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conveyances. This isa serious question, and ee oe should prosecute their inquiry until they obtain all the facts in the case from some more competent witness than George Law, who is evidently a regular know nothing still. Curious Developments About Mr. Van Wyck’s Report on Whiskey Frauds. ' It appears from the proceedings in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, that the report which Mr. Van Wyck made from the Committee on Rotrenchment upon the whiskey frauds ‘was not authorized by the committee. Mr. Jenckes, a member of that committee, asked ‘to have read and placed on the journal a re- Solution adopted that morning by the joint Committee on Retrenchment, repudiating the feport of Mr. Van Wyck and expressing sur- prise that such a document, purporting to be a report of the committee, should have been made by one of its members. The resolution ways emphatically that no one had been au- ithorized to make the report; that the subjects ‘embraced in it had never been submitted to the committee or any sub-committee for consider- ation, and that the ‘‘ said document, in matter ‘and manner, substance and conclusions, is the manauthorized work of an individaal member of ‘sdid committee, without the consent, know- ledge or approval of any other member there- of." This is a pretty serious charge against Mr. Van Wyck. Outside of Congress such conduct would be called fraudulent, but there a milder term may be used, especially as Mr. ‘Van Wyck is a shining light of the dominant radical party. The consideration of the reso- Yution submitted by Mr. Jenckes: from the ‘committee with regard to Mr. Van Wyck’s con- duct was postponed in consequence of the ssbeence of Mr. Van Wyck. We are left in the ‘dark, therefore, as to the motive of that mem- ber's extraordinary conduct in the particular object he had in view. The bogus report seems to have been got up to abuse and damage the President, to whitewash Commis- eioner Rollins and Secretary McCulloch, to protect certain parties in the Internal Revenue Department, and to recommend a reduction of the tax on whiskey to fifty cents a gallon. ‘We are curious to know how the honorable gentleman from the State of New York will defend himeelf. Rp cathe Vital Statistics, Dr. Harris, Chief of the Burean of Vital Statistics, in his report for the second week in March shows that mortality is on the decrease ‘within the city limits, This isa matter upon ‘which to congratulate ourselves. Dr. Harris ‘complacently assures us that, owing to the ‘weather and the increased ventilation afforded to tenement houses by the approach of a balmy atmosphere, and so forth, there’ has been an actual “gain of life” in this city of twenty- eight individuals and a gain in Brooklyn of sixteen lives over the previous week. How much the gain would be in New York if the ‘streets were clean Mr. Whiting can probably @etermine. But Mr. Whiting has a curious theory about dirty streets. He does not regard mud as dirt within the provisions of -the con- fract. Ashes, garbage and the stuff floating in the streets are considered as nuisances fo be removed; but the removal of filthy snow ‘and foe not being included in the contract, eccording to the legal interpretation of that in- etrument, Mr. Whiting evidently throws the mud into the same category, and therefore leaves it on the streets to vegetate and swelter rantil it breeds a poisonous miasms. Probably he does not see the mud through his official spectacles, but if he only looked at the streets with the eyes of unofficial mortals he would observe that they are in a most deplorable condition, as we all know by daily experience. It is comforting to learn that the health of the city is improving; this is just the time to keep up the improvement. The summer, with its dangerous epidemics, will soon be upon us, and if it catches us while the streets are in their Present condition the results may be alarming. We are actually inviting pestilence, and if the invitation is not accepted it will not be the fault of the street cleaning contractor. i ‘Tao College of New York. A bill is now before the Legislature having for its object to add schools of instruction. in the practical sciences to the present rather an- tiquated and useless curriculum of the New York City College, formerly known as the Free Academy. In this progressive age and country it is a manifest absurdity to confine, or mainly ‘to confine, the studies of pupils in our highes+ educational establishments to the dead lan- guages—or to living languages, for that mat- ter. Such of our youth as desire to know Ger- man, French, Italian or Spanish can pick up ‘any of these languages in their daily walks of ife by associating with men of those different nationalities in our cosmopolitan city. As to Latin, Greek and Hebrew, they are of no prac- tical use whatever to any but men of certain ‘eclectic professions, some smattering of Latin ‘and Greek being occasionally an advantage to \divines or black-letter lawyers; while Hebrew, xcept where the students are of the Hebrew ace and candidates for rabinnical honors, can ‘be of no possible service, save to the one man ‘out of five millions who devotes himself to the professional study of philology and a desire to trace all subsequent’ languages back to this elderly offshoot of the more ancient Sanscrit. | The college of this great commercial city should have attached to it s vast chemical Maboratory, in which the last discoveries of ‘sclence should be practically tanght and {llus- trated by competent professors. We should jhave practical schools for the education of our yyouth in mineralogy, metallurgy, the various phenomena and appliances of electricity and the telegraph, the laws of light and heat as connected with the photographic and other an observatory in which the grand rudi- arcana of astronomy, at least, should be placed within reach of every pupil, and » college workshop, such as they have in certain lish and German universities of the more odern foundation, wherein theoretical mathe- and practical mechanics may greet each er and shake hands. There should also be capacious museum of natural history, so that on mineralogy, physical structure, , osteology and kindred subjects may pe enabled to bring specimens before thelr classes. The knowledge and new discoveries ‘of chemistry are of more practical importance ‘among a manufacturing and productive peo- ple than those of any other science, and our Uogislative fathers at Albany have now s grand NEW YUKK HERALD, THURSDAY, opportunity, such as is but rarely vouchsafed to them, of conferring an immense obligation on the people—an obligation which will be felt five years from now as a blessing and a new point of departure in every branch of American industry. New York does the thinking for America, and the students sent forth from our special city college should be of the highest theoretical education and practical ability. ‘The Pope, the Emperor and the King. A meagre and imperfect cable despatch pub- lished in the Heraxp of yesterday iened us that the Papal government had rejected the advice of the Emperor for the pacification of Italy. What the advice was we know not. This, however, we do know, that though the French troops are still at Civita Vecchia the relations of the government of Napoleon and of the government of Victor Emanuel have be- come greatly more cordial. It is also known that Napoleon has of late become dissatisfied with the conduct of the Papal government. Rome is notoriously at the present moment the haunt and home of conspiring Bourbons, and the Bourbons are in high favor with his Holi- ness. The condition of Italy is, in fact, a source of trouble and annoyance to Napoleon. It is his interest that an amicable arrangement should be arrived at between the Italian gov- ernment and the Papacy. But the Pope or Cardinal Antonelli, one or the other, or both, will listen to no advice on the subject. Victor Emanuel is still excommunicated, and the Italian known and recognized all over the world is unkpown or rather unrecognized at Rome. To the Holy See Victor Emanuel is simply the King of Sardinia, and his govern- ment is the government of the Sub-Alpine King- dom, This state of things may last too long. On Tuesday evening the Brooklyn Art Association held their seventh annual exhibition at the Academy of Music, The foyer was devoted to the pictures, while on the stage was Dodworth’s band, discoursing the customary most eloquent music. So many were the visitors, however, that a large number of them found it more convenient to occupy the reas circle than to slowly move through the crowded lobby. The Brooklynites boast of their beautiful women, and certainly, judging from the display Tuesday night, their wildest statements can be re- ceived as truth. It might be a moot point as to which received the greatest amount of attention— the beauties «7 ae ee eeeen enh OF ane etn beantigg on the BOSK The Wore sum ‘The catalogue ts quite full, embracing thé fiames of early all the New York artists, They are well represented. The most im- portant picture, probably, is the one by Mr. James Hart, “The Last Gleam.” It is a One work, and can- not fail to greatly heighten the artist’s reputation. Particularly good are the cool, dewy foreground and the brilliant yet harmonious treatment of the middie distance and background. Mr. Kensett’s beack scene, with the curling waves gently lapping the sand, is tenderly and poetically executed. Mr. Shattuck’s painting, hanging directly above this, loses a little by the inevitable contrast thus forced upon the spectator. It is, however, a very pleasing work. Mr. Gignoux shows a striking sunlight effect in New Jersey, painted in the strong color for which he is noted; but we like better his other picture, a “Morning in the Alps.” It is more sub- ued in tone, and is a good interpretation of that wild, @tand scenery. ‘The Plains Near the Base of the Rocky Mountains” is a larger work than Mr. Whit- redge has painted foralong time. It is broad in treatment and exceedingly natural. Mr. Le Olear’s Portrait of Booth is an effective illustration of his skill in this line of art. Among the other Prominent paintings may be instanced those of Messrs. De Haas, J. G. Brown, Arthur Lumley, Bellows and Mr...©. Turrell—a miniature painter of ability. Some few pictures there are Which resemble flies in amber by being neither rich nor the quality of grr ae eae ever, that they detract but little from the merite of an exhibition which is by all odds the best Brooklyn has ever seen. Mr. Gi ax as President of the Art reper is ai warm from the inhabitants the City of Churches, it ts under his able manage- it the association has grown to its present dimensions and is able to offer yearly a rich to the lover of pictures, FASHION AND THE SPRING OPENING. Fashion, with her vagaries, has at last succeeded in bewildering herself as well as in confusinggher fol- lowers, She has so mixed and tumbled affairs about, as well as goods, that it is now almost impossible to decide upon what day the spring opening is really to take place. More than @ month ago it was fashionably, and, of course, officially an- nounced that that important event would come off on the 2ist, and preparations were made accordingly. Later the 16th was designated as the day; next the 26th, and yet again the 19th, and so on, day after day bringing a change, until it ap- peared as though fashion had run mad and nobody could finally tell when the desired event would occur. This deplorable state of affairs was to be Mantuamakers and milliners, but also because it perplexed, worrlea and annoyed our “country cous- ins,” who periodically came to the city to see if { i { i i M y market—¢4 a 3s for of and $2 for ita taal hates Cts Sees tarrupted. Racbunge on Looon, days, a Wa) MasquEnaDs ov Tax H. U. 8—The masquerade ball of the second season of this organizatiog came Off last night at the Germania Assembly Rooms, and MARCH 19, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. Terrible Disaster on the Ohio River. Explosion of the Boilers of a Steamer and the Vessel Burned. FORTY OR FIFTY PERSONS KILLED THE REVOLUTION: IN HAYTI. Salnave’s Army Defeated with Great Loss. HAYTI. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Rout of Salnave—Outrages on the Wealthy Classee—The French Admiral to Sclze the Customs im Certain Contingeucies—Subsldy. HAVANA, March 18, 1868, ‘We have dates from Jacmel to February 22. Presi- dent Salnave and his army were surprised thirty miles from Cape Haytien and defeated. He was pur- sued by the armed peasantry in overwhelming force and sustained great loss. The brother of the late General Leon Montes has also met with a slow death. Delorme is at Port-au-Prince proclaiming victories that have never been won, and giving deceptive feasta. The French Admiral has demanded payment of the Haytien arrears to France for the last three years. In case of an unsatisfactory reply, he is, according to instructions, to seize the Custom House andjcollect payment himself. Conscriptions are active, and there seems to be a special design against wealthy families. A certain Sefior, Carvaiho, an independantly wealthy gentic- man, had to pay two hundred thousand dollars, or be impressed into the service, It is supposed that he has been killed or kidnapped. The govern- ment officials are already looking after his property. Other w persons have escaped in female attire OF gre hig in the foreign consulates. ‘The Oaco rebels mantfest no desire for bloodshed. ‘They disappear for awhile and then suddenly fall on the troops of the tyrant Salnave. All communication between Cape Haytien and Port-au-Prince 1s cut off. ‘The blacks hall General Solomon, who is expected from England in April. The mulattoes are alarmed, Yemembering the fate of the exiled delegations. Others proclaim in favor of General Faubert. General Narciso is quietly looking on from his re- treat in Js The Haytien Chambers have voted subsidy of twenty-five thousand dollars in favor of the steam line that 1s to connect Port-au-Prince, Gonaives, Jeremie, Aux Cayes, Jacmel, Kingston and New York. Salnave limits the term of his office to four years, and promises to abolish the death penalty for any Political offence, also to allow no more French clergy. Two of these latter have been induced to leave the country. ‘The Haytien government offers the use of asteamer to lay the international cable that is to touch that island. It also guarantees the company @ dividend onthe stock aimounting to twelve percent. The shares are $100. JAMAICA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALS. American Steamcr Condemned—Education et Negroce—Jadicial and Other Oficial Changes—Quarantine Makes Vessels Scarce— ee Havana, March, 18, 1868, Our advices from Kingston are to Marchi. The Auerican steamer Estrella has been condemned. Government has appropriated £6,000 per annum for the education of the negroes. The term of Governor Grant’s appointment, which ‘was seven years, has been reduced. In the Judiciary Mr. Ker will probaply succeed Mr. Edwards, who retires from the Supreme bench. . Quarantine is enforced against all vessels from St. Thomas, Porto Rico, St. John’s and Santa Cruz. Ves- sels are in demand in consequence. ‘The Governorship of St. Kitts is reported to have been offered to Mr. Eyre. The present Governor of that island has been promoted to the Governorship of the Barbados, Governor Walker having been re- leved. Mr. Franklin, agent of the International Telegraph, has applied to the Legislature for authority to land the cables that are to connect Cuba, Jamaica and. Aspinwall; also to put up a land line across Jamaica. ENGLAND. The Irish Question Adjourned—Specie for New York. Lonpon, March 18, 1868. The whole plan for church, land and educational reforms in Ireland will go over to the next Parlia- SouTHAMPTON, March 18, 1668. The steamship Union, Captain Von Santon, of the North German Lloyds, put in here day before yester- day on her way from Bremen to New York, She takes from this port $30,000 in specie for New York. ITALY. Death of an American Naval Officer. FLarsncs, March 18, 1868, Lieutenant John D. Clark, of the United States steamship Canandaigua, died at Civita Vecchia a day or two ago. The remains will be interred at Rome, IRELAND. Religio-Political Party Agitation. Dvusuin, March 18, 1868. Mr. W. Johnson, the Orange Secretary, who was mprisoned in county Down for taking the lead in an illegal procession, has been made @ candidate for Parliament from the city of Belfast. SPAIN. Seath American Peace Missions. Maprip, March 18, 1868. Peace envoys from Peru and Chili are hourly ex- pected at Cadiz. THE PLAINS. ‘Sr. Louts, March 18, 1968, ‘The Mississippi river is open above and below Lake Pepin. Governor Orawford, of Kansas, left Topeka yester- TERRIBLE DISASTER. Steamboat Explosion on the Obhié River—The Steamer Burned—Forty or Fifty Persons Killed and Burned to Deat bt. 5 Cincinnati, March 18, 1868, The steamer Magnolia, of the Cincinnati and Maysville regular packets, which left here at moon today with about one hundred cabin passengers and a large amount of freight, exploded her boiler twelve miles above this city at half-past one o'clock this afte: uoon. The greater portion of the cabin was carried ;\Wway, and the boat afterwards took fire. About fori,¥ persons were killed, several’of them being burned to death. Additional Particulars—Names of the In \ured. Crvorwatr, March 18—P.. M. ‘The Magnolia had one hundred and twenty pa. wen- gers and forty members of the crew. Fifty-seven are known to have been saved. The following wie brought to this city by steamer:— Alexander Eliot, N. D. Kidenhoar, Colonel Charles! Marshal, Mrs, Wiles and daughter, Rufus Martin and lady, Mrs. Albert N. Fulton, William D. Ross, slightly injured. T. Cox, editor of the Flemingsburg Democrat, C. D. Armstrong and G. H. Huston, of Berlin, are slightly hurt. E.F. Jones, G, W. Kerr, Bridgeton, Ind., badly tnjured. The following persons were also badly injured:— Mrs. Baker, of Ripley, Ohio; Mr. Prather, brother of the captain; Mr. Evans and Jackson, the steward, were saved. J. Stevens, the first engineer, and B. Gardner, Harry Clark, messenger of Adams Express, leg broken. =, Lew Mills, first mate, and the porter of the boat, G, L. Gillis, are unhurt. W. Burton, barkeeper, slightly injured. ‘Thomas Curran, of Dover, Ky., slightly hurt. J. M. Gillimond, of Ripley, two ribs broken. James Miller, badly scalded. Py J. B. Haws, Minerva, Ky., ghoulder broken and otherwise injured. Charles Lewis, of Ionia, frightful hole in his skull.. J. P. Lawill, of Aberdeen, scalded badly. George Wilbur, of Higginsville, badly scalded. The boat touk fire immediately after the boilers ex- ploded and after the remaining upper works were destroyed, some powder in the magazine exploded, destroying but the hull, which sunk. Many of the passengers jumped overboard and were drowned, and others were burned, among. them the captain. The boat was valued at $30,000, on which there was $20,000 insurance. THE NEW DOMINION. Important Proceedings in the Provincial Pare Hament—Debate on the Action of the British Minister at Washington in Declining te Have McDonald Released and Upon the Proposed Amendment to the Extradition ‘Treaty. Orrawa, Canada, March 18, 1868. In Parliament last night Mr. McKenzie moved an address for the correspondence regarding the abduc- tion of Allen McDonald by the United States oficials. In doing so he said he hoped the Minister of Justice was now in a position to state whether the report in the newspapers was true or false; that after the United States authorities had admitted the illegality of the proceedings of their oMicials, the British Minister at Washington had declined to accept the release of the prisoner, who had been improperly abducted from British ter- ritory. Sir John A. McDonald said the papers would be brought down. He was bound to say the answer given by the British Minister at Washington to Secretary Seward was what had peen stated; that without having communicated with the government of Canada he had stated that he would not ask for the liberation of the party under the cir- cumstances. The papers in this case had been sent by him to the government of the Dominion. He had been surprised to learn that the person my lucted had been allowed to be retained in nited States without sent back to Can- ada. bole mdb og See have some explanation of the extraordinary and un- Conduct of the British Minister at Wash- (Hear, hear.) We should not permit any British to take upon himself to say he would sur- render the rights and liberties of a British subject American authorities had no right to detain. al 3 was then carried. jcDonald introduced a bill for the ex- extradition bear It was, he ex- the honorable members that H r E 3 g + ‘ i i Ht i : BPePeaR peat ae : ce, to the United States, there vernment a4 He ned; and under no restraint. A —s it in this wi mucl justice, If. sucha’ felon. led the United States fore certain officers the man should be if necessary, in ion from the ml at ed z Washington The ‘object of the present bill was to extend the pro- visions of the Canada of the province of to the whole Dominion. ‘The bill was then read for the first time, and the second reading was ordered for Friday. Hon. Mr. introduced an act, the object of which is to assimilate the currency of the inion. In the event of England and the United States not out the mendations to be put in force by proclamation; the Fecommendations were eamtiod out by te United then the act would be prt in the that force which ourrency of Canada now prevailing in Nova Scotia, and which would then prevail in the United States. CUBA. The Latest from Cuba—Romero’s Visit to + the States. (From the Evening Telegram of yesterday.) Havana, March 18, 1868, Private advices from Romero state that he will leave Mexico for Washington in April on business connected with his private affairs. The New York steamer Morro Castle, Captain Adams, arrived here to-day, with Gideon Hollister, Minister to Hayti, among her passengers, and Secre- Sinformation has been received here from the American naval station at Callao, that a hoe to fmmediate- tes the island of Cuba. ‘The ‘authorities here. ap: pear to know of the adair, ‘The Cadiz mail steamer has sailed. Fler detention was caused by the embarkation returning oe Bish of Havana sails by the next steamer. The Liew it Governor Guatadacoa was re- moved for having maltreated a negro. ‘TWE PRESS TELEGRAM. Havana, Maroh 16, 1808, Sugar, Th @7)¢ reals per arrobe for No. 12 Dutch standard, Exchange—On London, 10 wee. per cent pre- % 2 cent gant; on United BS Se RT ls tna Sine steamer stars and Stripes arrived here to-day from Philadelphia. CALIFORNIA. Treasure Ea Route te New York—trike of Miners. FRancrsco, March 18, 1868. ‘The wteamshtp Col: for Panama, sailed to-day with, $706,000 in treasure, $676,000 of which ts for Now York. i the New Almaden ver sete met employe at he New Almaden Quek: for Liverpool, been sus wailed, ship O3ee tally destroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss will TENNESSEE. a CE The Court and Newspaper Quarrels—Jadge Hunter Adjourns His Court in Disgust at the Libellous Articles Against Him. Memruis, March 18, 1868, Judge Hunter, of the Criminal Court, has ad- Journed that tribunal, as he alleges, in consequence of the pressure of libellous articles, which rendered it impossible for the judgment of the co enforced, and that one offender who had been . been committed was illegally discharged in with other men who had sought to take his life; nomen tae court stands adjourned until such obstructions to its administration of justice are removed. The ra here ridicule his action and assertions, es) lly his charge that the release of the editor of the avalanche by Judge Waldron under @ writ of habeas corpus was The Reported’ Troubles im Tenanessee—Ex- Army Officers Deny the Truth of the Reports. NASHVILLE, March 18, 1868, The following letter, signed by radicat and con- Servative ex-officers of the United States army, has been prepared for publication in the Banner to- morrow:— We, the underst; ex-officers of the United .States army, and oo Ade re} sate of Tenessee, have read with regret the tional despatches from our State representing to the co Untry at large and the authorities at Washi 2 tha our present State government is in imm: nt dan of bel overthrown by armed resistance. We have a ‘and complete 0; unit as th coonghy acquainted with the condition of the affairs of this State as the authors of the despatches; and we most positively assert that peace and quiet to remarkable degree prevail all over the State at this time; and there is no more danger sistance to the laws of the State or the United States in Tennessee than in any other State in the Union. The attempt to deceive the country into the belief that we are living in a state of fear and anarchy is detre- m ental to the interests of our State and is used ex- tei sively and effectually by immigration Ne w York and other ts to prevent imm! to ;"ennessee and induce capital and enterprise of eve\"y description to seek employment elsewhere. As 4 itizens and loyal men of Tennessee we feel called upon to enter a solemn protest against such dema- Sogia te and assure the country at |: that the cit 18 of Tennessee are at present quiet and law- abidin g people. Sign ed by A. K. Dawson, J. Walker, Jas. Chamber- veodore Tranermicht, G. W. Marshall, J. L. Gi \, J. K. Rugg, J. G. Tenant, F. V. Catrell, J. B. Clark, J,. W. Paramor, 0. A. H. Irvi W. Berry, W. W. W. Leith. A Suppe sed Member of the Ku Klux Klan Shot by a Negro. Mempuis, March 18, 1868, ‘Three ma 1 in disguise, supposed to be members of B, W. Ri indall, Isaac b. Waiker and 2. the Ku Klux’ Klan, went last night to the house of a | Court, in negro about, four and a half miles from Nash’ on the Lebanon road, and demanded admission. e negro fired an d killed one of them, who u nation proved to be Henry C. Blair, of McWhirteville, in. the neighh: rhood. affair has created con- cae feclim g, but is not likely to lead to further rouble, VIRGINIA. ‘The Convention—Adeption of the New Tax Ordinance for Its Order from General Schofield. ing a tax of three cents on:a hundred dollars on real Lee "iets aes be collected by sheriffs, to e expenses of the Convention. A pi tion Toipetition Cor for the money was elaows: eral Schofield has issued anorder ex) ome. that his order si ding the sales under trust does not apply to debts. contracted sfter April, 1866,.nor since the date of the order. LOUISIANA. man Sues a Convent for Ten Theusand Del- lars Damages. New OgLgans, March 18, 1868, ‘The examination of Governor Baker on the charge of: ferred by a freed: Derbee the bitten States Commisetonor tha morning. Alderman Joenbert (colored) has brought sait for E Loload the Oonvent of the Sacred ‘an educational institution, for denying a mem- his family admission to its privileges. MAINE. Coast—They Are Cut Off from the Main- , !and.tor Twe Months by Ice. PORTLAND, March 18, 1868. of the lockers consists of sett: noon. The ice yesterday and went over without injury. No further danger is apprehended. a Conn., the of Provid : ce, with ‘ovid ‘nce, Support—Explanatery | O'Connor, of Haltimore, aud a number of other cler- gymen wer ¢ present. BicHmonp, March 18, 1868. present at | he dedication. The Convention to-day adopted an ordinance levy- Bh roid mir es Shae yeces cy 8 ailing teeta ¥el ves arvigilanee commitiee. A poor: a tore on the corner of South street and the Causeway , in Me fire yesterday morning. TI! there is an ins urance o! Sates of tne G ongaree river. He was welcomed by jor Welden ¢ »n Anaer- | Nidkerson's Hid tel letter to Hon. A, . 8. as oft he that State. The: letter is said to be some members a f the party. wo the nomination far that State. A duel Lateef rant & Ferry, Gay, botwea a nel. Starvation Among the Islanders Off the the nery 0 lestroyed insured tor $25,000, 7 itesiiceciiliciieenssiiatietiahiiii ancient RECEPTION OF COMPANY E, FORTY-SEVENTH RESIMENT, #. G. The auniversyry promenade concert of Company E, Forty-seventh tegiment, National Guard, State of New York, of which Willtam D. Cornell is command- amt, came off last evening at the armory of the regi- ment, in Williamsburg. To say that the affair was “grand” would be but giving expression to avery coramonplace plrase; but that it was one of the mos& brilliant affairs of tire season the immense concourse of the étie of Brooklyn which was in attendance and the delight and epjoyment obtained by their partict mm in the “festivities” abundantly testified: From an early hour in the evening the streets leading to the armory were stone by stylish equipages, eactrof which poured fresh its loa of uniformed cavaliers and ‘“‘ladyes faire"; and by ue o'clock, at which hour the concert proper terminat and the dancing was begun, the large drilt room was crowded, but mot to fortal fashionable a. gathering room dul the past excéedingly fashionable sea- son. The toilets of the ladles were snperb, and the Tair ones ommeines, who- were — oh fone yn an maburg, were very pret deed; in fact, 1b is very ababtful if New York could at a short: notice set together 40 briliant @ galaxy of womanty beauty; The members of Company E and of the other companies of the regi- ment were attired in their neat gray uniform, and of course the‘ lions of the évening. Civilians were were, a8 Sambo would say, ‘no whar’’ while the were about. In fact it wouldn't have been dreamed, for ladies 80 di it, and when the; which was tarnished by dered, of wearying even whem the “fight of early morn” was peeping through the lows and the company were set whirling im e dance. E was the object of much anging hours; and jusuy 80 a as to form a large star. The wood work of biack walnut, with back trimming covered Bismarck leather. ‘The reception committee last. evening were Saptain William D. Co: Lieutenant: David Brower, pri- vates Charles W. es and J. S, Schuyler, and the floor committee George W. Burgher, John D. Bron- nell, Charles: H. Bernard, Cortlandt St. John, Ceorge H. Holt, George S. Thurber, Johm Anderson, George H. Streat, Henry Stamton and John Schuller. The earnest endeavors of these gentlamen to make the reception all that was anticipated for it were crowned with complete success, ’ Penobscot bay is free from ice. The britige across the Connecticut river at Sunder- land was swept away by water yesterday after- of Great Holyoke broke up Judge Trent, of the United States Districs St. Louts yesterday decided that entirely within the boats and steamers wy to inspection to take ige, United States Inspector, t ghe ferryboat Bright Star, plying across tae Missou river within “ie beundaty of the State of Missouri. The case will probably taken to the Supreme Court. St. Aujrustine,. a new Catholic church at Golden in the State and diocese, waa iriek’s Day by Bishop McFarland, ing ceremonies. Bishop on St, here were over 2,000 persous- the noted erilla, connected robbery at Richmond, Mo., was lace on Tuesday night persons in disgui Tenn., was destroyed loss is $35,000, on w! of $7,600. ‘es, the reconstructing estrian, with arrived in Columbia, 8. C., yester- lundreds awaited his arrival on the behalf of the citizens, escorted to and serenaded at night. J. Ware Buta :rfleld, of Connecticut, addressed @ all, resigning his position Democratic Central Commitice of quite severe on ‘The steamer | %mpress took fire at her dock at: ton, Canad a, yesterday morning, and burned water's edj fe. Thomas 8. Asi, of Anson county, N. C., accep» Governor by the conservatives of morning at band Bar flliams and W. Jordan, A\tlante. Noone was hurt im aay of 1,7, Ladue & Co, at Detrolt wes it might. Loss $20, 5,000; )rincipally in comp anies. General Samuel Vé one of the oldest: and The Schooner Gem of the Ocean, which has | wealthiest citizens 111 Maine, died in Bangor «on the arrived at this port, reports having put ped Boo pee tate ar found that the inhabit. ani were food, having been cut off from the mainiand by for a period of two months. They had been to subsist on muscles and other shellfish gathered from the shores. Craig, MASSACHUSETTS. Murder tm Boston—Alleged Pickpockets on Exhibition. Boston, March 18, 1868, A young man named Kane was knocked down last evening, and striking his head on the ourb caused instant death. Frank Knell has been arrested for = as Several other rowdies who were with pickpockets, giving their names as Thomas Williams, Joseph if Smith, Henry Story, Jobo Lane, John Lani and John Thompson, were publicly shown up at the central police office. MICHIGAN. Destractive Fire in Monree—Less $75,000. TOLEDO, Ohio, March 18, 1868, A destructive fire occurred last night in the city of Monroe, Mich. The Strong Hotel, Post OMce, Episco- pal church, Bruckner & Powell’s hardware store, J. store, and Wakefleld’s jewelry The bui of First Bank was badly is estimated at from $76,000 to $100, bat.a small amount of insurance on the property. NEW YORK. Fire in Elmtra—Leas $25,000. Evra, March 18, 1868. A disastrous fire broke out in a block of wooden buildings on Ratlroad street about three o'clock this Morning, and before it could be subdued eight or nine buildings were destroyed, occupied princi- by ee eS ae chee ee families the om ‘The “Polowing are % Lytion, Troy, House, B. Locke, $10, in- nt ices ‘will Tesch $28,000) on Fire in Rochester. Rocuzsrsr, N. Y., March 18, 1868. The Presbyterian church on Grove place was to- amount to about $40,000; insurance not ascer- |. While this fire progress the dry- house of “Randhog & Broyer, ou Oak was barned. The loss is |. Burrato, N. Y., Marsh 18, 1868, Charles H. Spencer, late of Albion, N. ¥., whose parents reside in Hartford, Conn., committed suicide the children in school in Fifty-third st came of the cel smoke. Although fora time the chil much alarmed as to require the utmost exert ions om the part of the teachers to quiet them, yet no ae were Bloop D Sloop John M,C! ae, Sailed. Bteamships Rr Liverpool ; St Aner, Chareston: x00, Mortoik; "Ada Gray, Phil “There was | tmperts as oils oF A.—A.—Japanesc Colors the hair, whiskers brown. It consists A Patent for tate tn thie city; price, itin a few years. Inquire for 12th inst. -one "years. Hi 1 dounsoted pith the Daniking Iateccetsar inane see PANIC IN A SCHOOL.—Shortly after noon yes terday one of the rooms of the p rimary ‘agitated bj o tailing of acy hase a @ plece , which filled. the room with de ast and dren ¥ vere so very Be! injured. Oae.lad Wal «ely, re- Nalog at 438° West Witty fourth street, wast slightly injured on the head was taken tohishe me. SHIPPING. NEWS. PORT OF NEW YORK, MARCH 18, 1868. Arrivals. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STRAM YA b Schr Benj Strong, Brown, Riisabetbport for Pn wvidouee. Sehr Surprise, Mullen, Elfzabethport for New H avon. Schr Rescue, Kelly, tlizabethport for Provider Sehr Lady Jane, Wood, Kitsebethport fer Mott I, Sohr Joseph W Webster, McVey, Elizabethport Elizal for - New i: ag rng aN yh Below. Ship Ratuer. Is at anchoooff Sandy Hook. Martha George , Glargow; Ine Albems tio, Kichmond ; jadelphia; Oconm, do; 1 ixs' T wa Owen, Nuevitas; Anne Gardner, 5 MM erritt, Matanzas: 3 Ve Sal i Co ie, G ing News see Drossing.—Burt ett’s Coconine = ‘and ‘a, superior to BY -ench jpesmades and. “e Deavtéfnl black or 1 monetache of oe roe ration, Golor will not a was Pe uM Sea LD, 604 Bw jadway, next to Metro ‘and by all Sale or Exe & age for Real Es 436,000; the # ticles Tew and wsotal bouse e fortune cam be made by £0D, 387 Pi ray. Of, Our Eat! ro Stock Must be Sold A.—Selling before May 10 make room fal : very tmp ariant. alveratio and extension. in. our ‘ - "1 Dest ready this city. Just welties from Salive store fall, Just made building, and made Ciogbing {or Wen and’ bose to’ be found ta Our merchant tetlor ing doverioeas is under the of Mr. Browne! |, of broadway, cad has ighed with an entire new ent of 4, Boston and New York. One. dndeaw snortiers, @ Lafay otte place and Fourth avenu Oppostve Cooper Iustit Sick Man Fi Wal Pain Paint Ti Cristadore'e, Wale Dye.—The Bast Ever manufactured. 1@ sale and etal; also apryed at No. 6 Astor House. vs Consty Conte pontine COUGH BALSAM is known to be the / jure and effectual remedy, and ‘8 withim the reach of all, For sale by ail ¢ ruggists at 280. S0e. and 7f. f (prt onsets dors REP, TERRY, &C. ‘ y EI WAOCATe ly RELY & Cc, of Broadway. GL ad. the head, On the nights of the 14th, 15th | Yaumenys Prices Paid for Old Books— ed I ry 4 Pn ty ga gd er store at aor tes ne last four. zonr, wens te ea ae eo Tee 2 2 tv on Satan oe tad ung cise |” ONT MP AOE pseu. aplrita, visited Robinson's gun store and . Maca tr Nat eal tae | ra Wi SPUR SE WAS deliberately shot himself above the re, the Havana Lottery.—For Official Draw-. Se Seesncs Sicerad”ah Gers, | MP RuHLGR 2S Maar 6 Wal res Vo. inquest to-morrow. OTT ERO otyte fe Everything,” Somebody Tins Re~. if full reota tins PENNSYLVANIA. fain, NON'S nin bare iy furor dine lo ach tre combined in hin art ye a gil admitted ey thas Setzure ef Whiskey Stills im Philadelpy.ia—A | who Broadway, aorner of Fulton aireet. House Blown Dowa—Opining of thy Dela- Bathe—For axe cad Ohesnpenie Onna. ate Diceasees FRlocere-Cpereteal resin nina covuer 0& PHILADELPHsA, Marcy, 18, 1868, Fourth avenue. Eight stills and 6 small quansity of rrhiskey were — w—. seized by the Marshal's offices this ty.orning in Port ts ag Figg GOupANtoN, * Richmond. barrel of whiskey efter bei of the greatest of forest life that hae Fired distppeasen Tmysteryously Wad could ‘ot be | fea writen ta forty yenrm and watch will shorly «year in Mn cuccepied brick; ‘ouse in the Twenty-ann | 1B COMPANION. Yara w blown dow: any this morning, No per- in Ei clesaerrnn sare / canal N— O-— Tam W- bonis are arfving sfow laiimora ani 8 the Fireside Compaaion, the best sory paper published,