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fowl operators in New England ; but whether his Mormonism originated in his interest in the rooster and his docile mates, or his inte- west in the latter originated in his Mormonism, ‘we do not remember. The general result of the movement was 8 decided improvement in the breeds of poultry. A judicious crossing yielded good hybrids, and the weight and flavor of eggs have been fim- proved. The world was ransacked for speci- mens-of good breeds, and many excellent ones have been introduced, disseminated and kept pure, such as the Black Spanish, the Dorkings, the Spanish game, the Hemburgs, ¢ tutti quanti, While the chicken fever was raging én England and America the zeal of Queen Victoria and the late Prince Albert in poultry breeding did much to stimulate it. In this country these rgyal fowl fanciers found a rival in Barnum, who got up a sort of poultry show at his museum. The day of exaggerated prices and of successful hambug in the poultry ‘business has gone by, and it is now a legiti- tate one, yielding an enormous profit to those ‘who make a specialty of it on a large scale. Its interests will unquestionably be promoted by the fairs and the prizes and the other requi- site means byt the members of the New York State Poultry Society hope to accomplish their object. The Movement in New Annexation. A very prominent member of the New Brunswick Legislature (Mr. Cudlip, of St. John,) on Wednesday last moved a resolution for the annexation of that province to the United States, He declared that ‘taxation is {fncreasing without any corresponding bene- fits, and the people are leaving by the hun- Gred for the United States, The law-making power shi age provi ce, séek to carry out ‘what the pedpile afe do! individually, and esk the United States to admit New Bruns- wick in the Union on fair and equitable terms, particularly as the people are forced to the conclusion that the nature of all their produc- tions and the geographical position of the Country point to the republic as their natural market, and as that can be most surely obtained by union with the United States, it is moved that a committee be appointed to devise ‘ways and means to carry out the proposition.” ‘The Attorney General objected to the motion €s treasonable, and the House refused to allow it to go Oh the notice book. No person was found to second the motion of Mr. Gudlip; but this bold action on his part will be followed by results which can only portend the dissolution of the Canadian Brunswick for @onfederation. In 1866, when the debates | ran so high upon the confederation question, our special correspondent in New Brunswick gave us such defails as clearly foreshadowed the present trouble. The opposition which the government met to its pet schemes in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island at that time almost threatened war among the unwilling colonists. Xt was only by the very free use of money and @ forced legislation that even the semblance of a confederacy was formed. How ephemeral it was in its organization, and how utterly unable it has shown itself to make a compact Power, is seen by the present political condition Of all that terrjtory lying squth of the St. Law- rence river. This political condition, of such promising future for the extension of United Btates territory, is the very natural result of a comparison of their colonial advantages ages with those which they would undoubtedly enjoy were they an integral part of our Union. ‘The people of the sections we have named are virtually the same as inhabit our New Rngland States. They have absolutely nothing $n common with the great mass of the Canadian territory and its inhabitants, They are com- pletely cut off from it by our State of Maine, ‘which, like a great wedge, shoves itself up to the northward to bar their westward connec- tions, Their whole development lies in the game direction that we are moving, and they find it impossible, from practical experience, to ignore Tf their people are depopulat- ing their and midviig over the border It is undoubtedly because they find a better’ system of government and greater prosperity on this side the line, although the territory is got lly different nor does the trade wary much fn clags, It is only more prosper- ous. in the U1 States, which twas held up as a bugbear by the confederates ta their offorts to form the confederation, they mow find is nothing in comparison to the taxa- tion in Canada, where there is no opportunity to earn enough to pay the collector. Better pay Gouble the tax with an opportunity to earn it easily; and this opportunity every man of and energy finds in the United States. ‘e would suggest that New Brunswick, Nova Beotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island appoint a delegation to meet at some central poigt that the Vondition of these pro- @ to their soe SE figured resented showing how fallacious and balcldal It is for them to cling toa barren and fcy balance of the country which affords them nothing but royal ‘“c6ld'comfort.” Let them consider the progress in which they would equally and justly participate by effecting a anion with us, Then let them ‘strike for it ‘and we will help and welcome them. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN IW TOWN. “Teutenant General ‘Sheridan, accompanied by Brevet Brigadier General Forsyth, of his stat, ar- fived in this city on Thursday evening, and is tem- porarily stopping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Yes- terday a number of distinguished gentlemen, civil and military, called upon him to pay their respects. JLast evening General Sheridan, with a select party of friends, visited Niblo's Garden and witnessed the burlesque of “The Forty Thieves.” The General 11 remain in town, it is expected, fora day or two wer, and will then in ali probability proceed to St, Louis to assume command of the ent of the Missouri, to which he has been ntly appointed. BOGUS CHECK | PASSED. mour was arrested sae ‘ipa the Georas Office last evening on os oie of ae Chet check drawa b; aby is father, Geel, which was for ent Wave Hsonars, wt 4p obtala tno very ot the boy wes the party whe drew tt NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY MARCH 20, 1869.—TRIPLK SHEET, . . TELEGRAPHIC NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD ANOTHER REVOLT IN SPAIN Severe Battle Between the Andalusian Insurgents and Spanish Troops. Six Hundred Revolutionists Captured. The Carlists in Foree in the Moun- tains Near Almeria. Spanish Reports of the Cuban Revolution. Burning of Plantations by the Insurgents. REPORT OF ADMIRAL HOFF. Amicable Relations With the Captain General. President Lopez, of Paraguay, Fortifying in the Interior, SPAIN. Continuance of the Andalusian Insurrection Conflict Between the Insurgents and the Seldiere—A Number of Rebel Prisoners Taken—A Large Force of Carlists in the Mountaihs Near Almeria, MapRID, March 19, 1869. ‘The troubles in Andalusia still continue. At Xerez de la Frontera the opposition to the military con- scription culminated in a battle between the insur- gents and troops. The engagement was of short duration, but was very flerge. The insurgents were defeated and routed. Six hundred of them were taken prisoners. Meramon, at the head of 900 Car- lists, had appeared at Paterna, in the mountains near Almeria. Troops have been despatched to that neighborhood. AUSTRIA. Imperial Decree Regarding Press Offences, Vienna, March 19, 1869, A royal decree has just been published establishing trial by jury for offences against the press law, GERMANY. Another Expedition to the Polar Regions. BERLIN, March 19, 1869, Dr. Petermann is preparing to send out a new polar expedition, which will sail in June. ENGLAND. The Occan Mall Service. Lonpon, March 19, 1869. The National Steamship Company have made an offer to the Post Omice Department to carry the mails between Great Britain and the‘United States for one penny per ounce. It is objected, however, that the steamers of this line are too slow. ° EGYPT. Water Admitted Into the Bitter Lakes Through the Suez Canal. ALEXANDBIA, March 19, 1869. ‘The waters of the Mediterranean have been suc- cessfully admitted into the Bitter Lakes through the Suez Canal. JAPAN. etc Announcement of the Close of the Japanese Civil War. Yoxouama, Feb. 13, Via Lonpon, March 19, 1869. } The foreign Ministers have announced the termt- nation of the civil war in Japan, and withdrawn their proclamations of neutrality, THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. An Army of Four Thousand Men Collected by President LopezThe Town of Grasse being Fortified. Paris, March 19, 1869. ter advices have been received from Rio Ja iro. The war news was unimportant. President Lopez had collected an army of 4,000 Paraguayans and was fortifying Grasse, a town in the interior. MARINE DISASTER. One of the Inman Steamships Disabled. QUEENSTOWN, March 19, 1869, The Inman steamship City of Antwerp, Captain Mirehouse, from Liverpool March 17, for New York, put into this port to-day, with her main shaft broken. THE NEW DOMINION. Mr. Cadiip’s Annexation Resolution Con demned by the New Brunswick Legisia- ture. 8r. Jouy, N. B., March 19, 1969. Mr. Cudlip’s action in moving the annexation resolution is unanimously condemned. It appears that the House omega ae allow even a notice of the resolution to appear on the Clerk's nook. Navigation is open in the ‘upper part of me) > Es Fundy. The steamer Conqueror leaves for to-morrow. EUROPEAI ~MARINE NEWS. ty <0) + So QUEENSTOWN, March 19.—The steamship Denmark, ‘from New York, arrived here Ag EUROPEAN MARKETS. LONDON Moxey MARKET.—LONDON, March 19—4:30 P. M.—Consols closed at 931s for money and 93% for the account. United States five-twenty bonds quiet Fi steady at 84. Stockssteady. Erie, 2454; lilinois, US as, March 19.—Bourse dull. Rentes, 70f, 320. Havre, March 19.—Cotton market flat for stock afloat and on spot. Afloat, 14af.; on spot, 142f. FRANKFORT URSE.—FRANKFORT, March 19,— Daned States five-twenty bonds, 88 for the issue of IVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March ware M.—The market closed quiet s ey: Middimg uplands, on the spot, 12d.; afloat, 1: mado yey axe ‘The sales of’ the day here footed up 10,000 bal Havre ‘Gorron “Manker.—HAvRe, March 19.— pt. eatres on vo ge for both on the spot and ire, on the Mit 44f. 600. qyper owt. aneerinkrooL, BueabsTurrs ina Litaroon, Marob 19.—Corn dull. Wheat California white | 8s. for No. 2 red Te ‘Flour, ‘238. per bbis. for Western canal. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKRT.—LIVERPOOL, March bag market is quict. LAVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. —LIVERPOOL, March Lge 4 1008, per bbl. * Eastern prime mess. 908. A ores tS on ae rime mess. Lard, per c ee8e, pert for EN ol fine, Bacon, 628, 6d.fper owt, Cumberland cut LONDON PRODUCE MARKET,—LONDON, = 1%— Tallow, 478. ss cwt. Linseed oil, £30 per ton. Spirita ne | surpenline, 5, per owt. Refined petroleum, 1. teolouim Gull wt G4y6t 0 Gof. TOK AQUACG Whe. It ts positively asserted that the insurgent generals are carrying out their deferred plan of burning everywhere, A detachment of insurgents had left Alvarez well mounted to. burn the plantations in tne vicinity of Jabacoa. The planters are terrified. - Authentic information from insurgents admits that many plantations have been burned within a week. Another steamer has arrived from Spain with troops. General Buceta and the famous General Amable Escalante were passengers. The troops have gone to Nuevitas. An engagement took place between the troops and insurgents yesterday near Alvaroz. The insurgents were routed, and dividing, one force fled towards Macagua and the other towards Jocuri Grande. An engagement has taken piace at Guaracabuya. ‘The oficial account reports 136 insurgents killed and Only one Spanish soldier wounded, ‘The insurgents are active near Bolondron. Troops from Matanzas have gone there. When the battle of Sicra Cabita was fought Que- sada was sick | with the smallpox. Ortega com- manded. The insurgents are carrying off the slaves from the plantations and making them soldiers, ‘The number of insurgents in the Sagua and Reme- dios districts is estimated at from 7,000 to 9,000. The Esquerra plantations, near Trinidad, have been burned. ‘he five places burned in the Sagua district produced 9,000 hogsheads of sugar yearly. The insurgents have destroyed the railroad and telegraph between Alvarez and Macagua. Order Being Restored—A Short Sugar Crop— Reported Engagement Near Holguin, Havana, March 19, 1869, Order is being restored in the jurisdiction of Espiritu Santo, General Puello ia moving towards Puerto” Principe. The situation at Cienfuegos is unchanged. ‘The disturbed condition of the surrounding coun- try prevents sugar from reaching Cienfuegos, Trini- dad, Remedios and other markets. It is generally eati- mated that the sugar crop this year will ‘all short by three-eighths that of last year. Sugars at the out- Perts arp firmer. There are rumors of an engagement near Holguin, Dut nothing definite is knowa of the affair. Report from ‘Admiral Hoff on Affairs in Cuba—The Condition of American Intereste— Interview with General Dalce—Release of an American Citizen. ‘WASHINGTON, March 19, 1869, Despatches have been received from Rear Admiral Hoff, commanding the North Atlantic squadron, dated Havana, March 12. Political affaira were re- Ported generally quiet in the vicinity, more so than at any time since the Contoocook had been in port, in view of which the Admiral was about making a cruise about the isiand for the purpose of observing personally the condition of American interests. In company with the newly appointed Consul General, Mr. Hall, he had caliea on the Captain General of Cuba and secured the release of Mr. Trietes, an American citizen, native of Cuba, who was arrested @ short time since on @ charge of conspiracy against the government. The action of the Captain General in this case was marked by great courtesy, he hav- ing ordered the immediate release of the prisoner, although the charges were serious. Havana Financial and Commercial Markets. HAVANA, March 19, 1869, is buoyant; sales were made on a basis of me eee for No. 12 Dutch standard; business pe ioe at ‘iry for speculation. iexchange ae ox ns a, proms on United States, Lot er @ 34 discount; shost sight, 2 2and i prema mn sixty'aays cu Currency, 25 @ 24 dis- count; short signt,'23 8 MEXICO. Affairs at Mazatlan—Escape of a Prominent Revolutionist—General Lozada Placing His Army on a War wera. . Bax Waamrean, March 9, 869. Mazatlan adyices to March 8 have been received by steamer. ‘The United States steamer Resaca was in port. Trade wus languishing and the future prospects are discouraging. The steamer brings $207,000 in treasure from Mexico. Colonel Pelacacos, who was one of Martinez’s prin- cipal officers, and started the revolution against Gov- ernor Rubi, with nineteen other criminals, had escaped from the Mazatlan prison. Information from Tepic states that General Lozada was placing his army of Indians on a war footing. The rumor that General Placido Vega sailed from San Francisco with arms and ammunition and is expected to land somewhere on the coast created considerable excitement at M The custom authorities of Mazatlan se American vessel and attempted to extort ant du. ties on a of dyewooas, The veesel was only released on of the American Consul that such duties should be paid, if according to law. GEORATA. Adjournment ef the Legisiature—Defeat of the Constitutional Amendment by Republican Votee—The State Capitel Bill Defeated in the House. ATLANTA, March 19, 1869. Both houses of the Legislature adjourned sine die last night. On yesterday a motion was made in the Senate suthorizing the sheriff of any county to call on the government for United States troops to assist the sheriff whenever deemed necessary. Mr. Hunger- ford, a the resolution unneces- eary, is prong lay motion sustained. it it on the table. The Te solution was: amendment put on its final passage and defeated by the following vote:— Ea ag ni a House of Representatives. 4 Both the General Appropriation bil’ was nner Sere mean The up the Senate resolution to oe Kimball Opera House for a Capitol atlding. The Chair ruled that a majority having voted to yoo , Senate resolution, and a quorum bel pigeon to vote, he decided the oe Rp eetiled. a from the decision of Chair was sustained and the purchase of the opera house defeated by yeas 64, nays 57. MAR YLAND. A Non-Resident ‘Trader Fined—The Validity of the State License Laws to be Tested. Batttmong, March 19, 1869, In the Criminal Court yesterday the case of Elias Ward, of New Jersey, indicted as a non-resident trader, was taken up and afine of $400 imposed under the State License law. An appeal wasentered and the case was sent to the Court of Appeals of this State, This is to be made a test case, and if the Court of Appeals sustains the State License law it Will be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States for dual decision. NEW YORK. Serious Riot in Chosango County—The Town of Oxford Threatened With Burning by « Mob. Urica, March 19, 1960. A large number of Irishmen employed on the Midiand Railroad got into a fight in Oxford, Che- Dango county, On St. Patrick's day and were driven tof the town by the citisens. Several of the Irish were seriously. ani rs some fatally, injured. They aay to pear io Stora ee and worn ihe citizens are arming von for # ae fence, CALIFORNIA Action ef the Sau Francisco Chamber of Com- merce en the Alaska Fur Trade. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 1860. ‘The committe of the Chamber of Commerce on ume trade with and industry. The committee are of the that the go' it a encou! tion, and establish at an early day a Tet v ernment over Alaska. The report and of the bill were adopted by the Cuamber, and the Prest- dent was forw: the to our representatives at Washi and urge immediate RAILROAD ACCIDENT. road—A Gravel Car, with Twelve Laborers im It, Thrown from the Track—One Instantly Killed=Two Badly Lnjared and Five Slightly Injured. POUGHKEEPSIE, March 19, 1869. A terrible accident happened on the Dutchess and Columbia Railroad at ten minutes before seven o'clock this morning, two miles and a half from Penning’s Pomt, half way through the hard pan cut Opposite the Gienham Woollen Mills. At about twenty minutes to seven the engine Fiorida, with a light gravel or construction car, started from Wic- capee, with a gang of twelve laborers on board, to go to Fishkill village, five miles distant, for a load of gravel. There are many conflicting reports rela- tive to the speed of the train. The engine was backing up, the construction car being ahead. Some say the train -was running at the rate of fifteen mites the hour, while others say eight miles. It passed safely through Matteawan on to and over the large tressle bridge beyond, and entered the ill-fated cut by the mill, when, suddenly and without any warning, the gravel car bounded from the track. The engineer of the locomotive, John Record, vainly endeavored to stop his engine, but did not succeed in time to do any good, as the car was a ‘very light one, and the heavy weight of the locomotive, which remained on the track, and which was still moving rapidly, forced the car along, jolting and crashing over the ties for a distance of nearly iifty feet, when it turned over on its side and ran five or ten fect up an embankment, fone it came to a standstill and the horrible result of the accident was reached. All of the laborers had been hurled to the track, eight out of the twelve being injured. Wm. McKnight was tound under the forward wheel of the construction car, on the right hand side, his body horribly mangled. He was, in all probability, killed instantly. Near where he was picked up were found tufts ead tp small particies oO flesh i his boot. The track was meget wi his blood. As soon as caine ton was extricated and conveyed into a house near by. John Kinlin was also found lying under one of the wheels. on me fash shriek: peer and the blood pcr es his clothing. He and six others, who were injured, were Heine paces Lame the bo comotive and carried ing house of Mrs. ‘ary A Ann ‘pevie eed anne were laid upon the Goor of one of the lower rooms, and hysicians were sent for atonce. Three responded— . J. P. Schenck, Jr., of Glenham, and Drs. J. H. De ty and H.C. Wi! of Matteawan. They went at their work a8 soon as they arrived, going from victim to victim till a thorough examination of all had been » When the following complete list of casualties were reported:— KILLED, Wuliam McK: ht, of Poughkeepsie, aged thirty- Bre; eae Had been at work only a few ays. John Kinlin, of Poughkeepsie, both thighs broken and left leg near the pakies right shoulder ag frac- Suse aged thirty-five years; unmarried; ina critical condition. ichael De Wine, jaw fractured; re scalp wound., This man was also foi und ins Ay position ace under a wheel. It is thought he is tnjured * SLIGHTLY INJURED. rape! oo Soa right arm fractured and hurt about “oh un Murphy: no bones broken but severe bodily Michael Dowd, alao severely injured about the head and body. Hugh Moavoy, severe scalp wi Benjamin Arell, CS "Stormvities 1 meek ‘and hip hurt. The train master, mings, ‘was on board, but escaped Meanicosa jured. As soon as the wounded were cared for the locomotive went back to the scene of the accident, when the pag ae of arnuient ‘was placed upon it and conveyed to where he resided, and where, in thi ngpieon Coroner Vandewater, Justice Walcott held an inquest, the jury returning a verdict tn accordance with the facts. When the news of the sad affair flashed through the quiet vil along the line of the road the people flocked to Mrs. Davis’ boarding house ia large numbers. Mothers, sisters, brothers and friends ‘of jthe laborers were there with great mental anxiety depicted upon their countenances, yearning, yet hardly daring to listen to the reading of the names of the killed and wounded. One young Ii vb girl approached us, and in tremu- lous tones naked would uld tell her who he hart, We commenced 0 her from istapm we had finished she bounded away wine ee of joy on her countenance and with tne cxypreseton, “He ain’t hart! he ain’t burt!” Dr, ee 7s the opinion that the men Kinlin and Ine ‘will recover, but they will be mere wrecks till they die, The gravel car which was upset is about twerfty feet in length, with only tour wheels under it and is very lightly constructed, It was not very badly broken, On it was a large tool chest filled with tools. The condition of the track where the accident occurred is, to say the least of it, not good. The ties are not braced by dirt filling at all, but the end" of each tie resis or Was Ineant to rest upon stones of diminu- tive size crowded under them. When we walked over the track yesterday and stepped upon the ties many of them rattied and shook beneath our feet, and in severai rested on nothing at the rails by the spikes. Beyond each way, the filling in 18 adi solid, This filing in = going ot just ees been reached and the track ballasted vestigation is made. snould be had immediately. ‘The lao Mr. — was absent yes- terday. All the killed and injured were single and all of Irish nationality. FAST LIFE ON THE RAIL. ‘The practice of playing at cards on the trains of most of the railways in this country was no doubt originally introduced by gentlemen with a view to relieving the monotony of long journeys by railway, which are almost always exceedingly tedious, For some years past, however, the pastime has been turned to profitable account by cer- tain nounds of the “blackleg’’ fraternity, who are almost invariably very genteelly dressed ‘and assume the dignity of respectable men in the ation of trade, or travellers for pleasure. ‘hese individuals make a profession of this species of f amusement by riding out a hundred miles or so, and then returning to the i ties, es, generally “three in @ gang," and manage to insin selves into a seat occupied by itary rider.’ The mystic “deck” is faced’ to ‘while away the tedium, and the “solitary,” &c., i invited to “take @ hand, so as to make it four-handed.” Sometimes they actually or & portable railway car card table, which can be also as a checker board, to facili- tate matters, The result ts generally one-sided. It 18 reported that a few days ago & German took a seat in one of the Harlem Railroad trains at Al to come to a town in Westchester county. He im his possession about $300 in money and a gold - watch, On the same train were three professional gambiers, who soon began —s with German and = his confidence, A game of three-card mont |, and theGerman was —o by one ou the confederates to bet at the game, course he was soon fleeced of his $300 and ree By that time the train had reached Pawling, where the three sharpers off, handing ten dollars to the brakeman as they left. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. Orders have been received from Washington at the Springfeid (Mass.) Armory to begin the manufaoc- tare of anew moflel of breech-loader, and to tura out five hundred per day. ‘The pardon granted by President Johnson to James. D, Martin, late ba of the Hide and Leather Br of Boston, sul alled, has peak = a pM pg woane, United States Marshal. The store of T. & G, Crandall, tn Greenwich, ‘Washi nm county, N. Y., was burned on Thuraday le Lone ts 2 $0,000 gad insurance $8,500. Tue house of A. R. Kapp, ining, was also burned; Joss $3,000, insurance $1, Ag ts © explosion of @ still in Alexander benno ‘9 retipery, in Cleveland, Olio, aga Hatt Wilson, nom, Of thas firma, wae inesee A ‘which was andergoung re ug Work, Fett ch men, | Less About $150,000. A very large fire occurred at six o’clook last even- ing at No. 49 Warren street, by which a large amount of property was destroyed. The fire broke out tn the five story marble building owned by J. Hoyt, which is insured in city compa- nies. Mr. Hawkey, Deputy Fire Marshal, estimates the logs on the building at $20,000, it having been very nearly Gestroyed internally. ‘The first floor was occupied’ by Hershmeyer as & Clothing and cloth warehouse. Mr. Hershineyer had @ stock worth ey A apeband or $56,000, waich was totally ‘The Second floor was occupied by M. & T. Stock, dealers in boots and shoes, whose stock was worth eet on we which, it is gaid, there as an insurance ual to third floor was occupied by J Hines, Mapufacturer and dealer incl rf Renin Tose 3 re is an insu- fully rd Or $10,000, upon which rance of $2,000, 8. Gonaler occupied the fourth floor as a clothing Warehouse, the stock of which was waneee be $25,000, the ry goods storage. His stock was worth —_ $8,000 or $10, which was nearly destroyed by tire. The Seumnne Mie See: Seanomy a ae ee Ping th s it was conned by somes of ag employ¢s cigars on the prem! ton ie took pops yd sae ta eh “ tire building, involving an peter min ‘The flames played sad havoc with the immense stock of clothing that covered the floors and shelves of the various floors; and as it progressed from ceil- ing to cellar, 1t spared none of the contents. The fire burned for several lours, and attracted an im- mense crowd of spectators, who were determined to edfect an entrance inside the lines. A vi ap Bees of the locusts, and a more vigorous use of ever, had the desired effect and ‘to dre departaient er, had. fre ent were untrammelied in their efforts to subdue the flames that for some hours fought them desperately for the ascendancy. ‘The total loss, Wiiich is basea on the estimates of the Fire Marshal’s careful deputy, who spent the en- tire evening on the ground, will be about $143,000 to $150,000. ‘The amount of the insurance and the com- panies could not be ascertained. THE PROSPECT PARK INVESTIGATION. ‘The Brooklyn Common Council Select Committee Appointed to investigate the public acts of the Park Commissioners met at the City Hall, Brooklyn, last night, and after hearing a statement from General Egbert L. Viele adjourned to Tuesday next. Mr. John N. Taylor, on behalf of the Park Commission- ers, said he was instructed to aoa bcaemped every facility, and that the books counts of the Commissioners should produced 3 any time and place the committee miglit designate, Mr. Josnué M. Van Cott said the ‘Commissioners de- sired to be heard when the evidence on the other side was all in. Mr. Goodrich the committee to have a reso- lution passed in Board of Aldermen asking the jature to at See eae Ms eve creased powers to Prospect Park Commissioners. The police report that Joseph McAllister, aged thirty-six, a native of Ireland, was badly beaten tn Tenth avenue on St. Patrick’s Day ade ea Bernara whom he refused to Duffy, @ com- vaca fartner represent that ereniuister, who very been sent to hospital, where his case te dectnod very critical and. his recovery considered doubtful. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in the Country. ‘The WEEKLY HERALD of the present week, now ready, contains the very latest European news by the Cable up to the hour of publication; also Tele- graphic Despatches from Cuba, Mexico and other Points. It will also contain:— An account of the brutal treatment of the passen- gers and crew of the emigrant vessel James Foster, Jr., by the officers of the vessel, on the recent voyage from Liverpool to this port. An interesting article on “The Horses of America— their present value; with some suggestions as to breeding for speed, for the road and the track.” An account of the execution of Clifton Harris, tne negro who brutally murdered Mrs. Kinsler and Polly Caswell, at Auburn, Me. 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He bes always been the cham- plon of the poor and the suffering, His voloe ‘and bis pen have ever been wielded in bebaif of the rights and in this story he gives full play and scope to his genius amd his sympathies, No one can read his recital of the suffertags and affictions of the SPENCERS without profit, nor without tears. A gentleman saidto us, after reading the first inetal- ment, “How touching! How beautiful! ‘The circulation of such a story among the masses must do good.” It ts really a creat work; and not only moves the reader's heart, but also purifies and elevates his feelings, and excites in hime desire to profit vy the instruction which Je so charmingly blended with the tnteresting narrative. “sometimes ues fate Truth to et Sometimes present naked to men’s eyes.’ THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ. THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER BBAD. ‘THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER BEAD. THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVES READ. THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE EVER READ. THE BEST INDIAN STORY WE BVER READ. In next week's NEW YORK LEDGER (ready on Monday at 12 o'clock) we commence an extraordinary narrative ob Real Life and Adventure in the West, eatitied RED KNIFE, RED KNIFE; RED KNIFE; RED KNIFE; RED KNIFE; RED KNIFE; “OR, KIT CARSON'S LAST TRAILI KIT CASSON'S LAST TRAILS KIT CARSON'S LAST TRAIL! KIT CARSON'S LAST TRAIL! KIT CARSON'S LAST TRAIL KIT CARSON'S LAST TRAILI iY LEON LEWIS, ‘Author of “The Wagon Train,” “The Witch Finder,” “The Water Wolf,” &e., bo. Ki Carson, the celebrated guide, trapper and ie dian fighter, is, of course, © promineat charecter im his work, It is, infact, @ record of Kit Carson's inst dage, It was in June, 1967, that Kit went upon this “das trail.” He bad been to Missourt, and was on his way home to Colorado when be heard that the Indians were oa the war path in Nebraska. For bis conduct on this occasion, for bis Aghts, exploits and adveatures—in short, for a com- plete account of Kit Carson aa he was—oce the story of “RED KNIFE," ta THE NEW YORK LEDGER. THE NEW YORK LEDGER. THE NEW YORK LEDGER. THE NEW YORK LEDGER. THE NEW YORK LeDGER. THE NEW YORK LEDGER. Woe take pleasure in informing our readers that Mr. Lewis, tho author of this and of many other stories, 1s engaged te write continuously and exclusively for the Ledger. “RED KNIFE," the story herewith commenced, is the very Gret of bis stories with which Mr. Lewis himself is entirely satished— the very first in which he has bad time and resources to de himself justice. In gathering the materials for this story Me. Lewis, accompanied by Mra Lewis, has travelied over the great plains in various directions, from the Missouri river to the Rocky Mountains, and from Dacotah to Texas. The present record of Kit Carson's last days is gtrea from the writer's own knowledge of that celebrated guide and Indiam Aghter, which he personally obtained in his travele through the Weat. Tals Inthis number of the LEDGER we publish ton origina poems, from the pens of such popular authors as John G. Saxe, Alico Cary, Wm. Ross Wallace, Ethel Lyno, Emma ‘Alice Browne and others; six or eight original short stories and sketches, by well known writers, whose names are affixed to thetr articles; besides original contributions from the peas of Rew Dr. Tyng, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, James Parton, Fanny Fern, Mrs. Southworth, Leon Lewis, Mrs. Dallas, Syt- vanus Cobb, Jr.; Miss Dupuy and others. We have also ta this number filustrations from original designs made ex pressly for the LEDGER by the eminent artiste, Darioy, Nast and Thwaites. Take ail thia, with the notices to corre- spondents, the editorials, the current flems and the wit and humor paragraphs, and we think the reader will surely be able to get six cents’ worth of reading {n this number, Henry Ward Beecher, who writes as no other living mam can write, contributes to every number of the LEDGER. These articles, of themselves, aro worth the price of the paper. ry Dr. Joknson, who was confessedly one of the greatest critics and purest philosophers who ever lived, in a publlow tion to which he was « leading contributor, shows that he understood how to make « popular periodical, He said :— “1a a paper designed for general perusal it will be necss- ary to dwell most upon things of general entertainment, The elegant trifles of literature, the wild strains of fancy, and the pleasing amusements of harmless wit, shail, therefore, be considered as necessary to our collection.” We submit tbe present number of the LEDGER asa prae- tical embodiment and exemplification of the opinion above ‘expressed. We not only “dwell upon things of generat entertainment," as the great English moralist says, bet wo go further, and give an abundance of matter whic filustrates and teaches the purest morality, It never occurred to Dr, Johnson and bis compeers to employ the eminent divines and statesmen of their day to write for thelr perfodicals, But the LEDGER seeks out and employs the highest talent in erery profession, and embodies io tte columns not only the exceliences of the old standard pub Hieations, but goes beyond them into fields of literary enter. prise and moral usefulness hitherto unexplored and unused by publishers of periodicals, In thie number of the LEDGER we would call attention especially to the beautiful story by Rev, Dr. Tyng, which has been written oxpressly for the LEDGER, and the opening chapters of which will be We may also mention bere that we found on our Afth page. have made arrangements for twelve articles by twelve mem» bers of the United States Senate, the publication of whieh, ‘we shall shortly comm The, Mrecery, Get tngredienta:a fragrant S0Z0DONT, memes oa all ro = teed — fmpar atermed that tise atroth the bark of tre elite et ttacaace Cay A the purifying and innogtos en discolorations from — wea fabrice, without injuring a single thread. one’ Fulton, The Metropolitan Job ptt y ahem | Volacipedes, A 2, How Terk.