The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 25, 1868, Page 1

- —_ ¥ a THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR AN AMNESTY PROOLAMATION, Everybody Concerned in the Re- bellion Pardoned, —_——- JEFFERSON DAVIS A FREE MAN, Waonrxatox, D. ©., Dec, By the President af the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, The President of the United States fins heretofore set forth several proclamations offer tng amnesty and pardon to persons who had heen or were concerned in the late rebellion against the law- ful authority of the Government of the United States, Wich prociomations wore severally tsaued on the Sth day of December, 1:69, on the 96th day of March, 1664, on the 2th day of Moy, 1995, on the 7th day of Beptember, 1967, and on the 4h day of July, in the present year; aud, Whereve, The suthorily of the Federal Govern: tment having been recstablisled to all. the States and Persitorics within the jurisdiction of the United Btates, it is belicved thit each prodential reserva- tions and exceptions as at the dates of sald several Proclamations were deemed necessary and proper may now bo wisely and justly tellrqniehed, and that SB universe! amnesty and pardon for paPticipation in ald ret 1 to all who have borne any part tuercin will tend to secure permanent perce, order, ond prosperity throughout the land, and to Fenew and fully restore confidence and fraternal fecling among the whole people and their respect for and attochment to the National ¢ vent des siznud by its patriotic founders (or the gencral good; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew Jolnson, President of the United States, by virtue Of the power and authority in me vested by the Con. Atiiution, an lin the name of the sovervign people af the United States, do hereby proclaim and de- clare, unconditionsily and without reservation, to ali and to every person who directly or indirectly Porticipated im the late insure or rebellion, & full pardon and amnesty for the offence of treason Against tho United States, or of adhering to thelr enemies during the late civil war, with restoration Of all rights, privileges, and tmmunities under the Constitution and tho laws which have beca mado in pursuance thereof, Ia testinnony whereof I have signed these presents | 1 my hand, and have caused the seal of the | ted Btatcs to be hereunto afixed. the elty of Washlugton the twenty-Mfth day Decewber, Inthe ycar of our Lord one thou- Jelglt hundred and #lxty-etght, and of the independence of tue United States of America the ninety-titrd, DREW JOUNSON, By the President: ¥. W Swan, Acting Secretary of State, ‘The full pardon and arnneaty proclamation just Issued by Hresident Johuson includes Jefferson Davis, Breckinridge, Jacob Thompson, Mason, Slidell, and all others who were directly or indi- rectly engaged in the late insurrection or rebel- lion, ‘The partios above named are now in forcign countrica, FROM WASHINGTOY pute tats Wastinoton, Dee. Qf, 1868, @pecial Dery atches to The éan, GEN. GANT AND THE KATLROADS, Gon, Grant pronounces the telegram to the New Fork Host, puriorting to Lea conversation of bis upon the Facile Ruliroads,so garbled that be does not wisi ty be held responsible for it THY HOLIDAY Nearly all the Deportments closed to-day at noon, and will not epen until Saturday, when they will only traisict some of the most pressing Durinces, The Post OMce Department presented each clerk with @ livadsome pearlbandied pockes Kaito, A PAnDow. €. Ven Alsume, convicted of passing counter felt noucy Last June in Northern New York, has Deen pardoacd by the President, PERSONAL. Secretary MeCulloc Hon. HH, D, Coke, W. Bont’ Baq., and thelr familics left this elty | this afternoon to spend Christmas with Jay Cooke, at his mansion nour Philadelpi.ta, Gon, Grint to-cay, for rearcns of a private nature, J lus determina t on not to loave Woshinston ut the middie of Tie PACIFIC RATLROAD. ry Department toalay issned Gov. bon's to the Union Parifie Kailrcad amount. 0,000, and covering the road to the n | ‘Tae Commissioners go oub next week to | make woother inspection toa polas within about G0 OFFICIAL DOCEMENTS SOUTH, Tho Trowsury Department bas taken tothe use of the Express for luportaut oMctal documents in Bouthira Ft.tes, it bel more trusiworthy and epecdy than wails. THE OVERLAND MAIL, Oficial reports to the Post Odlice Department show that the overland mail fs pot only not regularly carted by Wells, Farzo & Co., contractors, bat it ie ed under couches and dragged through mud and water, cxposed to the wea' her, lost, seatiered along the road: nd robbed so frequently Uuat one of the special asents courses robberics upon the stag Pany’s empl yees, Tous of mail and Ketter poneser ‘fare strewn lung the road between the termini of the rallroals, An vecasionsl attempt is made tos nd {tou by mule trains, Mr, MeLetlan bas decided to Withhold tLeir poy and Impose heavy fines for non- vemence of thelr duty, AOMUAVEY OF KEW YORK DreTILLERIES, fhe Commissioner of Internal Keyenue has di- rected the resurvey of dist.llerics iu the eity of New York for the purpose of uecertulning more accurately their produe.ng capacity, snd with the view also of making @ pr for the elfvet of dry mea Gurenient, as well as for the period during whicl the fermenting tude ure required by law to vemala in qumpioy after cucu ma coin- F allownue a An Anyhe {Lone of Lifes AnuenstuveG, Ontario, Dee. 24.--A fire broke Ont Last night m Le south ward of the Lunatic Asy lum here. One woman wes suflvested, and two others Ladly Lurned, The building wus saved wita Grout uisicuity, A Ovitnary. Cierno, Dec. 24.—Uho Kev. Dr. Dunne, for flong tine and up to a few months since Vicur Of this Roman Catholic dioce missod priests in the eontrove @ yerterday morning, in the forty-6fh year Of His age, He hus been in bad Ii ears. ale had becw in the diocese si his city fittcen years. Te was a naive of ire Du cae (o ti county aban early ase. De Du Was Very geucrull, respected by ull clusecs of people, — The Troubles in Av ime Mewris, Dec, 24.—A special despatch to the Araianche from Little Rock says there ie great re- joicing (here over the arrival of two of Gen, Grant's Staff to investivate the militia outrages, Rerazecw Coniinue tonrive wt Little Hoek. (A Coron 4's jury, Composd of the militw, ehirge P.O, Boeden wie the murder of an old man paiucd Casey ab Lowle- be = ——__ — KueKinx On Evanavinix, lud., De Several outrages Have been commetted within the past few days by erincd aud masked Ku-Klux tn Union county, Ky, On Friday night from ten to twenty of the Klan slot three nerroes, two of them at Sulphur Sprincs, Sid one at Blorgwaficld. Ab We latter plioe they ene ftved ane ree House and shot fia While he wis in Ded sith bes wile, In return he shot wnd danzerons y wounded one of the Kubina Le wus nferwari shot three of four times, beaten W tha Hot Buowl, 4 leit apparently dead,’ The ober negiooe were orally wonnied, On the sane wight five men Othe hose OA Ne TO MN the mate CouNy and out of bed endl stand while they 40 turn ouiraged OL bi Wife, The Sheriit of the THE ROADSIDE MULDER, ws ‘The Pursult of the Murderer—He and Released. A fow days ago a letter was resolved at Rondout frown the Mayor of Chagrin Falla, Ohio, tisting snb- Atontiaily that a men bearing the description of the mountalu murderer lad been seen tn that plice on Nov. 9, and had remained there on the vith and 2th, and then took his departure, A number of eitizens having suspicions that he might be the mur- derer, mentioned them to tho authorities after the departare of the stranger, and @ pursuit was insti: tuted which resulied In the eapure of the man niter a short chase, He was found to bear Sinith's description exactly, as stated in a Cleveland pape but the arreste! party demonsirited his ability to read and write, which the paper stated he had not, On this the man was discharged, A nuniter ofdoe ments in the porscesion of te District Atvoruey Cee Monstrate that Saitth can writs, and of lie wbility to © is po question, Had ho started from Bil, When he was known to bavo arcived by wad train at 0 Was firet econ Caveht this ave no done th 4 0 folow higt up are Cleveland authorities lave the ee in hand, chell Morder Cano Pa, Deo, 24.—Twitchell ree Tie Tw Pmsperenta, mains perfectly linpasnive, notwithstan ting the ehatn of circnistantial evidence whieh the Commonwealth ts weaving day after day to connect him with the mortir of Mra, HM, He site quietly in the dock, conversing with his friends, and making «asgestions to his counsel when engaged Im the crosesamina: | Vion of witnesses, The evidence offered to-day re- | Lited to the prisoner's pecuntary circumstances, | showing (hat the mill in Carden, rented by him, had been distrained ayon for debt, and that he was In debs for @ part of the prchase moncy for sed in the mill, In relation. to the pi clothing, whieh bis counsel appiied for, to have submitted to chemists for tie purpose Of hscertaining the nature of the stains noon them, the Court deeited that they shoold bo placed in the nis of any ehemist or physiclan to be elected by J prisoner, with the conscnt of the Court, | They ould be properly Klentfled as the very articles of fered in evidence by the Common sealih before tey ave delivered to any person selected by fr this porpose that pers nonen court, aud they ceive the then be examined i ficers of the Court, the prisoner's counsel, The Philadelphia Post saya the Twitchell case yesterday wos important, Commonwealth brought witnesses to prove Hull cosired the, property at Tenth ami Vine sir. ¢:5 {be pweed in her Own narne, but that Twiteh, }, «ho aad churge of the mater, mado out the deed in the name of ins wie. Tt oppeared also in evidence, unt Twitchell, at digerent tines, bad spoken in the most violent anil abusive manner oC his law, und had even th 1 to Kill her, The theory of the de ence—If it is fair to Rponk of that Ir Cross-examiuations oniy—thnt the inurler Was Cor uitted by sowie vutsige partion for. the vninore of securing money and valuavles, Whicw Mrs. Hill was Fnppore | 10 POwRLNs, W: ramony, to the ce erable amount « oumnstantial evi er, and cach ograve. Th in li f Vwitehell, to crime with which Le is charged, Ht perwon ONE Wodid Kinge© OUL of a a murder, A deeper mystery ts here Wan | dit ts Oue probably that Wiluever be wus “phe testimony in ihe Mea | oppears, ravelled, — The Trial of Whaten-Another Rerpites ‘Tonoxto, Canada, Doo, 24.—'The application for Teave to appeal in the Whalen case was laid over fo argument before the full Appeal Court on the Stet, ‘The prisoner bas bea lurtuer £ expited unttl the Int of February. — Ofice Kobbed of 810,000, safe in tho County Auilitor’s cffce Lore bas been robbed of ten thou- tani Aght thousand dollara im currevey, and the balance in reven tirly Uonda. “the Auditor kuew nothing of the robbery antl last Friday, when he receive Uivough the po Mee es been cut frum Ui investiga wed tho rob y val but us yet no clue has bow made robbers, —— Murder tn New Madinon, Obie. Darrow, Dee, 24.--On Tuesday nicht, s young man oon in New M sh A letter from Spe MM, contalze the foil Attempt was made to bee jail_at this pl o'clock this aternoon, Ween Me i ME for’ tie pr win Liisuuer MU Pay, Jad with supper Mim dows, telling lim et the same thue thut Lo | (Shocmeke) intended making his escape or dle in the atiompl, In the eoulusion, ourteen out oF tie nineteen conflasd in the jail’ mode their escape, Vee tive remuining Pasoncds aitonipted to rush by Mr, M. Hut that gentleman, who nad treed hiuself Irom Sloomake’s clute.cs, drew tis pstol aud drove t.ew back, locked the dyor upon tiem, pure fued Bhocinake, and #1 ob him through tie bert, killing bun instantly, gust as he leaped across to ered @ ALOrt distamed froin tho juil.” All the other prisoners were ten reeapturod and: recommited CTA ive elt acne gemeruly turned out, wad Wye fixed in tho purvuit, ‘Turev of tue prisons wore rightly wounded. Severas efforts bave been tm Lefetolore by tue prisoners evntined in the jul Maks tier emcaye, bUL they have bee duvaniauly antic.pated aud iuwarted, ——-- Mutiny at the New Jersey State Prison, On Tuesday afternoon ene of the shoe shops at the New Jersey Stato Prison, occupied by about | hty convicts, was the Keene of an vecurrence sy alorming ond threatening in its character as give to the most serluuy uppreheasions. "Tue ipal” keeper, Mr, Walker, furnisuen tho concermiug§ Wie revolts On ¢ super-atendent of te was tacen ill, aud mpurary subs ture provided ty tuke charge uf tie depu mt, Matte Hueted with waruony, bus wtill viebs Indie ited em Under such precautions were usd, b enh Ler edt tor diner, reaumed theirjacnets and ty tow Gewotucig bi asa Ky1b aud pomsersing oo Ue bthuune Characieriaucs uf ten Old Ke: per, ML B rgen. The principal keeper Was diasteny a Iriscd of the wawonted tusurbordingti Coupany with two oF the inspectors, Mesnis. Wear tall wid Davis, hurried to the nuop, Mr. Wasksr ude dresseu,the mien 1D Conciiatory terins, Why, whore Maniesuug BO Violent disposition, yet feiused to Work Under new Yoo inspectors, reolizing the critical arpect of ature aud the’ dangevous proximiiy of the rest 01 the rouviow, conndered Ik the most prulent course ty lave the revulutivaste returned by tucir Mr, Pearsall wccurdingiy gave the micual, Wuick Was unliweded by euch "and every individuid, Agun Mr. Walser denberated with te cuuvictsy ny thein bat be new keeper would only oMciate J& the Indisposition of Bir, Bergen, and request Tesuue Work, ‘The » inarc ied ty tueir 8, Dubre used uluer their new ui ng tiem to were OF HO uve spoctors, ann © be s.Up 60 viets cr ce Ulam punt in bucie di Jig courol be mew Wonk bo Work with kere words pout lint Mr. Peersail, one of the in irge las intention of ‘taning € the ullerm: on, On imiuess, @ dl sence of tLe ome: yieding (2 tue behest Of #o many desperute men Very seriuus conkequences Ww tusk provably averied, Wednesda) f tb eMeient and popular ke Slr. Buxiery Was phiced a € of the slop, since ho Feiracto: Cemeht has appured. Ar, Waiker speaks ov We Keeper waiuet Whom the convicrs revuited we ao Abchuve gud useul oficer, bUb that we mugub have Acted BURL hat MdiBEr Ol, ——— — Rufus Pattison, of the tirm of George Pattie fonts Sona, of Memphis ‘oa Mata sircet lant night, i lnioat carcacd Away by a eiray rocket, He ts in adylug conaition, ‘A's auger Wa wind seriously NjUFED Ub tae wane thin George Mafit, scene shiflcr at the Theatre Comnque, Boston, twenky-four yours of age, Wad in sa Uy kilo On Wednerdsy night, by falas twenty Live scot stom the fies 10 U ‘The big Paragon, of and from Bt, John, N. B., for er dveks awept all trogen, wud Cardenas, Was dim itn ow ni: ht 0. | ent } kama tien | tion ofhis dominion tor twenty eentnries, whys ed, wie the wid Of @ posee, in seiikting tive on tay eu posed Ku-hsiua, ‘Tue county excited, wad aorgaufedd ie guardod tigate four men perisued, ‘The War unch: red worw ing of tue 20th near Yormouth, N. 8. Capt. Bowurt land the surviving portion vi thd crew (three kn nui er) W re rescues bau day aud the Voosul towed i. 0 Saruiwutie FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE, | —_—— TNE LASTERN QUESTION. peters de ‘The Wer Clond again Thrententng. Loxpox, Dec, 9%4.—The following despatch from Constantinople, dated $34, Is just received M. Delijannia, the Grecian Minister, bas formally retlfed from bis post ant retnrnad to Athens, Ed- ward Joy Morris, the American Minister, sented Uo extend the protection of his tegstion to Greek subjects {i Constantinopte, ‘Tho Sabline Forte declines to ree gaize tue proposed conreren of the great Powers. - France Bue! to Jein the ference, Loxpos, Dec. 24.—It is regarded as almost certain that Franco and England will join in “ae com ference for setting the Faatern question, —————— GREAT BRITAIN, pelle heey Short Time In the Manchester Milles Masxcucsten, Dec. 94.—The cotton mills of | this city are co be run only three days In the week for the present, omens The Amertoan Vinavee Loxnox, Doo. 24—The London Times this niorning tn reviewing the recent report of the Trea turer of the United States, derives altogether a dls- heartentng viow of American dnanecs, - ‘The Missing Steamship Colambin Spoken. Liverroot, Dee, 24.—The steamship City of Antwerp, Which arrived here on the @21 fost, re ports having passod the steamship Coiumbis, of the Anchor line, on the 19th Inst,, In lon, 9, om the usual route, Awfol Calouity Noor tmyrons Manstituns, Deo. 24.—Derpalches hers vvea Wog the pa 18 of a dresdful ae: ed roomy wear Siayrna, tn i steamers ea me in collialon in the Galf of Smyrns. Tt was aaid that over two huudred passengers lost thelr lives by th accide:.t, —~- ovannoure ~ Cholora and Yellow Pover, Havana, Doc, 24—It is reported from the felund of Guadelonpe that several perwons havo died | of cholera, and that the yellow fiver also existed there, mAVIS, - Tho Civil Wor-The Tronble at Gonaives Havana, Deo, Advices from Hayti state that an English and French fleet went to Gonaives to demand the French sip Lerida and the Aweriean schooner Da Hart, wuich were eaptored by Gen, evaller, charged with attempting to run the block- nde of Si, Ma Tho veaseis were relented imme: Alstel y, and Chevaller offered indemnity for the out. rage, which was accepted by tho Captuin of tho 1. Phe Captain of the Do Hart refused the indemnity, and Jeft his vessel at Gonaives, ‘The blockade of Hayti has been deetyrod ettective and recognized by all the foreign ministers, Vensels going into porta not held by the Government, and captured, aro legal prigos, ‘The United States | ateainre Nipsle arrived at Port an Prince on Doe. 4. ‘The Haytien war steamer Alexander Pebon hil cap: tured ve coasters laden with eupplies for tue re. —— en CUBA, Tho Tesnrrection-ticn. Baldy Smith Peted, Havana, Deo, 24.—No reliable information ean be obtained In reierence to the insnrreetion, but many rumors ure in elreulation, It ts stated that the troops mn the astern Department are concen trating to attock Muyamo, and if poset dvelsive dattie, Commerce ts Inngul credit iy low, Merehants ond artis: firous of an end ty the present eon Povse. Prisoners continue to arrive, aud the pris Ong and forts are alreaily well fillea, Captaln-General Lersundl gave a apiendid banquet yostortay to Gen, W. F, Stnith, President of the in Lernational Ocoan ‘Telegraph Comvany, at which toasty were piven and epeeches made expres dvaire for the preservation o° pesce aul good Fula tons betwecn Syain and the United Btatos, od Yeddo the ext day J out en masse to Tt was the first ine orlling to 4 aniborities, of a Mikado having visited @ distout pore Yodta arly desertod, bas beem repopy J palaces restored fa Lonor of » Japaness wiileh was before Lited, and the ru hin visit, ‘The reported dofent and surrender of two Princes | AL Aldaen ts disered'ted in. Yokobomm by those who sympathize with the Northern faction, Affairs be- tween the Northern and Southern factiona were «lm. pix in, abewnn Ta iors favorable soikon Jor Hostilities, Siow hid tai'en heavily im the Novthera provines®, und vothing “us expeeted to be done by the Southern Mw v: jog, when t¢ is believed a Feconel iation will be effected. Meanwhil trade 14 and matters are beeoming worse, At ht Kobe, the paper money lsaued by tho nL Was at wdixeount of forty-five por ¢ o be dt at Yokohama, and had be at Yedilo, where several Japanoso hid il for refusiny to receive Mt. Th wos had issued’ manifesto de ‘Owing to the grei A Hikworm es, failed to fultll’ by The Gover fer ex riew heens: oF ven n now allowed to deal an thene articles, only three will be coutinued. THB PLE. ——— SANT VALLEY DISASTER, ss Particulnes or the Burning of Two Litto Children, We find the following in a Poughkeepsie jour- ral of yesterday t * Mr, Wilhan Monros, his wife and their two ebil- © aged wx you's and the other tw ited in 9 evi on the f Tower, ont turnpike tint trot Joyed on the fir ant. Yesterdiy Monroe havin? Linses of gr make, locked the in the house, viourly fistening te windows, and vt for the village of Pleasant Valley About iu hour afterwards a farmer, from a bill « mile oif discovered #noke procceciig from the tenement, aud fatived that the house Was On fire, ran at the top of Iie #peed to the spot, Ason of Mr. Abra Dates, resiulng in the uclztborhood. lad alto made the ds ¢overy and ed the ground ubout the fame time, ‘The former person, Whose name we could not ub- tain, found the aor locked, as Mrs, Monroe had left it ubd with bis foot burst it open, In an instant the litherto smouldering fire waa ono mass oO: flame, As s00n us it could be suMciently subdued t neighbors, who bad gathered im tance vumbers, be kan lo search for the children, whose charred foains wero found In a remote recose where they had crawled im. their elforts to escape j firmly were they wedeed in that the had to be pried up with boare beture the ould o¢ taken out, They were probably ent A before the door wns opened. All that was Je tin its natural form of one of the volte, w tion of the bick. | ‘There was no trace 1.ft o1 . gin of the fire, Fire had been leit in ® stove an Very likely wiilte playing with this the the hous on fire, or they may have di watches, Ibis supbosed the Ore time bevore discovered, gaged durin drcwing bay In proxi dit not ois and #0 " oxeph Bower w rnoon, previous to the ty to ble by , bub sine aver the first eign of ia eit bat a portion oft tent, same fate, ‘Ih joarning of te fu'e ehildron Wis Lie, and it keemed ne if Mra, Monroe could not bear up. uncer the terr.ble inte Lou, The neighbors were very hind to toem aud Gi AM im thowr power to mssauce ther Briel, — A False Telegram Refuted, New Onunans, La, Doe, 24.--Liout.-Gov, Dunn denies baying went any such despatch to the Louis ana ed troub) d fram ney, ata and Mry,’ Mo else, bub some tine as wna nator, he teutioned incideuwilly NEW YORK ¢, FRIDAY, DECEMBER VELOCIPRDES, ane Thole Mannfnctare Machin The introduction of the French yelocipede into this country bids fa'r to culminate in a sort of furor by the opening of next season, whon, no doubt, they will come Into auch general uso—both for pleasure and for business travel—that they will eonse to at- trnet more than a pasting notics, Foreseeing the probable immense demand for thea novel velicles, two well-known carriage manntictaring firms of Newark are now qalte extensively engazed in thelr manufacture for Naw York houses, Orlors are flow- tog in from various localities throughout the United States, and it Is very evilent that the facilities for tmanutactara will have to be grently increased tn or- der to keep pace with the demont, Tho firm of J, M. Quinby in Broad street, Newark, are manufac turing the two-wheeled velocipeto after the French pattern, with eome improvements of thelr own, ‘They are now perfecting an improvemont, which, it's velleve!, will give inereasod spond with less power and slower ad moro natural move of the fect. They —manufictare three es varying fron €75 to $18, accorting to Mu A some of thom are models of boauty. ‘They aro constructed ontirely of wronght tron, with the exception of the whorls, tis enid that they crm be rin over a egonion hart conntey road wiih e not particularly pleasant for A tew dave wince One of the qevtlomen connected with the firm rode from Jersey City to the corner of Broed and Market sirects, Newark, In 4 he wistay ine Nuite over Mm ave consipucting un elegant oto for Leila, whieh twill be qinite « tI whieh eat ing chaved Fal mov de pon 20 aliead. These ft. the epplica tion of t fustend of the hind wheel, by Vande Instead ‘of thumb are manufacturing) thre two wheels and three Wheo!*—but nsither are adan to ladles’ use, ‘fue latter © be propelled at so Ereat a epred Ae the two-wheeled volocipeds, but Vave tho elvantace of r ng no ski or traln on the part of the rider,” Tho prices at this estab: Mont ronce from $7 10 BI. An Inventive gonins oF Newark har conceived the Jaca of applying ateum to the three: vhecled wel pe ving the Flier nothing to do bus to keep bi reat, guide the macifac, hold on to hie 1 While apeoding overihe ground at ae rato, ‘I plan of is penive is to construct ab 12 inches Wdhimeter by BF ioches ta Leight, to bo placed over the hind axteteee 1 the bo fer to bo ma nted cr sizes of velocipedc i ia a ‘a syphon. to bo covered will botler of the abov power, wand non board or tbo rurprining if ity ere long. Avextee—Yesterday morning rth avenue, between bee 8 npied by Jobn L wneures In Fount ty on streets ow ne age truting; In Beevenra Avenun—Buly yesterday morn fog, 1h the eportnents of Praves Dawkon 61 Bleveuth avenue, caused by a detective fue, Ware ace trifling; covered by Insurance fn the Hamilton, Mantronn, Dee, &4.—St, John's Episcop Chaves at Waterbury was destroyed. by fre at o'clock this mormny, ‘The Bre caught irom the furnvee. The lows i catinated at 8100000, 5,00) Of Wicd Was coveral by Imurance, Hepsox, N.Y, Doo, 21 —The Keformed Dnteh ch at Ghent was totully destroyed by fire at 1. owas a hurge: oldcxt elivechen In y vis festival wom held thers y whlch probauly acecuula (or the origin °. Fontiann, Doe. 4.—J. BR. Weeks & Co.'s pro et wan destroyed by jon store on kxe ro tnis afternoon, Lees o fe and wbock about Har tion, 108 914,000. f hui fo. Van tie Asky ck lusured lor $4000, ne Bourd of This Boord bel! another spe Ty ; ceesions il meeting at dafpidishes) ply cba iinet PAN. rome hour yrstentiy morniny, and upon ditirent in with eome Trlebmen who were drinking JAPAN. Tie tad iF repirlor, WL. Was PatHO® the m@lée Powell drew a rvoiver a | Phe m a Yedd ivtt W tined by Ube yoo os the Hod an to holm at he party, Ue third viching a | he Mikadoin Vecddo-The Civil Wor, Joutd would it wor tated that puned Wiki the | San Franeisoo, Dec. 24.—Additional advices | 4 the eortecsion af tian wounded a an hi | trom Japan state thot the » clerk Ws urr sted eterno t among Liisi chuzens, mud trou Fehouded. ber 4, pasted throng fb ote fur unions ly ® ordered umvent kk Us sa ¥ the County Of $S0H ie oh Vices up to Dee, of, 1553, Was adj iody bud Khe Bowed tien eyourned. Board of Aldorin Board u President esterday after. the A resolution non io save n's Digest yublisied, was n Billy dest etek,” trom Iho one to pave N hietiett firvet, from Sixth to seve retwath Beboan wvenvent; also one to pave with siuiar pavement Poruetiviroetyiom siath to Niuth avenues avo Folulion tv pave Leith street, from Kuti to diath aye. hue, Kenolutlons to pave the fohowing streets with Mooden pavement were. adopted: Joun -airoot ‘Dwenty-tfa street, from Third to Mad Forty-nistn wireot, hou Third avenue to Kast Kove and Bond etree, "A resolutica tox the raluryo! to Assistant Librarian at $1,600 per avuuin w A rewolution to pave Filty Tordund Sixth avenuer, with Melalen pavement, was adopted. A texolniion donating $3009) to th Tlouse of thy Good Bhepherd, to enable the tasters te complete raid bull ung, Was laut Over. A reso. Tution that Forty-first street, between Sixth und Kighth avenues, be paved with Belcan puyement, was adopted, A resuiution appropelsling $000 « to repay Jeroman O Bricn and several other men Bers ut the Board of Couneiiivey in contesting thelr (sin said Boned, way Lost, A re olution appoint: strick Devereaux Missenver tot rd of Councilwen ata salary of 31,00) per auuuim, w adupted, ‘The Board then a jou ned, ae alice News Yontordays At Jefferson Market Court, before Dodge, Mary Ani ry cuminitted on tue elarg wf Mrs, Ferdinana Sie n4 tho wae on Wednositay ian Broadway mt tu ve ys he pur police ominitted 0 pt wt 2 ofc biztu to Beven Justice Phillips, alias Mary Ann Taylor, dr atouting Hie fF bs Sixth e. ‘The complaint wa W, Maxwell, of 2) We jor a larceny at sho b Lewis, 49 Bass Houston street, where ¥ Hold abd tollct articies were sulen, son wore subscquentiy found 1a tho poshen: ‘of which n of tho ue cused... dues Clark #ax coutnitted on a ehurge of Aicaliig At a clothing, etore tn Chaliam since Heiry Meyer, Albert Meyer, and Goorse Kies who, aa uireully reporte eal by omticors of tie Fiitu Pree shophitun, were yesterday brought belure dustive Dowing, vy whom they were committed for examminstioa, ——— Inquest. —Coroner Flynn yoaterday be quest at tie Morgue, on the body of Matric uh Id an ine Edgar, Who, @ tow days rine, was injured ut $40 Bo! sirect, by tally wlling dowa stairs, walle Ino aiato ‘ol ing compression of the rain, Att 1b Was uppowed that the mjunes roceived by ero inil ctwsl With sume Weapon OF Ace Ol Keveral Ww youd dub Jes staced above, Av frets was rendered by th EMKeS C8taD- at they were oce 1 dict in accurdanee with ury. Ace nx18 YesTaRDAY.—Ann Stationmore, aged fell into the basement ‘of 20 ously hurt about the tend vin Wariell, aged tae broken by @ ranaway Uitsk trent, Bellevue Hos Carwansvilie, In turntie the ven, iad bis te Vourth avenue, ald. Perry, rner ol 18 L avenue, was thrown trom bis riourly hut, Taken home, Charles Connor, of Woz Mulberry treet, earnian, While luading his edrt in the new ectiar of 16 Walker Strcet, was Luried under a tolling bauk of eurth, and dungetously inured. Yore Hoaphal,., Henry Sugest, of 10) Second sbreet, fell th tho ‘hately way ol's new buling, bo Walker street, and was fovercly burt, Cured tur... .doun Stuith, aged twenty: eight, of 24 Ehazabety street, was run over by ear bi, of tie Fourth avenue line, inthe Bowery near Spring street, and severely lujured. — Behevud Hos atal, pienso AL.—Major Gon, Welker, Halife IL. L Keuirick, ext Pointy Col Win. Fy there Wore vague Fumors oF upprehcudd Wwouble, but be attached uo Importance to tou, aud hud ius” wotlan tue circumetauna, ovr eee a Ino; Mou, Win, Ketlog. , New Orica: a) L Frovilanos Kt, Lei, Wat. ee Mure, Men ph N. Vows Wiki AMordclunotia, are dt Luy Fike AVeuud Moco, THE ARREST OF MR. DOWLES, — A Now and Interesting Peatnres Tt seoms that the hostility of Mr. Jawea Prax, Jr, to Mr, BowLes was not the only motive which led to his extraordinary ouiragcous artest on Tucaday night, but that political matignity and par tisan animosity also had @ share in the dlseroditab) transection Among the pétons who attented Mr. Prem and the Sheriffs oficers in thelr arrengements for this Alsereditable event was Mr. Gronom Burien, « tish young man of about QT years of oge. fs nephew of Gen. BOF. Burin, M,C. for the Botox Distiict of Massucbusotia, and a gon of Col. Buiter, who accompanied the General white the latter was tn command at New Orleans, As Mr. Bows has been couepleuous In the opposition to Gea, Bernen in Massachusetts, the nephew of the General evi- dently went into the preparations to arrest and tar prison Lim tn order to take vengeanee upon hin for is indopenitent course toward the Builer inter Mr, Geonom Burien la @ writer for the Press, and fa employed ay the theatrical critic of Wiike rit of the Times, Ho 19 also under #tond to be In the service of Mr, Pian asa now spaper man, possessed of tho ort of English eompositic For the purposes of Tuestay evening, he had the kreat advantage of both knowing Mr. Dowkes and of being woknown by Min, Accompanied, as we Jerstand, by Mr.J. K. franeet, who wos Mr Firw'a legal adviser In the ence, he procured the warrant from Sule MeCown, at half port six. Me then went to the Alhomarle Hotel, where he was in formed by Mra, Bowne, who did not know his errand, thot her husband wasat the house of a friend at HM West Fourwenth street, Calling there Mr. UTLEA was informed (hab Me, Row tot had gone to | the Fith Avenue Hotel witha friend, There they Went, and there Butien pointed hin out to the Bhorift"s oMecrs, who proceeded ze their vietlin. Of course wo do not menn to intimate that the member for Essex was consulted wiih referonee to this trans ¢ but ft ts m curious feature tn Ul aftr that Mr, Hownrs shoul! Have been put fn pri fon not enty to punish Min for his professional eins toward Mr. Fiex, but also for fal ing to epprove of everything that has Leen done aud said by Gen, B F. Duran, Samuel Bpectat Deapaten to The Sraisovieup, Mass, Deo, 24.—Mr, Samuel Bowles, the editor of the Heputtioan, accompanied by Mrs. Howies, arrived home last evening. ‘The Reputdican of this morning saya that Me, Bowles te aN well as could be expoetoid alter his eomewhat ex. ceptional experience during the previous twenty-four hours, He was released in ampic tine to make ily frrangoments for Christmas, when the Hoa, Coliax, Vicedresident elect, and wife are to be bis Guceis, their arrival being antieipated to-day, bd Card from Mr. 1 To the Etttor of The Sun. uur article of thin day, apeaking of k to get Mr, Bow lea out Of the Bkiridee t Jol, in wine he had been put by proce aracedil lo wll concerned bn the tray nen an * Erato caller ow I (ered to opprobrions terra fom tho 1 Gresley called ms “narrow-minded when Tmoved tye vote of ¢ League Cub, for hits Bai every 0 As snadde those wh y ‘This Laid phrase astly wi women natter, mud yo x fy vor wu part of it, On Tucsdoy even ty eall Ws @ Wil ng ® Yount gentleman eatiod pon mie nt the Valo tio Club and stated that Mr, Bowles, whom Tnever saw Lut once, hit arr-riod oni taken ty the Rloridge street Jail being alowed so gee his frt-nds by repntition, aud m fid asked a ftiend of miu ed to for cay wmount of respe withe T knew de. Bowles he wight Lysuiae, ty co With me to get Me, How eal, Vive of us went in earnege to. the pilso. When wo arrived "there, rong the bell, And (P9 room ay the dour opourd aaked to feo Mr. Mawes, E wus answered ty the doorkeeper thet he iad gone to bet, and the door was slammed tn any lth, with the Rame anew the door ai nied. Trang wcain Wael keeper told me be wanht bin. tae ever to the polieg to which Erepliod th nearly the purany you tite, 2 parley then you eae up wiih other gentle- Theme aiid t nt ont from Mr. Tiowies, whiel we two oF tem tice to'whom tiey were, widressed,. by Now, weal “drufe?" Speak out TOD was kt ne five W renwon, but deny auy ieatents, only a littl virtuous indi nation ayy ran arrest | be coma wi adtision, Lat the doo pero the ninsion to ree aeiticen who wos ota ave to see ly retest fee, I FL have opie on baile Ly w a We i * lay not ond into « power of arrest, and the loud! Courts 104, wilde Good i properly” pee ted bo tie Lea'stuure. Leta law be pasaed t no pervou Who cin give ball on a elit mat be taken to a yuh, bub that he si kave bail, aud that’ tie officers arr hin every proper fieility to gek such bail to be passed upon us suilictent belore taking bin to pris, Wot when Gikeu there for not getdue proper bail, dot to be roLb das Mr, Bowica was la my Judge tent, Out OF $19.4 Jor Cue mght's Jodgin s, Vale rascalty of loeking up over night wan ate temptod bie otier day on UuF Worthy Chiei of Police, Dub at did nor suceced, GLO. W BLUNT 4 SUBMAKI of the Occurrence by the Captain of the Burk Euphro Tho London News gives the particulars of the recent submarine oarthquike in the Atantic, — Onpt, Christ! of the bark Euphroayno relates that wheu hin vorsel was fa latitude ubout 16 deg. 40 im, south, and longitude 4 west, the aky euddenly became fyererst with dense Dhiek-looking clouds, and in ull tions was heard a noise roscinbhing distant evn hon wing, we ile the sea bee.me toxsed and contused, ‘Yo Wiese ¥igns Oo; agitation another was wilted of peculiar #iguideanes. ‘The eompaas vibrated La and almost lost its polarity, a sure een th; resirial d siurbance of great extent and vivienc Bc veral large meteors saok out irom Uh » whica ean harily be * suppore some were mis y ist Lomb of the aea and whip, and the trem: ban weil as, omit Ko dis all douvt of ine ngiborhood, killing bh happen to bon. wing matter in bs Christi relates Cust the vole en during the pight until weather bacame clour ana nettion, — BINGULAB KALLKOAD ACCIDENT, which the se, When the \ Pra! of Care t Prom the Lowon Ju cident, fortunately not attended with loss. urred last eve about Ou vel ton und Mulno Raulru ‘The draw bad bee Draw. An of lhe, o emoved for the purp panning tirougl if & mi tty, and ye re the 6 o'clork Metis trol bat been hi by the vo vawal wigan of the tin, wh tings too fate ane, totider, and ly’ the Waa curriod the torward of tho tures passe full 1oree across the ¢ cud against the furth The drenchiig. Aino came of uniurt, ‘There were tome twelve Pansenzers tn the forward ear who w Shaken up, and revived some #eratehes wind brie ome Liuics were ainuns baw ya sand as bie upper end of the car was completely nmabled in by the collision, 4 bole had to be cut through the roof be fore tucy could be relieved from ticle. distresslig situation, All, 4 we could learn last evening, Wore ably to return to thor homes without pomine Ane, Late last night she enciie, tender, and ba Kiko car reiwminvd suinurved ‘in tne channel, Which has a depth of ten feck at low Water, and it Will pron ty be some days before they can bd removed. A large ean of men won timnediate ty het ty work by Buperiutondent Mert Ler employed during the night in removing wabied whieh spanned the enti willl of ix fect. Tt was expected Ghat chur 1or tralia by #o'eoek this nO Ol Lhe engine Was the” Me , Oscar Aldrich, He was the train, wid u edly taile oimply with. th on req trina to be'stopyed On approachins draw beaden, unioas the favuruble sigawis can be ditiwnily seca, neinCer 4 AMALGMATED SOCIETY OF C4 PENTERS AND JOINERS, seeerelpanames Anniversary of New York Branch No.1, Tho first naciversary of the United Stator Branch No. 1 of the Amatguintted Socicty of Cur. penters and Joiners was celobrated on Wednesday ovening at Hank's Hotel, 95 Ninth avenas, by @ dinner and social rennion of (x6 members, The af. fulr waa an exceedingly p'casont one, and was a new feature In trade celebrations in this country. ‘The Socioty aat down to aupper at 0 P. M., and when the food things had been disposod of and tho tables cleared, the Chairman of the Committee of Arrange- called the Soctety to or- * Swoceas to the New ¥ Mr. Ferguson euven brief sketch of tho formation BPinst Branch. By Tne Crean 8 scar Gao, Tk Henteed Boden Sareyore, Die clrenmetances with etcLt members, seven of whom were ont of work st the titae, But persever- ance snstalned them and tho brenel now nambers 4 + up The Amalga ted Society Of whieh this ich, Bumbers nearly ROW members. dis thronghout Great Britafa and Tre this New York branch bas the um Diavehes tn diiterent parts on the inn ibuted hoaides | a find fn its treneney of Jet dur ny one rw ir tho minal be a wise’ th aan Wal juve etated, He edn voore glorious day and cronter aticeoss for New Yors first bi toast: “ihe 0 Thiet Hel, ond Las tie neat om Great Britt. ported to by Mr, Thomay Too inan returning thanks for the Lowor of be nz called upon to Fe: p He sald that, oa an alopied eltizen of the erent Reyutitic, he beloved thatit waa the earnest desire of all good men among the w king Clasnes of the two connirios to a tnulate the politl Cynstita tons of bork, and to tae tiem more truly the greatest natlons of the Word, Mr. Yeoman cave ns the third toasts The heath of ony ur. Syprvet Anrteonr ht is Wor Feaponited toby Mr. MeDonongh in terme highly tary, Wie, he said, hy ined front and manly bearing belore yal Commission, bad saved the trade unions of Great Britain and dtrotand trom a stato of Pprsctloal meridou bo while! wome master mechan en here woutd fain reduce thelr workmets aia0, His strolchtforward angwerk showed to the Government oihy eaeral Seoretary, miplionntary to the Se how fuitle the ettempt woulll be to oversuucl tie tine nobility of any matton=the work Mr MeDon 1 propone | the next regu ah ofthe New York iret Brasien. ¢ Present, Mr ROR, Willan, responded to ‘this torst, and on bebolfof himself and asrociate of cory thanked the Society for thelr kindness and good fellowship toward him. Hoe ex ei the hope t the labors of tie brarch might mees with th sin the future ns tuey hat in th ety mieht grow in na ped would eventual ly art or the L tna bo fellows whieh wi alg. fr x V hy them, ne of tha Unltad Su ) nitcr whieh oviely, alter tng spent la Gils woes! manie: Tigh, volnnteer tonsta fol- vary agreeable even jourded aboub mud. + TUE CIT potecle tan A Naw Yor Cuxnaraan Misio.—The Rev, F. 8, Kiving, of this elty, wan one of the passengers ‘on the fl) fated steamboat United States, burned on the Ohio last week, Ho bas not been beard from since the acctdnt, Rranina Rov Ores To-vay.—Tho Central Rooms of the Young Men's Christhin Ansocinti JL FLL avenue, corner of Twenty-sccond street, will be open, as usmal, today, from 8 A. M. to 10 P.M; the rooma of tho Wostern Branch, 2% Mud: fon street, from 9 A.M. to 10 P.M; and that of Kastern Branch, 473 Grand sircet, in the afternoon, All young men aro welcome at these plroer. Aviesieren Sutewe,—A young man named Shore BE. Stevens, aged 1%, Jeweller, of Bridgeport, Conn., attompted to commit anicide yerterday after noon in the City Hall Park, by shooting if with @ pistol ‘The young maa was tmmediately taken to the New York Hospital, where tt waa found that he was not Injured, as the ball had ouly grazed thescin under the arms, Steyeus I the on of a Jeweller who keeps a largo store in Bridgeport, Coun, and ho gives as the reason for the rash at- 4 thut Le 19 alone in this ety, without moucy oF frieude, arixo.—Yostertay was a grand high carnival for wkaters, ‘Phe atmosphere had auch a pinch in it ‘that exercise was needed to keop one warm, There Was firstrate skating at Counted Park and the adja cent ponds, The tee at the rok ta in fi condition, and Vuia place was crowded yesterday with the étve four eity. Jay w band will be presen veulng; and it le expeetod that tho male and tkaters of the city will bo present, when the expert, Suverintendent MeMillin, will put on his skates for the first tine this season, ‘Tho cold snap has pro: anced the first tee inthe harbor, It flows tate the Ally # from the floatlag up river tee, Cauwurr to AximaLs.—Tho ubiquitous Mr. Nergh cuine upon a driver of Ogdea's Bergen (N, J.) Express yestorday ng On the corner of Brond- way and Walker street, and ordered a Balt, An ex amination of the aniinal he was driving showed th the horse's rignt shoulder wae laid ba: nd raw with the constant friction of an unpadded coliar, ‘The driver pleaded hard to get of, and Mr. Bergh Jet him go on coudition that he would leave the hora stoning where ho wi go at once and gut pads for tho poor benst, ‘Tho man promptly obeyed, hay ing the assurance also thata repetition of the offence will bring Lim up at the Tombs, Haxquer to Prov, Mowsw..—Chio? Justice Chaso has consented to preside ab the banquot to be given to Prof, Morso at Delmonico’s on the 2th fost, Among the distinguished gentlemen who are to bo present on that occasion are Elward Thorn- ton, Eoq., tho British Minister: Prof, Goltwin Smith, Gen, Rasslof, the Danivn Minister of War - Th dore Woolvey, President of Yate Collezo; R.A. F Varnird, President of Columia College ; Hon. Amos Kendall, Rx-Goy, Curtin of Pennsylvania, and many others, Telegraphic instruments will be brought into the banquet room, and ecommunivations sent to and received fruim all party of the world during the footival, A Lxsurievt Cuniataas Pacsewt,—Last evon. ing tho members of tao Blossom Club met at thelr room in Broadway, to present to their President, Mr. Owen Bronnan, a testimonial of their kind re. J for Wim asa genial ofiiccr and w he presentation was made by Senator Tweed, on bebulf of tho Commitioe sppointed for this object, emale r and the Club in reneral, Mr. Brennan in a few well che parka Uhinked the dynors for this prension of their feeling toward him, wfter wh the Invited puosta, of whieh there was & larse Bm ber, sat down tow bountiful eoliauon, ‘The rooms of tie Ciub were most benutiiully decorated with everzroens, the national embiems, and other adorn: wents oF an equally appropriate charwctor, ‘The ven tinouinl of @ complete servic# of silvei comprting six appropriately engraved piooes Li tho whole bong enonsed ina beautifus black walau cabinet, ‘Tho cosb of this torimonial was over 1,800, and It waa gotten up with good taste, aud ro- ed grout credit upuw tus orlgiwatore of the toatl wontal, A Lic Lowe ov Goup.—Ball, Black & Co, bave in their window a Inmp of gold, valued at §16,000— tie product of ingle mi.¢ iu three weeks Exnaprtion ov Stares.—A warrant having arrived from Washington for the extradition of Heine ch Shaler, the allged fugitive wite-murderer, be departed yesterday 4 the cusiody of Deputy Marshal David Dwire, on board (he steawalup Mala, for Bremen Arrempt to Porson Hiaseur.—John W. Wil- son, aged 27, Henry Hie lord, emiloyod wé coxchman by 10M, of Q99'Bast Teuth sireet, attempted to coinmit onicide Inst evening by liking a dose of Jandanuin, An emetic waa udulvistercd, atter whic Wilron waa removed to Bellevue Hospital, Bupposo cause, inten Accipents Last Eveniva.— 26, fell from the I story of tho unfinishe we beAwien Porty-third sid purbie stroets, and was severely injured in Bo livue Hospital. ...Jotin Creed, while ‘iaorderly dn the ig th Preeimet, evt his aruy scvercly, ‘Taken to thy Station House and eared ior MatiiMontan Reranytion. Yesterday atter- Jing, rea a charge at Michuol Rwoen de talls of lished yeaiordyy, riod to th Ver ruin, in the pr al Mav uty Mai hers. | Mr dolln A, 5 and Mr, Gustavon paon, of Marshal Alurray’s Depart 4 Mout, ollclated ue grvomsuen, ny _» PRICE TWO CENTS, END OF THE ERIE wan, — pa History of the Contest and Basis of Adjaste ment. id The process of adjustment of stnpendous lith gations, anch as have bocn precipitated by the sever ral parties in Intorest fn tho management of tho Belo Raliway and the New York Central, tte volving aa they do the value of many m'Ii‘ons of Property, mast necerrarily be conducted with ne erecy until fully eecomplished. Henco it # that te the negotiations now pending for the settiement of the series of litigations known as the “ Erie War" bat litle positive information can be gained the real partics Im interest, who, until the Plishment of the fact, will deny all knowledge of such negotiations, shielding themactres sack statements behind the teclinical truth that no eet. tlement bes been negotiated until papers to that effect aro absolutely sicnod, sealed, and delivered, Sul, thore f# now snficiont foundation for the re aftrmation of the statement, exclusively given te ‘Tum Sen yesterday moraine, that the io War fe at na end, and that a basis of adjustment hae boon armed apon, and is now being porfected im Tee otuile, dation of the diMcuitios with which ving on unbroken connection of z np 0 the Bt matenipph Vall M times aod miter ath tho Vanderbilt 0. manacement, a hy aren org ‘ofits out o} it, than of 8 £0 18 bo enge erations of & ceeded tn erippting to such an extent ay to prevent rivetlig cevialn mevjtated eonnees nil cause the latter to make terms uA large: to the Wee bon With the former, himself retiring from the manages ticut of Ge road, Unter the present more enterprising management of Eric these negotiations were ignored, efforts were r welts perfect We conncetions, and the af furs ofthe Company were managed in the interests of fa pieat line of wavel and commerce rather than to pro» tect arrival tina, Th D:liey was, of course, objeo Hionabie (9 Me. Vanderbiit und the Central manages tent, and Hence the long series of tigations now Pending a the Conrts, To porfecs eer contemplated Improvements of the ont ft eunneetivndy 8" We Dinnayement ton large isso of mew and enecocded In getting it into the Tmmediatety on this fet becoming know! on was made to the Snpreme Conrt ra of tho Come tion agalat the Dy vek, and to #1 take posse . The aprite pr thts ie nade Dy other partie commonly sed to be mete atthe instance of Mr. Vander Immediately the Brie Directors caused another miueteed In onter to secure the appoints er in their own Interest and in thie uring the sppolntiment of Mr. the Company. ‘The Vandere Dik Pull, However, War pressed becore another Jud despite tho appolntinent of Mr. Go reault tn the appointment of Judge Henry K. Davies as roe cover. Tho two reecivers this appointed bad @ Viopty thine In personal contest of a few days’ durae Of the Cempany's ofices, reaulte for Mr. Goult, ‘The ligation, howe over, wes extricd kito the United States Coutts, a Well a» into other districts of this State, and suite and cross enits followed eck other ao rapidly as to prohenaton cocimenced was one against iy, to compel him to refant it & Lolf millions of dollars, apany fou alleged t } Lave been unlawfally s:cered by him from the ary in the adjustment with At wah. Company's tre mick and wang the Creat We Jaschome fur the pute © n Hallway of Crmud which woul give theta not only a connect bo wediepated eouttcl of tuck, conncetion, with the Great West, and sabscquentiy declared a scai-ann cash dividend of 4 per cevt. on thetr common stock, anid scrip d.vidend OF #0 per ccut., ostensibly to repre fent funded eernbigs of the road. Immediately on the announcement of this action of the Cen\ral rectors, the Reig managers saw on opportaalty to ene Juin the tenuis of tus prope: divitent, Here Was (ho pulub that acems to have alivined the V derbilt party, and which bas seem Lunia for Ahe'settloment now proj ed, ‘as can be learned, the poe conta otitance ot thes tifcrestsot the two companies, both to be allowed to aenre an enbrokea courcedion with the Wert, tins giving t» New York Doth a Wide and aerrow gauge rosd ihrow sh to Chie 1d St. Lots, Ta consideration of this arranges nout,wnd that tne p nding aim against Mr, Vendors DilLate withdrawn or sullered to fall for want of proses cution, aud that no injasetion stall bo obtdned Le New York Contest gcrip dividend, Mr. Hit withdraws wil his hesbity to the brie ul, ita Caavelal operations, and ita selvomes Sant the Ovo compares agree to oon respective Fouls ag allies, both offenalye . A that wach a scheme of adjustment itadjoatmont if periection, snd, unless imtorraple by umor: , Will bo' perfected Ow OF Be fure tue Ast of Jauuary. —— = Masontes Apeirnt rrat, No. 153, R. A. M.—The ane nant sof this ie Molly ting nd Phe tok lenty Kiward W. Pr rt klder, ey Within Neely Howell’; Sceretary, W. B. Bhool on vingoticers were apvont by the Hig Priost elect: 8. T. Brow, C. of Hl; Mate thew Fares, Be Sy M. Bs, Abrau Koonts, tl Moot Vi J.C. Joi Stuart, tet Mo of Vi Be S, Mart, Or st; Johnson Purker, tie «lection, the retiring Lich Pricet, M. Fioy Reade ing, Wus presented by the er With a handsome Geld Watcu ad a tentlinouial of his past services. Evaxoruist Lopor No, 600 F. ann A, M.—The followin: officers for 196 were elected Tuesday evone Le +: Manter, Jobe Hen, Warden, James Deimow idun. Waedin, George W. West fieasurer, Gilbert Hunter, ror ted j Chaeles MH. Ackerman; ‘rus il. F. Lounsbery, A. Voories, and’ OC, Hy huist,” Tae folluwing were appoluced by the elect: Dr, J. W. Baldwin, &. D.; Daniet a Hobert Henry ; Orgunist, is of ©. xo BE. Poiter iuetiir, Stewards, A.A. Durand and KB, Beeretur} « Marstal, Wilt Ha ‘ler, Joho Louns te were instuled by’ RW, John Ps. G, Master, assisted by BK. W, Royal G, Millard, D.D.G. ML, and W. Bro, ubert BK, Hatersan, who acted as Graud Slarstal, Enterprioe Chapter, No. 4 It. & ML. deracy City, have f OMe Heil-ouzes ‘A. By 3-0 Must, 9 Geora be Walter, rye James Bra Re i giected the fosluw } tet He iitetiuers Ie Bs UL rroshiid, Muster of cho Third secon Vaily'T. Mullery First Vag 8. Jounscn, Chaplata) City —W. M. Ticary Dep rouerok Ve bs, howls’ Brucuey als-of Ge Aiigwetus dtulud etd Hiraay Kable ti tice, okie LW, Mab Tentonsa. Jacob eM joins Northern Lodge, No. 2, ot Nowark—R. W. Vande voor, WM Guyer, 8. W.; John sinelite, J. Wap rnité Frangais Lodg My G51 ML, No, beta, 8. lnedes, at. Of ‘une, Beer dB, A : Way, PS); Wad, Bidsitou, ky AS Woy fl. Fapntay Or An x itred ttougers, Us die 2d Wall, Joun Biauvol, G. At, Ast Vail. ‘At the regolar communieation of Arcana Lodge, No, Ms, F aad A M., helet tn the rooms, # Union square Ou Monday eventig, Deo. 2, laby the fll elected onleere D W.M{ OC. Med: Mi vl oa, Joppa Lodge, No.2, tle oLowing dite Demarest.se We C0 Adsistia Watiis, Preaurer; Juba C. Blaavelt, Secretary, Oriental Le 0.51, F. and A. ML, Newark, have elected tie Gllowing officers: Joseph J: Corne rath J. Vanderveer, 8 Wey. Cotrelly J. We Dan'el Wale Ince,’ Tronscrer : Japies Sanford,’ Secreiary Joho Fartoutey 8, D.j Le te Needy J Dey V. Avchcnbacl Tylor: WoL. Parker and Frank’ MeKi. gan, towards, Thy following wore olovie! oft Lode, 21, FA MOF MO: Maa Wyek Fins Oatcine Wea oat: JW. Jono + junior Warden, Senior Wai den, We Dalin HH Shsder.. bh} were appornted, ‘rcasurer, B War Sierimaas £6 vlory, Toury C. Pouko; Bemlog Beacon, Wine W. ¥nio; dinior Dereon, Oscar Taker 5 of Covenioule), Joh F. Murphy ‘and Charlo At ® Bucaunnn aid Honry SUCkey Jarolail, D. Keeudou j Orgaiin’y yiovy thor, Jovm Haye, tha result of the election of re, Fad AM ih W., Landon Ket 8 appointed: Tre Richard ‘bi The following Js the rorult of core of Palestine Ladue So. 204 for