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A ee = ‘teem be Piret Page.) punds of assorted merchan‘'se, beside ao equal pountte the towns of Owaba aud Nebraska, and her puinteon the Missouri Kiver. The Viverrs ida: “Uteb fe thus rapid y becoming, what so yng she wea not, under church rule, @ part aud | of the United Biates of free America, in rib ae well as in fact, The power of the Lion of Lord ‘es ping trom hie graep, The stern dof jnatice in extended chim. Thie out- od sentiment of echurch leaders k sir infamous practices—not aga'nat the people hey have heretofore deairet, Lot them rich: in he great agony of their in'quities, te day of ockoning in rapidly approaching, Ibe valleyea ol tab will soon vear the sungs of glad ce) verence ‘om @ people long the victims of uucricied ust nd extortionate a a Aud by the hep of God bat war will not cease until we have cou vere! Le issue. OBITUARY, Death of Jared sparks Boston, March 14.—Jared Sparks, the hietorian od ex-Preaidont of Harvard College, died at his idence in Cambridge, this forenoon, of pnea nenia. Jared Sparks, the well tuown American bi J death is announced shove, was bor ington, Conn, may ii, 1799. Me grad Harvard College in 15/5. ‘ tudy of theolog: [R17-19, was coll ral philosophy. by which the North Amer » Keview, established in 1516, was conducted. Im May, 151 rdained @ minister ol © Unitarian cou, itimore, and the next rear published “ Ministry Kitual."' yoctrine of the by Ubarch (8v0., Bow . ln, 1640 he comple vablieation of the works of Benjamin Fraukiin, All Mr. Spark's historical works are distinguisied by jhorough researeb, candid judrment, dispassiouate riticiem and accuracy and simplicity of style, Mr. ‘parka was proieesor of history at Harvard Colleve vom 1889 10 1549, and President of the College from 1549 tw 1862. In 1857 he made @ tour im Europe, aad er return bes resided in Cambridge, where he LOCAL NEWS. REW YORK AND THE VICINITY. Merropoitran Boarp or Heavti.—The ognlar meeting of this Lody was held yesterday ifternoon at 4 o'clock, President Schultz in the chair, pod Col, Emmons Clark, Secretary The report of the Committee appointed at the Inet mne@ting, in relat to the duties appertaining to as read by comm mer Ktone 5 ned the duties ectore in relation 80 offal. carbage, ashes, &c., which may be surown in the streets, Several deew us tur a bad, submitted by the Hecretary, which, sfier + diseussion, were dont fet rd & Commitee report, ‘Lhe des! ronnd, with the name or office of (he we and ander that, “ Metropolitan Moard of rai ed letters, and the Siete aria io the cou onde Hy ceia was ndopted ae adenen for a sea rthe Bow th the words * Mriropolitan Hoard of Health, 1566 By-Laws.--A code ot by-laws for the government ef the Board was also submitted by the Secretar), and. after some discussion and slicht modificationr, adopted. The first ordered the ular meetings or the Board to be held at 4b. M. on Tuesdays nad I ri- da); special meetings to be called by the Secretary, at the request of the President and a majority of the Commis loners, No notice required sor regular meetings; notices for special mee ings to be leis at ach placce as each Commissioner may deriguate, 2. Srending and Specie! obesmni ene & (un lene osber wiso ordered by the Board) bv appointed by the prone) ‘The standing Commitiees to be: 1. Ban- ; 2. Finance; 5. Laws aud Ordimances, ‘To the tary Commitice shail be roferres all aubects comer special tary and medical knowlege. T} the Finance Committee, ali questions in rerpect wo pgenses and saleries, and they ehall sudit all member 2 The President to be e& offic, " of the Finance Committee, To the Commitee on Laws and Ordinances, ail uestions conceruing laws and ordinances. 3. Ali ations to be submitted in writing, 4 All reports officers and employes of the Board, exceps the yand bis immediate sul ordinates, and the \worney aud Counsel, snall be made to the Sanitary sendent, and al! communications irom them the Boa.d to be transmitted through him. Ali reports and communications from eimpioy.s ia Kings Ce. to be made to the Avs. Sauitary Buperinwocent to Brookiyn, whe shall trauewit the same wo the Banitary Buperintendent. 6, No appolnial of any clerk or subordinate to be made except by te Board, bet the President may temporarily employ, until the Board meet, any assistants wh cu may be neeied from tine to time. 6 and7 Ciaid over), ‘Tucy relate to the bureau of Kecords 8, Ail eu!oG.cates whose duties are at the offices in New } ork and Brooklyn, be on duty trom 9A. M.to5 Pm. ¥ and 10 (laid over), They relate to expeuditurce and summary procedure. Communications.—Fiom Superintendent Dalton requesting permission to publish in @ daily paper the following: ‘The public are hereby notified nat all complaints of nuisances aud sanitary sugsestious are taken cognizance of at this office, and parties making such coniplaints are requested to address the same to the Beuitary Superimicncent, that they may recely oaily atteniion as powible, Granted, A commun jon was received from the Superin- tendent we the etlect that the Asst. Bapertaiendent and several Sanitary luspectors had reported, The ir were directed to iamiliarize thewseives with ir duties, aud report three tunes a week at lu ock A.M. Acommunication was received irom Registrar of Recorus iniorming the board that permits tor buriais would be granted oaly under his efticial signature, and during bis absence by specialiy fostructed persons wito use of bis signature, Uilice be open trom7 A.M, oT P.M. During the night jee surgevn Poole, room ¥4, Ne, 600 Mulberry Fs and 5.1 Mott «treet, is allowed w act as uls . Av Harlem, or the Nor bern portion of the d, Dr. J. O. Farrington, Bast 1listh street, to (Lup permite for such exigencies as inay justify bh duty by @ deputy there. The Kegistrar pledges Gib ses mwosibility tor those gentiemen, The Sanitary Buperintemdoat reported that he had ins, ected the ollal dock, 1008 of USihb street, and fou. 1 6 lot of offai, Bones, ete, which Le was told was the property of @ former contractor, but who has nothing © do with the presentcousect. Lhe report was received and placed on tiie, ‘The citizens of Yonkers requested a Banitary In- ericr to be srovinies for thatiowa. Laidon tabe present. A wises us resolutions were adopted, as follows: 1. Directing the Superintendent to repors what carts, buckets, @tc., ae required to} @ nove the night pou, ete. %, Requesting tue police w protect con- tractors for the removal of dead animais, offal, might soil, Me, in the hte secured by their cou tracts, 8. Koyuesting the Board of Police w direct that whenever woid is jeft at any Station Mouse stating Where any substance or thing which itis the duty of offal contraciois to remove, be found, thas information thereot be telegraphed tiom the office to the Btation Mouse in 85th sireet, boiween Sth and Sth avenues, aud the police theie be diuected to convey the information to the contractors, Auimmeuse number of mulsauces, such &s privies, cesspools, cellars, yards, &c., were reported by the Bavitary Superintendent, aud action taken. A large quantity of Vecomposed neat Was nso Lepoited seiz- ed by the Baniitary equed, The Board was sublee ently engaged in discussing various suggestions tor # improvement of the bealth of the city, after which they adjourned to Friday, at 42. al: A large number of complaints from eitizens—some of them quite amusing-were received yesterday. ‘The occupant of 219 Canal streetis represented as making bis neighbor's area and basement a dumping ground, and the neighbor therefore complains, The Fear of 205 Sih avenue, the bwseuwent of 1b Rivington street, Bad the house No. 6 54d eircet ae complained of as being iu wvery unleasuy condition, im the faster it le said the chicken p x exist d last week, and now the measles, ‘This te ciresiiug news to (be meighbors. A corvspondens tiom the lich Waru oom Ob as o8, Letween aveuuos banc B, has wot been cleaved siace Ocioler, aud be hopes *schulgs’s broom will be seen very sven in the neigh- bor! ."" Another, in ielation to the lime giluein Piast 18sb street, states that wheuthey were buitia 1545, there was Dot @ howe avy where wear, and when the cholera appesiediu isay, ihe owner oj thom wasthe the firet and «lino tue only perou who died with it ip that Vicinity. Auotne: Comp eins et the practice of butcher's “biowing meus’ to wake is pul up, by which their tetid breash, trom the use of :uim and tobacco is dissotinuted through the meat, thus render! it unhealthy, Aliot these persous complaints wiil im time be attended to, FaTaL ACOUDENT,—Yesterday Coroner Wildey held an inquest on the bedy of Rose Kelly, whose death was caused by her clethes having caught fire on Bunday night, at the residence of Mr, Brown, iu 12Utb etreet, pear Second avouue, where she was employed as adomestic, At the time the aceideut occurred the family were abseot, On their ieiarm they fouud ihe house on fire and the woman lying on she flour, A verdict of accidental death was reude:- rrr -Coroucr Collin beid ap inquest on the body ai Salomon Bank, aged 12 yoars, Whose death was saused by compression of the brain, resulting from « all on the sidewalk while playiag la Beouad avenue, seat Becond HTHOh xTs,—The Union Square headquarters are sttil doing consideratie Lusluore in the eale of the bonds of the Irish Republic mente are im progress for another mass meeting at Jones’ Wood, om Bumday vert, the admission fee to be twenty-five cents, The'Longshoremen's U Arsociation No. 3. of New York, have donated $1,000 The headquarters were visited by General and Colonel Farrell (brothers) ou Tuesday, They wished to see the Head Centre, but ho waa in Boston ne are boing actively pushed forward, it Colonet Roberts aad bis officials for an vpaign under General Swreney, J muster volla of the severa) cirela. uncer the reuthority, have hees eent in to beatquarters They show, acec ° Feniane sm the Brtvieh prow Prestay Moveme 1.44, |20%, 883, 890, 37 1019, JUU6. Special Tate Noo ?4, wp, 96. BT, S05, 908, 210. to the O'Mahooy fund, 3 Hit 215, Zid, 215, 216, 217, 215, 919, 290, 941, Fenlan Invasior British officia ere to be pilowed on the Am Tt, 10 examine freleht. baggage. ee o the P ovinces Killian and other officials of » doing all they can to thwart (he found = Tur ANN Street Winesrsa,—The Com- mittee of the Roard of Aldermen on the proposed widening of Ann street did not meet yesterday o- Intended, the Roard holding @ ress on Al’erman Norton announced that if the t avain before reporting, dine no ice of A number of property ite meeting would he holders were in attendance at the a bur ¥ being appesent that noone we roject, it wae de of things contir in opporition to the acheme, e Commiatec had (mmitwe reporton wardin favor o cary, should th any further « Seetion, bat let the ments already aidueed, Coxvention or FATHER Matiew Soctr- This Convention met last evening, at No, 193 the arrangements for Bt. The Young Men's Father Mathew Roclety, No. 4. handed in the sum of #31 In ald of The Committee appointed on Aupday to pay the amonnt subecribed by the Con oported that they hed Bowery, to complete Patrick's Day the Sisters of Mercy. en's Fother Mathew y, No. 1, of Jerse ared, and through their Chairman, Mr. John Ii Gibeon, announced thelr intention eof joining A number of bill were then A delegation from peared and asked tor position in the line, request wae granted br acclamation, and the post ot honor on the tiehtot the hing who show such « glorious example to the Rous of The meeting ‘hen @/journed to punday, oth of March, a 2 P.M, Tue Seizere ov Distivcerims,—An in- Vostiration of the charges against the going en at rocm No Revenue Agent 4, Astor House, before Mr. who desves that any person knowiug of frauds adainst the Goverument would commanicate with him, cuuplete List of the distilleries seized; Davis & Hanlon, foot of 59th mer, Oth atreet, near Oth 162 Maat 40th « reet:; Oppenteiumer, 9th etreet, near enue; Kahoweter & tioodkind, Isth street, between reet, near Suh . LO Kast Lith The following is « nae; Wim. Krohne, 1 Tih atreete: J. Rooney 52d wear Oth avenue; Kiehard leary, Brosdiway, hetween (4th and 65th etreete: Kiehard Deary, 46 b street, near lth avenne; Quinn, 101 Laurens street; frank, 80 Division street, Henry street; Hourey & Collins, 1) Cedar etree: Cay Morrisonia; Peter Schiiduecht, Jones’ Woods. Warrants have also bern issued by Commissioner Batts against Jacob Donau, Simon Donau, Richard Deary, Zacharias Oppenheimer, M. Elianger, John J. Tausie, 3. Herman and Meyer Goodkind, Marshal Murray sueceoded in ar- ng six of the parties, who were taken before Comm.ssioner Bet », and held for examination iu the sul of three sicusaad dollaie cveh, so tar, bas resulted in ascertainin nearly allthe retai tradeiu whi key in New York te supplied by tiuscit distillation, testimony which im Leeu airesis in @ cay ortwo. several thousaud ¢e\lous of disti led epirite at the distillery corueret luiuty- ninth street and by the United States M snute nal revenue ve offered @ revenue officers entertain strong suap.ciou pay in relation to the death of M.. Griffiths in @iiquor vat in 39th street, on Saturday imat, es he war the princ.pal witness the Goverument bad in tie whiskey fraua matters, PENSIONERS,—Hanover Exonange Place, which have been crowded ior about two weeks with Uucle Bam's pensioners, are sill alive with « long procession of men and women of all classes, waiting for the pittance which te thus sowly doled out to th soug line, from morn to sundown, gl only be saved the trouble and aurity of coming again aud waiting anotoer day, be 1emedied by more pay masters and more piacus of Al @Vely semi-aunual payment tue evil we inc eased instead of being ivsseued, EMIGRATION,—The steamer Queen, which arrived here day before yesserday, brought 900 pase sengers trom Liverpool and Queenstown, and the erin, on Saturday, had nearly as many more, large tunjoiity of these passengers were able-bodiea Irishmen, which Coes Bot look as if they wanied to begin the fight at home, Court Hovse Investication,—The vestigation jato the charges aguinst the Special Committeee on the New County Court House was yesterday afternoon. visors Fox, Blunt, Hayes and Bleakley, Supervisor Fox, at the opening of the proceedinys, stated thas if Mr. Ely desired an account of the num- ber of bricks used in the New Court House, t found im the Contro! Rowers, 3% Fron: Lhe investiga elicited will icad to mee da, Oftieer Cole, Skelly io Water stre ued thas the ‘The system shou Present—super- information coud thought Mr, Kellum was the proper person @ iniormatioa, Mr. Anthon then asked that Mr, Kellum be direct+ ed to produce be.ore the Committee bis statement as to how many cubic fees of brick had bee the coustruction of the building. 0. ted that there had been over six million of bricks wed e Michael Kaleigh was then called and sworn, an suk made #0 estimate fn March, for Jones, Fowler & Co,, i Court House, to be sent to Mayor mate was one at which he would have been willing to do the work; did not remember the price of iron It had been re- jon to the New uither; the esti- some turiber testimony was taken of an unimpor- taut nature, afer which the Committee adjourned until P, M. this afternoon, St, Patnick’s BALL,—The annual grand Military aod Civic Ball of the Montgomery Troop, Captain McManns, First (Cavalry) N.G.3.N.Y¥, will take place thie evening, at Irvin, Patries's Day fallsoa Saturday, and Friuay being « Lenien day, the usual © Pairiok'’s Ball is kept up on Ciry GoverrMent.—Boarp oF ALDER- men—St, Paraion's Day—Tus Tax Levr.—(hbis Board met at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Moore offered the following resolution, which was That tho flage of the City Mall, and all l¢ buildings, be displayed trom esuurie: until supest, on the eald 17th dey of March, and that the courts and the public officers of the Cor- herehy are requested and to enepend business on that day, in order to e all who desire to do so to participate in, or te edd re@rence, to the dewoustration eontem- by our fellow-citize firth, or Irish proclivities: rf anniversary of the birthday of Ireland’ poration be and The Board then took up the Annual Tax Levy, which was passed after some amenduient, A lease was granted to the Patriot's Orphan Home, tor 99 years, of the low iu Tih and 440 avenues, the exlary of the Stock Mice to $5,000 per aunum, to the Public Administra- tor’s Office, fixing the salary of the Public Adminis amount allowed for c erae’ atanominal rep street, betweeu A reso.ution incressi k io the Controlier's Av ordinanee relatin, trator at $6,000, and 6 ree at ¢7,000, was cailed up and vote was carried, 1 Ldiverued te Monday TAKE COURTS. Corer Cauexpars Tuts Day Supreme Court Cireul, Part 1.—Noe. 1981, 1 47, Lol, 1145, 1164, 1663, 1665, WALL. 1169, 1175. 1177, L181, 1183, 1157, L159, 1191, 1196, 1201, 1208, i206. Part IL. A4- 1 ned to Monday, March 1), Part LI1.—Nos. 746, 93, S52. 193°, 997. 472, 246, 1103, 1139, He #3 Supiene Conrt, Part 1 144), 1965, 1685, W517, 1 19TH, 1051 Part [.—Noe, 7462) 4488, 21 fin, 2616. 2615, 26.0, 2624, 9680, 2682, (oi Part T.—Noa, 950, 898, 1852 198%, itl, i 1), 1517, 99%, 1k WAlL. 1814, 1.14, 161%, Pi Noe, 1.82, 141), 805, 54.. 145], ine OYA, 14UT, 1495, 100% 1b8, AGL, 1606, Lov, vy, Turn Cntitas Torreno Casr—McKessa AND hoon Praap “Not Guivey*—sextascss, Ero.— t Keo), Vice. na McKenna and Dr. Stephen Kogers epprered in ue U.S. District Court, yeaver- fay, and pesdet “not guilty” to the indie ment gaint them for a leved criminal complicity doafiair, They each gave bail in the ») betore Commissioner siillwetl, te ap- al on the fiiet Momday in April next, AEN TENORS, Hfenry Willams pleaded guilty to @ charee of nihe tm of $ for Paine S50 counterfeit U8 Treasury Noter, and Was sentenced to Sing Sing I .o at hard labor for one year, an pay a fine of $100....,.. Lewis Sebuster, found guilty of having in bis Poreresion large quan- tity o: fract onal enrrency, w't sane, wae reontenced to Sing Sing Prison at hard idbor fut seven youre, and to pay a fine of #6; to stand commited until paid Henry Palm alia & counterfeit L. 8. $5) I siom, with an intent to p to Bing Sing Prison at hard labor for one pay @ fine of #10........John Goff, convicted of han intent to pase the “Tritech Harty,” ©! » was found sullty of having ury Note in hie posses- the same, w nienced rand to ing s counterteit #1 l, 8. Treasury Note, was cnueed to one ie hara labor at Sing Sing on, and pay a fine of 210, Cost or A PLeastes Boat.In the Marine Court yesterday the case of McMabon agsinst Raubr was concluded before Judge Alker. Thie wasn enit to recover back 500 paid by the Mutual | leasure Club on account of a boas built by the defendant for them, which was to be of the beat Kind, and to cost $1.00, The boat notcoming up tw the specificavion, the Club reiused to take it, and, berid «, the boat waenever tuily delivered, A‘tera two daye trial the jury gave a verdict for the piain- itl: for the whole anount claimed, #500. jue Kon Ovem Casa-Vates ov an Isrant's Sievives.—The case of Jobn Egner against the Second Avenue Railroad Company was concluded yoste day in she Court of Common Pleas, rhie was rection to recover the exp-nee and vices of the child of the pia:nt ff lost the child's being run over by one of ibe ace dent resulted in the Wheu the accident occurred sold, The defendant, tue child was 4 loweiber wih the usual ¢ eleuces, convended thas ior the loa 0: eerv.c damage tnust ber much @ iule, cod euch demages os, in considering all the cireums stances, us they Lelleved would compensate tor the ee of service, Lesides the actual expenses, The Jucy seadered a veidics for plainuil for @1.50), fachid of such tender years. tue ely nominal, The Court denied arged that the jury must give Court OF General Seesione.—A Crrercea Mua DEAR ITB 18 SanTeNCED TO BraTe Prion row iare.—At the opeuing of the Court yesterday. Micbaol Heal», « cripple, walking on @ pair of crutches, was placed on trial charged with murder in ho fires degree, The Yrlsoner was represented by A. 8. Cohen and David Taiinadge, The facts of the case were that deceased and prisoner, who had pre vious quarrels, slep’ in a low lodging house in + ul berry etree’, Daring the night of the 24th November, acry of murder was heard, and deceased was discov- ered lving murdered in bed, covered with wounds, the prisoner was athie ede with an axe iving ucer him, On being errested he admitied the deed. Counsel for prisoner offered a plea of murder in the second degree, cialming that there were seme cir- cumataners in the case which would induce a jury io view of the prisouers he.piess condition. to reduce Le mau offence. Alter consultation with the Court the District Attorney seoepied the plea, and the Pi mouer Was re utenced to piate Prison ies lile, Powice Inteucignncr.—Shot by @ Pelicoman.— John Skelly, ® weil kuown character, was sho terday afternoon in Warer street, by Officer Woodward, of the Seventh Precinct. It seems that {wo or three weeks ago, & man war ecarro‘ed in Water street and robbed ofa wach, The time piece Was soon a! erwardstound iu the p»-0@ sion ot a you ig who sald ne bad bonght tof Rkeiv, Ye of t Feventh Liecnet, 5 od irom the officer and ted, by Cole, O Woodsard joined in the i fering that S<eily would e-cape, fired bis tie veil (assog effect in Skeily's right am Bkeily bo ke thigh, etusing a fearful wound. He was reinoved tw the Madioou stiect station house, where his wound was dressed, Desperate AP vay in @ Porter House—A Detective Officer Beaten,—About 8 o'clock yesterday morning an affray took place in the porter house of Charlies Nichols, corner of Grand and Orchard streets, and Patrick Purcell, & mouider, was badly beaten about the head, Detective siowey attempied to separase the men, when Pure: officer, beating bim avout the head and tace, Officer obn Moech assaulied the Long. of the 16th Pre ie assistance, and Pureell and Roach were . Surgeon Waterman was summoned to dress Purcel.'s wounds, On enteri the coll, (he surgeon was assaulted by Puree, an as compelled to summon aid before he could dress the wounds, Yesterday, Justice Mans- Held committed both of the men for triel, A Saluon Keeper Stabbed.—Ou Tuesday night an affray occurred in the saloon of Andrew Mulligan, atthe corner of Kesex aud Broome streets, and dur- ing the fight Mulligan was stabbed in the right (high ad stomach, it is alleged, by a knife in the bands of Pianels 6 veo, Jamos Sheridan had one of his ly bitten off by one of the combatants ted, and Justice Mausfieid coumit- yesteraay, sreokliyn, Tue Cottuxs Morper,.—The investigation into the «\reumetances attending the death of Mr Wm. Collins, whe was found seuseless at bie store, 98 Fourth street, E. D., om the evening of Saturday the 3d inst., wae continued before Coroner Lynch and jury yesterday, but bo tacts weie developed which threw additional light upon the subject, aud the inquest was turther adjourged until Friday next, at 1's v’elock, lux 'LONGSHOREMEN are still holding out, and yesterday morning gathered in groupe about the warehouses and docks, but committed no act calling for the interference of the police, Two men were arrested, however, for refusing to move hen ordered to doso by the poiice. They were beiore Justice Walsh, and ieyulred to give bonds to keep the peace, ‘There is actually nos much work doin, a | the docks at this time, It is in anticipation of the coming busy e: ason that the Society men cemand work by the hour at 36 cents, instead of by the week at $14, and, in a few cases, $15. Ungxnow™ MAN FounD Drownep,—The body of an unknown man was picked up in Atlantic Dosk Basin on Tuesday, Deceased eppeared to be alout 25 years of age, 6 feet 8 inches in hiight, light hair, and dressed in a black esck cloth coat end cloth pante and vest, white abirt with worked bosom, and underciothing, liad beéo in the water about two monthe, I'he body was talea to the uias house, by diection of oper Lynch, and now awal.s ices tification, Jersey City, Sr, Paruicn’s Day ty Hepson Country,— The Ireh benevolent and civic societies of Jersey City, Hoboken and Hudson City have decided to unite in aparade om St, Patrick's day. The proces- sion will form at Van Voret Square, at 10 A. M., and aller werebing through variou: streets in Jersey City, will parade in Lioboken and Hudson City, The procession will probably be the largest of kind Laat has ever tu:med out in Hudson County, Birra ws 4 “DouMMY Car,’’—A woman, returning with her husband from visiting somo friends, in Bergen, N.J., on Tuesday evening, gave birth to a fine male child in the dummy car {ye before reaching the junction at the Plank Road, The mother and chilu were cared for aa weil as cireum sances would admit. Tle conductor, generous soul! did not ask any fare for the exira passenger. Cigarep Ovt,—It is said that Frank Me- Cormick, the Newark ex.policeman charged with being implicated in the shooting of Henry Car keeper of the saloon corner of Courtiandt an Washington #bcets New York, sailed tor hays the dey atves the mai REMIGIO VASQUEZ. -_-—o0— A TALE OF OLD MEXICO. ——a CHAPTER ¥. Asaasernation oF Tax yoo*e Sramian Nora. On returning to the town, I inquired which of the three or four hotelain Guansjuato was the cheapest, convinced that it was only in one of that deseiption tha: the Biscayan waeiobe found. I wea right in my conjecture, for the first person I met on al ghting in the court-rard of the press waa Don Jaime de Villalo oa, He waejust going out when I presented myself suddenly before him, and Lhe! scarcely diamounted ere he pres ei me in bis erma according to the manner of bis cout try. For my part. I Netene! with interest t) bie edveniures after our separation, Ho told me the be ha! arrived at Gusuajuato «lmost four days be- fore mé, and that bis utmost wishes had been real ined. A priest, who had been gained over by the relative of Donue Luz, had married them wi bont difficulty, and since that time his young wife bad been hi.den in a convent, where be saw ory day, until be could take such steps a¢ wou! low them to leave Mexico, One circumstance ony cause hits a little alarm ; he believed shat he mes b tho streets, the nigit before, one of the serven s who wasin the train of his wife's father at the venta of Arroyo Zarco. “But aa I fancy that I see every where the ap- pearance of 6) ies and robbers,’ he said, ga) ly, ia more than probable tat [am deceived, anu th they are seeking meat a greater distanc where Tresily am. And you," added he you laid your hand on Don Tomas Verdugo yet! “Nog aod, rom all I have learned abous bim, 1 am moré@ anxious to avoid him now than I was to meet Lim before.” And I recounted my adventure in the ravine with Florencio Paniias, ‘Your cloak," I added, “se ved mes bad turn, for 1+ is similar to one that the informer against Floreucio wears, one Remigio Vasquez."' At the nauwe Don Jaive turned pale, and cried, “What! was it Rem.gio Vasquez that the scoun- drel Lad ia mind to sucot? end do they accuse bim of acrime which be never convmplated? Au! my preseniments have not deceived me." “why? **Rowigio Varquez is the name I bear bere,” Ths unexpected revelation caused me to shud- der, Perhaps, even now, that Vilainy whose knife service, might have been sent upon the B sceyan's truck to satiefy the vengeance of Whe Injured father. I tolu bim what my opinicn was Upo. toe mater, and in m his say tow day ish nobie- ourede, »" be said, * Luzecite ta me atthe con- vent. Noi to go to see ber would plunge ber into the deepest grief, Noone can escape their Ges tiny.” Wetalked together aehort time longer, As he inseus. lapsed into @ gloomy movu, Ltred to jest with bim upon our actual posivon. “As for we," Lesid, “I shell be more prudent sham you. Taw going w eet tnyselt in the deep- ost mine 1 can fiud, and it will vee terrible thing if this horrid Verdugo meets we eighteen hundred foes fees below grounc."* We separated, Don Jaime to the convent, and I to visit ope of the most easily acceesitie mines tn the neighborhoo!, AsI was crossing the aqusre ou my way & the outskirts of the town, fancied I distinguished the well-known face of Florencic Planillas at the door of a puiqueria, De- lihted at bav.ng this opportunity of undeceiving bim astothe intention of Remigio Vasque, or rather Don Jaime, 1 went up to the door, in epte of the jrepugnance Ihavetor these Mexican ca- barets, where both men and women mit drinking that abominable liquor prepared from fermented pulque, (The sap of tue aloe, which 1s first as sweets honey, bat by fermentation becomes stinking,sour, and heady.) Wheher Florencio had seen, and wished to avoid me, I know not; at any rate, he aappoared into the abe ‘Lhe life of Don Jaime doubtiew depended on the interview I wee going to have wits Forenclo, I stepped over some dru kerds, quite intoxicated. who were lyiu., clothed \0 ras, across the diorway, and eniered the pulqueria, What a fantastical «, pearance met my eye! Lhe walle were covered wih trescoes of the niostincredibe nature, represeuting ancient grotesque person. ges, pictures of druaken brawls, of MuPuey 0. love gisuts, dwerfs, and cava- Lers, ac ompanicd with the most startling devices, and all surmounted with this clinching inseripion ; —'*Pay vow, credit aiterward.”’ Large open vate: filled with milky liquor, trom wh.ch exhaled a, horrible swell, were piaced al] round the room, and toe publican was busily engaged lacling is out with aca abash for bis customers, swong whom I soon recognized Florencio, “Ab |} sevor Cavalier," eried he, advancing with the glase in hishand, “allow me to offer you—"*" “No, Iam not thirsty; but I have some good ews fur you.” I tried then to tell bim that he had been falsely intormed wheu he bad been told that the person who was trying to dispossess bir of his mine was Remigio Vasquez, It was @ long time betorel could make the ob.uscated drunkard understand the purport of my visi and undeceive him with regard to tho B.ecayan, * You see that 1 am delighted," cried he, when he bad at last made out (he meaning of my words. * For poor Remigo's sake fT said, ‘* No, lor my own sake, Idon't fear his infor- mation,’ be replied, with a drunken frankness; ** bus if that chause my intentious regarding him, Romigio Vesquea's affair is nota bit improved, I mean (0 say—(\e2 |, swallowing what remained in bie glaas be seemed to Le trying to collect bis thougnts)—I mean that it is capital for—for—"' * For whom ?'' I exclaimed, losing all patience, ** Ab | carambe, for our intunate ir.end, the re- spectable Don Towwes Verdugo, as your lordakip s.yles bim,.” Aud the miner was vot slow tm telling me that the bravo would receive a consiJeravle sum trom the Injuced fat.er, as be had been told, to avenge the insult offered to his outraged family, “And where is Dou Tomes!" I inquired of Flo- revcio, “lam sure that I can unueceive bin as well as yoursel:,"" “Ithink I know where be is at present,'’ re- ec Plapillas, * Well, why do you watthere? Lei us set out immediately in search of him," "LT would like well enough to be off; but, you see, I can's quit this place without paying my score, and I have not a single tlaco about me." ‘Phas needn't detain you, Call the pubiican,"” “ fruly,'' suid Floreucio, with much effrontery, “ yesterusy eveu.ug you partovk of my hospitali- ty; it you clear my ¢Xpeuses to~lay, we slall be ute, The publican immediately appeared, and I in- quirea how much F.crencio owed bim, lhe miner upped bim the wink, and the otber immediae y said, “Two pisstres.” This was far too wuch, and the drunken scoundrel would very likely gen # pisstre and a bell by if} Gus time was precious, Lyrelded, aud we basiened in P of Don fowas, Uniuckily, the tottering legs of my com- panion but ul seconded my efforia, and I was obuged to proceed very slowly. Iu this waouer wo traversed a» consideravie part of the town. Every now and then tL@ Urunken rascal stopped Lstore # house, saying be was within, but he was invariably misaken, We at last sicod before a dark, steep, wet alley, as ibeeud of wich you saw the dusky light which issued irom s garden, ** Are you sure you are right this time ?" I ask. ed auxiously of Florenvio; “for time is pasmuy, apd x Vaequez is a danger of bis lie," “He is thee, assurecly," stammered my com- panion ; “foc 1 could never forgive myeelf f I had arrived too late, aud any misfortune (here bis eyes Lecame batbed in maucha tears) were to bap- pen \o Dow Tomas, bueu ® worthy wen as he is, ye Aiver this burst of sensibility, which failed sig- nally in ite object, Fioencio plunged into tue lane, auc I remaiued alone, for 1 thougut that we could no longer proceed together, I walked about in the Stree, @ prey 40 auxery easy to compre- bend, counung the minutes, which seemed con- wuries, and expecting every moment eee this Don Tomas, Who beu not veen out of my thoughts for so many days, before m.; bus time 4, and ue did nos make his appearance. Au Lour was spent in this manner, aud at last I deciued on going to the bouse wyeeli, I weiked through the dark alley, eutered tue garden as the other eud, and the fires tong Leaw Wee ® man sireicled on the ground, This was the unhappy Florenaa who, “< was snoring as if he would bo -st hie nostrila, and bad forgotten everything in his drunkenness resolving to trust t myself bot it wae a long time before I found myself in ® part o: the town I kuew. with some difficulty. Cecilio met me at the gate. (Te be Continued.) I got to my how March 15, 9. rises STEAMSHIPS Caledonia, Glasgow ; Boephorna, Wi mintion ; Kichmoad; Eriesou, Bremen; Gull Steam, Mo! Le Albewiarie, Kiehtmond, Va, it, Liverpool; nnob; Frigate Bird. Liverpool. BARKS&—Ahkora, Lonion; Bese Harrig, Burnas Idaho, Aspinwall); Whe ativud, Mouvevido, BRI S—Heea Davie, Demarara; Nile, st Thomas; Udo's, Tiinidad, Cuba, wigiptelens aft LOO na ee serv en Queen, Halifax 4 axter, ashington, N ©; MS Mahon 1d4.e Wo Ua; Eien Louisa, New Haven, reason) oe STF AMBHIPS—Georgia, (ialveston, Texas, mdse, Volunteer, of Boston, BRIGS—Handy, Doboy Island; Isahel Reurmann, . Mesalna; J Hathaway, of K I, fm Segue: from Palerme; Too Late for Classificatio ———— DEATMS,. WALBSH-—On Wednesday, roungest eon of Michael an land, aged 4'9 yesrs. Notice of the funeral to-morrow March 14th, Daniel, Mary Walsh, late of WANTED BY A YOUNG MAN in a small, viain famil,, where he can be et bome Address BOARDER, stating terms, 847 East {nb ‘OR SALF—@100 WILL BUY THE STOCK aod fixtures of a neatiy fitted ap fancy store, if 4 immediasely, Kent $16a month. appy ot OD SAVE THe Gi hachange of I’riso: —Wk WAN: AN amediately--A Pablic ce O'Toole Cir le, F Evening, March 16th, atthe + The intends «f ed to ald the mea * tollowlae ulstir« guisied officers wil cddress the mceting:—Col, Johm U'Mahony, H.C. F. B., B Doran Killia . F. B., Gee. B. FP. Moen, Capt. Mecatfe ty, of tie 1, RK. A, Jec@mish Cavanna: h, Costilio, N.Y. and othe «, The business meeting of the Circle white ‘Lbureday, Mach 16th. AINTERS—A SPECIAL MELTING WILL be held Yo-night, at 7 o'clock, as business of réance will be cousidered, By o:cer of .N LECOMTE, Pres lua MOHAIR COILS, #1—HUMAN HAIR 15; Grecian curls, 83 60 to #90 as PECKILAM'S ladies fasbiouabie hair drerai Niehment, 261 Grand st, bet. Bowery and a 38 Hil, corner of 88d @ invited to come Admission tree. » Caluornia, E. L. k SAVINGS BANKS. ECHANICS AND TRADERS’ SAVINGS INSTITUTION, No, 253 Bowery. Bix per Cent. Interest alior ed on sume of $1,000 and Five per Cent. on larger sums. Deposita made on or bere (Apri: 2d will draw Inte est | om April Let. Open daily from 10 A. M, to4 P, M days aua W eduendays fru ies i TER, P 5 "MEN OL res, HENRY C. FISHER, Bee. DIME SAVINGS BANK—CANAL Deposits from 10ets. to $6.00 recrived. Six Per Cent. Interest, tree of Tax, Deposite ia Marel: eT. i om Mon- COAL. FOOD YARD—WOOD YARD, 652, 604 and 656 Sccoud ave near 36 h #t-—Wood at low $i per load; good cab 1 fee ofonrtere, 339 Bes. Vieginia pine —s cord 10 @ load, delive STRUCTION Havjos at atl by the DOBBON BROTH EKS Instruction from *5 a course upwards joe furnished tor prectice. Ko. U. Dobson's New DOBBON BROTHERS, 6°1 LEGAL NOTICES OTICE TO TAX-PAYERS,—O Commissioners of Taxes and Astomments No 3 Chainbers street, New Yo hereby given that the Av and Personul Estate of the City and County York, for the year 1566, will be open tor inspection and reriew from and afier Monday, January 5. 1566, and will remain open til the Juth day of April, 1 tor the correction of @rrors and the equalization the assessments of the aforesaid real and personal Jity aud County of New York. All persons believing themreives to be aggrieved, must make application to the Commissions period above mentioned, in order to obtain the reliet ‘The act of 1859 provides thay ‘during the time the books shall be open to publie inepection, as hereimbetore provided, appl.cation may by any person considering himself ay- valuation of his real estate, to have lt such ap,l'cation estate of the vided by law. art be made in writing, stating the ground of objection thereto, and thereupon the Comm! ebali examine into the compiaint, aud if Judgment the assesement is er: oveous, the same to be corrected, reiation to the Vaiuation of per- fe, the »pplicant shall be examined under oath by the said Commissioners, who shall be author ized w administer such oaths, or any of thew: it, in his or their judgmeut, the assessment is erro ous, they shail cause the same to be . orrected, and tix the amount of such asecasment ce the te just, aud Sockere eae Soarelen pores rty days \fiersuch appiication sha) ve beea No recuction shall be made by the Asseestuenton real and ey this act, unless it «held appe cr affirmation, thet the aggrieved wasunable to attend within the perkd prescribed for the correction of tax sickness or absence from the city, A BON, J. W. ALLEN. J. W. BROWN, Commuss. overs 421 Supervisors of eeand As-eraments, ROPUSALS FUR 610,000) OF Water stock of the City of Now York, of the year roposals will be received at the Comptroile.'s office, until Baturday, March 94, 1566, at2o'eock, P.M. when thesame will be pubiucly opened, ior the whole or suy part of the sum of tiny thousand dollars of “ The o. New York, of the year 1849,"" authorized by Chap-| ter 9) of the Laws ot 1549, and amencod by Chapter The said Stock will bear inte:ess| at the rase of a1 per cent. per annum, ter yearly, and the prine pal wil: bese: lst day of Novernt the amount ef stoc ater Stock of the Cliy 1 9, Laws of 1566, ropoeule will stat eased, aud the price per one} d the persons whos are accepseu will thereupon be require. tol deposit with the Chamberlain o: the City, the sumal awarded to them respeciive) Comptroiler the rece. pts of 5 deposits, the parties wiil be « ficates for equal amoumts of the par value of the! juve. est from the dates o Ou presenting to the] Chainberiain ior such) Ued to receive certi. sealed aad indorsed poeals tor the Water Stock of the City of New, York, of the yesr 184)'—and enclosed in envelope addressed to the Comptroier, is reserved torejectany or ail of the bid wts of the Corporation require it, NAN, Comptrolier. Perarment of Finauce, Comptrolier's Office, GRANT LaBOR.—AT A MEETING © the Cause .arden Committee of the Board of| Commissiou*rs of Eimigration, beld on Thursday, the 6th inst. the following resoluiions on the subject ere adopted : Resolved, Thas principels, to empioy laborers, arcea, in order to Commuuical with ems until further ordered of the! permnitted to exe grap Castle Garden Resolved, Thut (ue toregoing resolution in relation athe of lavor be printed iu the var: papers of city. P WILSON G. Chai:man Committee, Barns Lane Pa oa