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{ pe stealing fund, as appeared in the Alaska pur- 4 WASHINGTON New Feature of the St. Domingo Question. Jobbers Negotiating a Loan with * the Dominicans. Fernande Wood Reviewing .Bout- woell’s Financial Policy. SENATOR SHERMAN’S CURRENCY SILL, Proposed Increase of “ational Bank Issues. ~ The Reconstruction Committee’s Bill for the Admission of Virginia. PRESIDENT GRANT'S FIRST VaTO. Wasuin@ron, Jan, 11, 1870. ‘The Debs of St. Domingo—A Magnificent Job Unearthed—A New Loan Negotiated. A rumor has been started that certain worthics ave succeeded tn negotiating @ loan of some mii- Vons of dollars to the Dominican government since the arrangement of the treaty between that govern- ment and the United States. ‘Ibis fact has been brought to the attention of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It may be that this report has been. started by the enemies to St. Dommmgo annexation to Gefeat it in Congress, When the treaty was arranged it was very definitely knowa what was the amount Of the national indebiedness and the value of public buildings. ‘This was to be covered by the $1,500,000, aud in event of the anrount ex- eceding that sum the public lands were to bea pledge for the excess. It 1s feared that some scoundrels, taking opportunity of this looseness of expression, have set up a job, to use a lobby expres- sion, The comumnttee will- taoroughly investigate Uus matter, aad vuough they are in favor of ihe pro- visions of the treaty tucy are determined there shall Secretary Boutwells Policy Reviewed by Fernando Wood—Decepiive Monthly Report of the Public Debi. Whei the Penstou Appropriation bili comes up in the House to-morrow it is the inteution of Fernando Wood to make a bold attack upon Secretary Bout- weil’s mauagement of the Treasury. Mr. Wood holds that as maiters now stand the Secretary i@ en- dowed with too much power. He accuses Mr. Bout- Well of being without a policy and of wielding his power to suit bis own whiins, regardiess of the in- terests of the people. In purchasing bonds Wood Says the Secretary bas really increased the debt, in- stead of diminishing it, because he has had to pay a Premium on all the bonds purchased. He also ar- Yaigns Boutwell tor purchasing more bonds for the siyking fund thau tue law permits him to purchase. He condemns the policy of redeeming bonds before they have matured, under any circumsiauces. ‘The monthly statements of the pubitc debt, “r. Wood Says, aro not correct. They are not irank and we people are deceived by them. If the debt has really Gecreased Ar. Wood Unk itis owing to 1ncreased importation of dutiable goods and to the renewal of trade at the South, not to any policy adopted by Mr. Boutwell. He thinks, however, that Mr. Boutwell js honest and that his blunders are commited torough incapacity. Amportant Order from the War Department— Suspension of Suits Before Virginin Courts. By direccion of the Secretary of War 9 telegram ‘was sent to General Canby to-day ordering him to suspend all important suits now pending in the courts, in anticipation of the very speedy reaamis- ston of Virginia, General Sherinao was on the floor * of the Senate to-day during the aiscuasion of the Virginia resolution, The General takes a warm in- terest In the return of the State to her piace im the Union. The Virginia Bill in the House—Republi« can Opposition to Imposing Further Conditions. ? The bit reported fromthe Reconstruction Com- mittee to-day by General Farnsworth for the admission of Virginia does nov mect te approbation of & majority of the com- inittee. It was formally agreed to, how- ever, by the more conservative republicans, like Farnsworth; for the purpose of getting some mea- sare before the House for the admussion of the State and wich @ distinct understanding that a substitute might be offered in the House and a wide latitude allowed for debate. The conservative republicans uniting with the democrats hope to be able to pass Binghaw’s resolution when the House 1s brought to a vote, Whotiter this is done or not, there is little, 1f any, prospect for the passage of the bill reportea from the committee, as a majority of tho Houst aro opposed to imposing any new conditions. It 18 generally admitted now by intelligent and uanpiassed =repupiicans in. both houses that nothing js to be gamed, even in a party sense, by imposing conditions on tno late rebel States. The case of Tennessee 1s cited as an Instance of the folly of the binding up policy. As » there wiil be a good deal of debate It Is not thought a vote will be reached tn the House to-morrow on ‘the bill, ‘The President’s Firat VetomWhite’s Patent for Repeating Pistols. ‘The following is the text of the President's veto message:— EXECUTIVE MANSION, } WASHINGTON, Jan. L070. To THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES: I return herewith, without my approval, the Senate pill No. 27, entitled “An ace for tue reiiet of Rolin White,” for the reasons set forth im the accompanying communication, dated December 11, 1860, @om the Chiefof Ordnance, U. 8. GRAN, The communication seferred to 1s addressed to the Secretary of War and states that in the year 1865 Mr. ‘White madean improvement in repeating pistols, among other things extending the chambers of the rotating cyltader through to the rear, so as to enable the chambers to be charged at the rear by hand or by & self-acting cnarger. ‘The patents ex. paired by limitation April 3, 1869, and thus the inven- tuon became public property. The validity of the patent has been a question for some years, and Jt 18 understood 1¢ was #{lirmed by the Supreme Court only by a tie vote, The bill authorizes the Commissioner of Patents to rebear and determine the application of Kollin White for an extension of his Jettera patent issued in 1855. ‘the applicant urges renewal on the ground that he has not been suMciently compen- sated. Sauth & Wesson, the manufacturers of the arm, have returned’ all income, amounting in the aggregate to avout $1,000,000, on which White has received a royalty of nearly $71,000, For these and other reasons General Dyer opposes thé extension, 43 1t would be detrimental to the interescs of the government by compelling it 10 pay for the.use of pistols on which the inventora have already real- ized a large sum of money aad on which the patent has expired. Xxpenditares for River and Harbor Improves mente ‘The Secretary of War to-day sent to the Senate a Teply to a resolution, giving @ Aetatled statement of allexpenditures made under the provistons of the act of 1569, which appropriates $2,000,000 for river and harbor improvements. Among the allotments are the following:>—For Superior City harbor, $44,660, and equal amounts for Green Bay and White river; for St, Clair tats, $142,500; for une Ene, Oswego and Saco rivers, $22,275 each; for the Des Momes rapids, Falis of the Oho aud Hast river, New York, $178,200 each; ior the Hudson river, $89,109; for Boston Harvor, $82,170; for Great brews- ter, $24,760; for Rock Island rapids, $193,650; NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. for the tiiinuw river, $84,160; for the month of the Missiesipp! river, $04,350; for the Tennessee river, $40,000; for Buffalo harbor, $89,000; for Chicago, $20.700; for Michigan City, $31,185, The remainder ofthe money was distributed jn other directions, Confirmation by the Senate. The United States Senate, in executive session to- Gay, confirmed Henry W. Blodgett to be Judge of the United States Disirict Court tor the Northern alairice in Mlinoisy Ree At the White House. The fret reception of Mrs. Grant took place to-day at the Executive Mansion. The attend- auce of jadics was large, and among the callers were the foreign Ministers and otuer persons of pro- minence, Reception at the Russian Mintster’s, Madame Catacazy, the accomplished lady of the new Russian Munister, will give her frst reception ‘to-morrow at their residence on I street, near Four- teenth. The event ts looked forward to with great interest by fasmionabte circles here. The furniture, carpets, chandeliers and, i fact, nearly afl the in- terior decorations of the Catacazy mansion have beeu imported from France and are of the most elaborate and costly style. In one of the salons 14 & splendid postrait of the Czar Alexander, paluted from life by a Russian painter of great ability. ‘The Question of Rauk Among Naval Officers. The Secretary of the Navy uas notified the chair- man of the House Committees on Nava! Affairs that defore themext meeting of the cemmitice, a week hence, be will furnish the report of the Board of OMcers appointed to settle the digiculties etween ‘the line and the staff, together with aouie suggestions Of big OWA upon that vexed question. When this re- port is Before them the committee will take ap the whole subject and endeavor to prepare a mea- sure whieh will meet the case. The chairman of the committee, Judge Scofield, says he has 10 feeling, @ersonally, either for or against the stair Moers. He does not think that the line oficers jhould have any more favors shown them than tue taf oMcers. He will oppose alf measures, however, the tendency of which ts subversive of good order and discipline In the navy. The bill tatroduced yes- terday by Mr. Stevens, of New Hampasnire, is re- garded by the committee as not cnly hostile to the line officers but wholly in the interest of that por- tion of the staff! known as the Medical Corps. itis velisvea to have been drawn by a surgeon of the navy who was formerly chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Anuexation of British Colambin in Settlem: of the Alnbuma Ciaiins, Senator Corbett’s resolution about the annexation of British Colunbia in parual satisfaction of the Alabama Claius has opened up a subject for con- sideration which, generaily speaking, ls being treated in a very favorable manner. It is remarkable that nearly al! our leading legislators agree that it 13 quite feasible to get not only British Columbia. but all British North America as a quid pro quo in settle- ment of our claims against England, growing out of the damage done our commerce by the cruisérs and corsairs of “perfldious Albion.” What is still more rewa kable ia the fact that England seems not at all averse to this mode of adjustiag ihe long pend- ing and threatening diticulty occasioned by the ravages of the pirate Alabama, Yesterday after- noon, When the aticntion of Mr. Tuornton, the British Mamister, was called to the subject, instead of treating it with ridicule or contempt a8 an impos- sibie concession on the part of Kagiaud, he gravely remarkea— “Weil, Iehould be glad to have the American government agree upon tie items of its bill of damayes against her Majesty’s government.. Up to the present time the United States has continea itself to the boldest generalities, We could not comprehend accurately what tue American govern- ment required in the way of settlement. If it would only say precisely what is necded we ean soon come to a déegsion, Let it 1x a bill of items and present it, and we will consider it with due respect,” From the manner in which these remarks were Made, the gentleman to whom they were addressed inferred that Mr. Thornton meaat, that should dur government ask for ali of British North America England would not interpose any serious objection. ‘Thia little fact may be of some use to Sumaer and his colleagues 42 Grrauging eur small bill against Engianty Another Defalcation Discovered. It is alleged here at the Treagary Department that the superintendent of a certain assay office ws a de- fauiter to the tune of $32,000. The accused, it is staled, sets up as a plea that he was swindled out of alarge amount of mouey by a special agent of the Treasury Department, a former pet of ex-secretary Chase, who obtained $5,000 from ulm on false pre- tenses, and aiterwards other suts, amounting alto gether to $20,000. The remaimmg $12,000 1s mot accounted for. 1618 understood that the accused will be removed by the Secretary of the Treasury and prosecuted, ‘The Sacs and Foxes on Their Reservation. ‘The following letter was received at the oflice of the Superintendent of Indian Affair i LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 4, 1870, Gt E. S& Panssr, Commissioner of indian Af- fall Six—In @ legter from Agent Miller, of the Sacs and Foxes, dated on their new reservatton, Indian ‘Lerri- tory, op the 16th ult, Iam informed they arrived on tite 13th, with the exception of a few ox teams, *| Which were close behind, A snow storm commenced on the day of their arrival. There was some sick- ness en roufe, from ague. aud two deaths, one from consumption and one, @ boy, from its, Bown received the kind care of the agent and were properly interred, They had not yet located the agency, travelling being obscructed by snow, but the prospects were guod, Health among the Indians Was pretty good. Their arrival at their new homes was at an unpropitions time, in consequence of the deep snow, but tue agent felt encouraged that in a few dxys they would be in More comfortable quarters. Respectiully, &c., ENOCH HOAG, Supertnvendent of Indian Affairs. Under the treaty stipulations the Saca and Fox Indians of Mississippt, residing in Kansas, agreed toa give up their homes and remove to the Indlaa Territory, where @ reserve was molecied tor that purpose. The Tax on Leaf Tobacco, In reply to frequent inquiries made by local reve- nue officers ana others, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue decrees that persons engaged in the busi- ness of purchasing leaf tobacco, which they consign to COMMISsiUN house agents OF Other persons, to be sold on their account, are liable to pay tue speciai tax of twenty-three dollars ag dealers in leaf to- bacco, under the provisions of the fifth-ninth section of the act of July 20, 1863, and that the liability ts incurred, notwithstanding tho sales are made through the agenay of persons or firms who have themselves paid special tax as dealers in leaf tobac- co. The same principle is held to apply to persons selling distilled spirits through cominission houses or other agencies, The salé mado to the agent ia deemed and held to be the principal sale, ana he is Tequired to pay @ Special tax thereon as @ liquor dealer. Site for the Now State Department Bullding. ‘The commission, consisting of Secretaries Fish and Boutwell, General Michler and architects Ed- ward Clark and A. B, Mullett, for the selection of & atte and building for a State Department held a meeting to-day and approved tue pian of the archi- tects. It 1s understood the site selected is Scotts square, on Vermont avenue, about two blocks norsb of the Executive Mansion, Personal. Ex-Oollector Henry A. Sinythe, of New York, ar rived here yesterday, accompanied by bis two daughters, who are the guests of Mrs, Genoral Sherman, Mr. Sinythe is nere to settle up his ac- count with the government during his administra- Uon of the New York Custom House. FORTY-FIRSI CONGRESS. Second Sessions SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jp. 11, 1870. PETITIONS PRESENTED. Petitions were presented tor steam communication ‘With China and that the mission to China be made a | firat class Lulssion, and agains. a renewal of Corle’s steatn cugine patent, FUNDING THE PUMLIO DENT. Mr. SUMNER, (Cep.) Of Mass., gave notice of a bil) to pe introduced to authorize the tunding and con- solidation of the national debt, to extend banking facilities and vo establish specio payments, THB NEUTRALITY Laws, Mr. Hows, (rep.) of Wis, introduced & bill raore - effectually to preserve the neutral relations of te United Stata? JURISDICTION OF STATB COURTS. Mr. Prarr, (rep.) of Ind., mtroduced « bill giving to the State Courts concurrent jurisdiction with the District Courts of the United Staces in cases of maritime contracts ‘and torts upon the navigable ig aad waters above the ebb and flow of tie es, ENROLMENT OF FOREIGN VESSELS. Mr. Fenvon, (rep.)OfN. Y., tutroduced @ resolution requesting the Secretary of the ‘treasury to report to the Senate the nuamiber of foreign buti, vessels under enrolment or registered now oumrplnEes in the conimerce of the United States, with the names of #OCO Vessels, whether steam or satilug vessels, tue tonnage of each, Where butit, and the date of the Jaw of Congress which in the case authorized the eae or enrolment of such toreigu built veasei BILLS PASSED. Mr. Rice, (rep.) of Ark., called up the bill in relg- tion to the Hot Springs Reservation in Arkansas, which was amended and passod. Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., called up the joint resolution to extend the limits of the port of entry of New Orleans, which was passed. Mr. Cornsrr, (rep.) of Oregon, called up the bill to Ce od canned and preserved fish {roi internal tax, which was pasved. NATIONAL CURRENCY, Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on ¥inance, reported as @ subsittute for all the varie ous propositions relating to the national currency the following bill:— A bill to provide a nations! currency of coin and to ne ghey cag ie ena 1, &e., J 00, 1m not for circulation may be to" nationat banicing aasve:ee dor in addition to 000 au wized by pn. prone lreage Loved ashe prosiy a natinal 3 = fecul y @ pi ol ‘nited States da, and to provide far the cireuiatiGn sod reoustne tonsa ed June 4, 1864, and the amount of notes so provided shail be fornished to banking associations organised or to be Organized in those ‘erritoriey baving les their proportion under th riionment contemplated by onal curroncy, secured by a pledge of ‘and to provide for the circulation and redemption approved March 31, 1885; but_@ new apportion! toade as won as practicable, upon the So. 3 That atthe end of each month after the passage of this act itaball be the duty of the Comptroller of the Cur- Fancy to report to the Secretary of the Treasury the ataount of freulating notes jaued to natloaal bau hasgciatlons month, whereapon the of reas thal redeem and’ retire an amount of ie rary loan certiliestes, issued under the Teported and ho soupy i€ necessary ta eer to 5 + prooure the presentation of such p Joan certificates Tor redemption, give notice to the ereof, by publi- cation or otherwise, that certain of sald certifoates, which shall be designated by number, date- and amount, shall cease to bear interest from and atter the date of such notice; and {hat tho certitcates 40 deatgnated shall no longer be avallab' Y portion of the lawful money reserve in the possession of anj ‘no interest shall national bank, and after such be patd on such certiflcates, and they shail not be couated as 8 part of the reserve of any banking ansoclation; 8xo. % That upon the depoalt of any United States bones, Dearing Interest payable 1n gold, with the Treasurer of the ni Nes, manner prescribed i the nineteenth of the National Currency act, it shall mplroller of the Currency to iawuie to the je waime circulating notes of different denominations, not less than five dollars, equal in amount to ninety per centum of the gold value of the oonds deposit but not exceeding eighty per centumn of their par value, which notes shall bear Upon their face the promiag of tue associa- tou to which they are issued to pay them on prescntation at the oifice of the association in gold or silver coin of the United States, and shall be redecinabie upon such presenta- tion in such ooin. x01 4, ‘That every national banking association, formed un« der the provisions of aection three of this act, aball at all mes keep on hand not teas than twenty-five per - standing circulation in gold or ativer coin of the United States, and shall receive at par ia the payment of debts tho gold notes of every other banking association which, at the time of such payment, shall be redeeming Its circulativg notes fa gold or silver coin of the United States, SEO. 5. That every asnoctution organized for the parpose of {umuing gold notes, as provided m the preceding by subject to all the requirements an onal Currency act, xcept the frst | clause of a twenty. which” limite the cfreulation of nal banking associations to #20,,000,00); the first cla of section thirty-two, whieh, taken in connecti the preceding section, “would require national association making with banking atyociatloas organized in the city of San Franciaco to redeem their cireulating notes at par Inthe city of New York, and the last clause of section thirty-two, which requires every national banking agseclation to receive In payucut of debts the notes of every other netional banking association at par; provided that in applying the provisions and ra- quirements of said act to the banking associations herein provided for the terms lawful money &nd lawial money of the United States siall be held and construed to mean uoid or silver cola of the United States. Upon expiration of the morning hour the Virginia bill was again taken up, the question being upon the motion of Mr. Wison, (rep.) of Mags., to post- pone. A debate eusued between Messrs. Sumner, Stewart, Trumbull aud Yates as ca the necessity of further time for consideration before waxing action on the question, the position assumed on the cue hand being that the request of the Senator from alassachusetts for delay should be conceded if made in good faicn aud upon personal grounds; but other- Wise No reason bad been given for longer delay to deuce action upon the admission of Virginia. On the other hand the postponement was not asked for on personal considerations, but in order to afford Qu opportunity of presenting certain information concerning the condition of aifairs in Virginia. The question bemg put upon the motion to post pone tle bill the motion was not agreed to—yeas 25, Days 26, as tollows:— YeA8—Mesers.. Boreman, Brownlow, Cameron, Cole, Drake, Edmunds, Fowler, Husris, Mowaeds lowe Frill of Me, Morrill of Vt, Qsvorn, Pattersva, Pomeroy ure, rman, 8 Br * Tigte, ‘Witsoe and Vateor ag” “Pencer, Sumner, Thayer, Tigt NAY6—Merara, Carpenter, Camerly, Conkling, Corl Davis, Fenton. Ferry, Hamilton, Haring, Kellozis hescrenry? McDonald, Norton, Kobertaon, Ross, baulsvury, Sawycr, Bout, Stewart, Stockton, Thurmaa,’ Trumbull,’ Vickers, Warner, Willey and Williams —26, Tne pending amendment offered by Mr. Drake, grep) of Mo., to deprive tae State of representation na remand it to its present condition im the event of the Legislature rescinding its ratitication of the Oifwenth amendment, then came up, Mr. ‘TRUMBULL, (rep.) of LIL, said thig was a con- fession on the part of the Senator who oifered it that @ State had the right to rescind its ratification of a constitutional amendment and proposed to puntsh a State tor an act which in itself would be void. It would also imply @ distrust of tue validity of Vir- ginia’s previous ratification. Mr. Mokvon, (rep.) of Ind., sald the power of Con- gress to establish new State governments unplied the right to protect hose governments when estab- lished, and the amendment would operate as a pre- ventive of the treachery which had been practised in the case of Georgia. If Virgiia was returned to her present condition she would be kept there until her Legislature again ratified the dinent, and tng process, if necessary, would be repeated until whe jiate permitted its act to stand as at present. Messrs. HOWARD, (rep.) of Mich., and WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregou, opposed the amendment, the for- mer denylug that a State could under any circum. stances Withdraw its rauilcation of a constitutional amendment; the latter believing that the admission ot | npr could not be made conditional, and that und&r the constitutional declaration that no State should be deprived of representation in tne Senate and House Congress could not exclude @ State Which was once admitted. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of Ky., remarked that while Georgia was represented in the House of Representa- tives at the lastssession a majority in Gongs now denied the State adinisvion. Mr. WILLIAMS replied that ‘Georgia could only be represented through iw state government, wich had not yet becu reconstructed. The discussion Was coutinued by Messrs. Yates, Conkling, Davis, Drake aud Wiihams, VETO MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT. A message from the President of tie United States Was received, vetoing an uct for tue relief of iollin White, | ‘The message was read, laid ou the table aud ordered to be prinved, . EXKEOUTIVE SESSION, On motion of Mr. TitayEn, (rep.) of Neb. tne Senate, at ffieen minutes past four o'clock, went duty executive session, aud shortly after adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 1870, After the reading of the joyrnal Mr. Binaua, (rep.) of Ohio, calied atcention to that part of 1% re- luting to the proceedings yesterday on his bill for the admission of Virginia, the journal showing that .the motton to reconsider the vote ordenng the main question on the passage of the bill was really re- Jected—yeus 77, uay# 77—the Speaker voting in the negative. ¥ The SPRAKEN explained that when tho Clerk entered the vote on the journal it was supposed to be correct; but it was @ Certainty the vote had been miscounted yesterday. Consequently, under the rules, all subsequent proceedings based on that error were null and void and were not entered oa the journal. ‘The question, therefore, was really on ‘the passuge of the bill. BILL FOR THE ADMISSION OF VIRGINIA, Mr. BINGHAM satd he understood that the Com- mitiee on Reconstruction was prepared this morn- ing to report @ bill for the admission of Virginia. He would, therefore, withdraw his biil and offer it as a substitute for that of the committee. Mr. FARNSWORTH, (rep.) of IIL, thereupon, from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported the folowing biil to admit the State of Virginia to repre- sentation in the Congress of the United States:— Whereas the poople of Virginia have adopted & constitution republican in form, and by ite provisions assuring the equal ity of right fo ail citizens of the Uniteu States before the jaw and whereas the Congress of the United States have rece! assurances and are ussured thatthe people of fay and expecially tuose heretofore in insurrection against the United States, lave renounced all claims of any rights of secession in a Sate, and that they are now weil disposed towards the government of the United States, and will support and defend ‘the constitation thereof, and will carry out in letter and Spirit. the provisions and requirements of the constitution submitted ander the reconsiruction acts of Congress and raul- fied by the people of Virginia, therefore 4 ite t the State of Virgins is entitied Be macted, &c., to representation in Congress as a Stato in the Union under the constitution rasified on the éth day of July, led, upou the followin, First fundamental conditions :— ‘hat No person abail hold any office, eivil or m’itta: fn naid State who shall uot bave taken ald subscrived to O¢ the Lollowlug oaths oF ailinnations, vi swear or allizm of Congress, or member of 1 do solemnly at I bave never taken an outh 4m member r of the United States, or an a 1 oF Juuk ation of the on oF omfort to the ¢ lemuly swear or atilim that [ have y by 2: act of Congress as provided for vy the third section of the fourteenth articie of ament- went to the constitution of the United St + Seonue=T hab tie constitution of sald sball nevar be fo amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of citizens of the United Staten of the Fight to vor or hod ollice in said State wo are entitied to vote or hoid oiflce by said constitath As & punishment for such crimes Ks amon Jaw, Whoreot they shall have been duly convicted under juwa equally applicable to ail the inhabitants of said Etate, or to préveut any person om Sccount of rage, coloroy previous condition of servitude from werving an @ juror or participatio faud or sohon! priv Pvided Cort equally in the schoot provice wal i id constitution ‘of sald voters. spa who al the Ume when said soustitution wall take effect hold or exercise the functions Of avy execative, administrative or judicial office in said Btale by the appotutment or authority of the District Com- ter, shall continue to diachargs the duties of thelr re spective olces unili their successors, or those upon whom Such duties shall uuler sald constitution devolve, are duly 4 qualified. Jon of United States Senators by the sembly of sald State on the 19th day of Octod ‘1689, shail have the ratas validity as tf made by previous thority of Mr. Faxnsworru, after the bill having been read, Moved that it be printed aud postponed until to- morrow morning, and satd that he was instructed by the commitice to allew @ liberal latitude in the way of amendments gad debate. Mr. BINGHAM Offered his biil as a substitute, Mr, Evputpae, (dem.) of Wis., remarked chat there Was Qn appropriation bill to come up to-morrow as @ special order. Mr, Brooks, (dem.) of N. Y., said that in his opinion no Spprepnaiees, Dill si be sacrificed to the Virginia bill. It seemed to btm that the appro- priavion bills were much more important than such @ billes that, Mr. ELDRIDGE remarked that the conditions posed in the Virginia bill were simply abominable. Mr, FARNSWoOLTiC did nob propose to have any debate on the bill at present, and renewed his mo- tion w have bed igre and recommitted, announc- ian peo he would call 1tup to-morrow. It was so ered, Mr. BINGHAM offered his bill as a substitute, and it Was algo ordered printed. Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., gave notice that he Would move to atrike out ail of the bill that made ‘the action of Virginia irrevocable. Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y., gave notice that he Would strike out all after the firat section, PAYMENT OF PENSIONS. ‘The bill defining the duties of pension agents end roviding @ method of paying pensions, which was fore the House at the time of adjournment yester- day, was committed, on motion of Mr. Lawrence, with @ motion to provide for the payment of pen- sious in every county, FBXS FOR SUMMONING WITNESSES. Mr. GaRFIELy, (rep.) of Ohio, preliminary to the gold investigation, oitered @ resolution that when witnesses are summoned by letter or telegraph no fees for summoning shail be alowed beyond the actual expense incurred, to be verided under oath. Adopted, MILITARY AFFAIRS, Mr. Logan, (tep.) of LL, from the Committee on Miltary Afuirs, reported bills as foliows:-— Authorizing the issue of blankets to the enlisted men 01 company Bb, Tenth infantry, to replace thove Geutroyed by tire. Passed. ‘To authorize the settlement of accounts of army oMcers. Kecommitted. To provide for furnishing artificial lmbs to dis-, abled soldiers. Passed. Amendatory of the joint resolution of July 26, 1866, for the relief of certain army otticers, P Authorizing the sale of cerialn arsenas and pro- perty of the United States. Recommitted, For the relief of David Sargeat. Passed, BILLS REFERRED, Mr. Logan also introduced bills and resolutions ‘Which were referred, as fo10ws:— For the appointment of @ steamboat inspector ab Cato, fi. instructing chief engineers to furnish copies of mapa of the Territories. For priating 25,000 copies of the preliminary fleld reporc of the Upivod States geological survey of Col- orado and New Mexico, Mr. Copa, (rep.) of Wis., from the Conmittee on Mithtary Adairs, reported @ vill extending to tne 1st of January, 1872, the time for making claus for additional bounties. Recominitted, JUDICIAL DISTRICTS IN 1OWA. Mr. Loucugipas, (rep.) of Lowa, from the Judiciary Commitree, reported & bill subdividing the Unied States judicial distr of lowa. THE FRANKING PRIVILEG Mr. Srrona presenied the petition of the banks and Insurance companies of Hartford, Conn., for tue svolltion of the iranking privilege. Bye ADELPLULA NAVY YARD, Mr. ScorTeLD, (rep,) of ia., from the Coumittes on. Naval Adairs, reporied a bul (or Wie Uausfer of tie Phuadetpiia Navy Yard to League Island, and moved the previous question. Messrs, DAW (vep.) of Maas., and Wasupurn, {rep.) of Wis., reiaonsirated agaiust (ue atvempt bo pass such 4 bill uader the previous question, Pencing the colloquy the morning hour (at two o'clock) expired, and the bill Went over Wil the next merning bour, PRIVILEGED QUESTION, )of OliO, a8 & questton of privt- uilon changing some of tae con mittee rooms of the House, giving the Post Oltce rooms to the Comumlttce of Ways wad Means and transterring lo the Post Ustloe the rooms now occu- pied by the Post Onice Committee, &c. ite explained Une necessity for the change parucularly as to the Cumunitiee of Ways and Means, wiich had to meet and hear deputations every day, which had now to hold evening sessions and which expectea to have the whole coal question before it, pro and con, to- morrow morning. Various claims and suggestions were made in behalf of other committees: among Urem was one vy Mr. Garfield assigning to the Com- halite ob Banking and Currency the room now oc- .pupied a3 & private oilice by the Clerk of the House. “Finally. the resolution as orgmally offered was wlooted: SPEXCH OF MR. KELLEY, OF PENNSYLVANIA—OVER- HAULING OF COMMISSIONER WELLS’ REPORT—THE COAL TRADE. ‘the House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr. Keusy tu the chair, for general debate, Mr. KELLEY (rep.) of Pa., addressed The commit- tec lo criticlam of the recent report of Mr. Wells, Special Commissioner of the Kevenue, which report, he aeclared, abounded in propositions mimical to the best 1aterests of the country. As an expression of the opinion of Mr. Wells this paper could do but little hari, but its cirentation in Europe, under the sanction of Congress, would unpair the credit of the country and arrest the tide of emigration. It wae im the nature of @ notice to the capitalists in Europe tat, as a people, We were tenaing to bankruptcy, and to the oppressed javorers of other lands that our workiag people were be- coming not only relatively but absolutely poorer from year to year, and that therefore this was not the country to whieh poor but agpiring men should emigrate. it demonstrated to the satisiaction of Mr, Wells’ admirers and clients that though the national wealth had increased during the last decade 126 per cent, 1t# utmost increase during this decade could be but sixty-five per cent, and that, instead of the census of 1870 showing, as it was untversally conceded it would, largely over $43,000,000,000, the grang total could by no possi- biitty be over $23,40),000,000, - Une of the processes by which Avr. Wells sustained his theory, though not wanting in ingenuity, was very simple. it was vw assume that everything Was now worth from thirty- jive to thirty-nine per cené less than it was at the time with which he proposed his compari- son, Every one knew thac wheat and four, and cotton and wocilen goods are cueaper now than than they were in 1560, bul Mr. Wells’ theory was that as there was a aifereuce in the market value of gold and greenbacks, commodities of domestic production ought to be dearer. Applying chis theary to sucli facts as he saw fit to represent, he assumed that they Were dearer, and go establisiied we tneiancaoly waratag Lo all persons proposing to emigrate thal tis Was not the country to which they should come. No demonstration of the falsity or of its absurdity induced Lim to hati of u ‘y in every case, ‘Che prominent characteris- lcs of Mr. Wells’ report were audacity and advocacy of the interests of Bugland aud of her Americaa colonies. ‘That it Was Ingemous and plausible could not be dented; but i¢ did not, in ois judgment, furnish proof of Mr, Weil's’ possession of weil grounded convictions on industrial questions, Mr. Wells had beeu abroad in bis oficial capacity, aud had doubtess availed himseif of the abtiity of tue large urray of able and welt pald counset inthe service of our transutiantic rivals, Whether te had been also retained by thom was for the present tue subject of conjecture; but that he enforced the wishes of the Englisa manutacturera there was abundany evidence ta the report. ‘The moat sadacious of Mr. Wells’ assertions, and one that pervaded the whole Teport, was that customs duties Were always a tax on the Consumer, increasing the price of the im ported arucle end enabling the home producer to reaiize undue profits by keeping produciion stcadily below the current coinmaad for the commodir Mr. Keiley proceeded tu critivize and co refute this assertion by reference to the history of the Iron und atcel trade in this country and in Bugland, In refcreuce to the coal trade Mr, Keiley undertook to show tha’ UWere was @ paipavie desire evideis on tae part ol Mr. Wel!s to promote the interests of the #nglish North American colonies, waich he destg- nated as the asylum of our foes jo War and the base of illicit operations against our revenue system 1 peace. He descrived the present discontent and mm- poverished condition of the British North American provinces, and attributed thas condition to tue repeal of the reciprocity treaty. That creaty, he sald, had been forced upon the country by Souuern polt- Uicluns and planters to promote the prosperity of the provinres at te cost of tue Northern States of the Union, It had been apectaily designed as @ blow at the prosperity of the larmers and stock breeders of the Northwest, [t had been admirably adapted to accompiish its purposes, and vue period of ity duration had been that of the greatest growin of Britaiw’s power along the Amertean vorders. ‘That treaty had been rescinded. Wid Mr. Wells pro- pose torenew ib? No; that would be trank and not n accordance With Ms practice, He moved siealt ily toward his sinister ob, : He was a pro- tective free trader—a, free trade protecuionisi—a disciple of Henry Clay, but an advocate of the Iree | trade dogmas of Joun 0. Caitioun, fie did not pro- pose @ renewal of the reciprocity treaty, bat taking Lue leading siz plds of the provinces Keparately he sub- mitted specious but faige reagous for Lue removal of allduties fromeach of them. Ue wonld give tue tue peopie of the provinces the benefia whieh they id derived from Uke reciprocity treaty, without supulating for any of the few. veuedta wiich it bad broagnt to his own countrymen. To udopt these recommendations in their behalf wonid be to pay from. tne Treasury Of Ue United Suates annuaily to | ute colonisis from siX to tei nyilion dota consideration for thelr conuaned subuussion to britisi legisiation and colomal policy. I ending toward the Union. Jey had wy egenues durmg tie war, but miilious of t desired to be friends and fellow-countryinen. ‘the Way to promote tat Consummation “so devoutly to be wished”? was to let them Kaow thatthe avenue to free trade with tue Uniied States was (arough an- nexailon, Then they would share our prosperity and our responsivilities, and their country would Cease to be & Cuse Of HOSLIILY ad It ROW Was, In peace aud in war. Mr. KBLLEY then proceeded at considerable length to discuss the question of the duty on coal, denying the staiements of Mr. Wells that that duty waa Urged and Jevied for protection and that it was a tax on American consumers of coal. He declared that neither of these allegations was true. The protec- tlonista of the country did not regard the queson of the duty on coal as # politico-economical ques Von, and the New York 7ritune advocated its re- peal as @ means of proving sue absurdity of the free trade argument. They did not urge le as & protec- tive but as & revenue measure, and in view of the present condition of the provinces, as eminently 4 political question, He argued that the re- Peal of the duty on coal would nor reduce the price of that article in New England one ceot per ton, or appreciably merease the amount brougnt to market, ita only effect would be to take from the Treasury an averaye of from four to five hundred thousand dollars in gold anouaily, and give it Wo the colonists a4 @ reward for remaining coo- tented subjects of her Britannic Meeey Uon at which his patriotism revolted, thot ever 80 earnestly recommended by Mr. Commissioner Wells, ‘The necessities in which the war involved the country had given rise to a system of internal taxes, With its commissioner, assessors, collectors, super- visors, detectives and thousands of subordinaces, aud sound policy required that those duties, which, while they protected the wages of the laboring nan and developed the resources of the country, suppilea the treasury with large amounts of revenue should be retained, and that those direct aud inquisitorial wanes which so oppressed and annoyed the people should be removed as rapidly as possible, The re- peal of these, he suid in conclusiun, would animate all our industries; bus the repeal of the duties recommended by te Commissioner would food our country with the productions of the unpaid labor. ors Europe, sileuce countless looms and spindles, factor! extinguish the ry im our es Lis, res roll and leave the grain close our an our husbandmen, tor which thero 1s now no market im Europe, to rot in the Held or granary, while their countrymen and former cus- tomers starve. However ardently Mr, Commissioner Wella may desire this consummation, I trust that Congress, by protecting the wages of the Aiaerican laborer, will forever avert it, _ PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812, Mr. Wanp, (rep.) of N. Y., presented the petition of citizens of Steuben county, New York, in favor @ Stenting peusions to surviving soldiers of the ‘fue House at hatf-past four o'clock adjourned. SUSURBAN INTELLIGENCE NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. TOM ALLEGED Rosgky aT THE FeRRy.—It 1s Dut just to James Blaney, the bridge tender at the Desbrosses etrect ferry, who was arrested on sus- picion of “going through’ an Intoxicated passenger, to state that when taken to the Filth precinct sca- tion House nothing found in his possession to warrant the charge, and he was accordingty reicased, Bianey is a man advanced in y ) Weil known in Jersey city, of good repute and ts about the last man who would be guilty of the act for which be was arrested on mere suspicion, ANOTHER BURGLARY Was perpetrated at an early hour on Monday morning at the residence of Mr. German, on Pavonia avenue. The thief was sur- prised by the unexpected visit of the servant girl to the lower part of the house, and be peat # hasty retreat, taking with Him two overcoats and leaving beuind napkin rings and other articles of silver, as well as @ lady’s dress, all of which were packed up in a bundle, “ready for the road.” Entrance was eifected by introducing the blade of a Knife be! weea the window panels and pushing back the clasp, Hudson City. ALLecep BruTaAuiry BY & BUTCNER.—A ad named George Whitebread was employed by a butcher named John Miller who owed bim sixty-six dollars and refused to pay. ‘The lad accordingly changed to another “boss.” On Monday night he Was met by Millerwho charged him with drawing oif some of his customers Wo the Kew boss, He avtacked the boy, knocked lim down and ki aim ta the most bratal manner till the poor fe: became insensible. Tue heartiess assailant thea went his way and the lad was soon after picked up by an oificer, who conveyed hima to his home where he hes in @ prostrate condivien, Miller and a man named Jacob Hamill, an alleged accomplice in tae business, were arrested aud ComMutted for wial by Recorder Aldridge. Nowark. PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-—-Yesterday forenoon, while Mr. James Swinnerton, of Mulberry’ atreet, was cleanmg a pistol it unexpectedly went of The bail entered his face, just above the mouth, wlanchyg upward. At last accounts 1% had not ‘been ex- tracied and some feur is entertained of fatal resulis. BURGLARi£S.—The police have been informed that some burglars entered the residence at Bloomfeid early yesterday morning of a gentleman named Adiains and carried of three overcoats, some other clothing and all the ailver napkin rings and clovns, Heaton & Coles’ eavniage factory was also entered and a quantity of cloth, valued ac $200, carried off. THE ALLEGED MURDERER SeoWUNN:—In vhe Es- sex County Oyer and Terminer yesterday was ar- raigned Leonard Schwann, who was indicted forthe murder of Cornelius Stoll, He plead not guilty, and hus trial was set down for February 8, Rosanna Kogers, indicted for the manslaughter of her stepdaughter, plead similarly, and ger trial was set dowa for the same day. The Circuit Court stands adjourned til) the 24th inst., Judge Depue having gone to Bermuda to re- cruit his healun, In the case of Mra, Sarah A. Melins va, the Newark ‘and Paterson Rauroad, in which plaintiff! appealed from the decision of commissioners in awarding ber only $900 tor a piece of land, whereas she valued it 4b $5,000, a verdict was rendered for $1,654, WESTCHESTER COUNTY. THR TUCKANOE SHOOTING A¥FRAY.—Joln Brophy, the party who was shot in the abdomen py James Spollen at Upper Tuckahoe on Sunday evening, stiil remains in a hopeless condition, His ante-mortem svatement was takea yesterday by Coroner Bathgate, who subsequently held Spotien in the sum of $1,000 to await the result of Brophy’s injuries, Diep oF His INJURLS.—AB Inquest was held at Yonkers yesterday, by Coroner Smith, on the re- mains of Morris Cahiil, whose death resulted from injuries received on the 6th inst. Deceased, it ap- pears, Was excavating a well in Chestaut street, when, owing to the breaking of a rope, the hoistin; bucket, filled with earth aud slooe, was precipitated upon his head. A verdict was rendered in accord- ance with tue facts, Cabill was about thirty yeara of age and 4 native of Ireland. Tae TREMONT Homicipr—-Coronen’s INquest.—- The adjourned inquest touching the alleged nowl- cide of Milton L. Uarpenter by Christian Herger at Tremont last Saturday might was resumed at tnat place yesterday by Coroner Bathgate. ¢ %. Wood, one of tie parties who entered He saloon with the de Ml, testied the accused strike deceased with a maliet, from the effects of whieh the latter fell to the foor. e tmony of Alexander Westcott, another of tho party, Went to show that Anton Deisit struck at the witness withe chair, and that subsequentiy Herger fourished the mallet over nis head and sirack him withit. Drs. Melius and Horton, who made a post mortem ex Qmination on the body of deceased, testified that deain had resuited from mpression Of the brain, caused by a wound inficied on whe skull. Here the maliet used by Herger was shown to the witnesses, who were of the opinion that the instrument nawed would infilct 6uch @ wound as they had discovered onthe head of the deceased. At this stage of the ‘proceedings the inquest was again adjourned anti to-day. LONG ISLAND. Flushing. Justice Silman, of Flushing, adjourned without date the examination of Nimmo, the village clerk, who has been held to answer @ complaint of mai- feasance in oltice, The real dtMculty arises from the contested election case of Fogarty against Parsous, Uhe incainpent, on the Board of Village Trustee Mr. Nimomo refuses to waive examination, aud mat- ters look a4 if there Was someting back which the pubite ought not to se The action of the meeting last night held? in the Town Vall, Flushing, is considered by all as a final settlement of the drainage excitement ia this town. ‘The majority report of the committee was accepted and (he cominittee are now engaged in drafiiug a bil, which wui be submitied to tue Legisiajure, as an amendment of the present act. The fuddiog of tue assessment m town bonds, payavie in five anuual instalments, but which are a lien on the particular property asseased, does nob burden the town, aud, at the same tune, relieves cases of particular distiess by allowing the aasessiuent LO be paid in installer lustead ay heretolore atonce. ‘The meeting did nol aojoura until past midmght and was the largest bela 1a Lins village Jor a long Lune feenpert. On Monday night a building used as a revtaurani on the Wharf at his place was upset and thrown tate the harbor by & party of Jawiess charactors. It was owuei by & Poor Widow Woman nanied Darpy, Ri head. corner stone of anew Koman Catholic churck at tals place will be luld January 20. The building will be of plain style, 25x02 feet, A Landsome par- svueye Wii! DO built adjoining, Coron CULTURK IN CALIFORNIA.--Major, J. be Streny, of Bladon springs, Mississipp!, went io Cali- lorpia to get Chinese laporers to wo'to Mississippi and work in cotton for him, but wteriy fatiod Lo do So, They askiag double the price of tueir lavor on te Paciile coast, besides be EXpease OF bringing Litem. But in his eifort# vo procure these laborers iw iornia Ne says he has discovered that in the and culuvabie parts of that State he can e bis favoriie crop, With every expectation of equal resaits as in Mississippl, aud even #O Much more a6 to pay for the extra expense in sending his cotton to Liver- vol wud leave @ muck Jarger margin of prot. A WALL STREET MUDDLE. REBELLION IN THE GOLD EXCHANGE, Another Sensation Among the “Bulls” and “‘Bcars*—A Member Refuses to Clear Through the Gold Exchange Bauk and is Arraigned and Tried— His Expulsion by a Two- thirds Vote. The feud which has existed between the members of the Gold Boara since the re-establishment of the Goid Bank as a clearing house, despite its collapse 1m tho panic of last fall, took the form of decided hostilities yesterday, and ended in the expulston of Mr. Tasker 4, Marvin, @ prominent member and broker, It witl be remembered that upom the re- organization after the panic the Gold Baak made overtures to become again the clearing house of the Gold Exchange, but was strongly opposed by many of the leadiuig brokers, who preferred the atem of making deliveries of che actual goid or of gold certificates. The friends of the clearing house were tn greater number, however, and after Considerable discussion @ concurrent set of rules Was established for tne exchange and the bank, one of which prescribes that ‘all balance due the bans must be paid at tue ume the statements are handed in; if ourrency, by certified checks; if gold, by certi- fled checks, coin or United States Treasury gold cer- ‘ificates,”” Another rule is to’the effect that ‘im no « case shall any payment of balances be made to any dealer until all balances due the bank trom dealera shall have been paid in.’ Upon these regulations hinged the exciting events of yesterday. The oppo- nents of the bank nad grown restive, and the storm’ so long brewing manifested itself on Monday, when Measra. Trevor & Colgate refused to deposit their check for $600,000 with the bank uotil a certl- fled check. was given them for the amount due them in returo. The bank directors made complaint of this demand to the Exchange, but did not insist upon their position and yielded the required return oheck. Yesterday the Messrs. Marvin Bros. & Co., who had $900,000 gold to deliver to the bank, refused to deposit tt unless a certified check was at the same Ume returned them for the currency equivalent. It may be well to explain here that the rules aliow the bank at least one hour in which to return dealers the balances due them. The regulation is eminently proper and just df it is strictiy adhered to, but the Megsrs. Trevor & Colgate and Marvin Bros. claim that last September the bank, in helping its friends, pald out cheeks for balances before it collected ai) the checks due it, Hence the embarrassment, delay nd losses of that memorabie period. The refusat being persisted in, and a4 ail the denungs depend one upon another and cannot be cieared without a general deposit of checks for all balances due the , the situation being, to use @ farpiltar filustrauon, Itke a plece of arch- work where one missing stone destroys the whole stracturg, the directors of the bank were forced to Teject the day's clearances, and accordingly sent the following notice to the Gold Exchange: The bank gives notice that @ general clearin, cannot be made this day on account of large bal- ances due the bank not having been patd in, and agreeably to rule ten, balances due dealers cannot be paid out unul all balances due the bank are paid, therefore, agreeably to rule four, wll checks, cur- reacy, com, United States gold ‘certificates, state- menis, é&c., belonging to the dealers will be returned: whe catlea for, JACOB RUSSELL. Cashier, Greatexcitement ensued upon this announcement, and an executive session of the Gold Board was called for three o'clock, A’ the appointed hour the President called the meeting to order, and un- nounced the business befors it—viz., the arraign- ment of Mr. ‘Tasker H. Marvin for an alleged viola tion of the concurrent rules of the Exctange and Clearing House. Mr. Marvin, n explanation, said that he was not aware of the extstence of such regulations, and thet he took it for granted that as the firm of Trevor & Colgate yesterday obtaimea a certified check under similar circumstances, and without censure Trom the Board, he, aepositing & much larger amount than that firm did, was at Liberty to make alike demand, Mr. Marvin, moreover, stated that if there was any rule of the Exchange making ita condition of membership that ke suould be re- quired to deposit such large amounts witneut security he should not regret the Board infictung upon him the penaliy of expulsion. Mr. Hodgkins then moved the adoption of & long preamble, reciting the facts of the case, and the fol- lowing re.olution:— Whereas Tasker Ii. Marvin, of the firm of Marvin Brothers 4 Co., has wilfully violated article nfbeteen of the Boagd, 3 therefore Resolved, That he ix now and hereby forever expelled from all righis and privileges ay @ member of this Board, ‘This excited considerable discussion, Mr. Van Schaick tronically moved the insertion of Mr. Ool- gate’s mame in the resolution, Votea down. A mo- tion was then made to take the vote by yeas and nays. As this included the calling of a roll of 480 members it necessarily took some ume, ‘The vowe having been taken, the result was an- nounced a8 follows:—Total number of votes cast, 186; yeas, 124; nays, 62, ‘The ayes being exactly two-thtrds of tndse voting, the President declared the resolution adopted and Mr. Marvin expelled, upon -which there were loud cheers from the aMrmative side of the motion, Subsequcnt resolutions were adopted for the ad- justment of the business detaila disturbed by the suspension of clearances, and the Board adjourned, Whatever may be said for or against whe course of either party, the promptness and firmness of the Gold Exchange have nippea in the bud what threatened to be am wource of continual annoyance and trouble, Dealings wil henceforta be conducted with greater satisfac- thon among the diferent brokers and, legitimate or speculative, their operations will be unembarrassed, It would seem in this connection that the question does not enter whether the Gold Bavk fosters specu- jation or not. Those of the Gold Board woe choose to deal ex-clearing house can do 40. If, however, with a knowledge of the rules, they consent to clear Ulrough the bank, 16 would seem only fair thoy should abide by them and take the risk of such losses and disaster as wore precipitated by tho panic last fall. LOCAL INTE Vike Kenosene Exriosion.—At ten minutes past tye Jast night a kerosene lamp exploded iu the clothing store of Isaac Levy, 46 Baxter street, causing po damag Survosen Isceypiary Fire.—At fifteen minutes to nine o'clock last night a fire broke outin a pile of shavings in thg turner’s shop of Mr. Baur, rear baseiment of 265 Mvenue A, causiag a trifiog dam- age. The fire w supposed to Have been of an incane diary ortgin. ACCIDENTALLY KULLED.—Michael Nolan, residing at 105th street, near Second avenue, died at his resi- dence yesterday afternoon, from injuries received While biasing rocks in a sewer on Second avenue, near Nineuen street, on the loth mat. Tue Coro- E Y was Lotiled and will hold an inquest this worn- ng. Finw IN Cepar SrReer.--At hatf-past eight last night a fire broke out on the firat Moor of the prem- ikes No. 10 Cedar street, occupied by Paward A. Lowry, compounder of ‘Iqaors, causing a loss of $200; Insurauce nov : place was seized yorlerday morulng vy Uatved Siates micrnal revenue omcers. ALLEGED Tiny AND RECEIVER.—OMcer Finley, of the Elhtu preeinet, fast night arrested, Jonn Wal- tace, residing in th Fourth street, Willamsburg, Upan complaint of bis employers, Mosaes. Arden & Heaucalt, of 72 Wooster sireet, charging bun with Stealing plumbiag materials from them at various Umnes during we past 1 valued at arty dollars. He admitied the charge aud siated that he bad dis posed of the goods to Deus siear, of 74 King street, Who Was also arrested. ‘They will be arraigned be- tore Justice Shaucicy, this mioruing, at sedersoa Market, Suxio’s Accipenrs.--[enry Curtis, aged wirteen, of 37 Latayetce piace, while playing ona log in the above street yesterday afternoon, slipped from the log Lo the pavement, the log rolling over him, injur- tug bim to such sa exvent that 16 died at ten o'clock lagt night. At Uweive yesterday Thomas Berry, twenty-nine years of age, residing at 07 Morton street, Was badly burned about tre face by a agen tity of melied tar Which be was tending accident taking Ure. He was removed to Bellevue hospital. Jon Hooney, of 421 East Fourteenth street, while skylarking ab tue corner of Seventeenta street aoa First avegue, had hus leg broken, Takea to Belevue Hospital.