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bank, either m the city of New York, Brooklyn, ‘be received as at present, the Superintendent respectfully nt of the acts of 1840 and 1844 | : Fhese amendments " cur present ron wae ‘uperintendent deems necessary for ef both the public and the this there is war citizens. aT sudden or violent change in our banking system be sensibly felt inall the business pursufts of our people. The interests of the merchant, the manufacturer, ‘he mechanic and the farmer are identical with the bank- er. The proof of the fact lies before us in the general of all these pursuits at the present moment. ey all fell together, and so interwoven are their respec- live interests with each other er must rise together to ‘Meir usual healthy operations. ere is no single resur- rection tor them, The resuscitation of all these interests muet be gradual to be certain. ‘The causes that produced the late suspension of specie payments by our banks, and the consequent temporary prostration of the business of our citizens, cannot re- middied by le; Something may possibly be done for their prevention in future; and in even attempting to do this, great care should be exercised, or our preventives fer Suture disast may sapere our present evils. All of which is respectfully submitted. JAMES M. COOK, Superintendent. THE PUBLIC PRINTING. Steedman, Banks & Co., and the Way They Secured the Printing Job--Corruptien of Country Newspapers and Provincial Mem- wers of Congress—An Expose by One of the Insiders, &c., dee Brown’s Horen, Wasnincton, Jan. 1, 1858, James Gorpon Bennet, Ese., Epiror or New York HgraLp:— Sm—I am a citizen of Mississippi, only tempora- rily residing in this city, whither I have come for the patriotic purpose of picking up some plunder, either from Congress or from Mr. James Buchanan—I am not particular which. I have been rather unsuccess- ful so far, though I did think, at first, I might have got into the printing job—not that I know anything about printing, but you of course understand when a fellow undertakes Uncle Sam’s work it isn’t neces- sary he should know how to do it. ‘On the con- i as Mr. Cuttle said, at Burton’s theatre in New York, where I was a couple of years ago, “‘it’s quite the revarse.” But there were chaj ead of me in that job who knew as little as I did about the work; and as they wore as seedy clothes, had as few bits in their pockets, and were as profuse of pegenieen, why, of course, I did not succeed. They the inside track, for they had for their backers several small potatoe members of Congress who were to be putied up in their local papers, as pay for their services. To tell the truth, when I left Mississippi my ideas were rather modest. I thought if Old Buck would gre me 4 foreign mission, or a_ clerkship, Governor of a Territory (provided it was not Kansas) or a comfortable pines 4s a messenger in one of the departments, that I would be hunk. But coming along in thé cars from Fredericksburg, Virginia, (and, in parenthis, whatever comfort there may be in r Northern railroads, our roads possess but one advantage—they test a man’s courage and patience) I] happened in the vicinity of several loud talking persons. At first I red from the tone of their voices—they were Buck's Cabinet out on an excursion for the benefit of their health, or, at all events, prominent members of Comgress or Justices of the Peace. They laid down the law and the gospel upon every ima- ginable subject, from the President’s foreign policy % a dissertation on the relative merits of poker and Ly me att guar however, showing their superiority in the latter. One of the party was great on the fo- reign branches, and he pitched into some fellow by the name of Puffendorf, whom he declared was the d——-st ass he ever knew. Presently the conversation ehanged, and a little fat boy with a loud voice begau talking about some “ job,” and how much money was to be made out of it, They all seemed greatly inte- rested. “ When we get to Washington,” the jlomatist, “ we must fix without a moment's delay. Half a million dollars—think of it!” The idea seemed to ooverpowering; human nature required some artificial aid to recuperate its exhausted energies, and thereupon out came a bottle, and they liquored all round. ‘The devil!” I thought to myself, ‘I am mistaken in these folks. They ain't cabinet officera or senators, and now I look at them more closely, they are not respectable enough looking to be Justices of the Peace. I have it. They're going to rob the treasury, for where else is there half a million dol- Jars?” “ A second look convinced me they must he burglars; I thought I detected a villanous expres- sion, and involuntarily | buttoned my breeches pockets and opened my ears; I found that my suspi- cions as to their intention of getting into the trea- sary were correct, but I learned with admiration, f confess, that they had hit upon a scheme by which this could be done, and they would run no risk of the penitentiary in consequence. This job was the printing for Congress, and to secure it you required neither ins, money or knowledge of the business. Brass and promises in the future to divide the plun- der was all that was requisite, and these materials the party sitting opposite me in the car felt conti- dent they in abundance. Now, sir, when it comes toa question of brass I don’t allow that any man south or north of Mason and Dixon's line is my superior, and it naturally occurred to me to look into the matter myself when I arrived in Wash- ington, and see if I could not get a slice of the half million job. But as I said at thescommence- ment, I failed. y, Mr. Bennett, I afterwards dis- covered those chaps could give me two to one, where the stakes were brass and lying, and distance me at that. The confession is humiliating—but, unhappily for me, it’s true. Banks, editor of one of the papers in the vil- Jage we had just left, was, it appears, of the party in the car, conversing about the * tcl He had been North some rd before, bear after yen C4 Congress and ti 1g to secure their votes for himse! as a candidate for Printer of the House of Repre- sentatives. I Rare oye the way in which he spoke that he had not “eminently successful,” as our Senator, General Davis, a he is making one of his great speeches. nm in pe had given a dinner to the New York de! — at some restaurant—and, as I understood it, they all went — for, ax the diplomat expressed it, “a Northern man will always dine for jing when he gets a chance.” The Seay Sa ee wa ——— By that the old printer, W . was ly to a ge many votes, It was, however, arranged to break him down ait Be ween At 8 So Or co vey his being a bl repul t he is or not, you than | do. were but three candidates the field, in reality there were dozens, for the three re; nted the en down most picturesque set of half starved, ical hacks, small country newspapers and small that can imagine. , but it wasnt a cirenmstaace to the collection which was scrambling, at | and to ofthe Baie ate Virginia tion all it. Pryor, 7 oun South, Fn in with him, and the combined et- Yorts of the two editors to quarter themselves on the tweasury was a pressure equal to a cetton gin. They like beavers, or rather like men who owed their , and honestly desired to earn | money to pay off the debt. Steedman is from Ohio, and 1 am glad he suc- eveded, for the Lord knows he looks as if he needed it. MeLean, Sautmyer, Walker and Robinson, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, trotted him out. My friend Forney has, it ix said, a fin in the pie, and Churchill, editor of a paper in Tennessee, and an ex- member of Con, , 1s also up to his elbows in it, to nothing of half a dozen other newspaper men. Of course those members who were most active in securing the job will be most frequently noticed, as they ld be, and the country will be saston- imhed soggy eam that in Mr. ————, their repre- rentative, y have a statesman in the egg, who, when hatched; will not be second to Jefferson, Jack son, or even Pierce. You have already very improperly told in the Hx- nacp how Banks sold out his nds to Steedman, and how in consequence Steedman was elected and Wendell was defeated. I can't exactly see what bu- siness it is to you, though I don’t pretend to be able to account for the inquisitiveness of Northern men . However, | am glad you have not told this sane Wendell is still doing the iting. f don't blame Banks and Steedman for this. As the fellow in the play says, “ It’s their povert and not their will consenta.”” They did not go in to do the befter than it had been done or cheaper, not. They merely desired, as 1 did, to get the EAE money for themselves. It is said they have taken care of some of the correspondents of papers here. yours are not in the list, for you have done what could to break the matter up. Still, there ought to be honor among thieves, and do complain that when are divid crow ing oP the plunder among their povertyMtrickeu d, juding a regiment of a news: 1, who am as poor as any of them, should t ‘overlooked. They say they can't divide it up any more; that they onl, the House printing, and that Wendell, who does the work, is mean enough to require some pay for it. | am in hopes, however, may get a slice; and in the meantime, for God's sake, stop pitching into the matter and ad vocating the establishment of a prinWng burean, ‘This would put an end to all my hopes, and force me to accept 4 mission to Greeee or some other out of the way place where they speak a language no free white Ameriean -citizen, and especially a Southern wantiemen, hes any right to know. dust be good cuough to discuss Cuba, gy Kansas, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 185 ar Waller, co enpthing sien ya please but the pub- lic printing, at all events tart wet my sbere. beer. fess its a rate bit of plunder, and having thus made a clean breast, it will be ungenerous of you to Keep on firing. Wasnrnaton Ports, of Mississippi. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasuinetoy, Jan. 2, 1858, Increasing Venality and Boldness of the Lobby—Who and What They Are—How the Treasury is Despriled—History of the Printing, Binding and Advertising Jobs—What is the Investigation Committee Doing ?—The House Print- ing to Cost Half a Million Dollars this Year—wenty five per cent Profit—How the Spoils are Olaiined—Cnevabicr Pryor Marked Down for $20,000—Furney’s Newspaper and His Clique have a Finger in the Pie—List of Indivi duals and Newspapers Claiming Shares—The Senate Binding—A Know Nothing Rewarded with the Contract for Abusing the President, £c. The combinations, lobbying, bribery, and quarrels at the commencement of every Congress, for the public print ing, binding and advertising for the House of Representa- tives, Senate ‘and the departments, among editors, meyn- bers of Congress and outsiders, are a disgrace to the fede. ral capital and an ulcer in our political system. The in- dependent press only can probe it to the core‘and force the application of a remedy. Never before in the history of our government has the evil been so apparent as at the opening of the present Congressional term. Bold and scandalous corruption and cheating have become so com- mon place a matter, that men standing high in society unblushing!y practice them, Editors and members of Congress, who swell themselves out as the pink of honor. able men, and who wil! send a challenge to the first man who questions their honor, enter into these transactions with all the sang froid of an Italian bandit. Thus does the practice of vice deacen the mora! sensibilities, They are none of your small men, or “ unhonorable” men who have the influence to do apfthing in this business: “Jeading men’’ only can take apart in it. ‘Where the carcase is there will the eagles (better to say vultures) be gathered together.’’ Your chevalier editors, and able editors, and powerful politicians, and great ex-members, and mighty actual members who “‘have done so much for the party” and less for their country, congregate in great force at Washington. They and their shadows could be seen flitttmg about at every torn, Washington hacks were never 80 Much in requisition, and never driven 0 fast before, Mr. Backs, and several others of the most active, really appeared to be ubiquitous when drumming up their Congressional forces for the onslaught on the ‘Treasury. A million of dollarg or so, Mr. Editor, for print- ing, binding, advertising, and so forth, is a prize calculated ‘to stimulate activity and to weaken the virtue of “leading men.” A little history into the manner in which this prize has been obtained may be interesting to your numerous readers, and to the people, who furnish the money. It is difficult to get at all the facts: and to the disgrace of some of the official servants of the government and people I must say I found them reluciant to give the exired information. The committee of Congress appointed to investigate into the matter of the public printing and so forth have as yet done but little or nothing. This may ‘be in consequence of the short time Congress has been in session, anda of the present rather long recess. It is to be hoped the committee will not smother up the facta, and that the press will stimulate them to daty. as ‘The amount paid for the House and Senate printing from 1855 to 1857 Ihave not yet been able to obtain, but the amount paid, as shown by the Blue Book, from 1853 to 1855, was, for the House, $217,892, and for the Senate $87,419-~in ali $305,311. It is supposed that the amount from 1855 to 1857 was much larger, and that the sum for the present Congress will not be less than $500,000, unless there should be some retrenchment. The profits ¢n this will be at least $125,000. ‘Stecdman is the House Printer, and was elected alone by Congress, the rule on the law being that but one person can be elected. Banks, of Petersburg, however, claims half; Churchill, ex-member of Congress from Tennessee, claims to have one fourth; Alick Walker and Robinson, of Cincinnati, formerly of the Cincinnati Bnquirer, claim to have originated the whole plan defeating Wendell, and of engineering the business through, under ‘the belief, if not positive stipulation, that they were to have half. It is also understood that Pryor was promised twenty thousand dollars out of the profits, to establish a Hunter organ at Washing- ton. Forney was also ‘assistance to aid him in keeping up the Press. In order to enlist the services of prominent democratic papers in this allied war, very profuge but vague promises of substantial aid and comfort were ised to the proprietors of the following papers, namely: the Chicago Times, Oleveland Plaindealer, Ohio Statesman, Cincinnati mares Philadelphia Press, Washington States and Ricl a and South. Several other rs and editors of papers Fubject, who were not ‘roped. ere talked to on the In fact, there was hardly an editor or proprietor of a paper at the time in Washington who was not, regardiess of his politics, tempted with an offer. Banks, of the South Side Democrat, put in also a codicil to the general agreement, that his small sheet at Petersburg should be kept up during his protracted pilgr! between Washington, Tammany, and other places, by a weekly stipend of ten dollars or so; which should be paid to bim. expectations are likely to be defeated; and eapecialiy should Congress be disposed to be more evonomical. Harris is the Senate Prinjer. It does not appear that there were such combinations to “compass the job” with the more dignified and conservative Senate, It is said that Wendell has an interest in the Univm and in the print ing buriness. It is not suoh a fat repast for the hungry as the House printing. The Senate printing does not amount to much more than a third of that of the House. For the House and Senate bookbinding, other jobs scarcely lees profitable than the printing, and out of which ire and others have made large fortunes, there has been a severe contest, and similar combinations about the printing, | Mr. Maguire has had for several years past the Senate binding je is a rich man, an auctioneer, and originally, I believe, a bookbinder. There seems to have been no fault with either the rates at which or the manner in which he performed his work, but it ‘was too good a thing to leave in bis bands; there. fore a successful effort has taken it from lim. 1 am informed that, being a rich man, he was considered excellent game w be plucked. He would not stand the black mail, and therefore bad to sucoumb, Mr. Charles Boteler, a crockery merchant on Pennsylvania avenue, a clever, sociable fellow, and in polities @ rabid Know Nothing, who was secretary of « meeting held here last summer which denounced the President of the United ‘States as a murderer, has the Senate binding. It is said that Boteler is one of the parties interested in the large printing establishinent which is called Wendell’s. Boteier was pat forward, not in the least aowilling, to defeat . As soon as Boteler got the contract, be taker in Mr. Pettibone, apy ntly ax a partner, and tells the other to the com! that he cannot afford to divide. ‘he Senate Committee on Binding ix Fitzpatrick, of Ala bama, democrat, Robert Johnson, of Arkansas, democrat, and redoubtable Simon Cameron, black republican, Know Nothing and Winnebago. In spite of the firm opposition of Governor k the contract was ded to Boteler. Notwithstanding Boteler is a Know ing, It ie supposed bo -. Johason stwod out for him on ind of persoual friendabip. ‘The Mouse binding, still a better job than that of the Senate, and was warmly contested y es Se the disposing of it were Smith, of Tennessee; leton , and Nichols, of Ohio, biack republican. 5 " Chairman, was for Wendell, singleton for Price, and Ni chols for Wendell, so Wendell won the race. Mr. Witter, of Philadelphia, has been very busy with Wendell and others coring ene exciting times. The President of the States usually denigastes for the executive binding cither the House or ate printer. The Washington Union hax it, aud will probably retain it. ‘The executive does hot amount to very much; the binding ts a vier contract. The and binding of the executive nis amount mut $25,000 to $50,000 8 year, paid out of the csotingenf funds of the different departments. The Post Office advertising which the Washington papers get amounts to the considerable sum of $55,836. ‘Bhen there is publishing the reports of Congress, a great deal of advertising for the ments, and ihe contracts ly very lucrative—(or all the paper for the use of end government. Hero, then, is all this public patronage. which is an im mense fund, leading to corruption, bargaining, and cheat- ing all round. The demoralizing evil grows worse from year to year, Wil a8 Stay it, by a system of eco. bomy and contracts by competition, or will Congress ‘and ibe departments do their own work, under the super. Vieinn ef competent and salaried servants ? Mr. Thompedn, the Secretary of the loterior, states that he received yesterday reliable information from Kansas, to the effect that six thousand votes had been polled for the Lecompton constitution Wasiiveroy, Jan, 1, 1858, The late Clerk of the Howse—The New Hall—Patent Katen sions—The Public Printing, de ‘The affaire of Mr. Cutlom, late Clerk of the House, ao far as they relate to his official duties as Clerk, are, 1 be- lieve, in the hands of a committee for investigation. It would be hardly carrect at this stage of proceedings to induige tm extended remarks upon the course af Mr. © while occupying the responsible position conferred upon him by the House, but still it may not be unfair or out of place to suggest that it would be no more than an act of Justice, to the gentioman as weil as to the House, if the committee woald ascertain how much of truth there may be in the charge that in all bis contragts for the Houee the late Clerk made a deduction of some ten per cent for his own benetit. It was charged at the last session, and nev er, to my knowledge, denied, that the ugholeteter who furnished the hallggcured his contact be acest mn a deduction ip of the Clerk of ten per cent apon al! work and matorial furnished by him, and it was also alleged that a certain under clerk was discharged because be refused to transfer to Mr. Callom « portion of hie sala. ry, which had accrued during his absence, his name hav ing been kept on the pay roll. If these charges are true, ‘and it appears that the Clerk of the House lias, from his osition, power and facility to plunder the Treasury fy such schemes, it would seem fo be the duty of the Houte to take stich Action ae will effectually Jit a atop to stich proceedings for the fubure. I hope the committee will investigate the matter thoroughly aad re port ding to the facts in the case. A Workmen are basily engaged working upon the new hall, and jt will present a very different appearance at the close of the recess from what it did at it¢ firet opening ‘There is a diversity of opinion in regard to the new hall among the members; ome preferring We oh, whig early the entire lobby | aided and was led to expect large conuogent fees. Their | ! ethers express themselves in decided terms against so much “ rbread work.’’ It is a Yankee pearey, wo know how much everything costs. Somebody says of the Yankee that ” He would kiss the Queen till he raised a blister, With his arm round her waist and his old felt hat on: He would address the ing with the title of mister, And ask bim the price of the throne that he sat on. And almost the first question that is asked by every one who visits the new is, “How much did all this cost?”? The bill is not yet made out, but I have two or three items in the expense of furnishing the hall which may ead of interest to the curious. It will require about 300 ee of carpeting to cover the hall, which is to be furnished at $1 $7 per yard; the 266 desks cost $85 a piece, and the chairs (same nomWer) $75 each. In ad- dition to these items we have the vupaolstoring of the gal ey, seats, the gas fixtures, stained glass arrangements, and many other details too numerous to mention, The new ball, when completed, will probably cost the country not far from half a million of dollars, independent of the Mauilding. There will be gigantic efforts made at this session to crowd through certain bills for the relief of sundry inven- tore, or, in other words, bills to further enrich holders of certaid patents which have expired, but which Congress is to be called upon to extend, thus placing & tax upon the people as direct as itis unjust. There is pot a patent to which the attention of Congress will be called that has not proved remunerative ten times over, aod not one that will come here from the ariginal inventor. ‘They have all een bought up by speculators, who hope by special lte- gislation to maintain their odious monopolies. Foremost in these schemes staud the ‘‘relief”’ bills of Nathaniel Hayward and Edwin Chaffee, fer extension of India rub. ber patente. Horace H. Day is the moving spirit in the Chaffee patent, and for two years has been boring Con- gress by his lobby and his money to extend the monopol; for another seven years. Mr. D. has not yet made his appearance here, Dut his lappy ‘agent, F. William Walk- er, Esq., was, simultaneous with the opening of the session, busy for the interest of his patron, The Hayward interest was also here bright and early, armed cap-a-pie, that Day should obtain noadvantage by an early start. For two winters the rubber inters been divided, and the factions have acted towal faoh other like Kilkenny cats and with about the same result. Theelements seem irre- concileable, and I suppose we shall have about the same scenes which characterized the last eampaign of the rub. ber monopolists. The amount of capital invested in the rubber business is enormous. The public printing has quietly settled down, as every body supposed it would, at Wendell’s office. Steedman has very sensibly abandoned his project of starting an in dependent office and a Dougias paper at the same time, Wendell owns the Union, and the appointment of Harris as printer to the Senate gives the work to Wendell as cer. tainly as though he (W.) had the regular appointment. Wendell is too smart for Congress, and in business finesse can beat both Houses two to one. He will do the public printing in some shape or other until some hard-head printer is appointed who may determine to do the work imself. Wendell can offer too many inducements to or diary men, and can thus secure the work, making & good thing for himself and the printer de facto. The Senave failed to make its order for documents, and the public printing is now at a stand Wasizxcron, Jan. 6, 1858. the Public Printing. ‘The Committee on Agricultural Aifairs this morning made @ meve calculated to throw a pretty fair sop into the dish of the public printer, by offering a resolution for the print ing of 100,000 extra copies ¢f the inst year’s agricnitaral portion of the Patent Office report. I think the House at first ordered 100,000 copies of the document, nearly all of which edition has been exhausted. The Committe acted under the impression that the work would be done at Wende.!’s, upon the plates already prepared for the work, and thus be afforded ata I8w figure. They found, how ever, that their resolution would not only give the work to Steedman, but that the move was informal and out of or: der. 1 have good reasons for asserting that Messrs. Banks & Steedman are making the necessary arrange ments to do the House printing, afld that a new paper will be issued by them in this city within the next two months. The large building on D street, fronting Pennsylvania ave- nue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, is being fitted up for the office—a very good location, and a conve- nient building for the purpose. It is pretty plainly inti- mated that Senator Douglas wants an organ in the federal erty, and that Messrs. B. & 8. are to turn the crank for the “ Little Giant.’” Annual Report of the Inspectors of State Prisons, AlBaxy, Jan. 7, 1858. ‘The annual report of Messrs. Brown, Russel and Bailey, Prison Inspectors, was presented to the Legislature yes- terday, The following table sete forth the number of convicts at the close of the iiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1857:— Sing Sing. Aub’n. Clinton. Total. Nomber remaining in prison at the close of the year,... 973 643 274 1,890 Diecharged by expiration of sentence. . 1836246 Discharged b, e589 Discharged by comm' of rentence, _ _ nN judgment... i = 3 Escaped..... ee 1 _ Ived during the y 2 1 ‘Transferred to Sing Sing... -— 51 Total received daring the year 378 238117 Tolal discharged during the ear... dnsneasgss MOR, |S, The earnings of the various prisous were as follows: Sing Sing—Contract earnings, $84,30. 39; misceilane- ous earnings, including increase of value of property, $28,576 20, Auburn—Contract carnings, $63,990 53; miscellaneons earpings, $8,118 93. Clinton—Contract earnings, $24,553 03; miscellaneous earningy, including inzrease in the value of property, $20,972 25. Total amount of earnings, available and unavailable, in all the prisons, $230,522 50 The earnings of the female convicts at Sing Sing were $3,273 90; expenses, $6,798 41; balance against the State, $5,524 51 Total amount of expenditures for all the prisons, $206,- 12 67. Earvings over expenditures for ordinary support, 009 83. Available and unavailable earnings over ex penses of all kinds, $2,082 23. F Kansas Resolutions in the Kentucky Legis- lature. ‘The following joint resoluvons were introduced in the Laginlature ‘of Kentucky, on the 2d inst.:— esolved, by the General Assembly of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That as the people of 4 ‘Territory of the United States haye the right to establish or reject slavery, in forming @ State government, the citizens of non-slaveholding #tates ought to acquiesce in the right of the citizens of slaveholding States to remove into the Territories with their slaves. Resolved further, That a faithful execution of the Fagi- tive Slave law—a non interference with slavery where it exists in the States, by citizens of the noo-elaveholding States—a non interference with the slave owner im the and people thereof, Resolved, further, That the citizens of {Kentucky, when the people of the Northwest were beset with savages, did In view of thie example States of the Unio, and North west, for aid and assist iticians did afterwards agitate Parpose, but which iM, and our opinion pledges, the question with no good motive or the Kansas Nebraska now is that the question should rest where it is, and every reon—of any party—who attempts again to agitate it Should be rebuked and condemned as a disturber of the Resolved, further, That the constitution of the United States gives Congress the power of providing for the natu Talization of aliens, and thereby making them citizens of the United States—and as Congress has presoribed the mode by law—it is the opinion of this General Assembly that the States do not the power to confer on an alien the rights of citizenship, and noue others ghould be voters; and those States who allow aliens to vo are dis. regarding their obligations to the constitution of the United ‘States and laws of ( made in pursuance thereof, Resolved, further, ‘Congress has, in our opinion, RE ETeay 2 loin a others than ci@zens of the ‘States to vote in the Territories organized by acts of Congress, and that all laws allowing persons to vote, not citizens, ought to be repealed. , further, That it is the a of thie General Assembly that the Congress of the United States bas the power to probfiit the crime of polygamy in the Territory of Utah, and to punish the offeuce by suitable laws, enact- ed for the purpose; and that they ought immediately to take steps to put an end to @ crime 80 revolting to the moral sense of the civilized world. Resolved turther, That the exercise of the p nexing foreign territory, and the people thereof, or by conquest, is of doubtful authority, and gives to the President of the United States and the a dangeroes are: that the constitution of the United States ought so amended @ to aathorive annexation by Congress, or have the power denied. Resolved further, That the public lands b to the United States are the common property of the Union, that after allowing liberal donaions for public such ‘as the erection of pablic buildings in the , tne endowment of schools, and the making of necessary roads through the lands in the States and Territories where they lie, and the defraying of the expenses of surveying and the iands into market and making sale thereof, reof should be sold and the yoods dis -the several States, in to federal ‘lation, for’ schoo! or internal improvement purpores, er of an. by treaty the eurplus tril or paid into the public Treasury to defray the current expenses of the U' States; and that the system now by Congress of them to the States and jee ib which the® lie, to be by them given to rail. road companies and other corporations, to colleges, schools and other institutions, to the exclusion of the other States from similar #ppropriations, is unjust, and in the opinion of this General Assembly ought to be discon tinued Resolved, further, That it is the opinion of thie General Aveembly that no constitution adopted by any Convention in Kanéas to make a State thereof onght to be sanctioned by ese wntil it has, in erery part, been submitted to the decision of the majority of the qealidéd voters of the Territory. Resolved, further, That conve . caucuses and other fesemblages, not provide | for by now govern in de fignating Why shal) or chal) not be gaudidates vo Bil the rewarded by sending his addres high offices of the country ; that in our opinion the cont tution of the U: ited States ought 80 10 be amended as to provide for the election of and Vice President of she United States by a direct vote of the people; and tha: candidates therefore should be required to submit their names to the legally qualified voters, and not to conven- ons, Caucuses and assemblages: having no legal authority to control elections. . Resolved, further, Thgt copies of the foregoing resolu- tions be sent by the Governor of this commonwealth to the Executives of the several States and Territories, to the President of the United States and each of our Senators and representatives in Congress to be laid before the Legislature and before Congress. More About the Stout Family—Copy of the Court Records of ‘County, {From the Rochester Union, Jan. 6.) A gentleman of this city recently wrote to a legal gen Uemap residing in Owego for information as to the Stout fee and has obtained an auswer, which we give be- low, believing it to be authentic, coming as it doos from the best authority. It contains a transcript of the court records of Tioga in relation to the conviction of Stout:— Ownao, Jan, 2, 1898. Yours of the 29th ult., received yesterday, requesting the particulars of the arrest and conviction, at this place, some years ago, of certain members of the Stout family, now implicated in the murder of Littles, at your plaice, and as to what is the general opinion in this coinmunity in relation to them, is before me. ‘The family of Stout, consisting of Orange Stout and his wife, Eli Stout and ‘ira Stout, their two sons, and Sarah Stout, a daughter (and whether any more I do not know), resided in this place in 1852. What time they came or when they went away I do not know. They were a very notorious family while living here, and undoubtedly con. nected with a gang of felons as desperate as tuemselves. Ira and Sarah, though the youngest of the family, so far as ] know, at any rate both young persons, exhibited as much maturity in crime as the oldest. In 1853, Mr. Wil liam Russell, a merchant residing in Bradford county, Pennsylvania, about nine miles frem this place, had his store set on fire and burnt up, together with a large quan- tity of merchandise. His loss was some two or three thousand dollars, Upon examivation the tracks of a horse and wagou and that of several persons were disco vered in the vicinity of the store, followed to this place, and suspicion resting upon the Stouts; an arrest of several members of the family was madg. An examination of their house was had, and aquanfity of Russell's goods found and ideptiied, concealed between the chamber tloor and the plastering beneath, under circumstances that lett no doubt but they must have been put there with the knowiedge of the whole family. The old man, Orange, and his son Ira were finally indicted for grand larceny for stealing these goods. The old inan was never arraigned or tried on this indictment, for reasohs which will presently appear. Ira was arraigned and pleaded guilty; but subsequently, on the intercession of his coun- sel, he was permitted to withdraw this plea, to plead not guilty, and the matter was put over on. light bail to ano- ther court, The record of this bailing is enclosed, In the meantime, at the same court, Orange Stout, the father, was indicted for forgery (passing counterfeit money), and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to ten years imprison ment in the State prison at Auburn. Ihave not heard trom him since, Ata subsequent court, ! believe, the court was induced to discharge youog Ira Stout, in ‘con- siteration of his youth and the belie? that he might have been led into erm y others, including his own father, J recollect that [thought atthe time his discharge was wrong, and the clemency extended to him jll judged. He (Ira) Was subsequently indicted for the argoo in Pennsyl- Vania, and was delivered up on the requisition of the Governor of that State, tried, convicted, sentenced to the penientiary, and afterwards pardoned out. This is the last I heard of bim until the late tragedy in your place. [ Delieve the foregoing facts are in supstance correct. Make what use of them you please. TIOGA COUNTY—OYER AND T! The following 1s a copy from the Cle aan county :— The People vs. Orange Stout—Indicted fo, forgery, Oct. 15, 1862.—The defendent, on being arraign/ ton the’ 14th inst., pleaded guilty to the indictment for‘ rgery. Where- upon the defendant, Orange St ais 16h day of October, A. D. 1852, by the Court, svmtenced to be im prisoned in the State Prison at Auburn, at hard labor, for the term of fen (10) years. It was satisfactorily proven to the Court that the said Stout had learued and practiced the trade of « shoemaker, and that his age was forty eight years, Saturday, Oct. 16, 1852—Court Present—The People vs, Ira Stout—Jndicted for grand larceny , Oot. 18, 1852,—The defendant, with Fiijah Morehouse, bli’ Stout and William Bell as surities, appeared in open court and were jointly ized in the sum of $500, conditions for the appear. ance of the defendant at the next term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, to be heid in and for said county, toanswer and stand trial on a certain indicunent found at this term of the Court for grand larceny, and not depart the Court without leave, &c. P.5.—Eli Stout married a girl by the name of Jano Hazleton, as | am intormee, whose parents may have lived in this vicinity, bat of this I cannot speak. 1 only believe and have no doubt that such was the uae of Bs wife. United States Cireult Court. Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll. JAN. 7.—Bills of Indictment.—The Grand this morn- ing found true bills of indiefinent in the following cases:— The United States vs. Francis J. Thomas, master of the brig Onward, for fitting out that yeskel for the purposes of the slave trade; the United States ve. the same, for jea\ ing one Charles James }owell, a seaman, behind him ip a foreign port, negro Seed the statute; the United States vs. John Eagan and Bridget Flannigan, for passing counterfeit money; the United States vs. Peter Anderson and fowr others, for an endeavor to make a revolt on board the bark Hanneman. NY RESPROTABLE PERSON WISHING TO ADOPT a heaity boy of four months old, ¢ 0 Piying x: Dr Book's, 229 West Twenty fifth sur ENGLAND WIDOW eto maintain her ble and thy, re ‘Ghe la a remarkably’ healthy and ‘ado Intelligent child, 10 months of age. None but partes of the first respectability need apply. Address Mra. M. Vane, He. rald office, Ons, H. TALBOT & CO. WILL BE HAPPY TO SE their friends and the public on Raturday, the 9h inat., 73 Liberty street, two doors east of Broadway r THE YOUNG LADY WHO ADVERTISED IN THE FT- nancial column of the Herald on Oct 2, under the | signature of “Carrie,” will address a note (6 Robinson at the | Broadway Post office, stating where she can be seen, | r advantag result to NFORMATION WANTED—OF MISS SUTTON name forgot. She is the daughter of Patrick Lagsacunley, parish of Michael, cou darlew, ‘of Maia Nolans, who came to Uuacountry Ap of them will be thankfully received by Maia Nolan's mother. nd avenue, between Thirtieth wad r, front room. bgt) oe WANTED—OF GEORGE CRAIGHTON, of Rootstown, parish of Stabannon, Conuty Louth, Ire- land, who, when last heard from, wae at Galena, IL Any in rh will be thankfully received by JOSEPH GAR papers pi niton, of Ireland, oF informat ow Address box 5,194 N. Galena, Iii. copy ‘owt otlice, N. J.? ADDRESS: 5 SAMUEL SWAN & ©O., Augusta, Georgia, SAMUEL SWAN & CO.) Augusta, Georgia SAMUEL SWAN & CO., Augusta, Georgia. WHO CAME TO . JOHN OR RLIZABETH VITTY, from Bost this city ‘ugust last, will please send their addreas to their davi zm, at 74 'Fo street, New York. Any person giving information respecting them will confer @ great favor. OTICE.—ALL PERSONS HAVING ANY DEALINGS Ld of Td wee Tee rg under the management iragen', A. Ci are ueated bereafter 10 address commu yieations t the one of whom is now here. ROGER FILS & CO, No. 4 Broadway, Naw York, Jan. 7, 1868. IE PERSON WHO MAY HAVE FOUND A coat, Jost on Sanday night, containing ® card case and wm book, will confer a great favor And be amply 10 Morris, Herald office. nul RXAS LAND AGENT.—MR. J. DE CORDOVA, TEXAS ‘agent, will be «i the American Hotel, No. 1% Ful ¥ and Thursday nest, January 18 and oe (PUR LADY WHO PASSED THROUGH ANN, STRERT A coach on Wednesday, about $0 clock, will confer ® favor by 4 ber address to afriend at this office. Ad WHO EXOWs OR CAN GIVE INFORMATION OF THE Persons, or their legal heirs all res us of New York cliy oF vietlty, in about 18t8:—Dr. Saml. B. , Elizabeth Stainton, P. Harris, carpenter, Anthony Godfrey, ship carpenter; . Foster Swift, Hiram Clemence, George Fal Jobn P. Hart, hatter: Win. St. 1 ‘Thomas 8. Cox and Nehemiah I address leory Green, ber, Reuben Winebell, .. John B. Thorp, tailor! ovmaker. For valua ‘ork Post HITE MOUNTAIN teenth. So'clock P. EMOORATIC REPU: N GENFRAL COMMITTEES. | —={n consequence of Sanuary bgll, to take place this evening at Tamman, ter, until further orders by the chairman. DANIBL WITTER, four F. Moon: cB. OODRE! of January, is adjourned = = = Bi F 3 i bairman pro tem Ati HOSE COMPANY 19, 62 GREENE STRERT ‘bereas, Mr. Samuel % Thomeon has reagee’ bit po | Foreman of said Hose Company 19, Be has #0 fong allt ably Mited, with humor to himsest and such bene deial | reaults to the company: and whereas, a proper expression of our f in the premises is eminently due (rom bis old as enolved, we are deeply indebted to Mr. Thomson for the he hae made in continuing in bis position as Foreman, to his own incom venience, and with & sole to ote welfare and position as a compan ved. That while we would have been icased had he continued as our chief oficer, and regretting the necessity Ee compels bo retirement from that position We rejotee that he haa determined to continue his connection with our com ember. Finally, Resolved. That without depreciating the qualifies tions, services or abilities of any retired or remring offleer in our el ent, we can anfely point to the actions of sama falc en ocan aver ie Dey ‘eramp pare Bead pe peo ye sue we | fare rpetuity of our cherished or. | Wesay A THOMAS, JOHN BR, aren {coimmiven WM. B. WRIGH DANCING ACADEMIES. A DODWORTH'S DANCING ACADEMIES, . No. Ly 8 New York, gue piace, Rrook lyn. PeeepBon of pupils. #5.000 ‘TO INVEST IN SRC » HAND CLOTHING ft off oF Aty per gent AVES MORO, ean obtain at len g ibeir address to fy aig Pearl siee@ty SPECIAL NOTICES, eee Maho FOR RELIEF ‘OF SUFFERERS hY THE dian mutiny.—The lis: for subseriptions io the at charitable fund remains still open. eited and will be received by Mr. C. H. WEBB and by the subscriber, E, M, ARCIIBALD, Hf, B. M. Consul,{17 Broad- way. — Grpaas SCHOOL, NO. 48.—NOTICE IS HEREBY Contributions are so- given to the pupils of Grammar Sehool, No. 45, that several departments of said schoo! will re-open this morning at nine o'clock, at the f od phaces:—The male de- wing ariment in thelr old premises, hool house in:Twenty- fourth street, ‘The female depa in the bexemsat of the new ehureb in Twenty-fifth street, between Seventh. and Kighth avenues, The primary departmentat Knickerbocker Hall, corner of Twenty-third sreet-and Righth avenne. The femate and primary departments wll occupy dhe above ape, cified premises until their old school rooms are repaired, which due notice will be given. Per order o: the Board of ‘Trustees, ee BW YORK, JANUARY 8, 1858.—T0 THE HONORABLE, Mr. Tiemann, Mayor:—Sir—I woul! solicit yonr immedi Ate attention to Tompkins square. Tt is in a tas 4 unbounded on every side, and no convenience in this neighborhood to rest themselves and ts If you would pay imme tiate attention to it, h all round it, and seats stationed there, you would muh oblige me and other tax payers in this ward. | P.8.—I! the Corpora tion would erect & monument in honor of Generel Jackson in ‘Tompkins square I will give one hundred dolla: 4 towards the expenses $100). JOHN ROACHE, Corner of Eighth avenue NW@tss STOCKHOLDERS OF TITE IRVING 4 ‘Building and Mutual Loan Associatic requeated to meet at the of the Secretary. 188 Mer: eet, on Wed~ nesday evening, the 13tb inst., at haif past ‘clock, 10 nomi nate trustees in anticipation of the annual election in Rebruary next, THOMAS WYATT, Secretary. nN YORK CITY AND BROOKLYN TELEGRAPH. (American ‘Telegrens Company.) ices at ‘and Forty-first street and Eighth atreet and avenne 21 Wail street, Metropolitan Hotel, New York Hotel, Madison square Post office, Broadway anc 220 street, fontague place, corner of Court street. < open from 8 A. M. to 9:30 P.M. Messages transmitted to all parts of the Union. Also from one part of the city to another, or to Brooklyn, in ® few mo- menis, at 120 each, EW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE —SPECTAL, mecting.—The Feliows of the Academy are requested {6 assemble at the smal! chapel of the University on Saturday, January 9, at 2h P.M. 6 purpose of attending the fune™ ralof the late Dr. F. U. Johnsion. By ordes C.F, HEYWOOD, Ree. Secretary. FICE OF THE MASTERTON, SMITH & SINCLAIR Stwune Dressing Company, foot of ‘Twenty-ninth street. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the above company will be held ut their office, on Weduesday, January 13, 1868, for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Poll will be open from 9 to 11 o'clock A. M. By order, ALEXANDER MASTERTON, President.” New York, Dee. 31, 1857. OBERT L. CLARKE (LATE WITH B. W. CLARK & Bros.), collection broker, St. Louis, Mo., will male col: lections in Miasouri and adjoining States, aad remit prompt Devotes hia Wme exclusively to to this branch ef business, which his nine years’ experience in the above banking house ayes him peculiar advantages. Ss GEORGE'S S®CIRTY OF NEW. YORK.—MR3. FAN- 0) NY KEMBLE having, upon the application of the ne ritable Committee of this’ Society, most kindly consente give a Dramatic Reading in aid of its Charitable Fund, Committee of Management bave the pleasure to announ that MKS. FANNY KEMBLE Will read Shakspere's play of Fy doors will open atT requested that the aw: ion, | weir altendance. jon, $1each, may be had at Wm. Hall & Son's, No. 239 Broadway; C. Breusing’s, No, 701 Broadway; King’ & Crawford's, No’ 82 William strvet, Albion" oitse, No. 18 Beekman street; John © Force, High street, Brooklyn and at the door on the evening of the eniertaimment. Also of Jobn 8. Bartlett, William Young, £sq., pr! 4 ed “ ey obert Hage, Ban, xn ‘Burm Ea ©. B. Pliman, FE Geo. 8. Rainaford, Baq., ©. H. Webb, Esq., Milford Fed. EDWARD F. WARD, Esq. Chairman of Charitable Committee, AXES PAID ON NON-RESIDENT LANDS, IN ANY ot the States or Territories, by the American Land and Tax paying Agency, New Yous. CLARK & FAULKNER, No. 16 Wall street, rooms 12, 14 and 16, Fiimaw D. PAULENER. Myron H. CLARK TPE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WOMAN’ tal Association will be held at the insutn on Saturday, the 9b inst, at 120° he institution ure invited ta be present Madixou # All friendly ORKINGMEN’S MOVEMENT.—ALL WORKINGMEN of the Eleventh and Seventeenth wards will meet this (Friday) evening, at S o'clock, at J, Hart's establishment, 213 Kast Bl ome of HOMINALINg delegates ienera) Workingmen’s Convention, to be held at Sweu- se, next Saturday week, Jan. 16, at 2o'clock I, M, py a Tt MusICAL. RARE CHANCE y $800.—A FINE TONED ROSEWOOD case new piano, seven ociave, which feost over $100, Will be sold this week only, for the above amount. Address immediately Octavo, Herald office. USIC AT HALF PRICE, FROM THE WATERS’ CA- walogue.—A few days longer, planos and melodeons at ‘astonishing low prices for cash. Second band pianos and me- at bargains. nd melodeons to ele 90 monthly IANO WANTED—IN EXCHANGE FOR A FIRST BOND and mortgage on a lot in Brooklyn of $800; $69 per year io be paid on the mortgage Ull paid. “Nothing but a tirst rate ingtrument will be rece Apply in the evening at Ml vision atrnet, opposite third story. FPUY GREATEST CHANCE TO GRT A SUPERB PLAXO, elegant rosewood case,7 octave. made by one of the best makers and cqst $480. WAIL be sold for less than half its | comt, Been used & few months. and warranted in perfect order. Inquire at 141 Ninth street. INSTRUCTION. _ $ FOR TWELVE WRITING LESSONS.—BOOK KEEP ing, algebra, arithmetic, ge , month. ‘liepasate pome for ladies, b Private lessons at hours PU z, 62 Bowery, corner of Canal street, and 28 Fulton street, Brooklyn $10 BOOKKEEPING. WRIT ARITHMETIC, + Mr. DULBEAR, 69 Broadway, keops the largest commercial academy in New York, and prepares students practically for business, Two private desks may be secured this day for Monday, Also, one $10 seal for bookkeeping. Regular terme $25, GENTLEMAN, WHO DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS slagetoal seliolar in hie university , wishes for e visiting tutorehip for two or three hours during the day, 1 - terse, Address Hl. 8, feradoier YOUNG GEKMAN LADY WISHES TO MEET WITT ‘engagement aa resident governess, either in aprivate family or school; she teaches German, Frepch, the plano, neediework, and to young children English ‘of reference can be given. Please address T. E., box 3,996 Pont ofllee. YOUNG QRRMAN LADY, RECENTLY ARRIVED we from i moet ane omen dedaily governess, either in a private family or scltool, or to ve lessons in German, French, English, the piano, sing and uoedlework. Good testimonials as wel can be given. lease address H., box LADY WHO HAS HAD MUCH EXPERIENCE IN Veaching, and is « good dlecipliuarian, ts desirous to Ob tain a situation in a school or ser A at or address: T. A. 3. 194 Went 1th st. ated YOUNG LADY. WIRES A SITUATION AS GOV erness in a family, for children, in the prepa Fatory department of a schoo! out of the cit) either south oF ‘est, would undertake to ingtruct the rm ‘ts of music and French. Address R. M., Madison square Post office, stat ing where an interview may be bat. OOKKERVING—36 BROADWAY.—THE MODE OF tm devied by Mr. FOSTER, is ample, rational ry. and pl i, and he is thereby euabled to impart, in « fow weeks, nowledge of Lookkeepin ety wuntinlaadie an, m. Now ready, “Foster's Double Eat Hiuctd sted,” ih edition. Price 8 et ee BENCH CLASSES.—PROF. D. LAGROIX, 764 BROAD Pte formtag olagses tn Frasct, for the winter, or beginners those already sdvanoed, w ledge, re, pronumsiation unparted by ® new aod ed'm Por terme and particulars pa ‘as above, from 935 to 10% o'clock A. M., oF roa 4 ATIONAL TRACHERS INSTITUTE AND EDUCA. tional Union—Supplies teachers with stuationa, aad schools and fami teachers. Boarding pupils received Baten aS Sohne : ng ochoct for enle. address Rice A Andrews, 289 Broadway, f IVER B. GOLDSMITH'S ACADEMIES OF PENMA ship and bookkeeping. No. Broadway saree 7 Franklin «treet, and No. 90) Broadway, corner of Twentieth street, Rooms open day and evening for class or private | bow! and cover, 13 teaspoons, marked instruction. $2 it b . ere sTn Se. £ “t amma sampeenre. of Geran 3 ver, with the name of T&T MeCollum, a0 Buicidge wires, engiavedon them. [f the finder will leave the same at the shove oaarens, be will receive $2 and the thanks of the owner. dbl NAR. A analoreneatiteae REWARD —LOST, IN COMING FROM DEMAREST'S, way to Kle two doors from Houston street, np Broadway ‘down West Rleventh sireet te Nu. 47. a ten dollar gold piece, 8S ow city banks. The finder will rece(ve ibe reward favor on one who is unable to bear the Wat the allove number $50 ce STOLEN FROM THM SUBSCRIBER'S house at Port Richinond, 8. 1, on inst., l cake basket, | coffee urn, i water piicher, table spoons, do, Mer Kimfe, 3 plated giraa aan: 1 biack eloth overcoat, ido, 3 pair cloth ves, 1 oleae milk ambre! ‘The adove reward wil! be paid for the reso. very of the property or (he apPRebension of Une thieves, RDWARD MERRITT. 100 REWARD —I A. RUSSELL, PRO- Drietor of the Ri nse, Detroit, left Detroit 10th ult. for New York and Boston, for the purchase of Winter supplies. ‘He arrived tu New York the 1@b ult, and remained at the Astor House nu! the morning of tbe 16th ‘vit. Since that tume oe He had been tl of a fever, and bad not fafly recovered. [tis supposed he became and in that ition ¥ Failroad or in a steam soon the tt is registered hia name, Hotel proprietors are most earnostly juested to direet am examination of their registers sneer the 4th ult, and if his nam, ind oue*, communicate the date of jure, andany known particulars. will be paid to the person first comm: of bie arrival atany hove! in the ubseqnent to his departnre from the, Astor agmpaihy for bis sufering family r boil proprietors 10 fem that @ exre iil examination of thelr registers Is made. Addresa the unger aigned at Detroit, of eare of Backus, Nich SL Maiden lane, NY. oR WERON Naw Yor, Jan. 5, 1958, —— a 100 REWARD MORE, THAN THE TRoreRty Will Kell for, will be paid to recover the ladies’ ie eS mn Deo 24 needl Kin Calan tial messenger to M.D, Wi eatioms aed, ™ Ad ver, 4 Walls HOUSES, ROOMS, &C., TO LET. FOUR STORY AME! AN RASEMER? pune to let, 160 Went Forty third sizeet, 4 Eighth avenue, elegant chandelverws Fespect; just finished. Yearly rent $100, y “B. W. RICHARDS, %07 Broadway. HANDSOMELY FURNISHED RIRST CLASA HOVET: in Went Fifteenth street, containing 16 reo early $1,400. Also, the large house, furnisbed, 4. Prince street, 18 rooms; yearly rent $1.20 . W. RICHARDS, 47 Broadway. SUPERIOR THREE STORY BROWN STONE HOUSR tina desirable and unexcep Westof Broadway; yearly rent $6u0, with lease, ibe velveb carpets, olleloths, &2., for gale ata bargain. B. W. RICHARDS, 307 Broadway A RYO stony, ATTIC AND BASEMENT HOUSE TO let, went of Broadway, near Prince street ye: $450; portion or whole of the furniture will be valuation, BW. RICHARDS, 307 Broa A Penusaep THREE STORY AND BASMENT house to let, in @ pleasant neighborhood, with yas, (r ‘on water, range, 4c, in_the vicinity and Below St Jobn's park, yearly rent $900 Bw gion immedtat ICHARD OW RENT.—A GENTEEL TEREE 8TOry « 4 house, conven. arranged, Wiib gas anc West Thirteth street. Neighdorhood good and ear Ly railroad and stages from the ferries. Apply a greet, before 10 or after 6, oF at 215 Water stree vom iW to 4, N 4 STANTON STREET, NEAR THE BOW foam. t, the first floor, consisting of three rooms ons bet TO LET. AND FURNITORE FOR eof the elfy, sear Canal sireet. 4d ART OF A 1lOUS sale, in_ the iy ut ald oft TO ,LET—TO ONE OR TWO s families, the fire: story of 8 rooms, de. Apply at No. 4 or No. § GRAND 8TREBT, Ue WILLIAMSBUG, A splendid Broadway store * nd dwelling attacued. Reat $250 per annum. Elegant Gxtu. unl do we dry goods or fancy cake bakery. Healthy, reap and stages pass the door, Inquire at 462 Gran’ » liamaburg. PO LRT THE COMMODIOUS TWO STORY house No. 68 Christopher siveet sual large yard, and entrance on two streets, suitable fra res dence or for a laundry or other business, Ay) premises, bity to forty parrtuges, ho, Now pase adjoining. at No, % Grand street TPO LET-PART OF A MODERN BUILT F ting of four to six rooms at a moderate small tuimily. Apply at 109 Woowier eireet, 0 LET OR FOR SALE—A THREE STORY MODERN built house, with the furnitureyporsossion comediaie f desired; sit avenue feri within one block of Peck lex, in Williamsburg. alip acd Diviv'on 10 RENT—WITH STEAM POWER, ON THE of Raymond and Bolivar streets, Bi 75x 25; four roome 25 x 2; all well lich Manufactory, corner of Raymond and Willough! Brooklyn, or'at 166 Water stree, New York. NEWSPAPERS. ERTHA’'S LOVE. This beautiful tale will be commenced thia week 0 THE LADIES’ NEWSPAPER, Published ev Saturday by VOUN HILLYER woreeta, ‘ork, Or four annum, per copy. HOUSES, ROOMS, &., WANTED. STOCK OF GOODS WANTED—TO § mission, by an owner of Brooklyn. ‘The location ef the stor ness, and the advertise: has a knowledge of the clothing business, Address Cutter, Herald office EDROOM WANTED.—WANTED, BY A YOUN } MAN, @ plain furnisned bedroom. Address, 9" terme, which must be moderate, ©. D., box 205 Herald office. ROCERY STORE WANTED—IN BROOKLY some good business corner. Address G. V., vox 2,261 N. Y. Pow office, stating location. SEWING MACHINES.—PERSONS HAVING SINGER machines for sslé T will pay the highest price in cash for them, Apply this day at No. 7 Chyatie sueet GEORGE RAY A eat price per {aerwinst! & samuel, Tes as early ier, Rou ANTED—FOR A FAMILY OF TWO PERSONS, FIVE rooms, in « house respectably located street, with gas and water, rent adou: $20) p dresa 8. G., Herald office, fortably fv be pleasant aod rv Price not to exeeed $40) per me Address 601 Houston sireet for PANTED TO LEABE—PREMISES eUion for a billiard saloon, Inqu: No. 4 City Hall piece A GOOD SITUA eof WM. HAPFNER, TRE DEPARTMENT—THE TWENTY NINTH ANNUAL ball of the New York Fire Department, in hebalf of the Widow and Orphan Fund, will take place at the Academy of Masi corner of Foartesth sgt and Irving piace, on Mon, eveuing, January Tickets may be procur tbe or of tbe Siticere. aiatelsg ENRY A. }\ KB, President, 101 Clift street. PETER HI. TITUS, Treasurer, 38 Market street. JAMES F. WENMAN, Secretary, 140 Pearl street. 7, MD. UL © 4 a yY . SIXTH ANNU, BALL Ye YOUNG MEN Mo Tickets S2each. Can be a DODWORTH'S Music Store, 493 Broadway. \G MEN'S DEMOCRATIC UNION CLUB. —THR Bali Commitiee are requested to ment this (Friday) even tthe elub rooms, at 734 o’elock precisely. LF HARRISON, Ceairman, ing, Cranurs J. euny, Seeretary 0G LOBT.—A LAR BLACK NEWFOUNDLAND dog, answers to the name of Dash. A liberal reward will be pala by leaving him ni 16 West Ferty first «treet. JOSHUA 8. MARTIN OUND—IN BROADWAY, NEAR WALL STREET, A bank note, wrapped rousd sliver cola The loner, by dereri bing the bill paying, for thie sdvertizement, may fo Ol to 252 South atree!, New York, of 80 Weat Warren Brooklyn. pimp ye #, A SET OF GOLD CHARMS; ow lo: Oba Comat ‘nercan have by applying at the bakery, OST—ON THR EVENING OF JAN. 5, IN WOOD'S Building, or in an omnipus srozenn, the Everett a4 lace, a large gold scarf pin, & pearl lead. finder will os vuitably. re ‘ witb rewarded on ns - the office of the Everett House. necting LOST50%, WEDMPSDAY RYENING, JAN. 6, BETWEEN avenues D and ©, two Freemason aprons. Whoever pA ga them to No. Wavenne will recetve a ideral reward. OST—ON SUNDAY EVENING, JANUARY ON leaving St. Paul's church or 7 Mista Svesve Kideenh eateaeerpe ee eae riek street, as fie Dighly valued ses bacpente.® id OST—A FUR TH IN GOING FROM 146 MUL berry street Potty Ry Kireet to Broadway. A re ee are aa ace. Fo ¢ Vanden o ree: 5 will be liberally rewarded. Lost at THE BALL OF THR CENTURY CLUB. A pearl bracelet. finder will be rewarded by caving the same at 101 Clinton place. O8T—ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, RETWERN Fulton street Brooklyn and Fulton street New York, er in an Amity street box, a white «ilk fan and a Mair necklace. finder will Cre reward edn returning the suine to CHAR. A. MEIGS, 2 Willian street, New York. ea —— OE COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, of —J for the count: .—Jobn A. Bailey, A. C. Washburn and + Prank Moore and Laura M., hin wife, Cd Cu eoagge perme, Sinan H' Fowler, Prances D, Fowler, dilbert and Mar wife, the widow and heirs of Rdward Curtis, the several children whose names ther, Jourph A Carin deena bet f said Edward Cortisand David The pd a np Te hel LT bat ‘ether Complainants were the owners w: hat oni waa , es Se wae ef ieee, Satee) SA) ln Gephomber of at yese a ate thet he had sold the ward ( nad the) the mane Wy be the have discovered a pi him ‘ed in amid = ume abe eicept aad or proms thereat, recently of a yeary wea freed that ri . z: ee iaernee oat them, 5 taxes since paid; and for i Bhai i ui ie of since anewer soft rer went be Inserted bere the te roapnearsnce. ‘and to bec * or ot The Court ‘est U fox hace Horns. cxtox SQUARE, CORNER OF iT way aod Fourteenth street —@2 per day. A new har a bas just been added to this betel--emwance og Broadway,