The New York Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1875, Page 3

a es TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. A Man Kills His Wife and Daughter. THE MURDERER COMMITS SUICIDE. An inexplicable double murder and suicide occurred early yesterday morning in the two story frame tene- ment house No, 374 West Fifty-third street, A mai tamed Myer Meuser shot his wile and child, and then, putting the pistol to his own head, he fired, causing a wound which resulted in his death yesterday afternoon, sbout four o'clock. The family of Meuser occupied two rooms on the sec- ond floor, He was a hard working, sober man, in the employ of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Between four and five o'clock yesterday morning aman named Flynn, who lives with his wife in the apartment at the rear of Meu- ser’s bedroom, heard some noises, which he describes as “suspicious,” and awoke his wife, who heard the sound of groans emanating from Meuser’s bedroom. After trying Meusor’s door and finding it locked he ealled Officer Brady, of the Twenty-second precinct, who assisted a young girl living im the house to enter Meuser’s bedroom by a window over the bed. As the child let herself down on tbe inside of the dark room she touched Meuser, who groaned, This fright- ened the girl, who at once ran to the front room door and untocked it, letting in the officer and others with a light. When they entered the bedroom A FRIGHTFUL SIGHT presented itself, Meuser lay on the bed next the wall, with a wound on the right side of his head. Near his nght hand, two inches from his fingers, lay a seven bar wriled revolver, with five barrels discharged, Next to him lay his wife, with two ugly wounds, one im the left eye and the other on the right side of the head, and atthe front of the bed their daughter, Carrie, a little child about three years old, lay dead from a pis- tol bullet which had lodged in her righteye. The man and his wife were unconscious. The bed was covered with blood, and all the victims of the awful crime wero bleeding. Dr. S. N. Manley, being called, ofter examining the wounded persons, pronounced the wounds of Meuser and his wife fatal. Officer Brady procured am ambulance, and in it Mr. and srs. Mouser were removed to the Reception Hospital, in Ninety- ninth street. Coroner Croker was notified, and, together with his Jeputy, Dr. MacWhinnie, proceeded’ to the hospital in ibe hope of being able to take an ante-mortem state- ment. When they arrived there the patients were stillin a comatose state. Meuser could not be roused, but by aslight shaking his wife was seen to try to make an effort to speak. One side of her face was com- pletely paralyzed, tor when she made an attempt to talk all the’ movement of her mouth was on one side of it. ‘ The Coroner afterward went to No. 346 West Fifty- third stroet to try to ascertain some facts connected with the case, When ho reached there and was shown the rooms in which the unfortunate family nad lived he saw nothing that indicated else than extreme poverty. The floors were bare, the chairs were old and broken, a miserable stove was in the front room, and on a ricketty table stood the remains of the last night’s supper, which, evidently, had been of the most frugal character. While there a very respectable looking man came in and stated to Dr. MacWhinnie that he was a brother pf the man who had, up to that time, regided in those rooms. He said that his brother had married, about four years ago, much against tho wishes of his parents and Felatives, the woman whom he had that morning iried to assassinate, and since that marriage had been pstracised from the society of these relatives. He seemed very much affected by his brother’s untimely tlecease. Meuser since his marriage has adopted the name of Munroe S. Minster and has registered and voted under that name. Julia Erringer told Officer Brady that Meuser seemed always dissatisfied with his wife’s treatment of him, and that he complained that she was not sufficiently affectionate toward him. On the other hand, the inmates of the house wherein they ‘lived are high in their praise of Mrs. | Meuser, saying that sho was a devoted wife and altogether admirable woman. Meuser was the itor of the building occupied by the Society for the Pre- vention of Crueity to Children, and was often called upon to act asan interpreter, he being able to con- verse in five or six different tongues. He was consid- tred by those who knew him as a rather eccentric character, but always did his duty satisfactorily to bis employers, lia Erringer eays she has seen him on several oc- ns with the pistol which was found on the bed, ‘nd has heard him say that he would shoot himself tome day. Mrs, Mcuser was alive last evening at nine o'clock, but at that time it was thought that she could not su: vive many hours. Coroner Croker has charge of tho case. KNOCKED DOWN AND KILLED. HOW A CIGAR STUMP LED TO A HOMICIDE. The inquest on the body of James Purcell, who was flealt a blow on the head in front of No. 263 West Sev- enteenth street, on the night of the 20th inst, which caused his death, was held yesterday by Coroner E:ckhoff. Tho following is a summary of the evidence given: OMicer Cairns, of the Sixteenth ‘precinct, testified that in response to three raps that he heard about a quarter before twelve o’clock on the night of Decem- ber 20, he ran from Eighteenth street, near Seventh avenue, to McCabe's, No. 263 West Seventeenth street, and there saw deceased sitting on the sidewalk, about a foot from the curb, being supported by atriend; he was bieeding from the ears, and I removed him to the station house; he was subsequently taken to Bellevue Hospital; I learned that deceased had been struck by two men, and, after #btaining a description of them, arrested Matthew Smith and Edward Gannon, Thomas McCabe deposed:—I keep a liquor store at No, 263 West Seventeenth street; on the night of the 20th inst., about hal{-past eleven o'clock, deceased and a friend of his, named Murray, went out of my place where they had been playing cards and ¢rinking, aod when they reached the sidewalk =I heard Murray say to somebody, ‘You will be sorry for this;” I went out and saw Purcell lying on the sidewalk: Murray told ime shat the man with a round bat hit Jimmy Purcell; I think Purcell knew what he was doing,when he left my lace, though he was somewhat under the influence of fquor; Murray, too, bad been drinking that night. John Murray, of No. 28 West Seventeenth street, swore that he bad known deceased, who was a dirt cart driver about threo years. Witness’ was with deceased in McCabe's saloon on the night in question, where we drank some ale; when we went out Pureell dropped his cigar, and we both began to look for it; while doing so two men came along and one of them remarked that wo were making fools of ourselves; Purcell replied that we were not, and that it was not the strangers’ business what we were doing; ore of the men, whose name L bave since learned is Gannon, then put his foot behind me and tripped me up; arcell said to him, “What do ou mean?’ when Gannon hit deceased aod knocked im down; the men then went into McCabe's saloon, and I followed them to take a gooa look at them; I dis: tinguished their faces. (Witness hero identilied Gan- non as the man whe struck deceased.) A doctor after- ward examined Purcell’s wound and said his skull was “fractured ; deceased and | had been drinking in threesa- loons that night; we had six or seven drinks altogether; Uknew what I was don when I left McCabe's place, Dr. Pennington, house surgeon to Bellevue Hospital, testified that James Purcell was brought to Bellevue Hospital at two o'clock A. M., on the “lat inst., suifer- ing from the effects of a fali'on his head; he did not rally, but continued to fail steadily, and died the follow- ing day at two o'clock P. M. ‘The jury found “that deceased, James Purcell, came to his death by injuries received in a fall, caused by a blow given by one Edward Gannon, on the 20th day of December, 1875.” In reply to the usnal questions the prisoner stated that his name was Edward Gannon; he was thirty rs of ago, born in Ireland, lived at No. 154 West Eighteenth Street, and was a carver by occupation. By advice of counsel ho reserved what he had to say tora future occasion. ‘He was then committed to the Tombs in defaalt of $1,500 bail, which, 1t is expected, will be furnished to. flay. HOW WAS*M’CARTHY KILLED? ‘The inquest in the ease of John McCarthy, of No. 317 Fast 122d street, who was found dead in the cellar of an unfinished builaing at the corner of 122d street and Second avenue, was held yesterday by Coroner Eickhoff. * ‘The testimony showed that on Sunday morning, about half-past twelve o'clock, as Priscilla Goulfort, of No. 623 East 1224 street, was on her way home, she noticed McCarthy sitting on a ten-inch plank which had been laid across the cellar opening, apparently asleep. The same morning sho had occasion to pass the build- ing again, when she eaw McCarthy lying dead on the cellar floor, She called to a fireman named Hunt, who summoned an officer who took the body to the station house. Officer Mclnerney alterward arrested one John MeCort, who lived in the same house ax McCarthy, ad was in the habit of quarrelling with him. McC’ thy had been seen very drunk on the night previous to his death, and was known as a hard drinker. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the above facts, and exonerated the owner ot the cellar trom all blame. Oh MURDER. Henry R. Vreeland and his wife Susannah were ar- raignod yesterday afternoon at the Paterson Court, charged with the murder of their child, “It is charged that they whipped and punished the boy go severely that ho died im consequence, The parties live at Wy- H-shin Metal wae eat dawn for Jannary 26, 2 A BOY MURDERER. Hyper Pans, Pa, Dee, 29, 1875, A shoeking tragedy took place here this morning, the murderer being a boy named John Lloyd, thirteen years of age; the victim his sister-in-law, Mrs, Daniel Jones, For the past few days the lad had been idling ubout the house, and his sister-in-law remonstrated with him, telling him he should go to his work in the coal- breaker, where be bas been employed as a slate picker. ‘This morning she repeated ker remonstrance, when the lad, becoming wild with rage, seized a loaded shotgun tbat had been left standing in the room, and, levelling itat her, FIRED ITS CONTENTS full inher face, The entire charge of shot lodged in her nose and left eye, tearing away a great part of the flesh and producing afrighttul spectacle. Her entire face is black from the powder and charred by the blaze. A doctor was sent for, who dressed the poor woman's wounds, but her case }s considered hopeless. + ESCAPE OF THE MURDERER. The young ruflian decamped as soon as he saw what he had done, and disappeared in the neighboring woods. ‘Two officers hastened in pursuit, but s0 far have been unable to capture him. DEATH AT A FAIR. 4 MAN FALLS DEAD WHILE CONVERSING WITH TWO YOUNG LADIES. Hype Paxk, Pa., Dec. 29, 1875. Considerable consternation was caused at Olyphant, a short distance from this place, yesterday, by the sud- den death of Edwara Kelly, of Jessup, at the Catholic bs being held at Mahon’s Hall. The room was crowded when THE THRILLING INCIDENT Gochrred aaa Kelly, with the others, was enjoying the scene. appened to be engaged in pleasant conver- sation with two young ladies, who were soliciting his vote for,some article on one of the tables, when, without & moment's premonition, he dropped dead. The doc- tor stated apoplexy to be the cause of death, A FEARFUL DEATH. AN EMPLOYER HURLED DOWN THE SHAFT OF A MINE. Hype Park, Pa., Dec. 29, 1875. This morning aman named William McAuliffe, em- ployed as barn boss at the Hampton mine, met with a fearful death, He was stooping over the mouth of the mine in the act of lowering some fodder for the mules, when the car struck him on the head and burled him into the dark, deep abyss, a depth of 250 feet. A few minutes later his body was found at the bottom of the shaft a mangled mass of unrecognizable humanity, DEATH ON THE TRACK, John A. Lewis, a cabinet maker, aged fifty-five years, a resident of No. 4853, Mulberry street, New- ark, was struck by the locomotive of the six P. M. Am- boy train at the Thomas street crossing. Ho was taken to his home, where he soon died, Prixcetos, N. J., Dec. 30, 1875. Early yesterday morning an immigrant named Patrick Wright, aged about thirty-five years, while passing from one car to another on a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad, fell down and was run over, from, the effects of which he died. He had in his possession a ticket, good from New York to Pitts- burg, and $19 in money. His head was frightfully mashed, and his right arm and shoulder fractured. Coroner Mount held an inquest, and a verdict of acci- dental death was rendered. MYSTERIOUS ABDUCTION CASE. George Wadleigh, aged twenty-five years, was ar- rested last evening on a charge of abduction and upon suspicion of foul play. The complainant in the case is acousin of the girl, one Margaret Mallon, who was om- ployed in the family of Mr. George A. Wadleigh, No. 17 Jofferson street, near Franklin avenue, Brooklyn. Mr. Wadleigh, Sr., is a wealthy and highly respectable citizen, being engaged in the drug business, whole- sale, at No. 19 Maiden lane, New York. Tho irl, who is about twenty-two years of age, as been missing from her Nera habs residence itr the past two weeks, and all efforts to ascertain her whereabouts having proved unavailing, her cousin, who alleges that young Wadleigh on one occasion of- fered indecent ‘propcaals, to her, rocured a warrant from flustice Walsh for is arrest. The accused was taken into custody by De- lective Carr last evening and was taken to Police Headquarters, corner of Court and Livingston streets, where he was closely interrogated by Sergeant Frost, and was held in custody. It is regarded as a suspicious circumstance, in connection with the pro- longed and unaccountable absence of Margaret Mallon, that she should have left her trunk and her entire wardrobe at the house of her employer. The pris- oner disclaims all knowledge of the woman’s where- abouts, THE MOULTON MUTUAL COUNCIL. An extended conterence was had yesterday between Mr. Shearman, counsel for Mr. Beecher, and Hon. Joshua M. Van Cott, the legal advocate retained by Mrs. Moulton, at the office of the former counsel, Nassau street, New York, It is said that a mutual agreement was arrived at upon ail preliminaries apper- taining to the opposing counsel, except as to the place of meeting. A draft of the letter missivé to be agreed upon was sent to Mr. Van Cott, in order that he be enabled to suggest alterations that may prove tisfactory to Mrs. Moulton. He will meet the Ply- mouth Church committee upon the subject to-day, The names of the ministers and charches to compose the council will be agreod upon without farther delay, The answer to the suit brought by Mr. Moulton against Mr. se for malicious prosecution will be ready next week, ROBBING RAILROAD PASSENGERS, On Wednesday night a baggage thief boarded a train atthe Erie Railway depot im Jersey City, and going among the passengers he snatched a valise belonging to Mr. A. J. Roehmer, of New York, and ran off. Mr. Roebmer, who was sleeping at the time, was aroused by some of fhe, pessoas, bat it was too late, as the train had passed several stations before the loss was discovered. Mr. Roehmer came to Jersey City, where he engaged Detective Brown, of the Erie Railway, who found among the passengers on the east- ward bound train arriving at the Jersey City depot the thief, carrying the valise, Ho was arrested, and gave his name as John Wilson, and his residence as Chicago, He was committed for trial. * RESIGNATION OF AN OLD MATRON. Mrs, Halliwell, who bas been the matron of the Penj- tentiary at Blackwell's Island for eighteen years and much esteemed by the Commissioners of Charities and Correction, bas resigned. Emma ©. Donovan, formerly assistant matron of the nursery on Randall's Island, has been appointed to supersede her. FATAL STONE THROWING. James Reilly, who was hit on the head with a stone in Forty-seventh street, near the East River, on the 16th ult., died in Bellevue Hospital yesterday. It will be remembered that Coroner Kessler took an ante. mortem statement from Reilly two weeksafter the stone was thrown, in which the deponent stated positively that a man named Joe Farrel committed the deed. The Coroner has reason to believe now, however, that a man named McCarthy, whois at large, was the assaulter, and that Farrel can easily prove an alibi. + ACCIDENT! Androw Mullen, aged twenty-five years, residing at No. 66 Gregory strect, Jersey City, fell through a hatchway yesterday at No. 69 Greenwich street and was internally injured. He was removed to the hospital Thomas Dodd, aged seventeen years, of No, 277 Grovo street, Jersey Vity, fell yesterday afternoon at No, 51 Barclay street and fractured his right leg. Ho was sent to the New York Hospital for treatment. Adam Barton, twenty-two years of age, of No. 87 Clinton street, while at work yesterday morning en the building of the New York Hospital, No. 7 West Fif- teenth street, was struck on the head with a falling ee He was attended by a surgeon and taken to his ome. RECORD OF CRIME. Av unknown thief broke a pane of giass in one of the windows on the south side of Trinity church and was thus enabled to rob two of the poor boxes of their con- tents, The apartments of Ernest Galcourt, No, 131 Thomp- fon street, were robbed by sneak thieves of $25 worth of property. A tub of butter, valued at $35, was stolen from in front of the store of Smith and Underhill, No. 21 Broad street. Burglars forced open the scuttle on the roof of No. 112 Liberty street and gained an entrance into the office of J, Monroe Taylor and stole $31 worth of property. Thieves stole lead pipe to the value of $8 irom the premises No, 23 Sixth avenue, occupied by Oscar Suish, Tho rooms rented by Joseph Cooper, at No, 60 West Thirty-ninth street, were entered by thieves, who stole a gold watch valued at $50. Hurley, a driver in the employ of J. Frost & Co., floue dealers, went into the store No. 11 Peck slip, some unknown person stoic fitty bags from his truck; which wert valued at $20, and esen The ¥ int house No, 200 Bleecker streot was entered by burg: rs, who carried off a copper botlor and lead pipe to the value ot $100, fhe apartments of Moore Lawrence, No. 69 Sallivan street, were entered by sneak thieves, who stole $32 worth of wearing apparel, } : NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER GENERAL GEORGE THOMAS. EVIDENCES OF HIS INTENTION TO JOIN THE CONFEDERACY IN 186]—vVACCILLATIONS OF “OLD RELIABLE”—A CORRESPONDENCE UN- FORTUNATELY LOST—WHAT HE SAID AND WHAT MRS, THOMAS SAID. Ricumonn, Dec. 30, 1875. A news paragraph published’in the HERALD on the.23d ult., stating that General George H. Thomas declared at the beginning of the iafe war that he could ever draw his sword against a State struggling for its constitutional rights,” has been indignantly de- nounced as false by zealous friends of the deceased general. It is perfeotly evident that Thomas intended to resign his commission in the United States Army in 1861. Here is the proof:—General Francis H. Smith, Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, recently sent to the office of the Southern Historical Society here the following autograph letter, which the Heranp correspondent examined to-day :— LETTBR OF GENERAL THOMAS, New York Horst, New Yorx Ciry, Jan. 18, 1561. Colonel Francis H. Sxtiru, Superintendent, &o. :— Deak Sin—In looking over tho files of the National Intelligencer this morning | met with your advertise- ment fora commandant of cadets and instructor of tactics at the institute, If not already filled 1 will be under obligations if you will inform me what salary and allowances pertain to the situation, as from present ap- pounaees T fear it will soon be necessary for me to bo ooking up some means of support. Very respecttully, GEORGE H. THOMAS, Major United States Army. On the back of this letter of General Thomas, General Smith made the following indorsement:— Major G. H. Thomas, January, 1861, Original letter recolved by me irom Alajor George H. Thomas just be- fore the secession of Virginia. This letter was followed by a correspondence which hasbeen lost. ‘The substance of it was that Major Thomas, having made up his mind “never todraw his sword avainst any State struggling for its constitutional rights,” was seeking through mo some appointment in the service of the Virginia Mili- tary Institute or of Virginia, ‘There bemg no vacancy at the time in the corps of professors, I recommended him to Governor John Letcher for ‘the appointinent your obedient servant, of Chief of Ordnance of Virginia. My letter to the Governor was supported by ono I addressed Urquhart, then representing the Southampton district. The appoimtment was made out for Major Thomas by the order of the Gov- ernor, but before it was delivered he had taken a briga- dier general's position in the United my. FRANCIS H. SMITH, Viraisia Muatary Ixstrruts, Noy. 8, 1875. Besides the correspondence with: General Smith and Governor Letcher, parties in official station here say Thomas repeatedly'told Fitzhugh Lee and other com- rades that he would side with Virginia if there should be war, and as he parted with Lee in Washington, when | tho latter was on his way to join the Confederates, ho said that he was only remaining in Washington to settle some business of importance, and would join him in Richmond within forty-eight hours. His last words to his comrade were:— ‘ THOMAS’ DECLARATION. Look out for me, Fitz, and tell our people that I am certainly coming. General Thomas’ wife, who was present, howover, quietly remarked, in response to Thomas’ words to Leo:— WHAT MRS. THOMAS SAID. He is not going if I can help it. Hon. John Letcher, who was Virginia's war Gov- ernor, and is nowamember of the Legislature from Rockbridge county, to-day told the Hrratp correspond- ent that he certainly understood Thomas as applying for a commission in the service of his native Stato (Virginia), and that ho (Letcher) actually had a com- mission made out for Thomas as Colonel of Ordnance, but that Thomas finally secured a position in the United States Army as brigadier general. THE LATE DR. WHITE, THE FUNERAL SERVICES AT NEWPORT YES- TERDAY. Newrorr, R. I., Dec. 30, 1875. ‘The weather to-day was anything but pleasant for the funeral of Rey. Isaac P. White, the rector of old Trinity church, Tho walking was wretched, but this did not prevent a large number of people from assem- blingin and about the church where the services were held full two hours before the time for them to begin. The church was appropriately decorated with fes- toons of black around the gallery, fastened with black and white rosettes, there boing similar trimmings in the pulpit. THE BEARERS were all Episcopal clergymen, and were as follows:— Rev. Messrs, Peet and Kettell, of this city; Waterman, Henshaw, Richards and Greer, of Providence, TRE REMAINS were énclosed in a solid black walnut casket of a unique design, presenting an unusually solid and plain appearance. Tho lid was surmounted with a huge raised cross of the same material as the casket, and upon it was the following inscription on a solid silver jate:— bs OOO RE OOOLIO NE OPLOOOLE DODD LEAT OE PELE DE DDIOLDOLG OGY Born in 3] Sunderland, England, 3 July 17, 1818, ."| 3 Isaac P. White, D. D., 3 3 Rector of Trinity Church, ba 2 Newport, R. 1. $i} Died in Newport, R. L, 3] Dec. 26, 1875. 3 POORNAOLEORCORE NE LETTE REEL NORODE CODD DO OE HE He) ‘At twenty minutes past twelve o’clock the remains arrived at the north entrance of the church and were met by six clergymen, headed by Right Rey. Thomas M, Clark, Bishop of the diocese, who read those im- ressive words:—"I am the resurrection and the ife,” &c. Following the clergymen came the family of the deceased, and after them the wardens and ves- trymen of the other Episcopal churches. Upon arriv- ing at the chancel the organ played a voluntary, after which the Rey. Mr. Brewer read the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians, Tho 256th hymn was then sung and the usual exereises followed. At the close of the services in the church the organ played the “Gloria” and the funeral procession went to the grave, THE SERVICES AT THE GRAVE were conducted by Bishop Clarke, and the mortal re- mains of Dr. White were committed to the dust, and the services, which throughout were unusually impres- sive for so large an audience, were completed, BOEHM. ‘The Methodist congregations of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Newark appointed delegations yester- day to attend the funeral of ‘‘Father” Boehm, at Sta- ten Island, to-day. Arrangements have been made at the Woodrow Methodist church for alarge gathering of clergymen. THE LATE “FATHER” ANGRY DEPOSITORS. A WILD MEETING OF THE CHEATED CITIZENS OF THE NINETEENTH WARD. The depositors of the German Uptown Savings Bank | met again last evening in strong force at Terrace Gar- | den, Mr. Louis Reiss, President of the meeting, made ‘an address containing various items of information gleaned by the Committee of Inquiry within the last few days, which was followed by an exciting s Half a dozen men were on their legs together, yelling like so many Comanches, ‘After several minutes of indescribable disorder a suggestion was made to hang Schwartz Then one irate depositor, named Mahon, for exercise knocked down a neighbor. ‘The paper agreeing that the deposi- tors should permit the bank to deduct twenty per cent and leave filty per cent forthe space of a year, allow- ing only thirty per cent of tho deposits immediately, ‘was submitted to the meeting and appeared to be ap- | proved by a majority. The muddle that followed was | perfectly inextricable, not two in every hundred of the mystified audience carrying away any clear idea of the | arrangement, | PRINTER A meeting of employing printers was held yesterday, at Sweeny’s Hotel, to take into consideration a reduc. tion of wages to enable thei to compete with printers in neighboring cities. The following were appointed a commities to cg} ont the views of the meeting:— Measrs. Joseph J, Little, of Lange, Little & Co.; John Pothemus, Peter Baker, of Baker & Godwin; John J. Hallenback, of Wynkoop & Hallenback, and Thomas 1, De Vinue, of Francis Hart & Co,, THE INFANT ASYLUM BALL. | The Infant Asylum ball 1s to occar on the 13th of | January, in the Academy of Music, It is hoped to be even more brilliant than any of its predecessors, and the present indications are that it will be, The prepara- tions for a grand affair are now almost completed. ‘ihe mavagers of the ball are among the best of our citizons, Its purpose is good, and the thousands who will attend it can have no better motive for dancing earnestly than i contained in the knowledge that many hearts will be made Joyous by their merriment for charity’s sake, NINTH. THE SEVENT This fine old veteran regiment paraded for the last | timo last evening, at their armory in Twenty-third Stroct. Inspector Belknap aid not seem to relish his task, and expressed many regrets at being obliged to perform s0 unpleasant a duty, Colonel Laing, in ad- dressing his me said, ‘You aro disbanded, but | end of Oak Bi not forgotten,’” rief sentiment closes a glorious record for the gallant Highlanders. AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB, The following new scale of weights have been lately adopted by the American Jockey Club and Saratoga As- sociation. We would advise all the other racing asso- ciations throughout the country to at onee make the change, 60 that all races may be governed by the same weights. The great advantage between this and the old system will be that good jockeys will be able to ride horses of all ages, and that our two and three year olds will not im the futare be obliged to run with babies on their backs. The foliowing is a substitute for rule 36:— The following weights shall be carried when no stipulation is made in WHIGHT FOR AGE RACES. WALP A MILB. Oct, . June. July. Aug. Sept. and Nov. Lbs, Lbs, Lbs, Lbs. Lbs. 82 85 88 MLSS 106 107 108 109 110 18 M8 18 18 118 Five, six and aged.. 120 120 120 120 120 120 , THRER-QUARTERS OF A MILE. Two years...:...... 75 %% 80 88 66 90 Three years +105 106 107 108 109 110 Four year 18 18 «118 118 18 118 Five, six and aged.. 122 122 122 122 122 122 ONE MILI. Two years,. 0D % wl Ge wo Thre years. 100 101 102 108 104 105 Four years. 8 US U8 1s US Us Five, sixandaged.. 124 zt 124 1a 124 124 ONE MILE AND A MALY. Three years 99 100 101 102 Four years. 8 MS 118 118 Five years 14 124 124 126 Six and ag 26 126 126 126 ‘Three years, 101 Four years . 118 Five years 12 126 HS AND A MALP, 97 98 99 100 101 102 18 «#118 «8 «MS 18 Us + 1% 124 124 124 124 126 Six abd aged......., 128 128 128 128 (126126 THREE MILES, ‘Three years, + % 97 98 9 100 101 218 18 8 1s 6. UB F +124 124 1% 124 14 128 Six and aged.......128 123 128 128 126 126 FOUR MILES. ‘Three years -.95 96 97 98 Foar year: - gg 118 1s 118 Five years, - 1% 124 «#124 «124 Six and aged . 28° 128 128 128 In races of intermediate lengths the weights for the shorter distance are to be carried. In races exclusively for three-year-olds or for four- year-olds the weight shall be 118 Ibs., and in races ex- clusively for two-year-olds the weight #hall bo 110 Ibs, Except in handicaps and in races where the weights are fixed absolutely in the article, fillies two years old and geldings of all ages shall be allowed 3 lbs., and mares three years old and upward shall be allowed 5 Ibs. before the Ist of September and 3 lbs. afterward. No added money shall be given to any race exclu- sively for two-year-olds longer than three-quarters of a mile. Rule 38 is amended to read as follows:—‘Welter- Weights shall be 28 Ibs, added to weight for ago."? By order of the Executive Committee. Mumonaxnvm.—As hereafter to be opened, the Jerome Stakes will be one mile and three-quarters, and the Annual Sweepstakes two miles. A. BELMONT, President, ©, Wnratty, Secretary. New Youk, Dec. 29, 1876. JOCKEY CLUB BETTING BOOKS. The following are the latest changes in the odds in the betting books on the Withers and Belmont Stakes at the rooms of the American Jockey lub: bd Withers Belmont Stakes. Stakes, Sultana,....... 6tol Ttol Brother to Basset.... 6 tol Ttol Freebooter... Ttol - Ttol 8 tol Ttol - Ttol Btol Ttol - Ttol 8tol Ttol _ Ttol 8tol Ttol 9tol . Ttol 9tol Planet Kagiess, Btol oo Fiddlestick. 8 tol 9tol Bertram... 8 tol tol Frivolity, Stoll 9tol Lord Carlisi 8tol - Clematis. - Otol 12 to 1 Ambush - 9tol tol Ecliptic, f. sitgtok pa Bengal..... - 9tol 9tol Julietta, c.... « Otol 1 tol Datlgasian.... « Otol 10 to1 Sue Washington, c. + 9tol 10 to 1 Brenna, c.. ~Wtol _ Chamade, f. - tol _ Lillie Belle. - Wtol tol Bambino, 10.to 1 eae Algerine 210 tol 11 tol Bay Flower, +10 tol 14 tol Maidstone, ¢. aes 0 tod, 10 tol Little Miss, f. Wtol 12 to1 Crab Orchard. ry 1 12tol 1 Mtol 1, 14 tol 1 tol 1 ee 1 14 tol 1 os 1 15 to 1 Cornucopia. 5 tol Dundreary. . 15 to1 15 tol Sister to Joe Johnson c. 1 15 to Panic-Australian c, 1 15 to Revolver-Syren c. 1 18 to Alaric...... . _- 7 to Malcolm. al 8 to Barricade, - 9 to é : — 9 to . . > ll to Red Cout..... . - Tl to Annie Tarleton, ¢ ° ~ 11 to Rappahannock. v _ 12 to Bank Stock. . - 14 to Compliment. i ~ i4 to Long Nine, ¢. hd -_ 14 to Donough. . . _ 18 to Nina Dongias.... pas 18 to Wah-ta-Wan 5 - 18 to THE WALKING MAOH. Mr. Markham H, Stokes, the long distance pedes, trian who recently challenged O’Leary to walk 500 miles for a purse of $5,000, on some date during tho holidays, finds that he will have to postpone the match until early in Febrnary, as certain important business affairs have come up ihat will prevent his backer, Mr. ©, H. Barker, from being present before that date, AS O’Leary,+in ‘answer to the challenge of Stokes, re- sponded that he did not care to leave his family during the holidays, this new arrangement will probably meet with his ideas. Mr. Stokes also adds that ho 1s willing to walk for the gate monoy in addition to the stakes, STEAMSHIP AGROUND. THE HINDU OR NELLIE MARTIN SUPPOSED TO BE ON GILGO INLET BAR. About three o'clock yesterday afternoon the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company received trom a resident of South Oyster Bay, Long Island, a telegram saying that a large steamship must be aground on the beach at that place, as he could hear her whistles blowing in distress, though she could not be seen on account of the density ot the fog. The report caused the greatest excitement in Wall street and throughout the city generally, as no loss than eight steamships were due at this port, and thousands of onr citizens were expecting friends or relatives oy one or another of them, Among those familiar with our marine the opinion prevailed that the vessel was either the Hindu, of the Wilson line, er the Nellie Martin, of the new Brazilian line, Imiuediately upon receipt of the news the Coast Wrecking Company were notitied, but the fog was so dense vbat up to a late hour last night they had been un- abie to move in the matter. They are ready to start at @ moment's notice should the mist be dispelled. The exact point at which the vessel lies is about twenty-tive iniles trom Sandy Hook and about five miles this side of Fire Island Light, on alittle spit of sand bar that projects into Gilgo Inlet, between Oak 1 1d Beach and Jones? Beach, Life Saving Station No. s located on the west ich and No, 26 is on the west end of Jones’ Beach, 80 that assistance can be easily rendered in case the wind shouju blow strongly from the south, placing tho lives of those on poard in jeopardy, A large company of ladies and gentlemen gathered yesterday, in spite of the wretched weather, to witness the promised launch of tho frigate Trenton at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. To thoir annoyance, how- the great hull refused to move. The failure was attributed to adulteration of the ‘slush’? tallow used th grease the ways, which was found to be chalky instead of having its desired ship- pery qu At toon, after two hours of hard labor by hundreds of workmen, the attempt to laanch tho ship was abandoned for the day, [tis now intended that her baptism in the sea shall take place at noon to- morrow, New Year's Da: FOG ON THE RIVERS. The fog on the North and last evening that forryboat navigation was perilous ‘The Jersey City and Hoboken boats made trips at long | intervals, and the passage across the river occapied hatt an hour in some instan About seven o'clock the ferryboat Montag’ plying between the Sonth Ferry and Brooklyn, collided with aschooner, the bow- sprit and gunwale of which wero carried away. The forryboat escaped with slight damage. The Grand stroot ferryboats had some narrow escapes. Ry he steamer Clinton, of Wall street ferry, about seven o'clock, came in collision with a tngboat and had her guards stove in and ratls carried away. The di to the tug could not be ascertained. No person vo in Jured, st rivers was so dense | 31, 1875, 4 et THE CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES. FINANCIAL TROUBLES—WHAT REV. DB. GEORGE H. HEPWORTH SAYS, It has been known m church circles that the Church of the Disciples has been laboring under some financial difficulty, which originated with the erection of their beautiful temple of worship on Madison avenue; but until yesterday it was not believed that serious embarrassments would ensue therefrom. It appears, | however, that a debt of nearly $200,000 has to be met in some way, and that the holders of mortgages are clamoring for their interest, and some of them for the principal of their bonds, The religious com- munity ef New York may be said to have erected—even if they have not endowed—the Church of the Disciples, as men and women of all denomina- tions contributed to the good work; but some of the contractors, as well as the architect, Mr. John Sniffen, brought in bills after the edifice was completed, which swelled the indebtedness to a frightful degree. When the church was occupied about $100,000 had been | raised by subscription, and itis safe to say about as | much more was owing. A life inéwrance company ac- | cepted a mortgage on the church property for the | amount, and now it is said the company threatens fore- | closure’ on account of non-payment of interest. An | election of trustees was held on the 20th of this month, | aud Russell Sage, Judgo Hilton, Judge Leow and other in- | fluential and wealthy gentlemen placed their services at, | the disposal of the church. It is sate to say, therefore, | that whatever business sagacity and wisdom will do will be done to lift the burdens from this most excellent | church organization, From attendants at the services in the church it is ascertained that out of the 400 pews in the church only about 200 are rented, The attendance is very good, but a large proportion of those who come to the ser- Vices are not regular attendants, The floating element | does notextend much support to the church. Still church to pay the current expenses and maintain the | services as they always have been conducted. The Sunday school is large and in a flourish- ing condition, and the congregation inclndes many wealthy and powerful persons, while the personal efforts and magnetism ot the pastor—especially among young men—is making a marked, although quiet, re- vival in the city, Of a Sunday evening it is no uncom- mon thing to see several hundred young men, clerks and shopkeepers, who do not regularly attend divine service, throng the Church of the Disciples to listen to the kindly words of Dr, Hepworth. | The pastor was waited on last evening by a Heranp | reporter, in order to ascertain further particulars. Dr, | Hepworth said:—‘The facts as published are mainly true, The church is STRUGGLING UNDER A LOAD OF DEBT, but I believe that, with the help of God, we shall come out all right. I have been bearing a good deal of the weight porsonally, but the movement cannot—must | not—stop. The people of New York gavo the money to build the church, and I think, with proper economi- cal management, we should have had but «small debt; but contractors brought in bills for extras, the archi: tect has a lien, and so we got into trouble, yet I cannot but think we shall find a way outinto the light. The congregation is about 2,000 at every service, and all the departments of the church are active and useful. Tho ‘trustees will probably permit the mortgage to be fore- closed and ‘the church will be bought in.’’” Dr. Hepworth seemed to have an abiding faith in the preie) aad it might be, being acceptable to the ivine will, PASTORAL CHANGE IN BROOKLYN. lyn, has appointed Rev. James J. MeMeel to the pastoral chargo of the congregation of St Ann's church, corner of Gold and Front streets, to succeed Rev. Father Glea- son. The newly appointed pastor was ordained May 2, 1869, by Bishop Ryan, at the Seminary of our Lady of the Holy Angels, Niagara, N, Y. For tive years he was assistant to Rev. Father Fransioli, at St. Peter's church, Hicks street, In tho carly part of last year he was assigned to St. Stephen’s cliurch, corner of Sum- m't and Hicks streets, of which parish Rev. Father O’Riely is pastor, There, as in the former parish, ho endeared himself by his zeal and kindly disposition, as well as through his abilities in the discharge of the du- ties of the ministering to the congregauon, Rich and poor alike regret his removal, but the higher sphere of priestly office, and its incumbent cares and responsi- ilities, will, doubtless, more fully develop the success of his more extended ministrations, WATCH NIGHT, HOW IT WILL BE OBSERVED IN NEW YORK, In this city watch night services will be held on the east side in Willett street Methodist Episcopal church, which, with the new year, enters upon the semi-cen- tennial of her existence as a society. This fact will make the services of more than ordinary interest. Com* mencing at nino o'clock the pasior, Rev. J. V. Saun- ders, will preach a sermon a love feast and prayer meet- ing will follow. In Second street at the same time the the Lord’s Supper will be administered; prayer and ox- perience moetings to follow. In Allen street Methodist Episcopal church the Rey. Charles E. Harris will preach asermon between nine and ten o'clock; an experi- ence meeting of one hour will follow. This will be suc- ceeded by a prayer meeting, to conclude with a cove- nant service at inidnight, In Seventh street Methodist Episcopal church, beginning at half-past nine P.M, the Rev. J. 8, Willis will deliver a memorial address, after which will be held a lovo, feast. and general conference and prayer mecting. The sorgices will be interspersed with music. The ser- vices will commence in Seventeenth street charch atten o'clock, when the Rey, A. W. Lightbourn will preach and an experience and praise meeting will follow, and | be closed with the usual solemn covenant services. In Twonty-seventh street church the pastor, Rey. W. War- ner Clark will preach, services commencing at nine | o'clock. A conference moeting will follow. In Beek- man Hill Methodist Episcopal church, Fiftieth street, the Rev. W. H. Thomas, pastor, will preach at ning o'clock, and an hour will be given to the relation of Christian experience. Moody and Sankey's hymns will be sung. On tho West Sido of the city, in Eighteenth street | Methodist Episcopal church, a general prayer meeting and love feast service will commence at half-past nine P. M., and continue till New Year dawns. A watch | night’ service will be held in the Free Tabernaclo, ‘Thirty-tourth street, commencing atten P. M., witha Bi: bie reading of the ninetieth Psaim by the pastor, Rev. Join Johns, who is go thoroughly familiar with the Scriptures that he can draw more spiritual meat from any given portion than most ministers can. A love feast and prayer meeting will follow, and Professor George 8. Weeks will lead the servico in song. Tho service in Forty-third street ckurch will open with a | prayer meeting for one hour, to be followed with a sor- | mon by the Rev. John Good, of Ireland, after which thoy will have an old-fashioned love feast closing the old year and beginning the new according to primitive usage, A social meeting for prayer and testimony, be- | ginning at nine o'clock, will precede addresses by Rev. Dr, Crawford and Rev. James M. King, pastor, in St | John’s Methodist Episcopal church, Fifty-third ‘street. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be admunis- tered just bolore midnight. Additional solemnity will be given to the services in old John street church, for- asmuch as it will be the farewell of the pastor, Rev. N. G. Cheney, who sails to-morrow for India by way of London and the Suez Canal, The colored Methodist societies in Sullivan street, West Tenth street, St. Mark’s, in Thirty-tifth street, noar Sixth avenue,’ and in Attorney street, will hold watch night services, ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL. The eigthteenth Christmas festival of the Sunday school of St. George’s Chapel of Free Grace took place last evening at the Sunday school, No. 408 East Nine- teenth street, near First avenue, The celebration was | presided over by Mr. Vincent Colyer, the superintend- ent of tho school. About 300 happy looking children several hymns and Caristmas carols. The Rev. Dr, Tyng, Sr., aud other gentlemen addressed the assem- lage of littie people and their friends, and, as a cli- usefal and pleasing gifts. | with a benediction, The services were closed A COLORED CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL. A Christmas festival was held at the Colored Homo in Sixty-fl(th street yesterday afternoon, The Homo accommodates about 260, and all, men, women and children, were assembled in the chapel, At tho front | all manner of bright little ornaments. Tho services of aband had been procured for the occasion, and tho meqing was opened by a voluntary from them, after which came a Christmas hymn by the colored people. A prayer followed by Rev. M. Bedtker, A poem was then read by the chaplain, Rev. R. Horton, after which an address was delivered by Rev, George J. Mingins. Paper bags, filled with toa, sugar, cake, oranges, pipes and tobacco were then distribated, Games and dolls | were provided for the children, The inmates are di- | vided into two classes—the almshouse and hospital patients, Tho institution is sustained in part by an allowance from the Commissioners of Charities and Correction; the balance is provided by subscription. DINNER TO JUDGE SHERIDAN, ‘The Law Stenographe: mentary dinner last evening to Hon. James B. Sheri- dan, who retires from the stenographic profession to take his seat on the Bench of the Marine Court, to which he was elected in November last. The Bench, the Bar and the association itself, of which Judge Sheridan was one of the earliest mombers, was fully represented | on the eceasion, The dinner was got up in Delmonico’s best style, Bat it was in the post prandial entertain- mgnts the enjoyment was the heartiest. The President, Mr. Underhill, premded, and, in the order of the geo gramme, Chiet Juatice Shea responded to the toast of the Marine Court. Mr. Mulford Prentice responded ‘to the Peripatetic “a tage Correspondent ina most felicitous manner. The association and their guests will long remember the evening as among the ploasant- | est of their reunions, there have beon means enough at the disposal of the | Right Rev. Bishop Loughlin, of the diocese of Brook. | Rey. W. McAllister will preach and the sacrament of were present and sung with sweet and earnest voices | | max to the festival, the children were presented with | of the platform wasa large Christmas tree, hung with | Association gave a compll- | 3 WESTERN RAILWAY FREIGHTS, CONFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GREAT COMPETING CARRIERS—WILL NEW YORK BE FAIRLY TREATED ?—RESOLUTIONS OV THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION. A conterence of the representatives of the trank rail- roads running west from this city and of the Vermont Central and Grand Trunk Railroad ot Canada was held yesterday at the Grand Central Depot in regard te equalizing the freight tarif. The chief persons present were William H. Vanderbilt, Vice President of the New York Central Raslroad; J. H. Rutter, General Freight Agent of the same road; J. Hickson, General Manager of the Grand Trunk road; Leander Meliis, General Manager of the Vermont Central Railroad; ©, F. Joy, President, and William B. Strong, Freight Agent of the Michigan Central Railroad; John Newell, | General Manager, and Addison Hills, Freight Agent, of the Lake Shore Railroad; Thomas A. Scott, President, and A. J. Carrol, Vice President, of the Pennsylvania Railroad ; John King, Jr., Vico President of the Balti« more and Ohio Railroad, and William Bliss, General Manager of the Boston and Albany Ratiroad. The meeting was held with closed doors and lasted several hours, ‘The consultation was not by any means harmonious for a long time, as the Ver- mont Central and Grand Trunk representatives would not agree to the wishes of the Western railroads that the Vermont line should raise its tariff, Toward the close, however, the differences were partially over- come, and it was agreed that the high contracting parties should adjourn to the Brevoort House to settle the matter by arbitration, Mr, Meilis, of the Vermont Central Railroad, in the heat of the discussion threatened to’ reduce the passenger rates from Boston to Chicago to $16, and if necessary to $10, it the Western lines persisted in their demands. The matter s finally settled at the | Brovoort House last evening to the satisfaction of both | the Vermont Central and Grand Trank railroads, Mr, J, Hickson, of the Grand Trunk Railroad, was seen by HERALD reporter at the Brevoort House, and thoug unwilling to give the exact terms of settlement he ex- pressed himselfas fully satistied with the termination: Of the dispute. ACTION OF NEW YORK MERCHANTS. A special meeting of the New York Cheap Transporta« tion Association was held yesterday at No. 110 Pear’ street to consider the report of a committee relative to the recent reduction in freight rates. Mr. John F, Henry, Vice President, occupied the chair, and Mr. FL B, Thurber, acted as secretary. Mr. John H. Kemp, chairman of the committee, read a report, giving the following points:— Your committee are not in favor of rates go low that they will not pay a fair and even. liberal return om capital actually invested in railways, nor are they im | favor of rates so high that cight per cent dividends can be paid upon a capital of twice the amount ever paid in by stock and bond holdersyas 1s the case with the New York Central road. in ‘the one caso it is unjust to those who have actually invested their capital and injures the prosperity of the carryin; | trade; in the other it dwarfs the natur: | development of our commerce and is unjust té } that interest. Your committee also dissent front | the views expressed by the President of the New York Central road, that the special contracts with lar; shippers properly protected New York interests. H4 stated that ‘upto the present special contracts had been ruling at twenty-five cents and no large shippers. had suffered by the change, which had really been made by the companies to secure tho floating business, and which they knew would not interfere with the general trading interest. On November 2, after much delibera- tion, it had been decided by the managers of the New York roads to put the rates at seventy-five cents, be- lieving that the merchants would not be aftected under their contracts, which did not expire until January 1 | at which time ft was supposed that a uniformity 1 all | Western rates would be secured.” Your committee believe that not only does this practice of giving spe- cial contracts not protect New York commerce, but 1t ie a direct premium to other distributing points to divert the commerce which naturally would come to this market. We believe that there can be no good reason given for charging one shipper twenty-five cents per hun- dred and another seventy-live cents for the same goods, in reasonable quantities, going to the same destination } in the same train, and that the arbitrary exercise of this great power has already driven much of our com- merce to other points, has much to do with the de- pressed state of business and real estate interests, and furnishes another good reason why these great semi- public institntions should be under such supervision and control as would protect alike the interest of the stockholders and the public. In regard to the ratea now ruling, it is probable they will not be long main- tained, as the basis of 30c., 25c., 20c. and lic, per hundred to Chicago for first, second, third, fourth and special classes respectively are too low.’ A fair basi | atthis time would. be 50c., 40c., 35c., 30c. and 2he. om both Kast and West bound froight, at which rates a road honestly capttalized and managed could pay a liberal interest on the investment. ‘This estimate is the result of careful study during a term of years, aided by several of the most eminent railroad engineers. Uniform rates like these would soon buil | upa large and steady trafic, whien would fill many o} the cars that are now hanled back to the West empty, and thus in the end pay both carrier and merchant bet- ter than the policy pursued in the past of making nom~ inal rates on a basis of, say, serenty-live cents or $1 for first class freight to Chicago and then cutting under by making speciai contracts with favorite shippers at per= haps one-third to one-fourth those rates The report was adopted. A report from the Commit- | tee on Canal Transportation, recommending the Legis- lature to test a proposed system of lengthening the locks on the canals, was adopted. Messrs. F. B. Thur= ber, G. A. Merwin and W. F. Kidder were appointed to nominate a Board of Managers for the ensuing year, and to report at the next meeting, to be held January , 1876, CUSTOM HOUSE COMPLICATIONS. Yesterday afternoon a delegation of representative of foreign express companies called upon Collector Are thur, at the Custom House, with reference to the prese ent embarrassments, caused by the enforcement of am j almost obsolete law, about entering a miscellaneoug shipment of packages on ono bill of lading in one entry. The following is Mr, L.W. Morris’ statement toa HeraLe reporter:—The trouble is that the Treasury has ree vived an old law of 1797, I am informed, under which all packages on one bill of lading must be entered at the Custom House in one entry, Express companies of standing are willing-to furnish to the Custom House all the invoices they haye received for the goods they transport, but in many cases they neither receive invoices or note of contents or value of pack ages. The law requires, further, that the owns ers of the package swear to the owner's oath, and to many of these owners residing jn remote parts of the country great loss of time on- sues in getting this oath, In some cases the adaresses given are incorrect, and sometimes the owners refuse lo receive the packages and consequently will make no oath, Personal eftects are often sent home by Ameri- can travellers, while they themselves remain abri | and consequently no clearance can be obtained for the | property Ull they return, Cast-off clothing, &c., aro | juoutly semt to poor people here by their trends | abroad. ‘They are ignorant of the money value of the same, besides which they frequently refuse to receive the packages, as a duty of thirty-five per cent is eharged niess they can swesr that they themselves have used these clothes and thai they ha only been six months in the country. The: dificulties were explained to the Secretary of the Tre: | ury, and he ordered on the 20th that every latitude | compatible with the law be given to the express com- panies “to facilitate a speedy cleararice of their pack- ages;’’ but he refuses to allow separate entries to be | made for the packages arriving on one bill of lading to an express company. This means that we must have all our papers complete for each package on one vessel | and embraced tn one bill of lading. If we havea pack- aze consigned toa dead man what are wetodot We | are now brought to a deadiock by the Secretary’s letter | of the 20th. Formerly we could remove packages | as we received the requisite oaths of owner- ship, invoices, &c Our only hope is the repeal of the old law made long before ¢ | press companies were thought of. Collector Arthur has kindly suggested a postponement of the taki eifect of the Secretary’s order for such time, say for months, as wi!! cnabie the express companies to have all their foreign correspondents instructed not to req ceive any packages Without requisite declarations, Im the meaiitime we are about trying to get special enac ments on the subject, As the reporter left Mr. Morr! | he said, laughingly, “I had a pack Portuguese Minister, Baron da Santa Anna, and the ‘Treasury made an exception in his favor, although there were over forty packages in the same bill of lading, | and which we havg yet been unable to enter. By law all foreign Ministers aro allowed to import goods for | their own use free of duty.”” A PINAL APPEAL. A letter, signed by Wells, Fargo & Co. and. W. Morris, was sent to the Secretary last night, in which the following passage occurs ;-— We would respectiully call your attention to the fact that several entire shipments of misee! #, even including sanples, have ‘under “Gen« eral Order’ for want of ability to clear under ordera | of 18th October and 20th December, and that our and our consignees only protection against great los by longer delay is your kindly and promptly acting on the proposal of the Collector, in waiving tor the um suggested, three or four months, the entry of @ bill of lading as a unit’? Among the recent importations Baldwin Brothers ave Six crates of live poultry; there are two cases of wine for the Secretary of the Treasury, and a number Uhristmas cakes and presents, all sent to store ander neral Order’’—their delivery being impossible un- Ger existing circumstances, YESTERDAY'S FOREIGN MAILS. | Twenty-seven thousand threo hundred and sixty-six | letters and sixty bags of papers left this city yesterday | afternoon for the various foreign ports. By the steamer | Foumorceti, TF Mamburg, 22,690 (otters and Sityasix bags of papers; by the steamer Canima, for ‘muda, 600 letters; by the steamer City of Vera for Havana and tho West jetiee, Ser lettors and one bag ‘ of papers; by the steamer for Santiago de Cuba, 370 letters and ono bag of papers re |