The New York Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1869, Page 5

THE WOMAN'S MOVEMENT. Humorons History of the Social Revolu- tion—Present Strength of the Move- ment—Suffrage, Sorosis and the Parliament—Secession On tie Carpot—A New Phase of the Woman Question. ‘The decade between 1840 and 1850 constituted a ten years prolific of events and movements in the way of social revolution, Palmy years for philo- sophical speculators they were, and dealers in glit- tering generaiities as to human rights found ready sale for their whole stock of nostrums on hand. Boston blossomed all over the Continent in humant- tarlan movements—Boston being the hub upon which the wheel of progress was supposed (at least by Bostonians) to turn. At that time a literary centre—instead of being what it is now, a provincial town in literary matters—Boston boasted that Bos- ton thoughts ruled the Western Continent, Phila- delphis, although a literary centre, was less influen- tiai, ana New York—busy with making fortunes, engrossed with commercial speculations—had little leisure for speculations philosophical. Social experi- ents were founded and have taken their places in the history of sociology only as monuments of the folly and crudeness of their founders. Fourierism was reduced by small squads of enthusi- asta to practice, and, advovated witn heated enthusiasm by literary organs, became a matter of Journalism in which journalists waged bitter tilts. Oommereial New York, however, went on in its vid commercial way, ond, as the commercial classes are generally conservative, laughed s little, scolded a little and took no notice whatsoever of a very great Geal. Boston literature and humanitarianism at last ended in radicalism, concentrated upon the one hobby of universal suffrage without distinction of color. Philadelphia, though, was fortunate (or unfortunate) enough, having a sprinkling of female strong-mind- edness about it to develop the idea of female sul- frage. New York stood by, laughed at both farcea and said, “It wii all amount to nothing; let the poor creatures declaim; they have nothing else to attend to-” It came to pass, therefore, that, while New York Was attending very properly to its own business, certain women met together and took counsel one of another, saying, ‘‘Men are tyrants, and women are their slaves; and, benold, if other slaves are to be emancipated, as decreeth Boston, then women shall be emancipated also.” Whereupon, a certain Mrs. Lucretia Mott, and one Mra. Lucy Stone, and one Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, arfd one Miss Susan 8. Anthony constituted themselves as knights errant, and went through the cities and villages of the country, advocating the emancipation of women, Which emancipation was mostly rejected by them on the ground that they preferred not to be emanci- pated. Now, Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Stone went forth in the rédle of apostles of the new 1aith, and Mrs. Stanton, armed with thunderbolts, was its Mars, and Miss Anthony its Napoleon. These having met to- gether resolved among themselves that they would be free or die in the attempt; resolved that sutfrage was the only safeguard of freedom; that, therefore, women must vote at the polls, and perform all other oftices of citizens. For, they said, 1s @ woman less than a negro?—and surely Boston decreeth that negroes are human-kind. Why, then, are not wo- men? But one Miss Bloomer was not therewith satisfied, and sald to the other apostles of the move- ment, ‘Behold, there is no reason why Inen should have @ monopoly of pantaloons; therefore, let it be Tegolved that women have the right to wear what goever apparel seemeth good and proper, pantaloons not exvepted; and let the apostles of the new faith at once insist upon putting them on. But the apos- tles dissented jrom the practice, while assenting to the theory; whereupon Miss Bloomer waxed im- patient and said, “I will walk forth aione in bifur- cated garments” (and make a sensutiou). It came to pass, too, that Miss Bloomer did as she had said; and che men winked and suggested the Lu- hatic Asylum, and the women giggied and were amused, aud Miss Bloomer was disgusted and de- clared that the age was a barbarous age and not yet prepared for the great reform in dress of which she Was the seli-constituted captain geuerai. As to the sensation, however, that part of the programme was @ success, and Miss Bloomer became tke founder of a costume the historical destiny of which remains to be developed, handing down her nume to remote generations a8 the original Jacobs of bifurcation in ladies’ apparel. Alas! the misfortune of coming into the worid before one’s time—that is, of veimg enligutened a century ahead of the civilization of one’s eral itis as unforwunate to be too early as 1t ts 10 be too late; nd even the foremost apostles oc the emaucipation of woman were not prepared for emancipation to the extent advocated by Miss Bloomer. To oe emancipated from slavery was cousonant with the spirit of the age, particufuriy us interpreted by Bos- ton; to be emancipated trom skiris and put on the glorious freedom of pautaloons, thouga conceded as @ part of the vill of rights theoretically, was at least century in advance, aud.Miss Bloomer's reports and elaborate papers upon the propriety thereof were remorselessly pigeon-holed, greatly to the detriment of that enthusiastic party’s literary reputation, though, perhaps, with advantage to her reputauion for sanity. Protest she did, as a matter of course, But to protest under the circumstances Was as useless a3 it will be for Miss Bloomer to protest against that last sad pigeon-holing to which ail humanity must bmit, and in which her epitaph will be written :— ——, et, ——, who either mistook her pianet or should not have appeared before the year 8000, at which time, even, it 18 doubtful whether tue world would have appreciated.” To be overbur- dened with originality is worse than to have no originality Whatsoever—great superiority of intel- lect, involves @ corresponding labuity to be mis§ ‘understood; and 1i is most likely Miss Bloomer wii have to wait for her obituary (prepared in advance and distriouted in printed slips) for that justice which humanity owes co her as the most original of she great reform but ts bound never to pay. The subject 18 one, like Barkis at the sick-bed, to move re ney and to tears at the same simultaneous ry To be sure it was agreed by the four apostles afore- said that the costume in question was # logical de- duction trom the premises adaitted on all hands, the objection being that the sex at large was not pre- pared to adopt it, which exception was no doubt justly taken, and settied the question in the negative on the score of expediency. Ah, that fatal expe- diency, what brilliaat projects trom tue brains of rugged originals has it not thwarted! the four apostles of emancipation went forth, but not in iogical costume, on the grouna that to appear in logical costume was not expedient; went forth lecturing and to lecture, and, wie New York ‘Was attending*to Its Own business and saying, ‘Oh, the matter will amount to nothing,” they beleagu- ered it and compassed it about and bombarded it with batteries of isms and adjectives, and at last took it by storm atter a twenty years’ siege. Seven years they agitated—for to agitate is the feat mission of many men and some women, and ittie matters it What the agitation may be about— and were persecuted from city to city like very Saracens of reform as they were. Seveu years they Went forth agitating and to agitate; and a great mu women joined themselves to the agitators— for there were women Whom the world had never appreciated and who supposed that they were only to be appreciated through agitation—and the disciples of the movement became many in the jand, and far more noisy than they were Ma..y. Seven years they went from city to city and taught the now theory of women as a governing class, UnUil at last they sald among themselves, “Let the women of the new dispensation call a conven- ‘tion, aud tet them draft a bill of mghts, that the world may know what they mean.” For, be it known, although the aposties of agitation knew what they meant themseives well enough, through ce. tain defects in the structure of language they had never been able to make themselves incelligivie to other people, In fact, they had an odd sort of un- grammatical dialect of their own, which, from a cer- vain resemblance thereto, has been classed by philo- jogists a8 English, though of exceedingly mutiiated structure. ey Were Wild io their spe tons, but wilder in their way of expressing them; @ littie wild in their behavior sometimes, but wilder still in their idioms of syn! ‘Their inclination to the eccentric was irrepressible, aud would exhibit itself—iike murder, Would out—principally in whole volleys of adjectives varied here and there, rather acciden- tally, by the inseruion of a verb, though generally in the wrong place, Their sentences, 80 to speak, were grammatical centipedes, in which the poor Awarted body of a singie monokyilabic verb was com- pelled to scramble from tbe mouth upon atleast a hun- dred articwated legs of adjectives and expletives of various application; so that it is no wonder that the puzzled and bewildered verb in question Was scarcely observable at all amid the multitude of legs it took Wo carry it, They were a8 eccentric, too, in their logic a8 in their ideas of grammatical construction, uno frequentiy mtroduced the conclusion before tuey came to it; their harangues, like Haziett's essays, beginning with a conclusion and ending without one—that is, beginning where they ought to have ended. In a word, to make sense of them, it was necessary to begin at the end and read backwards to the conciusion, 16 betng one of the eccentricities of their mental method to come to a conclusion first and prove it afterwards, Of course, in the matter of socialistic philosophy, this method was neither Sp i trighiong he oy, convincing, but made a nab 1 5 ° eorvecites. yy Wanted in cogency and Having come to the determination, > ing for :even years, with adjectives, ve cull ween, vountion, the city of the Foxes, who are iamor spiriter: ‘appers, Was selected as the most apprapr: DOM Papput whence to isseminate the new’ NEW YURK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1869.—-TRIPLE SHEET. hi 83 aforesaid, consiaved pert on fe preiinee soos from the conclusion. and not in the Old barbariam of deducing the conclusion from the peers, It was in August, 1848, that the convention met in session, The convention was y com} of two classes of women, with certain clergymen, who sald within themselves, “Behoid, the tongucs of these women will be as as so many columns im the Gaily papers m the way of advertising, besides being less expensive,” and therefore ioined themselves Lo the movement on the principie that the reformation might prove to them what godli- ness haa not—to wit, very great gain, The two classes of Women represented were, first, those who had failed of matrimonial consideration; and, sec ondly, those who had tried matrimony only to com- pare it disgustedly to the su jugum ire of the ancient Rowans—the Vigey hg the unmarried con- sisting Inthe fact that they never been afforded the opportunity; those of the married im the fact that thelr husbands had proved tutractable. Mrs, Stanton acted the part of the thunderer on the occagion, Then waxed the battle flerce and not, and was pene upon the offender, Man, a musketry of jectives quite sufficient to have driven mad @ man- ufacturer of quarto dictionaries. In a nutshel was proposed to founda a social system—so ran the sub- Stance of the resolutions—in which all members of the convention should be afforded husbands as & matter of right, and in which it should inhere to the bill of rights to henpeck one’s husband to one’s own content, if not to It was also resolved to petition the Legisiature at Albany annually until the bill of rights (which included suffrage) was granted. But, alas for the obduracy of legisiatures to moral srqoien i. they have Kept pesitioning ever since and nothing has come of it, legiwiators as & class having little respect for moral reasons unless well supported and flanked with financial. You Inay batter one of the clan ev ly with great moral ideas, and It 1s like reducing @ Sevastopol with Daper peliets or tomato pilis; but exhibit the arttl- jery he appreciates and he surrenders at which remark is dropped a8 @ hint looking to the success of similar petiuons hereafter. great moral ideas was then read, and Fred was ey to respond, which he did by con- cedti hat men bad no rights which women were bound to respect—a concession that elicited raptu- Tous applause, coupled with inter; ms of “Ab what @ husband he’d make !” from all parts of the house, Elated with the success of the convention, it was now resolved to move on the enemy’s works and hold a similar convention in New York city, which ‘was carried out the ensuing year; and, for ten years they hela conventions in New York, and New York listened and was Suudeed. prononeaing the whole matter a laughable bit of unintentional comedy. At length, having enlisted in their cause, the ready sympathies of one Mr. Teetotal Tilt’em, of great Tepute as philosopher, though in need of medical altendance for cucethes loguendi et scribendi, they took counsel one of another and ended by making the great Tilt’em standard bearer, to the meffable dis- gust of one Packer Pillbox, who was ambitious of that distinction. So the gallant Tilt’em, his easvern length of tress parted in the middle, went torth con- quering and to conquer, Packer Pillbox and the womeu constituting the grand army of conquest; while the Kev. Dr. Shavertongue, of Union square, and the great theological Napoleon of Plymouth pulpit did the skirmishing. So matters went on for fifteen years, during which time the same old resolutions were read yearly, with slight variations of adjective and expletive; and yet the obdurate tyrant, Man, had not yleided—in fact, did not appear to be affected at all by any original combination of adiec- tives that could be suggested. ‘Then, in 1886, the philogopiical and talkative Tilt- ‘em and the great Pillbox and the Napoieonic Susan B, Anthony and other apostles of the movement met togetiier and declared they must have an or- gav—for, said they, the newspapers lampoon and ‘Will not treat seriously this great moral reform. There- fore women must have a newspaper of their own; and visions of annihilating the refractory aatlies with withering sarcasm fluted athwart the minds of the disgusted apostles, and they took courage, Ac- cordingly an organ was founded and named the Revolution, Packer Pillbox being afforded an edito- rial position, with the privilege of evolving great moral ideas as in eslenso a8 might suit his peculiar mental activity. And now Pulbox was happy, and cogitated and became the Brahmin of the sect, Mra. Stanton assisting in the editorial duties. What evolutions of original ideas! What anathe- mas on old ones! What gymnastics of syntax in expressing an originality to the expression of which plain English was imecompetent! Jn all respects it Was revolutionary enough to have satisfed the radi- calism of a Phillips, Convenuons were set on foot everywhere, and it was resolved to petitton Con- gress. A National Woman Suffrage Convention was held at Washington; an American Equal Rights Association was set on foot, with humerous tributary associations; in a word, the movement was made & national affair, and at length, in the spring of 1869, @ sixteenth amendment followed the submission of the famous fifteenth, becoming equaliy famous. Stanton fulminated a prociamation to all women, everywhere, Alas! the obduracy of legis- lators! The amendment elevating woman to a level with the negro was tabled, and still lies pigeon-noled and useless. Then literature took up the subject, and books pro et con were hurled at the heads of readers in rapid succession—Professor Goldwin ans capping the cilmmax and Anglicizing the crusade. But secession is always incident to at moral movements, and some said to others, “Behold, the New York wing of the great moral reform ts too fond @f coguetting with the democracy, and ts not the aemoacracy unwashed?” Then it was resolved in cer- tain quarters to secede, and Lucy Stone, one of the four, went with tne,secession, and a great convention of women was calied at Cleveland to disapprove of any coquetting with the unwashed democracy. Thus there are two bodies where there wa: formerly but one; and a Cleveland convention is to be held, to the great disgust of the Twenty-third street bureau, and the proprietors of it, who in three years ‘have started over @ hundred conventions and ‘have been instrumental in the organization of sub-suffrage societies in hundreds of the cities and villages of the United States. The movement is now represented, therefore, by the National Woman Suffrage Associa- tioh and the American Equal Rights Association, with their various sub-societies in different parts of the country—numobering in all about 100,000 mem- bers pledged to the idea. ‘Thus the story ing like a fable and ends in stern matter of fact—ends in the organization of a gigantic movement, ramifying all circles and in sympathy with the workingwomen's associations everywhere; Miss Anthony having, in fact, done more than any other one person to ake the workingwomen’s movement successful, and hav- ing een In this city ie actual founder, ut in 1868 certain women said among themselves that the leaders of the suffrage movement were ‘Winning unto themselves too great notoriety, and called a conventicn at Delmonico’s to discuss what should be done to save a portion of the glory. These conciuded to form a club, which shoald consist of the literary talent of the sex, and mightily did they quarrel as to the name thereof. “Woman’ Ue though approved by Mr. Dickens, was not the tl ung “Blue Stocking Club,” ghough expressive enough, Was not satisfactory; the “Urder of the Pen” was too pri tical; in fact, English was unequal to the task. Now, it was not until after this discus- sion that anybody suspected the members of Greek, having bad little reason to suspect some of them of English. Then ‘Sore Roses” was suggested, on the ground that the members of the convention were a trine paimed by the success of the leaders of the National Suffrage Association in getting talked about in the papers. But Greek had been decreed and Greek must be had; whereupon the poor phrase went into the hopper, plain English “Sore Roses,” and came out, witn the lopping oif of an “r’? and an “e” in the first member and the dotting of an “e” to make it ‘1? tm _ the second member, and @ dovetailing of the two, nothing more nor less than tne good Greek sorosis. <A greater triumph in the way of Stamese-ing plain Hnglish phrase with cinssical erudition was never gained, though it must be confessed that’ the manovacture partakes of ingenuity rather than philological accu- racy; albeit the former is the true root of the latter according to the facts. A club founded, a series of dinners at Delmonioo’s was at once inatituted— tor the success of things of the kind is supposed to depend intimately on dinners at Delmonico’s— grand opportunities for the evolution of post- prandial puns on good syntax were afforded ana embraced; teas being given to secure the attendance of the members, which. as the society had no special moral purpose, was dificult, Can any good come out of this Nazareth of ismay Pernaps—for the logic of events is wiser than those who would make history Instead of obeying it. The “Woman's Parliament” springs out of the Sorosis, and 1s to form a great league, devoted to the educa- tion of women in the industrial arts, with sub- leagues in all parts of the United States. This movement will proceed to formal organization on Wednesday next, in general convention. Thus sense comes out of nonsense—thus, fact out of fable. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PHOENIX, N.Y. A Valuable, Block Burned—Loss About Fitty ‘housand Dollars, [From the Syracuse Journal, Nov. 22.) A severe fre occurred in the village of Phoenix on Sunday morning, destroying property to the value of $60,000, We bave the following particulars:— The Hire broke out in the Hutchinson and Alvord block—a brick structure of three stories, containing a number of stores and offices. The origin 18 attri- buted to the accidental ignition of matches carried of by mice. It was discovered at about two o'clock. ‘The village fire company did good service and suc- ceeded in saving Diefendori’s building, adjacent to the biock destroyed. The fire took in the first floor of the block, in the store of Seth W. Alvord, dealer in boots, shoes, harness, Ac. Mr. Alvord was part owner of the block. He loses $11,000 on his stock and has @n insurance of $3,000, Edward Hutchinson's dry goods store was burned, Loss on stock heavy; artially insured. He was one of the owners of the vlock, Messrs, Conger & Powell’s drug store was totally destroyed. ‘ibe stock Was well insured. Mr. Conger is in New York. He was burned out several years ago. The Phonix Bank was alsojburned out, and the contents of the banking room were removed in @ damaged condition. ‘The it Ofice was burned out, and only the mail bags saved. ‘the Western Union Teiegraph oilice was also burned out. Mr. Robinson, @ yer, Jost his entire library. Rufus Diefendorf’s stock of dry goods, in the store adjoin- ing the burnt block, was @ partial losa, ‘lwo sous of Mr. 5, W. Alvord slept in the second story of the burnt building, and escaped by jumping out of tho windows. Tur Vinainta CATTLE TRADE,~S1X car loads of fine beef cattie and one car load of hogs passed over the Orange and Alexandra Ratiroad from Lynch burg last Friday. The cattle were intended for the Balumore market and the hogs for the Washing- ton market. They were all sbipped by parties trom southwestern Virginia. NEW YORK CITY, THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Forfeited Property Claimed, Before Judge Blatchford. The United States vs, Thirty-one Cases af Silk Rib- vons.—The property in this matter was marked G. L., and was claimed by Kilter, Luckmeyer & Oo., of this city, and was shippea from Baal, Switzerland, by Forcurt Weis & Burcknardt Wiiart. The ground of the seizure was undervaluation. The case will probably last for severai days. For the goveromen Judge Pierrepont, Messrs. Evarts and Choate, an a oe claimants, Messrs. Stoughton, Craig and ebster. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COU3T. Alleged Fraudulent Personation of a Revenue Officer. Before Commissioner Shields, . The United States vs. Lalor and Kuhner.—The de- fendants were charged with fraudulently imperso- Rating revenue officers, im that without autnority they seized a quantity of silk alleged to have been imported without payment of duty. The examina- tion in the case which had been previously adjourned was resumed, Germain Duverger testified that she resided at No. “124 East Tenth street; saw Lalor and Kuhner before; they conversed in her presence; Lalor asked to buy some laces and spoke to her husband, pretending at the time to come from Philadelphia; he said a gen- tleman by the name of Austin sent him there, where- upon ber husband thought they were actually mer- chants and showed laces to them; before he showed the laces they went out, but returned in an hour; they were both together all the time; Kuhner showed a badge; Lalor spoke in French, saying that the goods must be geized as the duty was not paid upon them. Lalor walked about the room; they put the lace ina trunk and told her husband that he must follow them: her husband answered that the duty had been paid and he wag not afraid of anything; they went to the St. Charles Hotel; prior to that the goods were in & trunk; her husband opened the trunk while one of the men went to another part of the room to see if there were any goods there; they said they seized on the a8 the duty was not paid on them; her husband, however, contended that the duty was paid aud called the woman of the house who told them the duty was paid; they said to take the goods and follow them as they knew the duty was not paid; witness and her husband made resistance; Kuhner showed his badge; the taller of the two was walking up and down with a pistol in his hand; saw the pistol produced the second time; that waa about half an hour before we followed. In cross-exammation the witness states that she was in the next room when the defendants came in; heard the conversation from the first; did not un- derstand English and could speak nothing but French; the taller of the two spoke Frencii well enough to be understood. Mi McGrath testified that she saw the defend- anta November 18, 1869, about three P. M.; they rang the door beil of the house 124 Tenth street and asked for Mr. Duverger who told them to come in; they re- Mained about twenty-five minutes; alter an absence of about half an hour they returned and asked if Mr. Duverger was in; the taller saying that he knew he was as he had seen him; the smailer man unlocked the door on the second floor; Mr. Duverger rang the belland witness went up stairs; subsequently the smaller man went out, returning in a few minutes with a truck, and the driver stating that ne wanted @ trunk out of the house. Mrs. Maria Shaw was next examined. She de- that se resided at No. 110 East Twenty-fourth ‘Street; on the day in question went to Mr. Duverger’s room and found the door locked; the short man (Kuhner) opened the door and put tho key in his ocket; the defendant Lalor, the man who spoke rench, said they supposed the as were smuggled; they believed #0, they said, because the ods were for ule below ‘the market price; Mr. uverger then showed the papers; witness asked them was not that sufficient, and they replied in the negative; Lalor asked for the receipt from the Ous- tom House; Mr. Duverger stated that no receipt had been given him; he (defendant) then said he would have w_ take the soods, that if it were all right he would be back in half an hour, otherwise they would have to lock him up; they added that it was nothing, as they had to do the same thing every day, and they could not say but what it would be all right; tar Duverger insisted on their showing ther authority, and Kuhner showed a badge; Kuhner at first ob) ecved, but Lalor said to him, “Show your bad, Cauan-exarmined by Mr. Sedgwick—Witness under- stood Mr. Duverger from his manner, and he said “Your autnority” in broken English; he was very Much excited at the time. To Mr. Jackson—He wanted to know what right they had to take his goods. ‘The prosecution here rested, and the further hear- ing of the case was adjourned till Thursday next. Tho Lottery Cases. The United States vs. Wood, Rowe, Costigan and Emerson.—The defendants in this case, as in the others, were charged with carrying on the business of lottery dealers without payment of the special tax. Mr. Ethan Allen, on their behalf, stated that Collector Batley had been regularly notified to pro- duce the bonds which had been filed with him, as required by law. The bonds, however, were not produced. Mr. Allen claimed that any lurther pro- ceedings against the defendants should be discon- tinued, as they had complied in every respect with the requirements of the law. He produced tne re- ceipis for the special tax, and submitted that te production of the bonds was only voluntary on the art of the defendants. After some discussion the \earing of the case was adjourned for the purpose of having the bonds produced, The Test Case—OUfticial Returns. The United States vs. Harlow E. Sill.—The ad- jJourned hearing of this case was continued yester- day afternoon, Assistant District Attorney Jackson appearing in behalf of the government, and Mr. C. Spencer for the defendant. Elisha Teneyck testified that he was a clerk of the Assessor of the Sixth district; bas charge of the monthly returns and books of the office; has been there since May last; examined the book of the Special tax and the monthly returns; has made an investigation of lottery and pec returns; the fol- lowing are the gross recetpta returned by Jacob Baush, @ member of tiie firm of Murray & Co., and the amount of taxes at five per cent, viz.:—Receipts for li $440,672; five per cent tax, $23,033 60; receipts for 1867, $467,824; five per cent, $23,301 20; Teceipta fur 1868, $188,315 60; five per cent tax, $9,416 78. The following is the return sworn to by John C. Butts, up to October, 1869:—Gross receipts, $85,853; five per cent tax, $4,202 65. Butts took out all the business this year’in ‘his own name, Since the place No. 294 Bowery was seized they have made daily returns to the oifice of $7,000 a day by one John J, Foley. Mr. Spencer asked for other returns, but not being Prepared the case was adjourned for a week. Counterfeiting Case. Before Commissioner Osborn, The United States vs. Samuel Soevler.—The de- fendant was charged with uttering four counterfeit bills of the denomination of twenty dollars each to one Keinicky, The testimony adduced was very complicated, The Assistant District Attorney appeared on be half of the prosecution and ex-Judge Stuart for the defendant. ‘The Commissioner reservea decision. SUPREME COUAT—SPECIAL TERM. The Atchison and Pike’s Peak Railroad Com. pany. Before Judge Barnard. William L. Chadiss vs. (he Central Branch af the Union Pacytc Railroad Company.—The complaint alleges that tne defendants are a corporation duly incorporated by and under an act of the Governor and Legisiative Assembly of the Territory of Kan- sas, entitied “An act to incorporate the Atchison and Pike’s Peak Ratlroad Company,” which was approved by the Governor of the Territory on the ith of February, 1859. The defendants were authorized by this act to “survey, locate, construct, complete, alter, mamtain and ope- rate @ railroad with one or more tracks, from the town of Atchison to the west line of the Territory in the direction of Pike’s Peak, on the mouth of Cherry creek.’ Since the ith of February, 1859, the defendants changed the name of the com- any to that of “the Central Branch Union Pacific Kaulroad,” On the 10th of August, 1863, the plain- tit, for a valuable consideration, became the owner of 1999 shares of the capital stock of this company, being one-fifth, less one share, of the whole of said stock. (ge ete plaintiit became the owner of 2,000 shares, or one-fifth of the entire capital stock, which he still owns; but the oMcers of the company refuse to acknowledge his ownership of the stock, and have disposed of it to several parties. The defendants deny that plainti@ ever became the owner of the stock or that he ever received a certificate from the company conveying the stock to him, They admit that a certificate was drawn, vut never passed into the hands of the plaintiff, and claim that prior to the commencement of this action he surrendered ali right and title to the stock. Case still on, ; Por plainum, Fullerton & Knox; Walden and ex-Judge Porter, SUPREME COURT— CHAMBERS. Decisions Rendered, By Judge Ingraham. Smith vs, Spencer,—Motion granted. Mony et al, vs, Elsasser et al.—Motion denied, Poter et al, vs, Thorndtice.—Motion granted. Lampley vs, Clark.—Motion denied, without preju- dice to the respondent's right to make the objection on the hearing of appeal. Charles Luing # al, vs A, B. Price.—Motion granted, &c, Taylor 8, Saroni.—Motion granted for January. him and for defendants, Michell, dc., vs. pare, éc,—Motion granted, Newton vs. Kinyslana e al.—Same. Gilbert ve. Gilbert, Jr.—If defendant communi- cates in writing the residence of defendants, aid service is negtected for twenty days thereaiter, the motion is granted; otherwise, denied. Willets et al, vs. Macy et a!.—Motion granted, Savage vs. The West Shore Hudson Kiver Railroad Company,—Mo.ion granted, uniess defendant stipu- lates to admit the tems of plaintim’s account, and if 80 denied, Louis Kahn vs, Philip Levy et al.—Motion granted, In the Matter of the Estate of Timothy Collins, @¢.—Motion dented, without costs, Scuchman vs, Schlamp et al.—Motion granted, With leave to defendant to pnt in answer on pay- ment of costs of demurrer and motion in ten days. In the Matier of the Petition of Samuel D, Koverts, €c.—Motion granted, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM—PART 2. A Bond Transaction, Before Judge Jones. Margaret Gallagher vs, Henry Quinan et al.—The defendant is a clerk with Lockwood & Co., bankers and brokers, in Wall street. The plaintiff alleges that she directed him to purchase for her some bonds, which he did and placed them in the hands of Lockwood &Co. The bonds subsequently disap- peared in speculation, and she now seeks to recover their equivalent on the ground that she did not authorize him to dispose of them. The defendant alleges that he reeeived the bonds from Jonn Galla- ger, the Drother of piainuf; that he had no reason Wo suppose them the property of plaintiff and that he fultitied the directions of the party from whom he received them. Case still on, SUPERIOR COURT—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions Rendered. By Judge Fithian. Charles Graham vs, Charles Lee.—Motion granted, without costs, Anna Moran vs, George W. Lent.— Motion granted. Henry M. Fiela vs. James Stewart et al.—Motion denied, without costa. A. V. D, Leigh et al. vs, Wiliam A. Thompson,— Complaint dismissed with costs and ten dollars costs of motion, Patrick Connolly vs. Third Avenue Railroad Com- pany.—Motion granted, without costs. Second National Bank of Chicago vs, Merril M. Siiliman.—Motion granted. James W. Bouton vs, William Elmer.—Motion granted on payment of ten dollars costs, James W. Bouton vs, Isaiah C, Babcock et al.—Mo- tion denied, with ten dollars costs. Rush @. Hawkins et al, vs. Kdward J. Martin. — Motion granted and cause referred, Cohen Adolphe vs, Wiliam A, Walker et al.—Judg- ment for plaintiff by default. Samuel J. Barter vs, World Mutual Life Insurance Company.— Motion granted and cause referred. Christopher Weber vs. Leonhardt Meenk.—Motion granted and I. Easton Bennett appointed referee. Noah Wheaton vs. John Kaive, vinpleaded, &c.— Motion granted. Rovert Barckiy et al. vs, Louis Walters, im pleaded,—Motion granted, Louts Bock vs. James G. Burchell.—Motion grantea on payment of costs of witness fees. Alezander King vs. James K. Spratt.—Judgment set aside and vacated without costs, dn the Matter of Ann Wilson, to be Discharged from Custody on Habeas Corpus.—Writ dismissed and prisoner remanded. Frederick K, Locht vs, Julius Vultee.—Juagment set aside on payment of costs and ten dollars costs of motion, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—CHAMBERS. The New York Gold Exchange Enjoined. Before Judge Loew. An injunction order was issued yesterday by the new Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, F. W. Loew, restraining the Arbitration Committee of the New York Gold Exchange from adjudicating upon $2,000,000 of gold transactions which the firm of W. ¥. Livermore & Co., failing to obtain any settiement thereof from Heath & Co., Smith, Gould, Martin & Uo, and James Fisk, Jr., submitted tv the committee for adjudication. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Attachments to be Issued Against Com- plainanteAn Aggravated Felonious As sault—A Female Car Pickpocket Sent to the State Prisen. Before Gunning 8. Bedford, Jr., City Judge. AS soon as the court was opened yesterday John Patterson was arraigned at the bar, charged with stealing four trunks, containing wearing apparel valued at $2,400, which were in custody of the Erie Railroad Company. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Judge Bedford sentenced him to the State Prison for three years and six months. John J. Tripp pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with committing an assault under ag- gtavating circumstances. Charlies Henning, the complainant, alleged that on the 4th inst. the prisoner stabbed him in tne breast with aknife. He gave @ detailed statement of the occarrence to the City Judge, trom which it appeared that the accused attempted to use the knife upon the wife and servant of Mr, Henning. Judge Bedford said in passing sentence that the prisoner was a depraved and dan- gerous man. He was sent to the State Prison tor four years. At an early hour Assistant District Attorney Fel- lows arose and said that out of a calendar of twely cases put down for that day there were seven which could not be disposed of, on account of the negii- gence of the prosecitors to appear. ‘The officers in tne cases were im attendance, so that there was a great wrong somewhere, He would examine into the matter and would sollcit tne fuilest protection of the Court, in order that per- sons, after having made complaints against parties for commission of crime having been sub- poenaed for a certain day, show their utter disre- gard of public duty and their contempt of court by lailing to be present. These cases woukl go over till to-morrow, in order that the necesary proof of service of subpcenaes should be nad, when attach- ments would be moved for in case the parties Were not present. People must be made to respect the mandates of the court, and to further as far as pos- bible the ends of justice. Judge Bedford said:—At the adjournment of the court i request you to procure affidavits in all the cases Where the complainants have been subpoenaed, and in every case { will issue an attachment, and on your motion to-morrow, if the reasons for non- attendance be not guilicient, I shall lock every one of them up and fine them for convempt of court. Later in the day the witnesses for the prosecution in these cases arrived and the prisoners were tried, Silas Butler was tried upon a charge of grandad larceny, the complainant, Frospero Martinez, alleg- ing that on the 2sth of October ne left two rings and agold chain in a poom jointly occupied by himself and the defendant. ‘'he parties were Spaniards, and as the testimony was slight against the accused, the Jury promptly rendered a verdict of not guilty. John Nolan and Patrick Haley (boys) pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, they baving on the 15th of October stuien twelve pieces of silk velvet, valued at $5260, the property of Charles F. Blake, His Honor sent the boys to the House of Reruge. Maria Smith was tried and convicted of larceny from the person. The testimony was brief and con- clusive, for Mrs, Julia O'Gorman testified that as she was riding in @ Third avenue car on the 25th of October she felt a fumbjing around her pocket, and in a moment perceived that the prisoner was leaving the car with the pocketbook in her hand. As s00n as the jury had rendered a verdict of guilty, Mr. Spencer made an affecting appeal to the Court in behalf of the prisoner. He stuted that twenty years ago she was one of the most beautiul women he had ever seen; that she uofortunately married a mao who proved to be a criminal, but not- withstanding her condition, acquired considerable property, and gave away thousands of dollars to the poor. Afterwards sie became associated with dis- reputable peopie and lost fier money and her char- acter. Sue was once before the court on a similar charge, and through the interposition of a promu- nent citizen judgment was suspended. » JSukge Bedford said, iu passing sentence, that he knew nothing personaily of her history other than what the counsel had stated, but he was informed that she was a pickpocket. He felt tt to be his duty w send her to the State Prison for three years, The following is the calendar for to-day:—The People vs. William J. Hamilton, feloneous assaulc and battery; Same vs. Charles Lowe, obtaining goods by false pretences; Same vs. Michael Kava- nagh and Joseph White, robbery; Same vs. James H. Stagg and Charles ©. Dye, grand larceny; Same ys. Leon Gumplonrey, grand larceny; Same va, Prank Louis, grand larceny; Same vs, Caroline Preston, grand larceny; Same vs. John Harman, George Da- vis and James Campbell, burglary; Same vs. Jolin Jones, George Baker and Jon Harmann, burglary ; Same vs. Patrick Sullivan, burglary; Same vs. James Connell, grand larceny; Same vs. Louis Voss, re- ceiving stolen goods; Same vs. Josepo Roddy (three cases), grand larceny. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. Belore Judge Kelly. AN ALLEGED PICKPOCKET WITH A GOOD CHanactER. | A young man named Thomas Fleming was at | Wood's Museum in te afternoon of Thanksgiving | Day, and while in a crowd there he felt a hand inthe | front of his righthand pocket, and looked arouna | and said that it was the hand of a man named | Danie! T. Ferris, residing in Union avenue, Green- | point, He told him to take his hand away, and communicated his suspicions to Detectives Evans | | | | and Milligan, Who were on duty at Wood's. They watched him, wid he was ultimately searcned, | and his overcoat pocket was made like that of pickpockets generally, with a hole | to it of about eight inches in diameter. Mr. Dis- trict Attorney G. W. Blunt appeared for O- ple and Counsellors Brown and Stainer for the pri- | soner, A number of witnesses were called to prove | the good character of the prisoner, and who stated | that he Was a consistent member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church. Tne prisoner said that he had made tue pocket to carry samples of goods in, which he old On Commission, and wat his “dignity” 41d not allow him w carry them in the shdpe of a parcel. ‘The Judge said it was certainly a case of very great suspicion, but the prisoner’s good character bad raised some doubts ip the mind of the Court, and the prisoner should have the benefit of i. At the same ‘ume he would ask the detectives to keep @ sharp look out for him If they saw him in auction rooms, STEALING A WATCH AT NO. 7 CHATHAM SQUARE, No. 7 Chatham square is the saloon formerly kept by “Reddy the Blacksmith’? prior to his removal to an “up town” saloon. Though the tenancy Is changed the same victimizing game seems Co go on in tt. Carl Metican, @ young German, was picked up by @ very cleanly, bright, innocent looking young lady, named Mary Kelly, and she led him to’ the above saloon. Alter sundry drinks had been partaken of he says that they both retired to @ private and inner room. While there he fouad that he had lost his watch, and he communicated with a ye officer, who, on going down to the saloon, found Mary, and as she stepped aside he found on the floor beneath her skirts young Carl’s watch. Mary wished the Court to believe that the watch had been Sorgen by Carl unconsciously while be was with her. The Court did not believe this, and sent her for one montb to the Penitentiary. ANOTHER WOMAN AND ANOTHER WATCH. Theodore Williker yielded to the solicitations of & Woman, and accompanied her to a house in James street, and while he was with her a man came in, who said he was her husband, and after using very violent janguage, assaulted him and stole from him his wasch. Sent to tue Penitentiary for sx months, COURT CALENDAR~TiIS DAY. BUPREME CoURT—SPECcIAL TreRM.—Before Judge Barnard. Court opens at half-past ten A. M.—Nos, 229, 239, 345, 168, 363, 365, 872, 374, 375, 878, 351, 384, 386, 390, 366, 195, 152, 179, 391, 39, 393, 394, 305, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400. Surrems CourT—CaamBenrs.—Before Judge In- ham. Call of calendar at twelve M.—Nos. 44, 63, , 118, 114, 125, 156, 157, 160, 165, 170, 175, 180, 181, 183, 188, 189, 200, 209, 211, 212, 214, 219, 223, 226° Call—No, 232, SUPERIOR COURT—TRIAL TERM.—Part 2.—Before Judge Jones. Court opens at eleven A. M.—Nos. 1372, 1474, 1404, 1636, 1638, 1640, 1642, 1644, 1646, 1650, 1656, 1658, 1660, 1662. MARINE COURT—TRIAL TERM.—Part 1,—Before Judge Alker. Call of calendar at ten A. M.—Nos, 4334, 4339, 4300, 4361, 4365, 4366, 4367, 4374, 4377, 4578, 4375, 4384, 4390, 4304, 4396, Part '2—Before Judge Grows, Nos. 4070, 4346, 4898, 4399, 4402, 4406, 4407, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4414, 4416, 4418, 4419, 4420, CITY INTELLIGENCE, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.—The following record willshow the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the cor- responding day of last year, as indieated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HsRxaLD Bulld- ing, corner of Ann stueet:— 4868, 1869, 1868, 1869. 44 62 45 49 49 OP. M, 40 49 49 12P, 39 a9 Ave! perature yesterda: 4834 Average temperature for corr last Year........0. ms ealpmaauplage 17: THe Svup-TrReASURY.—In the Sub-Treasury $21,000,000 had been counted up to two o’clock yes- terday afternoon. BOARD OF CoUNTY CANVASSERS.—This board met esterday morning and, without transacting any usiness Whatever, took @ recess until (his morning. OSCEOLA LITERARY ASSOCIATION.—The ball of this organization takes place at Apollo Hall to-morrow evening, and promises to be an unusually interest- ing affair, RSSCUED FROM DROWNING.—Yesterday afternoon Daniel McCreery, of North Seventh strect, Williams- burg, while jumping to the ferryboat foot of Kast Houston street, fell into the water and was rescued by @ policeman. CRoron DEPARTMENT.—This department was to have opened proposals and awarded contracts yes- terday for paving several streets with stone block pavements, but owing to the absence of the Comp- wrolle the whole matter stands, adjourned tndefi- nitely, DEATH FROM INJURIES.—Coroner Keenan was yesterday notified that Bernara Clifford had died at hts residence, No. 326 Kast Thirty-fourth street, from the effects of injaries received on Saturday last by accidentally falling down a flight of stairs at the above number. Deceased was forty-two years of age and born abroad. ANOTHER DEATH IN THE HosriTat.—James Di- lon was admitted to Believae Hospital on a permit from Mr. George Kellock, Superintendent of Outdoor Poor. Dillon, who was sick at the time, grew worse and died on Monday night. Coroner Flynn was notified to hold an inquest on the body. Deceased was forty-one years of age and a native of Ireland. ONE MORE NURSE LEFT.—Here is a cbance for another ‘nurse of General Washington.” A negress, named Anna, in the Colored Home, in this city, is known to be upwards of 105 years old. She is toothiess, but her sight is quite good and she enjoys the best of health. She came to Washington the year after it was evacuated by the British. THE ALLEGED SHOOTING AFFRAY IN AMITY STREET.—In reference to @ paragraph in yesterday’s HERALD noticing @ rumor that a shooting astray took piace in the saloon of John Murray, in Amity street, on Sunday night, Mr, Murray writes to saj that no disturbance or any kind occurred in his house on the night named, and that he was not shot, as reported, or injured in any manner, THE GERARD PRIZE SCHOOL MEDAL,—The distri- bution of the Gerard prize medals to the boys of the Primary Department of Ward School No. 10, in Wooster street, took place yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large ‘audience. ‘The pre- sentation was made by Mr. Gerard in ja few brief remarks. ‘The programme of exercises was under the superintendence of Mr. Sanborn, Miss Esther Pratt presided at the piano, assisted by Mr. Bristow. A PLEASANT SURPRISE.—Last evening the trustees of the Temple Emanuel surprised Mr. Adolph L. Sanger, at his residence on Forty-second street, with their visit, and at the same time with a splendid li- brary of over 500 volumes of choice books as a recog- nition of bis services rendered to the congregation Yemple Emanuel while acting as secretary to tue building committee. Mr. Myer Stern addressed Mr. Sanger in behalf of the trustees, dwelling on the Mmertis of the recipient of the splendid gift. Mr. Sanger made a suitable reply. The company then sat down to a splendid collation and made merry to a late hour. THE PRISONER ROGAN.—The prisoner Robert Ko- qan, alias Henry Hogan, arrested on Monday by Central Oflice detectives on a teiegram from the Sa- perintendent of the Buffalo police, on the charge of grand larceny, was taken back to thatcity Jast night in charge of detective Cusick, of the Buifalo force, Notwithstanding the Bulfalo officer showed his war- rant and remamed at the Central Osice for som: ume, the detectives and Inspector profess to have no knowledge of the nature of the offer comunit. ted, except that “he stole greenbac ‘whether $25 or $25,000 does not appear. FORMATION OF 4N ARTISTS’ UNION.—Nearly thirty of the young artists of this city met last Saturday evening at 658 Broadway and organized themselves into a society called the New York Artists’ Union. Their principal objects are mutual improvement aud the suppression, as far as poxsible, of the trash annuaily sold here as works of art. They wil also hold an_ exhibition and sale of pictures next March to provide a fund for needy members, &c. At the meeting letters of sym- pathy and “God speed” were read trom William Page, M, PF. H. De Haas and others. The following are the officers elected:— Honorary President, M. F. H, De Haag; Acting President, C. ©. Payne; Acting Vice President, J. Minnte; Secretary, Cuaries J. Tay- lor; Treasurer, Thomas J. Brittain, ROBBERY OF AN EIGHTH AVENUB MERCHANT.— Between seven and eight o'clock on Monday evening roundsman Combs and oficer Cormick, of the ‘Tweentieth precinct, observed three men, carrying bags, jump on an Eighth avenue down town car at Thirty-seventh street. They suspected that they were thieves, rusbed lor the car, when the men ran away, leaving their booty behind them. The bags contained two rolls of cloth, valued at eighty dollars, which Was subsequentiy re- tarned to William Hardy, merchant, No. 585 Eighth avenue. The thieves, it appeared, passed the store where the goods were exposed, picked up the rolls, carried them around the corner, placed them in bags and took the car to avoid the police, Weary or Lirk.—Mary Striker, an abandoned female, becoming disgusted with life and having little fait in the prospect of femaie suffrage ever becoming ® law, concluded on Monday night 10 shume of this mortal coil, and procured a pint bottle of gin and @ huge jackknife, with which to destroy herself. Having drank the con- tents of the bottle she strolled into the Eighth ward, and, steadying herself against a lamp post, untied her apron Strings, removed her bonnet, and, prod ing Me bottle, took a long, lingering look and smell, and commenced whetting her kuife on the lamppost, au occasional tear rolling down her besotted cheeks. After satisfying herself the instraw condition she drew it across hi times, causing the blood to flow treely. ill Geary, of the Eighth precinct, noticing her move- ments, seized her band and prevented her doing any further dai She was taken to the house, and erday morning arraigned velore Jus- tice Dodge, who sent her vo the Isiaud. i r POLICE INTELLIGENCE, STEALING COATS IN BLEEC REET.—A man named John Waish, employed & Waichman at 103 | Bleecker street, was brought before Judge Dowling yesterday morning. The prisoner was left in charge of the premises on Monvday night, and yesterday morning he was found goue, aud three coats also, valued at twenty-five doliars, Committed to answer, ARaTHER BoLD Rossery.—Michael Burke, who resides at No, 9 James street, went inte No, 62 Kast station | 5 Se | Broadway to pay an account, and while doingso@ man named Edward Marua, of No, 68 Heury street, Went in and grabbed his pocketbook out of his hand, which contained $100. Martin was committed to | answer by Judge Dowling. BURGLARY IN GREENWICH STREET.—Thomas Lynch and Peter Haley were arraigned before | Justice Dodge at Jetterson Market yesterday morn- | ing by oMcer Burns, of the Twenty-elgnth precinet Upon complaint of Mrs. Hannah Karrett, of No, 59! Greenwich street, charged with burgiariously enter- ing her house at the above number on paturday night and stealing wearing apparel valued at eighty dollara, They bot denied the charge, but were committed in default of $1,000 balleach to auswer at the General Sessions, THe DIAMOND Rosgery.—Charles Wilson, alias Eberhard, who was arrested by detectives Reilly aud Cockey, of the Fifteenth precinct, on Monday after- noon, Charged in company with two accomplices, who have not been arrested, with stealing a pair of diamond earrings, valued at $700, from the jewelry store of Jacoo H. Frey, Broadway, during the mouth of October last, the facts of which have already been fully reported in the HERALD, Was arraigned before Justice Dodge yesterday, and \upon a complaint preferred by Mr. Frey was fully committed to an- swer the charge at the Court of General Sessions. Wilson denied the chaige, and stated he was notin tne city at the time the roboery took place, THE CasE OF ANDREW MORAN.—Andrew Moran, the Southerner who was committed at Jefferson Market on Saturday last, upon complaint of Mrs. Dr. Charlotte Lozier, of No. 323 West Thirty-fourth street, charged with applying to her to produce an abortion on a cousin of nis named Garoline Tulle, the facts of which have already appeared im tue HERALD, gave bonds in the sum of $1,000 before Jus- tice Dodge yesterday to appear and answer the charge, Jolin Eickhoil, of No. 75 Wali street, becom- ing Uis bondsman. In his informal examination he stated he was thirty-four years of age, bora and re- sided im South Carolina, by occupation a planter and not gullty of the charge preferred against him. A THlgF AND RECEIVER OF STOLEN GOODS. Yesterday morning a boy named William Beham, thirteen years of age, was arraigned before Justice Dodge at Jefferson Market, upon complaint of hus employer, Mr. A. Coleman, of 1,254 Broadway, charged with stealing a number of horse whips and brushes from him at various times during the past month, valued at eiguty dollars. The voy admitted the jarceny and staced he had soid the property 0 a hack driver named Wilham Watson, residing at 309 Seventh avenue, who was also arrested and a com- faint preierred against bun vy Mr. Coleman chare- ng him with receiving stolen goods, to which he pleaded not guilty, but was committed to auswer In default of $500 bail. The boy admitted the larceny and was also committed in default of bail. A CANDIDATE FOR A POLICE APPOINTMENT.—On Monday night John Burns and Michael Brady, reai- dents of the Eighteenth ward, became engaged ina dispute in relation to some trifling matter, when Brady, becoming enraged at his companion, seized aclub and dealt hin several blows over the head With it, feliing him to the pavement, injuring him severely. The assailant was arrested by officer Fan- ning, of the Eighteenth precinct, and Burns removed to Bellevue Hospital in an ambulance, where his wounds were dressed by a surgeon. Yes- terday morning Brady was conveyed before Justice Dodge, at Jefferson Market, where a complatut was preferred against him by the officer in behalf of tue injured man, and he was committed to await the result of the injuries. A certificate from the house surgeon at Bellevue Hosptcal stated that Burns was suffering from two severe scalp wounds over the leit ear and others on lis head. CONGRESS OF PRISON RE FORMERS, Interesting Meeting of the Prison Association Last Evening. ‘The subject of holding an International Congress on prison discipline and to urge the different governments to adopta more humane course toward convicts was brought before a joint committee com- posed of the followed named gentlemen last even- ing:—James J, Barclay, James J. Chandler and Dr. A.J, Ourt, of the Philadelphia Prison Society, and Theodore Dwight, Dr. Francis Lieber anc Dr. Wines, of the New York Prison Association, Dr. Barclay presided at the meeting. On motion of Dr. WriNEs, it was resolved to call a National Convention of the iriends of prison reform as a preliminary to the holding of the Internationat Congress to ascertain the views of the people on this all unportant subject. Philadelphia was designated as the city in which to hold the Council, and the third Tuesday of Octo- ber, 1870, a8 the date. It was also moved and carried by a vote of the meeting, Wat the members of the proposed Congress should consist:— First—Of Governors of States, or representatives whom they may select to represent them. Second—Delegaves from Boards of Inspectors of State Prisons. 7hird—Delegates from Boards of Managers of Ju- venile Reformatories. Fourth—Such other persons conversant with prison alfairs as tne Committee of Arrangemenws may deem proper to invite. ‘This subject has engaged the attevtion of philan- thropists of both this country and Europe during the past few years to a greater degree than any previous ume since the deain of John iioward. What they wish to have adopted is iaws hamane in their meau- ing, tending to raise a convict in morality instead of lowering him. The system of punishment iu vopue throughout the United States, or at least several States, have been of the harshest nature, and it is only through the exertions of such a congress that tnelr condition will be ameliorated. Dr. WLNES reported to the committee that, accord- ing to aresolution passed at their last mecting, he ad- dressed a circular letter to all the principal! officials of prisons throughout Europe, as well as the Uutted States, asking them to participate in a general coun- cil, and in answer to this missive he has recetved fa- vorable replies from the following, all of whom will be present at the Coagress whenever its holds 108 session, or will be represented by deputies:—Sir Walter Crof- ton, London; Florence Nightingale, Mary Carpenter, author of “Our Convicts;’? M. Bonneville de Mer- saugy, Counsellor of the Imperial Court, Paris, and officer of the Legion of Honor; M. D. Hill, ex-Kecor- der of Bristol, Engiand; Governor Clafiin, of Massa- chusetts; Governor Hoffinan, of New York; Governor Geary, of Pennsylvania; Governor liayes, of Ohio; Governor Palmer, of Lilinots; Governor Clayton, 0! Arkansas; Guvernor McClurg, of Missouri; Governor Baker, of Indiana; Professor Goldwin Smith, of Cor- nell University; Amos Pilisbury, Superintendent Albany Penitentiary; G. B, Hubbell, ex Warden Sing Sing Prison; W. W. Rice, Warden Maine Peniten- tiary; Z. K, Brockway, Superintendent House of Correction, Detroit, and filty ether prominent per- sonages. Different views were expressed vy those present as regards tie proper system co be adyo- cated, but by commou consent tbe whole subject was laid over until the meeting of the Upngress. PERSONAL MOVEMENTS, Memphis 1s overran with vagrants. A first class Chinese wife in San Francisco is valued at $500, ‘The boys are already skating In the Northwest and New England, Negro laborers for Louisiana plantations are being shipped from Virginia daly. Harrisburg schoolmarms will strike if their wages are not raised, and in fact they will any way. The Sultan of Turkey has presented the Emperor of Austria with eight magnificent Arab horses, Mr. E, Goodman, of Monroe county, Ky., has been married three times and has tuiriy-three children, all boys. On Thanksgiving Day in Nashville a sister-tn-law drove ab axe into tie skull of anowier sister-in-law in sectlement of a difticulty, It is a singular fact that of the twelve or fiftesn newly elected members of the Alabama Legisiature there is not @ negro among them, ee Mr. Cornelius Chapman Was married in Salvisa, Ky., recently, to Miss Mary Elien Carr. The oride- groom was eiguty-nine, and the bride on the far side of forty. Three Santee Indians in Nebraska have been or- dained ministers in tae Episcopal Church by Bishop Clarkson. They are to ve missionaries among the iudians, ‘Yhe street pediers of San Francisco, finding the shoebdiacking, toothwash, itch-oiutment and pata. kuling grade to be waning, now sell “eartaquake- ometeré” to foretell the coming of a shake, Prince Charies of Prussia, Grand Master of the Order of St. John, will probably go to Jerasalei to formally take possession of the iocality of tis vid Church of St. Joun, ceded to bism by We Sucan of Turkey. A Detrott woman was arrested on Thursday week, and on being searched it was found that she wud twenty-three pounds of butter conceaied under her clouing, Wiich she Was smuggilug across frou Windsor. Everything was lately in readiness for the mar- riage of a Cairo (Ul.) lady, but the groom came not, | | After hours of waiting @ despaich was received, | which read;—‘Have to wait tll ueXt Week; my Wie | has overhauled me.’ | Henrt Rochefort deciares that he wil consult hig { electors on all important poimts so be dectded on, meetings, As the circumscription num: aud call ets 47,000 elect cult to execute, Mr. and Mra, Henry Mink, of Waldoboro, Me., aro upwards of seventy years of age, have been mar- vied Jorty-seven years and have twenty-four - dren, And yet these oid fools were divorced tie ouher day, Mrs, Mink having put ta a complaine ol crueity and desertion, ‘The £mpress Carlota ta atti rs ne will dad his task racuer aiul- at the Castle ‘Tervueren, in Belgium, aud has to be striciuly ched, She passes ber time in sending telegraphic despatches, by a private line worked by hersel!, to all the European Courts. These despaicti re ail received as Brussels, and appropriate replies re~ turned. She labors under the idea that atseinpts are made to poison her, and ail tue dishes Dave to be tasted ip ber presence.