The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1872, Page 12

PHB STATE CAPITAL, A Rehash of /Yesterday’s Legislation. THE BOARD OF AUDIT BILL PASSED. APPLICATION OF THE GAG LAW. ‘Mr. Flammer’s Objection to Swallowing a Bitter Pill. BLAIR’S BILL ON Gas Monopolists To Be Overhauled by the Senate. BARRELS. Men That Are Not Born Door- keepers. The Gilbert Pneumatic Railroad. ANFORMATION FOR NOTARIES PUBLIC. Adjournment of Both Houses Until Monday Night. ALBANY, Jan. 26, 1872, ‘The insurance investigation and Mr. Southwick’s “twenty-five per cent commission on the printing Bills, as expiained vefore the committee last night, the charrer of the Committee of Seventy and the weighty arguments by the “gentlemen from Ger- many” in favor of the charter are the principal topics of conversation here to-day, ven these are not very actively discussed, and ‘there seems to be a general inclination to rest after the active canvassing, caucusing and debating of tie present week. The @cene last night in the Senate Chamber ‘was decidedly interesting. The members of two committees sat in the reporters’ seats and chairs Fanged im front of the Clerk's desk. The @hairmen of the committees—Senator Palmer and Assemblyman Hawkins—sat in the mid- dgie. he gallant Colonel had given his well Oiled hatr an exua orushing. Senator Tie- mann had evidently made his )scraggy whito hirsute covering more scraggy thah usual. Bene Gict’s snow-white beard and stecl-gray wig were trimmed out in tine style. Little Judd, from Staten Igiand, had his hair nicely parted in the middie, and settled bimself down 1n his chair for a quiet lit. tle “snooze” during Governor Salomou’s speech. Joe O’Donohue sat to the right of Governor Salo- mon, and with his good natared iace wreathed in ‘smiles as he listened attentively to THE “GENTLEMAN FROM GERMANY.” At one side of the room was the “reiormer’’ Al- derman Wilder, endeavoring to look like the fat boy In Pickwick, and at the otner George 0. Jones and Ben Field, both excellent reformers, and both very @nxious, no doubt, to euchre fat boy Wilder out of ‘she job of “working” the committee's char- ter trough im cése the committee should speed the services of other reiable “reform. ers.” Jackson 8. Schultz, with his ‘shocky” hair more shocking than ever, sat near the back of the room, while the active men of the committee, Messrs. Biumenthal and Wheeler, sat at the front and noted carefully the points made by each of whe speakers. Assemblyman Smiley and another Uttle man satin most nonchalant style, with their heels up on the desks in front of them. Smiley's fect, in his singular position, rested im front of Senator Woodin, who occasionally gazed at them and then at their owner, ‘with a look “more in pity than In anger,’ and then would curl his nose in such a way that one might think Limburger cheese would just then be as Co- togne to him. Governor Salomon went through his Bpeech, a8 was reported in yesterday’s HERALD, His delivery was most impressive, and served as AN EXCELLENT LULLABY for Senator Wood and Assemblyman Judd and three or four others. Senator Benedict gave an occa- sional nod; but when Salomon spoke of the Board of Educauon he struck a soft spot in the old gentle- Maa’s nature. He sat up erect, winked several times wo get his eyes wide open, then carefully scratched his wig with the in- dex finger of his left pand and gazed im- loringly at the gentleman from Germany, Just at 1s time Senator Wood gave a gentle snore ana dudd woke up. Senator Madden became evidenily deeply interested in the explanation of the system of minority representation and gazed at Salomon ‘with his peculiarly happy ¢Xpression. Alter Salo- mon had spoken his piece oe introduced Simon Stern, That gent, witn his melancholy Mepnisto- phelian face, stood up, gazed lor a moment with a Semil-piuiul, semi-scorniul expression at the worthy lawinakers and proceeded to say that he bad given the wreater part of his iife to the study of Wiis system. He had been engaged in it for fully ten years, and Le believed It to ve the best that cuuid be devised. He then commenced to peak of the evils of the Erie Railway. As soon as he mentioned Erie Senatur Madden grabbed gis hat aud, with bis head down, boited for the door, All the other Senators noticed tue burried exit of Mad- den anu laughed quite audiviy. Stern did not see the joke, He stopped his speech and dropped the point of lis nose turther chan ever down over his Mustache, After Simon had said say old Judge Kuggles got up, He thanked we “gentlemen from Germany” for taking the iniliative in this movement, and turning to Sul- Oomon and Stern he poured out a voliey of thanks and wound up with a ‘‘whew-w |’ wiuch acted as a safety valve. Wheu he spoke of the extraordinary gervices of the Germans Joe O'Donoghue winced, ‘His smile died out and iis chin sank down into his birt bosom uni! bis diamond stud scratcned his moder Lp. ‘The meeting came to an end, as all meetings do, and the crowd dispersed, but it was very evident that the speakers had bot succeeded in making as favoravie an impression as they expected tuey would. Mr. Salomon, if he Uves long enough, may yet be entitled to @ vote in Unis State, and will no @ount fud that he made A VERY SILLY DECLARATION in regard to the press Lelug oppose! to the char- ver because there was no chance for any suvsidies, Atissuch foolisn or over zealous patriots as this Salomon,whose words aud actions tend to offset the good work and headway that such practical men as Whecler and Blumenthal would make, On ‘Thursday pight of next week there is to be another similar pow-wow, and unless ideas hereavouts change very much, or those reliable reformers, yJones, Field, Wilder, e¢ id ommne genus, put their shoulders to the wheel the committee will have had Ms “Javor for }1s patos.” The major portion of to-day’s session in tne As- sembly was occupied ina rehash of ihe discussion on the Board of Audit bill. 1t came up on a message from the Senate cuntaining the amendments made to tbe Dill as reporied in the HERALD of yesterday. ‘the ment to-day was.commenced by little Judd. The wile fellow warmed up on the subject rignt away and pounded his desk 80 vigorously that, were jt not for his occasional high C (which came as if trom @ damaged reed in a hand-organ) one might ibhink that Littiejonn were present aud ‘:pounderous” asever, Litue Judd stutedsthat the reform move- ment was not about “wiped out,” and he was very BuxXious Ww kuow where those facuons were that THE PUBLIC PAPERS spoke of. Those puplic papers seem to worry the “reformers a great deal. Niles, of Wesichester, yhad read about factions in the party. He saw something avout it ia the “public papers.’ he quoted irom Carlyle, aud said be thought very much duke oi, aga be f uething but decay and | see nothing but pro; ” Alverger delivered a ser- Mon on the suject, All these genilemen wanted to have ne Senate amendments rejected. Alvord apoke in favor of tue bill, and acknowledged that Jactions did exist, and clearly showed wiat the dl- yisjons and bitterness were due solely to the course taken by a ceriaia journal in hoiding memoers of the Ly ig y party up to ridicule. Fort, of Rag 4 Who tries ‘to follow in Speaker Smith's wake, now took up the cudgel as the Speaker could not. Vediler, from Cataraugus, had made a very sensible specvh and Fort tried to offger it. He was aspnn- ished to tind the gentleman frem Onondaga in favor of the vii] which inade a board of two democrats and ove republican, He did not want to have heads of departments audit; bis Of expenses waoich they had created. Mr. Fort was very much taken back when Husted asked him if he knew that the Comptroller was a Park Commissioner, and in- formed nim that such was the fact. He tried to #tir up the factious spirit by cailing attention to the Jact that Alvord and his friends and the oid line Gemocrais. With the excevuon Ol Lig, of Chom yun, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, Voted together. Fort talked till hia face was red as @ turkey’s comb, and then he tried to work THE GAG LAW on closing his speech by moving “the previous question.” A murmur of dissent arose from all parts of the house, so loudly as to cause Mr, Smitn's shadow to withdraw nis motion. Alvord then, 1n a humorous speech, welcomed the democrats to the republican ranks, and stated that no New York Times, no Committee of Seventy would control his actions, and ii Is constituents were satistiea ne would jeel satisfied, although the wind blew in every other direction all ° over Mr. Fiammer then got up, his neck loose and commenced a aeclamation, did not say, “You'd scarce expect one of my age,” Ac., but he looked as if he would like to say it, and alter telling about a picture that Nast drew, ne said 1 he did vote for this bill 1t would be @ bitter pill for him to swaliow. Colonel Hawkins briefly and clearly explained his position, and declared that he would yield to no man ip his republican- ism, but did not believe in dragging the dirty details of party strife into any deliberative body, and pledged that from this day forth, uo matter what was up, he would never again mention party on the floor of the House, He was evidentiy much affected during the speech, aud spoke with much feeling. Little Judd then got up and squeaked again, a (a damaged reed, and slapped his little hands together to give emphasis to his words. Jacobs, of Kings, then quietly upset une arguments of those who claimed that the Senate bill made the Board consist of two democrats and one republican by showing that it would consist of two republicans and one democeat—prowiding that Mr, Green is a democrat. Nobody, he sald, uestion the republicavism of Mr. Van Nort, and he then went on to relate the facts of the resignation of Mr. Stebbins trom nis seat in Congress and his pubitc withdrawal the democratic part some ten years ago. ‘This speech created an evi- dent sensation, and when Mr, Abbott arose and moved the previous question several remarked, ‘That's right.’? The question was ordered and the vote id ecard ae ee bill as amended was passed by a vul ‘The crowds which had collected to hear the dis- cussion and learn the fate of the bill now began to leave, and in doing s0 annoyed the Speaker. He rapped savagely with bis gavel, and stopped ail business unul order should be restored. He looked as it he wanted to nit sumebody on the head with his mallet, Order was finally restored, and busi- ness went on. ‘The only interesting bill introduced was by BLAIR ON BARRELS, The bill is somewhat similar to that which was ‘anported from avenue B last year, and may be only intended as a lure for Lieutenant Couolly to get him here in order that he may Make @ speech on th beauties of the barrel business, i THE QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS are to give an accountol their stewardship of the $200,000 appropriated tothem last year. [heir report shows a deficit, and the Assemblymen wan to know what they dia with the money. should they possibly have any of the money left a careiul ac- counting to the Committee on Commerce and Navi- gation may set matters right. There is quite a scrub race going on for Keeper of tne Capitol, and judging from appearances, Mr. T. W. Stevens, of ‘Albany, will be the one to secure the prize. THE GAS MONOPOLIES, which have managed for years past to rob and out- rage the people, right and left, without legislative interference, will, I iearn, be taken hold of by the present Senate ina way that the people will have ood reason to be thankful for, No person in New ork city who is at all familar with the tyranny which the companies exercise over their patrons need be reminded as to what an ample tield for good work the Legislature has in this direction, It is true that not @ year has passed for many years that a gas bill of some Kind or other, looking apparently to the protection of con- sumers, has not been introduced and debated upon in either one house or the other, but everybody knows what the result hasbeen, The real tratn of the matter is that not one in ten bills that ever came velore the Legislature was introduced in good Taith. They were, the majority of them, “strikes,” pure and simple. The men who iutrocuced them knew it, the men who pre- tended to be earnest in the advocacy of them knew it, and the companies themselves Knew 11, and the companies acted accordingly, as they were ex- ected to act. Several years ago a bill to regulate he manufacture and disposul of the gas by the compunies, and which was brimful of excellent provisions for THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS, created a great deal of consternation among the companies, and they finally got it laid on the shelf by means which were not so dark that people with eyes to see were unable to see through them, Lfowever, aufice it to say that from that time forward the gus companies felt that they were safe so long as they jollowed in the wake of railroad corporations and used their wealth to gtiNe every measure started in behalf of the gas consumers, and consequently to put an end to their tyranny. It will be remembered tnat once upon a time they not only rented their meters for what they required a deposit of $10 upon, but that they aiso required A STIPULATED RENTAL for them, and this, in addition to the fact that they had use of the consumers’ deposits without bein: obliged to pay acent of interest for what a Wall street broker Would call an “accommodation,” but which the gas compantes considered one of their undoubted “rights.” The time finally came when the yoke they had put on the people’s necks became {too burdensome. 1b chafed them into an opposition that could not de brooked, and so the end was that the sys tem of meter rents was crushed out and the com- panies were compelled to pay interest on the de- Posits, This at first secured a dead gain in favor of the consumers, but the monopolists were deter- mined if they lost by giving an inch in one direction they would gain trebvlefoid by taking an el! in another direction. Thus it was that they PUT THE SCREWS DOWN unmercitully in the mater of supplying poor gas and by charging for it @ price that amounted to jositive rovvery. Of course, tle rate of the price of the gas was fixed, vut the swindling came in in the matfer of the alleged amount consumed. If a con- sumer, for instance, uses only 50,000 feet per month, bis bill is often renderea for 70,000—of course, by accident. If he protesis he 1s told, ap his bi tells him by one of its regulations on the back, that ‘“biils must be paid promptly as @ condition of supply.” In Other words, the Companies act out tue role of high- Waymen and adopt the + “STAND AND DELIVER” eg The highwayman shoots you down if you jon't give up your purse; the gas company makes you give money for what you do not get or preveuts You from getting that which you stand in need of if you do net pay for what they never gave you, Let anybody who knows his gas bill is a SwWindie attempt to “protest” by refusing to pay and see now quickly he witl be left in the dark, Again, if it happens that the metres are in bad con- dition and the consumers’ bills are Increased by the fact, although the company has $10 of bis money to use as they see fit in return tor the “privilege” en- joyed by the consumer of using articles which add to the wealtn of the companies, he cannot have them changed unless the company decide that they ought to be changed; 1n other words, if they do not ‘Tare to be obliging, the consumer has got to make the best of his one-sided bargain, go on paying the exorbitant charges as before, else pe LEFT IN THE DARK. It 1s in vain that he threatens an appeal to the law when the companies charge what he knows to be exorbitant or refuses to do what every sense of right should compel them to do. They laugh him to scorn, and tell him coolly to go on protesting. They don’t care a Og, and why should tney, in view of the fact that by their influence the Legisiature has left consumers without a solitary law they can appeal to? And now ict me t whatI have already said—that tne present lature is determined to make the companies feel that they are not the masters of the peopie, but their servants. I was to-day shown the sketch of a comprehensive bil! soon to be introduced by a member whose character for honesty preciudes any supposition that the bill will be smothered as many similar ones have been in years past, which will teach this fact to the companies if it does nothing else—that evel dog, even of the gas ge 9 reg has his day, and that the as monopolies of New York have RULED THE PEOPLE LONG ENOUGH. The bill is being framed with the greatest care, and no effort will be spared to make it so complete in Its details, and go thorough in its scope, that no loophole will be left for the htest gus-fraud to escape through it, Beyond a doubt the companies will Work heaven and earth to defeat the bill, but {udeing, Irom the temper of the members who ave been spoken on the subject, there is no prospect of ther being successiul, The measure wul be tntroduced as @ reform mea- sure ana reformers will be called upon to sustain It assucn. The argument will be used that the peo- plc have done their part in breaking up all. the “Kings” which were oppressive to them and which they could overthrow, anu that one of the most un- serupulous, the fost insolent and the most daring “Ring” Oo: all yet remains—the “Hing” of gas monopolies in New York city. The slature alone has the power to crush it, as the ple did the Tammany “Rings,” and it'will do Te veapite every Opposition, come from what quarter it may. PICAYUNE KEFORM, The Senate transacted very little business of any public importance during the day, the very good reason that the committees had during the week kept up evenly with the general work, ‘The only bill that created anything itke a stir was the Aw sembly bill to regulate the expenses of the two houses. D. P. Wood endeavored to make an “oaorous” comparison between the relative ex. enses of a democrauc and @ republican pegisiature, and declared that if the Senate passed tne bill with the amendments proposed, the State would be saved $60,000 clean, as compared with the ordmary expenses of jJast year. This statement seemed to have very lutie weight with Mr, Lewis, who was of the opinion that a@ reform foe pg was @ very admirable tning, but that he did not think it would add to its popularity if 1t adopted a picayune policy as to cut- Ung down the meagre pay of its employes. Wood's sneer at the democracy was ot itself sumMcient to bring Hardenbargh wo his jeet. He knew he was only A “REMNANT” OF THE PARTY in the Senate; but he did not think that it was very maniy for anybody to allude w his lonesomencss, Tne republicans chuckled good naturedly at the siv joke of Jake's; but Jake madé up his mind not to e laughed at at the expense of the dear departed party, so he suddenly became wonderfully serious. and thus went for the picayunists, Who were striv- ing, in bis opinion, to make reform capital out of a penny-wise policy. After showing how the clerks who got such ‘‘excessive wages’ last year earned them by tee extra work they had been ordered riorm by the Legisiature, and which took them away into midsummer to com- plete, he exclaimed, ‘The great mistake of the ous Ja what puupigyery dO nol pav their employés sufficient wages to obtain capable men. Look at the pay of members of the Legisla- ture, for instance, Tree dollars a day—just think of it’! 1t amounts to this, under the circumstances:— Either @ man steals or he starves; and human na- ‘ture Is such, eon know, that a man will steal rather than die.” ‘Woodin nad pretty much the same no- tion about the advisability of paying the employes good wages, and gave a very good idea of the diller- ence between the good old days of old and the pres- ent by showing how in 1855 he pala $8 a week for board tn Albany and now had to pay $45 @ week for the same. However, he differed with the “gentleman from the Thirty-frst, as to the obhgation they were under to satisfy the attachés’ demands for “big pay.” ‘1 concede,” said he, ‘that men are born into the world, whether they like {tor not; but MEN ARE NOT BORN DOORKEEPERS or members of the Legislature: so when they seck oxitions here they know wiat’s oefore them.’’ It js no wonder that the debate came to an end as it did after the logical deduction of the republican leader, and even Hardenbergh haa to help his fellow mem- bers to close it with “a hearty Jaugh. The wind up of the whole thing was that the bill was at once passed and sent to the Assembly for concurrence, the rules being suspended to admit of it, The dis cussion had one feature about it wiich cer- tainly did not redound to the credit of the republi@@ans. Mr. Hardenbergh desired that the Lieutenant Governor should be allowed a clerk aud messenger, and, strange as it may secm, Madden and one or two others were mean-spirited enough to question whether there was any need of these “extra employes.” They ought to have known tnat it has always been customery for the Speaker and President of the Senate to have aoierk, Al- though Mr. Madden and his excruciatingly econom- ical coadjutors flaaily drew in their horns by say- ing that if the Lieutenant Governor would say that he “really wanted” a clerk they would not for the world oppose the motion of the democratic Sen- ator, the first stand they took about the matter was simply contempuble. Senator Lewis waa indeed right when he said that a picayune policy of reform ‘was not what the people wanted. THE CLAIMS BILL PASSED, The amendments by the Senate to the New York Claims bill were concurred in by the House—6s to 2% COCKTAILS V8. BALLOTS, Mr, Woodin’s excise vill, Which be introduced to- day, autnorizes the legal voters of any town, county or city, to decide by ballot whether or not intoxicating liquors shall be sold within their con- fines. It provides for the stringent enforcement of prohibition whenever tne people decide in favor of the total abstinence idea, and prescribes severe pen- alties for the violation of the law. THE GILBERT PNEUMATIC RAILROAD bill introduced to-day 1s pretty much tue same kind of a bill introduced last year. RELATIVE 10 CORPORATIONS, Senator Wood introduced a bili providing that it shall be lawlul for any corporation organized under the laws of this State and transacting business in several States, to acquire, hold and convey tn such States, with the consent thereof, such real estate as shall be requisite for such corporation in the con- venient transaction of its business. FEES FOR SERVICE OF LEGAL PAPERS. Senator Wood introduced a bill providing that the fees for service of papers shall be as follows in all counties uf the State, except New York and Kings:—For serving @ summons, each person, $1, and six cents a mile for making such service— in going only. AMERIOAN BIBLE SOCIETY, Mr. Benedict introduced a bill providing that the society named, in. addition to its present powers, may take and hold real estate by bequest, gift or devise, NOTARIES PUBLIC. For the information of notaries public in New York itis necessary to ‘repeat that the Senate has contirmed as reappointments all the nominations sent in by the Governor several days since, and which embraced all holding that office, Connolly’s Case in the Supreme Court. ALBANY, Jan, 26, 1872, The Supreme Court, while afiirming Judge Learnea’s decision reducing Connolly’s ball to $500,000, at the same time passes no judgment upon the Important question of the right of the At- torney General to bring suits on behaif of the State. ‘The question will be brought on a demurrer before the Court of Appeals at the General Term. ‘The Court wil have to pass upon the right of the people to bring these sults. As the Case now stands noth- dug bas been finally adjudicatea upon. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ALBANY, Jan. 26, 1872, PETITIONS were presented for the Pneumatic Tube road; against legis- lative interference with the Erie road; for palace cars on the Third avenue, and for increase of literature fund, The Supervisors of Kings county petitioned that the County Judge of that county be paid $8,000 a year. BILLS FAVORALLY REPORTED. ‘The general bill extending time for collection of taxes was favorably reported. A bill to allow the Third Avenue Railroad Vompany to use palace cara was favorably reported, as was a bill to abo the office of Register of Ta jo the city of Brooxlyn. mi Mr. J. Woon reported favorably the bill to dissolve the New York and Richmond Granite Company; also for the protection of taxpayers against the frauds, ‘te., of public ofteial we cat RROOMMITIED. | ¢ adoption of the adverse report on’ the bill giving the privilege to John 't, Milla to run cars in New York on certain stage routes was reco ‘nd the bill recommitied. By Mr. PrRRy—To repeal the law creating th yy Mr. PERRY— eal the law creating the of Auuitor in the city of Brovklyn. rapes ie By Mr. HARVENBURGL-~To authorize a Jury empanelled to ‘@charge of murder in the first deures to find a verdict Yj uilty of murder in the second degree. fy Mr. ALVORD—To authorize the railroad corporations of other States to hold rei te in this State, By Mr. Wooptn—To rize the voters of any town, wara or county to determine whether liquor should be sold within its precinct « By Mr. BENEDIOT—To authorize the construction of an elevated, tubular, atmospheric ralroad through Chatham street, the Bowery and ‘Ihird avenue to the Harlem River, fare ten cents tor any distance under four miles and two cents for every additional mile. TOR EES OF SHERIFFS. In Committee of the Whole the Senate ordered to a third Feading the Ausembly bil fixing the few of Sheritis. | The bull e fee for service of all papers concerning suits to $1 and mileage six ceate per mile each way. OFFIORRS AND EMPLOYKS OF TIE LEQISLATURR AND THEIR BALARIKS. The bill to define the number of ollicers to be employed by the two houses of the Legisiature and to fix their salaries wi aa passed, The Senate then adjourned until Monday evening, Assembly. ALBANY, Jan, 26, 1873. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK. The bill providing for the payment of the claims against the city and county of New York was received from the Senate, with amendments. Mr. ALVORD, (rep.) or Onondaga, said, in moving @ con- currence with the amendments made by the Senate, that the bill contains the principle which was contained in the As- PAYMENT OF sembly bill. Mr. JUDD, (rep.) of Richmond, trusted the amendments would not be concurred It had been given out that the passage of the bili as It passed the House was a triumph of a ‘action. He desired it ¢ understood that the majority were here not to carry out the views of any one man or any set of men, If we differed here on this occasion it was ap honest and conscientious difference—all working for the go" of the city, So far ashe was concerned, finding that r. Green had discharged his duties to the satisfaction of the People, he was in favor of ¢ ing him further, howe" whi offered the wute had offered ft to avold delay, and it also imperfect. i to the second section, whik Tequirea the Comp: cu, for the year 1871, He {a also required to make other jents and isue bonds to the amount of $8,500,000. Here we see the Comptroller is re- quired to pay $8,600,000 for what Mr. Green, who drew the original bill, asked but $4,500,400, Members had, he said, conscientiously voted for the substitute when they did not know really how imperfect the bill was. Efforts were made to amend the bill. The §} ch efforts, but the amendments were voted down, and yet we are called fac- tlonists, He asked why it was that General Cochrane's name ‘was left out of this Board of Audit, He is @ good and sound republican. If he is strack dowa why is not a democrat also struck out of the Board ¥ ‘Mr, NILES, (rep.) of Westchester, had also heard reports to the effect that the republican party was going to the dogs. He knew Andrew H. Green to good and trusty man, and when he saw that a Board of Audit was to be had, iu order to avoid delay, he went for the next best thing ‘and Foled for the eubstitate, “He could not eee anything factious 18. ker had mad Ina D. Brown, (rep.) of Cayuga, also denied that there had been any factional fight here, and declared that the republican party was still a unit here. "As General Cochrane had withdrawn his name he would vote for concurrence. OER, (rep.) of Erie, called attention to tl ‘made that there was the most imperative nec sity for the passage of bills for the relief of the starving le in New York, To accomplish this a little bill was in- Produced here, mating plain provisions for paying 84,500,000. ‘The House reflected a moment, and it was considered a very large amount of money. The Committee of the House nevertheless thought it imperatively necessary, and screed to it. ‘They were sustained in this decision by the Committee of Seventy, He refei to the condition of affairs in New York and w been done by Andrew H. Ureen, and safd that, though a democrat, he was not afraid to trust this la mount of money in bis hands to disburse. Then another bill was presented here to 00,000 to 10,000,000, The committee had such a bill as ‘this, asking fora Board of bad had that question under con- fiseration would haye selected other men than were named in this Board. He had avother fault to find with tas bill. It provides tor $8,500,000, His friends were afraid to place #4, in the handa of a democrat, and yet they did not tear to dgnble that amount in, the hands of « tdit. pisces dem joard He asked his friends. not to let bis distinguished friend, General Cochrane, ve disgraced. You bave decided to put him on this Board of Audit, aud I ope you will insist upon his stayin. there, ir. MOULTON, (rep.) of New fort ane referring to the circumstances which called for the bill under consideration, Said an attempt had been made to raisea Board of A and yet a Board of Audit baa just robbed the city of over six millions of dollars. Then why make a Board of Auait when the people do not ask for 01 It t# said the original bill put too much power in the han Green is bonest he may die. wae Te b ti but 10 that nt bea eee, Ley sz and right? He repeated that the people did n faak for this Board ot Audit, aad he fore moved to Bub sutute the Hawkins bill for that before the House, Mr SMYTH, (rep.) of Tioga, ald that when this matter was up before he ¥oted tor the ‘Hawkins, or original, bill, That Aw? Secured the approval of the ‘Committee of Seventy, = be was in favor of leaving the master entirely to the judgment oF this committee, which had the confidence of He wasin tuvor of this, oeeause he had cent- and believed that it was the moat speedy ering claimants, We were told that the : a moat but bev. m it, oa et 0 ly amen He did not believe there was 9 tactinn Bare that all voted conacteatiousy, « Beth nda tor ae e008: ‘ot e city Mr. Veppen, (rep.) of Cattaraugu: ted for the Twombly vill. He malt i was trae the Tewkine bil ures vided tur raising $4,000K and the. Twombiy. bill. for 400,000; but in ne'.he. case ix it mandatory, In both bill heave the amount may be raised just as the neo.ssities of the case require. He bell it ti cer- req Neved if it was Log ds Ag tain amount to one starving faa it was douple that amount to two —— families. That was the whole If the ant he larger ‘complain: ‘satistied that amount is justly called for, be will, if he is the honest man he is claimed to be, raise it, if \he lesser amount he will raise that, Mr. Fort, (rep.) of lore he voted against it, the t , said when the bill was up be- He was \¢rs of the majority voted for it. ‘at the course pursued by the gentleman a (Mr, Alvord). en the bili came up before making th ace stand? ‘There are two democrats and one republican, and two Fea this Toast - men who made thi ills and 2 ay them. | Now, be was opposed to any such Hoard. Then said that in voting on tn bill every Bid line democrat is found voting for it, Now, be asked, when the people sent this large majority bere to set aside and do away with the legislation of the past few years, does it look well to see us legislating #s democrats want us to? He also said that seats on this floor on that day were filled by men who for the past two years were controlling legislation. He tnalste it had been said, over and over again, that chese debts Fret nese} four and a bait. miions, sad 7 Oe: ba ‘xed Jomptroller 18 aut an 10 issue bonds for eight and a half millions. as ir. ALVORD, in reply to Mr. Fort, said that as there were only seventeen tees when the vote was taken, there could not have been a very extensive lobby floor of the House, and, as for the votes of democrats for tl bad no objeetion to this, He would let them to the republican and remain there if they would behave themselves. ry divisions or factions in the repub- Mr, HAWKINS, (rep.) of New the bill introduced by him, Twombly, introdueing & bill on the same ‘and asked bim to come up to Mr. Green, When he arrived he told Mr, Green some such simple bill only would pase, He had not the slightest idea of ‘this @ political a measure or giving that complexion. Nothing wan farther blige Pose ae “ig ea ye ae ar ‘ans thls simple bill, and was 80 re- ported, But when it came up ‘substitute was presented, and, as is known, was ado} ‘This is the whole story, Now as to this bill, we ‘one of the fraudulent claims oo! be bi before this Board of Audit, He did not believe it would be but what he wanted was fo prerent such ted. As to ® Board of Audit the ‘did not want one. had had enough of them. He concluded denouucing of polluicein a matter like this, bd o urged the rejection of the bill Mr. JUDD, at some Ii as amended by the Senate. Mr. JACOBS, (dem.) of Kings, stated that as to Mr. Steb- bins, that gentleman had honorably resigned his seat in Con- fresh as a democratic representative, and had for ten yeara een connected with the republican party. As to any lobby here, he could way he never had been approached by any one on this question. Mr. ‘Aiuorr, (rep.) of Orange, moved the previous qaes- tion, which was order ‘The amendments of the Senate were then concurred in= ‘Yeas 68, nays Li—as follows:— ‘AYRS—Messrs, Abbott, Aitken, Alvord, D. L. Babcock, Henneti, Blatr, &. &, Brown, J. D. Brown, Buckley, mpbell, Chamberlain, Couchman, Crandall, kiman, Eastman, Fowler, Goring, Green, Green- algh, Gregory, Hart, Haughton, Healy, A. Hill, D. B. Hill, Holdridge, Houghton, Hungerford, Husted, Jacobs, Kings land, G. P; Lord, Loughran, Lynde, Mackay, Moore, Mosher, Dum- Murdock, Niles, Cra Peck, Pierce, Preston, Prince, Rav, Roche, Rose, sage, 51 Sniper, Squires, Tob kins, M, M. fompkins, Tucker, W.J. Van Di Wells, West, Whitbeck, Whittaker, W: ‘Naye—Measrs, Alverger, 1. Burritt, Davidson, nos, Flamm Haight, Hawkins, Hayes, Herric Lincols, Linpitt, Morton, Moulton, Oxgood, | Paige, Rice, Shepardson, Simson, Smiley, Smyth, Snyder, Speaker, Swaln, A. L, Van’ Dusen,’ White,’ Woodward, Wyman an Yeomans, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, By Mr, HAWKINS—Incorporating Manhattan county; also to provide for the speedy construction of sewers in Brook- lyn; also concerning the responaibility of New York city and county ollicials. Mr, WEST reported that there was no infraction of the Eight Hour law in work on the new Capitol. By Mr, GowING—Amending the charter of the Midnight Mission of New York. BILL6 INTRODUCED, By Mr, Eastuan—Repealing the Hrle Director Classifica tion act By Mr. BLAIn—For the preservation of the public nealth by preventing the use of second hand barrels for packing lour, &c, By Mr. Gurrrin—Regulating weights and marks on but- ter: also to regulate the sale and use of intoxicating liquors. By Mr. J, D. BROWN—To enable the legal voters of towns to decice on the sale of liquors, tr THE GOVERNOR CALLED UPON FOR INFORMATION, Mr. Syrut offered tae following: Whereas (it Is commonly reported that bills were presented tothe Governor purporting to have passed the last Legis- Jature that he declined to sign until some of the ee thereof had been expunged, and whereas it is be- lieved the Governor's action was prompted by o conviction that auch provisions had never received the sanction of the Legislature, and whereas it 18 of the highest importance that 1t should be known to this House if such things have occurred, to the end that additional precau- tion be provided i st their occurrence, Resvlved, That the Governor be respectfully requested to Jnform this House whetber bills were presented to him or sent to bis department that purported to have the Legislature from which he withheld his approval until some of the prerisions thereof were expunged, ang, if this is so, what bills they were, what provisions were ox- punged and in what connection in such bills Suen proviauns Occurred; and he is hereby respectfully requested to com- municate any other facts or circumstances within his knowl- edge that, in bis opinion, have any material bearing upon this subject. ‘Mr. JACOB said he would at another time move an amend- ment so as to make the resolution stronger. ine resolution, giving rie to debate, was laid aside under the rule. ‘THE ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CAPITOL, Mr. J. D. Brown's resolution directing an investigation of the charges of corruption {u the construction of the new Capitol was adopted, ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION, Mr. Peck's resolution to adjourn from to-day until Monday evening was adopted—56 to JUARANTINE AFFAIBS. Mr. ALBEROER offered resoiutious, which were adopted: Whereas the sum of $200,000 was eppr a riated to the Quarantine Commissioners by the law of 1871, to erect Duildings on West Bank, and whereas in their report the commissioners state that the: sum had been expended and large liabilities in addition have been incurred; therefore Resolved That within ten days the Commissioners furnish this House with a detailed statement, verined by their qreasurer, of persons to whom money has been paid during the period covered by their late report, the amount paid to each, the date of the payment, the hature of the ‘claim, the amount of the liabilities incurred by them which remain unpaid, to whom payable, the amount due ot to become due to each person, ‘under what understanding, agreement or arrangement, an for what particular ges said liabilities were incurred, and what portion of the appropriation of $200,000, made in the law of 1471, has been expended, and for what purpose, specifying the names of the persons to whom paid, the date of the amount, and the purpose of eash payment, FIXING THE NUMBER AND SALARIES OF EMPLOYES OF THE LEGISLATURE, ‘The bill fixing the number and pay of the officers and em- ployes of tac Legis ature was received from the Senate amended, The amendments were concurted in. ‘The House adjourned until Monday evening at halt-past seven, passed. NOVA SCOTIA. Hauirax, N. 8,, Jan. 26, 1872. The wrecked bark Hibernia and cargo were sold at Herbnico for $4,200, oue-third of which 1s allowed for salvage. ‘The authorities of Porto Rico have removed the quarantine from Halifax vessels. ‘The steamsinp Alpha, trom Bermuda, brings no news of unportance. AN INSANE MAN DROWNED, Cornelius M. Woou, aged fifty years, late a resi- ent at Rockwell station, in the town of Hempstead, L. I, and for many months past deranged in his facuities, yesterday jumped from the dock of a Roosevelt street ferryboat as it was entering the slip foot of Broadway, Wililamsburg, and was drowned ere assistance could be rendered him. The friends of the deceased had only too late deter- mined upon placing him in an asylum at an early day. THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in the Country. 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Minnesota, 16 Broadway. seeeee| Feb I C'y ot Moutreal.|Feb 17, PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUAMY 26, 1872, CLEARED. © Steamsbip City of Brooklyn (Br), Tidbits, Liverpool—Jobn G Vale. Steamshio !rance (Br). Thompson, Liveroool-¥ Wo J Hures ——______ Steamship Geo B Upton, Roberts, )’orfolk, City Point snd EA doors, 100,000 latte, 24,209 sbingies, 800 sacks and Richmond—W: ih Pring Albert (NG), Chambley, Hambura—Puneh, Have Sbip Sacramento, Jackson, San Francisco—Sutton & Co. Ship Mary E ‘Lan; ‘New Orleans—N H Brigham, Pe Fado (taly Parasolioy Cork oF Faliouth—slocovieh Co, Bark Asta (Nor), Schwarts, Londonderry—Tetens & Bock- mann. ae Morrison, Seaver, Gibraltar for orders—Sloco- viel Bark Huntress (Br), Ginn, Pernambuco—G F Bulley. Bark Florence Baker ir, Cburebill, Havana—J i: Ward Co, for part New England, Baxter, New Orieans—R H Drummond | Cape Verds, 10. Brig Cuba (Nor), Seimer, Odessa and Cronstadt—C Tobias Brig Machias, Johnson, Arr: de Rivera & Co. Brig Avnie C 'Titcomb, Hull, Matanzas—Mous & Ward. ky | oN Brightman, Hansen, Matanzas—Borland, Dear- rn & CO, CS Bushnell, Mayo, Cadiz—-Bentiey, Miller & Co, Schr Siiver Star, Smith, Para G Ludmann & Co. Scbr Annie Powers, Sparks, St Plerre—M K Thuries. Schr C A Farnsworth (Br), Benson, ronce, PR--Sturgi Co. Sehr Eva Adell, Eaton, Apalachicola- Snow & Burgess. ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Coimbia, Van Sice, Havana Jan 20, and Nas- sau 22d, with mdse and passengers, to the Atlantic Mail is & Yanxes DisPaTcu—Scar Ww D Hilton, whose keel wa’ laldin Bain, Me, Oct 17 eT, was iaunched "Dec 3, went Baltimore and loa ted the arrived Jan if 187s discharged cargo and sailed, neat phy iy had Gaal Wentes nee acne bonk rr wl t to attend & funeral. _— Whalemen, Arrived at New Bedfora Jnn 2%, schr raley Marion, to complete dttiug for eso madi ’ Schr Fetrel, Keed, of NB, was at Bermuda Jan 14; put and davits; all well; bound direct to St Vincent Spoken. Schr T D Wilder, from Portland for Matanzas, Jan 14, ls 88, lon 7L. foreign Ports. Cammeneas, Jan 18—Arrived, brig Geo 8 Burnham, Staples, Portian Sailed I8th, achr James Warren, Drisko, Apalachicola. Ctenruaos, Jan Ii Balled, ‘brig’ Surt Thompson, New York. GIBARA, Jan 8—Arrived, schr H L Marlor, New York. | Havana. Jan. 19—Arrived, steamship Yazoo, [+ poured brige Aleyoue. Davis, Boston; Merriwa, Nit Sarah A Holbrook (Dan), tle Rew orks “Ales Condova, wieedmany, Lai bade ona do; aloo ( “ag ey ire Four eters, + 7 Bristol. . ‘Arrived at do 26th, steamship City of Mexico, Timmermasy; Vane Gear tts oath ith for New Yor). | Sauled bark Ell "ete! Steamship Uo, ba, Peterson, schr Marian Steamhy ity of Houston, Pennington, Galveston Jan 17, Heather, Delaware Breakwat tan: ee ee eee ete, Galea Talon | —tauirad, Jan 26—Arrived eamahlp Thuringia (NG)e Co, Had N and W gales aince leaving Key West, Ehlers, Hamburg for New York, short of coal, | Steamanip Equator, Bartlet, New Urleans, 8 days, with | | LeGHoBN, Jan 4—in port bark Imperador (Br), Pillsbary, mdse, to © H Mallory & Co. Had ng head winds. for #essina, to load for Baltimore. Steamship Vi ‘Bulkley, Savannah, Jan 23, with m ManrcatE, E, Jan 5—In the ship RL Lane, Cowan, | and pagsen; Murray, Ferns & Oo. 25th inst, 11 PM, | Idaystrom Antwerp for New York: barks W Voss 25 miles NE of Cape Lookout, passed steamship City of Me- Ger), Nalioen, $4 daze from do for do; Kate Croaby (Br)» rida, hence for Vera Cruz; 25th, lat 36 40, ion 74 50, signal- bbard, 35 days from do for do. ized steamship Victor, hence for New Orleans. MATANZA8, Jan 18—Salled, Charlotte, West, New’ ‘Steamship Charleston, Berry, Charleston, Jan 2%, with | York; Adam Roswell, Atherton, lelphia, mise and passengers, to H B Morgan & Co. ia eo aseay HF. dan 1 arrived sours ane Bins, Bink the Lorillaa Steamabio Oo.” = eager escee Baltimore (and sailed 16th for Baraooa), ig Steamship George B OU Roberts, Richmond, Feces aed Norfolk, with and passengers, ta Lawrence, Richmond, 01 Norfoliy wit aso ud Tamengers: to te Old Dominion Ip ‘Ship Cross (Br), Mi Yokohama Oct 6, with doer to eaaatars Co hasan’ hancokipe, Islan: hen tees ful typhoon, which lasted 86 hours; lost all the bulwarks, lower maintopsail and mizzen stayaall, stove boats, 4c; Da rometer fel to 28:40; passed Apjier Nov 7, was off Cape Good Hope. with violent gales, for three days; Cape Dec'10, and crossed the ‘equator Jan fine weather from Cape of Good Hope to ‘as; trom thence 7 days, with severe NW gales. Nov 8, lat 4S, lon 106 E, spoke bark Lochnagar (Br), from Batavia for Hong Kong: Nov 7, in Straite of Sunda, ship Lochane ‘Br, from Batavia for London barks Veron! m Hong Kong for London; ‘Tiensin (Br), do do; Olter’ Cape (Br), from ‘Whampoa for do; lth, iat 9348, lon 99 27.6, ship’ Maria, Louise, (Dutch), from Batavia for ‘Amsterdam ; 13th, lat 1040 8, lon 9612 E, stp Margaret Hetler, (Br), from Shanghae for Ls" jon of the London; Mth, tat 13 E, ship Jobannes (Dutch), from Batavia for Rotterdam ; Jan 1B, lat 22 02 N, lon 60 30 W,, brig Robert Mowe, steerin, 6th, lat 24 30, lon 66 05, ship Astronomer (Br), from Calcutta for New York. Bark Mangerton (Br), Wrangles, Table Any with mdse, to Buchanan & Co. Passed St crossed the Bqanior 25th, lon 30 30; crossed the lat of Ber muda Jan 19, In lon 72 W; passed Cape Hatteras Jan 22, Jan 8, lat 20 N, lon 61 08 lost the NE trades; from thence to port had a succession of NW winds with heavysaal's. Jan Barnrgat, took a pilot from boat No 22. “Lef' jueen of the Fleet, and Annie 8, for New York, ina few os Bark Erme (Fr), King, Bahia, 86 days, with sugnr to Napier Con venol i OF Balloy, Gromod the equator Dec 28, in lon 84: had fine weather up to Sermuda; from thenee 10 days with strong W and NW gales. ‘hr Luistta, Underhill, Ponce, PR, 12 days, with oranges ‘&T Pearsall; vessel to B J Wenberg. Jan 14, off Acua- dilia, spoke schr Vicksbarg, from Aguadiila for New York. Schr Anna A Holton, Gordon, Corpus Christi, 20 days, with mdse to J H Brower. Schr L.T Knight, Blatadell, Savannah 5 days, with lumber to RW Russell; ‘to master, Schr Highland Chief, Freeman, Schr Maria Elizabeth, Soper, Virgini Scbr D W Vaughan, Thompson, Virginia. Schr Eulen, Clark, Virginia, Schr Sarah Eldridge, Conover, Absecom. Schr Henry Finch, Collina, Baltimore. Schr Wrace Girdier, Brown, Baltimore. Schr Harriet Thomas, Van Clief, Baltimore, Sloop M H Drow, Ross, Virginia. U8 steam revente cutler Grant, Slicer, Delaware Sreak- water, Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND SOUTH. Steamship Wamsutta, Fish, New Bodtora for New York, with mdse and passengers. to Ferguson & Wood, Brig Haze, Cooper, Providence for New York, tn ballast to master. Brig —— (supposed the Rio Grande, McClellan, from Booth- bay for New York), in tow. ’ Schr Merriti O Hart, Daley, Portiand, Me, 7 days, for New York, with lumber to Loud & Co, Schr Gloucester, Allen, Norwich for Elizabetnport, Schr Hastings, Chase, New Bedford for New York, with oll order. Schr Thos G Smith, Parker, Rockland for New York. Stoamer Uspray, Kenney, rau River for New York, with mase and passengers, to Iagac Odell. Steamer Albatross, Davis, Fall River for New York, with mdse and passengers, Steamer Eiectra, Mott, Proviaence for New York, with mdse and passengers. Steamer Electra, Mott, Providence for New York, with mdse and passengers, * BOUND EAST. Parsons, Philadelphia for Boston. Schr Ameli ly, New York for New Bedford. Schr Alabama, Churchill, Alexandria for New Haven. Schr H Prescott, Boardman, Tangier Sound for Pordand, Schr Belle, Howe, Elizabethport for Boston, ‘Schr Ki ‘Trunxett, New York for Somerset. Schr L M Strout, Belian, Elizabethport for Providence. Schr Eugene, Howes, Baltimore for Portsmouth. Schr Hannah E Browne, Sackett, New York for Hunting- ton. Schr Mi Hamilton, Smita, Fuisshathport for Providence. Schr Emily, Morrell, Ezabethport for Stamford, Schr Watcbful, Gill, New York for Somerset, Schr Dart, Wiliams. Hoboken for Stamford. Schr George Washington, Peck, New York for Stamford. Schr Ida L. Lag eel pg for Boston. Schr Virginia, Philadelphia for Boston. Schr Allen Gurney, Gurney, Elizabethport for New Haven. Schr Mary Hamilton, Hamilton, Elizabethport for Provi- ‘Schr Senator, Howes, New York for Boston, Schr Julia Whitehead, Whitehead, Fort Johnson for Port- ieeiale la. id. — aehr WE Duryea (BP, Nicholson, New York for Cornwal- | Achorn, } NS. ‘Schr © Lb Adams, Port Johnsou for New Haven. Snr 8 Giimore, Lord, Port Jobnaon tor Boston. Schr J R Brick, Wilagn, New York for Oyater Bay. Schr Ella H Barnes, Avery, New York for New Haven, Senr Chas Mayo, Virginia for New Haven. Schr Mary Tice, Dunham, Port Johnson for Boston. |, Titus, New York for Boston, Sehr David Nelson, Ferris, New York for Stamfora, Steamer Osprey, Kenny, New York tor Fall River. ‘Wind at sunset, WSW, fresh, Marine Disasters. ANOTHER BosTON BUILT STEAMER BURNED.—It will be remembered by all interested in naval architecture that in 1868 McKay & Albus built two magnificent steamers of 1800 tons each, to carry passengers between Montevideo and Buenos Ayres. They were named the Yi! and America. The ‘Yi was destroyed by fire a few months after her arrival, and several persons on board lost their lives, Among them was | 4 poe a young man named Coffin, belonging to East Boston. A | m Comery, Darrah, Havana: despatch received at the Merchants’ Exchange yesterday | Philadelphia; Eilza A Anderson, Clark, forenoon, dated Montevideo, December 25, 1871, states that the America had also been destroyed by fire. This ‘was butlt of oak and hard pine, coppered and copper-fast- ened, and hada single beam engine with sidewheels, On the triai trip she made about twenty miles an hour, Her accommodations were spacious and splendidly fitted up in every detail, and she bad cabin accommodations for near; 500 ngers, but frequently carried over 1000, and was the swiftest and most beautiful vessel on the river, was built under the superinteudence of her commander, Captain and was cwned by the Society of South America,— Boston Advertiser, Jan STEAMSHIP WESTERN METROPOLIG, at Key West, bas bees new shaft put in and hauled into the stream previous ‘ , at Philadelphia ‘the passage, and ‘with mab: Would ‘ie. BARK MARGAERT EVANS (Br), ttf from Troon, had rough weather most 0! shifted cargo and split some sails. Bria Meprna (Br), trom Vera Cruz for ——, any, put Into Southwest Pass 2ist inst leaking. charge cargo at New Orleans and repair. Scour Vesta, Pinkham, bound from New ton, with an assorted cargo, bas been wrecked near Spanish Cay, Abaco. Scur Joun M Frenon, Bury at New Bedford 25th inst had @ heavy southerly bile, reports on the 1 ale, from Mobile, reporti ther into the trough of the \ddenly shifting to west, bringio, tiddeny i the weasel to leak Sadly, which ati continues: SouR JEFFERSON BORDEN, wrecked in the hurricane of 1870 on the beach to the northward of Cape Florida, has been tten off, after taking ont about 200 tons of coal, by the Nor- folk wrecking steamer Baker, and arrived at Key West 16;h int, Three steam pumps are on board to keep her afloat, Sour J MAN, Gibbs, from Franklin, La, bound to Charleston, laden with sugar and molasses, sprung aleak when two days out, and put into Key West on the 16th inst for repairs, leaking at the rate of 300) strokes per hour, will ve discnarged and hauled out on the marine railway. Cargo supposed to be uninjured, Sour IDAHO, ashore at Cape Elizabeth, remained in the same position 44th, and does not appear to have sustained any damage excepl the startin of her keel and the openin, of some seams, The sea was too heavy 2th to work aroun: her, and the tug returned to Portland without making an effort to get the achooner off. (The Idabo has since got off and was towed to the wharf at Portland 25th), Miscellaneous. We are under obligations to Purser Magnus, of the steamship Columbia, from Havana and Nassau, for the prompt delivery | from Boston ; of our files and despatches. We are under obligations to Mr W J Cuthbert, purser of the steamship Equator, from New Orleans, for his atten- eS TUNINGTON, Jan —A. tions. We are under obligations to Purser AR Tatum, of the steamship Charleston, from Charleston, tor favors, We are indebted to purser Chas F Burke, of the steamship ‘Virgo, from Savannah, for his attentions. ‘The purser of the steamship City of Houston, from Galves- ton ana Key West, will accept our thanks for courtesies, REMARKABLR CAREER OF A VESSEL—The achr Vigilant, now plying a8 a packet between St Thomas and St Croix, WI, bas hada somewhat remarkable career. She was built at Baltimore in 1800 for the purpose of piracy, and was used in that business until 1810, when she was converted into an African siave trader. After being used inthis business for | ——. several years she again served as an ocean freebooter until 1827, when she was boarded by @ Danish man-of-war, and the entire crew, with a single exception, it was found had died of yellow fever. She was then fitted out as a privateer, and so used until 1340, since when she has plied asa mer- chant vessel between the different islands of the West Indies, BRIG HERALD, of Marton, recently purchased at New Bed- ford by James Power & Co, of Boston, has been converted {nto a schooner, and will be employed asa packet between Boston and Norfolk, Va, The same parties bave purchased schr Flyaway, as she now is on the city marine railway, and will probably fit her for the same yea itl sit ol , Jt, of Philadel pee eee, A oe at Providence, nas been urchased by Messrs KF Sise & Co, and others, of Porta- mouth, N “and Capt Hoyt, of heated Berd on private terms, She will bereafter hail from Portsmouth, and be commanded by Capt Hoyt, late of achr Ben) Strong. flnas We Pr Lay 19.We have now anchored in rs iar ope fear Ot east vencle, and 66 have afrived, making es él Ecittne, Hp hae wang, TP aw ff | Cactus, Keene; ett 1a port brign | Hoboken; fenvletta, Philadelphia; Mary J Russell Hammond & ' Patten; vessel toS 0 | whitaker, York to Galves- Bante PLYMOUTH, Jan 26—Arnived, steamship Tasmania, from wall, to Washing | Adpinon, Jan ld—In port schr Setagawa, Bryant, for New Point and jar ‘k.soon. wm, Jan 25—Arrived, steamsnl \ and Huasin, Cook, New Yore {and both failed it } fOceante, thompton, New York, 8 cays 28 hours, on oe tan, Married, bate . jew York; ie Fes ‘Dec 19--Sailed, bark Blanche How, ew fork. American Ports, BOSTON, Jan %—Cleared, steamship Raitinore, via rig ae oun vana; Hesper (Br). Corl emarar Mobile; #'F Oabada, Stover, Savannah, Salled—Steamship McClellan: barks Aurora, and Presto briga Star, Evelina von Schroeder, and Georgina. 26tb—arrived. steamships Siberia, Liver Ww dy, Baitimora; Aries, Philadelphi BALTIMORE, Jan 25-Arrived, ‘brig (Port) Snoder, Demarara; schr Helen or Cleared—Bark L T Stocker, Bibber, Boston ; brig Us (Br), Pitman, West Indies; schra A L Lock eoods Hoboken ; Louisa A, Martin, Boston ; Hector, Hi! ins, do. Balled Steamship Nestorian, or Liverpool; barks Stella, Queenstown ; L T Stocker; brig Cecile, Arecibo, BRIDGEPORT, Jan 26—Arrived, US lighthouse trom a cruise; scl Baltimore. CORPUS CHRISTI, Jan 22—Arnved, achr Union, Smith,’ New York. CHARLESTON, Jan 23—Arrived, ahip Albert Edward, Mo-| Kenney, ‘Amsterdam : Boise Bry, Whilataa, kaver: Me ede Back auabal (Sphy Moraguee, Basestona, : led—| nabal (Sp), Moragues, Bai Both Arrived, steamship Jas Adger, Lockwood, New York® br BN Hawkins, do. DANVERS, Jan 2-—-Arrived, sehr JD Grifin, Gould, New fork. Pe ogelad Jan 2—Arnved, schr Hazleton, Cammings, izabeth port. MrERN \NDINA, Jan 25—Arrived, steamship Mercedita, jarabman, New York. FORTRESS MONROE, Jan 26—Fassed mn for Baltimore, barks Fleetwing, from Rio Janeiro; Ellen Dyer, from New Orleans. Passed out, steamship Nestorian, for Liverpool; barks El- verton, tor the West Indies; Bona, for Queenstown; Chas- seur, for Londonderry; Emily Lowther, for Rotterdam; J A well; for Belfast: ship May Dunaas, for Liverpool; bri DC Chapman, for Matanzas; Freya, for Rio Janeiro; Saral & Emma, for Montevideo; Sarah Muir, for Halifax; Biver- side, for Cork; echr W G Green, for West Indies, Sailed—Brig Victoria, for New York. FALL IVER, ‘Jan 34—Sailed, schr Abbie 8 Oakes, Ride- out, Now Ye ‘ork. GEORGETOWN, SC, Jan 19—Arrived, schr Ridgewood, New York. DEMEWESTON, Jan 19—Cleared, bark Aberdeen, Treat, York. wat Cleared, ee Dare Lome) Colcord, New York; q (NG), Koch, Liverpool. COREY WEST.’ Jan d3—Arrived, schre Jennie Mi le Philadelphia; George Taulane, Vaughn, New York ; 16th, T T Tasker, allen, do; 16th, Bessie Morris, Al~ Ten, ao, ‘Tith—Sailed, schr Geo Taulane, Vaughn. Indian Key; 26th, steamship City of Austin, iiluredge ‘from New ‘york), Gal- MOBILE, Jan 20—Arrivea, schr 08 Baylis, Steele, Aspin- wall. NEW ORLEANS, Jan %1—Arrived, steamship St Louis cB eal Liverpool. | Helow, coming up, Dat Aleyone Br), Bradfo mm Rio Janeiro; is Lewry, achra Mary B Towner, Cahoon, from G Lanata (Ital), Barasco, from ship Carl (NG), Ot jewport; Prairie wrt Antonio, J OUTHWEST PAGS, wan 2l—Arrtved, remen; barks Kbenezer, Nielsen, Baker, Liverpool; brigs Stabila (Sp), Romano, niles; Medina (Bry, Jackson, Vera Oruz, {n a leaking condl- tion jason, 8, Galied Steamehips Frankfurt, Ualted States, and George Cromwell) ships Monte Rusa, and Maxwell; bares Countess Duchatel, and Marta. ., ‘i4—Arrived, bark Mary. Kdson, House, NORFOLK, Jan 24—Arri raazon sg Boston; sehr John Ponder, Rovibin 2 well, New VRE SEDFORD, Sun i4—Arrived, schrs Paul P Keller, King, Neweaatle, Del: Ellen M Dufleld, Wareham for New York. , from New ¥ ¥is ten, Bira, NE! th— Arrived, achr John M French, Burgess, Mobile eEWORT, Jan 24, Arrived, achre-gokn E Sandford, Weatgate, Providence for New Yor! iil, Wicks, do for do; Abbie 8 Oakes, Rideout jo. .échra Kila, Grindell, Providence for Savannah; BT Crocker: Harding, do for Rappahannock; Gen Hotehkiss, Doyle; R W Brown, Wicks; Terrapin, Whoster, and Mala- bar, MoGarthy, do for New York; Geo P Markle, Bish Somerset for do; Carrie S Dagle, Whitman, Fortune F, for do; ZL Adams, Nickerson, Boston for Philadelp! Lettie Wells, Watson, do for’ Jacksonville; Providence for New York: James Hoffman, Shrop- ire, ‘do for do; jawatha, Dixon, Newbury; Fr’ pntadelptia; Lookout, ‘Thompson,’ Portland’ for Baltimore; Hero, Kelley, Salem for ‘New E T Smith, Baker, et fi Providence for Vi ' las wy Corbett (Br), from Fall River for Philadelphia ; also brig Cleo for New York; schra Wille Arthur, Hutehigeon, and Merrill © Hart, Delay, Portland for do; Nautiins, Dean, Prot tor do; also brig Rio Grande, McClellan, Booth- ands: Mary D [reland, Evans, Fall River for ‘also schrs Gov Goodwin, Cobb, Providence for jand; North Pacific, Katon, Fall’ River for New York; Lady Antrim, Carter, New Bedford for do; Saimon Washburf Phillips, ‘Taunton for do; D @ Floyd, ‘Citora, 0; Gem, Doane, Providence for Baltimore, ‘obibs BAM wed, achrs A F Cobb, Huntress, Jamea Young. Wind SW, blowing fresh. NEW HAVEN, Jan 30—Arrived, schr Clarissa Allen, Hodg- don, Port Johnson for Providence. ‘Sailed—Schre adelia, Kingston; A H Howe, Newbury, and TTT af Ahi Burmah (Br), Moran, f ¥ 0 rrive Galveston aches Fannie W Johnson, arts, Puiladelphie; W a, rleans, Bark Arar Waite (Br), Murohy, Cork brig Ida rs Mat wiey, on, Corpus Chri Margaret LPHIA, Jan 25—Arrived, bar! (Br), Smiley, Troon; bigs Scotscraig (Br), Simpson, Paler- steamer | mo; Wm Robertson, bing Bag ene srditgarrived ‘at Chester, brig Mary A Williams, Graves, m Miragoane, Cleared Barks Soham) Snow, Matanzas; § E Kingsbury, erry, Cardenas; brig Ellen H (Br), Dwyer, Havana, City iceboat No 1, Cap Mason, left the city at 4AM, 25th, inet? proceeded as far as the lower part of ‘Tin‘oum; found the river tull of floating ice; returned. to t an found the Hamburg ship Margaret ashore: with two t succeeded in pulling her off and frie ber safe into Schaylkiil; ret to the city at 10 AM, Uity Iceboat No 2, Capt lienger, reports baring, leat the clty on Wednesday, with bark Esau and scbr Isabella in tow, and let go of them off Bombay Hook and returned to the city yesterday, afternoon, with sehr Henrietta im tow; found the ice ver} elow. PORTLAND, San 24—Cleared, schr Bangor, Gooding, New: , and @ marke! ‘Salled—Bark Woodside; brige Mechanic and J W Hennes. . * gy sehrs Nellie Chase, jargie, W D B, Geo Savage, WH jer and others, & Cleared, Fred Fish, Davis, Cardenas; Onward, 7, Matanzas. PROVINCETOWN, Jan 25—In port bark, Warren Hallett trom Boston for ape de Verda; rig S Knapp, from Mes- sina for Koston; ecbr John F Kranz, from New Orleans for 0; also 1 bark ani } brig unknown. ‘Also 1 port steamer Stephen Decatur, Cumminshey, from. Boston for New York, with a rand digger in tow, ‘ROVIDENCE, Jan 26—Arrived, schrs Irene E Messervey, Wall, Charleston Hila, | Smith, Snatthy, Baltimore ; Tad ind, Ingraham, jzabethport ; Neilie ict Weehawken Jaines Ynelps, Rockwell, Hoboken; Entire, near, New York. Sailed-Brig 8. P Brown, Hanna, New York; schra Henry Pater, rain Toe, cord W Ramsey. srown, do” “C'S? lizzie D small, GO; '. 5 RIGHMOND: Jan'24- ailed, schr Richard Peterson, Eng. lish, New York via 1ower James. ROCKLAND, Jan 19—Arrived, schrs G W Glover, Hol- brook, New York; 2lst, Pailas, French, do; Win McLoon, fountain, Baltimore. Balled 17th, schr W H Thorndike, Hall, New York: ab, 8 revenue ‘scl er McCulloch, Henriques, cruising ; eee vressey, New Yors; 20h, Gem, Thomas, do$ 3d, 0 5 revenue cutter Dobbin, Bond, on a cruise. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan Henry Trowb Ch SAVANNAH, Jan 23—Arrived, steamship Montgomery, — Arr steamships from New York; ae goctony ship. Willian ees from Hamburg; jeared—Ships Joho Amsterdam; echr pts Car. York ; North Pacific, 26—Arrived, ahips Great Admiral, Chatfel J, and Semiramis, Gerrish, New Y Faircloth, New York. ‘26th— Arrived, steamship Leo, Dearborn, New York. tal, ip Wiliam 2. ir Patton, for, Havre; Eiize Everett, for J C Thompson, for Jacksonville. rived, io widence for do; Jas ranewiok, NJ. ir, N Lioitmen, Shropshire, ‘0! ly m VINEYARD HAVER, Jan 3A lance, New Yor ja; bark for ‘Boston; brigs Wm ashi bra ion nts oeuge, Menon or da sere Magis, Now York. for Oa) Hebecca § Harreo, Baltimore gland; Sunbean, Baltimfre tor Calais; Burtie Pierce, or for Potomac River. Ein ‘Keele © B Wood, Philadelphia for Bos- eae Ae donneon for parse ie Stevens. Seen TON, oe Jan 26—arnvea, steamship Renefac- ngs, Now MISCELLANEOUS. arcana DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED 1N Baineront States, desertion, cause ilety Sno obares anied. ry divorce grant Advice free. 100 Oberg ante TOUR, Auorney, 180 Broadway. [BSOLUTE DIVORCHS LEGALLY OBTAINED FROM Seasvarte of aterent uate. 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