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career, its trials, its glory, its great crime and his punishment are known to the whole world, anda child can draw the moral. “If history teaches anything, if the fate of the two Napo- Jeons has any lesson, we learn from Sedan and Chiselhurst no less than from Waterloo and St. Helena that it is fatal to betray the Church of God.” The Review thinks it is idle to speculate upon what is to be the future of the young ‘man whom already they call Napoleon IV. “If ever,"’ it says, ‘she emerges from the ob- seurity of exile the bitter experience of his race and the prudent counsels of that noble woman, his mother, may win for him a differ- ent fate from that of his father and srand- uncle.’” The Freeman's Journal (Catholic) is slightly irreverent, considering the ‘‘divinity that doth hedge a king,”’ when it refers to the dead ex-Emperor as plain Louis Napoleon, and goes on to say:— This corruscation in the political firmament has gone down in the obscure night; and, outside of a very narrow circle, unwept. unhonored. _ He was the principal one that betrayed our Hoy Father, Pope Pius IX., into the hands of his Piedmontese enemies. As participator in this sacrilege, he was, excommunicated, When he was, sud- lenly, dying, they ran ior the priest. ‘he priest came—too late! Mors peccatorum passima! In this loose age we suppose some priest will be found somewhere to say a funeral mass for him— or, at least, over his dead body. But William II. of England, William Ruius, did less harm to the Church, and less malignantly, than Louis Napoleon did, Of William, the monks of Malmesbury, whom he had coepellen: recorded that “He died un- shriven, and no prayers were said for his soul!” The Catholic Mirror (Baltimore) has nothing but sympathy and respect for Eugénie, but for Napoleon, it affirms, no Catholic can feel respect: — His talents were shining, his greatness as a ruler pre-eminent, but the heart was /aithless, and, in placing the head of the Church in the power of the ope’s enemies and then abandoning him to their Cossack mercies, Napoleon sloped the way to his own certain destruction, Pius IX. is still at Rome and Napoleon sleeps in the exile’s grave in a foreign land. We are looking Jor Bismarck next. And 80, we fear, is His Majesty below. Thé Liberal Christian (Unitarian)—Rev. Dr. Bellews—passes the obsequies of Napoleon and touches on another French product—to wit, the Crédit Mobilier. In its opinion it is already plain that, however technically and formally correct the operations of the Crédit Mohilier may have been, its ideas of propriety have partaken somewhat of the French char- acteristics of its high sounding name. “It is this peculiar French morality which has just lost so distinguished a disciple in the ex- Emperor, from which America has so much to fear.’’ Continues the Liberal Christian :— There is altogether too much ground for tne popalas satirical saying, “Good Americans go to ris when they die.’ ‘The fact is they go there so frequently before they die that they have very alarming orpor canton of bringing home with them not merely French ones) and silks and laces, but French morais and characters, and too many of them give evidence of having been residents there in spirit, even if they have never crossed the ocean. Our Baptist contemporary rejoices in every investigation which helps to reveal rottenness and corruption in the leaders of the people. If its existence be successfully disproved the result is much more agreeable and perhaps quite as salutary to public morals as the con- trary. We are, it says, heartily opposed to the recklessness which speaks ill of all those in power as we are to the whitewashing which saves knaves and thieves in high places from exposure. Let the truth be known, whatever it is. ? The Jewish Times discusses the subject of “Life or Decay’? among the Israelities, and talks right out in the synagogue in the man- ner following ; that is to say :— ‘rhere is no lack of intelligence, of money or of able men to expound our history ; it is nothing less than downright indifference on the part of the prosperous portion of the community that is an- swerable for the disgraceful darkness prevalent among Jewish young men on the history ef their own race. Our well-to-do men have given gener- ously for many noble charities, eh credit on and exacting respect for the name of Israel; but oo provisions have been made, we venture to say, in any three places in this country for an able, pd and connected series of lectures on Jewish history. It has long been a boast of the Hebrews that they have no paupers of their sect a burden apon public charities. How proper it is, then, for the well-to-do to see that there should be a0 poverty in knowledge among them, espe- cially as relates to the history of their own race. The Jewish Messenger strikes a similar strain. It calls upon Jewish fathers (no ob- jection, probably, to grandfathers) to provide means for training the Hebrew youth, begin- ing with the school to interest them in the story of Judsism—its origin, its struggles, its innate superiority, its mission, its destiny ; lead them to practice their religion, to become proud of their race, ‘to emulate the good deeds of their ancestry, to do their part in the work of the present day as worthy citizens of & great republic and faithful members of the house of Israel.’’ : PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Colonel Sam Tate, of Memphis, is staying at the Metropolitan Hotel. General E, J. McDowell, of Auburn, is stopping at the Coleman House. Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour yesterday arrived at the Everett House. Congressman elect T. C. Platt, of Oswego, is at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Ex-Congressman Israel T. Hatch, of Buifalo, ts at the Metropolitan Hotel. Judge W. S. Lincoln, of Washington, is staying at the Grand Central Hotel. There is danger of the elime-nation of the chalk cliffs about Dover, England. Ex-Congressman ©, R. Griggs, of Illinols, is stay- (ng at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Ex-Governor Alexander H. Bullock, of Massa- chusetts, is in Nice with bis famiiy. Judge H. H. Hendricks, of Texas, is among the sojourners at the Sturtevant House. General A. W. Jones, of the United States Army, ‘has quarters at the Metropolitan Hotel. General J. E. Pepper, of Kentucky, is the spice of ‘the variety of life at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. George M. Pullman is in Europe, endeavoring to have his “palace cars’ put in use on the ratlroaas ‘there. A daughter of the Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, will soon be betrothed to Prince Milan, of Servia. Ex-Governor Leland Stanford, of San Francisco, is at the St, Nicholas Hotel. The Governor is the President of the Central Pacific Railroad, The President’s youngest son, Ulysses, passed the Christmas season in Paris with Mr. A. J. Drexel. The youth attends school in Germany. Commander Matthews, of the United States Navy, isin Paris on business connected with the affairs of the Naval Torpedo School in’ Newport, of which institution he is Superintendent, Captain William Spicer, United States Navy, sailed yesterday in the steamer Clyde for Key West, under orders to relieve Captain Quacken- ‘bush from the command of the United States moni- tor Terror, now at that place. Uaptain G. D. Morrison, of the ship General Mc- Clellan, has been awarded a gola watch and chain by the London Board of Trade for rescuing the crew from the wrecked British ship Crusader. The mates and several sailors of the McClellan were also awarded presents, A barty of Americans celebrated Thanksgiving the merits or demerits of his reign. His | "NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. JANUARY 19, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. Day on the shores ef the Dead Sea. Not even the necessary turkey was absent from the board. They made the customary resolutions and astanished the staid Arabs with their enthusiasm at every mention of “home, sweet home.’” Mr. George Mackenzie, agent of the Transatlantic line of steamers, and for twenty-five years the agent of the only French steamship line, is now lying dangerously ill at his residence in this city with inflammation of the bladder and congestion ofthe kidneys. His death may be expected at any moment. Stanners, the soft middleman for the Marquis of Hertford on his Irish estate, who gained £100 dam- ages against the editor of the Belfast (Ireland) Northen Whig, is enjoying some unenviable noto. riety. The London Spectator, commenting on the case, says of Chief Justice Whiteside’s definition of the law, that it “of course destroys the freedom of the press entirely.”’ It will, it thinks, prove “a Serious injury to Ireland, where, if a tenant cannot let off his surplus steam in print, he is likely to do itin powder.” Down South the powder process comes after the printing. . The howl of indignation over Mr. Sumner’s propo sition to erase from regimental flags the names of the battles of the rebellion has a ludicrous likeness to alate agitation in military circles in England, The Forty-sixth regiment of infantry was author- ized to commemorate its bravery at Brandywine 1n 1776 by decorating the hats of its members with acertain pompon. This the members of the regi- ment ever since have regarded as a distinguishing mark of their bravery. Recently they have ob- jected to other regiments wearing the Brandywine pompon except on their noses, THIRD PHILHARMONIO CONCERT. An attractive bill had its usual good effect last night, if not upon the attendance (the weather was a stumbling block in the way of that) at least upon the thorough enjoyment of the audience. There were four sterling works performed—the beautiful “Oberon” overture and the ever-welcome and delightful symphony, No, 2 in © major, by Schumann; Chopin’s piano concerto in F minor, played by Mr. S, B, Mills, and Mozart's violin con- certoin D, executed by Madame Camille Urso. A fifth work, by the irrepressible Liszt, consisting of an extract from his oratorio of “Christus,” was also performed by the orchestra, It isa singular coincidence that some three or four years ago Mr. Mills played the same plano concerto, Ole Bull the same violin concerto, and, if we mistake not, the orchestra the same sym- phony at a Philharmonic concert. Mr. Mills gave last evening a magnificent rendering of this king of concertos, The three movements— maestoso, larghetto and allegro vivace—are all deeply imbued with the passionate feeling of a soul which was well described as ‘strung with oiian harp strings, on which the lightest breath of wind played wondrous melodies.’’ The robust, vigorous style of Mr. Mills would seem tobe un- suited for the delicate nuances and dreamy poetry of the Polish pianist, but ke has shown what wiil and perseverance rightly directed can accemplish. The Cyclopian force that forges out the ruzged ideas of Liszt becomes as soft and delicate as the touch of a humming bird when brought to interpret the larghetto of a Chopin concerto, or when, as in those wondrous recitatives in the same movement, an outburst of passion is delineated, Mr. Mills us real power and not mere animalferce. The it mensely difficult and singularly effective cadenza in: the’ first movement was delivered with an eloquence that was not lost upon the audience, and the noble instrument responded faithiully to every thought of the composer and interpreter. Mme. Urso has come back to us a more finished and brilliant artist than ever. With the poetry and tenderness of yore she now combines a breadth of tone and decision of style that made her inter- pretation of Mozart Der oty charming. Some of this may be due to the superb violin on which she®} paved (this makes a very important difference), ut a great deal of itis owing to her own earnest endeavors tu perfect herself in ber art. She intro- duced a cadenza in each of the three movements of the concerto, and, contrary to the usual result, they fitted nicely into Mozart’s ideas. The one at the end of the andante was singularly beautiful. The symphony received a conscientious, careful in- terpretation, with the exception of — the scherzo, which was considerably marred by an undue hastening of the tempo. The tertility of the mind of the composer of the ‘“Carnival,’’ the “Kreisleriania” and those memorable fantasias, Ueder and sonatas yields an abundant harvest in the beautiful symphony in ©, which requires trained and experienced reapers. The Philharmonic orchestra proved themselves such, except in the unfortunate episode in the scherzo, Liszt's work seems to be a potpourri of the most disjointed kind. It is supposed to be the song of the three kings on their way to Bethichem. In that case euch king must have conceived an entirely differ- ent theme from his companions. There are pretty effects scattered here and there through the work, but they are apparently Ngee emer From works consisting of a number of irreconcilable idcas may the Philharmonic Society, for the future, deliver us, For the fourth concert, which will take place on February 15, there are two orchestral works on the programme—Haydn’s “Oxford” symphony and Liszt’s “Dante” symphony. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. A Clean Sweep ot Popular Grievances as to Court House and Armorics and Drill Rooms—Commanications from the Comptroller. A special meeting of the above Board was held yesterday, Supervisor Vance in the chair, in the absence of the Mayor. THE COURT HOUSE COMMISSIONERS. The following letter was received from the Comp- troller :— The undersigned has been informed that the Commis- sloners of the New County Court House have no exist ence or right to act as such Commissioners, nor any right to contract debts or take charge of said Court Hotise. He is informed that one or more persons claim now to be employed by sald Court House Commissioners, and that unless ‘some action is taken thereon by your honorable body spurious claims will be conceived without any real merit, and presented for payment. Large claims have been diready presented for pretended es, and practices have heretotore been carried on id Commission by means of which the public inter- ests have greatly suffered. No further occasion or oppor- tunity should be given ei her to entrap innocent parties or to facilitate the manutacture of claims against the county. ‘The: undersi ned therefore most respectfully suggests thatthe Board of Supervisors do take such action as may be considered advisable to secure the proper care of the said Court House, and that such notice may be given and stich measures taken as will best protect the public inter- ests. With great respec Brent DREW W. GREEN, Comptroller. The letter was referred to the Committee on County Court Offices. ARMORIES AND DRILL ROOMS. The following letter was received from the Comp- troller and referred to the Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms :— The Comptroller submitted a list of the armories and drill rooms now on file in the Department of Finance and said:—"There is no doubt that several of these leases were entered into under circumstances indicating fraud or grossly extravagant rents. It is very necessary that some means be taken to protect the treasury against the unjust demuuds, which, or the forms "of law, are urged claimants under these leases. I have objected to the payment of these cases where I deemed them excessive, and n ‘dof Supervisors take jeases vacated and ret aside whe are indications that they are unreasonable and unjust. With great respect, ANDREW H. GREEN, Referred to Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms. Supervisor Coorer moved the following:— Whereas there {s good reason to believe that many of the leases of armories and drill rooms claimed to have been. en into by or on behalf of the county are fraudulent and grossly excessive in the rent received by ¢ Resolved, That the Committee on Armories and Drill Rooms be and is hereby authorized to employ counsel on behalf of this Board ‘te take such measures asin their Judgment may be necessary, to obtain the canceiment of said leases and to adjust and settle the rent thereaiter to be collected thereon, The resolution was adopted, THE NILSSON HALL ARMORY. ‘The Committee OngArmories and Drill Rooms pre- sented the following report, which was adopted :— That the resolution of this Board adopted December 19, 1872, assigning the Ninety-sixth regiment, N, ¥. 8. N, to Thirty fourth street, be rescinded, and that the sixth regiment, N. Y. S. N. G., be assigned ‘to said building as their armory, and that the resolution adopted December 19, 1872, asnighing the Sixth regiment, N.Y. +t nm Hall, be ed. Reon ade chat the committee on Armories and Drill Rooms be authorized and directed to cause the Sixth regiment, N.G, 8. N.Y., to remove forthwith from Nilsson Hail to Glass Hail The report was received and adopted. CONTROL OF THE COURT HOUSE. Supervisor VANCE moved :— That this Board resume the entire controlof the new Court House and of the care and maintenance thereof, and that the Committee on County Offic directed t0 inquire into and report upon the present tion of the building and upon the work required to be done to pre- serve the same and to prevent injury thereto by the ele- ments or otherwise, Resolved, That the Comptrolier be and he ts hereby re- quested to give notice to every person claiming to be em- ployed by the Supervisors or any other authority in the Work of completing said new County Court House, that no claims will be recognized or paid for on account of any pretended services, supplies or materials which may be rendered or furnished, other than upon the proval of said committee, The resolution was adopted. The Board then adjourned to meet on Friday next at three o MK. THE OITY CHAMBERLAIN. Mr. Falls, the paymaster of the Finance Depart- ment, was instructed yesterday morning by Comp- troller Green to take Loe of the vacant desk in the Chamberlain's Bureau for his purposes as pay- master, Chamberlain Paimer very courteously re- fused to grant this, and Mr. Falis left and there ‘was no troubles having assumed by constantly rents FLOOD AND FRESHET. The Storm and Overflow Through- out the Country. THE KINGDOM OF SLUSH. Bridges Washed Away, Telegraph Wires Torn Down and Trains Delayed. Freshets in Trenton, Newark and Other Places. TERRIFIC WEATHER IN THE NORTHWEST, A Freshet Expected on the Lower Hudson River, in the Neighborhood of Yonkers. Another day of storm and slush and dirty weather. Such weather as has been rarely seen in New York city we have had for the past seventy- two hours, First there was snow, then a thaw, yesterday morning came the rain, and the fog just previously had been rotting the snow heaps and seriously decomposing the particles of congelated water that have encumbered the municipat GUITERS AND GLASSY SIDEWALKS. Yesterday morning people travelled over the municipal sidewalks at peril of breaking their legs, arms or ankles, Ashes in some instances were plentifully spread over stoops and sidewalks leading to private residences. Heads of families were astonished, as they proceeded to business, to find their persons sprawling all over the walks, and their shins or elbows severely barked by collision with the transparent surfaces of the flags. At Fulton street and Broadway, at Canal street and Broadway, at Fourteenthstreet and Broadway, and at all the intersections of the main arteries of the city trafic of the city there were greater blocks of teams and vehicles than even on the previous day. The dull, MISTY, DRIZZLING RAIN that filled the air chilled those who were compelled to walk in the street to the bone and marrow. The villanous smoothly-planed iron coal-hole covers that are allowed to disfigure our sidewalks front- ing private residences were yesterday the cause of many a broken arm and many a sprained ankle or dislocated wrist. Perhaps in no other city in the world would these mantraps be permitted to exist as they do in New York without hindrance from the authorities. They are unsafe, and measures should be taken to abolish them. Hundreds of thousands of doilars are paid to keep the streets clean, and yet the principal thoroughfares of the metropolis are worse than morasses or quagmircs. Tie laborers en gaged by Captain Thorne, of the Street Cleaning Bureau, have been engaged for days in pitching. the frozen snow and mud from the vicinity of the gutters into the middle of the streets, In particu- lar, this work has been done in the streets in which the tracks of the city railroads are laid down. These thoroughfares have been CHOKED UP WITH MUD and slush until the horse cars have been stopped at almost every crossing. The wretched horses have been made miserable by the extra labor per- formed by them, and the drivers and conductors are overworked and are as unhappy as the jerses themselves, It seems as the taxes rise and as the city grews greater that personal travel of the citizens becomes more and more difficult. There is no comfort any more in New York for those who have to travel after the frost snow has fallen. Should the snow fall heavily, and cold, freezing weather come, there are HILLOOKS OF ICE TO TRAVEL over and impassable ruts to bridge. Should a great thaw come, then the snow is reduced to ice cream, ana it is like travelling through a ploughed field to ford Broadway or escape from the horses’ feet. All over the Eastern and Middle States yesterday there was a partial suspension oi telegraphic com- munication. The storm had damaged the wires almost generally and operators were asking of each other vainly on the main and connecting lines for information which they could not receive, owing to the break in the connections. At dif- ferent places in the city there were spots where HUNDREDS OF YARDS OF TELEGRAPH WIRE were torn from the poles, many of which were bent and broken, and were lying on the ground in great, contused coils. ‘The damage done to the Western Union line alone will cause @ loss of @ great many thousand dollars. The coils of wire that were displaced were covered with sleet and snow, and were like a lot of slip- pery tape worms reduced to icy insensibility, The fear of a great ireshet on the Hudson, owing to the floods on the upper tributaries ot that stream, caused by the recent storm, and owing ad- ditionaily to the discharge and gorging of the ice, was very IMMINENT AMONG SHIPPING, masters. High water reached its headway yester- day morning, about half-past eleven o’clock,. at Governor's Island. It was then expected that the flush tide trom rey Hook would drive up the Hudson as far as Yonkers, where, it was said, that large masses of ice were wedged, the field of ice reaching as far as Albany, and that the ebb would carry down miles of ice past the wharves in the city, Maile 3 great damage to the vessels and steam- boats in the slips. Precautions were taken at the docks where some of the ocean steamers were moored, in order to prevent the SLIPPING OF THEIR HAWSERS, and the crews were kept busy making everything fast and taut. Up to a late honr Jast night, however, the freshet which was expected at the city had not arrived. Should it come, aud come at an early hour as the HERALD goes to press, great damage may be done to marine interests. Most of the piers and docks are rotten old structures, and were the ice flelds to come down with @ rush these decaying and crumbling masses of woodwork would be carried pied like fabrics of gossamer by the floating river of ice. THE RATS HAD A BAD TIME of it in Water, South and West streets, Myriads of the rodents were drowned out of the cellars and thousands of them had to swim for their lives, Among the sailors’ boarding houses in Water street there was anticipated a severe flood, and some of these miserable habitations had three to six inches of water in their cellars. A SNOW STORM CAME last night at about eight e’clock, and fell through- out the city for two hours, The storm of snow, which thawed as fast as it fell, ended about ten o'clock. ‘The Police and Fire Department telegraph wires in this city were somewhat interrupted last night, but no serious damage was done to them. The ice on the wires thawed early during the day, and the Clerk of the Weather did his duty by removing the loads of ice from THE ELECTRIC THREADS which govern the news ganglions of the Republic. There was a very serious interruption to railway trafiic, owing to the washing away of bridges and culverts on the Harlem, Hudson River and New York Centrail Railroads, The milk train on the Harlem road, due at half-past twelve A. M., having met With many Very serious obstructions on its way down, did not get in until four A. M., and the NEW HAVEN FREIGHT TRAIN, four o'clock on Friday morning. The Hudson River “owl” train, due at six A. M., did not arrive until nine o'clock of yesterday morning. Last night the trains were delayed, as many of the damaged places on the roads had not yet been repaired. A heavy overflow in the Mohawk Valley is ex- pected, and, as the stream which runs through this valley is tributary to the Hudson, it is expected that THE MASSES OF ICE, when broken loose from their fastenings, serious danger to the up-river towns. The Storm in Hoboken. No serious ravages were created in the Hamburg of New Jersey yesterday, save the demolition of numerous pitchers of milk and beer in the hands of juveniles who were unable to keep the line of gravi- tation between their heels. The trees which for- tunately line the sidewalks and absorb the exhala- tions of defunct quadrupeds were laden with crystal flowers, which bert them towards the ground. Many just men fell more than seven times on the glassy roads. The West Hoboken horse cars were unable to run on time, several of them having broken down owing to the roughened state of the track. A deluge of the meadows cannut fail to take place ere long, The effects of the heavy freshet in Trenton, which originated in the violent rain storm on Thursday night, were but too palpable yesterday in that city and vicinity. The ASSANPINK CREEK had fallen two feet by daylight, and there ts a feel- ing of relief among the inhabitants, The dam at the Greene street bridge was the centre of attrac- tion during tue day, A great change had jakem will cause | place, for on the previous day the immense volume Ot water which poured over AP ROARED LIXH & cataract. The mills along the creek were in working order yesterday. From inquiries made along the creek it aypeared that none of the mills were damaged to any considerable extent, ‘The main depot of the Pennsylvania Railread, =e had been submerged, is once more above water. THE TRAINS ARB RUNNING REGULARLY, The Washington through line irom New York ar- rived at five o'clock yesterday morning, and was the first to land its passengers at the depot since the freshet. Travelers for Camden and Borden- town are required to walk over to the SOUTH SIDE OF THE CRERK in order to board their train, It is not considered safe yet to allew the running over the bridge across the Assanpink. his bridge ia being strengthened by a large force of workingmen. ‘The loss to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company by the freshet in Trenton is estimated at about five hundred dollars: There was but trifling damage done by the mad career of the ice down the creek. The Delaware River has fallen to its usual level. Whien the ireshet had reached its height the ratl- road track for a distance of three-quarters of a mile was submerged. The water rose eight feet in four hours. Omnibuses, carriages, express wagons and even lumber vehicles in the city were brought into requisition, and the transferring of passen- gers and baggage commenced trom the OLD PERRY STREKT DEPOT to that of the South Trenton.one, which are a mile apart. The New York trains had to branch off from the main track to the old Camden and Amboy line, and discharge their burden at Perry street. ‘The Philadelphia trains could come no further than the South Trenton depot, corner Union and Bridge streets. Considerable excitement, bustle and cgm- motion prevailed during the process o1 transferring, but, as far as learned, no accident happened. The trams were run at a slight variation trom the regular time of starting, It is surmised that much damage will result to the railroad company, as their ticket and baggage offices are fooded to the depth of about two feet. About half a dozen ef the heaviest locomotives are placed under the Clinton street bridge to keep the Joundation from giving way through the VIOLENT CURRENT OF THE FRESHET, Some of the poor inhabitants dwelling in the houses on the banks of the creek had to clear out early in the morning, owing to the inundation so unexpectedly visiting the lower floors o1 their domiciies, The Freshet in New Brunswick. The freshet was even more destructive at New Brunswick than at Trenton. Small bridges and Shanties were swept away, and asthe Raritan kept swelling to an unusual height the terror-stricken inhabitants fled from the banks to higher ground. Docks and parts of streets leading down thereto were submerged. Several canal boats, loaded with coal, Were scuttled in order to prevent them float- ing away and damaging bridges, Yesterday fears were entertained that the railway bridge at Tren- ton would be swept away. A despatch was re- ceived in Newark last evening stating that four locomotives were to be placed upon it to keep it firm. Trattic was greatly interfered with. FRESHETS. AND STORMS ELSEWHERE. gust SEL SD TES Freshets in Connecticut. Norwiou, Conn., Jan. 18, 1873. The freshet which commenced yesterday in the Shetucket and Yantic Rivers continues, and the rivers are still rising. It is feared that one or more of the dams on the former stream will be carried away, and that if so the lower part of the city will be flooded, A part of the New London and Northern Railroad near this city has been washed away, causing con- siderable deiay in the running ot trains, A trestle bridge of the Norwich and Worcester Road has been so damaged that no trains will be run by that company south of this city. ‘The New York and Norwich passenger boats will pir no trips to-night. The damage so far is slight, Along the Hudson. ALBANY, N, Y., Jan. 18, 1873, There is a great freshet here, and some property has been damaged by the water in stores on the docks. Reports are in circulation of the loss of life, but itis not certain when any occurred, It is ascertained that the losses to our merchants on the docks by the freshet are not large, they hav- ing taken the precaution to remove most of their goods to upper floors, The ice is gorged just below the city. It 1s reported that the flood in Catskill Creek has caused great havoc, Similar reports come from the Mohawk Valley. LaTER.—The freshet has receded, though the water is yet over the docks at this point. ‘The ice gorge below the city continues and huge cakes are piled up all along in front and above the city. The Hudson River Railroad trains are ail behind time. The bridges on the Harlem extension, be- tween Chatham and Nassau, have been carried away, thus breaking the connection with New York city. The Hudson River Railroad oMicials hope to have the bridges repaired so that trains can run regu- larly to-morrow. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1873, A severe hail storm has prevailed all day until three o’clock this afternoon, when it turned to rain, with the thermometer ai tbe freezing point. The ice in Saugerties Creek broke up near the iron works last night, and after moving a short distance stopped. Fears are entertained that an- other thaw will occur soon. If 80, great damage is expected, as all the streams are heavily swollen, and the thick ice breaking up will tear everything to pieces. No trains will go north of Hudson on the Hudson River Raliroad to-day, but will run around by way of Chatham, Damage on Assanpink Creek. TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 18, 1873, Assanpink Creek has subsided suiticiently to per- mit of the resumption of through travel by rail. The tunnels are entirely free of water. Tne Western Union Telegraph Company will lose from three to four hundred cross arms which were lying in the yard of the Trenton. depot. The Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company have lost great quanti- ties of wood. The Delaware River has fallen to-day and no immediate danger is apprehended. The Lehigh River. Easton, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873, Three inches of snow have fallen here. The Lehigh River is falling. Mauch Cnvnk, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873, Considerable uneasiness is-telt at the dam about three miles above here. All the houses are inun- dated, the water being up to. tne second stories of the dwellings. It is feared that the dam will give way. At o’clock P, M.. the ice had stopped running, but about a mile above here it is piled up two stories high. Several bridges are in great dan- ger. If the ice gives way it will sweep everything before it. The ice is sixteen inches. thick. Roaring Brook. SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873. Roaring Brook and the Lackawanna River have risen about two feet, but no damage has resulted. The Delaware River. EAston, Pa., Jan, 18, 1 The Delaware River is rising rapidly, and the ice is running thick. PRENCHTOWN, N. J., Jan, 18, 1873, The river is about twelve tabove high water mark and jammed full of ice, and is still rising. The Schuylkill. PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 18, 1873. ‘Bhe freshet in the Schuylkill is subsiding. Ice on Swatara Creek. MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873, The ice on Swatara Creek broke up this morning. The damage above town 18 considerable. The ice on the Susquehanna commenced moving at half- | past two P.M. due at midnight of Thursday, did not arrive until S Condition of the Susquehanna. Suneury, Pa., Jan, 18, 1873. The ice in both the north and west branches of the Susquehanna River has broken up and the river has risen to an alarming extent. The ice las gorged in several places. The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad is impassa- ble, the track being under five feet of water be- tween Williamsport and Lockhaven. Serious trouble is apprehended, as the water is still rising. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Jan, 18, 1873. The river at five P. M. was ten feet above low water mark. The ice from here down has gone; but the ice from above has not yet passed the boom, the Linden River bridge holding it back. Railroad communication between here and Lock Haven is still interrnpted, Lock HAVEN, Pa, Jan. 18, 1873, The Susquehanna here is full of broken ice and jammed up by the Linden bridge, near Williams- port. The lee here is level with the city, The backwater from Bald Eagle Creek has flooded the flats between the creek and Lock Haven. Many houses in the lower part of the city are flooded and the people moving out. Shoula the yeu lock of Cross Cut Cana! break, and such an occurrence {8 imminent, much more of the city will be inundated, siderable lumber from Clearilelc and Kettle Creek has been carried down, Part of the isiand bridge has been carried away. George McCormick, living near it, lost his cows and one horse by the sudden rising of the water ene night and narrowly escaped drowning himself. The Lock Haven bridge is safe yet. Muchanxiety is feltasto what the night may develop. It i however, thought that oo turther damage wi occur. WILKRSPARRE, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873, The Susquehanga ts seventeen fect, high here, The ice is running ont v fast. The Water was over the Kingston road inst tight. The street rail road cars could not run, and passengers arriving at Kingston were unable to get to Wilkesbarre. ‘The water has fallen @ 1oot since one o'clock P. M. It is feared that the river will rise, in which case there will be destruction of properly at Nanticook, HARRisBuRG, Pa, Jan, 18, 1873, The ice 18 not broken up here; the cold weather is checking the thaw. Overflow of the Alleghany and Its Tributaries. PrrrsBuRG, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873. Considerable damage has been caused to prop- erty along the Alleghany River and its tributaries by the recent freshet. Some of the houses were Partially submerged, but no loss of life is reported, A number of railroad bridges have been swept away and travel is temporarily suspended on tie Alleghany Valley railroads. A heavy snow fell last night above Oil City, The Potomac. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 1873, The Star has a despatch from Georgetown, D. ©., Saying the Signal Service have just notified the merchants along the wharves here to prepare for a tremendous ice fresher. The river has risen five feet at Harper's Ferry in two hours, and is still rising rapidly. Mountains of ice are coming down. The merchants here have ay: extra forces to work and are getting their goods to places of safety. Thould their worst fears be apprehended the ves- Sels at the wharves are all doomed, Other reports, hewever, do not seem to indicate any great damage, and at noon a heavy treshet | was not anticipated. The steamer EK. C. Knight, which left Georgetown yesterday for New York, was forced on the flats, near the Long Bridge, by the ice, and at noon to- day had not been hauled off. ‘The John Gibson, which had been tce-bound at Quarantine Bay, reached Georgetown yesterday evening with cargo in good condition, Raining and Freezing in Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 18, 1873, Rain is falling here and freezing as it falls, The telegraph wires are encased in ice, which, how- ever, is not heavy enough to break them, Eight Degrees Below Zero in Tennessee. MeMpPHIS, Tenn., Jan, 18, 1873. This morning is one of the coldest of the season, ae thermometer indicating eight degrees below zero, Extremety Cold in the Northwest. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 18, 1873, The weather reports from the Northwest this morning state the severity of the weather as ex- ceeding anything this Winter. At Sparta, Wis. the mercury congealed; the spirit thermometer marks forty-five degrees below zero. At La Crosse, Wis., thirty-one degrees below zero. At St. Paul, thirty-one degrees below zero, At Minneapolis, thirty-four degrees below zero, and at Milwaukee eight degrees above. WEATHER REPORT. WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, Jan. 19—1 A. M. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours, ‘The barometer has risen over the Southern States, with fresh and brisk northerly to westerly winds, falling temperature and clear and clearing wea- ther. Cloudy weather, with light rain and snow, his prevailed from North Carolina to Massachusetts, but with generally light snow from Tennessee, Illi- nois and Southern Wisconsin to Maine. The barometer has fallen over the Northwest, with rising temperature, increasing coolness and fresh to brisk and high southerly to easterly winds, Probabilities, For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States light and fresh northerly to westerly winds, low temperatures and clear weather. For the Middle States light to fresh northwesterly and westerly winds, low temperature and partly cloudy weather, except over the northern portion, where areas of light snow will probably prevail. For New England winds, backing to light and fresh northerly and westerly, falling temperature and clearing weather, accompanied by areas of light snow. From Tennessee to Lake Erie and lower Michigan falling barometer, rising tempera- ture, wind shifting tofresh and probably brisk Southerly to easterly and increasing cloudiness, From Missouri and Kansas to Lakes Michigan and Superior and Minnesota, falling barometer, rising temperature, fresh to brisk, and, possibly, high south to easterly winds and cloudy and thr eaten- ing weather, with probably snow over the northern portion of this region. SINGULAR WEATHER PHENOMENON. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 18, 1873. A most remarkable weather phenomenon oc- curred this morning between Milwaukee and Sparta, Wis., 180 miles west. The thermometer at the latter place was forty-five degrees below zero, while at Milwaukee it was eighty degrees above. The difference was due to two distinct currents of air, that at Mil- waukee being from the north-northeast, brisk, with a lively storm of snow, while at Sparta and further west the wind was from the northwest,with aclear sky. The chan; in the temperature at Milwaukee occurred on Thursday evening, at which time a dense bank of clouds worked its way across the sky, following closely in the wake of the moon. MEXICO. Cabinet Reorganization—Mariano Escobedo in the Ministry of War. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MATAMOROS, Jan. 18, 1873. Mejia, the Mexican Minister of War, has re- signed, and General Mariano Escobedo has been appointed tn his stead. Further changes in the Cabinet are expected soon to take place. A Namber of Witnesses Examined—The Old Testimony Repeated. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 18, 1873. On the trial of Mrs. Wharton to-day Mrs, Julia Van Ness, the mother, and Mrs. Hutton and Mrs. Colonel Loney, sisters of Eugene Van Ness, N. H. Hutton and A. A. Kleinschmidt, the draggist, all of whom testified on the triai of Mrs. Wharton for the murder of General Ketchum, were ex- amined. The first four mamed witnesses testified much more in detail than on the jormer trial, and particularly in regard to the sudden ill- ness ot Van Ness, but no new testimony of im- portance was disclosed. The testimony was simply cumulative. Kleinschmidt merely reiterated his testimony on the former triai in regard to selling tartar emetic to Mrs, Wharton, A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Alleged Poisoning of a Wife and Four Daughters—The Husband and Father Said To Be the Criminal. CAMBRIDGE, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1873, The wife and four of the daughters of Charles Shaw, living near this village, were poisoned on Thursday last. One of the daughters, aged four teen, died last night, and another eannot survive through to-night, while the condition of the others i8 extremely doubtful, Shaw himself and two or three of his smailest children escaped the infliction, Shaw isa man of very bad character, and suspicion points to him as being the cahse of the aitair, Coroner Kennedy, of this village, has the matter in charge, and ts now conducting an investigation, THE ARKANSAS SENATORSHIP. A Bitter Contest Brought to an End— Colonel Dorsey Elected by the Last Joint Ballot=—The Vote Will Probabiy be Made Unanimous. Lettie Rock, Jan, 18, 1573. To day, being the fourth day of balloting, at twelve M. the joint session of the Legislature elected Colonel S. W. Dorsey United States Senator by a majority of thirty-five votes, fifty-three being neces- sary to elect. Having received eighty-seven Colonel Dorsey takes the place of Senator Ben Rice in the United States Senate. There have been much cau- cusing and excitement here, which rose to its height last night. . The democrats steed firm for A. H. Gariand until the last day, when the jority of them voted for Dorsey, though Bowen's friends made a gallant fight, and rt was thought at one time they had the mside track. They weakened at the last moment, and his triends voted for Dorsey. This ends the bitterest Senawrial contest ever known here, Party feelin We run very high between tho Dorsey and Bowen cliques. ‘Lue yore will propavly be made unayimous. Dramatic Satire and Supervision of the Stage, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Panis, Jan, 18, 1873, The Mémorial Diplomatique siys the dramatic censors have referred to General Ladmirault, tac Military Governor of Parts, for bis consideration, & play now being rehearsed at one of the Parisian theatres, because of its outrageous satire upon American manners. SPAIN. renee E Pot) Marshal Serrano and Public Affairs--Carlist * Cruelties—Military Movements. TELEGRAM TO THE MEW YORK HERALY. Mapnrin, Jan, 18, 1873. It is said that Marshal Serrano has written ® letter to Sefior Sagasta announcing his firm in- tention to retire to private life. CARLIST CRUELTIBS IN PURSUIT OF CONQUEST. A band of Cariists yesterday burned the buildings at Ernai, a station on the North of Spain Railway. ‘They also shot and killed the switchtender at that place. After committing these outrages they fled, hotly pursued by a force of volunteers, ARMY OPERATION? AGAINST INSURGENTS, The excesses committed by Cariists in Guipuzcos greatly irritate the liberals in that province. The government forces operating tn the disaffected portions of the Kingdom display great activity im their movements against the insurgent bands TURKEY. ————+ The Sultan in Suit Against the London Timos—~ A “Thunderer’s” Treatment of the Imperial Treasury. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Jan, 18, 1873, The Turkish government has brought suit against the London Times for libel in publishing commu- nications, alleged to have been signed by the Turk- ish Minister in. London, containing untrue state- ments in reference to the finances of the goverte ment of Turkey. THE ASHLAND COLLIERY FIRE. ASHLAND, Pa., Jan. 18, 1873 The fire in the Ashland Colliery {s out, The amount of the damage has not been estimated, Burnett’s Miniature Toilets.—Elegant ASSORTED COLORED BOXES, containing a complete ‘Toilet Appendage, admirably adapted to the Toilet Table and traveller's portmanteau, AC ABLE HOLIDAY PRESENTS, holesale by druggists’ sundry men every- where. GAZZAM'S COLLECTION AGENCY, 229 Broadway, New York ims transmitted and managed im a d Bankruptey © parts of the Uni Audley W. Gazzam, 8.41 ruptcy, has removed his offices to 229 Broadway. A.—Herring’s Patent CHAMPION SA\ 251 and 252 Broadway, c Murray street. 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