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WASHINGTON. Another Attempt %9 Recon- struct Georgia, ee THE HOUSE “4OLIDAY . CONTINUED. The Legislative Appropriation Bill Under ”. Consideration by the Senate. ‘Proposal to Consolidate the Army ! and Navy Departments, Legislating Secretary Robeson Out of Office. WASHINGTON, May 9, 1870, ‘The Military Bill—Defects of the New Pay Schedule. Unies the Senate takes one of its usual adverse freaks the Military bill’ will come up in that body ta- morrow. The principal discussion will be upon the Teduction of the rank and fleto 25,000—a difference of 10,000 a8 compared with the present standard, and upon the new payachedule. ‘There seems to be NO opposition to the abolition of the grade of gene- Talon the death of the present incumbent. It ap- pears that the new pay schedule, instead of being a reduction, is a large increase. The economy, as {aras achieved, amounts to $15,000 taken from the general, Lieutenant general and chaplains and on the rest of the army makes an increase of $700,000, which, in tiie course of a few years, will reach $1,200,000, ‘There 18 no prospect, however, of a change in regard w pay. ‘The China Submarine Telegraph Bill. The House Committee on Public Lands, to which Cyrus W, Field’s bill to connect China with America by @ submarine telegraph cable via the Sandwich Aslands and Japan was referred, considered the sub- * ject to-day and decided not to report in favor of the land grant asked for. It was agreed to report the bill back to the House, with the recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. When the bill was introduced by Mr. Dawes he was anxious to have it referred at once to the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he contended it properly belonged, _Mr. Julian, chairman of the Committee on Public Lands, nad it referred to his committee on account of mention beng made of a Jand grant. Another Effort at Reconstruction in Georgia. Tt is expected that the Reconstruction Committee, atits meeting to-morrow, will take up and agree upon some measure for the admission.of Georgia, It seems to be generally understood that the bill agreed upon by the Senate will be laid aside and something else substituted. Should a bill be agreed upon at the meeting to-morrow General Butler will report itto the House during the day and put it turough under the operation of the previous ques- tion, as he is anxious to have the whole question of Feconstruction settled as early as possible, The St. Domingo Treaty. Friends of the Dominican treaty are hopeful of its ratification, and say that the requisite vote of two- thirds of the Senate can now be obtained in its favor. Since the subjecttwas first introduced Sen- ators have been seeking information from all avatla- ble sources, the library of Congress included, It is mentioned as @ prominent fact that much of the Opposition t annexation comes from foreign quar- ters, Government Policy on Cuban Affairs Un- changed. The government has not.recently received any official information. concerning the events in Cuba, nor is there anything to induce a belief of a change Of policy on the part of Spain. Excitement in a Colored Church. Last night the column supporting the gallery of the colored Baptist church on Third street gave way, causing the gallery to settle about afoot. The made a rash to escape, some jumping ‘trom thé first and second story windows, One was taken home insensible and another one’s left side severely bruised, and a third one’s foot injured, and several others received cuts and bruises. Regulations for Wholesale Liquor Dealers. Wholezale liquor dealers who receive and send out only wines and malt liquors are not required to keep the book form fifty-two prescribed in circular seventy-six from the Internal Revenue Office, the law only requiring an account to be kept of spirits received and sent out. Arrests and Seizures by Revenue Officers. The following reports of arrests and seizures were made to Commissioner Delano this morning:—The capture of a lot of second hand whiskey and tobacco stamps, and the arrest ot T. H. Ballouse, of Louisi- ana, as one of the conspirators who forwarded the stamps to parties in Virginia. Alfred Young, of Philadelphia, arrested for violatton of revenue laws. The following are reportea by Supervisor Dwyer, of Ohio:—Ferdinand Etdenberger, for manufacturing and selling cigars without boxing and stamping; Enoch Allison, for running a still since 1862 without complying with any requirements of the law; Alired Everingett, a aisiilier, for violation of the law; Deihl & Allen, for running @ distillery in a dwelling house, Relief of Texas Office Holders. The President has approved the bill which was In- troduced in the House by Mr. Clarke, of Texas, pro- viding that all persons elected to office in that State, and having the proper certificate of such election, shall have thirty days from April 30 within which to take, supscribe and file the oath of office prescribed in the act of Congress approved March 30, 1870, for the admission of the State of Texas to a representa- Uon in the Congress of the United States. Opposition to the Northern Pacific Railroad Bill. _ ‘There was a meeting of about, twenty republican members of the House this morning to consider the questions connected with the Northern Pacific Rail- road bill, The conclusion was to continue their opposition to its passage untii its friends shall allow Giscussion and amendments to be offered instead of insisting upon its passage under the force of the pre- vious question. One of the amenuments they desire to offer is to limit the sale of lands to actual settlers, in quantities not exceeding 160 acres and at a price not over $2 50 an acre. The Increase of Imports, with Decrease of Revenue. The increase of imports, excluding free goods, uring the first eight months of the present fiscal year was $27,271,260, and of this amount $18,304,314, or about two-thirds of the whole excess, paid a duty ©. thirty and seven-tenths of one per cent, or about seventeen per cent less than the average rate of the duty on all goods imported and subject to the duty. ‘The result of this is that the average rate of the duty on goods imported is considerably less than it was during the first eight months of the preceding year, and also that the amount of work performed at the oustom houses has been disproportionately increased as compared with the increase of gross revenues received. Unfavorable Prospects of the Wheat Crop. The monthly report of the Statistical Division of the Department of Agriculture has been issued. It says, in relation to the condition of winter grain, ,| that the April returns relative to the appearance of ‘winter wheat and rye and other cereals are very complete, and represent every section of the country jn which the crops are grown. They picture.a smail and poor growth, thinned in places by winter kill- ing, weak and unthrifty in spots from loss of vitality by long exposure under ice or to freezing winds, ‘Dut, with these exceptions, vigorous, of good color and ready to start under the infuence of genial spring into luxuriant and healthful growth, ‘These *blemishes are neither general nor very marked in the localities where they appear, with oc- casional exceptions of severe freezing. While the ‘@ppearance of wheat is by no means as promising as Jt was last year, the difference id due more to the backwardness of growth caused by the late piant- Ang, followed by an early winter, which allowed of ditde more tham germination befgre cold weather ‘The following nominations were sent in to-day:— Alonzo'aldén, to be Postmaster'at Troy, N. Y.; Charles Asher, to be Postmaater at Bowling Dr jo .; Watson R. Wadeworts, to be Colleetor of Uus- [nis Yur the dnisice of Tappanansock, Va. "FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Becend Session. SENATE. s WASHINGTON, May 9, 1870, ARTIPICIAL LIMBS FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS. Mr. WILSON, (vep,) of Mass., from the Military Committee, reported with an amendment the bill for furnishing artifictal limbs for disabled soldiers, BLOCK ISLAND HARUOR OF REFUGE. Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of R. 1., offered a resolution, to which he asked the early attention of the Commtt- tee on Commerce, recommending the construction of a harbor of refuge at Dlock Island. Adopted, REPORTS OF NATIONAL BANKS, Mr. FENTON, (rep.) of N. Y., introduced'a bill ree quiring the Secretary of the Treasury, national banks And otligr corporauions or associations Lo cause w be Published annuatly a statement showing the amount Of interest due upon certificates of stock issned by the United States, dividends, deposits and interest accruing from other sources, Which have been un- claimed for two years, Reierred w. the Commitiee on Finance. RAILWAYS THROUGH THE INDIAN TERRITORY. Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of 01 mn, from the Commit- tee on Pubiic reported, with amendments, the bill to incorporate the Rana, indian ‘Territory and Guif Railroad Company and to enable the Mis- sourt River, Fort Scott and Gulf and the Leaven- Worth, Lawrence and Galvesion Raliroad Companies to construct a single track through the Indian Ter- ritory to the Guif, MICHIGAN RAILROAD LAND GRANT, Mr. WaRNER, (rep,) Of Ala., from the same com- mittee, reported a bill exteuding the time forthe re- version to the United States of the lands granted to Michigan to aid in the construction of the Pere Mar- quette and Flint Railroad. KANSAS WAR CLAIMS. Mr. WILSON, (rep.) of Mass., trom the Mili Com- mittee, reported without amendment the bill to re- imbuarse Kansas for moneys expended in raising and equtpping mihtia for the suppression of the rebellion. GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN TRENTON. Mr. Stockton, (dem,) of N. J., from the Committee on Public Butidings, reported a bill to provide a building fora post office, internal revenue offices and penston office in Trenton, New Jersey. REDUCING TAXATION. On motion of Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Vt., the bill reducing taxation Was taken up, to afford Mr. Mor- rill an opportunity of expreasing his views in gene- ral on the subject in view of his expected ie to be present when the subject is considered. He said the country was rapidly attaining that condi- tion when the government would be enabled to dis- use with direct taxation; therefore our atten- ion should be directed to the tariff. He reviewed the financial hiswry of Great Britain under the policies of iree trade and @ high tarut, argu- ing that under free trade, with airect taxation, the expenses of the government had increased im: mensely in the last twenty years, the expenditui last year exceed: the receipts. He said that a tariif jor revenue alone was one that disregarded the mterests of labor and investments of capital; a tart for protection was one that levied duties upon articles which, tu some exterft, could be produced at home, while @ tartif for protection and revenue combined made a diser! in favor of our own le against strangers. He favored such a ‘\ariff for protection a8 would induce healthy compe- tition im our manufactures without grinding down other interests, and at the same time raising a pro- per amount of revenue. ADDITIONAL BOUNTY CLAIM, Mr. MORRILL spoke for two and a half hours, con- cluding at u quarter to three o'clock P. M., when Mr, WILSON, from the Mil! Commit ‘with an amendment the bill extend the time for the presentation of claims for additional bounty under the act of July 20, 1866, THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE APPROPRIATION BILL, The Senate in Commitiee of the Whole resumed the consideration of the Le; ‘tive, Executive and Judicial Appropriation when sundry amend- ments reported by the Comuntttee Ou Appropriations The amendments included an increas of the ap- Propriation to the oflice of the Assistant Treasurer. at New York from $90,000 to $149,000, and to the bMce of the Assistant Treasurer at Philadelphia from $20,000 to $34,823. The amendinent to reduce the appropriation for the Bureau of Education from $14,500 to $5,400, cut. ting off the provision for any other officers than a commissioner and two clerks was debated. Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) of Me., explained that the bureau having been merged into the Interior De- partment; there was no law to warrant the continu- ance of the proposed clerical force. Mr. PaTtTERSON, (rep.) of N. H., thought that skilled labor in colored schools was more important than agricultural reports, and that the bureau ought to be continued, Mr. Howarp, (rep.) of Mich., beileved the abolition ofthe bureau could do no damage, and that the reformation ought to include the Bureau of Statis- tics. He knew of no results thus far from etiher of these Log ie sole work of the former having been, so far as he knew, the mere publication ofa voluminous book of no special interest, It seemed to be a mere figure-head—an appendage of the government, set up more for show than utility. It was not the purpose of the government of the United States to undertake the dissemination of education among the people of the States, though under the constitutional requirement to guarantee a republican form‘ of government in the States the time might come when Congress would find it neces- to exercise that right in the States, ir. HARLAN (rep) of Iowa, regarded the prac- ce of keeping ve by appropriations bureaus otherwise efunct as vicious and Lene The amendments in the Senate Commitsee had in every case increased the amount of appropriation over that voted by the House, and be was now glad of an opportunity to vote for a reduction, Mr. Ferry, (rep.) of Conn., believed no greater injury could be inflicted upon the cause of educa- tion itself than to accustom the people of the States to look to the Federai Treasury for the means of education. The support of education belonged ex- clusively to the Staves. Mr. Yarss, (rep.) of Lll., believed the country re- quired a national bureau and a uniform standard of education, and thought 16 disgraceful that necessary rovision on this subject had not already been made. Fite introduction of the colored element into national politics made the duty of the government to educate that race more imperative, Mr. Tipton, (rep.) of Neb., expressed his opposi- tion to any cent ion of educational interests, and looked upon the bureau as a national farce. Mr. Drake, (rep.) of Mo., made an argument in support of the whole amount of the appropriation as essential to aid incarrying out the purposes for Which the bureau was created. Messrs. SUMNER Ond PaTreRSON spoke of the im- portance ana value of the Bureau of Education. Without vote the Senate, at half-past four, took a Tecess till haif-past seven. " Evening Session. * BANKING OPERATIONS IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. The Senate met.at half-past seven, and adopted a resolution offered ‘by Mr. SPRAGUE, (rep.) of R. L, calling upon the Secretary of the Treasury for a cop: of a report made to the department by Anthony Poe Jock in 1867 or 1864, relative to the operations of the Bank of England and the Bank of France. BRIDGING THK NIAGARA RIVER, The House bill for the construction of a bridge across the Niagara river at Buffalo was objected to on the ground that the width of the draw was not de- termined, but was left solely to the determination of the Secretary of War. Objection being made, the bill was laid over. : THB APPROPRIATION BIL ‘was then resumed, when the section relative to the Bureau of Education was ad aes over tall to-morrow, owing to very 1 attendance of members, Numerous amendments, involving an increase in items of appropriation, were agreed to. The Senate committee amendment for an increase of $300 in the salary of the Chief Clerk of the Navy Pige peas being under discussion, » SHERMAN, Ll of Ohio, remarked that it had been p by high officers of the government to combine the Secretaryships of War and Navy in-one officer. His own opinion was that the office of the Secretary of the Navy could be dispensed with in view of the merely routine character of its duties, Last summer the Department had run along very well under the charge of an admiral of the navy. The discussion assumed a wide range upon the propriety of an increase of oficial salaries in any case. ‘che amendment was finally laid over without ac- tion, and various other amendments were agreed to. At ten o'clock the Senate adjourned, —— HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, May 9, 1870° After the reading of the journal Mr. Farnsworra, (rep.) of Ill., moved @ call of the House, Mr. AULISON, (rep.) of Iowa, moved that the House adjourn. Mr. Farnsworrs called for the yeas and nays on the motion to @ijourn. My. ALLIQON Fomarked that thara wae = me; j a Fagwsworrn denied that there was any such wig motion Was agicot 10 "by yous 78, nays 56, and > octane Sofa A THE ANNIVERSARIES. } Ameriean Senmen’s Friend Society. ‘The forty-second anniversary of this soctety was held last evening.in the heli of the Young Men's Christian Association, Twenty-third street, where a and fashionable audience gathered on the oc- WILLIAM A. Boors, President of the organization, the chair, and she exercises opened by a oluntary on the organ, prayer and the reading of @ Portion of the Scriptures, The forty-second annual report was then read, of which the following is. an abstract:— A FOBEIGN OPBRATIONS. ‘The society has in countries supported wholly or part, from treasury, twenty-four N, Bon the coast of Lant anid at ports in Swe . at ports in Swe- Gen, ‘Norway, Denmark, Belgtim, France, Buenos Chile, and Sandwich Islands, The society has seventeen chaplains and missionaries on the home field. -The chaplain at San Francisco reports jrom thirty to forty hopeful conversions during the past year, making during nis mintatry the last lwelve yeers. The whole number of chaplains and missionaries forty-one, The society | has sent to ‘sea during the it twelve years 3,387 libraries, composed of about 150,000 volumes. So. far as can be ascertained, 2,095 have been returned, refitted and reshipped. These libraries, including the reshipment, have been accessible to crews numbering altogether over 150,260 men, many of who have read every book in the library, of 40to bo volumes, Of these 761 bave been shipped in the United States Navy since 1861. The shipments and reshipments of the past year, inci 359 new hbraries and 425 rei and rei are 784. ‘The Sailors’, Home has been in operation twenty- eight years.” The whole number of boarders has been 75,716, The number of boarders during the last year has been 1,675, au increase of 712 over the previous year, These have depo- sited with ‘the keeper for safe keeping $39,345, $6,990 of which has been placed in savings banks and 172 sent to relatives at home. Of these board- ers 377 have shipped without advanced wages, forty- five were sent to the hospital and seventy-one, ship- ‘wrecked aud destitute, have been relieved. COLORED SAILORS’ HOME. The whole number received into this Home since 1839 Has been 16,307, including 509 during the last year. Of this: last number twenty-nine were ship- wrecked and destitute, and relieved at an expense of $342 95. The receipts from all sources, including ® donation as a permanent fund of $11,' have been $74,066; expentitures, including the $11,000 invested, ne Ado, leaving. balance against the trea- Bury of $4,484; the balance of Pest was $2,373, leaving the treasury now in debt $6,857. were then delivered by Henry Ward Beecher, Rev, Stephen H. Tyng, Jr., and others, all of whom spoke in fee! and appropriate terms of the neoessity which existed for the proper rei 8 Culture Of sailors, and urged renewed and more Vigo action in that direction, A collection was then taken up, and the exercises were brought to a close by the singing of the Doxology. The Five Points House of Industry Meeting at Steinway Hall. The sixteenth anniversary of the Five Points House of Industry was celebrated last evening at Steinway Hall. A fair audience was in attendance and con- siderable interest was manifested 1n the exercises by the children. About 160 of the latter were upon the platform, which was decorated with a number of, small silk banners suitably inscribed, and the number was about equally divided tm respect to sex, The exercises opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Burchard. The children then repeated the Lord’s Prayer in concert, sotto voce and with fine effect. This was followed by @ hymn, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” and an anthem rendered in a style which would do credit to @ class of higher pretensions and enjoying Papa ay ere by Miss Maggie moid’s were among the best the evening, while a song, with calistheuic exercises, received great bop crime, theoretically, and think ehilakood ahs proper engraft principles of industry, honesty and country is a perfect babel a ‘who like 10 “cast aces contin flock to eee Se eae ir Bl 8 des- ‘ a Christian duty to take these hand and lead them the to- “ane It 18 better to, furnish them with school houses and hospitals than with ntiaries and b Seee oo Thousands and tens of ;nhousands are to be found daily ‘ing and wander- Ing about our wharves and ‘who grow ad- dicted to all that 1s vicionsand profane. The speaker referred to the gentlemen upon the platform, who, bearing the lon in his den, had gone tq the very centreof the Five Points and established the mission, where they caught the brands from the barn! and rescued these children from a tife of poverty, crime and shame. The beginning was small, but the 1 rere House of Industry was the result, The workhouses of England were publicly acknowl- edged a failure, though the “ragged schools” have been a splendid success. The theory of these schools ‘was that of the present House of Industry—to reach ‘the mind through the stomach. On taking in a child he or she 18 first given a bath, for cleanimess is next to Godliness; then the child is fed, and they take good care that the clothing, if ragged, should be neat and clean. In the Eighteenth ward, where the speaker lived, there were eighteen hundred children whose forms had never darkened the door of any plece of education. uitiply this by the twenty-two wards of the city and it gyves you ie number of these “‘Araba of the street’ as ween forty and fifty thousand. The institution includes a nursery for infants, a school, a hospital and a dispensary. Food, lodging and medicine are ven without question as to previous occupation or ‘abite, whether of drunkenness or crime; it is enough to know that they are poor. Eloquent ad- dresses were also delivered by the Rev. Dr. Paxton and Mr. J, H. Choate, the last named gentleman hazarding the opinion that “the dances and songs were much better than the speaking,” @ statement which was endorsed by the audicncee with a burst of applause, THE NEW REGIME. Meeting of the Park Commissioners. The new commissions have now almost all gotten fairly to work and the Department of Parks seem determined to push forward the Improvements entrusted to them with a vigor most co*mendable. They held another meeting yesterday afternoon at the ofice In Nassau street, at which there were present the President, Mr. Peter B, Sweeny, and Commissioners Hilton, Green and Fields, A small amount of routine business was transacted, when communications which had been received were handed in, as follows:—From Brigadier General J. M. Varian, asking that space be allotted for BRIGADE DRILLS IN THE PARK. The request was made on behalf of the Third brigade, of which Genera) Varian is commandant, and, after being considered briefly, was referred to tne Executive Uommittee. ‘THE CONDITION OF THE CITY PARES was the subject of a communication handed in by Commissioner Green. The exhibit was, of course, only a detail of what every resident of the city can see on passing any of the several city parks. The matter was referred to the Executive Committee, and itis safe to aasert that the work of regenerating the parks will be commenced at once and rapidly progressed. The following RESOLUTIONS were then adopted, after which the Board adjourned to meet again at the call of the President:— PR bead That the Treasurer’ be requested to report in WHAT BTEUOTURES ARE IN COURSE OF ERECTION on the Central Park ; the present cost and condition thereof, andasto the probable cost of the full completion of sai Resolved, Thet this Board @ of the erection in the approv rT Central Park of & MONUMENT TO DANIEL See at a site to be hereafter designated by the Board ; ¢ plan ot said monument to be first submitted to and approved by this Board, and the said monument, when e to be subject to all the rules and regulations of the Board respecting the care and preservation of statuary and monumental siruc- THE TH OUTRAGE. ‘That Queer Case in the First Ward=Justice at Lest. On the night of the 1st of the present month a First ward politician, named Stephen McGrath, as- Saulted a young woman named Mattle Allaire and, after dragging her into an alleyway, attempted to violate her person. The woman, after consider- able resistance, effected her escape trom her assailant and, caused his arrest. ‘The follow- ing day she ay red before Justice Hogan, at the Tombs Police Court, to make a phhesy spe the mam, She there found a namber of the prisoner's frienas in consultation with the Justice, and was advised not to make any complaint against rath, ¢ of the prisoners also prom- ised Mattie that they would give her some money and pay for her clothes which had been torn and de- stroyed in the struggle with McGrath. On these romises and recommendations the girl refused to rosecute, and the case apparently . The Grand: Jury, however, took up the case, and inaictment h, and Re- found a bill of, Corder Hackett issued a benoh warrant for his er. of the Central office, last Test. Detective Kearns, evening arrested McGrath, and he ts now locked u at Police Headquarters awaiting hus tril, which wil sake place ln a lew daym fis ioyaity to the republic. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1870.—TRIPLE SHKET. ‘yve | understanding that theré woud be no session to- OBITUARY. i Geueral Marquis de in Woeatine. | This distinguished soldier died recently in Paris at the Hotel des Invatides, of which he was the Gov- ernor. Descended from a prominent Flemish family he was born in 1786, and upon the occasion of his baptiam had for godfather no lees 8 personage than Duke of Orleans, afterwards better Known as Louis Phillippe. He was educated by Count Cobentzel, his uncle, who, tn 1901 introduced the to Joseph Bonaparte. His admiration for French influenced him to remain in France and oomne # Daturalized citizen, and having ittracted Notice of Napoleon, he. was first sent wo the Ecole Mintaire and afterwards commissioned 8 sous- satenant of dragoons. In the celebrated battles of land and Jena he behaved with such distin. gallantry as to win promotion, ‘Subse- ently he was ordered to Spain, serving under Sebastian’ and receiving a vangerous wound at Almonacid, He remained on the peninsula until his ¢ommand was ordered to join the grand army which invaded Russia, De la Woestine participated in the ible advance and retreat of tne French. At ipsic his gallantry was so conspicuous as to at- Hho persanal notice of the Emperor, who deco- hint with the Cross of the Legion of Honor one him the rank of colouel, After the abdicae ion he refused to serve the Bourbons and retired to rivate life, but upon Napoleon’s return from Elba la Woestine promptly joined him, and at the of Waterloo commanded the Third regi ment of Chasseurs. The Bourbons being again bin ig to the throne, ne went to Belgium, here he lived several years engaged in the CBS @ wine merchant, By the July e tion, however, he was enabled to return to France and to resume his profession of a sokiter, “Louis Pete Spacing him Marechal-de-Camp, holding which rank he commanded a brigade 0’ light cavalry during the campaign in Belgium in 1832, ‘The Marquis was made general of division in 1841, but after the revolution of 1848 was retired on half- the provisional government being suspicious of ABs soon as Louis Na- poleon became president General de la Woestne was atored to active ne After the dismissal of neral Perrot in 1 ‘was appointe| to com- mand the National sin Paris. It will be re- membered how effectually the genera! prevented the drummers from sounding the alarm on the famous day of the coup d'etat, by previonaly send. ing all the drums of the National Guards to Vin- cennes to be “repatred.”” When Louis Napoleon be- came Emperor de la Woestine was created a Senator of France and in 1863 was appointed Governor of the Invalides to succeed the late Marshal d’Grnano. ae Lawrence 1. Brainerd. A telegram from Montpelier, Vt, reports the death, yesterday morning, of this gentleman, in the eighty-sixtn year of his age. Mr. Brainerd was born im Vermont, in 1784; received a fair education, and engaged to business pursuits at St. Albans when quite @ young man, becoming widely and favorably known for his energy and ability, and more particu- larly for the interest he took im extending railroad facilities throughout the State. He was one of the earliest supporters of the ‘Free Soil’? organization, and finally became its principal representative and standard bearer in Vermont. Entering actively into olities, he was the Free Soll candidate for Governor 1852, receiving 9,445 votes; again in 1853, when he polled 8870 votes, and for the third time in 1854, When he got about 1,000 votes. During the latter ear Hon, William Upham, Senator in Congress from ‘ermont, died, and Mr. Bratnerl was elected to fill his unexpired tei. He served during the session of 1964 and 1855, after which he retired to private life and never again appeared prominently asa politi- cian, although he was always an Interested observer Of the contest between the slave and free States and used whatever influence he possessed to ald in se- ¢uring the triumph of the latter, Nestor Roqueplan. Our Parts exchanges report the death of M. Nestor Roqueplan, late editor of the Figaro and one of the best known of Parisian theatrical managers, He ied of heart disease in the sixty-sixth year of his age. There probably has been no more singular character in Paris for many years, Born in 1804, he grew up talented, witty and almost delightfully egotistical. Although not the founder of the Figaro, a8 has been erroneously stated, he was one of its earliest editors, and made reputation for the paper and for himself by his articles on the fine arts, He was successively direc- tor of the Opera, the Varieties, the Opera Comique and the Chatelet, but, notwithstanding the by pom rofit he derived from his connection with the drama, ¢ diet poor and in debt. It was not, however, ax an editor or director that M. Roqui Was best known, It wasas @ member of society that he shone conspicuously. He was ‘the most Parisfan of all Parisians.” “Love of Panis was his passion, and he served the French capital with ardor and devotion. A representative beau of the reign of Louls Philippe, he remained a dandy to the last. When age advanced he employed art 10 its ravages, and his dress and man- ners were always those of a yo maa. In fact, it was not until after his death that his besi friends Welgenade acquainted with his real age, which, of late"years, he carefully avoided speaking of. It was. always his opinion that old age was, and not artistic, and that it was an offel e esthetic feelings to let it be seen. With a cer- tain class of lan society he was led as an oracle, and nothing became popular wien did not receive his approbation. In of the witty words which are current in r went into circulation without his cudcnseaite. Partst Loretie and Petite Creve were his creations, outh M. Roqueplan was an ardent repabil but le subsequently became a supporter the emptre, and was in officer of the Legton of Honor at tine of his death, James Pintt. ~ This venerable citizen of Oswego, N. Y., died at his residence in that city, on Sunday last, aged eighty-three years. He wasason of Judge Zephantas Piatt, one of the leading men of the State during the revolutionary era, and aster whom the town of Plattsburg received itsname, The deceased gentle. man was formerly a senator in the New York Legis- lature, and was the first mayor. of the city of Oswego. Asa member of the old federal party he was prominent and influential, and even after that organization ceased to exist and he no longer pos- sessed political power his counsel was frequently sought. Mr. Platt was one of the earilest advocates of the policy of constructing @ canal throngh the State. Alter the extinction of the federal party Mr. Piatt jotued the whigs, but was never elected to office by. them, the democracy being in the majority in Central New York at the time. At the time of his coat he was President of the Lake Ontario National Bank, James T. Austin. We learn from Boston that James T. Austin died in that city on Sunday, aged eighty-six years, He had been 80 long retired from public life that it is pro- bable but few persons of the present generation have ever neard his name mentioned. Mr. Austin was born in Massachusetts in 1784 He was a nephew of the famous Honestus Austin, editor of the (Chronicle, and one of the most influential “leaders of the democracy in the time of detferson and Adams. The subject of this sketch received a good education, studied law and was ad- Mitted to the bar. He entered into politics asa democrat, served for many years as City Attorney of Boston, and was alterwards chosen Attorney General of Massachusetts, an- office which was abolished at the time he held it, He was never popular as @& litician, - being re- served and aristocratic in his manners and ideas, After a number of years passed in public life as @ democrat, during which he delivered many speeches in defence of his party, Mr. Austin changed sides and went over to the whigs, but never atiained to prominence in their ranks. For a long time past he has been almost unknown in politics, He mar- ried @ daughter of Elbri Gerry, one of the signers of the Declaration of independence, who subse- juently became Governor of Massachusetts and Vice President of the United States, and a life of whom Mr, Ausiin wrote and published, Daniel Tilden, M. D. A telegram from Sandusky, Ohio, reports the death in that city on Sunday last of Dr, Daniel Tilden, at the advanced age of elghty-two years, He was one of the most distinguished physicians in Northern Ohio, and was im active’ pracice for a period of fifty-seven years, SHOCKING CALAMITY, 4 Father aud His Two Sons Drowned on Sunday Morning. A heart-rending affair cecurred one mile north of Oakville station, opposite Catskill, on the Hudson, at eight o’clock Sunday morning, which resulted in the drowning of the well-known doorkeeper of the Assembly in 1869, Mr, R. A. Decker, and his two sons. It appears that the youngest son, James, awakening in the morning before the other members of the family, went down to the beach in front of the house and got into & small boat to play. <Acci- deatally stumbling he fell out of the boat into the river. His frantic cries for — help were heard by Mr. Decker, his father, who was still in bed, and who rushed from the house to save his son, He entered the water and waded towards the little fellow, but when he reached him both were so exhausted that they at once disappeared to rise no more. The noise, it seems, also attracted the attention of Delvert Deoker, another and older son, eighteen years of age, who ‘was also in bed. He, too, hurried out and waded in, but, sad to relate, seemed to become at once ex- hausted and sunk. The bodies of all three were goon after recovered. The afair has cast a great gloom over all classes in the vicinity. The mottrer Aad ABOLWEL WOR arg 168.89 MOUTD Weir triple Lom CITY POLITICS. The Tammany County Convention—Nominations for Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and the Marine Court-The Alder- manic Nominations Deferred. The gathering of delegates tp convention at Tam- Many yesteraay was something extraordinary. It Was supposed that the hour named for the conven- Mon (twelve o'clock noon) would be rather tncon- venlent, but the size and character of the asaemblago Tesembled more @ respectavic mass meeting than a mere nominating convention, The proceedings of the convention were carried on with what might ‘@ppear to some to be an unaccountably REMARKABLE UNANIMITY; but the unanimity was only the result of the thorough organization of the Party, notwithstand- ing the attempts that have been persistently and Tecently made to overthrow the preaent regency. Almost alt THE LEADING LianTs of Tammany’s local cohorts were on hand, ‘together with several who for yours past have been promi- neatly opposed to the reign of the present regency; 4ud others, who very lately were blatant in their denunciations of the Tammany leaders atid in asser- tions of their own Individual independence, hon- esty, integrity, consistency and general ftuess to represent “the people,” ready to do THE BIDDING OF THE LEADERS for the privilege of betng again considerea among the faithful, Promptly at noon Grand Sachem Tweed mounted the platform, and, rapping vigor- ousty on the desk, called the meeting to order, ‘The room at this time was crowded to repletion. The floor was damp from recent scrubbing, and, tle windows being open, gave to the apartment an un- pleasant chiltiness. The warriors, however, cared nothing for the chill. They smoked their PIPES OF PEACE im all quarters of the room, and watched the clouds which they sent forth struggle lazily towards the doorway through the mazes of polished “tiles;”’ the: gazed on the case of Indian war dresses whic! adorns the wall at one side of the hall, and wonder. ing how nearly they would come to fitting “Boss’* Tweed, who has been immortalized as “WHITE MAN’S WAR CHIEF, MUCH IMPROVED;”” or they viewed, with searching looks, the movements of the democratic Bismarck, ag he glided from one place to another, always with the same peculiar smile, and commented on the impending fate of some of thelr particular frien who were wo try their fortunes on the political 1. Although they all buazed aloud, they became very quiet when the Sachem’s gavel came down wi'h @ rat-tut-tat upon the desk. They seated themselves, as many as could find seats, and then the passage ways and space in front of the desk were also Oiled. Then, after waiting fora moment, THE SACHEM SPEAKS and says:—He was glad to see such alarge gathering oO; demoorats here to-day; such a gathering of men Who take an interest-in the prosperity of the city; meu who take an interest in the prosperity of the State, It was gratl{ying to see such a unanimity of feeling, as it would snow the democracy in the rural districts that Tammany was ready to obey. He was sorry, however, tosee that men who owed all they had in place or power and who were brought forward by Tammany Hall, men who without the support of Tammany would never have been heard of, now merging themselves into parties whose whole hyes Dave been OPPOSED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Despite the opposition thus created Tammany was about to nominate candidates whose election would show how futile were the efforts of the anti-demo- cratic combinations outside of Tammany Hall. He knew that the offices to be disposed of were lew aud tue candidates many, and where there were FEW OFFICES FOR MANY CANDIDATES some must necessarily be disappointed, But those who did not succeed in getting what they sought or who might imagine that their claims were slighted may have the consolation to know that there is A BRIGHT FUTURE BEFORE THEM. ‘This statement brought a laugh, of course, and put all presentin good humor. Thereupon Harry Genet stepped forward. He was zed upon by all in nis immediate vicinity, but he looked not like a prodi- gal. He came as a leader, and he moved that, inas- much as JUDGE CONNOLLY HAD ARRIVED ON TIME, and had brought his big stick with him, he be chosen vo preside over the convention. The motion was carried amid laughter aud applause, and the Judge struggled toward the desk. king his way as best he could through the crowd he finally reached the President's desl “Boss? Tweed, taking the Judge delicately by the band and leading him forward, said, ‘Allow me to introduce to you our DISTINGUISHED WALKIST.”” The Judge returned thanks for the honor con- ferred upon him; assured the convention that the election was near at hand, and that there was therefore no time for speschmaktng. He then reiterated his thanks and awaited their further plea- sure. On motion of Park Commissioner Fields Ju Shandiey and Cox and Dr. Schirmer were appomicd secretaries, and on motiow of Douglas Taylor Fire Commissioner Hytchman was added to the list of secretaries. The delegations were then called by bards, when the chairman of each delegation pre- sen! their credentiais. The delegations were foand to be “full,” whereupon Senator Creamer ‘oved that the convention proceed to ballot for can- idates for judges of the Court of Common Pleas. ‘The motion was carried and the Chair ordered the od to be called, when to expedite pustness, moved that the’ ch e: Iness, mov at the chairman of each delegation cast the vote for nis delegation. ‘The presiding Judge gazed at the Shgonian, gathered his cheeks up under his eyebalis and then said that such @ course was in OPPOSITION TO THE PRACTICE OF TAMMANY, and was at that time out of order, as the motion to ballot har been'carried. Jndges Scott and Mequade were appointed tellers and the voting was com- menced when the member from Sligo (Mr. Buros) inquired what had become of his motion. The pre- siding Judge again gazed on the honorable Denis, nodded twice, rapped with jis Pa once and said “ithas been declared out of order.” The tones seemed to come from the judicial boots and were: MORE IN PITY THAN IN ANGER at the persistency of the Shakspearian Sligonian. ‘The call was then proceeded with to the close, when the announcement was made that THE VOTES Cast numbered 337; that Hamilton W, Robinson, Joseph F. Daty and Riehard L. Larremore had received 337 votes each for Judge for the term of fourteen years, and that Charles Van Brunt had recetved 337 voles for Judge to fill vacancy, Senator Norton then moved that the chairman of each delegation cast the ballot of the ward for Judges for the Marine Court. The President said that as it was evident that such a course would ex- pedite business, and as there was an apparent unanimity of sentiment he would allow the motion. ‘The vote Was thus taken and showed 338 ballots cast for Messrs, George Shea, Willlam H. Tracy and Philip J, Joachimssen. So far, #0 good. Then there was a general flutter and bustling about in anticipation of A LIVELY TIMB on the Aldermanic nominations. The expectant ones were disappointed, as Senator Tweed moved that the convention adjourn, to meet again this (Tuesday) evening at half-past seven o'clock, and the motion Was cagried by an overwhelming voie. CANDIDATES FOR THE ALDERMANIC NOMINATIONS were on hand in large number, but few seemed to feel confident of their chances for success. Among the more eonfident ones was the “Trrepressibie Irving." the fierce opponent of the Arcade swindle in the Assembly. James 18 one of.the old ‘stand- bys,” and, like Tommy Dodd, ts “sire to win when he goes in,’’ and he says he is going in in earnest. ‘The general opinion seemed to be that the sharpest contest would be from the down town wards be- tween Muller and Duffy. Mulier's chances at pre- sent seem to be a little better than Dufy’s, as the latter has fought severely for several years tn the Mozart ranks against Tammany; but he fs one of the down town ‘‘boys,”’ and having growa up there has a strong pull. To-morrow night, however, will end the agony and further demonstrate the policy of the leader: The Sorehead Combination—The Convention of “Outside” Democrats=They are Content with a Bone. The discontented democracy, which comprises everything outside of Tammany Hall, held a fussy convention yesterday afternoon at Masonic Hail, delegates being present to represent Mozart Halli, the German Union, the Young Democracy ana the Smith Ely and Waterbury factions of the Democratic Union. The following gentlemen represented the respec- tive organizations: Mozart Hall—P. Bowe, 0. Coop, M. Brophy, T. Dunpby and T. Callahan. Youn; Lisslep tog mm hatte Moore, Tony Miller, James Hayes, B. H. Bixby and W. B. Finly, German Democracy—T. F. Euring, Jacques Eg W. 0. Langer, Henry Hertz and J. Blumen- ral Smith Ely—S. Ely, Jr, J. MeNicol, J. Bagley, J. Hatioran and E, Burke. Watervury—R. B. Roosevelt, Seth C, Douglas, W. Waish and J, W. Lamb. The Convention was called with a view to place canditiates in nomination on the County and Alder- manic tickets, ‘The body remained in session nearly four hours, evincing much turbulence and consider- abie diversity of action. A recess was finally taken until evening, after a large number of addresses, urg- ing various courses of action, had been delivered, At the meeting last evening of the committee of twenty-two appointed by Mozart Hall, Thomas O'Cal- Jahan in the chair, P, Morris See, as secretary, the following resolutions were adopted :— Whereas tbe committee of five appointed by this organiza. tion baring couterred with prominent meniices ot fepmany Hal, by which conference Taminany Hall has nominated one tm iment members on the judiciary SUS Bs ws center nce tsi soe ved, we acquiesce in the action of sald com- mittee of five and heartily endorse the, Jud Tammany Mall this day.) we ‘Be Judlelary ticket of ‘The resolutions were signed by Thomas Q’Calla- 3 han, Otto H. Cccp, Siebert Bagley, David Jack- gon, M. Thomas, ols Cairning, Mortimer sulli- ¥ ney, Fahmus ‘an, Yan, Thomas Moloney, Thomas ¢ #. Berrian, Michael ‘meeting t to Wedndeday even- ‘Toe hen ing next, Kndependens Citizens? Union Association— Waiting For the Cream in the Political Churn—Purity at Last in Politics. The General Committee of the Independent Citl- zens? Union Association held a meeting last evening at their rooms, No. 23 Uujon aquare, Mr. Deutsch, the President, in the chair, There. was @ very large attendance. After reading the minutes of the last Meeting, which were adopted, upon motion of Mr. Stewart it was resolved that a convention of the as sociation be called, to meet on next Thursday, the 12th inst., at eight o'clock, in thy 23 Union square, for the ee wo Of eok ng Upon the best candidates to support in the com! election, As the republicans and poth facuions the democrats will, then have nominated thelr can- didates, tl Citizens’ Association) will have ect from the hey (the am Gpportt ity to set various ie the best unt to such they declare they w! ve their undivided support regardieas of politics. ie couvention re! to will be com- posed of delegates yr rd, and said dele- * ates Were ap] event Fire eet Of ack mont Belng tae established time for the Treasurer to make his report, and there not having becn a meeting of the general committee since the 30th ult., on motion of Mr. Fitapatrick, Mr. Barnett, the Ren unanly 9, efficient Treasurer, was directed to hand tn his report during the meet- ing, watch he did, The report. showed that atthe present tine inthe treasury $44,378, wi considering the jength of time the ‘ton. been organized, was considered by tue committee eminently satisfaptory. Upon motion of Mr. Stewart the Committee on Ways and Means: was directed) to negotiate for grounds, not less than 100 175 fect, in good and central locality, upon which to erect & Suitable for the assoctation. , The gentiemen pI expressed themseives confident of their ability to carry outsuch ao uudertaking aod sald that several Of their Weaithiest aud most influential members ud pleiged themselves to contribute liberally towards it. The Secretary, Was at present 23, ganization. Aiter a very able address by the Pre-ldent of the association, Mr. Deutsch, the general committee goer - “ uring the day and early part of the ev Ld large number of colored men Mestubisd ak tthe assoctation’s rooms aud organized @ colored general committee, to act in copjuaction with the other general commilies, and appointed Mr, Jacob Van- derback chairman, and Mr. Tepheunus Gcey #ecre- tary, after which they adjourned to meet next Thursday evening, al eight o'clock, at No. 213 Sul- livan street. First Ward Democrats and Nicholas Muller. A large and enthusiostic meeting of the cemocracy of the First ward was held last evening at No. 4 Greenwich street to urge the noimnation for Alder- man of Nicholas Muller, William Harrington in the chair, Addresses in favor of the candidate were made by Assistant District Attorney Fellowes, Cap- tain Halpin and John Dawson, Resolutions were also adopted reviewiag at length the past record of Mr. Muller and the wany povitions of trust and in- fluence he has held and still holds, and asserting that the attempt now being made to assail his repu- tation 18 prompted solely by political jealousy and enmity, The resolutions closed by urging upon the Tammany General Cmvention to-day Ue nomima- tion of Nicholas Muller for Alderman. The meeting adjourned aud gicat enthusiasa. Mr. Bryan, reported that there ‘6 members belouging 10 the or- Union Republican Commi:tee Meeting. The Union Republican General Committee met last evening, at the corner of Twenty-second street and Broadway, General John Cochrane in the chair. The meeting was called at the request of seven members of the committee, who desired to induce the com- mittee to reconsider tis former action in refusing to hold a ratification meeting in the city to endorse the State ticket for Judges of the Court of Appeals. There Was cousiderable debate on a motion to take from the table the report of the special committee against @ ratification meeting. Those in favor of the meeting were of opinion that it would show the repubitean voters of the Stale that tlmir brethren in the city were alive and kicking; that it would encourage the State voters and materially advance the chances of success throughout the State. Those opposed to the meeting foresaw an expense of $1,600 or $2,000. ‘They thought also that they saw ajob inthe move- ment—some one in the printing business, perhaps, who desired to get money outof the party, fur which they never have rendered and never can reader an pe ed ‘The motion to nold a meeting was car- German Republican Central Commitice. A special meeting of the German Republican Cen- tral Committee was held last evening, Mr. Wilham Gelman in the chair. The meeting was called to take into consideration the action of the German ie- publicans in regard to the county nominations, After some consultation & committee of five was. appointed to repres@t the German element in the coming convention. The soltowing ate the names of the committee:—J. ©. f. Beyland, Dr. Gercke, Jacob Schoenhofy, M. Eltinger, Dr. Hoeber. 1t was further regolved to recomend Mr. Andreas Wilimann as a German republican candidate on the Aldermanic ucket, which resolution was received with much favor. The committee were instructed to take such steps &3 would be found most expedient to secure @ full representation of the German clement ou the county ucket, The Contested Supervisorship. Judge Ingraham yesterday rendered a decision tn the matter of the contested Supervisorship, declar- ing that John Foley was legally elected, aud that the Board of Canvassers should have issued to aim the certificate of election instead of to Henry Smith, KINGS COUNTY POLITICS, The Independent Democrate—The City Judge= ship. The Independent Democrats of Kings county met in convention last night at Phoenix Hall for the pur- poseof nominating candidates for. the city judges. Mr. John B. Pitt presided and Mr, J, W. Grogan acted as secretary. Mr. Pitt addressed the conven- tion alluding to the place as the old camping ground where they had prepared for war against the corrup- tlonists of the On motton the District Attorney addressed the convention, saying they had work before’them, and that was the nomination of two candijaies for judges of the City Court for the term of fourteen —_—years, Next ‘Thursday evening they would have a ratification meeding ut the Brooke lyn Atheneum, When he would tell the people some things they did not know. It had been the policy of both political parties to nominate judges without partuasan feeling; but they had some judges willing tw protect the people in their fraudulent canvassing of the votes, Willing to protect assassins, and it was now important that they should elect men who, when elected, would not be tie too's of the ring. Mr. Joseph Sweet presented the following preamble and resolutions :— Whereas the election of partisan judges encourages crime and endangers the peace and good order of the commun and-renders life and property insecure, protects gross fraud upon the ballot box, turns our elections Into miserable forces, maintaining in office those who are not elected to them by the people; and whereas it is of the utmost {mportance that honest and upright men, tree from corrupt alliances, should be elected to judicial positions; and whereas Henry Hagner being @ good democrat, a sound lawyer, and George A. Fisher, a conservative and honest citizen and good lawyer, 1d eminently qualified for the position of city judges and itied to the confidence of the people, Irrespective of party, efore Resolved, That we, the representatives of the people's democratic party of Kings county, opposed, to the ring, endorse Henry H. Hagner and Guorge H. Fisher for Onty Judes of the city of Brooklyn, and wo hereby pledge our best efforta to secure their election. The resolutions were adopted and the meeting then adjourned. The Democratic Judicial Convention. The delegates to the Democratic Judicial Conven- tion met last night at the rooms of the Democratie: General Committee, in Court sweet. The Convention was called to order by Mr. Thomas Corrall. After some remarks had been made, by Alderman in regard to the selection of men to fillthe Foniaons of city judges, Alexander McCue, formerly Corporation Counsel, and Mr. Joseph Neiison were unanimously nominated. FUN IN JERSEY, Some days since Judge John H. Post, of Bergen county, N. J., and Mr. Eben Winten, the editor of the Bergen county Democrat, at Hackensack, got into a squabble in Huber’s saloon in Paterson. The sndne calied the editor @ puppy; the knight of the quill (aud scissors) called the Jaw man a thief. This resulted in a personal encounter; but frienis inter- fered before anybody was hurt much. On Friday the Democrat came out and said the judge was drunk, which alone was the cause of lis not being seriously pommelied by the editor. The judge, in yes- terday afternoon's Paterson Guardian, says the edi- tor was himself drank, and om the other charges calla him a “wilful liar.’ A duel is now in prospect. A RELIC OF ANTIQUITY. Acolored woman named Jenny Wright, the pro- genitor of five generations, all now living, died at Throgg’s Neck, Westchester eer week, th inarkable age 0! years. bot jenny, as she was called by the townsfolks, Was born and always lived in the place, dad sessed of considerable intelligence and, until within a of her demise, remained ie fect, ion. Of all her faculties. Of her early ‘when West- chester was litte more than a vast solitude or wilderness, her recollections were vivid and wonder- ful. Her children ali survive her, the eldest now belng in ber weventy-minth year,