The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1870, Page 7

e@leit boie! gieoinei saattiemnstaabioas a = one, fine a es, frente, oe law be orougnt defore i bie official capacity, ‘spall, upoa conviction, be e diagualied from holding. any onlee, trang nt under cily of New York, una shau forfeit his office, and shail be puutshed by imprisonment in the pemten- tary not “s ba excveding two years, or ry nol exceeding $5,000, or oth, in the dis- cretion of the court. very person of- Jending = ugwinst eliner of tbe provisions Of Unis Section spall be # competent Witness against aby otter person offending in tie seme transaction, pnd. may be compelied to appear and give eviden elore any grand jnry, erin apy court, in tho sane Manner a viher persous; bul the LesiLUONY 8O giVED Bhai hol ve used in any prosecution or proceeding, Civil OF criminal, against the person so Lestity ung. OFFICIALS NOV TO EF INTERESTED IN JOBS. Ske, 115, And no member of the Common Council, 1 Of deparunent, chugi of bureau, deputy ukereot or clerk theretu, or ofher oMcer dt toe corporation Shall be civecuy or indirectly mteresed in any cou. tragt, work or business, or Lhe sule of py ariel, the expense, price or consideration of which is paid from the city treasury or by any assessment levied by any act or ordinance of the Common Coane, ner dn thé purchase Of apy veal estate or other property belonging Lo toe corporation, Or Whica shail Le seid Jor taxes or assessment or by virtue of legal process Al the suit of tne said Corporation. 8 MISCELLANKUUS PROVISIONS, Sno, 116, There shall continue to be, as now pro- vided and recognized by special Iaws aud ordin- ances, a board Of commissioners of ue sinking und, composed of tne Mayor, Kecorder, Chamber- lag Comptrolior ana coairmea of wwe resp clive dnance commiiieesct of cach Board of the Common Council, with all the powers aud duues LOW as sidned, desigeated ana rated by existing laws and ordinances, Ske, 117. Whenever the Mayor and Comptroller Bball agree that a proper case exists orexempong, ‘Within the city ol New York, trom assessinent apy ghured, hesptal, charitapie institution or iree Horary, in aveordance with the principle of Like TYOVISIOLS Nerctoiure adepled in ibe laws of wie State, Lhev way Mie @ceraucat® bo that effect with the proper Bouva of Assessors aud im the unance department; whereupon such exemption shi be Dna, and the-amount vi the proper assessment be Charged agamst the city as i city property. THE ELECTIONS, Seo. 118. AM elevuons ier ali clty officers and School oilicers, except the one In May, eighteen hun- red and seventy, smail ve held atthe general eiee- tion in Noveuver im each your, avd the olvers elected Shall uke offlce on’ the’ frst Monday of Junuary next succecuing, Unless herein ote: wise Provided. All Lie provisious of [aw LOW ID foree Ln Fogard Lo the dtration, manner of conducting ele tions, ANd CULVasS wid esttinace Of Vules aL elegtiona shall apply to each election of city SMASHING THE MECROPCLITAN COMMISSIONS. Seo. Li, The city eo bew York 18 jereby exe Trom the prov.sto.s of a set ontitied an act to es tablish & WeLepestlau police distiGL aud to provide for the goverumeut tacreot, passed Apri! fiteen, Cieiicen hundred snd fity-seven, and of the acts amendatory thereof, and any Sections of statues aud provisions or jaw Witich created said distwict are neceby repeaice and the city ol New York 18 wiso lecepy excepted Troi. the provinions of (ie 4et enittlea au act to cre- ale & WelLOpUb ian subilaly Gixitic. and Bourd of Health tect tor the preservation of lire and health, and two Be emt spread of disease, paased Pebrnary 26, 1506, and of the acis Qmendatory tiereof, and any sections of Stalnies and provisions of iaw whiea created gad district are Bereby repeates and the. city of Now York is aiso hereoy expected irom we rovisions of wu uct entiticd aM acc to create a me- opolitan fire disiriet, an) establish a fre aepari- ment therein, passed durch 30, Yds, and the acts amendaory thereof wand auy sections of stavirtes and provisions of law which created suid aietr.ct are Herchy repealed. The act to awead the enar- ter of the city of New york, passed April seventa, eigbteea hunared sud ohirty; aud the act to amend the charter vf the city of New York, passed Ap KeeonG, eighieen hundrea and foriy-nive; and ine acy LO gimend #n act eniiued aa uct to uinend the chaiter of the citv oi New York, passed April second, erghteen hundred and forty-nine, parsed July eleventh, eighigen hundred and fiity-one; aud the act farcher to amend the charer of tue city of New York, passed Api tweiluu, eighteen buudied and fifty-three; and the act suppiementary to nN act entitled an act further tw amend the charter of tne city of New York, assed Apri twéilth, — elyhteen nundred ahd fifty. three, passed Juve iourteenth, eighteen yuu dred and fiity-three; and the act to amend the eur. ter of the city of New Yors, passed Aprii tourteen eighieen hundred and filty-sevea; and the acu rela tive to the Gaurter of the city ol New York. passed April Loree. exgnigen andred aud sixcy-three; and the acs to amend the charier of the city of New York, passed August tutriy-oue, eiveen ‘nunared And sixty-eight, are herepy repealed; and all acts OF parts Of ucts Inconsistent witn Ue provisions of tins act are also hereby repeaied; but the charters of the city of New York Known a3 tne Dongau aud Montgomerie charters, 80 \ar as Cue sulue; OF eller of them. are aow in force, sual! conunue and re- Tuam in init force, anu snail not be, construed as repealed moumed or ti any munuer atlecied thereby, This secon siiuil not prejudice or atiect Suv rigut accrued or leet proceeding Commeneen by Teason of @nyidivag contained in the acts hereby re- pealed aud BO acereed wud commenced DeloLe this act takes elect; nor éliall tis section be sO con- Birued as to abrogate or repeal any provisions of acts heretofore enavied, winch wets provide lu any Way for tie raising or collectiig of revenues in Lhe ily of New ork, commoniy callea tax ievies, EO. 120, The act suai take eitect immediately, EROOKLYN CITY. anne Damage by the Galo of Sunday Last—The Fiitieth Precinct Station Houre—Board of Alder- men—Miscelioneous News Items. Tt i# estimated that 65,000 people vistied Prosnect Park dust wees. ‘ics A three story and basement frame honse, owned by E. T. Hatch, was viown over, iuivolving & loss Oi $2,.00, Four two story fraine houses, owned by Charles rton, on Greene avenue, uear Pateuon, were de- ished by ue gai. A there story frame house on Nostrand ‘avenne, waned bya Mr. Sullivan, waa destroyed vy the niga ind, LuVO.VINg daiage auiounting LW $1,000, During the prevalence of the storm on Sunday afternoon the new car house of the Brooklyn Cly Rabiroad, on Flushing avenue, near Marcy avenue, Was biuwn dew. ‘The Board of Aldermen met yesterday aiternoon, and awarded contracts tor iwe Ouiiuing of anew atauion in tne Futieth precinct, The tuia: amount of the contraes is $26,368. ‘Tne name of Carll street Was, oh MOULON Of Ute Alde so @Vouuil Waray cu ua A resoiution was weopted calling for mforwation &. be ive wun ity OG tH 1 Of UneerUpied engine houses owieu Ly the city, W.a a View Lo disposing Ot ue pioperty vy ute jor the Lenvilt of the puolic reastry, GuNERAL NULiae ‘The fruits, berry bugnes and vines in San Joré, Cai., have lately oveu muck injured by Lost. A Loniaua paper states that s.iver is pour ng lato y York irom ait quaricrs, In Monta il comes in quartz. sion has become owuer of Ce Geove Coie , dud Alderinan Menry L. Pierce bas been chosen fo replewnt Lt it is said to be the tatention of the Union Pacific Rulcoad to locate snops at kvanston, w staton @iguly-iour mules @ast of ogden Janvuon. A showman at Omaha exhibits one of nis ‘eyes PreserVou IM a vote, Wihea he teily the audience ‘was gouged out ia a ivee gat im she early days of this yere wow.” A Loustaua plunter delighted his hands last week by paying them Ia giver quarters, One old negro exclaimed, “Federit money come and done yuoue, abu greenvacks 18 played out, but dig is che stu Phat rois can’tcliaw. be oid ume is come agin. Boovay !? And tuen be went away add buriea ws money. It does not cost much to get divorced in Westflela, Vi. AJeW Wonchs ago a young kyencinian wok to huusef a wile; but ater a littie tine she, getting Bick OL her bargain, went of home. Alter a while he foliowed her and Wanted she should give hima Dil ol divorce. She conseated, and situng down wrote a bil wad handea i to hua, Which be toog and Went on Ms way rejoicing. Respectable sociery in Montreal has been for some Gays Dining over With imdigpativa as well as €adness at te aastardiy abducdon by a Quebec aruulery Ontcer Of an orphau girl of fourteeu—tue hiece Of a'respecteu cicigt maa Of that city, and We heiress, vb is suid, Of some Weth—irom the rest- dence of ler young brotuer, whom the officer in question had peen Visiting ‘or a weex or Lwo, A Bloomington boy who foand the deud poay of his brotacr, us fenow soluer, on ihe oatilefieid of Gettysburz, aud Duried it li a grave dug wiih Ins OWD bands, Was Surprised & (OW Gays ago by the sudden appearance 0. taut broiuer, dive and well, wb heir buing., eat wen tell no tales, and go bo 18 honud to vetteve tis browuer When he assures lim lie must Have buried some otuer boy's brother. & Flora Milig, the female burgiar, whom Governor Parmer, of Mlinvis, has just pardoned, is seventeen years old, and was for a wowoer Of years a capuive @mong the Indians. Sue was wken trom her cup. tors, WilD a nuiuber OL others, two yeurs ago, aud o#, {enaiess aud peuniless at Couucn Bids, lawa. Sie led an aba coued ine until are rested for burgiary and sentenced vo prison. She is vo be sent to Lie House of the Friengiess in Ciucin- “nau. Duringa Wyoming wurder trial the murdered | TaN appeared im court alive aud weil, ‘he wial, however went ou, ant tue jury brought mM @ verdet of guilty. “How's this!” says the Judge; “there has beeu no marter; the man is ative in court. ©Wel, your honor’? said the foreman, “the jury 1s ConVieicea Mat we prisoner did not murcer U3 man, bub he tea dun~ @erous person. 1 am sure ve stole my gray mare, Bud We voneve (ha hanging Tim 19 necessary Jor the peace of the couatry,”! CONGR Senators Exercised Over the Texas Bill. The House Looking After the St. Domingo Treaty. Protracted Debate Over the Tariff. More Land Grabbers After Rail- road Subsidies. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Mareh 28, 1870, PETITIONS PRESENTED, By Mesers; Saw Yun, (rep.) 0 8. 0., and SHERMAN, érep.) of Ohio, for aa appropriation tw tke Wilberiorce University in Onuo, for the education of colored youta {roi the South, By Mr. SUMNBR, (rep.) of Mass, om citizens of Peunsyivanta for a recognition of the existence of Almighty God in the national constitution, By Mr, RaVALS, (rep.) of Miss.—From Susan Wit son, Of Vicksburg, Miss., for remuneration for the use of her property by the United States govern- ment dariug the war, Mr. Dkake, (rep.) of Mo., presented a memorial of 129 members of the St, Louis bar in favor of the bill Mhereasing the salaries of te Judges of the United States Courts. Laid on the table, CUBAN BELLIGERENOY. Mr, HOWELL, (rep,) of lowa, presented the jomt Tesoiulion OF We lowa Legisiature relating to the civil contest in the isiand of Cuba, claiming we right and duty of the government to recognize the beiligereney of the Cubans, Read ava ordered to be printed and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relanons, OFPIORNS OF THE SOLDIERS? LOMB, Mr. WiLson, (rep.) of Mass,, from the Muitary Comittee, to waom petititions on the sabject were relerred, reported w Jomnt resolution relating to tue odicers of tue Soldiers’ Home. Aiso a joint resolu- lon Girectiug the Secretary o1 War to sell the Bergen Kewgnts arsenal. ADMISSION OF TRXAS, Mr. DRakm rose to inake an mquiry of the chalr- man of the Judiciary Committee (Mr. ‘Trumpuil) as to the cause of the delay ta reporting the dill tor toe aamission of Texas, He said toe bill for the reaa. mission of Cevrvia Was reported tue day & ver its reterence to the commiitee yeu the Texas pill hag now been fourteen days iM se hugds of tue court tee, aod be woula hike to Know soMetLIty us to Lhe cause of the ditticuity aud delay. My. TRUMBULL, cep.) of Li, lemarked thatno mo- don had heen muse, aud he woul like to know what question wus belore the Senate. Sir, DRAKE repied iuab if not yn order tn making the myuiry ue would take his seat{ buc If in order he hoped the chairman of the couiiliee Would ¢on- sider roae the tuqtriry was made i good fain and that no indignity bo hunsel or the committee was imiendea, Air. TRUMBULL Oxpressed his wi'lingness to reply to (he question 80 Tur as Ne Was abie. Lhe Senate was Aware that since the Introduction of the texas Dill gud the aduussion or General Ames questions of the greatest Unportauce Were yet unUis, Osea of. He could not understand the unwsual haste in regard to texas. When tie bui Urst caue in the Mouse an effort mad been made by the seuwtor from Mussuchusetts (Mr. Sumner) to consiver it without Re relerepee by the comunttee at all. The oil seself coutained a clause iat 1% should not aflect ny otuer gonditwns or guaraniees upon which Texas was orginally anuexed or adunitted as @ state, One of these original condi- Hons proviced Ulat Staies that augat Luereaftar be carved out of the territory of ‘Lexus shoald be ad- uted into the Union with or wishout slavery, 48 the people oi cacn State mightat the ume of tet admission desire, This provision to admit siave States In Texas, if the people uieve so desired, was contrary Co ‘he constitution of tie Uutiea states, ‘ihe coummittes tnerelure desied 10 amend the bil 80 a8 tu PewOre 1 Lu proper shape. Mr. DAK suggested Ural the very fact of a dif- ficuuity suonid lead ty an early repoit, in order that 1@sus migat speedily be admitted, Mr, ‘TuURMAN, (dem,) G1 Ohio, remarked that for Oue he Was m tavor of the early resioration of Lexas to her rights; vut, in view ‘of recent events, o¢ leared that a report trom the Judiuary Committee to thai elect would ony ensure the hostiiy of the Senacor trom Missoun, He Unoagie We better pian wouid pe to send im an adverse report on tne sub- vect. then certain senaturs Would be sure to vote Lo admie tne State. dr. Drake ose to reply, but Mr. SHERMAN called Jor the reguiar order which Was procesded with. BILLS REYUR: ED. Mr, Morris, (rep.) of Vt., from the Commitcee on Pavite Builuings, reported, Wii an amendmen 1b the nature vi asubstitu-e, the vill for te budding Of u Post Uifive, AC, AL LITE Kuck, ATK.; M180 Layo tabiy On the bili to proviue a buiiding ior the use of the Custoin House, Un.ted States Ouurts and District Loure ab Aivauy, No x, HILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Nyv, rep.) of Nev., introduced a bm granting fands to uid in ihe construction of # Pallroud iow Une Centrai tacitic Kaiuroaa 1) Nevada to Coorauo river. 1 eetrea 10 tae Commitiee ou Public Lanas. ur. R S introducea a bill Kranuiag ilanas apd Ule right of way vo aid im the construcnon of the yew Uriewns aud Novibeusiern kuuoad. Kelerred to the Commitiee on Pubuc Lands, Mr. THAYEK (rep. of seb., inwodneed a bill for the relef of pre-ew ption sei tlers un tie land district of West Pout, in the siate ol Nevraska Mr. CONKI (rep.) OF N. \., Inuoduced a bill relasing tu testimony in the courts of the Untied lates. ALSO OFFERED by Mr. Nox .) 1 Minu., calling upon the ecrelacy Or NtErIOL JOY COPLes O1 ail Lhe reooris from We Northern Yecitic ateoua Company Ou tie im Ue Veparuwent of Ue interior. Adopwa. Bye Mr Sa kKMAN, (rep.) Ol Uhlo~—Kequesting the euary Of state to furnish Coples Of ai papers ad- aressed to the Sule veparunent by J. Ravdoiph ciay While Unied Siaies MuD.sier lo Peru, relauug Lo tue Opening o1 the river Ajiazon lo Ue commerce vi ail mativas, Adovied. Kw iON, (rep.) OLN fY, aivecting an inquiry MNULLCe OU f ELSILNS us to UduilLOMal 1egis- lation exempting persons jens oued vy specuil stRtute Irom Wwe operation o1 tue act of July 409. Auupied. Mr. KCBS, (rep.) Of Ark.. mtrodnced a joint reso- lution expiauslory o1 the iourua article Of the Weaty o} keuruiry 43, 1s6., with the Quapay, Shawnee and other Indians, deciarng dhe stip ot imud thereby ce to ihe Cuilea States open to enury ander ihe pre-emption laws. Releired ty tie Com- mitiee on bediau ADairs, I, SHERMAN offered! Q resolution disch Judiciary Commitics om iuctker eon the ‘Lexas bil. Gbyected Lo and laid oye. EXvvUInyek TESS Os. The wormwg hour expiriug we Senate, at one O'clock, Weil iLO EXECU We Session OU Lhe Bt. ae rging the wravien of ming treaty, and at hali-pust four o'clock Jourued. Sob Bs HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WAgHINGTON, March 28, 1870. BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED, By Mr. HAL#, (rep.) of Me.—To prevent the collec- tion of Megal taxes on passengers levied by State authority; aiso @ resvlution of tue Mame Legisiature Jor the preservation of harbors im that Siate, By Mr. Porrer, of &. Y.—¥o regulate the change of names Of vessela; tnogrporating (ue bouthern ‘Transcontinental Raliroad Company, and grating lands and right of sway tnereio. By Mr. Hays, of Ala.—Grad Ung lands to the Selma and Gulf Railroad, ¢ by Mr. BURN, (tem.) Of Ind.—Authorizivg the construction of @ bridge across the Mississippi river at st. Lout By Mr. CUL1OM, (rep.) Of ill.—Relating to the gov- ernment of the Territory of Movtaua, By Mr. For», (cer,) of Ky.—For tho reorgauiza- tion of the nay By Mr. Suyru, (rep.) of lowa--Resolutions of the Towa Legislavure relative to the Cuban consict. By Mr. LocGuutwor, ep.) ot lowa—1o provide for the payment of pensions w gold. By Mr. PAINe, (rep.) of Wis,—Resolntions of the Wisconsin Legisiauure, asking further appropria- tions Lor harbors in Lake Superior, Ac. by Mr. AX?Rb1, (eu) Of Cal.-—Resolnuons of the Califovitla Legisiature retatin. to the breakwater at Wiimingt\n harbor on the coast ot Callfornia; aiso wo relinquish the mteress of uke United States to cer. tain lands tn-an Francesco, Ky Mr. JOHNSON, (lem.) of Cal.—To restore Benicia, Ci... a8 a Pull oF entry. By Mr. WiLKIssON, (rep.) of Minn.—Memorial of the Minnesota Legislature for tue removal of cer Win indiaos frou (he coutier of Laat State. By Mr. MiTCH, (rep.) OL Nev.—Graaunw lands, &e., for a railroad from the CaiPornin and Oregon Ratl- road to che Central aIfic Raliroad; also for @ rail- road from the Cenirai Pacifle Railroad, in Nevada, to we Colorada river; to reguiate Indiag affairs. BY Mr. Craven, (1ep.) of New Mexico—To author. ize the ralsing of two regunens ol volunteers tor procection agauisl the wid indiaus; also in relation to the Utah tribe of Indians. By Me. Ganrintp, of Wasi tive to cual lands. KESOLTIIONS OF , By Mr. Prosser, (rep.) of Tenn.—Calling on the aigo Ingtou Territery—Rela- Secrerary of the Treasury for information as to the yment by the Pacitic Ratiroad companies the interest on the bonds wéusd totem by the govern- Ment. Adopted, Mr. ARNELL, (rep.) of Tenn.—Declaring that. the Christian religion is @ part of the common law of the land. and that, therefore, the use of the Bibiein Lue publ schools 1m tae CounITY is em bently wise and proper, as vending to encourage and foster virtue and morality, Mr, Brooks, (dem) of N. Y.—What have we to do with that? Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y., moved to lay the resolu- tion on the table. The House refused to. second the previous quem tion and the resolution went over under the rul Mr. brow, (dem) ot Ky., offered a resolution in- structing the Committee of Ways und Means to re- port fortuwith a bill levying @ tax of at least ten per cent on the tnverest of United States bonds, to be deducted by the disbursing Olivers, He moved we previous gnestion, i Wale tie Speaker was counting the negative votes Mr. Beck raised a question of order under the rule, whieh provides that no meiner shall vote on any quesnion ia which he 19 Immediatety aad particulary Interested, ‘The SrkaxwR—OD Whom does the gentioman raise the point of order? Mr, Beck—I do not ratse it against any particular member, ‘The SPRAKER—Then the gentleman has no polut of order to raise, ‘The House refused to second the previous ques- Hon—45 to 82—and the resolution went over under the rule, Mr. Knorr, (em.) of Ky., offered a resolution for & commiites of inquiry onthe Sice metre. ‘The House reiused’ to secomi the previous ques Won and the resolution wert over under ihe rale. Mr. SCHENCK, irep.) of Ubio, Introduced @ jolnL resolution authorizing the supply of arias for ine struction and practice to certain colleges and unt versities. Paased, Mr. VAN Tum, (dem), of Ohio, offered a resolu Hon rectung that a resolution adopted by the Houso oo January 26, 1570, calliag on the Secretary of the ‘Treasury for information as to tntevest paid to the goverument on the bonds Issued Lo ue Union aud Central Pacific Ratiroads and branches, the amount Tepaid by the companies, &c., bas not ver been re- vhed to, and directing a copy of tie same to be pre- sented to the Secretary, with a suggestion chat it remains unanswered. The flouse refused to second the previous quea- lou, and the resolution went ovor um ier the rules, THE ST. DOMINGO TREATY. Mr. MUNGEN, (dem.) of Olio, offered a resolution calling upon the President for information remung to Lue St, Domingo treaty, giving the names of per sons and companies to wiom lands mines, frau eoises and privileges of all kinds have been given by the Dominican government, with the amount pald by the United Siates government oreviousiy te aud concerning the negotiations of gach treaiy, Adopted, REPORTS ON TUB CUBAN QUESTION, Mr, BANKS, (rep) of Mass, from the Commnnitee on Foreign aifairs, offered a resolution gra leave to the commitwce to presen: in print for we cousiderauon of Lue Houve the majority aad minority reports on the several resoiutions peutions &c., Telerred to at relative to the Cuvan question, on Wednesday, April 6 neXt, and the report made the spectai oraer for that day, aud lor every succeeding day untit atsposed of, ibe resolution was adopted, the SrkakeR saying thas 16 Would nob mveriere witb he Tarn bil or any other matters having precedeace over It, WASHINGTO. AND NEW YORK AiR LIN® RAILROAD, Air, INGERSOLL, (rep.) of Lil, wade aa mnesfeciual eiforcto gef at the Washiugton aud New York Air Line Railroad mill. whica is ou the Speaker's table. PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Mr. Stokes, (rep.) of Temu., rising to a personal explanation, corrected the tedumony be had yivea belore tne Committee on Miitary Affairs on une mutter ot Mr. Batier, of ‘Yennessee. He nad found 1b cooking over U8 pavers that the sum paid by Air. Butier to the chairmay of the State Central Coumit- tee jor tae Staie Journal Was not $5v0. as he had testuiled, but $300, and the other $20) had veen paid to Mr. Griswoid, the edicor of that paper, PETTIONS PRESENTBO, : By Mr. MorGan, (dem.) of Onto—Etghteen pett- tions ol citizens of Oliv, asking Congress to abolish ibe national banks; to Issue $00,000,000 in ygreen- bucks; WO mak» tein receivable dod payable on all dues, lmposts aud taxes, aud to pay off $440,000,000 of five-twenty bons. : By Mr. GARFIELD, (rep.) of Onto-—OF citizens of Newton Fails, Ohto, against any change in the tari jaws, aa Suggested by the Free frade Lougue; tor a reducvion of the duty on tea, coffee, &¢., and for a reudjuscnent of the duties on manutactures, By Mr, SCRUMAKER, (dem.) Of N. Y.—U1 Lesidents of sew York and Brovkiyia for the removal ot all duties on pig ieud. Ly Mur. KETUHAM, (rep.) of N. Y.—Of restdents of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to tue same eifect, COMSIVERATION OF THE TARIFF BILL. The House thep, st half-past one o’ciock, went Into Comittee of the Whole, Mr, Waextiex ‘in the chur, on the Yarit bil, and was addressed vy Mr. ASPER, rep. OF MO., agatost Nizh protective duvies. Mre COX Next addressed the committee on the saize syde oi the quesuon., Me characterized the bli a8 the climax of rao actty and auuaciiy. Mr, GILFILLAN, Pep.) OF Pa, Lodowed, as the ad- vocate of the interesis of Pennsyivauia as aftecied by @ protective taruf, Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio, argued {i favor of adiitting coal (ree of duty. Ma. DiGKEY, (rep.) of Pu., inquired of Mr. Steven- sou whether he thought tiat tue admission of Nova Scotia coal tree of duty would lessen the price oi coal in Cinomnnel. Mr. STEVENSON thought it would, as it would tend to break Gown the present coal monopoly. He also vargued against the Mga tarut dvty on iron. He picaded for an increased tree ist and for cneaper raw material, He upbraided Pennsylvania for iat spirit of monopoly which orgunizes strixes among miers to make coal dearer; whtca gouges mito the earth until the vilases tumble; aud which allows the miners to be burned or suf- focated in the mines racer thaa open additional shafts; which advises the oil producers tu stop the fow in order to raise the price, and wich seils a cup of cold water at Geutysbarg, He warned Pennsyivania to beware; rhe peopie wou.d it monopoly gad crush her byara head, tne Louse at hall-past four o'cioek tovk a recess until half-ast seven—-the evening session to be for geuerai debate on tae Tarif bill, Evening Session. The House met atat half-past seven in Committee of tae Waoie for Gepaie on the Larut mul. Mr. Woopwako, (dem.) of Pa., aduresse commmitcee m favor of protection oa coal aud tron, contending that the duties proposed ia te vill on those articies were not Coo gh, Mr, BUCKLEY, (rep.) Of Ala, spoke in favor of ad. initung, fee of duty, machtaery for epinning varus, urging its importante? on prosperity of the South, Mr. WeEKER, (rep. of Olio, addressed ube com. mittee m desence of the present administration, 1ts nnanciai poicy and its economy in carrying on the government, 3 Mr MOK&NZIP, (rep.) of La., declared himself tu favor of protecting Aiperan industry. out sttil ad. verse toa high tarif He particularly objected vo the duty on sait, sugar, coffee aod tea. Mr. Moons, (rep } Of IIL, Claimed that the legisla- tion of Congre-3 Ougnt not to ve for the purpose of building Up vas Monopolies at the expense of other industries. He thought that wtinvut the immense tion afforded to Pennsylvanta iron wat inter z id live apd prosper. All intereats sould be considered alike. ihe Liouse, ‘at ten o’cioci . adjourned, THE TINBSR PAVEMENT WAR. Meeting of Property Holders—Opposttiion to Wooden Pavements=City Ofticials Charged with Corruption. Last evening the property holders of Foorth and Filth sireeia, to the nuuiber of Lwo or three bun- dred, wsreimbied at No, 309 Pilth siroes Tor tas pur pose of taking steps to prevent, if possibie, the laying of the Robuins Bxcclsior wooden pavement im those streets. Mr. Joseph A. Becker took the chair and anr ced the onject ef ue meeting. He said that ¢ previous meeting, which was held @ week or ten days ago, several committees were appointed; among otners, one to obtain legal advice as to the proper course to be pur- sued to prevent the faying of ths pave- ment. Mr. Bass, on behalf of this committee reported that he haa seen and consulted with several lawyera, but with one exception they all told him to “shell oul’? the needful beiore they would adviae him oné WAY Or another. Mr. Gross, however, told tie Committee that he thought they could prevent the jaying of the pavementif they carried the thing properly before ine courts, After some little discussion, during woich a ALr. Osmann, @ Dutchinan of rather formidabie propor. tions, made mimsell exccedingly obnoxious by hia rouga manner aud gesticulations, 1b was decided io assess Gach owner of @ jot in both streers the sum of three dollars for the purvose of employing counsel aud getting #e case propsrly vetore tue courts, Mr. TAAUT sad he Was one of a committee or three Who had beea appoiated by the property holders of First avenue to consult with the meners o1 this Meeting as Ww the proper course to be pursued to prevent tae infiction of a suntar outrage npon themseives. He tought tiat tiey should ail act togetlier in this matter and employ Counsel and ght Unis thing through, tor lo was nothing bub @ gigan- Ue swinale upou tie owners of property. Mr. DOLAN, from a cominities appomled by the Property holaera of the Twenueth ward, sald taut the people tp his ward had derrmiued to ston this swWindie, If possiole. and ty that ena had employed counsel and were resolved to carry Lue ting before the cours, and there sete forever (io question as | to whetier the Common Council could — in flict upon them any kind of a paver ment they saw fit. He said he had heen jeformed upon good authormy that the boards of Aidermen thd Common Couneh were direcky ba- terested 1b every foot of tuese pavenenis; that each Hi Leecives irom tae coutractor one dolia Sud each Councilman sight cents tor every sytare | yard of these pavements laid He thougit | it bigh tine tat the property loders be someting to say tu ths mater; for if seemed fo Ini Uhat the presque city au'zoriues Were aecermined to pave ime whole ety aod county ot New Yors wen | tuese expertimeutal pavements, 4 | Alter some furtaer discussion and the appoint- meat of a comimittce of two lor each square to Cob | feel Lhe dSssvestenl UPUR Uke waers Of property the meeting adjourned. Just and Heavy Sentence—An Operator Sent to Ming Sing for Five Yoars—Jndge Bed- ford's Remarks on Sentencing the Defendant MeDonald. The session of the Court of General Sessions yes- terday, Judge Bedford presiding, was almost wholiy occupied in the trig of Pauick MoDouali, an e1i- Grant ticket ageut, doing business at 493 Washlug- ton street, fhe defeudant was charged with having, in the winal manuer, oy false draft, defrauded one Joseph Houtrick of $2,500 under the following clr- cumstanees:—The complainant and a friend, named Francois ‘{hiebault (bot French Canadians), ar- rived in (his clty on the 28th of February from San Francisco, having spent four years in California. ‘They went to the passenger ticket office of McDon- ald, at 498 Washington street, and wished to pur. chase railroad tickets for Montreal. Whiie in te oifiea =the Frenchman produced a draft for $2,500, and McDonald stated that he would endeavor to get tt cashed, and that it would not cost him a cent, and accompanied tue Freachian to the office at which It Was mace payable and to a bank, where they refused to cash it. then the detendane endorsed it aud had @ broker casa it, the accused agreeing to meet tte Frenclunaa at three o'elock. At appears im the meavtine the Canadians decuins uspicious and ad MeVousid arresied. ‘tne defend- Qu gave a fail statement of the cao, and sald Lat he procured gold.for the dratt and waited, according vo appotutment, for the complainant, who failed to appear. An oilicer arrested Wun uear Lis ofive, aud $1,600 of the goid coin Was found upon bis persun, he havine iit the balance in his sale, Assistant District Avtorney fellows cross-examined McVonald, who adinitted that te was arresied seve- ras Umes 00 similar cuarged, aud Chat he would uave aceepied $1,000 ior casuing tae draft, tor tue com- D.atnant could not have procured tie money unless he bad endorsed We Tho compiaimant agreed to pay tim for his wouble; bub no spectal amount was agreed upoa. Mr. Howe resorted to every legal technicality to secure the acquittal of is client, aud presented Several law polute jor the considerauion of the Court, and forcioiy addressed the jury, Air. Fellows made an clugueat speech in behalf of the prosecution, and sauowed up edectuaily the helarions ‘operations of certain cket agen@ woo swiudied poor enugrants out of thely mousy. JUDGE BEDFORD'S CHARGE TO THE JURY, Judge Bedford, in charging che jury, gave a incid stavewent of the 1acts and mstrucied the jury that if they found trom the evidence tai McDonald cun- ceived tue fe.ont0us invent to steal the draft at the time he received it, and tuat subsequent Lo Its beg cashed he Wrougtully withneld tue money und Cou verted tt to nis own Us@ he was guilty ol larceny. If he formed the gurity tient subsequent Lo toe recep- fou of Une draft he Was gulity 0: @ Breach of trust, THH VEKDICT-—M’DONALU'S ANTSORDENTS. The jury prompt.y rendered @ verdict of guilty, and .dr. Fellows moved for sentence. He said that he feit tt his duty to catt his Hoavr’s attention to tue fact that Wnere were almost numberless Indictments against McDonald in we District Atworney’s orice, but the authorities had been unabdie to prosecute case’ Against itn, NOt because tuere Was A Waid OL determmation or a lack of disposition on the part or the District attorney, but because Wie complaining witnesses were never forthcoming. By some myste- rious method they were spiiied away. APPLICATION FOI POSTPONEMENT. Mr. Howe asked for 4 postponement of tne sentence on the ground that tuere were certwlu incricae questions of law which would have to be passed Upon by @ bigner court. SENTENCED. Judge Bedford said he would dispose ot the case at + ca lime, In sentencing tue’ prisoucr bis Houor ald :— MeDonala, you have been for years in this city, and you bave lived, thrived and prospered i swin- diiog a poor, ignorant, but honest, class of our coin- Oiinity, As you are a projessional swiudier i tiuuk you deserve the bighest penaity of the law, which 16 bard lavor @t dinw Sing for five years, ‘1his bs In some respscis tue mos. important con- viction that nas taken place in this court for a long Une. Decause It 48 alleged tha MciOnuld iy Hie Most notorious emigrant swindler in New York, CHESS MATTERS. Perrin va. White. The subjoined game, contested recently in the Brookiyn Cheas Club tournameni betwoon the above named players, possesses many interesting features, aud ends with a pretty mate: (Seotch gambit.) + FF Perrin, while, Dr. White, black. 1-PwK4s 1—PtoK 4 2—-KttoK BS the Ww QBS 8—P toQe 8—P takes P 4-BwQna 4—BioQbh4 b—P WQS b—Q Lo kh B 3 (a) 6—Castics 6—Q Kt to K I—Kt taxes Kt (0) 8—PtoK Ba Kw 10—v to KS Ti~-Kt [akes P 12—B to a 13—P wo rd Ktt@ 14—P takes Kt 15—K to Kt 2 16—BtoK 4 Kt N—P toK B6Y) 3 17-By Re 1K to KR 15—B takes B (g) 19—i takes Q 19—B taxes W—KttoKrs 2—Castles 21—K0 taxes BP 2—P toQRk 2—YioQs 22—B wy Kta 25-1 takes B. 23—K takes B M—KU to Q 5 w—K Kt Q 25- Pw BS 26—P to Kes 26—K tw KR 2—Bw B 27—Kt to K 7, en 2K w it 2B) Wb B Kto OBZ and white mates in three moves (/). COMMENTS ON THE GAMBs (a) Ths was a tavorite defence oi the ceiebrated Meponaid. 1 was been discarded by Ue ialest au~ thorities on chess because it helps Lo develop white game and subjects tne viack queen to mucn embar- rassment. 3 (v) His best reply to black’s last* move, giving white a fine posiuon for atiack, (c) Ab Urst sight 16 seems that black by takiog Q Rt P, followed by P takes R,queeiing, would have gained ouc Important ptece, but te asiack obtamed by white wouid have been overwiheimiase Suppose 9—P takes it P 10—P tks ii, queens, 1K to Q (best) 12—-If R lakes B 10—P takes Q 11—B takes HP, ch 12-8 takes Ke ul 13—Q 0 05 1—-K tok 14—Q takes Band: must win (a) With the totention of clecking at K Kt 6 and making next move. () The vest reply, winning & piece and improving his position. if tack pity Q to QB 3, en, white in- terposes B, do. (/) Very embarrassing for black; perhaps his best repiy would have been P to k Kud, Jeaving an outlet for the confined Queen. (9) Preterving to obtain two pieces for hs Queen than to lose bislop. (i) R UKs P, ch, followed by Q take BP, ch, &e. $65 Banos Vos BELOW ‘The trial of this individual, whieh was to have come ol yesterday in bi lizavetia (N. J.) Court, was a tuird Lime pestponed for another week for the gaine reason 48 On the Lwo preceding occusions—tho novappearance of an e@sseutial witness for the prosecution, Tne Baron was io court, to the tn- tense deight of a targe crowd of femipines in sks, furs, fmis ana feathers of tiv costiest patierua and material. He was “the on- served of ali Observers,” and bore the scrutmiang glances of the Jair sex with the air of a martyr. His counsel, Colonel Fay, inoved that the crial pro- ceed, The State, he thought, had had am p.e oppor- tunity to prepare its case. Prosecutor McGie ex- pialned to the Couré that all proper oforts bad peen made tosecure tne presence im court or an im- pare witness—@ Mr. Spaulding, of New york, | ut recently he was nowhere to be found, siderabie sparring between counsel then jowed, im the course of which Mr. Metie charged openly that Spauiding bad been tampered with. Colonel Fay indignantiy and ex- Con civedsy denied the luainaatton, but was rauver (akon. aback when asked to make aifidavit to the iact of ‘the Court granted the » WEL OVOr tae allegainion beim false, avpucavion of the prosecutor and ihe cw lor another week. Not a iew Kiizaber opinion that the whole aifair $0 far as tac thou 13 coucerned willead im smoke and the be soon restored to bis loving aaa jo Who stil! cigs to hira arent! bie wile, CONFLAGRATION IM W.LLIAMSBUAG. Between eight and nine o'clock lest nighta fre broge oni {a the sash aud blind factory of Joseph Rakin, No. 96 Grand street, Wililamsburg, aud | berned with great fury until ten o'clock. | All the buildings adioumg and yr the rear of the factory Were ancient frame ues, and several oi theme were pady damaged. Mr. Rankin 's loss 18 heavy om Block, While the entire buiding Was consuined. No. 97 was an oyster saivou. It sustamed dimage to the extent of se’ rul hundred dollars, Nos. 93 and 101 were ocenpi by Peter Beaton as & furniture store, Not serious, Durtog che progress of the flre George Veritzan, district engineer, feli off a ladder @ distance of twenty fect, but WAS Not bad!y injured. THE REWASK BAY BRIGE “MUNSTER.” The Tnion connty (N. J.) authorities have not yer | | Bucce! sdiu reeoverme te bedy of we unkuown German who is supposed to Have been maraered and thrown overboart by a felow countrymen named George Roelirich @ few Weeks ago. peveral Lodies have ees found, bub noas answeriay That Of bos suppOsed MmUuered man, in tod Miesutime Rochrica @ confine tn te vOnty Jal wb fas te be continves to tmprove phyx'vally. fol- | a | His loss was | . NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAROH 29, 1870.—QUADRUPLE SHEBR ESS. RIGHTS OF ANIMALS pai nou we ase Lerture by Mr. Bergh Last Evening—Fle Dice and On His Way to Hoaven Gets Into the Auimals’ ParadiseWhat Me Saw and Heard, Mr. Bergh, the President of the Soctety for the Pre- vention of Crueity to Autmals, delivered a htgtily en- tertaining teeture last evening at the Church of the Epiphany in Stanton strees, on the subject of the “Rights of Animals.” Notwithstanding the exceed~ {ngly miserable state of tue weather there was quite alarve andicnce preset, a large portion of whom were ladies, Mr. Bergh, after making a few preliminary re- Marks, a vbce entered upon lis subject by defluing What lis opinion, aad what he believed were, In the opinion of every human ma), the rights of ant- mals, Te knew periectly weil! that there were men So base as (o consider that animals had no righes Witch any dma being was bound vo respect; but such men were bencath consideration, and he only wanted to {impress the importance or Kindness to animals on those wiiose Influence apd OXervions in behaif the damb bruces Would coipel (nose Wu mallvested thei, magne tux, to treat them Kindly, ‘There Was no reason on earth Why aa anual should be used In a brubat way any more than a mau, The latcer could defend Diniseil, anu even in cases where he could not he had @ Volce that could speak of us iis to olvers aod obtain for lim redress when mw treated, #ut tie poor horse, for instar could not complain so a8 to make lus cruel driver Ydesial from lashing him win the whip umth every stroke brought blood and ail for nothing, nor make iis oporessor to load itm only according to Mig SiKenLa, 1b Was Wueretore Lhe duty of Kind, feeltug inen, to take the part of the dumb brute, and see to mW by every means in vheir power (hat 14 suitorimgs should be iessened and that it should not be mali in any Way Whutso- Bergh thon, at some length, spoke of what ¢ nf AIIMRIS SHOUIG be in the syst Of all Lender People, ani tien narrated several aucwuvies showing how antmais never forgot goou treaiument recetved at the Lunds of man, and cited deveral cases whore they hud returned kindness ta most Valuable Ways. lie then imagined lunself ma dreau, mm which he dreamed that he bad died. On bis way to tiny bourne whence no traveller ever returns, he enw: wcrosa tue parauise of the aniuuts, and beng de Sirous of seeing how Une elect comioried themselves knocked at tie door. Ib was opened by a mule, aad @s he entered aii the ania $ sprang toward Lim to tear bisa te "eS, tiey fearing that he was one of tuoxe viped creatures wio had durlug thei Cervestriat career maltreated tuem for yeurs. A spiendid white horse, which seemed wo wield @ caairman’s influence over the saluts, fade them desist unui wey found out who the intruder really was. The buries aud cows, od hogs and donkeys, wud oxen and calves, ail the woimals, im fact, taal could get near hun, exaniaed lim irom head to foot, and on learuiug that ib Was Mr. Bergh “let up” on nin abonce. su deed, 1 13 reasouabie to suppose thar they would have ordered tue facved calf vo have beew killed on the spot hat they nob beea sO ioroughiy well posted as to know that @ calf in the animal parauise Was exceeding y muortal. ‘Chen cans a Teeitauon of Woes that would fave wade tuc angels weep. Ali the aniauis made a generat confession to Mr. Bergh, not ol tueic owWa Bins, VU OF the Crueities tney nad had to sider while ou earth at the hands of nian. The rave Dorse toid Low He nad in ls old age fulien 40 iow ws to have been compelled Ww draw a swill mux wagon for a living, and the ox and we as8 aud the Olners OOUred their laces Into Lue willing ears of the yood-bearted Bergh, Lt is needless to Suy that (ue audience hearuly sympatiuzea with the lecturer tu bis celestial experieuce, and weut away at tne Close of ine lecture with a determinavon to make things hot for auimal macweaters forever thereafter, FREE BARING ESTABLISH A lecture was given vefore an interested audience last eveuing, at Fifticih street Congregational church, by Dr. David P. Holton, on the subject of escabiisiing free baths throughout tne city, The lecturer considered them a necessity aud u preven- tve of the mauy diseases arising trom uneleanit- ness that now aiticts tie poor, ie vald that there 13 too much apathy on Uns subject, and that sonitury measures, as a rule, were rather unpopular among (he masses, The lecturer gave a description Of Vie valu In the Seime at Paris ud the linmense amount oF benefit they have been Wo preserve the healtu of the population, Few of the poorer clusses in the crowded tenement houses, Wuere apace 18 econoimized to such a degree Wat baths are Considered iuxuries not to be thougut of, ever have access: to batns. There are thousauas In this city Who never pavue from year's end to year’s eud, aud consequently tai & prey to diseases engenderea vy fithy habits. A good barn restores vigor to tne frame and gives renewed intelligeuce, as it the vody's ceaniilieds the mine reowves @ certain secret sympathy. ‘ine cost of SUCH establisiinents would be triding compared vo the benelts lo be received, and as New York is 80 admirably situated ior ue purpose, being ‘he most perfect riparian city mm the world, 1% 48 ustonisiing Ww give Wie peopie suck a boon were not 4 into the Legisiature long ago. Li aadi- Won, our city is BOL hoted Tor ts Cleauicess, and as out must accumulate the pores or tne INess Cleany Navity are practised, becuuie , td dIxeRHe SHOR MAKEH Ls appearance. A few good baths could be Duk! for $50,900, and the death rate would show alter their mtroducton coa- siderabie decrease. Bighteenth Assemity District Unton Repube Hean Asnuviccion, A special mecting of the Bighteen4s Sseombly Dis trict Union Republican Association waa yeild last evening at their headquarters, 458 Fourth aventin ‘Lhe president, George Van Cieft, occapi and My. Will.am Diaek acted as secret cial object of the to receive @ report from the commnntice appointed at the first monthly meeting to drat a eousutunon aud by- laws lor tie assoviatign. A meeting for Uns purpose was held a week ago, When te commtee fatied to Teport, #Od Wich GwsAtisinchOn Was ExpreE by the members. Last night uke commitiee again failed to present any crate of the bylaws. vue Tie clare Mau reported that there Was No possinility of tueir ‘The want of harmony on the coumitiee TOM SvMe Gissalisiaction respecting the ap- pent of 1S memoers, ib OMe tuougut that Section Of the party was nov represented, Vo Gon tae committee Were dbicharged and the following genuemen appomted by une elit Dan to Gill tele piace:—siewrs G. He Van Ciel, Rafus F. Anavewa, W. Thompson, ¢ nm, Win. 2. Biack and Wm, Walon Pie ps. ing then adjourned, ROTOUS STAKeas, Dewensiretion ef Brown Stone Cotters in Will yard of Beard & 1!}, on the corner of Keap 8 aud Wythe aveoue, Willlawsburg, yesterday alter. hoon ordered §=some a to quit work who Wele eimployed there couirary WwW sociHy jrues T rs of the yard gud their lugunri (raled Widi thy vue | piders, but they wi nto oTgument, nud { amenced ab adsaiil, Mr. Freed, to iwtimiuate j gol u revoiver aud Was about firing It luo the | ar, When Micnael marray, an epprentice boy, ran to | Dis aspisiauce and Was accidentally swot in the rent | leg. Phe repori of tie revolver irightened te rio! aud Doey acatered in ali directions before the ar Of (ue poucs, Toe boys wound ie hot Serious. Fre | was arrested, LADY GAY SPAHKER ON THE PCE A Handsome ond Dost Young Cattle Stealer Among the Pacific topos. [From the Sacramento (Oal.) Independent, Maren 12.7 | Yhe case of susie Kaper, dicted by the @ } Jury of kiko county for grand tacceny ior | Jog ofa band of eattle, nik been on tial for oF two days. ‘ihe court room has beou crowded with | eayer spectators ever since tie opening of | Tne detendaut 14 & WowWee of aboue bWeuty-min | Yeuts of aye, an Austvalian by DIELA, IS rather pr | DOSKESSIAg IM BoyEUrAnce, Nas a PasHAlie Lace, & | @raceiul aod Well rounded fori aaa good cu | | | | She caine to sii It county at au euriy during ber residence tnere ve PU Inanty 4 1S prowi- in pistol like @ sportsivan, tide @ mustang WItA alL | the grace ant dash of a vaquero, det oul te equal to any Missearian, wid ta Uke panor or bills room “get away” Will most women of style. She | Was arrested on tie isth of Juniary fasta Lander | county, walle attempting to excave, aud showett fight, nerve ats s«iil in the handing of @ six- Kaooler on the occation, She was mcarceratet ti the county ja! here, veiag anavle to procure bail, | She has a husband and three boys, agea respectively | nine, seven aud five years. Severat attempts were muwie to procure ke¥ ve‘ease under writ o: habeas corpus, and when brought inte court om these occa sons she acted as leit was tun, Durwng tue tial sie has sat vy he ao cern i her fi jar has gy aed 1 en up the coquetish swagger tant eicrizod her movement. When frst turned on her by the Sterng ave Way lo her emotions wil a food of tears 1 freety froin ter hazel eves. ‘Ifis lasted a momen bu lapase upon t i ) heals cf those who had deserted her, Afver Cloqmout and abie argumenta on-pott | maces, t as submitted to the jury at five o'clock Hub, Wild, ater Deine OU LWo honors, rewun rdict of “not guriry.’? Anoter ine for grand | jowelry—ts | counsel, rareiy extibmtugg | siting to and from | When she gave vent toa tirade of | stealing over her, Upon waked ahe wall be tricd next | ey i THE COMING WOMEN, Meeting of the American Woman's Educational Association at Steinway Hall — Henry Ward Beecher and Mise Catharine E, Beecher on the Platform. Jn pursnance to a call made in the churches of New York and Brooklyn on Sunday about two hun dred ladies interested in we education aud wellare of their sex assembled yesterday morning at Stein- Way Hall to hear adareases by Miss Uatharine EB. Brecher and Kev. teary Ward Beecher on the eub- Ject, The platform was occupied by the two above named Individtials, and the procesdings were com- menged vy Mr. Beecher reading trom wu manuscript of bis sister's address. ‘This document reviewed at length tae dimcuities under wich the seil-dependent female labors to malotain a Hyvelinood, and pointed our the detictent education of Woman as Lie Cause of her embarrass. ents, Statistics were quoted from showing how few women were fitted for house. keeping, fine sewing or any branch of employwent avaliavie Ww then, aud also to What extent the influences of fashionable life, spiritualism ant free love doctrmes were increasing the number of enervated, fnyrotected, heipless Wotuen in tits cowry. ‘ae extraordinary excess Ol WMartageabieo | Womeu over mea m Lew Yors and New fnglaad wad particulary dweit upon, and an urgent appeal made for a concerted movement to provide edocation for thus cmss, sofas to piace them on am qual fooueg with men in the Various departments of labor, ‘The address dite olaiiued all sympathy with thuse who attribute their evils to the tyranny of man und declared that the Principal cause Of Wollnn’s belpieaaness sted In & lack OF wppreciauon of her true conden. Alter Mi, BeRCURK had read the address he pres sented the tollowing resolution, Winch was unant- © Host interests of woman demand the uatitulions for weioattie aad prackion! trade jo prepare wowen for the many end diilenit davies of the LY eaate, and whick siall be as iibermily endowed as are the colleges aud proiessional schouls (or meu, Mos Caruatine FE. BEECHER then made a very few remarks, referring to her Lfeloug devotion to Mus idew, and urging tng women of New York to raily lor the belp of ther strugghog and unfortu- nute Suscers. Mrs. BLAKE rose Iu the audience and asied If any place Wad been designated as a headquarters lor Those eugaged In this enterprise. Mr. BEGCHER replicd that no central office bad ven fixed yet, Tis meetiig of ladies (rout tue dif Jerebl congregations of te tWo clues, WiiiuUt re 1 to sect, was ior the purpose of reviving We Old tivaal Association, suspended by the war, and Me Wax expected that some of the oid trustees Would be present to participate in a reorganizie fon. A te trustees had not attended, dui that could be done om wats vecasion was vo elicit AL expression of Views. An organization would be erreobed @ #002 as WOssble, gaa the Raines of tae Bow Oilllcers, Logesher Wild tue Leadquariers of the association, would be aunoincel throaga the bewspapers. If there were any ladies proscat waa would Ise lo address che moeung there Was aD opportuaisy for suet to do so. No one mantfesting any disposition to speak, the meeting adjourned. A volummoug circular, setting forth the pian aud plirposes of Wie assocuauon, Wad distributed trougtoat the bali. It proposes to eslublish a woman's University O1 SLX departments — Dately, literary and scienutc, domesuc,, begith, hurl, flue arts and industrial. @ ABE SUPPOSED MURDER AT TRENTON, N. Je Uuravelling the Assanpink Creek Mystery Une Clue More-'Phe Detectives on the Alert. About five works ago a girl, named Esther Rob- inson, was found drowned in Assanpink creek, Trenton, N. J. ‘The full particulars appeared in the HELALD, together with the surmises of the inhabi- tants of the locality that the poor gtrl was foully dealt with, Since (te #ad oecurrence took piace fet have come w light that would seem to Confirm the worst suspicions. The neigh. bors say that te giri was on terms of Intimacy with a Wan(hose name in Withheld for the present) who at the sume ume had a wife in Europe, and that thelr nuinacy Was Carried on up to the time of the Wiles arrival in tuts couutry—the day previous to the finding of the girl's body. KM seems that the wife recurigd again to Europe alter remaining wit! her husband for @ period of oniy two weeks It also said that the Wie wad subjectel lo very cruel Weatment py her husband, which accounts for her speerly retarn to Lie Old Country. ‘Pose who Were Intimatey acquainted with Esther Robinson sale that tae supposition of suckle is koe Aimiasiule, because Ou tne very last evening when Sie Was een ALVE she appeared quite cheerful aud, talked Wit mbuer More Vivacity Chan usual. Lite has beeu sald about her to tie wan referred to, 94 the anciorittes do not desire to evince their susmeions auainst him. When questioned at frst in reiereuce to We matier be was morose and Uawilling to Make any statewent, aud whatever mformation he gave was Dot calculated ta impress one with his inuocenc®, ‘Tne case Mm 80 siruuded in unyste wevel, tab alihough one of te surewdest det pipuia Cx presses his opinion that ont ayainst the 1 individuai, tory evidence has yet been obtained to furnise any ope lor cuavichion, Wo Vs CHRISMIAN ASSOCIATION, The monthly meciing of (his association was held lash night in the iecture room of the new building, when # large nuuider of members and visiiors were present, Dor, C. [Brainerd presided, Reports were presented 170m [ie Harlem, West, Hast aud Colored branches Of Wie Gys0et4)1on, Which towuitled that the ous gbranch aesocidtsys were furni- ling em. lene ald in thy admirable Work Fevol¥iug upon the parent branch, A commiitee of two was appesut by the weeting to vist. The various Drauchor ant ra. por. upon their enictency. Mr. ‘racy, of Marshticid, Omo, ant Mr. Mopoupad, of Meacrea, Canada, asd addressed the meeting and lurnisved vaiuabie infor. Malou in relauon ww the progress Of che Work in their respective 9 ‘The chairman stated tat BONE Cissy alc had beeu expressed at ile cius- Ing of the Lbiary, ‘Tle fact was Lbal Lue DOUks we tn such @ condition and the majority of taom of snch a character Mat the library connniltee did not feet Justified im using them as the pucieus of a ubeary such as they Inveuded should grace the mastution, The books had been 1 to the various vranet 7 wiwed In forming & horary abrary. Of books exceeding sod Voilimes, of a rare aad yalnale character, wileh would be used a4 books of referance, tuey being’too valuable to be used in # cizculaling hibrary. “Phey hope eoon to Wave a cireaiaing Lpcary uf a charac. ter woruny of thetr bi acisfaetion would them ceare 01 dist y were now wit be uxod ax a reierence They inad received presear MYsdScY duUSTICE. Tried, Cenvicted aud Somenced Vitkia Berty Hours | In the Court of Special Sesstons at Newark, Ny Je yesterday, Eliza Whalen, @ novorious middle aged Sew York pickpocket, Was convicted of plying hor vountion and sencenced to serve one year iu the Stave Prigom at Trenton. The Prisoner, WILE Another Wowaa, were Odser under Slspicons circutasiaveed 1a Centre Market on Sala day night last. Presently Some oue sung out, “Pye lost my purse,’ and detective Dunn and officer Barbe mace lor tae LWo suspecied Liteves One of them only, Euza, Was cougat. now Tt went hard wiulr Her om account of ner betng from the meer lia. The Jersey jusuices aro anxious taar New Yor’ ; Shall Keep Ler OWn saW-breakers, Heuce Lheargsnort, sharp and decisive atyte of dealing with metropolte tan transgressors when tuey do cros# the Hudson, DIPLOMATIC. PROCEEDINGS IN CALIFORNIA, pvernor of the State Corresponding Offeally with a Mexican Governor, (from the Nevada Gazette, Maren 16.) Cepcured, Governor Hargh¢, ft appears, not euntent with Nis lewgrtia we dubs a Cluet Magstrae of Cailiorain, to reguinting the foreygn aifeirs of A couple of Americans Waving «t O11 Some Charge in Stoaton, (he Cove: presd HeACCiUZCAS @ Merry suring. Aw & COquBtLA she has | been succes#ui in capturmg time aite awit com of many clever but “«poopy”? ei spon - ne ai over the conutty, So naw eneek onomgn | (DMeUd OF Applying as Wawamuion, amd having to put up and aitomps to carey out any | kind of @ joo. Smart, bold and of wioning Ways, sie soMtom missed her mark She ean saves | (he application inade Wrough we proper chanae wrote dircetly to the Goveruor of hia received the annexed answer fou the 5 teat state, while we Gad m the Aypar’e To bin Bxeelienay 1 BL Ha towr, ¢ #10 the Unexpected alsrnce of th ad In My Capacity as Secretacy of tira of repiying to your emsemod otticial nu February task pasty in you aro pl 5 | mend to the rempeveive mu tere the op tion of the prommention of the tri | that cy: MeCoy and W } jaiiae hal action of \ on of infor MALEE, WH Apporls thin dtnte, are tory you, iz, oo J.D. MARY svernor Haighvs letrer is not given. to have written 1 iia otfichal cw correspondence 19 ¢ nc mia and Sinalo® were imdependent repuvites. Wonld de @ good Iden for the Leawlatare, now Session, tO MaKe provision for lastitudag & fore oilice at sacramento—a seri of brane’ of the st, Department at Washingteo—ty continne daring the remainder of Governor Harght’s tern. Toe 6 eruor Would trapsaci Tio foreig@ OUSINESS of the ty aod degnity. J, ated ced as thouga Calor. it 1 Stave witn a