The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1872, Page 3

NEW YORK. HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. YNmportant Meeting of the |. a ey @alf s Million Dollars on the Way To Bo Distributed. {COMMISSIONER VAN NORT APPLAUDED. The Injunction Removed on Tam- many Hall. List of the Audited Claims—The Charitable In- stitutions of the City Considered—The Alder- manic Trouble Healed—Alderman Gil- sey Withdraws His Resignation, A mecting of the Board of Audit was held yester- @ay aiternoon at the Comptroller’s office. It was palled so speedily after the previous meeting by he Comptrolier in order that the payment of claims migDt be expedited by two days by holding the Meeting this week instead of next, 1t wi! be seen Dy the report that by a resolution o: we Com- missioner of Public Works the Board will meet on Monday, and, in all probabiilty, at fre- intervals, to enable the Board to dispose of e claims that are dully presented. There wae a vy large attendance of the public, Oaptain ae Was present with several policemen to pre- rve order. On the Boara being called to order, the Clerk . R. 8, Storrs) read the minutes of the last meet- COMPTROLLER sald that the object he had in ung the meeting thus early was to comply with requirements of the act, which stated in the peoond clause, “Every bill, agcount and claim pre- pented to said Board, except for salaries and wages, shall be read aloud by the Olerk of said Board, at he time of presentation, and the same shall ne n the table for five days thereafter for odjections,” $y meeting as they had gone that day two jays would be gained, and the Board woald comply ‘wvith the provisions of that clause, The claims that prunld be submitted to the Board were exigent and pera and they came within the purview of the w, and if passed upon at that meeting two of the ve days would begin to run. Commisstoner Van NonT—What are the claims, ir. Comptroller, that you think come under the pur- new of this law? The CoMPTROLLER—I present the claims that are considered. Commissioner Van NorT—Do I understand that }here are some claims here that do not come under jane law? The CoMPrROLLBR—Without excluding any claim, py idea was to forward those about which there 1s doubt. I will move that tnose claims be read; ey consist mainly of requirements for charitable natitutions, where fifteen thousand to eighteen espe inmates are waiting for money to provide em with food and bread. The act requires that ese claims be read, and if read, as required, will take the Clerk until ten o’clock at night fore he gets through. Commissioner STEBBINS—I would suggest that 5 tile and amount o1 the various claims be read nye The COMPTROLLER—The suggestion is very 200d. only have read the law to see whether we are to ply with it or now, { Commissioner STEBBINS Was of an opinion that it jas necessary to read in ali 16 detatls every claim n The COMPTROLLER—1 cannot see how the bills can audited wituout being read. Van. Noxt—I move that the claims be fead as follows:— ‘The name of the im; ine making the claim; the descrip- of the claim and the mount of It.” ‘Tne COMPTROLLER—The law says, maining unpaid for supplies and materials fur- waned.” Now, the wages of nearly one thousand en are W: to be paid. Tnuese men are en- rod in the removal of offal and street cieauing. ‘here is rent of rooms used by the ol to be paid, will assent to the amendment of the Commisioner Public Works, Commissioner VAN NonT—I deem that the object this law ts to satisfy the claims of credttors inst the city, for the payment for materials tur- hed and those having claiins for clerical work, in ‘shape of salaries. 1 don’t think it 1s any part the business of the Board to make wjections to the provisions of the act. We ave designated counsel to construe the law for us. it isfor them to give an opinion whether we are joing anything that is outside of this law. I pre- ume these gentlemen are fully competent to advise desire 1s to expedite the business of the ward. The claims of these creditors should be ted upon as early as possible; there are large mounts of wages long aue; maoy men are suffer- Ing very severely in consequence of this delay, and pur only object ought to to expedite the busi- ess that has been designated to our care by the gisiature. That ought to be our one object, and if eediul We should meet day by day to receive and ass upon these ciaims, (Loud applause.) The CoMPTROLLER—Every member of this Bot il agree with the remarks ot the Commissioner vu! aud ave gone a little furiher, bf arrangiug for these to be read to-day, The Board at its last eeting designated counsg to give us the benefit of eir judgment, so that we might know what the w meant, The counsel must become famillar ith the law, and that required ionger than a day. ore getting their opinion, | propose to proceed to- jay, 80 that ti these claims are perfectly legal we in pay them witout waiting belore we pass upon em, until we get counsel’s opinion op Monday or esday. I am only desirous that we shall act cording to law in our endeavors to expedite the ment, My only hope is that I have done nothing ithout due consideration and with undue haste, missioner STEBBINS—I thoroughly concur in Bll that imas been said by the Somptrolier, Commissioner VAN Nort—Before we read these jaims | would suggest that the representative of ack city department be requested to forward at the ‘liest possible day all claims due in nis own leparvment, 80 that we may get them to pass upon the earliest possible moment, My object ia that claims may be presented. The COMPTROLLER—I unde:stuoc that was tne sbyect of the resolution at the jast meeting. Claims @re coming in every day. Commissioner VAN NorT—I understood that the solution passed at ‘ue last meeting referred to the ins Of this year. 1 move it a8 @ resolution. ‘The vote was taken and it was agreea to. The Clerk then read the following LIST OF CLAIMS, COUNTY. Statement of amouate d per Bh, 187k: jue to oharitadle institutions to De- ‘Aid Soclety— thente F 'y—balance for 1871 iitution for the stitution for th itution for the jen “for claims ‘Total... nding Asylum of the Sisters of Chart; Island Bone Laboratory, for remy ‘dead animais, night soli, ac., for No ‘OLA BR L. bi di iT Bonn ay eg nD y ‘atxth su River, to Neplember J, 1871... $7 james Ke Whiting, for dumping bourd tout ot °° FBMry-taird street, hawt River, to September 1, ee to Rovember I F wedhen ° yr jo jovember A Peatais of Eber mkt pe aay. ¥ , 8/780 00 county avons, neat Twemyacveniiy wrecs, periginaliy for Vire Department. 156 25 ‘otreeta, Commissioner Srkspins—I Journ, sudject to Ue call ot thereat iain ‘Commissioner Van Nont—I move that when we 4... Toe mater of 109 agers we 40, me: magts. cn.. ny Sree Alter short session the motion of Com- misstouer Van Nort was agreed to, aad the Board aqjourned. The Tammany Injusciion—The Sachems and Medicine Men of the Wigwam Must Opeo to the Tammany General Committee. ] Apjunction came up again yesterday velore rrett, sitting 1 Supreme Court Chambers, 1t will be remembered that in answer to the objecuion brought forward on the previous day, and which was backed up by an afidavit of Douglas Taylor, that Judge Barnard was an incorporator of the Tammany Society, and that, therefore, being @ party in interest, he was not competent to it the injunction, the Judge granted Tit hoon yesterday to produce a cerullcate rom Judge Barnard in affirmation oy contradiction Of this statement. Mr. TRULL said they had used‘all due diligence to see Judge Barnard. It was confidently expected that he would be at the Court House that morniag; but he had not put in an appearance yet, and for tnis reason they asked tall Monday moi to pro- cure the certificate, Mr. VANDERPOOL Objected to this, and reiterated his stavement of the previous day, that the other side had been informed two weeks in advance that this preliminary objection would be raised, Be could not see where the cue diligence had mani- ted wean ct said he fatied to see the due diligence, and added that ifhehad known this fact on the Gay before he would not then have granted an ex- tension of time. Mr, TRULL replied that they had not guppceed for @ moment that when the fact was made known vo him that the Tammany Society was a charitable society and that Judge Barnard had no pecuniary Imterest in ithe would consider Judge Barnard a8 having exceeded his judicial functions ip granting the injunction. Having been disappointed in this, he appealed vo the clemency of the opposing coun- sel and asked his consent to granting more time to Produce the required certificate, Mr. VANDBRPOOL said he had exercised all the courtesy he thought necessary, and insisted on his right to have the matter disposed of at once. After some further remarks by the two counsel, the Judge brought the matrer to a finality by dis- the injunction and signing an order to that Patching tho Aldcrminlc Breach. ‘The resignation of Alderman Gilsey was for- ‘warded on Friday afternoon to the Clerk of the Common Council, addressed to President Cochrane. It is understood that the latter has succeeded in Se apr towneee Gilsey to withdraw his resigna- tion. 18 @ probability now that the differences of the Board will be adjusted, and that an endeavor ul be made to act harmonio' in future, ‘here was aromor around the City Morning that there would be an attempt made to elect anew President at the meeting of the Board ou Monday. This, however, is not belleved in, The Tesult will be @ change in tie clerkenip. PERIL IN BROOKLYN. A Mysterious Ghot Alarms a Domestic Circle. ‘These are troublous times in Brooklyn. A tecling of nervous trepidation pervades the community after nightfall, Wives are wont to exercise their persuasive eloquence after dark to urge their hus- bands to remain at home, except when busi- ness of an urgent onaracter demands their time and absence, In such latter event the sturdy lords of creation are counselled by their timid better half to be on their guard against danger and “hurry home.” Ther¢ is certainly an exaggeration of feeling as tothe real cause of danger, but the frequency with which oatrages nave occurrea of late give @ strong coloring to the picture of hor- rors which is 80 readily called imto play in the gallery of nervous imagination, The latest event of a sensational order, in which a deadly weapon was brought into operation, fortu- nately without Ces, Beh to anybody, was reported at Police eee Brooklyn, last night, by Mr. Edward B. ley, Clerk of the Kings County Board of Supervisors, Mr. Cadiey says that be boards at No, 34 Latayette avenue, two doors from the corner of St. Felix street, Last even- ing, at avout haif-past six o'clock, he was seated in his parlor on the second floor, reading the Heracp, while Mrs, Cadley was playing on the Piano, Suddenly they were startled by the report of @ craso, not very loud—such as a pistol ball would make crasni through a pane of glass. The lady discontinued her Merl in great right, and exclaimed that a shot had been fired into pe soe, ME. Cadley ridiculed the idea at first of such asserted that te noise Was caused by @ piece of coal exploding in the grate. Subsequent examination of wi , however, revealed the the panes, such as had unquestionably been made by of & bullet. Closer scrotiny also sh that the aterious Jeaden ar he or razed 1] Window shutter on inside, and the ball was @iscovered on the floor in the room, in a line with the position occupied by Mrs. Cadley wuilie seated atthe piano. This was, indeed, a most alarming episode of a quiet domestic sitting, and Mr. Cadley set apout at once fathoming. if possible, the secret of the mysterious occurrence. In- quiries were made by him, and severai Of the other gentlemen of the nouse avout the neighborhood, and it was found that a lady residing in the house on the corner of St. Felix street and La- fayette avenue hud heard the report of a pistol dis- charged on the sidewalk at the time above written. ‘The theory 18 a tragical one. Itis presumed by one Of the boarders that the shot was intended for a young Woman who 1s stopping at the house, and Who some weeks ayo Was divorced from her husband. The latter individual is described as ® desperate fellow, who has repeatedly threatened Violence against his late partner in matrimonial life. The shutters of one of the windows of Mr. Cadiey’s room were open, and through that window he got an indistinct view of the laay at the piano. Supposing her to be his wife, the would be -assassin movea down the street upon the oppo- site side until he got the supposed ob- ject of his Fagg within range of the deadly ‘Weapon, an then fired, it happens that the suspected individual did not know either Mr, or Mrs. Cadiey, as they did not live there during his sojourn in the house. The divorced lady was here- tofore the only one who veriormed on the plano ii tbe house, The neighborhood is nighly respectable, and the mysterious affair has created the greatest excitement there. ENGLISH BACING NOTES. ‘The report that the Middle Park stud was about being sold to the Prussian government had only the most slender foundation. The stud will be disposed of by public auction in June, July and August next. It may be mentioned here that the subscription to Blair Athol, Gladiateur and Marsyas is full. Ten brood mares have recently been added to the Mia- die Park stud, thereby bringing the number of mares at this g'gantic establishment up to 195. The recent additions are Menace, by Wild Dayrell; Chiffoniere (dam of Dentelle), own sister to Buc: caneer; Rose Oner: (dam of White Rose); Lady of the Forest (dam of Dulciana); Valeria (sister to Vedette); uriliade (dam of Raplidity); Lovelace, by Sweetmeat; Artesia, by Stockwell; Fi (dam of Monkshood), by Ratapian, and Columba, by Charieston. Mr, Jones, owner of the Australian steeple chaser Qulchnan, Intends memorializing the Grand jauional Hant Commitee to recousider the rule rower y at their last: meeting, under which bis horse ould be disqualified for the coming Liverpool Steeple Chase. Mr. Jones had nothing to do with the runuing of Dutchman in Ausiralia, having pone lim only @ week prior to uy $mbarba- n for England. o Another Of the old school of steeplégh nage ri has passed away in Jack Nobie, wh2, Mromay done gumbed at Cork to congestion. of the lungs, ‘Tho bold 8p ‘antisite horsemun, » aud » pilot of New Broom, Whom Nictory. 01 Novie's ©. Cusack, J, Meany and sam Guuiney Porson The Hendon Junior Gun Club intend ‘ny day's racing aud seepie-chasing De gens Course on February 29, beg the a Kingsbury vury Spring Steeple Ch» “is ahy follgwin, , the git Of Lhe club, we, 2 sfeeting. Severa eranime. ui, form part of the pro- vonnt Legrany 2 Ohanuily, cunertpee "afee horses in traming at nasse and Lor donee of J. Bartholomew—kole, * ne. «4 Byron have returned to France. aut son Of Cossack, Aicibiade, who won and +pool Grand National in 1865 and wae third | surth in 768 and '69, has been retired to the | wud Paté,@ filly by Gladiateur, 2 years, and sister to Général, 3 years, left Price's stavie on Thursday morning en roule tor Australia, Pistole, 5 years, by Nabob out of Payment, bas been sold by Mr. H. Mackvoy to Bir, Eliyot Bower, and bas joined ‘torpe’s string at La Moriaye. ‘Mr. Nignuingall, iuding Surney of no further use for racing, had hit snot aud buried in a grave five feet deep on his own | oe ge Surney was foaled ir 1862, and was by Findon out of Blackbird, by Birdcatcher. Pau Racks AND STEEPLS Cuases.—The follow: ing are tue resuits in brief of the running ac Pau, January 13:—Flat Race (andicap) of twenty . sove- reigns, one mule and @ quarter, M. Troulin'’s Tetri- see fair Hulton’s Nosma 2, Count de Lastou Mauuonne 3 Prix de la Ville (nuntera’ steepie- dicap) of thirty-two soverel two mules Leg ’ M. Larragain’s Trague 1, Captain d juarter, Pooie's Vick & M. Trouilt’s Huntress 9,’ Steeple- ase handicap of Jorty-elght sove: two oo a quarter, Gount de Lastour’s Bréiot i, M. Trouilh's Leandre 2. A DISABLED STEAMER. PorTsMOUTH, N. H., Feb. 3, 1872. ‘The steamer Alliance, of the new line between New York and Salem, Mass., is reported off Marbie- ead from New York, with a broken shaft, Collec. tor Batley, of this "po has applied at the Navy | Yara for» tag to go tu ber assinence | JUDGE BEDFORD'S GRAND JURY, Twenty-three Indictments Pre- sented and More to Come, Se “oe The emesis Of the Law in Hot Pursuit of the Tammany Ring Fugitives. esi The Sword of Damocles Hangs by a Single Hair. Speculation as to the Parties Upon Whom It Shall Fall. The Grand Jury Granted a Fur- ther Extension. The interest attaching to the action of the Grand Jury of the Court of General Sessions (Judge Led- ford’s Grand Jury), to Whom was entrusted tne important and high public duty of investigating into the frauds committed upon the city, has been on the increase with the extension of time repeat. edly granted to that body by tne presiding Judge of the Court. Discussion upon the power of Juage Bedford to continue vhe term of the Grand Jury, and the action of tne Legislature thereon legalizing, by special act, their proceedings and presentments, added grealy to the interest fret excited as to the result of their deliberations. Popular indignation was justly aroused @gainst the principal perpetrators of these gigantic frauds, their aiders and abettors; and when the law was invoked to punish them a general feeling of confidence in the majesty and power of the law and of trast im the integrity and honor of its elected ministers prevailed throughout the enure community. How that confidence and trust have been justified is seen in the action of Judge Bedford and his Grand Jury. YESTERDAY’S PROCEEDINGS, The Court of General Sessions stood adjourned from its previous session till yesterday at twelve o'clock, Considerably before that time a large corps of reporters had assembled in the court room, but very few spectators, ana little of that deep in- terest with which the action of the Grand Jury, had been previously looked for was manifested. It waa hali-past twelve o’clock when the jury entered and took their seats, and immediately after Judge Bed- ford entered, when the formal opening of the session ‘was made by the crier. A BATCH OF INDICTMENTS. ‘The Foreman of the grand inquest then handed tothe Court a batch of indictments —twenty-three in number—which Judge Bedford at once passed to the Cierk, Mr. Sparks. 4 FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME. ‘The FOREMAN, again rising, proceeded to address the Court as follows:—Your Honor is aware that we have been acting for the last week or ten days un- deran act of the Legisiature specially passed to legalize the extension of our term. During that tume we have been constantly engaged, I believe, on every day of the week, and I take great pleasure in saying that the law officers of the Court have used every exertion to aid us in our deliberations. Many of the cases passed upon by us belore the extension we were obliged to re-examine into, and to take fresh action on them in view of that extension, Im these labors we have been aided by all Connected with the Qourt. Nevertheless, Your Honor, we have found it quite impossible to con- clude our re-examination or to finish up tne bust- ness before us, and we are therefore under the necessity—thougn I must say reluctantly, for we are all pretty well worn out and fatugued—to ask Your Honor for a further extension of time. We are, however, sustained in the matter by a note we have just received from Attorney General Barlow, Tequesting us to ask for two weeks instead of one week, which we had at first supposed would be suMcient for us. In deference, therefore, to Attor- ney Genera: Barlow, we ask for two weeks’ exten- sion, to which the District Attorney assents, We trust that before then we may conclude our busi- ness; but if we should sit till then, at the expiration of that time we will ask Your Honor to discharge us, TIME EXTENDED FOR TWO WEEKS. Judge BEDFORD—Mr. Foreman ana Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: In compliance with your request the term of this Court is extended till two weeks hence; but should you finish your labors before that time, by notifying me, I will open Court and discharge you. Therefore, gentlemen, I will say that I shall meet you two weeks from to-day—February 17—to which time your term 1s extended; but, as I said before, should you complete your lavors before then, noufy me and I will discharge you at an earlier dave. The jury bowed and then withdrew. THE INDICTED. All sorts of rumors and speculations are rife as to the parties indicted, As before stated, twenty-three indictments were presented, but these do not in+ clude more then half a dozen parties, as in some cases several indictments are found against tnejone Person. It 1s also said that twenty-five other indict menvs will be found against certain parties already indicted and within the clutches of the law, as well a8 against certain ex-officials admittedly fugitives from justice at the present time. It were id.c, and, in fact, improper, to give the substance of these rumors and speculations, as but a day may inter- vene before those witnin the reach of the law be ar- rested, a3 will be seen from an interview nad by a HERALD representative with Sheriff Brennan, SHERIFF BRENNAN ON THE ARRESTS. Shortly after the presentation of the indictments in the General Sessions by Judge Bedford's Grand Jury & HERALD representative called on Sheriff Brennan and inquired of that dignified funcuonary if any of the indicted parties had yet been arrested, “I shall make no arrests until Mouday,” answered the Sherith, tm wer “Why so?” asked the reporter. “For the simple and humane reason that If ar- rested to-day they would have to be locked up Sugday in Judi tect Jade’? .9' NA wee Grom “Do you act entirely on your gyn discretion in this matter?) jag RO OP AE “Not entirely,” responded the Sherif, and in ex- planation added:—“‘I talked the matter over with District Attorney Garvin, and he concurred with me that as the parties to be arrested could not pos- sibly give pail before Monday it would be an un- necessary act of hardship to lock them up in jail tll that time.” “90 It Is decided that the Indicted parties will continue to enjoy undisturbed the freedom vf the city and the repose of the Sabbath at home until Monday?” “Yes; I shall take no steps in the mateer till then,’’ repliea the Sherli ow. SRT Re “Meantime is there no danger that the parties learning the fact of their having been indicted will put themselves beyond your reach ?”” “1 don’t think any of them will find out abont it; and I don’t think if they do they will ran away.” “Well, as a matter of prudence, will you not have thom under surveillance until Monday?” «“T tbink"—and the Sheriff sald this very slowly, but with an unmistakably knowing look~“I shail know where to put: my hands on ail the parties on Monday.” ‘This ended the interview with the Sieriq. MORE ABOUT EXTENSION. The Act Legalizing the Extension of the Grand Jury of the General Sessions to Ji ary 27, 1872, Below we publish for public information the act of the Legisture, passed January 24, empowering the Court of the General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York to extend its verms:— aN fi cana at the Court of General or rm ers Seastous ortne Peace in and for the city and county of New York, continuing the last Novem- ber term thereof, and to conirm tne constituiion Of chapter 10 of the Laws of 1862, entitled “An act to empower the Court of the General Sessions of the Peace tn anu for the city and county of New York to extend its terms ana to authorize Its ad- joaraments,** passcu January 24, 1872, three-fifths The of the State of New York, represented in senkio and Assembly, do enact as follows:— SECTION 1.—The respective orders made and entered in its minutes by the Court of General Ses- sions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York, on the 29th day of November last, and on the 1sth ana 30tn days of December last, to- | my! purperting to continue the last November rim of said term to and THE SNOW STORM YESTERDAY. The First General Storm of the Winter. om, phe Semmenceness of ah B E UTI N w including thé ath doy 9 sanuary, in A FUL S oO the present year, are, and each m is, by | ae i abe 7 inal respects coniirmed, and such ‘enn contigned iaeade MeN ne TEEPY 75 Detention of the Eastern Mails and Railroad Blockade, Sgc, 2.—The Grand Jury summoned to attend at said term asa Grand Jury, and not discharged by sald Court, shail be deemed such Grand Jury at all times, from the commencement of said term until and including the said 27.n day of January; and the powers of said Grand Jury shall not be considered as taken away: afected or modified by the summon- as empaneiling or action of any other Grand Jury, within sata city and county, during the said teri’ a8 extended; but nothing herem contained shall be construed as eenmaing or attempti to legalize any indictment found and present subsequent to the first extension thereof, up to and including the passage of this act. Skc, 8&—The provisions of the act entitled, ‘An act to empower the Court or the General Sessions of the Peace in and for the said city and county of New York to extend its terms and to authorize its adjournments,” passed February 19, 1862, snall be construed to apply to and authorize successive ex- Vensions of such terms, Ske. 4,—All provisions of any acts heretofore passed so far as they may be inconsistent with this ‘acl are hereby repealed, Spc. 5.—This act shall take effect immediately. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1872, House of Representatives, The Honse met for general debate, Mr. Hay, of Tinos, in the chatr, and avout a dozen members present. Several speeches were made on a variety O1 subjects, The Dividends of the New York Central Rail- rond. The attorneys of the New York Centra! Railroad commenced their argument before the Vommis- sioner of Internal Revenue to-day. The point in issue was whether the eighty per cent interest certi- ficates issued by the corporation to its stocknolders Were taxable asa dividend. It was contended by the company that the certificates did not represent income gains or profits of the road; that they were simply as @ basis upon which to declare dividends and to enable the company to pay to stocknolders larger dividends than they otherwise could under the laws of New York, which allow the Legislature to regulate their rates of fare, &c., whenever their dividends exceed ten per cent, and that the certifi- cates themselves were payable, if at all, out of future earnings, and then only at the option of the company. The argument on benalf of the company Wil probably be concluded on Monday, and Com- missioner Douglass will as early therealter as possi- ble render a definite decision. Tobacco Manufacturers at Washington. A delegation of the plug tobacco manufacturers of Richmond, Va., were at the Internal Revenue OMce to-day to interview the Commissioner in rela- tion to the tax on tobacco, and to urge him to use his influefice with Congress to secure the passage of alaw making the rate of taxation uniform on all kinds of manufactured tobacco at whatever rate Congress may decide upon. The Commissioner in- formed the delegation that the office sympathized with them in their request and favored such a modification of the present law, so inimical to the public interest, as will meet their desires, The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided that the assessors are not entitled to receive commissions ‘on tobacco sent from their districts in bond for ex- port which is subsequently withdrawn for home consumption and the tax paid. Internal Revenue Receipts. SIGNAL SERVICE CAUTIONARY SIGNALS, The Atlantic Tier of States from Maine to Texas Affected. PERILS OF THE PACIFIC ROAD. Prevalent Gales, Sleet, Wind and Rain. ‘The author of “Beautiful Snow” could never bave lived in New York—never. The idea of calling the stuff beautiful that leaves nasty, muday streets be- hind It for a week or two after it disappears 1s per- fectly absurd, Who ever saw the individual, male or female, who aiter having spoiled a nice new gar- Ment by the composition formed of melyed snow, ashes, garbage, dirt ana sundry other ingredients common to our streets—who ever saw this individ- ual that could be made to put his or her hand © on the left side of his or her breast and say to the snow, “Snow, you are beautiful?” THE SNOW STORM yesterday morning. Previous to its making its ad- vent old Boreas put in an appearance and began to slam things around in tae most promiscuous man- ner. In fact, Boreas seemed capable, as well as de- termined, todo his own ‘‘blowing.” Shutters be- gan to slam, windows to rattle, chimneys to have a fall and signs to show signs of weakness. Then the snow and sleet filled the air like little white spectres, and by daylight there was not a housetop or a window sill in the city that did not look pale from the visitation of the snow fiend. Then the stage ana car proprietors, well knowing that Bergh would stay in doors all day beside his nice warm fire, put their walking frames—otnerwise termed horses—before their vehicles and started them out to carry the poor creatures who are obliged to work fora living down town. The drivers looked like newly imported Esquimanx, and the fun that Boreas and the snow fiend had with them was relished @ great deal more by them than by ine drivers, But as four horses were required to move @ car only about one out of every four people who wanted to ride was able to finda place. As a con- sequence the streets were filled with moving snow Men and boys, who fluitered in the wind in the most hopeless manner. Such a getting down town we never did see; “fwas go forward one step and slip pack three, And it was only by the application of the school- boy’s principle—viz., to turn around and walk the other way—that people seemed to be able to make any progress at all. THE FERRYBOATS also had a nard time of it. They were truly to be Internal revenue receipts to-day, $616,372; forthe | pitied. On the East River a number of the month to date, $1,731,074; grand total for the fiscal | old tubs that were started out looked year to date, $78,280, 750. like ‘fying Dutchmen” in the storm, only Currency Statement. they did not fly. In fact, they seemed undecided whether togoat all, and occasionally stopped altogether, as if discussing the question whetner it would be asafe move for things of their age and feebieness to move out of their slips, On the lower ferries, however, the boats trippea over their trips in a lively manner, veing only occasion. ally detained by the storm and the floating the ice. On the North Kiver the foreigners trom Jersey ex- perenne but littie difficulty in making a landing in Ringdom and found as ready a market lor their potatoes and apples as usual, In fact, with the excep- ton of the drivers of vehicles, who seemed to think ita good day to take lessons in swearing and to storm at each other generally, no one seemed par- ticularly out of humor, Towards evening, how- ever, it began to rain. People then commenced to say, “Ugh !’ and to predict that if Jupiter Piuvius did not ‘shut up” before morning We shoud have to go to church to-day in canoes, Al present writ- ing, however, it seems to be growing colder, and who knows but that by daylight there will be good skating on ali the sidewalks ? DETENTION OF THE MAILS, The mails arrived at the Post Office but littie benind their usual time. The only detention of any consequence was in that from the South. ‘This mail was due about five o’clock P. M., but did not reach the office uatil nearly seven. The Eastern mail was avout an hour behind ime. The mail oy the Erie Railroad was not due unul late in the eveping and but little detention was anticipaved, The mails were despatched promptly as usual, and no tnfor- mation about their being delayed ot the storm had reached the Post Office up to a@ late hour last night. Some delay may be occasioned to the mails to arrive at an early hour to-day, but every endeavor will be made by the Post Oiice officials to have them distributed as rapidly as possible after arrival, 871,451,960 15,398,000 829,606,751 amilton from a Fall on the Ice. Rev. Dr. William Hamilton, while on his way toa street car this morning, tell heavily on his back, his feet slipping on the ice, and ated in a short time thereafter trom the shock to bis nervous system, as is supposed. He was nearly seventy-four years of age, After fifty years of services as a travelling minister in the Metnodist Episcopal Church, he Teceived an appointment to a clerkship in the Pavent Ofice, and was on his way thither when he fell, The deceased was the father-in-law of the Rey. Dr. Tiffany. SMUGGLING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. Six Thousand Cigars for the Members of the Cabinet. {From the Key West (la.) Despatch, Jan. 25.) We learn from good authority that the steamer Liberty, which arrived at this port on Tuesday after- noon last, bad on board some s!x packages of cigars which did not appear on her manifest, bat which, it is said, were shipped under consular certificate and seal at Havana. One of these packages was ad- dressed to His Excellency U. 8. Grant; anotner to Mr. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy; another to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State, aud the others to different members of General Grant’s Cabinet—in all about 6,000 cigars. Had these cigars been addréssed to auy other six citizens of the United States the Cus- tom House officers of this place would have pounced upon them, and probably muicted the captain of the steamer in a heavy fine, or have sought the con- fiscation of the vessel. We regret to say that tue exalted Official positions of the recipients of these cigars 80 overshadowed the laws of the land that they were suffered to go on their way to Baltimore. We trust that the customs officers at that port will exhibit a little more backpone in the matter, and compel Mr. U. S. Grant und his confreres to duly enter the cigars and pay the statutory duties thereon, We are at alossto discover any more privilege in General Grant to smoke smuggled cigars than there is in General Tom Thumb, Drifting Snow Storm in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 1872, Aheavy nertheast drifting snow storm prevails here, Heavy Snow Wali in Boston. Boston, Feb. 8, 1872. A thick easterly snow storm commenced here at eleven o'clock this morning. ‘The Storm in Albany. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1872. Asnow storm prevailed here all day, and nes given us the first sleighing this winter. Terrific Gale and Snow Storm Along the Hudson. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1872 A heavy northeast snow storm has prevailed along the Hudson River all day. To-night the gale has increased in violence and the storm continues, Despite this fact the trains on the Hudson River Railroad are not delayed. ‘The snow, however, 1s drifting badly, and if the storm prevails throughout the night travel will be seriously interrupted to-morrow. FIRE MARSHALS REPORT. ‘The Fire Marshal submits the following report on fires for the month ending January 31:—There were 187 fires in the city during the month, involving a loss of $48,800 on buildings and $281,899 on stock. Total, $326, The amount of insurance on bulld- ings and on stock $582,800. Total, $1,111,100, Uninsured loss, $18,235, The number Of fireg in which the 1988 was less than $100 was 94; between $100 and $1,000 was 25, between $1,000 and $1,000 waa 12, between $5,000 and $10,000 was3, between $20,000 and $50,000 was 1, over $50,000 was 2; total, 137. The principal causes of the fires were ag follows:—Carelessness of occupants and employés in using lights, fre, &c., 67; defective flues and heating arrangements,- 12; kerosene and overheated stoves, 8; gas light set- ods ali 1a 18; ie ant go d curtains, 8; incendiary, ; 3 ious mischief, 2; spontaneous combustion, 2; mmerveated ‘steam, 2; not yet ascertained, 3, and the remainder originated from a variety of acciden- tal causes. The following 1s a comparative state- a Fires.. Omaha. Omana, Feb, 3, 1872. ‘The Pacific Railroad at last accounts was blocked betweea Laramie and Rawilns, and also west o Rawlins, The snow was still drifting, and tne pros pects of the road getting clear were as bad as ever, ‘A train left at Ogden yesterday for the East, com- posed of Central Pacific cars, as there were no “Union Pacific cars west of the blockade. This last eastern train is probably now with others, at drifts near Creston. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, | Tho Latest fro OPFICE OF THE CHIBF SIGNAL OvFiCeR, ‘Wasninaron, D. U., Feb, 37 P. M. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours, The area of low barometer, which was Friday af- ternoon in Southern Georgia, has moved north- eastward, and is now off Delaware Bay. The cen- tral pressure has steadily diminished and the attend- ing winds baye increased. Brisk northeast winds now prevail, with snow, from Maine to New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and rain is reported from between the Delaware and Chesapeake bays. Northeast winds have backed to the north and west from Maryland southward to Georgia. Partially cloudy and clearing weather nas prevailed in the Gulf States; but falling barometer and cloudy weatner, ‘with easterly winds, are now reported from Texas, An area of low barometer has apparently developed during toe day in Dakota and Wisconsin, where coudy ond threatening weather now prevails. The rivers have fallen at Memphis, Vicksburg and New sii Probabilities, ‘The low barometer off the Midale Atiantio coast ‘will probably move northeastward to the agin hood of Cape Cod by Sunday morning, and north- ass winds continue, with snow, on tne New Eng- land coast. Northwest wind, with partially cloudy prevail on le southward to Florida, Tho = soon a very generally throughout the Mis- | sissipot Vouey. wish pouwmerly winda aud rising , 15 + $372,539 ee 2,701,626 . 137 + $325,699 «ee 1,10),100 3 made during the month felative to various matters deemed dangerous ag regards fire, all of which have received proper at- tention, Eighteen manufactories and other places of business have been examined, found uusafe and the proper alterations made. Simon Mandel, ar- rested ou suspicion of having set fire to premises No. 733 Righth avenue, was dischat by Justice Bixby for want of evidence; Henry Rullin; arrested on suspicion of having set fire to premises No. 447 Tenth avenue, was held in $10,000 ball by Justice JOR. My FIRES DURING THE WEEK. Fire Marshal McSpedon reports thirty-four fires tor the week ending February 3, 1872, at noon, ‘Tne estimated loss 13 $54,845; amount of insurance, 128,750. The causes of the several fires were as fiers —Cariessn 3 of Occupants and employés, 16; accidental, specific cause nos ascertainea, 1; children playing with matches, 1; defective fue, 1; defective heating arrangements, 2; fou chimney, 1; rosene lamps, explosion of, 3;' kero:ene lemipe, falling Of, 1; malicious mischief, overheat stoves, 4; sparks from chimney, stove, 1; spontaneous combustion of Insurance... Jan, 137% A PIGRON SHOOTING MATCH 1N ILLINoIs.—The Duouque Club has accepted the challenge of the Galena ([IL) Ciuv for a pigeon Lg es the viso that the sum to be shot for shall not be Than £500 a side, e that last visited us commenced about three o'clock . temperatare. The pressurein Wisconsin will move centrally, northeastward, over Lake Supertor, bat extend its infinence rapidly southeast to Lake Huron. Cautionary signals continue this evening at Cape May, New York, New London, Boston and Portland, and brisk winds are anticipated for Lakes Superior and Michigan on Sunday. 'y Weather Report. WasHINGTON, Feb, 3-7 P, M. Snow feli last night at Baltimore, Cape May, Cincinnati, Fort Benton, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Lypohyurg, Mempuis, Nasnville, Pitsburg and in this city. Snow was reported this morning at Cin- cinnati, Clevelana, New London, New York, Phila- delphia and Pittsburg; rain at Cape May and Nor- folk, and sleeting at Baltimore, Lynchburg. Oswego and in this city. A heavy nortneasterly gale accom- panied the snow storm at New York, This evening it was snowing at Boston, Buffalo, Burlington, Knox- ville, upon the summit of Mount Washington, Phila- delphia, Pittsburg, Portiand, Rochester and Toronto; sleeting at New London and New York, and rain at Norfolk, Charleston and in this city. At Chey- enne a heavy westerly gale was blowing, with a temperature of 42 degrees above zero, Supplem: The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record wil show the changes in na temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in cOm- parison with the corresponding day of last year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Pharmacy, HERALD Riding OrnOE Of Aug street 71. 1872 SNOW BOUND. Pertlo Ride Over Pacific Railroads Seventeen Days trom San Francisco to This City. The maay accounts that have reached us of the the aificulties of travel upon tne Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads seem to have been not at alt Overstated. From a passenger who has just made the journey from San Francisco we have received full particulars of the condition of the two roads and the diMculty of making progress thereon through the immense dri/ts of snow that for a number of weeks have rendered the roads almost impassable, The party of which our informant composed one left San Francisco on the 16th of January, and made the usual progress until they reached Colfax, & dis- tance from the above city of 192 miles. Here THE FIRST SNOW was met with, although not in sufficient quantives to materially impede their progress. Little deten- tion was experienced until the party reached Rock Creek, where immense piles of snow were found, and the train was obliged to come to a full stop. Twenty-four hours were consumed in going to Wyo ming, a distance of a few miles, while not more than fifty miles ahead the track was comparatively clear. Upon reaching Laramie the snow piles had become so bigh and dense that it was impossible to make further progress, and the snow-bound passengers were cowmpelied to wait six days before the track could be Cleared sumMciently to warrant a resumption of the journey. At Laramie the thermometer indicated vbirty degrees below zero, and the passengers were nearly all obliged to remain in the cars, which were heated by steam, to prevent bemgtrozen. The in- tense cold and immense urilts of snow, however, made it very dificult to keep the fires in the en- gines lighted, and the position of the engineer was At times almost perilous. THE SNOW-KOUND PASSENGERS, however, devised various means of aimusement to wile away the tedious hours, Glee ciubs were or- ganized, various games indulged in, while & number of the tougher ones bundied themselves up warmly and assisted the workmen in clearing the track. Some of the passengers, veing ty, went ashore,’? as they termed it, and assisted tue editors of Lara- mie in getting out their sheets. The subscribers wereg astonished at the improved appearance of their papers, and many expre: the wish that the train might be delayed tor the remainder of the winter, Gne adventurous individual started out in search of a sleigh, He found the residence of the livery stable keeper, as he supposed, and was very cordially received. Upon stating the nature ot iis visit he was surprised to be politely snown the door and informed that the owner of the house did not trafic In horses, but was a minister of the Gospel. Upon returning to the train and relat the result of his “sortie’ no further attempts at hiring @ horse and sleigh were made io that town, While at Laramie the passengers fared very well. They lived at a hotel which suopled them with two meals a day. ‘This was dove ai the ex- pense of the railroad company, who turnished “TICKETS FOR SOUP,” as they were calied, to all so unfortunate as to be Passengers on the suow-bound train. At night they slept in the palace cars and mude themseives as comfortable as circumstances would peimit. OL course there Were many malcontents on the train. Some indulged 1n launching tvectives at the com- pany for not PM Mate 3 vetler means Of protecting the road from the storms of snow and sleet that they must expect to encounter in sO exposed a country during te win- ter months. Others threatened to sue the company for damages. The majority, however, took the detention good-naturedly and joined in the general endeavor to make the time pass a8 pleasantly as possible, At length, at the close of the sixth day, the welcome intelligence was re- ceived that the track was sufficiently clear to war- rant a continuation of the journey. ‘Thousands of men had been at work breaking the crust of the snow, which the intense cold had rendered an almost impenetrabie mass, while four powerful en- gines followed them, shoving an immenso ssow plough that threw the saow THIRTY OR FORTY FEET IN THE ATR. By these meaus the track was cleared to Sher- man, from which point to Omaua very lite tle detention was experienced. was a long «and tedious = one, in the estimation of those who it, by the negligence of the company in not provid- ing sufficient protection to the track against heavy falls of snow. ‘This could easily be done, as the dis- tance where the principal detentions tuke place 18 not more than sixty miles. The snow sheds seemed to be but little protection, as the igh winds drive the snow in at either end, thereby completely im- peding the progress of the trains. Eviden Uy some- thing must be dune by the Pacific Railroad com- panies to prevent similar detentions, else ineir roads will be shunned in the future by the travelling pub- le who are obliged to make the journey to Cailfor- nila during the season of snows, ENGLISH PUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE. A few days since Superintendent Kelso received & despatch from Chief Constable Fox, of Derby, Eng- land, stating that two men—George and William Knight—who are charged with a felony, had taken passage on the steamsnip Uity of New York, bound trom Liverpool to this port, and that he wished the Superintendent would cause their arrest on the arrival of the snip. Accordingly Detective Farley ‘was detailed to ‘‘work’’ the case, ana Friday, when the vessel reached here, he boarded her and there found nis game. On reporting the arrest to head- uarters Kelso telegraphed to Coustable Fox the | fetvand recetved in return the following:—"-Well done. Hoy piagh money have you found?” Kelso replied, ‘No! ‘The prisoners were taken before Judge Hogan, at the Tombs Pulice Court. yesterday morning, and by | him committed until further information shall be received from England. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS ITEMS. ‘The smallpox deaths in Philatelphia for the week ending yeuterday atogunved 10 188, a decrease of nineteen. ‘The beirs of John Slidell have brought suit to recover real estate 1p New Onieans conticated during the war. lored man, was hanged st Brownsville, xp at pridey, for ine murder of tllus Ring last October. ‘ne Cons onal Committee at New Orieans continue wet cones tnvestigaung ‘the deeds of legisiators and odcials. William Elms, Suvertotendent of the Streets of Weat Roz- bury, Mess ‘dangerousiy injured yesterday by an explo- wh ores “Wallack, aged fifty-five, well and favorably known as a lawyer, died in Waeulagton yesterday, afer ® lingering illness. Govern , of Indiana, bas appointed the Hon. Jobo Bo arerner Baker ctor State, to fll the Yacuncy caused Dy the deata of Colonel Eday. each sain. setae 3 the murder o AlMttey Cetin teagor su, December, was yesterday se0- fenced to nmprisonmaent tor life, a ae Carr, Alderman of Newport, R. I.. hae ean sion gerer weeks, was found oD the sbore, near that city, on afternoon. seo ‘The case of , convicted of the Borleston — 7 goes to the Suj ‘Court, Boston, on exceptions, DEFT) £0¢s meantime being tucreased 0 10,000. TL, was taser, ane aes a as opened on Frisntieueral assembly were presea ‘Jon A. Henson, convicted in Boston of father-in-law, Jonn J. Clarke, to ® * terday sentenced 10 six years ta the State Toe on Ae ee We ‘Towanda, Pa.. found guilty of gs at a Nea, Wop sentenced to Sine sponte impr peti summers ee OTHER SeRPENT.—At Norwich, Conn, at a tecent a oat made by one of Mr. Fuller's divers fe , into a fissure eguen ine Fockn of the vottom, meaty twenty feet jng the name check, was Here he was assailed by @ large ani seeront and. bait fish, which snapped viciously at Was with ty del