The New York Herald Newspaper, February 20, 1879, Page 10

ey le sat the: dislikea by the officers there. In September, 1 10 EDUCATORS IN COUNCIL. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS--THE NEED FOR COURSES OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Irmaca, Feb, 19, 1879. ‘The sessions of the State Association of School Commissioners and City Superintendents opened | here this morning. The meeting was attended by seventy-five members, the gentlemen present from New York city being Messrs. A. Lovelle and A. M. Kellogg. The morning session was opened with an interesting paper on the “Township System,” by Com- missioner Sidney G. Cooke, of Wayne county, A dis- cussion on its contents was carried on by Commis- sioners C. E. Surdam, of Queens county ; L. L, Goodale, of St. Lawrence; J. Taylor, of Sullivan, and Laurence G. Thomas, of Schuyler. The next paper was on “Commissioners’ Qualification,” by Commissioner Albert B, Watkins, of Jefferson county. It was dis- cussed by Commissioners C. A. Hall, of Wyoming county; G. V. Chapin, of Ontario; Kk. N, Williams, of Steuben, and J. A. Wells, of Erie. In the afternoon per was read by Principal James H. Hoose, of ‘ortland Normal school, on “The Examinations of Teachers for Public Schools,” discussion by Com- missioners Charles Hathaway, of Chemung county; John B, Riley, of Clinton; James H. McIntosh, of Delaware, and James MeLachlin, of Lompkins. THE ING SERVICE, In the evening the association listened to an ad- ndrew D. White, of Cornell ms in political ‘and social science. 4 sated an important reform in our methods of higher education. He thought it highly necessary that extended courses in political sciences should be introduced into all our institutions of higher learning. he said, the only way to save the country trom the terrible mistakes of mal- administration. Men, ignorant of the scientific principles underlying the guidance of public affairs, were not the men to be entrusted with such duties, however sound their common sense, or however irreproachable their principles. Such work must be given mto specially trained hands, otherwise the country would, he thought, experience the same disasters which have prostrated other com- munities into misery and ruin, The speaker ended with an appeai to men of intellect to bring their abilities to bedy on this important matter, and sug- gested to those possessed of wealth the endowment in all the great colleges, of the country of chairs de- voted to these subjects, LIEUTENANT FLETCHER. PREVIOUS CAREER OF THE NAVY OFFICER WHO ELOPED WITH MISS BAILEY—NO FAVORITE WITH HIS BROTHER OFFICERS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) WasurxoTon, Feb. 19, 1879. The report of the supposed elopement of Lieuten- ant Arthur H. Fletcher, United States Navy, and Miss Bailey, of Baltimore, has created consi‘lerable excite- ment in this city, where Mrs, Fletcher is well and favorably known. She is the eldest daughter of Dr. H. N. Wadsworth, a prominent dentist, who resides on Vermont avenue, She is also the granddaughter of Judge Frick, of Baltimore, at one time @ leading lawyer of that city. Previous to Mrs. Fletcher’s marriage with the Lieutenant she was one of the belles of this city and was quite popular in society. Sho is now with her parents in this city and is greatly afflicted by the treatment she has received from her husband. With her are her two bright children. Mrs. Fletcher is highly educated. She is small in stature and stylish looking. At the time of her wedding she was classed as one of the handsomest brides seen in Washington for many years. When Fletcher made her acquaintance she resided on C street, opposite Dr. Newman's church, and was known as the pet of the neighborhood. When it became public that she was engaged to Fletcher strong objection was raised to the maich by friends ot her family, the principal reason being the difference in years, he being nearly twice her age, and, moreover, quite plain ana bald- headed, and in addition his health was bad. The wedding, performed in Epiphany Episcopal Church, was a brilliant affair and one long remem! society. FLETCHN'S HIETORY. The unfaithful husband stands fourteenth in the list of navy lieutenants, having entered the service as far back as November 9, 1861. He was born in England, and was appointed from the State of Ohio. He resided in this city a number of years, his father being a well known physician here. In 1872, while stationed in China, he was court mar- tilled for general’ worthlessness, and was sentenced to two years’ suspension, but the sentence ‘wes set aside through the intervention of triends and Fletcher continued at the. station, much to the displeasure of his fellow officers. He was ond: Navy Yard here. several yvars, and wae he ‘Was again court martialled for desertion—for leaving hit ship, the ill-fated Huron, at Port Koyal without "permission—and was sentenced — to two years’ suspension, which sentence — he is now serving out. Fletcher and his wife went to Bultimore last fall, Mrs. Fletcher having relations in that city. An officer of the navy, stopping tempo- rarily in the city at the Ebbitt House, says that Fletcher did not stand well among the officers of the navy. He was looked upon as a worth- less and = not caleulated to do much — goo for the service.” But he had strony influence, and that’ inflnence saved him from dismissal in 1872, In his defence at his last trial he set up that he had been warned by a fimo tad that the Huron was to be lost, and in is excitement he taifed to’ go back to the ship. Some ot his acquaintances: think that he is not of sound FORTUNATE ESCAPE, TWO FERRYBOATS COLLIDE IN SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR—ONE IS SUNK—A PANIC, BUT NO LOSS OF LIFE. San Franctsco, Cal., Feb. 19, 1879. About three o'clock this afternoon the ferry steamers El Capitan and Alameda, plying between this city and Oakland Point, collided in mid-passage, A dense fog prevailed, and the boats were close to each other befors they could be seen. The bow of the El Capitan struck the Alameda on the port quarter, shattering her guard and rail, but doing her no serious damage. The port bow of the El Capitan was crushed in and she filled and sank rapidly, ‘The greatest terror and confusion prevailed. Some of the El Capitan’s pas- sengers Jumped on board the Alameda and others sprang into the water. In a few moments the steam- ers drifted apart and lost sight of cach other in the fog. The El Capitan sank to the hurricane deck and drifted rapidly toward North Point in a strong ebb tide. The Harbor Commissioners’ t Governor Irwin, which was in the vicinity, gv by the cries of the passengers and the screaming of the whistles, steamed at once to wene of the dis- aster and picked up those who were struggling in the ‘water. it ix not yet definitely ascertained whether there was any loss of life by the ferryboat collision; but the more one eral opinion is that there was not, The boats remained fast to each other several minutes, during which time most of the passengers on Ei Capitan got on the Alameda, except a few who jumped overboard in ment. The boats of th steamers were lowered to pick w or in the water. The officers and crews phaved well. There were about forty passengers on the El Capitan and nearly two hundred ou the Alameda. One sailor was injured by a fragment, Both steamers were constantly blowing whisties and a double lookout was maintained. Ki Capitan sunk to the hurricane deck in twenty minutes. She now lies in the bay behind Black Point. AN INSOLVENT SAVINGS BANK. [Sy rexxcrarH to THE HERALD.) Newront, R. 1, Feb. 19, 1979, The commissioners appointed to examine into the condition of the Citizens’ Savings Institution, of Woonsocket, made their report to the Legislature The whole indebtedness when the bank its doors was $264,585 78 and the assets 3 7%, They estimated the gross assets now, after a careful investigation, to be of the value of 36—an estimated depreciation of abo twelve per cent upon the amount of deposits, T! recommend to the trustees to pre «l to liquid: and close the affairs of the defunct bank as carly as may be deemed by them consistent with the inter- ests of its depositors, RAILROAD OFFICERS ELECTED. ports, Ind., Feb. 19, 1879, At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Indianapolis and St, Louis Railroad held here to-day, the following directors were chosen :—H. B. Hulburt, J. H. De Burk, Cleveland; J. D, Messler and J. N. McCulloch, Pittsburg, and Thomas A, Scott, Philadelphia. 1. B. Hnlburt was elected presi- dent and E, B. McClure general superintendent, WABASH RAILROAD COMPANY. Torxvo, Ohio, Feb, 19,1879, At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the ‘Wabash Railroad Company held here to-da: were 120,080 shares of stock represented, and the fol- lowing gentlemen were tinanimously elected directors for the ensuing year:—C. K. Garrison, Cyrus W. Field, Solon Humphreys, William Colgate, PD, A. Lind! H. A. HH. Post, \ Garrison, all . Hopki A. M. Billings, George L, Dunlap, of Ch Ridyley ringfeld, Il., and James Fort Wayne, In The report made to the stock- holders shows the net carnings for the past year to have been $1,525,000, or an increase over the preced- dng yoar of $207,100, closed NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 1879.—TRIPLE SHEET. OT MARTHA WASHINGTON RECEPTION. BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC LAST NIGHT—-ARRANGING THE TABLEAU. The floor of the Academy of Music presented @ ‘curious scene last evening. The occasion was the rehearsal for the Martha Washington Reception to be held this evening. As has already been announced, the reception will be opened with a grand | tableau representing the inauguration of Washington as first President of the United States at Federal Hall. This historical edifice stands in the centre of the stage, and while to the left is the Verplanck mansion, on the front steps of which a HenaLp re- porter stood last evening and surveyed the scene. There was a troop of horse (dismounted), equipped in the style of Leo's famous Par- tisan Legion, commanded by Captain Stakes. They wore ulsters, swords and helmets. Then there were German grenadiers, commanded by Captain Seribas and not uniformed yet; New York grenadiers, equipped in imitation of the guard of Frederick the Great, commanded by Captain Har- sons; Scotch infantry in full Highland costume, bagpipes and all. One ot the pipers wore his cap on the side of his head, like Monald the piper in ‘*Mac- leod of Dare,” so that every one wondered what kept it on. Infantry in full Conti- nental uniform were commanded by Captain Philip Courtland. Mixed up with the military wore ladies in walking dress, some with their hair powdered and some in gray wigs. Young me who were to figure in the tableau, flourished around in knee breeches and wore Derby hats; some even had the temerity to wear opera hats on their gray wigs. In the midst of all this singular crowd moved the energetic tigure of Mr. Napoleon Sarony, with hat tipped rakishly on one side and cloak thrown across his shoulder, While he was busy arranging for the tableau the young peoplo took the oppor tunity to indulge in @ dance over the polished floor, but only for afew minutes, for one of the committee men ordered the music to cease, and they were left high and dry, so to speak, inthe middle of a bar. MILITARY DANCERS, Soon, however, the business of dancing was regu- larly begun aud Mr. De Garmo marshalled his twenty-fonr couples for the Norwegian peasant dance. The Norws peasants uppeared in the fashionable dress of the day and went eully through the figures of the dunce. Whilo the music was playing, the disengaged military took ad- yantaye of the opportunity and Highlanders and Continentals stacked arms and jormed © hands in a square dance ot lively figures. In the meantime, the gas man tried the effect of various lights, and the panorama turned from. red to green, from moonlight to broa . Around: and around the stage whirled the kilted dancers till the bricks of the Verplanck mansion quivered with the unwonted motion, while a draughtsman stood at the foot of the stage and sketched the scene that Mr. Seavey had Spread over forty pieces of unbleached muslin. ‘The following are the persons who will be repre- sented in the tubleaun:—On the baleony—George Washington, President;. Robert R. Livingston, Chan- cellor; Samuel A. Otis, Secretary of Senate; John Adams, Vice President; Count de Moustier, Ambas- sador from France; Dou Diego Gardoqui, Ambassador from Spain; Colonel Richard Henry Lee, Oliver Elis- worth, Baron Steuben, General Hayes; John Broome, President of Chamber of Commerce; Roger Sherman ; Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of Treasury; General Knox, Secretary of War; General St. Cl General Samuel B. Webb, marshal of the day; Edmund Ran- dolph, Attorney General; Ebenezer Hazard, Post- master General; Colonel Humphreys, aid to Wash- ington. Many of the characters are represented by direct descendants of those who took part in the inaugural ceremonies April 30, 1789. ‘The Bible used on’ this occasion is the original one on which the oath of office was administered to Wash- ington, aad is loaned by St. John Lodge, No. 1, of and A.M. The boxes will be occupted by the follo ing persons :— Proscenium—Party from Washington; Cotton Ex- change; 8. V. Sone, Mrs. W. H. Harrisonand Mrs. B. D. Worsham. Hox Circle—Charles J, Gould, Mrs. General Hays, Dr. R..C. M. Page, Johy N. Statin, Mme. da Silva and Mrs, Bradford, Mrs. Henry, Delano ©. Caivin, John ‘looked upon her with jealous: H. O. Bernard, Charles H. Feyn, RB. C. Is eed, Charies §. Higgins, R. G. Dun, Robert Maclay, Will: jam A. Cole, Charles A. Sterling, J. 8. Barron, John T. Cummings, H. K. Enos, P. Giisey, Sr.; T. Keyser, Richard. Butler, Miss Alice B, Carey, John B. MeCu Mrs. F. Moulton, Mrs. W. Ellsworth; P. F. Mundi, M.D.; William V. Brokaw, William A. Martin, T. J. Davis, John P. Kennedy, Mrs. Walter Appleton, 5. J. Thiers, George P. Erhard; L. R. McGinnis, Jr.; E. Chabert; H. Knapp, M. D.; H. T. Eldred, J. N. Petty, H. J. Braker and W, R. Andrews. Artist Boxes.—D. 8. Watts, J, Hull Browning, Mrs. B, T. Babbitt, Horatio Reed, William A. Parshall, W.H. Wiley, John D. Townsend, Gustav Amsinc! . Norwin Green, Dr. Joseph E. Jauvrin, Frank Baker and K. K. Carter. Mezzonine Boxes.—Samuel A, Lewis, Napoléon Sar- ony, Mr. George H. Dunham, Mrs. A. Davis, Dr. Will- jam Thurman, J. H. Aldrich and Mrs. J. Seal. ‘Lhe sale of tickets has exceeded the expectations of the managers of the reception, which promises to be of unusual attraction. THE BALL SEASON. THIRD ANNUAL BALL OF THE CHARITY ASSOCTA- TION OF THE NINETEENTH WARD AT TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE. The Third Annual Ball of the Charity Association of the Nineteenth ward was given last evening in Terrace Garden Theatre. The floor was full when the dancing commenced, and the enlivening music of Grafulla’s Band, with a double force, gave zest to the terpsichorean exercises. It was the grandest and most pleasurable annual reunion e given by this association, The proscenium and other boxes were occupied by members of the association and promi- nent citizens of the ward. THE ARION BALL. Among the features to be introduced into the grand procession of the Arion masquerade ball in Gilmore's Garden to-morrow night are a large num- ber of humorous and satirical allusions to prominent public individuals and national and international affairs. Comstock’s art galiery is very funny, repre? senting ancient statuary clothed in accordance with modern and refined ideas. A tribe of Indians is rep- resented «(by the New York Turnverein), with wig- wanis and pappooses, and adetachinent’ of United States soldiers, between which a battle is fought and the soldiers defeated and scalped. No tickets will be sold at t! trances and the entire number of tick- ets is limited. HOBOKEN SOCIAL CLUB, The Young Men's Social Club of Hoboken will give their nineteenth annual masquerade ball this even- ing at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Berustein’s orchestrs being engaged for the occasion, WRECKED ON THE JERSEY COAST. THE DARK SADIE, OF BOSTON, GOES ASHORE OFF LIVE SAVING STATION No, 10, The bark Sadie, of Boston, went ashore opposite Lite Saving Station No. 10, at Point Pleasant, N. J., at five o'clock yesterday morning. Patrolman James Cook, of the station, saw the vessel just be- fore she struck and flashed a red Coston light, but the bark was too close to the beach to benefit by the warning. Captain Fleming, in charge of the station, with his entire crew and their apparatus, were at the scene of the wreck within ten minutes after the vessel struck and succeeded in getting the hawser, on which the breeches buoy is rigged, out to the vessel. ‘The crew of the bark, consisting of ten men, were safely landed, end were soon made comfortable by the crew of the station. The captain and mate of the bark refused to leave their vessel, and about nix clock she was stranded, At ten o’ele thi having receded, ieaving her high and dry, » Hena reporter went aboard and obtained from the cap- tain, H. D. Gregory, the following particulars :— THE CAPTAIN'S STATEME: The Sadie loft Antwerp on December 24, and was detained at Flushing and the Downs (England) until January 5. She encountere| heavy gales and rough weather generally up to the time of striking the Jersey coast, and had not been able to take an observation since Sunday last, Tuesday the captain judged the position of his vessel to be about sixty miles west of the South Shoals, latitude 40 deg. 20 min, He steered west by north until midnight, when he had thirty-two fathoms, then steered west two hours. He made no further sounding before beg bark struck, as he had no idea he was so far he west and south. The captain attributes this disaster to some irregularity in his chronometer, ‘The Sadie is owned by J. P, Milledge, of Boston, and ix twelve years old, She is 514 tons register and has no cargo, but is ballasted with sand. She is in- sured for 4) and is valued at $15,000, Captain Gregory further stated that his voyage had been an unfortunat from the start; that while lying in the river at Antwerp the Sadie run into by asteamship and damaged to the ex! of £250, and that again while his vessel was in charge of pilot he was grounded, necessitating an entire new sheeting of copper. LOST AT SEA, ‘Tho bark Minnehaha, Captain Brownsikk, from Londonderry, arrived at this port yesterday, having on board the crew, sixteen in number, of the bark Hawthorne, Captain Nason, of and for Boston from Singapore, having recvived them on the 1ith inst, from the schooner Graco Cushing, of | Portland, Me. The Hawthorne left Singapore on October 4 with a general cargo and had variable weather until she reached this coast, when she ex- perienced a succession of heavy gales. On February 11 the captain caught # glimpse of what he con- sidered Swnkatz headlight on the Massachusetts coast, and soon alter the yessel struck on a shoal and commenced pounding, with great force, The mainmast was cut away and the two boats were manned, as the ship began to (a4 to pieces, The sea was running very high trom the southwest and on the following day the smaller boat filed and Peter- son and Anderson, two ot the sailors, were drowned. The remaining boat was kept fom eapsizing with great diiticulty, and needed the most strenu- ous exertions on the part of the crew, A brig passed a few miles off and asignal of distress was hoisted at the end of an oar, but was unnoticed. A schooner then came within view and fortunately made the boat out and rescued the crew in an exhausted condition. Before she reached them, however, Charles Minnesly, a sailor, died from the effects of the cold, The rescued mar- iners speak in the highest terms of the kind treat- ment they experienced at the hands of Captain Mosher and Mate Ryder, of the Grace Cushing. On the 14th they were transferred to the Minnehaha, ILLINOIS’ SHAME, A BEAUTIFUL GERMAN GIRL NEAR MENDOTA ILL,, LOCKED UP FOR SIXTEEN YEARS—SHE IS NOW DEFORMED AND INSANE, A Chicago Tribune letter of February 17, dated Men- dota, INl., says:— A case of cruelty and inhumanity is being brought to light a few miles south of this city which, it 1 to be hoped, is without paraliel in this generation, if not in this century. It is that of a young woman 1 Margaret Reck, daughter of Peter Reck, a y German farmer, oc Troy Grove, who was shut up in a room over sixteeen years ago and kept there to this day in solitary confinement without ever having lett it. A few years after Peter Reck’s arrival in this country, and previous to his locating on a farm in ‘Troy Grove, his wife died, leaving him seven chil- dren—five daughters and two sons. Hoe married again, and had two daughters by his second wite. ‘The daughters of the tirst wite were obnoxious to her, and tor the suke of peace thoy were driven from their homes and made to seek employment and shelter. aret, the girl finally locked up, was too young to shift for herself, and in order to get away from the stepmother’s harsh treatment was taken to Peru and placedin a school kept by the Sisters of Charity. While there she is said to have given proofs of acquiring the branches taught with facility, and to have evinced quite. taste tor draw- ing, in which she excelled. She returned home. She was the belle of the nefghborhood; full of life and fun; courteous and kind to all, and po: of 80 beautiful a voice the young snd the old would often go to hear Margaret sing, The estimation in which she was'held by the people was not calculated to raise her in the estimation of the stepmother, who as possessing advan- tages and attractions which she herself lacked. The stepmother insisted that she should be de- graded and her spirit broken, and she was finally forced into a room, where she has been kept under lock and koy to this day, Through all these weary years of solitary-continement not a living soul was Permitted to seo* her save two or three inmates of the honse. Not even her own sisters, nor her cousin, a Roman Catholic priest, could obtain that privilege, notwithstanding their oft-repeated demands. In answer to inquiries by the neighbors they were first told that Margaret was unwell, later on that she was irsane, and that, as she would wear no clothes, they were not allowed to see her, That she became insane is now beyond all question of dis- pute, but that she was so when first confined is not generally credited. It is thought that, being a high spirited girl, she revolted against such harsh and unjust treatment, and that her father, in his obstinate tenacity of parental authority, determined that she should be the first to yield. Neither wavered in the determination not to be the first to acknowledge the wrong; xo Margaret’s confinement continued, and with nothing to relieve the monotony but the bare whitewashed walls of a small room, her food passed in through a square aperture in’ the wall, placed on a shelf, the shutter replaced, and not a word spoken, When the dreadful calamity of. insanity came the father sought to atone for his wrong by building a church, The stepmother died last April, and the father followed soon afterward, but it is said that his death was the result of foul play, By the will the heirs were to get forty meres of land each. Mary, the youngest daughter, was ap- pointed custodian over Margaret, with the use of the house and eighty acres of land while she (Margaret) should live, There were three trustees and an executor appointed. The trustees visited the room in which Margaret was confined, and found the unfortunate creature, whom they had’ known sixteen years before as the belle of the place, crouched in a corner on the floor perfectly naked, save an old army blanket that she had drawn over her. The room was destitute of furniture, pictures or ornaments of any kind, and only bare walls and a little grated window broke the monotony of the dismal place. Food was shoved in throngh a hole, and ‘slight heat came from abit of stovempe which entered from the kitchen stove. ® Strange to say, the trustees, atter shedding tears, disagreed as to the improvements necessary to ameliorate the unfortunate croature’s condition, one of ‘titem maintaining that she-should remain in the condition her father had kept her. The more humane men, feari that she would freeze to death, consulted Dr. Corbus, who, in his capacity of Commissioner of Lunacy and Public Charities, visited her, in company with Dr. Crook, and ordered her clothing, a bed and a hard coal stove, and the room to be kept at a temperature of 70 degrees. Even after a stove was put in she wonld crouch on the floor, roll up in the corner and sink off into a comatose state, with her skeleton limbs drawn under her. Thecorrespondent says:—Stoop- ing down I took that pale, emaciated hand in mine. It was cold, not exceeding & temperature of 45 degrees. The pulse was about sixty-five. The body was quite warm, the temperature be:ng between 98 and. 102 de- rees. ‘The contour of the head is shapely, the fore- ead high, broad and suggestive of intelligence rather than dementia or frenzied insanity. The eyes, that were once large, blue and expressive, are now sunken in their sockets and have Jost their lustre forever. The lids are relaxed; the functions of the optic nerve scom to have been destroyed, The skin is still soft, white and delicate A though the morbid condition of the nerves will be apparent from the fact that apin can be stuck into it quite deep without any evidence of pain. The lower limbs are much contracted and devoid of mus- cular power. The feet are much deformed and bent back as if by muscular contraction acquired through long accustomed crawling. When told by the inmates that she has been like thut tor years; that she crawis three times a day, as regularly as clockwork, to the shelf for her food; that she con- sumes at cach meal a goodly quautity of sopped bread, milk and coffee, and sometimes meat; that she is strong and wouid tear off any clothing put on her, and that she is quite lively at night, oue has to be credulous indeea not to doubt it, tor sbe did not look as if she could tear tissue paper. ‘She won't stay in that bed,’ said her half sister; ‘she is just as obstinate as she can be; she will crawl out of it aa if it did not feel good to her, and go into the corner where she is now; she always goes there; sho likes the cold boards best.’ Dr. Corbus describes her manner of moving as that of a wriggling or shuffling gait at the hips, propelled by the fect, the hands taking little or no part. He left orders that she should be dressed several times a day till she becomes accustomed to clothing, and that the bed be so constructed that she cannot get out. The doctor speaks of her case as being not only the worst he ever saw, but the worst he ever heard of. How long she hax been kept ina nude condition no one, can ascertain. It is thought by some that she was divested of clothing at the time she was first confined, lest she would make her escape through the window, ‘The bars that are there would certainly not have prevented her, for a child could tear them down as they now are, ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE. A dramatic soirée will take place at St. John’s Col- lege, Fordham, on Shrove Tuesday, February 25, a very interesting programme being prepared for the occasion. MUTUAL LIFE'S REBATES, A mecting of the directors of the Mutual Life In- surance Company was held yesterday for the pur pose of listening to the report of the com- mittee appointed some three weeks ago to con- sidvor the matter of rebates on premiums, Mr. William EK. Dodge, chairman of the committee, sub- mitted the report and it was, after nearly two houra’ discussion, adopted unanimousty. In accordance with the report, the company will abandon the plan recently adopted of giving new policy holders rebate of thirty Por, cent while continuing the premiums on standing policies at the old figures. In the place of the rebate a new tariff of premiums is adopted, and the old policy holders are to receive tho same benefits as new comers, PATRICK'S DAY PARADE, The dolegates to the Irish Convention for the pur pose of making arrangements for the parade on St. Patrick’s Day, 17th of March, met last evening at Academy Hall, No. 307 Third avenue, There was a very full attendance and Mr. Peter McGowan pre- sided. A committee of five on credentials was ap- pointed, consisting of Messrs. Flynn, Mahon, Mulli- Casserly and Mally. ‘The members were in an nent mood tor talk and discussion, and the least matter gave rise to endless and warm argument. Every man present op cured to be able to talk the whole night, and if the floodgates had once been raised there is no telling when the meeting might have reached anend. The great point to be decided was the election of grand marshal for the momen- tons event of the 17th prox., and the two prominent candidates for this great honor were Terence and John Reilly (no relationa), and the balloting went on till the dawn of morning with the chances in favor of John Reilly, The prospects for the latter at mid night were supposed to be favorable, ALMANAC FOR NEW YORK THIS DAY. &UN AND MOON, HIGH WATER. 647 any, Hook, 5 4L| Gov Island. ovo — — | Hell Gate, SHIPPING NEWS OCEAN STEAMERS. DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE MONTHS OF FEBRUARY AND MARCH. 00 2 Bowling Greer {4 Bowling Green. {17 Bowling Green 31-33 Broadway ‘172 Broadway {81 Broadway \89 Broadway 37 Broudway Rowling Green Bowling Green ny ” Liverp Rotterdam Broadway 29 Browtway > Browdway 29 Broadway PROM PHILADELPHIA. {Feb 20.|Antwerp...[307 Wainut st HERALD YACHT WEATHER OBSER- VATIONS. Nederland.......... i "| Bar. | Ther. ‘Slate of Feb, 19. tour. | Ince] Deg | Wind.| Weather. Noon|.50] 40] ENE|Clondy. ‘ 36] El Clonay, 26] RNE/Cloudy. 26] ENE|Cloudy. WESTERN UNION TIME BALL, New Yonx, Feb. 19—Noon. ‘Tho Western Union time ball foll correctly to-day, PORT OF NEW YORK, FEB. 19, 1879, ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THE HERALD STHAM YACHTS AND HERALD WHITESTONE TELEGRAPH LIN‘. Steamer. Helvetia (Br). Rogers, Liverpool Keb 6, with mdseand 51 jon} toF WJ Hurst. Had heavy gales to the Banks, thence nioderate weather; Feb 17, Jon 64 41, passed a German ship, showing. sig bound W! Steamer Flamborough (Br), Frazer, St Piorro Feb 8, md: as passengers to A E Onterbridgo, mer City of Washington, Timmermann, Havana Feb 15, with mdse and 43 passengers to F Alexandre & Sons, oamer Lone Star, Forbes, Now Orleans Feb 11 and Southwoat Pass 12th, with mdse and passengers to Bogert & Morgan. a Stoumer Knickerbocker, Kemble, New Orloans Feb 12 with indse and passengers to Clark & Seamon. Stoamer Wostora Texas, Hines. Jacksonville via Bruns wick, Ga, and Port Royal, SC, with imdseto © Ht Mallory & 60, Stoumer City of Macon, Kempton, Savannah 3 days, with mdse and passonzers to Geo Yongo. Steamer EC Knight, Chichester, Georgetown, DC, via Delaware Breakwater, with mdao to J I, Roome, Jr, Steamer Ailiance, Lawson, Philadelphia, with’ mdse to Jay Hand. Steamer Panther, Mills, Philadelphia, with coal to thd Reading Railroad Co. ‘Ship Star of Italy (of Belfast), Shaw, Calcutta Nov 20, with mdse to R J Cortis, Ship Hamilton Fish, Mortimer, Liverpool Jan 7, with mdso to H Marshall & Co. the Northern passage; and NW gales to the banks; thenco 18 days M. Ship St Paul, Williams, Liverpool 8 days, in ballast. to WR Grace & Go. Was 17 days W of the Banks, with strong W and NW gales and vory high bead seas, rain and snow storms. Ship Eric tho Red (of Bath). Allon, Antworp 23 days, in ballast, tod W Elwell & Co, Had" moderate weather to rd strong westerly winds. America (of Windsor, NS), Lockhart, Havre s, in ballast, to Snow & Burgos: Tiark lash Light (Br), Card, Liverpool 46 days, in bal- lant, to Scammell Bros, rk Edwin (of Windsor, NS), Smith, London 31 days, in ballast, to C W Bertaux. Was 19 days W of the Banks, with strong westerly. gales Bark Cypras (of St Jolin, NB), Parker, Glasgow 27 days, in ballast, to J W Elwell & ¢ Bark Maggie M (of St J . Cogswell, Cork 40 days, in ballast. to JW Parker & Co, “Mad strong gales trout v toNW. Bark Minnehaha (Br), Browning, Londonderry 54. days, in bullast to Gd Knox. Had. strong NW .gulen with very: heavy cross soas during the entire passage. Feb 1: de, passed somo spars and a ship's lograck: 14¢ Jon 68, took from achr Grace Cushing, of and from Portl: for Ponee, Pt, the captain and crew (10 men) of bark Haw- thorne (ot Boston) Nason, from Singapare for Boston, which was wrocked Feb 11 on South Shoals, and brought thein to this port. Hark Sokotn (Gf Yarmogth,, NB), Crocker. Hamburg 70 days, with mdso to Boyd & Mincken. Had heavy wostorly galos; lost an it saties Jan 6, mg nw heavy gal from WNW, John Rick, seaman, a native of Ham burg, fell from the Jibboom overbourd and was drowned, Hark Hafrstiord (Nor), Moyer, Ametordam 46 davs, it ballast, to © Tobias & Co. Had a continuation of SW and s the ontire passage; Jan 19, no ow SW lasting sevoral hours, Jost and split snide: 13th, 11 Sz, lon 1923, spoko a British bark, showing signals YSWO, from Breman for Now York, 7 days out. fark’ Hattie M (of Bear River, Ni), Lowin, Rotterdam 67 days, with mdso to J. W Parker & Co. pusnage and had strong wostorly wind: Bark George (Ger), Steffens, avro Jan 6, Im batlast, to to Tobins & Co, Was ll days to the Bank: had heavy westerly gales, Bark Alimuri (Ital), Trapani, sulphur to JC Passed ntrong gales fi sage; stove forward houve and bulwarks, a Fost aud aplit vevoral sails und shipped large | Rio Janeiro 41 i yessel to mastor. 'W. Had variable Padang $8 day "Pansod Cape at water. Bark Ellen Holt (of Liverpool), Dun: days, with coffee to Watjen, Tool’ & Cronwd the Equator Jan 27, in lon 34 weather. Brig Ned White (of Belfast), Thom with coffeo und spice to V fT Hrown & Good Hope Dec 24, with fine woathor and crossed tho Equator 22d, trades in lat 38, and took the ing thom ay (ar ‘ns Int 20 N; passed Bermuda Feb i2 and Hatteras 15th, with N and NE gaiew and cold weather 2 23 34, spoke bark Dinna (Br), from Batavia Fob att 17, lon 50.45, Lark rf E lon 3d 29: é trades in lat 4.N, hold- it seas the entire & BSN Ee. cGrath, Grand. Fuel ke, TH 16 put into this port in distress: and NE gules with vory high seas; curried away mainboom split mainsail duing a heavy NW gale; was 8 days N Tlatteras, with heavy NW gales, Bg Barks Northern Queen (Br), from Havro, and Nova om London, which were anchored in the lower ame up to the city 19th, PASSED THROUGH HELL GATE. BOUND SOUTH. er Eleanora, Johnson, Portland for New York, with a paavengers tw J. F. Aue Steainor City of Fitchburg, Ellis, New Bedford for Now York, with mdne aud passer, ra to Harling & Davis. ‘Stoumer Galates, Walden, Providence for Now ¥ dae and parsengurs to lanke (dell SUNET, che Inlaud Hello, Maskill, Eastport for New York, with fish to order. Rehr Md Lee, Hagerty, Boston for New York, Nellio Lamper, Higgins, Lynn for New York, lon, Brookings, New Bedford for New York, ily, Hallock, Black Roek for New Y Dodge, Falt River fm New York. Sehr George E Prescott, Fall River for Now York. 1B wvidenee for New York. Sehr Fannie Mitch Behr Cora, | New York. Sehr Berti . Providence for New York. Sebr Abbi Behr Copin, Sehr Lamartine, Sinith, Sehr Silas Wright. Hart Behr € L Vandewn Schr Mary Freeland. C BOUND EAST. Steamer Albatross, Davi ew York for Fall River. Steamer Bolivar, Geer, ww York for New Loudon and Norwich. Brig Republic (Br), ) New York for Santandor, Schr Carrie Penny, L M k for Cold Spring, LI. Schr Sharpshooter, Clark, New York for Cold Spring, Ll. pert for Now York, CLEARED. ‘aig, London—Henderson Bros, ‘ansom, Port au Prince, Seveniile, i 0. inot Morro Castle, Roed, Havana—William P Clydo & Co. Steamer Morgan City, Read, New Orleans—Bogert & Morgan, Stentor Gate City, Daggott, Sav Stoamer Charleston, Berry, Oh annh—George Yongo. ston—d W Quintnrd & Ntoamer Richtnond, Kelly, Norfolk, City Point mond—Old DB inion Steamehip Stonmor J W Garrott, Foster, Haltimoro, &o—J 8 Krome, Stoamer Alliance, Lawvon, Philadolphindamos Hand. Ship Cockermouth (Br), ‘Parker, London—Howring & ‘hibald, as Steinvora (Br), McIntosh, Fleetwood, E—Seammell roe. id Riel ‘kk Castello Dragone (Ital), SehiaMfino, Bristol, B= Slocovich & Co, Bark Dueppol (Ger), Ekoff, Ardrossan—Fanch, Edye & Co. Bark Minsrva (Now), Olsen, Queenstown or Falmouth for orders—Benham & Bo: Bark Agnes (Ger), I Bremen—Watjon, Tool & Co, MeLeod, Hamburg—Jobn A Bark Sacramento (Br), pan “inpiter (Ger), Laitke, Koenigeborg—Funch, Eye & rk Bjorviken (Nor), Harris, Rottordam—Funch, Edyo * hak (Nor), Wongaard, Bordeaux—Bonham & Boyenen. ark Samos, Honrahen, Gibrattar—Vornon I Brown & Co, rig Gaven (Br), MeClire, Gijon (Spain)—Hatton, Watson # dilic MC Hoakell, Haskell, Cursegn—D A Do Lima & Co, 4g Het avvinia Bell, Aldrich, Basso Perro Ge Kitts)—Jones my necit gialant (Bp), Emberloy, St Johns, NF—James M sche Howard Holder (Br), Holder, St John, NB—Seam- 00. Mache Marcus Kdwards, Douglass, Jacksonriile—Warren Ray, Rnr Sallie Burton, Burloy, Stamford—Stamford Manu: facturing Co Ofr SAILED. Steamers Alentin (Br), for London; Greeco (Br), doy Batavia (Br), Liverpool; Canada (Fr), Havre; Morro ¢ 0, Havana; ‘an City, New Orleans; Gute City, Savannah; Ohiarlostou, ‘Charleston ; butk Tordonskjold (Nor), Honfleur, , MARITIME MISCELLANY. BGP For particulars of the loss of bark Hawthorne, from Singapore for Boston, and the stranding of bark Sadie, from Antworp for New York, see news columns, Tho purser of steamer City of Washington, from Havana, Will please accept our thanks for his attentions, Stwamun Ixp1axa, Sargent, at Philadelphia from Liver. pool, reparta:—Fob i lat a0 48, lon 20 13, passed a derelict Vensol bottom up w: tof keel and stern out of wator; the wreck was drifting eastward, ek VINPICATOR, ashore at Smith's Point, Ll, bi and the wreck was sold on Manday last for $55, and engine still remaine upon the bar, whieh ror BS. STKamKR City oF AveTIN, Stevens, from New York for Galveston, put into Norfolk yesterday with shaft broken. Bank Busix (tab, Capurro, from Philadelphia for Calais, went ashore on Lower Hulkhend yesterday, but was gotten’ of und returned to Newenstle, Del, with rudder Kone, and reported to bo leaky. Bank Susie (By), from Pensacola for Port Natal, which put into Havana Sept 30, leaky (before reported), has abun- doned her voyage, and haying repaired sailed from Havana Fob 4 for Wilmington, N Bure WE Stowe (Br), at Boston Feb 18 from Poneo. re- ports: —Fob 13, lat 38.08, Ion 72, passed a part of a wrock with anchors down and spars 'and sails alongside, ap- parently » brig, painted « Tele xreen, no name visible’ and ad been but a xhort time in that position. Scan O1iveR Jameson, from Bermuda for Charleston, be- fore reported abandoned at sea, was valued at $6,000, “and sho was thoroughly repaired two years ago. No insurance excopt #300 on the captain's share. Morro, formerly of Alexandria, is reported to have n tho Eastern shore of Maryland last weok. Rosk, from Pernambuco tor Now York, bofore roported at Nortolic to repair damages recoived in'a colli- son, lost foretopmast and Jibboom and had port bow stove. Senn Rost Foxtek, from Boston for Philadelphia, before reported at tho mouth of Indian River Creek full of wator, has beon towed to Delaware City, supposed with bow port stove, Scut Aunenra (Fr), May, from Fortune Bay, NF, for Boston, with herring, went ashore at 10 P M Fob 18, near tho First Clif, Scituate, Mass, Crow saved; vessel full of water, Scun Caxtox, Healey, at Vhiledelphin Feb 18 from Ma" tanzus, had very heavy weather most of the passage: lon’ and spit sails and sustained other slight damago; was five days north of Hatteras with head winds. Jalyexton, before ro- ‘and the wator ld 40 rapidly that the pumps were wholly us9- ‘apt Chane, her commander, urderod the boats to he launched and provisioned, and as tho crow pulled from the vessel's ide sho sank botore their eyes, They wore fo days on tho veean, taking turns xt tho oars and husbandt thoir scanty atock of wator, which soon ran short. On the evening of the fourth day they spied land. ‘The captain and crow of ship Adriatic (Br), from Pabel- lon do Pica, aahoro at Dunkirk were saved. Ovannur Vieseuts—Bark Prosorpina (7317 tons, of Lassina Anstria).Ivancich, sailed from: Now York Oct 5 for Boelloaux, with 38,029 bnahoix wheat and 20,000 foot of lumber, and hay not'sines beon heard of. k_ Ruben 8 G6 tone. of Sabioncello, Austria), Bro lich, sailed from Philadelphia Sopt21 for Queonstown, wi 37,759 bushols corn, valued at $17,875, and hus not since been heard of, Schr John © Reed (100 tons, of Ellsworth, Mo), Farrell, loft Miragoane Dec 19 for New York, with logwood; was spoken'on the 20th, and since that timo whe has not been reported. OnanLeetON, Feb 18—Schr Aun E Valontine, from Pro- grono, which was towed into this port by the revenu steamer Mocassin on tho 10thinst, received her now fore- sail by the Gulf Stream and will immediately proceed to Now York, her original port of destination. Guovexsrer, Mass, Feb 19—Tho achr Edward A Horton which has arrived from the off shore fishing grounds, ports that Michyel O'Malley. of Gloucester, one of ‘the crew, was lont overboard and drowned. Lewes, Dol, Fob 19—Brig Moses Day, Crosby, from Sagua for Philadelphia, ts reported ashore’ on Winter Quarter Beach. Steamer North America, with wreekors, his kono to hor assistance. Cargo of sugar and molasses." Revonue cutter Hamilton, at sho Breakwater, hus beon notified. Loxa Braxcn, Feb 19—There is no change in the condi- tion of the stranded Norwogian ship Hanna, The wind is northeast and the sen ix moderate, The wrecking steamer Rolief is at Sandy Hook, but will not come hero to-day, Puovincrtowx, Feb 18—Fishing boat Goldsmith Mald owned and xafted by Capt an s, when 8 iniles W of Wood End last night, struck a cake of ico and imme- diately sank, Tho mon escaped ina dory. Lows, $1,000, Throe of the schooners ashore here aro reported English, probably from the British Provinces. Vixwrarp Haves, Fob 17—Nearly all tho cargo of stone has beon removed ‘from the sehr William Penn, of St George, Mo, and efforts to, pump hor out with &, steam pump having failed. casks will bo pat ints her ana sho will betionted. Tho William Penn was stranded in tho gale of dored at soa Jan 23, had a ne a 3 Yarmoutn, Feb 15—Captain Joseph N Bloomer, with a boat's crew. went to the schooner sunk to the eastward of Pollock Rip, and tuok from her a small lot of rigging. The cargo of schr Snowbird, on Chatham bare bas been nearly oll landed. Suiravr.vixG—The ship now building at Chapman & Flint’s yard, Bath, will be of about 1,500 tons burden. For tho past four weeks only four or five man have been ui work, but as so wearge of hard pino, now daily ox- in 7, bark Daniel Webster, Bor- den, NB, from Teneriffe. t * all noi , ‘Spaken—gan IM, lat i700 S, lon 3348 W, eche Clara J Sparks, Sparks, of Provincetown. ’ SPOKEN. Bark Von Berg (Ger), from Bromon for New York, Fob 14, Int 4421, lon 53 40 (not as before ro Brig 8 V Nic York, Feb 1’ Is (Br), Poole, from 3117, lon 7138, OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS. Axrwrnr, Feb 19—Arrived, steamer Dantel Stoinmann (Bolg), De Smet, Now York via Dover. Austeupa, Fob 19—Arrived, steamor Stad Amsterdam Mnteh), Fluistor, Philadelphia Buistou, Feb 19—Arrived, ship Equator (Br), Phillips, Philadeiphia, Brexrx, Feb 16—Sailed, shtp Bavelaw (Br), Rout, United States; bark Wieland (Ger), Vogelsang, Now York; 18th, ship Savannah (Gor), Tabelmann, Amorica; bark Marie (Ger), Nahmons, New York, Boapeaux, Feb 18—Arrived, barks Royal Harrie (Br), Gilliat, Now York; Hypatin (Br), Marshall, do. Barcetoxa, Feb 15—Arrivod, barks Viator (Nor), Olsen, Valparaiso (Sp), Sale, Charleston; Emilio Kahl (Ger), Frenck, do; brig Gratitud (Sp), Sunol, New York; 17th, brig Josefa (Sp), Gaza, Charleston. Crrre, Feb 13—Sailed, bark Lorenz Hausen (Ger), Dill- wits, United Staton. Conuxxa, to Feb 19—Arrived, bark Floretta, Gamblo, Glasgow. Doven, Feb 19—Off, bark Caroline (Ger), Stricker, N York for Bromon. Dat, Feb 19—Arrlved, bark Echo (Nor), Wold, Charles. ton for Hamby Dentax, Feb 18—Sailed, ship British Commodore (Br), Purdy, Phitadelphis. Dnoauxpa, Feb 18—Arrived, barks Bryn Ivor (Br), Evans, Bull River; Britannia (Br), McKenzie, Baltimore. Fatmoum, Feb 19—Arrived, bark Marittimo (Ital, Chettl, Baltimore (lost bulwarks and had cabin house damaged). Freaur, Feb 17—Arrived, bark Kopha (Nor), Tergosen, New York. Fano (Portugal, to Feb 19—Satled, schr Mary D Haskell, Carter, Mutansas, Giascow, Feb 18—Arrived, stoamer Anchoria (Br), Hed- dorwick, Now York. Mamnone, Feb 17—Sailed, brig Kt Baltimore. Hoxrixcr, Feb 18—Arrived, bark Ellisif (Nor), Hauge, New York. Havnn, Fob 17—Arrived, barks Castor (Nor), Danielson, Hjarko (Noo, Johanson, Charleston ; Now. Orleans; 18t Pasqnalino (Ital), Siano, Now York. _ Aavenroot, Feb 18—Arzived, ships N Mosher (Br), Jonn- ton, Charloston; Bliza A Kenney (Br), Farnsworth, Pensa- cota; 19th, steamer Andean (Br), Miller, Now Orleans (lant nd sustained other damage); bark Nello May, 2 bow Ross, Pemaquid, Mo. Also arrived 19th, steamers Borussia (Br), Williams, New Orleans; Minnesota (Br), Burwell, Bostoa. Loxpox, Fob 18—Arrived, ships Kingsport (Br), Duff rin (Nor), Eman Now York; 19th, Ison, Pensacola. Sailed from Gravesend 1th, bark Blomidon (Br), Masters, New York. Lazann, Feb 18—Off, bark Aurora (Br), Churehill, Phila. 19th, steamer Australia (Br), Ratt, detphin for Rotterda: New York for London, Liaxnick, Feb 17—Arrived, bark Passe Partout (Nor), Neumann, New York (lost bulwarks). MonGan! Put, Feb 19—Arrived, brig Acetia Thurlow, White, New York. MusstA, Feb 10—Sailed, bark Forta: United States. Manautiies, Feb 13—Sailed, bark ae (Itah, for Phit- adolphia, + Purwouri, Fob 19—Arrived, bark Valo (Nor), Gundersen, Now York. Ralled 19th, stoamor fAtrato (Br), Jones (trom London), Boston, having ropaired machinery. QtvKsstows, Fob 19—Arrived, ship Medora (Br), Dow: Philadotphin; barks Bankflelds (Br), Venus, Astorta, Robt Godfrey (Br), Travis, New York (the lattor lost boats ond had bulwarks smashod), Ballod 19th, steamor City of Montreal (Br), Fulton (from Liverpool), Now York. Rocurvrort, Feb 13—Sailod, brig Tempest (Br), Stowart, New York. Soutnamrtoy, Fob 18—-Arrived, bark Emma D (Ital), Ferraro, Baltimore. Srant Pott, Fob 19-Off, stoamer Switzerland (Belg), Anderson, New York for Antwerp. SakTANDRR, to Fob 19—Sailed, brig Emma L Shaw (Br), Macomber, America. Tuirste, Feb 16—Snited, ship Dagmer (Rus), Hedd Now York. Sailed from ——, Fob 17-—Bark Livingstone (Nor), Lar sen, United States; Iso the Boris, for do. Loxpox, Fob 19—Batk FL Carney, Jackson, from Ar. drossan for Matanzas, was lott by the pilot on Feb 11, Int O1 BON, lon 14 W, WEATHER REPORT. Hotynean, Feb 19—Wind SW, moderato; 20.908, Prrsovtn, Fob 19—Wind WSW, fresh; barometer 29.25, nan (Br), Seward, (Non, Larsen, daromoter at SSSA RE Ss Se ad Scuuty, Fob 1#—Wind W, strong, increasing probably te heavy gale; barometer 29.20. FOREIGN PORTS, Carnenas, Fob 18—Sailed, brig Samuel Muir (Br), for Philadelphia, ruvcos, Feb 7—Arrived, brig Hope (Bm, Wood, Ei Teh, eis aquin (Sp). Delgar, Savanna’ hark Idaho, Iti New York: brige Eugen x do © ery, Philadelphia. wee! brig Nyanse (Br), Winburg, ‘eymouth, Sailod (th, bark Olivari Pietro (Ita), Oliver, Dunkirk. Havana, Fi rei rt (Br), Crane, Bt Joh . bri Koberts Lippincott, New Henry Tilton. Laake, Peterson, New olla (Br), Muro, Baltimore. Sniled’ 12th, steamer Win G Hewos, Morgan, Indianola; 18th, by Matanaas: Enroel win; achr Robert Virtnosn (Sp), Soler, Sai rigs Hoary B Cleaves, nault, Cardo: ie Hoyt Bas; schrs Nutter, € it. Konx rida, Reynolds, Vora Charleston: Maria W No rks Sarah, Ingersoll, Now York via Cat- barien; 14th, Margaretha (Sw), Ryberg, Savannah: brigs Havana. Meyer. Caibarion:; Kimma, Buckman, N of Hat- ferns ria Matanias; 15th, bark Curl Angel (Nor), Sunerud, Livax, Feb 15—Sailed. schr Henry M Clark (from Bos- ton) for St'Prerre, Miq <having repalred), ‘MaraNnas, Fob Il—Arrived, aches Soth W Smith, Allen, Pensacola; "Mags Scull, Philadelphia: "Louisa Bliss, Strong, Baltimore; 12th, bark Nicoln, John; NB: brig Annie Bateheld 12th.’ bark Jane Uro (Br. Reed, ; hor, Watt. Havana; F L Richardson, Balans, Now York: Bessio Biack (Br), Ludlow, Havana; ith, bark An- tonia Sala, Rice, Havana, Balled 13th, brig Geo Hurnham. Staplos, N of Hatte achrs BF Lowell, Pinkham, d rh.” Nellio. Bo ‘a Stackpolo, do; 14th, bi een na, Johnson, do? brig Giles Loring, Kenney, do: schrs Wm Marshall, Gain, do; Frod A Carle, Condon, do; 15th, sehr T P Blake (Br), 0. In port Fob 14, barks Jeaste (Br), Jones, and Amerique (Nie), Robinsor N of Hatterus: brigs David Owen, Chadbourne, and: Fannie B Tucker, Tucker, for do; sc Elwood, Burton, Jarvis, and Grace Bradley, Vesper, rs for do—all baz. New York. Ponce, Jan 28—Salled, brig John Maron, Porter, Boston. chins. Ovrexstown, Feb 5—Cleared, bark Adeline (Br), Grant, orren for New York, yy, Hines (from Havre), for Cienfuegos and N of Hatteras. Sailed Feb 3, brig China (Br), Innis, Arecibo to load for SaGua, Fob 10—Arrived, schra Elya F Pottengill. York, Portland; Georgie Clark, Bartlett, Philadelphia; Jefforsos Salted th, brig Amanda (Br). Howe, New York: sehr Fanma Crosby, Crosby, Philndelohia; 18th, brig Florence I, Arrived Sth, steamer Rapidan, Crowell, Barranquilla, Bailo’ Sth, sehr Kocheko, Jasper, New York. Baltimo Lizzie B MeNiehol, Fanning, dens Vauraraiso, Feb 16—Arrived, ship Magellan, Johnson, Prnsawauco, to Feb 3—Satled, brig Mary Rice, Chaloner, Ponr Spain, Jan 25—Arrived, schr Cygnus, Steole, Ma- Pirmo Aw, Fob 4-In port, bark Dolphin (ns), Forsell, St Tuomas, Feb 17—In Port, brig John Wool New York. don, Jones, Havana. 7 ‘ork. St Jaco Feb 17- |, Steamer San Salvador, Pabnke, sel NB, Fob 17—Sailed, sehra M B Mill ston, AMERICAN PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, Feb 15—Cleared, schr Wm: Layton, tC 18—Arrived, orig Annie & Lilly, G BOSTON, Feb O'Brien, Siorra Leono. ea iclir Oriole, Baker, Philadelphia. 19th—Arrived, stenmera Bothal (Br), Paterson, Mediter: ronoon ports; Nereus, Hallett, New York. Cleared—Steamors ' United’ States, Eo. Philadotphia: Glaucus, Boar: Bradley, Chase, Penancola: ‘Eddie Ya; Sam Wackrill, Dowling, s River, stenmor Seminole, Savannah for Crowell, ‘schrs Wm , Hawes, Alexandria, Roman, 3 At ane! Boston. BALTIMORE, Feb 18—Arrived, bark Carmel (Nor), GJor uldson, Westport. Clenred—Schirs Jesse W Knight, Lawrence, Charleston; Sunlight, Hodaden, Boston, Sailed—Bark Kong Sverre (Nor), Githmort, Groat Yar- month; bric Sabra (Br), Pillow, London. Tith—Arrivod, steamers Johns Hopkins, Parker, Boston; Jonephine ‘Thomson, Moore, South Amboy; Elizabeth, Wood, Philadelphia. Cleared—Steamer Octorora, Royt barks Onni (Rus), Dahlberg, Belfast, T kon, Rochefort; Hirdoorn Knudson, Dunkirk; Goo Peabody. Wilson, Rio Janciro; Freir (Nor), Carlson, Sligo; Johann Wilhelm’ (Ger), Pocates, Bremen} Doveto Dubro- Kea, Lynn. Er, Fat to—Haliod, ache Mary, Gilchrist, Wil mington, T7ticin port, sche Spring Bird,1dg potatoes for Balth more. A CHARLESTON, Fob 15—Cleared, sehr Myrover, Brown, Now. York. ‘Thh—Arrived, steamor Calvert, Baltimore; schr J W 11, Jr, New York, rod Barks ‘olombo (Ital, Di Campo, Havre; Jas 1d, Liverpool. tenmer itream, Ingram, New York: Fal- Baltimore: bark Bromen (Ger), Helimers, rigs Salvador (Sp), Chirapose, Liverpool ths in, Barcelona; Emeline (Br), Logan, dd 8, Mo, Feb 15—Arrived, sehrs Senator, Clark, and Lookout, Holmos, New You ba DARIEN, Fob 10—Arrived, sche W B Thones, Mariner, Boston. DELAWARE OITY, Feb 18—Arrived, schrs Forbes, a Robinson, Boston. roll, Richmond. Arrived, barks Jesca (Ger), Hellmers, Bromon. Baltinioro, in tow. T Baker (Br), Sproul, Havre tor 1 barks "Antelnette Ace FORTRE: (Ger), Albrocht, Antworn: Wone ‘Satted—Bark Bowid (Nor). tor Paswed in—Bark Mary Baltimore, Pasred. out—Steamer Sardinian, for Serene, tor Rio Janeiro: came, for Rouen; J BO) jonephine, for Tralee: Falmouth, for Honflour; schr Cimbrla, for Barba- dow (ali from Baltimore). aegenti Hark Rotvid (Nor), Hentiksen,from Bordesax, is ordered to Baltimore. ss . GALVESTON, Fob 18—Sailed, steamer Progandi, for Now York; bark Austin (Br), ,. Havre; brig “Pyrio,” for do. : PHYANNTS, Fob 17—Arrived, sebe CC Tato; Lane, Balt more for Box JACKSON J eoy | rie IA oAevees schy H 8 Williams, vil Ne Ye 2 re WYORILES ob InaCloared. ship Prince Arthur (Br), MOBILE, Fob 19— cf Clagne, Havre: sehr Han Shubert, King, New York. NEW s—Acrived.. ship Garoloch din), acen: ORLEANS, Feb 1 Donaldson, Rio Janeiro; brig Odila (Sp), Carnovs ry jearod—Schrs Ebenezer (Br), Bethel, Kingston, Ja; Con- stance (Br), Nyborg, Utilla, Iith—Clesred, atoamers City of Mexico, McIntosh, Vera Cras; Fitzroy (Br), Grav, Liverpool Tasers, Feb 15—Sailed, H Hickman, for Galveston, 1%th—Arrived, ship Western Empire, Grosier, Liverpool. Railod—Stoamers Delos (Br), Wri ent, Liverpool: Algiers, for New Yor! Hudson, fordo; ship Screamer. for Havre; barks Briodablik (Nor), for Bayonno; Guiseppe Castas re (Ital), for Trieste: Augusta Quorite (Ital). for Ba brice Amata ag, (Ital), for Genoa; Alpha (Br), for Bi NORFOLK. ‘eh 17—Arrived, ia, Longstreet, Now York: Burota key, doz Gry Eagle, jondricks, Portland, Me; Sarah MeGoussie, Phillips, Bos. Ethel Pearco, Poarce, do; W B Hopkins, New Yorks Ef rx Florence ¢ jary Augusta, Boston. Toth Arrived, ntoamer City of Austin, Stevens, New York for Galveston, with shaft ken; bark Albina, Daggett, Savannah. NEWPORT, Feb 18—In port, achra Decatur Oakes, Be ker, loading for Norfolk: Eliza Pharo, Watson. from Am- boy: Win 8 Mount, Provost, New York for Providence. ‘Satted from tho Woet Bay 17th, schr Charles F Sampson, Gage, Boston for Baltimore, NEW HAVEN, Feb 18—Cleared schr E M Reed. Parkor, Baltimore. PHILADELPHIA, Feb 19—Arrived, steamers Indiana, Liverpool ; Achillos, Swaxey, Newburyport: Juni: ata Catharine, Savannal Norfolk, Clark. New Y Silloth: xebr Hambure, Dunn, Wilmington, Dol. Clearod—Steamers Bi Empire (Br), Wills, Liverpool; Nederland (Belg), Randle. Antwerp; Saxon, Siow, Boston; Catherine Whith Harding, Providenca: ‘Florida, Crocker, Fall River; Williamsport, Willotts, Salem; ship Annie Bineny (Br), Cann, Antworp; sehrs Jox Baymor, Bonge, Washington, DC; Olive Crosby, Hutchinson, Ha: vana. Sailed—Stoamers Saxon, Catherine Whiting, Florida, and tate of California, on a trial trip. DeLAWwank waren, Fob, 1X Saliad, barks Humilte Dingle (Bri, Daniel (Com Philadelphia), Fowey; Romito db ew Ttal), Passara (from do), Queenstown. rfoldy (Br), Sandwell, from Phlindetphia for vedl to sen ut 4°) P: Virginia, Howe, Charionton; bark Elida (Nor), Klavenass, passed ont at OPM. Sehr 1Mh—Arrived, ship Jane rD Salncia (Br), Androws, Rowon; Ferda (Nor), Christin London ; Nipott Aeenme, from yachrs d Ricardo Jove, Littlo, Sagun: Carrio Dallen, Newcomb, Para for New York. In port—Schrs Vapor, from Branawiek, Ga, for Philadel. phia: Adelizn, from New York for Norfolk. Bark Hilda, fr in anchored at the Shoors, PORTLAND. ‘Arrived, sches Satilia Rh Goorgin for Bi ‘arver, Walls, Port for New York; Teaser, Tobin, St John, Sarah E Smith, Banks, Kennebec for Nor. folk; Joe Carlton, Thurston, Rockport for ——: Lucy Sage Hopkin, Baek ee es Stehop._ (net Hachott : op, te =n ¥ Willard, Harding, Virgiaie; Prescott, Swett, Phil jadeiphia. , Pal OVIDENCE, Feb 18—Saited,, rs Centipede, Yes. Enlace sere ree bunles, Wolber? Ammer we ‘Chief, Snow; Abby Wasson, Lord, and Lady Ellen, jowe, Now ork, Vioeky Point 18th, steamers Centipede and Acer oh, Paitedsiphia: xebe Dalay ls Parkhurst, for Healer, Havana, al 1 Hattie Lollis, for Baltimore. nite MOND. Feb’ 17—Arrived, sche B C Torry, Hoerle ow hed he Samuel Sharp, Sith, New York via Chicks hominy. at brig Alles, Dutton, Baltimore. Baltod\Ghoenrer OF Dominion, ‘Walkor, New York; sche Serab derson, do, MOOK PORT, Fob 17—Bailod, schr Mary W Hupper, Sam- nee Nartolkiny Fob 17—Satled, sches NG Aird, Braker, Now York: Waiter Thorndike, Ptorce, St Auguatine, WAN FRANCISCO, Feb 11—Satled, bark Portland, Gage, Sonttto. —_ |. stoamor China, Connoly, P eth Arrived: Hignmoor (Br Balls, Guoesevaw 4 wou, steamer. Wye atown, Hi, Fob 1}—Arrived, stew ing, Teal, ietuehre Lilifan, Tndinn River; it W Poster: barg, New Yo Teared—Bri nd-—Brig Carrio Patinton, Doano, Rio Janetra INEYARD HAVEN, Feb 18--No arrivals. o chins Su Jotun, nn ILMINGTON, NO. Fob 17-—Arrived, kohre Masia? wrence, Haley, Wilmington, Del; ‘George B Pierco, &t Thomas. INth—Cleared, sche Mary F Corson, Williams, Charteston, eared, achrs Annie KR Lewis, Lowis, Arroyo, PR| ied, sche Nautilus, Toloman, REWARD WILL HE PAID TO THE FIRST 44* person xiving information of the whereabouts of ames tl. O'Neil, tormorly of Osweao, N.Y, Enlisted iv tho navy at Brooklyn; served on board Hnovski: wat dacharged at Portsmouth, N, H., Febrnary 8, 1888 O' Nel) Will, be grontly benefited by addrossing UMARLES F, BURTON, Atiorney, Dotrvit, Grime. or, Bare |