The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 5, 1866, Page 4

* Covtinned frow the First Page) oe —— weeks, have Leen io uch Letter condition than for @ome sears peat, bul very jer from Leime in as good @auitary condivion a* they ehould be; end a the pre- Sent (ine are Ciswrece ul iu feck many of the streets Bustle entifely tepaved befere they cam be kept ean, and our entire of sewernge changed.eud vastly inproved Lefoe *e@ can tha to the city the promr drain necessary for wile, efieienth the Hoar lenited, v2 pe prevent the was how elokin © 1) vield interest on provement, thouse population .tievenue to the city to pay the invertinent require tom The condition o, our te entnestly appeals to our lev uthor ities for the | enactment of a law byw 6 eonatruction of our buildings should te regulated by sanitary science, with special mteence wo limiting the oumber of inhabitants, ventiiation, ete. of every tevement houre, ‘They should be paced under the care of some properly qualitie! eauitery inepoctor, At present woetol the tenement house on thirelty are stee: jutely unfit for vecupa'ion, and ther may he diviied Jnte three claasesfiret, those whieh by « alight alffication and timprovement in ventilation can te habitable; accoud, those that by reconstruction 4 o limited number of tenants could be made wil ality * heasthtul and third, thoee which by no can Le made 60, except by destructiom an ne. Ae they cn to other And how many thou- id by breathing the polson- necessity of ent ne by legal of thin frightfue mortality The cholera which arrived within our harbor, and bas heen ao our shores within a few weeks part, ‘hae been « vred im the Bay and detained there Theeity, which was ripe for ite reception, with |ts filthy Pticets, ite overcrowded tenement houses, hy obetrnetd sewers, i'e decaying ab inal aud vegetable ameter, and with the peculiar cc ndi‘ion of climate, ready to +pread ite juiectious Suttuences into an Here y hae been pioserved from ite savages i ¢ n@ rigid enlorcement of Quarantine regulations eysiem or pian which has shown euch wood results te ot sutfictens importance to demand our mort serous e@ttoution, if not to command our avp oval, Leaving oat of the dircussion at the prosent tirne the question of its iniectious or contagious nature, which i not 8 yet rattled among the mort ecienute obser zoust admit that at all events it is portable, ct to Quarantine reguiatio: The tact which haa @tabliehed by the detention in Quaran\ine of the steamship Atianta, within seven miles of our ebor ith the wind for the most of the time rotting at pane toward the city, proves most oon. y that it ia not an epidemic disease, and ie with reat rapidity, me authors would try Vince us. The disease ne that is eur generis, d im Judes, from portions of the wor channels of trade and comm @enerated on this contineot, and never can be, and ean only eriet bere by inportation t the proper ecilities of filthy, crowded houses, aud absence of proper eauitary reguiat ons, would greatly mu bol and inerecee its ravaxes, it once Leing introduced ‘These sources)! propagation way exis, as all must admit who are scjuniuted with the sanitary coudition ot the city, in great abundaver; but yet they do not merate cho! ‘Thor are nuisances which should abated, ee they co senerate other diseases, aud would materially add to our dangers if cholera were to be ace deutally aumitted, But a keg 01 guupowder ey remain ak a Larcment without danger, unlees tbe ignited; ft oaig remain here at all tines, but Dever expiodfs until the match ie epplied So with these nulscnces Which already exietin theecity Many Attribuce this prevention to the tnet (hat itis luter sear forgetiing (hat iu Russia,w here Down te bese, it has od sub- produced its mc al produce m tbe suum our streets t uluer Gay, you will wotice from Lascment to attic every window ibrown open, and thee, fuur or more heals wed out, Lhese perros. who we apparently eer the littie inc.de Upoo t.e street, inet uctively Bb the heads oul of (he window tor the purpore of bolorome aud healthful respiration. lo tuawinier Shey canuvt do thir and outain the edyautage of the Areeb wir, but, like the turtie, draw their heads within these holes, an. unable o supply the prep & ammount of iuel to Awep ther Lcuses warm and retin Sheir windows open, they cauik up ali Loles aud crevicvs with b ause # aud vid clothes, jor the pure of sustaining w com/lortable temperature with he lesetexpeiui wie o) iuel, thereby render.og the air they bicathe +o pol onous es fo eudaueer ther Lives more than the beats of summer, and the unripe Ho biog upou Which they may tred at tha Fu iow York i eabie vy (he land ea y th ul ae he ees, and thee © qua@ran ine regu. jome are EMO Clu |B every oi. town Upou the @urire coont, there j# no security; but the divease Deing unporied into some of tues seaport towns May come ty tis by rasiroad conumuneation, We may ‘therefore see the necessity tor Congress or the General Cove:nment to take posession of thie matter, aud eb.vwe # ubiformuly of quer eutine iepulations ut every port of entry, Congres has roceutly very wieely enacted @ jaw to prevent importution of disoase a mow Much Ue. w HEcceMary (hat @bich wowd enavie usto prevent this piacue and others Low Le. imported uiong cu vbeople, Whe @e@ SFO LUUs Usiix O¥er) prec .atiou to Ruard our cily duet the aopo. ation of this, and ober diséaser, we abould ute uve (han ordinary vigilauce in per- fochibe Lis sanitary couuition, Ad ptisvia, house to juepectiog is the oviy Means of obtaiming ACCU Aw Lautivl Of (Ne sanitary coudition of the peop © Ghd thew Gwelliugd, tw coy should be Teque@aty pe torned, sud 10 Ines, instances should O@ Woe LY wompetead, Le ical men, Anu | mereio.e MUg_user io tue p.cper Mu.uordiies the propaely of adaiug to thew s.osbary corps @ propetly Osgauiaed @edical 6 Al ol Visiug Lap ctor (ol, ne.) Lewis A. Savun, M.D, Kesiaeut Physician. The 1epe:t was accep'ed and ordered on file, and on mvtion of Dr, Swinburne it was ordered that one thousaud copes be printed iu pamphiet form. The Board tueu udousned. Deatu or Kev, Dr, Cumoinas,—This eminent C.iholie divins, who was for many years pastor of S*. Stephous' Church, 11 East 25h street, died suuce at los resicence, 50 E.ss 2¥.b street yesterisy, av 12.00 A.M. He was bat 41 years of eye. The funeral services will take place on Mou- day uext, abbue Church, of which be has been so bag Livvncaia.—{t is said that diptheria is preva ng our cactie; should en be beloved jastor Mm this city to quite an BOs Clie. at-especially ‘Too much care cannot be takeo by wll io guard against the approach of this dreaded compat Jus DEFALCATING Public ADMINISTRA. ToBe-Ui, Ueactord, this elated, has lett the Unmited Stales conti ‘bs totuke up beresideuce in the deiunduf ot. tga ae, Tun kiusity4,—The Congress of the Bro- gherioo |, vow in seston in this city, mest yeater- Gay at Cuutou Hall, at (ce usual bour, The House organized by appoluting Mr. Patrick Corbett, of Syracuse, Mr, Corbett, on taking the tued bis pomtion as noither a Roberts man ners Maory man, lus simp yen Irishman aud wmwener of tLe F, B, and, such, all his currgiea Would Le devoted wo healing the Lebappy breach now exighny ationg them A IN Osaxo Was received, LUb not ma publi, from dol, O'Mahony, aching the Bonate and de- pow cu their procvedings as illegal, It was un- derstood, bowever, that tue Benate would be in- voted to seats in toe Hal! during any investigation that may take place. A ter the « zaton of the House, Gul. O'Mahony arrived and was tntroduced eu view! piause, to wheh he brietly respond. eu, All the aocumeutes in bis possession, he i, had been sept in by @ commission, and there swould oueble s! em to make a iull investigation of abe difculties which retarded the grost wo:k of tue Brotherbood, B, Dorian Kollian, E tary of the Treasury, Was then siiroiuced, @ iow remarks, wouounced that 118 flaeucial was roady. A copy of charges and specifications to be laid ceture she Congress have been served on Presivens Roberts anu a Congressional comin ittee of ive were a@ppeinted to Wait vu hae Bevate end in case of its avsence on the Presideui, “request.ng them to re- port ty this House, aud if they refuse to do 4 to wemaud jou of their books aud eccounts in order t investigate them thoroughly.” To this demaud President Roberts replied as follow .mNTLEMs’—Lo suswer & your communication Chey w eay thas aby ualormation whicu I cas ture Spouker chal us nish to any member of the Fenian Brotherhood evel) be ireely and cheerfully gitea. And eny books or papere in my posrestion or under my conirol as P esident of the Fenian Brotherhood shall be given toa committee of Feniaus vv viving proper gusran‘ees toat they will be returned to the Heniquartera se soon as read or examined, The Benate of the Fenian Brotherbood is not now in seasion. Mr, Gibbons the President, le very il! in Puiladelphia. His address is 838 Chestuut st., Philadelphia. (Signed) W.R Rowenta, Presiuons ¥. B It will be seen by the following that the Fenian Cougress do not intend to have their proceedings made public, if they can avo'd it, Naw Yorn, Jan. 4, 1966. Edivor Sun: —1 am \natructed to torwardto you for publication the followirg resolution, passed by the House ot Delegates, F. B., now in season at Clinton Hall: KResvlved, That the Clerk of thie House be in- structed to notify the press that 6'l reports appear- ing in the newspapers are not author ze! by this Congress, gor will thie House of Delegates recog- uaa auy euch report Jwermian Quin, Clerk of Louse of Delegates, Fenian Brotherhood, Girard Havtock, the founder and for many years proprietor of the Now York Jouuwat or Commence, died at bis residence, in New Haven, Conn, last evening, He had been suffering from ® complication of disorders for the last six months, but was not confined to kis reedence until two weeks Past. ile was 66 veare of age Derainep at QvaRranting,—The French brig Architects, Renaud ; the French bark Marie, and the Prussian bark Constantin, all from Mar- seillon, Lave been detained at Quarantine, for fum!)- gation and ventilation. ANNUAL Rervort om THe Boarp or Po- 1ios Commissronmns,. Hienty Istanastina Facts ann Fiovwns,The Board of Metropolitan Poice have transmitted thelr annual report to Governor Fenton, * Upon the Condition of the Metropolitan Police" for the year 1565. The report opens by referring to the inadequacy of the various precinct station houses, for the business transacted in therm. the desirability of approp: iations bet nade for thelr unprovement, [t nieo compining thatthe Brookiyo municipal authorl- ties do not properly attend to the pressing needs of the police toree in that city, lu regard (o licenced occupations It rays: “ In New York, the power to grant and revoke licenses of pawnbrokers, juak shopkeepers, aactioneers, carte andeartmen, hacks and Lackmen, omntbusses and omubua drivers, is vested ia the Mayor, Laws and ordinances provide penalties and puniabments tor wrongs committed by licensed parties, but they are fo rarely enforerd that they have ceased to have any velutary effect on t @ conduct of the offenders, ‘The whole a) stem nreda reform, The Mayor has the power to try and fine offenders, and w re- voke their licenses, The police justices also = try and punieh criminally in some cares; t all these officers ar unfortuustely, dependent in @ measure for vir plaes on the ¥ offenders they @ hackinen god cart eriul body of men, La could be elected againet their comb opposition, Under such cicumatances is it not w be expected that such elecive offi ill venture to alienate istration of jus- bo entirely conscious are ther of their Jence on the good-will of the hackmen, that ied upon are reluctant to have such offenders brought before them for punishment. All Mayors holding cftice at (be sufferauce of the voting constituency are ine med to apply terlousdiscipline to this clase of otlunucta”’ ‘The teport recommends that the ower (0 revoke licenses be verted in the Board of ‘olied, » hom are independent of all offenders, Arests jor offencesot all graiee have, curing the year, re ched the number of 05 574, against 64,751 jor the preceding year, Crimes of violence toward the person have increased in even greater ratio. 996 his charecter having been made against O24 in Lbd4, It advises that the practice of carrying deadly weepons, such as pistols, slung shots, handc-bildes, ete. be mad which their property is eudangered ely leaving their premises mn et ye: “itis feared that merchants Laccustomed jo entrust the final It also wight aie quite too h closing and custody of their places of business to un- derpaid empic wood charncter aud fidel- ity In mereantile o:nployes are not sppreciated, and do not command just cons ation.” A ter eugeesting that w metropolitan brigade of 6 poilcemen be organized in military form, and ipstrucied in the use of aime, to act the partof the militia iu cers of riotous proceedings, it reiere to the inerewe of sickness among the wembers of the jo.ce, and thinks that the iucreare of sickness each year ie eo rapid that it will compel the Board to ex- e:cise the power of distuises of @ member for phy- sical disubiilty, which cau be doug by an amend. ment of the pension law, In regard to “Cheap Lodgings," it says: Thorne, o the Fourth Precinct, reports ere in this precinet sixty places, or dena, where the wre ched poor, the eriminal and the depraved, resort to ‘odge, paying from 10 to 15 cents per night for the tuisesatle accommodations, ‘Lhese places are chietly in cellars, with #tone or brick walls, damp and decayed floors, wi t beds o: bedding fit for human be ‘They ace maimly unventulated or lighted, except through the entrance door, In condi- tiou they are filthy and cisgusting Leyond descrip. tion, overtiowing with vermin aud intested by rats, into these hideous places are pecaed aightly an average ol ten persons Wo each Dace, or six iu the aggregate. Lo violation ot the # of decency and moradt mn, Women and chi binck, with prouiscuourly together, exvibiting lese of the im- pulees of decency than the brute creation, From the character of theee apartments, their owners and occupants, and the anger ot their use, cleanliness is impossible, and hideous diseases of various classes and types are eugendered and propogated. While thus oecup.eu, they caunot be made decent or or healthy, and those who frequent t.em are Leyond the rpach of 1etorm, except through the strong aria of th law’ Captain Jourdan, of the Birth Precines, pieecuts pictures of seve. similar lodging places in hie precinct, as follows :—"'No, 25 Baxter stieei, two rooius, each 1) by 6, full 10 toet below theetreet; no windows or other ventistionw ber fucuiture; a dirty, dis, usting cave, lodgere u ghtly, ab lu cents per pigh Many other lustanceés a¢Kiveu, ailof which show the wretched- ness aud vilelesse of these eboaes, As the jaws are now tumed (iis evi. is without a remedy, “Coucert eaoous” are oited in avery fi ing coudition, Tbe number of drinking piaces young ad come@iy prostitutes are empioyed nomi- naly as walters, the estimated number of visitors each 24 hours, aud the amount of receipts for each week, are given as tollowe: Number of saloons, 293 ; girls employed there, 1,191; visitors per day, 29,960; receipts per week, 65 sbod." te adv be framed at ouce to break up (he aud immorality, which yearly sends huadreds of our sons and daughiers to perdition, 1Le report concludes by reterring to the Excise lew, and (be evils to which communities are ex by the exc “To itmay be traced much the lars: erty, disease and crime, public dis: and moral degradaviou whieh so much afflict society.” After caluae atvention to the uum ber of Iquor dealers who are doing business without a license,aud thus violating the law,and @t the same tine extending the trafic ia liquor, 16 propounde @ pum ber of suggestions to reme- dy the evil, simong which are the toliowiug : Provide Uiat the license be posted and vontinually displayed ia a conspicuous piace iu the room were liquors are sold, and thas the absence of the license wo uieplayed ebali Le comelusive evidence that nove has been gre 5 Provide (hat any violation of these provisions shall be e misdemeanor, \o be punished criminally, by fine, lupoeonment, or both, aud authorize the arrest o! offenuing parties Ou View without warrant, Confer the power and duty of granting licenses and aviovating t hy aud of fixing and graduating the fees, at not less than $50 por over $6u0, trom year to year, upon some Board composed of wen of integ- rity aud firmness, who are iugependent of the liquor welling interest, Provide that licensed drinking places be kept at ali times orderly and quiet, aud require them to be kept ciored from 1 at aight until sunrise, and dure ing the whole Sabbath day, aud thas licenses shall be ognted whenever it ehall appear to the he party has violated the provisions of law,and ane upoo his baving beeu convicted of any criminal otletice, /ioude that Courte imposing fined report monthly gud pay over the aniouuts received to the Board of bxciee, ap prohibit (he Court from remitting any flue imposed it the above suggestions were carried out it ts thoughe “they would e-sentially Levotit the munici- bal revenue, and materialy eid the cause of humav- ity and public order,” Appended are several reports from the minor of.ccra of the department whieh are submitted by order of Tuomas ©. AcTON, President, Tuk LATR Mason Marnoney.—A meeting will be held at the Whiting House ening tor the purpose of completing arrangements forthe fu- pera, of the late Major Moroney, O¥th Regiment, \ The entire Irish Brigade will esieud in a body, Fpezzirment By A Post Orrick CLERK, —David Williams, assistant superintendent of Post Office, Station H, in thie city, wee arraigned before U. 8. Commissioner Orborn, on Wednesday, che Leen placed in decoy letters, were found im Wil- liam's possession. Be ined forthe government, and adjourned untii Wednesday o Tue Amenicu of Music, last ev \mmg, wae @ graud effair, most pleasing and animated description, Beautiful women, biszing in diamonds, each with « splendid lar gatherings, Inon MovuLpvens’ Day This body met yesterday at 10 A.M ‘Taam- ge A motion being made togo into informal lot for officers for the ensuing year,a debate arose, and pentios the motion motion to carried. At? P. M, the Convention reussembied, and by & una nimoua vote elected W. H, Sylvia per- manent President, No other business of importance transpired, Cuamper ov Commercer—Tur CoLirc- TION oF BouTams Dents—Mamouiar to Coronnas, Ero.—The regular monthly meeting was held yes- terday, President A. A. Low in the chair, Mr Conkling, from select commitiee, reported the following memorial jor presentation ) Congress; To the Honorable the at and Toure of Repre- sentatives of the Uni Btates of America in Congrers assembled + ‘The memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New Yor pectfully th That at the of the late war, the city held elaine to ar amount of the Southern Btates for money It is be- ategate amount of these claims did not at the date specified fall short of one Lbundred and filty millions of doliars; and itis hardly peccusery to inform your honoralje bodies that only « small portion of the amount hes sluce been liquidated while on the other banda large proportion of & residue has been, or soon wil barred b; in the opinion of the me of imitation to suits or comtracta are reconcileable with justice Only on the supposition that the parties have had opportunity to euiorce thelr claims through the usual courts of !aw ; and inasmuch as during the late civil war, it has been imposs!Lie for loyal creditors to take measures to collect their debts in the Southern States by any civil proceedings whatever, justice requires that all the period of tho rebellion should be excepted from the time fixed tor the limitations of action in those States, ‘The memorialists further aubmit that the jurladio- tion of the courts of +/o | nited States over cases between the citizens of different Siates was contrived by the Constitution and arranged by Congress to secure justice, where courte of the tates might for any cause be cons od oa pose? Partial, preju- dicial or inaccessible, and that the present time exbibite « etriking illustration of the wisdom of such a provision, and at the same time shows its in'eliee- tual character, if by any statue of limitation the oad can render the jurisdiction practically muga- . pray that your hon- orable bodies will pass a law exempting eultors in the national cou: ts of the Southern Sta eet the opera- tiou of Biate statutes of limitation, tor a period long enough to gt loyal creditors au oppurtunity enforce their dewands Aud the memvurialists will pray, &c. The Report was adopted. ‘The Committee to which the application of naval officers for an increase pay, was referred, reported favorably. A communication was received from the Com- missiouers of the Sinking Fund, urging on the Chamber to use their lofluence and co-operation in the eudeavor to have the Wharves and Piers improved. A committee of three was appointed to confer with said Commissioners in relation to the matter, 4 communication from Mr. Hastie, of South Carohna, was read, urging the purchase by the Chamber, for presentation to deserving officer now in the vavy, of the swords presented by the U. 8. to the late Commodore Bhubrick, the proceeds w be for the benetis of his widow, Roerrei tos committee of five, with power to collect funds, Aresolution was then read and referred toa special committee of five to report on Friday week, congratulating the Chamber ou the co-operation of Great Britain, France, and otber nations with the United Btstes, in furthering the objects of the Universe! Bxbibttion to open in Pans in 1967, and asking ao appropriation from Congress suilicient to meet such expenses as may be necessary. Oa motion a committee was appointed to memo- rialize the President of the United States, in re- lation to harbor encroachments, Adjourned. Inquests.—Coroner Gamble held an inquest qeoergay wt the New York Hospital, on the body of Thos, Brady, aged 58 years, who died trom injuries received b, rua over by a Sixth avenue car, from which be had been ejected tor invemperance end disoruer, The jury censured the conductor tor pushing him from the trout platform,........Coroner Gover held an inquest on the body of Thomas Ken- ody 8 lat © 7 0nke of age, was crushed under the wheels of a Bleecker street car, b, acel- dental veath, THE COURTS, Counr Catenpam Tule Day—Sup-eme Court, General Term-—On Preterred Calendar-- Nos. 7 ap Now, 1, 15, 16 to 38, Circuit-—Part 1-Nos, 1292, 1125, 819, 1077, 391, 145, 045, TUB, 1807, 1765, 1259, 1226, 15 4, 1715, 1546, 1840. Part 2—Nos. 629. 646, ¥5, 727, 798, 799, Sul, 1U94, 762, 272, BUG, 812, S54, 346, 548, 860, 566, STL, 883. Special Lerm adjourned to January 17ih, 1500, at lV o'ciock A. M. Buperior Court- Part 1—Nos, 1281, 1769, 1673, 17d8, 6417, Buds, 4025, 64.5, 0917, AIST, Part 2—No caleudar posted, Common Pieas—Part 1—Case on new calendar made up. Part 2—Nos. 1263, 514, 124%. 1815, 1515, ay 1520, 1521, 198%, 1844, 1525, 1526, 1845, 1509, ol, Tue Svit Agarnet Tur -Hupson Rives R, K.— Tue Comrany Not Liauie.—The case of Charles Emlers agt. the Hudson River &. KR, Co., in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages for injuries received in consequence of being run over by one of the company's c wae resumed yesterday in the Bupreme Court, 1 ainufl hav proved bis cane reported in yesterday's SUN, the defendant shor dd that at the time of the accident the treight jusiness o! railroad was farmed out to a M tt, The Cour fore held the company nvt liable, tt and that the plaintiff's remedy was against I’lats, and dismissed the complaint, Liasiuity or Exraess Companizs.—Im the Su- preme Court (Circuit) yesterday, the case of James Belger agt. the Adams Express Co., eame up before Justice Baloom. The plaintiff, who was «captain in the army, dispatched tiom Baltimore, if u ot ants, certain packages and trunks, to Kh leh one trunk was lost. The plains Island, alleged thatthe trunk lost contained wearing apparel worth $400, and sought to recover the amount, ibe receipt of the Express Company waa offered in evidence, and objected to for want of @ stamp, but under the law of 1864 the Court allowed it to be stamped in Court, Lhe Company's receipt or contract contained the usual limitation of ability to #50, unless the value were declared, Upou this the Judge directed @ verdict for $5), aud interest, for the plaintiff, Covnur ov Garena Brssions,—The following cases were disposed of yesterday in the Court of (ieneral Bessions; Francis Odell, pieoded guilty to an attempt at rand larceuy, and was remanded for sentence...... eni Guiet, pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and was sentenced to State Prison for five years Riob- ard Cajay, pleaded guilty to grand lar: and wes d jo 8 Prison .. ddenry h, pleaded guilty to an aj pt at grand larceny, and was sentenced to the Peniwentiary for one yrar, . Adam Disk, convicted of asesult and battery, was fined $00........Peter Mulligan, plead- ed gulls to assault and battery, aud was sentenced to the City Privon for one year .. Edward Brow pleaded guilty to burgiary im the third degree au Wao remanded lor sentence, Potton Iwrettionnce.~ 4 Singular Charge.—Ex- Alderman Farloy was yesterday cited betore Justice Connolly, at the 4th Dist. Police Court, tounswer on acharge preferred by one Mr. Drew. It is alleged that in July last, while the parties were in the Broadway Bank, Farley enatchea @ check tor some 17,000 trom Drew's band, and, baving obtained the cash for it, fled with the procerds. At a late hour rday afternoon, the aciual facts of the case and thi liminary examination in the case Lad not been 4 Made public, with having opened letters deposited ja the Post Office. Williams, as alloged, woe detected by Jemes Gaylor, special avent of the Post Office Department, and some marked bills, which had voral witnemses were ¢xam- case was then ‘Lop Bat, at the Academy At mid- night, the scene presented upon the floor was of the bouquet of flowers—e gift of the Club-—in her hand, together with the exquisite music, and smiles of happiness upon the faces of the gentlemen, formed a combination of seusstions seldom enjoyed ateim- CONVENTION—SECOND many Hall, and heard reports from the several dele- Attempt to Murd liceman.—At about 9 Gelock yesterday morning, Jahn Robinson, Henry McLean and a number of other men, qoarreled in 10th street, near Avenoe B. Officer Arthar Jobn- ston, of the 11th Preeines, attempred to ee te the belligerents, when bie club wae wrene from hia hand, and be was sovereiy beaten with it, It is also charred that McLean fired two shots at the officer, neither of which took effect. McLean and Robinson were finally secured, and Jastice Mansfield commit ted them ‘or trial, MATTHEW GRYLLS, Murder Will Out. Burglars Surprieed.Two burglars were discov- ored at am early hour yesterday morning, trying to force an entrance into the clothing store of Mr. Lewis M. Halton, No. 76 B tf street, by officer Miles, of the ud ‘he cam ee Bed, Ltt g AR of ca eae officer, ¥ suceter im arre-ting on: gave hie vame as William Ellineworth, His accom- | A STORY OF REAL LIFE. pilce ese: pea. Justice Dowling committed the pris- oner for trial. Burglary.James Mulligan wae arrested yesterday Morning with 654 worth of elething in hie porression, which he had stolen fiom the premises of Mre, Esther Marx, No. 169 Lexington avenue The prisoner acknowledged his guilt, ana Justice Ledwith commus- ted bim jor trial cane of a sfotet Thief,enry Miller was arrest. yestercay morning, Je eecaping from the Inter- Hiotel with & valuabie overcoat, which he bad stolen from the roow of Mr, John F, Currier, Justice Dow ling committed the secused for trial, Tn apite of the open and fair seeming of Lord Artalich—in spite of the high eatimetion in whieh her father beld him —fn apite of the affect on which hie devotion a atle attent had excited. Olive felt with | sastiafaction that she wae d «poem to lend some belie’ to the assertions of the wild Woman of the L me House es to hisonworthinems. that, in fact, she sulfered the accusal Yenturess to shake Ler faith in the honor and worth of a man of rank, and, safer en abe could sen, of Teputetion, And how wasall this to end? Mrooklyn. Discnarogs From tug Navy YARD.— On Tuesday last 126 men were discharged from the Ordnance Department In the Navy Yard, their being no farther necersity for their services. ‘Tue Murper on tax Scnooner Jonny BorsTon.—Coroner Lynch commenced an inquest yesterday upon the bedy of Robert Mitchell, mate of the echoouer John Boynton, who was killed by « river thief off Rikor's Island on the night of the oth December, 1565. The evidence showed that the mate was murdered by a thief,who boarded the vessel with two others tor the purpose of robbery. They put into the dock foot of 1h street, N, Y. after perpetrating the deed, and there ali trace of them was lost, The boat in which they came to, and left the schooner, has been seized and is vow in possession of the Cor- oner, The inquest will be resumed on Mon ‘ay next. Coroner wis, of Queen's County, claims ST gam over the body, but the matier is not yet settled. Stavex Wirth a SL0xo SHor,—Officer Corr, of the 424 Precinct police, arrested Patrick Connolly on Wednesday night upon the charge of striking John Deviin with a murde ous weapon, sup- d to be shot, Deviin was Leche d through lushing avenue time, The accused was held to await an examination on Friday next, Jersey City. Prize Fioat ts tur NicuT x Jersey Crry—Dersornt wy THR Potice.—Shortly after ten o'clock on Wednesday night, a party of about fifty roughs assombied at a place Known as the “patch,” at the head of Colden streey on the outekirte of Jersey City, for the purpose of witnessing a prize fight between two young pugiliete named Fox, of Jersey Meng and Mannery, of Lafayette. (Officer Devine, while on his best ‘at the coruer of Jersey avenue and Bright street, bad hie attention attracted id volces, and upen listening, heard ions as id him up and punch hiw ;" th two to one on Fox,” &e. Upon ¢ thar date was crest anon ee ian ing t was in progress an tened to the Station | ging to do with the Viscount's absence. Mr, Pirie dorian Wise: ae, On ed with otcers Grant caught atthe notion, and seemed to think roceeded (0 the locality and endeavored to surroun a“ y possitle; but etill it was evident to his o neriy, but being discovered, the rowdies scattered or that his candid and upe gbt nature shrunk io ali directions, The poiic wever, succesied ib | with repugnance irom the idea that the business of quilized ? Btrinking fre father's mind on the rubject, ection atill showed her that there was none other to whom she could turn for comfort and assurance. And ahe bad much consolation in thinking that, much as he regarded Lord Arda!igh—bighly he considered bir—he would not suffer his wink him, but would, doubtle count to thone prov doubts as to hisin . There was safaction in the juncture to which ber resolves reached Bhe knew, als time would do much in settling the matter, and that there was actually nothing that ahe could dq beyond remaining qu escent—temporiring, ae it were, with d'ficulty—suffering neither her thoughts or actions to be binased by the vague shacowa which bad come ovar her existence. There was one thing, however, remaininx to be done—one which Ol)vo's sense of justice, and the interest she fe tin ber, to her must be done; and that wea to let the wretched creature kuow—she who had conjured up all this storm—thas the let tor wiven to Lor! Ardaligh seemed by bim consid. ered as addressed to himself, A few minutes would suffice to give this information ; but, wha ever tolgbt result, Olive resolved to seek no fur. ther knowledge from that source—feel ng that there tly enmity against Lord Ardaligh inthe womat's teeling®, gu! therefore, prove! ly, unfair. ness, Olive felt that it was bes boa her power te solve the apparent toystery which existed ; sxe woul’, therefore, commit al! anxiety on the poine to the Providence wuich had hitherto protected ber from barm, oud trust that her father would se throug! al) which, to her, seome! so dark aud difficult, Time wore on: the dinner hour came, but ne Lord Ardaligh, Hsit ao hour's law was given, buy sill be appeared not; and Mr. Grant and Olive saa down, sad amd gloom, toamlent repast, Olive had brought forward the surmise that it was pow aitle thas bus.vess« ecied with the letters which hehbad received yenterday ad which have evi dently occasioaed Ir quiet might have some £e erresting six men, ui Jobn Scanlan, | one so soon to be connected with bins should be of Willlam Wright, James and Michael Counoily _ este mf Martin Killeen and’ Robert Titeworth. Yesterday | ‘bes Secret cescription that he would ect uw is without ono word of coufl lence, Dinner bad Leen some time fioished, when they heard acarriage stop at the garden gate, They Netened; aud, by the light step which passed through the hallthey guessed thatitwastle Vie count, In reply to a message sent to him by Anne Panne!), the suswer was, thatLord Ardaligh bed dined long since, aud, after dressing, boped to juiu Miss Grant at ber tea talle, “What was the carriage that brought back my lord! Mr. Grnut asked, why, to my mind, it seemed like the Petworth shay. But it drove off directly my lord had paid the driver '* The Viscount’s roctn was over the apartment used ase drawiug coo, but called at the Grange the * best parlour; and bis hurried movements end rapid tvotste;s were plainity heard; while as times, suatches of a song reached their ears, Mr. Grant cou)/ not help smiling as these evidences @f geiety. They gave hime sortof comfort, as shows ing lightness of heart, audthe probability thas his sudden absewce and return were more to be takon as the capricious measures of a mai o! fash- fon and independence than the accret sieps of @ plotter or deceiver, At lengt!, the wilet finished, Lord Ardaligh rea into the room, shakiag out his perfumed haudkers chief as he enteres, and looking in all respects the very persovificativn of an exquisite of those days —~vlegant in dress, and of high and courteous bearing. After the customary greetings, anda gentile while x to O ive thas she was looking pale, and that he aed the rain ¥ bad deprived ber of her cus tomery exerci) @ threw himself tntoe chair which be ba! drawn near to Mr, Grant; and then, in a lively voice, which was, however, in s nessure belied by an auxious and haggard expression is his countenance, be said, * Well, Mr. Grant, } think I bave done, toxlay, more wwards making the fortune of one of your parishioners then bes morn the prisooers were taken before Kecorder Marti @, when Scanlon was discharged aud the others were held to bail jor trial in the sum ot #200 each, on acharge of aiding and abetiing in «prize fight. The principals in the affa'r Lave vot yet been ar ‘Tue tivut had been in progress over bailfin hour when the police wade their appearance, at which time, iy is said, Fox was the “best wan” and iu # short time would have won the fight. Tue Late Homicrpg,—The inquest body of Patrick Daly, who died about ten trom injuries received ina fixht pear Snake Hill, on the 9th of December was concluded betore Coroner Kissed of Jersey Clty last night, aud the jury ren- dered a verdict that Patrick Daly came to bis death by injuries received at the hands of Michael Murpoy. Murphy had tied from the city, Terrible Gale at Sea—Three Men Killed and several Injured. The steamship Ottawa, Captain Archer, which arrived here Wednesday night from London, re- ports having experienced s succession of terrific les throughout the passage, December 28d, lat- tude 48.88, longitude 89.44, she encountered @ tremendous gale from southwest, accompanied with rain, during which Wm, Watson, s seaman, was thrown from the wheel, breaking two of his ribe; Wom. Duon, quartermaster, was also struck by the wheel, breaking one rib. Atone P. M. on the 28d, the gale wae furious; all hands endeavor- ing to secure the fore trysail, which was blowing away, when a tremendous sea struck she b!pon the starboard bow, sweeping the decks fore aud aft, and weshing overtoard Charles Dyson, fourth officer, William Collins, quartermaster, aud Jobo Muuday, ordinary seatnan ; Washing away all the bulwarks on Vapate side and part of those on the starboard, and doing other serious damage. The fore tryaail boom struck Mr, Mitchell, fires officer, on the shoulder, breaking bis collar-bone, besides severely injuring several others. the eer penne nace been Saas 8 pees. § day. Ib it not 0 ofien thas r oO two bun pounds drop so easily into the pocket MARINE NEWS. of an obscure individu 4 , cinemas SAL “Ido not quite unde nd you,” Mr, Grans said, looking puazied, “Who has made a fom tune?" “Oh! Isee; the news has not reached you,* the Viscount replied. “Then is isior meto teh my owneswry, Weill thes, you kuow one Goldy ” Jan, 5. 8, rises, 725; 8, ewts, 447; High Water, 11 13 CLEARED, STEAMSHIPS Burope, Havre; General Sedgewick, Galveston; Euterpe, wets Moveka, Charleston; Falcon, Baltimore ; x bee Bavanvab; Acimiral, Phiiad’; Eiizatetb, Bouth Amboy: Thetis, Bostou, BARKS—Diadem, Liverpco; Tarquin, Sumatra; Cosine, Bipenan, Jam; Altar ebb, Gusdaloupe. &KIGS—Josophine, Oporto; Times, Grorgew C; Dr Erickson, Bt Thosnas: Enrique, Babie. bh SCHOONERS~—K C Lane, Curacoa: Henry Jaynesy Curneos; Esther, Fernandins; Myiover, Charleston» NP Philips, Philadeiphia; Celerity, Bridgeport Alexandria, Fall River; Marie, Peasscola; White sea Swan island; J Maria, Norwich; A UG tiezard, N Hay BLOOF—Uiegon, Rhodes, for Providence, ARRIVED. STE AMSHIPS—Niagara, Norfolk, Ve; Kingfisher Baltimore; Columbia, Heavens; Liberty, Havana! Fiorida, Portemouth; Hatteras, Norioik,” , BARKK~—Meria, Killam, Rotterdam, with mdse, BRIGS—Corone'la, of Windsor, from Cape Canso; Lizzie Billings, 5+ Andrews, sd BCHOONERS-~ Coco proen ies, Halifax; Redington, Elizabetbport; 8 B Wheeler, Philadelphia; M L Wedmole, New Haven; Miranda, do; J it Lockwood, E © Broyn. Providence; Lamartine, #; Charley Woolsey, N London; Sylvester Hale, ‘Teungon; N Rutan, N London; Sarah Maria, Galveston, BELOW—A ship from Hamborg: « achr from Rio Janeiro; 1 bark ne 3 biiges unknown, shai very well," Mr. Grant replie', looking anx- for he caught sich of a start and au alarmed look of Olive, * But what of tiny’ “Why, to make @long story short, through his means, and for his yain, lave lodyed in the prisom at Petworth one who oughit» have been in durance vile nearly two years back," Olive spraog from her seat; and with clasped eony iu her counteuance, approscued Viscount, exclaiming, “Yuu surely wed her?" rephed Lord Ardaligh, taking ber bands fondly within bisowu; “Nos Aer, not @ women, sweet Ove, but a wretch—s murderer; @ man Whose spprehenson two hundred pounde bave been ofieved, auu will be gos by worthy Mr, Goldring." **I do not understand you, my lord,"’ MrpGrant ex. claimed, turuing deadly palo. * You are speaking riddies; aud yet you seeia to imagine that weimust comprehend you, OF whom aro you speaking? Olive, what is tall avouty Why do you jok shus distracted? Surely something dreadiul bas beca hidden from we," * Compose yourself, my dear sir, and I will ex. plain all to your sausiecuon, andl should thing to your great comfort,"* Lora Aruahigh said sooth: om circumsetauers, of which Miss Grant on acqusinied as Well as wysel!l bave hac wy jong xcied as tothe identity of this persos at the Line House with one who stands as @ com vicied felon, Last night I wa bled by # sins gular chance to ssvertacn the tact; sud found that under the disguise of a mad woman, the moss atrocious ruffian and gambler bad Leen exciting your own end this ear girl's compasmon,'* Lord Ardaligh )aused, as if awaiting some re mark. Bus all that was uttered was the monosyllabie Well i" oken by Mr, Grant, in @ voce Too Late for Classification. DEA'TMS, CUMMINGS—At 12.30 A. M., Jan, 4th, at 80 East 9th at, Key, J. W. Cummings, D. D., Pastor of St, Btepben's Chureb, aged 41 years, ‘The funeral services will take place on Monday the 5th inat, at 1/y o'clock, A. M., at St. Stephen Chureb, The Rev, Cleray members of the congre- ation. and friends of the deceased, are respectful, Invited to attend, Pests 2 FEW YOUNG MEN CAN BE WELL audible, ile & ghastly expression ol a) accommodated with board at 150 Hester «t, cor, | both on bisandon O.ive's countenance, Mulberry, top floor. “8 an ot Replying t the quesiiou, Lord Ardaligh contin+ FENIAN — IMPORTANT LETTERS ed: * Well, with tuo assistance of consisvies irom FROM OUK DUBLIN AND LONDON CORRESPONDEN 1S, IN Thls DAY'S DAILY NEWS, DON'T FAIL 1O KEAD THEM 14 GQOPHIA STAHL, DRESSMAKER, “FOR. W merly Uving in St. Loule, Mo,, by sending ber addrees to W. L. V., Box 915 sun office, will hear of someting to her advautage, 249 T° BOOKFOLDERS—GOOD FOLDERS waute!, at Sl, 5S and 56 Ceatre st, GEO. W. Sal Arundel, and the good offices of Goldring, who planned the whole thing, and who, by e@ feiut, managed tothrow this wretch entirely of hw guard, the men were enable to appreboud him without the least violence or fracas, He is now lodged {nm geol, and Goubtless will suffer tue ex. treme penalty of the law You must pot thivk, Mr. Grunt, atl have been actuated by «» cruel spins of revenge in the steps toa: I have takon to bring Ww justice the base sssassin of the Less of brothers, It you ouly could know baftbe excei- lence oi she man so fonuly murdereu, you would see that the brother who loved bim #o fondly could do no leas than bring bia murseer to punebe | mon" ALEXANDER WASTED — 4 THOROUGH "CANDY teat aeitee 0 do ener yore. done but » compe- eae ’ Masten WA Fiabe (Te be Continued