The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 2, 1869, Page 1

TWRTY-SIXTH YEAR eee THE ROGERS ML Capture of James Maher and E ward Riley, DER, ANEW POLICE SENSATION Tho Inquest and the Verdiot— The Logans Held. _ At length the police have captured the mur- ferer of Rogers aud his alleged sccomplice, The arrest wus easily made, as may bo seen when wo Bention tho fact that the accused have been volan: Bry occupants of the police station In whten they Wore caught, nizht after night, as lodgers, since Dec, 15, with the single exception of tho night of Jan. 1 Tho name of the alleged exsassin ts James Maher, Wherwiso “Jack Robinson,” a Scotchman, Ho ta ® laborer, and his place of residence, At least, seems to have been Capt station. In that station, Sergt. Lowery, of tho Fifteenth Precinct, and an ex-poiice Yamed Bverett 1, Delayoy, at midnight on Sanday Jound and arrosted them, It is a curtous illastration Of the Hl Inck—to put it mlldly—of the police that Lowory snd Mr, Delanoy bad already driven to ery other station in tho city before visiting the edging rou of the Spring street Station, where the drisuncrs were poocefully sleeping. Being armed mith an order from Inspector Dilks, Sergt. Lowery MW once carried the prisoners over to the Mercer treet Station, and locked them up, to the disgust of Dapt. Garland’s Bers Who was forry to lose lodgers to willing to carn their brend by chopping Wood oF cleaning the pavement, ‘The proof against Jack Nobineon is sald tobe Gamning. It isoven rumored that the mysterious Bondie which Sergeant Lowery triompbantiy four. hed around the central oftce yesterday, was noth. Ing moro nor leek than the other half of the tora Dicuse, Ife understood that Mr, Delonoy recs lace the Lat and piece of cout asthe same that he AVE to duck Robinson, why boarded his vessel near Bing Hing 9 few weeks ag o, and come to this elty Tt may ecem remarksblo that with such over. Whelming evivence in toe sion of the police, the Coronrr's jury heard nothing of Mt to-day, and were forced to find an open verdict. ‘The reason is, Tho Superintendent of Police las never forgiven Cor" ‘oner Flynn for arresting bim at the time of the West Washington place suicide, and he has, therefore, boon unwilling to furnish any tnformation that Iight redound to the credit of the Coroner, In facts Mo Coroner and the Superintendent bave bee n play fag at crows purposes since the day of the murder, Duretiog of the La le—The Thi the Lust Arrest Exploded-A “Vroug (From Anothor Reporter.) At about bulf-past 12 o'clock yesterday morn- ing Berzt. Lo were, of the Fifteenth Ward police, woompanied by the Captain of the sloop tn wi the eseaped convict from Sing Sing reached this city m December, visited the Spring street station, the former armed with an order trom the Central offic They inspected the tenants of the lodging-room, Phe Gersoant gave no information concerning the cause of his vieit, but aft r making ® most minute search among the sleepers, picked out two and Placed them under arrest. The unhappy sleepers Bbus aronsed from thelr not too luxurious slambe Were known at the Spring street station under the Hames of Joun Robinson and Kdward Riley, With- Out giving any information to the Sergeant in charge, Bergt. Lowerre took the two mon over to Capt, Mills In Mercer m. ct, Ou thelr arriva! at this station the two men exchanged their former ladepensent py Hon of lougera to tho more restricted one of prison wre; bat as (he latter are supplied with food, und the former not, the change may really have been a little better for the tine. In John Robinson was acen, “aa ina glass dark- ly." tho veritale man who killed Charles M. Rogers, and of course the other must have been his com: Panion. Tho groate:t cure was taken that the fact of the arrest should not be known to the press, be Athird pervon was to be arrested who fs known Wo have been the companion of the other two. No fer all scomed satisfictory to the officer who made the arrest, but like many other stories, a curious sequel is appended to it ‘The Joka Robinson and Edward Riley who are in foranoe, and the third person, who is known at the Spring stroct Station as John Collins, have, during the prevont winter, been regular lodgers tn the Spring sirect Police Station, and 1nd often been em- Moyed bythe doorman to help carry eos), elear sway snow. nnd assist In such ot.er work as a lodger might willingly do in return for his resting-place for Wo night, Without following the movements of these man during the whole of Dvecmber, It is only aecessary to say thot the three men slept inthe Spring strvet Station on the niguts of each day from Decomber £7 to Jenvary % with, perhaps, the ex seption of January 1, when they might bave been there, althonzh their uames are not om the record Phoy were certainir there on the night preceding the worder, namely, Decemler 30; also on the night of ‘he murder, namely, December 81, and agaln on the fnts of Janunry from the &d to the Mh. Thore was no noticeable change in their dress or personal sppearonce during the whole of this time, and no article of their clothing, which was scanty enough, Was missed. ‘They were “the same yesterday, to- fay, ancl (may pe) for all time Bot seem probable that there of the murder, It, therefore, dos en know anytutng vue pane Conclusion of th the Jury—The Prisoners B Coroner Flynn to tho Dintrict Attorney, Tho chambors of the Board of Assistant Alder- men were crowed yesterday as on the preceding days of the inquest, ‘There was the same shiong of euriosity-huuters, Idle men, and those naturally in. terested In the ease, that Wo have already described, And the press was represented by even a greater umber of reporters taan bitierto At the beginning Of the day's proceedings none of the prisoners except Logan No. % and none of the family of Mr, Rogers were inthe chamber, The interest, Lowever, mani fested by those who did attend was as profound a» heretofore, In opening the cave, Assistant District Attorney Hutchings adireasod the jury as follows TT have presented all the evidence in regard to the murder of Mr. Rogere whieh las beon fur the police, The primary object of s Coru ucet is to determine the cause of death, It is also @ province uf he Jury to decide whether he evi flence which has been prescuted to them 18 suiliclent 10 point to any of the partics in eustody as probably jullty, or whetherit is 80 conclusive as to lead to tie Her'that the murder was committed by unknown tice, Whatever may be the verdict of the jury he investiation in this case will be continued by t District Attorney and tho police authori Mr, Win. F Howe,@n booulf of James Logan the tocond, then said: € [rise merely to protest that my client—Tames Lo- n No. 2 as he is called by the newspapers— hough wot wccused of any partielpation in the tmarder, has been in custody ior some time past. As S matter of justice to tim. would state that there Are present in court (wo witnesses who Will prove nelus.vely that my client was in Grecne strect the ® the murder was committed. [The witnesses ul stxo are inmales of 171 Greene street, named re Bennett and Carrie White, who Hy stited that Logan wus with dieu ay Dot 4M irter to 8 o'clock on tue morning of De Hise) Ilsentimony of these witucases was denied, alr, J. B. Townsend, counsel for James Logau No. 4, them sali: Talso have a few words to say concerning my cli ent, against whom no testuaony Whatever tus bee: Drought—whore vame, indecd, he not even Leow Mentioned during the inquest, ‘He has been Incaice: -Perjury Before nuded Over by fated now for thirty days. und for b ake 1 Would cal the attention of the Coroner to the tact that there wre witverses present who are ready to Ive ancl testimony os will sctisly the Jury that he Bed sothing to do with the murdet, ne wituowses alluded tu by Mr, Townsend are the Drothor-Iu-law and sister of his client, and the pro- Orictor of the house in whieh he lived, ‘These per- ana were ready to swear that this James Rogers was Goi? When the murder was eommitted ; but jnside”08Y Was ruled Wvadimlssible, the Coroner Defore aie testimony offered was not necessary ; Sof the Jusy wus only to eecortaia the | plate fur smashing in the win Ja the Jory, #uying th to perform, and must ment, they bad a very important daty it according to their juag APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONERS. ‘The whole of the testimony was then slowly and carefully read to the jury by the oficial stenographer, And at 11:93 A.M, the Jury retired for consnitation. During the reading of the testimony Logan tho first, ‘Tallant, and the negro boy Gloucester were brought into the room. A confused murmur heralded their approach, and the separation of the closely packed crowd signified thelr entranee. They took their ac- customed place. Both the prisoners wore the same pale, dejected countenances that were voticed on Friday last, The negro was stolid and coreless as safety and color could make him. While the jury was absent James Logan No. 2 who wan kept repa: rate from the others, stood back against the wall, neither epeaking nor being spoken to, He Is well built, with passablo teaturos, He wore a light over. coal and Alpine hat, and emoking a cigar, endeavored to appear as unconcerned as possible, There was talk ond emoke and wandering to and fro in the ebambers while the jury were out, but at the expira- tion of thirty-four minutes they returned aud pre- sented the following ver tict “We, the members of the Coroner's jury empan. Helled to investigate the cause of death of Charles in the city of of Janne juced belore us, reuiled Verdict, (9 wit sind Chiries M. Rogers caine to. his doatis Vin the abdomen party or parties to tie jury unknown, hie tront yard at his residence, 4d et, in the city of New Vork, at To'elvek on the morning of Thurs: 1868, Of Which suid wound said died on the morning Ssurtiy, Jan, PERJURY MRFORK THA JURY ry added that they could not leave the case Without remarking that they were led to the uslon above stated by the fact that the testimony, produced before them, was certainly ineumetont to Indicate with any certainty the perpetrator of this crime, and that they were, however, aatiefed that in apart of the testimony addaced there was deliberate perjary Mr, Townsend asked that his client, Logan the first, be lionorabiy discharged from custody, where. upon Mr, Howe asked that Ads client, Logan the second, bo also honorably discharged. To those petitions Coroner Flynn replied that he did not feet justified In discharging ths prisoners, and that be should surrender the ease and them into the bands of District Attorney Garvin, to be disposed of by him, ‘The prisoners were conducted to tho District Attorney's office, and were by bin remanded to the Tombs. Is ts sald that James Logan No. through bis counsel, the ri Mayor. 1 will claim, ard oifored by the —_ _ CRIMINALITL teen The Police Fired Upon-A Long Chase and Partial Captaro, rly last evening Rounds Maloney « served two men carrying @ blace leather bag neue 8 P. Squire's jewelry store, $2 Lowery, in whose Window were exbibited a case of diamonds and other Jowelry valued at about $10,060, At tho same Lino be, sam standing at the corner of Boring streets butcher's cart, in which ws i perron, now believed to be a con Suspecting the men, the roundsman watched their movemen At leugth ran up and seized one of the men as he Wan FINE Into the butcher's cart. “The driver whipped is horse into u gallop, til Maloney held on to ¢ man, whereupon one of the fellows fired upou the officer, Hut missed his mark, As the velicle was driven ou at rapid rate In tie direction of Cooper Institute, the officer was compelied to re his hold on the prisoner, but atill he kept up the chase ‘The nen in tho cart’ told him to keep off as they Jd Kill him; and as an evidence that tuey meant ots Weie tl By itrolman Doran bad Joined in the chase, whlel was kept up with the great odds of agalloping horse against ® man ronning. When the cart Fenched “Houston street Ik wae turned towar the East Kiver, the officers being still in full chase, When about to dash wlong bousion street, the intersection of Second avenue, by woide wks: Chance they fan the venice inte w Becvnd Atehes Kailroad car, and thereby threw down the horse clei to the cart. ‘The officers were not very far belidad at this moment, but two of tho men found time enough to make good their escape, ‘ne third arrested. On bis person Was fouud a revolver, th ene chamber slischarge: when taken to the Spring sivect Station he wax recoguized as the one whe list fred upon In the Winel Was alka. vy iron bwesish, and a neavy | he piroucr deseribed bimsclt us dwar | aged 2 Liteenth wirect, peor Biath avenue. He » —— The Fitchbur ‘olsoning Bosto, Feb. 1,—Part of the body of Mra, Pike, whore sudden ny Fitchburg, yesterday, wos | telegraphed, has been brought to tris city (or post noite exainination by Dr, White, De, Hiteheuck, hee before her death, thonght she was on he was culled, and cdmmistered ree on, Dat Was Nol bie to save her, Mie givened bys previous conver M Who Was W polsened w modics for pe Jona Wore ety with the dau W yeurs, wh adultery, Uh ase of mueh scandal tor eA warrent tus also | Deen made wut against Mr, Pike, accue ng him ¢ tho murder cf bis wife, | The proceeds, s dud post Tiertem examination are wniter the direction of to neral of the Couto > Death Seutence-Tho Brondbead Murdere Hannisnuns, Feb. 1,—The Governor has issued & warrunt for the execution on the ath of February of Wa, Brooks and Chas. Orme, acntenced to be banged ‘at Stioucsburg, Monroe ‘county, Peun., (ur the inurder of ‘Theodore Broadhead, — NEW YORK LEGISLATURE, BENATE....ALnawr, Feb. 1. Bills were Introduced—To change the name of Young Men's Hebrew Benevoleut. Association to Hebrew Benevolent Ansucintion of New York. To fix the rate of interes! upon a loan oF forbearance of Any mouey or goods inaction at 7 per cent, for one Year, und aller thet to fae diferent rate of interest exceed 10 per cent. ‘To authoriae the furs of corporations for pecuniary profit, Ty pro- Vide tit the owner of any propery against which a Hem my be fled in the city of New York may on hues of five days to the parties who filed snen Hien, Present euretics and thus reheve the property frou possession of the oMlicers ASSEMBLY. Dilis were introduced— Regulating convict labor in sons, whieh iy the sane cw one framed by the orkinguien’s Assembly last week. To alter the map of the elty of Brookly ming the ret ineorpora: tors of tie Manhattan Wurehionse Trust and Loup Company, to be loonted in the eity of New York ‘Uhe Speaker presented communication from the Metropolitan Police Bourd, setting sorth that in their opinion the exigcucies of the public scrvice do uot require the pay Of policemen to be increased, — Fatal Mtro-Glycerine Explosio Troy, Feb, 1.—At @ rock-blasting on the Le- banon Springs Katlroad, South Peiersunreh, Renese Jnr county, on Sitnrda} morning, Jolin Conners und ER. Webster, of Syracuse, ond William Cliyion, Were killed, aid five otucrs were Injured by the vemature explosion of nitroglycerine, OF the \1 fared Joba ‘O'Neal connot possibly survive, The liled “were horribly mutilated, their limbs be blown off and their Dodles rendered almost unreco, nizablo, wealth, Attorney 0 Ni ———_ The Dowtnion's Overtures to Nova Scot Tonoxro, Feb. 1.—Sir John A, McDonald has reed to brig @ mesure before Parliament to pro- vide that the Nova Seotla debt on her comin the Union eliall be fixed ata traction over $9 being 42,000,000 less than txed by the constitut Au spuual eubsidy ts to 0@ paid Nova Scotia for teu ‘are of about $50,000, The Province building in Yeltax Which cost §20,000, is to be tak tor by the cn aud paid © Not Dend. The Zribuncta an- ence’s death ts in His acion ‘The Hon. Tem Flore: Punaveceata, Feb, 1. — nouncement of Thomas B. F correct, He still lives, though in bad health, fewspaper, the Lally Union, suspended pul on Buturday, ——— : Scuoon Parxermat.—A tay morning in the mmar Schoul No. 4%, tn KbIh street, to Witness the ludt ne Claweon as Principal, vice Miss signed, Mr. Jolin Molzoerber, Chairs er1oN ov A Peniic umpany assembled yest West Of Misw M, Ls Trabella hill man of the Bourd of Trustees, presided, dud Mr Neilson read the 13th chapter of Coriuthians, alter | which the school sung * Praise ye the Lord."” Cou frusteos aud wewon lo tie missioner Hall, in the name Of the Board of Education, introduced Mins € pupiie leachera, Bpoeehes were alse delivered by luspector Perkins, lr, Larremoro, lent of the Board of Education, Superintendent Randall, Mr. ‘Thos, Boese, und Mr, Mattcravn, one of tue ‘Trustecs. Excellent Califuruia wines, from the best vine- yarda, and of @ great variety of descriptions, aro wold by Messrs, Wilson, Borrow & Chamberiain, 45 Murray atroct, THE LABOR MOVEMENT. ‘The Printers’ Strike—Action of the Typos. The printers held @ mocting yoaterday, but only transacted business of a private mature. Those on strike received thelr weekly allowance from the treasury; $2,150 was paid out, and over $500 more will be disbursed this morning. Raports from com: mittoes showed that many employers were signing their names to the new ecale, and everything aeem encouraging. ‘The men are confident of success, fund ay that they are able, with the asseesnients on the Union, to vote $9.00 ‘per week to sustain. tho strikers. The following letters have beon received New Tonk, Jan. 09, 1860, Wm. H. Wartlow, Bag., Chairman. Titam sin: In anawet to yout fiantries as regards Paying Whe new gealn of preva demaaded By typo Eraphieat Union No. 6. we wre plone to taytiad wo Sail pay what ts asked for, aud ' stil further ads anes iru dospary, as We are of opinion that. takine Loto een sideration their mental as. well_ay bodily. labor, the Printers, ay @ class, are worwe paNd than other mecha Hien. Whatever nusces mlasion it hae. boon Our fortune to realize has been with the Akt atid assist Aico of jonrieymen. printers, Aud We seo. ho. Reason Why they should ‘vot receive @ share Of the prudts thus Fealizel. "Your truly, ROSSERD DROS 15 Spruce atroot, wieh It tobe morning pavers anon tor House yerterday, the 10 Moudlay Iw ate ire to pay al rtily wisi ing the Union succes ta (he teeacnt 4 (sagued) CHT. MeDON ALD, Chance af OMe, A commanication was alka roceived trom Mt. Hatchelor’s office, that rentioman wishing It to be stated that the Use of ha name: at the omy loyers meeting was without lis authorization, and that fh Was paying the , Hillman & Fangs also +t own ‘siunaturo, that A large number of ted as paying. the acai. and ones. 1 we the the Met © ible House Vso Rent In reports to that eect, A committee wan appointed to wait on the Board of Supervisors and lay before them the fucts of the case in roard to the rk Printi y's propos! 4g Company's and Wynkoop & Hal to the employers ex war finally laid evening meet ng, however, A committee of seven waa appointed to walt on Miss Anthony, in conjunction with a aimilyr committee from Female Typographical Union No. 1, and eu deavor to induce lick to ave the error of ber way, The rtatemeat of the employers, that they cannot afford tie sinail advance asked, 18 generally denied by the men, wiio state that itis only We lirge oMces who put fulil that plea, while the small offices, em Ploying from 1 toG men, lave given the wew ecale willingly as eon as presented -— An Tndignant Forem Tv tho Pittior of The Sun. Sin: In looking over the proceedings of the Meetings of the employing. pri then f Messrs. Lovgoy & fon and Merars, Miller leCrea are reported as among those who refnsc y the advanced scale, Now I should lke to know by what rigut they call themselves employing Printers, they being stereotypers merely; aud it is Very doubtul whether citer fim ever empoyed « compositor in any capacity whatever. There hames of other employers shown iu Wat phisanthrople list who were never known to pay anything that they could svold ; aud it ia not to be eupposed that they will now pay an Lonest Journeyuian printer what of right beiovgs to Bim, unless they are compelled to shell out, They minke the excuse that Gey do not receive suficient pay to do wo, They can't afford to pay au advance ofa few cents to aclass of men wie are spreading education and ty broadest over the earth! Aud yet, In con Of this transparent assertion, It is nown fret that one office In this city, where they ein’t attord to pay an advance, Bot long ago de claved a dividend to its stockholders of 400 ¥ cent, Gnd it is currently reported that one of our ex-Alder: men offered $5000 in cash for a amail interest In this concern, and Wos refused: yubt because tuey were a0 poor that they couldy ait At one of their meetings an euployer offered a reso Botls Over, jou, which way ui dupted, that tho e1 with’ any comin: Union “This gen: of opulence, but he seems to forget the origin of lis wealth. He forgets that his phorus Of gold has riven frou the heat of brain and waste of muscle of the jouraeymen printer, He forgets that a man, alkuougl he Ve a mere mechanic, has neoessl tea "that money alone enn satiaty, and tl t be the product of his individaal Labo ale, printers Work harcer th tug Doth wentally and physi to labor ab wig day to F early for them to perform the ‘s called tor ina printing oftice 1) kours, aud they are ito olor Im. Bumiacon Cutitul and can't alord to pay then a fair pri 1 would suggest that, 1 th an't aford At, they sell out to sume one that ©: - The Employing Printers’ Meeting. Tho employ ing printers at their meeting at tho Astor House, piace thelr Interests inthe trande of an efficient Kxccutive Comin Cree is chairinas, and Joi ommities Nave commenced adver ining Dowepapers bn the cities and towny of the aiid ovis Staton, und. € abliahiing the hicher rates ofered in Nos Yors to soon have ® suMcic Huber « 4 to Like the places of those on the wirike, The committee claim to have recelved « number of upphientions yesterday, and say tint in few days they will be ubly Lo supply the Wants of in priacipal ewpioyers. Tho Sailor's Strticn The sailor's strike continues. Yesterday about hundred and fity strikers wet at i Oliver atroot hirough Madison, M on and formed in line, ket, Water, South, Ii dnd oluer wtrecte to City Hall Park, and thence to the Battery, aud up Gresnwieh to Canal, Wert, Spring, and Fourth atroet to Th! avenue and back ugatn t tok. They were priceded by drt ported thot Mr. Blake, the i: Sailor's Home, 835 Veal atreet, established by tue Fort Society, (urued three mon'out of the place yes terday morwing, aid re ig. Sunuel we was put on t kit kept Decuuse ho Would Hot gly Guthrie to Ban Francis Keilu stor, the place of start Hite, ‘They ro= acer of the new Cape + ‘T. ¥, Richardson was aunilarly treated because Le reiused to ship to the West Invies for $8 © month, and James Kelly was cted for uot salling to London at $4) ® monih, ‘The Painters! Strike, Tho two societies of house painters in this city held aw joint mecting last evening, avd ordered a Atrike Of the hands employed by Woodward & Pearce, who are doing Work on the new buiding of Arnoid, Constable & Co., In Broadway, between Eicuternth and Nineteeth’ atreets, The men have becn working ten hours per day, contrary to Society orders, aud the strike will begin to-day, ‘The rick layers struck Graton thie building, wnd ¢ €rs followed, and now come the Paint else The Clothing : About 700 men of this Socicty met last evening Mr. HH, Schactr presiding, Th that 86 shops were organized and ready for @ strik The Society resolved tostrike for a return ty the Wages of last Spring, $44 day which had been groda ally reduced to $2.81 at Which It stands at prowent, Messrs, Schacter and Ralpl were elected delegates wa's Unlon, _ ‘o-operative Building Lot Society. This Society mot last evening and admitted lit candidates f mbership, and reel scription nel rope $190.91, and interest, §lelor to tho Workin pr ume, ‘sum ot 14,000 Were spent in the purchase of property, and 1,776 remain ou hand, — Coopers’ Union No. 4. r Union met last evening to receive the re- port of the delegates sent to Albany, ‘The Unlow End’ previously adopted revolutions condemiuing the packing of our and eogar in old barrels, = The hotel waiters met last evening at Bowery and perfected arrangements for their bal on Friday evening, by wiich they expect to reallae $1,000, The U elation m roerutt ited Benevolent Sons of Ireland Asso. last evening at 70 Kank street, almitted and adopted @ constitation aud by aw pati Ate ; Jottings About Town, Gen, Grant will be the guest of Gov ‘Thuraday and for a few eays followin The New Tine, a Gorinun wouu's rights novws paper, will be started here soon, There was @ secret meeting of G Fish next man Demo= id last even erate, with a sprinsling of Irislimon, h ine ub 14T West Thirty-second sirect @ National Social Union has vlected Anthony Jr. President; CP. Hell, Treasurer, and , Sceresary denskic, clerk in tho drug store of Charles Buckhalt, Forty eighth airect ant Kleveath avenue, attempted suicive by taking luudanum last evening John Donovan, aged 19 s, died pester 413 West street, his clutuing having taken f from the stove. Gen, Grant and Dr, Mark D'Anbizne, of Geneva, Switzerland, have been made life directors of the ‘Evangelical ‘Advertising Asso: titi the former by Wiliam Olaud Bourne, editor of bao Soldier's Friend, and thy latter by i. W. Adams, publioler of the CAristian ot Work, ——E Dixxen to tim New Carironnia Skxaron Mesers, Wm. C, Bryant, Charles O'Conor, Henry J. Raymond, 8, J. Tilden, Horace Greeley, David Dua ley Field, G.'C, Verplanck, Charles ‘A, Dona, ond gible, diner to the Hon, or from California, that gen nan has acecpted, and bumed the Siaibst. as the Shak will host suit hla coayeniencay others buving teudered Kugene Casserly, 8¢ tle AXUSEMENTS. ——- Gardon—Thoe Forty Thieves. Those who have supposed that the inventive conins of Messrs, Jarrett & Palmer was exh in the production of * Tho Black Crook " and “ Tie White Fawn will be agreeably undeceived by go: Ing to eee the gorgeous spectacle of “ The Forty Thieves," givon at Niblo's Garden for the fret time Jat evening. Tho engagement of Miss Lydia Thomp- son, and of the other lively beauties who have Proved such an attraction at Wood's Maseum, has doen a most judicions mensure, and the excellence of the combined troupe are suck as to defy all fault- finding. Of the natare and merits of “The Forty Thieves there is little for the critic to aay, The plot of the Picco 19 the well known nursery taie, but embrolder- ed and diversided in every way that the fertile Lmag- {nation of an expert burleeque writer can suggest, Miss Lydia Thompson is, of course, the star, and in the part of Gunn delights the aniience with her beauty, her arch vivacity, and her endless repertory of comic songs, Mr. Harry Bockett deserves, we think, (0 rank next to ber, and bis antles as Hassarae Aro simply the most Indlerous concelvable, Mise Pauline Markham and Mins Lisa Weber also justi: fled the favor they long since won at Wood's, and wore again and acain encored, Mise Grattan, « new acecesion, had a amall pret, which sho played well, und with the olof the andienee, The w dresses, and appointments gencrally aro tw tho best atyle for whieh Niblo's has become From bezinning to ond the applanae wan Hand tama, the encore sometimes persistent, and the whole effeet that of an ess and to be in de. tmand for many weeks ty come, and wo adview all lovers of @ Jolly evening's entertainmont to secure theirs as early as possible. - Wattach's. ut Nothing’ was produced last evening at Wallack’s, with gnusnal splendor and elaboration. Every eredit is das to Mr. Wallack and to his scenic artists for Ue taste which was #0 mant- feat in every act and In every scons, The play was admirably cast, and #0 far as we could judge admir. ably actod, but there are parte of the theatre in which little can be scen and less heard, and one Who has the misfortune to be #0 placed is scarcely in A position to mpeak with any fullucss of knowlodge OF With Any allempt at detail, on the sutject of tho performance, From the most remote point of view, however, It could appear noiling but what tt realy a memorable 4 #0 famous freq amnsing: Tanequivoeal suc Seats ore Much Ado Ab - 6 Cloth of Go! rformance of the new company at Wood's Museum, last evening, was attended by a large and appreciative audience, and except for ite Tength may be eallod a great wuceess, ‘The main pleco was preceded by Cliurles Mathews’ “Little Toodiking,” which was played with epirit, andthe Asia'le ballet“ L'Almee,” in which Mile, Morlaceht and other popular favorites were repeatedly encored. of “Tho Flekt of the Cloth of Gold" did not Dogin until 9 o lasting until 191m consequence, of repetitions and other delays common to an open: Ang night, ‘The burlesque Htself has been previously Presented here, ‘Tho Worrell Sisters, a short time since, at the New York Theatre, very nearly eue ceeded In smothering whaever there wan good tu it by their weak and insipid additions, Tt has been re- stored at Woods" more acarly to its original con- dition, Nearly ali the parts ware performed with spirit, Particularly thore of Mr. and Mrs, Floreace, Mins Rose Massey, Miss, Eldridge, Miss Rose Cook, Mr, Sol, Smith, Jr, and Mr. FG, Mueder, ‘The acencry was good, and the costumer and decorations ex. eoedingly rich and beautiful, A number of bur- Jenques of current popular operatic airs were mung, And in addition to the usual tournament acene, the I fenture of n prize ight, « clog davee, and a highly wenantional balict were Introduced, By judictour pruning, both tn length wey fe likely to become a popular favorite, offerings, as The ight he expected from the popularity of the leading actors, were large, and not at all ine ferior to those which have been common at this theatre aluce the advent of * the blondes * > Theatre Francats. The first representation of se new Opera Bout, * took place last evening at the Fren Hy reson of the illness of Madame It re was a love delay in begin ning, aud LiiuLion of Mad, Deselauves in the prineipal Considering these awl ful firet perfor. »ppolnt. ‘Tne name Lecoeg, i¢ new to this coun. vlc Nou Mis pen has us yet found its arut woman's character, cha, It Wasa very succen: mance, and there was little to dl of the comporor, (hus try, and pom way here, We should consider bis style more studied but less effeotive than Ofenbuch’s, wanting the vigor and comfcality which distinguishes tho latter, Much of the music of * Fleur do Thé" is bardiy better, and not more memorable, than that of the Dulleta of the French school, ‘The concerted pieces are graceful and well put together, but want " enap.”” Woe ex- cept (he trio which begins "Soa ordro abusif," bein; of a superior order and beautiful, Of the duos, to “Je suis clairvoyant” 1 taking, and Mkely to become very popular, being funny and as grotesque as Chinese music sounds to Western ears, The duo between the tenor and soprano in the last wet, nay go botter with repetitions, but it now seems wanting in merit, and only amusing to those who laugh at the wndispuised Improprieties of the language. ‘The chorus singing last night was passa rmingly travestied Indian and Chinese music in “The Bayadere” and Horse," that those who follow bim in thi businces do it ble, Auber has so eh Brooze t their peril, to his credit. nolo * Je sule né dans le Japon” Js good, and was made very good by the acting of Petit in tho part, Having described the plot of the opera in a previous rumber we couclude by referring to the mounting" of the work enery, dresses, and properties arecalied iu the lump, It was very beau: tifil, Mr. Grou deserves pralse for presenting tn “Genevieve” and in this opera two or three scenes, therqnals to which are rarely exiibited ontalde of tho Paris theatres, ‘Tho scenes of the Oret - cond acts were excellent, and the last act displays a kei of art, ‘The dresses geow gayer as tho opera progrowes, being sober tn the fink actand gorgeous the inst.’ ‘They would be more attractive, lowey- er if strictly Chinese, and probably more comical baliet gave life to the earlier portions, wud was well recelved. Repetitions of the work will give It Wu: doubtedly a Lold on the public a GAVETIES OF THE ++ 1 ON, ee The Brooklyn Fire Department Ball, The thirty-first annual ball of the Brooklyn Fire Depertment (W. D.) was the event tu the Ara demy of Music last night, and was largely attended, ‘9 on former occasions, The Monttor engine, No. 8 from tho Navy Yard, had @ place on the stage, re- presenting the Oro apparatus used in 1500, aud was placed side by side with the Protector steamer, No, 6, a representative of the present style of apparatus, The decorations consisted of flags, banners, stream- 4nd canary birds in eages, pen- orn eliers, the whole presenting & ine appecrance. "the bands of the Twenty: and Bourtecoth Reclmen plied music. The silver trumpet which hud been balloted for was presented to James Sheviln, of Engin» Company No. 7, who received 1,38 vole out of 1s)... C. Bay- lis, loreman of No. 14, received 99; and Wm, Bur- rill, of No. 17 engine, Sod voton, the remaluder belng aealtering, ‘Thi suin received, amouuting to KU ut 4 Ui), 18 fo be opplied to the Widows’ aud Orph Fund of the Departwent ae Masked Ball at the Germania. Last night the Euphonia Society, a prosperous German qusical and yoeal organization, gave a splendid bat maegué gt the Germania Assembly which was fully patronized, ‘Thore was & rious crowd of masks. personating every conveiy able comic character, and mealern, A series of carnivalistie drolieries bad been arvuugod, which, by experts in this line, were eonsidercd the best productions of the kind tile season, Company F, of the Hudson Brigade, havo nade Arrangements to bold a grand ballon Washlogiga’s Dirtitay. in Odd Vellows! Mall Lv Hobokal DISASTER IN DANBURY, Breaking of the Upper and Lower Kohanza Dams, Bridges, Dwellings, and Shops Swept Away. —_— os FIFTEEN LIVES LOST. _ Frm the Danbury (Conn) Jefersonton Betra, Pet ‘The most terrible disaster that ever occurred in Danbury happened last night, destroying » nom bet of lives and property, At about dark, the upper Kohanza dam gave way, letting down the water in euch force as to carry away the lower dam also, ‘Tho water of the two dams thus let loose, «wept forward with Irresistible force, and earried all before it— Filn tte dam alone being able to rosint the force. Tho upper Main street bridge was carried away and also the Balmforth avenue and White strvot bridges, while Patch strect brigde and the one at Lacey, Hoyt & Co.'s shop are rendered almoat tm. passable, Me and amall buildings were carried down Atreatn and destroyed. Immense cakes of ico were carried a great from the stream. A hone in the morth end of the town, occupied by a Clark family, was carried away, taking {ts iumates—a man, hin wit, and boy—away with It, all drowned. Tho Wife und child were found in thostream near Maple avenue, and taken inlo Stevens's carpenter shop; while the husband was pickod up near Pock's diteb. At the latter place the body of @ Miss Hamphrey was also picked up. Mrs, Charlee Andrown's mother picked up. ‘The body of another lady waa also found near where Mrs. Clark was picked up. ‘Thus far ix bodies have been pickod up. number of others are missing, 1 um ti wore drowned, IC is supposed that 19 oF 13 lives were lost. It will bo @ number of days belore the Kohansa dams can be put op, LATEU-PLINT'S DAM GONR, Fiint's dam is carried away, and his factory is kreatly damaged, Three houses nenr the factory are demolislied and one hax deen carried away, A barn filled with tiny was carried away. Fred, Sta Duteher shop ap the stream was awept down with the tide, Great damago was done to Lacoy, Hoy’ ©o,"« shop, Moegting’s aboy, Lvex's lumber yard, tho railroad and other property. ‘The Railroad culvert near Pecks fictory was carried away, deiaylug tho train Ul about # o'clock, ‘Tho body picked up near where Mrs, Clark's w found, was that of Mrs. Husted, Mra. ©. Andrews mother; which makes five bodies found instead of six. Ista body was also Bot aan ught more THE LATEST —RLEVEN noDTES FOUND. Bernt, Conn, Feb, 1—Firteen lives were tont by drowning and tho intense cold, Up to this hour eleven bodies have boon found, and four persons are missing. Three men wero standing on one of the bridges watehing the water aa it rushed down, but bofore they could reach the shore the bridge upon which they were standing was carried away, and they were all drowned. A lady becoming terrified at the freahet was drowned by Impradently attempt. Ing to leave her house while It was surrounded with water and high cakes of Ice. —— _ FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. TOE EASTERN QUESTION. - Pence Assured at Last, Lornow, Feb, 1.—A dispatch from Athens, dated yesterday, announces that a majority of the Greek Onbingt have decided to azrce to the propos! tion of the Paria. Conference, the eiemeron wi was brought to a final yoto, four Ministers gave thelr volees for signing the protocol, and three, incinding M, Bulgaria, the V'resident of the Ministry, voted memset tt, Tho United States a Mediator, Coxstaxtixorie, Feb, 1.—Mr. Morris, tho American Minister, Instructed by Scerctary Seward, Lins offvred to the 8: Porte tho mediation of the Government of the United States in the quarrel botwoon Turkey and Groceo, biime SPAIN, Demand for the Sepnration of Church and Liberty ry. Dusiness of the Constitunt Corte Will be to establish a Directory to govera the until asovercign Is chosen, A deputation, of citizens to favor of ar phe and of freedom of religious worship, waited upon the Mlulsters ) ester. day, and requested them to issue a decree deviariog the absolute separation of Church and State, An tmmense multitude gathered in the street tu front of sterial palace and clumored for rellztous Hberty, The Minisiers replied that taey would rete the whole subject to the Constituont Cortes, The Gorverament has prohibit large popular demon. strations and the utterance of political cries tho streets, as Hable to lead to disturbances of the public peace, . soon to —— FIRES. Ix a Pontte Senor terday. aft the public school on ‘Thirty-neventh street, Tenth avenne, caused by au, overheated chi Damage trifling, © ed by the Janitor Iv Brooxuys evening, inf noon in F ney, ain gi Last Carroll ftreet, occupied by P. J. Corrigan and other furmi- Mos, Damage, $1,000 to ‘building and $600 to furnl- ture, ‘The ‘tite was set by children plaring with ' inisex are owned by Mr. dames @ house, 62, occupted by William McCarty, was damagod to’ the extent of about 850 Ansared. Gear Fine 1 Avence A.—Kurly yesterday morning fire was discovered in 400, 807, aid Sow AV enue A, @ four-story brick balding owoed by J. Keoilogg, and ocenpied as a distillery by Hanl Newman & Co. The loss on stock and ehinery te gimated st $78,000, anit on the building about $15,000, Hanlon & Co. have an Insurances of $43,000 On stock ‘nud tmuciiuery, te lalter of which cow $190,000 to 160. Iv Waunky Sturet,—Last evening, at 88 War. ren atreet, originating on tho fourth floor, occupied by Moses & Co, tanufictnvers of clotiing, Who a occupy the Aith floor, ‘Their stock was totally de atroyed, ‘The stocks of Pomeroy & Co,, grocer: the first floor, J. Berg, clothiers, on tio kecond Nor, aid Waid Bros, paper boxes, on the third floor, were wll badly injured, the lostes beiig cover Jnsurance, Total long on siock about $25,000. building maged by Ore aud Wate, Mparks from the Telegraph George W. ‘Thayer, Presitent of the Boston No. tonal Exeliange Baik, diod yesterday. ‘Tnomus M. Hayes, @ prowlucut lawycr of Boston, ated yesterday, Miag Agnes Fitzabeth, the youngest daughter of Gov, Clatitn, of Mawsachnadita, dfod ta Rome oa Bunday hus prortrared the telecraph Mne European cities with the AUautic cable Brigham Young is wot sudering under au attack of paralyeis. ‘The Dowlaton military forces are to be reduced in May next. Oo Saturday morning Joseph Quinn rapt, died o4 the road lead Biient A locomotive exploded near Barnesville, Obl, on the Balttinore and Ohio Kalliowd, aad tue er wud eunan Were kilied, The Hon, Anson Burlingame was recelyed by Gon an aged vp from ituderbook to Dix, Atvertoan Mi Faris unday, The Pridvets Mathiidg recelves the Embassy this week, Gon. Dix dit not complain to the French Govern HeUt Of the clYilition that were extouled bo Jelersoa Davis on tle hate visit to th ary eel ts. Gye The Avetrinn Reichsrath has a ted a bill ow inet ¥ ial caves of Viuiaiiod Uf the lane fur the te Wot tho press In the French Corps Léxislatif the Opposition with the Menican Keepuplic, on thy grouad tat k [iterests sur by thelr Interruption ebulon Waters, a respected citizen of Baltimore, Bank of Baltindre exiy-fuur years, baving vuiered ia Dass, Tn Rutland, Vt, yostertay, @ party of ronghs were held to answer for pesauittig wnd robblue Dewouve OMlosr Wilpple. ob New York, who bait been tuveatt Muy the rorgab fioconitinrin li Kite. Tbe OUCor haa cathorod jeeunccy WUsGh WH COuN Gh sOVO neon diarica, THE NUMAN VELOCIPEDE, The Old Patent Superseded—A Vermont Mayor Lookiug tor the Genaine Haman Blereto. Vrom our Special Corrsapondent. Bonuisoroy, Vt, Fob. 1.—On Saturday evening A fletitions Weston passed through thia oity, clad tn military uniform, and followed by three two-lorse sleight, A multi‘aue of persons walked with bim through the etty, and he lef oa amid the light of bonfires, neserting thet be would rest over Randay in Swanton Falls, thirty-two miles distant, This morning the genuine Weston camo into the city, having walked from New Haven Centre, Addison county, to this place, a distance of thirty-two mites, before breakfast. ‘The whole city was astonished Mayor Ballow, who had paid his respects to the sham Weston, culled on the real pedestrian at bis hotel aud afler a short conversation beeame autiafied that he had hold of the genuine article, ‘The aMair has created much Indignation, It i sald that the walk. Jat wus personated by two students of the Barling: ton Coilere, who took turns in walking through the varlons towns and villages, and rodo through We conntry in a sleigh The reat Weston is now nearly two days behind tne, and Is mpeh annoyed by the sham auir ahead of him. It ts reported that the prople of St. Albans ere been Lumnbugged in tho asue manner, Weston Je here at 1:90, ond will walk hence to Ronse's Point, N.Y. 8% Bangor, before stop: ping. He ts #tili confident of making np loxt timo, ‘The young indy wi the sham Westo twonty two miles ina cutter for (ho purpose of pre. senting him with » pair of wooilen gloves of her own manuireture, ia greatly 1. Her brother followed throatens vengeance on the mivehievous stadc ats, _ — KOM WASHINGTON, - Bpeclal Despatches to The Sam, Waauivoron, Feb. t. ORY. GRANT AND PRESIDENT FOUN ION Among the inquinitive callers on Gon, Grant today was a member of Congress, who threw ont & feoler in the shape of @ remark that he had under stood that President Johnson Ald not tutend to in vite the General to ride to the Capitol with him on Snnnguention day. Gen, Grant promptly replied that (here Wot @ constitutlonal requirement that would rendor it necessary to go to the Oupitol on that day to bosxworn tn; but he kuew of no requirement that made it neccesary for Johnson to go there to ve mus. tered out Tie HAST RIVER PRINCE. Committes on Roads and Canals to- day agrecd to report in favor of authorizing the con struction of a bridge between New York elty and Hrookly n, to be 190 feet high, and to he built in one span, liaving no plers In the river, Tt ls estimated that 14 will coxt $10,000,000, and take from fou years to construct it, PAY OF GOVRENMRNT CLERKS. Mr. Kerr, @ Democratic member, to-day tried toget a resolution through the House to incresse the pay of Government clerks ten per cent. for the Present and coming fiscal year, At une time it looked 8 though It wonkt pays, but it was finally tabled py only Bye majority ina vote of 153, ‘The galleries were filled with clerks, who mado ® stampede os oon as the vote wus announced, very much cha grined, but not disheartened, ready to try it again, THK INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILE, Gen, Garfield will to-morrow try, and will no onbt rucceed tn getting a clause into the Indian Appropriation Dill transferring the Indien Bureau tothe War Department, and on this to Induce the House to make afight and compel tho Scuute to yield to the transfer, A BINGULAR STATEMENT. Mr. Rodman and Adiniral Dahlgren, Patenteos of Ordn for the Wor and Navy Departunent, have each eon before the Ordnance Contigpes, acl condemus in tote the other's Inventio THE POSTAL TRORGWAP The Senate OKtMt ehesseme: present to-day, the Commitice having concluded that there wus not plausibility nor practicability enough in the postal telegraph scheme to warrant the Com: mittoo in wasting their time on it, ‘The House Com. mittee will voto the scheme to-morrow The Hous Lad no quorum #T, voMNdo, Judge Orth will make wnother attempt next Monday to get up his resolution for the territorial absorption of St. Dy but the eli Hoe nino, ts to carry it throug care AKAlust It — LONG ISLAND, - The New County u-Meoting of Chizene at Mucols The project of forming a new county on Islanc was formally discussed yesterday in At 9 o'clock, about forty farmers, Hempstead, North Hempstead, Oy Hontington, assombled at Mr, Jou A, Soaring's | hotel, and took preliutuary steps, Tho Hon, Wil- | Ham T. MeCoun, of Oyster Bay, was chosen Chair. man, with Samuel W, Jouesand Geo. H. Sheppard as Becrotaries, The Chairman briefly stated the object of tho mevting, after which a rcsoludion Was uaant mousiy adopted that It ts expedient to divide the county of Queens on the basls of the eaatera town Dut that the meeting would receive any proposition on the part of the residents of the western towns of Sutfolk county which thoy mlaht desire to make, Remarks favoring thie formation of the new county were made hy Messrs. Solomon Townsend, Geo. 8, Downing, Edwin F Dan. K. Youngs, ‘Chas, treet, und others mt moved th y inclide Henpatead, Nori y, wid Huntington slon followed on this point, some insisting that Islip nod Bulihtown, of Suffolk county, suould be added, aud others speaking uguinst their addition, not ber cause thoy Were nol wanted. but because the hole Project might be deieuied In some way by Mnelndin, em, Ad compromise, Mr. Searing moved t Mr. Frost's proposition be adopted, with the ane: ment that “an tavitution be esteaded to Islip and Smithtown to Join the proposed county.” ‘The pr position ay minended was carried alinost Ws.nh mousy. An Exeentive Committe, to take ebarge of the project wnd_ pi it to the Legislatare, was ap: pointed, as f Tho Hon, Win. T, MeCoun ot Oyster Charles E,' Street of Huntingion, Eu of Hempstead, and George 5, Downlu Long Inco! representing | cr May, and Oyster t lows: Bay, Joun A. Soaring of North of Oyster = ne | PRICE TWO CENTS, WALL STREET SQUIRMS, a CHURCH FUNDS INVESTED IN STOCKS, am Important Returns from Trust Com; —— THE BROKERS CAUGHT, — The money-changers and stock speculators who hare made that thoroaghfire both famous and infamous, have oNen flung to the winds the fore tones of thelr patrons, and ruined their dupes, ‘Thero 1s ® common remark In the street—one which ean never be obselote while the broxers and our Present system of eurroncy exist—namoly: “He has been wiped out.” You will hear this plirase tree quently, and mever with it an lola ofeympathy, Now do you lear a word of sympathy for anybody in that street now that the rtapendots gambling shop be tt self in danger of being wiped out, CHURCH PENDS INVESTED IX sTOCKS, ‘Tho refusal of the brokers to pay the tax on the capital whiet they nse, has given Mr, Webster, the Assessor of the Thirty-second District, opportanity to make a thorongh investigation of ali thelr operas tions, We have it on good authority that if the ert. dence should be made pablic, It will appear that @ pomber of wealthy trustees of charches up town lave used tho money, supposed to have been aot apart excinsively for religious purposes, In invest ments in atocks, through their favorite brokers. One of tho revenue officers estimates that at least @8,000,- of charch funds is thus Invested; while the names of tho real capttalista never appear in padliq hor are thes mentioned publicly on the street, A Daptiat clereyman fs known to havo speculated largely tn stocks, and he spends much of hie time among the brokers, It {4 anid, too, that a nambee of churches have been mortraged for the purpose of obtaining money, to be used iu stock «peculations, FAVE DUNDRED MILLIONS OF FORKIGN CAPITAL CAPRS TAXATION, ‘The foreign eapital used in tho stroet, 18 ts nal Amounts to about Ave hundred willions of dollary, nd this vast gam has eneaped taxation because the agents of the branch houses who put It inte active use inaist that they are not amenable to the law, at their capital 8 porrowed. ‘This capital, however, yields double the Interest or profit it wonld fa Be rope, and when the money market Is ticht bere, can commend almost any rate of interest. The tas Fay sblo on thls eavital would awount to $8,000,000, THR WROKERS CACONT, The whole amount of capital returned by the bro Kors as oubyect to the tax during the year was $15) 000,000, Mr, Webster, however, has assertained that two of the trast companies in this clty, where brokers call and deposit money to ensure the fulthtal | performance of the contracts between cach othor, have received la deposits of ten per cent, en tht whole amounts of such contracts, two millions of dollars more than the brokers pretend to bave em ployed as thetr entire capital, Taia discovery detect the brokers Ina * story” which a sailor would call whopper.” The brokers who have been invited te appear before Mr. Webster today for examiaatton, aro to be represented by council, and 1¢ they suould attend they willelaim, Uke other persons tu pecall positions, te protection of the Court on the usual ground een The Rrokers in the Tombs Police Court. In the Tombs Police Court, before Juatter Dowling, yesterday, Frederick A, Goodall, Wealey Lyan, Simon Wolf, and James Wilkinson, strod brokers, well-known Wall street operators, were ar ralgved on charge of cheating the Pacive Railroad Company out of $124,000, ‘The -vavlatnant ts Me, Benjamin ¥, Ham, of 3) No san street, the rattroad company’* audit % that on the 16th of mber Int, toedall visited Lim at bie offes te cow stort, repreneuting that he knew capitallste who had woney to lend, and that ne coold procure « | loan for the ase of the Company of one, two, oF three Lundred thousand dollars, The eomplainaat, Having wuthority to negotiata kane in bebalf of 6he HY, Offerod Goodall oue-Lalf of one per cont hat he might be able to obtain, Fou Jail again eallod upon the complain money days tater, G ant, aecompanied by 9 man whom be lutroducad at Wesley Lyn, representing Lig to be the agent of the pervun ie had previo hen of, who would Jend the Company @1u vlog the frat mort gue honda of Com security, ‘This 1 os Simon Wolf, 6 A few hoarse afterward at the office, and was realy to and the nt thore upon went a messenger with §1 gage bona of tho Paciile Railroad ¢ ) io first more pany, and the mortgie boads, and the other a certificate of depoal for $25.58» 9 Simou Woll, w J two papers, ono being a receipt for a i currency, peyable to the onder i ra the “measenger took back to Mr. Ham, ‘The complainant ebarges that Goodalk Wolf and Lyna tuntead of keeping the morig bo nit, to be delivered to tiem the mati omisory note elven to the defendants hy the company, sold them on the samme day, and appropriated the inoney, ‘The deteudany were held for exumination at the Tombs, — Pauvow ow Eooan Kerouca, Je.—The pardon of this young man by Gov, Fenton, as re ported on the #irects yoaterday, was strongly re. commended last year by District Attorney (now Mayor) Hull, upon the suggestious of the Hom, Horace Greeley and others, and Gov, Fenton, it it raid, had conditionally pledged bimscif to do ft, pro vided that the fuct could be kept secret untll wed the United States Senatorial contest should be de cided. It ts not true, however, that Ketchum bad lately been at the PiNh Avenne Hout A Covossat Awnassaoness to tam Count of Br, Jauns.—Miss Ansa Swan, the Nova #cotle giant lady, has taken passage for England In the steamer Columbia, of the Giasxow line, which suilé next Saturday, 6th inst, Mise Swan has the happb ness of presenting ® greater altitude than woy lady living, measuring, as she doos, some 9 feet tn helghy sue is Dut 91 years of age, Miss Anna i Hish Crown; aod aithongt T™ Boy. ‘The mecting then adjourned, Tire formation of a now county la been tuiked of for several years by the inhabitants of the towns mentioved above, und the project t+ received with general favor, the eastern towns of hs county Having no common interest with’ the western towns. They have to share the expenses of tue latter tn supporting pauperism aud erime, to which the eastern” towns do not ce tribute to any extent, — The new county fw an agricultural dist ih few paupers to maintain, eoinparatively anit tittle jaw. business, Very naturally Mt citizens do not ¢ to he encumbered with taxes whieh do not bene Ot themselves. Tho population of the proposed county in about 25,00, The Glen Cove Gazetts ex presses the general sentiment of thy iutercated towns as follows With none but tue kiudest foelines toward our west: ern neighbors, With Hota single reproach ta litter, or fe. Arotion to cast, they wo do, that we have eached the polnt where our histcyt Uuterania local ink Ke, Mud saving OF p Mudd Seif protec Liou Urge sea) ud ‘ot the new connty ; yen, that we have db - Qnecus y Agricultural Soctety. Tho Board of Manayera met at tho Fair Grounts on Saturday. Present, 8. T. Taber, Presk dent; Charles D. Leverici, Vide-Prestdont, Joba Harold, Secretary ; 1K. ‘by i, Mersereauy J.C. Dehevolse, and 8. M B.D. Mieks, ©. W nore, wus resulved t bold the Horticultural Show next Juve, and to prepare a list of premiums on Vegeta bles, iruita, and Nowers; also, premiums on velock. ped The annual Pail Exhibition is to be held on Wednesday, bent. 0, Thursday, Or and Committees wees appointed say rH HeMvarnan.—George PTH SW, S. Messe nue, hen). K Wildaiuk John He utpnin, ltenty W. Rowland, Jainios Nostrand ecu Hachi'ns Henry Barclay, David V, Award Car J, Robert Willets, George iday, Oct, 1 N Wee JAMAICA ran Woy Newrow x Ww. Wilght Ani shat ML. Rowne, Geo, 8. Downing, 1, Wins Flovdl Jones, Hexen rain A T, Hewlett, Custis 8. Bmith, Joho Te Bure, 8 Carman, Kesolusious were also passed to hi of the Society fenced in and curriage houses built and the grounds graded, A commiitoe was uppolut ! to consider the feasibility of building vaualy aud wollen’ Wally fe the grounds sho gues abroad for the purposes of public exhibl tion, sh hopes to be able to assure Her Majoaty Queen Victoria in person that the greateeé of ber sub Jects In Nova Beotia earacstly favors tae * Now Do minion,”” Lucrones ax Meriva. —A regular meeting of the New York Svcicty of Practieu! Engineering wil take place this (Tuesday) evening at the Cooper Union building, room 94, ‘The public are invited ‘The subject before the mectig will be “The Mane facture of Explosive Compounds fur Blasting and + Purpuses.”” A paper on this topic will be read, ‘The semianuual Mterary exerclsos of the 88 Francis Xavier's Debating Soctety will take place at the College hall on Thursday evening, ‘The Brass Foun ters’ Union hold « special mooting at Early Closin Mail this evening, William Parsons, Esq., lectures this evening im the ome of the Young Men's Christian Association, oa ‘Michael Angelo, and the Rise and Pall of thg Arta,"" Willism Callon Bryant will read @ paper om Fite Greene Halleck befure the Now York Hlsterieal Bo clety this evening ‘The Hon, Horace Greeley will give Mis personal recollcctions of Abraham Lincoln tn Cooper Insutu to-morrow evening, Batts.—To-night the great Charity ball takes place at tho Acaitemy of Musie, This affair Is one of he most brilliant of tho American balls aud ts Ln rlably attended by our most wealthy and fishlonable citizens, Thore will probably be more distinguished persons un the floor of the Academy of Musle this evenlg than have befure eppewred at any oall this « Among toe ‘thor sclect balls of the evening, wt chronicle that of the Wyoming Association, at Irving Hail; the Kygle Association, ut Apotio Hall; the Complimentary, at Lyrie Hail; aod the Viste Sectal Club, at Brookes’ Assembly Rooms, B Company, Sevouty-uinth Rogimeut N. @., 8. N, Y,, give a soired at thetr armory, Houston aud Groomg alrve'« om tho evening of tho Atta ins