The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1866, Page 5

SO THE DEATH PENALTY. Execution of John 8. Pearson at Goshen for the Murder of Walter Gregory. ~~ WRIME AND ITS RETRIBUTION, he Confession and Dying Words of the Condemned. ‘Capital Punishment Inflicted in a Court Room. THE SCENES AND INCIDENTS. &e. &e. de, ‘The little village of Goshen, some sixty miles distant from this city, was yesterday the scene of an exetution. John 8. Pearson, alias John Henderson, alias John Hardy, formerly a soldier in the Southwestern army, was hanged ‘by the neck until dead in the very court room in which, ‘a few months previous, he had been convicted of murder ib the first degree and sentenced to atone for the deed by the sacrifice of his life. The fact of the jail being unpro- vided with a yard would have compelled the erection of the gallows ina public square; and rather than be the aneans of offering 80 melodramatic a spectacle to all the idlers of the county, Sheriff G. A, Denniston wisely ordered that the execution should take place within the court house. ‘The letter of the iW was quietly and effectively carried out, the arrangements being admirable, and no incident vccurring to disturb the solemnity of the oc- casion, THE MURDER AND ITS RESULTS. On the evening of Sunday, the 24th day of September ast, Pearson left his boarding house in Middletown and proceeded to the residence of Walter Gregory, an old man about sixty-five years of age, who lived with his wife near the village of Van Burenville, a fow miles dis- tant. The visitor on his arrival knocked at the door, his ‘victim openigg to admit him. Atter some parley a scuttle ensued, during which Pearson, drawing a pistol, fired four shots at Gregory, one of the bullets penetrating his Deart and another his right lung. A few seconds ‘elapsed, and the murderer, hearing a wagon approaching, fled, leaving the old man dead on the threshold of his house, The assassin made his way to Shohola, in Pike county, Pa., where he was taken in custody on the Lat of October last and conveyed to Goshen. On the 17th day of October the accused was arraigned to answer the charge before the Court of Oyer and Terminor, presided ever by Judge John A. Lou. Twelve hours later the Jury, without adjourning from the court room, rendered a vordict of guilty, and the magistrate sentenced the prisoner to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. AWAITING DEATH. John S Pearson was confined in a small cell in the village jail, As tho structure was not destined to accom - ‘modate those notorious criminals whoin a death gen tence but nerves with a firmer resolve to regain their Treedom ut any cost, the prisoner was secured to the Mor of his cell by an iron chain, four feet long, riveted about his left leg. One morning the turnkey entered the place and found the inmate relieved of his bonds, which had been sawed off during the night. Thencefor- ward Le was more closely watched, but his conduct @nally became so exemplary and bis bearing so respect. fui that he won the sympathy of the attaches of the jail, who accorded him many little comforts unknown to most unfortunates in a like predicament. During the Ast fortuight one of his three brothers has been a daily visitor to his cell, His father and mother, who still re- @ide in Indiana, set out to bid him farewell, but eickness mmpeiled their return and continually postponed the gad journey, until, at length, all that was mortal of tbe! gon lay stark and stiff under the gallows, Of spiritual @omfort Where was no lack. Pearson daily received con @oiation and instruction while listening to the kind words of the Rev, Mesara, Osbon and Browning, of the Metho- »pal chureh, and their teachings endowed him ‘with that resignation which characterized his demeanor Yo the last. Arriving at the village in the afternoon, the ‘Visitors waited upon Mr. W. E. Baldwin, keeper of ihe Prison, In response to their request that offal kindly @ulded them to the cell of the condemned, £0 soon to be pobbed of ite tenant 4 TAR JAIL. Passing throngh the main corridor of the Court Hovse, @ neat white bailding, prefaced by six Doric columns, a @ooden stairway led to a yard in the rear, Witvin this pen space stood the jail, a small, quadrangular struc ‘ture, two stories in height, seemingly powessed of tittle ‘accommodation, but tn reality bayiog in its keepiug & @umber of more or less hardened crim nals ye ture (key, having unbolted, unbarred and unlocked an trom @oor, and again a grated gate, led the way into a simall reouns, scarcely six feet by ten, redolent with the prisom like odor familiar to all who have once croseed the Abreshold of « bridewell, and heated to suflveation Five usted iron shutters surrounded the recess, rach bear ing a distinctive number beneath a wicket. The git ‘Bung open a door and stepped into cell No. 4, whe the doomed man, THE CELL AND ITS TENANT. », The room occupied for the past few weeks by fhe on fortunate man was in powise different from the plac aisnaily reserved for felons, was four feet by mine, with whitewashed and bare walls, lighted by day by a yrated window, through which the sunbeams entered and tell upon tie door in checkered devices stretched on a swoaden pailet, secured by a chain riveted about his left Beg, and made fast to a ring in thefloor, covered with « of brown army biankets, was the prisoner. is «the warden and visitors entered he half and bowed slightly, Young in appearence, stout inches in height, tout’ vaild, complexion, German rather than a Saxon cast of features A lar sear was plainly vistble in the centre of tie aod, bis blue and white cotton voder-tirt Be pointed to the marks of a bullet wound received during the battle of Chickamauga, where a rife ball entered his abdomen and passed through hie body from side to ade, The prisoner, in few words, gave a oko! of his life. He was twenty-four years of age Need dp lodiana, where bin father and mother ull reside He had enlisted in the Ninth regimens of that “tate and served his time, subsequently joining Haneork © corp: and, deserting the flag seventh or + ighth day of jast, a month later We bad committed the crime ‘which Wie was so eon to mfler the extreme penalty Of the law. He had been kindly treated, and wae learls y. repentant. bad been the sole inventive to the He was Of salvation, and trusted that ‘ix fate would prove @ warning to others, The jad. for much he really seemed, war quict and courteons ww the ost the truthfulness of his declar- giion. Aa tho Visitors turned to quit the cell be threw imei vpon his pallet and slumbered until two hours fore the dawn of the day upon whieh he was to for bis crime, Previous to taking bis brie! repose. , he had written out a confession and -ketel: of js life, in presence of his spiritual advisers, As be bad Deon unadle to receive the visit of amy of bis vicuim = @latives, whose forgiveness he carnestly desired to obtain, he had resolved to make a confession which be gequentod the minister to give to the public The words a - HIS CONFRSSION. { uy same is John 8 Pearson. J uae born ie Hamilton county, Ulio, October 20, 1841. In the year js6i | en. (ested in the Ninth Indiana regiment. After the expira ‘tion of my three years’ term of service I re enlisted athe First a corps, Fifth regiment, from whieb I @eaorted on the 7th or #th day of Angurt, 1965 | tre swelled across the country from New Haven, Connecticut the place where iny regiment Was stationed, to Catek itt Nn For about two weeks [was employed by « Mr George Eliott. Fearing detection as a dererier, because of the presence in the neighborhood of sotae members of tmy corps, | took on & steamboat and + o jewburg. Thence od to Middletown. | had sent to ew York for pictnres, purposing to engage iv their ‘They arrived on Tuesday, September t2 On the Lwent to Goshen 10 procure a license On remained all oar me 4 {Wednesday I returned to Middietown, and ight at Mee Miller's Thureday night I epent at F Oaks told out on Friday, and stayed at Mil fover aight, on Friday, the 22d, 1 reveived auotber hot of pictures, and went’ with them to fount Hope, Lstayed there all night Saturfay wes ban UunsHCCeMMful attempt to diepoee of iny goods roturued to Middletown on Saturday wight. On Su y, the 2th, at about wn o'clock in the inorming =a Miller and myself went ut into the woods, an urned at about four o'clock. 1 fret vw Mr Gregory Thursday, the 14th of September, in hie yard, act joold him a picture. Tnever sew hirn again until ¢ ight of the 24th, 1 did not wee him then, as tt was dark [was at the house, ahd went on a bunting cluemion, ae Mre. Oregory reinted in her teruimony ; bot pot see Mr. Gregory. | left Mra Miller's, ae ueariy 1 can recollect, between, # and seven 0 t for the purpose of obtaining money lemnly Mee thet did cot intend to take life. 1 took straight road to the house, I did not avoid the toil le pogye ietongh by-roade, I went to the door ant ked. Mr. Gregory y anewered, Potting bie hands on y shoulder, he asked, “Who is bere?” Tamid, “tvs ‘of your business: t want your money.” He re. “1 have none 1 anew "You ove He sald again, “y bave not.” 1 told him to em tight or T He wid, | bave g0 money, - ge eray,” bald lay that | cnme for amd] ee yun NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1866.—WITIL St) PPLEMENT, to have it. He seized we by the collar and commenced tearing off the buttons ana scratching me, whereupon fell in a passion and told him if he did not let gol would fire. The first time I fired 1 aid it to intimidate Rim and force him to let go, but with no intention to do 4 injury. After 1 fred he seized me with » greater force and came near throwing me down I tried to go ay and leave him, but be still hetd me, I told bim if he would give up his money I would not fire agan, He said he would not, but pushed me ont, still holding to me. I then fred at him, he still grasptag the revolver, for the perpase of wounding Lim in the arm, Where the bullet struck I do not know. I fired two more shots in succession, being ina passion, Tdo not know where they struck. [do not remember striking him with the revolver. I leit immediately. I did not go through the house nor search his clothes. I went to the corner, took the main road and travelled in a westerly direction. I slept that night about eight miles from Monticello, beside the road. On awaking I proceeded towards Monticcllo, T remained there for an terest bought some refresh- ments. I inquired the way to Pennsylvania. When 1 travelled I shunned no man on the road, Near sundown on Monday I crossed the Delaware at Pond Eddy, and stayed all night at Maidhoif station. On Tuesday | hired outto Mr. Wel and while at his house I was arrested, From the very moment that the shots were fired I was seized with a deep remorse, and almost hoped somebody would shoot me dead. Inever bad such awful sensa- tions, I reiterate solemnly and before God the assertion that I did not intend to take life. I reiterate what I said touching Sullivan's testimony, when asked if I had auy- thing to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon me, I did not toll Sullivan that I had made up my mind to 0 to Gregory's two weeks previously, did not ex. amine the cupboards while Mrs, Gregory was out, as he testified. The expression Sullivan used in bis testimony concerning “stopping Mra. Gregory’s wind” is his ex- press.on, hot nine, This is my solomu confession, made 1p the presence of God, and with judgment before me, JOHN 8, PEARSON, AT DAWN. From sunrise every soul in the little village of Goshen was astir. The country farmers, gathered from miles around, assembled at their favorite places of resort and discussed the topic of the hoar with evident gusto, Every public house, from the lordly Railroad Hotel, directly opposite the depot, to the tiniest shanty in the inost nameless and remote of back streets, had its quota of transient guests. As the morning advanced large crowds congregated about the square in front of the Court House, auxiously awailing the hour for openmeg the doors.’ A. train’ of cars from Jersey City, that arrived shorily before ten o'clock, brought heavy seiniorcements, and it required the efforts ot sixty or seventy militia mon, bearing Enfield rifles with fixed bayonets, to prevent the curious from making a combined attack upon the piace and occupying the court room spite of sheriff or executioner, The most resolved, however, were kept back, and the less impatient, seeing that yioleuce would be ot no avail, confined themselves to giving utterance to uncomplimentary allusions to the soldicry and review- ing the past career of the condemned man. Finally eleven o'clock struck, and a few minutes later the doors were thrown open, and the holders of “invitations,” presenting their credentials, rushed up the stairway aud found themselves ina large hall face to face with the stage on Which was to be enacted the last act Of the tragedy. THE GALLOWS AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. ‘The gailows, under whose shadow had stood Gordon, Hawkins, Beate and Kennedy, rose erect at the southern extremity of the court room, directly in front of the Judicial bench, which had been draped in blac Two upright beams, fifteen feet in height, a cross rece, @ hemjen rope with an iron Ting to receive the slip noose, a roughly boarded enclosure with five sixty-pound weights concealed within; to the rightadozen cushioned arm chairs for the Sheriff's jury to the left, a low wooden railing of carved balusters énelosing the square set apart for the framework of the ghastly pieture—such was the scene, In the court room a large hall approached first by a dovble and subsequently by a single stairway, lighted by nineteen windows and sirrounded by benches for the a commodation of the morbidly curious gath ing—were avout four hundred “special deputy storit each and every man anxiously to the door and straining to catch a glimpse of the condemned man as the gallows toomed np before im, Must prominent among ail was noticeable a brother of the murdered man, who, with singular bad taste, had come to Witness the execution of the assassa. THE PRISONER, Pearson had been engaged from early dawn with bis spiritual advisers. He had partaken of a hearty break. fast, and Was in good spiris, Having been remove from his cell to an apartment on the lower floor of U Court House, be engaged in singing with the minicter: d the chanting of hymns reached the assem above long after the crowd had entered the room and monopolized every bench aud chair and every foot of ground, At forty five minutes past eleven o'clock the kindly Sherif, ‘A. Denniston, Exq., entered the apartment and asked the priser af he was read; Pearson replied to the aftirmati' His 8 were th pinioued to his sides, the biack cap placed upow hig hoad, and ata given word the procession filed into the corridor and up the stairway leading to the gallows. FACING DEATH. Not a sound was heard as the funeral cortege appeared at the doorway. First came the sheridl, next tho ex en- tiover, then the prisoner and his spiritual advisers, Pears’n was attired ipa full suit of black, and did not seem so calm and collected as on the previout night. Still, ax be entered the room, he looked at the and’ betrayed no emotion whatever. hewnpeu noose haugiy lovsely around his neck, he quietly watked into the square and stood directly ander the rope, with downrast and flushed check. Now and then a convuisive twitching of his lips almost indicated that be was making a di effort to gan mustery over his feelings; but he remained firm, and only ouce raised hiv oyes Lo glauce at he motiey assemblage. Sher ill Dennis. tow then read the death warrant, which applied moml- Baily to John Henderson, alias John arly, the names under which Pearson had been couvicted and sentenced. Having concluded the reading of the document, he asked —- ¢ “John Henderson, alias Juhu Hardy, what have you BOW Lo A) wunned man motioned tothe Rey. Mr. Brown. ing, who, in Pearson's name, delivered a brief addres recapituiating the principal statements contained in the confession, and offering up a prayer for the repose of hi soul. Having concladed, the prisoner, speaking rather incokerently, and with a'slight tremnlousness pee pti- ble im bis tone, said :— HIS DYING WORDS. “Tam guilty of the deed, and I sufer Lere to pay the peusity of my crime. I trust that God wili take me to ave confessed here to the brothers on th « peint, and they can bave it established be ou. f trust that Lam about to gain that happy lan A great many say that Lam a murderer, and that J evnnot fad grace in tay soul; batt feel thal Jesus i< my God and hae died tor me THE END. As Pearson was silent, the Rev. Mr. Qebon, stepping forward, offered up a fervent prayer fur the suture wel- fore of the condeined, the doomed joining in the respouses and ferventiy and repeatediy wulspenng amen. He now breathed heavily, and the hectic fueh on bis face had deepened into ® crimson glow. Seeing tha: his time had come, he shook hands with sheriff Denniston, tke District Attorney and bis *piritaal ad Vieers motioning rather than uttering a loug iarewell to ail Heving grasped the hand of the exec: that Official adjusted the noove under the prisoner's ieit ear and secured it to the trom ring at the end of the rope. At preeively seven minutes past twelve o'clock, just a» he had drawn the black cap over the victim's iraiures, a slight “thud” was heard within the boarded euclosure, and the murderer, convalsively clenching iv txt», joaped fronr his feet into the ait and swung to and fr His chost rose and fell, once or twire # gurgling so was audible to those nearest the callows, « (ew mosen lar vontractions followed, bot the struggles 01 the dving mun were few and scarcely percepuble Al twelve es past twelve o'clock the body was lowered a score of inches, but the pulse till beat. At eighteen minutes p ive tho w ms pulveleas AL twenty two minutes past twelve the heart was wlent. The neck had been instantly dislocated by the fall, and the murder er, in paying the penalty of his crime had uappily under te agopy THE CORFSE rites ai te sign of fife bad vanished, They taid it ins pine con, at the bead of which had been placed a «mall white pillow. The biack cap was removed from aver the features of the dead and the jurors, who had sworn to see that (he law wa duly carried out, viewed the remains io «ll thei ghast The eyes were closed, and li wed for a time at the distorted features of the Jad who had stood in the midet of the crowd bul twenty minutes previous, im all the enjoyment of life aud strength, the tid of the coffin was replaced, the rewaine wore borne (o a bh aems without the building, the eexemb lage dispersed—sad because of the neon wich dread receibation, but content with Me aaserven the sopremacy and infalibility of the law was lowered Artistie The collection of paintings sk teh Clab plac exhibition at the Derby Gatlery 25 Broadway, will be sold tonight by Messrs Leeds & Miner, The choicest works of some of our can att tats are comprised in this collection, aud many of them received bigh prizes at the late exbibition The ptetures owned by the lale Mr. Menno oid lately in Glasgow, Scotland. There w topdance of purchasers, “The 0%, Johastone, brought 1wo hundred and fifteen gu “des Piece,” by J. Wilson, thirty coven guineas, “Abbey Craig,” MeNeitl MeLen, « guinews The Rod and the Gan, J ght guineas, “Loch Avot, A Perigal, thirty guineas, “Entrance to Glencoe,” early pictare, H. MeCalloch, after keen competition, fifty one Guineas; “Glencoe.” alxo an early picture of MeCulloch’s eighty guineas; “Loch Ard,’ do, thirty-five guinear ‘Srowan Bridge,’ Perigal, twenty five guineas, ‘st Pillans,’ do, forty guineas; “The Victory,’ raver oleven guindas: “A Matter of Taste,’ do, twenty mtineas, “The Irieh Whiskey Stil”? by Fraser, wae bought for Fixty.seren pounds ton shillings, little more than half (we eum paid by Me, Deamistoun to the artist tor it Railli Soffren, one of the most celebrated eailore of France, and who is spoken of ax the hero of it (rumphant battles against the English on the Iodian oan, is to have a molten image to hie memory at St. Tropes. Suffren was & gentleman of the old school of Prance, aud a great favorite at the Court of Louis XVI. ‘The maguificent collection of Assyrian bas reliefs from the Palace of Nimrod, presented to the people by M. Delaports, Consul Generel of France im the Bast, has been placed im the galleries of the Louvre, Those anti quities, several of which are of trmmense proportions, De ee THE VETO. Convention of Conservative Union Men of Missourt, Wastinatoy, Feb. 23, 1866. The President bas reeeived the following despatch: — St. Louw, Feb, 22, 1858, The conservative Union men of Missouri greet you with one hundred guns for the noble stand you have taken in defence of the liberty of the people. Very re- spectfully, E. B, BROWN, President of the State Central Covveution of Conserva- tive Union Men of Missour, Endorsement of Presider Louisville, Ky. Loviwvite, Feb, 22, 1866. A large and enthusiastic moeting was held to-night in honor of President Johnson's veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau bill. Governor Bramlette presided, and speeches were mado by him and other distinguished gentlemen. Resolutions were adopted requesting the withdrawal of the Freedmeu’s Bureau from the State, pro- nouncing the Bureau bill unconstitutional, ex: pressing kindness and good will to tho freed- men, thanking the President for his veto, advocating the rights of the States to control their own domestic concerns, opposing the distrust of the people expressed through the National Legistature, and endorsing the sen- timents of President Johnson upon representation and taxation. Johnson in The Demonstrations at Carbondale, Pa. Cannoxnane, Feb, 22, 1868, There is now being fired in this city a national salute in honor of the immortal Washington; also a salute of one hundred guns in honor of President Johnson for his veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau bill The Feeling in Baltimore. Bartimony, Feb. 23, 1866. Prosident Johnson's veto and his speech of yesterday excite considerable attention, In the City Conneil this afternoon a resolution endorsing the veto inessage was laid on the table. A call hay been issued for a mecting to endorse the President, Meeting of Democrats and Conservatives in St. Louts. PRESIDENT JOMNSON’S POLICY ENDORSED- APPROVAL OP THE VETO, BTO. Sr. Lovrs, Feb. 25, 1866. The democrats and conservatives held a meeting at Mercantile Library Hall last night, at which resolutions were adopted to the following effect:—That the de- mocracy of St, Louis are determined to restore to the citizens of Missouri all their constitutional rights; that the federal constitution detines the qualitications of mem- bers of Congress, and all men passing such qualifications are eligible to seats in either house of Congress, that the regulation of the right of suffrage belongs to the States alone; that taxation without representation is in opposition to the fundamental principles of Americay constitutional law; that Andrew Johnson, in his recent speech to the Virginia delegation, has placed himself upon the principles stated the foregomg ree lutions, and we, the democracy of St. Louis, pleds our support to him im carrying out said prin that the democracy of Missouri heartily approve the Presiden'’s veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau bill; that the democracy are alarmed at the rapid strides the advo: cates of the national funding sytem are now making to- ward the establishment of a national autocracy of stocks und funds, by exempting such stocks and tunds from State legisiat on; that holders of every kind of govern ment stocks ought Ww be sulject to the same rate of Laxe tion as holders of real and personal property; that the democracy believe no citizen can be deprived of any na- tural or political right except by trial and conviction for such crimes as are punishable by deprivation of liberty of property; that the present constitution of Missoart was formed by a faction, inaugurated by fraud and vi lence, and is in direct conflict with the essential prince! ple of liberty, and we pledge ourselves to labor for its overthrow; that we pledge ourselves to support free trade; that we thank the Hon. Joshua Hogan, the demo- cratic representative from this city, for his support of Presideut Jolnson’s reconstruction policy, and his faith fulness to his constituents; that we cordially invite the co-operation of ail men who oppose the misrule and tyranny of the radical party. A separate resolution was adopted endorsing the action of the Verandah Hall Convent‘on Jast May, and merging the democrat county organiaation with the stave or ganization then formed. HEARTY in ‘the Missouri Leg ENDORSEMENT OF THE ACTION OF IN CONGNEES. St, Loow Both houses of the Missouri Legiata terday the following resolutions uuder a suspension of we rales: — Resolved, That the conflict which has existed for tive Lust Give years between loyalty und disloyalty is sill existing. wna that the aafety of the uation demands that the gow shall be retained in loyal hands. are. VAR RADICALS Pperted the same worthy represe country in the lair cebellion, and we fade tves our hearty AyMURgHY OF 0 our constituent ‘The resolutions passed the He and the Senate by 21 too Both hows then adjourned, in Warhington’s birthday, afver whicn le by Lieutenant Governor Saaith aad rs Of the Legisinture taking strong grow the Presideut's vet by avo conrmé@moration of apretyes re everm 9 Age The Radicals tn San ane Open Their Vials of Wrath. Bax Fravoroo, Fev 2) is66 Colourl Hawkins addressed one of the largest meet or held bere last night. The sentiment that, if ent Jonson's action had been correctly reported byt ph, he was untt for the Chief Masiwtracy of u d States, was greeted by long continued plane. Governor Low, tntrodacing Colonel Hawk ln the course of hit remarks, suid of the Pros) vety, that he felt it to be # souree of anxiety and wheb Le saw every traitor in the laud sing a, rew Jolneon. This sentiment war aleo gr u Ao coutinued applause. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES. Discovery of « Systemat Row the Erie Railroad Company—One N.Y, Feb 23, 1906 secesstul detective ope calminated in One of the neatest and m we have beard of in sow howe our city to-day im the arrest of the perpetrators of the systematic rebheries of the Ene Reilroad Company The freight over the read known ae time freight hax been stolen for some iwo years past. The robberies were conducted afi along the romd from Mort Jereix to Donkirk, and ne to how or where the freteht was taken could he a od, #0 evatematic and well planned ot at were th thieves Thelr plan orral! with which they opened the in dopped here for wood and the party would enter the car, aber them. Copfederates were stationed along the road, and after the train left the city the parties in the car would open the dowr and out the wht ich would be gathered up by their (rieuds and carted to their hiding pt At the fit stopping plue the partion in the car would leave end reture here the fregbt howe im th eine a etren operations c fotlows Th war bet wore when ( One oF two ing the door after roll Abort uy wa fobbed of from one (o two thousaud dollar werlp of uote Officer Knapp, a apecial poliorman of the Br Railroad, war t » waich, abd, throveh « ageney, one ean ag a Lemes been Mxposed. and fhe parties conducting t » rested. For three montis officer Knapp and » de fective from Bufiiie oamed John Shoop have been «trad suspected parries, and grad nto (hele tile The men were in, Va, whom they the goude having obtained Knowledge Of | we Pout master Chickering had s stamp made comtaning tring th ty engageet in wo! postmark The loners were headed t Knapp, anawerel by bit stamped with the die as: oming from seranton, a the annwert were delivered to the parties thay all the while «npparing the Serantos were genuine By (hie means a great amount « avon wae obtained a4 (6 the mnenner of conducting their operatic Detective Shoop represented hime! ons brother crack*mau, was admitted inte their conf. dence. sud wemingly entered fuily into their yperations. The plot for their capture progremed anti! it was brought ton ‘on Thursday night, Officer Knapp had two care loaded with freight emitched of the train and ed in & Convenient situstion for them He then concealed bimeelf where he cowid witnone (ber operations. They su approached, unlocked the «a wecured theit buoty, and went of, followed by the officer By thie means the ination of their storslous war obtamed. Youterday morning the officers procerded Ww a house in Baldwin street, near Cartull, and arrested Gane of the princi , G ‘Wallage, who wae in bet The ether beak shan, Alemander ‘well, ® boarding saloon on Winner siceet Wiener street, war searcbed snd & \ousans doliare orth of scored, All day these follows had dispmey of War (artheted The at Jair of the thieves, the house of one Frank Har Acti, ob the goers were e iM Garching the city and yeraring piles of pods i ware eth Coleaned (rym Stale Priot sboy two venre acy, ead LaTe ed in these operations since, They informed Shoop thut they had taken over one bundred thousand dollars in freyht. Wallace and Powell are lodged in the county jail, ‘They will be examined to-morrow. CITY INTELLIGENCE. New Yorw Jevenie Asruom.—Tho thirteenth annual report of the management of the New York Juvenile Asylum has just beon published. This is a very desory- ing and u.wful institution, located on 175th stroet, near Tenth avenuy, and has been in operation for over twelve years, More (han ten thousand childrea have, in that time, been conmiitted to its cure, and many of thei finaily returned (9 their famities and friends. Thirteen hundred boys Lave been duly indentured to farmers and others in the State of ilinois. Iu 1864 the agent visited these children aud found them geuerally contented and Jeading honorable and useful lives, Three hundred of tho number were at one tune in the Western army. They Were originally gathered from the abodes of poverty in this city, Only two inmates ran away from the home in 1864 out of a family of one thousand, although the gates were generally open and the euclosire could be readily scaled by ulimost the smallest boy, Fifteea thousaud dollars are required to pay current expenses, and @ mort- gaze of thirty-five thousand dollars——the only encum brance upon the property of the aaylum-—should be pnd The officers are:—A. R. Wetmore, President; Per Cooper and Jobo T. Adams, Viee ldents; Benjamin F. Butler, Secretary ; Josept’ B. Collins, Treasuror. 1 present board of directors includes saine of th ‘most responsible citizens of New York. Diganigp SoupieRs’ any Saitou’ Retin F Julgnet’s French company have generously offered their services fora performance for the benefit of the al patriotic fund. They have been gladly accepted by the committee, and thy entertuntments have accordingly beon fixed to come off at the Academy of Music on the 6th of March next, Some of the best pieces of the French repertoire will bo presetited on this occasion. Euevertia Reciteyt Evectiox.—At an election, held on Wednesday evening last, for the purpose of Alling the vacant captaincy of Company K of this regix casioned by the resignation of Captain Berendes, U officers and members re ortacr comme of the'r company, Captain William Seebacu, of the Comp- troiler’s otli Tur Vosne ent, oc n AworlaTION. This association, com posed of veteran members of the seventy-first regiment, National Guard, was permanently organized on the even- ing of the 20th inat., by the unanimous election of the following oll President, George A. Buckingham Secretary, J Treasnrer, George W. Roose: vett. ng was held last ng at the armor: Market, at which the various conunittees were appointed, and everai names w dded to the roll of membership. Tae Tarra Dena On Coxvetiow The annual eon- Vention of the Thote Delta Chi Society, in session at the Astor House fur two days past, last ing. The oration was delivered by Mr. William H. Mer: riam, at the headquarters of the frater: st dijournes en , Colonel George D. Kellogg pi being “Remin and vs of tl late Confede pital, Wt interesting allusions to the binet, comprising perional skevhes, and m individdal and oi action in that body, tendanes * matter of Mr oration Aft rebel tives of The at Merniam’s the oration the rntertitl dence of Cole Hillyer, wh member of U the day ‘The Kiowt Hour Movewwer.—A cominittee of work ipgmen met last night at No. Bowery for the pur possof making arrangements for « grand meeting two be held on W. ing next, at Clinton Hall, for the purpose of advocating the eight bour labor mov: which the workingmen of this city have decided rate on the tiret Monday of March. The necox ‘ iminary arrungements were perfected nn i invi. tations issued to se prominent pnt yeak rs to address the necting on Wednesday evening Tak Ge German mu zations, the ninth general Sacugerfust, recently ase for the purpose of uniting in all musical enterprises to pre pare for the noxt general Saengerfest, which will be held in Philadelphia. The singers are represented by a central by the our sacietice, who held a o p last might at the headquarters to take some action in rete to various musical matters, Two additional 90: the New York Quartet Cinh and the Mozart Manner Chor were admitted aa members of the central organization of the wingers, The proceeds of the concert Pr the benetit of the German Hospital fund which wax recently held ander the auspices of the German musical societies at th Academy of Musk’, it was reported, amounted to about ged in two thousand dollars, Some arrangeyients were mode for al pathering, to be ‘This 4 Comuers, a8 is called a poeutiar se Ii the members of the German rocietios to be held for the purpose of effecting a « and harmony ng members comp thiv anion of German societies This festival, it was ar Tanged, WiiMiake place some time durng oo xt wonth A number of the societies, it appears, baye made ar. rangements to participate in the Saengerfest of the Vastern singers, whiehgs to take place in June next at the city of Providence: The officers of the central or. ganization were anthurized to make the ne ry ar rangements forthe Commers, and to pr pro gramming for the festivities AxSt4L CoMMERORMEST OF THE New Yors Orernanme Snook anv Hoserrat.—A large audience attended the lb annual commencement of this in eat ihe New York Universit od wort" cand play operas and thee gaten present The following diplomas by the Ite bold, Ws. Bly, 4 aon. 0. Bean, No6 nn, GA. Te and runtuate ated with Dr Matthews 7 Fraser Ram Hart, &. W. Crawford, WJ. Bry Y Jump, nuwde by Gee H b by Wa. # Ely OF pe Res Oven siternouon Kat mye «reside at No. 49 Weat H 0 cot Was Fun OVER Near the above resident fataity by a wagon driven by Hubert Met The THE FENIANS. The PIC barg Congress. Pervancne, Pa, Feb “00 The Military Committoe preseuted a ropurt out the plow submitted by General Sweeny, After being thoronghly he lat dollar and the laet man 8 means, amen and arte at the command o car nw beng reeled Money is rapidly An O'Mahony Me Hobert« A seven th je wae piven Chari Jelogation, at the St of people w Congre tthe bau t Kept the mea eeprene grent Veniane im K the Action of the burg Comgress. Considerable #09 war oerasioned in the lly bear port that General Sweeny demoe dont the Pitteborge Congress that Hreland was ant at prevent capable evolution sing beraell witheut the aid of the Cana wvement The belief among Fenians bere is that the KH are stil the formidable controlling power of the he the jalant and ' wes that the o ° ment will a jow opinion of the TRH and thos hise nveny who are now under the Sweeny leader stip. The Intier claim that the senatoriale are the be-t frends ofthe LR Band ation i working im by the oft Ce ferbiou agein Every eve Auren different circles are holding a4 Serent parte of the rity rr ting the FB aed itylucting yetories, The speeches ape mgh the routwe Fentan w ne with the except rakes for a report ot even og were meetings of three cireinn of the Krother howd sof two of the Sisterhood, held as folle se Jul Mitebet Cirele ( Mahowy), at Thirty third second a t Lawrence OTooh pow), a Thirty ther «treet end Righth ave The Hweeny Circle (Menate), 155 First avewar the (O'Mabony) Twenty second strort 1. the #eeeny Ahterhood (Semate) IT Members were initiated ead fumds cute ved ot Kincora Sisterhood and Wiret « feowery cub General Logan and the F ne Parente, Feb £3, isan. (enero) Laga® tlegrapoe thet be never » the use of bis mame by the Fenians ausembled bere, wore The ation of Napoleon's “Life of Ja Corear romching completion rap.diy liustrated with thirty wo maps expianawry of Cmest’s campaigns ; An itnportant article ow “Liberty | © ately in tbe Benue Contom poraine be written under high offeial inapirs A Paria publiaher Will abortly bring vat the fpr tories of patnphiete entitled “Opunans Ph psopriques, Penemiques ad Babitopes Me Pipes Bey The sumer @D raat of the Uprate | edie Jaws nw rae appr nA w Para fs sre WASHINGTON BIRTHBLY. Grand Celebration in Philadelphia by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Major General Chamberlain as Orator snd Private Miles O'Reilly as Poet of the Day. A Home for the Benefit of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors. ake. Ace Our Philadelphia Cor Punaveiria, Keb, 24 1866. The Philadelphians, as you aro aware, are 4 lowpits sel of people, and under a grave exterior have hearts as able to rejoico ina festival as their neighbors of more Jocund aspect. ‘Phey are distinguished for the good taste with which they get up, and the good order they Preserve at, all pablte ceremonials;, and the celebration of Washington's birthday yesterday was an occasion calling forth both taste and order in their bighest de velopment, Tho military and fr companies of the city paraded. Presenting a most brilliaut display under the soft spring sunshine; the streets, sidewalk« and ded with happy Joy belle rang, firew made the night brilliant, and if spirits in the next world can take any conizamce of toasiv and in this, then the soul of George Washington must have | been kept pretty busy bowing all day lon, too, for that matter—in response tw the numerable cups in which his memory was ple But the great feature of the windows wore ere faces fons in and all eraland ia 4 celebration of its existence given by the Military Order ot the Loyal Legion at the Academy of Music, the pro cveds of admission being devoted to the benefit of dit abled soldiers and sailors of the recent war. It was a noble abje nobly carried out by the ollleers of the Order, and nobly responded to by the generous and loyal people. All the official heads of Philadelphia wore pre sent a8 invited “ts on the stage—the judges, the fu culties of the various colleges, the most eminent men in all the fearned professions, and the municipal and many of the State author On one aide of the stage eat Major ral Monde, rounded by his staf, aud Generale Torbert (of airy), Davia, Wilson and many others, together several hundred officers, whose badged and ribboned br wed that they had se v On the ' wat wtore Alden, commanding the Navy Yard, y was tho firet annnal | | Winging with Gre my fale From stricken Belda aid conan Caron T hear their voloe and ery 4 tng upon our myriad gra # to the erippied Jes of the Dead! ine was holy to the he Of holiest cause to manhood Peace and Liberty to amite, e warm blood bounded bright, {called by Hea for—in the elay rel woos j fray. for the w Ais thee woak Lips today The Oxnew or Tue Lauion apenket Om the conslusion of (his very wonching ant musical appeal the audience adjourned, “Private Mitea’* being Warmly congratulated on Lis sucess, as was alse Goneral Chainberiais, With whom, however, success Was more to have been expected The jnvited guests were then carried in barodcties to 4h ory of the City Troop, where a Kuper’ cold dejem owalting ther wrival, and where, with Capt rs sn the ebaie, s,veechos were made all round, toasts drank, good storiew tld, good songs sung, and y “memory of General Waahingion first toast in order, and the b Nquor tippled—the boing, of course, the h of Andrew Johnsow the next. Surgeon’ Mitchetl, Capiaiv Keyuer, General Cadw.slader, Colonel Zi and the other working offleans of the Loyal Legion deserve credit for t) tnirable success of their efforts in this fret al colebration of their Onder; and we believe i ls their savention in com junction With the commanderies in your city and else where, to get up similar demonstrations all over the country for the benefit of ove disabled inigode disguised in Blue” The City Troop, let ne add, are ao oliday soldiers, for they have sean service) in the war, \d furnished #ixty tour Lion out of « botal of ont icons tw the cavalry of the y eighty members Reception at Public School No. #4. The annual q@etertainment (commemorative of the birthday of the Puiber of Wis Country) given by thea teachers pupils of Pulte Schoot No 48 (Went Twonty-eglih strvet) took pinee on Tiuraday, at tom and clock AM. The spacious assembling room of the wehool had been decommted with patriotic emblems Ap. Propriate nesttoes #0 wails, and a Oa» coller Vow of busts obtatwed by the volomtary comtrihutia teachers and yapilx, and exoupying prominewt positions var the platfurm ancl asound Uke rem, awaited dedies tion The friends of lar edunation ¢ ee But wage wore ae tives of wionk, meunbers of the lent Hoont of ond arene invited muvee, amnong Wh Lt Bellows, james Wo Gerard, Keq., and Hou Jew Rovgrapber — Jamos « At ten oirlock choot grag tenia of “Thal wo the Chief, when the * were Commenced. Bet introdu ted busts of Washin; Honiton, Fraakia, Wobster, Clay, Napolson, Liveola and New: by monuments of the virtue, ambitien and of those who haw nek the past, and exams wil agp influence the pre After other interesting mewical and Lterary ow * Jainen Wo Gerad, E du. od ted the ml ot, anit en The rob then at retired poth Polsows aime et denintivns, Ader bat really preserves grout SOLODUNT Tt ies A oon. Ward's Ladies Paper Pit ‘ whe lnaale antiretall ony WWD, 8 Bron o Move Gray A Wonderful Disenvery. t Astor place. Hat» we De CHAN DIMAN Fort + pe ay Adidves—Pollak & Son, rchnam surrounded by a score of fellow officers b longing tot) same branch of the ser On the left a in th parquet, about # hundred disabled vet at, their thaimed and traneated limbs appealing eloquently te every eye; while im front ot them were the gay, bright and riehly-lnced the City Troop—the crack airy organiza « herly Love, dating ck their ongin to four years earlier than oust army, noe having werved as General Washington's body guard. The remander of the parquet war tilled with the soldiers of Haneork’s corps aud the Mari thoir crow-belts and gloves white and ahsteniny, ond all 5 handsome read|ness for parade ms eC rele and private boxom élite of Philadelphian beauty sat fanning \toelf and ben ing the inspiration of its prowner to the wene, and up to the very top of the house the various Were of callerien were thronged and rustlog with belday hie and pleasure Major General Chamberlain, of Maine who won 50 the Fifth Cadwal tion and was so offen wou! introduced by Major ed a lengthy, erudite Jee with ui istin y corps, lader, and de very scholarly epeeets r I and a sound exposition of the principles both of the peneral government a the government of the military. Order of the Laval Legion, in whore eo he «poke Tue General's wounds hav puysical streags hs that hoe voice way pot always quite equal re jrements of s0 vast a boilding ; but be ¥ nd attention thronguout, und w nterrupted by hearty burst’ of applause, 1 ly from the 1 of Lik a Hs epeech her « aude Broth coven of th colt, by the and in blae and portion af thei othe! record coh and some appropriate music by Uke various military bande pre the Poet of the Day was ext introduced In We perm Colonel Chas 6. Halpine (oPrivate Miles O Reilly’), to see whom there the: aoldiers ved with much tuure expectally a He was ree was muck and ladies ‘urioeliy ent ree, Which Is Preponeereing pied after every stanza by ueny lation Wing fs 10 Uber eyes quite ly during « tun parte of bis poem. He hes « clear ringing and + of very powerful yore. and speaks with great emp gesticuta 1 vehomence of | devoid of theatricutity or rant. His yy LINER FOR THE Day Forever past the day uf whom, The long, «A days of dauht and fear When woman by her idle kona, 5 i battle « nenrit | , / we r at ’ ‘ ioe « 7 opin ened, ' vine oe Nor wore greene : nd (only om yews twrmnes a6 womme Tee man th mer be arora, @o2 hatte. Vipers Ome Annual Sale of Sivone en ah as SLATER», Bie Browtway A.—Uphham's Marache Causee the ha wid howls. Try i aud be ow by MA 2t Park vow. and FO WELDS Frankiln stroet A.—dapanene Male Senta € ral Diack or Keown. Only one pre bee at BARNES, 21 Park cow, and No Frankl lows « ee . ¥ COWELL COM, A Mttemt Sewing Machine, Makimg the Wikan ond thon stromg, einstie 00d WILCtk & GIHHE, OM Hvedway. aM ings, ober VTON, 10 Wall stemet, S. T. 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