The New York Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1868, Page 6

8 NEW YORK CITY. UMTED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY. Petitions Filed Yesterday. sn E. Hull, New York city, referred to Register bs. a C. Bolton, New York city, referred to Register ith New York city, referred to Register SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS. Mabens Corpus Case—An Alleged Horse Thief in Trouble. Me State of New Jersey vs. David Kirkbride,—The @efendant in this case is charged with horse stoaling, in which fine of business he has acquired an unenviadle meteriety by victimizing livery stable keepers throug- fut the country. His mocus operandi is alleged to have been to hire a horse and wagon {roi livery atable Reaper, to drive of with them and sell them at mome dist: point, His headquarters and those ef the gang to which it is said he belonged are in Wil- Mamabarg, L. I. Some time since he was arrested in ‘bis city for the theft of a horse and wagon froma wtableman in the State of Connecticut, and he was re- moved for trial to Bridgeport on a requisition of Gov- emor English. He was tried the before yesterday ‘af that piace and held to bail, was bailed a frend, but before tne prisoner had left the court he was Rearresied for an alleged theft which had been commit- fed in the State of New Jersey, and a roquisition was made for him by Governor Ward on Governor English. ‘Tho latter surrendered Kirkbride under the requisition @ Governor Ward, and he arrived m ths city this Morning, in transit to Ne . He had @earcely arrived hero when a writ of habeas worpus was procured by his friends, and he ‘was brought before Judge Cardozo, The points alaimed in bis favor by his counsel were that, having ‘been bailed at Bridgeport, he was in the custody of Ins bailers; and also that-the law states that when a party shall bavo fied from one State to another tho Governor of the State from which he is a fugitive shall make a sequisition on the Governor of the State in which he bas @b asylum; and that the prisoner had not fled to Goanecticut, but had been taken there in chains, the law @a not apply to this case, Mr. A. C. Davis, who ap for the Sheriff of New ,eontended that the Governor of Connecticut Dawng acted in the matter, it was res adjudi and that ‘the Court nad no authority to go bebind the requisition ef the Governor of New Jersey or the warrant of the or of Connecticut, and that if there was any mis- take wiade by the latter he alone should be held ac- countable. Judge Cardozo exchanged the writ of habeos ter] ‘andthe prisoner was removed im custody of the Sheri: af New Jersey. Decisions. Jndge Cardozo rendered judgment in the following eases this morning: — Wilson vs, Wilson et al.—Order settied. Cook os, Overfield, —Receivers appointed. Passing vi. Jaws ct ol,—Sureties rejected. By Judge Clarke, Parker vs. Ward.—¥indings of jaw and facts settied. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. Judge Barrett rendered judgment in the foliow.ng ‘ease this morning :— In-tho matter of the petition of the German Evanceli- ea} Lutheran Immanuel Congregation, U. A. C., York. vitle, city of New York, State of New York, United States Application granted. ONY INTELLIGENCE, Consvenon or Vexvs anv Jurrrer.—A rare‘astronomi- ‘a! phenomenon has ately beon exhibited in the ap- Parent unusual close conjunction of the two evening stare, Venus and Jupiter. Altbongh in reality million ef miles apart, théy seemed very close .ogether, the Mmterva) betweon them belog jess in fact than the di. ameter of the moon. Their very near a) h was ‘first visiblo at 3:42 P.M. om Friday, by aid of a telescope. At 5:30 P, M. both were visible above fhe southwest horizon in the same field. Vonus bad the a of the moon between the quar- while Jupiter appeared with only three satcilites visible, the fourth emg at frat eclipsed in the shadow of the planet, but an our later as distinctly visible as the others, Of course Mt required tho aid of a telescope to observe the full Deauty and effect of the phenomenon, but it was a most beautiful sight as seen by the naked oye, and thousands ed out to view the unusual spectacle, The Central k astronomer, Who gives 80 much time to thermome- trfoal, baromotrical and ordinary celestial observations, ‘Paid no attention to this phenomenon. Rerve1ican Pruaky Evecrions.—The several Assembly @atrict associations of both the radical and conserva. tive wings of the republican party met at their respec. tive beadquarters jast night, and elected delegates and alternates to the State Convention to be heid im Syra- mse on February 5. The elections passed of bar- ‘wmoniousiy. Roroers Fewats Cor.ecx.—There were some interest- img exercises at one o’clock yesterday aiternoon, in the chapel of the Ruigers Female College, in connection with opening the Department of Art, in accordance with the new charter of the college. Dr. Pierce, Presi- @ent of the coll explained the benefits expected to ‘be derived from the establishment of an art school as an aexiliary department of tho institution, through impart- ing not only valuable information in regard to the his- tory and literature of the fine aris, and tue principles of vaste and critivism, but in the mode of mstruction to be adopted, eoabling the pupila to obtain a thorough and practical knowledge of all the branches of drawing and He staved that $50,000 bad already beov towards a janent endowment, and that thie sum would undoubtedly be quadrupled during the year. Rey. Thompson, of the Broadway Tabernacle church, President of the Board of Trustees, spoke in the bighest terms of the advantages to be gained by the proposed enlargement of the course of mtadies, and expreesed tbe hope that our higher schools and seminaries of learing in this country, instead of being behind, as no ropean countries in the atten- tien given to wsthetic and elegant arts, would soon be ahead of them. In his tate travels abroad he found most European ladies could sketch with great ease and accuracy, while it it is a very rare accomplishment with American ladies. He aiso spoke of the indentive to Jaber, and thereby acquiring both independence and renown, presenting itself through th! ly interesting young ladies. Farther remarks of a big! ebarcier and bearing relation to the same topic resident of the . B, Carpenter, visited, It 18 5 spacidoe room, filied with busts and drawings on the ‘epper floor and admirably lighted by a skylight, AMOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OY ScIENCR xD amr.—There was a goodly and highly intelligent audience prevent bast evening in ove of the smail lecture rooms of the Cooper Union Institute, the occasion of the gathering being the reading of a paper “On the Object and Method of Imparting to Young Peo- le a Knowledge of the Condition of Homan jell-being.”” The paper was read by Mr. Ric! iaverson, who evinced a very thorough steady of the peculiar mere of the manner andmeans dy which he contends the youthiul mind may be made Sat to understand bow to find out, with but Mttle seeking, the true and only road to “buman well- being.” ‘Chere were a the audience a number of veochers and pupils of the advanced classes of our public schools, ai! of whom seemed dee ™e the subject of the paper which was Ueolarly for their benefit, Taw Mimxicar Missio: —The caption of this article is to be the sulject of a lecture to-night by Miss <allie Brownson Goodrich, at Dodworth Hall, ihe fair lec- ‘Curer bas delivered sevora! joctures the past month in Debalf of charitabie objects, and hi fected a great po of good in her philanthropic forts, The proceeds the lecture to-night w li be applied for the benefit of ‘the fubd of the midnight caisson, Waut 1 a Nawe.—io the varioas reports of the meeting at Cooper Iostitute on Thursday evening inst, fow of the reporters of the press gave the correct name of tho last speaker, [t was variously given Harper, Horman, Hairman. iho correct name 's Thomas Meary Moermans. A Novet Stsiou Reever —VYestertay afterneon one of the large wagons of the Adame Express Company made quite a sensation in Broadway, the wheels of the vehicio being stationarily 4ot apon four small iron-shod supners—one runner to each wheel—aa it gided over the snow, The runners are said to be of @ Kind that is to be adopted the overland route, suabling the whee of wagout¥o be used on ground and the runners on the snow, Without (ue macossicy of changing te vehicle. Fara Acomest ow Sinenoaap,—A man named Thomas Gampdoit, recentiy empiored mv Ne atoamboat lying at the foot of Ninth street, East river, on board the boat, and, siriking on uanner that death he remains © mn several children. Fin 1 Broatway,—Serween two and thres o'clock yewerday morniog 4 Are broke ont on the third feor of No. 07 Broad’ jm the office of Louis Williams. Genicr in sewing ail, The entire contents of the room were destroyed, Loss about $2,000; insured for $2,600 im toe Firewen's Fund Insarance Corpan The adjoining rooms, ocoupied by J. Horbert, publisher, and J.T, Webster and © Burling aa a law offos, are to the exten of g600. The stock of the Metropolitan Collar Company, oa the sseond floor, is damaged about $500 by water J, Carleton, tailor, on the floor, bas susiained some slight damage by water; insured for $5,250 in ine North Atmerican, Portliard and Washington jnsurance companies, Lhe fixiares in the drinking saloon kept oy J. Wilay are damaged about $200; \naured on etock and Axtures for 29, The building is owned by tho Gemmell aerate: i a about $1,000, bws fully mewred The cause Of the Are |e #F prerent vakvown, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ne AvizcrD ATTEMPT AT a ‘15th instant @ person calling Charies Adams) called at the store No. 262 Bowery, and Presebting, it t= alleged, a check purporting to have been drawn by Nathaniel Adams on the First National Bank of Stamford, Conn., m favor of George Adame for $75, induced Patrick Cooney, a clerk in the service of Mr. W. R. Roberts, fraudulent cashed the fol . 5 Pha ap gray head of making and uiterin) and taken before Alderman Miller, the District Police i porting to have been pre= residing at Stamford, Von- ‘sueh person lived there, and money in question, to swindle him out of the same, In default of $500 Charles Adams mee Zomentey afternoon oo) until the Grand Jury dfsposea of the cha against him of obtaining money by trick Aitscap Ostamma Goons Unven Fase Rerresexta- ‘Tions,—On the 5th of July Robt, Montgomery, an ex-M. P., went to the store of Catharine Nicholdson, of No. 29 Sackett street, Brooklyn, and represented to her that he had been sent to search for property, and took from her, under pretence that the property was stoleu, about $500 worth of goods, including a velvet cioak worth $100, and subsequently refused to return the same. Catharine Nicholdson then‘ went before a magistrate and made a deposition and a warrant issued for Mont- gomery’s apprehension; but until yesterday he could nowhere found, when officer Low, attached to the Third District Police Court, accidentally ascertained where he was, and at once went and made him his prisoner, Montgomery, in wit of $1,000 bai’, was committed to prison to await the action of the Grand Jury on the charge of grand jarcony. a CONVENTION OF IRISH SOCIETIES. e | MUNICIPAL APFAIRS, Bourd of Aldermen—Fifth Avenue Exten The committee of the Board of Aldermen to which ‘was referred the subject of the extension of Fifth ave- Bue through to the Battery has received within the past few weeks numerous petitions concerning the matter, and have determined io allow parties interesied an op- portunity to be heard. For this purpose the committee will meet to-day at noon in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen, and persons opposed to: the mensure will have a chance to explain their objections, Sheriffs Omice. Sherif’ O’Brien bas at last hit upon a mode of war- fare with which to oppose the cormorant’s guard seek- ing warrants ag special deputies, Ho has had blanks prepared for the applicants for special deputies’ war- rants, which must be fled by some property holder who thereby binds himself to James O’Brien, Sheriff, in the sum of five hundred dollare as indemnity for any misconduct on the part of the special which may in any manner involve the Sheriff or his department. Each “special” will algo be required to pay the sum of $6, go0d and iawful money of the United States, for bia warrant, The money thus received Sheriff (Brien pur- o8e3 LO bestow on somo charitable institution, This eans of ‘fighting the beslegers will, no doubt, be found very effective dnd will save the Sheriff the necessity of answering numberless questions and being unwavoringly suave, #3 now no applicant will be treated with anicse he be accompanied by a bondsman and be the possessor of $6 ready mouey. PUBLIC EDUCATION. The Citizens’ Association to the Superintend- ent of Pablic Instraction. ‘The Citizens’ Association have presented to Mr. Victor M. Rice, Superintendent of Public Instruction, a letter relating to the system of pute sohools now in vogue in this State, The letter argues the importance of main- taining the system at a proper standard, im recognizing its great efiect on the formation of the character of our future citizer Several abuses are touched upon, and recommendations for the improvement of the settled policy are fully made, The cost of this pablic educa- tonal establish ment is quoted aa growing more and more burdensome. ‘The following table is presented in order to show the increased attendance aud cost of these While the average attendance was, in 1 74,000 1865. Tho oviis commented on in the report of the Comnms. sioners appointed uader the act of April 7, 1857, and transmitted to the Governor in February, 1958, bave grown greater and more alarming. called to the manner in which the Board of Education estimate {ts expenditures for the support of the schools, the law allowing in addition t© other sums $10 for each pupil who shall have actuaily aitended and been taught for the year preceding. instead of charging $10 for each pupil tm the public scnoo! (about ninety thousand in all), it is claimed by the Citizens’ Association that the Board charges for each of the whole number attending the schools, although many may not bave remained over a day, and may have cuanged several times from one school to another, and thus are counted and charged for soveral times, ‘By this imaginary increase ia the attendance the Association claims inat the Goard has swollen the number of pupils, on paper, to 207,000, ‘The letter declares further that if the vast sum of money asked for the public sohools be really necessary it should be obtained on tho basis of nipety thousand papile to be taught daily, and not on a basis that will give the pabtio the erroneous impression that the Board is educating dally two hundred and seven thousand calidrea, The \{tizens’ Association finally asked that commis- siovers be appointed to examine the subject and report what steps should be taken to secure the more periect estabiishinent, government, regulation and economy of the common schoors in this city, The letter encloses a communication sent by tho association to the Board of Education, Attention 1s also Resolutions Touching the Quention of Nn- turalization, A meoling of delegates rppresentative of the various Irish, Fathor Matthew and other societies, made up prin- cipally of the Milesian element, was held last night at Hibernian Hall, Prince street, to make arrangements for ® proceasional celebration of St. Patrick’s Day similar to that of former years, The most im it business ‘transacted was the introduction by Judge Connolly of the following preamble and resolutions, which were unauimousty and enthusiastically adopted — Whareas the fifodamenta} principles of all good govern. | ment require that the goverpen, In We ‘no for the allegiance they pay, aball receive adequate and eiiicient protection in their lives, Uberty and Industry; and whereas 1 defiance of this wholesome rale of public national honor and dignity of t! ent of Great Britain has claimed and exercise right to arrest and i Bt travelling | thro lerrhory, and in vi speech and action, to puntah as oriminal wets al jeged to be done and words spoken witai the limite of the Unied States; and waereas tule body, representing the ‘ey of the city of New York and vicinity, is ed in the definite setulement of this qiestion, the personal and pecuniary interests of « the community, who, by their industry as ‘ave materially alued to Ue wealth of th and ‘by their fidelity snd valor have de- + tia people of the United States can recog. citizens of the United or sojourning within her of the rights of free Hesolved, T! nie no distinction beyween native born awl naturauced ‘ens, kave those de: forth in the constitntion, aad all are equally entitied to the protection of we Ameriban govern- mat in their ri forests. Resolved, Th 1 the fact that the governinent of the United St from tue lized clagen now only the oat? the conatitation, but also an ab- i to any weiga weror polenate (aim of Great Britain’ to cull hold’ citizens iclion as subjects of ber crow: CY nity of the United Siates aud a de- ir awa, (0 Which no government cau dishon at the present naturaliza 208, pasued in accordance with the ation, Ie entirely suifielent to dedine pled cftiten if properly eaforoed by the aeduty of the Executive and the 1G 1 Congress 10 42 powers the re and from the governm of our citizens now uolawfnlly in on for therinjuries imficted on pusowed wad a tiveun Resolved, Tha to the President | ally solutions be forwarded Staten and our represent be instructed that it te the represented in thia Convention pressed to asettinment before so that the national honor lected President of the } that this ques.ion abouid the presen| The arrangements made for the procession are very similar to those of no trucks are } to be permitter er of Hibor- | mans nav he tiar, ‘rhe hit, ns OF Provious REAL ESTATE MATTERS, Yesterday=A Lull Kacitement. | But lithe was doing im real estate mattora yesterday, | Alihough many most mportant tote are up, tie greater | number, however, being announced for pubiic vendus not week. The following were the only snlos at the Bxchange:--A three story brick house and store, the in Week's No, 446 Third avenue, at er of Phirty. third = eireet, with jet twen' foot front and one hundred foot in depth, stable in Fear, | This was purobmsed by H. Mangle for $90,260, The price | obtained bere Turnishes ae excellent example of the As him im his preseot troubles, also ciaims to be of Temashet rine ma ho of real eitiio on the sient, improved ae area ee a gives or root Made ibaa of sil of here ip the stoop Briek house and fot on the North side of Fifty-t! Sree, No, 27, eighty foot east of Third avenue, with lot ty foot front and Sar raat in Sob, See ee knocked down at $8,250, Mr. H.’ Keller being the purchaser. Next week promises to be particularly active in real estate operations, BROOKLYN CITY. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—EASTERN DISTRICT. The Alleged Brooklyn Whiskey Frauds—The . Deviin €: same. Before Judge Benedict. The United States vs, John Devlin,—Tois case was agait. on yesterday and one or two witnesses examined for the defence. Moses Richards was the first witness recalled to the stand. Witness presented a number of aprlica- tons fer license, forty-four in number, from distillers and wholesale and retail dealers, These were chilly, Dut not whoily, reeeived by witness and by bhm traus- mitted pack to the assessor's office. ‘Ihe monthly re- turns of the distillers of his district wero also presented w The District Attorney questioned witness as to the duties of an asssistant aseessor and as to tho obiigations of a distfiler, The balnnco of the day was spent in hearing the argu- ment of counsel, put littie evidence being taken fur the defence. Mr. Richards, on crossexamination, stated that Deviin, not being in his district, he did not endorse the application, but had ft put mto Mr, Northrup’s box; be did not know who fil up the blank davits not sworn to, nor could he say whether the blaux ailldavits in Mr, Rice's books wero sworn to; had never secu the check oooks of Mr, Deviin; be bad resigned at the sug- gestion of the assessor, Mr, Joun Salvage testified that he had acted as clerk in the assessor's office, Third district, since Juno 1, 1867, and that be bad found among the papers in the office an appheation from John Doylin in the January monthiy 's papers, Afier hearmg some further testimony on the sub- Ject of the admission of papers boaring on the case aud considerable argument the court adjourned ti!) Monday noxt. SEPREME COURT—SP°C'AL TEAM. An Oi Suit-What Be e of $40,000. Betore Judge Lott, George Cochrane and Others vs H. B. Hubbard and Others,—This was an action brought by a physictan of the city of Brooklyn, who represented a company of citizens known ag the Long Islaud Potroloum Company, caliing toan account the defendants, who obtained, as alleged, the sam of $40,000 under the following circum. Stanoes ;-—1, woyld seom that some time agotthe defend- ant and one Ingersoll represented that they, in company with others, had purchased a hundred acres of land in the vicinity of Oil Creek, Pa., of which they had the rofusal for sixty days. hey claimed that “they bad paid $1,000 to bind the bargain, and that the cost of the jand was $60,000, and that they wore de- sirous of forming @ company and purcbasing the land, Upon theze representations the plaintiff, with FE, 1, Bockhouso and others, raised the sum of $50,009, which was transferred to the defendants to purchase the land. The $300,000 worth of stock was then issued and divided among tho members of the Long Isiand Petro- Joum Company. It was found, however, subsequently, that only $10, of the amount had been invested. There being $40,000 umaccounted for the present auit is instituted, Ouse still on, BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. Asp vor r#® Poor,—There is nuch suffering among the poor of the parish of Su Mary’s Star of the’ Sea at the present time, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, under whose caro there are no ies tan sixty destitute families, bave prevailed upon the Rey. Father Hecker to lecture in ad of this jaudable object. On Sunday evening next he will lecture at St. Mary’s obareh, corner of Court and Euqicer strocts. | Subject— “Reasons why Cabboics pay respect to relics and pic- tures.” A WATCHMAN ARRAIGNED POR BurGLary.—Yesterday morning Nei! Cannon was brought before Judge Delmore and charged with stealing a barret of liquor from the premises of P, Meurtagh, No. 114 Hamilton avenues Several witnesses were examined, who proved that Cannon employed by Mourtagh aud otver store- keopers a? night watchman; that they saw him rolling the barrel away from the store, aud that when he was discovered he fired # piet& shot for the purpose of giving the alarm to others, who, itss bebevea, were assisting hiro, Tho Justice conggitted the accused to await the action of the Grand Jury. ‘Tae Recent TRaGepy.—Denjamin F. Bache, the lov aick swaio, who attempted suicide in presenco of his botrothed, at No, 245 Bridgo street, by shooting bimself tp the hoad on Wednosday night Jast, still lingers at the City Hospital, But tittie or nv hope is.entertained of his recovery. He is totally woconscious. StvGutan Casn or Parse Paerexces.—A Neoro Prince tw Trousim,—A colored man, claiming to be Prince of Akra, Africa, named Moses M. De Waliace, black as the ace of spades, was arrested on Thursday afternoon and lodged in tho Raymond street jail on a charge of false pretences, The complainant is Dr, Larkins, proprietor of @ medical catabhshment in Fulton street, who ebarges him with having ran up a board bill for a colored lady amounting to $250. The accused tells a most slagular and inconsistent story as to his being béir appar- ent fo the throne of bie father, King of Akra, on thy Guinea coast, his coming to the United States to study Ba- val tactics, The colored woman to whom he was engaged and op whose account he ran up the bill which em royal deseent, and is known as Miss Leoni Brown. Sho isthe dauchier of the King of Cinquito, if her own words ean be taken for the truth, The noble pair were betrothed, but it was not cont should pay her board and lo: On those merits tho case will be heard before Ju Buekioy, when some further light will doubtless be thrown upon the subject. Fara, Borsiva Accrpext.—A young servant girl named Mary Ann Delaney, employed im a private family at No. 107 Lawrence street, was terribly burned ted that the Prince ay, her clothing coming in contact with a hat stove, on “Thursday night last, aud died from the effects of her in- jaries at the hospital yextorday. Coroner Slattery w: notified to hold an inquest on the bely, The deceased ig sald to ave boon a very prepossessing girl, aud was only fifteen years of age. ‘THE MANCHESTER WARTYRS, Jobu chel at the Brooklyn Academy of % hers The Brooklyn Academy of M was well filled last evening ou tue occasion of a lecture by John Mitchel, under the auspices of the Irivt societies of Brooklyn, for the bonefic of the fuilies of martyrs—Allen, Larkin and O'Grino, Mr. Tomas Joven, chairman, said, at the request of the Committee of Arrangemonts, thatit was his pleasing Privilege to preside ou this occasion, and he neod scarcely say what bronght (bli tarco asgembly to- gether, They bad come to succor and assist, by their sympathy avd aid, the rolatives of these nnfortunate men whe were martyrs for their country. (Applause) Tt was ‘he intention of the committee to transmit the results and receipts of the evering’s lecture, tO ve distributed for te purpose stated, to the Archbikhop of Tuan, so the divine mission of charity may be lifted ont of any covnection with polities what- ever. (Apptarrse,) A letter from Congressman Wm. F. Robinson, ex- Pressing regret at not being able to be present, was read, Considerable enth of Mr. Mrrcaw the Manchester jasm provailed on the appearance 0 remarked, in commencing his lecture, that it struck himghe conid not begin im a more appropriate manner than by reading a note which he had received from the Terrnory of Nevada, whieh con- tained a bill of exchange on the Third National Bank ot Now York city for $700, this for the relief of the tamiile countrymen who fad died the Manchester martyrs. ! to xpress himself with great cange of ireland, and for thar down what be had to say. | se@ present sach a ene +, who had collected for the gurposs of aiding the f of the three men recently hanged on Kogiish gibbets for murder. the Irish oation « gation of murderers & London instractor’ He thought not were a number of his countrywomen gentle, passionate, tender wad (ric, and could any one say those Women Were so consiiiuted by uatore who, when they heard that aman had gone o follow man, tuey coul Times asserted, that mu Was lugrainod in the Trish character? Il was Bot. ‘They had assembled to adopt and justify » generous action. which all preseat wontd be proud to participate in ‘of one, one bandred pol n had at Manchester, Whon Smith O'frien, Moagher and Yeronce Bellew Me away from the Court House of (ic sentence by the court on a@ hurdie to the piace of there be hanged aud on jo four quarters, which four quarters were to remain at the disposal of the Queen of Bugland—all for the er ma,or attemptym to eave their native land— on that dd a party ot Tipperary mon bad broken ia upon that procession and saved thoxe three lives and killed a thowrand gonste- bies and soldiers, would the general conscience of mankind have hold those lipperary men lity of the crime of murder? (Cries of “No. Te would have been pronounced & glorious action. (Applause) Tho irish people Were not a lawiess people, and Mr. Mitohel! read extracts from tracts by Sr Jon Davia te sustain bis argument, The [rish people wore really in a state of long, lingering war with the Fngligh govern of England. vn to be transmitted of bie patriotic ther native land— felt it necestary iberation upon the reason he had written ag a singular sight to Were There present and slain 9 Was it true, a9 the oss bin ed w if instead atlen in the melée d not regre ae Wranels were hurried moll, and thoit ‘id be dragged execution and that they s4 ment, the vantage being On the sid Mr. Mitch@l! contended that & war was imminent tn a Probably be commenced ip a year; that might be arrayed agaiust Fi) yn the opportunity thea be offered for Irishmen to necore their in dence. ir. Nichols and Mr. Griffin also made a Mr, Savage, 7 Whick ihe MeeLue sgigurped few romerke, as alleged by | THE PRIZE RING. The Fight ween (ieorge Cheer and ‘* Punch’? Merle a Fizzle—The Pelice— Clabs Are Trumps. During the past two weeks the pugilistic circles of New York have been greatly exercised and made happy in their fpecutiar way in anticipation of a fight between two well known light weights of the ring, George Cheer and “Punch” Morris, both Englishmen. The match subsequently made grew out of a sot-to that these men bad awhile since at the benefit of Tom Allen, another noted English muscular Christian, recently Janded in the metropolis, Jealousy, that always more or less ac- companies the feelings of the principals im such en- counters a3 to their respective abilities, here developed itself to that extent that in a moment of excitement during the evening; in question Morris, before the large audience assembled to do honor to the occasion, ex- pressed bis willingness to fight Cheer, and Cheer in like spirit accepted the gauntlet thrown down, and thus, with these preliminaries settled, the fight was thought to be a foregone conclusion. The “tanoy” were elated— im fact they were jubilant. Some wanted tle fight to take place iminediately ; others, the friends ana back- ors of the men in question, counselled caution, amd ad- vised that the details should be so arranged that no sub- sequent equivocation could possibly take place, This course was finally agreed upon, and during the davs ii terveping, after mature deliberation, it was mutuaily ranged that, being friends of no Brief psriod, they should fight in this’ spirit ‘at catch weights’ for a purse, such asthe gontiemen sportsmen of this city should give m, ‘This settled, the time and place were the next difficulty, The former could easily pve determined, but the latter was pearing. @ knot which no xladiator’s sword could cut. Weather was inclement, the grovnd frozen aud covered with, the chilling, cold snow, and ticularly unpleasant to all a to be knocked into with ‘the sledge hammer blows that, characterize a ‘“ratting mil”? Yet this difficulty was overcome and the principals still further agreed that keeping New Jersey, the terror, of all prize fighters, at a very respectful distance, théy should fight in a room in the city, The Cae og upon was yesterday, and wil was arrang as suggested, but the good landlords of New York suspected the oily advauces of there gentiemon when they at- tempted to negotiate for apartinents, and thus they, as a last extremity, obtamed a fitting place to exhibit tho listic culture of the princypals im a barn situated in the subunbs of this city. Soon the initiated were advised of this, and the sport- ing hotels and houses for the past three days were be- sieged Lo obtaim the “tip,” that ¢ might witness this proposed contest, Bat few + aliowed this privilege, and those that ch mark of distinguished consideration met at ibe agreed rendeavous yesterday at three o'clock, ‘Yo Wait upon the movements of che leaders, The place Was not easy of access, and subsequently the anxious became somewhat alarmed when it was ascertained that sleighs must be used. Further expense was necesel- taied, but that was nothing. What if it did require a greater sum to reach the spot than to journey {to Washington? Why, nothtog. They meant to see a fight in midwinter, and would, at all havards, At four o'cloc the rendezvows was reached, and a more miscellaneous gathering, representing all classes of society, from the merchant to the roughest character imagivable, has seldom been witnessed. ‘There was but little delay, A prominont sportin; character posted him cif st the docr of the barn referr: to, and al} who desied to enter its mystic portals must down with a ‘iver.”’ tixty-one fortunate gentle- men obtained admittance, and one hundred and aixty-one vunfortunates’ wore endeavoring to pass the stubborn doérkceper, when their further progress was suddenly stopped by the interposition of the mimions of the jaw, as will soon be notad. hose inside viewed with satisfaction the promptness that seemed to characterize the matter; the referee had been ehosen--an old veteran in ring encounters; with him the customory appointments of judges and umpires were unnecessary ; the priacipals were there, the ring ready and ail uttendants necessary to minister to broken nosea stood awaiting their time of action—in fact the prelimmaries were “all serene.’ @ crowds still continued to come; were numer. ous; the “zmiliag” of the prince pus worthy of record, Svery nook and rafter of the oid sirncture seemed to be covered with a black spot of humanity, and peenooonsiy, pleced in a window far above, but overlooklag the whole scene, were two “Bohemians,” whose, eager, expectant faces jenoted their anxiety. One, whose hair was wh te with the snow of many winters, counsell-d and admonished his younger friend, perhaps giving him points. [t only required a few minutes longer, enough to admit the be- siogers, when a cry that rang through the barn and awoke echoes from the surrounding hills of “Police! police!” struck dismay to every heart, Fancy the scone! ‘The dark, black spots that had titled every rafter dropped from their elevated positions; the “Bohemians” fell backward and hastily covered themseives with hay; tho doorkeeper cl his hands to his pocket and’ followed the crowd, who wore flying like the remnane of a disorganized regiment across the snow coverod hills of the surrounding coun- try. Tne few who ventured a moment thereafter to look from the rather unpleasant covering of hay, to note the cause of this alarm, found that Sergeant Steers from Tremont had surrounded the iiding, with a corporal's guard of five assistants had put to flight this gailant band of would-be pugilists and sightseers. They fled across hills aud meadows, tumb- ling into ditches, and being smothered almost’ by the deep snow, thoy pursued their rather inglorious way, ‘The speed accomplisbed by some would not be discredit- abl: to Grindell, the American Deer, Jackson, Westfall or any of the celebrated pedestrians that Nave made their mark in the sporting annals, be arrests, owing tothe unprecedented running qualities of these ama- tours, were bat two—two “old pfugs" that were unable to flee from the strong hand of the law. Thus what was expected io be an exbibition of science and a “rattling mill” resulted im a ‘‘scare” and 4 pleasant sleigh ride ody, Although the fighs did not take pi it will, a# the money is now in hands, and even Jersey «iil oe visited as a Jast resort to accomplish thle, Ponch Morriy and George Cleor are “bound to fight.” NEW JERSEY... Newark. ALLEGED SwiNpuNG Orsrarros ov 4 MaGNirronsT scaum.—James Crowin, a stylish Jookimg individual, about thirty-five years of age, was arraigned before Justice Sauford, at Newark, yesterday, on complaint of a large number of storekeepers of the city who bad been over confiding in the promises of the dashing Inshman, Mr. Crowin, AS soon as it was known that the matter gentioman had made an unexpected visit to Newark irom Brooklyn crowds of ecredi- tors ith pills as varied in the amounts claimed as from their description began to pour in rap- idly until scarcely breathing, room could be ob! the court room, Tbe particulars in this case four months ago Mr. Corwia appeared in Newark and rented au elegant house on Cedar street, where he con- tinned to live for some tine subsequently in a style De- coming the appearance of the houre. The freqnent ap- of Mr. Corwin in the principal thoroughfares driving 4 magalficeat turaont é@ la Anglars created quite a sensation among the good folks ot the place. Of course the “owner” of such an nnexceptionable equipage did Rot experience the lightest difticutty im getting any, credit, and the result was that a laree army bootmakers, barbers, harnese makers, grocers, bntchers and euch like peopie gave the new comer un- limited eredit, For several months matters went on very smoothly; but at length a change took place, and one fine’ morning Mr. Jones was non est avd nowhere to be found. The varions little bilis swelled ito an amount stated to be in the neigh- borbood of $5,000, The affair was then placed in the handeof a of the Newark force, who, 1, traced his man tothe City of Churches, A requisition having been procured trom Governor Ward, Corwin was removed (a Newark, and after « pretiminary examination veste was committed (or (rial. It is perhaps that the matter bas cansed considerable excitement, Tre Wickes Trial,—Yesterday forenoon Judges Teese, of (he Essex County Court, delivered his charge to the jury tn tho case of L, Wickes, who ‘charged with the publication of obscene work the wnize of spiritualism. ‘the Judge gave it as his opinion that the plates of similar subjects, if taken with. out the conte bo constdered o the bond, as each of the counsel had done, e jary then retired, and nad not returaed up to a late hour lage evening Jersey City. Deconk-Yesterday morning about eight o'clock ofcor Mahon found « man in the waiting room of she ferry in an apoplectic fit, The man was taken to | tavion house, where he diet an hour afterwards, | body was subsequently identivied as that of Henry Enderie n, father-in law to one of the justices the | city. He was fty-six years of age, and Tesided at 254 nue, An inqaost was held by Coroner tho jury rendered a verdict that deceased came to his death by apoplexy. | 1 Communipaw. Twe Covrray Partroan Cowrayt awe Riranuiw Krowrs,-The Legiiatore are about to desl with this question, which hae been alinded to previously im the Henao, fne bill before the House requires the Cen« trai Kallroad Company to ite with the Sate Treasurer on or before the 2oth of Mareb next, an agreoment to pay into (he Treasury ananally the sim of $200,000, for the use of the lanas under water in Communipay bay, over Which ibe company set up 4 claim of absolute ownership by reason of improvements effected by them. A similar claim hag been set up over the cribwork in the ‘bey Which forms a regular island. These claims if pot rositted by the Stai# will lead to @ monopoly that may cause soe trouble hereatter, Inport art Someriric Ievestic aviow. De, J J. Craven bas been ongaged for several days past at the abattoir in a series of experiments on the stomach and kidneys, with « view to obtain some important facts on the funce tions of the dij ve organs, The resulta, which will be discloved im a few days, will prove mom interesting to the public, A soriee of lectures will be delivered on the sutyect in the Pol technic Inatitute, THE CHICAGO FIRE. Norry Avancan Fiap Isaunacce Cowmeny, ) New York, Jao, 31, 1868. f ‘To Tar Kotor or rar Merann:— In your ineue of this date this company in reported as Jouing $15,900 by the recent Chiengo fire, Our total Jons is $2,000, ae we learn by telegraphjfrom our agente, Pleaee Wake [hie correction and oblige, Ki. CARTER, Seorotgyy. |. shall be safficient proof in .THE STATE CAPITA SPECIAL COBRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Aunnal Reperts of the Insurauce Com- panies—Presperous Character of the Busi- ness of 1S63—The Breadway Arcade Ruil- road=The Bill to Extend the Time for Col- lection of the Liquor License Fees—Petition for the Adjustment of the Variance Between the United States ‘and New York Laws as to the Hell Gate Pilets. Aunayy, Jan. 31, 1968. ‘The annual reports of the fire and marine insurance companies of the State are now in the bands of the Su- Perintendent, who ig beginning the preparation of his Teport to the Legisiatife, The figures show that the business of the year was satisfactorily prosperous, and that there wis an absence of the disturbing and im many cases disastrous causes of the two previous years. A few of the companies seemed to meet with something like # gam- bier’s i) inck im the pertinacity with which loss attended their risks, These are very few in num- ber, however, and the embarrassment has not extended to the insured, the entire capital of no company being im any case required to meet losses, Where the capital bas been impaired the superintendent has or will enable the companies to continue business under the law of last year, The investigation so far has shown no evi- dence of loss through the bad faith er incompetency of the managers of these institutions—a fact which seems to indicate that their directors have hearkened to the voice of the press when demanding a reform In. this respect, ‘The life Msurance companies are allowed a margin of sixty days within which to submit their Teporis, The resolution to remove the motto over the Speaker’s head embracing the sentence of President Lincoln, "I have the most solemt.oath registered in Heaven to pro- tect and defend the government,” came up for consider ation this morning aud led to 4 very warm debate, in which the respective speakers vented their feel- ings in speeches bombastic, satirical, or vindinctive, Mr. Ji of Kings, was asbamed of his demo- cratic brethren. Sach a step should orizinate more properly with the republican side. Mr, Pitts, of Or- Jeans, lauded the words of the last speaker, who had dared to attempt to stay the madness of pis party, but he indignantly repelled the assertion that such a move- ment could originate with the minority. Mr. Lawrence advocated resolution, becanse the inscription was a reminder of the days of bastiles, illegal arrests, &c. The debate was participated in by Messrs. Flagg, of Rensselaer, Bigelow of Jefferson, Prince of Erie, Bergen of New York and Clark of Séhobarie In the negative, qud by Mr. Lounaberry of Ulstor in the afirm- ative, The resolution was lost by @ vote of 20 to 69. The Broadway Arcade Railroad will be on the tapis in afew days, A bill is now perfecting and will be intro- duced next week. ‘The argument before the Senate committee concern- ing the bill to extend thé time for collecting liquor licenso feea in the Metropolitan district has been post- ponod to Tuesday next. Mr. Kiernan introduced a petition signed by upward of one thousand influential and wealthy citizens of New York city, asking for an amendment to the present pilot laws, which was referred to the Com- mittee on=Commerce aud Navigation. The laws of our State on this subject are in conflict with those of the United States, According to the pro- visions of the fatier law any pilot arly commis- sioned may pilot a steamer through Hel! Gate channel, while according to the statutes of this State no pilot ex- cept one regularly commissioned for that purpose is competent to diseharge such duties. We have no doubt that the subject wit! elicit considerable discussion in the committee to which it has been referred, Several members of the Chamber of Commerce seem to be interested in this matter, and they will unquestionably have their representatives before the committee for the yurpose of urging the passage of the act above referred to. The subject should receive very careful attention, and that the points of difference between tho United States laws and those of the Empire State be settled in a@antisfactory manner. At the present time pilots and ownors of steamers suffer much frem this source. The uncertainty of being able to signal pilots at the times they are wanted, proves a great detriment and delay to steamers passing up and down the channel, It is to be hoped that some action will be promptly taken, and that the committeo will recommend the passage of come measure which will secure the rights of al) parties to this question. If, however, Congress had adopted the suggestions of the Heratp and removed the obstruction to commerce in Hell Gate, there would be no necessity for further action in this respect. ‘The following explanation of the bill introducod by the same gentleman, regarding the law of the respective rights of property owners and tenants, will be iuterost- ing to thogé concerned :—Section firat amends the pre- sont statute so that the summons, which now, in cases of holding over, can be returnable on the day it is issued, shall only be so returnable if issued on the day the term expires, or the next day, and then it must be returnable botween tt P. a common matter, ikely is absent from the city, and then serve a summon: his house, some- times returnable early as nine o’clock the same morning, If the landiord permits the tenant to hold over more than two days, his own delay shows that there is no éxi- gency, and he should be required to take out a three days’ summons, that the tenant may be pi against fraud, Section second amends the statute rela- tivo to the service of tbe summons, which is now in- sufficient and confused, so that hereafter the summons can be left at the tenant’s residence only in case it isin the same city or town with the de- mised premises, A large portion of the persons doing business in New York reside elsewhere, and parties who wish to cheat, watch until a tenant is absent and serve the summons at his residence when they know be can- not get w& in time to appear, The summons can bo posted on the demised premises only in case there is no person of mature age residing or doing business therein. The statute as it stat 13 very uncertain, avd sometimes a sumun posted on the demisod premises, and immediately taken down by a person who follows for that purpose, The summons must be served, if returnable, on the same. day, at least two hours, and, otherwise, at least two days before the time at whi it is returnable, There being now no statate regulation upon the sub- ject it is a common practice to serve the summons after tho hour at which % is re- tornable and immediately make an a(fidavit of service and procure forthwith @ warrawt of re- moval The proof of service must show the exact time, place and manner. Section third compels a person upon whom a copy of the summons is served to deliver it forthwith to the tenant or his agent, Section fourth repeals the law passed ten years ago intending to pro- vide that the summons if isened im New, York or Brook- lyn should not be returnable the same day unless issued on the Ist of May. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Aunayy, Jan, 31, 1968, REPORTS, Mr. Foroxn reported against amending he Iiew reia- tive to the rights and havilities of husband apd wife, Laid on the table, Also ceding to the United States jurisdiction over David's Isiand, Mr. MarToox reported against making appropriations to meet existing deficrencies ju canal appropriations, MILES INTRODUCED. By Mr. Pirncr—Amending the aet for the, improve- ment of Brooklyn Heights by aut borizing the commis. hose jp et pod the improvement «il moneys col- By Mr, Cuartas—Amending the act relative to tbe powers and jurisdiction of Surrogates’ Courts. By Mr, Hats—Appropriating two hundred and fifty thoueand doilars in aid of the construction of the Whitebell and Pfatighurg Ratlroad, By Mr. Paiwen—Amending the act relative to places of public amusement in New York.by prohibiting the admission of minors under fourteen years of age, uuless ied by rdtans, By Mr. -[ncorporating the People’s Mutual and Security a also incorporating the American Trading Company uffalo, THE REGISTRY LAW, Mr, Cxxamen cave notice of a bill to amend the ae try law so as to provide (hat the affidavit of an elector o Metropolitan district of his right to vote. Adjourned (o Monday ev: ASSEMBLY. Avaaxy, Jan, SL, 1868, The Sreaken presented the annual report of the Cooper Union; also the annual report of the layrmaster General; aiso the annual report of the Adjutant General, WLES REPORTED FAVORABLY, By Mr. Seu To provide means for the extension of the Chenango ( 1, Messrs, Jacobs and Piits dissent- By Mr. Face. 6 for the completion of the Albany and Susqneh: Railroad, By Mr, Quivy—Relaive to the inspection of steam boilers, By Mr. Lorvenvny—Rolative ft the grant to William Urton and others of the exclusive right to lay @ tole graph cable between the United states aad Fran By Mr. Jonysov-Relative to fands ip assesan: local ‘mprovements in mt, STRODUCED. c ; By Mr. Bansien—To amend the Niagara Frontier Po- ee act. By Mr. Keany—To provide for th accounts of the several comeaissions in Brooklyn, By Mr, Pirts—To create a Harbor District and a Board of Wharves and Piers therein, MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS: Ry Mr. Sxixeec—A resolution that ihe Central Railroad be required to report within ten days the width of openings or tween the piorg whore the track crosses Caynaa lake, between Aubnrn and Genera, and also how far sai water Way, hos been decreased ar, Ses in the same within the past three years, Adopted. By Mr. Livruk—Instracting our Senators and Repre- sentatives in Congrese to pass some law providing for the empoyment of disabled eoldiers, and for their ap- Pointment to places in custom Houses, light houses, &o Lard on the table My. Looxsnuny called op the reeolution directing the Sergeant-at- Arms to take dowa the Lingola motto over tho speaker's chair — Lost, 22 60 68, Aijourned to Monday evenine THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. The Report of the Committee on Cities— Adoption of the Article. ‘ i Auuany, N. ¥., Jan. 31, 1968. i Constitutional Convention reassembled this morn- The whole of the third section of the article on citiex and towns, as adopted last night, was strickon out; also: sections four, five, six, seven, sight, nine and ten of the oa accllon eleven was retained. Tt reads as follows:— lature at its first session, after ‘The Login: a this constitution, shall pass wok to give effect to the prot of this ThA also be paened’ tor the 9 mot cities, and no specizl act shall be passed in eases where in the judgment of the Legislat ‘object ich act cannocbe aiusineg under general laws, “Gd Sections twelve, thirteen, fourteen and fifteen were: siricken out. Section sixteen was retained, {t reads as follo Nothing in this article contained shall affeet the, of the ture in matters of quarantine or relai port of New York, or the Interest of the" State in the under water and within the jurisd‘ction or boundries of any city, or so regulate the wharves, plera or slips in any city. Mr. Orpyks offered the following additional section, which was adopted : ‘The resolutions on the power of the Legislature con. tained in section twelve, article —— of this constitu. tion shall apply to the common counsils of cities and to- boards of supervisors of counties, ‘The Convention here took of report on cities, mak: various modifications and changes the sections which were last evening, As now adopted, as follows: — Szcrion !, There shal! be every —— by the elect. ors.at large of every city a Mayor, who shi fie hte? Sxeoutive oftcer ‘thereof, Mand. whose duty tt sbait be to nee that the duties of the vations ity officers are formed. He shall have power to investigate their acts, to have access to all books and documents in their respective ollices, and to examine them and thejr subordi ormoatl. The evidence given by persons sO. tes! shall nop be used against them in any ertminal pi ing against such persons. He shall,also have power to suspend or Temave such oficers from office whether they be eleated or appointed, for violution or neglect of duty, to be in the order of suspension or remot Shall be made without reasonable notice'to the party com- Segre of, and all opporvunity afforded him to be heard im is det rence. Sxc. 2. All cit, towh “and oTcors whose election or appointment is not provide for in the constitution shalt bo elected by the electors of such cities, towns and villag or of some division thereof, or appointed ties thereof as the Legislature shall, desi gt for that pur- pose, All other officers whose election ot intent in provided for by this constitution, and all ollicers whore oflices may hereafter be ereated ihall be elected by the people or appointed ay the Legislatuie may direct, Mem. bers of Common Connell shall hold oo other office in the city, and no city officer shall hold a seat im the Legislature, and’ the acceptance of such @ seat shall vacate his office, The other sections follow as acted on this afternoon, and the whole article was then adopted and refersed to the Committee on Revision. ‘The Convention adjournrd until to-morrow morning, when it will take up the report on State prisons. ADJOURNMENT OF THE COLE-HISCOCK CASE. {From the Evening Telegram of Bt Atpany, Jan, 31, 1868, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer this morning Dis- trict Attorney Smith appeared and moved for the tria) of General Cole upon the indictment for murdering L.. Barna Hi , and stated that the court would remem- ber that the proneontion: gave notice yesterday forenoon of their Intention to move for trial this morning, This morning, however, the prisoner's counsel sent word thas he was not prepared to oppose ibe application, having sent the papers used on the previous motion ‘to juash the certiorari to Syracuse to bave resworn. ‘hese affidavits bad, he said, been taken from the fies of the Court on Wedvesday. The District Attorney ha@ sent to Mr, Hadley this forenoon, and he bad replied that when he had his papers he would come into Coart. Judge Parker, fur the defence, stated that they were prepairing their papers in opposition to the tor trial, and tbat the affidavits bad been taken from the files by consent of the prosecution. Mr, Smith desired to have the matter disposed of, in order that he might relieve the witnesses if the case ‘was not to be brought on, ‘The Court directed that the motion be brought before it to-morrow morning. * THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Charleston—The Account. . A Collision in |, E. W. M. Mackey, delegate gon ef jak free rol ae ee the 9 end approac! ir, Roswell T. Logan, who repo @ pro- ceedings of that body for this paper, and demanded of pot whether he, sae the author if the sketcn CY, A lackey in lay’s Mercury. ir. Logan re] nt he wen, ew M. Mackey then struck at Mr. few blows passed between thom. They were both seized by jes standing by and separated, Groat ex- citemen, immediately arose in the hall, the feeling being atrongly against tho Mercury, F. J. Moses, Jr., and other delegates, wishing to protect the dignity of the.bedy, interfered to prevent Mr, L.'s being mobbed. Prevented from wiking the repreecatative. of the der- ive - he abused him marten: alia a ein ae ation in which he could not resent it The police then op , and Mr. L, left the hall under the protection of one of them and several of the leading members of the assemblage, A. G. being one. ANOTHER CASE OF WESTERN DEPRAVITY. A Young Abandons His Wife. Last spring @ young man of pre, ing appearance and good address, named Clayton Guptil, ianded at Dubuque. He found employment and goon thereafter courted agirl, Inventing the fable that he was to have a legacy of $15,000, he got the parents’ consent, and the pair were married.’ The Dubuque Zimes tells the rest of the story thus :— Last Monday morning, bright and early, Guptit told his wife to put on her bonnet and shawland come with bim to make some purchases preparatory to housekeep- ing. Like @ datiul wife she asvented, and ether they visited many of the er ja the: city. First the whole souled hi id purchased a mag- nificent sewing machine, next an expensive set of furs, with many otner trinkets too numerous to mention. They finally brought up at the dry goods store of one of our jeading merchants at the upper end of Maia street, and bere Guptil went to — purchas- ing goode with a prodiality § and> reek- tessness in rd to «expense wonderful to witness, The pt olor and whole army o! clerks, bowh male and erg ed kept bobbing up and down to fill orders. Whole bolts of cioth and catico, snawis and dress patterns were iaid upon tho counter, and as quietly rchased by Guptil. In a short time the biil amounted ity $200, remarked that bad The husband then he bought house with, agd e went to the th to commence keeping toid his wife to wait in the store whil that has been seen of Guptil Patiently the zene, wife waited the counter, chatting with ‘one of her former schoolmates, over the su; vir tues of her husband. Minutes stretched into and the twilight shades came on apace, but no wagon came to the door, no gtimpse was obta‘ned of that form she had learned to jove so well. At last, weary and dis couraged, and with a horrible suspicion that she bad been betrayed, the wife up ber little bundle that sho had brought with her to the store and went to ber parents’ home, only to jearn the crue! truth too soon that the man who at the altar bad solemnly to love, cherish and protect ber was a villain of the Diackest dye, and that she had been heartlessly aban- doned. SCIENTIFIC NEWS. MAGNETO-KLROTRIC LIGHT. The French Minister of Public Instraction having re- cently, as our readers know, caused a laboratory for physical researches to be organized at the Sorbonne, ». magneto-electric machine of the Alliance Company has beon sot up there, and MM, J. Jamin and G. Roger, in» paper addressed to the Academy of Sciences, announce that they have commenced experiments on the light produced with it. This machine is so constructed that inasingle revolution it will develop sixteen electric ourrents alternately in a contrary sense, and necessarily separated by moments of rest. The light’it producee must therefore be discontinuous, and appear and dis appear sixteen times during e@&th revolution, 1 intermittent action which has been investigated, For this purpose a siivered mirror was fixed to the extremity of the revolving axis, and at right angles to it, Thie mirror received the tight from an electric lamp on Fon- camit’s system, and ted by the machine itself, The rays concontrated by a system of lenses, and reflected by the mirror, Were cast upon a screon, where they exactly reproduced the image of the charcoal! pencils, This image forms an i!!uminated circle, the light of which is continagous, owing to the great rapidity of the revolu tions (ive hundred turna per minute), Tho authors of ‘the paper state the fact that the light of the circle thus deseribed is very weak com to that of the two- charcoal pene js This is owing to the discontinutty, and it therefore follows as a result of these experiments, that this light is neither go blue nor ao rich in — experiments as that the light gives under the iffuence of a galvanic pile. ‘A SUQUESTION FOR SOUTHERN LAND OWNER, A lotier from 1, Petoravarg, in the Nord, states thas achemiat of Simbirsk bas established in that town m laboratory for analyzing the various soils of tho province which require manuriog. Simbirak ig a Russian gov ernment district situated on tue Wolga, aud sa of con. siderable extent, has been proverbial for the ric Noss Of ite black sot!, or humus, which is Of more that nanal depth, but whieh for many years past hae become Jose and lees produetive, During the Mast seventy years the yield of te crops has diminished by fully one-half, and, besides, the quality of the wheat has deteriorates. ‘The iand is evidently becoming exhausted, and Agriculty ty of Simbirsk has very fgvoral received proposal A woman of bad repute gi rogiment United States Army, duced to porchase tickets under the promrao of # sup per, The guard sent to preserve order were dronk aud the seoond gaard, called by the cblef of poitce, the same condition, The soldiers grew ricto they found no aupper provided aod bayonota were drawn and used too, ‘The difeulty was Moa!ly quieied, afer several men bad been wor a Meveury’s - . and & es