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6 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY: 27, 607. THE OCEAN YACHT RACE. THE STATE CAPITAL. a Bappy iffe, and books like this will tend 10 develop thet elements ip harmonious action. Durer; A Sea-Suons IvyL ann Oram Poxus. By George Aruold. ‘SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, Porus, Grave anp Gar. By George Arnold. ‘The Case of Judge Smith—Senator H. C. Mur- Dhy’s Bill for a Bridge, Over the East River—Notice of a Bill for a Tunvel Between ‘New York and Brookiyu—Increased Pay for the New York Fire Departmeut—Proposed Amendweat to the Kegisiry Law—More City Railroads, &c. Arnany, Jan. 28, .867 Both bouses held prolonged sessions this moraing. in the Senate the most important matters considered were ‘the case of Judge Smith and the bill for a bridge over the Kast river, the particulars respecting which were pub- Mshod exclusively in the Hema some weeks ago. The wave of Judge Smith bas occasioned scarcely apy interest Bere, avd, therefore, very little concern is eauibsed Pelattve to the result, Among the interesting subjects that turned up in the Asmembly was Mr, Penfold’s notice of a bill for the con struction of a submarine tunnel between New York and Brookly». The plan proposed by Mr. Penfield is not yes developed, but he intends to bave the tunnel much om the same principle as that in the river Thames, and of sufficient wiith to enable railroad cars to pass ‘Mhrovgh it readily, The termini of the tunnel are to Be located about the foot of Catharine street, New York, and somewhere between Fulton and Grand streets, Brookiyn. ‘ ‘The lager deer question, it appears, is not yet settled, @or Mr. 0. Morphy gave notice this morning of an amendment to the Excise law exempting lager beer from ‘Ms operations. A powerfu! effort is to be made by the @erman element to carry this bill through during the present session. & strong effort is also being made to Increase the pay ‘of the Now York Fire Department, Mr, John V. Grid- @y, of New York, introduced a biil this morning which ‘Provides that, immediately after ite passage and until the resuroption of specie payments, the salaries of the ‘fficers and men of the department be as follows:— ©dief Engineer, $4,500; Assistant Engineer, $3,000; Dutrict Engineer, $2,000; secretary of Board of Com- missioners, $3,500; Bookkeeper, $2,500; First Clerk of @owmissiowers, $2,500; Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph, $2,600; Superintendent of Horses, $2,000; ‘Werk of Chief Engineer, $1,800; Aesistant Clerk of Ohief Hagmesr, $1,200; Foremen, $1,300; Assietant of ; Telegraph Operators, $1,500, Mes, $800; Beil Ringers, $1,000; tiena! Clerks and Copyists (not ‘to exceed for each), 500; Privates, $1,000; Drivers, $1,000; Stokers, 000; Tillermen, $1,000. This is an increase at about tate of twenty per cent on the present salaries of the efBeers:and men of the department. The privates now get $840.per annum. ‘The difficulties and botheration occasioned by the new law, requiring naturalized citizens to produce Meir certificates before having their names regirtered, become the subject of legisiative interposition. “Tho registry law seoms to be a favorite object of tinker- ng, and in some measure necessarily 20, for ite sections ‘ere generally drawn up 80 loosely and ambiguously as to feave even sharp lawyers in doubt as to their true in- tent and meaning. Mr. Creamer proposed a new amend- spent this morning by the provisions of which inspectors @election will be obliged to piace on the register of votes the names of naturalized citizens who have lost presence of the in- ‘wpectors, setting forth these facts, will bave to be made by sapphicants, and on this provision being complied with the ore are peremptorily required to place the name @ applicants on the register of votes. At present right of u naturalized citizen depends very much on price of the in: who reject or reosive ‘of parties without certificates just as the whim st of the occasion inclines, The result of this of uniformity in the system adopted by different was xeen last fall, when the Superior and Pleas Courts were overrun with people in quest For days the ged & All i i tt ft : : t Z 3 § i ' K lew juced a foflice of inepector of Weights and and to f their powers and duties to the Volicé Com- Rando authoriced to assign any number of v ome ey may consider meosseary Co perform all duties now im the bands of the above mentioned rs. $ | H i | ail the stores of the city. abolish the evil of light weighis and mea- has been much complained ot. iutroduced a bill for new railroad, gb Tenth avenue from Seventiett: to Twen- ‘th the latter to Fiuth avenue, the latter to Seventeenth street to avenue “, fb Pitt, Delancey, ne, East, Cherry, Mi to Catharine street ferry, reiuraing Broome, Delan- ie ri I Barclay, Ezekiel! Sailer, George W. Morton, W. 3 Cc. R. Sterling, Martin A, Sais, Jobn Ma- gon, Michae) Larkin and A. W. Warner. Petitions were presented by Mr. John K. Develin for wry in Westcbester ‘and the House of Sisters of Mercy in Houston street, Hew York. Twenty-five thousand doliam is asked for @e purpose of erecting new buildings connected with Me Catholic Proteciory, and $50,000 for a imilar object By the Sisters of Mercy. rds the close of the session several resolutions were offered, but not acted upon, and amoug them one bing into James R. Whiting for alleged failure to the streets of New York iv a cleanly condition, THE BOAT LAW. M,C. Murphy, of the First Assembiy district, has Mmtroduced a bill amending the boat luw. ‘The change he proposes is to aliow al! regularly licensed boarmen 4 fission to board vessels, and carry passengers to aid Ron classes of steamers apd mailug Vemels, THE ALLEGED CLERICAL PICKPOCKET. @ommitment of the Prisoner for Trial. Sastice Dodge, before whor the investigation m the case + @ the Rev. George T. Williams, the nunister, charged WHE having picked the pucke: of a lady, white nding tm @ Fifth avenue stage, on the second day of November Jest, has been in progress for come time, yesterday weached the following decision, whereby the socused party committed to await his trial :— ‘The priwener, Geo. T. Williams, te charged with hey'ng eomunitted a larceny from the person io taking from the of a indy @ pocketbook containing meney. while : i g i ax tas ener fects as having beam extablistien! — on the second of November lagi the com- Bye a Fifth avenue stage aad seated her- . if at the extreme end of the left hand aide; on'y persens on the same ade were , at the ead by the door, we ‘That the next person who en- te occupy the same till the discovery of Jarceny ; and ho person at any time eat be- complainant avd Mr. Williams As the stage tween epproached Twenty-secom! street there was seen by a “ pamenger . sented: Mr. Willams @ mevement Zneer the dresg.of the complainent, and immed.ntely eherwards the band of the priavner was withdrawn from Mereander with.a pocketbook Im HK. which he instantly a in the left baad breast pocket of bie coa:, and ” rose and pulled the strap Welep the stage Woe ~@videvoe further showed that the prisoner was called that be had !t; aaboreny aad seat from their grasp, and fell from the step; that oo the Mewwand for the pocketbook wed, he took it s@ut of his pocket and handed it ¢o the ewner, that when serrented he stated.to theamicer chat he found tt ow the ‘Moor of the stage, and, ween brought before the Court, Bhat ho found it on themes. These (acts are cstatdidhed Witnesses whose testunony was wery cleat end who could have no gocadon to = misrepresent. @n_ the end, it that the been for 8 be could bave though? ot commnftelng, muck Bees have commitsd, the offence charged. Detectives have rico beow iutrodnced who consider thas te cus in MAinant® dress pocket was made by ne “green io the busnese | bave earefulig weighed all Mhors (apis, an@ capsider What taken in oennectivn with ‘the Jaw applicebie thereto, I would nat be juattied Ia jing $he pelsouer. The law tmarks out oortain Gace ‘when frtablithed, are copsidered ae ve pg crime; web we deuial of property atverwarda foma fe the pocearion of the prisoner Gifleren: state. eS ie explanatios of eu 8 ‘This case seems io be marked by # ot =. prootr of Migd eberaci f TRE BOSTON ANSI-SLAVERY SOCETY. — Bowror, Jencary 20, 1867. ntt-Slavery Society, following reeolu- Map Showing the Comparative Course of the Fleetwing, Vesta and Henrietta in the Race from New York to Cowes, the Distance Run, and the Position of the Yachts Each Day at Noon. ‘that the vindication and protection of the nearo and the re- storation of his rights demand the same measures, and are {nseparably bound up with their success; that in the name of Rational safety, uational honor, justice and the negroes? right, we demand of Congress thal 1¢ go forward untfl this wational structure reats on justice and liberty for its corner- THE COURTS. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Okarge of Levying Black Mall, Before Commissioner Betts, James B. Freeman, an Inspector of Internal Revenue, ‘and James Miller, who have been charged with levying “black mail,” to the amount of $180, from Henry Bu- deiman, of Harlem, under the circumstances already reported in the Henatn, were present in court yesterday for the purpose of having the accusation against them further examined inte. Mr, B. K. Phelps appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Joha Sedewick for the defend ante, After waiting some time it appeared that wit nesses for the prosecution were ‘not in attendance, an@ the case was in consequence adjourned to Monday. Charge Against a Lawyer. John H. prep, & lawyer, against whom a charge has preferred of presenting to a United States paymas- ter in this city a forged writimg, for th ri taining tne back pay and bounty of a came betore the Commissioner and tendered, in obedi- “ence to the requem of the District Attorney, other vail for his appearance, which.the Commissioner deemed satisfactory, and the further hearing of the case was adjourned 4111 Tuesday. ‘Charge of Forging a Power of Attorney. Before Commissioner Stilwell. tor was charged/by William McCready with e 12th inst., forged a writing purporting to be the power of attorney’ and--certifeate ‘of one W. EL Seaman for the purpose of defrauding the United Siates e purpose of sol government of the sum of $402 43, and also with pre- senting theee papers and obtaining the money. ‘Phe de- fondaus was committed for examination. SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. act te Recover for Mourning Goods Fur- wished to the City. Before Judge Monell. Alerander-?. Stewart etal. vs. the Mayor, &c., of New York.—In 1864-5 the plaintiff, on the death of certain officers of the city government, were applied to by the defendants to furnish the latter with gloves and crape suftable for each moursful occasions. These articies were duly furnished, bat when the bills were presented for payment there was no money in the city treasury which could be applied for that purpose. Accordingly the sum required to meet them, $754 80, was put into the Tax Levy last year, and, after its passage by the Legislature, the plaintiffs appliod to the Comptroller for payment, but were informed that the entire appropriation was already exhaueted, and they must wait and put their claim into the Tax Levy of next year, ring a similar fute by #0 doing, the plaintiffs brought thie suit for their claim. The defendants put in an answer setting up that no money remained applicable and unexpended in the city treasury to pay the plaintiffs’ claim, and that, under sec- tion ten of chapter 876 of the Laws of 1866, no Judg- ment conld be entered against the defendants, The plaintifls’ counsel gave notice of a motion for judgment on the ground of the frivolousness of the ‘answer; amd, on the hearing, the Court granted the motion, and ordered jadgment Jur the plaintiffs for ihe amount claimed, with ‘pterests and costs and $10 cost of the motion. SURROGATE’S COURT. ‘The wills of tbe follewing deceased persons have been admitted to probate during the past week:—James Grogan, James btreet, Samue! L. Motley, Cornelis Dono- van, Jobn J. Gibbone, Lewie Sivk, David B. Crave, Fiedk. Bischof, James Lowry, Henry Boland, Ann Burke, Martip Zoig:Ibafer. Lettors of administration bave been granted on the estatox of the folowing :-—James Goagrove, Ann Donovan, Gamue! H. Hamilton, Roa iec, Patrick McKay, Dennis Nugent, Alex. Samiels, George Wasser, John Martin Reld, Caroline Bauman, Thomas Bassett, Hannah Mc- Qnaid, Gertrude Remer, Edward Ranliofer, Arthur Dontey, Robert V, Montague, James Meikle, Samuel F: Righter, J. Seixas, ‘James Egan, Soeeph Field, Mary J. Boyd, Bernard Friery, Martin Held, John Ken- ney, Patrick Saidiy, David Smith, Agustus Wenver, Anos L. Story, Catharine Broonan, John Kimi, Kose A. Gaesin, John W. Smith. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Conclosion ot the Trial of Patrick Dwyer tor of Patrick MeCuddes-Verdict itty Before Jodge Russel. At the opening of the court yesterday morning Judge Riusgel proceeded to charge the jary in the case of Patrick Dwyer, indicted for shooting Patrick McCudden, in Mr, Lyneh'ebar room, on the @th of December, 1865. His Honor clearly defined the law relative to murder and justifiable homicide, and the application of the facta to the lagal principles which he laid down. The jory re- ‘tired at twelve o'clock, and after an absence of fifteen raiputes rewrned into dourt with a verdict of not guilty, ‘This spnouncement was greeied with loud demonstra tions of anplause by the friends of the defendant, but wae promptly eu fey the officers of the court, Thediraod Jury brought in a number of (ndictments con Friday, and were discharged for the term. ‘Wm, Pern ploaded guilty to stealing a chest of tea, valved at $50, from the wagon ‘of Peter Pastichi, 101 Third avenne, ea the 14th inet. He was sent to the Poni. tontiaty for two years. William Lambert and Jomer Harley, guilty of am at- tempt at petty larceny from the persou, were each sent to the Penitentiary for one year. h Rawerd egg | who stole $48 worth of clothing from Louis Cruger, West street, pleaded guilty to an attempt ai grand iarceny, and was sent to the Penitev- ary for six monthe. ‘August Cromwell (# boy) pleaded guilty to an attempt at turgiary, Raving, on the night of the lath of January broke inte the premises of George M. Tracey. He was sent @ the Bouse of Kefage. ye court adjoerved till Moody. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Beforw Justices Dowling and Kelly. Five came for breaches of the Excise law were die poved of in\ thts oourt yesterday morning, as fo)iowe — Hearg Rochwt, 146 Weert sizeet, fined $90; Deiderick Abrene, 423 Washington treet, floed $30, Nicholas head, 263 Broad @emissed; James B, Carr, ad sete ore it Sakurday,, tho 24 of February, and Caro- meses, fined $3 whieh he pe 8 remitted, tecw tor assault Datlery, 006 for digorderly house, one for carrying ‘weapon, one for giving « false token, and two from last siuing, were not of eoy general importance, BARYLAND STATES SEWATOR. ——Nummonn, Jan, 26, 1967. Governor Swane was yeateraey elected United Stator Lenator from Maryland for six jware from the 4th of March next, Of the a wombers present in THE FASHIONS. UN SPECIAL PARIS FASHIONS CORRESPONDENCE. Patterns ef 1866, and Remembrances of the Dresses Cut by Them—Interview with the Fashion’s Goddosses, Old and Now—What Is te be Worn in 1867 Described Fully and by Supreme Authority, &c. Panis, Jan. 11, 1867. ‘On the 81st of December, 1866—and that was only ten ‘days ago—I sat near ‘midnight at my writing table sort- tng old letters, I was resolved to greet the new year ‘with proper ceremony, hoping to create a favorable im- ‘pression by the neatness of my bondoir. I had but one drawer more to turn ont—full of papor patterns—and I knew it would not take long, for the spring, autumn and winter styles were all rolled up together; and, as Isprend them out, I remembered the fate of the different dresses that had been cut after them. Such memories are ever harrowing in the extreme. The evening bells that are “heard no more’ are not half 20 poetical as this or that ‘love of a body which Miss So-and-so envied and talked of till jealousy gave her the jaundice. 1 particular. ly felt for-the muslins tbat had been canght | in bushes, for the gauzes that ravelled out and shrunk up, for the silks that had got stained with French sugar and water refreshments, and as I communed with the departed, I gazed at the coal burning brightly, while thoughts of picnics, balls ged fétes rose out of the em- vers, In the very midst of it all approaching steps startled me; not a light, elastic tread, but # trotting, shambling shuffle, lke that of a very old woman who cannot get along with bigh heels. Tarore, lamp in hand, but before I had reached the door a stranger stood before me, and that she was really old did not admit of adoubt. 6he nodded familiarly, and sat down in an arm chair like mine in the opp site fire corner. “1 am sorry to call im £0 ldte,”’ saidjthe unceremonious old Jady, “but I have had a good deal todo. Tam the Fashions of 1866, and I have come to wish you good-by.”” A moment before} had been struck by my visitor's haggard look. Now I felt sorry for her infirmities. Her | cheeks were wrinkled, but what was worse her skin bore traces of ronge, blue and white paste; a peplum jacket, bordered with jagged fur, hang without grace in long | points down her sides. Sho wore a crinoline very much out of shape, or rather all shapes, and nothing but « leaf was tied with strings on her head. Ap absurd streamed under ber chignon, which was made of untidy looking curia, om a rural excursion, Grecian bandelets kept a front of upraised bapdeaux on her forehead. She was evidently a wreck, though still eporting b er colors. “Yes, I have come to say goed-by and to thank you,” she went on, “for you have done your duty by me from the day I came tripping in the world, just a year ago, in all the delight of twenty rows of steel round my petticoats, You approved of my first short walking cos- tumes and top boots, and when I took to Jong robes you applanded alsa T have not forgotten that you con- tented yourseif with a mischievous joke when I got into fourreaux. All my other biographers fell to preaching when I adopted the chignon, but you kept your morals for more suitable occasions, Tam much obliged to you for having let me have my own way with bright colored underskirts, butter cup satin empires, amber wide trains, and those sets of flowers which I used to wind round my arms, throat and head. Ategether, I must say you Dave endured my fickle ways with patience and forti-. tude, and I trust you will speak «veil of me when { am no more.” J shonid have said somethibg complimentary after this long apeech if I had not been alarmed by a sudden change in old Fashion's countenance, Her cheoks be. came holiow, one or two of her front teeth feil out, but she took a fan from her pocket, and, as if nothing bad happened, actually agitated it, as if she were sitting in her box at the opera. Nothing and nobody can be so collected as Fashion under trying circumstances. “Yon will cay that I am not to blame for the cholera,”” continued the ngly old witch, “nor the war, nor the needle gun, neither did I meddie with the Pope and Mexico, The aquariums and fishing I have had a great deai to do with, but Colonel Stodare’s décapite was no invention of mine, The fuss people are making about the odors of Paris is another thing I disclaim, my nore ‘thas ever been above such degradation; it i¢ no fault of mine if Ther/sa should be one of the smeile Mr, Veuillot mentions, You will not forget to describe Mile. Duval ae the cuttiefieh or piewere in the vie Parisienne; the cut- tefiss, yes, the cuttlefish was all my pride.” Here the stranger's voice was very hoarse and her words came with considerable effort, ‘ Besides that, I own to the Egyptian piaits and skim chalking. and—" ‘This was Fashion's last speech in 1866; she fell back in ber chair, fan, curls and all, but when I advanced and bent over her the chair stood vacant as before. I should have begun to believe in ghosts if my attention had not been called to a fair deleate looking girl, whose white jeweled hand was suddenty held out from be- hind me, [turned quite round. She was actually sit- ting with her feet crossed on my foot “Tam the New Fashions of 1867,"’ she said in « clear, sweet voice, * how do you dot” It seemed untrue to answer “very well, thank you,"’ with my heart beating double knocks in my bosom, so I Gurieied and remained silent, ‘nd what do you think of my attire?’ she asked. Her attire! Yes there it hung all round my foom, on ‘the very pegs that had been driven in for my sketches and chatks, “Tam going to wear everything you see here, between this and March,” volunteered the youthful beauty Jumping up. She was dressed in » brown velvet travelling costume, embroidered down the seams with black, and under that & plated satin petticoat of the same shade, Her brown bonnet, with a fat crown on the top and a cock’s comb and roses im front,-wes tied on betind with long stream- ing ends, while a fall of (ace rounded ander the obin from ear to ear, Another pink rose ciung on the left side of the face, She had on very long erystal earrings, called Francis I, style, on which ber initials stood out in gold. ‘The same ouff buttons on ber mousquetaire sleeves, made of Jolain white linen, Not « of crinoline; heaven knows where she came from. “Look bere,” eaid the elopant girl, throwing herebin- chilia mut on my sofe, and nearinga violet velvet cloak, cut like a burnoas without @ hood, “observe the new opera cloak, it 1s lined with white silk aed around with gold, two long tearf ends that hang down the beck from the neck are reins; they are mm and ti Gjoate the peoessity of keeping wornen in 1867, This large, round pattern worked tn gold at the ore r. be, leave ; the obus ie « pattern like, This dight, dumey thing w 0 iow, fluted chemisette, 1 like it beat in crépe lisse, It is the only description of low J shall wear under corselets, there being no vacant ity for anything #0 substantial ae a corsage, The Tair ie am of thir- ir Ttupic won Da mgag —_ * S is De call the aquarium ‘ou mee, it is ebort in front, almost aquare plow the knees, and lengthens * on the mdse til Jt epreads into s long train behind. The under. pettieoat we white ak severed with white tul over aYth oryetal drops, "dich Ogure water, Tho few bouillon pf greed and whitaform the body, with | this wreath of white water lilies in grass leaves; the same garland hangs down the right side of the robe. “This orange velvet affair lined with white eatin is a Roman toga or a low bodied princesse ‘n front, with @ fowing mantle and tunic in one behind. The Jewish sleeves are open from the armhole, and were it not for this puff of valencienres the arm would be rectly bare, The unterskirt to this is made of gaze de cham- bey, with alternate white and orange satin stripes, The only thing I mean to wear in my hair with this is a gold cord twisted in and out anda ponceau plume in the shape of a rosette over my left: temple. Now examine this love of acorselet. It ig made of nothing but a lat- tice work of gold braid and velvet ribbon; it forms a corbeille or basket, and is not a bit tight around the waist for I abolish strangulation by stay Iscing. “Here is a walking or visiting dress. The petticoat is made of three bouillonnes of blue silk; it is dreadfully long, but it ig corded round the bottom; over it I wear this gray poplin tunic, of which the flat front width is a deeply indented apron, quite separate from the back widthe, which are almost as long as the blue underekirt, and are deoply indented also. The bod; and tight-fitting, the und but there is a second pair of very long wide opon sleeves: which end in a point down on the tunic, I don’t intend them to be useful to any but silk weavers, who must be encouraged. “This thing is the new headdress or forehead dress— for everything that is to be put on the hair isto be trimmed high in (ront, either with a feather or a rosette, or @ filagree leaf, or a jewel constellation—in fact, it is the first step to the turban or odalisque of old. ”? Here I groaned, and this being the first sound Fashion had heard from me, she shiverod and called me Ie chral; but she soon rattled on again:—‘Salmon color, pe: color, the gH Coma gt heachionol Cate the silverest gauze, costli everything for trains, the stiffest of calico for bustles” ——and here I ‘What more 1867 said I know not, for, readers——I woke up. I actually had fallen asleop over my patterns, and the dresses I have described were those | saw on my last visit in the city. ‘Tunics on ball robes are to be trimmed shawl-shape— that is, to form a triangular point over very long, wide skirts,’ Beads, mother-of-pearl and Jet are ly employed in every shape. Satin and velvet have the ae Pheasant and other birds’ plumage are preferred 10 fur. In my next I will give a description of two or three of the Empress’ toilets which, by especial permission, I am to ses gext Tuesday. THE PUBLIC HEALTH. itary Posts Last Summer—The Disease in Breoklyn. ‘The last instalment of the Registrar’s report on the cholera epidemic of last summer was handed into the Secretary of the Board of Health yesterday. [t treats of the workings of cholera and diarrhoea diseases at the military posts and quarters for recruits on Governor's Island, Hart's Island, David’s Island and other posts in the harbor of New York. The records furnished to the health officials by Major General J. K. Barnes, Surgeon General United States Army, have been so tabulated as to compsre with all the records of the Health Board touching upon diarrhoeal diseases during the epidemic, It appears by these records that there were 181 de- cided cases of Asiatic cholera in these military quarters; tbat 78 of them proved fatal; tbat there were 1,169 cases of acute diarrhoea, 50 of cholera morbug, aud 48 of dysentery and chronic diarrhoa; that only seven of the last named diseases proved tatal, and that the sum total of diarrhwal diseases, ineluding ebolera, among ali the soldiers and their officers was 1,448, only 85 of whom died. Thus it appears that at these posts, where 1,721 men in comfortable military quarters were exposed to the full force of the epidemic— for the cholera among them was particularly virulent— Jess than 300 out of the whole number escaped diarrhw@al diseases, This record atjerds new and con- vineing evidence of the value of that ceaseless vigilance by medical officers which is seldom perfect omy ed under Cr authonty. The reports from Forts ion and Lafayette, Fort Wadsworth, the pew fort et Sandy Hook, Madieon barracks and Willett’s Point, show that no cholera cases occurred at these posta, Moreover, out of abowt 325 o! and mée on detached duty in New York, Williamsburg and Jersey City, no cases of cholera. occu though there was much diarrhoea, The record of the epi jo In Brooklyn, to whieh a Jarze space of the volumtnous report ir shows that the wards in which the mortality was over the av- sass, 16.9 per one thousand were the Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fourteenth an@ Sixteenth. The ceasive mortality from cholera and diarrheal diseases during the epidemic occurred in those localitica where wretched dwellings, tenanted by tho most desti- tate and d led of our foreign population, oocupy ag OY land hardiy WE . from the = or forming, for the greater part 1 year, continuous swam ‘There wore 573 deaths from cholera during the months of July, Au ings county. In the fweifth ward alone there were 222 fatal cases. The Deputy Registrar, Dr. Conkling, says that the ex- cess of mortality among the foreign ulation is not due morely to the fact tl it abounds in thore localities where the germe of cholera floarsh most luxuriantly, but aiso toa Lao nsnemge f which constitutions unaccli+ mated and intolerant of our extremes of temperature, offer to the inroads of pestilence. THE EXCISE LAW. Forty-two Permits Granted by the Excise In- spector Yesterday—One Hundred and Thirty. eight Applications Favornbly Passed Upon by the Committee on Applications. ‘There was a large attendance of unlicensed liqaor dealers at the Excise office yesterday, amd over forty Ueenses, according to the regulations of the permit sys- tem, were granted by Inspector Bartram during the day. Should the pressure of business im the way of counting greenbacks by the hundred and signing of privileges to soll spirita be characterized by the same activity as that week, the number of licenses S ealoee et the ‘Board. will, Defers the god of, the tee total of won thou- pan: The following is the record of the it grants for the past week :—Saturday, January 19, 150; Monday, January 21, 158; Tuesday, January 22, 200; Wednesday, January 23, 86; Thursday, January 24, 45; Friday, Jan- wary 25, 20; Saturday, January 26, 42 Total, 810. say Lam gang on Applications passed favorably upon one hui ‘and thirty-eight ications yesterday at their afternoon ression. eg % pasa a pince berore sunrise tn the i Just mg required ona, bail in the sum of anewer before the Court of Sessions. At the Jefforson Market Police Uourt, Wm, 9. a, of No. 435 First avenue; Abraham Ni of Clinton place, and Richard Menken, of No, 82 Sedford strect, were arraigned for cxaminatinn before Justice and ultimately heid to bail for trial im the sum each. At the Fourth District Police Court John cor- ner of Forty-ninth street and Ra! avenue; Joseph Woodward, corner Sixty-third street aad Second avenue; ‘W, O'Farrell, corner of 111th stregt and Third avenue. Brooklyn Liquer Deniers and the Excise Law. The liquor dealers of Kings county, it a anderstood, Rave sorolved to join with the tiquoy dealers of New ‘York 1m ghee efforts to necure a moaideation of the Bx- .* & consider already. ee rte tations te huni tan sasange of gerlain smend. Vents to the law, BOOK NOTICES. ‘Tur Powers or THe Executive DEPARTMENT OF rae GoveERNMENT OF THE UNITED States. By Alfred Conkling. Weare C. Little, Albany. Notwithstanding the startling motto from Burke which Mr. Conkling has placed on the title page of this treatise—‘‘Better to be awakened by the alarm bell than to perish in the flames”—his examination of the !m- portant problem of the scope and limits of executive power isin the main calm and dispassionate, He com- presses within one hundred and thirty-nine pages the regults of his study of this problem which has now un- fortunately become complicated with party politics, and consequently obscured in the popular mind by the blind passions of party zeal. After briefly discussing Presi- dent Jobnson’s “policy” and the dissent of Congress, particularly as shown by the proposed constitutional amendment, the author presents a clear and definite stato- ment of the constitutional powers and duties of the Presi dent of the United States, He shows the perils of “asurpation,” and copcludes with the indisputable assertion thatvit'is high time for a strenuous effort to restore the government, at once and forever, to its con- stitutional equilibrium. Tar Boox oy Awenrcan Pastimes, containing 2 } Hi the Principal Base Ball, Cricket, A. Peverelly. Published by the New York. Mr. Peverelly, Who has been engaged in the reporting of Outdoor Sports for several! New York journals for more than twenty years, is peculiarly well qualified to write such a book as this comprehensive manual of American pastimes, It is the first of any size ever pub- lished devoted to its subject. A work of patient labor, and fall of “zeal according to knowledge,” it groups together, for the first time in their history, all of the principal clubs at preeent organized in the United States, ‘The triamphant tesult of the great ocean yacht race lends especial interest and value to the pages which the author consecrates to yachting. Rowers, baso ball players, cricketers, and all true lovers of healthful out- door sporta, will welcome this *‘Book of American Pastimes,” Tae War Cramant’s Guipr, By George W. Rafe, author of ‘Pension Manual,” ‘‘Execntor's Gnide,” &c. Robert Clarke & Co., Cincinnati. This is # manual of laws, regulations, instructions, forms and official decisions relating to pensions, bounty, pay, prize money, salvage, all kinds of property loet or destroyed, commutation of rations and the prosecution of all army and navy claims growing out of the Iate war of 1861-65. The author has evidently aimed to make it the most accurate and complete work of the kind. Avexanper H. SrerHens, 1x Pretic aNp Private, with Letters and Speeches Before, During and Since the War. By Henry Cleveland. National Publishing Company: Philadelphia, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago. The letters and speeches which fill the larger part of this handsome and bulky volume of eight hundred and thirty-three pages form a contribution of permanent his- torical value to American political literature, The bio- graphical account of Mr. Stephens which is prefixed to them, although fall of interesting details, {s little more than what the author himself quite properly calis it, a “long talk on paper.” An experienced book- maker might have said as much in fower words, Mr. Cleveland, however, has supplied exceilent material for some futuro and more philosophical tfe- grapher of one of the most remarkable men, physically, intellectually and morally, who have figured conspicu- ously in*american history, This work ts embollshed by two portraits of tho celebrated Georgian, and pictures af bis dwelling, bis family burial piace and hig favorite dog Rid, together with fac-similes of letters from Abra- bam Lincoln to him, and from bim to the late President. ‘ew Gosrrt oy Peace Acconpixg 70 Sr. The American News Company, Rowing at hting Clubs of the United States. Ww achtin; Jhabs of e Unit By Cinies 4 Author, ‘This volume is an elegant reproduction from the Cam- bridge pross of one of the best as well as most success. ful American political eatires, Kopur-hedds of the North and Phiretabs of the South will have occasion long to romomber ft. The genealogy of Pshawdee will stand on record, and if the reputed author really wrote it—by-the-by, he has not yet positively denied the rumor which connects his name with it-be might without immodesty lift the veil of anonymity. > Rounp tae Creare. By Petroleum V. ony, late Pastor of the church of the New Dispensation, Chaplain te his Excellency the President, and P. M. at Confederate X ‘ Kentucky. Lee & Shepard: Boston. Lowell, the prince of American eatirista, recently an. nounced that he had half » mind to abdicate in favor of the late pastor of the Church of the New Dispensation. ‘Wo confoss that we are by no means incifned to transfor to the latter our allegiance, but Lowell says, “I am gure that political satire will have justice done to it by that genuine and delightful humorist, the Rev, Petro- Jeum V. Nasby.”” This popular writer bas here thrown {nto book form “this ideas of men, politics and things,” ‘as set forth in his letters to the public press during the your 1800, ‘Tho book is illustrated by Thomas Nast Larrita Laxx; On, Loxacy. Founded upon Incidents in the Adventurous Life of Griffith = Esq. By C. H. Webb. Carleton: New orl A Clever little burlesque of what Charles Reade calle hw ‘“masterpioce.” In the recommendatory notices, particularly, the spirit of the original writer has been fairly caught, and author, illustrator, engraver, printer ‘and publisher puff themecives in turn better than any- body else can. Awentoan Leaves. Familiar Notes of Th: jes in gent Life,” &o. Harper & Brothers, New ‘The substance of the fifteen essays, full of seriear ought and kindly sympathy, whick are bound up in this volume, has already won public favor in Marper’s Monty Magazine, The table of contents indicates the wide range of topics, trom “Little Children” “Learning Statesmanship,” from School Infmences” to “Art Among the “People,” “American Views” and “The Bthics of Leave” The texte are good aa well a0 various and the bandling is worthy of them. We have in this conftry and even im this town many of the elements of @ iroly bigh and ‘are to contain @ selection from the prose writings of the: late George Arnold, will form a suitable memorial of ther handsomest and most highly gifted young writers whose brilliant, but slag! too brief and sapid course over Whe: sea of New York journalism has left a sparkling wake behind them, Mr, Winter, the editor of these volumes, pays a touching tribute to the memory of George Arno!é and of the friends who like him have suddeniy disap peared one after another—Ned Wilkins, Fitz Jamow O’Brien, William Symonds, Honry Neill and Frank Wood. In mentioning, however, several of the journals to which Arnold used to contribute, Phe Saturday Press, the brightest and wittiest weekly paper ever published in this country, and with which all these vames wee specially identified, is unaccountably omitted. Tus Postaumous Parers or THE Pickwick CLUB. complete works of Charles Dickens, te be published in monthly volumes, It is modelled in style of paper, ty: recently issued by the eame publishers, In its combina- tion of elegance, compactness and cheapness it wil effect: a similar revolution in bookmaking to that innugurated afow years ago by tions of the poots, Ticknor & Fields, Boston. These two elegant little volumes, with others, which By Charles Dickens. With Original Illustrati by 8. Eytinge, Jr. Ticknor & Fields. This is the first instalment of the now edition of the pography and binding upon-the ‘Diamond Tennyson,’ celebrated blue and gold edi- Wow po You Worsure? A Porunan Trea , TISe or ReasonaBLE Rexicion. By Heory A. Abraham. James Miller, New York. An ingenious popular statement of Unitarian doctrine Mar or tax Susmaring Tereoraras Berwers Amepica anD Evrorg. Fitzpatrick & Honter, New York. ‘This accnrate and interesting map is bordered by fac similes of the submarine cables of the world, represent- - ing nine thousand seven hundred etatute-miles of cable SERIALS, ‘The Catholic Monthly, the Atlantic Monthly, Que Young Folks and Harpers’ Monthly for February offer their usual variety of contents, The Galazy, for January 15, contains an article of special practical interest for the students of social science, “The Poor Capitalists,” by Marie Howland—an account of the operations of the Rochdale Pioneers’ Society in England. This society was founded in 1843 at Rochdale, the birth place of John Bright, After accumulating by small weekiy sub- scriptions the formidable sum of £28 ($140), ‘t began Operations, and it has continued them so successfully that at the time of the last quarterly report for June, 1966, the capital amounted to £91,535, and the profits - for the last quarter were £6,917, AMONG THE TROTTERS. Life On the Road—Fast Horses and Fast Men.. Welcome is a good old-fashioned snow storm te. a New York road man, whose trottere are ‘short of work” and have been lying round the stables doing nothing for weeks except an occasional jog. on the flinty roads of the Park; even then, in fear - and trembling, visions of ‘quarter cracks’ and “splints” sometimes proving a reality, be one never: #0 careful of the dainty creatures, So cheerful and glad were the hearts of the owners of fast stock made-by the bountiful supply of snow that visited our city the past week, On one of these fine frosty afternoons we “bitehed uap,”? determined to see if horsetlesh was ae speedy as their owners proclaimed when congregated: around the stoves of their respective stables, ‘Terrific to rendezvous of trotvers—the Foe en rn rare! ae oh uae Shp a On See & we ‘that, question of ‘‘Who has a trotter f”” fi Giiding ewifdly along over the snowy ig Voramo- dore Vanderbilt, with his team of mares which have been | go often tried and not found wanting. After we tee Mr, William Vanderbilt, with his sorrel and black, and just boginaing to “open” is Mr. Wm. with bie team that can knock out of “40,” Mr Dolson, with Sally Voorhies, is wig around to see if fie friend Ridabock, with Quaker, omg for him, Mr John Briggs, with his beautiful team Zelma and Litvle Charlotte, 18 cutting loose to some. ; and, fole. josely after, comes Mr. De Forest, with his day team and eldgant h; Butter Smith, with Ham\fo- tonjan colt and mate; Amos Little, Toan and mato ;. Mr, Wilder and Black Asher, Myers and biack mare, Miller and beg sonm and John Ferris, with his tearm. of trotters. -y all flash by ata lively ‘gait But here comes a hot crowd. They are sending ’em. Lew Sar- tin, with bis sorrel mare, true as steel, is leading » merry crowd, composed of Goetchius, with St. Jann, Fer- gas with gray mare; Lamb, of Howard Hi >, withe gray ; Weeks, with the old blue mare; Risley, abound, and Brown, with Dandy Jim, wa, ing along”’ at a fast gait and are soon out Aud then we cross over to the Macomb’s Toad,.. and ayn wae, we beep is John P, Son, ig ogheng beauty, Kitty who ing along to all satisfaction of her owner ‘and of all who witness her performance. John C. Beem with sorrel mare; Jobr with his brown, and William Simmons, with: are making a v. Burgess and Duncan, with a , Van Cott, with a good trottor, form the next crows Next we stop at Dubois’ Club House and take something. to refresh our inner man and a p out of the wine. pop dunlenegeronen vonte tt - pen pmeae — road : we espy a number coming fast, recognize among: the crowd Abrams wit Burch Noe «ith Ne~ braska Maid, Hunt with his black, brother to (ovley; Ben Mace with Panic, Daniels with one of his ‘good uns,” Sam Truesdell and gray, Matthews with bay mare, Dr. Hal! and gray, and William Irving with bay mare. some noiso and using the whip stand it. Sach a nice road just see that ground. Whew, what » ner with his Peerless— Peer- TO ee iia pear . tailed _ step) “40 giris,” sure; Frank Vergueon, with Niblo; Messrs. Weight and James Gillies, each with ‘a team of steppers; Patterron, with hie, black and buckskin; ‘and ake Somerindyke, with a very fine roans, that are very ‘ warm " As wi nie on eatin we see Phyfe, with La plac ‘wood, a noted trotter, who crowds the twenties; Charley Revore with Butler, Lew Pettee with his beauty, Daisy Burns; Big Steve with a sorrel we like very mach, auc Ed Jones with Cricket and mate. Next comes Dennison with Broker and Dinab, Dan and Mike Cashman with their teams, Jarvis with bay ie Woolsey with sorrel mare, Jobn Richards with er Jonathan and Pet, suyd spl George Raphael with a pair of “flyers,” and P.rker with bis Puiask! and three others, making a speedy four in hand. ‘We bave seen some of New York's ‘good ones,” tnt are not tired yet; and as we reach Bloomingdale again we soe Harker with his Bruno and Branette, Stokes with bis bay team, Andrews with his pair, old Mr, -immoos and bis ponies, Captain Wilson with a merry sleizh load, Jehn Harbeck and Irish Maid, and Purao of Fifth Avenue Hotel, with his biack stallions. Aw we reach the vicinity of 112th streets we meet Frobisher and Gamble, who are having » brush. Gamble is sending Gentle Annie al! she. knows; and if Frobisher did not have one of the fastest on the road Gentle Annie would clean bim out, vid Jerusalem i# out in all bis glory and has @ splendid coffge-colored Portiand that can’t be beat. Humphreys, with Frank Ferguson and New York, is trying to ges. away from Wilkins with his good trotter, smoke; nud * here is the yenerable John Harper, with bis fox teain, making the snow fly. Voorhies with neat Brelyn is showing the crowd a smart gait, and with the Van Winkle stallion and mate is making Gibbs with his gray and sorrel “scoot,” Harry Hamiiton and Std Nichols, each with a good team, aro walking Inve Maithison is giving Jose Dr Gedney with die ta Bag Fag ar and Griswol with Diack, Matt evening 10" be making the mor of the aleighing. Fire Marshal Baker with bi ‘bay roadster looky on approvin, a the sport. Lewis with his tean ie faye wash with Woolsey and his gray. Devion, er Po Levi of North his trotier, and be eops ous the of Dan Mace sé themsetves among the roadites willing to let them “fight it takes all winter, for the honor of New York. ‘Darkness closes around us, the stable is reached, an@® giving yeaticular instruction to the “ boys” sbout our worita trotter we stroll towards home to the music of the megry sleigh belle that jingle, jingle, jingle ai) the way.