The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1871, Page 5

GERMANY, |* Beraia Special Report from London. Foperor William Likely to Visit the Czar of- Russia. Gabinet Claims Against the Re- : public of Venezuela. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. e Phe following special despatch to the has been received from our corre- dent in the capital of Great Britainz— Lonpon, Deo, 24, 1871, "His Majesty the Emperor William of Ger- shany will, very probably, visit the Oxar of Russie {n St. Petersburg daring the coming LOOKING TO SOUTH. AMERIOA. + fhe German expedition to Veneguela will gommissioned to enforce the national against the goverament.of the South metfoan republio, PRINCE OF WALES’ HEALTH. Graduat Booruitment and Regaining of Strength. TELEGAAM TO THE MEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Dec. 24—Noon. ‘The Prince of Wales passed a quiet nigh Ho is gradually regaining his sirength, THE WEATHER REPORT, Wan DEPARTMENT, i OFFICE OF THR CutRF SIGNAL Onsroun, WasHINGTOX, D, ., Dec, 25—1 ‘ ‘Bunopsts for the Past Twenty-four oes ‘The barometer has risen since Saturday night us the Atlantic States and on tie lower @nd clear and partially cloudy weather has Vvalied during Sunday east of tue Mississippi. % threatening weather is now reported from kes Erie and Michigan, attending upon a small of low pressure, which has advanced north- fie wo to Lake Huron. Rising barometer and lear woather, with fatung baroineter, ts reported the Northwestern States, Clear weather and ¢ winds on the Gulf coast, No reporta have recelved from the Pacific stations, Probabilities. @lear and mild weather is probable for Monday jaghout ‘the Gulf, Southern and Middle The low barometer on the lower more northeastward and the cloudy weather Now York and New England very goneratty clear ‘during the day; rising barometer and clear, ‘weather prevall from Missourt to Michigan and orthweatward, Dangerous. rings are not anticipated for to-night, Pers SS #2 Gupplomentans. Weather Report. x 1 cn SHABRUSQTON, Dec. 24—7.P. My” ‘Synopsis Jor the Past Twenty tour Hours, & Rain felt gat night at) Augusta, Ga,, Boston, New Conn., New York city, Norfolk, Va, Port: ‘Mo,, and Montreal; Canada. The weather was * up aftere storm at Oswego, N.Y... The ‘temperature was forcy-three degrees, and a heavy ‘wos blowing irom the west ata setoptt 9 mules qu hour, Fog was poretts Host 5 wy and joxville, Tenn, Burfato ‘the § er was cloudy, with he soutiweater : anen at the rate of sorty-one miles an Pan Ha fee of the wind from the eanhinne es aaeiine en hour, aud Y., 1B ding eral ure of fal nutty: ‘the aaa Was D.owmg Piotent gate trom the ‘records velocity ef Mity-three Miu th San seven agrees ature a yeep. 6. a Ke: aaa tre rature Wad seventy-three Gegres: Snow a8. repartee cas evening trom Ceyenne, W, 1. Neo Ga A Violent westerly gale ee reports Spon ie summit of ab hes beet peratare at Key Weat, was 18 end. at Dulntn & F suahie above zero... At inte Rassa, Fia., it was 7: The Weather in This City Yesterday. ‘The followmg récord Wilt show tho changes in the peratdre for the past twenty-iour tioars in com- ‘With ‘the corresponding day of last year, ‘ns dicated by the thermunteter at Hadnat’s Poarmavy, 7 Bullding, corner of Aun street:— N verage ‘temperature. yesterday. 40% erage temperature for corresponding ‘date AM JCAL, rere cereeee esenceene ce LOG THE TORNADO TRAVELLING, Who Heaviest Galo Known im Budalo for Years. Burr ato, Dec. 24, 1871. ‘The warm south wind and rain yesterday cleared ground entirely of snow. A heavy gale visited ia piace last night doing considerablo damage to ridings, &c, 1t was the strongest gale experiencea pend for yoars, Gront Destruction in Toledo—A Church Spire Blown Of,” ToLEDo, Ohio, Deo. 24, 1871. ‘The gale yesterday and last night was one of ihe paoat severe ever experienced in this locality. Tne $@legraph lines were prostrated in all directions, ged considerable damage was «lone to roofs, cnim- 4c, The spiro of the First Baptist chareh wo down, falling upon and paXtlally crash- ae ‘dawelllag, buf without injuring any Isai Effects Iudiana—Stripping the Reef of a Cathedral—One of the Towers ._Blown 00—-Bank, Pout Office and Telegraph Balldings Unroeted. Inpranarowis, Dec. 23, 1871. + & vlolont wind storm has prevatied here all the doing considerable damage to buildings, feaater os the roof = St. Jonu’s Cathedral was Pian A Al gt tho upper part of one or At See ee large number of buildings wore , Including the Second Natioual Dank build- Post omico nad telegraph buildings, Several per- were 60,000 Worth ef Property Destroyed at Spriagfelt, MM. Br. Lovis, Deg, aa: 1871. A very heavy gale swept Sver pringticla, f., yesterday, It blew down an im: mense skating rink and tho new foll- €5, ae of the Springfela Iro btrran, eh tirely destroyed the round house o! Olinton and Springfield Rauroad, be- tearing off se’ toppling ov r chim- its "aaea tc Tho Tose cannot be lose The Sterm on the Plains. Omana, Dec, 28, 1871, ‘The late storm was very severe, and extended (rough Me mountains to the Pacific coast, Weate ‘ins are fed snow-botnd, with # prospect Rea reveen era aye wi Grill be required to clone away he | 8 BAILROAD AGGIDENT, Boston, Dec, #4, 1871, The steamboat train On ine Harttora and Erte Rattrond mot with a serious accident this after. Goon. The tram was thirteen hours late, owing to the stotm, halt near East Douglass the engine swuck @ large rock which had pea Prosuied oh totne conte ve of the track, breaki Eowoatchar in two breaking the axle of the t idee find smashing every brake of tho train. ‘The train consisted of & et car, smoking and pas- jor Cary Moma rtunately, was nob thrown om the task. hen the uccident happened ie embankment wes Tall thirty feet high, and the train had goue of sertons loss cr life wend Wy 3 Bigatone, arriving A new train tae made up al 8 arriving Ot Boston at lial wan acven fh the evenin; my (NSW OYORK! “HERALD ‘MONDAY, \DHCEMBER) 25, 187 Tae PATER TO i FRERAL ch WASHINGTON. Plan for Political Organisation—The Progress of the Internationals— Extending in the Fer » West—Endoraing Mr. Hear’s Fro. Joct of a Labor Burdan, A fail attendance of delegates was at the Federal Council of the International Worxingmen’s Associ- ation which was held yesterday afternoon at No. 100 Prince street. Theodore H, Banks was elected cbairman and Mr. Henry ©. Sice oMiciated as A delegate stated that a German Section nad been formed in Boston and another Frenoh Section in this city, from which delegates would be present at the next meeting; a delegate from Williamsburg sald that Section 21 had resolved tobe represented in fm the Federal Council ana would send a delegate to the next meeting. Under the head of “Reports of Committees,” Mr. Hubert, Treasurer of the funeral Processiun fund, reported that, after paying all ex- penses ne had still @ balance on hand of $38. Mr. Henry C, Slee, Chairman of the Committee on Con- stitution, reported that all. the eommittes were work.ng carnestly, and would, in all probability, have their whole work completed by the next regu- Meeting. The report was received as a report progress. Mr. Grosse, German Secretary, stated shat he had, according to instruction, prepared a Teport of the proceedings of and ; PROGRESS OF THE ORGANIZATION. The report was received, and on motion it was resolved to send & copy to’ Mr. Hales, Secretary of, the General Council {n London, and to all Sections Rot represented in the Federal Council, The delegate from Section 14 reported ‘that they had recolved several communications informing them that the organization was EXTENDING RAPIDLY 1N THE FAR WEST, and already two new sections had been recently formed in St, Louls, Mr. Daguenet, of Section 18, Btated that a new German Section wonld be formed in Newark in the course of a few Gays, A great many Americans, he said, were also anxious to form poesiinas in various parte of New Jersey. Mr. Mo3 the Afiuated Jewellers, atated that a new, bad peen formed in this city, which will mena be known as the LW. A, of the Fifth Senatorial district, and that a meeting of the Section would be hela on Friday evening next. iu spring street, at which a debate would take place, the subject being “The International and 1f8 BRARING UPON AMERICAN FOLITICS.” ried communications were read from va- rious parts of the country expressing sympathy, among Which was the following:— ACADEM: Navan. , ANNAPOLI: Mike Deo. Vor Dil» TO THE. PRESIDENT oF THE INTERNATIONAL Sorry :— Sin—1_ mort respectfuily hereby tender tho 1. W. most sinoere sympathy in their efforta to obta n thei Ishouid nike to jot hy it, and so would a great muny se: the society will inform us here to send subscriptions we Will ba happy to forward all we can spare, Ail the seamen fon are with the Internationals heart and 01 Wenoud Itte to plnce. ourselves i communfeation *eith you. A remain, yours traternaliy, WM, LURAN, ‘The Corresponding Secretary was instracted to furnish the desired information at his earliest con ‘venience. Mr. West offered some resolutions, which wore reélerred to a commitice to report at. the next meet- ing. Their purpose i; the appomtment of a com- lniitee “to devise and prepare A PLAN OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATION in conformity to the political status of the people above mentioned, and submit the same, through eral Council, to the xevorat sections repre- tierein 1or approval,” Banks, of Scction 9, stated they en- dorset the action ‘of Mr, Hi sere of Massachusotts, and favored the estabiisning of AT “throughont the Uhiwed States, 1 He had also been In- structed to advocate the p epee a sutiabic head- quarters to hold their meeting: fe moved that & committee be appointed to ake the hecessary ia- quiries as regaras expenses. ‘tre Fe moon was artiod, and tne tne following, com- olnted:—Messrs, 1a tebe: Ghistinet aud’ (cGregor. aebesobaidiion Alter voting mouey for sotne' Frenoh’ tefagees’ in thus city the meeting adjouraed. sente {nternationale—Section 12. Section 12 of this organization, heretofore meet- ing at the oMice of Woodhall & Clatiin, in Broad atrect, lately changed its place of assembly to the residence of Mra. Woodhall in East Thirty-efyhth street. Its first gathering there came off last night and. was very fully attended, with Mrs, Woodhall in the chair, — Many ladies eee PR Uve a) as were also ® umber o1 the tabor Addresses ‘were made by Witttam ‘West, Albert Brisbane, Osborn Ward, A. Banka. nnd ornare After the regular ‘order of business ver a discussion ‘sprang Up on the Prinaifies orano hi ot he bef crs O8- specially upon the policy ot Won for polisioa lobo &s the only Means oi the sor the ounguest ot power aud of carrying out sie oujects International. Prominent members, ifum all the attrerent 01 ous on the city were preseut and @ number of ‘new members present themseives for aftiitauion with the orgenizavions SMOTHERED 10 DEATH, A Sad Accident in. Paterson—An Aged Sexton and His Wife Saffecated tu Their Bedroom Tho Church Cloyed on the ‘Sabbath: the Puzzied Congregation Bind the Corpses in Bascmeat. I¢isusualfor the Holland church; tm Godwia street, Paterson, N. J., to hold @ service at half-past mine o'clock on Sunday moruings. Some of the early churcu-goers ‘arrived a little after ning o'clock yesterday morning and were surprised to Ond the church not opened, ‘as uspal. In the pasoment lived the ‘sexton of the church and his wile, an agéd. couple, whose names were Leonard and Jacomina Copenhall, A member of the church stepped down to the basement door to ascertain tne cause of the church not being opened, but found tt locked-and he was unable to get im Finally be broke open the window of the room waicu was used by tue old couple as @ kitchen, An iutolerabiesmell of escaptag gas immediately came throngh the window and nearly caused the man to swoon away; but he Anally made aa effort aud entered the room. A-GHASTLY stca? met his gaze, Upon the fvor of she bedroom of ths old coaple, in front of the bed, lay the old mao, dead. His wife reclined upon the edge of the bed, also dead, Their positions bore unmistakavic evi- dence of their havmg endeavored to arise and of fainting in the ape from suffocavion, ‘The cause of the udair was very evident, In the Kitcnen ».3 8 small cooking Bove, tie damper of which had en tarned oi wand the tits parstaty opened, after putting On some free Oval to keep the fire through the night, This difused a great quan- uty of gus through the kitchen, which communi- a. door ‘with the adjoint ng Toom, ta whicn the old couple slept. The Windows being closed lightly on sach an inclement night, and tuere bv 4 ‘Ventilation Whatever, of course the inmates SUPFOCATION FROM THE GAS. Whon the HERALD representative visited the place half hour or more after the discovery of the bodies ere Was an intolerable ‘stench of yas, In Which & ‘person could not live hall an bour, and in two min- ates the spcctators were obliged to leave the place to get tueir breath. No other cause for the smell of gas could bo discovered than the stove, and an ex- Perimental removal of the Itds proved beyond doubt that that Was the Feal source of the deadly atmo- sphe. Pe oroaet Quinn viewed the bodies, but the case ‘was go plain cunne iMquest Was deemed necessary perma ive burial wus giv ‘the victims Ware b poor Hollanders and had no relatives excops- ing @ married hos Chelle living tn Ree ante THE wtisgousr 1 LYNOHNG, uy) 24, 117i, Farther particnlars ae ee or the lynching of two deaperadoes near Sencos, Mo. Last week It aj appears Louis Swimm and another des; ato known as ¢ xas ive, alias Buc! eee quanoed German named Henry salsman to about “the miles ftom Prairte City to get some whiskey they Rad goer Alter: out of the town sauited him with glu! rovbl of wl lf to Grae back to the town and 7 — te relay eee! Seneca y Teeditea tant aptared a ‘iter ast abot three times Both coe hi to a Thavings tof the the execution mn arag pa oar, and’ the total booty ov: men > DOMESTIO DIPPIOULTY, Patrick Doyle, of No, a3 West Nineteenta atrest, got into a row with his better half, Ano, and when she endeavored to defend herself from his attacks he caught her about the bod: Ms, flung her on tho floor, bolas | her collar bone and Injaring her bran about the head. ‘The woman was removed ‘by 1 potice to the Sixteenth precinct station house, reaea where, after being attended to by the police sur- gcon, she was sent to Bellevue Hospital. Ajiunatic named John Killian, of No. 1,417 Broad. way, Was taken tn custody Officer Sima, of the ak ststy precings yesterday, and gent tg Bolice e Msp ital, 4 eo Investigating Collector Marphy’s General Order Business. The Coming Contests in Iowa, Obio and Wis- consin for United States Senators, Attempt to Disarm the Spanish Volunteers in Cuba. The Haytien Government in an Ugly Position Regarding St. Domingo. WASHINGTON, Deo, 24, 1871. The General Order Business Under thd Re- cent Administratt t the New York Cus. tom House. ‘The resolution of Senator Conkling for an Investi- gation of the general order business in the New York Custora House, and in which the language of Senator Schurz reflecting on Mr. Leet, of tne fit of Leet & Stocking, dnd General Horace Porter, inti. Mating that there were influcnoés In the White Honse stronger, even, than the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, {8 quoted, was occasioned by a very queer story, that, to sdy the least of it, needs” codtradic- tion, It.18 that the profita of the general order busi- ness, under Collector Murphy, were farmed out-to Leet & Stocking and divided into four shares, two of them going to. General Porter, Pub- Melty was fret giver to the story by a woman .who was offended at the marriage of Mr. Stocking to the daughter ot Mr Justice Mi- ler, of the Supreme Court, and came to the knowl- edge of some of the revenue reformers who are working against the present administration, These People bave iollowed it up so closelyas to have gained sufficient evidence to sustain .the charge independently of the person who gave tne: original intimation. The recent remarkable fight in the Senate, and espectaily Mr. Schurz’s curious intime- ton of a power behind the throne greater than the throne itself, hinted darkly at some such fact as this, and the enemies of the administration declare that it the Committee on Investigation and Re- trenchment will hear and report the truth they will develop the racts upoa unquestionable testimony. The Forthcoming Electlons for United states Senators in Iowa, Obio aud Wisconsiu—The Obio Fight for Harland. Great int it ig manifested in political circles here as to the result of the etections for United States Senators to be held within the next twemty- five days tn the States of Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin. There are twenty-one Senators whose terms will expue on the 4th of March, 1873, Two of these prospective vacancies have already been filled by the election of Mr. Sargent from. Call- fornia, and Mr. McCreary irom, Kentucky. The fatiure of Mr. Beck in the latter State Telieves the Senatorial majority of one whom they regard as @ formidable opponent, Mr. MoUreary is considered an able, but lazy, man, John Sherman's re-election will be regarded as au administration triumph, though i. is considered @oupttul tf the White Heuge looks with as much favor as formerly on that tnfiuence,. The revenue and clvu reformers in bi0.are, strongly, opposed to Mr, Sherman. _ Sec- retary Delano, it 1s thought, looks eagerly to Capitol. His , Assistant Secretary of. the Interior 44, now tn Oulo, looking after, the looae threads, The opponents of Sherman appear to be -ooncentrating on Ex-Governor Dennison, while the names of General Cox and James KR, Ashley aro Mentioned as compromise candidates in the event of the fignt waxing warm, It f¥ concedéa that Mr. Sherman’s re-election ts, to say the.Jeast, in some doubt, : Mr. Harlan has already té(t, for Iowa.’ The eleo- tion there takes, place om the: 2th proximo, His friends claim over séyonty votes on joint ballot, giving their candidate about seventeen ma- jority. His opponents are equally gs, confident, Ex-Representative Allison ts their favorite, winie the names of Mr, Jossph F. Wilson aid ‘General G. ‘M. Doage are also mentioned The administration tsyery guxtous “for Mr. Hatlan’s reelection, Friends. of . thé, latter, say, i reply | ‘to charges made against ‘the Senator with regard to ‘his placing ‘oh ‘the pension rolis thé © names of Indian’ claimants, that the act was not illegal, tuongnh wunususl,iand that: Mr. Harlan’s ob- Jeet ‘as Secretary was to prevent the Penston Bureau being imposed on. He sent, it 1s claimed, an expert to the Indian Territory as special agent, with orders to re-examine on the grownd the evi- dence presénted, here, by thelr attorney, and pay only the bona Adc) clams. ‘wo hundred and sevents-four cases were filed and entered on the rola, Of, these, Mr. Whitney, the agent, ahowed only forty-seven, and when he returned ‘here the bafance was stricken from the rolls. Mr. Whitney drew $75,000, paid out about twenty-four thousand dollars and returned the bal- ance to the Treasury, where his accounts were fully adjusted. . This is the story of Mr. Harlan’s friends, One of the most active agencies against the Senator is produced by the Chicago and Northwestern Ratl- road, which charges the Senator with endeavoring to pass a billin the interest of James B. Joy, an- other railroad magnato, which would give him and the road he manages an equal right to use the Chicago road’s bridge across the Mississipp! at Clinton, Iowa, Long after the bridge was bulit Congress’ passed a law making post routes of all bridges to be built across navigable streams. Mr. Harlan is chatged with endeavoring to make this retroactive. ‘The consequence ts the formation of a powerfut ratiroad lobby for and against him. The President aud friends look with anxiety for hts suc- cess, Mr. Howe will walk over the Wisconsin course. Sixieen vacancies are to be filled next winter, all of them repuolicana but one. Suspicious Conduct of the Haytien Govern- ment Rogarding St. Domingo. It appears from oMicial advices that our Minister at Hayts, by instruction of our government, has re- monatrated to the authorities of that country, plataly and emphaticaliy, against tho want of good faith shown by the Haytien government in ts ob+ servanco of its neutrality 10 regard to the domestic strife in St. Domingo. Ihe Minister ot Foreign A(- fairs, in rep'y, intimated that the allegations were not sustatued by proofs, and must have come from factions interested in throwing discredit upon hts government, by which latter statement Minister Bassett suspected he intended allusion to the adherents of President Baez, and ¢8- pecially to the Haytien exiles and refugees in St. Domingo, The Minisier declared that the sympattiles of his government were in full accord ‘with those of the great majority of the citizens of the Untied States, who have a itvely interest in the independence of the republic of St, Domingo; that lls government coul! have no interest in working for the annexation of aes yepenne: fo Haytt, and ‘Apalii Made the dectaratto® Thal Yas’ oventnent doen nothing fo fomeut discord in 8t. Doruingo, but that its strongost desire is to caitivate perfect friends Ship aud harmony with that rep ite. Mr, Bassett adda that the promises and protesta- tons of the Haytien government on this particular subject “do not seem to be expressed im any way to inspire perfect confidence in thelr sincerity.” Aevesigations in the Treasucy Department. Toe Committee On KXpenditares in the Treasary Department bave not been charged With such an investigation as the secretary Js having made, which ta@ counting of the funds of the Treasury, ‘whlen, It ts supposed, will occupy twonty counters four months, The investigation of the committee has to do with accounts, expendiiures, voucher, and the administration of the affairs of the depart. ment in all its ramifications. This investigation has already commenced, and, although dolayed some What on account of the absence of aemocralic members of the committee, it. wili be resumed im- mediately after the holidays, Salary of the Clerk to the Committee on Pablic Buildings. On the day previous to the adjournment of Con- gress Mr, Dawes introduced a resolution tnto the House to the effect that the resolution of April 17, authorizing the Committee on Public Buildings and Greuads to employ a Glerk, shall be go gonstyyod ae “by to pay said clerk during the time Congress ts in nea- sion, but not during the recesses between the sos sions, This resoinsion appearing on its face asin the interests of reform and coming from the leader of the House, «t without objection. The facts of the ¢ase are that the committee has no use for clerk, and under the recent professions of the domi nant party 1h the Howse Wid hot to etiiploy one, the whole thing being, a3 it ts supposed, a trick on the Dart of Mr. Dawes to provide for the payment of a salary to a man Wi 1s sometimes useful and had to be providea for, Li Tender Cases iu the Sapreme Court. The fuil opinion of the United States Supreme Court {n the legal tender cases will be delivered on tho 15tn of January. Tiose who will unite in the majority are Justices Davis, Strong, Miller, Swayne and Bradley, and those inthe minority Chief Jus- tice Chase and Associate Justices Chfford, Field and Nelson. In addition to the majority and minority reports proper it ts expected several of the Judges i express their optuions on different branches of the question, Cuda and the Spanish Volunteors—Dinarming the Latter Not Practicable at Present. In the letter of Vice Consul General Hall to the Department of, State, recently published, it was stated, in regard to the arrest and execation of the students at Havana, that “thronghout the whole affair the government displayed its ubler helpless- ness in dealing with such emergencies, and that the reguiar force at its command waa insignificant, while that of the volufiteers waa large, readily con- centrated, and, as in tia lustance, when, nearly Unanimous in purpose, overpowering,’” it Was receatly kaid here in diplomatte circtes that Spain conten he su pfession of the volun teers in order a8 well in put an ens to their enorme Ues as to. nsure admlalstra non. solely by the Span- ‘ular troops, and, besides, it was represented oO" volunteers Were comparatively few in Rumbers and must yield to superior authority. But Unis was merely the a xeRes ition of forneh s ptpements. As far back as’ Septet 1868, ‘istunt Secre: tary Davis addressed. & dential letter ta Mr. Piumb, at that time Consul General at Havana, say- ing that information had been received from Mad- rid that measures hud glircady been taken there Ww disarm tao volunteersin Cuba simultaneously with @ proposed cessation of hostilities, and that severe and positive orders had been given to stop the scandalous execution of captives aad like cruel- ties, It bemng Oo! great tuportance that the Depart- ment of States should know at an early date how far the bewe from Madrid could be depended on, Mr. Plumb was instracted to ascertain, in @ cautious way, Whether the purpose was or could be carried out In October of that year Mr. Plumb, after care- ful inquiry, had no hesitation in saying tnat what- ever may the desire that to some extent may naturally be entertained by the existing govern- ment of Spain in that regard, the execution of such @ measure was at that, thne impracticatle, and was, he thought, so regarded by all the representa- tives there of Spanish authority, That orgammution appeared to be @ permanent power in the island and had to be taken into account in any political calculations regarding tt, That organiza- tion numbered, eras lorty thousand men, well organized, armed and Sutpped and considerably accustomed to the exercise of arms. They beld all the ports and all the towns, and they had a stake ‘nd interest to defend, for they were residents there, They were connected with she commerce and industry of the island, anu they expected and desired to remain there. They were not govern. ment employés, Their officers were generally mon Qi some position and wealth, as were also very many iu the ranks. They had no idea or submitting: to or being ruled by the Cuban portion of the popu- lation, 1¢ might be aouvred whether ail the Cubans im arms within the isiaud number half as many, nor had they the meaus, the orgenization or the arms of the volunteers, Mr. Plumb added:— “The entire government force that will be here, should all the promised reinforcements arrive, will Dot be equal in numbers to the volunteers, and the former wilksoon fraternize with the lacter, The attempt to disarm suey, bya a might mauga- rate another civil war. ‘The government in Spain must rely either upon the Gntene or upon the Span- ish residents, . It 18 hardly probable it would now leave the latter to unite with (ne former.’” Under it er the rebellion. shail have been put down, 16 18 believed that botu may be wnited. Under these clroumscances I. do not wall gee how the design referred to can be catertatiued the government of Madrid, except a4 a desired and remote ‘sibility, and that to the Captamn General here tt must be’ irksome. to feel that ho has constantly to defer or told in account the prejuiices and the: power of the volunteers, especially as affects his action in remoter points and the tnterior of the island. Navigation on the Potromne ¢ River 44. now open to navigation to Pyeng Thus there 16 no interruption to travel between New York and tne bisa Le y TRAP GUN TRAGEDY. Another Sunday Hepantion, lw Newark—A Noted Burglar Slots Pead—Billy Healey’s Foarfal Christmas Prosent=All for « Few Pleces, of BraseyThe Hedy, Leit for the Rats to Feast Ou. It t a somewhat singular fact that for at least Uree years past most of the tragic occurrences in Newark have taken place on Sunaay, so that tie wacred day has come to’ be considered’ fucompiete unless attended with some startling crimipal sensation, Yesterday was no exception ‘to the rile, its tragic achievement betng the shooting dead of a. moted. Ddurglar and @x-state Prison bird, named William H. Healy, better known as “Billy the Burglar.” About turee o’clock. in the. afternoon Mr. George KE. Parker visited his brass foundry, in the rear of No. 23 River street, opposite the Centre street depot of the Now Jorsey Railroad.’ Oni entering the'firse object whitch met Ais gane was THE DEAD BODY pA de Me Be Teaning against @ henich near the door. from’ horror of fright i not stated, bat tattl Lexi instantly. started back, locked his plage, an 4 procecded to the police station and re- orted the matter to the oMcer in charge, Capiain Dwyer. Detectives Smith and stainaby, Al- d@erman Stainsby, the latter’s brother, and a Mr Marsn proceedeu ut once with Parker to his factory, and soon recognized in the stiffened corpse the form of Witiam Healy, Some time during the nigat or early #n the morning Healey, had broken into the fouadry by pushing in one of the door panels. He bad mitered up ina eg ee hickory’? shirt some seventeen pieces of brass fituings, worth in the aagr aboUC $2 60, and laid the plunder in one corner of the placo. He next walked over to the ucnch, m wiich was 3 drawer where was kept some fine fancy is work. ‘The instant be touched the ‘asa le received A HANDYUL OF BUCKSHOT of a coarse number tnto his left side, and probably dropped dead against the bench without a struggle. The shot tore downward into the groin. On his erson was found an account book with Warner & ‘olk, hatters, with witom deceased had sometimes been employed: also his pardoa from State Prison, dated July 10, and signed by Horace Cannot: Secretary of state. The instrument of death seven-elghtns inch rifle bore carbine, similar vo those used by the Confederate cavairy during the war. The stock and barrel measure only twenty-eight Inches, It was fixed on the wall at the far end of the bench, and connected with the window and the drawer by & string. | ‘was held at the station nouse until ‘the County Phy- sician (Dr. Dood) should take action, Aftor @ pre- luminary eee he ordered the release of Parker. Healey's jy was left in the faccory all last tntante if any of nee Ye lett by K+} Tats this morn- ing an inquest will be held, Why one was not ordered at once ts not clear. While, of course, there ia no great t that the community has been thus sammarily rit of a noted Dest ‘tere ts, how- ever, a great deal of comment on the rigut of Mr. Parker (o place a bs m inthe manner desctibed in his foundry. there been a firo in the place and a iremean been the first to break im his fate would have peen sealed, as was that of the burglar Healey, In justification of his course Mr, Pater says the fagtory wae repeatediy entered und and, taking the ene m the New Yor« Eraveniin, Aganisto, he took desperate measures tq check the aluoyance. wc BRALRY": is brief, He Was Ae toner at Jeara of axe, and liad been twice In State Prison for burglary aud once in the County Jail. a visit to State re, NOW kept D: ir He a sfheoe' fo formerly Corrigan’s, parents ey. Fa wer whlol he cleaned out, His leaves Iwo brothers in Newark. were known to the authorities, AVANA MARKETS Havana, Doc. pm 1871, Sugar—Stock fn bie gg at Hay 9» 3,575 boxes and 60 hi eno; and Maw was an iniani. Few harder cas ett, a SMe. ppeit ge, 8 S ee ato ng, Urpaias new, 9% bs Ait prisee; sates ‘of the" real 3300 bales, monty Jmited States, American buyers are wnable to obtate iit alone, and are + nce to take enttre plantations, The gommenced to. arsive, pected ‘be immense, Fre! v mand be ee United States, bat 1 wring to the merohante refusing to acoede to captalna; per box of sugar t omar ‘aud Southera in the United States, #1 a per hogshead of Rorthern'end Sournern ports in the United Staten, = a United States firmer; currency, 6 d ave, bs tum, gold, GO “oe, yO tp iyi er to @o eofaras to assert that th accident GLOOMY GOTHAM. ely Se ee The Upper Portion of of the City Still Shrouded in Darkness. A SOMBRE CHRISTMAS EVE. The Churches Forsaken Because of No Light Therein, and the Undevout Youth of Both Sexes Making Love in the Moonlight. WHAT IS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT? Strangers entering the city last evening at the Grond Central depot were at a loss to conjecture what cavsed the mystertous gloom which brooded over the city from Thirty-fourth to Seventy-ninth street, The gayety and cheerfulness which are generally to be observed im the stores along the Avenues and streets in the upper part of the cily Were entifely wanting, and in their stead a somore darkness everywhere prevailed. The mansions on Filtn and Madison avenues, usually ablaze with laght, looked as if the inhabitants of them had MADE A GENERAL BXOUNS and loft them to thelr sonelipess. ‘The street cans were crowded with travellers who coula not dud | thetr way through (he city, as the landmarks, the gas lamps, which generally serve as a guide, gave no sign of light. Shopkeepers Were pot by any means in a atate of thank/uiness, lovers Mirting by the PALE LIGHT OF THE MOON were inagtate of biiaa, the roughs who congre- gated in crowds aronnd the street corners were ripe tor mischief of any kind, disappoimted Christians who could Gud no church open tor worship were oud in their grumblings, and the feeling iu the city was dark in the extreme, ‘The source of all tuis confusion and gloom was caused, as our readers are aware, by the explosion of the works of the Metropolitan Gas Company, the par- ticulars of which were given in te issu of yester- day. This @ompany eupplied a district which ex- tended from Thirty-fourth to Seventy-ninth strect and irom river to river, euf®racing within it the most fashionable portion of the city and the largest number of the places of werstip. The loss caused by the explosion and CONSEQUENT DARKNESS to the storekeepers on Saturday evening has been estimated at more than $20,000, and yesterday the depression stilt continued, entailing fur- ther losses, Of all seasons of the year at which such an acoident could happen the present is the most unpropitious, as tue idea of Highs and brightness ts inseparable irom a Christmas festival. The confectionery and toy stores, which contribute so largely to the beauty of our streets on Christmas eve, were shorn of ali their gayety by the explosion, and the beauty of the saleswomen was even dimmed by the reflection of the tallow can- dies which were used instead of the gas, Tho deal- era in glass lamps did a rushing trade Saturday evening aud yesterday, and dispensers of the non-explosive who happened to have a gvod stock in hand made a small fortune, so lively was the demand. Going up town last evening, until you came to Thifiy-fourta street tne city presented its usual appearance, the street lamps were all liguted, und tue oyster salyons and restaurants Were resplendent with Increased cheer- Tuluesd, But wien Thirty-tourth street was reacned @ changecame over the Spinit. of the dream, and. in an imstant, as if Dy magic, you were plunged into tue “plead rey On one side of the street tue ‘windo’ WERE BRILIIAWTLY: ILLUMINATED and on’ the other en ‘of lignt, forming | a contrast so sirikuig tat it was the theme of universal renack." Tne twinkling red aud biue lights of the street cars could. be sewn tar up Broad- way, louking like Wil o tue Wisps in tue MIDST OF THE DARKNESS, ‘The utmost diversity o1 feeling vailed among the pedestrians:on) tho streets: trlative 10 the diws- aster, Somelooked upon *he affair usa goud joKc, and seemed to enjoy 1t hugely, but thease wero tha rties who had nothing at stake; those who were erested ‘uve vent to thelr rage in curses bot loud and deep. SALOONS THR LIQUOR seemed tobe least aifocted OF-th0 dark an:they looked to be Ca pee Soyo 7 truite by the igkecing Inghts ot tatow candies und Kerosene lawps. eens of musing topors gathered areund the vara, discussing the» effe or «the ‘abacnog of light upon» the .p of the ety) ana took advat of the coe to imbibe larger draughts of. their favorite! beverayes than. tney could hope to; do under the gaslignt; and many, Overcome by their pcauons, gave vent to teit overwrougit feel! Curisumas songs, More re- markable for noise than harmony... Family, en- laces. were eveu more irap-like ts im the: windows loomed Ci. With more «distinctness, and the general tendeney of the saioon keepers and their cumomers was to. keep as jolly as possible under ali circum stances, 1 THE DRUG STORES, which tn ordinary tines are the ohief adornments ot the city, patictlariy at uight, looked as sickly in the teebie prowl the wmprovised lights as the medicines them, anuithe cadaverous- asf ticy lad been phys heir lives, THB CHUROMES. fhe churenes were closed, muoh to numbers, ansicipated usical treat which had been promised by many or tne! thechotm Inthe Eplacopal Rourcnes this. was uy Lhe Case, and in earist church partoular: ‘yas @ Very atiractive programme bad eon anmonuced for the services ul yesterday evening, Bemg Uhristinas Eve numbers of people, who were unavwaro the extent of the disaster, had come up irom the lower part o1 the city w at- tend the services, but were astonianed to find closed doors and generai dirkness in all whe religious editieess. In some of them attempts had been mate to substitute candies ior gas, but though they veri- fied tho hue of the poet by ‘STEDDING A DIM, RELIGIOUS LiaHT,!? it was thougnt devotions heid under such’ ciream- siances Would Lot be conducive to morality, and It was therefore decidea to keep closed doors. For ritualist, H they had only thought of ‘it, a fine op- portunity was aforded fur @ «isplay uf their pe- culiar practices; but, strange to say, no advantage Was taken Of it. Baptists and Metnodists, Eptsce- palians and Presbyterians were for once agreed in their views upon (he same question: but the Roman Gatnolica determined to have the usual midnight mass preparatory tor Christmas Day at all hazards, THE FLIRTING, It was remarked that a larger amount of frting was 10 be observed last evening than at any previous time within the memory of the ofdest tniabditant, The streets wore crawded with gay promenaders of both sexea, Who, om alt appearances, wished for @ longer con’ invanes of the deligitiul gloom. The moo was in that peculiar state of beauty which wots represent to bo most favoranig for love-muk- ing, and under its gentile infuence hands were tenderly pressed and soft speeches were made all ee aweeter by reason that everything around looked in the squares the seais were crowded, and ui toe dtin Light strong arms were 10 bo observed claspiug mender waists, all parties looking Pio Nappy. Those who came out to pray ained to make love; and tt 4 wore than iikely thi Christmas Eve wiil be long remembered py the lads and lasses of (ue upper portion of the city, THE ROUGHS, Considerable aries was felt lest the oon) who abound thickly on the streets, might All comuut depredations under cover of the darkaess, bas th eipearapes ot the Queena of Night, mo- mentarily jucreasing in brightness a8 the evening Wore on, in ® great mesesure dispelled the learg whiok Were entertained. semen Bam one adison avenue Jacking. residences were pio to utter darkness imiy lighted tp as to make darkness paw LE i club houses Were deserted and the restaurants were almost empty. A HERALD reporter visited the SCENE OF THK EXPLOSION, yesterday, where a large gang of workmen were busily engaged in clearing aw: sideravie the debris, Con. 48 had been made, and the work of Y damage sesious tI ag firs Sappewe, bu s the state shat cy Seow | have forfeited double runerauty | rather that such an accident should have ocvarred at (tis season. The President of the Harlem Gas Senge offered on feet to fure nish all the a ai wer, Dut as the a in mane is Himised, he cann domuch. 1 there sas to- night it iscertam there will be noue for a few sticcecdiug days otwitestanding we Feet an to the contrary. satisfaction expressed Grekeepe ness has been 80 sortausly injared, and threats of PROS! id TAS COMPANY are freely uttered, Cf eed ee the re- porter that @ number of persons wi red to supscribe es rg he establish a rund for such & UT POO be honestly and tairiy framaged. ‘This feeling has heen ealied forth, not alone by the present di 1, but also Decaase the gas consumers velleve inet or hot been fairiv treated bg the company inthe past. They claim that they have been supplied oe bad gas ac a mgh price, and that no attention has beea given to their repeated Complaints. or any redress oltered. = on fe. parser theempioyés at the 's.° They. i vet tho present opportunity ts a good one call the o" to account ami endeavor pany secure a better .'8t@ Of things in tLe future a. what ch red Vene previous mand; pas A ae charactar nc 9 connection. with ples, which was tree wu Scussed taat evening t ts considered by teat iy that am orks #' ould nog) be located mth rt of acity, ad poctdents ate ireynent occurrence, oiten attended with fatal ree suits. Inthe event of # fire ovourring in tnete| vicinity the danger would be gre the explosion Of the gasomerer duting the Chicago coniagra having more than e@hything else toad to spread =the fame For all purposes of utility (he works coukl be aa well ait! ated on the other side of the river as on (his, and we shall Probabiy hear more im conneetion with tnis phase of the accident. Below we print a communicatios irom the company to the consumers, whict will Be found imterosting, and also @ letter from ® corre> pont which contains some valuable sug- ona. rs the Metropolitan Gae Light Cor uy. MPTWOLOLITAN Gas Ligut COM’ ANY, New Vouk, Dee. 24 187s } our Te the Cons epieeae ke notice that it ower (rol As i distetct wis) ‘or tI ‘or four or five hours only Seer Monday evening we boxin to furnish yas at seven o'clock. ‘and will continue it uni eleven, and i possible thi mid~ might, | Then for the proven we, wists eonaumers 0 niining uns Alter elovea.or Lraive delve, ay ya. 10 wus to light the street lampe dart ad the whote night. Tm a fow Gays more we abuall vo xble (0 furuia gus na Steet t nobo 'y was seriounly hurt, OU, ZOLLUKOF FBR, President, To vam Eprr9) HPwaLDi= pn ehe apparent {1 Logie of the Presidems and custneemaoe ise peste. ante ane There wae Tol uve inthere any reason why tho realieuteot ¢ npr pase the elty ato be without ( the Prestaen: aware tu ain of the pony rh nue, wnt m ¢ ave been urthe atreet In am by ‘Shall the people he mute fern by the ycuorance vf jem of the varius companes? Let the counretion be taade, nod let corporations be fervayix, not masters of puviio: Yours ae aN’ 1 Out esc & OANWIBALISTIO PEMALE, She Bitey on Enr Finger OW Auothe? “Brany.’? . Rosanna Mason and Ada Mables, two of the reas revolting spectmens of humanity ever seen, even the Sixth ward, became engaged in au altercation in & house of pros‘itution, corner of Watet an@ Dover streets, yesierday morning, adring which Ada displayed her canathaiisuc propensities UP biting Rosanna’s: leit eat and one fager nearly off. ‘The giris were vota arraisned at the Tombs aboms tweive o'clock yesterday, Where they presented ®& sight at once sickenIng aed revolung, Kosanna’s ear hung down on sie side Of her neck, suspended only by a small p.riion of Mesh, white her hands and clothes were literally covered with OL To udd io her shocking appearance, she was in & frightiul atate of intoxication, aud amused herself whue im Court by crymg and cursing any and every two? 1 thing that chanced to come in her. way But, as disgustmg as appeared Rosanna, the cannivalisic Ad@ far surpussed her m oint OF hideousneas, Withou! beg guilty of the east eXaggeralion it is periectly safe to say thas her countenance 14 the most hellish, the most dane- nable, that ever disgraced the ‘Lomba Poiice Cours. While looking at her yne caunot but think of a huge Soule, with his wrinniog face and leering eves. esterday sv Was so much mtoxicated that lt Was with diticulty that she could matniain a perpea- dicular postion, her red hair havging io tangies about her face and down hee back, boch of whith were-besmeared With blood from the ear and finger of ner victim, Her vore resembled nothing so much as the growling and snariiog ofan enraged ligress, and she coutinually employed tt in huritag imprecations and epithets at tie wafortanate Ke- saina, who was by no iseans siow in rerorumg. Judge Hogan was in the back room at the time the two were brought tn, bat their mdecent quarreling a 4o loud and offensive that fe quickly Te. turn SMALLPOX IB IN “THE QUAKER cITY. PHITADELPHIA, Deo, 24, 1871. The Health OMcer reports 228 deaths from small. Pex for ihe week, ‘This 1s a slight increase over last week, f MAILS FOR EUROPE ‘The steamsiip Cimbria will leave thts port om Tuesday for Piymouth aud Hambarg. ‘Phe matis-for Kurope will closs at the Post Offes. atcleven o'clock A, M. Te New Youre fHxrtaro—Fdition for Europe— mut be ready at half-past nine o'clock in the mora- 1S nate coplen, in wrappers for mailing, tx coats. Patent. CHAMPION SAFI, * ‘Qol Broadway, corner Murray street A.=Heerin Arrived at Last—The Steamer La Rose with a full carigo of Holiday nad Fancy Goods of every descrip- liom, The propelewors of the Great Original Dollar steve, No. 667 Broadway, intended this. cargo of goods for. last off account of the delay, they will not be ei a week, until pen Me next. ‘The proprietors say that they show to the eltizens of | New York the crandest wan gvade copecially, suitable for New, Year's presente thas, Been et inte ft this efty. The variety tac ve would be roneetn attempt to coumerate the articles. AB who wish New Year's goods are rerpectfuliy invited to Focelve bargains Gut anythin, fas 7 sy ollered at U lar Store, The rash establishment last was tnense, and every one tor be, delighted. with dbeir purchases; but the seriously regret that they were not able to have the splen pons that were on the steamer Rone for last ‘Ank for ‘Novello’s | 60; Organ Books, nt wo Bouts ioe iy treet ‘Avgel?s Turkish Ratha, Lexington Dow corner of Twenty.Aftn street Genilamen ES os and all nights iadioe «lay aud evening ; vest: sonulagion’) em ras No gratuities; advantages unequalled; Tope oddone. ‘ meraniee ba in Fine Gold Jewelry. PRICKS, > whee JEL ona: Bat Oty ig Lee D LOCKE AND NECKLACES. SEAL SNS. i Switerd SARE, TOP as aa HANDEERCHLEY rintrs be sp apt CHILDREN'S GOLD poy CLO RAN ee one RING EARRINGS. io war cy hinge OC OUD TUIMBLES, TALIS SERPEE MING GEO. v LUEN 341 Broadway, near Fourteéath. = hulk and nold.—Gee., Cc near Fourteenth str Foreign and American Ales, Wines, James son's seven year Cod Irie Whiakey. JON J. STAFF, 115 Chambers stroot. Holiday Presents ot Atte and Charity. Man's best gift to woman was the sewing machine. A bet. ter holt jay 0 preseat % wite or a ateter, or one near denrer sti, than ELER « WILSON SEWING Mae CAINE exauot be tevived. ‘Their reputation ts too well tablished 10 need comment, ead the pres are re faradauiy ta times, The splendid depot York Dally Times, ~ ig Now Seven, 1 Octave Plan Baers 880, cash "or tae Na upd Pianos to fet; imoulaly paymonts Feavtver!, a WA Offre “, Great Wenern (Ma oMPaNy, 89 WILLIAM stm at ing of the Board of Directors of co Company, the l’realdent of ‘ne ice te oe we last met here as La) gf our aanocntes, Board, Mr. Joba it, Gardner, bas nen died, aod od we counscla. As. is very hear ai br nea ae eae s valet, resolutions [oF your ag- Yo the rom ot Me, A ae Me epAveaes iduais bave sustained by hie absence from our mn roy a member of this Board, bis tara Sontributed to procure for the company ae, soviet. contribu rocure for the com) an ation athome ‘and abroad for atablil ‘ld sucsoea. ive, That walle we bear our fo bia wort asaman and a citizen of this commercial community, Therein the generat prosperity has boen benefited by is infinence, we also sympathize w Irlendn, to whom his loss must come home ceadminas sorro ‘Resolved, Thi yat the for the el efty Journals, and a copy be “Pike buck mene tare be ae te. HILL'S HAIR DYE, black or "earn oem ory, —Th Rates ie @, G 4 ac 20d, tii “is Wallstren, Wow Cork. wecryt ao) nD SaUAne, AND UPRIGHT PIANOS. w exchange. Iilustreted catalogues sone Spartan Hall, 109 and 11 Bast Pourrepatia street, New ¥ aire and Poke ti vot st ees oat macnn 8 2 tapas Brookiyas Welt ar, Seeere et onder What Hine Be- nia Fala m the Wsaaectan Tee ane a concentraied electricity and harmless, 10 ate ory gaunt) eg Psi Fae of SOnNSON Gs de on Tucstny moruing & oo its ccgeae tor oa morn! ‘nest, ih, and cloned neural vee ot te i Call sariy Uf you want to get good bargalng