The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1869, Page 5

SOUTH AMERICA. PARAGUAY. We have received a Mile of papers direct from the headquarters of General Lopes up 0 April 21, dated from Piribebui, from which we make the following extracts:—The Estreva states that Minister Mac- Mahen grrived at the camp of Pikysyry about De- cember 14, 1863, where he met with an enthusiastic reception, and was present at the battle of Itaybate on:December 21. The encampment at Pikyayry is Geseribed as a most beautiful and healthy locality, and not slope are the men greatly improving im con- dition, but tne wounded are rapidly recovering. Great enthusiasm prevails through tue army and people generally, who have. adopted the motto, “Conqueror Die,” Large deposits of salt have been discovered in various parts of the republic, espect- ally in the Corailleras. ‘The Firty-fourth battalion of Marshal Lopez’s army was treacherously delivered Into the hands of the allies at the battle of Itaybate by two.officers named Thompson and Carillo. . The Patriot forces (the whites) are most inveterate in their hatred to the allies (the blacks), and the men are #0 eager for the fray that they barely allow them- seives the required rest from the arduous faugues Of the campaign. On December 14 Minister MacMahon went to the camp at Pikysyry, where he presented his creden- tials to Marsha! President Lopez, accompanied by the following regret: 1 nave the hon ot the a yn poe hande the tere from the ie President of meg tg me ag the representative United States to of yore republic. It pleases me m lieve that no questionsor culties exist that may tend to disturb tn relations between the two San rie and hie cut now ee in presenting to you the pe A and. sincere of good fe ip borne by the sevepmens people of the nee States towards t and 16 conse- rte quently still m eeable on me, The govern- ment of the United ewer ‘while maintaining strict =e towards nations with whicn it is in ce, does not wis, to dissemble the fact that it ovinota great interest in the States of this continent, and witness with deep sorrow the continuation of a prolonged war in the States of La Plata. May I hope that soon: it may be my pleasant duty to congratu- late you on the reatoration of an honorable peace ? It would be a greac satisfaction government M_ ita good oilices, which are at all times wulingly offered to Delligerent nations, can be efficacious Mi ee this happy result. In conclusio! ow me to expres the ee satisfaction I feel at being presented to you, with whose name I have 80 long been familiar in conneetion with the memor- able struggle so long sustained by the republic of Paraguay with an unparalleled magnanimity, To which the President replied in the following terms:— SeNor MINISTER—It is @ pleasure to receive the autograph by which the President of the United Baise of America accredits you as resident Minister. Band aaa el in this camp, I not only see a proof aaah between the two coun- fren but also the sympathetic interest taken in the fate of my Me by the government of the Ameri- can Union, whose Minister is the first of all the friendly Powers to offer me ulations in the midst of the clash of arms aris! from a struggie now so prolonged. If, La Lan ft this prolonga- tion has not terminated soon le Kind offices invoked in the name of the grea areas | posi of America have been se atiememabi and my earnest wishes for a ie 9 le peace have been in vain, the fault is far from being mine. It is tifying to me, Mr. ey onpeed to see one of the distinguished ligires orth fig ately war through which the republic ol the North cones among us, to bear wit real heroism with which @ a" peopie a can fight Sir ite existence. ae Minister, ly appreciate the expression unparalleled magnanimity which you applied to he Es a of Paraguay, and to the honorable mention Vhat you were pleased to make of my name. BRAZIL. The Point of General Webb’s Quarre! and Settlement—The Emperer’s Speech—Pro- Slavery Majority in Congrese~Finances nad Commerce—Staples of Production—The War im Paraguay—How the United States Minis- ter Was Heard From—A Defeated Expedi- aed R10 JANEMO, May 26, 1809., ‘The grand topic of conversation which arose simul- taneously with and altogether eclipsed the ceremony of opening the legislative sessions of the General Assembly has been, for the Jast fourteen days, the diplomatic quarrel between General Webb and the Brazilian Ministry, which caused the American Envoy te demand and the Brazilian Cabinet to send him his passports on the 12th. As General Webb has published all the correspondence preced- ing the suspension of relations, 1 will merely state that the dispute arose on the negotia- tions in regard to the compensation required from the Brizilian government for the alleged wrongful seizure of the whaler Canada in 1856, which nego- ations were transferred last fall to Washington, without notifying Mr, Webb for some time, py the Brazilian government, which requested, through its Minister there, the Untted States government to make & re-examination and revisal of the claim, which Mr. Secretary Seward promised, and which Mr. Webb @ays was done, and resuited in the issuing to him of fresh instructions, dated January 23, 1869, ordering the American Minister to propose to accept the re- duced sum of $70,000, At the last moment the dis- pute has been rearranged between General Webb and the Brazilian government. The government re- ceived by the packet information from its Minister in Washington in regard to the issue of the inetruc- tions, and both parties having got over their first heat they were not unwilling to kiss and be friends, J understand the Brazilian government has sald thot, having received the notification, there was no obsta- cle to entertaining the claim, and that the American Minister then retired his suspension of diplomatic intercourse, with, I am assured, the result of the im- mediate settlement of the Canada claim tn the terms of the proposal from Mr. Seward. The Emperor came down to the Chambers on the 12th, tn full state, and opened the legislative sessions with the customary speech, which telis the nation what it knews as well as the speaker. However, the speech, if not remarkable for what it said, was somewhat notable for what it did not say, perfect silence being maintained in regard to the emanci- pation bill, which was announced in last year’s speech. It ‘istrue no one was surprised, as the present Cabinet is thoroughly pro-slavery, and is as unwilling to give liberty to the blacks as it Is to give + the nsulract of it to the whites of Brazil, ‘The House of Ri ey ey eT) oT pas not to have a single Ii in tt. jad abou. 100 liberals and oniy some tonoguearvativen and ifa Hberal min istry should by any chance get into power it would of course dissolve the Chamber, and we would see @ new house next year, eommposea almost totally of iiberals, #0 Deantinul te the working of the resentative system tn 5 > v 1870-71 have been intro- ‘he estimates of the y @uced into the Chamber of Deputies by the Minister 3 revenue would be int i +i ij Bo Amport 4 wit nie views the ws his views the House com Dill adaing forty “Ay ~ to the present foreign goods: for_consumption, the senior of fifteen per cent in gold, and raisio: the dues on free goods to five per cent, the ion al duties of two per cent to five per cent and pinou five per cent of auditional duties on the — otmrgeable with such, which changes are estimated to prodnce about ‘oe aanaiele th but which will be les- by $1,000:000 b the duties on re-export genom ang wesenar te tbe, I nalt a cent on natto: foreign Mconsuption ‘and poses ea i ‘uy avd i ippt ing dues nie is: levy land fui tis tom Tote Wd fo vetaslces therein : from the 4: none Son ead art was in less than tn the years eae more than the ayernge of (ne Ave jroveding yes years. 1 1515000; bea an ini notense Of: $25,107 010 867-8, $151, 76) ing c , aah, gs rave seomtunerionmndeens the average of the five preceding ome Ins creases are in part due to the depreciation of the eure ae and in to increased rt Of Coffee, of cotton in 1867-8 48,900 tons, against b+ prog fares in. 1866-7, and 27,860 tons the ogee five nine he oso otf sugar er ih ree bere 124,444 tons, against tour da 1800-7, and 122,700 tons the aver. of the fva'y iit 1867- Le were 207,810 tone, aguicas 186,510 tons in 1806-7, and 144,866 tons the avers years x the five ing. As the Bragilian paper EL is now abont eq’ alent to fifty cents ety The ex) mga feuaieraiy tre NeW XORK BRRALD, TURSDAY, JUNB.22 1669 -TRIPLE SHER, Be oe ppachenl but they then foun on. They then landed ty to am des oh ry ° en a “par pac Hirata 3 = the ben ce "oarcely at wn when saw gui heya cetamanamenri alry gpeay Paieeg a they should get out of the cover of the cannon of the vessels; 80 they had to return, finding the Paragvarson were not such fools a3. oe had been expected. As nothing could be done the ves- seis backed down stream. All ht tl heard chopping, and next morning eer iu found the Para- guayans had been at work felling trees into the nar- row tiver. They managed to get along, tindin: things worse and’ worse as they got down, the Paras ‘ guayans evidently having been working from the mouth up, Next they came to a place where strong vines.had been secured across and others left float- ing to catch the screws and choke them. Finally they came to where fortifications had been made, manila cables stretched across and tol joes laid, while @ force of Paraguayans, stated at 1,000 men, with two field pieces, fired on them and tried to capture the vessels. . Thi eamalianca were, however, Le fa LEP and the guns or the monitors cleared the banks enabled the crews to cut the cables and let the vous pass down to the Paraguay. ‘Ine Bra- ep report | bin eae egy on board; bat they lelayed a day or two later the: wena, have been trapped. Half a dozen Paraguay- ans were captured, The military movements made amounted to little, pier of @ reconnoitring expedition which came across no enemies and one or two small skir- mishes a as outposts. The Brazilian General is getting his army to rights, aud has bought 15,000 forsee! for his cavalry and trains. Until everything is Pe yl Lata whole army thoroughly regents hyo joes not intend to move, not wishing delay ‘a Saison Gapent ped for ait te sap. adju irony iad Brazil ee Fea in Brazil), was employed the iummense rsa od of fouder, night at 1 at Buenos Ayres. On a vessel he was in’two Paraguayans were quarreling, tHe Ticker Sate" ee Sat cat an io ver, and only for an bir e swimmer he would have heen drown A private letter ideo says that the Argentine ba of Corrientes had been invaded from Entre Rios, with the connivance of Urquiza, by Caceres, with some 2,500 men, and that he had beaten the government troops there, kil/ing their commander and fiity men.‘ He is also said to have ravaged the country and burned all the villages he passed hen ‘Tne Brazilian papers do not make meution of this affair, and, the report must be cza- wees very paoubaa hough not improbable. troubles at Montevideo Were still un- settled at late dates, and the Chamber of Deputies ‘was legislating without a iegal quorum, in conse- queue ere pK. 4 @ part because pte grees 8 to cor ‘act specie payments, and it ‘was thought disturbances arc on the point of oc- terior districts of the Northern provinces, oe ‘on "Ta oe want of he waa ratte pay poorer people to be in many parts so famishing that they were threatening to march into the villages and towns to take food. Measures were being taken to send some food to from the seaboard at the expense of their respective provinces. The iast two years bave been 60 unusually dry that crops have altogether failed in many places of the interior re- ferrea to, which, indeed, is atways Mabie to destruc- tive droughts, and where the streams also dry up in summer as a usual thing. Exchange to-day 1s 18% pence? per muries for ninety Gays’ sight aenioaae on Loudun. Sovereigas are 131300, Gold 149, THE YERGER-CRANE HOMICIDE IN MISSISSIPPL Proceedings of Friday, June 18—Close of the Case for the Prosecution. ‘The military comunission met to-day, and after ex- amining #ix Witnesses, closed the he for tne gov- ernment Much of the ae oe as to the wounds of which Colonel Crane di Capiain John H. Barthoit, aaclaignts surgeon, United States Army, testified to examining the body of Colonel Crane, “ite found four wounds faade by a eae ne instrument—three on his body and one left arm. One wound was @ quarter of an inch inside of = leit Oe the upper end of the wound being tw: half inches higher and Dearer the, middle, line “ofthe body, In this wound the fourth Ey was cut across. Another wound was under his left armpit, about two inches in length, horizontally, as a man stands, and about two inches in length. It passed in be- fae two ribs, ae them both, vee was a very jeep—aa far as the |i fingers co The third wound was on the left side or ht his jpnck, two mohes below the last'rib, erg yee inches lo! it passed backward spl ‘itness felt the er, fourth wound was ny ear the bend of the elbow, The knife entered on the outer side of the arm, where the cut was two inches in length, and emerged on the inner side of the arm, where it showed a cut of @ quarter of an inch in length. Colonel Crane’s death was unquestionably caused by the two wounds in the chest, ‘the wound in his side was full of biood; had bied excessively, saturaung his clothing and continued to ooze fur several hours after his h 3 J. &. Harrington testified to carrying the chal- +" xe to Colonel Crane; saw the deceased 8 office on the Sth, the day of his death ; Cr ‘olonel Crane Tead the letter, and sald he wou'd not Eee: Mr. RM re the street; he did not carry ver had in his tife—and said, “in tus mat- ter ori a have. been ails act in. the honest dis- Bs of my dut: layor of ti 7’? Beveral citi- deolin their taxes i Yerger paid his: a that ine be Me know Peek a Boine Colonel Yerger, ‘erger; Zerzw ped sent him adespaten tro nom Mem, e and coud wait no loi witness 4 Colone! ane Rot to on the re aes came this mes. Hige to to Ys who was much exclu th thereat; wit- eas went to dinner, and he returned Udlonel Wales pital aoe examined the boay arti Colon hact Okane ae of any kind were George W, bird rd tentitied to Yeraer. as he ae “Lantend to kill Fie oarter nats ed Paes . cam: eae ad vo nave oO bdimoaty ita Coron Ce crate. ed the wit. which he drank. ‘We took on Tis a pd sf sfeovefuttons pa A a with the witness, Angelo ize testified that n 8 were f on, ite boty or Colonel rane “Attar tienen act | out en died, The be then closed ate even a here closed thetr case, and th commission adjourned (ll Monday. : ThE Lg Wa Froir pda pened ¥renp,— The fruit and vegetable of Delaw: ogee] Aa served, will dangly ox seee tl -)} Grouse made at the gommacnowne eget srararberrieg have’ vee went sent rere Over the fait Fait fey doos not Inotude the stiptnente mens water berries taken hy the fraieen perros token 8 v rae frie cann ning, care! oor of the coLrey insula wi! 07 puilion quarts, or 500 bushels. eg ih then and -. pon teg nie been large ait om’ mar! arce uantities, plemerty he re alan tae eae nary, ein Tattotpated that t will fail below a chop wit mate sent 1 ertheth Dot | mDeleware buying toe irl | aa ie on Pom taltroed: tin pay oe fe ahely earn are fort the oft Tt is be- rns carats | ford to again try and get The Prohibition Against Opium. Hona Kona, Apri 28, 1869, The American Minister, J. Ross Browne, arrived here om the 24th ult. He remained here afew days and then departed im the United States steamer lopecacy on a tour of inspection of the open ports. le has visited Amoy, Foochow, Ningpo and Shang- hae, and is now on his way to Tientsin. So far, the new American Minister has ereated a very favorable impression, and it is confidently hoped and beueved ‘that he will take care that American interests shall Keep pace with those of other countries. That everlasting bugbear, the Burlingame treaty, etl four-fifths of the attention of the jour- nals in China... Even Sir Rutherford Al- cook, whe used to pet Burlingame, and has spoken of him in very high terms, has had togo with the current of English opigion and lias turned his back upon the universal ambassador. Rutherford the British Minister invited private opinions to be addressed to him in relation to the revision of the treaty. Among those who answered this call was the imevitabie Dr. Macgowan, who, like Horace Gree- ley, never misses an opportunity to write a letter if Were ig any show of its being afterwards pub- lished. He took occasion to urge Sir Ruther- the consent of the Chinese! government to allow him to goon with his telegraph schemes, The answer is very interesting, from the fact. that his Excellency has taken this opportunity to “go back” on his old chum. Here itis. It ts addressed, of course, to the English Consul at Shanghae, through whom the geek tageepappmeiest Pexin, March % 1899, Sin—I have recelved your ‘despatch ‘No. 17, of the 224 of February, with 1t8 enclosure from Dr, Mac- gowan, advo the aot ie Ci of continuing to press Ae et the attention of the Chinese jb herennnad the As to the ex- uses and benetits pediency of this rie tharanus inust in gome degree depend upon the probability of any beneticial Tesuls following. So far, the effect of all the arguinents Fest ant ‘and the constant representations poste of advantages to be derived irom railroads and tele- Ly have not been such as to encourage any san- ee eee in this or any other direc- vou may inform Dr. Macgowan, however, that there ig no argument i favor of telegraphy referred to in his letter sa has not been repeatedly and Creag en the attention of the Min- isters of the Tsung Yamen; aud no objection to it n inet in on the Lowy of the Chinose, viiat has not the way he would iadicate by my colicagues miy- self, You may also add that of ine desire for pro- gress which the Chinese Mission now in Europe as- sured Dr. Macgowan’a coupirymen was so ardent and general with the rulers Yin Ohtna there 13 no evidence here, Ii any hopes are built upon iis ex- istence, therefore, I fear 5h $y is nothing but disap- pommtment in store for those who induige in taem. Projectors of telegraph lines, railroads and other plans for the sudden development of the resources of this country are but isi their time wile the overnment here shows no disposition to entertain er protests. Ithink it ia more in the intevest of. all who are occupied that they should kuow the trath than be deluded by false hopes and expecta- tions of Changes which are stilt far in the distance. Iuseems to be forgotten that all treaties hitaerto made with China have been such as were dictated by foreign rn een and in accordanve with their views rather than those of the other contracying party. The revision at allyl in contemplation Wil take place unaer to! different circumstauces. Notuing new can fiad pied therein which is directly contrary to Chinese views of tiem interests in reia- tion with foreign Powers. If the rulers of China cannot be made to see the advantagd to themselves and the nation, a3 well as the practicability and saiety Of inland steam navigation, railroads and veiegraph ‘or the working of mmes, and resi- dence of merchants in the interior with ex-territo- rial privileges attaching, 1t1s very certain they will not yield to “e Joree of argument and reason or earnestness friendly counsel; and if these do not prevail, what other means apart from the employment of force and means of coercion? But this would be to make the refusai to listen to our suggestion and deaands for increased advantages a casus belli, It cannot be necessury to remuud Dr. Macgowan that, so lar as this ultima ratio of governmeuts and natious 1s Concerded, the United States of America could be no party afver the signature of tie “aaditionul articies,”” and the assurances they contain. It is quite certain they will not force telegraphy, orany ower liprovement, upon an unwilling government bere. Aud, 1 may aad, it is equaily certam tiat such course would be coutrary to the tenor and and sole of the instructions of the British govern- ment, and opposed to the whole course and tendency Of opuion at home, Whatever, thereiore, ay be the of the best friends of China, and of foreign merchants, to see her advance im the path progress, aud cujoy the iucreased prosperity whieh tae adopuon of tne several tinprovemeuts re- ferred vo would do so much to secure, 1 cannot feel justified, in the present aspect of aifuirs, in holding out any Lopes Of material modtiication in the poiicy or disposition of the Chinese government in regara to telegraphs, and other similar innovations on es- tablished customs and habits, You are at liberty to forward a copy of thia de- spaich to Dr. Macgowan for his information. Your ovedient servant, RK, ALCOCK. Yet immediately following this backsliding of Sir Rutherford Alcock comes tue report that the follow- ing twenty-nine articles are to be added to the foreign treaties as soon as the ambassadors return. If these are bona fide, and the Chinese government actually intends to enforce them, to my mind it looks very much like “progres.” The following 1s a trac trans- lation of the supposed addition:— 1, The Hsi-shan coal mines near Pekin to be opened, and # raliway coustracted to Tieulsim to convey the coal to tue slipping. % A Wharf aud breakwater to be constructed at Taku, Where vesseis wita cargoes of grain or of foreigu goods may discharge to without entering the river, in-order to obvuite tne risk of collision by steainers, 3. ‘the bar at Taku to be deepened by means of steam dredyes, for the convenience of navigation. 4, A lighthouse to be erectea on the Taku break- water to indicate Its position at night. 5, Tae customs ovice for inspection of goods at Tientsin, being at too great a distance (from the busi- ness quarter or from the other customs depart- ments?) the oilice for the receipt of duties and the Customs Bank suali be collected together, 6. Local auihoritics shail not ofer any obstruction to the Protestant Christians, wherever they may come, but shall accord the same respect to them as w the Koman Catholics. 7. Local authorities having failed, throagh ignor- @nce of the character of passports, to afford protec- tion to foreigners, Wio are obuged to take out these documents when travelling ta tae interior, it will be the duty of the central government to advertise tae local @uthoritics of the nature of passports and of their duty to aiford protection, 8 No obstruction shall be offered to foreigners Purchasing land and batiding or renting houses 1n aby part ‘ot the empire for the purpose of trade, nor to travelling for (he purposes of preaching, pleasure or trade. 9% Foreign boats may proceed to any district or province, whether for pleasure or trade; in the latter case they must pay the regular duties, 10. Imports from a foreign country, having poid the lar customs duty, slall be subject to no in- og at inland barriers. central government will cause mechinesy to be procured for the removal of ali obstructions to navigation in ports and te tre- nye by foreign veaseis, aud will erect tate houses and buoys to mark the neighbofh of angers. 12, No limit Me! time shall be placed to the liberty of re-export fore! Agooss to other porta of China, and presentation ie certificate of payment at Port of entry shail free them from ali further tax. 18, In former fines. China had constant disagree- derstanding has Lace: ooh Bat ‘austere are fore! Ts are allowed = reside at tate plice mn and commesce has bean euabled to reach tte its presen Thibet ET | the whole of the CA eon pie are steam it pitch of prosperity. peay pieces wes be te t sponnes eed r \. 5 ae ea thine reigner Eire on Forteig scoreettag jing animais”). provinosa ahd oe win? & 4... 3 rap works. aro ine | ther commercial and ET te not ont shail Chinese oifer no wi nthey shall” give every assistance in thes powe 16, The Recontral Som aan tad ban py upon allo \d iron mines throughout the Moe of Gina and t Thibet, and to use foreign appliances for pose, pe ‘The ie contrat Chet will direct commodi- om aeiet reign trade be erected at every coast ro g to re in (DS tne a bay on all gil- yorkane’ ne central government ‘a necessity of stamp- ing the rat and quality of the sycee on each piece they turn 1% The central gov will instruct the pro. vincial ay to coln @ tael currency, Pepe of one-tael, half-tael, quarver-tael and ten-con 20, venir tnd tative iG will, irae the proves tion of gate aud 7 arty ons ® series Laer ons to, to pre- a *raltur (lit, wanton failure”’) of Ohinese to allow the import of English ee and! in salem the Suulaen eee foreign merotunta, on the pnee. et watch it . 7 AM L- Rin taxes paid at intand barriers t ers, on their goods, shail be refunded Lg are not sold. 28, Hitherto fore! have yy al. lowed fo trade or ny up establishments ministers have long resided there, and Sd caeiehs Eee WI, to trade at the open 24, All daties on the transport of native coal within bs expert ‘Devoud Hongkong shail Sayan aa 25, The coast ings, ai nati roduce, ‘whether foreign or ve owseas aay be covered by ae Tho central gevegunsent wits ‘wie Yehow river aud 1 inner waters to wade and er ean atl 6, ts Tetated some time ago that the Chinese govern- ment had issued a fresh edics prohibiting the impor- from. pein, tae fine Tron guitivation of that plant haves peace on the Shanse, and until lately the ¢: has been taken up 1n some paris and Shantung. Ignorant peopie of profit, have neglected the evils; on); what is before them, ps. oe consequence will "be that all rich plantations will be cultivated with thay useless shrub, Which will be pa to the liveli- hood of the people. Strict bition Bye eae been ordered, and the peopie that the proh'bition is being enforced, and should any bad chatacters dare to set the prohibl- tion atdefiance they will be Se ape visited with the full penalty of the law. Should any of the magis- trates of the cna districts fail to have this prop- erly attended to, and thereby allow himself to be pe by his under oilicers and constables under resentations, let his superiors immediately him to be. reported and punished, and do not fe Ar Conceal his conduct in the sligntest degree, Let this be fully notified throughout the empire, and obey ‘ih this our command, Tunecul, 7th = 12th moon, the 20tn day (Feb- ruary 1, 1 Major Sen Brunker, Commander of her Maj- esty’s forces in China and Japan, died suddenly on the 24th inst., of apoplexy. Colonel Norman, of the Tenth regiment, now at Yokohauma, is senior in com- mand until the General’s successor is appointed. From Shanghae we hear that Tricompte Brenier dg Montmorand, Consut General for France at that port, yas been removed, to be appointed Consul General at New York. The Shanghae papers speak of his de- parture with great regret, as his administradon tuere bas given general satisfaction. Low-a-Sow, the Chinaman accused of the murder of Mr. Holwortny, reported in my letter two montas ago, has been fuily committed for trial at the next General Sessions, : MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BCARD OF ALDERMEN. The Board metat two orclock on Monday afternoon, President Coman in the chair, Resolutions were adopted to pave Harrison street, from Hudson street to West street; Franklin street, from Weat Broadway to West street; Reade street, from Washington to West street; Fifty-first street, from Eighth avenue to Hudson river; Fifty-first street, from Second avenue to East river; College place, Hoboken street, and Third avenue, from 129th to 136th street, with Belgian pavement; donating $300 to the Zion African Methodist Episcopal church, to pay assessment; dividing the Twelfth ward into more covenient election The ume for comple! the at the inter- was mean section of Sixth avenue and Bi five mouths. ‘The Counsel to the. directed to inquire into be ae to ho Board ta oi to the power of the Common widen West street. Alderman Wuire then offered the following pre- amble and resolutions:— Whereas, together witn their fellow citizens, the Common Council of the city of New York are called uj to deplore the sndden and untimely end of ‘Henry Jarrie mond, Resolvedy That they bold in unbrance and honor the career by which he pc feme fol for bimself and credit for the pot hed bot labs o bora and the city in which he re- shied an prlne siveds Thi That) wlner as Ad member of Assembly, Tieuten- ant area of Fepresentati io his public services were marked by dignity and bilfiyy ana that thet tien ‘him "to estab- n'a jourodl rautiag amon lish and maintain @ jo ranking yf the Foremost of its contemporaries & monument indefatigable industry a8 a writer and editor ‘That the lovs the community has sustained is 4if- seu to bear, and still more diticul to make good, and that is immediate relatives and Trends, as win is countrymen nat an rs Resolved, o memory ceased the age vn the City Hall be displayed st <aiteclredy That a copy o¢ the fo resolutions, suitabiy olve engrossed_and. framed raamalted by the clerk of the Gufrmon Connell to the fan The resolutions were Pianos by Alderman Warp and unanimously adopted, after which the Board adjourned. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. A Contested Seai—Message from Mayor Hall. The Board met yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. Monaghan, presiding. As soon as the roll was called Mr, PINCKNEY stated that the name of Assistant Alderman McVeany was not called, and that the Supreme Court had decided that Mr. MeVeany was entitied to the seat hereto- fore occupied by Mr. Peter Culkin. Subsequently Mr. MoVEANY, who was present, rose and said that he represented the Ninth Assem- bly district and claimed his seat in the Board. The PRESIDENT said that the gentleman was out of order at that time, and after the minutes of the previous meeting were read he announced the recep- tion of the following message from the Mayor upon the subject:— Maron's OFFIc! To THR BOARD oF AssisTa By the charter it is my duty to recommend any measures connected with the ‘mprovement Torenene of the elty government, and mes e just ine veoted on origtanl i 3 “ny of » Supreme Ty ai ju our, catered order of ths Hon: 5 Tustigen of the Suprema Court of the Firth Judielal. die ot, 1g that James K. MeVeany is entitled to the seat derman of the Ninth Assembly ‘istrtct, nnd that sitting member, is not entitled to each by Inc ormed thal At your, meetin lose, mh jual venay wi e fi ye that 1 ave heart @ court undertaking ip interfere with ther ght of a legisiative body to the election and returns of its own members {n this Soentry, under the charter of 1830 the ee Tier" proved fat igach “oar % une whall ‘be the afldes pany as weil asof bad qui Restions. oe 'he T “of election and returna” was borrowed New pete 21, 1869, iT ALDERM et a con: of this State; and the constined to mean that only ‘of course, to 4 ha uty, out of sell. og Board to re- it in the n wots claims whatever it to Wb cited betore ir. Culkin, and take A. OA Al layor. The decision of the Supreme Neen ‘was then read, whereupon @ n Was and adopted, referring the clain) of James T. Moveanyt tO a seat in the Board to ® t committee, with power to send for “persons and papers.”’ Messrs. Gibney, eur om ad Cregier were appomted to constitute the comm On motion the Board . PAYMENT OF THE INDIANA State Dent.—Thoe Board of State Debt Sinking Fund Commissioners, of the Governor, Auditor, pe and t¢, have had @ meeting, and upon ex- amination ascertained that the State will be wit to redeem about 000 of the principal of the 1 diana flye per cent State stocks, at the oMce of by of ir State noe York, on and after the the next. amount pecessary, to pay tho semi-annual interest has also been tri New York. This will leave boat ‘fy 640, 000 ot the. oh of the five per cent stocks a Jes the notders — Amn] wa to the amount pro) o a a fs “neme Gonbt, as it 1s ain ye pe ht pager hat re ag interest, are” din fat popular as the war Ve bonds, which the State expressed 88, rough her officer Peace tAnaaodl in gett in but the agen: Baa ce ere, yl herena it was » | Sea full $39 mare five years a naan 2 ‘NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. ri cy, La a ahd vealind oe ee ee arene Bog guod Chartier of ie mouse was ental Defaults in Whiskey an@ Other Cases, | ji Gojurr esdered & Verdict of not guilty Before Judge Without leaving their seats, Biatopford. ‘The following cases having been called on for tria) and the ciaimants of the $2,000, a forged check for $160 60 and a forged note for $1,500, drawa in the name of Jacob Southert, who, in March following, was declared a lunatic. ‘The criminal complaint was supported solely on the afidavit of G, W. Newton, whoswore thathe be aye write the $2,000 check to his own order and sign it with Mr, Southert’s 5 "i Leasesracs mapepmes bringing over then endorsed it vert nim (Newton) and Newton | one thousand emigrant passengers. 4 took it and presented it ie gotthe’) suppen. DeaTa.—Mrs. Margaret Rassell, a woman of intemperate habits, died suddenly at No. 260 Mott’ pe pa, Sup Sunday, pet Coroner Keenan ped sn’ ACCIDENT. rents afternoon, at twenty min.” Utes past five, the large wooden gutter om tho eaves of the building No. 126 Nassau street became’. we with water, by the leader getting ch and broke falling to. und with a na ioud crash. A sitet lamp wee demolished Poe some expensive store wiadows broken falung timber, but fortunately no one was injured.” Tae DowNINe Srreer-Homicipe Casz.—In the report of ‘the attack upon a tenement house in Downing street pubiished yesterday, in which an old mam named Lawrence’Gavigan received fatal wounds from a pistol in the hands of James Lynch, |al allusion was made to the Stringer family, who were indirect to the affair, in as hey were styled of quarrelsome dispositions, 5: tion proves that the fami ft atthe compial faint ih tin the se tans were of the same man and the int the basis of the order of arreak. ‘Tie defendant moves to vacate aca the order of arr ae davit relates hie.cape, and charging to a second complaint of the Che mnttise, an Paice with defrauding Southert oy ee 9, of New sane | —e Copper stock for an price of $24,000. This allidavit. sets his acquaintance with Southert by Mr. Newton, with whom he had pa eigenen and to whom sont tat sell his copper stock; that telling, bun he — make it "right. ‘Newton 4 lim Southert and where he could generally be found, at a@ drug store at the cornerof Varick and Franklin; that he (Bache) called onghim and introduced;tue copper mine stock to his notice, Southert at the same time telling him of. various other speculations he had made; thaé the defendant made.Do inyest referred to are companys pany 5a Bout r id not aot ay ete Dut, a emiae” p saenaee lento the longest rit — Yesterday iy was Fis Waformed, w t) members of the company, and even to Piainield, where the mine was ait | day of the year, the sun rising in this latitude at twenty-three minutes after four o'clock in the morn- ing and setting at ey minutes after seven in the even! the period of darkness being about four Sours “ide Marve wet bd twilight. At St. nan ig nineteen hours long, while in pose latitade ‘sixty ate and one-half degrees the Goes not set the twenty-four and remains above ‘he horizon or sonesenily Stining for for six months atthe of | equator the day is twelve hours long. At the South Pole darkness and winter occur from March #1 to own judgmen' given by ht cp that the wwe being straitened, unt mi be ANTICIPATED STRIKE OF THE DRIVERS ON THE through on his A yand gave | ErcHTH AVENUE RafLRoaD.—The drivers’ on the eee eee Oe did he tan in Tondecna gave | Eighth avenue line of cars petitioned about @ week een & $2,000 ems that. the he, pean an tral at tne preeat (melee he got check Newton Cs] o1 - | daily w: are $2 25. manding rather blusteringly his commission ; that | Tney put brary abe fie' light before the Bache “sald “ho would” make it rig * bus oy Dut na cane ik Rega eM. et a he had only $2,500 a8 and | in all sorts of weather, through extreme and aiter some exp Warp. ae, S20" eee to | extreme cold, and the great majority having famt- Newton to collect for him; that the bank to | lies depending upon them for their 1+ the first note, that it was blurred, and ad New- their application the least unrea- ton to get a new one; that Baché took up | sonable of Of working men in the country. to w Mr. Southert, told hin of the | Tne application was disregarded, and when last Saturday. came they had to content the abi and Reporte rey ark ce cme hee us eves ter i Suns ‘that as to the other note and | ‘emselves with the old wages or get none at all. ; his brother having @ farm POLICE INTELLIGENS&. ALLEGED RospeRY OF MINK SKINS.—Mr. L. Lichiel, of No. 199.Broadway, having missed a quan- Boca ae, Sales choad at ES: | sr ot me sain, a numoer of thom mo tees SA eR tire: , to defendant's er, trom. Levi Lewis, No. whom they came to the mame ee one of pdey 4 notes was and the otuer pi that for this last note Southert LF by the. “oneek it “in this suit for TR tial that su ae Van Wyck came to and insisted o1 the notes he ‘en ey and that on his rectieanoe Mr. Van Wyck told him that Mr. Southert of all his logan Lewis was appear Zor trial athe Gourt of General FORGERY OF A CuEcK.—John apnoea man lately employed as clerk by John Terhune, No. 175 Canal street, was yesterday arrested on a charge of coo a for appt ea cons t Haomea gin ee of Mr, Terhone, He committed Were traced to the possession 427 Hudson street. After an aeaetiaeion yt a funac} ge! trouble and ae le sine. enol is denied as to the latter part ‘an ing of that after some A at after the wT eee — ape cmanc ceo fede Hogan to tae head (Gio $10,800 mand pet a Fecelp n expres, "senna pe kere ail Schonze,, a shoemaker, ig estate eee him for advaaced | doing business at No. 10134 West Twenty-flith street, ogc orn hr of the statement an to tas having caused the arrest Sa Dasa of Se twin. amed mo property were correct. He says that nothing more was done till the holder of “the $450 mortgage Sul Var Wyse he wage |e . Van on ing, and that on his refusing, these “4 Proceed- Ings were commenced. Two affidavits are ‘appended, pepo 1m his employ, by officer Keatit ninth precinct, c! ed with assa' y morning with ashoe knife, © cutting io im the et breast, right arm and hand, him . He pleaded a at ‘deta ult of $1,600" bail to to the effect that in a recent conversation in aljucid | but was co: terval Mr.§Southert confirmed all the statements of | answer. e above affidavit Big ttn J to neh tg pee Tae DOWNING STREET SHooTING AFrray.—James sonal here ch, charged with shooting a watchman named cashier of the Bank that he believes the | 17™ signatures gen uine, There are affidavits to show | Lawrence Gavigan, during an affray in Jackson planned th a, nd is unworsny of | ney, De he sik, mn 1e ve! rol Batter, ‘on the otuer side the plaintid produces ‘wf mera EE Ly sereror Hogers, Who sod the defendant 6,000 shares | Dolett cot ine Tweaty- eu "precinct at Detal or the Injured man, committed the injuries. The wounded man is still confined in Bellevue wee! the house surgeon being unable to give a certificate as te his condition, as he is un- able to find where the ball is lodged. AN INHUMAN AcT.—Robert Wilkinson, an Trish- man, forty years of age, residing at 403 West Six- teenth street, was arraigned before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson Market, by officer Campbell, of the six- teenth precinct, yesterday, charged with assauitin, his wife, Ann Wilkinson, wh Sunday, beating her ie an inhuman manner, tearing the scalp from the soR of her head. Police Surgeon Jones, who attend the injared woman, states he found the scalp or nearly ail of it torn of, the greater portion of which was lying down on the side of her Thce, which he re- turned and stitched to tts place, having doubts as to bags te a it adhere ah not, es it as is opinion in eryali snouid set in, highty probable, under such circumstances, she may not recover, Not- withstanding this inhumen treatment the — stated to the m that she did not desire to ecute her husband, bat upon compiaint of the o1 Neer he was committed to await, the result of the injuries. at twenty-five cents for the express aaa of & re- pre dhe lag nts to Southert, Under 8 rep- tions, Rogers’ unwilling ar eee that ‘nd on Meanie to poop ny cog gy A thers (0 for So or 1 mpuient of itis wrt wnole $4,009, paying him fo) 4 k after di Fiucount it $800, The its of two on who state that Mr. Southert denied the aut! ents ticity of the ature of Mr. Van Wyck also deny the truth of statement as wo his pressure on the defendant, or that there was any settlement whatever of the three notes; that he did not kaow of pases Sipe pee yt bo lag notes to nim, y of Mr, Southert’s former attorney. Mr. Sheiied also remembers the visit of Bache Yenen he clatms = have got the $2,000 check; that had it been giveo e thinks he would have known It, but does not. The —o, note was, it is sworn, in the handwriting o There are affidavits of other persona, acquaint ances of Southert, who express a mort <lecided be Met that the signature to there papers ure forgeries. The Court reserved dts decision. WARNE COURT PART 1 The Fallon-Mills Police Case—A New Trial Refused—Appeal to be Made to the General Term of the Court. Before Jadge Curtis. Falion vs, Mills, Police Captain, and Anotier.— This case came up on a motion for a new trial upon the Judge's minutes, The ground wae that the ver- dict was totally inadequate to compensate the plain. tir for the injury received at the hands of the defen- dants, In was contended on Leen of the defen- dants that the motion should not be granted—irst, jar in form; that ground has no that which ‘POUCE TRIALS, ACommissioner of the Board of Police yesterday heard the following complaints against oficers:— Henry Mead, Third precinct, off post, fined one days’ pay; Benjamin Bates, Twelfth, falled to re- lieve, reprimanded; Samuel Hardy, Forty-fourth, ab- sent from a fire without leave, half a day’s pay; a B. Ree Seventh, 4 post, post days’ Pay; Ceo. two “dF ohn ai th, and Second, that + Thomas Ha: , OF oD tne alieged right of @ Jugo of the afarine out Kiera Forerfourty i alpen aes & verdict u) oe mipaaee of the tbo ter, fourth, was aa mia 0 a constitutl I provision. 50 anvent Pinout ten leave vital Day. far as objection is the practice has | Geo Spr el Pe ae Darn been 5: in the Marine Court since the pass: ° Wi M. of the act of the Legislature mapin the code pro- | Woils, Willian Hannon Hannon and Hami nT se vant all vision relative to new trials ap) ae? cable to this court. | of the Fifth, wore arraigned ‘by Captain for 1 do not deem It necessary that the motion should be | qisorderi iy conduct in the — of the sta- decided etther pro or con, on objection. | The Ie eppeared ‘ter thas only question 1a, thi this;—Is Ds Core etn wittid | pernard Foste! © (since M, Fead oy ry day any one of the three provisions of the code of pro- Ppa that Captain Petty 80 cedure relative to new trials? Upon that there had @ sort ib Aye ‘whlch, boots and clubs are, express ag of the sae ge - 4 wero flung, cai my fc. The matter was rT that it does n be remembered 0 the Board, tie one loner remarking to Lam- motion 48 mace. by plauutid's counsel to set aside & | brecht ay must he careful in . as tho verdict tis own favor, atid consequently cones Within the pale of the decisions betore referred to, and the opinion, among others, éxpressed in a com- iy recent case by Mr. ‘aan kmots The Board some of those days would desire him 'to fll a captato’s position on the force, Sovtit CAROLINA CRoPS.—Sinive our Inst tesue wo motion is therefore ‘denied and the tui is left to had ortani x e his remed: At the Generateem, eg have had 4 opportunity, passing through the or of regret thag such a verdict - should have country to see and hear the cowing found, because its effect will be the eacoutngen nt or of violence and arbitrary arrests on the pars of the tenn ty thoughtless Or tmalicious members of ‘the police force. COURT OF GENERAL ‘SESSIONS, : Refore Recorder Hackett. Assistant Distriet Attorney Hutchings appeared for the prosectition yesterday, Smith was tried upon @ charge of grand , In stealing ® chest of tea from a vemel on the 11th inat.. being part of a cargo consigned tp