The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1870, Page 7

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1870.—TRIPLE SHEET. 7 TELEGRAPHIC NEWS: FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD Papal Infallibist Activity in ‘ Rome... ‘Tho Regicide Conspiracy Trials ) in Paris. THE RACE FOR THE FRENCH DERBY, ROME. Nenana ane {nfallibilists on tho Qui Vive. DON, May 20, 1870, Advices from Rome represent that the infalllbilists, oth in and out of the Council, are extremely active uring the debate which is going on. They have ‘Called in all the absentees of tneir party to meet the Which will soon be taken, and outside of the anoll they are assembling in large numbers and exert a powerful pressure on the dissentients. Be Just. Lonpox, May 29, 1870, ‘The agent of the Ottoman government demands of ‘the Papal Court the restoration of their church Property to tho Oriental monks, now at difference with Rome. French Consolation. Rome, May 29, 1870. M. Veutllot, editor of L’Univers, the ultramontane organ of Parts, has presented to the Pope 100,000f., most of which was raised by subscription among the poorer clergy of France. The Pope, accepting ‘the git, warmly thanked The Censorship. ROME, May 29, 1870. A strict censorship over telegrapiic despatches ‘has been established in Rome, To the Lay Crowns, RomME, May 29, 1870, Oardinal Antonelli has replied to the Bavarian Mote on the proposed proc!amation of infallibtiity in the same terms in which he answered the govern- ments of France and Austria. FRANCE. The Regicide Conspiracy Trinls. PARIS, May 29, 1870, ‘The Chamber of Accusation of the High Court of Justice commences its session to-morrow for the examination of those implicated in the conspiracy plot. The number of the accused 1s seventy-three, of Pets nearly one-half have been provisionally set Studeut Terrorism. Paris, May 29, 1870. M. Laboulaye announces the temporary suspen- ‘sion of his lectures before the Law School. Race for the “Derby.” Paris, May 29, 1870. The French Derby fox three year olds was run at Chantilly, and was won by Major Fridoitus’ b. c Bigarreau, by Light, out of Battaglia; the Duke of Hamilton’s ch. c. Monseignenr, by Orphelon, out of Maid of Hart, second, and Mad. Fould’s ch, ¢. Mino- taure, by Fitz Gladiator, third. The race was won by halfa length. Thirteen other norses were not Placed, SPAIN. Tao Brigands and English Captives. . MADRID, May 29, 1870, No tidings have yet been received of the English captives, : The government has given orders that no attack be made on the brigands, and that every precaution ‘be taken to prevent the massacre of the prisoners. Colonial Slavery Abolition. MADRID, May 29, 1879, The Minister of the Colonies read to the Cortes yesterday the draft of a law for the gradual extine- tion of slavery in all the Spanish passessions, The bill provides that childven born of slaves since 3868 shal! be free, the government paying an indem- nity of fifty dollars for eacb, and all those born after the promulgation of this law shall be uncon- ditionally free. Slaves who have fought in the Span- {sh service and all over sixty-five years of age are to immediately set free. : The proposed law was received with much favor by the Cortes. PORTUGAL. Tho Unionist Agitation. LONDON, May 29, 1870. Despatches from Lisbon report that popular Oemonstrations in favor of peninsular unliy have been renewed there. THE PRESBYTERIANS. The Presbyterian General Assembly (South) fn Louisville—The Question & Reanion. LoutsviLLE, May 28, 1870, In yeaterday’s evening session of the- Presbyterian General Assembly (South) the minority report and substitute for the majority report were rejected, and the majority report was adopted by a voie of eighty to sixteen. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence was instructed to draft an expository letier to the churches respecting their relations to the Northern Church, In the session to-day the chair appointed a committee to nominate a committee of nine, whose Dusjness it shall be to confer with a like Committee on Synods. The report of the Committee on Narratives was received and adopted. It presents a very favorable account of the state of religion 4n the bounds of the Southern Presbyterian Church, Narratives from fifty-two preabyterles have been received. ine Conference Committce to confer with a like committee from the Northern Church consists of Rey. Drs. J. Leighton Wilson, Thomas Peck, Andrew Kerr, William Brown and J@eph R. Wilson; Elders John Ainglis, W. D. Ebb, A. G. Mclivaine and Colonel Charies A. Ready. VIRGINIA. The Richmond Canvassers Counting Out the Radical Elect. RICHMOND, May 20, 1870. It rumored to-night that the Commissioners of Elections will give certificates of election to the whole conservative city ticket, and that the conser- vatives will have nineteen of the twenty-five Coun- cllmen. HAVANA MARKET. HAVANA, May 28, 1870, The following was the condition of the Havana market at the closing to-day:— Sugar—Prices were stiff, but quotations are un- cl notwithstanding unfavorable advices; there was a business and good demand; Nos. 10 to 12 firm at § a 8% reals per arrobe; Nos. 15 to 20 firm at 9% @ 113; reals. Molasses sugar—Nos. 7 to 10 quict at 64; a 7 reals; fair to good refining musco- vado sugar firm at 734 a 73s reals. Molasses un- changed. Exports ef sugar during the week from Havana and Matanzas, 39,000 boxes and 3,800 hhds., of w! 2,600 boxes and 3,000 hhds, were to the United States, Stock in warchouse at Havana and Matanzas, 642,000 boxes and 23,000 hlids, Freights steady; there is a surplus of tonnage for all poris; per box of sugar io Northern and Southern rts ‘of tiie United States, 90c. a $1; per hhd. of sugar Pao. $8.50 a $5 per hhd.; of molasses, to do., $276 & $4; per ton, to Falmouth and orders, 375. a 40s, Bacon steady. Butter dull, Coal oil dull at 434 Teals in ting, and 4% reals in bois, Flour steady at $9.0 $1075. Hams firmer at 24c. a 25c, for Ameti+ Can salted, and 6c. & 28. for American sugar cured. Lard steady. Lumber steady; white pine, $27 per M; pitch pine, $27 per M. Tallow firmer at 124c, a 180, Shooks—Box steady at 10 a 11 reals; hogshead dull at $2 25. alg! hogsheads quiet at $3. Wax active; yellow, $8 50 a $9; white, $12 a $12 50. Roney in demand at 4% a5reals, Exchange—On London, 15% .a816% per cent premium; on Parts, sixty days’ sight, 1 a 24 per cent premium; on the United Siates, short sight, in currency, 744 per cent discount; do., sixty days’ sight, 9 a 934 per cent dis- count; do., sixty days’ sight, in gold, 4 per cent pre mium: do, short sight, 646 & 6 per cent premium, . UTAH. ee The Suriy Mormons Inviting Trouble. Saur Laks, May 29, 1870. The authorities of tne city yesteraay refused to allow the United Staves Marshal the privilege of utting United States prisoners in the city prison, as Bas heretofore been thd custom, ‘The prisohers were then taken to Camp Douglas. OHIO. Suffocation of a Family in Dayton—Cieneral Sherman and General Gibson, * DAYTON, May 29, 1870, Between one and two o'clock this morning Mrs. Frederick Moeller, @ German woman, and five chil- dren, from eleven years down to two years of age, were suffocated, and an infant four weeks old badly burned. Mrs. Moeller was alive when rescued, but soon died, The baby will recover. The fire was the result of carelessness. The damage done to pro- perty amounts to about $1,000, General Sherman'w tt! arrive here Monday mornin; to partictpate in the decorating ceremonies at the Sok neral W. H. Gibson and Lieutenant Go Lee are here to deliver orations to-morrow. sav HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND OUTRAGE. ‘The Nineteenth Ward Roughs Again—A Sise ter of the Sheltering Arms Robbed and Outraged—A Most Infamous Affair. On Saturday evening, about eight o'clock, Eliza beth Baker, one of the teachers employed in the “Sheltering Arms,” in 129th street and Tenth ave- nue, staried to see a friend of hers residing on the east side of the city. in consequence of having taken the wrong car she became bewildered and lost her way. She roamed about the city until about half-past three o'clock yesterday morning, when being too weary to make any further efforts to con- tinue her search she entered the Lexington Hotel, situated on the corner of Forty-cighth street and Lexington avenue, There she received @ glass of water trom Thomas Cleary, the bartender, Who also volunteered to direct her to Third avenue. When about halt way between Lexington and Third avenues she noticed five men following her, and in order to avold them she returned to the hotel and asked the bartender to allow her to remain there for a while to rest. He did so, and after a few minutes she left and went, according to his advice, towards Fourth avenue, where she was to have proceeded to Foriy-elghth street and through that street to Third avenue, She had gone bat a short distance when she recetved a terribie blow on the back, knocking her down on the sidewalk. One of the five mea then cut her pocket, which contained a book with six dollars in it, after which four of them in succession attempted to outrage her, but fatied, partly through her own efforts to save herself, and partly because of the sympathy of one of the men, Who at length were persuaded to desist by him After they bad left her she was found still lying on the sidewalk by oMicer Foy, of the Ninteenth pre- cinct, who conveyed herto the station house. She was unable to make any outcry to attract attention, because one of the men placed his hand over her mouth, While in the station house ofiicer Woolson, brought in a young man named Patrick Fogarty, of Forty-seventh street and First avenue, on a charge of attempting to commit a highway robbery on an un- kuown man in Forty-fifth sireet, near Third avenue, The man called the oificer's attention to the prisoner, who was in the act of crossing ‘Third ave- hue after making the attempt at robbery. On belug pursued he ran down Forty-sixth street to First ave- nue, and being fired upon by the officer he turned m an alleyway, where the officer follawed and arrested him. “He pretended to be asleep on the stoop when the officer came up, and said he had been locked out. When the officer returned to Third avenue he was unable to tind the man on whom the attempt at robbery had been made. As goon as Miss Baker saw Fogarty she recognized him as one of those who had robbed her and made such des- perate attempts to outrage her, He was taken bofore Justice Coulter, at the Yorkville Police Court, where he was committed for examination, He de- nies having anything to do with the case, A SWISS SWITCHED OFF, The Troubles of n Young Man from Berne= He is Accused of Forgery and Awaits His Fate in Ludlow Strect Prison. The readers of the H#Ranp will recollect that in the month of October Jas one Frangois Farez was arrested immediately upon his arrival in this coun- try from Berne, Switzerland, charged with having committed forgeries to a large amount, and after having been held for upwards of a month under arrest was discharged by the United States Com- missioner, as no evidence of his having committed the crime was produced except the simple tele- gram from some European official to,the Consul of the Swiss Confederatign requesting his arrest and detention. Upon his discharge the Consul took steps to have him kept under constant surveillance, and sent to Les Bois, canton Berne, Switzerland, for the proper documentary evidence, which arrived by the last steamer, whereupon the Consul, L, P. DeLuze, again made application to United States Com- missioner Shields for a warrant, which was duly issued. f The warrant recites the usual treaty stipulations, and charges that Fares did, during the year 1869, within the jurisdiction of the Swiss Confederation, with the intent to obtain gain for himself, and also with the intent to cheat, iujure and defraud Messrs, Barbtere, Mozer & Co., of Bienne, Switzerland; Kaufman & Stenbin, of Chaufdefonds, Switzerland; Macon & Stefin, of Chauxdefords, respective'y, ant the Swiss Coniederation and other unknown persons, commit the crimes of forgery, the emission of forged paper and the utterance thereof, or of forgery in commercial writings or F feieso writings, to the amount of 4,000 francs and upwards, and aiso charglig him, the said Farez, with having specially committed the forgery of a promissory note of August Pandel for 2,000 francs, of @ promissory note of August Dubail for 2,000 frauce, of a promissory note of A. Boichat for titty irancs, That such crimes are contrary to the laws of the Swiss Confederation and subject to infamous punishmept, and that the said Farez nas fled trom the jurisdiction of the Swiss Confedera- tion, and ts now within the limits of the United States, and that the said crimes are within those enumerated In the treaty between the Swiss Confederation and this government, and that in conformity to such treaty application has been made to the government of the United States for his arrest, and the Secretary of State has issued his mandate stating that tt appears proper that said Farez should be apprehended, and concludes with the usual direciton ordering the arrest of Farez, and that he be brought before the Commissioner to the end that the evidence of lis criminality may be heard and considered pursuant to the law in such cases ma‘le and provided. Armei with this warrant Deputy Marshal Ken- nedy, accompanied by H. D. Lapaugh, the attorney of the Swiss governinent, proceeded Saturday last to Matamoros, a small village near Port Jervis, N. Y., where Farez was residing, and failed to find him at home; but, after considerable inquiry, succeeded in tracing him to Port Jervis, whcre, on Sunday morning, they arrested and brought him to this city, committing lim to the Ludlow sireet jail to await examination. Farez denies the charge in toto, stating that he became embarrassed in business, havin, bought out a hotel in Les Bois, calied the “#otel of the Crown,” and being unable to meet his payments sold out and came to this country, having but 2,800 francs in his possession, With this, after his release from his first Imprisonment, he went to Matamoros and pur- ares a half interest in a blacksmith shop, that ing bis trade before he purchased the hotel, and had been steadily at work theie for the past four months, Farez has engaged able counsel, and will be to-day brought belore Commissioner Shields for an examination, pursuant to the application for his extradition. A SCENE NOT ON THE BILLS, Excitement at the Bowery ThentremA Female Performer Attacked by a Leontuo Actor. The patrons of the Bowery theatre get the worth of their money in the length of the programme at. least, and so 1t happened that at half-past twelve o’clock yesterday mérning the large audience was still in the building, being regaled by the diversifed dramatic feast provided tor thelr entertainment. Just at this time Miss Minnie Wells had possession of the stage with Ler two Puma lions, and she and they presently présented an exciting scene not in- tended by the management. Fora time the beasts were docile and obedient as usual, going through their various feats to the satisfaction of everybody, but suddenly one of them, without any warning whatever, sprang upon his mistress, fastening his fangs in her shoulder, For the first instant the au- dieiice imagined that this was part of the per- formance, but the shriek of the Imperilled actress uickly undeceived them, and with a cry of horror the great crowd sprang up and a scene of tndeserib- able confusion and consternation ensued, the entire mass pressing wildly for the doors, each imagining the infuriated lion close upon his heels, Meantime the beast retained his hold upon Miss Wells, biting viciously at her throat and face gad wonid so have Kliled her had not the atiachés rushed to h assistance and secured the beast, This fact was, however, not kuown in the house, and the exciie- ment was siill unabated when Captain Kennedy, of the Sixth precinct, arrived with & squad of men, and, after strenuous exertions, succeeded in dis raing the audience and réstoring order. Misa Wells was afterwards taken home and a surgeon called, and it was found that her injuries, although very severe, are not necessarily dangerous HORRIBLE MURDER IN BROOKLYN. Fearful Termination of a Quarrel—The Victim's Sicull Crushed by Blows from the Leg of & Tablo—The Murderer in Custody. | About a quarter past eight o’elock last night a lit- te girl entercd the gorty-third sub-precinct sta- “on house, corner of King and Van Brunt streets, and informed Captain Ferry that there was a drunken man lying on the floor at the house of William Wil- son, in Wolcott street, near Van Brunt, OMecer Oberly was immediately despatched to the place indt cated, with instructions to bring the man to the sta- tion house, The officer returned in a few minutes nd asked for assistance, a8 he said the man was 80 drunk that he could not bring him without help, and that the man was lying on the floor in the dark. OMicer Reach then accompanied Oberly to the place and procured a light, when a most GHASTLY SPECTACLE was presented. Lying on the foor of the apartment was the body of a man, with his skull beaten in and bieod spattered on every side, The table, which stood in the centre of the room, was broken, and beside the dead man lay the heavy wooden bludgeon which had evidently done the murderous work. Dr. McCauley, a neigiboring physician, was summoned to the scene, and pronouncedthe man dead, The skull was broken in in throe different places by the fear- ful blows which had been dealt, either one of which, cient to cause death, Ollcer Oberly thén took into custody William Wilson, THE ACCUSED who was present in the room during the examina- tion and admitted the deed, but claimed that he had done it in seli-defence. Wilson, whois a shoemaker by trade, is thirty-two years of age, a native of Ire- land, is short in stature, though rather thickset. He certainly does not appear to realize the terrible situ- ation in which he ts placed, but claims that auy man would have taken the same course under similar circumstances. THE DECEASED, James Gilligan, was also a native of Ireland and a shoemaker by occupation, He was thirty-tlve years of age, was ‘marrie), ond worked, in company with Wilson, for Mr. McGuire, at 40 Dikeman street, South Brooklyn. Both men were on terms of intimacy and their families were constantly visiting, Giillran was a larger and stronger man, and the prisoner lays stress upon this fact as an extenuating circum- Stance. Wilson made A STATEMENT in the presence of a HERALD reporter last evening, to the effect that yesterday he went fishing with James Gilligan, deceased, down at Beard’s Long Dock, Red Hook Point, While apsent from home they drank a couple of glasses of ale, and in the afternoon returned to Gilligan’s house, 146 Dike- man street. Mrs. Wilson was there when they got in. She had come there upon a visit, as they had been good friends. The Cary stated that deceased struck his wife (ase, iligan) last week and that he had advised him against such treatment, and it was for that pur- pose that he took him out fishing. Mrs. Gilligan was preparing the dinner when they got in and he told er to send for some liquor, and remarked that Mrs. Wilson had had sonie already. He said to her, “1 think you are after having your own whack.” The prisoner told him that he didn’t care about any liqnor Just then or having it at all in the house, He further advised him to go without any more drink as he had had enough of it last week. He persisted in sending for liquor, however, and took hold of his wife (Mrs. Gilligan) for the purpose of getting a dollar from her, waen Mrs, Wilson went between them to prevent him trom striking his wife, The Jatier had a pair of biack eyes previous to this, which he gave her. Deceased struck his wife and ave hera beating, and was then about to strike ilson, when he (the prisoner) said, ‘it will be the last time I will come to see you,” and then left the premises in company with bis wife and returned home. Patrick O'Donnell a rela- tive of Wilson’s, came into Guligan’s and advixed him to come, which he did, O’Donnell and Mrs. Wilson Went out then, the latter going:to the cars. While they were absent. Gilligan entered the room and commenced to scold Wilson and to call him bad names, saying that Wilson's wife was a blackguaid and made his wife drink, He then struck Wiigon on the head with his fist, knocking him against the stove. Wilson held in bis arms his baby at the time of the assault, and the child fell from his arms and rolled over on the settee. He then struck Gilligan, and the blow was returned by deceased, when the latter caught him by the neck and Knocked nim down. They jostied against the table in the struggle, breaking the same, and both fell down. The prisoner said, “I took the leg of the table because I saw that he was determined to hurt me, He was pretty well in Mquor, and woula hurt me if 1 did not hurt him. [bit him om the head two or three times with tue leg of the table, I don’t know which, He gave me akickin the stomach after I had him down, and Knocked me down, T did not strike him after that. I then took the child in my arms and told the other child to go after an officer. He did not get up after I struck him. ‘[here was no person present during the fight except the children and ourselves.” The murder createl the greatest excitement throughout the neighborhood, A very large crowd was assombled about the door of the station house in the opinion of the doctor, would have been sufi-- ” to a late hour in the night discussing the details of the horrible affair, Coroner Jones viewed the body and will make arrangements for holding the inquest to-day. MORE JERSEY JUSIICE. Sentence Day inthe Essex County Court « A Black Fiend Gets His Deserts—A Jealous Husband Effectually Cured. “Jersey justice’ has become a houschold word throughout a large section of this Continent, andi is not surprising, for if there is one section more than another that understands the modus operandt of meting out theirfiust deserts to transgressors of the law, itis “little Jersey.” Saturday was sentence day in the Easex County Court of Oyerand Ter- miner, and a large batch of criminals were poll shed off ina manner that induced the large attendance of spectators in the court room to believe that the quality of mercy was not strained. Among the first to be arraigned for sentence was Thomas Buckley, the uglicet black man in Jersey and @ potorious scoundrel, whose proclivities are of the most depraved and brutalized description, Buckley 18 a large, gross, very black negro, with immense lips, who was found guilty on five indict- ments for attempting to rpetrate unmentionable crimes on litte girls in the public streets, The at- tempied outrages were committed in broad daylight, ‘Thomas was sent to the State Prison for five years— @ year on each ladictinent, ‘Phe most imporiant case was that of the man Joseph Nesbitt, arPindividual whose jealous disposi- tion induced him very nearly to perpetrate a double murder some mouths ago in the city of Newark. He kept @ saloon, and sepa- vated from his wife after living = wirh her only afew months. He subsequently, on seve- rat occasions, visiied her, but they did not again unite, Just before the 1st of last April, Newark’s moving day, Mrs. Nesbitt, who then resided with her sister and kept @ small candy store, began making preparations for moving, and accepted the offer of assistance proffered by @ young man, ‘Thomas Hanion, The latter on Sunday came to her piace and was busy packing up bedroom furniture, when in rushed the woman’s husband right through the store and up to the bedroom, and, observing hi wife and Thomas in the room, whipped out a re volver ari blazed away. He fired five shots, aud serlously, though not dangerously, wounded both rsons. He Was arrested, duly indicted y the Grand Jury, ted and found uilty of assault with intent to kill. Kituough he had been accorded @ trial of the.utmost fairness, he undertook to make a speech to the Court on Saturday, setting forth that the witnesses: against him—his wife and her sister—nad perjured themselves, but it was of no avail. The Court, how- ever, did take into consideration the recommenda- tion 'to mercy of eleven of the twelve jurors, and petitions verbally and otherwise of “prominent citizens, and let the jealous man off with two years in the State Prison, When he might get ten. Ibert Zlegei, the notorious jail breaker, who was shot by detective Fisher while attempting to escape, was not arraigued for sentence, he being still au- well. Nearly fifty other persons were sentenc2d to various grades of tines and imprisonment, according to the nature of their misdeeds. FIRE IN BaOADWAY, Yesterday morning flames were discovered in the premises of W. R. Maniey, manufacturer of toys, second floorof No, 634 Broadway, and considerable | damage was done before they were extinguished, The loss of Mr. Manley is stated to be $590 and W, 8. Humphrey, furniture manufacturer, lost the same amount in damage to stock by water, The building, owned by Calvin Witty, is damaged to the same extent, but this, as well as the otier losses, ure covered by insurance. TELEGRAPAIG NEWS ITEMS. State Senator James Bears, of New Orleans, who was mys- terlously shot on Friday night, died of his wounds yesterday afternoon. A wrestling match for the championship of America and $2,000 took pin St. James’ Hail, in Buffalo, on Satur- day night, between Homer Lane and John Murtelgh, Lat won in tue second round. A Gre broke out in Diamon: terday morning, in a build: & Watervury, atreet, fa Hudson, N. Y., ves ‘owned and occupied by Millard building, a wail ae, thovo ad: Joming, eontainin, Fd, oles ant dwellings, was deatroyed. The total loss foots hyp 12,000, on which there Is $5,100 insurance. ‘The fire was the work of an ineendiary. Ata mecting of the new Board of Directors of the Con- cord (N. H.) Kailroad in Manchester, on pricey it was voted to discharge Governor Stearns? agent under the contract, and ice of ion was dofivered to bim oo Sat} nha ime demand Waa made for oactala said to be in ip hae tor ‘upon the Concard s WASHINGTON. The Cuban Question in the House. SECRETARY FISH IN TURBID WATERS, THE SALES OF GOLD FOR JUNE WASHINGTON, May 29, 1970. The Cuban Question: tary Fish in Dane gerous Waters. The prospective report from the House Foreign Affairs Committee relative to Cuba is exciting a good deal of interest among members, and the indl- cations are that it will occasion the most important and interesting debate of the session, It is evident that'the incidental dissension of last Tuesday was but the prelude to what 1s yet to come off, That was brought on in this wise:—Mr. Voorhees, of Indiana, on his way to the meeting of the Pacific Railroad Committee on Tuesday morning read the account of the troubles of Consul Phillips with the Spanish authorities at Santiago de Cuba. He was so struck by it that when he reached the committee room he spoke about it to the memvers of the commit- tee, and asked them what they thought of it, There was a general expression of disapprobation at the conduct of the Spaniards and of regret that the administration did not see fit to Maugurate amore vigorous policy towards Cuba. Said Voorhees, ‘1 intend to bring this matter to the attention of the House to-day, and Iwill have this story of Phi'lips read at the Clerk's desk if I can get atin, Ishall move to abolish the consulate at San- tiago de Cuba when the Diplomatic bill comes up, and I propose to say something about the conduct of the State Department in support of my amendment,” Several members of the committee, it ts said, ex- claimed, “That's right, do it. Go ahead and say whatever you please.” The result was that Voor- hees did move hts amendment, and the debate, of which I sent you some account, followed. It will be remembered that no one on either side undertook to defend the adniinistration, or rather the State Department, tn its Cuban policy. According to the statements of several members of Congress, Secretary Fish is not at ail pleased with the manner in which his department was attacked, and he was rather exasperated over the fact that none of the republican members stood up to defend him, - It is stated that, meeting General Banks at the White House one day last week after the debate on Cuba, Mr. Fish at first expressed surprise that no defence of his policy was made on that occasion, and then intimated that something should have been sald by the members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. This did not go down smoothly with Banks, who is chairman of that committee, and he gave Fish to understand so, The story goes, and it 13 told by members of the House, that the State Department had no foretgn policy to defend. Quite a spirited colloquy followed, and it is said that both gentlemen became a little excited, The result was, however, that the Secretary, no doubt, discovered that he must look elsewhere than to the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for either an apologist or a defender. If Mr, Fish ‘was displeased at the little affair of last Tuesday, he will probably be irritated when the debate on Banks’ report comes off. It 18 not known definitely what day the report will be presented. Some think it will be brought in on Tuesday under a suspension of the rules, It seems to be the general im- pression among members that whenever Gen- eral Banks choosee to ask the privilege the Honse will lay everything aside for the pur- pose of allowing him to report. Several members are preparing to speak, and there will no doubt be a general fire all along the line, most of it directed at the Secretary of State. Whether that official will be able to maintain himself in the Cabinet against it is a question quite freely discussed by Congressmen. Many are of the opinion that if a more vigorous for- eign policy is not adopted the republicans will find it dificult to meet the democracy upon this issue on the stump next fall, and the inference is that there must be a change of base either in the policy or tn those who are supposed to direct It. ‘The Prospect Before Congress. Anumber of members of the House of Represen- tatives say that, with close attention to business, Congress may adjourn or the 11th of July, or four days earlier than the date already fixed for that pur- pose. But, from present indications there is more probability of @ slight exfension than of a curtail. ment of the time, Tho general appropriation bills are in an advanced condition and can soon be passed. There are on the calendars over two thou- sand bills, and many (principally of a private charac. ter) are in committee, to be reported. But few of them, however, are of a pressing nature. In any event much business will be continued to the next session of Congress. False Charges Retuted. Tie charges against W. l. Massey, Postmaster of Alexandria, Va., of having robbed the mails under hts custody, have been completely refuted. A thorough examination of the books, records and employés has resulted in showing that there was not @ particle of evidence to sustain the outrageous charges preferred against him, Some person evi- dently very unfriendly to Mr. Massey trumped up the accusations and framed their publication, The fellow, whoever he was, ought to be severely dealt with in justice to Mr. Masiey. Your correspondent feels called upon to make reparation through these despatches for haying first published the charges. The Financial Scheme for June. The Secretary of the Treasury has directed the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell one million of gold oneach Wednesday of the month of June, the first, third and fifth on account of the sink ing fund, and the second and fourth on account of the special fana; also to purchase two millions of bonds on the first, third aud fifth Thursday on account of the special fund, and one million on the second and fourth Thursday on account of the sinking fund, Aggregate sales of gold, $5,000,000; aggregate purchases of bonds, $8,000,000. Tho Public Debt Statement. ‘The forthcoming statement of the public debt will exhibit a decrease in its amount during the month of May at least equal to the decrease during the month of April. ‘The Internal Revenue. Commissioner Delano’s estimates of the amount of receipts from internal revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, are likely to be realized, ‘The receipts up to this date are $155,000,000, and $2,000,000 more Will doubtless be received by the expiration of the present month. There seems to be no question that $20,000,000 will be realized next month from the income tax and other sources, making in all the sum total of $176,000,000 for the present fiscal year. An Indian in the Lunatic Asylam. The insane Indian Me-shaw-te-we-mew, alias Mitchell, who was in the jail of this city awaiting the legal forms necessary to admit him-to the Gov- ernment Asylum for the Insane, was on Friday re- moved to that institution after the customary exainination. He has, however, mach improved in health since he arrived here, and by explicit direc- tion of Dr. Cady, chief clerk of the Indian Buzeau, was made comfortable while in jail. The Divideuds of the New York Central Rallrond. Commissioner Delano and Solicitor Smith have not yet come to & final conclusion with reference to the amount of liability of the New York Central Rail- road as to the tax on dividends. No decision has beon made, the case still being under investigation. An Example of Siow Justice ‘The case of Surgeon William Frothingham (brother of Assistant Surgeon Edward Frothingham, who sunk in the Oneida) has at last been reviewed. The official reports proved that he was an able and eM. clent officer and performed nis duties gallantly under fire of he eaemy, upon the fleids of Hanover Court House, Gaines’ Hill, Turkey Bend, Malvern Hill and at the [second Bull run battio, and accordingly the following special order has been issued:— SPECIAL ORDER—EXTAACT ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTQN, May 12, 70, By direction of of apeual ovdor’ No. $98, Agtca Noven ‘arso mac sted Novembor 22, 1362, aq | given, Qud dropped from the rolls Su ‘William Prothing. ham, Forty-fourth Mew Y Volunteers, tor t sence withuat leave, ia revoked, and he is hereby peg ae Frew ty from Mt amie service of mited Staies, BY cofainatiucral SHERMAN. E. D. Townsenp, Adjutant General. The Belgian CablomA Rensonudle Fib. W. C, Barney's memorial to Congress, just printed, with regard to the Belgian catte, says he asks nothing from the goqernment in the shape of lands, money or subsidy, but merely permission to land the cable on American soll, subject to State jurisdiction and such rules as Congress may from time to time establish, and likewise that the government spall regulate the tolls or tariff. He givea the govorn- ments of the United States and of Belgium the tree use of the cable thirty minutes in every twenty- four hours, ‘The subject is now pending before the Committee on Foreign Relations. Postage Statintics. Postmaster General Creswell has addressed the following letter to Vice President Cotfax, in com- pliance with @ resolution of the Senate of the lu inst., in relation to postage statistics:— Post Ovric® DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, 1). C., May 21, 1870, Sin—I have the honor to reply to the several in- quiites nade in the resolution of the Senate of the lvth inst., selene to postage statistics, as foliow: 1. In answer t0 the inquiry, “What were the penses and receipts of the Post Oilice in the differ- ent States aud Territories during the last year," I beg to refer tothe tabulated statement thereof! re- boned by the Auditor for this department for the scal year ended June 30, 1869, and publushed in the appendix of the last annual report of this depart ment, pages 112 and 113. 2. Lregret that 1t is not possible to state the num- ber of letiers annually mailed for the last five years, as no Spoons ig taken by postmasters or reports made of the numbers of letters mailed, The num. ber of letters can only be approximately estimated on the amount of leiter postage collected in money, the amount of postage stamps sold and a reasonab) estimate for free matter. Ina communication which 1 addressed to the President of the Senate on the 26th of February let the number of letters de- livered in the United States durin, 1863 Was estimated at 488,000,000, predecessor, in his annual report of that year, estimated the whole number of letters at 720,000,000, which estimate 1 was unable to verify by reliable data, and considered excessive, as siown by the fact that the number of letters delivered in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (where the stngie rate of postage is oniy oue ny — two cents—and the postage recelpts five millions of dollars per annum greater than in the Untied States) Was officiaily reported for the calendar year 1667 at only 774,831,000, 3. The annual increase in money orders was re- ported in tabular form in the last annual report of this department (page 29), to which I beg leave re- spectfully to refer. A summary is there given of the operations and results of the money-order business from its establishment, embracing a period of five years, from 1865 to 1869 inclusive. 4. AS no separate account is taken of rogis- tered letters, it is impossible to state what 1s their number or their annual increase, The fact is known, however, that the number of registered let- ters i3 constantly increasing. bit recent legisla- tion authorizing the payment of the registration fee by means of pgstage stamps increases the dificully of keeping seyfirate accounts of registered matier, and to keep such accounts for statistical purpo: would require a jarge increase in the clerical force of the Post Ofiice establishinent. 6. The increase of stamps and stamped envelopes is reported in each annual report of this depart. ment, I respectfully refer to the statement thereof in the last report (page eight), exhibiting, 10 tabular Jorm, the increase in issues In 1869 us Compared with the issues in 1508 The number of stamps, stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers, aud the value thereof, as stated in the last four annual reports of this departiuent, were as follows:— Year. 965. Number, Virtue, — 6, Returns of the weight of mail matter were made by different railroads for the first time In 1867, the Weight being taken only for tmrty consecutive working days, commencing on the 1st of April, 1867. An analysis of these returns was published in the annual report of 1887, on ages seventy-two to eighiy-nine, inclusive, and re- ference was made thereto in the text of that report (pages ten to thirteen), The only returns sincewe- ceived capable of comparison with those of 1867 were from roads chiefly In the New England States and the State of New York, for thirty days from 1st March, 1869, an analysis of which appears in the re- port for 1869 (pages seventy-five to eiguty-five), and My reference thereto tu the text on pages ten and eleven. 7. The number and the annual increase of the let- ters exchanged with foreign countries (exclusive of the British North American provinces, of which no account is taken) are hi nyaeng in tabular form, and published in the appendix of each annual report of this department. During the last five years the number and the increase of foreign letters (single rates) have been as Loliows:— ¥ Number. Increaw, 7,401,705 4 377,175 2.025961 804,005 £0398 5 6A 1,408,158 ‘0 the proportion of letters to population in the United States during the last year, and In Great Britain, according to the latest report, T have to observe that it 13 quite impossible to fur: nish that mformation with accuracy, a8 both ihe number of leiters and the population of the United States can only be approxi- mately estimated, In my letter of February 1870, addressed to the President of the Senate (EX. Doc, No, 53, Forty-first Congress, second session), 1n answer to a resolution of the Senate re- questing information in relation to the proposed aboution of the franking privilege, | submit the fol- lowing statement, in tabular form, comparing the postal service of the United States and of the United ingdom for the year 1567-08:— United States, Und K'ga?m, n regard ar ewling oar ending Tw 80) 1886, heer ste 126, Population (estimated), 092, 8585 50,005,284 Number of letters del tmated)..... . 488,000,009 774,831,000 Number of Gross revenue. $16,233,148 $23,841,070 Amount of revenue to each per 4 Of aggregate population......... 40 cents 77 cents Lhave the honor to transmit herewith, for further particulars in detatl bearing upon the questions pro- pounded in the resolution of the Senate, copies of the annual reports of this department for the years 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868 and 186). Tam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, JOHN A. J. CRESWELL, Postmaster Gencral, Hon, SCHUYLER COLFAX, President of the Senate. MORSE NOTES, ‘The present week will be one of intense excitement to u!l admirers of the turf, as there will be trotung and ranning five days of the six. To-day there will be trotting atthe Union Course by a fine field ot horses, Who contend for a purse of $760 at mile heats, best three in five, in harness; to be followed by a match between two well known trotters, On Tucs- day American Girl, George Palmer and George Wilkes trot at the Union Course, and on the same day there will be two very interesting trots at the Prospect Park Falr Grounds, the spring meet- ing of that imstitution commencing on that day, and continuing on Wednesday and ‘Thursday. The horses entered for the several purses at the Prospect Park are all good and well matched in point of speed, and fine, close contests may be an- ticipated, After the Prospect Park meeting, with a day’s respite, we will be called to Jerome Park to witness the opening of the spring meeting of the American Jockey Club, which will be inaugurated by four races—the first being over hurdles, one mile and three-quarters; the second, the Ford- ham Stakes, for all ages, @ mile and a quarter; the third, the Belmont Stakes, for three year olds, a mile and five furlongs, which closed with forty-seven nominations, and the fourth race will be mile heats, for ali ages, From the number of horses that are on the ground, in readingss to take part in the races, no doubt the steids will be unusually fall and the running intensely exciting. The American dockey Ciub have four days’ running, with four to five races each day. The race for the Westchester Cup, which takes piace on Tuesday, June 7, ts creat- ing much feeling Ip betting circles, and largo amounts have been,staked on Narragansett against the fleid. The field, however, had the call on Saturday. THE SCANNEL VENDEGTA. A Brother of Alderman Florence Scannel Tries to ‘“4iet Sanare’—He Gives Fittecn Hundred Dollars Bail for his Good Behavior. ‘The brother of the notorious Florence Scannel was brought up yesterday before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs Police Court, on a charge of disorderly con- duct preferred by Thomas Donoghue, of No. 393 Second. avenue. Donohoe, it will be remembered, Js the individual whom, it is alleged, shot Florence in the back some tine ago, demoralizing his an; tomy most completely. Florence will pever, is thougal, get over the effects of that sit, ‘The brother, Jon Scannel, has been nevur- Ish & feeting of revenge ever since. On ‘Tuesday, the 84 of May he approached Dowoghue while the latter was standing In the office of ‘Messrs. Bradley & Co., livery stable keepers, Twen).y-fourth street and Third avenue, and, present @ loaded Coit’s revolver to Donoghne’s head, exh thing to this effec! ul Dve got you new. Dono. hoe very wisely didn’t parley with, ‘iis assailant, but retreated lata an adjoining reom, and remained there til be had ieft, In @ 1ew days alter he got a warrant of arrest from Justice Denwling ‘on a charge of threatening his life. On this charge Scannel was arraigned ¥ day, Whon hey, us bound over to keep ‘the peace in bal. $1,500 Scannet ‘was rpavou ao Wore: BromeHY NEW YORK CITY. Local and Police Paragraphs and Minor Items of Metropolitan News. Tho following record will show the changes {n the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parisou with the corresponding day of last year, aa indicated by the themmomoeter at Huduut's Pharmecy, HBRALD Building, Broadway, corner of Ann atreet: — 1569, 1870. 1369. Lear year. Robert Leonard, aged thirty-one, an Irish lavorer who lodged at the Thirty-second precinct station house on Saturday night, was foana sick with re- lapsing fever yesterday and Was revsoved to Belle- vue Hospital. Loutsa Freeman wasarreated by detective Tiley of the Central Office, in Kairbaven, afd brought to this city yesterday, on a charge of stealing & trunk, con- tatning a watch and & quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Maggie Morion, of 34 Gre nwich strect, valued at $213. The pi was taken be- fore Justice Dowlihg, at the’ Tombs Police Ceurt, and eid to answer. Early yesterday morning Dwnlel Lysaght, » man forty-five years of age, while much under the in- fluence of Uquor, fell down two flights of stairs at his residence No, 83 Mulberry street, aud fractured his skull. He was taken up insenaslble,-and died soon afterwards. Coroner Schirmer was notfed to hold an inquest on the body, Degeased left a suuait family. A number of citizens, admirers of Mr. Weston, tho pedestrian, having united in an address to him, im which, while expresslug their admiration of his pow~ ers a8 @ ‘‘walkist,” they desire an opportunity of gins, him a benett previous to his departure for jurope, Mr. Weston names the 2d of June as the day and the Empire Kink a4 the place for the pre- exhibition, A colored nian, intent upon plunder, Saturday morning, Walked into the apartments of Mrs, Boden, on the third floor, rear, of No. 156 Prince street, asking for work as a whitewasher, which being re- fused, he walked out again, locking the door be- hind. Mrs. Boden, who was thus imprisoned ana could not effect her deliverance until the rascal had made hig escape, then discovered that during the TMmoment he was in the room he had put his hand in an open closet and stolen a pocketbook in which were thirty dollars. Sie reporied the case at the station house, but Captain McDermoti could not give her any help. The abstract of the report of the Park Meteorolo- gical Departinent for the week ending May 28, 1870, shows the following results:—Barometer—Moan, 29.049 inches; maximum, at 12 P. M. May 22, 80.196; minimum, at 4 M. May 28, 29.780; range, -416, Thermometer—Me: 62.4 degrees; Maximum, at 4 P.M. May 25, 78.5; minimum, at 3 A, M. May 28, 50.0; range, 28.5. Rain fell on the 24th from 4:15 P, M. to8 P. M. to the amount of .04inch; om the 26th from3 A. M, to 12 P. M.,.13; on the 27th from Oh, Om, A. to 12 P, M., .10—total amount of Water for week, .27. Distance trayelled by the wind during the weex, 1,610 miles, te Covoner Keenan was yesterday morning called to the Fourth precinct station Louse to investigate the circumstances attendiug the death of an unknowa man who had een assaulted by Thomas Crowley, of No, 68 New Chambers street, ab three o'clock in the morning, in front of No. 20 Oliver street, Crowley states that he was talking with Mrs. Bridgot Fagan, of No. 79 James street, when deceased came up an insulted him, whereupon he (Crowley) struck the stranger and he fell dead on the pavement. Crowley ‘was arrested, and with deceased taken to the station house; Drs. Wooster Beach and Cushihan made a ost-mortem examination on the body, on which here were found no marks of violence. The brain showed that death resulted from cerebral apoplexy, and such was the verdict of the jury, Coroner Keenan discharged Crowley from cusiody. = ceased was about thirty-five years of age, five feet elgit inches in height, with light brown hair, heavy sandy whiskers and biue eyes. On the fingers of his left hand wero two gold ein on one of which were the intlals J.T.” Deceases was dressed in light pants, black sack coat, green necktls, blue woollen under shirt, white muslin shirt, and black round top hat. The body was seat to the Morgue for identification. THE SICKLES SUICIDE. Remuins—Deceased a Naval Oficer. ‘The remains of Mr, Wiliam 8, Sickles, who ia supposed to have committed suicide by drowning, his body having been found in the dock foot of East Thirty-fourth street, were yesterday claimed by his relatives, and will be taken to Tarrytown, West- chester county for interment. He was an educated gentleman, twenty-six years of age, and a native of this city, Mr. Sickles was @ naval officer during the war, and was in several engagements, He was attached to the war steamer Memphis at the time of the assault on Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. About a year ago Mr. Sickles returned from @ voyage to China, soon after wi he exhibited indications of aberration of mind, At intervals up to the time of his disappearance, on the ith of January last, Mr. Sickles acted somewhat 8u ely, but it was not supposed by tue relatives that he contemplated self-destruction, After hia mysterious disappearance the friends made search for him, but couid learn novhing whatever, end nat- urally concluded he had met with some misiortune. RETUQN OF A MISSING BOOKKEEPER, Charles N. Andrews, the missing bookkeeper of the Chatham Bank, arrived in Poughkeepsie last night all right. His story is a singular one. Ile says when he disappeared he felt as if he was sinking down fo some unknown spot, He had been wander- ing nearly two weeks, and awoke to consctousness ateleven o'clock Saturday night in the woods near Irvington, ten miles from New York. He has # vague idea of having once been In a fleld tn New Jersey. He walked all night last night, reaching nis boarding house in New York at ten o'clock this morning, His arrival has caused much rejoictag. 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