The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1868, Page 4

4 YACHTING. Season of 1868—Its Early Opening and tive Britlaucy—The Clubs of New Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hoboken Since Lust Autumn=The Dninty te Iuangerate the Exhilarating Pas- ¢ has commenced, however snows and frosts atiest to the contrary. True, there has been little thus far to assure one of the fact save the ndar of the seasons, Winter, not satistled with ing more harsh and disagreeable than for many ears, Seemed inclined to be unreasonably persistent, yincing an unealled for lingering dosire, like the id Man of the mountain, to take up a tantalizing on the back of spring, which he would not iy for relief, It did not matter much that spring strug- as she was borne down by heavy load, Yet with all his persistence, his sullen storms and wild moods, winter just grant a long respite soon from his tyrannous ule, giving way to green fields and a velvety turf reading itself carpetwise over the throbbing ground. If any indications were required to estab- the fact that the days of genial sunshine with pany breezes were near us it ts the commencement f that actiyity always discernible at this season in circles of yachting in and around the metropolis, tever has been the brilliancy of former years in his exhilarating pastime; whatever has been the deur of regattas, reviews and memorable cruises fe tie several yacht clubs from the parent associa- tion to the latest aquatic organization, they will poorly compare with the intended displays and excited contests of the yachting season soon to open. ‘This will unquestionably be so, and already some of the owners of the many pleasure vessels composing fhe various clubs have gone to work earlier than ts their cusiom to repatr, refit and redecorate their gainty crafis, and it will not be many days, if spring succeeds in dumping winter into the first propitious pond, ere the results of this ambitious and praise- ‘worthy zeal are apparcut. There is an immensity of yachting talk everywhere, plans for the coming Beason are eagerly discussed, and many seem to possess a sood deal of abstruse information touching divers “little yachts” now being constructed, which said “Ii'tle yoehts” in their estimation are designed to make quite a display In regard to time. These references and the arguments usually interlinked, often marked with genuine enthusiasm, go a great way in proof of the prophecy that this year will be pre-eminently a yachting year. Not only are there new boats being constructed, where flowing lines and _ perfect symmetry are combined, but the spirited oMcers of some of thé clubs have in contemplation such addi- tons to \icir anchorage grounds and surroundings that will clothe them with renewed attraction. What dainty crafis will spread their bunting early in the season, their owners delighting in the work of yachting, not minding a Mttle tar from hauling the halyards, or a little stiffness from hard work at obsti- nate tillers, with the oMcers of the respective clubs tor the enstiliig season, the new boats now in pro- cess Of construction, and the evidence that each as- sociation will start with a vim for the suitable inau- guration of aquatic pleasures, are noted herewith:— THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB. The organization of this association in the year 1844, having for its object the systematic fostering of the noble art of een sig and the development of that usefulness of which it is in many ways suscepti- ble, caused the noble recreation to be appre- ciated, and yachting suddenly became a popular amusement, the flect-winged crafts almost simul- tancous!y springing into existence in ali the cities of the Union pos: ing water privileges. Since that time the onward carcer of the club has been unin- terrupted. improvemenis have been made as the size of the vessels has been increased. The oid course for regattas has been deserted, and instead of Bkimming over the placid waters of the river and the bay, like toy boats in a basin, the yachtmen have insisted on sall water, sea breezes ond chances of Bea sickne: rhe inillpond school of gone out of ¢ danger is encountered from a pure love of ti sport. Each sueceeding year ac- quisitions ure made to the club, und where yachting Has ception tie largest yacht bout tons burden, now owners nee the ainbi- tion to them two and hun- dred tous. » the members become more _ Profick Y Vessels, and ‘witere for 1 Blinpiest sands Who ey ation. ‘tit iz merely ivnorant of the » LOW thou- art of navi- ent to spread their bunt- a days, letting the mildew ther on the canvas while they lay at anchor the Jalance of the Une or glide lazily around some quiet harbor, but they dash: out to in face of gules that almost shake a nian off his fect. They not only love “roughing” it, but love a spanking breeze. sea, fat follows fast— aft careening along wf the spray around ¢ to its uthiost ten- there ure lot con r a suchas sends the! in the furrows of the them, keep ing every lon While they guice « pirit the hec * York Yacht ation to the nA fleet ispeed. e to begin y it through sue- end the word be early rer last seagon bas eir number many gentle- nancial circles of the comunity. i yacuis Uiat belong to the club ‘at present New York : ¢ are in the course of constr ed for the members of the aber is one for Mr. Joseph while 1¢ is it the Meet vacht ¢ > liat ing aquatic publi peed it i+ said shy w York, liad y Ty, f Beside these tii tion yacits desig and among the nu ard, of tlils city lard, owner © to te cl friends and t fess the wren Robert Dillon ttle yacht eventful Soars Alt Via! te ry an the oh home as v strange old time und agal: cagee! 140 ap) he officers of the « Commodore-—Heury Vice Commodore—J Mews The club in > ground of this club, at the head of Gowanus vay, Wilisoon be t she pleasant ¢ nent conse” Of their several jennty crafts, wetings a8 they @ai! In anc attract the fir fees and by BUMEr Comomen hig on munomrres and the skill or awkwardioss dic; (in they taaang ying at inchor ov secrrety festened around we ‘ie Alice, Rest rly rermit, Psy< teed, Isaak |) ton, Echo ang ‘the otter Woats of the ciat fli be wad nes on the © he aniinal fur oMecora of Will not bo held for whree or four wee Jearied wore t t ditiawn, ' ; it iw bie to Hivend pig MUL AvLOLLCY Allee, Owned by lim, Whi gt . be retained in the cin, and in the spirited m: IF the eee Prestdent—B. Uni Secretury—William 't, Lee, phere tee Felt. Measurer—J, M, Saivyer, Qi ATLANTIC YACHT OLUB. Spirit and enterprise secin to the talismanic words with this young aquatic organization of Brooklyn, Its menibers are iully carrying out their resolution to make it an association second to none, and are moving forward with a will successfully Wo ye this. Besides the sloops of the frst class White Wing, Sheppard Homans; Addie V., Wiliam Voorhis; Psyche, Mitch ‘Taylor; Alarm, ‘TW. Sherl- dan; Agnes, Edward Harvey; Lois, Commodore Thos, ©. Lyman; 'Doiphin, ‘f. We ‘Sheridan, and Galatea, George H. Granni a the second clase iad Salus, H. ©. Walton; Leopard, T. ©. Fowler; Martha, Vice Commodore Brasher; Carrie, J. Re Maxweil; Hector, William Peet; Aurelia, H.'A. Gouge; Zuldee, C. T. Litentield; Lavine, 8. 'T. Speir; Imp, 31. W. Hubbell, and Harry Schell, H. S. Scheil, that will receive a thorough overaauling, there are now in construction the following vessels to be added to the tleet:— Schooner of Lssnry 4 tons for Commodore Lyman, modelled by Robert Fish, and building at the yard o! Mr, Westervelt, at Greenpoint, Sloop of twenty tons, to be called the heise for J. Buchxuan Henry, also modelied by Kober Fish, and building in Phitadelphia, Sloop of thirty feet in length, to be called the Peer- leas, for J. Rodgers Maxwell, the treasurer of the club, building in Brooklyn ga Mr. Mumm, Lite of thirty-five feet in length for Vice Commo- are rasher, also building Brooklyn by Mr. mediey. In nddition to these, the sloop Bonita, fifty-two tons burden, formerly of the New York Yacht Club, has been purchased by Mr. John B. Norris, and wilh be a valuable addition to this fourishing association. The schooner Mystic, Captain James F, Sparkman, has been thoroughly overhauled and rebuilf, and the same work is being prosecuted on the White Wing, and when completed will present, with her new spars, sails, &c., a beautiful picture. Mr. Lapham, of Giencove, owner of the sloop Qui Vive, forty-four feet in length, built last year at Bristol, K.1., and then giving evidence of unusual speed, has also been added to the club, Not alone iu the matter of thelr boats are this club making rapid progress, but In tie pleasant surronnd- ings of their anchorage ground on Gowanus bay they have such additions and alterations in contemplation as will make the rendezvous of an exceedingly plea- sant nature. The next annual election of this club will be held this evening, when the usual election of overs will take place and the programme of the coming season will be presented to its members. No materiul changes, it is suggested, will be made in the distribution of the various honorary positions of the club, now and through the season of 1867 filled so acceptably by the following gentiemen:— Ccommodore—Tieodore C, Lyman. Vice Commodore—Wiliiain M. Brasher. Secretary—Christopher C. Lippitt. Treasurer—J, Rogers Maxwell, Measurer—Edward Hagrey. Chaplains—lev. A. A. its, D.D., Rev. James Ecils, D. D. . THE JERSEY CITY YACHT CLUB, With the many aquatic associations in the waters surrounding the im polis aud the natural inclina- tion of yachting de to seek the largest and grander of these, the p: erity of this club has been so marked that it isa pleasure to chronicle it, Its members instinctively love the royal amusement of yachting and in their many regattas since the orani- zation of the club, in 1838, have been spirited to a remarkable degree, evineing that courage to brave gales and rough seas that has made famous their older brethren in the glorious pastime, This year its members have agreed with one accord to the difficult task of surpassing all the preceding ones in their history in the mat- ter of an early inauguration of tho season’s x, pleasures and its coutinuance until the golden foliaze of autumn shall again warn them that all aquatic pets must be stripped and anchored while winter wields his sceptre. The model boats of the club will consequently soon be overhauled and refit- ted for the coming cainpaign, and among the first by the activity of their enterprisiag owners, who will have precedence in this inatter are the following:— Nume. Length Owners. T. Schoonmaker, i. ton. 8. PLU: W. Hil, e. . Juneway, . Ketehuim, Miller, Jabne, couraging natare that thelr club house will be thor- oughly reiitted within afew weeks, and such addl- tional conveniences in regard to’ comfort will be meade ag the experience of several years has sug- gested. The anchorage ground, abvays' very fino, ‘iil also receive immediate attention, and be dretged to that depih that the largest yachts may enter it without Inconvenienes or danger. With the club Jerzed, refitted and repainted, and its many and neatly furnished and ornamenied with handsome and appropriate marine pictures, and the models of the various yachts belonging to the fleet, it will aesnredly be the delightful summer home ef’ courageous yachtmen. ‘the officers 0 sey City Yacht Club for the ensuing year were ¢ on Weduesday evening last, and are as follows:— Commodere—J. 'T. er YACHT CLUB. York Yacht C Since its ineeptton in 1856 it has been pecul organization entitled to praise for the earncstness d by its gentlemanly members and for the ¥ of their vessels, e have ever been noted for the skilful manner in which they have been sailed in the many regaitas of the club. Every pleasant Gay during the yachting season of 1867 one standing upon the banks of the E ion Fields would observe one of the prettiest sights the world. A dozen or fifteen of th jaty crait of Gils club would dart from ground, buried under acioud of can- vas 80 profuse as to seem wholly out of proportion to their hulls, On they plowed, gunwale under, with an audacity thet momentary threatencd their ubmersion, but apparently heediess of dauger bowled along, and only When some squaliler catspaw than nsual seat them nearly over, did they lu up inte of Boreas for a moment, and shaking the! hers in his face, again bear upon. Such sights v 2 of nd stamped every participant a stinan. Durin past winter this club had been for- tunate in receiving into tts fold many names of prominent gentieuecn who will give it still greater position socially, and eid the greater aquatic zeal fuily intended to be infused into its operations of the coming season, The club now own the following Joseph ¢ J.P. Enright. le riswold. Lillie Salzman, Jr, Geneva. De Bormeville. Carrie. Vuillaume, Gusele... m. §. Dow, Anna in Flett. ‘To this list there will be added several new vessels before the scason is fully inangurated, among the number a sloop of thirty tons now being constructed a(ter a beautiful model for Vice Commodore Griswold by Messrs. Pisher & Jolmson, of Statea Island. The acquisition of these vessels will give to a still greater degree that impetus to the civb sought for and jur- ther the spirit of aqnatic competition which has 1 since given them honorable position ti the yachtiug world, Carrying out the spirit of progression the club have upon a change of location of their house e ground, the present site having becn ent encroached upon for commerc . The position of their future will be the upper portion of sion Fields, where by the liberality of Mr. tevens, who Nas always evinced a lively interest in elnb, Utey have been allowed the privilege of lo- ‘This site will be even more su:tat n the presentone. Upon th 2 erected a handgome ¢ 8 and internal design incdions, The louse w ity foot, and of two stort ithe ind pic. ting. esque t ere Will ise, a nd there, With all tie i tiem from the water, ve long desir ) the immediate neigh- at club house. Suey are the pros f Gils clus for the ensuing seasou. E VACHS OF.UB. since, the Bayonne Yacht iie among its sister pibers are the finest country, and the speed rstndisputed. Since last season any Improvements in the of their regattas pnd mat istic enterprise, t Mayor Motion, of Newbur yack’ ty to dra’ er] to Which € ohigined yaebiman, Salteravilic), mn oF oF He ny Clube, the Hoiteg gt shorts Lat neon? p from the sea throng! the rows, The Marge oon tie eite will be thos oualy renow ody bed and arranged for the various roo red |) an Association of this char- acter, A room sevente«ive by twenty-four feet will be reper ved Jor & Yaiicchis Where tbe eumungr socks, | and to those not initiated into the mysieries of align- meetings of the association, well known for their brilliancy, will be Present belonging to the club are the ‘The boats at following:— pe ame. Length, ft. r J. Ellsworth, farrison, Matile. tesvensnsBBe, {Barone " seed. T. Schoonmaker 8. W. Hill .C, Hewlett . MeGregan Jobn Van Buskirk .R. Euaworth »R. Eisworth 24. Wm. Etisworth These will soon be in readiness for the opening day of the yachting season, The new boats building for members of the club are as follows:— ‘The Domino, 22 feet In length, for Commodore John c. eee ae for Mi he Geol . Coney, 24 feet in length, for Mr. George Wilton. i ns The Alice Armstrong, 18 feet in length, for Mr. Isaac Van Winkle. Also @ boat, 27 feet 4 {nehes in lenath, for Mr, William Sleight, building by Stephen Hallahan, of Jersey City. In additton to these the Stella, modetied and built by Robert Fish, will be added to the club by her owner, Mr. F. Beans. ‘The location of the Bayoune Yacht Club cannot be surpi . From the club house the grandest view is opened to the members, and the Narrows, with Long Island and the surrounding country in its rich n verdure, is fitting to inapire the worshippers of e beautiful in nature. x ‘The officers for the year 1868 are:— Commodore—John C. Gunther, Vice Commodore—Hiram Van Buskirk. Secretary—J. W. Ellsworth. —John Van Buskirk. james Ralston. THE 10NE YACHT CLUB. ‘This club, although young, has among ita members Many who cherish the art of yachting, avd who within three years have given stich a character for vim and dash to the “single handed” contests and regattas of the association that their older brethren in the exhilarating pastime have-congratulated them heartily upon their Fk omerily. This year they will , begin their inaugural work earlier than ever before, ing spars, caulking and the Mousand other important matters to be arranged and adjusted before a yacht fs in trim to meet brave aquatic antagonists, there would seem to be hours useiessly spent; but to thelr owners there is pleasure inevery moment thus assed, and the catlsfaction is doubly apparent ie ne) ying like seagulls over the Waters, wrest victory from an honored competitor vessel's superior condition, A scason of p' will in earnestness be early commenced by th » and many of their boats will be in readiness at its opening. ‘The members of this association have in contempla- | tion the erection, at an early day, of a suitabie club house at the foot of Fifty-seventh street, North river, which, when complete, will be worthy of the use in- | tended, presenting sufticient room, appropriate orna- mentation and comfortable fittings. ‘The oilicers of the Ione Yacht Club for the ensuing year are:— Commodore— ‘Tompk Vice Commodoi Villiam ©, Winans. Rear Commodore—J. A. Luckey. Secretary—Owen Clifford. Corresponding Secrétary—N. Depew. Measurer—J, Carroll. Fixtures of the Royal London Yacht Club for 1868. pid following are the fixtures of this club for Opening Crutse,—Saturday, May 16. First Match,—Saturday, May 30. First class yechts, for two prizes, value 75 and 25 guinea: Second Match.—Tuesday, June 16, Schoo yawls. Open to royal clubs, Prize value 100 guineas. Third Match.—Tuesday, June 30. Second and third class yachts. Second class, 40 guineas and 11 guineas; third class, 20 guineas and 5 guineas. An extra match, cutters and yawls, as handicap race, Prizes 60 guineas and 20 guineas, MEXICO. Arrest of General Vegn at Mazatlan—Rubi in the Mountains—Steam Line Between Vera Cruz and New Orleans, (From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.) MEXIco City, Feb. 20, } Via Havana, March 9, 1368. We have advices from Mazatlan to February 13. General Plicido Vega had arrived on a visit from Guaymas, He was immediately taken prisoner by a corps of soldiers under Colonel Divalos, the Provisional Governor, General Angel Martinez ordered his release a second time, and his friends threaten to use force, The affair may yet end in bloodshed. The leaders in the Northwostern Confederacy eee look for a protectorate from the United tates, ‘Vhe United States steam gunboat Saginaw is at lazatian. Governor Rubi is in the mountains. Mr. Pritchard and General La Barra had presented to Congress the basis of a charter for a company to run steamers between Vera Cruz and New Orleans, ‘They ask no subvention, but an extra rate of postage on the mails, also the privilege of private express carriers between the capital and Vera Craz, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Diabolical Outrages ja the Interior—Doings of the Bandit Leon Chavez—Telegraph—The Sinaloa Revolt. BROWNSVILLE, Feb. 29, 1868, ‘The mails from the city of Mexico and the interior Mexican States came into Matameros at cight o'clock last night, bringing city of Mexico dates to the 16th, Querétaro to the 18th, San Luis to the 20th, Guadala- Jara to the 17th, Collma, Morelia aud Durango to the 16th, Guadalajara to the 18th, Saltillo to the 24th and Monterey to the 27th inst. The Guadalajara correspondent of the Ranchero Mexican News Association furnishes us with news to the 16th inst., and althongh that city and | the State of which it is the capital are re- nowned for its deeds of blood and every crime known in the criminal lists we have never until at present seen such deecs of incarnate flends placed on record. They perpetrate acts of barbarity there which could alone be devised by the progeny of a revolutiouars, barbarons people. The crimes of Clemente Ruiz, the Jalisco fiend, who has but recently been executed for violatmg the threo young girls of ‘San Pedro de Piedro Gordo, mur- dering them and throwing their mutilated and bound bodies into a well, and the violation and devilish marder of the two you adies of Patzenaro, have been, were it possible, outdone by the brigand leader Leon Chavez, who lately started cut on a new crusade, which was inangurated tn the following manaer:— Tepatitian, a piace of 4,000 inhabitants, on the na- tional highway between Guanajuato and Guadala- Jara, and twenty-eight leagues southeast of the jatter city, was assauited on the 1ith ust. by 350 of Leon Chavez's men and taken. Several thousand dollars were found in the house of Agapito Navara belong: ing to the reneral goverament and taken with them. ‘They obtained nearly 380,000 from all the merchants and left, carrying off $1 the horses and several mer- chants and wealthy peopie prisoners, An attack was made by the same party on the town of Zapotianejo; but being firmly resisted the bandits left for the mountains, (rom whence they turn ap again in this manner:—Lec avez, the wnsubdued and apparently unconquera revolutionist and highway Tobher, ia out on the pla of Jalisco again. He lately attecked, took and burned a part of Colimilita plan- tation buildings. Besides burning the larger nuinber of the houses, he robbed all the ple and killed overseer Don Crispane Marquez, From that place they proceeded to Matation, and although he had about three hundred of his men with him he was obliged to give up the attempt, for the armed people of the place outnumbered his body of bandits, The items above cited came to taad by the last two matia in from the interior, and were taken from the Prens: de Guada'ajara, whied, inal records, we nare the pr t by the mail which arrived last nig’t for which, if any search fer at ttonding # d\n ne t arrtifal then five lw be carr a si ‘ upon the ladies them on ¢ orvant Wh + been ma ures are, no * fend. rhey then fied Nn charge of the who all of th we vive tiret huraat nraes can ot ex ent Known to minukind is h he’ provi y the city ius the ‘the same | | 000—the calcniated W lately passed on “c-ombarked from Mazetlan on the th to Guadalajara, He commanded if Martines to agsume conmmand of the Sigt Wy Bit Wee tas eorieale id *q pu et inn, the Patti tev Ov decree ts Lae: subject. the Tit Wits, 10 ro nvr. tines Iseued a bard (proclamation) on the 28th tts Grciaring Dimse'f an followers ip favor of penery bot with the rebols, ‘Davalos Las aleo been pidbed in command by Corona, eee ‘Tommany Delegates te the State Conventien. The Tammany Convention, composed*of delegates selected at Monday night's primaries, convened yes- terday at the temporary headquarters, Masonic Hall, Thirteenth street, for the purpose of selecting one delegate from each Assembly district to attend the Albany Convention. Mr. Charles BE. Lowe was clected chairman, aud Messrs. Thomas C, Fields and Thomas Dunlap were appointed secretaries, Comptroller ConnoLLy moved that the chairman appoint one delegate from each ward to nominate the defegates and alternates, who are to proceed to Albany, which was carried. ‘The committee so appointed (Richard B. Connolly chairman) retired, and the Convention took a quarter of an hour's recess, On reassembling, the committee reported the fol- lowing names:— Dists, Delegates, Alternates. 1—Edward Hogan, Denis Quinn. 2—Thomas Coman, John Stacom. 8—James ae ey McUluskey. 4—William M. Tweed, Ed. J. Shanley. 6—Poter Mitchell, ‘Thomas Connery. 6—Garrett M. Lossee, Joseph H. Tooker. 1—J. Walker Fowler, George H. Purser. 8—John Svott, Peter Tracey. 2James O'Neil, Patrick Gedney. 10—M. C. Gross, Barnard Kinney. 11—Peter Trainor, James Reynolds, 12—Henry Wo!tinan, Edward Hare. 13—Peter Dolan, B. V. Freeman. 14—Charles G, Cornell, Thomas Connor. 15—John MoGrane, Henry A. Childs, Richard Daltoh. James B, Brady. George W. McLean. 5 Peter Masterson, 20—Win. Hitchman, Francis McCabe, 2i—Henry W. Genet. Robert Earle. The delegates above named will meet to-day, at nine o’clock, at rooms Nos, 450 and 452 of the Dele- van House, Albany. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Pennsylvania Republican State Conven- tion. PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 1863. The Republican State Convention, to be held here to-morrow at the Academy of Music, has attracted thousands of country politicians besides the delo- gates, The hotels are crowded. There is active can- vassing to-night, especially on the nomination of delegates to the National Convention, and there seems to be no doubt that the Curtin men wil! win in the recommendation for his nomination to the Vice Presidency. A caucus among his partisans was held at the Continental Hotel to-night. There are, however, evidences of a strong opposition among the radicals, who insist upon Wade, Covode, Kelley or, some other man who will truly represent the views of the party. The ticket for the delegates to the National Convention was earnestly discussed at the caucus to-night, but the Curtin men won by num- bers. The New York Town Elections. Wayne Counry.—The Palmyra Courier and Lyons Republican, both radical, concede the election of seven democratic Supervisors to eight republicans— a democratic gain of four. The following is alist of the democratic gains on supervisors in this State, with others still comin; Add to this four reported gain in Cattaraugus, and a gain of twoin Lewis, and there are sixty-two. Add to this a net gain of cleven admitted by the Albany Journal (rép,) and the democrats have a net gain of seventy-three Supervisors since the last spring elec- tions. This is the result in twenty-eight counties. ) OswrGo CounTY.—The democrats have elected twelve Supervisors this year, against eight last year. On the popular vote the democratic gain is reported to be not less than 1,800, as compared with last fall. Warrzn County.—Stony Creek elects the entire democratic ticket for the first time in eight years, MAapison County (additional).—Beside tie town of Lenox, the democrats have carried Fenner for the iirst time in twenty years. Sullivan and Neison are also democratic by large majorities, The Washington correspondent of tho Baltimore Gazetle (dem.) says “the news from the late elections in New Yerk hus had a marked Induence upon parties here, The democrats and conservatives are jubilant, and say the ball is rolling.” New Jersey Town Elections. The election for town officers In Orange on Mon- day resulted as follows:—For Mayor, George J. Ferry; Town Treasurer, Mr. Smith; Joseph M. Dodd, Coun- cilman Second ward; John H. Matthews, Chosen Free- holder—all on the democratic ticket. In the First ward Marshall M. Smith was elected as the republi- can candidate for Freeholder, and on the same ticket Major W. Freeman as Councilman. The Third ward voters chose John H. Matthews Freeholder and David S. Besch Councilman, both democrats. At an election of town officers held at Bloomfeld on Monday the republican ticket was carried entire. Appropriations as follows were voted for at the town meeting held subsequently:—For educational purposes, $6,000; ithproving roads, $5,000; poor fund, $2,500 and $2,000 as a contingent fund. ‘The election of town officers at North Brunswick, held on Monday, resulted in a complete victory for the republican ticket by a majority of fifty votes. In South Brunswick the election resulted similarly, with a clear gain over the contest of last fall of ninety votes. A Spicy Card from General Stecdman. New ORLEANS, La., Feb, 28, 1868, Epiron New Onuuans Oncscent:— Sin—I have just been informed that there is a re- port in circulation in this city that in responding to a toast to “The President of the United States,” at the festival given by the Association of ex-Onicers of the United States Army and‘ Navy, at Lycourn Hall, on the 22d instant, I expressed sentiments which were regarded as unfriendly to President Johnson, and I respectfully ask leave, through your paper, to state, that to preserve the harmony of a social meet- ing, from which I understood political expressions were to be excluded, I consented to respond to that toast and to omit the ane of my political opinions. I had supposed it was too well under- stood in this community that I am the personal and political friend of Andrew Johnson and the political opponent of General Grant for any such absurd re- bt to obtain the slightest credence, But as I un- jerstand there are some citizens who do believe that lentertain Relig g with General Grant, [deem it due to myself to say that! am as strongly opposed to the political views and action of General Grant as any man in Loulsiana, The usurpations of Congress, sustained by | Grant, are as abhorrent to me as they are to the great body of the conservative peo- le of Amortea, and 1 most ¢ sily hope that both he and Convress may be defeated in thelr attempt to trample upog the constiiution and usurp the gov- ernment. 1 am, very respecit JAMPS B. STEEDMAN. Political Misce anys The story radicai papers are circulating Colontl B delivered to ma ew Haimpehire, satd:—Ii you choose blacks you may do eo; but as for myself Tmarry I shall marry cone of my own sex”—is 1 fraud, The original joke started out 1 the remark was made by sone college t not yet used to publie oratory. The fraud ith a New fa ical sheet, Commonwealth aay\i—The government bouts holding the commissions of An- The Bosto oMviels he: drew Johngon 4 found, Tucy geuerally want to be Grant delegates to Chicago. Whether for good or bad it ts certain that the democrats in every sect of te country where town or local elections & been | this spit have shown large gains over previous elections, Kesides the amazing gains in this stete there havo been others in Wostarn States where hitherto the | radicals latest 1 Loutsiana, erats ha ave had everything their own way, The ros from the West are from the city of Mo., hitherto leal, Where the demo- » swept everythi before them. ‘The ie democrats next fall hy 1,600—lest year less than 409, An amusing typogr€phical blunder ts that of a Penasyivania paper publishiag (he manifesto of the Maryland rebela, and setting forth that “it ts the duty of Andrew Johnson to defend the congtitution, to save the country and its Khertines,” ‘The Columbus (Ga.) Sun th by the little great man to Scluylet Colfax ts blow up the Rummy baa been postponed, The national county (Pike) is set down for ¢ that | ‘ock, of Connecticut, in a recent speech | ‘eihe most complaisant men to be | 3 the plot discovered | democracy propose to take the Job and do it éffecta. | without the use of gunpowder or nitro-glycerine, | of the conservative papers South do not ap- pear fo relish altogether the adoption of the name of the National Democracy for their party. For exam- ple, the Mobile Zridune recently raised the demo- cratic flag, but it seems it had a singular experience soon after. It says:— At the sound of that word democratic what noise 1s that like unto the rushing of many waters? like the tramping of many feet? It ia the rushing for- ward of old party hacks. Here they come sing! aly. in pairs, in cliques, the halt, the blind, the spavined, he splay-footed, the bow-legged, the blear-eyed, the the e ulcerated. They have think it 18 meant for them; ughs of mush and pails of slops set out for them as in days gone by. Until recently they had been going in for mol reconstruction, Now thoy are showing the scars they gained in past battles for the spoils, We must say that this move- ment of the old spoils gobblers rather took us by sur- Prise and, therefore, we feel no inclination to quar- rel with the committee lately inet at Montgomery for declining to. drop the name conservative—mean- ingless as the name is when applied to our case, anc fording as it does a wide margin to party creed. By a curious misprint a Western paper calls Thad Stevens “the great consumer,” instead of “the great commoner.” In Houston, Texas, a number of colored people re- paired to a certain church to obtain tickets prepara- tory to voting. When an elderly man by the name of Jerry Mass, who had been somewhat troubled with heart disease, received his ticket, he looked at it and asked, “‘Is this all right?” Being answered that it was, he sprang up, saying, “I bless God that I have lived to see this day,” and suddenly fell down and expired. Mr. Grow’s friends maxe the following estimate of the political complexion of the fortttcoming Pennsyl- vania State Convention touching the republican can- didate for Vice President:—Curtin, 57; Grow, 45; Geary, 14, doubtful, 7; yet to elect, 10. There is some talk at Harrisburg, Pa., of abolishing | the spring elections and passing an act requiring | township and other local officers to be elected at the | sane time State and county officers are chosen. The Alexandria (Va.) Gazette observes that “if the | colored woman who was ‘ejected’ from the railroad i car in this place ashort time ago obtains the dam- | ages she desires, itis thought that such ejectment cases will be sought after with avidity, and that | many will find an occasion for ‘ejectment’ at all hazards.” The Richmond Whig says that the South is now much more orderly and tranguil and peaceable than | the North, All the racket the South has at this time is raised by the radicals themselves. | The democrats of Will county, Il., have expressed | they hope to see trot their preference for Sidney Breese as the democratic | candidate for the Presidency. A State Convention of the white men of the State | of Alabama who are opposed to negro domination | and radical misrule is called to meet at Montgomery i on the first Wednesday of June, for the purpose of ; taking measures to sustain and co-operate with the | national democracy in the approaching Presidential election. The republicans in Clearfeld, Forest, Elk, Blair | and Erle counties, Pa., have instructed their delc- | gates to vote for Grant and Curtin in the Republican State Convention, Senator Wilson has left Washington for a stumping | tour in Connecticut. He has abiding faith in the | fidelity of New Hampshire to the radical cause. The Jackson (Miss.) Clarion states that General Gillem has removed George ©. Sullivan, the Sherif of Okttbbeha county, who recently made himself con- spicuous in Jackson as the gay gallant of the dusky Desdemonas of the “recently enfranchised” per- suasion. Sullivan was an appointee of General Ord. | PUBLIC EDUCATION. Report of the State Superintendent of Public Schools. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Victor M. Rice, has forwarded to the Legislature his fourteenth annual report, from which the following items are gleaned:— The number of school districts in the State, as re- ported, is 11,722, The school houses, as reported, number 11,656, The amount expended’ last_year for | their erection and improvement was $1,713,107, seventy-six per cent over the amount expendo: previous year. of this amount the cities | raised $1,012,482, and the rural districts $700,024, ime’ agetegate for ten fours | past | is $7,947,758; in cities 721,585, and in ; the rarat districts, $3,225,872. ‘The present value of | school buildings and sites is estimated at $16,180,596; | in the cities $9,500,085, and in the rural districts $6,680,511. The everare value of school houses In the citica is $30,844; 1a the rural districts $593. The amount raised fn te state by local taxation during | the school year ending September 30, 1867, was | $5,101,754, end by the State tax $1,143,422. The system of school district libraries, established’ when General John A. Dix was superintendent of schools, appears to have pass its meridian , of usefulness. The number of volumes | reported 18 1,112,011 against 1,181,811 the revious yea Tne value of these librarics estimated at $628,739. _Tho money expended for books last year is reported at $24,439. The money appropriated for this purpose from the United States Deposit Fund annuaily is $55,009; to the cities, $20,558; to the rural districts, $34,444. ‘The expendi: ture for scientific apparatus for schools is, in the cities, $190,918 and fa rural districts $20,748. New York city paid alone $177,096. The amount ex- ded the ree an WAS $186,004. The number of children between five and_twenty- one years of ig reported at 1,376,082; in the cities, 521,379, and in the ru districts, 845,603. The bp Mae year the ag. gregate was 1,364,675. Of the number so reported 949,203 attended school. The average attendance at »ol per day was 419,957. The entire attendance at al institutions is set down as follows:— 2,100; academies, 04,661; private echools, N; common schools, 49,202; total, 1,068,165. The average time that echoals were taught for the year was thirty weeks and three days in the country ‘and forty-one weeks end four days in the citic Tho number of teachers employed for the year was 26,4803 males, 5,271; females, 21,218, The aniount expended for tcachers’ wages was $4,826,471—in the cities, $2,217,028; and in the rural districts, $2,600,442, The | previous year ihe amount was $4,568,501. ‘The aver- | age annual salary of a teacher ig $621 in the cities | and $217 in the rural Grae - After including all expenditures for school pur- poses Mr. Rigg makes the entire actual expenses of schools in the Stote for the last school year to be $7,985, 201—in the cities $3,992,893} and in the rural ; districts $3,690,208, The previous year the amount Was 26,632,935—ghowing an Inerease of $1,050,205, The awewhe of public Money at the disposal of the department for school purposes during the current ear, is $2,400,135. It ls obtained froin the following ‘rom the Common School fund, $1 sit fund, $165,000; 2,030,135." It will be ap- from the United States De proceeds of the State tax, lied a8 follows: ibraries, Support o} cluding supery Contingent fund... A large portion D count of the workings of the various societies for the reciamation of juventie baa igi and the docu- ment conciudes by recommending the leis of a tax “for five successive years of one-eighth of a mill upon e dollar of taxable property in the State.” Tae 8 wendent remarks:—“T might heattate to miake tis recommendation but that the exineny is | of the greatest iinportance. There are outside of ; the cities 1,059 districts that do not own | the sites of thelr school houses; 9,597 in whieh the school houses ate nok separated from the highway by any enclosure ; and 2, out the appurtenances required by modesty ‘Lhe Super'ntcndent aiso suggests the erea- he office of school visitor, the torm to be one the position to be filled by women, three 5 these visitors to perform tho raid truant police, Wag inspectors ane dinstances, and t) make annual r ports | in writing to the Seltoel Coumissioners, stall, tie wully elte tons, condition of ommendations ag | results of their official inves } the libra ) and adding such May appear to thom advisable, TRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAMSHIP CRESCENT CITY, | This steamship—the latest addition to tha merean- | summer tour. | ties provided for his so doing; unless you can assume | tract is another question, for 1 think in many re- | rangement g¢ tudersiunding wiih tae ld ters a Cre; Wi favorite u) her route, She will be commana ee Captain E. W. Holmes, Testimony of Peter Cooper, Richard O’Gere man, James R. Whiting, A. T. Stewart, Adam Stock, Thomas C, Acton and Recorder Haskett. The Senate Committee on Municipal Affairs re sumed their sitting yesterday morning at the Metro politan Hotel, Senator Crowley presiding, Peter Cooper was sworn ani testifled as followa:— I am acquainted with the working of the present contract system, and am not familiar with its details; it is very dificult to say what would be the best sys- tem for cleaning the streets of the city, but I have never known the city to be kept so clean before as during the two years under the contract of Judge Whiting; I cannot suggest a better plan than the one now adopted, but I think great good would result. by placing the work in some way under the direction of the police; I have travelled through the streets a8 much as most citizens, but I do not think More canbe done than 1s done; it was impossible when the snow fell during the Inst winter to keep the streets clean; embankments of snow were piled up on the sidewalks, greatly inconveniencing the public, but that was the fault of the raliroad compa- nies; Icannot say how much money would be re- quired to pay for the cleaning of the streets; the difi- culty of disposing of the filth has been much im creased of late years, and this expense nec increased; I have always taken an earnest interest in city affairs, and am now and have been for some time chairian of the Citizens’ Association. Mr. Cooper de-~ fined the object of the Citizens’ Association, He a nuwber of gentlemen of that body, in response to the complaints made through the newspapers, had driven through the city during the hot term of last summer, and they were all agreeably surprised to find the city as clean as it was; he could not whether or not the contractor hud done his wot properly during the pdst month; he would say, how- ever, both for himeelf and the association, that it was their impression that the streets were cleaned according to the contract; he could not say that the crosswalks were kept clean, or even free from ice; he thought it an impossibility to clean Broadway during this thaw; the weather must be permitted to do its work; when he said that it was impossible to keep the streets clean he meant that it was possiblie at great expense; the Citizens’ Association never ad- dressed any communication to Mr. Whiting; they thought he did his work faithfully and well—at least such was their impression wien they made sworn, testified as fol- Richard O'Gorman, bein; lows:—I ain a member of the Streci Cleaning Com- mission, and have been so since 1st of January, 1866, when I became Counsel to the Corporation; [ had no- thing to do with the making of the present contracts the question has been repeatedly brought up af meethigs of the commission as to whether ox not M. whine had performed his contract; I think—and I believe I can speak for the other mem- bers of the cominission—tiut there was a get dissatisfaction among us at the condition of the streets; during the time that Mr. Schultz acted as a member of the commission reports came from police to the effect that the streets in many in- stances were in a bad condition, and not proper! cleaned; these reports were sometimes in acco! ance with those made by our i vectors; for my own ) part I have never been thoroughly satisiied with the condition of the streets; I speak now of those especially in which the poorer classes dwell, and wisre the population is the thickest; [ think 1¢ would be for the benefit of the city to annul thig contract, and that the work were done in some other way than by contract; the power of the commission to break this contract depends upon questions of fact, which, in case of A ange: should Le subsp to a jury, and the issue of that submission wonld, course, be doubiful; the question would be whether it would be substantially performed by the con- and whon this question came up sthe commission we found ourselves somewhat in the same diimculty that a jury probably would be—that is, we had statements made upon one side answered by statements nade upon the other, and found it Ceeiehnee booger tocome to any exact conclusion; anticipating that the same dilticulty would exist if in case of litigation the same ques- tions came before ajury, we leared—at all events, I did—that the result might be for many reasona disastrous to ourselves; tire unusual inclemenoy of the season has. placed difficulties In the way of the contractor, the extent of which Iam unable exact to measure; the contract itself does not require ti contractor to remove the snow, hor gre there factli- that the sense of the city that this contract has not been complied with is expressed in nev spaper ar ticles, Lcannot say what the opinion of, the city im this respect is; 1 do not think Shak ge strects ae kept asclean as they could be; as to whether Mr. Whiting hay performed his duies under this con- spects a better contract than this could be dev! H but Tam still of opinion that no contract could be devised suflicientiy large or suMiciently minute in its details to meet all the ay ex, cies of one winter in New York; I do not be! ve nat the Stree! Commission has the power to annul Mr, Whiting’s contract unless additional powers were conferred upon the commission; the contract was ore in the ofice of ny predecesgor, Mr. Joba BE. evelin; | had no knowledge of the making of the contract at the time it was made, aud Lknow -of no other parties interested in this coutract other tham Brown, Devoe and Knapp. Ex-Judge Whiting recalled—(Witness produces contract between Brown, Devoe and Knapp, of the first part, and the American ‘Dock and Improvewent Com- pany, of the State of New Jersey, of the second part, for the removal of ashes, Sage, , trom this clty to New Jersey, also assignment of the contract to himself.) There was no agreement eee aie self, Devoe, Brown and Kyapp that I should not mal any change in the employés who were in their ser- vice at the time of the assignment of this con? tract; the bonus of $200,000 was paid me to Mr rown, part in notes art incash; I decline at present to produce 00Ks, as also to state my net pro‘its; in the mont of February I paid out $33,800, and there are outside expenses amounting to nearly $5,000, and I have to pay $1,660 60 for manure; somebody told me that the ‘ounsel to the Corporation (Mr. Develin) was to have $25,000; Develin was one of the contracting parties a the Devoe contract, acting for and. ou behalf of the city. ‘4 Q. Do you know of any other person who was at that time et or promised any sic. of money, either as counsel fee or any other? <A. i havé no knowl edge, but I have been told that a great man; bp lorace have an interest in it; Iwas told that ME. Greeley had au interest In ite T never hast any ing} appointed by the Street Cleauing Commission fn spect to the reports which they should make to tl commission; neither, so far as I know, have,they been paid any money outside of their compensation by the Street Commissioners for any re] that. both pe make relative to the condition of the street A. T. Stewart testified that the condition of the streets was bad, owing principally to the railroads pile the snow on either side of the track; he bee ieved the contract system was the beat if It could be enforced, and that Mr. Whiting had faithfully per- formed the conditions of his contract; the foult was in the deficiency of the contract Itself. Adam Stock, an inspector in the Smploy, of the Street Commissioner, testified to his belief, as con- tained in the reports made by him, that the streets in good condition, and that Mr, Whiting formed his contract so far as it was possible for him to do so. Charles I, Wayland gave additional olan Pope Thomas ©. Acton, one of the Metropolitan Commissioners, testified that Mr. Whiting had lied with his contract better than any one had dou® before him; the grat dimculty was to procure dumping grounds place the rubbish In; the jesideratuim was to get. a contract for the benelit the city and not for the contractors’ sole advant George Lincoin testified that in his opinion the conte tract was insuificient, and that it should be annulled a8 soon ag possible, Recorder John K. Hackett testified—I_ am aware of any power under our city charter and ordinances which wend compel the railroad com-: panies to remove the snow and ice from the streets throagh which ‘hey ran; tf the comuniasion fa decide to bi ils Contract the etty would be ph in (he most an sition, for under the ay we could » n W contract, and even if could We should have no funds to pay for the labor Ido not think ue any mau to keep the streets of ins city clean the sun recctved undowr the present contract; i tuink an application shoul@ be made to the Legi/sture iuvesting us or some one else with power to fora a new contract and provide for the funds necegesty to carry ont the contract ia the event of our determining it aban end; I bettleve tile fleet of the Merchants’ Steamship line, renni i hence to New Orleans—steamed down the bay you. terday to test the efMlotency of her machinery, Whe Crescent City was built In Boston, by the City Point Iron ‘Vorka three or four years ago, bui to som { \ | | | | extent has been lying Idle since her cox pletion and pronounced success, Recen!iy th 4 line bought her, and have thoroug)) r her cugine, fitted her with two new tnbular sole bull. her up forward In hull, ant in every partice el 4 saontially new y ig, 24 Ke The © 210 Jeet Jon foet 6 inci u Her huil is of wrought tio fourtas of an dach in ihickpes pquariers of sn Lich Winches apart. Her fh d four end one-half hy and her frames are Ter moti nord of cylinder, Ww it - es In p if Me are of ungty ies, elded one) “ae t c q rip ' theongh hee Y Mating opgipeor, under whose supesimbeagyi.s Uc tie ‘arrows, saisfied Afr. Join Ha that Judge Whiting bas ‘ost earuest!y endeavored to diseharge his en) to y; he is satisfied that he note a mistake w took the contract, and F CiL.« he would be giad to surrender i}; my tm. p.casion is that 1 the Legisiatuwe wowa pass @ faw inaking ft Incumbent upon the overs, ov pants or lessees of prevviaes that they should within iwenty-four hours ufier « snow slorm have the utters cleaned, aud in alt of this the contractor of the streets shoul .) 0 right (o sue “iiher tae owner, occupant or .cssve, jointly or sever for @ penalty say of $10, and make @ Hen tpou the property Itself, it would do very much towards rex Hloving the streets of iw ety of New York. ‘The co tee mJjourned to meet Ba.urday, at ten o'vlock A. M. A French “Lranynpd Buac ‘i L Pre position of three hich he Loe puns of © at wed gant the pire) oie ny?) 2a OW CRO, Werg huimen oly the cries and Wore soon purclwsed by gy ory body,