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

10 i SLEIGHING. SLIDING OVER THE SNOW, Now York on Ranners—A Splendid Day for the Roadmen—Who Were Out and What They Did, People who affect to believe that a snow storm is tm some way Or another, and not very distantly, re- tated to the proverbial 111 wind which basn’t enough virtue “in it to blow anybody good, were greatly exercised over the sudden turn the weather took on Tuesday might. ‘This kind of peopte is principally composed of constitutional grumblera, shopkeepers who depend upon delicate footed ladies for their bread and butter, that not very small portion of metropolitan humanity who monopolize the side- walks ip the apple and, peanut business, and jadies of an uncertain age and lost hopes who see in every snow flake a sore throat or a hacking cough, Indeed, it may be quite safe to say that did it He with these folks to stuitify all the poctry written about winter, yesterday would have been a very gull day. However, the lovers of winter sports are happtly-an the majority in this town of ours, and so the anti-snow folks were allowed to grambie and make the most of it, while everybody who bad a aleigh or knew somebody who bad one to lend or hire or give away, or who could get one by fair means or foul, put himself into a comfortable over- coat and made tracks for the Park or Harlem lane, And the day was all that could nave been aesirea by the most fastidious sport, amateur or otherwise, who ever enjoyed a ride in a cutter or made the soft acquaintance of a snow bank when ‘the cutter cut the wrong way. The sky was clear as crystal, the air bracing and on the roads and in the Park ‘gentle breezes” whistled through tne leafiess branches of the trees, and played @ merry tune on the telegraph wires that chimed in quite masically with the jingle of the sleigh bells as cutters and “Portiands’ and what not all on runners went swiftly by. A finer day for sleighing was never seen tn these parts, and had some good-natured fellow, in the ring with the weather authorities, given an inkling afew days ago of the good ume that was to come % those Whom snow storms most happily concern, Mt Js quite certain that everything capabie of being pat on runners, from the immortal cheese box bo the imposing “Alvany,” would have been made to do most joyful servi As it was the dealers in aleigbs were the happiest men about town; and as for the livery stable keepers, not one of them was beard to complain auring the day that ke was not making “feed money,” Which was, of ail Uungs, one of the strangest in the world, because of 11s distnter- ested rarity. . PIFTH AVENUE ‘was, so to speak, alive with sleighs at an early hour, and long besore the cily had fairly shake its lazy self from his slumbers the air resounded with tne merry jingle of tae wells, Where on earth all the gleighs caine from is one Of iiose questions which may sgfely oe allowed to remain unanswered wutll some day next summer when statisticians most do cogitate; but the fact is that every side scree, irom Washington square to Vifty-ninin street contributed its quota to tle geueral procession of sleigtis which during the entire day drew ther long Jength swiftly along up wud down the thorough. fare. The concrete pavement, for once mW its day, was found serviceable, and that was in giving an excellent bottom to tie snow. Save bere and that wiiere the pickaxes of Mayor Hail’s men had dug huge cavities in thetr search alter te stone pavement the track was ©. ent. ‘The scene in the aureet In the aiternoon Was ning One, and recalled to mind the good oid days or yore when winters in New York were downright honest Winters With no hypocritical sig. a halt grown summer aooutthem, ana when sleigh riding was not a thing Of a day but of weeks. THE PAKK, as a matter of course, was well patronized. Every sleigh that Wenton the avenue at ail made it a special point to get into it by some of the entrances, where—in defiance of the police, whose efforts to keep their noses Warm in many tmstances blinded their eyes to fast driving—it glided over the solid surface in a Way that could only be appreciated by pedesirians who could not afford the Juxury of a couple of runners done up toorder. The drives were never mm a better condition for sleighing, and during the jivelong day and up toa late hour of the night ‘the roads swarmed with the lovers of the Javorite winter sport. In fact, a policeman who did manage to keep is nose Warm by @ periodical ward appil- cation of “rosewater” gave tt on his patrolmanic word of honor that, up to five o'clock, over twenty- five bundred sleighs had passed a given point, which ‘was certainly the very best poxsibie evidence of the condition of the drives that coula be given. But when Came stiil evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober Livery ail things clad, the scene in the Park was the most enchanting. Sleighs dashed by in dozens ava time, and many @ sturdy occupant lent additional charm io the music of the beils by singing songs that were intended in a wing-sing way, perbaps, to make heait-prisoner of @olebody saiely stuwed away beneath @ goodly builalo. When night grew on apace the scene presented by the sleighs dashing over the roads—tieir outlines just made visible m the fitful glare of the gas lamps ‘that line the routes, cach cutter fitting along in the Gim lignt.like spectres in a madechase after one another—was exceedingly attractive, and toa person romantically inclined one full of thought apd beauty. In fact, although — everybody tried to outdo everybody else in getting ahead on the road, everybody Was in good humor, and the laugh and jest was bandied about frou sleigh to sleigh in umanner that was suggestive of how easily strait- laced proprieties are get aside by the geutal inflaeace of @ sicigu ride, HARLEM LANE ‘was the grand concentration point for all the sleighs, particularly those which boasted tasi horses. Atl day Jong tie sireet Was crowded with the coursers, and nearly all of the road yea were out and in tine style, In the afteraoon Dexter dashed out trom the Park, with Robert Bonuer handlug the retms, from ‘@ neat litte cutter, and right after bla came Com- modore Vanderbilt, eli “alone im his giory, in a “Portland” drawn by Mis sorrel und bay. Then came Helmvold, with his four-in-nand, quickly followed by Beaudevine, wilh his fonr-i-havd toa splendid “Albany.” Frince Erie also put im an ap- pearance im a Cutter drawn by @ span of heavy by and, strange to say, altuough Commodore Vv erbut was rij anead of him, Jim didn’t make an effort to “go” for lim even once. Jay Gould dasiied up the road soon afterwards with & bay to a cutter, and then came 4 Joe with ins bay, tow cnlier; Lardy, with his gr ok; Tarubail, with the bay, Vauderniit, also to a cutter, and John res, With bis bay ana shepherd Knapp, Jr.'s, bay colt made w fly from his hoots, wih Shepherd at wt r while Ed Joes came along with his dark bay and tried to Jeaa Hosea B. Perkins’? roan, Prince, which that gentleman himself drove. During the evening Weeks hove in stgaut wilit fis bobtail ‘bine mare,’? Lew Pelty, nivel, Frank Temple; Dr. Sayre cutie: Heury Clapp, wich his bay Colonei; Charles Kerner, with his sorrel, and Wiliam Burroughs, with a fine bay. Charles Beliows aiso dashed along with Black Harry and Jounny feb to a neat cuter, and tr runners with Dan Mace, who handled the reins over au easy going bay. Dr. Gordon’s Sate aud san came up later in the day, as did Lockwood's Jha pagne Charile, aud D. &. Webb gave rein to double bay team. ‘Taking it all i all yesterday was the finest “‘sleign day” the road men nave enjoyed in a long whue. The suow 18 quite heavy in tae Park, and if the thaw ‘Will just postpone its visit tor a week or so there will be good sleighing for days to come, WARK AGENT IN TROUBLE. His Arrest Last Night on n Charge of Fraud—He in Aj Accused of Being En- guged in a Series of Bold Swindles. Last evening, between eignt and nine o'clock, in Newark, N. J., Mr. Louls Turtfs, ostensibly carrying on the business of an tisurance and rea! estate agent at No. 19 Springfield avenue, in the above city, was arrested and taken belore Justice Mulls to suswer the charge of fraud preferred against him by Mr. Conrad Houth, of No. 68 Washington A wireet. In his affidavit sworn io beiore sr, Justice Milla Mr. Hourh states that on the 2th of last December the accused procured from deponent the suut of $100 in « sideration of being adniltted as @ partoer ito the * pusiness of the accused, the jatter representing tt wo be ina paying, flourishing condition, standing was that if the arrangement was not satis Zactory in a few weeks Houth couid retire, lis money to be refunded, He further testilles that after being in said business a few weeks he becau convinced that ‘Turff¥ was not transacting a legit mate business, but that he meant to derraud the ponent out of his money; and deponent believes at =6Turtts never meant to pay back his money, vue to defraud wm. Me complainant proauced a receipt signed by Tarite for the money paid. He was admitted to bail to appear for trial beiore the Court of Special Sessions. The amount of bail givenwas $250, Mr. Louis Helmer being the bondsman. agaerted by persons not given to month that this is only one of a series o: swindics of greater or lesser magnitude tn whicu the accised Ty cated, Jt 18 charged that he mduced a gen- tleman named Adolphe Freche to sign a bond going security for him to the extent of $3,000 for an enoy which Turffs was anxious to obtain in a New ‘ork life insurance company, leading Freche to The under. | } ale ¢ NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1870.-TRIPLE SHEET. SURFACE BLASTING. Auother Blow at Hell Gate Operations, To rue Eprror or THE HRRALD:— ‘Ae supplementary to the historical résumé of the work of surveying and removing the Hell Gate op- structions contained in the HeKALD of Sunday, the goth ult, a few facts relating to surface blasting, taken from other sources than the Heil Gate opera- tions, may be of service io the public assisting to acorrect opinion of that mode of removing roc! under water. ‘The supporters of Mr, Maillefert have been go persistent in asserting his claims, and 80 ready to leave the impression that the engiueer oM- cera In charge of the work at Hell Gate are pre- judiced againet im, that @ portion of the puvite, unacquainted with the facts, has been quite ready to believe that surface blasting im his hands was all that was claimed for it, aud that Mr. Maiilefert was the vicuum of the professional bauteur of the engi- neer corps. i The following facts bearing on the subject are taken from the report of the Secretary of War sor the year 1868, and are contained in the report of tae officer having In charge the removal of Middle Rock, New Havev barbor. He says:— a joven operations was niue feet ut low water. F my Popeeesion I find that “a contract was ber, 1862, with Mr, B. Maillefert for the removal of this rock to the depti of seventeen feet at low water for the amount of the propriation—6,000, After having fired thirty-six charges of powder upon ft Mr. Maillefert reported his ina bility to effect the reduction for the sum contracted for, ana anew ement was entered into with him to reduce the rock to the level of 13)¢ feet for the amount of the appropria~ tion, After firlng ifty-four Sharges, more the coniract was substantially abandoned by Mr. Maillefert, he ing u that their effect was much lesa than he had anticipated.” The balance of the appropriation (35,037) having been transferred tome, I felt conident, after Investigating the matter, that holes ‘might be drilied into the rock and charges exploded in them, which would result in Temring 9 combs avis portion of the rock, and that the amount available would sutlce to remove the rock to the depth of at least 1236 feet at low water mark, which was the depth required by the second contract with Mr. Maillefert. An offer was made me by Mr. George W. Townsend to remove the rock to # depth of thirteen feet at low water for $6,000, or to work by the day and accom- plist whut be could with the money avaliable. I accordingly made an arrangement with Mr, Townsend at eighty dollars day, "The Work: commenced on, the 12 of July ana eon unued to the 2let of September, }, & tot of seventy-one days, the total amount expended being @5,6:0. The rock was removed to « depth of fifteen feet at low water fu the sboalest place wnd sixteen ‘eet in the “cepest—two feet more than was offered to be done for $5,000, and one and @ haif feet more eccond coutract made with Mr. the rey ade in ¢ than was required by Maillefert for $6,000. Here ts proof conctusive as to the merits of sur- face blasting compared with the method of drilling even in its primitive and simplest form as employed on Middie Rock. When we add to this fact that no single rock of the large number operated upon by Mr. Matiefert has yet anywhere been removed toa given depth of twenty-five feet, or any other depth required by contract, and to the other accumulated evidence, right on the very. edge of our South street piers and slips, Coenties reef reaches up its head, a lormidable witness of what could not be done by surtace biasting—the contract abandoned and an uapata balance forfeilted—what turtner showing 1s Becued? Shall we pile Ossa upon Pelton of evidence and argument to give a quietus to claims which have such a record for their veritable triumph? But it 13 asserted that Hoyt’s Rocks and Bald-neaded billy, in fieil Gate, were removed by this process. Let it be admitted. They were coat-tail pocket vonlders—demolished, all of them, by pine churges, as reported py said 8. Malilefert. Scientific opinion, deduced from careful observa- tion and repeated experience, has long been satis- Hed as to the merits of this pretentious system. ‘Poe resuits of the late contract at Hell Gate have reiterated the oid story. Three rocks were underta- ken to be removed by December 1. Not one of them as disappeared, !eaving the rock in the channel untoucaed, of Witch the survey was at hand months belore Wwe contract Was written; two rocks in silil water and out of danger were atiacked. One of tem, reduce 1M its decomposed and seamy strata irom thirteen to seventeen and a nbalf feet, the other scarcely scalped at all, The first Way’s Keef, materially unchanged in its length and breadth, sull has seven and a hail feet of sold depth—its bears and core—lying in its virgin bed. On this reef at first the showing was magnificent. Quantities of rock were brought up, but their mossy sides gave some plain evidence that thai locality had been visited years before tie year ot grace just ended. Bxamumation discdvered that over 15,000 poundag! powder had been spent on that rock eighteen years ago. When we consider the price jor this work—about forty-four dollars per cubic yard, and tae facility of the two rocks operated upon—we are led to conclude that something at least handsome ought tobe done for such liberal encouragement in cash, Three years ago Mr. Shelbourne estimated the Hell Gate work, one part wiih another, at ciguteen doliars per cubic yard. When the government started this work on the contract system his bid approximated this figure, and he thereupon contracted with the gov- ernmecat, in October, 1668, for the removal of two of the most hazardous and difficuit rocks in the mid- channel of the Hell Gate passage. In speaking of ‘his contract @ Brooklyn Bohemian sheet said 1 was @ iibel on engineering that such proceedings shouid be tolerated. itis now announced that, as a result of experience, the cost of this work has been greatly reduced, the original official estimate being a trifle above forty doliars per cubic yard, If the cost is coming down to Mr, Sheipourne's estimate what right, then, or claim has surface blasting, with a re- cord 60 barren of success, to a contract ut forty-four dollars per cubic yard, not obtained by competitive bidding? Beginning with the contract system, had the gov- ernment continued It, the work starting at a low figure would have kept there, as a result ol experi- ence gained, @ reasonable time being allowed and patience indulged til machinery could be con- structed, modified aud reconstructed, as experience, self-guiaed, should approach the goal of success. AS the maiter stands to-day 1s it a question of powder exploded op the tops of the rocks as against machinéry which has reduced the estimates as a re- sult of experience? What is the expertence of sur- face blasting? Forty-four dollars per cubic yard, and &@ non possumus at that. lt has been several times reported that Mr. Shel- bourne’s machinery was unable to withstand the pressure of the current and that he had abandoned the work and given it up asa failure, Mr, Snet- bourne has buiit four drills i suecession within @ single year, the latest of which, weighing twenty- eignt tons aud costing $8,000, Was cnurely success. inl, Ltstood imimovabiy in the swiftest currents of Hell Gate, Tuis drill was broken by collision, August i2, and the contract expirmg a few days thereafter, a renewal was not solicited. Although the avaiable appropriations have been absorbed to meet olher requisitions, that proved but broken dri sull remains the source of more cheerfulness and hope than when its elabryo skeleton was first photo- graphed in the visions of thought. One Gnal Unng may be said of the Hell Gate work. ‘The Seid ts cleared of 1s mists and doubtful expe- qaients. ‘Cae plans Nave been sifted of thew cual, and many devices which were stillborn from the brain of their inventors have been buried and for- gotten, ‘the future is clear and practical. Tueory aud speculation Will solictimes (axe couusel of hum- bug aud pretence, because they are strangers, bi experieuce, Knowlag Ulem, Will waive and then Ont of the way. THE PANEL GAMZ. How It Fiourishos—A Bleecker Street Den— The Police Defied=A Mysterious Move- ment=The Den Closed. The records of the police courts of the city, and the Tombs espectaily, have recently shown that rob- bertes Known by the term of the “panel game” are of irequent occurrence and constantly increasing in some wards of the city, The Eighth and Fifteenth precincts were formeriy the ones most noted for this class of thievery, butso much notoriery was given to the jatter precinct that Captain Hedden, who ‘was unacquainted with the secret movements in his district, became alarmed, made investigations and drove the thieves out. Nearly all of them sought quarters in the Fourteenth precinct in which to ply their calling, and for months that precinct has at~ tained an unenviabie notoriety for the boldness with which they operated. About three weeks ago a no- torious den of this class was opened by a wealthy politician in Bleecker street, between Crosby and Mulberry, and within @ stone's throw of Police Headquarters. For several nights it was rub, without any attempt at concealment—the female agen!s of the place rendezyousing on the cor- ner of Bleecker street and Broadway. A paragraph in the HRRALD about a week ago had the effect of closing it up, and for four or five days the eight or ten desperace females and their male pais have sought other places in which to operate. So much by way of mtroduction. Now for the subsequent facts. On Tuesday night the gas in the establishment was turned on, tie door was left ajar and the business was resumed. Tuesday night the fence wax run carefully. Last night the operators becaine more bold. At fifteen minutes before eight O'clock, at the corner of Broadway and sleecker street, there were ten women operating for this sin- i, under the eyes of seven men, Who stood be- tween broadway and Crosby street. Detectives aud other officials connected wirh Police Head- quarters were boldly seized and invited to the web, Oue woman attacked a member of the Fat Men’s Association—a 0-pounder—and clung to him like a ivech, in the presence of a Fifteenth precinct officer statioucd on tie opposite side of the street. The female tollowed im to the corner of Crosby and Bleecker at clinging to bin, when the fat man remarked, “Leave me, you paneithbief.”” He gave her push, and. lifting his ponderous right fopt, accelerated her movements to the siush beyond the pavement. Within ten minutes four men were seen Lo enter and come out—victimized, At nine o'clock a gentleman who had observed all these incidents proceeded 10 the Central office, but as the Inspector was temporarily absent he re- ported the facts at the Fourveenth preciact station house Sergeant GriMth was on duty, heard the re- port, smiled, stated he would inform the captain, Delieve that he was merely signing ap applicution tor & loau for bimsell (Freche), and in ifteen minutes after the gas of the byyhed OG, she Goor closed nad wwe amet ia ‘The depth of water on this rock previous to commencing: ) Bleecker street, and persons who had business at the Centra} office could agatn walk the street with. oul fear of Interruption by the bold agents of a bold Politician, who ts the lessee of the place and would Not like to see his name paraded in the newspapers. ‘The circumstances attending the sudden Closing of the place last night give rise toa suspicion long entertained by ¢\\_Zens that some person connected with the Fourteenth precict police 18 mnteresved in the success of the Louse named. Those who know Captain Walsh will hesitate to believe that he is a willug party to such outrageous acts, but the time has come wuen the Conuuissioners should make an inquiry into the entire panel system and place the esponsibility where it properly belongs. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, . An Indignant CitizenThe Whiskey Tax. ‘The following indignant criticism of “Citizen”? on the action of .nternal revenue oMlcials is worth perusing. ‘The writer prefaces his outburst of anger with the significant question:—“Are the whiskey dealers swindling the government or the govern: ment the whiskey dealers?’ a question which 13 Tight for the public benefit to nave well investigated and fully answered. “Citizen,” then, in the courso of his communication proceeds to say:— Ever since the tax on distilled spirits has been levied aud collected irom disuilers, rectifiers and dealers, the question whether tie government ofli- cials or the men of the trade were the greatest de- frauders of the public treasury—allowing a proper share 1m these transactions to members ol Cou- grees—has justly agitated the public mind; and, considering the immense revenue derived sroin <lis- tuued spirits, second only to import duues, and the Great importance for the grain-growmg West, the attention wiuco has been paid vo the question of taxing spirits, 13 certaimly Well founded. Untortu- nately, the history of tue whiskey tax and Its col- lection reveals such an Liomensity of fraud, perjury, Peculation, despotisin and abuse of power on the side of the gu*-rnment olliciais, as’ well as among the trade, that hardly a blacker spot could be found ip the annals of revenue laws of any exisuing Navion. itis noteworthy that public opinion bas been more or less prejudiced against whiskey men, and the Same disposition prevails tn the federal courts; Dut, it 18 less recognized that the public officers have becn mastly the co-operators, if Not the instigators of these stupendous frauds. 1b ig not our invention to whitewasa the former class; bub We might ask with propriaty ut the frauds cow mitved by Wall street financiers, the gold gamblers, the stockjonbers, evading im various Ways the taxes they oyght to pay, or the manner in which we income tax is clphered down to a mere bagateile by @ portion of our wealthy citizens is morally or legally better than the evasion of the whiskey tax? Or are the corrupted practices in our custom houses, Or the spoils of vue poltucians, in co-operation with as many corrupt contractors, less detesianie? What- ever may be thought of the whiskey tax and wils- key men, 1t 18 undeniable that the whole system of taxation has brought in its suit a mass Of cor- ruption and degradation which penetrates, more or less, Overy ydbiic oMice, every counting room or manufacturing branch and mauy family circles emher direciy or indirectly. Aside the economical results of frauds commiited against the pudlic trea- sury we have a inmost gloomy prospect tor future civil liberty and republican institutions in the grow- lug despolism shown by the revenue ofiicers, # sub- ordinave branch of the goverament, which at pre- sent assumes powers and twists, ignores or inter- prets the Revenue laws to such a degree that no crowned head in any constitutional mouarchy would dare to do What a simple deputy commissioner does here. {c may be proper to remind tuese gentiemen that arbitrary aud oppressive Revenue laws have led to many bloody revolutions in tits and otver coun- tries, and though the good peopie here have abundant paueuce and forbearance, there may come a day when these qualities cease to be a virtue, There 13 good reason lor saying that une lunumMerabie whiskey luxes are now reasonably patd in full, we frauds committed bemy comparauvely few; that the seizures made, except lor past sins, are mostly for Violating one of these coup apes and oftea contra- dictory rules and orders of Which only few know te existence; that the Revenue Departinent is laying every possible obstacle in the way of even honest dealers, by ordering & most complicated and troubie- some bookkeeping, compreneusible only to few, thereby increasing expenses equal to the levy of yet another tax; by .rdering, as we are informed, very costly instruments, Buch a8 meters and books, and when bought by the tirade aiscarding them for the benetit or new patentees, In utter disregard to com- mon decency and to enrich some favorite specu- Jators and politiciaus, We may well ask what we are driving at ubder such rnoters, and whether it would not be better to give to the commissioner what he a3;umes—imperial powera—witnout the re- straint of 1aws, which Dow seem to be used more as @ mockery ¥ “If a Whole branch of industry, which pays such aD enormous amount inte the public weusury and counts a8 Many respectable men as any ober branch, can be il-treated by the public ofMicers, bleeding them at every pore, interlering, spying, suspending their business ior the violation of tne most trivial technicalities, or without due process of law imposing most troublesome and impracticable rules on the trade, instead of endeaving to simpily the already complicated laws and decisions by tnter- preting thein liverally and reasonaoly. Then the sooner We Know that the commissioner has sucit unlimited and unrestricted powers the better for us; but in that case, for God’s suke, do not make us be- lieve that citizens have any riguts to be respected, Or that We Lave a iree and republican government.” Rich Disclosures in the Custom House. In the latter vart of January last ¢Coliector Grin- nell received a letter, signed “Victim,” giving intor- mation of a system of fraud in the Auditor's depart- ment of the Custom House which was quite new to the Collector himself and will be so to the pubite at Jarge. “Victim” suggests that i a Vacant niche in the Auditor’s office of the Custom Huse a statue of Justice may appropriately be placed, to remind the persons employed there that the Collector would exact rigid justice in that particular quarter. As a reason for this suggestion “Victim” states the fol- lowing:— ‘In that bureau the empioys are feeced of their hard earnings at the rate of twenty per cent. Inspectors suffer most, in the honest discharge of Uuielr duty they Irequently make seizures from which 4u emolument of one-lourth of the net proceeds 18 allowed to them by law. if they are unfaiihful they can realize considerably more. Goods waen 80 seized are forfeited and sold, and in about one year or more one may, perhaps, receive the quarter alludea to. When one calls at the Auditor’s oilice to make 1n- quiry lie 3 miormied that the warrant for the pay- ment Of tu@ money has not arrived irom Washing: ton; but, with a bland sunile, he 1s also iniormed that if he needs the funds very badiy—and I know only one or two inspectors Who can walt—that his claim wiil be cashed on the spot. New Year is at hand, and, of course, needing the funds, one must suc- cuind to the cormorant as ne remi that 1 may bo six months more that the money can be got; but as Soon as the signature is obtained and the vicuim retiuqisies his claim he (the Auditor) goes to a r soun therealter and piaces the cent 10 lus pocket.’? ‘This stavemeub oF “Vicum’? Is understood to mean evideatiy Wat the inspector 13 purposely wade to walt for ls money, wud, needing it, le 1s compeied to assigu his claim, allowing a deduction to the assig- Dee o; twenty per cent on the amount, ata ume Wien the money 1s already at hand to ve paid over, Old Barrels. “Rough Hewer” applauds the Heray for having made a raid against the practice of packing four In old barrels, But he wants old pork and beef barrels jucluded in the prohibition, and he asks to have the attention of the Legislature called to the fact tuata law is needed condemning tue use of old bar- rels in paczsbg provisions, What Shall We Do For Ice? “Consumer” has made inquiries as to the proba- bility of an ‘ice famine’ nextsummer. He states that even if the weather should after this be favor- able for ice, but a short “crop,” cap be gathered, Ice companies usually nave & surplus supply after the close of the summer season; but this year they have not. In Mame not 20,000 tons can be found, While by this tame 1,500,000 tons have been secured in other years, vow Not @ pound has been cut, and Jrom Jast years stock but a very small quantity re- inaiues over. In the Kenevec river inere was uever betore a fahure of ice, dui this year nou a toa has been obtained, Views of an Observing Foreigner. T. 0. F., who 13 but six months in the country, who always entertained great admiration for the American republic, and looked upon the letters of Russell, Sala, Mackay and Manhattan to the English press a3 gross slanders upon life and soctety in America, 1s astounded at the prevalence of crime in this city. He asks that the HERALD, as the “head of the press in this country,” should exer influence tat the roughs, scoundrels and murderers, who are mostly fugitives from justice in the “oid country,” be deprived of cluzenship and tre right to vote, ag this Would take away from them their political mtu. ence which 1s, in the opinion of our correspondent, the mainstay of the security they feel m the pursuit of tneir netarious desigus, St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fitth Aveune. To THE EpsroR OF THE WERALD:— While those concerned fn the building of the new St. Patrick’s “athedral are fatcered and encouraged by the HERALD's editorial of the Mth instant upon the subject, they feel it due io the Catholic ana Protesiant contributors to that great work to call attention to an error Into Which the writer has un. wittingly falien, and which, if left uncorreetea, must necessarily have # depresaing effect upon the progress of the building. You state the estimated cost at $6,000,000. It can scarcely exceed $2,000,000, a aum large cnough, however, to press heavily upon the purses of our Catholic population—by no meaus the richest portion of the community—even when as- sisted by the liberailty of their Protest. ant fellow citizens. ‘The first contract wag made by Rev. Wiliam Joyce, well known as the Dullder of the mreayar nyMber os tag GhUrCUOD grecigS im this cit within the last thirty years, for $830,000, ‘The butidlng is now proceed! ing by days? work under Mr. Joyce's superintendeace, and otwithstanding the euormous advance in wages and materials since thas contract was made—an advance of 150 per cent—both Mr, Renwick aud Mr, Joyce are satisfied that the figures 1 have given will cover everything, While no effort ts or wili be spared to make the Cathedral what you describe it, “the most Imposing church edifice in America,” no effort is or will be Spared to conduct the work upon the most economl. cal basis, Mr. Renwick looks for ila reward wmiey in the fame which the masterpiece of Gotaio archi. tecture in America must buing (0 bis name, and has donated his entue pay to the buildiag. Mr, Joyce regards it as the crowning work of a long life, and las given up a lucrative business to devote bim- seif entirely to it at an almost nominal salary. The staff of foremen 18 chosen with tne greatest care, and their labor 18 cne of love and enthusiasm, which they seem to infuse into ail under thelr durec- tion. Up to the present time the outlay has been almost 600,000, and already considerabiy more than one third of the work is done, An expenditure equal to that of last year will complete tue outer walls. Yhe clear ‘story walls will ve — supported within by twenty-six white marble coiumns, thirty-seven feet in height, from the capitals of which will spring arches rising filty-four feet from the floor, In the walt above tnis, at a height of seventy-two fect, the clear story windows Will beg. Ata height of tuirty-five feet further the grooved and arcued roof will cover all. To avold any turtuer delay an addition of at least twenty stone cultersis now needed tocarve and prepare the marole for the pigars and have it ready jor setting as soon as the outer walls are up, If your appeal 1s heeded by taose to whom It is addressed, aud that it will be the six new Catholic churches erected in the city within the last fifteen Months offer fair presage, the “white wonder’? will be enciosed by the end of 1872, and New York pos- seas temple of which she may tor centuries well be proud, How Hackmen Charge. “H. E.” went to @ ball the other evening, and, having a lady with him, took acarriage on going away. He was driven about two miles, oftered two dollars, and the Jenu fasisted on three dollars more. ‘The hack had no lights, no number, and no nothing but a burly hackman, who, when the gentleman re- fused a first to comply with his demand, mildly suggested demolishing Him with his fist. The Harlem Railroad Depot, Attention 13 called by “A Daily Sulferer’? to the present system of changing cars at Forty-second street, on the Harlem Railroad, It 1s sald that in the multitude of crowding vehicles Une lives of pas- wengers are constantly endaugered. It 18 suggested that a platform should ve placed there ior the a commodation of passengers. National Publishing House and University for the Blind. A correspondent explains the progress that has been made in this work of proposed benevolence which was started just previous tothe war, The breaking out of the rebellion put a temporary es- toppel on the work, and an effort is now made for the necessary ald to cairy out the original philan- throplc purpose. It 18 stated tbat $20,000 have already been rawed and boards of trustees organ- ized in several of the States. ‘The proposition being to erect siitable builaimgs in Washington, embracing ®@ publishing house and facilities tor instraction. it 18 urged that $100,000 more money 1s required to carry on the work to successiu completion. Pertinent Query by a Commuter. Are we who dally ride to and from the city on the New York and Hariem Railroad to have our lives constantly jeopardized throuzh the recklessness of speed continually kept up while crossing what is KNOWN As the 109th street bridge? Are we fo submit, or are we not? A COMMUTER. How Emigrants Fare in Rio. An emigrant girl, describing the sufferings of Americans in Brazi!, thas closes an indignant pro- test:— If President Grant was to know how the American people Were situated in this country I think he would take them home. Americans, or the Amert- can government, are only laughed at here by the dagos and niggers. If tle American governinent mean to take us home hurry aud do 30, or it will have the dying curse of starved Americans. For God's sake take the uofortunate, deceived people out of here wulle they are able to Walk. ROME. Looking to Italy—Condition of the Outer Kingdom as Reported in the Holy City— The Eviphuvy. Rome, Jan. 15, 1870. In Rome whatever is said und done the ruling powers always have reference to the rest of Italy and keep an eye on Florence. They declare that the “revolution” in the Italian kingdom, after having destroyed the foundations of the Church and dis- persed the servants of God~—after having committed all manner of iniquity—is now engaged im the game of eating itself up, tail and all; that Lanza 1s just as bad, if not worse, than Menabrea, and tnat never- more will that kingdom enjoy a decent Ministry or ®@ plethoric treasury—‘‘quoth the raven, Never- more !’? 4s to the filling up of the Florentine coffers, that certainly will be » dificult and siow job, to say the least; but Papal infallpility 13 jess worthy of credit m asserting that Lanza is not an honest Mints- ter, seeking to promote economy to the best of his ability. It is well known that there ts a large annual deficit in the Italian budget. It 18 almost a vital question with the new government to see that a remedy 1s applied to this state of things. But Italans are always disposed to see clearly and talk about a dimiculty or a tough piece of work rather than to put nand to the job or extricate themselves, by earnest effort. It is thelr sole trouble now on the finance question. Tuey are making progress upd moving slowly, and can afford to pay up, but there is no one among them capable, strong and boid enough to make them do it. From the interior doings and negotiations gomg on in their capital at present, first with this One and then with another of the politicians, it is clear that Lanza’s honesty will not yet supply the ability and will of Cavour~in fact, that he cannot get ms countrymen to pay, and hence be will not be long the man for the position. ‘Trim conomical reivrins are all the go, but noth- ing to 8' attue root of tne evil, A disoandment of the bulk of the army would put tne government on its feet; for the Italian army wiil never suffice to preserve lialian mdependence if the stronger na- Uons, France or Austria, should ever again take a ‘Whim to come and suppress it, in corpore. Sending the soldiers home to work would, therefore, be tae best means to recuperate the weasuvy and beneit the counury at large; but king, rulers and the domi- hunt classes of the people are all endowed with a belic! that such a course would be but iittie better than downright suicide at once—or, as Count Menebrea expressed it to me not long since, ‘italy cannot disarm while it 18 i che neighborhood of colossal Powers armed to the teetn.’? Last night being the eve of the Epiphany, ov the anniversary of the adoration of the imjant Jesus by the Magi, the shops wero kept open until a later hour than usual, and the streets were paraded by bands of mea and boys engaged in an uproarious musical jubtiee over the festive occasion. They continued during the entire night to make the most torturing noises by beating ruptured drums, thrumming guitars, blowing siiril whistles and cracked trumpets. They scoured the city in bands of twenty aud thirty, fol- lowed by crowds of screeching children, and during tue performance sleep becaire an impossibility tor many. A fair was held in the parish of Samt Eus- taccio, the stalis of which were ilumimated a giorno with torches, and here sweetineats, fruits, chestnuts and toy whistles were retailed by way of refresn- ments to keep up the sesia unui daylight, when the cannon of St. Angelo announced the return of the Epiphian date. The festive celebraters are allowed Tull swing by the authorities, who even go so far as to suumulate them to cut high antics before the angels on the bridge over the Tiber, and, verily, the popu- lation seemed thoroughly disposed to drown all miseries and cares in # grand dispiay of fuss and noise. The Romans are not ‘diMcult” mm the way of amusements. hey will wke a rusbligut for gas fireworks. A jew days sice the Bambino, an image supposed to nave been the handiwork of St. Luke, Was conveyed to the Church of Ara Cceli, where it sanctified with its presence vhat particular #pot and in an especial way blessed the stops of the Lg ‘rhe image is of Wax, and itis contidenily beleved by the people that it was once surrepti- tousiy borne off to the catacombs and auother baby substituted for it, However, it dectined to sojourn in the catacombs, came up out of them and delibe- rately walked back into its usual restiig place in the city. Such 18 the firm bellef of the super- stttious, Who look upon It ouce @ year ab the Ara Coli with an especiai regard of tavor. Its coun- tenance possesses tiie power of bestowing happiness on those of the spectators who catch a glimpse of it as it ig being Nanded around. ‘The ceremonies were attended by the highest dignitaries, in grand state, and the day has been a gaja one, from a rengious point of view. FOAEIGN SCIENTIF! Wilhe!m Wackernagel, the great German puilolo- gist, died recently at Basle, The remains of a new reptile with remarkable teeth has been found among the coal shaies in the neighborhood of Newcastle-on-i'yne, Trajanopolis, the capital of the Roman province of Thracia, has just been discovered about four miles from Dym, near Enos. This town tad 200,000 inbabi- tants at the time of the Romans, but its site is now @ desert, owing to the miasmatic emanations of the river Hebruss. Among the ruins are the remains of @ huge acropolis. The tenant farmers of Montgomeryshire have in- Gicted their game-preserving landlords for selling game without a license, and several nave bec montencas Wy Day All Guohy died on the 5th inst., after a protracted and patnful iulness, which, however, left his strong Intellect un+ impaired up to the latest minutes of existence. In his native city Mr. Wharton held a position and en- Joyed a reputation quite analogous to that noticeable in reference to the late Daniei Lord im the city of New York, both being conspicuousiy and implicitly contided in as combining witn the Christian gentle- man ail the qualities of the safe, solid and consider- ate lawyer. and lideraity in practice were without any excep- tional Instances; ana towards yout aspirants a fraternal interest and cli hand were ever extended. State he was listened to with that marked respect which well known abilities invoked, and In te Supreme Court of the United States his powers as an advocate favorably contrasied with opponents hoid- ing the first rank at the bars of other States. large number of the frieuds of Mr. Wharton in New York and elsewhere, while being apprised of his suf- fering under a patniul malaa life at any moment, yet keenly icel the shock of his removal, and alt must regret that the profession has illustrated and elevated the character of a true law- seilles on January 18, but no damage ensued, measures for improving the breed of horses through. OBITUARY. George M. Whartor. Mr. George M. Wharton, of the Philadelphia bar, Both could sustain wrong with temper, Nor stoop to thiuk his thjurer his to Amonz professional brethren courtesy, kindness and struggling ring voice and Frome bench of his which threatened his lost one Whose social virtues and entire legal career yer by purivy of life, of motive, love of justice and finally by the bitter pain of tinpending death, only causing the appropriation of tai Inappreciable boon promised by a common interceding Saviour— My faith does not fail. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, Several shocks of earthquake were felt at Mar- Judging from some articies published in the Pesther Lloyd it would appear that Austria will ere long make war against Montenegro. The Prussian government has adopted extensive out the country, and local associations have been formed for that purpose. Aportion of the gallery of the Cirque Royal, at Dunkirk in France, recently fell down as the audi. ence was leaving. Thirty-two persons were more or less hurt, but none Killed. During the recent demonstrations tn Paris every soldier received seventy-two cartridges, and the Minister of War stated that a regiment could fire 108,000 shots in haif au hour. SHIPPING NEWS. Almanne for New York=This Day. Sun rises....... 7 01 | Moon sets...morn Sun sets........ 5 28 | High water..morn Weather Along tho Const. Fremvany 9-9 A. M. Weather. rik 2 Philadelphia, above Wilmington, Del above Washington, above Fortress Monroe. above Richmond, above above above above apbye 63 above 6) above YORK, FEBRUARY 9, 1870, PORT OF NEW Herald Steam Marine News Fleet. 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 iwarine news fleet: — Screw propeller yacht HERALD. Berew propeller yacht JAME: Screw propeller yacht JEANNETTE. The marine news ofice is at Whitehall slip, 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 UrnaLp to our regularly authorized agents who are attached to our Steam Yacht fleet, ‘The New York Agsociated Prees do not now collect marine reporta nor attend to the delivery of packages, aa will be seen by the following extract from the proceedings of the regular monthly meeting held March 3, 1868: Resolved, That on and after April 1, 1868, the Associated Press wtil discontinue the collection of ship news in the harvor of New York, Passed unanimousiy. Lettora or news packages for the HEzatp should not, therefore, be entrusted to the charge of any pretended agents of the New York Associated Press. OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRU. Broadway. Bow! ling Green ern, Manhattan. sep Helveti ss |Reb City of Baltim’re| Feb 19. Donan. .|Feb Broadway. 7 Bowling Green ) Rroadway. ) Broadway. CLEARED. Steamship Nemesis (Br), Billinge, Liverpool via Quoens- town—C G Francklyn, ghizamsinp Nebraska (Br), Guard, Laverpool—Williams & uton, Steamship Tripoh (Br), Harris, Liverpool—Chas G Franel ayn. Steamship Hatteras, Blackwood, Norfolk--Old Dominion Steamship Vo. Steamsnip Wamsutta, Fist, New Bedford—Ferguson & 0% ‘Ship New World, Champion, London—Grinnell, Minturn & fhe La Duchesse d’Orleans, Hines, Havana—J B Phillips ons. Bark Nummer Funf (NG), Aibrecht, Liverpool—Funch, Edge & Co. abody, Willis ie ark Argonaut (Br), Sanderson, London—| 20. Bark Atlantic (NG), Schiebenhuber, Antwerp—Funch, Eye 0. gfiate Brazitiora (NG), Wessels, ito Janeiro—-Funch, Baye t Co. Bark Agn Brig Mado: Frazer (NG), Cameron, Matan: (Br), Jordan, Demerara—Miller & Hough- on. Brig L Warren, Harriman, C Brig Americus, Stone, Olent Schr Anglo American (Br), Smith, Tru: Sebr J M Morales, Newman, Maracatb: Schr E A Conant, Brandtberg, Jacmel BP Sherman. Morrison & Bar- tow. Rehr F A Baltey, Locke, Arroyo, PR—Chas chr MP Smith, Grace, Washington—T Talbot & Co. 4, Holmes & ARRIVAL REPORTED RY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Wilmington, Cole, Galveston Jan 29 via Key West Feo 2A, with mdse ‘and passengers, to 0 H Mallory & 0. Steamship Gulf Stream, McCreery, Galve: with mdse and passengers, to © H Mallory & © Steamship Huntsville, Crowell, Savannah, with mase and passengers, to R Lowden. Had heavy head winds the entire pasaage. Steamship South Carolina, Adkins, Charleston Feb 3, with mase and passengers, to H R Morgan & Co. Had severe gales al) the passage, Steamship Volunteer, Jones, Wilmington, stores, to) Lorillard. Bark Atma (Br), Wateon, Shangbre at ‘Oct 20, with mdse, to Morewood & Co. Cleare Straits of Sunda Nov 9; rounded Cape of Good Hope Dec 19; crossed the Equator Jan 10, in lon 83 W. Lost te trade winds of the Indian Ocean on the meridian of the Mauntius; thence tothe arable from westward; cxperiet strong N is Nof Hatteras. Took pilot fro boat Isaac Anchored inside yn via Norfolk, 0, ‘C, with naval d River Yangtse Webb, Hh ina, $5 milow SI of Absecim, ‘andy Hook ‘th inst, 9AM. Nov 7, olf Anjier, spoke bark Mary Lee, (rom Anjier for New York. esis i Schr Irayeller, Hodges, Newbera, NC, 7 days, wilth naval stores, to Thomas, Holmes & Co, = RervRNep—Schr Emblyn (Br), Cottingham, hence for Queenstown, Keb 8, of Sandy Hoole, came in collision with Diig B Miller, ‘The I had jtbboom and some of the headgear cartted away, and bulwarks forward stove badly. Returned to repair dainayes. The steamer whi towed the brig P Miller up to the city yerterday should have read Const Wrecking Co's steamer Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND SouTH. Steamer Centipede, Tilton, Portland for Philadelphia, Anchored at Hamtmond’s Fiats:— Schr SA Hammond, Westgate, from Newport for Eliza- bethport. BOUND EAST. Steamship Neptune, Baker, New York for Boston, Brig U ew York for St John, NB. Schr A Scranton, Tiitord, Virginia for New Haven. Schr Antecedent, Pendleton, Philadephia for Providence. gQcht Nathan Ciiford, Bullock, Ehzabetport tor Provi- len Schr Richmond, Cobb, Elizabeth port for Providence, Sebr Yankeo Boy, Dill, Ellzabetiport tor New Haven. Schr Walton, Paitner, Hoboken for Bostoa, Schr Mudeira (Br), Sullivan, NewYork for St John, NB. Schr A B baxter (Br), Mason, Now York John, NB. Schr George Washington, Peck, New York for Stawfora. ‘The following vessels sailed from Flushing Bay, bound east :— Bark Juan F Pearson, for Portland, Hebr Goorge, for Portiand, Castoll, tor Boston, for Providew Schr Wm Pish, for Providence, SAILED. Steamabips Nebraska, and Nemesis, Liverpool. Balled from the lower bi brigs Pedro, for Jacksonville; Conn Aba Malaga) Aid, VURTBMiagS Jabs SAMO) FAT Morford & Trabee, Batt with part of ¢9 arrived at Hol countered heavy gales during the passage, a Harbor. 6th inst, experienced # severe gate from 4th, and was obliged. vo cut away bulwarks to [ree the decks of water; starte, principal seaports of the world. 2 Ever POW lay Ne Pernambuco ; Eugenia, Oporto; scbra A H Frye, Aux Cayes ita! BG Gates, Gavanuas ' Wind at sunset NW, fresh, Marine Divasters, STRAMSUIP CHESAPEAKE, Jobuson, from Portland for New York, is aground on Long Potut, Provinectown, and will gv got off next tide without damage. i PoTOMAO, Moore, from Rio Janeiro for Baltimore, B was towed into Ilampton Roads 9th inst by etenrns ny Moore hariag trick ou Hatteras tet ‘and lost aaile aight of th inst, Sonn Eviza Pike, from Charleston for Philadelphia, is ashore near the former place, and will probably prove a total cos Soux F E A1.ns, before reported ashore on Body Inland, has gone to pieces. (Br), Schultz, from Bermuda for Boston, o. ot bark Carlotta, from Cadiz for Boston, Hole 7th inst, leaking badly, having «n° Souk Ance, Sour Looonoo (of Belfast), from New York for Rostor carne off the railway 7th, and Was reloading cargo, both g and damaged. Navi, Ford, of and from St Jobn, NB, with box or Havana, Went ashore night of 2d {inst tear Head Cargo and veaxel a total loss, Ore SOUR SPARKLING Ska (of New York), Re 8e) i for Charleston, with grata, put {nto Wilmington, NC, 6th inst, in distress, Scug Minuanp Frut.Mox®, Chase, from Portland for Cuba, with shooks, is ashore near Gurnet light, Ply Mass’ “(tho M Freleared wt Voruaad Feb 4 for Puliadelphian) Scun $ V W SIMMONS, from Philadelphia, nt Charleston re ea Eo NNE, on the forward house, Miscellaneous. Purser Chas F Burke, of the steamship Huntaville, from Savannah, bas our thanks for favors. We are indebted to purser L P Wheeler, of the steamship South Carolina, from Charleston, for attentions. AMERICAN LLOYDS’ UNIVERSAL REGISTER OF SHIT PING, ESTABLISHED IN 1°57.—Published by T. D. Taylor, 35 Wall street, New York, 1870.—The volume before us ia Just from the press, and {a the fourteenth published since ite firat feaue in 1897. anumber of plates representing sections of the principat parts of a ship, &c, also tables of weights of anchors from 100 ‘This standard record of surveys contains to 2000 tons, rules for construction and classification of wooden and iron sailing and ateam vessels, length and sizes of rigging, 4c. ‘The work contains about 2700 ships, 4500 barks, 8500 brigs, 5400 schooners and 75) steamers, or « total of 17,250 vessels, where and when they were built, of what materials, tonnage, condition at time of survey, &c. At the end of the volume are to be found the port charges at ali the This valuable publication has had for years past the approval of the Board of Under- writers and of a large portion of the prircipal shipping mer- chants of thus city, and merits the support of the mercantile community. Notice to Mariners. GUTZLAFF'S ISLAND—OOAST OF CHINA—LIGHTHOUSE AT THE MOUTIL OF THE YANGTIZ RIVER, Oficial information has been received from Mr 8 Wells Wiillaras, United States Charge d’A(faires in China, th the Department of State, that a third order fixed white 270 feet above the level of the sea, illuminating the entire horizon, and visibloin clear weather 0 mites, bas been ex tablishell on the small uninhabited knoll lying’off the mouth of the Yangtiz river, and knawn as Gutziait's Island, ‘The tower is conatructed of iron, about 10 fect from foundae tfon to the centre of the light, located on a bummock at cast ond of the summit, and’ firmly secured with cement in a granite foundation, About 40 feet from the tower, on the smal level part of the summit between the hummocks, stands the keeper's dwell house, a strong brick bullding, with corrugated i built sulticfently low not to obstruct the light from apy part of the horizon ¢lose to the island. to On the east hu:mmock a flagstaff is stationed, lower down, that nota ray of light may be obstracted. From hla staat signals can be made with vessels at any time during fay light. Two funs are planted on the summit, When it fs desired to tentiou of a vessel during day a gun will be Bred at = s ing fogs, should a steamer or sailing vessel pasa close to the isiand, and the former blow her wiitstle, or th ring bells, blow fog-horn, or make any nolse that can be heard, a gun will be tred'to denote the vicinity of the land, By order of the Lighthouse Board, W. B, SHUBRIUK, Chairman. Wasurxerow, DO, Jan 21, 1570, Whalemen. At Singapore Dee 21, bark Adeline Gibbs, Babcock, of New Rediord, from a cruise, arrived 20th, oll not reported; Mary Smith, of Edgartown, Foreign Ports. ANTWERP, Jan 24—Sailed, Lepanto, Bell, New Orleans, yoiled from Flushing uist, Barablna Paare, Viardo, New york. BULKOA, Jan 21—Arrived, Mary, Dick, NYork. CARDIFF, Jan 23- J Steele, Overton, and Sir BG McDonnell, W jikie, New Otlea 3 1, Jan 11—Sailed, Goeth 28. GIRGENTI, Koch, NYork. Liverpoor., Jan 4—Cleared, E A Kennedy, Holfsen, Bos- Niorde, Hersen, Baltimore; Walter, Bunker, Galveston ; ‘Thearis, Savannah. pbitsitox, Jun 26—Arvived, Danish Princess, Sopwith, ‘ork. MESGINA, Jan 19—Satled, Scud, Hopkins, Philadelphia; Aretie, Bien shorn, NYork. Oponro, Jan 19'-Arrived, Rabboni, Coombs, NYork} © V Williams, Thompson, Philadelphia. OTAGO, NZ, Nov 3—Bark J Kilingwood, Marshall, whi sailed to-day for Napier, loads woo! for, London; ys jump sum. TALERMO, Jan 2—Salled, brig Harry Stewart, Weeks, Balti- more (before reported for NYork). Feb 9—Arrived, steamships Dem mark, y'of Antwerp, Leitch, NYork for Liverpool , Feb 8—Arrived, steamship Weser, Wenke, eb (and proceeded). NYork for bret SorLuy, Jan 19—Off, Hudson, frat, from NYork for Lone don. St HyexA, Dec 16—Passed, ship Elizabeth Cushing, Cob by, from Zebu for London. American Ports. BOSTON, Feb 8—Cleared, steamship Wm Kennedy, Par- ker, NYork; bark Alexandrina, Mitchell, Cienfuegos; brigs ¢ Colson, Payson, Matanzas; schr E H Oakes (Br), Darcy, orfolk. Ship herbs) barks J H Pearson, Chief, and W A Farns- worth, aud brig J W Spencer, all bound out, remained at an- chor below at sunset. Some of the above vessel yea- terday, but returned to anchorage, ‘ta —Arrived, steamships Siberia (Br), Harrison, Liverpool ; Wa Lawrence, Ha'lett, Baltimore, BALTIMOR Feb 8—Arrived, schr Mary E Graham, Fountain, N York. Sailed--Bark Templar; brig Jennie Morton. BRUNSWICK, Ga, Feb 3—Arrived, brig H F Eaton, Reed NYork. Cleared 10 brig Julia D, Hartung, Rio Janeiro, ‘hip Moravia, Patten, tor Callao; bark Rjukan wen, diag; schr Mountain Laurel, Atwater, do; and the abor ve arrival. STON, Feb 5—Cleared, schr Emma, Anthony, ia. Georgetown, SC. Salled—Schr Mary A Holt, Holt, a port in Cuba. Arrived, brig Black’ 8 Baltimore; echre Wm mpson, Norfolk; A E Carll, NYork. Sailed—Bark David Nichols, NYork; scnr H G Bird, Georgetown, St CAPE COD, Feb 9, 3:80 PM—Passed, steamship Franconia, Brage, New Yor for Portland. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb 9—Passed out, ship Henry Pet- ham, for Liverpool; barks Delaware, for Demerara; RB Watkbr, for N\ork ; brig Georgia, for Cuba, jeAtrvéd—Brig Potomac, Moore, Blo Jasieiro (see Disas- ers). ‘ALL RIVER, Feb 5—Arrived, schr D $ Mershon, Ayres, Philadephia. 6. it AL ‘ON, Feb 2—Cleared, bark Iron Age, Crabtree, Liverpool! NEW ORLEANS, Feb 4—Arrived, bark Sitka, Walker, Car dif, “Below, coming up, ser Chas Morrison. Smith, fron poston. ‘bth—Cleared, steamships Juniata, Hoxie, Havana and Phil- adelphia; Bienville, Baker, do i United States, d NYork; Smith, NVork; Britannia (Br), Kerr, and Niphon, Boyd, Liverpool; W B Go dmonds, Boaton; orig R 3 Whtpple, Goodspeed, Ruatan. the bar, bound in, steamship nde nen » Feb 4—On w York, from Bremen. Sailed—Ship Bermine; barks Seamen, and Carmen NORVOLK, Feb 5—Put back, sehr Middieton, Brown, for Wilmington, 8! ‘oth— sailed 3. anc Bell, Bourne, NYork. Rt Suiled, écir Keran tlappneb, El- lis, Somerset for NYork, "PHILADELPHIA, Fob 8 —Cloared, bark Diana (NG), Bieg- ner, Gibraltar for orders; brigJ B'kirby, Bernard, Sagas chia Pathway, Taley, Cardenas; Vests, Rogers, Samane Ww ny Bryant, Glo Feb 8—A\ fchra DW Saunders, <0; Ai sob, Cobb, Nansemond ; ey, Nanticoke, Md; Wm Gilley, Mehatfey, avid §'Siner, Huntley, Philadelphia; Jas ne lish, Barker, and Elisha N'Smith, Harvey, Euzabetuport ; 8 Nash, Nash; Manbattanyille; sloop Oregon, Nichols, NYork, RIGHMOND, Feb 7—Arrived, schr Matoaka, Fooks, New York. SAVANNAH, Feb 5~Arrived, schr Moyes $ Bramball, Stout, NYork. is Minnehaha, Saunders, Fernandina; EllaC ley, Satiila River and Bath, Me. ‘s eare chrs Farragut, Jor 5t John, NB, Mores Pat- ten, Jacksouville, SAL Feb7-Satled, schra NJ Miller, St John, NB for phia; Herald, Rockland for Nvork. cK FORD, Feb 1—In port schr Watchful, Reynolds,from Providence for Hsaltfmot ISCRLLLANEVUS. BEAINED BSOLUTE. DIVORCES FROM THE coulis of diferent States; legal everywhere. Det ause, No charge in e. Advic Key wullictent F. 1. KING, Counsellor-atlaw, i OBTAINED FROM THE ferent States, Legal everywhere. Deser- t cause, No publicity. No charge {fp ad- HOUSE, 8, INGROWING NAILS, CHILBLAINS, cured with BRIGGS’ Curative. Sola by and sent by mall, 40 cents; samples 1) cents. ‘br. J BRIGGS & CO., Newark, N. d. RARGAINS, BARGAINS, BARGAINS, Tn consequvace of a change in our frm and removal in April 10685 Broadway, our entire atock of $500.00) worth of |» jlver and Plated Ware, Chandeliers Gas Fix- 4, Bronzes, Cutlery, &c., will be disposed of, and we olfer it at and below cost. Anexamisation of our prices, which are shown in plain figures, ou the goods. will satisfy bugers thatwe are ia earnest. e Every oneis invited to call! After the first of May the business will, be continued by our successors, Messra Nicol & Davidson, at 6e8 Broadway, Mr. i. V. & E.'E, Haughwout retiring from the business. either party will signa the name of the present rm iu Mqute dation, BE. V. UAUGHWOLT © CO., 438, 490 and 492 Broadway, corner Broome street. e mitin ehh a UMAN HAIR.—WHOLESALE STOCK OF REAL Hair Switches, retaliing at wholesale prices; Chatelaine Brates or Chignons, only @3, at 251 Grand street, near Lord & Taylor's, between Bowery and Chryatie street. VER 100 CHOICE PAINTINGS, From the studios of Mazzolini and Menchetti, at Rome, will be sold, on account of the change in our firm, at less than cost of Importation. EK. V. HAUGHWOUT & 00. Dorner of Broadway and Broome street, ILES.—INTERNAL, BLEEDING, EXTERNAL AND itching spile OH dily cured'with BRIGGS’ Pile Remedy ; fold by druggists, $1; samples by mal, 25 cen! br. J. BRIGGS & CO., HYSIOLOGIA.-THE NEW AND SUCCESSFUL method of treating nervous golly employed in the confidential department of the New York Medical University, together with a description of the newly discovered remedies PRercribes. by which we Contract to restore Ube most h jobs cases of exhausted vitality, sent 5 Coker fark, N. J. by addres Pinas Ay Tab ob