The New York Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1870, Page 10

1 THE WAELLS OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE. Meeting of the Public Cartmen—Indignation at the New Rule—Strong Resolutions— Some One is Lazy—Delay in the Removal of Goods, A large number of the Custom House cartmen as- semblea at Piper's Hall, in Bleecker street, last evening, to express theit disapprobation of the late action of the Collector. Other meetinga have been held for workmen’s rights; but, Judging from tho Auteilectual personne’ of the two or threo dozen called together at this hati in Bleecker street, one could scarcely Imagine that they should be the suf- ferers in & public benefit, But so it seems; and the indignation, which found full expression in a series of resolutions adopted later In he evening, was very stropg among them. The meeting was called lor eight o'clock; but owing to the absence of the chatr- man, and when all hopes of his coming were given up, Mr. Brewer Called the assemblage to order, and ‘Mr, King was appointea chairman, When the milnutes of the previous meeting had beon read Mr, Brewer, President of the Cartmen’s Association, arose and said that what he could learn of wie movewent from the newspaper reports was decidedly favorable; still, those engaged therein should yield to their better judgment, take the thing as coolly as possibile and consult with the higher authority in Washington and ascertain if there was anything wrong, or if there was any bribery, They sould be careful how they spoke of and, treated Oluiers, as these Very INeh WhO apparently were their bitier eneluies, and Whom they accused so roundly, would prove to be thelr best friends. He hoped the carimen present would weigh this matter carefully, 60 (HAL ROLE Should arise to Cause pain hereafter. Mr. ACKBEMAN stated, m regard of the transfer of goods from the vesseis to the Warehouses, that he as informed by indsiey to the eifect that the chants would have (heir orders checked unui ith of February. What would be the action after that date he could not say. ‘The 1ollowipg resolutions were next hauded to the secretary and read as follows:— Resolved, That we tae bouded public men of thid city aud viciuity, in convent hereby respocti uly apd Drmly protest aginst Of ihe Collector of this Port, or his agents, t aye of our earning for the support of a newly-ere: to be calied the General Superintendent of the bonded cart. age of this city and Viclaity; and as we are under bonds to ship eart- mbied, do proposition ertora this bikinens with xafety (0 the goverument, sugh Tire ic, as We belo ne <a s ‘as WaT Take aa WS Late HEM Gulgirly denominated d cartmen” by the said Collector and his agent, ui bave been charged with stealing goods trot thelr trucks, we simply refer to the position we have held fur many years and the estimation we are held in by our employers, and we hereby deny the said charge with tdignation and a fog) Of contempt that any person holding so pich % paaitloy fina the govercunent would malg yt Tait to be made such & charge against thougab4S 27 qonesi, hardworking men. Resolygg. “27. hs “one Williams,” one of the said Col- lec\ors Teputies, ia in the habit, with the full knowledge and sent of the Collector, of, stopping our merchabts' ordeyy for the transfer of thelr goods trom the general ofdge to the bonded warehouse, thus depriving, i of art of ‘ovr business and giving it to the friends of the Collector, we hereby denounce this aclion ax a piece of bigh-banded out- sage, without » precedent in thls or any other civilized cam- munity. ‘Rescived, That whereas we have been informed by the Col- Jector im person that many of the merchanis who signed the protest preeented to him some time since against the new sysiem of cartage have informed him that they wished to withdraw their names from said protest, being well satiated with the new system; and, whereas we have made ipquiry among the leadiug firma in’ New York who signed said pro- fest and have been unable to find any desiring to withdraw their names; and, whereas the Collector bas refused to fur- nish us with’ the ‘uames of such trms, resolved, therefore, ‘that untii such names are given we must consider the charge without foundation and faise. e One of the members present then rose and said that the carauen were too slow in their action. ‘This Was an outrage on the community and was done for petiticai purposes. Many have been afraid to express their sentiments, thinking thas they were to be tie lucky ones, and it was certainly very strange that live or six men should control eight or nine thousand cartmen by infusing this spirit of fear into their mmds. Por himself he would eesire to lave we matter taken up at once and latd before the proper authorities. It was then moved vhat the reso- lutions should be carried and printed in the papers: friendly to the eause; but objection was made to the jast remark, as there was bo paper Which was not friendly to the movement when it came to treating ‘the matter editonally. The remark was withdrawn ai the resoiutions were carried unanimoasly. Some further discussion ensued, showing how ‘poorly the new system worked and how heavily tc Dore upon the merchants. One case was cited of execeding oMcia! laziness or an inattention to busi- ness whieh could not have occurred before the pree- ent Collectors new-fangied ideas were put into operat ‘The steamer City of London left this port Jast Saivrday with full cargo, provisions, &c., and the goocs which she discharged on her arrival and which ehould have been carted away a week ago and, perhaps, been deposited in the merchants’ stores, had not ali been removed yesterday mora- ing. Soon after the meeting adjourned, subject to ‘the call of the chair. RAILROAD MISMANAGEMENT. Awfignation Meeting in Millburu, N. J.—Legal Proceedings Aguinst the Morris and Essex Railroad—How Theodore Overmaller Was Killed. At @ public meeting of the citizens of Millborn, BR. J., to consider what steps should be taken to in- ure the safety of life and limb at the ratlroad stauion, Mr. John McLoughlin was unanimously called to the chair. Mr. Kenwick moved that a committee be appointed to draft resolutions expressive of tne sense of the meeting: unanimously earried, and Messrs. Renwick, Yarly and Dyetce appointed. In the absence of the committee the Rev. Mr. Morrow and Mr. Amzy Condit were catled upon and addressed the meeting. ‘the committee, ‘through Mr. Renwick, reported the following reso- 3, Which, toon motion, were unanimously cpted:— Whereas the ec appurtenances t dliburn, and the 1 of the railway station and the the Morris and Essex Railroad at of the traing whi at, are and have iv. sours been on the public highway and to rs to aod from Miliburn, w e lately resuite Seats of one of our citizens, Sir. Theodore Overmuller, Resolved, That a commitics of thres Le appointed'to walt upon our citizens and solicit enbscriptions suilictent to prose- cute the railroad company for ea; to wectire the ser- vices of able and energetic counsel and to do every act which they deem proper to recover for the widow and children of our late townaman whatever damages the utmost limit of the Jaw wiil allow. Resolved, That the practice of stopping the traina of ears at Millburn, ncrons the public road, thereby obsiructing the of carriages and wagons many times a day, is » pub- janes which ahould be abated.” hing olved, Tha tthe practice of stopping the passenger cars opporite the mull flume and upon the bridge over the Rahway river, without any platform, railing or any oth means on the north side of the track to prevent passengers from falling into the fume or the river and without the pre- eaution of putting out alight at night on that side of the warn passengers against stepping from the cars, 1% tgource of danger to life and limb, and that i ie the imperative duty as well as the interest of the railroad pany totake such measures a8 sball prevent apy further accident. Resolved, That the testimony elicited at the coroner's in- quent was conclusive as to the neglect of their ducies by some Of the employes at the station, and calls for investigation by the superior officers of the compan Resolved, That we auggest to the railroad company the ex- tency of removing the MillLuro station sufliciently ta the ont of /1a present position to enable the trains to stop at the stacion without obstructing the public highway, and to en- able passengers to step from the cars without danger. The Rev. Mr. MORROW moved that the committee ave power to associate with themseives two or more persons to assist them in their duties, which ‘Was carried unanimously, and Messrs, Israel v. Condit, E. 8. Renwick and George W, Campbell, Jr., were appointed by the meeting as the committee ‘ander the first resolution, Mr. Renwick moved that these proceedings be publisued m the ancpe pers of New York and Newark. Carried. Mr. Amzy Condit moved to authorize the committee to call a public meeting of tue citizens whenever they wee fit. Carried. Rey, Mr. Monnow moved the following resolution, which Was unanimously adopted:— Resolved, That we, the townsnen of Milltrn, ascembled take into consideration the circumstances attending tho of Theadore Overmull ake record of our appreciation of his {ntogrit try und worth, and pre- gent to his widow an expression of onr grief at his suddea Femovai from among ts, and our earnest aympathy'with her in tie bereavement sie lias been called upon to s Mr. Amzy ConpiT moved that the secretary send a opr of the preceding resolution to . Overmulier, whic) was adopted. dhe meting then adjourned. THE SPANISH FRIGATE VICTORIA. Wer Build, Armament and Oficers, The #paniah frigate Victoria arrived at this port yesterdgy afternoon at half-past two o'clock trom Havana. She was twelve days making the passage, Guring which time she experienced some preity heavy weather. Shortly after her arrival the HERALD Feporter wilted her and was kindiy shown through every portion of the vesrel, The Victoria is really a Monster War ship. She is of iron and was bulit in London in 1868. She carries twenty heavy gans, seven of ther being 350-pound Armstrongs. Of the latter ghe hag three on her upper deck, one of whem fo the bow as.@ pivot gun, and the remainder on her wecoud ar gundeck. fier engines are of 1,000 horse power. fhe les eight boilers and thirty-two fires, and is 6,009 tone burden. Ler crew consists of 300 euilors and sixty marines. ‘the followsng i@ 2 hist of her ofivers:— ‘ commodoreés—Fedrg Gonsalez ann Fernando Mar- inex, . Second Offleer—Francisco Duren. rhird Opicer-—! ell Fourth Office ert. Fin picer—Pesro Cedemonti. Licuenans—Manuel Dies, Vedro Buirdabe, Juan Coprouand Juan San Jaan, corn mander of Marines—Manuel Sanchez. Olcer of Guns--Salvadore Pehet; Assistant, 1 Caiehe; Second assistent, Jaana Lopes Cheplari— Mh anues Niro. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1870.-T THE LATEST Probable Murder in Trenton—A Young Woman Drowned in the Assanpink—-What Peo- ple Saw and Heard—A Char- acteristic Verdict. JERSEY MYSTERY. On the 20th of January @ young woman namea Hannah Robinson suddenly disappeared from the residence of her parents at Mulbam, a suburb of ‘trenton, N. 2. A diligent search was mado af the time by the police and her parents, but without any ciue to her whereabouts and the affair dropped from the public mind until the 24 inst., when the City Marshal received s telegram from the police authorities of Philadelphia saying that & man named Morris, then under arrest there, had made a con/used statement to the effect that a murder had been committed on Monday or Tuesday of the preceding week. Inquiries were instituted, and a despaich was sent to Philadelphia to the effect that no murder bad been committed in Trenton; but the authorities mever once thougut of the missing Woman, aud but little attention was paid to the matter until Sunday afternoon, when a man named John Dalton founa the body of the unfortunate woman lying in the Assanpink creek, near a place known as the Black bridge. Coroner Dignan was promptly notified and held an inquest, Several persons were examined and the following testimony was elicited. ‘The tamily of deceased were trom England and had been in this country only one year; the father ia @ hard working mechanic and after searching for employment in miany places had finally succeeded in getting @ situa- on im the rubber works near Trenton. fhe girl Hannah was twenty-two years of age, and while in England bad been guilty of some indiscretions wich resulted in her becoming & mother without entering Into the married siate. The post-mortem examination revealed the fact that she was about lo give birth to anotuer child. The parenis testiled vat the girl nad been suffering from no mental depression, and she bad been about her work as usual, having becn employed in the crockery works as aiinisher, No one had ever beard her express & desire to commit suicide, aad her parents believe that she has been the Mage foul pia: a been keeping company Ww; man named Jonn Clinton, cht be baka with fii, since ue Sunday night previous to her disappearance. ~ Several witnesses wstiled to her general wood fomper and gay spirits, Dr. Rogers, who made U Post moytem examination, found no marks of vio- lence, except @ superticial wound on the face. The jury, after Rearing ali the evidence, returned the following verdict:—"We find that the deceased, ae outs ids a 1p the ABBA: pink cee ng Blagk bridge, on Sunday, Feb- quar 2 itetae Ry to aw she Sous to ber doasn € lack evidence to show.” A great many rumors are in ciroulgtion. The tele- gram from Ph pre a Well as her condition at the time of her deat cONstrued into every pos- sibleforyy, During inquest a common, low felt hat Was shown to the jary aud a statement made to the effect thatit was Bi kod On near the bridge on the morning after her disappé Ce, ‘Two of the jurors testified that about seven o'clock on the evening of tue Ag i pelo they beard the report of a pistol or gun, follewed by a scream as Gi some person in distress, in the direction of the creex, but on pe to the door they heard no further noise, ig not likely that any guns were fired, as no marks of violence were found on the deceased. ‘The case is involved in mystery, and the police are unusually vigilant in order w fathom it. The body Was given to the parents terment. THE NATIONAL LABOR UNION. Proposition to Make the Herald ite Organ. WASHINGTON, eb, 6, 1870. To THE Eprron oF THE HeRaLp:— The undersigned, ofictal representatives of the National Labor Union, are desirous of procuring a newspaper of national circulation, through which to enuneiate the doctrines and purposes of tne or- ganization. In mest of the States of this Union the State ana local organizations have the medium of newspapers: elther established by themselves or in their interest in connection with other purposes, We represent ‘the interests of over four mi‘lions of voters, in connection with whom may fairly be added 25,000,000 of people. The official utterances of the undersigned will command a comprehensive hear- ing, and the action, especially the congressional action, of the antagonists of labor, will demand the occasional repetition of these utterances. We pro- pose to the NEw YORK HERALD, on account, among other reasons, of its larger circulation, that it become the medium of the National Labor Union for the object stated in the first paragraph hereof, upon the terms, first, that no communication tn the name of the National Labor Union be published, ex- cept over the signatures of the undersigued officers, or such one or more Of them as they shall in writing authorize. And secondly, that the HERALD and the undersigned be entirely independent of each other, as to the doctrines and policy of the National Labor Union and the enunciation of the measures in con- nection therewith. In return for the beneilt con- Jerred upon the National Labor Union by the use of a journal of such standing aud circulation in their be- half, of which the undersigned are fuily appreciative, it wui be for the HERALD to weigh whether the addi- tonal sale of the newspaper will compensate, And in thi® connection, let it be said, 1t is the purpose of the undersigued to press by every legitimate means the progress Lo success of the cause and interests of American labor up tothe time of the next Con- gressional elections, and to make them a ruling in- fuence In those elections, And ia view of this it ts principally that we now aadress ourselves to the New York Heraup. And why? We propose that ourselves and the paper be each free and iude- pendent of otuer. The Dational organ of this national cause must necessarily command an extensive additional circulation forth- with. The amount of it would be conjectural with us, and could probably be ascertained better by tne experience of the H&RALD. Nor would there be a heavy pressure upon its columns. ‘Tbe undersigned would, necessarily, nave to act only on occasions of moment; direct and advise the action of so numerous a body of men; to direct measures in antagonism of an enemy #0 influential as the enemy of labor, and 80 powerfully propped and organized, and demand well directed rather than frequent appeals. R. FP, TREVELECK, President, me ( council MAGUIRE, j Committees etary. Tuomas 3, NELSON, Sec Proclamation No, 1~Sherman’s Fanding Bill. WasuINncTon, D. C., Feb. 5, 1 TO THE WORKINGMEN OF THE UNITED STATES :— We, the undersigned, the oficial representatives of the National Labor Unton, comprising upwards of four million voters, and in connection with whom are tnvolved the interests of twenty-five millions of the American people, invoke your attention to a bill now pending in Congress, entitled ‘A bill to au- thorize the refunding and consottdavion of the na- tuonal debt, to extend banking facilfties and to establish specie payments,” introduced vy Senator Sherman. This bill converts the currency loan Made to the government at the rate of fifty-fivé cents on the dollar into a sold Payment at the rate of 1.22 on the dollar, thus furtively reducing the interest from six to five per cent per annum. apologize for the iniquity of converting a depre- ciated paper debt into an exorbitant gold payment, your currency debt now due, and as it becomes due, a government, not @ bank currency paper issue, equal to the full amount of the aebt proposed to be funded by this bill, thus cancelit inverest and taxation as a consequence immediately; and furnishing tothe people s circulating medium of the highest value, which never depreciates, be- cause based, not on the credit of banks, but on the credit of the people themselves; whereas this Sher- man dill greatly prolongs the gold payment of a cur- rency debs. It will appear that if this mode of pay- ment is adopted there must be collected from the producing classea during the lifetime of the bonds, and handed over to the bondholcers as interest, the aggregate sum of over $3,281,000,000, leaving the principal, $1,200,000,000, stiil unpaid. This pil is skilfully drafted, and exhibits the outcropping of the craft. Ifthe draughtsman had an honorarium of $1,000,000 for his fee it could not be more dexter- ously fitted for ita nefarious purposes. It must bave had tts birth outside the walls of the Capitol, for the features of the money broker are stamped upon it indeitbly; but who ever is ite anthor, we pronounce the bill, tn the Jangnage currently used during the rebellion, “a public enemy.” R. F, TREVELLECK, Presifent the National Lavor Unton, a. T. CAVIS, Vice President. A. CAMPBELL, A. M. PUBL INO, MAGUIKE, Secretary. THE GERMAN LEGAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. ‘This association, which was formed #x montis ago for the purpose of affording legal protection to German emigrants and the poorer classes in cases where they are entangled in lawsuita, has juat issued areport of its operations, trom which it appears that during the past month twenty-three applicants Were assisted, ‘Tho number of avtorneys em- { ployed py the association have beeen ihoresmed to eighteen, and @ monthly publication tn the interest of the association is projected. A new feature in Wwe case of Dr. Schoeppe is prerented, to the effect that the matter hes been brought before the Legisia- ture of Pennsylvanta, A numoer of German socte- ties ato represented in this association by delegates, and the ierman United Cabinet Makers’ Association, Wine, during the past wine yeats, hax ‘expended $1,400 in Jaw suite, has resolved to employ i fulare | Committee, { Tuomas 8. New @ only the agency of Sia society. SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE NEW JERSEY. Hoboken. A GRRMAN Dew1oRaNT ComMiTs SUICIDR.—About two months ago a German named, Leopold Kath, forty-eight years of age, arrived at Hoboken by the Hamburg steamehip. He could not obtain employ- ment apywhere, and fifteen days went to boara at the Hansa Hotel, opposite the en dock. Two days ago the proprietor presented his bill, and Kath stated that he expected money from his trlends in Germany and would satisfy Lis host when 1t would arrive. Yesterday morning he became very gloomy and retired to his room, where he mained during the day. At sx o'clock last event one of the waiters went to his room to call 10 re+ him to supper and found him stretched on the bed a astly sight. The throat and two wrists were cut with a razor aud the upper portion of the skull blown away with a revolver, the report of which was heard @ short time previously, bus no notice was taken of it, On the table beside the bed was a lewer ad- dressed to Kat and children, in German, th’s W! setting forth that he was in such a state of destitu- on that he was tired of this life. Coroner Crane took charge of the body and will hold an inquest. Hudson City. Tae COURTS—TRIAL FOR ARSON—FISK SuOWS Fiant.—In the Court of Sessions yesterday James Laugnrap, Thomas Laugbran and Joun Connolly were placed on trial for argon. The prisoners were charged with setting fire to @ liquor store in Grand street Jersey City, with, the view of defrauding te State Insurance Compdhy, The trial was continued during the day, and will be resumed this forenoon. ‘rhe evidence against the prisoners was very strong. In the Supreme Court the case of Willem H. Wood against the Erie Railway Company, to, recover & balance of $14,676 tor materials furnished to de- fendants in the construction of the Twenty-third street ferry, Was called up. The cage was compro- mised last week, the defendants giving the sum of $11,000, but Fisk had no intention to sudmit to such an arrangement and accordingly be instructed his counsel to fight it out. A new trial was granted and the case 1s in progress. Treuton, Mrrcer County Crrcurr Couat.—Yesterday being the day set down by Judge Beaseley for answering the motion for quashing the indictment against Uharles W. Jay, Judge Beaseley refused, say- ing that in the mater of the mdictment against Mr. day, editor of the Uni inel, for alleged libel on David Naar, the Court had taken into constdera- flon the objections raised, apd thoy, them or tae, ituportanee, yet bd of opinio! t they are not of sufficient weight to viiig See jacieen ‘The motion to quash was therefore denied. SUDDEN DEATH.—A German named John Gigthan was found lying m his room at a boarding house >, Greene street, suffering from a fit. Dr. Ceieman was summoned and preserived for the ™?.n, pnt betore the prescripiion could be filed de9”n" ensued, De- ceaged Was ® mason py occupe* . friends in the city. He had #7145790 ,804 bad no which will suftice to save che at 2 acne bet, Of the act disposing Of “Jaupers’ bodies for the ad- medige’ oe. roner’s Brought in a verdior of acute irom apenloxge 8 oo LONG ISLAND, ‘DesrRoYED BY Fink.—The summer residence of Robert W. Butler, of St. James (proprietor of the Theatre Comique in New York), together with the rouar portion of its contents, were destroyed by re om Saturday morning last. “Rev.” HORACKE COOKE spent the whole of Sun- day at Astoria with one of the venerable brethren of the Methodist Episcopal church of the place. In the afternoon be walked with him to Hunter’s Point. He did not show himself to the villagers more than was necessary. RaiLRoaD CasuaLTY.—As the Riverhead express traiu was passing Westbury station, on the Long Island Raliroad, on Saturday evening last, at full speed. @ man named Edgar Burndham attempted the fooldaray feat of Jumping off. He sustained serious injuries about the head, and remained un- conscious for about twenty minutes. He was taken care of by a gentleman living at the depot and con- veyed to his home. SovuTH Sip# RalLnoap.—The South Side Railroad Company bave contracted for sixteen new passen- ger coaches, four of which are to be delivered this week; also two new dummy engiues, which are to be delivered on the Istof April; also one new locomo~ tive, The connection with the old Flushing Railroad will be ready for use by the lst of May and then the main terminus will be removed to Hunter's Point. ‘The travel on this road has peen unexpectedly large during (he summer. WESTCHESTER COUNTY. ASSAULT UN A POLICE OFFicER.—Patrick Mur- phy and Thomas Faley, hatters, were bronght be- fore Justice Shannon at Yonkers yesterday charged with having assaulted officer James McLaughitn on Saturday evening. It appeared from the evidence that Murphy, while intoxicated, entered a hall where a theatrical performance was about to take place, and subsequently wound up by striking the door- keeper, who at once sought the assistance of officer McLaugliin. While the latter was taking Murph; to the station house his prisoner suddenly strucl him a violent blow, when Faley, who came to the rescue of his friend, aiso joined in the attack, using & stone on the head of McLaughlin wiih villainous effect, With the assistance of patrolmen King and Duncourt the prisoners were Qnaliy secured, not, howger, before McLaughlin had been roughly handled “and his shield torn from his breast. ‘The Court held Murphy to answer two charges of assault in the sum of $250 each, while raley Was committed withont bail for assaulting with intent to kill oflcer McLaughlin. THE HEAVY WEIGHTS. The Fat Men in Council—Arrangemenis tor their First Annual Reception—Prince Arthur Invited, but Conidn’t Seo It.” Fifty or more mountains of human flesh, but just that number of the very jolliest specimens of man- kind, members of the ‘Fat Men’s Association,’ met last night at the Revere House, corner of Broadway and Houston street, to arrange the preliminaries of their first reception, to be held on the 24th inst., at Irving Hall. J. A. P. Fisk, bland ag ever, presided, and B. W, Maples neatly filled nis usual post of sec- retary. The distribution of tickets, with many com- mendable injunctions, being first in order, that busi- ness was cleverly gotten through with. Sosoon thereafter as the natural ebullitions of humor of the arty could be restrained the following invitation to Prince Arthur to attend the reception, and his an- sewer, Were read:— BHRADQUARTERS OF TIER NavtoNaL Fat MEN'S Agsoutnrion,, Naw Yous, Feb. 9, 1870. Your RovAL Hreuwass :— Desiring that you may, during your visit to this country, become acquainted with our national Institutions, Ihave the honor to request your presence at a ball of this association to be given at Irving Hall on the 24th instant. I have the honor to be, &e., B. W. MAPLES, i Burvoonr Hou! Colonel Elphinstone begs to inform the “Fat Men's Association” that his Royal The reading of these communications raised quite & breeze, as it did not suit one of the members, who stigmatized it as flunkeyism and used other words more forcible; but, despite his effort to lay the mat- ters on the table, 1t was decided by s large majority to endorse the action of the Exgcutive Committee in extending the invitation and Place the correspond- ence on Before this was done Brothers Far- weil, Coe, Fisk, Gibbons and others indulged in quaint addresses of favor or remonatrance. ‘The various committees were then announced for the ball, and well may they be called ponderous, ‘They are as follows:— FLOOR Name. William M. Doty. 8. W. stou 3.7, Hou J.B. Lydecker: W. C. Morria, W. Grabs in | mingly regaled the party wiih “Beautiful Nora,” when the association bestowed upon him “the grand honors,” which tribute of aifection, from ité manifestations of heartiness wione, ought to be glory enough for a long time. ‘The fat men will de in good trim on the 24th inst, THE WYBLE FAMILY ANO THE TOWNSEND FAMILY DORA> TIONS. To THE EpiTon OF THE HERALD! — Enclosed please find two checks, one for twenty- five doliars as a donation towards assistance of the Townsend famuly, and one for twenty-fve dollars for the *enefit of the aera eae pest famuy. MAS YSE, Je. MThe Duke of Hijar, accompanied by the Duchess, recently paid a vislt to Queen Isabella im Paria, Under the former dynasty the Dukes of litjar en- ee, the privilege of claiming everything touched y the King on a certain day, which was accorded vy King John J1. of Bpain, because one of that family had saved hia life, when fighting against the Moor, } by changing dross with hina. THE FIGHTING COMMITTEE. A Squad of Albany Legislators Tickling the In. surance and Trust Companies--The Report- ors Got “Fits” and the Committee Get Frightened—They Pack Up for Albany and Go, ‘The legisiative committee appointed to investi- gate the condition of life insurance and trust com- panies organized yesterday morning at the office of Thomas ©. Fields, member of the Legislature and Attorney to the Corporation, No. 115 Nassau street. Shortly after they hadassembied a large delegation of reporters representing the various newspapers appeared and requesied permission to attend the session and report the proceedings, but were ioformed that the proceedings were ‘secret’? or “private,” a9 @ placard on the door announced. Mr. Thomas C, Fields is chairman of the commit spokesman, and at last @ heavy demonstration was made on him by the scribes, bat he immediately ‘talked music” to them, and intimated that some of them would get ited’? if they made much trouble. Expostulation was use- less and the reporters were excluded, Subsequently Mr, Richard A. McCuray, vice presi- dent of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York, presented ® petition to the committee, signed by the officers of thirty-four life insurance aud trust companies, asking that the proceed- ings might be held in open session, but the petition was retused. This created great indignation on the put of the companies and the press representatives, jut the committee gaye them to lerstand that they were not in the babit of “going back” on what they said; and so the session was secret. 1 mmittes subsequently announced that the official stenographer would furnish to the press sueh ain as might be pubhshed, which was as fol- The first witness examtned was the actuary of thi Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mr. Sheppard Ho. mans. He testifled that he resided at No. 9 Wash- ington place; bik duties are defined by law, not by the compa! he audits the quarterly and annnal einenis; Were 13 ak annual statement pubilshed; it contains a record of everything up to the day upon which it is published; the land and mortgage department 1s not under his supervision; it is anuer the supervision of the president; the counsel em- loyed by the company aro William Betts, Lucius obinson and Henry E. Davies; they are perma- nent counsel; they do not receive nual salaries; they present a bill for each special gervice upoi wnieh they are employed; had no control over the proxies; the presidehy and vice president bad; the number of policy holders on the 1st of January was 78,000, in yougd numbers; he had nothing to go with na ‘gener department, the bookkeeper be tne agenis were paid oul commis- S100 ©” “ae business they influenced; the uniform commission of all agents was ten per cent on the first year’s premtum and five per cent on renew- also; the company’s expenses increasedjduring the first few years: for the last four.or five years 1t he, been diminishing; the general agent for this Oy jg James A. Little; he 1s brother-in-law of "ue yice papa Temembers the fact that MP winston, formerly president of the company, 8”, a policy on his life, which the company purcd’,sed; ‘after his death the policy was pald by We trustees for the benefit of the children; that %as not a sing! stance tn which the game thitig had occurred; he 18 of opinion that it should Qzily be done in exeeptional cases, Where there are strong reasons for 80 doing; the company sometimes has on hand amounts of cash outside of the ip-vestments, which are deposited in banks aud interest allowed upon them; they are under the direction of the president; the several necessary guards are thrown around the business now, and additional legislation may result in ‘trammelling the business; he 18 of opinion that com- petition will reguiate the interest of polioy bolders. The witness was then requested to furnish the committee with areport of the amount of money paid to president, vice president and secretary during the last ten years, and whether by salary, promises or dividends; also the amount paid in counsel fees during the past ten years, Mr, Idaac L. Lloyd testifiea that he resides at 120 East Nineteenth street, and is employed as bookkeeper of the Mutua) Insurance Company; the company do not make any loans, ex- cept upon bond and mortgage. Mr. Lloyd was Gyrected to furnish a report of the amount of deposits made during the past two oc three years, in what banks and trust companies the same have ‘been made, and the amount of interest re- ceived thereon. Mr. Lioyd stated in testimony that the finance committee of the company usually directed in what vanks and trust companies the deposits snould be made, At this juncture of the proceedings the committee adjourned sine dic, and the members, in company With the sergeant-at-arms, started for Albany. LYCEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Potato Sngar—Metallurgy of Silver Ore= The Meteorology of the Past Year—Anti- dotes tor Typhus Fever—Smoking Snake Bites and Fangoid Poisons. Aregular ineeting of the Lyceum of Natural His- tory was held last night at the Library, Madison avenue, Vice President Eccleston in the chair. After some formal business had been disposed of specimens of Rhode Island minerals, including pnyl- ite, tale and asbestor, and chromo-lithographs of invertebra from Massachusetts were exhibited, and considerable discussion ensued when a spectmen of ayrup and sugar made from potatoes were exhibited and some important facts elicived respeeting their fabrication. It appears from the statements of the members tnat syrup and sugar can be made from the refuse of potato distillation at a low Cost and that the former is extensively used by con- fectioners wale the latter has in some brewertes almost driven malt out of the field. A factory jnst been erected in Brooklyn and potato sugar 13 being Manufactured in large quantities there for the lager beer brewers. Mr. Squiers exhibited some land shells from Peru and a specimen of ruby silver ore and gave an interesting account of the dificul- ties under which metallurgy ia carried on in: Peru, tue only fuel being Hama dung. Professor Morris then submitted the meteorological report for the | past year ana also proved conclusively that ‘ the winter of 1858 was wariner than the presentone, After some rewarks by the President on the treatment of zinc ore impregnated with sil- ver, Dr. Edwards gave some euifying jottings on antidotes—creosote being one jor typhus fever and arsenic useful, if not an antidote, in insanity. O11 of aassairas is stated to do away with the pernicious eflects of smoking, and, hear it, ob lovers of fusel oil! whiskey is @ sure antidote to snake bites. Carbolic acid is very effectual in all cases or fungoid poisons, Several speakers followed and elucidated the theory, after which the meeting adjourned, TELEGRAPHIC EWS ITEMS. Annie Hartington, of Williamsport, Pa., aged seventeen years, committed suicide thia morning by taking corrosive aublimate. John J. Van Zandt, an old and respected citizen of Rochester, N. Y., committed suicide last evening at his residence by shooting himseif through the heart. The stable of Messrs. Stevens, Dockham & Co., in Lawrence, Mass., was burned Sunday night, to- gether with fourteen horses, one Mule and a quan- tity of bay. Owing to the froight blockade at Chattanooga, Tenn., no freights for points beyond that city will be taken by the Nasnville and Chattanooga Railroad for the present. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Providence and Worcester Railroad of Rhode Island yesterday Cue old board of directors waa unani- mously clected. Two young men named Frank Newton and Ed- wara Packard were drowned while skating on the bay at Toronte, Canada, on Sunday. Their bodies were recovered. ‘The steamship Ontario was sold by auction at Bos- ton yesterday for $260,000, to satisfy the claims of bondholders. ‘The ship was purchased by J. W. Baich and Nathan Crowell, ‘The City Council of Portiand, Me., last evening Voted to instruct its representatives to the Legis- lature to oppose the efforts being made with a view to the consolidation of railroads over this State. Bridget, wife of Terence Moley, of Sandwich, Mass., was burned to death om Sunday by ner Clothes taking fire while intoxicated. Her husband 1s missing slace the occurrence. Daring a fracas at a house of ill-fame in Canan- daigua, N. Y., on Friday evening, @ young man named Albert Day received serious injuries, from soe he died on Sunday. Several arrests bave been LCRIME IN OHIO, A Woman Kille n Mav With an Axe. | {Portiand, Ohio (Jan, 31), correapondence Pomeroy Telegraph.) The citizens of this village were startled from their slumbers night before last by the cry of ‘Murder.’ ‘The case seems to ve about this:-A Mr. Joseph Snodgrass, ® mau of loose and unsteady habits, went to the house of a Mr. Carter, a doggery keeper in the Village—-the man himself not being at home— avout ten o’clock on Saturday evening. When he Tapped at the door, the woman inquired who was there. He responded, and desired to come in, She went to the door and toM™ him to go aw She says she then fastened the door, by putting naif over the latch, and returned to bed. He re- fused, she says. to go away, and declared his inten- tion of forcing his way in, when she again got up and Ya ay to hunt up some means of defence. Nothing better being at band*she procured an axe. In the meantime he kept working at tho aoor to get it open, and by the time she had sectired the axe had succeeded th working the nail ont of the door. She then went to the door, opened it, and ordered him away, when he attempted to step into the house. She then struck bim with the pole of the axe over the right eye, killing him instantly, No a was present butthe parties mentioned when the fatal occurrengg took place, and the above is the sub- stance of Mtr statement on oath, ‘The examination Wil take place to day pefore Ji no doubt, other facta connected with the Will be bronght to bgt. Snodgrass lea goa two children, RIPLE SHEET. OBITUARY. Peter T. Waskburn. From Montpelier, Vt., a telegram reports the death of Governor Washburn, at his residence in Wood- atock, early yesterday morning, efter an illness of several weeks. He was @ nativeof Vermont and was born on the 7th of Sepvember, 1814. He re- ceived ® good education, studied iaw, and after bis Sdmuission to the bar obtained an extensive and pro- Mtable practice, Entering into politics Mr, Wash- burn was elected at various times to both branche ofthe State Legislature, in which he served with credit, He also heid for several years the position of reporter to the Supreme Court of Vermont. Soon after the outbreak of the rebeliion he was appointed Adjutant and Inspector General of the State and served in that peaity until 1366. The energy dis- played by Mr. Washburn in organising and send- pe tawere the Vermont volunteers, and the close attention he paid to their welfare while in the field, ed for him much populertiy with the people. it June he was nominated or he republicans for the position of Governor of the State, and at the election in September following was elected bya majority. In October he was installed tuto in the administration of the adairs of the State with marked success. ae Don Esteban Santa Cruz de Oviedo, This gentieman died yesterday in Havana at a very advanced age. He is known mainly as the bridegroom of the famous Diamond wedding, which took place in October, 1859, when Mie married Misa Frances Amelia Bartlett, the young daughter of a merchant living on Fourteenth street. The cere- mony took place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and was one of the most gorgeous affairs of the kind ever known tn this country. The groom was then an old man, but arich one. He and his bride removed to Cuba and he has not been much heard of since. pacchsstorsmcest aes The Emperor Napoleon owns one-tenth of the landed property in the pa of Estramadura and Guenga, in Spain. The Empress also owas the palace of Arteago and other properties, Some curi- af has been excited recently trom the fact that the latter palace bas beea thoroughly refurpished and dcted in great haste, HIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York=—This Dny, peg Ener 7 U5 | Modh sets. +» 526 | High water.. Weather Along the Const. FEBRUARY 7-9 A. M. We Therimpinetar » above above above ‘above va mom 12 16 morn 1 22 Bun rises Sun sets, NASSRSSSSSREE oS: 2 PORT OF NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1870, Herald Steam Marine News Ficet. ‘The following named yachts, which are capable of board- ‘Ing inward bound vessels outside of Sandy Hook and south of the Highlands, now compose our steam marine news fleet: — Screw propeller yacht HERALD. Screw propeller yacht JAMES, Screw propeller yacht JEANNETTE. ‘The marine news office 1 at Whitehall sifp, where all com- munications from owners and consignees to the masters of ‘vessels will be received and forwarded free of charge. Herald Packages. Captains and Pursers of Vessels arriving at this port will Please deliver all packages intended for the HERALD to our regularly authorized agents who are attached to our Steam Yacht fleet. The New York Associated Press do not now collect marine Teports nor attend to the delivery of packages, aa will be teen by the following extract from the proceedings of the regular monthly meeting held March 8, 1868 :—. Resolved, That on and after April 1, 1! the Assocu vil aisconaue the eoliection St stip news, ta ine harbor of New York. Passed unanimously. Letters or news packages for the HERALD should not, therefore, be entrusted to the charge of avy pretended agents of the New York Associated Press, OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. ‘Sails Destination. CLEARED, Steamship Cimbria (NG), Haack, Hamburg via I’, and Gterbourg—unhierdt& Co, aL eee Steamship Fanita, Freeman, Philadeiphia—J Lorillard. Steamshin Franconia, Bragg. Portland—J ¥ Ames. Ship Sea Berpent, White, San Francisco—Plait & Newton, Bas gin (Nor), Laraehy Antwerp —Funch, Edye & Co. eae, Hlorence, @ market—Arnold, Brig Dundes (Br), Loomey, Bahia—D R DeWolf & Co. Brig Suwannee, Simapeon, ‘Demarara-—K T Smitn & Co, Brig Cheviot (Br), Whitney, St Thomas—J Edmiston & Cp. Brig Hermann, Hichborn, Matanzas—Carver & Barnes, Behr Morford & Trubte (Br), McCulloch, Babia—Pentston Schr Ricardo Barros, Newton, Barscoa—B J Wenberg. wahchE Madeira (Br), Sullivan, St ‘Sohu, NB—Crandall’ Ber- 0, Schr WL Springs, Averill, Jacksonvilie—Van Brunt & lazht. Schr @H Squire, Timmons, Richmond—N Lb McCready & Schr Enoch Moore, Chambers, Baltimare— Schr R L Kenney, Ke! « Scnr M R Hickman, 10. ‘all, Tamatave T Plymer. , Baktimore—C E Staples & Co. hike, Philadelphia~N Ls McCready & Schr Yankee Roy, Dill, New Haven—Fi Wood, Behr Geo Washington, Peck, Stamford. en are 6th—Cleared (and salled), steamship ‘Til , . aii Clenred (and sailed), steamship Tilie, Parieltge, Gat ARRIVALS. REPOMED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Spanish steam frigate Victoria, Captain Pietro Gonzales, Havana, Il days. Latter part of Dassage had some oxtremely Tough wreather, during which lox }ioboom. The ¥ has & crew of 515 officers and men, al! well, and mounts 22 ganas. ip Sherman, ick, ‘New Orleans, with mdse and Passengere, to Frederic Baker. Steamship Gen Barnes, Mallory, Savannah Feb 3, with mdse and passengers, to Livingston, Fox & Co. Experienced severe galesand very hich seas from NE from Cape anto Cdpe Hatteras: Feb 15 miles § of, Frying Fan ‘Lightanip, passed steamshiy ce for Fernandina: 7th, 18 mallee # of the Highlands, ‘passed a, wreck, supposed, to.be.a steamer, distance from shove about §taties, Niagara, Biakeman, Richmond, City Point and Norfolk, with indse snd ‘passa : Norfolk, with an ngers, to thé Old Dominion Steamship Hatteras, Blackwood, Richmond, City Point and’ Norfolk, with mdse and passengers, to the'Old Dominion 1D Gteamship EB © Knight, J fies eae Peinies c Bright johnson, Georgetown, DC, with BearehiP Faoita, Freeman, Philadelphia, with mdse, to J Lorill Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND SOUTH. june, Baker, Boston for New York, with ase. to Wm P Clyde. oes Btate, Loring, Boston for New York, with mdse Schr L & M Reed, Steelman, Providence for Baltimore, Schr W A Morrill, Low, Providence for Elizabethport. Langdon, Betmett, Providence for Jersey City. regue, Hollow, New London for New York. er, Hetheridge, New Haven for Virginia. ich, Rich, New Haven for Virginia, Schr Fred Tyler, Terrlil, New Haven for Port Jobnson. BOUND BAST. Steamship Franconia, Bragg, New York for Portiand. Schr J E Davis, Hedge, Newcastle, Del, for Saiew, Sobr Baltimore, Jonson, Fort Jobnnon for New Haven. Schr Coorge, Hunt, Klizabethport for Portland. Schr John Lancaster, Williams, Ehizabethpori for Provi- nce. Schr James McGee, —, Elizal . Schr Undine, Martin, New York for brovitence, aig bchr Htaze, McNameo, New York for Greenwich. SAILED. Ships Endeavor, Hong Kong; Ada, London; Helene, Bre- men; bark Henry, ‘Trieste. The following vosnels are anchored in the lower bay, ont- yard bound -—Briga Pedro, tor Jacksonville; Ocean Siar, or Malaga; Alf, for Gibraltar; Juno, for Bagha; Pilgrim,’ fr Pernambuco; Eugenia, for Oporto; achra Embiyn, for Queenstown; A HiFrye; for Aux Cayes; EO Gates, for Sa- vannah, sd Wind at sunset SE, light. Shipping Noten. The steamship Etna, Captain Lockhead, of the Inman line, will leave pier 45 North river at 11 o'clock this morning for Queenstown and Liverpool, calling at Halifax, NS, to sand ‘and reoeive mails and passengers, ‘The steamship Cimbria, Captain Haack, will lenve Hobo- ben at 2 PM to-day for Plymouth, Cherbourg end Hamburg. Marino Disasters. Bria HELEN—Tho steamship Oriental, which arrived at Savannah 7th inat from Boston, towed into port the British brig Helen, from New York for Wilmington, NC, which was wanted off the North Carolina coast {a the late gale. Sonn MooNLton, Briggs, from Cienfuegos for New York, which put into Key West in’ distress, repaired, reloaded aud aafied for destination Mth ult. Expenses 48,988 74, Some Nonti Cano1inA, from Baltimore for Norfolk, was ashore on Craney Island 4th tat, §onR OOKAN TRAVRLLER, from Baltimore for Norfotle, before reported ashore on Thomas Point, came off 4b inet without damage, SCHR ARNOTT LaWnENoT, Ober, from Calais for New Baven, with lumber, which was driven ashore ou the 7b of et ee November tast on the beach off Za’ fn the Ja inst and towed tg the ralway'as Faichive pairs Miscelaneens, Purser L ls Young, of the steamship Gen Barnes, from favennnh, has our thanks for favors, DeatH OF ANOTHER NEW JERSEY AND SANDY Hoos Pr.ov—Mr Stephen Stokes, a New Jersey and Sandy Hooke pilot, dled yesterday, deeply regretted by all who knew him, He was 55 years of age. Death has reaped close during the- past few years among this brauch of the marine service, tex: pilota having died during the past Sve years. SreaMamir GULY SruEAM) from Key York, put Into Norfolk a second thme, on the th inst, for am additional supply of coal, LavNourp—From the yard of Wm Bensley & Co, at ya Bueksport, on the dist ult, a fine sehr of 220 tons, Intended For ihe genera treighting business, ealled the 8? Hall totes West for New commanded by Captain Charles Chipman, owned by Toaster, 8 P Hall, BB Gardner, Frederick Spolford, @ he Bradley and otuers of Bucksport,’ Spoken. Bark Henry P Lord, from Cardenas for @ port north of Hatteras, Feb 1, Jat 3324, lon 76 33, Schr te, Huddell, from Galveston for Philadelphia, Feb 1, mn 76 44. Jat 88 11, Foreign Ports. Axnwenr, Jan 29-—Salled, Matterhorn, Frazer Cor Curtis, ardiff. Axstku, Deo 6—Paned by. Frankling Drew, from Man! for NYork’; 7th, Phuston, M’ Hagan, from Yokdbame f : fio Raped Nov 90 (not 23d), Messenger, Hill, from wie for Boston. yAREMERWAVEN, Jan 20—Salled, Smidt (0), Schwere, New or) BOMBAY, Jan 1—In port ships Indian Merchaz:¢ (Br), Mille, for Calouta dg; Pontiac, Skilling, for m rice, ports Renjore, Conb, unc; ‘Tmour, Spooner, do; bark, Roberts Baker: tor. fork ldg. BATAVIA, Dec I!—Arrived, Nabob, Froman, Boston. Caviz, Jan 18—Arrived, Florence Tr ext, Short, Valencia. CaLourra. Dec 21a port sips ‘Aaturalist (BY Gregory, ‘1 Hewitt, for and Nelson (ir), Randa, for NYOFF, tags Moulmetny bark Pericies, Snow, cde Getions Ship Kentuckian, to arrive 9 Re fou Nvork or F tom Bombay, han bern char Gigactan, Jan 12-Sgfed parks, Luster, York from NYork), Marseilles; Mth “Isaan k Davis, Hand (from Messt- on, el Fitness He Mea Pais 7. Hulse (from Messina 4 phin; 1bth, ship Sw'itime cvs, Owens (from Alexanciria), facola; 16th, bri S NYort ‘or Bali g Mania Vail (Br), Kieley, from Genoa fon ELVORT, Jan 9\- Satted, n, Richmond, New- easton NYork aries Hoven WYorks elAMHURG, 5° ,6'92— Arrived, Golden Hora, Cutting, Bake sland; MRT adwig, Woodbury, Callao. Sailed 2s? | <tu'weehincton, fitcom®, Boston. caves. ‘96—In port. ship Carl (NG), Otten, for NYorks Psd abn hio Riverside, Randall, aud da billy, Patter a ‘adi dud United States; bark St Mary, Hallowell, do Arrived at do Fed 6, ship Nunquam Dormio, Cousins, HONOLULU, Jan 16—-Arrived, ship Paraguay, Liverpool, Havana, Feb 1—Sailed, aloamships. varia, Pranzen, New Orleans ; City of Mexico, Deak ‘ork. ee » Jan 2A. led, a ‘Regent, Howes, Cal- OROHORN, Jan 11—Satled, Rachele, Caflero, NYork. MALTA, Jan 14—Salled, Fory, Wilson, Meesina. MALAGA, Jan Te Clented, Uilg Ambrose Light, Higains, I Lee sabres Doe 6a port enipe | fineralg, Lal: Joalal LES ta barks: He Pigtchor, Pandleton, from MYore? jp ouratirn, Bet Le Rrvived, Helen R Cooper, Dickinses, TE ASTLR, NSW, Nov 14—Arrived, bark Roso M (Br), co bat Eyako, Des 28 Arrived, Chanticleer, Hannaford, PeTaed Dee 25 (not 98d), Arm{da, Lindstrom, NYork; Polo me Ganon ae SArrived, Catharine, Hartmann, New Guizxps, Jan %—Sailed, bark Signal, Bennett, Bio Jan pacar NSW, Nov w—Sailed, Stephen Bishop, Foote, Rogers, from Martinique for do, in distress; M Fate eee One Wales Wiad, Santora Jr, eaADCE BAY, CGH, Deo 1bIn port bark Ana L Taylor, ae American Ports. ORGSTON ed, 6 PM—Arrived, chr Judge Low, Hersey, Cleared Steamship Norman, Baker, Philadelphia; sehr wamied etéamships Ueorge Appold, Romer; ship Fearless (rah atrvedy ache Montana, Parker, Baltimore for Porte \d, Poor gaa ‘with brig Accra, whidh started from the city ‘Ith—-Arrived, steamships Blackstone, Loveland, Baltimore; 3 Nereus, Bearse, NYork. BALTIMORE, Feb 5 Creared, vana achr Corro,ordo, Tyson, New H |—Barks Normanby, Jo BELFAST, Jan ‘sLArrived, chr 'W T Emerson, Dorr, altimore. CHARLESTON, Feb 7—Arrived, steamship Tennessee, Gblebester, Nyon; schrs Oneida, aud Lelia, do; Hmally Car: Imington, NC. fORTRI MONROK, Feb 7—Put in for coal, steamship: Gulf Stream, from New Orleans for NYork. JACKSONVILLE, Feb 3—Arrived, schr Martha Weeks, Adams, kport, Me. ‘Cleared ist. brig Penniman, Dickson, Mayaguez: schre Jea Frye, Langley, NYork;J H Broomall, Crawford, B iad, Ann Dole, Halsey, Demarara; Mary H Banks, Wyatt, Ha- vana; Nevada, Davis, NYork; 5 H Woodbury, do. KEY WEST Jan 24—Sailed, schr Moonlight, Briggs (from Cienfuegos), NYork. MOBILE, Feb 2 Arrived, achr E Edwards, Somers, Phila deiphia. NEW ORLEANS, Feb 2--Arrivaa, steamship Cuds, Duxe- hart, hence for Raltimore via Havana and Ki reat (re~ turned in distress): whip Caravan, NYork; bark Ebeneser (Nor), Neison, Porto Rico. Below, co ships Vanguard, Russell, from NYork; Pal: from Cardiff; Joquin ceria Ep), Yaern,, trove Investigator, Carver, from Flushing; Annie ‘Bor verpool. leared—Barks Jessie Gilbert, Bell, Liverpool; Carmen. (8p), Garoda, Malaga jachr Annie’ C Warner, RicB, Ruatan sland. Sourmwzs Pass. Feb 2—Arrived, bark Sitka, Walker, Cardiff. Outside, waiting for wind to sail, ship La Gloire, NORFOLK, Feb 4—Arrived, achia Forest Home, Wooden, and G W Glover, Pickering, NYork; R H Stannard, Hubbard, eorgetown. Cieared—Brig Tangier, Rose, Demarara. {NEW BEDFORD, Feb 5—Sailed, sche ‘Wild Pigeon, Phil- ips, NYork, TNEWFORT, Feb 4, PM-Salled, achr Tornado, Parratt, Raatport for NYork. NEW LONDON, Feb 4—Arrived, schr Silas E Bramerd, Buell, New Bedford for NYork. PHILADELPHIA, Feb 5, PM—Cleared, bark Meridian (RG), Lenz, Cork for orders; brige Estelle (Bri, Robinaon, jo Janeiro; Herald, Hansen, Sagua; schrs Thos G Smith, Lake, do; Addie Murehie, Murchie, Arecibo, PR. ‘Tth—Arrived, sieamers Koman, Buker, Boston; Milville Providence. 5, PM—At the Breakwater, bark Mell- te, from Matanzas for NYork; orlg Thomas, Waiter, from West Indiea for Philadelphia; schra Abby H Brown, ‘from Jamatea for 40; Mary J Fisher, from NYork for Baltimore. PORTLAND, Feb 7—Arrived, bark 8 B Hale, White, Ma- tanzas, Below, bark Geo Hunt, Woodbury, from Mantan- zas. Cieared—Brigs Abbie Baxter, Parker, and Frontier, Mor- gan, Havana, PROVIDDENCK, Feb 5—Cleared, schr R P Reynard’ Huntley, Sagas. Sailed—Bteamer Hunter, Harding, Philadelphia: bark nidas, Gates, Havana; sohre Amos Falkenbarg, terri; Charies A Grainer, [arvey, and Rachel Jane, Cook, Eliza- bethport; Win A Morrill, Burger; Jula, Collins, and’ Wm Ht Bowen, Baker, NYork. Gib-—Arrived, schr Ciara Dayldsom, Jeffers, Philadelphia, Salied—Scbrs Soventy-Six, Tee], James River, Vn; fal, Reynolds, Baltimore; L & M Reed, Del (or Baltrmore); Mary Langdon, Bi RICHMOND, Feb 5--Arrived, steamship a, Alexan- der, NYork (and left 6th on ber return utherner, Dailing, Boston. Below, schr Mataoka,’ Fooks, from New ork. ‘alied—Schr flarry Landell, Taylor, NYork. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1-Atrived, barks brig Georgia, Miller, Ha- w Haven. f7 1m, Morton? 5 “Barab, Atkiis, Liverpool; Tranelt, Carlton, Alexandria, Cleared—Ship Blue Jacket, Simmons, Callao. Bailea. pa ks F Gi (NG), Lemel * Crowell, Callao; Autipodes (Br, Kirkpatrick, Port Towa: send; bark Siwa (NG), Brorsen, Punta Arenas. SAVANNAH, Feb 8—Arrivad, schr I’ T Tasker, Allen, Bor- Sailed—Ships James Jardine (Br), thiad, apd ard, Liverpool; bark Dougiass Castle’ (Br), a ae eae iieetwood; Sthrs ative Bined qn ; Sophia, Godfrey, ——— . pba reds eatalp Oriental, Boston; sebr Marlon WILMINGTON, NG, Feb 4—Arrivod, sohr Mary E Farr, Cleared:—Schrs Georgia, Todd, Cardenas; L B Coperthwalte, Potter, NYork. MISCELLANEUUS. e public that T have the most extensive assortment of om See Gaia eater Jooikin, by sn the United ‘premium medal an Diploma for Silver Flated Ware, Glassware and House Furnishing Goods. Cooper Inatitute, Astor place, ABSOLUTE, DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM TRE -. courts of different States; legal eve abain (Ni ike, Cork; Hoogley, \Cienred—Ship Madge Wildfire (Be) Barelay, Li » . . 5 ‘ usnter? Di Gar- fora; N¥ork’ Z Steelman, Adama, Wilmingion, ‘NG, Cromwell, NY. A att TO MY FSTABLISHMEN® WILL CONVINCE the ios tates, At lower prices than any other house in the eity. First ry Ig ted. All goods warranted 88 FEF AND D. BASSFORD, erywhere, iicient cause. No in advance. Advice tion, ty ee TCG, Counsellor-atiaw, ob Broadway. BSOLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM THB Courta of different States. Legal ever here. Deser- tion, Aes tutions nt Deo pana. Wo charge two , . vance, Advice ite HOUSE, Attorney, 78 Nassau street, “(FINE STEEL PORTRAIT OF THE LATE GEORGI A. Peaboa; ‘Exa., engraved by Augustus Robin from thé fine photograph by Gurney & Son, acknowledged to. be te post, 20x04; India proofs, 92; piain, Bi 25. ing one 2 Boat of London, 10s 60 centsper copy. They tipaich on Febelpe of prleee MU lures FRANCIS He HERREN, 205 Columbia street, Fi Cs o IN FFEKS, FLOUR, MOLASSES, "} Provisions.. ud all kinds of Gyooeriés and Brovisionn. —Soid Syruj by ane pay package Gr carey wacranied: and the pockets of the million, THOMAS R. AGNEW, 260 Greenwich street, New York. Wt - Se ee {URES OF DEBILITY, cHRONIO DisRASES WiICK ore don, and Ne cal Adviser and Mar- of “Paris, Loudon and New Yor! viage Guide.” At 212 Broadway, from 10 to 5, ON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, BARGAINS, BARGAINS. in cat and removal in April BARGAINS, In consequence of ac tot6 Broadwar, our entire stock of ) worth o} China, Glass, Silver and Plated Ware, Chandeliers Gas Fix tures, Clocks, Bronzes, Cutlery, &c., will be dispowed of, and we oifer it at and below cost. An examination of our prices, which a figures on the goods wil satisfy buye earnest. anown tn piain that we are in Every oneis invited to call. Aftar the first of May the business will be continued by our 8 Nicol & Davidwoa, at 685 Browd hiwout retiring from the biisis ga the name of the present (rin tn Haut E. V, HAUGH WOOT & 488, 49) and 493 Broadway, corner Broome street. 5.000 § whe at ke B. i ther party will ® dation. 5.0F OROUP CURED BY DR. TOBIAS TIAN LINIMENT, It never fails usae Sold by the draggiais, 60 venta, ey. Nichole