The New York Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1869, Page 4

this port yesterday. 4 NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR All business or news letter and telegraphic Gespatches must be addressed New York Herat. sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY Ul, 1869. ernor J. Gregory Smith, of Vermont; R. D. Rice, of Maine; W. Mason, of Taunton; W. D. Lemond, of Japan, and G, B, McCarthy, of Washington, ere at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. é General George ©. Ginty, of Wisconsin, General 0. 1, Shepherd, of the United States Army; Colonel D. B. Thompson, of Columbus, Ga., and Rev. J. V- Lewis, of Washington, are at the Astor House. (The Senatorial Auction. If the poet Thomson had lived in our day and had a chance to visit the State capital he Letters and packages should be properly would realize in practice what he has written in song—that THE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the | juntas to rob without the salve of either law or gear, Four cents per copy. Annual subscription price $12. ee XXXIV... sere. =o [=== AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. license, and as for public virtue, there is not enough of it left in the land to cast a shadow. Take the Senatorial auction now in full opera- tion at Albany for example. There, without blush, influence and votes for the candidate for United States Senator, who is to be elected by NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway.—Taz Fir.p or | the Legislature to-morrow week, are bid for, THe CLOTH OF GOLD, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and 1th street. — Sur Sroors 10 CONQUER, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—ArTER DaBs ; 08, LON- pon BY NiGHT. r SOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—BLURsKIN—CoUNTEY S0H0O!, * PIKE'S OPERA HOUSE, corner of Eighth avenue and Bid street. La PRRICHOLE, FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth ave- nue. L611. CREVE. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Humerr Doerr. with New FRATURES. Fecal THEATRE, Broadway.—Tur EMERALD ING. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth street and Broadway.—Afteragon and evening Performance. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—Lxs FouLis— Pavr's SeveL—NiCODEMUS, &c. MRS. ¥, B, CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brookiyn.— Lost in Lonvon. . SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway.—ETaio- PIAN BNTERTAINMENTS, SINGING, DANCING, Sc. BRYANTS' OPERA Hor! Tammany Buildii Mth atreet.—E TINOPTAN Suneremtere ac. fa TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HO’ SE, 201 Bowery.—Comrc Vooat.isu, NEGRO MoveTRel ae ing NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street.—EQuEstnian AND GYMNASTIO ENTERTAINMENT. YS OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Hoorry's SCHEENERHORN's Boy, £0. (EZ. D.) OPERA HOUSE, Williamsburg.— INSTEELS—SHADOW PANTOMIME, &C. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— BOIRNCK AND ART. New York, Monduy, January 11, 1869. \ MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION s, ‘The Darcy Henaup will be sent to subscribers for one dollar a month, The postage being only thirt quarter, country subscribers by tl y-five cents a arrangement can receive the Heraup at the same price it is furnished in the city. Europe. The cable despatches are dated January 10, ‘The con nce for the’ settlement of the dispute between Turkey and Greece met in Paris on Satur- ay jast, audaftera long session adjourned until ‘Tnesday next. ‘The Greek and Tarkish representa- tives both manifested a friendly disposition and a Peaceful sviuiton of the existing difllcalties is look ed forward (o with confidence, ‘The Chinese Ambassadors are feceiving marked at- €ention in the Parisian capita). It is said Mr. Bur- Tingame’s position 1s entirely satisfactory to the Em- Peror, and they wili meet together at an early day. ‘The stearoship Etna from Liverpool December 23, the China from Liverpool December 26, and the Allemaania from Hamburg, Decemberj23, arrived at Caba, General Dulce has issued a proclamation abolish- ing military comunssions for the trial of civil cases. The report that an emanctpation proclamation 1s to be issued by the insurgents is fully confirmed. The leaders of the Cuban party are satisfied with Gen- eral Dalce’s willingness to grant them their demands, Dut will not trust Spain, Two battalions have left Havann for Nucvitas. Miscellaneous. It is mow thought probable that Collector Smythe wiil be confirmed for the Russian Mission, as several huckstered for, and much of this marketable article is no doubt already purchased at fair prices. Itis no straining of words, therefore, to call the present contest for the Senator- ship an auction; for the man who has pluck to make the highest bid will certainly have the prize knocked down to him. Up to this time there has been a good deal of timidity and coyness in making pledges and barters, because the best buyers are not sup- posed to be in the field yet, and the patriotic legislators and lobby gentlemen are biding . their time—waiting, indeed, we may say, for the coming man. Up and down the lobbies and ante-rooms of the House qnd the Senate Chambers, up and down the halls and corridors of the hotels they are bustling or lounging, but- ton-holing one, half embracing another, whis- pering here, gesticulating there, and laying pipes everywhere, and all with one object—to make sure of the value of a vote for the Sena- torship. There are three elements which are supposed to enter into this contest—politics, principle and price. One may find a fair share of the first, but itis of the strictest partisan pattern, and possesses not much of either mod esty or virtue, but rather illustrates a “tramp” with no fixed tariff. As for the other ele- ments, if we do but lightly scratch the Rus- sian ‘‘principle,” we shall be sure to find under the skin the full-fledged Tartar ‘‘price.” | In fact, politics and principle are blown to thin air by the howling hurricane that is rushing towards the spoil-which is supposed to lie be- hind the triple-headed Cerberus of corruption. It is pretty certain that there are three can- didates in the field, and -it is soothingly be- lieved by the politicians that this trinity rep- resents three hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars, which are to be cast into the cauldron of Senatorial aspirations. This is a tempting but, at the same time, a perplexing bait; yet, as the election of Senator is reduced to a clear arithmetical proposition, it is easy to see that the man with the odd fifty has the heaviest? chance. Either one of his competitors must “go it better,” or he must cave in or open his carpetbag a little wider. We were going to draw the attention of the politicians at Albany to this mathematical problem, but of course they understand it perfectly without any help from us. It is said that one of the lead- ing tribunes of the republican people thinks that the two “hundred thousand” candidates are disorganizing and demoralizing the party by their personal animosities; so he goes in— hoots, breeches and coat—for the third man with the odd fifty thousand, who has not yet, we believe, opened negotiations with the lobby. Hence that august institution On the tiptoe stands Of expectation. The republicans, of course, will get the largest share of the spoil, but the democratic members are waiting meekly for their own good time, which will come when the crisis comes. Senators who are friendiy to him have returned to their seats, Mr. Jeucke’s Civil Service bill, since General ‘Logan’s speech against {t in the House on Friday, ts etng generaiiy overhauled by men:bers who were hitherto hardly conversant with its provisions. * General Grant bas issued an order to insure the ‘Detier cure of animals in the army. Descriptive Lista of ail horses and mutes are to be Kept. » There is a story prevalent in Washington that $15,000,000 of government funds have been depo- éited with * private banker in that city by the gov- ernment. * Itis intimated that Senator Edmunas’ bill prohi- biting the holding of two offices a! once is intended fo operate against the appointment of Geueral Scho- fel: and Adiniral Porter in General Grant's Cabinet. , Aman was discovered in Wavhington yesterday gommitting a theft whereupon he took strychnfhe and died to half an hour. Two resurrectionists, with two dead bodies in thetr possession, were arrested in Washington, ou Saturday evening, while driving through the street «+ in a carriage with their booty. They were each fined twenty doliars, The revenue cutter Northerner hes arrived at Fortress Monroe from a cruise. ‘The negro troubles in Virginia are quieted, but troops still remain in the neighborhood, ‘The charge that $500,000 stands (o the credit of Judge Busteed iu a Mobile bank is denied. The City. The steamship Etna, frow Liverpool December 23, arrived at this port yesterday, having encounterca ® succession of furious gales during almost the entire passage and being detained within 1,000 miles bf New York for several days. The fifth officer and right seamen were swept overboard by a heavy sea, but all except the fifth oMfcer were saved. ‘ James Logan, who surrendered himself to the po- lice on Saturday, was yesterday taken tothe Fif- teenth precinct station house, where Tallent and one or two © supposed to be connected with the sourder o! Mr. Rogers are confined. It 18 contended that Logan can prove an alibi. Tallent is to be kept Ignorant of Logan’s arrest, and itis supposed that bome developments may be elicited when the two first meet in the court room. At the inquest yesterday on the little girl who was fatally burned by an explosion of kerosene vl) on Monday evening it was shown that the oll was be- low the lawful standard, being almost pure ben- wine. The Coroner charged the jury, and they ren- Gered a verdict to the effect that the accident was due to the culpable negligence of Reiser & Lahen- metker, the manufacturers, and Samuel Schoon- maker, the vender of the oll. They also recom- mrended that all kerosene oll in the city be properly tested, The Coroner held the manufacturers and Schoonmaker under heavy bonds to await the action of the Grand Jury. Kev, Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., preached at Plymouth church, Brooklyn, last evening, Henry Ward Beooker ofticiatung at Plymouth Bethel. Prowinent Arrivals in the City. Colonel H. W. Freediey, of the United States Army, and Colonel Charies James, of California, are at the Metropolitan ‘Motel. Captain Bridgman, of steamship Etna, and Major Tacas, of the Tenth regiment british army, are at the New York Hotel. Hx-Governor RK. EB. Fenton, of Albany: ex-Gov- It is lamentable to be obliged to record such a state of affairs, where the highest legis- lative office in the country is the stake played for, and that the facts are true is only another proof that public worth and public virtue are falling so rapidly out of sight, and the sun of political infamy, which turns everything into corruption and rottenness, is rising so hope- fully for those who feed upon corruption and fatten upon all nauseous things that there is cause f@ alarm lest the Nemesis which pursued the ancient Roman republic to disso- lution and destroyed the grand Roman empire may decree for our modern republic a similar fate. Gengntat Grant Gives A Dinner. — After din- ing and wining a good deal here and there, from New York and Boston to the cities of the West, General Grant himself gives a dinner in Wash ington. Although called a ‘“‘strictly private” dinner, yet it cannot be divested of a certain public interest and importance. It is notice- able that neither President Johnson nor his friend General Butler, nor General Butler's old friend Jeff Davis, nor Wendell Phillips, nor Charles Sumner, nor Thurlow Weed, nor Old Ben Wade, nor General Blair were present. But among the most distinguished guests were General Wickham, formerly of the Confederate army, which indicates General Grant's con- | stancy to his ‘‘Let us hve peace” policy; At- torney General Evarts, with whom General Grant bad dined on the preceding day, which looks well for Evart’s prospect ef remaining in the Cabinet, and Mr. Moses H. Grinnell, which brightens his prospects towards the New York Custom House. A vast crowd of ever vigilant office-seekers see, or think they see, immense significance in General Grant's private” dinner at Washington. “strictly Tar Aneest or Me. Beron.—This faithful philanthropist was arrested the other day on a charge of obstructing the streets, bis real offence being the stoppage of a street car with too many tons weight of passengers on board for two poor horses—or two fat ones, either, for that matter. Upon this issue the judgment of the whole community, excepting the railroad companies concerned, is with Mr. Bergh and for the enforcement of the law against cruelty to animals. The charge against Mr. Bergh of obstructing the streets is a shallow device, not worth 1 moment's attention except for the pur- pose of rebuking the parties condérned in it. Orverty—Keeping the Albany legislators and lobby so long waiting for the disburse- ment of the Senatorial candidates’ funds. Mr. Bergh should look after Morgan and Roberts. Fenton is out of the district. The Ocoan Telegraph Imbrogiio. The Franco-American Telegraph Company has, as is slready known, an ocean cable | the installation of the new measures and policy nearly ready, and the steamship Great Eastern has been chartered to commence laying it on or about the Ist of June, starting from Havre or Brest and landing at some point on the coast of the United States—probably Sandy Hook. It does not seem to have ocourred to the company managers that any one would in- terpose the least objection to their landing one end of the cable on our shores; but, on the contrary, they evidently expected hearty wel- come, They probably suppose they have the same right to land their cable as they have to land their steamer. The American end of the cable would, of course, be wholly subject to our State and national laws, and no one has dreamed of questioning their right to land wherever the company could lease or buy 8 piece of land large enough for an office and landing place. Y It is alleged, however, by friends of the Franco-American Company. that the Western Union and Atlantic Telegraph Companies are now intriguing and lobbying to prevent the landing of the new cable on our coast. Sena- tor Norton has introduced a resolution de- claring that no foreign telegraph company has the right to land a cable on the coast of the United States without the consent of Con- gress. The passage of this resolution, it is thought, will kill the new enterprise. The Great Eastern is preparing to start during the month of April or May next. It is claimed that if the monopolists can muster strength enough to pass the Norton resolution they can dolay the passage of a law granting the Franco- American Company the required privilege during the remainder of the present Congress and through the two or three weeks’ session of the Forty-first Congress in March, or until adjournment, which would carry it over until the December session, too late to move again in the matter before the spring of 1870. Ten weeks’ delay now postpones the enterprise a whole. year and doubtless breaks up the company. It is not likely now that the managers of the company will lay one end of their cable on our shores, their right to do so having been questioned, without express per- mission of Congress. Can the monopolists stave off the matter’twelve weeks or so? That isa question for the press and business men of the United States and Europe to con- sider. The most foolish objections are raised by lobby jobbers against the new enterprise. They say that certain members of the new company sympathized with « rebellion that was subdued some years-since in several of our Southern States. Senator Nye introduced « bill a few days since subsidizing a telegraph company with some eight million dollars of bonds from oar national Treasury, The Franco-American Telegraph Company offers to lay a cable and put one end wholly under our contro! without ‘subsidy or expense to our people. Shall the lobby jobvers prevent it? That is a question for the press and business men of the United States and Europe to answer. Senator Conkling made # move in the right direction on the 5th fast. by introducing a bill granting a Newfoundland company the privi- lege of landing one, end of its cable on the coast of the United States. Now let him add another provision, giving any company that chooses to exercise it the sume privilege, with- out further legislation, and pass it without delay. Senator Conkling has here an oppor- tunity of rendering the business community not only of the United States, but the whole civilized world, a valuable service, which we are inclined to believe he will not let pass un- improved. Another Straw Showing the Way the Wind of the Incomiug Administration is Setting. Mr. Wadaworth, of Kentucky—who, it will be remembered, was on one occasion introduced to a public audience by General Grant as “this (Grant's) old schoolmate, who could talk to them better than himself”—has favored the editor of the Paris Kentuckian with his opinions gf the General's views and policy. It seems to be the ‘‘old schoolmate’s” idea that Graut is more of a radical than the radicals themselves give him credit for, and that if Kentucky wishes to receive favors at his hands she must adopt the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, or some similar article allowing universal suffrage. Mr. Wadsworth believes that the reconstruction policy of Congress will be carried out rigorously by Grant, and modestly intimates that for himself he thought he should be offered the position of Postmas- ter General in the new administration, but he prefers that of Attorney General. How- ever that may be, he is certainly one of the most intimate friends of the President elect, who stopped at his house in Maysville, Ky., last summer, and who has otherwise shown a warm attachment for him. The “old Ken- tucky schoolmate” may, therefore, have an im- portant share of the confidence of General Grant and his opinions are entitled to con- sideration if merely as straws indicating the way the wind of the incoming administration is setting. Wuoresace Mourper wirn an “Lp.”—The coroner's jury in the case of the late frightful accident in a schoolhouse in Rochester, by which a large number of persons were killed and many others mangled and maimed for life, have returned the following extraordinary verdict :—‘‘That said accident oceurred by the giving way of a brick pier sustaining the iron columns and floors above, and that said pier was well built and would have been safe ‘if’ it had been provided with a proper stone cap.” In other and more homely words “the pier was safe, onl¥Tt was not.” Through the criminal neg- ligence of the builders, therefore, as we find explained by this plain-spoken, tell-tale “if,” number of human beings have been hurled prematurely into eternity, and the law is powerless to punish them. There should be some legislation on this subject in Albany the present winter in order that the public may he protected against the carelessness or igno- rance of architects and builders and thoir ems ploy“s. as Gertixe Them Eves Ovexev,—The Police Commissioners informed the policemen last week by general order that it is improper for them to endeavor to bribe the Legislature to make laws in their favor. It gives queer notion of prevalent political morality that they did not know this before of government in Cuba. As will be seen by our telegraphic advices, he has pat's bridle on amid the enthusiastic applause of Cubans and Spaniards, is a new starting point in Cuban politics, which all will comprehend before long. Law of Congress Wanted. An important State decision in reference to commercial travellers or drummers has just been rendered by Chief Justico Scott, of Bal- timore, in the case of Harry Drescher, a drummer from Newark, N.J. Drescher was arrested and conimitted to jail on the 11th of December last as a non-resident, guilty of violating a State law in selling or exposing goods for sale in the State without the special license required of non-residents. On a habeas corpus he brought his case before the court, asking to be discharged on the plea that he is not liable under the constitution of the United States (citing several clauses) to the State tax in question. Judge Scott decided that the State law was not in violation of the national constitution, and the petitioner was accordingly remanded to jail. Now here is a matter of very great interest to the merchants of this city and State and of every State in the Union. ‘The constitution of the United States (the supreme law of the land) declares among numerous other powers specified (article one, section eight) that Con- gress shall have the power ‘‘to regulate com- merce with foreign nations and among the several States and with the Indian tribes,” and (section ten same article) that “‘no State shall, without the ‘consent of Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws,” the net pro- duce to go into the United States Treasury. The second section of article four declares that “‘the citizens of each shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States.” These points were the defence of Drescher; but Judge Scott de- cides they are not sufficient, and that the con- stitution does not give any control to Congress over the domestic trade of the States. This decision (in view of the plain provisions of the constitution quoted) we think an outeropping of the old State sovereignty doctrines of South Carolina which were swept away by the deluge. The time has come in various matters for the interposition of the power of Congress to “regulate commerce among the several States,” and to enforce the equal rights of the citizens of any State in every other ‘State. We want the authority of Congress enforced in some uniform laws touching the railroad regulations of the States, taxes upon passengers, é&c. ; and in connection with our post offices and post roads we want the power of Congress applied to the telegraph. In reference to"non-resident dealers in merchandise there are, we believe, different laws and different degrees of local licenses exacted in every State. If we are not mistaken in many States the commercial traveller or drummer selling goods by samples is called upon for a new license in every city or county. A uniform law of Congress upon this subject, dealing justly with the States, but enforcing the equal rights of the citizen of New York, for instance, in all the States, is-very much needed to simplify and facilitate ‘‘com- merce among the several States.” We call the attention of all the members from this State in Congress, who are not assisting at Albany in the election of a Senator, to. the necessity of some legislation on these important matters, Another Financial Proposition. We publish this morning another letter from the prolific pen of flon. Thomas Ewing, formerly Secretary of the Treasury, on the sub- ject of our national finances. It is addressed tothe Committee on Finance of the United States Senate. It will be seen that Mr. Ewing adheres to his repeated declaration that the holders of the five-twenties have no legal right to expect the redemption of the principal of those bonds in gold; avers that immediate re- sumption will entail an additional indebtedness on the debtor class in the country of two thousand millions, and augment the national debt six hundred and fifty millions beyond what it is now. This will, in the opinion of Mr. Ewing, lead either to repudiation or national bankruptcy. He holds that it is enough for the present generation to keep down the interest on the debt and leave to our cbildren and grandchildren, who will be richer than we are, the payment of the principal. Pronouncing the plan of a sinking fand to be the “wild, unreasoned scheme of an ingenious visionary,’ Mr. Ewing submits a plan of his own to end all our financial troubles and perplexities. He proposes that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to prepare and hold for delivery one thousand million dollars in bonds, payable at the option of the United States after the expiration of forty years, bearing an annual: interest of four per cent, payable semi-annually, both principal and interest in gold, and pledging the proceeds of the customs duties for the payment of the interest on the bonds until they be paid and retired. This is among the latest propositions that has been made for the purpose of relieving our citizens from the ex- cessive burden of taxation and of extricating the country from its present financial embar- rassments. It remains to be seen what amount of favor it will receive at the hands of Congress.. The bondholding interest and the immediate resumptionists will of course op- pose courage, at least, she is his superior. More- over, she is usually more Hable to be restrained as well as into life at an astonishingly ‘‘go-a- head” rate. The Germans, however, must have twice as much proclivity to self-murder as the Americans, forty-eight of the suicides having been committed by natives of Germany and only twenty-four by natives of the United States. The materialistic notions of many of our German immigrants may partly account for this, Strangely enough, November, which is traditionally the most suicidal month in the year, exhibits bat three cases of suicide, while December exhibits five, October and February ‘eight each, September nine, March and August ten each, April and July eleven each, and January thirteen. The forty-eight homicides in New York city alone during 1868 are enough to startle the community into a sense of the urgent necessity of a more rigid execu- tion of the laws against murder. The indul- gence of a morbid sympathy with murderers and. the abuse of the pardoning power have unquestionably helped to increase the alarming number of murders which the Coroner has an- nually to record. By vie Day.—From the time already occu- pied in the removal of the Broadway bridge, it is manifest that those entrusted with the task are working by the day and not by the job, We are informed that Knox, the hatter, has undertaken it, He has so far succeeded that the staircase in front of his own windows has disappeared. But were if to take him as long to build a fiat ato tear downa bridge the styles would change over and over again before the hat was finished. Perhaps the ruins of the bridge in front of St. Paul’s ore to await the arrival of Lord Macaulay's famous New Zealander, who will be disappointed if Knox hasn’t anew hat ready for him by that time. Tue Pants CONFERENOE—P2oBaBLE PEAcg- FUL SoLvtion or Drrricuiries.—We learn by cable despatch that the Conference in rela- tion to the troubles between Turkey and Greece assembled in Paris on the 9th instant. Al- though the sittings have just commenced, it is stated that the disposition already manifested on the part of both the Greek and Turkish representatives insures. a peaceful result of the deliberations. i An Awrut Mystery—The reported P. J. R. L., which signifies the Police Justices’ Re- moval League. The roughs are not supposed to he in it, Tammany Hall is pretty well satis- fled with things as they are, the republicans have otlipr fish to fry, and hence the mystery attaching to this new order of reformers. Where is Sheriff O'Brien ? He Has Hap Esovon.—Heister Clymer declines to run again as candjdate for Gov- ernor of Pennsylvania, He is evidently satis- fied that the prevailiag democratic principles of the pro-slavery epoch are played out. 34 THE LOEW BRIDGE. The workmen engaged in the demolition of the Loew bridge made such progress yesterday that the four main pillars and a small portion of the trame- work are the only remaining portions of this much, but deservedly, abused structure, In the course of the present week the last screw will be loosened, and the hideous cast iron hobby horze which has so long straddled the width of Broadway will have vanished forever. Its unsightly extremities no longer darken the threshold of the enterprising individual who trades beaver skins on corner; nevermore shall the mischievous Queen Mab drive its horria phantom in double harness with a bloated nightmare over the sleept form of Knox, the renowned. No, the dreadful tnenbus shall no Jo! disturb his “nap.” Hushed Is the trumpet, closed the camera and heavy the heart of photographer on the other mde, ‘The views he were diametrically opposite to those taken by the ruthless dealer in headgear. More art even than the bridge of his proboscis was hat of Loew to the artist, and greatf 1s his grief at the thought that the one is now as completely out of the range of his vision as the other, He a ited im ‘“aking” the briige aud so did Knox, but the latter took it out of focus. The best part of the oie has gone, and with it the most remunerative ion of our artistic Othello’s oceupation. To-day the win- dows of the hatter are thi |, but tne balcony of the artist is deserted. About the time Macaulay's New Zealander shal! have put the finishing touches to hia view of the ruins of St. Paul’s, as seen from the only remaining arch of London Bridge, some African missionary sent over by the Congo society for the conversion of the white heathens of America may rein tio py een hg ol o i — wr site of St. Paul's, an king therein an as "7 citizen who ‘nosd emia in the hour of need and relieved ancient Gothain of — which disfigured its principal “rh d the Bi dome Dutlives te faces the paote Food ohare thn TWE BREWERS’ BANQUET. ‘The members of the Association of Brewers of New York and Vicinity entertained themselves, their friends and members of kindred trades at a banquet yesterday evening. The brewers being opposed to all sumptuary Sunday laws they selected, perhaps with a purpose, a Sunday for their joMification. And that they did so may answer for an argument against Sunday laws, for although the Posen gg was ~9a yf tl le plentifal, the par iclp is Pete nomial of the ra rose From table Ro the entertainment, elated by the in tournt York societ} detained by Mr. Joseph Liebmann, oF Willlamsburg, the vice president, took the chair. After the cloth had been removed Mr. Liebmann sald that they had assembled to cement more ¢] sociable intercourse those already united by interest. Twenty years ago even the name t was hardly Known in this ceantry, and it bog to become the national ber ‘y the health and strength of the peop! ¢ all sthe — more “9 fy terious substances as verages. 'Thet ‘now employs militons of dollars, and they—all those directly and judirectly interested—should nnite to defend it against laws and restrictive enactments, He gave as first regular toasi: “The Success of our lndustry,” which was recetyod with enthusiasm. The next tonst was by Mr. Letcht, of Hndson City: i Adopted Comper the Home of Freedom and ” ia was respondod to by Mr. John W. Brown, who referred to what had been alreatly accompliahed by tie ‘unton of all engaged in the trade, and happy eluct- dated the old apoph' ‘Wat in Maity Aicne was strength. The next “Our Invited Guests,’ was aoswered by ® “i jones whe clowed f i E i. a eae ii i 283 a cere Fe il Hi at F j if i i | ! | iY Ht i i | H : FE ‘The latest evidence that the broad Atlantic sends ite meed of privation, sufferings, sadness, death and Tobs an ocean voyage of some of its romance; and the vacant chair at their mess, which held at the commencement of the trip a bright and promising officer, but whose body was left in mid ocean when the elements were shrieking their wildest, power- fully corroborates their narrative, What fell to their lot, what dangers, storms, acci- dents and deaths occurred in-their eighteen days of continuous sailing before their anchor was dropped in this port was told with excitement befitting the subject, yet with a sadness that the memory of a iost comrade, aud one greatly beloved, naturally im- parted. BEGINNING THE VOYAGE. mi On the 23d of December, with everything in readi- ness, aheavy ten cabin and 130 steerage passen- gers, men, Wo! ‘and children of all ages and many nationalities, the voyage of the Etna was commenced to this port. The departure of the vessel waa wit- messed by the usual crowds of sympathiaing friends, and a universal pater went up that the voyage would be accomplished in safety. But musfortunc seemed to befall them at its inception, and the sunny pic- ture of the start was soon dispelled, as strong breezes, with heavy squalls from the northwest, . set continued without abatement and accom- inted them to Queenstown, where they arrived the following day at two o’clock in the afternoon. Hur- riealy the business of obtaining the mails and the reception of an additional number of es was despatched, and as night set in and the of many towers proclaimed the eve of Christmas the final adieu was said. From this time on there was hardly a breathing spell for the hardy mi sixteen of wiom composed the ship’s crew, -Lant was hardly abeam when fresh gales and heavy squalls: cracked through the rigging as some di were at work, The stanch ship, hun tons burden, began to labor heavily and ship great juantities of water, Seating like artillery as they Rg Part of the ant Wwenty mint one on the morning of ‘Christa Gat it, the last beacon that sends its pleasant beams to mariner, was left behind them, ‘The dawn of Christmas came to the passéngers im @ very loge | mood. feds dey, Borg Min northwest held on, eters seas threatencd almost the vessel’s in, as the great waves broke completely over her. ‘Peace on and good will to men’ went out from the hearts voices of the 2000n board, but to them the seemed to bring anticipations of a dreary voyage. GALES AND HIGH SEAS. Through Saturday and Sunday, the 26th and 27th, the gules of the previous days in violen preventing the carrying of aay but light sails, an Ral ning the crew and rs that the voyage would be very tempestuous, mg they went, and heavy volumes of water shot over and upon them, drenching alike all on board, when on Sunday rail and into the erage, ing. a fay the doors carry way and other light eee tee them. For ® moment the wien conn peevene. but the ores crew quie alarm o} assen; y acted with great moderation, considering their Britis wretchedn: nobly. Never, thought those on board, was there a trae craft. The gales increased with slight cessation and moderation during Monday, and on ‘Tuesday, the 28th, culminated aq weather, with tremendot seas, Wave after wavi with — seethir northwest by west, howled with despe- ration, and the crew on deck could hear its deep itan chant swelling hem So all the ratie of the running gear and moaning of the shrouds. It was tue death song. labored The ship fearfully; all the officers were on deck morning, 40 a were the seas. ron officer decs, 3 A I scenes, At aq eight’ o'clock, one pf @ succession o/ wi to ‘h of @ han- Aired storrs, atruck the vessel on star- board quarter, and the great mass of water rose above the bulwarks and swept revi fully across: the ship, sendtag consternation to all hearts, and death among duty, on the saloon gleck, Mr. Molyneanx, the afin omisee, who had veen stationed at tae standard com- against the irom bulwarks with such force that Re was almost instantly Killed, and the aame instant he wi overboard, out of the reach of This was the only death, but the cruel waves against the stanchions, them Ale: , Whose col- lar bone was broken, while the others escaped with Jess serious fractures of the linvos; but broken bones were numerous, It is Deyond the power of lan- guage to depict the class of ents that this wave left, and words cannot the horror that a ngers and crew at this death and the Passect tg) inflicted. Boat No, 4 in deck rails, engine , hateh and stand: compass had gone, and the gredt one-quarter inch fron plates wi bent to a frightful degree. This as the victim of the cruei si was a young of great ames and of many friends. ‘This mi », the injured men and the destractiveness of the storm, a alike by all. The shared "y already ite full share of the perils, but there were more to come - In the afternoon another sea broke the vease! and this time went crashing along, the officers’ rooms, tearing them away and leavitig thelr occu- pants drenched and iorlorn. Wednesday the wind, northwest, moderated somewhat, with fresh breezes. It Was overcast and no observations could be taken. In the evening fore and afi salls were set, bul almost immediately taken in, as the falling barometer told of stormier times, and they came. Thursday, ist, was ushered in with strong gales and ship labori heavily: at noon a hurricane from the northwest the vi , and continued for five hours, dni which consternation was depicted upon every The stanch vessel bore herself through this wild period as if she had a charmed life, and when it subsided never did -tried men acknowl- edge with more SF ime od their merciful deliverance from a threatened wretched death, The New Year's to this company was anything but meee) as the same weather continued, with siect, and confused seas. Serer and Sunday, 2d 3d inst., there was but little variation and no moderation of consequence. Monday, 4th, the Banks were reached, and pieasanter weather came on, There was now some relief, and light and hope moderated considerabiytuesday, oth, bringing frit m ay, i ing fresh breezes from the west-soutnwest, but before the day had passed other strong gales, head seas and a new enemy—a dense fog—came on, but they passed through this benny 2 withbut accident or great arm. ‘sane end Ah naib near, Thursday and ay cleat more encow , and this oatebon jay, #th, when the ‘elcome ort of “lana”? caine to the heartsore crew, and all trouble was over. Four o'clock P. M. the Lightship Was reached, halt oe five o'clock Quarantine, and yesterday morning: ¢ dock, and to an extent, althongi: sick and weary with the remembrance of the visitatton of death, the sufferings and sorrows of eighteen days were buried im the joy of the present, ‘The officers of this nobie craft are:—Captain, Wn. Bridgman; first officer, Aired Bromiess; second, Alex. Maicolm (inguredy; third, Charles A. Byatt} fourth, — Smith; fifth, -— M OMX (lORT). During the whole of thts fearful voyage the com- Tote ne, ae all vd ¥ ‘d Was no- leeable. ‘The tumult of the dangers con- Unually before them, the wong ot life, the crushing of Iuiwarks aud saloons would have tried the moat expertenced seamen, All, officers, men and paasen- wets, Worked and bore the terrible stragale wike.