The New York Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1871, Page 6

ee CONGRESS Roport of the Judiciary Commlitee on the Gecrgia Senators, @QSHUA HILL THE ONLY ELECT Proposed Increase of All Pensions Twenty Per Cont. ae Reagiby Discussion in the Senate Civil Service Reform. ? he Senaiers Clinging to Their Présrogae tives and Patronage. . Whe Air Line Railroad Bill in the House, “RAFF RANK IN THE NAVY. SENATE. Wwasumnavn, Jan, 23, 1872. MINNESOTA SENATOR SWORN IN. Mr. RAMSEY, (Tep.), of Minn, presented the cre | and we iminonty party had never failed vo protest @entials of 0. P. Stearns, elected by the Legislature, os Minnesota for tae unexpired erm of Han. D. 8, Borton, deceased, ending March 4, 1871. After the bi Mopareacut 8 4 Lhe Incoinyaradly su) we | ness quaitiicat.ot Oi shat redaction, al about the late Secretary defects tioned the pecuitar ve made many valuable ~ it Fo are mas he found there F,q“etorime but As Ie Jet the depastment, By the 6¢ Lon system oilcers WOUId “py poe and the practice o: hrowing one wan out 0! he.p carry ‘The grevano<s of the repub tan parry were 10 the on, Ought, aue to the mstp"«eh ete. NEW YORK HERALD, ee The admirable manavement of erior bust+ ae ees force waa ‘sor epuble y thai the fore Pe ae ecto wand that any possinie reduction ould be made. RlereLe Fe Soumectn with Ty { Among the People While the Aea- rs wil’ servic’, Mr. Wilkeu i acoitar aifieul tes whiea bad administration of og beloved 9" | mac onicer tamed to the ior Departiuent. He competi ive examina- @ppoloted for a nai y 5 , Toom for anotier who could Con” esgional district would be 3.0 pe le ‘this practice. It was time overnieat OV chs could Mea that e ities Was abanduned and “or unmake me, mal they “were taught to mind ther own business and leave a vey einy athurs to the people. Mr. NYE said the needed retorm was to be &com- | plished, not by legistation, bul by the determination } ‘Of members vf Congress bot to recommend jor an | sppolntwent aby incompetent person, In the ; culrse Of some hamorous rewarss he said that he, had argued before the people that none but repud)‘- cans Were fit t hold oftice, and that the people Vad Deleved it He was nov going W be} mealy-mouthed apont = the. matter, and he, therelore, held 16 a&@ @ prinop tuas nobody bay & sound repuvioya was a, ne bailt ee ie ooape Nyt J s#uasa were < sho > “hint jl idea tea to, Tar re vod Congressivaal c@uatenanve and support that to get s shee of paver, a Lor of Matches or a yenknLe @ meinver mid to have & wr.tten order, fiad nis (Mr. Nye’s) cons ituonis be- neved he ward sicala sheet oi paper tiey would never have sont liu here, He gave novice that afer other Senacvors who desired to speak had been heard on ‘the bill he would move to lay ston ihe tabie. Mr. CawgRON attributed the cry against abuses tn the civil service te the wninoriiy 1 tne country, and miaintayed tuere Was not amore ellicient, iuitniul aba popriy paid class of wen iy the country thantac departnent cierka, Under all adininistrations, Iroin thatoi John Adams to whe preseut time, none but the #apporters of an administracion had held o.1:ce, fit to hold office, Scones on th; Caraend in the Strect-—Central TH, BEAUTIFUL ENOW. Snow Was Falling. Dywarnannennennnn Patk jn a Moa le of Snow—Going Home in the Snow—Troublos and Trials of Fedos | }, ever, was @ much more on Sanat avenue cars, heir work. fen ith a fret, Man apd woman’s countenance tt ce. ue along the line, no serious ar out of respect to the chr story must be toid, Cerman, of targe dir rear platorm, he" agresable exercise thar home m a@ Third avenue 22h &tandine street, fur as the eye could reach, were a 11 in line. ‘The horses conic ‘ira car was packed to tts setao nt of as cold mortality ¢ ‘abies axe 4 Greenland som in each a vw we -at@rid as plalnly 3 aio au cold as ain ® cursory ramble ident occurred, though afecter of one traveller, his 4 Middie-nged gentleman, a aensions, goton 8 car just 4 4 Garden, but the crowd on tite very large, the ‘Teuton was ob- ‘Alaska could supply, with ii chorused, * y Pear as could be Kee" ie the Athintl wed tO RIBY AL bservations— Mf two OF, WW an the atep an’ hold on to the 6kirts pean — ~ coat Prat elation. Suddenly the owuer of tne Snow in Formor Yeara—’ ferry! 5 of Beantiful, beautiful snow It looks very nice | | ‘And beautiful temperance! The latter 18 8 Very 7 jog ‘ thing to talk about as one of the blessings fo" . poog folks, when seated around a pleasant O° 4 wiry y | smoking glass of whiskey punch Mor 197. fora ‘the | elbow. So issnow, . As the soft faker sdeeceag ond cover the ground with the 10¥l¥ wits ‘mantic, | nothing presents @ more INE oting signt, It 18 lovely nature, pure, UNAdU orarea “and untame pered with tm any way. Yt ? nas ite éay into every crevice, nook and COry.eb, equally denificent with ts favors’ to the 8!’ woke, areas, svops, window alls and housetopr, ‘whether im-the rich man's neighvorhood or ly ihe poor mau’s, For what it 13 worth, then, (heF 2 can be no complaiuing, Yester- day morning t 9 first peep of day breught the gind news to 7 HOUSANDS OF DESPATEERS that here !t" was, ‘hat familiar old monarch, Jack Frost, WaS on bis way home, after one of the most extraorW! yary tours he had ever indulged himself with. VY @ visited New York when least expected, and Ww 3 observed to have on an ugly queue. Snow aga.ust Meir exciusion, and such would continue to be the rule, Amer further discussion the Senate, at four o'clock, without reacuiny a yore, Weot 1ulo executive ses peading of the credentials Mr, Stearns piesented Sion, and hali an our later adjourned, Rimeclf and took ihe oath of office, ANNEXATION OF DOMINICA, ‘Mr. SUMNER, (rep.), Of Mass., presented and had Pend joint resointions of the Indiana Le gislature fastructing the Senators from that State tu vote inst the annexation of Dowtnica, » MORTON, \Tep.), of ind., reminded the Senate Mat ihe resolutions were passed by the democrauc jority. ™ the jomt resolutions were ordered to be printed op the table. IMPRO\EMENT OF WESTERN RIVER: Mr. JswetT, (rep.) of Mo., presented ‘ef the St. Louis Boa. of Trad. for the deepening of he channel at the mouth of the Mississippi mver. guid the proposiinin Was ef great interest to one. of the people of tne United States, and asked Yor tic prowpt attention ot che Oommittee on Com- ations: Merce, to which th uject was re‘erred, ME GEORGIA SENATORS. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of from the Jodiciary Committee, made a report upon the Georgia Sepa- Sorial question, accompanted by & resojution deciar- tng sosiua Hi] to have been elected. A mimority Report was also submitted by Mr. Stewart, review- ug the claime of the vartous Senatorial applican’e, and conciading With a resolution to admit Mossrs. w wud Wa.teley, Baur. Tuvrmay, (em.} of OMo, the democratic aAneniber of the comunittee, gio offered & res0.Uu0n, @eclaring Messrs. Hii and ailler the legally elected na lors. * eee re) ‘were ordered to be printed, Mr. WROABULD giving notice that he would ask at an early day for a disposiuon of the subject. BILLS INTRODUCES AND REFERRED. By Mr. PaTrenson, (rep.) of N. H.—Rezuiating the erganize‘ion and conduct of pubite schoois in the Dwtrict o1 Columbia, Keverred to the Committee on She District of Co umbia, By Mr. PomERoy, (rep.) of Kansas—To confirm the ules ef the Shawnee Indian lands in Kansas made @nder tne direction and wiih the approval of the of the Interior, Reterred to the Com- ittec-on Indian Affaire, INVESTIGATION OF SOUTHERN OUTRAGES. Mr. MORTON Offered @ resolution, whitch was Boorees, granting the investigating committee on aileged southern ontrages leave to report from ‘Mme to time as surts thelr convenience, and to sit during tue sessions of the Senate. Br. Baad, |dem.) of Del., subsequently entered @ Metion to reconsider the 2 on the resolution. a INCREASE OF PENSIONS. On motion of Mr. EpmuNps, (rep.) of Vt., chalr- an of the Committee on Pensions, the Senate took ‘Bp and passed the bul increasing the pensions of @isabied roidters and sitlors and of the widows and chikiren of deceased @ ldiers and sailors. ‘The bill gncreases all pensions twenty percent. for ve yeara from Narch 4, 1s71. Its text 1s as follow: ‘That the nvalid pensions of all offlcera, soidiers, marines and ealiors of the land and navel forces, and of the widows, ehildren and dependent relations of ‘any of the same, Wed or hereafter to be granted under the provistons of general law, and also tbe game pensions granted b ial law nos in excess of the rate provided by tue general ww for similar cases be, alld the same are hereby, iacrea: by the sum of tweaty’ per centum thereof, to comme! March 4, 18/1; provided, that ald increase shall cease an jnaie at che expiration of five years frou eald iast men- fioned date, purl some remarks on the bill Mr. SHERMAN, ) of Obie, intinated that the Senate would be mpelied to take into consideration the increased @xpenditure Muder an increase of peusions whea the income tax repeal came up. Mr. EpMUNDS explained that the Pengion Commit- tee was constantiy recciving thousands of applica- thons for an increase; that the present amount of pension was believed oy the committce to be inade, quate, and that the bilihad been reported witu a view to treat all classes of pensioners of the gov- ernment € qultaply and equally, ‘Tbe bull accordingly passed without @ division, THE CLERKS IN THE DEPARTMENTS. Mr. MoRTON submitted and had read by the Secre- tary communications from the tieads of depatiments setting forth that there ia no excess of clerical furce m any of the departments; that in some instances an increase is demanded by the interests of the pub- Ke service, and that as a rule the clerks are atien- fave and competent. Mr. TRUMBULL suld that instead of attacking the heads of departments, as errepeously represented by Mr. Morton, he hud only otyjected Lo a system which had compeiied such a state of things to exist in the @epartinents. Under such a system he believel the heads of departments could not have done vetter than they had. He tuen quoted from the report of an investigating committee of the House in 1857, Nlustrating abuses in the civil service, the commit tee aliezing ‘hat the public service was used os an Instrument of party patronage, apd that of the em- ployés in THE SEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE probably ® majority had no special qualffications for their places and littic Knowledge of their duties, but were retainei—even those who did no work— solely because of their political Infiuence. Mr. CONKLING Was undere! to remark that the Feport referred to was an old one. He was satistied Ro such abuses existed now in the New York Ous- tom Honse. Mr. TRUMBULL replicd that DO doubt that was the Senator's opinion, but he had cited the report of a committee of Congress, and be'ore the de baie was over the Senator from New Hawpsiire (Mr, Patterson) would, perhaps, be able to show the Senator (Mr. Conk- hing) that there were to-day persons in the Ci House at New York who Were not performing any gervice, After quoting from the remaaxs tn debate by Mr. Sherman on May 26, 1470, to the effect that one-haii tne department clerical furce could be cnt Oif, and yet enough be left to do the business, Mr. Trumbull called upon the Senator from Svuth Caro- Ina (Mr, Robertson) to state his knowledge upon tue subject. Mr. Rosexrson stated that business frequently ealied him to the departments; that those with Whicn he was most familiar were the Lreasury and Post ONice: that ta the rooms he visited there were mot on an average more than one-lifth of the clerks present actually a@t work, Dut were generally engaged either in conversation among themseives or tn reading newspapers. In the Post Oflice Department he had duformation of one clerk who was drawing his pay reguiariy without having been at that department for twelve months, Upon complaining of wo the head of partment, Mr. Robertson said he ‘Was informe attue Man was kept Lo by political in- Muence, though that official aduiltted the thing v0 be Ma. Robertson's) reply was thac if tbat rk be would make an effort E jeial Inquiry £0 as Lo apply & whereby worthy men, willing to work, should not ionger be deprived of government em- ployment by those who give no equivatent for their compensation. rks argued thet the bill was wrong in theory, implying a separate Independence on the Part Of each of the depariments, In opposition vo the dovtrine that our goverument was oue of checks and balances, and that the defects of the present system Were inherent in a represeutative kysvem of govern- He apoke of the present system as distastelul, burdensome and oppresetve, and, while defending dhe character he department officers es a cies, held that a reforn’ should not be attempted until a Detter system tha” that suggested by the bill had ‘been proposed. H9,tndicated un amcudment, giving to States aud Congrassional districts their ratio of appointees in civil aud, Miiltary oMices, according to populauon. \ THE GRORGIA VENATORS AGAIN, Mr. THURMAN, the demaratic member of the Jn- diciary Committee, auvinit'0d his views upon tie Georgia Senatorial question, Concurring in the cou- Glusions of the majority tn refs, rence Lo the ctatm of Mr. Hill, and, also, a resolution “declaring Mr. Miller eniitied to a seat for the term en Lilg March ¢, 1871, TRE CLV, BEBVICE BILL SESUMED, Mr. Witson, in advocacy of the bill, argued thay by preventing Senators from commit, ‘Dg themecives in advance to nominees it would secun” ® More in- feigent und conscientious considera OR Of 4 miurits of executive nominations. He attry ‘ated the responsibility of the present syetem, which Upon the idea of ‘to the victors belo, | is,” to the democratio parts, by W."9m Bad been matgurated in 1820, anu aepo.<e the = necesatty of @ roper remedy genator from Dli- for what had been called by the Bolsa (Mr. Yates) “an odious, distasteful and intolera- Die system.” ‘The President's power ef making ap- nents, instead of being exclusively exercised, beep practically monopolized by Semators aud HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan, 23, 1871. BILES INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. P By Mx, STARKWEATHER, (rep.) of Coun.—For’ a commission to determine the claims for damages’ to American commerce by the Comederate privates ra, By Mr Maygam, (dem) or N, ¥.—For the im- provement of the Watervict Arsenal at West “iroy, N.Y. By Mr. Wictrams, (rep.) of Ind.—To egtablisn shipyards to facilitave transportation and to pro- move commerce. By Mr. Juc1an, (rep.) of Ind,—For the disposal of Ocal lands and otner nitnera! lauds on te public -agmain, By Mr. PaLMeR, (vep.) of Iowa—To reduce the raves o. correspondence by Lelegrap and vo connect the telegraph With tis pest d service. fhe but im. corporetes Gardluer uw. Hu bard and ott ad the postal telegraph company ior tue periorinince of postal telegraph service, under COutract wilh (he Postinaster General. By Mr. Abstson, (rep.) of lowa—To divide lowa into two judieias distric 4 By ME. SvINK, (vep.) ol Dakota—For the constrac- ton of Woxou roads and briuizes la Dasota. by Mr. CaVANAUGA, (deIn.) 01 outina—Grantiog lands for railroad.parposes In Mona aad Wyom- ing. By Mr. Sroxs (dem.) of Md,—For the removal of Obstructions LO tue NAVization OF Brittoa’s Lay, Md, By Nr. SB, (ep.) of Va.—Gianuag 1,000, 00 | aoves of the public lands lor common schvols in vir- | Ginta. - By Mr. MORRELL, (rep.) of Pa.—To encourage the building Of Iron steamships im the United States, y Mr. INU&RSOLL, (rep.) Of lL—in reierence to howestead entries by persuis who served in the army or navy. By Mr. HoLMan, (dem.) of nd.—To amend tne act of August 18, 1556, for protection to citizens of the United States who may discover deposiis of guaue. iv Mr. Mannina, (em,) of N. C.—Granting puniic tands to North Caroliaa for common sciouls; aiso for tue erecl.on Oi @ post OMice In Raleigh. N. Mr. Dox, (dem.) of Ala., offered a resolution in- stracting the Committee on Public Lands to inyuie into the expediency of giving to each State ail the pubiic lands therela that have beeu -endject to seule or eutry for more than twenty years, Adupted. Mr. LoucHatoas, (rep.) 01 Lowa, froim tue Judi- ciacy Commitiee, reported a bili to regulate the fees of attorneys, s2licitors and proctors In United States: courts. Recommitted. : YORK AND WASHINGTON AIR LINE RAILROAD. fue bil for a military and postal ratiroad between New York and Washington came up as the next business in the morning hour, Mr. KeLsey, (rep.) of N. Y., moved the previous qmeation on its iy of Pa and third reading. Mr. Grrz, (dem.) of Pa., in order to Consume time called for the reading 0: the bil. fhe bul was read m fall, Mr. ARCHER, (dem.) of bid,, moved to lay the bill on the table. Mr. Nraiace, (dem.) of Ind., in order to consmige the rest of the morning uour moved that the Houke adjourn until Wednesday, and calied for the yeas anc nays. the time the vote was completed the morning hour had expired, and the bil went over uatll next Monday. 2 ANNEXATION OP 8T. DOMINGO, Mr. NIBLACK, (dem.) of ind., presented resolutions of the Indiana Legiaiature on the subject of annex- ing St. Domingo. MEMBER PROM GEORGIA SWORN LN. Wiham W, Palue, member elect from Georgia, appeared and took the oath of office. PETITIONS AND NEHOKIALS, Mr. STEVENSON, (rep.) of Ohio, presented a memo- rial of the Cliy Councu of Covington, Ky., against the completion of the Newport and Cincinnatt bridge on the present plan, @& an obstruction’ Lo uavigation, ~ Mr. GaneiPp, rep.) of Ohio, presented a petition of the National Tobacco Assoctation of Richmond, Va., in regard to the tax on tobacco, JGULATING RANK IN THE NAVY. 5, (rep) of N. H,. from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill to regulate rank in the navy. It fixes the medtcai corps on the active list as lollows:—Fifteen wiedicul directors, with the fifwen med cal lospeciors, with the mander; fiity surgeon2, with tie rank of lieutenant commander (all to lave the present pay and emoluments of surgeons in the navy); one hun- Gred assistant surgeons, With the rank of masier, and with tue present pay and emoluments of asstst- ent surgeons, It fxea the pay corps on the active list as follows:—-Thirteen pay directors, witn the rank of captain; thirteen pay laspectors, with rank of commander; fifty egprny with rank of lea tenant commander (all to have the present pay aud emoiuments of paymaster); thirty pussed as- sistant Barents. with rank Of Heutenant; thir- ty assistant paymasters, with rank of master, It fixes the engineer corps on the active list as tol- lows:—Ten chlef engiucers, with rank of captain: fisteen chief engineers, with rank of commander} twenty-five cluef engineers, with rank of lteutenant commander (all to have the present Bay and emolu- meuts of chicf engineer); one hundred frst assistant engineer, with rank of leuteuant; one hundred second assistant engineers, with rank of master; two naval constructors, with rank of captain; three naval constructors, w.ta rank of commander; three naval construc’ with rank 0; Meutenant com- mander; four ai constructors, With rank of Nen- tenant; four chaplains, with rank of captain; seven chapialus, with rank of commander; seven chap- Jains, with rank of Heutevant commander; three professors of mathematics, with rank of captain; four with rank of commande; four with rank of ileuien- aut commander; twe civil engineers, wiih rank of captain, two with rank of commander; four with rank of lieutevant commander. The secretary to the aduiral ts to have the rank of captain: to the Vice aduurat the rank ef commander, and the secre. tartes to rear admirals and to commoidores com- mandiug squadrons, the rank ef leutenant com- manders. Mr. Srrvexs explained and advocated the bill, claiming that the reduction mado under it would gave the government $75,000 to $100,000 @ year, Air, ScomBip, rep) of Pa, eppesed the bill and argued againat It, He took the ground general.y that there was no practical use in e=tabusiting these that the only possivie advantage 1m 1) was to indicate where officers shouid staad in funeral procesions or at Presidential jevees; there would be ag much propriety tn assimuliung the ranks of Senators and members with the feqeral Judiciary. The principle was wrong in a republican government and he was opposed to carrying Mt out auy farther, Mr. HALE, (rep.) of Me., argued against the bill, believing that its operations woul be pernicious to the navy. After further discussion by Mcssra, Myers, Ste- vens aud Archer the bill was passed. THE FIBUERIES. Mr. Dawns, (rep.) of Mass., introduced a joint re- solution for the appointment of a commissioner of fish and fisheries of the coasts and Inkes, Passed by 127 to 48. THE COURT OF CLAIMS. Mr. Barney, (rep.) of Mass, moved to suspend the rules and pess the bill to extend to all the states lately in rebellion fle provisions of the act of the 4th of July, 1484, limiting the. jurizdiction of the Court of Ohaus. The bill allows the clatms of loyal citizens tobe hoard in the Court of Claims. The Tules were not suspended by 125 to 67—leas Wan two-thirds voting tn the aMrmative. The House then, at @ quarter past four o'clock, aa- Journed. ‘NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, | Lieoteuant Commanders Oscar A. Bachellor snd Charles F, Schmitz are ordered to duty at the Naval Academy on February 1, Lieutenant Charles F. Huiching 18 ordered to the Naval Observatory. Lieutenont R. B. Bradford is ordered to the Neval Academy, Surgeon Lewis B. Hunter is ordered to the Naval Asylum at Philadelpitd, JAeutenant Com- mancer Edwin White is ordered from the Naval Academy to the recerving ship at Pht! Poa. Sure gens Thomas 0, Walters, ordered irom tie Resa aud Placet on watting orders, and A. Rhock duty \* # mormber of the Beard to of una * and 9 oot together; ® transition from sunshine to snow ; from warm weather to ear-lappe's and huge ban’ jages tor the throat. It did not make much 4if erence to Vth avenue, thongn, that the heautt- {¥ .. snow came down; and, judging of the causes by f ne effects, ‘8 YOUTH OF NEW YORK UIPER TENDOM rejoleed to see the old acquaintance, Rumor has it vhat were was weeping and gnashing of teeth among the ladies who, of course, love that beauti- fulsnow. Visions of sletgh-riding, full of pleasant | Meimories;* reminiscences ef tnose body en- easements in fure and cloaks, with = she- Kuew-nerself-who for a partner, both crush- ed togethe; the rapid rush ‘through tac streets and the round of the Park, and ihe merry, Pleasant tinkling of the sleigh bells, Which have a peculiar music of their own, and do all the talking, for it 18 not quite so easy to make A LOVE SPEECH AND M!ND THE BORSES. The ladies were mad—not that they pretended to be, but they could not help wondermg why the sieigis were not ready, and of course they didn’t mind the cold, which would have chapped thetr fatr faces for &season to come. ‘Tis all before them, however, and the old story no doubt takes piace to-day. Kisewnere there was a sceue uot quite s0 pleasant to behold as that just alluded to, There are not a few young ladies whe work fora living, and to whom snow upon the ground means many privations, As the poor working girl came down tie stoop of her house yesterday morning and sitvered in the cold, biting, irosty air, she shra.ged her shoulders, and, you may be sure, gainered her scanty cloak over her shoulders. She had REMINISCENCES OF THE SLEIGH BELLS toe; but they were not music to her ear. They only brought befure her miv@ ihe cold she suffered | irom last year's show, as she plodded aiong ver Wealy Way to work in the morning and ty nome in the evening. Snow to tue workiug girl meaas wet shoes, wet cloies, coll ali day and cold all uight— fad this waile the snow lasis, but yesterday was an especially eevere day, the Mke of which se.dom usuers in the cola snap. The afternoon of Sunday was cold enougn in ansheitered parts of the city, where tne coud wind had iui: play, ana tae sting of the irvet might chere be disagee sel.. In tie ior noon of yesierday there Was a Sunshine enjoyable en, from which it might not be unreasonable ect thal the show Would tone down to # plea- nt desree ihe acerbiiy oi Jock Frost's temper. But tis most extea_rd io THE OLORST INHABITANT ‘ul his reputation was gone and be even to the last ; entirely 01 all bis caleniations. Last year, so | | late as March, there was a ine tall of snow, but tt .€ unaccoimpunted by that keen, snapping, biting cold, Which continued all day yesterSuy to merease In MroOxsners Gl, Wien darsness Aet i, It Was po- sitively dingerous. Jn io#¥, the suow storm set in early in December, and ip the previous year there Was a iad of snow in December and another in Merch, ‘The Heaviest snow storm that occurred sine the great storm of 1855 begaa on january 17, 1897, When cuere Was a carnival of sleigh riding in thas c in 1584 and 4809 the first snow of the year iu tus city fell in January and December respec- tiveiy. ‘Thus itinay be seen that, though the pres ent winter has been exceedingly mild aad though the back has been already broken in It, itisnot impossible iat we may have yet belord us a cold snap of the olden times, when the walks were banked by snow and peoptes’ cars were not aafe culo: doors. But it Was bad enougn yes- terday for auy time of any year, for Ue mildness of the sea on Mitheito prevented everyone froin veing prepared for tue cutting Wind and suippery streets. ue frst real fail of snow of the season generally ACES LIKE A TALISMAN in putting peopl: into good humor. It was not so Yosterday, nowever, ani @ kind of resigned chagrin aud mortification were visible in the couptenances of the multitude thronging through the city. It seemed tobe generaly understood in the streets that conversation Was Out of season, while even tue indices about the city @ not care @ button whether their facial graces were aj preciated or otherwise. When this latter becomes & certainty tb Is evident that a most weiancholy something must be im the wind. ‘The streets, however, were by no means deserted; the increas. coid of the early afternudm was not , noticed in time, so that tue rush to the cars at a Inter hour was a perfect bewilderment to conductors and pussengers alike, A HERALD reporter started irom the {EKALD oitice at ten min- utes Lo three o'clock on & Tuird avenue car, bound tor Ceutral Park, and had tue pieasure of reaching few minutes after five o’ciock, inaking the Journey in about two hours and a quar- ter, ‘She trip, in ibe way of city car riding, was mle is,called unique, and was calculated tw pro- ace GUESS AND GUESS A BAD FORM OF DYSPRPSIA in the most robust constitution. At filteen minutes pest four tne conductor announced First street, and the rest of the journey was eqnaily as pieasant. ‘There were uot seven biocks passed at any one given “plunge” but a pause of several moments followed to change tae team. ‘This changing of tho | teat was required by ether the team of tie first | car—for there was & line of avout twenty cars, all one alter the other-—-getting played out or the hitch breaking in conseynence of the great Strain upun ft, and then the horses of the second car had to be hitched on to the first car, these of the third wo the second, and s0 on along the line, Fre- suming that tue passengers of each car were aul- Mated by simiiay seutiments, the Phird Avenue Railroad Company have upon their heads a sertes of two hours OURSHS VERY DEEP AND LOW, scveral, however, helng uttered with @ shriek, ‘The variety of hoses, in various suades ot blue, which were to be observed n one Of these cars must prove 40 interesting recollection sor a ietime, ‘To tell the trat, there were three young gents present who, uniike the ladies, left notiimg Unione with a view to @ restoration of tae organ alluded to; while the young and old ladics, at euch successive stop, nunbly danced @ jig to the music of iho oatns of the drivers, enUrely heediess of where they were, such was the coudition of thir bodies, A suitavio = of retirement afer such @ journey was the Park Meteorolosical Observatory, and, thougo be- ing Ly the grand resort itself, yet there was a stro! tempration Lo get ous of If a3 soon as possible, more chieorleas sight eye never rested on than tus pi 80 lovely in summer. Bieak and dismai, each mound and bush and tree, every wind and turn in the walks, cas.no and mall, itke and ramble—all Were ag gloumy-looking a4 a graveyard Covered over witnsnow. Que #Lisry vehicie passed along, sad the owner must have been fulfiiling SOME VERY IMPORTANT ROW, or else he wouid never have been there. The cars on the west siie of the City jan regalarly aud made tolerably good time during the day; but the rush for seats in tie evening Wasa specie ratifying in the extreme, tor it showed how de ated in the dmuman breast is the jaw @f self-protecton. Kor a pictire of groups of men ana wouen sank down into tne lowest state ef dexpondency, slaking all over With cold, Whose teeth were chal Lering, Whoxe cars had needles of cold wind piercing | em, Whose faces were White and noses ied, whose foet were “nearly off with cold’? and who with all “the strength tut was in them “got themselves together’—no better subject could be selected than the crowa walling in the street for the cars last evening under the sheiter of the Astor House, But the Bowery seene w Sto A crulc, something ex- cessively ncveptable. Throngs of men aud women, old and young, TROMED 38 A SLING GAIT ALONG the sidewalks, huddied up into their own resonrees, and looking Tight suaignt before them as if count ing the distance Wey jet to tramp. Mechanics delved thelr hard-beaten flats inco the pockets of thelr pantaloons, slung ‘heir cans on ther arms and ‘Weut off at @ terrorous canter, for the sidewalk Was very allppery. Exderly fomaies, in a cular amble of their own, made excellent time. The boys, to the cousternation of the “old tuns,! Would not yleid au inch of their right to aide them selves home along the sidewaik, and were thus the perfectly indifferent cause of falls innumerable to old and young, the snow being deceitful as it fell 80 fast. The poor worging girls, in their half summer clothing, came along, tired und weary, more feartul than hes othors 01 a0 Involuntary seat ou the snow, withont aud THE COPERY LAUGH AND PLEASANT SMILE that belong to them py nebt. Fven waixing, how- © sure .-@omned at to his lare, tie resuit being, oh a that wie THR “'SLAOK! THAT ENSUED Pes fae poor Tenon's nead otf at an anzie, ‘The Aitchnunn, hewever, held on, but the owner of th- oat pulled 89 violently that the struggie was use: lesa, ana Meepheer went hors de conoat. Severa ‘ons Seeing the fall rushed to the assistance od the len tna, but he ignored all sympatay, and with ‘uplifted Msg talked “square” til te cars moved on, Ha afterward learned that bis leg was pub out of Joint by tne tall, Nothing more than the usta} aNnboyances occured at any of Lhe errvboats, The$axe exbibdition of want of preparation jor the gud@ven “snan’? was evident as In o:her } arts of the oily. The snow 1s stil’ 1aling, with a beavy dritting, aud will likely continue to do so all night. Dying in the Snow Dritts~Pitiful Spectacle of a Poor Oid Organ Girlader Found Frozen Nearly to Death in’ Brooklyn. About nine o’ciock last night officer Ray, of the Sixth Breoklyn precinct, observed a dark colored object lying on tue roadside haif buried in a mound of snow at a lonciy part of Broadway, near Walton street. On examination it proved to be a hand organ, With the intention of taking it aiong with him the oiticer attempted to lift it when something impeded hia, and oa looking more closely be saw A MAN’S ARM linked round the strap. Clearing away the snow he uncovered the apparently tifeless body of a very old, gticzly-bearded map, He immediately bore the body to the nearest habitation, where restoratives were applied and aid was procured, ‘Tne body was taken vo tue police station. After a conatderable time, during which the man’s limbs ‘were rubbed with alcohol, he began to show 8 gus of COMING BACK 10 L €B and at length consctousness returned, dle was ac- commodated with cum ortable quarters for the night, His right arm has been complete y paralyzed | rendered useess. With these excepulons 1b 13 @xX- pected that he wt'l completely recover. He was tdentined as Ldward Horn, an old Dutch organ grinder, who lodges tn the district, He 1s upwards of sixty years of age, aud has a wife and five chidren. A Man Nearly Frozen to Death, About half-past six o'clock last eveving a man named William Clarke was found ly.ng in an tngen- sible condition close toa house im Sussex street, Jersey City. He was conveyed by two policemen to the City Hospital, and it was ascertained tiat he had succumbed to the cold, Restoratives were ap- phed, but the man Was In a very weak condition ap to @ lute hour jast evening. The Weather throughout the Country. ‘ORONTO, Jan. 23, 1971. The weather Is intensely cold, with strong wind and snow, The thermometer indicates seventeen degrees below zero. Iu Montreal this morning it Indicated twenty-six degrees below zero, BaNGor, Me., Jan, 23, 1871, ‘This is the coldest day of the season. The thermo- meter this moraing Indicated from twenty degrees to twenty four degrees below zero in various locall- Ues, and at one o'clock this afternoon ten degrees betow. Calais reports thirty degrees below, aud Wiscasset ten degrees below, Bsxrast, Me., Jan. 28, 1871, ‘The thermometer ts 17 degrees below zero, The bay and harbor are completely frozea over. Mount Wasuincron, Jan, 23, 1871. Observations taken at ten A, M.:—Barometer, 23,16; thermometer, 20 degrees below zero; relative humidity, 18; wind northwest; velocity of wind, 50 mules per hour. Yesterday at seven A, M. the ther- mometer was 5 Gegrees below zero, It continued to tall until midnight when it was 45 degrees below zero, The clouds passed off the mountain at six P, M._ It was perfectly clear all night, but tie wind blew fearfully. The frozen joints of the house, as they were started by the wind, gave a report like the discharge of o small piece of urtillery. LEWISTON, Me., Jan. 25, 1871, ‘This is the coldest of the seasun. ‘The thermometer stands at from eighteen to twenty degrees oelow Zero. ~ BOSTON, Jan. 23, 1871, Tatensely cold weather is reported from all quar- ters. At Boston the thermometer stood at six de. rees below zero, and at Portsmoutl ), H., and Oweil, Mass. from twelve to tifeen degrees below. Lockrort, N, Y., Jan, 23, 1872. This is the coldest day of the s-ason, ‘the thermometer stood at zero-at ton o’clock this morn. ing. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1871, ‘The cold Increases. The thermometer this morn- ing stands at four degrees below zero, Tue river 18 Trozen over from ere to Peekskill, | PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 23, 1871. Snow commenced tailing very early this mornin; and continues wWiihout abatement at-noon. ‘Th Cold is intense. SAN PRANCIB8CO, Cal., Jan. 23, 1871, The winter rains are falimg throughout tne State. RING OVER A PREC.PICE. Perlis of Jeracy Horse Care=Down an Incllae—Kelly, the Conductor, sticks to the Brake. Oue of the Pavonia ferry and West End horse cars met with a ser.ous accident yesterday afternoon. When the car was coming down the imeline ? over the mouth of the Erie Railway tunnel the horses were detached and tne conductor stood at the brake to regulate the speed. It happened that the track was unusually smooth and slippery from the Irost and snow, and the brake acccrdingly did not work as usaal. Down went the car witn its ~as- sengers, some of whom, scenting the danger, jumped oi, The speed of the car nad become alarming to those who remained, when suddenly it jumped the track and breaking through the fence tumbied down the declivity, the conductor stlil hulding on to the brake like a standard bearer on @ ranipart. ‘The intrepid fellow, whose name 13 Tuomas Kelly, ‘Was severely bruised, and itis feared he sustained iuternal Injuries which may result seriously, A pas- sevger who remained in the car, named F. T. Sher- wood, was alsy severely injured, witie thd car was. £0 broken that it lost its usual shape. ABDUCTION CASE. A case of abduction of @ young lady occurred at Saugertics on the 2ist dust. <A flushily-dresscd young man, calling himself “Dr, Mason,” but wiiose real nome 18 said to be Alken, accompanied by a young and handsomely attired female, about twenty-two years of age, went up to Quarryville, and calling on @ young lady thore told her that her mother was in New York and wanted to see her; that they had been sent up by the mother for her, and she must get ready and go along immediately, They induced ner to meet them in a lonoiy ocalit and then took her and drove to the Phoenix Hoiel, They were ready to start for ondout to cross the fiver when the tather of tue gui arrived, and with tho «assistance of Kev, Father Power the two were arrested and ‘Urgugat before Police Justice MacLean lor examine- ton, upon which It Was proven that tre Woman was @ prostitute and living as such in New York ctly. It Was conclusively shown thatthe ob.ect of the ab- duction was io Fain the young lady, they, or rather she, having the trap set and ready to Spring upon the innocent gicl when @ll was ready, The Woman Was held in $600 bail, which was furnished by @ New York man, Not #3 much could be proven against Aiken as againstthe woman, bat le was uny Spare guilty, and should have been heid to bail also, : THE CENTRAL PACIE.S CORPORATION. A Eallrond Company’s Efforts ta Paralyze Congreasionnl Legislation. SAN Francisco, Jan. 21, 1871, It is asserted that the Central Pacific Railroad Company has placed on record @ mortgage for $10,000,009, covering oll the unsold land in its pos. session within the Siate of California, and it is gene. rally supposed the object isto defeat the operation of the bill reported by Mr. Lawrence and now before Congrass. On the ether hand @ card appears to-vay from Judge Sanderson, attorney for the company, afirming that the mortgage is not made for the pur- pose of evading any act of Congress, but to serve as & basis for & loan, to be used in consirucung branches, MATRIMONIAL INFELICITY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.— During the year just closed the Supreme Court of New Hampsuire have had vefore them ‘or consider- ation 318 applications for divorce, of which number 222 have been decided by the court, These have been isposed of os follows:—One hundred and fifty-seven, Aivorces have been granted, of which 102 were the complaint of the wile and flity-five upon th compiaint of the husband. Sixty-five applicationd for divorce—namely, thirty-five by the wife and thirty by the husband—haye heen denied. Ninety. One cases stl remain upon the dockets, of which Mfiy-two are Applipanont of the wile and thirty-nine of We husban . | and three of the iingers of bis left band have been | ‘SUESDAY, JANUARY a 1S7L--WITH SUPT) ewan, IN THE DORSe Chie. Frowh City Hall to Harlin in Three Hours, The Cers on a Snowy Wight—A Strong Appeal for Quicker Transit~Drunkennoss, Blasy! my, Growls and General Discontentment. Over tho triangle formed by the Hua ofiice, the new Post Office shed and St. Paul’s church the snow storm came down and formed an opaque veil. This vell obscured aud blinded unfurtunate people who ‘were returning from business in Wall, Front, Fulton, Cedar, Liberty, Beaver, Cortlandt and other streets, in which, from nine until tive o'clock, the heaviest commercial transactions in the world are made. In this triangle last evening an exhibition was | made of the manner in which the citizens of New York are compelled to submit to the tyranny of the corporations which rate the horse railroad cars, “lam a bank clerk and my business keeps me ‘until a very late hour inthe afternoon. 1 get thirty dollars a week andT renta house and let it out to lodgers, excepting the first floor and basement, whica Mary and I keep for ourselves, I married | Mary four years ago, and tt is needless to gay that I love her, We have two tittle girls, aod about four o’clock every evening, when I get through and fix things with the casbier—and he is awfully grouty—I feel anxious tosee Mary and the girls. To-neht I am late because there was somebody's check wrong—the cashier, who thinkz he’s THE WORLD AND ALL, allowed a man who k eps an account with us to overdraw what he haa deposited, It’s very seldom thut the oficers of the bank ever look at what we do; but there was an cid gentieman down to-day who said that hy knew Gullaa C. Verplanck when he was a young man, and he wanted to know how the bank kept their accounts, Weall wanted to go home, and every one of the clerks—there are twenty- four of us—knew that we were tn for a night. I helped the bookkeeper out of nis trouble aud posted and figured until I was tired, and hereI am at twenty minutes past alx o'clock m the evening—two | hours after my time—at the coimer of Ann street and Broadway, and I suppose my chances for a car are aa good as THE CHANCES OF WEMYSS JOLSON for the position of a ward constable” ‘The HERALD reporter ijatened to the unfortunate bank clerk patiently. He, too, had business to at- tend to, but having tried five ditferent horse cara, and having found them ail crammed jul as an oyster basket delivered fresn at Fuiton market, he bad wisely :allen back to await events, Seven lines of horse cars make thelr starting point at the HesaLD oilice. These tines are the 'rhird, Sixth and Eighth avonae ines; the bleecker street line, wnien comes from Futton ferry, but really siarts at the HERALD « the Dry Dock line, which curries THE FENIAN CULURS ON i173 BULWARKS, and the Fourth avenue line, of alight lemon color and intensely respectadle complexion, ‘The horse cars are bad enough to ride in when the weather 18 of @ toleravle nature; but when the snow fails heavily and the tracks are clogged; when i, drivers are all muiled up to their blessed eyes with comfurters and Clothes, and when the conductors are surly and put out their right and eft arnis to take ho. of female passengers Ly the elbow instead of placing ther aigis genily on the smail of the ladies’ backs and breaking whalebones thereby, the: us @ matier of necessity, the Lies of March are 1 The bink clerk and the HeeaLp reporter, ha. ing been waiting iorty-five minutes and freezing in ike fast tailing suow—the Astor House looking Mac a tomb—made ao endeavor to gelacar. it was a red car—a Third avenue car—that they sought, Sixty famished and frozen men rushed for this car, “LEP ME GRT NEAR TRE HOT stove, ia ig STAD, cold,” said a pale-looking dry goods cle “My name 1s Tweed; can’t I have a seat in tnis shebang,” said a butcher trem Wasiiungton Market, “I kuow Con Desmond, and I’m one of the boys; give way there,"? The horses began to puil and the starter began to yell. The driver, Who was terribly cold, screamed at his ARABIAN STEEDS, BOUGHT AT THE HORSE MARKEY at a hundred dollars apiece. An old lady, wearing gray spit curls, who had evidently been disappointed in Ife, came next. The roughest men who were among the crow shaking tie snow off their coats and stamping thei Teet, which had layers of snow embedded th the Batis and the corners of the heels, made way for tuo disappointed old lady. Sie carried in her arms a small poodie dog. Tho poodle was an Ul and was shivertug from the intense cold of January, An elegant brass collar eucircled his tender neck, and the spinster pressed her sable muff to his tender stomach to keep the heat in his body. Four drunken men got into the car, and, as usual with drunken men, they were UPROARIOUS AND AFFECTIONATE, The old lady clasped her poodie and sank into a corner, which, b: a strange Manifestation of polite- ness, had been made vacant by some few gentle- men, It was not forthe oid lady that this had been done, but there was a feciing among those Who vacated the seats that the poodle might crawl over their overcoats. A young man, whose face bore evidence of the fact that he came trom the Eighth ward, and who had been merely riding around in the cars to get cooled off, was induigiog in @ very bad elyar, the fumes of which ofenaed the old lady. ‘The ie began to cough dreadfully and the oid lady an to sneeze und look dagyers at the reckless young man, who had previously stated to the audi- ence in the car that he was “A REDHOT OYETER.’? This remark was received by the four drunken men wi'h great applause, who cheered tumuituously aud stamped their feet, ibrowimg up te straw, mixea with snow, in all directions. The oid spin‘ lady bad been boiling over tor some time, and, ha’ lug given the reckless young man with tle cigar as mMavy hivts as was possivie, alluwing for her atiens ton to the beloved poodie, at last screamed out, “IY THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN IN THIS CAR Hi Would open the window bebind me and give me alr. Two of the drunken men rushed instantly to the lady's relief, Iwo windows were opened, one in the Tear of the spinster, the other behind the reckless young man. In an instant the spinster took acilon. She placed her dainty bat wiry fingers, which were lined with ugly blue veins, around the stem of the cigar in the young man’s mouth, and with a sudden — ey Was thrown out of the window into the snowy Bl “Young man, I don’t want your cigar. You are not a gentleman.” Then came @ scream of delight from the four drunken men, Wuo were suMiciently sober to relish a joke; but the inhabitant of the Kighth ward was not nt all frightened. He made a coaporats spring at the beautiinl poodie, gave a yell as if he belonged to the old Fire Department, and in an instant the FOUDLE OF FOUR BLOOMING SUMMERS Was sprawling and howling in the street. The old lady did not like this demonstration. She screamed, she pulled at her venerable spit curls, ane pulled at the bell rope with an anxious umbrella, and the jour drunken men danced tor joy, while the FORTY MEN, WHO WERE PASTENAD TO THE REAR PLATFORM by their eyebrows, and then both gave a rollicking chorus to signify that they wore in with the boys. ‘The old iady got out, and while she was getting out to rectalm her poodle an Englishman, with beantl- eae whiskers and a stately deportment, ex- “What a strange and yet what a beastly country us 1s! You know you could never do this in Eng- jand. No drunken men are allowed in the cers, We havo guards there, and we have an underground railway. IN LONDON YOU CAN RIDE EVERYWHERE 1n fifteen minutes for a distance of twelve miles, you kn Poor poodle,’ say, Bull, did you hear of the arrival of tho Fe- nians? They came two nights on the Ouba,’? suid a very sickly looking young man in another end of the car, who was hanging on toa strap, while bangles ariends of his Were holding on to his coat tau “Don’t talk to me about the Fenians; I camo out from Liverpool on the Cuba, and they made AN /OWLING 'RLL HOF HOUR BOAT. Blast your senians, you know.” Last evening the Third avenue cararrived at Chat- ham square twenty-five minutes after it left the HERALD oittce, an hour and thirty minutes at Canal Street, two hours at Forty-second strect, two houra Frees ae ce shird avenue ODO Ab -fourih street, and the passengers who eni- barked for Hariem arrived there rs THREE HOURS AFTER TARY LEFT THE CITY WALL. This car had four horses, who were all nearly dead at Sixty-fourth street, On every car line in this Great clcy, which boasts of acer gt not only the Greatest civilization in the world, but also the great- oa unprovemenis, similar scenes took place yester- aye “I wonder,” satd the bank clerk, WI Ad kept Perfectly qutet amid all these itn i ay qiJBSES OF ROWDYISM AND BLASPHEMY, ‘I wonder if nothing can bo dene to remedy this business? Do you know what tUmo T shall get to see Mary to-n She had @ Nite dioner party, Tm late, as usual. Womeh. don’t like ‘explanations., Tnoy like Man to be on hand, according to his promise. Let's get out at Yorkville and take ad! aud talk it over, Tam nearly froze dead, and the cold has champed my fingers, Is It possible that the peopie Pil Asha all day will ever be able to get to tuoir homes up townr I know that the railroad oe what nies have ail ood does tab ae on four horees to-night, but and do? ‘here must be some man in quick way of getting ubave Forgwocend sihes, Sgt ‘01 utfeet, any- where on t island, for the oraaniii 1 can’t ad down town, Ask somebody aud Ree abo Will some wise man answer the appeal of the honest bai toon eg clerk? Perhana jt mav snow for two or the Avenue A line, j —— NEW YORK CITY. ‘The following record wii! show te changes in fhe temperature for the past tweaty-o1° oars im com parison with the corresponding day» \a3t year, a indicated by the thermometer at Hudant’s Paar macy, HERALD Building, corner of Aun swreets—_ 1970, 1871. 1670, 18TL- .o i oT 4 on) ae ord T6818 6 - bh 105, 12 6 perature yesverday Oe Average temperature for corres,» last yoar..... ir Mrs. 8. H. De Kroyft, a widow jody, wholly blind, wilt lecture to-morrow ovening ut st ay Hall, on “The Soul of Eve.” Mis. DeKroyit's sistory 13 amex- ceedingly romantic one, and asiie ivou this fact the indy is recommenti¢d as au © .cclent lecturer. She should have @ full house, Josh Hart, the well known acior of the Globe | theatre, appeared at the Jefferson \iarket Potice Court yesterday and made applicaion or & Warrant for the arvest of \ieasra, Whine sauldwell, pro~ prietora of tie Simtay M rev, ii ung them re Sponsidle for an ulleged hbeilous a uvie Which of ' Peni tn their paper on Sunday | ful perusal of the ariicle in questh granted the warrant. ; At twenty minutes past two o'clock yestenlay morning Wm, Myers, colored, o 16 Grand Btreot, amused himself by stabbing his brotver Alexander “in the left side, cheek and in iis eit arm. inflict ing patuiui wounds, ‘The injucca youth was cone veyed to the Twenty-eighth pre tac: 5 ation house aud his wounds dressed by @ pore surgeon. The would-be murderer, after Comme bog Ue assauls, letc the house and bas not yet been acested. Mr. De Cordova gave his well kuown lecture on “Mrs, Grundy” jast evening at Vu « ring’s Aall, Fourteenth street, near Fiith aveaus.’ It was for some charitabe pur clemency of the ratuer stiinly atiended, dee Sheridan's Diay of the “School ior Seandai,? tuvuzh often re- | peated, is elways guod. by nv aug fashionaple | Jombles up to ticule it serves tie douole purpose of amusement aud instruction, ‘Ot Lhe witty, humorous, pathetic, sentimental, dioactic and dra | maue, Pak Omecer Sampson, of the Bowri of Brokers, at rived in this city asa late how on saturday night, ‘ from New Orieans, having in fis custody Lewis | Van Eeten, who was arrested at ie tustence of Fisk & Hatch and other prom nent Wall street bankers, tor forgeries im company with several accomplices during tic past summer, the tacts 01 Wich have aireaty ap,cared mm the | HERALD =T.e@ prisouer Was arr gtued before gat the Tomus yesterday morning ied to police head cayeis unital thie Moraing, Woen be wil agatn be arias, A und Co! mitted for cXamination. ‘The Gaiccrs at police head- quariers received structions .rom -ome suuree to allow no person to converse Wila tue prisoner, Toe Central Park Meteorological Department roe port for the week ending January 21, 1371, the fole lowing atmospuerical coud tuus :—Barometer— Mean, 30.159 Inches; mmaxtmu.n atten A. M., Januae ry 19, 80.620 incies; minimum at twelve P, M., Janu- ary 21, 29.428 inches; rauge, 1.182 incves. Thermo- Meter—Mean, 36.0 degrecs; maxins m at seven A, M., January 16, 5.5 degrees; mina ab six A. MM. January lv 19.5 degrees; rane, dogices. UI a 16, rain de.) rou hali-past niue P.M, to twelve P.M. to the de, 10 of ov mech, January 16, rain feb from On, Oim, A. M, to four A, to ‘ae depth of .39 Inch; January 21, snow feil from Mall-,just LWO A. M. ; toseven P. M. to the depih of wv in a; Jannary 21, snow and ram feil from baif-past six ’. M. to ten P, ' M, to the depen of .17 Inch—making the cotal amonn of water ior Week .69 inch, ‘Ihe distance iravell by the wind during the Weex 1,307 un.tes, SCIENCE AND NATURAL THEGLOGY. Tho Darwinian Theory Expounded=Lecined by De. Mcvosh. In consequence of the prior engagement of Asso. ciation Hail Dr. McOush delivered the second lec ture m his course at Dr, Adams? church, in Madison avenue, last evening. Though w stormed severely there was a fair attendance of ladies and gen- tiemen. Alter prayer the Doctor came forward and opened his discourse by explaining the theory or | spontaneous generation, “It 14 not to be under- stood,” he said, “that anything could coine out of nothing.” In referring to the origin and growth of species he said the develupment of any plant or animal is a very complex. Pp some writers holding that it Tree quires @ distinct vital power. Dr. MeCosh then explained the theory of Parwin, whica he called “Natural Seection.””. Darwin, ne said, coutiins a powerful deal of truth, bat ne does not contain the whole truin, and {us inferences are wrong. Re- Iigion alone traces all titigs to God. He then went back to the ancient days of Greece and Rome, and traced the progress of the World up to the present time, After aa eloquent de- Beription of the Lie of Chr t he went on to show now the woll and the bear were giving phice to the sheep and the horse, and in iuithcr elucidation of our progressive siate ne svid the 1utelectual must rise above the physical, buy tue moral must rise above the intelectual, Alter aunvuucing that the Next leciure would take place Wuere the Course was inaugurated the reverend gentleman terminated his ~ discourse, DEATH BY ACC.OENT, A Member of the Gooiycar Family; Heidelberg, Shoo:re Himaclf, Nelson Goodyear, agedtwenty-one years, son of Henry B. Goodyear, of New Haven, Coun., died on the 20th instant, at Heidciberg, Germany, from the effects of Wounds “cused by the accidental discharge 0. a gun, while bunting near Heidelverz, oa the 8@ instant, He was a young maa of most anitable cha\acter and fine abuities, and his loxs will be deeply mourned by al! who kuew hun. MURDER TH KVADERHOOK, A Colored Woman Killed by a Crav¥ Dauguter. ALBANY, N, Y., Jan. 23, 1871. A colored woman naimed Caesar was ound in her residence, at Kinderhook, with her throat cut and dead, Her daughter, who i3 insune, was arreste@ and coniessed the crime, the suid her mother would have cut her throat if she had not killed her. Si3 JCHN ROSE'S MISSION, Toronto, Ont., Jan. 29, 1871. ‘The government organs here deny most positively that Sir John Rose visits Washington on public buste ness or 18 charged with any wission to tue Wash, fies government, He is there on purely private mat TS. “FIRE IN MLLFOSD, MASS. Fleven Stores Desiroyed, Burned to Dent Busion, Jan. 23, 1871, A fire in Milford this moraing destroyed the Bay State and Alhambra olocks, including cleven stores and the upper portions of two dwellings; also Fisher’s stables and seven horse, A Mrs, Newton, who occupied one of the dwellings, was burned to death, Tho stores were occupied by John O'Leary, dry goods; Morse & Wood, boots dud shoes: J, Whiis, perioarcaiss c- W; Witeos, yewelry; Heat rich, grocer; J. B. nt, provisions: Angeli, drugs; ss Ww, Hleata, dry goudsy "Pe 1 Goods ry jeweury; W. Sanders, voote and stoves; fice, drugs. ‘the rein ses are nub yet ascertained. The thermometer was below zero, and it was ng possivie to coutrol the Names or save the property, TERRIBLE SUFFERING IN THE WEST. A Woman Freezes to Death in Hor Owg Hine [From the Boonville (Mo.) Eagle.) Information of ® horrible cath by freezing, 1s Clear Creek township, reached us last week, too late for publication. ‘The circumstances, as we ob- tain them, are as lollows:—Mrs, Francis Carter, thi unfortunate woman, with her busband, Edwa Carter, and four small citidren, have resided dur- ing the past three years in the above uamed town. ship, near Bultalo Prairie. A step-su1 il Carter, @ young man nearly twenty-two years of age, has been residing with the family during the greater part of the three years, ‘The old man and son have and a Women. the = reputation of being vel jazy, triftl Indoienty good “for ‘nothing, “arankén nae fo much 80, that we wife and se 01 kinds of woik, Which should have been perfor by the men, 1n order to maintain the lamily. Under these circumstances the famuy became very and needy, often uot having a sufficle.cy of toon ta satisfy thelr wants and but little clountug with which to withstand the imciemency of the weather, ‘The’ lived in a log cabin or shanty which nad never bee! chinked or daubed, with half @ door, n0 chimney, and an opening of three or four ieet space under: Death one wali, extending the enire width, thua Tendering it but littio betterthan out of doors Under such pains and trials this poor woman, Fran- ces Carter, but about thirty-three years of age, tinued to labor and suifer until #riduy niga’ “Be. cember 23, when sue met her deatn How terrible! A woman {reeves to death in her own house, in her own bed, while two stout, healthy men are hovering over a few coals of fire, rev on aig meer shrinking from labor. Wi ne with such charac i Oar ter, the Jather. and Bl. the sons shai \%