The New York Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1870, Page 6

THE REDSKINS. Council of the Indian Tribes of the Southwest. . A War of Extermination Agalnst the Whites to he Inaugurated in the Spring—Pro- gress of the Quaker Mission—The Safety of White Settlers En- dangered by Land Jobbers and Railroad Agents. St. Lovis, March 4, 1870. General Hazen, commander of the Department of the Arkansas, arrived here yesterday from the indian Territory, and furnishes ap account of affairs tm that section, All the Indian tribes of the Soutnwest held a coun- eM at “Antelope Hills” in December and agreed to Mauguraie a war of extermination against the whites in the spring; but their policy has been changed since then. The Arapalioes, Kiowas, Chey- @nnes and other Southwestern tribes have been peaceably inciined, and with care on tue paw of the government good order may be maintained, ‘An imp. rant councl With ail the wild tribes that Temain will be held on the North Fork of the Cana- dian river on the 2uth inst., uuaer the auspices of Supermtendent Hoag, the onjecc of watch 18 to se @nre peace among the trives tostiie to each other. ‘The prospects ior success 10 that direction are quite ‘Toe Quaker mission 18 extending its influence and working benefit to the Indians on the reservations. ‘The iofiux of railroad agents begging subsidies nd lands for railroads is doing much harm and endangering the interests of the whites now setted tm thas country. It bas become such @ nuisance that the Cherokees have commenced warning the Whites to leave the ‘Territory. ‘tne contemplated action of making these Indians open their lands to ral settlement 18 Opposed by the mass of the ans. ‘They claim that it wonla reduce nine- ‘Cenths of them to beggary in five yeurs through the ng and cheating propensities ol the whites. The Maore ivelligent among them acknowledge that the country 18 too unwieldy for thelr use, and favor @ ourtailment of the reservation to about one-eighth of its present dimensions, giving she mewoers of the tribe who choose to be- come iui) and complete ciuzens we lands selected by themseives—say a section to each—the Test to be placed on reservations under the same ar- rangement 43 How. A vast tract of country would thus be jreed irom the Indian clan aod thrown Open to settlers. In this manner, it 18 Claimed, the dormer pledges of ie goveraiment Wold be nearer carried out, and a much beter state ot feeling Would exist than tf the Congressional scheme were practicauy msuturea, By many persons Judian nationality is thought to ‘be g failacy, ana that no benelit cau be derived trom Imterieriug With Lue District u es of the diferent tribes, General Hazen states that the country troaghout Southern Colorado and New Mexico is being rapidly setiled, and that pefore another year ag over every valley aloag (ie southern UWibutaries ‘Of the Arkansas, from Kort Lyon to te mountains, ‘will be dotved with colonies similar to those which ed through here a sor? time since en roue Lor e Wet Mountains. He describes the country west- Ward and soutawestward of Fort Lyoa as capable of Bustaimig an iimwense population, Ine whole country 18 rich Mm agricuiiural and mineral re- sources. The Friendly Sioux at the Cheyenne and Grand Kiver Agencies—Ineffectual Efforts te Induce ‘heir Savage Brethren to Bury the Hatchet—Uniulfiiled Promises of the Peace Commissioners. WASHINGTON, Maren 4, 1870, ‘The following official letter was received to-day at ‘the Indian Bureau:— Hrapgvanrtrers Mrpp.e District, ?} Fort Sun1y, DACOTAM LELRUTOKY, Feb. 20, 1870,5 Bon. ELY 8. PALK RE, Commissioner of Indian Aifalte:— Sin—I desire to lay before you some information cvacern- ng the condition of the Sioux at the Cheyenne and Grand Biver agencies, in accordance with a reynest of the principal @hiefs, who trom time to time come to me with their com- juts and hopes. It i6 useless ior me to tell these Indians they onght to go to their agents. ‘They know that Luin the ranking Willtary officer bere, wud they inaist thas I must write to their Great Father. ‘As to the condition and conduct of the Sioux at the two agencies referred to 1 see no reason to complain, excepting that the young men have killed a few beef cattle belonging to the convactor, and al the triendiy Sioux persist in making Htees and Gros Ventres. Aw to thelr compiahute, bey ail arise trom thelr misunderstanding of the treaty ai Fort Rice. As you are aware, an Indian never forgets any- thing thats promised him; nor ean he understand why cir- cumstances should interfere with the fulilment of the Bromues. Now, it safirue that the Peace Commissioners at ‘art Kice pictured to the ‘Indians # pretty liberal view of thetr improved condition under the weaty, and the Indians come to me nnd say:—"“Where are those houses you were going to build us? Where are the cows, the Sheep, the pigs, &c.? ‘But, above all, where are. tbe uns abd ammunition we were ‘to “have received" ‘The planting of corn, aiso recommended to has an yet the Indaus whom we very anxious to farm, nd which we promised to assist them in, made little progress, accustomed to cuil friend); year, owing to the want of Inburers and oxen, very ittie wa ne. And while upon this subject I would recommend that @ strong effort be made this spring to get as much land Broken aa possibie, to give the Indians a start fn planting; and while recommending I would respectfully advise that a Nbera! snpply of trade rifles and ammunition be furnished Abe friendly Todians sais summer. Ihave no fear ior, any belief that under any reasonable treatment these Indians ‘would ever use their arms against the whites. Since the council at Fort Rice the trisudly Indians have ‘used all the means they could to induce the hostile Sioux to come in and bury the hatchet. Many of them have given away al] their borses and goods to the hostile Indians iu try- 4ng to conciliate them, and now the friendly chiets tell me they have given the matter up; that they eau do nothing with thelr wild relations, and that all they ceatre is to keep. their Dands together, to learn to farm and to keep away from Rostile Sioux entirely. ‘To encourage theve friendiy siou every possible way is of course very important. They amount to eight or ten thousand souls, and it the hostile Sioux must finally be put dowa by force of arms, which appears inevitable, the value of keeping the frieudly ones quiet not be overestimated. ‘Of course the prospect of acrop the first year Jand is not good; bat if t ployed to break land tl ome corn, and the prospect tor neat year would greatly en courage thi Tam, very: pectiully, your obedient xervant, D. 8. STANL 5 Colonel Thirty-kecond intantry, Brevet Major General United States Army, Commanding District, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. More Paving Jobs—Mnyor Halls Vetoes— Toat “Starter’s Box.” The Board of Aldermen met yesterday at four o’clock, and Went to work with their usual vim. Alderman Coman, the President of the board, had a umber of petitions from citizens threatened with aaseesments lor experimental paving, which were jaid over; and aiso the letier from Mayor Hall, already published, returning without his signature the jownt resoluiion of tne Common Coaucti miviling Mr. Seward to a public dinner. » motion of Alderman WOLTMAN the lett ‘elerred to the Seward Reception Committes. ‘the next business in order was the reading of (he general orders. The firet of these, which was Called Up by Aldertuan Reilly, directed that South s¢rect, {rom Monigomery vo Corleare street, be paved with Belgian pavement, &c. The next directed the Comp- wWoiler to pay to the Northeasiern Homionatiuc Medical and Surgical Dispensary $1,500 as a dona- ion, and to piace the dispensary ou the listof puu- Ue dispensaries, to receive the semi-annual appro- priation of $500. Order No. 222 made ihe salary of the'clerk io the Superintendent of Lands ans Places: equal to the salary of the general cierk 1m the Street Department; No. 230 authorized and directed the Sireet Commissioner to bvulld & pier of ihe usual a mensions at the foot of Forty-sixth street, Nori river, the same not to extend beyond the line of we Harbor Commissioners; No. 229 directed that Tenth avenue, from Kighty-stxth to 196th street, be “regu. fated,” &c.; No. 117 authorized and directed the Street Commissioner to pave the lower side of Wes @ireet, to the bulkhead line, from Ubarles sireet Ohristovtier street, repaved aud repaired fortuwith. Ail these orders were adepred unaniuotsly Alderman MILLER Moved to reconsider the vote of the last meeting authorizing te appoint ment of janitors in the Civil Pistrict Courts, and the reference of the matter w a committee of conference, which was carried, On the motion of Alderman MitrrR the resoln- sions vetoed by tue Mayor for the paving of Twenty- wixth, Tweuty-eighth, Thirueth and write streets With stone foundation pavement were taken from the table. Alderman DiaAMonD protested milaly on the ground ‘Wat the majority of te citizens living m those streets didn’t want the pavemeni. ‘The resolutions were then read and passed over the veto of me Mayor, there veing but one vote in the negative. ‘the veto of the Mayor on the resolution empower- img the Dry Doek Ratiway Company to erect o “starter’s box’? in frontol No. 1), Park row was When taken up. ‘The resolution, on vemg put to the Vole, faued to pass over che veto, tere being Dut eight for tu ten agaiustit. ‘The vote, however, Was reconsidered and the resolution referred back to tie Committee on Kuilroads. Tue Lry Dock Company ROW knOW What to do. A number of xeueral orders authorizing the laying of crosswarks, &c., Were passed, and there delng no farther business the Bourd adjouruea to Monday next, at LWo o'clock. er was MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN NEWARK, N. J. Yesterday afternoon, 1 Newark, N. J., one George Blenkenhorn, 4 German, residing at No, 72 Newark street, was taken vio custody and held to awalt a charge of having murderously assanted bis wife during a drunken spell by striking her a terrific blow on the lead with @ heavy tron inatrmment of some worl. On the way to the ¢ Prison be secured the atlendanee of @ respectable grocer to go bail for bun, but the Jatter, on hearing the navure of the case, respectfully deciined. He has once or twice before been arrested for similarly abusing his uniortunate wite, ; NEW YORK HERALD, SA’ THE COURTS. Important Decision in Bankruptcy—The Fleiss Income Case—Action to Recover Counsel Fees—The Alexander Poisoning Case. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COUST—iN BANKRUPTCY. Impertant Decision—Iu AppealmA_ Wite’s Rights in Cases of Husband's Bankruptcies. Before Judge Nelson. In the Matter of John N, Bonesteel, & Bankrupt.— ‘This is @ petition of Mrs, Bonesteel, to review a pett- tton of the District Court on a claim by the agsignee that se held 1,145 shares of stock in @ Nicolson Pavement Company that belonged to her husband. ‘The proceeding against her was by petition in a sum- mary Way, by the assignee, to compel her to show cause why this Block should not be transferred to him, | ‘he stock 18 Said to be of the value of $30,600, We have herevofore held that the sult by the as- signee against @ third person .o recover assets cidimed to belong to the bankrupt should be commenced by @ bill in equity, or suit at law, under the third clause of the second section of the Bankrupt act, in that case We direct that the peution and answers be amended and stand ior bill aad answer. In that case, how. ever, tne proceedings not extended be;ond those pleadings. An application is now made ip Unis case to revive the decision in the court beiow on petition, which, if the proceedings are to be regarded 4s Jounded on a bill in equity, could not be enter. tained, as the remedy in such a case could only be by appeal under the eighth section of the act. As we have not reformed the p! lings in this case, a8 was done m the case selerred to, and a@ the practice has been heretofore very much unsettled, and to hold now in the case that the remedy is by appeal and not by petition, the time for appeal having been passed, would preclude all elle, we think it will be best and in furtherance of jistice to ail parties concerned to set aside the order or decree of the court, a8 founded on irregular proceedings, with leave ior the petitioner, che assignee, to flie a billin the usual Way against Mrs. Bonestee:, without costs W eitner party, ‘The petstion oj Mrs, Bonesteel granted. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT—<RIMINAL BRANCH, Counterfeiters, Whiskey Dealers and Tobacco Men in Trouble, Belore Judge Wooarai, The United States vs, Hartell Pearceand Reuben Carpenter,—The defendants are charged with being connected with Colonel Bob Clark, an alleged coun- terfelter, who 18 now in jail, in default of $25,000 bail, for extensive dealings 11 counterfeit money. Proceedings were reserved, by instructions from the Solicitor ofthe Treasury, wotl after the trial o1 Clark. Julius Knopf and Abraham Rosenbeim, indicted for becoming sureties on & bogus tobacco manuiac- turer’s bond, were arraigned, and pleaded not guilty, and were remanded for trial, Frederick Bauer, Indicted for doing a lottery busi- ness without payment of special (ax, failing to appear tor trial, bis recognizance was deciared for- sented, - Lewis Murray, inaicted for embezzling @ tetter from the Post Office, was arralgued, pleaded guilty and was remanded for sentence. No crimoai case being ready for trial, the court adjourned. ‘hts court commenced to ait on crim nui Cases on Tuesday morning last, but no case Las thus Tar beew ready to proceed to trial. The Fallerton Case. District Attorney Pierrepont thinks tnat the Ful- lerton case will certamly be commenced on Monday hext. He has received no notice from defendant's counsel for apy application for further postpone- Ment. He says itis not claimed by the dejence that the missing paper in Mr, O’Conor’s possession will be or any importance, unless the case assumes some unexpected phase. Wine Merchants Indicted. Ellerbock, McCurlagn & Imnorst, of No. 49 Beaver street, extensive importers of wines, have been indictea by the United States Grand Jury for ander- valuing the Invoices of wines lwported by them. A civil sult 1s pending im the United States District Court against the same parties to recover $40,000 ror the aleged undervaiuation. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. The Fleiss Income Case. Berore Commissioner Osborn. The Uuited States vs. William M. Fleiss.—The de- fendant, & wine merchant, of the firm of Fleiss & Mayer, Nos. 77 and 79 Broad street, was charged with omitting to make full return of his income for 1868, With intent to defraud the government. The case, Which bus been under examination for some davs, Was resumed yesterday, ‘The books of the firm have not been produced in evidence during the progress of the examination, as they could not ve found, the government asserting thas they Were in tue possession of the defendant, and the defence as strongly asserting that they were im the cusvody of Collector Bailey. As the books could not ve {ound the Commissioner admitted sec- ondary evidence of their contents, witch 49 really the only evidence against the accused, The defence moved to strike out tunis evidence, coutending earnestly that the books were seized by Colector Bailey and never returned, and are there- fore now accessible, or ought to be, to she prosecu- tion, and should be produced as the best evidence. ‘The ace aiso moved that Mr. Fieiss be allowed to make a sworn glatement, simply in reference to the whereapouts of the books, citing as a precedeut the fact thatm the Blaisdell and Keke distiliery case Judge Liatchiord had allowed Dr. Blatsdell to tes- uly relatively to the whereabouts of the books of the distiliery. The Commissioner reserved decision on the motions wutil Monday next, unui woich tue the exauimation was adjourned. SUPAEME COURT—CHAMBERS. Action to Recover Counsel Fees. Refore Judge Barnard. Sydney el al. vs, Thomas B. Harriss. worth ef @.—This case Came up yesterday on motion to strike out tie answer of defendant as frivolous, and for judgment. The action originally was brought to r TA sum of $30,000 alleged to ve due the plaints for professional services as counsel a in watch the delendents were then delen- in a@ custom house suit and the plaimtits dant their counsel therein. #rom the statements made im tue case it appeared tat the plain- ts claimed that they had substanualiy effected a settiement of the suits, aud for iitur services thereim, clatmed the sum of $26,000 00 prolesslonal services, The defendanis other hand contend that the suits agaiust thein were disconitnued by their own direct appli- catious and inemoriai tO the Secretary of the ‘rrea- ousidering we charge and tue claim un- to acknowledge it. ‘The defendants rutlege that ule suits against them oud been pened by tue governwent, wad that, m fact, they haa never been compromised or setued, The Court Geuied (he motion and ordered a relerenc COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Interesting Statement of the Work of the ‘Term. ‘The February term of the Court of General Ses- sions of the Peace of this county, just terminated, has been of longer duration than usual, and the dis- posal of criminal ci unprecedented. The term commenced on the 7i1 of Febraary and adjourned on the 4th of March, the court having been twenty- one days Ip session, Irequenvly late in the after- noon, to dispose of the cases on trial, John K. Hackett, Kecorder, presiding, and Samuel B, Garvin, With bis assistants, Mr. ‘Lweed, Jr., and Mr. Fellows, prosecuting for the peopie, Among’ the trials of noted ana desperate criminals were David Degnan and Joseph McGowan, for burglary, sentenced to State Prison for ten years cach; George Smith lor burgiary in first degree, sentenced to State Prison tor twenty years; James Weicd, assault with intent to kill, sentenced to State Prison for ten yea Hasketh, for assault with a deadiy weapon, to > Prison tor five years; Allen G. Taylor, for arson ta third degree, to State I’rison for seven years; Jere- miah Evans, Charles Froud and Chafies Wiliams, for burglary i tiird degree, live years each to State Prison; also the trial and convicttoa of John Purcell for muraer in the first degree, sentenced to be exe- cuted on Sth day of April daext, and the trial and ac- quittal of James Lee for murder in the first degree. ‘rhe ioilowing statisiical statement of the business of the term will be read with interest:— Murder in first degree. Assault, with intent 0 ‘Assault with dangerons weapon Burglary in first degree. Burglary in second dey! Burglary in third degree. Attempl to comunit burglary. ‘Arson in third degre Grand larceny. € ala. Angauit and battery. . Tota) ees UB) MW se Wesdidate Indictments found by Grand Jury, 1 mise: by tied and acquit enced to State Prin esnntenced to the Hou ot iinprisynment in the St tie, COURT OF OVER AND TERMINER, der Poisoning Case—Writ Habeas Corpus. Retore Judge Ingraham, An application was inade yesterday to discharge Gardner and his wile, who were some time since arrested on suspicion of baving poisoned ira A. Alexander, who, it was paid, wae in vhe babit of carnying about with lim & very large amount of securities, He died in the house of tue defendants, who admitted that the deceased had $3,000 worth of securities. ‘The Gangiter of deceased charged the detendants with foul play avd they were accordingly placed under arrest to await the result of ao analysis of the stomach by Dr. Doremus. ‘The applicauion for the release was based on the fact that Mr. Gardner was in extreme iii health and twat from the 24th January oR pee 4tn Marco nothing had been done in the matter, ‘The Assistant District Attorney stated that the in- Yesuigation would be namediately commenced, and asked an adjournment ull Wednesday next, which ‘was granted. BROOKLYN COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The City of Norwich Caso, Before Judge Beaedict, George Place et al, vs, The Steamboat City of Norwich, Her Engines, &c.~—In this case, which was an action wo recover for damages sustamed by loss of property 1a @ collision, @ decree was entered in favor of libellants and the vessel ordered to be sold Lo satisly the claims. Yesterday a petition was tiled vy Horatio N, Siater, Sr., and others, a company doug business at Wester, Mass,, netting forth that they had also lost property to the amount of $8,807 by the collusion, and asking that they should be al- lowed to recover from the proceeds ‘of the sale of the vessel. The case will be ieard on the 9tb ist. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Alleged Counterfelter Admitted to Ball. Before Commissioner Jones. Jobn Story, Jr., of Richmond Valley, Staten Isiand, who was arrested for having in his possession 4 plate used in the manufacture of counterfeit stamps, was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $2,v00. pene of the case was set down for the 16th’ A Druggist as a Liquor Dealer. F. Schmidt, a druggist, doing business at the cor- ner of Eveventh atreet and Fifth avenue, was ar- rested yesterday morning on the charge of retailing liquor Without paying the special ax required by law. The Commissioner admitted him to batl in the sum of $600 and set the hearing of the case down for the 11th inst, CITY coURT—zpuiTY, Alleged Fraudulent Representations, Before Judge Thompson. Jsaae D, Smith vs, Alexander Hudnut.—Piaintit gues to recover $1,228, obtained from him by de- fendant through alleged fraudulent representations, ‘The plaintiffs story 1s that Hudnut sold him the Jease, fixtures and good will of the drug store cor- ner of Washington and Fulton streets, representing at the tune tha: he owned the fixtures, It subse- quenuy transpired that whey belonged to the lana- lord or the premises, and wnat the ‘ood wil” was valueless, He gave deiendant a note for $3,400, secured by mortgage, upon which he mauve abumber of payments, but as the repre- sentations made have proven false he now asks the Court Lo have the mortgage and note canceled and the money thus far palu refunded to hin, Defendant denies traud, alleges that he expended $5,000 ip fitting the store up and claims tuat it would have become profitable bat for the bad man- agement of plaintiff. He further claims that he oad aright to remove the fixtures by the terms of his lease and that he transferred the right to planta, who kept them and soid them wheo leaving the store, which is uOW occupied by other parties. Decision reserved. THE COMING “REPEATERS.” Alarming Conspiracy Unearthed at Cooper In- stitute—The ‘Vested Rights” of Men Being Agitated Under Corsets—The Bewitching Ballot Stuffers of the Next Generation. The New York City Woman's Suffrage Association held its reguiar mouthiy meeting at Cooper Inst» tute yesverday aftern.on. The altendance was quite large, mostly ladies, Mrs. Wilbour, President of the association, in the chatr. Mrs. BLAKE presented tne following resolution for dtscussion:— That av women are afdicted equally with men by the polfey of the government is no more than just that they abould bave equal power in controlling that poilcy. Mrs. BLAKE then went on to state that within the past month she thought very great progress had been made in the emancipation of women. Sune instanced the action of Wyoming, where women had been elected justices of the peace aud made jurors. Some papers commenting on uns subject said if women voted “nanging would be played out? She did not iniend to discuss the question of hanging, but sne hoped and expected when tnac day came— and she fully expected to see chat day soon—we should not have such disgraceful scenes as we had heard of at Mystic isiand within the past Week; and woen tbat “good Ume came” prisons would become houses of reformation, as they are not now, Women have bad no part in tis govern- ment directly. When war caine they were oweress, aud the cost to women could not told, Women had offered up thelr sons, husbands, brothers, fatners, to preserve the country, and yet they tiad no share in the law-waking or con- woiling power in the land, She did nov diame men for giving political rights to foreigners, but Would like to have them give equal nghts to women. Mr. PuoL¥ thought women ougnt to prepare them- selves fo not only vote but to accept al the duues that this privilege brings witn it. Or course they would have to ve jurors. It 1s not the question now about the rigut of women, but the expeaiency. He thought women would be octter advocates, ui lease for Women, and Would be better able to present tne cause of Women (nan men are. He said the jare James T. brady used to say y one who could cross Broadway Was fit to be a justice of the peace.’ A vote was called for in recognition ot Wose men Who in Congress were in favor of cyuai pay for those women Wo Were clerks ia governments service at Washingion. The vote Was unanimous, Dr, alLteCK made some remarks. He said the Trivire was been lor many years supposed to be in the Van in ali reforios, and so has been Kicked at; but now tt feels as if 1¢ had something to Kick ab in the woman suirage movement, and 1¢ Improves its oppdrcunity. Mrs. WILBOUR read a letter Ili of interest, detail- ing the experience of a womun trying to obtain sig- natures to a petiuon for suitrace. These suffragisis seem tv think that when women Vote most of tie evlis that now exist will be made fo come right. MURDZR IN NEW JERSEY. A Man Tarown Oi the Bay Bridge of the Central Railroad and Drowned—Arrest of the Alleged Murderer=The Statement of the Prisoner. Abouteight o'clock on Tauraday morning Jonn Clark, the night watchman on the Bay bridge or the New Jersey Ventral Railroad, saw two men crossing the bridge from the west end and coming towards him. Clark went into the watchnouse to warm him- self, and not many minutes had elapsed wnen he looked out to see what detained the men, but this ume he saw only one, who was walking at a rapid pace, Clark stopped him and inquired where the other man was, ‘The stranger turned pale, became excited add confused and mutvered something which was not very inteiligivie, Clark observed that the map had blood on nis clothes and that there were bruises and blood marks on tis Jace and bands, and so he detained nim. Tne latter then stated that his companion Was taken sick and was |ving benind, but ta'expianation Was not satisfactory, und Clark held him til anoier watchman, named Flood, came up and they piaced the man under arrest and con- veyed iim to Bayonne, whore they surrendered nin to #constable, A search was then made for the Missing man, DUE HO trace Of Bim could ve found, Maras of biood were seen on the vridge, from wich it Was concluded that there nad been a murder and snat the victim Was thrown ito tue river. ‘rhe Bayoone authorities conveyed the prisoucr to Elizabeth, as the supposed crite was committed on Uhat side of the bridge, and he was locked up for examinauon. ti¢ gave his name as George Rovbag. He is a German, about thirty-eight years of age, und a carpenter by trade, When arrested he stated that he could not speak English; out when statements were made tn fis presence that he was certainly a murderer he soon acqmred & Knowledge of that lan- guage und retorted prompuy. He made a statement setting fortu that on Wednesday might he and the Iwissing May met casually ab Klizabech and stopped Jor the mght at We station house there. The wo men formed an aiuiance, aud on Thursday morning tiey both set out for Bergen sont. fe at first denied that he knew the man, bat when he found he fad been seen by the watchman he sald be never saw tue murdered man tli Wednesday, when they slept ip the stauion house at Elizabeth; buat yesterday morning he went mio @ Saigon to Wart himself and get a pot drink, and then went on toward bergen Point; that when he got to the bridge he overtouk the nussing man, who demanded of hin ifteen cents and that Ii he did not give it to him he would “bust him im the nos He refused to give him the money, when he received wu sledge-hammer blow in the face, and that in reta- lation he knocked the stranger down and he fell over into the water and disappearcd, and that he Was lorced fo do what he did. He said the missing Man Was a German And about twenty-five years vid, and had on a drab overceat, cap and panta, THE ALLEGED DEFAULTING PAYMASTER, Jn the case of the United States vs. Emanuel Melioch, late paymaster in the United States Navy, who was put on trial in the United States District Court, at Trenton, N. J., on the charge of having embezzled a@ sum of money placed in iis charge, was concluded yesterday. ‘Tne jury retired and after examining ull the papers in the case found a verdict for the defendant, on the ground tnat there was Do cause of action. URDAY. MARCH 5, 1870, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WALL STREer, Fray, March 4—6 P. ‘u.} The day has been one of further excitement in Wali street, and particularly in the Gold Room, where GOLD DECLINED TO 11234 AND REACTED TO 114%, which latter price was made just before the end of street business, Iate in the afternoon, ‘The extraor- dinary announcement of the Washington authort- ttes tat the imports for the first six months of the fiscal year have neen but @ trifle in excess of the exports led to a sharp decline in the earliest opera- tions, aud 11836 was touched five minutes alter the Gold Board was called to order. From this figure there Was a reaction to 11374 and a decline again to 113, At this stage the Gold Room waa treated to & number of reports, very general in their cha- racter, that Mr. Boutwell, at the solicitation of a ; deiegation of New York business men, intended in- terfering to keep gold steady, or at least not to de- press it further, and the price ran‘up to 114, But the street soon lost faith in this new situation and gold finally dropped to 112%, Here an active buying movement set in on the part of the ‘‘shorts” ana on the part of those who are now firmly con- vinced that “gold is cheap,” with the effect of pu'- ting the price back to 114%, ‘Lhe rate for carrying gold ranged from Sve down to two per cent, with exceptional transactions at “fat for borrowing. ‘yhe operations of tue Gold, Exchange Bank were as Sollows:—Gald cleared, $77,613,000; gold balances, $2,286,670; currency balances, $2,718,890, The chief fluctuations in gold are set forth in the table:— STOCKS STRONG AND ACTIVE. ‘The stock market at the opening was weak and in- clined to go off in @ panic with the decline in gold, Northwestern falling to 713g, Central scrip to 92%, Reading to 96%, aud St. Paul to 62, But here the bull cliques, who were already heavily loaded with stocks, rushed in, and by @ bold and desperate movement carried the whole list up between one and two per cent, putting prices to-night where they were night before last when the cliques essayed the second grand advance in the bult campaign for tne spring and summer of 1870, They lavored like beavers all day and bad their agents constantly at work stimulating the market whenever it flagged or whene ver it showed signs of following the mag- netic example of gold. To ‘cut loose from gold’? was one main object of their effurts, aud in ruoning stocks counter tu the course of the precious metal they have certainly executed a very difficult thing, When gold became weak and stocks wavered they sent their emissaries into the Gold Room and steadied or strengthened the premium until other operators came to their assistance, ‘The sellers to- day were principally the regular “bear” operators, she buyers were the “bull” cliques only. The public were never so little interested in the market. Outsiders are too apprehensive of a “break” to take hold with the ‘bali? cliques, Hence the desperate energy of the latter, to whom the future brings life or death—fortunes or bankruptey. It will be ob- served, however, shat the best prices and the heaviest dealings were for und Im the stocks which are the immediate objects of the cliques) solicitude. The rest of the list was dull and prices comparatively less active, The whole situation was made to appear buoyant by the extra- ordinary attention vestowed on the salient features, such as Rock Isiand, Northwest, Lake Shore, New York Central and, in the miscellaneous list, Pacific Mall, Ics only fair to give the clique view of the situation and their regsons for making so brilliant a fighton the “bull” side. It is evident that otner prices are not falling with that of gold, because those prices are regulated by other influences, such as the abundance of paper money in the country, the tarif, taxation and the like. Hence, with gold at par, there 18 @ bottom price for stocks which cannot be far from present figures. But to determine these bottom prices, with the depressing influence of lower gold on the one side and the inflating influence of more abundant money onthe other, would require powers of divination greater even than those of an actuary in lue assur- ance or an average adjuster in marine risks. The point is dimly misty in the Obscurity of these ques. tions. The cilques are fighting stocks up, because stocks naturally tend vw go up in an easy money market, ana they argue tiat for every one per cent gold goes down at least two millions of currency 1s set free from carrying gold. Should gold go wo par two hundred millions of a commodity which is now merchandise, uke cotton or produce, and which nes up two hundred and twenty-five mul- hhons of currency, would then become cur- rency and really inflate the circulation by adding 118 volume to the circniating medium. Gold, for carrying Which interest is Dow paid, would then com- mand interest itself. Instead of only eight hundred mii‘ions of paper set off against two hundred mil- lions of gola and six hundred millions of general wealth (including stocks, bonds, &c.), the régime of gold at par would give us a thousand muilons of qmoney agamst six hundred willions of general pro- perty. The very gola which, on account of 1ts pre- mium, Was ab object of value and 4 rival to stocks and merchandise, would, by being added to the stream of money, enhance the sume stocks and merchandise. It should, moreover, be borne in mind that the great inflation in Engiand in the be- ginning of the century, when the South sea and like bubbles were floated upon the public, aud when shares rose to fabulous prices, was the sequence of the return to specte payments, the country bemg flooded with paper money,the volume of the circniation being increased by tne restoration of coin to currency. It was when the government commenced contracting the paper money that the reaction began which ended with the great financial and commercial crash of 1826.- Thus it will be seen there are two sets of theorists in the market. The “vulls” look for higher prices, The ‘bears’ expect @ grand smash as gold goes to par, and that stocks will be imcluded therein. The following table of highest and lowest prices of the day will exhibit the results of the movement in stocks quite obviously. Owing to an oversight yesterday a misstatement occurred in the comparative prices of New York Central stock aud scrip, which was remedied to some extent, however, in the record of closing street prices:—- id Highest, Lowest. New York Cen. & Hud. Consolidated. 9515 945 New York Central & Hudson Scrip... 931, Jiariem. 3 25 9634 86 4355 Pittsburg... . 98 Northwestern 1136 Northwestern 87 Rock Island 119% Fort Wayne. 9196 Milwaukee and st, Paul, 62 Milwaukee and St. Paul preferred a Ohio and Misasstppl. 2934 New Jersey Central... Wl Col., Chic. and Ind, 29 Western Unton Telegraph 38% Cumberland ..... 30 Mariposa preferred 19% Quicksilver... .. Ws Pacific Mall. Bis ALMOST A PANIC IN GOVE At the first session of the government board there were heavy sales at asharp decline, the 1867's falling to 10045 and the 1862's to 1114. The market rallied subsequently and closed strong, a8 follows:—United States currency sixes, 110% #11074; do. sixes, 1881, registered, 11434 @ 115; do. do., coupon, 115 8 1153; do, five-twenties, registered, May and November, 11054 & 110%%; do. do., 1862, coupon do., 11234 @ 11214; do. do., 1864, dO. do, 1103, a 110%; do. do., 1865, do. do., 111@ 11134; 40. do., registered, January and July, 1093f 8 110; do. do., 1865, coupon, do., 1093 109%; do. do., 1867, do. do., 11034 41104; do. do., 1868, a0. do., 11094 &1103,; do. ten-forties, registered, 10734 @ 108; do. do., coupon, 108 @ 108%; gold bonds, Central Pacific Railroad, 94% a 0414, SOUTHERN SECURITIES. The Soathern iist was active and strong for the Virginias, both issues of which are now side by side in the vicinity of 69, although the new bonds were heretofore @ greater favorite by as much asten per cent. The new North Carolinas continued weak. The general market was dull, owing to the diversion of intereat to the other markets, The following were tbe only quotations made at the last board:— ‘Tennessee, ex coupon, 65% & 66%; do. new, 45% & 4534; Virginia, ex coupon, 68% & 69; de., new, 678 68; Georgia sevens, 92 @ 02%; North Carolina, ¢x cou- pon, 45%} do., new, 213 a 215<; Missourl sixes, 0324; Louiatana sixes, 72 bid; levee sixes, 715 & 72; do. do, exents, 80 @ 83; Alabama eights, 94a 95; south Carolina sixes, new (January and July), 7954 & 80%. FOREIGN EXCHANGE was more active, the great dechne in gold and the eve of steamer day inducing many merchants to cover their contracts In the present condition of the market rather tnan take the chances of » reaction next week. Rates remained steady, however, as follows:—Sterling, sixty days, commercial, 10734 a 10836; good to prime bankers’, 10834 @ 10814; short sight, 10874 @ 1093,; Paris, sixty days, 5.23% a 5.199 short sight, 6.18% @ 5.1734; Antwerp, 5.25% @ 5.1934; Switzerland, 5.23% a 6.1994; Hamburg, 35% @ 36%; Amsterdam, 403; a 405;; Frankfort, 4034 @ 40%; Bre- men, 77% @ 783¢; Prussian thalers, 70/4 @ 71. SALES AT THE WEW YORK STOCK EXCHANIE. Friday, March 4—16:15 A. M. 10000 US 6's, "81, cou.. 11456 400she Canton Co.. fo ct nm 103 Cumb Coal pf. 9000 ‘6000 U1 ‘5u00 UI 000 0 10000 US 10000 S000 ‘b0000 ego 20000 10000 20000 65000 B00 do. 38 oni 1000 do: 20000 UB 5's, % Tens” ae 13 14a 16 M3 32 a83e * HB S se S22 BESS35) — cope Seaze 100 C, CRI C24 100 C, StL & Jack Ist 91 5000 Am DAIm 0, 7's. 94 = 100 16 ahe Fourth Nat Bi 190 Bonton, Ha: Erie 6 20 Mechanica’ Bk. 100 Morris & Es RR.... 87) 40 Hanover Bank. 40 3 0.6, 50 Dub &S C RR. 12 do. 1000,C & 100 do. 0. 26 Cent Nat Bk. 1 " 12 M. and 2:15 o’Clock P. M. 1950000 US 6's, "81, cou... 114% 1500 US 6's, '81, re "B00 dO eevee voeeee 114% 4500 US 5-20 6, 64. 10000 US 6-20, 6, 162... 112" 2000 US 6-20, r, % 10000 OS 6's, curvoy’.... 11034 156000 US 5-20, ©, " 13000 1105, 75000, ao 109" 2000 do. do... 10000 US 5-20, c, "60,0. 19000 do +488 108 © 500 do. 65000 do. 19! 1000 do. 09: 13000 do. 09; 4536 cs 4555 863 216 86% 21% 500 rr 263, 21, 100 Iilinots oe 138 98% 1400 Chic a NW Ri T 25000 La Ib. 2 uO de . 72! 5000 C, C & 1C Let. 80% id 225 ahs ‘West U Tel. 4 : Be a My 113; + 758% 7 107 7 100 Col, C & iy 93:4 soo do. 19 % §=2wOhio & we COMMERCIAL REPORT. FRiDay, March 4—6 P.M, Brxewax.—The demand was light, and prices were nomi nal at 88}4¢. a 8934c. for Western and Southern, COCOA was dull, but unchanged in value, Guayaquil, in bond, was quoted at 13c. gold, and Maracaibo, do., 30c. a Ste. do, CANDL¥B.—The demand was limited, and prices were heavy at 87c. a 4Uc. for sperm, Svc, for patent and Iéc. a Me. for Western and city adamantine. ComDAGE was dull, but unchanged. We quote:—Mantla, 2c, a Me. ; Sisal rope, 20}gc.; Russia tarred, 17c.; Russia bolt rope, 2tc. Corrge.—The market for Rio was quiet, and we heard of no further sales; prices, however, were steady at former etatlons, Other descriptions were also dull, put beld for ‘ull figures, W. 4o, ordinary cargoes, 14.40. a 14 fair do., Ibe. 3 good Ic. a’ 16: do., Ie, Java, 2 1i%c. @ 190.5 Jamaica, Mexican, Bice, w Corron—Busi was checked to « con- siderable extent by the decline in gold and the advance in the Fates of trelght, and prices receded fully 2c. per Ib., the mar- ket closing rather heavy at the reduction, The sales were 2,298 bales, of which 1,068 were for export, 698 for spluning and 36) on speculation.” Forffuture delivery the market was fairly active; but prices were again sc, lower, ‘The sales were as follows:—60 bales low middling, tor Mareh, at {200 do. for April at Be. Blige.» SA do, Cor’ May at Qic., 1,400 do. for June at 20%c. a Bc. 650 do. for do. at 1340. 260 do, for July at I1%e., 600 do. for April, May and June at 2c, 200 do. average middling, free on’ board in Mo- bile, at $2c.,'200 do. ayerage low migdling, free on board in New Orleans, at 2ii;c., and (late yesterday) 800 bales basis low middling for Aprii at 2c. @ 213sc., 1! do. for May alJge. and 50 do, for July at 23sec. We quote:— Cplands and “Mobite and Florida, “Memphis. N. Orleans, Texas. 18 1836 18% 1 19 We ie a Pat 22 Bm OE By Ps 4 2436 243 ecespte, 340 bbe, flour, 8,000 bags heat, 3,400 do. corn, 10,728 do, oats flour market ruled'very dull, but brlces were unchanged, vave in some cases, where lots were closed out atc. alc. below Upc fi quotations. The sales were about 5,500 bbis, Southern flour was slow of sale and prices were generallyheavy. Sales 600 bbis. Rye flour was nace and ‘and being scarce prices were higher. Sales bis, Corn meal was steady, with aales of 200 bbis. £40 busi ey. ry = Re 8 a 600 Oe 550 50a 6 00 80 a 500 008 5 BU Bun 695 Round hoop Ohio, 2a 576 Round hoop Ohio, trade brands. joa 650 St. Louis low extra..........+. Son 600 G1. Loute atraight extra, wa 6 Oa 7 50 50a 900 00 a 10 00 a 7 00 400 540 oa 40a 450 oe 6a 480 3 = Qi ©. > S fF 34. per cental In Liverpool, in the pubilc despatch, was gene- rally discredited, and in of the tmordid deciine In goid ik was impossible to aell at yesterday's prices. The sales Fe confined to about 16,000 bushels (part last evening), at Gla $1 Ol for resected spring, $1 14 for No. 2Chicago, #1 35 ‘1 70 for white. Corn was dull, but nominally unchanged. Jes 20,000 bushels at 8c. w Me. for new mixed Western, #10 4 for yellow. Oats were dull and nominal, jots brought more than full loada coutd be sold 25,000 bushels, at 60c. a 63c. for black sie, Go. a Giigc. for white Oblo, delivered, and tern afiont. Rye was quie! ut steady, A 1025. Wester mt quoted at Barley was dull aod nomi malt 1,500 bushels State were sold at 97c, a FREIGHTS.—The market was very quiet, but higher rates were generally demanded, For cation room in the Liver- pool steam 6. . was asked and Jgu. frecly bid. The chartering business continued to rule duil, the demand for all ciaanes of vessels belay extremely light. The engagements Liverpool, 13,000 bushels wheat at 600 vates cotton 82d, @ 3-l6d., and per steamer, 300 bales cotton at 5-16d. a %d., 800 boxes bacon at . To London, 1,500 bbls. oil cake at Is. 74d. d 1,000 bbis. flour on fvate terms, To Rio, “600 2 “petroleum at 40c. twa direct port on "he charters were:—A bark, from B the Continent, with 900 tons logwood ; a, British bark, to Rotterdam, general cargo at £540; a brixto the windwai and back tow port north of Hatteras, from Porto Rico, with sugar at 60c,;@ French ship to Tarragona, with siaves; a brig to Oporto or Cudi2, general cargo, and a brig to D rara and back, on private terms, Gunnirs.—Cioin continued in food demand, and 500 alos to arrive in Boston were sold at) Tae. gold in bond. ys bagi bales to arrive were sold at IWige. goid in ond. HaY.—The demand was fair, and prices were steadyjat 900, gui $1 b0,for retail lore. $1 a $1 10 for Jong rye straw and 9c. for short do, ‘OF8,—There was but littie activity in the market, the de- mand being limited from all sources, but there was no change to note in prices, which were firm, ranging at from 150. to 280. for common to choice grades. Heap.--No sales of moment were reported; prices were nominal at our last quotations. LgaTueR—Hemlock sole was in active demand and firm at former prices. The receipts are failing off, aud the stock of desirable ‘eather is avy of common hide ‘and poor damaged are vi id wanted. Oak rough were dull but unc Wi » 0300, 29'Ge. w Bulge. BWige. a We, 2Bige. a Mi Me, a Poor damaged, all kinds, 20c. a 3c. 40c.; middie wad leary, Sic. a Sc, ——— 0a) ———- ‘Slaughter. Crops Rough. Light = Bsea de. Rev adic, Bie. allo. Middle., adic, AUe. adic, 6c, AUC Heavy. adic, 88c. adie. Bellies, #2c. a 24c. METAL#,—The market for Scotch pig rou was dull, the de a les ordins at ie a a les wi al Tha. We hoard of no sales of moments at 200, ‘Tin was dull, and Beat rie mice aa’ Pues, Mehta told; 1-0, coke 87 a K7 50; coke oraa, 83 vba 86, do,, a reoal do., 5 Ree ie Oe meareet anal aalihy tes Aouiiael 0. confined to small lots, to supply the {inmediate wants of th trade, and holders were anxtotis to realize at present prices. i? bbls, New Orleans at 770. a 8e., 50 bhidey qDemerara on privase terms, We quote ? New Old Crome Cuba—Centrifugal and mixed. 2éc. a Bq, Clayed. 2Be. Muscovada, refinin << juscovado, krover; 5 Porto Rico. % Bice English | Bue, a 50c, ~ +. 60c. a 8c. ip —There waa a moderate degree of activits for spirits turpentine, which closed 4) vit. :—450, a 460. for me wales cee kid Lapel s it with irmpensy eee rea; sales 42) bu ». No. 1 aud at °. wea eae eare rained was while other kinds were quiet at tormer 6 By t1hg anda Hochtedy at the anside price a cl at the i wi Gb a G8 18 ciety at the ta F Hefiy at thi No, 2, $2 crude whale, te $1 iB 0 1 00; bleached and undleached. wint Pie ge hihous {mportent sales, Io New Bedford no private oo is Sophy do me PRovistone.—Recelpts, 827 bbis. 785 do. beef, 2,788 packoges ont meats; Jed bots lardr 4B arbuaod Was bub little demand for pork to-day, and the offerings fair the market was heavy, and slightly lower were gat reais ote ee aes OF 0} new mi Aino'250 bole, new mesa, for April delivery, at $96, 6 jer’s option. Dresse: Deing quoted at llc. a llc. and city’ at was slow of sale at former prices, S17 for plait, and extra mene, ‘hot jal at xg fort f° Boia ‘were dreme a. fair demand, fsies being © 981 for and Western, chi at for Ltt fairs Te: Hate aie tiess SBcae ae cena fo. steamed, the later Sonny si ores For future livery the sales were 500 tierces, buyer days, at 14 Bacon was dull and nominal at about 18igc. for Cumberl cut, and eee oe Tong clear and short rib ; 10,000 Ibs. Delliete in bulk, were 8c. Cut meats were very active fc ic hams at about former prices, but dull for other kit 000 pack: at 1d4sgc. a 14%4c, for pickled hams, cbt at 143605 10ige. a lige. for dry and pickled 183c. a 4c, for smoked do., and Ise. a 19340. for smoked ‘The market for butter was without decided chai ‘and medium grades, which were plenty and heavy. was dull, the demand from all sources being extremely I and prices favored buyers, We \uote:—Butter—ptate, half tubs, 87. a 4c. ; fair to good do., 300, a 35c. ; ine firk! @, dhe, ; common to, do,, 20. a 8c; Pesem sir to prizes ski > tale ime. ., Toe. fe. Cheese Stal factory, 17K. a 17346. ; common to fine do., 12c. bye. 1b}4c. :common to fine do. Iie, 148Ke.§ 18}¢c.; Obio, common to_prime tactory,| 9c. ® common to fine farm dairy, 123 @ 163gc. M. Sande, 08 the spot, was scarce, and held a@ 153%., but formext week's delivery it was obtainable at 16%40¢ a idice. ‘The demand was very light, and we heard of pd tales. Crude, in bbla., waa dull and nominal at 20%6¢ fined oll was still alow of sale. demand from all classe tremely light, and xe, We hear of Jobbing lots were ning latter price for prime white, Napatha was in fair request and sales were made of 500 bbis. at 1 tember to December at lic. In Philadeiph duil and lower for spot, but active and irm for future delive ery. ‘The sales were 6,000 bbis. standard white for April 1@ September at 29c,, which price was bid and refused at the close, 2,500 do. for April to August at 2¥¢., 2,500 do. for March to July at 28i4¢., 4,000 to. for May to December a Mo, and 1,0W do. for Nareh at 273ge. Ol! on the spot closed “Riok.—The business in Carolina was ligh! Mttie demand, but piiees ware quit pet made within the range of 6c. a 7igc. for common 1@ ‘SUGAB.—The market for raw was dull, the demai cond Sinuing light, and with fair offerings prices were heavy. Ti Sifect sales to any extent holders would have been obliged gate concession of ‘sc. a lsc. perlb. The sales were 27 de, part at $c. and 760 boxes at We. 10%c. Reb was slow of sale aad beavy at the following quotations: c. a 18c, extra Uy 12: there being bat Small sae@ Nos, 18 to 20, 1c. a 18; do., white, 1 a Porto Rico Refining eraies, Sige, @ IUe.; grocery c. a 11}4e. JEEDS,—Linseod was quite steady, with » fair demandy the enles being 8,.00 bage to arrive soon at $2 2), gold. dui paid, and 2,08) do. toarrive (late shipment) at #2 1734 di Grase were, dull and nominal at dc, a Isic. $4 60 a 84 15 for timothy, und $92) a $2 ‘BU0T.—Drop was quoted at Bige. and buck at Ric. Small sales of Castile were made at 13\4c. a 1234 ~The market was dull and heavy. Abou sold at Mc. a 14}gc.—the latter ‘price for prime, in'tierces. TOBACCO.—For Kentucky the market was quict, thee being but little demand and prices ‘avored buyers, thou no lower; the sales were about 100 hhds, at 8c. a 2c. Reeds leaf was dull at former igures; the sales were only 43 cases (1869 crop) State at 164%.., and 10 do. vart on private terms, Other kinds were du!l a We quote :— for roug! Kinds, in lots ar q otationse Heawy Weitere Kentucly. ind Clas kev, Common t — Good lugs. Connecticut and M: Connecticut New York Stal New York State uvera; New York State wrappers: nia and Ohio {ilk and Ohio aver ood, Be. T cut, 85c. a 90 a 9oc., currency. Havana—Comm ge. a 82, 9c. a B10, currency. $1 0254 w $1 08; average lot, We. Manufactured. Biack work, common and medium, in bond. Black work, good and fine.....-+. Bright work, common and medium... Bright work, good and tine. —the demand wi sales were about 290,000 J Pr - Receipts, 1,02) bbis. The market was mor@ rices were lower, closing at sbout 994. The bis. wt 99c, a $l for patent and iron bound, prices were quite 1» (part late yeaterg EX. active, but sales were 3 Woot. There 1s a fair degree of activity in tho market for fleece, prices for which continue to rule firm. ‘The eupply of all grades {3 very light, and sellers generally look for higher rices soon in consequence. For puiled wool the demand te fairly active, and prices are steady and at former quotations, with moderate offerings. Calif demand bi ip, the offerings of which are only mort Ne, bhi Keelling quite freely at full pricea, the for fal chip of ¥. sf sal ,000 XX and above Ohio at 10,000 Indiana on $,000 unwasbed a: 440 X and XX Pennsylvania at 4%e.'a 50 ‘21,00 scoaredk at fide, a Alc., 70,000 Michigan at 4 fee § alse pulled at sie. n 870. for Western and No. 1, 41 super and extra, lc, for mestiza; 25,000 tba. Tuo» Blo., 175,000 Ibs. foraia—cnletty fall clip— springy and 18c. chiefly at 2c. a 2354 2,000 do. Donskol, ai BROOKLYN Ann Porter, the woman who was burne: soverelp about the body while in bed at her residence im James street, died from the effects of her injuries at the City Hospital on Thursday night laso. At about half-past s1x o’clock last evening a kera gene jamp exploded jn the millinery siore of Mrs. Fastneck, No, 37 Ewen street, B. v., auc severeig burned that Jady’s face. The Names also destroyed @ portion of the stock, but were extinguished with- out damaging the building, The Brookiyn Association for Relieving the Conitle tion of the Poor report having assistea 11,662 per- sons during the month of February, the disburse. ments amounting to $6404. It is ed that notwithstanding the mildpess of tne on the applications for assistance have been as great as 1m any former year. A call has been {ssued from tne Dealers’ Protectiva Agency, signed by several business men. for @ mass meeting, to be held at Phenix Buiiding, Court street on Monday evening. ‘The object of tne meeting to “devise means by which the present law, relativi to collection of debts, may be aitered, that 16 ma: a be enurely, ag it ls now, in favor of tue habitual jebtor. Justice Walsh yesterday imposed a fine of twentys five dollars upon an elderly man named Deane Ryan for assault and battery. The complainant in the case was Edward Ryan, who accuse! nis father oF atriking kim in the face with ais tsi. It wae shown in the testimony taken that the ‘ather beat his daughters Magee and Mary, two young girls, aod attempted to break tue arm of the former across his knee, which act so enraged their brother that he interiered in their defence and was Knucked dowm™ for his trouble. SEROUS SALOON AFFRAY, A few ‘nights ago a party of rowdies entered the saloon of Mr. Fred. Gassert, in Harrison towns ship, N. J., and because they could not have alt they desired in the shape of drink they commenced a furious attack upon the place, the proprietor and Mr. Schabel. With the ald of a stout vib, Gassert succeeded in beating off tne ruffians, not before, however, be himself nad received very hard treat. ment. John Haley aud fhomas Duifey, the alleged principals, have since been arrested aud committed to the Hud#on county jail. Duffey has three erimi. nal indictments already to answer ior. Schabel ap@ Gagser' bail to appear as witnesses.