friday that Tom#°°@as a failure, or frasque, and an account of if would not be worth 25 cents, instead of 25 dollars. The Drama in New York. This is seemingly an age of ups and downs with the theatrical managers of this city. Some few month, back, when talent of a superior order had been en- gaged, the coffers of the managers were well filled by those who always appreciate genuine talent, aod who Will continue to patronize theatricalsas long as they Perceive the management using every effert to produce the best dramas, and the most eminent actors that can be found in the Union. A departure from this rule of conduct must always injure any establishment —as bas been seen for a few weeks back—in thin houses every night. For, although there are many clever artists belonging to the respective stoek comps: nies of this city, yet thy public have seen them over and over again for yoars; and as the mind is generally it quest of novelty, it is but reasonable that the play- going people of New York—who, by the by, cannot be humbugged by imagery for reality —should receive commensurate pleasure for their extensive Patronage. It is idle to think that they will continue their support, as long as perfons are introduced whose abilities, either matural or acquired, are by no means suited te develope the beauties contained in the characters they Smenwerye ceroirst ae notes of the leading soprano. It cannot, thea. be ua- aa bad ge pm bid seehea, | wont im reasonable in any artist, jealous of the reputation be orrbe bss acquired, to ask for whet will harmonise, a peequently give pleasure to an audience, im s2unds which must vibrate melodiously upom the ears of all present. This rule is strictly observed in the Lady Macbeth, the following perromate the character of Desdemons. This, then, being the rule of the stage, Ro one should be appolated a manager who bar not Ap 'lities of a versatile character, so as to qualify bim tor & proper classification of artiste in the east of che. tecters. ‘This is the great error with stage managers; for every actor should be appointed to s part exact? uited to the bent of bis disposition and taste—other- wie every establishment will experience the seme un- hoppy results as thore which hare recently oocurred, through ignorance and presumption, et the Astor Plage Opera House If, them, & proper, intelligent rensible Uncetestations stege manager be always ap polmted to dircharge the very important duties attached Lo bie etathe m, ali the damgrr of jamping from the frylag pan imte the Gre will be avoided eculem the events of the prevent age No doubt sbak-pease’s writings will be exteemed to the ead of upen— there is no want of the food the poet wishes ts be fed upon—the same beautiful rhy—the majestic | ccrans— the meandering rivulete- daisy clad Bills } and amaranthine bowert in fine, everything thet « man of genius, fall of depth end originality, could de sire, in order to the production of « mew class of dra- atic works, Let, then, literary men be invited by managers, and be well paid, sad we shall hare every thing suited to the tast 4 refinement of the age. | Additional Particulars of the Horrible Affair on the corner of Walnut and Henry StreeteThe Coroner's Inquest, &e. Coroner Walterr, yesterday, held the inquest on the | bodies of Frank Geiger and Frederick W. Marke, the | two Germans who bad the bloody confliet on Friday about noon, at the residence of Marks, situnted at the | corner of Henry and Walmut streets. The testimony, | as taken before the Coroner, we give below ppears | that Geiger went to the house of Marks with the ox. press determination of taking satisfaction out of him, | ‘as a set ciffor the wrong he had received tm his (Marks) | reducing the affections from, and living together as “man and wife,with bis admired Maria Kloster—for that appears to be her real name. She ts @ very good look- ing woman, and 27 years of age, It appears, further, | dence, thet Geiger was the owner of both | the dirk and the dirk kuife; and the inference is, that | Geiger pulled out both and gave one to Marks, and that | fa regular bloody dual took place; and as Gelger was the youngest and the most powerfal m ly wounds on his antagonist, Sstanitg Zaria, be committed suicide, J Fassent, residing at $7 Chatham | iteg ‘be 4 overs mys that he was Ly rns with Trans Geiger, she deoensed ; I knew bim in Germany ed here about fotlr or Saat since ; Maria ehip with came in the same Wnty epee 1 Lemond Maria and the deveased he Kloster: deceased nearly every da: Maria two or three tim tthe hotel, 113 Cedar etreet ; four or onie deceased told me that Maria had left him, acd hed got married to ® German ; | never heard bim tay that this would kill ; the deceased REA, " xk I saw the deceased ; *y a's0, belonged to thi not know Marks, deceared. PH. FASSERT. Enenw Ricurer, residing at keep a porter house at that place ; yesterday morn- ing the deceased came to my ‘house about 9 o’clock, and etayed there about and drank one or two glasses of small beer spoke to me of Maria Kloster, and said that he be. Forsyth street —1 had found out where she lived; he had spoken to fore about Maris, and said that had left hi ‘wanted me to go with hi: me that Mari men that Marla was living with, had written him insulting letter, calling him bleckguerd names; Geiger teld me that he had written a letter back to Marks, arking eatisfaction; I refused to go with the deceased. ashe resid that he wanted satisfaction from Ma taking Maris away from him, and that Marin aeif had lived together three years, and that had cne child, and that he could not rest dey or night, and | that he did hot know what to do, \d me that if he could not get satisfaction from Marks he would stab him and kill him, and showed the dirk to me; I did not see the dirk knife; three days before yesterday, he told me that he had tried to get Marks in a public house, and that if he had done so, he would have killed him. EHERD RICHTER, Cranves Sacmon, residing in Stanton strect, being ewern, says that he raw Geiger about ten days ago ; he told me that Maria had left bim, gt letter to give to Mr. Marks ; the letter shown me is the lutter I took to Mr. Marks, who was at that time living at 113 Cedar street ; the letter requested Marks to come and tee the deceased at bis room, 97 Cedar street ; day be- tore yesterday Geiger told me that he could not rest on account of Maria leaving, and that he could not represent, ‘Whether it be a want of energy on the part of pro- Prietors, or too great a desire for personal gain—deem- ‘ng the expenres too high—that induces them to dis- continue a@ succession of attractive talent, or that those who are termed ‘stars’? in the profession de- mand mcre than the management can afford, remains for the directors of such establishments to show. But our own opinion is, that those “ stars’ ask too much © their services—sometimes requiring half the re- otipta of the house; and hence the inability of mana- gers to gratify the wishes of their patrons, in having the second and third-rate characters equally as well Sustained as these of the first range. It is absurd to think that ell the gems of the author are confined to the hero of the piece; for very frequently the richest feenes are to be found in the proper personation of minor characters. We must not be understood ag seserting that talent, according toits general utility, tas not right to be esteemed. by tho payment ef a handsome salary. No; but we deprecate the ays- tem of paying a leading actor as much for one Right, as the whole stock company receive fora week! By such an arrangement as this, no drame, howcve : beautifully written, can be properly represented, 60 as to do justice to tl cf public patron While such a great disparity ex- ists between ome actor and another, in rogard to an education capable of unfolding the beauties of the writer, and exciting within the minds of the audience & derire for literary pursuits and a taste for the lngiti- mate drama, it is impossible to imagine, in this age oy Fefinement, that an intelligent community will con- fine themee! night after night, listening to ten. tencer uttered. without either meaning or point, by Persons whose literary acquirements are ¢o limited as not to be able, by word or action. to unfold the va. rious beauties of the parts they are representing, We would ask, then, why should all the blame be attri. buted to managers, who have a very heavy expenditure to meet with, In rent, gas light, musis, and from forty to fifty artinte, besides supernumeraries, whose weekly salaries amount toa considerable sum? To be a mana. ger of a theatre, requires a literary mind, which should also be stocked with good common sense, and no per- sonal vanity. It has beens want of sound judgment in this regard that has resulted in ignal failare of the Italian Opera in this oity; for who that knows any thing of musical science, and the oasting of parts to artiste of equal ability, whether im light or heavy sworn, eays— ) esterday mornin, past eleven, Lheard a noise; at dog, and came out on the piazza to re et Marke to give him satisfaction. and that be would iin kimself, CHARLES SAGMON. C. H. Kara, hog gp edt Cedar street, being sworn, says that Geiger, the deceared, and Maria came to my hease on their arrival in this country, which was about the first of last November, and remained there about four or five weeks ; about one week before Geiger left, Marke, the deceased, a to my house to board; when Geiger left my ho aria went with him ; Marke worked at his trade ‘& tailor; Maria came several and got work from him; Maria told me that had treated her very badly, and had knocked | ber sometimes ; I never heard Geiger say anything about Marks, or Marks ray anything of Geiger; | do not know whether Marks knew Maria before she came te this country ; | mever saw the knife or dirk before. 4 . KARB, Jean K, being sworn, says: that he knew Geiger and Marke; they boarded with my brother, 113 C street; the dirk knife shown me belonged to Geiger; he brough it with him from France; I never saw the dick; I never heard Geiger threaten Mi several timer about Maria, afcer her until he found he: Josern KE. Ammpnuster being sworn, Saturday cr Monday last Giger, the deceased, was in my place, 79 Chatham street, and said to mo bad written a letter to Marks, demanding sat and that if Marks did not give him tatisfactio wac B com jarks; bo said that he De jan of honor; and told me that if Maria did not nd live with him she would not live long with Marke, and thowed the dirk; [ did mot see the dirk knif JOSEPH E, AMBRUS' Journ M. Warxen, residing corner Wainut and Grand streets, belng ‘sworn, saye, that Maria came to my houre, on the 18th of December, to look at a room, and told me that she would come next day with her hus: band; she came next day and hired «room; they wor! at talloring; night before last Gejger came to house, and asked if there was a tailor living up sta I told him yes ; he then went ba I was from ho: when this affray took place. JOHN M. WALKER, Maria Wacken, residing corner Walnut and Grand streets, being sworn, says, that yesterday mornim the back room, avd sew Geiger lyi from Geiger, by his side; neither of the persons this time was sth I opened Geiger’s clothes, and found thet he bad been stabbed; om opening the being sworn say noise of some wor found the littte man cal the stairs; the dirk wes slo; oa a Pamerne ah : etetel were « pair of slippers Marks’ feet. "i TH Another very important ieature which ooours to our | Soueueted the “chest in tha zepton ot the, heat mind. is, that managers should, by ell means. courtthe | either of these wounds wot ave proved fatal; exemipieg the left band | found » wound which aid of literary men tn the production of comedion and | 02 SUMi Ooh the band. entering on the back of the other dramatic works, which sbould watold welwi i | baud, om eanmining the body of Marke, on his left; band, wear the wrist, was a wound which extende telly through the baud acd wrist; on tl pe Bey hig F 2 time; but, if they were only sow ond them intro | fromt of the body, was a wo bout four inch duced, they would be received with & better relish. | im win. eatenting backwards; om the left side is se penetrating the cheat at the junction af the For several years oll bis round of plays aad charac eloviele 004 sternum; on t alde, in the region of ters bare beem almost every might performed, and the | the nipple. wound tha penetrates deeply into the public are now so comverramt with these matters p mey side. in thesame region, isa wound that they become irksome end fatiguing. We live | thet poset ino very impertant age, full of starting imeidemts | the wou: ; on onary principles pervading every rami nd that nearly separated ome see att ian the ceed bn te ett festion of society, and by the eo operative eet | $0 Shcur har inches backward from. the nipple, is & tions of thoce imbued with these principles, the thron:® wound that pemrtrated the luogs; the wounds could of rome of the rtrongest monarchies have been orum. py ihe Se .8n5 , AX knife bled into dust; and the entire Continest of Hurope is THOS HOLMES, M.D. convulred and will experience ere long an earthquake Marke wae 2 wash older man than Geiger, be’ which will dilapidate the mighty towers of oppression | about 35 years, Get ich for centuries have resisted every appeal for | Tet? ® vd Ed yrupathy and humanity towards those persvouted | eed omte dartes 8: taoks ccapoctive friends on Mon. people whore labor ama industry gave to them ert | ina two deceared. Comer sod Marks, come, to thelr feature of rplendor and magnificence by which they | PN" ty woumae received while eogaged tu an affray are encircled. Here, then, is sufficient material to write | with other at the house of Marks, corner of Wai- | m nel nature. iigve seen the | | 70a tell me nished, but bye dol wife and woe it would and the clerk more gretificat 01 act on, than if they had found fo nia gold i Congress, for the The picture was discovered until the arrival cf Mr. 8, an hour after who bad befere heard whatever partly under the fm the corner of the room, near Kpite was lying about 10 a Tuomas Cras, residing at 95 Montgomery strest —That yesterday morning [ heard a 2 imthe house corner vf Wal hallooiog murder; I went in 4 Marks, lying side of bim; he w: ied me by name; | r: mm occupied by Marks; called Geiger, laying’ by tl owen, Maria, at the corner, by the wi irk kwife Ie; ide of Geiger, by bi the large tried to Id ie x bat was raids ot the foot of the ing along side of MAS CHASE. Dr. Tuomas Hormus, residing at 42 Forsyth street? Pe : be has examined ae through his o othee; houlder joint, on the nut and Heary streets. ‘The letters were found ia the room of Marks the first written im French, and the other im Gor- man- which we translate My Dean Manta— I wrote te you once before to-day, and pray you to come tome | swear to you | will marry you, and do everything you like; ama never will speak a d to pow egeip and wa De Mas— i he liberty of writing to you a few lines to beg 00 te be so kind as to come to my room fora moment, want badly to speak to yi eee you. but the m doing so. Acoord' ANCIS. M to all apprarances, for @ thief or ror thing, or else he wo watching and liste: ashe does after m seoownt | beg you to call and see me at you beve time, «0 soon as you possibly ean coms. Your devoted FRANCIS GEIGER, 97 Cedar street. To Mr Max. at the Hotel Nancy, 113 Cedar street New \ork, August 17th, 1848, Police Intelligence. «2 Beene at the Police Court.—A polloe.court is ertab- Vehed for the entertelo: of com of @ orl- od al ie tak in which the liberty of the aceused party isi@ jeopardy, accord. ng to the errengsh of the +y denoforovght against rin — ‘The comsequence is, therefore that msemy re mss oc UF of the most heart-rending character—upon the ron being torn from his mother, and incarcerated im the Tombs; the wife from the husband; but, more frequently, the husband from the wite, Iu whore bebalf the wife earns showers vpon the court @ fountein of tears, which but elder effect. without hel { | eee The only working wires yesterday were be- tween Baltimore and Philadelphia, the late storm having rendered the others nearly useless for present telegraphic purposes THIRTILTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. Wasixorox, Dae. 23, 1948, Senate. The Senate was not in reasion to-day, Wasainaton, Dec. 23, 18468. House of Represen.atives. The House was oalled to order to-day at 11 o'clook. After prayer by the Cbaplain, and reading the journal, the House went into consideration of the regular bust - ness. ADJOURNMENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Mr. Coss, of Georgia, intreduced a resolution which was adopted, that. when the House adjourn, i will be until Wednerday, 27th inst. BUSINESS PosTrONED. Various attempts were made, though all were ineffeo- tual, to go into Committee of the Whole, on private bills, which resulted in an adjoarnment, Shipwreck. Sonsns’ Point, N, J., Dee. 21, 1848, The sobooner George Kletts, Capt. Smith, bound to Philadelphia, from Bridgeport, Conn., in ballast, went ashore last night, about 9 o'clock, on Great Egg Harbor bar, and, direotly after etriking, bilged. Her tackle has been allsaved, but in consequence of the severity of the weather, the vessel, no doubt, will be a total wreck. A Man Killed. Axsamy, Dec, 23, 1848, Aman by the name of Skimmons, of West Troy, wae killed at the railway crossing in Broadway, this after- moon. He was driving im acutter. His horse took fright at s locomotive of the weatern train, and drew him on to the track, when the engine passed over him, He was badly mangled. Markets, Bar tinone, Dec 28. 1848. Flour—Howard street is heid firmer this morning — holders refuse leas than $4 8734: City Mills, $5. Grain —Sales of white wheat at $1 123; to $1 15. and red at $1 to $2 06 per bushel. Corn—Yellow sells at 48 to 6@ ota ; the sales amount to 15.000 bushels, Provisions remain firm. Other articles unchanged, Clty Intelligence, Cunistmas 15 Comino—Parranatiov To Ceunanate tux Dar --The general activity, in every department which could in the least add to the fostivities of the merry times of Christmas, was as great, if not greater, yesterday than for many years before. The day was beautiful, rave the danger of wot feet from the melting snow on the sidewalks; and from morning until night, the strects were thronged with ladies, who were busily engaged im gatbericg up presents for their children and friends on the occasion of the Christian anniver. sary, But the most interesting scenes were witnessed in the markets, where the feathered trib:, slaughtered by thousands, thronged every avenue, and every one seemed anxious to obtain a turkey for the regular Christmas dinner. It wae amusing to see the huckstera and listen to their descriptions of the qualities of their fowls—much better, of course, than any which had been offered before during the season, Many of the samples looked as though they had becn kept for the last fortnight,orsince Toanksgiving, the holder know- ing he could ob'ain double price 40 the eve of th prOsching festal times. Turkeys which but & few weeks , ago would have been bard to sell. at any price, were held at $1 to $1.50. They would average from three to six pounds; whiio those which were good, rei brought from $2 to $3 It is eaid to be # remarkable fact, by those who seil them, that the best are always taken by thove im more limt'ed circamstances of life; while the ladies of uppertendom are saiistied with such aeare left, and which are not worth more than the rice of taking them home. It isthe season woen the boring man throws down his implements of labor for a ceason of rejoicing; and, uatil the new year in, all mechanical operations are suspended, give place to hilarity and pleasure, ‘To-morrow will be Christmas—th i igh n hundred and forty-ninth anniverrary of the jan era; but commeme- ration will not be such @s in the primitive days. True, tances, be brought to tears | Presented to the court that absolutely } fect. The Irish womat very neat woman of ber clara; her face was deadly pale, and her oxen clan. | ive with the most intense iety. On lef. about a month old, end in the othdr mehr ioe AS | otber children, tender age, with three little vouch. | ers of affecti Who but imagine, on her en- | fortes 5 BF the a ie search of + husbend? such appeared to case. She approached one of the officers, with | and eyes filled with tears, saying. “ if one Thomas Kelly?” sald the officer P dan icant wase emell gene looking Little © 1 recollect that ‘Was hee little email sized man, without a mame. cont *” “Oh! yer, indeed, » mre. + + he and I've not seen Saturdey ig my husbend ; he the man,’ “he is said stealing at the fire ow Saturday over; vent to her emothered /sol- into tears, in which the aimed.“ Ob merei og It cat aidn’t.”? was found with a fea- by the po- ot I know be wouldn't steal ; ins mistake ; oh dear! dear’ to thiok that the fatior of my poor children should bs in prison for stealing’ The statements of this poor womun were then re; In nd burett little ones joined, husband arrested for rented to Justice who in a very bene and feelit re; and on viewing the heart-ren4- ing tight” betere him, and at the’ solicitation Stewart, the olerk, ¢ Mb ye is at upon the sight of « wife and email childrea, ‘be liberation their father from the matter, finding no afida agaipet him, amd many doubts as to the fact of his Healing the bed, partiularty as they fea ouly been in the city two weeks, and the wife P ore absolutely in oe facsnesaees So let the prisoner from the c fart > Dave witnessed the happy meeting w! ook j lace betweem the father and bis wife and chil: it would have been a rcene of long renembra: many an eye was moirtened at the eget altho: lee gave Peers the Cay] court . The a. a revere lecture a mand, on tl things thet did him ; ‘and cettioned he ain, be would certain), that he owed hls liberation Eothe ki bir wife and email obildren, as he dia belong to him ; and cau! was brought ture, that if ever to be only im partie, were Innocent! po on the There- he be duct ope you }0 ir honor,” Raid the emile and off rem began to c delight ust, Ad well they might Brooklyn Intellig nee. Stearn 4 Praven.—A man, of ¥ » called at the house of Mr. commen . Sen! ai ‘app'e st..om Friday, and stated that be had beem t by Mr. S. foram engraving of the firrt etlvered to him, and the trick not uUppored to be the rame mam who was enrag. ebout 11 o’cleck, I heard @ hatlooing inthe backroom ; | ing copies of the prayer during the sammer. from | tome person was crying murder and watch ; wo liveup | whem the one ip question was purchased, wes stairs; I came down to the door of the room occupied | probebly rhort of funds, and knew of po oth way to by Marke, nd knocked at the door; [tried to open | provide for the coming Christmas. j the door—i — was locked ; | heard the voice of a woman end cne of the man’s voice; the door was opencd ; while I was standing in the entry, the little | Fine ano Le man, Marks, came outand ran down staire; after he | day morning, in fet about halfway down he fell; he had the dirk in his Bear Wiliamed: and; on looking into the room | saw the woman, | An old lady Maria, lying on the floor neer the window ; the large | flames, in om man (called Geiger) was lying by the door; | saw him | whom cecaped heve the dirk knife in his hand, stabbing at his own breast; | tried to hoist the window to give. the alarm but could mot, and then went upstairs; a policeman ceme as | was going up stairs. MARIA WALKER. Sanan Wine, ving at 986 Henry street, boing g, about twenty minutes frat T thought it was a the noise came M 8 in N re gres, from this and other Latest rrow New Grawapa.—The schooner 1, 1. Hitchcock, Capt, Bossier, nine days res, arrived here yesterda Captain Doeser niorms ue that the recent commercial treaty with ew Granada works admirably. restrictive system, the Under the on imports into Cha- was one huidred TAG By by the churches will be opened for service; but their walls ere decorated with all the show of modern days, and the humility which once characterized the oocasion, Mag place to ewpty show and ceremonious worship. ¢ spirit which inspired the prophet, when he aid, ith the voice of inspiration, “Behold | lay in Zion, bus, TOA AB LY precious corner- bi ist, PERE GREGG, Se the te jas come on when, in days by-gone, the star was seem in the East, towards Bethlehem, where men fell down and worshipped, and celebrated the event with prayer and thankrgiving—the present day, said to be devoted to » commemoration, is spent in d thankless; But “ with age comes en- prosy doings are long since ought of but the social in- tg aod pipe at ie poh bis ge x) bsau- ranges her toilet, and t! bewitching emiles, tha: MS tions of the gallant youth, ite, and biesses thi 4 future hope. and the usval avocations of life though nothing was thought of but the next season of pleasure, gaiet; Tre Crore, Health Office ill be resumed, as ® preparation for murth. ‘The foliowing is the report of the Quanantinn, Deo, 28, 1848, Maron :—Two cares of cholera have rine Hospital since yesterday's re- port, Thee are old inmates of the hos; No case but one death Reconven Scorr's Var.rprcrony.—Recordi tock leave of the Couct of General Sessio; ~Ahre ms yesterd on the Siesing of .the Decembe> term of t! ae tribunal of justice. Inthe course of the day, the ri ra of the city tent him a communication thanking | ote — ymed in ges — rights hed been pro- v ur! e performance of i while he bas ia this Court Niece Dusisess of was concluded, th tl th: Kecoder replied to his Waat paced between them, th» proceedings of the Court Finns - Sessions for Saturday. A fire broke out about half past 12 o'ol H Rize morning, in the Carpenter shop or me jeLeod, No 20 Bridge street, which was partially destroyed. A fire broke out yesterday morning in the Pork score of Mr. Leiand, No 64% Washington street, whieh was put out with trifling Camoge. An aged colored woman, named Blen- wes seriously by Horniory Borsee. ~ 4 the servise of ,. in street, burned about 12 o'clock, on Sai her clothes taking fire from a ferneve’” web ing to rescue his old servant from the flame: Bbloh she wae ensbrouded, was also reriously bu: the tgtastines prewesed, There ierene Nos sntntces ed, is mot hope had for ber recovery. She was taken to techy Hospival. Genrovs Accivent —Mr. Schenck had his leg broken on Friday, by eu On awnin the gale, in Brosdway, wear ioward's tied ey Frvncts or 4 Stuse Sxor,—Jehn Kehoe, who was steuck on the “4 DY & Plame KoOe mage ne J morning, 3 ——, Thomas Hadde now one, on the charg: loqavat wit be held to-any. aR Daownrn, - Waren Wenn tie Guanpea: fal scene oceurre. evening Inet, which should A young man, memea parsing through the itoet with @ lad, youre. aeavited by two wer, camed erated Lo 8 cf & pagiilet, be suce thein both them ss they deerved — it is thate 2 war within e fow when TF made, and instead of arrest! ond walked and fifty per cent, or ther value of all imports. Now, tered into with our gove: business, can for a moment condemn a vocalist for refusing to sing some of the most diMcult pieces with another whose compass and power ean never harmo- dreadful state of suspense to know what will be convenience of the public. It was not until re. the npshot, and are ready to exclaim, with Addi- cently, that the exorbitant fare of six and a quarter ig and nolrein the from a dog; I heard great quarrel man coms to- room occupied by 8; | eww the wards the windo' 7, on voice through the treaty en- mnt, 1th a one oods, with- mi cents was reduced to four; and were it not that ¥ half per cent per ewt. on all importe j “0, think what anxious mom between the press took the matter in hand, the reduct nize, and consequently leaves no room for that vocal | | (hen went into set the table; in a few moments | out reference to their value; and goods entered tor ‘The birth of plote and their periods hd UCtLON | display necessarily required to give effect and a finish | out again and I caw e dirk or knife in the large mai exportation pay no duty. This treaty went into oe ; ; would not have been made to this day. Even at | todueteor trios? Noman whorespeotshischaractor as | hend; he was peihing 6 20 one. | efiret on the first of October last. re were o8 Suasamt.” $0 ebotods 1s Tee slosuoninae half hour after seven o’ ‘clock in the evening, thus | rules, which are recognised in every well-regulated | until the women was placed in bed, but saw her by the cpers of ithe “Onlitonta yy ions nae flat. postpoacd toa future day. The namesot the gen- | Cig great delay and inconvenience to those | opera company. window near the closet. sani WHITE tenn as any of which we have yet heard. The - - demrn voted jor are Somuel L. Burret, who re- | Who reside in Jersey City and transact business in | It frequently happens—and we beard the samo our. mark, "| English steamer left Chagrese on the wh ult., | Exonwous Taxatton.—The taxes to be levi ceived 26 votes, Gir orge rT phn 16 votes, Tesse | New York; and though repeatedly solicited to ply | Selves that while two were singing s duet at the Ta | sony W. Averin, police having on board eight hupdred and heat year in the city of New York, according ta J, Bak 4 iine eae ve minds ottne Phare ty their boats more frequently, they still refuse to do | bernsole, the discord created was attributed to | sworn, says, t sand dollars in specie.—New Orleans the cificial estimates, amount to’ the enormous he suceceding ballots did not materially vary | 8 Instead, therefore, of being a public conve- be ig Kegened beset 7 bid miy:tet the whiter The burnt district in Albany is being rapidly fill- isi it “ a caunp, tor onder Aa Gay from it nience, it ositivel, i i critienl, ai Saree nab and Faw crowd jours; on d id many of those removed are getting back | shoul Brook! , Fal y © public inconvenience, person singing the second, to follow either in sweet- | tering the housy eons, lying to their old auabers. nits Noeurteate ‘bone - should overtow =”