The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1870, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, AMUSZMENTS THIS EVENING, BOWERY THEATRE, 10K, THB NEWsbOY—RA’ THE TAMMANY, Fourteoath atroet.—Tax BuBt' or THE BivRN. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway and 13th atreet.—~ BonooL. BOOTH'S THEATRE, 254 at., between Sth and 6th avs.— Hamer. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, corner of Eighth avenue and THR TWELVE TEMPTATIONS. FRENCH THEATRE, 4th at, and 6th av. —Barne BLRUE--LE Sounp, UPTIME AVENUE THEATRE, twonty-fours a—Ynow Frou. MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—-TzaorDyY ov Hau. LET, WOOn's MUSEUM AND MENAQGRIE, Brosdway, cor ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Ith strest—lraLiaw Ormea— Ty Tuovatons. me Maa. ¥; B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATER, Brookiya.— Uxaes tom's Canin, % TONY PASTON'S OPERA HOUSE, 28 S v4 Bowery.—Com10 Youat.tem, Nuoxo by THEATRE COMIQUE, (eM, NEGRO AcYs, BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Butlding, Mib wh —BRYAN1'6 MINDTRELS. SAN FRANCISCO MINS , 585 Broa tway.--E Taro Pian MINSTRELBY, NEGUO ATS, &0,—“Hasu.” KELLY & LEON’S MINSTRELS, 720 Broadway.—ETu10- Neano Acts, £0. PIAN MINSTRELSRY, NEW YORK CIRCUS, Fourteenth street —EQneerzran AND GYUNABTIO PERFOUMANORS, £0. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—HoouRr's MONOTEELG—TuR THEATRIOAL AGENOY, 4c. APOLLO HALL, corner 2th street and Broadway.— Tus New Hineanioon. BROOKLYN ATHEN. ton vis, —MI86 ANNA Mei GRanp Conoxrt, STFINWAY HALL, Fourteenth ‘atreet—Grovogroal LsoTuRk BY PROFFEsSOR RODE. NEW YORK M(‘'SEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— ‘SCIENOR AND ART. New York, Friday, February 18, 1870. CONTENTS OF TO-DAY’3 HERALD, Pac, spematabu ace = 3—Advertisements, 2—advertisements. 2—Advertisements. 4—Lditorial: Leading Article op Congress and the Administration on the Cuban Question—Per- sonal Inteligence—The Last Brooklyn Horror: Funeral of the Violim, Mr. Voorhees—New York City News—The Arions En Masque— Amusemeas Announcements. S—Telegraphic News Items from All Parts of the World: Reported Plot to Assassinate the Em- peror Napoleon; Health of the Empress Bugénie; Parlismentary Progress in England; Garilst Revolutionism in Spain; Revolutions jn Mexico; Interesting from China and Japan— ‘The State Capital: Interesting Proceedings in the Legisiature—A $6,200 Burglary—The Ice Question—Shipping Intelligence—Business No- tices. —Proceedings in the New York City and Brooklyn Couris—The Battle of Brains—The Uister County Horror: Death of the Victim—Obitu- ary—The Forty-first Street Murder—The ‘Townsend Murder—Brooklyn City News— Meeting of the Board of Assistant Aldermen— New Jersey Legisiature—Jersey Frauds—In- Aignation Meeting at Trenton, N. J.—Africa—- Fimancial and Commercial Reports—Real Es- tate Sales. ‘Y—Marriages and Deaths—Advertisementa, S—Washington: Passage by the Senate of the Bill for the Admission of Mississippi; Favorable Disposition of Congress Towards Cuba; Speech of Representative Cullom on the Bill to Prohibit Polygamy in Utah—Report of tho Special Committee on Navigation on the Cause of the Decline of American Shipping—St. Domingo—serious Troubles Among the Volunteers in Cuba—Sec- ond Reunion of the New York Association of Alumni—The First Piano in Japan—Army In- telligence: vertisements, Tas Mississieri Brit has passed the Senate with all the harsh conditions of the bill ad- mitting Virginia. Now, we suppose, Sumner and the democrats will have a high old time over Revels. A Farr Proposrrion.—Foster Blodgett de- clines to accept the commission of United States Senator from the State of Georgia until certain charges made against him are either cleared up or acknowledged to be simply the offapring of political engineering. Blodgett! oh! Blodgett!.Don’t be too particular. A Lonpon Syossy Newsparge ‘deplores the approaching end of the Freedmen’s Bureau in the United States and recounts the immense good it has accomplished.” This is a weak attempt of a timid English juvenile to ride on tbo broomstick of ‘‘Mother Harris” in a cast- off dress of ‘‘Mrs. Sairey Gamp” from Print- ing House square. Faoustizs For News GArstrers.—Mr. Kiernan, of the Assembly, shows himself com- mendably desirous of facilitating the commu- nication of news to the people. He under- stands the power and influence of the printing press, and he is opposed to the old censorship once exercised by the Quarantine agents on the dissemination of news. He has intro- duced a bill to allow news yachts to board vessels entering New York harbor. Swepen anp Mopern Ipras.—A cable despatch, which we publish this morning, in- forms us that the Swedish Diet has just passed alaw admitting to political rights dissenters and Jews. This isa step in the right direc- tion, It is another triumph of the press, just because it is the fruit of an enlightened public sentiment. We congratulate the Jews on this fresh act of justice. It is something to know that the time is rapidly passing away when it will be a sin anywhere to be a dis- senter or a Jew. AmonG Trreves AND RopBers.—A contem- porary publishes the news that one of the most distinguished of Mr. Seward’s entertainers at Puchia, Mexico, has been a very notorious robber and murderer. But there is nothing ‘wonderful in that. Mr. Seward found every- thing so lovely and delightful in our sister re- public in such things as independence, liberty and popular rights, that he became a lion of the whole population, of all colors, all classes, all parties, and el kinds ; and, the Mexican highwaymen and cutthroate being satisfied with things as they are, why should they not put themselves to some trouble to entertain their deliverer from the Froncb, the great Americano? Bowrry.-Gox MaNnERina~ THe Winn. Broadway.—Couto Vooal- corner of Atlantic and Clin- Congress and the Administration en the Oubas Question. “My policy” came within a single vote of the expulsion of Andy Johnson from the White House, Whother General Grant, ro- inembering tho misfortunes of Johnson, has or has not determined to avoid every danger of a collision with Congress, his policy seems to bee the policy of awaiting the action or the opinion of the two houses upon all the great questions of tho day. Upon the Cuban ques- tion, for example, we have beon over and over again assured that his sympathics are with the islanders and their cause of independence, and yot his Secretary of State, in his strangely distorted notions of neutrality, has proved an active and efficlont ally of Spain, His zoal and vigilance as a detective in the interest of Spain have been very remarkable for an old man, while his gracious ticket-of-leave to those thirty Spanish gunboats has shown that he has none of the patriotic weaknesses of young man. General Grant, we will suppose, has consented to all this because he thus avoids the danger of trenching upon the supreme authority of Congress over such delicate ques- tions as war, peace, neutrality and belligerent rights. ‘This is the best defence we can give him, and conceding that, under the ciroum- stances, it may excuse him for reating upon his oars and drifting down stream, we can look only to Congress for action upon this Cuban question. It is in this view that nosning can be ex- pected from the administration in taking the initiative for the settlement of thie question that we regard with special satisfaction the movements made in both houses of Congress in behalf of something like fair play to the Cubans, and ip behalf of some recognition withal of the rights of American citizens. We regard these movements with special sat- isfaction because, without the direct inter- vention of Congress, the government is in danger of being disgraced in the eyes of the civilized world. On the plea of humanity alone General Grant, at any {ime since the 4th of March last, would have been sustained by Congress, by the American people, and by the enlightened opinion of Christendom, in proclaiming belligerent rights to the Cubans. Nay, more; at any time within the period in- dicated he would have been sustained by the public sentiment of the United States, and justified before the world, in pleading the duty of an armed occupation of Cuba in order to put an end to the barbarous atrocities of the Spaniards and to their savage government over the island, as outside the pale of -civiliza- tion recognized by the law of nations. Qn the broad and general principles of humanity and civilization there was a plausible excuse for the French armed intervention in and pretectorate over Mexico. On the same plea as that of Louis Napoleon, considering the fact that we have assumed the guardianship over that country against European inter- ferences, it becomes our duty to establish law and orderin Mexico. The same plea, in view, of the reduction of the Spanish government over Cuba to the savage condition, would doubtless satisfy Napoleon as our explanation for @ military occupation of the island. But Mr. Fish, they tell us, is afraid of a war with Spain, and the President says ‘Let us have peace.” So be it, then. But, surely, the Cubans, against all the power of Spain by land and sea, have sufficiently proved their tiile to belligerent rights. Perhaps; but have we come in conflict with Mr. Sumner’s hobby, those Alabama claims? We apprehend that Mr. Fish has not the remotest ides of any fur- ther agitation of those claims while he remains in the State Department; but for all that Mr. Sumner does not wish to have his case weak- ened by any recognition of belligerency in behalf of the Cuban insurgents, Hence we infer the resolutions submitted in both houses of Congress, and the reported intention of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions of each body, are directed rather to the enlargement of oar neutrality laws than to the concession of belligerent rights to the Cubans. On belligerent rights their claim is apparently not much better than was that of Jeff Davis after Lincoln’s proclamation of a blockade, and that is a matter of international law; but our neutrality is a matter subject to the action of Congress. The law of 1818 has become threadbare and liable to such one-sided mis- conceptions as those of Mr. Fish. It needs amendment, and such amendment as will ad- mit of no misconstruction. Wo believe that the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House, of which General Banks is chairman, is disposed to act faithfully on this Cuban business, in accord with the uni- versal public sentiment of the country; and we are assured that the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, of which Mr. Sumner is chairman, is satisfied that they must not in this business trifle any longer with public opin- ion. We hope, however, that General Banks and the House will lead off, because that body, in being nearer the people than the Sen- ate, is nearer the mark of ‘manifest destiny ;” and we want a resolution from the immediate representatives of the people first, because we want to wake up the administration. It has already been asleep too long, and should be permitted to sleep no longer. A Pian For Locatina THE Rovens.—A bill has been introduced at Albany ‘“‘pro- viding that the Common Council of Brooklyn shall have the appointment of all the con- ductors and drivers for every car used on the railroads running through that city.” an excellent idea. body knows exactly how he may best avoid encounters with the dangerous members of society. where, at any moment—sometimes in the most unlikely places. Councils make these appointments we shall know exactly where some hundreds of the worst rogues are, and that will afford a chance to keep out of their way, and will do This ie As things are now no- He may meet a cutthroat any- But when the City #o much for public safety. Tae Spaniu Government has been test- ing our patience for a long time, and now it appears that she has been paying our claims against her in currency instead of gold, as stipulated, Even tho traditional Yankee shrewdness at bargaining has been insulted. We have stood her murder of our citizens and her outrages on our national spirit, but our ire certainly will rise at this last blow. And yet our blessed Attorney General sustains her in it, r Tho Empress Eugenie, The clouds that have beeca lowering upon her house have become 80 oppressive that the Empress Eugénie has succumbed. Sho ts sick, Can wo wonder? The Emporor ts in serious trouble, so scrious that sho soos less of him than in the happier days of the past. The prospects of her only child are far from bright. It is difficult even for her to see through the thick clouds which environ her the Fourth Napoleon on the throne of France. What is perhaps worse, the Holy Father, her good friend, is beset on all sides with difficul- ties. Tbe Council is not to be a success. In the dark future she can see the French soldiers recalled from Rome and the Papal See at the mercy of those vile Italians, Eugénie has taken matters perhaps too muoh to heart, It is gratifying to learn that the Empress’ health is improved, and that the Emperor is not likely for the present to lose one of the best pillars of his throne, Though not born in the purple, Eugénie has graced her high posi- tion as no one has done since the days of ‘The First Plave in Jupas. ‘The Mikado of Japan has had & plano from | Austria, the frat instrument of the sort which bas been seen in the empire, It was forwarded to him for the use of his wife and arrived safely, At the time whon our Iatest' mail advices left Yokohama the royal pupil was diligently learning to play on it, under the talented and attractive instruction of Lady Parkes, wife of Sir Harry Parkes, the British Minister near the imperial court, In this we think that both Austria and England have ob- tained a great temporary national advantage, and that the diplomacy and commerce of the United States loses just so much. Lord Clarendon, in his far-seeing statesmanship, acknowledges that the system of war ships, cannon balls, bayonets, opium, whiskey and the London Foreign Missionary and Bible Societies is at an end, both in Japan and China, and so adapts himself immediately to the agencies of the new era of music and. electricity and steam. Ireland will mostlikely send out, if only in a spirit of contradiction to Britain, a splendid harp with ‘golden strings,” accompanied by a young lady who will teach the ‘‘Wearing of the Green” and “Remombsr the Glory of Brian the Brave” and so forth. Secretary Fish must bestir him- self, and Congress and the piano makers of New York look to it. General Butler will most likely cease attitudenizing in his fine parliamentary elocutionary interjections of “Shoo, fly, don't bodder me,” at a mo- ment when our traders and travellers in the far East are. likely te hear ‘‘Britons, Strike Home,” ‘God Save the Queen,” the “British Grenadiers" and ‘‘Long Live the Kaiser” sent forth by native and imperial Japanese hands all over the country, from Yokohama to Joddo. We are consoled to a considerable oxtent in this-serious matter, however, by the fact that the Mikado’s wife will have only just been well accustomed to the instrument by the time that a cargo of New York made pianos will have, perhaps, arrived out there, and that on hearing the superior tone of the American instrument she will at once discard the Vienna and London make and order from us. “There’s music in the air.” The Hxraup cannot afford to neglect the inspiration even if Mr. Secretary Fish, or President Grant him- self, are not in sympathy. Poor Mextoo continues shaken by revolu- tion. Our latest advices represent the govern- ment forces under General Escobedo as com- pelled to retire before the combined revolu- tionary forces of Toledo and Martinez. The rebels were receiving numerous accessions of prominent men to their ranks. We would not be surprised if Juarez is either in exile or in a bloody grave before many weeks, We see no hope for Mexico ruled by Mexicans, Garcia de Cadeva, the proposed opposition President, may triumph, but there is no prospect that his rule will bring peace and tranquillity to the republic, Altogether the future of unhappy Mexico is dismal in the extreme. Wantine To Hurt Hot.—Out at Rochester one Paddy Beahan has just been tried for some eccentricity of conduct by which he took the life of one Maginnis. The jury found Beahan guilty of murder in the second degree, and hoped the court would give him all the penalty possible, That jury is sound on murder. Ithas no lingering tenderness for fellows who kill, and it would probably have hanged Beahan if the instructions of the court had not prevented it finding him guilty of murder in the first degree. Perry ought to be taken up that way. A Lirt ror tae New Post Orriox.—An appropriation of four hundred thousand dol- lars is to be made at once for the new Post Office, and this will put theswheels in motion once more. Itis a pity that the wheels were ever stopped—that so much time and good weather have been already lost to the labor. But fitful progress seems to be the condition of government operations, and we must only be cheered by the fact that, with means once more in hand, the conductors of this work will push it forward with the greatest speed con- sistent with good workmanship, Tae Deouine oy Tae Suiprine INTERESTS. — We publish elsewhere the report of the Com- mittee of the House onthe Decline of American Shipping submitted to the House yesterday. It credits the decline mainly to the ravages of Confederate cruisers, the transfer of American vessels to foreign registers and the high tariff on building materials. It suggests a number of remedies, including the readmission of vessels that changed their registers during the war, the allowance of drawbacks on construc- tion materials and the abolishment of State or munioipal taxes on tonnage. Proposkp Reoxss or tHe Lraistaturn.— The Assembly yesterday agreed to adjourn to-day until March 1, and the Senate until Wednesday next. The members think they need the relaxation of the semi-sessional spree.’ Inthe meantime the peoplo will have to wait for their new Charter aud the boys for their free liquor. Tor INTERNAL REVENUE is to be reduced by thirty million dollars, It is to be hoped that the reduction will be effected in great part by reducing or abolishing the income tax. The tariff is aiso to be reduced twenty milllona, Hew Grea: Britain Protects Mer Citisoas— A Contrast, Tt is hardly necessary to oall attention to the fact as to how the British government pro- tocts its citizons in all parts of the world, under any ciroumstances and at any cost, ‘This is known to everybody, It is tho boast of Englishmen end the glory of England, Por- haps nothing has done so much to make England the great Power sho is and to make her universally respected. Thore is ono recent event, however, fresh in the momory of all, that may be noticed by way of contrast to tho pusillanimous conduct of our own govern- ment in neglecting to protect American citizone in Cuba and elsewhere, The costly war with Abyssinia was not made for conquest or terri- tory, but to release from imprisonment a few British subjects, and to punish the king of that country for daring to commit an outrage on Englishmen. The'British government did not atop toccount the cost-or the value of the lives merely of those held in bondage. The national honor and the -prinoiple of protection to British subjects were in quostion, and that was snfficient to cause 9 large military and ‘naval foree'to be sent to s remote part of the globe, and at an enormous: expenditure. Contrast this conduct of the ‘British govern- ment with that-of,ours im the caso of the repeated and bloody outrages upon American oltizens by the Spaniards. in Cuba, and it is almost enough to make us feel ashamed of our country and to wish we were Englishmen. When, oh when, shall we have an administra- tion that can realize the greatness of the republic, the dignity of American citizenship, and the imperative duty of throwing its protec- tion over our citizens In every part of tho world and under all circumstances ? Boston evolutionism and the ‘“Iedy’ of Massachusetts. A “Boston gentleman,” according to the Paris Marseillaise, or ‘‘Boston Boy,” as we would call him in New York, sends fifty franos to the Fronch capital gs his odhiribution towards erecting » monument to M. Victor Noir. It is quite a lively sign to Gnd Boston waking up and going in for revolution and a city ‘‘muss,” provided they are undertaken at a safe distance from Siate street. The capi- talista of Europe differ slightly in opinion from the Boston “gentleman,” however, for the return of the Bank of France yesterdsy shows that the specie in the vaults of that institution increased twelve millions of francs during the week over the amount held at the date of the previous return, which also footed up s large increase. Thus where Boston gives nine dollars and twenty cents to the cause of municipal riot and dis- order, tue industry of the people of the European Continent pledges itself by twelve millions of francs to the interest of peace. Hudibras’ maxim, ‘The value of @ thing is just as much as it will bring,” holds good. Tae Mystery Nor Yer Cixarzp Ur.— The singular aspect of the assault on Mr, Eaton is not improved by the latest fact in regard to it. This fact is that the newspaper organ in the city which has become, the mouthpiece of the only clique of men known to be animated by savage ill-will toward the injured gentleman endeavors to belittle the injury done, and to make light of the whole matter. Gotp 119}.—Yesterday gold declined to 1194, which is the lowest price since Sep- tember 24, 1862, At the same time our bonds in London advanced to 88, which, with exchange at 1094, is equivalent to 97, or four per cent higher than the English consols. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prominent Arrivals in This City Yosterday. Colonel Henry Brock, of Albany; Colonel Henry Bayard, of lowa; Colonel G. G. Barker, of Wilming- ton, N. C.; Colonel D, Blanchard, ot Pennsytvania; Judge A. G. Lippincott, of Philadelphia; Colonel A. Bigelow, of Massachusetts, ana Colonel R. Gribble, of Shreveport, La., are at the Metropolitan Hotel, Colonel Morgan, of tne United States Army, and T. W. Mack, of St. Catharine, Canada, are at the Brevoort House. Governor Samuel Morrill, of loway General James A. Potter, of the United States Army; Colonel 0. A. Hadley, of Arkansas; G. R. Wicks, of Arkansas, and J. ¥- Wilson, of Iowa, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Governor J. E. Alcorn, of Mississippi; General W. S. Pope, of Detroit; Colonel ©. W. McCoy, of Balti- more; Cojonel A. ©. Joselyn, of Cincinnati, and Governor Burnside, of Rhode Island, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Judge E. C. Kattell, of Binghamton; General T, T. Crittenden, Noah Dayia, J. C. Rives, and ©. C. Adams, of Washington; E. K. Owens, of the United Staiea Navy; W. R. Grinnell, of Ingleside, and J. P. Usbor, of Indianapoils, are at the Astor House. Colonel Babbett, of New York, and John T. Skep- pan, of Penn Yan, are at the Coleman House, Captain Macaulay, of the steamer China; K. D. Vaion, of Paris, and Washington Booth, of Baltimore, are at the New York Hotel. Ineutenant Communder B. P. Smith, of the United States Navy; Sa:nuel EB. Sewell, of Boston, and Charles Dawson, of Washington, are at tue Irving House, Prominent Departnres. Governor Jewell, for Connecticut; General Scho- fiedd, for Buffalo; General John Love, for Indiana polis; E. 8. Judson, for Syracuse; Colonel D. Miller, for Washington; Dr. Wainwright, for Philadelphia; A. G. Adanis and M. Wells for Chicago. TAL ARIONS EY MASQUE. Arion and Liederkranz—names dearer to Prince Carnival than any otners of his numerous progeny— those who aloue understand bis royal wishes and can carry them into effect—right jolly fellows, with whom dull care can find no place, and whose fun is contagious—nay, irresistible. Talk of American or French masquerades! The former are prosy a8 Frolssdr’s Chronicles or political economy essays, and the latter are wild and reckless in the extreme. Last night the Academy looked like itself, and the Arions were 1m thelr gayest and most humorous mood. The Ecu- menical Council, witn s bewildering array of pre- lates, Was the main feature or the night. The pro- cession, in which the progressive and refrogressive powers of the age were Lully represented, was some- thing to be remembered for a tune, Prince of course, was the og! potentate, sway wae patriarchal sud. jolly., 1s was the first true bal masque of the seasen, for there was quite @ variety and pumver rich costumes. At midnight the acene Was magni- ficent, the floor densely crowded With masks of the most cosmopolitan cuaracter. The of the various committees were very rich and in oe taste, The management of the adair was everyihing to be desired, and nothing occurred to mar the piea- sure and enjoyment of the maskers. The flo ae corations of the Hanlt Brothers were of the most superb kind, and added much to the brillidut appear- ance of the house. P THE HERALD IN PHILADELPHIA. {From the Philadelphia Ledger, Feb. 15.} The New YORK HERALD has added a third steam yacht—a fine vessel, called the Herald—to its fleet for collecting marine news in New York harbor. ‘The New YORK Hg&Rato le sought inall parts of the “par he said, “Halloo, there is our old friend agal country for 1t8 full and acourate marine reports, and isa true “scaman's friend. NEW YORK ,HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 16790. THB LAST. BROOKLYN MURDER, Funeral of the Victha, Mr. Voorhees. Civile and Military Honors—Exprossions of Sorrow and Esteem—Touching Iucie dents—Investigation Before the Coronor—indigna- tion Meoting. The demonstration of respect and popular fooling Manifested at tue funeral of the viotim of the late aseassination—Mr, D. L. Voorbece—yesterday was mong the most imposing and improssive ever a0- corded by the BrooXiyn community to @ private citizen. Never heretofore, peruaps, has 60 strung & sentiment of regret at the sudden taking away of the Life of @ prominent and industwious man by tae hand of a feliew man boon engendered in tho minds Of all Classes. Hence it was not 4 matter of surprise that the people turned out by thousands to attend che funeral, aad that business was wurtaally sus pended in all the offices of the municipal and county government during tue greater part of the day. ‘The crowd began to ses in from.all aides cowards the late residence of the devesssd, m President atreot, as early ao Ralf-past nino o'clock, and maay ‘personal friends and acquaiatences of Mr. Vourhecs whieh apartmont the body was laid out atten otclack.the pariors were closed. um order te permit the family and relatives to take tueir farewell of their-beloved dead. Tne widow and three children of the deceased, his mother, three brothers and two aisters,. with @ number of other family people, then formed: about the cofn and performed the sad office of bestowing a lags look upon the mortal re- mains of their fond relative, now atilied in death. The face of the deceased looked very natural, altboug’ the Wound was pereeptible over the right The body was attired in @ Diack sult, end was encased ina eye, which latter was slignuy discolored. costly and elegant rosewood easket, sliver pan- elied and silver mounted, Qa the lid rested two Very handsome Wreatas of tuberosea and camelias. In the centre of ane of these Was whe way emblem—the square and ovmpass, The plate bore the inscriptioas— Present 2 ya : iNiGUS &. VooRunen ““""S i —~ Pied Feb, 1d, 18%, Aged 40 years, 10 months and 8 werd Neate “cet rth LN | ‘The services were cong In the house by the Rev, Henry bi. Sturra, ofthe South Congrégatioiiil church, assisted by Rev. W. S. Carpenter, of tne Westminster Presbyterian churek. ‘fe Rey, Mr. Storrs, in the eourse of his remarks, said:—The Jataor of a tatoily, & man sustaining broad relations vo the community, has come to his death by vio lenoe; yet it 18 of God, our Fatner, and He bids us “Be atill and know that He ig good.” It is a conso- Jation and & support to know that this sad event bas been ordered by Our ('atber tn neaven, and has been appointed to cause men to look from worldly things to things above, and Lo eternity. Our departed triend was loving, kind and constant to those Wuo were near and dearto him. He was energetic, manly and benevolent. His generous band and kindly will freeiy dispensed benefits to ube poor. His fidelity ganva mm go emment a piace among his feliow citizens. All classes follow him to the grave. Not Only high civic and other organiza- tions, und persons of wealtit and ma/luence, but hun- dreds of laborers who have been provided with work for ae puninrenente: peed Tamilies by bis energy and sdusiry. ie poor come also to vers Joust tribute to their benefactor. ve Mr. ter offered the prayer aad the benediction was: Upon the conclusion of the services the cofin was brought out aud piaced upon a bier in froat of the door, on He 7 gh ay formed in provession and fled taking a look at the taco of the deceased. Captain Waddy and the of pia toon of tue Korty-third precinct police were on duty, and were eilicient in promoting the best possivie orderin the neighborhood. A more quiet and or- derly assembly Was Lever congregated, ‘Lhe junerai coriége was lorimed aud Moved in the order subjoined:— Master Mechanics and builders, 250 strong, under the marshalship of Supervisor James Howell, Jr. Employes of the deceased, 200 stroug, marshalled by Mr. William Taylor, their Jate foreman. eee Loage, Independent Urder of Odd Fel- ‘8. Srooklyn Chapter, Pree and Accepted Masons. Nassau Lodge, sree and accepved Masons, Hearse, containing the remains, drawn by two black horses and surrounded by the pail-bearers. ‘Two hundred cartilages containing the relatives and friends of the deceased, city officials and opera, Company C, Thirteeuth regunent, National Guard, Members of the Brooklyn Yacat Oinp. Representatives of the Prospect Fair Ground As- sociation. ‘The remains were interred wita Masonic honors at Greenwood Cemetery. Corover’s Inquest—Evidence Retative to the Shooting. The inguest touching the death of Mr. ». 8, Voor- hees, Who was shot in Peter Fogarty’s liquor saloon on Sunday night oy Wiliiam Chambers, was re- sumed at eight o'clock last night by Coroner Jones, in the Superior Court room, tn the Kings county Court House. TESTIMONY OF MR, FOGARTY. Peter Fogarty, the proprietor of the liquor saloon, took the stand again and resnmed his testimony:— McClellan avd Seery went up to the bar to take a drink, and McClean asked me vo drink with him; I told him 1 was drinking some wine, and asked him to bave @ glass with us; I said, “MoCiel- lan,” and Mr. Voorhees hearing me, aaked “Are you anything to George B. McVielian?” he said no, he was & Scotchman; Mr, Voorhees sald he rainer thought MoClellau was # Scotchman, or of seotch descent; he said, ‘*You have the name of a man who is highiy eateemed;"' tats man Chambera ‘was standing atthe lower ond of tne bar, and he ete “God d—n MoCielian!’ he a mp back, pulled’ out a revoiver and trea; . Voorhees fell, and when I saw the nash I turned to see wh ‘Mr, Voorhees was shos, and on examliation fonad twat the wound was just over the eyebrow; Isatd to Mr. Tuhl, ‘My God! Mr, Voorhees is shot~what shall we do’” he said, “Send for @ doctor; we then gave the alarm to let the police know; we also guardea the door to prevent Chambers from getting away; he made no effort to get away, aud Mr, Tubl then said let us o in and take the pls! froua bin; I said we nad better not, for the police will be here in a moment; he went in and I followed lim; he caught Chambers by the throat aud the barkeeper Jumped over the bar and holped to take the revolver from him; there were six of us tuking the pistol from him; shortly after oificer Metcalf came mm aud arrested =shim; ~—=—s Drs. Ford = and Cochrane came and Dr, Ford probed she wound and said he thought it would prove fatal, or something tothat effect; we then sent for Mr. Bunker, and the police came with him and took Mr. Voorhees away on a stretcher; the Jast time Chambers came im he did not speak to any one—(pistol exhibited by the Coroner}—that is like tue one he had; while they were in there Chamoers appeared to be uneasy be- cause Mr. Voorhies tabked Duty; Chanivers did not appear to be much intoxicated. Witness snid when they were taktug the pistol from Chambers he struggied very hard; they found the pistol in his preast pocket, and in getting it they tore his pocket out: Cuainbers was not within two Jeet of anything when he fired; he just raised up his hand (Witness showing the position) when Mr. Voor- hees fell; witness said he thought he had only dodged to escape the shot, but on turning around he found be bad been shot, TRSTIMONY OF ANOTHER YE WITNESS. Edward Tull was next calied to the stand, and veatified that ue was present in Fogarty’s saloon, io Columbia strect, on Sunday night, and saw several persons there; Me. Duifty and Mr. Voorhees took hold of éack other's hands and walked avout twelve fees along tue bar; Chambers sald, ‘1 don’t know wilat they are about; Mr. Voorhees walked over to Chambers aud sald, "You doo't know noting about it;’ Mr. Voorhees pee mm on the shoulder in @ fmendly manurr, and saii—“‘You know more about it than Duffy; be then asked him to come and take a drin wanted to know how he got some scars on his fore- head; hoped he would excuse him for asking; Cham- bers replied that he got tne cars from a lot of thieves and robbers; alter they had drapk wine sev- eral times Chambers said he was as good a map as agny one else; he wanted them to have some. wine with bim; he cated for & voitic ef wine, but there wus not more of i Ww quarter drank; askea Mr. Voortecs go home with me; told bim I would as far as Court street wit him; Mr. Fogarty “No, you can’t go till you haves drink with mie;’’ afr. Voor- Nees took his coat andrI think had. a notion to home at that time, but he turned and said, "We'll have adrink with Pete anynow;” avon: this time Chambers came back; I don’t think Mr. Voornees saw him como in, but when he saw him at the end of tue ¢ se and Seery then came in and took a drin! heard Chambers muttering at and damning some- body; heard him say that he was a good man and a trae hman; he made the remarks very quick; pus his hand in his vest pocket, puiled out hia revolver and pointed it right towards where Mr. Voorhces, McCle) Mr. Fogarty and myself were standing; he then nred and aliot Mr. Voorhees in the head; after 1 saw the flash If looked right at Chambers to see what he was going to do next; he looked right towards the wall where,the ball Went; the bartender asked him to take a drink, When he put the revolver in dla pocket; 1 did not ——— ththit any one Was burt unti I observed Mr. voge hees lying on the door; pogerly terete ogo but I eaid “Dou's go, for we muss not let him get away,” Rosaart waid “He 6 BROCE one of us” oF toe going for him aay bow;” I went wp to tne bar, calied for a drink and asked him to have e giass of ale; be took the glass, waen | grabved bim and took the revolver from him; found four dollars and tairty cents upon wo Noor near where Caambers' head was when we wero taking the revoiver from him: I remarked to MoCtel- lan that he was a queer {ooking genius; 1 thought he was @ queer genius because he threw the floor; ne seemed to look wild about weemed to be sober the first time he caine in; not seem much intoxicated when he came in the recond time; na sald he was a true frishman and @ Keman; 1 said, foktugly, “Yes, you are a Foman ‘and we are all Know Nothings."’ ‘Testimony was aiso given by Joseph Dowling ana Nicaolas McCall, oartendors. and oficer Metcalf in relation to the affray and the arrest of vers, but.no new points were elicited. The inquest bad not adjourned up toa lato hour last night, Justice and Suppression of Crime. At an adjournea meeting of the master builders held yesterday morning Mr. W. H. Haszard offered the folowing resolutions, which were adopted:— Whereas the city of Brooklyn has been suddeniy startiod By Si or of aan in the runt down of ‘ono ot ite well Known M ir, D. 8. Voorhees, by the bands of an asses- waereb; ioe camnanrnaty | deprived of a» useful, honored of teeisbor and us family gla toon gu cars id wbtr, Henry, arteeg hoped tutte, comings Department, the management of which, he sad, ‘was in tho hands of politicians of both parties, and was #0 bad that there was Do longer proper protec. tion accorded to life and property. The increase of houses of prostitution snd the incapacity of poco justices were subjects which called for reform. Messrs. J, French, J. Merton, A. Allen, W. H. Hazzard, H. Thomas, J. Howell, Jr., and H, Harteau were appointed @ commutteo by the cuair, aud tho meeting adjourned. NEW YORK CITY. Reportorial Gleanings in the Me- tropolis. The following record will show the changes in the temperature of the weather for the past twenty-four hours in compartson with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hud- nut’s pharmacy, HERALD Bulluing, Broadway, cor- ner of Ann street:— 1869, 1870. 38 40 3AM. 37 41 43 47 Average temperature yesterday. “3% date Average temperature lor correspondiug MSE YOAT.. 2050 +e00 alse The remains of an unknown man, about forty-five years of age, dressed asa longshoreman, were found floating in the basin near the foot of Thirty-sixth sixth street Kast river, and conveyed to the Morgue jor inquest pefore Coroner Rollins, Who was notined. A mass meeting of colored soldiers was held last night at Zion church, in West Tenth street, when ts ‘was resolved to get up a grand parade of tne colored men of New York and a demonstration at Cooper Institute in the evening mtionor of the passage or tue fifteenth amendment to the constitution as 8002 a8 Us ratitication suail have been oficially an- nounced trom Ww: Ellea Quinian, @ young girl eightesn years of age, was taken from a low den in Greene street on Wed- nesday might by officer Smith, of the Eighth pre- cinct, and yesterday morning arraigned before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market. Upon complaint of her mother, who resides at No. 118 East Eleventh ee she was sent to the House of the Good Shep- e1 Last eventng the First Baptist Mariners’ Sunday School held their twenty-third anniversary in the Temple, corner of Uliver and Henry streets. Afier prayer by the pastor, Rev, Dr. J. L. Hodge, and the singing of a chorus by the school—which, by tue way, was done in most excellent maoner—Mr. William Least delivered the ‘opening address.’” All the duew and many of the choruses were ren- dered th very good atyle. A memorial was issued yesterday on the subject of the depression in American ship buildiag, which, when a number of signatures are attached to it, will be mted to Congress by Congressman Jobn Lynch, Jt evinces the spirit of patriotism which pervades documents of @ simliur nature that have lately been tssued, but i disapproved of by the mercantile associations here. Its provisions are udimission, free of duty, of all articles ueed in construction, iree supplies to vessels, bounty on American iron and in construction equal to the ‘amount of duty on imported tron, and the granting of subsidies to bona fide American veasels, The Theta Deita Chi Association, one of the oldest college secret societies, held its twenty-third annual convocation at the Astor Heuse yesterday. Dele- gates were present from the chal at the Rensse~ laer Polyvecnnic Institute, Troy; fayette Collexe, Penn.; Hobart College, N. Y.; Hamilton College, N. Y.; University of Kochester; Dartmouth College, N. H.; Tult’s College, Mass.; Dickinson College, Pa; Brown University, R.1.; Washington Caen Va; Wiliam and Mary College, Va.; Kenyon Uollege, Onio. The fraternity was nover in a more flourish- ing conaition. It numbers among its juates some of the most eminent men in ali the professional and civ? walks of life. To-night the fracernity wilh ees gtand reunion and dinuer at the Asior jouse. ‘The name of che Man who recently blew out his brains in Nineteenth street, near avenus B, proves to have been John Kempf, a native of Ger- Pree sixty-six years of age, who lived at No.9 Sianton street, Weceased was very saving aud murious, and wished his wife and children to r constantly, then give him their earnings to aeposit in the Dry Dock Savings Bank. On the morning of the occurrence Mrs. Kempf asked her husband for some money, which so irritated bin that words ensued, and while in agreat passion he started off, and, placing the muzzie of a loaded revolver in his mouth, discnarged tt, and thus ended his miserabie existence. Nicholas 0. Lawson, a man seventy-six years of age and @ native of New York, committed suicide yesteraay, at the corner of Perry and Washington streets, by swallowing & quanity of Paris green, About thirty years ago Mr. Lawson became con- nected with the Croton Water Department of tus city, and remained there ttl six or seven years since, when he retired. At intervals since Mr. Law- son has goted strangely, Which indicated to mem- bers of his family that lie had softening of the brain. Occasionally he told his daughters vhat he intended to take laudanum, but as he failed to execute any of his threats their fears at length became quieted. On ‘tuesday Mr. Lawson secured some Puris green which had been kept in the nouse for tue purpose of killing rats and swallowed it. As soon as tile fam- tly learued what he tad done a doctor was sum- Mmoned and antidotes administered, but without effect, and death ensued at five o'clock on Wednes- day aiternoon. A magnificent collection of mineral specimens pre- sented by the Russian guvernment to Columbia Col- lege ls being unpacked and labelled for exhibition im the mtueralogical department of that insti- tution, ‘Ihere are oOVer ov0 different speci- meus im the collection, including rare pieces of veryl, phenacite, ouvarocite or curome garnet, lapis iazull, Amazon store, pennive ke, Woichouskolte, corundum, curysobery and wal- achue, ‘The work of arranging and laveling 18 cur- Tied out by Professor Egleston in the most perzect manner, betver than is the practice in any oiher scnool of mines. Each apeeimen’s label bears upon it the name of 118 species, ita chemical composition and crystalline form, 80 that the student or vistior bas the nature of each mineral fully set forth, auck can familiarize himself with it without the necessity of reterence to catalogues. A number of visitors were at the college yesterday to sev the new speci- Meus; Dus a lew anys are yet Necessary to compleie the prepurations ior their exbivinon, In se¥éral of the cases of seizure. of stocks.of dis, Billed spirits in the Thirty-second district, recenily made by Collector Bailey, the parties interested have made "urgent represenations at Wastuogton that they were in of Anancial ruin. iu couse- quence of the. proceedings taken, and tn some cases strong influences have been invoked to pro- cure @ atay of proceedings or a revisiun of the action of the Collector and of District Attorney Pierrepoui. Pn order to ascertaiu what weight snouid be given to these representations Commissioner Delano has come on from Washington and has spent the ta it two days im @ careful exammation of the severat cases of seizure. ‘these examinations have been conducted under the direction of District Attorney Pierrepont, Collector Batley, and his special counsel, Mr. B. F. Tracy, the District Attorney of the Kasten district, being present, In sil the casese xamiued the Commissioner and the District Attorney tuor- oughly eadorse the action of the Collector, and re- commended the continuance of the prosecution in eaca instance,