The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1869, Page 3

BROTHER JONATHAN IN THE WEST INDIES, { Departure of a Naval Expedition Under "Sealed Orders—United States Com- missioners on Board—Land Forces to Embark at Dry Tortugas—St. Domingo the Objective Point. ‘un Wednesday forenoon the United States frigate Albany, forty guas, salted from this port with o full complement of ofMicers and. crew, commanded by Captain Balch, under sealed orders, The Albany had been speedily put in commission and provided with ‘he necessary stores and supplies, by orders from the Navy Department, urging the utmost alacrity. ‘This fact tu itself was nothing strange, for similar orders commanding haste and speed in the fitting out of war vessels for sca are no rarity in our naval service, But what was ludeed remarkable consisted ‘m the fact that on board of tie Albany were placed over, 1,000 tons of heavy guna, ammunition and small arms, the heavy ordnance being exclusively adapted to coast defence or forts. A still further circumstance to awaken tho curiosity of all who know anything of the matter was that the Albany on.Tuesday evening left the Navy ‘Yard, steamed slowly down the East river and came toanchor off the Battery, where she lay all night. Early in the morning and before suartse, and within @ baif hour after the arvival of the train from Wash- ington at the Jeracy City devot, three gentlemen, uot overburdened with baggage, were observed to make their way to the United states Barge Oflce, where a yawl from the Albany was evidently in wateng for their arrival and immediately conveyed them to the irigate, No sooner had they set soot on deck when anchors were weighed, the spleadid vessel at ber prow towards the Narrows und steamed “Ho, for Cuba !” shouted some early birds on the Battery, “Cuba 6 liberated,” shouted enthusiastic admirers of the ‘empie ide isia, “viva Grant & La Cuba Republicana” could be heard at the rooms of the Cubad Junta, a3 this news became more gei- erally Known, for everybody believe l that the de- Bpaich of so formiuadic & vessel, with such @ quan- ‘uty of aumunition and with what was believed to be & government commission on board, had cer- tainly something, if nov everything, to do with the reoognition of ‘iresident Cespedes.”? But why the heavy ordnance for coast defence and fortifications? thas queried the 1e33 eathasiasiic, or perliaps more skeptic, and made turtver tn- quiries. ‘vhese brougné to their knowleage the Temarkabie fact that the Aipany is ordered to touch ae Dry ‘Voriugas and Lake on board nearly a regiment of infantry aud @ company oi aruilery. This cer- tainly id not look as if Caba were tie uitimate de: tination of the vessel, and 0 1b proved, for the ob- jective point of the expedition—tor at the Tortugas the Albany Wiil be jomed by several otuer vesseis- of-wor—13 the Bay of Samdua, in the island of St Domingo, and the three gentiemen who arrived trom Washington on Wednesday morning and took pas- sage in the Albany were the conuuissioners to lake formal possession, in tie name of the United States, of the bay and the surrounding land as an American Daval station. ‘Tie heavy ordiance and the soldiers are sent out to defend this possess:on at all hazards id agatust all comers, ‘his is the way that Brother Jonatian “spreads hinsell” in tae West Indies, MUSICAL AND THUATRICAL The drst rehearsal of the present season of the New York Philharmonic Society takes place this afternoon at the Academy of Music, Mr. Bergmana ‘will conduct te orchestra of 100 pieces, Mewhua Scheller, the Salt Laks favorite, Is delight- iog the San Franciscans with her sensational Lmper- ponations, Wiiham H. Pope, the irrepressible etocutiontst, will Fepeat his recisation of “Man{red” at @ matinée, on ‘Wednesday and Thursday next, at Steinway Hall. Miss Emma Hawson, a young English prima Gonna from Australla, makes her d.but with the Riching’s Opera troupe on Thursday evening next, at the Grand Opera House. Miss Hawaon 1s suid to possess a sweet, strong, flexible voice, and is also credited with betng a good actress, A comparatively new feature is about to be intro- duced at Wallack’s theatre, namely—matinée per- formances. The first matinée wilil be givea co-more Tow, upon which occasion Mr. Lester Wallack will appear in the comedy of “Home” and the come- dietta of “A Regular Fix.” “Heary Dunbar” will be presented in the evening, Allof our theatres are preparing attractive pro- grammes for Thanksgiving Day. At most of them two performances will be given, one in the afters Noon and one in the evening. At Wood's M three performances are aunounced, one for the mornmg, one for the afieruoon and one for tae evenmng. It 19 astonishing how men risk life and limb for the sake of ¢king out a miserable existence. ‘This 18 espectally applicable to the various acrobatic per- dormers, who are night after night tempting fate by perilous feats on the trapeze and tight rope. The latest sensation in this line are the Haulou brothers, now performing at tne Tammany theatre. ‘he feats they. essay on the cross and pavaile! bacs are truly terrific. The infant prodigy, “Livtle bob,” performs an act which one of these days may prove fatal to his young limbs if not his lie. Yercued on a bar, within a tew feet of the dome, he leaps a distance of about forty-five fect, diagonally, where he 1s caught by Fred Hanlon, who haugs by his fect, head down, and tn this posigigna Bra ag boy in Lis de- scent, ‘The balaiico of th n1ghs es6AY ACty uy Jess perilous than Litlo Lob. It is, however, very singwar that such enteriaiuments tiraw larger au- @icnces thyn the le 2 Ural, ag Is attested by Mie cre # fed houses of the Tamimady. Jim Jubiles, Jr.—the great Wrie-pressible—is still on the rampage, and, like @ second Alexander, 13 Bightug for More worlds to conyuer, Aicxander was passionately fond of “ihe pomp and circum: Biance of glorious War,” and our hero “Jia? ts just Qs fond of the same intoxicating exciteuent, only he xelishes it with akeever appreciation when done 4m miniature upon tie mite stage. Alexander, we Delleve, was aiso very fund of Danas, aud 80 is “jim.” The former gloried in tramed bands of “cut-throats and bruisers,’? while the latter rejoices in we gold band of a full dedged admiral around his cap and a string band of trained musicians at his gorgeous Opera House, Now, in tue matter of “vands,” Jim Jubliee, Jr, has audaciously determined to “go one better” than tle filustrious Alexander, aud with that object in view has contrived by some Locus pocus or other to inveigie the ‘brass band” of the King of Belgium into an engagement to visit the United states, for the delectable purpose of showing 01 pon ited fice. citizens something astonishing fh the of restrained and harmonious “biowlag.’? to certain extent, 13 at the bottom of all this, but “brass,” as @ matter of course, will be mainly in- Btrumental in affording our citizens tits magnificent teat; but whether the “baud” or “the great Krie- preasible’! possesses the larwest share of this esuen- jai requisite of the nineteenta century, New York- i will soon have an opportunity of determiaing lor themsetves, It is now oilicially announced that tae “Royal Guides’ band’’—the muitary band of the King of Belgium—is coming to this country , Bnd that ib will “woot” loyal and royal eirs tor democraite ears at the Grand Opera House, in ‘Twenty-third street. Altera great deal of diniculty @nd three montis negotiations, we ave told, the bioude Prince of Erie succeeded in coaxing the Suey, Leopold It, for certain princely considera- ons, to permit his princely musicians to cross “the big pond’ on an excursion of sixty days, at the expiration of which time tie Prince of Erie guaren- tees their princely fnaster to jand the said “princely musicians” on thew native soil again, “sound in wind and limb.” ‘The band numbers seventy five picked musicians, every one of whom 1a said to- be a “great soioist,”” the whole under the direction of @ certain Herr, or Mousa, Victor Bender. During ite stay at the Grand Opera House this band will give forty promenade concerts—twenty in the afternoons id twenty more In the evenings—all of which are spected to draw great crowds and to prove highly delightful to our apprectative citizens and extremely Femunerative to the cuterprising manager, Tue Philharmonic Society, To THe Epiror or tae Heravp:— As an offset to the almos¢ universal denunciation ‘with which the press has favored the president and Girectors of the Pliiiharmonic Society for their course in the late sale of Academy boxes, I have been re+ quested by many persons to make tho following SBtatement:— The plan for the sale of boxes was only adopted after mature deliberation and by the advice of sey. ‘eral of our most experienced managers, Moreover, At was by them considered to bo the only one through Which to avoid placing the public in the hands of ‘tho apecniators, The parties who obtained moro Yan one box were not speculators, but were merely lendly agents of persona who nad. already paid their subscriptions, and whose names and addresses Were taken down at the moment as a guarantes of pst — of those who could not attend the sale in It may not bo known to all of your musical Feaders, but it 1s none the less true, that Dr. Doremus only accepted tho oMco of president Of the Philharmonic Society after repeated solicl- tation from the members of the society them- Selves, In tho short space of one year he has in- new vigor and strength into a socisty which Beareely More than tottered during twenty-six A me shone et ne areformation has been o Iaborand Qnxigty of tia ee of much time, Bayiig NOTES. ‘The masic: moment great debtora to the eyctet : for load the sneas concorta of this Cont ‘Within tho reach Of ali poor persons. JEROME HOPKINS, Jersey City. INOBNDIARISM.—The stables of Van Buskirk, in Henderson street, were discovered on fire at a iate hour on Wednesday night. When officer Ryanand a citizen entered the premises they heard some person climbing over a back wall, who had probably set fore oa malarial damage was done, but the incen. fore any ° diary escaped. Suuer SrZaLING.—Two burly individuals entered Mickey Free’s house last evening and asked him if he was fond of mutton. Being answered in the aifirmative the visitors went out and soon returned ‘with two dead sheep on their backs, telling Mickey to “make tiat all right.” The latter repaired to tne police at and brought an officer to hunt up the men, who had probably stolen “the mutton.” Tuk PusLic ScHooL SysTeM.—Among the mea- sures to be introduced at thejapproaching session of the Legislature is one amending the Public School act 80.a3to afford relief to Roman Catholics who are debarred from attending public schools on ac- count of the use of the Protestant version of the bible in ali these schools, Tae Catholic clergy de- mand thateverything in the shape of sectarianisin be expunged trom the aystem, otherwise their Hocks wili claim exemption from taxation for the support of schools which can afford them no beneilt, No Stato aid is asked for the support of schools purely Catholic, < Hudson City. ComMauTter ON CONSOLIDATION.—The following gentiomen coustitute the committee appointed by Mayor Sawyer to confer with committees from Jer- sey and Hudson Citles m regard to the revision of the charter of the consolidated city:—First ward, John W. Pine; Second ward, Garrett D, Van Reipen, a ward, BT, Cumberson; Fourth ward, Heary jaede, Hoboken. ROYALTY IN Cotnr.—Yesterday afternoon a youth named William R. Jones, the son of an Indian chief from the Rocky Mountains, complamed betore Re- corder Pope against one Philip Parth for having picked up his pocketbook in a raiiroad car. Parth seemed to be above such a mean act, and was dis- charged, ‘The young Jones seemed thoroughly con- versunt with the modern languages, and detailed a romantic description of Western lufe, He now lives on a farm in this State, Newark. SAD DRowniNa AccwENT.—A telegram has been received here stating thut George W. Bond, a pro- mising?son of Mr. S, W. Bond, a well-known citizen, had failen overboard and been drowned on Minue- tonka lake, hoap Minneapolis, Minn., a few days ago. He had only gone there a few weeks previous for the good of his health. More Serious ACCIDENTS..-Mre, Catharine Wood, of No. 32 Augusia street, died yesterday from injuries sustatned through the burning of her clothes, which caught fire while she was moving about the stove in her kitchen, She was upwards of ninety years of age. John Kennett, of No. 55 Union street, and two other workmen were badly injured day before yes- terday through an accident which transpired at tae Belleville waterworks. in the file Leaetd shop of Mr. Louis Heller, one of a group of workshops known as Carter Phoenix Works, in Market street, an immense grindstone, measuring six feet in diameter and ten inches thick and weighing two and a half tons, burst with a ter- mile report @ few days ago and badly injured two persons, Mr, P. H. Vroom and Henrich Vorst. The damage to surrounding property was algo consid- erable. Elizabeth. TERRIBLE AFFRAY.—Yesterday morning a bloody quarrel arose between a number of citizens who had been making merry at & wedding and Mr, O'Rourke, the proprietor of a saloon on Port avenue, Aman named Mahoney entered the store, and acting in an uproartous manner, called for drinks for himself and a bot of some ten or twelve persons, O'Rourke refused liquor to such inebriated individuals, and was attacked by the entire gang. They beat him to the gone and jumped on him, kicking his head and chest fearfully. ‘the inmates, comprising a number of strong women, came to the rescue, and showered bricks, coal and other missiles upon the assaalters. Persons outside retaliated, and smashed the windows. Mahoney’s injuries are very dangerous. Mutual complaints were made beiore the Justice yesterday, and most of the parties are now under bail for trial, > Paterson. AcorpENT.—A carpenter named Howard Brain was severely injured in the forehead by a board, which flew up from the circular saw in Derrom’s shop, yes- eu. Although very ie ae his injuries are not ANOTHER WALKING MatcH.—Yesterday after noon Mr. John Morgan, who recently footed it from Paterson to Jersey Clty on a wager, wo offered bet he conld produce a Pater- oD walk from Paterson to Hoboken (sixteen o hours and @ half. His proffer was at once taken.up, to the tune of $300, and arrange- ments were completed to have the match come oil on Monday next. Tne name of the individual who is to perform the feat has not yet been divulged, Bets are lively, with odds against the walker. New Bripces.—At @ meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, held at Wynockie (Passaic county) on Wednesday, @ resolution was adopted authorizing the issue of bonds to the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of building iron bridges throughout the county. A committee was appointed to see about building one over the river above the falls, the present structure being in a dangerous condition. The Messra, Watson have erecied in Grand street one span of an immense iron bridge to eae for the Erie Railway over the Susquehanna yor Fisk's Express Scie has created a revolution in the public mind on the subject of bonding the county in aid of the construction ofa rival road to the Erie. They are now anxious to have the Mid- land road come through the city, but as that jine has already secured an outlet over the New Jersey West: ern Railroad it ia feared the opporcunity 13 lost, When the subject of bondiog the county in aid of the Midiand road was bro: last Winter there was a cry of “taxes? on the part of a clique, and the Governor vetoed the bill But the fact that the Governor's veto of the bonding pill Was in type belore the “indignation” commiitee arrived in ‘trenton looked a litle strange to some folks, However, the Midland road was driven away. ‘The same “indignant” citizens are now anxiously inquiring if it is still too late. That littie manceuvre of Visk’s in raising the freight tariff to control for bimself the Paterson trade has had a wonderint effect. The peor themselves are now the suppli- ants, Instead of the Midiand Railroad Company. ‘The good bargain whtch could have been secured Jast Winter ig doubtless now out of reach, Masonville, Bou RosseRy AXb Sib Acctpexr.—About one o’clock yesterday morning three robbers broke into the residence of aman named Kelly, and, binding the occupants with cords, ransacked the house. Kelly having loosed the ropes, ran to house near by and procured @ pistol, which on returning he fired ata person whoni he saw coming from a win- dow. It was none other than his own wife, who was dangerously injured by the shot. The thieves excaped and robbed other houses in the neighbor- hood, Trenton. VIOLATIONS OF THE GAME Law.—The law passed by the New Jersey Legislature iast winter for the Protection of game 1s being rigidly enforced in this county. Nine arrests have already been made in Lawrence and Princeton townships, and o determi- nation is expressed to bri all persons found vio- lating the law to justice, man named Hatfield ‘Was arrested and fined fifteen dollars for shooting a single quail, HONORS TO HEROO JERSEYMEN, Imposing Monumental Unveiling Ceremonies at Newark, N. J.) Yesterday. ‘The ceremonies incidental to the unveiling of the soldiers’ monument erected at the expense of tne citizens of Nowark, at Fairmount Cemotery, were the occasion of quite a demonstration yesterday, not alone on the part of the civic, military and other bodies, but on the part of the people. The procession consisted of the Fifth (veteran) and Second and First regiments; Captain Kahlert’s section of Batvery A, tho fire department; all the city and conaty officials and half a dozen or more different associations, not the least noticeable of which was a respectable looking body of colored men, known as Friendship Benevo- lent Association, Besides these there were soveral bands of music and @ platoon of police, under command of Sergeant Benedict, the whole presenting a fort ensembie that was creditablein an eminent degree, Arriving at the grounds shortly alter three o'clock the unveiling ceremonies proper commenced, 16 monument ie of light gracite, and 1s @ square column, tapering to the top. On tho apex is the chiselied dgure of an infantry soldicr dn full winter uniform standing at a rest. It ts suita- bly inscribed and 1s, eames Magid neat, chaste 0c memorial, costing over $5,000, tod at one end of the plot allotted to Newark’s departed heroes, At the other end @ noble fagstaif hag been pianted. After @ very touching, eloquent ge by Kev. Dr. Dowling, formerly of New York, Alderman Wil- fon, chairman, of the lttee of council appointed to chai of the tal ino Ww br remar! ‘Then followed the removai of the canvas and some choico music, after which Mayor Thomas B. Peddie, on behalf of the city, replied to Alderman Wilson in @ characteristic speech. More music and then ex-Lieutenant Governor Stewart Le Woodford, of New York, deiuvored an oration, dis ‘NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER uent tribuve to New Jersey's best field. lone, said falien more faith fal, More honored than ihe Gla Major Peter M. erson and the soidierly Henry, Tuite, Tucker, velt and Beam, ‘tue oration was repeatedly applauded. During its delivery tlie disagreeably dull aud chilly weatuer of the atternoon culmi- nated ina slight fall of snow. ‘The piatiorm where the ceremonies were conducted was very prewily adorned with evergreens and flags. Large crowds of people lined the streets through which the procession passed, and at the cemetery there was also @ grand turnout, inciuding many of the fair sex, Everything passed oif with the utmost har- mony. LONG ISLAND. ATTEMPTED INCENDIA —On Tuesday after- noon some malicious individual attempted to fire the public school building at Flanders by placing about fifty pine knots and a quantity of straw be- neathit, The flame was fortunately discovered in tine to be extinguisied by some residents of the 1o- cality. FELL FROM A RAILROAD TaatN.—On Wednesday afternoon aman dressed in solmer’s uniform fell from the half-past four o'clock train on the South Side Railroad, when-Just beyond Jamaica, He was taken up and conveyed to his father’s home in Fos- vers meadow, where it was ascertained he belonged to the garrisoa at Governor's isiand, PROBABLE MURDER AT COLLEGE PornT.—On Wed- nesday afternoon ai altercation occurred at College Point, between John Reins and Jobn Hanson, which had a brutal, and probably fatal termination. | Dur- ing the “rumpus” Reins became wildly exaspe- rated, aud, seizing @ scythe, began an assault on Hanson, nearly severing lis right leg and infieung Otlier serious tujurics, So eritical 1 the condition of Hanson iat Coroner Hicks iound it necessary to take his ante-mortem statement, Reias has been arrested, POUGUKIEPSIZ. Suppnn DEATH OF A RAILROAD ENGrInern.—John Ryder, engineer of the locomotive Putnam, No. 17, on the Hudson River Ratlroad, was found dead in his bed at Greenbush ou Wednesday evening. He had been compialning of pains in his stomach. RArLRoaAD ACcIDENT.—On Wednesday night an extra freight train, bound north, on the Hudson River Railroad, ran of the track near Fort Mont gomery tunnel. Three or four cars were upset, and up and down trains were delayed, but no oue was injured. THe New Tie TaBrE.—The new time table, which goes into effect on the Hudson River Railroad on Monday, will be fillea with many changes. It is rumored that after this week there will be no changing of engines at Poughkeepsie, that ioco- motives of through trains will herealter take water at Hyde Park, and tuat some trains are to run througn from New York to Albany, stopping only a3 necessity way require. BROOKLYN CITY. THE CITY AXD COUNTY CANVASS, The City Canvass by the Aldermanic Come mittee=The Vote for Mayor, Street Com missioner and SheriffThe County Canvass by the Supervisors. The Brooklyn Aldermanic Committee on Flection Returns, to whom the returns were referred at the meeting of the Board on Monday evening, met on ‘Wednesday night and completed the canvass, The following is the resalt:— For Mayor William M, Little received 17,981, and Martin Kalbfleisch 28,383, making his majority over Mr, Little 10,462. Mr. Robert Furey, the democratic candidate for Street Commissioner, received 23,780, and Mr. James McLeer, his opponent, received 22,416, whica gives Mr, Furey a majority of 1,490, There has been considerable excitement over the contest for Sheriff, tho friends of both candidates claiming the election. The figures returned at police headquarters on the night of election gave Mr, Wal- ter, the repubiican candidate, a majority of overa thousand over Cunningham, yet the friends of Cun- ningham asserted thet Cunningham was elected, and offered bets of two to one on it. It was then charged that the canvassers had acted fraudulently, and if Cunningham received the majority it was given to him on the returns by the canvassers and not by the votes of the people, and the returus canvassed by the committee would seem to justify this assertion, In many instances the figures on the returns appear to have been erased and rewritten. There appears to have been an alteration in the figures in the Seventh district of the Sixth ward, On clection night the vote was returned 401 for Cun- Ingham and 201 for Walter, The figures haye bcen alterea on the returns to read $01 for Cunninghan aud 101 tur Waiter. Changes have also been made ia Other disiricts, one hundred being taken from the vote of Walter and given to Cunningham. The following ts the voto for Sheri’ by wards, as taken frow tne yet Gata Wat rs Cunning Wal- Ward, ham. tr. Ware. hain. te 1 3 4h 1 +1,780 06 267 993. 962 1,092 a3 Cunningham’s majority. Town majority. Total majority for Cunningham.. *Pirst district missing. The District Attorney says that he has ascertained that {rauds have been commitied and desires to be furnished with facts by citizens in regard to the manner in which the canvassers did their Work, THE COUNTY CANVASSERS. The Kings County Supervisors met as a Board of Canvassers again yesterday aiternoon and resumed their work. ‘they completed the Fitth and Sixth wards and found a great many discrepancies, Tue First district of the Second ward, the First djstrict of the Fourth ward and the Third district of the Fourth ward, which had been sent vack for correv- tion the day previous, were returned and adopted us correct. The Second district of the Fifth ward had no votes for the Court of Appeals. ‘The revurus of the Fifth district of the Fifth ward Were not signed at the ond, and the vote fer Couit of Appeais Was so nixed up that nothing could be made of it, About one-half of the returns were incorrect, The Board of City Canvassers—Alleged Fraud in Tampering with the Eallot. The Committee of the Board of Aldermen on Elec- tion Returns reassembled last evening at the City Hall for the purpose of canvassing the votes. Inas- much asthe returns from several of the districts were very imperfect but slow progress was made. It was stated by two of the canvassers that tho returns sent in by them from the First district of the Twenticth ward had been altered, the figures not being the same as when they left their hands. ‘I'he First district, Twenty-second ward, return was declared to have been altered since it had been filed by the canvassers, In the first aistrict of the Twelfth ward the vote for Sheridan, Supervisor, was found to_ be sixty-one in excess, which figures were deducted, altering 485 ‘The Second district returns of the Sixteenth ward were reported “lost.’’ ‘The poit list of the Third district Twentieth ward was also non est. ‘The canvassers of the Second district Twenty-sec- ond ward had no return of the vote for Supervisor of the Ward, notwithstanding the fact that there were $35 names on the poll list. They had no excuse to offer. The committee adjourned to meet again this evening. Every effort is being made by the prosecuting oMmecer for the people, District Attorney Samuel D. Morris, and others to probe to the root of the evil charged, Witch fastens fraud m some of the districts in the manipulation of the bailots during the election aid the rendition of false returua by certain canvassers, Considerable evidence has already been adduced, which will be pre- sented without delay before the Grand Jury, when justice will be meted out without re- gpect to party mfucnce or affinity,” let the sword fajl where it may.” It ts claimed that several republicans returned in the minority were chosen to fill the offices for which their opponents were counted iu. W. W. Goodrich, Who was a candidate for As- sembly on the republican ticket In the Fiftn Assembly district, has already taken tie ailidavits of 194 elec- tors who voted for him in one election diatrict of the Twentieth ward, whereas the canvassers returned 151 only ag the vote for him, Snnumerable instances are citéd of a similar character i otwer districts. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, 7 Porunar Lecturns.—Last even'ng the Rey. Dr. Prime read his Alhambra lecture in the First Pres- terlan church, and tho Rev, Mr. Milburn related “What @ Blind Man Saw in Paris,” at tie First Ke. formed church, Williamsburg. Both lecturers had large audiences, House Rospgny.—Tho residence of Mr. Honry Enderby, No, 60 Sixth atroct, Willlawsburg, Was en- ? tered yesterday afternoon and robbed of jewelry and wearing paper valued at $145, The family was absent at the time of the robbery, and the thieves entered by using skeleton keys, ATTEMPTED SULCIDZ.—Mary McGuire, @ servant girl employed at the house of Mr. Wiliiam Haight, in Quincy street, took landanum on Wednesday night for the purpose of committing suicide, Some time elapsed before the fact was discovered, and the phy- sicians pronounced her to be in a eritical couditivn. Th ia Bald she was disappointed ta love. CASUALTIss.—Martin Morgan, residing at No. 24 Hudson avenue, was accidentally thrown from his wagon at the corner of Green avenue and Adelphi street yesterday afternoon and had bis hip dislo- cated, He was taken to the hospital, Mr. Northcoit, residing tn Atiantic street, had his foot crushed on Wed: ay night by being run over by a car in Furman street. Charies MoGirr, a boy nine years of age, was run ee ‘and serrously injured in Furman street yester- jay. ‘Too Much Mannimp.—William H, Kelley was arrested and taken before Judge Walsh yesterday on a charge of bigainy, preferred by Annie Johnson, @ prepossessing young lady, who assorts that the ac- cused married her while he nad a lawful wite living in Bordentown, N. J. When she found that she i been deceived she loft him and went to New York, but be annoyed her so munch that she was compelied, she said, to Lave lim arresied, Kelley pleaded not willy and was lield to ansaver on the 1th in default 1 $2,000 ball. Tue WiLitAvsncra Disprxsany.—At a meeting of the trustees of the Willlamsburg Dispensary hela laat evening the iollowing report was received from Dr. Hiram P Mardeastle:—Number of paticats treat. 4 were males nd. "Phe p 3 13 and tress, 9 abdomen, 953 rheumatisin, fevers, eye and ear, 25; minor surgery, @bscosses, 35; " preseriptions com- pounded, 1,027, Rosarrins.—Tho residence of Mr. Hol) Greene avenue, wag entered by a pedier on Wed day afiernoon, who made his escape with $200 worth of jewelry. He was se » house, but as he stated that he hal m rhe was not suspected, and s before the robbery w ‘A piece of cloih stolen from the dr 107 Bridge atreet ye A f ned at twenty dollars was stolea from ry goods store in Fulton avenue yesterda A Woman's Arrutire ror Rum Lraps Wer To DRINK A Prnv oF Srmmirs or Turp: Joroner Jones was summoned yesterday to hold an inquest over the body of M Mary Jane Murray, who was found dead in her bea at 187 Prospect street, in the morning. The evidence d revealed the fact that the deceased was in the habit of drinking to excess, and when she could not get rum, her appe- tite was so strong for liquor that she would drink spiri(s of turpentine. She drank about a pint of spir- 1tg of turpenune on Tuesday, having been unabie to get any liquor, and the result was that she had an attack of delirium tremens, which resulted In her death. The deceased was a widow, her husband. who was a travelling agent, having died in Roches ter about two months ago. She was thirty-three years of age, and had a daughter who was seven teen years and two sons aged fourteen. When under the influence of liquor, it is said, she was very violent, and treated her husband so shamefully that he found it impossinie to live with her. ‘The jury returned @ verdict of death from delirium tremens, THE CITIZENS’ REFORM COMMITTEE. A meeting of tho Citizens’ Reform Assoctation of Kings county was held at Montague Hall last even- ing. After admitting some new delegations from the wards not heretofore represented they adopted the following resolution;— Resolved, That the thanks of thia association are due and are hereby teudered to Hon, Samuel D. Morria, District At- torney, for bie action in the tatter of the recent election frauds, The resolution was acopted and the meeting goon after adjourned. THE DRAWBACK FRAUDS. Investigation by Collector Grinnell and Din- trict Attorney Pierrepont, Yesterday afternoon an investigation into the Alleged drawback frauds was commenced at the Castom House by Collector Grinncll and United States District Attorney Pierrepont, in the course of which important revelations were made. It 18 understood that the investigation demon- strated beyond a doubt that an immeuse quantity of goods have been removed from bond upon fraudulent papers, and that the government has been defrauded of not less than $860,000, The aggregate amount may repch one million, Whether Mr. Blatchford is con- cerned in them, or to what extent 1 at ail, tho government officials having charge of the invest!- gation do not at present feel justified tn making public. ‘The frauds committed against the government in the drawback department of the Custom House were consummeted in some cases by fraudulent papers, and in other cases by changing tie amounts on which drawback was due. The frauds were conducted in the bolde: ble manner, and it is therefore supposed some ono holding & responsible place under the governinent was concerned in them. Drawbacks were sometimes obtained to the amount of $2,000 or $3,000 for goods alleged to have been shipped on vessels that never lefi the port. The papers on which these claims were collected had to be signed by Mr. Blatchford, formerly in charge of the Draw- back Bureau, aud more recently in charge of the pubile stores, These are only a part of the frauds alleged to have been committed, but District Attorney Pierrepont 1s making a thorough investigation of the matter, and it is probable that some important developmerfts will be made in a few days which will fix the cnarges without doubt upon the respousible parties. AMERICAN POLYTECHNIC It The Oriaoco River. This society held a stated mecting last night at {ts rooms in Cooper Institute, Mr. Tillman occupy- ing the chair. ‘The room was crowded, Mr. lL. D. ‘Lowsley exhibited & machine for making gas from naphtha, which, he claimed, by carbonating action, could produce gas at seventy-flve cents per 1,000 cubic feet, Mr. Nolan exhibited the model of a steamship provided with a paddie wheel whicn could be “feathered” on leaying the water, thus, as the exhibitor claimed, giving greater speed to the vessel, from the fact that the opposition offered to the wind current must be less, Dr. Stephens then read a paper on the “Orinoco River—Gniana and _ its Gold Fields,” The Doctor commenced with a descrip- tion of the great interior valley of South America, which, he claimed, was similar tu many respects t the interior of North America, ‘Tne Orinoco draine the northeastern part of this valley and the Amazon tho central or larger part. The ia Plata and Colo- rado drained the southern portion, vetween the Orinoco and the Amazon there was intercommunt- cation by means of the Cassiquiare and Kio Negro, and a land carriage of only a few hundred yards sep- arated the Madeira irom the Paraguay. ‘The valley of the Orinoco Was one Vast tract o1 grazing country and once supported iifteen vessels in its hide trade, The Orinoco aramed 214,000 square miles—a space equal to New Bogiand, New ork, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio. It had over 2,000 miles of water navigation and its delta were 100 by 600 miles in extent. dts principal mouth was Boco Graude— fifteen miles wide—and in addition to this there were twelve or fourteen others. Macareo, Peder- nales and Vagre were navigable, and bosiues these the river tnocculated on the south with the Barina, and thus gave an miand communication almost to Demarara. Orinoco river was 1,600 milee long, Guaviare 400 miles long and Meta 600 miles tong. Mr. Stephens’ paper was @ very interesting one and was jistened to with rapt attention, poss! that METHODIST EPISCOPAL MISSIONARY ANHIVERSARY, Formal Opening of the New Mission Rooms. Yesterday moraing the Genera Missionary Cc mittee of the Methodist Church met at tho n Mission Rooms, No. 805 Broadway, for the purp of formally opening tho rooms and receiving th as reprepresentatives of the entire Methodist copal Church. The assemblage was composed of representatives of the Methodist Church from ali sections of the Union. The new rooms are spacious, and are hung with pictures of John Wosiey and va- rious other lights of the American branch of tue Chareh slice its foundation, Bishop Norris, president of the committee tho chair, and devotional services wer ted by Bishop Scout. The preseniation adaress was made by Mr. G. L. Fancher on the part of te Mis- n doard, Who owns one-quarter of the new bulid- ing m which the rooms are situated, The remain- ing three-quarters are owned by the Book Concern. Bishop Janes repiied to Mr. Faucher, and, tn the course of tis remarks, said that tue Churelt was now better able than ever to conunue the mission work. Rey M, McQ. Crawford then delivered an address on the part Of the Mission Board, saying that the present was ho time to retwench expenatlures, but rather to increase them. Kev. W. HU. Olin, in & 8ub- a speech, colncidod with Link bo mee"ing thon adjourned. was in 12, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. LECTURES LAST NIGHT. “*THE BAG PICKERS OF NEW YONK.”” Mrs. Norton on the Garbage Gathe: Ine teresting Lecture and Attondauce ot the Worldingwomen’s Association, Plimpton Fall. At the room devoted to the meetings of the Work- ingwome Association, Plimpton Hall, Stuyvesant street, Mrs. Norton, the female Hotspur of the woman's movement, whose fearless daring 18 just a3 ready to grapple with the scionce of suffrage ag with the savors of the sewers, celebrated last even- ing the sant!ary and social virtues of “Ihe Rag Pickers of New Yor The audience was a large one and had much the same complexion as usual. Here and there were some of the same old fogy men and women that turn up by some unaccountable in- stinct of unfwiing curiosity and punctuality at all sorts of singular gatherings, from a sewing circle to @ séance, from a lecture on free-love to frulb grow- ing. At the regular hour for making her appear- ance, Miss Susan B, Anthony opened the door and shot throngh her sky-tinted pebble glasses six or seven fi nees over the audience, and feeling satistied 3a paying atte she glided like a summer shadow to her seat. bore in lier nand a roll of the £20 diameter Uie telescope of Norton, clad in a deflanty aud & small, but beligercat maintained ai ude ot dign! sa Anthony 2m tion, lan looxt Welcome b. 4 at all on previous oc mained; so to remember the ponition. . Norton then divested herself of the m and feathers, aud ascended the ph taking notitt now forward to ike 2 rival, But eiforta, t ida Lewis, but teraliy, can only spo' audicnee a became Th au and und they ler Mr taste cuaracterisuc treated it well—wo b Bla teal alt ¢ on of prudi ot ye all ent m. ally disposed of in thi permitved therein. 8 g pickers and told tue story of the Of subsistence, earnings, Indus resort. All eifete 3 CiLy, way of life, 10 social habits an displayed the fact that Mra, Ni ald éariy among these lowly their manners, is Dickins migut hay t humbie lougings, the pee dialects, thé Mmited am honest sentiment of their o' thoughts, obody leit the rooin during tue Je ture, It waa betler than Anna on Mormonism or Mary Walker on Vantaioons, and if Mrs. Norton would only stick to the imine she has discove she may leave the bureau to the enterprising susan. ers, studied caught ‘Lecture at Odd F all, Hobolen. Ex-Lientenant Governor Stewart 1. Woodford delivered a lecture Jast evening on the “Iitue Colonel,” at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Washi pnt street, Hoboken, in aid of the Relief Fund of Wadsworth Post, No. 19, G. A, R, The attendance was mer ous and respeciadle. The reaiing desk on the dais was drapea by the Stars and and some stands of rifles, with bayonets in front of the platform, Tae martial insignia were muca softened down by the preseace of a large number of highly prepossessing ladies, among wnom were several prominent beiles of Hoboken. The proceedings were opened by ti National Glee Club, who gave the “Star Spangled Ban- ner,” a8 a quartet, in good style. Mr. J. J. SuoMeld followed in two recitations—‘‘Lays of the War’—in which Is animation and enthusiasm relieved con- siderably the monotony of tis mitroductious. Mr. Lee then introduced General Stewart \Voodford to the audience, ‘rhe lectuyer first told how the great rep came to posses reatest cavalry general. A sturdy Irishman, t by a buxom wife, both rejoicing in the name of Sheridan, iandea one day in Boston and paraded is unquecnly streets tn search of & shelter, which they sound th shadow of Bunker Jin Mon town of Massachusetis use vw be “busy” in those days tie of the country jonnd @ more c¢ entrepot. Gli Sheridan could not rest th longed to breata more ireely, and fol'o track of the se sun he pushed out to West. At Somerset, 1a Olio, he setiieg down to build @home, ana ‘there Phil Sheri the hight; a fine baby, the net are “ine”? Phil grew up st sinrdy, quarr ume and energ What people eal te by dr From being a jolly wagoner he through two stores, whose sortment of goods included all k aple necessaries, and thence to Wes a3 oh we nomination of ompleted his e jan first ors gad. All ba 1g, active, hardy, y heter ties av indian chief said of ti ke @ robber, he good | 'y devil. cades mace lus moderaiion Governor of the Oguis firmpess and ia 1 leg and brilliant and strate’ every one’s 1 and graphi cap 1a one weing his men ou; kt Grant during ¢ fs it during the lute wa na. ‘rhe lecture the General's ont of car a the otier fidelity and ¢ 1 on ne hit itoat by honor of 5! ing much interes uninusical votce of the lectur the bioxraphical reottal, wi tauen appiau ken, ich ivom ed amid KENTUCKY, THE fA\ Lecture by the Rev. 1. W. P, Jo Last evening, at eight o'clock, a lecture on the above subject was delivered by the Rev. H. W. Fy Jones, inthe Baptist church, Stanton sirect, The Rey. Mr. Rhodes introducea the lecturer, who, on coming forward, stated that in the spring of 1964 he, in company with some friends, visited aye, which is in Edmundson county, near the (reen Hii midway between Louisville and Nashyil country passed through was bro. ro is in tae form of honeycous. The cave he described surpassing tie moth in the if e Mite, He then ‘The and Tadian ane going doy n a natural the bottom tl five feet high vo deseribe Uh eins iwenty. He thea went on a , Tivera and rocks, v9 Of that awful, t vera, going into the n sand descriptions of & ous apartments, rivers, rocks, &¢., tuat adora tho great Mammo ve Daring the course of the lecture he kept the audt- in perfect good bunor by the risibic quottious aced. ra the 2d from @ Visit to the yroat cave, bea nders of waich Lo Words were capable of describing. THE MEDCO*LEG'L SOCIETY. The lecture hall‘of the College of Physictans and Surgeons was filled last night to its ost Capae city by medical professors, scientitic men aud stu- dents of the insti n, Who hac abied t ar Mr. Wiliam Shrady lecture on “rie Law m Kefor- ence to Suicide and Intemperauce in Lie Lisur- ance.” The platform was filed by gentlemen toarn physics and law and the deepest interest w tested by all im the learned disyu ancient and modern profession of med and the status of practicioners in the healing In tho nineteenth and preceding centuries giver wure of Mr. Shrady, Taking piNs and other great lights in r aririod tiat the work of phys ever received proper recognition tude. Kvery day was adding to te stor Cal knowledve, ‘’nd now pharmacoutteal weapons were being constantiy placed in tuo hands of surs geons. ‘she learned lecturer dwels at groat length Oh Me subject of life Mmsurance and oa ide, thoroughly elucidating the several pots of his arguments, and conclnded his exeelieat payer amid Muh avylause, ee Tee ee Re ee a ae ee a, ee 3 OBITUARY. Robert J, Walker. yesterday morning Mr. Walker die@ ce in Washington, after a brief itiness; y-ninth year of his age, He was born in 1, Pa, during the year 1801, his well known and popular judge of received @ thorough education at ity of Pennsylvania, in Pbhitadelphia, Liaw under his father and shortiy after his admission to the bar moved to Pittsburg, where he engaged in the practice of his profession. ‘This was in 1821. years later he married a daughter of Franklin Bache, of Philadelphia, and a granddaughe ter of Benjam ‘anki ine ENYRANOE 1NTO POUTIUS AND RESIDENCE IN MIS+ PPL Before he ad atiained to his majority Mr. Walker had activeiy engaged in poles, When but twen+ ty-three years of age he was chairman of a demo cratic committee, and it was at a convention of the Pennsylvania democracy, hela in Harrisburg im + 1824, that he nominated General Jackson for the Presidency for the first time. On this occasion he made an admtrable speech, which was favorably received, and gave bim quite a reputation, Although he had succeeded in building up a very profitable practice im Pittsburg, superior tnduce- ments held out from Mississippi induenced him to move to that State, which he did in 1620, immedi+ ately taking 5 lifgh position at the bar. In the prac- tice of bis prof on he accumulaved a handsome fortune, devoting his entire time to busi- neza aud re ing to become a candidate for office darmg period covering seve ral years. He, however, continued to take an active and intl tial part in politics, The at- tempt of Haydon Edwards and his bind of coloaists to effect a revo ion in Texas during the year 1626, his arrival in Mississippi, met his patay. Tue fatiure of this effort set 1on for six years, but when the nt for Texan independence began im became identified with and gave it ely national matters he became the course he pursued during the fication excttoment, The declaration of ultra State rights doc! by Soyth Carolina was con+ denned in unequivocal terms, while the proclama- tion of President Jackson was defended with great zeal and ability. The influence of his speeches in this connection went far towards turning the voters t ssippi from a support of South Carolina to efence of the Union. 2 UNITED STATES 5 eward for his services on the nullification question Mr. Waiker was, in 1836, elected to the United senate by the Legislature of his State, defeating Mr. George Poindexter. Soon after taking his seat he was recognized as one of the leaders of { | material aid. conspicuons fo} ATES party {a that body and as one of the confidential Ss and advisers of President Jackson, who was much indebted to him for numerous valuable sug- gestions. ‘ie administration of President Van Buren also re lus Rearly co-operation at the begiuming, but before Its close he kept somewhat aloof irom it, Al he death of Harrison and the installation of Tyler Mr. Walker became one of the trusticst advisers of the new President. He had, long before tho measure was formally introduced, advoc exation of Texas to the United Siates; and whea the treaty, which had been sigued between the Texas ‘commissioners and Mr. Caluoun, brought before the Senate he used ali influence to have 1t- ratited, igh he 1 not disguiso his decided opposition to t ‘oject of legalizing slavery in all ritory. ‘The treaty Was re+ the 8th of June, 1844, but up again early in 1845, and on the 26th passed bot ased taking . ] e ife also aided mate- ne 1 on of California, two years (that tue he Was not in thé Se: bs $ SECRETARY OF THE TRE. a 's opposition to the annexai $ brought him in coutict with Air. Walker, Whose hostility was manifested in its e‘forts to bring: about the now. m of Polk for the Presidency To the success which at- Was broug of Febrau: b fort he contributed largely, and 8S services resident Polk imme- inauguration appointed Mr. er ig etary of tho ‘treasury, n of ihe national final s. The frst report he st the protective tariiy poltcy of ompanying the report was @ svenue system,’ wh th boldly re- duced custom duties on nearly ali articles imported more than fiity per cent. The report sud were ier assailed by tle whigs,—— pvans, of Maine, thelr recognized the Senate, in a lengthy —— e bill in which Mr. Walker's ideas ma, che eu Ubat if it pas: the reve- iug year would not reach $12,000,000, e uiter run of the maaufacturing De Webster, we tind 16 | o Clerk of the Would $14,090,000."7 ueters Of the old school, among tem. >tentas of the New ollcy as Gest: uce country, Every- ivduiged in the strenuous opposition he met with srod to bis flu al ideas and suc+ ag the bill through both houses of proved by te President and umediately aiter. Mr. Walker at it would yield $ ),600,090 the firs cecuing 1o s:0a of the government g duties for revenue and not 23 rematned in force and met Whon it Was ascertained that 28 were sound the reports of Mr. i considernble aitention abroad. Sir hem primed and laid before the amerous mempers of which auie Of tue Views they contained, smbered, too, in this connection, lxer’s administration of the t te war With Afexteo was mis boem ciatmed for hiva, and wit th, that le had “the honor of being the Worid has pro- arked give ideas on fioa iract o pac during & foreign war wing uiouey datiy.’? YORSHIP OF KANSAS TERRITORY, Ou tho installation of President Polk's suocessor r. Walker retired from the Treasary and soon after paid a visit to Great Britain and the Continent of Burope. Lis reputation asa financier had pre- m, aud ke received @ cordial reception vin Engiand, where he was numerous flatcering attentions, marntained th and While it w Wis Gov the United States he resumed iis profession, — principally ia reme Court at Washington, and pouttes for several years. In 1857, however, the Kansas diMleulty brought im =~ ve public, Governor Geary Nad talica to restore the Territory to peace @ud order and resigued his position, President Buchanan then appointed Mr. Waiker to succeed nit 4 iae appointment and at the end oi samed the duties of his oMce, Like his o jailed to effect any good. ‘The vio- sung paruies paruy inuinidated, and | passing events comp.cteiy bewldered aA Valu cheeavor to tranquillize the iugned, rather than endorse the Le- mpion Cons iucdon. From ube start he had blun- im not a nim “om basis of the census of voters.’ By tals negieec the Lerrtvory was torced iato an elec+ tion with au uufeir apporttonment, whicit he ad+ unicted hy Woshail not, however, go into any detatied ntof his admwistratioa of affairs in Kansus. Ho tailed a8 & Governor as sigaaily ag he had succee and, after lis quarre) with Sir. i d tender of his resignation, i prominent political live, movement culinias a sed io it and during the rebellion aided the goverameat in tte coercive 4 agaiost Lue south Whie the War was at coln sent him to Burope in the capacity iinaneciat agent, aud although the curveat of public opluion there was ion ot cor agama: ie Union, ho succeeded in 1aduencing @ demand for United Staves bonds MW Franke ‘This was the fort and obi cities of Germany. ip ion ho held betweon 1457 aud nis return of peaca he urged & enero ny policy toward the South, deplored cConzress aud strenuogsly opposed oi President Jonnsoa. He con- sslou, Meetiog with great of the negoulalious for the pur Waiker was retatued a3 coun- ‘an goverment, and received a gold for his services, It will be case gave rise to considerable \vaiker Was charged with exercig- ‘© upon members of Cor y surrounding the Alaska pure u thoroughly removed, is hag arly ascertained that the part he ip.ccly legal aud professional. CONCLUSION, As aman cf Cecided ablitty Mr. Walker made his Ch (ie listory of the United States, He won t ‘practical financier, and we of the ablest lawyers of the Dar of irt. Por several years he had been: Washington, where ho pos only oill the rad tho imy tinued pract ing uadue Although tie f large nu of trends. It is doubttal if he w. have ever af taken @ prominent position politics had ho lived longer; but it 1 cor his past servic ss to the republic were of cinbered, @ud deserve ty be rem