The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 23, 1869, Page 1

Pi Fest roses. Serle Bal Beey. SIXTH YEAR FROM WASHINGTON. Bpeciat Despatches to The San. Wasnivaton, Jan, 2. CONSTITOTIONALITY OF THR LEGAL TRXDER ACT. The Supreme Court were in consultation to- Gay over the Legal Tender act, From what ts known of the Individual opinions of several Judges, T infer that the act will be snetained by five to three, OF fail to be deciored unconstitutional by four to four, The deliberations will be resumed to-morrow. NO FURTHER CONFIRNMATIONS FOR JOUNSON, One hundred and sixteen Republican members Of the House have #’gued a request to the Senate to make no more confirmations, except where there fre vacancies, “tll after the 4th of March noxt. It ls to be pres .nted to-morrow, and on Its reception in the exce: uve session of the Senate a motion will be made . comply with its requost, UNITING THE POST OFFICE AND TRLRGRAPI. Mo Hon, G. Walker, of Springfield, M Girector in the Wi tern Telecraph Company, made tn argument over an hour iu length before the House Postal Commiitee agwinst Government interference With teiegrapli lines, quoting a large amount of sta- Hatical data to show that the averog telegraph rates tro less in the United ttites than they are tn any touniry in the world. The Commitice adjourned to Monday morning to continue their Investigations. RESUMPTION OF SPRCIR PAYMENTS. Vigorous movements are on foot to unite @ majority of both Houses upon some financial plan for the resamption of specie payment, and the tunding of the national debt at a lower rate of iotercst. Bherman’s bill is Inst gaining strength, REMODELLING THR TOBACCO TAX. The Tobacco Convention asks that tax-paid foods be relieved from the payment of another tax; ‘Stamps to be furnished tree for all tax-paid tobacco, ‘snad, and cigurs, and that no tobacco, snat, or cigars bo wold after the passage of the law granting eneh stamps, unless such tobecco, clears, and #noif alall be properly stamped ; that it shail be law Ml to allow Fetailers to sell snuff in jars and bladders, provided the same are duly stamped according to law; that the law be so amended us not to require the name of manufneturcr to appear on the brand an’ Iahel now required by the Government, but that the numbering Of foctory, district, and State be retaived, TUK CUMMINGS-SMYTHR CONFIRMATIONS. A motion was made at three and a half P. M. to-day for an exceutive kession in the Interest of Mr. Cummings, but tt failed, and the Senate then ad- Joorord. A Western Senator being asked a fow Minutes afterwards why the Senate adjouried so soon with 80 much business pressing, be answered: We adjourned because we were airald to trust our selves in session any longer.” REMOVAL OF DISADILITH John P. Baldwin, of Virg was before tho Reconstruction Committee to-day, asklag for the Femoval of ali disubilittes from ull whito rebels in UBSIDIES FOR RAILROADS. ‘The Senate Con ‘acitic Railroads to-day bil un Ing more vacsidies 10 these railroads, and reported the follow ing resolution, which was unaulinously agreed to ln commiite Realced, That it ts inexpedient that any subsi in Goyerninent should be author zed by prea © any railront enterpr uy xisting laws, THE UNIVERSAL PRACE UNION. ‘The American branch of the Universal Peace Dnton hat resolved (iat all dew of punishment, tu both haman and divine gorerntwent, should be aban- doned, a# at war wilh the iw of love; and that the Popuiir system of dieclolinein tho family, the school, And the prison ik unworthy ot civilization, to say no: thing of Chrisdanity, The President announced that Gov. Geary would not execute Hester Vaughn, Aad that Jay Cooke would pay her passage home. THR GAY REASON IN WASHINGTON, ‘Tho event of the season isa party at Senator Chandler's, whose spacious mansion 1# crowded with members of bota Housce and their families, Speaker Collaz’s reception ts ove dense crowd, At Mr, Mor: Fell’s reception of the Hon. Jolin Scott, Inst nig: ty Benator Cameron presided, and M sat on the fight of Mr, Beott. All thi embers of the Forticth Con Mr. Townsend, ct irom the trict, also the Hon. Louis Hail, and o from Mr. Scott's home, THE LOUISIANA REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Menard, th nt for a sent in ni we not entitied thereto were present, and vent Dis w friends colored ela Uhe House in pluce of Col, Mann, deceased, was be fore the Commit on Kleciions, and submitied hi argumecut to-day in bebull of ids claim, Col, Hunt Comi and opposed the , who Was belore the Comuit se Committee adjourned until was ulro before claim of Sinon Jo tee yerteruay. Monday, THB TAX ON DRUGS. Sixteen physicians of this city have presented @ meimortel to the Benote, complalning that by the existing tarif a high duty is linposed on forery drugs and medicines in daily and com h uae, artl- eles which do not come in compestion with aby of our domesile products, fhaamuch ax they are not the growih oF prods oF our country, ‘They there- fore ask & modifeation of tue tax, VARIETIES, Tn compliance with the request of Gen, Grant, the inauguration ball has been dropped. The Provident Aid Society of W. feeding daily nearly 3,000 persons In Giving tucl te 50H more, Frederick Dougliss was in the House to-day to-night lectured vctoro alurge audience, being troduced by Senator Wilson, The Presidunt to-day nominated Joseph J. Btowart of Maryland, ster to Turkey, and Bhel..t) Waters, of Tennessee, to Eeuador, The office of Superintendent of Exports and Draw vacks at New York is tu be discortinued from Maret: next, when several hundred unsetuod claims Will Le turued over to the Collector of the Port, —— PORTILTU CONGRESS, ington, are iuls elty, and ‘THE NEW DELAWARE SENATORS, The Pursipest presented the credentials of James A, Bayard und Thomas F, Bayard, Senators elect from Delaware. THE RAILLOAD CORMORANTS. Mr. Dnaxw (Rep. Mo,), by the unanimous in- struction of tLe Committee on the Pacife Railroad, reported and asked for immediate consideration of the resolution declaring it iacxpedient for Congerss to authorize any subsidy in Government bonds to ‘any railroad enterprise not entitied to it under ex- THE NEW JERSEY RATLROADSWINDLE, Mr. Fasuixcnvysey (Rep., N. J.) then ad- dressed the Benate in reply to the argument of Mr, Morton yesterday on his bill to punish the collect) Of lilegal taxes upon passengers, He denied that tie capitation tax was (ay alr. "Morton lad. contended) etx UPON Passengers Shy Gere than all other tuxes: Qpop railroads were, New dJervey, he eaid, had carefully guarded (ju case of fone’ rallrond at aipst the addition of 9 tox opon passenger fare by providing that fare between New York and Piiladelpula shou!d not exceed $3. In reply to Mr. Morton's ar- sument that this tax violated the fourteenth consti. tional amendment Leeause it abridzed tue rigut of free travel, one of tho tnimunitics of citizens against the abridgment of which that amendment Provided, he suid it would be just uk reaxonable to pay that one of the immunities of the citizen wes travel over the railroads of the country without baying yy thing. ir. MonTON (Rep., Ind.) made a bricf rejoinder, $a which he rem‘orced bis proposition that the tax jevied by New Jerscy on tue Camden and Amboy Foaud was in subsiance a tax on passengers, and not merely @ tax on the owners of the road, and in Support of it read an extract from an opinion by Mr. clean, tLe Supreme Court It was the charac: tei tax rather than the amount of tax levied that was to be considered and determined. ‘The discussion was luteriupted by the eapiration bf the morning nour, ABSENT ARMY OFFICERS, Mr. Wirsox (Rep. Mass.) offered a joint resolution to drop from the roll of the eriny the officers absent witnout leave, which was referred to the Committee on Military AQutrs, PROF, AGASSIZ A SMTUSONIAN REGENT, Mr. Winson offered a joint resolution reappotaling Prof, Agassiz ares ut of tue Suaithsonian lustitute, which was passed, MORE RAILROAD LAND GRANTS, Mr, Pomenoy (Rep., Kansas), from the Committee en Public Lands, reported » bill to geant lands to $14 in the consiruction of w ruilvosd froin the Mis: Pissivpi river to Yancion on the Missouri river; and to amend the act of May 12, 1961, granting lands to fhe State of Towa to aid In the’ construction of a gine in eaid State. It transfers the grant made the above-pamed act for the benefit of the Mc- evor and bioux City Kallway Company, and greats the latier Company ten sections per mile to ald an extention of the line #0 miles further to Yancton UNITED STATES MINTS. Mr. Strwant (Rep, N. ¥.) introduced a bill rel tive (o the refining of go!d and silver bullion at the Mint of the Unite! States and branebes, wilel was feferred, It antuorizes tho Secretary of the Treasa. Fy. whenever in hie judament and in the judgment f the Directors of the:Min« It is for the Interest of the ted States to dos, to receive on deposit, at the Mint aod Sta branches, refined cold and stiver suit able for cotnage ; and in’ payment tier deliver to the partis making euch deposits unparted bars, at ued fates and epon such terms and regulations shall be preserived by (he Director of the Mint. su! Jeck to tue approval of the Seerctary ef the Treasury, THR PACIFIC RAILROAD, Mr. Howann (Rep., Mich.), from the Committee on the Pacifle Raliroad, reported » Joint resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to reserve and withhold from the Union Paciiie Railroad Pity, Aud from each of ite branches, Uoverninent onde to the amount of $300) per mile aa security for the completion of the reveral lines of road according to the provi tone of the law, this amount per mile to be reserved nntil the Presi dent of the United States shall Lave certified that the roads are so completed, which fs to be determinod by special cominusioncrs, who shall examine the rows, and report the expense of eueli examiuation, to be paid by the Pacific Railroad Companies, Con curred in wad laid ov the table, BRIDGE OVER TH RAST RIVER. Mr. Monoan (Rep., N. ¥,) introduced # bill to Cstabllali a bridge nerons the Kast River between New York ond Brooklyn, Keterred to the Committee on Commerce. Agata, ‘ation of the bill to promote commerce among ptates, «lich, by tts amendment yesterday, Is now mirely a bill to guthorize the construction of @ railroad between Washington and New York, ‘The ending atend Ment Was that offered by Mr. Doolittle, to require the consent of the Legislatures of the States through which the road would pass, RVIDENCR IN ELECTION CASES, Mr. Conxuixo (Rep., N, ¥.), from the Committee of Conference in regard to the amendment to the bil to preseribe the mode of obtaining evidence in contested election ens, reported tat they ngrced to it ine form authorizing registers ruptey and no Alter divew Mr, Cammnon mo but before the 4) f moved (0 adjour y the Sex: 8:30 o'clock, adjourned until to-morrow, —— House of Represen ANOTHEM FINANCH MBARUIR. Mr. Garswoun (Rep., N. Y.) introd to diminish the fluctnutions in gold, and to provide for areturn to specie payment, which was o} 4 printed. The bill proposes the istue of gold moter by the Government, redeemable in coin aud receiv- able for ali Gorernment dues, not to exceed three hundred and fifty millions, and mot to excced the amount of gold in the Treasury, and the nominal umount of greeubacks be withdrawn from eireula- ton. The amount of gold in the Treasnry above that required for three Months’ Interest on the pub» he bt, is to be used im redeemin nbacks at the average gold value, The bill propos th war not pr ndueed by bin a for the conetderation of the Ce EVIDENCE IN CONTESTED © Dawes (Rep., Mass), from the Commit ence an the bill relative to taklog testimony tn contested election casca, made a report Which War agreed to, PACIFIC RAILWAY LAND GKANT. The Mouse th at 1:20, resumed the Jeration of the bill granting land te the Denver Pa Kail way und Telegraph Company ce of Mr. Logan (ep., Hl.) modified his aubstitute ao as to read us follows 6 Union Be ey aul A tron direct y to iste e ie Tallrond rized b Ve rebinilt, ald Yonds to ran 0 year eet ut the fate of #iX Per cent, per auf, payal ANWOALY on the Ist day of F Ht year, 1u lawfil money Tayablo at th AL the often Valted States th rotary of t Teaulations. as the Seererary hiay. prererive: Frorideat of the Uuited etates shail appoint three Cone Coumpsioners to EXmino eld Cail yo report ) ed "WR fuck roo et eal bo led | with WacFeupun. the Unived nivut of the etary, States hail interest of tue g the payinent ¢ rest the may doen proper, aud Lie endor W the Scoreiaiy of the I rcany Hite atook halt of t Ors: mortgay 10 favor of te States of the Interest on oud 5 made the daty of sad railresd coum aay to Treasures or thet re ADy torn fale tary ot upon sixty days’ «b Company, 09 PAL railroad, #tock, nbd OxUR® fe or on behalt of the United Btaies jai for the puty Making provision for the payment iuterent of I tonds, the Secretary of tie Tre Ny ali rected to re the pany on ace War, aud til Aevond— AM i irom the trai of the mauls by Third Allo E the trans telegraph nies by the satd Com any for th fanel the Secretary OF Lie Ire jal stateuients of with the want Conpany, oF the payiuenk thet UFY aint CRUE the interest account’ to aut supine oney y ania to the ral irpos th mot the wal id Company horetofore gra States for the construct.on of the suid road as orloms OF oneither mde ol the said 6 Tuentione:! (© be hereafter bulll, except 80 a be necessary to the operatiog Of the said toad, Woivls shall be set apart does wwe ‘ouers twonly mile market to netial Tules and regulations as ahi! be retary of the Ioter or; and alli 16 Of the said ands elail be. p Tre: sury o United States, aud tho Secretary of Wie Kreanry ail therenpon Canke such money to be hivesied Li (he said Houde, the eaime to be Cancedict aud deliverod 9 the said Col pany. ‘Yhe sulect then went over for the day. THE DEATH OF MR. MINDS, Tho death of Mr. Hints, Inte member from Arkan. 0 WAR ang the re Congress, was announced ly Exuiort, of Arkinsas, Afver eulogiums of t consent bY tho Houre adjourned. ———————— Children and a Mav Burned to Death, Jan, 22,—Merchand’s Hotel At this place, wos burned this morning, Three of Mr. Merchand’s clildren and a Mr, Wallace, a civil enzincer, were burned to death, A number of others were Injured, Rivienk pe Lou — General Grant tn Balt Bavrimone, Jan, 22,—Gen, Gri sosmion of tue Trustees of the P. Fund to-day, Afier the session he visited the rl ing mills and copper smesting works in this city, To-morrow, from ten to twelve o'clock, be will re ceive the citizins of Baltiinore at Barnuta’s Hote This evening he was entertained by the Hou, William J, Alberts, Paranereusa, Jat ng clerk, dames F, Polk, were funud ye ruiny of Messrs, Cadweil & Co.'s All that remained was the charred id trunk, and this was found on a piece of burned timber ob the second flour, Polk wus rocst ed alive Iu his bed, —— ‘The Peabody Educatio: Bartimons, Jan, 22.—At a meeting of the Board of Trustees to-day, Samuel Watson, 0: Tennesnes Was unsnimnourly elected to Ol the vacancy occa tloned by the death of W. C. tives, of Virginia, é ——— Colored Men's Rights In Georgia, Aranta, Jan, 22.—The Senate to-d down a resolution claiming that the color are entitied to serve on juries wheuever such por fone are upright and intelligent, and that no distin tion suould be made against persons on account of race or color, A tall Woe introduced to subunt Ul Shitty Of negroes Lo office to) the Buprenie Court nal Pun of tis Steric, and requiring adecistva within two days after the pastuce of this Lill, Fin Boe Ty Past Nonwieu, Loxo Istanp.-—-Mr, Abrabam Van Pols dwelling was destroyed on Wednesday night, Loss, 61,100. Iv Axwarois, Mo.—Mr. G and grocery was ‘damaged yesterday about § tuily Insuied, Iv Croan Streer—Last evening at 80 Cedar street, originating from a de! itive tine in the bi ment, occupied by J. H. Sackett tor the sorage of periummery. Damage $00; insured. In Banctay Staxer—Last evening at 1 Barclay ruder'a dry goods 000 ate originating in the buck part of the store on the first floor occupied by P.M, Haverty, dealer tn old and rare books, Damage absut $500), The basement, occunicd by Jus. A. Boyle, te slightly damaged "by water, ‘The building, owned by A.ex- fuder Hamilton, ts damaged about §500, Al! tho lygeve are covercd by LusUrAncey | | and civ | | Ropubiicana in the eb FROM ALBANY, Adjournment over to Monday Democrats going tn for the Colored Mou Proposed Addition the Fattest Com. mite Special De teh to The gan Aunany, Jan, 99, 1869, An apology for a sitting was this morning held in each of the two Legislative Houses, In thy old fashioned days, when tre Gonatitation of 1816 was adopted, and the sessions virtually Mmited 9 one bovdred day#, members who tame to Albany were practically obliged to stay there, the didiculties of witter travel making it an impossibility in most ca for them to retuin home, In thoee haleyon days, when gentlemen songht an election ava matter of honor rather than of pecuntory profit, they bronght thelr wives and femities with them, thelr evenings Were spent in scetal enjoyment and their days in pubile daties, and the hundred days really meant @ hundred days of bond fide work. Now the railroads have cianged all that, Members come here to en- camp, not to live, and towards the end of every week # feveri#h impaticnce ts exhitit They alip Off to epend their Sundays at home, and Friday and Saturday exhibit a beggarly array of empty benches: Resolutions have passed both Houses today to ade Journ over to Monday evening, and thus three weeks have been apent, the net result being the election of Gor, Feutou as United States Senator, Tho delay tn naming commiticen operates most {njurlonsly npon three gentlemen who are here con testing the scats of eitting members. Every con+ Hideration of Jostlee and propriety requires that these cases slould be promptly considered and de- en ehied, As it is, the Commitvec to make the investi gation is Announced, it cannot Well get to work for # werk, and a tardy verdict will probably be rendered toward the end of the bundred days Mecnwhiic, sunposing that the contestants have right on their side, spurious legielators will occupy their scateand make lows for the State during all the work ing period of the session Evidences maitiply on every hand that the Demo- cratic party 1# about to # heresies of caste, which have wrought It sich evil of late years, and returning to the original Jeflersonian platiorm of equal righte to all men, endeavor to Rurties tho Tlonship of the eanse of the lowly and oppressed, not exeluting even those of African descent, Col, Murphy, of New York, one of the Democratic leaders in the Asrembly, and a dis. tinguished Fenian has introdneed a resolution to ap. point a very respectable cclored citizen of Albany, well-known in legislative and lobby circles, Mr. Stephen Myers, an additional doorkceper, to that body, Now, itis true that we wlready have so many doorkcepers, assistant deputy and what not, thet it nbers can make through the throng, but ® milter altogether unworthy of she ation Of #0 exalted a body aathe Assembly, wiled bas the entire treasury of the State to draw upon for ite expenditures, Col, Murphy ts engineer tug his rerolution with great shill and persistence, but ecrtain members, Republicin I believe, have ed themselves y of parliamentary tactics to stave off vow mp to this time, It is to be hoped that Col, Murphy and his Demoeraite cot Ieagues may be successful, and thus put the Republi cans to shame The expression of disappointment jaro th fa with the greatest diMenlty that mi their way in and out that 9 over the Com mnittees bas not een eo loud as was sep. A large crowd of outsiders gathered yesterday to enjoy the ed exhibition, but they were disappointed, as re generally sat in moony silence, Today it d that certain Democrats whose hostility venlvut, are to be eonellinted by an enlargement of some of the most desirable Commit- puton as the additional members, e ween whetlcr (he great body of t d.satceted will sequirsee in such an arrangement for the benefit of one or two fivurite associates NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, SENATE... ALMANY, Jan, 22, 1990, Mr. Geser intreduced a bill noting as corpo- rators of the proposed Yorkyitie Savings Dank, in the elly ot w York, John Gillsaun, doin Me- iw J. Tourney, Edward A, Moore, John thers Notaries Pobiic for New York were confrmed: Edwin F, Corey, Michael J. Miler, Menzo Defer: dort, Win, id erhion, Wit. Backel di B Coe, Fond. Siingetland, darn’ Ao Godtord, John A. Foley, i » Davita. Adee, Nicholas Fis) Robert Har f baarts Cilich, Juiu Fettreten, Gourge 40..ta Hotinan. ASSEMILY, ‘ils were introduced: To provi wick avenue, Hrooklyn, To Quinn, Fo! the beiter protect rishts 1, Also. in relation to ® public market 4 tive to the Biet Bite Ktailway. For a pn first Ward of Now York elt expenses of Kings county, Providi ton of a Board of Falucation, 0 memabers, who shall sueseed to the pow duties ofthe present Boord ot Regents and Saperin tendent of Puthe Instractiog, the provent Sy tendent to be Secretary of 116 Hoard tor two years; R Sus Italo provides new regulations ‘or tribution of the publle. brary moneys, mud fur the visitation gail canmination of colleces and academies in the State, To omend tho eburter of the Coru Exchange Insurance Company of Brooalyn Both Houses adjourned woul Monday ever ing. eo : Dend-Lock in the Peunayivauia Legislatures Hanuisour,a Jan, 22,—All the Democrats have feft enate chamber, and there 1s, consequently, no qucruin (o do any business, The Dewocrats did their best to defeat tho bill exteniing the term of the Receiver of Taxes, Unies tila bill ia persed and approved before next Monday, Mr. Melivy will take his place, ‘The Demoerats assert positively that they will defeat the Lill at all hazards, ——— : Political Explosion in Tennesnees Nasnvicer, Jan, 23, war between 1 1 he wordy Gov. Brownlow and Secretary Fletcher waxes fliree, Tho Knoxville Whig of Wednesday eontaina a flery fulmniuation from Brownlow against Flew her ing tholatter out of the Reyubiicen party, and Warning the loyal people of tha State against what We calle an ingrate baekslider, Fe pretty strong belligerent propensit r Et bick, so that ru uncompromising und bitterly exciting coa@ict may be anticipaced. —— Elcetion of the Indiana Senator. Inprasarouis, Jon. Mr. Cumback’s nome having bien withdrawn, the How, D, D, Pratt, of Logansport, was elected by 83 votes against M for the Hon, Thomas A, Hendricks, Absent aud paired off, t. ee Sparks trom tho T Gen, Shertnan is 31) in $t, Lovls, The Banco del Cox rely, Havana, has resumed paynient The Florida Senate ts considering tho eligibility OF the ‘evrly ele Tio farmers of Georgia are organizing county agricultural worie't ¢ Goorgin Te -alature doeiiones to levaltes trae. made provicus Uy Jane 1, 18% ‘The Custom House on the Rus Divelta lewroph, cone n Ito Ja neiru, bs beon burn d, Dewitt, of Chicao, who ia walking 1,000 miles in 1,004 couecutive bour, Will Anleli his tors at Bu Lo Yesterday's St. Louls Republican diecasees the Retile'e cap woe a mastocse ‘The trisl of Simon D. korper, ‘ow @ charge of par teited In'istacquitiat,. ‘The Hon. Seth Ames wi one ot the wut dilelal Court, Butler, a Hovton stable- coupterte.t money, Fe el yenter dag a4 tty Supreme Ju et of New Arria,s ester, 1or € ley, who killed bia wife's vile, Til, @ fow day# ego, Las #1,000, Tho steamer Constitatton sailed from Fan Fran cisco yerterday for Panaua, with $0,019 1100 Ute, $20,05 Ot whith is for New York. tral Paeifle Railroad is complete 431. miles cramento, Aud hey aro iujing two uilice of paramour at Napier: bid to ball te Protective. Freight ‘ey In New x frolght wiv wis, which it fe enjoyed By Ciuciiu and Cleveinud, The Peabody Educational Payd Trustees voted, terday, (anatntt a copy BF note ptowees andy’ nti of thoit ‘g ros The | FP THE HUMAN FELOCIPEDE, > 1 Arrives yRTLAND, Jan, 22.—We slept in Weat- three miles from here, this morning. He has ft Bangor behind 135 miles, He left Hallowell at 29) P.M, yesterday, looking fresh and vigorous, And walking over tho snow Ike ® trin-legged chicken, At Os he pasted through Farmingdale, #1 tiles from Benger, and at 8&4 P.M. reached Dow | doin vilage, twenty-one milos distant, This was | done in splendid time, At Bowdotn he ate a Nght supper and rested a balf Lour, after which he prevscd onto Topsham, a thriving village ton milos farther, where a largo bonfire was binaing in honor of his arrival, He reached Freeport at 1 A. M. tn good spirit, Here another boufire blazed to th siiesin bis honor, Passing tough Yarmouth at BAM. he reached Falmouth at 4:40, from whenco he walked rapilly to hin present etopping place. ‘The chill winds from the oecan tinproved the roads, and the walking is much Lett ‘ — Singnlar Devth of a New Jersey May Eyocial Deepaten to the sun. ‘Tnextos, Jan, 92,—Mrs, Senator Stockton gave # reception on Wednenday evening to Gov. Randolph and wife, and che mombers of the Legislature, and in the midst of the feativition the Mayor of Cape Island City, who was a member of the Inet Legisla- ture, fe 1 to the Moor, and for some minates was #uD- posed to be dead, He was borne to an adjacent room, where he showed signs of life, and Mrs, Ran- dolph and Mrs, Stockton loft thelr guests and spent nourly two hours in efforts for bis restoration, Une der vigorons rubbing snd medical ald, Mr. MeGon- Ale wan #0 far revived as lo be removed to bis hotel. On Thursday he was better and able to read the newspopers, but this morning he suffered n renewal of the attack, and died at6 o'clock A, M., in th American Hotel, beiore a physician could reaeh bis bedeld Hy was a candidate for the Spoakership last seevion and was elected temvorary Speaker dur- ing tho absence of Mr, Ewing, He was about 90 years of age, ond leaves a wie bet no children, Ho waa many seare editor of the Goean W He waa highly e#xteemed in tho Southern District of Now Jersey. Wis death was probably from an inward rupture of a blood ves Portinnd. broo! — Tho Vacant Pottoo Inspector Tt is undersiood that the Police Commissioners Will not appoint a anceossor to the Iamented Ta. spector Janes Leonard uniil some tine in February, the intention being to give the widow the fall salary for February, the late Inapector's brethren of the In- spectors’ CM@ee being willing to do the extra work required. ‘The appointment may be rtill further de- layed by the Captains thomselves; for it Ie now known that few of the gentlemen who might bave place for the asking would accept it If of fe Indeed, two Capiains who have already deen either officially or aemi-oMictally approached ed with emphasis, Capt. Jourdan wont apt. Mount, We are not permitted to FAY WHO Wiil accopt the postion If offered ; batit we had the 1 ld, of course, not for- petonrown Ward, and might orce the name of the gnilint Coptoin who mokes THe SUN neighborhood a | safe and pleasant abiding place, Capt, Tnorne’s pro- mn micht give the veteran Soret, Williama ® oy Hrometton Jont Ot the E ommuisstoners better, aud will take a tralu hive for his conniry seat tn Saybrook ig to nd reef ina brief retirement feo: have deel take it, nor will C fers a brilliant programme at 2 panese will appear on Monday Dumpt Iso appears at a matinge oon, ‘The attraction Is as great ag ever. iument is also promisod at ‘The per- this A charming enter the New York Cireus this afternoon, formances are varied, At the Grand Opera House the must Ner 1 gems of “Perichole’* shou}! not fil to attract « larce audicnes this afcrnoon, Seats reserved without extra charge Grau presenta “L'Deil Creve! in & sceond motinée this afternoon, ‘The ausliences are select, aud the mosie eharm At Wood's Musoum the ever-popular Lydia Thompson tronpe appears this afternoon, ‘Vb acrful ish and one hundred thousand curlosiiie be seo, The Bowery also furnishos a mating | Bast std won ean for the ers to-day. The bill Is an attractive one, Watloch olismith's excellent comedy, “he Stoups to Conquer,” willbe piayed at Wal ae ——— TUE GAYETIES OF THE SEASON, - The ball of #1. 0, A, last war a muznificent speet Hiratiog, ant the dincing wae delightiul, Fourteen seta of quadrittes, tour of lancicrs, Fr with galops, polar, marches, and seh tuade ny Programme j petit on’ early morning hows, when home, aweet orsnry of Ark Lod; hetd rinony Rooms, Ketexwtrect. Tho rt, voeal and instrnmen participated tn adanee, Among those exere tal, after whic which was kept up anal | who parvelated ween Gr. Seo, Clarke, Gr. Ty Rurrell, Gr. Marshal Pruden, Gr, High Priest Art ord coveral promiment oficers of tI ‘and Lod the United Mares. ‘The band was led by Bro, Jolin Collins, ond the floor committee woe und*r the chatr- vsuip of Bro. J, J. Mollaud, N, G,, assisted by the oficcrs of the Ls Batt.—The associatic ng to Stations ©, 0, D, and " of thelr daily’ Jaiin'nont yiete with grand ball Fast evening 4 faving Hall, The dancing Was kept up ata ively raic until early mora, to the muste of Wallace's Hind, ‘Tho attond wus lorze and the entire atlair well managed and euecessiul. One could teareely recognize unr wall-carrivrs, With thelr gray unifi ras, Iu the good Kcoking l@loa* who graced the ball last nicht. If Any persons fail to receive their letters this morning, Hewlil he because the males wore ull eatried away lont wight du 4 very miseterious wanner, ———— RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, Bless, Onoration 1¢ Wittramsncean.—On Thursday aferneon, on ecclesiastical council convened in the First Baptist Churel editice, und ret apart to the work of the Gospel ministry Mr, ©, DP, Mul ceremoules being as followe: Introductory rervi HT HL Manna; sermon by the Rev, Mr, recently of Birminghato, Engand; prayer of ovdlustion by the Tey, Bierus; charga to the eondh by the Kev. E. K, Full right hand of ship by the Kev. d, bi, Bracket by the candidate, Lanies’ Ustox Aip Soctery.—The eigh Bevedietion th anansl meeting of the Ladies’ Union Ald Society of the Mt HB. Chareh was held yesterday afternovn ab the ila in Weat Forty-second street, wear Eighth avenae, The atiendanoe was vory large, The roceypts lost year were §24,’ , OF whith ¢4.0n m subscriptions, $239.08 from gilts, and 4 from Legueies; the Common Convert gave Premaiuia on bonds $1,449.00; and tom collec tures, donation vi Birawherry feauval, rol. The Exceut & Committee recently purchased a louse adjoining, for aged men, at u est 1 $19, bo.0, hoKn Which w PoE OF EL AUIS Was re Th», together with money un band at the begiuning of fhe your ($12,986.20), makes the total re eipls $85,004.05," ‘The expenditures were 8.13.11 ng on hand $5,505.94, The item of ta # enllod for filly consl ted of seventy-¢ seven died durlog the year, ‘Their ages ranged from 47 to i yoan See Lycee, Meetivas, &¢.—Prof, Robert von Schlogintwelt will deliver bis fourth lecture on “High Asia," in the rooms of the Historical So- ciety, Secoud avenue and Eleventh etrvet, this evel ‘The Hon, Horace Greeley has promised to add the neweboys at 49 Park place on Sunday eveniig Archbishop MeCloskey ts to lecture on Sunday cyening tu St, Patrick's Cathedral for the benefit of the poor under the care of the Charitable Brother: hond of St, Vineent de Poul, The second annual exkibition of the American Microscopical Boclety will be held at the Moit M morial Library, in Madison avenue, north of Twent} recond door Youth strvet, west pile, on Tues Fourrmenta Wanp,—An alter- ation occurred last evening at Jersey and Crosby streets botween Michael Milman, of 7 Jersey street, and Richard Maguire, of 15 Jersey street, and Rich ard stabbed Michael in the rigit breast with @ pen: Knife.” Milman was sent to. felvrue Hospital, aud Fi Faire was losked wp im the pring sircot police a ALIETIES. _ocanttinmne THE ROGERS MURDER, > The Habens Corpus Araument to bo next Friday-The Waterbury American's Prisoner. In the case of James and Michael Logan, who were, in connection with others of t amie surname, arrested for complicity in the Rogers murder, and In which a writ of Aabeas corpus, returnable yesterday, was granted by Justice Ingraham, by cousent of counsel, the argument on the writ was postponed for one week. The Waterbury Amertean of yesterday morning soya! It seems all Gotham went Into parotyams over ont Bittle recount of the taking off of a man named Tom Mcdiibney by another person who wan fi ted as Now York detective, Bach paper ivan a different Version of the affair, The Tribune, wih its vsual clear head, considers our eiatenent eonaine. ‘Tho fun charitably pronounces it an entity fabrication; while the /eradd minuiactures acock and bull story, Askertine that the whole thing ina “put up job’ New York detectives, which has suecessiuliy re- sulted In toacing the Aprerican the vietim of a #ell, for the purjsd of enicavoring to extract Information from the H birds in York. Notwithstanding this * ridiculous“ tne exposition tie, by the omnis and while giving that clent reporter of the Lerali prise, it is proper for eity Jonrnal eredit for its ent us 10 stato that the" real facts" rem tantially Aa published by nis—the only woaterial ditierence be- ing that the person with whom MeGibnoy leit (own was not a genuine New York detective, but an old friend and member of the rame gang. ave abe tained the following particulars from relivble ources, and Are conthleat thie {ote aro Ae repro- Hbney 1s a young man about 2, Who Sing Sing #6 ths atnce, erving out sentence for stealing o Woteh, Soon after Tiiv escape lia friends ia New York, thinking that piace too warm for hy tent him to an old acquaintance In thi eity. ro he areumed tho name of Tom Dake, and, afer remaining {dio about Week, Was elnploved at the woolle om There be led a quict live, boarding at Mrs, Renn Oy belug rathera favorite wit bw Workin Ho was paid up aud leit work at the mill last Fricay. All tite thine there were two persons {i town to win he confided the secret that hiv real nauie Was Me~ Gibory, and that he was an escaped cvuvict, Last Monday a man calling himself Barrett, ons of Tom's New York friends, evne to town mnt spent where he the might with hin, He persuaded bho to go back to New York, where ho de to be concealed until oficial prow iad haa been given that his post offences Will deliver bliwell up, A) VS Informaton shall be forgiv my when li cinim 1 it ts howill ten Hlontificaton of the real derer, ‘Tom imeolt had nm to do with uurder, as he hus been tn Hut tt ty stated that he k last statement, however te cortain that) MeGibney and rett left this city on the 8 wenger train for Now — York, morning, During Monday evenin and Metitbne we caLnoL Vou! tue Were in the company of one of our informants, the former raid he came to Water bur, at the request of Capt. Jourdan, of the New Yor detective force, and tiat said Jourdan was ty obtain MeUibuey’s pardon in retuen for bis Information, —_ Final Dircharge of Mrs. Twitchell, Purtaorerma, Jan, 22.—This morning the case of Camilla B, ‘Twitchell, charged with the mur. der of Mary B. Hil, was rosumod, As usual, the Court room was crowded, but afer tho regular panal of juror®—150 in number—had been called and discharged until Mond wlations were found fora large number of females, who appeared in Court, attracted by enrlosity, As Mrs, Twitehelt perslsta tn hiding her face behind the thick binck Vell, thin curiosity han thus far never been satialed, ‘The prisoner wan attended by her further testimony was taken, when the pr despairing of making out a case, abandoned it. Me. Shoppard announced the result as follows: May tr PLease Your Howons: Tho coxa for the Commonweal! ie now closod. Wo have snomit fed nil the testimony that was In one posse nnd aunt, or of which we baye been tiformed, or that has tn any way our know led we linve used ail Ible diligence on \ ony way within belore the Cor OF It to sibility AS SORTOE NP WESYT TANASE UA ERS! TL do not regard tom the a pr ae, to pr went the L feet bound t nse, oF In th Mis jul it warrant and say t upon the teaumony V the Court, Pda nos ¢ euder this dete be convicted wit eta of circunat evi legal, and p Hit, and ae f entertain: that convietion, fe quently regord it as my oMlclal duty to wt Dill to the Jury without asking them to fh diet of cuilty against the dete. dant, trasting that in thin respect, aein wi others, L may recive the ap: proval and sanction of the Court Mr, Mann replied—It ts certainly very gratity ing to the prisoner and to the counsebsfor the prisouer to W Lint ALIS hour, after every edort hay heen the Commonwerl! hay heen unable to tind ng to Warrunt ® jury in convicting her, abandon t Nhuittiug. that there non pri ie care, We he ; od, WHER Ww 4 for the writ Us, that there way nothing agwinst th tuit a balf he itiont, honest jon of the. ea Ly entabtiats that fact anor of the owas sich that tue way Liat halt hour, ‘This wo man, broken-hearted, and suite, ad ernsted down, was entitied to ber divetarge long ayy anal if there had been a suficient amount of courace to per ty, the prison doors of tuls woman would nine Weel ago. ho Judge then charged the jury In favor privoncr, Thejury then took the bill; the pri was dirceted to stand up, The prisoner reve aud then for the firt time In the progress of the cise Mrs, Terlichell anyelled her free, presonting the countenaco ofa haggard, prematurcly old woman, Traces of gricf were plainly marked upon her faco, aud as she stood with downcast eyes whe presented m pitiful spectacle, When the verdict of not guilty was pronoune a her seat, bowed her head forward and wept, Short: ly afterwards she was discharged, and in company with ber aunt, Mrs. Twitchell, Sr., ant Mr. O'Byrne, he tel the courtroom, Ag the Conrt war still In und tho audience wers coupolled to retain their places, no crowd followed, - Tae Avsavstuatian of D'Arcy Metioo~Whas len to be Hanged. : Toroxto, Jan, 22.—The Whalen case was on today before a full Court of Error and Appea! ‘en Judges deliv red elaborate judgments, fully Viewing the ease, ‘The Judges stood four for and six against granting a new trial, ‘The prisoner's Pal Applicd for leave to appeal to the Privy Council o Enzland, aud after consuliatio 6 Court de a ‘Wat it had right or wer to grant the leave The prisover wus ordore ne KEN back to Ottawa jail; and, 80 far an the € ian Courts wre concerned, the taw will take its cours, and i a reyrieve Is hot grauted, Whalen is to be executed on the 1th of Febru’. eee Kiot atthe Hich Bridge Hotel Fire, During tho burning of the Parker House, on Friday night, two of te Metropolitan police, while trying to prevent pilfering, were ne#aalted by the crowd, and one of them was struck on the head with acluband knocked down, Hoth officers went away, 1, obiaining avsistince, re ed, ood a» general Bilt took pince wid endeavoring to dilve off the police, e tight w reib clubs being fr doa: but the police were finally § wd. in fight, Thapatrick had. Ken, ‘and Jamies Qtuun, Peter Bai mun wero reverely cut and brats Th spite of the exrtlons of the polic articles were stolen 1 the Lehoresu their beads, many aaiull - - Particulars of the Arrest of the Claremont (N. H) Morde: Rostox, he Journal has the follc ing from Claremont, NHL: °° Wi Kenney, » nuurdered. € Jat bla house ty Gils town On the wight of the sth, eame to the house of h avene of the eople In the grandfather, but a few Fods from t Tuurter, aLOut 13 ofelock tet night house Were ip taking care of the almost mardered wile of Georgo Weodell, Kenney bolted into the honee end asked to be alloved to warm himself, His vrondsathor was called, and salt to Mims Wil im, you have kiled George; why did you do it Vo this Keuney muse no dircet reply. Atter getting warn and taking somethiiig to cat, Kenney. went to bed, ond & young man Was rent to the viltige, over juur miles, for an ofticce to arrest bim. OMeers HL, Hubbard and ¢ Biand went imme- diatesy, ey in bed, arve Out resistance, and brought alin tb thy ney, on the niglit of the Jer, went to near Foud, on the f Lempster, and 4 ten tiles from the tragic scene, and seeroted by neifty @ barn, where be remained until after dark Tat night, whco he returned to his grandiather's house, shore be had had lis home from early chili hood.’ He returned, as Le eecaped, without coat or lint, and bis clothes were stil with ‘the biood of his Vielims, Kenucy appears pertectly coul, and talke Treuiy, At halt nas {i pGivck vie forenoon Kemuey wea aral Town Hi aunination, and ned before Arthur Chane, Req, att! He pleaded not guilty, ‘waived an ex: committed to jail at Newport, - ‘The Breaking up of of spurt Colo Thonsands- A Sharp stew Coantorfelter, Officers of tho secret servica entered a bar- ber's shop at 12 Cherry street, yesterday morning, and arrested sevon Italians, ‘They found about $10,000 In counterfelt @5 greenbacks notional carreney notes; about $15 1a counterfeit Any-cont currency, and also monils for making counterfeit Avecent coin, and quantity of metal for making such coin, ‘The prisoners having been committed by Commissioner Osborn, tho officers went to 75 Cherry street and captured another gang, ‘Theao places bad been ostensibly sed as barbers’ shops, but really they were Urieves’ and gamblers’ dons. Previous to the ent," certain of Mar- shal Murray's officers were sent to bay epurtons coin and currency, and they bought, paying 2), 98, and 99 per cout. for the #5, §%, and fiMly-cent notes reapeet- ively, all of which are well-executed counterfeit ALA Birininglam stroct the officers found a peek of spurious five-cent pieces in possession of Prancéseo Btetano, whom they arrcated, Tho oMcers subse quoutly arrested one of the most desperate of the Cherry street gang, at 19 Daxter atrect, where he was in the act of gambling with twenty other thteves and gamblers, But they ald not capture,this fellow until alter a desperate straggle, in wuleh dhe of the officers was severcly stabbed. she New York Election Frands Oatdone by Philadelphia: Tlannrsnena, Jan, 22.—Tho House Investiga. ting Committeo hay Jost examined Michael Blaven, rho testified that he voted in ten p nnd that the @tce New Yorkers and two Baltimoreans who were with him followed his track and cast ballots tn the sume ten places, Christopher Lamb voted twenty times on the same day, On crose-oxamination Biliott suid: © We changed hata and coats sometimes, tn kolng from poll to poll; nover lived in the Sixtecath Ward.” Joa Rowas, one of the party, voted only ten times, . a LABOR MOVEMENTS. odin Now York Typographical U Ata very large meeting of this U evening at Masonic Hall, tho amended scale of prices for book and job work was ordered to pe putin effect on Monday, Jan, 9. This askociation now numbders 2,000 members, ond i* in a foortshing condl- tion, A resolntion was unanimously carried levying an immediate assesarnent of $5 on each member in addition to the Lege amount already in tho trevsury, to anstain those members wh be compelled to quit work If the sealo Is not complied with - Chicago Workingmen's Convention Ata Convention in Chicago, on T 1 Whe port we adopted, submitting to the Lewistvtare an nice law requiring that all persons inden tu be tagght reuling and writing and the ground on law giving every work- nds upon whiek lem, however, not to ex- “a right of tithe; and a cl mn in the prot vtion further demanded that the convict Jaws shall provide convict, who has not learned a trate, sen- a period not love than ton years, aball be Placed at ine (eal Inter wanyiet who | noite Wadd ba ail he edattably dls sre alo bo mpply jen ‘professions. Thot the products of said convict slaty bo disposed of at market rates only, of at public auction, of wiuch due all be Kive - tes To THe Wonkrtownn's Stare Cox- —John H. Reeve was last evening elected Actegate to the Workingmen’a State Convention, to be held at Albany on the 96th, from Cutler's Lodge 119, K. 0.8. ©, deferson Lodge 130, Brooklyn, FE. D, sends Edward F, Wells, Better selections conld not have been made, Efforts are b ng made in Plainfleld, N.d., to Totnbttoh « Geuwell af the order of United American Meehantes ‘The Exarvrrns.—A number of enzineers, who have held several mee\ings with a view of forming a gencral assvelation of englicers of Amerien for the aulvaucement of the art and science of engineering, f mecting bist On potion, Me er waa called ape and Mr, Hietson wax appolited Sceretaay, Phe Comuittes on Lectures submitted a report r n 18 Coops t last The suljret of lee clation Was consilered, A letter wen Geot In reevetthog bis inabi liv behalt Mfr. Beecher has be applied to. fog President, Mev, Loaier, sonie Interesiing Fy Avoeating. Ue rauso of workingwomen. ‘The ting le to be on Wedu way, Jan. Cooper Tn etitute — Tun Newane Hore, Proseor.—A the Newark Board of Trade was hel fund the report of the Commtttes appot funds for the projected hotel was presented. An act way passed by tho last Legislature granting a charter to ® company, Which proposed to erect tie Wotel, with a caplial #tock of 400,00, Nearly built of this rum has been nred, aud the incorpora tors wore last evening invested by the Board of Tinde With the management of the funds and with tho charge of ralving the full amount required, ‘Tum Wueck oF Tas Scoriaxn,—The Neptune Submarine Company have Mnished thor operations at the wreck of the Scotland of Sandy Hook, The work was commenced in October, 186%, when a grater part of her hulk stood out of water, Dy means of blasting, the wreck hos beew reduced to the required depth of 82 feet below mean low lide, Gon, Nowton, who awarded the contract to the Com: pany for the Government, ts to haye surveys n next weok to verify the work before paying the cous tractors, ‘Tho contract prico Was comething over $00,000 Taw Wittiassocnan Cuito Scrrocation axp Anson.—dobn J, Eien, who was arrested on Thare- day moruing last on suspieton of Oring his store, causing the death of two children, is #till held iu custody. The Coroner's inquisiion was continued until lute last might, aud several witnesses wero ex. aintuod, but the prisoner was not present, ‘The tes {mony was voluminous but worthiess, For nearly an hour the proprictor of an oyster suloon vecuplod the witness stand detuiling the unimportant tact that Kuen ate oysters in is saloon previous to the Ore and refused to pay for them, whereupon he was as saulted, The feciing agulnst the prisoner ls rong, Gnd the cose 19 extremely suspiclouy, Dut it seems bo be impossible to obi tive evidence, Axotnen Krnosens Exptosion.—A kerosene Jamnp cxploded last evening on the third oor of 178 Groone street, occupied by A. L, Alexander as a car. peater’s shop. Danuge trifling. Row Over py a Raitnoap Traiy.—John Lemon, of 108 Spring street, wh piling last ack, Nod, was badly He was bronghit to this cily The funeral of Gerard C. deen in the The body, bath evening to geton a moving trata at Ne slipped and fell under the ears, and crushed by the wheels. Masonroe Fonenat. Yesterday, nds and by ropres Nor hy Fund A. My Ww North Salem, on the Harlen rowd, by'the $19 train, Artewpr to Kit « Pottesway,—At about 2 o'clock yesterday morning Odlcers Kemscn and Fray sler maw t at Fiity-seventh street and Ninth the officers approached thy wm drew # revolver Heer Frasier fired upon the man tect Mivanel Kertis was found in his pe Avysivensany or tus Pousm Revotution.—A nummerourly attended wectiug of Poles way beld Inst evening. Gen, W. Krayaanowski presided, and de- livered an eloquent address on the grievances which his countrymen at home haye to contend with, Dr. Mockiewics and Mr. d'Alfouce urged the necessity of thorougnly organizing the Poiew inhabiting the United Statew to waien the events of Europe, so that If thelr country siould desire their services in Lime of need whe tight Lave their assistance, Owoantzation or Tha Geawan Reruntican Gan. nat CormiTre —Tho Radical wing of the German the shots took ested, A bage ka! =_—————_—_—_———_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—————S—s PRICE TWO CENTS, FOREIGN NEWS AVAD TIED — TURKEY AND GREDCR cnaahllfieaioets Omar Pasha's Pla ne-Gartbald mand L § Refanat te Grecian Vole Pants, fan, 22.—Omar Pasha has throo divie fons ready to move upon Latnia, and will go in pes fon with 63,000 men to Antnens to the event of ¢ declaration of war, Tho Turkish infuntry are Lear ly all armed with Chassopot rifles, Tho Torkish fleet of gunboats Ia at Valo, awuiting Omar Pasha's orders, Agents for the Athens Committee of Ae tion are in Italy to engage Garibaldi to command the Grecian volunteers, bat the great Italian leader hae Tejocted the overture, hia failing health not permit ting him to take the command. pease‘ Watewsl the Protocol to Athena, Pants, Jas (he Conference has selected M. Walowski to take the protocol to Athens, He has been Inatructed to walt Ove days for the anawee of tho Grecian Government, ontop Greece will Accept the Confereuce Propost tons. Lonpox, Jan, 22.—The adhesion of the Greek Government to the tocol adopted b; the Coafe ronce of Faris is now considered certain, _ ND PRUSSIA, ~— ‘Trenty of Allin Viewwa, Jan, 22.—It is rumored that the Row Prror of Kassin and the Ring of Prissla,through Gort chakod aod Bismark, have signed a treaty of alll suce, ofensive and defensive, —_ BELOL - Death of the Prince Royal. Bavssers, Jan. Leopold Ferdinand, the Doke of Brabant and Prince Royal of Beigiam, died RUSot Inet eovening after @ lingeriag filness, He was tem years old. —_—- ev —> te y Army Officers in New Yorks Col, Auguaten Castellanos, Col, Ricardo Pe mentel, Capt. Lorenzo Jimenea, Capt, Abelardo Prk co, and Capt. Jose Antonio Cintra, of the tomurgont army of Cuba, arrived by the steamer Star aod Sirtoce in Philadelphia yesterday, and were met and escorted to Now York by the Rev, RG. 8, MuNeille, of Yalo College, and Dr, H. ‘T. Helmboid, of New y ra with thelr cause will be kindly and 13, Metropolitan Hotel, Revi Tlavawa, Jan. 22,—Tho insurgents recently at- tempted to burn the city of Manzantiio, bat were repulsed by the garr War ab auchor in the bai bor, - utiny on Ronrd a pants Banco del Comere' Havaxa, Jan, 22.—The Spanish frigate Loaltad rived here yesterday from Cadiz Whilg near vauary Islands her crew vnutivied, bat the mating Wan eapprissed by the ship's officers, Seven rings Tenders were arrestod aud landed at the Canaries, ‘The mutiny was caused hy the #upply of bad water, aud exeltement er events ia Spain, Micacl Her (this city, has beem appointed temporary Erovideat of the Ranco deb Comercio, and will attempt t arrange ibe affacn punta hae 1 Selzed- 2. joun ening. —The Government cerized the coasting Voose! Sea, Mor ‘n suspieson that eho is carry tug supplies re the rozw acerniag passports with creat «tringeney, gers Wichout passports are prubibited from embaraiag or landin, Frignte—The Consting Ves port Regus aieesests THE PARAGUA N WAR, - Preceding the Downfall of Loper Desperate Lund and Naval Bo Tho following scanty account of the recrossing of the Paraguay, and of the © hovent of the Allied forces t+ the north of An the Diario Ofciad of Rio Janeiro: On the Sth, at iy A. M., the Fresilian army co menced ity travaportatiog to the opposite side, im front of St. Antonio and above Villota . sand men, wader Gen, A oUt fring Ww stot, ‘Phe Visconde do Horval also passed with his cave alry, ‘Tite eatoe day almoet all the army was on the otver side. The Marquis de Caxias placed himaelf al the head of our forces, advanced on the Gth ayainal the Paraguayan cainp, and, making a detour of about bree lengucs, got iu the Fear of the pos of Anguetura, bat ate uo and a halt from this fortilestion, was detained by « seriou obstucte at the bridge ‘of Kayoro, Where the enemy mb awaited Nun ed uu aded in the Woo ts which cover Ji seventoen battalions of Infantry nia of cavulry, Tho combat was two hours, We took th rtant, a great nual tlilery, and caused roueh 1yun forece, Who Were dispersed, on WEE HOVER, A privouce stated to the Baron de Triumphos that the Paraguayan General Caballero killed, and that the siaueiter o€ the encmy Wor extraordinary, athe wounded great in number, The sume prisons suid (hat Cie renencs of Piguisiry were gurrisoned only bya battalion und the artiliory, the proator part oH he troupe 4 the Hight of he enemy's por The heavy tains ou the Tth and Sth delayed operse Wh the Marquis de Caxias informed General Cit the Brazilian army was the Argentin pursuing ity minrel to Ty Alctter trom PP 4 Sth, states that Lopes bad doubled ts ge inced guords to better ens sure bis rel Gre of three same day Was heard there the: u-clads Whieh Went Up to reconaoitre the « left of the at the Piquisiry, whe! ans laid abandoned the batto below Angus ara, ‘The reconquissuuce of Gen, Gel towards that point, <The afar of Noy, % between three Irom 4 the batteries of Angusturs was a severe © ironclads were the Braall, the Cabral, the Hiauhy, and as soon ns they weit up with, e tie Dulleries rained missiles from fileum canon, Iu tho twenty-two minutes oeenpled tn passing Anausiura the Broail was struck ton tines out yo Later eluds turty-one shots ne pilot, Licut. Pozal, wae kitted, wed ¢ lo severely wounded, botle by pleees of tron loosened Ly a ball striking out side, ‘The ve erat consnterable injury, end the Cabral and Piuuhy alvo sudered greatly, ose pe ly, as they were louger expoved to Gre, but i » Nfs, homie of the shot were 150-pound Whitworth shots, ried cannon of not wad they were shot expended bp by the Paruguayans, a : Jottings About Tow The Episcopal Sabbath School Convention com Unued its ression Inst evening, ie ninth scisntitic lecture before the Americas untitute wos delivered last evening by Prof. R. Op den Doremus, The Key. William T. Sabine and the Rey, Dr, H, Johnson’ will speaie before the ¥, M. C. A. te but whether fired fro: notknown. Probut the squadron, ubhze morrow, A lecture was delivered last evening in Olivet Chapel by Mr. J. HE Brodt, tne subject being * La brador and the Chrietlan Mlasious, Martin Waters, of 947 Mulberry street, while drawn, the charge from a revolver, shot binbwelt ly the right le John Graham, employed in Pease’s foundry, 5% East Eighteenth stict, wos caught 19 the map chinery ana Ladly mangled yesterday, Yesterday afternoon an unknown woman, aged it i, dvesed in mourning, fell dead at Sevens nth street and Third avenge, ‘The body wae to tho Morgu Prof. Robert Raymond gave ono of his inimle table Shakespearian readings last evening, to 4 large and appreciative audievce, ia the Uulon Lexgae Clue all. ‘The Children’s Aid Society sent to tho West, last month, shrce companies, averaging 45 childre cuch, and provided employment for 145 persons. The Svorere dally attendance at the industrial schools was 2711, Our reporter {nadvertently wrote ‘ Associse ton” Instead of * Institute,” and thus transferred the American Institute's property to a new Associne tion, Mr. Tillman assurce us that the Inst.tute’s large property Is intact, William Griffiths, of Newark avenuo, Jersay Cit, employed by Wiliam, Babeock, of Jersey City, fell’ yesterday afternoom from a track ladea wi hops, Monroe and Jedersou sireets, and was killed, ‘The borly was sent to the Morgue, At police trials yesterday, Officer Edward Bar Kepubticansleretocore represented by the Grant and Coltax Canipaign Club—have permanently or ganized under the Gertian Repabile: General Committes General Committee ts composed of five di Assembly Dis trict and of tive delesates of the German * Boys to Hue.’ Oficers were elected us follows: President, the Hon. Sigismund Kaufnans ; Ist Vice-President, Henry Merz; 2d Vice-!'resid wrence Bourmer ! Kecoriing Secretary, Charlos Wirth; Corresponding Secretary, Poul Bebalialer; ‘Treasures, Lenmaica, balett was accused Of drawing @ pistol and shooting Jobo Carroll in the mouth during a quarrel, The devendant brought several Witnesses to slow that vad beew amaulted by Carroll, who bad threatew s life. ‘The Soldiers and Sailors elected last evenin, Prealdent, Gen, Jobn Cochrane; First. Vice Preak dent, Capi, Daniel J. Hovan; Secoud Vioe-President, Col. 'B. Vain Buren; Third Vice-President, Cap. Se 8. U i Beore . MO Hubert Laan’: Treasurer, ‘Lisot, G¥; Bpsuiding’