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4 CONGRESS. The Legislative Appropriation Bill Passed in the Senate. Senator pertano Oveetinatiag the Bureau of Kducation. Struggle in the House Over Rail- road Land Grants. assage by the House of the Southern Pa- elfic Railroad Bill SENATE. WaoilInGron, Feb, 21, 1871. ACQUISITION OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. The resulution lately introduced by Mr, How ann, (rep.) ot Mich., looking to the acquisttion of the British North Ameri- Yan possession west of Hudson's Bay, through the High Commission to aesembie m Washington, was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr, Wi.son, (rep.) of Mass.—To aid in the establish: paw thm support of public schools in the States lately in * Phe bill provid tion of the proceeds of ine wubltefanus for uhree veut ater the passage OF the mol io uy bile webs 5 HN Nr. Habtan, trey.) of Towa—To increase the foternal P revenue Uerived from lotteries, and for other purposes. Mr. C THE CINCINNATI AND SOUTHERN RALLWAY. auRTT; (rep.) of Oregon, from the Committee on Srted, with amend oI Promote Southern Railway, raction of a raiiroad mendments are ims 0 Chattanooga. NATE BILLS he Uniied states Cfrouit Court for yo: the Miami Reserve, and for der, Inte coulector of internal reve- 8! were passed euthorizin Indiana (o make a par the relief of A. 8. Cad ug for the Fifth Pennsylvania district, Dir, RicK’s bill for # new judicial district Im Western Ar- Kansas was discussed and defeated by yeas 22, nays -4. This result was regarded as an expression of tue Senate averse to any action at the present session upon a dozen similar mea- Sures for te creation of new judicial districts aad the ap- potuiment of aaditional ( nited States district judges, ‘THE CONGRESSION © Mr. ANTHONY, (rep.) of Ht. I., submitted and had read a loiter from hives & Bailey, proprietors of the Daily Glove, stating that thelr contract for printing the Congressional de- bates Would expire March 8 next, aud thelr willingness to enter into anew contract, Referred to the Commlttee on snting, SOLICITOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THF INTERIOR. ‘On motion of Mr. STEWAR’, (rep. of Nev., the bill to pro- vide for a solicitor for the Department of the Interior was assed. a TUR LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILI.. The unfinisued business, being the Loginiative, Executive | aud Judicta! Appropriation bill, was then proceeded with, Bir. CASSERLY, (Gem. of Cal., contiaued his remarks of the previous day against increased appropriation of 12,00 to the Bureau of Education, because of its inedl- ciency and inutility, He criticised in'detati the defects and wisreprescatations of the report of the Commissioner to Show its worthiess character. He said much of the report was a mere rehash of the reports of State School Superin- tendents, and commented upon the alleged attempt of the Commissioner to overiice the law prescribing the limits of the bureau by a general supervision of the common school system of the country. r. N, (sem.) of Ohio, said the collection of a ‘was the only Jexitimate business of the bureau, end dented the right of Congsess, under the constitu- tion, to Urild up a great department of education, or to enter ‘upon the work of educating tae American people. Mr. 84 W¥ER,(rep.) Of 5.0. defended the report of the Com- missionr, and’ advocated the increase as Iuteuded to make subsequevt reporis mo ¢ valuable, Mr. Oo. rep.) of Cal, in closing the debate said uni- versal et cation was ono of the priaciples of the republican party, to which the democrats were instinctively opposed. The Semate then proceeded to vote upon the sundry smenda-*its. Mr, Cas32RL3's motion to strke out the Increase to the Education Bureau was voted down. An amsdment vy Mr, WILLIAM: grease the salaries of the ‘Treasury and Interior Departments, Assistant Postmaster Seperel and. Commissioners of Cuitoms and Fensions to annum, was adopted by yeas 30, nays 21. ‘tr. doo ora moved AL GLOBE. (rep.) of Oregon, to in- Mind Audiore'o: the Sore, rep. to insert Pittaburg in the bill a one of the places to which goods iu boud may be trans- Ported under the law of the last session. Mr. MooRE moved to include Mobile. ‘The bill was then passed, and at three o’ciock the Senaie ‘clock the Seni Huvem oF REPRESENTATIVES, wan, ». 21, 1871. REGULAR APPROPRIATION BILL! ‘The SPEAKER stated the business before the House to be on Suspending the rule for the passage of a resolution oere by Mr. Dawes as follows: — Resolved: That the rules be so, suspended that the Com ittee of the Whole be discharged from the further consit Seration of the po Tegnlar Appropriatian Willa wed th they ve consi the House as in Commitee of the ‘Whole, in the order therein reported from the Committee on Appropriations, and that after two o'clock to-day they take precedence of all other orders uatii disposed of. After some conversation as to the effect of the resolution the question was taken and the rosolution was agreed to~ yeas 127, nays 60, THE TEXAS PACIFICO RAILROAD. ‘Mr, WHEELER, (rep.) of N.¥., from tie Pacitic Railroad Committee, reported back the Sena‘e bill entitled “An act to tnoorporare the Texas Pactfic Raiiroad Company, and the construction of the road, and tor other purposes,” with an amendment, Le that a part of the Senate’ bill had been prea:rved. Mr. KANDALL, (dem.) of Pa, called for the reading of the original Dill, which contains tle names of Jobo C. Fremont, ©. Roberts, Thomas A. Scott and William S. Rose: CrADA, as corporators. i Sak ‘amendment pro} y Mr. Wheeler was next Ke chunges some ol the names of the sorporaoreeahaencs the name of the company to that of the uth Pacific Rail- way A ed and reduces the capital from #100,000,000 to Dd0,0.) I. ‘Mr. JULIAN, (rep.) of Ind. raised the questio: bid siiould be conaicered at this time. © Teton whether the narttgtlowe agreed to do ao, the vote being—veas 148, Mr. WHFELFE explained the amendment reported bs from the committee. - The bil from the Bennie yrovieed ter mx diferent lices. The amendment provides for a single ‘rung from « point on the eastarn boundary of the State of Texas at or near Marshallio the ship chaunel in the Hay of san Diego, California, pursuing the route known as the lurty-secoud parallel of north latitude. "The Sena’ bill pro- ° er for & gauge of five feet, This amendment proposcs & Gniform ga Ar, GARFIELD, (rep.) of Obio, said while he believed that Congress ought to put an end to land grants, ge ef @ Soutoern Paciic allroad. bil ‘oruaercial justice to the South, He could not, however, vote for tue measure unless there were three things provided opalnsi in the biil:—Firut, that it te not complicated with Muy Dfanches or siie roads. PLER replied—It ts not. WF.cLD resurued, saying, in the sesond place, that it | grant subsidies of bonds or money or the foan of 3 co ; |_atr. Wise RR replied that it did not call for one dollar in bonds or money, Mr. GAReTELD further asked whether the bill were #0 awh that the man to whom the wae wade shall bulld ‘and not nehise, BERLE 1S) hat, egording to the beat ability of ec ‘or the bill. ine contiald ee, that wi ob, * GaweruLe—Then I ain f ALLIGON (rep,) ot Iowa, desired to call attention to th section, which he said did not meet the objection. fon proposed the company should purcuase and con- i¢ all raliroad compa: ‘noi only chose which now | exist bat thore which may hi er Le chartered, This lat- ter part he propose. ty sirlke out. Mr. JUvp, crep. aid this vill seemed to cover the entire United States, as it gave power to make branches 10 He bad therefore called tleniion of the chairman of the committee to the sub- , who repiled that certian companies would combine, aud was the reason for the sectio: WHrELRE demanded the pr fons question and de- 4 to yieid the Hoor to other gentiemen, The demand was nde in question was then urderet. Mr. Wheeler, having ge to close the debate, gave ten minutes of his F. HALDEMAN, (dem.) of Pa., who said if he could imseli to believe that land grants and subsidies were ial to the mass of the people be shouid do everything aid wy the development of the suffering South ; but be was se of those who Lelieved that while Jagd grants and subsi- developed regions of country and increased wealth, yet they sap the (oundation of republican government by placing power in the hands of the few, Mr. BUOK:.EY, (rep. of Ala., was allowed three minutes, He sald that the gauge ought to correspond wich the twelve thousand miles of railroad in the South. Thirteet millions acres were to be giveu to this company, and yet no Suuth- ern man bad been permitted to speak for more than three min- Rather than the bill be passed under these circurn- 6 es he would prefer to walt and not now see so much jout given to company to organize in New York and ex- pene Its eapital in the interest of Northecn corporators. Me. WHBELEE, in repiy, auid the gauge would Le what the interesi# of business demauced, and ncluaton briefly poke of the bewelit of granting lands f ad purpores. was put just to the South that this bill should Le passed, The House agreed to Mr, Allison's amen iment excluding fom copsclidntipe such Faluquds as may hereafter be hartered yeas 14, nayé Bl. " The House agreed to Mr. Wheeler's amendment to the Senate fll, when we House passed the Senate vill ag thus by yeas 184, nays 70. lowing 's the vote ia detail: — on, Ames, Archer, Armstrong, Atwood, Banks, 1 barry, Beatnan, Ben? sr yor, Bailey junun, Benbett, Bepte Mass.; Bowen, Bogker, } Buier,’ of Teud Texas; Cobb, of N. Cowles, Darrail, Dix oles, Brooks ; y, Burdett, Bak jh Oassing ‘Cessna, Nig ok ap beet P.; Conger, Convor, Qo vorker, nin, of N.C Dockery, Bouleh: Dok Dake, Duval, Dyer, Fai erria, Ferly, Fox, J id, Gibeod, Gil , Hawbie of jamill, iton, of Fia.; Harrie, Hawktns, Hays, Hellin, Hoar Hooper, Hotcheiss, Jenckes, Jolinson, ‘Jones! Kelley of Pa., Keisey of N. ¥.,"Knapp, Lash, Logan, Moanios Mayham, Maynard, MoCarthy, kee, McKenzie, Miln Morrill of Me., Morr My Horer. Morphis, | v, Mungen, Negley, | num, O'Netil, Paine of Wis, Paine of Ga., Puluer, Puoips, Platt, Poiand, Vomeroy, Port Rainey, Rogers, Roots, Sanford, Sargent, Sawyer, macker, Shanks, Shelden of La. Sherrod, Bhober, si om, Smit of Fenn., Renith Gi Va. Budkea, Stone, . Swann. Tatle, Tanner, Tellman, Townsend, Trimble, Wallace, Wheeler, Whiteley, Whu- ms, Wilson of Minn, Wileber--134, Adam Kansas, Covd of Fwitehell, Van Horo more, Wiltetowon, Will Nave—Measre. Bingham, Bird, Dickey, Dickinson, Finkelnbery a Hay, a Nesiy,’ Merour, "Moore oF Oki, Moore Pot forgan, Nibiacks Packard of Ind., Packer,of ¥ tte, Kabdall, Reeves, Rice, Scolleld, Smith | Olio, Starkweather, Stevens, Stiles, Stroug, Tyner, Van Trutp, Voorhees, Washburn, Welker, Wells, Willard, Wilson 1 Olio, Wolf, Wood and Woods 10. LECTION CASE. irom the Committee on , made ® repo) iesouri contested election (ane of Shields against Van Horn, witn resolutions that Mr. Sietelda, the coutestant, te Botentivied to the seat; that Mr. Van Horn, the sitting member is, ama that Mr, Shlelds shall be paid R600 for bis expenses. (ue reagiutons were adupied. ¢ House then. at twenty minutes vast (bree o'clock, ad ped 4 RUNNING NOTeteePOLVICAL AND OTHER- WISE. “Whither are we drifting?" asks the Philadelphia Press, Whereupon the Bridgepert farmer re- sponds:—“Not being addicted to blasphemy We Qecline to answer the conundrum,” An Eastern exchange irreverently says the friends Of Dick Yates (United States Senator) want to back him against Vinme Ream in getting up a “bust.” ‘The Massachusetts Legislature is waking up to a sense of the unfriendly action of the Canadians towards American fishermen. A radical organ having stated that the principles of its party are “sounded on Holy Writ,’ a demo- cratic contemporary responds:—“Just so, In that case where the fellow sold out for thirty pieces of silver.” A tart writer says that instead or putting the word “God” tn the letter of the coustitution we had bet- ler take some of the “devil” out-of the government. A rather Irreligtons correspondent inquires whether, when the remark “Suffer little children to come unto Me” was made, any Nice litle boys were “going for” some poor old manor woman witha volley of snow and ice balls? The New Haven Palladtum thinks the propo- sition from a Southern editor that Raphael Semmes be appointed to serve on the Alabama Claims Com- misston the “coolest piece of impudence” it has lately met with. The Portland Argus says “the New Hampshire democrats are working together like good fellows— shoulder to shoulder.” Better that way than work- ing together foot to ioot, as if they were on a tread- mill. ‘The Repnbltcan State Convention of Pennsylvania will be held in Harrisburg next moninh, John Hancock has been nominated as a democra- tic candidate for Congress from the Texas Western district, There ts some talk of Senator Cameron reitring from the Senate aiter the expiration of his present term of office. There witl be no didiculty in filing his place, Grimes, the witness against Congressman Bowne, on a@ charge of instigating a murder in the South during the rebeliton, has been allowed to escape from prison in South Carolina, His wife—one of them—has written a very pathetic appeal in his be- half. CHIN A Memorial from the Protestaut Missionaries. A memorial has been presented by the Protestant missionaries in China to the diplomatic boay at Pekin, deprecating the policy of allowing the Chinese authorities to eseape from thew treaty engage. meuts to grant protection to Cliristian missionaries. The Nosulity toward foreigners is, tie memo- rialists sey, Not lixely to suvsiie Without further violent development vnless tne ulnest firmness and energy be empioyed by foreign Powers for its ; repression. W. fie SEWALD, TRAVE He ts Attacked by a Party of Chinese. [From the Straits Times, Jan. 4.] Many of our reader ill Dave heard something of an assault made upoa the Hon. Wiliam H. Sew= | ard, ex-Secretary of tho Un.ted $' and nis | party, during their recent visit to Wo whe affairs in Cuina are not ail wnat © sired, it is Well lo Know the plaa trath olany like occurrence, particulariy wiien the event is coa- nected with tie pamwe oi so distinguished a man. Mr. Seward and his party, accompanied by Mr, Hobsoa, of the customs, and Mr. Fitz, of Messrs, Russell & Oo., went over the river frem Hankow to Woo-chaug, and then proceeded up tie ill not unknown to foreigners there, to the Pagoda, Wiihoyt didicuity, buc with pleasure. On their arrival they found the usual crowd oi boys all of whom wei clamorous tov cash, The pariy were not provided for such a demaud, and, after enjoying the view from their position, commenced the homeward descent. On the way down, bow- ever, these boys pelted their chair with sion considerably damaging one of them—Lut disco! tinued tueir amusement on being yelled at by the ciara TUT hel FLOUT hurt, certainly did “Tot herPiKesh ay ons wee Mart, eursion; but it 18 satisfactory to ThOMe MM es ‘ cerned that Mr. Hobson should have received a etter Of apology and regret from the Taotut of Hankow for the occurreuce, of which tne following is a translatio Le Ming-che, Taotal of Hankovw, to H, E, Hobson, aasist- ant in charge, Hankow Customs. Tam in receipt of your note, informing visited Woo-chang, with a pi geileney prbepretacy Seward eas +» QD whic! with tae iy Gladcderiy das sedan chairs broken. proceed most indecorous, I am intensely eliency the American ex-Secretar should have met euch treatment on the occasion of his visti and I respectful'y request that you will couvey to his lency my expressions of regret for what has taken place. i have duly instructed the Woo-chang magisirate to Proclamations ip order that repetitions of Fuch an ofece iuay be prosecuted. Tavail of this opportunity to present the compliments, INTRRCALARY, 10th moon, 21st day. FUNERAL OF DOC SINHONS. The Last Tribute of Respect to the Memory of a Brave Man. The funeral services of EH. H. Simmons, better known as “Doc” Simmons, who was engineer of the il-fated train so fearfully destroyed at New Ham- burz on the 6th instant, took place yesterday after. noon at the Church of the Holy Apesile, coraer of Twenty-eighth street and Ninth avenue, The church was full of people; the pallbearers con- sisted of four engineers and four firemen, Enginesrs—Henry Milliken, William ‘iliam Russel, William Btidreth; firemen, Michael Murphy, Join Murphy, John Hopkins and Nathaniel Fallon. ‘The last mentioned accompanied Simmons on thoenguie the night of the disaster, and by his leap Jor life escaped a dreadful death to altend the funeral of his old companion, with whom. he nad for years risked so many perils by flood and fire. Most of the railway ofcials were present, including Mr. Toucey, Superm- tendent, and Mr. De Caniton, master machinist. Quite a number of engineers and tiremen belonging | to other railways also attended at tie Cuneral ser- vice, The Rey. John f. Lunay, D. ., rector, as- sisted by Rev. Willis F. Lewis, officiated. ’ No funeral Oration Was pronounced, no panegyric on ihe memory of the hero iu humble life; and afver | the usual prayer the coffin was borne back down the aisle to the church door and deposited there, while the cougregation slowly detiled out at either side. The upper portion of the lid was of glass, through which they “steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead” as they passed. The face was but siightiy discotored, though beari the marks of bruises over the forehead and noge, ‘and bore that expression of placid repose which go fre- quently sets im alter the spirit las been violently wrenched from its earthly tenement. The body was very neatly dressed, with beauttiul white jinen shirt frout and coat of dark cloth, with satin trimmings. At the concluston of the ceremonies the remains were conveyed by special train, with the engine draped jn inourning, to Trinity Cemetery, 152d street. A DEAD BEAT LAUNDRYMAN. How He Was Compelied to Pay His Em. ployes—The Law for the Recovery of Do. mesticw’ Wages. A man hamed Peil, who owns @ laundry at No, 331 East Fifty-tbird street, and who never pays a cent of thelr hard earned wages to his poor creatures who work for him only by compulsion, received a lesson which it is hopea wili do him good for a watle at least, from Justice McGnire, of the Seventh District Civil Court, yesterday, It appears that this Peli does business in the Se a manner. le bites £ fe ber Wash and iron for him la his lawn, ary, Bike the iat Various pretexts puts them at irofa week to week without paying thein until he contracts with each a debt of sometinies forty dol. lars and more. Those of the poor creatures wlio are Without friends and Koow to: now to recover ihe apey thempelses, are someiimes paid a por- ‘on of thelr wages and then discharged and told to recover the remainder ifytiey can, but very few of those have ever tried to recover What was owing to them. Tuere are some, low- ever, to whom he never pays a cent at all, and among this class of his unfortunate victims were len Blackman and Annie Mulrooney. He owed these two giris twenty dollars each, but they being advised that under the law governing such cases, enacted in 1557, they could recover from a man claiming to have no persoual or other property bo sum over fifteen dullars, they reduced their claims to that amount and then sued Pell before Justice McGuire. On the trial of the case Pell swore that he had no fnterest in tne business alluded to, but was simply an agent for another party, whose name, however, le refused togive. He then left the court defying the power of the law which he felt certain he had cvaded; but ne was mistaken, for yes- terday he was arrested on a warrant and rather than go to Ludlow street Jail he paid the amounts of the judgments against him which Justice McGuire decided to be fifteen dollars 1m each case. THE NEW GOVERNOR OF UTAH. SALT Lake City, Feb. 21, 1871. George S. Woods, the newly appointed Governor of this Territory, arrived here last night, Owing to sickness fn his family he will immediately return to Oregon, where he will remain a short time before @utering Uoon his oficial duties PATER PATRIA. The One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Anni- “yersary of Washington’s Biriiday— How It Will be Observed in the Clty and Elsewhere. Though we have 4% yet but @ brief national Mistory—brief in tlme, thongh immeasursbly fruit- tul in results—we have already a couple of days le- gally set apart for the fitting celebration of those debis of gratitade and «fection which we owe te the past. Independence Day is one, and to-day, the auuiver- sary of the birthday of the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY, isthe other. It would be, of vourse, absird to say which ts moat worthy of celebration; they are both | hallowed by the most solema and sacred memor‘es, and itis the duty of every good American citizen to honor both with all Nis heart and soul and strength. When the glory of either grows dim and pale the country may indeed be despa red of. Washington's Birthday, however, appeals directly to our personal asfection for the greatest an’ noblest of Americans, while Independence Day makes & | sort of general demand upon our patrotism. In | the latter case we throw our ¢yes back to te past and abandon ourseives to mingled fe-tings of grati- | tude to the King of kings, who delivered us out of the house of bondage aud the land of Egypt; ! and of respect for the memory of the almost | Bameless legions of the patriotic dead who feil in our trst giand birih struggle, aud of pride in the present grandeur of the laud for-whica their lives were cheertully rendered up, But to-day our re- miuiscences will give rise to but one sentiment, and | that sentument will be concentrated upon a siagie Object. We stall stimpiy rejeice onee more in tue | possession of AN ETERNAL EXAMPLE | of the purest and moat steadiast aud exatted patriot. | ism—an example that seoms at first rather to be some Utopian, ideal incarnation of unselitsiness | and integriiy and fearlessness and all else that | makes up public virtue, tian @ flesh and blood figure of the actual past. lt is well, indeed, in Uese degeuerate days, When even tue vellef m the | penis purtty ofa p clan seein to have flee rom the mind of the vast majerty of our people, crown aud purpie of aking, we may, in the dim, distant future, be ruied by not unworhy copies of his virtue, | Although, being a legal holiday, there will be | scarcely aiy business done—at any rate down town—to day wili not be marked by auy very striklag clvic: Ges pre The Stock and Produce Exchanges, the banks and insurance offices, the courts of justice and the puviic ofices will of course be | Sicaeds Wwe nae mene ee will mostly | jake ace ug 6eyeulog at the various dtaiorids aid even ha W tt’ Coasist not of exe. | cises oF feats Of arims, but of iess fatiguingand more pieasant reuntous, Ouly one regiment, the Eleventii, Colonel Funk, will turn ous on parade to accompaty the veterans of the war of 1512 on their annual march dowa Broadway. Several deaths ; lave occurred among the iutter since last year, | and as they feebiy totter along ve siieet, | with depleted ranks, We sitall realize how soon they will ail pass away from us. It is also to be hoped | that somcching will be done to smooth the way of | these nobie oli men through the ew years of ute | that stul remam to them. ‘To-day we must sureiy | rememver, with a sigh of remorse, that one of them | Was rescued only the other day by private charity irom @ death by starvation, i IN THE EVENING ‘the pupils of the Cooper Union will have an enter- | tamment in the big hall of the Instivate, and re- | ‘uiions will also take place of the foliowing associa- Mous:—Second Company of the Washington Conti. nental Guard at Irving Holl; Washington Ma ket Association, at Apolo Nall; Apprextice Boys’ Lodge, at Lyric Hall; Washington | Light Guard, Company 8B, Twweilth regiment, | at their armory, 1 Thuty-fourth street; Sixth regi- Tent, at the armory in Pourieeath sireet; Seventy- lirst regiment, in the arwuory at broadwa: ‘Tuirty-Liih street; Post Sedgwick G. A. hali at Fourteeath street and Fifth avenu At Trinity the usual service Will be giv tng the reading of Washington's F; Ubimes wilh also be rang iy a in we inelud- | Asidress, | Wrehingtows Birtacay an Brooklyn, The eltizeus of Brooklyn have always observed | Washington's Birthday, though in no pretentious | manner. It uas not been marked by any military | The tnterest | their work and remained at home. increasing, and in the day appears to be eventually it wil be as fully observed as any of | the other annua! holidays. All the courts yesterday | were adjourned over until Tuursday, and all the public oflices about the Vity Hall and Court House | were ciosed for the same period. The ilags will ve | dispiayed to-day from all the pubic buildings. TOO MUCH ROAST MUTTON, } Three Hundred Sheep Burned Aiive in First Avenue. ; cannot be, a Sperr | ters—Richara Rust, WL. | Holines, | Indicated by the thermometer wy tmanuste parade, but a portion of the citizens have abandoned | 1 NEW YORK HERALD. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1871. TRIPLE mn ee ee re nr DREEainon 2 SIMGtass saka:NACISTEAA OARS MSGR: oats Raa oe ik ee aes ae a ty NC > a Sn ned Doi ane alec contin Peaane ia EME AS Wage Soi oak pg TRE a NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Tho South Atiantic Squadreuylts Number Want of EMclency. Rro Janeiro, Jan. 25, 1871, It certaiuly seems @ misfortune that the United States naval squadron in these waters is so sifiall that only a few days at a timo, and this at long lotervals apart, can a vessel of war be permittea to remain at this port, Admiral Lanman diquestionas | ply manages the squadron’ as well as possible, but he bad Only iwo vessels to inan@uvre with—the Laneaster and the Portsmouth—and only ‘one of these—the Lancaster—is a steam vessel. The Wasp, asteamer, 1s properly retained im the Rio la Plata continually, Indeed, the whole squadron : not at all too large for active ‘use at Monte- video and Buenos Ayrea during these troublesome times tu that region, So that tue city of Rio is neariy all the time Without aa American naval repre- sentative in her harbor, 1f the taval service of the United States 13 to be kept up commensurate with its dignity ag @ nation, and the present promise of the increase of its commerce, why 16 5 when it ts 80 Weill known that the most economical mode-of keeping the service up is the active use of the vessels, inatead of permitting them to rot in the ards, that the foreign squadrons are not in- ‘Nothing so much tends to make @ nation ted abroad, and to render ail places accessible to her commerce, as. the mainten nce of a naval squadron of decent size and efticiercy. So long, however, a3 Congress limits the seamen to the pre- sent nigzardly number, the vessels of the service uarier of (lem, manned, ‘The Lancaster, the @agship, leit here on the 30 of January, after a tarry of eight uays, for Bahia. Waethér she was t6 return here or proceed to Montevideo was not known. The heaith of oficers ‘eW Was good, ‘the Portsmouta left Montevideo January 10, for Buenos Ayres, where she was to remain a while aad her piace at Montevideo be taken by tho Wasp. As soon as the flagship arrives at Montevideo the Portsmouth wili come to this place if sie can be spared, mt was supposed here that the naval depot at this place was to. be discontinued, in compliance with decisions to that eifect made at home. Paymaster Browne, now 10 charge of the naval depot, informs me that they are walling for final tastractiuns in | up the station, and wuen they be cousummateds penis GN he Brockiyn Navy Yard. The United States storeship Supply, which ship regard to closing arrive the matter Will | 1s detailed to take provisions to France, was putin cominission at this yard at one o'clock yesterday alternoon. The following 18 a correct List of her recall at least onge & yedi’ tie Glanieless 16 and un- | Oicers:— . j Rained wae = the bynes Mlust 3 x. ae Lieutenant commanding, George Dewey, deiac:ed méijoans, Perhaps, if we can on td fast to |p, , ; 301 this glorious Rfaaition of aman who never abused | from the Untted States steamer Narragansett and the trasi of the people, whe rose + 1 ordered & the gemneng {the Supply; Tfeuicnant SUPER OR TO Bi ERY PTATION Coiidnder A. G. Keliogg, executive ouicer; of vanity or tnierest, who ev fased the offered | Master C. S. navigation oilicer; Mas- ticki, W. HL, Beehler and B.S. Richards; Past Assistant Paymaster—H. T. B. Holmes; Past Asststant Surgeon—W. T. Bowan. Boatswuin—Joseph McDonald; Carpenter—k. @. ‘she Suppty will commence to receive her supplies on the 23d 1ast., and get aivay avout the mide of next week. The Omaha (second roto) wilt be taken out of dry Gock on Thursday, she haviug beea coppered and lier sha‘t put tn place. The yard tug Rocket wul go in the dock the same day for some slight repairs, wuich will take three or four days. a ‘The Narragansett has received orders for the Pa- cifle and will sail in a few days. ‘The Caittornia 13 also ready for sea and will go to the North Paciile. The Ticonderoga, now filttiag out at the Boston Navy Yard, will relieve the Narragansett as the Port Aduural’s Hagship at this siation. ‘The United Siates stermer Woreester, Commander Willlam D, Whiting, will sail from the Boston Navy Yard with supplies for France on the 25th inst. ‘Two hundred and fifty men, employed in the Steam Engineering Bureau of the Brooklyn Navy Yard since the first of ihe year, were cuscharged @ few days since by order of the Chief of Bureau at Washingion, James W, Aine The men were on hatf time previous to their discharge. Among the number are blacksmiths, machinists and laborers. The Tekunutepee Survey. The United States steamer Mayfower was at Codtzacoalcos, Mexico, on the 26th ult., surveying, and the United States steamer Kansas had just arrived. All well. NEW YORK CITY: ‘Tne following record wii suow the changes in the temperature for tite past twenty-four hours in com- peutoow with the corresponding day of last year, as jaacy, GERALD Bolidiug, corner of Ann siree! 170. 1870, 1871. 22 1833 18 it 33 iT 16 27 17 1b 25 Average temporature YEStErAAY.......00e0s.eeee Average temperature for corresponding date last year......... 1 The Board of Police Commissioners yesterday afternoon disinissed patrolman Michael McCovey, of the Twenty-firat precinct, from tue aepartment, The lost sociable of the season of the Sans Fagon Association took place on Monday evening at St. Johns Hall, Jersey City, and was a aecided SUCCESS. At two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in thé two story brick house Nos. 770, 772 and 774 First avenue, occupied by Davis & Harrington asa | slaughter house, completely destroying the building, | which was of brick, together with a large amount of | stock. Atthe time the dre broke out there were | three hundred live sheep in the build! ready for | slaughter, ali of which were toastet lite ay for | oficers attached to the Nineteenth precinct, | under command of Captain Gunner, made | every effort in their power to release the sheep from the flames, but owing to the infammable | material contained m the building were unabie to | render them any asel ce whatever. They de- soribe the bleating o1 the unfortunate animals ip | their frantic efforts to escape from the bed of fire to | have been heartrending. The euure loss to building and stock is as fol- lows:—On Wool, $20,000; on live stock, $7,000, and | on building, $3,000. Insured for $2,900 each in the following companies:—Exchange, Mechanics’, Tra- ders’, Firemen’s Fond, Adriatic, Latayette, and Montauk, of Brookiya, | The fire originated tn the drying room and ts sup- posed to have been caused by wool coming in con- + taci with the stove. { ICiOUS DEATH. On Thursday night Mrs. Ellen Dorigan, a woman | thirly-eigut years of age, died suddenly at her rest dence, 521 East Fifteenth ‘street, under circum. | stances which Captain Cameron, of the Eighteenth | precinct, regarded as belug somewhat suspicious. Deceased had been unwell for several weeks, and for the last few days, at least, had drank to excess | of so-called brandy aud other spirits, Her husband, | John Dorigan, not being an advocate of total abst: nence, occasionally took his ratious freely, and a | day or two ago, while under spirituous iatiuence, aot Kicked his wife once or twice on th shoulder or in the stomach, but not in such a man- | ner as to disable her. Monday night Mrs, Dorigan | retired to rest, apparently in her usual health, but | before morning ner huspand discovered that she | was dead by his side. On learning of the fact Cap- | tain Cameron took charge of Dorigan, and detained | him at the station house, with Alice Doyle, a Gee | woman stopping temporarily with the family, til Corone: Young should make an tuvestigation. (CHRISTIAN UXITY. Proposed Convention ef Long Island Preachers, The Christian ministers cf all denominations on | Long Island propose holding a convention at River- | head on the 8th of March. The object ts to bring | about united agiion among the churches. Some of | the clergymen of the island are very radical in their | ideas, and have on ho abe Wented the time | ely lops would be unl in matters Na siitintta sited The folowing suv} jects will be | discussed:—"The Duty of the Anierican Church to | Jiinamen in America;” “In What Does Christian | Unity Consist, and How May It Be Best Promoted;” | “The Benefits of Christian Life, Politically, Socially j and Personal, “Systematic study of tne Bible, | and How It May Be Promoted, FUNERAL OF DR. HYATT. ‘The once famous “Life Balsam” Doctor Hyatt, of | Grand street, was buried yesterday from the Alan | son Metiiodist Episcopal church, Norfolk street, near Grand. The church was crowded with trlends | and mourners, because the Doctor was known and respected as one of the most generons Christian men in the Tenth ward. His Charities were numer- ous, but they Were unostentatiously bestowed. He | died at the age of seventy -one years, of nervous dis ability aud prostration from mental overwork, His family are left in comfortable circumstances. Rev. Messrs. McAlister, Char! aa Harris, of Brooklyn; | J. 0. Rodgers, of Staten Island, anda F. Brown, of this city, nade short addresses yesterday eulogistic | of the deceased, The remains were interred in Greenwood Cemetery. COAL FAMINE IN JERSEY. The supply of coal in Newark, Urange, Elizabeth and various other New Jersey cities and towns is decreasing rapidly, and fears are entertained of a reguiar famine of dlack diamonds, 1n Orauge esps- cially 18 the scarcity felt. There ts now on bana ouly about 1,000 tous, and dealers are charging as high as twelve dollars ver tom An elocutionary and dramatic entertainment by the students of the Mount Washington Collegiate In- stitute, for the benefit or the Newsboys’ Lodging House, will be held at Association Hall to-morrow evening, under the direction of Professor Morgan L. Bloom, "it promises to be a pleasant aiair, and the object of its managers 1s deserving of every encour- agement. Mr. Charles Lanier, Treasurer of the Fand for the Relief of the Suffering Population of France, acknowledges the receipt of the following additional subscriptions to February 20:—Received by the Cuamber of Commerce Committee, $85,696; by Pro- Aptis Committee, $15,045, Grand toial, 100, 741. At the annual election of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad Company, held at No. 26 Exchange place yesterday, the following gentlemen were re-elected unanimously:—President, Samuel Sioan; Treasurer, Andrew J. Odell; Secretary, Charles KE. Carry!; Mauagers, William E. Dodge, Moses Taylor, George Bulkiey, John J. Biair, Rafas R. Graves, simeon B. Chittenden, John Brisbin, George Liiss, Percy R. Pyne, William Waiter Phelps, Joseph H. Scranton, James Biair, Denning Duer and Wilson G. Hunt. The Thomas Jefferson Club, of the Ninth ward, ; held a special meeting on Monday evening at their rooms, corner of Hudson and Barrow streets, which was very fully attended. Hon. James O'Neill, president and founder of tie ciub, presided, taking the chair made a neat and pertinent speech, in which he dwelt upon the duties of the members, ‘he progress of the organization and of the mission he hoped and felt confident it would fulfl. His re- marks were listened to with the attention they merited, and, afler the discharge of routine busi- ness, the election of several new members and the distributing of copies of the constitution and by-laws, the meeting adjourned. “ANOTHER BOY ASSASSIN. A Lad of Sixteen Shoots at a Crowd of Boys and Wounds One of Them. Atabout five o’ciock last evening, while a crowd of boys were playing on the meadows at the foot of Leonard street, Williamsburg, alad, named Matthew McKeever, sixteen ter of age, deliberately ap- proached them and dischar; a@ musket loaded with powder and _ ball, their midst ex. clauming as he 80, to some of them sons of b—s.” The result Was the shooting in the right leg of William Dunphy, a boy of fourteen, After this feat McKeever ran off toward Greenpoint, and ts still at iurge. He resides with his parents, in Bwen street, near Sandiord. His victim (Dunphy) was removed by his com- Ppanions to the residence of his parents, No. 341 Leonard street, It 1s said that McKeever and Dun- phy belong to the hostile gangs that have frequent faction figats in the neighborhood. BURNING OF THE CINCINNATI UNION BETHEL. CINCINNATI, Feb. 21, 1871. The old part of the Cincinnati Unien Bethel, on Front street, was burned this morning about eleven o'clock, The building was used as a reading room, cheap restaurant for scamea and others, @ newe- boys’ home and for other purposes in connection with the benevolent work of the society. ‘The splen- did new building in the rear, recently finished by the soctety, was much exposed and the roof dam- age: somewhat by fire and the cellings by water. ‘The loss on the new building will be covered by a few thousand dollars. The old building was in- sured for $3,000 in the American and UX 0 in the Cinctonati Fire Insurance Companies. The adjoin- ing-stores, occupied by Gath & Vannor and Slymer & Ralf, were somewhat damaged by water. ‘he Whole loss 1s about $80,000, ANOTHER ERIE RAILROAD SUIT. Sanatoaa, N. ¥., Feb. 21, 1871. Ala Special Term of the Supreme Court, held be fore Judge Bockes, in this village to-day, a motion ‘was no‘lesd in the of Mr. John W. Thompson and Mr. William Wait against the Ene Railroad Company for an extension of time to answer. This i it to recover the preferred dividend of 1870, brouglt in January last, the venue being laid in Warren county, This case was not heard, however, it being arranged between the reanective attorneys @ be postponed rTs SHEET. THE “QUEER” AGAIN. Merchant, Sheriff, Counterfeiter and Informer— ‘The Story of an Eventful Life—Patience a Vir- tue Peculiar to Detectives—A Clever Cap- ture at Last—Extraordisary Rovela- ‘fons by an Extensive fhover of Connterfeis—A Vast Amonut of Gounterfoits Still in This City, A few weoks ago wo were receiving from all partd, of the couutry accounts of the successful captures, trial and-consequent punistiment for extended pe- riods of the ‘fathers’’ of the counterfemers. Fred Biebush, before retiring into private life for the limited term of twenty years, gave his congé to the Western States. Peto McCartney, whose name was @ byword down South, was seen for the last time In pubic in ‘the dock a5 St. Louts, pre- vious to his departure for the State Prison for @ similar period. Three weoks ago th? dock of the United States Circult Court in our own city was literaily flied witha batch of counterieiters, num- bering twenty-four, among whom was the rcdoubt- able Bill Gurney, who not only has indulged tn dis- tributing the “queer,” but, in his leisure hours, has turned his hand to housebreaking, bankoursting and such harmless amusements, In this crowd, too, Was an officer who had served the country well during tho war, but who in his old age fell AWAY FROM THE PATHS OF HONOR, and whose gray hairs and dignified appearance canséd many a sigh of pity when a seatence of foar years’ hard labor was pronounced upon him. Peo- plo were at first thunderstrack at fludiug that this nefarious trade prevailed to such an extent; but when ti was announced by the head of tne secret service himself that he had secured the great lead- ers and the principal plates in existence, and when | couuterfoiter afer counteric.ter took his departure from tho outside world for the shady precincty of Sing Sing and tue otner penttentignies through- out the country, people began to believe that counterfeiting existed to an extent they never dreamed of, that there was an end of iv at Last, and that tie cbject tur which the secret. service force had been established tad at lengua been at- | talned. "St Si eee ener As each great counterfeiter had his measure of justice meted out to him tie cry on all sides was, “The last of the coneys,” and when the notorious Gurney took bis departure from among us it was confidently asserted by many of the detectives themselves thatall the gangs nad boen brokea up, and that we snouig hear ue more of couaterielcer ai nl events oii @ large acaic. o It now ms, however, {hat *%S derectives have been Hatiering themselves, wad that tie publigynas béen renee LULLED INTO A FALSE SECURICY regarding the circulation of spurious money. There isat present lymg in Ludlow Street Jail a man named James Boyd, Who was arrested on !ast Saturday evening. ‘he fact o1 the capture has al- ready been published, but as it was supposed that fad Was One Of that miserabie class who seem to é & Coastitutional objection to gain an honest living, and who prefer to cke out an exist- ence, no maticr low wretched, by ‘taking in’ thelr fellows, litte attention was paid to ths circumstance. It was believed, ina word, that he Was one of those who managed to retain ‘some of what 13 lefcof the “coney” which was in circula- tioa so extensively a short time ago, Lt appears, from the revelations which have beea made by self to Colonel Whitey, the clef of the United States Secret Service force, witnin the last two days, connecting him with other matters which had cuused the detective force much troubie, and upon which their attention bas been riveicd for mouths and months, that instead of having eifected the capiure of SOME SKULKING “QUEER SHOVER" they have secured the very man for whom they have watied for an almost unitmited period, with ail the paiience which a@ detective alone can possess. ‘Though Boyd's name, up to the very mowent of his capture, Was utterly unknown io the public as a counterielter, it appears from the stavements made himseif that stace his vouth he has been dab- in the queer, and that this is not he first time he has failen into the ‘ands of the officers of the law. The detectives had long suspected him of doing a consiierable trade in counterfeits, but even they are surprised at the extent to which he hag been gulity. Al of us are famiitar With ook naipes as Carney, Liobush, Meaney ina @ host of ‘other cognomens felting government paper and in every species of rovbery; still the detectives are now 01 opluion that few of the great counterfeliers whose names have lately figured in such numbers in our criminal courts have done sv much INJURY TO THE TREASURY as the man who 1s now awailiug nis trial in Ludlow street jail. For months and months the detectives have sus- pected, from reports which they bad received from agents In the North, uhat a vast amount of counter- feit money was being transferred thither from this city by express, and they have been put to their Wits’ ends to discover the source from which it emanated. Efforis have been made again and again to entrap those in Canada who were suspected of receiving the “‘coney,” but all to no purpose until Within the past week. The man Boyd, who resided at Feliagsburg, in Canada, had long been suspected by them of bemg @ dealer to a large extent in counter- felt money, and no artifice was spared to entrap But he was too wary for the officers, and in- variably manazed to evade them. BATCHES OF DETECTIVES, Gagan as dealers, have from time to time wailed on him at Felingsburg, and, after their processed business had been transacted, proposed that he should trade in “coney money,’ but either their work was clumsily done or he was extra ed and he usually escaped by telling them Pees ind that they could not biind him; that be knew all about the “queer traae”’ and that ne had the same objec- tion to it that Macbeth had to his physic—in a word, that “he'd none on’t.”” Colonel Whitley, however, was not to be bamied, and after mouths of patient waiting secured him last Saturday, having tn his possession no less than $1,700 in counterfeit stamps. When it was dis- Covered yesterday that he had made some extraor- dinary revelations, showing the enormous exteat to which counterfeiting still prevails in tue heart of our own city, and convicting himself ef being one counterieits in the North, a reporter from the HERALD waited on Colonel Whitley, at his bureau on Bivecker street, to obtain from him the PARTICULARS OF THE MEANS EMPLOYED to effect the capture, and, as far as_ possible, the his- tory of this “last of the counterfeiters.” He suc- ceeded not only in getting the details of the arrest, but, by a most fortunate circumstance, the eventful story of his life, which in itself would aiiord ample Material for a sensational novel of the most sensa- tional kind, ‘The Chief of the secret service force informed the reporter that last week he specially detailed a French- man in his employ, whom he reckons one of the cle- verest men in the division, to follew up Boyd's case. The detective started eariy m the week for Canada, aud at the earliest opportunity presented himself before Mr. Boyd, at Felingsburg, and told him that he was anxious to do a little business in the queer, ‘The naive manner of the detective, his thoroughly unsophisticated gee | the fact that he spoke only in broken English, and the still more important fact that he displayed ANY AMOUNT OF GENUINE BILLS, with alittle gold mixed, ail utterly threw Boyd off his guard and compietely won the ambitious heart of that gentleman. He generously declared his willingness to procure “any quantity of stuf” for the Ianocent Frenchman, and, to the utmost amazement of tne latter, detec- lve as he was, offered to accompany him to New York, where alone @ large quantity of counterfeits could be obtained. Accorcingly they started for this city, and Colonel Whitley was duly apprised by Velegraph of the arrival on Saturday in New York of A DIST:NGUISHED VISITOR FROM THE NORTH, accompanied by a perfectly innocuous little French- man, The moment Mr. Boyd stepped out of the cars the shadows of two sable-clad gentiemen fell across his path. Everywhere he moved in the city these emii- ous shadows followed, until at length, after a devi- ous route, he approached a certain store in a name- less part of the oity. Here the shadows moved up Marvellously close to him, until it was almost a wonder that he did not feel, a3 men soimeuumes do under such circumstances, that a dark cleud was looming up on his norizon. He enters the store and returns loaded with $1,700 m “coney.” He immediately makes a transfer of some to the innocent Frenchman, when the latter raises his hand in a peculiar way—a fact that altogether escapes the notice of his knowing friend. Behold the shadows become more well defined on Mr. Boyd’s path! Closer and closer they come, unt ‘with a start, he finds himself gripped by the arm, as if he were caught ina vice. Before he knows where he is he ig on his way to Ludlow sircet ja! When Colonel Whitley had given the reporter the above particulars he added, “HB HAS REVEALED ALL to me, and his 48a most extraordinary stoty. He appears to be very much ‘down at the mouth” at finding himselt in resent situation, as he occu. pied a Sa er and was himsell a gov- ernment officer in PORTER—Do you meav, Colonel, that he was a detective? CHIRF—No, sir; he was Sherif, and held his posi- tion under a warrant from ono. of the Judges. He has cried bitterly since he was arrested, but bring the bi it counterieiter in the country here and he swill make up the most plausible story imaginavie, and go thi the same at of repen- 1 have no doubt that this man was one o! greatest dietributore of counterfeit Lam certain he has received thousands and thousands of doliars in counterfeit bills from this city. We have for a | time been looking out for man to whom sus; cious parcels have been cons; at the other si of the border, At ts the gt accident which has put him in our hands, He waa the Orst himselt York. It be well New ae his ‘® Rewspaper Man, think bard youon the inside track, I wilt bh you the aduress of A man from Canada who Knows more abuut him then even I could tell you. I know though that you will fing that his story 18 not without A SPICE OF ROMANCE, ‘The reporter, having obtained the addreas, which for obvious reasons shall be uameic dled to interview the person by whom the @ force by ©) rg net the track. From t desultor RO Wee I ne ae facts:— 'he town of Felingsburg, in which Boyd from his outh has resided, Las long been remarkable for the umber of counterfeners which it has duced, So rife was counterfeiting at oue time in that town that, from the nuwber of counterfeiters who resided in it, one street has since been cailed “CONBYACK STREET"? From his early youth Boyd hail heard of counter- feiting as ‘the short road to fortune. He was always known to be oi an exceedingly amoitious temperament, particularly after tis marriage, whitch took ‘While ne Tcan was almost a boy. Orst efférts to earn an lionest livelihood were in the .buiter trade, which ie was pinparee rely. successfal But ho found that he was getting rich too slowly, and, seelug that many whom he had formeriy knowo poor had amassed considerable fortunes in a very Short time in some mysterious way, he made no doubt that ‘ THE SECRRT LAY IN THE ‘QUEER,’ and accordingly he became 4 purchaser and @ dis. penser of counterfeits himself, For a time he waa successiul; but he overstepped the mark, aud would have tallen ito the hands of the Philistines had he not fled across the border. Thus he was ostracised from the States—a fact which materiaily inter- fered with his trade as a butier merchant. The charge hung over lus head for two Years, when the officer who had the case in hand told him the commissioner would settle the case for $200 and $100 for the ofticer hunsell. The result was that he compromised the matior for $250, Agata he became @ butter merchant and again he was success- Tul; so successful that in a few months of the sum- mer he was avle, as an agent, to net $4,000, He bought @ house and was We thoroughly happy when a bligitt fell gan upon him. His wife was seduced, if brougut an action against her seducér and spent hait bis: little foryune it Pfolochting it, Sit to no purpose. Business kecdine bad wath him, THE MARKETS WERE GOING DOWN - and ruin stared him in the face. Again he returned to the vomit, and knowing of old that theve was sttll @ man in New york wo could supply him with stud, he visited lnm, aud the bargain was closed between them. since that he has roeeived, according to his own contession, thousands of doiars from this wan, Sometimes pe came Wo New » ork. Binney and on nese SecasfoDS He Hever levy with less tak & thou. sand dollars. Re ahaee BS W hte ad he héver had less than five hundred couaterfert dollars for- warded to him. ‘the *yuver” was always goat to him by express in his own name, but the sender always forwarded it wider an assumed Lame, ani he aiways acknowledged its reegipt by a lctter sent to his friend under anvther difiereut name, Lt 15 since he began to dispense counterie {8 a seco'.d time that every effort nag been made to secure Lim, Dut space wil) hot permit a fuller account of the ap, _ Devides USED wy tum PETROTIVES on to ensnate The maa who supplied him with counierieit money in this city be knew as a child In Canada, and he Knew also that the father of the former hau been set to ihe State Prison for many years Of a similar chatge, Wahen he first went to Uns man for Gounterfelts the latter took bim to a store where ho procured A sample, but om that occasiowt he took him to another place, where he left him until he revurned with the “queer.” He nee bsp been imtroduved to the cnief distributor imself, Bord is a tall, respectable looking man, and, it is sald, feels his postion must axcuteiy. In appear- ance he is not at all the desperate character the de- tectives allege him io be. Tae reporter was in. formed by ope who knew him well that he is wou- derfiily smart in business matters, and has invented _ & most ingenious syiaptom of elpher. His wife, Wiom he has again takea to his bosom, scarcely of the most Jeadiag, if not the chief distributor of- ever leaves him, A WiFE HUNT. An Englishman Elop:s with Another Man's Wife—The Husband, Not to be Boaten, Yol- lows Across the Atlantic and Arrests the Guilty Pair in New York—Fizale: the Curtain Falis and the Wifs Ro- turns with Her Husband. Much has been said and writtea of late, in the public courts and though the press, of the mania that hac raged among both sexoa, of love squabbles and sudden separations, followed by that complete and last act in the episode of married tife, the divorce, Whica is so easily obtained, But American ladies and gentlemen are not exceptions, as the following case wiil clearly show, and as set forth in the Tombs Police Court before Judge Hogan yester. day. In the quiet little provinctal town called Romney, in the county of Kent, England, John Francis and his wife, Annie, have lived together for ten years past, each apparently recognizing the bond “tat bound them there,” and the SACREDNESS OF THEIR MARITAL OBLIGATIO! After several years of lavor and economy Johu became a “heavy” man in the town, and purchased the largest hotel there, which he named “Victoria,” probably having ber Majesty's naine before his eyes as being the most suited for his purpose. Almost too bad to afllx her name in so msignificant a posl- tion. Things went on well enough with John fora while; everything he touched secied to turn into gold, and he was what may be termed in u fair way to fortune. His wife was a good looking, cheerful helpmate, in whom he, in his simple-hearted man- ner, had reposed every confidence, and to wiom he - entrusted all his property, without even a suspicion or a thought that sue was not PERPROTLY VIRTUOUS AND TRUTHFUL. Early last summer a young man named Thomas Elliott, 6 native of Rye, in Sussex Enziand), went to board at ihe “Victoria,” and somehow John be- gan to fecl that Annie was paying Thomas a trille too much attention; but he did not allow matters to trouble him much, so he Went on in hts usual siyle, keeping, as he thought, a “look out,” so that nothing might be done without his knowledge, He was doomed to be disappointed and transplanted irom the height of success and happiness down to the depths of misery and hopelessness. Going to his home from a neighboring market town on the 1th of last month he discovered that HIS DARLING WIFE HAD FLOWN, having taken everything that was either portable or valuabie, in the shape of linen, piate, &c. He ran all over the cage, but his birdie had left, without leav- ing the slightest clue as to ber destination. John be- came frantic, He hastened to the room of the ‘Thomas aforesaid only to tind that he also had gone, “pack and baggage.” ! now the horrible trath gleamed upon his mind. ‘They had bota gone away gether. Ob, the frailty of human naturet Jobn hastened to Rye to see Thomas! father and discov- ered that Thomas HAD STARTED FOR AMERICA, Retarning to Romney John cousuited his lawyer, who peruaded him not to be beaten in that way—to start to America after them, and if he could not beard the lion in his den he might et least tear the eagle from its eyry. Leaving his business’ in the hands of a friend John started for Liverpool, and Coke ete there discovered that his faithicas spouse FY STARTED IN THR CITY OF ANTWREP, on the 19th of January, from that port. John was determined to follow. Securing a birth in the Colo- rado he crossed the broad atic in full chase atter his wife, with 8 detérmination to wreak his vengeance upon the destrover of his happiness, Arriving in vhis city on the 9th of the present month, just six days after the guilty pair, he went at once ‘to Pelice Headquarters und , tor carr ne a, Bat ing away is. In the meantime Thomas and Annie had taken up their quarters at No. 65 Broadway, where they were yesterday dis- covered by the detective in 8 room as man and wile. dhe parties were arrested and the property was re- covered; but what now of the wife! ‘santo tn ne oe prefer to Hye in Amevica ut Judge Hogan pomt.d out to her thatit would be a shocking taing to be DESTROY HER HUSBAND'S PEACE OF MIND forever; that her paramour would be held for trial and Berhaps get five years’ imprisonment, and that as her husband had declared he would as soon die as tive without her, he said it was with herself if she Would settle the whole matter, go back with her husband and allow Elliott to go wiere he pleased. Annie made a jong and rambling statement, ac- kuowledged tnat all was not exactly as John nad stated, but thet she would go back with him and en- deavor to let the past be a lesson for her future guia. ance. John and Annie left the court together, with ‘Thomas following ‘‘as one that sleepeth.”’ THE CUSTOM HOUSE MUDDLE. What Surveyor Cornell Did Not Say. OusTom Housy, New York, SURVBYOR’s OFFICE, Feb. 21, 1871. } To THe Eprror oF THE HERALD:— In an article im your paper of this morning, on Custom House affairs, referring to the investigations of Senator Patterson’s committee, I find the follow- Ing:— oe erage EG, Serremec ak ty 108 COr t aaeney. reelved by the inspectors as coming ander extra the head of brit as 1l was merely sorvioes rendered to the ateamship ‘ness 24 Ican hardly suppose that your reporter intenied to misrepresent what I did say, and, therefore, can- not conceive how he could, aa he has dons 'n the above extract, attribule to nie that whieh A not a”, Vory respectfully, A. By CORNKLLn ERM nnn en ME REL ETE e Svnre MoEMage inn nr nt tan Ontae ele MERTEN REET