The New York Herald Newspaper, March 7, 1871, Page 3

um " POOR CARLOTA. The Ex-Empress of Mexico to tho New Quecn of Spain. Touching Story of Ambition and Madness. Strange and Startling Lotter, if True. CARLOTA'S NIGHTMARE AUD DREAM. MARIA VICTORIA, BEWARE! MExICO, February 9, 1871. ‘The following remarkable document appeared in ‘this capital, first in the oficial paper of the govern- Ment and subsequently in the general press, It is Bnnounced here that the letter is a genuine ono, but he universal opinion Js that it fa a forgery, invented Wo terrify the Duchess of Aosta. The style of the let ter is thougit to dx its anthorship upon Castelar, the Spanish red royubiicaa, and It will requtre more than simple denial to satisfy those of us who read is covrespofdence to the wontior of this etty that it is nothis invention, Your correspondent observes that m the letter Carlota is made to compute the number of Mexicans murdered to be nine thousand Tins number agrees wonderfully with the compnta- tion made by the HuRAxp correspondent in his Moxico city letter dated Angust 3, 1867, which ap- Peared in the New YORK HERALD of August 30, 1867. The statistics from which that number was rived at were in the hands of the HERALD corre ondeut, and Were tabulated by him as they ap- peared in that letter, Subsequently Mr, Roinero, Mexican Minister at Washington, referred to that letier in his ofictal correspondence with the United States government at Washington, and in such a Manner that a portion of the Heratp letter became @ part of the printed aud publishea offal Mexican correspondence. It is thougit to be most likely that the author of the letter had the number fixed by reading the above mentioned correspondence, There is so much in the letter to stamp it as a forgery ihgt It 1s ugt uecessary tomake a detailed eriticisin upon ft. SF a “A The friouds aud relatives of Carlota owe it t@ hiss tory to aduit or denounce Its authenticity, is ARI TO MARTA YivTORIA. My pavehire Perunt iné to call you daughter, because fam a widow, and because iy grief gives me the right to use the sacred name of mother with you, Isaw you in ltaly when you were very beau- tiful, young and happy. 1 also was happy and foung, although not beautifu like yoursell. I saw ou again, wliea you were fortunate and I very un- rtunate. I write to you to day to predict that the aay may come when we shall both be unfortunate. I was also a queen, Maria Victoria; 1 also swiled and ‘Was decetved, You know that Ihave lost my reason, and God loves you so that he gives me this hour of danity that Amay tell you the truth, that an ambitious man, a Hatterer, an unworthy man, an impostor, an idiotic tongue will lie to you. I have been & queen, Duchess of Aosta. 1 kuow the oiilce, Do you undersiand me? Yes, you understand ie, ow, It 1s only wanting that your womanly heart may not sell you. Lam Carlota, the former Empress of Mexico, the Wile of Maxuniilan. Do you understand me? ‘Yes, you understand ne. Let uot your womanly héart deceive you. 1 must tmmediately communicate my feers to you, because 1 do not know how long I sail remain free from insanity, Who could have told us what would come to pass when we were tegetier to. the firss me im the forests of Frascati an’ Tivoli. Lo you remembe those placid cvenings, oh, Maria Victorla? Hex what ey mulstortune will reveat to you; give heed to the prediction which an unhappy Wile, Who has be- come mad with grief, tells you. MAN'S AMBITION AND WOMAN'S WEAENESS, A committee weatto Vienna to offer husband ‘thé crown of Mexico. I tell you acommittee, Max- imillan called me and sald, “Carluta, they offer me the @ : pire of a famous people of America; how does appear to you” i hung my head and remained in thought, Maximilian agalu asked me “How does ab appe x to yout? Icontinued in thought; I did not 1 My husband gave signs of deciining the I foresaw that he was going to decline the which they came to otter bi ri and 1do not iow What internal fire burned my lite, “Wait,” I satd, aod Maximilian began to smile, What did that smiie signify? Ob, Maria Victoria, my hus- Dand knew that {was a woman and that ste was thinking of acrown. Ido not wish to affect you; I do not wish io deceive you; the spiendor of that crown biinded my soul. I imayined the briiliancy Of its pearis, of its sapphires und of its precious stones. Isaw a pedple which knelt around me, which kissed my fect, which rushed to sce me, Wuich was always ready io bless me and which clamored with joy. Terribie iliusion! horrible @attery! Continue to read, my iriehd, and you will see what that flattery costme. Lanswered my husband, “Listen, Maxi+ Willtan. I do not say no, neither do Lsay yes.” Now, I must confess to you that { was mistaken, Maxiualian did uot uaderstand my reply, and a fire glowed in his eyes which i could not then ex- plain. Time proved it to me afterwards, Maria, take care of yourself, of your son, of your Amadeus. Amoition Kind!es a diavollcal light in the eyes of man and converts an enget into a devil, The man who wishes to be a king becomes a demon. ‘rhe eyes of Maximilian shone in ench a way that 1 wasatraid. Maximilian was from that moment a demon. “The cominittee will come at three,” ho offer gue sald to me; “you will hear ft; prepare yourself.’ husband understood what I myself heard. He wuaderstood that I had listened to my womanly ride, and that it was not neccszary to listen to nything else. If he would have understood that 1 had only listened to my vanity it is posatble that Carlota would not have seen the commission. THE LURDEN OF A CROWN. God free you from the men who aspire to be kings! A wild east is more reasonable. The commission ‘would come at three; I was dressed by two, Still, I did not know how to be a queen. A year after another committee saw mea queen: I dressed my- elt at four. Now, I had learned to be an empress, again repeat to you that I was dressed at two. Do you hear it, Maria? I waited impatiently. I sus- ed that the committee was not coming; I pre- med that the committee had repented. Maxi- milian said to me, admiring my Apia, “How beau. tim is the Empress of Mextco |’ This Wise gallantry gave ine grief, because 1 imagined that tue commis- sion was on its way to America. Three servants hastily announced, ‘La Serenisima Comision Mext- a,)? and I felt exceedingly pleased. Now Iam press, I exclaimed in my heart; now lam an Angust Imperial Masesty. On, sad filusion! Oh, false vanity! Ob, dissolute caprice! Oh, térripic Spectres of conscience, how much you have cost me! how dearly I have paid! Continue to read, Maria ‘Victoria, continue. TWO SIDES OF A MEXICAN PICTURE. The committee knelt aud kissed my hands, It was as I wished. Ib was precisely what I dreamed. Immediniely it proved that Heaven had destined us to save a famous people which live in the most dis astrous anarchy. It assured that Mexico would see in us tuielary angels. Maximilian looked at me as {fhe wished me to say, “Now, you seo what they assert. What shall we do?” I moved my head as if attempting to answer bim, “It {s true.’? The committee after- ward spoke of the productiveness of the soil, of the ase | of its irulis, cf the balmy seasong, of the paniifnl landacanes where nature is a smile. SMART T5oneT AU Mie as ICO ays “NOW, FOP sce." “The committee spoke at lengcn of tae wee | views of Orezutla, of the trausparency of space, of the grand extension of the horizon, of the biue sky, of the rising and settlag sun, of .the springs and rivers, of the birds of Mexico. IT thougitt {at the blazing color of the aurora and thé pile tlnf of thd clouds in the east which take leave of thé sua. I Amagined myself conjecturing the mysterious pleasure of th Sunsets which wer teu to my fancy like religious prayers of the o fe. I imagited that 1 received the melodies of thoze birds, the aroma of those flo , the murmur of those streams, the sighing of those windaamid the silent densities of the forests and woods, Finally, Mervia, [ imagined myself to be the Impe- lal Majesty of Mexico, the deity of America, fn the | most clegant and genteel of the order among the dd of God. aximilinn again said to me as | | wea Thave seen 2 spectre which presents threo $isuing me to repent “Yes yea Ked aS Max- | men decapitated, and {know them.” “Who are they? | j imilian as wishing him to reply, My | “fhe Huperor Yaximiltan and Generals Auramon husband and 1 x ed alone. ‘How have thé | anu Moin my ouly love in this world, the E ved to you?” my husvand | idol of my Ww and 1 see you lost, Do not have leit me truly happy.” | deny it; you are lost; know it. Save yourself and “phey are very courteous and very polite gentlemen; | save mo, Maxiinilian ! Let us fly froin this piace, vt they have kissed your hand on entering and on cannot.” Youare notemperor. ‘hen what am 17? leaving, It is known that It 1s @ great people. “Yes, yes,” I replied, ‘it must be @ great peopie."? Continue to read, Duchess ef Aosta, queen elect of a famous people, and you will see What was the result of so much enthusiasm, so much pleasure, so much poetry. Oh, a thousand meg those men of the commission from Mexico decelved us with a thous sand lies, and we sald with pride, “It is known that itisa great people.” If they hed told us the sterm trath; if those beggars had been loyal persons, we Wonld have said with disgust, “it is Known that 4t ia acommon people.” TAS FIRST STEP TOWARD DESTRUCTION, We embarked. The steamer sailed out and the shore of Europe was disappearing from our sigot. There remained the aslos of our fathers and bro- thers, There rewained if memories of our country. Wo renounced our native land, attracted by the uh- known glories of a strange country. I have sald | know unknown glories—they were not unknown glories. When I beheid the German coast disappearing I felt o ca fo my heart, aud there the fever com. menced which later on mate me mad; there began the delirium which Consumes my sivengih; this orribie consumption Which devousg my life, ‘There s NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAKUH 7, 1871.—TRIPLE SHEET. maddens. care = bout bedtime of the same tee opserved Fa Was toot on which 1s seen in tho ” “What shores?” of “Farewell shores of the ‘of my countty; whoa T relurn to¥seu some dey 3. ‘nh to You some as will sé me clothed in mourning.” “Vhat is Of io'tninds tha ot the boay les 5 an > addens. Take eare.ot your Mus’ o matter??? Maximilian asked me, “Nothing,” answered, 1 also lied to him; I alsd deceived All deceived him, all lied to lim, even his wife. Oh, my husband, unfortunate man, eiared phade of ny forgive me! Pp you wonder that I Jost my reason, Maria Victoria f “Are you surprised that ram mad? ‘The voyage lasted twenty-three days. ¢ You do not know what it is i live twent three days between and night, between crown j8 awaitin: lem, so chamore heaven and water, betwecn 4 8un and stars, when on lan ‘Qu. 1 wasso proud ef m; y my imperial majesty, that each wave seemed to 5 Be on which the ship was going to be Maximilian looked at me, a3ifhe wished to ask me, Will we arrive, Carlota? I looked at him as if I Wished to say, Will we arrive, Maximilian? Oh, my frieud, why Was the sea so charitable with us? Why did it not open tts mysterious bosom to the ship that brought us? A FLOWERY PATH AND ITS THORNY ENDING. We arrived in Mexico. How many people! how Many huzzas! how many flowers in the roads and streets! how much tapestry! how much joy| how many hymns! how man: Unni song) how much love! and, notwithstanding, tremble, Marial Mex- eo hated us. We were received as two tutelar angels, a8 Wo cetestia spirits, as two demigods; ut MeXico hated us. If some time you leave taly, if the splendor of @ crown blind your gyes ppa cart, do not trust in nambers which surround your coach door; do not ‘trust the ye which crowd to see you. ‘Tne peo. le look ‘ ngs 4nd emperors ag they do ay f the- atrleal sRecta 4 A way: De herd or a coliectlon of ourions animals, THs people look at kings as théy logk at the2éx! ig Not inst in the smile éf those th great, ane x siaall they you saw them int BIZe; ity ’ ing n stripped ot all pont] a you saw them stripp Pie ci or A calls ould see thein as 1 have séen them! ose Moet are alike—as both 100! vieilin to destroy it with theirteeth, The Srocodita lougns: the crocodiie exles; but both crocodile and courtier cry and sinile yo ailure ip upd devour it. I never for- ot that a magnate o: Bx, ¥e it af Our feet and issed the FrouRGon Whi ‘o Walked, * THE ORY OF A DESOLATE HWART, That MAN Was tho first to be treacherous to us. He was t. ehh sell ny husband, He was the frat to coleplts Against him, with he succeeded in seeing him shot, Shot, Maria! Do you hear? husband was shot. Do you hear it, Enriqueta? He Was shot on me Have jouw heard it well jt) on i vel BOji, ¢ who Lot vat ree ys. Helride dual We de ane et ta the a Who bowed down the lowest is tho first to tak harge of us. [tell it toyou. f know it. Do no doung it wae wo you jf Sout d Dt aila, Peo you 1 eet be s8 A) in | n you, are sako of your happiness, of your beanty, of your our beauty, of your me wohds OF Pyluutul friend OU, D¥GuUDG du 1s Very UR'OL> udate that Walks the Larth— rn of amother, yvuct, GO nor eer | Who cannot dete! ‘unate—the most un: the most unfortunate Tioved a man more than py own, life, and they assassinated him. Mexico did ce as8ag- sinate him. The people did not kill hin. ‘Those whe came in search of us assassinated his Those who smiied, those who Kisscu our hands, those who knelt at our feet. Maria, take care of your husvand, of your child and of yourself, Do you know that some call for the Duke of Aosta? My child, take care} Do you see those who cull hin, who bow the head, who kneel down? Those same men will sheot him. tell you it. 1 know if. Do not doubt it, tg ‘The multivades, the hymns, the pleasures, the tri- umphal arches, the hugzas and flowers are News of war came, and my huebaad looked af tua way I could not understand. There are mysie- ries in the depths of life like abysses in the depths of the Karth; a8 volcanoes in the abysses, so there are certain aillietions in the depths of the soul. My hasband had some secret-4an Awful secret. Ho looked at me and sald nothing. What had I to say if that secret was a sentence of death? TREACHERY AND I's AWFUL WOES. The Emperor called @ person of the government, and both were closeted in a eitting room, Con- cealed, Lentered the curtains of a door, I listened to part of what they sald, to the mn of that count many wi “EI tt be necesgary to thousand witl sufticd,?? replied a trembling voice. Nine thousan1 creatures were going to be sacrificed; SHATTER oh pnernmon cpp and ’ne personag e governme! peared an the ber ebiain alone, Twentia search of iim. fi hat have you treated about? ‘No. thing. 1 looked at him in a fixed manner for a long time. Maximilian hung his head and cast his eyes on the ground. Do you wonder, my friend, that this uphappy woman has lost her reason? Oh, Enri+ Eyed Yather than dwell in a palace try to live ina ohemian cave, In a headsman’s hul, io a fisher- man’s hovel. In @hovel, ahut ora cave you can believe in God, vou can hope for providence in tois world, you ¢a> love a man, a father, a child; ina Moorish dungeon you can love, you cau believe. In & palace nothing is possible except to suspect, to hate and to condemn. ‘fhe commission told us that Mexico was in terri- ble anarchy. It was false, Enriqueta; anarchy was in the commission and among the men who sent it, that we might be dcatroved. Anarchy wad among some wavellag politicians—beggars yesterday, always grecdy—joined with eaten and despots, without knowing iow to be Cither despots or gentie- | men. Anarchy Was in some vain heuris, in some corrupt consciences, among some as miseravle as plebeiane, united Lo make small kingdoias for them- Selves; those who were honored ordering them to join ia the royal parade, aithough they did not know how to pat on a white cravat, and though their clothes smell hke a bundle of solicttor’s panets, like drugs from a drug store, like a parlor of a hos+ pital, like the prison room; they smeli of limestone, ike dictionaries of geography, like an exhtvitor, like lard and pork. Disorder, greediness, dissolu- tion, theit, bankruptcy, apostacy, sliamelesasness, scoiing all morai ideas, all honorabie sentiments, all honest feeling, all modesty, Yes, Maria; you do not Know what has happened. The commission came in large ships; twenty-tive dollars per day for table expenses to ¢ach one. They also brought $5,000 in small gold to aid the poor of another county, making themselves appear rich and great. ‘Then, as this took 1 tere, im- portant towns of Mexico were aflict with the ‘ellow fever and misery, and school teachers dicd m hunger, and the soidiers overran the villages, killing men in Order to coliect thé public revenue. Do youforget it? The cavalry invaded, the people shooting them amid groans and tears, asin barbar- ous timés, as in the times of the conquest, asin the times of Montezuma. There you have auarc 1y, in whose olack depths Mexico was agonizing, 0, wicked men! Why did we believe youf Why did we believe you instead of bringing you to Justice as the first bandits of America? Ah, if 1t should hap- en again! My dear friend, if this instant my Boay should become @ skeleton you would see that my entralis are dry. How much I have wopt! How much I have suffered! Maria, learn trom me. Close your ears and your mind to the faisehoods of those gentlemen of the carnival. A VISION OF THE FUTURE. Maximilian laid down, but did not sleep, I aid not wish to retire. Seated in @ large chair I reclined my head upon the pillowa of my bed, and had seurcely clesed my eyes when my mind was eeized ¥ ® nightmare, which I wouid not wish to remem- er. How much you eught to thank me for this sacrifice of my feclings, Maria. Tam tearing open my wounds, my heart and my soul In the de- lirium of that nightmare I thought I beard many curses among the lamentations and groans of {he nine thousand human beings sacrificed, 1 thouglit T saw many bands of troops run over the living men- bers of those unburied bodies, destroying their faces by the tramp o! their horses, {thought I saw sheep, Wolves and tigers quench their thirst in large pools, and those eet were not hel ra I thought 1 iscerned the shining eyes of the savages which turned their heads to. pil sides in order not to be surprised by any One, aluhough thelr teeth tore oft the flesh and broke the bones oF their victiins. 1 heard the crushing of those bones Jike the Feda de Racine; I saw the blood on those disheveiles eagg ony in’the sams 4 so ete ow dnt er oe BY DICOd MOWSY fom te int OL HOE on tnd telus nae or eae wane x sf tuoiog Tat y anxiety, heard my sighs, and iddonty called me; he couid no longer arouse me roi my agony. ‘hei he arises, shakes me with great force, almost Wlih ireuzy, and I awakened | Irom that sleep. Maria Victorla ; who would notave | died in that hour? Oh! my God! my God! from how many pains have you saved. My husband asked, “ What 1s the matter with you?” T answered, “Do youask me”? “ What is the matter with you??? “Nothing.” “Carlota what ails you?’ ‘ Nothing, Maxunilian.” “fell me what 18 the matter with you? although the heavens may fall and the eartit may be destcoyed.” “Do you wish me to tell you?” | “Yes.” “Tiave seen ligité in the air; I do not What phantasm takes me Jrom the cloiues ‘There was a party of evil doet’s here; it bad no cap. tain; 1t needed some one, and It took you. You are pot Emperor of Mexico; you are a captain of a band of assassins and of robbers; you are the éaptatn, andiam the primate captain. This must not be. If you are obstinate and give yourself up to be sac- rificed, among nine thousand human creatures which will have to be sacriflced, I have not the strength to be present, I will clothe myself {n mourning and return to Europe. I will leave you my spirit, but aay body goes. “Do you Bay you will gov? Yes, 1 go; 4 wish, if possibile, Oxavea man. “Carlota, you do not love me io- day as you loved me before.” Tlove you far more, but I fear you; Llove my husband; I fear the tyrant. You ere the tyrant of an innocent peopie. “Am 1a tyrant?” Yes. “bo you go to Europer” Yes, Maxi- milian remained cold, Immovable and mute as a stone, Suddenly be covered his face with both bands and broke Into tears, Child of my life, do not wonder that this unhappy woman is mad, The hour of parting arrived, What a difference between tho reception and the varting! No one poke to me of the richness of tho fruit, of the pro- Guctlyeness of the soil, of the mildness of the cll- | scliemes of fraud by wate mate, of the murmuring of the spri nor of froma of the flowers, "for inet mefoaten of the birds, nor of the Nie ar tall paper n “The widow of ite were my huengnd on ‘Bo 2 fi is tem . “ destiny,” e replied. en, In Earope, Yeontinaed, I shall receive your letter containing these werds:— “vou divined ‘it, Carlota; the ray of light which enters my lodgings is tne jun I shall see. Within one hour I will go to the place of execution between @ priest and the execattoner.”” Ido not wish to tell you what p: heart in the time of blir fro laximitau, Iknew that we were parting forever, and he wag the only love I have had, which I have, or will have. Would J had not loved | LHR WIDOW'S RETURN, The ship sails, The whistling of the wind in the {pes seemed to mo like the sound of @ battle. Jursed be war! Cursed be the ambtuous who pro- voke them! The continved dashing of the wayes Appeared to me to be the fowing of blood. In tho sound of the machimery I neard the contusien of Weapons, cannon aod guns. The firemen of the steamer appeared like executioners. After twenty. one days of navigation I looked out upon the sea, and everywhere. the form of Masimilian loomed up. Ae Suuset I discovered @ whito moving spot. “What [s that spot which pppeets on the maton, my Brigadier?” 1 inquti f the captain of the steamer. “Madame, the shores of tad Baltic.” ‘Coasts of the Baltic ! ands or my country !’? 1 in- wardly exclaimed; “here yon have me, asI pro- mised you, I return to you clothed 1n mourning.’ I arrived in Parig: I ran‘to the Tuileries, and I dalled to the first courier, ‘‘Antiounce to the Emperor that the widow of Maximilian wishes to Speak with im.” Oh, Maria, Napoleon bs Sstt me hike a man of wood—like a statue of granite, like an iron ma- chine, I pictured to him a cross, at the foot of Which a woindn—yes, more than a woman—vwept. } had this hope; Ladored tat grand religious faiths blessed the anguish on Calvary; 1 longed tor cof (J He comfort of Jesus Obrist and Mary, 1 tes Yo over m; ome, I went to the Vatican, placed my lips on the foot Of his Holiness, and in Kissing that so0p I agai tr lights in * ire I saw the fi ware in wie eared, Is i nree headless bodies a t ands vossed—hauds Which wa dripping with, Span 80 ih@ hair of the victims; bands beund by ro ands Mp 5] fad sald, “We are ‘che hind Toqueti, Me er ha hopo; wy faith wen! out, Lremembere an, and Jost joy mind, Tah OOFFIN AND THR DBAD, They carried mo tO Vienna; but in Vienna wi is £0 uideh shoudag, and I came (6 this castie. Hero fam in the country. I ltve ‘silence, in solitude @ud inan adored reinembrance. Here they brought me & oe which contains the remains ofthe man I loved, Topened it one day when no one saw me. ‘The right hand of my husband wad Sood as ta yas. pleco of bronze. Pia hands opened it, atid I jeunes Pag peyet & nape a, you divin the lig! i} enetrates og Wil be the Lay i ra 4 ' ba Any oP ‘ We , sha ft See 1, bOWWed vat before an image. Wathi; eececntion ten, @ priest abd the executtoner, Greet gs to mY family and to my country ‘are- bits: me, Well, Carlota; the judgment of ee Ay Now that L have lived wickedly igh to dio fi peace. My last pregun shall befor you. gt woul have believed it, thy belovedt” “Do you think it strange, my dear friend, that this pore woman has lost her reason? I look at myself in the mirroy inghy times, pnd exclaim Iam not what I was, wmuotcartiy Ham not a woman, Te por irve, Th PAD Am aif iM aad tidy robbed me o Rirh 1 ig ins, rObHARS 1 ‘i iis wh 1NGs Napoleon LI]. elevated J lost inne, Napoleon M1, failen, You will 1686 your The history of td-day imedtions four fdmen de- throved in léss than tivo years—Sophia, Queen of Naples; Carlota, Lmpress of Mexico; Isabella IT, Quéen of Spain; Eugénie, Empress of France. The history of to-morrow will speak of five women; the fiftn will be Maria Victoria; the filth wul be your: If you leave Italy; if you pass through the Gulf of Genoa—through the gulf of a noble city—you can say: When | return across your waters maey ‘Will see me clothed in black, If vou remata in Turn; if you consent to Bi a going; if a crown hog nates him; iM tat serpe attracts him, prepare to receive the following letter: Kiss our chili, Amadeus, [ close this ietter, Fare- bo Maria Victoria! I feel my head disturbed. feet that my soul again wanders in the unfathomaple a>yss of madness. I again sce lights. Isee ouce more the headiess bodies. Isce two hands crossed. Thear the crushing of the bones. Isee many wild beasts, witich quench their thirst in pools of blood. As 600N &5 1b seemed to me that | was a goddess, s0 goon does itappear to me that Lam a monster of hell. Ob, chiid of my heart, do not leave Turin; do not leave Florence; do not leave Rome; do not leave your country. See that they do not deceive Pah as they did me; sec that they do not sell you as hey sold me; see that youdo not have to suffer what I suffer; see that a time does not com? when our hope will conceive no other lortune than the orrible fortune of dying & maniac. THE MORAL, Maria, take care of your husband, your child and yourself. 1 have given you the greatest proof of my friendship winch a living woman can give you, ré- counting to you histeries, griefs and mysteries Which noone knows except your unfortunate and loyal friend, CARLA, Empress of Mexico. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. An Affair of Two Thousand Dollers—Failing Out 4mong Swiadters~A Nico Yair, ‘Maria, all 13 ended, At the Yorkville Police Court yesterday John Watson, alias Stevens, was arra!gued charged with stealing two fve-twenty bonds, of the vaiue of two thousand dollars, from Eliis H, Elias, of 150th street and Broadway, The circumstances under which the allege? theit took placo are of @ very peculiar nature, and go to show that neither of the two bear the most enviable reputation for probity and honor, Elias testified that he gave the bonds to the ac- cused, who was to have sold them to two friends of hisat a high rate of interest, but that Stevens re- fused to give any further satisfaction as to whether he had gold them or not, - Stevens siated that he was not guilty of theft in this matter, and explains his connection in the transaction In this way:—Some days ago two ac- guaintances, one of whom is named Jack Sudlow, a@ well known character, and another, whose name 13 unknown to him, informed him that @ depositor at the Park Bank, who had been investing considerably in stocks in Wall street in which he had lost heavily, and consequently Was unable to moet the demands of the bank, on which he had been drawing to an enormous extent. This man was willing to give $40,000 in United States bonds, which had been stolen, for $29,000 in good money, THEIR PLAN to get possession of those bonds of his was this:— ‘They wanted first two good $1,000 five-twenties to ut into An envelope, together with a lor of other rub- ish. When about to make the exchange they take out the two bonds and exhibit them long enough to assure him of their genuineness and then thrust {hem back again, band over the envelope to lim, get the $40,000 worth of stolen bonds inte thelr possession and be off. To any person giving the use of two bonds such as they wanted they would give him four thousand dollars. Stevens, knowing that Elias had some money and bonds also, ju course of conversation with iim about the affair mentioned the proposition which his two friends had made to him. Elias jumped up and said le would give the bonds, and sent Stevens instantly to find lig Jyiends. Tiiey met in some place ine Broad- way, op poate he Park Bank, Where the bonds were glyen to thé aforéinentioned Ce who, how- Gver, Would not be Satisfted until he had them exauumed at the Park Bank tO their enulnebess. Stevens asked Elias if he werg saus- fea to let the other do as he wished, and Fe ving { an afiirmative veply both went over into the ‘oan Sievens says that he was not aware that thicke Were two entrances into the bank until some minutes had elapsed aud the depositor had not returned. ‘Then hen Pn SMELT A RAT, n back to Sudiow and demanded of him two ponds. That gentleman took | ‘y coolly and proposed to have 4 and he the ret we weit into a place in Ann >. ich he soon Ieft and spent wiole of that night with two de- ctives searching us dcposititor, he had found udlow 's. be doubled or be aid not secu to the mili 0! v0 | e, Was i 7 neerity of which may st as the reader sees tif, i of an impression upon 10 committed Stevens, in £3, It is understood ie police are NOW out iu Search of Sudlow and friend, tl positor,? and the other whose isat present covered by a vell which may be moment hited (rom it. No. lod East Thirtieth street, amily. He also stated that Euas tu broadway, and that he las en engaged in the mvention of to “beav? innocent peo- pie out of their money. The “sawdust” and ‘en- Velope” games, he asserted, owe there first Iniro- Guction to hii, and that he has made piles of money ‘rhe gase comes up to-day ior a further ni at an stevens resides at where he has @ eps adoliar st us Iiferune outo? tiem. hearing. THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, TRENTON, March 6, 1871. ‘The Senate and House each made a late night session, The bill to create the new county of Musconetcong has been laid over for the present. The bill contem- plates taking parts of Morris, Warren and Hun- erdon. “ur, ittpley introduced a bill for the purchase of the Newark Aqueduct Works. Th Prohibition bill has been lost by @ vote of 821017, Eleven members were absen' Jn the House @ bill was mtrodaced te tax all ratable property in the State to pay the mdebtcduess of the State, including the war dept, ‘The annowncement was made in the House that Mrs. Sopma Kirkpatrick, who died at New Brans- wick yesterday, had willed to Rutger’s College $20,000, and to ‘princeton College @ turther gum of $151,000 MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Boorn’s THEATRE.—‘Much Ado About Nothing,” that favorite and most sparkling of all the comedica of the divine William, was given at this house last evening before an audience hardly excelled in num- bers or quality by that of Rip Van Winkle’s last benefit, The cast included Mr, Booth as Benedick, Mr. Sheridan as Claudio, Mr. Barrettas Don Pedro, Mr. Piton as Don John, Mr. Fenno as Leonato, Mr. MeVicker as Dogberry, Mr. Pateman as Verges, Miss Bella Pateman qs Leatrice, Miss Teresa Selden a8 Hero, Miss Andrewa as Margaret and Miss Mary Young as Ursult—a good distribution. The scenery,.as usual at this admirably equipped establishment, is very beautiful; the costumes are new, ¢clegant, uniqae and carefully adapted to the time, the locality and the court fashions of the little but important city of Messina, as Shakgpeare under- stood tt and hag set it down, though in truth he knew nothing more of Messina than he did of the Seacoast of Bohemia, With a good cast of well Known performers, beautiful scenery and elegant costumes, {{ would be perhaps mallo enough i re. mark that the play 1s as freslt_ and good and inter esting a3 a new play; that tt was carefully, con- scientiously and well done by all hands; thatit was Well received, and In frequent te Was heartily applauded, from the parquet to the moun- ecrs. But the particniat attraction was not toe scenery of elegant costumes; nor Miss Pateman Beatrice, though she makes a yer lively and aes Beatrice; nor Miss Solden as Hero, though she is & becoming Hero in her gentleness and mod- ges por Barrett as Don Pedro, though Barrett as rince or King 18 always buperb; nor sheridan as Claudio, though he makes an exdelient Claadto; nor Benno ds the Governor, though Fenno on this occa- sion let Pout iu thy th becoming a gover- nor; hon tthe Po is iN nor Paton r Veriges, nor all of these loge Hy, ¢s ther; but tt was Edwin Booth ag the gay and rollicking Benedick that wes | the special attraction that brought the house toge- ther, People Were curious to se¢ how Booth, whotind domls Almost crystallized in the “mefanchol; Dane,” and in the deep scheming and sorély trie heya ad how he he say in sats Ana a ) ‘A he come off? Clearly hé uuderstands Bene- dick ind Beithio tha 1 ads thom ike.a hook, You | can find no speciiic objections to his enunciation or Qolion, He is quick, wide-awake, actiye, graceful and nimble In lis movements; i iS y contprehends whet he {3 anq what hé must 46 and bey alid ver w like hit Detter in thé “ihelancholy Dane” than in the gay gud rojlicking Benedick. “But be makes hi oe me Benedick ahd a very good one. The A {es gy he 15 perfectly splendid atid so we need Y viol ue more, éxeépt that this pretty play wiil he repeated every night this week. GRanp OreRa Hovse—“Lus Guorcrennrs.— After long and elaborate preparation another of Oifenbach’s peculiar operas, under tie title of “Les Georglehnes,”’ was produced last night at this house, before a very large assemblage. It is not, property ! sheaking, an opera, for there 13 lttle music in it, gud aM that we pénrd fi the thrés cts Was, ab a@ general rule, inferior to Offenbach’s usual style. A very pretty drinking song odéits In the second act, but it is taken boultly, Words and all, from “Guiathée, and Mile. | Naddi sang it a few years ago at our ‘Théi.tve Francais far bettor than any of Mr. Fisk’s { Yooulists can ever hope for. In the same act occurs | asurt of rataplan song, which M. Gausins chanted for the benefit of his drum corps, and witch has a ceriain svarkle and spirit, recalling some of the earlier works of the Franco-German composer. But {i responding to aa encore the orchestra got astray aud poor Carlo Patt was on thorns for some time, The act concluded with a grand procession march, which, musically speaking, 13 the weakest thing we ever heard in a similar scone, In thé third act there are some pretty specimens of Ovgnbachian choruses, and the music is the best in the opera, We havo spoken thus far about the music, although as a general thing music 1s the least thing to be considered in the opera Bouse, M. Jules Moinaux has farnished ‘nbach with a sort of Black ©rook libretto, in pest everything Known in spectacle is introduced, a “Les Georgiennes’ will certainly become popular i have 2 run at the Opera House on ils merits as f spectacle, but on the score of music it would not | lasta week. Mr. Fisk has placea it on the stage With hts usual disregard of cost, and Amazons, mountaineers and Georgians are grouped together and lightly clad in the most ap- reved spectacuiar style. But hit of he opera was at the end of the first acl. Here came a@ real, genuine, live elephant, which certain): should be accorded @ solo, and a duninutive speci- men of the same in the person of Little Mac, from Bryant’s,. He made an fmmense success and was enthusiastically applauded. Aimée and Persini were the only members of the company deserving of mention, and they did everything that could be ex- pecigd from opéra boufe actresses. There are very queer expressions tn the lbretto, which it would be ‘well to expunge. Tiss EDWin’s JHEATRE.—Last night Mr. and Mrs, Lingard’s comedy company opened at this honse for a brief season, The theatre was crowded before the rise of the curtatn, aud the entertainment, though possessing few novel features, was weil re- } sort of piece, which, 4 on exhibition at the factory. Tt has thitee sets of keys, twoand a hail octaves of pedals, fifty-two stops and about 2,500 pipes, all enclosed in a black Walnut case, nearly thirty feet high, twenty-seven feet wide aud fourteen feet deep, and large gilt front pipes, MUSICAL REVIEW. Dirson & Co, publish a very hanasome and cheap edition of the standard Itallan operas. “Faust,” “Trovatore,” “Ernani” and ‘Lucia’ are the fret of the series and augur well for the complete success of the edition. Every note of the original is te. tained and a clover English translation accompanies the Italian words, The edition ts superlor to any- thing we have seen from Europe and it will be aim. cult to find its equai anywhere for completeness and elegance, “Saratoga Belles’ Waltzes." J. Ss, Knighp Very Poor and commonplace, and avounding in nils- takes, Mr. Knight seems to have a very peculiar idea of modulating from one key to another. “The Swallow.” Song. Piusuti. A delightfut little watf of melody, simple and charming. “Marche de Nutt.’” Wenll. One of this clever com- poser’s popular works,’ and a gem in its way. “Serenade,” for piano, Etsoldt. A very poor and barren affair, which reflects nelther credit on the composer nor the publisher, “Montague”? Mazurka polka caprice. John Simp: | Son, Might «to for fingers just emancipated from a boarding school, but for a musician never. J.N. Paiison & Co. have attempied an experl- ment which is likely to be successful and make 1m- portant changes ia music publishing. This is no less than the republication of classical and popular Works in bait the size of ordinary sheet music: Thoy expect by superior piates and elegant style of cover and title to make this smaller and more conventent edition of music more acceptable than the large, clumsy sheet music. Duvernoy’s colebrated siudica, yeh are Intended to precedé Czeruy’s exercises of velocity, are the first of the series, ‘Yhey are ver besndtfully engraved and cannot heip being ad- eoptabie, 4 ove Chase,” valse sentimentaic, BE. G. B, older, Where the synth cpt i8 we fail to fad, It is in eccentric, buf a very chinmonplace work. G, SCHIRMER pudlis! 6 followihg:— “A Woodland Dialo; Schumann, This gon, hears all ie peyren of the composer's rie istlo talent for making the most out of ver meagre materials, The melody is exceedingly duli and uninteresting, “Fresh Green.” Song. Schumann, A peculiar he claim of simplicity, | is really a labored, ico hensible aifetr, Gagne of elbits ial Mk rio for S.A B lampaw he best Iulian style, melodious, well arranged ant elt clIVE, i 0 hand 2) non.” Massenet. A singular ne y, hoe \inplens) ih ma ai hauds capable of being piyly tigoeae Lh fablic, 2 “Salut a Pesth. niugatian nuirch, arranged for four hauds. Kowalski, We have already criticised this Work a@ a solo and need only add that im this arrangement there 1s @ great deat of power and spirit infused into the orivinal. ‘The German songs published by this house com. prise some of the best of Schuvert, Abt and Kucken, and those are always welcome, either In the concert | or parior. “serenade,” froz. “Ruy Blas.’ Wekerlin, A very pretty litile sung. with a taking meiody. WILLIAM HALL & So¥ publish a song called the “Rane Feast,” by Belizhoover. It 1s vory poor and | unluteresting. Bristow’s beautiful opera of “Rip Van Winkle” is fast making its way with the public. ‘The three Principal songs, ‘‘Alone, All Alone,” ‘Tie Spark- ing Tears or the Vine,” and “Tne Mug of Beer! have touud their way into many a household, and thelr popuiarity 18 destined to be as strong and as lasting as any ot the batiads of Waliace or Balfe. W. A. Ponp & Co, publish the following:— “Les Brigands Laucers.’’ Oper' ‘tne accom. plished conductor of Niblo’s orcnestra has gathered achoice bouquet of the melodies of Offenbach’s | sparkling opera and hound them with a pretty gar- land of higown. The title pages imino: the handsome faces of Zimmerman and Vincent, while Ben Sherwood and Voegtiin form a guard of honor in fuil brigand costume. “Heimweh.’’ Lonstilcx. Wohlfahrt. A very pretty and artistically arranged theme. ' “Turn In Polka.” Joseph Strauss. One of this favorite composer's characteristic works. | “1 Once Was a Stranger.” Sacred song and quar- | tet. Sweetser. A pretiy melody enough, but the | pecs _ we would ever olate witli @ sacred | subject ‘On the Beautiful Rhine.” Waltz. Peter Béla, A very commonplace, uuinteresting work. Repentance.’ Prayer. W. A. Smilin, dtocre vaiue and very gloomy. “Easter Anthem.” John Goss. A solid piece of | contrapuntal writing in the best English school. “Little Robin.” Ballad, with chorus, W. 8, Mul- laly. Poor and childish. . | ae Caprice,” Saimson. Commonplace and crude. | “Pearls of Dew.” Impromptu. Egehard. A charming littie work of the “Watry Vingers”’ order. “songe Doré,” Idyl. Von Oesten. A daluty little Of me- ceived, After the farce of “A Silent Protector,” Which was very poorly acted, Lingara gave a num- ber of his sketches, These exhibitions have been | 80 frequently noticed. that it seems almost mipossible to Say anything regarding them ditverent from what has already been said, The feature of | the evening was Koberison’s comedy of “David | Garrick,’ Mr. George Boniface and Mrs. Livgard playing the principal paris, Mr. Bontface’s Gar- rick 19. a ine effort. He received a well-deserved re. call to the stage during the progress of the second act, Mrs. Lingard made a very good Anne ingot. In fact the plece was cast well, and played accey ta- bly thronghout. PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN.—The reception ac- corded to the now popular and oft-piayed sensa- | tional drama of Mr. James MeClosky, entttled | “Across the Continent,” at the Park theatre, Brook- | lyn, last evening, was ample evidence of the fact that the favorable impression which it created in | November last at that place of amusement was cn- during and remuueralive. There were no seats left unoccapted in tne lower part of the nouse, while in the gallery there was scarcely standing room, so great was the rush, The telling temperance lecture contained in the prologue was adinirably performed, the scenic eflect being fine aud the appiause re- peated and deserved, Mra. Jennie Carroll sus- tained the part of the heartwroken wife of the victim of delirium tremens with much ower and efiect. The benevoient cobbler, envis O'Dwyer (H. Lamb) lent his characteristic joliity to that part in the prologue, and subse- quently as Knuckie Bone Johnny, with his witty gags upon the slang sayings and incidents of the Umes, contributed no small share to the fun—in the gallery especially. The star of the play, The Fer- ret—Oliver O’7Dowd kyron—was as lippy and as versatile as ever in his rove, and received a due share of the outbursts of approbatien to whitch the audience was given. ‘she unscrupulous and scheming Villain of the drama, Jonn Adderly, sus- tained by Mr. J. W. Carroll, was well taken. Tne other characters were borne by Messrs. Ferguson, Shannon, Queen, Phillips, Mackey, Misses Reeves, Howard, Orolius and Raymond. ‘‘Across the Con- tinent”? will be fit across the boards at the Park each evening of the present week. Lavras Keexk AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY.— “Hanted Down” was played last night for tne first time in Brooklyn, The Academy of Music was well } filled by a representative section of thy best of the | mhabitauts of the city. The excited interest sus+ tained throughout the piece on an extreme tension showed how thoroughiy the passionate domestic interest of this avamy ¢ Boucicault’s found a place | tho hearis pf whe hoiue-lovin, people of Brooklyn, Lanva Keeyo played With all bér accustomed power, ud Wie laryer stage gave to her acting a better seiitog than she Was able to oviain jn the limited space of ihe bijou theatre In New York. The cast is sume- what cllanged from the cast at Lina Kdwin’s, and when (hé actors and the piece have ran together a few more nights the contrast between the present And the New York cast. Will uot be quite go obvious, The long run of the piece in the jatter city enabled it to obtain a completeness in the rendering that tts representation in the smaller cllies wal profit by. There was the usual manifestation of emo- tion last night py both sexes which seems in- separable from each production of “Hunted Down,” | aud had Miss Keene been able to give a second per- | formance to-night (here is no doubt the Academy would have been crowded. Masieal and trical Notes. Miss K@LLoaa has received an offer from the Ia- vana Htahan Opera of $10,000 for twenty nights, which, on account of previous engagements, she was compelied to decline. We shall likely have a | short season of opera at the Academy after Lent, with her as chief star. BarNey WILLIAMS and his accomplished wife have | been successful beyond all expectation at the Wai- nut, Phifadelphia. FANNY JANAUSCHEE gaye eight performances in St. Louls, closing on Saturday lust, and the receipts ‘wore nearly $10,000, Fecuren.—A Chieago oritic calls the “Ruy Blas,” Jately from the Globe, “in the matter of its Lagilsa, the most magnificent assortment of unitelligidie gibberish that we ever enjoyed.’ The Don Saltluste ts was made up with the face of a retired faro dealer and the dreas of a brigand, MaGGis MITCHELL, supported by a first class troupe, will give three entertainments in Rochester, on the evenings of March 20, 21 and 22, under the management of the well known theatrical agents, Messre. Lowell & simmonds. THE LARGE ORGAN, built by Henry Erben for the Plvmouth Congregational ghurgl. Chicaao. 13 now gem with a sparkling melody. Bernron & Coxry, Sixth nue, publish Wein. | garten’s “Academy Lance ‘They are up to the Ovanies Bunce, Brooklyn, publishes the follow: | usual standard of this excellent dance composer. | { i ing:— “What Are Your 'rroupies to Me?’ Ballad. A. 8, Caswell. Melody taking and popular, and the companimenc 1s very tuteresting. “The Bride's Waitz,”’ J. M. Loret Tr, There are | some pretly thomes in this waltz, but the introduc. ton and opening melody are weak. Roor & UaDy, Chicago, publish a rallying song and chorus called, “Hear the Cry That Comes Across the Sea,” words and inusic by G, Roo The | words are much better than the music, which is of | the “Tramp, Tramp” order, 0. H. Dopwortn, Astor place, publishes one of Milbura’s popular sengs, called ‘As Good As Gold.” itis acapital song and should be introduced in every household, for the: sentiments are strong in favor of domestic happiness, J. W, SaitH, Jr., Brooklyn, publishes a charming gong, “0, Fau, Sweet Angel,’ by Aibert Hl. Wood. | The composer 1s @ musidian of recognized abliity, and this 13 one of bis most pleasing melodies, FIRES. Wholesale Destruction of Paints, Oils and Cignrs in Pearl Street—Loss $15,500. A fire broke out at six o'clock Jast evening on the first fleor of No. 136 Fearl street, occupted by M. Marcus & Brother as @ glue, varnish and paint establishment. The flames spread rapldiy and soon consumed the entire stock, valued at $10,000, and insured for the same amouit, The fire extended to the second and thftd floors, occupicd respec- tively by Solomon Seiomons, dealer in leaf tobacco, and Insador Arnold, cigar manu- facturer, Tuc damage w Mr. Solomon’s stock, on the second floor, will amount to about $1,000, while that of Arnold, who had somewhere in the ‘neigh- horhood of 50,000 cigars upon the premises, will probably not fall short of $2,609: insured for $7,500. ‘The cellar was occupied by i. W. Leonara, dealer in various kinds of oils, and his stock was damaged to the extent of $2,600. Fire in Broadway—Twelve Thousand Oollars’ Worth of Property Destroyed. About hal!-past seven o’clock last evening fire was discovered in the sale s.able of James Jenkins, Nos. 1,899 and 1,401 Broadway, which resulted in @ loss of $5,600 to the property of Mr Jenkins, ‘The arijoining bujjding, No, 1,403, which ‘jas Sediifled on the lirst Noor by James Murry, was damaged to the extent of $060, The grocery store of $. Van Onlsen, tu the building No, 1,408, Suffered to the extent of $200, while two families who live in tie upper story lose about $10) each. The builaimga were all three story frames, and were owned by Martin Zabriski, whose loss will probably amonnt to £5,000. With the excepuon of Mr. Murry, all the parwes were insured. | teanoutlty Obio— Loss Two | otsand Dollars. ° CINCINNATI, March 6, 1371. Early this morning © fire was discovered in the | rear part of Eberliard’s storeroom on Main street, | Portsmouth, Ohio. The flames spread with great rapidity, and in a comparatively short time the square between Market and Alley streets, with tue 3 clothing store, was in routine, entirely burged, together with s clothing Nev's book | tore, the Zimes | en! Great Five ia & Handved lor House Eberhara’s sto: establishment, You store, Thomas Dug newspaper office. $ 000, Th no 108s of but there were Several narrow escapes. ‘The origin of tue dre is wiknown. pis Burning of Phillips’ Ale Depot in Boston. BOSTON, March 6, 1871. The store and stock of Eben B. Phillips & Co, wholesale dealers on Fulion sireel, were damaged by fire this morning to the extent of $25,000. The Oss Js nearly covered by isurance. BOSTON, KANTFOED AND ERIE RAILROAD. HantrorD, March 6, 1871. Judge Shipman, of the United States District Court, to-day passed an order, on the petition of James Alden, of New York, adjudicating the Boston, Hartford and Erie corporation bankrupt, and a war- rant wag issied, renewavie befoxe Johu Hooker, bes i on the 20th inst. motion of Seth Adains to become a co-respon- dent was overruled, on the gromnd that there cuuld | Jona W, Frye, republican, CUSTOM HOUSE AFF nnnnnnnnnnnne The Report of the Congressional Committee Criticised, Frauds in the Appraisers’ Department—What the “Good Old Man” and ‘the “Eccentric Old Man’ Have to Say. The general impression among the Custom Hon oMelals 13 that the report of the tavesitgation aad by the Congressional committee has proved a com. plete Azle. They contend that the comuittee makes statements at random which it cannot sut- stantiate. It complains of abuses, but suggests no remedies, Collector Murphy asserts that Senator Patterson’s sole aim in this investigation has been to get the gencral order business back to the Cunard line, iis testimony, he says, had beem Garbled and the most important parts of the evt- dence omitted; but he caused it tobe corrected at the Very last hour, It is astonishing, says the Collector, that the com- malttee made so inuch ado about the paltry general order business of which the gross recelpts do not amount to more than $150,000 a year, He thinks Senator Patterson was unduly infuencea by the agent of the Cunard line. He (the Col'ector) hag A CLEAR CONSCIENCE, and had no trouble in defending his admintatration. He did not work for avybody, The committee says Mr, Murphy ought to have given more attention to ‘THE FRAUDS AND ABUSES that ave of dally occurrence in the Appraiser’s ae partment. The sums paid by the government for drawbacks for damages foot up to $1,500,000 an- nally. One case has come to hts knowledge where nincty per cent duty of the gross amount of the bill was allowed for damages, and (hus the govern- nent defrauded of its just revenue, In England the government abates nothing for damages, and the Collector wishes to hayg,the same aw adopted in this country, In March, 1869, for instance, the duties collected on goods that were afterwards re- appraised for damages amounted to a litle over 1,800,000, und on an order for reappratsement $531,000 was allowed and abated by the government. ‘Thj3 was in one month, Why cannot the importers, asks Mr. Murphy, in- sure the dury as well ag thé original goods and the freight? Tis impression is that THE LAW 18 CONTINUALLY ABUSED, and that the proper safeguards are not employed around the examination when an allowance {4 made for damage. The appraisement doea not come before the Appraiser. The Examiner and Assistant Appraiser determme the smouy 0 be abated, and the latter has a stamp bew ry és Hume, with which he marks every iminarts been ex- amined. Tiere have been cases where large deduc- tions for damages were allowed by the Appraiser after the tnsuraace companies positively re- fused to bay any Garr gre for Buch x goods, Stmply for the reason thdt there was no jamage at ail. This Cie 0 I sina claims the Col- } lector, calls for a remedy, THE SORZST SPOT IN THE CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, and yet the Qongresstonal committee has only given it a passing notice, Mx. Murphy also contenas that General Palmar evidence as far as it advocates the employmen| lawyers as appraisers is qnite fallactous. know- ledge of law is very useful, but the appraiser should, above all, understand the goods that brought under their examimation, Collector Murphy says that be has died with the Congress which expired on the 4tn instant. He will, however, liimsel! yrge upon the next Von, gress the necessity of Making a change tn th present Custom Hoitse laws. ‘The reporter then called upon Mr. Grinnell, order to elicit an expression of opinion from ‘utrg wiih regard to the Congressional report. The ‘go old mau” Was just discussing some trivial matter with a number of his fotlowers, who listened bated breath ty lus oracular siatements. Mr, @rin- nell, Who had himself made the chnangé ta the gene ral order business, of course thinks that it. wi made for the good of the community, and with hi usual benevolence communicated his views on the subject, which are simular to those of Collector Surveyor Cornell's testimony received only passing atlusioa from the Congressional committed, cial attributes to his own insignificance, At least 0 he twoid the reporter. The fact 1s, that tals sa+ 3 in, if necessary, heerful alaority. Assistant Cole } Witit sublime contempt. He asked the reporter to | immortalize himself by exposing folly of Con fiouse frauds, which, like the autiquery stone o} Dicken’s Pickwickian trio, only exisied i thelr own Was, however, not ma talkative mood. After the delivery of this weighty sentence he lapsed into @ The follow! 1 Mydbord report of the Warenouse de- partment for the month of February, 1871 :— Murphy. which fact this silently profound and modest off}. | gaol has tbe knack of keeping ow | $08 t upon the Investigation business gress in sending members to investigate Casior imagination. The ancient and éccentric dignitary sullen silence, and looked gioomily grand. Withdrawaig ehouse, 8,47 rom w duty pati on the Warehonse and t Withdrawal for iransportation entrie Export to Canad a Foreiga export * 41 Foretzn export, class 5 Rowarchouse entries x LIQUIDATION Entries on hand Febraary 1, 1871 729 Entries received In February... iiuidared in atti bruary. . ng returus an { reports rics ready for liquidation March 1, Totalisersseseee CUBA. ARRAN Arrival of a Steamer—Formation of a Soc’e ety by the Tobicconists. HAVANVA, March 6, 1871, The steamship Zodiac has arrived from New York. The tobacconists have formed a society for the protection of their interests. MAINE CHARTER ELECTIONS. Republican Triumph in Portland. PORTLAND, March 6, 1871, At the charter election, held in this city io-day, Kingsbury (republican) received 2,240 votes; Emery (democrat), 1,908, and scatiering 41, giving Kings- bury a majority of 201 yotes. ‘The republican ma- jority last spring was 209. The republicans have carried the Third, Fifth, 81xth and Seventh vnca a the democrats the First, Second and Fot wards. A Democrat Llected Mayor of Saco. Saco, March 6, 1871, Oliver Dyer, democrat, but nominated by the Citl zens caucus, was elected Mayor of this city to-day, by seventy majority. The city government will be mostly republican. Democratic Successes in Rockland and Lewis. ton. Bostoy, March 6, 1871. ‘The following is the resuit of municipal elections in Maine to-day:— RockisNp.—Samnel Bryant, democrat, 1s elected Mayor by eighty-five majority. ‘The republicans elect six of their seven ward tickets. hes —Dr, Alonzo Garcelon, democrat, is elected Mayor by @ vote of 905 to 847 for Colonel The Common Council is we Board of Aldermen is equally A The cliy government is republican, James A, Rovinson, repwblican, is re- yor by twehty-one majority. The City Council 18 largely republican. MSSISUPPI INTELLIGUACE, Governor Alcorn Refuses the Seantorship=A Magistrate Murdered by a Negre. MeMPHis, Morch °, 1371. A special despatch from Jackson, Miss. yi Alcorn positively declines to go to the Uait Senate. He will retain the omlce of Gov the State will be fully restored. The Hieh Court of Error and Appe: the Governor has the power to remoy S een ®@ flutter among those opposed to Al- corn’s pollcy, At Ridin, Mise., this evening, while Justice Bramlette was trying a negro for riotous condast at @ fire on Saturday night, a disturoance ocearrod In the court room, and a negro named Tyler suot Bram. lette, killing ie instanuy. Jylor and tivo other negroes were kil jod by the citizeus. Everything 1s now quiet. THE FILKINS CASE. ALBANY, March 6, 1871. Several witnesses Were examined this afternoon for the prosecution in the Filkins case, Wialliam ©. republican; divided. uN.—There was no choice of Mayor. be tts no respondent at this stage of the pro copa Dut the banarypy ital, 6 of thi 88 company, testified isthe Maw Rylxing on ine AVedueaday before the robbery, and heard him make inquires as (@ who bad change oi the exprena cars,