The New York Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1871, Page 6

—_— Senatorial Di ¢ —— CONGRESS. Despatch of Business in Both flouses, ssion of the Ocean ble Question, Railroads Becoming Subjects of Congressional Legislation. Virginia Eloquent Over the Wrongs of the Colored Cadet. Strugste im the House Over the Pacific Railroads. Wasurnaron, Feb. 6, 1871. ORFDENTIALS OF SENATOR GOLDTUWAITR, Mr. SPTNCR, (rep.) of Ala, presented the credentials of Hon. George Golathwatte as a Senator elect from Alabama for six years from March 4, 1871, Read and laid on the table, INTERMENTS IN NATIONAL ORMETERIRS. Mr. Frvvon, (rep.) of N. ¥., presented the memortal of Ladies’ Union Relief Association of the city of New York the preseat laws be so amended that honorably od soldiers who served in the Union armies may, r decease, be interred im the national cemeteries, mittee on Miltary Agairs, STALKS AND DELGIAN CARL. ys also preseuted a memorial from Robert tas Cort ., Hiram Barney, Lyman Tre- © W. Riggs, 4. Lathrop, George Harriagton and roey, praying for the passage of the Felat { — telegraphic communication between eo +U ates wl foreigu counw' They set forth their desire to tay a submarin between the United St that Be bas given per: United States to lent sunnection with th i.urope under the ru Poutract for the man Yue capital subscribed Juouey, iands or any exc e4 and Beizium, and the facts to the ‘citizens of the ores and to operate tn hh lines of Selglum and © Vienna Convention; that a of the cuble has a made and e United States, and no aid in ve privilege from the United ‘States is asked. They expect to send a measage of ten words from thie country to £urope (or one dollar, the present wbar, being titeen doiars; and also, by their autom- ati graph machine, to transmit over their new line be- tween Washingion and New York five huodred words per miiaue. Tue bill on the subject having been already reported and placed op the calenuar the memorial was tabied and ordered to be printed. REPORTS PROM COMMITTERS. of Mass. from the Committee on 8, reported without amendment the House bull hing to the State of Michigan the title to the Fort Military Keservation.. Mr. COLE, wep.) of Cai., from the Committee on Appro- Prlations, Teposved the “louian Appropriation bill, with Ameadinenta. Sir, Wiis0N, from the Military Committee, reported favor- ably the House bill to. pro ary j versely ujon for the dona Hon of aned cannon oldiers’ monuments, EDMUNDS, (rep. 0} he Committee on Pen- sions, reported back the memorial as to the action of greas lo redress the allesed in on the part o! jotsstoner of £ in dismissing one Dr. Stillman, « Lommopathie practitiouer, fro. the position of exarainer. Dir. LDMUNDE elated that the con could not see how 6s could futeriere in the matter; they therecore asked om furcuer consideration of the subject. ugly discharged, PORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE ON OOMMRROK. expiration of ths morning hour the Posta! Code Up as undinished business, but was passed over on r. Chandler by yeas 90, nays 20, to proceed with tue bustuess reported from the C: Mr. CHANDLER, wep.) of Mich., as chairman of the Com- mittee on Commerce, then cailed up the following bilis, Walch were disposed of as stated eiach the port of St. Paul from the coltection dis nesota and to annex it to the collection distri IsLOMS aod KUTVE: Amended to apply 0: se joint resolution authorizing American register for the British shi, Kobert L. Lane. Passed, iection of Beacons, beacon ap the expen and reported by the Committes on Commerce It prohibits the mooring of waier « tion to any puoys, piers, xc. | pace in any of the navigavle wa or bo my aff of the \ nited Btate: Placed in or near Kuch waters, unver the penalty of | dare. All pernous injaring or decacing these wiva to tion to ve Habe to a fice not exceeding #20 and imp: x ot over six months. The ov of al! veaseis coming fn contact with any such’ pier or buoy to be liable for alt damages caused by such vessel, th take Suiy 1, e was amenced to A bili for the pre* aids to navigation y the government within nufter the breuking out of the purposes ations £ iid a lighthouse at Somers’ ver, Florida, Passed. ‘ein boats from the payment of marine hos- oc other purposes. The bill exempts c ities entrance aud clearance fees for vesses ern frontiers. Passed, JAPAN GTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, On motion of Mr, CHANDLER, (rep.) of Mich., the bill in- ced by Mr, Co to theorporate the Japan Steam n Com was tagen ay. van of Del., argued that t vigati creation by axioi taxation and tic, Injudicious and fraught with evil ere Was ample power in the States to grant nea that the com- ne Waters of Japan, aud that @ to xive them a’standiag in | n amendment reserv- nd the char- | ) of Ky., supposed that the ny to Congress was to esc bject of the pe taxation in | located. It | s bad ite ion. The ers of the peated the measure tn the in. mnmerce, Hehad never ad knew nota proposed to bi tean knew aone of the corp ecy Ume it wa to charter aa- he powe! | euiag the channel. amsbip company the raa- | ¢ 1, and he was now for | power of Congress, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1871—TRIPLE SHEET. Anair Hine railroad between Washington and New York Was something that ought to be accompilal Mr. SUERMAN further remarked that nearly every amend- ment of Che enemies of the bill in the Senate had prevatied; the oniy question Bow was that @f Congressiona: jurimiie- ion. Mr. CASSRRLY, while entertaining little sympathy for rail- roads, believed the important questions invoived in the bull worthy of most serious deliberation, He protested Against the assumption thatthe debate had been exhaumed id that Senators had made up their minds on the aunjeck 1k was not the Fight of any Senator to make up bis inind in nee of the discussion of such a subject. MORTON, (rep.) of ind. was in favor of an alr line from Washiugion to New York, but thoubt the inter- noe of Congress for such & purpose involved @ dangerous po When ‘Congress began that busivess it would tad fnough to do without doing anything else. ‘There was some fncouventenee now ta travelling bewween the capival und New York, and be hoped this would ve remedied, ating the necessity for such # road he believed the great danger to Con in attempting to charter such @ Tuas. Be boped tho bili would not pass without consideration. Nr. BAYARD remarked that the exercise by the zovern- ment of the right of eminent domain, as provided in the bill, would be @ violation of ali judicial and bistorical precedents on the subject and a plain Constitutional prohibition. Mr. WIL8oN hoped the bill would not be permitted to 00- cupy valuable tineyto the presudice of more Important logis- Tadon., The peopid would have railroads, and to bwid therm large aguregstions of capital were necessary, and it was a lauientable fact that the men who managed this capital and controlied these interests had In some States resorted to cor Tupt practices to control legislative bodies. He foresaw that a system of special railroad legislation by Congress would throng the Capitol with the same class of men, «nd whether ‘thoy influenced legisiation or not, Congress would have the Fepuiation, before Was souniry ‘of being coutrolied and bouxht up by these raliroad managers, Mr. CARPENTER, (rep.) of Wis, remarked that the repu- tation of Congress would depend entirely upon the course tt vursued, It Congress maniteavod ‘tsposition to, protest Uke people it would not be charyed by being run by railroad companies. ‘Ne WicsoN replied that that was precisely the potnt he ras about atutiag that Congress could provide all requt- site railroad legisiation by well digested, general | hich would protect the people an¢ hold in check the Paiiroad managers, He did uot know that Congress had authority 80 to legis.ate, and suggested that the question of jurisdiction be referred for sovutic to a commities of the ‘com- prising the juriste of the body, Mr. CHANDLER finally yieided the floor tnformaily for pre vate bills, a number of which were passed. THE ORRGON AND UTAH MAIL BERVIOR. A motion by Mr. WILLIAMS, (rep.) of Oregon, to take up a claim for extra servica in carrying mails 1a Utah and Ore- gon, involving over 3100.00), gave rise to a discussion, in Which was urged the necossity for greater vigtlance in pri- Vase iegisiation, la view of the extent to which the govern- meat bad been imposed upon in the Chorpenning claim. ‘The bul was tinally taken up and recommitted to the Committee on Post Olices. ‘the Air Line Railroad bill was then taken up as unfinished business, when, alter a short executive session, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 1871, BILLS INTRONUOED AND REFERRED. RAKER proceeded to the call of the States for bills erred, whea bills were introduced and reterred as .) Of Mass,—Providtag that the extra ten percent on goods imporied from the cast of the Cape of Good Hope stall not be collected on wool. By Mr. JENOKES, ( rep.) of R. 1.—Jolut reaolntions of the Rhode Island Legislature for pensions to the surviving sol- dicrs of the war of 1812. By Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of Ci ordaance for a solifers’ monum ‘By Mr, O'NEILL, (rep,) of Pa. is pay of election officers appointed by United States judges in cities of 20,000 Jauaditants shall bo Bo per day LoF vervioce ut vas polis. ‘The opponents of the New York and Washington Air Line Ratiroad bill resorted to their obstructive policy of Last Mon- Gay in order to consume the morniug hour and to preveat that bil coming up, Theretore, Mr. Honan, (dem) of Ind., objected to the second reading of Mr. O'Neill's bul, which brought up the question, “Suail the bill be read a second time 7” on whica Sir. Holman demanded the yeas and nays, ‘Atier the yote was taken Mr. Buooxe, (dem) of N. ¥., moved to reconsider the vote by which the bili was ordered to be read te second time, and on that called for the yeas and pays. By (his means the morning hour w: call of States for bills was cc Were introducea of By Mr. JOHNSON, (dem.) of Cal.—To repeat all laws tm- posing a duty ou spirits distived trom fruit By Nr. HOOKER, (dem.) of W. Va.—To facilitate com: vein the Uulted States and China and Japa. By Mr. Cons, (dem.) ot N, C.—For the erection of a frst class Lighthouse on tue } avo.tna coast. By ur. Sr DN, (rep.) 0f Obio—To provide for the ex- aes. Mr. Bzox, (dem.) of Ky. and registration of foreign 1,500 tons burden, for tw United States, instead of ta: consumed, but the Under the cail bills ree Authorizing the parchase ps of not Jess than Sy by cllizeng of the ig the peuple to suvsidize lines EILL—To incorporate the Freedman’s Home- pany. ¥ Mr. COBLEN, (den..) of Ind.—To encourage immigration United States, to regulate the carriaye of Kucopean rsin steamships and other vesseis, aud imini, for their protecitc fant passen: tee with leave to report at any time after the 15th ot Feb- ruary, The motion was agreed to—yexs 129, mays @.—more than two-thirds in tue atirmatice,” The foliowlng ty the vote 1a fetall:— Yens-129. Connor, Knapp, Sanford, Cowles, Lash, Sargent, ‘Archer, Darrall, Long Sawyer, Armstrong, —Degener, uch, Schumaker, ‘Atwood, Dixon, N.C, Manning, — Shauks, Axtell, Dixon, RL,’ Maynart, Sheldon, La. Aver, Dockery, MoCariay, Sheldon! N. t., Donley, MeCormick, Sherrod, Dox, Modrew, " Bhober,’ UKE, ioKer mith, Oregon, Dw Bilines” Stokes, Dyer, Moore, Ohio, Stone, Farnaworth, Morey: Stoughton, Ferry, Morphi: Birader, Kerri M Strickland, Fisher, Morrill, Mey Swann, iibson, Nagle ery, Hamill, Newsham, — Tatte, Hawaihs, Paine, Wis, ‘Tillman, Brooks, Mass., Hayy, Paino, ‘Townsend, Buek, Heilin, Pal ‘Yrimvi Buckley, Hoar, Twichell, Burveti, Hoge, Peters, Van Hora, Buver, Tenn., Hooper, Platt, Wallace, Cake, Hotvbklss, — Poiaud, Washbura, Wis Calkia, denckes, Price, Wells, Cessna, Johnson Prosasr, Whitmore, Churehit, Jones, N.C., Rainey, Wilkins. Ciark, Texas, Joues, Ky.," Rive, Wilson, Mian, Cleveland,’ Keloy, Pay Rogers, Wicher, Covb, N.C, Ketcham," Roots, Young, Conge: Nays~6' Merour, Grisivold, Hateht, Haldeman, Hawiey, . Hay, Ward, Holthan, Washbura, Mas Cobura, Holmes, Welk Cook, duid. Will Cox, Kellogg, Conn, Slocun Wi Creia, Kerr, Sinita, Ohio, Wi Dickinson, Lawrence, Starkweather, W Ela, Lewis Stevens, Wolt, Eldridge, Marahall, ‘Stevenson, — Woodward, Fiukeluburg _MeNe ely, RFLIFY OF BALTIMORE OOLLECTORS. Mr. HooreR, (rep.) of Mass., from the Committee on Ways and Means, reported a bill to allow to Jobn L, Thomas, Jr.. and Edwin'H. Webster money stolen from them as Collectors Of Customs at Baltimore. Passed. MILITARY INTERFRRRNCK WITH RLTOTIONS. Mr. SARGENT offered a resolution calling on the President for informaiton as to whether the Governor of California had, since the 4th of July, 1888, asked for military aid for the Purpo se of keeping tue peace selections in that State aud Called for the correspondence. Mr. Woon, (ceu.) of N. Y., desired the resolution to apply alaoto New York. Mr, RANDALL, (dem.) of Pa., desired tt to avply to Penn- syivanta, Mr. SARGENT declined to allow the amendments to bo offered, vut was willing to vote for them as independent pro- pontions, The resolution was adopted. CLAIMS OF GOUTHERN LOYALIOTS Mr. BARRY, rep.) of Miss., moved to suspend the rules and pass a bill opening the Court of Claims to tue citizeos of ali tue Southera States for claims for quarteymaser’s stores, Ac. Mr. JRNOKES remarked that that would be opening the door to millions o: Corpenning claims. Mr. WASHBULN, (rep.) of Mass., stated shat the Commit - tee on Claims tad’ agreed to report a measure on Monday next which would be matistaciory to the Representatives from the South. ‘The House refused to saspend the ru'es—yeas 73, nays 128, RELIEF FOR SUPPERKRS LY THE KUROPEAN WAR. Oa motion of Mr. BANKS, (rep.) of Mass., the Senate bill authorizing the President to atution a vessel of war at the port of New York to receive and transport supplies to be Coutributed for tav destitute and sutfering peop.e of France rmany wasjtaien (rom te Speaker's a ed ow bis (Sir Banis)] motion, by requiring, to be stationed for a ike purpose at Boston, and, on motion of Mr. Randall, snother at Philadelpnia, ‘The bill as thus amonded was vassed, WOMAN SUFFRAGE, Mr. JULIAN asked leave to offer a resolution giving the next Wedneaday evening to M and Mra, Isabella Beecher-Hooker to on the subject of *?he Enfranchisement of idling that the House would participate ia Women,” and pr the proceedings. Mr, ABONEH, (dem. of Md., objected, Mr. JUL1AN moved to suspend the rules, Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Massy called attention toa rule of the House forbidding the use of the hall for any but legisla- tive Ousinoss, and procacded to say:—It ts weil Known that in favor of woman suffrage (wn outburst of 1a I dy not les.re this unusual course to be taken. 4 dem.) of Pa, iuterrupting—That ts enough. L object to devate. ibe House retived to suspend the rules—yeas 42, nays following members voted aye :— Messra. Arn il, Asper, Atwood, Banks, Barry, Benjamin, iarke of Kansas. Cobb oi Wis., Bia, Fishea, Long, McUarihy, Mercur, O'Neill, Paine of Wis., Platt, Por: w°, Rainey, Koos, Sargent, Starkweather, Stone, before, upon aud after arriving in the States, Auso, to amend the wet of the 12th of July, 1870, for the redemption of the three per cont temporary loan certileates, Aigo, to construct an audition to the United states Court House and Post Odice at Indianapolis, Tad. is the ollice of Lirecior of the Bureau of Sta- ports of tae Umite tistics. by Mr. WELLS, (dem.) of Mo.—To amend the Internal Revenue law ference to special taxes as to State or county agricultural and other fair y Mr. BEAMAN, rep.) of Mich.—A joint resolution of the Michigan Legisiattire ia favor of yg) ing pensions to surviv- in. soldiers of the war of 18: ) of Mich.—Making grants of io Michigau, and jor canal pur- jaims for adaitional bounty. irep.) of Cal.--To deine and protect the 40 evcourage the deveiopmeant of mines. . ) of Dakota—o provide for a tempo- 'y goverament ior the Territory of Chippewa, Alao va- us resolusions of tne Dwkota Logislature asking appro- us for internal improvements, BEAMAN offered a resolution for the survey of the ‘Mich., with a view of widealng gad deep- Referred, TREATMENT OF CADETS AT WEST POINT. EMr. Portes, (rep.) of Va, asked leave to oiler a resolu. tion directing the Committee on Military Affairs to mquire ation {8 neceasary to pravent cadeta at West Point from being fil-treated aud persecuted on account of their Pr Nr. harbor at Monre color, with power to send for persons and papers. Mr! LLORLDGR, (dem.) of Wis.—I object. Tuat nigger has alread ie fuss enou, moved to suspend the ruies. .) of Ohio, auggested the refe minitee Ob ALiary Adairs without di gation, M Bt insisted on bis motion. ‘The rules were not suspended, there being but twenty-four votes in the atlirmati THR CONSULAR APPROPRIATION BULL. On motion of Mr. KELSEY, (rep.) of N. Y. the Senate amendments to the C the Military Academy Appro| ed in abd committees 0 RAILROAD. NP p.) of Illy in the absence of Mr. Wheeler, inittee on the Pacific Ratiroaus, moved that the Senate bill relating to the Central Branch of the Union Paciic Railroad be taken from the Committee ou Paolic Lands, to which ithad been referred, and ihatit be restored w lis place on the Speaker's table. Mr. HOLMAN objccied, and inquired whether the object of the motion was not to put the bill In @ conuition more tavor- uole to IS passace than it was now in? Mr, LOGAN said that tue object Was not to put it in a fa. vorabie or unfavorable position, but to place it in the same position as other bills fof like ‘character. “He moved to wits rend the rules. Str. WELKER, (rep.) of Obio- This is the third time that thix question Las been bevore the House, Mr. LOGAN—If the ge-tleman weans’ to iusinuate that improper ii it— jot at ail. Mr. Logan —The Pacitic lerence asked. Railroad C et until towday. @ that; but this {s the third time has been before the House on motions to suspeud mminittes has never make against bills by House & dozen thmes oolboy might make, that he was ed be: fable, to the Corbet, the author of the ks about arity bad no personal | amount 0 | Hi ‘hat they. | mit sone | | | 1g luilueuce of great was not one word viduals; d to see Congress the hails of Congress : No corpo i in wailed government was not di e views @x- 1 legisla: I was then recom: | ch was varionsiy | and then o minin om and enad ad on each d otner and the parties side the purpo Tor BILLS PASSED, | peal the act appr not deciaring the asser States of Maryland and Gec Zo amend an act pai aliowing the duties on f Vicksburs, (in ‘and Nacthez tot The bill is to meeommo: ee Bb New Orieans by en ng the master, agent or own ei importing ier aad going up the Mississippt ri to tile with the } ra duplicate of the manifest of the cargo within gbieen hours after the departure of the vesse! instead o rting of tbe vessel, as at present; to facilitate | the transmission of Astatic, Australian and European wer chundige into and across the territory of the (nit America, and {or otner purposes. The pending amendment was concurred in the bill amended to read “To faciiiiate the tre Asiaule, Augraijan and European mercbar territory of the United States fer expor THE AIR LINT BATLROAD. Mr, CHAND) ER wen moved to take uy road bill, reported from the Committee on Comme | lat sevatou | Mr. HAMILTON, fd the bil would ecussion, and bis colleague cre i, the Senator's coll aghiaet the bill at th cance kot h vote, believing both sides eeu bears, He did not fntend taking a speech BRAN ‘Ohio, thought hai been discuated on three of four enate Ought Bow Lo vote once upon ft. Viokers) Bad already vecupled uearly une whuie day 0/4 | neasion upon it Mr, SUM KML (rev.) Of Maas.. honed a pote would betaken, | Bas LKEE, | Lands becaus | talking about, ti offence. It # not the arg or devater, If the bill has morits itis entitied If it bas pot it should be put down on ac- rite. twas sentto the Committee on Public it hud no merits. ates discus to its deme Mr, LOGAN—That is not the case. - Mr. Wri ‘ome of us who voted to refer It thought so, Mr. LOGAN-—The gentleman does not know what he is He is very often in that position Mr. JULIAN, (rep.) of Ind. bull own motion ai the last session to the Commit ~a committee having concurrent jurisdiction with Kallroad Committee on the subject matter of the ‘fo vote now to restore It to the Speak ote to give it an advantage and pre-eminen Other bils waich it is impossible to reaca at the tession Mr. Logan—T that remark, beca from Indiana himse Mr. JoLtAN—I did, un mittee on Pabile Lands, motion. The vote was taken and resulted ye: Js not voting in the allirwaative ti eon Pavite m very sorry that the gentleman has made itis nota fact, Did not the gs en move to restore the bill to the Speaker's r positive instructions of the Com. ‘and the House refused to grant that 125, nay ‘Two- rules were not gus t The following is tue vote in detail Yeas—125. Allison, Conger, Maaning, Roots, | Ames, Connor, Sanford, | Armsiro Atwoor Axtell, Banks, 8 Baroun, Shober, Barry, Morphis, Slocuw Beaman. Morrell, Pa., Smita, Oregon, Rens Morrili,’Me.,’ Starkweatuer, Bennett. Morrissey, Stokes, Betiuve, Mye Stone, Strader, Paine, Ga, Paine Townsend, ¥ Trimble, ‘Iwichel, Van Auk Horn, Wallace, Washburn, Wis. Hooper Dutier, Mass, Hotenkis ritier, Tenn, Jones, 2. U.. Washburn}Mas. | Cake” Kellogg, Con. Wilkiuson, Calin, Wilson, Ming., Cessna, Winans. Cburebill, Wood, ke, Kansas, La Woodward, Stevens, moler Haldeman, Mocrary, nelly Hawsins, Mourew, Archer, Hawley, McNeely, Stoughton, Bea Hay, Mercur, Stroag, | Bu Homan, Moure, Ohio, Sweeney, Burcuard, — Holmes, Ned. Syplier, Cobb, Wis., pose! % Cobu ohneva, “4 Up Cox, 9 ONeill, by Grebe. Orth, Voorhees, Darrall Packard, Ind.,Ward, Kelsey, N.¥., Packer, Pa, W. Kerr, Di i Randal, W Rice, W Sargent, Louguriige, Marshall, Mr. Mayne nd the rules £9 ms to take tl Ne from the Speaker's lavie wid reer itt tue Pavive | Commit. Strickland, Stroag, Tate fwichell and Wixinwa—ti, ANOTHER ENFORORMENT ACT. BLNGUAM, (rep. of Obio, gave noice that he would next Monday report irom the Jndiciary Committee and »sk the House to pass the bill to enforce the right of citizens to vote under the ficteenth amendment. 80 moved to suspend the rales, 60 ession of Weduesday, Febraary the Judiciary. Agreed to—115 t0 48, TERN OUTRAGES. Mr. Dawns moved to suspend the rues and take up the Sonate bill appropriatiag $1,000 to defray the expenses of the see of the Senate appointed to fuvestigate 3 in th utbern States. to set apart the for other busi- the yeas were ly to nays 5—less than a quorum voting. ‘The democrats generally declined voting, 89 as to de’ eat the motion. Mr. DAWES. (rep. of Mass., moved a call of the House, which was ordered. ‘There was then a call of the House, attended by the usnal fanny scenes and explanations. ‘Tho’ Sergeant-at-Arms was sent for the Abseniees, and while waiting for their coming members relaxed tueir’ usial observance of pariamentary ‘ome lighted and smoked thelr cigars, some sent (9 for refreshments, which th theif desk, and many formed into groups di tions by wittch the dulicalty mighs be got over. all further proceedings under the ‘call were dis. pensed Wit and the vole was avain taken on Mr. Daw dthe rales and bring the bill before the House. Agreed to—122 to 1. Mr. DAwes then moved to, amend the bill by increasing the amount from $10,000 to $20,000, and he moved to suspend the rules to adopt the amenam’ pass the bl, ‘The motion was agreed to—veas 121, nays 43—80 the bill wod the House at ten minutes of AFFAIRS, Meeting of the Board of Aldermer—The Con- tested Seat—New Board of Education—The ‘Ring? Getting Kid of the Thorne—eport of the Water Commissioncrs—The Fenian Exiles. The Brooklyn Common Council met yesterday afternoon, Alderman Bergen m the chair, The special committee appointed @ moath since to ex- amine the question as to the rightoz Mr. William Rachardson to take his seat as Alderman from the ‘Twenty-second ward, Mr. T. V. R. Talmage, the opposing candidate, having contended that he was not legaily elected, submitied their report in favor of Mr. Richardson. Mayor Kalbieisch sent in the names of the follow- ing gentlemen to fill the vacancies as members of the Board of Education:—Jonathan 8, Burr in place ofJ,s. Burr, Thomas Carroll in place of Thomas Carroll, Andrew B, Martin in place of T. W. Field, L. V. D. Hardenburgi in place of L. V. D. Harden- burgh, James Hall 1m place of James Hail, J. W. Hun. | ver in’ place of J. W, Hunter, Tuomas Kinselia in piace oj Thomas Kinsella, James Murphy tn place of dames Murphy, George H. Fisher in piace of D. L. | Nortnup, &. H. Schapps in place of C. H. Schapps, | BE. M, Culien in place of C. P. Smith, Willlam M. Taomas in place of William M. Thomas, John W. Flanerty an place of D. D. Winant, Dehari Bergen in | place of Denart Bergen, A. W, Shepard in tue place of J. 8. Thorne, ‘the Board deferred the confirmation of the names until the uext meeting. The Water and Sewerage Commissioners sent in their annual report ior ihe pasi year. It show that the receipts of the department during that period were $643,289, while the expenditures were $601,000, Phere was a decrease of $25,000 in the ex: penses of the department. The average dally c sumpuon of water in the city during the year was 18,015,000 gallons; $1,162,509 were expended for the construction of water matus. Tue reveipts for tuat purpose Were $1,162,509. The expenditures for repaying streets were $1,133,411, and the receipts $1,435,411. Accompany- ing the report was a conununication from the com- missioners asking for an appropriation of $578,260 for the construction of Water miuins during the pre- sent year. ‘the Common Council adopted the resolution of the special committee appointed some ume since to investigate the necessity for au iucrease in the Fire ruinent. ‘The special committee appointed by the Board to tender the hospitalities of the city to the Irish exiles reported that they had received @ letter from the gentlemen and that tuey had consented to accept the invitanon extended to thea. The matter was referred to the committee to fix upon a day and raise the necessary means to deiray tue expenses by puolic subseripuon. KINGS COUNTY SUPERVISORS. The Kings ceunty Board of Supervisors met yes- lerday afternoon at the County Court House, Super- Visor Osborne in the chatr, There was a consider- able discussion over an appropriation of five or six hundred dollars to make some repairs in the offices of the County Clerk and Register. After several votes had been taken tie resolution to make the improvements prevalied, They refused to appoint a special committee to examine into the expenditures o7 the various committecs of the Beard durlag the past year. fCLPAL ROWOYISM AND THIEVERY IN HOBOKEN, A Gang Arrested nod Imprisoned. Four men entered Daviel Mammy's store, 25 Willow street, last evening, end demanded liquor. On being refused they pretended to leave the store by the baek room, but entered @ side apartment Wherein lay 4 large stock of clothing. Mammy subsequently entered the room, whereupon they seized him and threatened to “tix” him in case he should make an alarm. They then smashed the stove with hea irons, upset the furniture and injured whatever they could lay hands on. Fisaily three of them fed, Ie. ving their associate, Join Bunyan, scuming wiih tie proprie- tor. Officer Hourigan was soon at hand and arrested Buoyan. Accompanied by ouicer Hayes, ne afver- wards captured the otier three men in a store at the corner Of Bioomtleid and Newark streets, In the possession of one of them were found a vainable coat and vest, which were identified by Mammy. “The names of the accused are Alexa McAnaily, Younell and James Meehaa. Luey v mitied to aWatt examiuatio: TORKEY’S TROUBLES. Prince Carles, of Roumania, Desires the In- dependence of His State. The Position of the Sultan’s Govern- ’ ment. Will the Eastern Conference In- terfere 2? Preparations to Put Down Rebellion. ORGANIZATION OF THE TURKISH ARMY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 28, 1870. After the lull in local politics and the usual quiet attending the sacred Mussulman month of prayer aud fasting, “Ramazan,"’ just concluded, consider- abie excitement has been created by a rumor which has been current within the last week that the Prince Charles Hobenzollern of Roumania had, through his oficial agent here, presented a diplo- matic note to the Sublime Porte, declaring that as the Russian government 18 about to do away with its treaty obligations concerning the neutrality of the Black Sea, the Roumanian Principalities consider that the changes brougit ubout by this step would entitle them to submit to the Powers guaranteeing the political “status” of these tributary provinces whether their ROUMANIAN INDEPENDENCE was not @ subject requiring to be brought under discussion at the coming London Conference. A simuar note ts said to have been presented to the several Powers parties to the Treaty of 1856, convey- ing a request for their support in this question, A Council of Ministers having met on Thursday last 1t Was supposed it must have had relerence to this matter, aud various reports have been prevaient as to the steps decided upon and to be submitied to the Suitan on the occasion. But it would seem rather more probable that the truth Is contained in that version of the rumor wiica states that the Roumaaian goverument has hinted this contingency to the protecting Powers without a3 yet making any direct ap to the Sublime Porte, and that, the European Cabinets having conveyed this intelligence to the Turkish government, Prince Charles ef xoumania has been reminded that in questions ef this nature his only proper course would lay in submitting his appeal to the judgment of the suzerain State, which can alone grant it attention, and bring it, if con- Sidered necessary, before the Powers concerned in the poll on of the Danubian Princtpalities as estadl isting treaties, WiLL THE CONFERENCE TAKE UP QUESTION ? Later uno‘icial telegrams from Western ssurope convey the mielligeace taat the European Powers have replied to Prince Charles that the Conference abont to sit in Lendon having been calied together to discuss one topic only—viz., the Russian proposal concerning the Treaty of 1858—1t would be out of piace and calculated to create unnecessary dulicuity and embarrassment to adimit any other subject into the discussion. It remains a question for politicians to unravel wether this meve of the Roumanian gov- ernment, be its purport wuat tt may, has been dictated by Russian or by Turkish diplomatic action. Opintons differ on this point, some choosing to discern in it the policy of Russta, as having suc- ceeded in blinding the weak and ambitious Ministers of the petty State of Roumania witu promises of support, When needod, against her frontier foe, Austria, so as to strengthen the position of the Rus- sian Envoy at the Coufereace by an incipient, new complication, Others would, on the contriry, give credit to the Porte for having provoked the move to furnish Musurus Pacha with a further proof of the threatened danger to the peace of Europe and the balance of power in the East created by the Rus- sian circular, Pretentions suntiar vo thes wibited to Roumania are likewise stuted to have been put forward or ready to be so at an early day by THE SERVIAN AND MONTENEGRIN PRINCLY, these demanding certain accessions of terri with their independence of the Court of Turk: exchange for pecuniary compensations, which they would be Willing to treat for and pay down at once. Tue Russian and Prassian goveraments are naturally supposed, also, to favor these claims of the smail trivutary States bordering oa the frontiers of Buro- pean Turkey. It 13 doubtful, nowever, if thy be not mere'y (he dreaded “shadows of coming events” rather tian facts aiready classified in wie chain of present historical ones, and 1 have some reason to believe that the questions mooted are te be taken more as testifying to the casy readiness of the public mind iere to take alarm than as having auy real importance in the sense of political complications to be tinmediately dealt with, and L can almost vouch for tae correctness of my version as to the reply of the Porte on the pretended Kou- manian aifliculty, all other assertions of telegraphic newsimongers notwithstanding. THE ASIATIC DIPFICULTIES OF TURKEY. At allevents it needed no complications of this nature to heighten the immediate diiicuities of the ‘Turkish gevernment, for the disturbances in its Arabian provinces give suiicient present trouble. The provinces of Yemen, inhabited by the Achir tribes, witch are nominally under the Turkish rule, ave always been a source of anxiety to this govern: lent, and pariial insurrectionary movements have at various periods shown the instability of the hold possessed by the Porte over these distant provinces. ithas for some time past been whispered withal that intrigues, coming froma neighboring unruly rovince, aud tending to obtain possession of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, with a view to acquire the immense power and tniuence such holding would inevitably carry with 10, have been rife among the Arab tribes uow in rebellion, ‘The religious autagonism of these Mussulman Arabs against the rulers they look upon as less .orthodox Univ themselves i taeir creedeand poticy has never been thoroughly exdugutsted, and this would seem to have been fauned ou the present occasion into a flame likely to give mach troubie to the central } authority here. “ine tatest telegraphic oficial re- ports have it that the rebels have mec With a severe repulse, and the news of the attack and capture of the Governor of the proviuce, Aaly Pacha, wita his THE ROUMANIAN prints, is quite untrue, aud has been authoritatively contradicted. The insurgent tribes are reckoned to number in the aggregate about 140,000 Arabs; they are hardy, active, brave, aud have all the ad- vantages of distance and climate in their favor, Meanwnile the Porte has taken immediate STEPS FOR PULTING DOWN TAE RELELLION. Figut Turkish steam transports lett iast week with troops of infantry, ariliery and cavalry. seven more steamers have been cilartered this Week, frou the Ausirian Lioyds Compaay, and four British steamers were freighved yesterday. The expedition 1s to consist Of 21,000 men, and will prove a heavy drain ou the already impoverished treasury. The op: portunity 1s too good to be lost forthe stear navigation conpanies, and they charge high rates for trausport. The crews of the vessels have to be paid double wages, as the route jays out of the re- gular track. Tae expedition proceeds to the port of Hodeida, requirtag-sixteen days to reach, by way of the Suez Canal, AU stores and requirements ror the troops must be suppited froia abroad, and this can only be accomplished by ready money payments at higu rates, Im the present condition of the ‘Turkish exchequer at this season of the year It will be a serious finauctal difticulty for the government to grappie with, and tue condition of the mone: market consequent the war iu France, wit fears of Sull greater compiications, make it impossi- bie to obtain joans except on ruinous terms, Tem- porary accommodation bas beeu obiaiued only at tweaty aud thirty per ceat, with security, and only for smiali sums at a time, THE PURCHASE OF ARMS, mentioned on a former occasion, continues, 100 more mitrailieuses being ordered from your side, and In the provinces Voluntary contributions are being raised tor arming with breagh-loaders the new National Guards, ip be ofgadiméd on a new plan, jately adopted by this government, in Imitation of the Prussjap landwehr system. APART FROM POLITICAL MATTERS, an important subject is occupying the attention of tne Sultan’s Munsters. An tuduential combt- gation of Briusa capitalists, with Mr. W. # Andrew as chairman, has been formed in Lédden fer piacing berore the Porte A plan for carrying out the great Ilne of Asiatic Raiiway, Whicii is to place the Mediterranean and the Indian Seas in direc’ communication, by a line staring on one side from the coast of Syria to the Euphrates on to Bassorah, on the Persian Gull, and on the other from the Gulf of Ismid, in this vicinity, crossing Asia Minor and joining the former trunk line of Mesopotamia, thus giving direct access to the Indian trate by the Sultan’s territory and openibg up the great untried resources of the Cen- tral Asiatic possessions of his Imperial Majesty, while these Would serve to render the scheme a pro- fitable means of mvesting Capital with sound secur- ity, backed again by the proposed Turkish govern- ment guaran. So far as the conditions of this pian have been known they seem to be based prin- cipaly on a deposit of a sum of gov- ernment consolidaved five per cent bonds, rep- resenting the minimum guarantee to be granted to the company demanding the right to make these lines, ‘The cest 1s reckoned at £6,000 per kilometre (about £9,000 per mili@) Lor the works at present con foliowers, of which you may’ read in the last iocai | templated—the cost of extensions and {epotions to be taken after these first !ines are teri! een 80 as to afford eoboceaniy to judge more accurately of the amount of capital required and of the alrections it may be preferable to choose in the interests of trade and the country. The concession to be for fifty years, and the whole of ihe land required for the lines te be granted gratuitously by the govern- ment, The financial plan is based on the capitaliza. ion of the interest accruing from the five per cent bonds deposited by the government with the Bank of Kogiand. Should the government be in default at any period & committee, appointed by the com- pany and the government, will determine the course to be adopted to secure practical and suiicient pay- ‘nent ot the guarantee on the security deposited, COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL ADVANTAGES. ‘The advantages to this country in a political, com- Meretal or international sense’ are immense, and even to England this scheme would alford many ad- Yantages in cennection with her Tudian interests. ‘The subject possesses no slight interest, also, for your country as affording an alternative line of rapid commuutication to the Indian possessions and China and Japan through Turkism Central Asia, ‘The British government, which cannot pledge itself to any direct avtion in apeamons. of this nature, would, it Is surmised, be willing, nevertheless, eventually to erent a subsidy for the carrying of the mails, and all further requisite wnoiicial encouragement, to a scheme which has for many years occupted the at- tention ot British capitalists. THE KING OF PERSIA'S PILGRIMAGE. The visit of the Shah (king) of Persia to the pilgrim- age of Kerbellah and Bagdad has just vermunated, according to telegram trom Bagdad, to the utmost satisfaction of his Persian Majesty. Indeed, so great has been his enjoyment of the new scenes visited by his mueny that he has been pleasea to appoint his present Envoy to Turkey, Mirza Hussem Han, Min- ister Of the Interior and of Justice ut Teheran, with instructions to obtain from the Turkish government complete copies ef the laws and regulations in force in the Turkish empire, with a view to immediate ap- lication to the invernal administration of Persta. His Majesty, having been most particularly and Pleasingly struck with the signs ef progress and Prosperity wiich everywhero met his gaze in the ‘Turkish provinces, has resolved to endow his own Possessions With ail these advantages, It is curiously surmised as to the actual state of Persian ruic and that of the kingdom, if the visible administrative condition of & Turkish distant frontier province has suggested tmprovements and produced such satis- factory impressions on the wind of the King of Per- sia. The compliment, at all events, whether sin- cerely meant or as conveying ouly Oriental flowery and flattering expression of satisfaction for the re- ception afforded him, has been re do with much gratilicauon by this government. SUFFERING AND STARVATION. One Caso in Many—A Mother and Five Children Withoat Food or Fire—A Pa- triot’s Wife Seeking Refage in Death—A Veteran of the War of i812 in D'stress. The artisan has put up his tools and lati astde his working clothes; he sits ina comfortable chair ana blandly watches the gambols of his little ones on the floor. The miltonnaire lazily winds the loosened wrapper round his Havana as he meditates on the Market fuctuations of the week. Madame Saun- ters purposelessly through her elegaut saloons, Magazine in hand; she has just learuecd that the atmosphere is too severe for her to venture out. It isthe day of rest. Repose ts everywhere; in the kitchen and in the parlor, in the mansion and the hovel, the great busy life of the city has stopped, aud man, as well as beast, 18 resting from his labor. Iv IS A BITTER WINTER DAY, and men and women shiver as they return home Trom the house of prayer. Thousands in this great metropolis little dream of the awful misery and suf- fering at their very doors, Oue Woman, with ber five little ones, lies huddied in the corner of a wretched room, where there 1s NEITHER FOOD Now Not a crumb has entered that mise: home for days. She ts a woman in the prime of life and but little used to want. Her husband having joined the insnrrectionary forces m Cuba about m months ago, she realized what little fortune was left her, amouuting to some $2,000 in gold, and came with her children to this city, where she hoped to secure some little independence ualil a settiement of the present dim- culties in tie island had been arrived at. Upon her arrival in New York Mrs, Gerhudis Slanes looked about ber some littie time to fad i What she could best embark HER LITELE CAPITAL, and came to the conciusion to take a par open @ restaurant, which she was assured of the most profitable modes of business Speaking no English the woman became AN EASY PREY for every unprincipied scoundrel comiag ia contact with her. The restaurant did not prove a success and she found herself ob! to move from tae rst floor of the house to the second, aad seetng HER SMALL ESTATE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING she changed the location of her restaurant, but with ho better resuits. ‘Things Went on in tuis wa some months, until it came to selline what litle trinkets and Wearing apparel she possessed lu pro- cure food A HERALD reporter, having learned the fact: to the house 144 Bleecker street yesterday Jearned trom a lady living in the he that tu fairs of this poor tamily had come te A FEARFUL CLIMAX. She noticed, she said, the children were ali out on the siairs and landings oa suaday, and wists to find out the cause of the mother’s having put them out of the room on such a bitter day, she siurted io go up stairs, when she heard a terribie scream, Dursting in the door fonnd the unfortu wilu a Koile io her hand and in the very ac: of TAKING HR OWN LIPS Snatching the Knife from her she called in the children, Who were sliveriag, lalf naxed, in tie B Vhe lady then learned for the ume they had had no food or iire for several days, the wretched mother, maddened by tho PITEOUS CRIES OF HER CHILDREN FOR BREAD she could not give them, and having been given to naderstand she Must pay her rent on Monday or leave, As the awful picture came to her mind of going out into the streets in thelr half naked condi- tion m tas Weatner, sie came to the terrible conclu. sion of draining her bitter cup at one draught, ny SEEKING REFUGE PROM Hak MISERY IN DFAT H. She is a quiet, ladylike woman in appeuranee, with large, intelligent eyes, yet beneath th subdued exterior one easily dete: of character and determination. ner ana one the city, weht , and at calin, S$ a terrible force It is to be hoped the publication of these facts will interest some of the mothers who read them and will bring the mach needed relief to ts wretched family, Some of tue uban patriocs” who prate so tondly about ther devotion to coun here a worthy subject on Which to exercis liberality aod show their patriotic devotion. ‘amily need not be removed tw the St. Nicholas or Fifti Avenue or any other grand hotel, and out little, comparatively, would Treader them comlortabie. ATEFUL ULI. A Veteran ef 1812 in Great Distress—An Ace count of the Buttle of Newark and the tagles Against the Buglisi as Kelated to a Reporte ~»,,, No. $2 BROADWAY, Nrw Yorx, Feb, 6, 18 To win Evrroz ov THE Wii you have the kindness ¢ lic to the following case of abjec refer to Augustus L, Kashlero1 ely. He is un American by birth during the entire war ot 1812, and tor seven otber years, making wtogether ten years ‘of hard service. He ie now seveuty-tive years ol age, perfectly heipless aud totally with: Out means to kupply the ‘smallest want, He is helpless by reason of a spinal complaint, and has a wife who Is within @ fow years aa old as himsell, and who 1s also in feenle hoalih. They are members of the Stauton street Episcopal Mission Society, which church, I ay. told, is too poor to provide for tiem. Mea of New York ve in our mils will help these peopte the attention of the pub- poverty and destitution ¥ 1 ‘0. 135 Su(folk street, in this , was a soldier in our army tyand State, shall such people he let Are there not some who can aud Yours wuly, A. G, VANDERPOKL, In a cheerless-looking, confined attic room, eight by four fect, whore only furniture and adornment are a stove and a single chair, sat Angustus Rashier, the old veteran referred tv ta the above communica- Uon, When a ilskaLp reporier called to sec him yes- terday aiternoon, Although old and decrepit and bearing uum'stakable signs of suifering and hard- ship, he 1s pleasant and good natured in bis ree Inarks, and when he speaks of the days when Gene- ral Brown led the gallant American troops in the vicinity of Lake Ontario and other matters con- nected with tis early days ls face 1s Ut up and be- coines almost radiant wiih cheertuiness. In reply to inquires made he said he was born in New York In Ma, 5, and at the age of seventeen years entered th centh United States regiment of Infantry, thea in command of Captatn Lawrence, | Jo 1812, daring THe BITTER CONTEST BE NN ENGLAND AND AME- DA Ils regiment was ordered to Albany, were they Joined General Brown's corps, aud at’ once started for Fort Niagara, This is at the harrowest part of the river, near the Falls, ‘They bad oniy been a lew hours in the fort whea General, Brown ordered a sortie to be made on a itue of English outposts, Which they succeeded in carrying, aud 1a a lew hours they stormed the town of Newark, ou the Ca- hadian side, and occupied 1t desplie the repea eiforts of the English to disiodge tiem, Whe ing Newark adespatch came that a large composed of the enemy's picked troops, liad in 1a Chippewa Wood, and that A FIERCE AND BLOODY ENGAGEMENT was imminent, Chippewa Wood was @ long way up on the Jake, and 7,000 men were’ at once ¢ sbatched in baitcaux—a kind of Rat-bottomed boat— to meet the enemy. On their way they captured Fort Malden, an Knglish stronghold, where a quan. tty of ammunition was captured, cecding still further up, they next red @ small place called Si Creek, between wi @ constant line of com- munication had been kept open by the enemy with Newark prior to the iatter place being taken. Ar- riving at Chippewa Wood in full force, they recon- notired and discovered that the English were strongly fortified, being in about the relation of two inen to cach one of the Americans, As soon as the Knglish discovered the Americans on the opposite side of the wood THEY OPENED A MURDEROUS FIRE upon them, causing the latier to retreat some distance, Receiving additional reinforcements at early dawn on the following day they attacked the enemy; but, after a desperate fight, the Americans were again driven back, owing to a lack of ammnu- nition. This Was mn the month of January, and the snow was two feet thick in many parts of the forest. After watching the English for several days they were ordered to proceed to Sackett's Harbor, where they fought azatn. Here he was frozen and barely escaped josing his Mle. He continued with General Brown until after the treaty of peace in 1815, when he was disctarged and re-eniisted in the same regiment at Green Pay, remaining in the army until June, 1824, From that time until three years ago—viz., up to his seventy-sccond year—he con- Unued to work in various East river shipyards. HE WAS DISCHARGED SIMPLY ON ACCOUNT OF OLD AGE. He has now nothing in the’ world, “I sit here,” said the old man—and the tears gathered in his eyes—*‘sometimes for two days without anything to eat, and I exist upon tea and the poorest kind of food. Sometunes I get an order for fifty cents’ worth of groceries from the store opposite, but this is not olten, My wile 18 a cripple and 1s sixty years of age. As | was not wounded | have received no pension, but almost fear that I shall starve to death, when, at times, | sit here, alone, helpless and totally wiinous tuod. J have heard that the government intended vo bestow a trifle of @ pension upon us veterans, bub I suppose it will not be till I am gone and then is won't matter much to me who has tt,” Rashier belonged to the Caulker’s Association of New York tor years; but when tt was broken up he Jost all bis money, and is now tu a most vitiable con- ditiou—a worthy object of benoficence. MISERY AND DEATH. A Miserly Old Hag Dies in Filth and Tat- ters—A Small Fortaue Gained by Begsiag. Ina cheerless seven by nine room on the first floor of the ri-kbty tenement house 62 Mulberry street, for three or four months past, has lived, or rather staid, an old deerepid, hunchback woman known as Mary Hurley, She seemed witnout relatives or friends, and how she lived nobody in the house cared, as"iong as she gave them no trouble. During the day she would crawl down stairs and beg in the streets, getting a cup of tea ur milk and a crust of bread of any one who might take compassion upon her, but she was rarely known to buy anything for herself. Naght coming oa, the old woman would creep back to ner COLD AND DESOLATE RooM, without fire or furnitvre, aad lie down on & greasy mattress placed on the floor, without removing the rags with which her tottering frame was partially covered, There she bas slept durig the cold, piercing nights of the wiuter, nobody, save, possibly, one or two, supposing she had money enouga to purchase a decent meal. On Suuday night tue poor old woman, unattended, but surrounded by POOR, MISERABLE MORTALS fur worse off tian herseit, slept her lust sleep, and yesterday iworning was found lying dead on the ilvor, her body bemg coid and stid, indicating that life t icon extinct lor several hours. Charles Morgun and bis wile, Lving on the Opposite si.e of the strect, who had known deceased for some time, were informed of the fact and cailed to take charge of the body. On making an examination the ola Wouwn was found to lave iu her possession $71 53, 10 MONEY, AND BANK BOOKS on the Bowery und Chambers street savings institu- tons, showing deposits (0 her credit of at Least $600, and = perbaps @ much larger sum, Mr. More gan had lett the books im the bank uiter her death, and hence the exact amount cre- dited lo her could not be ascertamed. Coroner Young, Who has the case, will take charge of the mioney, Whicl will be passed over to the Public Ad- minisivator, The body was removed to the Morgue, wire Deputy Coroner Marsit will hold a post mor- tem exammation. Deceased is said to dave a son living iu Ireland, WZ FREE COLLELE. v Close of the Semi-Aonant Examination. ‘The semi-annual examination of the students of the College of the City of New York, which has been in progress since the 30th ull., closed yester- day. During each day there has been a large at tendance of the friends of the pupils, and the ad- mirers of tue system of instruction pursued in the college, and by these it is without cavil admitted that the results of the examiuation are emimeutly creditable to the instructors and the diligence of the pupils. Although (he cudgeilmg of their brains by the for-the-time unhappy students fs through with, and many may rest with @ Consciousness of well done labor, there possibly are others who, having a sense of geting through only, as the vulgar saying ls, “by the skin of their teeth,” will fearfully await the snre-to-come repreaches of parents when the nearaess of their dames to the foot of the merit roll shall have been discovered. The senior ciass was examimed yesterday in the hisiery of literature. The exauuner was Pro- Jessor Anthon, by Whom each student was required to— 4. Sketch the history of the tronbadours and the iracterisucs Of their pogury. 2 Give an account of the three greatest French tragic poets. 3, Give an outline of French literature from the restorauon to the present ume. ‘The sophomore Class Was also examined by Prof sors Roemer, Morales, Werner, Herberman, Spencer and Fabrigou, tho-e of its members who are pursu- ug What 18 cailed the “ancient course” in tne Greek und Latin languages and their literature, and the otbers in the Spanish and German languages and tueir literature, During the examination the students were re- quired to transiate, construe verbs, explain the grauimatical construction of sentences, ex plain the propriety of the usage of certain words aud ventilate thar knowledge of the works of the principal authors they had studied, The eXHumation Was Concluded with that of the fresiiman ¢| in Ainerican literature by Professor Barton. ‘The resnlis of the examination will be officially anounced to-day, and on Friday the standing of tie pavils Will be deviared. Upon next Monday the annual exhibition of the junior class it take pace, and from the manner in which the young men then acquit themseives the public may for itself judge of the excellence of the course of study purstied a the coliege, the ediclency of the mstruc- * tors and tic appitcation of the students. cl THE FE MIAN EXWLES IN BROOKLYN, ‘The gallant patriots of Erin's Isle, who have been sojourning in New York since their arrival on the shores of “the land of the free,” paid a visit for the first time to the City of Churches last evening. They drove from the Fulion ferry direct to the Academy of Music, where they attended a concert in aid of the Founding Asylum, in which the talented lady of the chief of the party, Mr. O’Donovan-Rossa, took purt. Had it been Known previously that these dis- Unguisaed gentiemen were to be present the asylum iuad would certainly have been largely in- creased in the form of a more numerous attendance at the concert, The party patd the nonor of a visit to the inansion of ex-Congressman William &. Rob- inson, No, 80 Schermerhorn svreet, immediate ly upon the conclusion of the entertatnment av the Acaiemy, The exiles, who were most hospitably . welcomed by Mr. Robinson and his estimable lady at ‘their+ residence, were O'Donovan Rossa, General Burke, Dantel D. Muicuhy, Captain John MeCiure, Underwood O'Con- nell, William F. Rowentree, Dr. Powers, Messrs, Muilady, St. Clair, Monghan, Lennon, Walsh, Gen- eral Millan, M. 1, Heffernan, Captain P. J. Condon. The following prominent citizens were present among the guests at the reception:—Stephen J. Meany, Register Hugh McLaughlin, Wil- jam 0. Kingsley, Congressman Thomas Kinsella, nator James KF. Pierce, P. O'Hanion, M. D.; W. bs Cole, Francts Swift, Chiet of Police; Patrick Camp- bell, Water Commissioner; William A. Fowler, Re M. Mitchell, John Mitchell, Healih Commissioner; John Mulla Alderman ney, William Richardson, James Mitchell, M. T. Hoffman, John O'Mahony, Jonn Savage, Tom Dwyer, Key. Fathers Fransioil, Freel and Maguire, It was past midnight when the company dis persed. AN ICE BLOCKADE, ‘The trate on the North and Hast rivers was greatly impeded yesterday moraing, owing to the Immense fields of ice that had congregated in the Vicinity of the ferries, and 1t was not until the after. hoon, when the tide broke up the Diocks and floated them away, that the ferrybouts were able to pursue their trips. The narrow passages were completely obstructed and frozen over, while at Hell Gate thou- Sands of tons of the cool material floated about in dangerous proportions. The ice was 80 thick that the Harlem boats were courpelied to discontinue running. Tae boat whieh jeit Harlem river at seven o'clock in the morning was so surrounded by the nasty litte bergs that she could not reach Aswwrla dock, but had to put back and land her passeugers at ‘Ninety-second street. ‘The company have determimed to run no risk, and the boats will nov resume tueir tring upuil Uke Wwe as heen curried away Ny NS