The New York Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1869, Page 5

WASHINGTON Startling Rumors Rolative to the Cuban Question © ee General Graut Him~.1¢ Takes the Re‘ ng, Tnmediate Repi.raton Demanded of ‘he + “Spanish Authorities. _AN aval Demonstration Threat- A , ened. The Executive Session of the Senate. HOWARD AND CROWE CONFIRMED THE QUESTION” OF ADJOURNMENT, WasHINGTON, April 17, 1869, Serious Aspect of the Cuban Question— Peremptory Demands Against Spain for Qutrages Upon American Citizens, ‘The Cuban question has been rendered more in ‘eresting and important to-day from the fact that the city is full of rumors crediting the Administration here with decidedly hostile intentions toward the Spaniards on account of the recent outrages to the American flag and the seizures of American citizens, President Grant, it is confidently declared, has dl- rected a peremptory demand to be made upon the Spanish authorities in Cuba for the immediate re- lease of the bmg Mary Lowell and the surrender of the two passengers taken from the brig Lizzie Majors. It is said that Secretary Fish has al- ready telegraphed instructions to our representative fn Cuba to make this demand without delay, and a@refusal to comply promptly will be followed by demonstrations from our naval squadron cruising in the vicinity. The official despatches that have been received here make out a plain case for the interference of our government, and this step is said to have been taken afver mature deliberation. These warlike rumors give much delight to the be: Cuban emissaries here and to the sympathizers with the Cuban cause. As to what will be the result of the demand on the part of our government, opinion is pretty evenly divided here, some holding that it will be acceded to without hesitation, and others declaring that Spain will not suffer General Dulce to yield an inch—that she will go to war first and endure the double embarrasment of domestic and foreign strife rather than succumb in the face of athreat. Buta few days will doubtless teli the whole story. Executive Session of the Senate. ‘The Senate spent nearly four hours in executive ®easion to-day, and accomplished very little, only ix or seven nominations being confirmed. A good deal of time was consumed in discussing the question of adjournment, That was brought up tm open session, but as it involved, to wome extent, the executive business before the Senate 1) was thought best to discuss it with closed doors, After along discussion the question ‘was dropped without any action. This was a defeat for those who favor an early adjournment, under the lead of Edmunds, and a victory for those who want to stay here, under the lead of Sumner. No time has yet been fixed upon for adjournment, but it is thought the Senate will be able to leave here gbout Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Lovee at the White House—tietting Rid of the Congressional “Pressure.” The President to-day held an open levee for all callerse—Senators, members and office seekers. His foom was constantly filled, from the time the doors were thrown open until they were closed, Every- body took their turn, and, as the crowd kept closely up around Grant, of course every person heard every other person’s busi- gees, Several Senators and Mombers were Aisgusted with this sort of interviewing, and rather than have their business with the President made public they left the room without speaking to the President. It is hinted that perhaps Grant has taken this method of getting rid of the “‘pressure’’ of Von- gresemen, of which so much has been said, The Chinese Miesion. Mr. Howard, nominated for Minister to China, was confirmed to-day, after a debate of nearly an hour. ‘There does not seem to have been any objection to Howard personally, but the friends of J. Ross Browne opposed Howard on the ground that he proved himself a capable Minister, and should not be removed, Howard's friends brought up Browne's Political record, which was not quite as strong on the question of republicanism as that of Howard. President Grant’s touchstone of fitness for a place, so far as politics are concerned, ja that no man who has accepted office under Andrew Johnson for the last two years is a good republican. ‘This was among the things he told Senator Ross in the jcelebrated interview that individual lately had with him. Browne, unfortunately, is in the ostra- cised list, and this was about the strongest argu- ment used against him. % The New Governor of New Mexico. ©. ©. Crowe, nominated for Governor of New Mexico was coufirmed to-day. It appears that he entered the Confederate service under pro- ‘toast, as thousands of other men did, to gave themselves from the merciless and sweeping conscription of Jef. Davis. He took an active part ia the Jate Preadential campaign, peaking for Grant and the republican ticket. He ‘was supported by nearly all the Southern Senators, and though the yeas and nays were called the vote on this confirmation stood 36 to 16, Dinner Party at the British Minister's. Mr. Thornton, the British Minister, gave a dinner party this evening to @ large number of friends. Among the guests were several members of the Cabinet and a few Senators. Excitement in the Second Anditor’s Bureau— Unexpected Discharge of Treasury Clerks, ‘The politival guillotine, which has been so ac- tively at work for some days past in the diferent executive departments, to-day commenced opera- tions in the bureau of the Second Auditor of the Treasury. Sixty-five of the employ¢s upon visiting their desxs this morning, entirely unconscious of any contemplated changes, were surprised at finding to their address a yellow envelope marked omcial Dusiness, The contents of the envelope were well known, as such presentations had become quite com- mon, ‘The envelope was nervously opened and read. ‘The state of mind of the unfortunates ‘was in any conaition than that of composure. They immediately sought the head of the bureau, Mr, French, who could give them only the satisiaction that he had made an effort to have them retained “without avail. Many sought their Senators and Repre- sentatives in the city to induce them to work for their reinstatement. Between the discharge of the clerks and their efforta to get back, to-day has been an ex- eeedingly busy one. Itis understood that lists had been made out of all persons who had ever taken Any part in the Johnson Departmental Club and the Gonservative Soldiers’ and Satiors’ Union, both Democratic organizations, during the late cam- Paign. Many of the discharged were soldiers in the late war, apd wounded, or were in other respects crippled. There is great excitement this evening among tho parties interested, not only on a count of theirs esndden downfall, but also at we idea of being thrown out thus summarily without even enough to pay their washer- ‘women and get out of town. The miserable pittance received by these clerks is barely suMcient to make both ends meet, #0 their condition can be imagined, The discharge of a jarge numbor of Ja- dies yesterday probably presented a picture not often Witnessed and @ spectacie of sorrow touching the Beart ile very core, All dav pho viotims were 4 OE el Foaming about the building, v, ping and wripfing their hands, One elderly ray with four children was probably the MOS" oiianie scene. Fae mother per artedingey We Very extremes ‘of despair and parmnprs ~ The little ghiidren, seeing the - _-#mother, joined in her lamentations. The e Was a widow and her appointment was all .et she had as a support. Her husband had served and was killed in the war. There is a determination ‘to make a general change in all une departments, which is contemplated with terrible suspense and agitation by nearly all the employ¢s, Nominations by the President. ‘The President to-day sent to the Senate the follow- ing nominations:— . Ministers Plenipotentiary— Alfred T. A. Torbett, of Delaware, ty Ban Salvador; Alexander T. Russell, of Pennsylvania, to Ecuador; H. A. Millen, of Arkansas, to the Sandwich Islands; ¥, F, Dumas (colored), to Liberia. T. J. Coffey, of Pennsylvania, Secretary of Legation at St. Peteraburg. Consuls—Hugo Hildebrandt, of North Carolina, at Canea; De B. Randolph Keim, of Pennsylvania, to Kin Kiang; Na- thaniel Niles, of Liitnois, at Victor! at Aix la Chapelle; Charles G, David 8. Pinnett, of West Vir Postmacters—Edward A. Oliflord, bar, Taunton, Mass, ; Wil Masa, ; John Ji, M mouth, N. H.; Fred. Jaries Park, of Indiana, » Of Hiinois, at Bristol; Melbourne. anston, 1; 8. O. Dun- Courtier, Amesbury, ‘Adams, Mass. ; . G. Pierce, Jr., Ports: ‘M. Piatt, Portcheater, N. Y.; William Parker, Winona Station, Ii; George G. Pond, Milford, Masa. William M. Ward: Peabody, Mass.; K. V, Marti, Marblehead, Mass. ; John Batchelder, J, Sherwood, Muryaville, Cal. ; S. Christy, Nyack, XK. B. Johneon, Leavenworth City, Kansas; James M. Pleasant Hil, Mo. ; William Logan, Hagersiown, Md. R, Jackson, Union City, Ind.; Hiram Grant, Goldsboro, ‘Ohio; John'C. Moon, Wilmington, Obio: Robert ¢. Kinkhead, Greenfield, Ohio; John M. Barrera, Hillsboro, Ohio; James Hunter, St. Joseph, . P, Frisbee, Morrisanin, N.Y. Registers of Land 0, ohn P. Owens, Taylor's Falls, Minn, ; Anse Smith, Dunletak, Minn. ;L. Kaaker, Alexandr! Min harles A, Gilman, St, Cloud, Minn. ; Robert Gardner, Humboldt, Cal. ; Charis Ti, Gere, Lincoln, Neb.; Edward K. Valentine, West Point, Neb.; John H, Stephens, Legrand, Oregon; Edwin Frey, Lewiston, Idaho, Receivers of ys Monry—John M. Failland, at Detroit, Mich.; William pin, Lincoln, Neb. ; James Hout, Boise City, Taaho, ‘Surveyor Gi for Nevada. ry . Moore, Portsmouth, N. H.; George W. Bowie, Naval Officer at San Francisco. Simeon Wolf, ‘of Deeds for District of Columbia, Wihiam W. Rockwell, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixteenth district of ‘New York. Payton, United States Marshal for the Southern Jobn Millege, United States Attorney for Georgia. Nominations Confirmed by the Senate. The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the following nominations:— Lucius D. Kellogg to be General Appraiser for the South ; R. 8. Tact, Amaeusor of Internal Revenu Fifth die- trict of Virginia; Samuel P. Barbee, Post at Danville, Ky,; Edward M. McCook, of Colorado, Governor of sala'rerritory; Charles C. Crowe, of Alabama, to be Gover- nor of the Territory of New Mexieo, vice Robert B. Mitchell, resigned; Wm. A. Howard, of Michigan, to be Envoy Extra: ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China, vice J. Ross Browne, recalled. Nominations Withdrawn. The following nominations have been withdrawn :— Harrison Adreou, to be Pension Agent at Baltimore; Je- seph Brooks, to be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Seo- ond district of Arkansas; James Park, of Indiana, to be Consul at Hesse Darmstadt. Delegation of Colered Ministers Received by the President. A delegation from the African Zion Conference, now in session in this city, called on the President this mornicg. Rev. William H. Butler (colored), of New York, presented an address, making a few congratulatory remarks, in response to which the President returned thanks for the compliment of the visit, and stated that he was glad his administration 80 far had been satisfactory to them. It had been conducted according to conscientious principles, and would be henceforth. Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy. The following gentlemen have been selected by the President as the Board of Visitors to the Naval Academy at the annual examination in May next:— George H. Stuart, of Philadelplia; Cornelius Van- derbilt, of New York; J. R. Hawley, of Hartford, Conn.; Dr. E. D. Kituloe, of Galena, Ils.; W. H. Wadsworth, of Maysville, Ky.; Judge Humphreys, of Huntsville, Ala. Fractional Carrency Statement. The receipts of iractional currency for the week ending to-day amount to $228,000; shipments for the week to the Assistant Treasurer at Boston, $100,000; Philadelphia, $200,000; to the national banks, $203,160; fractional currency redeemed, $500,700, The following amounts are held in trust for the na- tional banks:—Assecurity for circulation, $342,693,- 800; for public deposits, $30,658,250; national bank currency issued during the week, $305,880; total to date, $314,102,686; mutilated bills returned, $13,243,- 553; msolvent bank notes redeemed, $1,058,393; actual circulation at this date, $299,800,735. Personal. Ex-Senator Dixon has arrived in town from the scene of his recent struggle in Connecticut for the Congressional prize. He is cheerfully resigned to his defeat, feeling assured that the reign of a party which could be gullty of so flagrant an outrage as to compel by act of Congress three States to ratify the fifteenth amendment to the constitution cannot be otherwise than brief and disgraceful. He meditates going to Europe this summer, and amid the marble palaces of Milan, or in the quict shadow of the grapé crowned hills of Tuscany, giving himself up to sweet oblivion of the corroding memories of American politics. Mrs. Dixon and her daughters go with him, and Washing- ton society will thus be deprived of what leht It no small portion of its beauty and brilliancy. FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. EXTRA SESSION. Senate. WASHINGTON, April 17, 196. The Senate was callod to order at noon. REMOVAL OF POLITICAL DISABILITIES. After the reading of the journal Mr, Wii.ry, rep.) of W. Va, presented petitions for the removal of political disabilities, which were referred to the Comumitiee on Disabilities, RAILROAD LAND GRANTS. Mr. SHEBMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, presented a memo- rial and resolutions of the Olio Legislature protest- ing against further grants of lands to railroads or for other purpose. THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION, Mr. EDMUNDS, (rep.) of Vt., then moved to take up the resolation offered by him yesterday, provid for an adjournment to-day, at five o'clock P. M., ‘and signified his intention to offer an amendment fixing next Monday as the day of adjournment. Mr. CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., suggested making it Tuesday, but the Chair announcing that the reso- lution was not yet before the Senate. Mr. SUMNER, (rep.) Of Mass., expressed a hope that it would not be taken up, and urged the propriety of letting it lie over until Monday, when, perhaps, the Seuators could see their way through the press of accumulated business, which could not certainly be finished at as early a date as Tuesday. Mr. CONKLING, (rep.) of N. Y., thought that a time for adjournment should be fixed for the jance of both the Senate and the President, suggested the advisability of appoinung a committee to wait on the President and ascertain what amount of busi- ness remained to be sent in. He reminded the Sena- tors that ifthe time fixed for adjournment shoulda find them in arrears with business the session could as extended by a simple vote of the Senate. Mr. MoRTON, (rep.) of aso thought it would be best to fix a time for adjournment. (rep.) of Minn., argued that it would in & few days to examine properly the till pending, and which — coming in at the rate of 150 per day, DMUNDS again insisted that the only way to finish up buginess was to fix a day for adjournment, 2 which they could work up. His friend from fassachusetts thought the day of adjournment never should come. He (Mr. Edmunds) had good reasons to know, and ke requested the Senator to listen, that there was nothing connected with the execttive session in the way of business, aside from treaties, which would prevent adjournment on Monday afternoon. He therefore submitted whether it Was not wise and proper to set a limit to this neasion. Mr. SUMNER replied that hts information was not in harmony with that of the Senator from Vermont; besides nominations, certain treaties were pend- ing before the Senate, which he was sure could not be adequately discuased and considere.t by the Senate | if that time should be fixed for adjourament. If the Senator m by fixing that period for adjourn. ment to thus strike at the another thing. He hoped he wouid be pardoned for saying that the Senator's proposition did necessari|; imply that certain treaties should not be coustdered, ir, EDMONDS differed with the Senator, iiis pro- position to ix a day of adjourninent did not neces- sarily imply that be was opposed to We peuding treatics, EXECUTIVE SRSstON, Mr. SuMNER repeated that the treatios had not been considered by the Senate, and he insisted on his motion that the Senate go into executive session, The question was taken, when, no quorum yoling, Mr. Ramsay moved that the Setiate adjourn, Learn wae decided in the negative—yeas 4, 1, CONKLING Moved the appointment of a com- Tolttee of two members to wait on the President of the United States and ascertain as far ag tuey can what farther attendance of the Senate is necessary at this session as to nominations, Mr. SuMNEk raised the point of order thas the pro- position of the Senatoryrom New York could not be entertained pending thesaction to go into executive session, The Care sustained the point. ‘The question was then taken, and, by a vote of yeas 36 to nays 8 the Senate vroceed sideration of executive business. At the conclusion of the executive seasion, at halt. Dast tares, the Sevate adjourned, nding treaties, that was | ed to the con ; BROOKLYN CITY. THE COU ciTY couRT. Sault Against a Sabbath School Missionary Ase sociation. Before Judge Thompson, Henry 8. Penfield vs, Charles §, Blackwell.—De- fendant is the treasurer of the Sabbath School Mis- sionary Association connected with the North Re- formed Dutch church, Brooklyn, Rev, M. Engard, pastor, In the month of April, 1868, he made an arrangement with plaintiff, who is a litbographer, to furnish the association with 500 copies of Sabbath school certificates, of which he was to furnish the désign. The price agreed upon was $120. The cer- tificates were to have on them the likeness of the present pastor and that of his immediate predecessor. The design was made and the copies furnished the association, who refused to accept them. The action was brought to recover payment of the $130. The defence set up was that the plaintiff, before printing the certificates, was to furnish the association with a proof, and then was to proceed with his work only on condition of its being accepted. It was also claimed that the proof Was not furnished, and would not have been accept- ed if it had been, a8 the likeness of the pastor, the gown excented, looked like the phiz of a notea pugilist. Verdict for the plaintiff for full amount, KINGS COUNTY SUAROGATE’S COURT. Before Wm. D. Veeder, Surrogate, ‘The wills of the following named persons were proved in the Surrogate’s Court during the past week:—Jonathan Saul, Garret Cassidy, Peter Schwartz, Sarah E. Hayes and Norman Campbell, all of Brooklyn. Letters of administration were granted in the es- tates of Anna 8, Williamson, Elizabeth Jane Potter, Thomas Atkinson, Andrew Armstrong, Bridget Lee, Catherine Jacobs and Elisha Sands, all of Brooklyn. Letters of guardianship of the estate of Clara N. Haynes and Charles F. Haynes were granted to Harry W. Mitchell, of Clara Van Cleef to Wm. B. Lawson, of Esther Lavina Newman to Simon Carr, of Julius M., John, Ferdinand and Joseph Roeder to Maria Soetniein, their mother; of Mary and Charles Roberts to Susan A, Smith, of Sarah Lee to Sarah Ferguson. COURT CALENDARS FO2 MONDAY. Supreme Covrt—Cixcuit.—Nos. 42, 48, 67, 72, 73, ‘74, 106, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 12334, 123, 12334, 124, 125. Ciry CouRT.—Nos. 69, 75, 77, 84, 86, 74 12, 4, 10, 1, 2, 28, 80, 84, 39, 40, 46, 52, 63, 55, ‘ BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. BURNING CASUALITY.—An infant daughter of Mr, John Slocum, 109 Powers street, FE. D., sustained serious if not fatal injuries, by its clothes taking fire, yesterday afternoon. Hovse Rossery.—Yesterday afternoon, sneak thieves entered the residence of Mrs, J. Friel, 20 Mon- trose avenue, E. D., and stole $75 in cash and some trinkets, A BROKER SWINDLED.—A respectably attired man called yesterday morning upon J. 8. Mackey, broker, No. 20 Court street, and presented a check for $300, which had all the appearance, at first sight, of being genuine. The amount was promptly handed over to the bearer, to whom it was made payable. Sub- sequently the forgery was discovered and the police authorities were notified of the swindle, The police are in possession of such information as will un- doubtedly lead to the arrest of the swindler. ASSAULT WITH A CLUB AND SLUNGSHOT.—John Carroll, residing at the corner of Water and Jay streets, was seriously, if not fatally, beaten about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, as alleged, by ‘Thomas Slavin, @ bartender in the drinking saloon of Mr. Goldrick, at the above corner. Slavin as- saulted Carroll with a club and slungshot. Ho was arrested by officer Cowan, of the Forty-second pre- cinct, and locked up to await examination. AN INFURIATED TAILOR Stans His WIPE.—The screams which were heard procéeding from No. 103 Degraw street yesterday alternoon attracted the attention of patrolman Sutton, of the Forty-third precinct, who was on duty in the vicinity. Upon entering the house the cause of the alarm was found to be a aesperate quarrel which was then progress- ing between John Devlin and his wife Ellen, The latter had received two ugly stabs in the right arm, and was cut twice on the head with the leg of a stove, and while yet bleeding from her wounds, she kept well up to her work, P| and scratc! ing her savage husband. The officer called for assistance, when policeman Bogart came up and ac- companied the woman, whose injuries were of a pain- ful though not serious character, to the Long Island College Hospital. Devlin, whose face bears marks ofthe nails of his better half, was taken to the But- ler street station house, where he remains to an- swer the charge of felonous assault. He is fiity years of age and a tailor by trade. News IN BRIEF.—There were 302 persons arrested by the police of Brooklyn during the past week. The French Catholics of this city have purchased ground in the Eighteenth ward and are about to erect a new church thereon, There is some nitch in the dead animal contract, it would appear, from the fact that o fal is permitted to remain in the streets for days before it ia taken away. Clinton street was crowded, as is usual on Satur- day evenings, with intrepid riders on the bicycle, who move up and down grade with the greatest recklessness, regardiess of the numerous vehicles op that route. ‘The $50,000 Mercantile Itbrary fund, started by the donation of $20,600 from Mr. S. B. Chittenden, for the purchase of books, is now realized. The condi- tions of the original donation were that the remain- mg $30,000 should be subscribed by the 15th of April. vote has been taken among the Navy Yard em- — as to whether they would work ten hours at ‘nil rates or eight hours at a reduction of twenty per ‘The eight hour system was unanimously de- cent, sired, DEATM IN A CELL. The Coroners Investigation. Coroner Whitehill has held the second investiga- tion touching the death of James Haggerty, a man of considerable wealth, but who, it would seem, unfor- tunately fell into bad company, and, as previously stated in this paper, was taken to the Forty-third precinct station house and died in the cell in which he was placed on the night of the 12th inst. The examination has not been concluded, and it is, therefore, impossible to tell at this slage of the proceediugs what conclusions the jury wil! arrive at in regard to the case. From the evidence thus far taken, the death of Mr. Haggerty is some- what unaccountable to say the least, and the case is therefore attracting more than ordinary interest. It has been stated that the deceased speut a portion of the afternoon, previous to his death, in a saloon kept by Dennis Eagan in Smith street, and that towards evening he was either shoved out or takeh out by a friend. Thus far no testimony has been taken in Tegard to this; but from what has been elicited oMcer Hennessey found the deceased in the street, as he believed, in a state of gross intoxication. Me picked him up and tugged along with him, dropping him occasionally upor the sidewalk from exhaus- tion, One of the witneeses testified that the oficer lost his temper and tapped Haggerty on the head two or three times, as he said, to wake him up. Shortly before he reached the station house with hin he was joined by officer O'Conner and the two men carried him in. Sergeant Ferry was in charge at the desk, and the oMcers reporigd they had a drunken man. ‘The ser- goant loooked over the desk at him, some five ¢ 81x feet distant, and said he noticed a slight Borateh on his face. ‘There were no otier marks about him | connection or even acquaintanceship with the other, SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE. ~NEW JERSEY. Jersey Chis. ConoNER WARREN'S AUTHORITY DENIED BY THE Outer OF PoLice.—An account was recently pul lished in the.HBRALD of the suicide of a Swede nemed Anton Alson, who was about to proceea to Europe, and who had in his possession a consider- abie sum of money and other effects, The law ex- picitty declares that in such a case; if no relatives urn up, the Coroner shall have the custody of the effects of deceased, In this case, however, Chief of Police refused to allow Coroner Warren to take the Droperty, and was supported in bis action by one of the police cominissioners. ‘The Coroner very aimee proceated to the Surrogate’s office and ad- ministered on the effects, after which he took the foods into his possession without further resistance. ft is probable that the property will be claimed by the Swedish Consul, Communipaw. Tue Stock Yarps.—Within the past week there arrived at the stock yards 261 cars, containing 2,401 cattle, 7,940 hogs and 11,250 sheep. There were slaughtered during the same time 370 cattle, 8,010 hogs and 7,280 sheep. Hoboken. Tue Yacut Maria, which was the favorite plea- sure boat of the late Edwin A. Stevens, has been sold to Mr. John Curtin and will be employed m the fruit trade, St. Pavi’s CHurcu.—The Ladies’ Fair and Floral Festival in aid of St, Paul’s church closed on Friday evening at Odd Fellow’s Hall, It was so successful that the treasurer reports @ net sum of $1,000, THE ELECTION RETURNS.—The protest of Mr. Charles Chamberlain against the election returns from the First ward was presented to the Board of canvassers on Friday night and Jaid over for future consideration, THE ALLEGED SMUGGLING CasE.—Charles Rosa, the bird fancier from New York, who has been under examination for alleged smuggling of canary birds from the steamship baxonia, was yesterday com- mitted for trial by Commissioner Hoffman. THE SQUARE AND PARK IMPROVEMENT APPRO- PRIATIONS Were defeated at the charter election. Owing to an informality in the ballots on this mat- ter they would have been defeated in any case. ‘There seemed to be no concert of action among the judges of election on the matter. ANOTHER CASE OF INSANITY.—A watchman at the Bremen dock, named William Winter, was seen running wildly through Hudson street yesterday morning, crying out that the devi) was in pursuit of He was caught by police officer and taken to the station house, where he became infuriated and struck the oficera tremendous biow with a poker. He roared and raved in the ceil, struggling madly to reas The county physician was notified, and it will be necessary to have Winter sent to the State asylum. He is thirty-six years of age and has a wife and children. THEFT BY AN OLD MAN.—John Wheeler, a man sixty years old, was quietly passing into the Hobo- ken ferry about six o’clock yesterday morning, when he was overhauled by officer Burke, who noticed that the old man carrieds bag rather clumsy and heavy. It contained a large grindstone, several small wheels and pieces of machinery. When asked to account for the possession of these articles, he made several contradictory statements, He was taken before Recorder Pope, who committed him for examination. He admitted at length that he stole the articles from a hardware store in Washington street. He was therefore sent for trial. THREE MBN Run DowN By 4 TUGBOAT.—On Fri- day night, about half-past ten o’clock, a boat con- taining four men was run down by a tagboat between the Elysian Fields and the Hoboken ferry, and the men were thrown into the water. They struggled and shoated for help, but the tugboat passed on and left them to perish. A night watchman hearing the cries jumped into a boat and rowing out rescued two of the men, who had become almost exhausted. The other two were clinging to the boat they managed to turn over oy the aid of the watchm: and pulled into the lamburg dock, They then cleared out the water and taking in their ot Syor bes Towed to the foot of Charles street, New York. Owing to the darkness of the a it was impossible to the name of the The men in the small boat were Bernard Connell and Thomas Muldoon, of Forsyth street. New York; Charles Gardner, of Williamsburg, and Martin Purcell, a hackman employed at the Fifth Avenue and other up town hotels. Gardner had been on a pleasure trip with his brother-in-law, named Conroy, residing at Sixth street, Hoboken, Union Hill. A Carty Ron OvgR.—A little girl named Schlecker ‘Was run over on Friday afternoon in Fulton avenue, Union Hill, by a wagon driven by F, Hoffman, and ‘was seriously injured. The driver was arrested, but was subsequently released, a8 it did not appear he was culpabie. Newark. CORONER'S INQuEsT.—The inquest on the body of George Schwaer, the man who was found dead in a boiler at the zink works, on Wednesday night last, under circumstances rather peculiar, was concluded esterday forenoon, anda verdict rendered as fol- jows:—“That the deceased caine to his death by as- phyxia, ee Seat of oe or rg poison. ‘ous gases, anc particularly carbonic oxide, or gases allied to 1¢4n ita effects.” ' BaprisT CHURCH UENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.—On Friday afternoon was celebrated, at Lyon’s Farma, near here, the one hundredth anniversary of the in- stitution of the Lyon’s Farms Baptist church, in the old meeting house erected some eighty years ago, An effort is now being made, and with favorable auspices, looking to the erecting of a new and hand- some building. The exercises were of a very in- teresting character. Among those who took part and were.present were Kev. Dr. Fish, Rev. Dr. dale, Rev. Messrs. Hoar, Morrill, Baxter, and others. Mayor Thomas B. Peddie and Mr. D. M. Wilson were also present. BREVETIES.—In the absence of the water carts and in the presence of blinding clouds of dust, the noonday shower was a perfect godsend here yester- day. ‘The law ts inexorable on goats. Francis Riley, a Chestnut street resident, was fined five dollars and costs in the police court yesterday for allowing his goat to run loose, Other prosecutions will follow, The dealers in Centre Market complain bitterly of the increased rents iny on them by the City Friners. Stalls that before rented for twenty-five dvilars now cannot be had short of forty-five dollars. Business, they say, is not near as good as might be expected at this time of year. It is reliably asserted that in order to avoid party Se and preserve unity im the re- pubitean ranks, Postmaster A. N. Dougherty wil on the iat of July, in order to make room for the one-armed city clerk, Colonel William Ward, who 1s very popular on all sides, A lady named Mrs. Gilbert Stitner, of Woodside, while imarketing in Centre Market yesterday dropped her pocketbook. A mischievous boy named John Warren told her & woman named Catharine Geiger picked it up. Catharine was arrested, but romptiy discharged. The magistrate thought the poy more likely to be the thief and caused him to be searched, Nothing was found, however, A Noroniovs JAIL BREAKER FROM BROOKLYN Recooxizep IN Custopy.—Three weeks ago, one shocking wet night, the police of this city effected, after ahard tussle, the arrest of two out of three alleged burglars. The particulars of the affair were fully reported in the Herann at the time. The pri- soners ere named Joha Colbert and Jobn Martin. ‘The former has already plead guilty to three charges, and will doubtless be seutenced in the Court of Spe- cil Sessions to-morrow, whiie the latter denies any ‘They were arrested at different points and different hours, aud really there was little proof on which to hold Martin until very recently, It now transpires that he is pone other than John Costello, who, with another prisoner, clever y broke loose irom the Kiags y (Brooktyn) jail on the night of the last chartc; ection in Brookign. He was at the time awaiting witteh attracted bis attention, lie managed, by asking him two or three times, to learn ‘that | his name was James Saneerty. He was then | | entered upon the blotter as James Haggerty, aged fifty, intoxication. Doorman Hat then en | tered upon the scene and, togetner with the officers, conveyed him to a cell in the rear, where they laid | him upon his back upon the fiocr, Subsequently | doorman Hail discovered him pulling viyorousiy at his cell door, a8 if anxious to gain his liberty. 1 told him he had better keep quiet, but did not answer niin. At four o'cl | moraing doorman O'Connell, e the next | who relieved | Haat midnight, found the deceased lifeless. te ‘was in @ silting posture, with lia head resting Upon lis arm his arm resting upoa the hopper. | He presented a different appearance from whi did when sergeant Ferrry looke ors One etde of his fw loody and iis eye was blackened. or three wounds on his just at the base of the so the piiysicians say, to cause How ot ie met his pard, one of th post-mortem examination, | most impossible for the Ce. | ceased to have received the fajuries bunself, and that | they must have been inflicted with some blunt In strument. The only way he could have received the | injury upon the top of the head would have been by a fall from some height and striking directly upon is head, Dennis Jagen was arrested on suspicion of having | caused the injuries of Haggerty; but he was subse- — teleased, there being nothing in the evi lence thtas far to implicate him. The inveatigat wook. 4 him the evening was swollen and Thore were two and head ote brain s = Fy 2; z 2 | 49 Will probably We concluded next | | thing but repulsive, trial uoder indic!ment for highway tobbery, On Friday Mr. Cassidy, one of the keepers of Kings county jail, came hither and Hed Martin as doin Costello—the name he gave in Brooklyn, Ye: terday the sherut of the latter bu the Essex cotnty proseator, Mr. Titsworth, de- « 1 surrendering the prisoner without the neces. ‘y documents irom Govereor Hofman. ‘The pri- er ts also seid to be implicated tm the celebrated Broalway diamond robbery as well as other crimes of lesser note. He is & young man, probably not more than twenty-iour years of age. "He i tall and slender, but well knit; of fair comp exion with igat curly hair, The expression of his features is @oy- Trenton. Noves. Mopn or Enrcrixe A PosrmastRn —The representatives in Congress controlling the appoint- ments Mm this neighborhood having disputed as to the preference of the two most prominent candi dates for Lie postinastership of this city, the matter was referred to the :epublican citizens of Treaton, who accordingly vored ia thetr reapective wards on Fritay efterioon and evening, waen israel Howell ieceived 678 and Joshua Jones 498 votes, A SINGULAR CASE OF MURDER.—A few weeks since the H&RALD recorded a stabbing atiray be- tween two boatmen near Bordentown, and the arrest aud committal of a man named Richerd Fitzpatrick charged with the offence, Fitupatrick was tried in the Mercer County Court, at Trenton, and sentenced tothe State rrison for six months jor atrocious assault and battery. It was fp by the court at time that the pri victim, John Frankitn, had recovered, but 1 has ied iat he Was Fefused adinisuion to the Treaton Hosp. | | myself on the kind induigence ‘NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 1869.—QUADRUPLE SHEET. another township. Poor elty and was received tn the Almshouse near Bordentown, where he died. It was the court eatanlished by the last Legislature that tried the case, and ly some care should have been taken to aseertain the actual condition of the way belore the prisoner was sentenced. Fire aT TARRYTOWN.—Last Friday some sparks from @ passing locomotive on the Hudson River Railroad ignited a quantity of dry grass in a locality known as the “Marshes,” north of the village, The flames spread with rapidity over an area of about three acres, destroying fences in its progress and consuming two large stacks of hay, all the property of a C. Kingsiand. The damage is estimated al FATAL RAILROAD ACcIDENT.—An inquest was held at Hastings, on the Hudson, yesterday, by Coroner Van Tassel, on the mangled remaina of a laborer, named James Cook, who, it is supposed, was struck and instantly killed by a locomotive on the Hudson River Railroad the previous night, It 1s believed that deceased, who had been drinking for some days, ventured on the track while int ated, and was run over. by an extra locomotive, which fol- lowed the night express to New York on Friday. ‘The remains, which were not discovered until yes- terday morning, presented a shocking appearance, the skull being literally cleft in twain. A verdict of “Accidental death” was returned. SATISFACTORY TO THE CoNVICTS.—A standing source of discontent among the inmates of Sing Sing Prison has been for many years a regulation which allowed the convicts no other food for their evening meal besides “mush and molasses.” This light fare for men who are expected to toil daily has long been regarded with loathing by the convicts, who on more than one occasion have muttered their repugnance in stronger terms than prison etiquette demands. In order to remove the cause of much pyparens disatisfaction the agent and warden has within the past few days substituted bread for supper, which {s found to very little, if any, more expensive to the State, while it has inangurated a reign of cheerfulness among the convicts which has perhaps been hitherto un- known Within the prison walls, AN INTERESTING SUIT—HEAVY DAMAGES.—A rather novel suit has been decided by the Supreme Court m session at White Plains, durm@ the past week. It appears that in the spring of 1865 a lady named Quinn, living ona valuable farm, which had been owned by her first husband, who died prior to the year mentioned, was dispossessed of the property and toreibly ejected from the premises by the executors of her husband's will. At the time of the ejection the complainant's second husband (whose name she now bears) shot at and wounded one of the officers sent to execute the writ of ejectment, while prevent- ing, as it is stated, harsh treatment towards his wife. The farm was sold wa party named Skinner for $30,000, in whose control it remained until the fall of 1867, when the complainant was again awarded possession by the courts, She then iastituted pro- Soong. against Skinner, through whose instrumen- tality, it is alleged, she was dis; |, and was awarded damages to possessed, the amount of $400 in the County Court. From this decision the defendant ap- penne: and carried the case up to the Supreme Jourt, where damages legen 2 to $6,000 were rendered for the plaintiff. The suit has commanded an unusual degree of interest in the county. AMUSEMENTS. JANAUSCHEK AS MEDEA AT THE ACADEMY OF MU- sIc.—The regular season of Janauscliek’s perform- ances coneluded jast night with the tragedy of ‘‘Me- dea,” though she will perform again, previous to her departure for Europe, on three special occasions next week—that Is, “The Bride of Messina’ will be given on Wednesday night forthe benefit of tne German Hospital; on Friday night she will give a mixed entertainment of scenes from several plays, for her own benefit, on which occasion Theodore ‘Thomas and his full orchestra will assist, and on Saturday she will perform “Deborah” for the benefit of the Hebrew Free School. This will end her performance in America, until she returns next winter, when she expects to perform the classic drama in the English language. The splendid act- img of Janauscheck in the terrible tragedy of ‘‘Me- dea”? has been noticed before in the columns of the HERALD, and ittle more need be said. Every per- formance of “Medea” —— pe ied extraordinary actress aps 1 nol muc! to say that sinoug ting be @ 18 wer of genius, ber eloquence ond rand acting. Such repeated bursts of heartfelt applause have been seldom heard within the walls of the Academy. Though the story m enveloped in Greek mythology, aud though the fearful scenes an a lat ary bited are unfamiliar, and nave no parallel in ‘n his- tory, yet all appear seal and true to nature in Ja- nauschek’s matchiess representation of them. Those who have not seen Janauschek’s Medea have lost the opportunity of witnessing the highest dramatic art. But 1t is to be hoped that she will return to America, and that, successful as she has been, she may mect with still greater success in the future. Musical and Theatrical Notes. “School” opens to-morrow night tp Indianapolis, Lotta opens in Philadelphia to-morrow evening, Mra. Scott-Siddons commences an engagement in St. Louis to-morrow night, ‘The Chapman Sisters will do ‘Ixion” in Norfolk this week. Blind Tom will delight the citizens of Rochester all this week with his manipulations of the keys. Pfau does the “fying trapeze” business in Cincin- nati this week, where Dan Rice, the clown, is hold- ing forth. Mr. and Mra, Harry Watkins will favor the war- like Pitteburgers for toe next six night with Irish drama. Miss Kellogg gave a concert last night tm Worces- ter, The Newcomb Minstrels will delight the spin- sters of the same town to-morrow and Tuesday. Miss Susan Galton has been meetidg with de- success in the West, She opens in Phila- served delphia on Tuesday. — Keene appeared in “School” last night in Mme. Parepa-Rosa makes her first appearance in public since her recent illness in Steinway Hallon Werlnesday next. Kate Reignolds playa “Bound” for one week in Chicago, where she 0; to-morrow night. Fanny Herring will show the bashful Newarkers some of the tricks of “Ixion” on Monday and Tues- day evenin; The Riching’s troupe will give English opera for one more week in Washington. LemMngwell, “school” and Offenbach’s “La Vie jenne”’ are the attractions at present in fhe aaker City. Charleston, 8. C,, will be favored this week with German opera, as reconstructed for the great ‘‘Re- constructed” of the Ralmetto State by Mr. Hi. Grau. pe — “solou Shingle,” is creating qaite 8 farore in San Francisco, The oj boufters of Mr. J, Grau from the Théatre gre maxing @ sénsation in the Quaker City, On Mond Tuesday they will favor the “Bi brims” with “La Vie Parisienne,’’ after which they go to Baltimore and thence to Washington. on next, the elven of Shakspeare’s birthday, ca, Emma Waller will assume the rdve of rte Nye g = the New gd up wueeee e W si f° Po at Wallack’s souls. iy nea cpetrag gue ext, appearing in more on % where ¢ temasip J week, thence to Washi ae they BAT On the oe of May. They wi be absent from the city for two weeks, and on their return will inaugurate a new season at their present hall, with new novelti iT pri paws and Mr. J. W. Albaugh will ent of the Theatre ana ‘i fa e Summer season, He opens on the 26th instant with a well selectéd burlesque company, ifcigding Miss Ada Harland, Miss Nellie Mortiidore, Miss Mary Miller aud Mr. Duncan. opening piece, The Tempest in a Teapot, To Tak Epitor oF THE HERALD:— 1am exceedingly grieved at being obliged to ad- dress you, but am called on to do ao tn self-defence, You have published a letter from Mr. Tayleure, in which be states that my engagement was imposed upon him by the defection at the eleventh hour of an “actress who bad been retaimed for the rive of Miranda.” Lsimpiy beg to state that Mr. Tayleure made me two separate offers of engagement to in- duce me to visit America. The poticy of making my “ont in so slight a ae aa Miranda 1 myself ~ Hioned: but as the offer of ent was for three or six months, Lconciuded that [ should bave an Cs aetgety Rea nee ina page baad ne me, me! ing jor the “leading bus ness.) “the New York press have been ‘ananimons in ee. me an “artist.” That amore ethereal iranda could bave been found in America or Ei jand Ido not for one moment question; bat this is Mr. Tayleure’s business and not mine, In England Mr. Tayleure had a large amount of talent 1o choose trom; was own agent, and honored me selection. ‘ann arrival in New York 1 hep my to that I was not announced, as is the my own country when a stranger is about to make an arance. 1 told Mr. Tay. jeure that I was heart-broken and homesick, and asked him if he had chan; his mind in any way about my cagegement. je assured me that he was repared to fulfil his contract with me to the last ‘citer, and that the posiion 1 had held in megane ified him fo a ee " rent ents. trust in the advertise vilege and throw an “intruder.” Tusea Lp Fe oe ake pubtic, aud when the tine comes for me te appear in character will brave it the verdict, JOSEPHINE MARIANNE FIDDES. ‘anny Pierson, Miss “Txion” will be tue NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. ALBANY, April 17, 1869, BILLS REPORTED, # To incorporate the Methodist Book Concern of New York, = ae RESOLUTIONS, Mr. Marroon—That each Senator shal! hand to the clerk the title of one billon the preferred calendar which shall have ‘preference over all other billé or gente A THIRD READING, Abolishing ceriain punisnments in State prisons and penitentiaries; to in the White Water Works; providing a chartor for the of Oneida; to incorperate the Citizens’ Mutual Gas Com~ any of Auburn; to consolidate acts relative to amestown: to authorize Troy to borrow money for the extension of water works; extending the bounds of Peekskill, BILLS PASSED, Amending the law authonzing fg Hh and Wayne counties to take stock in Ontario and Shore Railroad; to amend the eon- solidation of Brooklyn and Wiliamsburg; relative to the board for the revision and cor- rection of assessments in New York—18 to 3; providing for ihe widening of Weat street on the westerly side thereof, from the Battery to Hammond street; to incorporate the Fidelity Safe De) it Com- pany, of New York; to incorporate the Fire Depart ment of Binghamton; creating a new judicial district out of the Seventh Judicial district of the city of New York; to in rate the Methodist Book Con- cern; providing payment to the Twenty-second regi- ments ‘ationa! Guard, for service performed during e war. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Rall, from the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill amending the charter of the International Bridge Company, 80 that it may consolidate with any company in Canaua. ° On motion-of Mr. O'Donnell the Governor’s annual message was made a special order for Thursday evening next. The Senate adjourned until Monday evening. ASSEMBLY. ALpaNy, April 17, 1809, BILLS PASSED. Enabling the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Oneida county, to hold real and personal estate; to amend the act protecting butter and cheese manufacturers; relative to widening Fourth avenue, Brooklyn; to consolidate certain churches in New York into the Second German Baptist charch; to continue the Cehtence or te Eake “Ontarto, “Auburn and New York Ratlroad; relative to attorney’s costs in Surrogate ‘’sCourts; to amend the charter of the Auburn Savings Bank; for impro' Naar ee street, Brooklyn; to incorporate tl Maennerchor, The oill abolishing the contract system of prison labor was lost by @ vote of 51 to 40, not receiving a constitutional majority. Requiring the Brooklyn ferry companies to run certain boats in the night tme; hag ca the charter of Syracuse; tmecorporating the ida, County Savings Bank of Rume; to amend the charter of the New York and Brooklyn Tubular Tunnel Company; to iticrease the city fund of Utica; incorporating the Fulton Market Fishmongers* Association. Mr. Si ssenged, trom the Comptroller, the ir. SELKREG presenjed, trom the Cot annual tax ie The tax ts five milis, or four-fifths of a mill less Chan Jast year. On motion of Mr. FREAR, the Committee on Rail- roads was disch: from further consideration of the Senate bill relat to the Erle, New York Cen- tral, Hudson River and Harlem Railway Cone aaey and the same be now considered in Committee the Whole. Carried. ‘The bill provides that no stockholder or director in the first named company shall be a director in the others, and vice versa. 1t also provides for the clas- sification of directors, so that one-fifth shall go out of office annually. ane ee of the Whole reported favorably on the bill. Mr. W. W. CAMPBELL moved to refer the bill back to the Ratiroad Committee. Lost—ayes 25, nocs 62. ‘The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. BILLS ORDERED TO A THIRD READING. In relation to the Wallabout improvement of Brooklyn. BILLS REPORTED. Punishing the issuing aud using of fraudulent cer- tificates of naturalization; to ainend the acts rela- tive to evidence, Adjourned till Monday evening. IMPORTANT ARRZEST3. Three Suspected Burglars in Castody—They Are Foand With Complete “Kite” of Impice ments. Yesterday afternoon oMicer Killhanley, of the Jersey City police force, received a telegram from some pointin Pennsylvania advising him that the train from Eaton. Pa., via the Central Raliroad, due there about half-past three o’clock, had as passengers four very suspicious characters, and it was his duty to arrest them. The despatch also contained a minute description of the individuals, and it was of such an accurate nature that the officer, who at once re- paired to the depot, and anxtously awaited the arri- val of the train, immediately recognized them. It was nis frst impulse to arrest them single handed upon the information thus received, but a moment's reflec- tion caused him to adopt the wiser course, to follow them to this city across the ferry, and then cause them to be taken in custody. He did so, and as soon as the heavily laden ferryboat touched the pier at the foot of Liberty street, he ran to the entrance of the ferryhouse, and obtained the assistance of officers Thomas and Archer of the Twenty-seventh precinct, to whom he hurriedly explained cause of his suspicions, when they crowded their way to the boat, and observing the men wantod, arrested first two of them found on the bow, quietly sauntering off, the third im the ladies cabin, but the fourth sus- pecting all was not right, and noticing what had pet to his friends, succeeded in making good escal pe. The three prisoners were quite indignant because of this action; but before they reached the station house they became quite sober and refused to an- swer any interrogatories put totnem. Upon their arrival there they were asked the usual qi but the oniy answers they would vouchsafe were that their names are James Spauld William Crane and Wm. J. Henry. Search was mare of their persons, with a view of ascertainmg what they had about them, when to tho surprise finr’s whtraments a84 fil the pataphanalle ‘of ‘3 inst and ail the of the most accomplished thioves. Phere were found nippers, fusce, bits, a can of powder, wax for three pairs impression false whiskers, of india rubber shoes, woolien socks, matches and can- dies, Each was armed with a large sized six-bar- relied revoiver, loaded in chamber, also with murderous looking knives, w are new, and fretted with blades eight inches long. the of one of them found a new $i They were extremely reticent, during this aid a muscle of their features, Itis the im m of Phillips, of the sive burglary somewhere in Penusyivania, in the Telghbornood of Pit "4 as ine fourth, who unfortunately esc: |, had in pos- session, itis known, some three or four geutictaaniy in Eppearance, ‘and ‘sertainty’ the last ntiemaniy in 4) ce, in Sersons in the wore to the uninitiated, who would suspected of bel capable to commit a crime. bo As be held wm uneeay until further men Pert. From A WiNpow.—Last evening a little son of Dr. Frederick Meyers, of $6. 147 East Bighty-thirda it story street, fell from & window into the yard and was seriously injured, MAN STABBED.—At half-past twelve o'clock (his. morning James Nelson, living in Hudson street, got into an altercation with David O'Day, one of the parties implicated in the Felix Larkin murder, man named William Maher, of Page's Hotel, Wi treet, Ww eogaged i the quarrel. D stray Netsou wea seri ously cut in the right ‘and three places in the face. O'Day ani! Nel were @rrested and Maher appearod as coniplatn THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR RoweseY IN PHILA. DELPHTA.—Last evening a detective of the Central office, arrested a party said to be Phillfp Harwood, suspected of being implicate! in the recent burglary and robbery of nearly $1,000,000 In Patladelpita, As the police officials are afraid of @ corefully Ke a th the case Will no dowtbt be Boy Snor.—Isaac Hateh, @ yoors, was at @ late hour rested by Officer Hutchinson, cinct, on the arge _ of eompanion named rt) McKert “y tne face with & pistol loaded with buckshot, wound- fijared.’ One of he snot took effect under the tet { Soofleld reports that the oy @na the prisoner will STABBING AFVRAY Between Boys.—Last evening about eight o'clock two lads—Charles Obberhaur and Henry Wiikins—while standing on First avenue in front of the latter's residen volved in at serlous ‘altercation, wn Fei 8 a4-”