The New York Herald Newspaper, February 23, 1870, Page 6

6 REYNOLDS FOUND GUILTY, Second Day of the Tria!—The Sanity of the Prisoner Proved—‘Jack” Rey- nolds on the Stand—His Memory al Fault—le is Convicted of Murder in the First Degree, The interest manifested in the tial of “Jack” Reynolds for the murder of William Townsend, on ‘Ure 29th of January last, was yesterday not in the slightest degree abated, ‘The case was about reaching its culminating point, and the minds of good citizens, wo say nothing of the earnest and serutinizing glances Of evil-doers, were directed towards the result of the investigation. About five o’ciock In the even- ing the crisis was arrived at, and after nearly four honrs’. deliberation on ihe part of the jury the prisoner was found <uilty of murder in the first de- gree. Hut sew were disappomted, aud apparentiy among those least surprised at the verdict was Rey- nolds himself. Throughout the ial he preserved the same demeanor that he exhibited on his fest ap- pearance in court—valm, “passive, stupid aud unin- telligibie. But witha! there started from his large, gray, cunning eye a ook of meaning. Seareely, however, was tue glance directed when the wonted clumsy and neglected aspect once more marked his expression. The Court of Oyer and Terminer was again crowded, though hardly to such a state of suitoca- von ag on the previous day, when the scene was eharacterized by much disorder, ‘The assemblage behind the rails comprised almost the same con- siituents—iougbs, rowdies, thieves, rascals and Vagabonds—who glared upon the culprit with cu- mogity, and bow and then took breath to thank their Wweky stars they were not in the same predicament, Little hopes were entertamed of the prisoner's ac- guittal, The cry of public indignation had been raised—Lere was a man of whom to make an example. Judge Ingrabam took his seat on the bench at half-past ten o'clock, and the jury having answered to their names the tial was resumed, — District Attorney Garvin was in attendunce om the part ot the prosecution, Mr. William IF, Howe appearing on behal’ of the prisoner, The evidence had veen almost concluded on the previous day, and only a few witnesses remained to be exa- mined, ‘The first was Dr. W. P, Nelils, who, in reply to Mr. Howe, stated that he was physician to the Comaussioners or Charities apd Correction, and algo to the City Prison; his opinion was that cere- bra} irritation might oceur without being detected. ON CROSS-EXAMINATION by the District Attorney. the witness stated that he had examined the prisoner and spoken to him on jour or five occasions aster he was taken to the prison; he (witness) came to the conclusion that the prisouer was perfectly sane, bavimg seen nothing deusive about hia; although he spoke rationally aud reasonably, le was evidenty a man of no edne Vou; as a general thing the absence of delusion was pretty good evidence of sanity. ‘Yo Mr. liow adhere to that answer; in the Vast majority of cases sane men have delnsion=; there may be delusion in epilepsy, but epilepsy 18 not insanity, atid 16 may exist without delusion; [have heard of epilepucs committing homicides; m those cases there were delusions, Which subsided alter the killing; L examined the prisoner three days after the killing; he was then perievtly rational; he told me he dict not recollect anything about the occurrence; {have Known madmen at tines to present ordimary feainres of sanity and m a cunuingly sane manner and sometines argue very logically. ‘VO the District Attorney—f tunk epileptic manta a the result, of & long continued attack of epilensy. ‘To Mr. Howe-—Epilepsy may exist without any eof the brain. r. Rueben Vance testified that he made the disease of insanity a study; Was summoned as 2 Wiiness by the prosecution; he made an examina- Lion of the prisover and found iim to be sane, bub a man of be w and wneultivated inieliect: witness discovered depression m the right trontat eininence; the vast majority of iusane cases can be discovered, but Uiere are eases Where the symptoms do nM speedily develop themeel when @ man is Jaboring under impulsive imsavity he may know what he 1s zomg todo without being able to prevent jis own acon; 1 Was possible, If the prisoner were io die, that Ins bra ought reveal disease whtou could not covered during Ife, bat that was de an examination of the and {am confident had aity in tue brain T would have Xumined it, Was per- 4 Here explained the process Was exuummed by means of the detected tt; feeily normal. by which the br ophthalmoscope. Cupuua Vey was then ye-examimed, and stated that when he visit loner iu tis cell he asked dum what be was tu und he sald he did not kuow; he subseque is, in reply to & question asked uti, thar he did not koow any- thing aboulit; witness askea hin i le web into Townsend's and the prisoner an- swerea ves: Was a large unan, weighing 220 pounds. Mr. Ilowe 5: be would eaii the LAST WITNESS IN THE DRAMA, and would submit un io the examination of the Court, tae Distries Attorney and the Jury, ie re- ferred to the prisoner. At ibis dnnoticement considerable curiosity was manifested to get & gimpse of the uniortunate man, who, a8 be approached the sland, Was the object of universal attention. ‘The Court declined to examine the prisoner, as wido did the Dist Aitoraey. One of the jurors wever, ogated him as to)- inl r tid You go to first, the grocer’s or emaker's? A. the 5 don’ snow, sir. brought you into the grocer’s store? A. | W anything OF it at a did you § don't know where | dir Q Where did you s slept outside, Q Outside where p the night before? A. i sleep the night belor the might petore Lnal? A. 1 A. Outside im the str ng of te murder did you hia your . | don't know exactly; 1 dor know anyt @. After you e e grocery store where diy you go? A. L de ver | went there. you remem xome to the shoemukers / emer it. wtly) @. Do you rem E eked the sloemaker for a knife; did you lake akuife from the shoema- ker’s store? A. That 1 dou’t Know ‘The Juror—Ho-dces not remember ‘yhis closed the ease Tor Lie defence. WHY WAS “JACK? TRIED ¥ Mr. Howe tnen proceeded tu address the jury ou benalf of the prisoner. He said he leit acuiely t ponsibiliiy which aetaced him ins th showmg instances where har eccentricity i mM ere TucOnsciois and 1a boring ubaer Lempor wetbly cone tended that ab the Ome of the commission of the deed in question the prisoner was insane. Connsei dwelt upon the fact that al! tue evidence pomted to ie prusoner's insane condition of mind, He had been brought to trial within twenty days atter we commission of the deed, while other crinunais arged With morder, Committed months betore, ve fed and pampered in Juxurtons cells, wile able counsel to advise then poor Victint now at ihe bar was friendleas an and through the mercy of the court obtained his (Mr. Howe's) feeple to present lis Views, Afler speaking for over hours—during which time counsel repeatedly quov many cases of mental tion, comparing them Wilh thal of the prisoner on trial, and showing that the deed was motiveless concluded by d attention to the responsibility Which. r jury if they improperly conaentned the prisoner and consigned hun to an aignoninons death, aad a post mortem examination should «ise F eased, the recollection o! teir verdict them forever, ‘Int e Would be present ty them for the rest of Ui it would pursue them with remorse 11k dlow im their crowded Walks, 1k would steep besice item on tuetr pile it would sit ab their It would render thei deainped one of horror, and on the isi day, we tie torn of the prisoner's spirit, a would condema and sink thera vefore te great judgment se Ab the conclusion of the counsel's vigorous at forerole adaress symptoms of approoation maniesved im court, bur were lumediaiely suj pressed, District Attorney Garvin then repited on the part In the course of bis observa. ions he relerred feelingiy to the murder wince had perperrated, claiming that cliizens were not sre in Wher own private dwellings while sucha was atlarge, Ue ridiculed the 1 that t prisoner Was Lasat nd contended thai he entered Powusend’s house with a murderous intent. having previowsly stolen a kmie at a neighboring siioc- waker’s, Finaliy he supmutied that ine jury by the evidence adduced w houna vo convict the y soner of the crime alieged. Judge Ingraham then charged the jury. alinding to the solemnity of Che occasion Juties That devolved upon the jury he warn against being influenced by auy sympather prejndice or popular clamor, ‘They must be guided alone by the evidence adrdnce ‘the Court bad nothing to Go with the facts; ils duty was merely to call alvention to the Jaw bearing on the facts of the vase. HW there was auy reasonavie doubt the pris- mer shod be discharged. Having defined tho rune of murder he proceeded Lo state that there was no pretence Unat the prisoner was justified or excusable. The Jaw and physicians difered in ther detinitions of Insanity. The law Gid not permit a man who was mrane to*ve Lied After: NEW YORK AKRALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY % @& all. ‘The question here was whether the prisoner at the time of the act labored under @ny degree of insanity, and although phystcla ht consider @ man insane Who Was out of the ordinary course, the jaw did not consider @ man tn- sane who was eccentric im one particular point, The rute of law was that a map who knew the act he was committing Knew 1s consequences, and who at the ume of doing the deed was responsible for such an acta: He was disposed to add something further tha®@ that which had been already presented in chis case in order that the prisoner might have the bene- fit of It, In addition to knowing the consequence he should have reagon enough and power enough to apply that knowledge to the act which he committed. But there was hing shown In the defence that the prisoner had ¢ sustained apy injury to produce insanity. Again, of the prisoner's mouve Was thelt, by killing Townsend te could have stolen; but the robbery, if such liad been intended, was frustrated by townsend taking the prisoner to the door, ‘The Hirst act of the prisoner Was to go to the shoemaker’s; he sat luwn upon the shoemaker’g bench, and alter some sligit conversation be concaled a knife. which he fonna on the bench, and left the place. He then went Into the next place, tae grocer’s, and going through the front part of the store went into the back room and cailed himself the brother of the de- ceased. In that there was notmng unusual. Tae prisoner received the reply that he could not remain there, 43 there Was no accommodations tor him. Re saw in that place two little girs, Tne question was whether the prisoner went to Town- send’s plane to steal, for on beimg questioned sub- sequently by the sergeant oe said he was a thief. Now, If there was any trath in that !t might open the door to the motive, ‘Seeing nobody on the premises but the two children it was easy for him to gratify his.desire m_ that respect rv the destruction of ‘Townsend. No evidence had been adduced to show that the prisoner was insaue. It was only from the hustory of the case thatthe jury could be asked to lofer insanity, because all the physicians testified, Without any hesitation, that there never was auy- Ning evidencing insanity in any way, and they all ounced him to be, {rom the time they examined bi @ perfectly sane man. Having further alluded to the egal definition of insanity, Judge Ingrabam concluded by intorming tue jury to be guided en- urely by the evidence 10 the case, ‘The jury retired at ten minutes past two o’ciock. In about three-quarters of an hour they returned into court, one of them (Charles Jones) being desir- ous of asking the Court whether @ verdict of murder i the second degree could not be rendered. Judge Ingranam exp.ained that murder in the second degree was killmg another while engaged in commiting a felony, Mr. Howe said he would ask the Court to charge the jury that they had power to convict in the second degree, and that such a verdict would be valid and ie udge Ingraham remarked that the crime of mur- der in the second degi id not embrace tne offence charged here. He would inform the jury, however, that the ponishment for murder 1n the second degree Was Imprisonment for life. ‘rhe jury retired again, but from all the symptoms it appeared as if an agreement would not be arrived se ‘The spectators were on the tip toe of expecta- on. Shortly after four o'clock the jury once more resumed their seats when the same juror (Jones) asked whether there had been any evidence, direct or indirect, as to whether the prisoner was insane at the time of the commission of the decd. Judge Ingraham—The only answer I can give you is that there ia no eyidence of his being insane al any time. Toe counsel for the prisoner has asked you to infer iat he was insane from the books he read to you, but there is a0 evidence of his peing insane at any time Whatever, So far from is bemg Insane, the evidence of the physicians who examined hin B0es to show that he was always sane. The juror said that when be alluded to indirect evidence he mount the circuuistances surrounding the murder, ‘The juquiry was a conscientious one, 4s he meant to do justice. Judge Ingranam said that the only thing was that ie Counsel for the prisener desired them to inter t there Was evidence of insant te juror then asked was there any possibility of of bis bemg insane ai the particular time referred to. Judge Ingragain said Unit was for the Jury to decite. ‘There must be evidence that he was msane atthe time, and if the jury came to that conclusion they had a right to acquit the prisoner. r. Howe suggested that the jury had power to Hict in a lesser degree for the same crime, jury then reured ana returned into court shortiy pelove Ave o'clock and returned a verdict of “guilty, bs Assistant Judgment. Mr. Howe asked the court to defer sentence, in order to revolve in lis mind what course to pursue regarding % motion for an arrest of judgment. judge Ingrahain suspended senteuce tll this morning. The prisoner, who received the verdict without Mashton change in his expression, was then moved. District Attorney Fellows’ moved for A STRANGE STORY OF MISFORTUNE, Singular Adventures of an, English Wo- man—An Unfortunate Passenger— hipwrecked Twice on the Way from England, Mrs, Susun Morris took passage in November last at Cardif, Wales, on board the bark Carnie Hii, bound for the port of Mobile, Ala., with a cargo of railway ion. oyage was quite & pleasant one up vo the 15th of December; but on that day, in the afternoon, the vessel ran on a coral reef off the coast of St. Domingo, and the captain, crew, Mrs, Morris and another passenger—a yentioman named De Wolf—were compelied to take to tne boats. They succeeded in reactung Saoua. a bleak island ac the southeast extremity of Hayti, aud apous 120 miles from the town of St. Domingo. ‘Tie crew made a ient of the sails of the vessel, and endeavored, as soon as they could get to work with safety, to bring ashore all the articles they couid rescue from the ship, which began to break to pieces shortly after sho had siruck the reef. The morning after the wreck a sail was descried, A pole was at once erected aud the Stars and Stripes run up, with the Union down, as a sigual of distress. ‘Phe signal was answered and a boat put out from the strange vesse!, which proved to be 2 pleasure yacht of a Spanisn general, who had justsailed Irom the isiand of Uma. The general limseif came ashore ud expressed his willingness to let Captain Smith, vi the Garmie HILL. take his yachs with her own crew and go to St. Domingo for assistance. ‘Che general and one or two of his party, after the departare of the yacht, erected a tent beside that of the crew of the Carnie itil. ‘The jatter had succeeaed after being on the island tive or SiX days in saving a great quantity of aru- cies from their ship, Watch they piled up near the tenis, ‘Tuey did not expect any maurauders adonc, and 80 did not keep a very strict guard over them. On the sixth day a party Of natives, abous thirty in number, all armed with long swords, swooped dow upon the teurs aud Gelberately weut to work pul- ung the goods saved irom the ship into (heir staal boats they’ Wad brought with them. The Spanisir eral said ie Was powerless to prevent ihe rob- yas ihe natives wel risclictor. the natives had gone away he gave the ship stand tuat they were in 4 as pare of lime previous tne entire crew of an Amerie: . witch had been wrecked Off the coast, had beeu brusally murdered woen they landed, On the eight day alter the wreck the general ad vised the first oficer of the Carnie Dill that he had vetter not wait any longer for the return of Captain Smith in the yacht, and to take the staail boats and make bis Way a8 best he could to St. Domingo. The first officer took the advice, and the whole party at once set out and were fortunate enouga to reach St. Domingo without any misuap. According to Mrs. Morris, on (uetr arrival at tie town the story of the imurdered Ainerican crews was denied by the au- thorities and the general was inrown mio prison on suspicion of beng a party tv the rovvery of the goods saved from the Carnie Hill. ‘Ynree weeks after arriving at St. Domingo Mr« Morris took passage on board the Britis scnvoner Grand Pré, Capwun Goriniey. passengers on Dunbar, oi B there were four other mi ly:—Wiiliam Sainuer rank De Woll, of Nova scotta: joston, und another geutieman When 250 inties from this port she ish brig Nova ran into the Grand Pré, the latter 1 siuking iu a few minues, The passengers and crew were rescued by tne Nora, but they lost all their effects. Tue Nora finaly arrived at this port sule and sound, Mrs. Morris iosi¢ beside ail her wearing apparel, some very valuable papers which cannot pe easily replaced. She is ow temporarily stopping at No. 5 Carroli street, Krookiyn. COURT CALENDARS--THIS DAY. VYER AND TERMINER AND SUPREME CouRt— Cineuit. Part 1.—Before Judge lugraham. Court s al baifpast ten A.M, No Circut calencar 2.—Berore Judge Brady. Couri opens at eleven 5, Litt, 1947. 118i, 6 1524, 1608, 161 Before Judge M08: Iss, "209," 2 Mik COURT—CHAMBERS.—Held by Judge Bare hard. Cail ot calendar at lwelve M.—Nos, 1u4, Llo. Covnr—Tarar . 13d, 1:59, 12 $, Wik, 1971, 1389. ib 2008, RM.—Part 1,—Judge 5, SM, 5, 1105, 6 1059, COMMON PLBAS—IRIAL L—JSudge Court opens 11a. M , 1701, 484, 9, 168, O01, 711, Nos. ' 871, 760, 8 27, —Judge 430, 435, 440, THE GREAT WHISKEY RAID. COLLECTOR BAILEY ON THE WARPATH. The Martin R. Cook Case—A Big Thing on In- formers’ Moieties—A Protracted and Interesting Session. ‘The examination in the case of the United States against Martin R. Cook was resumed yesterday be- tore Commissioner Betts, and was agam adjourned, a(ter a protracted session, A more than usual amount of interest attaches to the case from the rather unprecedented and able strategy of the Col- lector who, through his subordinates, worked it np. ‘That the result 18 of the greatest interest to the delendant, to the government and especially to the informers, appears irom the fact that the tmformers? moieties alone will amount, in case the property seized should be condemned, to $25,000, Yesterday the miserable room in which the Com- missioner held the eXuimination was most incon- veniently crowded, the few seats provided having been first seized upon by the more curious though least interested portion of the spectators, while the defendant's friends, the witnesses on both sides aud the reporters of the press were compelled to stand up throughout the lengthened proceedings. District Attorney Pierrepont conaucted the prosect- tion; Messrs. Carter, Bell, Sedgwick and Pelton ap- peared for the defence. THE PROPERTY SEIZED. The following oficial record snows the amount of property seized, and for the forfeiture of which the present action is brought:— ‘The United States vs. 400 barrels distilled spirits at No. 36 Broadway--Gordon, Fellows & McMilian. Same vs. 60 barrels distilled spirits, 95 barrels Morris rye, 48 barrels distilled spirits, ut 88 and 9) Pearl street and: at “58 Water street, Same ys. 254 barrels Morris rye, 100 barrels Bourbon, 95 barrels C. B. Cook, 19 barrels distilled spirits, stored at No. 15 State street, Same ve. 353 barrels distilled spinta marked Buford & Co.. 283 barrels distiied spirits marked Buford, Guthner & Co., stored at 16 State street. ‘Saine va. 68 barrels Bourbon whiskey, 18 barrels rye whi key 8) barrels Bourbon whiskey, 4) batrels rye, whlakey, No. 6 Broadway and No. 8 Beaver street—G. A. Fellows &-Oo. The first witness examined was Moses M, Webb, recailed:—On being handed exhibits Nos. 3, 4 and 5, being copies of returns made fromm the books of Gordon, Feliows & McMillan, he deposed they were takea Irom the books of the firm; be inauired, he thought, of Mr, Cook in all cases for the Dooks of the rm. John L. Griggs recalled and testified that Cook di- recied the shipment of whiskey to Boston, referred to1n Mis previous testimony, and appeared at the time moat anxious to get the whiskey; defendant haa the general supervision of the busluess of Gor- don, Fellows & McMiitan, particularly of sales; he kept entries or memoranda of all the business trans- actions O1 the firm, with regard wo purciases and sales, Irom whom goods were purchased and to Whom solid; he (Cook) was a good deal around inside the office among the clerks; saw the varreis of whis- key shipped to Boston; tuey were not marked or branded with the letters E. D.; alter he (witness) Was served With a suppacna to attend the examina- tion Cook told bim it was not necessary to attend, but told him to go and see ais auger (Farrington). ‘The books of the firm relating to the gauging and contents O1 the sulpments of whiskey were offered m evidence and objected to, ARGUMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE OBJECTION. Mr. Carter for defendant, objecting, said tuat the evidence sought to be introduced being copies taken from tne books of Gordon, Fellows & McMillan of ceriain entries alleged to have been made therein was no evidence against the defendant ; that Mr. Cook's personal knowledge or connection with those entes Was LOL In apy shape or way shown; that the delendant was no more vound by these entries ihaa were the other members of the firm; that ihe envelopes which the witness Griggs swore were de- livered by him to Farrington, and which he (Griggs) supposed contained mouey Was no evidence to show that these envelopes or letters were not delivered in ‘Uhe honest course of business, and, ti they did con- tala money, that that money Was Dot legitimately paid for services as a&gauger. But besides that counsel contended there Was no evidence to connect the de- livery of those euvelopes, whether they did or did not contain money, With the Wausactions aticged against Mr. Cook, Lven were counsel for the deience co con- cede the {act sought to be established by the prosecu- tion thus lar of Cook’s connection with the returns fonnd in the box, that concession, counsel con- tended, would not make the defendant responsivie for the origmal entries. Judge Pierrepont said he had nothing to urge in the way of argument. ‘THE OBJECTION OVERRULED, ‘The Commissioner, in ruiimg, said that the doc- trine he heid yesterday, when this point was tirst raised, Was the true one—that was that in criminal cases mere partnersitp books could not be intro- duced to charge personally one of the partuers ac- cused of crime. The question 1s not one of pecuniary Habiity, but a question of evidence as to a know- ledge of facus. In such a case the prosecution may seek to establish by the law of evidence personul Knowledge of the entries by the defendaat. ‘This 13 What wey want tu establish, ‘The mere pecuniary responsibility by reason of these entries having been made by an unauthorized agent on a question of partuership, though so mucn discussed, cannot be considered in connection with the question before the court, The highest kind of evidence in these eases would be to show a person’s own proper hand- writing; but 1 will not be concluded that that is not the oaly kind of evidence. If @ person has @ paper in bis custody—under his coutrol—made up under his supervision, assented to knowing.y or adopted by him in such a way as to make Nita chargeable with a knowledge of the contents of the paper and recognizing the truth of 1s contents, tuat evidence is adinissioie against such person; and the papers here produced would to tat extent be admissipie against the defendant. The questioa to be considered here 1g Wai the facts and circumstances in this case show that these entries 1 the books are of such @ claracter as to make them adwissivle as evi- dence against the detendautCoox. Tue government produce, first, a paper, marked exhibit 1 B, which is proved to bave been vakea by the defendant trom a box or safe. 1t 18 true that tuat box or safe was not As personal property; but the mere fact that three or four other parties may also be responsipie does not exciude the defendant Cook from responsiuuity. The evidence, therefore, sows that Cook was re- sponsible for the contents of exhivit 1 B. The gov- ernment {urther shows, from Lhe evidence generally, that Cook was the managing maa of the firm; wnat he bad control and supervision of the business, and enjoyed inl faciities ior supervising ue looks of the conceru. ‘Trae, there 18 not a parucie of evidence tu show that he ever made an eutry; but there is enough Lo show that he ordered entries to be made. Wita regard to ine particular iot of whiskey shipped to Boston the evidence is tuat he directed its ship- iment; that he was anxious lor immediate despatca ofthe gooas. In my judgweut, the evidence intro- duced by the government 13 prima facie evidence, connecting Mr. Cook with these entries, 80 lar as they refer to this paritcular transaction. I shall tueretore allow the evidence to be given. The case was then adjourned Uli to-day, at one P. M., 1. being arranged that che session snouid sit irom oue to tive ?. M. SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT. siauglter on the New York and New Haven Kailroxnd—A Husband and Wite Fatally InjuredInhuman Conduct of a Station Agent. Last Monday afternoon an accident eccurred on ue New York and New Haven Railroad, a short dis- tance north of New Kocheile, which, if it has not already resulted fatally in one or both cases, must, it is believed, occasion the death or two persons. It appears that during the afler- noon mentioned a man named O'Rourke, aged about fifty, together with tis wife, who is atew years younger, both living at Chatsworth, about two iniles north of New Rochelle, had peen making pur- chases in the latter village, and, itis sald, impibed liquor to @ Considerable extent, At about four o'clock O'Rourke and tis wife were noticed leaving the depot ana walking up the railroad in the direction of their home—the woman taking the down track, while her husband walked on we opposite one. The unfortunate couple had not proceeded more than perhaps half a mle when the Norwalk special train for New York ap- proached at full speed, but appareatly unobserved by the woman, who was immediately in its pata. Seeing the immimet danger her husband sprang from the up track to rescue her, but before he bad effected his purpose the flying locomotive struck both, hurting them In opposite directions with dread- tui velocity. was immediately stopped, and, having brougitt the sufferers to tie X cheile station, wii to allow ihe mangied c passenger room. ‘They were consequently piaced in an adjoining freight house, where "they tay for more (han ant nour im the intense cold, while ic is understood that the blood congealed’ us it oozed irom their shocking wounds. Upon the aerival of two vilage physicians the insensibie pair were removed to (ne warmer atmosphere of the passenger's apariment, where, on examination, it was tound that the lower portion of O'Rourke's face had been smastied to atoms, nearly all of his teeth bemmg found Joose in nis monn. The woinen had both legs broken, and it was believed that she fad also sustained ine ternal injuries of @ fatal nature. They were sub- sequently conveyed to tneir home at Chatsworth, and, although both were alive last evening, no hopes were entertained that either could survive. in conclusion, it may be added, that although there 13 @ branch office of the Western Union Telegraph Company in the station at New Rochelle, the par- neulars of the above accident were carefully with- held from the papuc. FOLEY VERSUS SMITH. Trying to “Catch an Old Bird with . Chaff.” Foley and a Committee Wait on Smith and Re- quest Him to Resign—Smith Not ou Hand and the Foley-ishness Goos for Naught. John Foley ran for Supervisor in the election last November, Henry Smith was declared elected. John thought that under the !aw he was the man whoshoula have been the “declared” Supervisor, John receivea ‘“severial” yotes, and Heury—com- mouly called “Hank”—was @ member of the Board of Police Commissioners, Hauk’s votes, according to the law, were nuil and void, In other words, the peopie who voled for Hank were disfranchised. That 18 about what it amounied to. However, Hank came in second, and was declared, under the Supervisory law, the person enutled to appointment by the Mayor as a member of tne Board. John “didn't see it.” He “kicked,” and the matter was brought before the State authorites, John went to Albany, frightened the Attorney General out of a writofquo warranto, and debarred the Legislature from passing the bill legalizing Mr. Hank Smith’s election and appointment. Join was persistent. He feit that he was the inan entitled to the place as ‘® member of the Board of Supervisors, and he was bound to have the seat which the honorable “Hank” held by some means or other. Jonn has shown himseif to bea “worker,” and he has ob- tamed the following , PEQITION New York, Feb, 22, 1870. Hon. Hrwny Surrit, Police Commissioner, de. :— Sin—TIt must be evident to you now that there is no chance of you permanently holding the ofice of Supervisor, and see: ing that you are not legally in it and consequently cannot retain it, we respectfully nak of you aa an act of ood eltizen- jp to withdraw at once, and ‘end to the iitiga- tion which has been comiuenced, ‘hich legally can have but one result~in favor of Mr. Fe ive, Manton Marble, Wm. Wiliam C. Bryanty J.D. Vermily ¥F. Havemoyer, J. Punnett, George Opdyke, Shepherd Knapp, Otis D. Swan, Robert Bonner, Peter Gilsey, K, W. Townnen:|, Lewis Franels, Jackson 8. schultz, Moses ‘Taylor, Morris Franklin, Charies A. Dana, Wm. 1,’ Jenkina, Henry F, Vail, Henry Clews, Smith Ely, Jr Edward aight, Henry 4. Smythe, 8.0, Thompson, Marita T MeMahon, itoswell D. Hatch, J. A. Beardsley and Marshall 0, Roberta, Jonn determined to present this to Hank, and ac- cordingly he called a meeting of his friends yester- day morning at the Metropolita! Hotel. There were few of the signers of the petition present, but some twenty or twenty-five of the Nineteenth Ward Ciu- zens’ Association. General McMahon was on hand, and he assured his hearers tnat the morning was “the first really wintry morning we've had; very cord, indeed, very cold.’” At about half-past ten o'clock the crowd which was present formed in poirs, according to the re- quest of Mr. Foley. They left the hotel in such a manner as Would justify tne bootblacks or others iu whisthog “ARCH, MARCH, TWO BY TWO,” and proceeded up Broadway to Houston street, thence to Mulberry 6: tand .bere taking an “irish- man’s cut” acrossto Police Headquarters, took th latter place by storm. They proceeded to Hank's’? room, but, S OF COURSE, “Hank” was not in. Join was somewhat disap- pointed, He iooked disappointed and he spoke as if gisappointed. He seemed to think that “Hank” had “gone back on him” by not keeping his word, However, “Hank? might possibly turm up just at the moment, and so John and Mr. Hatch commenced hatching and reciting short speeches to be delivered to the fearful “Hank, and coimmge replies which—*'Well, then, Smtch will say.’? | This was all very nice, but Smith did not turn up to say || them. It transpired that “tank” had been told by John that the latter was coming to see him (Hank), and that the nour irom ten to eleven had been named as the me when Smith would be around, Smith was not there, and if he were he would be entitied to figure asthe third in @ print very often seen around the town, and underlined by the query When shall we three meet again ?” Joun was much chagriped. The busmess men who were present were obliged to leave at about. eleven o'clock, and the scribes who were present would be Jeft to themselves, provided they remained, It transpired, therefore, that John as an interviewist of “Hank” was a failure. John and his friends came away. The contest is in the courts. ‘There are many contests in the courts. ‘Art is long and ume 13 Meeting.” Smart lawyers’ art is to make dubious contests long. “Time is feeting,’? nevertneless. John may yet be Supervisor. fis claim may yet be reached on the court calendar, If It be reached in Ume and he win then he will be Supervisor. That's What he wants. KNIGHTS OF THE TRIGGER. Pigeon Shooting at the Union Course~Four Sweepstakes aud Good Sport, t A large number of lovers of the gun, with the usuai following of betting men, assembled at the Union Course, Long Island, yesterday for the pur- pose of witnessing a pigeon shooting match between Ira Payne and another celebrated shot, and to contest, in sweepstakes, for mimor honors and prizes. Several boxes of pigeons were pro- vided, and much interest was feit in the contest, Outside and along the fence enclosing the shooting ground were posted a nnmber of amateur sports- men, Who greauly alarmed and occasionaily hurt the birds that escaped the aim of the marksmen behind the traps. A pigeon match 1s a very dull affair, except for those who are engaged in it or who are interested pecuntarily, espectaliy on a cold day; but the wild firing of the skirmishers posted along the fence and their amusing contests for the possession of the wounded birds falling within ther reach ren- dered the contest Of yesterday quite lively and in- teresting to ail. Contrary to general expectation, tne principal maten, between Payne and Tincker, iid not take piace, and the bettmg waa therefore slow. The spectators bad to content themselves with four scrub contests for sinail amounts between Payne, Jounson, Ryan, Ramsay and Aldvich. The latter, though not the champion of bis State, represented Rhode Isiand. The cther conzestants were New Yorkers. Tie firsé match was between these men, aud, as the following score shows, was nothing very remarkable, The couditions were ten birds to each man entered, te winner to have all the money de- posited:— Johnson—-11111 00 Ramsay—1 LL 1101114, Vayno—001171011 1. Ryan—1T 101112111. Aldrich—1 0 0. Ramsay and Ryan being ies the sweepstakes were divided between them. The next event was for the best in twelve. The sporting was excellent between three of che contest- ants, aud so close that otner birds had to be shot to but Johnson succeeded in “real- * the score standing thus:— LOVITTITTIIDILIO, VELLOLLELDDitiIO; Payne—t 111101 1 Ryan—11110 0. Rameay—L 010 1, in the third maten the shooting was even better, but two, birds getting away. ‘inere were three entries ahd the score was as followa:— LEDILTDLIVE dohnson-O LD ELE tL dd Payne—i L1E 1111110, As Aldrich killed ail his birds, while the other two men missed one each, he was of course declared the winne: ‘The fourth mate was between the same parties, the first miss counting out. ‘The seore was as fol- Jobnson Leaving the honor and stamps to Johnson, It wh be seen from the above report that Payne was com- pictely vanquished in the contest, Indiserimimate shooting touk piace after the principal events were shot oi, until atl che remaining birds were killed. 1HE SHERIDAN TRAGEDY. The Murder of Mrs, Sheridan—Application tor a Dw ce by the Wife of the Murdered Woman’s Paramour—§25,000 To-Da A middie aged woman of respectable appearance, with asinal!! boy in her arms, yesterday morning called at the Coroner's office and announced herself as the wife of Michael Powers, who was living with Mrs. Margaret Sheridan at the time the latter was murdered, at No, 517 West Forty-frsi street, a few evenings since. Mr+. Powers, wiio 1s poor and in almost destitute circumstances, said sue had not lived with her husband for several years past, but now wished to learn if he was not ‘able and willing to coniribute towards the support of herseif and children. Mrs. Powers destred a per- mit to sce her faithless husband, now detained in the House of Detention as a witness, and it was granted tober, in case he reiuses form and take care of Ms family according to his means Mrs. Powers wished Cu vr fiyon to assist her in procuring & divorce, and was informed that the “Coroner's court was pot the proper one for such an application, it omy peg Ue province of tue Coroner to’ ascertata causes of death. ‘The unfortunate woman Was di- rected to the proper court, but it 18 douptial whether, being without funds and friends, she will be apie to sttc din her contemplated divorce sult. Had Mra. Si jan lived she would to-day have come INO Possession of $25,000, the proceeds of the sale Of some real estate located near Williamsbridge, Westchester county. ‘This money will be invested for the benefit of ber legiumate children, whose un- fortunaie father ow confined in the Tombs, awaiting bis (ri) for ine murder of their mother. 3, 1870, ee THE SKATING CARNIVAL. The Heat ef the Season—Scenes at the Em- Pire Rink. Yesterday was really the opening day of the skating season. Think of it! On the 224 day of February, 1870, the people of this city were first allowed to come out ip nurabera to cut figures ou the ice, to enjoy the pleasures of a good carnival and the gay excitement and muscular action of throngs of people ghding over a frozen surface im reckiess speert. Perhaps this was because of Washtugton’s Birthday. Places of business being generally closed and the weather being agreeably cold, clerks and subordinates tina~ gined that every little stagnant pool was a good field for skating. Hence thousands went to we Park, but only to be disappointed; also to MeMil- Jan’s, In Fifth avenue, which bad a smooit surface, but which was not sufficiently frozen to render it of use, ‘The Empire Rink, however, afforded an excel- Jent opportunity to foilowers of the sport. Not less that 5,000 people were tere yesterday from pine o’ciock tn the moruing until midnight. As many a8 1,000 were on the ice at one tin The scene during the day and evening Was very an mated, 48 MUCH so as On previous winters of eXtreme severity. The ice was smooth, closely crystalized and without any danger, During the aay about one-fourth was nov kept in a condition to be available for the — evening’ servic and Was then given to tne guests, The windows were thrown open, allowing a fresh aud healthy atmosphere io sweep over the rink, tas garrying off npuriues witch might be taken mto the lungs. Thousands of spectators toed the plit- form and the encircling balconies, watchive te bewitching sporis below. tn ine ante-rooms, re- fresnment saloons and dressing apartments there was wilt, humor and pienty of tun, Congratu Jatory expressions on the auspicious open from mouth mention. On the ice was ali the fascial young luaies were numerous, pretty, ¢ motion, and swung ali those Jittie airs vate tue adiniring eye. ‘They were generally dressed in fine costumes, and as a rule were expert skuters. Indigo bine seemed to be a lavorice color, and aarK suilg with short skirts were very prevaiens. Pretty. littie shoes covering pretty liule feet danced over the ice with commendable briskness; gentiemen were attired in all soris—in pea javKets, 1b fur caps, IM capes, 11 heavy neckties, in styles. The music was executed by a tine band—waltzes, gaiops and polkas. Ail uands responded to its strains and the ciouds of skaters moved as a swarit of Jersey mousquitoes, ‘The huarity aud excite- ment was kept up Gil midmignt, amid rosy faces and delighted souls. The genulemen seemed proud to grasp the delicate bunds oi their part hers and the ladies did not seem to be bacs i ‘here were some falis but none from zrace. roliowlng Were the principal skaters of the day: B. B. Cooke. James Mead and lady, Mrs. Jacksou and daughter, Mr. Cheseman, the Martin Brothers, \iiss Hosenberg, a fine skater; “ir. Story, J. A. Chariton, Mr. Kelly ana Mr, Benson. ‘There will be skating ai the Fifth Avenue Rink and in the Park to-day. Skating in Brooklyn. ‘Tne weather has been s0 cold the past Lwo days that those who enjoy skating have had yery lithe in- clination to try the ponds, and indeed the sk: has not been good, for the high winds have made tue ponds in the outskirts of the city rough. ho skating yesterday at the Capitoline, wid it wi only last eveuing thai the ice at the Skating Rink on Cieremont avenue was put in # condition Lor use. band of music was present aud sev whiled away by the lovers of tns ex deavored to keep pace to the notes. The Jersey City Rink, At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the rink Jersey City was thrown open, and the juveniles, who had been on the uptoe of expectation for seve- ral weeks past, had at jast an opportumity for en- Joyment on a very tine sheet of ice. The attendance in the evening was very large, and should tte com snap continue, this riuk wiil be the great redort tor Professor Brady has en- amusement in Jersey City. rs fi ig a brass band ana several expert sku New York. BRAZILIAN COLONIZATION ; Return of Colonists—A Sad Story of Decep- tion and Suffering. A little more than two years ago a large number of families irom New York, Pennsylvania aud some of the Southern States, led on by the glittering pro- mises of the agents of the Brazilian Colommation Society, assembled in New York and emigrated vo Yesterday 119 squalid men, women and children, @ remnant of those emigrants, were landed at the Custom House whact, and separated in quest ‘Their narrative ts ili of hardship and suiering. They state that they were given to understand, on leaving for Brazil, wat eaci man was to be presented, on bis arrival at his destt- nation, with a tract oi land aud a small house, and and that all woula be furnished with steady and remunerative employment. Aiter three weeks’ delay in Rio Janeiro they were forwarded to the colony oi St. Catharine, 150 miles from the city of that name. On reaching the end of their journey they found brazil. of charity and employment. that no provision had been made for them and tls: ail was a wilderness, per month, negiected their dutics, very little labor to the colonists and #0 pr mismanaged altuirs that great want and #: ‘sly 1t was useless to cultivate 8 iant, Wath no means of communication, except by launches on ® treacticrous river, and ws there Was no employment to ve had the colonists were re- Finally, aiter en- duced to the extremities of want. during their hopeless curcumstances two seasons, in which time many lefc for other parts of South America, most of the colonists abandoned the w: derness and set out for home. Ju coming do the river their jaunches were capsized, salting in the loss of nearly all their Darga, On reaching St. Catharine’s the American Co: procured transportation for them to Rio, wh chartered for the pur ‘They reached this city utierly desittute, and, the Commissioners of Emigration dectining to have any- thing to do with them, they gathered thew bundies they and boxes together and slowly dispersed. report that avout fifq persons remain at the in Brazil, who will leave a3 svon aS possibie. following 18 a list of those arrived yesterday John O’Brien, wile aud ive chiloren; J. Wile, son and two children; Dennis McK aad inlant; John Barns and wife, John Ke: wiie, son, daughter and two children: Savin, » Wife two children; Catherine owner, and three childre: Long, Hermann Richstetn, Joseph Bandeher, ander Wolf, Andrew Quinn, Join Fussell, James Waish, Pawrick Hopkins Henry Kessler, Alfrou Wii son, Joseph Orne, Thomas Clarke. @ RUFFIAXISM RAMPANT. Four Rowdies Beat n Man Almost to Death in Lieu of a Chance at His Brother. Ou Sunday night, about twelve o’clock, a party of young men, named respectively George Messer: schiaidt, John Ream, mg house of John Zeimther, No. 9%: boarders of the house, named Louis Louppe. rel, The four men wanted to quarrel with some body, and attacked Louppe’s brother, whom tu beat in an upmercifal manner, and then left without Louppe’s injuries were of a severe nature, so much so that a physician hea to be it was then discovered that he had received) injuries of a fatal character, causing concussion of the brain and Yesterday hts condition was go extremely critical that his pitrysician advised hia removal to Bellevue, and gave 1t as his oJ pinion OMmicers Lambrecht, Hamilton aud Lewis, of the Nineteenth precinct, searched for the prisoners and succeeded to being arrested. called i at an early hour Monday morning. paralysis of the tongue. that the man’s death was almost certain. im arresting them, when they were committe prison by Justice Bixby, at the Yorkville P e Court, to await the result of their victim's injuries. afternoon removed to Bellevue, where it 18 probable the Coroner will be ‘The injured man was yesterda) called upon to take nts ante mortem statement. FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE WYBLE FAMILY. To THE EpiTOR OF THE HERALD:— Enclosed please find five dollars for the benefit of We hope you will make an appeal to the charitable through your most excelient paper for those poor people so sadly dis- tressed, and whose case, to use the expression of your most able reporter, “has deeply agitated every , the survivors of the Wyble family. Jeeling heart throughout the land. A FRIEND OF THE DISTRESSED. New Youg, Feb. 18, 1870, ence = The agents appointed by the Brazilian government to superintend the 2fairs or the colony and the construction of roads, in whien the coionists were employed at aine duliare gaye ase prevailed irom tne iicst establisnment of the coiouy. ar cane or any other product for the market, as that was 150 miles dis- re, alter some delay, they were placed by the Brazilun government on board the British steamer iiakila, pose, aud sent to New York. nnedy, Edward Mughe and wife, John Boody, Jom Fauikner, wile ana infant; Patrick McCarthy, wife, son and two daugnters; Jolin Sweeeny, wile daughter and tive childreu; Jonu Rochford, wife and three clitidren; Edward Fauning, wife and intant; Daniel Roarty, wife, son and two cluldren; James Gould, wife and Daniel Bowner John Ferry, wife, son, daughter and three cnildven; Michael McCallin, wife, daugh- ter and three children; Anne Boyce, two sons and toree children; Maria Witte and son, Thomas Cava- haugh, wife, two daughters and caild; Dominick Mahoney, wife and two children; ann Garmann, Wiliam Foster, wife and sou; Alexander Morrison, wife and lour ciildren; Thomas Taylor, John Hughes and John Annig, Thomas Roberts aud wile, ‘Thomas Aiex- ‘eorge Gunther and anether whose name is unknown, pald a visit to the board- 7 ‘Third avenue. Wate there they got into trouble with one of the Lows, however, left the house im order to avoid any quar ND SOLTH AMERICA, The Treaty for the Ship Canal Acros the Isthmus of Darien. CENTRAL Destruction of the Towns of Grete and Carmen by Fire. AFFAIRS IN CHILE COLOMBIA. The Darien Canal Treaty—Delry in Signing It—How the People Regard the Under- taking—Tae PresidencyAgriculture—De- structive Conflagrations, Panama, Feb, 9, 1870. ‘The Liverpool steamer Mexican sails from Aspin- wail to-day for Key West, seeking cargo. I avail myself OF the opportunity to send nine days’ later news, and to forward the Heratp’s despatches from the south coast, received per steamship Payta on the 31 inst. ‘The mati from: Bogota (the capital) is just im with dates to 17ch of January. ‘The new treaty between the United State} and Colombia for the excavation of acanai across this isthmus had been concluded; but, owing to the absence trom the capital AND PERV, for u few days of General Hurlbut, the United States Minister, the treaty was Dot signed. All was, however, ready, awaiting the signatures. ‘The couimission who acted on the part of Colompia were Dr. Jasto Arosemena, of this iy, and Senator from this State, and Dr. Jacob Sanchez, Senator trom the State of Cundimamarca. ‘Lue details of tie weaty had not been made public when the mail left Bogota, but persons in a position to Know say it 13 very favorable to Colombia: All sne stipulations xo unfavorably criticised m the Sor- mer one of the 1éth of January, 1869, have been modified. A geutieman holding a bigh position in Bogota writes op wis subject as lollows:—‘‘From the important concessions made to Colombia by the American Minisier, as weil ag the state of pubile opinion about tis matter, I bave reason to belleve Congress will bring toa determination a question which for so jong 4 time past has occupied tae mitnds Of public men, in aliof which we see a hope- ful foundation laid for the future progress of the country.’? Congress was io meet in Bogota on the 1st inst., and the first and moso important question to come up lor consideration 18 that ot the canal treaty. ‘There 1s hardly a doubt bus it will be acted upon fa- vorably, Vwo officers connected with the Darien surveying expedition—Mr. Suiuvan, chief engineer, and Mr. stosman, astronomer—arrived on the sathmus per sieamship Alaska on the 30th ult., and are now at Aspinwall engaged in taking the,ovservations neces- sury fo asceriain the correct laittude and longitude ‘of (hat place as a base for future operations, The election of Dr. Wustorgia Salgar as President ‘of this republic tor the coming term is now gata \o be decided beyond a doubt. The people of Cunda- namarca 2nd Tolima are giving a great deal of aiten- tion fatteriy to the cultivation of Indigo. in these two States alone over two hundred establishments for the production of tnis valuable dye exist at present, ‘and the number is ragidly mcreasing, ‘rhe town O! Crete, In the Siate of Bolivar, was entirely destroyed by fire on the 14th ot January. Owing to the inflainmable material of which the town Was built the flames spread with great rapidity, and nothing was savea. A like calamity befell the city of Carmen on the 16th ult, Some one pundred and seventy houses in the most important part of the city were destroyed. ‘The steamer ‘airona, running on the Magdalena river to Santa Martha, met with @ serious accident ou the 2istof January, Her bouler exploded, injuring ously five persons and destroying the forward art ol the vessel. Matters on tne Istimus continued very quiet, and husiness i8 not in auy way improved. The intro- duction of gas for the lignting of tnis city 18 pro- gressing rapid ‘The pipes are ail laid and the yap posts erected within tue city. The contractors expect to have the work completed in a few weeks more, A slight shock of earthquake was felt on the Isthinus at five minates past two P. M. on the 2d mst. o laier news has been received trom Central America or dor, cl CHILE. Congress—Indian = Aftairs—The Araucanians Again Disturbing Peace. VALPARAISO, Jan, 17, 1870. We are now inthe midst of the season for visits to the country, to the viliages in the immediate vicinity of vhe large ciules, and the apologies for watering places that we possess. The warm weather has commenced in earnest, and Congress baving given the example of emigration, the capital is like a desert. ‘The inteliigence given in my last communication respecting the appointment of a Chilan Commis- sioner to the Peace Congress at Washington has been contirm ed. ‘ine Minister of Foreign Affairs is still busily occupied in endeavoring to select some person wito will be fully qualified for this important position, and although several very induential and able gentiemen have bedn spoken to on the matter, there seems to be a general disinclinatioa to accept the post, poasibly from the diMeulties that must be overcome before any ainicable arrangement can be arrived at between Spain and this republic. By the next sieamer, ) owever, some Commisstoner wiil wave been app vinted, and will leave for the United s Very litiie interest is manifested here tn titer, aa the general opinion leans towards the impossibility of entering into peaceiul relations with the mother country until suitable apologies aud pecuniary reparation be made lor the bombard- Ment of Valparaiso m 1866, and this, it 1s thought, will never ve co ated to by Spain, as lb probabiy would nut be by any otter European nation. ‘the Araucaniaus still persevere in thew chosen path of perfidy «treason. ‘The day after the jast parlamento Was held, a number of the most powerful caciques were discovered making Vigorous prepara- ttons for active warfare, and when questioned on the subject declared thelr mtention of opposing the goveruinent in its desire of erecting Joriitications and setticments writin their territory, Ail Lhose cit- ies that built, by the Spaniaras many pyears since, were destroyed by the Indians, were founde im the midst of Wie most fertile portions of the Arau- caman country, and now the natural desire of ibe government to reconstract those piaces wil be made the subject of & quarrel between the government and the Inajans, and the determination of the admin tation 1s, in the event of another war with the sav- ages, to wholly exterminate a race which lave given nothing butirouble to the nation, and which has adopted with (oo great a degree o; expertness the custom of making treaties and then immediately breaking them. ‘ihe Minister of War 1s about to pro- ceed to the scene of trouble to endeavor to arrange the matter pe Condition of the Republic—The Mixed Com. ani u—Public Health=Railway Progress. Lua, Jan, 28, 1870. Since my Jast communication, dated a week sinc nothing of any great importance has occurced in the republic. ‘the usually troubled condition of pollt- cal affairs has become thoroughly tranquil, owing in a great measure to the opening afforded to industry and iabor, and the most vehement partisans of revo- lution are at a total iosa as to the inanner in which their ends might be attatned, ‘The mixed comunsston now in sesgion to decide ' | upon ail claims heid by citizens of the United States against the government of Peru, and vice versa, Is proceeding steadily with its labors, and all of the cases presenied for tts consideration will be finally resolved by the 4th of March next. The decisions, however, that lave been hitherto given have. not satlefied the clatnants, the umpires having deemed 40 their duty to award only about ten per cent on the amounts ciauned. Mr. Vidal, the American Com- missioner, ts indefatigabie in his efforts to secure Justice tor lis fellow couatrymen, but in maay cases ‘Ung is found to pe pecultarly diMeult. tis butiair to state that the Peruvian govern- ment has always evinced # fair spirit towards the claimants, aud there 18 no doubt bus that the pay- ments to be made will be effected with punctuality. As yet the government of the United States has. made no appropriation for its share of the expenses ot the commission, aud the matter sbould be taken in hand by Congr in proper time. ‘The health of Lima continues to be satisfactory, Only two autuenticated cases of yellow fever have occurred, and, 24 We are now in the heat of tue sea- son, hopes are entertained that we may escape the visitations of 1568 and 1869. The jarge hospitals be- longing to the benevolent societies are in perfect order ana ready to receive auy unfortunates requir- ing the assistance and care to be found in them. Tne United States steamer Nyack is avilin port, The Ownward and Kesaca are dally expected trom Panama. ‘The work, cf the Oroya Railway, on the section between Lima and Callao, are proceeding rapidly, and by the Ist of March itis expected tiat the iipe wiil be ironed between the two cities. ‘The first iocomo- tive passed over the section of the Huacho Ratiwat between this city and Chancay, a few days since, and the entire road will be completed by June next,