The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1868, Page 11

OUR CRAIN INTEREST. sething About Flour and Oar Grain Inte- est Generally—A Werd or Two tor Ali the ‘ew, other than experts, are possessed of any but 2 most meagre details upon this subject. In fact, » popular credulity and manifest disposition to even the baldest generalities of thegreat milling uterests of the country are @ source of absolute amusement to those willing to take even an ama- teur’s time and trouble in their verification or refu- jon. The old fable of genuine “Genesee” four, for In- nee, remains to this day one of the staple myths the trade, although certainly none but the veriest utsider is ignorant of the fact that not a barrel of that four has been milled tn Genesee county for Other than strict home consumption (if indeed any or that) tor the last fifteen or eighteen years. ‘This last year (1868) is put down the world over as he greatest wheat year ever known. In fact, grains all kinds have been planted in great quantity and ‘of universally excellent quality, especially in all uropean grain growing countries—with the possi- ble exception of Spain. Owing to this fact any ad- Vance in prices, gained by the United States this Winter, will, undoubtedly, be overruled in the ing, a8 soon as the resumption of importations Anto Great Britain commences from the overflowing Branaries of the Russian and Prussian porta. In ew of this contingency, all our Northern and orthwestern States are pouring grain into the sea- bard towns of the Union, trusting in rapid and transportation thence to all parts of Great Britain and the Content. The old time bugbear—the close of navigation— of late years, ceased to disturb the public ew any great extent in the transmission of Fain—facilities tor its forwarding by land in as e quantities as desired, owing to increased capa- ity of freight accommodation, having effectually enced the sting of that drawback, no less than 000,000 bushelse,f grain having been brought to the ity last year, between the close and resumption of Wigation in the spring; and it is stated that these ven may as easily swell to ten millions, if neces- ry, over the same routes, which may be brought year. Of course, this latter mode of transporta- on is @ little dearer, but by it and no other can an lequate sup} of grain st moderate prices be ded for the season in the New York and Eastern Markets. Old merchants of this city state that an impres- on is gaining ground that the lowest point of de- pasion in wheat on the other side of the Atlantic been reached, and as a necessary consequence, dent to the falling off in the English deliveries the closing of the Baltic and Black seuports, ticts @ certain rise in prices. Chicago at present gaged in her old amusement of “selling grain at whieh hazardous little game friend and st “cornered” alike with impartial liberality. Jnglish Mark Lane Express reports a continu- of favorable weather for wheat planting. It .8, however, of the excessive dampness of the sphere as injuring the condition of the fresh shed wheat. It also reports the weekly sales of lish houses to the Continent as having fallen hb ay at the rate of 30,000 quarters. ‘Lo the above quoted Genesee county is due the frst impetus given to the four business in the United tes. At present Virginia, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsyivania, Michigan, South Indiana, Mis- sourl and California give us our fall and winter wheats; lilinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and (North Indiana the most of the spring wheat. Tuis Hatter term applies to wheat sown in the spring and ef in the fall. Of the names under which these jous flours are palmed of! upon an unsuspecting ublic the least said the better. They may be best maased, perhaps, under the general term of legion. ) jate years the California has superseded the old ae celebrated Virginia, or “James river wheat,” hich, 1rom its excessive dryness, was a favorite ex- ort to the Indies and other tropical climates. ‘arious brands of the Missouri flours have very lately ‘entered into competition even with the California for this exclusively Southern privilege. Southern wheat and grains usually look well this ear, in common with other cereals the whole coun- over, Last year’s wheat crop entire for the Jalon, on autientic stater ; 220,000,000 is. One-ninth of this enormous aggregate was contribution of the State of California alone, or (cbt Fecetnp h bam aro All spot i tie cn wyy eco and cotton Z MOTs yoxbcen sown with some order of in instead. The North and West generally, follow- Southern example in this respect, have als: ited liberally, in many cases experimentally, but ‘most all instances with excellent success, thus using the ranuing of the national aggregate up to /0v,000 busheis this year—which is the estimate oted for the entire Union—agaln a comparative! y lasy matter. Alihough the quantity of grain A present south of the line will scarcely be more aii enough for local consumption, it will uhereby nd to lessen the demand upon the St. Louis and pw fom markets, tus leaving @ larger margin for po! bf the best wheats now in the market, California, bing naturally tue dryest grown, and St. Louis con- nd ior the paim oi preterence. California wicat of course, comparauvely speaking, a new wheat the market, and for a long time a prejudice ex- it against ton account of its being sacked in- aud Of barrelied. Now, however, owing to its hav- g bravely fought its way to a deserved popularity, us fair to crowd ail others—except, possibiy, the St. Louis—out of the market, especially for West adian and South American exportauion. Another bstacle it has aad to surmount has been the enor- ious freight charges, four doilars per barrel, in old or iis equivalent, belng the charge per steamer for tis Pacilic coast article. Of course, the steamers re not very heavily patronized at these rates, juyers usually preferring to await its it by vessels around the Horn to Hauidating such 01 nt mnonetary demands; and but little is be Loped either—ior a long time, at least—from e Paciic Kaliroad. The rate of charges by the rn are but fifieen to twenty dollars, currency, by ae ton (2,000 Ibs, to the ton). To Sngland the rates of nsportation irom California around the Hora are om £3 to £3 lo sterling py the English ton of 4,240 Ibs. This year, owing to the opposition ne of steamers, the cost per barrel on flour trou Dulifornia has been but $1 50 in gold, Unfortunately, is Jine is shorly to be withdrawn, which misfur- uae will rua the rates up again to about three dol- (gold) per barrel. It is a point still disputed ¢movg millers as to which makes the stronger jour, ornia or St. Louis, and, in fact, one mooted gen- rally, the comparative strength of the winter and pring Wheat—some millers coutending for the mer, others again being in favor of ti ter meat. The best winter wheats are whi the ring wheat, red or amber colored. The California Fueat, being planted ummediately alter the rainy on and thus enjoying the advantages of the dry, turaily contains the least moisture of any. imme- tely after it im estimation (some contend equal to, bly even preceding it) is held the Missvuri, ich also, in Mnest qualuy of a fue white grain, ‘aised on the Missouri river, and aiso on the Mis- ippt, tn the vicinity of St. Louis. The ceie- old Genesee was also & white wheat. favorite grain was almost totally destroyed pine ten or fifteen years since by the plague calied e Hessian fly (a wheat pest diftering from the wee- “1 several essential particulars), which received ne irom the tiessians, by whom it hemo ve been introduced into tais country at the time ives soaees to, whieh attecks the AAT, ee nary mosquito, which ai while ott or milk state. But these two enemies—the an fly and weevil—are by no means the only evils to which “the nodding grain,” while in ripening stave, is liabie. A smali winged insect, nee somewhat similar to @ butierfly—the moth ;Zivca Granelia)—is also to ng the surface of the buddi wheat, &c., he turd enemy in the long of insect ma- lowing these, in addition, may be mentioned FAnJOUTUS Moth, the Anaeaimnpsis Cereareda h, aad sill another, the vein 0 (France). latter is the wheat locust, v' to our South- Staies, aad but slightly dissimilar to the ordina- locust. These are the principal insect pests ied by American farmers aweng their growing e New York millwrights prefer spring as a ie to grind, although a goodly quantity of wiater at ts also daily barrelied im the city, and tne ex- of both hence are very heavy and on the yearly ease, not so especially In flour, however, as in tin grain, The West Indian and Soath Amer- Pp markets are falling back in extensive on the New York market, the reason pner or later all the best miiied brands anywhere ue country flad their way into the great entrepét anything and everything—the city of New York. ‘nis immensity of exportation is scarcely likely to e of any actual advantage to the city, however; for, above stated, owing to the flooding of all foreign arkets (or some years past by the United Scaces of inferior brands, buyers baye grown wary aad prefer ow © purchase he grain instead of ce a fhours—, arly called i nds—with which dishonesty of New ‘ork aud Wostes* shippers have, in so many in- giances, imposed upon their Innocence for the genu- ine article, Another plausible reason, and one More gratifying to national conceit, is that grain, ft 18 dieged, keeps better when ground to order, especially in wart cl mates, than when tm- tod, even of the fluest and driest brands of four. ourre this rain of retributive justice “falls alike upon té juet and the unjust,” and —_ innocent miiwrights unfortunately suffer acutely thereby in Purse a well as charac or, In spite, however, of this # cioud of National disgrace, which, whether ely or unjustly, falis upon the weight of the Aimer. jown milling credit, many of the leading firme of the ‘chy have lately made a spectaity of certam brands Dich are superseding ail otuers th the market, with @ Oxception of Cailfornia and St. Loais, for home Q) + Now Engiond grain intere:¢ is hardiy of eufll- i V NEW YORK HEKALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 43}, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. Outalas of her ane Sales wary’ itis of ay "der ie, de- oad oe = 1 cS ot coro her Roe ene cient for locat consuinption, In fact, the and Southwestera brands of flour, especially 4 (ante ag My f ahomn grown on the ye 4 aud Oregon), are e favorite ones all over the Amertean Union It is este luce east of the ly are of spring The one-fourth remaining ts sc: per- mitted to travei far from its spot of raising, owing to the heavy demand for it in its own of ive culture; juently this excessive demand in many Instances tempts dishonor to the rescue by branding “wildcat” flour with old and long established favorite names. Similarly ‘Old Genesee for years after the fly attacked it, to insure quick sales, was branded upon nearly every barrel contain- ing four grown anywhere west of ‘the All nies and to the extent, even, for a long time of a great pacooniags of that grown in Canada, This latter adian wheat proper, furnishes this year, and almost the only quotabie instance, evidence of se- vere suffering from the long drought of the past summer, Apart, however, from the enormous local demands for the beat gigas of Western flours, the present prevalence of trashy varieties—and there undoubtedly ts an undeniable prevalence of inferior flours now before the public—is in a great mea- sure due to the bony 4 continued and much anath- ewatized hard times, during which breadstuifs have had and have still to be , irrespective of dimin- ished purses, and of the disagreeable, though incon- bri ndgag faci that a dollar now, alas! is a dollar no longer. Consequently trashy flours have had to be branded for public purchase and deception with attested and accredited names, much to the general detriment of American national credit, not only abroad, but in the Eastern markets, particularly of our own coun- try. ‘The city of New York has burnt her fingers considerably in this nefarious business—the deteria- ration of fHours—as might naturally be expected among other schemists, but to no extent that with proper care and fair dealing for the future, es; uy iu her Southern and West indian relations, she may not ultimate/y recover from. ‘The very considerabie discrepancy in the prices now paid for inferior and family brands of flour (from tive to eight dollars” per barrel for four that was formerly only from two to four) has presented a temptation so formidable that few indeed have been able to withstand it. Great biame is attached to the laxity shown in the enforcement of the inspection laws. It is alleged that until the abuses incident to them are somewhat corrected but ilttle can be hoped for the reinstate- ment of national credit on tus question. Buta few years ago these inierior grades of flour were urchased, almost without exception, by importers or the Kuropean markets and immediately shipped thence; the results of such unfair dealings were not long in fruiting, and, as above stated, now wheat in the grain for exportation continues in the majority of instances, as it has jor a long time back, to super- sede the old time branded barrel, Thus has the eer business of the city of New York kept pace in suffering trom this cause with that of all our Eastern cities, and whereas formerly in the city a bred mill would easily warn out from 800 to 1,000 barrels per day the same establishment now mauufactures but between 400 and 600 barrels. Yankee ingenuity has within the iast fifteen years put some wondertul self-raising preparations of dif erent flours in the market. These extraordinary concoctions are so prepared, Chemically, that but the addition of a little salt and water is neces- sary to make the lightest dough known. Hecker was the first discoverer of the invention ol this mar- vellous manipulation. in regard to the manufacturing interest of the cities of Western New York, so celebrated in times gone by for their fine brands of flour, it is only necessary to remark that they still Nourish to a limited extent, but with a yearly decreasing patronage and prestige. ‘The facilities for milling the wheat upon the fleid of ity own Western growth becoming every year greater and more extensively worked, the prediction of the Western interest eventuaily swallowing up com- pletely that of the Eastern is certainly @ true one, and in reality but a question of time. ‘The magnitude of the wheat interest is so much in advance of any other grain interest in the Union that the facts in relation to the others fail to be of special moment to any but the interested. Corn meal ranks second in order to the wheat, but very far behind it in importance, although it, as well as other minor cereals, are raised in yearly in- creasing quantiues, ‘This meal is ie in greater or less degree in every State of the Union. The favorite brand is, perhaps, the “Brandywine” from E ge raised in the cpr tea Baltimore, Md. Tue best varieties of it come from Maryland and New Jersey, although the States of Delaware and New York also furnish con- siderable quantities and of excellent qualities, Oat meal 18 very limitedly furnished also by nearly every State, though our markets for it are supplied Btrictly from Ireland.and Scotiand. Buckwheat is more of a national grain again, as buckwheat cakes are an indisputavie, as incomparable Yankee (gastronomic) shbibboleth. Barley is very limitedly cultivated in America, the “barley mow” being as yet an unnaturalized luxury among us. There re- Mains but to notice the one more grain, whic as many will bear witness, has fortunately or unfor- tunately been cultivated to a considerable extent upon the Awerican Continent. For bread, cakes and “mush’’ it is principally appreciated in the eastern part of the country, but in the West and Northwest agent to a limited extent, also, in the South, it is better and more appreciatively known in its amber liquid form as unmitigated old rye whiskey. exported fe and suill- estern LYNCH LAW IN TENNESSEE. Close of the Career of a Nogro Murderer, Desperndo and Robber. {Bartlett (Tenn.) correspondence of the Memphis Ava- lanche, Dec. 26.) Our community was startied this morning by the reciial of @ most flendish and diabolical attempt made upon the lie of our fellow citizen, Willian A, Miller, Who resides two miles north of Bartlett, last hight, at twelve o’clock, A negro named John M, Beil, who has worked in the neighborhood during the year at different times, has been lurking around the premises of citizens for several days past, and it appears he was devermined to make a “raise” of money by @ moat daring attempt to take the itfe of a peaceiul, quiet citizen, Whom he suspected of having money. About twelve o'clock last night John Bell pro- ceeded to the ginhouse of Mr. Miller, which is within 100 yards of his dweiling, and fired it. He then went to the dwelling and stationed himseif with an axe behind a large rosebush at the door, intending when Mr. Miller rushed out of the house to fell him with a b.ow of the axe. but, fortunately, when Mr, Miller discovered the ginhouse on fire he went out by an- other door, and soon aroused all the hauds upon lus premises, ‘The would-be murderer made his escape, and, fear- ing that he might be caught, started ai a brisk run from the place. ‘The moon was shining, and there ‘Was sufficient show upon the ground to track him. The fire soun coliected several of the neighbors, who went to work to discover the tracks of the incen- diary. Tius they did after a little search. The negro came toward Bartlett at a “double quick,” and some dozen or more of the citizens pur- sued at a very rapid Speed, and when the negro reached the village he atiempted to make such movements thai his pursuers would be bailled, but 14 this he was mistaken, for they soon discovered his track on the raliroad w Bartlett, and pursued with greater speed until they came upon him just at Wolf river railroad bridge, where he was ordered b; the leader of his pursuers to halt. He stopped an intormed them that he would not be taken, but see- ing so many around him he surrendered. Bell was m back tothe scene of his depredations, where he confessed that his object Was to murder Mr. Mil- ler as he ran out, and go into the house, break open the trunks aud get all the money he wanted. He confessed that his intention Was to murder Mrs. Mil- ler, too, if she gave the aiarm. When captured he had the axe, which was gn tong | the owner, a negro man, Crump, from wiem it had stolen it several days azo. Yesterday morning (Christmas) the body of a negro named George Biggs was found on the railroad, about a mile above Bartiett, lying on the track; and when the accommodation train came along, at nine o'clock, the train passed over it, severing it in a number o/ places. The oflicers oi the train thought that the negro was drunk, and did not see the body in time to check up. ‘The jury of Inquest saw that the skull of the unfortunate negro was broken in; and it appears now that this — Jon Bell, killed Biggs early yesterday morning for @ sum of money which Bigs had—le having been paid he day previous—and = ‘he body on the track of the raii- Toad to avoid ery of the murder. This much John Beil confessed. It is proper to state that the colored people on Mr. Miller's and others were as eager to Bell as any, and they did goud service in the cl Bell begyed if they Would let bln go to Memphis he would get money A ge | to pay for the ginhouse and the cotton burned. Bat the citizens thought 1 would be best to administer Judge Lynch, and Bell is now dangling from the limb of @ tree about 100 ards of the place where the ginhouse stood, and a ry of inquest 1s being held by BE. W. Caldweil, which | think will read avout like this:s—‘Jolin Bell, @colored man, came to his death by a rope being laced around his neck, which was fastened to tle find of atree by parties unknown—he having no- thing to stand upon—consequently died, Saturday inorning, December 26, 1968,’" A WESTERN HEROINE. A Sister of One of the Reno Victimm on the Warpath. {From the Chicago Post, Dec. 26.) Miss Laura Keno, the sister of the victims of the New Albany assassination, who was in the city yes- terday, 18 described by those well uainted with her as a young lady of great beauty and accomplish- ments, it is also said that she possesses a large part of the braing of the family, Which, added to an uiflex- ible will and an intense desire for revenge, will sooner or later bring ruin or death upon some of the mur- derers of her brothers. At their funeral at Seymour, a few days ago, the attendance was quite large, aud among other @ resident of Seymour, whose naine Wwe have forgotten, dropped in. ile had scarcely made hie appearance before Misa Reno rose from her seat and walking across the room flerocly told him that that was no place for him, that she es io him one of tne murderers of her brother, and if he did not leave immediately tt would be the worse for him. The feliow sinnk out of the house like a whipped cur, frightened almost to death. Uniess a great mistake has been made in the estimation of Laura Reno's character, the Jackson county regulators will find that the oath of revenge pT Ta Ihe of Frank Reno was no more om | sere briarribve moaning. en in an hour, buts IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. FORTRESS MONROE. Official Report on the Variations of the Mng- | Condition of the Fort Since the War Ended— netic Needle. {Augusta (Me.) correspondence of the Boston Adver- user, Dec, 2 » Dec, 26.) ‘The Governor and Council were authorized, by re- solve of the Legisiature of 1366, to appoint a com- missioner to ascertain all available facts in reiation to the variations of the magnetic needie turoughout the State, from its first seitiement down to the pre- sent time. In May,1866, Mr. Noah Barker, of Exe- ter Mills, was appointed commissioner to carry out the provisions of the resolve. Having been for a serles of years land agent of the State, aud being an experienced engineer and surveyor, who had made Scientitic subjects a life ae Mr, Barker was u- liarly fitted for the work of the commission. ‘The re- sult of Mr. Barker's investigations will be to tne Leyislat im: tely on the assem! of that body, ior to the commencement o1 the United States coast survey but few of the varia- tions of the m ic needle, as observed tn this State, are recorded: and owing to the doubtful char- acter of some of ine earilest of these observations, we are unable to place implicit reliance upon them, As the magnetic force of the earth is @ planetary force, and 1s confined to no limited locality, the com- missioner has recognized the necessity of being able to compare observations which have been made from time to time in places widely remote from each other; and in his report he has aimed at usefulness Father than originality. He has given such general rules and directions a8 will enable the land surveyor to determine the declination of the needie for hium- self, and with the instruments used in ordinary sur- veys. An original table of asimuths ts given, ex- tending forward to the close of the present century, and for every five minutes of latitude within the Iumits of the State; also, time tables for the culini- nations and elongations of the Norta star have becn computed, ‘The commissioner proceeds to give 8 historical account oi the magnetic compass aud its variations, ‘The variation of the needie from the true norta ap- ars to have been discovered by Peregrini, an ‘talian philosopher, in 1279; and Columbus, during his first transatiantic Voyage, in 1492, made the start. ling discovery that the nheedie deviated in its direc- tion from the norti pole of the heaveus and was not, therefore, that upiailible guide at sea Wuich it had formerly been regarded. ‘The variation of the compass has never been fully and satisiuctorily ex- plained by all the researches of scieace. About the Iniddle of the sixteenth century observations were made in France and England whici fully proved that the needie pointed eastward of the true north, and it was found to vary not only from the true meridian, but to vary diiferently in dilferent places, and that the variation Was not Bia- tionary in the same piace for any length of time, In proceeding in either direction, east or west, from the lines of no variation, the declination of the needle gradually increases and becomes @ maxi- mui at a certain intermediate point between them, On the west of the eastern line the declination 1s west; on the east it is east. At Boston the declina- tion 1s about nine and a half degrees west; in Kng- land it is about twenty-four degrees west; in Green- lund, flity degrees west; at St. Petersburg, six de- grees west. ‘Ye western line of no variation now passes through Cleveiand, Ohio (or about south twenty-four and a half degrees easi), passes near Raleigh, N. C., and 18 still receding slowly to the west. Av all places yang to the east oi the line, including the New Engian States, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryiand, nearly all of Pennsylvania and tie eastern laif of Virginia and North Carolina, the variation is west- erly—that 18, the north end of the needie points to the west of due north. At ail places lying to the west of this line, including the Western and Southern States, the variation is easterly—that is, the north end of the needie points to the east of due north, This variation increases in proparnce: to the distance of the place on either side of the line of no variation—receding more than twenty-one degrees, easterly variation, in Oregon, and about twenty degrees of westerly variation in the northeastern part of Maine. But no annual rate can be fixed on asa certain rule for the dechiuation of the needle, as its motion 1s much more rapid in some years tian in others, The secular anc diur- nal changes of the needie are noted at length, as also the gnnual change, magnetic storms, auroral disturbances, local attraction, magnetic dip, magne- tic Jorce, the maguetic poles and meridians. About eight ofciock in the morning the needie is in its most easterly position; {rom that time until two o’cloc! it moves to the west; from that time until evening it moves to the easi, and from eight to nine o’clock in the evening uutil turee in the morning it moves wost again, after which it returns tothe place from which it started, tobe ready for similar oscillatioas the next day. ‘The amplitude of the oscillation is greater in sum- mer than in winter, and is greater in high magnetic latitudes than 1t 18 near the equator. ‘Thus at Cat bridge, in June and July, it 1s fifteen minutes of aro, aud in December and January it 1s ten. 1n conse- quence of the diurnal change it is evident thata Ine run in the morning cannot be retraced with the same bearings at noon; therefore, not merely the date at which @n important survey 1s made should be recorded, but also the time of day. A lurge and carefully rs map is given of Maguetic declination, and the report cioses with an appendix by Edwin F, Johnson, of Connecticut, civil engineer and surveyor, Which throws additional light on the variatious of the magnetic needle along the eastorn boundary of Stute and explains the term “due north” as used by land surveyors to mean the true north as distinguished from the magnetic north, or north as pointed out by the magnetic needie. report will pass into the hands of acientitlc surveyors and englueers of our own State, who will have an opportun ty to judge of its merits. While the author has e:nbraced in his net many facts on this interesting subject it is still only tie Merest broaching of an inexhausiuble theme. This, is the first move of the kind, we think, ever made in the United States; hence Mr. Barker, in shaping his re- port, had no precedent or modei to go by, brat, like the explorer and surveyor in the wilderness, ‘he was obliged to strike out and blaze his own lines), with’ out any pathway ahead. As a preliminary \ Wox this report will be sought alter by scientidc mes A ROMANIIC INCIDENT OF THE Wir. A Sick Soldier Corresponds with » Young Lady and What Came of It> {From the Louisville Democrat, Decz A litue incident occurred in Cleveland, ‘hio, afew days ago which lilustrates the beauty of the corres- pondence system adopted so generally during the war by mischievous and love-sick men and muidens, Al- vert H. Winters, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, enlist- ed in one of the Ohio regiments early m the begin- ning of the war, and while sick in a hospital in Louis- ville, received from an agent of the Sanitary Commis- siou a pair of stockings, one of which contained a slip of paper giving the maker’s name and address, d_ requesting the one into whose possession the ockings should come to enter into a correspond- nee with her, Winters as he grew better found time hanging heavily on his hands, and for, as he expressed it, mere fun, wrote the young lady. in due course of time he received a letter from her couched in ladylike and pleasing terms, and young Winters resolved on continuing the correspondence. Letter after letier was received and sent, and finally photographs were exchanged. Tlis ied to a deeper resolve on W , and just about the time the war closed he sent on a formal proposal of marriage, which was as formally accepted. ‘The time for the ceremony was set, but it appears that in this, as well as in many other cases, tne course of true love was not destined to Tun smoothly, Some envious person, learning of the correspondence and its results, wrote the lady that Winters was anything but the modei young man that she supposed him to be; in short, that he was al married and the father of an interesting and happy family of three children. This rather stag- the lady, and she wrote Winters about it. [e, it appears, was rT to deny anything, replying that if sne loved him as she said she did she must trust to his honor and honesty, which she agreed to do for atime, at least, or until she could become better satisiied upon the point. In the meantime the appointed day for the wedding had passed, and another, remote + Was fixed upon. For some cause, wi the time was up, an extension was asked by the lady and agreed to by Winters. Her letters suddenly began to grow less frequent, and decidedly less Jonate, and the perplexed lover decided upon going to her home to see what was the mater. On his way tothe depot the carriage he was in met with an accident, Winters was thrown out and sustained a compound fracture of the right leg. This, of coarse, prevented hitn from carrying out his plan for several months, and when ne got able to be about had about made w his mind, as he had received no word from his aftl- anced during his sickness, that he would seek else- where for a wife. Immersed in business he partially banished her memory from his heart, but it seems fate had ordained that thetr though diverging for a time, should run together again and that they should unite their fortunes. Un Monday Winters had occaston to visit Cleve- land on busimess; and, while talking to a friend at the Union depot, he recognized tne original of the almost forgotten picture upon which he used to dote with 80 mucii fondness and expectation, pass in from the carriageway to the ladies’ sitting room. Taking @ sudden resolution to at least clear up the mystery of her continued coolness he sought her in the room, Mutual explanations followed, and in order to prevent a simvar misunderstanding It was ayureed to take advan of the opportunity pre- sented and unite their fortunes. A clergymaa was sought out, and in less than haif an hour from the time of the first meeting Winters was the happy husband of a beautiful woman. Winters found it convenient to postpone his business and accompany his new-made wife to the residence of her fathor, a short way down the Lal Tie WiLL OF CoRNeLiIvs MHoLtMes.—The following is a copy of the will of Cornelius Holmes, of Kings- ton, who was murdered by Samuel M. Andrews, his appointed executor and legatee:—i, Corneliug Holmes, of Kingston, State of Massachusetts, being for the nto; sound mind, but premising the un- certainty for the .vture, of my own ree will:—First— T give to the Bap list church $1,000, of which Tam a member, and my pew. Second—t give to Frank A, Holmes my marbic clock, Third—t give to Mary W. Leonard, of St, Joseph, wife of James A. Leonard, ¢100, Fourth—I give to. Lucy E, Adams m; 8 chair that wasm» mother’s, Fifth—I give to Josep! A, Holmes my silver spoons that were my mother's. Sixti—I give to Samuel M. Andrews and his heirs the rest of my ailver ly Y 4 my fold watch avd chain, also my clothing. venth—I nereby sppoing Samuel M. Andrews and Joseph H. Holmes, both of Kingston, the first executors of this my last will and testament, and also bequeath to Joseph H. Holmes and Samuei M. Andrews the remaining property, to be divided equally after these legacies are paid, iven National Cemetery=The Freedmen’s Bu: reau=Military Post—Sale of Ordnunce Fortress Monror, Va., Dec, 28, 1863, Fortress Monroe, which during the war served as ‘8 base of supplies for the armies operating against Richmond and Petersburg, has since that time qui- ety settled down on a peace footing, and is hardly a ghost of its former self, when ali was confusion and bustle, troops moving hither, with drums beating and colors flying; but now we have nothing exciting to break the usual monotony of garrison life, Hampton Roads, which formerly carried upon its tranquil bosom some of our most ponderous mont- tors.and heavy transports, now has scarcely a sail to disturb its waters, unless some foreign vessel puts in for provisions or orders. This quiet state of. thin; although it is to be deplored ina business point ot view, is the inevitable result of peace, and as such in accepted both by the army gand the civil portion of the community, There bas becn a Sailors’ and Soldiers’ National Cemetery established near Hampton during the past summer, It is a beautiful spot, located near and commanding a fine view of the Roads. There are over 8,000 soldiers buried there; each one has a white head-board, with his name, rank, company and ent. These are numbered in alphabetical order, and alist of the same kept by the superin- tendent for refererce and the information of visit- ors, There 18 an Hpiscopal ‘church within the eu- closure, also a building for the accommodation of visitors. There 1s a fine granite monument in the centre of the grounds, which was erected by the un- tiring exertions of neral Blunt, Colonel Curry, Miss Dix and others, who raised the funds to com- plete the work. ‘There is an old and time honored cemetery on the beach, about ainile north of the fort, and located in a beautiful pine and live oak grove, which has been used as a burial ground ever since the fort was established. In this secluded gpot lie the mortal remains of many brave fellows who died or were kilied during the late war. Tho Freedmen’s Bureau, which has been in opera- tion here for the past few years, with headquarters at Hampton, will on the Ist of January be discon- tinued except for educational purposes. The American Mission Association has erected a large school building near Hampton for the purpose of educating the colored chiidren in that vicinity. ‘They have also purchased a large farm adjoining the school, on which they raise an abundance of peas, olatoes and other vegetables for the Northern mar- et, The children who attend the school are required to do from two to four hours’ work each day on the farm, The profits on the produce pay the teachers and other incidental expenses, 0 that the schoolis self-sustaining. ‘There is a military camp near Hampton, Va., which 4 also used as @ military prison, Company ¥ of the ‘Twenty-tirst United staves iniantry are in cuarge. A large sale of condemned ordnance stores took place at the fort to-day, consisting of old cannon, muskets, sabres, &o., which had been damaged dur- ing the war, The stores brought very fair prices. THE ALASKA SEAL FiSHERIES. Description of the Locality Where the Seals are Found=How the Animals Are Taken— New London Sends tho First Vessel There from the Atlantic Const. From the Hartford Courant, Dec, 30.) New London ciaims the honor of having sent the first vessel ftom the Atlantic coast to the waters of Aiaska to engage in the fur seal business. This ves- sel was the bark Peru, E. Morgan, master, owned by Williams & Haven, of that city. Captain Morgan has recently returned home, overland, from San Fran- cisco, and gives an interesting account of his opera- tions and a description of the locality where the 1ur seals are found. He joined his ship at the Sand- wich Isiands in February last, proceeded via Sitka to the island where the seals resort, and arrived there on the 13th of April. Soon gfter he landed his men, with building material, provisions, salt and utensils, and hoisted tor the first time the American flag on the island, The master hired some natives to assist, aud made preparations for the summer’s work. Needing more supplies the sup was sent back to Honolulu for additional provisions and lumber, which arrived later in the season. Some twelve or fourteen buildings for dwellings, stores aud salt- houses were erected along the shores, and in due time the taxing of skins commenced. ‘The men em- ployed in this = ~* ‘owed the old Russian rule of killing only the males, auu removing these back from the beaches before despatching {em, lest those coming in irom the water should be alaried and drives oif by blood or carcases oa the shores, ‘The young seals, or pups, were never molested. The men report the antics of these little tellows, gathered in vast numbers learning to swim and fish, as very antusing. ‘The Peru party met with strong rivalry and oppo- sition in their work from the employcs of a San Francisco concern, who, having bought out the stock of goods and vessels belouging to the old Rus- sian American For Company, claimed to be their puccvssurs in the fur business of the territory. They tried almost every means of annoyance, but soon found that our New England seamen were not to be vvaxdd or driven array. ‘The isiands known for many years as the home of the {ty seal are two in number, and are situated in- side é north of the Fox or Alatian islands, about forty miles apart and 200 or 360 miles from any other land. They are triangular in shape, the largest about twety miles long, east and west, the other avout twCthirds the size, The soli is sandy, with underly- iy clay and rocks; some prominent hills, with low Jiaces and ponis between. Along the shore are saud beaches, with cliffs and projecting edges of rocks, on Which the ocean surf constantly breaks. No harbor affording good security ts found at either isiand, Stroug winds from aimost every quarter are prevalent, and during the summer fog and rain are very common, induced by vast quanti-/ ties of ice that come floating down from the north- ern seas. In winter the cold northera winds make the climate extremely Cold and imhospitabie, No trees or surubs of any kind are found; a rink grass, some vin roducing berries and a profusion of flowers are the sole vegetable products, Of animals, sea lions, walrus, foxes, ducks and fi comprise the list. About 100 families of the native Alutes live upon these islands, and derive their subdsisteuce from the products ¢f the land aud sea. They are an active and haray race, ceably disposed, resembling pmewhat the ssquimaux, but more intelligent. Tiey live ta huts or caves, speak the Aluiian and Rugian languages, and have been employed for may years im tne taking and curing of the fur seal gins. The seals are found at these islands only in me summer sea- son. They begin vo arrive in Aprilpr May, and con- tinue to come and go during the sminer, occupying the shores, olten coming up the bigs to a consider- avle height. Their number is legig:. The young are brought forth during the montngof June and July, the wothers suckling them for iparly bWo months, when they can provide for them: Later in we season all the oid seals shed th@r coats of hair. As oop as this is renewed they in to migra' nd before winter sets in the whole Berd have departed on their annual voyage to sea, fot to return until the next spring. | ‘The bark Peru is believed to be the only vessel on this side of the continent that hag eeu sent to en- gage ia the fur busmess in our new possessions. There were, In fact, but few vi-seis at the seal islands this year, ail of them, egept the Peru aod one other, comvining to work tofetuer, thus obtain- ing a large namber of skins. ve merchants and masters of New London eng business have aiways been fu sea to discover and fish on newjzrounds for the pur- suit of their game, and the adfeuture of the bark Peru in a new trade shows thaftiic past reputation of (nat port for marine enter es 19 not likely to out. ‘The last of September the took off her catch of skins, ieft a part of ner crey to remain through the winter, carried some of @e natives employed during the summer to their Jomes in Kodiac and roceeded thence to Honoluh, where she arrived jovermber 2 with a valuapie We congratulate her owners on the success att@iding their enterprise and hepe they may continue fie business more suc- cessfully in the future; that @uers may engage in tt, and thus develop an intel which 18 one of the most 1mportaut of our newly acquired possessions, 1A REMARKABLE hvcoveny. The Son of an English Lord and his Family Living in ¢ Cave. {From the Midd\etown (Cdin.) Sentinel, Dec, 27.) ‘A singular discovery Waskecentiy made in Orom- well. It was that @ man, ifs wife and two boys had taken lodgings in @ cave fiich they had dug in the bank near what is called “Jiow liole.” Quite a num- ber have visited the pk and find him @ man of from thirty to thirty-five y@irs of age, light complex- THE CHARIZABLE INSTITUTIONS OF NEW YORK. Relief of the Poor During the Winter. Thus far the winter has not been particularly severe, and to this perhaps more than to any other cause is owing the fact that gaunt want has not ob- traded itself and its objects more prominently into public notice, The experience of those who are obliged to deal more directly with the poor in the distribution of alms shows, however, that there 1s as much real poverty to be found in the metropolis now a3 in any previous winter since the beginning of the war. To those who do not take the trouble to ascertain the condilion of those whom they meet from day to day it may appear to be somewhat inexplicable that there should be so much poverty existing when trade seems to be quite brisk and mechanics gener- ally better paid and supplied with more work than could be obtained during the last winter. Now, during this season of festivity, when all Christendom ia rejoicing, a little time might be spared to look into the condition of the poor and needy and ob- serve what influences are at work to ameliorate their sufferings. In this connection it may not be out of place to ascertain the CAUSES OF INDIGENOB. In this city the causes are many, but indigence chiefly results from “improvidence or @ lack of wise economy in the affairs of life and over- whelming misfortune, which paralyzes effort by inducing discouragement and hopelessness,” To Mquor, also, is @ very large percentage of the existing poverty to be credited either directly or indirectly. Too great fondneas for the dram gives rise to a great amount of improvidence in regard to the real necessities for life and comfort and helps to make more indigent widows and orphans and paupers generally than any other cause. In adal- tion to these, in this city, may be added the great flow of lazy+and thriftless persons from diiferent parts of the country, wno find here so many methods of obtaining relief—it can acarcely be called charity in thelr cases—that they leave those localities in which their habits and dispositions are too well known and place themselves in the way of being taken care of in our public institutions, A large proportion of these find employment during the summer months on the canals, but their scant earnings are generally squandered before the severe Weather sets in, and with the closing of the canals commences their return to the metropolis. There are also many of the same kidney who remain in the city, living as best they can during the mild weather, who are only too wiking to take refuge on “the Island” as vagrants or paupers during the severity of the winter. Still another fruitful source of indi- gence is the enormously high rates of rent charged by landlords, The rent, in fact, with very many is the greatest trouble. Landlords generally require payment punctually in advance, and this fact adds to the infliction, which is oftentimes so heavy as to be intolerable, The poor tenants cannot meet the demands of landlords or the unnecessary severity, and in many instances the brutality of the land- lords or the ‘“middiemen,” real estate agents and collectors is such that they are obiiged to seek poorer and less healthy localities or pawn all their available property to satisfy their persecutors, It is a notable fact that the more tyraunical tenement owners and rent collectors are those who, in times past, have been as needy as many whom they so heavily op- press, and their mushroom growth and little brief authority, in almost all cases, fully prove the many adages regard to ‘turned heads,” “beggars on horseback,” aad such like, But to return from the digression. It must be seen that families driven to poor and therefore ess healthy localities become sickened in mind and body. The former leads to discouragement and hopeless- ness, which materially aid ducing the rsons thas aillicted to indi- gence and abject poverty. The reactionary etfects of the late war have also tended materially to add to the poverty of a large number of residents of the metropolis. It cannot be doubted, therefore, that there ls a large amount of atms needed to alle- Viete the condition of the poor during the coming winter, and the recent report of tiie Aw." Som’ Aaso- ciation, organized for tat especial purpose (from which report the majority of the above facts have been culied), together with the testimony of the su- perintendents of pubiic and private charities, shows such to be the case, The repori of the New York Association is exhaustive on the subject of the con- dition of the poor, and has evidently been prep: . with much care and labor, and wiite it contains ™ statements that may be regarded as being questionable, Loth im rowara to varanity and dal cacy, it contains also much that will be found of in- terést and will repay a careful perusal. The report, in comparing the amount of distress which has ex- isied here during the past year to the SUFFERING ABROAD, the latter in re- however, as was tho distress in this city and portions the country the past year, there was abuadant ocousion for gratitude that, a8 a people, we were more favored than moat other nations.’ The new world sulfere intensely than the ‘The comincrclal and mdustrial inverests of half the eivil- ized world were subjected to almost an derangement tress amoud the ¢ than bad befure been known for half ary. dhe ery of the faiisiing trom neatly every eity, re iu the kingdom was heard through every tasue The London Times of Dev and sutlering. The ¢ that bie. It seemed the demand had reached the highest; i we are not quetaken the exigencies of the present season will {ar surpass those of any former y ritish history.” The London of a r dal “Men and women dic every day In onr aire Whole district are sinking into one vast, jus hopeless destitution.” of Continental Europe In portions of France and Spain the ity was ‘in Paris 60,000 persons were dally fed from of the imperial prince. The | nited States te presente! to Congress a letter from the inter At Copenhagen, appealing to this country as in behalt of the sutlering poor of sweden and shabuante of Basern Prussia also appealed to izens iu the United States, Iv appenra, moro- from reliable data, that there are regions in North- a in } which for paling. over, ern ey trious Christian ages have subsisied millions of ind people, who must ratuitously suppiled with food and seed, or the uing winter will be more trying and'fatal than th The Berlin papers state “that business was then at a standstill and privauon and suffering were everywhere seen, In Kussia we leara that the horrors f peatiience were added to the swiferings of famiae, In Fin peasants died of starvation by hundreds, In Northera he distrons was sulil greater, At Algeria the deaths by starvation were so numerous that the victims were buried in trenches like the slain on a battiefield. In Tunis 5,000 thus eriahed in two mouths, In confirmation of this terrible fact he United States Consul at that place writes that on the 27th day of December 200 persons died of starvation in the streets Of that city, and the average dally deaths froin the same cause exceeded one hundred.” THR REMEDY. From the above it may be adjudged that this city is not more unfortunate than others in the ratio of its poor to is entire population and condition. There are many who come to this country from abroad, and who, finding their golden dreams of easily acquired dependence and fortave in this country to be no- thing but dreams, that they must work if they would eat, take advan of the provisions of the Emi- grant law, live under the charge of the Commission- ers of Emigration off and on during the time al- lowed—five years—and then become a burden to the country. Bat with.all the influences at work to create necpeee in the metropotts it must be ad- mitted that “if this city has luore poverty than some it nas more wealth.” ‘That a very — amount of “this wealth is annually and profiiably expended, and that it is ex- pended in as equitable @ manner as the nature of circumstances will admit, there can be no doubt. It has been very wisely said that the in- crease of benevo.ent tustitations aad relief societies does not lessen the number of clatmants for charity and aims, bus that the very reverse is the case; that the more methods the indigent see for obtaining reilef the less anxious will they be to exert their en- ba in their own behalf, ‘to defeat this tendency to thriftieasness sould, therefore, be one of the ans of those to whom is atlotted tie dispeusation of re- liet; and that that fact is well Knowu and fully a oo the rules adopted generally by charitabie institutions and associations plainly show. ‘The C1tizens’ Association, with that sweeping peculiarity which characterizes it in many otuer causes, after complimenting the establisament of a “iabor bu- reau’’ by tae Commisstoners of Charities and Correc- tion for obtaining employment for ‘abie bodied others jon and light hair. He sajs he came here ina men, women and children’? away from this city, witch Re Fp — je 1st oe ae Fea | says:— boat ts built of whu ana cedar, and 18 abou After carefully investigating th jell of philanthropic twelve feet long, yaw! buf, wit. sail. ” He ts @ matt | tabore inthis * iy Teltedins Private ell us public ebariites, of good education, and ttis the following story of | we ooo at Te -t Man fo ujeae tre mnded Soon tl ple and phiianthrople 0 himself:—<'1 was born in Higiand, and my father was | ent charitable «ud vhlianinronte sojedts. If te tapenmiinen ot @ lord; I went through colege and graduated, after which I enlisted in the jcnglish army and served one year, when I deserted uni came into the Stave of Maine; from there 1 Wen} co New York and worked as a bricklayer. Last fall, pluie at work on a staging with two others, it gave way aud precipitated all three to the ground, rap yne aud injuring another badiy, and laying me up f@ some weeks. When weil evough to walk, having loli my job, | took my tamily jot as far as the fish house on the east side of the river {agoatte where they now are), when my wife yas taken sick, aud went there expecting to stay thi spriug; but the owners drove me out, and 1c Lover and built the pres- ent cave.” Tie has asked for and obtained a job at chopping wood, His wife & Irish, or of Irish descent. ‘The children are said to be very bright. JL’eople liv- thg in that neigiboraood have furnished them with many ne-ded articles of qomfort. It is a singuiar cage that aman with thr education he appears to have should oe under rhe tran of burrowing in and started in this boat; the pant to find aplice to shelter himself and pa during the commg winter, He gives his name as te The Wilmington (N. ¢.) Star has the following suggestive paragraph:- *ifa tract of land contain. ing 3,000 acres increase in yalue 2,000 per cent in fourteen Anh what whi be its value in twelve ad saing rao of appreciation Le maine 0 large A eum was made of the recipients to help themselves, that is, to place them in such improved surroundings that they would ve avle to gaiu their own livelihood, and thus be converted into pro- ducers, tie great burdens o/ paupertam could soon be removed. The report of the New York Association for tm- ace nace to ct tO AE SE ONE RIOT SB EC ES EE EELS EL EATER LRT ARDY 9,0 — se 2 32. roving the condition of the poor completely over- rows Lhese assertions by the Citizens’ Associauon, and says:— Sober facts show that probably lees than five per cent of the indigence aided by Se clty ebarities contins of able bodied Consequently, were all the able bodied of the dependent class removed’ from the city, there would reeptible decrease of the amount of pauper: as is sald, are sonually Kavie bodied 'men, wore: city, where are’ the subjects through what channels are they cha th expends weary one-third of the that great charity, which expends nearly one-third of the ‘cum, ‘and, seesuse oF its pusiie. charaoter, ls probaly dlectiminating than moat cxher charities, explicitiy dec re} scarcely be a 0, AA lef of expen my chile of re fam. for the rel dren” in this Hevea? They are. ut lena cee port that “none are admitted to the Aims! ‘who [rom old age oF lasting infirmity are inoapa- their own livelihood." Of course the abie« bodied ‘cluded, They are not found among the rect jonta of this association, which is the next lary th for as a rue It relieves no able-bodi ‘are brought into d thot by their by the providence of God, ly 4iven to restore them to nelf- nkibg into Tous ol t charity in persons, ox- i. In which other, io institutions ts this th if , of Our rave lass of dependents wy be found 7 ‘The proper remedy, therefore, with which to assist ll amano... # at the needy and check the increase of paurerism such as is practised by the NEW YORK ASSOCIATION IMPROVING THE CON? DITION OF POOR. By the association the city ia divided into twenty- two districts, each ward forming @ district, and these districts are subdivided into sections. In each rogg there is = frig Cog 0- e consisting of five members, and ch 8@0- 4 @ visitor, ‘The visitors call at the residences of 20) licants for relief, learn their more pressing neceas! Roe and examme into their condition ‘as to-worthineas. The society endeavors to discoun- tenance indiscriminate atms-giving and street beg- ging, knowing that the truly Beaty onion go Bees tue streets as public beggars, visitors of society are governed by the following rules, the majority of which, in fact, are the same as practised be 3 ‘all well organized charitable associations:— . To regard each applicant for relief as entitled to charity ‘Until a careful examination proves the contrary. 2. To give relief only, after @ personal investigation of each by visitation and inquiry. 8. To relieve no ono except through the visitor of the sec- tion in which the applicant lives. 4. To give necessary articles and only what fs immediately what is least susceptible af abuse, only in re ee SO in age ey to an coarser (ut might cured by labor, ekseps in cease ef slseneee 0 inka rolang tt for tt, bub . To give assistan 4 the right inoment ; not to beyond the duration of the necessity which calls & extend, restrict and modify reiief according to that neces- ty. Z To require of each beneficiary abstinence from intox!- cating liquors as @ beverage ; of such as have Of @ proper age, that they may be kept at sch avoidable circumstances prevent {t, and to appréntice Of suitable years to some trade or send them to service—the design being to make the poor a party to thelr own Improve- ment and elevation, 1 wilful violation or disregard of these rules aball debar them from further relief, 9, To give no relief to recent immigrants having claims om the Commissioners of Emigration, except in urgent casos, [Or two or three days or until that department can be Informed. of such cases, when the responsibility of this association Latin» them shall “grog ho, ft ‘0 ‘persons who, from infimity, tmbe- clilty, old age or any other causo ure likely to coutinde unas blo to earn thelr own support, and consequently to be permar nently dependent, except in extreme cases for two or three days oF untit they can be referred to the Commissioners of . To discontinue relief to all who manifest a purpose to depend on alms rather than on their own exertions for auy port, and whose further maintenance would ve Incompatible with’ thelr good and the objects of the institution, Application made at any of the station houses or the Mayor’s office is immediately forwarded to the local representatives of the society and the applicant speediiy assisted. The reported operations of the society during the year ending October 1, 1868, show that trom October 1, 1867, to October 1, 1868, 33,296 visits had been reported by the visitors; that 8,197 families (in all 27,528 persons) had been relieved; that during the same time $71,096 had been recely by tne society and $72,559 had been disbursed, thus leaving @ balance due to the treasurer of $1,082, while at the commencement o1 the year there was @ surplus in favor of the society of $381. SHE SOCIRTY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL bas proven to be a powerful agent in relieving the worthy poor. This society ts, of course, confined to the Cathoile portion of the community. The society is divided into conferences, which are attached to the various Catholic churches throughout the city. The mode of administering to the wants of those who apply for relief is generally the same as that prescribed by the association last above mene tioned. ‘The person needing relief makes applica- tion at the residence of the pastor of the parish in which he or she resides. The application is then given to one of the general visitors of the confer- ence, who calls on the applicant and if deserved temporary reilef is given. The conferences hold weekly meetings, at which the visiting committee re- port on the merits of the cases presented for relief. If the report be favorable each applicant is comiiuse ted to the care of a member of the conference, Whose special duty it becomes to visit those en- trusted him at least once in each week, and oftener if the necessities of the case demand it, until such time as the applicant has secured means for obtaining @ livelihood. ‘I’his society by: its quiet, unostentatious Working succeeds in doing an incalculable amount of good, and as one of the objects of the society is to see that its pensioners attend regularly to the reli- gious duties it administers at once to the bodliy contort and spiritual consolation of those who come under its protection. This society is aided chiefly by the contributions of the members and collections in the various churches, Fairs, festivals and lec- tures are held and given frequently for the purpose of obtaining additional funds for carrying out the good work, wiile contributions of clothing an: other necessaries from charitably {nelined indi oe are thankfully received and judiciously dis- pensed. THB LADIES’ HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY, now in the twenty-tifth year of its existence and the nineteenth of its labors on the site of the Old Brewery, in the Five Points, is another of the instl- tutions of the city, which has achieved a great amount of good during the period of its existence, and which sill continues to give comiortable uarters and education to a number oi the poor little ones of the Five Points. The missionaries of the society go out through the district aud con- vey relief to worthy applicauts, The children are “od and clothed and instracted in the branches of an ordingcy, serviceable education. ‘The object of the society 1s to ratsy tows to support one or more mide stonaries for a in acovedance with the require. ments of the discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, The funds, after paying tie aiiowance of the missionaries of the society, are reserved for ofjeut8 of benevolence and for such other purposes aa shall best subserve the great missionary work in the hy, ot AG, Zork, ‘The preseat quarters of the 80+ clely are found 1 pe tov Sinan, duu waatdvns ure being built to it, There are at present some four hundred children in regular attendance at the sclool of the insiitution, and some sevenicen deserving families are provided with comfortable apartinents in the building. ‘This institution is supported almost entirely by private contributions, as 13 also the FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, which 1s located directly opposite the Mission House, in the Five voints, This establishment provides & permanent home and schooling for some 270 ciill- dren, and some 200 more are in daily attendance at the school rooms and take meats ia the house, while at Jeast 100 indigent men and women receive two meals each day. THE PUBLIC CHARITIES continue in the regalar chanucl of operations, Tho almshouse, the bureau for outdvor poor and the bureau for outdoor sick at Believue Hospital cach are steadily progressing under the efficient manages ment of the Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction. The good natured, rotund Saperintend- ent, Kellock, maintains his position at Bond street, answering the questions and providing for the wants of the outdoor poor, He, by his long experience im the dispensation of public charity, must necessarily be a good authority on matters connected with that departinent, and he asserts that while there ts no apparent diminution in the number of appiicants for relief there does not seem to be so much ex- treme want as was seea last winter. The Comuis- siouers have made the temporary visitors, who formerly oficiated from November to March, permanent officers, so that they may _ be- come more thoroughiy acquainted with their districts. Branch oilices’ are to be csiave lished in the Nineteenth, Twelfth and Twenty- second wards, $o that the needy ones will not be obliged to trudge down to Bond street in order to make Winaebren for relief. ‘This last {8 a most im. rtant linprovement, and will be found, no doubt, tizhly efficacious, Among the other improvements inauguiated by the Commissioners of Pablic Charl- ties 18 the formation of an industrial school oa Hart’s Island, Tiis istand, it will be remembered, was purchased by the United States government daring the late war for a recruiting station and was made habitable at a cost of about $150,000. By tae terms gf the transfer the property, with the im- provements on it, was to revert to the original owner at the expiratiou of the term of purchase. I¢ was placed in the market, aud the Cominission- ers learning that fact purciuased it for the comparatively small sum of $75,000, That portion of the buildings formerly used as the ojfficers’ headquarters has been fived up by the Commissioners for the purpose of a PUBLIC INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, where youths who are too vid to be committed to the juvenile asyiam, but who are too young to be piaced among felons and the ordinary workhouse tninates, will be placed for instruction in necessary brauches of education and mecianival labor, There are al- ready about forty iniaates, and it 18 anticipated that through the winter it will be found quite servicem ble. The other baildings at present on the island wiil be toru down, and a careful calculation has revealed the fact that che jumber thus recovered will almost pay the cost of the entire property. ides the institutions above mentioned there are @ number of OTHER PRIVATE CHARITIES, such as the Workingwomen’s Home, in. Elizabeth street; the Newsboys’ Lodging House, tn Park place; Children’s Aid Society, in Bieecker street; Shelter- ing Arms, St, Vincent de Paul Orphan Asylum, in ‘Twenty-sixth street, Near Sixth avenue; St. Jamea?’ Industrial School, New Bowery, and a number of others, Which have made provision for dispensing al to the needy poor during the severe weather which may now be datly expected. LYNCHING OF PICKPOCKETS IN TENNESSEE. {from the Memphis Post, Dec. 23.) Certain pickpockets devote themselves to Lone d engers. A nee of these have lately been f owing up the Mobile and Olio road. On the down train from Columbus, Ky., on Monday hight they succeeded in raising several pasgengers’ watches, money aud other vaiuables. A good deal of excite. ment was occasioned by their taking from an old man every cent he had, and when the train reached Carroll Station, six tulles beyond the junction, the citizens, who had learned of their tricks, and the assengers together determined to lynch them. The fellows were taken ou! Dag ropes were sec! and in a few minutes iy lifeless cor dangit from the limbs of a tree. ‘Che names of the thieves are unknown. WILL or THe Late SamusL H, Coox.—On the 28th of December, 1868, the will of Samuel Hi. roe lave of the city of oe deceased, was proved an admitted to probate. The testator gave his entire estate to his only daughter, Louisa A.. but in case of her death intestate, without heirs, the will directs the execator to dispose of the estate as follows:—To the trustees of the First Presoyterian charch of Spa, ¥. Y., $100.0; to the American Bible Society, 10,000; to the American [ract Society of New York, 5,000; to the American Tract Soci of Boston, 6,000; to tho Presoyterian Board of hin Mis- sous, Fes to fe iy or ge ot raaidue sionere of Foreign ne, And of the estate is tien given to the niece of the testa tor, Uvtharine P, helier, wife of george 3. Batohaliet,, of Saratoga Be ee enter tohe.ler is a oe of the fr) ano sole eneouier of the Will. | Alvany Argus.