The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1868, Page 7

‘TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARIS OF THE WORLD. HOBART PACHA REINFORCED. Warlike Preparations in the Turkish Arsenals. The Greek Government Come to Terms. PROSPECTS OF THE EASTERN CONFERENCE Additional Troops Sent to Cuba and Porto Rico. THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Reported Landing of Filidu ters from Nassau. Willing to TURKEY AND GREECE. Supplics Forwarded to the Turkish Admiral— Activity in the Arsenals. Lonpon, Dee. 30, 1868. Despatches from Constantinople, dated yesterday, State that the government has forwarded transports ‘aden with supplies to the Turkish fleet, commanded ‘by Hobart Pacha. Great activity prevailed in the Various arsenals. Greece Rendy to Comply with the De- mands of Turkey. ViENNA, Dec. 30, 1868, The Presse of this city says that the Greek gov. ernment is ready to comply with the recent de- mands made by Turkey and supported by the great Powers of Europe. The Prospects of the Eastern Conference. PARIS, Dec. 30, 1868. The ofMcial papers of this city speak conidently of the meeting and success of the conference. SPAIN. Farther Reinforcements tor Cuba and Porto Rico. MADRID, Dec. 30, 1868. » The government will despatch 10,000 soldiers from Cadiz for Cuba and Porto Rico during the month of January. How the Budget for the.Ensuing Year Is to Be Reduced. MabrID, Dec. 20, 1868. For the purpose of reducing the budget for the coming year a suppression of thirty-seven of each of the captain generalships, governorships aud bishop- rics has been suggested. Death of Marshal Pavia. MADRID, Dec. 20, 1868, Marshal Pavia, recently Governor General of Ma- arid, ts dead, ENGLAND. Prospects of the Conservatives in the Elece tions to Fill Vacancies. Lonpon, Dec. 30, 1868, It is the general impression that the conservatives will be successful fn the elections for members of Parliament to fill vacancies. Bustness of the New House of Commons—An- other Speech from Reverdy Johnson. ‘ LONDON, Dec. 30, 1968. The new House of Commons met yesterday for preliminary business only. The Ministers who were re-elected took the oath of office, Writs were issued for elections to fill the vacant seats, after which the Hiouse adjourned until the 16th of February. Reverdy Johnson, the American Minister, in a speech yesterday to a deputation of the London Workingmen’s Society, said that the naturalization treaty between the United States and Great Britain iwas certain of ratification by the United States tSenate. The treaty provides that a British subject ‘who has been naturalized in the United States shall ; have the same rights to protection on his return to Great Britam as a native born American. Suspension of a Lurge Manchester Firm. MANCHESTER, Dec. 30, 1808. The house of Willham Brenner & C in manufactured cottons, nded yesterday. ‘This house had éxtensive American connections. The weather throughout England continues wet and mild. The Governcr Elect of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Lonpon, Dec, 30, 1868. Right Hon. Stafford H. Northcote succeeds the Eari of Kimberly as Govervor of the Hudson's Bay Company. MISSOURI. Relicf of the Poor of St. Louis=Sternwheel Boats the Missourt River. Sr. Louis, Dec. 30, 1868. The County Court to-day appropriated $10,000 for the poor of this city. , In view of the effort by Chicagoans to make their elly a purchasing depot for government supplies, With the intention of saipping by railroad to Sioux City, thence by sternwheel steamers to duferent rts on the Upper Missouri river, a committee jppointed by the Merchants’ Exchange of this city made a report to the Underwriters Company of the losses of sternwheel bouts, the argument used favor of the above named movement being based ‘on the number of sternwhee! boats lost during last ‘peason between here and Sioux City. The commit- recommend the Underwriers, for the pro- tection of trade and insurauce of St. Louis, as ell as for the protection of the government, ‘Wiich insures, to raise the siandard of sternwheel oat inspection to something equal to that of side- Awheel boat inspection. The committee show that over 250 voyages were made by sidewheel boats on i Missouri river last season Without the loss of a joliar to either the government or private parties, (While eight sternwhcel boats, together with their ‘cargoes, were totally lost, ALABAMA. Adjournment of the LegisiatureMarder of « Member. MontTGoMBRY, Dec. 30, 1868. ‘The Legislature adjourns sine die to-morrow. The next session is to commence in July next, The busi- ness of both houses has been confined during the past week to local matters, The announcement of the death of Mr. Page, a member from Washington county, was made to day. ‘The investigations in revard to his death show that he was killed in Mississippi, and gonecacenty the atter was dropped. Mr. Page left here for Wash- Tigton county before Christwas and was killed a dayortwoago, rane CONNECTICUT. Large Five in Hartford. HARTFORD, Dec. 30, 1868. The furniture and upholstery establishment of haries Douglas, No. 65 Asylum street, caught fire o-night in the upholstery floors in the fourth story. Whe contents of the lower rooms were badly dam- Aged, mostly by water, The stock was valued at 40,000. Mr. Dougiag’ loss was about $15,000, He ‘as insured for $30,000 in the following com- anies:—City, Of Hartford, $5,000; Home, of Néw ork, $5,000; Washington, of Providence, $3,750; Springfield, of Springteia,' $5,000; People’s, of Wor- poster, Obite\ Korwich, of Norwich, $3,000; ‘Sen xe ‘Ork, $2,500; of Pro- videnge. $2,600, » $2,500, American, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, YACHTING. The Proposed international Ocean Yacht Race—The Offer of the Dauntless Declined. Lonpon, Dec. 30, 1868. In reply to Mr. Bennett's acceptance of the grant Ocean yacht race challenge issued by Mr. Ashbury the latter gentleman obiects to the first clause of the conditions respecting the tonnage, the Dauntless being ninety-nine per cent larger than the Cambria. In declining Mr. Bennett's offer he, however, hopes that he shall have the pleasure of meeting the Daunt- less at the principal races that will come olf in the English and French waters during the ensuing sum- mer, In case no other American gentleman should accept the challenge for the grand ocean race, Mr. Ashbury still intends to cross the Atlantic and join in the competition for the Queen’s Cup in American waters, In reference to Mr. Bennett’s proposed course from Cowes to New York the London Morning Post of yesterday argues that a race to the Azores and back would be decidedly preferable as a fair test to the respective qualities of the vessels. , CUBA. Reports of Spanish Successes Published— Nothing from Revolutionary Sources—Ru- mor that Men and Arms Have Lauded at La Guanaja trom Nassau. Havana, Dec, 30, 1868. ‘The Diario publishes rambling accounts of unim- portant successes of the troops over the revolu- tionists, No authentic advices revolutionary sources. An unconfirmed rumor is in circulation that the revolutionary General Quesada has landed, with arms and men, at La Guanaja, from Nassau. Exchange on London, 1734 @ 18 per cent premium; on Paris, 8to 4 per cent premium; on United States, sixty days’ sight, in currency, 21 per cent discount; short sight, 19 per cent discount. Lard is buoyant at 2ic, @ 223¢0. 18c. per Ib. THE ERIE RAILROAD. The Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railroad Leased Perpetually by the Erie Rond—Twenty Millions of Dollars Snid to Have Been Paid—Grent Excitement Among Railroad Men. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec, 36, 1868, ‘The Erie Raitroad Company has perpetually leased the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Kail- road, which connects with the Atlantic and Great Western at Urbana, Ohio, and will lay a third rail over all its tracks, amounting to 715 miles. The Erie thus secures a through broadgauge l.ne to Chi- cago and this city, and will try to get possession of a route from here to St. Louis. The amount paid is not known, but 13 in the neighborhood of $20,000,000. ‘The movement has created great excitement in rail- road circles here, which will probably result in the building of a new line from this city Kast. LOUISIANA. have been received from Bacon firm at Steamboat Suuk—Steamer Beaufort Seized. New ORLEANS, Dec. 30, 1568. ‘The steamboat Empire, hence for Cincinnati, sunk below Natchez on Monday night. While lying up from a fog a bank caved in, and a large mass of earth falling on the boat she sank. The vessel was valucd at $20,000 and was insured in Western offices. The cargo was sugar and molasses, the value of which and the insurance are not known. The steamship Beaufort was seized this morning on suspicion of having arms, munitions and supplics for the Cuban revolutionists on board, but nothing suspicious being found the vessel was released this afterpoon. ARKANSAS. The Militia at Augusta Fortifying—An Attack by the Citizens Feared. MEMPHIS. Dec. 20, 1268. Roports [TOM Maxiom, Ark., this afternoon vepre- seut that the militia at Augusta, fearing they may be attacked, are building stockades and throwing up works around the jail where the prominent citizens who have been arrested are confined. No cause has yet been given for their arrest. . The privates wear no uniforms, and tt ls impossible to distinguish them from other negroes except by their arms. Passengers from the Arkansas river country report that the flelds are white with cotton, which the planters are unable to pick, the hands having gone off to join the militia. VIRGINIA. Discharge of a Convicted Muarderexss—The Effects of Judge Underwood's Decision— Death of a Surviver of the Revolution. RichMOND, Dec, 80, 1868, Sally Anderson, who was released from the exe- cution of the death sentence by Judge Underwood and afterwards rearrested by the Mayor, was to-day finally set tree. The county authorities made no requisition for her, the attorney for the county put- ting it on the ground that 1f the court made requisition and executed her it would be in direct disobedience of Judge Underwood's de- ciston, and it could not try her again without con- ceding that ail its actions sin 1 nugatory. General the Mayor in the matter aw prisoner was turned loose at noon to-day. ‘The de- cision of Judge Underwood, uncer which she is freed, is that no judge or clerk of a court disqualt- fled by the fourteenth amendment is now, nor has been since the adoption of the amendment, a legal judge or clerk and that (he proceedings of ail courts ‘ol Which they form a part are tl tobacco manu- , died to-day. wusly Clark, born’ in June, 1747, died yesterday, aged 121 years and six months. He was a wagon driver during the evolutionary war. GEORGIA. The Negro Outrages on the Ogeechee River= Prisoners Rescued by a Mob—Citizens Leaving Their PiantationsWhite Women and Children in the Hands of the Negroes. SAVANNAL, Dec. 30, 1368, The Sherif of the county and two constables on ‘Tuesday went to Hayward’s plantation, on the Ogeechee river, eleven miles from the city, to arrest seventeen negrees charged with shooting watch- men on the plantations and carrying off the cropa of planters. They made five arrests, At Station No. 1 on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad they were surrounded by about one hun- dred armed negroes, who rescued the prisoners and disarmed and robbed the Sheriff, and destroyed the warrants, and threatened to kill bim if he ever served @ legal process again in that vicinity. The negroes then separated into squads, and marched back to the plantations, avowing that they would have the heart’s blood of every white man on the Ogeechee river, saying the war has commenced, ‘One negro watchman Js supposed to be murdered. Two white men were badly hurt, and all the white men were obliged to flee the city to save their lives. The women and children are in the hands of the mob and have been carried off Into the woods. Great excitement exists in this community, and a sheriif's posse of between 300 and 400 citizens will leave at daybreak to-morrow to rescue Ure women ana children. The military decline to interfere ureil the power of the civil authorities for preserving order is ex- hausted, OHIO. Wife Murder and Snaicide in Cincinnati, CINCINNATI, Dee, 50, 1968, A horribie marder and suicide took place in this city this morning at about two o’chck. William Ashback killed his wife Josephine by Mflicting biows upon her head witha hatchet and stabbing her once in the left side witha butcher knife. He then shot himself through the head with an Bn- fleld rifle, the ball entering the let lower jaw, and tearing away the right back part of his head and scattering his brains over the rocm. The deed was done in an opperroom of their tesience, and voth parties were partially undressed. The husband had for months threatened to take his wife's life, It was a second marriage for both and they had been married forfour years, Their ages were sixty-five arfd fiity-seven respectively. He was a basket maker, and she kept a confectionery on the first floor of their residence at 570 Central avenue. None but the victims were in the house at the time of the tragedy. Officers heard the Women’s cries and the report of the n ind =broke into the house, They were both found dead. They had evi- dently retired to different rooms. She was jealous of his visits to a@ woman, keeper of & saloon near, and he doubly jealous of her on ali occasions. ‘They alsy quarrelied about their property, each owning some real estate, and she making more money by her store than he by his trade, They had temporarily separated a couple of times since their marriage, She was on the eve of applying fora ag He leaves six children by his frst mat age Piet nll i hii al Ba SS aE Rei Bt AB A A hc ES A nS Sn Pg erm UE SEES eS SSRIS Dn eT ee ee NORTH CAROLINA. Warted Aguinst e¢ Chatham Raile A Raiiread War-tnjnnction the Issuance of Bonds to ¢ read. Goupsnono, Dec. 39, 1963. Judge Watts, of the Fourt Judicial district, to-day granted an injunction to the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company forbidding the Trea sgurer of the State to issue any bonds in ald of the Chatham Railroad Company under the act of the Legislature recently passed appropriating $2,000,000 for the completion of that road. The In- junction ts granted on the alleged ground that the act is unconstitutional and virtually atays all further proceedings until that question is decided by the courts, CALIFORNIA. Doperture of a Steamer with Treasure for New York—San Francisen Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 30, 1868. ‘The steamer Colorado saticd to-day for Panama, With $709,000 in treasure, 9,000 of which is for New York, and $160,000 fo: Flour dull and prices nomina $1.76; sales of choice shipping at t) Legal tenders, 7 A. . Wheat 3170 a e latter Oure. PENNSYLVANIA, paclusion Trial of the Br of the EvideaceAnxie NETS. Srrounssucc, Dec, 30, 1868. The trial of Win, Brooks and Charlies Orme for the murder oY Theodore Brodtead, plaware Water Gap, & short time since, commen: the evidence for both the, prosccution and defence closed this evening. The lost jmportant witness Thomas Brodhead, who was with lis brother at the time the murder was commit ‘Thomas brod- head's house had been robved ¢ per 26. The Brodhead brothers purstied the robbers. Thomas coming up to them first wld them they were stis- pected, and inststed they show! retury with him, Brooks seemed inclined to comply, but Orme re- fused, Brodhead. stopping bet ween ther of Orme and told hin be must back, siepped back a Tew steps [ow hous: rallymg they both pistols and. shor down Theodore, who had just come tip, Shots were fired by both prisoners at Th , Who escaped with nis ‘There are varions opinions as_ to the probable ver- dict. ‘The prisoners are evidently {ous as to the result. ‘They watch the pro’ with i earnestness, catching cagerly every tend to avert the death penalty nnd their counsel MASSACHUSETTS. Arrest of Gold Robbers—Conviction of a Prize Viehter. TON, Dee. 30, 1868. Augustus Perry N.Y., alias Bianchard, has been arrested in Ogdensburg, and Marry Jennings and Charles Stedman in this city, charged with robbing the broker's office of Charles B. Gooding, in State street, over two years ago, of $10,000 in guid coin, The accused are held to answer to tle charge. James Paul, a young man, charged with robbing the clerk of Francis Skinner & Co. of 1.500 by throwing penne in his eyes, has been arrested and held to bail for trial. ‘The trial of George Seddons in the Superior Court on an indictment for leaving the Commonwealth for the purpose of engaging in @ prize fight at the iste of Shoals, on the sth of October last, with Thomas Keiley, resulted in a verdict of guilty, Exceptions were filed, and the case will probably go to the higher court. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Loxpox, Dee. LonpoNn Mc + , for money and 92h; a P.M. —Consols the account %. Stocks —Rourse closed FRANKFORT MANKVORT, Dec, 0.— United States five-twenty bonds firm at 78% for the issue of 18% LivexPooL CoTToN MARKET.—LiveKroor, Dee, 30—4:30 P. M.—The market closed active and the sales of the day huve footed up 20,000 baies, Mid~ ding uplands. 16% G.; Tmt ng Orleans, tligd. HAVRE COTTON MARKET.—liavRE, Dec, 30.—Cot- ton closed active for (res ordizaire on spot and low milddlings afoa MaR&ET.—LiIVERPOOL, quarter for mixed ADSTURES ad. per PROVISIONS Mat Livenroor, —Lard firmer at 058. 6”. p orc Orme LIVERPOOL PRODUC RVOOL, Dec. 50,—Petroleum is guie Loxpox PRopeck MARKr.—-LoNDoN, ‘Turpentine, 288. od. . te Perrone Mans ANTWERP, troleum quiet at EUROPEAN MARINE i. for standard w NEWS. SouTHAMVON, Dec. 30.—The steamship Havaria, which saiied from New Orieans December 10, arrived here at one P. M. to-day, LONDON, Dec. 30-11 P. M.—Intelte been received that the brig L. M Eaton, from Mobile November rived at Gibraltar. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ns have again o} nd seventy-fonr Sres occurred in ed with 114 last One hundred Montreal the present year, com year. John Fogarty, a drunk the suburbs of Ohica wife to death, Mitchell's house furnishing establisiment in ronto, Canada, was gutted by fre on Te ny mh; The adjoining’ store of ©, Sutherland, a tullor, was considerably damaged. nm Ir laborer living in ht y morning beat his To- George Francis Train was euth ally wel comed in Omalia by the Fenians a zens, WhO ceplion last at the Acadeiy of Lewis Davis, convicted of the murder of 1D. Skinner, of Independence, Olio, a few montha since, was yesterday sentenced to be hanged on Pooruary 4, 1869. Ichabod Washburn, the originator and head of the extensive wireworks of the Washbarn & Moen Manufacturing Company, of Worcester, Moss., died at his residence yestcrday morning after a pro- tracted iliness. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Run Over.—At four o'clock yesterday afternoon Thonias Mullins, of lndson city, was run over by dummy No. 9 of the Second Avenue Railroad and had doth his legs baoken, He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, DYING IN TAR SteEET.—About one o'clock yester- day the Twenty-first. precinct police found a man, giving the name of Thomas Fitzsimmons, in the atrect. He sald that he was homeless, penntiess and friendiess, and as he was evidentiy dying from con- sumption he was removed to Believue Hospital. FaTaL Accipent.—Yesterday afternoon about four o'clock August Saib, a German, who resided at 541 East Houston street, anda painter by occupation, while at work on the building 150 Forsyth street, fell from the fourth stor tothe area and was instantly killed. The body was sent to the Morgue and the Coroner notified of this new demand for his ghasuy services, A WIFE Stabpry.—The Fourth ward, which lat- terly has been making herculean eforts to snatch the Utle of “bloody” from the Sixth, was last evening gain the scene af a terrible aitr John Callaha’ and his wife, who reside at No, 25 Oak street, quar- relied about five o'clock, and after angry epithets had been bandied for a time he seized a huge pair of tailor’s shears and struck 80 savagely at his wife's head that a serious wound was inflicted. The noise of the senMe had by this time attracted attention, and ofMicer Vanderbilt, of the Fourth preciiet, rush- ing in at the moment seized the infuriated husband and took him to the stat.on house, where he was locked up, A surgeon was called and the hurts of the woman received proper atteution. A WoMAN DRIVEN BY “Policy” TO SUICIDE.—A German woman, forty-five years of age, named Mina Schmidt, who resided with her husband at the cor- ner of Sixty-seventh atreet and Ninth avenue, was found yesterday about five o'clock hanging to a rafter of the outhouse of the premises, ard already dead. The body was at once cut down and con- veyed to the house, A search of the person being made a note was discovered, In which the woman stated that she had lately lost considerable money P ing “policy,” and it was apparent that she had wen driven to self-destruction by the fear of (he anger of ler husband should he make discovery of this fact, [t may be necessary to add for the information of some of our readers that policy is a species of gam- bling, depending for decision upon the numbers drawn in the Kentucky and other lotteries. inevery office for the sale of lottery tickets “policy” is played and so generally tothe emoinment of the bankers or backers of the game that they almost invartabiy w rich ipon the money risked by the poor, de- juded creatures who imagine they have found tn it the short and brilliant road to fortune. ‘The sntcide of this poor German woman, who fortunately leaves no children to mourn her fate, 1s not the first case of the kind upon record, nor will It be the last, even if the coroners jury, at the inquest to be held to-d should (tly characterize these “poltey shops,” which '@ thickly sprinkled all over tho city. ; learning is a dangerous thing.” , DECEMBER 31, 1868.—TRIPLE SHEET. THE BONEMIAN FRATD. The Bohentian Suiting Under False Proteaces= The Professor Faak axa Cheuist—DbeirjAse founding Disclosures Stolen from a Well (Known Book. Protessor Funk's occupation is gone, The Bohe- hemian and Professor Funk had joined and formed a sort of copartnerstip, and thus united they atarted oul to make a big splurge, but though gomg up like a rockel, they caine Gown very muci like a used up stick, So long as the copurtnership confined itself to chicory and yoasted peas and bread crust the imk of adhesion was not broken, But us soon as the twain began to dabbie deeper in matters of science, © bo give them- selves the appearance of nen learned in analytical chemistry, they both exposed their ignorance. Taey should have remembered the adage that “a2 little A child not abie to walk will not be trusted on skates in the whirl of a rushing crowd, aud persons who have remamed strangers to the elements of scientific analysis should rot venture to attempt it. If tney do they will certainly come to grief, And so did Professor Fun anc tis employer, the Bohemian, ‘The naiure of the Bohemian is now pretty well Snown, Lis character having been falty ventiated nthese olumas, Of lun it may be sald, in the hat he ing by starts and nothing long; Hu in th one revolving moon, Fiddier, ny chemist aad buifoon, AS a tddier smuggles himself through ihe basement Kitehen into (he drawing rooms of yent.c~ hen, i give ofensive publicity to their social herings. As s tongue y rotlike, of thing, Just at present he and ave humbtsemg anda tudoon he @ i in the rae of and particularis felow found his cramp among the grocers, erg wid mutiers to have been “love's labor ” Rxposure followed on his heels, and he led im the it pare that he imuglit not vormyzord ile now ly away. c 1 how that his hand on Pal » And it bout wi Mi fl Ht eumie poasesse 7 heh commimos practic all igu a hand- book; a compilation — pre "some one well Je underned nuit informed, ior the use of ie Ths compilation was nothing else than the atise of Dr. Louis beuchtwangzer, of this etty, on oWils, Distilling, Hectifyie, , Cerdials, Vinegars, Ac’? wuable im ics way, public for $ nu tts flith edit never ven tu having already reached te lecturers, years ago, rstumping tour through the country without proviiiug themselves pith a copy of Dr. Feuchtwanger’s treatise, and from it they drew some of their best ar, claiming Uh all liquor sold was adniterated according to th cipes given in that boc And the teetotaler, con- firmed whiskey bibbe he natural reais for the nonce the spurious thunder of tie perance lecturer of bygone and with citations from te Doctor's volume, a a With some flourishes by his own Professor proposes to enlighien the public of} @ matter on which everybody knew every- taing lon before, Yes, tac Bohemian puts on a grim face and would frighen peoy e out cf their senses, if he could, with sone word bic in mystic sense. Tom Hood once made abelihat he would frighten a scolding fish- woman of Billingsgate into silence, and on the trial, while she was in the height of her Billingsgute par- oxysta, ‘fom, wiih stern face and contracted brow, called her a aratielopipedon. ‘That word settled her dash. Not khnowiug wWaat 1t meant, she imagined every conceivable meanness lurking within tt, and was stunned and speecniess, On the same prin- ciple, and adopting the same rnie of tactics, the Bohemisn throws about him with great vehemence the words *fusel of" and *‘tannin,’’ and, reclining on his dignity, exclaims, “there, 1 isu nut for you tp ? But the people now and in this country, are notas imnorant as th women of #illingsgate were in Tom Hood's tit may be now, und only laugh at the stupidity of the Lohemian. ‘They Know that tannin ts contiined in the wood of the cask and is naturally ex- tracted and absorbed by the liquor contained m tt, being either wine or anyuing else. It 18 this very property of the oak wiich gives the beau- tlul golden color to the liquor and adds to 1s quality asan astringent. And “fusel oil,” forsooth | Why, has tie Gohemian never heard of amyle alco- hol or of winantiie etuer? Does he not know that the lowest kind of alcoholic disttilations is that from the potato, and that its “fusel ol,” or amyle meohol, is tientical with that of cognac mace of the husks of grape, of which most of the cognac imported from Southern France is distilled? These chaps, the Bohemlans, are shrewd enowx not wo care the suap of a flager for all (heir own “impor- tant disclosures; for, in spite of the “fusel ol” and hoiwithstandiag the “anna,” they attend regu. larly at the low grog shops, which have known them for yoars, and take their “eye opener” in the morn- ing, thelr “appetizer” at noon and (heir “night if ening, and their usual innumerable con, of the very same stud, and of at ‘that, which they so vociferousiy joace as poisonous and dea easing. chemist oi Uie Lxcise Board just looked around himgeit a tittle this work of Dr. L. & ht wanger could i iven hia and the meybers of the Board all the information they wanted or per- ps neeted, it ts been in the hands of liquor deaiers for man ad is Used by many of them nsively 1 raAnULAc Hiquors, “0 clever have sone of (ie hmitalons turned ont that aid the physicians of a hospiial, alter a test, red tlie sherry made accor prescriptic bought cinal uses at $3 per As the Poneman nas 0 the world a8 Uis own “highly tnportant 7 asevies of recelpis for th wistatac~ n from the saine source wheace he Provessor Funk obtained their *dis- pended here:— HOLLAND GIN (page 89). 8 of the Fest juaiper oil, = two and ah Twenty drops of ofl of lemon, Fifteen drops of oi] of coriander. Dissolve in iwo quarts of iygh proof alcohol g let it stand over might; then put them ina nui i couining purespiiis dud ove gaion ole a ic. London cordial gin, from te oil, ts prepared like- wise from TV da half ounces of gl of juniper berry, Twenty drops of val of calpains, ‘Ten drops of ot! of augeli¢, Five drops of oli of coxia Dissolve in two quarts Of Minely- hol, forty gallons of proof spir.is syrup of gam arable. Hert soue reiarks are added how to treat ts compeund in ¢ t should be nalky, and to Giter tt through given quantities of burnt alum, pipeclay, garbonate of magnesia and Ory pear, asics. dew England ram ta announced to be made (on page 91) of one pound of sirong essence of Jamaica rum and one pound of nitrgus ether to ten barrels of puriied corn spirtis. Applejack 18 recommended to be made of one pound of the otf of apple, gait a pound of the ott of pear, one gallon of syrup of gum arabic and five bar- rela of good rectified spirits. Extrait d’Absyntité Suisse is, on page 9, detailed as being made in the following manuer:—Macerate four ounces of the wormwood herb, two ounces each of star aniwe-seed, green Cherry leaves and sage herd, in five gallons ot proof spirits; and after One weeks maceration aéd one quarter of an ounce each of the off of anise and fennel, and one-half ounce of the oil of bergamot. The color 1s to be prepared from (he neutral extract of indigo, inade green with the tincture gf turmeric. Tokay wine, that soltane diamond among the wines of the world, = be manufactured, a Dr. suchtwanger details bn page forty-five, as fol- lowa:—Twenty pounds é¢f raisius are digested in ten gallons of water, ani, with the addition of four gai- jons of syrup, left ‘or ferinentation for twenty-four hours; then add obe-haif pound of essence of Ma- dcira wine, five gabons of pure spirit and ten gal Jons of white wiue, Sherry Wine—T juice of cherries, currants, whortleberries and elderverties, each oue-hall ga. jon; two gallons of sugar syrup, ten gallons of pure spirit, twenty galiags of water and one-half pound of essence of Madeirayime, And thus this t@ative, © per cent alec. ud (Wo gallons of which, as already stated, as reac! itd mith edition, goes on to enumerate) in Qidies# array receipt after receipt — for imitation of ad kinds of wines aud juors, Which receipts have consequently deed public property since the time that the Bohedian was still crawling about in his swaddling clots, aid hence uis “astounding disclosures” amoun nothing at alt. The inference ia ti and sinter purpose: ull the fourish of ot8 and bugaboo was em- ployed to put a tew)euuies luto his pocket, and a string of cocktails tween his jaws. Avaunt! with the scamp. | EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRABON IN WEST TWENTY-THIRD STAEET. Burning of a Livery StableOne Hundred and Thirtyseigit Horses Burned Alive. About half-past t@ o'clock last night a fire broke out in the four stry brick building Nos. 115 and 117 Went Twenty-thtd sireet, and extended through to West Twenty-folrth street. ‘The fire was first seen issuing from jhe basement floor on Twenty- fourth street side ty some citizens passing by at the time, who tmmetiately informed the employes of the fire, who hatened to the basement to put it out, Finding fis of no avail they turned their attention tovard saving the horses, but even in this they thay falled, as the fire had gained such rapid headwaj that within ten minutes the en- tire butiding, witl contents, was a food of fire. ‘The alarm having een given the firemen quickly responded; but. ‘or Rhoades, who had command of the men, findinghis force insufficient, ordered a second alarm to be rung, which brought several ad- ditional steam ines to the scene, The entire woodwork having burned out, the side walls gave way and fell wit! sioes crash. The building was occupied by Messrs, Bros. a9 @ livery stable and carriage reposttor ere were tabled ab ¥ * time of the fire 140 haves, all of which but two were lost; rest fell @ y to the gd element, and were valued at about $70,000. e carriages, phactons and light wagons were totally destroyed, including all the harness, in- volving a loss of about $30,000. The buildings adjoining were several times on fire, but were [a out by the men, making bub a slight loss, Messrs. Briges Bros, wre tully t: but in what compantes could not be ascertained, cause of the tire is at present unknowa. TUE EVOLUTION OF TH NORTH AMERICAN Lecture by Professor James Halt, Another of the series of lectures in course of de- livery before the American Tustitute was given last evening at Steinway Hall. The lecturer was Professor dames Hall, State Geologist, and his subject was “The Evolution of the North American Continent.” ‘The hall was iairly dilled by an audience composed both of ladies and gentlemen. At the back of the stage were hung a number of dia- grams representing the North Amorican Con- tineng, 40 colored aa to show the different geological formations, and to these the lecturer frequently drew attention—so often, indeed, that it is dimeult to report his locture without their aid, In his open- ing remarks the Professor indulged iu general obser- vations on the formation of rocks and the shapi pebbies, Sand, he said, was composed of fons of these rocks, which were separated by uration—the finer portions going away with Gie water by which they were acted apon. The various strata were formed by the action of water ov by the action of the surface of the earth, The northern portions of North America were composed prici- pally of sand, clay and linesione, which were, in fact, sedimentary. deposits, or, in over words, belonged to the metamorphic era. The Nast abounded tn fossil shells and the West belomzed to. calcareous foriatio ad bo the Devonian formation, and iv rhe feastera partion be- rocks in scalted hi oO sion belonged tie Haunlion gr shelia which were class of sb chicly to what wa ip of that formation, The cla ah were found wear uatter in the vatie jon followed the ¢ wo in this country and in Hurope which cout was to be found. "tls be, Nova Scotia and extended southward jiio the United States. This 16 evid of the presence of dry land, as plants could be dis- covered deposited in the coal region which could only fourisi where there was ary land, This. en- eroacoment of the dry land commenced in the north. cust of che Continent and caused an alternation of coal with sandstone and in son laces Mmestone. 4t began im the lowlands of Pennsylvania and pro- ceeded to Missouri, and even to kansas and to a degree beyond tl. The great coal formation, how-ver, came trom the Northeast. Westward there was to be found limestone only, whieh had been de- posited beneath the ocean’'and which yielded marine animals, The question would be ‘asked, how came these deposits, which were made below the water, to become ary land: ‘The answer was, the Continent hegan to be dry at the carbontferous period. ‘There was uo disturbance to raise the dry land above the wa: Was a gradual change which gave the eastern por- ion ofthe Continent the appearance which it now had W @ bin oslts over the surface under the water had become very thick an increased tempera- ture in the interior had at last so neated the deposit tuatit had expanded the entire mass. There had been no breaking of the crust; it was simply the action of increased heat on a solid imatter, which, according to well known laws, was suiticient to e! vate tils portion of the country. ‘The lecturer then drew the attention of the audi- dience to @ diagram representing the hills and val- jeys of the Continent irom the Alleghanies to the Delaware, together with the position of the various which had been prepared by Professor si He claimed that the strata were originally ia # horizontal position, but that now they formed mulls gud valieys, which was to be accounted tor by the piling of layer upon layer, 80 that in some j.aces depression and In others’ elevation ensued. The rolding of the various strata was the result of gradual depression. Take a number of sheets of paper aod it was impossible to depress them in the centre without causing foldings to take place. The cooling of the earth's crust had been the cause to a degive, but otherwise no force had been used to produce any folding. ‘The Continent, he again stated, was not givea its form by any outburst, but merely by the action of the whole, Along the Appalachian range the various sirata were 40,000 leet in thickness, witlle 1 the Missiasippi valiey, including the silurian, they were only 4,000 feet. There was no material to inake the mountains if they had only been elevated as 4 poruion of tie Continent which had been eievatd at tie same tine, The Alleghany Mountams were com- paratively not higher than the Mississipnt plains fhe mountains were, in tact, lines of and were originally ‘the lines of transpol the heavy materials beneath the ocean bed. western portion of the Cont arisen f. beneath the ¢ neu itself, througit geok ages, had been formed from pre-exisiiug cuntinents. Vesmalag tu the Northeast, the silurian, Devontan, car- hontferous and other strata had formed tie West aud the Southwest, which subsequently were cie- vated and su formed the Contiucnt, ‘There were no- 2 great periods, each of which ‘hain OL strata. ive bed of which contained a chain : to the Devoe una gave piace 1 ib was remembered that these generation aller generation ein, until hundreds of fe m, it Was Impossible to ¢: , and ah incomprehensible number of S) cha were created Uirouch an almost indefuie of years. us to the deposit of the materials which ed ie North American Continent there must The nt had only recently an, and the Conti- was uroheu dow eks of this there ‘aw , The pe cleus Wh ‘ton of water ents Iroln WknOWN sources. ad matter had never yet been the North American and taterial from i brougat Cie 8 © HUCle mei found, but it was Known Unat Coutmnet had taken its, form tie beaking down of ‘pre-oxisting rocks, and (nat where these deposits were spread ont in ontd uf action ocean their elevation was due to no ¢ the fines of elevation, but io the th ¢ jon mong suc The elevation w any rapture frou the a@ticrauion tn the fori, Pp cus Was only # matier of theory, Nothing was actually kuown about it, bat it Was Kuowa that tie currents: always set from northeast to south, and the evidence as to the formation of the North American Continent was altderived from a knowledge of the trausport- ing power of these currents. produced any THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL NOTES. Uptrne—The intended strike of artists against matinves on New Year's Day. The idea! Sterling managers (they are few, no doubt) are de- terinined to have no matinces to-morrow. ‘Theatres will be deserted. Contradicted—The rumor thal certain theatres are paid by cold doctors to turn on steam at high pres- sure. Frightened away—Several hundred country ladies by the ticket speculators, who were mistaken for po- litical agents. ‘Theatrical discomforts—Fun (ood), feet (cold), supper (hot), throat (iu y), lungs (wheezing), con- sumption, death, It is said there will be noend tothe “imerald Ring.’ All other “ringists’’ are of the same opinion. it has been dectded that no Injunction will be issued against the performance of “Jack Sheppara’’ at the Bowery, ‘The programme at Wood's sets forth the horns of the duemma tn “Eraam,” adding that there are sev- eral objectionable characters in the piece. Oan it ve the inexplicable sea mouster ? Last night “Barbe Bieue” bade farewell to “Gene- .? the lady being determined to do the honors sais for the remainder of the week alone, oung gentlemen not yet in their teens are plaguing their parents to let them join the New York Circus, ~ The effervescent Toxtée cannot appear to-night, bat will majestically stride the boards at Pike's on Saturday might io ber tacomparabie /éle, La Grande Duchesse, “iil Creve” will shortly be the battery at the French theatre, and its production next week ia an- Ucipated with pleasure. A prize fighter would translate it “bunged “La Perichole,” on nday night next (positively), will bring into requisition the concentrated foree of the entire company. -—-—-~s--— 7 __ FIRE I PHILADCLPHIA, The Car Depot of the Richmond Passenga* Raitwey Burned Down—Narrow Escape of the Luwmates--Lose, $20,000. [From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph of yeater- The car depot of the Second and Third streets Pas. senger Rathway Company (Riehmondt end), situated on the southwest corner of Edgemon street and Lehigh avenue, was entirely eonsumed yom this Morning. The building was 110 feet on mont street and ninety feeton Lehigh avenue, one story in height, and was osed for stowing awav the pas- scnuer raliway cars for the night It was the re- celver’a, the conductors’ and passengers’'room, It was valued at $10,000, and the loss, which is estt- innted at 36,000, is lily covered by fasurance. There were twenty-three cars in the butidiag and only two of these wore saved. ‘The loss on these is about $15,000, which is covered by insuramee in city com- pankes, AL one o'clock this morning the gars were all run mto the structurs, the doors of which were 1. The night recetver, three aon fuctors, two drivers ant the watciman, Patrick Do wohue, were siveping in the receiver's and conduct ors’ rooms. At about three oeloc!: ine receiver was awakened by sinoke, and on arising saw flames is: wing from al cars i dierent locations, He in wnediately the sleepers, and finding the fla wanes were spreating rapidly, ran for the outside «foor. On the way he stopped to take his coat fro: u & nail. ‘The back of the evat was burned. 1 those steeping in the rooms manage d to es- cape except one, Who had to be taken fr om one of the windows, the bars of which y. T k Donohue, m Me an ort to get out some ot the cars, and in so éoing was burnt about the head. fle says he was, wake ab the sine, and was sfartled by seeing the 1 tines break out in severai cars. ‘The fire once started was materiatly atded b; 7 the straw in the cars, and in ten minutes the ¢, wire baiding was enveloped, and in about an hour & aere ‘The Tammany did not open last evening, as pre- | viously announced, Mouday o grand retnauguration. Niblo’s Garden, though at present clouded with the effects of “After Dark,’ will shine again in February by the appearance of the Lydia Thompson twoupe. wtitoney’? was Waliack's idea last evening, and the same sentiment will induce him to go to Brookiyn on New Year's night. a “Blue Beard” and “Belle Héléne” are hobnobbing at the New York theatre. Take care, Helen. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. The steamship Arizona will sail from this port on ‘Thursday for Aspinwall. bs The maiis for Central America and the Sonth Pacific will close at haif-past teu o'clock in the morning. ‘The New York HEeRALnN—Kidition for the Pacilo— ‘will be ready at haif-past nine in the morning. is xed for the was notiuns leit but the feur walls, ‘The fire, men finding if impossible to save the structure tar ged they altention fo the stables. which were on — We opposite aide of Bi ting their de ston. Tie road was considerably inconvenience: mishap, but through the kindness and generosity « W the otuer rathway companies President Binder ae > nonneed to us that during the afternoon the car, % ral be running as regularly as though nothing had * lappened, ‘The directors of the company desire us to present their thanks to the various railway companies of the city for the kindness manifested by tem in promptly 7 ling to the company for a temporary loan of ae ont number of cars, by which they have been enabled to resume travel upon the road at once. The Union, Fourth and Fighth streets, Hestonville and Green and Coates streets companies tendered # poruion of their cars to the Richmond company, end they were placed upon the road this morning: The destroyed depot was insured to the amount of 000, equally divided among the eight following: yupanies:—Fire Association, Franklin, American, State of Pennsylvania, North Amertcan, Royal, Ke- liance, Spring Garden Steps have already been taken for the erection of a new depot and for the construction of new cars, so that the road will shortly be placed in ita former condition, ont street, and succecded res A Voice from the West.-I Have Used a WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINE for thirteen years constantly in dressmaking, cloakmaking, light ani heavy work ‘The iachine has not rested a month durin, the time, and never had any repairs at atl. I would not ex- change it for any machine, and Cbave examined all. Mits. KE. M. BARLOW, X enia, Obio. A.—Chickering & Sona, Manufacturers of Grand, Square and Upright Pianos, the tat grind gold medai-and the still higher recom- rense, the Croas of the Legion of lionor, at the Universal 1ix- pontuion, Paris 167; These were the higheat awards of the éxpouttion and the howe of CHICKERING & SONS. was the only one 0 honored. In the United States we have awarded sixty-nine frst premiums in direct competition with. the leading manufacturers of the country, and at the Great Exhibition in London wo received tie highost award given to aay manufacturer in the United States. Total, seveniy-one first premfuma and the most flattering testimonials from the leading artists of the world. Warerooma No. 11 East Four- teenth street, New York, between Broadway and Fifth av. received A.—Steinway & Sons?’ GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. RECIPIENTS OF THE FIRST GRAND GOLD Medal of Lionor at the Exposition Univorselle, Paris, 1867; the grand testimonial medal of the Paris Societe des itenux Arta, in the same year; the grand honorary gold medal of merit, with the crown and ribbon from the King of Sweden and Norway, and the academical honors and mem- bership from the Roval Academies of Sciences and Arts of Rorlin nnd Stockholm. And ulso of the firat prize medal wt the International Exhibition in London, 1862, together wi thirty-five firm class premiums in the United States. WAREROOMS—STEINWAY HALL, 109 an i11 East Fourteenth street. “An Acknowledged Intitution.”—“Brown’s i NOHIAL TROCH EET are al an amount of “ahoma” and coughs and throat clear ines would we be all subjected, were it not for those all- powerful and soothing lozenges? We have tried them, and they did us good."—New York Waveriey. A Set Off to a New Year's Tabl COLGAN'S PICKLED OYSTE! ‘To be had only at 23 Clinton street, Brooklyn. LORIN BROOKS & SONS? 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