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f, to use the words of one of ‘ete Legislators, bem impotent ser would try the virt the Canadian Parliament enacted the law our fishermen are now treated as out- By their construction of the law of 1818, Canadian liws based upon it, they claim American tisherinvn have no right to buy stores their narbo! RO risus in re when they ‘wood and water on board; no it to have im bond for export to the United States; no retation of the law, then, range that the fishermen have persistently annoyed by the Dominion offi- quite right, for the oMctals have been trages authorized by their hoouers commissioned us have toliowed and harassed ing them out of harbors where had sought shelter, capturing them on hearsay @nd making their authority felt on every le and Concelvabie occasion.” Is have been captured alto- five or six Gloucester vessels amd as many belonging to ether ports; avd whén you con- ler that these vesseis Involve a loss to thelr own: snd crews of about $10,000 each, and that one of inducements heid out to the officer making the ire is one-half the proceeds, it 13 singular that ‘Mave net Leen captured, for it was intended that 8 Dominion navy should be a paying tnstitation,” “1 have learned irom the owners and crews of of the captured vessels that they were not Ven guilty of v.o.ating the regulations which the putsuch an unreasouable construction ‘ . Do you understand that they were innocent, ‘OF that they Violated the laws through ignorance ?!? | “in the oase oi A. J. Franklin it seems that the plain of the cutter making the capture had no sonal knowledge vf any violation of law or treaty the part of the owner or the Franklin; but, trom lon from soine source, he pursued the ves- and took her. Now, on this ground any Ameri- ‘vessel that has been in the buy or has touched at ir ports will be liable to capture on information ed by thelr enemies, particularly when che vision of the sprains is so largely in favor of the (oiticer making the capture. Our Beople, you sea, fear that next year, if their vessels get into the bay, Will be capwured on information of violation e previous year, and the known hostility there our Ashermen will ho doubt secure evidence it almost any vessel’? "How about the White Fawn” ‘That case 1s Outrageous. Simply for bi bait owners and crew aie charged with pre; to within the three mile line. Now it is well inown that our Western Bank ficet always buy their bait inshore, anu use 1 entirely in the deep fishing. ‘Tne construction pi Bea ine. ub upon this act Sec h its e artiey fand the personal abuse of the officers of the Lee Tr re tonne ave found ou! an wn where we idea of tot-ineeyeourae originated, Of those excited Provincials, We can do ‘Without them much better than they can with- Out us, and it is only necessary for the bnusi- ‘hess men of the Provinces to become aware of this and they will then porn eaely protest more of this unnecessary meddling with i ie Unit Engush fishermen. oy % o Me Ee. me ish government see 0 abrogate those ch are cominon to all nauiens, as a shows that malice aud revenge are tne inspirations Cone acts, and that novhing but direct recipro- of non-Itercourse, oped out the productions of the provinces irom our markets, will bring them to senses, This subject asgumes a broader and more national aspect, as from harassing Renermieg they have now assumed to shut up thelr ports an id trade to Americans, While Do other nation 1s ated in this discourtcous manuer.”? ‘This idea of non-intercourse 18 more prevalent here than m other sections of the country, for, not- rwithstanding its impracticability, as - frequent ved out, & numerously signed Memorial tor gisiation has been forwarded to Col ‘their memorial the petitioners say that inasmuch as the Canadians have declared absolute non-inter- course with the fishermen of the United States, re- fusing the right to buy stores or supplies at any of ir ports—driving them from their narbors, where they faa sought suelter—retusing the Janding or bonding of american fish or mackerel for export the United States—they have seized mackerel fired from vessels wrecked On thelr coasts, refused upplies to disuvied vessels, aud harassed the fish- @rimen in @ manner peculiar to British authority— they therefore pray that @ non-intercourse act be assed, similar in its effects to that of Canada, | by the same treatment may be applied to all vesseis halling from the British provinces as that Bl by American Oshermen; also for an act roibiting the importation of English or Ca- Bidian fish or ne ag long as Amert- can vessels are prohibited from takin, fish and mackerel in so-cailed British ‘aters; aiso that transportation in bond of merchan- dise for Canada through American territory be prohibited uni Canadian ports are opened for trans- ortation in bound of American fish, mackerel, or Other merchandise to and from the United States, Also that the United States demand full and com- plete indemnity for vessels and cargoes captured, and for all deventions and outrages committed ou flaning v.ssels and thelr crews by Britisn armed ‘vessels. LOSS OF LIFR AND PROPERTY IN 1870. In addition to the annoyances of the British gov- ernment the year just closing has been otherwise disastrous. ‘Tne record made up for the year ending to-day shows that there have been thirteen vessels and ninety-seven lives lost, against sixteen vessels pn@axty-seven lives in 1869. The aggregate ton- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1871. from a fishing boat ran dows and sunk of Eastern Point May 26. IN THR BAY MACKEREL FISHERY. Schooner Dauntiess was lost in September, while on Da erig Bay to the of 8t. Lawrence. Sho was owned pd essrs. Sidney Friend & Brother, valued at $8,000 and insured for $7,000 in the Glou- cester office. Her crew list comprised twelve men, viz.:—James G. Craig. master; Jonn La Pierre, Mar- tin Costelio, Joni ee Jr., George Toad, Dantel Herrick, Edward Smith. James Smith, James Welch, Geore: Goodwin and two others whose names are uukno vn, John Rake was lost overboard from schooner Wildfire, October 19. Boat Equity was wrecked at Spectacie Island, Oo- tober 25; crew saved. Sho was owned by Captain Abraham Babson, valued at about $400 and insured for $862 in the Gloucester oftice. IN THR COASTING BUSINESS. Schooner Norwester sailed from New York for Para in October, 1860, and was never afterwaras Lede from, She was owned by Messrs. John Pow & n, valued at $9,000 and insured for $3,500 In the Cape Ann Mutual Marine office. Sho was com- manded by Captain John 8, Foster, of this town, aud had a crew of five men, shipped in New York, Whose naines are unknown. Schooner Julia Parsons, of thia port, was aban- doned at sea November 20, while on her baasuge from Surinam. Crew saved. She was owned H Mr. Frank W. Homans, valued at $3,000 and insi for $6,500 in a Boston ofiice. MINNIE DAVIS. Accused of Arson—The Strange, Sad Story of a Young Girl's Life as Given by Herself. The HERALD a few days since contained the story of an attempted suicide at the Cen:ral Police OMco of a girl of eighteen, who had been imprisoned there omacharge of argon. Alettershe had written to the Fire Marshal was published, and also the circum- stance of her being found hanging to the knob of her cell door, A HERALD reporter had a long interview with her since that time, and procured from her the following statement of her experiences in a world that has not used her over kindly:— My maiden name was Minnie Morgan, and I was born in the city of Philadelphia, at 2,010 Parish street. I think I must have been sent to school at eight years ofage. itis ONLY TEN YRARS AGO, but it seems a very long time since then. Before I ‘was fifteen I was married. It was on the Ist day of January, 1863, and the ceremony took place at my home, in Parish street. My husband’s name was Davis, aad he is now dead, (The speaker here coy- ered her face with her handkerchief and wept.) I ‘Was fifteen the February after I was married, and in that month, if I remember rightly, I went with my husband on our bridal tour to Europe, he hav- ing been detained after our marriage in this coun- try by unfinished business, We were in Europe a little more than a year, when ‘WE WENT TO PARIB, and after residing there about twe months my hus- band died suddenly of heart disease. He was buried in the cemetery of Pére le Ohaise. I stayed in France only two weeks after my husoand’s death, when I returned to America with my brother-in-law, who had been extra professor at one of the Universities of St, Petersburg, and who had come on to Paris in time for my husband’s taneral. I arrived in New rl littie more than fourteen monihs ago; it may have been more than fourteen. I cannot tell now. I feel & whirling sensation in my head, and do not some- times know quite alllam saying. brother-in- law and I lived at No, 101 Waverley place. We re- mained there not quite two months, iy brother-in- law remained here while I went on to Philadeiphia TO SRE MY MOTHER, I remained thére only a very sborttime and then came back to New For were Iwas married tomy former brother-in-law, Dr. W. J. Davis. We went to No, 54 Second avenue to board, in the family of the Rey. Samuel! B. Willis, whom I learned to respect for his many Kindnesses to me, notwithstanding I was born and bred a Catholic, and [love bis whole family dearly. We remained there but a short time then, as we went on to Philadeiphia the day before ‘Thun ving, ‘That was one year ago. We re- mained in Philadeiphta till just before the Christmas following, when the Doctor went to Baltimore and Icame back to the minister’s family, where I re- majned only about the Ist of January, when, in response to a letter from my husband, I left to join him in Baltimore. We stopped at sarnum’s Hotel in that city for afew days, when we both went to Washington and remained there til February. Then my husband went to Omeinnati to fill AN ENGAGEMENT TO LECTURE an’ I returned to Philadelphia, where I gave birth te my child, My husband went from Cincinnati to St.Louis, Some time after I returned to New York and visited Mr. Willis’ family, where I remained till after my husband (who had i the meantime géne from 5t. Louis to Chicago) returned to meet me in this clty. He soon after went to Boston and [ went to Philadelphia for my baby and foliowed him. In Boston I told him he must not leave me without money and negiect me, that he did not use me kindly or provide |... SUFFICIENTLY FOR THE BABY, who was in delicate health and necded extra attend. ance and nursing. We quatreiled tuen and he went to Canada, leaving me helpless and alone. I tried to follow him to Portland, but saw m. joney was nearly all gone, and I came bac! ere to Mr. Willis’ iamily. I was thrown upon them by these circumstances In @ penniless condition, and owing to the recent death of my mother Ihad no other heme. They (Mr. Willis’ family) treated me ‘with the greatest kindness. | can never forget them for their kindness and attentions to me at that time; but for them 1 sheuld have been dead long ago, and my present ry and of the hens lost this year is 798.14, their ue $79,700, iasnrance $68,470. Four of these vea- gels were lost in the Georges fishery, two in the jank and two in the Bay of St. Lawrence mackerel ry, one in the shore mackerel fishery, two in the trade and two in the hernog Of the ninety-seven men lost twenty-six were married, yeaving twenty-six widows ahd forty-tive fatherless ren, ‘The following 1s # detatied list of the ters to life and p! ef among the Gloucester fishermen Cor the year ending to-day:— IN THE GEORGES FISHERY. Schooner Weather Gage was lost on the 25th of danuary, She was owned by Messrs. Maddocks & Co,, and valued, with her outfit, at £5 000. Insured for $4,875 in the Gloucester Mutual Fishing ye ak er crew list comprises ten men, as follo weeny, ter; Abraham Busby, peohet Chisholm, iiam Pew Jonn Pitman, John McKenzie, MoN hibald McAllistom, Neal Macaue le *Gchooner Aumeriita ooner Austerlitz was lost in the gale of March She was boarded by a heavy sea, which left her a condition, Orew taken off by schooner werdale. Owned by Messrs. MoKenzie & Knowl- ens dew meg $8,700, and insured for $3,275 in the and insured for cee in Her arty list comprised ten men, as james Lunderkin, master; William Troy, Henry mond, John Sullivan, James McLaughlin, gers | tsrgon, Alexander McDonald, Peter Vaugun an wo others, Whose names are unknown. hooner Alatamaha, lost in October. Owned b; Captain Willlam Brown and others, and valued a 000, Insured for $4,030 in the Gloucester office. Ww ten men, viz.:—William Brown, master; Henry Grier, James Revilee, Benjamin Peter aad diam Geyer, Autoine Norbury, Charles rry, cuss Hamlin and twe men whese names are un- DOWD. Lost Overboard—Antone Enos was lost overboard schooner Peeriess, February 24; Alvin Nicker- a, from the Kiva:, March 9; Matthew Gracia, from he Bastern Queen, March 18; Frank Frazier, ae ie Bridget in, March 19; Taylor J, Valler, iy he er, September 10; William R. Hi: id Onristian Cass, from the Banyard, Septem ber 4; ene Of the crew of the Elisha Holmes, name uakgown, Jest March 28, while leaving the harbor. IN THE BANK FISHERY. Schooner Viking, lost 1n January, on her way to the Grand Banks. Owned by Messrs. Leniuel Friend & Co.; valued at $7,80) and insured for ‘$6,825 in the Gloucester office. Her crew comprised €leven men, as follows:—William L. Rogers, master; Edward Gallanan, Patrigk Frazier, Larry’ Frazier, August Frazier, Henry Hartford, William Parker, Jon BE. Reed, Lemuel Rogers, Dennis Sullivan, John burke, Schooner Pocumtuck, engaged in the Western tay 2 fishery, was run ashore near Ship Harbor, N. , condemued and soid, the master pocketing 54 receipts, She was owned by Captain Sargent Day, valued with her outiits at $3,000, And insured for $2,652 in tho Gloucester office. Lost Overvboard—Joseph Ward and Francis Lee were lest frem schooner John 8, Tyler May 15; Simon Olifford and William Bryant from the Etta Gott in ae James Scanian and J. H. Ames from the Mary G. Dennis October 12; Albert Fauix from the M. L. Wetherell in October. IN THE HERRING FISHERY, Schooner George R. Bradford was lost in anton f on ber homeward passage from Newfeundiand . Sbe was owned by Messrs. Leighton & Oo., valued Bt $7,600 and insured for $6,500 in the Glouces office. There was also $3,000 on the cargo in Beston office. Her crew comprised six men, viz. John Wolfe, master; Liomas Tobin, John Herr xander Grant, Samuel Steele, Willlam Appletou Schooner Belle Brandon was recently wrecked on Long Island, near Monnt Desert, white on her pas- sage to Grand Menan, N. B.; crew saved. She was owned by Mr. William Mackey, valued at $3,800, and Insured for $3,325 in the Gloucester of Outnt insured for $500. IN THE SHORE MACKEREL FISHERY, Schooner Day Star, lost in October, Owned by James Mansticld & Sons, valued At $4,000 and in- Bured for $2,760 In the Gloucester oMce. Sho had a crew of twelve men, as follows:—Sumon McKie, master; James R. Clarke, Charles Thompson, John McDonald, Harraden Reed, Audrew Kyat rank nderson, Francisco Constana scurpa, Franci:co joseph, Wilitam Thompson, Thomas #ower and @ boy whoge name is wuknowa, chael Nolan was lost overboard from schooner 5 ey October 18, George O. Hovey October eorard 8 ‘aud sown Belly were THE PAIN I HAVE SUFFERED Would have peen spared me, 1 went from Mr. Willis’ to No. 24 Bleecker street, hav been fur- hed with money to do so by a friend of hus- red & nurse for the baby and then ositien as governess or nouse- . This I failed to get at first, but accepted a seamstress at N as 97 ioton Biace. ade left this — situatio for another ‘as houSekeeper, at twenty-five dollars per ond street near Fifth venue. I Wace in October to go 1 atthe em fees business; remained in that city a week, en came back, going first to Mr. i a we vo West Twenty-ninth street, where the dtr . ii lorn’s, and return xpected to remain. Mrs, the gas burned in the he @ndJhad askea her fora lamp. She Would not give me one, but finally gave me a candlestick and I bought a candle. I intended to go home (for Philadelphia always seemed more bomelike to mé than any other place) on Christmas, and Christmas. Eve, although I was aco began to I ing to leave its Par par ase after ten o’clock, Rack my I had by the doctor’s orders rank three wine Cargo ‘of at intervals, anda one ee my vali id boxes, and folded all my clothes—1 many nice dresses, &c,—-] felt very MRA Amp StaRry, The rubbish which had jamulated in my trunk, eld letters, néwspapers, magazines and such like, was leose in the bottom. Having removed all cise eer laced the felded dresses and other articles on op of them in the trun« gnd laid aside the dress I now have on—a gray one for travelling in—I re- red, leaving the candle on the washstand, and ropped to sleep. The next thing I remember was the presence of & number of men in my room and that it was on fire. I do not know how tho fire could have originated unless the lace cartains were blown against the candle, which migh we been the case, as the window was raised about four or five inchés from the sill. Mrs, Hagadorn had NO SUCH CONVERSATION with me as she alle; save one in which she made r marks she now ascrives to me, and which I replied to in a manner that made her resentful. never lived at No. 8 Bleecker street, as has been stated in some of the papers, and there were no such circumstances a8 are detailed in that statement whioh can apply to my residence at No. 24 Bleecker street. I was ARRESTED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING and taken to Jefferson Market, where, notwithstana- ing my illness, I was compelled to Vie two nights in the cold cells. At my entreaties 1 was removed here and placed in this room, which, tho 1s warm and relieves the pain, which was too great to bear. my condition. THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. I saw the reports in several papers, to whose re- orters 1 had stated the truth, but who had only laughed at me or shrugged their shoulders at what said. These reports were Cis or untrue, and [ felt that every one wanted fo do me all the Injustice they could, Ifelt that without friends to protect me, with all seeming to wish me tll, I must suffer for an act J never Committed, and probably ve sent to the State Prison, as THR CULMINATION OF MY DISGRACE. Ihave not found the world a pleasant place, and T hoped that my mother, who was pure and good, mignt intercede fur my pardon, If in deflance of the Church and the law I took my own life, 1 lon so to be out of misery. 1 do not know how long I was hanging there. The reporter hore asked why she did not climb to the grating over the door and fasten the noose there? She answered that she could not reach it by aid of the chait, and then showed the method by which she es oa to strangie herself, She says that bre oaly relatives reside in Eldred, near Phila+ delphla. AOCIDENT TO A HUNTING PaRtTy.--From the Ma- con (Ga.) papers we learn that on the 27th ult. a ners ef gentiemea Jeft that city in batteans on & uck hunting expedition. Ono of the batteans turned over and out of the five men in ft only two escaped, The other three, George Napter, Henry Ells and a colored man named Bob, were last seen floating down the river clinging to frozen logs, but there 18 littie hope of thei Neorors Frozen To DEATH.—Three negro men ‘0 death near Lowndesboro, Fia., on the night the .6th alt. They had been to town and supplied themselves with bottles of “bonzime,” and lad down on the side of the road while intoxicated. One of them was the defeated “independent candidate’? for the Legislature and had considerable infacuce With the Lowndes couaty negroes, fh @ cell, ‘coming: Every one here shows pity for THE NEXT PRESIDENCY. Intrigues for the Next Republican Nomination. Colfax’s Case Adroitly Managed—Hoe Is a Candi- date, Himself to the Contrary Notwithstanding— ANational Uloor-How tho House Committees Aro Packed to Favor Great Monopolists— The American Iron and Steel Associa- tion and National Bank Bing—Politi- cal Weathercocks and the Coming Man—One Thousand Dollar Pre- sonte—The Sinuous Colfax and the Audacious Blaine. WAsHInaron, Dec, 81, 1870. With the counting of the electoral voves that de- clared General Grant President of the United States commenced the intrigues for the succession then four years distant. The republican nomination 1s now scarcely eighteen months away, There are politicians in this city and elsewhere who have thought of little eise for thistwo and a half years Past, and will think of ilttle else for the next eighteen months to come. The great fleld of in- trigue during the last session of Congress was of course this city. With the adjournment it was transferred to our principal watering places, to re- turn here again with the reassembling of Congress, Surprising as tt may seem at first glance it is never- theless a well established fact that the man who stands the very best chance at the present time of getting the next republican nomination ts our adroit friend HON. SCHUYLER COLFAX, His case is better and far more adroitly managed than that ofany other candidate. His celebrated let- ter,declining further political honor and declaring his ‘unalterable determination to retire to private life, was, though the cheapest plece of political clap trap, very generally believed to be really in earnest. It was apparently so sincere that astute politicians were deceived by it and his most dangerous rivals completely thrown off their guard. They will now for the first time learn the fact that Mr. Colfax Is “IN THR HANDS OF HIS FRIENDS," who were too successful in getting him Into his pre- sent position to relax any effort to put him just one noteh higher. THE HOUSE COMMITTERS of the Fortieth Congress were arranged by Speaker Colfax apparently fair and right, but really so as not, in any way, to disturb any powerful monopoly. The Committee on Banking and Currency had on itthreemen—good men, sound and true; but care was taken to have @ large majority who would see that no efforts should be made by Congress to re- move or even puncture that NATIONAL ULCER, the national banking system. As a matter of course the national bank and Treasury ring worked for Mr. Colfax’s nomination to the first oMce in the gift of the nation; bul, failing tn that, managed to secure the second, and are now waiting their turn to try again. Not only was the Banking and Currency Commit- tee packed with national bank partisans, but friends of the monopoly were stationed as sentinels in all the other important House committees. One national bank president was made chairman of the Commit- tee on Manufactures; another was put at the head of the Pacific Railroad Committee. One prominent national bank partisan and spectal pleader was placed on the Judictary Committee and another on the Ways and Means. In short all the House committees were arranged 80 that no currency pill in the interest of the people could have a ghost of achance. Rest assured that the national bank ring managers have worked for Mr. Colfax, and will continue in that direction dur- ing the term of his natural life. They want no bet- ter man for their purposes. He has been tried and not found wanting. THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS ‘was arranged so as to sult the high tari league and the American Iron and Steel Association, and atthe same time choke off two or three of Mr. Colfax’s rivals in the race. Turn to the HERALD of May 25, 1863, pages 4 and 5, and you will find mention made of a confidential circular issued by the secretary of the high tari “Industrial League’ to members of its executive council. In that precious document the managing officers of the “League”? boast of having largely Influenced the selection of the Committees of Con- gress, They also stated that the result of those Inanipulations was quite satisfactory, nearly equal in value to the cost of the entire organizauion, and recommended the raising of more money. So much for the tarii? league. Is it any wonder that they support Mr. Colfax? THE AMERICAN IRON AND STERL ASSOCIATION. In Philadelphia the electioneering headquarters of Mr. Colfax’s especial friends was at the spacious rooms of the American Iron and Steel Association, on Wainut street, near Fourth. This association, though the wealthiest in the country, is very litue known, even in Pennsylvania. It numbers amon; its members nearly all the wealthy iron an steel manutacturers m the United States, each of whom pays into the treasury of the organization a certain fixed sum on each ton of iron or steel he manofactures. It is not, therefore, leit with each member to contribute what he pleases, as {3 usual with similar organizations, but all are regularly taxed according to capacity. It is not strict) speaking a secret society, like tne Boston Clot Manufacturers’ Association, but a large portion of its operations do not seem to reach the public. It ts credited with originating nearly all the tariff bills that have within the past few years been reported from the Committee of Ways alid Means, Though the members are nominally of both poten parties they are allreally one in politics. In practice they beileve in the most rigid ‘‘protection” for their own and affiliated interests, and in the most liveral “free trade” for all outsiders. The legislation that will bring the highest possible price for what- ever they have for sale, and the very lowest for the producta they may need to buy of other people. A large number, probably a majority, of the members are interested in national banks, and as & matter of course are always ready, in and out of seasen, to defend that eleemosynary three hundred million dollar monstrosity, our national banking system. Such, in brief, is the American Iron and Steel Association. It isthe wealthiest and best managed political close corporation in the United States. It has the making and unmaking of some of the high- est and lowest officiaisin the land. In fact, none of the great monopolists that I have here mentioned are asleep, They have thoroughly tried Mr. Colfax and found in him just the material wantea. They made him Vice President and at the next nominat- ing convention will leave no stone unturned to make him President. Let other candiuates beware | POLITICAL WRATHERCOCKS indicate the nomination of Mr. Colfax to the Presl- deney at the next republican convention. Politi- clans and office holders never make presents to any great extent except to the coming man; and they only make them as advance payments for ex- pected favors. One of the city papers here has just obronicied the fact that Vice President Colfax has received from Mr. R. Beardsley, United States Consal at Jerusalem, a» box containing speaker's mallet, of olive wood, with heads of oak from braham’s oak at Hebron, @ chalice of olive wood from tho Mount of Olives, and an Inkstand and sandbox of asphalt from the Dead Sea, all beautifully carved and polished. What our smiling Vice President 1s to do witha communion cup (chalice) is not stated; but it is very clear that Mr. United States Consul Beardsley 15 taking time by the forelock, and expects to stand well with the administration of Mr. President Cole fax—that is to be. A recent pictorial contains illustrations of an elaborate silver service presented to Baby Colfax by “a number of the friends of Vice President Colfax, of both political parties.” “The whole is valued,’ we are Informed, “at ove thousand dollars.” We are further informed that Twelve different colors of gold are employed in the carving and fretting of this and the other pieces. ‘The handles of the bowl find their completeness in a burnished Ifon's head ; the handles of the other articles, including the knife, fork and Spoon, in a representation of the human face. And all for “one thousand dollars.” If the next nominating convention is properly controlled, “a number of the friends of Vice President Colfax, of both potitical parties,"’ will surely have their reward, SPEAKER BLAINE has not been proclaimed fromthe housctops as & candidate for the Presidency, but facts indicate that he has been and is now trimming in that direction, with @ well grounded hope that something may yet turn up. He has, beyond question, been attempting to follow tn the footsteps of his illustrious predeces- sor, but with what success we shall see, uous, straightforward but unscrupulous The im} Blaine finds it utterly impossibie to successii fol- low the sinuous course ef the smiling, cratty Urian Heep who wielded the mallet in the House of the Tairty-ninth aud Fortleth Congresses. ‘The House Committees of the Forty-first Congress have been packed wholly in the Interest o1 the great monopolies—openly and undisguisedly packea— without even @ pretence of fairness; and heretn 16 is that Speaker Blaine has failed. In attempung the Colfax réie, without the crafty, subtle nature necessary to make ita success, he has grossly over done the whole business, A CASK IN POINT. Take the Committee on at and Currency for example. Under four years of Coifax's rule the pational banks held their owa against all avtempts \o Teform abuses—ayempts made by the yblest meg or both political parties. The monopolista were abundantly eatisfied to be able to hold thelr own. Whea Mr, Blaine organized the committee no Tudely thrust out pearly every friend of the people it contained, aud made it up almost wholly from the ranks of national bank partisans. The result ta Known toall men, The present Congress has given the national banks an ADDITIONAL SUBSIDY for pronston of $55,000,000, The Pacitic Ratiroad Committee was organized in & manner most satisfactory to the public land sub- sidy jobbers, and the fron and Steel Association has every reuson tobe more than satisfied wih the or- ganization of the Committee of Ways and Means. In spice of General Banka’ ear and patriotic efforts to the contrary the Committee on Foreign Al- fairs helped to strangle free Cuba. The Spanish ring Ought to be satisfied with Mr. Blaine, None of the rings here can find fault with him, unless it be for Xcess ot geal in their service, There 1s the only trouble—zeal without knowledge. Mr. Blatne’s bid for the support of the national banks ts Just $55,000,000 pistioe than Mr. Colfax can jake, and In this bold stroke is 1ound the danger, The monopolists are frightened at its audacity. ‘They very much incline to turn from the bold, auda- goue Blaine to the craity, smiling, ainuous Colfax, ¢ latter they know ts always safe, the former may endanger everything by his very boldness, TOO MUCH POWER, ‘The Speaker of the House of Representatives nas wo Tanck power—more by far than the President of the United States. By packing the committees he can control the legislation of Congress, to strike down or bulid up interests at will. Mr. Colfax presents us with the first instance where this power has been used a8 the principal slepping stone tu the Presidency, and | trust that Mr, Biaine’s effort in that direction will be the last. Let the House committees be chosen hereaiter the same as in the Senate—by ballot, CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE, His Views on the 8t. Domingo Scheme and the Noxt Prosidential Campaign. The opinions of men who have played promt- nent parts in the busy scenes of politics are matters of public interest, and the readers of the HERALD will be gratifled to hear what the Chief Magistrate of the Judiciary nas to say on the topics that now oc- cupy the attention of the American people. Chief Justice Chase is slowly recovering from a protracted illness, and in personal appearance is somewhat altered from his former self; put he still has the Well-known lofty dignity of mien and looks every inch a judge. The following conversation took place yesterday between Chief Justice Chase and a HeRatp ro- porter:— RerorTsR—I know your long Illness has debarred youfrom taking an active part in the political affairs of the country; still some of the most remark. able events conld not have failed to come within your notice. Cuter Justice—You are right. Yor months I have taken no Iaterest in politics. My chief atten. tion has been devoted to my health, and as I have not pursued the course of the lute events I have no decided views on the different topics of the day. REPORTER—Have you not read Senator Suumer’s speech in relation to the St. Domingo scheme? CureF Justice—I nad it read to me. I think Grant's policy on this question does not warrant Sumner’s opposition, I the people of St. Domingo desire to come into the Union we can do no petter than to gratify their wish by annexing them to the United States. 1 think great advantages would accrue to this country trom the possession of an island in the West Indies. RerorTER—Are your relations with President Grant of a friendly pature? Curr Justice—They are neither friendly nor otherwise, There can be no points of discussion between us, as Ido not in my official capacity come in contact with him, RerorTeR—What do you think, Mr, Chase, of General Schenck’s appointment as Minister Plenipo- tentlary to England? Cuter Justice—I have known General Schenck for many years, but I am not prepared to say whether his nomination is a judicious choice or not. American diplomacy has been at fault with regard to the controversies pending’ between this country and England, ReErorTeR—Have you any views concerning the next Presidential campaign? Cater JusTice—This event 1s so far in the dis- tance that I have not given the subj-ct a thougnt, i anticipate it will be a lively campaign on account of the dissensions that have sprung up in the re- publican party. Revoxter—Doos the manner in which the affairs of the country are conducted by the present Cabinet meet your approbation? Cur JusTiceE—I can offer no Ject. When I am restored to health I shall be happy tosee you. At present I cannot burdea my mind with such welguty matters. PORTER—When do you expect to assume the 3 Of your oflice? Cu1eaJUsticE—Before the expiration of the pre- sent teri. The conversation seatinued for some time upon indifferent matters, and aiter wishing Mr. Chase a happy New Year and the recovery of his health the reporter withdrew. THE GRAND BALL OF 1871 wWews on the sub- The Americus Club and Its Winter Festivities. Enchanted Palaces anda Fairy Land of Flowers— Fountains of Perfumed Waters and Winged Warblers—The Lake of Como and Its Sur- roundings Outdone — Fashion in a Furor—The New and the Old. The Americus Club, like all American institutions of its kind, had a quiet and humble beginning. Its members are, however, gentlemen of large resources of brain and wealth, and whatever they have under- taken they seem to have accomplished. The pecu- liarity of their success has been its uniformity, ex- tending éven to the pleasures ana follies of life. It was a merry, jovial circle of von vivants that first gathered in the tenta pitched by them ona litile point of land extending into the waters of the sound, near Greenwich, Conn. The free, enjoyable life they led, the fishing, hunting, boating and bathing by day, and the good cheer in the tents at night, with dancing, sing- ing and story-telling, had wonderful charms for the tollers in the city. The fame of the Ameri- cus soon reached every dusty office and every ele- gans drawing room of the town, and hundreds rushed to gain an entrée to its magic circle. The tents have passed away, and one of the most ele- gant club houses in t he world has taken their place. Each year the members of the club have given a ball in town to their lady friends, and It is to their latest effort in this direction the following applies:— THE GRAND BALL willtake place on Thursday night next (the 5th inst.), at the Academy of Music and Irving Hail, Between these two buildings, and leading from one to the other, an arched passageway, laid with Brus- sels carpeting and covered with silk bunting, will afford @ promenade 140 feet in length by twenty- eight in width. Divided in the centre by a railing, all confusion will be avolded, parties going and returning by distinct passages. IRVING HALL will be decorated profusely with rare and costly flowers, arrayed in dense masses, with green follage a8 @ background, and rising on ail sides from the floor to the ceiling under the galleries, com- pletely covering the walls aud forming gardens of the choicest exotics; while fountains of perfumed waters will load tbe air, and a thousand canary birds make music for the multitude, In the centre of the hall a . BEAUTIFUL FLORAL TEMPLE, sixteen feet in diameter, will rise to the height of thirty-two feet. ‘This temple of slender columns will contain an elaborate fountain, the waters of which will be alive with gold and silver fish, darting hither and thither under leaves of water lilies and briluant from the light of a ‘and chandelier suspended om the jome. ‘The parterres on each side of the building will ve hung with baskets of cut flowers, and interspersed among the plants will be pieces of rare statuary and elegant vases. Above the gardens and adorning the galleries will be hung mi fine oll paintings, re- resenting summer scenes at the club grounds and in their immediate vicinity, near Greenwich, Conn. At the extreme end of the hall will be suspended the view of the old club house and grounds which figured at the ball last year. TRE ACADEMY OF MUSIC will be devoted to the dancing in all its myriad forms, and at the back of the stage will be tom a view of the new club house and grounds. 18 buiiding Will also be richly decorated and arranged with gas jets in monograms. Here, too, the ball will be opened by a burst of melody from one hun- i io ninety instruments, under the direction of “SOLID MEN TO THE FRONT.’ The arrangements have been made under the immediate supervision of the President of the club, Mr. W. af. Tweed, and the Secretary, H, Halle (-} ‘Messrs. Owen W. Brennan, Charles i. Hail, Edward J. Shandley and James L. Miller will act as chatr- men of their respective committees. je members wil all appear in their new uafform, cens sting of Diue steel-pen dress coats and geld club b ittony, white vests and biue pants with @ narrow siripe in gold. There will of course be beautiful women, cach one of Whom will, on entering, be presented with a handsome bouquet. Tae orders of dancing Wil be gems of art, made in imitation of the c.uv badge, iu gold and bright colors, Suppers will be served i the supper rooms of the buildings, and everything will be done that can possibly cuntribyte to ma @ this the grandest ball om rfcard, | No. 69 Washington street. THE CORONERS’ OFFI Official Record for 1870—Murders, Sul- cides, Accidents and Violent Deaths Generally. The following oficial record of the matters coming within the jurisdiction of the Coroners during the year just past will be found interesting and valuable:— > ai i saaeh i ouopeyy Fa ung! H ; oe FY i Hy i J f ih | raee| cen Irom lye cnmsom! imcomion! va! or ibs : ace! Lom | | ne to! pom! somone! | moms come! coer | rsnonses mimemsee! menrorsee| monn cos = Peal ool come || corte || onmmewanermesl cot | lf elem Pitti teomlatiiiie 12 lf cs ae Ha _lecamemweel lel 1F | bh tirinisom Vi tenes anhannarennonnnenrments. | Emcee | nmin | mammcronsonn! | mcsnatt i ' 3 sommmer! tol mer mnowel mola! | aot | ly wieats |3 yom! RESURS ooh SuBtaNEE A. etS3 | Fen Jt July. re ye Explontons—Boller..... 9 a a ae Ae Jumping’ front ot comotives... Jumping from roof of| hous Nationalities ag follows:—United States, any, Ireland, 15: England, 9; France, 3; unknown, 3; total, 112, ‘The.ages ran as follows: der twenty, 1; thirty, 26; forty, 31; fifty, 27; sixty, 16; seventy, 10; eighty. 1. ‘The poisons were as follows:—Paris green, males 7, females 5; laudanum, males 4, females 4; mor- phine, males 3, female 1; nicotine, maie 1; nitric acid, male 1, ; Ger- Scotland, 4; RECAPITULATION, Number of unknown infants found dead in the streets, alley-ways, rivers, &¢., 1870. Deaths by accidents of various kinds, deaths by heat... Tel Deaths by drowning. 1e7 Deaths by sutcide. 112 Deaths by homicide + 4 TOtAl......eeeese0ee st eeee eee 1,250 ‘Ihe bodies of unknown persona were fouud aa fol- lows:—East river, 97; North river, 63; Harlem river, ponds in city, 2. Total, 167, of which there Were 149 males and 15 females. HOMICIDES, JANUARY 2,.—Anna Almeyo, aged twenty-five years, native of London, England, came to her death by a pistol shot wound at the hands of George Bauman, at No, 69 Elizabeth street. JANUARY 3.—George Stohl, aged twenty-six years, ® native of Germany, came to his death by stab wounds recelved on tne night of December 24, 1870, at the lager beer saloon No. 123 Delancey street. JANUARY 5.—James Logan, aged twenty-one years, @ native of Ireland, pistol shot wound, hands of Jeremiah Dunn, on sidewalk in Houston street, near Gree! JANUARY 15.—Conrad Oestricher, aged thirty years, Germany, stab wounds, hands of Morris Kehr, and Abraham Kehr as an accessory, in Noriolk street, near Rivingtop. JANUARY 29.—William Townsend, fifty-five years, England, stab wound in bis own store, No. 192 Hud- son street, hands of Jack Reynolds. FEBRUARY 1.—John Merxee, forty-nine years, Ger- many, fracture of skull, opposite No. 289 ‘Tenth ave- nue, during @ scuile with unknown persons, FEBRUARY 16.—Margaret Sheridan, thirty-one ears, New York, pistol shot wound, hands of her jusband, Thomas Sheridan, at No, 617 West Forty- first street. PRIL 24.—David O'Day, thirty-one years, Ireland, wound, hands of Philip Cooney, in the saloon . 81 King street. May 13,—Patrick Welsh, thirty-five years, Ireland, stab wound, on the 17th’ March, at No. 623 Second avenue, hands of Michael Martin. JUNE 2.—Patrick Hernan, twenty-one years, Ire- land, gee shot, hands of officer Williain Burke, jae precinct, in Pearl street, near Hague street, discharge of duty. June 15.—Joln O'Brien, twenty-fi land, stab wound, hands of Lawrence Sullivan, at No. 1 Whitehall street. JUNE 26.—Daniel Michell, twenty-one years, Ger- many, stab wound, hands of Thomas Sheridan, corner of Second avenue and Thirty-seventh street. JULY 8.—Mary Nelson, thirty years, Ireland, vio- lent beating, hands of her husband, George Nelson, in tenement house in Greenwich street, uear Harrl- son street. JULY 4.—Robert Montgomery, twenty-two years, New York, pistol shot, hands James Eagan, in Second avenue, near Twenty-fourth street, JULY %—Jacob Schriebier, twenty-eight years, Germany, struck on the head with a cobbie-stone at No. 864 West Forty.third street, during an assault upon the premises by John Campbeil, James Hoyie and John Stewart. JULY 12,—-Florence Scannell, twenty-three years, New York, pistol shot, hands of Thomas Donoghue, on 8d of December, 1569, corner Second avenue and Twenty third street, JULY 18,—Patrick Farrell, twenty-six land, pistol shot, hands of Will 18, In Fourteenth street, hear Firat avenue. JuLY 24.—Henry Wacitels, thirty-seven, Germany, stab wound, hands of John Glass, at No. 412 West ‘Thirty-fifth street, JULY 29,.—Benjamin Nathan, fifty-seven, New York, wounas inflicted by an instrument Known as @ “dog,’’ by unkuown person, at No. 12 West Twenty- third street. _AvGust 1.—James Fingleton, twenty-seven years, New York, bayonet wound through the chest, hands of Adam Laniried, in his own bakery, No. 414 Bast Fourteenth street. AUGUST 3.—George Johnson, nineteen years, United States, stad wound, hauds of Patrick Griffin, 1 James street, near Cherry. Avast %.—Charles Wilson, twenty-six years, Nor: Way, pistol shot, hands of James Nolan, on Staten Island fer Middletown, July 10, 1870. AUGUST 14—Willlam Davis, nineteen, Ireland, in- Juries by blews on the head with a whimietree, hands of Margaret Dunn, No, 1 Bridge street. AvGust 16,.—Thomas Shea, twenty-one years, Ire- land, injuries from @ thrust of # broom handle through the te pe hands of Michael McAloon, corner of Forty-thi reet and Second avenue. AuGusT 18—Jonn J. Keely, fourteen years, New ‘ork, stab wound ofthe head, received July 19, 1870, in Twentieth Lomas near Seventh avenue, bands of William Kavanagh. AvausT 18.—Donnis O'Brien, twenty-fy, Biot red: und with an ice pick, hand gh Moca, forty, Scotland, blow of ve years, Jro- ears, Ire- | Hamilton, June rd street. ao axe, hands of Patrick Matthews, August 13, 1370, at No. Cherry street, durt fight. AvavsT 28.—Thomas Connolly, twenty-four, Ire- land, gun shot wound, hands of Richard Alien, foot of Fifty-seventh street, East river. Avavusr 28.—John Casey, thirty-two, Ireland, pis- tol shot, hands of Thomas McCormick, coraer Twen- ty-seventh street and Seventh avenue, s AvGusr 30,—John Smith, twenty years, New York, pisiol shot, hands of uey W. Lork, # private watchman, While protecting the property of his em- ployers from river thieves, August 870. S#PTEMBER 10,—Christopher Hi; twenty-two years, heland, pistol shot, hands of Valentine Releckel, September 5, 1870, on sidewalk opposite SErTEMBER 16.—David Retscher, thirty years, Ger- Many, struck on the head with a shovel by Jonn Quinn, in First avenue, near Forty-seventh street, september 12, 1670, and Thomas McCarty held as an accessory. SEPTEMBER 18.—Mary Von Harestadt, twenty-five years, Germany, pistol shot, hands of William . somertghellcll C . Uaitod States, pistol shos wound, bands of Joh be ps Sateen! sc a, — JOVEMBER 10,—Ferdinand Schwartz, thirty: main Germany, ¢tab wounds, October 25, Tete oe jo, 14 Greonwich strvet, hauds of Leuls rank Martin Bogardus, NOVEMNFR 2).—Ellen Surrick, twenty. 828 street, handa of either George Woodrud, Kdwar Jackson or Robert Carey. 7 NOVEMBER 25.—Leonard Geigrich, twenty-eignt years, Germany, thrown down stairs at Kress’ brew. ery, Bast Fifty-fourth street, near Second avenue, by Ubarles Frese. NOVEMBER 27.—Edward Hines, twenty-two yoars, New York, pistol sot, hands of Wm. MeNevin, i East Sixteenth street. December 1.— Patrick Vaughan, twenty-two years, Ireland, pistol shot wound, received on vhe 26in of November, by hands of parties unknown, : DeceMBER 3.—John Oronan, Ireland, injuries from a blow on the head with @ tumble of Robert Guiles, in West atree! NANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, Walt Srreer, Mospa ¥, jan. ® it. | THR TREASURY PROGRAMME FOR JANUARY. It would seem that Secretary Boutwell haa at Lass ylelded to the importunate demand from Walt street that he should release a portion of his large currency balance. Accordingly, in his programme for January, he intends buying six millions of bonds, against the sale of only four millions of gold, Moreover, as the days of the bond purchases and gold sales are reversed from his recent custom, a@ that the former immediately precede the latter, the benefit upon the money market will be all we greater. The programme ts tn detali as followe:— BOND PURCHASES, Wednesday, Jan. 4 $2,000,000 Wednesday, Jan, 11 +000, 000 Wednesday, Jan. 18. 2,000,000 Wednesday, Jan. 26. 1,000, DO. .c0'02 vers scons roenneenons secre tess SOO OOe GOLD SALRS. P 1,000,000 ‘Thursday, Jan. 19. 1,000,009 ‘Thursday, Jan. 26. 1,000,000 pdt lontd TOD abs. «+ +++ 84,000,000 THE EXTREMES OF THE GOLD MARKET. The close of another year enables us to bring down our table of the extreme annual quotations of gold to the present time. The preceding year, 1869, was remarkable for the gold “corner under which the price rose to 165, The steady downward movement which was progressing in 1870 was inter- rupted by the Franco-Prussian war, previous t which the lowest price since the suspension of specie payments—viz., 110—had been made, The declaration of war by France sent gold to 123%, but during actual hostiities tne price gradually fell back to 11034. The last sale of the year was a* 110%. The following 13 tue record of the extremes tn cach year since 1861:— Highest. Lowest, +. 1BT 100 17236 122 151 234% 128: 167% 126 146% 132 150 18256 165 11956 12855 110 THE JANUARY DIVIDENDS. The division of profits by corporations for the half year ending December 31 1s unusually large. We give below a table of some of the most promi- nent instances, with the rate per cent and the total amount divided to share and bond holders, Where an asterisk (*) is aflixed the dividend is for the past three months, the custom of more frequent pay- ments than semi-annual being on the tncrease:— On ". te . Uniten States fve-twenttes. gear hosoin betray United States wixes, 1881... 283 678100 & 45,510,548 Vaulted States tives, WstA. <6 30,000 000 Wd "500, nited States ti United States tives, IS7L--¢ 4410,000 Tn full, 4,410,006 618,89 California alt bonds... State debt... stout (al Illinois State debt, South Carolina de’ te debt. ...e.. ++ id (at Baltimore). BRst0y Union Pacific bond: 7,075,000 B 812,250 Reading Railrow 80,000,000 & 1,500,000 Northwest Katiro: 85,000,000 & 1,750,0-9 14,100,000 6 816," Jervey Central K. 15,000'000 10 1,500,000 Michigan Central livh.00 6 560,000 Bank of Commerce 30'000,000 4 400,000 Metropol! 4,000,000, 6 2,000 kK. 1,500,000 6 40,000 ‘Trust Company.. 210.0000 5 100,000 2,0 6 120,000 3 37,050 Shoe and Leather Ba. La 72,00 Broadway Bank.. nb 120,00 Western 1 3 EA 4 40,00 6 150, is Sera 3 263,71 4 0,000 ei t 8,000,000 4 820,000 3,500,000 8 122,300 2,000,0.0 4 80,000 1,000; 400 7 amn0g ig a 4,000;000 8 140, New York Guaranty Co 2,000,000 tg ton ‘Third Avenue Savin oo sf ‘180. 000,00 & 2e0, Milwaukoe and 17,409,000 7 121A, West Side Bank 200,000 @ 8 Chatham Las es ied 8 36, Vor. road... . 118, 400,000 3 20.008 300,000 4 120,400 Ha 09 soon Atlantic Banik ‘yo H ‘000 Butohers & Drovers’ Bunk ¥ 4 008 Nashville & Chat. 1,500,¢ 8 008 Mechanics’ Ban! Sovei000 100,000 Oriental Bank '300,000 18,000 Atlantis & Siootone ag Yis00 tiantic OU Irving Bank... ‘50.000 4 ‘Isconain bond 1,000,000 Big 35,0 ie an ce | 9,200,000 3 468,000 *so0;000 ‘Doxa Bo0o00 4 20,000 400;000 38g 14,000 Security Bank auo.o0 4 10,000 Rhode faland State. 8 Oss 8 92,640 17h 144" 500 1,000 000 008 6w,000 6 35,000, ecard 5 an Lake Superior bondi 500,000 is 57 Panama Company. 7,500,000 8 8 Excelstor Savings. bu, 000 4 we, Pi jx Bank.. iinns 4 by | Rome and Watertown road. 00,00 & 120, Second National k 200,000 5 10,000 6,000,000 3 180,008 esi ae 4 iSong 00) and? Mari af Savings 1,200,008 3 36,000 Citizens’ Savings 6,500,000 8 195,008 In addition to the above the fire insurance compa- nies declare large dividends to thelr shareholders, Attentien is directed to our advertising columns for the latest announcements of bank, savings bank, insurance and gaslight dividends. The amount of money to come on the street In this form of dis- bursement during the interval between Decembet 20 and January 20 is not far from $70,000,000, THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD. ‘The subjoined table will show the gross earnings fnd operating expenses of the Central Pacific Rail road and the numver of miles operated in each year, from the commencement to the present time:— Operating files Operated. Gross Farnings. Expenses, 81 to 68 $401,941 $121,668 5610 OF 864,91) THQ 4 to 137 1,410,653 187 to 468 2,300, 767 + 468 to 742 5,070,822 742 to 900 7 ses $18,629,915 MARKET, Havana, Jan, 1, 18710 The weekly market here closed yesterday as follows: Sugar—Abgence of business for wai HAVANA WEEKLY Dusiness and prices unchanged. Freights quiet. There is a surpius of tonnage Bacon ae owing bd 4 arrivals, ciosin, Tier Butter active ato fe. peri. Coal olla supplied ; closeu at 434 reals, ar market supplied ; ° rebates 0 ital i A at 12 G04 $13. Hams, decijaing, owing to rai ied at cured closed at 2c. shard decttalin tock ; quoted al 4c. & oc. Lumber—White lining, owing to beavy arr i guoiad gua salary jar September 9, 15: nd at No, 161 Cog ete joseph Flyna, twenty-six years, stuck om the head with an fron fetratter} t No. 3 West Houston street, by Thomas Wig- , September 7, 1870, qrouRe L.~-Walter Johnsen. thirty-nine yearh, ain e