The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1870, Page 10

i ) YACHTING. Another Letter from Mr. Ashbury, of the Cambzia, to Mr. Douglas, of the Sappho. Fresh Propositions for a Series of Races. Reply of Mr. Douglas Accepting Two of the Series. Mr. Ashbury to Mr. Douglas, No. 6 EASTERN TERRACE, BRIGHTON, Bob. 23 1870. W. Dovatas, Exg, Deak Sik—Having simply acknowledged pos- Peasion of yourfavor of the 10th inat., replylag to My proposals of the Sist January, the latter as an euswer ww your challenge to ali Rugland, of tue dia January, 1470, |now have the pleasure to reply in detail to the sald communication of the lta, Paragraph Second—You berein express your ray @ret and surprise tharl dectined the Cherbourg course, and euded thus; —“And refuse to give the Bappho any race al all, except ovee courses of Jour own seicotion, and wader conditions of your Own dictation.” In Sennew's leiter to me of October, 1869, you Will Gnd the followimy.-—"As you have now recon- gidered your refusal, aad chaileage the Dauntless to an Atlantic race, | accept your proposition, and, ex- ercisiug the right of the chalenged party, I name the course,” &o, As this geatioman is the Vice Coramodore of We New York Yacht Club, he doubtless writes with @uvhority as vo the custom of American yachiwen to consider the chalengod party as baving the right to name the course. Assuming this to be the case, Tam the challeged person, nob you, consequent on Your Jotier of Wt Jaguary, 1669, requesting one or More races with the Cambria; so that from an American point of view Tam quite in order tn hav- ing sugeested the several courses, and @jualiy 80 in decitaing any course which might give ‘the Sappho undue advantages, as already explained. TI bad no intention to quibvie on the pout as to who was tne challenger, but suggested three distinct series of races, which, including What may be herein suggested, are in my opinion fair, equitaple propositions, and in the event: of no Face resuiting I am quite prepared to leave yacht men and the public of Kogiuad and America w fora. QD Ubp! ejudiced opinion a3 to the fairness of my proposals. In refe. ring to the course round the Isle of Wight, you say thus (paragraph tour):—“Would tt not be atural to suppose Wat if you really considered tne Cambria as much superior to tue Sappho, as you Dave more than once boasted, you would your- self prefer some new course on Which lo assert Liat Buperturity?” In your letter tome of the 6th of January, 1970, you give au extract of # letter of mine to you on tne 23d of Septeniber, 1869, thus:'-—‘As regards tue pro- posed races, Cambria and Sappho, you are aware That! did not chalieuaze you, aud simply con- sented, as an act of courtesy, to give you the Isle of Wight rece and two longer ones, as I do not profess to be able to pit iy vessel against youra for Ocean purposes.” And in my lester of the 30un Jao- wary, declining the Cherbourg course, I practically admitteu the Sappho would be Lue Tastes vexsel of the wind, alchougn { tverein expressed an opiuion that the Cambria might by the best oa a wind, and under the usdai tue allowances of Kogiaud or America | think such migat be tae casa, I have never used the word ‘poasted,” veroatly or in Writing, a6 the above extract would appear to conilru, daragraph Tenth—Herein you say my letter of the B18t Jahuury Was tue first Lulumwtion of any tune alowance to be ulved to the Cuubrie bY Ihe oappiio frou waoich turd partes would gouciude taal Ll Was endeavoring Ww impos teary W the yachuny reguladens or muy! Aludrica Consequeat upou your f Jauuary, 1599, | replied on tue Ist Feoruary, overing you series 2of£ any letier of Sist Jauudry, 1970, aod paid, “The condiions, as you observe, dan ve @rranged on your arrival ai tis country.” What conditious: Certalaly uot tue courses to be Balled over, because thuse T clearly defined. The conuition= ied CO dave for Baling, question of measurement add cas. oimary tine asowducs, Lae foriner tieie can be nO didicaily aovnt; tesecond pout 1 uuceservedy waived, and agreed U0 accept the New York ducue Cio rule Aasiedd of tae Koyal Vhames Yucut Ciuo to preyeas anv question or coa- troverny, Luereby makilg thy Lue allowance grealis in your favor as compared witu Tue latter rule, AS fo ihe time question, a8 Rear Commodore of the New York Yacut Club you mits: Kiow 1049 the rule for large ye=selS LO yive small ones time allowance. Rule two of your own suiliug reguiatious says: “Lime soli be allowed tor dilereace of measure. Meni accordug to ihe annexed tables ab che end of Bang Lege ations.” in Deusen, of New York, wrote fully to She New Youk WekaLD on tie measurement qyavs- Bion. Two extracts t give thus: First — tbe Rage of Die, by am wwe much 4 gacheng. sécond—Various bases of eaiculations and mea- Burenevts for aiiowauce of ume velwWeen yachts of aii beea adopied icon time tu tune by ie of Which seen to have given eniive ». At irst blue was allowed on tons measure. ut, aller which a cw Was adopled by wiicu Ue vas allowed v. placcuneut obtalued by ackial Ww i again t Of tue Was based vu area 3° prop s power, Wiiuut WELVE B1EE, AG, dice long and ab which [ é@xituct th. t sought for by é ances! Whatadvantages nas one y ‘Which affects her speed? ff wo yacnts of ditterent @izes, but he same moael, are compared, all wiil @duiit tuat te Jarger Wil be tue faster, and just as dbuch Wine as sie excels by BO Much oUgtt she to Wor; both ovlng of te sam nlage sue lds 18 Owing W x size. e sui) ait quesuion Of Imeusareniens nd ton: yuents, aud to equaiize, as Dearly a4 possl- a propor wlowauce Of Line PESPOcliVe sides, las bee cussiva Bluve’ LHe eax au oF canvas o} Fegurd to teu compar in the ng: sysiem of alow mouel every ad- thing ouside of tien, tie T ude Haust allow, chan tae i ink f noe “4 Others tual De WAS TOUTE UUUSUAL OF ureasooable In reqaNing time allowance, especially after giving Up so LporLANt a Poin’ as t vde OF measurcin As regards your aliusion to a remark t made the Koyal Victoria Yacut Vid dinner, when spea: tug of the Suppho (ns ceporteu io éce'd of March 245, 1569), What “f Was Williog to Torego the diiteren In tonhege vetween then’? 1 admit having said 80; bul the Sappho uf 1.0 is a very dufereut vesset to the Sappho of 1858, Lavjng since the latter year been mcreased two mini X seconds at tne waier line, fi:teen to tweaty tons of lead rap tm to stiffen Lier, and sparred and canvassed Lo insure her a vietory Overt Vacs of mal: ler toupage; and seeing the Caumoria ouiy gatled the Sappho rouad tue Isie of Wizht, | now wattve the Cane question for such race a8 the Sappoo was de.caved ia, and herein offer Lo @all Without Ut 1b this, your conciuding para- I must be allowed to say that remarks (ult You on bie iack of courage Au Jachimen Would pe singwaciy ineppropris ‘The coura erieans etter on land or water 18 as UNdOUOLEG by ie as Equaliy Bo by oluers. Such a aisparaming Worl was never been sail Or writien by me, afrecdy or indirecuy. the paragraph in my letier of the Ist danary whieh appears to have caused Your COMMENL: Was simply thus:—CIt you dechae the race Kuund the isle of Wight I shall con ol u do so fromm Your bellod Laat the Sappho fo chimes ta turung to windward tion Ladhere, and | think on reflection you will fiud you lave pald 1 a poor 1 pl meat bY assuming your CuD: world doneted because you did Hot chOOs@ to FiXil Y Win. No, one series (in letter of 81st Januory),—You de- cling, as implied by no reterence the No. two #erics—Ditto. No. wires series, o¢ three triangular races, —v< Bay you will accept, providing taere 18 no tne a ind the Isle of ow auc. J am sorry I cannot on this point meet your views, tly for the reasons which justified my « clintog th z conr In certatlt Winda you woud da over tivo sides Of the tri. angle, tw: 4, as agauist thirteen miles, the base, IN iSvor Of thé Cambiia, cannot, there- fore ake such ar Adopt your own mode of Measuremené 80 DR to wy disadvaniege, and then forego time, a request epooxed to the pracuce of dobt club 1a Great brraln and treiaud and in Tait of Wignt ppt one Of the following se- Yies Without any ferunex Propositions, suggestions or modificauons, awl, ‘ailing BUCA acceptance, there hu race between tue Cambria a the ume uli —To be considered upon the Sarpha 1 ber cent of the Cambria’s size by NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1870—-QUADRUPLE SHEET. ‘¥acht Club measurement, band ume c SRMIRB NUM, Sonic raed ARS, cone on co bourg breakwater and bas Thirde—Rrour the lee of Wight round the Eddy- signe iguthouse id back. wth.—Prom the Old Head of Kinsale to New York, on the 4th of July, FUN, Siinti Gud SeveNe—A BLY DUE Wianguier course ia New York Bay. SEKIES NUMMER TWO, First.—Ronnd the iste of Wight. Second.—From Cowes round the Cherbourg breakwater wud back. round the Eddystone ight- Third.—From Cowe: house and back, SERIES NUMBER THREE. Three courses round the Nab aud Oarg lghtabips, and a steainer oy Markboat anchored enty mites Out at sea so as thus to form @ triangular course of about Aliy-ihree miler, ~ SERIES NUMBER FOUR. Three races of sixty miles dead to windward and back. 10 ute channel. No conditions or time aliow- * SEKIES NUMBER F1VR, Three races round the Isle of Wight, No condt tions or ume allowances. ® SKAINS NUMBRR SIX. ‘bree races in New York bay, sixty milos daad to windwacd and back, No conditions or tine ailuw- ances, Each race to pe for a fifty guinea cup. To expaiiie au eaciy aud 1 aope successful termi. nation of what would soon be a controversy, 1 Wust you will Gud if convenient to taxe your eboice ot the above pees, in witch case tie Cambert will ve found #b Cowes aboul tae miaule of April lo awall your Conyeniwacs, At the -sawe time 1 beg sou Will fic the Sappio Out Rd Yuiekiy As you can, 80 that Wwe may not drt) into culms aud hywt winds. Allow The alsu (0 sugges Lhal your crew (plot excepted) should be pace Auericads, Juasimaca as if you WoL with a selected Bagiish crew fe would greatly lessen Your suvdess, J remain, dear sir, yours a:bliuily, JAMES ADU BULLY. Mr, Douginsto Mr. Ashbury. Paris, March, 1870. JaMyrs ASHBURY, Bsq:— DEAR Sut—Haying stmply acknowledged your letter of the 22a of Feoruary, I now reply im detall, Altuough | Kaew of no code Im yachting matiers which giyes to tue chavenged party the exclusive right to select such courses as he pleases, yet assuin- ing that you are correct in your supposition, this im no way affects the present case, You must remem- ber that | challeuged the Cambria to saul, not over any course, but aver any open course free from the wmfluence af Ught land breezes, currents, &c. Tis did not leave you at hoerty to select courses pecu- larly suojected to the above lafuences, such as “round the Isle of Wight,” &c., &c, Not wishing unnecessarily fo proloug our correspondence I leit the choice of the courses to be setrivd belween us alter my arrt in Engiand; for although you had, a3 you say, clearly detined the courses you wished to sail, I bad as clearly declined them, ‘The extracts whch you give irom the Spirid of tha Times and the New Yors HLekALD Were onurely un- necessary if thelr object Was to convimee me that time atlowance for difterence of tonnage 1s gene- Taily given in regattas, not only tn England, but in America, although lu our private matches ums ques- oo is aiWays a mater of agreement, and 1s gene- rally waived—ride matches bot ween L'Mirondelie and Vesta, Rambler and Magic, Magic and Eva. I never for ainoment thought of either asserting or imply- ing that such was not, however, the usuai custom. I did not consider that to be the subject under dts. cussion, The question was, fad you or had you not agreed to “forego the difference tu tonnaze” pe- tween the Cambria and Sappho? In your leiter of February 22, 1870, you admit having agreed w do" so, and the excuse which you now give for withdrawivg your promise I cannot but consider af trifling. The Sappho bas added but four inches to her extreme breadth since 1863, and bas not had an ounce of lead run inte her. The Cambria, on the other hand, has had her bows filled out, a Wonderiul improvement according to the Kar lis press; sue Is now being raisea formar. Doda Qudest. a iaiwat accounts, t 0. 0 is ly have inure lead dud additional sais, If the is NOL THE Saine Vessel ag the Sappho Of Logs, IM Equal juste May 16 be suid Uhat the Cam. bria of lo/0 Is UY DO Micaus Lae Bae Vessel as Ye Cambria of 1605. Notwavisiauding your promise, however, lad you Given ie ALY bona flue Open race, sca a8 Lo Lue Azores aud back, oF woross tae Aulantic, wuere any Superior power the Sappag Muy possess Woukl hava told in her faver, | souuid have been perfectiy will. lug to have given tue Cambria full allowance of ume, elther by the New York Yacht clo ue tue ange lish Ou ton House measucement. Over such courses as round the isle of Wight or Wie triaugaiar one you mentioned tie «Jd Vantage is O1leu decidedly in favor of the simalier Vessel. rauce bo che Word “courage,” 10 Which you plivn in may letter of keoruary 10, allow me to say fiat I ouly made ase of tivat Word Im couira- @ixtinowen bo the we (vkear of defeat’) twice used by you in your letter of November 14, whou replying to paragraph two of Mr. Ben: Sister of Ucvobey. Cus pressuce of fear im- phe the absence ot courage; but Luid not suppose thai any One Would understand me as referring to wae. Sagain to discuss the series of racea wait y iter ine in your iecter of Kebraary 2 1870, They belie for tie most parc (With the excep: won of series fone and Kix) aimos’ identical with What you Lave before suggested. in series lour aad Six y race (he Dapode SIXtY Wes dead Wo windward 1 buck, 20 couditions oF time allow- wnee, eliher in Hagish or American waters. in suck @ Face a3 tis tue Camoria woud have Sixty milles On Wilat 18 admitted to be her best point of sailing, a head wind, whist the Sappho World ve ontiray cut oF trom Wut L consider to be her polt—ialaely, a bean Wiad, THis 8 WeIghi+ lag tue Sappho precty weavily. 1 sdouid UNMK twat three races of SIXIY Mines euch—tae Urst to wind. v witha dew 1 and the third ead atl—would have o¢en a better Was the best boatall rouna — Ney Vi bULL series, Nos. $ and Gi. Hy bow- do nov Wisi to sail as imany as six 4, Ltwo im giygend and one in Amen two in Awerica aud one here, Paiiig bas t accept sores NO. 4 wove, aud Wii Saul tae Cambria sixiy aul to Windward aud back IM We ingitsa We saail lake a flying scart Trom some Suitable potuc Oulside Of the Soleut, Walling Jor suck # Wind a8 shall enable the yacuts vo beal out into uid chancel, thervby avoiding the possilility of either y 1 bugging the saore and Wiking advan- tage of currents ar siauts uf Wind from tile iaud, Tu Lhe coneiuding paragraph of your letter of Feb- 4 suggest Uwemy Crew shold be pure ch as saould Twin Witit a selec Bagiist craw my success woula be greatly Les L cannot agree Wilh you there, My object 1s Uo test the qtalily of my inder the best management. J stall trerefore tiake every eslort in th. rt wine tat is*lert me, and favoring, as 1 do, under great disadvantages, to get togetter tae best set of men that T ean, ivespecive 6f nationality teoling that my bavp.cst viforis caanot produce a crew superior, W equal, to be ceieorated racing crew Of we Cain- brut remain, dear sir, truly yours, WM. DOUALAS, Mr. Ashbury on Amoricau Yachts, To THR Hpuot OF THE LONDON SPOmTS MAN Sin— 1 no.ice in a Brignvon paper an accouut of an apnuialdianer of a rowing club which las an exist- ence in hat lashionable locality, at which yachung soemd to haye (aken precedence of rowing, proba. bly from the tact that Me. James Ashbury, the owner of the Cambria, the alleged champioa yacht of Eng- land. presided over the festival. In tne course of the speeches (after dinner) Mr. Ashvary Is reported vo have spoken im reiauion to his al deaire to compete for the cup, Wou ta 1801 by the yavhs America, as -ollows:— Once in New York, as they might kno Cugiand tn bes by the that he , be regretied yacht America; Was bound to ‘compete for tuat ps that ne was not to a posinon to the basis of a fair challenge betwaen the two nations, origina {iddous were that they should fx on their part Tar schampiou, nad Vint he (az. Asbury) suotid wait! cup the peat two out of racws. ‘Phat seemed to him to dew very fair and equitable proposition; but the Arperic sald, “We eannot aiew yon to piek out any parifenlar ¥ ot Amevica.. We shail pick out our best and fastest vemsels, and you must compete wita all of them.” Ob.) Mr. Ashoury and the geutiem who cried “Oh, no doubt lorgot the Lact that the cup carted of by the America Was Won vy thas vessel ia & race open to aij yachts, of every tonnuge und of every nation. pad they rememoerert tials Mere wold liave been no occasion eititer for My. Asabucy’s indignatiod or bis auditor’s exciainauious, Mr. Asppory 3 Jursney reported, iu this Brighton paper, to have used the following remarks ia regard ty the American yacut Sappno:— American yachtsmen bad jald much stroas on the fact that bo hail deciined to race the Sappho a accepted the chait qht they would ig ideriny that lia vassel was only ms, com J Wnk of the American yoesel, (Applauas, Allow me to say that tuts report must be Incorrect, Mr. Ashbury no doubt ptacea taac the Cambria was. 188 tous, Compared with phe Sappho’s 400 tens, “Thames measurement,” and explained vbat vhs Was grossiy unfur Lowards Americau vessels, bat thatthe uectaal Casto House measurement of we two vessels was, Sappoo, 280 tous; Camourin, 240, do snppose taat Mr, Ashvary nad endeavored to create the jaise tmpression that the Sappho was Actually More than dounle the tonnage of the Camuria would be to boeve thar he 1s @ Dumptious, bragging person, tall of wind and bungam, whicn, of course, ne 15 not AMERICAN. ompete forthe up upon iis Genuine spring made a very favorable aébfs In Springferd, Mass. according to the Repubdiuean. ‘Toe alr was Sweet, thouga snivermg with sugges ee of the mountainous difts the northern i WHISKEY BAD IN BROOKLYN. The Fifth Ward Again Invaded. The United States Marines in the Field—A Dis- tillery Demolished by the Revenue Officials—A Crowd Threaten, but Accomplish Nothing. The military were again called into requisition by the Vuited States revenue authorities of the City of Churches yesterday to enable them to ‘circumfri- ance,” as Dan Bryant would express it, the over- throw of the tilicitly diatited molasses whiskey in the Fifty ward of Brooklyn, This section of that city baa long since grown famous in the an- ni of ilicls revenue exploits The assessors of internal revenue became familigr with the geographical position of the ‘poteen’’ manutacwories of the district in-qnestion years ago, and “many a time and oft’? has the neighborhood been mace the unproflcadie recipions of visits, im force, by the oiticera of tne Third and Second internal revenue districts, A few noisy demonstrations and now and then an occasional forcinic expreasion of the unpopularity of te raid- ers of Uneiw Sam, in the shape of a stone or ovier Promiscugns wissile, has engendered im the minds of the officials upon whow the unpleasant duty has devolved ® wholesome regard for thelr per- soual while engaged m their work of devasiation among the stills of the district outlying yhe Navy Yard. Heuce it was tbat General Pleasonton, admonisied by the fearful stories of subordinates “who had been there,” in his cele- brated campaign in this viemlty, on the 3d of De- cember last, was induced to call tato reqassition tie services of nearly six*huodred regular Uuited states solaiers irom the various harbor defences of Now York. The expedition, it will be remembered, was productive in breaking up ix or eight smail disti!- lerica, and returned fushed with bigodicss victory, Geapite the senguipary ramors circulated ta anticl- pation of the event. Three moths having since elapsed, and a feeling of security irom further molestation beg presumed to have taken place in the munds of the “stillists-on- the-wly,’? ANOTHER DASH upon the old stamping ground was suggested upon Certain Mnsor mation received at ae Oilive uf Assessor Michag Scanlon. Laird district, Court sire, Con- sequent upon these disclosures much excitement Provanea among the assistant assessors, who have jatterly been enjoving & riod gl Guinparatively little or nothing so do. 60-0} that th in the Futh ward siould pe demolished. ASSIBTAND ASSESSOR J, be W who has figured as @ most prominent i ofticia] 19 many Bimar expediions, was entrusted the perfection of Lie preconcerted pian of operation. Keay Adumirai Godon, upon application af Mr, Wass iminediately ordered to be placcd at the disposition of the revenue party a large ddtachment of suacines. Monday morning Was (he appoiuied time for qe movement, At etyhi o’ciock yesterday morning Ube assistaiih assessors—eigbteen iar all—who were st lected to participate in Tuk BXPLOIT, generauy accorded as hazardous, began to assemble ut the rendezvous, No, 13 Court street. Arming themselves with axes and crowbars, they took up the “rove step” shorty belore nuae o'clock, ape headed by Assistant Assessor Wass, they procecded in & body down Court street to lugtoa, thence Lo Jonnson, and dowa to the Flushing a enae eniranve to tie Navy Yard. Smail though the party was, they atiracted considerable atiention at every foot of the way, and it was sligitly apparent their Visit aud It object were Hot BiLogelvber unexpected by Ue ueiuzeus of the piace. AT THE NAVY YARD the oMcials were jomed, about nine o’clock, by @ battahon = aumbering 150 marines, under it Was airanged taal the ‘ation of ive marines should be sotictted, and last stronghold of tie “ardent ben Alten’? ‘to command of that gallant and geauermunily Soldier Colonel Broome, commandant of the burracks. Theré was aiso @ small detmch- men¢ of marines trom the Vermont, Gut. se tae York street entrance to the yard was congregated a party of men who haved the column as if passed in “two ranks’? we civilians iu the cenire, with taunts and Jeers, reflecting strongly upon ihe courage aad character of the “boys in blue.’? Messrs. Wass, id. C. Parkmsou, Hagan, Pimzharris, J.B. Lincoin aud Bergen who weve iD tae coluine, smiled good humorediy as they passed, despite this litue unpleas- antness. ‘The vine warning to tie night, Hled down Hudaon avenue, and thenes to Piymouth street. Here it haied about a huudrea yards trom the corner of Hudson aveaue, dire ty in front of a traine enant house, No. 148, where ormed & huiiow square”? aud came to AG huis juncLace the SITUATION. WAS. DOUBTFUL, whether for war or peace, for a few moments. Windows were thrown open, tawdry 1ooking females thrust ferth ther beads and laughed sueeringly at tue forces below, WHO SLood WIth [heir bright bayo- nets fixed in the muddy strects deneath. Meu, young and old, congregated on the corners and @oross the airect und endeavored fo pusi ther way into close proximiv with the ob- noxions oMcers of the revenue. A squad of ponee in coarge of rounisman Phelan, of , tie Forty-second precinct, who formed outside the mui- tary, on the corner of Fino street and tudson avenue, had thei hands full In endeavoiing to ourl back the swaying crowd of spectators wilen had guihered m an alincstincredible snort space of tiae, Crabs were fourisiiag and men were beiag thi ust back by the police, Waen suddenly A PAVING SYONB was seen to Issue from the rear of the crowd and strike the roundsman a severe blow ou the side of the d, causing tim to star. ger and aluiost act caused the police ty rush direction from whence it provecded im quest of tie rutiian who threw it, The search for yeugeance Was tn vain, Nohody did it siessrs. Lincoln and Litzmorris wale at Work I breaking out the stil, in tae bud ing rear of No. 146 Piywiouch, were cach the reciprent yors in the siape Of Stones, oUt ue.ther Curses were loud and deep and dire would have beea huried against the de- vote! icads of Uncie Sain’s oilcers it tt were only possibie to scale that wall of ghstenimg bayonets. One individual, Wko aad imbived nou Wikely but too much of hoine made whissey, gave bis opinions as to the ° OUTRAGE AGAINSE THE PEOPLIG in a semi-maudlin manuer and with-a rich brogue in presence of any one wao would Jistea, ‘The con- siltation was violated by this outrageous blockading of the public thoroughiare by tle. iuitary, George Wasiuagton never intended that wan or wonca should be prevented trom goin; through any atrect or Righway that he or she had a mind vo What sight had the “sogers” to stand there with guus In ihe Sstreeis and keep people irom atteuding to ther business m ilis way. The fact was that no one would be aliowea to make a living in ums cou try at ail by and by unless he was u judge or wil ister or someting of too sort It was too uard natirely that these “sogers” suonld > owed to do as they please aut preveut people trom gomg where- ever they pleased. Thus he bh 1 or bored all v heariig and fiually stagusroa oc for more apirits, . This angrily in the THE PROPERTY DESTROYED was & disiil (the owners’ names did not trans- pire) wish a capact'y for manuincturiag trom 40 to v barrels of Whiskey per week. AXes and crow- bars plyed lively aod were not long in demoltsning Vals, stills, Worms, Cisterus, &¢., and the heads of twenty barrels of rum were knocked in and tue -poteen’? let run. No attempt was made to carry away any of the contents of tue distiliery. Hot masil was found in the vats and other UnnMsiakabic evitences of tie stil having been in operation the higat previous, The next point of luvestigation Was an old brick bullding. No. 136 Piymonth street, near Goid. Here was found an old disused still and bind more, This concluded the day’s work und . - HOMEWARD COURSE WAS TAKEN down Gold strect. A large crowd followed tn the “wake” of the line, speculating as to its destination. When Myrtte avenue was reached the marines fled to tae, left and Asvessor Wass? party to the right. They had nov gone more than a block when a cry Was raised, “Now, let’s go for them, ooys,’? and about twenty starred after them onarun. Seeing ihe danger Colonel Browne at once . COUNTARMARCHED HIS MBN, in order to return to the assistance of the threatened party. But the pursners heard the warning ecno, “che marines are coming back," aud, scatermy lise chat, were seen no more. Thus ended the tatest armed seizure of & Brooklyn Ulicit wiiskey disitilery, THE WEAKNESS OF OU3 GOY:RNMENT, To rie Eyiror ov rae HenaL:— Seeing the accounts in your valuable paper of tho various outrages comuiltied upon our citizens ta different countries it surikes me rather strangety that the Ainerican people still remain passive under tho weak and vaciliating ;olicy of the present adminis- tration, Can it be that the American government {3 80 lost to all the principles of honor and liberty a8 to permifiits cuizeus in foreign counties to be our raged and murdered and its vessels plundered upon the high seas? And yep it seems so. Are we to ace twe labors of Wasitagton, drccson and Linvoia brought to paughv? [8 the blood of thousends of brave Men who died figuting for Amertcan inde- pendence of no account? Lask, where will ail this end? Tie United States ts losing prestige. Our navy, which should be the ‘flnesi im the world, 16 in- adequate to atford protection to onr merchant marine or to onr ertlzens in foreign countries; our flaw 14 lusullod dauy, - the goverument secs powerless to prevent it. ‘The greatest reguble tn the world is unable to protect her citizens. Shame on the government; shane On Lao America people! The lixes of yee isin are extingiiished, » He THE RAILROAD TITANS. The Erie War Reeumed—Argument on the Mo- tion to Nem-Suit Denied—Vanderbilt Over. hauled—Further Adjournment. Purauant to adjournment the hearing of the case of the Eric Railway against Cornelius Vanderbilt was resumed yesterday im the Supreme Court, Special-Term, Judge Barnard presiding. 16 wail be remembered that on Thursday week a motion was made to dismiss the complaint. Ths motion was now resisted by Mr. Field op beialf of tho plaints. He coptended that the directora were uot identical with the corporation, that they were merely its meueral agents, and that the corporation may repu- diate thelr acts and rescind their covtraets in pro- clacly the same cases in which A MEBCHANT MAY REPODIATE the acts of his managing clerk, It was equally well settled that directors stood im @ position of trust, of Which ail the world has notlce, and that no one who enters intoa contract with them, which he knows to be made on their part in vioaiion of their trust, can eniorce such @ contract against the corporation, or retaim-any money or other property conveyed to him by such persons in breach of trust. Counsel also claimed that tie deiandant asked and reoclved $3,500,000 mm cash, and $1,260,000 in bonds, from the treasury of the brie Railway Company, a8 a consideration for ailow- iug thas company to be defrauded by its directors and for withdrawing sulls which in their nature could only be beneficial to the com- pany and prejudicial to Drew and Eidridge, the very persons with whom he made the negotiation apd Wwilose influence carried it through. EVERY ELEMENT OF A FRAUD was there presen!—damage to the corporation, bane- fit to the trustees who con.roiled it aud per- fect kuowiedge of the facts on the part of Mr. Vanderbilt, Counsel then proeceded to comment on the Lestimouy of Messrs. 18K aud could, showlng from it that Mr. Vanderbill, who in his testimony aaa taiked of a sale wo Drew and to Mr. Drew who had laiked of it as a sate to Goula and Biaridge, naa at the me of this conspiracy urged flak Gowld to get the money from the Eri Hatlway Company. He com- mented on the Iaudatory nature of Mr. Beach’s ar- wument to Mr Vanderviit, He denied that his charac. ter was unsuilied, ‘Tis Was wot the first corpora uon ov hich be had stretched iis hand to wring trom it money. He was rich, He had money, but no Cooper lustitu‘e. No grand cohege had sprang from ti. A monument did exist in St Joun’s Park, not erected with his money, but under wrica imighé well be written, “To the gveat—ne would not say robber—bul to THE GREAT APPROPRIATOR of others’ money.” In tis suit he appeared as a wan who had stirred up suits through sebeii, Work aud others a extract neariy ive niilious from this company. Alter seme further argument Juage Barnard de- nied tue motion. in reply w ex-dudge Davis, Judge Barnard said he bad a right to reply, Mr, Beach, for we deiendant, said that they were taken somewhat by surprise by tuis ra_her prema- Uure alnouncement; they Would bave LEW to augul- esce In it, bub thev desired ty know something of the grounds op Which us Hopor sustained we cou. Plant; whether be cousidered tuat tuere were in Lis Comp aint Wo causes Of action, Ana Whether be decided as lw one or both of tuem, that they siouid be retained, Ma. Jusuce Barnard said he should content him self with saying that On eXamimauion of the cum- PUwin (hougn Le Was nob sure iuab there Was law enough to uaintatn It for $3,600,000, be thouced tne provis waia regard to the millon warranted him in Petaimlug ae suit. Mr. Beach thereupon moved that the Court dismiss the cause of gotiun ad 40 the Mulion, OW bie grouad that a jury was the proper tribunal. the Cours denied the motion, Mr. Beach then asked for an adjournment, whieh Was granied, and the case was posponed to April 26, THE KILLING OF THE PILGANS. Letter from Colonel Baker to General Sheridan—One Hundred and Twenty of © Iudians Killed Were Ablo-Sedied Men—The Women and Children Killed Accidentally~Every Edert Made to Suve Them. Wasuincron, March 28, 1870. The following was received to-uay at Army Heaaquarters:— For Eniis, Montana, Mareh 23, 1970. General P. H. SiekipaN, Commanding Military Division, Chicago; . In answer to your telegram recetved on the 22d fost. 1 report that afver having made every eflort to get the judgment oi the oficers of the commana L was satisiied that the following number soproxt- mated as nearly Wo the exact trath as possible :—1he humver Kiled at the #egan Village Wax 11.5, 01 Woomn 120 were able-bodied mea and fifty-three women and children. One oundred and forty women and ciidren were afterwards captured anrt released. 1 beheve that every ifort was made by we olficers and men lo save the non-comvataats, aad that such women and ebiidren a8 were killed wera accidentaly killed. ‘Toe report pavlushed in me Bastern papers is whouy and inaliciously false. It seems tncredibie that the raise aRseruons Of LWO Der- song neituer of Whom las made any evorts to n+ form uynsef iu the matter, should outweigh bie re ports of those engaged in the Hen, aud wio leet that they have nocking Wo paihate of conceal in their couduct. All Unat tne oiicers demand of the autiori- ties 18 @ full and complete Invesigatioa o1 the cain. paign, and jess than vals canuot ve conceded thea, C. L. bAKEK, Brevet Colonel United States Army, Major second Cavalry. é The Slaughter Jnstificd. {From the St. Louis Democrat, March 26.) When the news of the Piegan massacre first reached us, we were Inclined fo severely censure General sheridan or ms ‘snvordina for a per- formance wiict seemed, as tien related, too var- barous and cract for anv savage ordinary e+ ceney. But news fromthe plains 18 proverblally mnrebanle, and it seemed best to wait uot we could ascertain whether the current stories had been colored by the juverests of parties who are exceedingly anxtons to restore the ancient $)8i-m of wholesale robbery, Laver Information comes at length. Whether tae eariier despatches were sllaped by any corrupt interest or nut, 113 Vv: ¥ lain tat they grossiy misrepresented the matter The cap atvacked Was not oue of Women. children and sick people exclusively. It does not now appear that women and chldren were mdiscrinmuaiely and tuat bo quarter was given, Butit He Piegaas had been committing ole atrocities; tal troops were sent out to hunt them down and destroy them; tha: the lorces fell upon their camp in the gray of mormiog and niet With some Tes'stance—as Mach as conid be pecied trom a caiap Cumpletely sui prised —aad that hore than a hundred of the nou-combatanis were spared and suifered co escape — But the punishinent infiicted Was severe, and the savages surely deserved Mt, The account of the bruwdiuiies pervetrated by tug tribe upon felpiess settlers i8 tod rev yluing Lo pubiish, and for such outrages nO puuisument Can be Loo severe. . REW J: BSEY THTAIDISE CO FERENCE. L Buanca, March 23, 1870. The Vonference met at tue u-ual hour and tae ré- ligious services were conducted by Kev. S. Parker, The journal was read and approved. ‘The Bishop presented the certificates of ordimation. ‘The committee in the case of W. S. McCowan re commended his continuance on wiai, and the re- port was adopted. : The treasurer of the missionary society was ai- rected to pay over the mofiey in his charge to Dr. Carivou, treasurer of the parent society. ‘the tract money previously Girected to be paid in New York Was, upon recommendacion, paid to 8. W. Thomas, tu Charge of tne depository at Philadelphia, Rev. G. Hughes, K. A. Chalmer aud Hi. M. Brown Were appointed & committee 1a regard to tue badies? and Pastors’ Curisvan Union. Kev, &. Post, Treagurer of the Educational Society, repor Jections for that cause amounting Co $1,085 7 was direcied ts pay the amouat due to Dickinson e and to retain tie bulance for te Coufereace ecrecary of the American Bible So- ciety, ade an address on the suyject he represents. A report of the Committee on te Frecdmen’s Ald Society was made and adopved.jrecommendmg the cause and provosing a Collection .o its bebalf wnen- ever practicable. The Committee on tue American ana Foreign Varistien Union made a report hearuiy concurring With its purpose aud work, which was aaopted. The subject of lay delegation was then taken up, and speeches were made by W. alter prayeriul copsideranon, exp pose vo vote for the measure; & & Speech In Opposition to eV in favor, and J. 8, Dobbinson agai sed his pure Morretl made Hughes spoxe tat, SUED FOR Kemeind THe Sanpa ison trialin the United Stuies bisirice court, San Francisco, The libeilaut, Joauson, cians Mar on the dd of December, 1569, te stupped on board Ue bark OCyane a4 a Seacaan, ab the reqaest of tae mas- ter, for a voyage from san Francisco to the pors of Ounalaska ana back to San Francisco, aud that said master agreed to pay iivctlant for Mis services as such sean thuty doilary per mouth tn gold cou. ‘Lhe bark proceeded on her voyage aud arrived at Ounalaska, waere Johnson Was discharged from toe vessel and not allowed to relura vo Llus port ou tue Cyane, It seems tat tho muster orJered hia to assist lo discharging Wie vesee! on the Sunday which his own Church recogoizes, and he refused to opey the command. The captain clemmed thas they wad dropped aday on the y Liat tie day pre vious was the Sabbath accotlng to the Gregorian calendar, ‘The sailor suated tua¢ he had kept bis own Tedkonings the vessel Was thon witlila the jaris- Gtetion of fhe Viited stan wid he was by law ex eupt from working ou that day. I hit. —A queer case PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Pramtuent Arrivals ta Thle Oley Vestesday. Colone! A. M. Cuts, of the United States Army; Colonel B, G. Maynard, of San Francisco; Dr. J. C. Reid, of Pennsylvania; Colonel W. 8. Denny, of Mas- sachusetts; Judge J. Avert, of St. Panis; Colonel G. M. Mowbray, of Massachusetts, and Captain J. Abbey, of Washington, are at the Metropoutan Hotel, General James McQuade, of Utiea; General W. G. Deluc, of Mtmnesota; Dunieighe De Opsta, and G. W. Huteningon, of Barbados, W.1.; J. G. Wetherbee, of Port Henry; R. Gardner, of Kalamazoo, and D. M. Boyd, af Chicago, are at the St. Nichgias Horel. Attorney General T. H. Valbot, J, A. Semple, of Virginia; Reansomy Cook, of Seratowa, and Charies Whittier, of Boston are at the Astor House, Josevh Dorsey ani A. McLaughlin, of Baltimore, are atthe New York Hotel. Captain B, D; Hale, of Lousstana; Dr. D. Foloy, of Savannah, and Professor J. M, Edyerton, of New Jersey, are at the St, Charles Tlotel. E, P. Jones, of the United stares Army: C. 0. Whitney, of Alabama, and T, H, Smith, of Clacinpatl, are at the Everett House. W, L. Avery, of Laconia, N. H., and 'T. B, Hamil- ton, of Chicago, are at the Irving Hfuse, J. Benton, of New Hampshire; Senator M, H. Car- penter, of Milwaakee, Wia.; W. Stoddart, of Canada; C, W. Tillinghast, of Troy; G. A. Frost, of Detroit; J. D. Lovett, of Boston; H. @. Hubbard, of Connectiout, and E. Davis, of Providence, are at the Fifth Avenae Hotel. General R. 0. Tyler, 01 the United Siates Army; R. G. RKieman, of Baltimore; @: T. Steadman, of Cinoin- nati, aud W. A. Beach, of Troy, are at the Hoffman House. 0.8. Leland, of Boston; B. M. Hubbell, of Coxsackie, and £. 3. Hutchinson of Baltimore, are at the Cole- man Howe, Professor Jamieson, ef Seottand, and Dr. D. Wal- lace, of London, are at the 6. Hime Hotel. Prowinent Departures. Colonel Dwight, for Binghamton; J. F. Joy, for Boston; E. WH, Rollins and J. Beaton, for Wasiing- ton; M. B. Bennis aud J, Match, tor Albany; Colonel Downey and five Cherokee chiefs, Colonel D. Wolf, Oolo el O, Sheldon and Judge Comstock, tor Wash- tmgton, Person Notes. The Rey. C. B, Parsons, once an avior, but now an eminent divine, 18 preaching at Loulsville, Governor McDougal, of Red River rebeliioa fama, has been seized with smallpox, and ts now lyang A at Ottawa, ‘The Edenburg (Pa.) AUeghanian states that a citt- zenotCamoria county recently sold his wife to a pectier for two cents, A Keokuk belle, namea Fanny Joy, has just married. She wasa thing of beauty, but had no desire to remain a Joy forever. The Fayettevilie (N. ©.) Kagle of the 24th inst, sava:—dtone, of Lie Woidon News. gets wrathy with adivorce agent in New ) ork who wants \o adver- use 10 che Vews. Of course Stone is no man for divorces just_now, and an opinion expressed 60 rasiiy and 80 early may be considered as given uuder guress Aliowauve must be made for a mau whose judgment is bewlidered by the honeymoon and a press of circumstances. The Lexingtan (Va.) Gazeue, in announcing the departure of General Kobert E. Lee on a Southern tour. says that be wilt be absent about a month, and thai he will spend mo-t of the time in Savannah, Ga, He wilt stop in Warrenion, N. C.. on his route, to re- visit the grave of a daughrer who died near that piace during war. [his relaxauon from the Toutine of col! duties, witn the change of scenery and travel. will no doubt, prove of benefit to his health. The tacuty were urgent im their request that the General should recreation In a pleasant excursion. ‘(he confaement of cuiiege lie ha? some- what aitected 3 health, nes Lee aecompa- nies her father on the trip. A ONLW PUBLLC CARITY. New York State Hospital for Diseases of the Nervous System=List of OMlecss--Objects of the fnatitution. A meeting of the trustees of this recently icor- porated charliy was held at the residence or William H. Appleton, No. 3 Madison avenue, on the evening of me 234 thst, The following Is @ list of the trus- tees:—Wiam H, Applewon, George Y. Elliot, Edward Cooper, Lewis A. Sayre, H. C. Fabneatock, Thuriow Weed, Willian A. Hawmond, Roswell D. Batch, Wm. H. Van Buren, Frederi¢k 8. Winston, Jamea R. Wood and Austin Fiiut. The organization of the Board was completed by the unanimous clection of the lollowing oiflcets:—President, Wim. H, Apple- ton; Vice President, Thurlow Weed: Treasurer, H. O. Fabnestock; Secretary, Roawell D. fateh. ‘vhe 1ollowing medicat officers of the hospital were then unanimousiy electe ‘hysician-in-cuief, Dr. William A, Hammond; consulting physicians, Dr. Austin Filnt, Dr. George Y. Elliot; consulting sur- geons, Dr. James R. Wood, Dr. Lewis A. Sayre. The physician-in-chief was auckorized to apvoint an ‘assistant physician and Dr. R. A. Vance was named for Wiis position. A house pnyrician and four chint- cal assiatants are to be appointed after passing a sa- istactory examination. Ihe ovjects of tiis hospital, aa explained in the charter, are as followa:—To give and furnish gratui- tous revuef for indigent persons, without regard to nationality or creea, Wh may be affected with acute or chronic diseases of the nervous system, especially epilepsy and paralysis, but excluding actual tnsani.y, To aford an opporianity to physicians and medical students for clinical observation and instruction in the special branches of solence referred to in the first sub- division—diseases Of the brain and nervous system. The trustees are comfidvat of being able to erect a suitayle building shortly. For tue present they will reat one, sHZ CORMAN TRAG|DY IN NEW Hive. 4n Old Man of Filty, Returning from Church, Snoota His Wite—The Causey Domestic Une hnappincss--A Queer Proceeding of Chief of Police Bowen. (From the New Haven Palladium. March 28.) The principals im tis stormy Sanday tragedy are Thomas aud Mrs. Ann F. Gorman. Twenty-one years ago Mr. Gorman cawe to tnis city from bis native jireiand and commeuced working aa a jour- beyman ina maten lactory in Westville. He was lndastrious aod ecoaomicai, aad tn seven vears had laid up suilicient money to buy an interest in the bosmess himselt, ultimately succeeding io the sole propriet: rship of the .actory, and continaing todo a Virivlug trade. Mr, Gorman 1a iorty-fAve or Mty years vid, and Ms wile sowe tea years dla seulor. Pucy bave «bree ohiidieo, tac elitest & boy of tweive yaars. Mr. Goran g his jacer pros tho Vices cow ad Woe di@iculties io the family tir commeicua sole live or xX Fears ago. Their origiD iu tO many things. Mr Gormen and as 1dshave asserted tat Mrs. Gorman was more bulrowing and vexatious tuin loving, while her Iriends Cialun that ag was uniaiviful to the mdrmage vow. Mis. Gorman bus left her husband two or three times, we believe, If not more, bau cach tine has been prevailed upon w return. Of lata Mr. Gorman’s triends Baye been pained to sce toot hig haorts Of Gissipaion Increased Instead of diminished, the enects plainly showing thernsclves on bis Raygard form. Sunday morning ie tuk uis litte boy In his carriage and drove into the city, going to church at St. Mary’s church aa usual.” Dung the service a strange Tostiisy Beeiod to possess hia, He moved uneasily io his seat, turved his head quickly from one side to <he otper and otnerwisé attracted the atention of persons sit- ting near him. His face was flushed and his eyes more red (han usual, abet he stopped and coated with friends at tue doer, though without lis cus- tomary atlaouity. Mr. Gorman and his son arrived home abou. huif-past twelve o'clock. Lhe horse was untitened irom tiie carrhage and putin tne sti. bie, aud Mr. Gordan went into the Kitchen, where Los wife, in the abseuce of a servant, Was cookin diner, dies. Gorman stated that Mr. Gormau wisue! tis dinner served in the room adjoiming, where he slept, and that sie-wished ic served ia the room here 1 was cooked. * They had soime words, and Mr, Gorman turned away, saying fe bad ‘some- tiuing that will setcte it,’ Stepplag out of doors and around to @ window, he drew & smiail Smith & Wes son sevea shooter wud fired trough the window. ‘ihe oali took eifect in toe wife's ieft oreast and piel the ieft lung, Gorman rehitcied is horse to his carriage and drove rapidly to police head. quarters in this city, lis lite boy accompanying bin Reaching Ciief Bowen’s ofice re said tuat some nap had just shot bis wife and he desired an oitcer to go in seach of him; ue did not know the man himseif, but his wife and litle boy did. OMicers Kelley and Brewer accompanied Dr Gorman to Wesivilla, aud after hear. ing the statements of we wile and Son, Placed the Lusbaad under arrest and returned with Gin to headquarters. After tus return Lo the siation house MY. Gorman appeared very uervous, though not agitated, and was scarcely ab'e to con- Verse incelitgentiy, He looked and acted Uke a Man recovering Lom aa aiack ol delirium tremens. Soon afier his arrest Wr. ‘Tidball, Who 18 @ jawyer, and ab the same time @ Writer tor au obscure paper pub- jished in tie Interest of Chief Bowen, had ap inter- viow wit Mir. Gorman, and adv that be con. Verse Wilk noone on the subject. Soon aiierward Chief Bowen issued an order tuat no one be allowed to geo Mr. Gorman aniess by his (Bowen's) permis. S1OR, aking care Lo keep away froma the otice abi (06 evening. dt Gorman says be did ob siloot lis wile, aid tie maa who did if ral away as soon as he fro’, ‘The Hite boy 1els . ukragyesiony, Uvw- over, und 16 19 the same as the foregotog. urd has 13 Haturady generods aad opea- . Sy NEW YORK CITY. Daring Robbery in Wall Street—The New Firt Alarm Telegraph—Nitro-glycerina Explo- sion and Loss of Life-An Accomplished Thief — Violent and Mysterious e Deaths and Miscellanooys Notes, The following record will show the changes 1 the temperature.of the weather for the past wwenty-four hours 19 comparison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hid> aus pharmacy, HERALD Building, Broadway, com her of Anu street:— Averaye temperature for cuvrespot last year, A letter to Mr. Dutcher, Supervisor of Internal Revenue, from Albany, states that a person Were, to Whom Bailey was Known, saw hun jast Thursday. Avolebrated Catholic priest, Pather Miller, a Re dempuonist missionary, i going to make some Xpositions about spiritualism or dewontsm Jnstitute lo-nigat. Miss Maud Ernest wii! deliver @ spicy and sensa- tonal anu-woman’s rights lecture at ve Garmo Hall on Wednesday. Miss Eravsi’s abilities in the lecture hall ave said Co be of @ very nigh order, At. the Methodist Hpiscopai Preachers’ Meoting yesterday addresses were delivered eulogistic of the Uyes and characters aud labors of the late Bish ‘Veep npson und Mr. W. W. Cornell, and resolati p Ally u yanied conudoung Wlih tue Tauiiles of the Dr. Alyah Blaisdell, who was brought to this city from State Prison as a government witness tn the Puilervon trial, sill remains at Ludiow street jal. w i# beleved that he wiil be pardoned, or olae kent atthe county jail during ie remaiuder of lis ep of three years. ‘The geods of Messrs. J. S. Tracey & Co., liquor merchants, No. 142 Pear! street, seized last January by the tute Collector Baitsy, were yesierday formally released by the Untied States Marshal, on ordert: from ine Secretary of the ‘Treasury. ue charges of fraud laving ever been alleged ayalunt the Jinn. The body of an unknown man, about forty-five years of age, was foand floating in the water of pter 44, North river, yesterday alternoon, and made fast. Deceased bad aark daly and Chia Whiskers; he wore pants aud caeck smrt, Coroner Piynn will fold am inquest on the body ab tke Morgue, waituer 1b Was removed, William O’Brien, residing at No. 637 Washington street, was yesterday afternoon arralgued before Justice Cox, at Jefferson Market, by oMcer Wigand, of the Ninsh precinet, charged with striking hie wife In the Lead wila a Lumbler injuring her so, severely thacshe 1s al present condned to her bed. Upon COMpIMING OL Lie oilicer uy Was commilled to awall Ube iesult of the injuries. A bold robbery is reported to have been com- mitted m Wall street yesterday afternoon, A geo Ueman bongnht from H. Ciews. & Co, $4,500 of fy. twenty bouds, and then proceeded to the Gold Koon, Witain fiiteea mmutes he returned to tn- quive for thé aumoer of tie bonds, showing. a ba! 5 cut m the breast of tis coat, through whico securities had veen stulen witnout bis percerving the theit. ‘Tuere 1s no Clue tu bag Luleved, ‘rhe pneumatic tunnel uncer Broadway is becom. ing & popular resort. Nearly 2,000 persons visited it on Saturday; several schools algo examined the works, ana the teachers expressed their satisfaction at the cxpianatiou avorded vy the company's oill- cers. {ne description of ie tunnel is not ouly amusing but hishy instrnetive, A pleasant hour miay be spent ‘in the vowels of the earch? “OUR soldiers’ and sators’ orphans” reap the benefit ob the proceeds, ince ‘The remains of an unknown maa, about fifty vear@ of age, five feet six inches in neight, with gray hain, were yesterday moroing found floating in the dock loot of pier 26 East river, by James Redigan, of No. 2James stip. Deceased wis dressed in dark sack coat and dark pants; he bad a punctured wound over tne left ear, but whether inflicted betore or atter death remams to be determined. Tne body appa- rently had peen in the water along Ume. ft was removed to the Morgue, sud Coroner Keenan will hoid an mquegt. On the 2d instant an explosion of nitro-glycerime ocourred ab the Fieetwood Race Course, near Mel- rose, Westcbeseer county, resuliieg in the death of several persons and the severely injuring of @ number of ovhers, Among the latter number was soun Hillis, who, bemg admitted to Bell vue Hospital, lingered there (li yesserday morning, wheu death easued. Coroner Kiynn was nouied to hold an inquest on the body Deceased, who was Jorty years of age aud a nadve of Ireiand, lived with lis browuer at No. 63 Sherul street, James Moore, alias James Johnson, a notorious burylar, sneak and bond thicl, was arraigned before Justice Cox at Jefforson Mariet yesterday afternoon, by two oficers of the Broadway squad, in cowpany With Joseph Simmons, upon complaint of Jono B. Cook, of 1,158 Broadway. The prisoners were charged with stealing a silk umbrella, valued at fourteen dollars, trom nis store, Upon arresting Moore a conveniently arranged overcoat, with nu- merous pockets in the inside, was found on his per- son fiilea with various pieces of broadciuth, which he had “oooled” up daring us rauoles, They both denied the charge, altiouga the property wax soand In tneir possession, bui were committed in default of bail to answer, The new fire alarm ‘elegraph system went into operation yesterday. Durimg the afternoon the wires were not working very well on account of the storm, In the tests made of these lines, 1n order. to bring them to perfection, two principais and jour subordinate corps ol etectrictans, with the aid of com» plete apparatus, reaucs @ working coadition and efMecacy of the whole n of tiaes, from an age gregate senyoniocuan of over 900 dezrees to absolute Jreesom. With Unis apparently large aggregate es- cape, distributed over aii the Ines It 1s quite possi- bie to have all the functions of the Hues and 4p. paratns performed, but siep by step every cause ot disturbance has been so toroughly removed that the very last deflecuon at 3% degrees, was nnnonneed by the Eigotriaan-in-Chief ax uwving been removed. Each policeman on daty below Four- teenth street is furnished with @ key to the fire alarm LOX On Us post, and ou tite digcovery of ire he ws expected W a, without delay aac to ar tne stailons throughout the ‘These keys are numbered and each officer 1s held respousible for lie cue entrasied Lo him. CHE PORAVGRLE STRROT CALAMLTY. Corencr Keeuan to Make an Tnvestigationm Preliminary Arrangements, The fact of the calamity at 629 West Forty-sixtn street during the hucricane which prevailed on Sunday afternoon, in which the brick wall of an uuiinished building adjotning was blown over upou the small house of Benjamin Dounelly and family, crushing it m and kitting the Inmates, Was ofticiaily brought to the attention of Coroner Keenan yesterday air 4 ‘The names of the.kuiled are Benjamin Donnelly, his gut bree. Quizg and only wife Kose, Ann, William respectively ten clildven—Catharine and Hugh, agea jour years, aud fifteen months. The acon Of importance taken m the matier day by the Coroner was to empanel a jary ew the remains in order that they may be ine terred, aud also summoning masons as exverts to exauine the wails, mode O. construction of tye par- tually demoiished’ buriding, &c, Mr. Macgrego Superintendent of Unsaie Buildings, who, it is alleged, had expressed serious douois concernin the safety of the structure, will be calle before the Corouer to give bia evidence. To give ampie time to procure witnesses for the thorough examination of ue bullding, ide erie And everyluing Cohuected with the cavanity, hearing ia the case was postpouea Gk Saturday next. Tue conuition of Charles, the surviving mein- i the unfortunate fainily, Was thouguyt to. be h luproved yesterday anid tere 13 & provaomnty tuatiie nay recover, alihouga bis condition may Yet ve regarded as criti BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, The Board met yesterday, the President, Mr Rely, presiding. 9 A resolution was adopted fixing the salary of the Ass!siapt Librarian and aisg of the messenger of tha Librarian o1 the Board of Aldermen at the rate how paid td the Sixth Assistant Clerk of the Board of Aldecinen, i ‘The Counsel to the Corporation was atrected ta take the necessary leeai measures to Have Canal street, onthe notin siae, berween Mott and Mul- beriy @ireets widened and straignvened, A re-olution was adopted directing the clerks of both Boards to appoint two specnt Clerks to prepare ups for street opeuings and extensions, &c, ‘The Croton Aquedvet Departinent Was directed to Be reet, benween Weal street and W . paved wiitl Belgian povemneat. ompirolier was d rected Lo draw ts warrant fo favor of (he pastor of the Relormed Dutch church, ot Harlem, for $1,169 22, to be appued a4 Mle yay. Mgnt of aiseayments. On motion the Board adjourned,