The New York Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1869, Page 7

re Soy tein iedecreniener TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARIS OF THE WORLD. The Duke of Montpensier Reported to Have Been Proclaimed King of Spain in Seville and Cadiz. MORE DISTURBANCES IN HAVANA MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN KILLED, | ae ‘The New Sale of Alia Vela by the President of St. Domingo, ‘Mhe American Consul Protests and Calls for a Man-of-War, SPAIN. Soville and Cadiz Reported to Have Pro- claimed for the Duke of Montpensier, Paris, Jan, 25, 1869, , Itis rumored that the cities of Seville and Cadiz ave proclaimed in favor of the Duke of Montpensier for King of Spain. ENGLAND. Minister Jonson Accepts Another Invitation | to Dinner. LONDON, Jan, 25, 1869, Political news to-day is meagre and unimportant. Reverdy Johnson has received and accepted an in- ‘vitation to dine with the corporate authorities of Manchester some time in February. Cancellation of a Mail Contract. Lonpon, Jan, 25, 1860. The contract with the Panama, New Zealand and Australian Steamship line for carrying the mails be- tween Sydney. New South Wailea, an’ Panama has ‘Deen canceled. THE PACIFIC COAST. ‘Wreck of the Ship Francisco Alvarez—The Portland Postmaster Convicted of Mail Robbery=Wreck of the English Gunboat Guat--The Central Pacific Ruilrond. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25, 1869, The ship Francisco Alvarez, from San Salvadore, Captain Alexander, bound to Valparaiso from Port Gamble, with lumber, was wrecked on Musgora Jsland, one of the Gambia group, on the 22d of Octo- Der last, The vessel isa total loss. Seventeen of the crew omres eae from Tahite by the French transport Cheve! ( Itts rumored that the Lg Viceroy, from Liver- | for San Francisco, was burned off tie coast of uth America, but the report cannot be traced to ax | reliable source. . G. Randall, the Postmaster at Portiand, Oregon, as been convicted of mail robbery and sentenced ;to twelve years’ imprisonment, The Central Pacific Railroad is completed 500 miles @ast of Sacramento, within twenty-six miles of Humboldt Wells. The road will probably be finished before the 1th of April. :. The English gunboat Gnat was wrecked November 45 during a severe storm on Island Balnbaco, one of the Philippines. No particulars have veeu received. Arrived, sip Queen of Beauty, from Liverpool. Flour dull at $4 75a $5 75. Wheat quiet; saies at $1 72%; good shipping, $1 70 a $1 7243; choice, $1 76. Legal tenders, 7414. VIRGINIA. of Order—Removal GOdicers. RicnMonp, Jan. 26, 1869. General Stoneman issued an order to-day appoint- fog Generals Willcox and Granger and Colonel Franklin co constitute a board which shall investi- gate and report on the applications for any of the oMoes in Virginia except the executive State offices ‘in the capital, and thus enable the commanding of- cer to fill the vacancies now existing and which 4t is contemplated may exist'within the next thirty Military Disqualified days. All ee for oftice are to be addressed to Colonel E. Stone, recorder oi the buard, at Rich- mond, ‘The military, 80 far, have removed 739 civil ofi- cers, leaving about 3,000 offices whose occupants are ineligibie, and to be removed. The value of the of- ficea range from $400 to $6,000 per annum. MARYLAND. Rovbery of the Bank of New Windsor, Care roll County. | Bautimorn, Jan. 25, 1869. No bank robbery occurred in Baltimore Friday night, a3 telegraphed to-day. An evening paper States that on Friday might or Saturday morn- ing the Bank of New Windsor, Carroll county, ‘was entered bs burglars and robbed of United States and Pacific Kailroad bonds and se ourtties, and Maryland Ratiroad and New Orleans and Opeiousas Railroad mortgage bouds, to the amount of $82,000, and also $9,000 in greenbacks, A reward of $10,000 ts offered for the recovery of the treasure. KENTUCKY. 4 Purchased by tho Erie Com- pany=—New Broad Gauge Route to New Orleans. + LOUISVILLE, Jan. 25, 1869. Jay Gould, of New York, and party arrived in this gity last night. It is authoritatively siated that ‘atrangements have been concluded for giving him the control of the Nashville road, the track of which Py be made six feet wide. On the completion of ‘Ohio and Mississippi extension, via North Vernon, to this city, within twelve months, passengors ui: (0 from New York to New Orieans by an nproken six foot gauge.*Mr. Gould and party leave this evening on the gve o'clock train for Cincinnati. Pe = NEBRASKA. Progress of the Pacific Rallronds=Fifteen Hundreg Mites Compiletod. Oman, Jan, 25, 1869, One thousand miles of the Union Pacific Ratiroad are now finished and in operation. The Central Pacific Railroad Company hav'ng built 600 mules, miles remain to be built. There ls now no Ronbt chat the entire line to the Pactflc will be ned early this season. The earnings of the Union fic Rate ad for the year 1868 are oflicially reported at $5,080,651 61, ILLINOIS. tive Killed in Chicago. CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 1868. A despatch from Denver, Colorado, reports the killing of a man named Maguire, at Georgetown, last night, in a saloon by @ woman. To-day’s Omaha correspondence from a new Sioux reservation predicts much trouble next spring Ott an eariy hour this morning Fred sicker, a prt our 4 fevsctive, entered Keller's saloon, No, 06 Dear- Tr, HAwawA, Ju Most of the recent troubles between the. 2ns and soldiers in this city have takem piace. , | the Jesus Maria ward. Yesterday afternoon thes, disturbances broke out again in the same quarter. Some ‘people on the housetops fired ow the volun- teers in the streets and the latter returned the fire, It is not known whether any one was killed. At a late hour in the evening the house of Sefhor Aidama, a rich planter, who is suspected of giving aid and comfort to the revolutionists, was entered ty police officers, supported by a guard of volun- veers, and searclied for arms supposed to be nidden there, The building was badly damaged by the iroops. The Spaniards assert that this house was one of those from which the volunteers were firea upon. At nine o'clock on the same night in the vicinity of the Louvre coffee house and the Tacon theatre opposite shots were fired at some volunteers, who were passing through the street. The lower hatl of the Louvre was crowded with people, who were entirely ignorant of what was going on outside or on the upper floors of the bulld- ing. The detachment of volunteers halted, faced the Louvre and fired upon the guests indiscrimi- nately, with fatal efect. Several Spanish gentie- men, government employés and officers of the army were killed, Two German merchants, Bamed Roch- ling and Lappenberg, and many other persons were dangerously wounded. Samuel Cohner, a well known photographer from the United States, was attacked and killed near the Louvre about the same time by some armed men, who are supposed to have belonged to the volunteer force. While the audience was leaving the Villanouva theatre shots were fired by which two ladies and severa! children were killed. The American schooner Arrieta, formerly a Key West wrecker, has been brought to this port as a prize by the Spanish gunboat Delta, on suspicion of carrying supplies to the rebels. When discovered they pretended to be engaged in wrecking a ship lost on the Colorado reef. The Arrieta cleared irom Key West on the sth for Sisal. Meeting of Volunteer Officers™Mezsures to Prevent Further Disturbances—The City Again Quiet. HAVANA, Jan. 25—6 P. M. A meeting of the commanders of the volunteer forces in this clty was held to-day. Captain General Dulce was present, and said he deplored the recent occurrences, It was resolved that all volunteers, excepting those on guard, shall hereafter re- main at their homes and only come out when a signal of twelve guns is fired or at the command of their chief’ oil cers. Meantime, unt!) the arrival of additional regular troops from Spain, sailors from the Spanish men-of-war in the harbor are to perform patroi duty, and they are now patrolling the streets outside the walls, Business has becn suspended since the commence- ment of the disturbances with the volunteers; but the people are now greatly relieved. The feeling of security is growing stronger, as the sailors are well disciplined, sober and faithful, and perform their duties to the satisfaction of all. The city is now (six P. M.) perfectly quiet. The City Quiet at Ten o’Clock P. M.—The Murder of Mr. Cohner Denounced. Havana, Jan. 25—10 P. M. All quarters of the city, inside and outside of the walls, are quiet. Nothing has occurred to-night to disturb the public tranquillity, The killing of Mr. Cohner ts the general theme of conversation, and is looked upon as a cowardly assassination. ST. DOMINGO. Crisis in Dominican Affairs=New Sale of Altn Vela=Protest of the American Consul, HAVANA, Jan, 25, 1869, Advices have been received from St. Thomas to the 18th inst. President Baez, of St. Domingo, haa sold the guano isiand of Alta Vela to a French company, ignoring its previous purchase. The American Consul has protested and asked for a war vessel to be sent to St. Domingo. Baez is entrenched in the capital and has invited ex-President Cabral and his followers, who are now pushing the revolution, to return, The revoiution- ists have replied that they will do so if Baez will ab dicate, permit a new President to be elected and ree lease prisoners now heid. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, Jan, 25—4:30 P. M.—Consols closed at 03% for money and 93‘; a c for the account; United States five-twenty bonds, Stocks steady. Erie, 26; Illinois, 929;; Atlan- nis Bourse.—Pakis, Jan. Rentes, 70f. MARKET.—HAVRE, Jan. 25.—The market closed casic the following quotations: — 34 tie and Great Western, 4544. 25.—The Bourse is rp . ae. HAVRE Coron spot, 1531¢f.; low mildiiags, 4 ing uplands, 119d. a il4sd; m dling Orleans, 11d. a lied, The sales of the di have footed up 10,000 bales. Liverroo. Breapsrurrs MARKET.—Liverroor, Jan, 25—Evening.—No. 2 red Western wheat, 9. 10d. a 10s, per cental. ‘Corn, 35s. 3d. per quarter for old mixed Western. Lrverroot Propvce MARKET.—LiveRroo!, Jan. 25—Evening.—Petroleuin firm; refined, 1a. 10d. per gallon; spirits, 9d. per gallon, LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, Jan. 25—Evening.—Lard firm at 74s. per cwt. — ‘748, per cwt. for the best grades of American ine. LONDON Propuce MARKET.—LONDON, Jan. 25.— Turpentine, 32s. 6d. per cwt. Calcutta linseed, 55s. PETROLEUM MAKKET.—ANTWERP, Jan. 25.—Pe- troleum, 50f. a 69}sf. for standard white. EUROPEAN MARINE NEWS. Jan, 26.—The steamship Etna, which York January 13, arrived at this port yesterday. Sovtaamrton, Jan. 25.—The steamship Hermann, which sailed from New York January i arrived at this port to-day. Liverroon, Jan 25,—Intell! has been re- ceived here that the bark A. W. Stevens, at Singa- pore, and the Szechuen, at Shan; , have been obliged to discharge their cargoes and go into dock for repaira. sailed from RESULTS OF A SPREE. Omcer Fairfield, of the Fifteenth precinct, arrested at a late hour last night, on the charge of intoxica- tion, one John Graham, who gave his residence as Amity place. Upon being searched prior to his incarceration there was found upon him five new pocketbooks, which was looked upon by Sergeant Fields, who was in command, as very suspicious. He then asked him, in a langhi mood, for the purpose of obtaining his piace of business, “Do you work at the dollar jewel store? ‘to whicti he responded with astontaniment, “Yea,” This gave that oflicer the “cue,” when he sent for the agent of that establishment and advised him to go to the accused’s house with an officer, which he did, where, to their astonishment, quite a number of articles were found which had been stolen from the place. They returned to the station house with the property and pre! & charge of larceny e in addition to that of est dares fonts Cone. iota whe Ne Wil undoubtedly admit that those who desire to " hould Suenos Maeve toa ena WOT REVOLUTIONISTS. METROPOLITAN HOTRL, Jan 25, 1960, To Tne Eprtor or THR HERALD:— In your paper of the 24th inst. we were very much surprised to see our names announced as officers of PENNSYLVANIA. ‘Tho Mystory of the Philadelphia Fire—Har- rison’s Botier Untajared. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 1868. ot that the fire in the Burd éxplosion of Harrison's raised thig morning tn the botier Th order to test the fa Blook wag not caused by , steam Was the insurgent army of Cuba, and that we had come to this country as emissaries of the revolutionary a » We ive no hatever with the revolytion of Ouba, Our object tt com! is a ure — NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Nn nnn’ SENATE. ALBANY, Jan. 25, 180% BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Gevet—froviding that Avenne C Railroad may extend its (rack from avenue O, through Seveu- through Twenty-third strect to East river; also from “ue C, along Tenth street, to East river: aiso aioug "aid avenue to Tenth street, and to Sixth ave- nue, Chris,/OPher, West and Duane strecis; aise from Washing."02, along West Houston, to West street; also tron! Gr'senwich, along Chaviton, to West street. fees of the Albany County Cle“k. By Mr. Coarman—lor a fre* i, across the Susauehanna river, between Unicw and Vestal. | i By Mr. Banrs—Ronwiati’® and prescriving the | | any Will disposing of a waole esiata of testator or testatrix such person shalt marry and bave isetie of such marriage, such will shall be deemed revoked, | unless provision shall have been made for 81 Bane | by some settlement, and provided for in the will or in such way as to slow an intention not to make | such provision; and no cther evidence to .ebut the presumption of such a revocation shall be receiver, By Mr. Morgan—To provide for the revision, co!- fication aud amendment of the laws relating to Cie | canals and canai fund, andthe powers aud faites of | the several oficers employed in the adsmuiisivacton thereof, i ‘The Senate then adjourned. ASSEMBLY. ALBANY, Jan, 25, 1869. In the Assembly Mr. BERGEN presented a petition of the citizens of the Ninth and Sixteenth wards for a new market building. The SrEaKEt presented the annual report -of the Metropolitan Board of Ifealth. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Powrr—To close a poruon of Water street from Union avenue to Ash street, Brooklyn. By Mr. Jacoss—To close the oid At'antic turnpike between Atlantio and Franklin avenues, in. Brook: lyn. Also to close part of Hanterdy road, Brooklyn, By Mr, Avery—!n relation to trausimitting to the Secretary of State all records of conviction in crimi- nal cases, the procuring and transfer of certificates of conviction and statistical information relative to criminal connection Also directing the Uttea, Chenargo and Susquehanna Valley Ratiroad to tend their tracks to Oneonta, and extending the tine for bonding the towns along the line of said roads, By Mr. Hassrovex—To focilitate the construction of the New York and Albany Railroad, By Mr. Wouruax—tTo regulate the manner of mak- | ing arrests for violation of the Excise iaw in te Metropolitan district. By Mr. KiLnaM—For the settlement of the clatm of the heirs of Christine Shenandoah, av Indian, for lands in Oneida county. By Mr. Sarrz—To release lands devised by Mary Mulroy, of Lima, Livingston county. RESOLUTIONS. Mr. BERGEN called up his resolatton directing the 5 Committee on State Prisons to obt: fi the | Comptroller of the State and prigon inspectors the | names of all persons or parties having coatracis with the State tor prison labor, the ainount of money to be paid, number of hours worked each day, char. acter of work periormed, duration af such contracts, manner of awarding them, together with what c- tion has been taken in annulling, buying up and «is- continuing any contracts whatever. Re-erred to ihe | Committee on State Prisons. } By Mr. KigEnnay—The foliowing:— Whereas the interest, prosperity and tutu the city of New York demand t) to its harbors and doc! to the commerce of th citizens of t early accomplishment of this object Resolved (if the Senate conen?), ‘That to aid, by thelr nation! the at in Congress be requested {ng such appropriation from tt be nec to wholly remov from what is known as Hell G Carrted. By Mr. sacons—Directing the Board of Commis. sioners of Pilots for the port of New York to inform the House, before the Ist of February, what amount of money they have received since their organiza- | tion, froin what sources received and how applied. Adjourned, THE SUPPOSED ARSOW CASE 'N WILLIAMSBURG. Continuation of the Coroner’s Inquest—Testle mony of the Prisoner, Eder Coroner Whitehili and jury took furtuer testimony ; yesterday afternoon In the case of te two children of Frederick Thom, who were suffocated at the Gre in the grocery store of John J. Eden on Wednesday morning iast. Severat witnesses were examined, | but their testimony was not important. Mr, Eden, who was arrested on the morning of the fire on suspicion of arson, was placed on the witness | stand. He testified as follow John J. Eden, sworn, deposed ide et No. 19 | Grand street; the night of the fi o#exy ore | in North Fourth street at half-past nin then went to Mr. Gutgen’s store and remain until about ten o'clock, when | went inte street; reached my residence abou eloven 0° about two o'clock in the morning my culled me up and said the store was on br" iminediately went there and found the fre raging: saw Mark Reardon and several others there; the firemen then had a stream of water on the batlding; 1 tricd to got into the siore, but waa driven back. by the smoke; there were three or four barrels of whiskey in the front cellar at the tine; I had $1,000 insurance on bedding, furniiare and groceries; 1 Mr. Gutgen liquor, coal and other things in p: ment of what I owed him; 1 wanted to pay so that I could get the lease of the store inys: intended to ret a license and open a liqnor store: L had promised Gutgen that I would not sell liquor while the sease was in his name; I wanted to get a lease of the whole house and frequently asked the owner for it; he told me he had no objection if Mr. Gutgen was willing; !i was about two o’clock tn the morning when my clerk woke me up; | burned asolene in the store, but there were no } let urning in the store the night of the fire; J bought the gasolene in small quantities and paid twenty-five cents a gallon for it; I had a fair sic f groceries in the store [ihe Coroner here ext: to witness ove of a nnmber of empty pape found in the store after the fire}; 1 sappos empty boxes were in the showcas the groceries in my store for 2600 or $ was bogey paid fer; 1 probably owed taking in from thirteen to fifteen dollars a da vious to the fire; my enstomers owed me about I was doing a paying business; insured my about five months ago on the solicitation of an insu- be the teenth and Kigiteenta streets, to avenue A, and | said to th speaker:—All we do is for me" and * whe,” “my children,” ‘my friends," | “ray associates.” What do we do forthe poor’ What do we do ior the mass of the people? 1 do feel that | | that one was to be returned each Sunda, : | NEW: ¥ORK HxItALD, TURSDAY, JANUARY 26, $669.2 7TRIPLE SHEET. | FREE CHURCHES. Meer Last Nigkt at St. Aun’s Church, A meeting, nv. largely attended, was held jast | Bight in the hassmient of St. Ann's church, in West | Elghtcenth strees, pear Fifth avenue, under the | auspices of the “ree ad Open Church Associauon,” for the purpose of couside ins the question of abvol- | ishing (he pew system in the Episcopalian church, the denomination to which this #Ssoclation Is eon- fined. On metion of Mr. R. J. Cons, the President of the association, Kev. Dr. Gallaude™, rector of St Aun’s, was cailed to the chair and opcne’d te meet ing with prayer. ‘The devotioua) exevetses concluded, the ch Mirman the choreh witt whica ne i# now connected, church, The deaf muies cold never kire pews, and the speaker said he did not want them 10 have a second interest, giving them a sort of charicy in the afternoon. The pew doors were got yet of, be said, but that was owing to the peculiay construction of the pews, not because the doors themselves were held in esteem, The average receipts by contribu- tions were $150 4 Sunday. At first the speaker said he was comunitted to the free church policy only be- cause of its relations to the deaf mutes, but that he was afterw: educated up toa free church man from princi ir. KR. J. Cortis, the President of the Free and Open Church Association, waa the next speaker. He gavean account of the origin of the association, its present prospects, and urged its claims upon the syMpatay and co-operation of all Christians. He that ue longer he belonged to a free church the ev be liked it, of. Mary’s church. Brooxtyu, of ch he Was a thember, he pronounced a great succesa, The longer he belonged to ii the more he saw its great beauty, They were getting on finely, having abundant means for all thety current ex- penses, wien they were suddeuly apprised that a pew charch was to be built” wituin a few hundred yards of their meeting house. As soon as this chureh — was opened a number of peopie, representing about five handred dollars a year, le.t hem ; none of the seced. ers, however, hac been 31x months menabers, of their burch, and never been fully won to the faith of the free church, but were continually hankermg for the ‘Soon aiter it was found that anotler pew ir Vicinity ; this neMVErs ‘leshpots. church was going to be balit in ti but increased the aiiteulty. Of course the of the free church feit bad to see many of t ber leaving them to Join the pew churches, Matters looked peculiarly dark to the speaker, a3 he hed to look out for the finances of the chure). lie had beea reading of the workings of the Free and Open Churelt Association in England, and in December 1567, he ied a few of the convregation tovether to consider he question, The meeiing was called down town and Dr. Littlejohu-presided, There were ien ciergy- men and sixty or seventy laymen present. In the month of april last a free and opea church associa- tion was formed, At that time there were three free churches in Brooklyn; but one of them (Sst. Matthew's) has abandoued the system, aid the de- sertion was a great blow to the free ciurch canse. ‘The triennial couvention was about to assembic and ietters Were addressed to the different bishops upon the subjcet, from wh most encouraging replies were generaliy received. The cotivention assembied in september and Bishop Atkinsop, of Norta Carolina, preached upen tue subject in Brooklyn, and his sermon made a most profound impression, When he had conc.aded one of the members of the chur where the sermon was preached the whole atfatr is a most syemn mockery. | cannot | understand that any sucn worship is aceeptab | any such conditions, 1 shall beiong to that chu until next Easter, and then uniess it becomes a free church [ shail abandon ttto join afree one, Ser. mons of the same spirit as that of Dr. Atkinson were preached by other bishops who were preseat t the convention, and there was great interest akenedin the matter, but soon a reaction took ‘e. People began to say, “ihere ts no mistake about it: the system is all right, but I do not knew whether we are prepared to take this step or not,’ y the way, about that free church. We port a fon chureh; we pay jor clergy As long as v ay for church accommo da e poor what re 1s required?’ We ha’ this tree church busin our charch we alvay mass of the people go to spenker’oi one of these. heard a great deal about When people come to them a seat.’ ur chureh fa “No, they do not, the reply. ‘Chey do go to the free chw snid the speaker to him. Another point on w h the advocates of the free church were attacked was the “envelope eystein''—a plan of sending to each regn- jur attendant at the church fifty-two envel at the beginning of the year with the under contribution of some kind, whether tre p whom they were sent were present or consistent free churcli man, satd the spea ever pay a new rent, i there is no free t m the neighborhood he should put his-contributions upon the plate, As faras bringing the great masa of the people into the Chureh whe Church here and in England hed been a most miserable failure. Unth the churches become free there can be no success for it; until the church 18 free the people never ¥ A pewy churenm to the speakers. is free church ts all in theory, but it won't work in practice.” your debt?’ asked ihe speaker of him. “Twenty. thousand doi'ars,” was the reply, | The 8} then sald that he was treasurer of St. Mary's church, and that he wouid anderiake to pay all its debts for $400, St. Mary’s church had built a parsonage for the rector for $16,000 aud given $6,000 tor the land, ‘rhe actual money expended upon the church and rectory was not less than $09,000, The total “amount raised last year was ‘The estimate of the rector was seven-eighths of his cong tion were laborlag men; that of the speaker threeourths. The speaker said the liberality of the laboring men and women was astonishing to him. It was not the poor that got the beneilt of the free church system; It was the rich, ich people Kaow notaing of the poorer ciaeses until they ave brought thas into coustant contact and comparson with them, The speaker then spoke of the organization of the choir. Ue said that he waa thei eader of it, and his way was be- aot with diMicuity as loug as he tried to depend upon the so-calied cultured and redned; but whea’ be | adopted the plan of taking any person into the choir who seemed toh a fitness for it he got on admi- rably, Out of @ coir of twenty persous thove are but two who do not earn their living by some Kiad of manual favor or by teaching. Rev. Dr. Peters, of St. Michael’s church, was the ie mass Of nsait rance agent; did not have as much stock at that time as 1 did when the fire took place; the agent wanted me _ to take Q larger policy; I lately offered to sell out for $1,500, and told an auctioneer if he could get mea cus- tomer willing to pay that amount to send him to the store; I had not been in the cellar for two days pre- vious to the fire; there was no firein the stove in the store on the might of the fire; my clerk siopt in the rear of the store; he was in the habit of lighting a candie when going to bed. Jacob Rutel, sworn, deposed—I resided in. the burned building; was in my room the night of the fire; between seven and nine o'clock I heard the sound of barrels being rolied out of the store; the first 1 knew of the fire I was awakened by an explo- ion. At eleven o'clock last night the jury, after a pro- tracted deliberation, rendered the following ver- dict:—“We find that the chiidren W iiliam and Emu Thorn came to their death irom suffocation, by smoke from the burning of the butlding No, 65 North Fourth street, on the morning of January 20, 1869, and sald fire was the work of an incendiary, who to ns ia unknown, and we find that the means of es- cape from said building were insaMcient.’? The jury also complimented officer Edward Browa for his rte! In rescuing the occupants on the occasion. e prisoner, Eden, was thereupon discharged. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Reid's cab'net warehouse and factory, at Hamil- ton, Canada, were partially destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The loss is $15,000. Robbers attacked the house of ex-Sheriff Reuben King, of Robinson county, N. C., near Lumberton, and wounded Mr. King and a visitor pamed S. KE. Ward. But little hopes are entertained for their re- covery. The perpetrators of the crime escaped. The prize fight bet ween Mike Ponovan, of Chicago, and J Boyle, a Peru, — = fou Bre ieee Ind. terday morning, resulted in favor of Donovan in the thirty-third round, The extensive pork packing and lard establishment of Boynton, Bweniow & Co., in Brighton, Mass., near Boston, was destroyed py fire Sunday night. ‘ihe loss.avas $60,000, on which there was a partial in- gurance. The Albany and Sneguehanna Railroad Company have made a contract with the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad and Coal heey ond to transport coal to oP The first tratn of (wenty- two cars arrived in thai city yesterday, and the coal will be retailed at $8 50 to $8 75 per ton, CONFESSION OF A CONDFMNED MURDERER, ‘From the Cleveland Herald, Jan, 23.) We neve been informed by Mr. Smith, keoper of the county jail until the late change, that wiitie he ‘was on hi to Columbus with Jacob Henry ani Jacob Orth, who had been sentenced to terms in the Po yige he learned from them aa Sue Say it e vis, Orth and Henry were together and-that Davis confessod to having shot Skinucr, ‘but said thas he did so use he supposed that he aaw in Skinner's hand as he raised wp from the bed, and feared being shot himself, Davis stated further that Mulhall was the man who had the scuttle in the hall of Mr. Skinner's house, On od 6owho | “put the job the tola. Mr, Smth that Mulhall aud id. This confesston has hitherto been kept ought necessary to longer ay fOr at Mt nag been ataroll nt next speaker, and related his experience with free churctes. Dr. Geer, of St. Timothy's church, gave some uints upon the same point. Several o:ler gen ilemen also spoke upon the subject, and the mecting adjourned. ATTEMPTED DIAMOND ROBBERY IN WILLIAM ISU 12. Captare of an Armed Thief After a Straggie. About seven o'clock last evening three suspicious- looking fellows were noticed by officer Thomas Hol- and, of the Forty-lifth precinct, hovering about the neighborhood of the jewelry store of Jaro Morch, 180 Grand street, Williamsburg, and he cautiously watched their movements, He afterwards noticed a horse and cart—the latter vehicie being similar to those usea by butchers—standing in Sixth street, mear the corner of Grand, a stone's throw from Mr. Morch’'s store. The officer then made up his mind that a bold alteimpt to rob the store was to be made by the fellows, and that the cart was to be used for the purpose of enabling the robbers to make their escape. He, therefore, called upon Mr, Moreh and informed Lim of his sus- piclons, when that praneaes informed hire that he | jad himself noticed the fellows lurking about and was fearful of them. ‘The oMfeer then conciuded to arrest the first one of the party he met, and leit (he store for that purpose. He had just reached the side. walk when he encountered the ‘most conspicuous of the trio, and immediately put his hand on his shoulder, saying, “I want you.” The desperado promptly replies “Go away m me, you son of & b—h,"* and immedi drew a revolver from ‘the — right-hand t of his pantaloons and levelled tt at the ofice: ad. But the latter was on guard, having expec “d suck an | event, and dexterously knocked down his atm. | Officer Holland then closed with his assetiant and a desperate struggle ensued, the former calla upon citizens to aid him, and the rafian calling | loudly for ws confederates; but the intler de- geried their pal in his extremity, and jump- ing into their cart drove fariousiy away. The oMcer was finally triumphant, aud, assisted by Mr. Henry 8. Davis, an old citizen, and @ son of Captain Maddox, a boy of fifteen, disarmed the des- rate fetlow and took lim to the Pourth strect sia- jon house, On searching his pockets at the svation | house a knife of oa! construction, with a four tneh blade, Was found, as Well as several percussion caps, The prisoner said his name was Wiliam Bd- wards, and his age twenty-five. There were several thousand dollars worth of diamonds in | Mr. Morch’s show window at the time, and | bot for the vigilance and promptitude of the officer there is no doubt but that the | thiewes would have got ion of them. Con- | ai dering the daring outrages that have recently eon. | { committed in the manner above deaoribed, this arres’, 1s considered of the highest tmportance. r A thief of a similar character was arrosted ‘last | week by Sergeant Bunce, of the same precing’?, He | gave the name ol Henry Smith, an examinas’.on yes. terday before Justice Voorhies s1 tha’, smith, with two others, drove up to an unprotect.4 express wagon in ® cart and stole a chest of Va valued at #40, with which they ac S50'ca was com: micted to await the action of the Gr gad Jury. twep? y.4 jailing fi D" y-two, Halling from Tinos, Was at Bud io, XN. Y., on Sunday aiternoou, wien avont taki cine cars for Chi charged With tssuing ow’, {1} Cassius M. A ndrews, arresved ~ AMUSEMENTS. Ne. Brovanas's Q. MATaS THe OPENING.—How the | town runs after anytts...* 2°¥—® new bonnet, a now | church with a popular’ px."#% OF @ new theatre | witha popular manager, or ® ‘pew tenor or prima donna, especially if ushered im why" * grand chorus | | ofdramsand trampets ' John Broughan, Wders‘ands (ih He isan old campaigner, a contempy'#ty ant | brother Dromio with Burton, and Burton died | before the deiuge. Yet Brougham looked youny?" last night than Lester Wallack, No wonder thoagt? for he had @ house-warming that was positively uD- comfortable to the sardines, so elosely were they packed, especialiy the stauding circles, Brongham @ave an account of ihe nse and present conditic’ of | has the most sumptuonsly equipped, and piate- It G4 | glassed, and girandole4, apa frescoed, and flagreet | origivatly founded for tis benest of the deaf mutes, By Mr, Fo.aer—Providing that if after making | and from the ne little box of a theatre that -money could buy. is scenery ts elegant, his costuines are elegaut, everyining about him is recherche; wud, in short, the maguiticont Fisk has made John the happiest of managers, And Join gave us a feast of Broughum last night; from the oysters on the haif shell, to the walnuts, covee and cigata, it was el Brougham, and all pretty good, se rapt 1 rhe epeming play,.by Brougham, “Better Late than Never,” a comedy in two acts, isa neat thing. ‘The scenes are laid in Engiand, time of the “Merry Monarch," so-called, which affords a fine margin for showy a. s, of which Join has Mberaily availed himself, The plot is the good old of a rich, plotting old curmudgeon, with a plotting old the old man’s protége—a young pretender from the country—aliin the lureb. The Pd Wes sinootiny few remarks.” He had thought, at first, of ottering sion, and of putting in tor it himseif; bat thea with a liae or two, staring from Eurtphies aud Sovnocies, he thought it was too wathetical and so he gave it up. A pair of new plays were like a pair of now boots, they required a litle wearing to become easy. He vouch upon the Hberalitv of Mr. Fisk and the efficiency of his stage manager, Mr. Schonberg, and said that as he expected in this house to become naturalized it was proper-to declere his intentions. His purpose was to give light and amusing entertainments, not forgetiing home manufactures. He had the best company that could be found, native or exotic, and his design to- wards the pubiic was not to put anything upon bis stage that would insult the one or degrade the other, ‘The orator then retired under a hearty roand of ap- plause. ‘Then came “The Dramatic Review for 1863," with some flue and telling illustrations, paintings. tableaux and explanatory readin; intermi x: with freqnent popular ais and choruses of che popular plays of ihe time, from the “merald Ring” and the opera bouge to “Ixien” and the “Deep Sea Depot,” winding up with a grand oceanic telegraphic transformation sceng, luciuding Neptune and his ‘living belles.”” “The Dramatic Review," iu the usual elastic dog- gerel of dramatic buriesques, abounds in hits at the follies aad fancies of the times, frum the “Grecian end” to “Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines,”’ and the whole eveniag programme, specch and ‘all, with variations will doubtless iil tals elegant litle b box for many happy nights to come The com- pany is a fall and good one; but our specifications must be reserved ior another thine. Tuk TaMMANY.—It ts not surprising that with its multiiudinous attractions, “The Tammany” is nightly thronged, Last evening, in addition to Parih mew’s panorama of Scotland, the magie tavieaux of Prof, Roberts in the Salon de Concert, the lightning musket drill of Sergeant Purke and the inexhansti- ble funef Punch and Judy, the “Grand Theatre” offered, with Its abundant orchestra music, a grand ballet @action and the grand fairy ballet, in which the nnrivailed Mile, Marw Bonfanti was as agile aad as graceful as ever; the marvellous exploits of the Risley Japanese troupe, including the perere feat and ladder trick of the identical “All Right;’* the grotesque stiit dance of Charles Parker, the prot buriesque of the Dashwood sisters, the diiicuit and wonderful act on la corde tendue by Stgnorita Marteitta Zanfretta—who has no equal in this country and no superior in Europe, and who, Wwe trust, will soon be re-engaged at “The Tam- many”’; the “grand tripiec trapeze" by the Victorettis, Mafit’s comic pantomime of “Robert Macaire” aad Getze’s allegortcal scene, e Birth of ine New Year,’ the * » Amusant’? was lberaily ized, and everywhere throughont the laory! halis of this “mammoth palace of amusement” we noticed a larger sprinkling of ladies than we have previousiy seen at “rhe Tammany," which is be coming decidedly one of the most fashionable aa weil as enteriatning resorts in the metropolis, Otyuric THEATRE—“HluMPTy DumpTy" 1s a New Dresas.—The inevitabie “Humpty Dumpty” has pat on a new dress, or, 88 the iaanager says, las come out in a “second volume” to please. Not taat the first edition was unsuccessful, for the long run of the piece and the crowded audiences attest its Success. The performance last night wes only a rehabilitation of the oid pantomime for the new year, and, as the bil says, “Tor another yoar’’—that ts, if the pubite continue to be picased. Of course, George 1, Pox was the star, aa usual, and it mast be “sald that he lost none of his grotesque humor tn the fi réjes in Which he appeared. ‘The whole performan was a feast of many dishes and with variety enough to snit every tasie, strosities, classical groupings, burlesque railroad, mechanical wonders that wight surprise expert con- sors, and all ending with a britiaat transforma- tion scene, formed the mediey amusement. FE dentiy “Humpty Dumpty” vas obtained a fresh lease of iife in his new dress, for, popular as he was before, the improvements are bota great and varied. Buoapway THEATRE,~—A crowded house and an enthusiastic reception greeted the rotarn of Mr. Owens to the stage last night at the Broadway theatre, The enteriainment was the caplin! comedy “he Victims,” in’ which Mr, Owens personated Shingio, the is were wel) put on the stage and the entire force of @ good company wes brought out. Mrs. diyrom and Mrs. Sker shaved te honprs of tae nigat with « ved tokens of applause, Those who wish to shake out the dusty cobj\vebs of the brain and enjoy a hearty laugh will not fail to call on Solon Shingle. The plece wil be continued through the week and on Saturday after- noon. Tus Bowsry.—Last night the popular Bowery People’s Lawyer.” of the audience Tbe performers oue and all played their parts to perfection. The audience was more than satistied. Mr. W. B, Freligh ts eatitied to praise for iis sktlfal marazement, New York Ciecvs.—Houp la! Tho cious, mm ad- ment, and were warmly received. Ther fayte ts the doubie fying trapeze, and the grace, ease and dexter- ity with which they performed their hazardous feats lairiy carried the house by svorm. “5 backward and forward across the transept, changing bars with eh other, hanging by their feet and turaing sur Mersauits in midair whiie flying from bar to ba only a few of the many angerous manw which they execujet with such sklifal grace aud dexterity a8 to call forth from the large audience present the heartiest rownds of applause. So com pleteiy carried away by the performance were those present that upon its termination cheer Upon cheer rent the air, even the ladies joming in the excitement of the moment, and before the andience could be opparentty satisded the brothers were Uiree separate tines ¢ into tae ring. Beyond a doubt it is one of th exinbitions of the kind with whieh this otty has ever been favored, and was evidently so regarded by those who witnessed it last might, and it cannot folky tw prove an attractive cart for the cosey “ition theatron.” Besides saill, tye bre zarelt hy youth a rs. good looks in their favor, and will 6¢ ently become as great favorites witht the fair as etty the rougher sex. Tho house was densely crovaied, and neither Incident por accident occurred to, mar the pleasure of the evening's enlectalauens, Somt-Annual Receipts of tho City Thontres, ‘The following is a partial list of the receipts of ti places of amusewrent in this city for the hail year ending last manti:— sNo returns NEW YORK THHACHE. + $4,072 Ootober.. . 1,000 November . ‘ 8t Decomber.. ce'S OFBRA MOUSE. ‘o return, October. -No return. Novem'y ;, Xo retnrn. | Deceyp" jot OLYMETC, was proba about to be circulated in Freeones a aaah a vesnasd.2 we doubt whither such Dusiness honses, Ande wa . 19”. three mon! has tives here for t thé. His tron were well stock ut Cry Goraines ack ne un Gogu somaltten amination. U2 ja ae Fb of the vetocipede, wie’: was ridiculing its riders jby a reward of $1,600 or $5,000 for a poem on this occa- fn in to fee how lard serve and prepared for his eval, must be said, thar cicle. Harry Taover Major ‘JONES’ somely printe: usually mteresting magazine, which wonl poerry. and interesting; as a poet he ts a failur 4, Tue Lapy's Parsnp. world, ous. Pastory 1 Sate Pr 2 oe2 bet | salva Es nd part of June. | muiy. | August . 7,201 November, 4 Septemper . 7,773 December. VELOCIPEDES. ‘ Openin.< Of @ New SchookeExercises ov the Veil lpedeCxtraordivary Dispiny. The “Veiy Wipede Hall,” on Tenth street, corner of Broadway, w %# opened last night to the public. A band of music W489 tn attendance to cheer up the fatitng hearts of ‘He timid and to encourage those who are willing a‘U‘l able to become experts, At first it was quite « Wesome to see young men and doys on the bicic, © Making the circuit of the hail. Neophites wer. ? not allowed, and hence the rumnmg of the veloc, ‘edes was too teuch of the uniform kd; down the Jong line, around the curva, up the “backstreteh’? a: 4 round by way of the “homestretch” to pass the "Point of beginning and » round and round again. Herc yand there @ young man missed his distance and tp, P64 over; but bis foot 1 being far front the s1oor, es ‘em his fall was but aa cay jet-down. Occasionally t 2 ‘icicles’ of two man servant dnd nraid servant, a plot widow, and pearim: cam ct, aad then the ride: some erage fee oa young people, [neluding an potcamenetariery oe shy Pon wt_embrace, irreststibie Hibernian, who win the victory and | heads not fl sag hai t’® breadth from o@ the spoils, leaving the plotting oll euy- | the for and their feet dangiing Uy the air, some- mudgeon, and the widow and the old servants, ant | where’ in the supposes localion C€ the saduia two-w feeied veliivie lying slat upoa tae vforined, with oniy a iittle hiten caused by tae | Sakata rdiness of Brousham Dimself, witicn made tt tne ; S*eund, wart «eared, and Mr, Frod- most effective hit of the performance. On ae ete oar wer A hors, enered. the ring Then Mr, Brougham, being called out, made “a | onthe back of a veloeipede, } 'e fell, also buy itap- red moreas iffhe desired omy toexpertment upon a ma an may fail withous hurting himself. One of-tne veia cipedes he used was broken, but thete seemed to: Im . auy quantity tn re- cons. Intrasn it Mr. Frederict’ Manion used tia two-wheeled instrument as anya (perienced cirens rider Woaid a horse. He cujoted.1%,, aud lt went “like blazes; he sat upon: it crosswise and endwise; lie worked it with his legs, and then , he didn’t work tt at all, and it went stil, He stood. ‘pon tt, he knots upon it, he passed between two chafay 2nd took theur up and balanced them, and still \Wenton. te went up an inclined plane at an. avg '¢ of forty-dve degrees and’ down at another angles f twenty-five degrees; he pulled off his coat wile 4 “nning along at a 2:40 rate, and he put it on agaia, » Working his velocipede with two feet, with onefoad and with no foot at ail. and he did this merely t show wat may be done while astride one of th ee tstru- ments of locomotion. In connection with this exhibition of , Velocipeda riding it may be stated that the proprietd& * has been wu to build an elevated.road from Ha "ier and one from Kingsbridge to the Battery, plam xed with solid oak some thirty feet wide,for the-use of those of oa business men who, living up td ¥n, de- use the velocipede reach! their. stores or offices down town. per- son interested in this emerprise gone around among the many visitors of Hanlon’s Velocipede Hall last evening he would hage got many subscribers. There were many ladies in at- tendance, brt none of them ventured out ont a bl- If tricicies, instruments with three wheels, were provided for the use of ladies at this‘amd other similar establishments the “thing’? would “take” so niuca the more. “Do you think that this is useful?’ said. a gentic- man to a bystander. “For boys, 3," said he, “and for phan ater a too, if the ra is could be made as smooti foor.”* This answer tells the whole story, NEW PUBLICATIONS. EE EET SORE OEE ES Book Notices. Boston = By F. C. Burnand: Roberta Brothe: This iltue book possesses a merit which amere glance over its pages canuot discover. Itis nothing less than a story, novel—anything, in fact, that will in- cludea love tale with its usual happy-marriage—wi ten in avery eccen‘ric and origu though undowbt- ediy pleasant style. here any covert satire in it, and, perhaps, there is not; though the casual reader would suppose 80, even if unaware of the object (af any) alm SWAMP DOCTOR'S ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTHWEST. rit- The author denies that u al. Tlustrated, Philadelpiiia: Peterson & Brother. Scesus IN Gzorara, Ilustrated. Philadelphia: Peterson & Brother, We had begun to cherish the hope that the “Chronicles of Pineville,” ‘Polly Peablossom's Wedding,” “Louisiana Swamp Doctor," “Streaks of Squatter Life,”’ and other humorops works of the same date had been carefully laid aside for the pre- sent, but It seems as if these “‘yarns’ will never ase being read and, az a natural result, betag pub- lished. The two volumes before us are very Land- uetrated and bound, The Magazines. Tar OLD Guarp. February, 1569. New York: Van ivrie, Horton & Co. We have in this number of the “Old Cuard” awwun- have been greatly improved had tie editor not see@ fit to Pantomime, the bailet, mon- | indulge in political recriminations, which / should never find a place in the lugher walks of literature. “Religious very ably written as Prophet” end the Last Century notice. — by W. Gilmore Sims, Inequality of Human Raceg’” is a md argued paper, “Mishammed ‘rence Pictures of the yaglisn in are well worthy of prarnsal and “Chilbowes, the Indian Village,” a lengthy of Sonth (Jarouna, 1 amentably lacking in ail that coast tates good AS & prose Writer Mr. Sims 1s easy, fiuen' February, 1869, / Philadelphia: Deacon & Peterson, j ‘This monthly magazine of fashion aud literature has been a favorite with te public/ since the first number appearea, and the one bef as any Of its predecesso: us isas good rs. A.—Dlissinquol Spring Wate ¢,—Onty Keown remedy for Cancer and all Diseases /of the Kidueys, For sale by druggists. Depot 585 broadwa jy, New Vurs. A Specinity.All different, Diseases o: S f the Haic require dierent remedios. ‘Jee Dr. GRANDJEAN. havice free. Astor Place, Agen The Hair, Senlp av a Face.—Dr. B.C. was filled to overfowiag. No wonder. At no | PERRY, Dermatologist, 49 it /gtreet, treats with spocial thoatre in the city ia there #0 mach effort made to Penida ened rnc” sgt priate ae meet the wants of the hour. The programme last dlacaacs ofthe La fe a4 frovete hair ea = is nigint was rich in the last degtce. “Coco's Froltc,” | 03,bs""unastural red noses a fa py S erergo “The Bridge of Notre Dame,” “The Mustrious | for consultation, Send for inte /rrogatory cireu’ar. Stranger” were all put upon the stage in a manner ——_- caicalated to call forth tie enthusiasue approbation A. A Remedy for Ind D: &e Hores ¥ At exter Reduced price @4 50 per ve ‘No. 3% Murray street. /3an dition to its spangies, it3 trained ponies and clowns, Be Sure fe Mra. Winslow's hes anotler sensation, and this time a genuine one. | COQTHISE SURI fi /-riag the ae aie ate oman iavlea- The Brothers Rizavell, two fine specimens of Spanish | tons. SS fi NCE acrobatic manhood, made their first bow before an ay s Ol/ Tendon Dock Glw%—A Sar American audience last evening at this establish- chy t4 RAE ye ta oe Beater street, New Y/ork, air Dre=—The Rest in the harmless, veliag!e, tastantuas. Batchelor’s ‘Tho only pr /ivot 8 oma ai aes shows them, as they-can be carried in the pocket and takea 1 fon Fequites upor’ ihe firet appearance of « Cold oF Cough. Cristedoro’™® Uw ivailed Hair Dye-Sold and appiied a§No. G Aste, House, Manaiactory 63 Maiden lane. Dr. “Glover'n ‘Tenses, Elastic Stockings, st yet Braces, fuapensorios, Supporters, False Caves. Fine Gold F nrrings and Pins, new styles, and Move sing Rarrings nod Ping, new sty'oa, for ante by GEO C. ALLIEN, 415 Broadway, one door below Canal etrect, Fine God Woteh Chale of ail descr # tions, (or enlo by GEV. C. ALLEN, 413 Broad- way, 0b0 Bor Lelow Canal street. ame giivn, Tice Printing of Ryery Dessrine N ‘atropotiian Joo Priating Estadilaaneat Neyatness, Eooaginy and Despatch Combinod nile exeamen of orice, Aewopotian Jay Prlating Baal StH ont, TU Wassau siroeot. Stoeve Buttons and Std, t sit to fifty doliare 5 Broad’aay, one dove The Franklin Brick Macvin {# uveqnpled in the world for sir, capacity and tho quatity of Its brick ; it is worker, by two. ‘or by atenue eae Cail and gee Ht in Praweal operation, Ldefy comps: iow. The Famows 0 spnermO7 Nassan Stree corner Puiton, The MF ropolitan Job Printing Estabiishme: Way ToUP' sox and Ornamental Hair Bost fund, ister’, 4, ane RAN Sree er en BATCA Cr aa WOR? 5 of Wisdom for Vena Mon gn. tho 415,337 October. | Rating” vaseton tn You and surly Manhond, sith Selt-belp 21,333 November lope 40reing Aad unfortunate, Sent im w 4 ia a 14.767 Decomper. Pais |B sae tran OE ehacue.” adress Phiimwtea: oe FB