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for construction and repair. Now, it is high time that the peoplo should make Congress understand that while they are in favor of eco- tomy they do not want parsimony, An Ameri- can abroad loves to see his country’s flag float lig over our national vessels. Our people @mand a navy at the hands of Congress eommensurate with the greatness of our do- gain. We claim that Congress has been dere- Jot in denying to a republican President the feans of protecting our citizens abroad, by jurning a deaf ear to the representations ofthe Navy Department, and cutting the appropria- ‘tions down one half, when it has been shown in unmistakable figures the absolute wants of our navy The question now is, will the American People havea navy or trust to the British for Protection? Are wo to stand idly by and see a liberty-loving people sacrificed before our eyes, and not lend them a helping hand? Or are we to see Cuba laid in ashes when we can put forth a hand and stop it, merely by show- ing a strong naval force, which Congress alone can give us? & Blow at One of Our Natiosal Bul- warks. Mr. Logan, in presenting for the considera- tidh of the House of Representatives a bill ‘to reduce the number of officers in the army,” seems to forget the changes which have taken place in this country within the past ten years, the importance of the regular army in any con- tingencies which may arise, the meritorious services of those who fought side by side with ‘him during the civil war, and the immense in- erease of the responsibility of our govern- mentin the unparalleled development of the territorial and other resources of the country. Again, our neighbors are very differently cir- cumstanced in regard to us from what they were before the great rebellion. Cuba is battling for independence, and her mistress, Spain, loses No opportunity to insult the American flag, and the British possessions on our Northern frontier are united in a confederation, under one gov- ernment, presenting a stronger front than ever before. Yet Mr. Logan, in view of all these thinge, proposes to reduce our already over-de- pleted army staff to a standard which will render it utterly inefficient. When we consider our vast extent of frontier and the nomad tribes of Indians we have to keep in proper subjection, especially since the tide of emigra- tion is steadily overspreading their huuting grounds, it is a matter of astonishment that the government should permit the army staff to be reduced to its present inadequate standard. In his speech in favor of his bill Mr. Logan Says that the staff of the United States army is not only much greater in proportion to the number of troops of the line, but actually con- sists of a larger number of officers than the staff of the French and other European armies. ‘We can only express our astonishment at a soldier with such a brilliant record as Mr. Logan gained during tho civil war making such a wild assertion, The facts are’ that, while the staff of the French army consists of six hundred and ten officers, the number of Officers in the United States army discharging corresponding duties istwenty-nine, Besides, in our service the quartermaster, commis- gary and pay departments form part of the general staff of the army, while in those of the French and other continental armies they are unknown, except as part of the regimental or- ganization; and the medical, engineer, and in some countries the ordnance departments, are distinct from the staff and form no part of it, Had Mr. Logan confined himself to correcting one abuse which has crept into the staff of the army, namely, the promiscuous grants of brevets, he would have employed his time and influence to a better purpose. Here is an evil which demands correction. Brevets had their origin in the reward of meritorious services in the field, but now, like the Legion of Honor in France, they are granted on the most frivolous pretexts. In some cases their injudicious dis- tribution reminds one of the days gone by in Mississippi and Texas, when every one was a general ora colonel. This abuse can be easily corrected, but not by such a sweeping process as that contemplated in Mr. Logan’s bill. The regular army has increased within the last ten years from nineteen regiments to sixty, and atill the increase has not been in proportion to the necessities of the situation. We must pay more attention now to our regular army than we did before the late rebellion. It served as 8 bulwark when that strife broke out, and without its timely assistance the bonds of our Union would have been severed forever. It should be the duty of Congress, and every citi- zen besides, to preserve intact this bulwark of our national greatness, and not knock away its props by depriving it of its vital energics— the officers and staff. If more attention were paid to the efficiency and proper strength of the army and navy we would not have so much trouble with the Indians, who seem to have it all their own way on the Plains, or re- ceive so many insults in foreign waters from the insolent navies of other nations, If we desire to maintain the proud position in the world to which we are entitled we must keep both army and navy on a footing commen- surate with our greatness as a nation. Mr. Bogan’s bill is calculated to destroy every vestige of it. War tog Tammany Sacnems Suovutp Now Do—Close the doors of the Wigwam @gainst apostates and conspirators, have a new general commiiics appointed and vigorous {initiative measures taken for a triumppant @ampaign next fall. Put none but trusty men on guard. Latest Srrezt Cry oN BROADWAY ON A Wispy Day—‘‘George, wash me clean!” A little sprinkling might do as well, now the gor- geous George has the ‘‘clean sweep” of the Street Department. Affairs We publish on another page of the HzraLp levters from our correspondent in the city of Mexico. We are glad to acknowledge that thore is some improvement noticeable, little as it is, in the land of pronouncers, The national troops are making headway against the San Luis and Zacatecas rebels. In the recent bloody battle at Lo de Obejo the insurgents were terribly cut up, and it was with much difi- oulty and great precipitation that the leaders succeeded in making their escape. The lead- ing rebel, Garcia de ta Cadena, having been riven from the States of Sia Luis Potosi and Zacatecas, Gade himself a wanderer and an in exico. NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. outlaw; and toadd to his grief and misfortune, his substitute, who was attending to affairs in Zacatecas, while Garcia was off to the wars fighting for “God and liberty,” suddenly pro- nounces for the national authorities, and leaves his former friend inthe lurch, There are a few murders, several robberies and reports of one or two conductas with treasure captured ; but these are every day occurrences. So long as murders, robberies and outrages are not committed by wholesale the prospects for Mexico may be regarded as encouraging, Governor Maroy charged the State fifty cents for putting a patch upon his breeches, It will cost more than that to heal the present breaches in the democratio party in New York. Up iv A Battoon.—The young democracy have turned their attention latterly to bur- lesque and minstrelay. Their first effort in that line is the beautiful melody, “Up im a Balloon.” The Anti-Po! gamy Bil, Tho House yesterday amended Mr. Cullom’s bill to abolish polygamy in Utah in several im- portant particulars and passed it. The more important amendments strike out sections which empower and direct the President to en- force the bill by sending regular trodps to Utah or by calling forth volunteers to the number of forty, thousand; directing the Secretary of the Treasury to relieve such per- sons as are reduced to destitution to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and providing for the divi- sion of the property of polygamists among the ‘surplus wives and children. As it stands now, however, the bill is still cruel and tyrannous. It provides for disfranchising and disqualifying from public office and the benefits of the Homestead act all citizens practising polygamy or concubinage, debars polygamic aliens from becoming citizens, de- prives woman of the suffrage and the right to serve on juries so lately tendered her in Utah, establishes a test oath more severe than the iron-clad, and forbids @ man marrying his grandmother or other near relations. We must not forget in dealing with the Mormons that whatever their social errors they have built up a beanti- ful city in the desert, and have flourished and thrived more prosperously than any other set- tlement on the Plains, until now they are fixed and cannot be suddenly uprooted without great wrong and destitution ensuing, for which there is now no _ pro- vision in the bill. Besides, they have not shown themselves bigoted in much else than their social system. They have welcomed the Gentile world and have aided the building of the Pacific Railroad. It would be better to leave their system to the melting influences of the universal ballot (which unfortunately this bill curtails), the schisms and the iron horse. But we are glad, at least, that the House re- fused to countenance war on the Saints, and has determined to uproot polygamy, if it up- roots it at all, by the slower and juster process of civil legislation. Great Deotine—In the huckleberry market at Albany, since Sammy Tilden, on Tuesday last, finished his dinner on ‘‘cold huckleberry pudding.” Views of the House of Representatives on the Funding Bill. From what can be learned of the views of the members of the House of Representatives on the Funding bill there is reason to believe that this bill will be very much modified.’ It is understood that many of the members favor a uniform long four per cent bond instead of the several classes proposed by the Senate—say a bond having forty or fifty years to run; these to be used for the redemption of the present securities as they fall due and as the govern- ment can make it convenient. Of course all the work of changing the debt could be done by the Treasury Department in the ordinary course of its business, and without paying from six to twelve millions to foreign and domestic agents. Such a plan would do away with the complicated and expensive scheme of funding according to Mr. Sherman's Senate bill. The best feature of this plan is that there would be no sudden or violent disturbance of the cur- rency, the money market or the debt. Every- thing would go on smoothly, and we should be prepared to fund the debt as it may become due. This is the best idea coming from Wash- ington that we have seen yet, and we think, according to the light before us now, the House of Representatives would do well to act upon it instead of adopting the Senate Funding bill. No Motive ror Tus Smasu-ur.—A promi- nent democrat from a distant city remarked yesterday that he could not understand the demoralization of the democracy at Albany— that tbere was no good reason for it. An old New York politician replied, “The very fact that there is no apparent reason for it shows that that reason, whatever it was, must have been so corrupt that the conspirators dare not avow it.” “Casn on Detivery.”—What matters it if one or two hundred thousand dollars were paid to smash up the corrupt and diabolical rings forming in Albany to cheat the free citizens of New York of their just prerogatives? That amount was like an express order—‘“‘C, O. D.”—“cash on delivery”—whereas the de- feated clans only offered promises to pay in ten to twenty thousand dollar sinecures per annum if they won. Honesty is always the best policy, and “pay as you go” is a good motto to go with it, MEPHISTOPHELES AS RicHELIEV.—(To the departed conspirators),—‘‘Behind thee stalks the headsman!” Buckets and sawdust wanted. Apply at the Sheriff's office. Britis Accounts From JAPAN state that the second day's proceedings in the Oneida disaster investigation court at Yokohama go to show that the Bombay was in a very bad condition—‘“‘really very bad”—after the colli- sion, The Oneida was much worse, and in this lies the sad, sad difference. No Run.—There has been no run on the Bowling Green Savings Bank in consequence of the report that money had been withdrawn therefrom to aid in the purchase of the rural tooral democracy. Wantrep—The arithmetic man of the copper- head organ to figure up the glorious Albany victory of the young democracy, for Genet pronounces it a sell, | TRLBGRAPHIC NRWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD French Opinion of Napoleon’s Reform Manifesto. Heari Rochefort’s Testimony in the Bo- naparte-Noir Trial. The New Irish Penal Law Passed in Parliament. Fruitless Search for tho City of Boston. The Oneida Disaster Investi- gation in Japan, FRANCE. The Imperial Manifesto—Its Effect. Paris, March 28, 1870, The Emperor's letter to M. Emile Ollivier is warmly appiauded by the Orieanists. ‘The Journal des Dedats (opposition organ) accepts it as @ restoration of the parliamentary régime, ° The Coup d’Etat Condoned. Paris, March 23, 1870, The Siécle (opposition orcan) considers the Eni- peror’s etter to M, Ollivier an antidote to the coup d'état of December. Prince Pierro Bonaparte’s Trial—Tho Testi- mony and Scene in Court. Tours, March 23, 1870, ‘The High Court of Justice opened at eleven o'clock this morning. Witnesses were examined to prove that Fonvielle said Victor Noir slapped the Prince in the face, The lawyers for the prosecution dwelt with effecton some grave contradictions in this testimony. A number of policemen testified to remarks made by Fonvielle after his arrest. One of the prosecuting lawyers created a sensation by declaring that the original report of the police in this case could not be found. Only @ copy, dated ten days later, could be produced. One witness swore that he heard Fonvielle ex- claim that if his pistol haa not missed fre he would have shot the Prince. ‘Thi bad effect on the spectators, who are evi- dently beginning to lean to the cause of the Prince. Witnesses for the prosecution were then ex- amined. M. Arnould testified that Victor Noir bad no inten- ice of attacking the accused when he weut to bis use, HENRI ROCHEFORT ON THE STAND. Henry Rochefort was callea as witness for the Prosecution. There was much agitation among the spectators at the announcement of his name, Rochefort entered the court room accompanied by two gendarmes, and took his piace on the witness stand. He was pale, but very calm. He replied quietly to the interrogations, and after repeating the contents of the letter sont to him by tne ac: cused, which occasioned the visits of MM. Noir and Fonvielle, he retired to the bench reserved for jour- nalists. Many of the latter shouk hands with bim as he took his seat. LOUIS NOIR'S WIFE TESTIFIES, The wife of Louis Noir, brother of Victor Nott was called to testify. . She was much agitated. said Victor Noir could not have slapped the Prince, because the gloves on his hands were found to bo fatact. CORROBORATIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS. Other witnesses corroborated the statement of Arnould that Noir did not intend to quarrel with the Prince. M. Morel, a revorter of the Montteur, testified that the witnesses who now swear to Fouvielle’s admis- sion that Noir slapped the Prince, did not say 60 at Orst. M. Milliere and other witnesses testified tothe Dhysical weakness of Victor Noir and the improba- bility ne his striking the Prince as the defence alleged. M ROCHEFORT DEMONSTATION TREYENTED. Duridg an intermission o1 the court many friends of M. Rochefort gathered around him, wheu the genuarmes interfered, aud, surrounding the pri- souer, kept his friends back. Pi SPAIN. Coming to the Dictatorship. Maprip, March 23, 1870, General Prim has issued orders to army oMcers and to the Madrid garrison to obey no orders in extreme eventualitics unless they are signed by bin. we The Treasury Loan Bill. MADRID, March 23, 1870, In the Cortes to-day the Treasury Bond Loan bill ‘was passed by a vote of 129 to 79. Tho Montpensier-Bourbon Duel MapRID, March 23, 1870, It is predicted in sem!-oMcial quarters that @ ver- dict of accidental homicide will be given by the jury of inquest in the case of Prince Henri de Bourbon. Party Reconstruction. Mapnip, March 23, 1870, Active negotiations are going on nere for an al- lance of the unionist with the radical party, ROME. Confirmation of New Bishops. Rome, March 23, 1870, The Pope yesterday in consistory confirmed the appointment of the Bishops of Toronto, Savannah, Annadale and St. Auguste. SOUTH AMERICA. War News Unimportant—Commercial Panic in Buenos Ayres—Several Failuros Re- red. = Lison, March 23, 1870, . Water advices have been received from Rio Janeiro. The war news is unimportant: Acommercial panic was prevalling at Buenos Ayres. Several failures had occurred and tt was supposed others would follow. JAPAN. The Oneida Disaster Investigation. LONDON, March 23, 1870, The testimony given by the officers of the Penin- gular and Oriental steamer Bombay before the court of investigation at Yokohama hag been received ere, It goes to show that nooneon the Bombay was aware of the condition of the Oneida, while there was much aiarm for that of the Bombay, ana It was deemed necessary to make for shoal water withall speed. EUROPEAN MARKETS. LonpoN MONEY MARKET.—LONDON, March 23— 4:30 P. M.—Consols closed at 9344 for money and 93% for the account. United States bonds ciosed heavy at 9044 for the issue of 1862; 89% for the Issue of 1865, and 88% for the Issue of 1867; ten-forties, 86%. Erie Railway shares, 213; Illinois Centrais, 115; Atlantic and Great Western, 29, FRANKFORT BOURSE.—FRANKFORT, March 29,— United States five-twenty bonds opened at 95. Panis BOURSE.—PaRis, March 23.—The Bourse closed firm. Rentes 741. 10c, LIVERPOOL CoTros MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 23 ~4:30—P, M.—Cotton closed at 11 ‘sd. for middling uplands, and 113d. for iniddiing Orleans. The sales of the day were 10,000 bales, including 1,000 baies for speculation and export. HAVRE COTTON MARKET.—HAVRE, March 23—Even Ing.—Cotton closed flat at 136}4f. on the spot and 13244. to arrive. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 23—P, M.—Ked winter wheat, 83. 9d. per cental. LIVERPOOL | PROVISIONS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 23—I, M.—Lardjis firmer at 633. 6d. per cwt. Pork 1s firmer, but unchanged. LIVERPOOL Propucr MARKET—LIveRPooL, March 23—P. M.—Naval stores quiet, but unchanged. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—LONDON, March 23—- 4:30 P, M.—Tallow dail and unchanged. Sugar on the spot closed firmer, but unchanged and active at 398. a 398, 60. per cwt. for No. 12 Dutch standard op the spot and firmer for do. afloat. Lin- seed cakes dull, Common rosin, 68, 6d. a 5s, 9d. per cw PETROLEUM MARKET.—ANTW} March 23.—Pe- wroleum opened fat, Ge ENGLAND. ary Progress—The Irish Pains and Penal Bil. INDON, March 23, 1870. In the House of Commons yesterday evening the bill for the enforcement of the laws in Ireland was taken up for consideration. ‘she debate was resumea by Mr. Downing (of Cork), Who denounced the press clause. Me thought the bill with that clause retained was calculated to arouse the bitterest reseutment among the Irish peopl @Mr. Mancers censured the supineness of the g ernment tn Irish affairs. Mesers. Digby, McMahon, Ki jagh, Sherlock and other members from Ireiand participated 10 tne debate. Lord Claude Hamilton charged the liberals, since their accession to omce, with having uniformly pro- moted the agitation of the Irish question in order to Prescrive coercive measures, Whalley held, in @ short speech, that Popery ‘Was the author of all Irish sorrows. Mr. Bryan, member for Kilkenny, objected to the powers entrusted to the local magistracy as tyrannl- cal and dangerous, The Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, Chief Secre- tary for Ireland, denied that the government had abdicated its functions in Ireland or encouraged illu- sions, as had been charged, He was coniident that the power now asked would restore and perpetuate order. He discriminated between Fentanism and agrarianism; the criminal results were the samo, though the acts themselves were different. The government acted only under a sense of danger of acrisis, yet it did not venture upon a premature and inadequate proscription. ‘The agitation in Ire- land was never stronger than now, because hereto- fore it had been without assistance from abroad. He did not mean the American people, who had a greater reason for complaint with England's exporting to them @ Multitude of malcontents, sO restive under all restraint. It was good policy to isolate a class committing agrarian and political violence; to draw morai strength to the government by weaning from the disaffected the sympathies of @ ciass passively Aympathizing with assassins. Wise and liberal legislation only coula achieve this, The process was siow and dimcult, but effective, Mr. Giadstone closed the debate. He apologized for leaving the conduct o1 the discussion to the irish Secretary, though that official, perhaps, was the proper person. tie was sorry to say toat the tone of the discussion might be classified under three Parllam heads—first, criticism of the bill itsell; second, criticism of the government, and, vbird, critt- cism of .the motive for introducing the bill, The state of Ireland, so far as ordi nary crime was concerned, was satisfactory. Agra- rianism, however, was rampant, He took this occa- n todeny the responsivity of mueh that had been ributed to him, His sentiments toward Ireland had been vilely misrepresented. He admitted the injustice of leyislatimg for exceptional cases, but it was wrong longer to withhold a law of reform, “A strong sense of its necessity alone prompted the present measure. Its provisions were strong, and he hoped they would be effectual. If so the evil would soon vanish and Parliament might resume that beneficial legislation on which alone 1% was safe Vo build permanent bopes for the future, THE DIVISION, The House then divided, and the bill passed as follow: For the bill, Against. iy ‘The House then adjourned tit noon to-day. John Bright and the Rock of Gibraltar. Lonpon, March 23, 1870. In the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Glad- stone denied, amid much merriment, the reports recently published in the Spanish newspapers and elsewhere that Mr. Bright had oifered to retrocede the rock of Gibraltar to Spain. Trreconcilnble Even in the Grave. Lonpon, March 23, 1870. In the House of Commons to-day the Burials bill came up for its second reading and provoked an animated debate, as it unthorizes the burial of dis senters with their own rites in churchyards, Mr. George Osborne argued to show the injustice and bigotry of exclusion. Messrs. Cross and Beresford Hope opposed the bill because jt wouid give a violent shock to church- men, might cause unscemiy collisions and really outraged public sentiment. Mr. H. A. Bruce was for @ measure 80 likely to have the effect of softening sectarian asperipies. Mr. Gathorne Hardy could nos approve of the bill. It not only authorizad dissenters to use the burial grounds of the Church, but granted to Freemasons, Foresters and other fraterpities the rignt to claim the same privilege. ‘The House divided and the majority for the second reading was 111, A motion to refer the bill to aselect committee Was rejected by a majority of 91, The House then ajourned. Government Finance, Lonvon, March 23, 1870. In the House of Lords last evening the Coinage bill was passed through tne committee and the Consolidated Fund bill was read a second time, The House adjourned without trausactiug any fur- ther important business. The Search for the City of Boston. Lisson, March 23, 1870, The Warrior has arrived in the Tagas from Ma- delra. She brings no tidings of the steamer City of Boston. ‘The Warrior bas several cases of smallpox on board, Giving Up the Ship. Lonpov, March 23, 1870. Underwriters now decline ail risks on tue steamer City of Boston. A “Sop” for Canada. LONDON, March 23, 1870, Sir Stafford Northcote says the government of the Hudson's Bay Company's territory will soon be en- tirely given over to the Vominion of Canada. Specie for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, March 23, 1870. The Bremen steamer Donau, for New York, takes out £30,000 In gold. Commercial ‘Tremor. Lonpon, March, 23, 1870. The affairs of Brown & Bowden, of Cardiff, will be arranged provaby without bankruptcy. Lonpon, March 23, 1870, The victory of Roberts over Cook in the last pil- Nard match at Cambriage causes great exultation among players. SWITZERLAND. * Freedom of Conscience. . Pants, March 23, 1870, Petitions against the proclamation of Papal iufal- bility are circulating 1m Switzerland, MASSACHUSETTS. Tho Postal Telegraph System Before the Leg- islatureFast Day Appointed. Boson, March 23, 1870, Arguments were made to-day by E. T. Derby, Post- master Burt and Gardner G. Hubbard beiore the House Committee on Mercantile Affairs urging leg- jalative action in favor of a postal telegraph system. Governor Clafin has issued a proclamation ap- pointing the 7thof Aprilas te annual fast dayin the State, THE PACIFIC COAST. Unfavorable Reports From the San Diego Gold Fields=Murder of Lientenant Cowen at Sitka. Saw Frafcisco, March 23, 1870. The Chamber of vommerce to-day adopted resolu- tions asking Congress to grant a liberai suvsidy for the establishment and support of a line of steamers between San Francisco and Australia and interme- diate ports. A large quantity of raw silk from China was shipped overland for Liverpool to-day. ‘The latest intelligence from the san Diego gold fleid3 are somewhat unfavorable. Although number of good lodes have eeu discovered they re- quire capital to develop them. The weather at tne mines has been cold and storiny, and tne miners are unprotected. Consequently prosperity 13 siow work. Advices from Alaska have been received, Gen- eral Davis arrived at Sitka February 28. Lieutenant L. C. Cowen was killed in Sitka on tne 26th ult. A drunken soldier was disnonorably discharged the service and ad # quarrel with Colonel Deonison. ‘The soldier fired a pistol at the Colonel, but the pail missed him aud bit Licuteuant Cowen, killing him instantly. NORTH CAROLINA. Quiet Restored in the Disnffected Counties. RALEgiGH, March 23, 1870, Senator Scott, onthe floor of the Senate to-day, announced that he had Governor Holden’s assur- ance that perfect order and quiet refgned tn the connties of Unsiow, Duplin, Jones and Lenoir. ‘The statvemeat made vy a Washington corresspon- deut in regard to disturbances in tuese Counties ure incorrect, NEW HAMPSHIRE, Ralirond Accident Near Graftos—Two Care Capsized—Ten Passengers lnjured. CoxcorD, March 23, 1870. A train on the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad was thrown from the track, above Grafton, N. I, to-day, by o broken rail. Two cara went down an embankment seven feet high, Ten pas- sengers were’ slightly injured, but none were Killed, Among the wounded are J. Chapman, of Corinth; M. Pike, of Hanover; Mr, banks, of Boston; Captain Skinner, of Lynne, and old lady, Whose Bame 1y Not give THE METHODISTS. Now England Conference of Methodist Minis~ tors. Sruincrigep, March 23, 1870, The seventy first annual session of the New Eng- land Conference of Methodist ministers was opencd to-day. The superannuated preachers were exam- ined and continued, ‘The Sabbath School Unjon held its meeting this afternoon, Addresses were made by Rey. Dr. B. K. Pierce, of New York, and Rev, Mark Trifton, of Providence. Rey. P. H. Newhall, of Middletown, preached the Conference sermon this evening, on the subject, “Piscrepencies of the Scriptures,’? VIRGINIA. Appoivtmeat of Judges of tho Supreme Court—Unconstitutionality of the Eui Act. Ricnsmonp, March 23, 1670, The Legislature to-day elected Walter Staples, of Montgomery; R. C. L. Moricure, of Middlesex; W. T. Jones, of Petersburg, ana Francia T. Anderson, of , Judges of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. ‘The case of Cahoon against Ellyson was partially heard today by Judge Underwood. Governor Wells opened the argument. During the argument the Judge oxpressed the opinion that the enabling act 13 undonatitutional. FIRES IN THE CiEY YESTERDAY. Gastle Garden in Flames: Loss, $6,000— In Lispenard Street: Loss, $1,500—In Broadway : Loss, $5,000. IN LISPENARD STREET. A fre occurred last night at 27 Lespenard street, on the upper foor, occupied by R. Demanus & Co., switch and waterfali manutacturera. ‘The loss was $1,000; fully tnsured in the Atlantic Insurance Com- pany. The first Moor, occupied A. Hacke & Co., dealers In hosiery, was damaged about $400. In- sured for $5,000. IN WEST FORTY-SEVENTH STREET, Between one and two o'clock yesterday a fre broke out in the carpenter's shop of Eugene McCat- ferty, No. 225 West Forty-seventhpireet. ‘The loss was about $300. IN BROADWAY. At seven o'clock P. M. %& ure occurred on the second ficor of No. 204 Broadway, occupiea by Thompson & Crane, clothiers, whose stock was dam- aged $3,000; fully insured. The builoing, owned by ‘T. Shepperd, was damaged $2,000; fully insured. IN TENTH AVENUD. Slight damage was caused by fire to the dwelling of Henry Sewitt, No, 502 Tenth avenue, last evening. CASTLE GARDEN ON FIRE. At adout six o’ciock last evening a spark froma passing steamer lodged on the root of the northeast corner of Castle Garden and tired the Mien The alarm was promptly sounded and the Fire Depart. ment Were out tn force immediately. The wind blew a hurricane and for a few moments fears Were cn- tertained that the entire struciare would fall a lum to the consuming element, put the departine lavored so energetically that tue flames were exun- guished after about $4,000 loas had been sustained on the building and $1,500 on books belon; the Commissioners of Emigration. Some very valu- able records were destroyed. ‘Lhe loss 18 covered vy $4,500 insurance in We Various city companies, IN CENTRE STTREE. At half-past one o'clock this morning a tire oc- curred on the third floor of No. 219 Centre street, occupied by Charles Keyser, show case manulac- ; loss $1,000, The second fluor 18 occupied by jael Mocktar, leather belt manufacturer, whose tg $500. ‘The fourth floor 1s occupied by Coarad Licnte, billtard dealer, 108s $300, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ECLECTIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, Dr. Wiliiam Archer presided, and, Wilder, Mrs. Margaret A. Miller, Di Miss Zolleila Ostrander, young ladies present enlivened the solemn pill. pounders with classical strains from Mozart and those operas that dealt in the mathematics of mus Professor P. W. Allen, of the Eclectic Medical © lege, delivered an interesting lecture, entitied “The Progreasive Novelties of the Medical Professivn,”? 14 which he gave many humorous and instructive ex- periences of the advance of physic in We past. Here supper followed, and after tue repast Dr. W. Archer delivered a poem, and then Horace Greeley mooaed off aad the proceedings terminated, ‘THe BOSTON, HARTFO2D AND ERIE RAILROAD. The Seizure of the Company’s Property in Dutchess County. POUGHKRErsiE, March 23, 1870. Superintendent Graves, of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company, has received tnstrue- tions from Boston to hold the property on we West- ern division of that road at all hazards, as against the Dutchess and Columbia Raliroad Company. Mr, Graves started up the live this morning, bui as yet the result of his movements bas not transpired. ‘Trouble is anticipated. THE STORY OF A BLACK BAC=-A BABY CRUELLY MURDEACD. About half-past ten o'clock iast evening a black bag was found by a servant girl under the stoop at the residence of lev. 1. I. Smith, No. 105 West Thirceenth street, Oflcor Grun. of the Fir. teenth precinct, was called, who too’ charge of the bag. which was taken to tbe Mercer street station house, when it was fouad to contam the body of a full grown male infant. The body wags wrapped im an old siirt, and about the neck was a string with | several turns tightiy taken. I[t ts certaiw that the child was strangied by means of the string aud then deposited where found. BURGLARY AND FELONOUS ASSAULT. On Tuesday morning Mr. White, residing at 356 East Tenth street, discovered that his premises nad been forcibly entered by breaking in the front door, and on entering found Joun Connor and Henry Elders with @ quantity of clothing belonging to him (Vhtte) in their possession. Connor was urrested, with big pal, by officer Haggerty, of the Eleventh precinct, and while being conveyed to the station house drew a iarge knife, which had beea secreted about tis person, and stabbed the officer in the back and site repeatodiy, inflicting several severe wounds. ‘Tne prisoacrs then escaped, bit were followed by the officer, who eventually captured them. Tuey were yesterday brought before Justice Ledwith, ‘at Essex Market, and beld to answer at the Vourt of Genera! Sessionz. TELEGRAPHIC STEMS, W, B. Hill was yesterday nominated (or | ngrosaman f the Tenth district of Uno by the democramesnvention. Aman named Hanricke was killed in « row with some soldiers at Fort Leaveaworta, kansas, on Tuesday aight ‘The Leavenworth Coal Company is #ald (o have reached b} a ahaft.an inexhaustible bed of cual. on Tho Hudson river 1s open {o Rhinebeck and the steamer Warwick is assisting the ferry boat at that place The carriage manufactory of J. Curtis, Kingston, Ulster county, N. Y-, was destroyed by iire on ‘Mobday night, ‘The $10,000; Sasurance, $1,800. es McGeary and Peter Letty were stabbed in a street affray in Providence, on tuesday night. Several others were injurea. may die. Jety, who have been on ral months, returaed to astrike In Worcester, Mass., for their work yesterday. saloons Joss 1a be: ‘The repalr shop of tho Milwaukee Company, at Mt waukee, burned and six box cars. The tolai low mostly insured, Lafayetse Burns, of Syracuse, and James W. Long, of Brunswick, Mo., both pur ers, have veen sentenced by the United States Diatri t Jotlerson ( Mo., to ten years’ Smprisopment ia the Peuitentiary (or ts irom letters. as contracts for building In Ni ned on account & hor but ts fully insu fat: e with the go Senter declares that be 1s opp called upon the President for multe pared for future emergencies. A creat religious revival is in progress in Joliet, Ti, forty miles south oF Cli O, On Tuetday night every won, hait and other puviic was closed abaix o'clock, #0 that all Po oe ebureh, ne le city seems to be aWaKened, ey. Mr. Graves, city, hae charge of ng, aasiated by varlons pastors. ate re ree On Tuesday night a fire occurred in Worcester, Ma building owned ty Dorrance Goddard, wi ‘and insurance 146,000. T Suate, Goveruor erference, and ly to be pre- 4 Uo., machine screw wee Worcester & Co., maciine The third annual meeung and reunioa of the Alumni Association of the Eclectic Medical College of the City of New York was held last evening at the residence of vr. M. B. Hayden, No. 64 Irving place, fter the mect- ing was called to order, the followiog ladies and gentlemen were elected iwembers:—Niss Heien A. Goodshea, M. D.; Miss M. Louis Smun. M. 0.5 J. De Myer, Mrs. Maria llathaway,| M. by Dewey, br.’ H. Boxkovictz, Dr. Alexunder r. D. EK. Smith, After the serious busmess had been performed the meeting, as an alummt, re- solved 11selt into @ conversaztone, and severai of the t SPECAL POLITICAL NOTES. General Jamea 8. Negley, of the Pittsburg (Pa.) district, has made @ speech 1 Congress on the Iree labor question that receives the hearty endorsement of such radical sheets as Forney’s Press. Henry Ray, member of the New York Assembly, from Ontario county, ts dangerously til, So was W. H. Eaker, of Cayuga county; but the latter is con- Valesceut, The St. Paul (Minnesota) Press relates that ® Jone woman passed through the city recently with an ox team conveyance, on her way to @ homestead Seventeen miics above Alexanaria, Douglas county, Some 200 miles from this city. She had previously gone Up and pre-empted a farm under the Home- stead law, and built a house ana went back to near Red Wing for her aged mother. A county in Florida contains four negro voters to one white, and the columns of the locai paper com- tain fourteen columns of advertised saics of real estate to pay the taxes. The New Orieans Picayune says that the most honored guest at @ recent social gathering in thas city was Mr, Jefferson Davis. Dr. John W. Page, conservative, has announced himself a candidate for Congress in tho Raleigh (M. C.) district, to Mill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of J. T. Doweese, Warren county, has also announced bimseif a candle date for Congress In t! Jon A. Hyman, colored, of district. THE STEAMSHIP CITY OF BRUSSELS. Smallpox Reported Among the Passengers. ToRoNTO, March 23, 1870. A special despatch from Halifax to tue Daily Tele- graph says:— The City of Brussels played a clever trick on the pases of Halifax yesterday, while on her om England to New York. She steamed into this harbor ostensibly for a supply of coal, but really toy avoid quarantine at New York by landing pa ssen- gers afliicted with s:nalipox. "ARD. To TUR Epttor oF THE HERALD :-- S1n—We wish to correct the impression which is conveyed: ina report lately published in regerd to « law nuit brought inet us by the National W: Company of Elgin, 14, facta are as follows in several occas Jast two years we bi n requested by rep tatives of this company and by their agents to advertise their watches. fn tho same manner as we had advertised the Waltham, Watches, which was to send them by express to different parts of the country, with the privilege of examination, and the bill to be paid on delivery, or, in other words, ©. 0, 1, One of their agents inais' these wat During in Company adver- tixed thelr watches very extensively in ad the Pa- cite States, On learning this fact we thought that pomitiy there was ® market in those locaitties for these goods. whic! were certainly a drug here, We therefore advertisnd them 1@ ® limited extent some ten or twelve California papers to dispose of the stock we hat on ham ‘urther of tera, wiiieh we could fill at-an time, as there was never any dillealty ta obtaining tak supply of thee goods. 5 this advertisement we used the picture of 1m watch, the fame as used by the Elgin Company in theit own advertise- ments and by other dealers who advertised the for th ated that we would send the watches by ex- with the bill to collect on delivery, and we P tio named the price of the differesit watebes. But it * made trouble, for he E ealers in these distant seoms this advertisement of 0} d boon to the local eu with them thus: Waltham watches? Howard's price liste ad you cannot Ket any more than e you a aconil profit. Now if you will recommend the Elin watch to your customers ax the best, youean get a high price nnd a large prost, for the prices of our watchos are not advertised and are not on any price lets, PTTuerefore when our advertisements appeared complaints from these focal dealers poured in thick apd fast on the Elgin Company, and they sought relief! in a lawanit apninat um, ‘They ut Orst procured av injunction on afdavits which were intended to pression thet we were dealing in bogus coors, did not dare to vay #0. ion was siuply this re (which they ¢: goods of thelr manu rt wan stricken of ¢ Brady on the first bearing, and there is no Injune= tion standing in relation to trade marks at all. The rest of the injunetion was “that we the tmpres Pompany anthe r asked th Lis price, whieb will o1 authority, but vertisod, not the this part of the fajunetio which means as near nothing 94 anyth hat sti an, refers to and Company are pnb! thmply ements to conciiiare tl nd pro per that the public should under *. Dil they sue us because we offered tomend their watebes by express? No, for they send every watch they make by ex- reas to their customers. Was it because we aeyt them ©. O. Cash on Delivery? Not at ail. butte ised their 1. T. Ryerson Watch ina ir Nat. Latin Watch in 4 alver case v W. Rayfiond Watch in a silver case for what brought the wrath of the country deaiers on the E! a. At these prices will pay any dealer from 20 to 25 cent profit; we do not precend to decide whether this is mitch or too Little, but leave it Lo th ‘Thoir assertion that their wate ¢ pubic. are superior to any other ela simply ridicnlous, many they are yet in thelr Compared with. the Waltham ( Infancy, and it will probably, be many years befdre they cx compete with them, either in quality’ or price; they have, however, shown good sense in copying the Waltham watch €, patiern and every other respect, but it nly the erases that they Lave attempted to make |, and all tunprovementa which they claim, wich exclude ers,” “patented pinions,” Ae., have been in use on Waltham Walohes for veara, kinds of g the fait which the popularity of these t wi » 70 10 the other the Elgin, and there wai regard to either kind. ‘These were sent to every Union and from them we received orders for enongh to'say in his lett kind, bot he wanted » cou becnuse, ae it was the bighest pri beat, |, he prexumad AL was Ii, in view of t any one wishes to buy an Eig Watch we aro pr ykell them cheap, and we will aise send them, 0. 0. ny State or Territory. HO} 20., 619 Broadway, New York, A.--Sick Transit.—The Transition from Gray to unnatural black or bro efectet by the hair dyes and Kindred preparations, ia iudeed n sickening transit, PHA- LON'S ViTALIA, oo the other ban restores ture hus to a shade, and in pleasia: od gale instead of aickenin cious. Sold by all druggists and fancy go A Medical Wonder HYAT FE BALSAM. Rhenmatism, Neuralgia ant Gout, ia their worst stages, Scrofain, King's ipelas, old Cheers and the worat reat Debility, Liver Com- 0, are inowt certainly It has been tested by the ears. It has cred a hundred thousané er falls when taken as directed. It isa certain bie cases. Lt cures the foulest public twent cases, and 04 curative for Fixtula in all Pare 1 Brooklyn, Ne rein Europe and America from the moat eminent moitical practitionars, SCKOPULOUS ULCER. ALSAM cured Mr. Jacob Roth, office 262 leer, w iad enten as been cured 15 years, wite- street, Sold by draggusts, SL tre, rf ro. al depot wit for 35, ¢ Care.—Dr. Shermnwas yulets with photographs of A Guarnntee Rup wethod. 697 Eroadway red matied for 10 ct Truss.—The “Rigas Truss,” No. 2 lastic Stockings, Supporters, &c. Ketablished A Slight Cold,” of the importance of e! frat stage. mali onghs.—Few Are Aware yh or “alight cold" in tte would yield to @ © whe lungs. oat a. many years, who hav A.—Vor Black WW « avd Pimples on the face use PERRY'S COMEDONE AND PIMPLE REMEDY Sold by ali druggists. Depot 4¥ Goud street, cnc frot eminen Bargains tu sit) SELLING OFF 4 PLA VERWARE. T WHOLESALE PRICES. 1 Broadway, under St . 415 Broadway, w Canal airest, at half the usual prices, to Nicholas Hotel. a n of twenty dweiling houses at ND PARK, Gnished in first clase modern ville $3,000 to %1,00) each, For to ANDREW WILSON, A styles Cristadoro’s Unrivaiied Hoir Dye—Sold aod applied at his wig nud scalp factory, No. 6 Astor House. Diabetes, Diabetes.—Conatitatior Depot 46 Clu street, Ne Water isa York. Fans at Bargains, Straight Sticks selling of at half price. GEO. C, ALLEN, 419 Broadway, one door below Canal sty - and 1,173 Broadway, above Twenty-seventh o Owing to Karly in the season at KN: t, corner tiroad= way and Falto bie to isste car therefore, takes the pres that the usual formaiities will weighty aly) te dispensed with pproachable spring g some x to call his Inst alnply reiterating sae on him. We willoni way uth Fulton street, ret purchase aneat and stylise Hat, aud one ne you.” duties Of blung orders fo ing the frat thin, add —"G if you de: that will Rheumatiom, Scrofuiny & nary cures of HYATI'S LIFE BA Bandages, demWear the Supporters ant efor Kuptores, Absouiual Weak cleanly, comvertavie, Batabliab- Warches and byte rif AT BARGA Selling al at re | puices, (0 remove to 518 Broadway, ander St Hicholaa tuiel, GO. C; ALLEN, Us Broadway, gne door below Canal eree, and LIS Broadway, above Twenty -serenta street.