The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1868, Page 6

et a 6 NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. cannneens UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Proceedings Before Registers in Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Isane Dayton, In the Matter of Bernard B. Sippert.—Held first mect- Ing of creditors, Whochose John Todd, 203 Broadway, Qs assignoe, In the Matter of Philander W. Stebbins. —Moeting of ‘creditors fixed for January 90, at one P, M. In the Matter of Norman ©, Jones.—Meeting of ored- Mors to de hetd on January 24, at twelve M. dn the Matter of Peter W. Galiauiet,—Held first mect- fing of creditors, who chose John Todd, 202 Broaiway, ‘as assignee of bankrupt’s estate, Before W, H. W. Allen. In the Matter of Caroline Marks,—Firat meoting of reditors fxed for 16th of January, at one P. M. In the Matter of Samuel Bi rouner.--On dankrept’s appl i- cation for discharge made order to show cause, return- able January 23, at cleven 4. M. In the Mater of Matihew O'Farrell and Daniel 0? Far- reli,—Leld Orst meeting of creditors, who furled to elect assigaee. Register appointed Joun Sedgwick as as- Bignee of bankrupt’s estate, In the Matter of Thomas C, Goetchina,—Made adjudl- cation of bankruptcy; granted certificate of protection, In the Matter of Irving N. Simons.—-On krupt's ‘application for discharge, made order to show cause, soluruable Jenuary 26, at eleven A. M. dn the Mater “of Henry M, Williams.—Held first meeting of creditors. Mr. G, A. Seixas appeared for Christ, Jay & Co., led proof ana exbibited letter of @lioruey toact for them, On apphcation of bankrupt, and creditors consenting, rogister adjourned meeting 40 Monday, January 6, at two P. M, dn te Matter of George Green,—Bankrupt bas passed his last exawination, and Register cortifles that the bankrupt has complied with the requirements of tb Ww. In the Maller of Ceorge W. Kimbatt.—Witnesses will be examined 10 this cuse on tho 8th inet, at one P. M., Dofore the Rogister. In the Hatter of George G, Haydock,—Bankrupt has ast examination, there being no opposition. Register eertifies that the bankrupt has complied with tho Tequirements of the law. Before Mr, Edgar Ketchum, "Inthe Matter of Isaac Wyman, —Held first. mooting of ereditors. Jou Sedgwick appointed assignee by Re- ister. - In the Matter cf William Flandrau, Jr.—Held first mewling of creditore and Register appointed Jon sedg- Wick As assignee. In the Matier of Joseph L. Townsend.—Made adjudica- tion of bankruptcy, Warrant returnable January 25 at twelve M, Before Mr. J. F. Dwight. In the Matter of sohn H. Biliott —Hold meeting of ereditors, Jobn A, Foster, counsellor at law, chosen assignee by creditors, In the Matter of George Hoffman.—Held meeting of creditors. John Sedgwick appointed assignee by Ro- gister. Before Mr. T. B, Gates. In the Matter of John A. Bigelow. Charles N, Hum- Mel, Wiio had been chosen assignee at the first meeting bf creditors, having declined to accept that post, Regis: ter appointed ir, Elijah Dubois, of Kingston, Ulster county, as assignee of bankrupt’s estate, Before Mr. LT. Withama, In the Matier of Bernhard Strouss.~—Leid fret meeting Of creditors, who chove Albort Smith as assignee, Jn the Malter of James Black and William Secor,—Ad- Journed reference to January 7, at two P.M. Inthe Mater of Frederick W. Coleman. —Issved order ‘to abow cause, on bankrupt’s application for discharge, robornable January 24, at ton a. M. In the Ma'ter of Samuel Lauterbach and Max Lauter- dech.—Order to show cause, on bankrupt’s application for discharge, returnable January 30, at ton A. it. In the Matter of John S, Beker. —Alvered date of first meeting of creditors from January 9 to 17. In the Matter of Alonzo R, Peck and William I. Peck, — Warrant returnable 18th January, at twelve o'clock In the Matter of James Van Nuise,—Made adjudication ef bankruptcy. Petitions Filed in Bankruptey Yesterday. Kawin McKenzie, New York city; reforred to Register Dwight; order of reierence raturnavle January 9, at two o'clock P. M. Thomas Dowse, New York city; re- ferred to Register Ketchum; order of reference re- turmable January 6, at two o'clock P, M, Richard Hip- bard, Now York city; referred to’ Register Williams; ‘order of reference returnable January 4, at two o'clock’ |. John F, Ravtinan, Now York city; referred to ister Fitch; order of reference returnable January at two o'clock P, M. Joseph A. Solomon and David iki, New York city; referred to Register Dayton; grder of reference returnable January 6, ab two o'clock SUPREME COURT—GENERAL TERM. The Appointing Power to Local Omices—The Question of the Tax Comminsionership, Before Judges Leonard, Sutherland and Peckham, The People, &c., Appellants, vs, James M. Raymond, Repondent.—This case was brought to test the consti- futionality of the act of 1867 empowering tho Governor #0 appoint the Commissioners of Taxes and Assessments, and was argued before the December General Torm of this court. The following is the opinion rendered on Monday last by Mr, Justice Leonard :— The new duties directed to be performed by the Tax Commissioners under the act of 1850, fand since that time by the act of 1857 and other acts, @re merely incidents and colorable additions to the duties before t! dates for @ long time appertaining fo the office of assessors of Laxoa, From 1850, when the Board of Tax Commissioners was Created, until the act of April 17, 1867, the Commission- ers wore appointed by the Board of Supervizors or by the Comptroller of the city of New York, local sutuori- fies olected by tbe people of that city, The change in he appointing power from the Supervisors to the Comp- frolier made no infraction of #the constitution, because office @ are elected by the poople of the ciy within which the Commissioners are to perform ir duties. By the act of 1867 the Commis joners of Taxes and Assessments are to be ap- aged by the Governor, an officer elected by people of the whole State of New York. It requires no argument to demonstrate that the iatter act is in plain violation of the spirit and intent of sec- tion 2, article 10 of the constitution of this State, The change in the name, with the continuation of tho samo ro ers and the addition of certain new duties and func- ons, Hot before found necessary to the administration Of the office, docs not amount to a creation of a new omics, Every ollice now filled by the people of the city of New York may by legislation have some new Power or duty conferred which, with the same reason ‘and justice, it might be claimed permitted a chango in the ierm and power of appointment, so that the Governor Of the State, imetead of the people of the city of Now York, or come authority elected by them, should fil all the oifices of that city, The pleintiffs are entitled to ment of ouster, Ac., against the defendant, and the nt appealed from must be reversed with costs to the appeliants. SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS, Decisions. Dec. 31—By Judge Leonard. ae Elwood ws. Frankiin Biwood,—Allowance do- Jed, . Tne People ex vel. William Lee ve, James Lynch, late Sherif, dc.—Order granted for peremptory mandamus 2—By Judge Clorke, Washington Life Insurance Company, of New York, vs, Hannah 4, Lawrence, dc. —Eigutvwenth proposed amend- ment disallowed In the Matter of the Attachment of the Propetier Jack Jewett, &c.—Motion denied, with $10 costs, By Judge Ingraham. Williom P, Ware vs. Aifred P. Reynolda,—Motion de- Biod, with $10 costa, to abide event, Northern Railroad Company e! al. r%, Ogd mneboarg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company ct al.—Movion for im- Jonction sod avd vemporsry injunction dissolved, With $10 cost Marcus Brod vt Comte, to abide ov PF, Heyman et ak. —Motion denied, $10 iy James, Smith vt, Wheeler and Zabriskie vi, Wheeler. Motions Granted, setting aricle judg with costs. By Judge Cardozo Ervestina Print vs, Philip Print.—Report of the ret Gree conirmed and judgment of divorce granted Jan, 2.—Margurel Elwood va, Franklin vod! port confirmed emeont of divorce granted. MARINE COURT, Jude The following i* the annual ame franvacted ip tbe Marino Court of the © Defore Justices Alicor, Hearne and your 1867 :— of business y of New York s during the GENERAL TRAM, Appeals from judgmonis at & ‘Appeals amr am ip Appeals revermed term..... erRctat TK Total number of judgments rend 1, 1867, to December 51, 1387. ‘Total number of eurmmonses issued Toa! number of alias suminonavs issue Total nutnber of w: Total number of attac ‘Total namber of jury c ‘otal number o! non-jury ¢ romaning 19 COMI. e ee ry . 22 DONNING THE EARINE, Mr. Jastice Albert’ Cardozo, the gewly elected mom Ber of the Supremes © h, of thie district, took hie sent gorterdey morelny bambera, and rendored Bie first deci#ion in hie now capacity, He take the Position rendered vacant by the expiration of tue worm of off iiem H. Leonard. tt Look bir aeat In the Court of the vacanoy ereaied in whet a A Judge Cordvzo asa julge of ee number of the members of the bench and bar fait ies td Bald sei reapocts Yo ibe new appuaieee POLICE INTELLIGENCE, Tas Katawaeno Menon Caton abe « Casm—A short time ago the rost of Hugh Darragh, alla Wile Mam Hoyt, by detectives Hivvard and Young, of the Highteenth procinct, The ovtcers arrested him while he wes ip company With # wumbor of oiherp on susp Benavp published the » NEW. YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1868. and he was held on the complaint Of these officers, with th pectation that a complas’at Id ¥ referred against him. The authorities of the State of Aichigen, Jearning of the arresyof the agcused through the papers, sent a detective on here froin Chicago, who applied at the Central office in Mulbervy _stree! Gita was told that the prisoner in question “vas then lytog in Second Dis- trict Potice Court on, ‘The Chicago detective, in com) with one of tue detectives of the Central ofiice, visited Dixon, of Chicago, ihe prisoner, when detecti' identitied Darragh 5 boing on charged with the xourder of the Bherif of Kalamazoo, Michigan, op the ‘night of the 2d of December, and who would now large but tor the energy of Hibbard and Young. juisition was applied for and granted by the Govéraor the State to deliver the prisoner over to the authorities of Michigan, where the crime of murder if alleged to © been committed, Yesterday ‘the officers were in court, and Justice Dodge, of the Jefferson Market Polico court, delivered up the prisoner to the Chicago officers, It is said there is a large re- ward offered for ihe accused parties, and it is lobe hoped tbat the Eighteenth precinct officers, who m the arrest here and who held the priso: will rece! all the acknowlodgment and benefit due them in this important arrest, two men who was How Tasy Kerr New Year's Day.—The presiding Jestico at the Second Police District Court yesterday had ® busy time of it, There was scarcely a case on the ‘court calendars save those charged with being drunk and drunk and diorderly, Of these, however, there was any quantity, and the appearance presented by the nisoners was one that would lead a spectator to be- Neve that they felt very much like being disgusted with themeelyes. All ages and conditions, both native and foreign, to the number of about sixty-two, alter ‘making calls” during tho day, reposed thoir weary limbs in the station house, and accompanied a brass-buttoned M. P. to the police court yesterday morning, Some had been found sitting on the door steps appealing to an inhos- pitable occupant of a dwelling house, ‘Come, landlord, fill the flowing bowl,” while otbers, in eober meditation fell into the bands of tue philistines white they mournfully sang “Think of your head in the morning.” One officer, in Charity, taking compassion on one who “Laid him’ ta sleep on the cold, cold ground,” brought him along to the mansion with a green light over the door, where he met another officer who was between a brace of worthies who vehemently declared that ‘They wero jolly good fellows, which nobody could deny.” And not did deny it, and because they were such good fellows they were kept for safe keoping until morning. And when morning and the polico magistrate came and each was accused of being drunk, bis Honor, possibly considering that as the good old Knickerbocker custom comes but once a yaar, viewed tho offence more highly than he would otherwise bave done and dis- charged most of the prisoners with a reprimand, and greav was their joy thereat, A Spavisnh Mercuant Roparp.—A fow days ago a Spanish merchant named Anton Triana arrived in this city and took lodgings at No. 24 Oliver street, where he atill romains. Early on Tuesday eveving the apartments of Mr, Triana.were entered by means of false keys, and his trunk, containing $300 worth of wearing apparel and $1,000 ip Spanish doubloons, carried off, Yesterday doiectives Mullon and Horbelt, of the Fourth precinct, arrested Anton Montenel and Tori Garcia, both Span- tards, on the charge of committing the’ burglary and larceny, after which they contessed their guilt to the officers. In Garcia’s room, cornor of Hester and Baxter streets, the stolen trunk aud clothing were found, but the money is still missing, and the accused parties said they would take the chances of going to tate Prison for five years each in preference to restoring the money, ‘The accused parties were taken before Justice Hogan and committed to the Tombs for trial In default of $2,000 baileach. Garcia is twenty-oight years of age, lives at No, 200 Hester street, and ty a cigar mak Montenel js only nineteen years old, lives at tho Atlantic Hotel, New Bowery, and by occupation ac gar maker. In his forinal examlnation Montenol denied his guilt,but Garcia “owned up.’’ In posssssion of the prisoners were found keys which opened both, Mr. Triana’s room and his trunk, © Suspectep or BrisG Suoriivrers,—Early on Tuesday evening detectives Kelso, McCord and Radford arrested on Broadway, near Fourth street, Samuei Tristram and his reputed wife, Catharine, on suspicion of being shop- lifters, The prisoners were taken to the central office and searched, Beneath the dress of Mra, Tristram was found suspended from her waist a large linen bag, such a3 wre usuaily worn by female gshoplitters, which con- tained a lady’s cloak, quite new, Tristram carried ta his hand a satchel in which wero found gold breastping, one pair of gold earrings, a pair of new gloves and other small articles, Mrs. Tristram claims the jewoiry as ber own, but failed to give any satisfactory account ‘ag to her possession of the cloak. Thoy were committed by Justice Hogan to awalt an examination, The dotec- tives found an owuer for the cloak, ALLecen Stasnina’ Avrnays.—As officer Ryan, of the Eightoenth precinct, was bringing a prisoner to the sta? tion house the night before last he heard a scuffie in a hallway in Twenty-second street, After securing his prisoner he went back to the place where he heard the disturbacce and there found a man named Henry Brierly lying in the hallway and suffering from a severo stab In the back, From information the officer received be arrested Andrew Jackson, alias Donovan, on tho charge of having stabbed Brierly, The prisoner was brought before Justice Ledwith yesterday aod charged with tho offence, when be was committed to await tho result of the wounded man’s injuries. The wound is said to be a dangerous one, and may result seriously. On Wednesday night, while James Simpson, of No, 302 Rivington street, was standing in Rivington street, near Pitt, @ person, subsequently arrested, named Robert Watts, went up to and accosting him desired to know what be (Simpson) was going to do, and before be ‘was answorod seized tho cap on bis head and ran oif with it, Simpson pursued Watts, and coming up with him attempted to regain his property, and while s0 at- pee if atts drew a kuifo and atabbed him with it in the hand. Officer Seymour, of the Thirteenth procinct, arrested the would-be robber and assassin, Watts, on being arraigned before Justice Mansfeld, presiding at the x Market Police Court, denied tho charges pre- ferred against him by simpson, The prisoner, in default of $1,000 bail, was held for trial for foloaious assault and attempt at robbery on the highway. Hor, Sair axp Juar.—An exceedingly honest woman is Mra, Susan Tenin, as she assured bis Honor Justice Mansfield, presiding at the Third District Police Court, |_yesterday afternoon, on being arraigned for stealing three pounds of hops, the property of Michaci Hummel, of 101 Broome street. To sustain Susan's declaration that she was unmistakably an honest woman, she in- vited her husband, Mr. John Teuin, a rough loo! customer, “to come forvard and state if he knew thing derogatory to her character.’ Upon this invita. tion Mr, Tenin, who was evidently in moral if not phyal- cally in foar of his botter haif, stepped up to tho bar and clearing his throat with a loud bem or two said:—L have this to say, your Honor: my wife Susan Is « per fectly honest woman, so far as I know; ahe never stole anything that J know of; and, sir, my intimate acquaint. ance with her before and since Our marriage gives me the right to—” “Mr. Tenin,”” hero interrupted the Indy, “you said jntimate acquaintaince before our marriage;’’ what do you mean by that, sir? Did you ever know me to act improperly? Answer, sir, directly.” “No, oh no, my dear,” said Mr. Tenin, in an apolo- getic tone of voice, “I merely meant to say that we ‘were before our—our marriage so intimate, my dear, that—thas tt led to our—our union—our loving relation- sh: husband and wife—our’— Mr. Tenin,”’ again interrupted Mra. Suean, ‘““Auswer categorically, Did you ever know me, whild I was boarding—before our marriage or subsequent to the date of that ever-to-be-remembered event—kaoow mo, I repeat, to steal hops? That is the question." “Never, my dear!’ answored Mr, Tenin, triumphantly, Notwithstanding this assurance the magistrate bad the hardivood to commit to durance vile dirs. Susan Tenia, in default of bail to stand trial at the Special Sessions, for petty larceny. The lady, indignant at the incrodulousness of the bench, the court room with a sort of “hop, akip and jump" for the lockup adjoin. ing, from wh , via the Court of Special Sessions, sho will make the grand tour of the ‘‘Isle of the Avgels."’ Beratary.—On tho nightof the 3ist ult the pre. misos 801 Third avenue, known as a liquor saloon, the property of Patrick Carroll, was burglariously entered by vroaking @ pane of giasa in one of the windows of the store opening on Fifiy-third streo', and thus tho 4 subsequently ascertained or 4 Honry Howard, effected a: wtole United States and otber y tot $12, Subsequently to the burglary, and on the arrest of Henry Howard by policeman Khjah Spencer, tac @ Wor to bea one of Ma y' chanic@’ Bank,” of Lyon, Miss, which Willian 0'Con- hor tdentifed as having been in the drawer at the time f and previous to the burglary, Op the examination of the accused Heron said he had nothing to say in his de. fence, while Howard admitted bis guilt, The accused, on being arraigned before Justice Connolly, presiding at the Fourth Distriet Poltce Court, yorterday, mitted in default of $2,000 bait each for trial at the Gen+ eral Sessions on the charge of bi Davskex Rowpres on Ranoap Cans.—Yesterday, bo~ fore Justice Connolly, presiding at the Fourth District Police Court, went Charies H, Eaton, conductor of car 144 on the Third avenue, and William B, Osborn, conduc tor on oat 54 on the Second a 9 Failroade, who sever+ Gily depored ‘hat on the first ed car a drunkea maa, dobn H, W became exceedingly riotous and ing abusive and obscene iu prosonce ‘0 strated with became exceediniy violent, aud on being pul out of the car commenced throwing snow and ice at the windows to the damage of the car and the quiot of thowe who Were in {tat tho time, while in the car un. der the control of Osborn, on the Second avenue rnil- road, Michael O'rien brawied and disturbed the peace, breaking ia bis anger several panos of glass, doing other damage aad maliciousty assaling the deponent Tue accused were heid to bail ia $600 each for trial Conaemact to Srean.—Yesterday James Primrose and Charles Worth were arraigned ou separate charges preferred by Daniel Hottez, of 81 Delancey mrect, of entering hie store, om pretence of buying clothing, and while one of them, with another unknown, cecupied jhe attention of the salesman, the third one ‘seized an Owercoat of the value of $20 and ran off ag}ooman started in purtuit, aud threes bloc store succeeded tn arresting the thief. t partia® declared thoit innoconce of the charge, Justice Mansio!4, of the Fesex Market Polos Court, committed the accayed for trial at Wo General Seseons for grand larceny. A Bown AtveMer To Roo a Cinmey.—Jobn Spantding Was yosierday morning arratgued votore Justice Mane- Heid, at the Third {trict Police Court, at the instance of Atwerty Welde, who charred that Spaulding, while he was entering tho door of his (deponout’s) residence, at ue A, on Wednesday Mem came up to him, me grasping bis wateb chal: es pted to take from person his watch, nent attempted to ab the succeeded jin getting away from bi A equently apprehended by officer Roddy, of the Seventeenth precinct, whom the deponent | jentified as the person who had attempted to rob him. On being uestioned Spaulding acknowledged himself guilty of the charge profetred. He was fully comuitted for trial im default of $1,000 bail, SITY INTELLIGENCE. Batievez Hosritay4—The following are tho statistics of this institution for the year just ended?—Admissions, 5,805; patients in hospital on the 1st of January, 1867, 700; total number treated during the year, 6,595; dis charged from hospital, 5,264; deaths, 640; in hospital on the 1st of January, 1868, 691. The ailments of the patients were as tollows:— Accidents and injuries, 1,507; obstetric cages, 626; infants born, 641; cholera, 6; all other cases, 3,106, The deaths were from the following cuuses:—Injuries aud accidents, 147; cholera, 5; puer- peral fever, 9; infants born dead, 77; Bright's disease, 113; pulmonary consumption, 146; all other causes, 143, The majority of the A nomeag were of foreign birth, only 1,799 native born citizens having been brought to tho hospital for treatment, Tum Survivors or THE Rateica Drsaster.—The sur- vivors of the disaster which befel tho steamer Raleigh some time ago, consisting of C, W. Bartlett, first mate; Gordon Young, second mate of the ill-fated vessel; Wm, Welch, Andrew Sloan, Captain N. R. Mills, Eighth regi- ment, Loi a and Nathaniel Boyd, John McDon- ald, Patrick Harrington, James Renfleld, Eugene Ellis, Michael Gibbons, Thomas Brown and Michael Larkins, have drawn up a card of thanks to Captain M. 8. Wood |, of the steamer Manbattan, who brought them from Charleston on his vessel, free of charge, and did every- thing that lay in his power to render them comfortable on their voyage to this port, Dexo.ition OF 4N Unsarg Buiwyinc.—Thore is now in course of demolition at Nos, 80 and 82 Oliver atreot, in this city, 9 building which was reported by an inspector of the Department for tlfe Survey and Inspection of Buildings ag being in an uni and dangerous condition, The owner theréof was served with a notice to secure the building, but failed to comply, The Superintendent ef Buildings, as soon as he became apprised of the fact that the owner did not intend taking any action in the matter, instituted the m cg A legal proceedings, and precept was issued by the Court of Common Pleas, empowering and commanding said Superintendent to take down and remove the building. This is now being done under the supervision of the inspector of the dis- trict in which the building 1s situated, Wim Mirewent Giitrsriz, LL, D., Professor of Civil Entueering in Union College for twenty-three years past and author of several standard works in his pro fession, died in this city on Wednesday last, BunGtaRy.—The bonded warehouse No. 55 Greenwich street was entered by somo boys on New Year's Day and robbed of ten boxes of lace scarfs, valued at $300, The boys gained an entrance to the buliding by descending through the scuttle, They have not beeu apprehended, Curious Case or Poisoninc,—A somewhat singular case of poisoning was under invostigation before Coroner Schirmer yesterday afternoon, at No, 294 Ninth avenue, Mrs, Ellen McLaughlin, thirty-four years of age, and a native of Ireiand, died at the avove number. On Tuesday evening deceased, on pass- ing through Third avenue, found ® small package on the walk, took it home avd on examination came to the conclusion that {t was yeast powder. Accordingly she mixed the powder with flour, baked some cakes and took of them, but the other members of the family wing absent escaped, Soon after eating the cakes, Mrs. McLaughlin was seized with pains in tho stomach and spasms followed. She grew rapidly worse and death ensued before medical aid could be procured. Deputy Coroner 5. N. Leo examined the powder used by de- ceased and found it to be arsenic. The jury, therefore, rendered a verdict of death from accidental poisoniag. Whether the poison was dropped ou the pavement by accident or design could not learned. Rooskvatr Sreger Feray Company.—The Roosevelt street Ferry Company have long been famous (!) for their munificence to thoir patrons, What with slow boats, tumblo-down bridges, saucy employée and every- thing that can make its patrons insecure and miserable, they have added another improvement of ite kind to the otuer inconveniences, On New Year's day, during the height of the rain storm, the gentlemen's waitjng room resembled large shower bath, so a8 to pre- clude the possibitity of its use by the nu- merous travellers on that day. The roof of the building has long beep leaky® and insecure, but on the occasion mentioned it gave way in soveral places, the seams of the ceiling opening in several places and the water pouring through the apertures in tor- rents. When tho legislative committee investigated tho affairs of this company last year the public expected some redress for this mismanagement; but before the session waa conciuded it wos significantly announced by one of the ferry masters that the chairman had becn “soon,” and the whole thing was a farce, REGIMENTAL PRESENTATION. —The officers of the Ninth Togimont infantry N,Q, yesterday presented Colonel Wilcox with a magnificent imperial album, enclosed in a splendid caso of wood, richly inlaid and bearing the inscription:—“To Colonel J, H. Wileox, January 1, 1808,"’ The album contained portraits of all the officers of the regiment. Masowic,—The seventh annual reunion of Excelsior Lodge, No, 195, Free and Accepted Masons, will take place this evening at Irving Hall. The objoct of this atfate Is to ratae funds for distressed mombers of the fra- teruity and the widows and orphans of deceased brothers, Requiem Masses ror Tam Late ARcuBisnor Hucies axp Da, Cumminas.—A solemn bigh maas of requiem for the repose of the soul of the late Most Rev, Arch- bishop Hughes will be celebrated at the cathedral in Mott stroct to-day (January %, boing the fourth ayni- Versary of his death, The services will commenc at ten o'clock A. M, To-morrow @ sunilar service will be celebrated at nine o’clook A. M. at &t Siephen’s church, Tweuty-cighth street, for the repose of yal of the late Dr, Cummings, TH f EXCISE LAW. The adjourned meoting for conference between tho liquor dealers of New York and Brooklyn and tho mem- bers of Assembly for those cities was heid yesterday at the Astor How The meoting having been called to order by Mr, Charies Herbert, who officiated aa chairman, Br. McKeon, the counse! for the Now York Liquor Dealers’ Association, said he rogretted to find that the Brooklyn delegates had not properly understood the ohject of the present mocting. He had considerod It arranged at the last mooting that they would bring thelr counsel to confer with him as to the ,bill repealing or mod fying the presont odious and tyrannical Excise law, to be submitted for the consideration and decision of ihe Logisla'ure, It seemed to bim to bea matter of some difflealty to word it 80 as to protect alike the interests ot Now York city and Kings county, as the former city claimed that her ancient charter, centuries old, secured her from any interfereace on the part of the Legisiature and vested ja her Common Council the exclusive right to issue licenses for tho sale of intoxi- cating liquors, Mr, Canter, of Brooklyn, said he bad supposed the only thing proposed to be accomplished was the repeal f present Exciso taw; but he was willing to in dofraying oxponses of protecting tho f the city of Now York, if he coula be shown that this would help Kings hg Od any way. Asto employing counsel; he believed Senator Murphy could be retained, and if that gentleman would doubtless mest McKeon at the earliest possible time and arrang® the bill to be presented, Agreatdenl of discussion followed, and it was ult!« mately arrangod that Mr. McKeon, Senator Murphy and Mr. Patrick Heady stould bo appointed to draw up the Dill repealing the obuoxious Excise law, The Brooklyn Liquor Dealers. A moeting of the Brooklyn liquor dealors was held yesterday morning in Montague Hail, for the purpose of considering the boat means of securing ® modification of the Excise law. Tho object for which they had assembled was briefly oxplaned by Mr. Charles Bunco, who called the moot ‘o order, Suvsequently Mr. J. D, McCloskey wi were made provisions of the law. Mr. Oviven Corren op eg the law was My 4 oppres- sive and tyrannical, and did not kaow why New York and Brooklyn should be compelled to submit to a law which was not enforced through the entire State. He wanted an Excise law for the whole State, It was his wish that such might be made which would satisfy we government and the tiquor dealors aa woll, Mr, Camrnmie thought that any aspectel legisiation would b@ unfortunate, and h hoped that the New York committee would not urge the bill recently presented by Mr, McKeon. Gn motion the following gantlemen were appointed @ committes to meet with the liquor dealers in New Yor! Mosers, Bun Riley, Cottor, Duell, Dailev, Jarvis, McCloskey and’ Hartetiorn, The moeting then adjourned, MURDEROUS ASSAULT. Two Brothers Beaten with Dondly Weapous— Ante-Mortem Uxamtnatio Coroner Roliias received information yesterday that Peter and Wilhelm Lint, aged roepoctively twonty-fve and twevty-aine years, were lying ia a very dangerous condition at their residence, No, 106 Fourth street, the result of violence inflicted upon them about two o'clock on Wednesday morning, From the information at hand it appears that the wounded men bad beon in & saloon near their home drinking @ glass of ofder, On leaving for home thoy wore followed from the piace by three or four men, two of whom struck them on the head with stungshots and brags knucklos, Knocking them to the pavement, thus rendering them helpless. The nssaliants then tied an made tl escape, and, aa they are unknown, there seoms but little probability of their being arre The brothers were taken from the pi t and conveyed home, where a physician, on making a0 oxamination, found their akulls to be fractared, and it seems almost Impossible for them to recover, Corouer Rolling will Anyontigate tho case to-day, MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, ‘This Board, after waiting more than half an hour fora quorum, convened with the president in the chair. The minutes of two previous meetings were read, after which geveral papers, rding the opening of certain atreets on the ee fend of the Faand were read aod laid over, and the Board adjournéd to meet again on Satur- day, at twelvo o'clock noon, BOARD OF COUNC'LMEN, This Board met yesterday afternoon, the president, Mr, Brinkman, presiding, After the minutes of the two previous meetings wore read and approved, a motion to meet on Saturday at three o’clock was made and carried, after which the Board adjourned without transacting any business, , BOARD OF SUPERVISURS, Supervisor Roche Elected President—Mr. Ely Admitted to the Board—The Machiue Started, At noon yesterday, pursuant to adjournment, this Board convened at the City Hall, and after a “secret session” of some fifteen minutes duration, tho business ‘was commenced by the election of Supervisor Roehe, as chairman, in the absence of the Ye of the Board. Tho roll was called and a quot ng present, the chairman asked Mr, Ely, who had entered the enclosure and taken a seat, if bo had qualified as a Supervisor of the County of New York. Mr, El: iswered that he had taken the oath of office before Judge Cardozo and was ready to take any further oath that the Board might require, The chairman then directed the clerk to record Mr. Ely’s name, which was accordingly dong The Board then eed led to the-election of a iding officer for the uing year, and, with Messra, layes and Willman acting as tellers, the elected Mr. Walter Roche, eight ballots having been deposited with Mr. Roche’s name and one blank. The gentleman chosen was escorted to the chair, and on being installed ho unfolded a document and read, in a very nervous manner, a lengthy inaugural address, in which he thanked the gentiemen of the Board for the high honor conferred upon bim, and assured the Board that he would endeavor to merit thelr approbation ta the dis. charge of the duties of the office, Ho advised the Board to “oxercise strict care of the public interests and a rigid economy in expenditures.” The document went ‘on to show that since the organization of the Board the county expenses had ‘‘necossarily increased.” That in 1863 the expenditures were $5,385,526, and in 1867 they wero $8,202,188 67, The paper recounted the increase in the several items of expenditure over which the Board has control, as follows:—General county expenses, from $953,832 to $1,365,561; setropolitan Police from $1,743,020 to $2,601,054; iuterest on and redemption of county debt from $147,752 to $761,403; Stato taxes from. $2,540,557 to $3,375,287, and’ the new appropriations for the Metropolitan Board of Health and the College of the City of New York, $188,870. Mr, Roche concluded the document with the statement to the Board that he did not doubt that in the future, as in the past, they would merit and receive the approbation and commendation of their constituents. ‘ihe speech was ordered to be printed on the minutes and the Board went into the election of attendants, The presont clerk and his assistants were reclected, and James McGowan bos os sergeant-at-arms in place of Eugone Durnin, Tosigned, Supervisor Tweed stated that he had intended to offer resolution, in compliance with a request made by tho judges of the several courts for an increase of salary, but @ would not do go until a full Board was present. The Board thon adjourned to meet again at the call of the chairman, MAYOR'S OFFICE. Nominations for School Trustees. First School district—First ward, William Kenney; Second ward, John Robinson; Third ward, John Ken- nell; Fourth ward, Archibald Fallerton; Fitth ward, William H, Johnston; Sixth ward, Herman Schroeder; Eighth ward, David $, Paige, Second district—seventh ward, Dennis J. Twigg; Tenth ward, Alonzo Truesdell ; Thirteenth ward, Joseph H. Tooker;’ Fourteenth ward, Michael Burke, rd district—Ninth ward, James W. Farr; Sixteenth ward, Arthur Ahrouty. Fourth dis. trict—-Eloventh ward, Edward Miebling and Harvey C. Calkins; Seventeeuth ward, frederick C, Wagner. Fifth diatrict—Fifteenth ward, Charles D, Brown; Eighteenth ward, Jobn Foster, seventh district—Tweifth ward, , KE, 8, Hawks; Nineteenth ward, James R, Davies; Twenty-second ward, William H. Doherty, nominations are mado by the Mayorand tho Board of Jistrict School Inspectors, and will be referred to the Board of Education for confirmation, CITY FINANCIAL ABUSES, Interesting Letter from the Citizens’ Asso- ciation to Comptroller Connolly—The Reve- nue Bond System Under Review. Crrmzns’ Association oy New Yoru, No. 813 Broapway, Dec, 30, 1967, } Tfon. Ricnany B, Connouty, Comptroller, &. :— Dear Sin—The Citizens? Association respectfully calls your attention to the great abuses detailed below which have grown up in the mapagement of the financial affairs of this city and county, and roquests that you, as the head of the Department of Finance, will use your best endeavors to put a siop toa system 86 detrimental to the public interests, The matters detailed below all occurred before January 1, 1887, whea your term of office began, According to tho Comptroller’s City Report for 1366, pago 7, there was a balance of $3,397,960 in the city treasury January 1, 1366, Lot us inquire the occasion of this balance, From page 86 of the City Report it appears that on January 1, 1866, $1,392,400 of the city Tevenuo bonds issued in 1865 were then outstanding, and from page 43 of the County Report for 1966 it ap: pears that on January 1, 1866, $924,700 of county reve- nue bonds issued in 1865 were erie Tt also ap- pears that this amount of $2,307,100 had in borrowed in July and August, 1865, in anticipation of the taxes of that year; but, although there was an average balance of $5,260,325jin the treasury from October 21, 1865, to the end of the year (see page 132 City Report, 1865) upon which the city and county were paying interest at the rate of $368,222 per year, the city bonds were not finally paid until March, 1866 (City Report, pago 232, 1866), and the county bonds not until May 24, 1366 (County Report, ps 1 the city and county paying interest upon them at seven per cent, aad the bau Paying the Chamberlain at the rate of $210,413 for allowing this balance to romain from October 21, 1868, to tho end of the year. Another portion of the balance on band January 1, 1866, arose from uninvested balances of the sinking fund amount. ing to $583,634. This amount lying idle since October, 1865, ehould have been applied to the parchase of the city bonde (see section 15 of sinking fund ordinance); but altbough $2,807,100 of the revenue bonds of 186: were outstanding, the whole of this balance, which Averaged about $600,000 (seo page 142 City Keport), was allowed to lie idle in the bank, the city thereby losing the Interest. The city and county began the yi 1866 with a cash 897,966, upon which were paying in- rate ‘of four 857 a year in order that the might bave a revenue of $135,919 a year could bi had the entire balance of $1,151,252 in the bank, the loan being @ mere transfer from one account to another on the books of the bank. this, however, was not done, From Pm 23 of the Coubty Roport it appears that in March there was borrowed upon county revenue bonds the further sum of $706,200. In the month of April, 1866, with the large balance of $1,660,161 in bank, there wore borrowed upon revenue boi at seven percent interest further sims amounting to $1,305, 100 ( 0.27 City and page 98 County Reports), the whole of which was pormitted tobe idle in the bank, theweekly balance inc until, at the end of the month, i $2,951,033, No portion of thoae loans was taken from the sinking fond, tho batance of that fund contin- ued to increase until it amounted, at the eud of the next month, to $1,015,031. In May, although the cash balance was $2,500,000, the further sum of $1,274,300 was borrowed on city and county account at six and 28 County not materi- the eud ‘bam. oven per pet (se0 pago 27 City and Reports), As this loan of $1,274,200 di ally increase of decrease iho’ general balance of bank, it is poesible that tn ink lent the cit; county a portion of their own money, whieh the Deriain let re In the bank, receiving for so dot er cent, In Octover, for the last six years, th jas roulized an average of over £4,000, in November of $5,000,000. Therefore, a wise fi rompted that those large « been borrowed only until Octo! or November, especially wien money was to be had r of ive percent, A different course, 1, Was pursued, The city not only por cent all eurnmer because the bonds ran into v jater months, but tn October and November, 1566, although there was actually paid into the treasury from taxes alone $12,435,931 (seo pago 171 City Report), yet of the $4,450,100 of revenue bonds tesued in the oarly part of 1866 only $416,000 were paid of payable in Uctobor and $2,095,000 in November, the remalning $4,000,000 betng scattorad over the fo lowing month afd Hoarly $1,000,000 extonding imto 1807 (ses page 27 Ciy aud page 28 County Reporty). In the summer months, whon monoy was cheap, tho balance was allowed to dwindle, since the bank could hardly afford to pay the Chamberiain four p the same; but in October, when money was and when the taxes came in, inst city funds to pay off tho bonds tsaued, the allowed to accumulate in bank, antil thoy amounted to $7,698,078—(neo page 143 City i po pon which the ‘city and county were paying at the ‘of $600,000 # yoar, and the Chamberiann was receiving from the bank at'the rate of $905,089 « your, or nearly $1,000 per day, Af am inducemont for parties to pay their taxea in October, mstond of wating antil November, the aty Acionily allowed # discount of $87,193 upon the $5,008,801 paid during October (seo page 74 County port), millions of revenue bonds ware permit. ted to remain tanding for months, drawing Intorest At seven per cont, while the average balance of $5,240,000 raised at the extra expense In October was permitted to be idlo in bank from Octover 20 to Desember 22 (Xe page 143 City Report), aud om this balance somebody | other than the city was realizing at (he rain of $1,000 « day, From page do. Ciry and 113 Coynty Reports it ay | that while this immense balance was lying idle in ie the city and county of New York actually pald, subsequent to October 20, 1866, for interest on the re Bue bonds, no less than $153,578, m your financial experience you must see how monstrous js that system by whioh ibe city and county loge annually between three and four dred thousand dollars, If lt be necessary that any legisiation should be avoured to enable y: ublic money to pay the having constant recourse to the system u@ bonds redeemable et @ lato day, the Association trusts that you will heartily perate with it to secure such legisiation, Tremain, very respectfully, PETER COOPER, hairman Citizens Association of New York. THE PUBLIC HEALTH, The following is Dr, Harris’ weekly report op the mortality !n this city and Brooklyn during tho week ending Saturday, December 28 :— Merroroutan Boarp or Huatra, Boreav oy Virat Staristics, Jan, 2, 1568, Xn the laut ten daye of the yoar just eudod there wore 580 deaths in New York, and 210 in Brooklyn. This is equal to a yearly death rate of 20.91 In 1, in the for- mer, and 20.18 in 1,000 in the latter city, the population being estimated at 928,000 and 370,000 in the reg; ve cities, (The resident population at this season 1s bolicved This death rate is lower than thas of the chief cities of Great Britain, tn tho firat week of Deceinber, for in London that week Dr, Farr reports ‘a death rate equal to 27 in 1,000; in Edinburg, 81 per 1,000; in Dublin, 25 per 1,000; in Glasgow, 33 000, ‘and in Liverpool, 86 per 1,000, annual rate. temperature of the air in London that weok was 35.7, while in Now York the past ten days !t was 35 degrees Fabrenbeit, or only 7-20 of a degree colder than iu Lon- don that week, Old age and the firat five years of childhood yielded a heavy (nbute to the great reapor, The cold continues to keep up the amount of mortality in enfeebled persons at those periads of Iite, Of mfants in their first year there perished 143 in New York and 60 iu Brookly®, or 24,66 per cent of the total mortality in the former and 25,98 per cent in the latter city, The child mortality under the fifth year of ago amounted to 251, or 43 28 per cent, in New York, and to 119, or 61.51 per cent, in Brookly! Nearly 12 per cent of the total mortality in both cittes occurred in that portion of the population which has: pemed the sixticth year of age, Discreetly rites of food, clothing, fuel and personal uch life and r, Viewed in the ight of public economy against pauperism and vice, such timely benevolence briugs permanent returns of public benefits in addition to all the good that charities like these can bring to the needy themselves. ‘The year which has just closed wili forever keop tho memorials of the 23,170 inbabitants of New York and of the 8,325 people of Brooklyn that died in these twelve months, Some were strangers in our midst; many others were homeless, vagrant and destitute; moie than 500 were immigrants that had been less than five yoars on our shores, and some othera were seamen, The hos- pliale and public institutions of New York buried, of these classes, upwards of 3,600 persons who received ihe medicai care and public charity which those institutions afford, inthe dwethngs of tho city there died 19,500 Persons, ‘and nearly 12,000 of these were children uuder ve years of age, and 7,000, in reund numbers, were in- fante in their first year, The detailed records of theso deaths and their causes are worthy of all the study which sanitary officers can bestow upon them, for notwithstanding the at gain to life and health the past year, the fact is indisputable that a large but ever fluctuating proportion of tne mor- tality is justly char, Ne to-causes that can and ought to be prevented. Tho share which the preventable dis- eases bear in the causes of death considerably exceeds one-fourth part of the whole, The zymotic diseases alone caused beret 7,000 of the mortality in New York, and over 2,500 of that in Brooklyn, or thirty per cent (1D round numbers) of the total deaths by all causes in each of these cities, ‘There is good reason to believe that some of the avoid. able and preventable causes of tho high death raves in these cities being brought under control; for not only have We witnessed a reduction of 3,645 in the total mortality in New York the past year, but it appeara that this gain bas been made in places and upon causes that have long been operating with » kind of relentness enmity against life and bealth in particular districts of toe metropolis, But ceascress vicilauce js the price of sanitary security in such concentrated populations as are crowding with constantly increasing density in the streets of New York and Brooklyn, And while infants perish by thousands in the cradle, and while men and women are cut off by preventable causes at the very threshold of useful life, thero will continue to be & pepular demand for fearless and faitbtui mquisition re- garding the responsible sources for ail such prematuro mortality. A JANUARY THAW. After a kind adieu to bis friend ’67, who collapsed on Tuesday night, attwelve P, M., the sun blazed forth yesterday at dawn in all his dazzling splendor, intent, no doubt, on impressing upon mortals generally that be still ved and had his being. Good! We know it, we felt it and we'll not forget, Alas, how iil timed tho dis- play! Havoc, fearful havoc in every street was the result of his prematuro refuigonce, Why not have given the heavy clouds a chance and then shine and evapo- rate with a veugeance, Butno; fate decreed otherwise, and during the livelong day warm, penetrating rays darted forth aud played smilingiy upom the dark gray pyramids of withered snow, which yielded ‘with "bated breath and whispering humbieness,”’ fell and flowed in streams hke wildfire, Away they coursed with a hollow gurgie, down sewers, down streets, down everywhere, nor paused until arriving in some great fake of mud, to whose increasing portions they momentarily sent ina contribution, New Year’s Day will long ve remembered as perhaps one of the most unauspicious on record, at least for the purpose to which it was chiefly devoted by the friendly, hospitabie and charitable in- habitants of this great city, Tho trembling, sleety snow fall of the night preceding was at first unweicome; but as it increased in substance and began to exhibit respectable proportions on the ground, sleighers wink with delight, thought of the now to-morrow, and, lulled sweet repose bf the imaginary tinkiing of merry beils, droamed flying along at twenty miles an hour, But tho an- ticipation of pleasure is sometimes the best of it, and the gloomy, dreary morning of the Ist of January at once dispelled all hopes of sleighing Down came the raip, Mayfully at first, then heavily determinedly; and before midday the streets of New York presented a universal —- to be seem once to be remembered forever. ‘bat with the former hardened heaps of snow, the fresh additions and the accumulated mud, the streets were rendered quite impassable, But never venture, never win. It was tho bachelors’ day out, and they manfully stood the storm, No doubt carriages were in profusion in all directions, andthe cars were crammed to excess; but foot paths bad to be crossed, and to accomplish that was a deed of daring. The day advanced, and with i the increase of h, avd towards nightfall the passing exclamation of all outsiders waa “Horrid, isn't 107 It was a day of pleasure, a day of deep and loving libation, but woe to the man’ whose delight caused him to unsteady, Not a street in the city but cou t of ita huge streams of mud. “Splash, spla the music of the day, Of all others) none was Bo picturesque as Broadway—picturosque, because everything that came near it was painted with large biotches of gutter, Pools of slimy stuff dotted the entire road and curling rivers rushed {a all directions, Matters were not improved by the tremendous traflic, As if paying up for the quiet day preceding, cars, busses, carriages aud vebicles of every des ription rusted furl- ourly on just withia ao inch of each other's instantane- ous destruction, Away they rattled, heedless of the mad, which now and then, disturbed from its restin, place, jumped into the air and fell like rai! of all other days im the year terday should bave been fine, for it was visiting day of the fair belles of the metropolia The storher sox had New Year's Day for the intercha: of their courtesies, and they availed themacives largely of tho Yesterday} hae muck wi friendly institution. Rows of charmi indies were yesterday on Broadway, What a blighted look they bad! ith the angry voice of the grim Charon they ‘were forbiddeu to cross the Styx of Broadway and wan. dered up and down hopelessiy, Gespairingly, frettully, Now @ tal) police officer would galiantiy batue tis way through freights of moving merchandise, gearding o sim lady to the opposite side. Again would fb bebold the tip of @ fascinetiag too pomted, yet jexitating to proceed And = then th would look and turn, and stare at vacancy with an in- milo, until at fast, starting as the time flow would plunge into the horrible depths before ever did the brave Horatio jump into the yal. low Liber with more courage than aid some 1 rday rush into the ver: lady, a charming crei dreased up to the “omety-nines,”’ was on the point of vYouturing her lovely foot upon the ocean of horrors when a rude horse passed by, and, fegardioss, but perhaps unconscious, of of the crime he was about to perpetrate, dived into « deep, coo! but dirty little ake and seat @ shower of patches upon her faultless person. She looked around, gazed radiy on a little roll of paper in ber band, suspicious of @ list of friendly names, a tear trembled 1a nor rested long on those lashes, to the ground and disap. peared. She smiled again and ther way. Truly, yesterday exceeded anything of the kind that ba been seon for somo time. cars did their oa. well and } to the s served men. labors of the sweeping work. State of things any longer exist? ia thor no remedy, and might we not, with uplifted hand, fairly exclaim with Cassius, “Ye gods, yo goda, must wo enduro all thie? SINGULAR FREAKS OF AN INSANE POLICEMAN, Ho Assaulta Threo Citizens and Wounds OnemAnto Mortem Statement Oue of the Vieti Patrick Grennan, & patrolman attached to the fosnth pretinct police, acted in s most una manner on Wodnosday night, running at and assaulting Citizens by fring bis pistol os them and striking them with his clab, James McMenomy, of No, 189 Fast Houston etreot, deposed that ae was ‘assiog Grennan fo the atrest he struck him tn the face with his club, and then drawing @ revolver frod at _bim but fortunately the batl did oot take effect. Wm OMnger, of 176 Lu fireet, alleged that Grennan came up to he was awaro of bis purpose struck him down with his club, John Becley, of 47 Suita da Prod. erick Hionlim, of 7% Ladi jt, made ai Goporitions, while Poter Besserman, butcher, of 6 and Forty-third street, waa so se e mad man, that he ts confined to a bed t, wad {tie believed he cannot eurvive his ‘ Greauan Went on bis post jast pight, ortally of G tn Houston Buried i eee on First avenue, he appeared tobe in his usaal condi> ~ i tion of mind; but the captain of the precinct supposes that be must bave drunk to insanity at some saloon oa ‘he beat and was unconscious of his conduct, Grenvag algo, it ia stated, got on the roof of & house, and it w: With some difficulty he could be got to the street witn- out injury to bis person. Grennan is pow in prison in Ease: Dg sult of the injuries inflicted man, o8 & commitment issued by J the Essex Market Poice Court, ACTION OF CORONER FLYNN IN THB CAS, Yesterday Coroner Flynn was called to the house of ick, No, 7 First avenue, to take the ante mortem statement of Peter Besserinan, who, it was stated, had been dangerously shot by Patrick Grennau, ‘an officer of the Seventeenth precinct. Besserman, who lives at No. 569 Eleventh avenue, made the following statement:— “1 was standing In front of the lager beer saloon 1 First avenue, about ten o'clock on the night of th of January; there were two other persons standing Wi! mo by the names Of Wilhelm Oifinger Frederick Fritz; 1 was Suddenly struck on tho left ear by a policeman with a club; William OMoger was also struck twice over the head with the club by the same policoman; we wore standing quietly, and wero not making any dieturdanco; we were looking at a fig! going on on the opposite corner; the policeman seem: to be intoxicated; t the policeman was about four or five f pulied outa revolver and fired at me; ly Once, and the ball went into my groin; some people then picked me up and carried me to a soloon; I recogu'ze the policeman present as the person who shot me."’ On this testimony the jury rendered a verdict against. the officer, and the Coroner beld him to await the re- sult of Beeserwan’s injuries, a EMANCIPATION CELepaATION. ~ General Butler on the War of Races—- Speeches by Senator Pomeroy, General Howard, General Batler and Professor Wilson. {From the Washington Chronicle (radical) Jan, 2.) The colored Presbyterian church on Fifteenth sire: was crowded to its uimost capacity jast evening to cele- bi nniversary of tho emancipation proclamation, The services were commenced with prayer by the ite Mr. Muse, after whiou Dr, U. B, Purvis, after afew brit introductory remarks, introduced to the sudienee Sena- tor Pomeroy, of Kansas, who gard'there is an equality of rights among all American citizens that have not feited those riguts for any crime, That man is an American that bas an American beart in bim, no matter where be may have been born, hts question of being an American citizen for the colored man is one which ghould be highly prized, ‘the tong fight Congress bad to biish the colored man a citizen of this district will be remembered—firss iting him into a car, then clothing him with the federal uniform and lastly with tho baliot, enabling him to stand by tho polls side by side with tho man wha had owned him, He remeinbered years ago when colored men were placed upou the block and old for so mu per pound, Gravo respons:bilites were resting upon the colored race, and their ection during the coming canvass will lighten the |oad wb sh the republican party will have to carry. Tbe instincts he would soonet trust '2 this com.ng Campa gn ihan all the learned sophizy of many whites. The right of suffrage should have no limitation by the amount of reading and writing @ man can do, This would be adding insult ta, the injuries heaped upon the poor whites and ignorant blacks of the South, ‘or years made ignol by legisla. tion. They bad no fear but that the colored man would stand by them the coming canvass and vo! bs is 1048 for those whom they kuf@w to be theil rien Professor WrLson, Cashier of the Freedmen’s Bureau, gave an account of the work done by the colored troops in defence of the republic, General 0. 0, Howaxo read extracts from the reports of the Assistant Commissioners of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and other Southern States, showing conclusively that the progress made by the freed people of the South was marvellous in the extrome, and said if the white people in that section still show their indisposition to lavor ana learn, and the blacks | continue in their earnest endeavor to educate themselves, they will soon, as a mass, Coutain all the tutelligence of | that part of the country. Gus LHR ON THE WAR OF RACES, Gexeral ler was introduced and received with a | ee of appiause thas lasted several minutes, He | said :— I feel, my countrymen, that {t ts good for usto be | | bere on'tulg anniversary of the culminat.on of American |) cipi pe the wiplog out of tho staia upon the escuicheon of that constitution given to us by t ood of Bunker Hill and Lexington and the battle fi That contest which grow up between Cuss, Van Buren, Tyler and others seemed to be seitied by the come romise of 1850, and the fate of the black man sealed. he great contest between Buchanan aud Fremont was for the ost ns.on of slavery, and from that little i no bigger than @ man's hi celebrate to-night. The white man was first eman- and the thundering of the guns of Sumter dif before that time, been bound by conatitd. When the frst guo was fired evory tional obligatious the general ing them back again. One day in t ly part vg the war a crowd of black men, covered with sand! | from the embankments they bad been throwing: up for the rebels, made their way into a general's || camp and were seized a§ contraband of war, the. genera) concluding that they should no longer give aid and comfort to the rebellion, at least in big |) dey (A vore ho was that general?” Ane \ other voice—'General Butler.” Tremendous oper {| That act was but the emanation of the «minds of the | people through ihe mao ip comm: an claim no title as disc of the idea, if it be termed @ | | discovery The !4 war would crush slavery i] ont, Fremont saw it whilo in | u re Upon entering || the city of New Orleans two ments of colored troops were found with colored officers, which was beyond the point wo attained, The white Tebel soldiers had run away. fhe colored oneg alone remained, and were resting quivtly in their houses, The attack upon the army which I commanded before Baton Rouge was a @ one acd wo needled roluforcements to hold @ Washington for ald, it being fight, and they answered, “We replied, “I must call oo Africa for by Sending for the oticers of th asked them if they the Union, They replied, 03 ‘0 ten days I hi ments, and shortly afterward iour of them, The ’ (ieore could still command them. * repli have that question sottled. ) These men represented $15,000,000 worth of taxable propert; and bad been living their lifetime tm the state, ‘There were thoir homes, their wives aud children, and they told me that they had been asked to enter the rebol service and dare not refi f bad beard thata negro would not fight, I aeked them if they would | fight. They repied, ‘Yoa; try us." I asked ‘hem, if they could ght, why already bad not some good back man struck a biow for liberty .n (he avscuco of so many _ of their masters? Ybey to .eply, and, ai i urging them to do if i insurrection @ war of ra been eompeited to cal the question. From that day I have of races to be an impossibility into mg office ana to! ing to take pit roared @ rising—events proved it to be ‘an Impossibiity ' We need no constitutional amendmont to settio thie Toat question of equal rights. The band of God, the | shock of battioand (he clash of stool have settled that; great question. [+ may be well enough to put it upon, 8 book for some one to \earn who does not know the fact. Thore were to bo no siavesany longer—thoy were to be freemen. Freemen where? In America, What iu America? The right to elect thoin | a ruleré and to enact their own jaws. The rebeilio: , « the abolition of | slavery forced the right to boa freeman. This ts sottled® beyond ali perndventure. From no great ple wae Bo! wrested, I chali history to a © people have beeo put ta the hay u Var country wh fea not to institute the races when ther had coly the wives apd children of ther masters to contend with, will they now as freemen bring on a wat of races, with the baliot im their band and with every hopo of 1! future loomiog up before them ? y here that igno. rant bettor than learned rebellion. We are arin South Caroliua, to rise, Why, boon ot .) Superior in numbers an@ Fight, thoy are on tho right of (0 of #1 bt There is to ar of | | ‘ (Laughter ) never be attempted uniees war is made upon them that be the case let those who bring \t about take cars 1 am told he don’t know how to voto. Yot ho votes aa t would woro | in his place, I was told that ho would just as his master did, Tt turns out that he vote» | jnet ag his master don't want him to voto, If the white ‘man votes ag (he nogro yotos thero will bo no trouble, aya voto on the ride of loyaity, Do not lot ted the colored above hat the biack loyal mang ) 1d 1 would sooney trust an ignorant learned cnem it is said that all men aro This ation, and tho only man I ov} properly was the illustrious Illte nols statesman, Abraham Linco} Hie oxplanation was, “Kvery man bas the right to be the equal of every other mao if be can, and any law which prevents that | + unjust, tyrannical, and cought to be ove: thrown,'’ It (hen follows ag # logical necessity that he has a right of the equality of power to protect that right, I doubt whether confiscation would bo desir. It dove not seem to bo a good thing to give ® thing that does not cost anythin sions, If the United statow jay to commence conflecat!c ly lead to mischief and to the dewin. » Now, what you ask which side ross will Tho speaker rotired amid loud recitation of « poom by Lewia Boil, of California, thy meeting adjourned \ i and the eye of truin rt i