The New York Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1872, Page 10

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, THE STATE CAPITAL, Important Amendment to the Criminal Code. Proposed Repeal of Certain Sections of the Law Relating to Murder, THE FIRST VETO OF THE SESSION, Message from the Governor Con- cerning Last Year’s Bills. A. Mi'd Lecture Legislature. to the “Boss Tweed’s” Case Not to Come Up in the Supreme Court Until the March Term. Rapid Transit Schemes and a Cross- Town Railroad. The. New Capitol Job In- vestigated. ’ ALBANY, Jan, 81, 1872. Is-would seem that the Legislature this session ‘Will settle the law in relation to murder in a way that, will give the criminal less chance of escape ‘and the jury that tries him more latitude than the Jaw now allows juries to take in considering the varions degrees of murder and manslaughter, At east, Senator D. F. Wood's bill, introduced to-day, pots in that direction, The bill 1s entitled “An act to amend section 5 of title 1, chapter, of the fourth part of the Revised Statutes IN RELATION TO MURDER, and to authorize the Court in certain cases to re- a@uce the offence to murder in the second degree,” It repeals section 6 of chapter 197, passed April 12, 1862, and amends section 5 of title 1, chapter 1, of the fourth part of the Revised Statutes, so that the killiog of a human being, unless it be man- slaughter or excusable or justifiable homicide, as already provided by law, shall be murder in the following cases:—First, when perpetrated from a premeditated design to effect the death of the per- son Killed, or of any human being; second, when Derpetrated by an act imminently dangerous to others, and evincing A DEPRAVED MIND, regardless of life, although without any premedi- tated design to effect the death of any human being; third, when perpetrated without any design to effect death, by a person engaged in the commis. mon of any felony. In all these cases the killing shall he deemed murder in the first degree, unless the Court, as proviaed for by the act, shall adjudge iM tobe murder. in the second degree. The jury before whom any person indicted for murder shall be tried and convicted may, if in their opinion the offence proved should not be punishable with deatn, certify in their verdict of guilty a recommendation that the offence be reduced to MURDER IN TIE SECOND DEGREE, and the Court, upon receiving the verdict with such certificate, may in its discretion determine whether the offence proved should be deemed murder in the frat or second degree, and give sentence accord ingly. Ifany person indicted for murder shall ve “convicted by confession” the Court snali inquire ‘nto the circumstances of the atfaar charged, and tn ite discretion adjudge it to be murder tn the first or second degree, and give sentence accordingly. The Dill also amends section 7 of chapter 197, passed Aprii 12, 1862, so as to provide that every person who shall be convicted of murder, which snall be determined or adjudged by the Court to be murder 4n the second degree, and any person who shall ve convicted of arson in the first degree, shall be punished by imprisonment in a State prison for any term not less than ten years. ‘Pais ball ts undoubtedly a very good one, yet tt ean be made a great deal more effective than it g@eems to be In its present shape if it were drawn up ina dierent way than it has been. It is in some, places rather obscure, and to atiain the object sought for a bill of this character should certainly be freed of all that may in tne future tend to weaken it. It has one feature that may not be con- sidered.favurably by judges who aways lean to the side of mercy in every case where a human life is at stake, apd who, even in sentencing a man todeath, half believe tuat they are in some way or other . Tespongible {or the verdict of the jury. To be sure , Juages of this milk and water class are only few ‘and far bezween; yet li does not require numbers to rove that some one may not want to take upon > bimseif alone to say whether A.MAN SHOULD TANG .or goto prison. Irefer to that clause in the dill qwhuch pots ‘t in tno pawer of the judge presidl: ata murder trial to devide whether the de ree of the prisoner’s gullt should be murder in the first or second degree. It i8 ai: very well to point to the lact that ihe Jory and the judge togetuer have to come tw the same conclusion, tuat one is indis- pe vo jhe other in fixing the degree; yet, afer.all, the Jury simply recommends the reducing (Of the degree,cud the Judge then has to make the best use Of Aue discretion 10 coming Ww & decision, "Wirtually THE JURY DELEGATE THEIR POWER w him as reyards the question of the guilt of the ) wisoner, How wany judges are there who, under the ¢ teumstances, would feel disposed to disregard une , By's recommenation for a reduction of the degree ‘oO: ‘gilt, though they were conviuced im their own ‘Las that the men snould be huag? his feature of ite bil cap be casily amended, however, go hat the object of this particular clause will Mpede attainable without the tustrumentality of 9 ‘sort ol compromise between judge and jury. Prop iy the real strength of the bill will be found by th 634 WHO know bow juries get inixed over the “pre, weflitauon’’ idea in that clause which declares that, ‘s3mwrder in he first degree when tue killing ofa bh man being 18 perpetraied “by an act tmmi- nenily jangerous lo@thers and evincing a depraved mind , Sxerdiess. of life,” lt may be argued that ‘this is, Balyno Hew feature of THE LAW ON MURDER, botif it .notitis so explicit that juries will no longer h, We the same obstacie to giving a verdict of quiity in , 2808 Wirere tue premeditation may not exist, but Where the act of the criminal shows that De is “rey: Wess o1 life.” Take for instance the case of Fosier, ‘Ue earhook murderer, It J3 the pre- Meditation ®INt that trouvied a jury in his case for atiune, The y were not Clear about It, out they were nsible env to see that the idea of the law was onty ifaman ‘#truck ahother with a weapon which in nine cases Sit Of ten would cause death he wes Geary + SRECARDLESS OF LiFg." This pointis OW miade clear by this bill, and 60 Wes 2 law, weil no longer have to tS ye od ‘aclences about whether there was BW when the killiuz was doue, “oy . Wdangerous to others, and ev Bo act ImMInED YE yregardiess of ile.” ag oat Yt ere KAILROAD, o, We Transportation of passen- gue eet ono } sew York by means of street raul- ‘ays to be construc Wd through certain streets und avenues therem, ur Yudes bt g tue corporators J. . Cary, i) mM Dowd, Willlam F, naffer, Emil s Wer, Alexander Shaler, Ji’, Huvourn, wi ah dames Wb io ‘ , Frederick V Waar, Jam + Bouton, £ Hepen Dave, NO. su @ton, A. ¥, Brainerd, Harry ‘Waiter, W. D. Ludiow, fe Daren Benjamin An- E. 1.’ Wood, M. H. Honey, A. H. Ward, Ja. Se4 T. Burdick, Bevery juries, worry their con @ny promeditauc Patien, ton S. ‘Mor, @% J. D. ¥ . Poole, 4. De Decker 3.8, Buell BE. O Jonnson, George ‘A. Alien. Sey- jour, T. Euery Lord, Ge “ee H. Weich, Thomas forrell, Robert Murry, Jc #2 H. Walsh. The bill ‘authorizes the corporation | @ Fan a aouble or singie track along the foliowing 1 “8tes, commencing at the foot of Twenty-third sire. "S North River, thence through and along Twenty- \hird street to Eighth avenue, thence through and along Eighth avenue to Twenty-sixth eireet, theac * Wrough and along Twenty-sixth street to Seco ayepue, thence Uirough and aione Second ave: we ww Thirty-fourta Sireet, thence through und a, 00g Thirty-fourth street to the bast Kiver, thence teturning through and along Thirty-fourth street to t ‘he Second avenue, thence through and along Second: Wenue lo Twenty- Beventh street, thence through a: \d along Twenty. seventh street to Eighth avenue, thence throug! and along kignth avenue to Twenty-third street, thence Larne ‘and along Twenty. Wird street to the North River, vo connect with 1, \¢ traok at the foot of Twenty-\ird street. Toe rails prescribed for the use of the company are oY the kind called “Philadelphia raii."” The bill p.tovides thet Cars shail ve Tun 4s often asthe convem ence of the povile may require, apd shail ve subjegs to such regulations in respect thereto as the Coancl of the city of New York may from to ume prescribe. Council are to decide what license shail be each car, ‘not exceeding the by any ordinance thi .” The fare 18 fixed at five cents, ana itis provided that transier tickets may be issued to passengers at an additional rate of fare not exceeding two cents, “xaid transier tickets to be received in full for fare to any point on the line of said railroads or either of tiem.” ‘The company are required to makea report to the Comptroller every January of their net earnin: and to pay into the city treasury five cent o} these earmings. J. C. Cary has taken tie bill under bis protection, and, judging from his successes in cross'own ratiroads in years past, he will have no aiM culty in geutang it passed, There may be some grambling on the part of seifish residents along the iine of the road ‘who don’t want cars to pass their doors, but.crosstown roads are @ necessity to the pone. and certainly this one, if property managed, judging from its route from river (o river, Will sup- ply @ Want travellers have long stood in need of. THE FIRST VETO, The Governor opened the veto business to-day by returning to the Assembly witn a Message, in which he gives his reasons for Is opposttion to the bill, the act to legalize and confirm the election of Har- Tison Clute a8 Superintendent of the Poor of the county of Schenectady. after being read the Mes- sage was laid on the table. Wut disposition will finally be made of it is just now matter of consid- erable speculation, although the general impression seems to be be tnat the veto will be sustained. ‘The Zollowing is the Message alluded to:— EXROUTIVE CHAMBER, Jan. 81, 1872. TO THE ASSEMBL’ I return, witbout approval, Assembly Bill No, 16, entitled $e. legaitze and contrm the election of Harnson Superintendent of the Poor of the county of Schenec- “An ac yy." It aeeme to me very clear that this bill should not be- come a law for the following reas” ‘The act to amend and consoli: 1@ several acts relative to the city of Schenectady (chapter 865 of the Laws of 1862) provides, among other things, for the election of a Super. visor from each ward of the city, who should be a member of the Board of Supervisors of the county, and declares that the supervisors go elected should have all’ the powers, exercise all the duties and be subject to ull the provisions of law then applicable to supervisors uf towns, ‘One of the provisions of law applicable to supervisors of towns, and to which, by the words just quoted, supervisors of wards in Schenectady were made subject, wus that cou- tained in chapter 80 of the Laws of 1863, which declared that no anpervisor of any town, should be elected or appointed to hold the office of Superintendent of the Poor, At the time of the general election heid in tho fallof S71 Harrison Clue was a Supervisor, representing the Fifth ward of Schenee tady, and the provision of law just quoted, Jn clear and un- mistakable terms, forbade his election or appointment to the oftice of Superintenent of the Poor of Schenectady county, Nevertheless he was a candidate before the people for that oftice at that election and received, it seems, a majority of the votes cast ‘That election. so far as he was concerned, was {n violation of law and was vold, ¢ bill herewith returned 1s, of necessity, a recognition of the fact that the disability existed and that the election of Mr. Clute was illegal aud invalid; and deciares that such disability ts removed as of dnd from the day preceding that election, and the election “4s lesalized and coniirmed for the full term of three years from the Ist day of January, 18 In other woras, 1. uims to legislate into a county dllice for three vears siege ‘who haa not been legaliy electad thereto, It ta, in effec lative appointmens of a county Supe fntendent of ~ ang in violation of the constitu. tional provision which deciares that the county olilcers shal be elected by the people or appomted by some of the jocal authorities of the county, \owever proper it may be tor the Legislature to legalize acts of public olficers or of officers de fart, ‘of mere omission to comply with some provisions of the statute, /t should never seek to give validity to anything done in open violation of law. It ia not competent, I submit, for the Legislature to make Jezal now an election which was void at the time it took place, nor is it competent for it to appoint a Superintendent of the Poor for Schenectady count, And I submit, further, that the bill will not efect the purps for which it is de- signed —to wit, curing the evil now existing in Schenectad: pen! of @ person exercising the powers of an oflice to whic! ie tit, ‘Un the contrary, the effect of the bill, tf it becomes a law, will be to prolong for nearly three years the present {in- prover condition of things, and it woud be necessary here- After to pass alaw legattzing the acts of Mr. Ciute, as te facto officer, for wholeterm, Mr, Ciute's title vo the oflice is not good. I have no doubt on this point; nor has the Lexis- lature, as ts proven by its passing this If there were any doubts, however, on this point, ft 18a question, I submit, which the Legislature should not undertake to decide, it be- Tongs to the judictary. The bill appears to me to present one of ths ‘worst forms of special legislation, — It merely suspends the operation of @ general law fu one comty for a brief period, and for the bei of one person, and at the end of that period the gene: is to be again ‘in full force, as well in this county as in others. It ts of little importance whether Mr, Clute or son other citizen is made Superintendent of the Poor this year, It {s of importante that a precedent, such as this bill would estabijsh, should not prevail. The election was, it is acdmit- ted, illegal and vold; the office was, have power to fill the vacanc} cancy to be permanently fill the next general election. Trespect(ully submit that this bill ought not to become a law, confident tbat, upop reconsideration, the Legislature will agree with me. JOHN 't, HOFFMAN, 4 LEAP OF TISTORY. ‘The following message of the Governor on the sub- ject of the bills that reached him at the close of the Jast session, purporuig to have passed the Legisia- ture, 1s very interestug reading:— STATE OF NEw Yo! EXgCUTIVE CUAMBER, ALBANY, Jan. wi, 162,¢ In answer to @ resoiution, passed by you yesterday, re- questing me to inform you whether biils had been presented to me purporting to have passed ‘the Legislature, trom which T withheld my signature, on the ground thal certain pro- vistons found in them bad not In tact passed the Legis! ‘and to communteate any facts or circumstances within ny y wmaterial bearing upon the sud koow! paving serial | be ec reapeck reply t there are only Yo” instances of ie nature of which can am _ remember | the particulars. One was @ dill to authorize ue New York River Road Company to Construct certain raiiroads in the city of New York, sent to me at the end of the leat e sessionof 1869, which I de- clined to approve for reasons which will be found ia the memorandvm filed witn the bill at the time, of which Memorandum the following 8 a copy :—UNot’ approved.” ‘Amendments to this bill were mace in the Senate, and it was sent to the Assembly for thelr concurrence therein. Some Members of the House informed me that the Assembly did hot thereaiter act ou it. ‘The Clerk thinks it did not, Tho ‘Assembly journal, nevertheless, shows concurrence; after which the bill. should have’ been sent to the ‘Senate to be signed by the President thereof. ‘The usual message 0 such casea from the Assembiy to the Senate is not found with the bill, and the Senate journal does not show that the bill was returned to it. Ip caso of its return the vill would bave been sent vy the Senate Clerk to the President of The Seuate to be signed, whereas the Journal Cler« of the Ansembly admits that he took it directly to the Presient of the Senate and obtained bis nature; he must have done go by macaging to place it bills thea regularly before him from the Senate. ular and coutrary ty positive orders from tae Lieutenant Governor aad the Clerk Of the Senate, asemdiy Journal Clerk could have had ho motive for carrying the bill himseif to the President of the Senate, it, by regular action of the two hi beea properly on ite way to that officer. The S nal is, no doudt, correct, The bili was nor re , to the Senate, and I deciine to sign it, was the bil to supply deticiencies in appropria- Uons for the support of the government, commonly known as the Supp'y bill, passed at the last session, This bil, en- seed complete, ogether with the origiual memoranda of the Conference Comfnitiee. from which it had been encrossed, wat, a day oF two after the adJouroment of the Legisiaure Jat year, brought me by the Cierk of the House of the Araem- bly, with the reservation that {t was not to be considered as fortnally delivere, and with the request that be(ure it so delivered 1 would aid him in the comparison of th -oused Uill and such memoranda. I proceeded to exai ¢ bill, item by tem, and became satistied that tt wa: correctly engrossed asto three or four items found in it, which, as far as could be determined from the memoranda accompanying it, bad not been reported for acceptance by the Conference’ Committee nor p: by the Legisln: pe ture, The Lieutenant Governor and the of the moiy were present, and were also sat- iefied that itl was erroneously engrossed, in these par- Uiculare, and they erased, thelr igoatures trom tt. The bill was handed back to the Clerk of the House, wasre-engrossed correctly, and sent to mefor signatnre. Other instances bave occurred during the last three sessions, of bills b seut to me for approval, engromed 40 ap to sult material amendments which were shown by the messages passed be- tween the two houses to have been adopted, and which mes- 4 each bill when ft came to me, In other we been recalled from me for the express to them some ameadiment or correct.1y z \d bave come back to me again unaltered. It is impossible for me to give in all these instances the tities of the bills or the particulara in which they were found to be erroneously engrossed. Ip tho Sappiy bill of last year one of the items found to have been Incorrectly ingerted was an aopropriation of extra pay to Mr. Wasson, a former Canal Appraiser; another was an amendment authorizing. the, appointment ‘of two additional commissioners for building the Elmira Penitentiary ; anotuer Wasa counsel fee appropriated for Messre. Buell and Fr- hardt, and the fourth a provision regulating the publicatio of the periodical statements of moneved anit otner corpo In relation to these particulars I sv from memory and without any record. It was found on examination that two, ‘of these items had not either ‘House, but beenbrought ward for the firet time In the coaference committes. It ts obvious if conference committees, which are ap- Polated for the purpnse simply of adjusting matters whica the two Houses have already considered xnd upon whict to will undertake thetnseives to tions. origh- for they have been anal originate propositions a aes upon t! thus assumin, the proper'work of the Legislature, which they have no right to do, we may expect, in all such instances as those of up: y. tems, that there the record correct, Propriation bills consisting of mi will ereat aitoulty fa keepin, it is It appeared, also, t the practice of conference ‘commitiees, in such instances, to sub Tit, thelr final report, not written out in full, but im the shape of a mere list of the many propositions upon which the hous disugreed, with m Oriel remark generally ia pencil, opposite to each one, such asthe words “out” and “in,” “agreed” or “aigagreed,” to with nothing else to indicate, what the decision of the con- ference committee was as to each item. In this shape it Is read tothe House, the Clerk supplving the proper formal sin ithe marke “out” and “in” or the Mike, In this rough shane it ts handed over to the engrossing clerks to bon Wan tale aupoly hen Wee ‘and in this shape it came qJ b . Whe Supply bul ad te dumber of Heme found in tt are soe. «sidered {t is not surprising that errors in e1 rough minutes should occur. If we Legit ‘that in al) cases conserence commitices bave tbeir report writien out fn full b the ay aed nusstel or of the Legislature, or their reporta, could hari ‘The visiiance of the Legislature aco ite committess st ould be sufficient to guar rae inacouracles of language, surreptitious tnseriion Matter uot pertinent to the of & Dill, errure in The “Governor's to bim he eberal scope and purporeot the propose: ww oWliged. tn som z alinply be juited to the purpo bo | more !ustances, hare, wader « p amt foto vfleg, retirned oi i ter they bad Leen delivered to me, purpose of enabling them to carrect inaccurate or fatally 4 fective language, rather thaa bill the purpose of b ‘unvdjectionable ( perh: portant: lost. as that if the Lega ot wee 10 it that roperiy worded, fr tently with other rectly engrossed, asa walter of people, snfer these errors to pass when I dis- i Lavbmoit that duty should not be 1 4 from these ure would Spaiat id take time to submitting it to €ngrosein posed on tm that the Legisiatare shoud inaist Committees giving all the time necessary to the proper » paration ap3 com of bi Out jaf ihe seventeen billie lon thus far received at the Executive Chamber this reason several are, in thely structure and phraseoiogy, open to vary serious crigiciom. One bas been recalled by the Legisia- tare and amended, and two others I have boen requ bold, aps am boldin; quested to #0 that they may be fecailes for the cot pousible that the Governor alone should discover all ibe inaccuracies, inconsistencies an: r which mor find their way into the on Mi or mony je wi it has become the habit to pass grery year. The divisio or jabor among the many commiitets elher brangb of ay Lageeatare makes it much more posix bie for them to do thie work. T trust that thie Legisature will effect s reform in this rex tpect and exercise more care and ¥' over both the character and the form of tue biils ase ; taking more wimg for the detals Ty jnvalia by reason , kes as to the action of the committee | Tweed and others be placed upon the cal will ennet fewer laws and consequently better laws than have, — {¢ yours. "appeared 00 our annual statute book, 1 the recommendation made in my annual message, (bat all t bills, and expecially | the several general appropriation may be matured a8 early us pousible in the session, #0 ff me ae opporti brit = . yx. pyoss — 4 y provisions or any items in them, I may bave ity (a aubmit my objections to the Legislature to be considered and coourmed or over-ruled, a8 to it may ‘The hurried character which the business of rake (hece’ Zugaeations’ respecttalie believing that th ake suggestions reapeetiully, ing that they are warranted hy ihe spirit. o owlation eranamitied 10 me, and I ask for them your consideration, JOWN T. HOFFMAN. PRIVATE LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr, Baker’s bill in relation to private asylums for the insane is @ very important one. It provides that no person shall lodge, board, Keep or detain for compensation or reward any lunatic or person of unsound mind for more than fourteen days, eX- cept as provided in the act. Any person may apply in writing to the Board of State Commussioners of Puvlic Charities for a license to lodge, board, keep or detain, until properly discharged by law, one or more lunatics or persons of unsound mind. It 1s made the duty of the Board to examine into the merits of every application for a license, and Lo revuire such evidence of the necessity therefor, and of the ft ness of.uny appitcant, a8 may be satisfactory to the Board. If the Board see fit to grant @ license on ap- Plication it may grant It upon conditions, terms and regalauions not meconsisient with law, which the Board are empowered by general Tules to prescribe for that purpose. The Board are required to make regulations for the care and protection, health and comiort of ail lunatics and [epee of unsound mind, keptor lodged or boarded y any licensed persons or company. ‘The act does not apply to any chariiable imstivution, asylum or hospitable now established or hereaiter to be estab. lished by the State for the cure, treavment and de- tention of the class of unfortunates made mention of in the vill, A LITTLE MORE CIDER, Senator Tiemana’s resclution calling upon the Comptroller to “report as ‘ly as possible all sums paid on account of tne new county Court House’? for building, furatvure and all other expenses, to whom paid and for what purpose, ani “tne ammount necessary to finish =the same,” and anotuer ailing upom him to report all sums paid on account of the Court House in the Ninth Judicial district, will give Us a sort of official history of the way the Ring have Managed the people's money, Mr, Tiemann, m his resolutions, forgot to Kay to whom the Comptroiler should report. He doubtless meant that he snould reporato the Senate, To make the resolutions el- fective, thoreiore, he will have to amen. chem. Very little business of any importance was trans- actod in the Assembly, general orders being te order of the day, Mr. Hawkins introduced a bill to amend THE OLTY CHARTER, which aimed at the tota! desuruction of the New York Priating Company. (That is, whatever rem- nant of it thats left.) Mr, Enos’ bili retation to bribery provides that any State officer who accepts a bribe shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and on convic- tion be imprisoned for a term not less than five years, und fined to an amount not exceeding $10,000, Its provisions are the same relative to any person or corporation that bribes a State officer. By one clause of the bill State oficers are debarred from accepting any remuneration for their services over and above their salaries, with the exception of their travelling expenses; another section, pro- vides that all fees must be paid into the State Treas- ury. This looks like a Mit at jusurance, Superin- tendent Miller, THE CHARGES AVAINST SUPERINTENDENT MILLER. Ata meeting of the House Insurance Committee this afternoon the investigation of the charges against Superintendent Miller was continued, Charles Van Benthuysen, of the frm of Charies Van Benthuysen & Son, was the first witness examined. He said he had never made any eifort to get the printing of the Insurance Department; had never een approached by anybody making any proposals on the subject, and had only dune $109 worth of work for the department since Mr, Miller has been Superintendent, and that was bookbinding. Mr. J. G. Sickles was then examined at length on the subject of making examinations of insurance companies; he had examined several; charged $300 in two instances and $200 in another; the oificers of the companies appeal vo be well satisiied with his charges; he had been selected by Mr, Miller to make examinations, and had always been instructed by him to be moderate in his charges; he produced a letier from D. W. Moulton, who represented two companies, in which the writer expressed his satis faction at the thoroughness of the examination and the charges made, c. A. W. Sherman, a clerk in the Department, was next examined, and testifled that he was sent out to Jilinois to make &0 eXamination. He was told by Mr. Miiler to charge only his expenses, which he did, amounting Wo $100; the company was very well saustied with the charge. This witness stated that he had been approached by a man named Lewis with a statement looking to Nis securing a percent- age for tis influence in ting printing done; out ne told Lewis that all that was required was tnat the work shoud be weil done at reasonable prices, and that he would take nothing for himself. AT THE CONCLUSION of the examination of this witness the Committee bore any thut their list of witnesses was ex- austed, MY, MILLER, with much feeling, declared 1t un- fair that none oO: the Insurance men of New York, who, 1 Was alleged, had charged nin with defraud- ing them, should not be put onthe Btand. He said he had been slandered, aud it was due to him that his siunaercrs should be brought on the stand, Mr. CoBkY, Of tne Comittee, said that in all probability a portion of their committee would go to New Yors as soon as the bill allowmgz sub-com- miulices Was pussed, and then these meu could be examined, Mr. MILLER said he could give the names of all compauies exaitued, and they could subpwna their Odicers and haye tue here by to-morrow, Mr. ToBEY suid it would be best Lo wait; that there Was 0 use in patting these men to tue expense of goming here, Some further coaversation was haa, wher Mr. Miller suid be would leave tt to the com. mittee to act as they thought best. ‘The Committee then weut into executive session. THE JOINT VOMMITTEK ON CITIES. The failure to secure tae Assembiy Chamber on Thursday night for tue Jotnt Committee on Cities to hear the argu t on the New York reform meas- ures, Was owing eutirely to tue fact that the House mmet thal night, itis now determined to hold the meeting lu the Senate Chamber; but ip case it is not large euough & motion will be made in. the House on assemoling to adjourn, and tue Chamber will be given to the committee, RAPID TRANSIT. The Committee on Ruatlroads of the Senate and Assembly uel a jomt sitting this evening for the Hardy ed of nearing argumeuts on tae part of the riends of the various rapid transit schemes now velore the Legisiature, ‘Phe advocates of the Beach Puecumaic, the Warebouse, ie Arcade, and several otuer projects, Were loath to faee the music, and got out of a Cuiecuizing by the committee on the ground that they were not tbat and would like additional Ume to prepare. iw, Gilbert was the only one who came up to the scratch mate fully, He advocated the atmospheric rall- way, which cousista of a road upon pillars, the ved elevation being about level with the third stor} wiudow of the houses in the streets through whi itis proposed to run it, fhe cars, he said, would be Tun through tubes and propelied by atmospheric ressure, The road, he claimed, could be ouilt rom the Battery Lo Forty-second street in less than two years, and the cost of the entre route, from the Battery to Hariem, would be only $3,500,000, He was vecy closeiy questioned vy Seuator sladden avout the cost of running the road, its advantages and disadvantages, as compared with tbe uuder- ground system. MR. ARCADE SMITH made a fewremarks, He didu’t see for the life of him how @ man could explain any good rapid transit scheine in the twenty minutes allowed to each ad- vocate ol any parsicular scheme, had expert engineers Who Would, in aday or so, ve ready to show that the plap he was anxious should be adopted was the only feasibie one (hat could satisly the public demand (or rapid transit. It was aul very weil for this, (nat and the other gentleman to claim that their particular plans were the best; but what Was wanted aud what he had worked for for four years was to get @ road built that would have all the advantages of the schemes known (to the Legisiature and the disadvantages of nove of them, ile was preparing a bili which he believed would tind favor with the Legislature and crowd out of cousideration every over plan, It was @ compromise bill, aad in a day or two it would be ready lor tue Sevate and Assembly to take whatever action upon it wey saw fit, Mr. CHURCH advocated at more length the merits of the bill, the particulars of which wave already been published in the HERALD, and whicil empowers a commission of city railways to run 4 road from one end of tne Isiand to the olner—purt under- ground, part arcade and part tunnel, ‘The committees then adjourned, to meet at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon, when the rapid- transiters who were not ready will be heard. it arecon- | 4 TRIUMPH POR THE ‘*BOSS”—HIS CASE ADJOURNED TILL THE MARCH TERM. In the Supreme Court, Circuit, to-day Lyman Tremain moved that the cases of tne Poke agaist endar. It appearing that only seven days’ nouce was given the defendant, and the Jaw requiring eight, Judge Learned decided against we motion, so thar the cases will not be tried unul the Marcu term. As this pracucally puts the casi ver unul the close of the Legisiature, it 1s probable Tweed will now take his seat. APPOINTMENTS BY THE CANAL BOARD. The following appoimtinents were wade by the Cana! Board to-day:—Division Engineers, Wiham B, Cooper, Howard B. Soule, Jr., and J. Frederick Benn; Resident Engineers, Byron M. Hauks, Thomas Goods Superinteadents, Hiram Parker, secuon Canal; Jedediah R, Wheeler, section 2, Chenango Caual; N. A. Dederes, section 3, Che hango Canal; Daniel F. Pickeriog, Chemung Canal, oe on Weigumaster, Onaries North, of ‘The New Capitol Job—Tweed’s Case=lllness of Kossn’s Counsel. ALbANY—Midnight, Jan. 31, 1872. ‘The Committee on Ways and Means heid a meet ing to-night ana elicited some verv important facts Felative to the doings of the Snperinvendent of the new Capitol The evidence showed that he had last summer employed ap: umber ot ta farm aud baid them out of "tne ‘Capitol Nothing could be eo Commissiouers themselyes, 7 Bo pene’ Commute On Privileges and Election have deciue @ meeting to-morrow. ‘The chauriuan, this evenings Fecelved despatch from Mr. Davenport, Koss: fs _ounsel, Hat Le Was tp0 Ul 10 Gome 19 Albany, and FEBRUARY 1, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET, ; asking for a tponement, ‘The juest was granwea. Bo the Hoss need not appear {or @ week to come, either personally or by counsel. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. ALBANY, Jan, 31, 1872, BILLS INTROMUCED, By Mr. Pempx--To regulate elections in the City of Brooklyn, By Mr. D. P, Woop—To amend the Mechanics’ Lien Ivw. 1 seeks to consolidate the several acts now in existence. By Mr. WINSLOW —To authorize any number of persons to carry ons banking business. In villages ( of 3,000 inhabitants the capital must be #50,000; over 8,000 inhabitants the capital must be at beget yu By Mr. D. P. Wood.-Allowng Court and jury to dnd verdict of inurder in the second degreo where dl ir) charged with murder. It also reduces arson to m! in the second degree, punishable with imprisonment for not than ten years. x By Mr. MADDEN—To authorize the transportation of pas- senders in the city of Eo ia ite myo rong under oCary, from the west end o ‘Twenty- n ud of Thirty-fourtn street, By Mr. ROBERTSON—To repeal a portion of the act au- thorizing the New York Commissioners of Parks to survey ‘and lay out roada in Westchester county. By Mr. BAKER—To prevent any person being confined in @ private lunatic asylum, By Mr. WRISMANN—For @ sub-surface road in New York, the route to be determined by seven eminent engineers not named in the bill, By Mr. TIRMANN—For an elevated railroad around New York, and an arcade road through Broadway, Union square and Fourth avenue to Harlem River, and actos, it deemed Receaaary, the city to give the right of way and faxe pay in 0c NEW YORK COURT HOUSE JOBS, RTO. Mr, TIFMANN introduced a series of resolutions calling on the Comptroiier of New York to. report, first, the costof the Conrt House in the Ninth Judictal district, to whom the money was paid and what for; second, the cost of the New Court House; third, the real estate taxed and exempt, and where the latter 1# located, and for what purposes, and fourt! donations of porer of real estate to ‘charitable and Peligdous purposes, Ado} pt ‘BILLS ORDERED TO A THIRD READING. In Committee of the Whole the Senate cont and or. dered to a third reading the bill to limit the confinement of witnesses in criminal cases to ty a5 Senator Robertson's bill authorizing any taxpayer to prosecute any oficial for malfeasance. ‘Adjourned, Assembly. ALBANY, Jan, 81, 1873. BILLS PASSED, Providing for the establishment of free pubiic libraries in towns, villages and cities. . Requiring all judges and justices to settle, sign and seal bills of exception m criminal cases after the close of their terms of office, ‘Authorizing the Chemung Rattroad Company to extend its ack. Authorizing the city of Buffalo to raise $500,000 to extend ite water supply. Legalizing the acts of notaries public, as such, done in counties where they do not reside, MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, ‘The Governor, in respoose to # resolution of the House calling on hin for information as to whether bills had ever been brought to him to sign which contained clauses never passed upon by the Legislature, and which he refused to ‘sigo, submitted a detailed statement of several instances of the kind, He also urges more careful legislation, stating thge hin duty will make him refuse his signature’ to bills which should be passed unless this is done. On motion of Mr. FIELDS the message was referred to the Committee on Joint Rules. ‘THE CONMITTRE OF SEVENTY. Mr, HAWKINS moved that the use of the Assembly cham- ber be granted to the Committee of Seventy, to meet the Senate and Assembly, and discuss reform measures for New York. He stated that an arrangement bad been hold the meeting that night, Mr. Jacous raised the point of order that the House would meet that night, and the resolution could not be enter. vained. The Chair rul that the point of order was well taken, but suggested that a motion be made to reconsider the order for session, Mr. ForT moved to reconsider, but the privilege to make that motion required unanimous consent, Mr. Jacons objected, saying that the not be interfered with, and the meeting cot other night. ‘The matter was dropped, ‘VETO MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR, The Governor, by his privat ey returned the bill to legalize the acts of Harrison juperintendent of the Poor of Schenectady county without bis approval. The Governor aaa “Clute bas been illegally elect the ‘object of the bili would be to make an illegal election legal. ‘The passage of such a law would set a dangerous precedent,” Mr. ALVORD, in order to examine the matter, moved to lay the Message on the table. Carried, EMPLOYES OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THEIR COMPENBA- rN, lature should Id be held some TION, In pursuance of a resolution of the House, the Governor returned the bill fixing the number and eompensation of em- Noyes of the Legislature, for amendment, fr. ALVORD moved ® reconsideration of the vote passing the bill, which was carried. Mr. ALVoRD then asked content to amend the bill so as to make some of its provisions more clear, Mr. J. D. BROWN objected, ‘The bill was then recommitted to the Committee of Ways ‘and Means to amend as moved, and was immediately re- ported—Mr. ALVORD moving the previous question, Mr. J. D. BROWN moved to recommit again, but bis motion was declared out of order, and the bill was passed as amended, PETITIONS, A large number of petitions were presented asking for a reduced rate of ferriage between New York and the Eastern District of Brooklyn; also many remonstrances against in- terference with the Erie Railway Company; also many in favor of the Beach Pneumatic Underground liway. LS REPORTED FAVORABLY. Columbia College bill, was reported upon favorably ; ing the charter of the Metropolitan Boat ork; algo to amend the charter of New Brighton, Staten Island; also to legalize the laying out and ‘extending of Madison avenue, in New York. BILL INTRODUCED. By Mr. ENos—To prevent tne taking of bribes by officials, By Mr. ArrKen —To repair wharves in Brooklyn. By Mr. Benui—Amending the act extending Prospect Park, Brooklva. By Mr. FOLEY—To protect livery stable keepers and keep- ers of nding academt By Mle. HAWAINS--Kepealing section 1, chapter 614, Laws of fen. By Mr, WurrnecKk—Requiring the New York and Harlem Railroad to extent the track through Madison avenue to Elyhty-sixth street and other streets, for the use of small cars oniy; also amending the acts in relation to the Marine Court of New York, so as to aboliga the power of the said Court to refer any or all of the issues in an action to a referee. By Mr. LovauRAN—To charter the elty ot Kingston, By Mr. JupD—Defining the power and duties of justices of Richmond county. by Mr. PRINcE—Regulating the descent of real estate to women. NEW YORK AND YONKERS PATENT RAILROAD. Mr. MACKAY moved that the New York and Yonkers Patent Railway Company report how much of the road they @ consirucied and otner details of their business, pte é DOING AWAY WITH SPRCIAL LEGISLATION, Mr. ROS moved that the Judiciary Committeo report what gencral lawa it is proper to cnact in order to do away with Special legislation, Adopted. ‘Whereaiter the House adjourned, FOREIGN SCIENTIFIC NOTES. ‘The contract for the two fron-clad frigates Metz and Sedan, for the German navy, has been defioi- tively concluded with Samuaa Brothers. The pa- pers state that the price is between four and five millions of thalers, or about seven Qundred thous- and pounds sterling. Some workmen making excavations the other day at the foot of the Battes Montmartre came upon a spring of water, at the bottom of which were found some remarkable petrifactious. M. Masson, engi- neer of the Ponts-ct-Chaussées, analyzed the water and discovered that, owing to the calcareous earths Which compose nearly the wuole of those ridges, it possesses to a remarkable degree the quality in question, The case of Ludwig Feuerbach, the distingaished German philosopher, having been represented 1n & Bavarian journal in a manner hurtfal to the susce tibuitties Of his famtly, the latter, after issuing declaration to that effect, have expressed their a sent to, and full satisfaction with, the lige of action fae: by Karl Blind, as one of Feuerbach’s riends. A \estimonial, or Errendank, acknowledg- ing the merits of the aged and suffering philosopher, is to be subscrived for 1n his honor, Committees to that effect will be formed in Germany, Engiand and the United States. M. Garnier has at length sent in his report of the state of the Tatieries, Notasione of the ancient building can be made to serve again; the whole edi fice 18 sv completely cgicined that the stones crum- bie away at the slightést touch. The general opin- jon ts that the palace was lli-placea, serving asa mask to the far finer construction of the Louvre. M. Garnier, therefore, proposes to rebuild the two avilions only, leaving the space between them to occupled by open columus, through which the palace of the Louvre, with its great square and gar dens, may be seen ail down Lue Champs Elysees, An ingenious French invention is a machine for writing music, The inventor passes over a metal cylinder, turning regularly by means of a clock movement and communicating with a battery, a band of paper impregnated with a solution that will decompose under the Influence of an electric cur- rent, as in telegraphic apparatus, according to Cussclli’s and other systems, It is easy to see how, under this atrangement, the symbols of piano keys could be expressed upon the paper, if necessary, by simply touching them with the aid of toleravly simple mechanism to get up or break an electric current, ‘We read in the Kenigsberger Zeitung an interest- ing account of the Prussian torpedo boats, three of which are already finished and in the port of Dant- zic; three unfinished, destined for Kiel, anda nuin- ber more under construction, These boats are cigar-shaped and snot-proof against the rifle and mitrailieuse, Inthe bow 18 the rudaer, and in the stern an observatory, with a peep-hole about the size Of a thaler, the Tunuel hardiy tnree feet avove water aud of very smali diameter. ‘he whole boat is avout forty feet long, and ibe only parts above water are the funnel aud observatory. ‘The bridge is ona level with the water and protected by douvie shield, It is of & gray color and very fast. It will carry torpedoes whose construction is un- known, dash into an enemy's fleet, especially at night, blow up the ship aad make away again. Should it prove a good sea-guing boat, and Engiand ever dare lo thwart Germany, the prediction in the “Batue of Dorking” will probably be realized, OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OP DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK POR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. 44 Saile | Deatinatron. fos, ast (Oiaagow.,...+++)7 Bowling Gree Ghty of 1 Broadway. Giror ie Pereire.. ft , is Broadway. Broadway | CARGO OF COTTON ON FIRE. SAVANNAH, Jan. 81, 1872. cotton on board of the Spanish bark lemon. Ss ‘The amount of the damage to the cargo yet known. cel SHIPPING NEWS. Almanac for New’ tork—This Day. Sun rises... 710 | Moon rises.morn 12 00 Sun sets. . 5 18 | High water...eve 107 PORT OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 81, 1872. CLEARED, Steamship Calabria (Br), MoMi *qhtgemehip Calabria (Br), MoMickan, Liverpool via Queens. Pe eel Equator, Bartlett, New Orieans—C H Mallory Steamsh} be ‘= ~ ip Rewnlator, Freeman, Wilmington, NC-- Lorillard BL ong 458 Terry, Salyear, Newbern, NC--Murray, Fer- Aibemarie, Walker. N gy ah ea ip oe, Shute, Salemn— , Ferris & Co, Steamship Acushnet, Rector, Bedford—Ferguson & Ship Wiltshire (Br), Wingate, Liverpool—E E Morgan's whip Jullet (Br), Dneard, B E Morgan's x Ship Cynrie (BF Wallace; Loudon Ht Sweettund & Cor obt? (NG), Warkmelster, Bremen—Funch, Edye & Ship Betty (NG), Nutzhorn, Antwerp—H Koop & Co. Bark Kedron co Howitt, Liverpool—E E Morgan's Sons, Bark Arcadia (Net), Eldrup, Londonderry—Tetens & Bock: ‘Bark Resurrezione (Ital), Cork or Falmouth—Slocovich & Bark Sonaeltd (Nor), Aslaksen, Queenstown or Falmouth —Tetens n, BATE Johann Engel (Belg), London, Antwerp—Funch, Bark Euierprise (Dan), Mulder, Rotterdam—Funch, Edye Bark John Boulton (Br), Lindsay, Laguayra belio—Dallett, Blan 4 Co." é : sed dated 0 Fri jarechii a eee Fr (Ital), ino, Cork or Falmouth. pile Danlel’ Trowbridge, Rogers, Port Spain—D Trow. eo & Brig Gh Br), M 8 = ens Gta Pe loaras it Croix—P Hanford & Co, tina, 1to-n un! is not : ‘ade, Poiut a Piire, Guad—H A Vatable & Schr Els Hay, McFarland, Cape Haytt—Warren Ray. Schr Buoch Moore, Chandler, Washington, DC—Sinith & ase, Schr Ann Eliza, Clark, Baittmore—W Chalmers. Schr Sallie Burton, Palmer, Stamford. ARRIVALS, REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS. Steamship Missour, Morton, Havana Jan 27,1 PM, with mdse and passengers, to the Atlantic Mail Steamship Co. Steamsbip Siecaee, Phillips, Havana Jan ty with madae and passengers. F Alexandre & Sons. Jan 27, at 31:30 AM, off Gape Florida, passed steamship Gen Sed os hence for Havana; same Jay, at noon, steamship City 0 Merida, do for do. | fit eamship Metro} jastner, Wilmington, NC, 5 da; with mdse, to Waalhngton Co," iaaepedt chu dtr dy Steamship Albemarie, Walker, Richmond, City Point and Norfolk, with mdse and passengers to the Old Dominion Steamsthn Co. Sohr James Meldren, Cavalier, Virginia. Schr Florence 1 Lockwood, Fields, Baltimore, with coal to to Thomas, Holmes & Co, Schr H Brouck, Hall, Baltimore. Schr B M Hubbard, Lord, Baitimore. Passed Through Hell Gate, BOUND sOUTH. Steamship Alltance, Shute, Salem for New York, with mie to Murray, Ferris & Co. Schr Jacob Kienzle, and two other smail vessels, in tow, for New York. Steamer El Cid, Smith, Norwich for New York, with mdse and passengers. BOUND EAST. 2 8 Lighthouse supply steamer Martha Washington Steamship Alliance, Shute, Salem for New York, Steamshin Acushnet. Rector, New York for New Bedford. , qyprelght steam packet City of ‘Norwich, New York for Nor- Steamer Electra, Mow, New York tor Providence. Wairestonz, LI, Jan 31—PM. wrneicets very heavy between Fort Seblyyler buoy and Watiestone Fat ing vessels cannot get through with- SAILED. Steamships Nevada, for Liverpool ; Calabria, do; Equator, New Orleans; » Wilmington, NC; Ellen’ "> New Orleans; r, Wil in, NC; Ellen’ 8 ‘Terry; Wind at sunset W. Shipping Notes. In the note mentioning the steamship Crescent City yes- terday we failed to mention several of the officers, among whom are Mr George ¢Vaite, chtef engineer, a man of large ‘experience in the steamships of this port; Mr Alex Palmer, his first assistant, and Mr James McHenry, steward, univer- sally known by all travellers going to Nassau and Havana. Some anxiety 1 felt for the safety of the British ship Anonyma, Captain Shilston, from Calcutta for this port. She 1s now 130 days out, and was spoken on the 8d inst in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras by a vessel which arrived at this port on the Ith, since which nothing has been heard from her. It is feared that she has met with some serivus accident, but it is more likely that she has been blown off in one of the many recent gales. The Anonyma is &48 tons bur- then, owned in Liverpoo), and is consigned to J H Sparks, of this city. The Providence Journal says the river was frozen over down to Nayatt Point morning of 30th, Marine Disasters. Suir LA GLoreg—As the ship La Gloire (Br), Wiley, hence for Antwerp, was proceeding down the lower bay yesterday ® mutiny occurred on board, and in consequence ‘the ship went ashore on the southwest side of the Swash Channel at4 ¥M. One of the seamen cut the steward badly about the hands, Tne ship remained ashore at 6 PM, but would probably get off on the rising of the tide. Two tugs were alongside. Sup Crry OF HALIFAX—London, Jan 81—The ship City of Halifax, Capt Elhery, which sailed from Charleston, SC, Jan 9, with @ cargo of cotton, for Liverpool, is stranded in Caernarvon Bay. She lies in an easy position, and if the ‘weather holds fair will float off. BRiG E.sry (Br), at Boston 80th from Inagua, late! ashore on Race Point waa got olf with the aid of & Tg, ater about ushels salt; vei ho serious damage. oe Souk GEORGE S Foca, at Vineyard Haven 80th ult, from Providence for Wycomico, reports on the 29th, olf Montauk, ima heavy NW gale, Capt D E Smub, of Wellfleet, while trving to furl the gaftovsall, fell overboard and was los, The crew were trostpitten. Sour KATIE STEVENS, Anderson, arrived at St John, 2th inst, from New Bedford, leaky, having been on ae Deamends in a gale, lost flying jib, and shifted her ballast, Was bound to Portland, but the gale drove her beyond that STEAMTUG NAUTILUS, from Buck: fore reported abandoned off Cape Cod, was owned in Ban- Srind folwing ofices: Eastern, Merchants, Marine, Mate of the fo! offices:—Eastern, Merchan' , Ployds and Meine Mutual Mavine-—all of Basgor ” AMS Miscellaneous. We are under obligations to the purser of the steamship Missouri, from Havana, for the prompt delivery of our files, despatches, £0, Notice to Mariners. NOVA SCOTIA, Notice is hereby given that a steam fog whistle has been grected by the government of Canada at the entrance to heby Gut, a few east 0) resent I use. 4441-44 Ny ion 60 47 08 W. . Religie 7 During thick weather, fogs and snow storms the whistle wi'l be sounded 8 seconds in each minute, thus making an interval ot 62 seconds between each blast. has been h for New York, be- dane whl eard at the undermentioned dis- C08 i. ‘In calm weather, over 15 miles, in 2 Wath the wind, about 20 miles, & Stormy weather, and against the wind, 6 miles, ‘The whistle was put in operation on the 29h of December last. “Tile notice affects U8 Light List No 1. y order of the Bureau of Navigation. RH WYMAN, Cuplain U8 N, Hydrographer, Hydrographic Olico, Washington, DO, Jan, 1 Whalemea. Sailed from New Bedford Jan 80, schr Cobannet, Braley, for Atiautic Ocean. Bark Amie Ann, Pierce, of NB, was at Mauritius Dec 13, awaiting ordera from home, but had not been condemned. She had shipped 13,881 gals sp oll by bark Ploneer, for New jedford. Bark John Dawson, Wicks, of NB, was at sea Nov 21, and had taken 70 pbis sp since last report; all well. Boreign Ports. pGAvourTA, Dec 20—Arrived, bark Harvester, Carver, Mel- urne. CIENFURGOS, Jan 17—Arrived, brigs Urania (Sp), Maris- tany, New Orleans; 18th, Samuel Lindsay, Sm: Aspin- i sebra MC Moseley, Townsend, from ® port nortn of Hatteras: 19th, C W May, Johnson, Philadelphia; 20th, dark brig “agvted Ges Smith, Philadel- 10. ach it ied 234, brig Chieftain (Br), Boeke, Boston. BDENaS, Jan 20-—Arrived, schre St Croix, Eaton, Nas- sau; ath, © 6 Bearae, Hodgdon, Wilmington, NG, at AG” bere Soun H Holbrook, Leavit, New York ; briga, John “Pieres, Townsend, for, 8 port, north of, Matte Geo W Chase, Bacon, Portland; Rio (Sr), Corbett, York. HAVANA, Jan 21—Arrived, brig Long Reach, Currier, New ork: 22d, barks Heroine, Bearce, Haltimore; Martha A McNeil, Watts, New Orleans; wd, steamship Frankfort (NG, Barre, New Urieans (and sailed 24h for Breme i brig Mi rf jaryland, Sportsman,’ Morton, Mth, steamanip | M: Johnson, Baltimo: Ceptas Starrett, Bainbria; 26th, atcamstip Germavia (NG), Hebich, New he, Fountain, Newport. jan 30, bark C K Jayne, Hawkins, Cardiff. ‘Arrived at sailed schr Anna, Whitmore, Mobile; brig Marta Pujol Savanna sehr Sumo & row, bolina, New rl 5 nc Comas, i sel snes, Alusteb Baltimore; eizavetn, Taylor, Mobi 4 bet barks Arlington, Conello, do; 26th, Isabel (sp). Arrinndiaga, Matanzas; Hesperus (Br), Whitlock, New York; schr Lelen Hastings tay Aubrey, Boston; 27th, steamsbip Tillie, Deer- ng, New jeared 224, brig Bessit north of Hat- ~ oo fs dob, bark Josets ie (Br), Locks eran sehr Zingn, Lehman, Savannah (8p), Cantelio, New Orleans. ALFA, Jan 80—Sailed, steamship Nestorian (Br), Aird (from Baitimore), Liverpool Liv: 1, Jan 8u--Arrived, bark Horace Chi Jones, New Orleans; Slat, sip Chas Davenport, Potter, 4 barks Lepanto, Smith, Gaiveston; Merrington, Curtis, Sa- vannab, Lomond, Clo MATANZAS, Jan Jo— arrived, brig Louk 1g tr ugh, $5 Fee aa eae ine ae vark Faunie, carver, New jan er, do; 22 yas an 7 G Yor: brig Minoie Miller, Leland, Poruand; 284) Ulara M rich, ke, Portland; 2Ath, brige Libert; a ; Fi Drink: Havana; LL Wadsworth, Shackford, a, sche A bole, Drin water, Portland; 2th, bri fas schrs J Wilder, Kenney, ‘8 Marlow, Wines, O\bara, a Halcyon, Durham, New York; 20th, No- Paty cs Ra Concord, Kelly, Baitimore; Fe erat torte an CaF tae, Wille New York. \, bari ral q q row, Jan 30—Arrived, bark Goodell, Crockett, Jarvis Island, ‘Also arrived 0th, steamships City of Antwerp, Byn’ ane re erboo tects, Gilly Boston Tor do (ani Brdacoy Jaa 16-Arriyed, sony Minetia, Crocker, New ‘Teth. bark Ann Elizabetn. Phelan, Newport ¢ Temi ache a ‘and Dauntless, Coombs, New York. brigs American Union, Collins, Guantanamo Wib, PM Tinker, Brooks, Cienfuegos; Recurzo 24 (Bp), Pont: Wheeler (st), Bar pai” Jan 19—Arrived, brig Hattie E Oy BOSTON, J — Arrit Elsey (Br), Perry, inagua, vin Rave Polat Cape od, whereane ar Seehere « ips Seminote, Matthews, savannah; Wm; aay ge ag i Hart; aches Western Siar, Baker, ®t Thomas; Bondy Boat, led—Wind W to NNW and NW, steamships Sewincle 4 i Wm Kenneay; D the Toadsy and bark Duiveland; afd from a ea oe lew folk; sel iter, and Jennie A Sheppard, W! New York; M& Z o son, Spear, Providence. Cleared—iark. W' 970 raiment oon oe, Mogae Mea pad jade, Soper, Jersey City: Mari 3 ley, Robertaon, New Haven. BATH, Jao 26—Arrived, schr Thos Fish, Young, Satila River, CHARLESTON, Jan #l- Arrived, steamship South Caro~ lina Reckeit, New Yor; schr Wapella, do. DARIEN, Jan 28—Arrived, schr Samuel Castner, Lake, ‘Testor Clearea~Ship N Mosher (Br), Jobnson, Point. ae reese Oarara Matthew Kenney, Barter, and Emma, schrs Matthew Kenney 4 New York; Armida Hall, Hall, Boston, F Hart, GALVESTON, Jan 18--Sailed, bark’ Maria (NG), Decker, averpoo sth Sailed, bark: MB Coming (BN, Hughes, pit Cleared, Dark Eva H Fink, Eméry, Penasoole (oot ae B3d—Cl achr Amoenitas (NG), Heinrich, Mobile, 26th—Arrived, steamship City of ‘Austin, Eldridge, New ‘ork. pe sn Jan 26—Arrived, schr Susanna, Woodman, Phil- el leared—Schrs C M Newins, Ruland, Providence; David Colina, Townarnd, do, NEW ORLEANS, Jan 26—Cleared, barks San Nareisco 9) Dornench, Burceiona; Le Barron, 4 RWRERN, NG, Jan éi--Sailed, steamship’ Zodiac, Chas in, Nev & vMOHFOLK, Jan 29—Arrivea, schr Eurotus, Avery, New or! Cleared—-Bark Atalanta, Henry, Liverpool; brig Sussex, we Barbados. ‘Siti ceatied steamship George Appold, Loveland, Balti- more for Boston, NEWPORT, Jan 29, AM— Arrived, sobre Neilie H Bened! Ellis, Providence for Baltimore; J E Tratton, Doane, Bostot for Baltimore; H Atwood, Foster, do for St Marys ead H Maitler, Crowiay, and Nathan Cleaves, Atwood, for N Also 2 nd not boarded, schrs Warren Sawyer, Katia brig Jenpie A Cheney, Arey, Rio Grande for Boston. 'NEW HAVEN, Jan 80—Sailed, schrs Ella F Hi by, and @ W Pleree, Maine, Virginia; Kila H Barnes, Tat nie ew York; sloop Emperor, Smitn, do. Blat—Arnived, sloop James Henry, Slocum, New York. Sailed—Brig Kisnx Sun, Grifing, Ponce. PENSACOLA, Jan 27—Arrived, bark Ka(irland (Br), Jere ghis, Demarara. Cleared—Sbip Eastern Star (Br), Inkster, Newcastle, E; schr Maud Webster, Wentworth, Indianol re PHILADELPHIA, Jan 30 Cleared, brig Annie (Br), Nas) gent, St Pierre, Mart; acbs klectra Bailey, Suitn, and'L Af obison, Mahiman, Caiburien, City Iée Boala Noa aud 2 left yesterday morning at o'clock; proceeded down and found the fco very heavy far ag Cheater; bot boats worked at it, and succeeded J dislodging the ice and opening a clear chennel. Toe Boat I then went up the Schuykili and cut the channel thro Point Breere, returned to the city at 2 PM, and both Went to the Horseshoe again at bi rin the evening. Lewxs, Del, Jan 90 -Norfolk steamer went up from harbor this AM. ‘Steamer America has arrived from the out Aide.” No signs yet of the bark reported on Saturday ; abe hag robably run out to sea, The ice w heavy along the sho ind NW. ‘The pllot boat Cope reports arrived schrs onth, and HW McCully, from Noi G Edwards, from the Carolina; also the Butier, tTom Darien, Ga, all for Philadel Hall, hin, PYPORTLAND, Jan 29--Arrived, schrs Florence Ma Rockland for Richmond; J E Gamage, Pitcher; W orn dike, Ball; Gem, Thomas; Wm Rice, Pressey, Fleet ‘wing, Gregory, Rockland far New York, Clkared—seir WN Savireay Wisson Pitatelphia, 30th_-Cleared, bark Fanuie, Wiley, Mutanz: PORTSMOUTH, Jan 24- Afrived, achra K H Furber, Cobby Baltimore; mary A Harmon, Huckins, Philadelphia, PROVIDENCE, Jan 30-Arrived, ‘achr Clarissa Hadgdon, Port Johnson; sloop Harvest, Corwin, New Below, acnr Josephine T Weaver, Newton, from Hobo! Sailed—Schr Addie Waitoa, Rich, Baltimore. SAVANNA, Jan SI--Cleared, steamship Oriental, Boston bark Nuestra Senora de la Lauzada (Sp), Geiats, Barcelona schrs Charlotte Fish, Darien to load for Boston; George Thatcher, ‘Tnatcher, Charleston to joad for Weymo' SALEM, Jan 29—Arrived, schr Lucy G Collins, om Bait re. VINEYARD HAVEN, Jan 80—arrived, schrs Grace Cush< ing, Elizabetnport for Bostou ; Nathamel ‘Stevens, Baltimore for do; nee) Ra Progitance {ce Wycomico. Ret |- Sch ry msden Tag vask JB Austin’ is at anchor west of Cross Rip Light- ahi; AM—Arrived, schrs A Paine, Weehawken for Boston; “ality Sean wae York for Welltieet; Sandolpnon, Bliz= rtland. aoe Bakr "aadio M Chadwick, from Boston for Bal- ls ‘ork. chr Geo P Tripp. AnBorae HAVANA LOTTERY, * OFFICIAL DRAWING OF JANUARY 2, 1872 Prise. No, Prize! Noo Prise! No. P ; ek S300) 9. 3BU0) 1444. . BSUU) 19687, . BRUM. wad. .BoU 18, ..tKS00} 43. peestaerd Bae seen SeSSe5e2 SRiSHEEe e4 sebrsetiee SaREESE sbeubrEerete: Sess: aces! formation furnished. The hi or ceaies fot coum ‘ail kinds ‘of Gold and Sil rates pal Spanien Bank Bills, Government ities, dc., Ac. Orders promptly filled. 00., Bank TAYLOR fe’ wail street, Rew York. va lee BSO! DIVORUGS LEGALLY OBTAINED PROM AM it tia rent MA a KING Counselior-at! }, 363 Brow iwar. BSOLUTR DIVORCES LEGALLY OBTAINED AP aiterent States; legal everywhere ; desertion, &c., snl Florent cause; no publicity required; no charge nutil divorce sranted; advice fee. HOUSE, Attorney, 180 Broadway. BES, GRUCBRIES AND{ to suit the palate and the vockets THOMAS R. AGNEW, ' Greenwich street, New York, ORNS CURED FOR 60 CENTS EACH BUNTON * Nails, Joints, Warts, tc, cured withoutvain; RICE ANNIHLLATOR cures Corns, Bunions, Nails, &c. | By mall, BWcents, DR. RICK, 210 Broadway, Corner Fulton street. JARGAINS IN TEAS, Provisions; warraoted of the mi.lion, _ CHARITY BALL takes place THIS EVENING, at the ACADEMY OF MUBIC, A few of the remaining Wokets can be had af DELMONICU'S, corner Fourteenth street and Fifty avenue,