The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1870, Page 8

8 SMALLPOX. VARIOLA, VARIOLOW AND VACCINIA. eee The Diseases As They Were, Ineurable; 4s They Are Now, Curablo—The Treatment—The Epidemic As It Is To-Day in This City— Boundaries of the In- fected District. Much bas been said and writsen about the preva- Jence of smalipox im this city. Some people look ‘epen its existence as one of tnose terrible curses whieh Bugéue Sue made the deathless companion of ‘the Wandering Jew. Let us take a ealm and aeca- rate survey of this loathsome pestilence which med!- | eal authorities pronounce to be at once an epidemic ‘and a contagion, and see tf the dangers apprehended by too susceptible persons are grounded upon seasonable antictpations. Smaltpox bas always aficted this community. ‘Phere bas not, says so eminent sanitary authority as Dr. Harris (concurred in by Dr. Morris), been a week in the jast ten years when this evil has not prevailed in one stage or another, It is not, how- ever, always for the pubite to know that sach ts the fact, and the reasons areas numerous as they are paipably sensible. In the first place the profession Jooks upon smalipox as a disease, in iw virulence, jw tg fatality and in its obstinacy to medical treat- ment, that bas bad iis day. And now any physician who bas attended smailpox putients since the disease has passed aumost completely under medical control wili state that its virulence ts mea sured by its loatheomeness; that ite fatality ts as Tare as in cases of most any organte discase typical Of these iatitudes, and tha: the obstinacy has yielded to tne concentrated experience of the medical pro- Session, covering many years when the nature of the ailment was anknown, when its symptoms were but imperfectly understood, and when its treatment Was Violent and unsatisfactory. In view of these facts, wuich admit of no doubt whatever, the eader is asked to consider smalipox as 1 is, SMALLPOX AS IT 13. Thesymptoms generally introduce themselves in whe form of a fever of the typhoid characteristics. ‘Then the victim deterigrates into prostration. Lis Stomach rejects food, bis system throws of the Ordinary articles consumed, and to teed and stimu- Yate bim becomes a matter of medica! science. Formerly at this stage of the disease it was cus- wmary to keep the patient confined, to surround Bim with a heated temperature and to Hus augment an already dangerous sickness. Of e®mrse such a mode of provedure !nvariably resulted ma dsgth, and ine sudject wuo recovered was 8 max vel, But valuable experience in pubiic hospitals— for here alone bave the strange caprices of the @isease pect Observed and almosi completely bal- fed—did mucit 10 disclose the absurdity of adding Severed medicines 20 @ fever itself; and the learned Goctors, having msWe tis discovery, got down on their professional ha ¥4# and knees and tumbled a very clumsy somersauit, 80d commenced to treat smallpox in a diametricai YW opposite manuer. Te was about this time 1 Nat all the undertakers must have failed, as relax’ by # no ee distin- guished aujhority than MuncLusen, who deciared shat the physicians of the world INving been invited %o dine in Ddallgon, decomposed into their patural and clewental ‘endensies, and went of on a spree through space, iene mankind Without their wondrous wisdom. Once in me 9448 they doubticss improved the opportunity and store. away much ethereal wisdom. However this may be, of late years it is true that the medical authorities of this city bave accomplished much toward the cure of the disease. Instead oi heating and smother- ing a patient, they now try to soothe him by cooling rinks; they try to purify him and give bim frosh air, and not to make bi inhale the products of his own contagion, increasing, as it naturally wouid, the activity of the poison, and inoculating even what litde might vemaim uncontaminated. ‘Then itis the work of the physician to stimulate, and by gentle remedies to balid up the sysiem, broken down and shattered by terrible fevers, The pustules are not such great evila in themselves, except, of course, as destroyers of beauty; and to this degree they are frequently the very extreme in their action, as every one Knows. It ts, perhaps, one of the most curious facts connected with prosti- i . wanna com nae HUSA a Riedel AP Eeuoen hare sises thom ot thetr ourward cfirms, and have therelore driven them upon the town, When these tonthsome sores give out Shear excretions then begins the greatest Physical debility. The actuai consumption of pare of the body, the invasion of muscies, membranes and ussues, the condition of the bivod, the contempt yong sigte of the stomach levei the victim to the confines of the grave if ne is not treated with tho science which experience has developed as neces- sary. The subject is cooled as stated, his suscepu- vihties are discov and his weakness ig con- quered, if possibie, Two weeks remove him from denger or seal bis fate in death. If he dies It is from exhaustion. A lens Who recovers has bis body overspread by the eruptions which assume their most revolting form, after which the pus dries up. ‘This 18 about the eighth or ninth day. itis a period of great dangor, superinducea vy weakness, by the general effects of the disease, and 18 indeed a erit- cal moment, Bata short time elapses and there are fresh evi ences of danger. If an accident occur, then the vicilm’s life 1s jeopardized, he goes into decline and the disease terminates his life. Usually the eighth gr ninth day after the pustules have ceasea to Now there is another critical point to be weathered, and 2 this evolution 1s performed successfully 1ifo ts safe, In all the phases of this infection ** 7; not pos- sible to presoribe tho same reWe4s and therefore it is dimcult t6 Bu ‘Guy resist it In many cases. This 1s ail that gives smallpox such 8 hideous aspect. Cougamption and various constitutional disorders have specific remedies; but with varioia they aro uly generic. The short time whicn is occupied by its ravages renders coolness of Judgment, accuracy of djaghosis and rapidity of execution Imperative in the physician. Hence itis a malady wherein many mistakes are mevitable; yet from what has been said it will be evident that it is not more serious than many other regular diseases aMlicting mankind. ‘Tne terror of smallpox 1s contained in one word—it is foul. Cleanliness is csacutial as a matter of eourse. SMALLOX AND THR BOARD OF REALTH, The Board of Health has boldly grappled with the disease, and Dr. Harris and bis chief clerk, Mr. Nor- ton. have watened it witn #! less eyes. They know every case occurring tn the city and follow it through all 18 varying changes. Dr. Harris has sole chargo of the epidemic, and, practically, he ie the Board of Health. No distinction is made becwoen the disease im its worst forms and vartoloia—its miidost type; austies given this should be remem- HISTORY OF THB PRESENT CONTAGION. In the fall of 1868 Dr. Ha addresre] @ commnu- nication to the Boara of Health predicting the epi- demic av it now prevails in this city, San Francisco was then suffering from the scourge, and ite evils were also loosed on transatlantic shores. Gradually % began io travel eastward, and frora Enro) weatward. It seemed inevitable. Dr. Harr’ feured % from both directions, and his fears were umely and, the sequel shows, founded by acute discrimination, Soon yessels came over ar and emigrants brougnt with them ifis Of mise tock of contagion; not the boon ey sought western homes, but the doom thoy found in western graves. The pablic became a@gitited and tue Board acted as the doctors recomn- mend Over 10,000 posters plasterea the public laces of the city inviting the poor to places where Kee vaccination could be enjoyed he hands of paid physicians, The puviio schools were looked after, we rich were advised to consult their family nysicia: and to all classes the ounce of preven- tion Was weighed out, and where necessary the pound of cure, In the month of May, 1800, the Board appointed s corpa of sixty doctors, whose duty it was inade to vaccinate the people, hey were provided with vaccine, and virus was of the best quality; not from people at all inoculated with diseases of tne skin or blood, Infante, it i# weil known: subjects who furnish the most of the vaccin care was taken, as itis DoW, that icy had bealthy rents, In the month of June last 30,000 people wei " for in thia manner by the Board of Health. Besides this almost incredibie numver, citizcus generally, who became siarmed at the dangers appareutly in store, goliciied the disease of vaccinia. Tie result of this treatment was linmediate aud grati- fying. The contagion decreased; its ferce grip relaxed from the forms ot the poorers classes, and Ropes were entertained that it was @ thing of the past. The following Ogures show the utility of vac- cinavon:— Bejore Vaccination. After Vaccination. 112 Oasesin July... . 8 Vases in May. Cases in June. « 161 Cases in August Let po man speer at the uniuy of vaccination, Again coming to figures we have @ marked increase in }ts devasiating influences during the succeeding month, bus a alight falling of, seen tn the loliow- ing:— Cases im September... 69 Cases in October...... 38 THE AVERAGE CABRB. The treatment of smualipox by we Board bas been cared. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1870.—TRIPLE SHERT. tive. A case ts reported; a; the particulars are tra- Vestied; the sanitary inspector of the district where in ‘ne vietim resides is notified by telegraph to make 8 visits he complies; the patient 19 isolated; every lent of the block is vaccinated; nO persone get Access to the victtin save the nurse and pasa an, and the case is under medica! control. If poasibie ‘he js sent to the hospital, If upon a busivess thor- oughiare he is removed ut the expense of life, This Ww the way. It ts quick, comprehensive aud wwe. What more is demandeat Over 60,000 bave becn vacctnated in all since the Gisease began in the city. In numbers smalipox has prevasied to the following extent:— In the year ending Octover, 1369. + 593 cases Quarter ending Jauuary 1, 1870 5 59) cases ‘Foese figures, it wilt be observed, disclose a sin- gular coincidence. ‘I'he numbers alllicted in one year were equal to the number afiiicted in tue following three months. But some of the oases have escaped the eyes Of the sanitary authorities; aud, upon esti- mate, we pronounce the opiuion that there have Reger tognie day about two thousand cases in the The deaths are as follows:— In the year ending October, 1869, 107 dn the quarter ending January 1, Total......... penalty, Dr. Harris carefully maps down the cases as they Occur, aud he has covered the topography of the island with marks of festering sores, 80 that the contagion progresses uuder Dis avalyuea eye. The arrangementa as they exist in his office are aa perfect ag they can ve made If mistakes occur it ig not by neglect. SMALLPOX TO-DAY. Since January 1 there have been over two hun- dred casew in this city beiow Fourteenth street aud east of First avenue. This is the largest number known for years, aud is truly appalling—so far as sucre is any occasion for alarm at all, have been about fifty-two. Connected wiih these figures is the gratifying fact that it prevails only Qiong receut ewigranis, who cannot aid vo have yet domiectiea themselves in America. lt rages iu Its"very mildesi forma, and most of the cases are Varioloid. At this uour there are about 175 cases in this city, From its effects twenty-two died iast week, and up to Thursday night only mine, a great diminution, THE LOCALITIZS INFECTED, ‘When the Henan reporter asked Mr. Norton a8 to the geography of tue contagion, he threw out his arms aud said “Kignt over there,” froating from the Mots street paluce to the kieventh and Seven- veenth wards, It ia raging in some poruions of the ‘Tenth ward, It belongs to the German. He owus the disease exclusively. anne, fonools of the city are not in the slightest ger. Every street from East Houston street to Four- teenty street, cast of first avenue, i dangerous ground, This is the swallpox territory, aud wis fact 1s published for the first time. It is fair to say tuat no pubiic thoroughfare has a single case, Thus tue travelling population is in littie danger. ‘The Comuissioners of Cuarities and Correction reported #72 cases up to Octover 1, 19, aud weir labors continue with despatch. Besides the locuil- es laid down cases exist in East beventeenth street and Elizabeth street, Victims residing in other parte Oi tue city are rare, PANGERS TO THB PUBLIO. Tsolation and the sia.ipox hospital do not afford pectect protection, a8 18 Well known, The HERALD as recorded several cases where the patients escape, or being affiicted without the kuowivage of the wuthoriues, ride in tue street cars, come in con- tact with others, and thus parade about as tell destroyers until discovered. The extent of fatal con- Laclon tat 18 spread in this Way 1t would be a baz ardous experiment to estimate, but 1618 doubtiess tearful, and there ts no expedient pogsibie to prevent it AS one of the risks incident tw every-day lie it must be encountered. d 4 SCENE AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH. The engineei’s office is room 47. His assistant arrived iu due season yesterday morning, threw 109 ‘The deatha - A WOMAN'S RETALIATION, The Recent Cowhiding Jersey City. Affray in Playing the Lover and Tyrant Alter- nately—The Yictim Placed in ao House of Prostitution—Both Parties Arrested, An acconnt was published in Wednesday's Herawp of the cowhidiug of @ young blood, named Charley Phillips, of Jersey City, by @ girl, namea Libby Wilson, who was employed in a dollar store, on Newark avenue, in that city. The father of Phil- Ups keeps @ store near thie establishment, and the intimacy which sprung up between young Phillips (who is not over twenty years of age) and Libvy, who t# four years younger, resulted in that which always brings remorse and ahame, and, i nine cases out of ten, utter ruin. Still Libby loved btm, but with a stronger and more passionate jove than that feit by Charley, who soon became tired of her, and, as she states, he induced her toenter a house of prostitution in New York. tion to tyranny. and not many nights ago he seized her by the throat and almost choked her. Even this she suffered without preferring any charge against him, till at length the measure of cruelty and cold- heartedness became filied, and the outraged girl became desperate, She thirsted for re- venge, more, however, with the view of ef fecting 8 change in his conduct towards her than to inflict on him any bodily» harm, bhe banished every thought of shooting or stabbing nim, an4 on last Monday night she lay In wait for Lim, armed with a cowalde, at South kiret street, Jersey City, where sho soon met him and iaid on (he hide unsparingly. Man 1s always a coward when be conironts au injured wowman, aod the fellow ran off im Cerror to tus fatuer’s house. Meeting a police ofi- cer he imduced lim to take ber to tue siation and Place her in the jodgers’ Peuprencat for the night, The young girl was accordingly taken to the police station, aud alter reflecting on her Conditioa for some ume she velieved tuat she was aetuined as a common prisoner, and she watched an opportunity toescape, The occasion presented itself in the en- trance of @ man, Woo was Dieeding profusely and who was followed vy a large crowa. Libvy nuingion with the crowd a8 a spectator and slipped out, She made her way over to New York, where she stopped ‘with some friends; for her family had discarded ber on account of her disgrace. The affair caused a little excitement and a great deal of gossip in Jersey lit, Yesterday morning Phillips procured a warrant for the arrest of Livby on the charge of auaoying and interfering with him. She was soon ajver ar- Tested and locked up. A few humane individuals Who sympatuized with her im her misiortune went to ihe station and bud her pro in the lodgers’ O|partinent instead of the cell, She recited her tale His conduct towards her rapidly changed from affec- { SCIENTIFIC LEC1URES, LVNG LIGHT. Lecture by Professor R. Ogden Doremus—Tho Universe Scieatifically Considered—spectral Analysis—The Marvels of Chemimry, The tine new hali of the Young Men’s Christian Association, at Twenty-third street and Fourth ave- nue, attracted many intellectual and deeply inter. esied iadies and geotiemen to hear the third ad- dress of Professor KR, Ugden Voremus upon the mar yeilous chemical properties of the globe. The pro- | fessor's wide popularity, hig distinguished eminence @s 8 seientist ana chemist, hia identification with the Phiibarmonic Society, and bis extensive Aocial ac. quaintance, drew together as choice an audience as seidom gathers in New York, The stage was flied by an enormous battery of 256 cups of the capacity of @galion and ahalf each, by glass retorts, mag- nets of great power, prisms, reflectors, lenses, maps, tubes and ali the necessary experimental instru- ments incident to a fair explanation of the subject. ‘The ladies were numerous, . The toilets were elegant ana the extibition of chefiMca: detaiis practically passed off with success, At eight o'ciock Professor Doremus advanced ang spoke substantially as fol- lows:— LapIgs AND GENTLEMEN:—At our first interview I bad the honor of presenting to you the urguments of mudera science in favor of the benef that our wor.d, In common with our steliar system and the whole the visible universe, Was originally in @ | gaseous State, and that the \imponderable iorces— electricity, &c.—were 1u & latent condt- remarkably coincides with tae terse stavement in the drst chapter of Genesis—“Without form and void and darkness on the face of the chavtic condition must Dave been the universal digusion of light and ite associated forees turoughout immensity. We at once recail the mandate of the Almighty. God suld, “Let were be light and there was light” It Wii be my province this evening to reveai some of the marvels of puy¥ics and chemisiry in relauon to \aeae god-like Jorces, Professor Voremus theu went MnLo au eiavorauion of epevtral analysis and gave in detail the unportant lucidcats connected with its graud discovery and development. He considered tue undulatory theory of light, the refinements of wich spectral analyses are capable, toew great delicacy surpassing anything even in the imagina- on of the Chemist, He dwelt upon the power of discrimination by spectra whicu were unknown beiore Wie development of the law, aud pointed out tue vaiuabie discoveries reached through ita agency. Ue periormed numerous experiments in iustration of his subject, using the spectrum and 4 prism with an aperture of nine luches; employed the Bunsom fae, tae oxy-hydro- geu hight aud his powerful gaivanic buttery for pur- poses uf iliuimination. Leaving this portion of his suoject he touched upon mucroscopic spectrum anulysis, as, for instance, of the blood, aud lalu this wonderful subject clearly before the audience, Pass- ing now from the almost iniiniteiy smail be boldiy gut the distant regions of space, aud nandhog (heim With masterly perspicuity, ne carried his hear- ers around te orbital tacks of stars and pianets and visited tue sun itself, The transition was as from zero to iufinity—Irom & second w the eternal. it was @ grand triumph, Stellar analysis was elucidated vy experuncuts as well. He described of woe, giving the detalis of tue Mrst success- ful attempt despoi her of her ‘virtue, her subsequent residence im 8 house of ill fame at his solicitation, and his adding, insult to mnjury by taking froin her for his use tue Wages of away the stump of @ cigar, off with kta overci dropped his cane, stood bis beaver on end and se tied down to i3 desk. Tuere were two otuer occu- pants of the room, people well advanced—Germans. “Are you Wailing Lo see the engineer?” “No speak Eugiisn,” replied the woman, “What is the inatter witu him’ poimting to tne man covered with pustules, “smaiipox ! Exit evercoat, beaver and cane with the late arrival. Another head is pushed into tbe room. “Thunder! Simuilpox! A darned shame to bring it here)’ Again the door creats on tts hinges; a brief sur- vey Of the apartment is made, ang aavther quick de- parture. br. tiarris passes into the contagious presence, smiles a iittie, exaimines, gives a scientific wink and pronounces it a beautiful case, Meanwhile there is @ pallor in many faces, caused, doubtless, by the feciing that these faces may somo day be indented With @ deeper pallor, The doctor, however, has tie arms bare4, and De, Post—a post deluviau—piays with a 58arp-edged weapon upon suscepuble flesh, and the endaus@ed are prepared for @ brief turn ut vaccinia, ‘that is @ll—Bo fav, © IN HUNTER’S POINT, Smallpox recently broke out in Hunter's Point. The fact became known to Dr. Harris, who imme- diately telegraphed to Dr. Carpenter, the inspector ‘of (hat district, Who made @ Visit io tue premises, in Ferry street, near the river, aud ascertained the following facts:— A lady, with » sister suffering from the disease at the Sinallpox' Hospital, went to see the patient. Spe revurned, aud iu a few days some of her childreu were taken with tho disease. Soon alter her five children were lid low by the © fon; bui they are ail doing well at thia Une, nud have ed only in the milder forma. A lady residing in t block was also taken. There has been one death, and there will te pe ™! joa Of th 41 Dr. two aud Wy the health authgrivies, Jue population of the vila Marris that physletans ‘live within his wakes the supervi fe thoroughly vacelogize ind the public schools are inno danger. To gold further spreading earbolic acid has 101 aFgB Quantities, the houses have been cleansed, lipox ts contined to his report to the weed is thas the needy poor aud Board of ea ALL Lunt im public in shonid look well to the to the duty uf vascingtion RRIB, Sanitary Superintendent, CONCLUSION, Yesterday morning there was a diminution of geventeen cases reported to the Board of Heaith, twenty having been inade Kuown on ‘thursday and three on Friday. ‘This Woks as though the evil were lessening. It only remains to be sald of the epidemic that at no time have the authorives felt more gonfi- dent of their ability to euppresa it than now. The sanitary inspectors, experienced and skilful prac- titiouers, are ready to respoud at the click of ae telegraph; vaccine of the purest quality 1s abudd- aut; Or, Harris stands at his post with Uureless vigi- jance and gives personal attention to every case, The Doctor has figures, symptoms, stages, tendea- cles and results at the tip of his tongue, Despatch 1s employed where any one 18 aMicted, and tela- — are hourly fying vo all parts of the contagious ywtrigt, dj ¥ ® great trigmph that smallpox bas hot movéd from the Tenth, Eleventh aud séVen- teenth wards, whither it has been kept quaran- tined; that it has not invaded tne higher classes, but bas been imprisoned with the people who uawit- tiugly origiaated it in this city—the German emi- Peet 1 Paris now sufferg @& Well as New York. For the fourteen WéeRS Shding January 1, 1870, there were 270 deaths in that metropolis—more than double the number in New York. London had thirty-four deaths in the sume time. The epidemte is under mucs better contro! tn this city than in either of the two capitals named—the proportion being in this city one death to every ten cases and in London one death to every eight cases. These facts were aacertained directly irom the Registrar Gen- eral by Dr. Harris. Every opinion touching the future of smalipox m New York must rest, to a great extent, on gpecytetion. Yet itis belteved, and the reader can judge for himeclf, that there ts no cause for general alurm. Fears are very naturaliy arouged from the existence of 175 cases, put they are go miid in degree that a small mortality only is ex- pected. Still, citizens should be on their guard. ‘They should avoid the localities mentioned above. They should pay particular attention to cleanliness, ‘They should be observant as to whom they touch, ag to personal co:itact in street cars and not indulge in undue excesses of any nature. It is consollug to know that there are fresh breezes, ovld tempera- tures and an invigorating season, constituting one of the best antidotes to this unclean contagion wich, in an of ita whunsical t@rns, bos settied io our com- munity. Smallpox in West Thirty-third street. Yesterday about half-past one @ lady residing at No. 434 Wess Thirty-third street reported to the Twentieth precinct that her servant girl was very ul with thesmalipox. Tho sergeant notified Dr. Har- ria, who at hall-past two telegraphed that he would seud carriage to convey her to howpital. This is tue Grat caso reported in this ward, ’ VEW EXPLOSIVE AGGIY. Sneoessfal Experiments at the Hoosac ‘unuel, {From the Springfield Republican, Jan. 20.) Captain Von Schelika and Lieutenant Von Dittmar, both of the Prussian army, and the latter the tavea- tor of the explosive known as dualin, have been giv- ing @ practical test of its quality at the Hoosac tun- nel, which bas proved very successful, Tho experl- ments included trials of 1t@ power upon rocks, simply placing @ few ounces ou the surface and covering it with dirt, upon a boulder in the open eid, tae hole beiny drilled in the usual way and the doualin lightly tamped ia, anu In eguiar work of the tunnel, at the west and centr: ails. In every instance tne explosive did all that 19 claimed for 1t and proved itself @ powerful agent for breaking things, ‘The same weight of the dualin is more effective than nitro-glycerine, while 1tia also considerable cheaper, aud is absolutely safe im the Nandling. Its obvious advantages over glycerine are go great that @ con- aiderable quantity of it pas been ordered already, Bnd It is probabic thas 1t will avon be exclusively used by the Messrs. Sbaniey in their work on the tunnel, Its grea’ advantage is in the safoty with Which tt can be used, even allowing for accident or carelessness, Wuile posse-sing many of the proper- ties of glycerine, it is so prepared and combinea With other substances as not w be exploded by con- cussion—indeed, wien not contined and fire ts ap- plied to ft tt Goes not explode, out simply burns, Lieutenant Dittmar brought over with Rita from Germany 100 pounds ot Dualin in a carpet-bag, and we are sure he would not have treated nitro-giyce- rine im that confidential manner, There have aiready been numerous fatal accidents from glyce- nine at the tunnel, and any explosive that wil be eynally effectual and yet safe to handle will bea Feaisgon to ihe workmen, if to No ono elge, her jufamy. She remained imprisoned for s1x bours when lier father appeared and teadered bail for her appearance, Then came the bour of retaliaton. due procaved a warrant for the arrest of Pulilips on the charge of seducing her on the night of tne w3tn of February, 136%, im the swre where sho ad been employed, on Newark avenue. The alleged seducor was arrested snd de- taiued jor examination. He 1s rather Buali, beardiess, and has a very boyish appearance, but with an alr of what indulgent motuers call “wildness.” He has got into a “lituie seraye—no- thing uiore—dut Lt 18 & scrape Which contains @ voi- wme of instruction for every nan who has g sister or adaughter. Tue case wid come before the Grand Jury, aud uf tie revelations on the tra! will bave the eflect of opening ihe eyes Of fathers and mothers to the dangers tial beses Lucy Chiidrea some good will come out of it. PLAYING A “SKIN” GANIE, A Sharper Snapped by Wholesale Dealers— A Heavy Specimen of Rogues’ Lit- erature — A Cincinnati Firm Ventilated. Atall, gentlemanly looking man, aged thirty-five, of good address and much pluck, was caught up yesterday by oilicer Peter O'Yonnell, of the Second precinct, on a charge of wholesale swindling, oppo- site 178 William atreet. The police bad been on the lookout for such @ man, and ollicer O'Donnell knew he had his man. The prisoner gave his name as Roducy M. Pome- roy, of Cincinnati, and his profession as a boot and shoe merchant. He summarized his personal his- tory beyond this limit imto having lived with @ woman here, but refused her name and address and any clue that might lead to further disclosures. ‘The parties victimized are numerous, but only the following cases are definitely in the hands of the police up to the present:— Charles Hanselt & Co., importers of sxkine, No, 178 ‘William street, received an order from this man for $700 worth of boots aud shoes, which were duly for- warded. He then represeated himself aa the buyer of G, W. Taylor, No. 218 Church street, Philadelphia, When their agent called at this addreas he found an old store with nothing in it bat a few empty bexea James M. Burt No. 23 Park row, also for- warded to his order $288 worth of the same class of goods, Three days ago he obtalued of Elisha Crowell, No. 6 Coenties elip, mackerel and cod to the amount of $209 76, The day following he obtained of Butterehoil & Co. tea value for $728 44. THIBVES’ LITERATURE. On Mr. Pomeroy’s person there were found several letters which ought to be closely studied by the po- lice, ag they atford clues to much myst erious crime, From sm ong these we bpehed the following naive specimen of the free and easy in morals and litera- ture. There was @ genuine business man, named Rodney M. Pomeroy, in Cincinnati, but he ts at pree- ent in Washington a8 an sgent employed to supeérin- tend the bill for the reauction of tho tax upon Leather: at Rust pn Uth 1870 To T, A. TALBOT Eeqr Hoffman Hous New York DEAR Sin—Yours of the 9th inst at Parkersburg was duly received thia AM at breakias—t Every thing seems to be working very smoothly in these parts at present. I purchased cuaira yesterday vhey were sent me iM Without a murmur invoice 00 stainp bad no one in yesterday but @ man to get an adverstisment for directry. today | hay ben favorea with two thus tar store was very anxious to collect bis bill or even part of it seames to be very hard up. Molilllip man was ip to see me had lengty intereveu with bim says they ha great number of inquiries as to who Kodney M. P. was he was muton less impurtnant than most of these felowa are said people here thought it very strange that thair was one RM P going out of bus and another wone comeing 0 they seut thair man that writes up tae books to see me and if ever J talked smooth and plaid the gent and put men wright by off their gard { think Ihave done it with thes felowes thair dally reports are only surcalated mong the subscribers to this office, 1 bave thom and they are indeed smuscing Rodney M. P. is not re- ported at all and wii not be for the presant I told them we were not buying anything la this market, and probaly wl! you would buy east would be of thoes who would no us, and when youreturoed you wonld call and see them they seamed very weil satisied | ana departed like Jentlepren I dont think they are very sharp Calied on Meyers & at thair boording place they seeme to be all right have got thalr sale m and ai ready for business Hope you will not break doun any more thay ere to work our signos & say they will have thom up this week Kverytning 1 ali rite at the house Nine borders come yesterday A young man cailed aud asked for Mr P when we agency were in satd he was with you at the St Nicholous & thought he would eall 4 see when you were going to open yrun Ray like dark arene more at present The “otier letters are signed A. B. Van Smeneth and Abraham. Mr, Pomeroy expressed an opinion that he couid not be hanged for anyching he could be chargeu wit! Tassens CaLiroRNia GOLD.—The Alta Callfornia gives the the mining statistics of California for 1869, and says there was ho important change since 1868, except a Blight decline in placer productions, the precise amount of which not ascertainable, and a a 5 increase in the yield of the quartz mines, The treasure exports Were $37,257,117 and the receipts were $51,220,769, including about $12,000,000 from Nevada, $4,162,055 imports and $3,042,640 prought by coast steamers, mostly from Oregon and Idano, This leaves about $52,000,000 as the product of the State of California, and about $47,095,000 produced in all. the Pucific States and Territories, One of the chief events of the year has been the resumption of profitable work on the Mariposa estate, which bad not produced enough to pay expenses for the last five years, ee Anephew ofthe late President Pierce was arrested ugh mistake as the embexsier of $500,000 from a [Sere abo lately, and the litte matter was ettied by hiv receiving $16,000 Indemnity for is soiled honor, the meals of tue sun and staré. He demonstrated the enormously elevated temperatures of giowing spheres by heating sodium, and wit a yellow ime ‘he pussed it through tts own vapors and produced a darg line siuiuar Lo the spots of the sun, thus veriy- ing bis theory. He exhivited Mr. Rutherford’s pho- Lograpt of tue solar orb by the oxyhydric light with spendid eflect. ‘These experiments all proved the grand idea of the lecuure—the unity or chemical con- stitugon, the idenuty of every element of tae science with light, and the simplicity, yes reguiarity, of the architecture Of the seusibie aud iatent universe, He continued;—1 now come to the decision of the prism respecting tue nebuie, suns or cloudy Inatier or gases, Solids or uquids, incandescent, give continuous spectra; gaseous oves afford only parcial specigi. Lhe neoul produce bus purtiai spectra, thereiore gases are vapors. Touchiug the correla- tion of forces, he eaid, from tue oxidation in tae galvanic cells we produce a mysterious agency, de- signated aselectricity. I apply it vo this water, and showers of gas, bubbles of oxygen and hydrogen rise rapidly lurough these long tubes, demonsirat- ing the most beautiful quaputives analyses of water. This same force to the decomposition of metatiic solutions, as in electro plating bringing the poles together through these metaliie poluts We convert this force into tue most intense heat, and from the carbon terminalis we bave the brigutegt ligal ever produced by wan, Why should We hot nave this overwhelming light in the greatest port of God’s giobe, 10 leu of the sickly lard lights t Ye ben thts curreut fows around these iarge masses of iron you Witness the poweriui magnetic torce produced. (Professor Doremus then went into most delicate and interesting experiments in dlamagnet- ism.) ‘Ihe revolution of a digo of copper 18 checked the moment the current pees between the poles, aud the aisc 13 arrested in its moiion, though great force 18 i cyed. Witness the conversion of this cnemical dtildu into ligat, heat, electricity eud ower, in the same iianner, by power, from ig permauent magnet elicit tho electric current, heat, ligat and chémicail force. Tue oxydation of the carbon in the furnaces of the steamer St. Laurent generates heat, which ia converted into power, Wulch preduces from the huge magnets the dazzling ght which this vessel carries; and as a mouetary proof of its value her insurance has been reduced, ln the thermo-multiplier the falat heat radiated {rom the hand at the distance of many yards ex¢ites a current of electricity in antimony Dismuth, which is easily determined by tie ans dellection of the magnetic needle. And it 1s now proven that every magnetic necdie is in reality a delicat thermometer — capa! of meas- uring variations of the heat which our planes receives from the sun. Wo therefore would ciaim that the union of the original elements must oave produced all cf these impouder- able agencies, and that there properly embraced uncer the evoluuon of light. Dr. Doremus conunued to elaborate his subject, and proved by practical demonstration that light 1s the fecus of ali chemical consiituen's and the living and latent force of the universe, Itisa great pity that empty philosophy and speculative theology cannot be driven {rom the lyceum and such practical and valuavie lectures as that of Dr. Doremus last eveinog untversaily en- tbroned, Such @ one embodies the true scieace of iuie, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE SUH. Lecture by Dr. R. A. Gould, of Cambridge, Biass., BYore the American Institate. Dr. R. A. Gould, of Cambridge, Mass., delivered a highly interesting lecture on the above subject, under the auspices of the Amertcan Institute, last evening, in the large ball of the Cooper Union, which was filled by @ large and intellectual audience, On being introduced to the audience the lecturer saia that the subject which he had ventured toseieot for that evening was so vast that for tne short hour ton, Ohio, and contan merous black on whe aura, 7 ‘se after, we tons of ¢ changes Which the sun unde! on diagrams, peel Soncrnnet his lecture amid ihe applause ef the A DUTCHESS COUNTY MYSTERY. Death of s Wealthy Farmer—Singular Obstruo- tion to @ Coroner—Indignation of the Peopie—No One Will Testify. POUGHEBEPSIB, Jan. 21, 1870. On the night ef January 5, ag alreaay reported 1p she HERALD, the residence of Robert Thora, & Dutchess county farmer, residing op the Hacken- sack road, siz miles from suis city, was visited by three masked burglars at the dead of night. They Called the old man from his bed, Knocked him down and beat him, then placed him in a chair and bound and gagged bim. They also beat, bound and gagged his housekeeper and then robbed the house of $300 in greenbacks, all the money they could find. There was much excitement over the affair at the time but neither Mr. Thorn or his housekeeper seemed desirous of telling all they knew about the matter, Vague hints were thrown out as to who the villains were, but even the police acted drowsily over the affair. Night before last Mr. Thorn died. I proceeded to the Coroner's oMfice to ascertain if any inquest was to be held, when Coroner Andrus stated that there would be, and started down the street to sce Mr. Thorn’s attending physician, Dr. John R. Cooper. That gentlemen tuformed Dr. An- drus that he was unwilling to testify that the beating Mr. Thorn received on the night of the attack was the cause of his death, but that 1 might have hastened it. An intimate friend of deceased con- curred in the physician’s views, and rather urged that an inquest should be dispensed with. He aiso id not wish to have, the case gain any more noto- riety in the papers than was actually necessary. Coroner Andrus thus concluded to hold no in- quest, a decision which, under the circumstances, Was certainly @ Strange one, and which draws out much criticism; but the Coroner was without doubt obstructed in nis duties in an indirect manuer by she importunitics of Robert Thorn’s friends, No one doubts that the old man’s death was caused by the burglars, and the people are indignant to think that information in rejation to the ruMans is to all appearances suppressed apd the wheels of justice clogged. Mr. Taora, previous to the defalca- tion of the notortous Richard Aiken, bis son-in-law, who created such an excitement in New York city some me ago, Was Worth about $220,000, Aiken, [ ain toid by au intimate friend of the family, robved him of $65,000, and, am_ told aiso, that ashort time previous to the atteck on Mr. Toorn which caused bis deasb, Aiken arrived in this city one night after dark, registered bis name at tue Poughkeepsie Hotel and decamped the next morning by daylight, This was since his New York uefaication. Omicer Graham, of thia city, has siated in subsiauce that ho knows who committed the burglary and attack, but that he could get neither Mr. Tnora nor his housekeeper to make an afiidavid, con- sequently he claims he could not act, It was hoped that @ coroner's inquest would be held, if for no other reason than to secure the sworn statement of Mrs, Jane Pratt, who, it is believed, knows who committed the murderous attack, but who remains silent, partly through the importuni- ues of the deceased’s friends and partly througo fear. The whole case 1s shrouded im the deepest mystery and 1s the topic of conversation throughout the entire county. The fact that such ap attack can be made iu such a manuer, and that the victim dies and that no steps are taken to thoroughly investigate the affair is a disgrace to the couaty, and 1s another invitation to thieves aud mur- derers to come to this section where they may pur: sue their nefarious avocation successfully. ‘The lace and head of deceased, as viewed in the coin to-day, ts black and biue, and presents a bad appearance. THIEVES ON THE WAR PATH. Heavy Snenk Robbery in Twentieth Strcet— $2,500 Worth of Jewelry Stolexn—A $250 Burglary in Nineteenth Sircet. ‘The thieves of the city have since their New Year's vacation exhibited considerable energy 1n the appro- priation of other people's goods and chattels. One of the latest extensive and successful robberies occur- red on Wednesday night, at the residence of Join J. Goodwin, No, 32 West Twentieth street. It appears that about six o’clock on the evening in question the family left the house, to be absent for some hours, two /emale servanis remaining in charge. When they returned, at eleven o’ciock, they discovered that $2,500 worth of diamond and gold jeweiry had been sto.en from a drawer, where it had been deposited for safe keeping. An examination of the doors aud windows showed no evidences of their having been tampered with. In addition to the lock tue front door is secured byachain. The girls, whose honesty 1s vouched for, declare that on the departure of the family they Jocked the house up securely and fas- tened the chain, and that the doors were uot opened with their Knowledge during their absence. It is believed that the robbery was comunitted by a sneak thief, who secreted himself in the house during the day: but how he got out is a mystery. st he property stolep consists of the following ar- ie3:— One pair of solitaire dtamond earrings, with gold and black enamel setting. ‘A round gold brooch, with black enamel bar across and four pearis in the centre. One patr of black onyx sleeve buttons, with small pearl in oentre. One cluster diamond brooch, twenty-six dia- monds—a iarge centre diamond surrounded by pear-shaped diamonds apd other sinail ones—with chain and diainond-neaded pin attached One vbiack onyx brooch, with goid and shell pendants. One oval shell cameo brooch, set with rather large pearis, figure of a girl aud dog in centre. Une set brooch and earrings of peari in round gold setung—light setting to show ouly the pearis—a lit- Ue black enamel in setting. ‘One brooch of string pearis, round fn shaps. One paw of gold and enamel! earrings, with crys tal ball, surrounded by a goid fringe as‘&% pendant. One set pin and earrings, Sevres china, painted birds in a gold setting. One set brooch aud sleeve buttons, of plain dead gold, wound with raised monogram 10 gold in the centre of exch, One pair of Roman sleeve buttons, with a bunch of grapes raised tn the centre—all gol One chain and locket of Roman gold, with bunch of grapes like the glecve buttons, On one side of during which he proposed co clatm the attention of the audience he could only undertake to speak in detail of afew of the many points which 1 com- prised, or give them not much more than a bare enumeration of our recent additions to our knowl- edge in this direction, If there were any symbol of majesty and glory known to man 1% was most assuredly that resplendent luminary which was the source of all light and beat, whose splendor the unprotected eye may not behold, the mere attraction oJ whose meridian rays prescribed the tropic and the polar elimates and directed the vicissitudes of summer and winter. The mighty alternations of day and night were but the dictates of the sun’a presence or absence, while the efful- gence of fali-orbed mo brilliancy of Jupiter and Veuus and the rays of tne comet which fis across the were but the reflections in a feebie Kies manner of the sun's light. It was no wonder that in days gone by, then, that this mighty planet re- celved the title of Deity, What to the disciples of Zoroaster had seemed to be 6 revelation modern science had found out to be an existing truth, Weil did the o1d Beds ‘Theoo, the father of Hypa- tin, speak of the great luminary as ‘the all-vivitying heart of the uutverse. We bad believe that Pythagoras and disciples taught the doctrime in Egyp' was the centre of We universe, and that the earth revolved around him once a year, Three and a half centuries alter this Arctimedes determined the sun’s diameter as between twenty-turee and twenty-sev minutes, We determined tae measure of distanc by measuring what 1s called the parallax of tae sun. ara and Venus bein; the planets negrest to the earth offered the greatest advantages tor determiniug the sua’s parallax; tor that reasou many observations of these planets had been niade at well determined points on the earch distant from ea: other. ‘Tne 6un was one hundred and nine times the diameter of the earth; 6o that the earth, as seou irom the 8un, would appear but as a lite wore than the twelve-thousandth part as large asthe eun ap- peared w us. If we were to represent the earth by an ordinary ri buliet the sun would be represented on the same scale by o globe four and @ half feet in diameter to distance of thirty rods. Bus if denoted the earth by an orange of ¥ size the sun would, on the same ecale, ap) obe twenty-five feet in diameter half a mule of, 4 locomotive engine would consume three hundred and sixty-three and @ hail years in traveling around the sun, The sun's distance and being thus known, We next question was as rded his weight or mass. It was easier to weigh the sun than to measure hie distance. The weight of any terrestrial object was simply the atirac tion Which subsisted between jt and the earth, being measurea by the force whioh hecessary to lift it. It had been sound that the mase of the earth was @ Jittle less than six sex- Ullions of tons and tie sun’s total sive wae wirieen thousand tines more than the earth, while his heat ‘was Loree iundred and thirty-seyen times a8 feat making his specific gravity a4 a Whole to be one ani thiee-eighih times that of water. Tho lecturer thea proceeded to exninit a photograph of the sun's ecupse on the 7th of August lust, taken at Burilag the locket are the letters “Spes.’” One dead gold brogceh chain for the neck, very flexible, with narrow closed links, with locket. The Jatter has raiged links on chain and buckle on one side, and encioses a photograph. One very heavy rich dead gold broad bracelet, ornamented with mouldings. One broad plain goia braceiet. Oue gold bracelet, with Etruscan pattern on it tn black enamel, One set of Genoese silver, fllagree worked brooch, earrings and chain, with @ small cross. ‘One set of single studs, with star- old. ‘One get of moss agate buttons and studs, One set of plain large dead gold studs and other articles of minor value. ‘The particulars of the robbery were yesterday re- ported to the Central office, and detectives are en- deavoring to secure the property. it is believed that tue robber is one of the expert Philadelphia sneak thieves who are operating so extensively about the wealthy portions of the eity, with good results in most attempts, Burgtary io Nineteonth Street—Two Hundred aud Fifty Dollars’ Worth of Goods Stolen. On Thursday last, during the temporary absence of the occupants, tho millinery store of Miss D, Lyms, No. 11 East Nineteenth street, was entered by burglars, who opened the rear door with false keys, and stole therefrom a large quantity of articies, 1u- ciuding one child’s purple velvet sack, four white underskirts, ex pocket Knives and 150 yaras of white Nainsoo! he total value of the booty 6e- red by the thief 18 $250, No ciue bas been obtained to the authors of the robbery, who must have been fawiliar with the location of the property aud the habits of the occupants. THs Prasopy FUNERAL TRAIN.—The train ten- geree Buperiniendent Prescott, of the Kastern Raliroad, to the trustees of the Peabody Instiiute, to convey tae remains of George Peabody from Port land to Salem, was completed yesterday. The train consiata of the fine engine the George Peabody, one vaga! Cat, saloon car No. 77 and passenger Cars Nos 74 and 75, All the cara are now and have been Dutlt at thoscompany’s shops, avSalem. The ex- teriors of the engine and saloon were finely decorated and @ photographic view was taken, but on account of the danger of fire from sparks the decorations will be removed before the train leaves for Portiand, Tne interior of the suloon ja hung with heavy folds of black and waite serge from the contre, falling to either ai tue winaows being partially covered by them, Wnglish and Amori- an flags, odged with biaok, form a part of tho drapery ab each ond. The car % neatly carpeted, @nd In the centre is a bier, about two feet wide by eight in lengtn, covered with black veivet aud srim~ med with silver fringe and tassels, The whole effect sombre, Dus very tasteful, The two passenger cars which accompany the wain are also bung with embiems of mourning, the foida of black and white perge meeting in the coutre of the ceiling from each corner, and the sides of the cars above and around the windowa also draped, it is expected tat the train will jeave for Yortiand to-day and there await tue arrival of jie Mowargh,—Boson Adve w vertiser, Jarh 21, BROOKLYN CITY. A Justice On His Muscle—Fire—A Recelyer® Convicted—A Dose for a Doctor— The Temple Israel Inaugu- ratlog—Burg The Coroner held maquest yesterday ever the body of Robert Pickett, who died at his residence in Plymouth street, on Thursday, of injurt tn the foundry shop at the navy yard'auout noone ago. Jacob Simmons, proprietor of @ smail tatlor shop ip Third avenue, was tried ana convicted in the Court of Sessions of receiving a roll of eloth, know. ig the game to uave been stolen. Ho was remanded for sentence, Judge Troy commitsed Thomas A. Eaves to the House of Refuge yesterday for attempting to admin. ister an unnecessary potion of opium to Dr. Lorette, by placing the drug tn bis coffee. The accused, who is sixteen years age, was in the employ of the doctor and the crime is attriouted to the intention of the urchin to rob bis master, The residence of Charles H. Smith, Herkimer street, near Nostrand avenue, was burgiarously en- tered as an early hour yesterday morning, and wear- log apparel to the value of $230 was stolen, Otto Drutel. a young man who was recently dischi 3 from the employ of Mr. Smita, bas beeg arrested op suspicion of committing tho oifice, James Buckley, Justice of the Peace for the See ond aistrict, distinguished himself in an unenviable manner at tne ciose of tho proceedings of the meet ing of the Democratio General Committee on Thurs+ day night, by striking and knocking down a delegate Ene genes hte) or oy ee ward, UST es e Ul wi bok of the belligerent! The German Nquor dealers of this city held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the Ocean Garden, corner of Nassau and Bridge streets, and pledged themselves to do all im their power to procure repeal of the Excise law. Several spescher were: Made In German and a committee of three was a pointed to proceed to Albany in tho interes! proposed measure, a baat The building occupied as a bakery by James PF. Shannon, on Third avenue, near sixteenth street, Gowanus, was damaged by fire, about eight o'clock Yesterday morning, to the amount of $1,500; loss Hock $1,000. Ths lire comuuuteated with tow building adjoining, occupied as a grocery store bd; Thomas McCormick ‘1 a8 @ drug store by E, 4 Boras oak 0 pi ule @ 1038 of $200, Mr. aunon ié Insured in tao Montauk Lost uv enanhanieinen urance Vou Yesterday afternoon, at kalf-past three o'clock there was @ congregation of about 200 Israelites assembled in the hall of the Young Men’s Christian- Association, Fulton avenue, pursuant to srrangee ments previously made, for the “inauguration of the Temple Israel.” ‘the object is to promulgate th? new method, originated by the “Temple of New York, of conducting services of the syuagogue in the German and English tongue, in order that the Jews who ore not familiar with Hebrew may avai themselves of the advantages of the retigious ser vices. The musical arrangeents were under dire tion of Rev. A, Rubin, reader of the congregation of the Temple Emanu-Mi—an excelient combina- ton of vocal talent being im attendance. Kabbi 8. Adier offered the inaugural! prayer, after which the ark was opened and a scroll of the law taken out, After the usual responses of the cuoir the scroll turned to the ang. The minig- ter of the new congregation, Rev. Rk. D. C. Lewin, preached the sermon. The regular Sabbath evening services were then gone through with, and the bene diction having been giveu the audience was dis- missed. Rabbi Adier will preach in German this — atthe services, wuich will be held at ten o’clog! THE CUSTOM HOUSE CARTAGE SYSTEM Mass Meeting of Cartmon—The Proposed Changs in the Cartage System a Blow Aimed at Senator Fenton. A largely attended meecting of the bonded pubite store and ship cartmen of this city was held lass evening at Piper's Hall, corner of Bleecker and Mor- ton streets. The object of the meeting was to op- pose the order recently issued by Moses H. Grinnell, Collector of the Customs of this port, by which the whole of the cartmen at present employed in cart- ing bonded goods are to be suspended and the city divided into eight districts, one cartman to be ap- pointed to each district by the Collector. The order issued by Mr. Grinnell is to come into force on the 1st of February noxt, and the cart men are banding together to prevent, if possible, the order taking effect. The merchants of the city who employ their own cartmen feel that this order is an infringement of their rights, and at the ofices of several of the principal importers of the city petitions have been laid for the past few weeks calling upon Mr. Grinnell to rescind the order issued. The petitions have been signed by the majority of the leading merchants and sbipowners, and will be presented to Mr. Grinnell to-day. The mecting last Bight orepalsed by, pleckog Mr. A. G. Reynolds a3 chairman. Mr. J. W. Cole acted aa secretary. Mr. Reynolds in calling the meeting to order re- commended that the proceedings should be brief. The carmen believed that the action taken by the Collector of the Port was very unjust, and it was due to themselves tnat they snouid oppose it to the best of their aility. A letter signed “An Old Cart- man,’ published in the 7imes of the 19th inst, was read and declared by the meeting to be written im the interest of the Custom House. : ‘The petition from the merchants protesting against the proposed change was then read and a series of resolutions passed. ‘Tne preamble to the resolutions stated that the change had been effected througna series of misrepresentations made at Washington by the Collector of the Port, stating that the ma- jority of the cartmen of New York were democrats; ‘whereas they have always been and are now firm supporers of and tried friends of the war, government &nd the distinguished Senator, Reuben E. Fenton, and declaring toat the change im the present cartage system had been made to punish the friends of that Senator and to reward bis euemies. The resolutions expressed the thanks of tne meeting to the merchants of New York for their protest against the proposed change in the cartage system, and acknowiedged with pride the services rendered trom time to time the Hom. Reuben E. Fenton to the cartmen and the worxingmen generally, and pledged him the whole of their support in future. Tue reso- lutions were unanimously passed, and, after a few remarks from Mr. Brewer apd the appointment of & committee to present the petition and resolutions to Mr. Grinnell, the meeting adjourned, s & BRIGADE OF BURGLARS. Croekemen at Work—Four Cases Investigated at Jefferson Market Yesterday. There were four different complaints of burglary investigated before Justice Cox, at the Jefferson Market Police Court, yesterday, the oldest offended being only twenty-two years of age. dames Gallagher, of No, 22 Downing street, cause@ tne arrest of James Owens by detectives Vaw Guechten and Stilwell, of the Twenty-eighth pre cinct, coarged with burglariously entering bis house, at the above number, on Wednesday nignt, by means of forcing open # rear door, and stealing quantity of jewelry and money vaiued at $100. Four trauks, containing clothing beionging to Mrs. Gallagher, who Is in the country, were broken open anda number of articles, the value of which is not known, taken away. James Broderick, a resident of the samo house, testified to seeing the prisoner and au accom. piice leave the house on (he nigut of tue burgiary ia @ mysterious Mauner, with a large bundie in ther possession, He denied the charge, but was held 1a defauit of $1.000 bali. - On the night of December 11 the boot and shoe store of Christopher Hackett, at 272 Firat avenu was entered by burglars and @ numbor of shoes, valued at fifty doilars, stolen. As the cracksmen were leaving the store they were ducovered by ofl- cer Little, of the Eighteenth precinct, who arrested one of them and recovered the property, his accom. plice making biaescape, but was arrested on Thurs Gay night by the same officer, who yesterday aes ing arraigned him, fe gave bis name as Thomas Cunniff and reaidence at 604 East Seventeenth street. A complaint was preferred against him, to which he leaded not guilty, but was locked up in default of 1,000 batt to answer at the Geuerai Sessions. On Vhuraday evening, ag officer Young, of th Fifteenth precinct, was peasiag up Broadway, he discovered three boys acting in & mysterious man- ner in front of tie showcase of Arthur Genet, at No. Broadway, snd attempted to arrest them, only coeeaing, bowever, in deiaming one of them, named Charles.Hammond, fourteen years of age, im whose possession he found @ small jimmy. He was arraigned yesterday morning and @ comp!aint pre- ferred against him by Air. Genet, charging him with attempting to steal a ae, of human hair valued at ‘S200. fe was iuliy commitied to answer the oa aesctive La Rue arraigned Patrick Fitzsimmons upon complaint of Lawrence Keunedy, of 349 East ‘Tweaty-tuird street, charged wita Ct dosh 4 entering lis premises and stealing & quantity of bar. tae evidence being ilosuiicient to warrant ice in holding bim wos discharged, net