The New York Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1872, Page 10

| MIE WHARTON TRIAL. Another, Day of Anxious Waiching / for the Accused. THE SCENES IN THE ANNAPOLIS COURT ROOM, Dr. Reese on Poisoning—The Symptoms, and Post-Mortem Lesions. IGNORING THE MURDER THEORY. An, Important Lady Witness on , the Stand. “Mrs. Cottman Remembers the Day Mrs. Whar- tom Paid the $2,600 Note and Found the Pieces After It Was Torn Up—She Sends for the General and Sees Him at the House of Mra, Chubb. Bupposed Effect of Her Testimony on the Prosecution, Dr. Williams is Certain the eral Was Poisone ANNAPOLIS, Mid, Jan. 2, 1872. The birth o! the new vear brought few changes to ‘the trial of Mrs, Wharton, for her life, tor the mur- -der of General Ketchum. Almost all the same faces that have become familiar by constant attendance were on hand as usual, taking the same active in- Yerent as ever in the proceedings. Yesterday being New Year but few spectators were present, and the surroundings were dwil and dreary in the extreme, ‘This morning the damp and disagreable weather of The past week was succeeded by a clear, cold atmos phere, over which a genial sun presiaed, of mmusual Warmth for the season. ‘The Vourt met at ten o'clock, aud, as Usual, Mrs. Woaarton and daughter, into whose hearts the gental snushine of happiness will probably never again shine unobscured, as gloomliy veiled as ever, sat, irl about with the same troop of coustant friends that nave clung so tenaciously to her since tins terrible sorrow caime upon her. ‘To her icit and a Uttle way off sat Dr. Williams, General Ketcnum’'s attending pliysician, whose hobby of yellow Jessamine he seems to think more of ens- taming tan of the preservation of the respect of those who knew him by unpartisan acts In connection with this trial, Me sits each day Jn the Court room, nervous and excited, neglecting ‘bie bosiness at home, to further the prosecution of tis lady, and pursues it with a tenacity of pur- pose, It Would seem, more evergetic than respect- able. He is supported by his friend Chew, wio is @ professor in Aiken's University, and who made whe post-moriems on General Ketchum’'s boay, ana Who, It will be remembered, Ugured ta prompting the manner of Professor Toury’s analysis of the aead Generai’s stomavh in anything but # creditanta * manner. Benind the prosecuting connse) sits the little and youthful Professor Youry, taking notes, and making suggestions, Near him is General , late Paymaster General. All the counsel are present, and all the Judges, except Hammond, are upon the Bench. He was calied away yesterday alternoon «and «has not vet relurbed. The JUTY BEM In KOOG spITi'#, and, Withal, the trial to- @ay has gone along well, The tesumony of Dr. Revse has been throughout of a very damaging character to the prosecution. The feature of to-day has been the testimony of Mra. Cotuman, Mrs, Cbubb’s daughter. Mrs. Chubb was a leading ‘Witness for the prosecation. Her daugher’s (Mrs. Cottman’s) evidence leaves Httie room to doubt inat Mrs. Wharton pald to General Ketchum the $2,690 owed bim, on the date upon whieh Mrs, Whar- ton herself alleges she did pay tt, Taking ali im ali the day has wot been without mterest to the public nd Zood results to the prisoger’s cause, ‘Vo-morrow (he cross-examination of Dr, Reese ‘will be conciuded, and other importalt biedical evi @ence wiil be imtroduced. CONTINU, 3 STAPEMENT. At ten o'rlock the way’s proceedings were begun, ‘With Professor Reeves, of Priiadelptia, sti on the @and. Mr. Steele interrogated bim for some tin wpon the manner of weighing In a cheniteal analy- av end other minute i that connection, a greater mh Of Which appeared in his evidence in yes. a ‘s HeraLp. His answers and explanations were made in a Incid, bighly intel esting mapver. He again reiterat of yesterday. that Hrofessor Aiken sertion Professor Toury’s analyses were: wortiless as developing the | presence of poison in Geueral Ketehum’s stomacn, After he bai occupied some Ure ta the explanaiion rant Matters in relation to Aiken's the following imyortant medica! Yestinony In reiation tu the ¢ of General Ketwhon:— wy ir NOT GR RAID KETCHUM WAR es My. You stated yesterday that e twenty five years stauuing. wi there are any sym; eively emblematic of tartar Wirnkee—No, sir; there ure po aywy emetic poisoning ean be infallibly reco, Wal, with the exeepiion of are bo aymptome by whic womuized; there are & aympioms so v mia by which tartar zed, and tmay add irons, there ysely rewe: eww poigan Jobe necessary eral SYST opwion of any matter wiate anake thelr own aeaues You nard not express your Your conse! will Mr. THOMAS Mr. geutieman is a witness; be bane iio counsel, and we would Le-obliged if yon would ceune Fererring 0 aM ID connection with the witiess. You have Hiscursions belwean e wre inauy vilant p symptoms « Staren wl fe KY Mptoms re a, osely resembre ni tetanic poison or epin as tye “t talied cholera or che Especially in thew early xem -inflawation of and bowels, and several others woone wempt mile irritant polwontne THOM Might someumes be confouaded with. inf me Of its places, atl there are some s 4 those of tartar emetic polsor BFFPOD OF TARTAR EMFOTIO ON ME AYRTEM When a sare © of tartar emetic is taken i ode suena, romiuing and pursing: there i= nh and taroing ia the turoat, « woh, matter voided iroin tue @ is excessive. prostration, i whole mur nem Arua ive i inti ubr0 the wration; the especially the seoretions u stein, weak anit much relaxed, the nt in Congeqionce 0 heert; there te tswally eo: retion® are usually i rom the kidneys: in some cass+ on Lue Deron centres Viusious and eoavetin in tny eaperienee if pator f eins aud is komeLin down Into post n may Opinion mor the mortem sigue mi bt} maiural son lookin whieh might be peal of hia death; Ethink any physi She detail of the ayrapton © in weil prake « death; wt. ar can the naturat c aking all these s¥iptonus te ooh he did not eniarce vy syns! meuingion that is, inflammation ot the bradn, the ay Kewhon" were pain if back partul the bead aa. the back : par in the abdomen, $1 aud Nuvise Which 8 AN frequent aver by pain estendiny ok to tae abdomen; ity of the face aud suypression of the ‘sec: of the kidnega, te Hy perastrasia the right contraction of the neck, the bending back Of Lie body ‘and the Coudition of the eye, these are symplone thal are characteristic OF that disease; then, a ¥ dwegee, terme tem sone of the tome ettengir resembie that dismane are (he two diseases whose sympioms lave. be diearly described hy hie aiiouding rhyatia WAB THE GENRMAL OVE RUOSEH WITH LAUDAND MY miean tial, aller Weariug the evideace of Dr, ond other cye witnesses as to Genera) Ketchum’ ai! throngh Yuesday and Farle on Wecnosday, a of an overdone of Iatidamuin was presented to my mind én the Jaier hours of lida Jite ibe avyinpioms were to fimusliy secompanying opinm polanioy ; convulsions « mes do attend fatal doses of optim, allbongi mure (re ent ww cbiidren than adulie; he pupil of we eves are not by any meant jpvariabiy contracted tn cases ul opiim poison § So experiments je myself upon afimais wih opium poinou J have toube that they are at fret dilated and ten tontracted; Yavior speaks of « case Where one pup!l was ated and the other soutracted, showing the uncertainty of ibis eymptom ; fhe pos mor! the spinal cord it prop arly made would haye deciled whether General Ketalum nibly have veen hee 4 Of this dixeage ar not: but the post-mortem that Ie re Giried, ae having been made, by Drs, Wiliam, Chow aud Hes would net have decided It. for one vioent pining disease, way hougis prove eavic.s Fatal * | the that treme ernaiiiveness ol tue skin, termed | NEW YORK WERATD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, ee “ ind tt any © “issomable thongh they “are excep oma of the mecunran’s of the. bri Ketchum disclosed no lesions, but Rot exainined it is, of course, inpow the eondition of the whole apinal marrow; they examined could not, of course, have ‘given any indica- T the condition of the remainder; 1 do not know, of my now! ny canes Where a post-mortem exmmina- wie ease has resulted fatally, bas loft wo le- Ss bebind, Put the authorities cite many—tp those con, » diseases Known as epilepay and bydrophobia and climes Mm tetanus, ANTIDOTE FOR TARTAR EMETIO, There are antidotes for mummy poisons, but tor some there ho best autidote for tartai poison is Kore table entringent snich ns green tod, whne oak ark, m getable 5 geht contsiving tannic acid; the post-mortem signs nae, as related by the physicians making It, are chiefly of negative. character, and are not such as T should expect o jn @ fwtal cave of tartaremetic poison, chiely from the wbsence of the signs of inflammation in the stomach ontary cabal that almost universally present the also of congestion of the Inngs and the absence of gement of the venus system, that is usnal! jen tartar emetic hag been givea; looking at all toms as detailed by General Ketchum’s physicians, ost-mOrtem Aigns ae testified to, Lam of the opinion that it is not incompatible with sound reasoning to declare that General Ketchum died of natural causes, RUJLOTISG THE VOINONING THEORY ALTOORTHER. Mr. STEFLE--You have heard the testimony about the inst dose of medicine given General Ketchum at ove o'clock on Werinesday, the day he died. Do you think 1f that dose was tartar emedie it could have been the cause of hia death ? Weenie rom the syinptome that bave been cetailed of General Retchum's condition, between the honrs of ten and one o'clock on Wednesday, L should bave regarded him jn a dying condition; 1 the last doxe of meateine said to have Deen given him at one o'ciock bad contained tartar emetic T shonld tost certainly have expected it to produce at once violent vomiting and purging; and 2s these are the natual and obvions symptoms attending this poison, and as (hey were absent, should not infer that such poison bad ‘am ‘acquainted with the properties of chloro- oral, aud deaths from their very ire- rreuce; chloral bas been in medicine only vout two ¢ remedy far relieving fi aud pr post-mortem — lesions-—al- #; the examination in the case of Ceneral cing sleep, but its presence and effect upon human svatein sxe not yet distinetly understood, and a mber of deaths have been reporied ae resulting from ita Witness then explatned the German theory of the transformation of chloral into chloroform im the bivou. low jessamine I have never used in my ot, therefore, speak of ite action upon the own knowle.lge. unimportant evidence in echter fol- lowed, when the withess was haaded over fur cross. examiuaion, which was begun at twelve o'clock and conducted mm maim by Attorney General Syester, woo with the authoriiies at hand questioned the withess rigidly and at great length apon the symp- Loms attending cerebrospinal meningitis aud the lesions apparent at the post-mortem where the dis- ease resulted fatally, The manner of Dr. Reese upon the stand was ex- liugly good, aud his clear and tnteligen: auswers to’ every question asked, without qubbie or hesitation, Marked hun as agentleman of high Standing i lus profession, ANOTHER INTERESTING LADY WITNESS. As the day Wore on and the tedious cross-exanil Hation Was last running into the last moments of the day’s proceedings there was a moment's consul- tution between the attorneys, When Mr, MAGNER ail- dvessed the Court and said: We have a lady here Who desires very machto leave to-night, and the Attorney General has consented to stop the cross- examination of Dr. Reese and let ber tesufy now.” Cinef dastice MinLER—Let the lady be sworn, At this moment every oae in the room was look- ing about, and evidently wondering who this lady Way and what she was lo tesilly to, and their eyes Were Wandering around the room to get a gihnp: of the noled tdividnal In a moment there came from the pack part of the court room, pushing through the crowd, a littie creature wearing a jockey hal and enveloped tu a dark red dress of fine texture, She came rapidly forward and took the oath, and stepping to the Witness Dox took A veat aad iurned her face full apon the crowd, It was sUcCh &@ lace as We had seen many times beiore, per- haps, and thought nothing of it; yet there was something pecuitarly sinking in its expression to-day. The large black eyes seemed. to light up tne duninutive features with @ ligat that did not bly informed that she "does not for & Womeut ve- eve in the guilt of Mra. Wharton, PRIVATE OPINIONS OF DR, Yona, A striking contrast to this prosecuting witness is Dr. PC, Williams, whom Thave alluded to beiore as occupyitg an agen viable position in connection with this ofse, and ag 4 wished to be impartial and give both sites of the question I sought in Opportunity to conversé With him upon the sub- ject, I “broached” the suoject by saying: — “Well, Doctox, What do you think of the day's pro- ceedings? ANSWER-I suppose they may, yet indict me tor murdering Generat Ketchum, These experis seem to think Ekilled him, “Well, Doctor, you have followed this case with a great deal of zeal aud attenvon and ought to be able to give an opinion as to how it will terminate, What do you say about it?” ANSWER—Tho jury wiil disagree, sir; they will never acquit her. si “Then | may suppose you believe her guiity © ANsWeR—Unquestionably 1d@. 1 have never nad the slightest doubt of It siuce she Was arrested, “Then may I suppose you believe that pr. Atken's and Tonry’s analysis of General Ketchum's stou- ach was corrects"? Answer--Yes, sir; I have not the slightest doubt of it; I believe General Ketchum was poisoned, a8 mucn so as though Thad seen tt administered. “1s it not strange that a lady whose whole life had been characterized by Kind and generous acts should commit sueh a fearful crime? ANSWER—It may be strange, bub she did it, sure. “Doctor, can you give me ® good and reasonable argument, outside of your own personal feelings in the case, to sustuim your theory that the lady is uiliy 2? - The Docron (getting considerably agitated)—I Will not discuss the matter; | have steadily refused to do 80 all along the trial; Ido not want to appear asa partisan; | only want to protect iny profes- sional reputation, THE LIGHT OF SCIENCE. The Bilectro-Chemic and Spectral Analysis Tests—Vbeir Delicacy, Beauty and Infnllie bility. BROOKLYN, Jan, 1, 18’ To rar Epiror ov THe HERALD: — 1 ocours to me that the medical gentlemen on the side of the prosecution in the Wharton ease have” omitted two positive and beauttful tests for the presence of antimony or its salts in the anatysis | made of the stomach and oiher parts of the late General Ketchum, viz.:—First, tne electro-chemic, and secondly, that greatest of all minute tests, the spectral analysis. Now, lL care not how minute the quanuty 1 Uhese tests, it must respond, In the electro-chemic you will find the metal pre- cipitated with its characterlatic lustre upon the walla of the porcelain test ves Bel. Indeed, you can test the pro- cess so far as to throw off by electrolysis every drop of fluid simply by divorcing the oxgen and hydrogen, leaving every particle of the precipitate asa residuum, then dried and the shape of a powder or dust, Now, before the spectrum, tie analysis will yield @ positive test for any metal or salt, yea, even to onc-millionth of a portion of a gram. Why should these tnportant tesis be omitied by either side? Por, after all, true sclence only graspa the truth, - OF spectral analysis, as applied to chemistry, Dr. Waterman, of New York, has shown that the great eat physicists in Europe have freely acknowledged its high importance and usefulness; its accomp!tsh- Taents mchemistry may be considered as among the highest triumphs of the human Intellect. he material accumulated up tothe present hour bear- always belong to them. During the moment that she sat there before the attorneys were ready, play- ug With a smelling bottle winch she took from ner wut, auxious Inquiry Was depicted upon the coun- enauces of every one in the audience, and the jury garded her with a kind of puzzled expression Td to understand. MaGNew at length ad- dressed ber, saylug:— Please state your name. MY NAME, BIT, I8 MAS. COTTMAN, ‘This announcement (ell rather unexpectedly upon the audi- enve, aa her appearance did not ‘seem to indicate that ehe tfurtiest more than sweet sixteen. UAGNeR-Are you the daughter of Mrs. Chubb, who esa for bie prowecuiion 7 isksb—Yes, wir Tam; iny name was Caroline Chuo was married, RB -Do yi 1 Ketemim Yes, sir; | know Mra, Wharton, and also knew toh. HAG see—Did yoo nee M «i how do you remember Fes—Thal day was wy © by papress, contathin anion soon after te pack know Mrs. Wharton, and did you Wharton on Jaitoary 17, late T 's birthday, and we got present for her, trom & pac! Mie. W came Mrs. Whart came, and we thongu. she would have brought the present; whea she me nm ie ‘ked me to send for Genera’ Ketchum, as she desired to see him jmother was then in Baiti orney General SYER7ER—Not a word, If you please, ia relation to what Mira, Wharton said. Weengha—Well, Tsent my brother for General Ketchum, as she psked me; General Ketchum caine to the house and 0 the parlor Wish Mra, Wharton, but went to iny own m when he came in; after afew momenta Mra. Wharton me to my room and asked me to go ot an hour later; we 40 out together just after Generai Ketcaum left, which atan hour after he came in; T went into te parlor ud upon the bearth several little strips of paper; 1 ‘Auiorney General SyrsiER—Y. quesvion propounded to you. i Wernree—Vew, wit; Twill unswer if you will not interrupt me, The witness was banded over for cross-examina+ tion, which Attorney General Syester conducted, No change was nade or new fact developed by tim bat the Witneses’ Manner was So pleasing and quiet upon the stand that sne ALMOSY NONPLUSSED THE ATTORNEY GENERAT, Why seemed to be exceediagly afraid that sie would Say Sometning that he did not desire to get to the jury, and considerable merriment was creaied by the sharp and intelligent answers she gave to lus questions He would sometimes interrupt her i the middie ofa question, but she would never stop ubsil she 0 i her story, Ther mauners, origins ality aud were a decided relief | froma the dry and uninteresting medical restimony listened to jor the past few days irom that witness bon. | When s her testimony the Court ad- | JjOurned unt rrow morning ab ten o'clock | As she stepped irom the witness stand Ar. Haga | mether and said, “You have done nobly.” sii | said, with feeling, “1 am go glad if T have said | u must simply answer the closed to- ord that will do Mrs Wharton a service remember ine kindly to Miss Neilie and M Wharton, in @ moment afier, having been in- formed that sie could see them If she desired, she Was af their site disposing to therm the loving Kiud- ness she had flest sent by Mr. Hagner, At first Ulought one might not be able to compre- hene the great importance of the testimony given by tats lady, but when its bearlag upon the case 1s uudersiood it will be seen thatit ts of vast iimpor- tance. The theory of the prosecution is that Mrs, | Wharton murdered General Ketchum to cutain & j note of $2,500 he held against her, Mr. Charles | Keichum swore (iat Mrs. Wiarton asserted that on | January 17, 1 SKS. WHATLTON | When the nore w PAID THE NOTE AT MRS. CHUBD'S adue she patd it at Mr. Chuvb’s house in W om, and at General Ketenum’s fon destro. the note. This young lady the daugnter of The first witness put on the stand for the iulon, shows that Mrs, Wharton came there to their house on that date, Jannary 17, 1871, sent Generai Ketchum, and atier a ‘Jew momenia’ conversation had passed velween } tuem, ae Generar ketehum = had gone, | she went in, and oo the hearth found the little slips of paper emblematic of a desiroyed | Mote. Great scvess was laid by many upon sire fact ; (hat Mrs, Chuny did not remember this visit of Mrs, | Wharton to Washington, but it now turns out that she was absent irom home at ive time and cond j no have kuown of it, This evidence fev witit xreat weight nipon the already tottering frame of the prosecutlon, and is the primeipal theme of con- | yersetton among all classes here this evening, I | is ine general beltet that the note was paid, as suited OY Mrs, Wharton, Mis. COUPMAN'S OPINION OF THE TRIAL AND THB WHARTONS. hater an the dey the train for Baltimore fouud = the Heeanpts writer aboard, easily evled into # seat, thinking over the events ol the day, Behind him sat this yet her Youu hussand, a& fue, manly look. May te yw, apparently about twenty-three years of Vibe WwW HOnents Ai spent in silenc ta era) discussion OF the Wharton case was nad, in weieh the ey “poke induchantly of the mauaner i Wintel she had heeu treated while upon the siand by “\Coruey General Syester, she seemed to think i Mes. Wharton virage, and spoke ing directly upon the domain of true medical pro- fesston ts intensely Interesting, and itis safe to say that no man can clam to stand at che head of r medicine Who Is ignoraat of the otra analystse The process of maxing an analysis by means of the spectrose ope ts simple enough, Bodies to be exauuned are either solid, fuid or gases, ‘he souds wUSt be brought to a state of lncandescence, either by means of the electric are or the compound oxy- ven ame, when they atrit rays of ail degrees of refrangibility, Fluids are placed belore the sut in suitabld glass vessels, Wilh plano-paraliel walls; tubes also may be used, = Fluids give absorprion bands in Various parts of the spectrum. Gases are pAdmUed bY means Of AN electric luduction spark, *b passes turough their extremely attenuated acmospher ‘rhe apparatus employed consists of a tin board r tube, with & bulb at enc extremity, o which electrodes of platina or wiuminum are mmserted. = Toe tube is filled with tne gas to be examined, «and then exhausted by the air pump uatil the one-six-nundreaih or the one-seven-hundredth part of the ordia pressure of the air is lett, Jn that state of atieau. Von tie gas offers very slight resistance to. tf eleclnic spark; It becomes very hot, emits brillant and beautiful light of varlous colors, chauging, of course, with the different gases employed. Thus no sub tance can defy the analytical’ power of the spectroscope. Every Known metal, alkall or aikaline earth, when heated up to a gaseous siate, gives off light peculiar loilsel!, mfucncing and changing the spectrum in a manner pecuilar to itseit and to none other, some of them absorving al: the colors of the spectrum, with the exception of a single bright band, of which sodium and thallium furnish ap example. Others are known by many fine bright limes in various parts of the spectrum as barium, cxsium and rubidium, Tne tuids show dark bands in the spectrum of various deptns of shading, breadth and purity of outline, These black bands are calicd absorption bands. Waen colored fluids are examined We witness, also, modl- Hication of the spectrum. None, however, is so rich aud «distinct in featu and none bas attracted mhore deserved attention than the spectrum of the biood. — Important in a practical point ts the spece troscopie test of barium and thallium. — In cases of poisoning with these salts itis the easiest and most reliable Lest to demonstrate their presence. ‘Tie objection that the many modifications of the Spectrum by so great a number of substances as cau be spectroscopically examined ws liable to lead te ntusiow 18 devoid of foundation, while every sub- olatce has its own peculiar spectrum not possessed y any other Known substance. itis, on the cous ry, alach that those who become acquainted with the various spectra by observation do not leave the exact measurements of the single bands or lines in order to detect the various constituents. ‘The color, relative position, peculiar form, variety of shape and brighiness of band are quite characteristic to Insure ready re- cognitiod and exact results even In tne nands of persons unaccustomel to work with the spectro- scope. The exhaustive avatysis of blovd by the spectroscople test forms ihe basis of its apptica- bility to the diagnosis and treatment of disease, bir Humphrey Davy discovered that by means of a glass prism the beam of white lighi proceeding drom the sun might be separated into alt the colors of tie rainbow, Havme darkened tus room he made a hole ti the window shuiter, and placed behind ita glass prism, with one of the sharp edges downwards and one of the fat sides uppermost; the beam from without jell on the glass within, the wall on the opposite side was Irridescent with a strip of variegated light, as if a stice of a bright raiuvow were cliging to It, » lower end of the limin- ous band was arich warm red, and this passed, by @ Lint of orange, into a brignt yellow, which again fied away, by deepening hues of grec into a narrow strip of Cark blue, while, at ine upper eud the indigo tut became warined into a brilliant edg- ing ot violet. Here we find the discoverer of tne Wontert.| spectroscope, since his day such aut ity as Professors Kurchhom, of Heluelnerg; st sy Brunsen, | Crooks, Reich, Kerehter, of Friedberg, Saxony; Hoppeseyler, ©. Schmidt, Prueger’s ex- perimeuis on dogs, Vettenkoler’s test and Der. hudichum. Much of this material is direedy appit- cabie to the practice of meadicin Now, to slow the extraordasry delicacy of the spectrum tesi, and to give an idea of the sensitive. ness of this test (as Dr. Waterman beautifully de- monstrated’, jet us take one pound of common table sait and divide it mto 609,00) parts, One of these minute atoms of matter is called a mithe gramme, The experienced chemist is abie to weigh such @ minute particle only with the most delteace seales, and with extracrdiuary care and acquired dexterity. But with tuis performance te has ar- rived at the ilmits of possibiinies, Again, let us divide one of these minute partictes into %,vv0,60) parts, and we obtain an atom of matter so minute that the human mind is incapable of forming any conception of it, Yet prescuce by the spectrum test with the utraost cer- tality aud éase, ‘ihe dusting OF & book in ihe re- motest corner of this room will immediately canse the sodium to dart ioveh with its brilhant yetlow line, and tins reveal the presence ot this metal. My initial ideas of chemistry were obtained «luring tie analysis of the celebrated Stephens case, 80 Sully reported ta the HERALD of to-day. There you will jind the brag test, bemg Marsh's, with Doremus’ modification, In the days gone by 1 1ook kincoes wl generosity. in i e iwestic a= lo low she came ew y mind & creutustanee of the of Ms, Wharton aud the slips of Panet, sie said, lean hardly. velit Wiarion offen caiie to our nouse; she was Our walt me wend, ata WwW the mate the payment ot the note w sel in Court f | Dewan fo tink OF tits bet vb nat on (io muni ali the cieumstanees the : | calle, have te. | ' “tow long Ws io since vou saw Mra, Win | 4 avton oF | dise Nettie Hetore you sow thea boctay ? ake { On! along Wine: nor since Mra Wuarton waa | acerca arton was | | “You have Known Thea a long 4 tse ” You al ppose Yes; Mrs. Wiarton and her janiy and General Piel Were DOL Iricus at our house, { and Were often th WNT a great deal ot Veo and they of Us. Our good opmion of the | Wrarions are not lessened vy Weir terrible atic: von, OF yrs were 8 no trun jam the charges agatust’ Mrs. | Whanton | Nowe of ws beveve her yuilty. 1 w. niv sum: | | moned yesterday to come to Annapous, and then Hot by My OWN Mcination. It Was a yroat trial tor | me. Put when Lre these Circumstances avout | the paver on the Noor and ihe visit of Mrs. Wharton to our LouRe January ti, 1Sit, and he welt for General rehum, T that there was sony | Wing in relation to that visit whieh fF onght to ten. ‘Thore ts something stra: how this thing became | Mppreased upon my wind: and Loniy told an inde | phete lady frien | of Wal t knew, as C was afraid to } be called up as a witness, TF suppose she anus have | pit i fo some one else and it finally got to Mr. | Swele’s eure, It [have cleared up any purtot the | PERAIMLE MYSTERY HANGING ABOUT MRS, WHARTON i will repay me'for ali my trouvie.” This is another instance of the devotion of those even who have been competed to almost appear as prosecutors of Ww lody. This young jady's moother was ihe tvst wiinens called lar tae provevulia, WUG IT wae cred: | Charire Of the Stste with pleasure in my experience of this great master in the minuiesess and beauty of this test; | buat, sir, itcan not for one moment compare with the advances in chemistry of ow day, viz.:—the etectro-chemic and spectioscope, for, after lis minutest tests are made by Marsh’s apparains, and then the microscope Fails to yield the Wath, he may with reliance, take off the dust that tins de. posited on his heated glass tubes (Doremms’ tod. ST, MARY'3 HOSPITAL, HOBOKEY, ‘The Work of the Past Vear. During the year 1871 tms institution, which is in sof the Poor, seems to have per: oO! the work of relieving suifer formed a fatr sn ing humauiy. here were 393 males aml 262 females therein 1iNated within Svat time, As Will be seen from ue statistics, mdividuals of wil nations, sexes and do Out of the Were native Ame! creeds are welcome to its ©) patients above mentioued 61 no ve AMS, Germans, 270 Irish, 22 Soglish, 22 Freneh anid of other nationalties, Seven were infidels, stants and 436 Catio- hic. OF these 422 w Mectvally cured and dia red, 4) were reiieved and 84 at In addition to this 400 pergons r e) surgical and medical Atlenuaice at the hospital, and the necessary meal cities (Uspensed in enen case, free of charge, Daring the spring aud singer, When the spalipox epidemle ADICAd Ite Fayares jo Novowey & lemyorery | istered to the Wants of fifty patients, making in alk ) vie we can demoistrate its | and here, is 2 pu, Dospital was erected on Fox. od both by day and night, the Sisters 1,150 souls treated by them throughout the year. For the immense sam essential to the maintenance of the institution the good Sisters depend entirely on public and private coniributions, AthErto De. ple of all classes in Hoboken have given toweeds it with a generous hand, and there is every reavon to believe that this ocral support wil be coptyaued in the future. THE COMMITTEE OF BEVENTY. Ai eight o'clock last evening Mr. James M. Brown, chairman, called the Committee ol Seventy to order, and announced that under the rules it was necessary to elect a new board of oficers. He then yead a communication from Mr. Willam PF, Have- meyer, the chairman of the committee, stating that he would not be @ candidate for re-election. Notwithstanding the letter and representations of Mr, Havemeyer he was unanimously re-elected chair. man; Mr. James 4. Brown was unanimously chosen vice chairman, and Mr. Simon Sterne, having no opposition, Was unanimonsly chosen pretal in the place of Mr. Roswell D, Hawh, who 1s now travelling in the Souih with his wile for the benefit of the heaith of the latter, Mr, Emil Sauer, of the Germama Bank, was re-elected treasurer. Mr, William Radde, a member of the new Board of Aldermen, tendered his resignation a8 a member of the committee, which was accepted, and Alder- man Kadde was cougratulatea by several members upon his entiance into public ile, Mr, Edward Saiomon, chairman of the Commit tee on Legisiation, read the report of that committee in reiavion vo the new charter for this city, and an- nounced that the document would soon’ be ready for the final action of the executive committee and for presentation to the Legislature. After a very genera: discussion of the report the comp ittee adjourned, KILLED IN A COLLISION, A collision occurred, yesterday afternoon, on the corner of Bowery and Houston strcet, between car 78 of the ourth Avenue line and a wagon contain- Ing three boys named James Cooney, Henry Swisler and George Pipier. in the wagon were several barrels of lard, When the venicles struek the boys were thrown oué and one of the barvels of lard fell Rta the head of George Pipler and instantly killed him, ‘The body was taken to 152 Pitt sueet, where the inquest will be held to-day, SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New York =This Day. ren a Sun rises Moon rises.morn 12 00. Sun sets........ 446 | High water...eve 1 42 OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE PROM NEW YORK POR THE MONTH OF JANUAKY, Steainer, Bails Destination | Ofiem, Minnerc : «Liverpool ,.,..«!29 Broadway. City of Wash on Liverpool. |) Broadway. Oceanic, Liverpoc +++ 19 Broadway, Glasgow. 1 Bowing Green Bremen. 2 Bowlng Green (29 Br 7 Howling Green Broadway. I> Broadway. Auant Liverpool, 9 Broadway. lavervool..2222 15 Broaaway. anelia pwvling eon Ville de 8 Broauway, PORT OF NEW VORK, JANUALY 2, BS72, CLEARED, ccteameliy Virgo, Bulkiey, Savannalr Murer, 0" Steamship Isnac Bell ity Point anc ' mond—Old Dominion Si Mipierdacechee.c Bark Maxie It Jack , Havana—Jas E Ward DO. ditt Josie Mitdre?, Gunn, Eiizabethvort—Jas it Ward & 20, Brig Rapid (Br), Farnan, Bahia—Miller & J: nes. tLe dames Crosby, Baidwia, New London.Bentley, Mil- 1” oO. bs ag ichr Whnte Wing, Antoine, roint a Pitre, Guad—E Crowell «| 9. Ferris & Blatceman, ship Ur > Maver RH Drummond £*] | uropa, of G: { reported ship ; cation of Marsh) and with certainty determine its tree character, Yours, most respectiuily, 40. J, CALDWELL, M.D. | harbor, is Selir Royal Arch, Smith, New Orleans— Perry, Mobile. D Hurlbut & Vo. inney, Baxter, Darien—J Levers. Hattie Collins, Hilt, New Lonuoa-—N Briggs & Co. ut A W Sargon, Flagler, New Haven —Racacit a bro. ir Mart, Wiilania, Stamford. ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE MERALD SYRAM YACUTS, Steamsmp James Auger, Lockwood, Charleston Dee with mdse rey passengers, to 1 R do in & Co, bag NO, with mdse, to Steamanp Fanita, Downe, Wiilmingwon, the Lorilland Steainahio Co. Ship Kate Kellock (ir), Kevan, Catcntta and Sand Heads ‘Oct 1, with mdse, to Samuet J Penniman. Pastea pe Good tiope Nov 14, St Helena 261i, and. crossed the kq Dec 6 in fou 2); pasned west of Bermuda 100. miles, Dee 2 Hace which have bad fresh, variable winds; auchored off the Highlands 4.4 M Dec 31, with*wiud from I, strong, and Weather very thick; Oct 16, lat 01 20 N, lon #1 E, spoke ehip Serampore (Hr), trom Calcutta for Liverpool, 3} days outs Nov 11, lat 444°, lon 28 Fb, bark Avais (tr), trom Bourbon Inle for Nantes, 18cave out; 12th, iat 3449 3, lon 38 11 E, bark Annie Bow (Hr, from Shanghae for New York, 8 aays out; lon 2140 £, bark Amazon Swed), from Ba: 33th, rat 35 90 tavia for Rotterdara, 47 daya out; same time, bark Benefac. tor, from Foochoo for New York, and ship) M rek (Br from Cute for London, 6 days opt: Lsth, lat 32208, lon 1b 30 I, slip Centurioa (Br), from Calcytta tor London, 49 days out ;"18th, lat 2 508, lon’ 13. 15E, bark Maron of Bramber United», trom Batavia for Ainsierdam ut 24 42S, lon 17 F, abi Star of the South (Br), trom pore for Lou dop, 70 days out; Dec 19, lat 23 42 N bark Abbie Thomas, from Limerick’ for 21st, lat 28 30 N, ton Ge 45 W, bark Oreate (ital), trom Londen tor Philadelphia, it, Ship Oracle (Br), Given, Manila, Ang 19, with hemp, £c, to.J D Wood—vesse! to James W Kiwell& Co. H Wand SW gales apd rough weather | the Cape of Good Hope; Sept 28, roundea the Cape ) Doe 8, fo lon 2415; frou then m Madi Straus of Sunda sed the Equator ther to the Gull ; re mainder of e hard weather; Dec 2%, lat #4, lon’ 73 spoke berk D Carlton, from New Grieans for Mae Ship Bridgewater, Sisson iverpool, Nov 1a, with mdae to Willioms & Gaion. Took th niddie passace, und had moder- aig westerly winds: been 23 days west of the Banka, Ship Sharon (Br, Willingale, Liverpoo! Get 30, with mase, to Nesmith & Sons, Came toe northern passage and had fue weather sor the lirst twelve ways, then’ ehangeadl weather to the Banks, from tnence 58 days westerly al Jost and aplit sai's. WAT, Lat 50, 33, Wm Flynn, men, of Newfoundland, aged 23 years, fell from the upped foretopeall yard overboard and was drowned, notwitustand- ing. every eflort was made to save bim. hip Mary Durkee (Br), Durkee, I Mane, to Snow & burgess.’ Took ti had strong souheriy and easte: when took a heavy gale trom NW: at 37.N, lon 64 W, runing with the wind ek hy a terrific squall trom NW, carrying away ar and lower fore and iaainiop: blowing top- head; since erpool, 6) days, with northern passage and » to Jom til WY, com nnd april NW gales; has been y 64, Ship Liverpool, Lambert, London apd days, with tudse, to Grinnell, Miatur Dorthern passage’ and had variable weathe wens of thy Bank ¢ 23, at 3PM. wind south, saw a Vessel on che weaiber bow with signals ot distress flyin, With nothing but the foreyard and ; hauled ship to the wind and boats leave the sh PM the crew ¢ !_proved to be the w York; the eaptain ter, With pumps and huorber, and they «more than six steering gear bro were ail vory mu ft for duty. wewere Db ud, there not Snip Dr Barth (N Wald, Hatabnrg, 42 days, with mayo and to Funeb, Edye &Co, Took ths gonthern passage and had light win'ls and . Hat one Wirth and two mony the . Has been 9 dave Woof Bermula, Deo 1, lat 24, lon >, apoke brig Ella , Fulton, from st Mary, Ga, tor Monievittes, ‘The caplain, Feported having boartel the brig ‘Trial, Leach, from ttich- mond for Palit, 4 days previous in a sinking condition, and took off the captain ond erew, § all toll, and wished to transfor them on board of my vessel, which he did, and | brovgbt them to this port. The Dr Barth $s anchored at the Southwest Spit, Ship Sagamore (of Portamouth, NH), Pickering, Ham burs, 8 days, with dee to Fanch, Edge & Co. Took ‘the northern passage and had varia.le weather; Las been 12 days Woof the Banks, ‘k Tnverary (By), Hutchins, Yokohama, Aug 26, with | ta, to 8 J Pentiman. Passed Cave Horn Nov d; croseet the Equator Dec M1, in lon 36. ute W), 150 miles B ot Yoo. hama, experienced ® ie wale from east; lost fore and main yauus; bad strong NE winds throughout; Jan 1, 60 miles SF of the Hizhi. spoke brig William Y. Anthony, from Falmouth for Philadeiptla, Overton, Cardi, 38 days, with ‘Ook the northern passogi and had from thence 15 days with siron, winds; Nov 2i, lat 49, I passed the wreck of ip River Deo (Bin diamasted, wateriogged and aban: donot; before reported, Bark Annie Troop (Br), Newoll, Rotterdam 42 days, via Dungeness 35 days) in batlont, to Jaa W Kiwoil € Co, Game the northern passage, aud hal variable weather; was 16 dave west of the Banks. Bark Vompiar (i, new, 776 tons), Croad Vi days fo ballast, to Jaw W iiwell & Co. Tl erly 4, Wil mivol rain AU ark Novavin (BE, new, Bet tos), 6 days, in baliact, to D K'De Wol! & Brig Herman (Of Stocyton), Hich with mdse, to master, Look the north. weather; was M4 days north Bark Kings Coany ratiway iron, to cr ter, fine we ther to the | | | Yarmowh, NS, i strong west! ith, Fire Island, NS, Uy Mordeanx 07 days, Pawsece, and bad Hatioran, riz Ramirer, isarnard, Bordeaux, 0} days, in ballast to Moat & Ward. Kk tie middle pasaage he experienced bravy SW and NW gales througuont; has been 18 days W of the Kau ite Christi Enos, St Vierre, Martioiqu La Son. Had tino weathe: in company with brig Favorie, for New York, Brig Kavenwood (br, smart, Harbor Grace, NF, 25 dava, with hen toORP Currie, “Had # sucgersion Of heavy Wand WSW win Seh with jum. Pensacoia, te bon mn. s 'y, Hardy, Varginin for N Schr MA Byler, Tylet, Georgetown, DC, Sehr West Dennis, Crowell, Baltimore for Boston Sehr Susan, Lowe, Fall River for Baltimore, Ship Chmawian (Br, McKenzie, from Batavia, which ar- rived Ist, 1s consijned'to Jansen, Schmidt & Ruperts, Ke- seul Aner Oot 195 experienced fine, Kexdy SE winds to the Invian Ocean; passed the Cape of Good Hope Dov 1 with light SW winds; passed Cape Hatteras Deo 2 aand envountered a heavy gaie of wind from SW, lasting tll ‘atl ‘rom thence experienced thick, foggy weather, with light southerly winds; Oct 15, no lat, do, spoke ship India Facket (Dutch), from Batavia for Amstersam ; 16tb, ship Western Chief (fr), from, Java for New York Now id, lat %) 168, lon .311 EK, ship Anonyma (Br), from Calcutta for New York; 17th, lat 3336 8, lon 14 hark Vale of Woon, from —— for ——; same date, lat 44 8, lon 1420 by bark Veritas (Belg), from Saurabaya for Amstordam, 42 ¢ Fale; M" tine births wae 30 daye weet of th Mor 2 scaide® PM, ‘Tae. tn, Statins of Haas =» 20 years of age, fel! from the maintopsail yard erbOa" 4 and was drowned. Tae bark St Jonn (Br), from Cadiz, which arrived 27th nlt, redorts that Walter Martin, seaman, a native of Portsmouth, E, oll trom aloit Dee 24 and died ue next day, and was ate ‘The brig Palazzo, reporter in yesterd have read “Palaceo Poriuna” ‘assed Turougt: Fell Gate, BOUND sour, Steamshin Norwich, Hines, Salem for New York, with mdse toM Ferris & © [Cann (Br), Cann, Providence for New York, Boyd & Hineken, Was towed oa by sicamtug westerly Bauks, over, Prusst overboi sedition, should ik Gri im ballast Game Cock. ing Mary © Haskell, Wetmore, St Michaela 29 day: New York, with oranges an! lemona to HP Brown & ( BrigG V trvop (tr), Sydney, OB, 10 anys, New York, with coal to Mo aril AS Young, Sydney, CB, tor New York, with coal to | International Cow! and Railway Co. Leona (Br), O'Neal, Dorchester, NB, 18 days, for New York, wiih sioue to PT Nevius & Sou. Schr Promenader (Br), Lucchart, Gornwa'lis, N8, 30 davf, for New York, with potatoes to Crandal Schr Teinpo (#r), Ward, dt John, N Yors, with lumber fo Honey & Parker, Schr James Potter, Rockland tor New York, with lime to 8 C Loud & Co, Sebr Ringleader, Snare, Norwalk (or New York, In ballast, to HW Loni & Co. i Sehr Grand Island, Melntosh, Rockland for New York, with lme to Candia & f Schr Alice Oakes, to Covers & Lo, - dchr B Arcuiarius, Gregory, Thomaston for New York, with lime to J Brown, Sebr layne, Hall, Re Brown, Schr Elia Trefethen, Smith, Provincetown for New York, with fish to order, Sebr Malabar, McCarthy, Portiand for New York, with | Ipber to Simpson & Clapp. j Schr JB Henry, Trueworthy, Rockland for New York, with lime to Caudia & Pressey. € Sehr ay State, Hurt, Lite Harbor, Me, for New Yori, with stone to Jolin Hogan. ; Sehr MK Averill, Smith, Stony Creek for New York, with atone to order, youhe Robert B Smith, Nickerson, New Bedford for Mew ‘ork. Schr Lucy Jane, Jones, Rockiand for New York, with lime tod R Brown, Schr Fleetwing. Gregory, Rockland for New York, with Mme to J R Brown, Sehr Chashe & Willie, ton, with atone to order. Schr Nellie Carr, Haskell, Bridgeport for New York, Schr 8 J Smith, Baker, Norwaik for New York, Sehr Senator, Norton, Hoaton tor New York, Schr Mary Tive, Dunham, New Haven for Port Jobusou. Rebr Virginia, Bearse, Boston for Philadelphia, Sehr Nautilus, Deane, Providence tor New}Vork, Sclir Blast, Sunith, New Haven for New York, Schr Rertha Souder, Butler, Boston tor New Yorks Sehr Pointer, Davis, Providence for New York. Rehr James Duriee, Durie, Fall River for Norfolk. Steaiutuy Game Cock, Providence for New York, BOUND HAST, Emils, Morrill, Biizavethport for Stamford. Avelyn, Burger, New York tor Siamforg, Schr O © Acken. Meade, New York for Stamto) Schr Lavinie Jane, Mott, Klizanethport for New Schr J M Randolph, Steeiman, Elizabethport cox donee. Sylvester Hale, Coleman, New York for Taunton, he JM Clark; Smith, New York for Bridgeport, Schr Susan Scranton, Harvey, New York for Providence, Scbe Surprise, Seaman, Kiizabethport tor New Haven, Schr $8 Smith, Snow, Hobo'sen for Wareham, Sche WW Grifing, Stocking, New York for New Haven. Sobr Miranda, Hartines, New York for Providence Sebe 8 King, Tutte, New York tor Calais, chr Aun ‘Lurner, Gurney, Elzabethport for New Londo r John T Manson, Manson, Baltimore for New tiaven. r Baltimore, Johnson tor New Hay chr fe & Ls Ma aris, Georgetown, DO, for Proy » Woodbury, Baltimore for ‘or New York, with lumber jand for New York, with lime tod R Pousins, Vinalhaven for Washing- ven. Fr Sebr Frank Walte ven. Santa Maria. Baker, Hoboken for Roslyn. hr Kido Hamilton, Rappahannock t Steammr United States, Davis, New Yori tor Fa SAILED. Seamaships Virgo, for Savannah; Mz Lesher ell Rignmond, ae. Wind at sunset NE, tresb, Benefactor, Win to sh ‘the US Lighthouse steam: ‘4 departed from this port “on the Ist post fot nb Francisco via the Straits of Mageian, ‘The Kern waa but by Stack & Delamater, of this city, and Ja one of the fines! steamers in thie branch of the government service. She istodo service on the California and Alaska coat Her dimensions are:—Length, 160 feet; beam, 48 feet; depth of hold, 18 eet; tonnage, 550 tons. Her engines are compound, designed by © W Copland, consulting enyi- neer for we US governm-nt in this city, and were vuiit by CH Delamater. The foilowing is @ lat of her oMcers aptain, Wataon Freeman; 14 oflicer, James Douglass; 24 officer, Janes Gidlng; chief engineer, Thomas W Hineline; Ist engineer, Jobo S Lyons; 2d engineer, Charles C Koel! ; clerk, J Withers. ina Notes. r Marine Disasters. Snir EDRoPA—Relow wili be found the siatement of Capt Wood, of ship Kuropa, of Glasgow, from Glasgow ior New York, abandoned at soa:—Leit Glasgow Oct 13, Lamiash 24th; had ordinary winds and weather, ahip making little or no water, up to the 25th of November; then, in lat 4 23, ton 53.02, we encountered a very heavy gale of wind from 8 to NW. with tremendous soa, for three day large quantities of water, washing Away bulwarks, &e, uid causing abip to labor and'srain very much ; frora tle 2h of November to te 20th of December had the worst weather 1 ever cxperienced—continned gales of wind from 8 to NW, causing very beavy cross nea, ship rolling and straining /enr- fully, washing away bulwarks, rails, &c, And causing ship to | ® make a great deal of wate stantly at the pumye; te ani keeping the watch con- toil both rails in the water, siip under the lower topsaile, wea making clean breach over the ship, and all nands lashed co the pumps; at 8 PM set the foresail and maintopmasi stay- midnight sare weather; ’M, che wind increasing stil! moro, hauled up the foresail; while the crew wer tanking it fasta tremendous sea struck the snip on the port aide, heay- ang her right over (o starboard, when the main and mizcen- masta fell over the side close by the deck, with all the yard Is and gear attached, iujnilag the boate, breaking pai hife raiis, and carrying away head lifts and braces; the crew on the foreyard were in a very perilous position, the yard topping and swinging frat sue way and then’ the othe towing the men down to the deck and tuto the rigcinys they being saved by a mirucle, thoush many of thein were much bruised; cut awya the wrecs, got the pumps repaired { as Weil as we Could, anu gut a apar with 15 tathoms of cuscin over ior a drag to keep the ship's head to sea; the sex iad carried away par} of the topsailant forecastic wail misuly the crew having to live att for sulcty ; alat, le heavy sea; decks constantly fil of wate to the pumps: at 7 PM the Py xoar atiached, fell over the al hothing put the £ mast and foreyard: cut away the wreck and got to ine | pumps again; at8 AM dra ciiried away, wea making “leet breach over the ship; 8, ship in an awfal comition » wale warks vone, pump and steing ear broken, no masts, vue ship quite uumauageabie, and the crew much exiutecl at the pumps, they having been coustantly at them four niches and days, wet and cold ail the time: carpenter patehing roars Up; ac noon sighted a veosel, aud hoisted aigual of disterss, atd PAL she hove to; got iwo boats out with didicuie, aid all hands leit the ship, there belag 7 feet of Water i and making nearly 2 feet an hone; at PM yor vn ty the vessel, which proved to be the’ Liverpool. Cap! bans from London far New York. SutP RADIANT—The Insurance on ship Radiant, owaed by Baker & Morrill, of Boston, previously reported sae. tn Straiis, near Sinvapore, was as ‘ollows and. in. the: oliees!—Boston, — 7,5U Hoyteton, 317,500; Aue: 49,100; Mereantile Mf; 0: India "Mavual, Neptune, «1000; Chin Bi0,(u0; Sorta America f Philwielphin, 87,600 1,814,009 on vessel wi yards consigned to Cyrus Wakelleld, and was i as iol | lows:—-Washington, 830,00); "Chima, 840,000; Boviston, | 825,000; Boston, 25,000 Mutual, of Philadelphia, | 350,00 Mereantue Matn 5,00), carg 00. OF the © Boylston ‘was re | for «bout 20,000, China wax reinsured for about and Boston 13,000, v2.67 dom the New Engiand, in tue Franklin, ‘td, $22.5 come in the Insurance Cor lance with other compant Sniv GENERAL CHAMBERLAIN, befor reported at Haach, was owned by JP Morse, of iath, Me. 1 the foliowing insurance on the vessel :— Washinton, Ins Co of Novth Ameviea, £10,000; Neptune, pL0.000 85,000, ‘Lota!, $35,000, BARK SrAMAN (Bry Curry, from Liverpool for Now Ma. mM, Went ashore on Gardier’s Island, east end of wong Island, on the bight of January 1.” Partie ‘The Poast Wrecking Company have sent BAvK HOMER, from Shanghas (or Swatow, pre reported wracked on the T'escudores, was ium Jows:—Washington, $10,140); New England, $4,500; 85,000, Total, 327,000, Bria Treat, Leach, from Ricnmond, Va, Nov 17 Babia, with «cargo of flour, waa abandoned’ at sea, captain reports experience A succession ol wester.y * up to Dec 4, in Jats, Jon 50, straining the vessel daily and cancing her to lealg so that ail wands was kept constantly. at the pumpg day and night woiit the morning of ‘the Thy, tat 52 14, lon 46, finding the leak gaining awd the crew Worn out trom exposure and constant puinging, seeing no possipitity | of saving the vessel, eaine to the conclusion to abend: when the brig Elia Ur), hove in sight, and seciay o of distrens bore down to ng and touk off myself and evew, + tobl; the brig had ®feet of water in her noid when we te her; Deo 1, lat 28, lon 38, spoke abip Dr Bath (NG i walt, irom Hamburg for ‘New York, on board of witici sel Captain Fu'ton trangverred us, the captain very kindiy consenting to take 8 on board, Buro Hartie Eavos, Dyer, from Demarara for Boston, hetore reported at Hermuds in distress, arrived at St, Geo, Doe Lh Shs experienced a snecession of gales trou tine o sailing, and on the dth Dee a fearful hurricane wa encoun tered im lat 33, lon, 63, wind from the NW, during which Ge rudder head was Cound to be bro‘cen, and much trouble was iven to secure st, Captain Dyer had to go over the wera of fhe vesel, and aft _F being theve six hours managed to secure the rudder with chains. “A survey has been held on the ves | fel, and tne malntopmist and otver spare were found to be | sprung, sails aplit and vi trained badly ail over, Bria Vicror, Heyl New York for St Pierre, Mart, botore reported «tu distress, Was tow Hamilton vee 9 in a vied condition, bavi foremast and all attache | deck swept and hull i tuned, Capt Heyiieer reports that on the 5th N jon) 70 iid experienced a hirvicane irom the SSF, PM, while iying to under storm sai, ship was bexin ends, and was to cut away Corem carsied with it matotopiast and jibooom. Bug F. J. MERRYMAN, Irom Boston for St John, NB, at Machiasport, Me, 24.0 uit, fn tow of United Staces Mose Wood, having been at Moospeck ; lost ery and sustained other damage; will goon (he rallWay ‘pair. NeHOONER SENATOR, from Boston for New York, airy on a sunken wreck off Chachim, and put into Hyannis ult with two feet of water is her bolt. She took on bo, extra inen to assist in pumping, and proceeded Jan L it © CBRATSE, Holgdon, at Wilmington, was 20 days trom port to port, Reports nw of mainna nd balwar SION; at, Which ago; her gen Muscetianeous ‘The pureer of the steamship James Adger, from Chale ton, bas our thanks for favors. Pilot poat Hope, No}, reports Jan 1, Highlands bearing NNW 25 miles, picked tip ivy ino 1g “the Wealern buvy oF the Spit. : Tks, at 29 98S, low 7.54 Ey ahip Pallosopher (ir), from Cul Cuith for New York, Ot days out; 23d, Int daz 8, lon 08 W, ship Sooloo, from Manila for Boston, 82 days out; Deo 14 Tat 33 18, 10 8-8 W, bark Venta (Belg, from Bremen tor Alvarado; 240), 1nt 308 N, lon 6710 W, bark Beraphin (Sp), from savannah for Liverpool, Bark Johann Keppler (NG), Rohe, Bremen, which arrived Ist inat, haw 119 parsengers ani r Denvave aod Jad de wealler uy STFAMBIIP CASPIAN, which was cleared at Balii 29th ult, for Liverpool, via Halifax, sailed Jan 1 been detained on account of the hoavy fog in the river, Suite Kenpwiok Fist, Waite, from New Orleans for Liv- erpool, which left 8 W Vass Dee 2, put back 26th, on account of the illness of Capt Watts, A CanD—Neow York, Jan 2—To the Editor of the Herald =~ We, the captalu, ofivers and crew of tbe late ebip Koropa, | landed #900 gals abipping | h of December commenced with |). Avery heavy gale from SW, flying into NW, causing ship to | imPlre, Faylor, Brein tail to keep her steady, the staysail blowing away when uo: | ; son, Live: ! Goodwill, for Harbor Issa; As wish to pablicly k Captain Lambert, officers and crew the Liverpool, of New York, for thelr very great kindness to Us after we were resctiod {rom the Europa, dismasted and It Uotattshen tis ase mberts kindness beln . ‘Arthur "Wood, Master; William’ Hobertson, Mate; for selves and crew. Notice to Mariners. HA ATE LIGHTSH The government of Japan hereby gives notice that @ ligh\- ship has been moored in Hakodate harbor as a guide to ves- seis using the port- It will show a fixed white light from sunset to sunrise every night hereafter. The hghtship for- merly moored lo Hakodate harbor has been removed, The following is a specification of the lightship and the nce of the light :— Hghtsbiip is moored in 73 fathoms at low water sprin: on the northernmost point of the spit whieh rune out Point Auama, ‘The mouth of Kamida Creek bears from it 8 74.B, White Blut S 10 W, and Yanenal Point 535 W. Bearings true, The lightstip is painted re, has two masts, and bas a red ball nt the foremust head, A xed waite i,ht is shown from ft, at an elevation of é feat above the sea, which is visible froma vessel's deck 1) aautieal miles, It is advisable for vesse's of large draazht to round the lightship to the northwards, as there is « rough bank of boul- der stones directly to tue soutn of it. R HENRY BRUNTON, Engineer. 30, 181, Whalemen. Cleared at New Hediord Jan 1, bark Arnolda, Bouldry, North Pacliie Ocean Arrived at Fayal Nov 2%, bark Active. Campbell, NB, clean, and sailed nextday. Bark Black Eagle, Swain, of NB, was at Paita Nov 20, with 250 bbis Fisher, ot NB, was at Fayal Oct 3), and pol, Bount to tristan and Crozeties, and would be at Monganai in April, Bar Hunter, Hout, of NB, was at Pleo Oct 16, alt well. clean. Bark Ocean Steed, Ri of NB, was at St Michaels Nov old, Repors bark Cleero, Clay, Yokohama, 15, wih S10 bots sv oi), all NB, with 100 dole sp, Spoken. Schr Helen L Snow, 3 daya out from Satilia River, Ga, for Point a Pitre, Guad, all well, foreign Porta. GwRaLraR, Deo 10—Arrived, ship Squthern Empire, ‘Owen, Valencia for Mobile; touched for stores, Sailéd Oth, brigs St Michael (Br), Bernier (from Leghoraty Boston, towed out; Dirico, Collin (from New York), Gen fith, barks Indian Empire (Br), Bird «from Marsetiles), 8a Francitoo; American, | Harding (from Smyrna, Boston § Seud, Wilson from Valermo), Philadeiphia; Unione (tab), Cafliero (from Palermo), New York; Midas, Higgins, an Mouilvery, Field «trom Leghorn), New Yor ne Chalmers (Br), Clark (from Cephalonia), do; brig Rich mond, Powers (from Malaga), do; 8th, ship Barridt Erving, Parker (from Carthagena, Boston, Passed ihe Rock ilth, «chr J Simonson, Crawford, from Baltimore for Marsellivs. In port 1th, bark Uapnibal, Morton, from Leghora for Poston, in distress, ri Wind Bie GENOA, Deo M—Nalled, brig Fideltis, Whttny Messen and New York;12th, bark D McPherson (Br), Doody, Messina and Philadephia, Liven Jun 2—Arrived, steamship Gracia, Erezuma, New Orleans varks Lucy, Urilisis, Charleston; diary Mark, Galveston, ERRE, Mart, Nec I8—In port, brigs Minnehaha, for Virginie, for a ATAISO, NOV 17. ols, Boston. In port Nov 17, ship San Carios, Johnson, for Boston. American Ports. BOSTON, Jan 1--Arrived, ship Zouave, Swain, Leghorn (not New Yori); sehr ML Newton, Newman, Port Reser Below #, botind in} aio 2 achrs, bound out, red—-Scbrs Charles A Higgins, Mcintosh, Hayt'; Same uel Gilman, Bassett, Piiladelphla, “Also. ciearéd, burke Fre- donta (Br), Davis, Fayal and a market; Zephyrine, Johnson, Demerara; sehr Hope On, Chase, Philadelphia, Suiled—Wind WS\i to NW and N by £, ship Pimour; brig Abbie N Franklin (latter passea Cape Cod at 4:15 PM); wad from below, bark Hele Campbell, Arrived, sesmers Roman, from Philadelphia: Nep- from New York; ship Nancy M, from shields; brigs O rha; Helen, from 8 Island; Jno. G fo Thatcher, from Mobile, u—Arrived, bark W Christopher (NG), Brandhot, Cor Faunie A Bailey, Coombs, Howson; Lizzie P Si . McDowell, New York. wCleared—stenmer George Appold, Loveland, Boston via jortolk. BRISTOL, Dec 30--Sailed, achr Condova, Stedman, Hs- ARLESTON, Jan 2—Arrived, steamsnin Champion, Lockwood, New York; brig Grathude, Cardenas; sehis Robert Hancock, ; Adaie Blaiscell, Weymouth, | Of the porte everanee, trem Cardiil. | PORTRESS MONROE, Jan2—Passed in for baltimore, | bark Templar, from Rin Janeieo; brig Bed Wing. from do. ‘iso passed In, steainship Salsette (Br), from Philadelphia for Balumore, ‘Atrived—Sebr Fred Walton, from New Orleans for Bos- ton; steamship Norti Carolina, from Baltimore for Havana. GALVESTON, Deo 25—Arrived, brig Amor (Dan), Jensen, Rio Janeiro, Y WEST, Dec 30—Arrived, ship Haze, Wilkinson, Aut werp cand sailed Jan L for Brashear Olty). MACHIASPORT, })--Sailed, brig Five Sisters, Hooper, New York. NEW ORLEANS, Doo 28~ Arrived, ship Rochester, Clough, Below, coralay Gp, thip Rosaile (Br), C Liverpool; brig ies!e (Br) Montrelis, from Seluston; bark Olympia (Sp), Vons, trom Havana; schr Joho 8 Ingra- ham, Packard, froin New | ork, Clearet—Steamship Memphis (Br), Weeks, Liverpool ; ship rratt, Boston; bark Posiedon (Nor), Kna‘lson, A J Jewett, Reed, Sew York; schr Race lontego B Jvived, ship David Brown, Nich- tw © Claty, from Byers, from do BALIN Nonantui Ataterdam ; bri; Horse, Hughes, NEWBERN, NC, Jab 2—Sailed, sleamsbip Zodiac, Oba- piny New Yor KFOLK, ‘Dec 3)--Arrived, bark Rrothers, wis French, Farren, New coast via Southwest ’ass; sehr York, ark Atalanta (Br), from Div In Hampton Ro; erpoo}. NEW LUNDUN ¢ BU-Arrived, schr RP King, isMven, MEW 'TLAVEN, Dec 30.-Arrived, aches All N, Dec 30—Arrived, achrs or, Cs ‘Clarens eeman, Portland, ere, eee youlled—senra Fashion, Young, and Old Zick, Beebe, New 4 ‘PUTLADELPHTA, Dec ,, PM—Cleared, ship Celestt ‘ arke Thaula Caph (Nor), “Arnie son, Cork for orders; Liverpool, Mosher, Bremen; M Ratnano, Genoa for orders; barkenting ‘Clansiacns M ‘Trieste; schraS McMenama, Nowell, Mantanzas; i B Me Cauley, Cain, Trimtdad; Susana, Woodman, Mobile; Thaw G Smith, Bacon, Boston. Bist Arrived, burks Jiswu, Marnaseo, Bordeanr; Nuovo, Ginssepping (ita), Marciesse, Ipswich: Anna (Nort, Aalholm, Liverpool; Carrie Wright (Br), Hall, Rotterdam ; Germania (NG, Evers, Rotterdain; Florence’ Pere (Br), Skinner, Matanzas; ings ieanor Milter, Parker, Malago Reaper '(Pr), Doane, Sombrero; schr Ramon de Ajudi sigan Ie-Atrivets bark Novdboen (NG), Haagensen, Lon jan 1 4, bark Nordboen (NG), we, . brig Keturah (it), Pukbam, ilo Junelro. me City Tee Bont NO. 1, Captain Mason, on” Saturday proceeded from the mouth of the Scpuyl«ill ani found tne 1e fast from below illingsport up to the bar; opened e ebannel through wich the steamnsnips Salsette, for Balti- more ; Wyoming, for Savannah: Juniata, for New Orleans; Leopard, tor Providence, and Osntipede, tor do, proceeded down the river; then rclessed from the te brig Koanoke and two tugs, and took thei into clear water; also took the bark Zulma, for Sagua, into clear water; schr 8 8 Hudson, hence for Galveston, had drirted ore @ast of Reibank hy pulled her off, and toni her to Chester piers, Lewks, Dei, Dee ii, M-—Arrived to-day, ehin Monteagie, from Liverpool; the ships Abyssinia, Ferd/naad and others bave come in the harbor. The weather continues heavy from the northeas:; therinometer 5% Jan 1-The followins veasela remain here:—Ships Abyr- jonteagle; barks Sharpsty Penn- ia, escisans) and ale; xa ayivani vt, Clachnacuddin, Queen. Viet dnd Naga Cingeppit bigs ‘Thomas: Waites eed Mere Chase; schra J Wa LC “Adan and Isabella, ali for Phil. adelphia, A few vestcls not yet reported, Dense tog thie morning; wind NW, PORTLAND, Dec 3) Cleared, sehr Wim Artur, Hatebin- son, New Yu Arrived, schrs bilas McLoon, Spear, New ork! 251, Zowmpa, sewett, do. SAVANNAH, Jan 2"-Arrived, steamships Magnotia, Pat- mer, New York; Hun rowel, do; alips Avby Ryer- pool; ax Court, Boston; CowraJo, Ham- bure; barks Abbie.Thowas, Limerick; Jupiter, Roterdar: Hyparehus, Liverpool; Joho Eins,’ Dubling Sheartiela, Dubling GW. Heimer, Dublin; Ki Dural, from Londonderry; Vo'ur, from Havana; Maud, from Ma. tavzas; Nether’ ‘row’ Rotterdain; New York Packet, froin Liverpool; Charlotte eddie, from Hi ‘Moroceo, from Dunkirk ; er, from Bordeaux from Liverpool ; | ‘A from A E Grover, from do; LN Lovell, from Dear born. Sailed—Stoamanip Jeo, for New York; ship Colorado, for do. Cleared— Bri Ringwood, for Ronee, Porto Rico; scbre a Sits, for Nansa:, SALEM, Dec ii)-Acrive, acura Sandy Point, Grant, Seat Harbor for New Yors; Angeline, Roberts, and 6 G Kpight, Coliamore, Rockiand for a Jan 1--Arrived, steuraship Alliance, Shute, New York, VINEYARD HAVEN, Dec rived, schra M E ony Conklin, Pensacola for Boston; Addie Ryerson, Pike, Wii- lismaburg for do; James Baxter, Vaxter, Georzetown, DC, for do; Idaho, Davis, Portand'for New York: Grecian, Coombe, Lainicolnvilie New Bedford; Alice Ray” lc for mond, MeFadten, New York tor Boston; Martha Innis, Wiley, Georgetown, 0, Lynn; Alice Oakes, Mason, Gardner for rk; 46 8 Gildersieeve, Carro'l, Rockland for do; Bay alba tur Sailed--Senra Fred Pilot'e Bet: harlie & Willie, Rogers, -—Brig Tsartova ( ra Spartie, M P Pike, R © Buckley, miy-Six, Frank T ‘Treve- , Klurence Ma Albert Jameson, Arciilo : Grecian, Emma 3 fandywine, MA Hannan, King, Laura Bridgman, 0, Whithey Long, Henriette, NJ Miller (Br), anc Wind WNW; fozgs. Arrived, cbr © IN TON, No, De Hogdon, Salem. Gleared--Steamship Metroporis, Castine Ben, Davia, do. a MISCELLANEODS, A GRAND FIRE RELIEF CONCERT, Academy of Music, New York, FLBRUARY 23, 1872, In avd of the Saterors by Fire in the Northweat. $100,000 ib uted W Heket holders, 425,000 for 82, $5,000 for 82, #2. Bearee, New York; schr | B10,000 10.115 other Presents. Making 94100,000 tn backs. ‘Tickets only $2 exch. Addreas all comm and orders for tekets to NELSON CROSS, Chairman, Gonornl office, 287 Broadway, New York, | : “UL COQUNTANT SEVEN LANGUAGES, ARREARS f ; od, Kept, examined or balanced. AM ebiieo tn: MES OKT Wall atreet, third VD BSOLUTE DIVORCES LEGALLY OBYAINED IN AV different States; de n. Ae, saMcient ean publicity ; no charge 0 nioatle ranted; advice 180 Br | BSOLUTE Divor Aner o? siterent Reais Notary Patiis en | Comantsaton Mea TRLNG G T)R. BROADPENT CURES CATARRH, LUNG DISEASES I ‘and all chronic diseases, humora, ke, Nothing equale iis INHALING BALM, Sold’ at 108 kast Filteouth street, New York, TW. VANDI ATER, J. Oren, CAUSE AND MERCANTILE PURNT- TURE MAN. FACTORER, wi Ann ano i Wine sireows, New Yorks, ‘OF aw sey SiN delloreat- Law, 33 Mrowdwaye Tree. Sourawest Pass, ec 24—Arrived, ship Caledoma, Car- ter, Havre; barks RF Buck, Carts, Glasgow; tama Liteh- eld, Croekat, Bord ‘Salled--Steamehip ; bark Flensburg, 20th—Sanied, sea ueliin Gen Meade, Sampson, New York. Jan 1—Arriv Emily B Souser, Gen Sedgwick, lulls, New York, Sr Sailed—Steainship Wey boaset, Bolger, New York. ° “22-2. > Fe,