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pei 6 WASHINGTON. Popularity of the New Na tienal Loan. Combination to Defeat the Income Tax Repeal Bill A New York Member Badly Doe- ANOTHER GEORGIA MEMBER SWORN IN, WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1871, opatarity of the New Nitional Loan, ‘Te clerks tu the Treasury Department employed ™ the loan division are engaged day and night in preparmg the necessary blanks and forms for tne Mtrodaction of the new loan, Already subscription PSpers have heen forwarded to the London banking house of Jay Cooke, where they will be distributed Among the lea\ing bankers of Rurope. On Saturday the solscription Nsts mtended for te national Banks Chrouziout the count over seventeen hun- @red in number, wil be forwarded by mail. As soon asthe returns are received from the banks of the @mount of the loan to be taken, the Secretary will @mrounce the designated agents for recetving sub- @eripiious a large. Secretary Boutwell 1s confident Mhat the entire amount in fye per cents will be yeadily taken, He has already received letters from @great number of the leading vanking houses of te country, siguifying (heir readiness to subscribe largely to the new loan, Should tue money market Femain unchanged he believes that there wii be but ‘Mave ificully in disposing of the entire joan, Defeat o: the Bil to “epeai the Iucome Tax— A Dem tized New York Member. immediately atter the reading of the journal and @e swearing in of Mr. Whitely, of Georgia, Mr. Gamuei Hooper, chairman of ‘he Committee of Ways and Means, moved to go inio Committee of ‘Re Whole for the purpose of taking up the bill to wepeal ihe tax on mcomes and passing it. Mr. Mooper is not as good a manager as Was his prede- @essor, General Schenck, He lacks the tact as well ‘asthe readiness of Scnenck, and owing to this fact, @ mach as WO auytoing eise, the bill failed, or Father, the Louse could not be got into Committee of the Whole for its consideration, He reiused to sliow any debate, under the misapprehension thatif @ebated It would uot secure a suitivient number of oles to pass it. OF course this afforded a large Bumber of members a pretext for voting against geing into Commitiee of tne Whole. The vote was Quite Close—104 vo 107—upon going mvo Committee @fthe Whole. Tne folowing New York members voted in the negative:—Nessrs. Fisher, Kelsey, Mc- @arthy, Schumaker, sheidonu, Tauner and Wheeler. Mr. Denuis McVarthy, it was said, went back upon ameel{ as well as upon the Ways aud Means com- mittee, of which he isa member. In committee ne ‘Veted in favor of the repeal of the inceme Max, and his colleagues of the committee Belied upon his support of the measure ™ the House. To use the language of a member of ‘te committee, iowev. jomebody pat salt upon MeCarthy’s tail and he became demoralized.” He fe largely interested in tue mauuiacture of salt, and ®eme of the free traders threatened to put on an @utrider to Lue bill abolisuing the duty on salt, To Brevent thus McCarthy voted against going into @omm'ttee of the Whole, so as to prevent the bill from being taken up. Some of the iron and coal men of Pennsyivania were similarly affected, They feared an amendment abolishing the duty on coal, aud 80 such monopolists as Morrell voted against the proposition. An effort will be made to get the bili up on Monday next. @ee Berlin und St. Petersburg Missions. The House Foreign Affairs Committee at their Meeting to-day took up the special message sent to the House yesterday on the Berlin Mission. A Jong discussion took piace as to the propriety @f singling out the Uerlin Mission and raising it to the position of those to London and Paris, It was admitted that within the last few years Prussia, or Father the North German Confederation, had made great progress and 1s now a first class Power, but it ‘Was held that Russia wae also a first class Power and That her relaitons to the United States are as Mmmportant and as friendiy as those of Prussia, Some ‘ef the members thought it would look like an inten- ional slight co Russia to make this exception in Mayor of Prussia, During the day Mr. Myers, of Pennsylvania, who is a member of the Foreign Af- faire Committee, offered a resolution providing that ‘Mhe salary of the Unite? States Minister at St, Pe- tersburg be raised to $17,500, Tnis was referred to the committee. The whole matter will come before the Committee at a special meeting to be hela on Satur. @ay, when, it is expected, a decision will be reached, ‘The committee will probably report in favor of rais ng the salaries of both the Minister to Berlin and the Minister to St. Petersburg. Abolition of the Tonnage Tax. The Secretary of the Treasury has written to the Shairmen of the Committee on Commerce of the Benate, inreply to a communication, transmitting bis views on the Senate bill in which it is proposed Bo abolish the tannage dues tax on vessels of the Wniied States. The Secretary says:— Congress at the lasi session repealed the tonnage $ax on ali Vessels engaged mm the coasting trade and fisheries, but tie lawis silent in regard to foreign fade, inesmuci as the coastwise trade is a close monopoly, being contined exclusively to American vessels, While any vessels in the foreign trade have $0 meet the coitpetition of vesscis of other coun- fries. It would seem that, as @ measure of partial wenef of tnis class of American ship- ping, the repeal of the tonnage tax should Qpply to al) vesscis of the United States in the for- €igh, as We'l as those engaged in the coastwise and @omestic trade. Vessels belonging wo foreign na- Mons which, under existing treaties, are placed pon the same fooilug as our own, would conse- ey, be exempt from the paymentof the tonnage if our vessels are reileved. The repeal of the Sonnage tax on American built vessels weuld proba- Bly result in the acmission to our ports of foreign ‘Dulit vessels upon the same terms, it being stipulated, Substantially, m the several treaties, that no higher @r other Cuties or charges shall be unposed to any of She ports of the United States on foreign vessels than Bhose payable in the seme ports on vessels of the United States. it is beteved that the loss to the re- Venue by the passage of the bill would amount to about $800,000 per annum. Nominction Confirmed, ‘The Senate to-day ceufirmed only one nomination, mamely, Join R. G. Pitkin, to be General Appraiser of Merchandise for the South, vice Lucius D. Kel- Degg resigned. Nominations by the President. The President sent the following nominations to ‘the Senate to-aay:— Join B. Kenney, Collector of Internal Revenne @f the First district of Pennsylvania; William J. Pol- Bock, Coliector of the Sesond cistriét ot Pennsylva- mia: Charles K. Cos ector Of the Fighth dis- trict of New York; Rives, Coliector of the Pith district of Virginia; George Smith, Assessor @f juternal Revenue the Fiith district of Virgl- Bia; E. W. Massey, Collector of Cusioms at York. town, Va. FORTY-FIRSE CONGRESS, Third Session, SENATE. WASHINGTON, Fob, 9, 1271, BrrokrTs rnc COMMITTEES. Mr. WILs08, (rep.) of Mass., {rom the Military Committee, @eported a substitute for the bill authorizing the coustruction ef a horse railroad across Rock Island, Il!., and the United Btates bridyes counseting the cities of Davenport, Towa, and Rock Island, Ul, therewith. The substiiute was adopted, specifying the conditions for the work and ing i under the supervision of the Secretary of War. Passed, Mr. Vickrns, dem.) of S4., from the Committee on Com- merce, reported adversely the bill to secure the payment of to seamen in case of wreck. ANWTHONY, (rep.) of K.1., from the Cot reported ® resolution to print 20,400 the Commissioner of Education, whi XTMONY rep was io lhe effect that A sin ng sideration jected, in order to reacts committee t waa very Fultiaule. cient to ‘prevent further eof a testimony before t' ie reper estivn ol d dispose of the que ing, Senator elect Milier, 0! Geor; ‘ GOBPRTE, (rep.) of Ureqo0, from ibe Copamitied Gl ee NEW YORK ae ot'rlortie ny Mi t Of a deputy coliector ‘fe ‘aieyo, " bollsh whe eotseotibn deahtien of Remmper te-Gve Biane Also @ bill adversely to Mr, Bumuer*s bill to secure wages to eeamen in case of wreek. JOINT KEBOLUTION TO BR RETURNED, Oo motion of Mr. Stok TON, dem.) of N. J. 0 of Representat Joint reso! he harbor of New \ ork, for further consideration RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. On motion of Nr. How AnD, (rep.) of Mich.» requesting the Prosident to transmit copies @f the na’ report and accom Ting aocuments of the commissioner on tbe part Of to nied States to carry ee effect the frat le of the treaty with Great Britain of Sune 10, 1848. Mr. POMEROY, rep.) of Kao. culling on the Secretary for information concerning appropriations for en- largiag government buildings end mak ng extensive accom ‘Mouailons (or @ military depot at Fort Leavenworth, MIGSTORLPPL KIVRR BRIDGES. _Mr. CHANDLER, rep.) of Mich, from the Committee on Commerce, reported without amendment the bill In relation to bridges acrons the Massissipp! river, providing that ail rall- way bridges below Bt, Paui, Asllan., shall be open on equal forma vo the trains of all raiiroad companies desiring to use em, KILLS INTROPUCED AND REFERRED, By Wr, Buair, (dem) of Mo.—To extend the time for completing the BL ia and roa Mountain Kallroad, and for other purposes, Referred to the Committee on Public F. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Obio—To promote the con- struction of the Clucinuat) Southera Railway, ving the co/spar.y incorporated in Ohio a national charter to con- Atmmot abd maintain a railroad and telegraph ifue Crom Clie chanati, Oblo, lo Coattanooga, Tenn, Keierred 10 the Com- mitive on Commerce, by Mir, CHANDLER—To provide for the better security of life on Vessels propelled by steam. Same reverence, By Mr. GONKLING, (rep.) N. ¥.—To amend the act of March 8, Inbo, regulating the carriage of passengers 1D steam- shipa anit other vessela.” Bame referance. rH © Upoo completion of the morning orders Air. TRUMBULL, re). of Li, moved 40 take up tue bill specif ing the fora of o th to be taken by Mr, Miller aa Senator from Georgia. Mr. Luanna, (rep) of Vt, auld the bill would lead to hoped that {t would not ve taken up, and that the wouid now be considered. titdue to the State of Georgia and the party claiming « seat that the question should be settled AE oct, tn view of the de ay which bad aireasy occurred to Ne aumiBsMoi i it Was already thorouglily uo- derstood in the Renate, iiss) ar Mi, CONBLING spoke of the novelty of the case and the ne- Cebely of ciscussion open ie Davis, (dem.) of Ky.. made the paint of orderthat Mr. Trumbuil’s motion was entived to instant consideration, because the admission of a Senator was a queatioa of priv! ihe VICE PRESIDENT overruled the point on the ground that the question was not ua to the adiniiasion of a Kenulor, but upon preluninary leytelation specitying an oath to be taken by a Senator to whick the signature of the President would be reqnired, The morniag hour here expired, and the bill relating to mixed schoo.s in the District of Coidmbia came ap as uuin- ‘aed business, ir. COLE, (Fep.) of Cal, moved'to postpone the bill, #0 as to take the avproprasion bills. Wrote betng taken ‘opon ion of the motion the first (0 pompone the uaun- {ahed ooniness, was agreed to. Pa’ & POMPO! showed a majority opposed to proceedin, with appropriation villa, whe Mr. COLE calied for the ayes and noes on the motion. Mr. SHERMAN expressed. bis surprise that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee (Mr. Trumbull) should antagonize the questiou of removing the disabilities of an indisiuual, Against important appropriation bills, particalar.y as that Senator had asserted that he would not vote for any more fodiviaual disability bile, Mr. TRUMBULL expiained that this was not a disability Dill. “Mr. Miller labored under no disabjiities, Lut could Lob take the test oath, and it was necessary the modfed oath abouid be prescribed for him. Mr. THURMAN, (dem.) of Ohio, contended that if appro- priation bilis were to be pressed the State of Georgia, which id part of the taxes, was entitieh to bave her representa- ives in the Senate to watch her interests. Mr. EOMUNDs repited that If Georgia wanted to be repre: sented she shuu.d elect men who were not disyuaiitied tor lee. After further aiseuasion it was agreed that the case of Mr. ‘Miller shouia be considered on Monday bext. COMMITTEES OF CONFERENCE were adopted, as follows :— pat, tue ile Pension 1511—Messrs. Howell, Edmunds and avin. ‘On the West Point Appropriation Bili—Messrs, Cole, Wil-* gon and Bla Mr. KELLOGG, (rep.) of La., moved that Monday evening be set Se fol lexican Steamship Subsidy bill, t. TON, (re) N. p. of N. Yo saldy without expressing any to the merits of ‘the different propositions he € imporirnce of the interest involved in the pro- posed subsidies cemanded recognition, He was in favor of assigning an entire day for devermining the policy to be pure sued in that regard. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL. Without disposing of the moison the Senate, on motion of Mr. COLE (acting chairman of the Commiitee on Appropria- tons), took up the Legisistive, Executive and Juuicial Ap- propriation bil ‘Yhe amendments reported from the Committee on Appro- Priations were s discussed. ‘The trst, iucreasing the c.erical force in the office of the Secretary of the Senate from six to fourteen in number, was oppose. on economical grounds and rejected, ‘At haif-past two P. SM, the Senate went into executive feaato The Senate remained in executive session til) Gve o'clock ‘and then adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1871, PETITIONS PRESENTED. Mr. WARD, (rep.) of N. Y., presented petitions of the homeopathic physicians of Westchester county, Dutchess county, Schoharie county and Steuben county, New York, for the incorporation of a national homa@opathic university at Washington, D.C. Mr. STEVENS, (rep.) of N. H., presented a petition of the Assistant Marshals of New Hampshire for additional com- pensation in taking the ninth census, EMBER FROM GEORGIA SWORN IN, Richard H. Whiteley, member eect from the Second dis- trict of Georgia presented himself and took the oath of ofice. TRE INCOME TAX REPEAT BIL. Mr. Hooren, (rep.) of Mass., moved to go into Committee of the ‘Whole ‘on the general’ caiendar, with the object of reacting the Diil to repeal the income tax: Mr. WASHSUBN, (rep) of Wis,, gave notice thathe would mireon the committee to take “up the Naval Appropriation pil. The SPTAKER stated that {t would be in order for the gen- fleman from Wisconsin (Mr, Washburn) to move that the commnittee proceed to the consideration of the Naval Appro- priation bill, and that it would be the duty of the chairman to recognize him for that puzpore, If the committee refused that motion st would then be the duty of the committee to take up the calendar and proceed with it seriatin, He also stated that it would not be the right of @ member to demand the reading of @ bill in catenso, as the laying them aside could work them no injury. Mr. Hoorer moved that all general debate in committee end in one minute, Mr. DAwEs, (rep.) of Mass., a} J to Mr. Hooper not to peraist in bis attempt to get af the income tax bill. It could not be reached in that way. He should jet the regalar Appropriation bilis be proceeded with, (Calls to order.) ‘The yeas und pays were called on the motion to limit de- bate to one minute, and it was agreed to—yeas 108, vays 2, The guestion was then taken on the motion to go lato coms mittee on the general calendar in order to take up the bil to repeal the income tax, Bnd resulted—yeas 103, nays 106, the House refused to go into commitiee. ‘The vote was regarded a& & test question on the sentiment Qf the Mouse im Tegard to the repeal of the income tax. There was a great amount of excitement a:nong members After the roll-cull, and before the announcement individual votes aud changes of votes affecting the result one way or the oties were made. ‘The announcement of the result was Erected with applause and laughter, and it was several milpuies before order was restored. ‘The following is the vote in detati:— YRAS—Messrs. Ames, Archer, Armstrong, Asper, Axtell, Ayer, Bailey, Banks, Benjavain, Bennett, bethune, Biggs, Bingham, Bowen, Boyd, Brooks of Mass., Brooks of N. ¥., Buiinton, Butler of Mass., Butier of Tenn., Caliin, Church: Ali, Clark’ of Texas, Clarke of Kan., Clevetard, Cook, Cowles, Cox, Collom, Darral!, Dawes, Dixon of &. 1., Dockery, Farnsworth, ‘Ferris, Fitch, Gariield, Getz, Giliilav, Haight, Haldeman,” Hemill, Hamiiton of Pia, Hill, Hager Holmes, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Ingers lenckes, Judd, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg of ., Ketcham, Knapp, Loan, Lynen, Nayham, Moore of Itl., Moore of N:J., Morey, Mor: rissey, Myers, Niblack, O'Neill, Orth, Peres, Peters, Phelps, Porter, otter, Price, Handall, Reeves, Rogers, Roots, San ford, Surgent,’ Scofield, Sbellion of La., Shober, Slocum, Starkweather, Stevenson, Sules, Stone, Strader, Strong, Swann Sypher, Taylor, Trimabio, Fwiesell, Upsoa, Van Weel Ward, Washburn of Wis. Washburn of, Mass. Welts, Wil: son of Minn., Wood and Young—1k Nays—Messre, Adams, Alison, Arnel, Atwood, Barry, Beaman, Veaity, Beck, Kenton, Biair, Booker, Buck, Buck- ley, Burchard, Burdett. Burr, Cessna, Coob of Wis., Coburn, Conger, Connor, Crebs, Dickey, {nckinson, Dox, Duke, Dyer, Els, Ferry, Vinkeinburg, Pisher, Gibsom, Hale, Hav. ley, Hay, Hays, Hoar, Holman, Jones of N. C., Jones of Ky. Kelacy of XY.» Beth Lasil, Lawrence, Lewis, Lore, Loughridge, Mannirig, Marsbail, Maynard, McCarthy, McCor- mick, McUrary, McGrew, McNeely, Mercur, Milnes, Moore of Ohio, Morgan,’ Morphis, Morrill of Me., Nogley, Packard of Ind., Packer of Pa., Paine of Wis, Paimer, Heck, Platt, Po- land, Pomeroy, Prosser, Rainey, Rice, Sawyer, Schumaker, Bhanks, Steidon of 'N. Y4 Sherrod, Smith of Onio, th “of Oregon, Stevens,” Stoker, Stoughton, Strick: Sweeney, Taffe, Tanner, Tillman, Townsend, Tyner, n Auken, Van Horn, Van’ Trump, ‘Voorhees, Wallace, Welker, Wheeler, Whitmore, Wilkinson, Willard, Williams of Ind, Wilson of Ohio, Winans, Witcter, Wolf and Wood- ward— {NovE.—Several of the Pennaylrania members the reporter to state that they voted no because the bi repeal the Income tax was no far down on the calendar that, in their opinion, tt could not be reached. Among these bilie were a bill to reduce the duty on tmports, a bili to abolish the duty on coml,a bill to authorize the issue of convertible bonds and the bill to reduce the duty on imported aalt. Be- wives this, the bill itself could have been amended by adding or attaching any tard bili that might have been offered.) The House then resumed the consideration of the BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. Mr, Anoren, (dem.) of ., & member of the Nava! Com. mittee, opposed tbe bill. One of the objections to it was tant in the deed conveying a largo portion of the yard to the gov- ernment there was a clause advises J ‘that ib case of itever ceasing to be used for the purpose of w navy said the pro- perty should revert to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of New York. A part of the property propored to be sold did not belong tothe government, but to the Marine Hospita the funds of which ars contributed by the sailors, twenty cents a week being deducted (rom tue wages of every person in the ayy. Another objection the great importance of the yard liself, Such s dry dock ns ft possesses could not be built within ten years or tor less than four illions of dol- Nr. Porrmn, (dem.) of N, ¥.. opposed the bill unless nro- visiou were made for the establisament of a navy yard in the vicinity of New York. As to having the work of the gov- ernment done at private shipyards, pswer to that was all the great private shipyards, with the Moryan Trou orks, tas Allaire Iron Worké and alt the other great ma- chine #bope of New York, were closed, Conyress having Joxisinied away their business. It would be lttle short of jprany taremove the Nary Yurd from Brooklyn and place 3 it at New London, leaving the great city of the couatry with- oul any means to rely upoo for works of offence or defence, he d further continued by Mesars. Starkweather held an aupport of the bill, by Mese:s. Calkin, Scha- and Wood againat ft and by Mr. Ketcham in support bstitute for the appointment of & commission to in- ropriety of removing the Brooklya Navy ‘hing a new one in the State of New York. LER, ( aay a the ‘ap. 7 1d be restricted to which some of th sion oF ther reluiivcs might besatorested, he Comm Mr. KRicha, pot N, Yay Substitute by kins ut the ames 0° the co rs and leaving the n ibe ul not rnade mp hie Le hid beard tho it woud be ex- y Yard. Thera or on the ‘Fudson. Hoved thn atarb th? Brooklyn Long Island Sou Tiver, New Loudon, Foramouth, Leagite Islund or any other place. iar ted (OF & Davy yard than We very aite Where (l Navy Yards | jud gent the bili should not pass? ye poe Wee Mr. »,(rep.) of Oso, declared himself m favor of & commission, to be choren by ike Presicent, “pose of inquiring ‘nto the title of tue property, necessity and propriety of tho removal, and the necensitp iat al aa ot | rf is Ee yards, He referred to the apparent advantages of Rovian as a site for a great wary Jard. isa’ thos q dem.) le dare the woah of tha war oe bia Nae entes him sat ‘the hour expired and the bill went over tll Tues- day next, byes sien! ui wo ‘ fs Mr. My Ens, (rep.) of Pu oilered a resolution tnatruct! she Gomrnitice on Foreign Aifaira to inquire into the expe ency of placing the a insio 1 to 14 Ob & par in ail respe Wid tuiusione wo Kogland wad France. Adopted. NAVAL APPROPRIATION bint. ‘The House then, at hall-past (wo, went into Committeo ef the Whole, Mr. COx ie the chair, on the Naval Appropriation ANNOUNOEMENT OF THE DRATH OF MB, COVODE, At three o'clock the committee rose and the death of Mr. Covode, of Pennsylvania, was announced, Kulogtes of ti deceased were delivered by Messra. Kelley, of Peanavivania; Baoke, Mercur, Niblack, Getz, Bingham, Kelaey, of New’ York, aiier which the the deceased, adjouraed. ny jaldeman, ant 0U88, 1 respect to DEPARIMENT OF DOCKS. Dredging tho North River Slips—Order to Build a New Pier—Superintendent’s Kepot and Communications—The Owners of Crusader Fixed for Contempt ef Authority. The Commissioners of Docks met at their offices in stated session yesterday afternoon, the Prest- dent, Mr, John T. Agnew, in the chair, Everything being deciared im order the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting, and, there being nO opposition made to any portion of them, they Were adopted as cerrect, DREDGING THE NORTH RIVER SLIPS. Commissioner Wilson G. Hunt, chairman of the Executive Committee, read reports from that body with reference to the following matters:—Superin- tendent Westbrook reported that the Metropoll- an Gas Light Company had not, in con- Junction with others, taken the necessary steps towards completing the dredging of the slips adjoining the pier foot of Forty-first street, North river, Mr. Zollikoiter, Presiaent of the Gas Vompany, Mader some demur as to the condi, tions imposed by the Board in connection wiih the dredging, and would not take action unul some ex- planation had been submitted to the Metropolitan Company's Board of Directors, A motion was made w order a fine for negtecting to carry out the instructions of the Depaitment of Docks, but the President thought it would scarcely be just to impose a fine in this case unless ali the others who had been notitied to perform similar work were equally brought within the penalty. The work was ordered to be completed by the 15th of April next. BUILDING A NEW PIKR. The Metropolitan Gas Company were authorized to construct a new pier in froat of tneir premises, bet ween Forty-tirst and Forty-second strects, Norin river. From the supermtenden’s report it was shown that there was no reason why the pier shoula not be commenced immediately, in accordance with the oruer ef the Board. THE BAYTERY BULKHEAD, Tt was claimed some time since on the part of one of the shipping and transportation companies that @ bulkhead was necessary between the north end of the Battery sea wali and pier No. 1 North river. dJacoo A. Westerveit, the superintendent for that district, was instructed to investigate the matter, to ascertuin if i was dangerous to leave that distance between the pler and the wail unprotected, and to report if he thought it would be requisite to build a butkhead. In bis rej ort to the Commussioners yes- terday he stated that 1+ was not necessary to build the buikfead, as ip his opinion no danger would arise in consequence 0. the omission. On ue motion of Commissioner Hunt the Board Was relieved irom avy furiber consideration of the case. Commissioner Hunt moved that the secretary be permitted te read THE SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS. The superintendent of the First district, J, C. Martin, reported that a few days since he observed @ quantity of rubbish being turown overboard from the British ship Crusader, at pler 18 East river. Ho went on board and saw Captain Jenkins upon the subject, and explained to him that fe was viviating the rules of the vock Commissioners. Shortly atter- wards he perceived a qnantity more being thrown into the river, and when he again went on buard the ship to remoustrace with the captain he received in reply the most violent abuse. The captain was tined In the sum of twenty-five dollars, and the en- ee the fine was entrusted to the Corporation Counsel. Superintendent Richardson reporied that the National Steauiship Company had not erected an ortice on wheels, in accoraance with orders of the Commissioners, on the janding wharf, Nortn river. Comissioner Wood suggested that a copy of the report be sent to Mr. Hurst, the president of the line, and his attention drawn to the nou-observance of the order of the superintendent, Commussioner Henry amended the motion by moving that only that , art af the report referring to the company be transmitied. The latter method Was adopted. Various other reports and sugges- tines were ordered on the file, COMMUNICATIONS were received and read by the Secretary. Mr. Russell Sturgis, President of the Roard of Commissioners of Pilots, called the atiention of the Department of Docks to the immense quantity of refuse material thrown from the piers and buik- heads into the river, and desired the latter to take some action to prevent us continuance, After some slight discussion the following resoluuion was adopted :— Resolved, That, the Secretary be directed to inform Mr. Sturgis thal this department ha refused to give any permis- sion to dump any material from bulkbeads or th and only into the river from the ends of certain piers; and every instance in which snow, tce, &c., has been dumped from the bulkheads bas been done without the knowledge or sanction ofthis Board. The President of the Protestant Episcopal Schoo. Board asked permission to construct a new dock between Seventy-cighth and Seventy-ninth streets North river, On motion of Commissioner Henry the Matter was referred to the Executive Committee for cousideration. There bemg mo further business the Board ad- Journed at three o'clock. KEW YORK CITY ITEMS. ‘The following record will show the changes In the temperatare for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day Of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnnt’s Pnar- macy, HERALD Building, corner of Ann street:— 1870. 1671. 1670, iat 87 ep. 87 oP. 41 40 oP. 8T 42 WP. 3T Average temperature yesterday. 8926 Average temperature for corresponding date last year..... Mr. Jonn Landesman will address the Tweed Club of tue Eighteenth ward to-night on “The Anomalies of Onr Government,’ at the rooms of the club, No, 295 Third avenue. Coroner Schirmer was yesterday called to No, 141 Third street to hold an inques: on the body of Carl Steinverg, a German, nearly twenty-six years of age, whose death 18 alleged to have been the result of concussion of the braim, caused by injuries recetved oy ialling om the sidewalk wile under the influence of iiquor, The fonrth annual bail of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks took place at Irving Hall last night. There was the usual galaxy of beauty for which the balls of this society ate celebrated. Among the most prominent ladies and gentlemen present were Mr. and Mrs. Guillote, Mr. and Mrs, Frucaxe, Mr. and Mrs. Chief Keiso, Mr. and Mrs, George Greene, Miss Minnie Corbyn, Mr. and Mra, Cot, A. Brown, Fernand and Mrs, Pastor, George T. Dalton, Tier oi the Order; Mr. Jackson and Phil Ledger, ‘The American Institute held their annual election yesterday, {rom three to eight P. M., at thelr rooms, Cooper Unton Building. The regular ticket nomi. nated last week received 203 votes; opposition, headed by Horace Greeley, 11. The following are the officers elected:—President, William B. Ogden; Vice Preswients, Judge Charles P. Daly, Orestes Cleveland and Menry A. Burr; Recerding Secretary, Edward N. Dickerson; Corresponding Secretary, Bean D, Tillman; Treasurer, Sylvester R, Com- swek, As Judge Shandl¢y was wending his way to Jef- ferson Market yesterday afternoon he saw a little boy named Arthur Earle assaulted without provo- cation by some boys (ruMans in embryo) The Judge Rad the ringleaser—Arthur Gleasen—ar- rested, and bronght itile Arthur up to the court. Ag a witness the Judge Was as great a success as he ja on the judictal seat, and Judge lowier meted full justice to Master Gieason, Who was as dirty a little Tascal as is ever seen even at Jefierson Market, Patrick Butler, late a porter in the stere of Mr, Haggerty, Platt treet, died yesterday in tne Centre Street Hospital, On Toescay morning last Butler was found lying Insensibie at the bettom of a fight of stairs in the store, and it is supposed he fell whtie intoxicated and fractared hig skull or received compression of the brain, Dr, Marsh will make a jost-mortem examination; alter which Coronee Young.Will bold an inquest on the body. Decea was forty-two years of age, born 1n ireland and lived at 233 Pearl street, Brooklyn, wlere le has left a ‘amilye 4 Tho annual meeting of the Commissioners of Emigration took place yesterday afternoon at Castle Garden, Commissioners Bell, Nicholson, Hart, Schack, Wiliman, Lynch, Wallack and Barr were present. tthe absence of Mr. Richard O'Gorman the chair was ovcupicd by Nicholson. On motion ef Commissioner Hart the meeting proceeded fo the election of a president by ballot. Theresult was : 7 em pee we Vee a president of he Board epsulng year, Atte! ‘Wag te mectng aaipurnedy f 3 fe, hi HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 t THE HUDSON HOLOCAUST. CLEARING AWAY THE WRECK. The Car Drawn Out---No More Bodies Found. The Charge of Robbing the Corpses Explained. Damaging Testimony at the Inquest. How the Accident Could be Avoided. The “ Wildeat ” Conductor Lets Out of the Bag. Several Cats How Trains Are Run Without Signalling Bell Cords, POUGHKEEPSIE, Feb. 9, 1871, The “horror of the drawbridge,” by which so Many souls were instantaneously hurried before the bar of God and so many hearthstones made deso- late still exercises the residents of the beautiful towns and hamlets along the line of the Hud- son river, The accident is on everybody's lips, and the causes which led to the appalling catastrophe 1s freely canvassed by tthe Masses of the people, Who are not accustomed to familiarity with such horrors, New, that‘a portion of the evidence has been taken by the Coroner, C, H. Andrus, who seems to be anxious to elicit all the facts calcu. lated to throw light upon the accident, the great majority of the people deem to attach censure to the employés of the com- Pany tn not giving proper signals from the oil train; and the dead engineer even comos in for criticism for not applying the patent brakes in time to bring the train to a halt before the collision occurred, THE WRECKERS OF THE RIVER. This morning I spent several hours at the scene of the catastrophe, anu watched with attention the ef- forts of the wreckers to secure further evidences of the extent of the loss of life, Earlyin the morning @ gang of men set te work to draw out the car, which proved a sepuichre for so many persons, Provided witb blocks and tackle, a line was hitched to the remnant of the car, and by many pieces of scantling under the rear of it, after several hours of laborious toil the burned and schattered “sleep- er’? was drawn up so far that the Interior of it came above the water. Immediately the report spread among the hundreds of spectators scattered about the ice that three more bedies had been founa. Your correspondent at once, by WADING 1HROUGH WATER eight or ten feet deep, succeeded in getting upon the car, and at once discovered the cause of the report. FOUR UPPER BBRTAS of the car, locked as they are in the day ume, when matresses and blankets are stored away within, it Was discovered, had escaped the tongue of the devouring flame, and their appearance gave rise to the report that they were staterooms locked up. Workmen of the company eytered the wrecked car with axes, and in a few minutes they were forced open, displaying to the idle gaze of the col- lewted rustics not additional bodies, but blankets, Muitresses, sheets and pillows, just as they nad been stowed away by the porter wuen he last made up the beds alter ther vacation by the occupants, A QUESTION SETTLED. The raising of the car therefore, establishes be- yond a doubt an important point that at least four berths in the car had not been made up; and gives rise to the theory that it was filled to its utmost capacity pro contra it has been settied beyond a doubt by the statements of Mr, Johaston, a clerk of the Legislature, and others who applied, that all the berihs tu the car were taken, The explanation, probably, 1s that the occupants of these four berths had gone into another car or were sitting up awaiting the prepara- tion of thelr beds when THE FIERY BAPTISM fell upon them so suddenly that they were unable to give an alarm and avert the horrible fate that awaited them, At this point the tide ebbs and flows rapidiy, and it is more than surmise tuat, after the car had been burned, some of the charred bodies floaied out under the ice, and, striking the currents of the Hudson, were carried seaward. The exact number lost, | believe, can never be ascer- tained until the waters give up their dead, but it is safe to say thatit {snot in excess of the number that the Buffalo car 1s capable ef accommodating COMAENTS ON THE ICR. While the workmen were engaged in drawing out the car, | mingied witn the crowd, which seemed to be composed largely of farmers and their wives and daughters, and residents of the locality, AFTER VANDREBILT. Close by me at one time were three well-dressed men, who appeared to be residents of the village. ‘Their theme was the accident, “There are more bodies in there, I'll bet,’ satd one, with a buff coat, “And why the h—1 don’t the employés of the road assist in grappling for them ?’ asked another. “Are they wailing for Vanderbilt's orders +”? “Vanderbilt be d-—d,”’ exciaimed a wizen-faced fellow. who looked like one who might steal the oreide sieeve buttons from a corpse. “His lay 1s money. What do sou think he cares for burned cerpses? He wants ali his men to work ou the bridge and make the recovery of the bodies 1mpos- sible, so he wou’t have to ‘come down’ in damages,"? Here the man with the buif coat spoke up. “You make 2 mistake, sir. Neary all these men at work there driving out the car are employés of the com- Veet fy There (pointing) is the paymaster’s car with mds to pay them. Wm not a Vanderiilt man, nor do I care for his road; but don't paint the devil blacker than he is. He can’t be here in person; but do you see that man with top boots superintending the work? He's Toucey, superintendent of the road, who nas been down here ever since the accident avorking indefatigably; and that other fellow, up there on ‘the track, 1s Flood, the division superintendent, or something of that sort, who has been in the employ of the company twenty years as Vanderbilt's agents, both are doing all they can to recover the bodies and put the road in repatr.’? This speech seemed to satisfy the growler, who moved off and mingled with the crowd near the workmen. THY. CHARGE OP ROBBERY, Diligent rates made by me tail to sustain the charge made by some of the papers that the corpses were subjected to the rapacious touch of thieves, I learn that a constable from tunis place, acting under the orders of the Coroner, repaired to te wreck, and, showing @ badge, which some sup- posed to be the Deputy Sheriff? badges, worn by scores of New York thieves, took possession of the effects of the dead. Some reporters jumped to the coneluston that he was a thief, and this ts all the foundation J can find for the report of robberies of the dead, The Inquest. Thomas McMahon, sworn—I was sitting at the New Hamburg depot on the night that tne oil train passed; Carroll, the Magman, was with me, and he cried out, “There ts an accident on that train; I went out end saw the axcl and wheel dragging along and heard it; Mr. Caeroll saw it first; I ran after the train bawling for them to stop; I ran as far as the drawbridge; 11 was going faster than I could run; [ however managed to keep up with the back car; aman on the train put his head out the back car; they heard us holler and ail did their best to stop the train; I saw lights fying at every hand along the track by the side of the train; people were swinging lights when I got to the bridge; the accident had not occurred, but the oll car was on the bridge and th e train was ata dead stand; I don’t know what kind of a carit tabord Iwas excited; the express trai was coming; hadn’t been there two minutes when the train was coming; saw men “flaging” it when I first got to the bridge, but I did not then see the train; red lights were out; when I saw the express train coming; she was too near me; I waa standing on tie up track on the bridge; | was coming up as fast as ever I saw an express come; the locomotive, when I first saw 1t coming north, had not reached the water tank south of the bricg H I guesa it was below the tank, Here the Coroner showed witness arongh sketch of the track and tank, when he declared the train had not reached the tapk, and then continu ng said:—Couldn’t tell if the train’s speed slackened; I saw the fireman jamp off; he jumped into the river where the ice was broke and came near drowning; 1 saw the engine strike the oll car; | was about forty yards north of the car, running away’ the oll from the car flew on me; Iran back after the collision; no one could see what became of the engine for the fire; everytuing was surrounded by flames instantly; the fire fin. ished ali; I was so excited I somiped into the river; @ man Used me out; 1 don’t ow Whether the , 1871.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. drawbrt signal it was Ntor not; there were fed Maman the mente uate, ' Answers Lo questions by jurors--As soon as the car Was duinped on the biidge tie men gov BA red lights; Varroll was outaide the station when the oil este pe he fare the first signal; the oll tram ‘Was tipped over the brid By Dusstict ‘Auorney—he people at the bridge Were dolug their best co stop the express train, Howard Milird swora—l saw the accident; | was Opposite the depot, on the up track; down came the oil train; as I stood by the ilagman he said, “There 18 a car off the track ;” Lhe train Was pics ing us; saw the tre fy troi the waeels or tracks of the car; it wa» about in the centre of the Wain; it was the hint truck of the car; there were twenty-five or cuirty cars on the train; the ear was pumping up and down; no one in tue Wain noticed UHL the Mayman gave the alarm; L saw the orake- man outside on the train tilt alter we made a nowse; ‘two then came out on the platioru of the hind car; I don’t know that they were brakemen, one man | look hold of the brakes of 1ue caboose, Which Was the rear car of the train; if any inen were on whe outside of the train } was in @ position to see them; iL Was not very dark; I saw no men on the train be- tween the engine and caboose; tuere were more box cars on the train than tank cars: [did not hear the Whistle of the engine Of the el sraia; it ungat have blown; when the train passed we ran down the track behind it; tie train went fasier than t coud run; | was twenty-five feet behind it; when the train stopped the rear car sigod about 160 teet nortit of the drawbridge; I crossed to the draw- bridge on ihe up track; the oi! car was lying twenty-iive feet south of the drawbridge on the pile bridge, It was an on car With two tanks; the iront trucks nad plunged through tie ties; tie Car laid at an angie; tue lowest | end of the Ol Car Was towards the express train; ‘the express (rain rau right into the tank, which Was im the centre of the track; It lay across the track obliquely; 1 Was across the draw a minute and & bali or two minutes after leaving the ou train be- tore I returned to tue vorth side; on seeing Lie ex. press train couiug 4 returned, feariug that | would e run over; the express, When | saw it, Was avout opposite Barclay’s bank, three quarters of a mile olf irom the bridge; just be.ore we crossed | the draw | heard a man Woom {took tor & conduc. tor well & brakeman to go abead with @ red ignt aud oe on ine ice and go dow! didn't watch io see he went; 1 didn’t see hin start; did not there hear the express coming; after crossed tue draw i heard it coming and saw ared jump one hundred lect abead of the evil train; L thougut ib Was On the Gown Urack; that was all the signal [ saw; a man ha tc ruaning down the track; there was a Waite ught on ive tower that indicated everytuing ali right, it could have been reached afier the Ou car Tan off; of the ol train was under | the tower; the light might have been | put out after 2 crossed the drawer ; At was not more than @ minute and a bail after { saw the express that it struck; 1 hurcied to get out of the way; the train was not coming us [ast as 1 have seen expresses; she Was Comlug at 8 good rate When | she struck the car; was en the ice, ubout one hun- dred and fitty feet from the track, when | saw tue eugine go ito the oi car; I can’t tell what became ol the engine; everything biazea upiostanily, & or volley o. bre, and thea i saw the cars on fire, an saw them shove taree cara bach; everything on tie bridge was one mass of dame, to juror—Saw no brakeman on the oil train as 1% passed the station; could ‘ot see wheiber a rope Tan along the top of the cars; I went across the draw ip a second after I got there; 1 did not go below the wrecked car; when the train passed the depot it looked as if one of the boxes on the cars was on fire; three or four men got out of the caboose at tne drawbriage; the cars seemed to be burning trom the | bridge up; the Magwan at Vid Troy has charge of tne draworidge light: he was taken from the draw at the commencement of the winter; to tue best of my knowledge no man was kept at ihe draw this winter; the express was not coming ful spee I heard the express whisuie blow; 1 beard no whistle tor brakes in the oil train ater it passed New Hamburg; af there had been I'don't think the train could nave oeen | stopped this side of the draw; the red light was not over 100 fect south of the draw when t first saw 1t; Itnink Isaw tie express comiug before I saw the red Light; the man with the light had got rs far as the flag station; 1 saw notminy out of tue way witl any of the oll cars when the train passed the s.ation; I heard the whistle and saw the red light both at the same time. agar Underwoed, conductor of the oll train, sworn—I was conductor of the oil train; it was extra No. 3; iy train don’t run on time, not being @re,uiar train; it had the mght of the way passing New Hamburg; | was running on card time and ace cording to the rales of tne road; my card time is diiteen miles an bonr; | was not then making that time; the running gear of my train was lart exumimed at Greenbush, and = at water stations We looked over the train ourselves; we stopped at Coxsackie, Hudson and Hyde Park coming down; the examinations are made with hammers; 1 couldn't say if the train was. exarnined that night; at Coxsackle and Hyde Park 1 went the whole icngth of the irain on one side and two of my meu on the other making examinattons of the ranning gear; before we reacued Coxsackie I discovered a hot box, and in consequence, tieretore, couldn't make Hudson ahead of a reguiar train, 80 took the side track at Coxsackle where we conied the journal eff, staying there ten minutes after the regu- jar train passed and twenty-three minutes allo gether; that hot journal gave me no more trouble That night; 1t was on one of tue tank cars, the ninth one from the caboose; 1 had twenty-five cars all told; my attention was first calied to troupie on my train by the aight watchman at New Hamburgh; as We passed that station he hollowed; I was tn the caboose and heard him; Ll came out and put on the rear brakes, and told the caboose man to give the engineer @ signal by dopping a wyute light; I stood on tho caboose and Wot sigoaling til we got near the Haw Briuge; did not hear nim whistle for brakes; 1 think I felt him reverse his engine, ‘though I’m not certain;” it is down grade there; if he saw iny siguals it was his business to blow for brakes; we generally use & signal card, but that night it was not safe to string 1t; it 1s called the bell card; we had a short tram and thought it was not worth wile; it is used generally to give the engineer information when a trai breaks apart; it would bave been dificult for tne engineer to get a signal from it ifit had been strung in consequence of the necessity of stringing it through brake- handles; tt is an order of the road that it shall be strung on ail trains; if we had a cord we wouid have tried to pull it, but I don't think we wonld have succeeded; I don’t think that the cnginneer could have been notified that way that might if there had deen a cord, Troxer Orrior N. Y, ©. anv H. R. RR. Co.,: New York, Feb. 9, 137k. = To rar Evrtor oF THR HERALD:— Will you permit me to correct the statement in your issue of this morning headed, “Stil Anover Calamity Averted.” ‘Ihe facta of the case are simply these:—The draw of the down track was open, vreparatory to the passing tarough of am tagboat that of the up track was closed aid everything safe for the paesage of the train. Theengineer, in stopping, was only carrying out rule No. 49, which read: in any cage of doubt, arieing from foxgy weather or other causes, stop the ti draw is known to ve right.” It was suowing at the englucer was “in doubt” = C. H. KENDRICK, General Passenger Agent. Later Details. Poucnkxrraix, Fed. 9—Evening. Since writing end enclosing my tetter of to-day conductor Edgar Underwood, who was in charge of of the oi] train, was examined at great length. His evidence showed that some time before arriving at Coxsackie he discovered that he had a hot journal stopped at Coxsackie twenty-five minutes and stariea south. He also admitted that the train had no bell-cord; that when the flagman at New Asm- burg imlormed him of the broken axle he and two of the three brakemen were in the caboose at the rear of the train they gave siguals to the engineer by lamps to stop, bat he had not time to signal tie express train. He also made the startling statement that during over three years he bas been running ireight cars not more than two-thirds of the trains were supplied with bedcords by which to signal the engineer from the rear of the train. evidence of Underwoud 13 considered Very conclusive tiat ne was criminally negligent, and ihe wonder among the audience was that the Coroner did not put tm under arrest until the close o1 the inquest. CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART. Matinee Musicale at Manhattanville, Atthe magnificent Academy of the Sacre Cour at Manhattanville there was a feast of melody yesterday that will long be remembered by ali who were present. Mile. Rosa D’Erina, on invitation of the good ladies of the order, gavo a matinée musi cale for the gratification of tue 300 pupils of the Academy. The order is quite extefsive in Europe, and the talented young artiste, having been @ pupil of the establishment of the Sacred Heart at ‘Armagh, seemed to feel gnite at home. Had she been a queen she could scarcely have been received w.th greaicr honor. The following programine was gone through with in most commendable style, dis- Playing the ability and versatility of the young prima donna, fweive different and dificult selections in six languages and all creditably given 1s no small task, and Mile, D’Erina 1s to be congratulated on her success; PART tf, Sacred nolo, “Ave Marin”... sues Irish melody, “The Harp that once through 1 Moore Grand operatic acena, “Robert toi que Jaime (Robert le Diabte jeverbeer Spanish Freoch serenade, “Quand tu Solo pianoforte, “Irish Airs, D'krina ten’ arranged by..... Kosa PART U. Sacred solo, “Angels Ever Bright and Fair" Handel Iriab batiad, “Kathleen Mavourneen’ Crouch Italian scena, “aces Ia Notte” (Il Trovatore). - Verdi wish laughing song, “El Jaque"’, radier Classic wong, “Adelaide”. -Beethoven Irish melody, “The Minstrel Boy".... Moore Last evening a reunion of the Assoctate Alumnt of the male department of Grammar School No. 14 took place at the Spingler Housc, Union sqaare, The first toast on the chairman's list was “Grammat School No, 14,” to which Mr. Olney replied tn appro- priate terms. Mr. Vinton made a jolly speech in to — the Schoolboy the reply toast oof = “Our Days, and Mr. Neuschafer answered to toast, “Our Duty Now.” Mr. Twombley spondedto “Our Teachers,” Mr. Hart to * Large Room, and Mr. White to “The Small Roon Messrs. Fettretch, Hamilton and Lay made speeche: in reply to the toasts, “Our schoolmates.” “Our, Benedicts” and “Our Bachelors,” THE TENNESSEE. escription of the Ship and Hep Fitmess tor Sea. Reasons Why She Should Not Yet be Heard From. WasHInaton, Feb, 9, 1871, As there seems to be some uneasiness about steamsiup Tennessee, with the St. Domingo Come mission on board, a short description of the vesse} and the opinion of high naval authority bere cone cerning her will be of inierestto the public. Thé Tennessee was formerly the Madawasca, and wad built asa fast ship to overtake the swiit blockade rueners, She went on her trial trip, unter the come mand of Commander Rowe, on January ly 1sé7, She went as far as the Gulf Stream) and wasont about six and a half days, dm four days of which she was in a series of ene and heavy blows, had all her sails blown out of th bolt ropes and her hull was subjected to a severe test; she made no water, however, butshipped 00d many seas, beray too low in the water and open-decked ship, Her enzine performed well, she made sixteen kuots with ail her bollers, thirteen knots with her four main boilers, whicn sh now has inher, She bad on her late equipment Spar deck put on her and # light bulwark above ff which very much strengthens her; . gave Wh ampie accommodation for her officers an crew, and would, in a gale, keep the water from coming on boart. It was found on her’ trial trip in 1867 that she was not properly se Po and this defect was reinedied by changing the tion of her masis and giving her inure sail, Was a very strong eht), wit live-oak frame, and doubly strengt ened by putiing the spar deck off her, therefore there is no reason to apprehend tha$ @uy serlous accident may have happened to her She may have broken some parts of ner machinery and been ovlized to make her Way under sail, which, she might accomplish in about sixteen days, sha intended to stop at Samana Bay, where they would, likely be detained tive or six days couling ship, ag, there are very poor facilities for geting coal on board. If she steamed all the way out two-thirds . the time sie would likely have head winds. Hi engines were not doing very weil when she left thd harbor, as she was not making more then é! knots, while, with the same bo.lera, a3 appeara Commander Rowes report, she made thirteen smooth Water and ten and a half ta head sea an head wind, She carried about twelve days’ ct moderate steaming, and as tue commander aa nave anticipated trouble im getting coal, and af there Was no great necessity for haste, as the eke peditton coula not get back until Congress ad- jJourned, he may have concluded to get along undes, gail alone, The distance trom New York t@ Samana Bay is about sixten hundred miles, which, at seven knots an hour on a direct course, Would make 163 miles a day, and thusit Would take at the least niae days to make the voys age. Five aays at Samana, two days at St. Domingd City and six days to Havana, supposing a steamed was ready to go night of aud carry the ne’ and twenty-two days is the shortest time she cot be heard from under favorable circumstances, 4s now twenty-five days since she sailed and if ther@ shouid happen to be no steamer stopping at Domingo City, or if tae steamer should stop at othes ports to take 1 passengers and mails, 16 would Dé some days later betore the Tennessee could be hei from, certainly not before the 16ch of this month, On the whole, there seoms to be no ground for apt prehension nor no real foundation for the rumors tat prevail concerning her. om Havana, HAVANA, Feb, 9, 187, Nothing has been heard of the Tenue see, with the pt. Domingo Commissioners on bogrd. Inq j are making at all points in communication with Havana by telegraph DESPATCH TO THR NAVY DEPARTMENT. The Navy Department has received the following despatch from the telegraph operator ot Havanay dated to-day:— I cannot trace the report of the loss of the Tennes4 see to any reliuble source, and belleve it to be at idic hoax, Uur papers have not attended to the Tumors, 4 Key West advises that no disastrous news been received there of the Tennessee in naval other circles, LOSS OF A STEAMSHIP, The Steamship Crescent City Wrecked Off tod Coast of Ireland— Passengers Saved—The Cargo, Keports TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, Feb, 9, 1871. L have to report to tie HexaLp that the steameft Crescent City, Captain Willams, from New waa January 12 for Liverpool, is aground on the coast Irela d, and will, it 1s feared, become @ total wrecks ‘The passengers, crew aud specie bave ali been got ashore in safety, but there is little hope of saving the cargo, ‘ ‘The Crescent City 1s owned by the Liverpool aiid Mississippt Steamship Company, is of 2,030 tond register, and was built at Dumbarton, Scotland, im 1870. She had the following cargo on board:—4,101 baled cotton, 71 sacks cotton seed, 2,556 sacks corm, 1 ki syrup, 60 barrels palin leaves, $101,402 in specie, barrel flour, 1 do. peanuts, 1 keg lard, 2,400 staves. VENEZUELA. Surrender of a War Steamer. Caracas, Jan. 23, 1871, ‘The war steamers now anchored in Puerto Cabellé have been surrendered by Palgar to Guzman, whoig expected to arrive soon in Caracas. ‘The political situation is improving; business ¥ also looking uj ST. THOMAS. Havana, Feb, 9, 1871. Advices from St. Thomas state that the British squadron, consisting of five ships, and the Austrian frigate Novaro are In p: SERSEY’S LAST RAILROAD SLAUGHTER. Further particulars of the slaughtering of tw@ human beings on the New Jersey Railroad at East Bronswick, reported in yesterday's HeraLp, hava been received. They were named John Dolan and John Teelan. The latter was a switch tender and! the turmer a railroad laborer. ‘they were cares lessiy conversing on the track when struck by the jocomotive. An inquest was held yesterday in New Brunswick by Coroner Paradine, and a verdict rendered “that theirdeath was purely accidental,” and relieving te railroad people of al Dlame. A singularly sad feature im tho killing o! Teelan was the fact that while he met his owm death he was on nis way to purchase sone arucles necessary for the burial of his wife who had just died in the pains of childbirth. Doian was sixty» tive years of age, and leaves a large family. THE SUPPOSED MURDERER SMITH. He Is Identified as an Escaped Cenvict from Connectient. Chief of Police Tutile, of South Norwalk, Conths visited the First precinct station at Jersey City yesterday and idenutied the man there confined ‘under the name of Smiti, a3 a convict who escaped, from the Connecticut State Prison, where he coniiued under the name of Washbura, on the charge of stapbing several pessons. ‘This Washburmt he represents to he a desperate character, As stated tn the HenaLD a few ders ago, he was lodger in the Jersy Oity police station, whea he wa charged hy another lodger with having cominiited Awurder avout three years ago, at & pice near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The authorities of the latter place and those of Connecticul Will tio the proper steps in the matter now, A promenade concert, in ald of those sick and wounded of the Franco-Prussian war who are in charge of the American Ambulance corps 'n Paris, will be given on the 17th inst. at the Armory of the Seventh ment, The concert wili be under the management of Mr. Eimund Gerson—a gentieman well known in theatrical circles—who has obtal from Votonel Clark the use of the Armory and vsarvices of the Seventh Regiment \aratulla’ay Baud,