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percentage of danger as coolly as insurers it the chances on their risks, and they er venture where the balance of proba- ities is against success and in favor of State Prisop. This is done only in the despe- ration of mén who are driven to violent acts by rum and brate rage acting on instincts. ‘The reckless daring that smashed thé glass in the Park Bank was developed in the arity, and doubtless we owe much of all this to the war. The Law’s Uncertainty and the Pilot Service. i ! It would appear from a decision lately made [in the Supreme Court of this county that “the law's delay” is not to be the only embarrass- se towhich litigants are subjected, but that uncertainty, or at least the uncertainty of {those whose duty it is to interpret the law, is Ito be added to the list of vexations, In Octo- her last a case came on for trial before Mr. justice Cardozo, in which a Sandy Hook pilot sued for the recovery of the fee for piloting a Wessel to this port. The pilot hailed the essel at such distance from the Hook that e lighthouse could not be seen in daytime. gg captain told the pilot he would not pay ;‘offshore” pilotage, and the pilot left the ship. When the vessel reached Sandy Hook sanother pilot was taken on board. The pilot who first hailed and offered his services sued for fhe fee, including the ‘“‘offshore” pilotage, and Judge Cardozo, under the act of 1858, in- ptructed the jury that the plaintiff was en- titled to recover and directed a verdict for the Full amount claimed. On the 29th of January, 869, in the case of Sullivan vs. The Pacific fail Steamship Company, the plaintiff, a duly pilot, offered his services to the de- fendant’s ship, about twenty-five miles outside fthe Hook, and his tender was refused. He {sued for the fee and Judge Cardozo dismissed }the complaint on the ground that the defend- jant was not obliged to employ a pilot until the Wessel had arrived at the Hook. This was no jase of uncertainty on the part of the juries. the first case the Court directed them to lve judgment for the plaintiff, and in the econd instructed them that there was nothing for them to decide and that the defendant q ust have judgment in its favor. Where is the jewel consistency ? }, Without expressing any opinion as to the lity of Judge Cardozo’s latest interpreta- tion of the law in question it may be safely peserted that, whether it be correct or errone- jous, its effect will be highly detrimental to the Interests of shipowners and consignees. The direct result will be to induce masters of pilot bes to “thug” the shore, as they certainly will jot venture beyond the ‘‘inshore” limits when here is no prospect of their reaping compen- sation for the toil and daring. Again, it may that owners do not desire to cur the expense of paying offshore ilotage in fine weather; but in rough or foggy eather pilots will not put to sea, and thus cur all the risks themselves, when they are leprived of the opportunity of earning money yy similar services infair weather. Our coast is one of the most hazardous in the world, and jour pilot fleet counts among its number some pf the most daring sailors that ever trod a (deck, and it certainly appears unjust thus to finterpose obstacles to their enterprise and (bravery by such petty measures as have been yesorted to in the case of Sullivan, ‘ The Reduction of the Army. The bin’ introduced by Mr. Wilson to con- golidate the’ infantry regiments as rapidly as ‘they fall belo e standard of strength fixed the regiment Dur sense. Every fégiment has or should ve a certain esprit de corps which at all is its greatest strength. If it does not this, then some other regiment with hich it may be incorporated under this bill is aged by the contact. When a regiment its identity the honors it has won and the it may have gallantly carried in battle are blotted out with it. Injustice is done to the vofficers of any two regiments that may be ed into one, and a feeling is created that ‘everything has to be commenced again only to thave the fabric disappear at the moment of its {greatest glory. } We fully agree with Senator Wilson as to the ity of reducing the army. We only re- troops sufficient to garrison our fortiffta- ons. Pacific railroads will within two years the whole Indian question. Let us have e army reduced, however, in a proper and tary manner. It may be made very small, each regiment may preserve a skeleton organization of field, staff and line officers, fwith sergeants and corporals. In times of itrouble these regimental cadres may be quickly expanded into thorough and efficient military es. There is no doubt that a large army time of peace is one of the very worst evils jthat can exist among us. It would be far pbetter for the government to expend the {annual amount of the Army Appropriation {bill in the establishment of a military college in each of the States, giving to the young men the nation a better opportunity to receive a itary education than now exists, A mili- education would thoroughly fit them for iness ; and business habits and experiepce ‘would afterwards give them far greater adap- tability for war than they could gain under the {present idle system of official life in the United States army. ‘Tnx Army aNd Navy or Enoianp.—Eng- Yond, under her reformed Parliament, promises to set a good example to the rest of Europe. The army and navy estimates are to be reduced, it is said, some nine millions sterling. ‘We shall be glad to see the example generally followed, Peace, as things now go, is more —There is an interest- ing struggle in Wall street just now between the “bulls” and the ‘‘bears” in gold. The “bears” had the best of the fight yesterday, ‘bat the “bulls” have plenty of capital and are ‘acked by the stock gamblers; so that a sharp * ‘gonewal of the contest may soon be looked for, TRE Fosann, «Mrs, Hanprr.”—When the noted was caught in Newark, N. J., Sof olive Raymond, she pretended to and for tweet ee Lig Nea i to hold communicatior rete ne ohne ane had been at her old business, ‘obtaining signatures of jing business men to use \ her forged checks—among them Henry, Ward Sheecher's, Her real name’ is sald to be Mrs. Jane J, ‘an Vielt,—Hariford J persons in England who have suffered from ails wulorea socks have convened @ meeting ia Tonden to arque their wrones. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM AIL PARIS OF THE WORLD. Refusal of the Greek Ministers to Sign the Protocol of the Paris Conference. Their Resignations Tendered to the King. Insurrection Among the Native Tribes of Algeria. The Right of Convocation Re- fused.the Irish Bishops. The Yachts Sappho and Cam- bria Matched. THE EASTERN QUESTION. The Greek Government and the Resolution of the Paris Conference. Lonpon, Feb. 3, 1869. There is now no doubt that the Greek government has agreed to the resolution of the Paris Conference, Latest News from GreecemReported Refusal of the Greek Ministers to Sign the Paris Proiecol and Their Resignations Tendered te the King. Lonpon, Feb. 3—7:30,P. M. Adespatch has just been received from*Athens conveying the unexpected intelligence that the Greek Ministers have refused to agree to the signing of the protocol of the Paris Conference, and that they nave tendered their resignations to the King. ALGERIA. Breaking Out of a Formidable Insurrection Among the Natives=The Duke of Magenta Ordered to the Scene. Paris, Feb. 3, 1869, A revolt has broken out among the natives of Algeria. 1t is confined to the wild tribes in a district remote from the French settlements. The Duke of Magenta has been ordered to Algeria, Later News from Algerin—Suppression of the Revolt. Paris, Feb. 3—Evening. News has been received to night from Algeria that the insurgents have been defeated and the revolt suppressed. The department tn which the dis- turbance broke out is now tranquil. ENGLAND. The Irish Bishops Refused the Right of Con- -vocation—Failure of the Petition Against the Member for Bradford. Lonpon, Feb. 3, 1869, The petition of the Irish Bishops for the right of convocation has been rejected. Mr. W. E. Forster, President of the Board of Health, retains his seat in Parliament as member for Bradford, the petition against his election having failed. YACHTING. The Challenge of the Sapphe Accepted by the Owner of the Cambria—A New Route for the Ocean Race Suggested by Mr. Ashbury. LONDON, Feb. 3, 1869, J. Ashbury, the owner of the British yacht Cam- bria, is in receipt of the note of William Douglass, of New York, the owner of the Sappho, written on the 19th ult, proposing an ocean yacht race between their respectivé yessels. Mr. Ashbury accepts the challenge and suggests the following as the route best adapted to fairly test thé seagoing qualittes of the yachts:— From Cowes eastwardly through Spithead, around the Isle of Wight, thence westwardly to and around the Edaystone Lighthouse, thence southeasterly to Cherbourg, France; thence northerly to Cowes, the place of beginning, through the Solent, SPAIN. - ‘The Assassins of the Governor ef Burgos Confess their Guilt. MabRID, Feb. 3, 1869, Five of the prisoners implicated in the assassina- tion of the Governor of Burgos have confessed their guilt, CUBA. Quiet in Havana—Arrivel of Troops—Riot in Bejacal. HAVANA, Feb, 3, 1869, ‘The city continues entirely tranquil. Asteamer arrived yesterday from Spain, witha large number of troops on board. The steamship Maryland sailed for Baltimore to- gr serious riot occurred a day or two since in the town of Bejucal between Spaniards and Cubans. Several of the participants were badly wounded, MINNESOTA. Burning of the International Hotel at St. Paul=Narrow Escape of the Inmates. CuicaGo, Feb. 3, 1369. The Internationa! Hotel at St. Paul, Minn., and five adjoining frame structures were destroyed by fire this morning. The fire caught in the laundry from the careless use of a cauile. Nearly 200 guests were carried out in a fainting condition. They lost their clothes and baggage. Parties from Loutsyille, Ky., yesterday negotiated for the purchase of the building, offering ior it $110,000, Meall Brothers, the owners, had an insuraace on the building of 000, B. 0. Belote, the pmprietor, lost $ in rniture, The total loss exseeds $100,000, e in- surance 18 divided among several companies in small sums. MISSOURI. Another Candidate for General Grant’s Cabi- net—Murder at Keokuk—Bill tor the Gov- ernment of Insurance Companics—The Min- pr Trade, aig ** gr. Locts, Feb. 3, 1800. Reports are current in Sprngfielt and Quincy, T., that Isaac N. Morris, of the latter city, has been tendered the portfolto of tte Interior Department, ‘The Iilinots State Register credits the rumor. Yesterday, at St. Paul, Minn., Miteen inches of snow feli, Rain has fallen tere since yesterday. Henry Waiters, an old citizen of Keokuk, lowa, was murdered on Sunday las by four men, who shot him as he was mounting his horse, then brutally beat him with clubs and stones, Two mon were arrested suspicion. othe batt which has been fatroduced into the Mis- sourt Senate for the goverament of insurance com- anies proposes, first, to create an insurance d Bent; Fecond to, enact a law ry ire and marine, live stock, health, accident and o' com- panies.’ None but fire and marine companies can be nized upon the mutual plan. or other States must have $100,000 paid up ital. Life companies can be organized upon the Kk or mu t lan; if on the latter, they cannot create a Guardutecd fund. ‘Life lusurance companies must Make @ deposit with the State Treasurer. Compa- nies that have such deposit at home are not required jade, “The lave wction of the coming season is being made. The ‘action of the Hoard of Underwriters in. requiring steamers to et & certain standard of th gives security to property than neretot 0 tawed of con- lowe quarter. is OWN ore. ith the lowest biddera the chief Ce. tit $1,000,000 Worth Of property by the sink- inferior boats. Te lee PENNSYLVANIA, Meeting of the State Editorial Convention at Harrisburg—Heading of New York Rull- road Companies. HAnrtspure, Feb, 3, 1869, The Editorial Convention met in the House of Representatives yesterday. Sixty-one papers were represented. A temporary organization was per- fected in the morning and a permanent one in the afternoon. an editorial association was formed and set of officers elected, H. T. Darlington, of the Bucks County Intelligencer, being chosen president, A resolution was adopted urging the Legislature to make such amendment of the libel laws as to allow the admission of truth in evidence. A proposition to have the State laws puolished in all ae. ieee elicited @ warm debate, and was finally;l ye close vote, The convention held an prong Bes. res id adjourned to mect in January, 1870, in larrisburg. The following bill passed both" houses of the Legis- lature this morning and received the signature of the Governor. It 1s orignal to prevent the New York railroad companies from obtaining control of the Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad. The bill reads:— It shall be lawful for the Board of Directors of the Pitts burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company, by lot or otherwise, to ao classify the members thereof-that one-fourth, ‘as near as may be, terminate their official terms aa di- rectors atthe frat next annual election. After being thus classified the stock and bond holders shall elect only members of the board of directors necessary to fill vacancies by expiration of the period of services fixed as aforesaid. Two Large Fires at Pittsburg. PrrrssurG, Feb. 2, 1869. The pipe works of Evans, Clow, Dalzell & Co., of this city, were destroyed by fire thisevening. A number of frame dwellings were also burned, The loss will be heavy. Shortly before midnight the works of James Brown, hardware dealer and lecksmith, situated in the rear of his store on Wood street, were discovered to be cn fire. The oullding and contents were destroyed. Loss $15,000. MISSISSIPPI. Departure of Ex-Governor Brown for Wash- ington. JACKSON, Feb. 3, 1869, Ex-Governor A. G, Brown and H. F. Simral left last night for Washington to represent the people of Mississippi before the Reconstruction Committee. They go at the solicitation of their fellow citizens generally of both political parties. TENNESSEE. The State School Fund Missing—The Speaker of the House Implicated in the Fraud— Motion to Expel Him from the Legislature. NASHVILLE, Feb. 3, 1869, The report of the Committee of Investigation on the Missing School Funds continues to excite a deep interest. In the House of Representatives to-day a resolution was adopted providing for the prose- cution of all parties implicated. Speaker Richards made a speech defending himself from the committee’s charges. Subsequently a resolution was offered to expel him for igerenca 4 bribe, and he declared that he could not retain the sition of Speaker while it was pending. Colonel rosser, the Representative from Davidson, was thereupon elected Speaker pro tem. A committee of investigation was appointed and the resolution to expel the Speaker reterred to it, The committee will also investigate the charges against other mem- bers implicated. THE ROGERS MURDER. The Police Officials Positive That the Right Man is in Custody=The Evidence Overe whelming—The Herald’s Account Admitted Correct—Further Developments—The Re- markable Marks on the Hat. Let the gallows be ordered. The murderer of Mr. Charles Rogers is unearthed beyond a doubt, and the evidence against him of such a. damning nature that no jury, unless they perjure themselves, dare acquit htm in the face of the overwhelming testimony that has already been secured to implicate one of the prisoners arrested by \ Sergeant Lowery, on the information furnished by ex-policeman E. B, DeLanoy, the mate of the sloop and the original owner of the coat and hat under which the assassin screened himself when he plunged the murderous weapon into the body of his victim on the morning of the 31st of December. The fact, as recorded in the HERALD of yesterday, that before the coat was shown to him DeLanoy described certain marks upon it, a8 wellas @ private mark on the inner side of the leather binding that he had placed there weeks be- fore the coat passed from his hands to Maher’s alone is considered sufficient to convict him of the terrible crime; but, in addition to this, it is understood that new facts have been secured that scatter all doubt asto who committed the murder. Among them it will be established that the coat given Maher, and which is now at the Fitteenth precinct station house, was worn by the accused on the morning of the per- petration of the stabbing. TNE AEJOICINGS OVER THE CAPTURE. The public, who have daily watched the public journals for new developments in the case, have been so egregiously imposed upon with ingenious romances that proved to be untrue in every particu- lar that they were loth to credit anything that ap- peared in the Monday and Tuesday editions of the journals. But yesterday morning, when the HERALD gave a full and reliable narrative of the remarkable manner in which Sergeant Lowery stumbled upon the required clue, the new developments as to marks on the hat and coat and how they came there, the BE is ore pee rene eases Hasek an en tween a police Jolmutssioner ‘and Delanoy, as well asa minute description of the search for the mur- derer and his unknown accomplice, it bore upon its face the stamp of truthfulness, and rejoicing over the result was general. Still, it took everybody by surprise, for the idea had taken deep root in the minds of the community that the case was one that bated the most skilful researches of the detectives. ‘THE CURIOUS AT THE FIFTEENTH PRECINCT. The expose made di day drew to the Fifteenth precinct station house many who were curious to discover whether the facts were as recorded. Among them were representatives of the ress, Who had been promised memorandum of case for their morning papers. To the public the auswer was, ‘‘The main facts are correctly stated tm the HgeRALD of this morning.” To the reporters, “There is nothing more to give; the HERALD has ES this morning ail particulars as far as the case WHAT THEY SAY AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE. ‘The revelations made fell into the Mulberry street encampment like a thunder clap and produced as eee as would have been caused by si been for jown early, fuming with rage that the wind had been taken out of his sails and the facts published without his wager He rushed it and threatened di vengeance upon the subordinate who had divulged the particulars, should he be dis- covered, and in answer to inquiries whether the real murderer was in custody declared emphatically that 1% was a fact beyond dispute, but the ac- count im the HeraLp was fiction. Later in the day the little gentieman recovered his equa- nimity, when he discovered that the inforina- ton had not been obtained from the officers engaged in working up the case. Captain Young, of the detective squad, looked knowingly, and inti- mated that the exposé was compiete, while inspec- pa and Diiks smiied their biandest and rushed about the building to find some one who could identify five suspicious-looking lodgers that Detective Fariey had picked up somewhere in his travels. Diiks and Walit talked mysteriously avout “sallors’ strikes” and “blacksmiths,” and harried the frightened lodgers about the corridors, but whether anybody recognized in the party tue Collins wanted to complete the chatn of evidence is Not positively known. THE SEARCH YESTERDAY. Lowery, Delanoy and Gillen continued the search yesterday with no better success than that of the | ote day. In the account published yesterday jt Was stated that the man now wanted is named James Collins; but it is proper to say this is a fieti- tious name, and that of the real party wonted hag = pe pte For obvious reasons it is not given ere. GRREMENT WITH THE POLICR COMMISSIONER. While admitting the general accuracy of the pub- account, Sergeant, Lowery denies that the Delanoy was to divulge the of the murderer was an intment on the ice force, But in this he ts mistaken. Possibly he did not know of the promises made to the mate. tg ie pul in O1 * Mr. Brennan and Mr. Bosworth, it is understood, admit that such was the waderstandiog upon which Delanoy entered upon the case wit! L and the former gentleman asserts that in the event of the murderer being convicted upon in- formation furnished by the mate he shail vote for his appointment on the force. THE SRARCH POR THR LEAKAGE. Strenuous efforts were made to discover the Sbiaimedy as wel te tho. ‘particulars’ hat ¢ as e particulars a) in these columns gesterday, The leader th ce was the tell-tale in the oy ye t the particu- lars that appeared tn columna were not tained any oMfcer or man on the force. Thi, were known some time before this publication— deed, the clroumstances of the identficatiqn of the FEBRUARY 4, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. Coat and hat were known before the facts were re- med to the superintendent, but were suppressed lest their publication suould defeat the ends of jus- PRECAUTIONS TO STOP LEAKAGE, It ts pretty weil understood that efforts have been made prevent any person communicating with Delanoy, who resides ‘wh his family in this city, or any facts bearing on the case. Delanoy is ember of the police torce, who, it is said, reputation ior truthfulness and relia- to some araenly, which has not transpired, he left the force some months » and since that time has served as a mate on the sloop referred to. we natarally feels anxious CH be reinstated on the » and cares more for that than the $3,000 re- ward offered by the Mayor, i HOW THE HAT CAME TO It i @ singular circ that of a mark on a hat by @ suallor, months before a murder was committed, should be the means of discovering a murderer, who covered up his tracks so effectually that all the detectives of the city were put u) the wrong scent. Delanoy one day, annoyed he was continually ehohanging hats with others, found it necessary to mark it. Instead of marking it on the lining, where it is usualiy done, some strange moti Tags him to tora up the jeather binding the ut had bility, nature MARKED. ve and taking a certain label (an @ stamp W! fa wo nee) he chy ie Mage it upon the ing o1 sight. Here we see the hand of or in unimportant circumstance. Some time lanoy’s wife, finding the lining of the tor removed it, Had Delanoy piaced the label in the usual place on the lining ‘ali traces to identify the hat would have been lost forever, and in all proba- bility the murderer of Mr. ra would retain his secret for all time, A few weeks after the. removal of the lining the hat went into the possession of Maher, as already recorded. AMUSEMENTS. Boorn’s THEATRE.—The opening night of Booth’s theatre—the worthiest temple which has been dedi- cated to dramatic art in this country since the burning of the old Park theatre—was as gay and festive as guch an event should have been, The premature extinction of the lights of the colossal chandelier can hardly be regarded as ominous. The other lights amply sufficed to display the splendid decorations of the ball and the marveliously fine scenery of the stage. But the usual disadvantages of a first representation prolonged this one to so late an hour that it is impossible now to do more than chronicle the fact that Shak- speare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has never been more magnificently produced than it was last evening, 80 far, at least, as scenery and costumes are concerned. It would be unjust to attempt, in so brief a space, a critical report of the acting. We can only say that, although Mr. Booth, as Romeo, appeared at first to be affected by a nervousness which led him occa- slonally to overact, he recovered from it entirely before the play was over, an4 fully justified his title to the distinction of promoting our latest Shak- spearian revival. Miss Mary McVicker, as pJuliet, notwithstanding @ similar tendency to over- act, and a certain ‘“staginess,” evinced an almost Italian intensity and fervor, and was warmly applauded, especially in the balcony scene, which, by the by, was incomparably fine. Mr. Edwin Adams, as Mercutio, one of the most difficult characters in the whole line of the drama, shared, as he deserved, the honors of the evening. Mr. Mark Smith, as Friar Lawrence, rendered the part very acceptably. Mr. Charles Peters made the most of the trifling part of Peter. Miss Fanny Mo- rant appeared as the Nurse, a character manifestly out of her line. Masical and Theatrical Notes. What wonder that the pleasures of home are known now chiefy in humdrum song and T. 8, Arthur's stories, when our peopie have gone raving mad over public amusements? A man who can afford it keeps a home nowadays as he does a lot in Greenwood—in the event of possible necessity. Their real homes, though, are their sumptuous palaces of business by day an the gorgeous temples of art, well lighted and wanned, by night. There are no less than twenty-two places of amusement in full blast nightly in New York and Brooklyn, besides an average of thirty balls a week. The infinite number and variety of these attractions tax our imagination almost as s¢verely as do the figures of the nationaldebt. But revertheless, like the national debt, they do exist. A brief recapitulation will not be uninteresting to the atistical and theatre-going reader. First and foremost comes Wallack’s, the “Jadies’ theatre’ of Nev York, where Shakspeare holds sway with the mest charming comedy in the range of literature. In Brougham’s diamond thea- tre the finished productions of the popular proprie- tor himself enchant fashionable houses. The Grand Opera House, under tie control of the burly Birg- feld, gives place and pre-eminence to the Zolian Of- fenbach, as does the French theatre, guided by Jacob Grau. Booth’s massive pile of symmetrical archi- tecture will be draped in the sombre pall of scep- tred trageay, while at Niblo’s the trenchant pen of the irreverent Farnie scoffs at ermined justice and callow ae ‘Wood's Museum is devoted to ‘there are 8o many places which present so many more excitements an than the most cheerful home, be it ever so humbie or domes delightful, thatweak human nature is tempted by the glare like the moth to the flame. In this wild whirl of cancan, passion, golden fleeces and madness let us not forget the iate of So- dom and Gomorrah, the Roman empire and other mad social structures of antiquity destroyed by fast and luxary. Perhaps it would be as well, should ‘we see the evil day coming upon us, to rise in ven- geance and hang to convenient lampposts those Teckless managers who have descended upon us In @ iden cloud of amber hair which bi us to the doom. ay ot Kellogg sweeps all before her in the music- loving city of Onicago. The ment has thrown aside all other engagements to make room for her, and her reception on last Monday evening was id triumph. F je race of Putnams is not yetextinct. We are told that in the play of “Theodorus,” in Paris, “troops of horsemen dash up and down rocky clids,’’ amid the wild roar of red artillery. “The Lancashire Laas” is dra diplomats and Congressmen in Washington, but the ** y by the name of Johnson’ will not have @ much longer run a os, “although not a new one, sweeps clean nghan, , and may yet carry off the blue ribbon of the drama before the season ts aver. ‘Miss Lydia Thompson made her first a rance on the stage a9 Litte Silver Hair, at the Haymarket, Milwaukee ts jealous of Baitimore and wants er theatre. oie ine ‘was the original Césarine, in “Fleur de ‘The,’ at the Theatre Athenee, tn Paris, Miss Lydia Thompson’s Hair. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Feb. 3, 1399, To Tue Eprror oF THE HERALD Tam reaily ashamed to trouble you on a subject so very unimportant as the above; but from the lengthy article that appeared in the Heratp of Sunday last, in which my name is brought very conspicuously forward—excuse me if I am wrong—as & cloak to give some critic somewhat spiteful oppentonty of coutrensing Teel with imaginary “blondes.” Now, as | some ago felt competied to tell the public, through the Pid that my hair ‘waa not brought to its present hue by any, artificial means, but, that I was born & bionde and blonde I iil “ile,” it seems strange that the writer of the ar ticle in q'aestion should be L 3° of that fact, as tt found p ablicity in several New York ; there. fore it, impugns my veracity, and on hat ground alone | beg to trouble you ith this letter, which I trust, you will Snaly pee Tam quite willing to head, its “tawny” colored of: fe: to be analyzed, if such @ process can y effected ‘and, aa your critic facetiously infers that have littl else either inside or outaide my head t my hair, I don’t tmagine that any chemical Ee coas can do me much harm. At rate, as my hair seems to form oor [J x. ree roe tte soo macy ma ected obed vet LYDIA THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT. Meeting of the Republican Conveution—Mur- skall Jewell Nominated for Governor—-A Platform of Resolutions Adopted—Generai Grantv’s Administration to be Supportcd— Impartial Suifrage and Payment of the National Debt in Gold Demanded. New Haven, Feb. 3, 1869, The Republican State Convention was held at Music Hall, in this city, to-day. A large caucus was held last evening in the dining room of the New Haven House, when @ pleasant discussion on the prospects of the party took place, but no action was’ taken by the caucus. ‘The Convention was called to order at ten o'clock by Bartlett Bent, of Middietown, and Major John A, Tibbetts, of New London, was elected temporary chairman, and John Tweedy, Danbury; Walter E. Fowler, Branford, and E. P, Benpett, Hampton, were elected temporary secretaries, The usual com- mittees were then appointed. The Committee on Credentials soon after reported a list of 255 dele- gates. The Committee on Permanent Organization also reported a list of officers, It reported for Presi- dent General Joseph R. Hawley, ot Hartford. He was duly elected, and, on taking the chair, said:— GENTLEMEN—I return you my hearty thanks for the compliment you have paid me, and I shall do best to deserve it and fulfil the duties faithtally. think that the republican party has profound cause for congratulation in view of its record tor tne few months by the election of Grant and CoD oats isaac, te koe we give cheers for General ‘Gran’ (Three Realy cheers were then given.) I propose three cheers for the victory we shall have in April By the victory of last November the exertions ana labors of the republican were crowned with glory and prosperity. country now steps out upon @ new career. Of course the duties have chi to some extent from what they were in 1860, The greatest evil—that of slavery—is gone and utterly destroyed. The doctrine of secession has been properly condemned. But among the new duties that come uw) to the national debt economical administration of the government. Of course something remains to be done in r0- ting igh eple everywhere. ere remains something to be done with the work of re- Fepubllcan ‘party’ will carry it, out in the. way rep! Pi will carry it ou it should be done, Another duty remaing to be dischai in regard to the right of suffrage. The proposition to amend the constitution, lately before the House of i yore tives, was adopted by 160 to 42. It will shortly be adopted by tne United States Senate. I trust that Connecticut will not be behind the other States in this matter. We have this odious distinction on account of race and color still upon our statutes, It is a modern idea—this heresy of a white man’s gov- ernment—a remnant of Calhounism. It behooves us now to say that all conditions of sutfrage shall apply to all alike. We believe that General Grant will see that the rights of every person shall be preserved. If loyal men are not safe everywhere in this coun- try, the work of the war has not been completely done. In to our debt the republican party at Chicago and everywhere have met this question of the debt in the proper spirit. It 1s a sacred obli- ee and the American people will pay every dol- of it and they will discharge it in such manner as the whole civilized world expects debts to be paid, that which i regarded by the world as full and final ent; that is the only payment which the republican pasty will ven- der. Republican legislation wil! bring us up to a stable currency, a currency for all, as the dem- ocratic party have demanded, but it will be the best currency for all, and not the poorest. There are one or two things we have got toremember. It is an old saying that “eternal vigilance is the price of lib- erty,” but there isa living, Vital truth ingit. It will not do for us to negiect our duties. Thereare corrupt men beseiging Congress. These men are the ene- mies of the country. As General Grant has said, it will not do to increase the debt so long as there are men who would repudiate it. We must cul- tivate that sentiment ich would regard those men as scoundrels who would repudiate the na- tional obligations. We long for a patil opinion that will brand these men with the brand of Cain, and send them out of office forever. I trust tuat our declaration of opinion in our reso- lutions will be unmistakable. It is very easy to adopt a platform which deals only in generalities. But let us teil the people of this State just what we mean. We can easily do this, aud we shall com- mand confidence and support. At the first republican convention in this State Hon. John M. Niles presided, and the Rev, Dr. Pat- ton, of this city, offered up a prayer that this party might be like the child of Moses, and might be the instrument under God to make us a nation of free- men. I now beg leave to introduce Dr. Patton, who will open the convention with prayer. His remarks were warmly applauded. Twenty- one vice presidents were then elected, and the tem- porary secretaries made permanent secretaries. Rey. Dr. Patton, of New Haven, then offered prayer. The convention proceeded after some discussion to vote informally for candidates. Marshall Jewell, of Hartford, was nominated upon the first ballot, having 334 votes, Colonel Francis Wayland, of New Haven, was nominated as candidate for Lieutenant Governor, receiving 274 votes, Colonel Hiram 4p eman, of Groton, was nominated for climation, as was also Jai Ww. , OF Put- nam, in the same manner for Comptro! name of Leverett W. Wessells, the old cand! ‘Treasurer, was Withdrawn, and David P. Nichols, of nominated on the first ballot pointed. ‘The Committee on Resolutions then following platform, the reading of whi some a] It was ad — 4 abrow’, will be safe our enthusiastic support in protecting pa elgg ior a ME eee nae we the republican mational platform adopted Resolved, That fall freedom and citizens, native and adopted, ha atitutional amendment, honor and equal citi ‘been establ eas full representation in Compre Agee that thie may betray m govarauret aberving he ‘jam powers se couaent oF governed.” that when the nat deot is paid it must be past in god except where it is otherwise aimnneuy, provided in the original contract; second, introduce the rictest jomy into every branch of the econ: third, refuse all subsidies and Sg ay railroad other enterprises gutside of the ind! ble machinery of the goverament gest We — surplua reventiee applied to, tee reduction of the debt; ‘Arh, j ‘Yruo commit ar permit, dishonesty, partlalily oF negligence in the collection oF disbursement of the treasure. cfm greatly burdened people, and make thieving of the taxes that patriotic labor cheerfully No rebels were ever so dan- gerous to the country we Resolved, That we point proudly to the fact that mnder re- publican legtslation Nhe ‘creat of the State has been fuily maintained, taxes reduced year since the close of the war, Biate enarities Iiveraily conducted nd large payments made anouaily vad the principaijof the State We cali for short and industrious sessions of the General Assembly, no strictest of ee to law nec Sv i Sonee — as the true Tutereoke and Nlesoiveds That we fenew our thanks to thesoldiere and oft im the late civi! war, and hereb; aaierea sur slocere afmpathy with, tncee who Lave sail fefearement and \pea 6 canse of the country. ved, That ia & oft the absolute, purty of the ballot box is indispensable to the perpetulty,of oiraty That ince omination to-day capabte, ivi we iam faithful and patriotic eftizens, worthy of honor and trust, reall Getormination to keep the fepubilcan ireing Our party free nation, Feria eibes cots ew au After a few words of encou! ent from Goneral Hawley three cheers were given for the ticket and the victory they would win in the spring,'and the Coa- vention adjourned withqut day. WISCCLLANEOUS CONNECTICUT NEWS. Bridgeport. TUB Down Traty on the Naugatuck Railroad had &@ narrow escape on Tuesday morning near Water- vill;, The roadmaster discovered a broken rail ve warning just before the arrival of the rus preventing a serious accident. ‘Tis VaLoctrrp® MAKERS here linve been served with notices from a New York manufacturer that he $n) elas neneierrine on mane ons ae Tout twenty day are sarah Gat ‘not ing. Fatat. Breor.—Dr. Tuttle, of Naugatuck, was t | called on Sanday last to attend a child of Mr. Thomas Moseley, of Union City, aud prescribed a dose of 7 a eee hae | tpecacuanha. The prescription was taken to the drug store of Mr, Hotchkiss at Naugatuck, and wi up by a boy, who made the fatal mistake of pul nt in oplum for ipecacuanha. The dose was 2d- } Erne aud kiiled the little patient in a few 01 Supreme CourT—RarLRoaD Case.—Tne case of ‘The City of Bridgeport vs, The New York and New Haven Railroad Company was tried on’ Monday im the Supreme Court of Errors, Chief Justice Hinman os, and Judges Butler, Carpenter and Parke. case involves the rigut of Bridgeport, in assess- mg beneilts and damages, to assess the railroad company. In iaying ous the new Water street ex- tension along the side of the railroad to Division street the committee to assess benefits and damages ing question 1s preseuted of how fat’ a ‘ranehiae io 48 present ow far a subject to local taxation. Olnstead vs. Bailey comes from Danbury, and in- volves the right of an administravr, sued on his bond, for not paying a clatin aliowed by commis- sioners, and claiming the benviit of @ set of agamss the creditor. Superion Court, Fairrie.p County, Junoe SANFORD PRESIDING.—Thorp vs. Brookfeld.—The plaintif! sues the town for the loss of one horse and the injury of another, charging negligence on the defendants, in not taking proper care of Stillworks river bridge. There was a hole in the bridge. The ar agen claim that he put up roper guards revent ms from pass- fig’ over the bridge, The piaimtif clainfs thas there were no guards and his driver drove on to the bridge without seeing the hole, horses drunk. two or three days were spent in trying to cap the climax, the jury did not agree, althoush they stood ten to two at least in favor ot the plaint ‘This was the last jury case tried. The court thea adjourned over one week for the Supreme Court. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEIMS. The contest yesterday in the West Virginia Legis- lature for United States Senator resulted tn the choice of Governor Arthur J. Boreman. Five hundred dollars’ reward is for the re- covery of Miss Home, of Spring , previous- ly reported missing. u Deacon Elijah Baxter, a resident of Quincy, gr was i Wy beimg thrown from a wagon, the hofses fakin® niet Preparations for the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans are in progress. The holiday and annual celebration by the “Mystic Crew” promise to be unusually brilliant. The Board of Trade of St. Louis nave endorsed the protest of the Philadelphia Board of Trade agamst that clause in the Bankruptcy act known us ure “fifty per cent” provision. A hotel at Carlisle Springs, Pa., owned by W. G. ‘Thompson, of Harrisburg, was eatirely destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. ‘he loss Was $20,000, Which was covered by insurance, It is reported that the robbery of Lieutenant Les- sons, of Boston, Treasurer of tie Grand Army of tle Republic, was concocted by himself, he having speut the money. He has secured its reimbursement. The sidewheel steamer Lexington, at New Orleans, took fire at two o'clock yesterday mori and was totally destroyed. She was laying up, wa’ting to be docked. She was insured for nearly her full value. Thomas Allen, the pugilist, arrived at St Louis on Tuesday, and will go into training at once. The third deposit was made on Tuesday nigit. Great interest 18 felt in the coming fight, and the betting us quite lively. Stillson’s hardware store, Chamberlain Bros.’ drug store, Brush Bros.’ clothing store, Barnes’ flour and feed store, residence and wayon hou-e, together with tie grocery store of K. H. Jackson, at Franklin, Delaware county, N. Y., Were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss in buildings aud goods $40,000. Insurance not ascertained. On Sunday Henry Walters, an aged man; was mur- dered iour miles from Keokuk, lowa. His son-in- law, Wm. Fiamm, who was with him at the Uwe, says that four men suddenly attacked them and shot Walters, whereupon Flamm fied. Martin kelly, of Keokuk, having threatened to take Waiters’ life nas been arrested. Suspicion attaches aiso to Flamm. FOREIGN ART NOTES. Mr. Healey, an American artist in Rome, has just finished a picture that ts remarkable as a record of the late war. It represents the cabin of a steamer on the Potomac, without any furniture or ornament of any kind, but rendered interesting by the \ce of four historic figures. These are President coln, Generals Grant and Sherman and Admirai Porter, concerting the taking of Kichmond., ‘The picture ts report to be excellently well finished and lifelike, The agin Royal hegre Ph a pe for —— joyed @ great re] yn for painti exhibited her skill in seul ture by a dine time bas executed life sized bust of the late Empress of Rus- si he Using é presented it 1o the iussian ex- Privy Couaciilor Herr Von Grimm,. who, ic may be mentioned, wrote a@ bic oi the august de- ed, lography ag In Rome the studio of Mr. Rogers, the sculptor, has been very numerously attended lately py visitors anxious to se his colossal of President Lin- coin, which be has exhibited in the clay previous to casi it in plaster. The sculptor has succecded to imparting a ified and earnest expression to his sabject that impresses the visitor. represented with a pen in his right hand and a scroil in his left, after having signed the act of emancipa- tion, at which a conscious satisfaction, as of havins completed a great and noble duty, illumines bis features. Among the visitors who fhave secn the work mi were personally uainted with President and they all that the likeness is very correct. The it of figure if upright would be tweive feet; as it sits, it isnine feet. ine pedestal is to measure fourteen feet in newt, and wilt be ornamented with bass-reliefs and architec- tural enrichments. The figure will be cast in bronze at Munich, under Mr. Rogers’ tendenc: and monument completed will adoro the city the pe demgery erie square probably, at the corner of and Market streets. ‘a Pine in Dey Sreget.—At about half-past ten ‘| o’ctock last evening a fire broke out in the printing establishment of Edward Bartow, No. 43 Dey street. It was speedily extinguished, with but sight ASSAULT.—Albert Lohmeyer, of No. 50 Chrystie street, was assaulted last evening tm front of his house and severely beaten. Who the assailants were or the cause of the attack could not be ascertained. Died. Van Tuyt.—On Wednesday, February 3, Mary, wife of Benjamin S, Van Tuyl, in the 62d year of her Funeral from her late residence, 173 Franklin afternoon. avenue, Brooklyn, an. i at two orclock Relatives and frie of the family are Tespect requested to attend without further in- [For other Deaths see Ninth Page.) pubescent ~saarenteeenatii Am 1m Parry iy mn ‘and all of the Kidneys. For sale by druggists. 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