The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1870, Page 5

“TBLEGRAPIIG NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WoRtD | ,_ SOON NET The Cuba Cession Controversy in Spain. Napoleon the Third as an Arbitrator Between England ond the Spaniards. British Revolutionism in North America and Ireland. , The Revolution in Mexico on the Wane. Colombia Preparing to Ratify the Darien Canal Treaty. SPAIN. Tho Cuba Sale and Cession Question. Mapkrip, March 11, 1870. ‘The controversy among the newspapers relative to the cession of the island of Cuba to the United States still continues. Some argue that now the Insurrection there 13 nearly quelied and the dignity of Spain properly asserted it would be better to cede Cuba, and thus avoid internal troubles here- after. i Their opponents advise these not to crave for gold, but for Spanish interests, and others still are ‘opposed to all agitation of the question at preseut, ‘The Ship Tornado DiMculty—Neutral Rights at Sen Lonxpon, March 17, 1870, It ts said that the Emperor Napvieon has con- sented to arbitrate in the Tornado case veen Engiand and spain ENGLAND. Parliamentary Progress—Tae Lo: sure. Lonpon, March 17, 1870. The session of the House of Lorda this evening ‘Was very short, No business of auy ipterest was srausacted, 6 In Lele The Steamship City of Boston. LONDON, March 17, 1870. Tn tne House of Commons this evening Mr, Lefevre, member tor Reading, replied to Sir J, Pakington relative to the overloading of the steamer City of Boston. He said the managers of the Inman line posittvely denied that the steamer was over- Jaden With corn in butk, a3 bad beea charged. They ‘believed her to be still afloat. The Red River Rebellion LONpON, March 17, 1870. Right Hon. William Monsel!, Under Secretary for the Colonial Department, in reply to a question, stated to tne House of Commons that he must de- cline to express an opinion at present on tne troubles in the Rea River district. He would say, however, thata delegation had gone from Canaia to arrange matters, aud, further, that he exonerated the Catholic priests from ail responsibility m the lawiessness. ‘ The Situation in freland. Lonpon, March 17, 1870, In Parliament this evening Mr. Giadstone, in re- plying to Mr. Moore, suid the Fenian prisouers were well treated, but the goverament, courted inquiry on the subject. ‘I'wo of the prisoners had certainly gone mad, and had, therefore, been reloased, One of these, Rourke, concerned 10 the Clerkenwell affair, was slowiy recovering at an asylum, Amesty to Fentan prisoners, he said, was untimely in tne Presence of continued violence. (Cheers.) ‘The tranquillity of liclaad was au essential preliminary. When loyal men are abie to pursue a livelinood in peace and confidence thea amnesty will be proper. Right Hon. Chtehester Fortescue, Chiet Secretary for ireland, gave notice of a bill tor the protection of life and property in Ireland. In his remarks he Tecapitulated the outrages in that island since 1868, Nine murders had been committed, yet two murder- ersonly bad been brought to tral. The agrarian offeaces since that time had aggregated about eigu- teen hundred, mainly threatening letters and unlaw- ful oaths. ‘he government needed more powers to repress the lawlessness and terrorism 1 Iretand, which were mainly due to Fentanism. ‘The bill limits the possession of arms to the hold- era of game licenses; revolvers require a special license. linprisonment at hard —_ tor two years ig to be the penalty for unlawfully having possession of arms. In tne proclaimed district the supposed senders of threateaing letters are to b@ searched; yMight travellers to be subjected to imprisonment; ‘inns Lo be closed at sunset, &c. A Gesultory debate on the bill followed, in which Messrs. Reygate, Connolly and Patten participated. Su uently Mr. Giadstone replied to the res \marks of Mr. Chariey, denying that his Lancashire speech had caused the state of feeling now existing jan Ireland as was intimated. A resoiutiou reopening the question of the retire. ope of the naval ofticers was rejected after a short debate, |. After some unimportant business the House ad- \yournea. How Shakspeare Is Estimated. Lonpon, March 17, 18 \ Mr. Sotherly, a book auctioncer, of this city, to- day sold a copy of Shakspeare’s works, first folio édition, ior £380. . LONDON, Marcn 17, 1870. ‘The amount of specie in the Bank of Engiand has increased £77,000 since the lest report, FRANCE. The Bonuparte-Noir Trin. Panis, March 17, 1870. Henri Rochefort has been takea to Tours, where ‘he is to appear as a witness in the Bonaparte-Noir ‘homicide case. Louis Noir aonounces in the public prints to-day that he bas now been admitted as a partie civile against Prince Bonaparte Tho Trausatiantic Muil Service. Paris, March 17, 1870. American newspapers were distributed here ‘to-day for the first time in twelve days. There 13 Great dissatisfaction with the transoceanic maii Jacilitios, ‘The Flow of Specie. Paris, March 17, 1870. ‘The specic in the Bank of France has increased 900,000 francs since last Thursday. DOMINION OF CANADA. Mnteresting Parliamentnry Debate on Com. mercial Relations With the United States | A Reciprocity Treaty Necded. Orrawa, March 17, 1870. | In the House of Commons last night Mr. Hunting- ton made a gpeech in favor of a customs’ unton ‘with the United States, contending that that was the ply way to keep the population here and promote ine prosperity of the country. He admitted that the ritish empire couid not be kept together with a ‘@iferential duty against British goods. Sir Francis Hioks responded, contending that Canada was imihensely prosperous aud tat Mr. tington’s argumegt was a siauder, He stated ‘that the shutting out of British manufactures, which gre the cheapest in the world, by the high tariff’ of She United States, which we stiuuld have to adopt, in order tocarry out Mr. Huntington's proposition, vould impose a crushing burden on the Canadians, Mt would unpese upon them a burden of thirty Buillions. The Hon, Mr. Darien said that reciprocity was ne- essary to the prosperity of the country. He said Bhat the people were jeaving the country, and that She sentiment of the country should be in favor of obtaining commercial relations with the United Biates, which should strengthen our trade, Sir George E. Cartier replied to Mr. Hantington at @reat length, supporting the argument of Xr, Hinks, ARIZONA. Indian Outrages—‘More Troops Wanted. San FRANCISCO, March 17, 1870. Late advices from Arizona report that the Indtans in the vicinity of Prescott are in open hostility to the whites. They mardered Jacob Smith near Wil- fiamson Vatiey on the 1st of March. Cattle are be- gog run off irom the ranches with impunity, The Fovernment force ia totally maaequate to protect ‘the agtliers, Re Particuure of ue Baitio With the stevolu- to ul Victory of the National 0 ftreagih of the Preseut Lusurgent ForcesEfforty ut Concentration=The Gene» ral Situation, z “ Havanh, Mprch pf, 1870, The steamship City of Mexico, from Vera Cruz, | has arrived here, bripging’malis from Mexico to the 11th ipst, 1 sd0%re battle is reported as having taken place Vetiveen the Potosi revolutionists aod the national forces. At first the revels gained some advantages and seemed likely to triumph, but their advance was finally chécked, and on the government troops charging them with the bayonet they broke ranks and fled in disorder, leaving 300 of their number killed or Wounded on the fleld and 1,000 a3 prisoners in the hands of the victors. Generals Cardena aad Huerta, the insurgent lead- ers, succeeded in making good their escape with some five hundred men, Generai Toledo bas about the same number, and these two bodies are all that is left of the formidabie force which recently menaced the government, The defeated rebels are endeavoring to concen- trate ip Michoacan, and General Escobedo has been ordered to move upon them ana prevent this if possible. The revolutionists have disappeared from Guada- lajara. Two merchants there have offered the gov- ernment commander a voluntary loan, Nearly ali of the revolutionary oficers who teft the capital afew weeks ago have been either killed or captured. Revolutionary Movements on the Wane= Uniavorable Exhivit of Revenues—A Prefect Lyached. CiTy OF MEXICO. March 9, } Via HAVANA, March 17, 1870, The revolutionary moveinents are ali on the wane. Government officials are becoming more overbear- ing, and peaceful citizens are oppressed. Much public corruption has come to hight. Three promi- pene oficers of the army have been imprisoned for jorgery. Dr. Senlaezer, Chargé a’Affatres of the North Ger- man Confederation, das leit Mexico to atvend & session of the Zollverein, and explain the new com- mercial treaty with Mexico, He will return from Germany in five months. ‘the current expenditures of the Mexican govern- ment exceed by one half the revenue. General Guadarrama has surrendered to the Juarez olicers, The State of San Luis Potosi 18 entirely free of revolution, The insurgents in that State re. belled against tuetr leaders, wlio were compeiled to fly lor their lives. The Prefect of Pacotalpa naa been lynched by the people. CUBA. Burning of an American Lady’s Estate by the Lusurgents, HAVANA, March 17, 1870. ‘Tne plantation of Mrs. Emerson, an Ameriean jJady residing in Wilmington, N. C., situated near Sagua la Grande, has been burned by the insur- gents. Six plantations near Sancti Espiritus have been also burned, The sugar market is buoyant. owing to the reports that many plantations have nearly finished grinding. Sales were made to-day on ihe busis of 85, a 8)4 reals per arrobe for No. 12 Dutch standard. SOUTH AMERICA. Colombia to Ratify the Prrien Canal Treaty= Conspiracy to Assassinate the President of *Colombia—Defeat of the Guatemaln Revoe lutionisteLoan Secured to the Bolivian Government—Whcreadouts of the Peruvian Monitors, SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, 1870. Advices from Panama to March 1 have been re- ceived. The United States*steamer Nipsic had re- turned to the Isthmus from Porto Bello for laborers and had succeeded in obtaining a number. It was stated that no doubt existed that the treaty between the Colombian knd United States governments would be ratified. , Ambrose Thompson had obtained a concession from the Legisiature of the State of Chiriqui to buifl an interoceanic railrogd between Boca del ‘Toro aud the Guilt of Dulce, Several citizens had been arrested and imprisoned for complicity in a conspiracy to assassinate the President and revolatonize the goveroment. _ ‘The revolutionary party in Guatemala weré eo Dletely defeated on tue 23d of January, near the cap- ne z The leader of the pariy, Serapsco, was killed, Several important railroad contracts had been en- tered into by the Guatenraian government. The Bolivian goverament had about concluded a loau of $4,000,000 with Henry Meigs, hypotuecating the Megulon guano deposits ag security. ‘The United States Minister to Peru nad informed the Peruvian goverument Liat the Emperor of Chia had requested him to say that he desires that Col- nese subjects residing in Peru shall receive good weatment, Commissioners had been appotuted by the Peruvian government to Investigate the treat- ment of Chinese and report on the subject. The Arequipa and Funo Kaliroad and works had been compleved, and on the 2arh of January were Mmaugurated in the presence of the departmental authorities, the Minister of War and @ large con- course of people, The Peruvian squadron was expected to leave Montevideo on the sth of February. MISSISSIPPI. Legisiative Proceedinge—Negro Radical Civil Rights Bill—Governor Alcorn’s Appoint- mente. JACKSON, March 17, 1870. In the Legis!ature yesterday a resolution endors- ing 1ts own action in the election of General Ames to the United States Senate was passed and the con- currence of the Senate asked for. The resolution Ostby up in the Senate to-day and was lata on tue tabie. A bul was to-day introdueed by a colored Senator guaranteemg equal public and civil righis, Many Teatures of the bill are considered obfectionabie by tne most radicai white senators. The colored Sena- tors all supporé it, Lt will not pass unless very much modiiled. ‘There are no tidings yet from Yerger. The horse he is Known to have ridden of was found yesterday twelve miles from town, runaing Joose. Goveruor Alcorn will make his judiciary appoint. meutz 1 a few days. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpon Mon MAREEY.—LONDON, March 17—$:3 P. ai.~-Consvis closed at 9276 for money aad 93 fo the account. United States bonds closed steady; 1862, 91; 1865, 9045; 1867, 60%; ten-forties, 87. Erle Railway shares, Tuinois Atlantic and Great Western Consoltdate PAKIS BOUKSE.—Panis, Marci The Bourse closed firm. Renves, 736, Tie. FRANKIORT BOURSE.—fRANKFORT, March 17.— United States bonds opened quiet and firm, at 0536 @ 95:4 for the sague of 1362. LiVERIOOL COTTON MAKKEr.—LIVERPOOL, March Wi—4380 P. M.—The market closed a shade firmer, Midditng uplands, 11 a 114¢¢ mniddiiug Orleans, li%d. asd. The sales ot the day foot up 12,000 bales, 3,000 of which wore for speculation and ex- port. ‘The snipmenis from Bombay te the 12th inst. since thé last repors wel 000 Dales. Haves Corron MARKB/.—HAvae, March 17.—Cot- toa closed quiet; afloat quoted Lif. LIVERPOOL BRKADSTUFF3 MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March i7—P, M.—The breadstudls market closed firm and unchanged LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 17.—Pork firma. Lard firm. LONDON PRODUCE MaRgET.—LONDON, Mareh 17— 11:30 A. M.—Linseed cakes quiet. Sperm oi) duli at £90 a £91 per ton, Sugar firmer, bot on the spot and afloat; No. 12 Dutch standard, on the 5; percwt. Spirits tarpentine quiet at 30s, 3d. 6d, per cwt. Whale ot! firm at £89 per ton. Cal- cutta linseed, 618. 9d, Tallow decilning; quoted at 463. 6d. Refined petroleum declining. PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANSWERP, Petroleum closed sat at 57). March 14, THE ALBANY AnD SUSQUEHANNA RA LAGAD. ALBANY, March 17, 1970, Judge Johnson, of Rochester, has rendered nis de- cision upoa the motion made in the Susquehanna Railroad case by the so-called Fisk directors, deny- ing the motion and sustaining the Ramsey directors upon all the points. The motion was to set aside the jndgments rendered on Judge Smith’s decision and restore the road to the possession of the receiver. ‘This decision leaves the Ramsey Board to unas. turbea control Lecture by Robert B. Roosevelt Before. the General Assembly of Maryland. ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 17, 1870. Mr. Robert B. Rooseveit, one of the Commis- stoners of the Fisheries of the State of New York and editor of the New York Citizen, on the invitation of the Genera! Assemply of Mary- land, delivered an ,address last evening before the two houses of the Legislature in tot sembly, ™ the hell ef the House, on the suv- Ject of fish culture, preservation, propagation, &c. ‘The jecture was nignly entertaining througout. Besides the members of the Legisiacure a large au- dience Was present, among whom was Governor Bowle and the ladies of his family. The Senate to- day adopted # joint rssolution tendering the thanks of the General Assembly to Mr. Kooseveit for his very interesting lecture. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1870. _-l ERIN GO BRAGH. t. Patrick’s Day in the Morning— and Evening. A Fine Day aud a Splendid Procession Banquets of the Knights and Friendly Sous of St. Patrick and tho Shamrock Assoclation. St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in this city yes terday with all that solemnity and pomp which have characterized the metropolitan celebration of the. anniversary of the birth of the flustrious patron saint of the Emerald Isle since New York became a fll grown town. Indeed, taking every drawback of the severity of the weather to the invalid portion of the Irish population of the city into considera- tion, wno were, a8 4 matter of course, not able to “urn out’ in consequence, the celebration far sur: passed that of last year, which was then considered to be the finest parade day that tue lovers of Old Ireland ever had ia the metropolis, ‘The weather was ali that could have been desired by the most fastidious of hardy Irishmen. The sun shone brightly overhead, and although the cold was at times rather nipping for extraordinarily elongated noses, the processionisis bad no reason to find fautt with the excellent arrangements of the elementary genticman who ls supposed to regulate the currents of air and everything else that makes “good walking overhead.’” ‘fhe houses along the streets through whicn the procession passed were gayly bedecked with the “flag of Erin’? and the national colors, and many of the hotels and all the pubite butidings displayed the green and the red, white aud blue. ‘Toe whole city, in fact, presented a holiday appearance that forcibly recalled to mind the good old days of long long ago when the Fourth of July was wont to draw Jorth all the enthusiasm of the populace and crowd the streets with patrionc sightseers, From an early hour in the morning every street and avenue leading to Broadway and the Bowery, through waicn it was kaown the prockssion Would pass, was crowded with men, women and children, ail Wear. ing some green emblem and all burrying as though their lives depended upon it to obtain a good place Irom which the parade could be witnessed, Lamp and awnitig posts on Broadway were at a premium, The police, who fer once in their hves showed that they couid be goognatured when they chose to, did not imbterfere with the urchins who clambered upon every tree and post along the route, and the consequence was that when the pressure did come along there was an elevated railway of humanity on each side of Broadway, the conductora oi Witcu took good care that no accidents occurred on the live Wile tere Was anytinug ou the street below worth seeing. Every window and stoop in aii the stivets on the patade rouce were eagerly seized upon by those who nad the good fortuue to get up early and taus managed to head of we laggard, Who, Who on comig along about noun lo gel w “roos.”’ above the curb stone, fouud to weir dismay that the old proverb that “the early bird catoues the Worm”? was not after all as badly played out us some people imagine. fhe procession began to form in line about noon, @nd af one O'ciock the word march was givea, The inarshal and bis vids lad arranged everyuing relat- ing Lo the parade with a nicely of calculation aud good order that put to blusn imany of our National Guard turnouts, Ouce che march had vegun the wWnole army “wearing of tho greea” tramped along Without @ singie halt of any momeat during tue whoie afternoon. The column proceeded firat down Secoud avenue 9s iaras Fitth street, iron ‘Leuth strect, aud wen crossed into First avenue, preceded by tae Legion of dt Patrick, which beaded the line in Wrst avenue, presenting @ strengia ol 400 as soidierly looking men as could be seen anywhere, ali “fully armed ana eguipped.” ‘The march dowa First aveaue wad @ periect ovauion. Jags and banuers waved from every building, und the entausiasm of the crowason tbe sidewalks Kn. W no bouads. On reaculog second street @ slight deiay occurred, owing vo the non- arrival Of the Sixty-ninth regiment; bub that cou Mand soon put 1a an appearance in mugniiicent lorce, Gud Were Cucered to tue echo by tue proce: sionisis, Who Were drawn up im Live fo receive them, Tue regiment at once took the jead of the column, and te procession tnen proceeded from Second avenue, through second street, into the bowery, and down the Bowery to Coatham street to the City Hail, On tue arcival of the nead of the columu at we Hall the park was crowded to repieuon. very tree aud elevated place to be found was loaded with its quota of clinging humanity, and tt 18 estimated that ere Inust Dave been at tae Time In Bnd avout Wie park at least 26,000 persons, ‘The Mayor, dressed to Kill and wearing a bran new pair of green kid gloves, aud accompanied by the MemueEs ot the Vommmon Council aud several Pol.ce Magis- trates, reviewed the procession as tt passed the City Mall. ace the ae of march Was taken up Broadway, through several of the up towa streets, and by five o'clock the parade had come to an end, ‘Tne procession was certainly a maguiticent oue in every respect. Aithouga there tmust have been Lully 30,000 men in line not the slightest disturoance of any kind occurred to mar the general enjoyment of the day, and tae marshals and their aids dave good reason Lo congratulate themseives upon tn lent oraer witich prevailed from the momec parade began Ul! tae dismissal Banquet of the Kuights of St. Patrick. Tre ninth annual banquet of the Knights of st, Patrick last night, at Deimonico’s, in Fourteenth street, Was one of the grandest successes ever achieved by the illustrious Knights or by Deimonico as a caterer, The dinner was gotten: up im the most reohercheé manner, and the company who sat down to partake of was composed of local Irish notables, a9] well as by honest and high-toned Americans of lesser ais- tinction, whos® warm sympathies go back on each festival day to their adopted breturen across the broad Atlantic, aud whe yearn for tae bumiliation of tbe Saxon and the triumph of the cause of Irish National independence. ‘the banquet hall was tasteiuly, not to say Berecousty decorated, Ap abundance of American and Irish bunting Nped the wails and hung in graceful festoons across jue room. In tue centre, directly over President uinn's chai, hung @ magnilicent oll painting of Bante) O'Connell, surmounted with & harp, set in an exquisite emerald frame, aod embedded in the lags ol Irejaud aud ane . On eit 18 of en Were fifohogtarnd Beartag frattddns sucu as Caese, in bold, dashing letter: kcbinet,”? “Grattan,” “sarsfeld,’? “Fitzgerald,” ‘revisely at seven o’clock from 175 Lo 200 guests sat down to the sumptuous iepast, Judge Dennis Quinn, Prest- dont of the kKuigits, occupying the ' cuair, He was supported on lis right by Mayor Hall, and ‘anked on the left by that genial and whole souled old gentleman, Janes W. Gerard, whose jovial conn- tevance shed a happy light around se prin- cal banquecing tavle, Besides these the wore seated at ting table Horace Greelcy, Bauset Cox, Judge Curis, John Mitchell, Captain Wiliam F. Lyons, Joun Martin, of Kilbroney fame; Rey. Mr. Birtsell, of St. Ann's church, Biguth sirect; Rev. Father ‘Traynor, Mathew ‘tl. Brenna) Surrogate Hutchings, Richard O'Gorman, Joun Mu! laly, Mr. Goodheart and ethers. After tho removal %f the cloth the Presip arose and delivered tne opening address, in wh he traced In glowing colors the work of St. Patric. He alluded to Gladstone's Land bil, and condemned Las the promoter of further discord in Ireland, irri- tating and dissatistying the people. Captain Mitchell then read tetters from President Grant, Governor Hoffinan, senator Casserly, Francis Kiernan, James W. Kavanagh, of Montana, anda host of others, ‘Then followed a regular intellectual tlow of soul and sparking of eloquence, whica, with toast and song and jest, occupied the pleasant tours uatil far into the might, Friendly Sons of St. James Songs. ‘The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick gave their eighty- sixth anniversary dinner last night at St. James Hotel, About eixty were present, who were pi sided over by Judge Daly, On tne right of the prest- deut were Mr, John G. Dale, presiaent of the St. George's Society; Mr. Cowden,of the New England Society, and Major General Irving McDowell. On the left were Mr. Gorvion, St. Andrew’s Society; Mr. McDonald, St. jas Socety, and Nr Jola McKee The dinner was served tn excellent style and was Weil worthy the reputation of the St. James. The speeches werd superior to the average of after-dinner speeches, and though there was an cntire absence of jovial conviviality, the deep-seated feeling of naiion- auty and love for “Via freiand” found an appropri ate, e‘lective and cultured expression. Judge Daty introduced the frst toast, “Our Etghty- Patrick—Dinner at the Hotel=Speechos, Toasts and “sixth Anniversary; St. Patrick's Day and its many memories.” The list of toasis had appended to them appropriate poetic selection® added to each, cuietly from tae poet Moore, which the president read and whici were followed by appropriate national airs periormed by the band, under the direction of Mr. i Ra Lok pee and by the singing of irish soags by Mr. . Smuth, Judge Daly, after thanking the soctety jor again electing lim their presiaeut, said that these societies Were not estab ished in any spirit of antagouism to the Untied States. Tnat certainly was eminently true of the St. George's and the St. Nicholas’, which could not by any possible perversion of reasoning bs supposed to be im any way antagonistic to the government of ths country. ‘The organization of the Friendly Sons of ®t. Patrick was older tian that of avy ovber orgaui- zation aud was the oldest Susp organizauon ia Out tt was established tn a protessed todo was we recognition of 8 mp thy with the Irish race, and they met on the natal day of ther sain’ like the other societies aid gn tae natal day of Lhe saints they delighted to hon wegrs.) Mr. John Shea responded to the toast 6f “Til United States,” and tr @ rapid growth of the social in ‘tance of wage dt al successful etforls hae had ne ras fibers to all her sous and to the many teudencies that were ac- wy HReehes to Soaue ermanent peace, aul, NeM@hod responded to the toast of “Ireland”? and in doing so said that his father came to 1 country nity-‘our years ago. When he (the speaker) fr to manhood “pe longed to see Ireland, and he ad had that wish gratitied, and he described’ With considerable enthusiasm bis visit to that country. He shought @ brilliant future was before that country, and he hoped that that tuture would be promoted by a growing and more lasting union ie aaa country with the Briush government, eers. Mr. John MeKeon spoke to the toast of civil and and reiigious Hoerty, aud paid a glowing tribute to Be eae aAmeriva. As tar ag he (the pregl could make * tablish (Tee Niger gee 801 he the equatity of a'l religious creeds before the iaw in the United States of Americ; Major General [rwin McDowell spoke briefly in response to “The Army and Navy’? aud Mr. John G. Daie so “Our Sister Societies," A selegeann Was read during the evening from Mr. Robert Pattison, President of tue Hiberntan Society of Philadelphia, from ther anniversary dinner there, THE STATE CAPITAL. Tho New York City and County Tax Levies Introduced in the Assembly. The Metropolitan Police Bill Ordered to a Third Reading in the Senate. ALBANY, March 17, 1870. The heavy storm seems to have sent an exira shower of political magnates and ofice-eeekers to this miserable city of hills, and the caravansaries are literally packed. Every parlor, corridor and room to the Deiavan in which a cot could be placed were selzed upon, and the weather-bound and others have been packed almost like sardines. To-day the majority of the members and others are WEARING OF TUB GREEN, the greater number having ribbons or neckties of green silk, and many—ay, very many—having the congratulating the Sons of St, Patrick of New York | green all in their eyes, although they are not exactly on the celebration of their anniversary. St. Patrick’s Shamrock Associajion—Banquet and Ball at the Metropolitan Hotel. ‘The festivities given at the Metropolitan Hotel last Bight, under the auspices of the St. Patrick's Shamrock Association, proved highly succeas- tul im every respect, and were characterized by much sociability. The affair realized the most sanguine nopes of numerous members of the society, Who evidently spared no pains to render Meir annual reanion worthy the name tt bears. Divested of ail useless ostentation the entertainment was very pleasant, and was heartiy participated in by the numerous company. ‘The St, Patrick's Sham- rock Association did not limit itself to banquet, but added dancing alter dessert, which, of course, neces-, sitated the presence of the tadies. without whom the celebration would have been robbea of half its pleasure. fi Shortiy aiter ten o'clock the guests commenced to arrive at the Metropolitan, aud were not slow to make their way to the ballroom, which was taste- fully decorated with national embiems. ‘The banquet was splendidty provided by the Lelanda, and the bail that followed it was brilliant aud enjoyable, The Tarnout in Brooktyr. Green was the prevailing color in the City of Churebes yesterday, and the public butidings were gayly dressed im bunting, The Catholic churches were well filled in the moraing, and the sireets were crowded later in the day with enthusiastic Celts, The arrangeinents for the civic display aad parade of the socielies Were periected with cure and con- ducted with @ precision which spoke well for the eMciency aod capacity of the Grand Marshal, Mr. Jona Norton, here were 6,000 mea in the pro- cession, The pleasure of the day waa n marred by the least disturbance on their part. ‘The mint cipal authorities reviewed the prooession at the City Gall, Several of the societies tuat paraded cele. brated the day by dimug and danciog; and, altogether, the festival of St. Patrick in beookiyn Was happily spent. The Day North, South, East and West. The “glorious, plows and immortai memory’! of the patron saint of the Green Isie was celebrated yesterday in almost every city of the Union by mili- tary and civic displays, banquets and bails. in Al- bany, Baltimore, Boston, Providence, 5% Louis and Detroit there were masses, processions, dinner What not, and our enthusiastic trish citizens whete fraternized without figntiag and drow. shauvrock iu peace and harmony. THE SNOW STORM. Lanas aud Heavy Fall of Snow at Rochestor—The Roof | Lauds aud pisces for of a Shop Crushed In—An Old Lady Seo riously Ivjured and the Leg of a Man Broken. RocukEster, N. Y., March 17, 1870, The storm continues, and the suow is wet and heavily packed. All the trains of the several rait- roads which should have reached this place yester- day morning arrived here this worning with almost taimished passengers. It is now beiteved that the tring will all be running on time by to-morrow evening. ‘The thermometer indicates thirty-cwo de- grees, The paroimeter has failen a trifle stnce last might, Aoout eight o'clock this morning the rool of & carpenter shop on Grecawood avenue was crashed by the weight of snow upon if The brick walls of the buliding were forced out, and one of the wails Jel upon an adjoining dwelling house, crusbing 1 and burying in the rutns an old lady, dirs. Loop. Her mjuries are supposed to be fatal, A man named Wm. Doody, engaged inshovelliug snow 10 the rear of the carpenter shop at tie ime of the disaster, had a leg broken and was otherwise mjured, bus not fatally, Several barns and ocker butldings have been crushed by the snow wud further disasiers are apprehended, The Snow Twenty Inches Deep at Troy. Troy, N. Y., March 17, 1470, A heavy snow storm prevalis here. The snow ts damp aad solid and hag fallea to the depth of twenty laches, greatly impeding travel. The Heaviest Snow Storm ef the Seuson in Western New York—All the Trains Blocked | Lighting aud he: at Binghamton—Travel Temporarily Suse pended. BINGHAMTON, March 17, 1870. ‘The snow in this section of the State is the heaviest of the season. Five trains of the Erie road are here and cannot proceed westward, Zhe passengers aro fro! Fala York, Tue Syracuse and Binghamton road 1 baszable at present, but the trains will be startet 8 Evetiag OF fo-morrow morning. The trains oF the Delaware, Lackawanna and Westeru iH ad were behind yesterday, but will be on time tiis ernoofi, ‘he same 1s reported of the susque- baonaand Aldapy trains, ‘The night ex pre: wich MINULes past SIX O'ch Leven and the Bul. falo express, which it eight o'clock tu the moru- ing, are botu blocked at Uns point. A of twenty heavily laden cars ran off miles west of here, and aiso a way Lraia, bota osig caught in the storm. left New Yor at fitty Severity of tho Sto nont= Mount Anthony Observatory Biewn Dowu—vth Damnge Inificied. BENNINGTON, Vt., March 17, 1970, The severest snow storm aud gaie known for years raged ail day yesterday. The Mount Authooy Observatory was blown down and much other dam- age Was iniiicted by the s.orin. The Storm in Cannda=The Roof of a Drill Shed Crushed Ene Touoxro, Ontario, March 17, 1870. ‘The snow storm continued througkon: the night, but ceased this morning. The roof of an immense structure, Known as the driil sued, teil in last pignt from the weight of the snow. ‘Tue armories were uninjured aad uo lives were lost, The Storm in the Far Wi CnicaGo, March 17, 1870, The agent of the Union Paciic Railroad in this city recetved despatches from Omaha to-day stating that the heaviest snow storm since the Itne was built has been raging during tne last three days, but that the road ts open through its eutire lengta and trains are ruuning regular’ L085 OF THE SCHOONEH JAM The Crew Clinging to the Masts and falling Qne by Gne Into the Sea—The Beach Crowded by Spectators Unable to Rescue Them. 5 He ROLE. Sanpy Too, March 17, 1370, The schooner James H. Hoyt, of Staten Island, with pine wood, came ashore during the severe gale yesterday morning opposite tie Highland light. The captain and four of the meu clung to the rigging during the remainder of the storm and were geen there about ten o'clock by Mr. Mavens, the telegraph operator at the Highlands, Word was immediately sence to Loug Lranch for assistance and @ large num- ber of men assembled on the beach in @ very shore tune, ‘The surf was running so high that tt was im- Possible to rescue them iu boas. A line was shot across the schooner, but the men appeared to be too feeble to pay any attention to if, and about tweive o'clock one of them fell out of the rigging into the water and perished. Very soon after another feil and caught by his feet and hung tm that position tor a@ short Ume, and then fell into the water. About one o'clock another man became exhausted and fell into the water. The other two hung dead m the rigging until this morning, when they were taken out, To-day the bodies of the three men who fell irom the rigging were fuund on tits beach near the telegraph oMices. Mr. Farreiland Mr. Ravey searched the pockets of one of the men, Who is supposed to have been the captatn, and found papers proving his name to have been Daniel Anderson. They also found $ti7 in cash, besides notes, receipts, &c. The other bodies were not sgarched, Tue articles taken from bie pockets of the captam were delivered to a justice of the peace, who came here aud took the bodies to Long Branch. The schooner broke ta two about five o'clock yesterday afternoon and has now neariy gone to pieces, monsters. Here is Comptroller Connolly, in vel- veteen undress uniform, puM™ng‘away at an “Intimt- dad” and looking smilingly around, as if pleased at having those tax levies completed as far as his de- partment 1s concerned. Labau and Vanderberg and Smith and Wilcox are busily engaged explaining the beauty and utility of the arcade railroad, while Dixon and an assistant are struggiing along under @ package said to be a petition signed by 5,703 citizens of New York, in favor of allowing the pneumatic folks to blow pas- sengers through their tube. Charley Moore, from the First ward; Walsh and Tyler Kelly, the inseparables; Chris O’Conor and James u' Neill, with a new and improved bill of par- ticulars, and almost numbérless others of the “bloods” of the metropolis are standing, talking, laughing and drinking In great good humor, while one of the keenest of the metropolitan detectives strolls in and out among the crowds, looking as “fresh? as a canaler just from tie towpath. But I ugh the crowds are here there is not much business belag doue, and the principal talk is in re- lation to “the day we ee.eprate.”” Comptroller Con- Lolly aud one or two others insisted on having STIKABOUT VOR BREAKFAST and relating stories avout “the pi.lar towers of Ire- land,” “The Harp that once vbrough ‘Yara’s Hail,’ “Pat Malloy” and other men and matters with which they were well acquainted, YHE NEW YORK ClTY AND COUNTY TAX LEVIES were presented to-day in the Assembly by Mr. Liten- man, and oy unanimous consent read. vwice and re- ferred to the Commitiee on the Aftirs of Cities. ‘There waa, ta fact, littie or nothing ewe of impor- tance to the citizens Of New York, and the House adjourned atao early hour to allow members and otliers to prepare for the show this gvenimg. Tue Dills a8 presented show the following :~ OLY TAX LEVY. $845,000 80,000 arg 1,000 ha ges On ATreATS O 10,000 Cleaning market 85,000 Cleaning streets under contract... 602,500 City contingencies......+.. 0 contingencies, Legislative Department. 0 ‘ontingeacies, Mayor's Office... 12,500 Contin 15,000 i ngs’ De ity Dispensaries (twenty-two, $1,000 eac! jonations—Payment of assessments on perty and charitable purpos Errors and delingueucte: Election expenses, Flagging sluewalke, a Tnterest on revenue bonds Lamp: ir ar Mount Morris square improvement. Now stone bridge, Kingsbridge Printing for Common Counc Vrinting for departments. Ks sn aud repaira. Public drinkioy hydrants and for urinals. Public Adminitrator, arrears of advertising. Real ostate expens . Salaries, Legisiatt Balai yor's doparun Salaries, Finiauce deparunent. Salari Salaries, Croton department. Salaries, Law departm Salaries, Board of Care and maintenance of Harlem bridge Cleaning and supplies for county ofices. County Goutin, jon expenses. MeUymnb's dam bridge, care and maintenance o Pyfating for Legislative department... rinting for Judiciary and Kxeoutlve dep: Rents, noes Repairs to county buildiugs and ollic Repairing and preserving recorus of Common Pleui Salaries, Legislative department. Salaries, Executive department Salaries, Judiciary departinent.. Stationery, law and blank books. ‘Stationery for Tax Commissioners Stationery for Receiver of Taxe Support of prison ‘Taxes collected in error, retuya Of THR METROPOLITAN POLICK BILL, Introduced by Mr. Creamer, Was the special order of the Senate,to-day, and was ordered to @ third read- jug, as reported by the Committee on Municipal Adairs, without amendment. The oill ts a8 fo!lowa:— SKOUON 1, Within five days utter the passage OF this a the Mayor of the city of New York, by and with the con: Of the Huard of Aldermen of said city, shall appoint five com: hulssionors, who shail be restdonts wad oloctora of tha city wad County of New York, aad who shall be the Commissioners of Vole of the Police Department of the city and edunty. of Now Work.” fue pernahgev appointed Comtalanionera of Fo- live wigs within Ive days after their appointment, and. in {he pTéesehoe of the Mayor and Comptroller of the city of New Yo to draw lots for their respective terme of tunil Teapectively expire on the thirty-firwt day Of eon hima td aarenty-onty eh Wo, gightee dred * 2 See MAL i Boteon seven ¢ suid Mayor and Comptroller tiiy tl aid drawingto the Clerk of the Counc ty of New York. ie Decemper, in the year elgh one, he Mayor of said consent of the Board of Ale nlsMoner tn the piace and stead oft term of office shall expire on gat Slst day of Decewnver, 18:1, nuit thereafter, bafore the 10th day of Deoernber tn each year, the sald Mayor, by and with the coaseat of taeauid Kourd uf a ga sball appoint one Com- Comuntssioner whose Ald Shall appoint one losioner In the place and stead of the Commissioner whose term of office will expire on the Slat day of December then ev and the Commussion- Mee for ive ald oice, by by the Mayor, ers thus appointed from year bo y years. Any vacancy Which ms ‘onignation or otherwise, sliall be fi.le with the eonrent of the Koard of Aldc the an? expired term. Incase ot the failure of th f Alder- men to coniirm or reject any nomimation within ten days, such nomination, by reason of such noa-action of the Board, sball be deemed rejected, the seme as if It had been rejeote by vole of the Board, and the Mayor shall tmimediately tuere: alter nominate another person for suld oflice, } Upon the appontment of tie Commissioners of in this act, o1 uy en the Hoard of P ent of the city and county of New York, and the Bo: tropolttan Police shall, on démand, torn over to. the 1 of Police hereby created all the property, real and per- nd books and records in the etropolitan Police, within the hintts of the city and county of New York, for the use and purposes of the Folice Department by this net established; and the sald Boned of Police of the Police Department of the city ‘county of New York are hereby authorized and empo immediately upon entering upon the duties of thelr o take possession of the samo for such Uses and to hold the same, subject to the control therein of the city at tipon the pi Poitce De} y of New York a detalled stato the property, reat and personal, bolouging to the Metropolitan Pouce Depart- ment in the efty and county of New York. ny proportion ot the cont of any acl property shall "have been borne by the Metropolitan. Police “district ac large, the proportion paid by each county of such Metropolitan Folica district, for such propurty, shall be stated. | And the Comptroller of the elty of New York shall report such propor tlonate expense, borne by other counties, Lo the Super: isor of the county of New York, and anid Supervisors sali to be levied and raised upor fn such, neh am ‘ot of expenses of the Metropaiitan Voilee district remaining unex pended, shail be paid over by the olicer or officers in whose du sdover the same may be, to the Comptroller of th ‘of New York, fume: nt it suall be the duty of the ail sick m remainiug in to the of aid coming into of New Yor! hail be applied, g unpaid, 1f a ty and county o York, and then to tha payment of the expenses of ti iment created by th{a act, a8 [rou time to thin wesaty. The Board of Folice estaviishea shall Ye on or beiore the frst day of December, make an eatiinate of ney whieh will be required for expenses neces dnstuietration aud of the Board of Police hoxt ensuing, and estiaate to ptrover ‘and President of the rail Bourd of ty expend di established by sa! rd ol Polic amount thus i i of nty of New York by the Comptrolier, the sald Hoard of Supervisora are empowered aud | directod annually to cause tue amount thereof to be, accor ing to law, ialsed aud coilectod by tax upon the estates, real and munal, wubject to teraiion withiu We sald cily and sounty of Now York, The ee Comptrotter, from time to time, fa authorized to borrow upow revenue bonds according to aw, in anticipation of the said taxa, whatever sum he may deem vecessary for the use and Purposes of the Police Depariment, not exceeding in any one CAF the amount which may be appropsiated (or aald year as provide: KO. 4. All persona, except the Superintendent and Inspeo- tors of Follee, who shall nt the tiwe of tue passage of thie 806 be tn the einployment of the artmont of the Metro. polite Police district, and be assigned to duty In the city of ork, shall continue inthe same employment under the created by this act uatil removed or watt thet Successors are appointed. And nothing herein contal shall be construed as preventing the Hoard of Folice here by established from masing such cl hy partment as may seem to them beat for the public interests. be Board of Fosee proviied. for by this act shally fin- mediately upon tte organization, appoint a superinten- dent, abd so many inspectors as may orn, ee hold otice, until removed or unt! are appointed by suid Bs compensation of the commissioners, ‘Superintendent and to. Oo lors herein provided for, and of all other caper sane the department hereby cre:iel, shail continue to bo as is now ich ollicers. ren) nd all acts or of stent hi hereby re 1 of Metropolitan Police shall, immedse ately upon th ee of this act, ascertain, state and do Glan n of the police life insurance fund, re what poi what portion of the rewaid fund, r Metropolitan Police, beiony to or should be net police of the city and county of New York; and upon auch statement being made, @ division of funds shall be mi e AMoUnE 80 found tobe the portion uf the police of the city aud county of New York shall be paid over {othe Comptroller of the ci'y of New York, us trates for the bened of the polies of the city and county of New York ascontemplated in the creation of said funds, The said Board Metropolitan Potlce it also ascertain and state, what interest the city | and county | of New York hag in any property for general police ‘poses of sald di witha the other counties of the Hetropotsan Pollog district, in order to @ future adjustment, thereof. ‘Sk0, 6, Upon notice to the Board of Metropolitan Police wy the Commissioners first appointed under act of th appointment and qnaliécation, the powers aud duties of the taki Hoard of Metropolltan Police and of the oficers of the said Board (except as berein provided) shall cease and be bo longer operative within the city and county, af New Work. of the said art for, the ‘The powers ana duties of the Boara of Pohee and of the members of the Nasogolten Police ‘orce, and all 6 provisions of law relating to Metropolitan joe ad @ Metropolitan Police district, ao far as they are uot re- spectively in conflict of inconsistent with the provisions thin act, are hereby devolved upon the Commissioners of Police of the city and county of New York and the police force hereby established, and extended and applied to the police and police department created by thin act; and all Inwa in relation to the Metropolitan Police incousiaient with this act are hereby repealed, so far as thoy relate to the city and county of New York and the police thereof. x0. 7. This act shail take effect immediately, THE STATE TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION have adopted @ platforin embodying their principles: and declaring they would seek the nomination for political positions of those who will endorse those principies and will vote for none others. They also adopted resolutions cailing on the Legisiature to re= peal ali license laws to seli liquor aud pass a law allowing people in the county, town or city to de- cide by majority on the license question, A\so ogalnst encouraging sectarian schools by appropriat ing public money to their support; also recommend- ing the organization of temperance voters tn every school district, prevailing on each voter to sign & pledge that he wul vote only for prohibitory mea. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. , e ALBANY, Mareb 17, 1870. ¢ the Police Departioeat in New York nites of the Whole. to make the Commissioners Toe bill to re “ie was taken up Mr. PARKER by the people. Lost. ‘The bill was then ordered to a third reading. Mir. TWERD reported a bill Incorporating the United States Muitial Benetit Company in New York. ‘dhe Senate thon took up asthe special order the General Appropriation bill. A protracted discussion ensued, whom the bill was ordered to a third reading. Mr, GEN&T moved that the bill to amend the charter of the New York and Brooklyn Pacumatic Tube Company be re- committed to the Gemmittee on Municipal Affairs, retaining ts place on general orders. Carried. RRPORTS, By Mr. MonpHy—Relative to county courts; also confer. ing additional powers on police justices in Brookiyn; alse declaring puntshineat for ofences committed on lakes, riv- ers and canals, By Mr. CAULDWELL—Approving the location of @ State prison fn the Sixth district. Hy Mr. GHAMAM-—Iucorporating the Fulton Street Savings lective nk. ‘Hy Mr. Monpiy—Rolative to carrying and using pistols, By Mr. TWEED—The Schenectady Moiice bill; also to ea tablish and maintafa pubiic batha in Brooklyn. By Mr. Frost—Amending the act relative to the sale and use of mi a By Mr. BRADLRY— Amending the charter of the Insurers’ Own Insurance Company cen, BILLS INT 4 jpBY Br Prmuce—Charcering the New York Seamen's Sar- pes Bank. By Mr. Munray—To establish a board of health for Brook- 1. et Mr. Saxroup—Requi ing the Canal Board to adopt the Reno's champion bo: r weighing Cargoos. fionwas if isha bureau Ol public bulld- ner ry Oltlice, ‘mending the charter of the New York on. BILLS PASSED, Amending an nct authorizing the trustees of the State Or- phan Asyiui to bind out ehlidren and to provide for thelr custody ; providing an additional butidiag for lunatics ia New York; relative to the Ladies’ Home Socieiy of the Bags tiss churches in New York; deining ihe powers and duties of the Court of App peals; providing for taking acknowledgments of payers Ly persoas residing in Canata, ASSEMBLY. ALBANY, March 17, 1870. BILLS ORDERED TO A THIRD READING. For the support of the Union Home and school for Chil- of Volunteers in New York and authorizing and connty to meet the expense: ego Police bill; amending the m i wives to be witacases tor or against each other; Incorpo rating the Cinremont Savings Bank of New York city. NEW YORK OLTY AND COUNTY TAX LEVIER. The SrKAKRE introduced a bill making provision for the government of the city of New York; also malting provision for the government of the county of New York. Theac are tho Tax Levy bills, RELIEF OF LEASTHOLDRES. Mr, Warr. introduced a bill for the relief of persons hold- ing leasehold estate in New York subject to liens or asseam ments said to be fliegal. INE VUFPALO CITY OAARTER. The bill revising che Bull'sio hy SPANISH BUTCHERIES IN CUBA, The following details of the lace terrible butchertes near El Cobre, District of Santiago de Cabs, are furnished us in @ private letter, dated Havana, March 6:— ete ‘The unfortunate Cubans massacred Weye conducted to the place of immolation in two Jes, The Governor of Santiago had sent for them, and the volunteers, fearing aa attempt at res cue, made an agreement with the commander of the Valmaseda contra-querilias to shoot them on U way. They did this with the approvaton of the Spanish mob. In El Cobre the Spaniards hung out banners in front of all their houses and paraded the streets ee bends Cer and made eg epgie styauons of joy. jantiago they would have been Pentutg ste} aft botsterous tad not Goveruor Ojedo utterly forbidden 1, Among the victims ere were two American citizens, who perished tp the same way as (uose at Jiguani at the hands of Palacios. Alter the execution an allowance of grog was di3- tributed amoug the victorious soldiery, with liberty to despoll the corpses, which were immediately stripped of all their slothing and valuables and then Jett for two days in the broiling sun, and were after- ward thrown uaked into & common bole, they were d ragged by the fi NAVIGATING THE HUDSON UNDER OFFICULTIES, ¢ PovuGukeRPsiEe, March 17, 1870. ‘The first steamboat slace February 5—the pro- beller Daniel $, Miller—reached her dock ac this city to-night from New York. She lay in the tce be- ‘tween here and Barnegat, four miles south, about Jourtecn hours. Men were sent down from here, who cut her out, Cobre” whither Aw—The Spring Fashions for Gentlemen's Hais for 1870, by ESPENSCHETID, are now ready for inspec- tion and sale at No, 115 Nassau atroet, A Rupture Cure.—Dr. Sherman’s Method Ys ee, Keferences to gentlemen cured, Oulce 697 —Discontinued—The Use of nti reparations, since t the Dirty introduction of PF FOR THE the color desirel, and is literally transparent a Sold by all druggists aud fancy goods dealers. undelliay. A.—Surbrug’s Pecuilay Smoking Tobacco the best. ibL Fultua atreet, two doors from Broadway. A Standing Dish—Duftield’s Incomparable fama. Af you try one you wili use no other brand while they can Ve had: 3EO. C. PARKE: Ameyca.—Restorer Amorica, tar the Hnir. For restoring (he uatural oolor of the hair tt has no equal. Use is. Batechelors Hair Dye—The Best in the world. ‘The only perfect dye; harmluss, rellavle, instanta- ueous. Factory 16 Bonu street, Cristadoro’s Onrivalted Huir Dye.—Sotd and applied at his wig and sontp factory, No. 6 Astor House. “David’s” “pring Styles of Gentlewen’s Hata, Salesroom 24}4 Broadway, near Duaue street, Dowt Fail to Seo the Grent Bargains In Watehos, Gold Chains, Jewelry and Diamonds at OKO. C ALLI 1b Hroadway, one door below Canal aire, Wilk renove to 513 Broadway, undar St, Nicolas Hovel, May t. Gentlemews Ha Spring Miller & Co. Noa. and Shoes, of all the vai jun square, ions. ABRNOCK & CO., 51 Broadway. cry—Kor Official Draws ther purt of the paper. 0 Wall street, Royal Huvanan ‘ott ing for Maren 11, 1570, new ALLOK & OO, lew York. Royal Havana Lottery.Prizes Paid in Gold. lufor shed. ‘The bigheat rates paid for Doubloona and au kinds of Gold and § eK TAYLOR & OG., Bankers, 1 Wall street, N. Tho Approach of Spring.-Knox ts nn Coot an ao olmanac.and bis announcement of bis new atyle or Gea: tlemen's Hats is the cast oroof that spring it at hand, Tht RING STYLE OF HAT Is © 8 gratify: will crowd his salcscuom, £12 Broadway, cor- ur weeks to come. The Sale at the “Leeds Art Galleries)? 817 and #19 Broadway, will be continued this evening, at i o'ciock, aud wili embrace the uest Victues iu Mr. Vranas, collection,