The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1870, Page 6

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, anne DISASTROUS FLOOD IN SANTANDER. Attack on President Grant in the Chilean House of Deputies, THE REVOLUTION IN BOLIVIA EXTENDING, Tbe Nicaragua Ship Canal Treaty De- clared Void by the President of Costa Rica. By the arrival of the Paciflc Mall steamship Ocean ‘Queen, Captain Jem. Maury, at this port yesterday, from Aspinwall on the 17(h inst., we Nave later news froma the republics of Ceutral and South America. COLOMBIA. The Convention in Pana eral Mosquera on His Return to ( Prospect of Trouble Theretrom—Seriens Flood to Santander—Mining News. PANAMA, Dec, 17, 1870, ‘The State Convention here has yet done little be- yond the preliminary measures of nstallauion. Two very important bls are about to be introduced to day for ws consideration, One is the passing of & jaw requesting Congress to accept of the state of Panama te be erected mito @ federal istrict, wih we sawe privileges aud relations fo dhe Union as the Distriot of Colmmbla im the United States, The otherts a law asking the reform of the copstitution of the nailon to ullow of tae proposed change. It certainly would be a great (bing for ma if it could be carried out, Aurcal many arguments might be adduced tn favor of it over way otier place in Colombia. Several of the other States have offered w cede territory lor ue sante purpose, So that It is, on the whole, very doudiful Lf the offer of Panama will be accepted and carried in Congress. ‘The term of the exile of the Gran General M¢ quera having expired, he as expected to arrive here vy the Kaglish steamer of the 20th; though there was some Wk that the Peruvian government in- tended sending itm up here from Caliao in one of their vessely-of-war. A pas#enger im the steamship Guayagull from Ecuador Informe that a letter had been leit for the General at Payta Lo say that if tonched atany of the ports of Ecuador, ¥ ut Garcia Morena would have bim shot C: Moxquera’s nat State, nas a large party in favor of electing him President of the State. Ifthe ts elected the general belief is that .e wonld not rest satisfied wail elected President or dictator of the Union. While tere he ty to be he guest of President Cor- Panama Rarwoud’s steamship Salvador galled ‘day to commence the line of three steamers @ month to Central America. The Pacific Mali Gom- pany has perimission (rom tue government of Costa Hica for one of thelr steamsinps to touch once a mouth at Punta Arcaas lo take cargo and passen- gers between that port and San Fran ‘On the whole, Central America 1s likely to go ahead both iy and internally. By the steamship Guaya- quil there arrived here about forty anen who had Deen enlisted in Cauca to Jou the Caban patriots in adhe island of Cuba. ‘They are siii here, and some people have doubis about thelr objects and desting- ion. They are are rather @ scedy-looking set, and I fancy could be hired jor anytlung. Al express post is lo be established between Buevaventura and Bogota. Owing tothe lateness Of the arrival of ihe royal West India mail steamer Seine Aspinwall, the quiph sated south Wilheus dae English mail or passeugers. ‘The Consul General of Ecuador at Bogota has Biven official notification te the Colo mbian govern- snent that Ecuador entertains te most friendly feele tngs for the latter country, ana thal any Klea of war 4g vidiculous. Under contract with the Stare of Cundimamarea a house 1§ about to survey for a ratroad ween Bogota and the Magdalona river, The e of Bolivar impoxes a duty of five cents per kilo- gramme on all flour introduced for imternal con- sumption. On the wth of October last a serious Inundation 4oo« place in That part of the State of Santander 1 front of Venezuela. tt was caused by the overnow- ing of the rivers Pampionita, Tachira, Zula and th rivulet of Is . The Pampionita flooded the qual ter of the Playa of the Important city of San José de Cucuta, The water, which rose In some places more than a metre, towed with such impetuosity as to overturn several houses and damaged the walls of many. More than forty houses aro waimbabitable from ruined walls and mud, which will take montis to dry. A fine bridge, Which cost $50,000, hus been also much injured. Among the news from the State of Totima we find among other things that the suanufactare of indige, with the tion and exportation of quina bark, go on increasing. The tobacco of this year, though or in quantity, is of good quality, and itis = hoped that the disease which In former years afected t tations will not be repeated agatu. The annour nent of new wines Contnaes. Many of silver have been discovered toroughout the whole of the central Cordilleras and 11s eastern ramificauon. These mines have ditver- ent wlloys; in seme iead prevails, im others gold, accompaniea with qoartz, Mr. Nelson aA. Chandler, an intelligent North American miner and member of mining companies fn Caliornia, asgeris that the specimens which he has obtained from eleven distinct mines are very rich. This gentle- man carries with him to the United States a ton of minerals obtained, with the imteation of forming mpanies to work them. At the same ume various rsous Dave found min J lant points, so th whole range of ti quia from the Cauca, has ric which ave prolonged fiom the F to the Eastern Cordille amber has also been Sousd. © NTRAL AW Affairs in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Salvador, Nicaraguan and Honduras. COSTA RICA. This country was qniet. There was a talk of the gecessity of trying again to make a road to the At- Jantic coast. The government offers premiums for the cultiva- tion of indigo. it has destined $50,000 to be given in Joans ut six per cent, i sums not exeveding $2,000. TONPURAS. The Gaceta of that country has nothing new. The railroad is progressing, the first section being finished, GUATEMALA. ‘this republic continues quiet and prospering. Congress met on the 234 ultimo. ‘The President's micssage, in spenking of the progress of the couutry, Says that the value of goods imported duriag the ast nine months, trom January to September of this Was $1,500,000, and the exports $2,000,000, cotee harvest had turned out very well It was calculated that there would be 130,000 bags. SALVADOR. Fxcept some riots among the people living at the Sout of the Volcano Of Santa Ana aud the inhabitants 0! (he Lown of Liat hate on some land disputes, in whieh some persons were killed, this republic is peacerai and prosperous, NICARAGUA. ‘Lhe sessions of Congress were toe begin on the Lat nuary next. ‘The introduction of fleur bas been jared free of duty. he Central Amencan and California Steam Navi- gition Company bas tailed to comply with its ob- Jigations, and so is dead. ‘The coffee harvest In this State also promises well. Indigo and cocoa looked very wellin Rivas. A ma- chine had een bronght from the United States which would ciean Loo quintais of coffee a day. of CHILE. ice Betweeo the United States MMiwister and the Chilean Goverament—Con- dition of the Country. VALPARAISO, Nov. 17, 1870. Jm the House of Deputies at Santiago the follow- fog remarks were made ri ling the speech of President Grant on the o¢casion of the reception of ihe Ubilean Minister at Washington. Sefor Arteaga Aleniparte said:— Ia the vational honor safe now, wheo our ridicu‘ous post- tion with respect to 8 boure of the President of the Spain has afforded ground for. the cafern- Ht United States. im his spegeb ception ef our representative ‘there that bas pot read that wiry is bitter:y mocked—all the more He im the head of a #reat pation, uk man as General Grant, The President of bitler because it frow such a seri ihe United States bus said in his speech wi the reception of our Minister at Washington that hostilities between Chile and Spatn exiuted only in the technical sense of the word. ‘This speech called torth the fo lowing letter from General Caldweil, Minister ad intertn of the United States, to the Minister of Foreign Atfaits:— Loans: Untrep SrA786,) ® report of day wo ‘ind that one honoradle Depnty at least has entiraly mistaken tbe spirit of the remarks mate by we President of AY SOUR A, YOCRHIOR 8 Aah Tega OS po ZOE Minnis Pentesomtery gt Wasnington, The bonor- (denor Al SM arte) aks of the al veda eet ‘witht which the * Pres Hs and i resiaent of ‘Uni Btates f this country, 1 need not assure your Kaveliency that there 1s not a wingle syllable im mid remarks which, rightly interpreted, ‘will support such a charge. They are animated throughout with the ighest regard for this republic, to which my coun- try has so long been bound b; ¢ tied Of common esteem, ‘and therein express not only the personal sentiments of the President, but also those the people of the United btates, The records of your office will show how earnestly my governwent has striven, since the cessation of bostilities be Ereen Spain and Chile and her ailies, Wo. secure & peace just ‘and honorable to all--an effort which we may now hope will be speedily crowned with success. a ‘\'would not have your Excellency or the people of Chile think the Presiaent of the United States en occasion of the oilicial reception of the Envoy of thisjrepublic, spol ny terms of scoff or abuse of this country or ite people, other Wan whore of the highest esterm, [avail myself of this occasion to assure your Exgellency of the bigh regard with which Iam your Exceliency's moat obedient servant, JOMN C. CALDWELL. ‘To which the Minister of Foreign Affair replies as follows ;— SANTIAGG, Nov. 8 1870. Sin--I have the honor of receiving the note you were pleased to address me under date of the 4th instant. In Ivyou signify the great surprise with which you have read in the papers. of this oapit words made use of In the senson of | the Bd instant by one of the | members Of thy House of Deputies. You protest. energetically uugninst the meaning, at once as whimsical a erroneous, tint the depnty referred to han attributed discourse pronounced by his of the United States” on ficial reception of our Minister & is 0% Vk jenipotentiary; you assure me that that discourse was inspired by sentiments of the mont cordial esteem toward this republic: you refer to the increasing golfettude with which the goveriiment of the Union has endeavored to obtain a satisfactory arrangement between the allied republics and Spain; and finally, you con- clude by expressing your desire that the Chilean government, and people may not harbor even for # moment the belief tuat the President of the United States would express him. ell, i treating of this republic, In other toras than thoae of he highest eatoom. WM ineeloquent proofs of friendship that Cbile has received from the great republic ef the North; the commercial rev lationship, each day more binding, that exists between both States, and the natural significance of the words employed by his Eacellency the President on that occasion, all unite ‘ae a protest ngainat the wiguiiication und offensive spirit ax- signed to them, Nevertheless, my government cordially thanks yo u for the solicitous care with which you have hastened to rectify the opinions of Senor Arteaga Alemparte, being moved thereto solely by a desire to avoid any motive, although unfounded, that might afford grounds for doubting the sincerity and em teem that your government professes towards this republic, which'the people and government of Chi reciate and reciprocate, I embrace this ut the security of To Je ALDWELL, Enq., Charge d'affaires, ad interim, of the United States of North America, The commercial relations of Chile can be reported @s good. The returns from the cnstoms are favo- rable, and those from mining and agricuitural in- dustry beyond expectation. By ‘advices from Angol we learn that General Pinte is acuvely realizing the idea whici he has en- terlamed ever since 1868, of peacefully occupying the vast territory lying between the Biobto ana the Mal- jeco. As it fs tended soon to sell the government Janda situated between the Biobio and the Malleco, it ts necessary to insure colonists beforeland that thelr franquillity will not be disturved, BOLIVIA, . Progress of the Rovolution. ‘The revolution ef Potesi is said to have extended south, In the departments of Chuguisaca, Tarija and Santa Craz. Nortnern and central departments continue loyal to General Melgarcjo’s government, ‘The General started from the city of La Paz on the 3d November, with 1,000 men under his command, ‘The President on his march snffered very much from the disease which afflicted him in vhe leg, and was obliged to abandon his horse and had to be carried, General Rendon was at Potosi, with an army of 800 men well armed and drilled. He had, besides, a cav- alry squadron of 150 men strong, It is reported that great enthusiasm for the revolution prevails at Chu- quisaca and other southern departments, The revo- Jutionists at Potosi were daily expeeting the arrival of General Campica, who Is believed to be now raising troops to aid the revoluuion. It was commonly as- serted that the Hussars squadron “ad abandoned General Melgarejo’s ranks and @. . v»er to the re volntionista. The report was generally believed tbat many of the chiefs and officers of the Bolivian army were engaged in the Hmong g re Notwith- etanding the above La Stiuacion, of La Paz, the or- gan of General Melgarejo’s government, under date of 16th November, is itself very hopefal and conil- dent im the auccess of President Melgarejo’s govern- ment, adding that Cochabambo, Santa Cruz and many other places in the republic are loyal to Mal- garejo’s rule, and are ready to aid in crushing the revolution, The same newspaper Is confident that the government will not be obliged by circumstances to dictate any extraordinary measures relaving either to individuals or property. THE LATEST NEWS. Earthquakes in Chile—French Cruisers in the Pacific—The Siege of Montevideo—Tuo Nica- ragan Ship Caual Treaty Void. HAVANA, Dec, 26, 1870. The following news from South America has been received from Panama:— Advices from Valparaiso to December 2 state that a severe earthquake occurred at Santiago and else- where, but the damage done was slight, New silver mines have been discovered in Coloma, Advices from Ohile to the 2d state that the new American Minister had arrived. Congress had granted # subsidy of $20,000 per annum to the Paua- ma and West India Cable Company, on condition that they cormect Callao with Europe by telegraph. Montevideo continued besieged, and conflicts oc- curred dally. Lima advices tothe Mth state that the effect of the European war was felt heavilyin all branches of bualness. Exchange could not be procured, The government exacts a tax of three per cent on all coin exported. A French man-of-war had captured the German ships august, from Hamburg, and Gazelle, from California. Both vessels were taken to Tahiti, Bolivia advices to the 14th state that General Mo rales had been chosen chief of the Cococoro and Orciho revolutionists. Melgarejo was powerless near Potosi, and wanting help. The Arequipa Railroad wili be opened on the 1st of January. San Salvador advices to the 2d state that many depredations bad been committed on persons and property. An attempted rising of the people was suppressed. Costa Rica advices to the 20th state that the President bad declared the treaty for the construc- tuon of the canal across the Isthmus of Nicaraugua void. Retars of Steamer Virgin to Paerto Cabello. HAVANA, Dec, 27, 1870. Advices from Venezuela to the Tth state that the steamer Virgin had returned to Puerto Cabello from Curacoa. It was rumored that she was searched at Curacoa by a Spanish war steamer, but nothing was found, her ammunition having previously been dis- embarked and part of her crew discharged and sent. 10 St. Thomas. BROOKLYNITES’ BURDENS. Some of the Taxpayers Astonished—Addi- tional Taxation. The best place to see long and anxious faces at the present time is in the office of the Tax Collector in the City Hall. In nearly all cases the assessors have increased the assessed valuation on the pro- perty, and this, together with the fact that the taxes average $3 STfor every $100 worth of property, brings the bills up to an alarming amount. But woat startles and unnerves some of the taxpayers most is the addition of an amount of assessment for some local Improvement whichgthey haa not considered. Certain of these assessments, 16 appears, according to law “shall be included in the tax for 1870,” and certain otbers “snail be placed in the tax roll for 1870.” ‘Those of the first class, together with the tax, are placed in one amount in the tax pill, with no explanatory note indicating the amount of each separately. Those of the second class are placed in the tax bills sm separate amounts—t, ¢., 80 much for taxea and so much for improvement assess- ments— h together make the totai demanded irom the taxpayer. Collector Badeau clatms that he canses the bills to be made out in conformity with the books submitted to him by the Board of Supervisors, and contends that if in those of the first class Ghe amounts were separately specified the taxpayers would in alarge majority of cases only the tax and leave the city to collect the improv Ment assessment as best ib might, MUNGIPAL AFFAIRS. Meeting of the Board of Assistant Alder- me ‘Stow”’-ing Away the Pavement Work. The Board met at two o'clock yesterday, Presi- dent Galvin in the chair. Resolutions to the follow- ing etfect were adopted:—Te adopt over the Mayor's veto resolutions directing the Commissioner of Pab- lic Works to advertise lor proposals for pav- ing with the Stew foundation pavement First venue, [rom 110th to 124th street; avenue A, irom Eigity-ftth t@ Ninety-second streets; 112th street, trom Fourth avenue to first avenue: 114th atreet, from Fourth avenge te East river; 115th street, from Fourth avenue to East river; lieth street,’ from ‘Third avenue to Kast river; 118th street, from Fourth avenue to Kast river; 1200n street, from Third ave- nue to Hast river; 12ist street, frum Second avenue to Hust river; to pave with Belgian pavement second avenue, from Nineteenth to Twenty-sixth street; directing the Commisstoner of Public Works to pro- cure a stand of colors for the First regiment of in- fantry, N. G.S.N. Y.: to pave with, Belgian pave- ment Twentieth street, from Sixth avenye t North iver. The oak Wed adiouxes. THE COURTS. Alleged Pension Fraud—Prosecution of a Collec- tor’s Sureties—Revenue Suits—Presentment Against the Elevated Railroad—The Fiddes-Murray Litigation—Business in the Court of General Sessions. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. A War Widow and Her Cuban Husband—Un- precedented Treachery. Before Commisstoner Osborn. Julia de ia Vegu, the widow of a soldier named Lehnhardt, but now the wife of a Cuban named Manuel Lessa de 1a Vega, is charged by her husband with having drawn pension money since her mar- riage to him, as though she were still an unmarried widow. It seems that the complaint was the result of @ quarrel between the pair, the husband being jeaious of his wife, and accusing her of infideity toward hun. Jul ated to the Commissiouer that her husband had persuaded her to draw the pension ailer marriage, and had ever gone to the Pension Oflice with Ler and sworn that he knew her, ant also knew that sie Was an unmarried widow and entitled to draw a pension, A war of werda then ensued between the worthy coupie, and the Com- missioner, after restoring order, adjourned the fur- ther hearing until this morning. ne WN sd The Prosecution of a Collectors Sureties— Alleged Heavy Losses by the Government. The suit thesituted by Assistant United States District Actorney L, W, Emerson against the aure- ties on the bond given by ex-Coliector Morgan L. Harris for the faithful performance of his duties while Collector of the Eighth district will prove of much interest wheu it comes to trial, It 18 alleged that the government has lost about $1,000,000 on account of the Colicetor accepting “straw”? bonds- men for the release of seized whiskey and distillery and rectifying establishment property. Mr, Harris’ bond was given for over $100,000, The sureties op ttare Augustus Schell, Edwin Croswell, Stephen P. Russell, Andrew Mills and Charles Devlin, ‘T mas Clinton, James Ramsden, John Morgan and ‘Thomas Matthews are some of the alleged “straw” bondsinen accepted by the ex-Collector. Revenue te. Assistant United States District Attorney L. W. Emerson, who has charge of the preparation of rev- enue suits in the United States District Attorney's ofice, has been very busy during the present year. In the Unitea States Circuit Court 280 suits in per- sonam, to recover penalties, have beengclosed, and eighty-four suits in rem., for forfeiture, nave been tried 1 the United Siates District Court. There are 778 suits in rem. now pending. ‘The aggregate amount tor which judgment nas been recovered in favor of the United States in suits in rem. 18 $99,059; the aggregate ammount of penalties recovered in suits ia persona 1s $95,050, making a total of $194,109, most of which has becn collected. A Counterfeit Case, John Smith was brought betore Commissioner Shields yesterday, on the charge of passing a coun- terfeit ten dollar note on the Farmers’ ana Manufac- turers’ National Bank of Poughkeepsie upon Matilda Hearn, keeper of a confectionery store at No. 477 Sec- ond avenue, John was committed for examination. COURT OF GYER AND TERMINER. Presentment Against the Efevated Railrond— Judgment Suspended—Murder Trial Post- poned, Before Judge Cardozo. It required but brief time to transact yesterday's bu- siness ol this court, There was the usual large crowd In attendance of those who had come there expecting to gratify their abnormal tasies for tales of blood and horror and reckless daring, successful pillage and all the other curious and exciting revelations of crime’s phases. ‘To all such the brief session was a sore disappointment, THE ELEVATED RAILROAD, The Grand Jury vrought in a true bill against the elevated railroad in Greenwich street, or what amounts to the same thing, the road with the cuar- tered name—“fhe West Side and Yonkers Patent Rauway Company.” As this road has been so long butiding and held out such flattering hopes of reaily accomplishing something towurd a settiement of the problem of speedy up-town transit we give the bill enure:— City ant Comnty of New York, se=The jurors of the people of the State of New York in and for the body of the city and county of New York upon their oath present:— ‘That the West Side and Yonkera Patent Rullway Company, rated by the provisions of New York, a corporation claiming to be. incor of chapter 489 of the laws of 1867 e on the Ist day of October, in the year of our Lord 1+70, and on divers other days and times between that day and the day the taking of this inquisition, at the eity and county afore- id. with force and arms, unlawfully, wilfully, dangeronsly, imperfectly and maliciously located nnd erected in the city of New York--to wit, over and upon the pubitc sidewalks in certain public strecls thereof, kuown as Greeuwich street and Ninth avenue, and which streets were then and there and are constantly used by an aggregate nun ber of the citizens of the city aforesaid—50) josts, 1,000 ‘and wooden rails, and then and iron here unlawfully, wilfully, dangerously "and maiiciously maintained the said structures of iron posts and wooden rails for the pretended purposes of w raliroad for the pre- tended sransit over said posts und on such rails of cars then and there expected to contain men, women and children as passengers, und that they the ward the West Siae and Yon- era Patent Railway Company then and there unlawfully, wilfully, dangerously and mahciously continued to mayntain and atil] maintains the sald structures in form and manner 0 that the public sidewalks of the public strects aforesaid were and ure obstructed and rendered inconvenient in pul He use, and thereby the free pass: Public pedestria: in, along, upon and across sald widewalks and streets im- peded and the public highway thereby blockaded, and the personal safety and secunty of the bodies and limbs of per- sons walking and of horses being driven near suid strects doth beside them and under said siructures of raiway were then and there previously endangered and hazarded and placed in jeopardy. And that they the sald the West Side and” Yonkers Patent Railway Company . then and there unlawful, wilfully, dangerously and malictously permitted and suffered, and stil do aniawfully, wile Tully, dangerously and malicionsly permit and suifer the said structure so by them erected and built as aforesaid to remain on the public highways aforesaid in an unsafe con- dition, and one prejudicial to the lives, comfort, limbs and ersonal security of the large and aggrecate numbers of the Inhabitants who continually and law/ally pass and repass the said streets In which and over which said structure is fituated and erected as aforesaid, as wetl ax prejudicial and hazardous by Pits impertect si gers who may be induced to travel npo of said strneture, all of which premises was and were by the said the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway Company then and there and now done and permitted, to the great damage and comingp annoyance snd nuisance in life and limb and comfort aifd convenience of the aggregate eltize: of the clty of New York residing, driving, going, returning, passing, repaasing and laboring ip, through and along. the aforesald public streets, avennes and hichways, to the evil example of ali others in like case offending, and against the peace of the people ot the State of New York and their dignity. 8. B. GARVIN, District Attorney, JUDGMENT SUSPENDED. In the case of John Wilson, who pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, judgment was sus- pended. ‘The prisoner evidently fully appreciated the clemency shown him. MURDER TRIAL POSTPONED. ‘The trial of John Thomas on a charge of murder, set down for yesterday, was postponed until to-day on account of absence of witnesses, ‘There being no further business the Court adjourned, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The Fiddes-Murray Unplcasantmess. Judge Ingraham, of the Supreme Court, gave bis decision yesterday upon the motion on behalf of the plaintiff for counse! fees and alimony. The Judge granted $100 counsel fees, but denied the applica- ton for alimony. The matter will now undergo an investigation before the refereo recently apovinted by the Court. Mr. James will, however, make a new application upon fresh affidavits for an order for alimony pending the reference. COMMON PLEAS—TRIAL TEAM. A Lenky stable. Before Judge Joseph F, Daly. Charles Schneider vs, Patrick O'Hearn.—The plaintiff and defendant were adjoining property holders at the corncr of Twenty-fourth street and Second avenue, the jormer having his premises oc- cupied as a tenement, while the latter occupied his asastable. The plaintiff claims that defendant per- mutted his stable to remain without proper care and drainage, thus causing an overtiow of stagnant water into the cellar of plaintiff’s premises, and causing a disagreeable and unhealthy odor; that owing to this negligence the property became par- tially untenantable, and in its sale subsequently there Was a depreciation in its value amounting to $6,000, in Which amount he now clalins damages. Case still on. COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Before Judge Larremore. Morgan ¢t al. vs. Henry H, Jacobs.—It 1s alleged on behalf of plaintiff that the defendant drew a check in favor of Morgan, Keene & Marvin for $500, on the Broadway Bank. In due course of time the bill was presented, there being no money in the bank to pay it. Tnis suit was then brought to re- cover the $500, and Juaginent for that amount was entered. Yesterday a motion was made to set aside the judgment, detendant claiming that he was not served and also alleging that he was not the drawer me the note, The hearing was adjourmed until to- day, GOURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Before Recorder Hackett. A BURGLAR SENT TO THE STATE PRISON FOR TEN YEARS. The first case cailed yesterday by Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Sullivan was an mdictment for bur+ glary in the first degree against James Robinson, who was charged with burglariously entering the apartments occupied by John Sowden, at 321 East Twenty-fourth street, on the night of the 18th of October, About three o’clock in the morning Mrs. Sowden was awakened by the opening of a Window, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 and upon apprising her husband of the fact he pro- cured his revolver and fired a few times, not to wound the burglar, but to alarm the neighborhood and procure @ policeman. Mr. and Mrs. Sowden positively identifled the prisoner, who, when they saw him, was descending a ladder, ‘The jury ren- dered & verdict of guilty ef am atteinpt at burglary in the Orst degree, and the Recorder sent him te the State Prison for ten years. AN ALLEGED BURGLAR GETS ANOTHER CMANCE. William Kellar was placed on triai charged with being implicated in a burglary committed upon the grocery establishment of Martin Y. Bunn & Co., cor- ner Of Greenwich and Jay streets, op the iuth of August, by means of a faisc key. ‘The safe was pried open, and over one thousand deliars worth of sity ware and jewelry was stolen. ‘The proceeds of the burgiury were the wedding presents of Mrs. Wm, P, Roome, the bride of a member of the firm. ‘The only evidence against Kellar was circumstantial, consisi- dng in the fact that he was seen for six mornings during the fortnight preceding tie burglary sitting ‘on the door step of the premises at an earty hour in tae morning. The jury rendered a verdict of not guilty without leaving their seats, The Recorder in discharging Kellar observed that the jury were justified on the evidence im acquittin, hin, but he (the Roeorder) knew tim to be one oO the worst burglars in the city of New York, and that he had just served a term of five years in the State Prison, “You will be here avain su the fecordor, in his characteristic lacon ALLEGED MANSLAUGUYSR—THE PRISONER — DIS- CHARGED. Thomas McCarthy was arraigned upon a charge of manslaughter, bat the case was summaril brought to a termination in favor of the accused, it appeared from the statement of Assistant District Attorney Sullivan and the testamony of two wit- nesses examined by the people that a man named John Quinn and MeCarthy went into a lager beer saloon at the corner of First avenue and Forty- seventh street, on the i2th of September, und had & dificulty with the proprietor, An atfray ensued upon the sidewalk, daring winch David Reischer was struck on the head with a shovel by Quinn, which blow resuited in his death. ‘The prisoner kicked him atter he was struck, and that being the only evidence in the case tending to implicate MeUarthy the matter was subimitced to the jury, who promptly rendered a verdict of ‘not gullty.’? T0-DAY’S CALENDAR. The following is the calendar jor to.day:—The People vs. Louis T, Weherz and others, grand jar ceny; Same vs. Walter Prince, robb Same vs. James Thompson, burglary; Same vs. John McClen- nan, burglary; Same vs. John Fisher, burglary; Same vs. Charies Burke, burgiary; Same vs, Charles McPherson, burglary; Same ys. John Nicholson, felonious assauit and battery; Same vs. Ferdinand Welgelman and Caroline Weigelman, felomous as- sault and battery; Same vs. Isaac Kosenthal, bigamy; Same vs, James Baker, grand larceny; Same vs. Jean T. Vallenti, grand larceny; Same ve. Philp Fitzgerald, grand larceny. COURT CALENDARS—THIS DAY. OVER AND TERMINER AND SUPREME COURT—CIR- curr.—vart L—Before Judge Cardozo.—No Cireuit calendar, Criminal causes—The People vs, sonn ‘Thomas, murder; Same vs, John Costello, robbery; Same vs, George Williams, burglary; Same vs. James Coppel, burglary; Same vs. James Coppel, jelonjon assault and battery; Same vs. Joseph Walsh, gram larceny; Same vs. Charies Jackson, grand larceny; Same vs. Michael McGuire, grand larceny; Same ve. Mary A. Bradsaw, larceny from the person, SUPREME COURT—CHAMBERS.—Held by Judge In- graham.—Nos, 40, 76, 77, 89, 123, 162, 177, 179, UOMMON PLEAS.—Part 1.—Before Judge Daly.. Nos. 139, 199, 460, 461, é, 161, 897, 316, 320, 207, 249, 385, 300, 19, 221, 403, 163, OE. 85, 204, 271, ARINE CourT.—Part 1,—Before Jndee Gross.— Calendar calied ai ten A. M.—Nos. 4149, 4661, 4079, 4091, 4748, 278, 49, BROOKL SUPREME COURT—-SPECIAL TERM. Alleged Cruelty of Parents—Strange Allegn- watious of a Girl Nineteen Years of Avo— She Aske to be ‘'aken Away from Her Parents, and Applics tor the Appointment of a Guardian. Before Judge Pratt. A girl named Elizabeth Moran made application yesterday moining, throug! counsel, to Judge Pratt, to be taken away from her parents, and thata guardian might be appointed to take care of her, Miss Meran is abeut nineteen years ef age, and the case came belore the court on a writ of habeas cor- pus, which was issued a short time ago, to release the girl from the House of the Good Shepherd, in Yorkville. The petition for the writ contatns the application for the appointment of a guardian, MISS MORAN’S STATEMENT, In her affidavit Elizabeth Moran alleges that she is reputed to be the daughter of Patrick and Mary Moran, who reside at No. 272 Atlantic street, Brooklyn, and that she will celebrate her nimetecnin birthday on the 22d of July, 1871. Her earitest re- collections are associated with crucl treatment by her father and motner, Geiting down to particular acts of cruelty, Miss Moran alleges that on one occasion her moiner barned her on the face, legs and shoulders with @ rednot oker, and that the scars are still Visible. She says he sole reason her mother had for acting im that manner was that she had been kept in school after the usual hour for dismissal. She also alleges that on the Ist of October, 1869, her mother seized her by the hair as she was going up siairs, Knocked her head several times against the wall, and, after thrusting her into her room, locked the door and kept her there tor more than twenty-four hours, during all of which time she had nothing to eat or drink, and no one visited her, At the end of that tume her father entered the room and BEAT HER WITH A WALKING STICK 3n & Most brutal manner, while her mother stood by, crying out, “Give 1t to her.’ On the following Fri- day she says she was informed that her cousin was dead, and was induced to enter a carriage for the purpose of attending the funeral, as she supposed. ut, instead of anything of ihat Kind occurring, COURTS. her motuer took her to the House of the Good Shepherd, New York, which she at jirst supposed was a hospital. She soon as- certained where she was, and had to remain there until the 8th of June, 1870, In company with about 200 girls, petween the ages of fifteen and twenty years, the majority of Whom had Jed vicious lives, and was compelled during all that time to listen to vile and obscene conversation. On return- ing home she obtained employment and handed her Wages to her parents, but lust September, she says, her father again began to treat her ima cruel and brutal manner, and fnally she was compelled to take refuge with a Mrs. Jaun, who lived in tue same house. On Saturday, the 12th of last November, she was arrested and taken from Mrs, Jaun’s room to the residence of Jnstice Watsh, and from there she was sent Lo the House of the Good Shepuer OOK- lyn, She remaimed there until the follow Mon- day, When she was transferred to the House of the Good Shepherd at Yorkville. She never knew on what charge she had been arrested, and remained at the House of the Good Shepherd until released on Ube writ of habeas corpus sued out by Mrs. Jaun, ‘The affidavit 18 correborated by the affidavits of Margaret Teer, Kosanna Smith, William Reynoids and liza Glenn, who lived in the house on Atlantic street, and aiso by the afidavit of Mrs. Jaun, whom Miss Moran wishes appointed her guardian. THE AFFIDAVITS OF THE PARENTS deny the allegations of cruelty and allege that their daughter had only been corrected as much as was absolutely necessary for ner good. They say she was sent to the House of the Good Shepherd in order that she might be kept out of the way of vicious companions, and also to cerrect her mede of life, which, they say, Was shameful. The affidavit closed by assailing the character of Mr, Jaun. When the amidavits had been read Judge Pratt di- rected a reference to Mr. Edgar M. Cullen, PASSAS® COUNTY (N. J.) COURES. Decision in Favor of the Erie Railway— Trial of a Chosen Frecholder~Shocking Affair—Official Corruption in Jersey. In the Paterson courts yesterday Judge Bedle an- nounced his decision tm the suits brought against the Erie Railway by the vaterson Express Com- panies lor the recovery of alleged overcharges for freight, It was to the effect that the act of March 17, 1870, repealed the original law passed i 1839, under which the suits were brought against the company for the penalty of $100 for each oltence, All these suits consequently fall through, there being ne such law as that under which they were instituted, it having been repealed. The Court ac- cordingly nonsuited the plaintiffs, but announced his willingness to allow a cortierari if desired, Several appeals of similar cases will be continued in the April term. : ‘The trial of Freeholder Zebulon Sutton, new pro- gressing in the Paterson courts, reveals a most cor- Tupt system 10 which the. aifairs of Passaic county have been managed. The suit 1s brought to recover money alleged illegally drawn from the county treasury by Sutton and others, and i3 the first of several of the kind that are to come up. In detall the testimony ts uninteresting to ihe general public, but seems to show that a large poruon of the funds drawn trom the county treasury for “public improvements” went into the pockets of the Freeholders and contractors with whom they were in collusion. What the defence will develop in favor of the accused 18 hard to antictpate, but at present his chances look decidedly dark, ‘The thing 18 80 old in Patersou that comparatively little in- terest seems manifest in the trial. MORRISTOWN BREATHES FREELY. Kent, the Fire Fiend, and His Comrades Removed to Trenton. Yesterday Gilbert Kent and his four fellow con- victs, seatenced, the former for twenty years and the latter for periods from one to four years each, were transferred from Morristown to ‘renten to enter upon their several terms of servitude in the State Prison. Kent succeeded in induce ing the Sheriff to transport him across the country in ® carriage to Elizabeth, instead of coming through on the Morris and Essex Rallroad to Newark. ‘The others made no objection, and while walting for connection in Newark were regaled with a hetel dinner. They were garbed quite re- spectably, but the manacies on their hands at- tracted a curious crowd. At Biizaveth Kent joined the tain. 8, 1870. ' THE BUILDING MURDER. Farther Evidence in the West Thirty- Fifth Street Horror. Tostimony of Persons Bngaged in the Construction. ‘The Investigation looking te the discovery of who is responsible for the fallof the piano factory in Weat Thirty-fifth street on the 15th inst, was re- sumed yesterday by Coroner Keenan. The first witness called was John L, Hamilton, carpenter, who performed the work on the fallen building. ME. HAMILTON'S TESTIMONY: showed that he did the work for the owner, Joseph B, Hale; it was done by contract; he was to do the entire woodwork, to use spruce timbers, 3x12, for seven tiers, placed at twelve mehes from the cen- tres; carriage beams and headers, 6x12; the roof beams, 3x11, and twelve inches from the centre, Testing four inches in the walls at each end; all the beams were secured in the usual way, three piers or bridges and anchor strips; these are placed to stay the front wall, not the side walls; these were secured with anchor strips furnished by the masons, fastened to the beams, every eighth beam on both sides, all the way up; there were 362 windows in the building, twenty-two on each front and 159 on each side; there were twenty on @ row; the roof was butit pitching towards the centre, & descent of three feet from each front; the beams were built in the wall to se- cure the roof; there was no iron fastening except the. arches, which ran sideways, ard secant boards were nailed to the beams, There was to be a gravel roof, which wouid finish it. There were six open- ings—fo ur for skylights and two for scutlles; there are different ways of constructing roofs—none more secure than this; there is no method better than this tosecure the roof to the building; left the building at nine o'clock A.M. on the day that iv tell; the roof had not then arrived; there were no workmen in it at the time to his knowledge; went to about the centre of the building on that morning, on the first story; felt no shaking, and nothing unusual; saw no cracks in the walis; heard nothing said then about the trembling of the build- ing or of any danger; had heard parties say it was @ high buiiding, and was in danger of falling; don’t know who the parties were; not any builder, to his knowledge; returned about half-past eleven o'clock, and found that the buliding had fallen; in his opinion the wind caused 1t to fall; it was Loo severe for it in its unfinished state; tne owner always rete ae Lae well pened, ‘To a Juror—Hie yas perfect! thing that was Rite hea rg ROU ee Ons | Rian wel cause it was a high, long building and stood by itself, sing * ‘Toa Juror—If witness had put up a factory for hipiselt he would have constructed it he ee preferred partition walls; he would have built it More square, sul more secured, and with more safety, but until tt fell he believed this one perfectiy safe. HENRY G, HARRISON, of No, 92 Ninth street, sworn—Is an architect; saw the butiding in question fall; was near the river, be- tween Eleventh avenue and the water, on the block between Thirty-lourth and Thirty-fifth streets; Mr. Armer directed his attention to the building, and said, “Itis (alling;” looked and saw the walls fall- in, the upperend and the sides; about fifteen or twenty fect of the side walls remained standings witness has constructed several large builuings in New York, the Women's Hospital in Fiftieuh street and the Manhattan Market among them; there was but one cause of the building falling—that was the wind; it was a fearful gale; certainly in velocity from thirty to fifty miles an hour; the building was much exposed to it. To a Juror—Accordingjto the testimony given this morning it was A VERY STRONG BUILDING. Hall J. Armer, of Westchester county, was with the previous witness when the building fell; it seemed to fallin a body, with the exception of the south end; to roll over towards the centre of the building; ft started trom the north end at the top; cannot say whether the zoof was lilted; it blew so hard that they couldn’t remain on the ground. John Davis, & mason, swern—Did the masen work on the building in question; was fvreman of the work; it Was commenced between the 17th and 20th of October; that was cleaning out for the foundatien; the masen work was started on the 22d of October; employed from eighteen to twenty men on an ave- rage; worked every d: except Sundays, unless 1t was stormy weather, until the day before it fell; on that aay levelied up between the roof beams to pre- pare for the fall; was employed by Mr. Cochrane be. fore the brick work was commenced; he suggested that we must take extra precaution on account of the height, and to suggest to Mr. Hale to make the walls of the lower stories a little heavier than six- teen inches; did make the suggestion, and he re- plied that he was building according to law end was not going beyond the law in the height to which he was going; had not been out of the building ten minutes when it fell; had been on the roof that morning and SAW NOTHING UNUSUAL; no trembling; he tad been complimented on the strength of the walls, even to the day on which tue building fell. ‘To Mr, Fellows—Was employed jorty-five workin; Gays; in that time the work was done; the win was the cause of the fail; has not heard of any other accident occurring in New York frem the same cause in that way; thinks the roof was raised by the wind; it loosened the fastening 1n the walls by the shock, and they would fall in; there were only four men at work that day; Mr. Hale superintended tne construction and gave witness all nis orders; the heignt of the buliding was about seventy-nine feet; saw ins Superinteadent of Buildings there fre- quently. Francis Barry sworn—Am a dealer in building materiais; furnished part of the lime used in the building that fell; 11 was first quality—the best in the market—sands or Westchester lime; it was used on the upper part of the walls, from about the centre; it does not set so quick as some lime, but after it is set makes a strong wall; sold 1t to Mr. Cochrane. Thomas Whise sworn—Mixed the mortar that was used in the building in question; had mixed mortar on four or five occasions before, but 15 not nach used to it; Knows good mortar and how it should be mixed; 1t was good mortar. John Mullins swern—Is a mason and builder, and examined the ruias of the building after it’ fell; should say it was very weil built; one canse of the falling was the wind; another, the building was built too fast; know no other cause; three or four months should have been taken to erect a building of that size. To Mr. Feilows-Believe that any building coula be blown aown by the wind when IMPROPERLY CONSTRUCTED and 80 exposed asthis was; the effect of hurrying the building woult be that the mortar would not be properly set; do ust consider the walls of the build- ing safe against strong winds; bere were of suffi- cient thickness, proper time hi been taken In their construction if three or four months had been taken do not)hink they would have fallen; a sudden gust wouldlift the roof, allnough the win- dows were open aid Opposite to each other; had floors been laid d not think the building would have been blown dwn. James 1. Miller sworn—Is an architect and hag been in the buildng business; has examined the fallen building; didnot see 1t before it fell; the cause of the fall, in his opinion, is that the roof was lified by the force of the|wind, and coming down would ress agaiast the wi and carry the other tlers of satisied with every ee ams and Walls wth it; 1t wes an unusuatly heavy roof; wails can bd properly built in the time that these were built, To Mr. Fellows—he wind woulda reach the roof through the window and liftit, Think THE WALLS WERE JOT OF SUFFICIENT THICKNESS for the height; they:hould be increased aad thinks the law should be dtered; they might be sufe with the present thicknes, but carelessness in construc- tion might make then unsafe. James Webb swon—Is a builder and mason; ex- amined the building that fell; the materials were good and the workuanship also; the wind gettin; under the roof causd it tu tall; if the mortar hat bad time to set it wuld make no difference; had the windews been Cleed it would have prevented it, in his opinion; 1t1s bt usual to close the windows until the floors are laid and the roof on; had the floors been laid it miqt not have fallen. ‘Yo Mr. Fellows—Ih mortar was properly made; thinks @ building of Kat kind could ve safely CONSTRUCTEDIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS, if proper care be used John Downie is a cepenter and saw that the walls were plumb and appared to be well built; thinks such @ building, if proerly constructed and situated as this was, would ke likely to pe blown down; never Baw one Of Ukt shape so much exposed. There are no ways tnuse to protect a building so situated beyond thos he understood to have been used here. Had the bers been laid it would have rotected it, but theyare never laid until the roof is on. Patrick Mulhern swen—Heiped to mix the mortar used in this building; caow good from bad mortar; it was as good as any Ver used in any building he ever worked at. ‘To Mr. Fellows—Nevr told Gregory Flynn that the lime was made of mrpie; after the buliding had progressed a certain bight the lime was changed ané got from anothel party; thinks we last was better; had heard peoje say THE BUILDINGWOULD NOT BTA ND, Mt was such a height, John T, Conover swoi—Am a mason and builder; saw the building after} fell; tho wall for four sto- ries was standing; thevorkmanship and materials were good; they were bw stories ond heavily Um- bered—not mere than eght feet six inches high To Mr. Fellows—Do nt consider the bracing hore of sufficient strength if braced to the window frames; the building wuld be safe under ordinury circumstances; 1 the rof was lifted and fell down violently the braces waidn’s hold out; would put abrace on the piers 6 well ason the windows; braces on the outsidewould have prevented the building falling; THE CONSTRUCTIN WAS TOO HURRIED; three months shoald hve been taken for the brick work, so a8 to give themortar time to set. Louis Barger sworn-ls an architect; examinea the fallen ballding; th fall was caused by the vio- lence of the male and i exposed situation; 1t would | indulgtt | frequent! have been blown down even tf rly buflt and Ee ene iaken; It might have been pre ven! by extraordingry precautions, py putting ontside braces at each pier; be would not have done’ this if he had had the construction of the building Unless the walls had not rematued siright; transe: verse walls woultt have prevented the whole bullae ing rece the law shonid compe! all Tactory builds ings of 120 feet aud more deep to have cross walls, Franklin Goodwin sworn—Is & housemovers pulled down @ portion of the walls left standing off this building; the workmauship and materiais wer very g00d—a8 5a any gree walls he had eve! handied; the mortar was strong and the wails were as good as many old walla, fl ames W. K, Hill sworn—ts a practical carpenter has examined the fallen puilding since it fel); it W! caused by the wind and the perfection Of Coty streetion; it was too high for the amount and distri« bution of materials used; it wus net properly se+ cured at various points; THE ANCHORAGE AT THB DIFFEREN? YEOORS WAS IMPERFECT; | the wails were too high and too long without an; transverse sapport; the roof of too great an area fol the bearing support, and the walls Were Weak fron the number of windows in ther, [The witness described at length how, in his opind jon, the building should have been constructed) ‘The Toot should have been anchored tnto the Wall; as 41 was, If the wind came under the roof, if 1 didn raise it, 1b would cause It to vibrate, and by these vie brations the wall was loosened, and it fell Fine aad taking. the walls and beams with it, aud tne ma constantly accumulated and at length fell to the foundation, 4 ‘To Mr. Fellows—While the roof wad in this condt4 ton the walls were exceedingly dangerous, ' As Mr. Hale, the owner of the builaing, and Mrs MeGregor, Superintendent of Buildings, are botty confined to the house by sickness, the Coroner de. cided to visit them with the jury this moming, an the further investigation was postponed. SKATING. The Park Ponds Yesterday—A Fine Day and Plenty of Fun. ‘The skating at the Park yesterday was as animate and lively as on the day before, though, of course, during the daytime the ponds were not quite so und comfortably crowded. The day was all that could have been wished for by the most enthasiastic love! of the sport—clear, bright, no! too cold, and throug! @ great partof the day the wind was almost still though as the afternoon waned a slight cna sprung up, and made things scarcely so pleasant im the morning. The tce still continues smooth wd glassy—thanks to the unintermitted exertions of the sweepers and the unbroken continuance of thet frost. Now that the season has fatrly veew Inanguratedy and the first effervescence of THB SKATING EXCITEMENT has subsided, the Park and the ponds have haan thelr normal winter aspect. Searcely has on alighted from the car before he is bailed by th familiar importunities of the hackmen: “Only — | cents to the ice, sir; a beantiful drive through t Park, and all for ten cents.” And if the visitor be, like all reporters, one of viose indefatigable peopl who all the time keep themselves by untiring indus: try in a state of chronic weariness, he will uf once close with the ofier, though perhaps his coi science may upbraid him with laziness as he whirl past, atatriamphat march of four miles an hour, the troops of laughing, rosy-cheeked boys and girls, who are on thelr way to the ice, and who are mak: ing the most of thelr Christmas-tide holidays by in unheard-of spells of skating, last from early in the morning unill duak ‘And what a pleasant scene the big pond present after one has passed over the hard, firm read, fringed with its rows of leafiess, skeleton trees, ai stands on the hill overlooking the ice! ‘The whit. ened sheets of ice, the crowds of well dressed or picturesquely dressed skaters movin: gracefully and swiftly along, and here and there the grim form of a Park policeman, looking, for all th@ world, as he stands in his place as the representa tive of law and order, itke A GHOST AT 4 WEDDING PARTY— ‘ the whole picture, bright and animated and brimé ful ot lite and gayety and healthful buoyancy of spirits, as it is, set In the bare, cold winter landscape, must, indeed, impress the countryman who guz upon it for the first time, while it never loses il charm even to the most hopelessly blasé of Ne: Yorkers. Once on the ice, too, for th first tume, perhaps, after years of absence, what a thrill of pleasurable excitement runs throu, the veins—how swiftly tne blood courses along appointed channels—how bright grow the eyes an flushed the cheeks as the rapidity and ease wit which one travels through the clear, bracing air, awakens that eerengely. oharming sense of powe: and freedom that all men feel when they are o1 horseback or on the deck of a swift yacht or o1 skates! The fun of the ice, too—the harmle tumbles of the beginners, the wild collision of couple or more unthinking sportsmen. the shi scream of the frightened maiden, as her lover save her awkward but pretty feet {rom sliding beneatt her, seems wonderfully in accord with the winter--+4 seems, indeed, the natural poetry of the season. At night the ponds, of course, grew very miucl more crowded. The school children, certainly, nac gone home, but their place was more than filled by thousands of boys and girls of larger growth, who had been chained at the desk or in the workroom al! the day, and who now sought relaxation and healt! in ‘i most pleasant, exciting and healthful o: sports. i‘ The Park Commissioners have already done so much for the public, and the general arrangemen tor the regulation of the skating are so good, that i seems almost like ingratitude to suggest any defece in their management, But something ought cer< tainly to be done to oust the throng of noisy loafer: who take up their stand early in the morning in th walting rooms and remain there the jivelong day, crowding out numbers of people who simp, want shelter for a few moments while the] fasten on their skates, Most of these annoying gen4 try make a pretence of putting on skates; but It i the thinnest of disguises for a new form of a loaflpg. Would it not be better to allow but a certan limited number of boys or men to practice as “skat adjusters,” and to fix a tariff for their services, say, ten cents? The latter regulation would save a good deal of extortion now practised, as numbers of gen« tlemen had yesterday either to pay a quarter or suf ler u very unpleasant amount of abuse, 5: Sad Skating Accident in Brooklyn. Coroner Jones was called upon yesterday morning to hold an inquest on the body of Edward J. Carter,; of No. 347 Sackett street, South Brookiyn. Deceased] visited Prospect Park pond on Mondiay for the pur, pose of amusing himselt on skates. Nhtie wlidin; over the pond he fell, striking the back of his he: on the ice and fracturing his skuli. Death ensu yesterday morning, Deceased Was most respectabl connected, and will be regretted by all who knew Brady’s Rink, Jersey City. Glittering steel still nolds sway at this populat; Tesort, and is well patronized during the day and. evening. Messrs, Moe and Goedrich were on th ice during the afternoon of yesterday, aud Jol Engler, Jr., disporced in the evening. A masquerad carnival is in contemplation for Friday evening, and, into them by no means agreeable. desi make a decent tlumination fer @ boys’ race for a silver cup will come off on Sature day afternoon. The music, as usual, will be fara mished by the popular “Rink Band.”? BRAINING W.1H A BOITLE, Probably Fatal Affray in Brooklyn, An affray which will in all probability result in’ the death of one of the parties concerned ovcurredi in the Hoffman House, at the corner of Broadway and Kossutn street, on Christmas eve. The atten-, tiun of the police was not called to the matter unt! yesterday afternoon, when @ physician, who was Attending the injured man, stated that he had no hopes of his recovery. From what can be learned; it appears that there Was a large crowd collected tn the barroom of the Hoffman House to rafia for some turkeys, and that while engaged in this sport Thomas O’Leary and Jameg Ennis became involved in a quarrel. O’Lear: seized @ bottle irom the counter and struc! Ennis upon the head, felling tim senseless to th floor. Not satisfied with this O'Leary and a frien named Charles Murch kicked the prostrate man un« til Bome of the parties present interfered. Ennied was then taken to his home, and is now given up Om his physicians. Murch and O'Leary were both ary rested yesterday afternoon by oMicer Buckboltz, of the Ninth sub-precinct, and Coroner Jones hax bee notified to take the ante-morlem deposition of the. injured man, THE CENTRAL PARK, jain That Wene Away and a Light. That Did Not Come. It takes a great deal to astonish the Commissioner of Public Parks, but they were effectually aiatee yesterday on discovering that the gas company had taken up its main in Eighth avenue, thereby cutting . off the supply which Judge Hilton and lus confrerea expecied to Use for the skating ponds. ‘The vipes i the Park were all in readiness, but the main riety tor the gas being non est the light that was to hava: cast many ened eee it could not bp coaxed jess process yet known to the Park authorities. It is Minted Thad the gad company formed this little arrangement without gi any notice to the Commissioners, and thus left them in the lurch in @ way that was by: Arrangements are now bein; made, however, by which it is hoped the ory ign of the: Commissioners can be carried out. Im toe meantime the | sed are well lighted at night Ume as of oid with kerosene tn Jamba 43 enough to am: A Gas wo, SALE OF CITY PROPERTY IN TRERTON, The property of the city of Trenton, N. J., for the opening to and extending Quarry street, was sold yesterday by Mayor Napton. All the bail found ready nrehasera. ‘The buildinos have vate . be removed ip forty Java