The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1870, Page 4

4 W YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, All business or news letter and telegraphic addressed New York despatches must be HERALD. Volume XXXV.. FIFTH AVENUE THEATRI FROU. NIBLO'S GARDEN. Tue MEN IN TAR WOOD'S MUSEUM AND MENAGERIE, Broadway, cor- ner 1birtieth #t,—-Matinee daily. Performance every evening. Twenty-fourth st.—FRou Broadway.—LNNISFALLEN; OR BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.-Tae Faenou Sry— ‘Tux PREP O'Day. THE TAMMANY, Fourteenth street.—Tue BURLESQUE or THE SEVEN, WALLACK Broadway and WWth street. MASKS AXD cat Cathal ROOTH'S: st., between Sth ana 6th avs, — EpWin Boork as Haire. GRAND OPERA HC ruer of Eighth avenue and Sid st,—THe LWHLVR TEMPTATIONS. Growaway.—New VEuSION OF OLYMIIG THEATRE, HAMiY. Matinee at 2. MRs. FB, CONWAY'S PARK THBATRY, Rrooklyn. UxNetr Vows Capi, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowerv.—Comro. NYokO MINSTRELBY, &0. Matinee at 225. COMTQ 514 Broadway.—Comic Vocal oy Aci, &o. Matinee at 2h, BRYANWS OPERA HOUSE, Tammang Building, Mth SL DeYANE'S M SYRELS. BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, MIAN MISRTRELBY. NEGRO ACTS, KELLY & LEON'S PIAN MINSTRELSEY, Ne Bron tway.—Bruto- HAH.” TRELS, 720 Broadway. » ACTS, &e. Erno- NEW YORK OFROUS, 1 AND GYMNASTIO Prine urteenth street, -EQURSTT IAN MANCES, &C, Matinee at HOOLEY MINGREEL OPERA T10U: Bre Tax MAN Awour Town, Hoover's lyn. APOLLO HALL, corner THE NEW Huwenstoon. 28th street and Broadway,— BUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway,— New York, Weduesdny, February 23, 1870. CONTEVES OF DO-DAWS GERALD. PAGE. 1—Advertiseme 2—Adverusements. B—Advertisemen 4— Editorials :—leading Article on The Dissolution of the Democracy—President Grant Master oi the Situation—Commemoration of Washing- ton’s Birthday—Brooklyn as the Home of Counterfeiters—Personal Intelligence—Shock- ing Accident—Dinner of the Williams’ College Alumni—suuck by Lightning—Amusement Announcements. 5—Telegraphic News From All Parts of the World: Papal Expulsion of Ecciesiastics From Rome; The Paris Rioters After Magisterial Investi- gation; Attack on an American Sea Captain in the Harbor of Havana; ‘The Missis sippi Steamboat Disaster—New York City News—Amusements—European News by Mail—Coillston on the Hudson River Railroad— Attempted Murder on Long Island—Destruc- uve Fire in Newark—A Shocking Complaint— Naval Intelligence—A Virginia Murder Ca- nard—Deachs—Business Notices. G—Reynoids Found Guilty: He 1s Convicted of Murder in the First Degree—A Strange Story of Misfortune—Th Great Whiskey Raid: Col- lector Bailey on the Warpath—Shocking Rail- road Accident—Foley versus Smith—Knignts of the Trigger—The Sheridan Tragedy—The Skatng Carniva!l—Brezilian Colonization— Central and South America: The Treaty tor the Ship Canal Across the Isthmus of Darien; Destruction of the Town of Crete and Cannan by Fire—RuManism Rampant—Aid for te Wyble Family—Court Calendars for To-Day, 7—Financial and Commercial Reports—Crime in Central New York—Marriages and Deaths— Advertisements, 8—Washington: Diplomatic Correspondence on the Cuban Question; Representative Mungen’s Attack on Senator Sumner; Colonel Baker's Butchery of Montana Indians; A Congress- man’s Tribuiations at the Circumlocution OmMce—Shipping Intelligence—Advertisements. Jasper Briackeury, of Louisiana, makes a fearless defence in answer to the charge that he sold cadetships. He says he was promised sixteen hundred dollars for two, but only got fourteen hundred dollars, and does not see anything very wrong in it, except, perhaps, the failure to pay the other two hundred dol- ars. Two More GrorGia SENAvrors had their credentials presented in the United States Senate yesterday. This makes five altogether, including Blodgett, who holds back until cer- tain charges against him are cancelled. Georgia seems desirons of getting as much re- construction as possible, even if it is not of the best quality. Texxize oN GoLp.—Miss Claflin, in her financial platform, says that ‘‘attempts to make bits of paper represent gold are not only futile, but impossible.” Does not the dear creature know that United States gold certifi- cates are “bits of paper,” and that they ‘yepresent gold” and are as good as gold in Tue TRIAL oF REYNOLDS was concluded yesterday and the jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree. The plea of insanity was of no avail, for the physicians who examined him testified that he was not insane. This prompt conviction looks .as if the cold-blooded murder was to be expiated without delay; but we must remember that Real was tried, convicted and sentenced in one day, and is yet alive. P Tne Wixsirea War.—Despatches from Pembina state that Riel has arrested Governor McTavish, Dr. Cowan, an officer of the Hudson Bay Company, and the Postmaster at Winni- peg. They were suspected of tampering with members of the government in order to defeat the Bill of Rights. Riel evidently means business. If he is so prompt in all his measures he has a fair chance of suocess, This method of curing lobbyists might be modelled to suit more civilized climes than Winnipeg. Tue Frencu CaBte.—We have a despatch from the other side from which it appears that the joint stock combination of the French and English cables have entered into an arrange- ment whereby, with the consent of the French government, a reduction of expenses, punctual- ity in the transmission of despatches and per- fect reciprocity with the United States may be secured. We are glad to hearit; and we venture the opinion that so long as the parties concerned co-operate upon the substantial business ideas embodied in this despatch they will prosper. Their interests are the public interests, and perfect reciprocity between France and the United States is also a matter of the first importance, The Dietelation of the Democracy—Presl- dent Grant Master of tho Situation. The story of Sheridan's great Winchester battle is ‘sometimes told in this fashion :— The rebel General Early made an attack upon the Union army and defeated it. Some of the generals counselled an advance which world have been destruction to the federals, Instead of making the advance the rebels began to plunder the Union camps and to quarrel for the food and raiment of their captives. So the day which should have been a day of victory was passed in idleness and dissipation, They had driven the Yankees out of their tents, and would have a good time, Sheridan camo up on that long ride of twenty miles, reformed his defeated columns, attacked the frolicking and roystering rebels, and sent them whirling down the valley. That was the end of all rebel power in the country of the Shenandoah. A great triumph became an overwhelming disaster. The democracy of New York, in all times and under every depression the triumphant democracy, took possession of Albany and the whole State government at the beginning of the year. Its leaders were those men of New York city who had marshalled it in defeat, disciplined its columns, sustained it through disaster and extorted victory from the most disheartening events. It had fought every radical contrivance for the suppression and elimination of its power. It had seen the prin- ciples of free government destroyed, solemn pledges broken and sacred constitutional guarantees overridden in the effort for its over- throw. The great city of the Western World— the queen of this vast Continent—within itself a splendor far surpassing Tyre and Sidon, with its enterprise, its wealth, its great renown, had been dragged at the feet of com- missions and boards, stripped and robbed in the effort to deprive it of freedom and compel its people to bend to the republican ascen- dancy. With all these obstacles—with the great fame of Grant leading a party flushed with power—it triumphed. Its triumph was the beginning of whut seemed to be an unavoid- able reaction. The democracy of the country called upon the democracy of New York to make good its pledges to restore to the stripped and bruised metropolis its stolen franchises, to remove the fetters that had been placed upon municipal liberty, and establish a gov- ernment “of the people, by the people and for the people.” Never had party so noble a mission nor s0 many incentives for its prompt performance. The new administration made many blunders. The President gained unpopularity in a surprising and spontaneous manner. He stumbled against the old party precedents and trampled upon the ambition and cupidity of the greedy and exacting men who placed him in power. Republicanism was confronted with a record of financial imbecility, mismanage- ment, venality and the invasion of the constitu- tional prerogatives of the South. Impeachment had rent it with a fissure as deep as that the poet saw between Roland and Sir Leoline, The Fessenden and Sumner, the Bingham and Butler factions were irrevocable in their hos- ere stood aloof—the scars rematning— Like cliffs wnich had been rent asunder. A dreary sea now flows between. The victory was complete in itself, and the beginning of a victory. which would have swept the country in 1872 and given the democracy a triumphant reign for many, many years; for the conservative republicans, like Bingham and Trumbull, would have gladly welcomed an alliance with a prudent and vic- torious democracy. What do we see? Just what the rebels tell us was seen on the morn- ing of Jubal Early’s ‘‘victory” at Winchester, The camp followers, the sutlers, the greedy retinue of the army have broken into the republican tents and gorged themselves with the plunder. Instead of wisely and earnestly setting about reform, and giving us a Charter and restoring to New York its privileges, the whole country is called upon to hearken to the quarrels of Harry Genet and Mike Norton, of Tom Creamer and Jimmy O’Brien. Behind them, we are assured, Mr. Tilden is standing, respectfully apart, gloved and anointed, but giving the mutineers his blessing. Behind Mr. Tilden we see the recognized organ of the roughs and thieves of this city, edited by a radical outcast, who sold himself and his sheet to Messrs. Tilden & Co. not many years ago. They pretend to lead the democracy. His newspaper is simply a spy and pretender. So, while treachery and disappointed ambi- tion have left this triumphant democracy no more power and influence than a pack of howl- ing wolves—while at Albany all is chaos, anger, greed, strife, necessary legislation is arrested, and the republicans hold the situa- tion and remain its masters by cheering on the combatants—we look to Washington and see the President gaining ground every day. His administration gathers around it renewed popular confidence. The blunders of his civil career are like the blunders of his military career. As a General he had Belmont and Donelson; but he also had Vicksburg and Richmond. As a President he is rapidly making himself as strong as Jackson. Instead of being controlled by the politicians, he is gradually controlling them. Representing the common sense, the patience and the honesty of the people which grow around him every day, he holds in his hands the succession. The democracy might have taken advantage of his early stumbling and in- experience; but when the nation looks upon the democracy it sees nothing but an old-time Tammany mob wrangling about some city office, Let them wrangle. The hour was theirs, but it has gone. They had victory in their hands, but they took to dissipation and bad temper, and it has fled. New York will continue in its fetters. The great Norton- Genet burlesque combination will be the winter’s amusement on Capitol Hill. In sixty days it will only be remembered as a vain and foolish failure. The country will continue to sustain the President, notwithstanding his mistakes and associations, and his victory in 1872 will be as decisive as that of Sheridan in 1864, when he rode Early’s victorious army into the dust, Tae Martin Cook Wuiskey Cases are on trial before Commissioner Betts. The inform- ers’ portion alone will amount to twenty-five thousand dollars if the property seized is con- demned—a sum that under some circumstances would be a atrong incentive to very hard aweariog. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, Speechmaking in the Congressional Globe. In the Senate on Monday a resolution was passed prohibiting in future the publication of speeches in the Congressional Globe not actu- ally delivered in Congress. Mr. Anthony stated that the custom of printing such speeches had never prevailed in the Senate, and so we may infer that the Senate is legis- lating exclusively for the House. Whether the House will agree to the resolution is a matter yet to be decided, r The Congressional Globe, instead of being a faithful record of Congressional proceedings, has become of late years a vehicle in great part for undelivered speeches, It is almost impossible to read the Glove and retain a cor- rect notion of what was actually said in Con- gress, The newspapers of the day give a fair and impartial report of what is actually done, and therein make a better record than the Globe. We ought to have some bound volume asa journal of the proceedings of Congress, but the abuses of the Globe ought to be cor- rected, or the Globe itself ought to be abolished, These undelivered speeches have an advantage in personality that would not be permitted in the halls. They are sometimes unworthy attacks that parliamentary decorum would not permit, Recently Mr. Mungen published a speech, never delivered, in which, it is charged, he made use of the most obscene and infamous allusions to a member of the Senate, This latter instance has received the especial atten- tion of the House, and a resolution ‘has been passed directing a report as to whether he has abused his privilege and is deserving of cen- sure. We hope that he will receive a repri- mand that will serve to keep the pages of the Globe clean in future. We have one faint misgiving about the result of the adoption of this rule directing speeches to be printed only after having been delivered. Will there be more speeches delivered? “It’s pleasant, sure, to see one’s name in print,” and some of our backwoods Solons cannot resist the temptation of seeing their names in the Globe or in the great dailies. It is political life to many of them. Heretofore they have kept up a record by publishing their speeches undelivered in the Globe. To be sure nobody read them but the Hon. Mr. Pogram himself, or the quill driver who wrote them for him. But there was Pogram’s record. He could go home to his constituents and claim another election on the ground of what he said in the Globe on a high tariff or the whiskey interests. He could send home numerous Globes, with Pogram’s name and speech, to his county authorities, who were naturally proud of Pogram’s success, and Pogram made his little political point. The public in general were never brought face to face with Pogram’s speech and never would have known he was in the House except by seeing his name in the yeas or nays. Now, will the Pograms give up their recorda and go before their constitu- ents without any, or wili they insist on actually delivering the speeches which otherwise may no longer be published in the Globe? Will Mullins and Garret Davis and John Morrissey, the dummies of Congress, be driven into making long speeches, or will they quietly consent to be forgotten by their constituents ? Are we, the public in general, to be compelled to listen to these speeches, and is the public business to stand still while they are de- jivered? The Proposed Expansion of the Currency. It seems that as the House committee on the subject has no option under the late resolution, it will report a bill increasing the national cur- rency (in national bank notes) to the extent of fifty millions of dollars. The Senate having already moved in this direction, we expect that the House bill will be passed, and that thus Congress will be brought into conflict with the financial policy of the administration, which is not the policy of paper inflation. There may be a chance that the scheme proposed will fail upon a hitch between the two houses; but so general seems to be the desire, South and West, for more paper money, and in view of an increased paper money value of Southern and Western products, that we conclude the bill will be carried, that gold will be carried up with it, and that the gold gamblers will have another profitable season of bulling and bear- ing to the prejudice of the honest business classes of the country. We can only say that ifthe temptation for fifty millions more to the national currency cannot be resisted by Con- gress, we may soon expect another issue of a hundred millions, and so on, until from infla- tions and speculations we are brought face to face with a collapse and repudiation. Latest FROM CENTRAL AND SovurH Amerioa.—We are enabled to publish this morning, in advance of the regular mails, the latest news from the Central and South Ameri- can republics. In Colombia we perceive that the people are fully awake to the importance ofthe undertaking of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Darien. By next mail we expect to learn not only of the signing of the treaty for its construction, but of its approval by the Colombian Congress. A terrible conflagration destroyed the entire town of Crete on the 21st of last month. The town of Carmen met nearly a like fate. As it was, over one hun- dred and fifty houses were burned down. The news from Peru and Chile is not important. In the latter republic the political movements incident to the approaching elections were the only excitement. The prospects of the liberals, so far, look well. The Peruvians are quietly improving their country and laboring for its advancement by extending the public works and pushing forward railroad enter- prises. The prospects of the republics re- ferred to look fair. Careat-Baaaers in Congress must behave themselves—that is, if they sell appointments they must not be caught. But is it not a fine piece of virtue on the part of the House to visit such tremendous indignation on a poor devil of a Yankee from South Carolina for acts that have not been uncommon in Con- gressmen who reached their places in more legitimate ways? Joux Forey attempted to interview Henry Smith on the subject of the Supervisorship yes- terday. He was backed by a strong letter recommending Smith to resign that position in order that Foley could step into it without any further trouble, and he was accompanied bya delegation of friends. But Foley’s move was all folly. It was as impossible to find Henry Smith as it would be to find Joha Smith, Mr. Fish Again on the Cuban Question. We published yesterday the material points of a recent batch of official letters between Secretary Fish, at Washington, and Minister Sickles, at Madrid, on the Cuban question, from which we infer that the administration has descended to the ultimatum of the aboli- tion of slavery in the island by Spain, and has abandoned or postponed indefinitely the idea of Cuban annexation or independence. Spain, on the other hand, is full of promises of liberal institutions for Cuba, and the gradual abolition of slavery, after the suppression of the rebellion; but as for an armistice, mean- time, it is impracticable. Spain, however, is very anxious for information as to the designs of the United States, and very desirous” of cultivating the most friendly relations. So much for Spain. She is making some headway on the question, though not much. Mr. Fish, on the other hand, is crawfishing— going backward, He thinks that since the impudent behavior of the Cubans in the United States the public interest in Cuban affairs has decreased, which is a great mistake. After roundly lecturing the Cuban Junta he proceeds to tell General Sickles that Spain must abolish slavery ; that she is committed to emancipation, and that he accordingly expects her to move in the matter and in those reforms she has promised in the island. In fact, Mr. Fish thinks that the only way whereby Spain can end the war in Cuba is the way of emancipation. He really appears to be anxious for the perpetuation of the dominion of Spain over Cuba, and afraid that unless she makes haste to abolish slavery the island will slip through her fingers. But there is still a drop of comfort in this remarkable letter of Mr. Fish, in the declaration which General Sickles is instructed to make to Spain, that “this government has maintained its freedom of action against great pressuré; that its action will be governed by facts as they occur, and that the President reserves complete liberty of action in case Spain fails to restore peace.” This is something; but it looks very much like a tub thrown out to amuse the American whale. We think the case is clear that Mr. Fish is a conservative of the old Bourbon stock, that he is afraid to take a single bold. step forward, and so goes backward, and that General Grant himself needs very much a stirring resolution from Congress touching the American doctrines of neutrality and bellige- rent rights. The Alabama claims have been laid up to dry, and Mr. Fish’s corres- pondence betrays a desire for the same dispo- sition of the Cuban question. A Confederacy of Wards. The great idea of the democracy that opposes the new Charter is to carry the doc- trine of State rights and local government a little further than any fool ever proposed to carry it before. They would make of this city a confederacy, of which the several wards would be the independent States. A Charter that gives the government of the city to the people of the city is not enough for them. They want a Charter that will divide the thing to a nicer point and make the wards the units of political action; because in a canvass of the whole city there is a chance that intelli- gence may have some share in the result—there is a probability that property and respecta- bility may neutralize the slums; but when the city is disposed of by a series of contests in the wards from which every decent min is shut out, the rum shop and the dog pit will always carry the day. All the evil of such a body as our present Board of Aldermen is due to the fact that an Alderman is made in the mud puddle of ward politics, and that in that puddle decency #3 not only a mi- nority, but dares not show its face. Because they know that that is the sphere of their power the bad elements wish not only to retain all that the present system gives them there, but they wish to secure more. Could they have their way, instead of the new Charter, that proposes to have the Aldermen chosen just as the Mayor is now “chosen, and which would give us respectable men for Aldermen, just as it has always given us respectable men for Mayor—instead of that system they would have a little Mayor for every ward, who should be the keeper of the biggest corner groggery, and a board of ward Aldermen who should be in the junk trade, or keep dog pits, or be leaders of cutthroat gangs or graduates from the prize ring and the State Prison. Nay, we do not doubt but they would have a system of ward administration of ‘*Sustice,” with judges well trained in Tombs tactics, whose principal duty would be to defeat the operation of every statute that pun- ishes crimes. This is the way the city will be governed when we are completely under the thumb of the new democracy, whose leaders are Sheriff O’Brien and Champion Morrissey, and whose mouthpiece and organ is the cop- perhead journal. Tre Wiurrer In Romg.—What a trouble Rome must now be in! How infallibility has ripened! What trouble it threatens! The Council does not begin to understand the liberty of the press. The correspondent of the Augsbourg Gazette, the correspondent éf the London Times, and certain Americans, names unknown, including ecclesiastics, have re- ceived orders to quit. Itis at the same time added that the Council will adjourn at an early day. Does it not seem as if all the Hzratp's predictions were about to be realized? The HeEratp has already affected public sentiment in Prussia, in Austria and in France. Why should i¥ not now tell in Rome? We have per- sistently exposed the humbugs of the Council. We now begin to see the fruit of our persever- ing and conscientious efforts, The Council fears the light, It dreads the newspapers and WILLIAMS’ «COLLEGE ALUMAI, The alumni of Williams’ College had their annual reunion dinner last evening at the St. James Hotel, Broadway aud Twenty-sixth street. Mr. David Dud- ley Kield presided. Among the guests of the even- ing Were several ladies, whose presence imparted an enitvening color to the festive gatuering. After a very elegant ana sumptuous dinner had been partaken of and the cloch removed, the chairman gave the first toast—‘The President of the United States,” which was heartily responded to. The fol- low!ng toasts were next proposed:—'Alma Mater," responded to by David Dudley Field, Esq.; “The President and Faculty of the College,” by President Hopkins; ‘The Day of Wasuington and Williams,” Rev. Prime; “College Day,” Rev, FE. Kempsnail; “The Mtuisiry,"’ Rey. S. H. Tyng, Jr.; “The Learned Professions,’ Professor Dumroch; “Woman, Faith in Womankind Beats with His Biooa,” Mr. Charles Fitch, of Syracuse. Among the gentiemen present were William Cullen Bryant, Samuel McClellan, Mayor of Wheeling, Va.; E. M. Jerome, C, A. Davidson, Thomas M. North, Archibald Hopkins, &c. After an evening of rare festive and Incellectual enjoyment the company separated about midnignt. 1870. PATER PATRIA. Commemoration of the Birth of George Washington—A Feeble Display—The Military, the Bunting, the Chimes and Other Observances—The Day in New York and Elsewhere. Washington’s Girthday was very well observed yesterday so far as suspension of busiaess was con- cerned. During the forenoon the wholesale stores as a general thing kept open tor the purpose of re- celving goods that had come by rail or boat the day before, bucallof them, with one or two untmportant exceptions, closea after midday, much to the patrioue gratification of the clerks. Flags and bunt- ing Were displayed in protusion from all the public buildings, hotels and clab houses, and the Stars and Stripes floated to the breeze from many private dwellings, The military turn out was rather teo meagre to please the young patriots avout town who had an- ‘icipated a good deal of pleasure from witnessing he “sogers” ta goodly numbers, for the only regi- ment that paraded at all was the Eleventh (Wash- ington Rifles) under the command of Colonel Lux. As every man in the regiment ts & German, the regiments which consider themselves par excellence American, and whose members saw fit to leave their muskets at their armories and themselves at their homes, should feel rather abashea at the circumstance. At least many people who will always complain when every- thing is not Just as they think it should be, found fault with their “want of patriotism," as they called ir, ‘The Eleventh tarned out im good strength and made a splendid appearance, although some of the men did look as though the coid weather was not quite as agreeabie a thing as it might have been, if for no other reason at least out of respect to the memory of the ‘‘Father of his Country.’’ ‘The Veterans of 1812 were as patriotic as ever, and were in nowise deterred from parading because of the unaccountabie neglect of the Common Council to provide them with their usual “annual dinner.’’ They marched as steadily as men of their venerable age could be expected todo, and as they paraded through the streets, headed by a single drummer and fifer, the few people on the sidewalks who saw them pass by gave them what they could of cheap admiration ta the way of hearty applause. ‘The usual “single barrelled” salute was given at the Battery by command of General Burger. ‘There was a large congregation at Trinity church atthe special choral service which was had at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. The service began with the singing of the processional hymn. The ¢e Deum, came next, when the ante-com- munion service was read, followed by the anthem, “In Jewry is God known.” Rey. Dr. Vinton read, in a clear and impressive manner, Washington’s “Farewell Address,” alter which tae Gloria in Ex- celsix Was sung by the full choir, with accompani- ment by bot organs. ‘The offertory was for the relief of distressed Episcopalians in the South, The service closed with the hymn— God of our fathers, by whose hand ‘The people still are blest. At the conclusion of the service the following popular airs were rung upon the chimes by Mr. Arylite:—“Red, Whice and Blue,” “Yankee Doo- die,” “Coming Through the Kye,’ “Bould Soger Boy,” “Ola Dog Tray,” “Let the Merry Church Bells Ring,” “Blue Bellis of Scotiand,’’ airs from the “Chiid of the Regiment,” ‘On to the Field of Glory,”” “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,” ‘Hark, the Conquering Hero Comes,” “Viva l’America,” *Yan- kee Doodle *” \ A number of German societies observed the day, to use a sort of paradoxical phrase, at night time. The Arion repeated the ‘‘Freischutz”’ at the Acad- emy of Music, and the Turnera had a grand festival at their hall on Orchard street. The pupils of the Cooper Union observed the day by appropriate exer- cisea at the Cooper Institute, The ctty looked very holiday like throughout: but the absence of anytiing ke an tmposing mulitary parade as in days of yore made the celebration of the 137th anniversary of the birtn of George Washington a rather shabby thing, tosay the least. THE CELEBRATION IN BROOKLYN. ‘fhe day was not marked by any very ganeral ob- servance in Brooklyn yesterday. There was no par- ade of the military and no particular suspension of business. A single flag floated from the central flag- statY over the City Hall, that being all that remains of the city bunting. National fags, however, floated from the tops of other public buildings and many private dwellings about the city, as well as from the ferryboats and the shippine. along the wharves. ‘The pubite offices about the City Hall, Court House and schools were all closed. In the evening the ladies connected with the Carlton aveuue Methodist Eptscopal church wad a social tea meeting, which was largely attended and proved enjoyable. Public exercises were held at the Brooklyn Insti- tute, in Washivgton street, where, in accordance with the will of Peter Graham, tts founder, the an- nual meeting of the directors was held. Addreases were delivered py Rev. Dr. Schenck and otners and prizes distributed to the drawing Classes, Colonel Frederick A. Oonkiling delivered an inter- esting lecture on the “Four Decisive Battles of Ame- rica” before the Long Island Historical Society, at the chapel of the Packer Institute. The Day in New Jersey. In Jersey City the public offices were closed and flags were displayed on the public buildings, In hudson City Company A of the Fourth regi- ment, under command of Captain Bookstaver, paraded and marched through the city to Mount Pleasant Park, where they spen* the day in amusc- ments, . In Hoboken a ball was given in Odd Fellows’ Hall by Company C, First battaiton New Jersey State National Guard, presided over by Major B. F, Hart. In Newark the day was celebrated most becom- ingly by a parade of the military in the forenoon, national salutes in the morning, at noon and at night, and a pientiful dtsplay of starry-bannered bunting from all the public and private buildings. How the Democracy of St. Louis Cele- brated Washington’s Birthday. Sr. Louis, Feb, 22, 1870. ‘The democratic meeting this afternoon adopted a resolution declaring the democracy revere the mem- ory of Washington ana wili ever maintain the prin- ciples upon which tis government was founded through his instrumentailty, and deploring the fact that under the present administration these princi- ples have been so far departed from as to leave it un certain whether this is or 13 not the govermment founded by the fathers of the repubilc. A resolution was also adopted denouncing the proposed change in the naturalization laws as loreign to the spirit of our Institutions, contrary to democratic precedent, detrimental to the labor In- terests avd the industrial development of the coun- try, and calling for @ reduction of the time now ne- cessary to citizenship and the general sumpliiication of the manner of naturalization. Aside from this meeting and a few flags from the public buildings, nu notice was taken of Washing- ton’s birthday. Observation of the Day Elsewhere. In Alvany Washington’s Birthday was generally observed, business being almost entirely suspended. The Twenty-fifth regiment and Washington Contl- nentals paraaed through the principal streets. in Washington the departments were all closed, and private business was generally suspended. The Supreme Court, tbe United States and the District Courts adjourned over tn honor of the aay. The banks and ail the schools were closed. A grand ball was given last nigit at Masonic Hall, under the au- spices of the most prominent gentiemen of Washing. ton. in Philadelphia, Boston, Providence, R. 1., Baltt- more, San Francisco, and, in fact, in all the prin- cipal cities of the Union, the day was celebrated with unusual spirit. SHOCKIVG ACCIDENT. One Man Killed aud Four Seriously Injured. About five o’ciock last eventng, while some work- men were attempting to hoist a tin shed on to the roof of St. Thomas’ church, Fifth avenue, near Fitty-third street, the rope to which the shed was attached suddenty broke, precipitm#ing the struc- ture to the ground, So sudden and unex- pected was the accident that the men bea- neath werefjunavie to get out of the way, and the shed fell among and upon them, instantly kliling a man namea Henry Robinson and fracturing the skull of James Miller, both of whom are resi- dents of Morrisania. ‘Taree other men, named Christopher Mice, Andrew French and James tart, were slightly imjured, Robdtason and Muller being the most seriousiy hurt were sent to Bellevue Hos- pital and the other two forwarded home. Tae Coroner was notified to hold an inquest upon the boay of Robinson. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. During the thunder shower on Friday night the Ratiroad Hotei, at Littie Falls, N. J., was struck by lightning. The fluid spread through the house, accompanied by noises like the discharge of fire- arms, opening the doors, breaking windows, loosen- ing the foundation and scattering with great pre- cipitation the crowd’ assembied in tne barroom. Two telegraph poies near by were struck at the same time and smashed to atoms. No one burt. a | “QUEER” AND QUEER PEOPLE. Brooklyn as the Home of Counterfeiters— A Mysterious Box and Trank—Ar- rest of an Alleged Counterfelter—A “Shover” Nipped in New York, The latest counterfeiting case, upon which the Brooklyn poltce and United States authorities have been working very dillgently for the past two or thre years, {urnishes an additional chapter to the miany interesting ones which have been gtven here- tofore by that city, ‘vhe story in this case hinges upon 4 mysterious trunk wich had been left py some party in @ house on Underhill avenue which had been reuted by Ex-Alderman Tiernan, dnd which the curtosity of the oceupant, in whose charge the trunk had been leit, led him to open. It appears that about two years since a man ramed J, B. Doyle rented the house on Underhill avenue from Alderman ‘Tiernan, and as be appeared ® be avery worthy man‘the Alderman left a portion of his furniture with him for safe keeping. Subsequently Mr. Doyle left the premises and requested Mr. Oumphy, the gentleman who took the house, to allow him to leave @ box and trunk which it was not convenient for aim io remove at that time. Mr. Dumphy promised to ao so, aud these remaimed in the house for a long time, when the curiosity of Mr. Dumphy was at- tracted toward them, a$ there appeared to be no signs of tue Owner ever turning up agai, The house, {t should have been stated, stands on the Prospect Park property, Mr. Curtin, who is agens. for the commusstoners, had occasion to go to the. house to collect the rent from Mr. Dumphy, and during one of his visits Mx. Dumphy related the circumstances of the former occupant leaving & mysterious trunk and box in its care. On a consultation they decided to open them, and on doing so were greatly surprised to find that they contained property which might not be considered altogether sale for a man w claim, Mr, Curtin reported the mutter to the Pros- pect. Park Commussioners and tuey had the trunk and box removed to their office, at tae corner of Livingston and Court streets, They thea informed the United States Marshal, and ne in vurn trang mitted the facta to Washington, Colonel Whitley, of Lue Secret Service, visited Brooklyn and made an investigalion into the affair, He said that he be- lieved, irom the descrption which had been given fim of dur. Doyle, he must be the geatieman the United States authorities had been looking for about five years. ‘The first box contained the foilowing property:— One bana press, one box of sulphuric acid, one bo; of muriauc acid, one box of shellac, one jJeweller’s eyeglass, Lwo metallic plates, one steel roller No. 1 one meu diameter; one do. two inch diameter, one bow! of black lead, five pounds sulpuate of tron, one brass conducting rod for batteries, five rods with wire attached, a small soldering iron, flve glass. jars which had evidently been used tor battery jars, ‘a five gallon stone jar, a jeweller’s bench vise, three Jars with lead caps, a@ saw, pair of pilers, lot of polishing stones, a tin box contaloing engravers’ plates, two pairs of compasses, an engraver’s bur- nisher, & scraper, traciag point, punch, paper of rosin, rotten stone, charcoal, Jot of burnishing stones, Lwo caus printers’ ink, five battertes, eight zluc plutes, one jourteen-tracing plate, bottle of quicksilver, a plate plastic wax. ‘the second box contained one press, two steel ‘presses, Unree to four inches square and tree-quar- vers,tinlck, been used Lor patterns, copper sheet 4x6 vo 4x7 or 8 polished on one side, a large axe anda screwdriver, Nota iittic to the surprise of Mr. Dumphy, be re- ceived a call from Mr. Doyle about two monis since, when that gentleman stated he was ready to relieve him of fis charge. Mr. Dumphy toid him that be supposed he would never call for them again, and added that he had handed them over to the Pros- + Park Commissioners, where he might get them. ir. Doyle prosecuted his inquiries there, when he was informed by one of the clerks, who was familiar with the case, that the boxes werelocked up and the gentleman who had the key was out. He said he’would call again, and yesterday he again made his appearance at the office of the Commussioners to get the boxes. Then ‘a boy was despatened for the detectives, wko had been on the look out for him. Mr. Doyle lett the oftice and was proceeding through Court street when he was taken into custody. On searching him at Police Headquarters two receipts for the rent of house 789 Lafayette avenue and $500 in greenbacks were found im his possession. He says they have got hold of the wrong man, that he has no connec- dion with any contertellers and that De has not been gulity of perry | which readered him liable to arrest. He says he rented the premises No, 789 Lutayette avenue fora friend of his, who was coming trom the West to occupy them. He gave thein the keys ol the house in Latayerte avenue and told them they were weicome to search the place. ‘They dia so, and found a quantity of ladies’ apparel which he claimed was lits wite’s. He also says that he is a respectavle farmer and his arrest 1sa@ mistake. Coionel Whitiey has been te!egraphed tor, and in the meaatime the prisoner will be heid by the poltce. How a Counterfeit Detector Was Detected Shoving the Queer in New York. A man named P. B. Emory, who peddles “Heath's Counterfeit Dezector’ for J. H. Frank, of 54 Second avenue, was brought before Commussioner Shields, yesterday, charged with passing a counterfeit ten dollar Treasury note and attempting to pass a one dol- lar note of the same kind. It seems that on Monday afternoon he passed the ten dollar note in question in payment for aseidlitz powder upon A. J. Casse- beer, who keeps a drug store at No. 67 Fourth avenue, Suspicion as to the genuineness of the note being excited an officer followed Emory to a lager beer saloon on the same avenue, where Emory endeavored to pass the one doliar note in question upon the keeper of the saloon, ‘the ofiicer then took Emory ito custody, but, strange to relate, could not fina either the change for the ten doliar pote or the one doilar note, but Jound $145 in counterfeit money, consisting of a Ufcy dollar note, ten dollar notes, five dollar notes and fractional currency, this being all the money found on Emory. A letter of introduction irom N, G. Ordway, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Rep- resentatives, introducing W. A. Rooks, a8 an author- ized agent for “‘Heath’s Government Counterfeit De- tector,” and recommending him as an expert in giv- Ing lessons to detect counterfeits, was found on the person of Emory. Emory was licld in $5,000 batt Tor an examination on Thursday. Jt appears upon careful inquiry that Emory waa really employed by Mr. French, who is the author- ized agent for “Heath’s Banknote Detector,” and who entrusted to Emory the counterfeit money which it ig necessary to use in ate the use of the book. Emory gave the best of references and solemuly promised to abstain irom drinking, which seems to be his principal fault. He succumbed to temptation, became partially intoxicated and attempted to pass the money as stated above. Mr. French 18 a gentle- man of the highest respectabiiity, and at most can be only censured for having too much confidence in ateilow who has’ proved unworthy of trust. His agency was obtained directly from Mi. Rooks, the gentleman named in Ordway’s letter. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Prowinent Arrivals in This City Yesterday. Judge H. C. Clark, of Rhode Island; Judge J. D. Smith, of Cinctanati; Judge C. Gillon, of Philadel. phia; Colone: Thomas Rogers, of Delaware; Judge Sanderson, of Boston; Colonel J. ©. Savery, of Dea Moines, and Colonel J. Taylor, of Fredericksburg, are at the Metropolitan Hotel. Colonel 5..M. Johnson, of Washington, and George M. Pulimaa, of Chicago, are at the Brevoort House. Professor George Gray, of Baltimore, Captain J, Forsyth, of New York, and D. A, Trowbridge, or Connecticut, are at the St. Charies Hotel. Dr. Kly, of Newburg; D. Wallace, of New Orleans; George Peabody Russeil, of Salem; Colonel W. Os- borne, of Missourl; Hamilton Harris, of Albany, and Judge Neison, of Poughkeepsie, are at the Fitth Ave- nue Hote:. Chaplain J. J. Harrison and Surgeon Fasken, of her Britannic Majesty’s steamer Monarch, and H. G. Tarcheneau, of Quebec, are at the Clarendon Hotel. General J. C. Fremont, of Tarrytown; Colonel J. M. Walker, of Binghamton, and W. H. Seward, Jr., of Auburn, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Congressman Joho Lynch, of Maine; Postmaster 3. C. Jones, of Omaha, and Colone! B. G- Daniels, of Washington, are at the Aster House. Judge Gray, ot Elmira, 19 at the Irving House, Colonet J. Taylor Wood, of Louisiana, and George fi, Thacher, of Albany, are at the New York Hotel, Colonel Gorioif, of the Russian Army; J.S. Ran- ney, of Canada; M. G. Gill, of Japan, and William Rainsford, of Engiand, are at the Hoffman House. General McKibben, of the United States Army, Is at the Coleman House. , W. Miller, of Herkimer; 8. G. Pope, of Ogdens- burg; A. T. Snell, of the United states Navy; C. W. Crary, of Troy, and James McCreery, of Inwood, aro at the St. Denis Hotel. Prominent Departures. Governor Hotfman, for Albany; Colonel J, Melit- gen, for Washington; John 3. slatehford and 0. HL Minot, for Boston; Minister Catacazy and Secretary Danzas, of the Russian Legation, for Washington; General J. Iirte and family sailed yesterday for San Francisco.