The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1871, Page 10

THE STATE CAPITAL. A Move Against the City Gas Corporations. THE POLICE REFORM BILL. MILITIAMEN IN THEIR GLORY. The New Tax Levy Bill in the Senate. ‘The Broadway Pnenmatic Tube Bill Creating a Breeze in the House. ALBANY, March 16, 1871, ‘The gas companies will doubtless feel very much Rart about a bill introduced to-day by Mr. Genet, which, if it ever becomes a law, may have the effect of correcting very many abuses which the com- panies now profit by to an extent of which con- | summers of late years have had a most bitter expe- rience, judging from the. letters and petitions rela- tive to the abuses which bave been sent up here this year, There are those who will decry the bill because it places an immense power in the hands of the “Boss,” who will have the appointing of the chief oMcers of the department proposed to be estab- lshed, and on the ground that the city Is to be sad- died with an additional expense to be wrung from the taxpayers. However, opinions will certainiy differ very widely as to the real merits of the bill, but ft may be that gas consumers may find out that the tax to support the department would not iw the long run be so hard to bear as the alleged swindles of the companies in the matter of overcharges. It should ‘be borne in mind that the Legislature for years past das been cudgeiling its brains to come to some sat- isfactory conciusion on this very gas subject, so troublesome to New York, and that the powerful Snfuence of the companies, made golden in some ©ases In acostly way, have over and over again ‘Made every renewed effort in aid of consumers come to naught. Without venturing any opinion as to ‘what fate the bill will meet with, or whether it will, instead of being A BENEFIT TO THE METROPOLIS, only add wrongfully to the political power of a few men already possessing much more than the share of ordinary mortals, I will content myself with giv- ing the maiu features of the bill, The department to be established is to be known by the name of the “Department of Gas.” The superintendent is to be @ppointed for a term of five years, at a salary not ex. ceeding $7,000 per annum. He is to have the ap- pointment of an inspector for each Senatorial dis- ‘trict of the city and county, and as many deputy in- ®pectors, clerks and subordinates as may be ap- proved by the Commissioner, who 1s to tx all the #alaries The superintendent will be obliged to ae a record oi! ali gas passing through each meter, aan CHANGE THE METERS ‘when necessary. Consumers are given the right ‘to demand an inspection of their meters, and have ‘them changed at the expense of the company which supplies them with gas if they are proved to be de- dective. All moneys | sen for consumption of gas are @o be paid to the Superinteudent, whose receipt Tmust be considered a discharge from ail inuebted- mess. It is provided, besides, that no meter shall De removed or gas cut of without the approval in writing is obtained of the Superintendent, wao is Fequired to deposit the moneys receiv iy with he City Chamberiain. The rund thus accumulated ds to be Known as the “gas funa.” The Superintend- entJs to keep an account of the amount collected for each gas corporation, which the Comptrolier must pay. over on warrants countersigned by the Superintendent and the Mayor, ‘he salaries of all the gas officials, except that of the Superintendent, @re to be paid out of the “gas fund.’ No increase in present rates of Will be allowed except by further legisiation. Tne act shall take elect on the Ast of June, 1871. THE NEW YORK POLICE BILL, which gives the Commissioners the power, by a UBANIMOUS Vole, to retire Into tue obscurity of pri- vate life any captain or sergeant they may see fit, Without beforeband giving him a trial to show cause why he has good reason to believe himself a very excelient sort of a fellow to club nis fellow citizeus and role a ward to suit his own particular notions of discipline and profit, has been passed in the lower house. There was-not a solitary voie against it. Tne measure will be a law by Friday alternvon next, the Governor will have signed it by that time if the Senate do not sleep o original introducuun Ui 0 the unanimous vote 16 he matier of di mssing @ captiin or a sergeant was advised by tne Commissioners for a twolold purpose. One was, as @ stated at the time, to get rid of the driftwood of the department that is n FLOATING ABOUT 80 thickly in some paits of the city as to inter‘ere Beriously with the good working of the poilce ma- chinery. ‘ihe other 1s, to use the language of oue of the strongest friends of the bill, for the “protec: ton” of each Vo: ; Jn other words, to prevent three Commissioners, in the absence of the fourth, cutting off the head of a captaim or ser geaut who may be. A PARTICULAR FRIEND of the latter. ‘as done once or twice a few y good Commis- Bioners, while ¢ Weal, take good eare to look out for their own litte atfairs at the same time. Snap judgments are not the rale, fortu- Bately, in the Police Board, just now, and the geod oMicers of the furce ha’ thing to fear if the Board should take a notion occasionally here- after by a unanimous vote to put intelligence and ‘Y in certain precincts where stupidity and in- is DOW reiztt Supreme, < THE HOME GUARDS. . The militia have been pests well attended to y Gr two by both nouses. ecepted Ot! rom April, 1854, , 1865, and who Was honorably discharged after Hehe: for sev years, frou jury duty, the Payment of highway taxes ten days im every year and entitling lim to a deduction in the asseasment of his real and personal property to the amount of $500 in each year so jong as he remains a citizen. Thig bill was defeated whea it was first Considered im Commiitec of the Whole, but through the exer- tions ol Mr. Flagg, of Arog, the vote by whieh it was killed was reconsidered to-day and it was ran through by a yote of 76 to 22. it is said that this VicroRY POR THE MILIMA BOYS was only won after hard work by a iarge number of te prominéut OMicers of the National Guard, who contended that if the act were not passed there Would be disaffect.on in the ranks. It will be re- membered that the law of 1865, or rather the mih- tary code of last year, did away with these exemp- tons for all org come. The father of the pre- Sent bili considered it but Just that the men who nad been led to enlist before 1865, when the pro- | mise of the exemptions was @ legal attraction to carry a inusket in a peacelul way, should be deuit with in good faith. Some well advised peopie Claim that the withdrawal of this attraction Jor the future hus done much to injure the militia of the State, the stern realities of the late war having taken a good deal of the dress parade, soger bey @mbition out of the young men upon whom the Weilare of the militia depeuds. The efforts of maby lfuential omicers to have the old system con- Unued have proved, however, unavailing. The other militia bill passed is one which a great many of the home guards who alr themselves every once in a while in SHOWY UNIFORMS AND GOLD LACE. and fire off blank cartridges on parade grounds to amuse the general public, who love nothing that smells of actual war, will be highly delighted with. Just think of 16! It gives the Governor the authority Voissue brevets to the oflicers somewhat after the fashion of the regular army. The idea is a ridicu- Jous one tor the militia, and the Governor should Veto it if for no other reason than that it will fll half our cities with colonels and captains that never aw @ batile or a skiruush except in a barroem. Seuator bradicy introduced # bill which is in- fended to materially aid the authorities in THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS and Croton water rents. It provides for Notices to be given in six of the daily papers to persons who have Bot paid taxes to do so before Ist January of each year: iutling, the Receiver can collect twelve per cent; if not paid, to levy upon the goods and chattels of the deianiter wherever found. When taxes are due three years, or Crown rents four years, the Clerk of Arrears may advertise the lands of the aefaulter for sale, aud if the claim is not satisfied to sell whe property for a term of years, ana the pur- eheser shail receive a lease therefor. After the of the city nave been satisfied the property so soid ander tease reverts to the original owner, STR’ET IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. PREAR introduced an act to regulate assess- gments %u the opening of the streets and avenues in me city af New York. SEcTION J. In all proceedings for the opening, widening, extending or straightening of streets and avenues or pub: plates im the city of New York the commiesiouers of assess ment to be appuinted by the Supreme Courtare authorized to impose an assessment op all property Lo theextent to which they may deem the same to be benefited by such improve- ment SEC. 2 This act shall apply to all proceedings new pend- ing, Vt the nren ef anecasinent fe evlarged or any aswets: ments iucreased fling abstracts. of” aseesadente and awarus lo tee office of Department of Public Wor now Provided by ipw, notice thereof shall be given by pubiigati not less than two daily newspapers publisl triitg Jed assensmente, wiih aid Department of Public J ten pers all owners of pt 3 fe ple obj joné wita the Com: a Eetimate ‘ot tn said proceedings fer the period of fre after the cspiration of (he ten days of publica- Won, abd be heard befige nald Gommissiongns within’ ove th P Rave Rarer sane NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1871.—TRIPLE Gaye thereafter. he Spark Sebieatentiy Sate Wy tee Com: misstoners, if confirmed by the court, be fixed and con. clesive, in the same manner as such enlarge: ‘assessment or incroased assessment sd area of had been origmally in- ciuded ip such proceedings, THE BROADWAY PNEUMATIC TUBE BILL created quite a breeze in the lower House this even- ing. Weed, Littlejohn, Hayes and Jacobs made —— speeches opposition to it, Hayes was particalarly veement tn his remarks upon the way certain parties were attempting lo “choke down’ other Members who had not had time vo read the Dill, and who dared to act independently upon the subject, He was greeted with loud appiause when he Wook his seat, but Alvord at once took him to task about his vote in the Twombly-Carey case, and Wanted to Kuow if he had not assisted in “choking down” the republicans who had not had tme to read the report of the Commit- tee on Electiops, This got the laugh on Hayes and resulted in a short discussion, during Which for a time the pneumatic humbug was totally lost sight of. Fiually Mr. Hitcaman called attentioa to the fact that the bill was 1mperiect, inasimucd as it came in the shape of an amendment Vo some Act or other which its ttle did not mention, and he moved to have it referred to the Committee on Railroads to be put into presentable form. This motion was carried, amid great confusion, by & vote of 66 yeus to 43 nays. Daring the devate on the bill the vestibule and lobbies of the Coamber were crowded with the backers of the scheme, Who nade themselves shamelessly conspicuous by openly cail- ing from thelr seats, each tn his turn, several 1em- bers whose aid Was desired to push the thing Wrough, What ARRANGEMENTS were made between the parties of the first part and the parties of the second part is not definitely Known, but it is said that heavy payments in the stuck Of the conipany were guaranteed te every member who would do the square thing. A large number of the ruralites were only too glad to swal- low the bait and were papered accordingly. After the result of the vote committing the bill to the Railroad | Committee had been declared, the lobyists, haif scared out of their wits, skedaddled as though fear- fui the statue of blind Justice on the Capitol was about to topple over and crush them out of exist ence, The scare, however, will be smoothed over by to-morrow, when the newly made legisiative stockholders will PASS THE BILL after its title will have made it readable. It may be interesting to Broadway property owners to know that they are indebted to the chairman of the Rail- road Committee for the way the bill was so suddenly Sprung upon the House, 1 the face of the iact that Lota solliary argument in javor of the amended bil was made before the committee since it was introduced this session, The Governor will cer- tainly veto it All the necessary arrangements had been made to pass THE NEW TAX LEVY BILL im the Senate to-night, but the absence of Senator Graham Knocked all the arrangements in the head. Seventeen votes are necessary to 1s passage, and so scouts were sent out in all directions to hunt him up, but he could not be found, Rumors got afloat that he had been “seen,” but as the repubitcans manifest no great opposition to the scheme, and the Senator is notin the market, they could have had no feundation. In truth his absence Was to be regretted, inasmuch as Senator Morgan had made it a point to be on hand, though his son lay dead at home when he left in answer to a sum- mons to be on nand. It is believed that the bill will pass in the Senate to-morrow and reach a third reading in the lower House, aud probably pass even there if a two-thirds democratic vote can be kept in the Chainber long enough. The Rapid Transit Question—Mr. Horace H. Day’s Argument. ALBANY, March 16, 1871. Horace H. Day, of New York, made an interesting argument to-day before the Assembly Committee on Railreads on the subject of quick transit through the city of New York. He opposed both the pians and route of the Viaduct Rallroad, and favored instead the Rand plan for an elevated road, and Broadway as the proper route. “Ultimately,” he said, “New York must have three great lines of road— one along the ridge of the island—that is, along the line of Broadway—and one ira a the docks on cach side. All these roads could not be built at once, but it was most es apes that the frst one built, a central roag, should be properly located in reference to the others, because if it were not the mistake would preclude the constructing of the side roads for at least twelve or fiiteen years, and within that time the competitors of New York on the south, east and north—Charieston, Philadeiplia, Boston | and Montreal—wouid, by their greater facilities for cheap handiing of freight, draw olf the commerce of New York and Gestroy Jorever her commercial pre- emineuce,”? THE SOUTH CAROLINA TROUBLES The Excitement In York and Chester Counties Subsiding—Twelve Negroes Hilied at the Baton Rouge Fight—Disarming the Nezro MilitiaOriviug Out Obnoxious Colored Citi- zeus, CuEsTER, 8. C,, March 16, 1871, The excitement in both this and York county has | almost entirely subsided, and with the presence of | United States troops all fears of fresh collisions be- | tween the negro militia and the citizens nave van- | ished. The county of York 1s less disturbed than | Chester. The only outrages that occurred there | were the raid on the Treasurer's « office. tue sndoung oF a negro commissioner and the destruction of the State arms at R Hul depot, and these were all the work of a band of mounted men, supposed to have come from the counties of Union and Lawrence, and perbaps some from North Carolina, When the fight vccurred at Baton Rouge town- ship, im tis county, the negroes were driven by the mounted whites, supposed to be also from Union county, where twenty-one only of the original seventy-five negroes arrived, They were promptly disarmed by the Sherif of York and lodged in jail for their own personal safety. They were released next aay and received the protection of the United States troops until they again leit for Chester. Semi-otiicial iuvestivations made by talus B. Beckler and McLaughlin, commanding here, go to show thet nine negroes were killed in the battle of Raton Rouge township. Three are missing, and be- | lieved to be lost or busnwhacked in the pursuit from Uiat point to Yorkville, and four are Known to be wounded, Itis not Known What the casualties are among the Wiites, as they left the county carrying with them any killed or wounded they may have ad. Only two wounded whites have beer heard from. ‘he disarming of the negro militia under t! pervision of Captain Ke: Jy, au aid of the Gover- | nor proceeds quietly, Threé companies have been disaimed already—one at Rossviile, one at Rich Hill and the Mount Carmel cou any United States troops ysre instructed to guard the anne in whee translit here from the varlous points, The whole number of arms turned i to the present time is about three hundred. "29y 7 a It will require an ofictal and séakching Investiga- ton to settle the origin of the disorders, but it is generally conceded that they resulted from outrages induced by an improper use of the State arms in tLe hands of the negroes, which kept the community in @ constant state of terror and excitement. Two cavalry companies just relieved from duty on the piains wiil arrive here ina few days. Ar- rangements have been made to enable all obuoxtous colored militia men to dispose of their property in safety, which, when done, they will leave lieve for other and less dangerous localities. THE HOBOK! TURTLE CLUB, The belief is current in England that no person can be fittea for the hish office of Lord Mayor of London without first having acquired a cultivated taste for turtle steaks and turtle soup. For alike reason or as a test of good fellowship a hundred gentlemen, principally members of the Hoboken Turtle Club—the oldest social organization in New York city—with their guests, sat down in the Sinclair House, corner of Eighth street and Broadway, to a “winter dinner’ of four courses, consisting of a luscious green turtle soup, with hard-boued eggs chopped up as piquant flavor; turde steaks, wilh onions, and highly spiced; lobster salad aud a@ mugnificent chowder, composed of oysters, chicken and pork— a dish that might have satisfied Cesar after having his appetite whetted by the games of the Circus, The president of the clab, Mr. James L, Miller, who is as ruddy and frolicsome at sixty ag if he were only twenty years of age, occupied the chair, and kept the table in a roar the entire evening by his old-time reminiscences aud jokes, while his old compatriot, Wilson Small, sat at the foot of the table and bore the brunt and heat of the coufict. Cliampagne was used to keep the pot botiing in plentiful streaus, and all who were pre- seut made the most of the hours allotted them, Along others present were Colonel John Green, we | Vice President of the Turties; Superintendent James Donohue, of the Free Labor Bureau; Edwin D. Bass- ford, of the melodious voice; William Radiord, of Central Park fame; Deputy Sheri! Themas Dunn, Thomas Shakspeare Ryan, Police Captain Hedden, George S. Miller, ex-Epgineer William Lamb, Jaines Moraa, J.C. Berrian, John Levy, the eminent pawn- broker; Mr. Ransom, the’ president of the heavy | weights; D. Davids, William Davis, the “Bare of Eri Thomas Cassidy, Di Finneli, Mr. Cobleigh, Frederich Riduboc the twins, Ashmure and Morton, who did all in their power for their quests; Henry Seaman, 8, C. Mott, Ei ward Lane, Colonel Engieson, L. M. Black, Geerge H. Tuomas, Leimuel Valentine, William Van Tasseil, Alderman Chariick, Lemuel Reed ts, Messrs. Yallabee and Hewlett and Giiso, John . Giles aud a number of otlier old New Loe. Ty pced James #4 Miller = a e of the snapp! turtle and of the cluo, which he stated had been in existence with interruptions for seveaty-tive years, and nearly every person present was called upon for @ speech os @ song du whe evening, 7 THE NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. No Choice for Governor by the People—Both Branches of the Legislature Democratic. Concord, March 16, 1871. Returns from 218 towns give Pike (rep,) 33,339 votes, Weston (dem.) 33,881, and Cooper and scat- tering 1,074. The scattering vote, which runs up to between 1,100 and 1,200, defeats Weston by 100 or 200 votes, THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION. Hibbard has 400 majority in the First Congres- sional district; Belt probably 700 or 800 majority in the Second district. In Parker's (Third) district, estimating @ few small towns by last year’s vote, the democratic plurality is 107, Parker runs up well with his tcket, and without doupt 1s elected. THE LEGISLATURE, The Senate now looks as if democrats were chosen in the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelth districts, and republicans in the Second, ‘Third, Seventh and Ninth. There 1s no choice in the First and Fifth, The House is probably democratic by from five to ten majority, counting three or four labor reformers with the democrats, As far as heard from it stands 164 democrats, 162 republicans and four Jabor reform, with three democratic towns ‘to hear from, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. The Executive Council stands two and two with a vacancy in the First district. Probably all the dem- ocratic Congressmen are elected, @Later—The Republic: Claim the House. CONCORD, March 16, 1871, The republicans claim eight majority in the House, Democratic Rejoicicgs lu New Jersey. TRENTON, March 16, 1871. The democratic Senators and Assemblymen are celebrating the victory in New Hampshire py a ban- quet to-night, at the United States Hotel, under the presidency of Joel Parker, THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION. The Deliberations at the State Departm More Festivities and Social Gatherings. ‘WASHINGTON, March 16, 1871. The Joint High Commission remained in session to-day several hours, deliberating upon the ques- Uons under corisideration. At the conclusion of the Sessions each day the English members return to their residence, and, after partaking of a lurch, de- vole a couple of hours to walking about town. The American Commissioners, with the exception of Justice Nelson, walk home from the State ve- partment every afternoon. ‘The round of social festivities continues with all the Sreshness of their first introduction to American society in Washington, The prominent citizens of this city are numbered among their triend, and the Earl de Grey evinces a desire to briny all within the circle of iis acquatutance. This eveutng he gave a dinner party, which was attended py Sir $ afford Northcote, Professor Montague bernard, Lord Ten- terden, Earl de Grey, his son, Viscount Goderich, H. S. Northcote, D. Cremer, Postinaster General Cres- well, Senators Frelinghuysen, Morton, Pomeroy, Casserly and Davis, the Danisi and Belgian Minis- ters and General Babcock, Minister Thornton also gave a reception this even- ing at his residence, on J street, in honor of the British Commuissiouers, which was attended py a distinguished party of invited guests. The English Mind Gratiticd, Yet Doubtful. Lonvon, March 16, 1871. The subject of the Joint High Commission—its powers, duties aud probable results—engages a large share of public attention through the press, The London Times, in an editorial on the matter of the labors of the High Commission in Washing- ton, anticipates ‘an easy settlement of the fisheries question,” but is not sanguine as to “an arrange- ment im the case of the Alabama claims.” The Tunes expresses “regret at the limited powers held by the Commisston.’’ NZW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, Passage of the Jersey City and Paterson Charters—The Republican Majority Be- coming Desperate—Debate on the Registry Bill. After the defeat af the Rnmate’ chartar fos Seneey Onty vis Wednesday in the House a republican caucus was held at the urgent entreaty of Messrs Hornblower and his colleagues, who constitute the Bumsted brass band. The caucus was opened with a jeremiad on NEW HAMPSHIRE, and the Bumsted delegation warned the assemblage that a similar tute awaited New Jersey if the proposed charter was not passed. Hemingway Interrupted and reminded the cau- cus that the defeat of his pet charter for Paterson wae a far more serious maiter than the one-inan power proposed for Jersey City. Barton was fidgety a usual and nervously urged immediate action, aylor, of Newark, was in ta vor of purhii Dills in orderto OAN PARTY. Hereupon Speaker Condit and two other members made the extraordinary staternent that the Bumsted charter was demanded by the republican party of Jersey City, but a crave nod from Sanxay uitimated that the fact was Jast the re- verse, The republicans of Jersey City had repeated'y in pud- lic meetings repudiated this charter, and its passage with Bumsted’s naive at its head will entail VITAULR DISASTER on the republican party in Hudson county. Tt isa en: not to serve the people, but to help Humsted and the Nic fon payement and contractors’ “rings.” Hudson county has & large demucratic majority, and the thousands of de- mocrats who voted the repubilean ticket as ar to ation democratic corruption and in the hope of just le; will now be YOUSLY DISAPPOINTED. gain Wust a party which coists upon them Supreme Court decied az 0 to have been guil:y of violating the law aud his oiicial oath, ‘arewell republicanism fa Hutson county, recive the int- Bat the conn foans cou r quity of the bill, and éssity, they had to fall into tine. es er and bis three repudlican colleagues bad threatened to “bolt” every po.itical vill unter Bumsted came out ali right. 80 the Jersev City charter wi made a party measure, and As Buch j} Was brought up in the House yesterday on its final passage, a vote of recotaiuerd- ion having been carriea the previous Patterson, TRUE 76 TaK delivered a final argument, which amousted to nothing more than a paiting protest under the circumstances, He desired that the pilus ren through, but be was overruled, and 11 toa moved thé pFéviows question, so a6 to silece opposition. The yote was taken and the Humsted charter was passed 0; 28 to 26, demingway, republican, voting against St, and Vale entien, democrat, for it. Sanxay, who all along opposed the charter, wheeled into line with the majority, uuder the pres sure of an urgent letter from the president of a bank in Jersey City, Ripley, another republican, opposed the bill to the last tii he saw that ft would be carried in spite of aim, while Bradshaw at the FI267 ORACK OF THE wip fell into line also and abandoned his opposition, ‘The bill now gors to the Senate, and even yet it may be rendered comparatively harmless by an amendment strikin| Out the name of Bumsted, Senator Bettie, the President 10 fs iikely to be the coming man for Governor, will cut plank from under his feet by turning against him the people of Hudson county, with whom he is now popular, and Le intends to urge some amendmente. THE PATERSON CHARTER passed the Senate by a strict party vote, ‘There Was a jong debate in the Senate on THE RFGISTRY BILL, which came up on fie second reading Mr, Latte delivered a Jengtby argument agaivst and Mr. J. W. Tavior spoke in fayor of it. No action was taken on the bill when the Senate adjourned, repud’ “3 A CHEMICAL §CAU+ER Lecture by Professor Doremus on Theological and Scientific Creation. That scientific truths when demonstrated clearly and elo- quently, as they are ever by Dr. Doremus, are attracitve to the many was shown by the large audience of that gentle- man lasvigygning at the Tabernacle, in Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn The lecture was the second of the course designed to prove the perfect “Agreement between the Mosaic and Screntific Accounts of the History of Creation,” and its special subject, the evolution of the imponderable torces, light and heat, by the combination of certain elements, The Doctor, in beginning, said it was formeriy believed that there were but seven metais, This belief was the result of an idea of analogy between all works of the Supreme Being. 0 a8 there were seven planets, seven days in the week and seven he head, wed that there were seven me’ ut by means of our present facilities for analysis the belof was proven fallacious. Toe Earth is a composition of oxydized metale—tbat is, metais that have undergone that process of combustion that: 1s now going on in the planets, aud have been deprived of e of those metals in a state of the Aspects of spec: upon the spectrum whose explanation for sono time batied the efforts. of “all mvesticatore, but was finally discovered that the iight of metals im combustion struggling through their thin vapors became blurred and lost Colok, Upotrtiis fact was based the supposition that those lines ‘were the product of lght rays, blurred by passage through the vapors of the metais whose combustion afforded one rays. tithe Doeior then spoke at length upon the many powers of that great element oxygen, ‘and illustrated these by many beautiful experiments, By’ the combination of this element with others he evolved different powers of heat and light. By the use of this eiement in the preparation of our street gas we ehouid have greater brilliancy of tight at greatly reduced prices, and by its respiration, in its purity, the power of preserving health would be greatly enhanced, treonelasion, Le said all that had’ been demonstrated was to the effect that certain elements in combination evolved the imponderable forces, light and beat, and in manner 3m accord with Scriptural necount, ‘The, lecturer did not believe in the instantancous generation of perfect Mabt, but in ite gradual approach to ite present perfecven, THE COAL QUESTION. The Investigation Before the Pennsylvania Legis- lative Committee—Farcical Character of the Proceedings—The Miners’ Coal Bill— The Proposed Strike in the Bituminous Coal Region. HARRISBURG, March 16, 1871. The battle of the giants has begun yn dedd earnest, Last evening began the second session of the Judl- clary Whitewashing Legislative investigating Com- mittee. Gowen, Packer, Sloan, Brisbin, Sayre and other railroad magnates put in an appearance about six o'clock, followed by Healey, President of the Miners’ Union; Siney, President of the Schuylkill district, and Watters and many other lesser lights in the capacity of delegates: The principal business transacted last evening was the examination of Gowen, Packer and the others to prove how far they had exceeded tne Limits of their charters, and entatled consequent dis tress, not for the miners particularly, but on the coal consumer everywhere, Factories, steamship lines, railroads and private famiites have, the country through, been made to suifer through the unwarranted and unprecedented action of these gigantic monopolies, It is plain to the most superficial observer that the investigation 18 @ farce; it wiil probably be continued for three, possibly six, weeks, yet the end has already been determined upon; it is merely a question of imme- diate or future benefits to the committee which way they end the proceedings. These who are posted will tell you that the raiiroad men have “fixed” the committee, and the investigation 13 just as sure to result in-the discomiture of the miners as if it was written on the walla. THE COAL BILL now being legislated through the House by the miners is their only consolation; that it will pass the House is generally conceded; tuat the Senate will Kill it so dead 1t will never see dayugnt again 1s also positively decided. What the mifers, m the face of all these obstacles propose to do, what they have to look to inthe future it is diiicult to de- vermine. THE TRUTH OF THE HERALD'S REPORTS has been vindicated in this investigation. It will be remembered that @ HERALD reporter recently visited Mount Carmel, and sent from that place a letter in'regard to the recent outrages that culini- nated in the death of @ miner. The reporter took occasion to say, on good authority, that ie “Molly Maguires” and “Buckshots” were not members of the W. B. A., but were self-constituted avengers of what they considered the wrongs inilicted upon the organization, A certain journal, run in the Interest of the operators, devoted half a column of editorial denunciation on the reporter, terming him a “falsifier of the truth”? and other pet names too flattering to refer to at this time. In the course of Franklin B, Gowen’s specch a few evenings since he stated posi- tively that, to the best of nis Knowledge, the ‘Molly Maguires” and “Buckshots” were not members of the W. B. A., and A. G. Brodhead, a State Senator, aud superintendent of a branch of the Lehign Val- ley Railroad, told your reporter the same thing this morning. When such men acknowledge that the W. B. A. do not countenance the outlaws styling themselves the “Mollys” and “Buckshots” 10 is well to believe 16. There 1s some anxiety manifested by railroad men conceruing the proposed action of the bituminous miners. Delegates from the anthracite region Will meet the bituminous men at Johnsiown to- morrow, id the question will then be def- nitely settled whether tne bituminous men will also lay down their tools, quit the mines and work hereafter in harmony with their brotuers of the anthracite region. Siney informed me last night that, while they appreciated the Kindness and sympathy that dictated the proposed suspension of bituwinous ininers, they Would do ail in their power to dissuade them trom adopting such a course, “Public opinion,” said he, ‘is with us: should we give our consent to a suspension in the bituminous region pubiic opinion would change; instead of martyrs we weuid be characterized as tyrants.”” All of which leads me to think that Siney has within him the elements of a ieader, a man who knows 7 the iron is hot, and strikes always at the right ime, Investigation Before the Legislative Com- mitteeGood lufluences of the Working. men’s Benevolent Association — Money Power of the Railroads Overcoming Legis- lative Honesty. HARKISBURG, March 16, 1871. The Judiciary Committee resumed their investi- gation in the Senate Chamber this evening. The greater part of the night was spent in arguing the question of receiving the evi- dence of the coal operators, which by some delicate manipulation on the part of Gowen was finally admitted, Kendrick, Presi- dent of the Authracite Board of Trade, was be- trayed into admitting that the W. B. A. had accomplished a great moral work im controling the evil spirits among the miners, which was received by the miners as a very important ad- mission and a point gained for their side of the question, Kendrick also admitted that the wages of miners averaged from seven to eleven dollars per week. ‘The Anthractic Monitor, the miners’ organ, was offered in evidence, but was bitterly opposed by Haul, counsel for the miners. The committee over- ruled his objections just as fast he rise to stave them. The “raliroad men have the game in their own hands, and from preseat appear- ances are ukely to retain their influence with the committee. Gowen, wio was summoned merely as a Withess, assumes alternately the character of plaintif, counsel and defendant with perfect unpunity, instead of trying the main question at issue, Whether the raliroads have or ve not violated their charters. The coinmittee are sutier- Ang their time to be occupied witu tie discussion of miere technical questions and side 2a. A leading ofticer in the Miners’ Uion, in referring to the investigation vo-night, said, “The only thing that operates against us here is what has and al- ways will cperate against a poor, man—vi lack of funds to piace him on a foot with his wealthy opponents, and this is ju: what Is operating to defeat the miners. The rail- roads have too much money for them. The investigation is considered by disinterested partics one of the inmost barefaced frauds that has even characterized the Pennsylvania Legislature, THE BATICNAL GAME. FO Meeting of Ametenr Baso Ball Players. A meeting of amateur base ball players was held last even- ing atthe rooms of the Excelsior Club, Brooklyn, for the Purpore of organizing an association of amateur ball players. Mr. J. W. Davis, of the Kmckerbocker Club was eievted chairman. There were a great many clubs repre sented, some of them sending as many as three delegates. This, Unfortunately, occasioned a vast deal of trouble, aa soiue were in favor of each club having thee votes, while others, again, thought one vote each was joint was nally, al of “‘chinning,” decided "A committee Of five hav- ing been appointed to draft a constitiition and bylaws and to select @ suitable name for the association, peporte a favor of adophing the constitution md bylaws 866, wth a few slight alterations, and callitig the organiza- tion the “National Association of Amateur ‘base ball Clay. ers.” This report was received and adopted by the assem- Dlage after a few ainutes' discussion upon the subj n election of oflicers was next entered into and resulted as foliows:—President, A. McClure Bush, of the Harvard Club; first vice president, Mr. H. Jeweil, of the Excelsior Club: second vice president, G. H. Albro, of the Fleetwood Club, of Vermont; secretary, J. M. Uhthowf, of the Pas.ure Club; of Baltimore; treasurer, A. Racher, of the Olympic Club, of Philadelphia. Upon motion, the sociation unanimously ‘adopted for the government of the game the rules adopted by the National Base Ball Association in Nuvenver of aot year, FIRE IN BACOXLYH, Three frame buildings, Nos. 113, 115 and 117 Navy street, were nearly destroyed by fire at six o'clock last night. The fire originated im the roof of 113, and was caused trom some defect in the chimney. This and the adjoining building, No. 115, were owned by Owen Coyle, who estimates his loss at about $1,800. Mr. Larkin, who occupied the upper part of jo, 113, font $300 on fard@ure, ‘Martin O'Brine, mother Ne tenant, lost #150 on furniture. No. 117 Navy street was owned by Mra. who sustains a loss of $5,000, said to be insured. Mrs. Sullivan, who occupied the upper portion voyle ia insured of the bouse, lost $250 on furaiture, Mi in the Home Kk I SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York—-This Day. Sun rises. Sun sets. . +» 609 | Moon rises.morn 4 35 - 609 ! High water...eve 6 02 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATE OF DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK FOR THE i. MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL Bieamer, Baila |, Destination. | 16 Broadway. 7 Rowling Green 16 Broadway. 29 Broadws 58 Broad PORT OF NEW YORK, MARCH 16, 1871, CLEARED, ‘Steamship Aleppo (Br), Moreland, Liverpool—-C @ Franck- 8 an iseourl, Edwards, Havana—Atantic Mail sufficient. ‘Thia ~ Steamship H Livingston, Cheeseman. Savannah—Livings- ton, Fox & Co, ooteamsbip Georgia, Crowell, Charleston—-H R Morgan & Steamahip Niagara, Co: Norfolk, City Point and Richmond—Old Domiuion $: ip Co. Steamahip Chesapeake, Jolneon, Portiand—J F Ames, Steamani Baker, Bostou--H F Dimock, Re nes, I adsley, maneabov ‘St Kitts and Curacoa —Perer Bark Jason (NG), Bartels, Wilmington, NC—Funeh, Edye tobatt Clara m Goodrich, Cook, Portland—Miller & Hough- Brig Gem, Neal, Barbados—D Trowbridge & Co. Brig Lizzie Troop (Bry Newell, Barbados—J W Elwell & Brig Camille (Br), Strout, Havana—James B Phillips & eons WW Lord (Br), Babin, Halifax, NS—C B Swain & Schr Mary Burdett, Pease, Para—Burdett & Pond, Behr Setayawa, Brrant Baracoa—B J Weuberg, Sour Kugene ord, Dukes, “Corpus Chrisie-Tapper & Schr My Rover, Brown, Charleston—E 1 & Co. Behr Annie Borland, Vourbie, Rickmoadetven Brant & Slaght peste EM Baxter,‘ Waterman, Washington, DO--Baker & wyton. Schr Helen, Perry, Baltimore—Wm Chalmers, Schr CB Manning, Knowles, Gloucester J Godwin & on. Schr M 1 Reed, Renson, New Bedtord—Ferguson & Wood, Steamer DC Uiley, Davis, Philadelpiias eee? Steamer Maytlower, Fuits, Philadelphia, 8 Vulean, Wilcox, Philadelphia, Steamer M Massey, Smith, Philadelphia, ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Idaho (Br), Price, Liverpoot March 9 and Queenstown 2d, ‘with made and ‘be2‘passengers, to Williams Guion. “Had strong westerly gales east of ‘the Banki since fine wenther, ith inst, tat 44.80, lon 48 20, a North German steamer, bound east; J6th, steamships Bri- tannta, bence fur Glasgow, and Fenella, hence for London. Steamship City of Port au Prince, Jackson, Port au Prface March 7 vin Genaives ‘th, with mdse and passen- 028 $9,,8 Murray, Jr. Waa detained 10 hours outside of jandy Hook by fox. Steamship Clyde, Kennedy, Galveston March 6 via Key Wet 20un, with mse and passengers, to © M Mallory & Co. hip Fanita, Doane, Wilmington, NC, with to the Lorillard Steamship Co. 05 este, Bark Moukebester (Bn), Harker, Manila Nov 19, with sugar and hemp to Fabbri & Chauncey -vessel to master, Passed Anjier Dec 4; was off the Cape of Good Hope 4 davs, with heavy W galog: rounded the Cave Jan 18, aud crossed the Equator Feb 19 tn lon 8680; had fine weather in the Atian- tle; was 9 days west of Bermuda. Brig Clara Pickens (of Providence), Rogers, Messina 7% days, with fruit to J E Devlin & Co—vessel vans, Ball & Co. Passed Gibraltar Feb1; had strong westerly gales, With heavy crows sea, in the Moditerrancan: fine weather in ¢ Atlan Brig Michelina (Ital), Cacace, Marseilles 55 days, with B mdse, to Jas Robinson & Co, Passed Gibraltar Feb 2; had some very rough weather, Schr ZL Adams, Horion, Galveston 16 days, with cotton, to C H Mallory & Co, Schr Hattie Baker, Baker, Galveston 18 days, with cotton, hides, &c, to C H Mall vessel to S C Loud & Uo. Rehr WG Dearborn, Scuil, Baltimore, with coal, to Over- ton & Hawkins, Sehr Almira, Woolsey, Baltimore, Schr Katie J Hoyt, Parker, Baltimore for New Haven. Schr John Stoccham, Price, Baltimore for Bristol. Passed Through Hell Gate. BOUND souTa. Schr Chas E Norton, Hubbie, Portland for New York. Schr Corvo, Pickeriug, Rockland for Richmond, Schr Annié £ Stephéns, Montgomery, Boston for New orl Schr Anne # Fink, Boston for Philadelphia. Schr Vashti, Suerh, Boston for Philadelphia. Schr Wut A'Crocker, Baxter, Boston for Philadelphia, Schr Nellie Brown, Brown, Boston for Virginia. Schr J P Horton, Bierce, Wellfleet for New York, with fish master, fess Anple Merrick, Richards, Provincetown for Philadel- phia. Schr Artist, Parker, New Bedford for New York. Schr Isalel Alberto, Tucker, Providence for New York. Schr Manantico, Claypole, Providence for Philadelphia. Schr Emma B Shaw, Shaw, Providence for Georgetown, Schr D G Floyd, Grifith, Newport for New York, Schr H_N Newton, Dillon, Norwich for Albany. Schr Thos Fitch, Fitch, New London for Virgie, Schr Ida A Jayne, Jayne, New Haven for New York. Schr M P King, Smith, New Haven for New Brunswick. Schr M W Griting, Grifing, New Haven for Virginia, Schr Escort, Matthews, Bridgeport for New York. Schr Blaek Diamond, Goldhern, Bridgeport for New York. Schr Martha Lavina, Stewart, Bridgeport for New York. Schr Willow Harp, Davis, Bridgeport for New York, Schr Anna Brown, Lowell, Stamford for New York. Schr Martha Mason, Dayton, Port Jeerson for New ‘ork. Schr J E Willets, Mills, Port Jefferson for New York. Schr Wm H Peck, Rhodes, Cold Spring for New York. Schr Sarah, Wran, Cord Spring for New York. Schr Excelsior, Murphy, Cold eet for New York. Schr Margaretta, Wandser, Cold Spring for Albany. Schr El'en Muir, Ward, Northoort for Kew York. Sebr M Hand, Norton, Orient for New York, Schr Felice Crowell, Howe, Pigeon Cove for New York. BOUND EAST, Johnson, New York for Portland. Steamship Neptuas er, New York for Boston. Scnr Ehza T Smith, Decke! lew York for Providence. Schr Kate Chureb, Shaw, York for New London. Scbr Joseph Carman, Carman, New \ ork for New London Schr 8 P Mitler, —, New York for New London. chr Saliie Burton, Palmer, New York for Stamtord. Schr Neilie Bloomfield, Hobbie, New York for Stamford. Steamer Doris, Young, New York for Providence. Steamer Theus, Gai ew York for Providence. A number of Eastern beund schooners anchored in Flush- ing Bay weather bound; wili probably proceed at daylight. Steamship Chesape: SAILED. Steamships Aleppo, for Liverpool: Missouri, Havani Livingston, Savannah; Georgia. Charleston; Niagara, mond, &e. Marine Disasters. Surp EMPrRR, at Boston from Calcutta, reports Jan 13, at 11 PM, ina heavy sea from a recent west steering gt (one of Reed's patent screw: in the trough of the sea for several hours the rnddomsoonred. We en for, neveral bo iil we could get Was ye getting a temporary tiller twiderhead, which was done by taxing part or stock fora tiller, and after eight days to steer the ship wit! a temporary wheel fix- pe of Good Hope Jan 20; from thence to the Hantic was 25 days, witli very light trades, rain and caltea. P Great Pacir paraiso for Now Yor erpool telegram to have (Sal), Mayhew, from Callao via with guano, is reported by a Liv- been avantonet at sea 10th uit; crew suved. The G P registered 2 cram sured. Ene W583 tons, and was built at (Br), Ankers, from Dublin via Belfi 4 phita, put back to Kelfast on the 1ath Inst, BARK ALLIANO® (Nor), Larsen, from Hartlepool for New York, put into Queenstown lath inst logge Pe? 1S r Sone MAG TN, from Carden: ‘or Balti lel put into Chari March 12 with cargo shitted, wolied fee e Uh, | Yonee! tight; tome molasses lont by shifting cargo expen TLANTIO CITY, March 18—Sloop Anderson, Snoals, Of und for New York, loaded with coernar yeast opposite the ‘ighthouse, and is dry a low water, She nay Rehauled off at high water if thé sea keers smooth. “Wind LONDON, March 16—A violent. storm prevails througho Great Briutin wod freiand, and, though the telegraph oes are greatly dainaged, its already known that many vessels are ashore or have otherwise received much damage, Aliscolianeous. Snir ANNIE M SuuLL, Packer, from Hong Koi Francisco, was libelled Murch 16 tor smuggling Ophea eee Whalemen, of Dartmouth, 48 tons, which has hee: nat iast, has been withdrawn from the waalizg ss, ind will be placed in the mackerel fishery trom Sohne A Paine, © SchirS A Paine, Curren, of Provincetown, Vincent, CVI, Fob 1, with’ 150 bla ap oll on hoarat Wee bound on a cruise’ for aperm whales off St Antone, wat woudreturn toSt Vinceat March Lor humpoacks, Schr G Philips, Cook, of Provincetown, i and was bound ground ape Horny" ‘NeRed at Bravo, Spoken, Bark Barbera Elizabeth, fy Sani, Jat 35 09'S, lon 2197 Bo ShauKhae for New York, ‘ sokigared 6th, brig John Avites, Peters, Boston; echr Calvfi, American Ports, BOSTON, March 15—Arrived, shi entta; sebra George Parker, Holbrook; ins, and A 8 W Empire, Leckte, Cate Frank Atwood, Hig: saraehige Satavig cir Se werby, Laverpoot vie vin (Br)y Sowerby, Laver 7 Ar Portland; Wilitam Mason, Dunbar, Sh thomas, Pia burn, Galveston: schrs ‘Life Bout, Law, town ; Seabi Coleman, New York, 2 '*t# Seabury, and d 16th Arrived, barks Jennie Cushm: A Verds (before reported arrived 11th); Renslon Taker, ee Orleans: briga Cosmos, Farsons, Jamaica; feailorm, Grie- wold, 8 Mare; Heven, lurks Islands: i H Kennedy, Hallett, New Orleans; schra Mary Baker, Ellis, Miragonecy’ Steet, Monte Christo, eaqoaney Is isto, Also arrived Cael brig LL Squires, Tyler, Messina; sche juoddy, New Yor CH AUTIMORE Murch 16—Arrived, bark Mary Evans (Br), Jenkins, Rio Janelro; schra Helen J Holway, Thomson, MOleared-Ateamahipe Liberty, teed, Ray “ ps Lith ana and Ne} loans) lacksjone, Loveland, Hoston barks Maniton, Weat indies; Adolph Fredho'm (Swe), Fredbolm, Cronstadt{ Lucy A Nichola, Cofin, New Yor) indward, cs Or orth, Ellis, ‘schrs Wi Cm na BP Regn: |, Huntley, Boston. Sailed—Steamship Liberty ; abip May Dundas; barks Inca, Manitou, Amazon, 16th—Arrived, schr Gamma, Huntley, Clenfuesos, pCHARLESTON, March 18—Cleared, achr Mary Farrow, ley, Nev fork. jailed—Schra EB Everman, Corson, Jacksonville; 08 Groves, Weaver, Union Inland, Ga, 15th—Salled, sehr Maggie Cain, Scull (from Cardenas), Bal: ‘tim M 16th—Sailed, steamsbing Fall River, for Philadelphia; South Carolina, Beckett, New York; schrs Hattie Coombs, for a Northern port; Mary Farrow, New Yor ARIES, Ga, March 10—Cieared, schr Ida Birdsall, Bure- Th port 10th, ship Norden (Nor), Haaraldsen, for Suader- Jan Bi Eos (Nor), Jensen, for River Plate, do; schrs Addie Fuller, Henderson, and Laure Bridgman, Harris, for New York, do, ‘8 MONROE, March 16— Passed in for FORTRI Baltimore, parks Hamangia (Nor), Christensen, Liverpool; Muggle Hugg, Hugg, RioJaneiro; schre A Howard, Havenal Pra re Bird, do. ‘asec out—Steamship Liberty, for Hi: FALL RIVER, March 14—arrivod, schy Richard Borden, jen, ‘ork. 1bih—Salled, sch Agnes Price, Godfrey, Philadelphia. GALVESTON, March 9—Arrived, ‘bark my Imerston: Gy Seen “Vesta (Br), Littlewood, Li red—| esta (Br), Littlewood, Li 1. GEORGETOWN, 8C, March 18 Sailed, soir Ridgewood, ‘ickson, New York. GLOUCESTER, March 15—Arrived, schrs Lizzie Will Cooper, Camden" for New Bedford; Bramhall, Hamilton, Portland for New York; Massachusetts, Kenniston, Rock: land for do: Harper, Goit, Vinalhavea for do; H Wellman, ANS, March l—Arrived, barke Mary (Br), Campbell, Havana; Thos Cochrane, King, Matanaas; Prive Donna, Briggs, do; 8 WSwasey, Swasey, Havana; brig 8 E Kennedy, Duncan, do; schr Mattie W" Atwood, Newoomb, ston. it—Arrived, steamship Cubs, Dukehart, Baltimore via avana. Sournwner Pass, March 19—Arrived, barks Mary Low- erison (Br), Henderagn, Mutamorony Langagtas (Rasy, Loot imo, Havana; Ada Carter, Kenny, Matanza’; Maggie Ham- Moni (Br), Card, Liverpool; brigs Preteregee (sive), Wal faze Jen, Rio Janeiro; Amalia (Nor), On bark “ieggento Pass-A L'OUTRE, March 11—Arrived, (Nor), Hoy, Havana, Sailed—Schr Planet, oNEWBERN, NO, March 14—Arrived, achr Agile, Roberts, arlenton, SC, NEW BEDFORD, March 14—Arnved, schrs Albert Jame- gon, Candages New York; Nadab, Cheaey, do for Newbury- ort t; Florelta C, Covell, and Isabella, Fuller, Yarmouth for look. ORT, March 14, PM—Arrived, achr Potter & Hoop- andy NEWP er, Baadbury, Haverstraw. Saslea—Steamtug Henry Wellman, New York, of and for Calais; schre Artist, Parker, Sandwich for New York ; Abb} 8 Oakes, Rider, Warren for’ do; Alice Onkes, Marston, Pail River for do; Allen Middleton, Jr, Gladding, wvidence for Baitimore: Watchful, Reynolia, ‘do for New York; Mary E Pearson, Peudleton, do for 3 Oliver Chase, Kelly, do for New’ Bedford. NORWICH, March 14—Arrived. achr Mary.M Hamilton, Brown, Hoboken. NEW LONDON, March 14—Arrived, schrs Maria, Louisa, Kelly, New York for New Bedford; Samuel Knight, do for Portsmouth, NH. Sailed—Schra ‘Billow, Eldridge, Port Johnson for Provi- dence; C C Smith, Phillips, Poughkeepsie for Fall River; @ F Brown, Gidney, Jersey City for Providence; Loe as im, Carter, Elizabethport tor Wareham; Breeze, Bi it, Nor- wich for New York. PHILADELPHIA, March 15—Arrived, schr JT Weaver Weaver, New York. Clearea—Steamships Yazoo, Catharine, New Orleans via Havana; Saxon, Boges, Boston; origs Torrid Zone, Kirk- bam, Demarara; Beauty (Br), Shileds, St John, NB; scare J Ricardo Jova, Little, Cienfuegos: L Sturtevant; Cruse, New- rn; W em; Ciara Davidson, Jeffries, ‘est Wind, Townsend, Providence. Arrived, steamship Utliity, Providence; bark Gart- bald! (Nor), Larsen, Gloucester, B brig Sinope (Br). Brown, lenas. Below—Barks Busy (Br), Linden; from Messina; Haabet Wor), Peter from Falmouth, E. Lewes, Del, March 15, AM-In harbor 13 schrs and steam- er America. 4 PM— Brig Skjold, from Rio Janeiro, passed in last night. Brige $V Merrick, for Havana, and Hunter, tor Tus} Mex, went to sea last night. Other vessels remain as this morning. Among schrs repered in harbor are the Cl from Philadelphia for Charieston; Ann 8 Cannon, do for Providence; and P M Wheaton, A bark ps fm’ at 8:20 Went to sea lth, brigs Olaf Kyrre, for Bristol, E; Geo E Dale, for Matan: 16th—At the Breakwater, achrs RE. Pecker, from Ragged Island; Yankee Blade, and Edward Slade, from Baltimore. Beating out 16th, bark Alexandra. PORTLAND, March 14—Cleared, schr Eagle, Seavey, Phiiadelphia. Sailed -Schra St Croix, Ea: and othera, PROVIDENCE, March 15—Atrived, bark Henry Knight, Gilkey, Mobile; achrs Franklin, Brewster, and RS Dean: Cook, ‘Elzahethport; Hannah’ Blackman, Arne!d, Pough- eepsie; AG Lawson, Marhot!, Croton; Union, Brinkhoil; 8 L Crocker, Thrasher; Jos Hall, Billard, and Biackstone, Wickson, New York. Satied—Brig J M Wiswell, Bridges, Doboy. Ga, to load for Buenos Ayres; schrs Lewis @ Benton, Patterson, Norfolk; N & H Gould, Chase, Philadeiphia (or Baltimore); Panthea, lew York, xutciinonD, March 14—Sailed, schr Jobn Brill, Jones, jew York, SAN FRANCISCO, March 8—Clearea, ship Cape Clear (Gr), Landsborough, Queenstown, SAVANNAH, Match 18—Arrived, steamship Alhambra, nips Frederick (Kr), Armstrong, Bremen; John ‘litmorey Liverpool: bark eo’ Peabody, River ) Philadelphia; Aldana ‘Kokes, Gen Barnes, Malo’ Bunyan, Hlate: scbrs Annié Guskil Brunswick, Ga, , New York ; Sa- ; ships Screamer, Hall, and Annie Bin. (Br), Cann, Liverpool; brig Kermina (Sp), Mallon, Bare S! HELENA SOUND, March 12—Arrived, bark Norma (NG), Ranish, New York to load for Cork or United King- om. STONINGTON, March 15—Arrived, achr Susan E Nash, Nash, New York; sloop Joseplilue, Saunders, do. jed—Schrs Antecedent, Pendleton, New York for Falt River; RJ Lane, do tor Chatham; Litile Lizzie, West, Pro- vidence for New York, VINEYARD HAVEN, Maren 14, YM—Arrived, brige ML , for Boston; Delmont Locke, rs (ieorge & Albert, Woo Elizabeth, Hodgdon, Rock- Jand for 0. Salied—Bark Reunton; brigs Martha, Tangier; schrs Se- guin, Warren Sawyer, Hix, Delaware, Lady SuTolk, Carrle Walker, Prudence, Geo E Plescott, Favorite, Rebecen 8 Warren, Anteiope, John Luncaster, New Zenlaud, Webster: Kelly, New Globe, Jane, Montrose, Carrie Spottord. } Passed by—Schrs Licht Boxt, Wood, from Rockland for ew York; Clara Merrick, Hand, Rockport, Mass, for do; oe, Lee, St George for Wilmington, NC. 15th Arrived, brig Lucy W_ Snow, Hull, New Orleans for Roston; schra Mary B Dyer, Purvere, Ycomico River for do; AL Painam, West, Now \‘ork for Provincetown; Elorida, Metcalf, and’ Emma L Gregory, Thorndike, Rockland tor New York; Morelizht, Bradioru, ‘Caials for do; Alice © Fox, Adams, Portland for do; Onwara, Gorham, Nantucket for lo. Sailed—Brig Delmont Locke; schrs Elizabeth, Florida, E, L Grecory, Morelight, Alice © ox, WILMINGTON, NO, March 14—Below, bark August (NG), from Fall River. x Lipa ota 14—Sailed, schr Beulah E Sharp, Ba- ‘ort Bt (Br), Bates, Salt Cay, TT, ENT IN- + serted in the NEW YORK HERALD, and, if up town, save time and ee pea leaving it at the HERALD BRANCH OFFICE, 1,248 Broadway, three doors above ‘Thirty-first street. "This is our only authorized uptown. branch, and advertiseme: are received at oflice rates. Open from 8 A. M, till 8 P. M. every day in the year. Brig'Deiopea, from Fayal for Boston, M: lon 660 (by pilot boat Francis Perkins, Noisy, 7 tat 40.60, Brig MU Hask 13), |, from Rockland for’ New Oil sage Raa te ch and for'New Orleans, March E Peoker, from Ragged Island for Be 14, Jat 83 15, lon 74 80 by plick boat Charlotte Webbr No sree Brower Fbitips, trom New York for Jamaica, Kehr M March 12, lat 30, lon 73. Forelga Ports, BARBADOS, Feb 12—Arrived, schrs Emma, Anthony, Georgetown, SC; EF Cabada, Swain, Philadelphia; 130. brigS & W Welsh, Haleby, Thiladelphia: 1th, bark Golten Fleece, Rhodes, New York (and sailed 24th for Martinique) ; brigs Pedro, Bahr, Jacksonville; itavela, McLellan, Bos- ton; 1éth, Firm, Wiley, Philadelphia; Wiley Smith, Rogers, jew Yc (and sailed 284 for Martinique); 1th, Autnmn (Dutch), Peak, Surinam ; schr Geo H bent, Smith, Norfolk; ‘1st, bark Adelaide, Westcott, Rio Janeiro; bri; Favorite, Duell, New York; schrs D Sawyer, Driseo, do; Luey tam? mond, Cole, Georgetown, 80; Grace P’ West, Lord, Da: rien, Ga. Batled Feb 18, brig Altavela, Mc Millan (from Philadelphia), Martinique; schr E F Cabada, Swain, Orchilla; 20th, bark Gora Linn (Br), Davis, Bouisn; Mb, brige 8'& W Welsh, : m ( Igy, 0. ePby, brig Annie Ingram from New York for Maricaiboc-all'well eh bark Corsair Bride (Br), ffom Lon- chy, clearly Cingateay (Ber Black: (tho i ngalese (Br), Blac! New Orleans), Baltic port; rly Klien H (Br), Dwyen ie vana. CALLAO, Feb 12—Arrived, bark Robert Porter, Killman, Macabl (and sailed 16th for Germany) ; 18th, abips Leonora, Griffin, Guanape; Wm Wilcox, Crocker, do (and sailed 15th for Germany ; 1th, Colorado, Holorook, I Jordan, Guanape (and sailed 2d for Germany); Nereus, Herbert, New York; bark Alaska, Hizeing, Burrard’s Inlet? 1th, shfbs Gen Shepley, Merryman, Ballestas; 201b, Loretto Fish, Watts. Guanape, ed Feb 16, ship Alice Ball, Guest, Germany. Feb 26—The fortnight haa closed without there betng any noted improvemeut in guauo and other freights, Charters for Spain have been closed, by order of the government, for the present; but offers are stil mace for Valentia at B15 Spanish, For the United St France and Great Britain nothing {s at present offering, and charters for Havana and the West Indies are for the present closed. The iotlowing charters have been effected :—American ship Criterion, 1 tons, guano, to Valencia direct, at %15 Spanish; american ship David Hoadiey, sugar, from Anoon to San Francisco, al i COLOMBO, Jan 20—In port bark Deux Freres (Fr), from Mauritius for Philadelphia, to #1 yout March NGEEENOOK, March 16—Arrived, steamship Angiis, Craig, jew York. HAVANA, March 14—Arrived, steamship City of Merida, Deaken, New York for Vera Cru LivERPOO!., March 16—Arri: ships Harmonides, Logie, 83, Hoss, New Orleans; 16th, steamsbip Vir- ain port 1d, Dare Ne eid, Bearse, for San Francis in ark Nerei ‘or San Francisco- Movi’ g, March 16—Arrived, steamship Prussian, Dut- ton, Portland for Liverpool (and proceeded), MANZANILLA, Feb 2?—Sailed, briga Mary Celeste, Fowler, New York ; March 1, Mattano, Jarvis, Trinidad. MAYAGURY, March 7—In port bark Reindeer, Wel- lington, for New York; brigs Oan Trowbridge, Crowell, for do; (Br), Hotfman, fora port north of Hatteras; schira James Oaks, Oaks, fur New York ;'8 P Hall, Chipman, or Baltimore. DMATANZAK March 16—Arrived, bark R W Grifiths (Br), rummond, New York, Op HARBOR, Ja, March 4—In port schr Gilman D King, Mi Eldridge, for Philadelphia Id; FORT AU. PUINOE,, In es Lorene ti Hornet, larch mir, do; schre tnd Yor No'sallinthe Nelle F Putnata, fiver, from io ny i by , Boston via J Boston 20h; Mary A HOI, Holt, ia icy fOr from and for Wilmin, w Sovrnampron, March le—Arrived, ateamahip Amerten, for ins, New York for Bremen ( i bark mM McGi- ory, Bellost. Ma: bri Ayieotord: deh, Kirk ‘New York. MIDON'S HAT tes SEE REMOVED ~ fror roadway to 220 Fifth avenue, one door above. igre street. SPRING STYLE OF GENTS’ SIL’ HAT, Ladies’ Riding Hat and Youths’ Introductory ie estab lished March 1. Price for best quality reducea AL goods manufactured on the premises. NTS. H. W. Mansfield, New Haven, Conn, T. C. Jones, St. Paul, Minn. John Sabey, Jr., 18 Genesee street, W. H. Oawtordy'd13 Chestnut nireehs Poindetpbia, J. A. Jackson & Co., 59 Tremont sir Boston, Bishop & Barnes, 115 Lake street, Chicago. W. 8, bullock & Go., 444 Broadway, Albeay, BSOLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED FROM A’ the oon ioe one Seay ae Pomerbidan ne jot ublic and Commisstoner for ever; fe KF. 1. KING, Counseliorat-Law, 063 Broadway. —HAIR.—BUY FROM THE ONLY IMPORSER + who retails at wholesale prices; elegant Cluster Curls. 1 50, two handsome Switches $13. CHAS. V. PECKHAM, 7 Broadway, near Amity street, and 251 Grand, near Bowery. Cut this out, OMPRESSED IVORY FARO AND POKER CHECKS, C Martingale Rings, solid Sleeve Buttons, Animale’ Heads, with glass eyes, M. M. WELLING, 207 Centre street. YE GLASSES AND SPECTACLES—TO STRENGTHEN and improve the at withont the distressing effect of frequent changes. SEMMONS, Optician, 697 Broadway. ren, OPERA AND TOURISTS’ GLASSES OF EX- traordinary power, with wide field of observation, in endiess variety. ”° SEMMONS, Optician, 687 Broadway ‘ARD WOOD BOARD: and Spanish Cedar for Cigar Boxes, and a large and magniiicent seaoriment of comprising everything in their line, both foreign and domes- tie, ei eer tae ite the Hed attention oP an dealers. 1 i rf roy tenet "DEAR BSS lonroe # Factory {fp Maduon sitesi} Contre sttecty New York. © MORE MEDICINE.—70,000 CURES WITHOUT: drugs, by DU.BARRY'S delicious Revalenta Food, of dvapepsia, consumption, constipation, dlarrhcma, ail inp ties of the blood and all’ kinds of fevers and stomach dis- orders, Sold in tins, 11b., #1 25; 12 Ibs, $1. DU BARRY & CO., 168 William street, New York, and at all drugglate” and grocers’. OTATOES,—EARLY ROSE, GOODRICH, DYKES, MO- hawks, Climax, Jacksons, Chile Reda, Fréhice and Har. ‘isons, for plant ‘'vtatoes, apples and onions put up for np e H. BREAN, 101 Barclay street. QKIRTS.-THE ROYAL Vietorla Hair-Cord Skirt, now ready. No, 761 Broadway. re TELEGRAM.