The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1870, Page 5

THE WRECKED DEMOCRACY, Boaten Sorcheads Bothered and Bewildered, How They Feel in the Departments— Tweed’s Resignation Explained—Feel- ing Among tle Germans—Opposi- tion to Political Rings— dersey’s Soreheads, Te poiltical earthquake in Albany continues to be the theme of conversation tn the puodiic offices, mM barrooms and wherever two or three of tle sovereign people are gathered togotier. A diversity of opimion prevails respecting the causes of the emeute, the depth of the hostility between the old and young chiefs, and the probable action of the tac. tions in the future, 1¢ 18 couceded omall sides, how- ever, that if the breach In the democratic ranks continues wuch louger the republicans will eweep the State next fall, The rank aod file of the un- ‘Washed are exceedingly anxious for a reconciliation between the factions leaders, wore for their own sakes than for whe party m gencral, A very bitter feeling prevails among the oMceshoders against Norton, Genet & Co, who are charged, even by ‘those who have hitherto acted with them, with having imangurated & hopeless contest for political supremacy, and exposed themselves and their folowers to certain eieat. Of course Nese sereneads applauded and encouraged the Albany cabal walle they seemed to be sucéessiul, but now that they have been squelched by a coup delat, they are not s.0W Lo Tollow the ex- ample of Norton, Gonet & Co, in open treachery, It cannot be eaid, however, that tiose who remained on the fenee these past few moutis and were non committal in thelr language fee! very easy, On the eon'rary, they are despoudent aud DIGCRUSTFUL OF TUR FUTURE, Bot knowing when a “destroying ange"? may sally forth from Paniiaany Hail and sacriice tiem, The most*conitdent ofilce-holders in the city Just Dow are those who, since the first gun was fired linthe As- sewbly, followed the banner of the veteran ieader of the democracy aud aiscouraged the malcontent by all the means tn their power, The news from Albany published tn yesterday's evening papers caused considerable commotion emoug all the small try political soretiends, It had been understoog thas as (ar a3 his uence in the Street Department was concerned Tweed was a deag duck; but the letter fom that ivrepressibie veteran to George W. McLean (puolished In another column) declaring that be had not resigned and bad DEVERMINED TO “STICK” et speculation going again, and knowing nummers avout the departments were heard to deciare that to kilt Tweedy was a thing more easily said than done. Arush was made jor McLean'y office 1imediately, but the mob were pot vouachafed much informauon. A® there seemed to be considerable doubt as to whevher Tweed had resigned or was simply Giamissed, a Heraty reoorter called at the Birees Commissioner's ofice for tue purpose of Learing the truch if possivie. Hg was confronted by @ hnewing-looKing, but obliging, youug yentie- Man, Wo answered the questions asked him very Feadily, &na voiuuicered so:ue-optuions On tue puli- tical situaiion,- which are probadiy as Valuanle as eny that can ve obtained at prosout. AEPORER—Is it rue ‘iat Air, Tweed has resigned? Tsce by despaccaes from Albany that be deuies Hay. ing dore so. CLEKK—LC Is NOL ‘rue that he has resigned, but ne hasbeen reiwioved. It seems wat Mr. iweed told Mr. McLean in Alvany that be would not emoarrass him, and would resizn we necessary. Mr. McLean ‘understood from that that the Deputy would resign @ once, xo when be came down b@ Wrote hina letter accepting the resiguation, TWEED SiIFFENE HIS BACKBON in the meantime ana tie leiter you aliude tots, I Suppose, the resuit, KKVORTER—Weil, J Was told In tna oMice yester- focal eal Tweed hau writien a letter of résigpa- CLERK—It seems not. A verbal commupicarion in the way | Nave indicated was all. RE OKTER-—-Low dues the matter stand now? CLERK—I weed 18 removed. Mr. McLean, a8 soon as he received the jetier denying the resignation, Immediately wrove to Mr. Tweed suying that circum: stances over which be had no contro) compelled hua to remove him trom tne ofiice of Leputy sureet Com: Wissioner. That ended tue mavier, MFPORTER—iave there been any more removals, ir, in the department ? CLERK—NO Bir, there have not. It was stated in $his morning’s papers thas hreary Smith aad O. VD. Barbour, Collector of Assessments, were removed, Dutsuch ts not tho-vase, At jeas: tucre 13 no re- cord in this oilice showing such acuou on the part of the Commissioner. I the removals were made they would be recorded nere. J have no doubt, now- ever, that these men wil! be dismissed—wuen I can’t REPORTER—What wiil be the effect of this fight among the jeadera on the rauk and file of the de- mocracy ? Cugrk—Very bad. The probable result of this rumpus wili be that the party will be broken up, and that the republicans will gain possession of the Btate. Norton, Geuet and-these men made A GREAT MISTAKR when they attempted to kill off Tweed, Sweeny end Hall. Shey can’c doit, sir. ‘There 18 not brains enough in the jot ortuem. They are acting as in- Banely 48 Wou.G alot of young men Who Wouid try to take A. T. Stewart's business out of his hands and run the mactine themselves. ‘They can’t do it. ‘Lo Manage and direct Narmoniousiy the great de- mocracy of New \o.K is @ task entirely beyond them. ‘This row looks bigger inan it really 1s, ‘The young democracy, as Uhey are cal.ed, will soon fd aeir proper level, and tien it 18 to be hoped all ‘will go on right ayain. Our repor er wren took bis leave fully impressed with the belie! that the cause of Bx Six had a warm advocate in ihe young geutieman mterviewed. L'NG AMONG THE GERMANS, If the excitement @mong the loungers and ngers-on Of the City Mail and the Court House ever the rupture in the party was great, 1 was not leas aiso among the Germans, wio were, Hf anytiing, more intensified and more eager jor reveuge; and it must be confessed that the séuation of atfairs, in ‘Bo far as our German residenis are considered, 13 to them peculiarly painful. The Germans, aaa class, are not olfice seckers—have no such hot desires for Political power; buy they wanted reforms in the city Povernmisar, in the system of local legisiation, and as \ney knew that they could not expect anything of the kind from the republicans they supportea the democrats with neart and soul and with unex- ampled unanimity throughout the city. It was gar- castically said of thein that whenever tweive Ger- mans meet they have thirteen opinions. They fully Gtwproved the truth of ihis for several sears past, for hardif a thousand*or two of the 35,000 German voters of New York remained on tye repabitcan side. WHAT THEY HOPED TO GAIN were principally the following objects:—Firss, the Unstant repeal of the Excise Law, #o odious to them In all 48 parts; second, such a change in the pub- Ne system as would bring tUuader liberal democrauc contro) and send Superimeendent Kennedy “up ina Dalioon,”’ tor there 18 no One Individual in the city so cordially nated by the Gerinans as J. A. Kennedy; third, @ revision of the Sunday jaws, with more Jiberal provisions aod @ fair recognition o! Dationa) baoits and customs of the Germans, by fourth, such a modification of the election laws a8 to give a Jarger nuniber of poil.ng places and better wecurnty to legal voters against repeaters. Great was the joy among them as soon ag tne Overwheim- Wng success Of Loe democrats last tall was placed ond a aouvt,.and they looked eagerly forward to the'opening of the session, expecting relief from ali Odious Tepubiican legislation during tue Hist naif of January. And Now? The audden blow of Tuesday's Ozrht And sout at Albany was terrivie beyond description, ALL THEIR HOPES ARB ECATTERED, All their cherisied plans and fond expectations crushed. In all the puviic places where they meet Sor social chat of evenings pothing else was spoken bf than the Skandal Geschichte tn the Assembiy. “What!” could many be heard toexciaim; “how cap an army expect victory when the officers engage In ~® scandalous fignt like so many Kilkenny cata Bmong themselves? When many of them even geil Miemselves openly to the enemy? Whom can we trust after tnis? Better to let the whole State go overto the republicans and bury the democratic Party forever!” Others are quite put ou: with the edaim advanced by certaiw men that they constitute the “young democracy,” and say “they cai! them: selves reform democrats. Shoo, fy: They have (nvroancea MUSCLE AS AN ELEMENT in the party, and have bravely chalicaged brains to desperate combat with it.” A third class consider Was but a ferce strite ror the ona of the spoiia, Qelther “ring? being willing to yleid, and deter. fined even to ruin the brightest prospects of the Ry it i cannot rule to tue exclusion of the otter, ua the exclied fec.ings fnd expression among the Germans, and it 1s not far from tle truti togay What Unless matters are forthwith straighiened out at Alouny at least two-wirds of the German vote of the ity will be thrown or che opposition next fail out Of pare revenge. Among those German politicians wno nold office under the patronage of Tammany it ls just new FEE! = 3 S22 BES Se eee Sree ib ies eal eS Se 1 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. Amustoy to move, The sudaen fal) of Grand Sachem ‘Tweed from hia bigh stool in the Street De bas shaken ail their bones, ang they trembie siant fear of bring sens on ther way afte ‘Tweed. It is Now proposed to call a spect ‘of the General Committee of the German democratic Union party and give authoritative expression of the wishes of the Germans, send a committee to Albany and insist On Bpeedy peace and harmonious legisia- | Fe aaa Mey will accomplish 1b 13 Quite joubtfal, OPPOSITION TO POLITICAL RINGS, Meeting of Ofticers of the Iudependont Citizers Union Association=Nomerical and Financial Strength of the Organtzation—What Lt Prow Doses to Do and How It Proposes to Do l= Grand Flonrish of Specebes and a Winding Up Spread, The late rapture among the democratic party Jeaders of thie city and whicdD marked the chmax of open war in the Albany Legisiature on Wednesday ied to @ Meeting on the same evening at the St. Denis Hotel of the oMcere of the Independent Citizens’ Union Association, This assoctation ts comparatively new, Baving been organized last No- vember, and already having on is rolis some 18,000 members—energetic, wide awake young men, fall of vim and determination to infuse moratity and uprightuess into our city politics and s@cure the election to public ofices of true ana honest men, ana thereby put an end to the present frands and corruptions existing in every department and branch Of our municipal government, Mr, Cuanzes K, Devrses, enalrman of the commit- tee, presided, and after the proceeuings of the pre- vious Meeting were read and approved made quite @ lengthy speech, taking as his text te present cor- rupuons Of our city pouutics, He spoke with feeling and evergy on the subject, and after poriraying these abuses and weir rapid and alarming growth during the past tew years indicatea the Herculean labor they bad set themselves to accomplish and the pro- posed mode Of doing it through their organization, Je had no doubt, through thelr central elmb organ- ‘zation and branch organizations in every ward of the city, of Ona) and speedy success. In the course Of his remarks be stated that oMceholders were now Hiling ty this city nine thousand sinecure positions, with calaries ranging from $1,000 to $9,000 @ year, Of these sinecure places be stated farther that Wil ham M. Tweed now holds nine, Mi. Georoe Srewanr foliowed In @ apecch In the fume train of argument, announcing their desire and determination to oppose themselves against the preseat corrupt political combinations and rings, under which our city government is made to serve the basest purposes, using the worst elements ot the most degraded part of our population to further the advaacement of a few political tricksters and oun tebanks, who dealre @ continuance fn power and the exciusive control of municipal affairs, He Urged that the tite had come when the public mind Was thoroughly aroused to the present depioradie condition of public affairs and that an association like this. composed of the most respectable portion of the-community, and banded togetber as one man to enforce an honest administration of the laws and a disposition of the public moneys Insuring a proper economy and a reduction iu the present oppressive Taie Of taxavion, could not but be productive of an enduring und radical reform, «_ Mr Joon Barnard was next elected treasurer. It Was stitted in this Connection that the association had now $38,000 on band, and through circulars Which are to be sent about among the business men of the city it was believed that thissum would be greatiy increased, A committee woa appointed to select and engage a place for the central club meewungs, and aiso club Houses for each of the wards, with tustructions to ra- port atethe next meeting. Wh.ch is Was arranged Should be called by the chairman. The above formal business finished tbere followed @ Sunptious dinner, as which Were presens, by invi- tution, a Jarge number of invited guests, Here toasts and speec: succeeded each other in rapid ana drial succession, {t was two O'c.ock yesler- day morning when the company rose. TIE STH LLY PATRIO“S SMELL BLOOD. The Irreconcilavles co be Reconciled—Meet- ing of “Outside? Democrats, A stated meeting of tle Executive Committee Democratic Union (Smith Ely branch) wae beid last nigaut at Masontc Hali, East Thirteenth street, Mr. Smith Ely inthe chair, Before the meeting, which Was weil attended, was cailed to order an animated discussion on the late events at Albany took ‘ace, the burden of which was Tweed, iweed, nothing but Tweed, if we may except Murphy and the member from Sligo. A report from the Committee on Consolidation was the sole buel- ness transacted, and showed with the exception of ‘Wwe Ninth aud Twelfth ward a ananimity of opinion ag to ihe necessity of the measure the comimittes Advocates. It states aiso that all the outside or- ganizations will raily guder the banner of the Demo- cratic Unton and from What has jately transpired Mozart Hall may jom them aad thus torm a Vigvrous opposition to Tammany Hall. Tue meet- Ing adjourued to mcet next week. POLITICAL SOREHEADS IN JERSEY, Paterson, N. J., 8 engaged in a political conflict proportionally 3 important as that witch agitates New.York city, Paterson has an aldermanic ring, composed of two democrats and one republican. This ring controls the Board. The Supreme Court having decided that the Board has power to pur- chase property, for public improvements, the charter having been fashioned for that purpose, the ring have arranged to purchase the most valuabie block in tne city, the old Colt aud Stimson property. The price is $250,000. The en- ure republican party and thsee-fourths of the democratic claim that the deterioration of property in the neighborhood by the establish- ment of a market upon the Filth avenue of Paterson renders the bargain a bad one, when property equaily available iInay be purchased at @ lower price and o\ner property surrounding it be improved, The property reported upon favorably by the ring is paruy owned by the republican member of tbat ring, ‘The purchase of the Passaic Water Works, owned by Mayor Kyle, for $1,000,000 waa intended to be pushed through at the jast meeting of the Board, which has only three weeks of office to run, but tne oue majority Of the riug Was too “ill” to attend and too “weak’? to vote, s@ the matter was postponed until next week. . Meanwhile the politicians are at work, ‘The citt- zens’ party will organize this week to work for anti-aldermanic money makers, The German Asso- ciation, plelged unltedly to support principles rather tian @ party, wil probavly support a maa opposed to the purchase of ring property. The Uarper Association, which last fat revolutionized local politics, by electing @ democratic Assembly- mao (Hobbs) tn @ thorouglily republican ward, are organizing for @ young men's charge—no one kuows wiist at. A break in the democratic party aud ap afilllation of the antrring wing with the Harper crowd and the citizens’ party ts broached, ASSAULT AND AGRBERY IN BLOOMFIELD, W, J. A few evenings since an atrocity of arather unu- suai character was perpetrated by two rufians on an ypoffensive German, named Albert Lenz, and his wife in Bloomfield, N. J., where they reside, It appears that ® woman boarder, named Mary Rufiey, was in the habit of being visited by one James Kilkommen. This fellow desired to remain in the house over night last Saturday, and @ wordy quarrel ensued between him aod Mr. Lenz. Two or three evenings subse- quently the iatier and his wile, after visiting Newark, Where they propose removing, returned home, and on entering thelr domicile found there Kiikommen and a companion named Morgan, both being uncer the imfluence of drink, Mary Rumtey wag there algo. Pretty soon Mr. Lenz retired, and a8 his wife was about doing likewise, one ef the men burst into ber clamber, sie having just douned her night clothes, and, seizing achair, dealt ber a terrific blow ou the head, feliing her instantly. The husband jumped out of bed and ran to his wite’s assistance, but ue, too, was felled in a similar man- ner. Besites, he waa peaten and bruised about the face unt! hts féatures were unrecognizable, Mean- While Mra, Lenz became conscious and tried to’save her husband, but the scoundrels turaed on her and beat her in a most brutal manner. Toey next picked Up # Watch, Worth twenty-four doliars, ant uree, containing twenty-onesdoilara, Aad then decamped. They are still at large, but a warrant for thelr arrest Was igsued yesterday. THE ANTI“STOWIC PHILOSOPHERS, Patent Pavements fn the Twentiet Denounced, Stow's, like all other patent pavements, has been put to fevere teats, There was a meet- ing of the citizens of the Twentieth ward last evening at Miliiman’a Hill, Twenty-sixsn atreet and Seventh avenue, to protest against auch a gigantic swindle as, 1¢ 18 gald. ts proposed in putting down five miles of Stow's wooden pavemem tn this city, After the minutes were read Mr. Peter Doian made a sneech charging that the mem- bers of tne Common Counct) would receive $1 80 r aquare yard if were consummated. He “soured”? Council and gave the emin torrent nunclation that was met wit of Discussion tollowed, The name of the 6 ty wi here changed to "The Twentieth Ward Taxpayers’ Asenclation.2_ Resolutions of co-operation with other ward Movements resisting these pavement enterprises were then adopted. Messrs Dolan, Marcy gud Milliman were appointed to effect this ob- ject. A committee was appointed to collect funds to Ward forward the movement, con: Ming of residents of the reveral blocks of the w: after a few other unimportant routine Motions, discussions and rag. lutions tug mecting adjourned, NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE, Second Day’« Sesstou— Missi Recollecti of 1810—Lamentadle Cond. tion of Romania Everywhere=It Must Be Put Down. At the opening of the session yesterday morning, in St. Paul’s church, Jersey City, J. 8. Chadwick was @ppointed treasurer of she Caurch Exteasion Society, Rev, Dr. Crane, of Newark, re- Ported favorably on the condition of the churches tn mig district, Rey. M. E, Elilson, of Hoboxen, reported @hat great progress had been made tn his pastorate. They had now a church nearly completed at acoas of $40,000, on which there will be a debt of not more than $9,000. Rev. Charles Larew stated that the Morristown 4! trict was one of the most prosperous in the State, Mnancialiy and spiritually, During his term of office as presiding eider, which has just terminated, eight churcues Were built, eight churches enlarged, the sum of $175,000 raised and expended, and the salaries of ministers increased seventy per cent. Rev, HENRY BOEUM, a venerable umnister of ninety-fve, here rose and said be seit moved by the spirit of God to express the qresdewing Joy of his heart at the good tidings from this district. He jooked back to the year 1810, when he passed through it {n company with Bishop Ashbury, At that time there were but three Methodist societies in the district, and there was no society at Morristown, Tife worsiippers were obliged to repair to the church of the Presbyterians, generously laid at tietr disposal for public service. It was reported that the amount raised for mis- onary objects. by subseription from the four churches in Jersey City was 32.106. The Rev, Dr Burin, Of the Foreign Christian Union, was introduced, and delivered au address on the deeline of Popery in #3) Catho,ie countries, citing the cases of Mexico and ‘nin particular, Inthe former thirty Protestant sociewes have been recently established aud many Catnolice converted, including @ priest, He implored bis bearers to renew sneir efforis in crushing Komanism tu this country. Among We aud.tore ip the mallery was Bridget O'Gorman, whom a zeaious bri Was desirous to hear, bub the Conierence did not ac (9 RE Fe> quest. “HUMBUG.” Lecture by Rev, George H. Hepworth. A racy and interesting lecture on the subject of “Hambug"’ was delivered last evening at the Church of the Diving Paternity, corner of Fi.th aveuue and Forty-tifth street, by Rev. George H. Hepworth, D. D. There was present a large ana highly faztuon- able audience, The reverend lecturer was tntrodnced by Mr. D. D. T. Marshall, and commenced bis discourse by observing that, In these latter days, this giant q humbug bad grown to Ng maturity. He was now a man ot common sense, He dug tne canal of Suez, or he boand the worid with a single magic thread. Or again, he lays the iron rail, joining the sweet melody ol Vaciic waves with the maguificent ¢lapasou of our Atiantic coast, Who conid teil the future? The last taree hundred years Were progressive enough, bui in ooking at the future we would fave to shade our eyes to shield our sight from the « zing prospect. He proposed to speak of the ditter- ent Classes and grades of men and the modes they pursued in the world, In one organization of mea you could find those tat could live and be iearned and build up States Buta man, however great always found a first cousinship im some brute, We oftentimes satd that man were governed by reason, aud yet vot one man out of ten were governed vy reason or judgment, but by passion or impulse. A man’s prejudices overbalanced = his best judgment. yby, there was that . tiysterious rowething called public opinion which ruled tbe throne ot the world as a despol. There were few free men in thts world. We are ali slaves to public opinion and when 1s nodded we mast obey. There was hardl aly in his presence who would foregu tha titeial deformity called the “Grecian bend.’ There Was no gensieman there who would appear on the sidewaik Witla coat cat Jast year, (Laugiter,) Alluting to Leverrter, the great ascrongmer, he said, with al! bis greatness he was so puerile that he hated to see ® Woman jooking over tis shoulder, Jt was strange that a man coulf be a giant and a pikmy at tne same time, You found some men whose characters were )ike the fox. There were ocher men wio were persistent, and had the strong jaw of a inastuf—men who when Wey got their teetn into a government con- tract never jet go unt) they mado ball a Tijion, Other men were like the mule in stuboornness, There were men whose ires ke the mute, were simply one embodied kick all hind legs. (Laughier.) We tind @ man with giant intellect and Mung our hats in the air at nly poweriu) language. At length, we exclaim, we have found @ great poliucian, But some time that man goes to Europe—and Europe will kil! more mean than any other disease--(laughlér)—and ver: soon attachés tapped oa the shoul- der; he 13 invited to the Tuileries to see that Napolcon whom he had caited @ rogne in this country. He may have seen Napo- Jeon in New York, or perhaps in England, when ne was under the paternal care of the policemen, But Napoleon ts Emperor of France now, and he enters his presence with awe. And when he came back to America he had but one theme, and that was that he had the honor of seeing Na- leon and stating what hig Majesty paid io him. he most dangerous thing tn the worid was to go to Edrope. So it was that we hum- bugged ourseives and others, So it was that the Who.e community was fillea with falsetiood from ciroumterence to centre. We would go to see Herr- mann shoot @ lady’s pocket hanakercnief Into a walnut, and still we knew it wasabumbog. sut if the wreatest man in the country were to deliver a Jecture On asirovomy he would have a beggarly set of benches. You might put Shakspeare on the stage in bis simplicity; he would noi be thought anything of; but if the manager put a dozen baiiet girls on also, with their brains im their toes ana With dresses which begun a iittietoo jate and ended & littie too goon, the play would be a per- fect success, (Laughter.) Munchausen iiustrated human- nature admiraviy, He told stories until he believe them himself. Human nature was 60 eo“ Made that @ man could beileve What he Wuew to be faise. Every man told what was untrue, whether he meant it or not. A man who studied history knew there oad been intellectual epidemics. some intellectual epilemtc ruled a whole generation and goverued with despotic ower, Some centuries ago all Europe believed here was @ phitosopher's stone and the fo beggar expected to ride on horseback. here was not @ class that did not believe tt. Abd yet we to-day tooked back and said they were fools, ‘Why not more than we? In Japan to-day there was 9 mania for suicides. If @ man insulted snother in Japan the insulted Japanese Loox bis knife ont when he was alone and, with & smile on bis lips rip himself open, The man who had tnsulted him came along and seeing the dead body of the other on the steps of hig door coolly took out his knife, and with @ samule on bis lips likewise ripped himself open, aughter.) The lecturer conciuded by alluding the humbugs of politica, and reviewing the different ciasses of politicia io facetious manner. Here in New York @ man who cammences ife by pummeiiiug his own fellow aud keeps a gam- bling house here within a stone's throw of them, went along in lis career until he got into Congress and put the stamp of his infamous life on it, At the conclusion of the discourse the ieoturer was greeted with applause. A JURNER UNION SQUIBBLE, The Irropressible Confilct—A Distinguished Nigger In the Fence. AD interesting trial is to come of shortly before the “Vorort,” presiding board of ofiicers of the North American Qpion, which is located in this city. The cause 18 @ compisint of the Chicago Turn Association against the New Orleans Tarn Verein, growing out of a transaction which occurred ata miagquerade of the New Orleans Turuers, at which Vice Governor Dunn, of Louisiana (colored), was present, Tne Vice Governor was introduced at (he Masquerade by members of the New Oricans Torn Verein to the guests and friends of the verein, which subsequently, by @ resolution pagsed at a meeting of the soctety, was denounced as an tnsuit Qud a8 an outrage against the guests anu the members of tie society om account of the color and race of his Excellency the Vice Governor. Resolutions were aiso passed to rocéed against the partiea who tntroduced the Vice dovernor, with a view of expelling them. The Chi. cago fagociation ts moving the expulsion of the New Orleans organization, on the ground that by ita pro- ceedings in the above mentioned affair the platiorma of the North American Turner Union bas been vi lated. The hearing of this cause will probably ta place at (he Turn Hall, in Orcuard street, CAPTURE OF RUM SMUGCLERS terday afternoon, about four o'clock, Assistant Aaseseor Wass and Major Bullard were sauutering down Broadway and specu’aling on their removal to tbe Fourth dietriet, wheo attention was called to an express wagon, in which were two men, which wae tarning down Reade street from the thoroughfaro on which the revenue oMcers were walking. ‘fiailo, Major," cried Wass, “here's row; spd rom 1 was, for jp the wagon were five jolly roand full, to tne bung of O. Ke quality, not a drop of which was intended to pay tax to Uncie Sain, ‘The Major jumped into the cart and said he guesved he'd take ‘@ drive round to Chambers street and sec b's friend Shields. The men acquiescing, time was made for the federal building; but just the oart turned Chambera street and Broadway the owner of tho liquor, Barney Nicholson, ‘Well-kuown dealer, Jumped out of the cart and gave leg bail. The driver end owner of the cart, Josepn Duetras, was taken before the Commisstoner and given a nigit’s lodging ju Ludiow street jail, and the ram, horee and cart, in ali worth $600 confiscated. arrested to-day, The oMcers were on the look out for illicit spirits, the changes 10 the department hav- ing made the Brooklynites more daring than usual, And Wt ie said that over $10,000 worth of apirits have oe. moved trough Now Yor’ within the past Nicholson will be THR NORIMCRY PACIFIC RAILROAD COM- PANY, The Kald Upon the National Trenoury for Direct Ald=The Three Schemes Exposed— Loans, Endorsements, or Authorization of Bonde All One and the Same Thing—Our Public. Lands, Wasuincton, March 23, 1870, ‘The eudsidized corporation managers are perfectly Insatiable, Free gifts of untold millions from Con- gress oniy make them clamorous for ‘more ald,’ either iu gifts of jands or Joans of bends, The very latest piece of flnesse is the tutroduction of joiut re- solutions in Congress, “authorizing” the proposed company ‘to Issue its bonds for the construction of its road," : Of course, while the resolution ts pending in Con- gress it ia Claimed to be the most innocent piece of legislation imaginable, The national government, wo are told, only ‘autnorizes the issue of the bonds.” It ts notin any way responsibdie for them, either principal or Interest. When, however, the bonds are put upon the market, particulary in Earope, the fact is blazoned forth that “these bond are {sued under the authority of the United States government,” thus giving them, at least, Its quast endorgement; aud, tf ocoasion should require, what 1g there easier than to geta litte amendinent through Congress, a session or (wo hence, making the United States responsib!e for the payment of both principal and interest? Such things are often done. The com: panies need noautiority (rom Congress to isaue their bonds: the government has ho Interest in the pro- posed roads, and the requesta for authority are but schemes to get the quasi endorsement of the United ‘States now, aud actual eudoraemeat by amendment hereafter, During the Fortieth Congress a nerne’. made upon the Treasury for more ald. ‘Three dis- Unct schemes were proposed—gilts of land, issues of bonds aud the endorsement of company bonds by the United States; whe distinction between the last two named being without a digference. The bond, endorsement and issue, subsidies demandea py eleven of the ieading corporations, were staied at the tlme by the HeRaLD, as follows:— | rald was Subsidy Penandet, Northern Pacific Railroad Company $60,000,000 Oregon branch of Pacitic Railroad Com. pany.. Sores 18 000,000 Mano. Oregon and Puge' Company...... senses + $0,900,000 Internationa) Pacific Ratiroad ln 19,060,000 issiseipp! Levee, Katiway aud ship Company sevsveres ++ 23,000,000 Improvement of the Tilinola river......., 2,009 000 European and New York steamship line, 3,509,900 Aulantic and Pac sad Company. 65,000 000 Louisiana and Miasi 1 evees.., 2,000,000 Port Roval Rat.roail Company.... . 7} 90) Union Paciie Rarway Company, Eastern GAVISIOD es cecseceeeseeereereeeseectes 47,000,000 293,260,000 en corpora rhe entire demand tn the 168 bis Intro. was estimated at $200, 300,000 in boads aud This was tor bonda aione and ty ele tions oniy. daced 1,000,000.060 acres of pubtic land Anr cue who will examine the fies of the teading newspapers of the country issued during the wiater the MERALD took the lead in of 1303-60 wil dod t opposition to these & of course, they all cam or two exceptions. The managers are, aged. T present session with their to almost escape detectlo find, champioued by Mea: old friend, the NORTHERN PACIFIC RATLROAD COMPANY. According to the last report of the Commissioner of tne General Land Ofice there was was given to the company by Congress, under the acts of July, 1854. May. 1866, and April, 1369, alternate sectioas of unoceupied puditc land on each side of the pro- posed road, within forty mile limits tn the Territo Ties aud twenty mile tunes in the State, be the same more or leva; but amounting, It 18 estimated by Com. missioner Wligon, to 47,000.000 acres, worth at leaat ynree dollars per acve on an average, or $141,090,000 in all. ‘This magnificent subsidy 1s a free gift to the com- pany, given by Congress tp 1864. If the corporation Managers bad acted wa good faith the road should have been finished from Lake Supenor to Fuget Sonnd a year ago. As itis, they have been lobbying jn Congress for additional advantages, They are just now engaged in pushing joint resolution 121, Which Was made the special order in the senate to- day. {t *tantuorizes’’ the company to lasue bonds for the construcuon of tne road and file te mort- gage in the oitcs of the Secretary of the Inierior. It also construes tie original grant to guarantee a cer- tain number of acres and provides for the extension of the linia 80 as to give the company a larger amint of land (hau thay can obtain ad tue gill NOW atanus, however, by no means discour- tt earance again at the emes $0 subriitzed as First and foremost we Jay Cooke & Co.'s own THY LITTLE JORER. In short, the isti9 Joker, 8. RA. 121, now before Congress, gives the company @ few million acres more jand and @ quasi endorsement of their bouds by the United states. If it ia pushed through they gravely pre pees to have twenty-five mies of their read inishel by the 1st day of January, 1372, and to buiid forty miles per year shereaiter. ' The man- agers need no authority from Congress to wsue bonas, It 18 understood that Mesar3. Jay Cooke & Co., thelr Quancial agents, have aiready disposed of #0me $6,000,000 of the company’s ponds. Let them therefore, go on and finish the road with the aid that has already been given, or give up the franchise to some other company. Let them spend more money tn the construction of tueir road and leas 10 toe lobby of Congress. Adaitional giits of lanag, loans, endorsements, or “aasuoriiy to issue’ bouds are noc to order, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW HORROR. Postpouement of the Trial of Backbout—Sin- gular Conduct of the District Attorney. Ason the preceding day the Coartof Oyer and Terminer, at White Plains, Westchester county, was densely packed yesterday morning by an eager con- course of spectators, drawn thither by a desire to witness the trial of Isaac Van Wart Buckhout, The special panel of 200 jurors having been exhausted early in the day the Court ordered a new panel of tuirty to be struck, out of which the remaining jurors were empanelied before the hour of noon. The following are the names of jurors:—James Pardee, Lewiavoro; Rovert Paimer, Mamaroneck; Oscar Wallace, Bedford; Thomas Barrett, Rye; J. Gregory, Charies E, Wickware, Bedford; Joun Fratt- nipe, Bedford; Walter P, Sands, White Plains; flenry jB. Dearborn, Lewisboro; Robert A, Wilkin- soa, White Piaing, sud W, H. Garlthwatt, Green- burg. After Judge Tappen had cautioned the jury as to thelr duties ana responsinility, William C. Bergen, of Brooklyn, arose and requesied in behalf of Gren- ville T. Jenks and himself, who, be stated, bad just been retained for the defence, that the trial be post. poned until next week, a8 }t would be almost tinpos+ sible for them to do justice to their ciicht at such short notice. Counsel also intimated that furtuer proceelings in the trial of the Brooklyn election frauds (in which Mr. Jenks was engaged Jor the de- fondants) would be Rotinened, In order to allow tia gentieman to take charge of thts case, District Attorney Dykman opposed anything like @ postponement and urged the tinportance of imme- diately proceeding with the trial, as it lad tak twenty-four hours to obtain @ jury, Witnesses for the prosecution had been summoned and were present. Judge Cochran remarked Chat the Court could not paves Ra ceuace kes asked on the ground that OUNSEL absent, ag the accused was already fare nished with able and experienced counsel, The Court would, however, consent to @ postponement of the case for twenty-four hours, Not a litte surprie ts maniieated at the unac- countaole position assumed by District Attorney Dykiuan to undertaking to conduct the prosecution slon® was stated in yesterday's Henan, Mr. Dykman, withont, 1% 18 understood, ag signing any reason to that genvieman, declined the assistance of & disunguished criminal lawyer of the New Yotk bar, who, being retained by the irienas of tne murdered woman many weeks since, had [shea the case due attention ang bad souggt out a oat of witnesses whose testimony he considered essentia) to rescue the memory of the dead wile from the damning accosations made by the prisoner, It ig said by fiends of the prosecuting oMcer that the code of ethics of the legal fraternity of West- chester county (or more properly White Plains) forvade his assent to the sistance named; but projesstonal jealousy ts totally overlooked when the defence, in addition to the four already mentioned iu these columns, 14 augmented to ix, by the addi ‘on of two legal criminal lights from Kings county, Other memers of the profession express their be- Het that tne prosecating attorney is “standing In bia own light,"’ and add a hope that justice will be Gone in te trial now pending, On Wednesday afternoon a jumber dealer named William Pulls, of Bay Shore, took passage on the Southside trai for New York, having in his posses- sien $700, with which he mtended purchasing a of jumber. While on the train he was robbed ery dollar—how he does not know, nor does he suspect any one as having committed te theft, ‘Nieves are said to be frequent passengers on the ‘arious Long Ieland railroads, and some means hould be devised to prevent them from operating UASuspecting passsngers. On Thursday evening a party of young men resid. ing at Grassy Pond concluded to give a newly mar- ried couple a aerenade, and one of the party, named Abrahams, took bis gun along, which he fired aa a Balute, when the barrel exploded, injuring him so aevercly that he cannot recover, The newly married Man was dragged trom the house, his coat torn of gud five doilars,taken from bis pockot, Warrante have beep issued sor eoipo os tne parties, THE COURTS. A Lottery Case—Breach of Contract—A Bovine Buit—Grand Larceni UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ couar, Another Lottery Delinquent, Before Commissioner Shielas, The United States vs, Charles Markes.-—Tue de fendant is charged with evading the payment of tha internal revenue tax for carrying ou the business Of @ lottery’ dealer without a license, The aelena- antentered into recoguizances to appear for trial and Was dischargea, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—PART 2. Brench of Contract. Before Judge Loew. The Eteing-Worten Company vs Joan P. Martin. ~ ‘This action, brought to recover $45,000 for an allegea breach of contract, was brought to a close sponday vy O Qismigsal of the piaintif'’s com- piaint. Tt appeared tnat"the contract on which suit was brought Was under seal, aud that in (he month of April after the contract being made, the plainrif! was to default in furnishing the goods agreed upon within the time proviaed in the con- tract, At that time the defendant, by parole agree- “ment, Waived the full delivery of the goods, aud said he would go into the market and onay on ac- count of the plaintt™ On the part of defendant it was.clatmed tha t this agreement, not being under seal, could not vary the contract, and the contract not having been complied with by plainud, was Void, and could not be made the basis for this action, The Court granted the motion and dismissed the eae. wiViog aD allowance of $1,000 to de- eadant, MARINE COURT, Bovh: Sult. Before Judge Aiker. Flam Hard 4t at. vs. George #. Keilet.—This suit waa instituted by the plaints to recover the price of some cattle sold in 1866, and from the testimony offered I seemed to be a question ag to Who was the purchaser, The plammti claimed that alinough the defendant had not received them he was stil liable for the price, inasauch aa they had ocen sold on his croak fad delivered to bis brother-in-law at bis re- ques! The defendant, on the contrary, insisted that he never autuorized the purciiase, a denied ull Haviity, On venailf of the plaints three witnesses Were examined, Wilose testinony waa contradicted by tbat given by the deiendant and by his brotuer- indaw. COUTT OF GENERAL SESSIOXS. Before Gunning S. Bedsord, Jr., City Judge. GRAND LARCENIES. ‘The first case disposed of yesterday was an indict. ment against Samuel Busch, who pleaded guilty to siealing sixty-two dollars’ worth of gold rings, on the 14th of March, the property of Goddard & Pratt. He was sent to the State Prison for two years, Charles Johnson pleaded guiliy to stealing a sik dress, vaiued at fifty-five doilars, on the iétu inst, from. tae store of Charles G. McManus, 420 Canal street, He was sentenced to the State Prison for one year. Joseph Sketchley, who on the 20th of January 340 pouads of iead pipe, the property of the Pa- Mail Steawsiip Company, pieaded gulity to the e and Was sent to tae Penitentiary for one year. AN ALLEGED PRIZH FIOH QUITYAL OF THE AC- CUSED. Jobn Laoders and John Levins were tried upon an tndictment charging them with engagtug ina prize fignt. The testimony of two police oitcers was to the effect that they received information that om the 5th inst. @ Nght was gding on tn a room over Costello's liquor saloon, in first avenue, and that when they arrived tere they saw the detendants sparring, With tueir shirts on, surrounded py about twenty pergons. Mr. William . Howe, who deendel the accused, made @ hu- morous = speec in the course of witch be said that be bad eeen prize Oghis and that puzii- ist@ On Such Occasions fought in a comparaciveiy nude state; that cue testhmony fatied to come up Lo the requirements of the gta'ule upon which the in- dictment was found, for there was no ring mada and no “seconds” Were chosen nor stukes deposited upon the result. The ony stake Was tne stake which he received as @ fee, and be (Mr, Howe) was their only second. Judge Bediord, In charging the jury, said that the premeditation and preparation which were inct- dent to @ prize ignt were Dot shown ww this case, and the jury, without hesitation, reudered a verdict of not guidty. A VEER FONK SENT TO SING SING FOR SWIXDLING A VERDANT YANKEE. Edward Jacobs was tried ana convicted of grand Jarceny irom the person, The compiainant, Emory Swan, stated that he was a carpenter at Boston, and baving purciased a bomestead at Omaha, he was passing through New York to join bis family, who receded him; that ov the 18ta of March, while pass- Ing through Grecawigh street, the accused tapped him on te back and mSked him to go into the store aad buy an oroide watch, which he declined to do, but the prisoner stating that-he was from Boston and being #0 gentlemanly in bis manuer he yietted to his entreaies and went In. The prisoner took hold of bis collar and kept pushing him antii ne got behind @ acreen, He uirast @ card into the vest pores whica contained $280, and said to a man be- hind the counter, ‘Wart upon tha*gentieman.” and then left the place. Soon after Mr, Swan discovered that hig money wae gone. He reported hts loss at the Station house, and the sergeant sent an officer down to the place in Grecawich street, which 1s @ resorc of gambiers and an establistiment where they dis- pose of orolde watches and git cnvelopes to all the verdant customers who are decoyed or bullied tnto the store, Mr. Swan was subfected toa rigid cross- examination by Mr, Howe, who failed to remove the impression which his candid narrative of the swindling Operation be passed through made upon (he minas of the fury, Jacobs was sworn {n dis own behalf, admitting that he wasa gambler, vut denying that he stole the money from Mr. Swan, the New Englander. Thomas Davis, tho proprictor of tbe place, aiso stated that gambling was carried on there; that he #04 these watches and prize envelopes; that Swan and he had some trouble avout drawing en- velopes, and that he called tne Yankee a bean-eater and oiher opprobrioas epithets, The jury evidently did not credit the stories toid by the gambiers, for they rendered a veruict of guilty. dadge Bedford seutenced Jacobs to the Siate Prison for tnree years, If afew more of the Peter Funk gentlemen were brought into court and tried for swindling inndcent countrymen who visit New York, and the Vity Judge were to promptiy send them to Sing Sing, be would r ive the thanks of the community. Catuarine Dempsey, who attempied to steal, on the 4b of February, $110 from John Murphy, pleaded guilty to an atiempt at grand larceny. There were mitigating circustances In this case, and as the Money Was prowptly returned the Judge was lenient, sentencing her to the Peuitentiary tor six months. ; Elen Davin was. tried and convicted of stealing, on the 10th inst., eighty-four aollars in money from James Guerin, She was acnt to the State prison for elgiteen months, Williaa Jonnson pleaded gutity to petty tarceny, the charge being that on the 7u inst. he stole tuir- teen pairs of suoes, valued at UWweuty-8ix doliara, the property of Dudiey Keily. His sentence was three months in the Penitentiary. ‘The following isthe Calendar of the Court of General Sessions for to-day:—[he People vs, Mar- aret E, MoGuire, arson; Edward Moran and Frederick Ficke, burglary; Iiomas Fredericks, Dom. inick O'Donnell, Samuel Cox, Eliza Clark. Anna Weeks, Elizabeth Meivin, Onarles F. Koerner and John Roolnson, grand larceny; Edward &. Kea dvick, aiving stolen goods; James Donohue assault aud battery, COU3T CALENDASS—THIS DAY. Supreme Counr—Cinouit—Part 1,—Before Judge Cardozo, Court opeus at half-past ten A. oL— Cause on, Supreme Covat—Crrocit- Part 2,—Before Jndge en A, Brady. Court opens at ek .» M.—No0s, 6516, 6800, 6824, 6764, 6492, 4818, , 5010, 6502, 6568, 6324, 0426, 6540, 2802, 6280, , 0638, 6574, 6538, 6708, 6754, 0854, 6596, OOL0, HEIR, \Surrems Count—Seecta, VerM.—Heid by Jvage Barvard, Court opens at ae ten A. vos. 178, 191, 193, 204, 216, 222, 234, 236, 249, 2b4, 261, 262, 26314, 206, 25, 42, 198. SUPREMB CoURT~—OttamBeRs,—Tleld by Jadge Ingraham, Calendar called at tweive M. $1, 05, 103, 108, 109, 110, 111, i12, its 117, 125, 127, 134, "136, 138, 140, 149, 159, Chief Justice Barbour, Short causes.—N 2625, 2826, 2600, 201% 2471, 1874, 1445, 2622, 2017, 2815, 2792, 1774, 2827, £211, 2023, 2386, 2796, 2939, 1587. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TueRM.—Pait 1,—Before Judge Van Brunt, One hour causes.—Nos. 230, 1113, 1605, 1852, 1409, $3, 1718, 1555, 1644, 1397, 175° 1533, 1530, 1544, 1682, 1657, 1161, 1750, 1083," 17 Part 2,—Beiore Judge Loew. One hour 808. — Nog. 1804, 1353, 1768, 1760, 1348, 1033, 1638, 1826, 1828, 669, 471, 1250, 1727, 1672, 1723, 1711, 1560, 1118, 1800, Manns Counr—TRIAL TrexM.—Part 1,—Before Jnage Curtis. Oalendar called at nalf-past ten A. M. Nos, 721, 686, 421, 683, 593, 621, 700, 307, 733, 739, 7 748, 741, 742, 746, 747, 148, 149, 700, 751, 752. Par @.—Betora Judge Alker. @alendar called at ten A. M,—Noa, 676, 280, 294, 826, 612, 659, 680, 633, 734, 726, 136, 727, 143, 744, 146 BROORLIN COURTS, SUPREME COUNT—SPECIAL TERM, A Haboas Corpus Case. Before Judge Giivert. Mr, B.S. Willls yesterday made appiication for 6 Writ of babeds corpas, On bebair of Theresa Fanaa. ger, who bad been committed to the Penitentiary by dudge Lynch a8 @ vagrant. It seeurs that the woman Was arrested some time since at o house in the | upper part of Myrtle avenue, which waa the resort of Giumampen And Epgiish gina who Uyed together, 5 j Tee Chinamen were arrested on ihe charge of Keep. ing 4 disorderiy house, and are now rit . wage Gilbert yesterday issued @ writ mak returnavie this ‘morning, when the woman W: Produced in court and the case argued. CITY cauRT, A lision. A Before Judge Thompson. Wiliam A. Witson vs, George H, Chamberlatt.. The Dlalnuiq drings suit to recover $1,000 sor injurieg alleged to bave been recetvea by himseif and son 1a Consediience of ® collision between bis light w aud ® heavy wagon veloncing to uelé aoeke Collision occarred on the 6th of Avril last in Powers street, Dear Dean, and piaintd alieges was cansed the negligence of defendant. 1 2 4 botive pastes endant, ‘The defence 18 con! Case on. REAL ESTATE MATTERS. The auction sales of rea} estate yesterday were better atteuded than for some weeks, the character of the offerings comprising much valuable business Property, attracting very many of a class not of late much seen about the Exchange Saiesroom. The bidding was spirited throughout, and the prices obtained much more satisfactory to the seller than at the latest previous saies, Subjoined will be found full particulars of the several transactions, Business at the desk contindes moderate. M. A. J.- Lynch reports the following sales:—Four story house and lot, northeast corner Madison avenne and Fifty-fourth street, 25.6x100, $100,000; four story house and lot, West Twenty-third street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, $45,000; three story house and lot, north side Twenty-ninth street, west Of Third avenue, $13,000; six lots, southeast corner aloe avenue aud 117th street, 100.11x160 feet, Mr. Ackerman has sold his mansion and grounds, located on Warourton avenue, Yonkers, N. Y.. to a New York gentleman for $12 000, A lot pleasantiy situated on North Broadway, Yonkers, has been soid by Mr. Williauw Basalord for $10,000. A’so one lot on Highiand piace for $4,600, NEW YORK PROPENTY—UY A. JOURNRAY, West 19th at, No G07, lease of lot, 11. 8x01, to Br West 24th st, No 348, ase of lot, 21x55, to H KY MULLER, WILKINS AND 00, West Vath #t, No 248, lot 241103, to Jas Daniel ‘eat 42 pin. 94.680 ‘orast! 7,000 ‘No. Sis" lot dor. to) ODowone & Gor Oe y place, lot 22x97, to HOG 100 109, lot 25x10 and ez tension of BB 260 16,300 FD Nel, * * Noe 587 and 86754 Grand i, to H Bound. No 579 Grang at, to RH Bound... Now 211 and 218, vis No 25 Canal Nol? ; to 8 W Bound No 219 Caual ai, to S W Bound. YY JOUNSON AND MILL! No 270 South st, n w cor It No 77 Miitst, to Jobo Halatein,.. 6 No 98 Chatham at, (0 H MeCadden. 31,800 No 29 City Hail piace, lot 19.10x94.11, to Jerome Fariey..14,700 BY WYCKOFF AND LiTTLR, to Gi RY. Ylote on Ewen, Jackson and aud buildings, to L De u @ Robineva ++ 9,600 MOLLE LKINS AND CO, Skillman 6s, trooklya, Th rooklya, plot, 100 ton Vanderbilt ay, betug 200 {t deep, to WH scott, No 3s Nassauat .. 2 dweilings, #8 of Herbers at, .22 ft w of Sn Realdone: ftoa inton av and 100 Projected Buildings. Plan 202_-Eldridgs one 3 story brick shop, 20x83; vutider owner, E Satilen ; architect . one 3 story brick sho} Piagn 208 —Weat 621 wi xB Emlich; archiiect, C M wlauvelt, bulider, 275 (t_w of 10th ay, rear, one 3 story } Owner, J Bezold, architect, JM For- ier. Pian 205—f7th at, us, 8) (te of 10th av, one 8 story brick tenement, 26265, owner, F Schumacter; architect, J M Fora ter. Pian 206—115th st, 0 9, 170 ft @ of Ist ay, one 2 story and Darement brick dwelling, 18:3, owner, BA McChristie; far architect, WM M: a Van 207-127 tb st, 9 4, 106 [tw of Gib av, one 9 story fram, ‘Wx88;, owner, U Richmond; builders, G@ Robinson Pien 298—115th at, n brick stable, 247 MeChristi r, One 2 ator architect, 179 fee of Int ner, BA Mot one $ xtory and alti , G Opiyke; architect, BD Hatch; “eo zion at, Now 504 and 605, one 8 ator a ox story brick factory, 19 ot, 8 D Hatch. S—East Stet st, No 160, one 2 story . Owners, McArdle & Brothers 36 and WA, on shop and dwell- ailder, R Huson, story brick vd and builders t, WoO Hofman. 1, 0u8 % atory brick shop, Connor, On Kt, . Owner, J D Foreman wa? gc 1th ' x51. wy Sym be sext » Plan 218—Broome at, Nos lo and 40%, ove & stor tenement, 25458 Owner, Belzendorf; artishtect, A Viaa 219—Delancey st and Suffolk nt, x62, O J bricks Ptuad. one 5 Heilfeider 4 sto ik denny ee * w corner, tory bri ‘Huelln, owner & Finoxe, bun Pian 22) — 2d 4,23 ft n of 88th at, o.2x50, Owner, FSS wi fie of Ist le 2 stor a1 4), Owner and builder, 9 O: #, 855 ftw of 24 av, eight B story and basement brown stone dwoliin ze, 18 4r43 each. Owners and builders. J & G Rugdei; arch test, FS Baroes 3 at, # 0. 17) ft @ of twtay, one tenement, 253100, builders, WH Hanion & Son. Plan 24—47tb 8, judefinte, one brown stone tenement, $4205. Owner, JP JM Forster. arcbitect, @ W Hay) Pino 222-62 wt, story brick Owner, P Duggin; architect, J Berton; ry and basement pier; architect, Transfers of Renl Estate. NEW YORK CITY, 125 ft» of Rivingtoa st, 252100, house Clinton at, w ‘and lot KoRn eer Hendrick’ “Roigers, 202/00, hones 10h et and av C, 0 @ corner (No Tad ‘av’ “¢ and lot...... 5, }) Ay vaB8 ole, 20, . 100 ft w of pst a 275 ft w of 1th a I, TSth at, With at, 06 116th at, a Of 2d ay, WX108. 10... of 7th av, 0x21. 104972219 11. Sth av, 225x911, dewd 1868, Esser at, No Bi, 3 South at, No 135, ‘Waultam'ss, No dia, Contest. Long Island amateur billiard players have in pros- peciive @ gennine sensation. A tournament has been arranged for all contestants of that section. to begin on the 2) of May next and continue ten days. Thi prize to be contended for 1s a cue surmounted with gold and valued at $250. The proprietor of the Assem- bly Buliard Rooms, who will give this little jewelto the victor, has iesued the following regulations fe garding the tournament:— REGULATIONS. iand for @ date on which they i be entitled to eonteet 10, WhO, ex 9) shall be a mr Ontiaea player ef howe jeuzer within three f The bolder kuowledged 1 Teland, U 4 at intervals of three should be at any time be in receipt of more than one civallen ge. Thi —A defeated contestant, whether he held the e of pot, shall be debarred from chal during five Jafe fucceoding the contest in which be last participated. Fowth—Ail chat shall be addreased in care of Alo: ander R. Samuella, Assembly Billiard House, Brooklyn, aa: be,by bin Immediately forwarded to f (a other reapects tl code regulating the Amo: ea may de viayed either city of Brooklyn, oF at the Assen! x be principais'in each game shal Seventh—D) ments = arising of pi 1 be submitted for rt gf the priees, in conjunction with two other arbiters, ea eontestant naming ons. eM ahall jotntly select one ref whos rmajna unter the ri eh arunoas f{ pas, aod wi decisious eh: ctor with the recognized rules, (® ctad upon se preseribed (a the coe gamoas laid down Mm the “Americas ‘iuth—The ous, after being beid for a ‘tod of two years, during whlch Ume the bolder shall not be called upon wo de er than eight times, wil become the unehalle or. by Pheian’s ‘Sizth—Gi 7 anor (Our ball game. (nve pubite ball fat House, in she same city, elect. hey may be rd Racor: THE FIRE AT CASTLE GARDEN, CaSTLB GARDEN, New Yorg, March 2/, 1870 To Tus EDITOR OF THE HERALD — Your report concerning the destruction of valuge ble records of this department by she fire at Castle Garden last evening ts incorrect. No records of any kind were destroyed by tho fire, and a few only of the less v were dawaged by water, The wuieh at ‘one ume threa'ened destruction of the eutire preaises, was exunguished with but iy damage, owing to the eutrgy and intelligence ot ue aptendent, s i a rtunesta, Fire and Police Jepartnen ay CASSERLY Jere! Agent ADd l al