The New York Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1872, Page 5

* thelr own account, ‘This —_——— Rad not neen Du? berore becanse Mhe compan y Wae Wailing for tie janis to Increase im valae, The House then proceeded to vow On the bill and pening amendments. The first vole taken was on @ motion by Mr. FLpRivGE. em.) of Wr., to strike from the amend- ment repcried by the commiltee a sentence fore bidding Lie consiuucuon tab toe act grated any ands in lieu of which other jands might be selected by the Northern Parilie Railroad Company, or as granting auy coal lauds, Tne mouon was agreed W—yens 84, nays 83, ‘The next vote was on Mr, Killinger’s amendment. Fequiring the rails used on the road to be of Amer- @an manufacture, 1 a3 b2, Nays 112. THE TESTING York, ‘The next vote was on the substitute “offered by My, Kelcliam, providing that all the lands grantec Ja 185% and 1864 for the construction of oOrX and Lake Snperior Railroad, such [ est) having expired by limitation, ave declared foricited to the Vulied States, ard shall henceforward de subject to homes:end entry and se:tlement under the Homestead act of tic 20th of May, 1362, and that no part ot such lands shal pe selected by or Manre to the benesit of any railroad eompany under any assured grant to the United States, and that no laad emoraced im the granc to the St Croix Rail Toad Company shall mm any case revert to the Northern Pacific Raiwvoad Company, aad repealing | ail acis or balis of acts Inconsistent wita this pro- vision, i @nis last clanse avont the Northern Pacific Rau- road Was glued to the substitute on motion of Mr, Banks, (vep ) OF Mass, jhe xubstitute was adeptea— yeaa M4, nays $d, ‘The iovewing ts the vote tn detail :— YRAG—Mesars, fh Bie Binghs « oll, O'R, Yay shia, % Crossland, Darra, Davis, — Dickey { Forker, Gariield, Getz, Goliaday, * Grilith, map, Hanks, Haren, Horns of Vax Havens, Hawley, May, Hays, Herndon, tolmai, Kelly of Ra. Kenitalh werr, | Ketcham, Kitinuer, King, Lewis, Lowe, Manson, Marshall, | Mevielland Mouivw, schuiyie, ‘Maminnes, Moker, Mere | we, i Hblack, Paokurd, Packer Randall, Read,’ ice of Kubinadny, Rush, Shanks, Specr of Pa., ‘Sprague, > tovenson, Storm, Stowel!, Strong, Sypher, Xnrner, | Tyner, { son, Van trump, Voosheion, Wakeuin, VW hateley) | nitthorne, Williams of Ind. WY8on of ind. Wilaon of Ohio, Winebester, W 19-04, NAYS—Mesers, Ave: Banka, Barber, Beck, Beveridve, | Bigby, Waly of Mich, BMaiy of Mo., Brooks of Mags,, buck: Ney, Ualdwelt, Clark “vi Le ; ‘Conger, Conner, Colton, Crocker, Dawes, Dc e, Duel, Duke, Duwuail, Mdriieve, 5 teh, Frye, Garrett, Gootrich, late, Ham Marger, | Hazelton of Win., Hareiton of N. J., Hoar, Moony, cay Lynth, MeCormtek, Motrary, Palmer, Parker ot | of NY. Peters, | Ti, Rogers, Saw- | Sherwood, 'shober, | Rede Speer of } ‘ownsend of N. | dc, Waldron, Wale Warren, : ‘ine bill as thus amended was passed and the title changed, on motion ot Mr, Keren 80 as to read, “AN act to deciare iorfeited to the United States certain lanas granted to the State of Wisconsin, &e., and to reserve iue sae unicr tie homesieaa Jaw to actual settlers.’ Mr. ELDRibae suggested tat the correct title would be, «fo graut these tands to the Nortuern Pacific Railroad.’ ‘The House at @ quarter to four adjournea—the session to-mnor-row to be cevate only, ST. PATRICK'S DAY. The Route of the Pr ssion=The Socictics Which Will Participate In the Parade. A meeting of the convennon of delegates fromthe Various societtes who propose participating In the pa- rade on St. Patrick's Day—next Monday—was held Jast evening in Ji'ternia all, After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and adopted the chairman annonneed the programme for the civil procession, which was as follows:—The line will be formed m Second avenue, the right resting en Fourteenth sirect. The route of the procession, which is to stare at one o'clock, will be down Becond avenue to Second street, through Second street, to the Kowery, down the Bowery aud rough Chatham: sirect to tie City Hall where the ession whl be reviewed by His Honor Mayor Bal}, From the City Hall it will pass up Broadway Fourteenth street, throngit Fourteenth street to enth aveno, Up Seventh avenue bo Thirty-touruh street, through ‘Tirly-fourth sweet to Second aye- ne, down Second avenue to ‘Twenty-third street, hrough Twenty-third street Lo First Avenue, througin ‘Firat avenue to E:jutn street, and through Bigh'h atrees to Cooper Insitute, where tue procession will be dismissed. The military takmy part in the parade will con- gist Of the Sixiy-ninth regiment, Legion of St Patrick, Compauy New Jersey State National Guard, the Emmet Guard of Harlem, and the Tipperary juara, ‘Lhe socicties wiio will joi the procession are a3 1ollows:— Anclent Order of Hibernians of New York, Anglent Order of Hiberniaus, Division No. 1, of Morrisania. Aucient Order of Hivermans, Divicion No. 3,'of Wesichester county, Qaarrymen's Union Prowwetive Society of New York, BL Britget’s Mutual Beociit and Benevolent Societ Unied Procective and Benevolsi A.B A. B, Sovicty. pion RG. RAS De Young Men's St, James? RK, CT. A.B, Bt. Gabrici’s K. (, 'l A.B, Socioly. Rt, Columbia's R, ©. fA. i, Soci Si. Brudget’s 8.0. T. A. i Societ St. Vincent's Fesrers 8. 0. 1 A. 2, Sc B. Society. . Sociviy. b Young Pather Mathew 7. Father Mathow T, A. B. Society No. 3. Father Mathew T. A. B. Society a 4 Mathew I. A. B. Society No. 1, of Brookirn. . Manhatiaay of Si. Anthony No, 3, Brooklyn. w't, A. i St. Patrick's Alliance Mutual B. B. Association. After ihe transaction of some unimportant buat- ness, sich a5 the reports Of Minor comumittecs, he convention adjourned, Anvonl Bangnet of the Kuights of Patrick. | The Knights o1 St. Patrick will give tieir eleventh | annual banquet at Delmonicu’s, corner Fifth ave- nue and Fourteenth strect, on Monday evenne, im honor of the day, Rev, Thomas 8. Burke, the celebrated Dominican preacher; Governor Hon. Man, Governor Wise, of Virginia; General McDowell, Senator Casserly, Captain Barrett, of the Navy, and many otber distinguished gentlemen will be present as guests of the Knights. The | Roights are so distingutshed for Irish patriotic feel- | ing and social qualities that their banquet on this, 88 On all other Occasions, Must be a success, COLLECTOR ARTHUR ENDORSED, A Letter from the Stenmship Companies to the Collector. The following letter, voluntarily prepared by the agents of the several steamship lines subscribed below, was received by Collector Arthur yester- day:— To Tee Eprror or THe Herawy:— We respectfully ask the use of your columns for contradicting some of the false rumors which have been spread with regard to tne reorganization of ot general order business, introduced by the order of Collector Arthur of the 9th inst. By that order we are authorized to designate a ‘warehouse within a certain disirict for our geacral order goods, and, in availing ourselves of this bares i we niean to consult exciusively the inter- est and convenience of our lines and of our cus- tomers. The Collector has, lowever, only this day Rotitied us Individually to designate the warenouse noe: We respectively Qesire our goods to ve ni Some of us had before this veen called npon by various warehousemen or by their agents for the purpose of having their stores designated by us, ut im no case have we had any proot that they were authorized or encouraged by the Coliector to do 80; on the coutrary, we have tne strongest ev}- dence that such was not the case, and that the Col- Jector would not socent Any designation not made entirely of our free will, or which might have been | male before the avoye-mentioned notification. We also have the most satisfactory assurances from the Coliector that his order will be construed in ® |iberal spirit nd (hat no obstacle will be placed in the les of any steamship company that might desire vo designate a warehouse exclusively for its own uuclaimed goods, ‘The districting of the city and the appointment of | certain warehouse for each district are no disaa- ‘Vantage to the steamship companies, since no such company would think of selecting a warehouse (is- tant from its wharf. That feature of the system ‘Was unnecessary as far as the steamship companies gre concerned, but it Was unavoidable in order to Provide properly for unclaimed goods brought by sailing vessels and transient steamers, which could ‘Dot, Without Inconvenieuce, be allowed to select their own Warehouses, The selection made for district warehouses, als thougn it does nov concern us particularly, in our opinion has been made with @ due regard to the conventence of all importers, We also havo the assurance of the Collec‘or that | the clause of his order saying that warehouses once | designated by steamship companies wil not be | changed except for cause is not to be construed as | tying tho steamship companies down to any wares house, but is intended to tect the Collector ba ed changes proposed on frivolous grou: 10 Only objection which we can make to (ue Col- lector’s pian consists in the clause ia Which he pro- Poses to disqualify the steamship companies and their agents irom managing the warehouses for point the Coliector does Mot feel authorized to grant, and he desires to await the t of the Seuate committee, Abs scamship companies, on ihe other hand, while still hoping to nave tat question decided im = Oreos ae accept the undoubted advan- give it a fair ria dian proposed, aud «esire to CHAS. G, FR. . OKI JOHN G. DAL Inman ineeee ne WJ. HURST, Nation WILLIAMS & GUIO} Laverpons ond G. W. Line, HENDERSON BKOS,, Anchor Line, OELRICHS & 0O., Bremen Line. KUNHARDT & CO., Hamburg Line, pe sd iat Woe a Transatianic 1 joseph i. Sparks, Winnie Star Li be! al Be ga , ine, bemg abi ‘Now Yous, March 15, 1672, La | yesterday Mr. Prince was the sole representative of have b committe? previous to hia haying taken ; the oaun of offtee, has considerable discus | sion, aud wil probably be argued today py the | counsel on bot sites. 5 | | | proceeded to busine | missed, j the nighe that he was appointel receiver of the | until hail-past seven, NEW YOR THE JUDICIARY COHMITTEE, Charges Against Judge Barnard. The Examinetion of a Number of Witnesses—Preci- dent Grant and the Late James Fisk, Jr.— Samuel J. Tilden Counce) for Erie. The Judiciary Committee resumed the examina- tion Of Ule Charges egainst Judge Barnard yesterday morning, at ten A, M. sharp, ‘The attendance of all the Menibers of the commiltee does not appear to be necessary in order to proceed with business, and Me judiciary present, and he occupied the chair , and JUDGE THe JUDGR Withont the asetsian of any of his learned cot leagnes, Phe potut of kaw raised by the counsel for Judge Barnard as vo the legality of acenslag an ofient with misdemesnors, walch are charge to Messrs, Suckney and wus, of the Judiciary Committes, were at their carly, aud on the ar- riva! of Judge Barnard, accompanied bf his counse), Rulus Audrews and George Piekner Curia, the COMMUTER OF ONE vst witness pnt on the sland was Mr. Andrey Boardman, of ihe firm of Benedict & Board . lowyers, in this ety. This Mehbup in exder lo prove that Judge | mm the habic of showmg improper regard BS the ordering of ehayees to egal profession” concerned in S$ that happened to come wader his Jurisdiction, ase ip question was ohne known as Blnendorl ; avage aud K ne, in which tne witness appeared as counsel for the two defendants, It was subsialary to ther case of Savage against Kane, which was tried ip July, 1866, but was not conchuted anul may, IST. suitof these partics Mr, D, O. Lograham, Jr, was appointed receiver. Ont of the funds ecoilecied by | recetver it appears that Judge Barnard ordered the | nn of i var: VER & WnIGHT the sam of $1,502 aod Ingraham's connsel fee of $500, Witness argued against these charices, anc moved to open tue decree, ‘Terence Farley and Gratz Natbau were also made large allowances, Witness made afidavit that the decree as settled made allowances ior more than the whole fund in dispute, ‘The witness testified to innumer- able other orders in the same case, but finally was asked by Rujus Andrews whether he knew that these orders were appealabie, to which ke replied, “yes, He was then asked it he know that the Courtol Appeals and the General Term of the Su- preme Court had decided them to be anpealab! and he said he did. Mr. Audrews then said, “Did you appeat irom the order to which you objected?” Witness answered, “No.’? (Considerable langhter.) The witness was shortly alterward dis- The next witness put o1 the stand was ‘Yhomas D, sherwood, a gentleman of the legal pro- feasion, Who stated that he had been twenty years inthe profession. ‘This witness, 1t appears, was mixed up in some Erie sults during the time of the squavble jor possession of the books, and was com- mitted for CONTEMPT OF COURT, under order of arrest issued forthwith. The wit- ness gave u detaied account of the treuble during the tie of elecison of directors for the New York and Penusylvamia Railroad, Messrs. John Doe aud Richard Roe were inspectors of votes, There was adispute as to ® proxy vote on 60,000 shates, The voles were not taken. Directors met alcerwards and elected witness secretary. While in that office had the dispute about the books, The next witness examimed was Mr. Redfield, of the firm of Bassett & Redfield, who testified in re- gard to the Albany and Susquehauna charges agalust Judge Barnard, Mr, Stevens, a clerk In the employ of the Erie Toad, algo wstilied upon the same charge, end ye membered accompanying FISK TO ALBANY Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, Air. Cole, 0: the Graad Opera Louse, was the next Witness examined, and testified as to the leases of some property of Fisk’s, on Twenty-third strect, and also as to the proprictorship of No. 2i3 West ‘twenty-third strect. Mr. Cole was followed by Chief of Detectives Jim Ivving and ex-Police Commissioncr Thomas Acton, who were requtred to testily in regard to one of the charges in which Juige Barnard was said to have iilegally release! low’ or five men who had been for illegal registering. Slessis, Irving Acton both testified tnat the mea in question had been arrested Without any warrant and nad beet brought up De- fore Juige Barnard at his private residence, and they were reieased by order of the Judge, Mr. Thayer was then called to the stind tn refer- ence to the case of Bowles agaist Dut, in which the witaess was counsel for the plant The case Was then explained by Witness, tae different oifers that had | been made for the theatwe by Sinn, of Baltimore; Haas, of Chicago, and others of more than twenty thousand doilars, and how 1t was finaliy leased to | the present lessee for $15,000. Daring theexaminns | oN of this Witness the eXumination Was adjourned Alter the committee of one, Judge Barnard and counsel, Messrs, Suckney & Parsons, and the seve- ral stenographers, coastituting this COURT ON IMPEACHMENT had Induiged in their eventog meal, they returned | to the field of their labors and commenced pust- ness with the examination ol no less a person than Jay Gould, Erie’s ex-President, Mr. Gould ap- peared to be in a perfectly easy state of mind and not at all dismayed by the august Judiciary Com- mittee, whose forces by this time had been consid. erably augméuted by the arrival of Mr. Niles, The counsel for tie bar Association commenced ihe exammation of Mr. Gould as follows:— Q. What was your business inthe year 1697 A. I was President of the Erte Ratiroad Company, Q. Did you then know of the proceedings gat were taken to appomt Janes Fisk, Jr, and Willtum Coulter reccivers of the Alba and Susquehanna Railroad Company? A. Yes, sir; 1 belleve {remem ber something about it. Q. What do you remember in connection with that aair? A. I remember thac | was called upon to sign a bond; they told me it was necessary to sign a bond, so Lsigned it. Q.° Do you remember what was the amount of the bond? A. Lam notsure. Q Do you remember anything more about it? A. No, sir; [knew nothing more avout it nul a few days altorwards, when I read in the news. papers thai the receivers were trying to get posses- sion of the Aloany and Susquehanna Raiiroad, Q. Did you give any mnstructions to your counsel, Messrs. Field & Shearman as to what Juige they sliouid apply to get the order for receiver signed, A, No}; except that { think I advised them to apply to Judge Clerk, as I thought he was mnendiy to Mr Shearman, Pe MM Judge Barnard’s name mentioned? A, No, 8! Q When did you frst learn thatJudge Barnard had granted the order? A. 1did not know until 1 read it in the newspapers. Q. Did you see Judge Barnard and Mr, Fisk to- getner that day? A. No, sir. Q. Have you ever seen them together? A. Yea; 1 have seen Judge Marourd in Mr. Fisk's box at the Opera House. Q. Who else were in ihe vox? A, I Isaw Judge Barnard there once. os Did you see Judge Barnard there the night the order was granted? A. No, sir. Q. Do you remember anything avout any tele- graphic despatches to PoughkeepsieY A. No, | do Not. The counsel for the Bar Aszoclation here con- cluded, and Mr, George ‘Vicknor Curtis, one of the associate counsel for Judge Barnard, took the wit- ness in hand, do not know; Q. You say you saw Judge Barnard tna private vie jee Mr, Fisk at the Grand Opera House? A, eg, sit. Q Do you remember what piece was produced on te stage that might? A. Tam not quite sure, q. Did you ever see the President of the United States in that box with Mr, Fisky A. Yes, sir, I have (smiling as le answered), Q. Do you remember the play that was produced that evening? + as Weill 4s I cap remem. | ber it was “‘Charies O'Maliey,’’ with the cavalry on | the stage. Q Did you employ any other connsel beside | Messrs. Field and Shearman io behall of the Erie Railroad? A. 1 employed several others, . Who were they? A. { had John Garson, of Buifalo, gargs. Divin, of Elmira, and Samuel 1. Til- den, of New York, Q Whentdia you retain Samuel J, Tilden? A, In the year 1869. Q Did you retain him before this order was granted? A. Yes, sir, » How much did you pay Mr. Tilden? A. Ten thousand dollars. q bid Mr. Tilden ever do anything for that $10,000? A. No, sir; on the contrary I heard noth- Ing about Mr, Tikien until he turned up as counsel against the Erie Ratiroad jn a case with the Atiantico and Great Western Raliroad, ir. Gould was then dismissed and Mr. W. 8, Shepard put on the stand, The meeting adjourned at ten until ten A. M. this morning, The eae as ordey that bas been: issued to 0 — Lieto New York, March 8, 1572, inconvenience of come yee by Lp eg 7 and ng you before the Judicial Committee of tbe A: is charged with the duty of inves alleged judiclal evils, with power to se papers, 1 request that you will at once inform mo whether at Four ingtitniion ap account pas veen kept during any ot ihe ara of 1868, 1889, 1871}, 1871 of 182 with any of the follow. reons or theit wives, and if 80, which of them, and ‘ich of the said yenrs, 2 ‘ber in an official or personal at REBERT CARDOZO, HOWE & HUMMEL, ATA HAN, WILLIAM FP, HOWE, GEOKGA O. WANNA RD, JAMES H, COLEMAN. ve orally, FF Femme RADFORD PRINCE, Chairman, Adiress the anawer to me, Yost office box 4,062, Mr. veremia Ouiplan, of the Gpardivo Savings | Mil the moharehit | stood off awe. , Of Ourselves, bs duly © dh the’ coparmersniy | { ‘ | the errors, foi | age and residence at 63 Bowery. Rank, came up in response to this summons, and Was interrogated a8 to Lie bank accounts of Gratz Nathaa and James Coleman; but, a8 he way not prepared to answel, he way told to send an a state- MeN On thal Badject, POLITICAL MOVEH2NTS AND V The Domocratiy Netionnl Committee Again ; Hunted Over the Conis. The Mobile Reyister, aficr noticing the matterings of the Western democratic press in yegard to th inactivity of the Democratic National Committee, Proceeds to say i— For our part, we haven't the slightest reason to Tere SW, Goubt the perfect integrity of Mr. Belmont to nis | Pariy duiies wud responsidiiliies, nor (ual, ta UIs opinion, he is doing tue wisest aud vest thing for tue party and the country ia withholding the call, Yet it camnotbe denied that his cour a cause of Worry and discontent with vast naw ot demo- Crate, and 18 Dragiuy UNjLS" suspicions against Llm- seit, ‘Then, in our o| Me. Benmont sould either samimon his to @ conference or Bive pupiicity Lo so pasous Wily he does now *Masterly maci 3 sometime? & Wise Siratogy, but ibis @ potley Liable to run bu rust. ve “The Kepublicay Exclaims the Mant ay CAD paper 0! some i hue sylvania, but, it eontin e rty Mast Ge Parifie a (Pa) Globe, a repuly sneo in tae tnvenor of Penn. thls wore of purification taust be done ius vie tae party jin it is as much Opposed to the Movements im the name of reform ontetde the party lines as it is possibie to ba A party, adds the ¢ “Uhal caw fight trough successfully the greatest war ef modern times, and at the atmialster the aifalrs ef govern. ment st amd command We respect of vernments of Horope, who a wonder aad admiration and Oly AUiLY lo take care yetent and strong enouga to parify isel! withia iisei.”? as to desery puree at our ened Liberal te anism: io Arkonsas, The Arkaw ral repa livans are out with an auidiess ¢: eae Convedtion, bo be head on the 18th of June next, and sayi Relievaag tha umes are public mia propared ue OF policy In Lie Contests as Ww ous and the wilt OM pares, 13 to embrar y measure ty tothe goverament, br harmony amoag te people, and best and Mgaest wivcests Of tae cou Balisiied that ihe people of Arkansas W! Uns call aa am and spirit worthy ¢ ahi Orious odjecis courvcmpiated by Lily and Jar movements througout tae RaLOR. 0 about peace and promoie wil the ry, Folitios and the Parti. ‘The high wruy papers in New Lngiane receive great encouragement irom the resnit of the late election mn New Hampshire. ‘Lhe Boston Advertiser (high tariff) goes-to the Committee of Waya and Means (Jawes, of Massachusetts, Chairman) and says, under the head of “Ad Valorem Daves: ?— Ibis reported thas the Committee of Ways and Means has decided to recommend the removai of alispecitic duties on Wool and Woollen goods aud substitute anew scale of ad valorem duties, Sie actual reduction proposed is not dolmitely siated. reduction likely to be favored by the committoe could be 80 Objectionable as the adoption ot ad valorem sessments exciusively, If any- thing has beea settled by tne experience of commercial nations and jasufied by the highest authorities 1 is that In the ~ arrangement Of a taruif no articies should be placzt im Ue ad yalorem list except sueh as are incapab:e of assess ment in any other form, * * Vhe foliowiag lester, lately recelved by & mercantile house tu tis cy from their correspondents in Liverpooi, shows ow such reduction would be regardo. ree We ont the names, but tley are well kao PER STRAMER CieY OF NEW YORK, LIVFeVvoor, Voc, 7, 167). Dran Stns—-We wrote you on the 24 inst. ‘We wop x ling vise you that wire rope has advance! to 20x, per ewt. 4 ha and up, 218, per owt. tor 4 inch, 22s. per ch, 242, perewt. for 3a 2s inch, aw. Gs ia, 6d. per cwt. for 24 Ww Lg per ewt, for 2400 2 inch am Jo i iron, con) and iabor never ‘#0 scarce, ‘The demand is enormous. The expecie! reduetion in the Ainerican ustit will intensily thevpresent state of thi What price fron will reach in the apring it is mmpossiul Dear sizs, yours very traly, Tne skilful trad en of other co ‘les, COn- tinues the Adeertiser, understand per. iy the working of our fseal legislation, and the striking Unanunity with whica Usy alvise us to change i. 13 av once an eviden au mateligence and of tie Wisdom on our pars of being content wita the laws as they are, 0 pred, Rhade Ininod and tis “Crean? The Vrovidence /owra/—administration—Maren 16, talks for Senator Anthony as [ollows: Only a lew days ago ordera were promu: our United States Senator, whose resembiauce > Cresar bas been so happily traced by Mr. Currey that hove Island must bo carried agains! Grant, and that ihe present Governor and Lieute. ans Governor of the State must be ousted, Some the letters commumeaung tuis, the wil and pleasure of the modern Cwsar, have lalien Ha LIC hands, ‘dhe obedient servants of the dfctator opened the campaign in Little Compton with tric ery, and continued it ia Warwiek with unolushiug bribery. ‘Chea the honest and Independent repubit- cans Of the State became aroused, and the maniics- talions of their power Im the Convention yesterday are worthy of noice, Resojutions approving: ine renomination of Presive! Graut were passed unayimously. Longstecet Endorse General Grane? ‘The Raliumore A/nerican—admmmistration—refers to the retirement of Genera! Longstrect from offictat poriuon in New Oricaus, in the following lan- guage — Asit nas been claimed that Gensral Longstreet resigns the New Orleans Suryeyorsuip because he Wil no longer support the administration, it 18 well to know that in his letter to the Prosident he states that ius resiguation Was not on. account of any po- litieal feeling ov differences, but solely on account of @ desire to retire entire’y rom public life and prepare d absence from New Orleans. To this end he lias aiready resyroed his position as Quarter- master General of the Louisiana militia. Ae heartily endorses President Grant, and 18 a Wwarin advocate of lis renominalion, Does General MisccHaneons Political Notes. “Of course the Concord Patiriot—democraite organ—must have its growl over the result m New Hampstfire, It says:— This complete victory of the radicals no one ex- pected; It 13 as Much a Surprise to thenl as tous. It has been produced by the most infamous means ever employed in a popular election, and 19 & triumph of traud, bribery and coercion alike dis- graveful to the victors and to the Siate. : ‘She Cincinnati: 7/mes—administration—takes the foliowing view of the New Hampshire election:— ‘fhe republican party 19 sustained. Protection 18 triumphant over Irec trade, The democratic pos- sums are repudiated. The republican disorgan- izers are rebuked, President Grant 13 endorsed, ‘The great result im November 18 decisively sore. shadowed, A Brralar Indulges in a Bath. About three o'clock yesterday morning as OMcer Riker, of. the Twenty-eighth precinct, was on post he discovered a burglar endeavoring to force open tue front entry door of the dwelling house of Father Farrell, pastor of St. Joseph's church, 40 West Washington place, The oMeer, upon ex- amining the premises, discovered two panes of glass in the door had been cut out and the bolt im the Inside puiled back, Captnring his prisoner, who was in his stocking feet, he conveyed him to the station house in Greenwich street, where he have lis name as James Joonsoh, eignteen years of On searching the prisoner in the station house three handkerchics, a Jul set of underciothing, shirt and collar was found on him, having Father Farreli’s name on them, Upon being questioned as to how they came in his possession he stated on Tuesday night last he had broken into the house, and bebe the above clothes proceeded to the bath room, aod aiter in- dui ina bath put on Father Farreil’s clean clothes, and leit his dirty oues on the floor iu ex- change. He admitted the charge upon being arvaigued before Justice Cox at Jeffefson Market, esterday morning, and was iully committed for rials THRER YOUTHFUL BURGLARS. Apont four o'clock yesterday morning OMcer McDermott, of the same precinct, discovered five Ba men going up Washington street, having in heir possession four poxes. Pine ce they had not come by them honestly the oficer “sur- rounded” them, and succeeded in landing three of them in th ailon house, where they gave their vames as Harry Doaner, thirteen years of age, residing at 76 Morton strect; William Clan. cey, aged seventeen, of 246 Lapel 4 street, and George Lettus, aged fifteen years, of 251 spring street, They were detained in the station house on a charge of being suspicious Pass A short time after their arrest Wiliam P, McGrath, proprietor of 4 liquor saloon at the corner of Iindson and Chari. ton streets, visited the station house and reported his place had been broken into and rovbed of a smail amount of change and some cigars, Upon being shown the property recovered by-the omcer he identified it as his proporty. They were ar- raigned before Justice Cox, at Joferson Market, and pleaded not guhty to the charge, but were sully COW Med for Waal ay ue Gevera: Sess) ong K HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 187 THE LOWERY GANG. MM ENTS. Boss Stroug’s Death Co fixmperal. ‘The following letter will at its close give an item of news reportiig the rea) dewia of ‘Boss’? Strong, thus reducing the Lowery baud to fonr:— LUMNERTON, ., Mareh 18, 1872, Po THR Korron or wy Werap:— Permit me to thank you for the picasure afforded by your letters in the HeksLD from this region as tothe Lowerys; and allow me alvo to say that ia, tose ietters you have done mo: Our statesmen in con tan the most of ress (so called), with their bills, overiures and edicts, to repress the Ku Kinx eriaes in Mis bection, by huniiag Our Wille peor AIERALD wiry Maslated vf ihe Congress tor y Had these letie sheon written years back by ® fatth'ul aud cloce on of we true condition of taings all oF the South tho | j hydva headed monsicre of iu Kix ant of Loweryism would neyor have reared thom selves” in ont midst As Would natnrally be expected from the varied courees ef your tusorny tion, and the numerans a of the people with whonk in contact wittla in this KOME Sips of topography. ni motives aciuating che leading blood, but they are the Hest and g tie true co 00 Of things ta Robeson o have yet appeared before the people of the United States, With afew and almost Immaterial excen- tons your correspondent’s letters bristle with facts Irom the begining to the ending, Ha thing, viz decreare of ctaple’? peopre in this section. 1 diversified sentiments your correspondent came ality, your lorters contain 9 Of persons and, A T must say that class it is decidedly hoatie. ‘The secessior lux took your Spondent for a (rene and oj up to brim they mast § «J confidences, us they allege, and now they are tn 10 cover over and they allege that, be fato saying an ly not have done t Northera comes hor the Ku ki him an orcio: order are ca us. dn ovuer es to the fact, . they were Lovied f ws Which they enould DY one except Blair and tke i. Mi your correspondent inderstand # )2 the intention of Shiu, in fall regaits and give Waal the artists of the ihe bleod is ups eSMMNe, ho Wwe find as many defenders outside of the order as he would assailauss insids Toere 18 Noir al all Mn the rumor ol IL Be Lowery being dead. His meht-hand man, however, “Boss”? Strong, was ceriamly kilied on the night of the 7th inst, but nts body Was interred secretly by the gang and caniot pe found. ‘Tereiore Donohue, allas McQuain, cannot get the reward, ‘This was the object of the outlaws im concealing the body, A NORTHMAN IN ROBESON. oD Personat Intellie United States Senator A. He Cr Hampenire, te at the Westworeland Congressinan Wiliam Willams, of Buffalo, 1s so- jouruing at tne Filth Avenue Hotel. Judge William s. Wovillett, of Albany, 1s among the late arrivals at the Sturtevant House, Commander Seliridge, of tie United Siates Navy, yesterday arrived at the Hoffman Houre, General J. W. Singieton, of Milinois, Js quartered at the Astor House, Lieutenaat Commanier Chadwick, of the United States Navy, is domiciied at the Hofman Hunse, Julge C. B. Hoard, of Waierwown, is siaying at the Astor House. ‘The Kart of Ranfuriey ant Visconnt Coke ive by the steamer Abyssinia and are staying at tae Brevoort Honse, Miss Kellogg is at the Clarendon Hotel. Dennis Gimour, member of ament of Qaenec, is among the Inte arrivals at the Meiro- of New > H. Trask, of Boston, is so- journtiyg at Si. Jamos Sorel. Generai Joseph R. Anderson, of Kichmoud, Va, 1s quartered at the New York Hotel. Congressman J. B, Chatter, of Cylorazo, stopplig af the Bt. Nicholas loiei, Ww. Gordon, of London, Is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. ” bx-Congressman KR. D. Hubbard, of Connect is a Sojourner at the Hoffman House. eat FOREIGN PERSONAL GiS8P. —Hlanqui has been sentenced to transportation to @ tortress, Fournier, the present representative of Frauce at the Swedish couri, bas been chosen Minis- ter to Rome, —-Mrs. Portbury was finally examined at Wor- ship street on the charge of murdering her mother, Mrs, Aria, aud Committed for wial, —M. Catacazy i 1s stated will shortly be sent to Vienna to fill an important diplomatic position attached to the Russian Embassy in tuat city. —Mr. Pender has been returned for the Wick Burghs, i close of the poll gave him a majority of 206 over At. eld. Both candidates were liverals, — Mr, Stanicy Vickers, who has represeated Wal- Mngiord in the conservative interest in the British Parliament since 1868, died on Saturday, February 24. — The Rev. J. Seiby Watson, whose capital sen- lence 1s commMNed LO imprisonment for ite, was removed irom Horsemonger lane to Pentonville Prison, —tLieutenant Lilifcrap, of the Royal Marine Artillery, tried at Portsmouth, Hagland, by court martial for allowing a check vo remain dishonored, has been acquitted, —Garibaldi is expected to visit England shortly, not for any political purpose, but to consuls some Bagiiah pilysiclans as to his health, which is still in a somewhat precarious stace, —Major Massey, of the county of Limerick, it is understood, has signaied ais intention of contesting the representation of the county of Tipperary, mn case neither o1 the siting memvers should deciare in tavor of home rule, —M., de Presensse has definitely withdrawn fis proposition for an amnesty for the Communisis, In presence of the great number of liberations ac- corded, and of the special situation of those stil in coulinement, the measure had lost its object, —™sM. TOMUY” LYNCH AND HIS FAIR FAME, Narrow Escape of Mr. George Crouch from the Fury of the General of Gould’s Gan, On Thursday evening “Tommy” lynch camenear adding another sensation to the many startling de- yelopments during the past few days in connection with Erie, This ume it was very nearly being the blood of George Crouch that was to pe shed as a sequel tothe coup @état whton put Gould out of power, “Tommy” had been drinking whiskey on Thursday, and while INDULGING WITH BOON RASCALS in conviviality he was told tnat it was Mr, Crouch who had inserted in the newspapers so many truth- ful, but uncomplimentary remarks about him as leader of Gouid’s gang, He therefore thought he was bound to put an endto Mr. Croucn’s mortal career, and for that purpose entered the Hofman House, where Mr. Crouch ts staying, on Thurs- day evening, armed with a revolver, Find- ing the enemy sitting on one of the sea the main hall he accosted him with the words— “Are you fixed.” Mr. Crouch at once stood up, and going near to “Tommy” asked him what the rouble was, whereupon the latter told his stor; about the newspapers, craunciing hie tecth wit Madness while so dot Es the use of the most insuiting epithets he then endeavored unsuccess- fully to excite Mr. Crouch to auger, Alter a short time some of the porters were sent by the clerks of the hotel to put Lyncn out, but Mr. Crouch prudently forbade them to interfere, ‘‘Tommy,” daring the conversation, threatened repeatedly to kill his sup- posed enemy, and several times asked him to borrow @ pistol irom some friend and leave the hotel with him, so that either of them, to use his words, might oto sleep that night. But finally Mr, Crouch so far pacified the wild animal } to get him to walk 10 Ine desk at the upper end of the hall, ostensinly to give him a@ letter to the newspapers denying ail connection With the atticles reierred to, and while ‘Tommy” was here CROUCH SLIPPRD AWAY AND ESCAPED, “Tommy” then went to the barroom torefrosh himseif, and, on his return, again sought the enemy, this time following bim up the stairway of the hotei, to which Mr, Crouch had fled on the ap- roach ‘of the desperado, ‘The police were now sent for, and in avout three-quarters Of an hour arrived, Mr. Crouch meanwhile being ensconced safely in the room of a friend. ‘fommy” was then arrested and taken to the station house in Thirtieth street Ta Seaton er ig ternsT A fy CS meant to Kill Crouch, He was ten '% the Vener. son Market Police Court yesterday morning, but ‘was not ed, Mr. Crouch and he coming to an. nodersiandiey, ‘Tommy’? admitted that he now belie Mr Crouch was not the anthor of tne offensive articles, and he piedyed his word that he would not again molest Crouch in any way. The later preierred accepting this deciaration to press- img any charge against tie prisoner, who was, therelore, discharged. ors tn Cis arama or | 2—TRIPLE SHEET, ANUSEMENTS. Kintian Opera~Last Time of Fincia. Mile. Onvistine Nilsson sang her great dle of Lng jast might for the iast time before an audience somes What Uhioner im numbers than nsual. She was in excetiens voice and spirits, and portrayed the un happy Bride of J.ammermoor with more than ord mary power, Brignoli was the Vdgardo, and created a8 omen applause by his amg | ing as on othe soother omitns =o when “ht | ‘Trovatore” wag on the bill, Barr’ fatame, ine | Tective Ashton, a erestorthe cast do net call Jor & word of ¢ Mile. Nilsson wiil ve embered in her Jravtata and ‘the music 0 achava bof ume, 12 | the delignif he minds o rful creations ney be cherisued ) bp ia fhe my Ta tine first s | in the duet w | an ine ng, oor a for iw OUT rani eh sn fouud sae an as gone to tenors Jer tae } present company. to sveure uo » of hwo privie tine, and | on Eheatre | Lot um ro with tie mane Avenue i ritten y Wi tu n Bae" pio OW OF Lie eV wit, and everythin, we ‘part, We Unie Me lea one, aud aulords tie young lady some fhe opportuuities lor emououal a ing. pund heen devoced to tii ring of eper sical compositions ot the most popu pad pare Wil consist or tossiat’s hich wit be interpreted by Mme, Fabbri, Mile. Peri Piowena, err Miller, peon, Herr Weihen, Adolpn Leamann, | Mora at the organ, and an augmented orcies. | and chorns, tne whole under the conductorsiup | of Professor Mujder-rabbri, AQUATI i bat The stadenis of Bowdoin College have formed two class boating crews and the necessary outilis have been procured, Millott, of this city, has contracted to furnish the ared hoat, marie of cedar and constructed according to the best modern mouacis, Which will be adaed to vhelr three fonr-oars and six single shells. They intend training @ crew for the | couzlusions with Harvard and Yale. Accepinnee of the Atalan! Lonpe Rowin PUNBY, Leo. TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF LANA Boar OLun, New York:— On benalf of the London Rowing Clab we have much pleasure in acknowledging re- celpt of and accepting your friendly and very sportsmaniike clailenge of the 29th ult. Your much esteemed Jeter was read at our gen- eral meeting held on the 15th inst., and received with hearty cheers by the members present, ail of whom expressed the greatest admiration at the pluck evivneed by your open and iuaniy chaJeage, We would prefer that the race shouid take place on the 10th of June, ag about fh Y When the ude will be suitable; but tls and all nunor matters we shail with all contidence leave im your honds, feeling sure that gentlemea Who come so far Lo row a race for honor atone will propose fair condiuons. We must, however, deciine tie tle you so po- litely oder us of being ab the head wf amateur ours- men throughout Earope, Such a@ distiuctioa we do not merit or claim, even in Engiand, having been Ireguentiy defeateu in our many contests. We are now, however, and always have beco, willing and delighted to mect any geniiemen amatcur varsinen THE ATA in the world to dispute the “pride of pisce”? on the Thames, We shail be yiad i you will Jet us know when your crew start for Kngland, giving ws name of sieamsiip, date of vepartare and port ot destination. We shall prior to tne arrival of your representatives be. | giad to learn their names, that we may, With your kind permission, elect them honorary members of our clab, which will entile them vo the use of oar boats, bout house and ciub rooms, &c., to which, allow us to say, they are heartily weicome. If we can be of any use to your club in any ovher way either before or after their arrival we beg Lo place our services entirely at their convenience. ‘Thanking you for the compliment you have paid us im sending this challenge, and again expressing | our appreciation of it, We are, gentlemen, yours very Jaitifully., JAS, LAYTON, President L. R. 0. FRANCIS 8 GULSTON, Captain L. Re O. Pp. S.--We telegraphed Dr. Russell Withers on tae 16th inst BROOKLYN AFFAIRS, The Hiicit Whiskey Business. ‘The revenue officials yesterday morning, in their search for illicit whigkey in the Fifth ward, came npon some tubs of mash at 256 Jolin strect, with | about fifteen hundred gallons of masa in them. A still had evidently been in operation on the pre- misea, but the officials were unable to discover it. ‘The mash was destroyed. A Suicide Who Did Nos Intend to Kill Hine welf. An inquest over the body of Henry Schafer who was found on Braxton strect shot through the heart, yevealed some facts which tend to show that the deceased did not meditate death ; that he only in- tended to make belicve sutcide In order to escape yuuishment for the thelt of $1401rom his employer, tr Long. The police were in search of him for taking the money, and he was afraid to return to ms home, le went to the house of a friend in Prospect avenue, and while there nearly frightened the folks to death by discharging a pistol over bis head and then failing down as if he was shot. Belore shooting himself he folded a paper as many times as possible and placed it between his vest and anirt over his heart. By doing this he supposed, nO doubt, he would only be slightiy wounded, and that a great deal of sympathy would be expressed for hii The jury, however, re- turned @ verdict of death from suicide. A Woman Found Burned to a Crisp. A woman named Elizabeth Hoare, aged forty years, and residing in @ small shanty in Centre street, between Court and Smith, was found yester- day burned to @ crisp, It seems somewhat singular that the shanty was not burned to the ground, The body of the unfortunate woman was found close beside a little stove and the clotuing was entirely burned the remains, The deceased was first discovered by some little boys who were playing “lide-go-seek”’ in @ lot near the shanty, One of them ran into the shanty co hide, but he immediately ran out again, greatly terrine: at the shocking spectacle presented. The report Was soon Circulated and in @ short time the nouse Was surrounded by persons anxious to gratify their morbid curiosity. m the position in whion the / body was found it is supposed that the de- el , White under the influence of liquor, had fallen from her chair. upon the stove and then rolled over on the floor, her clothing taking fire at the same time, Near where the body was discove My was a half pint flask, which, from the smell, contained some vile yin, ite husband of the deceased, Willlam Hoare; afew years ago wis burned t) death in Keichum’s oil faccory, waich 1s but a short distance from the shanty. Coroner Jones was notified, and will hold an inquest over the body to-day. » COTTON REOEIPIS. ‘Total receipts of cotton since September 1, 1871+ Biles Bal City Point. Qin the Grend total. «+ Jolin Joseph, coming bationa! regatta in July, when they will (ey { 1 | 6 Challenge, | | | to his mother thau to th 1 din 5 THE EX-“SON GP PRANGH” ————— The Heir of Napoleon and © of Age To-Day. ch of His Birth, Education and Family Reverses N ki ion of the Ex-Emperar to Abe dirale in fits Pavor. Yheex-Prince Imperu! of France ts today six vsotd. He was bora on the 16) Maren, 1s of a aw passed doring tains legal Tog ated confidently in some quarters that the sion Wil Ove hea od of by the ex-Cmperor te ab teats in hie iayer, and thus leave the young Prince as the ostensible head of the Poaaparte party. Napvieon, wevassed of All personal enre, in such av evont, he able to is abilities at Hic serylee of iis son, ‘The . Mhoagh you has been educaiod with speelal reference to m 2g\he future ruler of a Hicae Dation: and the portance of keepiig cous rudy bia destiny be is mind, as well as the ions of his faunly, has never been overivoKed, ‘dare of bis biren up te the fatal Ger. ee we poleoa has scized every opportunity of PRGA DReAtENGHT Nite: ng his Son Woon Te adeetions of the DWAR Keane ani, above all, Lpon the afloction: of the tat faa Mea Bs iil nig Arrest THY DIPTAT, “itumply Domptys? A akror Macie, igay DIBUIACS OE 7 UtNs. COUISE SSI eee Sure io soy eantia aad ¢ y Upon Napoleos, and velo heredivary In | Scare Ooiniand bowery heey ‘Bowin'a lawitsaneae 4 his direct and legitimate belts, froma ina, |i vceasaia pe pes idl Pye ay y Hi 16 the eNotIsion Of we and Waele descendants, | Fh Oe eee Ment Napoleon seved right, in cave ke © Gran has secured Mshould have mo male cittdre to nouminate Cacatre ior ope jas his successor a ine of the fame Too Kapbri opera troupe | ily of the fiest accoraingly BrooSlyn Acadymy on ‘tuesday, nominated his nec siphana male descendaats ivou the mercage with w Catherine, Princess of Wurtemberz, ‘the same’ ight of nomination dve3s hot, howe,’ belong to any of the successors of Lonts Napoleon. if tiie hue stovid become extinct the members of the Connel or State, t her with the Presideaws of ate and Legislaive Chamber, were to eet peror, whose election Was to be ratiied vy opie, BIRCH OF THE PRINCE IMPERIAL, © birtiof the Prince imperial was an additional element of strepgit lo olcon’s «power. It oceur the Crimean war was comin sto an end, Bvriy i the moruog the roar ot cannon an nouncea to the citizeas the tdings that the peril throne of Bonaparte bad an heir, On this pa The aeconero iu Was M, Dudois, the grand- Dubois who oMeiated inthe same capacity ty Maria Louisa, some fiity years helore, at tiie or the unfortunate King oi Rome, son ol Napoloom the Creat. RAPTISM OF THE CHILD OF FRANC. infant remained im ie apartine until the hour of mass, during watea the the p the mothe cereniony Ot bapusm (andoriment wok place with > mach pomp in the chapel of. the ‘Vinieries, ‘The Bishop of Arras taving cete- 1 mass, the Adne Deplace preached, ecaiiin 4 down the blessing of the Almighty on the new born praice, and tans concluded:—"Bestow on bin the genius and Magnauimity of bis fathe! he kindness aud Mmexhanstibie charity of nis mot the sincere and devoth of both, and, to sim these Wises in one word, bestow on lin a heart wortny Of his destiny and Ms name,” named polcon Louis Rugene Auey this occasion the Man of Decembs mis clemency by visiting the © WAnioxone, Where tae hevoie Aray, Emir Abd Rad 43 in Coninement and not alone restoring him to iwerts, but providing Raadsomely tor bast the sof tne imperial iafane on cof Algerta, ‘ WIS EDUCATION, le boy was careMily educated, almost come tinder ine eye ot tus father, by private Naying for HIS companion and © ai, Son OL Dr, Connean, sidan, Wie aided iia so suc ing his escape trom the n. in history, mathematics and drawlag be seis far beyoud youths of his age. He 13 an aec- complisned hagutst, and speaks five languages tuently. Butitis apon his miiltary trading that the greatest pains have been bestowed. Kvea in he «ays OF his ehudheed he bad as playthings unnia- tuve soldiers, Caunoa and forts “Guese toys of tue nursery Were pituully brought to view at ine sau i the Kmperor’s honsehold, The Prince hat veen made acquamted with the principles of nance, gunnery and miliary engineeriag, and, Young AS Ne is, HAS aN tuteligent Knowledge of the Inoveinenis Of armies in tue Mreat iutstoric cau. pwns, His future destiny was always kept sa view and never subordinated to other ends, Under te eyes of the Empress his moral and reitgious trataing haye been conducted, The Prince’s first communion and confirmation were celebrated as Lotable episodes in his life, PERSONAL APPEARANCE, He 18 a fair, delicate-looking, but well formed boy, of goed height and bears a closer resemiMance peror, MAY COME “AMONGST US.” is said he imtends visting tie United States ng the coming summer. He wilt proba- biy be accompanied by Vrince Napoicon ana the Princess Ciothilde, IN THE WAR WITIL PRUSSIAy The war with Prussia in 1870 found the Prince Imperial a few mentns over fourteen years old. for ‘ue Kimperor resdived. to take bis Som with him into the Meld aud the Empress consent. Im company with his father Prince Imperial sev out from Parts July 28, ior Mets, to join the army. The boy, who used to wear hair long and curling, had it cut before his we, according to the French jatltary regniavons, It did not look quite so becoming, but nis thougit it sulted Lim very well, sefore lea ng ry wave a lock of bis hair to all the ladies of the Age ‘fhe Empress Eugénie, mis mother, superintended the preparations of the young soldici’s Kit and packed his trunk with her own hands, THE “BAPTISM OF FIRE? In Jess than a week the war was opened. The jirst important move began August 2, wien tne corps of General Frossard advaacei from St. Avolo against Saarbruck. The Emperor and Prince Impertal arrived at @ fixed point to open tire, ‘The German garrison, after @ cannon- ade of a fey hours, witharew, and tie French ov- cupied the helgiis without entering tue town, This was claimed as a great advantage anc that it proved the superiority of-the Freuch weapon over the Prussian needie-gun. he Emperor telegrapned to Eugenie atter the engagement, “Louis (the Prince Imperial) has recetved the baptism of fire. He dis- played aa adinirable sang/roid aud was tn DO Way excited. He has preserved a ball which dropped chose to him. ‘There were soldiers who shed tears when they saw lun so calm.’? ‘ IN EXILB. Reverses came heavy and last after the affair at Saarvruck. Frossard ‘and MacMaton were veaten, and the youag Prince was hurriedly sent back to Paris, where he arrived August 7, lastycar. Events Tollowed in quick succession. The Empress, nnac- companied by her son, had to seek satety in Might. On the 6th of September the Prince Imperial landed at Dover, by the Belgian packet from Ostend, and proceeded at once to Hastings. te was accom: panied by several otticers, The Empress was Jor some time im great anxiety con- cerning the boy, and when he joined bis mother her joy, a8 a mother’s should, kuew no bounds, Since that moment the ex-Prince Im- erial Of France has remained quictly domes sticated nthe land which proctaims to tue exile iat “uo matter m what disastrous vatle his lberiy may have been cloven down the first moment he touches the sacred sui of Britain he stands redeemed, re generated and disenturatied.” THE WESTOHESTER POISONING ©. Further inquiry has deveioped the cireumstane® that as yet no fatality has occurred among the mem~ bers of the Ackermap family, Whose suspected b rsenic near White Plains, West- tp county, was = seb footh m Tt Heratp of yesterday. Although abvie 1 sit up, Ackerman fiimscif 13 still serionsh: affectad, nis limbs ant body betng considerabl) swollen, Whue itis doubted by some of the neigh- bors whether-the well ot water had actaally bees poisoned, Ackerman remains persistent in the hei that it has, and in tats he eg sa u 0 ‘e vs. attending physician and many oO w have witnessed the symptoms and himself ana ‘The eldest dat ver, Mary, Who was reported as being dead, is still |; ing I a critical condition, very ithe hope existin; tuatshe wilirecover, lc appears strange, )i veel of the ‘conficting opinions entertained. r the suspicious and simultaneous illness of tae Wi family, tuat the doctor in attendance bas Ot suds mitted the case to auy Of bis professional brethren, in order to set at rest the iaany cumors now afloat, partncabtassatinmnaeiienthts . THE COMPIROLLER'S PAYMENTS, { & Comptroller Green yesterday repaid the amoun® advanced by banks tor Wages of lavorers 1 the Dex ittment of Parks for the monto of S71, $10,427 06. He wall pay to-day the mechanics and laborers Bureau of Roads for the months of January and February, 1972, $1,920 59; laborers on small pipes for the month of February, 1872 $3,405 62. The sm Of $2,100 was pald to seventy g2rsons for services rendered as inspectors cany Sy KC AR last eiccuion, famiiy.