The Sun (New York) Newspaper, January 25, 1869, Page 1

FROM WASHINGTON. Epecial Despatches to The Sea. Wasmtwerox, Jan, NOMINATIONS DRFORN Titm #RNATH. Another attempt was made on Saturday to get fn executive sesston at 1 P.M, in order to pre vent those opposed to confirmations from having the opportunity to delay that they have whon the enate goos into executive sestion in the last hour of the afternoon. Mr. Cameron, who {8 apxions for the confirmation of Mr. Cummings, told the Bonate that he should consider this action a test Bpon making any more confirmations, It was lost =20 yeas to 9T nays, Mr. Henderson had gone out © fow minutes previous, and had be returned tn time the vote would have been @ tie, This close vote surprised both sides, and a caueus is now tanvassed for, to adopt some line of policy to de pursued in making future confirmations, There is Probably @ clear majority of the Republicans who ‘Bre against making any more confirmations, bat There are numbers of the Repudileans who bave Special casos that they want to take care of, and ‘who, in consequence thervof, might not want to go for excluding everything; bnt it is to this It will ome at last, for ® number of Mr, Cumming friends are opposed to Mr. Smythe, and there wer Several of hove Who yoted for an executive ses- sion on Saturday who would not have gone for Mr. Cummings had a vote been reached, Bo ft would bem, taking all things tuto consideration, that the ehances are now nearly all agalust auy further con Airmations. THE LEGAL TENDER ACT CONSTITUTIONAL. The Supreme Court have not yet taken a vote ‘on the Iogal tender act, but yoaterday took up other eases to discuss and settle, leaving tho legal tender ct still In the background. The Court deem this the ‘most important ease on the docket, and will not act Dastily upon it, There ts no probability of ite being decided to bo unconstitutional, DICK BUSTERD'S IMPBACHMENT CASE. ‘The testimony in Dick Busteed’s case is nearly ‘all in, and his prosecators have failed to make acase, ‘They now ask the committee to send a roving com- mission down to Alabama to take testimony, which Busteod pronounces an attempt to get him down there to assassinate him, TRATIMONY IN CONTESTED ELECTION CASES. ‘The President on Saturday signed the bill to Allow registers in bankruptey and notaries public to Lake testimony in contested election cases as fe now Provided for by Judges. ‘TOR COPPER TARIFY BILL, The copper tariff bill amended by the Senate is ow on the Speaker's table, and will be passed aa it came from the Sonate, The # RAGE AMENDMENT, The proposed fifteenth suffrage amendment to fhe Constitution has been made the apecial order for Thursday next, at 1 o'clock, In the Senate, It exn- Bot pass without thorough debate, Already three enilments have been oflered to it; one by Mr. Hendricks, one by Mr Pomeroy. to include woman: hood sudrage, and one by Mr. Dixon, providlug thet the aimondment be sulmitted to Biate conventions elected on purpose to consider It, instead of remand- ing it to the Leginiatures not elected in anticipation Of such a measure, THE MISSOURI CONTRATED ELECTION. Tho House Committee on Elections on Satur. ay agreed to vote Col. Switaler, of the Ninth Mis- uri District, $5,000, as part payment of salary and expen of contesting s seat. Rodman, Secretary Of Stite of Missouri, has given the certificate of glection to the Furty-flrst Congress to Mr. Dyer, Col. Bwitzier's competitor, by counting out Calloway county. COLORED MEN'S NATIONAL COMMITTEE, The National Excoutive Committee appointed by the late National Convention of culored men, to Fecelve suggestions and to act tn bebaif of the red tw been organised by the Sppotatment of Beorse “h. Dowuing Presiden, F. G. Barbadors retary, es eo Crasor hPa gh 9 PY bas mptod the ta not ae A were Gile the aj Bitty of the Hon. 0. Saas, of Louislona; G. Ruby, Texas; D, Baptiaie, Michigan; J. B. jurray, Meine Lewis H, Jas, Coiorsdo Ter- Pitory; thy F. L. Cardozo, south Carolin George B, Vashon, New Mexico; 'R. J. Cowes, Con: ecticut; Moses Dickson, Missourt; —— Farr, Min- ests; Pullip A. Beli, California; and Jolin Mabo- ey, Lndiana, VARIETIES. Gen. Grant has returned from Baltimore. Benstor Sherman will call up his Quance bill to- morrow The United States Consul at St, Thomas says Wat Island is perfectly healthy, The Alaska investigation has resulted in no- Wing. All that has becn proved is that the Russians paid Robert J, Walker counsel fees, A private letter has been received from John B. Burratt, at Rio Javetro, Brazil, where he arrived Biter a passage of 53 days from Baltimore, -—_—_—. FORTIETH CONGRESS. TUB LINCOLN MONCMENT, Bz, Wirsow (Rop., Mass.), fron the Committee on Milltary Affaire, offered a joint resolution do- Dating condemned connon for the ee@ct!on of & mon- ment to the late President Lincola, which was assed. TR SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT, ‘The jolnt resolution in relation to sullrage offered by Mr. Stxwanr (Rep., Nev.) a# on amendment to the Constitution, was made the special order for ‘Thureday noat, ' Mr, Dixow (Dem., Conn.) gave notice that he would offer an amerdment requiring rutifleation of he proposed amendment by Conventions tn three- fourths of the States, instead of by the Legisiaturos, Decause the existing Legislatures of some States, Owing to the peculiar manner of thelr election, did not truly represent the people of the States, and also because on gencral principles it was desirable Shat euch an important constitutional change should De passed upon by bodies specially elected for that Purpose, rather than by bodies elected before she Quertion arose, VIROINTA AND TEXAS. The Senate then agreed to the amendment made the House to the Joint resolution reapecting the Wistonal Governments of Virginia and Texas also to apother am of the resolution to tt olution was parsed ‘Resoloet, That the ps Blate of follows ding civil ofcos in e Provikioual Governigente Of Virgie and Texas, Re ‘ke the oath prosented ‘by ‘the act to pre- teri! of office, wproved July taf on the pase Tesolution, remove and thelr p ‘be flied by the Dis- fommanders by intent fan take auch cath, prov olution shal! not ho by reason of @ removal thelr divabilifies, etal! have beea quall- jod for any oMce iy pursuance of the act preser! nh owth of office to be ye Persons from w ‘iwnbtlitigs alia’l mn ei Prov. ther that this resol: m8 shall not tai irty days after ite parsage, and that the provis.ons of is repounuion are ‘hereby’ extended to the Bate of PROTECTION OF CITIZENS. Mr. TremMvLt (Rep,, I), from the Judiciary omsraittes, reported a bill to dmeud the act of Apri 564, Lo protect all persous in the Uulted States in er civil rights, &e, ‘The bill provides that seetio, mn od as lo e porta ot alt er Or property, furta whore they Of said act, bat not Biod such Figts, oF iu clyil cares, THB AIR LINE RAILROAD, ‘The Air Line Railroad theo camo up for considera. tion, After discussion It was postponed, 33 to 15, ‘and the Union Pacifle Central Branch bill Was taken ep. Fite, Connart (Rep., Orogon) moved to. adil a pro- ‘iso, that no more Government bonds shall be lesued to tie sald Company, but that the Government may Guarantee the interest on anid bonds for twenty Years, aud the literest may be paid at the Treasur; ‘Of thé United States; but all earnings of said roa for services performed for the Goverament and five cent, of Ita gross earnings, shal! be pakd into the ry ef the United States, under auch regula. Hons as the Sceretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Monwits. icp. Vt.) moved o strike out the proviao at the end of the bill, and insertin lieu of it proviso, that no subsidy ta United Stites bonds shall be ‘allowed or authorized by anything herein tained, and remarked that the business of sub- Sof anid act F Jurisdiction oa 0; i oilences committed uj 8 m the n the BI tie death of Mr. Hinds, the House, and aiter customary resolute Benate adjourned, jects House of Representatives. THE SUFYRAGH AMENDMENT, Mr, Bovrwstt (Rep., Mass.) called up and in a two hours’ spoech thoroughly discussed the proposed ‘Amendment to the Constitution and the bill forbid: Mt States from deny!a, abridy the right of Ges Meee is’vens by sinone ef GE thon colon ce N. ¥.) moved to amend the wd“ citizea " wherever iy occurs, and esnbetiteting the word “person,” #0 as to apply to women and foreigners above the age of 1 years, f. Hontmon (Dem, N.Y.) gave notiee of an amendment by substituting for the word “citizen,” the words “inhabitants having no otaer residence elsewhere than in the United State: Both amendments were ordered printed. meLt GATE Mr. Ronixson presented the petition of Shepherd Knepp and other eitizons of New York, for the re- mgyul of Lil Gate obstructions in New Yora barvor, ‘The House then adjourned. pe a POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. —-—— Mr. Pratt's Acceptance of the Senatorship. Ivpianarouis, Jan, 29.—Mr, Pratt has re- sponded to adeapatch sent him by H. Conner, Chairman ofthe State Central Committee, announc- ing It Of the vote as follows: The result you announce overwhelms me with aa- tonishment, “Express to my friends my gratitude for the unsolicited and underserved honor they have conferred upon me. D.D. PRATT. The election of Mr, Pratt creates » vacancy in the office of Congressman in the Eighth District, which will have to be filed at once, In doing so the Ite Publicens have no risk to run, as it gave the hoart- eet majority Inet full of any in the State, Mr, Burson has just published the following enrd in the Journal : Notwithstanding the “ nnquatifed dental of Gov. Baker of the truth of the statement contained in my card of the 18th, addressed to Lieut.-Gov, Cum! y Thereby reafirm every statement made therein, It ie to me a matter of extreme surprise and regret that the action of ( Baker, in the premises, seem to necossitate a reiteration upon my fart, J. W. BURSON. The Hon. Daniel D, Pratt, the new; Senator from Indian, Is a native of New York, and fTAduated at Hamilton College in that Siate before e was 2) yeara of age, Soon after graduatin indiana, first stop) tf to take charge of that” place, Ab the end resigned hin position of of the teacher, and went to Indisnapolla, where he entered year be the lw’ office of the late Hon, O. HI, Smith, after- ward a Senator In Congress from the State of Indl. ana, He acted na private secretary for Gov. Noah Noble, and by bis commanding ability won the re- spect And esteem of the prominent mea of tho State. en, Tipton was at that time in the United Siates Senite (rom Indiana, wud seeing that young Pratt bad real merit, prevailed upon tlm, in entering upon the practice of the law, to settle ak Logansport (the Lome of Gen. Tipton), at whieh piace Mr. Pratt has ever aince resided. From the first he nas stood in the front rank, and to-day le is regarded as one of Hg frat laveyere of India r. Pratt was a Whig during the fifetime of that arty, and took deep Intorest in {ts succces, In S41 he was the Whig candidate for Congress against Grabam N. Fitch, but wae defeuted. His district then comprised territory of the lying north of the We think in defeated by Fi Mr. Colfax foated Fite! the next contest, and has been In Congress ever since, though the original district whieh be and Fitch first canvassed bas been div Since Fitch's devest he has filled an unexpired term in the tes Senate, Mr, Pratt has several ties Deen a member of the Stato Legisinture. He was elected @ member of the House of the Forty-fist Congress from the Eighth District of his State, beat- tng his opponent 2,27 votes, F. Prattis @ man of commanding personal appear: ance, being six feet and three or four tuchos bigh, acd Weighing over three hundred pounds. He has a remarkably strong volce, though not In tho least harsh or tinpleasant. He was Seeretary of the Chi Convention in 1800, and was probably the only man in that assemblage who could make bim- Seif Heard and understood throughout the Wigwain and many Who were present on that occasion will know who he is when we aay he is the man who had the prodigious voice, Iu private life a man of pure in public Iie enjoying the confidence of all for Sntegrity and a& a man of enlarged and liberal ‘views ; a8 an orator worthy the best attention of men ‘of information and bustoees, te of Indians lias done herself honor by placing Daniel D. Pratt tn the Senate of the United Biates, eph: an, ued Thomas 8, Dobbing, who hulds the title to a large part of the property, and those hold! under Lim, to rceover possession thereof, Igleher leging that. Mr. Dougias’s belrs were anlawfully Slselned of the same. He further charges that Dov- buna, by the payment of a large amount of money to the widow of Senator Douglas, procured her aid to further his schemes agaiust the rightful helre, THE HUMAN VWELOCIPEDE, ——— Spectal Despatch to The Sun. Coxconp, Jan, 25.—Weston was expected hore atan early hour this morning. He stopped at West Northwood at 6:90 A, M., and is to re sume his walk at 6 o'clock this mornin During the march of Satarday night the weather w very cold, the thermometer falling to three degrece above zero, One of Weston’s party had bis ears frost-biticn, Weston walked very rapidly, tho snow being packed, and the roads unusually good. He is now 196 miles west of Bangor, having made 41 miles on Saturday, He is in eplendid spirits, and walks like an antelope, Rvery litle village greets bim with a crowd of adulrers, —— Part of Troy, Pa. in Ruins, jan, 24.—This morning, at about half- past 1 o'clook, a fire destroyed half of the business part of the village of Troy, Bradford county, twenty-five miles from this city. Among the losers are the Troy House, Pomeroy Brothers’ bank, aud two bulldings belonging to Messrs. Pomeroy; two stores of K, M. & H. F, Long, F. Il. Parson's meat market, Hobert & Porter's bernoss shop, 0. F. Merry & Co., jewellers, Davidson & McCube's gro- cory, G, D. Long, dry goods; 8. M. Leonard, dry goods; Mitchell, Parsons & Co, groceries and drugs ; M. A. Goles & Co., clothing; and the Troy Gazette Printing oMfico, ‘The total loss te estimated at ¢145. QW. The property was generally well insured. ee Fearful Sufferings at Sen, Purcapecema, Jon, 24,—The British bark Ca- det arrived hore yesterday, 105 days from Liverpool She started with only thirty-five days’ provisions. ‘The crew have been in s starving condition a long time, On New Year's day, and afterward, they lad only, for fourteen men, half pound of rice, and o pint of water every M hours, On Jan, 14, they were within eighty milos of Cape Hatteras, but wero blown far to the southeast by a tremendous gule. At one time, when thelr provisions wero entirely gone, exeept ten pounds of flour, they provideniially spoke a vensel, and received o small supply, or all muat have perished. ————_—- Sparks from the Telegral Melvin Foster is in Montreal The thermometer in Montreal, on Priday night, was 17 dog. below zero, Five Indian chiefs called upon Str John Young to Moutreal on Batu: da ‘The second session of the Ontario Parliament waa prorogued on 2aturday uouil the ith of lhe Gen. Grant reviowed the Baltimore Fire Depart ment oo Satur: Gov. Fenton waa reccived in Jamestown on Satur- day afternoon with salutes aud speechmaking. ‘The archives tho Confederate Government bave been taken to Waehington, John ©. Breckluridge will soon retura from Canein, Admiral Hobart Pasha has sailed with bis fleet frou the harbor of Syra, ‘The Kansas Legislatore will submit the woman sufiage question to the poovio, The Viceroy of Eeypt has offerca the Sultan of ‘Turkey an army of Ofty Wiousand wea aud a feet Ia tho event Of a war. Maj.-Gen. Lorenso Thomas pasced throagh Mem- phis Returday, envouleto Littie Roos, Ark., to ln bpect the National inclery. Jay Gould, of the New York and Erlo Railroad, fe @ banqnet in the houthera Hotel, st Loute, Uday hight to a number of pro Mr, John W. Eddy has recovered #5100) of the New York ‘Central’ Kallfoad Cou pany tor dawages which ww ed In & collision In Hoctiester, Judge Pelham's recent decision that Willlam 4, la not legally Governor of Alabama in no way affects the Legll tO. 4 Banco det Comercto ‘ The B sumed edit tte an Purliaent last week, the Opposition ly urows the Government for | ction In the mill tad eo lection, out of which grow the recent sou Lewis Davis, the murderer of Skinner, Hos in. the Ajai Under sent by. Hie wile les F pertils:lo to bee bim hanged. Tn the Quebee Legislative Assembly on Saturday a umber of petitions ‘were preagnted frum French Jane jn various parts of tho Uuited bu expresiog thelr Gesire Wo retura to Canada. White, the A writ has boen served upon Mr. colored clerk of the Cuathain (Gu,) Superior Coult, to scat ary ah esol ai 01d vive. CRIMINALITIES, The Remarknadle Robbery of the Park Rank. On Saturday morning, @ short time afer the opening of the Park Bank, a plie of §100,000 in bank notes lay on @ desk ready for disiribntion to the tellers, to be used in the business of the day, The only shield from the grasp of ang thief that might at tempt to steal it wasa sheet of heavy plats glass, such as 1¢ commonly tn use in banking houses, Be. tween nine and ten o'clock, while the clerks were Lei for business, three mon entered the bank. Atter taking @ #orvey, two of them Wont outside and kept watch The third man then towrapped an iron hand-shleld wetghing about ten pounds, and about the size of a pot cover, with a pro: Jection In the centre of two inches ta length, Using bie right hand he shattered tho glass with @ single blow, and through the opening thus made snatched from the pile of notes $3,030, THe eprang from the Dank and handed bie prize to an accomplice ontalde, Who ran down Ana atreet, pursued by Messrs, Ry- der and Boony of the Rank, The chase was con- tinued botly through Nassaa and Falton streets to Dutch street, where the whole of the moncy was dropped. Ie was picked up by Mr. Ryder, while Mr. Barry continued the pursuit, and Analy, alded by the police, captared his man in Maiden lane, Thi ‘Who smashed the glass had exeaped In the confusion. ‘The prisoncr, on being taken before Justice Dowling, described bimeclf as Edward C. Pinton, & years of Age, a carman, @ native of Canada, and resident of Albany, On complaint of Mr, Kitchen, President of the Bank, he was committed for trial, A colored woman who was cleaning tho bank windows, sald that she saw several mea Hagering about the Bank for at icast half an hour before the robbery, and tat fone of them had @ parcel under hie arm. T' probably, was the iron shield. Tue Bank employs private detective officer; but at the Hme of the robbery he was employed om other business for the officers, and could uot be on the alert for Uhteves, - The Best Police Arrest of the Season, About 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, as OM- cer Randall was returning from a ball with his wife and sister, he saw ® man descend tho steps of 85 Bond street tn his stocking fect, carrying hus boots in his hand, Buspecting something wrong, the of- cor crossed the street and addressed the man, who replied, “If you don't want a ball put into yon, you'd better mind your own business." The ofc went toward him, and tho fellow drew a pistol and fired, but without effect ; tho officer returned the fire and wourded the thief in the right hand, The feb low then dropped bis pistol and ran. Ho war por. sued and captured tn Mercer atzect, aud on being fearched in the pollee station waa found to have in his possession a numbor of false keys and a packuze of valuable papers belonging to Dr, Wor, W, Bench, On examination it was found that he had forced an entrance to Dr, Beach's apartments, and had packed everything portable for removal, He was arraigned before Justice Dodge ou a charge of burglary and Attempt to kill, and gave his namo ax George Jones, He was committed to the Jofferson Murket Prison, —_ Eacounter wit ahwaymen tn Pourth Mtroet—A Dininond Robbery. At about 61¢ o'clock on Saturday aftorno Mr, John Lynch, mdraler tu jewelry at 72 Broad. way, aftor packing ap bie stock, placed about ¢50,000 worth of diamond jewelly in @ travedling-bog, and started for home in company with his wife, While in Fourth street, near Lofayotte place, they were set upon by five or six rnfans, Mr. Lynch was knocked down, and Mis, Lynch wns seized by the throat; sh however, contrived to give tho alarm. Her ery was heard by OMicer Van Zaudt, who hastened to the rescue, On hie appearance tho gang took fright, and dropping the bag which they had selzed, fed ; but one of them, Thomas W. Nicholas, was cap- tured, A box of valuable rings which nad been takon from Mrs, Lynch waa recovered, the thiof having thrown {t oway in his flight, Yosterday morning Nicholas was taken before Justice Doge at the Jemferson Market Polleo Court, bat Mrs Lynch failed to positively tently him; be was, however, beld for examis An Ainnsing Story of a Stolen © Ann McFarland was arrested by Fulmer for stealing a chicken from R, Far. reli'é store af 91 Tarrison street, Having been token to tho Leonard stroct police sta- tior Was escorted to the Tombs Police Court, before Justice Joseph Dowling. A charge was mado, and the woman was committed to auswer for disor- erly conduct. After recelving the commitment papor, OMlcer Fulmer asked what he should do with the chicken, and Justice Dowling's reply was, Take itdown stairs and give it to Mrs, Foster to make soup for the prisonora.”” ‘The officer compliod with the order, and the romplainant went bome minus his chicken. On the clerk returning to the store without the chicken, Mr. Farrell wrote and sent the follow- ing note: Tusticn Downixa, Esq —Dean Sin: One of my men and. an oMfcer of tho Fifth Precinct arrested @ ‘woman for stealing a chicken from me this day, She was teken before your Honor and sentenced to ten daya; but the ehicken has not been retuined, ‘The you will officer tells me you took care of the chicken sir, Tam the rightful owner of the chicken; Pleige deliver it to me, oF its value, #1. Yours, most respectfully, HK. PARRELL, Justice Dowling was Informed, n addition to this, that the Pollce Property Clerk had o valld claim pon him for the stolen property, and aa the Tombs prisoners bad cuten it, and he couldn't deliver tt to the Property Clerk, ho got rid of that oMcial by pa Ing Mr, Farrell the groonbuck as demaoded, Justice Dowling will undoudtedly thank the police to take their chickens to snother Justice's Court, — Elopement fa High Life—A Brooklyn Sensa- ton. ‘The quiet nelghborhood of Plymouth Church and Brooklyn Heights was thrown into excitement on Saturdoy by # genuine reneation—an elopement in bigh life, The principals are the wife of a cotton broker in Broad striet, New York, and son of a wealthy grain merchant of Chicago. The woman ‘was a Baltimore belle, but made, as it appears, of bad metal, About elgltcea months ago she was wooed and won, and was inarried at hor father's house, The couple boarded a while in New York, but Uring of this kind of Living, they hired a Louse on Hicks etreet, Brooklyn, where thoy resided very comfortably and happily, visiting and belug visited by friends from all quarters, Among the visitors waa Mr. Totnlinaon, an tatimaie friend of the husband, who treated htm asa brother, Alter repeated calle, ‘Tornlinson fonnd bis astachment to sid his love for licr society growing warin the sequel showod, sho generou ly reciprocated ‘The faithful husbacd doubted not bis wife nor bia friend's Intecrity unt he read the fi note leit on bis table on Saturday aternoon BATORDAY MORNING. Dean Cyantye: 1 mnet to-day bid you good-ye for er, To-day | leave your h never again to return, eainot help it. Fors tong time E have loved J heart, and [ kicow he loves mo. When this rr fiz be on iy way scross the sea, You In, ‘ihe husband st ones made inquiries at several of the stenunahip offlees, and aacertaiued that his wife Gad her paramour hind eailed for Burope on tho steamer City of Antwerp. ‘The wife lok with ber Jewelry valued af about $10,000 and a nuaber of Obuur Valuables, and ubout $409) 1a money, sist Negro Burned atthe Stake and Shot. Mraruis, Jav. 23.—The young negro who cently eloped with the white daughter of his em by the ployer, was taken from the Sheriff's custo Ku-Klux Klan, A rope was put around Iii» neck, by which he was lifted a few inctes from the ground Turpentine was poured upon bim and a torch was | ed, ‘The victim was envel hempen rope was eaten n two, and the nv roasted, allowed fur moment to cs death us he ran, Rees view with Whalen, the Alleges dover of D'Arcy MeGeo, Ortawa, Jan, 23.—Whaten is to be none Ottawa on'tho lith of February, A Ken bas had on interview with him iy briskly walking backward and forwa | small corridor allotted to bim, anil ai"! Of a stranger, in company wit 0 promptly halted in front of ty i) serte that Lacroix’s ae eated, for the pur o Bome of tho jail offic! Id” that he kuows Ww bia conversation ho apoko moat choerfully, 80 tn this part of it ho seemed most hopeful of auch a roalla tion), he averred hie Intent Roing, thereupon eating that the nelg! “OL! Bagland,? and upon a boring Republic was at erent country, he Imre Mely found recourse in an oath to convey bis not ona of the domains of Unole Sam, olne bolus t the regions of Hades. tantly upon hin long service (twelve jeaty’a rervi very eaaited opt and consigned He dwells impo years) in Hee ea, whleh, in lee, In India and the H8 opinion, evidently ought to go the presumption of his innocence ‘Whalen was scrupulously clean anit prelees. nent in bis apperrance, the only evidence of anything Sithy habit betn, co of tobacco inclosed {n hla dente! cont, and diay an tm Mmucculate shirt and under which waa a green ly Instened in a sailor's knot,” GUA Enterprises.” One of the wretches who manage the ‘gift onterprises" tn this city hus Includet Bibles and re- Ugious works in his liet of gifts, and with his no- blushingly impodent circular seuds the following Diasphemous card: Invitation PLepom To ng a. Crrarertay.—Glying my heart fully to God, moved by, the Holy Ghost, 1 do herepy, henceforth and forever, by the grace of ‘God, Taio Worst or oats guid ether tay’ one eine dows oF er oe Would be happy to hoar from any and all signing this MOlse ona ot tiiese oards to cach of the family and of maslod froe on receipt of @ return prepaid aa- Bev Aromsed eavelops, To the Lady of the Howse and Othere where thle Pledge Yop she'chch ard ail cordietiy fevited promptiy to etn the Holy thot tet List to 1s Kyou do not foot tally vrepared so 40 solemnly ate this Dlodge now, cher'ah the tnitucnoee of tie Spit, aud koe) 0 Ull yon feel 80 prepared. Ciod teas yon, HOF Only. With itlon to atgn this pledge, but Hh the gen it ont, Bnd enibody ite epirit and wil f ‘ord throughi! er Flag th ustitied ‘ ileertoy i being a, and He working in we to will apd to vod pleaaure; and remembering Os w9 sow, fi eino shall we Fray Dy ONG wiahing toad the an he nt . sable diutrivution of te lust’ pledge Sha tn ofher plana and. burpuses ‘Ue sake of Chr at, can addross, Bee 1 Gor, Ix, Tt 14, ——— Crnckamen at Work in Broadway, Early on Saturday morning tho Winter Palaco Dollar Store, O87 Brondway, wes entered from the Mercer sirect side by burglary, who broke off the Pallock and opened the door, To deceive the poltee, a duplicate padlock was put in the place of the one romoved, When the store was opened on Saturday rf the outside presented no marks of vio- ut It was soon ascertained that over # thon. r lars worth of goods had disappeared, ‘Tae burglars left behind thelr tool, which were taken to the Mercer stroot police stati ince Borglars te Calvary Cemetery Oftice. Hofore daybreak yesterday morning burglars gut through the walls of Calvary Cemetery oMce, in Mulberry street, alned entrance to the safe, which they foreed opey with a muffled aledge mer and steel chisel, The safe was ono of and supposed to be burglar proof. The th se cured over $1000), belonging to depositors, ‘The tools nsed are not those gonerally employed by pro fessional burglars, but had beeu sioleu from « . Tlighwaymen's Exp! in Hudson Street. As Mr. Howell Dodge was passing up Hudson street at about 9 0" kK on Selurday evening, when Jon square he Was assaulted by two men, ‘dbim down and red him. them drow a nd stabbed him in Ile called for belp, aud the robbers raa, the aru. The Noi Tncondtartes, Nonruamrrox, Maas. Jan, 29.—Yesterday, the Arth day of the trial of tho incoudlaries, Keily, Lew: la, Mtoddard, and Kingsley, wae conclud close of the case on the Ee of he prosecat the opening for the defence by George M Stearns. Finy witnesses wore sworn for tho defence, — Dorce! Farly on Saturday morning 448 Washington Atreet, occupied by James Shaw & Co. waa enterot by burglars, who descended through the skyligit, Froin tho store was takon about 1,00) pouuds of ‘Wool, valued at $40), —.- Capture of Bogart, of Brooklyn, Moxranat, dan, 22,—Dogart, the abscond prymosier's clerk of the United’ States war ¥ orniont, has been rearrested in this city, a An Aorial Voy A distinguished Freach adronaut, M. Chevalier, hos mado his appearance In this elty, and announces bis intention to undertake the voyage to Burov starting (rom New York next April or May. M. Chevalier has bocn more than ordinarily succesaful Jo past attempts, He once made the journey from Paris to the Russlan frontier, « distance of over 700 miles, in leas than five hours, Upon anotier ocea- sion he crossed St. Goorge’s Chaanel from Dublin, ond has accomplished, without injury, se Vera) ascensions in Franco and England, ‘The trip across the Atlantic suggested itwelf to him within the last) year, and like most ten for whom danger has a sort of fuscian- tion, bis resolution to try this most hazardous fe gathered strength from deiny, ‘The air slup in whieh the experiment fe to be aMempted is contidingly styled L'Espérance. Tis height {95 feet, ite diam: eter 150 feet, and it requires 120,000 egble feet of 48 to inflate It, oF about twico the amouft oxpendod by an ordinarily loqnogious Representative during any week of a Congressional seasion, Attached to the ship 14 au enclosed cnr eapable of carrying about Aity persons, with provisions for a ten dayn’ voynge, M. Chevalice contemplates, we believe, extending {nvitetions to several members of Wie press to ac- company bun, and ¢ may yet be ald of them, to the great chagrin of creditors, that “ they havo gous up in « balloon.” See A Ship Canal at New Orloaus, It is proposed to cut @ ship canal from tho Missisrippi river, ten miles below NowQuloans, to Lake Borguo, At this polut the lake, throvgh « doop bayou, stretches within two and a half miles of the river, Vosscis drawing less than twelve foot of water could then reach the Crescent City without making the clreultous tour of the Soutiwont Pass, Lake Borgne Is the western prolongation of Miruls stpol sound. Into this sound empty tho Pearl, Pas cogoula, Alabama, Tombighee, and other rivers, af: fording an aggregate of at least 7,00) milex of navi- gablo water, Tho completion of this work would vastly increase the commerce of New Orleant Some of the strongest and best men in tho South- west have formed @ company with this object In view, and have asked Congress fur a stoall graut of land in the State of Louislana in ald of the work, the land to be glven on the completion of the canal, and on condition that all United Stuter veasols be per mitted to go through the said canal free, and all Other vessels not to be chorged more than tweaty couts per ton of the registered connage, —— LABOR MOVEMENTS, Tum Atnaxy Coorens ow Stxixe.—Several members of Coopers’ Union No. %, of Albany, ire on Sinko against My. John Peniey, who has attempted to reduce the pricoof tuking beer hogahende frum 82 to fiteen shillings, ‘The Soclety will allow tho sikers $10 for married men 4 for single mon uniil tho Strike is declared ened, and the New York coopers Wit sustuin there Alvvny brethren with pecuniary aid, Barens’ Bexavoresy ayn Pro oTivE Assets. TION. This Arscrlition mot on Suturday evening, tho Pron homas Beaty, inthe ebulr. A depo: tation f Jes Union was expected, but It did ae © the adjournment, It wor re solved toot the nan pf all members in arrears be ftrivcon from the books at the next m ing, if the Cac ai vou then pall. Mr. Blerni's reno ia del get's Workingwea's Untoa, wae Isld bofore th Vhs Genual ball is to'b tay in Venu OM bie see- wn the susple sof a Com- Kitelion of the Gener 1 Vailorst Union, « ¢ tailors of Harlem, Mots Haven, Mor Preniunt, wos held ok Melrose Parke you steps were thkea towards forming wn ey Of | tailors. A similar moot! by the taliors of Union Hill, strovt and hi ‘Tailors’ Union No. 4 hae be leew of the r the a inted by th colin organ leat form retin ity ng the (ni forming and extending organi to be followed by a vigorous cilurt ty Fulse price of Work uext spring, Tar Povonkeer first time this yerwels of thi keepsio Ice Bout Asmuciuiion The start wor ring, the Te ‘and News Be wbur vck on Fri 8) NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, FOREIGN NEWS THE EASTERN QUESTION. _— Greece Tak-s the Chance of War. Panis, Jan, %4.—The Grook Government has rejected the declaration of the Conference of Parts, Tt fe understood that the Great Powors will stand aloof, impartial spectators of events, pees a PARAGUAY. procter any Interview with Loper—Brarilian welnds tn Pore, On the 8d of December Rear Admiral Davia, In bis flag #hip, anchored under the Paraguayan battery at Angostara, and at once communtonted with Lopes, whowe headquarters were glx oF seven miles in tho interior, Lieut,-Commandor Kirkland, bearer ot the measage, returned with an answer that Loper de- sired to confer with the Admiral In person, and for tat purpose would come down to the river bank. Lopes appeared at the lower battery, and an Interview of three hours wea held with the Admiral, All pointe were discussed, and tho Admiral reports that throughout the Interview the manners of Lopes wers conciliatory, courteous, and frank, while he coatinaed to declare from time to time his Intention to ncorde to tho request for the delivery on boord the United States vesacis of Messrs. Biles and Master. man. A correspondence enrasd, and on the night of the 10th of December at cteven o'clock, Biles and Masterman were brought to the flag ship In @ native canoe, ‘These persons having been delivered to the United States, Gen, MeMation made preparations to Jand tho next day nnd present hia credentials, but the battle that day prevented. Ho landed on the 19h, was received by several officers of President Lopes aff, and mounting, rode directly to Lopen's head- quarters, Admiral Davia reports that the number of fron-clads in the Beagilian fleet in the waters of Pa- raguay, 1# #lxtoeo, Inolading single and double tarretted monitors and casemated vessels, mounting from one to eight guns. — cuna. matin ses Inaurrectionary Riot tn Havana~—Cittvens Fired w by the Milltary—Neveral Killed and Many Wounded, Havana, dan, 20,—During the performance of the minstrels in the Villa Nueva Theatre last even- Jug thore were crics of * Viva Cwepedes,” and many udionee sang tho revolutionary hymn. A for- riot ensued, aud Spanish armed youn teers and the polico fired upon the people, who re- turned the fire, Many were wounded on both sides, A riot was attempted last night in the town of Regia, opposite Havana, The volun- teers were caliad out, and since then quiet bins prevailed, At about the enine t arma Were Ored against Fort mero Cuatro, ‘Tho firing was kept up until 1 o'slock fo the morning, but when the volunteers advanced they found no enemy, To theaffir at tho theateo let nicht four persons wore killed and many woundeJ. No business was dono to-day, owing to the troubles of lat night; bat tho oxcitement ts quieting, and no further disturb- ances are approbended, Havana, Jan, 24.—Several soldiers belonging to the volunteer and regular force were oxsassinated to-day, Spaniards everywhere spoak confdeatly of a carly ending of the revolution, — BRAIN. ments for Cubn. Mapntp, Jan. 24.—The abolition of the slave trade in the colonies Is nlroady engaging the serious atention of the Government, A proposition dectar- ing all vousela engaged in thie trate on piraton te under consideration, and will probably prevail, Ri Yoro haa been seleoted to preskle over (be eesaions of tho now Constiiuent Cortes, ‘The transports con- taining the troops to reinforce Gen, Dulce’s armies aro nearly ready to sail. Kpnin wilt pot Cote the Ever-Frithtnl kee, Mavarn, Jan, 24,—Tho Provisional Government, believing that it truthfully Interprets the feeling of the nation, cannot necept any proposition for tho cession of the island of Cubs, ———- FRANCK, —s— The Embassy Received by Emporor, Pa Jao, %.—The Chinese Embassy to-day hod an audience with the Hunperor Nu Palace of the Tuilerics, They wore received with tho courtenies usnally extended to diplo sentatives of bigh The Ruperor wa Vr a by the Marquis do Ih Vallett of War, The Emperor, in ‘reply Burling omplimentary address, be would be pleared to codpernte with Chie oaentatives, He Kpoke of the commercial Bdvantaces likely to arise from oloser reluty concluded with @ genera congratulation. bassodors were subseqaoutly reeetved by the Kar press Eugente, and Mr Burlingame tok oceasle gouvcy the felicitattons of the Eaiperoe of Clu Jajesiy and to to Imperial funtly, _ ST, DOMINGO, peli cahi Rumors Regurding the Revolution, Havana, Jan. 28,—Private advices ray that the revolntionists © enptured the villages of Net! and Parsboua, and are udvane'ug on Aqua, A num: ber of banished Dominicans ha westorn coust. The Donn forwarding OOps Ww support was in the Meld against Oh Goo. Luperon {s reported to bavo lauded on the northern const, ‘The entire country wos in an ansettled con- dition, Mr. Haertmont,a London banker, had ar- rived ag the eapital wilh the object of concluding a loan of @¥,000,000 to Preside ¢ Boca. ‘The tatter grants os a guaranty for the paymens ‘of the loan all tho copper mines aid cowl mines at Samaue, and the guany oa the island of Alta Vela, a Jottings About Towns City mortality lust weok, 343, Skating was never botter than yostorday in the rinke und on the parks of thia city and Brooklyn, Purser Brown, of the steamship Gen, Barnos, has our thanks for Savannah tiles, ‘The Whiting hoe und shovel brigule wore at work Inst cveulng extuming the Broadway pave- ment, Prof, James RB. Munson, official reporter for ‘the Surrogate’s Cuart, begina hia mercantile Ubrory class li phonography ln Clutou Hall this eveulug. Tho secret movement against the elective ju- dieiury is gaining ground, not only in Wiis city, bub fa Kings aad Queens couutios also, e The coasting at Washington Heights, ou 155th and 154th alroets, ia In excellent condition, ead scores Of small boys are enjoying the fan. ‘Tho last of Prof, Yoo Schlagintwoit’s intorest- ing lectures on Tigh Asta waa delivered on Savurday ovening, in te New York Historical Rovins, John Allen, the wicked man, is tho champion Ho haa roformed ‘twelve times since 1as, and is on his thirteenth temperance sour. Jobo Murphy, while at work, on Saturday af. ternoon, a8 engincer in Hester street, fell on an oll , the pols of which penetrated bis howola, Tho Cuban Revolutionary Commit Motropolitan Hotel were visited 0 many Cuban residents who ure resi moucy for the advancement of the cause, Catharino Atherton gave birth to a female ebild in the Police Central Uitice yesterday aflernoon She had been found sick in Mulberry etreet, Vulive Surgeon Armstrong atteuded her, Madame Augusto Do Bacrndorf appeared in the Union Loague Club Tuewtre on Saturday evening # tho Duchvss of Murlborough tn bevihe's comedy, * Bin Glass Wan wl ot th Saturday lw pledge Anestatia Welsh, of 435 West Thirty-ninth street; Catharine Duily, oged 98, of 19 Batayta street, and Jobn Brennan, of Forty-flest street, near Bley: enth avenue, died sutdeuly ou muturdny, Tho first of w series of monthly temperance meetings was held yesterday In the Forsyth street M. RB. Chureb, Adareases were delivered by the | Key, I, Brown, Capt. Charters, the Rey, By K. Fule ler, ond the Rev, Mr. Murphy, habitants of the Kast side were annoyod wy by the cuttlug without 1 trac nethon cut the intersvetion of Filty-seveuth street with hir) avenue, Mr, Thoma Hospital, while on a tour of Inspects Drennan, Warden of Bellevue af the howpl= u the toe In Worerntor, tals North und Bast, fel » ud his leg wae bodly frac: om the 10th thst, tured, On Saturday eventug the Hon. Jacob Varian end wits, of the Ninth Ward, were the recipients of v¥ey eleven hun over $3,000, honor of their crys ch was cele brated af their reridenee la Levoy abreos RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. <aasillfiinenns Discounsa ny Ancinrstoe McCuoseer.—Last evening, In St. Pairick's Cathedral, Archbishop Me- Cloakey' preached In aid of the funds for relieving the POOF Who are visited by the members of Ht. Vin- cont De Paul Soctety, Previous to te lecture the new organ waa played hy Profesor Angua Schinita, neaiated by tho now cho'r. Tis Areubishop wien nacrnded tho putpit and sald * Your presence thia ovuning in this holy boiling ta such goodly nambora ta most gratifying and oon foling evidence of | tha generous sympathy mludh, | Foy feel for the poor sod wendy ot the k, whore sufferings and prtva: tions are nt all times great, bub are rendered Plotter still bg the rigor apd thelomeary of tho w season.” He war not there to make any special appent in betialf of the ehartty, for such waa not needed, as Me hearers had alreaily anticipated him, And generously Fesponded before entering the sacrod odibee Ho would, therefore, be por- mitted to oceupy tho time allotted to fim In epeaking of another mubject, which, If not possessing any peeniiar claims on account of tte hovelly, would command thole attent ity own tn trinate Interest and Importance, ‘Thad sulljuet waa the Church and the Hibie— the relations of the Cunreh to the Bite and tho Bible to the Choroh, In epeakiny of the Church he meant the Christian Ghureh, the Bible, the books of the New Teetam beghorstcag existed with reward to the the Catholle chareh In relation to the Seriptures Many beilevod that there was an antagonian be. tween thom, and supposed that the Catholle Churoh undervalued the Holy Scriptures, Such was not the fhet. The founder of the Christin Church waa Jorus Christ, who came into the world aa inan, and did not teach tiy writing but by word of mouth,” M was the divine preroguttve of the Chured to interpret and Prevounre upon the Scriptures, and deckde what tras pired and what was not. After aketching the origin of the Now Testament, the venerable Arch bishop contenied that the Catholic Charah la tho consurvator, the bulwark and defender of tho Bible, Crnistian Work 1 Spain. St. George's Church was Milod last night by frionds of te Aner oan Tract Society, The De. Tyng sukl that he 4 Chareh of Christ extends over every concel re le division of Christian organization. The Key, J. ©. Wlotcher gave an interoniing account of his por- fonal experiences and obscrvatlons in Spain and lo spoke of the wonderfl physical re- sources of Spaln, and contrasted ite Rurmor greatness and glory with Ke present state of inorance and anperstition, He aketehed the bfe of the Bponish re- Finer Matamoraa, and conoiuded by saying hat tho foo has been broken, and Wiat tho Spaniania mast be furnished with redgious books. The Rey. Mr. Blackbaro next spoke abont Beazil, In that empire only ine persons ‘preach the Guepel in Portaguose— one preacher to. tnillion souls. Ax the effect of dis- tribating the Testament and tracts, he ofted an in- stance which cane under lls own notice, of the con- Frrelon of a priest, and the founding of 8 ctutrcl ta tho very backwoods of te country. He wad fot, lowed by the Rey, Dra, Adama and Ganse, both of Whom said that Spain i ready and anxious for we Gospe), and that Looks sbouldpe sent, A liberal collection wae taken, Tun How. Horsoe Gurney at tin News. Hour.—Tho Newsboys’ Homo was a scone of Fost Mat oveninz, About 9%) boys wero gat {nthe school room to hear the Hon, Morac# Greeley. Mr, Chas, L. Trice introduced Mr. Greeley, who spoke tw the boys npon the Iinporiance of xing Wholr minds steadiasly upon some calling, trade, or farming. and of ming for What, Me urged wb thom the importance of thrift, and snowed by tus. teatlons to powor of werith to do good in the world. The young man who at the age of tt has $10) Of his own Would be, he prodictod, a wealthy than. Mr. Lucius Hart folowed Mr Grveley. Among tho visitors yoaterday were Mrs, J. J. Astor end her son, Mr. Howard Potter, Mr. It. J. Livin tom, Chas, A! Whitehead, aad othoes, Sanwon ow tux Bruta.—Tho Rov. Day K. Lee preached last ovening la Hho Bleecker street Univer- wullat Otinreli, bis eulject being: * How much are wo indebted to the Roman Catholics for the Bible i ‘The Cathodics’ main argamont, he sali!, was that the hell the true copy of the Beripturos th their Char aod did not lose It to the world antl the fileent to authentic history, th wa by olles that they were the oxclnad Book for 99 long @ period la, said the spoaker, whouy ws wid thoes, eporitorios of the unfounded, Asriuw.—The morning Sunday ex: e Juvenile Asylum in 175th street wore ucted youterday by one of the directors, Mr, KN. Havens of thls city, ‘This institution pumbers S12 ciuidren under If yours Of nce, about one-sixth of whom aro girls, The best disc is maintained. ‘The children mend they: own she many of them are fually appreuti of Minot) Ue branch inatl arate, } ers, about a tin. allowe | to soe each olber, and bave a ey ay hour, The Asylu open to the Inegection of strangers. ‘OMAN'A Worm re Crew Missions. ro meeting wns beid last evening in the Fourth avento Presbyterian Onureh, on bebaif of the temale Uruneh of the Oty Minion." Addresses wero debvered by tho Kev. George Washburn, U Kev, Dr. Crosby, aud the Rev, Geo. J. Sti owing the Koo work of the Mission. | ‘The fant speaker gave a now bor of sketches of scenes In tue covery day ize of city misetonaries, Tux Howanp axo Five Ports Masioxt.— Tho Sunday school exercises at tho Howard Home fur Little Wanilerors yesterday aftornvon were aon Suaily Interesting, Mr. Van Meter gaye an cccount Of bis recont visit to the Institutions of Puiladel Baltimore, ant Washington. Mr, 9. i, ba reached at the Fivy Fouts House of Ladasiry. jervions were also bold at the Mission of the F Pasacuixa mm Coorea Lyetiters.—Tho The Protestant Kpiser pal Sunday Seboot Con- ntion Which has been in session during Ue week at Grace Chapa, cloned lat vveuing With a ecruon by Wo Rey, Dr. Morgva. Tho thirtocnth anniversary of the Young Peo- ples Missivanry Association of i rian Chureh of Newark woe Leu yesterday, ‘Treasurer reported the yoar's recerpie wt gid, The anoual sern in aid of the Kable Hoclety of Newark was delivered by Uw Rey. Prentiss de Vouve,sa the First Prosbyteriou Church, Last evening. ——— : GAYVETIES OF THE SEASON, + es ¢ fashionable ball came off fn this city Inst week, Over 15,000 persons were in attendan: These people spent $25,000 In carriage Dire, $40,000 for suppor® and Wines, over 810,000 tu tolletics and drones, anit wore Jewels worth Iu the agaregaty bo $50,000. Twenty-seven balis aro wohe- duled for the present week, ‘Tho grauctest of these aro the Wire Departmont Ball at the Academy of Music this evening, and the groat masquora to ball of the Teutonia Mecanercholr, ut te same pace, on ‘Thureday evoaing. Tho furmor ls onc of the loudlays American receptions, an the latter ranks among the Germans, with the spioodid efforts of to Anon and Liodorkrana societion, ‘The rounton of Uwe Old Fire Department this evontng will bo one of tue dasaling events of the seawo, This ia thelr fortieth anoual balk ‘The company promises tu be select and sovlul, Tickets can be obtainod from the members of the committoe of from tho oftcers of tho organization, Tue Teutovia Mennerchoir wid surpass thelr seonte effort lues yenr, The procession aud order of cere- tonles are to be unique and startling In their mag. Bilcence, Among Hie cholee sulrece of Lie week are tw reunions of the Eatells Association at Maxoule Hall, Thirtoonth street, and the testimonial tendered Wan, J. Logas, at Thompson's Acadomy, #79 Bivockor stroct, both to take plow on Wednesday evening, A very fn time may Le expected at Apollo Hall on Friday evening, when the New York telegraphers bold their second avnual reuuton, Thole ball last year was a marked succes, Tho grows bul masque of the Arion Soclety in to take place at the Academy of Music on Fe!). 4, ‘hla ls the lending masked ball Of thy season, Unusual preparations are 00 foot, and thus boll promises to be the finest ever given ta tho Baes.—Twenty Academy, See advertisement, baie Rata HIRES, Pistia acl Ix Nawrows.—Mr, Brittenioe’s dwelling was burned yesterday moruing, The iumates had barely tine to ereape, Lows $4,000, Tueatae ix Dernoit,—The Olympic Theatre wus burnad on Saturday night, Loes §x0,00; ta. sured for §4,000, Ty FLusiuxa,—Mr, French's beautifil summer residence was burned oa Saturday evening. It te PRICE TWO CENTS, THE CITY. ee Mitrtany.—Among tho promotions by brevet that ore strongly urged and supported dye large homber of influential names, f@ that of Joba EH Howell, of this city, who served In nearly of the battics of the Peninsula, and was several times wounted, aad ronderod very eMeient sorvios In sup pressing the New York riots in tana, A Gnaxn Skarixa Mareu.—A great sketing mateh for the American champlonship, tho diamond medal and $2,000 will take place to-morrow evening ot the Jorsey City rink, corner of Montgomery and Henderson streets, ‘The contestants are Mr. Frank Swift, the present chainplon, and Mr. James Mead, of tala City. Ligoio Grxrownan ox orm Hovan.—Dr. 0 DV. Chandioe, chemist to the Board of Health, having been unable to find puro and thereture safe koro sone for sale within the Metropolitan District, has maile experiments looking to safety in barning the stoiT that ia sold. Giase lamps are found to be beet Im All ronpeets except thelr liability to fracture; bod on the whelo It la bolleved to be safer to ose metal No lamp# anit take the Hak of heaulng the kerosene, The Honrd will apply to the Legislature for tho pea sage of an act rogulating the manufeture aad sele of keroseno, Tus Buns Avwtvansaay.—The one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Robert Burng will be celebrated by Scotehmen throughoat the world this evening. ‘The poct Burna was born in 1700, Ino clay-bullt cottage, two miles south of the town of Ayr, Scotland, and in the vicinity of the Kirt Of Alloway, He died io his thirty-seventh year, te the town of Dum/riew, Joly 21, 1796. Hie birthday te to be oniobrated by a banquet at the Metropolites Hotel this evening. The ladies will participate te the entertainment, The Committee of Arrangement havo made admirable arrangements for the gaoste, Including the seitiang of tabloe to suit cotortes sccord- ing to thetr number, Another admirable rule is thal every speaker, oxcept the orator of the evening, Mr, 3.8. Thayer, ta allotted only ton minutes to speak, ‘Tho ok} Barns Cinb will gtre thetr anniversary din nor at Paiten's Hotel, Greenwich street, while the Burns Association of Keooklyn wi hold thelr an tual reunion at Raynor's Hail, South Sixth alreot, Lacronss axp Mawrivia.—The Bev. Dr, Sut phon will deliver hia lecture “To the Rocky Moun tina" at the Beick Charon Mission Chapel, 224 West Thirty-0f siroot, thin evening. Attorney-General Bvarts Las accepted the invitee thon to preside at the banquet of the Yale Alumni, af on the 29th Instant, George Francis Train will again thander In Cooper Institute, on Friday evening. A meoting of the Cooperative Duflding Lot Asso ciation wil be held at 2h Rowory this evening. Tho first regular mecting tls year of the Sevem teenth Assembly Distriet Union fopublican Associa Mon ta to bo hebd this oventng, in tho Wigwam, Forty. eixtk street, near Bighth avenu Mr, James B. Munson opens a new clase in pho ography, in room 14, Cliaton Hall, this evening, A tnoeting In the Interest of Berea College, Kem tacky, is to bo lield in Cooper Institue to-morrow evening. The Hoo. Horace Greely, Rev. Hoary Ward Beecher, and others will speak. Mr. Do Cordova lectarce on “That Dog Next Door" at Apollo Hail, Twenty-elzhth street and Broadway, to-morrow evening. Olive Beanoh Lodge No. 13, 1. O. of G. 9, and D. Sy hold a regular meeting, Grand and Ajleu streets, to morrow evcoing. The quarterly scesion of the Grand Divislon Bras of Temperance of Eustern New York will he eld ia Newburgh, on the 7th, at A. M. A reaniar mecting of the Painters’ Association tt to be held at 06 Sixth avenue this ovening. Prrranixa ror tax Barrons Saxcearrat.— ‘The German Singers of the Northeast Sengerbund, embeacing twenky cigar Linn, were” seater day under the direction of Mv, Anschtieta, cogoged In @ new compoution ontitied * Pruehlngsevelio.” whted te to bw produeod at the Sanger vat in Daltucoro next mie. Consoartiss ix Dn. Conron’ of the Cotton Denial Assoc ing some beanti™l work the adtaiiration of every visitor, ‘hey were pure Chesed by Dr. Colton during lis recent trip abroad. In the centro of the room is a fountain of Volterra ly carved and poligied; an exquisite d* Modesty Unvelled,” stands near I , there sa mogaascope, music box, a Other ornainenta, giving to the ofice the at of tuiniature art gallery, Neonionvon ap Sturrocry.—Fire Marshal Bracket:'s latest formal report to the Police Come mixalonere shows tit soven-ighthe of our Grod Coie oor own heediessness of stupidity, Thust Ovrice.—The of per Inst: art, Walch are At 508 Futh street they fixed their cas-buri touch off coods In the abow win fuckwon boy eorew a Mghted maten Into bundio of sirww; at TL Eat Bkevouth street thoy POt w pipe throngh a partition, but mot tnto the bry: and of pomee, & the house on tire on the rst trial; joward strect a workman dro; © Lighted natch {no a bundle of tow, oe Stow anv Ikon Pisns —a meeting of the East uve Improvement Association was hid on Thurs day. After a dlacusslon apon the condition of out re and Whervee, & rosoluuon was r ing tue cooperation of the Went Side Associating: Ie endeavoring to tutroduce stone and iron piers throughoutethe city, Wille te subject was belt considered, Mr. Duryes. eal ‘that ho was ready td butid a stoue of iron plee on olther river aa soon he could get permatselou from the Common Coun the Iaiter bad refueed to grank ‘The Treasures's report showed 6441.70 In the trousury. ut.—Dor Bund der Friedenket Jaulion, which bas been tn exist j tice years and te qutetly bul steadily opera e advancement of its peculiag doctrisies of soot eeience, On Saturday night the o i meeting, the purpose Vaio av of one relative to the goverumy the aseucliuon. Mt scema that about oau respectable w mombers de sire to participate ia We dobutes on the subject of the eoanelp don of the molnd from ancient religions nor Wona. The Corresponding Becretury la a woman, Lectures va varlows eab) are fequeotly delivered 0 f Uy female members, ud these lecturers Rav trust into the sovioty the Grebraud of women's rights, Ne conclusion Was reached on Seturday evening. Tus Crry Raicaoans.—The Third avenue com tinues Wo be the most thronged car thoroughfure ta to city, Ita reoripis last mouil uaving bovn ti best Neat luo vo VIL, ana the letter $57,401.60. Sevouth avenue Ine bas iereased, returns Were §4,0W2T. The o! rapkily antil the lowest la reseled—the Ninth ave ue, $7,800.95, ‘The ours Lave auuost wholly erowde ed Off the stages, of which but Oye ines are reported, OF thowe ihe wert progable ie te FIM avenue Ye Wwhove lust monthly receipts were $19,%.75, 7 Dronaway aad Twenty-third street follows with 18.724. ‘The Madivun avcous shows $1615.70, tho Fourth avenue $11,000, aod tho sccouns closes with the Maniaitunvide, $2,900, Prorgatisa ov Atcouot amp Topacco.—The third lecture In the course before the Young Men's CUnatlan Association was delivered om Friday by De: Peneloo, ‘The speaker briefly noted the ndvam axes clalmved for them, auinely beat-civing properd asl aki to digcation, ° He dlaproved tne frst, au ded that receut experiments have showa that loge not does coptiln ® particle of nourishmen netiher is 1b convorted into heat Ho bed hii Aasleted In tho portmorian exaltation of @ map who had died of drunkenaoes, aud from the cavi- Hoa of whowe Lrain a table-spoontul of alcohol wae collected, which burned readily when tonebed by Tiguted match, Me admitted that aleobo tn sonal quantitice ts a stimulant and develops strength, itis utterly incapable of umpartiog strength offvct upon the brain aud nervous #ystem Was shows be vory ljurious, ~aaiae WSSTCHBSTER COUNTY, ps Morvisania and Woot Ferme have employed a cial gokoe tra polles,, eotaposed re Sens, who are tomeke & ausate for thlevee ‘0 ester tione towns. Bi, fPiday afternoon a litle yon of Mir. O' dial ey aud another bo} ere w of tr, O'Malley’ hours a Me hoe by wine a} them, lighting @ mateh, let it fall om some loo: eu wu powed to Lave been robbed and sct om dre, Lose 61000. Ixcexptanmm ar Union Hitt, Ne JAt 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered In a haystack on the premises of John Gardner, in Mor- pou street, Union ill, oud bad it pot been for the imely arrival of Hook ant Ladder Company No, 1, Sp extensive conflagration ight have reaulted, Krnosnxe ix Mort Hayen.—On Friday night a kerosene lamp exploded In the hands of in the employ of My, Wun, O'Carroll, who resides vaton toad, near 1Mib street, Mott Haven, house was set on fre. The nelghbors r tance und pub the Ure out, Dauwage, 60; cove ered by Insurau oe Yesterday morning an unknown man, 85, committed suicide or venue, ab, eons fe first and Fifty-second etrests, by shooting bi gb (be bead. Lalla bottle of liquor Was foun ta bie vovket, The body was takeg to We Morgue. the ti - which exploded, shaking the whole bvure, 78 wero couslderably injareds wn ‘The Hudsen Couuty (N. J.) Boulevard, The Hudson County Board of Chosen Free holders met on Friday, to consider the ro Bowlovard Comialsatndore. The bi, much Thad bec, by Ui eutation wat read "aie bu wis taken ap by eectisahand ie . A provision wae ineurporated probibiting tabllabment of borse railroads Sven or anuendaveak wes “adopie 4 Baath providing expenses of shall be F tax was resolved it sion shati be 100 ‘wide, except whore i