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~THUBGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. THE EASTERN QUESTION. ‘Surrender of the Greek Forces to the Turks. A Provisional Government in Crete. Probable Abandonment of the East- ern Conference. ‘Another Terrible Colliery Explosion in England. ‘REVOLUTION IN SPAIN. Fearful Massacre’ in New Zealand. TURKEY AND GREECE. “The Conference and the Ultimatum—Turkish Feeling Towards Greek Subjects. Panis, Dec. 31, 1868. , Itis reported that the Conference, if held, will ad- Mere to the Turkish ultimatum. + Adespatch from Athens says the Greek War Min- Sister's aide has gone to Cerigo to disband the volun- ‘teers raised in that island. } A Constantinople despatch says the Tarkish gov- ernment, since the departure of the Greek envoy, whows good feeling towards the Greek residents of fenat city. Newspaper Opinions of the Proposed Con- ference. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 31, 1868. The Turquie (newspaper) says the Porte has not jaccepted and probabiy will not approve the propal- mn for &@ European conference, } ‘Hopes That the . Sultan Will Withdraw His Ultimatum. Sr. PBTERSBURG, Dec. 81, 1868, ‘The Journal of St. Petersburg editorially ex- {presses the hope that the Porte will withdraw the timatum sent to Greece before the Conference ‘assembles, Surrender of the Greek rt ~, Volunteers in Cret PaRis, Dec. 31, 1868, A despatch from Constantinople states that Petro- een and the Greek volunteers iu Crete have sar. ndered to the Turks, fPaiciat Announcement of the Submission of the Cretan Insurgents». ia aT CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 31, 1868, )1t is oMicially announced that the last of the inaur- {gents in the island of Crete have surrendered to the Worces of the Porte. Provisional Government Established in Crete. Lonvon, Dec, 31, 1868, One day's later news has been received from Con- @tantinopie. The insurgents in Crete have all made @ubmission to the Turkish authority and a provi- felonal government has been established there. Probable Abandonment of the Eastern Con- ference. —_——— Lonpon, Dec. 31, 1868, The meeting of the conference of the great rowers on the Oriental question, which was fixed r the 2d of January, has been postponed, and the Mate of its assemblage, if indeed it 1s convened at Bll, is now quite uncertain. ENGLAND. \Anothor Terrible Coliicry Explosion at Wigan. Lonpon, Dec. 31, 1868. y A despatch from Wigan reports that a terrible ex- Plosion occurred in the Haydock coliiery to-day and ‘that twenty-two dead bodies have already been taken out of the mine. FRANCE. Whe Muperor of the French aud His Policy of Peace. Panis, Dec. 31, 1868, , The oficial journals say that the Emperor Na- addressing the foreign ambassadors on ew Year's Day, will compliment them upon the ex- riions made by the Powers to settle the Eastern uestion a8 a new pledge of the peaceful policy hich Barope desires. Title of the New Officia! Organ. Parts, Dec. 31, 1868. A decree signed by M. Rouher is published, which ‘igus to the new organ of the government the title if Journal Ofictel de VEmptre. SPAIN. in Malnga—Barricades Thrown Up im the Streets. Maparip, Dec. 31, 1868, _ Distarbances have occurred in Malaga, where bar- jes have been erected in the streets by a portion the people. The disorder is likely to be easily Revolution ‘ ‘The Carlist agitation continues ln Navarre. : poesmeas BExcitemont in Seville=Treops Ordered There. MapriD, Dec. 30, via LONDON, Dec. 31, 1868. Shere was a demonstration at Seville some days and General Caballero de Roda was orgered with @ body of national troops. The people disarmed, however, re the General's arri- ‘The country us entirely tranquil. : ‘Tranquillity Restored in Seville. ety te MADRID, Dec. 81, 1868, ® General Caballero de Roda, having rostored quiet ville, has returned to Cordova. The National 1 at Seville has been disarmed. IRELAND. A Justice of the Peace Shot. a DeBLin, Deo. 31, 1868, Cole Rates, Justice of the Peace at Tipperary, has been shot dead im that city by unknown parties. No Brrost. have been made, NEW ZEALAND. cower nnnnnes Dreadfal Massacre of Earopean Families by the Magries, Lonpon, Dec. 31, 1868, A despatch from Suez, in anticipation of the Ausiraiian mails, states that intelligence had been Feceived at Melbourne from New Zealand that fitty wropean families had been murdered by the Ores, | THE NEW DOMINION. The Whalen Case=Motion for a New Trini. Toronto, Deo, 31, 1868. , ‘The Whalen Cte came up to-day before the full wart of Error ana sppeal. Hon. J. H. Cameron id Mt was doubt whether the case should be rougut before the court by writ of error issued by the Queen's Bench, or by writ of appeal issued by he Court of Error and Appeal, To be certain he opted both metaods, He preferred to proceed by rit of error, as under that writ he could assign new before the lower court. CUBA. Death of a Political Prisoner—His Funeral the Largest Ever Known in Havapa—Havana Commercial Intelligence. Havana, Dec. 81, 1868. Ayoung Cuban named Camilo Cepera, who has been confined for some time past for political offences, died yesterday of consumption. His funeral took place to-day and was the largest ever known in this city, Thousands of Cubans followed his re- mains to the cemetery. The body was carried to the grave on the shoulders of mourners. Sugar quiet and nominal; No. 12 Dutch standard, 84 reals, Exchange on London, 17% per cent pre- mium; on United States, sixty days sight, in gold, 7 per cent premium; short sight, 9 per cent premium. ‘The steamer Santiago de Cuba arrived to-day from ‘New York. THE INDIAN WAR. Another Battle With the Indians—Captare of the Noted Chief Satanta. Sr. Louis, Dec. 31, 1868. Adespatch from Topeka, Kansas, says:—Reports , thought to be reliable have reached here to the effect that another battle had taken place between our LOUISIANA. troops and the Indians at the Washita Mountains, in which @ large number of the Indians are sald to have been killed, and Satanta, chief of the Kiowas, and Little Raven, chief of the Arapahoes, taken prisoners, and a large amount of ‘rhe Indians engaged were the and Arapahoes, ‘The particulars of the fight cannot be given in con- sequence of the oficial messenger losing his mail wiuie crossing Arkansas river, A Newspaper Office Destroyed by a Mob— "Trial of General Manks for Mail Robbery. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 31, 1863. ‘The editor of the Marksville Register, who is aiso the clerk of. the Seventh Judicial District Court, re- ports the total destruction of his paper by @ mob led on by the editor of the Marksville Villager, a democratic peper published at the same place, The jury in the case of General W. G. Manks, on trial for mail robbery, after henne, out since yesier- day and failing to agree, were discharged at ten o'clock to-night. It steed nine for conviction and three for acquittal. The apenas him was pretty strong. Manks was a bri neral in the Union service during the war. General Rousseau testified to nis soldierly qualities, and that he com- manded one of the finest regiments in the Union army. ey, captured, 1owas, Cheyennes CALIFORNIA. San Francisco Markets—Arrival of the Lackas wanna, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31, 1868, Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat, $1 70a $1 80 for good to choice shipping. Legal tenders un- changed, ‘The United States steamer Lackawanna, from can ports, arrived here to-day. UTAH. The Saints Favorable to the Pacific Rail- road—Sisters Must Not Trade With the Gentiles. Mexi- . CHIcaGo, Dec. 31, 1868. ‘The Salt Lake Telegraph of the 24th inst. predicts that the Union Pacific Railroad will be a good thing for the Mormons, and advises the saints not to op- pose its progress, In a recent sermon at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City Brigham Young threatened to cut the sisters off the Church if they did not quit dealing with gentiles. GEORGIA. The Ogecchee Troubles—More Outrages—The Negroes Prepared to Resist the Authorl- tes, SAVANNAH, Dec. 31, 1868. ‘The Ogeechee troubles still continue. Mr. Middle- ton’s house was burned last night and the crops ruined. All the whites came to the city except one man, who has not been seen since the trouble took place. The Sheriff, with @ posse, went out this morn ing without making any arrests, The negroes are fully armed and im large force and determined to resist the authorities, Scouts were sent out this afternoon and were stopped six miles from the city. All the six roads leading from the city are picketed by negroes. A public meeting was held to-day at the Court House, and the affairs were discussed by Gen- eral Jackson and others. The meeting adjourned until to-morrow noon to decide upon what course to pursue. ILLINOIS. Heavy Damages in a Libel Sult—Closing of the Chicago Soldiers? Home—TIllinols River Iuiprovement, CHicaco, Dec. 31, 1868, The great libel sult of Mrs. Wilkinsoa vs. the Ohi- cago Tribune, that has engaged the attention of the Circuit Court in this city for seven days, and excited intense local interest, was comciuded to-day. Mrs. Wilkinson claimed $10,000 damages, and the jury awarded her $7,500, Application has been made for a uew trial, The case will be argued on Saturday. @ The Soldiers’ Home in this city has been closed by order of the United States officers, and the inmates are to be transferred to the Nationai Asylum in Mil- waukee, The Illinois River Improvement Convention held at Peoria adopted a resolution declaring ‘he naviga- tion of that river unreliable, and appointed a com- mittee to urge upon the attention of the Legisiavure the importance of the proposed improvement. It is estimated that the unprovement of the river, from La Salle to its mouth, a distance of 220 miles, will cost about $2,000,000, NEW YORK. Opening of the Albany and Susquehanna Rail- road. Brvauamron, Dec, 31, 1968. The directors’ excursion train—the first passenger train over the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad— arrived here at three o'clock P. M., five hours and forty-seven minutes from Albany. RHODE ISLAND. Extensive Fire im Providence=Newspaper Establishment Destroyed. PROVIDENCE, Dec. 31, 1868, A fire occurred this morning about eight o'clock in the five story brick building on Dyer street, owned by Alexander Duncan, and occupied by Stephen D. Andrews and Horace A. Brown, hay merchants; Stokes & Leonard, market men, and by the extensive newspaper and job printing office of the Evening Press, The building was pretty thoroughly burned out, but the walls remain standing. st once cut off egress from the by the staircase, and twenty-five escaped from the fourth story by climbing down © chem used for ho! . The ‘idence Press Com| estimate their loss at $25,000 to $30,000, on wi they have $17,000 insurance. They have made ar- rangements to iasue their to-morrow. The building 1s insured for §20, cover the loss. Mr. Andrews loses ; he is in- sured for $3,500. Mr. Brown’s loss is about $500; he ts uninsured. Stokes & Leonard lose $2,000; they are also uninsured. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. ‘There have been 3,300 bankrupt cases in Virginia to date. Stearns’ woollen mills at Stearnsviile, near Pitts- field, Mass., were destroyed by fire last night. Loss $100,000, Aaron Abpott, father of Hon. J. C. Abbott, Senator from North Carolina, died on Wednesday, at Concord, N. H., aged sixty-nine years, The lature of Dacota has passed a inemorial asking General Grant to appoint W. W. brockings the next Governor of the Territory. Morton and Thompson, the Merchanta’ Union Ex- press robbers, were banded over by the Canadian authorities at Windsor to the United Stat@ officers last evening. The Clacinnatt City Auditor's books show the net receipts of the year Were $2,500,000; disburvements, $4,500,000, ‘The present bonded indebiedness of the city 18 $4,390,000, A large six horse wagon containing thirteen gc fons, returning Wednesday night from a festival at Pelham to Lawrence, Mass., upset and severely in- Jarhe five of them, two it is feared fatally. The agent of the Virginia Express Company was knocked down and robbed of $12,000 at about five o'clock yesterday aan te Norfolk, Va., while on fae to the depot. agent was seriously in- A londed shell eeienes, and completely demol- ished a furnace in Fora & Kimbail'’s tron foundry in Concord, N. H., yesterday afternoon, and fatally wounded the smelter @ud injuring @ visitor who NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1,” 1869. WASHINGTON. Grave Aspect of Affairs in the Orient. Turkey Gives Greece Her Ultimatum and Prepares for the Gravest Emergencies. The American Minister at Constan- tinople to be Recalled. Attempt to Revive the Surratt Case. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 1868. ‘The Difficulties Between Turkey and Greeee. News from Constantinople has just been received here by a high official which states that the Turkish government stands firm in regard to the quarrel with Greece, and will not abate one iota of its ultt- matum to the government of Greece, no matter how many nations may oppose through sympathy with Greece or Crete. The Turkish government, it is stated, feels that the matters at issue fh the present imbroglio involve principles which it must maintain atevery hazard, and the most energetic prepara- tions are in progress to meet the gravest emergencies. The American Minister to Turkey to be Re- called, A paragraph appeared in several newspapers a few days since to the effect that there was a proba- bility of the recall of our Minister to Turkey, E. Joy Morris, and stating as the reason for the adoption of such @ course that Mr. Morria was engaged in a serious quarrel with the Chief Dragoman of , the Sublime Porte. This statement has only @ par- tiat foundation in truth. The facts in the case are simply these: Our Minister in Turkey has no occasion for transacting any official busi- ness with the Chief Dragoman of the Empire. He can have no official relations with that officer, and can, therefore, have no misunder- standing with him. It ts wue, however, that Mr. Morris’ relations with the Turkish government are not at all of a pleasant character, and it is also true that he is involved in a quarrel with his own drago- man, who fills the office of Secretary of Legation as well as chief interpreter tothe Minister. As these misunderstandings have materially impaired Mr. Morris’ usefulness as our representative at Congtan- tinople it is more than likely that a nomination will be made to the Senate during the present session of @ successor to Mr. Morris. Several influential indi- viduals have been working to obtain thie somtnu- tion for some ume. iNew Year’s Day at the Natieual Capital. ‘The officers of the army in this city will assemble in uniform at the War Department to-morrow at quarter-past eleven o’chock A. M., when they will proceed in a body to pay their respects to the Presi- dent of the United States. They will form by corps and regiments in the order designated in the Army Register. The senior officers of each corps will pre- sent his own officers to the President. The above is issued in a circular from the Adjutant General's office. The officers of the naval and marine corps wilt as- semble at the Navy Department at eleven o’clock A. M., and proceed in @ body to pay their respects to the President. " The Treasury Department employés were dis- missed at one o'clock P. M. to-day. Preparations are being made at the White House for a reception to-morrow. All the prominent officials and a large number of private citizens will receive their friends to-morrow. Ali the public putldings will be closed to-morrow, conseqnently no business will be transacted, ‘The March Session of Congress, It is believed that but two States will be unrepre- sented in the Forty-first Congress should it organize on the 4th of March—New Hampshire and Connecti- cut, These States hold thetr elections for Congress- mena few weeks later in the spring. It is not thought, however, that this will have any influence im securing a repeal of the law providing for the meeting of Congress on the 4th of March. The Western Union Telegraph Monopoly. ‘The Western Union Telegraph monopoly are en- deavoring to take unfair advantage of the metabers of the House Committee on Post Ofiiced and Post Roaas, and also of the friends of Mr. Washburne’s bill, to get the latter measure defeated. When Mr. Orton was here he professed to have but one copy of the printed argument he read before the committee, but promised to send copies of it to the members of the committee and also to Mr. E. B., Washburne. Thus far, however, he has failed to comply with his promise. He need not hope by this means to defeat the proposition of bulldiag & telegraph line from this city to New York, for it is the intention of Mr. Washburne to give the matter his personal attention before the committe as well as in the House. Orton isexpected here soon after Congress reassembies, when, in connection with his lobby here, @ pressure will be brought to bear upon the committee to postpone Washburne’s bill indefi- nitely, Continuation of Judge Busteed’s Case, The sub-committee of the House Judiciary Com- mittee held another meeting to-day to investigate the Judge Busteed case. But two members, Messrs, Woodbridge and Eldridge, were present. The only witness examiped was W. T. Chilton, ex-United States Judge. He was cross-examined at great length by Judge Busteed, the proceeding being in- terspersed with a good deal of merriment. The committee adjourned until Monday. Judge Bus- teed, it appears, earnestly desires that the utmost publicity be given to the evidence, as he feels satis- fied ita exposure would be fatal to its vitality. A Memente for the President. President Johnson was presented to-day with a fine hickory cane cut from Lookout Mountain. It has a gol head, appropriately inscribed. The donor is an old personal friend of the President. ‘The Sarratt Case Revived. During the past few days several witnesses for the United States have been before the Grand Jury at the instance of the District Attorney, for the purpose of giving evidence on which to base a new indict- ment against John H. Surratt. Among the witnesses examined were Brooke Stabler and the colored wo- man, Susan Ann Jackson. . Important Revenue Decision. ‘The subjoined important decision by the Internal Revenue Department will relieve the minds of assessors throughout the country asto the course they should adopt in tnstances like the following;— Homer Franklin, assessor of the Ninth district of New York, was notified a week ago by the proprie- tor ofa large distillery in his district that, owing to an accident having occurred to the boiler and work being suspended, he desired, in accordance with the law, to have the premises closed up. This was accordingly done, but next day application was made to have an entrance opened that workmen might go inside and repair the boiler. The Assessor went in person to comply with this request and dis- covered there were seven tubs of mash on hand, which, tn compliance with thé law, should be run off in case the distillery regularly suspended, The As- sessor, however, recognizing the injustice of taking such a course and destroying over $7,000 worth of property for a wholly unforeseen and unintentional breach of the statute, decided to come to Washing: ton and take the opinion of the Revenue Department. To-day Assistant Commissioner Harland rendered the following decision:— TREASURY At Rance. OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUR, Str—I have received y tive to the Gr oy of work in the distiliery of in your district, stating that on @ visit to the aistliery you found seven t of beer on hand. On consideration of the terms of section careful twenty-iwo 1 S tg) that the Assistant Asaersor iacretion seems wasp the ‘aistillery at the distiller’a notice, whether not. Alt locks to ae he i A epee a the present THO! HARLAND, HOMER FRANKLIN, Agsessor York. Supervisor for North Carolina. Supervisor Bennett, of the internal revenue, dis- trict of North Carolina, is here to lay certain matters in relationto his atstrict before the department and receive additional instructions therein. Personal. Speaker Colfax anda wife, Chief Justice Chase and Senator Morgan are among the arrivals this evening. It is understood that each of them wilt receive to- morrow at his residence. MILITARY NOTES, Colonel W. S. Carr, Eighth regiment, has issued an order of which the following portion is an ab- stract:—‘I also call the attention: of officers to one of the most glaring errors that can possibly exist, and that is at company arills to march the men around the room and attempt a little in the manual without the slightest effort to instruct or to correct errors. ‘he men in the ranks see these things as much as the lookers-on; im fact, such an attempt at drill is a complete farce, the men become careless and the attendance less at every succeeding drill. You will say tLese are strong terms; but they are true, ‘The men are not so much to e; good and well instructed officers always insure good companies. ‘The company’s success depends upon its own oifi- eva not upon the commandant of the regi- At a reomt ‘meeting of D Company, Fighth - Loche was elected First islet We G, T. Lorgan, resigned, and 0. W. Cook Lieutenan;, vice Charies H. aed. The following General Order, No. 29, dated Albany, December 28, 1863, is published for the information of omlcers of the National Guard:— ¢ followin organises ons having been disbanded in General Order io. 14, current series, from these headq and having falied to forward mus- ter-out rols, in compliance with the of the absve order, it is hereby ordel that the non-commssioned officers, musicians and privates pee a © the following dea! commands be and they ai hereby mustered out of the organiza- tion te ee cern fo! — State teow (La from set Op] mM Tespectively, an they are hereby pes sme the mili service of the Lgeccph i said Reeders wa Does regiment j-? COM] ixteenth regi- ment N. G, Gompanion Ac C, D, Companies: ce Cc, B, }.; Company C, ri Fifty-second seventh regiment N. G.; Companies Bites Sixty-first ronment, N. G.; a 5 regiment, N»@.; Companies F, EighvtetD a N. Ge; regiment, panies Band G, Com rovisions eight ty N. G.; Ninety-fifth ie! Ls G, The officers in all of priors omicers, ee eee ~ vates of the above organizations, public pro- the possession of the ofticers of perty of the State in the above 1 lions and of the persons com- pang, the same, will be sent to the Commissary seneral of Ordnance, State Arsenal, New York city. If not transmitted the bonds held by the State for thewecurity of the same will be prosecuted accord- ihg to law. Several of the commandants of the companies in the organizations above named are eatly censurable for their unwillin and apso- jute refusal to comply with the provisions of Gene- ral Order No, 14, current series. In every particn- lar they have acted in an unmilitary manner, and have established themselves as unworthy of any re- cognition, either in a civil or military ca) ity. A good military oMicer 1s recognized for willing- ness, under any and all circumstances, to obey the orders of his superiors. Lieutenant Fleisch, of the First cavalry, will enter- tain a number of Officers of the cavalry brigade at his house on the 4th of January. ‘The following order has been issued from the Ad- — General's office under date Albany, December At a meeting of the Board for the Examination of OMicers appointed under the authority conveyed m section ninety-one, “Military Code,” heid at the Ar mory of the Seventh ment, National Guard, in the city of New York, on the 16th and 17th days of December, the followmg recom- mendations were made:—That the following named officers be dismissed the service on account of disobeying the order of the Commander-in-Chiet in not appearing before said Board:—First Lienten- ant Sidney Lester, Eighth regiment National Guard; Second Lieutenant Gustavus Fredericks, Secon cavalry, National Guard; First Lieutenant Critten- den E. Sabin, Filty-fourth regiment National Guard (tis latter for not appearing at the session of the ard held in the city of Albany October 13, 1868). The above recommendations are hereby concurred in, and the commissions held by the above named ome! clared vacant. Commanding oiticers of the regii sto which they belong will proceed to fill the vacancies occasioned by the dismissal of these oficers. The Boarc of Examination, of which Major Generai H. A. Barnum 1s president, and Brigadier General J. M. Vartan, Brigadier General J. H. Liebe- nau, Colonel Bradley Martin and Major Charlies H. Hunter are members, is hereby dissolved. The Commandermin-Chief desires to express his public thanks to the officers above named for the faithfal and tmpartial manner they have discharged the un- pleasant duties which devolved upon them. The services rendered by the above Board have been of great benefit to the National Guard, and have im- proved its tne and morale to an extent that the im- press made will not s00n be obliterated. The following circular has been addressed to the commanding officers of the regiments of the First division by the officers appointed to present the “guidon” W the best drill ment: New Youk, Dec. 22, 1968, CoLoNkL=The undersigned being directed division orders “to determine and report the regi- ment of thé First division entitled to the guidou” the best dfilied.regiment), “and the names of the men entitled to the medals from the Military Associ- ation of the State of New York,” hereby give notice:— regiment” the First vision, tt will be necessary iment’ Iv w that the see and examine the drill of the circumstances, be considered as disavowing any claim to being “the best drilled.” commanders will furnish to the the names of persons who claim to be entitled fo medals, and give notioe to such sons attend before the und | i 2 #8 the guidon? ‘The following will be required from each regiment Offering it#eif:—1, dress parade; 2, guard mounting; 8, review; 4 manual of arms; and such evolations as the undersigned shall designate. FIRES IN BROADWAY. Ward’s Cellar Manufactory and Mes«rs. Fows ler & Well’ Phrenological Establishment Badly Damaged. At five minutes to six o’ctock last evening @ fire broke out On the upper floor of the three story and attic brick building No. 387 Broadway, occupied by Samuel S. H. Ward as a gentiemen’s furnishing store and cojar manufactory. Delay was occasioned in the firemen gathering at the scene of conflagra- tion because of @ false alarm being given, which caused the fames to obtain such an ascendency that the upper floors of the butiding, with their stock, were entifely consumed before the fre was extin- mished. What was not destroyed by the flames was water, which was thrown in large In the estimation of laces his damage at $28,000, by insurance tn city se an amount ef insurance double eee Tus Fark ar bers of the from the City Hall on We evening to the fair mine eee teem aad: on the whole the Setanaig Senccgloet, ‘Tue ALMSHOUSE aT SNAKH HILL-—The 300 books presented to the destitute inmates of the Almshouse on We were donated Mr. Garrett Vreeland by the children of the Firat church of There are now in the library over 800 books. . SUvFOCATION OF AN IvPANT.—Yesterday morning the body of a male infant was found suffocaced at the Almshouse in the bed of its mother, whose name is Warren viewed the body, and, being convinced that its death had been accidental, gave a permit for burial. Communipaw. STRIKE Avong THE BuTCHERS.—The butchers employed at ihe abattoir, to the number of eighty- six, have struck for an increase in their wages from $3 to $3 50 per day, The men gave notice of their mand the intention to der increase a week ago, and the demand not having been complied with they left work on Wednesday afternoon. Bergen City. How SHREP STEALING 18 CARRIED ON.—A few days before Christmas a young man named Chris- topher Van Winkle, of Greenville, was employed as @ teamster by a butcher in the Washington Market, New York. Three days afterwards Re called on the bookkeeper and obtained $25 to chase lime stating that he was anihorined ee do 80 “4 his employer. The purchase was not made, the fellow pleading in excuse that he lost the money. Wednesday eveuing last he turned Rae at the Washington Market, and soon |, taking with him, as alieged, the careass of a sheep, which was soon disposed of. A few Leja gar gy ie appeared at the Communi- paw , and Los ad night he cerried of, as alleged, another sheep belon: to Timothy of the Bay Shore House, e “law's del: isa signe nt coed add Jersey, and V Winkle soon found in the custody officer McCarthy, of the Bergen poll: terday morning he was taken before Recorder Mathews, and afidavits boas forth the bg oe facta were made by Timothy Harrington, Kic! Davis and Timothy McCarthy. The prisoner hung down his dead, admitted the theft and appealed for Lene Srxing ay extenuation of his offence that he was intoxicated at the time. The Recorder would not entertain so- flimsy an excuse and-committed the prisoner for tria! in default of $500 bail, ‘ Newark. 7" ‘Ta® Mix ARSON CasE.—Johnn W. Mix, sixty-twé years-of age, whose’ arrest was noticed: yesterday, on suspicion of having set fire to Titus’ bakery, was committed for trial yesterday forenoon. It he had heen employed in the bakery, and was paid off just previous to the bi out of the fire. His employer deducted an old sta debt, a circum- stance that seemed to annoy him greatiy. New YeaR’s Day.—Governor Ward and Mayor Peddie will receive their friends in the executive ehamber at the City Hall for an hour before and» after twelve-o’clock. The room wil be neatly deco- rated for the occasion. In the Methodisy churches Har- 9 ‘an of ice. Yes. the dat of 1869 was BES ager by gregations en usual hing, praying and gi To-day there also be. riate services in many of the churches. Spprop! receiving “calls” volnegtecteds Ga ail sides there is promise of @ very happy new year. SINGULAR Highway RosseRy.—From information received by the police authorities it appears that on Wednesday evening, bet and. seven o'clock, two footpads were observed to knock down a man in Commerce street, near Broad, and while one he'd his head the other rifled his pockets and carried off their contents, besides his valise. Si to say, before a Vayee yee could be found had the miscreants and their boot; but so had their victim, nor had he up even up to last evening. parties were arrested and subse- quently let ‘esterday aflernoon a y. man named Joseph Colyer was arrested on suspicion by detective W! The prisoner was drunk at the time of his SINGULAR DeaTH.—Mra. T. D. Burnes, wife of an apothecary dofmg business at No. 45 Ferry street, died recently under circumstances that are stated to be very peculiar. It appears that some three weeks ago @ wordy quarrel took place between her and a neighbor named Mrs. Heckel, arising out of a dispute over the removal of @ bedstead from a ate the rear of their houses. In the course of ‘he dispute a son of Mra. Heckel appeared on the scene and broke the piece of furniture tn pieces, a circumstance that so itened Mrs. Burnes that she took sick and rem so till her oe which 2 @ few days ago. Her husban: states that prior to the bedstead row Mrs. Burnes was a perfectly healthy woman. Trenton. DEPLETION OF THE CiTY FINANCES.—The police of this city wore very lagubrious countenances last pay day on being informed that the appropriation for their salaries was exhausted and that they must do the best they could by selling their checks to pri- vate citizens, of course at adiscount. The unwel- come news fell heavily on the ears of the posse conu- tatus of the city to be so uncomfortably disappointed on New Year's Eve. But asthe day wore on some taxpayers paid their bills to the Receiver, and the amount was transferred to the City Treasurer, who paid the men as far as the funds admitted. Stil a great many of them had to depend on outside ac- commodation. THE CARRICK WILL CASE. Interesting Will Case in Paterson—Will Dix- pated—Property to the Amount of Over $100.000 Involved—Romantic incidents. A remarkable wili case was commenced on Wednesday evening, before Judge Bedle, at the Passaio County Circuit Court, Paterson, The action arose out of a will and codicil made by Robert Carrick, deceased, a wealthy resident of Paterson, by which he revoked many be- quests made to friends and relatives in former wills and also leftasum of $10,000 to a detective ofher husband. The caviators claim that Mr. Car- Tick had been of unsound mind before his decease ; that his wife then possessed an undue influence over him; that by reason of this influence she succeeded in inducing him to omit from. “his last will and tes- tament” names of those whom he had previously mentioned, and putting in their stead the name of her friend, Harry Ernest Jones, the detective oMcer. There are many singular facts connected the case. At death he seventy-five years of estimated at over a bachelor until the age of he took unto himseif the Na woman send over to him by friends in act in tne ever, several legitimate rose mother teaided in New died some- time before the Mrs. Carrick. Mra, C. faithfully acted servant; she and the old bachelor nab armest friends and this friendship in the secret marriage of the worthy pair; he at the time deine about seventy years paralysed, havi warm 3” she a buxom Scote' fat and forty; probabiy between th and thirty-f age. The const relat! were kept and ali went on with man and wife marriage bell.’? ime subsequent ir. Carrick made oe ee a rs 000 and = perty to hia wife, and among legactes Jett to his niece sister Mrs. Dr. Nisbett, of hn Warden, sio, ard N. Pigott B™, &e. A of that will ir. Carrick’s house was by burglars, and am the work up the case was Mr. Harry very good Lama Fe ofticer, idl his duty emMctently, — to a conciu- sion satisfac to he became @ coustant visitor to the house of omarty wale that gentieman was tl, ©, in her aifitettons po over night, int Carrick ly grew tore unwell. Ren 5 matters Secoming he made @ will, by which he be- ‘aa follows:—To his wile, Jonn Warden, of Glasgow, 5 10 enc of nin four lol a ch ; Lois frit Ka wand Pagott, $5,000. H looked feeble and. not as competent as when drew the will of 1865, Henry A. Williams testifi that he was witness fo the codicil of the will-of 18655 My, Capek oupentes, then to be of sound mind.. Wi posed that he was Mr. viser; Knew him to be @ mi Q of the Paterson Savings Bank, also presidené of it; the bank had to close and the managers lost money by it; drew up the two willy;.at the time of aay | up the last one Mr. Carrick was of souna mind an suggested several alterauons; got a letter from- Mra. Carrick asking that the gy Boa Jones should be paid immediately after Mr. Carrick’s Geath; in & subsequent conversation as to’ when the legacies” were to be paid Mr. Carrick said: be unde! they’ were not to be paid until a year after his death; once showed a paper to him and thought it wae quite plain; he could net understand it then; om another occasion, when ing of friends in pcot- land, Mr. Carrick burst out into # fit of sobbing; heard Mr. Carrick say that Jones had. been of great service to him; heard Mr. Jones assisted at one time in the arrest of burgiars and recovering of wearing. bes stolen from Mr. Carrick’s house, muel A, Van Saun swore he was witness to the codicil of the last will; abovt then had # conversa~ fion with Mr. Carrick, when he said that Jacob Rogers was one of the best friends he ever had, hav- ing lett subject to his draft $400,000 or $598,000; then witness felt there was somet@ing in Mr. Carrick that ‘waa not rational. Dr. Reeves that deceased died of para- lysis; his mind was affected in some measure by dis- ease; the is was of long standing; ssw him on the March, 1967, apparently under the in- fluence of whiskey; before that he appeared ™ be a man of sound mind; saw him oecasiona!ly exfilar- ated with liquor, and believed Mrs. Carrick c&i her utmost to stop him drink.» that she saw Messrs. ing from Jane Johnson testified, and Van Saun coming to the house to hear mony as to the codicil; when about yz it wit- ness left the room at the request of Mrs. Carrfck; Mrs. Carrick. carefully attended her husband; Mr. Jones was the most juent visitor; was at ‘me house several times a week, and remained over night on a few occasions. Further evidence was read yesterday corrobot ative of the statement of the case aiready given. - ‘The Judge then took the papers and. reserved de- cision. WESTCHESTER SCHOOL TAXATION: Cost of Lobbying and Defeating « Bill in the A decision of considerable mterest has been ren- dered by the State Superintendent of Public Instrac- tion in the appeal of Benjamin Jones from: the pro- ecoedings of the last aunual meeting of Union Free School District No. 2,,0f East Chester, av foliows:— ‘This is an appeal froin the action of the school dis- trict abovementioned in voting to impose a tax of sald purpose, $1,290 upon district for the as alleged, of the expenses. of lob- bying or Tae detent of abl introduced bill he districts of the town of East Chester. The respond. ents, members of the Board of Education for said district, No, 2, in their answer admii that said Board of Education employeri couasel to defeat the passage of sald bill and said counsel for his serviecs the ee his receipt therefor and they allege the money tius paid was obtained upon their om for $i,: interest, issued | err @ resolut Board of jucation, and payable March 1, 1860. They to careful examination and consideration | have tailed to find any authority or good reason to sustain the action of a school district meeting in voting a tax or & board of education in collecting or causing to be collected a tax upon the inhabitants of a schoot dis- trics for the eg nt en to advocate or pose ti passage of a bill pending before the “Pegisiature. ‘The ap} in this case must therefore be and {t is hereby sustamed, and the in- junction issued therein on the 14th day of Novem- T, 1968, staying the collection of the tax in ques- don, 18 made ual. This decision must be flied with the Clerk of said School District No, 2, of Rast Chester, and notice thereof be by him given to the defendents, with opportunity to examine the same. Given under my hand and the seal of the Depart- ment of Public Instruction at Albany. ABRAM B. WEAVER, Superintendent of Pubite Instruction. POSTPONEMENT OF THE ICE BOAT REGATTA. POUGHKEEPS Ik, Dec, 31, 1868. In consequence of the absenee of wind the ice boat regatta did not take place to-day, Eleven boats were off Milton at the appointed hour, but after waiting some time for a breeze Commodore Booth ordered the race postponed tili Saturday, January 2 EUROPEAN MARKETS. Loxpon MoNkY MARKET.—-LONDON, Dee. 31-4330 P. M.—Consols closed at for money and ¥24 a 92% for the account. Uniced States five-twenty Rauway stocks closed steady. rie Niinois Centra), 94 4. KSE.—PAanis, Dec. 31.-—-Bourse easier. Rentes, 70f. 5c. Frankfort Boursk.—FRAXKFORT, Dec. 31.—Unived States Ave-twenty bonds, 78%, for the issue of 1862. Livervoo, CorTron MARS&ET.—LIVERPOOL, Dec. 31—4:30 P. M.—The market closed firm at the follow- ing quotations:—Middling uplands, on spot, 10%d.; middiing junds, to arrive, 10\d.; middling Or- = Ide The sales of the day fot up 15,000 les. Haver Corton MARKFT.—HAvRE, Dec. 31,—Cotton firmer both on the spot and to arrive. Tres ordi- naire on the spot, 126f. per cwt. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS, PROVISIONS AND Pro- DUCE MARKETS. —LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21—Evening.—The markets closed unchanged in tone and quotations. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—-LONDON, a—430 P. M.—The London markets are unait in tone and quotations. Pera2oLeum MARKET.—ANTWeER?, Dec. 31.—Petro- leum—Standard white, 53) francs; holders ask }¢ EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. Lonpon, Dec. 31.—The Gvean Hope, from Ant’ for New York, lies stranded on halogt. Bank, san. world, WAifew York, verveen broadway and Pileaveuca, A Bet OU TANS PICKLED OYSTER To be had only at $3 Clinton street, Braoklym. Be Sits SOOTHING SYRUP, having a fac simile of “Curtis & Perkins” on Wo wrapper. All others are base itaitations. Bee hy CY Rest in tae relig ale, instante world. 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