The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1872, Page 3

Ef ee ELC) 6 “MD Spt CFE 1 wv THE NEW YEAR'S NATIVITY. The Old Year’s Burial and the New Year’s Birth. THE TURNING TIDE OF TIME. The’ Fantastical, Funny, Solemn and Fanciful Phases of the Season. and @ladsome Memorics—-Genial and Merry Greetings. THE “WATUH MURTINGS” LAST NIGHT, Meurn(ul “The last day of the year!” sald eacu belated seveller to. imself—and their number was legion— as he returned home in the drizzie which made the «wee sma’ hours’! of yesterday morning so intensely @,cagreeable, Indeed, nearly ali the gayety and woqai festivity that usually characterize the dying meure of the year were vy respect for Sabbatarian traditions transferred to Saturday night—the drink- img of toasts aud harmless mirth ana exunerant jollity ‘with which all men of healthy tastes and ge poe celebrate the last moments of an visit of tinié—were discounted by ths Dreneure of o pious neeessity. Pcople seemed un- to separate as assombled in friendly con- Found the family hearths. They chatted over thé Joeses and the gain’, the joys and the sorrows, ‘she bereavemenis aud tue changee, the births and marriages of the twelvemonth that with flying feet ‘was speeding forward through the last quarter- mile stretch of its appolmted course to the goal Of death and nothingness. Now the steam- ‘ng cup passed gaily round, as recollections of joyous junksting parties and merry reunions were calied up before the eye of memory; and, again, a miat of tender regret blurred the vision as there ‘wprang to the lips, but halted on the threshold of speech and dicd away ina meaving asllence, that vad)y familiar wish:— ‘ But O for the touch of a vanished band Aut the cound of a voice that is still, Bat bachelor: of a gay turn of mind by no means gontented themealves wit) we Et sic forme, of Rew Yeirls Hyd festivity. Wil ie ‘fous step they threaded their way threngh tne dismal mist until ihey reacked thelr club or wome other familiar aunt of friendly re- f@mion. And in such temples of gental tellowship She fan indeed waxed fast and furious. Men’s wits feemed sharpened by the insmration ef the time, and sparklig jeats and gay stories and festive songs fell.opon aympatiichs cars, and were received with rapturous thunders of applause or loud bursts oF wholesome lauguter. No doubt all felt a year older asthe iiight of time was brought home to them by the inevitable suggestion of the season, end, conscious of the opportunities they had lost, ant sadly impressed with the wertainty of the end ‘hat must sooner or later point their lives ant Consiga them to that same fate as that which » few hours later would engulf the passing year, ticy abandoned themselves without restraint to mirth and picasure, At such a time, if at all, itis surely permissible to obey that old, 01a aoctrine, pagan though it may be, of “eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die,” No feasts are 80 furiousiy cay as those which, like the revels of Arbaces, are grucea with the presence of a skele- ton. Lome however, was passed after a more subdued Gnd <ievorous fasnton. As will be seen from our special reports the attendance at the churches was unusually large, and the discourses of the preachers borrowed inspiration and gained force and Vigur and meaning irom the solemnity of the time. Standing on the verge of the grave ot the year, there rose ap before Many a consclen: clothea with new and startling significance, the words of iioly Writs—‘Work while itis day; for the mght cometh, Wherein no man caa work.’ In Nearts thus thrilicd with convictions of the eyan- eacence 0! time the seed of grace fell as apon con- jai soll, and in many cases will doubticss bear frac @ hundied fold. The interest of the day, however, culminated at the watcn-night services, which were held at a great number of churches, and of which we give full accounts elsewhere. ‘he Jervid earnestuess of these asrembiies is almost proverbial, especially among the Slethouists, wo, with that shrewd skul which controls ‘them’ work, ana which rompts them to seize upon aby lawilul means fo-win sous tu God, have always made the most of the ti te pleadings of the Holy Spirit were stricken with horror ana dismay as they realized the guilt of sin, tne need for salvation, and the awful nearness of eternity. ‘The scales of fleshly blindness drawn from their eyes, they prostrated themselves at the throne of grace, and with teariul contessions of their transgressions besougnt forgiveness, ‘Thus the new year Was ushered 1m with tne joyous paans ot ing angels, as they celebrated the redemp- ton of sinners. 1n-its material aspects the day was a very disa- eanle one. ‘Ihe alr was damp and chilly, and e sireets were greasy with mire, Overhead low, sullen clouds surouded the sky and obscured the Nght of day. One couid not beip thinking, indeed, that the sooner the Old Year were dead the better if he could uot do sometning better for us in the way of climate. However, age 1s almost universally orabbed aud disagreeable; and who could reason- a@bly.expect an Old Year to be jolly on his death bed! Besides, to most of us, he was a good friend, and Joaded us with benefits and gladness. It was out meet, therefore, that we should be indulgent to his last shoricomi and shoux take leave of bim without reproaches, But, perhaps, the best way to honor his memory is to give a rousing welcome to his child and heir, who, with youthful pore into bis place wiih the early light of this Mew Year’s morning. NEW YeAneS EVE. \ juences Oi the season. Souls long dead to a happy There wes a double excitement over the demise of ine Ola Year this time, First, the all-important feature of marke ‘1ic-—provisioning the home citadel, in view uf the assaults to be made upon it to-day— Was attended to on Saturday evening, and then “when the brazen tongue of clamorous Time” an- nounced the birih of the New Year there were myriad watciers ready to welcome the litle @tranger, Saturday was one of those days dear to the heart of tue groceryman, the vender of turkeys and the artist in confecitonery, not forgetting him whom the spirits obey. The markets—especially Fulton and Washington— Diazed in all the bravery of gas and Daphthe vorcnes—the iatter spluttering their blaze over the gidewalk stands—and an ever-surging tide of Rumé@nity driftea in irom the street, beat against the stalis, and roared iv every note of the gamut tne Mousand snd one wants that the New Year @emands, Ani the marketmen—how they tolled. the livelong day and far imto the night! Now a fear would creep into one’s mind lest the piethoric butcher, wuom at times might be con- founded with one of the prize turkeys or Imposing rounds of beet or mutton, ah i very ee VY apoplectio fit as hé rished Wil it it i? vainly striving to satisfy the Bavel of tongues around lum. in tie groceries there was \ne same $709 We an} the scene on Caristiaas Eve woe ne 4 , mas Eve was re- peated on Saturday lnstim = The Grocers! O the Grocers! nearly closed, with perkaps two (own, oF one; but through thoee gaps such oe 1 It was not alone that the scales descending on @ counter made a sound, or that the twine and roller 80 briskly, or that the cavisters ws up ike juggling tricks, or even that the geentgot ten and ooflee were Ao grateful to the nose, that were #0 plenti{al and rare, the almonds so ex the etioks of cinnamon 60 long and straigh' the Papi oes, no delicions, the candied fruity so caked or molten sngar as to make the coldest lookers on feel faint, and subsequently bilious, Nor was ft that the fi Were moist and pulpy, or that the French plums blushed in odemt eas.irom thelr highly decorated boxes, or that ma everything was good (o cat and in ite New Year's dresa; fi! promise of Tne day, that They Monies ee heats Olber af the door, crasting thelr wicker ‘basLets “ail Teft thei parshases apo their ‘wicker baskets wildiy, and ¢ counter, and came ruuai ein, and committed hun.treds of the tike mistakes, in the-best humor possible; while the grocer and his peopie Fre Ay frank and ‘resh that the polished hearts with which wee po ial fberr ros benind might have been their own, Outal 'e for inaper c t i pete as if theses +) ection and for New Year's daws Tt was, rarigh Afier all, @ lucky circumstance that the weariqt marketmen and grocers and tie Bill more weatied housekeepers, ono tradgea all day Indoors aud outdoors, dustii tog, Puy ing and iniratiny 0 festival wiih all on them. ‘Tien th goin e he youn; ng, cleaulug, Cook: about, had one day's rest its responsibilities came is the last 1aoment, or sef well in ihe ts are not a relic of uquisition, icoming the proaches had a doubie a Many looked upon yester- eh wader the ar; back, OF wuewher those hew voo! the vorture cha: ‘3 of the Inqu: The various cereuontes Year ani the gathering a when te iikdnigit hour @ abser vance this ume, NEW YURK large congregau teenth ed, ny cok ad- AYER, nds jarme and eresting, ymi- tou a ‘Thirty: site ot rintendent of Mis hia jored CRs police! pay thro nnessee, P| ht it eeper ar b weral of the Re ay Ww 2. UTA led upostate M hi a ton?” mmittes—th ohemn. cae bi : pacchanaiians a regalar saturnalia, ‘The Last Judgmeut—Freedom’s Jubilee—Pale Faces and Dark Waiting in Prayer and Praise. ‘The time-honored Methoulst custom of watching the Old Year out and the New Year in was observed last night in several of the churches of that de- nomination in this city. In St, John’s church, Fitty-third street, near Eighth avenue, the services commenced with a prayer meeting at eight o'clock, followed by @ sermon and prayer, exhortations and miscellaneous exercises until after midnight, ‘The Rey. Dr. King preached in Forty-third street church at 9 o'clock P. M. on “The Last Judgment,” at the close of the young people’s prayer meeting. Prayers and experiences followed until midnight. In the Central, Greene street, Duane street, Had- sop stree; and other churches on the west side similar services were held. On the east side of the city services were held in Thirty-seventh street Methodist Episcopal chureh, where the Rev. Thomas Guard preached an eloquent discourse 10 @ jauon, In Seven! street church the services commenced at half-} seven W, M. and continued until midnight, Rey. J. H. Lightbourn . preach an —" were uelivered by the pastor and others, THE NEW YEAR WAS USHERED IN WITM PR. In tne newiy dedicated Cornell Memorial church in Seventy-sixth street wa'ch night services were held trom ten to twelve o’clock, but, after the pro- longed exercises of the day, the attendance was small. In Alien.street, Attorney street, John street and other Methodist charches on the east side the attendance was @ the exercises int ‘Tne colored churches of every name, degomi- nation had a jubilee watch meeting ‘of thelr own, in which “Afric’s sunny Mi were duly exalted. St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal Gach, im Broadway, near peevenin street, enjoys theisétves thus, But the Shion Preprint. ie fier Seta, Sum att Meee jabilee 0! opt colored ancakers took the of per: Bat Mane Sat eT oS rge J. jupe! Ly 0, sion, and Elder Chnstie, of Dr. Burchard’s church, and others were extremely glad to be present and to unite in such @ service, ‘Mr, Mingins told nis colored hearers how he loved and married Hrs. Mingine in Philadelphia years ago, and how he also | (nearly a3 well), but did no! marry, good Aunt Mary, @ col woman who used to place her nands on his head and ive him her Dr. Deems occupied a@ quiet corner were ? » Rev. im the church, and there A GREAT MANY PALS FA setting of those of dusky hue, A few were On hand in case of disturt , Dut the ubmost quiet and decoram were nghont, from Fisk University, Te: yi he audience with some of their choice selections, and thus the old year departed and the new was ushered in in the churobes. ed. ” — THE PROGRAMME IN BROOKLYN. Tne Free-Lunch Brigade, commanding, will form at their respective head- quarters, in squads, sections and platoons, with clear heads and good appetites, at nine o’glock thig morbing. Eack man will provide himself with a chart of the works, upon which he will move wilh- out unnecessary delay, When the attack has com- menced, and the fowl breastworks are being car- ried at the point of the knife and fork, pause and reflect upon the sad fate of your fallen comrades, who, in the excess of over zeal, have gone beyond the bounds of propriety and have been spirited out of sight by thirst for New Year In its liquid state. ‘The regection will be found benefictal, as it will en- hance the enjoyment of the vinous refreehment, General Hospitality which should be taken with moderation. Attack upon rich viands rations of the people @ confectioners and other caterers to the wants of New Year's tables will be invited generally in Brooklyn to-day, if the pre} can be taken for aught. have done well in disposing of their wares to the le who purpose receiving acquaintances wholesale to-day, weather permitting, or perhaps whether or not. The Mayor elect d_ the retiring Mayor will be Hall from ten A. M. to twelve th “tne peopie.” ‘The Ki will be up stairs, third story, wuere he will pe “on deck” at the M. to suake hands happy to see the visors to their Honors as soon as they can make it convenient to find out his hogpita- ble quarters. Auditor Schaurman will be on haud Vo audit friendly billé, and the Comptroiler, Mr. te same. A perfect rus! where ge’ the form Commitieemen will do the honore about the Schroader, will ligui is anticipated at the bangnet boards. will dispense Rhine wine Toney Walver, Sherif, Jail, He will be happy to see at the Raymond Street ail old iriends, UTaH. The Cost of United States Prisoners and Wit- uesHeme Sat Lake Cry, Dec. 30, 1871. United States District Attorney Bates has ad- dressed an important letter to Senator Trumbull asking from the Judiciary Committee advice and in- structions as to what he shalido, as he is without money to pay the expenses of the Court tor prson- He says:—“In the Terri- torial Courts, as such, the officers are all! Mormons, who will not panish their followers or leaders for high crimes at all, but do frequently punish Gentiles unfairiy and unjustly, and unless the United States Courts prosecute criminsis anarchy must oon exist here, and neither life nor property wili be safe, The cost for keeping prisoners and for transportation is already $15,000, and there is not a cent on hand for present or future expenses.” The Attorney concludes:—“I see no other course for the government than to pro- vide money immediately for the prosecution of the great crimes now charged or order ail digmissed.”’ ‘THE UTAH LEGISLATURE, Active Preparations aro being made tor the as. ers, jurors, witnesses, &c. sembling January. ANOTHER TABERNACI ‘rhe Mormon tavernacie at St, George was com- pleted amid great rejoicing. THE WEATHER IN UTAH, ‘The storms continue in the mining districts, and the weather nere has been very inclement—rain, bail and suow falling incessantly, PERSONAL. Mr, Oscar G. Sawyer retires to-day from the post of chief editor of the 7ribune, caused, it is stated, by incompatibility of journalistic and political views between Sawyer and the 7ribune directors, a ma- jority of the latter being so-called wu; \or- mons, crponet to Brigham Young, but sil of the Mormon faith. Utah Legislature op the sth of THE COMMIITEE OF SEVENLY. The State Legislaters Representing New York Are Reminded of What Seventy Selous Venccive Te Be Their Duty—The Official Head of the Mayer Demanded and That of Tweed Also Kecommended To Be Chopped Of, ¢ following communication has been sent to each member of the Legislature from this city by the Committee of Seventy. EXgcurTivs Co! OF CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS FOR THB FINANCIAL REFORM OF rue CITY AND COUNTY OF New Your, New Youx, Dec, 30, 1871. It speaks for ivself :— | 6 ot ons were Abaca Pacing. Mare comet o — @ evel Aled 1871, the following resolati ms te St K ai, That for the purpone of to the people of thie chy ve rubeiantial Frakes of their a P De ae eee ae Yon Hoe the pemgral ofthe preseat olds. Recalling the fact that toe interests of ie the peo; taged under bis auspices in plundering the City Treasury— ‘we demand hie immediate resignation x 32 Resolved, That fr the Mayor shall continne to defy the ex- preased will of the people, and shall poral yosition, the Committee on Li to prepare and present to tbe Legislature, immediately on ite mneeting, an act which shall be suMelent and effectual vs ee him at once, without waiting for the completion of new charter or other remedial measures, OH ine Dp of December 19, 1871, at a stated meeting of the same Executive Committee, the fol- lowing resolutions were adopted:— Resolved, That this committee has heretofore expressed, concernin« the necessity of the diute resignation or speedy removal of A, Uakey Hall and Wiliam M. Tweed trom thé offices which they have disgrac-,; ‘and still hold; that this committee has not, indireotly, entered into Or sanctioned wi ir oF toler Me 'b of time, however stort. 10) ‘That copies of the foregotng resolution and the resolutions passed on ib jovem| a ‘dniy authenticated by rng Ohatrnisa aft pet ey comnities, be transuiitted to the senators and Members of Asrembly recently cause of iloancial hereby requested to priate legislation. not changed its views, Ay oF dl ioam =~ i poe understandit uw men sball be retaint ected from this city, to promote the unicipal reform, and tat they are ‘eifect to said resolutions by appro- W. F, HAVEMEYER, Chatrman, BARCLAY GALLAGHER, Assistant Secretary “LB ROL BST WORT! VIVE UR RO!” Bess Tweed Deposed from the Grand Sachem- ship of Tammany and Angustns Sehell Vnanimonsly Elected Grand Sachem of AN the Tammanyites, WILL TAMMANY BE REORGANIZED ? The Vacancies in the Sachems’ Council Cansed by the Resignation of Mavor Hail, Peter B. Sweeny and Ex-Comptroller Connolly Te Be Filled at the Next Mecting. In response to @ cal) of the sachems of the Tam- Many Scelety @ special mec:ing of the'trustess was held on Saturday, at three o'clock, forthe purpose of electinga Grand Sachem in the place of Mr, Tweed. Ithas been a matter of discussion for some time past whether the Boss, on account of the very unenviable reputation he bolds at present, should BE LONGER TOLERATED. a8 head of the society, but action upon the matter has been deferred, from time to time, in expecta tion of him tendering his resignation. The annua) election, too, for the position, takes place in May, but for several years past it has been a matter of form, a8 no opposition Las been Offered to Grand Sachem Tweed. 1 May last no election was held, and, ‘according to the laws of the Soctety, in tho absence ofan elcction the holder Of the position at the time shai: contiiue to occupy it, and am consequence the ‘juss? was Grand Sachem until Saturday. There had book no TALK OF OUSTING HIM in May, as the sun of populanty shone upon him at that period and his power was to all appearance unbroken. But since the collapse of the “ing” polt- cians and their decisive overthrow a fit of virtu- ous indignation as seized upon the sacnems, and it Was determined that ‘weed should be got rid of, quietly if possible, but if necessary, by any means at their disposal, In order to give the fatien mag- nate an opportunity vo retire with dignity, a depu- tation was appointed to walt upon him some ume since and ask him to resign. This he promised to do, but with evident reluctance; and 9s the matter lay in ubeyance for some weeks, he- doubticas thought the sachems would reconsider their Geter- mination, aud in consequence withheld his resigna- tion, The regular meetings of the soclety are held the first Monday of each month, and the bylaws read that they must be convened by the Grand Sachem, For some time past the regular meetings have not been hela, by reason of the peculiay position ‘Tweed has occupied in CONNBOTION WITH TAMMANY, and as great inconvenience had been caused by the irregular manuer in which things were being con- ducted, it was resolved that some final action should be taken in the matter. A call for a special meeting ‘Was, therefore, issued, signed by ail the sacbems, vis,—vames B, Nicholson, Douglas Taylor, Joun J. Braaley, Isaac Beil, Charles G. Cornell, Joseph Dowling, Matthew T. Brennan, Samuel J. Garvin, Emanuel B. Hart and Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr. With the exception of Judge Dowling and Mr. Bradley the above named geutiemen were present at the meeting, which was held atthe Wigwam on Satur- day afternoon. Un motion, the chair wae taken by J. B, Nicholson, who, 10 technical terms, is called THE FATHER OF THE SACHEMS. ‘The position of Grand Sachem was declared va- cant, and it was moved tnat it be immediately filled, In the frst ballots the names of Charies 0’Conor, Samuel J. Tildem and Governor Hofman appeared, buta sufficient number of votes not having been given to any of them to Insure cicction, their names ‘were dropped. Alter considerable discussion MR, AUGUSTUS, SCHELL was unanimously elected to fil the position, vice Tweed, removed. It was understood ust Judge Dowiag and Chamberlain Bradley would have voted for the appointment, but they were unable to be present. As the election has been held in @ very private manner, a HERALD reporter yesteraay called upon several of the sachems who took part In it in order to gaim some addiuonal information of what transpired. Mr, Schell, ite Grand Sachom elect, was tound at his residence, and the folowing conversation was bad with bin:— WHAT MR, SCHELL SAYS, “J have called, Mr, Scueil, to get some particu. lars of your appointment as Grand Sachem of the Yammany Society.” “Well, Lam atraid [I can give you very little, as 1 know scarcely anything myseif.”” « “You are aware tat @ Meeting Was held on yes- verday “Yes, [know that a meoting was held, as T had been wid vy one of the sachems that some action was about to be taken in connection with Mr. Tweed; but, not being one of the trustees, | Way Not present, and canuot give you any particulars.of what transpired.’ “You have not been notified of your appoint- ment?” “I have received no official intimation of the cir- cumstance.” “Will you accept the appointment?” “Well, that Ido not choose to say, neither do L feel at liberty to state that I will decime it; but, in Boy case, 1 must walt woul it has been offered’ vo me.’ MR, JAMES B, NICHOLSON ‘was also called upon, and some lurther information as extracted from htm. “You have had a meeting of the sachems yester- day, Mr. Nicholson}? “Now, 1 don’t like this Interviewing, but any nestion put to me I will answer, on condition that the conversation be fairly given.” “Has Mr, Tweed been deposed from his position an your society #”” “The facts are simply as follows:—A meeting was held yesterday, ant Mr. Schell was clected Grand Sachem by a unanimous vote,” “Did Mr. Tweed resigo 7? “No; nor was it necessary for him to do £0, as wccording to the bylaws of the society the saciems can elect & person for the position at any time they think proper. Mr. ‘I'weed cid not tender his resig- nation, and we did not think 1¢ requisite that he should do 80, a8 his successor could be appointed a well without.” “Ig there to be a reform in the organization ?’ “I cannot tell you anything about that, as there jag been no action taken whien woula lead to the belief that the members think reform necessary,’? ‘The last person waited upoa was MR. JARV!S, ind he appeared more communicative than efther o! the other two. The following 1s tue substance of the conversation :— “I want ae ae some particulars of the meeting IM ns “Well, [shail be happy to give you any informa- tion in my power, as there is no pledge Of secrecy relative to the proceedings.” ee have removed Mr. Tweed from his post- “Well, Not exactly removed him, The electi Mr. Schell was, [ think, an act of bag at KINDNESS TO MR. TWEED. himself, and it will doubtless be appreciated by him as such, The rather question posi e at present holds and tne crimes he is char; ed Wiehe though I do not for an instant say he is guiky of any of them, rendered it absolutely necessary that de cided action should be taken to appoint some one in his place who would have the contidence of the vo vere “fen it was not a regular deposition? “Oh, no! None of the members wistied to bear harshiy on Mr. Tweed, and it was thought that the matter would have beep solved in an easier manner by his resignation, as he had been ASKED TO RESIGN some time since, and be partly promised to do so; bat for some reason he has negiected to {ullil nig promise, and a8 very important business must Shortly be trausacied it was decided to call the meeung and appomt some one in his stead. In strict int of fact Mr. Tweed could scarcely be called G rang Sachem or Chief ‘Trustee, whichever ou will, as there had been no regular election held jam May, which there should have been, in accord- ance with the rules of the society. While’ here I wish to explaia what the Board of Sachems really ts, as ‘there 18 considerable wad ota as to tts func. tons, It 1s not the poitical organization it is repre- sented to be, having charge me of the finances and omcial business of the ety. The Grand Sachem is not a member of the Board, but holas hits piace: subject to its decision. He convenes the meetings of the society and premdes over tnem, an’ without him things cannot go on smoothly.” * “May 1 ask what is the important bur vei that you say 18 shortly to be transacted!) “Certainly. The principe, part of it consists in the A: oreTONE OF THREE NEW «ACHEMS a thé piace of Mayor Hall, Peter B, Sweeny ana chard Connolly, who have resigned their places.” “Was there avy pressure brought to bear upon them to compel them to do this 74 ‘he act was entirely voluntary on their part. Mayor Hall resigned irom @ motive of deli- acy, Sweeny on his retirement from politica: hfe, and Counolly from the very nature of circum- stances, as he has been for some time back in a position where he cannot attend the meetings of the Board unless Matthew J, Brennan, anotner of ee sachems, would bring him under his protec. 01 js the organization to be reformed?” “We have yet 10 see that it reauires reformation HERALD, “MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1872 | It as true tne action of Mr, Tweed has given an im. pression to the public that the SOCIKTY 18 CORRUPT, bat the crimes of which he is accused (whether be ascribed to justly oF unjustly) cannot possibly any.’ “Does the appointment of Mr. Schell give satie- faction?” “Yes. Heis an old time democrat, a bachelor and o man of wealth, He has never held any office, except once as Collector of the Port of New York ar the administration of Mr. buchanan.” As there was nothing further to be got from Mr. Jarvis, the reporter thanked him for his kindness and withdrew. «ql is last blow is said to have told heavier on the eee, that he has mecerved se He Lier u pec mercy from the @ New York, wiom fe Ata tong oa ster SYSTEMATICALLY DEVRAUDED, but the sachems of Tammany, bis intimate friends, Who have so long professed attachment and love to him, weg". back upon him in the Way they have done ts im “the unkindest cut of all.’” “He ig deapised.’? who has ruled so long and Ponousy, ‘once the hate On whose mandate tae jesunies Of the Empire City in a great measure de- Pendea. ‘Now nove tr as to do him homage,’? “Alas, poor Yoriek!? Saw uustabie is human great- ness, has been aburdantiy proved in the case of Tweed, aud this Jast acuon of the Tammany sachems has completed his degradation, if avy thing was necessary todo 80, VIOLENT DEATHS. The picid Sieg poppet Homicides, Tofanticides and Fata! Accidents for the Year 1871. Below wifi be round a report of ine cases coming before Gorovers Herrman, Young, Keenan and Schirmer during, the year which closed yesterday, 1871, and showing that there is no increaee in the Ust of murders and suicides since 1870. i ACCIDENTAL DEATHS, in streets. . | Seakis from various! CAUEEB... cece ee eeereee| OB} ros thea taken fire Jom stoves, ke... Kerosene and patent ols “ Laem me hile eati vig at smoke, gas, Judjoiai. Fae. ways; elevators, ; Receipes Beaffolde, ladders, dc. |- Windows.. Te im patna oreas, ey * ‘Out of wagons,truck: = aval | ee Peers oto como, toe ee ecmrolcc! = erection, ac. ++ Holdsot vensels,shipa, masta, &c ..... Trees, awnings,shert tm coe! oo et we tol lene columns, &c. Colitmions boats, dc... Machine! rome | Sam wow alal Lim wee woe Hi am as a | et SO® ace eles oo = Loe wee wa Suly. 40. {Riot—July id. Sunstroke, * 44.men, 17 women and 28 chiliren, (60 men, 1 woman anc 1 child, CRIMINAL CASES—S8UICIDER. E ry mK wom ecm | Tied | Manner of Death Sle eSSno1 1 Grand ly \< Grand total, 1870 Nationalities as follo ny, States, 20; Ireland, 19; England, 14; France, 6; Scotland, 2; Denmark, 2; Canada, 2; Cuba, 1. Total, 108 ‘The ages ran as follows:—Under twenty, 3; nnder ‘eirty, 29; under forty, 34; under nity, 23} under sixty, 13; under seventy, 4; under eighty, 1; under ninety, 1. Total, 103. The poisons were as foliows:—Paris green—Males, 8; temaies, 10. Morphine—Males, 2 Chloroform— Males, 2; females, 1. Prussic acid—Males, 3, Opium—Females, 1, Ether—Males, 1. Carbolic avid—Males, 1; females, 1. Laudanum—Males, 4; females, 1. Strychnime—Nales, 1. Arsenic, 2, Nar- cotic poison, 5 Total, 33, HOMICIDES AND INFANTICIDES. January, 3; February, none; March, 3; April, 4; e, 6; July, 45, August, 7; September, 7; November, 4; December, 2, THE SCENES OF DROWNING, of drowned persons were found as North River, 95; East River, 80; Harlem Total, 179; of which 163 were males and River, 4. 11 females, RECAPITULATION. Infants found dead in the streeis, all Accidents of all kinds, facindin; cases. VITAL §/ATISTICS, Record of Live and Still Births, Deaths and Marriages in New York in 1871. Up to within a few years, since the formation of the Board of Health, no correct or accurate record of births, deaths or marriages has been kept by any branch of the city government. Acorrect record is now kept, which gives ata glance all the desired particulars relating to the Department of Vital Statistica, which is valuable to present and will be more so to future gene. rations. One of the great advantages to the world is that a friend, relative or any other person can, on application to this bureau, ascertain the necessary particulars of @ person who has died in this city. Withia the past year this bureau as furnished io ‘appiican complete transcripts from the records of $72 deaths, 148 marriages and 82 births. In that period Dr, Ruseell, Superintendent of the bureau, nas, through his omicers, i ed the particulars of 693 births ha which Wweré not nor would’ not have ‘been sent to him to reccrd, ‘The following isthe table of deavhs, births and marriages for the departed yt it | Mar | 187, | petha nti. | dee . January, February, <F Gab| bad] Tre] 5 ae ‘Aprils May, Junesce. | er] bes! gg) Snr bi I tag 4| 701 608| 2,156) 5,423 October, November, December) 5,860| 661) 2,479) 5,798 Total for the year. =] 26,952 2,208] 8608] "2 704 The first three months of the past year show an excess of 1,243 deaths over births, while during the last quarter of whe year there ig but sixty-oae more deaths than births recorded, We give below a table of the months which show pind nd minimum number of deaths, mar- riages and biel bm Lar; 5 number of deaths was in July... lest number of deaths was tn Novembet eat number of births was in December, Smallest number of births was in rg oy 0 est number of marriages was in Seviember, + ‘ML Smallest number of marriayes was in March, 623 There were three births of triplets and 151 births of twins. FORD'S FATAL FROLIO, - Sad Termination to colored Mau's Christ. mas Celebration. On Christmas Day, in Orange, N, J., George Ford, colored, and a few friends spent the dav in a too WASHINGTON. New Year’s Callk at the Capital. OF “OUR CASE.” THAT MISSING. VOLUME Cundurango and Its Curativeness — Georgia’s Governorship—Gold Sales and Bond Buying. WASHINGTON, Deo, 31, 1871, The White House Xeception Tu-Day—The Cabinet OM ers and the Callers. The custom of receiving on New Yefts’s Day, which begua with Wasbington’s administration, will be adhered to to-morrow by the President and all the members of his Cabinet. The Presidential reception wili be in the usual order, beginning at eleven o’clock with the members of the Cabinet and the foreign Ministers and ending at two o'clock with the common crowd. The Vice President and Mrs. Colfax receive from nalf-past twelve till three. The Cabinet oficors receive during the sawe hours. Seoretary and Mrs. Fisn, not having a house of their own, will meet their friends at the house of ‘the bachelor Secretary of the Navy. Secretary Bel- knap now occupies his new house in Madison place, and wili be assisted by his sisters, irs. Bowen, Mrs, Wolcott and Miss Belknap. One of the chief social attractions of the day will be the house of the new Attorney General, Mrs. Williams being considered a particularly valuavle addition to Washington s0- ciety this winter. The season begins wit the New Year's recep- ions; buteofar the outlook is not very brilliant, and the only encouragement up to the present time fs the announcement furtively made that Mrs. Fish 13 looking for @ house. The “Lost Casc”-What an Administration Journal Says About the Missing Volume and its Possible Use to the British. Mr. Eldridge’s resolution, introduced into the House a few days before the adjournment for the holidays, which was first explained in the HERaLp, has led to many ingenious explanations from the ad- 6 | ministration, one of the facts which have been elicited being that the volume containing our argu- ment was lost by Mr. Kvarts ont of the carriage in which Mr, Fish was also seated. The National Repubiican to-morrow will contain | @ leaving article on the subject, which, coming from the organ of the administration, has unusual | significance, The Republicin says: The prominence thus given to trivialitics is tlus- trated by the endieas paragraphs which appear in | the newspapers tn reference to the ‘ost case.” ‘The newspapers assume as the foundation of come mieut that a copy vl the printed case was acciden- tally lost, and then proceed to build up on this as- sumption a visionary fabric of supposiuons and ie aginations of the wildest character. They conjéc- ture that this copy found ita way somehow into the possession of the British Legation. Lf it were bo we venture to assert that Air, Pakenham would instantly have restorea the book to the State Department, He would perfectly well Know that 1t would bave been a dishonorable act to keep it, quite ag much as if it had been stolen; for the innocent finder of property which does not belong to hun is both legally and morally bound to restore tat property to its Owner, and even if Mr. Paken- ham could have overlooked this consideration— which we do notfor @ moment velieve he would— what good could he or his government derive from | the possession of the ‘case’ a lew weeks before it legitimately came into their possession at Geneva? ‘There would have been no time to rewrito and re- print their case, and of course they coulu have de: rived no benefit from the premature and dishonor- able possession Of our case, But suppose that Mr, Pakenham did disioyally obtain possession of that copy and transmit it to Lis government to be used in the preparation of the British case, what then? Would that do any harm to the United States? No; quite the contrary. What the Uniced States need 13 | the earliest possible knowledge of the defence of | the Britisn government. It would bave been very | Convenient for our government to have that defence in fuil in December, for the earlier we should get it the longer time for preparation we should have had in making responses; but the Treaty of Washington | does not contemplate or require that Great Britain in her answer to our demands shall argument by which they are or pat the tha’ tus shall be done in Apnil. Of course Great Britain has reserved to herself this advantage, as she had a right to oo and as sie has in tact done. It we may judge Otnerwise—that 18, if on toe arrival bere of the British case there sould be @ single sentence or word in it to indicate the possiblity of its authors having in its preparation availed themselves of the surreputious possession of acopy of the American case—we are greatly mistaken if such a fact would 108, | not be thrown in their teeth by the Agent or Consul of the United States at Geneva in a manner | numerous specimens of the latter thoroughly to counteract any possible beneft which une means of information regarding the case of the American government. Checks on United States Disbursing OM -cra. The Secretary of the Treasury will, on Tuesday next, issue new instructions concerning public money entrusted to and the checks of United States disbursing oficers, The Secretary has had in view the revelations made by the recent defalcations of Paymaster Hodge, Assistant Teller Johnson and M. J. Marden, of the Accounting Division, Untied States Treasurer’s OiMice. In addition to former instruc- tions the following have een added as means of checking the tricks of defauiters:— All disbursing officers or agents except pension agents drawing ciecks on moneys their official credit must state on the face or back of each check the object or purpose to which the avails are applied. Pension agents drawing checks | in favor ol themselves or iulavor of any person | other than a pensioner must furnish a list Contain- ing the names of the persons to whom payment ts to be made irom the avails and the amounts pay- apie toeach, ‘Transier checks drawn by one dis bursing odicer in favor of another will be used only to effect a transier of credit from the drawer | to we ayer in the depository when they are payavie and to which they shouid be trans- mitted by the payer for such purpose, excepting checks of pension agents in favor of pensioners and “pounty checks.’ Vublic depositories are not re- | quired to pay checks of disvursing oficers made payable in the alternative to any person on his order, Ihey may, however, pay them wien drawn to order Ll satistied of the genuineness of the endorse. ree those of May 27, 1857; November 10, 1866; January 13, 1468; November 23, 1869; July 14, 1871; October 10, 1871, and November 24, 1871. Selling Gold and tsuying Bonds for January. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has authorized the Assistant Treasurer in New York to sell $1,000,000 of gold on the second ana fourth Thursdays, and to purchase $1,000,000 of bonds on the first and third ‘Thursdays during the month of January next, days be laid on the desks of members of Cougress, convivial style. In the afternoon he and the others got ito a wagon and drove through Prince street, which crosses the Morris and Essex Railroad. While golng over the track a train Was seen approaching. Ford lost ali his presence of i, aud in his fright jamped trom the rear of (he Wagon directly on the track. Aloug came the locomotive and hurled him one side a considerable distance. He was picked up a mass of broken bones and mutilated members and at once removed to St. Michaei's Hospital, Newark, where he lingered til four o'clock vesterday, when The Georgia Governorship. Judge Lochrane, late Chief Justice of Georgia and one of the most prominent of Southern repab- Jicaps, bad a Jong interview With the President yes- ferday. Ho says thé administration wil not inter fere in the Gubernatorial alfaira of Georgia, and as Governor Conley, persoually, cared nothing for the ofilce, there wii be no contest between him anid Governor elect Smith concerniag it, Ko Klax iieports, ‘The reporters who accompanied tho sub-Ku Klux committees to the South have not yet completed the writing Out of their notes, As this work progresses the copy 1s printed, and, when finished, will make a very large volume. This will soon atter the holi- together with the report of the committee, Senator Scott, the chairman, now having that matter in charge. Gideon's Band, There are comparatively few members in Wasi- ington, and comprise gentienen wio have their families here, or whose homes are too distan’ to be visited during the nolidays. Cundurange Once More. Whatever may be the merits or otherwise of cun- durango, the facts are that in January last Mr. Wing, our Minister at Ecuador, called the attention of the Department of State to the vegetable which was declared to be @ specific for tne cure of some of the most terrible diseases which scourge humanity, He was informed from the most eminent sources in the land that some of the cures ef. fected by it were truly miraculous, In qnother communication, dated August last, Mr, Wing sald that despite the adverse opinions | mainsained, In December, as. empreasty provides \ and, sitting down, delivered himself of the follow- deposited to | | some of tne vegetable. om the pubiished abstract | of the British case, and if it should turn out to be | Great Britain could have derived from such clanues- | | D} Enctogel was an oxtract from the oMeclai journa: of Keaador from tue favor- able reports of Drs. Casares, Kguiren, &c., &e., dated Apru, 1870. This enndurango was distriba: ted by the Department of State for experiment, “Calls”—Nothing Spiritual, The number of perscns who will receive calis to morrow will probab'y be larger than on any pre vious New Year's Day. Appeals are made through the press and puips to dispense with spirituous Hquors on that oce4sion, and to suvsutute harmless beverages. Tire is no donbt that these appeals Will 1D Many cases be respected. . Deenpitating Ceasus Clerles. SIX weeks ago thirty-Ave cierks 1m the Census OMce were discharged, aad on the 1ét of January the services of sixty more will be di¥pensed with, There will then remain about two hundred and fifty or two hundred and seventy-five, besides the heads of divisions, Other discnars will soon take place, as the work from ume to time shall be fiaished 10 sections, URE. Critivisms of New Books. Macanonic PoxTRy: collected, with an Introdue- tion, by James Appleton Morgan, A. M. New ore: Hurd & Houghtoa, 1871. 1.mo, pp. xvi, LITERAT “Vive la bagatelie !” should have been the motto for this book—we had aimost said bookling—it ts 80 little, and go ingeniously devoved to the celebration of trifles, Not that tne author nas failed either to amuse or to instruct the reader, who will, perhaps, learn for the first time, from these pages, how 6x- tensive those piebala compositions Known a8 Mace- Tronics have been in literature, both medie- val and modern, From the days of the ltellan Folengo, calling MMoiself Merlin Coccaie, whose “Opus Poste Mantaan: Macaronicorum’? was printed at Venice in 1617, down to Hans Breit- mann and Oliver Wendell Holmes, the number or literary men who have indulged in this species of literary diversion bas been wery considerable, Mr. Morgan (who is a busy lawyer of this city) hae. added himself to the number, and we recognize our Old friends “Lydia Green” and “Malum Opus,!? which have been floating as newspaper walfa for several years, as the productions of our author, who has now made italabor of love to cull’ an anthology of macaronic tours Wesprit from the literature of several languages. The long preface of Mr. Morgan is devoted, not te’ macaronics, but to those products of laborious idle- ness, alliterative compositions, acrostics, anagramay centos and palindromes. Specimens of these are given, numerous and long even unto which, in @ book devoted professediy to a wholly distinct species of literature, wo think, might have been spared. Why a man, having nothing beiter to do, should torture his 1agenuity to proauce @ thou. sand lnes of Latin hexameters, each word beginning with U, 13 certainly explicable, if not excusabie, However great a waste of valuable leisure time, we can see an indirect use m such e@xercitations, as veuding to sharpen the eclectic faculty aud to cultivate a close acquaint. Suce with the lexicon. But why Mr. Morgan, whose theme is macaronics, should be go infatuated with verbal monstrosities as tO spend @ hundred pages of his book upon these crucia vervorum, while he Jeaves untouched @ great many of the most feticl- tous specimens of pure macarontc verse, 13 10 US incomprehensible, This style of fantastical trifing, where “apt alliteration’s artful ald’? is invoked to render interesting what hag in itself no interest, al- ways reminds us of Alexander’s appreciation of the nimble tellow who sought a reward from the Emperor for his skill and dexterity in shooting peas at a mark, Alexander sent him a basket of peas! Puus have been defined as the lowest form of wit, out punning is @ noble di- version, Compared with the acrostic, the anagram, and the palindrome. The inspiration o1 poets must be ran far dowu to the leesto produce such painful and pitiful verbal gymnastics as wll the prefaces and part first of Mr, Morgan’s otherwise attractive volnme. ‘The second part of bis book, or that which is honestly devoted to his subject, 1s uch more satis- factory. ‘Somebody once asked M. Victor hugo,” writes Mr. Morgan, “if he could write English poetry.” “Ceriainement,” replied the infallible ; ing:— Pour chasser te spleen Ventral dans un inn, OQ, mais je bus le gin, God save the queen !¥ | which is macaronic English certainty. Among English writers of macaronics Dean Swift and Dr. Maginn were among the most frattiul. | The earlier volumes of Fraser's Magazine furnish | writer’s vein, from which Mr. Morgon has drawn, Here 13 a | specimen from the learned satirist, Dr, Porson;— LINGO DRAWN VOR THE MILITIA. Ego nunquam undivi such terrivie news, at this present tempus iy senses confuse; I'm drawn for a mile, I must go cuin marie And, concinus euse, engage Boua parte. Such tempora nunquam videvant majores, | For then their opponents had dierent mores: | But we wilt soon prove to the Corsican vaunter, Tho’ times may have changed, Britons never Mw tantar. But allow that this boaster in Britain could land, Multis cum aliis at his command, Here are lads who will meet, aye, and properly work 1 ‘em, | And speedily send them, nt fallor, in orcam. Mark Twain furnishes the following bit of mada Tronic prose correspondence in a\,ote from one of “The Democrats Abroad’’ to @ Parisian landlord who furnished no soap to the American traveller :-— Panis, le7 J t. MONSIEUR LE LANDLORD; Sir—Pouriuoi, doa’t you metiez some savon im your bedchambers? Hat ce que vous pensez, I will Bleal it? La nuit passée you charged me pour deux chandelles when I only bad one; hier vous aves charged me avec glace when [ had none at all: tout le fours, you are coming some fresh game or other On me; mais rous ne pouvez pas, play this savon dodge on me twice, Savon is @ necessary de la vie to anvboay but a Frenchman, ¢t je Vaurai hors de cette hotel, or make trouble. You heat me. Allons, BLUCHER, Our author draws but one specimen, and that by ments and suMicient funds remain to the credit of | no means his best, from the queer and unique the drawer, These regulations are intended to | Dentsche-Engitsh macaronic poems of Hans Breit- mann:— “Adsum Dominie Breitmana! Herr Captain—Here | pe! So tei! me right honest¢, Quare Inquietaste me? Te video inter spoonibus, El largis glasses, too, Cerevisia renletts, Sicut percussus tonitra ! Denn Breltmann answer Schnitzerl: “GCoactor nimis—see Siquidem Philistim Pugaat adversam me,’? Hep aes bh in ee Saidt, “Beno—dat’s dq Non habes in hod shanty A shingle et some cnalk? Non video nikum et calamos (I shbose some bummer shdoie ’em), Levate oculos tuos, sou Et aspice ad linteolum )* Here isa witty French couplet, not macaronic tm form, bat conveying an cpigram matic meaning very exquisite and uatransiatabie. On a window pane of the hotel Sans Souci, at tne great gambiing resort of Baden-Saden, some one wrote :— Venez ict, sans souct, vous Partirez d'ici sans six sous, Ani here is an anonymous valentine compounded of three languages:— A VALENTINS. Geist tnd sinn mich beatzen tiber Vous zu dire das ich sic heb ? Daa herz aos vous 80 lightly sparn ‘To you unt sie aliein will tara, U nbarmhersig-—poarquol scorn Mon cour with love and anguish torn ? Croyea-vous das my uespair Votre bonheur can swell or fatre? Schéaheit kana nicht cruel sea Meprist is kela macht divine, Then, oh then, it can’t be thine, Glaube das mine love ts trae, nangeless, deep wie Himmel’s vive ue i mony Wa AG Y A swear au dw ewigkeil I'll beat Glaube das de gentle rays Bor and nourished in thy gaze, Sur mon cceur will ever dwell Comme 4 Vivstant when they fell-- Mechunte! that you Know full well, In conclusion we regret to remark tint this book, produced in the hanisomest style of what some that he heard had been rendered against cundu- | have cailed “ihe [mmaculate Riverside Press,” in rapgo in some medical quarters in North America, he was still not disposed to surrender his fajth ta its remarkable curative propensities, The Inspector rowded with misprints. Ci “Qausapon,"! Foleago 18 Folengi,” Warton, the historian ” and Dele. antique type, 13 actually ¢! Thus, Casaubon vecomes transtormed into * of En; poetry, becomes “Wharton, 3 and amusing compiler of two. of the Military Hospital at Guayaquil, iu a commu. | pierre, the inaustrous and ane one As, nication to the commanding general of the district, testified as to the curative properties of the canduy | might never ha’ rango in cancers, &c. In March last Mr, Fiores, the Minister from Ecuador, made a formal statemeat of the value of tne cundurango to Secretary Fisk. and delivered to Mim @ LOX coulainug, this sup,ect, prin and Wremut which it 1s probable Mr. Morgan's book ve been written, 18 throughout called On pages Six and seven of hye. ong are five separate typographical errors Bison “slovenly proof-veacing may ve veaial in a bewspaper, butin aliverary work it is Inexcusable, “Delaplerre.”