The New York Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1868, Page 6

6 NEW YORK CITY. ‘THe CoNDITION OF THE STREETS.—The horrible eondttion of our public thoroughfares was not mate- rially improved yesterday, The apparently speedy advance of spring, however, will soon dissolve the huge blocks of congealgd compound of snow and mud which is now being raked up and piled in all directions to be crunched by the thousands of ve- hicles which must of necesalty over them, The present season, as far as the state of tho streets is conceined, will long be remembered 9s one of if not the inost disagreeable and disgusting on record, Nature will now enjoy a triumph over art, fora warm sun will accomplish what stout crowbars, even if applied at the proper time, have failed to execute. A Nur For JupGE Wurtina To Cack.—The ex- cessively dirty condition of the streets of the me- tropolis, for the cleansing of which hundreds of thousands of dollars are annually paid to Judge Whiting, has at last attracted the attention of the Legislature, the Senate of which has authorized a ®treet Investigating Committee “on Municipal Affairs” to inquire into the causes of the accumula- don of filth in the thoroughfares of a city so splen- @idly situated as is New York for cleanliness, The eomimittee convenes at the Metropolitan Hotel, Broadway, at ten o'clock this forenoon, and without delay will enter into a thorough investigation of the whole subject, with a view to establish a better sys- tem than now exists. The committee is composed of the following Senators:—Crowley, of Lockport; Kennedy, of Syracuse; Creamer, of New York city; Palmer, of Dutchess ‘and Columbia counties, and Banks, of Albany, METEOROLOGICAL.—The report of the Park me- teorological department for the week ending Saturday, March 7, shows that the weekly mean tem- perature of the barometer was 30.082, its maxl- mum of 30.64 being reached on the 6th inst., while its minimum was noted on the 2d inst., being 29.14 Tie mean of the ther- momeier was 24.52 degrees above zero, its maxi- mum 48.10 degrees above, and its minimum noted the morning of the 4th inst., 1.6 degrees above, Dif. fercace of range, 46.5 degrees, 'The severe fall of snow that commenced during the afternoon of the 1st, continuing twenty-four hours and forty-eight minates, attained a depth of eleven and a half inches, and the depth of wuter produced by it was 1.03 inches. DEPARTURES OF STRAMSHIPS.—There left this harbor for European ports on Saturday the follow- ing steamships:—The Pennsylvania, the Hibernia, the City of Antwerp and Napoleon IIL, The last named, for Havre, had $230,000 in specie, besides & full cabin and steerage list of ee. All these vessels were well freighted. The coastwise steamers were numerous, the principal among them bein; the Cortes, for New Orleans; the San Salvador an the Montgomery, for Savanah; the ton for Florida. All the coastwise vessels left port with rather more than average freights, showing, a8 spring advances, @ tendency to & trade with southern c! 5 HarLeM.—To-day the Harlem and Peck Slip Navi- gation Company will cause their boats to résume their regular trips, which have been suspended for some weeks past, between the northern and southern ends of the city, by the accumulations of ice in the East river. The Leader, a powerful propeller, has forced a passage through the ice, in some places Ofteen to twenty inches thick, preparatory to the renewal of the trips of the company’s boats, The successful reopening and resumption of travel on this line will greatly relieve the cars of the Third end Second avenues, which have hada larger pat- Tonage than they could dispose of during the past unusually inclement season. Tue EAstT SIDE ASSOCIATION.—This association met on Saturday night at Miller’s Hall, Third avenue and Eighty-sixth street, and entered into an anl- Mated discussion pn projected improvements of the city above Fifty-minth street, for which object the society was organized some time ago, The pro- eeedings were not enthustastic. Addresses were made by Messrs, Roberts, Gavitt, Thone and Tr Ragen, ‘all large Gave holders, and commit- tees were appointed to obtain signatures to petitions to be forwarded to the Legislature praying for the aye of acts authorizing the extension of Lexing- nm avenue north from Sixty-ninth street to Harlem river, and for the openiug south from Twenty-third street of Madison avenue to Union square. A com- mittee was also appointed to engage a surveyor to Jay out a pian and make a map of a great highway on the east side of the Island to be called “East Boule- vard.” This association contemplates the purchase of a hall and library for the use of the members. HEALTH CoMMITTER OF THE ASSEMBLY.—This com- mittee, appointed to inquire into the sanitary condl- tien of the city and the port, &c., organized on Sat- urday morning at the St. Nicholas Hotel by the ap- peimtment of br. Humphrey, of Putnam county, as ehairman. To-day the co:mittee propose an inves- oe into the public aifairs of the Health Onicer the port by calling Dr. Swinburne before them. ELECTION ‘FOR DELEGATES TO THE DEMOCRATIO @rate CoNvENTION.—To-day, under the order of the General Committee of Tammany Hall, the democratic electors of the city will hold elections in the Assem- bly districts, at whieh delegates will be chosen to represent the ‘unterrified” at the Democratic State Convention, to be held at Albany on Wednesday, lith inst. The instructions of the ‘Taminany General Committee as to the manner of proceeding while heiding the election will be found elsewhere. Tue New York Hosritat.—The report of the New York Hospital has just been received, and shows an excess over the receipts for the year of $18,439 07, the Geficiency being $27,504 43. The entire debt of the society for the year has increased $15,120 44. The expenditures for the year were:—For the New York Hospital, $90,340 03; for the Bloomingdale. Asylum, $100,708 19. The total uumber of patients who re- ceived beuefits of the hospitals during the year was 2,454, and the average daily number was 202. Save as to the state of the fnances, the report is favorable. Tue FESTIVAL OF THE PURIM.—This greatest of the commemorative festivals of the. people of Israel closes this evening with the usual ceremonies and Tejoicings appertaining to the occasion, which In the three days appropriated to it 0] with @ fast in which sorrow 1s depicted for the tribulation of the vple of Israel while (under aves i in Persia) in fear of destitution by order of the irate and bloody minded Ahasuerus, but which calamity was happil; averted through efforts of the beautiful face and persuasive ue of Esther, the Queen of the “great ruler.” In jous synagogues in the city, on Saturday night, jal services were held, and to-day our citizens the Jewish faith will feast and rejoice, keep open ‘house, visit each other, remember their poorer breth- Ten and have @ good time’ generally, the celebration closing with the usual Purim ball, which this season will be heid at Pike’s Opera House, Eighth avenue. Scnoo. RecEPTION AT THE Five Points HovsK oF inpusTRY.—A school reception will be held at the Pive Points House of Industry, 165 Worth street, at two o’clock this afternoon. Those who are inter- ested in the educational work among the very poor children that constitute the schools of the Society should be present on the occasion and thusenc urage teachers and pupils in the good work of retormation and education in which the House of Industry has been so eficient an om. Among the bm yurely philanthropic institations in thiv city founded for the physical protection and moral and mental elevation of the very destitute there is none which in real utility surpasses the Five Points House of Industry. FATALLY SCALDED.—Coroner Schirmer yesterday heid an inquest near the corner of Tenth avenue and 125th street on the body of Peter Becker, a child nearly three years of age, whose death was the re- sull Of scaids received on the 2sth ultimo vy acci- dentally falling into a pail of boiling water. Fata, BLasting CasuaLty.—Yesterday morning Coroner Keenan was notified to hold an inquest at Bellevue Hospital over the rematus of William Car- ter, whose death was the resalt of injuries received by the premature explosion of a blast of powder at Hoth street, near Tenth avenue, on Friday afternoon last. Deceased was about thirty-five years of age anda native of Ireland. He leaves a widow aud several children. FouND DROWNED.—A member of the Twelfth pre- cinct police last evening discovered the body of a woman floating in the water at the foot of 1224 street, Harlem river, aud with the assistance of some citizens removed it to the station house. The wned woman is apparentiy avout twenty-f of age, rather small in stature and has very dark hair, She waa dressed in biack, silk frock, sack aud bonnet and kid gloves; wore two finger rings Qbd a brosstpin and earrings made of hair. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, STEALING FROM HIS FaTitER.—Thomas Dodd, re- siding at No. 22 Batavia street, was yesterday ar- Treated by ofiicer Burford, cf the Fourth precinct, on the charge of having stolen $190 in United States legal tender notes and national bank biile from his fatner, Thomas Dodd, dr., living at the above num- ber, A portion of the stolen tuney, it is alleged, was found in the prisoner's possession, and he confessed to lils father that he took ‘man, twenty years in bi@ @xamination:—“| gave my father the other $60 1 gave for a suit of clothes; now pothing about; | always gave my wages that I got every week.” Justice omitted the accused to answer in default 0 bail. FeMALe PickrockeTs.—Detective Hayes, of the “Becand precinct, arrested Mary Cassidy and Ellen Jones cm the complaint of Jerviah 8. Hinchman, liv- ing a Broadway, who eharges them with steal. 40 tain tie pocket of her dress, by rege ot cu Money Was found in posseasion of the pris- Oners, nad Juxuce Dowling held them to await Uri, STABBING Avemay.—On Saturday night Thomas Gaddep, of 374 Waser street, and Patrick Conway die $50 1 father my ate witch fe is saway drew", kulis and amet Ofmicer of the Fourth. be ar- wo 4 7 roatod ConWay, ene Dowling commnitted ‘bia ALLEGED LARCENY OF 4 GROCERY TzaM.—A man named James Smith, colored, was brought before Justice Kelly yesterday, at the Fourth District Police Court, charged with the larceny of a horse, Saigh, harness, &c., the proj of irew J. Campbell, No. 404 Fourth avenue, It appears from the aftida- vits in the case that the sleigh was in use om Satur; day afternoon last by Michael Lanelian, an employé of Mr. Campbeil, who was engaged in delivering gro- ceri 1d in front of @ ‘ies, and was by hiin left seanding Rony tng fone ule ie 2 ed the house in the wl ie enter discharge of his business. Upon returning thence he perceived the defendant and some other ‘individual seated in the sleigh driving of, apd at once suspecting their purpose, he gave pursuit, Having created alarm by 80 doing, oficer Verbryck headed off the fugitives, and by the wholesome sug. gestion of pistol loaded, cocked and pointed, caused them to stop short and seek better chance of escape in pedestrian fight, successfully accomplished by one of tiem, but marred in the case of Smith, The ‘accused was committed for examination. The value of the property alleged to have been stolen is set forth in the complaint is as follows:—For the hoi $150; for the harness, $40; for the sleigh, $50, ans about $90 worth of slaneous groceries, in all amounting to $3 REAL ESTATE. Offcin! Transfers and Leases Recorded. ‘The following were the transfers of real estate and leases recorded in New York city and Kings county on Saturday last :— TRANSFERS IN NEW YORK CITY, Catharine st, No 65. Christophe: 20.3x07.11. Forsyth st, Ww of Houston at, ‘142,04 X55.8X224.9 44 X58.9X03.0X00.10 6. Front st., n 8, 1-60th part, 23.8x85..... Lewis st, e 8, 165 ft e of Stanton st, 20x100. Morris Bt, 8 8, NO 7....+sseseeerseeseseeres 1,000 Mulberry Le} 8, 60 ft w of Hester st, 25x40.... 1,000 16th st, 8 8, 268 ft w of 1st av, 21 by the block.14,000 “16th at, n é side, 214.3 ft s e of av A, 23.9x02.. 2, ‘2th st, 8 8, 185 ft e of 2d av, 75X98.9....... Slst st, of 6th av, 21,10x98.9.... 85th st, 88, 93.9 ft from 7th av, 18.0x98.9, of 4th av, 18x98,9, x -Nom. 9, Taxbori03g 19,600 e eS 2 i 2 5 3 e Av A, W8, 120,5X75X178.554X100. . bee st, D 8, 102.6 tw 8, 240 ft @.0f 1st av, 25.35¢x00 1-0. 63d is , 825 ft e of 4th av, 25x122.11, 2 lot! «6,500 63d sf, 8 8, 350 ft e of 4th av, 65X121.7%4, 6 lots. .16,400 84th st, 88, between 3d and 4th avs, ward No 2,500 1st and 2d avs, 2 lots. Oth av, 125X100.11....... by te of 6th av, 8 lots, 200x099, 10.20,000 ft e of 8th ay, 6 lots, 125x99.11. 7,000 127th st, n 8, 400 ft w ef ud av, 15x99.11. 000 127th st, n 8, 300 ft w of Oth ay, 5 lots, 1 Av B, W 8, 71.103¢ ft from 12th st, 60x: 21.9X62.11 gX33.8X17.11X13.7, 2d av, © 8, 56.10 ft 8 of 119th sf 2d av and 59th st, 8 w corner, ‘3d av and 93th st, 8 w corner, 8th av, €8, 50.5 ft 8 of 66th st, 25x100. 9th av'and 94th st, n e cor, 201.4x74.4%53.10.. | "99 o99 9th av and 94th st, 8 e Cor, 48X105.2..... Lot 420, Clement 6 Wines? estate, 19.6x93.9..Nominal LEASES RECORDED IN NEW YORK. Broadway, No 896, Nos 1 and 9, second floor, 7 yrs, 8 yrs, per yr $1,100, 4 yrs, per yr, 4200 Canal st, Nos 377 and 379, 3 yrs, per yr. 2,200 Chatham st, No 183, 6 yrs, per yr. 3,600 Essex st, No 170, 3 yrs, per yr.. 900 Walker st, No 42, Walker st, rst floor an yea West Broadway, No 112, 5 years, pei 5 1,600 Wooster st, Nos 208 and 210, 5‘years, per ys 8,000 2d st, No 157, 4 years, per year. 480 16th s and 1st av, ne cor, store 3 years, per month.......... 58 19th st, n 8, W Of 10th av, lot, 10 years, per yr. 500 123d st, 88,175 ft w of Av A, lot 20x35, the block, 10 years, per YeMr...seee0. sees 80 2d av, wa, 50.5 ft w of 62d at, lot 25x105, 10% 6th av, No 6d1, rs, per year, rs, per year. 6th av, No 106, 5 y FERS IN BROOKLYN. ‘TRA\ Bergen st, w ride, 334.6 ft wof Paca av, 176.5x 183.934 X91,2XU2.934 ...--..se0 eee sae Chestnat st, # 8, 350 ft e of Evergreen av, 560x100 800 pid, adj Wm Wail’s prop, 90.6x 4, Downing st, € 8, 126 {t 8 Gates Fulton st and Front st, ne col 12.214X48X2.14X50.1X34 ., 1+ +35,000 Gerry st, u 8, 300 {tw of Harrison av, 50x10... — Remsen st, 4.4, 260 ft e Union av, 25x109x27X117 3,700 State st, 8 3, 260 {te Court si, 44X83.6X44.2x86.5 4,425 Suydam st and Central av, 8 w cor, 101849.<114x Sumpter st and Saratoga av, n € cor, 50x100. Heury st, W 8, 46 ft s Woodhull st, 22x89 ....... 4,500 Wa -hington st, 90 ft s Tulary st, 46.11% x54.8x 24. 10X24. 5X70.7.. - Linden st,e 8,14 lots W yckol Block bounded by Wyckou, G den sts aud Myrtle av. Lorimer st, ¢ 8, 60 ft n Pe First place, 8 8, 101 {te Court st, 60,3x) nd Myrtic wv ve gnd Lin. 25XVSANDG.... ese ieee + 8,100 S First st, 9 8, 123.6 w Fourth st, 25xi00. + 6,000 8 Second st and Third st, # ¢ cor, 21.6x79, 000, Benes N Seventh st, n 8, 45 ite Fifth st, 10x100x50x Q5X55NT5....-.-+ ss 18th st, 8 8, 388 It W Of bth av, 34.8xi00.. 2 4,200 De Kalb av, n 8, 100 ft w of Lewis av, 165.4x35.6 GIOPEIIT 5050 hooks ee eV san cidovrdiddnssces Op Evergreen av, w 8, 95 ft n of Suydam st, 50x72.2 XA LLX1LAXOS.... age eee seee rene + Franklin av, w 8, 40 {Pw of Mudison st, 2080.8. 6,500 Graham av, e 8, 25 ft 1 of Marshall st, 26x00... 2, Hamilton av, ¢ 8, 44 {t 8 of Rapelyea at, 40x2.3x id 5 4 - @, 425 (te of Throop av and ID av, 41.3X40.8, Throop av and Floyd st, n 4300 Washington av, Dean st, n ¢ cor, 30x35x41.7xX20 800 Washington ay, € 4, 249.6 fts Myrtle av, 37.6x100 9,600 Ross st, 6 8, 232 {Le Bedford av, 100x130........! Seidl eae rpg ey BAOORLEN. n 8 fis Kent st, 6 yrs, per yr. Graham st, No 9, first Moor, &c., 5 yrs, Bing tiag 23 Columbia st, No 491, store, &c., 6 yrs, per yr... 600 TRANSFER “IN NEW LOTS. Fulton and Miller avs, 8 w corner, 50x109...... 6,000 The transfers in Hudson county, N. J., on Saturday were as follows:— ot RSEY CITY. Monmonth st, w a, 20 ft s of South 4th st, 18x50.$3,20) Wayne st, lot 24, block 90, 25x100. 1,800 1,060 Wayne st, lot 5, A Mann. Jr, may HOBOKEN, Division st, 8 w 8, 385+, {tse of Cedar st, 60x ‘ 8th st, 0-8, 82 ft e of Garden st, 18x60. HUDSON CITY. Hadson av and Broa st, corner, lot 101, 25X100 6,500 ‘Three acres, near J D Van Winkle’s.. 1,000 Palisade ay, lot 44, block No 5, 25x100. 6,000 BERGEN. Monticello av, lot 120 block 25x100,. GREENV! Lane leading from 1 SOXTS Newark 400 5,600 Tobart av and Cottage st, n w cor, 265x100. Hobart av aud Silver Ww cor, 26x100. SUNDAY IN| THE PARK. Yesterday was decidedly a spring-like day, the sunshine disseminating its genial warmth through a thin, vapory cloud of misty haze, and the alr dell- ¢c uimy. Charmed by the weather and warmth: number of carriages and numbers on horse: nd a largely democracic. majority on foot ¢ Park—the great Sunday pleasure ground ta multitude of our people. Of course every- ew there was norkating and that the i was at an end, so there was no such e ish and crash of visitors as there have been on Suudays during the continuance of the skating and sicighing season, eagerly inteut on these and enjoyments vouchsafed by that popular cold weather monarch, Jack Frost. The people cane to enjoy the Park, to cull enjoyment from its magnificent drives, to stir their blood by mad gallop and drink in health and pleasure from strolis over its gravelled walks, The walks as a gen- eral thing are in good condition, and 80 are the roadways. Seeing yesterday so many strolling about and the seats and ristic arbors so long unused in use seetned 4 sure and pleasant token of returnipg spring—s propicte panorama of tne Sunday scenes here it the golden days of deighifal summer. Arctic like still, however, t# a good deai of the picture, the ponds filled with moiting tee, and having besides a very banquet hall deserted-like lo he anow ridges bordering the protnendes and the universal mantfe in still covering hillock and gorge and valley. SrraNnG® MURDEQ.—A strange and mysterious af- fair happened on the ner Laura on her Saturday trip frou the city to Pascagoula. A merchant from Pass Christian, es'cemod 1 respected, Alexander Bond by name, Was @ passenyer on board the boat, parwook heartily of the dinuer provided for the guests. and retired to his stateroom, tn which he was short! afterwards found dead, killed by a pistol shot throug! the het ‘The doo, was locked on the inside, but the window opening on the gangway was open, The murderous weapon was lying on the floor veside him. It Was thought wt first that it was a case of suicide, but subsequent investigations make tt almost certain tat he was the victim of revenge and that he fell by the hand of a female with whom he had formerly beep int and Who Was at the time on board ile Dow. Mi ippl paper, LARGE FIRE IN BROOKLYN. Destraction of the Church of St. Charles Bor- romeo, Sidney Place—Extensive Loss in Damage $42,500. All that now remains of the neat, elegant, well known and faovrite sacred edifice, St. Charles Bor- romeo church, Sidney places Brooklyn, around which structure cluster so many serene and soul- elevating associations connected with the memory of thousands of the falthful who for years past have worshipped their Creator within its hallowed walls and listened with devotional rapture to the thrilling notes of the superior choir during the celebration of the holy sacrifice of. the mass on the Lord’s day, or to the sweet strains of the vesper hymn are the blackened walls and smouldering timbers to tell of the ravages of the devouring element which left nothing but a bleak ruin. THE FIRE was discovered about two o'clock yesterday morn- ing by some people passing the vicinity, who imme- diately gave the alarm, whem the City Hall bell pealed forth at the same moment and the flremcn were out with their wonted alacrity in response to the summons, The cries of “fire awoke the inmates of the parochial residence, which is only separated from the church by about twelve feet, and the pas- tor, Rev. F. J. Free!, on looking out of the second story windows saw the flames burst out, seemingly, over the heater. To hastily dress and get down stairs, out in the yard, and thence to make his way into the vestry through the side entrance was the work of but a few moments. But here the smoke was exceedingly dense, and respi- ration was, of course, diMicult, The flames raged with great fury about the location of the heaters, and defied the efforts of the firemen to extinguish them. The first work of the pastor was to ascend the altar and remove the blessed sacrament, which was suc- cessfully accomplished. The consecrated gold and silver vessels were also removed, together with several of the ornaments. In the vestry wardrobe were several thousand dollars’ worth of sacrificial vestments of the most beautiful and costly workman- ship, the collection of years. Through their united exertions Rev. Fathers Freel and McGivren succeeded in causing the safe removal of the larger portion of tke vestments, though the water had stained several of them 80 a8 to massociai, Jmpale. their orginal beauty. They were insured for $1,800, lorable oases sustained In of St. Charl But among the most les Borromeo the burning of the Chu was, perhaps, the destruction of THE PAINTINGS which adorned the buildings. ‘The Crucifixion,” a large and very superior work of art, which has for nearly seventeen years hung sometinney over the altar, against the wall, was destroyed. Tis painting cost upwards of $1,000 and was very much admired, On the gospel side of the sanctuary was pendant a beautiful painting of the ‘Immaculate Conception,” and on the epistle side avery fine painting of St. Charles Borromeo, the patron saint of the church, ‘The side walls were adorned by six choice specimens of art of the school of Michael Angelo, four of which were the evangelists and the others St. Veronica and St. Cecelia, These were worth between $3,000 and $4,000, and were also consumed, A fine piece of sculpture, representing St, Francis of Assisisum, which stood on the gospel side of the altar, which cost $1,000, was also destroyed. ‘The organ, wich has long been regarded as one of the best in Brooklyn, v purchased ata cost of $3,500 a few years ago, There was a very choice and valuabie collection of sacred mustc in the choir gal- lery, which shared the fate of the organ. The latter ani the music was insured in the Niagara Insurance Company for the sum of $1,800 on!y. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. There seems to be but little doubt in regard to the origin of the fire, all who were la the vicinity iim- mediatly after the tlames were discovered agreeing that it must have originated from the heater. Father Frecl, who was one of the first to enter the building after the fire had been discovered, states that the flames came up through the floor. almost tela over the heater, ‘There had been a fire in the butidi ig throughout the day, and confessions had been he «| as usuai on Sat- urday night. The church was licked up by the s¢xton about ten o'clock, he having prepared the fire in the heaters, so that ‘It would keep the building ¢ for Sunday. ‘h has long been considared too small to accommodate the congregation of the parish, which numbers about twenty-five hundred. The building was purchased by (hie Catholics from E palians In 1849, At the time of its puri shown as the Emanuel church, and it w as sold on account of its incapacity to accommodate its congre- gation. The building was a brick stracture, aout thirty T y gale feet front by one hundred lery was the organ gallery here of course ail the muse of the church was ‘The toss fn furniture ts estimated at $12 000, The basement of the building was very neatly fitted up as a schoolroom aud there was an aver- age attendance of five hundred scholavs. All the books and furniture in this part of the batlding were also burned, occastoning a serious loss, ‘The loss on the building is estimated at $20,000, on which there was an iosurance of $19,000 in the Mechanics’ Insurance Company of Brooxlyn. A LARGER EDIFICE to supply the wants of the pee has been under cons.deration for upwards of a yeat 1 the trustees of the church wy! completed negotiations for the purchase of a site for a new building, The spot selected is the northeast corner of Sidney place and Livingston street, where they have purchased seven lots of ground. This property has been more than hatf paid for. The proposed church will be of the pure Roman style of architecture, and one hun- dred und thirty feet long by seventy-two feet wide. ‘The side walis will be flity fect in height and the front wall sixty feet. There are to be two belfrey towers, and the whole design, according to the plans and specifications, will be both substantial and orna- mental, There are to be accommodations for two thousand persons iu the new building. Another Fire In Brooklyn, At about one o’clock yesterday afternoon @ fire broke out in the feed store of Isaac B. Safer, in At- lantic street, near Classon avenue, The flames spread rapidly, and before they cculd be subdued a damage of $2,000 was done to the building adn sok Insured la Lafuyettee Insurance Company for FIRE IN FRONT STREET—ARREST ON SUSPICION OF “ARSON, Between one and two on Sunday morning an alarm of fire occurred at No. 16 Front street. The police hurried to the premises and found a man named Jacob Bauer in the basement crying to get out, exclaiming that the ploce was on fire and he was locked In, The police at once knocked off the padlock which fastened the iron doors, and out ran Bauer, The firemen were presently at the store, and with a stream of water soon put out the flames, Sergeant Mathews, of the Firs! precinct, believing the case to be one of consider ile suspicion, ordered the arrest of Bauer in order t+ investigate the origin of the fire, Upon investi; ym yesterday by Fire Marshal Baker and the ory told by Bauer ifving tubs for one to him un- ‘n fell from where i ire to some spiled tried to put out the » doing, and would rm. Baucralleges jwcobson, Whom he it hung to tie beam, upset whiskey on the floor, and that but fearing he would fa« ¢ burned to death, he grave et in this base y Sergeant Mathows, five barrels of whis- that on looking at !t he found the whiskey to © more than warm; tn fat, iys the whiskey was hot. The little that only just seorehed one or two of the empty b + could not have heated the whiskey In the Imrreis, on which there was no. evi- 1 in this same base. e tuirty empty barre No. 15) i Tim New Poutce Bin1.—The bill, which recently passed the Le operation to-day. The new Commissioners will take formal possession at noon. Mecttagy were held by that body on ‘Thuraday and Saturday evenings for the purpose of electing « che! and four alds, Amon the radicals there i dissatisfaction ab the aetion o Governor Ward, in signing te bill, but in general tis conduct in the matter is reyarded as an evidence that he hag t city fo rive above party prejue sey City police ure, goes into dices when the we the public is ta question. In any case the inanawenient of the new polles force will be preferable to that of ti te coumniasion in the eyes of the people of Jersey City. ‘ Terwen. OreNINa or A New Counci.—The now Methodist Episcopal church at Bayo was opened yesterday for divine service, A se: 1 was preached at three o'clock iwthe afternoon by the Kev, Dr. Porter, of New York, Hoboken, FIn® ON A FRARYHOAT.—Abonut twelve o'clock yesterday @ fire broke out in the ferryvoat Morris- town, lying la the dock at the ferry. A fire had been kindied in the furnace, but as there waa no draft at the the the Sames issued through the door of the furnace and jimmediately set the wood work in a blaze, The Fire Department were called out, and but for thetr assistance the boat would have beep en- tirely copsumet. The joes ainounts to $1,600, ft 3 NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1868. FINANCIAL AND COMMER: SunDAY, March 8, 1868, ‘The gold market was extremely dull during the ‘past week, and in the absence of any new political exeitement the fluctuations were unusually light, the extreme range having been from 14134 to 140% up to three o’clock yesterday, after which there was @ decline to 140% a 1404, under a pressure to sell, in- fluenced by no apparent cause beyond the previous dulness andthe large floating supply of coin, to carry which from four to seven per cent per annum had to be pald. The shipments of specie and bul- lon for the week aggregated $1,543,200, and the cus- toms receipts at the port were $2,432,046, while the Sub-Treasury disbursed $2,353,000 in payment of in- terest on the public debt, mainly the ten-forty loan. The fact that the gold premium has declined, instead of having advanced, as was generally expected, since the President was impeached, goes to show that the public credit has not suffered by the event, un- precedented as it is in our history. It is true that government securities have been neglected and somewhat depressed during the interval, but this has been owing more to the agitation of the Sher- man Funding bill than anything else, and the per- sistency witli which that Senator has forced his un- called-for and damaging measure upon the attention of the country cannot be sald to reflect credit upon his judgment if he has really the financial tuterests of the country at heart. At any time such a bill would have a disturbing effect, if there was the least probability of its passage, because it conveys a threat that conversions of five-twenties into the proposed new five per cent stock will be made compulsory, Its fourth section provides that “the bonds known as five-twenties shall after the expiration of five years from thelr date, at the option of the holder thereof, be exchanged for the bonds authorized by this act, and such as are now redeemable shall be presented for exchange on er before the 1st of November next and not thereafter, and tho residue to be presented within six months after the expiration of five years from their date and not thereafter.” This alone 1s suMicient to defeat the bill ; byt it has other features fully as objectionable, It provides fora fresh issue of forty-four millions of currency and an increase of one hundred and fifty millions in the amount of national bank notes, while it reduces the aggregate of United States notes, or greenbacks, to twor hundred and fifty millions, although national bank notes are by law redeemable in legal tender notes on demand: Mr. Morrill in his recent speech in the Senate condemned this bill point by point and also the accompanying bill of Mr. Henderson, which might.as well have been merged in that introduced by Mr. Sherman, for it is really a part of it, Mr. Morrill ts very properly opposed to further currency inflation, to the free banking scheme which Is to swell the volume of national bank notes, and to the compulsory clause regarding conversions. By offering a long five per cent stock, tornn for say twenty-five or thirty years, with the principal and _ interest payable in coin, there would be. voluntary conversions sufficient to accomplish the funding of the five-twenties without the slightest shock to the public credit; but any new funding measure would be positively mis- chievous until the whole of the seven-thirty notes are redeemed or exchanged for five- twenties, into which they are convertible at maturity. The present time is singularly inoppor- tune for Messrs. Sherman and. Henderson to advo- cate their pecuitar views of finance; but it is more than probable that the worst effect of their speeches and bills has been already felt, and public confidence will goon be restored when it is discovered that their supporters are largely in the minority in both houses, The week closed on a firm, although dull, market for government securities, and there is no good reason why prices should not recover from the decline they have latterly experienced. ‘Tht sensation of the week on the Stock Exchange was an advance of more than ten per cent in Erie, the closing price on Saturday having been 7844 a 78%, against 65%, the lowest point touched during the previons decline. This movement is generally sup- posed to have been unexpected by Mr. Drew and his co-directors, who have been legally restrained from issuing new convertible bonds in the capitalization of leases or otherwise and from adding in any way to the capital stock. The quarrel between the Erle and Vanderbilt parties was further complicated on Thursday by the issue of a counter injanetion by Jndge Balcom, of the Supreme Court, Broome county, restraining Frank Work from acting as a director of the Erle Railway Company or prosecuting his suit against his codirectors, and the Attorney General and his agents ‘from taking any further proceedings in the suits commenced by him in the name of the people against Mr. Drew and the Erie Company. The complaint and affidavits on which this order was granted allege that Mr. Work is a representative of Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is seeking to control the Erle Company, and that he and those co-operating with him are engaged in a specutation in the stock, which they are endeavoring to promote by their suit at the same time that they accomplish their other purpose; also that Mr. Work authorized one of those co-operating with him in his suit to inform one of the officers of the com- pany that the anit would be discontinued if o large sum of money should be paid as he might direct; also that he, Work, caused himself to be elected a member of the Erle board in the interest of the New York Central Company, and as such has acted in its behalf ami kept its managers advised of what trans- pired at the Erle board to the great prejudice of the latter company, and that he has been guilty of gross misconduct a8 @ director and has abused his trust. ‘The order requires him to show cause why he should not be permanently suspended as a director of the Erie Rat!way before a special term of the court to be held at Cortlandville on the 7th of April next, The quarrel had tts origin in the action of the Erie board with regard to the construction of the extension line from Akron to Toledo, there to connect with the Michigatt Softhern line to Chi- cago; and what the ultimate result will be it is idle t, conjecture at present; but the contest ap- pears to be conducted with much spirit and bitter- ness on the Vanderbilt side. Whether Mr. Vander- ilt is directiy interested in the bull “pool” now working the stock upward is uncertain; but as a matter of course those who are “long” of the stock sy that he is, in order to create the impression that it is going much higher, which may or may not be the case, The legal contest to oust the Erie party may go on and yet the bull cliqne in the stock may suddeuly sell out and break the price down ten per cent in aday, or the contest may be unexpectedly ter- minated by the Erle board withdrawing from the arrangement with the Michigan Southern Com- pany for a through route to Chicago. The stock is in a position where it 1s as Hable to go down as up ten per cent, and it is equally dangerous to buy it or to sell it “short.” So far as the contest for the con- trot of the company is concerned, it is obviously con- trary to the interests of the public that any one party should have control of the Erie, the New York Cen- tral, the Hudson River and the Harlem, Such @ mo- nopoly could exact ite own rates of fare and freight, except where resiricted by Legislative enactments, and the result would be deplorable. Moreover, the monopoly, if not checked, would continue to extend until all the leading railways in the country were under its control, and the greater the monop- oly the greater the pubiic evil, It is desira- bie that @ wholesome competition should exist between the and the New York Central routes westward, and therefore it becomes the duty of the Legisiatare to pass a law providing that no person siiall hold office as a director of more than one rail- way corporation in this State, Such @ law once ex- isted in this State; but it was repealed not mahy years ago, Interest In the general railway share mar- kot was dwarfed by the excitement in Erie, but prices were well supported by the various cliques. The Chicago and Rock Island case comes up for argument before Judge Cardozo to-morrow, and It is considered more than likely that a receiver will shortly be ap- pointed by the court to take charge of the proceeds of the 49,000 shares of new shares, following which @ brisk movement in the stock is anticipated after its proionged stagnation, The stock market closed strong at six o'clock on Saturday at the sub? joined qnotations:—New York Central, 1201 a 120%; Erie, 18% @ 78%; Reading, 94 a 94%; Michi- gan Southern, 61% a 92; Rock Island, 08% & 084; Northwestern, 68 & 68%; Northwestern preferred, 16% a 163<; Paci‘lc Mail, 111 8 1114; Ohio = 81% 8 31%; Canton Company, 634 8 4; Western Union Telegraph, %4% & 347%; Fort Wayne, 1013, a 101%. ‘Money was in good supply and moderate demand throughout at six per cent, with exceptional trans- actions at five per cent on government securities and seven on mixed collaterals, while first’class com- mercial paper was taken at 6 a 7 per cent discount, The bank statement for the week loss of legal tender notes, $1,377,409 in specie and $914,498 in deposits, and an increase of $1,015,958 in loans and $67,734 in circulation. ‘These changes are favorable to great firmness In the loan market, especially in view of the 1st of April being settling day in Pennsylvania and most of the Eastern States, as well as the time for making the quarterly returns of the national banks. Among the miscellaneous shares Western Union Telegraph was flat at 343; a 34%, and the public seems to have lost confidece in it as a dividend pay- ing investment, while speculators neglect It because ft does not fluctuate sumiciently to make it profitable to either buy or sell, The opposition lines of tele- graph are growing in favor and importapce, under the pressure of competition the tarlif rates is being reduced to the advantage of the public; but to the serious injury of ‘the overgrown monopoly in question, whose forty mil- lions of capital is an incubus which threatens event- ually to break {t down. Several new rival lines aro projected and the indications are that the opposition to the Western Union Company will become so form!- dable that its final collapse will be greatly hastened thereby. These new lines will be, and in most respects already are superior to those of the monopoly, which toalarge extent require rebuilding, with the mo- dern improvements; but the finances of the com- pany are hardly in a condition to meet the outlay for this purpose. Pacific Mail showed much firmness at about 111, notwithstanding the report of the Prest- dent, which foreshadows a suspension of dividends while the present opposition lasts. The Express shares were heavy, and the outside public requires to be .warned against buying them at the high prices now current. They are manipulated by a few men with the object of making the street buy on every advance and sell on every de- cline, which they succeed in engineering. Mining shares were neglected and speculators alike with in- vestors have become Wistrustfal of this class of securl- ties, although there ig no reason to doubt the pro- ductiveness of well managed and well selected gold and silver mines in Colorado, Nevada and etsewhere, whose vast mineral wealth is beyond dispute. The high price of labor, the heavy cost of supplies, the difMoulties in the way of travel and transportation and Indian warfare have hitherto combined to check mining operations in Nevada and the Territories, but these impediments are being gradually removed. The facilities for travelling are both greater and cheaper than they were, and the progress of the Pacific Rail- way is rapidly adding to these, while wages have declined to a low point, owing mainly t the reduction of the cost of supplies, and it ts proposed to still further cheapen labor by employing negroes in the mines and giving them a pro rata interest in the proceeds of their work. Colorado, in particular, is attracting population, both agricultural and mining, but it does not follow that because our mine- ral regions are rich and ripe for development stocks in Wall street representing undeveloped properties in Colorado are good investments; for the lands may not have been well chosen, or the manage- ment of the companies concerned may be so bad that the stockholders have nothing to hope for. Gold and silver mining must depend upon private enter- prise, unassisted by Wall street stockjobbing opera- tions for its success, and when a property has an ascertained value after proper development it will not be a dificult matter to market its stock at a fair valuation. The trouble with most mining companies has been that they were started by un- scrupulous men for stockjobbing purposes, and the proceeds of the stock sales were mysteriously made away with in most instances before an ounce of ore had been taken out of theground. Very naturally the public, after being swindled in this manner, regards mining shares with distrust, The foreign exchange market was quiet and heavy fm tone, under which rates yielded 3 @ 3 per cent, The supply of bills was larger than inthe previous week, owing mainly to cotton shipments, while the demand from importers was light. The cotton exports continue large, those for the week ending on Friday from all the ports having been 92,300 bales, making’ a total of 1,032,280 bales since September 1, 1867, against 729,940 for the cor- responding period last year. The stocks at all the ports are in consequence lower at present than they were at the same time last year, namely, 351,106 bales against 632,741 bales. The enlarged shipments during the last two months have been owing to the sharp advance in the price of the staple in the Liverpool market, where the stocks of both American and In- dian cotton are much lower than they were at this date in 1867. The stocks in Liverpool and London, including consignments to those ports afloat, were on the 224 of February estimated to be only 661,600 bales against 1,046,380 last year. Hence the cotton market, both here and abroad, is likely to rule firm for a long time to come. Annexed is a comparative statement showing the shipments of specie from this port last week and during the year to date, together with those for the corresponding periods in 1866 and 1867:— 548,390 Sheteore since girmcis 4,401,652 eu Total.........-..$4,067,836 $5,746,117 $12,800,306 The exports to the corresponding period in the previous fourteen years compare as follows:— bre Subjoined is the total valuation of the foreign im- ports at New York for the week ending March 6, compared with those of the two preceding weeks, as also the value of the dry goods entered at this port and thrown on the market for the corresponding period in 1866 and 1867:— Week ending Fed, 21, Feb. 28. March 6, $2,600,243 $2,037,327 $2,024,344 3,075,243 8,073,771 2,729,180 Total for the week. $5,735,486 $5,111,098 $4,753,533 The imports of dry goods for the week and since January 1 compare as follows:— For the week. 1866. 1867, 1868, Entered at the port, $3,898,201 $2,606,131 $2,024,344 Thrown on market. 9,141,741 2,670,326 2,447,718 Since Jan. 1. Entered at port.... 86,368,930 24,221,618 15,718,473 Thrown on market. 32,874,201 24,711,209 16,084,376 COMMERCIAL REPORT. SATURDAY, March 7-6 P. M. Cortor.—For this staple there was a better demand, chiefly speculative, and full prices were realized, the market closing guite steady at the appended quotations. ‘The sales were 6,736 bales, including for speculation, 1,062 for ‘spinning, 1,989 for export and 900 in transilu. We qnote:— Mopfle. NOG. a 4 33. m 2 4 Bi ws ‘3 maloa of Rio, but holders were ‘frm at the ad ance established yesterday. Other kinds were dull, bat ateady, $600 ble. four, 208 bbe do. ious Ann Gnaty. Recel bite one, an acs corn meal, 1,768. vent, 87,070 do. corn, 1,800 do, oats, 470 do. rye and 480 The Gow Ket ruled quiet, but steady, with « trade demand. ‘There was but litte shipping demand and no apeculat! ¢ in- quiry; but all graces wore held firm, Californin was steady, i tales comprise) 9,000 bb ir mar: with ® fair demand. The within the range of the annexed quot Southern four Was In moderate request at stead ales were 600 bbls. Rye flour was unchany moderately active and steady. Sales 275 bbla., at 8 4? 50, Corn meal wae in some demand, Balea {ld bbls, city a8 GO and Brandywive at tote +— i 2%. We qi om ve $2 9 13 50 2% Bt. Louta choice donbl ; 9 Bt. Louis chotce fami 0 uthern extra, 5 80 8 75 ig The market for wiicad Til milling and shipping demé at the extreme chose do, to to at at ‘meats, was Saat for April at OM aie were firm at 12\4¢, a 123¢c. for Western ‘elty. Beof Wasin active iad fra A ai a 61 for: combo to, good mens, and $10 a $38 60 for extra: da alc 10 Obie rate deraand, with salen within the range of 654" 8 69? for prime meee and #28 « 941 for Ladia, do, hame. Mi fase 00 BOr For cut monte the geen ee i ain ued Were rather more Sptainy sp parr aH B ESE i Hi Hie ree was 20900 Ton a Ti a Ik, MISKRY.—Recelpts, 15 prices were nominal. THE DRY GOODS MARKET. The market for domestic cotton goods has been somewhat irregular; and prices have fluctuated to some extent, though few radical changes have oc- curred. During the early part of the week, when the Liverpool cotton market was dull and prices dally declined, the market here was also dull and prices were lower, and in consequence cotton goods were less active and the market accordingly less buoyant; but when the cotton market again became active and buoyant, and prices ad- vanced 2c. @ 3c. per Ib., the market for cotton fabrics again became firmer, and an advance on almost all kinds of fabrics, which checked the demand somewhat, and the bulk of business has been done on the basis of our pre’ quotations. Since the recovery of the decline in cotton cloths have also recovered the recession no! las week, and now bring about as much as they have at any ie. In oe ry Lagat bret firmness _ 120) throughout the mar! Friday. Batarday than during the fist parta the er and holders expressed renewed and increased confidence Ses ee Soa eines Ste wever, V tome departmen's . it Gg are ago, when the jonary movement was fn p' In woollen goods the movement continues fair, all things considered, and fancy cassimeres, which have become rather scarce, scll readily at very full prices. Imported goods remain steady and prices Ww nO- noteworthy change either one way or the other. We annex the current nominal quotations for all- the more Saponant domestic cotton fabrica:— Prints.—Merrimac D, 14}<c. @ 15c.; do. W, 15346. & 16c.; Cocheco, 16¢.; 8} 144.3 do. shirting, 1634c.; do. purpl Ibe.; "do, pink, 15¢.; de; ‘Pactti 4 3GCe5 Amoskeag, 1334C.5 Wey London ‘mourning, 1sife. Simpson do, C5 on mourni 4, 4 13%¢.; Amogkeag do., luc.; do. pink, 1430.3 do. arple, 14340, 5 Bary Srowns.—Atlantic 44, 19%0.; do. H, 4-4, 19¢.; Pacific A, 1930.5 do. H, 4-4, 19¢.; Stark. A, 44, 19c.; Indian FE 10¢.; Lawrence E,. 18¢.; Fong V, 4-4, 153460 Pittatield A, 4-4, tac. Ane nee ine Gort solueas in Bem mck, 15c.; do, N, 30 inch, 130. i BLEACHED MUSLINS.—New York eho) 20c.;. ‘Wamsutta, 4-4, 24c.; Ai 44, 220.5 ke 3, Tip To 9.3 New Market whe; Ballon ® 4 18hcos ‘do... 83 inch, 136.3 ip hata Blac! 180.5 do., 31 inch, 14c.; Waltham 42 inch, 18¢,; Great Falls S, 31 16¢.; 6d, 806. 3 inch, 15¢.; ‘ao. A, 33 ine! tee bascent 1 an, oases 6-4 Waltham, 45¢.; 04 407 oes iba ao. S800 bleached, 18¢.; It do., 16c.; Bates do., let 186.5 Piper a, 16c.5 140. Mase don dark, 1200” Hayrt ane i f0., 160.5 pieneiit bes ton 0, ENTMS.: Amoatonge Met Pearl river, 30c.; Man- chester, 2ic.; Blue Hill, 14c.; Boston, 134c. © GrnoHams.—Lancaster, 17c.; Roanoke, 11 }¢c.; Hart- ford, 14c.; Hampden, léc. ‘TicKINGs.—Amoakeag ACA, 38¢.; 0. A, 30¢.; do... B, 26¢.; do. ©, 23¢.; D, 2ic.; Harnilton, 273¢¢.; Cordis AAA, 20c.; Brunswick, l4c.; Somerset, 13c.; Pittsfield, 9¢.; Boston, Cnecks.—Union No. 20, 26¢.; do. No. 50, Sts. Caledonia No. 11, 20¢.; Caledonia No. 16, 25¢.; iv No, 800, 16c.; do. No. ; No. 2, like. CANTON FLANNELS.—Hamllton, brown, 26¢.; Laco- ; Massachusetts B, 13¢.; Elierton N, 29c.; do. N, bleached, 20c. @ 31¢.; Sla- ie, 16340. ca ak an _— br jeans, 2734c.; do. nankcens, twille: praia 20c.; Everett, 20c, & 80c.; Pt wist, 40c. Brown Daritis.—Atlantic, 1744c.; Amoskeag, 170. Q173sc.; Pacific, 17¢.; Pepperell, 17c. a 17)¢c.; Stark, Ite. a 176. Sroon Corron.—Brooks’, per dozen, 95¢.; Clark's, do., 95c.; Coats’, do., $1. ALLEGED MATRICIDAL MUTDER AT FLUSHING, L. 1. A Son Charged with the Murder of His Mother. The Flushing (L. 1.) tragedy is doubtless yet fresh in the minds of the public, from the accounts and reminiscences given in previous issues of the Heraup. Perchance it has passed from the general mind. We will make a few statements in connection with this obscure transaction. On the 25th of February a woman aged eighty-flve years, named Ann Van Ranst, was found dead in a chamber at her residence, suspended from the bed-post, her neck enctrcted hy @ rope, It was net then known, nor has it stnco been ascertained, how long the body had thus been hanging. poem ate fly | were Impressed, from the apparent condition of the body, that the woman hat committed suicide, and returned a verdict to that effect. A searching investigation of the premisca subsequently made by the friends of the «eceased revealed circumstances of 80 material a character as to warrant them in forming the belief that Mrs, Van Ranst had been murdered. The drawers of hor bureau had been opened, their contents scattered about the floor, and her dresses, whieh hung in the + orrags had been thoroughly rum. mated, ff for money, The jury was, upon this state of atfalrs being made (iowi, re- called and an examination hei. The body was found bearing marks of violence, the teinple upon the Hiatt side of the head bruised, the eyes swollen and the tips of the fingers of one hand bitten en- tively off, The jury now came to the conclusion that. “Ano Van Ranst came to her death by vio- lence at the hands of some person of per- fons them unknown.” ‘rhe case has here rested without revelation as to wlio the murderer was; and although suspicion has occasionally pointed towards separate tdi idnals, aS whom knew the woman's private and transacted a large amount of and in her behalf, still there was nothing « inite to Warrant Coroner Seibs in issning @ Warrwot for the fpprenension of any one of the suspected. Latterly there has come into the ono of tie Coroner, froin different sources, iniormation of a grave and