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

8 YORK CITY. The Weather —Art — Assaults —Arrests— Judge Bixby Snubs a Politician— Springing a Trap on Spring Street Burglars—The Safety of Carry- ing Stolen Goods Around— Corrections and Mis- eellaneous Items. ‘The following record will show the changes 1m tne temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hud- mut’s pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, cor ner of Aun stree! 1869, 1870, 1869, 1870, 30 45 BAM... 40 SP. M, 35 6A. M. 40 (3 6 P.M, 35 9A. M. 45 81 9 P. M. 34 12M. 46 3312 P.M. St Average perature yesterday. Average temperature for correspon dast year......+. ding date + 43 Jobn Nevins was unintentionally charged, in the HerRaup of yesterday, with keeping a barroom in a basement in Centre street. John does not keep a barroom in the basement, so he don’t; ne keeps on the first door. He says he does, and he ought to know. The Colored Young Men’s Christian Association have elected the following officers for une ensuing rane ‘8S. Casey, President; Charles Baker, Vice aident; James Gomez, Recording Secretary; Ed- ward V. C. Kato, Corresponding secretary; L. B. Matthews, Treasurer. Daniel Huntington, the arust, has recently pre- wented to the Children’s Fold of this city, an institu- ton for the care and culture of homeless children, a portrait of the late Bishop Benjamin Moore, first Protestant ppcopa, bishop of New York, and the portrait has been quite recently purchased from the ers of the Fold for tae sum of $850 by the vestry of Trinity church. Edward Vallagnan, of No. 93 Butler street, Brook- lyn, entered a complaint yesterday at the Yorkville Police Court against a young man named John Fisher, who stole an overcoat from bim, in one of the pockets of which was gold lead pencil aud wome other property of less value, The stolen pro- perty was found in the prisoner’s possession when arrested, which fact was proved in court, and Jus- tice Bixby committed bim for trial in default of bail. The proprietor of the liquor store in 109th street Genies the statement made in the HERALD yesterday 4n regard to the levying of execution at the afore- said:—The former proprietor says ‘deputy sberiifs Jett the keys in my possession after they had made a HY which I emphatically contradict. Messrs, McKnight and Ferguson, deputies, lockea the store door and took the key with them. I asked them several times to leave some one in charge of the store aud they said there was no occasion. if any goods were removed from the store my barkeeper and [ are quite ignorant of the fact, and feel what we are the aggrieved party.” James Welsh, a sailor, twenty years of age, having no home, was arraigned before Justice Scott, at Jefferson Market, yesterday morning, by oflicer Doron, of the Ninth precinct, upon complaint ot Ellen Shields, of 35 Ninth avenue, charged with stavpbing her in the head in two places with a knife, on Tuesday night, during an “argument,” inflicting severe though not dangerous wounds. Welsh stated ne had nothing to say in reference to the charge preferred against him except that the woman first assaulted him and he was acting on the defensive. He was @ommitted in defauit of $500 bail to answer at the General Sessions. Thomas McCabe, of 528 West Forty-first street, also charges that on Tuesday mght James Carroll assaulted aud struck him on the head with some unknown instrument, cutting a deep gash. Justice Scott committed Lim in default of $300 bail to answer the charge. Some amusement was caused yesterday in the Yorkville Police Court by the snubbing by the pre- siding magistrate, Justice Bixby, in open court, of one of the small fry politicians of the Twenty-first Wwara—his own, by the way. It came about as fol- lows:—Dennis Noonan and Thomas Langdon, two very rongh looking individuals, were ar- Faigned on a charge of disturbing the peace by oficer Auld, of the Nineteenth precinct. Langdon’s head presented a shocking sight, it being covered ‘with wounds inflicted by Noonan, who had beaten him with a ciub. Langdon, however, refused to amake @ complaint against his assailant. The court decided, however, to take the complaint of the oml- cer against Noonan, and committed him for trial. While he ordered Langdon to be sent to the House of Detention as & witness. At this juncture in the proceedings one of the deputy marshals connected wito the civ!) court down stairs, named Michael Whalen, appeared tin court and attempted to Inter- fere on behalf of Noonan, when Justice Bixby quickly told him to go back and attend to his own business; that he wanted no assistance from any- body, especially such as he was, in the discharge of bis dues. Perhaps this will be a salutary lesson to persons inclined to interfere with the administration Of justice in tuis court in future. The particulars of a desperate attempt by burglars to rob thg establishment of manufacturing jewel- lers were made known yesterday by officers of the Fourteenth precinct police, it appears that about one o'clock yesterday morning, while officer McNamee, of that precinct, was engaged trying the doors on Spring street he found the door of Wellech & Co.’s jewelry establishment, No. 72 Spring street, open. Cailing to hia assistance roundsman Bergnold and officer Aunter the pre- Mises were entered aud an examination in- stituted. On one of the floors they found the dead body of the guurd—a faithfel watchdog—with his throat cut, lying on the floor. This aroused the suspicions of the police, ‘who were convinced that there were ‘“cracksmea”’ Inside, Drawing their arms, they made a thorough search, out fated to find the bargiars. Proceeding to the office where the safes are located their suspicious were contirmed. One of the safes show that powder and fuse had been applied and ail the preliminaries to touching it off completed, On the floor were found a number of burglars’ tools, Jeit belind by the thieves in their hurry, it 18 supposed that they became alarmed while operat- Jog upon the safes, and beat a retreat from the premises. A further exammation of tne premises by the proprietors showed that nothing had beeu carried away. POLICE TRIALS. An Independent Policeman “Going Back en” the Kelly Family—A Seven Mile Post. Commissioner Brennan yesterday beard evidence in the following case: Join Magher, cond, neglect of duty; half a day’s pay McDermott, Twenty-second, neglect of duty; halt a da, in] Jaines Lynch ‘wenty-second, neglect of duty; hali a day's pa Patrick Monahan, Twenty-second, neglect of dut, one day’s pay. Matthew Mayher, Forty-thfrd, ne; lect of duiy; complaint dismissed. Aiexan Farmer, Twenty-fitth, neglect of auty; half a day's pay. Thomas Vetlley, Twenty-eiguth, neglect of duty; two days pay. Joun Mayher and Patrick Monahan, Twenty- second, Violation of rules; complaint disinissed, Dennis Kinney, Twenty-lirst, violation of rules; two days’ pay. John ©. Teale, Forty-aixth, neglect of duty; one Gay's pay. John M. Gays’ pay. James Connors, of the Fourth precinct, was charged py Mary Kelly, of 243 Mott screet, with improper conduct. Mary charges that, obtaining @ warrant for the arrest of her husband, Chris- topher, for ili-treating her, from Justice Dowling, she went to the Fourth precinct station house. ‘The sergeant gave her note to Connors, who ‘was of post, ordering him to execute the warrant. Connors was intormed that Christopher was at 319 Water street, but he said he did not care for the ser- geant, tne captain or Judge Dowiing; that there were officers patd to do that Work. She further avers that the officer refused to arrest her husband, and, using vioient janguage towards her, threatened to tock her a Adjourned until Friday. Patrick Melile, of the Third, negiect of duty; com- plaint dismissed, B, W. Kelly, of the Seventeenth, violation of the rules; two days? pay. Joen Seery, of (ue Seventeenth, violation of rules; Smith, Fourteenth, neglect of duty; two two days’ Pay. a Patrick Barrett, of the First, violation of rules; two days’ pay. B. W. Kelly, of the Seventeenth, not found patrol. ling; three days’ pay. :) Wiillata L., Michaeis, of the Ninth, not found on post; Lwo days’ pay. M. M. Lewis, of the Fourteenth, not found on post; two days’ pay. Johu F. Parker, of the Thirtieth, absent witnout leave; two days’ pay. » Theodore Purdy, of the Twenty-ntuth, Off post in a building; two days’ pay. Wesiey R. Hotfinan, of the Forty-elghth, coming out of a house; complaut dismissed. ‘ihe evidence showed that the oficer’s postis between six and seven miles in sength. John F, Cole, of the Forty-tqird sub-precinct, off post; complaint dismissed. James Finn, of the Twelfth, off post in a saloon; NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 aerial CR BOARD OF HEALTH. ‘The Keroseno Suite—Dr. Carnochan’s Wel- come to the Board—The Fifth Avenue Pave- ment—Bosworth Cross-Examines Bliss, ‘his distinguished body of savans held a session yesterday, Messrs. Stone, Bosworth, the two Smiths, Manlerre and Brennan being in attendance. In the absence of President Lincoln, Commissioner Henry Smith occupied the cnatr. A CHIMNEY NUISANCE. ‘The attorney reported as to the order made by the Board compelling Mr. J, H, Swift, owner of premises Nos. 98 and 100 Norfolk street, to carry his chimney toa higher elevation. The attorney stated that he had received a letter from Mr. Swift, who claims to be the lessee, in which he (Swift) re- presents that no nuisance has been created and that he has understood that the complaint was made out of malicious motives, Mr. Bliss, attorney, announced that the complaint was made by a house- holder, and he (Bliss) and he recommended that the applicauon for @ discontinuance of tne suit be denied, It was so ordered, THE KEROSENE SUITS, The attorney announced that in the prosecu- tion of persons for selling kerosene, he had been ‘beaten mm some cases. He stated that one test case . had been decided against the Board, and he desired to receive instructions whether to appeal from the decision or abandon the other cases—100 in number. 'The offenders in the lower courts claimed to be dis- charged a8 a matter of law. One case had gone to the Common Pleas as already stated. Mr, Bosworru—What does the attorney recom- Mend? Answer—My judgment is that if carried to the Court of Appeais the Board of Health will suc- Mr. Boswoxra—Can you not get the lower court vo adjourn the cases until the other case 13 disposed of in the Court of Appeals, Answer—I have tried to obtain such favor and it has been denied. Mr. BoswortH—Can you not go before the Legis- lature and get a bill passed? Answer—I am not doing a8 much in the Legislature this year as last. Mr. Manierre here moved that the attorney be in- structed and empowered to take an appeal to the Court of Appeais in all cases of kerosene sults where his judgment may dictate. THE FIFTH AV#NUE CONCRETE PAVEMENT. The Sanitary Committee, through its chairman, Dr. Smith, made a lengthy ay on the Fiske con- vemeut, They state that it is composed of which ts rapidly reduced to tne form of an impaipable powder by ‘the trituration of carriage wheels. is powdef is exceedingly volatile, and when dry is ralsed by the movement of carriages and by the winds, ana fills the atmosphere of the neighboriiood and penetrates wherever air finds en- trance. This dust proves on analysis to be com- posed principally of mineral matter and other in- grecients, being tar in small amount and tae fecal matters of horses. The report states thar the com- pounds of the pavement are dangerous to health and le. DR. CARNOCHAN’S WELCOME. Dr. Carnochan, the newly appointed Health OMcer and ex oficio member of the Board, here entered and was Introduced to bis associates by Dr. Smith. The Board immediately adjourned to the private room, for the purpose of welvoming the distinguished gen- Ueman in a becommg manner. THE HABEAS CORPUS WAR. The Case in the Court of Oyer and Termincr= Discharge of John Stacom, Keeper of the © y Prison—The Proecedings Held to be Not Within Jurisdiction. A large crowd assembled yesterday morning in tne Court of Oyer and Terminer, Judge Ingraham pre- siding, to bear what disposition should be made of the case of Mr. John Stacom, Warden of the City Prison, who was himself committed for an alleged disobedience of an order issued by Judge McCunn. As fully set forth m yesterday's paper, a man named John Hefferman was convicted in the Special Sessions Court, on Saturday, for assault and bat- tery, committed cn Jennie Collins, and was accord. ingly sentenced to be imprisoned for ten days in the City Prison and to pay a fine of twenty-five dol- lars. Application was subsequently made to dudge McCunn, in the Superior Court, for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted and served upon the officer of the prison. Mr. Stacom, acting under instructions, owing to certain abuses which had previously existea, in an- swer to the writ returned that the prisoner was in the enstody of the Commisstoners of Public Chart ues and Corrections and was under final commit- ment of sentence, and declined ho pauce the body wi'hout the advice of the Board. Not relishing the refusal, Judge McCunn ordered an attachment for contempt to issue against Mr. Stacom, giving him untii Tuesday morning to produce the prisoner. Mr. Stacom, bowever, acting under his instructions from. the Commissioners, was unable to bring forward the prisoner, whereupon Judge McCunn ordered the ar- rest of Mr. Stacom, who was conveyed to Ludlow street jal. Subsequently a writ of habeas corpus was obtained trom Judge Cardozo, directing that the body of John Stacom be produced before Judge In- graham yesterday morning, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. Shortiy after eleven o’clock District Attorney Gar- vin, alter calling attention to the case, proceeded to read a number of afidavits setting forth facts in the case alreaay developed, and, having concluded, Jndge Ingraham inquired whether the preliminary proceedings had been betore a court or before a jus- tice out of court, to which the District Attorney replied that they had taken place before a justice out of court, and added that the only question before the court now was whether the facts contained in te traverse Were true. Mr. Kookstaver, on the part of the Sheriff, stated that the facts in the traverse or return were not contradicted. The District Attor- ney then observed tiat if such were the case Mr. Stacom was entitled to his discharge. Judge Ingraham asked the counsel for the Sherif? whether he had any objection to the prisoner being atscharged, and in reply the counsel stated that the whole matver was submitted to the Court for deter- mination. If Mr. Stacom were legally under ar- rest it was not advisable that he should be dis- charged; but If illegally there was no objection to his release. The whole matter, however, was now submitted to the Court for determination, Judge Ingraham then remarked that during the sitting of Oyer and Terminer no officer nad a right to inquire into the detention of prisoners, and as the proceea- lng Was not within jurisdiction the prisoner was en- uted to jus discharge. Mr. Stacom, surrounded by many friends, then left the court. NEW YORK LIBERAL CLUB. Memerlal to Comnnissioners of Education Discovery of ‘Tin Ore in California=Paper on Depressions and Etevations of Contie nents. The seventeenth meeting of this club was held at No, 23 Third avenue last night. There was a large attendance of members. The secretary read a memorial addressed to the President and Commis- sioners of Education, New York, by the club, calling their attention “to the omission of anything ap- proaching real moral teaching in schools of all Kinds, secuiar and denominational or religious, as Weill as that of falling to supply to those who are to live by labor any knowledge of the Jaws by which their coaduct must be guided in order that they may earn hish wages und avoid of the principles which govern the rates of , the trae relattous of capital and labor, or to those Who are destined to administer capital any Knowledge of the laws regulating the Increase and preservation of capital. ‘The science which will im- part such moral teaching and such knowledge 1 the Science Of human well being, inmonly calied political economy, and praying jor its addition to the course of stay. ‘ihe following letter was also read by the secre- tary:— UNtrRD States GENERAL LAND OFricr, ) CADINED OF PRAOTIOAL GEOLOGY AND MINING,’ Feb. 7, 1810. "\ S8im—Additional information and specimens’ of tin oro h forwarded to this office from San Jacinto, Been Bernards ) which exhibits unmis- " ence of the metal tin in alifornia, in suiicient abundance and richness to supply the demand in the United States, with utensils of every sort for domestic use. An average specimen of the ore has b submitted to analysis by the able and distinguished chem Dr A, Gentle, who unds it to contain per cent of ‘tin oe i tatermixed with tourmaline (containing boracic acid) and with cussiterite, It is a bighly interesting occurrence, and tue yield of tin contained in the ore ix twice a# much aa the usial work ing ores of the tin nwail, Kogland. ‘he finding of this important metal in California may be regarded as the last crowning act which was required to place Calitorata in advance of ali the world for mineral wealth, Very respecttuliy, A. K, ROESSLER. Mr. ADOLPH Orr read a paper and introduced his subject by giving an account of tie theories of the eariler geoiogists in the revelations on the earti’s crust. He thea related tue modern views and gave a general sketcn of the surface which our globe pre- sented at politteal eras. He said that it was satis- factorily proved that there were no Jarge continents during the most auctent times, put that the surface of ce globe presented the aspect of one lure archi: pelago, He reviewed then the great service that Sir Charlies Lyell rendered to science and geology, and then went over a description of the upward and downward movements of the land and sea. Sweden, Siberia and Denmark, accord- ing to the lecturer, were all tranquiky rising from the Lyell established that the elevation of the Scandinavian peninsula amounts to over three or jour feet m the century. Kesides, it appears that the Swedish shores o1 the Baltic experieuced a subsidence of sixty-four feet slice i has been inhabited by man and before the flevation now in progress, 80 that the latter must have commenced years ago, provided always that At Was a mich as above indicated, Une leciucer, alter having dwelr on this subject for a cousilerabie time, reviewed the secular de- Pressious taking place im various regions of the globe. Darwin and the American geologist, Dana, he said, bad for the first nme ascertained that the complaint dismissed. Jobn Gallagher, of the Seventeenth, not found on post; tivo days’ pay. ns William Uathouse, of the Nineteenth, violation of Fules; one day's pay. Mr. Manlerre heard the following:— Eugene Myler, not patrolling. Judgment reserved. region of the bouth Sea was now in actual progress of depression. | Chesnire, in England; Normende and Bretagne, in France; New Jersey and portions of the entire coast of the Southern Atlantic States were getting submerged by the ocean. He concinded a very excellent paper urgt Sevan y urging a study of the Book e THE BOARD OF EXCISE. nan nnn Fourth Annual Report—The Money Received for Licenses and What fs Done With It. The fourth annual report of the above Board has Just been pubiishea, Jt discusses the question of restrictive and revenue Excise laws a8 administered by the city and the State. The Board thinks tt right to express its decided opinion that it would bea serious public calamity to remove any of the princl- pa) restraints of the present law, all of which have, in its judgment, largely contributed to pubite order, tranquility and virtue; that 16 would be unwise to dimuuish farther the amount of revenue contributed in the excise district from the public traiMe regu- lated by the existing laws; and that such taxation, even at the highest rates collected before the reductions made last May by the Board, is an injus- tice to no one, and did not tend to diminish or em- barrass any business or interest which apy consider- ation of public profit or utility requires to be en- couraged or enlarged; that it will be found Impos- sible to continue even the present low rate of taxa- tion and measure of wholesome restraint if those who may be called upon to administer the Excise laws shall hold their places and authority by any tenure less permanent, independent and certain than that of the present Commissioners. Alter showing the desecration of the Sabbath by drunkenness and urging the beneficial working of “thé Sunday clauee,” it gives the treasurer's report mn etait, from which we make the following ex- racts:— RECEIPTS FOR LICENSE PRES IN DETAIL. City and county of New York Brooklyn........+ Richmond county. New Lots. Gravesend Flatbush, Total......++ se csoscecesecee cess + $197,008 GENERAL CASH ACCOUNT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPEN DITURES. To balance on hand December 1, 1868......-$193,786 ‘To recelpis for heense fees, see 797,966 ‘To interest on deposits, ... 6,322 Law expenses, Queens dpunty. By New York State inebAiate Asyium By Colored Orphan Asy! By Cutidren’s Aid Society. By sinking fund of New By Inebriates' Home for Kings county. By sinking fund of Brooklyn....... By school fund for Richmond county By school fund for country towns of Kings county (excepting New Utrecut). seves 2388 By school tuna for New Utrecht, . 628 By school fund for Newtown and Jariai 3,315 by school fund for Flusning........ 146k by treasurer of Metropolitan police. 2,570 Total seeee, + $541,068 Balance o1 ecemmber 1, 1869, 467,007 Total. se seererereees core $998,076 PARTICULARS OF APPROPRIATION OF SUR/'LUS. Fund reserved for expenses.... 55, New York state Inebriate Asylum. 83,883. Colored Orphan Asylum. .. bel 40,000 Metropolitan board of Health. : + 10,000 ‘The House of the Good Shepherd (New York) 10,160 ‘The Hospital of the Sisters of St. Francis. 3,000 ‘The Sisters’ Hospital in Eleventh atreet. 39400 Cluldren’s Aid Society......... 20,125 New York Seamen’s Agsociauon... New York Ophthalmic Hospital. James Street Industrial School, Juvenile Guartiian Society, “ New York Medical College for Women Society for the Kelief of Aged and Indigent Women....... Sinking Yind of New York, ‘the House of the Good Shep! Father Mathew 1. A. B. Society (Brooklyn). Brookiyn Roman Catholic Orphan Asyium.. Convent of sisters of Mercy (Brooklyn). Sinking fund of Brooklyo....... School fund for Kichmond county. School tund for country towns of Kings county (excepting New Utrecit). School fund for New Utrecht.... Schoot fund for Newtown and Jamaica. School fund for Fiushing. Tnverest not distributed. CUSTOM HOUSE AYFAIRS. An Aspiring Barber—What About a Hogs- head—The Now Cartage System. The Custom House officials are now endeavoring to please the public as much as they can. Mr. Grin- neil himself 1s astonished at the dissatisfaction of the pubitc, while he strives to do good to every- body. Of course when Mr. Grinnell received a letter of which the following are about the substantial con- tents he caved in:—“Don’t be too much around me, but I want a place as barber to Prince Arthur, and if I can’t have it—well, then”? * Some Fenian readers may think that this German barber may have had in his mind murder and fight- ing, or any other one of the many Fenian means ot destroying the scion of British royalty. But it was no such thing. The fellow who thus applied merely meant to have a ‘job,’ worth for him three or four dollars more than other jobs, and he didn’t care whether he shaved princes or other humble indi- viduals. Mr. Grinnell says that the importers are satisfied With the new arrangement of the cartage. The reason why he says tat they are satisfied he de- clares has never been made public. The public do not know, he says, vhat heretofore a hogshead of sugar to be transported from one warehouse to the other cost seventy-five cents; now it only costs fifty cents. Thus a hogshead of sugar and every- tuning else in feria may be lessened—so the government officials say—tIf they are left alone. Mr. Lindsay had a good many calls, many re- porters among them; but he invariably said that he had no Information to communicate, ‘The opposition to the new system seems to have parually subsided, and a number of merchants ap- plied yesterday for licenses. Among them wei Messrs. Naylor & Co., W. H. Westerveit & Co., ©. ‘I. Reynolds & Co., GO. Corhes & Co, Julus Knapp and Blume & Co. SLURNALISTIC NOTES. he has a8 many daily papers as New Hamp- shire. ; There are nineteen comic papers published in Paris. The Daily Register ts the title of a new paper at Jackson, Miss. = Switzerland has 394 newspapers, of which forty- six are dailies, Madison, Fla., has a new weekly paper calie the Aateliigencer’ Se The Green County Republican 1s a paper just started at Monroe, Wis, is eel A new daily, called the Evening Bulletin, 1s soon to be started im Auburn, N.Y.” i The Winnebago County Press 1s the title of a paper projected at Neenah, Wis. Egypt bas but seven newspapers—one in Italian, one in Arabic and the otiers mostly in French, A newspaper 1s to be started at Hancock, Dela- ware county, N. Y., to be cailed the Guardian. The Southern Guardian has resumed publication at Peel 8. C., under the editorial control of C. P. Peiham, The first musical paper ever pubitshed in Russia, a Musical Season, has just appeared at St. Pecers- urge 0, L. 0. Buges, a colored editor, has been admit- ted to the Editorial Convention o: Pennsyivania as a member, ‘The newspaper carriers and the paper dealers of Boston have forme association. . ‘There 1s a general shaking-up of Mississippi news- Papers. Many are Claugipg not only owners and politics, but names. The yearly issue of datly papers in London ts 80,000,000; of weekly papers, 12),000,000; making @ otal OF 200,000,000, The firs® number of the Minnesota Tidning,’a Swedisn WAM el of republican politics, as just appeared in St, Paul. The Baza, a German periodical, is translated Into eleven languages, and circulates uearly half a milion coptes, The editor of the Columbus (Miss.)-/ndex face- tiously says, in a recent issue:—The lieutenant in command of the Zndex had to get up this paper while lying flat on his back from a sprain which was caused from trying to lift himself over a troubie by making a lever of his boot straps. Even as it 1s the interest of this number, to a Sandwich Islander, Would not fall far short of tue New York HERALD. “Early Newspapers of Illinois” was the subject of a lecture delivered before the Franklin Typographi- cal Society of Chicago Png by Mr. Henry R. Boss, the Financial Secretary. We are informed by the Chicago papers that the lecture was the reault of much labor and investigation, ant was very inter- esting and instructive. From a notice of 1. we clip tne following: ‘The first newspaper established in this State was the Illinois Intelligencer, priuted at Kaskaskia, in ISI4 or 1815. The first journal, printed in Chicago the Denwerat which was founded in November, 188s. The ZUinois State Journal Was established in 1881 and the State Register on Feuranry 13, 136. ‘The latter was orighnally printed at Vandalia, but removed to held. ‘The total number of newspapers now printed in thia State ia over 400, ertodical and @ protective = BROOKLYN CITY. Fatal Accident—Fires—Light Literature for the Firemen — Increase of Paupers—Choked to Death. ‘The Brooklyn Fire Commissioners received a num- ber of department reports trom Washington yester- day which they intend placing in the various engine houses for reading for the firemen. Crime 18 on the decrease in Williamsburg. With the exception of a few robberies by sneak thieves there has been no crime to record In that once tur- bulent section of Brooklyn for many weeks. The monthly report of the Assistant Fire Marshal stationed in Brooklyn shows that during the month of January there were thirty fires. One is believed to be of incendiary origin and the others accidental, ‘The total toss is estimated at $85,000, Martin Crooke, residing at 23 Furman street, was Instantly killed yesterday by falling through 4 hatch- way at Martin’s stores in Furman street, Coroner Jones held an Inquest over the body when a verdict ot death from accidental injuries was rendered, The Young Men’s Christian Association of the Eastern District held their monthly meeting last evening at their rooms corner of Broadway and Fourth street. The attendance was good and the exercises very interesting. ‘he assoctation is con- stantly gaining numerical and moral strength. Dr. Shepard made a post mortem examination of the body of Martin Kinney, at tne corner of Third avenue and Twenty-seventh street, yesterday, which revealed the fact that he was choked to death by the lodgment of a piece of meat in his windpipe, Which’ he had vomited up. Coroner Jones will hold an 1n- quest over the pody. ‘The Friend)y Sons of St. Patrick and the Knights of Si. Patrick of the Eastern District are making preparations for their annual banquets on the 17th of March, Ata recent election for officers of the Friendly Sons the following were chosen:—Presi- dent, Francis Switt; Vice President, George B. rath; Secretary, Stephen J. Colahan; Treasurer, Andrew J. Galloon; ae gtig + Secretary, Fred- erick A. Fox. ‘Tne Knights will hold their annual election early next week. Many persons have been compelled to seek a refuge at the Almshouse to avoid starving during the dull times, At a meeting of the Board of Su- permtendents of the Poor yesterday afternoon it was shown by a report submitted that there were 300 more inmates at the Almshouse during the past week than ther e were the corresponding weok of fast year. The total number of persons supported at the county institutions at the present time 1s 2,640. The total cost of goods distributed to the various institutions since the commencement of the fiscal year 18 $153,140, THE BROOKLYN CHARTER. Proposed Amendments Thereto—Dissatisfaction in the Mattor—The Committee Leave for Albany. The Common Council committee to, whom the va- rious schemes for patching up the Brooklyn charter was referred by the Board have been for the past two weeks canvassing the views of different paruies, Whose opinions they considered impolltic to ignore, for the purpose of ascertaining what would be most likely to satisfy the majority. The committee left for Albany yesterday, probably with very indefinite ideas ag to tne best course to be pursued. The “Ring? are not altogether satisfied with the amendmeats proposed by Alderman Bergen, the presiding oMcer of the Board, They are alike unsatisfactory to the republicans, The plans pro- posed by Alderman Whiting are, of course, objec- tionable to the democracy in many respects. When the committee having the matter in charge present the various propositions for the patching up of the charter the members of the Legislature may say, as they did on a former occasion, that the people of Brooklyn do not know what they want. The Alder- men are anxious to have the powers of which they have been shorn restored to them again. ‘The first scheme ts that of Alderman Whiting (re- publican) and is as follows: — Fird—At the annual election to be held in 1870 there shall be elected a Mayor for the city of Brooklyn, whose term of office aall bo tive years, and theresfter, every five yara, there shall bean election for the same ollicer for thé ame term. ‘Second—At the next annual election there shall be elected nine Aldermen for the city of Brooklyn, whose term of olllce shall be five years, and every five years thereatter ther be the same number for the same term. Third—Said officers shall be balloted for with tickets endorsed “Common Council,” and no ticket sbail contain more than five names for Aldermen. Fourth—The Mayor and each Alderman, before taking of- fice, shall furnish bonds to the city, to be approved by two judges of the Supreme Court of the Second district, to the amount of $250,000, Fisth—The salary of the Aldermen shall be $5,000 per an- num. Sirth—All heads of departments except the City Treasurer, and all other officers and employea of the elty government, inted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. wventh-—The City Treasurer shall be elected at the wame {ime and for the same term as the Mayor. Kighth—All existing commissions shal) be abolished, and the power and authority now entrusted to them be given to the Mayor and Board of Alderman. ‘Ninth—The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall fix and determine the amount of money to be raised for the expenses of the clty government and for all improvements, The scheme of Alderman Bergen 1s as follows:— First—That it is the opinion of the Board that the public In- tereat wil be best subserved by dividing the city of Brooklyn into nine aldermante districts, which shall be evenly divided as possible, to number from one to nine inclusive, ‘Second—That at the next annual election there shall be elected nine Aldermen for the city of Brooklyn, for the terms of one, two and three years, and that there shall be elected annually thereafter three Aldermen for the term ot three years each. Third—That in view of the fact that the city of Brooklyn ReTH over swivo000 for the support and maintenance of the Metropolitan Police, and have no voice in the management and control of aid ‘police, we belleve it would be for the in- erent ‘of Kings county to be separated from the Metropolitan district, Fowth—That there be electod at the next annual election two Police Commissioners for the county of Kings, whose term of office shall be for two and four years trom the Ist of January. 1871; and that thare shall be one elected every two years thereaiter for the term of four years. Fi—That the Park Commission shall consist of five membera, to be nominated by the Mayor and coniirmed by a two-third vote of the Common Council. ‘Sizth—That the Water and Sewerage Bo: two members, to be elected at the next annual election, whose term of office shall be for two years and four years from January 1, 1871, and that there shall be one elected every two years thereafter for the term of four years, and that the additional powers glvon to sald Board by the act of 1889, be repealed and restored to the Common Council, with provisions authorizing the Common Counefl by a two-tird voto, with the approval of the Mayor, or a unanimous vote incase the Mayor fails to approve within a fixed tme, to open, grade, pave and repave streets, without a petition’ of tie owhers, and notwithstanding remonstrances. ‘Sevrnth—That the Board of Fire Commissioners shalt con- sist of two inembers, whose term of office shall be for a like terin of the Water Commissioners and elected in the saine mauner. ighti—That the Mayor shall be ex offcio a_ member of all the said boards—i, e, Water, Fire, Park and Police. Winh—That the act authorizing the Metropolitan Health Roard be repealed and the power restored to the Common ounce’ ‘Tenth—That the inspectors of pavements be nominated by the Mayor and contirmed by the Comnion Council. Heventh—Thar the oflice of Inspector of Contracts be abol- all consist of shed, ‘Tiejth—That the act providing for the appointment of the members of the Board of Education be amended by provid- ing, in case the Common Council tails to contirm any of the nominees of the Mayor, and the Mayor fails to send in other names tin place of those not confirmed within a fixed time, then the old member shall hold over for # full term, the same as if be had been renominated and confirmed by the Com- mon Counc! Dhirteent! ‘hat all moneys to be hereafter raised to defray the expenses of the city government and for all improve- ments, and for the several commissions hereinbefore men- tioned, abail be submitted to the joint Board of Aldermen and Supervisors by the Mayor in his annual statement, with power to the joint board to increase or cut down the saine. 4 ‘Nhe following is a proposition by Alderman Cun- nigham:— That our representatives at Albany be requested to favor such legislation as wili restore to the Common Council of the city of Brookiyn the general powers conferred upon cities under the coristitution, and to eliminate from the laws ail ex- ceptional or apecial enactments tending to deprive the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the control of the expenditure of public moneys, and alto to restore to the Mayor'spoilice such Control and supervision over the various departments of the city government as will insure eilicient and harmoulous action. ‘There are several other unimportant propositions, which the committee have been requested to urge the members of the Legislature to adopi. PoLivicaL COMPLEXION OF Kenrucky.—The Louisville Courier-Journal says the negroes of that State have decreased from 246,167 i isu to 140,446 in 1869, and that the adoption of the tifteenth amend- ment will not make the slightest change i the poli- tical status of Kentucky. 1! estimates the negro vote at 38,000, and says if they vote the radical ticket en masse it Will scarcely alter the result even in a single legislative district. The principal black vote Will be m Louisville city and Jetfersun county, 62003 Fayette, 4,000; Bourbon, 900; Christian, 1,700; Logan 1,000; Madison, 1,000; Snelby, 1,50, and Warren, 1,000. . Ss IMPEACHMENT OF A VingDia JupGR.—The read- ers of the Enquirer have peen informed of the efforts being made in Greenbrier ana otber counties for months past looking to the impeachment and re- moval of Judge Nat Harrison, the Judge of the Greenbrier (Va.) Circuit. We now have information that the West Virginia Senate, by a vote of 15 to 6, have concurred in the House resolution for his im- peachinent. His trial wiil take place on the 26th of the present month, when rich disciosures are pro- mised. Able counsel have been employed on both sides.—Richmonda Enquirer and Keaminer, Fed, 8 U, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET, SUBURBAN INTELLIGENCE NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. COLLISION ON THE NortH River.—The ferrypoat New Brunswick collided witha raft in the North river at half-past four o'clock yesterday morning. ‘The rudder was so damaged that the pilot had to put back-to Jersey City, RAILROAD ACCIDENT AT THE BERGEN TUNNEL.—~ At seven o'clock yesterday morning the locomotive of a passenger train on the Morris and Essex Rall- road jumped the switch at the Bergen tunnel and Tan across the down’ track, blockading the road in such @ way that the Erie trains were detained lor two hours, Hudson City. Tue Covats.—In the cases of Thomas and James Laugbran, who wore placed on trial for having set fire © a house on Grand street, the jury yesterday brought in a verdict of guilty on all the counts, The prisoner Jonn Connolly, charged with the same Offence, was acquiited, Tue convicted men were remanded for senteuce, Paterson. DESTROYING SILK.—A female operative of one of the Paterson silk mills was arrested and held in $300 bail yesterday for destroying silk, evidently in fear of Ra blamed for some error in its preparation. The “Silk Jaw” treats the destruction of silk by op- eratives in the same light as larceny. NaRkow Escarye.—About four o’ciock yesterday afternoon @ large sleigh, crossing the Erie Ratlway at Broadway, was siruck by a passing train and dashed to atoms. The occupants of the vehicle nar- rowly escaped with their lives by leaping from the sleigh not a mement too soon, while the horses, for- eee got far enough over to escape material jury. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—About a month since @ young man, named William Sanderson, went to New York on business, and has not since returned. A search has failed to discover him, and it is feared he has met with foul play in the eg The only relatives he has in this country reside Paterson. This, in addition to the facts that his business was good and his accounts showing no financial embarrassment, makes his friends still more anxious as to his whereabouts and circum- stances, RAILROAD MATTERS.—It now takes two or three days for thé mails to go Irom Newark to Paterson in consequence of the stoppage of trains on the railroad between those cities. Unfortunate passen- gers are now obliged to go via Jersey City or else patronize the resurrected stage lines. The people living along the proposed line are ex. cited upon the subject of a new railroad leacing from Haverstraw to New York, through Saddle river, Paramus, Hackensack and terminating at Hoboken. One firm m_ Haverstraw subseribes $100,000 towards it, and as there are many others evi- dently disposed to speak in the same practical way there is a good prospect that the project will be carried through. ‘The Midiand Railroad project to run through Pat- erson is being worked up with energy, and tie pub- lic in general seem greatly in favor of the enier- prise. Several thousand dollars have already been subscribed and much more 1s pledged, wiile it 1s believed that the securing of the mght of way will be easily accomplished, NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, Wéman’s Suffrage—Newark Fourteenth Ward Bill—Hudson County Hospital Bill. Petitions were presented in both houses praying for a change in the License laws, and to change the constitution so that women mignt vote. In the Sen- ate a remonstrance from the Common Council of Newark against the passage of the amendment to the charter of the Newark and New York Railroad Company abrogating the Guty now imposed of erect- ing bridges over or under any streets crossed by their track. 4 Mr. M. D. Tayo, from the Committee on Muni- cipal Corporations, reported favorably on the sup- plement to the charter of Hudson City. Among bills passed by the Senate was the supplemeat to the Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad Company; sup- Piement to the charter of Newark, authorizing the purchase of lands for street improvements, ‘The President laid before the Senate an invitation to attend the annual meeting of tue Trenton Board of Trade, which was aceepted. The bili to incorporate the Hudson County Glass Company and the bill relative to Swreet Commis- stoners of Greenville, in Hudson county, were ordered to a third reading. - In the House petitions were presented relative to the establisument of a public park in Newark, and @memorial from the democratie members of the Newark Common Council relative to tne bill to create a new ward in that city. A bill was introduced to grant permission to the New Jersey Western Kailroad, the Sussex Valley Railroad, the New Jersey, Hudson and Delaware Railroad aud the Hoboken, Ridgefield and Paterson Railroad. The bill creating the Pourteenth ward, ty Newark, caused considerabie debate, Mr, BEVANS moved to lay the bill over. Mr. MURPHY opposed the motion, giving a de- tailed account of the troubles in the democratic camp and the effect Alderman Catu’s defection was having on the administration of the city govern- ment in Newars, and showed the advantage twat would result from the creation of a new ward; that two more democratic Aldermen would beplaced in the Common Council, thereby removing the dead- lock at present existing there. He charged Alaer- man Cain with having sold his vote, aud ne bad been miormed that Cain had refused ten thousand dollars, therefore it was fair to suppose that a larger sum had been patd, Mr. GURNEE denied the chafge of corruption ana said that 1b was a squapble among the democrats, many of whom supported Cain in the position he had taken. Mr. BEVANS amended his motion by making the postponement for two weeks. Mr. MURPHY opposed this motion, and moved that it be made the special order for Tuesday next. ‘this amendment to the motion was voted upon and lost. While the vote was beng taken, Mr, Alcott having voted In the ailirmative, Mir, Sanxey turned his gaze in that direction, and the effect was so great that Mr. Alcott immediately requested to have his vote recorded in the negative, After some furtier debate the bill was laid over, Tue supplemenc to the charter of Hoboken, pro- viding for street Improvements was passed unanl- mousiy. ‘The bill to redistrict Morris county ex debate, but was postponed for the present. ‘The supplement to the Hudson County Hospital came up on its second reading. Mr. evens pre- sented a petition from the Board of Regents 1 favor of the supplement, signed by thirty-seven out of forty subscribers to the hospital. Mr, SMITH Opposed the passage of the bill. Mr. BEVANS spoke at considerable iength in oppo- sition to the Hudson County Medical Boara, Mr. SMITH Inoved to amend the bill by mserting a clause providing that none but physicluns in reguiar practice and standing in the county where tiey reside be entitled to practice therein, making a speech in favor thereof at considerable length. Y. Bevans opposed the amendment, und it was lost, The bill was then ordered to @ third reading. Among bills introduced in the Assembiy was a sup- plement to the Rahway and Westfield Ratlroad Com- pany, giving the right to extend the road to Jackson, a distance of eighteen miles. A supplement bo the charter of the flizabethtown and Morris Ratiroad Company, authorizing them to extend their road to Newark. A large amount of routine business was transacted in bovh houses. ited some LONG ISLAND. At the last meeting of the Queens County Board of Commissioners tt was voted that application be made to the Legislature for the appoimtment of a commission to locate and build a new county jal and court house. COLLEGE PornT.—The biil authorizing the trustees of the village of College Point to raise $50,000—at seven per cent interest, payable in twenty years— jor the purpose of npproving the streets of the vil- lage, bas passed to @ third reading in the Assembiy, NEWTOWN.—An important mecting was held Mon- day evening by some of the large property owners of Newtown to devise means to reduce the taxes of the town and lo matare some plan by waich special legis!ation in favor of openiug certain streets at the expense of the entire town can be defeated. A committee of prominent oltizens was appointed, GkEENrORT.—The steam sloop Victoria, belonging tothe Atlantic oll works at Ortent, and which has been lying at the wharf in Greenpoint for sometime, has recently been visited by thieves, who stripped her of her copper above water mark, stvle her bell from the pilot louse, also @ quantity of junk and a valuable hawser. Officer Young, of Greenpoint, visited New London and found part of the stoieu property at a junk store. He learned that it had been bought of a party named Murphy, who ts at resent absent jn a fishing smack, aud woo has en caught in several Unleving operations before ANOTHER WSITESTONR OFFICER EXTORTING Money.—On Monday last Albert Munson, a marshal of the village of Whitestone, was arrested and taken before Justice Quarterman on complaint of John Attebrand, who alleges that Munson exterted four dollars from him, threatening to arrest him for some alleged crime. Munson was bound over in bonds of $6v0 to appeur. It will be remembered that last week one of tne constables of Whitestone was convicted‘of extorting money, and this com- plaint seems to have been made in the interest of the convicted officers. More or less feeling has existed between the village marshals and the town constables since the Village charter was obtained. THE CASE OF ALVIN OAKSMITH, THE PATCHOGUE Wire BearTER, bag brought to light some strange transactions of that strange family. It will be r& membered that the bark Western Bell was over> a y y Caxemolee rye Lp a out fore the bars an ts had tened; but of course he found it eaten te tes the country, Before this time Madame Oaksmith, the mother of Appleton (report goes), made it very unpleasant for the young wife, a very intelligent Italian lady whose muy were very wealthy; and on the trouvies com- ing on the husband persuaded the wife first to send the oldest child ostensibly to its father and tuen follow it herself, The wife never found her husband, and since that day has not. seen her children, she being entirely ignorant of their whereabouts. The brother of the wife and other friends have spent money and time to no pur- ose in solving this mystery. The mother was at atchogue last summer trying to negotiate for the return of the children. . CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, Organization of the ConventionAddress of Senntor Buckingham—feduction of the State Debt—Return to Specie Payments--Nominas tons for State OMicers—Platform of the Connecticut Republicans. Hantrorp, Feb. 9, 1870. The Republican State Convention met in this city to-day and organized temporarily by the choice of Mr. Roger Averill, of Danbury, as chairman, and the usual number of minor officers ana committees, By the detention of trains by snow some of the dele- gates from distant towns were unable to reach the city in season for the opening, but the Convention was quite alarge one nevertheless, and contained many Influential and representative men of the party. A permanent organization was effected vy the Bomination of Senator William A. Buckingham ag president, and vice presidents from each of the twenty-one Senatorial districts. Senator Buckings ham, on taking the chair, congratulated the Conven- tion on the success of the State administration dur- Ing the past year. Jt was no small matter to reduce the debt of the State one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand dollars in one year. He alluded also to the excellent management of the State Trea- surer, who had not imitated the example of his pre- decessor in loauing the funds of the State and put- ting the proceeds into his own pocket. He alluded to the work of national reconstruction as near, complete, and expressed the belief that when all the States were restored the government would rest upon @ sarer foundation than ever before. He touched upon the national dnances, attributing the unstable condition of business vo our irredeema- ble currency and favored a recura to specie payment a8 S00 a8 possible wituout mjury to the business of the country. He showed the effect of au mfated and depreciated currency upon commercial business, and expressed tile belief that as goid had fallen four- teen per ceut in a short time without financial disas- ter, it couid be brought down twenty-one per cent or to par without serious trouble, The present State ticket, with the exception of Lieutenant Governor, was then unanimousiy renom- inated, and upon an informal ballot Morris Tyler, of New Haven, received @ majority of the votes for ‘the vacaut oflice, and was nominated by acclama- tion. ‘The ticket 18 as follows:—For Governor, Mar- shall Jewell, of Hartford; Lieutenant Governor, Mor- ris Tyler, of New Haven; Secretary of State, Hiram Appieman, of Groton; ‘treasurer, David P. Nichols, of Danbury; Comptrolier, James W. Manning, of atmam. General J. R. HAWLEY, from the Committee on Resolutions, reported a plattorm, which he su| ported in ab earnest speech, and it was upanimously adopted. It expresses gratitude for the devotion of the republican party to equal rights; reailirms the Chicago piatform; congratulates President Grant gud the country upon the completion of reconstrucion and the adoption of the fifteenth amendment; praises the nation! administration for its economy and fidelity 1 collecting the revenue and reducing the debt; favors the payment of the navional debt in coin and a speedy return to specie payments; de nounces repudiation in all forms, whether by taxa- tion of the bonds or their payment in paper; calls for continued economy in national aad State afta! for the impartial levy and prompt col- lection of taxes; the removal of taxes from the necessaries of life and the imposition of taxes on luxuries; favors a tari? for revenue, but so devised as to relieve labor, encourage Indus- try and avoid strengthening monopulies; commends the Board of Education for sustaining the common school system; advocates the generous discharge of obligations to disabled soldiers; welcomes the ap- proacning prociaiaation of the fifteenth amendment; Tecommends a law for autumnal elections, and ap- plauds the administration of Governor Jewell and is associates. Governor JewELL was then introduced to the Con- vention and inade @ brief address, thanking the Con- vention for the reassurauce of their confidence. Alluding to the adoption of the fifteenth amendment, Insuring equal rights to allmen and expressing joy that it is s00n to be @ part of the constitution, he po ens to the record of the repubitcan party and the santa work it has accomplisned during its bis- OLY. Morris TyLeR, the nominee for Lieutenant Gov- ernor, Was also introduced and spoke briefly, after which the Convention adjourned with cheers. GROSS TREATMENT OF A BRITISH SUBJECT BY THE SPANISH AUTHOAITIES IN CUBA, To THE Ep:ror OF THE HERALD:— In the columns of the HERALD of the 27th ultimo mention ts made by your Havana correspondent of my arrival at that port, the outrage of the Spanish authorities attending the same, and the protests thereto of Captain E. Van Sice (of the steamer) ana the party more directly concerned—sald paragraph possessing none other but veritable information in the embodiment of that on which no further light has been thrown by the lawless invaders of botn national dignity ana the inalienable rights of man. In virtue of the initiative taken by you, I deem it my duty, with your permission, to use the same |. medium of bringing to public notice the important coincidences and relative circumstances of this Cuban invasion, I embarked on the 13th ultimo on the United States steam packet Columbia tor Havana, in the em- ploy of a respectable firm of this city haying there established a branch business, to which I was directed for service, I having previously complied with the requireynents gf the Spanish laws. On my arrival theve, after the customary investigation of passporis, the passengers, without exception, were allowed to land, among whom was the unfortunate victim, isaac Greenwail, an account of whose assas- sination I have read in to-day’s HERALD, with an incredible opinion of the Spanish good will toward all foreighers, and the miraculous escape of him who now lives to be avenged. Alter being thirty minutes on the sacred sotl of Cuba I was compelled by an order of the Captain General to re-cmbark. Discretion being the better part of valor, I sub. mitted to the Kind attention of the ‘‘Cavailero,’? and was promptly returned to the vessel in which I had arrived, and delivered to the purser as contra- band merchandise, thereby invoiving a trio interna- uonal dificulty, ag 1 was thea under both British and American protection. Desirous of ventilating the difilculty extstiug L procured au interview with my employer, who promptly came on board and acquiesced to the compliance of my jast request; but having obtained inthe execution thereot the irresistible monosyiiabie used in answer to ull ap- peais of Spanish authority, 1 therefore concluded to make a formal demand of my Consul, which was delivered by Captain Van Sice in person, of the re- sult of which J am yet ignorant. On the departure of the steamer I was sent on shore by Captain Van Sice, he having refused to take me back to New York unless remanerated; put the steamer was hauled, boaraed and the order enforced, Larriving at New York on the 20th ult., a living to break Jail, or at least clear victim of Spanish temerity. During my arrest lexpected at any moment to be removed from the vessel and be conducted to some disinal dungeon, or perhaps to the place of execution. Having thus providentially escaped, | have now placed my cusein tae bands of Mr. shornton, who as the worthy representative of the government of which | am an lnaiucnable subject, has promptly notified me of the prelumary steps taken by him to an immediate and Unpartial investigation and the furtherance of my prayer. if the treachery of an unknown enemy has been at work, if the appear- ance Cubana’? 1 possess, or the misfortune ol my speaking the language, elther of which has created suspicions imperative to the action aforesaid, I have no doubt that the goverament of her Britannic Majesty will prepare me the path ot self-deience and inaugurate a new era in Spanish Polar: FEB. 8, 18% AMS C. HILL. Tue CASE o A Philadeiphia Paper says:—The Carlisie medical student con- victed of poisoning Miss Stetnnecke Is gevimg along ey With his proofs as to good character. Tie aitinore Wecker publishes from a Berlin news- paper long extracts which leave no room to doubt thas he is identicai with @ man who was convicted in that eity of forgery and robbery in 1362. ‘This he bas strenuously denied and sought to disprove by varlous ligemous ¢cfforts, but bis strongest advo- cates, suctt as the Weoker, now seem to give up the case. At the same time it adds, that “the identity of the Carlisie Schceppe with the Berlin Schoppe iv no proof at ull that he murdered Miss Sceinnecke, as the highest authorities think it much more prob. able that she died a natural death.” An official report on, this subject has just been publisheu at St. Petersburg, from which it appears that the Russian imports have considerably in- creased caring tae past year, especiaily in articles ofluxury. The tncreas@ in the importation of tea over that of 1868 was 80,000 ponds (30,000 cwt.}, oft coffee, 180,000 pouds (70,000 cwt.), and of tobacco anda wine in proportion. ‘he exports, on the other hand, have been gradually diminishing during the last few years. In 1863 the quantity of corn ex- ported was 11,000,000 of teneverts; in 1869 it was Saas cereetesa Ror eS Ae pouds in 1868, and 1,000,000 Ln 5 Of WOOd, 11,000,000 In 1898, 8,600,000 im 1869, cis ar