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cepted the fact that the Church, with her showy and costly appliances, is but a poor helper in the hour of a nation’s need. It is now manifest to them all that if they would worthily take thelr place in the community of nations they must attend to other interests than those of the Church. Many will rejoice to know—regard- ag it as one of the signs of the times—that the ‘Civil Marriage law has finally passed both ‘hauses of the Reichsrath. : ——__—— ‘3 Var Ipzs or MARoH—Famous in the history Of the Roman republic—will henceforth be famus in the history of the great republic of the Vest, and will probably mark a new de- Partuy in our government as broad and de- ‘cisive \n its transformations as those which followed the death of Cwsar, first in the over- throw tnd destruction of Brutus and Cassius by the opposing triumvirate, and next in the absorption of the triumvirate into the empire. PROBABiE MURDER IN THE FOURTEENTH WARD. Arrest of the Assailant—Investigation Before Coroner Flynn. At an early hour yesterday morning a dificulty oc- Curred in the premises No, 45 East Houston street, occupied by Mrs. Mary Levis, between Patrick D. Byrnes, keeper of a cigar store corner of East Houston and Elizabeth streets, and Henry Westcott, allas Wallace, which resulted in the dangerous Wounding of the latter. It is alleged that Westcott, Who occupied a room on the second floor, came in late, somewhat under the influence of liquor, and commenced beating his female companion, who screamed for help in such a manner as to alarm almost every person in the ‘house. Byrnes, who was in the basement, hearing the cry for help, jumped out of bed, and run- ning to the room in question onthe second floor demanded to know what was the matter, The door was almost immediately opened, when the girl ran out and fled down stairs, Byrnes entered the room and became involved in an altercation with West- cott, during which biows were exchanged between them. Subsequently Byrnes left the house, and soon after his departure Westcott was found lying on the floor in the room up stairs ina state of insensibility. Police Surgeon Pooler was called, and after making an examination was of the opinion that Wesico\t had been struck on the head with a stungshot or -other heavy blunt instrument. By advice of Dr. Pooler Westcott was immediately conveyed to the New York Hospital, where up to last cyeulng he remained in an, insaen condition. In the ting. ne cumin et poate Mouse Surgeon Morris there 1s liable to ©”, sibility of his recovery, and death is Seoootie at almost any moment. As soon as Z '§ dangerous condition became known search was made for Byrnes, and he was afterwards found at his quate of business by detective Irving, who took him in charge, He still remains in cus: tody awaiting the result. of Westcott’s injuries. i,Coroner Fiynn repaired to the hospital yesterday afternoon for the purpose of taking the ante-mortem statement of the victim, but owing to his unconscions condition it was found impossible to do so. Mrs, Lewis, keeper of the house where the tragedy oc- curred, and two or three other witnesses were ex- amined, and below will be found a copy of their de- Positions. TESTIMONY OF MARY ANN LEWIS. Mary Ann Lewis, being duly sworn, deposes and says—I reside at 45 East Houston street; about elaht o'clock last evening, the 23d of March, Mrs. Waliace came to my room and said that Mr. Wallace had come home under the influence of liquor and was abusing her; she wanted me to go to their room and speak to him il try to quiet him; | told her she had better go herseif, that she would sneceed better; she sald she was afraid he would hit her or choke her, che had often done it; Jater in the day she applied to Me several times and came down stairs with the game complaint, and I refused to interfere; at about twelve o'clock angry words were passing between them; he locked the dvor, choked her and threw her ‘upon the bed, and bruised her very much; she raised the window and threatened to ‘call an officer; my servant was passing when she called out of the win- dow for her to call me; she tried to escape from the man when he threatened her life: she escaped, {iow- ever, with the assistance of my housekeeper, who received a blow on the cheek in so doing from Wal- lace; she took refuge under one of my kitchen tables and said she was afraid of her life; in the meantime, while this last scene was taking place, Mr. Byrnes came in aud asked me what was the matter; if that man, meaning Wallace, was again beating his woman; I replied that I thought not, as 1 knew it annoyed him to have any disturbance, and Iknew that he had been drinking to excess; while [ was trying to persuade him that it was all right_ my servant rushed into the room saying that Mr. Wal- Jace wanted me immediately; Mr. Byrnes refused to let me go and went up stairs himself; we heard angry words pass between them, and very shortly a fall; I went up stairs, when Byrnes came out; f looked in the door and saw the man lying upon the floor; I d= Byrnes what the mat- ter wr and he replied that Wallace wanted wy go to the corner of Prince and Houston streets, and fight him; he said that he objected, and after parleying, Waliace attacked him, and thought he (Wallace) had got the worst of it: police and the doctor were called, and Wallace taken away to the hospital; Wallace used to beat and abuse this woman very badly when they were boarding with ine a year ago; would cali her most fearful names, and on one occasion pounded her face and eyes times she has sought refuge in my apartments, said she feared violence if she returned to him Ix becoming sober; when ste returned to my ho since, she lad fed from . and was at my house a week before he ascertained her whereabouts; he romised to reform, but on several ovcasions he vio- lated his word. TESTIMON Mary Waliace, alia deposes and says—I reside at Ni street; Henry Wallace is my friend; he eame into the house about eight o'clock last evening considerably intoxicated; he was in a good humor at first, but afterwards grew angry about some trife; we had some words about a carpet bag, after which he out and drank more; this occurred several times; at last he called ‘me out of my ‘name, and when I threatened to leave him he forbade me leaving the room, wheu T opened the window; he told me to shut it down; L said I would call a police: man; he said if any one came they could not take him out unless they carried him out; about that tine 1 saw the servant giri coming in, and Lasked her if she wonld tell Mrs, Lewis to come up; f had asked Mrs, Lewis to come up earlier in the evening when he first came home; when he heard me cail t girl to come up he went aud Opened the door told me I could go, but as 1 to go out he ran after me and tried to induce me to come back; Miss Smith, the housekeeper, was coming up and Je in persuading me; | went on down stairs and the housekeeper hid me under the ironing table; Mrs, Lewis then came into the back basement and said she was afraid there would be a fuss, as Pat, lier friend, had gone up stai by Pat T understood her to mean Mr. Patrick Byrnes; she said he had a pis- tol; Immediately afterwards 1 heard a fall and a pounding or knocking notse; Nellie, the housekeeper, then ran up stairs; she calicd for some one to get a doctor, ang I ran out and found one at Police Head- quarters; Dr. Pooler was the one that came. Ellen Smith, the nousekeepcer for Mrs. Lewis, was sworn and examined, but her testimony contains no Jacts of importance not stated by the other wit- nesses. z OP MARY WALLACE. 8 Harrington, being duly sworn, Bast Houston TFSTIMONY OF DR. POOLER. Dr. H. A. Pooler, being duly sworn, deposes and says—I am police surgeon attached to the Police Headquarters in Muiberry street; | was calied about one o'clock on the morning of the 24th of March, 1868, to attend a man who had bectt assaulted at No. 45 East Houston street; upon my arrival at the house T found the man now lying here prostrate on the floor of a room on the second floor of that house; there were two ladies present; I found him in a semi- comatose condition, with a wound directly over or aad a great deal of contusion here hed been considerable loss of biood from that wound, as was indicated by the pool of blood on the floor; hemorrhage had almost ceased before | arrived; | also found a contused wound on the left temple near the hair on the upper part; I applied all the remedies usual in such cases and then ordered him to the hospital; 1 assisted in getting him into the carriage and placed him in the most favor- able condition to breathe. Mr. Westcott is a large, thirty-three years ofage, His home isin New Jersey, whore it is said he has a wife living, Itis also stated that he possesses a fortune of about $250,000. Some of his relatives have been telegraphed for to come to the city. fine looking man, about ANOTHER HEAVY BOND ROBBERY. A very bold robbery was perpetrated yesterday afternoon in Pine street by some person as yet un- known, but whose acqnaintance the detectives are very desirous of speedily making. It appears that Mr. A, G. Rogers, a lawyer, whose office ts located on ‘one of the top floors of the building Nos. 4 and 6 Pine street, was called upon by & person who was anablé, from physical disability, to ascend the stairs loading to the office, Mr. Rogers, in con. sequence, went down to the first floor to meet his ‘visitor, forgetting in his hurry to put in his safe two Mundred bonds of the Galveston, Houston and Hen. deraon Railroad Company, valued at $13,000, which ‘he had been assorting on his table with a view to ne- ‘otiating them to-day. On returning to his omice a few minutes after his visitor had , the bonds were nowhere to be found, nor did he see any person tn the hallways or about the building whom he had reason to belleve might have been the thief. Mr. Rogers, on discovering his i, immediately repaired 40 police headquarters: and informed Inspector Leo nard of the affair, The Inspector at one placed the case in the hands of ©: in Young and two or three Of the defectives, who feet certain that they will be enabled to arrest the thief, Mr. Rogers has oitered $2,000 reward for his avpreheusion aid the regovery gt tag honda NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. VENEZUELA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Trouble Between the Exeoutive and Members of Congress—Military §Movements—Bloody Reports via Jamaica, : HAVANA, March 24, 1868, At Caracas the Executive is at loggerheads with the committee appointed by the preparatory caucus of Congressional deputies, who .report that as the absentees arrive they bring word that the country is dissatisted with government for its mismanagement, and is sick of the war which afflicts it and is a con- stant source of danger. One hundred and forty-three members are present; but this is not suiicient to constitute a quorum. The committee have received the Executive's pro- test, but it is held in reserve for report to the Cham- bers. The town of Barcelona has been taken by General Monagas. General Valle had leftfor Tigre. General Colinas had gone to Calabozo via Barbacoa, Reports from Jamaica state that the rebels are within fifteen miles of Caracas, that the capital is in a state of siege, and that it is unsafe to walk out by night, The Secretary of the French Legation had been shot, through a blunder of the troops, and the yacht Sultana’s party narrowly escaped a like fate. At Caracas on the 7th instant there were still some cases of vomito, In Ocumare the rebel faction-left their wounded in Cutaca, The guerijleros are in Laguna, Maracay, Santa Cruz and Cagua. Troops cover the communi- cation between Aragira and Guavisco. ST. THOMAS. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Bogus Reports About Ratification—Total Deaths from CholeramThe Istaud Healthy= Provisions Dear, ie se os TIAVANA, March 24, 1863. From St. Thomas we have intelligence by the [ Spanish gunboat Africa that & fepust Was circulated + io the effect ihat the American Senate had ratified the transfer of the istand. Joy was depicted on every countenance. The inhabitants of Santa Cruz were extremely discontent at being exciuded from the treaty. A struggle is imminent. The island had become healthier. The torrents, tornadoes and vomito had disappeared. There had been no cholera for four days, The total deaths amounted to 500; only fifteen were whites, Provisions commanded handsome rates, The French Compagnie Transatlantique contem- plate making St. Thomas a port of call, if the United States do not accept the transfer of the isiand. This will make a fortnightly competition with tne British mail steamers. A French mail steamer sailed on the oth inst. with an American gentleman on board, who goes to the Guayana mines of Venezuela, THE PRESS TELEGRAM. The Health of St. Thomas—Discontent at Santa Cruz. HAVANA, March 24, 1868, The cholera at St. Thomas is disappearing. The French steamers will again stop running to that port. if it should make its reappearance. The Danish consuls are opposed to the authorities, giving clean health bills, Disturbances are feared at Santa Cruz in conse- que of that istand having been excluded from the sele of the Danish West Indies to the United States. PORTO RICO. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Visit of the Prussian School Ship Niobe—The Mona Guano. HAVANA, March 24, 1863, ‘The Prussian naval school ship Niobe had arrived at St. John, P.R., from Martinique. She was re- ceived with great honors, and sailed for Jamaica. The Niobe is a sailing frigate, and mounts twenty-six guns. A Jamaica firm has offered to buy the guano on Mona aud Monito isles, JAMAICA. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. British Naval News—The Island Heal: HAVANA, March 24, 1868, We have news from Kingston, Ja., to the 12th inst. ‘The island was healthy. The British gunboats Fawn, from St. Domlago, and Phebe, from Carthagena, had arrived, SANDWICH ISLANDS. Proposed Convention of Missionaries—The Legistutive Assembly Convened—Movements of Vessels. SAN Francisco, March 23, 1898, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, advices are to the 8th of March. ‘The Hawaiian Evangelical Board has called a con- vention of all the missions of the islands of the Pa- cific Ocean, to meet at Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, in the month of June, 1870—the occasion being the semi-centennial anniversary of the establish- ment of the missions of these islands. By 2 royai proclamation it is ordered that the Tlawatian Legislative Assembly shail convene at Honolulu April 18. The United States steamship Lackaw sailed for Hilo, Heavy winds and rains pi the islands. The ships Syren, from Boston, and . B, Wood, from Bremen, had arrived at Honoluiu. VIRGINIA. The Convention—The Iron-Cind Test Oath for Oitice Holders Adopted. RicnMonp, March 24, 1968. In the Convention to-day disfranchisement was again, up, and the amendment to disfranchise all who Voted for avowed secession candidates to the Seceding Convention was indefinitely postponed. The fron-clad oath for all office holders was adopted by a vote of 40 to 32. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Loxnon MON&Y MARKET.—LOoNDON, March 24—5 P. M.—Consois close at 93 a 934% for both money and tt account, American securities close at the following rates:—United States five-twenty bonds, 72!¢; Erie shares, 47; Ilinots Centrals, 89%. FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKFORT, March 24—5 P. M.—United States five-twemty bonds closed firm at 16M 9 15%. Livervoot Corton MARKRT.—LIVERPOOL, March ‘he cotton market has been quict day. The following are the author- Middling uplands, i0'¢4.; middling ‘he sales of the day foot up 10,000 U5 P. Me throughout the ized quotatigns: Orleans, 103;d. bales. TRADE Reront.—LIVERrooL, March 24,—The ad- vices from Manchester are unfavorable. The market for is and yarns is dull and drooping, LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 24—5 P. M.—The market closed strong. There was a further advance in corn, which closed at 418. Od, per quarter for new mixed Western, Flour steady; sales Western canal at 37%. per bbl. Wheat, 15s, 10d. per cental for California white, and 148, 1 for No. 2 red Western. Barley, 53. 6d. per bushel. Oats, 43. 2d, per bushel, Peas, 463. 6d. per 504 pounds, LiIveRPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.—Liverroot, March 24—5 P. M.—Pork, 798. per bbl, for Eastern prime mess, Beef, 1208. per bbl. for extra prime mess, Lard, 628, per cwt, Cheese, 578. per cwt. for the best grades of Ainerican fine, Bacon, 42s, 3d. per owt. for Cumberland cut. Livervoou Propuck MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 24—5 P. M.—Sugar, 258. 6d. per cwt. for No, 12 Dutch standard, Rosin, 6s. 9d. per cwt. for common North Carolina, and 12s, for mediutn, Turpentine, 343, per ewt, Tallow advanced to 458, per cwt. Refined ptroleum, 18. 8d, per gallon. Spirits petroleum, js. id. per gallon. Linseed cakes, £1015 per ton for thin oblong for feeding. PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTWERP, March 24.—The | ooh market closed better; standard white 44 TALCB. EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. QUEENSTOWN, March 24—The Cunard freight steamship Aleppo, Captain Harrison, which left New York op the Lith igsiaat, aruyed oul vesverday, “>>. FRANCE. prereuen- |. saaatead Seditious Demonstrations 2nd City Emeutee= The New Arti ~ Lonvon, Mareli 2, —Evening. Emeutes are reported to have ocourre.’ *t Bor- deaux, and seditious placards have made the" ne Pearance at Paris, Lyons, Marseilles and Ream. ‘The reforming of the Guard Mobile is the assigned Cause of these disturbances, ENGLAND. Cable Telegraph Extension. Lonpon, March 24, 1868, An influential meeting was held at the Mansion House yesterday afternoon which was presided over by the Lord Mayor. Acommittee was appointed to urge forward tele- graphic communication to India, China and Australia by submarine cables. The English gov- ncaa will be asked to assist this important enter- prise, THE NEW DOMINION. Debates in the Provincial Parliament—Clnime for Damages Incurred by the Fenian Raid to be Entered with the Alabama Claims— ‘The Rendition of Fenian Raiders—The Pa- pal Zounves. Orrawa, March 24, 1868, In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Mills inquired if any demand had been made on the United States government for compensation for property destroyed by the Fenians during the raid of June, 1866, Sir John A. Macdonald said there was no correspond- ence between this government and the imperial gov- ernment asking for a compensation from the govern- ment of the United States for loss of property and other injuries, including the loss of life, occurring through the Fenian raid. They had to remember that the government of the United States had its own aificulties, and perhaps they exercised their power with reference to these hostile organizations as strongly and speedily as they could with due re- gard to ultimate results. He had no hesitation in saying that the Canadian government had implicit belief in the good faith of the United States govern- ment towards Canada, When it became clear that these parties were about to proceed from words to deeds the United States government at great expense sent large forces, commanded by their best oMicers, for the purpose of upholding the majesty of their own laws and preventing the in- Sfringement of onr frontier, Considering, also, that the United States had causes of Irritation on account of the Alabaina and other vessels tif&t were flited out in England, and that this was a matter of angry dis- cussion, it Was not desirable to add fuel to the fl by sending our demand for compensation. It be remembered that there were incursions which we could not prevent froin Canada to the United States, the St. Albans raid and the proceedings on Lake Erie, ‘The governtnent of Canada would see that full claim for compensat‘on would be put in through her Ma- jesty’s governmari to be considered in sctviement in ‘cross account for con;pensation between the two na- tions, Mr Mins moved an address fF Corresponilence, With reference to the rendite Of the teader of the Fenian invasion of Canada, Sir Ju." A- ‘) Jonald safd no demand had been madgby the Gc Madan goy- ernment for the rendition of thdse who can” 8¢toss the frontier and esc ‘The governnc@ut thought that to vindicate the law it was sufficient to deal with those who had been captared with arms in their hands, a number of whow, on being convicted, had been sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty years. In reference to the Papal Zouaves movement, Sir John A. McDonald stated it was not the intention of the government to authorize the formation of mil- tary organizations within the dominion for the de- fence of foreign powers. During the disenasion regarding the Northwest territory McDonald said the government stood in the same position as before. The government was in daily expectation of receiving a communication from the home government. No information respecting the reported uprising at Fort Garry has been received. . Suicide of an Artilieryman—Alleged Obscene New York Papers Intercepted. MONTREAL, March 24, 1868. Sergeant Fairfield, of the Royal Artilicry, commit- ted suicide to-day by shooting himself through the head with a rifle, ‘The Post Ofice authorities have intercepted a large number of copies of a New York weekly journal, ou the charge of obscenity. MISSOURI. Arrest on a Charge of Being a Common Scokt— Heavy Suit Against a New York Banker. Sr. Louis, March 23, 1868, Cora James, alias Amantha Proctor, notorious here and in Chicago for bringing suits against all sorts of persons on the most frivvlous pretexts, was arrested here to-day on the charge of being “a common scold,” and in default of bail committed to jail, She came here toattend to a sull against the Democrat for libel, but finding it thrown out of court on a motion for se- curity for costs, she applied to Justice Powers, to J. P. Colcord, Prosecuting Attorney of the Court of Criminal Correction, and others, to entertain a com- plaint against Judge Reber, of the Cireuit Court, for misdemeanor in office, and conducted herself in general in an obstreperous manner. CALIFORNIA. a The British Ship Viscata a Total Loss=The Late Storm in California=The Proposed Re- moval of the Capital Postponed. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 1868, The steamship Golden City, from Panama, with the passengers and mails that left New York on the 20th February, arrived this morning. The severest rain storm of the season has prevailed here during the past twenty-four hours, ‘The wreck,of the British ship Viscata, which ves- sel, with a full cargo of gram, was recentiy driven ashore near Fort Point, entrance of this harbor, went to pieces during the late storm and will be a total loss. The bill for the removal of the Siate capital from Sacramento to San Jose, which was pending befor gisiature for some months, has been inde! postponed. rived, ships Coldstream, from New York, and las Fish, from Sidney. * ‘The market for breadstufs is weak under unfav able advices from Australia and V ‘aiso. FE. flour is quoted at $3 25 and superiue ut $7 40. Wheat, $2 50 a $2 60, Legal tenders, ALABAMA. A Delinquent Judge to be Regulated—Incet divry Fires in the State. SELMA, Marcel: 24, 1868. Judge Moore, of the Dallas Circuit Court, now in session here, received official notice to- that un- less he orders his juries to be drawn from the list of registered voters without reference to color he will be promptly removed from office. His decision will be made known to-morrow. The Court House at Eutaw, one of the finest in the State, was burned last Thursday night. All the county books and records were lost. The fire wa the work of an incendiary. The Court House at G sboro was fired on Saturday night, but no harm was done. A fire broke out in the business portion of Talladega this afternoon, and was yet burning at nine P, M. No particulars have been received, GEORGIA. Large Political Meeting in Savannah, SAVANNAG, March 24, 1868, ‘The largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held in Savannah assembled in Johnson square this afternoon. Its object was opposition to the Bradiey-Hopkins party. The meeting was called to order by F. W. Sims, and John Stoddart was nominated for president, with twenty-five vice presidents from among the most influential citizens of Savannah. Eloquent oone were made by United States Attorney H. Fitch, Colonel John Scriven, General H. R. Jack- son, 8S. Y. Levy, Dr. Arnold and others, Suitable resolutions were adopted, and a committee was ap- pointed to select suitable candidates for municipal offices, The utmost harmony prevailed. Between five and six thousand persons were present, lactuding many colored persons. CUBA. Sugar Market=Exchange Quotations= Marine Intelligence. TIAVANA, March 24, 1808. ‘The sugar market is active; No 12D. 8. is quoted at 7 a 73g reals per arrobe. Sxchange—On London 10% @ 10% per cent pre- mium; on United States, in gold, short sight, i per ceat discount, ‘The steamship Juniata, Capt. Hokie, from New Oricans the I8th lost, sailed from this port to-day for Philagetyliia, THE STATE CAPITAL. SPECIAL CONRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The New College of the City of New York— Passage of the Crosstown Railroad Bill. Al wt THE NEW COLLEGE OF atta an see ae ‘The Agsembly bill “to provide means for the erec- .on of @ new building for the College of the City of Sew 397K" was (by a apecial resolution, introduced by Mr. L. D. Kiernan) taken up for consideration tast night i Committee of the Whole, A determined opposition wag manifested against ordering the act to a third reading by Messrs, Quinn and Bergen, Mr. Kieraah advocated the measure, stating that the present builo.0& Was in a very un- safe condition, and entirely unsutte.! to the objects for which it wag intended, Ue also reaw % letter signed by the entire faculty of the institation, sews0& forth that at the time the present edifice was erected, there were on the register of the Academy only one hundred and forty-three students, while at the present time the number ranges between eight and nine hundred, and that the accom- modations there are wholly insuMcient now. Mr. Kiernan also referred to the great benefits which the Free Academy conferred upon the public, and especially the unparalleled advantages which it opens to the children of the poorer classes. He pointed with pride tothe fact that the graduates of that college had taken high rank as instructors, lawyers, civil engineers and clergymen, and refer- ing to the memorable services which some of tlie alumni had rendered during the late civil war. He trusted that no factious opposition would be allowed to prevail. That the bill only called for the raising by yearly tax the sum of $8,000, to pay the interest on bonds to be issued and payable in twenty years, and that now when 80 much money {8 needlessly squandered for improper objects it was but right that this amount should be devoted to the purposes specified in the bill, He considered money thus spent well invested, inas- much as it yielded its revenue in the worth end in- telligence which it contributed to the body politic. After a protracted and spirited debate the bill was finally ordered to a third reading by the following vote:—Sixty-six in the aMrmative and twenty-seven in the negative, Of course there is little doubt that the act will pass the House when it comes up for a third readin CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. been no new developments in the con- tested election case of Clausen versus Vi Brant. ‘The latter is a republican, but, singularly enough, in the present controversy he is sustained by the Ter- ence Fariey interest of “up town, east side?” No further progress has heen made in the Sherman- Smith ca dohn W. Little, a prominent citi- zen of Newburg, and Register in Bankruptey for the 1 that he had Eleventh district of this State, testiti made t tally of the ballots and that the sitting mem- ber was elected by four votes. It is thought that Mr, Smith will not further persist in his efforts to unseat Mr. Sherman, FREE FLOATING BATHS IN NEW YORK. The following is Mr. M. ©. Murphey’s bill to pro- vide for free floating bathing houses in the city of New York:— SEOTION 1, The Street Commissions York is hereby nuth floating bathiy house of $80,000 is hereby apnrop ‘purposes. Ske. 2 The Comptroller of the city o ork shall draw, his warrant for the same, in instalments or otherwise, when- of the city of New o build twenty free York, and the sum Gver proper vouchers shall be furnished him that the work or part of it have been duly performed under the requirements of this 2ct, iis act shall take effect immodiately. TUL PAST SIDE MARKET, minn’s bili relative to the commissioners for arket at the foot of East arted favorably. ‘The bill SEC. Mr. the building of a public Sixteenth str w re! provides for the appo'ntment of two democrat'c sionera In place of two republicans, whose pire? on the 16th of March; it also provides for 9 further appropriation of $40,000 te complete the market hich is now about half finished, It also takes the letting and leasing of the stands, &c., out of the hands of the commissioners and gives the power to the el'y Cemptroltier, this being the most objectionable part of the orig'na! bill, THE CROSSTOWN RATLROAD BILL PASSED. The vote in the Senate last night defeating the Crosstown bill was reconsidered this morning and the bill passed, ‘The only opposition to the bill was created by the Citizen's Association, which is here again, and, Don Quixote like, assailing windmills which are mistaken for hobgoblins, The Crossiown bill, as amended this winter, is @ most meritorious measure, ani the whole travelling community of New York ciiy will thank the Legislature for tts enactment. Ii will supply a link in city railway communication long necessary to public accommo- dation, JOHN DEVLIN IN THE PENITENTIARY. The convict John Devlin arrived here last night in charge of a Deputy United States Marshal, who trans- ferred him to the care of Superintendent Amos Pills bury, of the Albany Penitentiary. ‘This m i the clerk of the prison, Mr. Lewis Pilisbury, provided him with the convict suit of gray and biack, when he was remanded to confinement in cell No, 4, in the south wing of the prison, It has not been decided as yet what departinent of labor | be assigned to, but very probably he will be placed in the shoe depart- ment with Sanford Conov The Railroad War—Testimony and Argu- ment Before the Legisiative Committce. ALBANY, March 24, 1868, The hearing before the Assembly Committee in the Erie Railway controversy was continued this after- noon and evening. Charles O'Conor, Sanford E. Chureh, Sidney T. Fairchild and Horace F, Clark were heard on the Vanderbilt side, and John Ganson, Samuel Hand, John IH. Reynolds and Dewitt C. Lit- tlejohn appeared among others for the Erie Compan; The following is the testimony of the only witness examined:— W. J. Edwards, cashier for the firm of John Blood. good & Co., was sworn and examined by Horace F. Clark. He was sufMciently familiar with stock opera. tions to know what the terms “short” and “long” mean; know Danie! Drew and Fisk, directors of the Erie Company; they have been borrowers of Erie stock; at one time they borrowed two thousand shares; knows that Drew has sold “calls’ on stock; has seen them signed by Drew to the amount of fi thousand shares; the call tures in about thirty days; the price at which he gave the call was 72, and he gave one per cent for giving the call; heard Drew say abont a month ago he thought the siock was going down; that there has been an {issue of stock dated the 7th of March; it was sold on the th and delivered on the loth; it was sold by W. Baton & Co.; it was a large arwunt; has heard that it was 50,000 shares; the certificates deciare on their face to be issued to Fisk, Reiden & Co,., and Smith, Gould, Martin & Co.; had seen probably # hundred or two of the certificates; at the time th certificates made their appearance the stock was 82% in the market; as soon as they appeared it feil to 71 and created quite a panic; since then it has varied, hav- ing been as low as 65; & statement appeared about this time in the newspapers from the Erie Ratiway Company, showing the impoverished condition of the rond; when stock 1s sold short it means they sell it when they have not got it; Drew was paid one percent by the broker for the | ge lys of “putting” to him five thousand shares of the stock; the broker had the right at any time within sixty days by paying Drew $6,000 to call upon him for five thousayd shares of the stock at 72; has heard of other calls; Fisk, Belden & Co. were large borrowers of the stock, also William Heath & Co.; there is now a large demand in the street to borrow the stock; the reason is they agreed to deliver the stock and have not got it: heard three or four months ago that Heath was also Drew's broker; ten million was a large amount to throw upon the market at one time; the true way would be to throw the stock on the market in small lots if the desire was to realize from them. ‘Mr. Ganson said the friends of the bill hae age 4 the acts of the directors had nothing to do with stockjobbing operations, and it was not pressed with that view. If frauds had been committed or parties had been guilty of breach of trust the courts were open for redress, and nothing — contained in bit would affect such action, The Erie Company had not come here at their own instance, but because a comittee of investigation had been raised in the Senate, thus throwiug doubt upon the action of the company. It asin order to clear up all apprehension as to the legality of their course that they had asked for the passage of the bill, Mr. Dewitt C. Littlejohn opposed the monopoly sought to be built up by the Vanderbiit interest. The wealth this interest wielded had enabled them to con- trol the Harlem, Hudson River and New York Central Ratlroads, and now they had secured a majority of the Erie Railroad stock, This was contrary to the inter- ests of the people of the State, because it destroyed all competing lines of transportation, and leit the producers of the West and the travelling public en- tirely al the mercy of a gigantic monopoly. The Court of Appents=The Law Vesting the Appointment of Tax Commissioners iu the Governor Decided Unconstit nal, ALBANY, March 24, 1868, In the Court of Appeals, March 24, 1868, The People vs, James M. Raymond.—This was an action in the nature of quo warranto, instituted to test the valid. ily of the law vesting the appointment of Tax Commissioners in the clty and county of New York in the Governor, wilh the ad. vice of the Senate, The Court hetd that the eatd office of Tax Commissioner, as at pr eat constituted, comprives the oficial duties and functions of ofiges exlstiug at the te We Qesoul | pany. constitution was adopted, and that the act vesting such power in the Governor i$ unconstitutional. , bawdy ad * the ae ootenaay. for the Court of Ww :—Nos. 4s 10,17, 24,25, ios. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 11, 12, 13, NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. _« ALBANY, March 24, 1968, BILLS ana, Amending tne charter of the Fishkill Savings? Bank; incorporating thé New York and Brooklyn Passenger and Baggage Compan amending the Act relative to the Recorder's Court 4.2 Oswego; against incorporating the East River Tun- nel Company for the construction of & tunnel between New York and Brooklyn, Which was agreed to; to more effectually secure the arrest of persons guilty of crime; incorporating the Port Morris Land Improvement Company. jy Mir. FOLGER, a general bill for incorporating loan gusr- arifee and warehousing companies; authorizing the improvement of Van Cott and Eckford avenues. By Mr, CRowLey, a*general bill making it a misde- meanor for any person to sell a ton of coal weighing Teas than 2,000 pounds. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. Bracu—Incorporating the Coxsackie Savings Bank. By Mr. CAMrse.t—Authorizing the Common Coun- cil of Utica to borrow $15,000 for city purposes. BILLS PASSED, Incorporating the Dental Society—a general bill, New York Crosstown Railroad biil—by a vote of 19 to 6. Abolishing the nal Contracting Board and amending certain repair contracts—ayes 29. Amend- sing the New York City Mechanics’ Lien law. The Courtland Normal School bill. REPORTS FROM STOCK — ASSOCTATIONS—FURTHER POWER TO BE GRANTED THE FINANCE COMMITTER. Mr. O'DONNELL moved that the Finance Commit- tee have power to send for persons and papers, to compel all corporations and joint stock associations to reply to a resolution heretofore adopted by the Senate asking for information as to the amount of their capital, their funded debt, the num- ber of shares, the par value of shares, average earnings, amount of taxes paid, ke. He stated that about the only companies that have failed to answer are the Cen- tral, Erie, Hudson and Harlem Railroad companies, and the express and telegraph companies, BILLS INTRODUCED, Mr. TWEED intoduced a bill incorporating the vete- rans of the Twenty-second regiment National Guard, New York; also a bill for the relief of St. Mary's church in New York. TRE BOARD OF WHARVES AND PIERS BILL. Mr, Humrurey reported for the consideration of the Senate a bill establishing a harbor district for the port of New York, aud for a Board of Piers and Wharves therein, In the evening session Mr. CreamER moved that the bill creating a harbor distriet of the port of New York and a Board of Viers and Wharves therein be referred back, Carrie IONS. Mr. Morris presented sundry petitions fora law declaring that directors on the Hudson Rive Harlem Railroad companies be ineligible as dire of the Erie or Central Railroad companies. ING. ng the salary of the Chamberlain of Troy to $3,500; incorporating the German ings Bank of Morrisania; appropriating $100,000 for the coin- pletion of the’ Batavia Institution for the Blind: in- corporating the Port Morris Land tuprovement Com- MORE PIERS IN NRW YORK. Mr. Norton introduced a bill for the construction of certain piers from the southerly side of West Thirteenth street to Hammond street, New Yorks Adjourned, ’ ASSLMBLY. ALBANY, March 24, 1363, BILLS PASSED. To amend the Niagara Frontier Police law; to amend the Ucgistry’ Jaw, so as to give the appoint- ment of poll clerks to {ke Board of Supervisors; ap- propriating $250,000 to ait in the construction of the Albany and Susquehanna Raitroad; to provide for the issue of bonds by towns; to facilitate the construc. tion of the Midland Railroad; appropriating $250,000 to ald in the construction of the Whitehail and Platts- burg Railroad; appropriating $250,000 to aid in the construction of the Buffalo and Washington Railw: repealing section giving marshals in the & Marine Court power to serve subparnas; to provide for the completion of the Wallabout improvene to authorize the Commissioners of Emiratior tde Commissioners of Charities to exci lands. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MO ROE. The Equinoctial Gale—Marive Iutes and Courtesics Among Navy Onfticers. FORTRESS Monroe, March 22, 1868. A fearful storm commenced on Friday morning. It set in early with rain and a severe gale from the northeast, and increased in violence until evening, when it began snowing furiously. On Sat- urday morning there were about four inches of snow on the ground and the thermometer stosd at 30, the wind havi shifted to the north- west. Toward noon the weather moderated, and at evening the snow had almost disappeared, ‘The boats from Baltimore and Crisfield, which left on Friday evening, did not arrive till noon to-day. The Norfolk boat for Baltimore on Friday did not sail til this morning, The telegraph line was much damaged and communication has becn entirely suspended. The steamer Mystic, run- ning between Hampton and Norfolk, got aground on Hampton bar on Friday, but came olf without damage, and will resume her trips on Mon- day. The steam Jaunch belonging to the United States steamer Wampanoag was driven far out into the Roads on Friday, and with difieulty reac! un wharf, where she filed and sunk during the nig Disasters—$ the Army and ¢ is afloat to-day and not mue! dam: ‘onlay Sunday) the propeller Patapsco, ina disabled condi- tion, Was towed up to Norfolk The bark Jeune de Flanders, Captain Bentest, from Rio, with coffee, for orders, ‘reports that five days out from Rio she encountered a very heavy north west gale; stove bulwarks and stancheons, and ws badly strained, During the gale two men fell from the main yard, and one was lost overboard; the other was injured, but is recoveriay A pilot boat reports the following vessels going up to Balfimore rk Capella, f Bremen; brig, Chesapeake, Deme aiso brigs Dawn, Motntain schooners Frigate Bird and Ida Emery, Liverpool, West Indies, Queen anc assed Out Charleston for Boston, ooner Joseph secor, Baltimore for Sagua, and a iarge fleet of coasting schooners that put in for anchors ‘On Thursday Commodore Kilty, of the Portsn Navy Yard, visited General Barry, and was 6 with the customary salute. In the afternoon ar view of the troops took place. the evening a serenade was given to Admiral Hof, of the Noitt Atlantic squadron, by the Fort Monroe band. Mr. Robert Swain, wio was so badly burned at the fire that occurred here on the Ist inst., has neariy re- covered. The weather to-day is clear and pleasant, with a light breeze trom westward. TELEGRAPH ITEMS. ‘The schooner Maple Leaf, from Milwaukee for St. Joseph, Mich., sprung a leak on Monday afternoon, on Lake Michigan, and was towed into Chicago yes- terday morning with her masts and rigging ail gone and her hold full of water. ‘The steamer Reindeer arrived at Detroit from Port Huron last night. Navigation on the lakes is now open from Lake Huron to Cleveland, Two men, named Jacoty Sadler and Joseph Petti- grew, were killed r Pittsburg, Pa, yesterday, by the caving in of a clay bank at the works of the Su- perior Pressed Brick Company, They had beew em- ployed by the company only a few days, Mr. Pierce, a lawyer of New York, bronght a snit in the United States Circuit Court of St. Louis yi day against L. A. Benoist for $15,000, for le; ervices alleged to have been rendered while Benoist was con- ducting @ banking business in New York. A.M. Bennett, a hatter in Cincinnati, committed suicide yesterday at his store, West Fourth street, by shooting himself through the head. The cause was the result of a lawsuit, ia which judgment had been rendered against him. ‘The distilleries of Messrs. Bradley and W. H. Hitch. cock, in Montgomery county, Tenn., have been seized for alleged revenue frauds. It is charged that Brad- ley defrauded tie government out of $80,000, Major H. W. Wharton, U.S. A., attached to the Quartermaster’s Department in Baitimore, under General Van Vieit, died on Monday, ‘The rovbers of the Russellville (Ky.) Bank passed Hartaviile, Tey on Monday, and thirty-five men in pursuit of thes jliowed half an hour behind, y, member of Congress from Ohio, ng of workingmen at Pike's Opera House, Cincinnati, on Monday night. The hall was densely crowded. He dwe't particularly on the subs ject of impeachment and the payment of the national debt in greenbacks, and was heartily applauded throughout. Win. M. Estelie, a prominent lawyer of Mississippt, was assassinated at Jackson on Monday. ile sup- posed assassin bas been arrestc 1. The Ku Klux Klan have made thelr appeatance in Mississippi. In the Mississippi Reconstruction Convention yes- terday the second section of the Legisiature bill, the apportionment for representation, Was passed. W. F. S, Strickler, a delegate from Tippott, las re- signed his seat. A fire in Warre: bnrned a row of urd, Mo. yesterday morning frame buildings on Howden uy L giveet, J,a5s £19,000; tusuved for $4,000, FIRE {NY COMMERCE STREET. Man Killed and Several Injured=Mi- raculous Escapes, About eleven o'clock yesterday morning a fre broke out in the artists? materials factory Nos. 26 and 22 Commerce street, owned by H. W. Gear & Co, It originated in a small closet on the second floor and under the stairs, the smoke spreading so rapidiy that the workmen on the third and fourth floors were compelled to effect their escape by jumping from the windows. Aman named Louis and one Patera got ont oC we third floor window to the water e. The le in the street pfocuréd a ladder, patie was to hort, and before another could be brought they let go and fell intéd the area; both men were very severely im: ured. ‘They were conveyed to "the hospital by the lice, Another young man, whose ‘Nimé gould not be learned as this was the first day he had worked in the factory, also got out of the win- dow and dropped t@ the ground; in his fall he struck Upon the tron railing, and Was so severely injured that he died shortly afterward, His body was taken to the station house by the po'ice and the coro- her notified, Nicholas Theret, who was work on the fourth floor, jemped — from the rear window to the roof of a bullding 6n a level with the first story, and escaped uninjured. A. Proment, at work on ‘the fourth floor, got out of the window to the roof of the adjoining building with- out injury. The flames extended to the roof of the building, and before extinguished the stock and One fixtures were damaged to the extent of $10,000. Insured for $2,500 in ‘Trades men’s, $2,250 in the Star, $3,750 in the Reso- lute and $5,000 in the Guardian tnsurance Company, The building is owned by Mr. Gear. It ts damaged about $6,000, and is insured for $8,000 in the Clinton Insurance Company. The fire was first discovered by smoke issuing from the closet under the stairs, but how the fire got there is at present unknown. Fire Marsha! Baker has the matter under investigation, BROCKLYN COURTS. COUAT OF OYER AND TERMINIEN. The Murder of Shenr—Verdict of Manstaughter in the Third Degree. Before Judge Lott. The People, €c., vs. Otio Schade,—At the opening of the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday morn- ing Judge Lott charged the jury in the case of Otte Schade, who was tried on Monday for the murder of Henry Shear. The Judze said that the death of the deceased had been established by the evidence of the physician who had been brought before them. [tt appeared that the parties—the prisoner and de- ceased—were si p each other until the even- ins of the day wh rrence took place which resulted in the death of the deceased, They were in a lager beer saloon, and there, it appears, got inte some contention, which resulted in blows or bodily force bei pplied to the person of the prisoner by the deceased. It seemed from the evidence that when the deceased returned from the door he siated that. he had been stabbed, ana blooa was seen to flow from his bosom, and the prisoner time was the only person ‘outside the door. ! and most material question was, whether ath of the deceased was caused by the pris- oner, and if they were satisfied from the evidence that it was true, the next question which would arise would be the de; of the crime, They had heard the statements of parties in the place at the time of the occurrence, and there was but little doubt that the prisoner was pustied out by the de- ceased, There was evidence tending to the fact thu the prisoner had a knife on which blood was found, and that knife waa picked up on the floor, of the house when the prisoner was arrested; but they also had the evidence of one of the witnesses, who stated that the knife had been used that evening tn the cutting of some me: ‘The Judge then charged the jury as to the various degrees of the crime which they were to conside ‘After an ab@ence of twenty minutes the jury return: averdict of manslaughter in the third degree, and the court, at the request of the counsel for the pris- oner, suspended sentence until the afternoon, ‘At balf-past two o'clock the prisoner was arraigned and sent ced to iinprisonment at hard tabor in the State Prison at Sing Sing for a period of three years and six months, aR ‘The Mallen Homicide Trial. ‘The trial of Jotun Galvin was called up about noon yesterday in this court, The prisoner is arraigned onan indictment of murder found against him by the Grand Jury, charging him with the murder of John Mullen, on the 17th of November, 1967, in Navy street. ‘Two other men, against whour indictments have been found, named Patrick Murray and Michact Connelly, were also indicted for complisity in the crime of which Galvin ts accused, From the open- ing statement of the District Attorney i¢ appears that on the night in question the parties named were in company with deceased, and had been drinking ag when they became invoWed in a fight with the deceased, who was subsequently discovered lying on the sidewalk in Navy street by a policeman and taken to the station house, «where he was placed in a cell on a charge of drut enness, Subsequentiy the doorman, en visiting We rell, found that Mulien was dead, and the partie nained were arrested on suspicion of having caused is death. The prisoner is a man about thirty years of age, short and thick set, Case still on trial. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The Cunard mail steamship Siberia will port on Wednesday for Liverpool. The mails for Europe will close at the Post Ofice o'clock M. on Wednesday, New York Heratp—Edition for Europe—wilt be ready at half-past ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, for mailing, six cents ve his Ask for » Waltham Watch Ir Is THE BES 18 THE CHEAPEST: ? 189 Broadway, N. ¥. BYNNER AvwAvJapanese Hair Sua Colors the bai It consists ol only wash out. Only 80 cen T. HELMBOLD, by alldrn ‘a beautiful bt preparation. Color a box. Broadway, next to Metro- A Perfect Hair Dressing. risa tine gloss and is F alcoholic washes, Burnett?s Coconine » French potatos wad A.—Seliing O17. Ou re Stock Must he Sold before May 1 to make room for very important alteration and extension in_our building, ‘The cheapest, largest and beat reavy made Clotbt this ety. 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