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government, Section seven gives the com- pany every alternate section of public land that can be found in a strip eighty miles wide and as long as the road. Under this section they could get no land iu Texas, but it is esti- mated that they could get some twenty-six million acres outside of that State. Section eight authorizes the issue of more bonds, to be secured by mortgages on the company’s “property and rights of property, of all kinds and descriptions—real, personal and mixed— including its franchise as a corporation; and, as proof and notice of its legal execution and delivery, said mortgage shall be filed and recorded in the office of the Seoretary of the Interior.” The exact language of the section is here quoted. It is constructed with espe- clal reference to strengthening the quast en- dorsement by the United States. Under this section about forty million dollars more could be issued, making eighty millions of dollars provided for in the bill. In view of the fact that six of our great sub- sidized corporations are now represented at Washington in endeavors to repudiate their just obligations to pay the interest on the bonds already authorized and issued by the United States it would seem'to be. wise for Congress to shut right down here and now, and not to authorize the issue of more bonds under any circumstances. national corporations antil we have a little further experience with those already in existence, Mr. Dawes showed, in his admirable and timely exposure of the Chorpenaing schem>, that the whole job was rushed through both houses of Congress in about nineteen hours, The bill for tho repeal of the income tax has been nearly two years before Congress, and it is doubtful whether it will pass this session, Measures in the interest of the people pass through legislative bodies at snails’ pace, while speculators’ jobs of every kind are some- how put through with lightning speed. We have been assured that the resolution of the Texas Legislature, favoring the passage of what its opponents do not hesitate to call the “Texas Pacific Job,” and presented to the House of Representatives by a Connecticut carpet-bagger, may be sei down as a regular piece of Chorpenningism. The Senate will do well to inquire whether, on the other hand, the joint resolution of the Ohio Legislature, recently read in the Senaie, and similar reso- lutions which have just been adopted by the Legislatures of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana aad several other States, all denouncing land monopoly as a great evil in opposition to the spirit of our institutions, and especially the placing large tracts of the public domain under the control of railroad or other corpora- tions as impolitic and dangerous, should not outweigh as samples of real honest legislation the jobbers’ instractions which were rushed through the Te xas Assembl, The Verdict on the New Hamburg Dis- aster. The twelve wise men who have been silting on the bodies of the New Hamburg victims have rendered a verdict worthy of Dogberry and his court. They find nobody on the oil train to blame for allowing the initial accident 1o develop into the horror that it became, no one personally liable for the absence of a bell rope on the oil train, noone responsible for allow- ing that train to go bumping along over the sleepers for a quarter of a mile with a broken axle, and no one in fault for the failure to signal the coming express in time. No, they find every one and everything connected with the oil train all right, and claim ‘‘that the ex- press train was a half mile from the obstruc- . tion when first signalled, and could have been stropped provided ali the appliances had been effective; that from some reason to the jury unkaown the patent brakes were not effectively applied.” So the blame all lies inthe non- effective working of those patent‘ brakes, or else, by inference, the fireman, to whom en- gineer Simmons gave his last order to ‘‘Put on the patents,” is the man who failed in his duty. He pulled in three yards of the bell cord which is used to put on the patents in the few minutes during which he was racing ‘toward death; but no response was made to his pulling—no sharp, sudden, irresistible tension was put upon the wheels of his train such as the powerful agency of steam has been taught by human science to bring forth upon such occasions of dire need as this was—and, mindful of his own _ life, the fireman leaped into the river, where, from his icy refuge, he saw Doc Simmons, with his hand still upon the throttle, and twenty-onc other human beings, go to their death. Could he have succeeded in “‘putting on the patents” — if he had stuck to his work as Simmons did— or were the patents ‘themselves in such an ineffective shape that sticking to his post would have been as useless as it was in the case of the engineer? These are questions that the jury has failed to answer positively. They have evaded them by the time-honored non-commit- talism of all inquests—‘“‘unknown to the jury.” If the patents were not in order there is some one positively to blame whom the jury should have designated. Let us know if they had been properly examined before the train left New York, and if they were then found defec- tive, let us know why they were not put in working order, or why the cars to which they were attached were not replaced by others having patents which would work. If they were in order then, we may reasonably con- clude that they were in order at New Ham- burg, and we have only to lament bitterly that there was no such hero as Doc Simmons at the brake. But there are other lessons to be learned by this disaster. We mast have bell cords on oil trains. Notwithstanding the opinion of these Bunsby jurors we hold that the oil train might have been stopped in time to have pre- vented the disabied car from jumping on the up track and before it had reached the drawbridge. The horrors of drowning and freezing might at least have been omitied from the combination of horrors by this bell cord, even if the accident had not been wholly prevented, We niust have readier means of changing the signals. Is there not some invention by which the great white light at the front of the engine. can be changed toa red one by a rapid movement of the engineer? The tower light at the drawbridge, according to the sworn testimony of one Cunningham, could have been changed in a minute, but there was no watchman there to change it. And we must have no more wooden bridges, We want no more great NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUAKY. 24, 1871.--TRIPLE There was no one imprisoned in the burning car, it will be remembered, until the bridge gave way. Many escaped from the other cars, and many who are now dead could have escaped from the burning cars had they remained ona firm foundation. As it was, the breaking of the bridge jammed the cars together, tossed the passengers about help- lessly, and added drowning, freezing and another crash of colliding cars to the dreadful agencies of death and mutilation that com- menced the work, | The verdict of the jury is altogether unsat- isfactory. The public are not willing that the careless officials of our railroads be allowed to slaughter them with no fear of anything more terrible than such a verdict as this before their eyes; or that the one faithful official, who “knowin’ his duty done it,” is to be thus scur- vily treated by the whitewashing of the offi- cials, whose carelessness brought him to his death, The Political Aspect of the Erie Question. A humorous article in a Western paper, accusing the Ziribwne of making merely a verbose opposition to the management of the Erie Railway, and charging it with the insin- cerity of “‘words” and only ‘‘words,” is taken for real earnest by the philosopher of that paper, who, with his usual innocence of ridi- cule and satire, goes to work with immense zeal to prove, in a half column of ‘Comments by the Tribune," the charge undeserved. Just as if the Z'ribune had not condemned and vituperated everything by turns, according as the temper of its bucolic editor was soured by the untimely acidity of his peculiar diet! Not that the Erie management is wrong be- cause of this accusation. It merely happens in this instance to be a subject for well earned censure. The abuses put upon the stockholders of Erie maké their cause common with the peo- ple of the whole country, for the flagrant mis- management of the affairs of that corpora- tion has made American securities a byeword of reproach all over Europe. It is in spite of the injustices perpetrated on the foreign inves- tors in the enterprise of the Erie Railway that our securities—national, State and corporate— have won their way to favor abroad. More especially does this wrong redound to our dis- eredit when it is known that the abuses come plained of are perpetuated by legal enactments, such as the one known as the Erie Directors’ bill, which keeps the alleged maladministra- tion of Erie in power for several years. Nor is the case isolated, so that it might be deemed anexception. The Atlantic and Great West- ern Railway, which was essentially an English underiaking, fell under the contro! of the same evil influence, so that the argument against us is not based upon a solitary instance. Here, now, is presented a magnificent oppor- tunity for the dominant party in the State Legislature to make political capital. The ambition of the leaders of that party is not confined, as is well known, to State interests, It contemplates the broader field of the poli- ties of the whole country. Tae repeal of the Erie Directors’ bill is agitating the present session of the Legislature, and is supported by the petition of the stockholders outside of the controlling ring. To do justice in the matter would be to give the party a good start in se- curing the estimation of the public. Tur Inprana LeGisLaturE evidently does not give their money’s worth to the people of that State. For the last two or three years the members of it, being pretty evenly divided in politics, have busied themselves in defeating the partisan legislation of their opponents rather than in securing any needed legislation whatever for the people. The tricks and devices of the electioneering canvass have been carried into the halls of the Legislature, and the people who elected these men to serve them have been entirely ignored. A democratic minority resigned some years ago to wipe out @ quorum, so that the repub- lican majority might not ratify the fifteenth amendment. Senator Morton declined the English mission because a small democratic majority last fall might have elected his suc- cessor in the Senate, and now a republican minority has resigned, so that there wil! be no quorum with which to pass a law redistrict- ing the State. As the members are supposed to represent the people it strikes us that the Indianians are in a bad way, indeed, with their narrow majorities and narrow-minded legislators. Personal Intelligence. General A. E, Burnside arrived yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Bishop Atkinson, of Wilmington, N. C., 1s among the present arrivals at the Grand Hotel. Senator and Mrs, R. E. Fenton and daughter are stopping at the St. James, Among the sojourners at the Hoffman House are Captain Nichols, United States Army; S. A. -Ham- mond, Assistant Attorney General ot this State, and Colonel B. F. Almy and wife, of Providence, R. I, Jonn Dua, Vice President of the Union Pacitic Railroad; Samuel G. Reid, of Boston; M. H. Moore, of St. Louis, and Colonel R. G. Throne, of Tennessee, are guests at the Grand Central. Commodore R, W. Meade, United States Navy, and Captain R.L. Meade, Ufited Siates Marine Corps, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General James McQuade, of Utica, and Mra. Anna Dinsmore, M. D., and daughter are registered as among the latest arrivais at the St James. ENGLAND. The Bank Return. LONDox, Feb, 23, 1871. The weekly bank statement published to-day shows that the amount of bullion tn vault is £23,000 sterling less than last Thursday. ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN JERSEY. Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred on the Midland and Montclair Ratiroad, at a point about midway between Bloomfeld and Woodside, by which a workman named John Borcick was terribly bruised and cut up, 80 that he can scarcely live, It appears a gravel tram was backed down carelessly over a chasm which is being filled in. One car top- pled over and draggec a second with it down the abyss, thirty-iive feet deep. Borcick went with the cars and was caught between the two. One of hts le; was crushed frightfally, and the bone broken, te was taken to the German Hospital in Newark, but it is scarcely pay he can survive, The occurrence, as alleged, is attributed to gross carelessness, SKATING. Brady’s Rink, Jersey City. Curtis and Swift, the renowned champions, will skate a grand match this evening, at Brady's Rink, Jersey City. ‘The match will positively come off, ac- cording to the rules of the American Skating Con- gress, and no doubt will attract an immense assem- blage, as this is their Grst and last appearance in the neignborhood of this city this season. Subse- quent to the match Mossrs, Curtis and Swift will Derform the comic acts of Gasanete “@irl of the Period.” “Swell” and comic Giraiie agte THE remeee QUEST. Nothing Positive ‘cnuinian the ae a CONCILIATORY TERMS ‘REPORTED. The Great Powers Informed of Them. Fifteen Hundred Millions of Bol- lars Indemnity. France Cannot Pay Half Amount. That TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb, 23, 1871, Iam enabled to report, for the information of the New York Herarp, that a telegram from Bordeaux dated to-day states that no despatch in regard peace has yet been received from President Thiers, to the negotiations for OONOILIATORY TERMS, A despatch from Paris on the 28d says:— “Nothing positive Is known as yet of the Prussian terms for peace. The Figaro, how- ever, says the terms are conciliatory.” FOREIGN POWERS INFORMED OF THE OON- DITIONS, Another despatch from Paris reports that the Patrie of to-day says that Count Von Bismarck has communicated the conditions of peace to the Cabinets of Vienna, London and St. Petersburg. Paris is tranquil. HEAVY INDEMNITY DEMANDED. The Moniteur Officiel of Versailles justifies Germany's demand for an indemnity of two millards of thalers ($1,440,000,000); recalls the example of America, and adds that France will soon recover from her present condition, provided she abandons useless wars. IMPOSSIBLE TO PAY. A financial journal of Paris gays it is materially impossible for France to pay an in- demnity of eight millards of francs, or half that amount. DOUBTING CURRENT RUMORS. A Bordeaux despatch of the 23d says that the Moniteur of Bordeaux announces that the armistice has been prolonged until the 26th inst. at midnight. It denies the reports which have been current respecting the Prussian demands, and says that Count Bismarck and M. Thiers maintain absolute silence at present. ENGLISH AND ITALIAN MORAL SUPPORT. The Gaulois says that Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador, and Chevalier Nigra, the Italian Minister, will soon go to Paris in order to afford M. Thiers the moral support of their governments in the peace negotia- tions. THIERS AND FAVRE, MM. Thiers and Favre are at Versailles to- day. GENERAL REPORTS. The Proposed German Entry Into Paris. THIERS VIGOROUSLY opPosin IT. The Parisians Called Upon to Pre- vent It by Force. ARRAS PREPARING FOR DEFENCE Manteuffel’s Corps Concentrat- ing at Dieppe. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb. 23, 1871. For the information of the readers of the New York Heratp I would report that com- munication by all the railways leading to Paris has been re-established. "THE PROPOSED ENTRY TO PARIS. Information has been received from Ver- sailles that it is determined that a portion of the German army shall march through Paris on their return home. vigorously to oppose this, warning the Ger- mans of the responsibility they will incur. A placard was posted on Monday in the stu- dents’ quarter, appealing to the inhabitants to make a last struggle should the Prussians enter the city. THE EMPEROR WILLIAM'S RETURN. A Berlin despatch dated to-day reports that the Prussian Cross Gazette says the Emperor William will retura to Berlin as soon as the preliminaries of peace are settled, and Bismarck, Moltke and Roon will follow at a later day. M. Thiers continues PARIS ITEMS. . A telegram from Paris dated to-day gives the following items of intelligence :— M. Léon Say will probably be Appointed Prefect of the Seine. Owing to fraudulent abuses sales of coal are only allowed after inspection. . Provisions have fallen to the ordinary prices. PREPARING ARRAS. A despatch from Arras, 234, says the moats around that city have been filled with water for its defence. GERMANS AT DIEPPE. A despatch from Dieppe, 23d, says that the Eighth German corps, belonging to General Manteuffel’s army. and composed of Mecklen- burgers, is arriving there, and if peace is signed will embark for Hamburg direct. MORE CONTRIBUTIONS. The Germans demand the immediate pay- ment of 2,000,000 of francs by the Depart- ment of the Oise, and accord a delay in the payment of the remaining 8,000,000 of the contribution, THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT RESIGNATION OF TROCHU, The Orleans Princes and the Assembly. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb, 23, 1871. A despatch from Bordeaux, dated to-day, enables me to report to the New York Heratp that Minister Picard has arrived there, Henri Rochefort has gone to Paris. RESIGNATION OF TROOHU, The Paris Moniteur says that General Yrochu has resigned at the request of M. Thiers and retired to private life. The dis- turbanees at Nice have been suppressed. THE ORLEANS PRINOKS AND THE ASSEMBLY. The Prince de Joinville and the Duke d’Aumale have written to M. Grévy, stating that they deferentially await tho decision of the Assembly on the legality of their elec- tions before presenting themselves to take their seats in the Chamber. CUBA. HERALD SPECIAL REPORT FROM HAVANA The Steamer Hornet Securely Blockaded at Port Au Prince. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. HAVANA, Feb, 23, 1871, The Spanish steam frigate Isabel la Catolica has just arrived from Port au Prince, and reports the steamer Hornet securedly blockaded in that port by two Spanish gunboats, Shocks of earthquake were felt at Hayti on the 17th and 19th ion THE BRITISH ‘PARLIAMENT. Indian Finance and the Cost of Rule in Asia— Liberty of Conscience—The Quar- rol of the Churches. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERA LONDON, Feb. 23, 1871. The parliamentary progress ts not very exciting, nor at ali decisive, ina party point of view, bat in- teresting in tts wide scope of practical legislation, During the session of the House of Commons this evening Premier Gladstone moved the appointment of a select committee of mquuiry on the subject of Indian finances. The motion gave rise to an animated debate and Mr. Gladstone urged a joint inquiry by both houses, The motion was agreed to. The University Tests vill passed. A bill which levelled against Roman Catholics assuming ecclesiastical titles in Great Britain passed its second reading by a majority of eighty-six. The Princess Louise Dowry—National De- fence and War Lessons from Prussia. LONDON, Feb, 23, 1871, T am enabled to report to the HERALD by cable that ta the Parlatinent, at a later hour of the night, the House of Lords passed the bill granting an annuity to the Princess Lonise. Lord Carnarvon announced a series of measures for the national defence, and argued “the necessity for early preparation, in view of the astonishing rapidity of the Prussian campaign in France.” Lord Northbrook defended the administration of the War Office. The Duke of Cambridge also made a speech in de- fence of the Wat Office. He approved of a large in- crease in the artillery and cavalry arms of the ser- vice. The Duke of Richmond sustained the practice of procuring commissions in the army by purchase, Earl Grey having censured the military policy of the goverument it was ordered that the papers be laid on the table of the House. TUE NAVY. A committee of the Lords was appointed and com- muissioned to inqaire into matters connected with the Admiralty. RAILROAD DISASTER. A Train on the Pennsylvania Northern Cen- tral Railway Thrown from the Track— Three Passenger Cars Dashed Down an Embankment—One Man Killed and Seven- teen Wounded. Evmara, Feb, 23, 1871. The night express train on the Northern Central Railway, between Baltimore and Elmfra, struck a broken rail a few miles below Williamsport, Pa., about seven o'clock this morning and was thrown from the track down a forty foot embankment. The engine, baggage aad the first passenger car Cleared the rail m safety without leaving the track. The second and fourth passenger cars and the third (a sleeping car) went down the embankment, Tne fifth passenger car was thrown from the track, but did not go down the empank+ ment. The first passenger car made three complete revo- lutions in going down the bank, and was a complete wreck, In this car one man, Adam Frymire, of Milton, was killed; Edwin M. Lemon, of Warsaw, N. Y., was badly, and Benjamin Weeks, of Havana, slightly injured. In all there were seventeen per- sons more or less injured. Horace Bemis, of Hornellsville, was in the sleep- ing car and was thrown violently backward. His face was badly cut, and he received other injuries which are probaoly not severe. The car took fire from the stoves at eltner end, but the flames were extinguished before they did much damage. Commander F. A. Roe, United States Navy, was @ passenger on the train, but he escaped without injury. Every attention was given to the wounded at the hotel in Watsontowa and at the Herdie House in Wiluamspore. ‘The train, which was due in this city at twelve M., did not arrive until seven o'clock this eventing. ANXIOUS TO GO. Afew minutes after eight o'clock last night Ed- ward G. Tully, aged twenty-four, residing at No. 23 Seventh avenue, while at the corner of Wooster and Broome streets, placed a five barrelled revolver to his head and fired. The ball entered his scaip, but owing to the awkward position in which he held the weapon tho ball did not enter the brain, He was re- moved to the Eighth precinct station house, and attended to by Police Surgeon Freleign, aiter which he was sent nome in an ambulance. The tnjuries are not considered necessarily fatal. bridget May, d thirty-five years, residing at 28 New Chambers street, last night took a dose of con- centrated carbelic acid by mistake. She lived but a short time alter taking the medicine and died tn The bottle had been left at the house JAMAICA. Herald Special Report from Kingston. Rumors of Revolution in Bayt. PROCLAMATION AGAINST BAEZ. Dominicans Called Upon to Drive Him from the Country to Prevent Its Being Sold Like Merchandise. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Krvnasron, Jam., Feb, 23, 1871, We have received St. Thomas dates to the 19th instant. At that time there was a rumor current there that a revolution had broken out in Hayti, the object of it being to place Salamons in the Presidential chair, Sala- mons is now in Europe, but was expected at St. Thomas at an early date, Aproclamation had appeared at St, Thomas from Capotillo, calling all the Dominicans to arms and to drive Baez from Dominica, and in this way prevent the country being sold like a piece of merchandise, Preparations are being made at St. Thomas, now that the floating dock has been recovered, to raise the Liverpool steamer Colombia, that was sunk by the great tidal wave of October, 1867, in the middle of the harbor. Operations on her will soon commence, as Murphy, the diver, a month since was arranging matters in connection with raising her. The harbor of St. ships of all nations. Governor Birch will reside there instead of at St, Croix, The royal mail steamer James is advertised to leave Porto Rico on the 20th of April for Maderia, Cadiz and Southampton, by the southern or fair weather route, Two hundred and fifty passengers are already booked. There has been a rich harvest with. dis- Thomas is now full of tressed vessels, containing valuable cargoes, at that port during the last few months, and it is most curious to seo how easily a ship can be condemned and sold for forty or fifty pounds, and after a few weeks rigged new again, with fresh paint, new name, and sent to sea with flying colors, I was yesterday in- formed by the purchaser of a great number of hulls of condemned ships that one of them he purchased twelve months ago, said to be leaking seventeen inches an hour, for the last eleven months has never required pumping out, and all he did was to remove her copper to the water’s edge. The faith of the under- writers in England and New York must be great when they swallow a St. Thomas sur- vey. They would save thousands of pounds by having an agent, without whose approval no survey or accounts would be paid. The island is so healthy that the doctors are emigrating. Those remaining hardly mako both ends meet. The British brig Teresina, of Newport, from Sombrero for Bristol, arrived at St. Thomas 14th inst, in distress, leaking. The British mail steamer Lider, from St. Thomas for Havana, brings the mails, in con- sequence of the transatlantic steamer Seine’s late arrival there, February being the short month, The Seine sailed from St. Thomas for Aspinwall direct to make up for lost time. She reports the following war vessels in the harbor of St. Thomas:—French gunboat Bou- vet, United States steamer Nantaskot and French gunboat Magecce. RUNNING NOTES—POLITICAL AND GENERAL. Peter Familias was very much pleased the other morning when Mrs. Peter told bim that “coal was going down.’ But his temper changed when his spouse informed him that she referred to the coal in their coal bin. THE CRY OF THE PEOPLE. “Repeat! repeal ! repeal! the duty on coal.’” The Constitational Club, a democratic organiza- tion in Boston, celebrated Washington’s birthday ina jolly manner. C. Levi, Woodbury, was in hig glory. A lemperance Convention met in Boston on the 22d. The inevitavle James M. Usher and his wig were on hand and head, aad William B. Spooner was elected president. The Massacuusetis people are temperance to death. They have the ‘Twelve Temptations” and a tem- berance convention in Boston. ‘The latter is based on meral and reiigious grounds—the former on grounds not quite so morai or religious. If General Butier would bring bis ‘mud cart’? to this city he would find ample employment in most of our by-streets, as well as in many of our main streets—Nassau and Whitehall sureet, for example— to say nothing of the heaps of ice and dirt in Ann street, The Age says Washington's birthday was reve- rently remembered in Philadeiphia, and adds:— “The Evening Bulletin claims tue authorship of the following sentiment:—‘George Wasiington: First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” It might as well claim the author- ship of the first paragraph in the first chapter of Genests. Mrs. Ann Sciles has been bound over for trial ta East Windsor, Conn., on a charge of poisoning the family of Lester Dewey, It is much better to have coal in” corner than a corner tn coal. The Harttord Courant says:—“The Hon. Edward Spicer Cleveland has abandoned his agricultural pursuits in Hampton and 1s devoting himself to THE JOT HGH COMMISSION, Departure of Raginade © euaelerae for Wanke ingtou—Cresifallen Curiosity. The diplomats who wul repreacnt the Britta! empire in the approaching negotiat on interna tional dufiiculties left for Washington yesterday morning 00 the half-past eight express. The deters mination to push the matter through with as lcsle delay as possible doubtiess caused tals sudden de. parture, and the receipt of a despateh from Mintater ‘Thornton stating that his mansion Wad tn readiness for tem removed ail necessity for sojourning longer in New York, The curiosity-loving pubi: who were enabled to read the fall particulars of the arrival of the Commission in the columns of yesterday’s H¥RALD, cailed in large numbers at the Brevoort House, where the Kavoys had passed the night, but were, of course, disappointed. The pas- sion to see “live lords’? would seem to have in no wise moderated, i! the number \f pretty avenyo belies be taken into account who drove slowly past the substantial cage wherein the crested birda lad nestled for a ni and thea coatinued their Might— attaches, secretaries, valets and all. The following are the gentiemen who frustrated, the hopes of the New York Jenkinsea:—Karl de Grey and Ripon and Professor Montague Bernard, Oom- uissioners; Lord Yenterden, secretary; Viscount Goderich, Mr. Heury Howard and Mr. Frederick Cremer, Arrival of the Commissioners in Washington Dinner at the British Minister's, WASHINGTON, Feb. 1871. Earl de Grey and Wipon, Lord Tenterden and Professor Bernard, British members of the Joint High Commission, with Viseount Goderich and Messrs, Howarit and Cremer, secretaries, arrived here this eventng from New York, Tuey weremet at the depot by the British Minister, str Edward Thornton, and members of the British Legation, They proceeded in carriages to the house of Mr. Franklin Pulp, Alter divesting themselves of their travelling suits they partook of some refrestiments and repaired to the residence of the British Minister, Here a dinner was prepared, and the distiaguished geutiemen remained during the eveniag, ehjoyiug Sur Bdward's hospitatities. ‘The headquarters of the British members of the Commission Will be at the residence of Mr Paitp, who has temporarily leased nis house tor their ac commodation, As yet nothing dewnite has been de- clled upon as to the course taey Will pursue. Sveretary Fish will give a dinner on Saturday evening next to the American members of the Jout High Commission. ‘The Commisston will not meet until after tne 4ta, of March, Inthe meantime it is stated that J. 0. Bancroft vavis, the Assistant Secretary of State, will be appointed secretary of the Commission on the political prognostications.”” “Cleve.” always was a good hand at political “prog.’’ Pigeon shooting is “looking up” In this vicinity. There is @ paper out West that has not yet heard of the safe arrival of the Tennessee. That paper 1s not much for St. Domingo, not much, Beef cattle tu the Boston (Brighton) market are two dollars per 100 pounds, lower than this time last year or tast Seprémber. How about thirty-five cents per pound for porter house steaks, Buffalo rumps are in demand in this market. TRIAL OF FILKINS THE ALLEGED EXPAESS ROBBER. ALBANY, N, Y., Feb, 23, 1871. In the cage of Filkins, charged with robbing the express company, four jurors were obtained to-day, a: A by ti Hari ot Yealth to nurity the place. withant i making fiye in all secnred thus far gut of seventy- part of tte United states, THE Ne w DOMINION. The New Brunswick Mintstey—Parliemes Proregu Frepericron, N. B., Feb, 22, 1871. ‘The new government is formed 43 follows je Le Hathaway, Provincial Secretary; Hon. My. King, Atcorney Generali; Hon. Mr. Kelly, Chief Commis- sioner of the Bourd of Works; Mr. Stevenson, Sur- yor General. Messrs, Care, Covert and Jones are so Mempers, but at present without oiice. ‘Yo he House was prorogued by the Lieuten- ant Governor, to incet again on the 5th of Ay Consideravie &xc nt prevails in powtical er and much mutual recrijuibation Was umduiged m vy members on both sides of Lae House. MONTENIDE °. Condition of ‘Afuire Ts Improving. Lisbon, Feb, 23, 187L. ews from Rio Janeiro to February 2has veep received by the maji steamer, The news ts meagre. Afairs at Montevideo were improving. The revolutions hai been defeated and tue war Was nearly af an end. LONmon, Mowe MAuKET—LONDON, Feb. 23—4:30 P. .—Consols closed at i for ‘both mouey and the account na ag adios Staten ‘Aventwenty , Hii4s ten-forties, BI. 8 ‘i Lilinois Centrais, 15}: m. Brio Railway (Did Atiantic and Great Western, 24 Livereoon © Bu P. M.—The cotton marke to arrive. Miduilay uplands, 7% ‘The gales of the dny have’ bee 1,000 for export and apeculation. Livenroon VISIONS MARKET.—LIvERPOOL, 28--1:30 P. M.—The provisions market ts duil. Lonpon PRODUCE, MARKEY. LONDOM: imolading Feb. Feb. 2. M.—Linsoed off, £31 10s. 4 41 158. per ton. Clover Otis 6d. m Ws, Bl per ewt, for American red. THE COTTON MOV:MENT. Cargoes of American Cotton Landed at Livere pool February 22 and 23, Ship Bau Ship Lydia Sicotiel ‘Total bales. FEBRUARY 24, 1865—J. Yates Beall, the rebel spy, executed on Governor's island. 1856—bul Poole sho! by Louts Baker during a riot in Stanwix Hail, Broadway. 1852—An explosion of gunpowder, by which 200 persons were killed, occurred near Stocklolm, Sweden. 1848—King Louis Phillippe abdicated tn favor of the Comte de Paris and tled from Paris. 1545—Baitle of Pavia, Italy, occurred. It was upon the result of this battle that Francis L, of France, wrote to his mother, “7oul est perdu, Hadamne, hors Ukonneur” —Ail is lost, Madame, excopt honor. AmAe THE RUSSIAN VAPOR BATHS, Y AND 25 EAST FOURTH STEEET, ONE BLOCK BAST OF BROADWAY, THE MOST EXTENSIVE OUS BATHS It UN These ISLIP ASS THE SH AMPOUING, KN process, whea ib a state of perspiration, removes w: Tissue, gives softness to the skin, suppleness, pliability and elasticity to the joints apd muscles, aud les ~ toe bather FRESH AND INVIGORATE. They are resorted to Dy THUUSANDS OF PEOPLE asa * VERY GREAT LUXURY; also as THE BEST PREVENTIVE of Colds, Biious Attacks, Headaches and many other ath ia sons who take the bath regul once or twice a wee become #0 hardened as not to be suscepuible of taking cold. hy 4 a ght UTIFIER without ay bt, the moat hey rey without ge DURING COSMETIC ladies cat Thea alets test attention paid to ROUGH CLEANLINESS, VENTILATION, POLITE. ORPTENTION AND G GENERAL GOOD ORDER, Open daily from 7 A. M. to Peete nJute vdallyis 1 to 12 Ake Tiffany & cess STERLING SILVER FER BEE SPoons, FORKS, 40. New patterns of our own make at close prices. pays * * . . . BALL. BLACK & CO., ‘and 567 Broadway, tnvite attent! on to their large stock of WALTHAM WATC! and the low prices at which they are ¢elling thera, These watches greatly excel any others made in this coun- try in nish, variety and in tine Tinesser ing qualities, and tre far cheaper, quality and price fully considered. GOODS SENT BY EX! EXPRESS, ©. 0. D. —The Most Popular Remedy for Colds is cHERRY PECTORAL TROCHES. Depot, 11 Barclay at. An Qld and Well Tried Remedy —Mra, WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for children teething; bas stood the test of many years. Cristadoro’s Unrivalled Hair and applied at bis wig and scalp factory, Dye.—Sald 0.6 Astor House Diamonds Bought and Sold. ALLEN, 513 Broadway, under St. Nicholas Electrical Treatment for the Removal of Disease, by Dr. CHAMBERLIN, No. 7 West Pourteeath a Eureka Mineral Water, Saratoan Sprints aa others ia Dyspepsia and Diseases of Liver B. J. LEVY, Agent, Yo, 7 Hudson River Ratirond depot, V street. ly f 0 How lightly time that ly treads on flowers. Ladies’, mi gents” and boya’ Bodie wad Shoes, at MILLER & CONE ‘wiou aquare. Toa & Perrine Sauce, mn} Feoup, - Lapa OUN b N Special Agents, Union square » ke. 133 SONS, 4) Sonte, William street 25 Coutn—Dre Ka Psy sy Rtgs Jeb 2 Marriage, its oblfgations anil im. ments, aud Misenses atiatng from imprudence, with cuses ‘actual practice. 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